Hellenic Parliament - Legislative Process

Legislative Process

The Parliament votes for a Bill (Νομοσχέδιο, Nomoskhedio) to become Law (Νόμος, Nomos) in three voting sessions: firstly in principle, then per article (when amendments may be proposed and either approved or rejected) and then as a whole. A "simple" (50% plus one) majority is sufficient for any such vote to pass. Once the bill is passed, it is sent to the President of the Republic to promulgate and publish in the Government Gazette. The countersignature of the appropriate government minister(s) is required. Delegation of legislative power is generally allowed, unless the Constitution provides for a situation where a Law (Nomos) is required. Laws can be found online in the National Gazette but the service works through subscription. Also, hard copies of the legislation can be obtained at the National Gazette office for a nominal fee. A private online service, the Nomos database, that again works through subscription, can be used for legislation research. There is no public database or website where one can obtain legislation. It is not published in the Parliament website either.

Recently the legislation is about to become available online through http://www.e-themis.gov.gr/