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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 10', 'Art. 24', 'Art. 2', 'Art. 9', 'Art. 22', 'Art. 11', 'Art. 11', 'Art. 12', 'Art. 64', 'Art. 20', 'Art. 36', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 27', 'Art. 46', 'Art. 2', 'Art. 8', 'Art. 2', 'Art. 9']

NOT the Majority Opinion: The new Memorandum of Understanding for Greece
Hellenic Financial Stability Fund:
A department for management of interim credit institutions (bridge banks), established following the resolution of non-viable banks. It will undertake this role in a cost-effective manner, based on a comprehensive strategy agreed by the Bank of Greece, Ministry of Finance and HFSF, and in compliance with EU state aid rules. From time-to-time, this function may require funding to accomplish its restructuring role. Such funding will be
reduced, either partly or entirely, by a contribution from the HDIGF Depositor Branch to the extent of its obligations for deposit insurance.
Hellenic Deposit and Investment Guarantee Fund.
The Government will also reform governance arrangements in the Bank of Greece. In light of the Bank of Greece’s responsibility for resolution, restructuring, and supervision, the authorities will revise the Bank of Greece Statute to provide for collegial decision-making at the level of executives (Governor and Deputy Governors) and ongoing accountability through internal oversight by nonexecutives in the General Council (also
including oversight in matters other than ESCB-related tasks). The Government will also revise the structure and rights of Bank of Greece shareholders to eliminate possible conflicts of interest in the Bank of Greece’s public policy role (e.g. prohibiting supervised institutions from shareholdings and setting a cap on the number of votes that each or related private shareholders can exercise) by end-December 2012
The minimum wages established by the national general collective agreement (NGCA) will be reduced by 22 percent compared to the level of 1 January 2012; for youth (for ages below 25), the wages established by the national collective agreement will be reduced by 32 percent without restrictive conditions.
Clauses in the law and in collective agreements which provide for automatic wage increases, including those based on seniority, are suspended.
Collective agreements regarding wage and non-wage conditions can only be concluded for a maximum duration of 3 years. Agreements that have been already in place for 24 months or more shall have a residual duration of 1 year.
Collective agreements which have expired will remain in force for a period of maximum 3 months. If a new agreement is not reached, after this period, remuneration will revert to the base wage and allowances for seniority, child, education, and hazardous professions will continue to apply, until replaced by those in a new collective agreement or in new or amended individual contracts.
Prior to the next disbursement, legislation is revised so that arbitration takes place when agreed by both employees and employers. The government will clarify that arbitration only applies to the base wage and not on other remuneration, and that economic and financial considerations are taken into account alongside legal considerations.
Moreover, by October 2012, an independent assessment of the working of arbitration and mediation shall be prepared, with a view to improve the arbitration and mediation services in order to guarantee that arbitration awards adequately reflect the needs of wage adjustment.
Prior to the disbursement, clauses on tenure (contracts with definite duration defined as expiring upon age limit or retirement) contained in law or in labour contracts are abolished.
The Government carries out an actuarial study of first-pillar pension schemes in companies where the contributions for such schemes exceed social contribution rates for private sector employees in comparable firms/industries covered in IKA. Based on this study, the Government reduces social contributions for these companies in a fiscally-neutral manner [Q3-2012].
private providers of primary care services i.e., i) private providers of primary health care (private doctors and dentists' practices; private group doctors' and dentists' practices; private diagnostic centres; private centres for physical medicine and rehabilitation); ii) chronic dialysis units other than in hospitals and clinics; iii) dental laboratories; iv) shops for optical use and contact lenses; v) physiotherapy centres; vi) beauty salons; vii) slimming/dietary businesses;
stevedores / loaders for land operations at central markets;
sworn-in valuators;
temporary employment companies;
private labour consultancy offices;
real-estate brokers.
the list of all professions/economic activities falling under the scope of that law. Α timetable to screen and eliminate inconsistencies between Chapter A of Law 3919/2011 and the regulations (i.e., laws, presidential decrees, ministerial decisions and circulars) of professions and economic activities falling under that chapter. The timetable specifies the list of professions and economic activities prioritised by economic importance that will be assessed every quarter with a view to finalizing this exercise by end-2012. For professions where reinstatement of restrictions is required in line with the principles of necessity, proportionality and public interest, the Government will pass the required legislation no later than end-June 2012 upon consultation with the HCC and the Commission, IMF and ECB staff teams.
