I. EDITORIAL – TRANSPOSITION OF DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC ON THE RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS; TRANSPARENCY RULES APPLICABLE TO PRIVATE ENTITIES AND TRANSPARENCY REGISTER FOR INTEREST REPRESENTATION
The month of January was characterized, in legislative terms, by the publication of Law no. 3/2026, of January 6, which completes the transposition of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, as well as by the publication of Law no. 5-A/2026, of January 28, which, on the one hand, approves transparency rules applicable to private entities, both national and foreign, that legitimately represent interests before public entities and, on the other hand, creates the Transparency Register for Interest Representation.
Finally, we also highlight:
- Law no. 4/2026, of January 7, which reinforces the penalties resulting from violations of Decree-Law no. 85/2020, of October 13, and establishes a prohibition on train drivers performing their duties under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, or psychotropic substances;
- Ordinance no. 12-A/2026/1, of January 6, which creates and regulates the electronic platform for the management of the Social Mobility Subsidy;
- Decree-Law no. 25/2026, of January 28, adapting domestic law to Regulation (EU) 2021/784 on combating the dissemination of terrorist content online.
Within the scope of case law, we highlight the Judgment of the Lisbon Court of Appeal of 15 January, Case no. 23266/21.8T8LSB.L1-8, in which the Court decided as follows: “1. The appeal on the matter of fact must be rejected in relation to the matter of fact judged as proven in favor of the Plaintiff/appellant and on the basis of which the latter obtained a (even partial) victory in the case, when, as a result of the appeal being upheld and the issuance of a decision different from that sought by the respondent in the appeal, the latter ultimately prevailed in the action (cf. Article 631(1) of the CPC). 2. Facts that are strictly conclusive and which, at the same time, embody legal concepts cannot form part of the decision on the facts (proven or unproven), as they contain within themselves the decision on the case. 3. In the context of contractual liability, non-pecuniary damages that, due to their severity, deserve legal protection are also compensable, under the terms of Article 496(1) of the Civil Code, provided that the wrongdoer's culpable breach and the causal link between such breach and the damage are verified. 4. In the context that the Plaintiffs employed all their personal and financial efforts to rebuild the house where they went to live; that as a result of the repair work, water and moisture infiltration occurred in two rooms of the house (kitchen and room with fireplace); that as a result of these defects, the Plaintiffs felt frustrated, sad, and constrained to live their daily lives in those areas of the house, and considering that these defects are likely to endanger their health and/or at least their quality of life, especially when it was also established that the Plaintiff is a cancer patient (the comfort of housing cannot fail to be a relevant factor in her life) and that the Plaintiff, during the pandemic, also had to use the house to carry out part of his work, we must conclude that the aforementioned damages are serious enough to warrant legal protection. 5. In this context, and since nothing has been established about the economic conditions of the injuring party and the injured parties, it is considered fair, appropriate, and proportional to the seriousness of the damages suffered to set the compensation at €5,000.00.”.
Finally, in the scope Miscellaneous, we highlight the announcement of the opening of applications, until 31 March, for the WIPO Awards 2026, where startups and SMEs from around the world are recognized for using intellectual property to expand their businesses and create social impact.
