Article 8 of Law 4411/2016

  1. The punishability is eliminated and the prosecution is terminated for the following criminal offences committed up to 31 March 2016: (a) petty offences, and (b) misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment of up to two (2) years or a monetary penalty, or both.
  2. In the case of misdemeanors referred to in paragraph 1, if the offender commits, within two (2) years from the publication of the law, a new intentional criminal offence (felony or misdemeanor) and is irrevocably convicted at any time to a custodial sentence exceeding six (6) months, the previously terminated prosecution is resumed. The period between the termination of the prosecution and the final conviction for the new offence shall not be counted towards the limitation period of the first offence.
  3. Case files concerning the above offences are archived by decision of the competent public prosecutor. As regards the handling of evidentiary material, a reasoned order is issued, in the case of misdemeanors by the competent prosecutor, and in the case of petty offences by the competent magistrate.
  4. Civil claims arising from the above-mentioned acts remain unaffected in any way. The limitation of criminal liability and the termination of prosecution do not preclude the imposition of administrative sanctions as provided by law.
  5. The above limitation of criminal liability and termination of prosecution do not apply to the following offences:

(a) under the Penal Code, Articles 81A, 142, 149, 154, 155, 157 para. 3(b), 158 paras. 1 and 2, 162, 163, 164 para. 1, 165 paras. 1 and 2, 166, 173 para. 1, 175, 177, 178, 181, 182, 192, 193 para. 1, 200, 201, 215, 218 para. 3, 220, 221 paras. 1 and 2, 222, 228 para. 1, 230, 234, 241, 251 paras. 1 and 2, 255, 259, 261, 286 para. 2, 334 para. 1, 337, 345 para. 1(b) and (c), 346 para. 1, 352B, 358, 359, 360 para. 3, 362 in cases committed through the press, 375 para. 1(a), 377 in cases of purchase of goods on credit, 389 para. 1, 397 paras. 1 and 2, 398 (simple bankruptcy), 399 paras. 1 and 2, 403 paras. 1 and 2, 406,

(b) Article 2 para. 11(b) of Law 2168/1993,

(c) Article 28 para. 1 of Law 1650/1986,

(d) Article Five of Law 2803/2000,

(e) Article 45 para. 1(d) and (θ)(a) of Law 3691/2008,

(f) Article 6 paras. 4 and 6 of Law 3213/2003,

(g) Sole Article para. 1 of Law 690/1945,

(h) Article 28 of Law 3996/2011,

(i) Article 29 of Law 703/1977 and Article 44 of Law 3959/2011,

(j) Article 6 of Law 456/1976,

(k) Article 41ST of Law 2725/1999,

(l) Article 59(a) of Law 3028/2002,

(m) Article 13 of Law 3402/2005,

(n) Article 9 paras. 1 and 3 of Law 3500/2006,

(o) Article 31 paras. 4 and 6 of Law 3904/2010,

(p) Article Three of Law 1788/1988,

(q) Law 927/1979.