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Law No. 4546 transposing into Greek legislation the EU Directive 2014/89 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning and other provisions.
Date of text: 11 June 2018
Law No. 4037 on ship-source pollution, the introduction of penalties for infringements and other provisions, in compliance with Directive 2005/35/EC as amended by Directive 2009/123/EC.
Date of text: 27 January 2012
Law No. 4033 implementing the provisions of Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Council Directive 1999/35/EC and Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Date of text: 17 December 2011
Law No. 2971 on the seashore, the beach zone and other provisions.
Date of text: 19 December 2001
Law No. 743 on the protection of the marine environment and arrangement of other matters related thereto.
Date of text: 14 October 1977
Mandatory Law No. 2344 on the seashore and the beach zone.
Date of text: 10 May 1940
Law No. 230/1936 concerning the extension of the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Greece.
Date of text: 17 September 1936
Law No. 5017 of 3/13 June 1931 to regulate civil aviation.
Date of text: 11 June 1931
Law No. 4141 of 1913 concerning the Contiguous Zone for security purposes.
Date of text: 26 March 1913
Presidential Decree No. 125 implementing Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 October 2010 on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States and repealing Regulation Directive 2002/6/EC.
Date of text: 08 November 2012
Presidential Decree No. 78 amending Presidential Decree No. 49 “implementing Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system”, in accordance with Commission Directive 2011/15/EU.
Date of text: 14 June 2012
Presidential Decree No. 128 amending Decree No. 347/98, as amended and in force, in compliance with Commission Directive 2010/68/EU.
Date of text: 09 December 2011
Presidential Decree No. 17 amending Presidential Decree No. 49 “implementing Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system”, in accordance with Commission Directive 2009/17/EU.
Date of text: 02 March 2011
Presidential Decree No. 39 amending Decree No. 347/98, as amended and in force, in compliance with Commission Directive 2009/26/EC.
Date of text: 11 May 2010
Presidential Decree No. 194 amending Decree No. 347/98, as amended and in force, in compliance with Commission Directive 2008/67/EC.
Date of text: 23 December 2009
Presidential Decree No. 49 implementing Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system.
Date of text: 10 March 2005
Presidential Decree No. 3 amending provisions of the Greek legislative framework as regards maritime safety and prevention of pollution from ships, in compliance with Directive 2002/84/EC.
Date of text: 24 December 2004
Presidential Decree No. 345 amending Presidential Decree No. 32/1997, in compliance with Directive 2001/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Date of text: 19 December 2003
Presidential Decree No. 346 amending Presidential Decree No. 88/1997, in compliance with Directive 2001/106/EC and in the context of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (1982).
Date of text: 19 December 2003
Ministerial Joint Decree No. 3418/07/2002 establishing measures and terms for port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
Date of text: 30 May 2002
Presidential Decree No. 330 amending and completing certain provisions of Presidential Decree No. 32/1997, in compliance with Council Directive 94/57/EC.
Date of text: 24 September 2001
Presidential Decree No. 347 regarding marine equipment, in compliance with Council Directive 96/98/EC.
Date of text: 01 October 1998
Presidential Decree No. 55 on the protection of the marine environment.
Date of text: 11 March 1998
Presidential Decree No. 88 concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of Greece, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control), in compliance with Council Directive 95/21/EC.
Date of text: 23 April 1997
Presidential Decree No. 32 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organizations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations, in compliance with Council Directive 94/57/EC.
Date of text: 25 February 1997
Presidential Order to define the extent of the territorial waters for the purposes of aviation and control thereof.
Date of text: 06 September 1931
Ministerial Decree No. 2431.02/10/07 establishing a new type of international oil pollution prevention Certificate (IOPPC Form Certificate and Supplements).
Date of text: 14 February 2007
Presidential Order No. 114 adopting the amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973.
Date of text: 19 May 2006
Presidential Decree No. 294 amending Decree No. 347/98, as amended and in force, regarding marine equipment, in compliance with Council Directive 2002/75/EC.
Date of text: 24 October 2003
Presidential Decree No. 137 amending Decree No. 347/98 regarding marine equipment, in compliance with Council Directive 2001/53/EC.
Date of text: 01 May 2002
Presidential Decree No. 11 establishing the National Contingency Plan for marine pollution from oil spills and hazardous substance releases.
Date of text: 23 December 2001
Presidential Decree No. 158 amending Presidential Decree No. 347 regarding marine equipment, in compliance with Council Directive 98/85/EC.
Date of text: 20 July 1999
Ministerial Decree No. 3221.2/1/99. Terms and conditions for the acceptance of oil pollution control floating dams within the Greek territorial waters.
Date of text: 15 January 1999
Presidential Order No. 405 setting the Regulation for loading, unloading, handling, storage in port areas and transport via sea of hazardous substances.
Date of text: 15 November 1996
Presidential Decree No. 270 accepting the Protocols of 1976 and 1992 made to amend the international Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971.
Date of text: 12 July 1995
Presidential Decree No. 479 establishing terms and conditions of conformity to the requirements of Annex I, international Convention MARPOL 73/1978 for ships which are not regulated by the provisions of the Convention.
Date of text: 25 October 1984
Ministerial Decree No. 181053/3127/83 establishing technical specifications related to the installation of oil-water separating equipment, according to MARPOL 73/78.
