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Portugal - Profils du pays

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

Politiques

Law No. 45-B/2024 approving the Great Options Plan for 2024-2028.
Date of text: 31 December 2024
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 41/2024 approving the Action Plan for Biomethane 2024-2040.
Date of text: 15 March 2024
Strategic Plan for the Water Supply, Wastewater and Stormwater Management Sector 2030 (PENSAARP 2030).
Date of original text: 05 February 2024 (22 August 2024)
Council of Ministers Resolution No. 93/2023 approving the National Health Plan 2030.
Date of text: 16 August 2023
Council of Ministers Resolution No. 92/2023 approving the Action Plans within the scope of the National Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination - Portugal + Igual, for the period 2023-2026.
Date of text: 14 August 2023

Législation

Développement agricole et 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. 256/2009 establishing principles and guidelines for the integrated protection and production, and the system of technical standards applicable to integrated protection and organic production.
Date of original text: 24 September 2009 (13 March 2013)
Decree-Law No. 98-A/2025 establishing measures to support and mitigate the impact of rural fires.
Date of text: 24 August 2025

Changement climatique

Decree-Law No. 122/2024 creating the Climate Agency.
Date of text: 31 December 2024
Decree-Law No. 4/2024 establishing the voluntary carbon market and setting out the rules for its operation.
Date of text: 05 January 2024
Decree-Law No. 12/2020 establishing the legal regime applicable to the trading of licences and the emission of greenhouse gases, transposing Directive (EU) 2018/410.
Date of original text: 06 April 2020 (04 December 2024)
Decree-Law No. 50/2019 ensuring the implementation in the national legislation of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 laying down the requirements for emission limits for gas and particulate pollutants as well as for the approval of internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery.
Date of text: 16 April 2019
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

Plantes cultivées

Decree-Law No. 42/2017 regulating the production, control, certification and marketing of seed of agricultural and horticultural species.
Date of original text: 06 April 2017 (12 July 2022)
Law No. 26/2013 regulating distribution, selling and application of pesticide products for professional use.
Date of text: 11 April 2013
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. 30/2022 regulating the placing on the market of fertilizing materials, ensuring the implementation of the obligations arising from Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1009.
Date of text: 11 April 2022
Decree-Law No. 67/2020 ensuring the implementation and compliance with obligations arising from Regulation (EU) No. 2016/2031, on protective measures against plant pests, and Regulation (EU) No. 2017/625, on official controls in the field of protection measures against plant pests.
Date of text: 15 September 2020

Gestion des risques de catastrophe

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
Decree-Law No. 101/2019 ensuring the implementation in the national legal order of Regulation (EU) 2017/852 on mercury.
Date of text: 05 August 2019
Decree-Law No. 115/2010 on flood prevention.
Date of text: 22 October 2010
Law No. 44/86 establishing the state of siege and state of emergency regime.
Date of text: 30 September 1986

Environnement

Environment Basic Law No. 19/2014.
Date of text: 14 April 2014
Decree-Law No. 39/2018 establishing the regime for the prevention and control of emissions of pollutants into the air, and transposes EU Directive 2015/2193.
Date of text: 11 June 2018
Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013 establishing the legal regime of environmental impact assessment.
Date of original text: 31 October 2013 (03 December 2024)
Decree-Law No. 102/2010 establishing the regime for the assessment and management of ambient air quality,
Date of original text: 23 September 2010 (10 May 2017)
Decree-law No. 147/2008 establishing the legal regime of liability for environmental damages.
Date of original text: 29 July 2008 (09 March 2016)

Pêche et Aquaculture

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

Alimentation et nutrition

Decree-Law No. 106/2025 approving the Statute protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications of the Douro Demarcated Region.
Date of text: 15 September 2025
Decree-Law No. 61/2020 establishing the institutional organization of the wine sector and the respective legal framework.
Date of text: 18 August 2020
Law No. 30/2019 introducing restrictions on advertising aimed at children under 16 years of age of foods and beverages that contain high energy value, salt content, sugar, saturated fatty acids and transformed fatty acids.
Date of text: 23 April 2019
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

