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GRC-2015-L-102288
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Law N° 4337 of 2015 enacting measures for the implementation of the Budgetary Objectives and Structural Reform Agreement (MoU).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Greece
Subjects (Classification)
Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2015-10-17
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
PART A: ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO RETIREMENT
Article 1, paragraphs 1 and 2 amend the wording of the 1st phrase of paragraph 3 of article 4, case b' of paragraph 4 of article 4, paragraph 3 of article 20 and the 1st phrase of case a' of paragraph 2 of article 3 of the Law N° 3865 of 2010 and of sub-case aa' of case d' of paragraph 6 of article 1 and case j' of paragraph 1 and 3rd phrase of paragraph 2 of article 1 of the Law N° 4336 of 2015, with regards to the persons who have left the service or are qualified to acquire pension rights.
Paragraph 3 amends 1st and 2nd phrase of case a' of paragraph 16 of article 56 of the Presidential Decree N° 169/2007 concerning the gradual rise of the age limit for pension granting.
Paragraph 4 amends 2nd and 3rd phrase of paragraph 5 of article 55 of the same Presidential Decree by excluding from the application of the minimum pension, the persons who leave the service from 1/7/2015 onwards and who have not completed the 67th year of age; introduces exceptions for the benefit of persons who receive disability, invalidity or death allowances; sets the amount of the minimum pension as unconvertible until 31/12/2021 and repeals case c' of paragraph 4, of article 1 of Law N° 4336 of 2015.
Paragraph 5 amends case b' of paragraph 16 of article 56 of the same Presidential Decree regarding the further reduction by 10% in the already reduced pension until the completion of the new retirement age.
Paragraph 6 repeals paragraph 7 of article 1 of Law N° 4336 of 2015 and restores at its place the provisions of paragraph 4, article 20 of the Law N° 3865 of 2010.
PART B: ADJUSTMENTS OF FISCAL AND STRUCTURAL NATURE
CHAPTER A: Provisions falling under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance
Article 5 introduces amendments to the Law N° 4321 of 2015.
CHAPTER C: Provisions falling under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity
Article 14, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 amend 1st phrase of paragraph 3 of article 1, 1st phrase of case a' of paragraph 2 of article 2 and 1st phrase of paragraph 1 of article 3 of Law N° 3863 of 2010 regarding the time conditions for the qualification to acquire retirement and pension rights.
Paragraph 4 amends 1st phrase of paragraph 1 of article 4 of the same Law concerning the persons who have been placed until the 31/12/2010 under the insurance coverage of any institution of main insurance or the State and who are qualified to acquire pension rights but their retirement time starts from 1/9/2015.
Paragraph 5 amends case i of paragraph 13 of article 44 of Law N° 3986 of 2011 on the transfer of the Pensioners' Special Contributions amounts to the Insurance Fund for Solidarity between Generations (AKAGE).
PART C: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND ENTRY INTO FORCE
Article 21: Repealed and transitional provisions. The following provisions are being repealed:
Starting from the entry into force of the present Law: articles 127, 128 and 148 of Law N° 4270 of 2014; paragraph 22 of article 66 of Law N° 3984 of 2011; paragraph 4 of article 3 of Law N° 4111 of 2013; paragraph 6 of article 6 of Law N° 3429 of 2005; article 5 and paragraph 4 of article 9 of Law N° 396 of 1976; the point a' of paragraph 2 of article 1, article 3, paragraph 11 of article 5 and the point a' of paragraph 2 of article 6 of the Legislative Decree N° 243 of 19/7/1969; the point a' of paragraph 1 of article 5 of Law N° 427 of 1976; article 24 and paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of article 38 of Law N° 4331 of 2015 and the 2nd phrase of case a' of paragraph 13 of article 44 of the Law N° 3986 of 2011;
Starting from 1/1/2017: the article 146 of the Law N° 4270 of 2014;
Starting from their date of entry into force (2/7/2015): the articles 21, 28, 31, 39, 75 and 76 of the Law N° 4331 of 2015.
Article 23 sets the date of entry into force of the Law.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2015-10-17
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2010-07-15 (GRC-2010-L-86883)
Law No. 3863 of 2010 concerning the New Social Security System.
Amended text(s)
2010-07-21 (GRC-2010-L-86889)
Law No. 3865 of 2010 concerning the Reform of the Public Pension System
Amended text(s)
2013-01-25 (GRC-2013-L-100413)
Law N° 4111/2013 providing for retirement adjustments, amendments to Law N° 4093/2012 regarding, amongst others, issues falling under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Welfare and other provisions.
Amended text(s)
2015-03-21 (GRC-2015-L-102240)
Law N° 4321/2015 on regulations for kickstarting the economy.
Amended text(s)
2015-07-02 (GRC-2015-L-102280)
Law N° 4331 of 2015 enacting measures concerning the alleviation of the disabled persons (AMEA), the simplification of the function of the Disability Certification Centres (KEPA), the combating of contribution-evasion, other social security-related issues and other provisions.
Amended text(s)
2015-08-14 (GRC-2015-L-102287)
Law N° 4336 of 2015 introducing pension provisions, ratifying the Financial Assistance Facility Agreement (FFA) launched under the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) framework and regulating the implementation of the Financing Agreement (MoU).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2015-11-09 (GRC-2015-L-102300)
Law N° 4342 of 2015 introducing adjustments related to retirement and incorporating into Greek Law the European Parliament and Council Directive 2012/27/EU of 25 October 2012 "on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC", as amended by the Council Directive 2013/12/EU of 13 May 2013 "adapting Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia".
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2010-07-21 (GRC-2010-L-86889)
Law No. 3865 of 2010 concerning the Reform of the Public Pension System
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Text in Greek
Publisher
Ethniko Tipografio
Place of publication
Athens
Country
Greece
URL
http://www.et.gr
Page range
pp. 1169-1236
File
GRC102288 Grk.pdf (PDF of Official Gazette in Greek)
Serial region
Serial title
Efimeris tis Kivernisseos
Date
2015-10-17
Volume
Part A'
Number
N° 129
Page range
pp. 1169-1236