(b) Do not comply with the obligation to report personal information, such as address and
employment contracts, or do not attend in person or do not respond to requests for information
or do not attend, in the process of the examination of their application for international protection,
a personal interview within the deadline set by the receiving and examining authorities;
(c) Have lodged a Subsequent Application;
In cases (a) and (b), when the applicant is located or voluntarily presents themselves before the
competent authority, a duly justified decision, assessing the reasons of abandonment, is taken with
respect to the renewal, in part or in full, of the provision of the material reception conditions that were
reduced or withdrawn.
Secondly, the competent Reception Authority reduces material reception conditions when it finds that the
applicant, without justifiable reason, has not submitted an application for international protection as soon
as possible after their arrival on the Greek territory.
Thirdly, the competent Reception Authority withdraws material reception conditions when it is established
that the applicant has concealed financial resources and has, as a consequence, illegitimately taken
advantage of the material reception conditions.
Fourthly, in cases of serious breach of the Operating Regulations of the accommodation centres, which
disturbs the smooth operation of the centres and the coexistence of the people in them, especially when
demonstrating particularly violent behaviour, material conditions are withdrawn as a sanction. At the same
time, the competent Police Director and, in the case of the General Police Directorates of Attica and
Thessaloniki, the Police Director responsible for aliens is immediately informed, in order to ascertain
whether there is a case of application of paragraph 2d or par. 3 of Article 50 of this Code. In the case of
UAMs, the competent Reception Authority must, before imposing the interruption of accommodation,
contact the assistance services and/or the judicial authorities responsible for the protection of UAMs, to
ensure the placement of the minor in a structure appropriate for their needs and to order other potential
relief measures, if this is justified by the circumstances.
Lastly, material reception conditions are reduced, in accordance with provisions under Article 61, in cases
where minor applicants and the minor children of the applicants do not comply with the obligation to enrol
and attend school (primary and secondary education of the public system of education), due to an
unwillingness to integrate into the education system. In such cases, administrative sanctions foreseen for
Greek citizens are also imposed on the adult members of the minor's family. 962
Article 61 (5) of the Asylum Code provides that the decision to reduce or withdraw material reception
conditions or the decision imposing the sanction foreseen in case of serious breach of the Operating
Regulations of the accommodation centres, is taken by the competent Reception Authority on an
individual and objective basis and must be justified. It also provides that the special situation of the person
concerned, particularly if vulnerable, is to be taken into account and that the decision to reduce or withdraw
material reception conditions cannot obstruct the applicant's access to medical and pharmaceutical care,
in accordance with Article 59 (2) of the Asylum Code, or make it impossible for them to access basic
means that ensure a dignified standard of living. The same Article also provides that the decision to reduce
or withdraw material reception conditions or to impose the aforementioned sanction is communicated to
the applicant in a language they understand.
As per Article 61(6), material reception conditions cannot be withdrawn or reduced before the
aforementioned decision is taken. The procedure to be followed is laid down in the General Regulation of
Temporary Reception and Temporary Accommodation Facilities for third country nationals or stateless
persons under the responsibility of the RIS (Γενικός Κανονισμός Λειτουργίας Δομών Προσωρινής
Υποδοχής και Δομών Προσωρινής Φιλοξενίας πολιτών τρίτων χωρών ή ανιθαγενών, που λειτουργούν με
μέριμνα της Υπηρεσίας Υποδοχής και Ταυτοποίησης) and the General Regulation for the Operation of
Reception and Identification Centres and Mobile Reception and Identification Units (Γενικός Κανονισμός
Λειτουργίας Κέντρων Υποδοχής και Ταυτοποίησης και Κινητών Μονάδων Υποδοχής και Ταυτοποίησης).
In the first case, the procedure foresees: (a) a written warning and (b) a reasoned decision reducing or
withdrawing material reception conditions, while in the second case a three-step procedure is foreseen,
consisting of (a) an oral recommendation, (b) a written warning and (c) the interruption of accommodation
as long as reception and identification procedures have been completed. 963
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Article 55 (2) Asylum Code.
Article 18 (1) Ministerial Decision 23/13532/2020, Gov. Gazette, 5272/Β’/30.11.2020 and Article 10(1) Joint
Ministerial Decision 1/7433/10-6-2019, Gov. Gazette 2219/B/10.6.2019.
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