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COVID-19: Main legislative or regulatory initiatives that have been taken in Portugal
Pandemic has entered the world’s daily vocabulary in the most dramatic and unexpected way. As the severity of the situation worsens, a growing number of legislative initiatives attempt to address the needs of citizens and society in the face…
COVID-19: New exceptional and temporary measures were approved for the Portuguese Justice and Courts regarding the procedure for the service of documents
Law No 10/2020 of 18 April 2020 enacted an exceptional and temporary legal framework concerning (i) the procedure for the service of judicial documents by post provided for in the procedural laws and (ii) the parcel services, in view of…
The Portuguese Data Protection Authority issues guidelines for the use of distance learning enabling technologies
The Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD, Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados) issued, on April 8, guidelines regarding the processing of personal data carried out through distance learning platforms driven by e-…
The deadline to submit the VAT periodic return of February was extended to 17 April. Electronic invoicing for public contracts is postponed to 2021
In the context of the extraordinary measures adopted to minimize the impact of new coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Portuguese economy, the Portuguese Government decided to extend the deadline to submit the VAT periodic return of February from 10 to 17…
COVID-19: Competition Law’s response to the pandemic of the century
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the guidelines for the entire European Union (“EU”) involve social distancing. This measure, while necessary from a public health perspective, is leaving various sectors of the economy,…
COVID-19: Exceptional measures for the Portuguese Courts and Justice Authorities
On April 2, 2020, the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic approved Law No. 4-A/2020, dated April 6, which made the first amendment to Law No. 1-A/2020, dated March 19. The latter established various temporary and exceptional measures in…
COVID-19: What precautions should companies take when processing personal data within an employment context?
Within the context of the global spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), companies have discovered a new reality, which also raises questions within the scope of the processing of personal data, in particular the fulfillment of the General Data Protection…
COVID-19: Portuguese Government draft bill establishes an exceptional regime for deferral of rental payments
On March 26, 2020, the Government approved and submitted to Parliament a proposal for exceptional legislation (Draft Bill nº 21/XIV) that will allow for the deferral of the payment of rents due under lease agreements, during the emergency…
COVID-19: Implemented regulatory solutions for the protection of the Portuguese economy
On March 26, 2020, the Portuguese Government approved Decree-Law nº 10-J/2020 (“Moratorium Regime”), putting into practice exceptional measures for protecting families, companies and welfare institutions, in relation to…
The submission of the Monthly Stamp Tax Declaration becomes mandatory only in 2021
The Monthly Stamp Tax Declaration (“DMIS”), as well as assessment and payment obligations, are subject to changes within the scope of the implementation of extraordinary and urgent measures in response to the epidemiological situation…
Form "Model 30" was updated
Form “Modelo 30” was updated by Ordinance no. 78/2020, of 20 March in order to allow the fulfillment of the international commitments assumed by Portugal regarding administrative cooperation in the field of taxation.
COVID-19: Portuguese Government postpones tax obligations and exempts employers from social security contributions
The Portuguese Government presented a set of measures in order to minimize the impact of new coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Portuguese economy at the extraordinary meeting of the Standing Committee on Social Concertation (CPCS).