Law 3037/2002
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Law 3037/2002 was a controversial law passed by the Greek government Greece In 2002 and was later repealed in 2011. The law effectively banned all
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) political party was videotaped in an illegal gambling establishment, resulting in public hysteria that was fueled by sensationalist reporting in the press. The bill was passed on 29 July 2002 to take effect with its publication in the Government Gazette, pursuant to the enabling article.[1]
During a case against some
European legislation and, if that were the case, action could be taken against Greece by the European Court of Justice
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On September 24, 2002, government officials published a document in an effort to clarify the controversial articles of the law. After the
hard disks of computers owned by Internet cafés. The Greek police raided Internet cafes in Larissa on January 14, 2004, as reported by Eleftherotypia newspaper. Eighty computers were taken by the police as evidence, and three Internet café owners were arrested.[3] The European Commission in February 2005 referred Greece to the European Court of Justice over its ban on electronic games.[4]
The law 3037/2002 was repealed in 2011, by the article 54 of law 4002/2011 ΦΕΚ Α/180/22-8-2011.[5]
References
- ^ N. 3037 Art. 12 (1) Απαγόρευση παιγνίων [ Prohibition of Games] of 2002-07-29
- ^ Loney, Matt (11 October 2002). "Greek game ban overturned". ZDNet. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Κατά των Internet cafe στρέφεται και πάλι η αστυνομία". In.gr.
- ^ Documents 2004-2009 europarl.europa.eu [permanent dead link]
- ^ Law 4002/2011
External links
- Official Web Sites:
- Unofficial Web Sites:
- Information in English:
- "Greek game ban illustrates pernicious effect of victimless crime laws -- dan.tobias.name". dan.tobias.name -- Dan's Personal Page. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- News in English:
- "Greeks fight computer game ban". BBC. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- Polyzoidis, Panos N (24 October 2002). "Greek gaming ban courts legal action". BBC NEWS. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- More on the Greek Gaming Ban geeklife.com
- Greek game ban overturned ZDNET 11 September 2002
- Game Over for Greek games ban reserve.co.uk
- In Greece, use a GameBoy, go to jail ZDNET 3 September 2002