The relevant Chapters (C, D, E, and F) of Law 3907/2011 were abolished upon the publication of Law 5226/2025 – in accordance with the transitional provision of Article 40 –. Specific matters regarding returns are now governed by the aforementioned Law 5226/2025, as in force since its publication in the Government Gazette A’ 154/08.09.2025. Aritcle 6 provides for the obligation for authorities to take into account the Principle of non-refoulement, best interests of the child, family life, and health status of the individual when implementing relevant provisions (Article 5 of the Return Directive). The AS and the Appeals Committee, in practice, include an order for the return of the person that has had their application rejected on the merits. These authorities can order the return, while the execution of the return falls uder the responsibility of the competent Aliens Directorates of the Hellenic Police. This procedure should not be confused with the deportation procedure prescribed by Law 3907/2011 and now 5226/2025. This procedure is initiated, ordered and completed by Police Authorities upon the arrest of an undocumented individual – prior to an asylum application being made or for persons that do not wish to apply- and while remaining in Pre-removal detention. Since appeals before the Appeals Committees no longer have an automatic suspensive effect as a general rule (see Admissibility Procedure: Appeal and Accelerated Procedure: Appeal), in theory the execution of the decision ordering the return could occur any minute prior to the appeal. Nonetheless, in practice it has not been noted to affect the individual’s opportunity to appeal, particularly in cases were the individual is not arrested or confined. According to the statistics of the MoMa, during 2025647 there were 2,464 forced returns. Nonetheless, the numbers refer only to forced returns (deportations). Alsoaccording to the statistics provided to GCR by the Police Authorities regarding 2025, there were 2,464 forced returns. According to the MoMA,648 returns under the Return Directive (decision to return with the deadline for voluntary departure, asylum withdrawals, etc.) fall under the title of “Voluntary Returns” and were a total of 1,240 cases in 2025. Voluntary returns assisted by IOM form a different category of voluntary returns and correspond to an additional 2,032 cases. Consequently, according to the Ministry of Citizen Protection, the number of returns during 2025 were 5,736.649 D. Guarantees for vulnerable groups 1. Identification Indicators: Special Procedural Guarantees 1. Is there a specific identification mechanism in place to systematically identify vulnerable asylum applicants? Yes For certain categories No ❖ If for certain categories, specify which: 2. Does the law provide for an identification mechanism for unaccompanied children? Yes No According to Article 1(λγ) Asylum Code, the following non-exhaustive groups are considered as vulnerable: 647 648 649 MoMA, Statistics, Consolidated Reports - Overview: December 2025 – International Protection | Appendix A, https://tinyurl.com/26ynfarp table 17. MoMA, Statistics, Consolidated Reports - Overview: December 2025 – International Protection | Appendix A, https://tinyurl.com/26ynfarp table 17. Information provided by the Directorate of the Hellenic Police, 6 March 2026. 144