The mission of the Secretariat-General for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs is the effective coordination and implementation of regulatory governance, within the meaning of Article 57 of Law No. 4622/2019, ensuring the coherence and coordination of the legislative process, the effective implementation of the Better Regulation principles and tools, as well as the support of the Council of Ministers and the collective governmental bodies (Article 12 of Decree 98/2020).

In order to carry out its mission, the Secretariat-General for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs: (a) undertakes the final legislative drafting of all Government bills before they are submitted to the Parliament; (b) ensures the timely promulgation of each law or regulatory act in the Government Gazette; (c) coordinates any action to codify and reform the law; (d) coordinates the application of the Better Regulation principles and tools; (e) provides legal support to the Prime Minister within the scope of its responsibilities; (f) cooperates with the services of the Parliament on matters concerning the relations between the Government and the Parliament; (g) carries out all necessary actions for the implementation of the provisions on ethics and the avoidance of conflict of interest for government officials, as provided for in Chapter A of Part D of the Law 4622/2019, in so far as they relate to the responsibilities of the Presidency of the Government.