ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 4.2 Return The return of third country nationals is regulated by the Articles 16 to 41 of Law 3907/2011142 according to which in case of refusal to grant or renew the residence permit, and in case of revocation of the residence permit in force, the competent authority (Secretary General of Decentralised Administration or Minister of Interior) shall issue a return decision of the third country national. The return decision is an integral part of the decision to reject the application for residence permit or withdraw the residence permit. According to Article 24 of Law 3907/2011143, the decision to postpone the removal is served to third-country nationals and consists written confirmation that a return cannot be executed temporarily (certificate of postponement of removal). This certificate is valid for six months and can be renewed after a new judgement on the continuation of the impossibility of the removal. During the duration of the written confirmation, the holder has a temporary right of residence in Greece and in any case he should remain available to those authorities responsible for the enforcement of the removal and cooperate with them in order to make it possible in short time. Also, Article 37 of Law 3907/2011144 provides for the issue, after a proposal by the Ministers of Interior, of Labour, and of Citizen Protection, of a presidential decree defining the employment sectors and regions of the country where third country nationals can be hired as employees, when their return has been postponed, the status of their insurance coverage, the terms, conditions, procedures and the responsible institution for the issue of the work permit and any other relevant matter. It is noted that the aforementioned Presidential Decree has not been issued the so far. In 2012 the implementation of the provisions of the 3907/2011 concerning the operation of reception centers was attempted in order to tackle the problems associated with the conditions of detention of third country nationals. Specifically, the design of the First Reception Centers has progressed, the first of which being expected to operate in 2013. On 11/7/2012 the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection N. Dendias, after meeting with Home Affairs %CE%BA%CF%85%CE%B2%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82%CE%BD%CE%B1, 142 Gov. G. A‐7/26.01.2011 N.3907/2011 "Establish Asylum and first reception Services, adaptation of Greek legislation to the provisions of Directive 2008/115/EC" on common standards and procedures in Member ‐ States to returning illegally staying third‐country nationals "and other provisions. http://www.et.gr/idocs‐nph/pdfimageSummaryviewer.html?args=sppFfdN7IQP5_cc‐‐ m0e14pHQ_yQmlGYPfHSeFQAuFW8rzSZFxgk‐ eWy3uQ8Giw0kAYi3ORfmapE3Ss2xobnse0iX0sZ2QXndQjGzH3jYJ1aCqknuAZTk‐kwl‐ tXkc5uWeZrWvDJKJHhLUZYwJSEpTNYZu1Re9yOZa663sO9w3E. 143 ibid 144 ibid 51