Yes.

If so, what are they? Are these only notarial acts or also acts of other authorities?

According to Article 432 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure and Article 158 of the Civil Code and Article 8 of the Hellenic Code of Notaries, documents certifying the date, place and authenticity of the parties’ wishes and signed by the parties or the person before the notary and also by the notary are considered authentic instruments.
Article 432 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure defines an authentic instrument as an instrument which has been issued, with the required formalities, by a public officer-holder having competence and capacity to act.
These are therefore documents issued by notaries or bailiffs, but also by courts, mayors, civil registrars, etc.

• The date on which the authentic instrument has been drafted.
• The place in which the authentic instrument has been drafted.
• The parties’ signature of the authentic instrument.
• The parties’ declarations.
• Any findings made by the authority within the limits of its competences.
• The measures which the authority attests it has undertaken.
• The appearance, identification and consent of the parties.

This concerns all of the above-mentioned elements according to Articles 432 to 465 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Before which authority: Only before the Court.

According to which procedure (state the applicable rules): The procedure laid down according to Article 460 of the Code of Civil Procedure but also according to the general articles of the courts’ competences. Some aspects of Criminal Law are also applicable.

Within what timeframe: Αt the point at which it becomes apparent that a document or instrument is false, the procedure is launched immediately.