reinforce transparency in the functioning of professional bodies by publishing on the webpage of each professional association the following information:
The Government amends Art. 10 of Presidential Decree 100/2010 on the authorization process and applicable fees for energy inspectors, to repeal the minimum fees for energy inspection services provided for thereof and to replace the fixed fees per square meter by maximum fees. [Q2-2012]
For the legal profession, the Government issues a Presidential Decree, which sets prepaid amounts for each procedural act or court appearances (i.e., it sets a system of prepaid fixed/contract sums for each procedural act or appearance by a lawyer which is not linked to a specific ‘reference amount’). [Q1-2012]
The Government carries out an assessment regarding the extent to which the contributions of lawyers and architects to cover the operating costs of their professional associations are reasonable, proportionate and justified. [Q1-2012]
The Government identifies ways of decoupling taxation, social contributions, distribute funds (if applicable) and payments to the professional associations from legal fees. [April 2012]
The Government defines contributions of lawyers and engineers to their professional associations that reflect the operating costs of the services provided by those associations. These contributions are paid periodically and are not linked to prices charged by professions. [Q3-2012]
The Government presents the results of screening of the regulations of the professions to assess the justification and the proportionality of the requirements reserving certain activities to providers with specific professional qualifications. [Q2-2012]
The Government modifies the unjustified or disproportionate requirements reserving certain activities to providers with specific professional qualifications, starting from the main regulated professions. [Q3-2012]
amend or repeal provisions on pricing and on access to, and exercise of, professional or economic activities that are against Law 3919/2011, EU law and competition principles. In particular, legislation:
o repeals Arts. 92.2 and 92A of Legislative Decree 3026/1954 providing for the minimum amounts and for the scale of minimum monthly amounts that are due to lawyers that are only remunerated for services rendered with a fixed periodic fee. This is without prejudice to having fee regulations for trainee lawyers.
keeps updating the information on the number of pending applications for the recognition of professional qualifications, and sends it to the European Commission.
presents draft legislation by end-March 2012, to be adopted by Q2-2012, in order to remove the prohibition to recognise the professional qualifications derived from franchised degrees. Holders of franchised degrees from other Member States should have the right to work in Greece under the same conditions as holders of Greek degrees.
facilitate the establishment by:
facilitate the provision of cross-border services, so that providers of cross-border services are required to comply with specific requirements of the Greek legislation only in exceptional cases (when admitted by Articles 16 or 17 of the Services Directive).
provide legal certainty for providers of cross-border services by setting out in the respective (sectoral) legislation which requirements can, and which requirements cannot, be applied to cross-border services.
Law providing for the possibility of having secondary establishment for private employment agencies, eliminating fixed maximum rates, abolishing the requirement of having a minimum number of employees and allowing for the cross border provision of services of private employment agencies.
Law on real estate agents.
Presidential Decree abolishing the economic test for the opening of slaughter houses.
