LAW NO. 5130/1.8.2024 was published (Government Gazette A’ 127/1.8.2024) on the subject of “Strengthening the system for controlling Asset Declarations and Declarations of Financial Interests of Law 5026/2023 – Placement of a foreign minor in an institution, child protection structure or foster family – Reassessment due to the issuance of a final decision of the European Court of Human Rights – Harmonization with Law 4624/2019 of the use of information by Joint Investigation Teams and during the execution of a European Investigation Order – Other provisions.” Of the changes made to the existing Law, we highlight:
Article 3 – Possibility of automatically extracting data from the Asset Declaration – Amendment to article 2 of Law 5026/2023
The subject matter of this Law is:
a) The complete digitalization of the process of submitting declarations of assets and financial interests, as well as related data by obligated persons and notaries,
b) the provision of an independent obligation for spouses, separated spouses or parties to a cohabitation agreement , as defined in article 1 of Law 4356/2015 (Gazette A’ 181), in a declaration of assets and financial interests,
c) the possibility of extracting all data from the asset declaration automatically and the abolition of the obligation to attach them electronically, in accordance with the provisions of this article,
d) the provision of a single body responsible for the control of declarations , as well as special control bodies, the responsibilities of which are allocated following its decision,
e) the establishment of specific objective and measurable criteria for the selection of statements to be audited,
f) the introduction of an annual audit target for the audit body in the form of a minimum percentage (ceiling) of audited declarations,
g) the provision for the appointment of an audit coordinator to assist the work of the audit body in achieving the annual target, as well as for the determination and assignment by him to certified auditors and specialist scientists of audit procedures, with the aim of a unified methodology per type of audit, the detailed examination of asset statements and such data when required, the drafting of the relevant report, as well as any other responsibility assigned to him by the audit body and its President.
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