The committee suspended the federation on July 3 this year after deciding that it did not comply with the principles of the Fifa statutes concerning the independence of football associations and their decision-making procedures. But it lifted the suspension with immediate effect after the Greek parliament voted to introduce the following amendment to its national sports legislation:
“Specifically, for the sport of football, all the subjects of functioning and organisation of the sport, the Hellenic Football Federation and its members are self-governed by the HFF and its bodies, according to its statutes and regulations, as well as those that are determined by the Union des Associations EuropC)ennes de Football (UEFA) and the FC)dC)ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), even if different regulations are provided in the law 2725/1999, as it is in effect in the athletic legislation. Subjects of audit for the subsidies that the HFF receives from the state, control of legality, public order and safety are subject to the exclusive competence of the state.”
