ADMINISTRATION OF THE GREEK FREE ZONE
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The administration of the Greek free zone is in the hands of a
commission which was established under legislative decrees dated
February 15 and March 27, 1923.
This commission is composed of (1) a representative of the municipality
of Saloniki, (2) two delegates of the chamber of commerce of
Saloniki, (3) one delegate of the commercial syllogue of Saloniki, (4)
one delegate of the Association of Industrials of Saloniki, (5) the
inspector of the public works of Saloniki, (6) the director of the
customhouse at Saloniki, (7) the captain of the port of Saloniki, (8)
the Government commissioner of railways and tramways, (9) a high
functionary named by the Government general of Macedonia, (10)
a representative of the minister of finance of the National Government
of Greece, and (11) the director of the Saloniki branch of the
national bank of Greece.
Number of guards.—The Greek free zone has in its service 65 guards
in addition to the customs officers who belong to the customhouse
service within the free zone.
Cost of administration—The annual cost of the administration of
the Greek free zone under its present organization is 12,000,000
drachmas ($160,000).
OPERATIONS PERMITTED IN THE GREEK FREE ZONE
For the time being the Greek free zone administration permits all
operations within the free zone which may be properly classified as
commercial, such as the purchase and sale of merchandise, transfer
of property, weighing and sorting of merchandise, sample taking,
repacking, etc., and all manipulations which do not substantially
change the nature of the merchandise.
In the private warehouses, the goods are placed on shelves and the
merchants have full freedom, without any interference from the
customs authorities, to effect sales either for neighboring countries or
for local (Greek) consumption. When sales are made for local consumption,
the merchandise is transferred to the Greek customhouse
(located within the limits of the free zone) for the usual customs
examination and clearance.
The manipulation of merchandise at the present time consists
chiefly of the shelling of nuts and the sorting of fruits and dried
vegetables from Yugoslavia, and the sorting and repacking of cocoons
and opium of Serbian and Turkish origin for reexport. From 200
to 300 persons are employed for this work according to requirements,