that the Point of Single Contact (PSC) is fully operational in all sectors covered by the Services Directive;
that the PSC distinguishes between procedures applicable to service providers established in Greece and those applicable to cross-border providers (in particular for the regulated professions);
that there is adequate connection between the PSC and other relevant authorities (including one-stop shops, professional associations and the recognition of professional qualifications). [Q1-2012]
The Government adopts a package of measures to improve the business environment to:
review and codify the legislative framework of exports (i.e., Law 936/79 and Law Order 3999/59), abolish the obligation of registration with the exporters’ registry of the Chamber of Commerce and set the framework for the introduction of a single electronic export window. [Q1-2012]
amend Arts. 26.2, 43B, 49.1, 49.5, 69.3 and 70.1 of Law 2190/1920, the corresponding articles in Law 3190/1955 and any other legal provisions to lift the requirement to publish company information in any kind of newspapers for companies with a website. This is without prejudice to the publication of company information in the Official Gazette / GEMI. [Q1-2012]
repeal Art. 24 of Law 2941/2001, prohibiting the sale of merchandise at prices below the cost of purchase. This is without prejudice to Art. 2 of Law 3959/2001 on abuse of dominance in the form of predatory pricing and to Law 149/14 on unfair competition. [Q1-2012]
lift constraints for retailers to sell restricted product categories such as baby food provided for in Law 3526/2007 and its implementing legislation. [Q1-2012]
repeal Art. 9 and 12 of Ministerial Decision A2-3391 concerning the submission of wholesale price lists, cost elements and contracts to the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping. [Q1-2012]
amend Art. 22 law 3054/2002 regulating the market of oil products and other clauses as well as its implementing ministerial decision to fully liberalize petrol station opening hours, with parallel application of the current system of
compulsory night opening, on a rotating basis, on a certain number of petrol stations per prefecture outside the normal opening hours. [Q1-2012]
amend Art. 11(1) of law 3897/2010 to i) reduce the minimum distance provided for thereof between a petrol station and a place where more than 50 people may gather; ii) repeal the requirement to have an independent traffic connection for petrol stations within the area of a hypermarket provided for in Article 11(1) of Law 3897/2010 and iii) amend Art. 11(6) of the same law to allow EEA citizens to open a petrol station in Greece. [Q2-2012]
repeal Art. 12.2 of Law 3853/2010, providing that draft model company statues will be first proposed by the chambers of notaries and lawyers before the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping can issue the relevant common ministerial decision provided thereof. [Q1-2012]
cease to earmark the 0.15 percent surcharge (provided for in the Joint Ministerial Decision 25323/1960 and in Art. 64 of law 1249/1982) levied on the CIF value of imported goods from non-EU countries in favour of the Assistance Account of Foreign Trade. Government allocates the aforementioned amounts to the 2013 State budget. [Q2-2012]
cease to earmark the 0.5 percent charge provided for in the Emergency Statute 788/48 and in Law 3883/1958 on the value of all imported merchandise in favour of the National Technical University of Athens, the University of Thessaloniki, the Athens Academy and for the promotion of exports. Government allocates the aforementioned amounts to the 2013 State budget. [Q2-2012]
cease to earmark the non-reciprocating charge paid via the power public corporation bill in favour of the executive work provided for in No. T. 4363/1236. Government allocates the aforementioned amounts to the 2013 State budget. [Q2-2012]
cease to earmark the non-reciprocating charge calculated on the fuel price in favour of Mutual Distribution Fund of the Oil-Pump Operators of Liquid Fuel. Government allocates the aforementioned amounts to the 2013 State budget. [Q2-2012]
Issues the Joint Ministerial Decision of degrees of nuisance provided for in Art. 20.9 of 3982/2011. [March 2012]
Issues the Joint Ministerial Decision on standardised environmental terms for industrial activities provided for in Art. 36.1 of Law 3982/2011. [March 2012]
Issues the Presidential Decrees on preconditions for obtaining a licence for industry technicians, plumbers, liquid and gaseous fuel technicians, cooling technicians and machine operators in constructions provided for in Art. 4.4 of Law 3982/2011. [March 2012]
Issues the Presidential Decrees on preconditions for obtaining a licence for electricians provided for in Art. 4.4 of Law 3982/2011. [May 2012]
Issues the Presidential Decree on Certified Inspectors provided for in Art. 27.4 of law 3982/2011. [Q2-2012]
Issues the Joint Ministerial Decision on the process of licencing business parks provided for in Art. 46.6 of law 3982/2011. [March 2012]
Issues the Ministerial Decision provided for in Art. 2.7 of Law 4014/2011 on environmental licensing of projects and activities, laying down requirements for the content of the decision approving the environmental conditions according to the type of project or activity. [Q2-2012]
Issues the Ministerial Decisions provided for i) in Art. 8.3 of Law 4014/2011 on environmental licensing of projects and activities (other than industrial activities), laying down the standard environmental commitments of projects and activities in category B; and ii) in Art. 2.12 of Law 4014/2011 to further specify the procedure and specific criteria for environmental licencing. [Q2-2012]
complete the setting-up of the General Commercial Registry (GEMI) by promptly taking measures for the completion of the GEMI database, the further development of web services and use of electronic signatures, the interconnection of GEMI to the Chamber's information systems and to the PSC, in order to ensure access to online completion of procedures both for company formation and for any administrative procedures necessary for the exercise of their activities. By July 2012, all companies established in Greece should be able to publish all relevant company data through GEMI.
