The current insolvency regime in Greece regulated by L. 3588/2007 (the “Greek Bankruptcy Code” or the “GBC”) had already undergone a number of revisions; these were mainly to adapt throughout the nearly ten-year life of the GBC to the constantly changing needs, dictated by the financial circumstances, and to address issues arisen from its application in practice. The latest revision (L.

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Extrajudicial Debt Settlement Procedure and Officers’ Liability in Debt Restructuring June 21, 2017 The long anticipated extrajudicial debt settlement procedure (the “EDS Procedure” or “EDS”) was introduced by Law 4469/2017 to provide an additional option for the rescue of indebted businesses at an early insolvency stage. The current pre-insolvency regime includes the rehabilitation procedure of Law 3588/2007 (the “Greek Bankruptcy Code” or the “GBC”), most recently revised at the end of 2016, and the special administration procedure of Law 4307/2014.

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