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    February 24, 2023
    Contracts, Property

    When is the tenant obliged to vacate the property after the expiration of the lease?

    Is the lawsuit for rent payment is declared mandatory enforceable?

    Often a tenant asks us, “The lease has expired, how long do I have to vacate the property?”

    The answer has two sides, a legal one and a realistic one. The legal aspect is partly self-evident. On the day the lease expires – in “fixed-term” contracts, i.e., contracts with a predetermined duration (which we remind you are at least three years for primary residence contracts), the tenant is obliged to return the property to the owner. If the tenant continues to reside in the property, then the so-called “re-lease” takes place, and the lease becomes indefinite. This means that it can be terminated at any time with notice. The notice is “activated” at least fifteen days before the end of the calendar month. That is, if the owner initiates a “notice” and requests that the tenant vacate, the tenant must vacate on the date the notice is activated. These were the provisions of the law.

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    February 24, 2023
    Mediation

    The Changes to Mediation Law under 4640/2019

    Mediation in Greece

    Greek Law 4640/2019 was enacted on a date that followed almost a decade since the first appearance of the Institution of Mediation in Greece, and nearly two years after a previous legislative attempt that did not come into effect. The initial mediation Law in 2010, which was a translation of EU Directive 2008/52/EC, included the Code of Conduct for Mediators and Code of Ethics. The second attempt in 2018 amended the first mediation Law and introduced the concept of “mandatory mediation” for certain cases that were mediatable, including family, car accident, neighbor, financial, banking, intellectual property, and trademark cases. The new Law 4640/2019, which came into effect during a socio-economic crisis in Greece, is a milestone in the promotion of a complete and out-of-court dispute resolution system.

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    February 24, 2023
    Copyrights, European Law

    Significant modifications to the legislation governing copyright in Greece

    The incorporation of the EU Directives (EU) 2019/789, (EU) 2019/790, and 2006/115/EC into national law.

    After a lengthy waiting period, the Greek Government has passed a draft law entitled “Setting rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights to certain online broadcasts of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programs, while maintaining a higher level of protection of copyright and related rights in the digital single market and the right of public lending and the reproduction of additional copies by non-profit libraries or archives.” This law brings Greece in line with EU Directives (EU) 2019/789, (EU) 2019/790, and 2006/115/EC and amends Laws 2121/1993 and 4481/2017.

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    February 23, 2023
    Technology, Contracts

    Law 4967/2022: What applies to digital content and services and sales contracts in Greece

    into Greek law, is a significant step towards providing greater protection for consumers in digital transactions and establishing a digital single market. By regulating sales contracts in a uniform manner, the Law enhances legal certainty and brings the Greek Civil Code up to speed with the demands of the digital economy. Notably, most of the provisions were not transposed as a separate legal text but were directly incorporated into the relevant chapter of the Greek Civil Code on the sale of goods.

    Contracts for the supply of digital content and services

    The Law, specifically Articles 3 through 32, establishes a framework for “contracts for the provision of digital content or digital services,” in which the supplier provides digital content or services to a recipient, who can be a natural person or legal entity, in exchange for an agreed-upon consideration.

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