II. LEGISLATION
Announcement no. 62/2026, of January 2: Design and construction of contracts for the renovation of facades - Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Lisbon Francisco Gentil, EPE- €7,560,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/001/419943719.pdf
Announcement no. 104/2026, of January 5: Acquisition of Work Accident Insurance Policy - Acquisition of Work Accident Insurance Policy - €1,157,055.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/002/419945574.pdf
Announcement no. 144/2026, of January 5: Construction Contract for Digestive Endoscopy Center - São João Local Health Unit, EPE - €2,950,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/002/419947109.pdf
Announcement no. 166/2026, of January 6: Public tender for the construction of the new multipurpose building at the Port of Horta, Faial Island - Portos dos Açores, SA - €3,000,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/003/419947205.pdf
Announcement no. 200/2026, of January 6: Design-build contract for the implementation of energy efficiency improvement measures in buildings belonging to the Schools of Hospitality and Tourism - Portuguese Tourism Institute, IP - €1,468,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/003/419947285.pdf
Announcement no. 201/2026, of January 6: Mértola Green Belt Contract. The contract includes the renovation of Largo da Feira, including the enhancement of the existing archaeological site and the area surrounding the multipurpose pavilion. - Municipality of Mértola - €3,336,007.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/003/419947214.pdf
Announcement no. 320/2026, of January 8: Contract for the Expansion of the Benavente/Vale Tripeiro and Samora Correia Supply Subsystem - AR - Águas do Ribatejo, EIM, SA - €4,000,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/005/419947199.pdf
Announcement no. 338/2026, of January 8: Construction Contract for the Roxo Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant - Roxo Beneficiaries Association - €4,500,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/005/419947267.pdf
Announcement no. 376/2026, of January 8: Celorico de Basto housing complex - Municipality of Celorico de Basto - €4,511,905.37 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/005/419947450.pdf
Announcement no. 426/2026, of January 9: Renovation of José Silvestre Ribeiro Primary and Secondary School - Municipality of Idanha-a-Nova - €1,992,483.87 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/006/419947288.pdf
Announcement no. 455/2026, of January 9: Contract for the Refurbishment of the Imaging Area for Emergency Response - Magnetic Resonance Imaging - São João Local Health Unit, EPE - €1,576,228.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/006/419947575.pdf
Announcement no. 456/2026, of January 9: Construction contract for the operating room of the Emergency Department - São João Local Health Unit, EPE - €2,450,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/006/419947578.pdf
Announcement no. 474/2026, of January 12: Construction Contract for Sanitation Systems in the Municipality of Santarém – Abitureiras - AS - Empresa das Águas de Santarém, EM, SA - €3,800,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/007/419947316.pdf
Announcement no. 475/2026, of January 12: Construction Contract for Sanitation Systems in the Municipality of Santarém - S. Vicente do Paúl - AS - Empresa das Águas de Santarém, EM, SA - €4,000,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/007/419947321.pdf
Announcement no. 590/2026, of January 13: P250A/2025 - Urban redevelopment - Rua São João de Eudes, Fátima - Section 1 (121131/2025) - Municipality of Ourém - €3,237,233.75 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/008/419947630.pdf
Announcement no. 621/2026, of January 13: Design-Build Contract for the Improvement of the Decanting and Aeration of the FA in Chelas, Frielas, São João da Talha, and Turcifal - Águas do Tejo Atlântico, SA - €3,380,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/008/419947811.pdf
Announcement no. 639/2026, of January 13: Execution of the contract for the “CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PUBLIC SECURITY POLICE STATION IN OVAR,” under the terms and in accordance with the execution project. - Municipality of Ovar - €2,380,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/008/419947752.pdf
Announcement no. 718/2026, of January 14: Contract to Improve the Reliability of the Water Supply to Beja - Phase 2 - AgdA - Águas Públicas do Alentejo, SA - €1,844,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/009/419947897.pdf
Announcement no. 778/2026, of January 15: PRR/ 1st Right - Architectural Renovation of Buildings 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 on R. Francisco Manuel de Melo - B. Bento Jesus Caraça–Oeiras - Municipality of Oeiras - €1,465,453.86 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/010/419947875.pdf
