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Greece and the AI Act

What Greece has done nationally under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744: the accompanying law, which bodies it has designated as market surveillance authority, single point of contact and notifying authority, its Article 99 penalty regime, whether an Article 57 regulatory sandbox exists (the deadline is 2 August 2027), and any national guidance that reaches courts, law firms or legal-AI deployers. Each row is dated and sourced to the gazette, parliament or authority; titles in the original language are quoted, English titles marked where translated by us.

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Implementing law

National implementing act · 2026-07-20 · in-force

Law 5321/2026translated

Νόμος 5321/2026

Greek official authority pages cite Law 5321/2026 as the national AI Act implementation law, published in Government Gazette Series I No. 114/2026 and amending Law 4961/2022.

“"Measures for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689"”

Designated authorities

Authority designation · 2026-07-20 · designated

Hellenic DPA takes a role in implementing the EU AI Act in Greece

Authority: Hellenic Data Protection Authority — market surveillance authority, single point of contact, sandbox operator

The Hellenic DPA says Law 5321/2026 designates it as market-surveillance authority for prohibited practices, Annex III high-risk systems and Article 50 transparency, and as Greece’s single point of contact.

“"as the single point of contact for Greece"”

Authority designation · 2026 · designated

The national framework for implementation of the AI Acttranslated

Το εθνικό πλαίσιο εφαρμογής του AI Act

Authority: ΕΕΤΤ — notifying authority, sandbox operator

AI.gov.gr event material identifies EETT’s role as notifying authority in the national AI Act framework and describes regulatory sandboxes together with the competent-authority structure.

“"ο ρόλος της ΕΕΤΤ ως κοινοποιούσας αρχής"”

Authority designation · 2026 · designated

Fundamental-rights protection authoritiestranslated

Αρχές προστασίας θεμελιωδών δικαιωμάτων

Authority: HDPA, ADAE, National Commission for Human Rights, Ombudsman — fundamental-rights authority

AI.gov.gr states Greece notified the Commission of the Article 77 list: Hellenic DPA, Communications Privacy Authority, National Commission for Human Rights and the Ombudsman.

“"τον κατάλογο των αρμόδιων αρχών προστασίας θεμελιωδών δικαιωμάτων"”

Regulatory sandbox (Art. 57)

Regulatory sandbox (Art. 57) · 2026 · announced

Regulatory sandboxestranslated

Ρυθμιστικά Δοκιμαστήρια (Sandboxes)

Authority: Hellenic DPA and EETT — sandbox operator

The Hellenic DPA states it and EETT are competent authorities for operating Greece’s national AI regulatory sandbox under Law 5321/2026; AI.gov.gr also lists sandboxes in national implementation events.

DPA press release says HDPA, together with EETT, is competent for operating the national AI regulatory sandbox.

“"competent authority for the operation of the national AI regulatory sandbox"”

Guidance reaching legal practice

Guidance for deployers · 2026 · announced

Online seminars on the use of artificial intelligence in justicetranslated

Διαδικτυακά σεμινάρια για τη χρήση της Τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης στη δικαιοσύνη

Authority: Special Secretariat for AI and Data Governance

AI.gov.gr announces webinars for justice professionals, providers of administrative AI tools in justice and legal/technical experts, supporting deployer awareness in the justice sector.

“"απευθύνεται σε όλους τους επαγγελματίες του χώρου της δικαιοσύνης"”

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