Understanding Change: What You Can and Can’t Do, and the Consequences Involved

From October 1, the common quiet hours change, as we enter the winter season.

According to Police Order 3 of 1996, the noon and night quiet hours are as follows:

During the summer season from 15:00 to 17:30 and from 23:00 to 07:00.
During the winter season from 15:30 to 17:30 and from 22:00 to 07:30.
The law provides that “violations of the presidential decrees of paragraph 1 point a’ of article 12 of Law 1481/1984 and the police provisions of paragraph 3 subsection b’ of the same article are punishable by imprisonment of up to five months or a fine of up to one hundred and fifty daily units

More specifically, it is not allowed during common quiet hours:

Work or other activities that create noise. In exceptional cases of emergency, which cannot be postponed, with a special reasoned permission of the commander of the relevant Police Department, the execution of work, especially of public utility, that causes noise may be allowed.
The operation of any musical instrument or radio, tape recorder or television set at high volume, shouting, noisy dancing and any other noisy event in a residence or other private premises.
Singing, chanting, the use of musical instruments, the operation of radios, tape recorders and televisions in the streets, squares and generally public spaces of residential areas, as well as in public transport vehicles.
Noisy games in coffeehouses, bowling alleys or other public centers, as well as the shouting and high-pitched discussions of the patrons of these centers.
Noisy discussions and arguments at car stations (bus, TAXI, etc.), the loading or unloading of goods on or from trucks, which creates noise, as well as the noisy operation of the wheeled truck engine, which is at a standstill .
The use of sirens or other sound instruments or security systems, without an emergency reason, as well as their test operation.

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