The deadline for submitting a declaration of plot cleanup on the National Registry platform expired on June 22, 2026. Nevertheless, many property owners did not manage to begin or complete the cleanup, resulting in an ongoing risk of a fire starting or spreading within the urban area, with tragic consequences for people and property, as well as serious legal consequences and fines for anyone who neglects this important obligation.
Bearing in mind that the real goal is the voluntary clearing of as many plots of land as possible, POMIDA provides the following guidelines to these owners—as well as to all plot owners—regarding what must or can be done next, based on the relevant legislation as it has been formulated, including POMIDA’s proposals:
1. The fact that the platform has been shut down is no reason not to proceed—even after the deadline—with clearing your plot. Complete the work as quickly as possible to prevent any inspections or complaints being filed against you. If you clean it up in a timely manner, it goes without saying that no one will pursue the matter further.
2. Since the relevant platform has closed, you can no longer submit a declaration stating that you have cleaned up your property. If, by any chance, the issue of your failure to declare that you have indeed cleared your lot arises, the relevant fine for failing to submit a declaration of a cleared lot—which is, in fact, cleared—has been reduced to 100 euros (proposal by POMIDA).
3. If a complaint is filed against you or an ex officio inspection is conducted regarding the failure to clean your property, act promptly to comply by cleaning it as soon as possible, since if the deadline for declaring the cleanup in the Electronic Registry passes without action, it will be presumed that you consent to the cleaning of your property by the relevant municipality, in which case you will be required to pay the corresponding cleaning fee that will be charged to you.
4. The fine you will be required to pay for failing to fulfill this obligation amounts to €1.00 per square meter, with a minimum amount of €200. This fine is capped at €2,000 [POMIDA proposal]. Therefore, to avoid this double charge—as well as the €500 fine for failing to file a declaration in the event that you do not clean the property—never neglect to clean your lot by the deadline.
5. The €1.00/sq. m. fine for failing to clean your lot will be imposed only after you have first been informed by the Municipality or the Fire Department of the possibility of retroactive compliance with the cleanup obligation and you have disregarded this notice. This will give you one more opportunity to fulfill your obligation [PROPOSAL BY POMIDA].
6. The notice of the fine will be delivered to you personally and not simply posted at the offices of the Municipality or the Fire Department [PROPOSAL BY POMIDA].
7. In the event of subsequent compliance with the obligation to clean and maintain the lot, following the determination of your violation and the timely submission of your appeal, the administrative fine will be reduced by 50% [POMIDA proposal].
8. If you are accused of making a false statement regarding the cleanup of your property, you have ten days to file an appeal against the fine imposition notice on that basis.
9. Criminal prosecution for a false statement cannot be brought against you before the ten-day deadline for filing an objection to the fine notice has expired [PROPOSAL BY POMIDA].
10. The timely filing of an objection suspends criminal prosecution until the authority issues a decision rejecting the objection [POMIDA proposal], so that if you are vindicated, no unnecessary criminal prosecution will have been brought against you in the meantime—a prosecution that would subsequently have to be withdrawn, causing hardship to both you and the justice system.
Consequently, even if you have not yet had the chance to clear your plot of land, it is not too late to do so even now, because, as stated above, your voluntary compliance—even if after the deadline—as soon as possible with the obligation to clean up your property can protect you from being held liable or significantly reduce the fines that would otherwise be imposed on you.