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Katerina Sakellaropoulou signed the Presidential Decree on the use of surveillance systems by capturing or recording audio or video in public places.
In accordance with the presidential decree, the specific rules for the installation and operation, in public places, of sound or video recording or recording systems (hereinafter, surveillance systems), to the extent that personal data is processed, guaranteeing the rights of affected people. of the use of these systems.
Camera surveillance systems
The provisions of this decree apply to surveillance systems, regardless of their technical specifications, that is, if they use analog or digital technology, if they have fixed, rotating or mobile cameras, mounted on fixed or portable bases transported by vehicles of any kind. type (land, sea or air). , manned or not) or by natural persons, or if any other electronic device or electronic systems are used, as well as regardless of the type of image (continuous or discontinuous).
These systems include, in particular, closed-circuit television, with additional equipment for transmission, storage and any post-processing of video and audio.
Article 3 establishes the purposes of the processing:
“The installation and operation of surveillance systems with reception or recording of sound or image is allowed in public places, in accordance with subsection 1 of article 14 of Law 3917/2011, for the following purposes:
a) The prevention and repression of the criminal acts provided for in cases b ad of section 1 of article 14 of Law 3917/2011. These crimes include, in particular, the crimes provided for in chapters six, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twenty-third of the Special Part of the Penal Code and the crimes of the dependent legislation. The object of the repression is also the proof of the commission of criminal acts and the identification of the perpetrator.
b) Traffic management that includes emergency care on the road network, the regulation of vehicle traffic, as well as the prevention and management of road accidents.
Those in charge of processing the material are:
1. The public authorities responsible for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of crimes or the execution of criminal sanctions, including protection against threats to public security and their deterrence, in this case the Greek Police, the Fire Department and The Coast Guard – Hellenic Coast Guard, are in charge of the processing according to the provisions of article 43 of law 4624/2019 (AD 137).
2. For the regulation of vehicle traffic, the prevention and management of traffic accidents and the treatment of emergencies in the road network, the person in charge of the processing is the public authority / public authorities that install the surveillance system, it is say, the Greek Police. .
Conditions and criteria for the installation and operation of surveillance systems.
1. The installation and operation of surveillance systems in public places will be allowed only to the extent necessary and when the purposes pursued in article 3 of this Decree, the prevention or repression of crime and the management of traffic, cannot be achieved with the same efficacy as others. softer measurements.
The entire Presidential Decree for the cameras here.