Announcement no. 803/2026, of January 15: Design-build contract for the supply and installation of three (3) electric pump units at the Vila Franca de Xira pumping station, including maintenance services - EPAL - Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres, SA - €4,850,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/010/419947781.pdf
Announcement no. 823/2026, of January 15: Design-Build Contract for the São Teotónio Water Treatment Plant - AgdA - Águas Públicas do Alentejo, SA - €13,600,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/010/419947853.pdf
Announcement no. 831/2026, of January 15: Renovation and Expansion of Building to House Citizen Service Center - Municipality of Vieira do Minho - €1,650,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/010/419948002.pdf
Announcement no. 841/2026, of January 15: Construction of the North Pole of the Continuing Care Unit - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Moncorvo - €2,631,044.68 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/010/419948027.pdf
Announcement no. 869/2026, of January 15: CP004025_Airfield fencing contract - Cascais Próxima - Gestão de Mobilidade, Espaços Urbanos e Energias, EM, SA - €2,233,956.10 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/010/419948077.pdf
Announcement no. 899/2026, of January 16: CP 03-2026 Contract for the renovation of the water supply network and implementation of self-protection measures, within the scope of fire safety at INSA headquarters - Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP (National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, IP) - €1,150,250.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/011/419948129.pdf
Announcement no. 927/2026, of January 16: Acquisition of Health Insurance for Certified Accountants - Order of Certified Accountants - €5,699,098.56 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/011/419947960.pdf
Announcement no. 952/2026, of January 16: Public works contract for the refurbishment of the sanitary facilities at the Ajuda National Palace Museum - Lisbon Tourism Association - Visitors and Convention Bureau - €1,200,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/011/419948126.pdf
Announcement no. 957/2026, of January 16: Renovation of the schools in Várzea da Serra, Vila Chã da Beira, and Pinheiro – BNAUT – Municipality of Tarouca – €1,373,709.27 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/011/419948097.pdf
Announcement no. 966/2026, of January 16: Contract for the adaptation of an INIAV building into student accommodation - National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, IP - €2,097,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/011/419948186.pdf
Announcement no. 1037/2026, of January 19: Contract - IC35 - CONNECTION TO RANS – EXECUTION - Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA - €7,000,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/012/419948076.pdf
Announcement no. 1082/2026, of January 19: Expansion and Alteration of Building for Palliative Care Unit - Irmandade e Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Santo Tirso - €2,746,566.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/012/419947465.pdf
Announcement no. 1092/2026, of January 19: Renovation of the São Nicolau e Amorosa Family Health Unit - Municipality of Guimarães - €1,021,879.15 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/012/419948125.pdf
Announcement no. 1107/2026, of January 19: Contract for the Design and Construction of the Clinical Consumption Warehouse of the Local Health Unit of Santa Maria, E.P.E., under the PRR – Contract no. AC05/I04/24074 under Invitation to Tender RE-C01-I04 –Modernization and Renovation of Hospital Areas and Equipment for Hospitals, no. 05/C01-I04/2025 Construction/Renovation of Hospital Facilities - Santa Maria Local Health Unit, EPE - €2,000,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/012/419948289.pdf
Announcement no. 1155/2026, of January 20: Contract - IC17 - AIRPORT VIADUCT (KM 017+940) – REHABILITATION - Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA - €3,000,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/013/419948372.pdf
Announcement no. 1259/2026, of January 20: Contract for the Creation of the Eye Clinic - Arco Ribeirinho Local Health Unit, EPE - €2,000,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/013/419948522.pdf
Announcement no. 1265/2026, of January 21: Contract for the Renovation of the BOGA Building for Classrooms, Conference Rooms, and Auditorium, Complementary to the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, and Remodeling of Surrounding Space - University of Porto - €1,420,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/014/419948486.pdf
Announcement no. 1310/2026, of January 21: Contract for Renovation Works on the Pediatric Ward Floor - Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Lisbon Francisco Gentil, EPE - €1,800,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/014/419948558.pdf
