Last June, the foreign investment system in China underwent two significant changes: a reduction in restrictive measure for foreign investment set out in the national Negative Lists and Free Trade...

On 19 June 2024, the final texts of two key pieces of legislation for the European banking sector were published in the Official Journal of the European Union ("EU").

The unlawful removal of cultural heritage from a country is a real problem that international cooperation between the Member States of the European Union has proved insufficient to resolve.

OE/2026 extends income tax exemption on productivity bonuses and others...

It also created the Status of Electro-intensive Consumer ("Status"). In general terms, the Status brings with it a set of obligations and incentives.

On 9 January 2017, the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a trilateral joint statement confirming the termination of the 2006 Treaty on CMATS between Timor-Leste and the Government of Australia.

Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of 5 April came into force on 26 May to create a single set of rules applicable to all medical devices, other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Desde a entrada em vigor da Lei n.º 63/2015, de 30 de Junho - que veio introduzir a terceira alteração à Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de Julho, relativa ao regime jurídico de entrada, permanência...

In turn, Decree-Law 2/2025, which we will analyse here, establishes a set of basic provisions for the effective implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/868 in Portugal. It is applicable to events that take place.

On 13 May 2025, the European Commission submitted draft guidelines on the protection of minors online[1] under the Digital Services Act (DSA)...

On 23 December 2022, the Government's presented Draft Law 56/XV/1 to the Portuguese Parliament.

The European Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act) establishes a regulatory framework to ensure the ethical and safe use of AI. However, in the context of data centres...

Foram agora introduzidas as primeiras alterações ao programa "Mais Habitação". Destacamos, nesta Nota Informativa, alguns dos aspetos mais relevantes. Decree-Law 57/2024 was published on 10 September 2024.

Com a publicação da Lei n.º 92/2017, de 22 de agosto, que aprovou as alterações à Lei Geral Tributária e ao Regime Geral das Infrações Tributárias, que entrou em vigor no dia 23 de agosto...

After years of relying heavily on business in Lusophone Africa as the main driver of growth, lawyers in Lisbon now anticipate that the domestic Portuguese market will offer better opportunities in the immediate future.

As part of the measures to improve access to medicines, Ministerial Order 263/2023 of 17 August introduced changes to the rules for prescribing and dispensing medicines and healthcare products.

Decree-Law 84/2021 was published on October 18 and it has reinforced consumer rights enshrining their protection by implementing a legal framework that introduces important changes regarding the warranty of goods.

The Digital Markets Act is a legislative proposal from the European Commission intended to ensure a higher level of competition in European digital markets.

There has been an increased desire on the part of various companies to offer electronic communications services. As a result, ANACOM (the national regulatory authority (NRA)...

Decree 19/2011 of 6 December was published in the official Portuguese gazette and approved the Convention on Social Security between the Portuguese Republic and Republic of Mozambique (the "Convention").