ANACOM DECIDES ON THE INTERNET SOCIAL TARIFF
Most relevant aspects of ANACOM’s draft decisions in the context of the regulation of the social tariff for supplying broadband Internet access services.
NEW INTERNET SOCIAL TARIFF
Most relevant aspects of Decree-Law No. 66/2021 of 30 July, which creates the social tariff for supplying broadband Internet access services (“Internet Social Tariff”).
ENACTMENT OF THE ZLT FRAMEWORK ACT – TECHNOLOGICAL FREE ZONES
The testing and trial of technology-based innovative technologies, products, services and processes now benefit in Portugal from an innovative, structured and cross-sector approach, as approved by the legal framework for the creation of the so-called Technological Free Zones (ZLTs), which aim to facilitate and streamline the development of new products and systems with higher added …
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AMENDMENT TO THE REGIONAL REGIME OF SPACE ACTIVITIES – REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 24/2021/A
The first amendment to the licensing regime for space activities in the Autonomous Region of the Azores (“RAA”) was published on July 22nd as approved by Regional Legislative Decree No. 9/2019/A of 9 May.
PORTUGUESE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY APPROVES DRAFT REGULATION ON THE SUB-ALLOCATION OF NUMBERS
Approval of a Draft Regulation on the sub-allocation of numbers from the National Numbering Plan The Portuguese national regulatory authority for the electronic communications sector, Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (“ANACOM”), approved, on June 24th 2021, a Draft Regulation on the sub-allocation of numbers form the National Numbering Plan (hereinafter “Draft Regulation”), only available in Portuguese …
NEW CARBON TAX ON AIR AND SEA TRAVEL
Most relevant aspects of Ordinance no. 38/2021, of February 16, which creates carbon taxes on air and maritime travels.
LEGAL REGIME OF SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION
The Council of Ministers approved, on a meeting held on 12 May 2021, the draft Decree Law enacting the Legal Regime of Soil Classification and Qualification. The decree law entered into force on July 1st 2021.
THE IVAUCHER PROGRAMME – VAT VOUCHER
Following the State Budget Law for 2021, which has introduced the IVAucher programme, Regulatory Decree no. 2-A/2021, of 28 May defines the scope and governs the specific conditions of the programme and Ordinance no. 119/2021, of 7 June, determines the start date and duration of the phases of the programme.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION APPROVES NEW STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES FOR DATA TRANSFERS.
On June 4th, the European Commission (EC) approved the long awaited new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transfers of personal data, replacing the former Clauses issued under Directive 95/46/EC. The SCCs arrive over 3 years after the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR). These new Clauses were long anticipated, specially …
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NEW INSOLVENGY REGIME IN ANGOLA
The new Law on the Legal Framework for Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, which was unanimously approved by Parliament on 19 January 2021, has now been published as Law no. 13/21 of 10 May, having entered into force on that same day.