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GRC-2011-L-89452
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Law No. 3907 on the Establishment of an Asylum Service and a First Reception Service, transposition into Greek Legislation of the Provisions of Directive 2008/115/EC "on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third country nationals" and other provisions.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Greece
International Organisation(s)
EU
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2011-01-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Νόμος υπ'αριθμόν 3907: Ίδρυση Υπηρεσίας Ασύλου και Υπηρεσίας Πρώτης Υποδοχής, προσαρμογή της ελληνικής νομοθεσίας προς τις διατάξεις της Οδηγίας 2008/115/ΕΚ "σχετικά με τους κοινούς κανόνες και διαδικασίες στα κράτη-μέλη για την επιστροφή των παρανόμως διαμενόντων υπηκόων τρίτων χωρών"
Abstract/Citation
It adapts the national legislation to the provisions of Directive 2008/115/EC relating to the common regulations and procedures concerning the return of illegal residents of third countries.
CHAPTER A - ESTABLISHMENT OF ASYLUM SERVICE
Article 1: Establishment - Mission - Structure
Article 2: Staffing
Article 3: Refugees Authority
Article 4: Budget - Financial Management - Provisions - Offices of the Services
Article 5: General and authorization provisions
CHAPTER B - Establishment of First Reception Service
Article 6: Establishment - Mission
Article 7: Procedures of First Reception
Article 8: Organization - Function - Budget
Article 9: Staffing
Article 10: Management and structure of regional services of First Reception
Article 11: Separation and referral
Article 12: Regional Monitoring Committee
Article 13: Conditions of stay in areas of First Reception
Article 14: Safeguarding - Installations
Article 15: Transitional provisions
CHAPTER C - ADAPTATION OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO THE PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 2008/115/EC
Article 16: Purpose (Art. 1 of Directive)
Article 17: Area of implementation (Art. 2 of Directive)
Article 18: Definitions (Art. 3 of Directive)
Article 19: Favorable provisions (Art. 4 of Directive)
Article 20: No return, best interests of the child, family life and health condition (Art. 5 of Directive)
Article 21: Decision of return (Art. 6 of Directive)
Article 22: Voluntary return (Art. 7 of Directive)
Article 23: Ouster (Art. 8 of Directive)
Article 24: Postponement of ouster
Article 25: Return and ouster of unaccompanied children (Art. 10 of Directive)
Article 26: Prohibition of entry (Art. 11 of Directive)
Article 27: Media (Art. 12 of Directive)
Article 28: Legal assistance (Art. 13 of Directive)
Article 29: Guarantees pending the return (Art. 14 of Directive)
Article 30: Detention (Art. 15 of Directive)
Article 31: Conditions of detention (Art. 16 of Directive)
Article 32: Detention of children and families (Art. 17 of Directive)
Article 33: Emergency situations (Art. 18 of Directive)
CHAPTER D - Return Issues
Article 34: Readmission
Article 35: Arrangement of return issues
Article 36: Arrangement of voluntary return
Article 37: Arrangement of ouster issues
Article 38: Arrangement of prohibition of entry
Article 39: Authorization provision
CHAPTER E - OTHER PROVISIONS
Article 40: Return of EU citizens and of their families, as well as members of family of Greek citizen
Article 41: Protection from return
Article 42: Amendments to the provisions of Law 3386/2005: amending article 44 "granting and renewing residence permits for humanitarian purposes"
Article 43: Transitional provision
Article 44: Refugees Committees
Article 45: Amendment to the para 1 of Article 68 of a.n. 2545/1940
CHAPTER F - FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 46: Repealed provisions
Article 47: Entry into force
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2011-01-26
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2008-12-16 (EEU-2008-DI-80531)
Directive 2008/115/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 16 décembre 2008 relative aux normes et procédures communes applicables dans les États membres au retour des ressortissants de pays tiers en séjour irrégulier.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2005-08-18 (GRC-2005-L-80123)
Law No.3386, 18 August 2005, concerning the Entry, Residence, and Social Integration of citizens of foreign countries.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2015-07-09 (GRC-2015-L-102283)
Law N° 4332 of 2015 amending the provisions of the Code of Greek Citizenship and the provisions of Law N° 4251 of 2014 for the purposes of harmonising the Greek legislation with the European Parliament and Council Directives 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State, and 2014/36/EU on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers, and other provisions.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2015-03-19 (GRC-2015-L-102239)
Law N° 4320/2015 on adjustments for the adoption of direct measures addressing the humanitarian crisis, organizing the Government and the Governmental Bodies and other provisions.
Related text(s)
2015-07-09 (GRC-2015-L-102283)
Law N° 4332 of 2015 amending the provisions of the Code of Greek Citizenship and the provisions of Law N° 4251 of 2014 for the purposes of harmonising the Greek legislation with the European Parliament and Council Directives 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State, and 2014/36/EU on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers, and other provisions.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Refworld - United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
URL
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/
File
GRC89452 Eng.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Serial region
Serial title
Efimeris tis Kivernisseos
Date
2011-01-26
Volume
Part A
Number
No. 7
Page range
pp. 19-38
File
F922547156/A-7.pdf (Text in Greek)