Announcement no. 1317/2026, of January 21: PC.150.2025.0002193 - D94.02 - Contract for the renovation of the building located at Rua da Esperança no. 34 to 38, in Lisbon - Institute for Housing and Urban Renewal, IP - €1,647,255.77 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/014/419948573.pdf
Announcement no. 1466/2026, of January 22: “Renovation of Existing Building for Public Service Purposes – Quinta do Conde Citizen's Bureau”, in accordance with the specifications and other conditions set out in the Specifications. - Municipality of Sesimbra - €1,458,737.61 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/015/419948752.pdf
Announcement no. 1491/2026, of January 22: 34/OM/2025- Redevelopment of Av. 5 de Outubro – Poente - Municipality of Olhão - €2,747,593.30 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/015/419948709.pdf
Announcement no. 1503/2026, of January 22: Design-Build Contract for the Replacement of Variable Speed Drives in Electric Pump Groups at EE1 in Beliche, AHOB (Odeleite-Beliche Hydraulic Plant) - Águas do Algarve, SA - €2,650,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/015/419948794.pdf
Announcement no. 1572/2026, of January 23: Renovation of 100 homes in the Bairro Novo do Esteval neighborhood - PRR – Housing - Municipality of Montijo - €1,249,067.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/016/419948308.pdf
Announcement no. 1574/2026, of January 23: Renovation of the former premises of the Villa Longa Family Health Unit - Municipality of Vila Franca de Xira - €1,300,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/016/419948460.pdf
Announcement no. 1575/2026, of January 23: Expansion and renovation of EB1 Prof. Romeu Gil – Forte da Casa - Municipality of Vila Franca de Xira - €1,850,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/016/419948464.pdf
Announcement no. 1604/2026, of January 23: Concession Contract - Construction for the refurbishment of the inpatient facilities of the Vila Real and Chaves hospital units for ULSTMAD, EPE under the financed Project 17807- PRR. - Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Local Health Unit, EPE - €2,600,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/016/419948899.pdf
Announcement no. 1610/2026, of January 23: Design-build contract for the renovation of the Intensive Care Unit of the Professor Fernando Fonseca Hospital, part of the Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit - Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit, EPE - €1,637,409.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/016/419948906.pdf
Announcement no. 1611/2026, of January 23: Procurement of legal advisory services in the area of public procurement and administrative and labor law, among others, on an hourly basis. - Portuguese Medical Association - €50,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/016/419948912.pdf
Announcement no. 1621/2026, of January 26: Contract IP1 - GUADIANA RIVER BRIDGE - ADAPTATION OF RETENTION SYSTEMS - Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA - €1,500,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/017/419948894.pdf
Announcement no. 1622/2026, of January 26: Contract EN2 - KM710+400 TO KM710+700 - STABILIZATION OF EARTHWORKS AND ROAD PLATFORM - Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA - €1,500,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/017/419948890.pdf
Announcement no. 1708/2026, of January 26: Design-build contract for the refurbishment of the Pulmonology and Gastroenterology Unit - Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit, EPE - €3,099,735.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/017/419949009.pdf
Announcement no. 1740/2026, of January 26: Design-Build Contract for the Refurbishment of Infrastructure for the Installation of Imaging Equipment at the HFF integrated into the Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit, E.P.E. - Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit, EPE - €2,940,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/017/419949072.pdf
Announcement no. 1743/2026, of January 26: Construction of the Empa Ecological Park – Ericeira – Municipality of Mafra – €1,110,698.39 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/017/419949005.pdf
Announcement no. 1758/2026, of January 26: Public works contract for the enhancement and refurbishment of the Almoster sports field - Municipality of Alvaiázere - €1,698,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/017/419949102.pdf
Announcement no. 1777/2026, of January 27: Construction of the Rui Nabeiro Accelerator building and facilities, as part of the Accelerator Operation for Companies in Critical Technologies, Energy, and Smart Mobility – Rui Nabeiro - ADRAL - Alentejo Regional Development Agency, S. A. - €1,599,174.74 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/018/419949120.pdf
Announcement no. 1785/2026, of January 27: Alteration and Expansion of Building for Residential Structure for the Elderly – Enxames - Municipality of Fundão - €1,874,709.90 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/018/419948998.pdf