Forêts

Decree-Law No. 16/2009 approving the legal regime for Forestry Management Planning and Intervention.
Date of original text: 14 January 2009 (12 June 2017)
Decree-Law No. 98-A/2025 establishing measures to support and mitigate the impact of rural fires.
Date of text: 24 August 2025
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

Genre

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

Terre et sols

Law No. 31/2014 establishing the general basis for public policies on soils, territorial planning and urbanism.
Date of original text: 30 May 2014 (08 January 2024)
Law No. 75/2017 establishing the regime on uncultivated lands and other community productive lands.
Date of text: 17 August 2017
Decree-Law No. 72/2023 approving the legal regime of land cadastre and establishes the National Cadastral Information System and the cadastral chart.
Date of original text: 23 August 2023 (21 May 2024)
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

Elevage

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. 33/2017 ensuring the implementation and compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009, which lays down health rules concerning animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption.
Date of text: 23 March 2017
Decree-Law No. 203/2005 on apiculture.
Date of text: 25 November 2005
Decree-Law No. 232/99 regulating production, trade, storage, transport and use of veterinary drugs.
Date of text: 24 June 1999

Ressources minérales et energie

Decree-Law No. 117/2010 regulating sustainability criteria for production and use of biofuel and bioliquids.
Date of text: 25 October 2010
Law No. 51/2008 on compulsory information regarding primary Energy sources used.
Date of text: 27 August 2008
Decree-Law No. 84/2022 establishing targets for the consumption of energy from renewable sources, partially transposing Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Date of text: 09 December 2022
Decree-Law No. 85/2025 defining targets for the integration of energy from renewable sources for the industry and transport sectors.
Date of text: 24 June 2025
Decree-Law No. 70/2022 creating a strategic reserve of natural gas, belonging to the Portuguese State, and establishes extraordinary and temporary measures for reporting information and guaranteeing the security of gas supply.
Date of text: 14 October 2022

Mer

Law No. 17/2014 establishing the Policy on the National Maritime Areas Planning and Management.
Date of original text: 10 April 2014 (10 February 2023)
Law No. 34/2006 delimitating marine areas under national jurisdiction.
Date of text: 28 July 2006
Decree-Law No. 102/2020 transposing Directive (EU) 2019/883 on port reception facilities for waste from ships, with a view to better protecting the marine environment.
Date of text: 09 December 2020
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

Eau

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 original text: 05 March 2014 (21 August 2023)
Water Act No. 58/2005.
Date of original text: 29 December 2005 (29 December 2023)
Law No. 54/2005 on the legal regime of water domain.
Date of original text: 15 November 2005 (18 August 2023)
Decree-Law No. 69/2023 establishing the legal framework for the quality of water intended for human consumption.
Date of text: 21 August 2023
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

Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes

Decree-Law No. 142/2008 establishing the legal regime for the preservation of Wildlife and Biodiversity.
Date of original text: 24 July 2008 (10 February 2023)
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 original text: 24 April 1999 (08 November 2013)
Decree-Law No. 274-A/88 regulating Hunting Act No. 30/86.
Date of text: 03 August 1988
Law No. 86/2019 on the promotion and development of Ecotourism.
Date of text: 03 September 2019

Divers

Decree-Law No. 47344 approving the Civil Code and regulating its application.
Date of original text: 25 November 1966 (10 January 2022)
Law No. 119/2015 approving the Code of Cooperatives.
Date of text: 31 August 2015
Decree-Law no. 454/80 approving the Code of Cooperatives.
Date of text: 09 October 1980
Law No. 95/2019 approving the basic Public Health.
Date of text: 04 September 2019
Decree-Law No. 18/2008 establishing the Public Procurement Code (CCP).
Date of original text: 29 January 2008 (10 April 2025)

Accords Internationaux

Council of Ministers Resolution No. 34/2025 approving the Strategy on the Rights of Children and Young People 2025-2035.
Date of text: 20 February 2025
Decree No. 22/2023 approving the cooperation agreement between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé e Principe in the sector of tourism.
Date of text: 11 August 2023
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

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