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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
without prejudice to the definitions of Article 2, where
explicit reference is made to those definitions in legislation
on personal data, to indent (b) of Article 2 (from the second
until the last subparagraph) regarding the notification
and disclosure of personal data and to subparagraph (b)
of Article 3(2) only with regard to the offences described
therein, to indent (b) of Article 3(2) of the above law (from
the third until the last subparagraph) on the establishment
and operation of surveillance systems, to Article 13(3),
Article 15(3) regarding the establishment of the Authority,
to Article 18(2) and (3) and to Article 21 on the imposition
of administrative sanctions under Article 13(4) of Law
3471/2006 (Government Gazette A’ 133), which remain in
force.
Article 85
Validity of international or bilateral international
agreements
International or bilateral international agreements
relating to the transfer of personal data to third countries or
international organisations in the area of judicial cooperation
in criminal matters or police cooperation concluded before
6.5.2016, which comply with the Union law applicable prior
to that date, shall remain in force until amended, replaced
or revoked.
* Article 86
* [This article is irrelevant to the data protection
legislation. It is an amendment to another, unrelated
act of law.]
1. As from the entry into force of this Law, and without
prejudice to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the following shall be
repealed: (a) Article 1 of the Legislative Act of 18.7.2015
“Urgent provisions for imposing restrictions on cash
withdrawals and capital transfers” (Government Gazette
A’ 84,), which was ratified by Article 4 of Law 4350/2015
(Government Gazette A’ 161), as in force; (b) the ministerial
orders adopted pursuant to authorisation provided by the
above Legislative Act of 18.7.2015; and (c) the regulatory
decisions of the Banking Transactions Approval Committee,
which was set up in accordance with paragraph 4 of the
first Article of the Legislative Act of 28 June 2015 “Shortterm bank holiday” (Government Gazette A’ 65) ratified by
Article 1 of Law 4350/2015, as in force.
2. The Bank of Greece and the Hellenic Capital Market
Commission shall remain responsible for the continuation
of outstanding audits and the conduct of new audits
(sample or following a complaint) on the compliance of the
institutions and bodies they supervise with the provisions
of the Legislative Act of 18.7.2015 “Urgent provisions for
imposing restrictions on cash withdrawals and capital
transfers” (Government Gazette A’ 84) ratified by Article 4 of
Law 4350/2015 (Government Gazette A’ 161), as in force,
for infringements of its provisions which have taken place
until the entry into force of this Law. Paragraphs 13 and 13a
of the first Article of the Legislative Act of 18.7.2015 “Urgent
provisions for imposing restrictions on cash withdrawals
and capital transfers” (Government Gazette A’ 84) ratified
by Article 4 of Law 4350/2015 (Government Gazette A’
161), as in force, shall remain in force.
A’ 137/29.08.2019
3. Paragraph 14 of the first Article of the Legislative Act
of 18.7.2015 “Urgent provisions for imposing restrictions
on cash withdrawals and capital transfers” (Government
Gazette A’ 84) ratified by Article 4 of Law 4350/2015
(Government Gazette A’ 161), as in force, shall remain in
force for infringements of its provisions which have taken
place until the entry into force of this Law.
4. The first and second subparagraphs of paragraph 15
of the first Article of the Legislative Act of 18.7.2015 ‘“Urgent
provisions for imposing restrictions on cash withdrawals
and capital transfers” (Government Gazette A’ 84) ratified
by Article 4 of Law 4350/2015 (Government Gazette A’
161), as in force, shall remain in force.
5. The electronic file of the Banking Transactions
Approval Committee shall be sealed and remain unaltered,
in dormant state, in the relevant systems of the Bank of
Greece under the responsibility of the Bank’s Information
Systems Department. In particular, matters relating to the
electronic file may be dealt with by means of an act of the
Bank of Greece Governor. The physical file shall be kept at
the Financial Policy Division of the General Secretariat of
Economic Policy of the Ministry of Finance. Specific matters
relating to the natural file may be dealt with by decision of
the Minister of Finance. The file shall be accessible to the
supervisory authorities referred to in paragraph 2, as well
as to any supervisory, judicial or prosecutorial authority
to enable them to investigate acts or omissions related to
infringements of the repealed provisions of paragraph 1
during the period of validity of such provisions. Information
contained in the file may be deleted by decision of the
Minister of Finance after a period of 20 years from the date
on which the decision of the Banking Transactions Approval
Committee was adopted.
6. This Law shall enter into force on 1.9.2019.
Article 87
Entry into force
This Law shall enter into force on the date of its
publication in the Government Gazette, unless otherwise
provided for in other provisions.
We hereby order the publication of this Law in the
Government Gazette and its execution as law of the State.
Athens, 28 August 2019
The President of the Republic
PROKOPIOS V. PAVLOPOULOS
The Ministers
of Finance
of Justice
CHRISTOS STAIKOURAS KONSTANTINOS TSIARAS
Authenticated and stamped with
the Great Seal of the State.
Athens, 29 August 2019
The Minister of Justice
KONSTANTINOS TSIARAS
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