Article 42
National Digital Repository of Audiovisual Works
1. The National Digital Repository for Audiovisual Works shall be established and shall operate in the Company referred to in Part B and shall aim to: a) collecting, preserving, digitising, archiving, maintaining, managing, saving, restoring, recording, documenting, cataloguing, indexing and highlighting audiovisual and cinematographic archives and works, audio and music files, photographs, graphic art, videos, online productions, animation, digital creations and digital games, publications of all kinds and objects related to the national audiovisual heritage and memory, for the purpose of protecting and preserving it, b) coordinating the actions of public sector bodies in accordance with Article 14(1)(a) of Law 4270/2014 (Α΄143), which collect, own and exploit audiovisual material in Greece, and c) creating a single catalogue of all audiovisual material held by public bodies, as well as legal persons governed by private law or natural persons or associations of persons and recording; storage and digitisation of the programme broadcast by national and regional digital terrestrial television broadcasting content providers holding a legal broadcasting licence, with the aim of preserving, preserving and creating a comprehensive and centralised archive of the national cultural audiovisual memory; (d) the organisation, digitisation, management and exploitation of the national archive of audiovisual works and means of digital projection, digital communication and information, with the exception of the exploitation rights of the audiovisual archive of ERT S.A., which is legally owned by ERT S.A.
2. For the implementation of the National Digital Repository of Audiovisual Works, the producer of an audiovisual work and any other holder or possessor of an original material carrier of an audiovisual work is obliged to deliver to the Company a copy of it in digital form or on film. The cost of reproduction of the copy is borne by the Company. On receipt of the copy, a certificate of deposit shall be issued to the producers or holders/legal entities. The delivery of a copy of the work shall not confer on the Company any powers of exploitation other than those necessary for the purposes referred to in this Article.
3. With special programmatic contracts drawn up by the Company: a) the Foundation "Greek Film Archives - Greek Film Archive", established by Royal Decree 105/1963 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 20) and operating under Article 34 of Law 3905/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No ΄219), and b) the Thessaloniki Film Festival independently and with regard to the Thessaloniki Film Museum under Article 31 of Law 3905/2010, lay down the arrangements concerning the relations between the above bodies, in order to create a single archive of cinematographic and audiovisual works in general, managed by the Company. ERT S.A. provides its assistance to the Company for the creation of a single archive of cinematographic and audiovisual works in general, which is managed by the Company. For this purpose, the Company signs with ERT S.A. a Memorandum of Understanding, which sets out the terms of the cooperation, as well as any necessary details governing this cooperation.
4. The organisation and operation of the National Digital Repository of Audiovisual Works, as the official national repository of audiovisual archives, does not affect the ownership, possession and exploitation rights of ERT S.A., as the owner of the entire audiovisual archive of each public broadcaster, which has been incorporated into its Archive, as well as the right to digitise this material.

Article 43
Creative Innovation and Technology Hub for the Creative and Audiovisual Sector - CreAtiVe Hub GR
1. The Hellenic Centre for Film, Audiovisual and Creativity-Creative Greece operates a Creative Innovation and Technology Hub for the Creative and Audiovisual Sector (hereinafter referred to as the Hub) under the name CreAtiVe Hub GR. The Hub operates at the Management level within the organizational structure of the Company.
2. CreAtiVe Hub GR aims to develop and support the country's audiovisual and creative sector and further contribute to economic development through actions supporting the networking of creators with the market, the connection of the creative sector with new technologies and innovative methods of creation, the networking of domestic businesses of the creative and audiovisual sector with the international environment, the organization of training and audiovisual education actions, the connection of local and regional societies with creators, the cultivation of new talents in the creative sector and the participation in European and domestic programs that enhance the audiovisual and creative sector and generally foster innovation and the integration of new technologies in these sectors.
3. The Hub operates a Cultural and Creative Sector Observatory to gather statistical data and data on the audiovisual, cultural and creative sectors, in order to design and implement the appropriate policies and actions to fulfil the Hub's and the Company's mission more broadly.
4. The Hub may be designated as a final beneficiary or co-beneficiary for projects, programmes and actions related to its mission, to collaborate with public bodies for the joint implementation of projects, programmes and actions, to be subsidised for the fulfilment of its objectives by public and private sector bodies, as well as by programmes co-financed or financed by the European Union, by other international programmes, by the regular budget of all Ministries, by sponsorships and by any other legal source.
5. A scientist with administrative experience and research and technological activity related to one or more of the Hub's fields, with experience in attracting funding for research and technological programs or projects and in the implementation of research results, as well as with qualifications for appointment to the position of a B ΄ researcher or a corresponding university professor, shall be appointed as head of the Hub by the Board of Directors of the Company, following a public announcement.
6. The Hub may employ staff of research centres and institutes referred to in Article 18 of Law 4310/2014 (Α΄258) for the purpose of implementing research and innovation programmes in the audiovisual and creative industry following programme agreements concluded between the Hub and the research centre or institute.
7. A programmatic agreement concluded by the Hub with the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Development shall regulate any specific issue regarding the role and operation of the Hub within the framework of the National Strategy for Research, Technological Development and Innovation of Law 4310/2014, as well as for the development of programmes, actions and research in the fields of technology and innovation in the audiovisual and creative industries.

