Constitutional Court declares amendments to the Nationality Law unconstitutional and rejects the loss of nationality The Constitutional Court ruled that several provisions of Decree No. 17/XVII of the Assembly of…

Housing Package – Fiscal Measures The Government presented this week a new fiscal package aimed at addressing the ongoing housing sector crisis. The package includes amendments to VAT rules, Personal…

Right of Residence – Deadlines for the Renewal of Expired Residence Permits Pursuant to the regulation of the Foreign Nationals Law, foreign citizens who are nationals of third countries still…

Reminder | Interim Evaluation Report – PPR By the end of October, all entities covered by the RGPC must prepare an interim evaluation report whenever their PPR (Plan for the…

Public Consultation on the Credit Servicing and Transfer Regime The Bank of Portugal has launched a public consultation, open until 29 October 2025, on a draft notice intended to implement…

Transposition of Directive (EU) 2021/2167: Management of Non-Performing Loans On 11 September 2025, Decree-Law No. 103/2025 was published, transposing Directive (EU) 2021/2167, approving the regime for the assignment and management…

New rules on organizational culture and governance and internal control systems – Notice No. 2/2025 of the Bank of Portugal The deadline for entities subject to the supervision of the…

CMVM Regulation on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing The CMVM has published Regulation No. 5/2025, which amends Regulation No. 2/2020, of 17 March, concerning the prevention of money laundering and…

Insurance Distribution Legal Framework – Amendment to ASF Regulatory Standard No. 13/2020-R The amendments to ASF’s Regulatory Standard no. 13/2020-R, dated 30 December, concerning the regulation of the legal framework…

Extension of Residence Permit Validity Decree-Law No. 85/2025, of 30 June, has entered into force, extending the validity of documents attesting to the regular status of foreign nationals in Portuguese…

New rules for the 2024 personal income tax return: reporting assets in tax havens and income subject to definitive withholding taxes  Today, Decree-Law no. 13/2025, of 6 March, was published,…