Date of text: 10 November 1983
Order No. 187 bringing forth the Greek Code of public maritime law.
Date of text: 01 October 1973
Law no. 5011 of 2023. Ratification of the Agreement for the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and the Contiguous Atlantic Area, the Final Act related to the Agreement and the amendments adopted by the Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement by Resolution A/4.1 of 12 November 2010.
Date of text: 16 January 2023
Presidential Decree no. 46 of 2022. Acceptance of amendments to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ballast and Sediments originating from Ships, 2004.
Date of text: 06 June 2022
Law no. 4470 of 2017. Ratification of the International Convention on Control and Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004.
Date of text: 08 May 2017
Law No. 3394 ratifying the International Convention on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships, 2001.
Date of text: 04 October 2005
Law No. 3100 ratifying the Protocol on preparedness, response and co-operation to pollution incidents by hazardous and noxious substances, 2000.
Date of text: 29 January 2003
Law No. 3022 ratifying the amendments to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and the amendments to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources.
Date of text: 18 June 2002
Law No. 2391 ratifying the international Convention on Salvage, 1989.
Date of text: 20 March 1996
Law No. 2252 ratifying the “international Convention on oil pollution preparedness, response and co-operation, 1990” and other provisions.
Date of text: 16 November 1994
Law No. 1923 ratifying the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976.
Date of text: 05 February 1991
Law No. 1528 ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof.
Date of text: 12 March 1985
Law No. 1269 ratifying the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships of 1973 and the Protocol of 1978 related to this Convention.
Date of text: 20 July 1982
Law No. 1147 ratifying the international Convention on the dumping of wastes and other matter, signed on 1972 and arranging other matters related thereto.
Date of text: 18 April 1981
Law No. 855 ratifying the Convention on the protection of the Mediterranean sea against pollution and the related Protocols for “the prevention of pollution of the Mediterranean sea by dumping from ships and aircrafts “ and “on cooperation in combating pollution of the Mediterranean sea by oil and other harmful substances in cases of emergency” and arranging other matters related thereto.
Date of text: 23 December 1978
Law No. 314 ratifying the international Convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage and arranging other matters related thereto.
Date of text: 04 May 1976
Presidential Decree no. 13 of 2023. Acceptance of amendments to the Annex to the 1997 Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the 1978 Protocol thereto (Revised Annex VI of International MARPOL 2021).
Date of text: 06 February 2023
Ministerial Decree No. 2431.02/02/05 adopting amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973.
Date of text: 07 March 2005
Presidential Decree No. 197 ratifying the Protocol of 1992 to amend the international Convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage, 1969 and arranging other matters related thereto.
Date of text: 30 May 1995
Law No. 2881 arranging matters related to the removal of shipwrecks other provisions.
Date of text: 02 February 2001
Presidential Decree No. 59 adopting amendments to Annex III of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (Revised MARPOL Annex III).
Date of text: 25 April 2013
Presidential Decree No. 8 adopting amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973 (Revised MARPOL Annex V).
Date of text: 25 January 2013
Presidential Decree No. 223 amending the provisions of article 4 to Presidential Decree No. 345/2003.
Date of text: 06 October 2006
Presidential Decree No. 233 amending Presidential Decrees Nos. 88/1997 and 16/1999, in compliance with Commission Directive 1999/97/EC.
Date of text: 20 July 2001
Presidential Decree No. 114 increasing administrative sanctions provided for in the provisions of Law No. 855/78 and Law No. 1147/81.
Date of text: 15 May 1999
Presidential Decree No. 16 amending Presidential Decree No. 88/1997, in compliance with Council Directive 98/25/EC and Commission Directive 98/42/EC.
Date of text: 18 January 1999
Presidential Decree No. 90 amending the Annex to article 13 of Presidential Decree No. 32/1997, in compliance with Commission Directive 97/58/EC.
Date of text: 31 March 1998
Presidential Decree No. 68 adopting amendments to the international Convention of 1972 on the dumping at sea of wastes and other matter.
Date of text: 04 February 1995
Ministerial Decree No. 3221.2/4/93 readjusting the fees provided for in the provisions of Law No. 314/76.
Date of text: 09 December 1993
Ministerial Decree No. 3221.2/5/93 readjusting the fees provided for in the provisions of Laws Nos. 885/78 and 1147/81.
Date of text: 09 December 1993
Presidential Decree No. 46 adopting amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78 – Annex Ι).
Date of text: 31 December 1992
Presidential Decree No. 288 adopting amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL 73/78).
Date of text: 13 August 1992
Presidential Decree No. 103 adopting amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973.
Date of text: 13 March 1992
Ministerial Decree No. 3221.2/1/91 readjusting the fees provided for in the provisions of Law No. 314/76.
Date of text: 06 March 1991
Presidential Decree No. 167 amending and completing provisions of Presidential Decree No. 479/84 on terms and conditions of conformity to the requirements of Annex I, international Convention MARPOL 73/1978 for ships which are not regulated by the provisions of the Convention.
Date of text: 16 April 1986
Law No. 1638 ratifying the international Convention on the establishment of an international fund for compensation for oil pollution damage and arranging other matters related thereto.
Date of text: 17 July 1986