{"id":12352,"date":"2025-01-13T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solvdebt-gem.pcinfo.work\/2025\/01\/13\/exterrative-mechanism-instructions-for-debtors\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T11:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:27:06","slug":"exterrative-mechanism-instructions-for-debtors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/en\/exterrative-mechanism-instructions-for-debtors\/","title":{"rendered":"EXTERRATIVE MECHANISM &#8211; Instructions for Debtors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the procedure of the Out-of-Court Debt Settlement Mechanism?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Extrajudicial Mechanism is an electronic procedure for individuals, businesses and freelancers, with the aim of regulating their debts to the State, Social Security Institutions, banks and servicers.<\/p>\n\n<p>At the same time, the possibility is given to settle debts in favour of third parties, which have been established and collected by the tax administration (e.g. the local authorities).<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which debts are being settled?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The debts to the State, Social Security Institutions, banks and <a href=\"https:\/\/eedadp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">servicers<\/a> that exceed 10,000 euros for overdue debts, while for current or serviced debts, the deterioration of the financial situation by at least 20% must also be proven.<\/p>\n\n<p>Also, <strong>the regulation may include debts to the State and Social Security bodies, which have been established against companies that are in dissolution or liquidation or have ceased to exist<\/strong> at the request of a third person (e.g. a company&#8217;s manager or board member) who is jointly and severally liable with the company.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vulnerable Debtors &#8211; Privileges<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Especially for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keyd.gov.gr\/eyalvtos-ofeileths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vulnerable<\/a><\/strong><strong> debtors and for debtors with a disability of over 67%, the new changes stipulate that banks and the State must automatically and obligatorily accept the proposal for debt restructuring<\/strong>, provided that a Certificate of Vulnerable Debtor has been issued beforehand. Previously, banks could &#8216;refuse&#8217; the restructuring proposal to vulnerable debtors as well. <\/p>\n\n<p>Banks and servicers can disagree with the status of the debtor as vulnerable (if they have evidence that the vulnerable person is not really vulnerable), but they will have to go to court and bear the full cost of the procedure.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the benefits of integration?<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regulation of up to 240 instalments for repayment of debts to the State and Social Security institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settlement of up to 420 instalments to financial institutions (banks and servicers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to cancel the basic debt, interest, fines &amp; surcharges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/omprela-gia-katascheseis-o-exodikastikos-michanismos\/\">Suspension of individual and collective enforcement measures<\/a> against the debtor (e.g. auctions and seizures), provided that the arrangement is respected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to issue proof of tax and insurance compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settlement of loans guaranteed by the Greek State.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partial debt cancellation while avoiding recourse to judicial solutions. A prerequisite is proof of real financial weakness on the part of the debtor, co-debtors and guarantors. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which debtors are not included?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Those who have already applied for<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ratification of the reorganisation agreement; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>they are declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/ptocheysi-mikroy-antikeimenoy\/\">bankrupt<\/a>, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inclusion in the bankruptcy proceedings of Law 3588\/2007 or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inclusion in the out-of-court debt settlement mechanism of Law 4469\/2017 or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inclusion of over-indebted people under Law 3869\/2010 or for the protection of the main residence under Law 4605\/2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In all of the above cases, in order to be able to apply for inclusion in the Extra-Judicial Mechanism of Law 4738\/2020, a waiver of these procedures must be obtained.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When 12 months have not yet elapsed since the completion of the previous Out-of-Court Mechanism procedure (Law 4738\/2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the applicant is a legal person, the managing director, manager or partner has been convicted by an irrevocable decision for certain offences (in particular tax evasion, laundering, embezzlement, fraud, defrauding creditors, etc.) to the degree of a felony (except in the case of fraud against the State or a Social Security Institution, in which case a conviction to the degree of a misdemeanour is sufficient). In particular for directors, managers, managers, partners of legal persons, the offence must have been committed in the performance of their duties. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/%CE%A1%CE%A5%CE%98%CE%9C%CE%99%CE%A3%CE%97-%CE%9F%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%99%CE%9B%CE%A9%CE%9D-%CE%A0%CE%A1%CE%9F%CE%A3-%CE%95%CE%A6%CE%9F%CE%A1%CE%99%CE%91-%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%99-%CE%95%CE%A6%CE%9A%CE%91-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"REGULATION OF DEBTS TO THE TAX AND EFKA_SolvDebt\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\"\/><\/h2>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ability to write off debts<\/h2>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/3-tropoi-rythmisis-gia-koyrema-ofeilon\/\">basic rule for the possibility of debt cancellation<\/a> is that the amount of the debts must exceed the value of the debtor&#8217;s assets and the value of the co-debtors &#8211; guarantors (if they are involved in the proceedings).<\/p>\n\n<p>In particular, the Mechanism provides for partial write-offs:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Up to 75% of the basic debt to the State,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>up to 85% on the surcharges of overdue debts to AADE and e-EFKA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>up to 95% of the fines imposed by ADEA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 80% of the principal and up to 100% of the interest due to banks and loan servicers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is the regulation proposal calculated?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The debt adjustment proposal is automatically derived from the law&#8217;s calculation tool, i.e. an algorithm that takes into account the value of the debtor&#8217;s assets and disposable income, after covering the reasonable and inelastic costs of both the debtor and his\/her co-debtors &#8211; guarantors.<\/p>\n\n<p>In addition, a second settlement proposal is automatically generated in the debtor&#8217;s application, called &#8220;Creditors&#8217; Counterproposal&#8221;, which is more &#8220;friendly&#8221; to creditors and provides less favourable terms than the one of the calculation tool, such as a shorter write-off, shorter duration of the arrangement, etc.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is noted that in the cases of non-vulnerable persons for whom an auction programme has been issued, a limit of up to 10% of the debt is set on the amount of the advance payment that creditors can request in order to agree to an arrangement and thus suspend the auction.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to submit the application?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The application is submitted electronically, once completed correctly and without any omissions, through the online platform of the Out-of-Court Debt Settlement Mechanism:<br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.gr\/ipiresies\/periousia-kai-phorologia\/diakheirise-opheilon\/exodikastikos-mekhanismos-ruthmises-opheilon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gov.gr\/ipiresies\/periousia-kai-phorologia\/diakheirise-opheilon\/exodikastikos-mekhanismos-ruthmises-opheilon<\/a> using the Taxisnet passwords.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Solvdebt - Instead of epilogue\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/h2>\n\n<p>After 3 years of operation and many corrections, the Out-of-Court Mechanism procedure has reached a satisfactory level, so that one can say (depending on the case) that it can offer a realistic regulation of accumulated debts to the State, the Insurance Funds, the Banks and the servicers with long repayment periods and the possibility of significant write-offs.<\/p>\n\n<p>However, it is a process with both technical (in terms of correctly completing the application) and monitoring requirements as although the law promises completion of the application within 2 months of final submission, the practice seems to be that the process usually takes 3 to 4 months.<\/p>\n\n<p>If proper and careful work is not done when preparing, completing, submitting and monitoring the application, the law &#8220;punishes&#8221; with 1 year to submit a new application and the result may not be the desired one.<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>Our office, with responsibility, consistency and knowledge, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/oi-epitychies-mas\/\">successfully<\/a> managed dozens of applications for the Extrajudicial Mechanism, helping our fellow citizens to solve realistically and permanently the debt problem they were facing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/oi-epitychies-mas\/\"><strong>Our successes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/epikoinonia\/\"><strong><u>Contact for your case<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solvdebt.com\/arthrografia\/\"><strong>Visit the Articles section for more on debt regulation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the procedure of the Out-of-Court Debt Settlement Mechanism? 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