Source: Mondaq

Greece published on 21 June 2026 a draft law to implement the EU Artificial Intelligence Act and opened it for public review and consultation until 6 July 2026. The Draft Law designates the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) as the principal market surveillance authority for prohibited AI practices, certain high‑risk AI systems and systems subject to transparency obligations, and it designates the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) as the national notifying authority. The proposal creates an AI Coordination and Expertise Centre to support competent authorities, sets up mechanisms for cooperation between authorities, and establishes a centralized framework for receiving and handling complaints about potential infringements.

The Draft Law introduces innovation support measures including an AI regulatory sandbox and a framework for testing specified AI systems under real‑world conditions subject to regulatory requirements. It imposes additional governance and transparency measures for public sector use of AI, including a central registry for AI systems used by public bodies and documentation requirements, and it establishes an AI Observatory to monitor implementation of Greece’s national AI strategy. On enforcement, the Draft Law supplements the EU AI Act with national procedures and powers such as supervisory measures, administrative sanctions, publication of enforcement decisions, recovery of certain supervisory costs and provision for judicial review of administrative decisions. The Draft Law remains subject to public consultation and may be amended; businesses developing, deploying or using AI systems in Greece should monitor developments and consider compliance implications.