Article 44
Audiovisual Outreach Programme
1. The Audiovisual Extroversion Program is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company "Hellenic Centre of Film, Audiovisual and Creation S.A.-Creative Greece S.A." following a relevant recommendation by the CEO in October of each year and concerns the year following the year of approval.
2. The proposal of the Program includes: the extroversion and promotion actions planned by the Company, as well as the educational actions aimed at the extroversion of the Company and the audiovisual industry, (b) the participation of the Company in festivals, workshops, meetings and other events in Greece and abroad, which have a developmental or artistic orientation that serves the country's development goals, (c) the budget of each action included in the programming, as well as a budget for extraordinary actions, (d) the planned programmatic contracts, agreements and collaborations with other public and private sector bodies required to promote the extroversion of the country's audiovisual sector, as well as to attract investments in the audiovisual industry, (e) the amounts of support provided by the Company to festivals, workshops and events related to the audiovisual industry for the purpose of their support and development, in compliance with state aid rules.
3. As for approx. paragraph 1, the Company, on the basis of the above planning, grants amounts for the support and development of festivals, organizations and other events, on the basis of specific criteria approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. These amounts are granted on the basis of an agreement between the Entity and the Company that organizes the festival or event describing the obligations of both parties as well as the reciprocal benefits of each, in compliance with state aid rules.
4. Any extraordinary action or participation of the organization in events in Greece or abroad is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company upon the recommendation of the CEO.
5. The Company may grant its trademark to productions that have not been funded by its financial instruments as a patronage, if this is requested by a production company.

Article 45
Audiovisual Production Facilitation Offices
1. In the Regions of Greece, as well as in the Municipality of Athens, Audiovisual Production Facilitation Offices (hereinafter referred to as DOP Offices) may be established with the main mission of promoting and highlighting the areas of their territorial competence for the implementation of investments in the audiovisual sector and facilitating the implementation of such investments. For their international relations, I.O.P. Offices may use the title Film Office by adding their title in English. The above offices may be set up as an alternative to legal persons governed by public or private law in municipalities or regions.
2. The above Office of the Municipality of Athens serves the area of administrative competence of the Municipality, and until the establishment of an Office in the Region of Attica, if established, serves the metropolitan area of the capital. With the establishment by the Region of Attica of a DOP Office, the issues of relations between the two (2) Offices are regulated by a special programmatic contract between the Municipality of Athens and the Region of Attica.
3. The IPO Offices shall have the following responsibilities: the promotion and promotion of the areas of their territorial competence as a destination for the implementation of investments in the audiovisual sector, (b) the promotion and strengthening of the support environment for audiovisual productions, (c) the administrative service and facilitation of audiovisual productions, (d) the organization of education and training programmes related to the audiovisual sector and its development in the areas of their competence, (e) the design and implementation of programmes, actions and initiatives to attract and serve domestic and foreign audiovisual productions, at local level, with the aim of promoting the cultural product and tourism development and promoting the areas of their competence.
4. The I.O.P. Offices develop appropriate collaborations and coordinate local public authorities and organizations within their territorial competence. They may conclude memoranda of understanding with local professional, social, economic operators to facilitate investment in the audiovisual sector, participate in companies or consortia or other legal persons related to the audiovisual media sector, and conclude programme contracts for the implementation of actions or initiatives.
5. The Company ‘National Centre for Film, Audiovisual and Creation S.A. – Creative Greece S.A.’, within its remit, acts as the Coordinator of the network of the DOP Offices (DOP Office Network Coordinator).