The recent article by Leon et al. (2011) contains a serious inaccuracy regarding the Hellenic National Authority of Medically Assisted Reproduction: it is incorrect that it has ‘‘not yet functioned’’. The Authority was created in April 2005, and members were appointed by December 2005 according to Law 3305/ 2005. The Authority: convened 82 times in 5 years; worded the contents of three decrees (internal regulation; social security coverage of ART; specifications of ART units, laboratories, and cryobanks); checked the conformity of the decree incorporating the European Cell and Tissue Directives into national legislation; elaborated and published a full series of documents for patients’ informed consent to ART therapy; issued ad hoc regulations (ART treatment of HIVpositive persons; reimbursement of expenses for gamete donors, compensation for surrogate mothers; PGD with HLA typing); answered questions from the public; issued permits for research involving human embryos; published annual reports in print and in electronic form at www.iya.gr; participated in an open discussion seminar where legal issues were explained to the profession; and strived to serve the interests of the infertile couples, disregarding unthinkable administrative hurdles.