Revista da EMERJ - V. 21 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2019

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 21, n. 2, p. 40-51, Maio-Agosto, 2019  46 ticle 6 par.1 of this Treaty 13 . According to the European Court for Human Rights’ case law (arrêt Hornby/Grèce 14 , 19.3.1997: «  l’exécution d’un jugement ou arrêt, de quelque juridiction que ce soit, doit être considérée comme faisant partie intégrante du procès au sens de l’art 6 ». Article 1 par. 1 of the Additional (First) Protocol to the above men- tioned Treaty of Human Rights (also ratified by Decree Law 53/1974) guarantees that the right of every natural or legal person to the enjoyment of its property, must be respected. According to the fundamental decision of the plenary of Areios Pagos, 40/1998, this article safeguards respect of every patrimonial right, whichever its nature might be 15 . Consequently, it protects the creditors’ claims, therefore also the right to their enforce- ment. As a conclusion, prohibiting the garnishment of bank accounts would also violate article 1 par. 1 of the First Protocol of the Treaty of Human Rights. Conservatory measures Pending a hearing on the merits, conservatory measures to preserve the position of the plaintiff are available. An application for such mea- sures may be filed even before the commencement of proceedings on the merits. It is possible to proceed to a temporary seizure even when there is no court order, if the creditor has an enforceable title (article 724 I Code of Civil Procedure). Pending proceedings in another country, Greek courts may grant conservatory measures to the applicant plaintiff. Com- petent court is the court of the place where enforcement of the conserva- tory measures will take place. The procedure is generally quick. If it is considered necessary, con- servatory measures may be granted on an ex parte application (article 687 I Code of Civil Procedure). The applicant has to comply with a reduced burden of proof of fact, the only requirement is to show a “probable” case 16 . The court must 13 K. Beys , Grundgedanken des griechischen Zivilprozessrechts in ihrer Fortentwicklung durch die EMRK, ZZP 109 (1996) 37, 45-46. 14 Recueil des arrêts et décisions 1997-II, 459, 510. 15 G. Kasimatis , Judgment 40/1998 of the Plenary of Areios Pagos – The bases of application of the principle of respect and protection of the human value and of the property’s guarantee [ in Greek ], Nomiko Vima 47 (1999) 705, 717. 16 Kerameus/Kozyris, Introduction to Greek Law , 1993, 290.