Established 1833 Location Athens, Greece | Country Greece Website www.elsyn.gr | |
In Greece, the Chamber of Accounts (or Court of Accounts or Court of Auditors or Audit Court, French: Cour des Comptes, Greek: Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο) is both an administrative organ (one of the three Big Bodies of the Greek Public Administration) and a Supreme Administrative Court with a special jurisdiction (while the jurisdiction of the Council of State is general). Hence, its role is double-natured.
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History
The Chamber of Accounts was created just after the independence of Greece in 1833. It was established based on the French Cour des Comptes model. It is seated in a modern building in the centre of Athens.
Responsibilities
The Chamber of Accounts has a(n):
competence.
Organisation
The Chamber of Accounts comprises:
They all have the status of a judge, according to the Constitution. In the posts of the Reporting Judges are appointed only graduates of the National School of Judges. The President and the Vice-presidents of the Chamber are chosen among its members by the Cabinet
Advisory (consultative) competence
The advisory (consultative) competence of the Chamber is exerted by:
Auditing competence
This competence of the Chamber includes:
Jurisdiction
The Chamber operates as a Supreme Administrative Court, whose judicial decisions are final and irrevocable, when it judges in a Plenary Session the following cases:
Procedure
The litigant or the competent minister may exert in the Chamber the following legal remedies: