Amendment to the Legal Framework of the Simplified Cadastral Information System and the Single Service Desk/One Stop Shop Property Service (BUPi)
Decree-Law No. 87/2026 of 15 April was published today, with the aim of clarifying certain current legal provisions and introducing new measures regarding the simplified cadastral information system.
The following measures are particularly noteworthy:
- the further detailing of the concept of “interested parties” with standing to carry out the georeferenced graphical representation (RGG) procedure;
- the clarification that the updating of a property’s area in the land register is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Land Registration Code, with the area shown in the RGG being relevant in certain situations;
- the extension of the mandatory requirement to carry out the RGG procedure in documents evidencing acts or transactions involving the transfer of ownership rights, seeking to ensure that, at the time of transfer, all parties have a clear and informed identification of the area, boundaries, and location of the property being transferred, as well as the introduction of an exception where a prior declaration of public utility exists, thereby avoiding situations in which, due to the lack of timely formalization of the expropriation act, the RGG would be refused for overlapping with public domain land;
- the admissibility of sharing the information contained in BUPi with private entities that perform public functions, exclusively for those purposes;
- the creation of a special procedure for the annexation of rural properties;
- the determination that an RGG, once validated in accordance with the law, is converted into the geometric configuration of the property, regardless of the allocation of a unique property identification number (NIP);
- the establishment of deadlines within the scope of public consultation procedures and the registration of rural properties in the land tax records; and
- the extension of the free-of-charge regime until 30 September 2026.
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