Portugal
1. Legal Gazette
1.1. Overview
Diário da República (DRE)
Official Journal of the Republic
Published by:
Imprensa Nacional — Casa da Moeda (INCM)
(National Printing Office and Mint)
Av. António José de Almeida — 1000-042 Lisbon
Portugal
Tel. +351 217810700
Fax +351 217810732
E-mail: DRE_INCM@incm.pt
Website: http://www.incm.pt
| Official journal / legal gazette |
The Official Journal Diário da República contains parts with legislation (Series I) as well as parts with legal notices and other official publications (Series II); see point 1.2 for details. |
| First edition |
The first paper edition was published in 1715 as the Gazeta de Lisboa (Gazette of Lisbon https://dre.pt/web/en/about-official-journal). |
| First online edition |
Legally binding version: 1 July 2006,
https://data.dre.pt/eli/lei/26/2006/06/30/p/dre/pt/html |
| Paper edition |
Diário da República
Price
The Diário da República is exclusively published by electronic means with free access to all its content and functionalities.
https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/83/2016/p/cons/20190628/pt/html |
| Online edition |
https://www.dre.pt
(Série I, Série II)
Available texts
Series I: PDF from 1910. HTML from 1960.
Series II: PDF from 1980. HTML from 2000
Access and price
The Diário da República is exclusively published by electronic means with free access to all its content and functionalities.
Legally binding
The electronic edition of the Diário da República has been legally binding since 1 July 2006. |
| CD/DVD edition |
Not applicable |
1.2. Details on the legal gazette in general
| Content |
- Series I: Constitutional laws; acts concerning international treaties and organic conventions; laws and laws issued by the Assembly of the Republic; decree-laws issued by the government; regional legislative decrees, issued by the regional legislative assemblies of Azores and Madeira; decrees issued by the president of the Republic or by the representatives of the Republic to the autonomous regions; resolutions issued by the Assembly of the Republic; decisions of the Constitutional Court, etc.
- The Series I of the Diário da República can be found at the following URL: https://dre.pt/web/guest/home/-/dre/calendar/normal/I
- The European Legislation Identifier (ELI) is applied to all types of acts published in the 1^ series of the Diário da República from 2 January 1991.
- Series II: Administrative orders and administrative regulations issued by individual members of government; results of local elections; budgets of administrative bodies, in the cases determined by law; all the main legal acts of the public administration, namely calls for applications for posts in the civil service, appointments, administrative decisions, public acts whose publication is determined by law; acts published at the convenience of the authority which has issued them.
- The Series II of the Diário da República can be found at the following URL: https://dre.pt/web/guest/home/-/dre/calendar/normal/II
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| Legal basis |
- Article 119 of the Portuguese Constitution (seventh constitutional review, https://data.dre.pt/eli/leiconst/1/2005/08/12/p/dre/pt/html
- Law No. 74/98, of (11 November), republished by Law No. 43/2014, of July 11 (publication, identification and form of legal acts to be published in the official journal, https://data.dre.pt/eli/lei/43/2014/07/11/p/dre/pt/html
- Decree-Law No 83/2016of December 16, (approves the public service of universal and free access to the official journal, https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/83/2016/p/cons/20190628/pt/html
- Decree-Law No. 235/2015, of October 14 (establishes the legal framework of the Portuguese Official Printing Office and Mint, https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/235/2015/10/14/p/dre/pt/html
- No. 15/2016, of December 21 Regulation of Publication of Acts in the Diário da República, https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/105579672
- The lack of publicity of legal acts in the official journal implies its legal inefficiency, in accordance with article 119 (2) and (3) of the Constitution, https://data.dre.pt/eli/leiconst/1/2005/08/12/p/dre/pt/html and with article 1 (1) of the Law No. 74/98, republished by Law No. 43/2014, https://data.dre.pt/eli/lei/43/2014/07/11/p/dre/pt/html
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| Other gazettes |
Regional gazettes (the official journals of the autonomous regions of Madeira and Azores):
A thematic gazette also exists: Boletim do Trabalho e Emprego/Labour and Employment Bulletin http://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/, for regulations and other acts in the area of collective labour relations.
A thematic gazette also exists: Boletim do Trabalho e Emprego (the Labour and Employment Bulletin) for regulations and other acts in the area of collective labour relations.
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| Legally binding |
Online edition. |
| Financing |
All acts published in the Series II of the Diário da República, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Legislative Order No. 15/2016, are subject to payment by the entity that sends them for publication, in accordance with the table approved by INCM's Board of Directors and subject to approval by the Government member responsible for the edition of the Diário da República, https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/105579672 |
1.3. Details on the online edition
http://www.dre.pt
See also point 1.1
| Functionalities |
- Download
- Explanatory summaries of decree-laws and regulatory decrees in plain language in Portuguese and English.
