The Draft Law of the Ministry of Justice entitled “Interventions in the Code of Civil Procedure – Amendments to the publication of wills – amendments to the regulatory framework of opposition to the forced execution to accelerate the trial – other provisions of the Ministry of Justice” was submitted to Parliament.

The draft law shall be introduced to the relevant Parliamentary Committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

As stated in the explanatory memorandum of the bill, the assessed arrangements of Part A of the Code of Civil Procedure (PD 503/1985, A ‘182), are attempted by the Code of Civil Procedure (PD 503/1985, A’ 182), to complete the significant reform in the political justice area which began with Law 5108/2024 (A ’65), on the unification of the first degree of jurisdiction, the spatial restructuring of the courts of civil and criminal justice and Law 5134/2024 (A ‘146), on the Code of Code of Civil Procedure, the Code in harmony with the unification of the first degree jurisdiction with Law 5108/2024.

Emphasis is placed on tactics procedurewhere the greatest ones are observed delays and practical malfunctions, as a result of Law 4335/2015 (A ’87).

This reform is mainly done through import “pre -trial“, So that the judge does not need to determine issues of indefinite and formal shortcomings the first in the case, the hearing of which is often taken several years after the application was filed.

Subsequently, with part B ‘of the draft law introduces excellent arrangements on the redefinition of oppositions in the enforcement (Articles 632 and 933 Code of Civil Procedure) through an electronic platform.

The proposed provisions provide for a number of procedural measures to rationalize and accelerate the process of redefining the judicials in order to address the pending accumulated in the Court of First Instance.

Finally, the evaluated arrangements of Part C ‘introduce significant modifications to the charge of cases and the evaluation of the delays of the judicial and prosecutors. The changes are intended to balance the workload, with the introduction of maximum and thresholds, depending on the severity and difficulty of each case. The delay in issuing decisions or processing files is a reason for non -promotion, unless the judicial or prosecutor exceeds the ceiling of billing, so the delay is considered justified. The provisions of Part C) seek to address practical problems of justice -related bodies, which prevent its more effective organization and function, such as, for example, under -staffing.