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Law Enforcement Agencies

IP crime investigation falls under the competence of the Economic Crime Directorate of the Hellenic Police.

There are no units specialised in investigating IP crimes.

Prosecution

The prosecution of IP crimes falls under the competence of the general prosecution jurisdiction.

Prosecutor Offices consist of the Prosecutor’s Office at the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Appeals and the Public Prosecutor’s Offices (at the first instance courts).

Prosecutor Offices do not have units specialised in prosecuting IP crimes.

Judiciary

In Greece, there are no specialised courts on IP crime. This type of crime falls under the general court system.

The general courts are organised in a three-tier system:

• Magistrate Courts;
• Courts of Appeal; and
• The Supreme Court.

Judicial libraries

ΑΡΕIΟΣ ΠAΓΟΣ (SUPREME COURT)

Public and free database. No registration is required.

ΑΡΕΙΟΣ ΠΑΓΟΣ

All criminal case judgments (since 2017) from:

• Supreme Court (3rd instance)

NOMOS

Private database. Payment and registration required.

NOMOS

Judgments (since 1980) from:

• all courts in Greece

Other available resources:

• summaries from legal journals (articles, studies)
• access to the EU database CELEX
• access to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union

QUALEX

Private database. Payment and registration required.

Qualex

Selected judgments (since 1980) from:

• District Courts (1st instance)
• Courts of First Instance (1st instance)
• Administrative Court of First Instance (1st instance)
• Magistrates Courts (2nd instance)
• Supreme Court (3rd instance)

Other available resources:

• more than 1 000 important decisions from 1929-1979
• texts of Greek legislation
• legal books
• legal articles and studies
• text of opinions, comments and observations on court decisions
• scientific opinions published in the legal scientific press
• collection of administrative documents (circulars, decisions of independent authorities).