[1] The Association of Greek Chemists is a public legal entity that reports to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology.
Dr Stefanidis, its founder, called it «αστυχημείο», and its aim was the control of imported food as well as the local adulterations.
[2] The board of directors of AGC, since January 2022 is the following: President: Ioannis Katsoyiannis, Vice presidents: Vasilios Koulos and Kostas Theodorakis, General Secretary: Ioannis Sitaras, Treasurer and immediate past president: Athanasios Papadopoulos, Specific Secretary: Ioannis Vafeiadis, Members: Panagiotis Giannopoulos, Vasilios Panagopoulos, Emmanouil Pappas, Andreas Triantafyllakis, Anastasios Korillis Registration in the Association of Greek Chemists is obligatory according to the Law 1804/1988 for those who meet the requirements.
The equivalency to a University chemistry degree is recognized by a special body (DIKATSA) set up by the Ministry of Education.
Those obliged to become members fill in an application form, submit a copy of their University degree or its equivalent and pay the membership fees.
One of the benefits of membership is the receipt of the Association's flagship publication, the chimika chronika (chemical chronicles) magazine.