A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Portugal guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
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Legislation, courts & regulators
AICEP — investment licensing
Official investment agency guidance on urban and sector licensing.
Open the legal source ↗AIMA — working in Portugal
Current work-related residence routes and official application resources.
Open the legal source ↗Banco de Portugal — authorised institutions
Official institution and banking-permission resources.
Open the legal source ↗BASE — consolidated Public Contracts Code
Official procurement code and supporting legal resources.
Open the legal source ↗Competition Authority — merger control
Portuguese merger assessment and competition-law resources.
Open the legal source ↗Decree-Law 138/2014 — strategic assets
Safeguards for strategic assets in defence, security and essential services.
Open the legal source ↗Diário da República — official legislation
Portuguese official legislation and consolidated versions.
Open the legal source ↗ERSE — official energy comparison service
Regulator's information for mainland electricity and gas supply offers.
Open the legal source ↗European Commission — navigating the AI Act
Current AI scope and phased application guidance.
Open the legal source ↗Government — product guarantees
Current Portuguese consumer conformity guidance.
Open the legal source ↗Government — taxes for economic activities
Official business tax, VAT and related administration overview.
Open the legal source ↗Government — termination of employment
Official employment termination categories and procedures.
Open the legal source ↗Insurance and reinsurance activity framework
Portuguese insurance supervision and ASF powers.
Open the legal source ↗Justice — dispute resolution
Mediation, arbitration and peace-court distinctions and mediation legislation.
Open the legal source ↗Justice — enforcement proceedings
Official enforcement-process information and execution-agent role.
Open the legal source ↗Justice — GDPR framework
Identifies GDPR and Portugal's Law 58/2019 framework.
Open the legal source ↗Justice — land registration
Official title information, property registration and Casa Pronta resources.
Open the legal source ↗Justice Policy Directorate — civil and procedural legislation
Official collection of civil law, procedure and related court-cost rules.
Open the legal source ↗Justice Policy Directorate — commercial and company legislation
Company, incorporation, insolvency and business-recovery legal sources.
Open the legal source ↗Law 63/2011 — Voluntary Arbitration Law
Portuguese arbitration framework and supporting provisions.
Open the legal source ↗New Urban Lease Regime (NRAU)
Portuguese urban tenancy framework and related amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Portuguese courts — payment-order procedure
Scope and operation of the injunção procedure.
Open the legal source ↗Restrictive measures legislation
Domestic application and enforcement of UN and EU restrictive measures.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
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