Announcement no. 1839/2026, of January 27: Contract for the rehabilitation of pipes, collectors, and branches - Águas de São João, EM, SA - €2,079,732.93 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/018/419949172.pdf
Announcement no. 1870/2026, of January 27: Renovation and Expansion of the Day Center and Community Center - Social Center of the Porto Cathedral - €1,950,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/018/419949241.pdf
Announcement no. 1885/2026, of January 28: Construction of Pinheiro da Bemposta health center - Municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis - €2,051,596.46 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/019/419949239.pdf
Announcement no. 1961/2026, of January 28: Contract 2025.517.06. C1 - Xabregas Building - Renovation of Roofs B, C, D, and the Iberian Theater - Institute for Employment and Professional Training, IP - €3,700,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/019/419949293.pdf
Announcement no. 2008/2026, of January 28: Construction of 16 new dwellings in two housing blocks 3rd Procedure - Portela do Vale - Municipality of Mação - €2,800,727.85 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/019/419949280.pdf
Announcement no. 2009/2026, of January 28: Provision of legal consulting and advisory services for the Local Health Unit of Cova da Beira - Local Health Unit of Cova da Beira, EPE - €87,360.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/019/419949337.pdf
Announcement no. 2094/2026, of January 29: Improvement of the Town Hall Building - Municipality of Mogadouro - €1,298,355.27 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/020/419949427.pdf
Announcement no. 2103/2026, of January 29: Contract for structural consolidation of the slopes overlooking Rua Dr. João Serra Velez Caroço - Municipality of Funchal - €1,606,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/020/419949435.pdf
Announcement no. 2190/2026, of January 30: Procurement of Travel, Air Transport, and Accommodation Services for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 2026-2029 - General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - €12,760,876.25 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2026/01/021/419949377.pdf
III. Public Procurement1
Announcement no. 31157/2025, of December 2: Contract “Redefinition of the São Joaninho WWTP Treatment System and Construction of Pumping Systems (SAR São Joaninho)” - AINTAR - Association of Municipalities for the Intermunicipal Wastewater System - €1,194,633.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419829096.pdf
Announcement no. 31159/2025, of December 2: Contract “Restructuring of the Treatment Systems of the Municipality of Carregal do Sal - Beijós Subsystem” - AINTAR - Association of Municipalities for the Intermunicipal Wastewater System - €2,089,340.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419829355.pdf
Announcement no. 31161/2025, of December 2: Contract "Requalification of the Tondela Sul System; Redefinition of the Molelos WWTP Treatment System and Integration of the Ermida and Fungão Subsystem (SAR Tondela Sul)" - AINTAR - Association of Municipalities for the Intermunicipal Wastewater System - €4,107,058.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419828691.pdf
Announcement no. 31162/2025, of December 2: “Restructuring of the Treatment Systems of the Municipality of Carregal do Sal - Cabriz Subsystem” - AINTAR - Association of Municipalities for the Intermunicipal Wastewater System - €2,582,350.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419829217.pdf
Announcement no. 31164/2025, of December 2: Contract “Redefinition of the Vasco - Midões WWTP Treatment System and Construction of the Casal da Senhora Pumping Systems - Vasco Subsystem” - AINTAR - Association of Municipalities for the Intermunicipal Wastewater System - €1,575,001.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419829655.pdf
Announcement no. 31167/2025, of December 2: Contract for the Redefinition of the Santa Comba WWTP Treatment System and Rehabilitation of the Ribeira das Hortas Outfall (SAR Santa Comba Dão) - AINTAR - Association of Municipalities for the Intermunicipal Wastewater System - €3,095,263.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419828934.pdf
Announcement no. 31174/2025, of December 2: Construction contract for ERPI in the parish of Olho Marinho, Óbidos - Social and Cultural Center for the Development of Olho Marinho - €2,815,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419835568.pdf
Announcement no. 31199/2025, of December 2: Redevelopment of the Pópulo Public Space and surrounding roads - Municipality of Braga - €2,604,968.02 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419822064.pdf
Announcement no. 31200/2025, of December 2: Design-Build Contract for “Reconversion of the Constantim Industrial Zone: Greener, More Resilient, and Digital” - Municipality of Vila Real - €8,695,187.56 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419828026.pdf
Announcement no. 31212/2025, of December 2: Bispo D. Manuel Ferreira Cabral Primary and Secondary School - Renovation of the Pavilion and Sports Center – A - Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructure - €2,600,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419831128.pdf
Announcement no. 31273/2025, of December 2: Provision of legal advisory services and legal representation - Lusa - Agência de Notícias de Portugal, SA - €168,750.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/232/419838995.pdf
Announcement no. 31562/2025, of December 4: Contract for the Rehabilitation and Adaptation of the Greenhouse of the Tropical Botanical Garden of the University of Lisbon and Support Facilities - 2nd procedure - University of Lisbon - €1,917,600.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/234/419848211.pdf
Announcement no. 31623/2025, of December 5: Contract for the total renovation of the former “Colégio São José” building into a residence for PSP agents and/or beneficiaries of PSP Social Services (SSPSP), located at Rua José Luís de Morais nos. 4 and 4A - Sacavém, Municipality of Loures, under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) - Public Security Police Social Services - €1,113,600.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/235/419853606.pdf
Announcement no. 31659/2025, of December 5: Renovation and Expansion of the Day Center and Community Center - Social Center of the Porto Cathedral - €1,473,430.01 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/235/419853922.pdf
Announcement no. 31737/2025, of December 5: Contract for the “Restoration of the Walled Structure of the City of Santarém” - Municipality of Santarém - €1,881,500.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/235/419855291.pdf
Announcement no. 31758/2025, of December 5: Contract for the expansion and conservation of the building located at Av. Sanches de Miranda no. 30 in Évora - ERPI - Ramalho Barahona Collection - Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Évora - €1,100,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/235/419856871.pdf
Announcement no. 31799/2025, of December 9: CP/835/2025 - Travel, air, rail, and road transport, and accommodation services for a period of 36 months, with an estimated start date of January 1, 2026, and end date of December 31, 2028 - Office of the Secretary-General of the Internal Security System - €1,350,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/236/419848374.pdf
Announcement no. 31806/2025, of December 9: Contract for the construction of a healthcare facility in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (long-term integrated care facility). - O Lar D'Ajuda - Home and Day Center, Sole Proprietorship, Ltd. - €3,400,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/236/419858459.pdf
Announcement no. 31840/2025, of December 9: Contract for the Rehabilitation of Mechanical Accesses at the Alameda, Odivelas, Oriente, and Terreiro do Paço Stations of the Lisbon Metro E.P.E. - Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE - €5,720,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/236/419855567.pdf
Announcement no. 31872/2025, of December 9: Rehabilitation of the Bodegas da Fonte Nova de Urrós - Municipality of Mogadouro - €2,081,048.95 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/236/419859155.pdf
Announcement no. 31893/2025, of December 9: Contract for General Civil Construction Improvements 2026–2027 – Águas do Tejo Atlântico, SA – €3,000,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/236/419861925.pdf
Announcement no. 31935/2025, of December 10: PE_25192_CNE-National Public Tender for the replacement and installation of roofing and water supply networks at the Santo André Secondary School in Barreiro - Construção Pública, EPE - €1,038,267.01 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/237/419861828.pdf
Announcement no. 31947/2025, of December 10: Procedure under Private Law - Market Consultation - Contract - Expansion of the Lisbon Data Processing Center - IP Telecom, Telecom Services, SA - €2,800,000.00 (AnoGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/237/419860775.pdf
Announcement no. 31957/2025, of December 10: Construction of the Pinheiro da Bemposta Health Center - Municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis - €1,924,455.22 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/237/419863367.pdf
Announcement no. 31989/2025, of December 10: Contract for the rehabilitation of the Mem Martins and Vale Mourão outfalls - Águas do Tejo Atlântico, SA - €2,850,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/237/419865895.pdf
Announcement no. 31991/2025, of December 10: Procurement of legal services in the context of decisions on administrative offense proceedings - Inspectorate-General for Agriculture, the Sea, the Environment, and Spatial Planning - €80,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/237/419865521.pdf
