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3. Use of the Repository must be conducted exclusively for lawful purposes and in accordance with the law.

4. Visitors to the Repository must refrain from any actions or omissions that may undermine the proper and legal functionality and availability of the Repository.

5. The content of the Repository is open to the public. Specifically, the content may be read as made available for as long as it remains so. Except as provided in paragraph 6 of this document, storage, use, and republication of parts of the Repository's content are permitted, provided there is explicit acknowledgment that it is a republication from the Repository of the Library of the Hellenic Parliament, including the date of access, as well as a reference to the relevant link, where feasible.
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9. The terms and conditions of use of the Repository constitute the entire agreement between the Library of the Hellenic Parliament and the Repository visitor and are binding only on them. Any modification of these terms of use is not considered and does not form part of this agreement unless it is documented in writing and incorporated into these terms of use. These terms of use take immediate effect in their entirety. The Library of the Hellenic Parliament reserves the unilateral right to modify, add, or change the content or services of the Repository, as well as its terms of use, whenever deemed necessary, without prior notice.

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