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Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, Seventh Revision [2005].
Date of text: 02 April 1976

Políticas

Law No. 99/2019 on the National Programme for Territorial Planning Policy.
Date of text: 05 September 2019
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 107/2019 approving the Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality 2050.
Date of text: 13 June 2019
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 130/2019 approving the Action Programme for the Adaptation to Climate Change (P-3AC).
Date of text: 06 June 2019
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 55/2018 approving the National Strategy for the Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity 2030 (ENCNB 2030).
Date of text: 05 April 2018
National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products.
Date of text: 2018

Legislación

Desarrollo agrícola y rural

Basic Law No. 86/95 on Agrarian Development.
Date of original text: 01 September 1995 (12 August 2015)
Decree-Law No. 335/99 establishing the legal regime for agricultural cooperatives.
Date of text: 20 August 1999
Decree-Law No. 64/2018 establishing the Statute of Family Farming.
Date of text: 07 August 2018
Decree-Law No. 200/2015 establishing the integrated territorial investment instrument on the sea area.
Date of text: 16 September 2015
Decree-Law No. 162/2015 establishing the agricultural insurance system (SSA).
Date of text: 14 August 2015

Cambio climático

Decree-Law No. 38/2013 regulating the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading from 2013 onwards.
Date of text: 15 March 2013
Order No. 65/2014 approving the Regulation of crop insurance and compensation claims, integrated in the Protection System Fund to combat climate change.
Date of text: 12 March 2014
Resolution No. 59/2005 on the National Plan for Climate Change (PNAC).
Date of text: 08 March 2005
Government Resolution No. 119/2004 on Climate Change National Programme.
Date of text: 31 July 2004
Regional Regulatory Decree No. 32/2020/M approving the Regional Directorate for the Environment and Climate Change.
Date of text: 28 April 2020

Cultivos

Decree-Law No. 42/2017 regulating the production, control, certification and marketing of seed of agricultural and horticultural species.
Date of text: 06 April 2017
Law No. 26/2013 regulating distribution, selling and application of pesticide products for professional use.
Date of text: 11 April 2013
Decree-Law No. 318-91 regulating the production, control and certification of seeds of agricultural and horticultural species intended for marketing.
Date of text: 23 August 1991
Decree-Law No. 213/90 establishing the legal regime governing breeders' rights in new plant varieties.
Date of text: 28 June 1990
Decree-Law No. 154/2005 ruling on national phytosanitary system.
Date of original text: 06 September 2005 (11 June 2018)

Gestión del riesgo de desastres

Presidential Decree No. 14-A/2020 declaring the State of Emergency, based on a situation of public disaster.
Date of text: 18 March 2020
Law No. 7/2020 establishing exceptional and temporary response regimes to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, and makes the 1st amendment to Decree-Law No. 10-I/2020 of 26 March, and the 4th amendment to Law No. 27/2007 of 30 July.
Date of text: 10 April 2020
Law No. 44/86 establishing the state of siege and state of emergency regime.
Date of text: 30 September 1986
Order No. 199/2015 establishing the implementation of support 6.2.2, 'Restoring potential productivity', inserted in action 6.2 'Prevention and restoration of potential productivity', of measure 6 'Risk management and restoration of potential productivity of the Mainland Rural Development Programme (PDR 2020).
Date of text: 06 July 2015
Order No. 199/2015 establishing the regime for the application of the “Technical Assistance” measure of the Rural Development Programme of the Mainland.
Date of text: 14 April 2015

Medio ambiente

Environment Basic Law No. 19/2014.
Date of text: 14 April 2014
Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013 establishing the legal regime of environmental impact assessment.
Date of original text: 31 October 2013 (11 December 2017)
Decree-law No. 147/2008 regulating environmental damages’ liability.
Date of text: 29 July 2008
Decree-Law No. 178/2006 on waste management.
Date of text: 05 September 2006
Law No. 19/2006 ruling on access to information on environment issues.
Date of text: 12 June 2006

Pesca

Decree-Law No. 73/2020 approving the legal regime to perform the professional activity of commercial maritime fishing and the authorization, registration and licensing of fishing vessels used in such activity.
Date of text: 23 September 2020
Decree-Law No. 112/2017 establishing the legal framework for planning and sustainable management of aquatic resources in inland waters.
Date of text: 06 September 2017
Decree-Law No. 40/2017 approving the legal regime for the installation and operation of aquaculture establishments in marine waters, including transitional waters, and inland waters, under the legislative authorization granted by Law No. 37/2016 of 15 December.
Date of text: 04 April 2017
Law No. 7/2008 on Inland Fishing.
Date of original text: 15 February 2008 (08 October 2015)
Decree-Law No. 383/98 amending Decree-Law No. 278/87 establishing offences for fisheries and mariculture illegal activity.
Date of text: 27 November 1998

Alimentación y nutrición

Decree-Law No. 157/2017 establishing characteristics to be met by rice of the species Oryza sativa L. and broken rice destined for human final consumer.
Date of text: 28 December 2017
Decree-Law No. 152/2017 amending the water quality regime for human consumption, transposing Directives No. 2013/51/EURATOM and No. 2015/1787.
Date of text: 07 December 2017
Decree-Law No. 62/2017 establishing the regime applicable to the composition, labelling and marketing of milk, dairy products and products derived from milk, transposing the EU Directive No. 2015/2203.
Date of text: 09 June 2017
Decree-Law No. 175/2015 establishing potato quality standards for human consumption.
Date of text: 25 August 2015
Decree-Law No. 190/2014 establishing the competent entities entitled for issuing certificates of origin for wine oenological sector.
Date of text: 30 December 2014