simplify environmental, building and operating permits.
develop a "single electronic window" centralizing standardized trade-related information and simplifying the number of documents needed to export.
address restrictions in the transport sector, including the transport of empty containers and of non-hazardous waste.
tendering out all remaining rights (ca. 15 million) and awarding cadastral projects for 7 million rights. [Q4-2012]
digitalising the operations of all mortgage and notaries' offices and conveying all newly registered deeds to the cadastre by 2015.
exclusively-operating cadastral offices for large urban centres by 2015.
establishing a complete cadastral register and exclusively operating cadastral offices nationwide by 2020.
The Government adopts legislation to (i) simplify and reduce time needed for town planning processes; (ii) update and codify legislation on forests, forest lands and
parks. [Q3-2012] It also adopts legislative measures for the management of industrial hazardous waste [Q2-2012] and licenses at least two disposal sites for hazardous waste by [Q4-2012].
Quasi fiscal charges: the list of non-reciprocating charges in favour of third parties presented to the Commission services in November 2011 is further refined by i) identifying beneficiaries, ii) specifying the legal base of each contribution and by iii) quantifying contributions paid by consumers in favour of those beneficiaries, with a view to rationalize these contributions and/or channel those through the State budget. [Q2-2012]
Market regulations: the revision of Ministerial Decision A2-3391/2009 on market regulations, as well as any other related legislation, is completed [March 2012]. This exercise is carried out in cooperation with the Hellenic Competition Commission, with a view to identifying administrative burdens and unnecessary barriers to competition and developing alternative, less restrictive, policies to achieve government objectives. The revised Ministerial Decision on market regulations is adopted in April 2012.
Screening of business restricting regulations: The Government completes a structured analysis of how regulation in areas such as permits and licences, health and safety rules, urban planning and zoning, can unnecessarily restrict business and competition in important sectors such as food processing, retail trade, building materials, manufacturing or tourism. Similarly, the government seeks to simplify business regulations in areas such as new business registration and regulation of accounting. [Q3-2012] Within 6 months of the completion of the analysis, the Government will take the necessary legislative or other actions to remove disproportionate regulatory burdens.
Planning reform: The Government reviews and amends general planning and land-use legislation ensuring more flexibility in land development for private investment and the simplification and acceleration of land-use plans. [Q3-2012]
Development of an integrated and simplified process for export and customs formalities. By end-March 2012, the e-customs system supports the electronic submission of export declarations. By end-December 2012, (i) the e-customs system supports the electronic submission of import declarations; (ii) pre-customs procedures (i.e., certificates, licenses as well as steps and actors involved in the processes) are streamlined according to EU regulations and best practices; (iii) legislation is aligned with EU regulations and the common rules for customs procedures at export and import, including the local clearance procedure; (iv) the level (number) of customs' controls (both physical and documentary) are also aligned with best practices; (v) the electronic single-window of exports is launched after the simplification of the pre-customs procedures and it is interlinked with e-customs to provide a single entry point for the exporters.
Security stocks of crude oil and petroleum products: The Government transposes Directive 2009/119 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and /or petroleum products. [Q4-2012]
An ex post impact assessment is presented in order to evaluate Law 3853/2010 on the simplification of procedures for the establishment of companies in terms
of savings in time and cost to set up a business, as well as to verify that all secondary legislation is in force. [Q3-2012]
The Government establishes independent award authorities for passenger services by rail that can organise competitive tenders. Contracts concluded in 2014 or later will generally by awarded by means of competitive tender. The rolling stock that is not used/needed by Trainose should be transferred to a body which leases it on market conditions, including to winners of such tenders. The documentation for calls for a first bundle of services is
general rules on the ticket prices are established and a decision on the provision of rolling stock is taken. [Q4-2012]
all the necessary transfers of staff and assets of the transmission system operator (TSO) are completed; the TSO management, its supervisory body and the compliance officer are appointed in accordance with the Electricity Directive 2009/72/EC. [February 2012]
all necessary transfers of staff and assets to the legally unbundled distribution system operator (DSO) are completed. [Q1-2012]
the unbundled TSO is certified by the Greek energy regulator. [Q2-2012]
unbundling is implemented as provided for in Art. 9 of Directive 2009/73/EC on common rules for the internal market in natural gas. [Q1-2012]
the unbundled TSO is certified by the Greek energy regulator. [Q3-2012]
a timetable scheduling meetings and stakeholder discussions on the reform of the support scheme.
