From June 18, drivers in Greece will begin to be fined for incorrectly equipping a first aid kit.

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From June 18, 2026 New requirements for contents of αυτοκίνητο archetypal assistance kits.

Drivers will beryllium required to person an updated archetypal assistance kit successful their car, corresponding to the established database of 16 required positions. For the lack of a archetypal assistance kit oregon incomplete equipment, a good of 30 euros.

The caller rules were reported by Greek media with notation to the provisions of the updated roadworthy regulations. The request applies to astir each vehicles, with the objection of two-wheelers.

What will alteration for drivers

The beingness of a archetypal assistance kit successful a αυτοκίνητο successful Greece was antecedently required, but present the authorities clearly modulate its composition and bring it to a single standard based connected European information standards.

According to the caller rules, a archetypal assistance kit indispensable incorporate astatine least:

No.NameQuantityPurpose

1	Rescue (isothermal) blanket	1 piece	Heat reflection, hypothermia prevention
2	Medical plaster/fixing tape	1 piece	Fixation of bandages
3	Set of bactericidal patches	1 set	Closing insignificant wounds
4	Small sterile bandage/dressing	1 piece	For contiguous exertion to a wound
5	Medium sterile bandage/dressing	2 pcs	For mean sized wounds
6	Large sterile bandage/dressing	1 piece	For large damage
7	Large sterile wipe/compress	1 piece	Covering ample areas of injury
8	Gauze compresses for wounds	6 pcs	Cleaning and treating wounds
9	Narrow elastic bandage	2 pcs	Limb bandaging
10	Wide elastic bandage	3 pcs	Torso/thigh wrapping
11	Triangular aesculapian scarf	1 piece	Arm immobilization / for fractures
12	Medical scissors	1 piece	Cutting clothes/bandages
13	Disposable aesculapian gloves	4 pcs	Protection from assemblage fluids
14	Wet Cleaning Wipes	2 pcs	Cleaning skin/impurities
15	Medical mask	2 pcs	Respiratory protection
16	First assistance instructions	1 piece	Memo with recommendations

In total, the required database includes 16 idiosyncratic elements.

Additional Requirements

In summation to the composition, the authorities besides found technical requirements for storing a archetypal assistance kit:

it should beryllium successful an easy accessible place;
must not beryllium blocked by luggage oregon different objects;
all materials indispensable person a valid expiration date;
products indispensable person information certification.

Editorial comment

Formally, we are not talking astir introducing a caller duty, but astir significant tightening of control for an existing requirement. In fact, the authorities are standardizing first-aid kits according to the pan-European exemplary and getting 1 much further crushed for roadworthy checks.

At the aforesaid time, the magnitude of the good is comparatively small, but the occupation for galore drivers will prevarication not so overmuch successful the 30 euroshow overmuch is it indispensable to recheck oregon wholly update the contents of the archetypal assistance kit, particularly if it was purchased galore years agone and has not been reviewed for a agelong time.

Experts counsel motorists to cheque the contents of their kits successful beforehand earlier the caller regulations travel into unit successful bid to debar fines during the summertime play and wide roadworthy checks.