Announcement no. 31993/2025, of December 10: Collaborative and Community Multifamily Housing Construction Contract—application to PRR-Re-C03-I01-10-00061, Notice no. 10-C03-i01-2023 - Aurélio Amaro Diniz Foundation - €4,219,835.75 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/237/419866267.pdf
Announcement no. 32060/2025, of December 10: 3174CP25 Urgent Replacement of Water Supply Pipes - CMPEAE - Empresa de Águas e Energia do Município do Porto, EM - €1,029,720.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/237/419867377.pdf
Announcement no. 32089/2025, of December 11: Rehabilitation of the Social Housing Park of the Municipality of VRSA - ELHVRSA (design/construction) - Lot 3 - Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António - €1,119,925.97 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/238/419866989.pdf
Announcement no. 32165/2025, of December 11: A7/3345/2025 - Contract for the Adaptation of the Laundry Area for the Installation of the Gastroenterology Outpatient Unit, at Santo André Hospital (HSA), Local Health Unit of the Leiria Region (ULSRL) - Portugal 2030 - Local Health Unit of the Leiria Region, EPE - €2,850,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/238/419869029.pdf
Announcement no. 32351/2025, of December 15: Construction of the Fundão Volunteer Fire Department Headquarters - Fundão Volunteer Firefighters Humanitarian Association - €4,245,904.83 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/240/419877997.pdf
Announcement no. 32500/2025, of December 15: Contract for the Redevelopment of the Algueirão Public Space and Largo 25 de Abril/Largo da Estação, in Mem Martins (CMS), including the Redesign of the Water Supply and Domestic Wastewater Drainage Networks (SMAS) - Municipality of Sintra - €2,652,397.80 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/240/419880044.pdf
Announcement no. 32521/2025, of December 15: Contract for the construction of the “Loja do Cidadão de Olhão” (Olhão Citizen's Bureau) - Municipality of Olhão - €1,100,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/240/419884508.pdf
Announcement no. 32522/2025, of December 15: Conservation and Improvement of the Olhão Health Center - Municipality of Olhão - €1,858,188.50 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/240/419884776.pdf
Announcement no. 32596/2025, of December 16: Public tender procedure for the conservation of the interior of the Church of São João da Foz do Douro - Architecture and Electricity and Restoration of Wood Carvings. - Parish Church of São João da Foz do Douro - €1,010,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/241/419890623.pdf
Announcement no. 32962/2025, of December 19: Contract for the design and construction of the expansion of the HFF, Hemodialysis Unit, Day Hospital, and Inpatient Unit, integrated into ULSASI, E.P.E. - Amadora/Sintra Local Health Unit, EPE - €8,550,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/244/419893978.pdf
Announcement no. 32983/2025, of December 19: CPBL2505 - Contract for the renovation of the CINCORK facilities - Cork Industry Professional Training Center - €2,852,305.00 (ComprasPT)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/244/419913732.pdf
Announcement no. 33176/2025, of December 22: CP003625_Insurance services - Cascais Próxima - Gestão de Mobilidade, Espaços Urbanos e Energias, EM, SA - €1,998,332.55 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/245/419917759.pdf
Announcement no. 33204/2025, of December 22: Construction of social housing - Local housing strategy - Construction of an apartment building with 8 units - Municipality of Oleiros - €1,146,936.39 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/245/419907066.pdf
Announcement no. 33217/2025, of December 22: Alteration and Expansion of Buildings - Historic Center - Municipality of Guarda - €5,992,900.62 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/245/419915717.pdf
Announcement no. 33239/2025, of December 22: Public Works Contract for the partial renovation of the facilities of the Northern Regional Directorate for Mobility and Transport (DRMTN) - Institute for Mobility and Transport, IP - €1,090,024.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/245/419922861.pdf
Announcement no. 33272/2025, of December 23: Public Works Contract "Alteration and extension of building, Section B, for the Celorico da Beira Citizen's Bureau. - Municipality of Celorico da Beira - €1,060,761.91 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/246/419924895.pdf
Announcement no. 33284/2025, of December 23: Renovation Contract for the Northern Regional Headquarters of the Order of Engineers - Order of Engineers - €1,312,350.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/246/419926044.pdf
Announcement no. 33478/2025, of December 29: Construction of a building for the SA A-29N NA BA11 flight squadron – Beja – Air Force General Staff – €2,850,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/249/419933861.pdf
Announcement no. 33491/2025, of December 29: Public works contract for the renovation of the Monteiro-Mor Botanical Park of the National Costume Museum - Lisbon Tourism Association - Visitors and Convention Bureau - €1,250,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/249/419934688.pdf
