Greece
1. Legal Gazette
1.1. Overview
Efimerisdas tis Kiverniseos tis Ellinikis Dimokratias
Greek National Gazette
Published by:
Ethniko Typografio
(National Printing Office)
Kapodistriou 34 — 104 32 Athens
Greece
Tel. +30 2105279000
Fax +30 2105279064
E-mail: grammateia@et.gr
Website: http://www.et.gr
| Official journal / legal gazette |
In Greece there is only one official journal containing legislation as well as legal notices and other official texts; see point 1.2 for details. |
| First edition |
1833 |
| First online edition |
1999 |
| Paper edition |
Efimerida tis Kiverniseos tis Ellinikis Dimokratias
Price
Depending on the issue, from EUR 0–1000/year
Issue A: EUR 225/year
Legally binding |
| Online edition |
http://www.et.gr
Available texts
From 1833: laws and presidential decrees
From 1930: ministerial decisions
Access and price
Free
Legally binding |
| CD/DVD edition |
DVD-ROM
Available texts
From 1833
Frequency of publication
Upon request
Price
Price vary according to the product. Example:
First Issue: EUR 150/year
Second Issue: EUR 300/year
Third Issue: EUR 50/year |
1.2. Details on the legal gazette in general
| Content |
- First Issue: Constitution, international conventions and treaties, parliament regulations, laws, presidential decrees
- Second Issue: Decrees, ministerial decisions, acts of the President of the National Bank
- Third Issue: Post-appointment resignations, civil servants’ service changes in terms and conditions
- Forth Issue: Acts and decisions concerning forest areas, wildlife reserves, coastal areas, waste treatment
- Issue of Employees appointed in Special Positions and Administration Organs of the Public and the Broader Public Sector: decrees and acts for the appointment, renewal of office, acceptance of their resignation
- Issue of other public and private sector operations and data
- Issue of Proclamations called by the Supreme Council of Personnel Selection
- Issue of Tenders for public contracts
- Issue of the Supreme Court
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| Legal basis |
Law 3469 (Issue Α 131/ 28.6.2006) ‘National Printing Office, Government Gazette and other provisions’ as amended by the Law 4590 (Issue Α 17/7.2.2019)
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| Legally binding |
Paper and Electronic Edition |
| Financing |
The budget of the Efimeris tis Kiverniseos is included in the government’s main budget. |
1.3. Details on the online edition
http://www.et.gr
See also point 1.1
| Functionalities |
Download |
| Format description |
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| Authenticity |
The electronic text (PDF) carries an integrated electronic signature and the online edition can therefore be considered authentic. |
| Archiving |
The National Printing Office is responsible for archiving the electronic edition of the Efimeris tis Kiverniseos |
1.4. Details on the publishing institution
Ethniko Typografio
(National Printing Office)
For contact details, please refer to point 1.1
| Form and nature |
National Printing Office is Public entity subject to the General Secretariat of Legal and Parliamentary issues of the ‘Presidency of the Government’ |
| Basic tasks |
- Pre-press: yes
- Printing: yes
- Dissemination/distribution: yes
- Legal gazette online: yes
- Legislation database: no
- Consolidation: no
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| Other services offered |
- Reading room
- Design, print and distribution of printed forms of the public and the broader public sector
- Museum which includes typography equipment, collection of Government Gazette sheets from 1833 etc
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1.5. Drafting and publishing procedures
Text processing
systems |
- Use of standard software packages (Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat).
- The same system is used for primary and secondary legislation.
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| Workflow |
Single electronic integrated workflow system for drafting, adapting and publishing the document |
| Publishing |
- The General Secretary of Legal and Parliamentary issues of the ‘Presidency of the Government’ is responsible for proofreading of the Efimeris tis Kiverniseos
- The minimum period between reception of the draft by the General Secretary and availability of the published text is one hour
- The paper and electronic editions are derived from the same final text file and are published at the same time
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2. Collections of consolidated Legislation
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For the time being, no official collection of consolidated legislation is available.
3. Legislative portals and online databases
3.1. Official portals
E-Themis
http://www.e-themis.gov.gr/Portal/default.aspx?page=home
Organisation
responsible |
Ministry of the Interior
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| Content |
The E-Themis portal gives access to a part of the Greek legislation (including laws, decrees and regulative decisions as published in the official government gazette) since the establishment of the Greek state. This service is free of charge |
3.2. Official databases
For the Efimeris tis Kiverniseos online, there is no other official legislative database available.
3.3. Additional information: other commonly used legal databases
