GreeceGDPR Article 9 and Law 4624/2019, Special Categories in Greece
Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art. 9; Law 4624/2019
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In force since 25 May 2018.
A biometric privacy rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 24 August 2026.
What it requires
- Ground the processing of any biometric identifier of a person in Greece, including a faceprint or voiceprint captured for unique identification, on a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(2) condition such as explicit consent, unless the processing falls within Law 4624/2019's social-security or employment-fitness derogation for grouped genetic, biometric, and health data.
What it reaches
Excludes recording-derived identifiersNo
What this law does
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(1) classifies biometric data processed for unique identification as a special category. Secondary commentary (Centraleyes, Practical Law) describes Law 4624/2019 as adding a derogation grouping genetic, biometric, and health data together, permitting their processing where necessary for social security or social protection purposes, or to assess an employee's fitness for work.
The provision's exact article number, and whether it enumerates biometric modalities individually, are not asserted; the grouping itself is stated at medium confidence, commentary sourced. No Greece-specific voiceprint or faceprint case or regulatory guidance is known.
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