The law that amends Land Registry' operational adjustments wins parliamentary approval
The law that amends Land Registry' operational adjustments wins parliamentary approval
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The law that amends Land Registry' operational adjustments wins parliamentary approval

The bill was submitted by the Ministry of Digital Governance for vote.
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RE+D magazine
02.10.2024

Ministry of Digital Governance' draft law titled "Completion of land registration, simplification of procedures, use of Artificial Intelligence and provisions for the operation of the public interest entity "Hellenic Land Registry" wins parliamentary vote.

The new law, which aims to complete Land Registration by 2025, includes a number of important regulations, such as the use of Artificial Intelligence in the legal control of contracts, the acceleration and digitization of the process of correction of spatial changes, the out-of-court solution for properties declassified as forestally, the correction of properties of an unknown owner, in favor of the real owner, the unilateral amendment of contracts in favor of the owners, with correction of square footage and other elements of the property, without requiring the cooperation of other owners, the 24-hour possibility of submitting deeds.

In addition, it provides for the recruitment of temporary staff to the organization, especially for border and island areas, the establishment of a procedure for the immediate return of due fees from Mortgage Offices to their beneficiaries and the possibility of obtaining a property title based on a preliminary agreement, which resolves thousands of cases, especially in Northern Greece

Citizens are now obliged to register their mobile phone number, if they have one, in the National Register of Communications (E.M.Ep.). In addition, citizens register either their e-mail address or their residential or contact postal address. In this way, the issue of data inaccuracy and its dispersion in multiple bases of the State is addressed, while at the same time the level of protection of personal data increases.

Public documents can now be circulated with ICT

Public bodies will now be able to notify administrative acts electronically, with the citizen's registration in the E.M.Ep, where it will be provided as a default. Otherwise, the citizen should choose not to be served with electronic documents. Especially for all those who are already registered in E.M.Ep, the possibility is provided to reject the electronic notification of documents until 31.12.2024. Electronic circulation ensures citizens' access to documents, enhances the security of performance through accurate time-stamping and saves significant resources for the State, as the costs of printing and physically sending documents are reduced.

An Information System for Authentication and Authorization of Persons (S.A.E.P.) is being created that will securely, efficiently and quickly confirm the identity of natural persons when they access digital systems of the Public and Private Sectors.