Overview of the legal framework
Main legislative acts relevant to asylum procedures, reception conditions and detention
Title in English
Original Title
Presidential Decree 220/2007on
the transposition into the Greek
legislation of Council Directive
2003/9/EC from January 27, 2003
laying down minimum standards
for the reception of asylum
seekers
Προεδρικό Διάταγμα
220/2007
Abbreviation
P.D. 220/2007
Weblink
http://www.refworld.org
/docid/49676abb2.html
( in English )
http://www.synigoros.g
r/resources/docs/egky
klios2.pdf ( in Greek )
http://www.refworld.org
/docid/4c5272fc2.html
( in English )
Relevant: Instruction 2/2012
Presidential Decree 96/2008 of 25
July 2008 Adaptation of Greek
legislation to the provisions of
Directive 2004/83/EC of the
Council of 29 April 2004 on
minimum standards for the
qualification and status of third
country nationals or stateless
persons as refugees or as
persons who otherwise need
international protection and the
content of the protection granted
Εγκύκλιος 2/2012
Προεδρικό Διάταγμα
96/2008
Instruction 2/2012
P.D. 96/2008
Presidential Decree 90/2008,
Adaptation of the Greek
legislation to the provisions of
Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1
December 2005 on minimum
standards on procedures in
Member States for granting and
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withdrawing refugee status
Προεδρικό Διάταγμα
90/2008
P.D. 90/2008
http://emn.ypes.gr/med
ia/17801/p.d.%20902008_en.pdf
(in English )
Presidential Decree 114/2010 on
the establishment of a single
procedure for granting the status
of refugee or of beneficiary of
subsidiary protection to aliens or
to stateless persons in conformity
with Council Directive 2005/85/EC
on minimum standards on
procedures in Member States for
granting and withdrawing refugee
status
Προεδρικό Διάταγμα
114/2010
P.D. 114/2010
http://www.refworld.org
/docid/4cfdfadf2.html
(in English )
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Although Asylum Service claims that this P.D. had been abrogated by P.D. 114/2014 there are still negative
decisions on international protection under P.D. 90/2008 recently served to asylum seekers.
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