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The rules for the installation and operation of sound or video recording or recording systems in public places are established by a Presidential Decree published in the Government Gazette.
In accordance with the Presidential Decree, specific rules are established for the installation and operation in public places of audio or video recording or recording systems (hereinafter surveillance systems), insofar as personal data is processed, guaranteeing the rights of people affected by the use of these systems.
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.
The purpose of processing the material.
“The installation and operation of surveillance systems with reception or recording of sound or image is allowed, in public places, in accordance with paragraph 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.
Material Handlers
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. .
Systems installation and operation conditions.
The installation and operation of surveillance systems in public places is allowed only to the extent necessary and when the objectives pursued in article 3 of this Decree, the prevention or repression of crime and traffic management, cannot be achieved with as much effectiveness like other more forgiving measures. .
When allowed to use in marches
Surveillance systems are also permitted during an open-air public meeting, “with a specially motivated decision of the controller, with the approval of the competent first instance prosecutor, provided that the meeting organizer and participants have been notified only with that end 3 ».
See the full Government Gazette
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