- Diário da República (DRE) for Investors. You can find here the relevant legislation regarding specific projects, https://guiadoinvestidor.dre.pt/DRE_Investidores/Homepage.aspx
- A legal translation tool, https://dre.pt/tradutor-juridico
- Lexionary — a dictionary of legal concepts that aims at giving a clear and simple explanation of the most recurring and important legal concepts, making it easier for citizens to understand legislative acts, https://dre.pt/lexionario
- An updated consultation tool of the consolidated text, without legal value, of the relevant legislation of the legal order.
- Interoperability with the Legal Analysis systematized by the team DIGESTO — Integrated System of Treatment of Legal Information of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
- Interconnection with sectoral bases of complementary legal information, namely case law, community law and administrative guidelines, https://dre.pt/ligacoes-de-interesse
- Interconnection with the European Forum of Official Gazettes (Diário da República is a founding member of the Forum, September 2004, Vienna, https://dre.pt/forum-dos-jornais-oficiais-da-uniao-europeia)
- Interconnection with the Forum of Official Journals of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Diário da República is a founding member of the Forum, June 2000, Recife, Brazil), https://dre.pt/forum-dos-jornais-oficiais-de-paises-de-expressao-portuguesa
- Printing capacity
- Search by document number, by index and by data
- E-mail alert notification system available
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| Format description |
Text: HTML
Images: PDF |
| Authenticity |
Measures to guarantee the integrity of the workflow and the authenticity of the electronically published texts include secure servers and certifications: texts directly sent from the state administrations to the publishing body are accompanied by a digital certificate whereas those of other bodies have a bank-type system (login + pin + matrix). |
| Archiving |
In accordance with article 4 of Decree-Law No. 83/2016, the National Printing Office and Mint (INCM) permanently ensures the electronic archiving and preservation of the Diário da República, https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/83/2016/p/cons/20190628/pt/html |
1.4. Details on the publishing institution
Imprensa Nacional — Casa da Moeda, S.A.
(National Printing Office and Mint)
For contact details, please refer to point 1.1
| Form and nature |
Pursuant to Article 2 of Decree-Law No. 235/2015, INCM is a public limited company with exclusively public capital, https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/235/2015/10/14/p/dre/pt/html |
| Basic tasks |
- Pre-press: no
- Printing: no
- Dissemination/distribution: yes
- Legal gazette online: yes
- Legislation database: yes
- Consolidation: yes
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| Other services offered |
Under the terms of article 3 of Decree-Law No. 235/2015, https://data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/235/2015/10/14/p/dre/pt/html, namely:
- Production of electronic passport, citizen card and other official security documents;
- The production of license cards and holders containing security features;
- The production of badges, printed matter, stamps and other fiscal means that contain security features and are necessary for State services or other public or private entities;
- The production of current coin;
- The production of collector coins;
- Authentication of articles with precious metals;
- The production, editing and dissemination of works of relevant cultural interest;
- Authentication of gemological materials.
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1.5. Drafting and publishing procedures
Text processing
systems |
Texts are drafted by all governmental departments, but no special text processing system exists: standard software (Microsoft Word, PDF and forms) is used for primary and secondary legislation. |
| Workflow |
The legal acts subject to publication in the 1^ (I) and 2^ (II) Series of the Diário da República are obligatorily and exclusively transmitted through accredited electronic platforms, pursuant to article 4 of Normative Order No. 15/2016, of 21 December, https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/105579672
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| Publishing |
The publishing authority (INCM) is in charge of proofreading and editing. The minimum period between reception of the draft by the publishing workflow and availability of the published text is five working days. This is carried out immediately for supplements.
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2. Collections of consolidated Legislation
See full details >>
Base DRE
https://dre.pt/
For more details see point 3.2
Body carrying out
consolidation |
Office of Consolidation and Legal Editions of the Department of Official Publications of INCM. |
Status of the
consolidated texts |
Consolidation is an up-to-date consultation tool, without legal value, on the relevant legislation of the legal system, available on the https://dre.pt/web/guest/legislacao-consolidada website |
3. Legislative portals and online databases
3.1. Official portals
http://www.dre.pt
The website of the Dìário da República (see point 1.3) also serves as an official portal.
Organisation
responsible |
National Printing Office and Mint/Imprensa Nacional — Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
| Content |
- Official Journal
- Legal databases
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3.2. Official databases
Base DRE
http://dre.pt
Organisation
responsible |
National Printing Office and Mint/Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM). |
| Content |
- The electronic edition of the Diário da República, as well as the availability of the respective universal and free public access service
- Interconnection with sectoral bases of complementary legal information, namely case law, community law, administrative guidelines and doctrine.
- Properly processed and systematized legal information
- Access functionality for citizens with special needs
- Identification of all websites on the Internet intended for official sectoral or specialized advertising of the types of legal acts subject to mandatory disclosure https://dre.pt/ligacoes-de-interesse
- A tool for consultation of the consolidated text, without legal value, of the relevant legislation of the legal system.
- A query tool for a legal term translator.
- A search tool, through terms descriptors, of acts that need publication in the Diário da República.
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| Access |
Free of charge |
Access via N-Lex
(see Annex 2) |
Yes, https://n-lex.europa.eu/n-lex/info/info-po/index_en |
3.3. Additional information: other commonly used legal databases