Bosques

Decree-Law No. 82/2021 establishing the Integrated Management System for Rural Fires in continental territory and defining its operating rules.
Date of text: 13 October 2021
Decree-Law No. 31/2020 approving the information regime for timber logging, thinning or uprooting trees and the traceability of the wood material.
Date of text: 30 June 2020
Law No. 56/2018 creating the independent technical observatory for assessing, monitoring and evaluating forest and rural fires occurring in the national territory.
Date of text: 20 August 2018
Decree-Law No. 12/2018 approving the Statute of the Agency for the Integrated Management of Rural Fire (AGIF).
Date of text: 16 February 2018
Decree-Law No. 66/2017 establishing the legal regime for the recognition of forest management entities (EGF).
Date of original text: 12 June 2017 (19 December 2017)

Género

Council of Ministers Resolution No. 103/2013 on the 5th National Plan for Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination for 2014-2017.
Date of text: 31 December 2013

Tierra y suelos

Decree-Law No. 47344 approving the Civil Code and regulating its application.
Date of original text: 25 November 1966 (10 January 2022)
Law No. 75/2017 establishing the regime on uncultivated lands and other community productive lands.
Date of text: 17 August 2017
Law No. 31/2014 establishing the general basis for public policies on soils, land use and urbanism.
Date of text: 30 May 2014
Decree-Law No. 29/2020 creating the support programme for simple rural land consolidation, called “Parcelling to Order”.
Date of text: 29 June 2020
Law No. 78/2017 creating a simplified cadastral information system.
Date of text: 17 August 2017

Ganado

Decree-Law No. 64/2000 approving EC Council Directive No. 98/58 of 20 July on animal protection.
Date of text: 22 April 2000
Decree-Law No. 113/2019 implementing as a national legislation the Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the killing of animals reared or kept for the production of food, wool, fur or other products and the killing of animals for depopulation or related operations.
Date of text: 19 August 2019
Decree-Law No. 1/2019 amending Decree-Law No. 113/2013 implementing EU Directive No. 2010/63 on animal protection for scientific purposes.
Date of text: 10 January 2019
Law No. 8/2017 establishing the legal status of animals.
Date of text: 03 March 2017
Decree-Law No. 85/2015 establishing the legal regime applicable to farmers' local markets.
Date of text: 21 May 2015

Mar

Law No. 17/2014 establishing the Policy on the National Maritime Areas Planning and Management.
Date of text: 10 April 2014
Law No. 34/2006 delimitating marine areas under national jurisdiction.
Date of text: 28 July 2006
Decree-Law No. 63/2017 implementing EU Parliament Directive 2014/90 on maritime equipment to improve safety at sea.
Date of text: 09 June 2017
Decree-Law No. 16/2016 creating the Fund for the Sea Management.
Date of text: 09 March 2016
Decree-Law No. 38/2015 implementing Law No. 17/2014 establishing the Policy on the National Maritime Areas Planning and Management.
Date of text: 12 March 2015

Agua

Decree-Law No. 47344 approving the Civil Code and regulating its application.
Date of original text: 25 November 1966 (10 January 2022)
Decree-Law No. 93/2015 creating the multi-municipal system of water supply and sanitation for the Northern Portugal.
Date of text: 29 May 2015
Decree-Law No. 194/2009 establishing the legal regime of municipal services for the public water supply, wastewater sanitation and urban waste management.
Date of text: 05 March 2014
Water Act No. 58/2005.
Date of text: 29 December 2005
Law No. 54/2005 on the legal regime of water domain.
Date of text: 15 November 2005

Especies silvestres y ecosistemas

Decree-Law No. 202/2004 regulating Hunting Act No. 173/99.
Date of text: 18 August 2004
Decree-Law No. 140/99 on biodiversity protection.
Date of text: 24 April 1999
Decree-Law No. 274-A/88 regulating Hunting Act No. 30/86.
Date of text: 03 August 1988
Decree-Law No. 92/2019 implementing in the national legislation the EU Regulation No. 1143/2014, on the control, detention, introduction into nature and repopulation of exotic species of flora and fauna.
Date of text: 10 July 2019
Decree-Law No. 142/2008 establishing the legal regime for the preservation of Wildlife and Biodiversity.
Date of text: 24 July 2008

Miscelanea

Law No. 119/2015 approving the Code of Cooperatives.
Date of text: 31 August 2015
Law No. 51/2008 on compulsory information regarding primary Energy sources used.
Date of text: 27 August 2008
Decree-Law no. 454/80 approving the Code of Cooperatives.
Date of text: 09 October 1980
Law No. 45/86 creating the High Authority Against Corruption.
Date of text: 01 October 1986
Decree-Law No. 162/2019 approving the legal regime applicable to self-consumption of renewable energy, partially transposing Directive No. 2018/2001.
Date of text: 25 October 2019

Acuerdos Internacionales

Decree No. 7/2022 approving the Administrative Agreement for the Application of the Convention on Social Security between the Republic of Cape Verde and the Republic of Portugal.
Date of text: 07 April 2022
Presidential Decree No. 236/21 approving the Revision of the Agreement on Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the Republic of Angola and the Government of the Republic of Portugal.
Date of text: 21 September 2021
Decree No. 18/2021 - Approves the Cooperation Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of India in the Field of Maritime Transport and Ports, signed in New Delhi on 14 February 2020.
Date of text: 07 July 2021