Mandatory Law No. 2344 on the seashore and the beach zone. Pays/Territoire Grèce Type du document Législation Date 1940 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 154, Part I, 18 May 1940, pp. 1291-1298. Sujet Mer Mot clé Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Autorisation/permis Gestion des zones côtières Concession Port Aire marine Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé This law determines mainly the meaning of the seashore zone and method for delimitating it, the procedures for widening that area and the manufacturing of marine illuviations for the establishment of internal harbour works, the procedures for seashore concessions for the implementation of commercial, industrial, mining or other projects and the procedures of external harbour works and their management by the Harbour Funds. The provisions of the law covers a 20 metres-wide area of the coastal zone, while the management of the remaining land towards the hinterland is regulated through other sectoral institutional legislative frames. According to article 7 of the law, the main destination of the seashore is the connection from the sea area towards the hinterland and reversely, while it can also be used for other public purposes and may be exploited for State interests. Article 24 provides for the demolition of constructions built without permit within the coastal area or any other construction preventing the free access to the coast. Texte intégral Grec Site web www.et.gr