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Provisions related to slavery are found in the Penal Code which prohibits the slave trade at article 323.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Greece which prohibits institutions and practices similar to slavery.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Greece which prohibits servitude.
Provisions related to forced labour are found in the Constitution which prohibits all forms of compulsory work at article 22(4).
Provisions related to trafficking in persons are found in the Penal Code which criminalises trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation (article 351) and trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation or the removal of organs (article 323A).
There appears to be no legislation in Greece that addresses forced marriage.
Provisions requiring consent to marriage in Greece are found in the civil code , article 1350 of which states that for the conclusion of marriage the agreement of the future spouses is required. The relevant statements must be made in person and without condition or time limit. The future spouses must be at least eighteen years old. The court may, after hearing the couple and the persons exercising custody of the minor(s), authorize the marriage before the future spouse(s) reaching that age, if the marriage is imposed by good reason.
There appears to be no legislation in Greece that prohibits servile matrimonial transactions.
There appears to be no legislation in Greece that prohibits marriage trafficking.
The minimum age for marriage in Greece is 18, without differentiation by gender, as set out on Article 1350 of the Civil Code. However, marriages below this age are be permitted by the court in case of good reason, as set out on Article 1350 of the Civil Code. These exceptions are not differentiated by gender.
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