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Safety and Health Protocols


WE ADVISE YOU TO FREQUENTLY VISIT THIS WEBPAGE, AS THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCES IN THE RULES, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE CLOSING IN TO THE OPERATION PERIOD OF THE 85th TIF.


VALID FOR: 6/9-23/9/2021


 

Exhibitors – partners – builders (employees)


  • Entry to the Thessaloniki Exhibition and Congress Centre (offices and pavilions) is allowed only after presenting the vaccination or recovery GreenPass*.
    (The GreenPass is either a certificate of vaccination or recovery from SARS-Cov-2 or the EU Digital COVID Certificate)
  • Unvaccinated employees are required to undergo a Rapid test or PCR twice a week (every Monday and Thursday). More specifically, for their entry at the 85th TIF from 11th to 19th of September, they should be inspected on Thursday 9/9, Monday 13/9 and Thursday 16/9 or within 48 hours before their arrival at the exhibition center. Simultaneously, they have the obligation to demonstrate the confirmation of the negative result by the platform of Gov.gr.
  • Visitors to the TIEC must bring with them either their Police Identity Card or their passport, as their identity will be checked against the certificate.
  • The use of masks is mandatory for everyone without exception for the duration of their stay in the indoor spaces of the exhibition centre.
  • A distance of one and a half metres (1.5) must be kept in all spaces.
  • The rules for conference tables are the same as the rules for seating in the catering sector.
  • Entry to the Thessaloniki Exhibition and Congress Centre during the operation of the 85th TIF will take place from the three gates (Emporiou, Sintrivani, and YMCA) at the specially marked locations. Arrival one hour before the commencement of the fair is recommended.

Note The above stands for all partners (drivers and escorts) of exhibitors, construction companies, shipping companies, courier companies, restaurants, catering companies, signpost makers, landscapers, etc.

The additional protection measures also include securing adequate ventilation, antiseptic and disinfection points, regular bilingual message announcements, while their will also be a person counter system.

 

Visitors / VALID FOR: 11-19/9/2021


  • Entry to the Thessaloniki Exhibition and Congress Centre (offices and pavilions) is allowed only after presenting the vaccination or recovery GreenPass*.
    (*The GreenPass is either a certificate of vaccination or recovery from SARS-Cov-2 or the EU Digital COVID Certificate).
  • Visitors to the 85th TIF must bring with them either their Police Identity Card or their passport, as their identity will be checked against the certificate. The use of masks is mandatory for everyone without exception for the duration of their stay in the indoor spaces of the exhibition centre.
  • Visitors under the age of 12 are not required to present a vaccination or illness certificate but they must be accompanied by an adult.

  • Visitors who have reached the age of 12 submit, as an alternative to the vaccination or illness certificate, a self-diagnosis statement (selftest), which is made by either any parent, even if they do not have custody or guardianship. No physical presence of the parent or guardian is required.

  • A distance of one and a half metres (1.5) must be kept in all spaces.

  • The rules for conference tables are the same as the rules for seating in the catering sector.
  • Entry to the Thessaloniki Exhibition and Congress Centre during the operation of the 85th TIF will take place from the three gates (Emporiou, Sintrivani, and YMCA) at the specially marked locations.

Note The above stands for all partners (drivers and escorts) of exhibitors, construction companies, shipping companies, courier companies, restaurants, catering companies, signpost makers, landscapers, etc.

The additional protection measures also include securing adequate ventilation, antiseptic and disinfection points, regular bilingual message announcements, while their will also be a person counter system.

 

Holding Events


During the operation of the 85th TIF no receptions, meals, and cocktails in indoor and outdoor spaces are allowed.

The only exception is catering in exhibition spaces for employees or snacks during meetings.

Furthermore, no standing guests are allowed at any openings, presentations, etc. For any such event the organiser must be informed and the event will only concern seated guests, maintaining a distance of 1.5 metres between chairs, based on the event organisation protocol.


Secretariat of the 85th TIF

Contact information: Tel. No: +30 2310 291548 E-mail: tif3@helexpo.gr
Tel. No: +30 2310 291232 E-mail: tif@helexpo.gr