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Hellenic Information Centre

General Information on the HIC

“Article 1 of Law 3867/2010 contains a provision according which the Information Centre of article 27b of Law 489/76 is, since 01-12-2010, an organizational unit of the Insurance Guarantee Fund of Liability from Car Accidents”.

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About the Information Centre.

The European Union (EU), in the context of the protection of victims of car accidents that take place in Member States other than the Member State of residence of the victim, adopted the EU Directive 2000/26/EC, which is known as the 4th Motor Vehicle Directive.

According to this Directive, the person (call from now and on as Third Party) injured in an accident abroad may claim compensation for material damage or bodily injury under the law of the Member State where the accident occurred, TP returns to TP’s place of permanent residence in TP’s own language and with procedures with which TP is familiar.

According to the Directive, the EU Member States from 20/01/2003 onwards should set up a Compensation Body and an Information Centre. The same obligation applies to the 10 new Member States from 01/05/2004, as well as to Bulgaria and Romania from 1/8/2007.

What information is provided by the Information Centre.

Any natural or legal person injured in a traffic accident and any person having a legitimate interest shall be entitled to request and obtain from the Information Centre of the Member State of residence or of the Member State of which the vehicle bears a license plate or of the Member State where the accident occurred the following:

The Information Centre shall provide to the injured party the name and address of the owner of the vehicle or the usual driver or owner, if the injured party proves that has a legitimate interest in receiving this information.

Purpose.

The purpose of the Information Centre is to provide information:

The Information Centres of the EU Member States cooperate with each other for the exchange of data, in accordance with the concluded Cooperation Agreement.