Greek Business Law
A Handbook for Businesses and Legal Practitioners
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Table of Contents
7.2. Promissory notes
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7.3. Checks
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8. Consumer Protection
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8.1. Legislative framework
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8.1.1. The consumer protection statute
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8.1.2. Other legislative acts
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8.2. Definition of consumer
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8.3. Consumer policy institutions
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8.3.1. General Secretariat of Consumer Affairs
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8.3.2. Mediating services
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8.4. Consumer associations
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8.5. Product liability
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8.6. Sanctions and remedies
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8.6.1. Civil sanctions and remedies
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8.6.2. Criminal sanctions
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9. Intellectual Property
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9.1. Industrial property
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9.1.1. Patents and utility models
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9.1.2. Application for patents and utility models
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9.1.3. Examination procedure for patents and utility models
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9.1.4. Publications for patents and utility models
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9.1.5. Extent of protection
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9.2. Trademarks
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9.2.1. Definition
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9.2.2. Registration procedure
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9.2.3. Duration and cancellation of trademarks
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9.3. Copyright
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9.3.1. Economic and moral rights
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9.3.2. Public performance
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9.3.3. Restrictions on copyright and related rights
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9.3.4. Collective protection societies
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10. Competition
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10.1. The recent overhaul of competition legislation
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