options for reform of the support scheme, including a feed in premium model, and specifying in each option the method of tariff calculation and the means of avoiding possible over compensation.
current and expected trends in costs for all relevant technologies.
consideration of the option of automatic tariff digression.
measures for the development of wind and solar energy resources. [Q1-2012]
Establish a One-Stop Shop for the licensing and permitting of the following classes of infrastructure projects [Q4-2012]: LNG installations, natural gas storage and transmission pipeline projects and electricity transmission lines.
Establish an LNG code, approved by RAE, which ensures transparency and non-discriminatory access to the Revithoussa LNG plant and the efficient allocation of unused capacities. [Q3 2012]
defines a legal framework in primary law that envisages a mandatory date for switch-off of analogue broadcasting for 30/06/2013 and a technologically neutral utilisation of the 800MHz band after the switch off, taking also into account the provisions of the draft Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP). [Q1-2012]
completes the studies on the evaluation of the value of the Digital Dividend and on the strategy for the granting of the Digital Dividend (800 MHz band). [Q1-2012].
resolves cross-border coordination issues with neighbouring countries. If difficulties on international coordination make this date unfeasible, the frequency and broadcasting plans might indicate alternative channels for re-location of broadcasters, while continuing negotiations with third countries in view of the final assignment of frequencies to broadcasters and mobile operators. [Q2-2012]
launches the consultation for the amendment of the frequency and broadcasting plans. [Q2-2012]
amends the frequency and the broadcasting plans, depending on the outcome/actual state of play of international coordination. [Q3-2012]
adopts necessary secondary legislation for the assignment of licenses for broadcasting and for the establishment of licensing procedures, antennae specifications, etc. [Q3-2012]
launch the public consultation on the tender procedure for the assignment of the digital dividend to broadband. [Q4-2012]
proceed to the tender for the assignment of definitive rights of use for broadcasting transmission. [Q1-2013]
proceed to the tender procedure for the assignment of frequencies of the digital dividend, allocating and authorising the use of the digital dividend (800 MHz band) to Electronic Communications Services in line with EC Decision 2010/267/EU and in respect of the deadlines and procedures of the RSPP. [Q2-2013]
the principles of better regulation.
the obligations of the regulator for the fulfilment of those principles.
the tools of better regulation, including the codification, recast, consolidation, repeal of obsolete legislation, simplification of legislation, screening of the entire body of existing regulation, ex-ante and ex-post impact assessments and public consultation processes.
the transposition and implementation of EU law and exclusion of gold plating;
the setting-up of better regulation structures in each ministry as well as the creation of a Central Better Regulation unit.
the requirement that draft laws and the most important draft legislative acts (Presidential Decrees and Ministerial Decisions) are accompanied by an implementation timetable.
electronic access to a directory of existing legislation and an annual progress report on Better Regulation.
the requirement that the government produces an annual plan with measurable targets for administrative burden reduction, deregulation and other policies for the simplification of legislation.
On impact assessments, legislation provides that:
implementing legislation with potentially large significant impact is also subject to the requirement to produce an impact assessment.
impact assessments address the competitiveness and other economic effects of legislation by making use of the Commission Impact Assessment guidelines and the OECD Competition Assessment toolkit.
the Central Better Regulation Unit can seek the opinion of other ministerial departments and independent authorities for regulations that fall under their respective competences so as to improve the quality of impact assessments.
an independent authority and the Central Better Regulation Unit carry out quality checks of impact assessments; the independent authority also gives an opinion on progress made on the governments' better regulation agenda.
the Central Better Regulation Unit delivers its opinion on the quality of impact assessments before draft legislation is sent to the Cabinet.
the Central Better Regulation Unit consults the Hellenic Competition Commission when formulating and drafting the guidelines to be implemented by the ministries' better regulation units.
impact assessments are published.
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