Announcement no. 33492/2025, of December 29: Partial renovation of the interior of Residential Facility for the Elderly 1, focusing mainly on the complete renovation of the accommodation areas (i.e., bedrooms and respective bathrooms). - Alfena Parish Social Center - €1,128,272.98 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/249/419934541.pdf
Announcement no. 33526/2025, of December 30: Demolition and construction of a building for a daycare center - Fundação A Lord - €1,100,000.00 (Vortal)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/250/419935319.pdf
Announcement no. 33600/2025, of December 30: Contract for the improvement of the Barcarena outfall - structural rehabilitation (Phase II) and flow control - Águas do Tejo Atlântico, SA - €3,900,000.00 (AcinGov)
https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/cp_hora/2025/12/250/419942341.pdf
IV. CASE-LAW
IV.1. Court of Justice of the European Union
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of January 18, Case no. C-77/24: Preliminary ruling. Judicial cooperation in civil matters. Law applicable to non-contractual obligations. Regulation (EC) no. 864/2007. Article 4(1). Scope. Non-contractual civil liability of an organ of a company that organizes online games of chance without the required license. Claim for reimbursement of gambling losses. Place where the damage occurred.
Summary:
“1) Article 1(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) no 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations must be interpreted as meaning that: an action for non-contractual civil liability brought against the directors of a company for breach of a prohibition imposed by national legislation on offering games of chance to the public without a license for that purpose does not fall within the category of non-contractual obligations arising out of company law within the meaning of that provision.
2) Article 4(1) of Regulation no 864/2007 must be interpreted as meaning that: in the context of an action for damages for losses suffered as a result of participating in online games of chance offered by a company in a Member State where it did not have the required license, the damage suffered by a player must be considered to have occurred in the Member State where that player has his habitual residence.”
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of January 21, Case no. T 134/25: Preliminary ruling. Air transport. Compensation for air passengers in the event of long delays or flight cancellations. Exemption. Extraordinary circumstances. Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) no 261/2004. Air traffic management decision. Allocation of delayed departure slots due to bad weather conditions. Possibility of invoking the occurrence of an extraordinary circumstance for a flight subsequent to the affected flight.
Summary:
“1) Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) no. 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91, must be interpreted as meaning that: an air traffic management decision is capable of constituting an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ within the meaning of that provision, irrespective of the length of the delay caused by it and the reason for it, if it is established that that decision was beyond the actual control of the air carrier concerned, in particular where it can be ruled out that that carrier contributed to the taking of that decision, which it is for the referring court to verify.
2) Article 5(3) of Regulation no. 261/2004 must be interpreted as meaning that: if it is shown, on the other hand, that that decision was beyond its actual control, an air carrier may invoke, as an “extraordinary circumstance” within the meaning of that provision, a decision on air traffic management that affected an earlier flight operated by it using the same aircraft, provided that there is a direct causal link between the occurrence of that circumstance and the delay or cancellation of the flight it operated subsequently, which is for the referring court to assess, taking into account, in particular, the manner in which the aircraft concerned was operated by that carrier.”
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of January 22, Case no. C 812/24: Preliminary ruling. Award of public service, supply, and works contracts. Directive 2014/24/EU. Award of contracts. Article 2(1)(10). Concept of ‘economic operator’. Inclusion of a subsidiary wholly owned by the parent company. Article 63. Use of the capacities of other entities of the partners. Article 59(1). Freedom to prove the availability of the capacities of other entities. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/7. Annex 1 and Annex 2, Part II, point C. Submission of several European Single Procurement Documents (ESPD). Purpose of the ESPD.
Summary:
“1) Article 63(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, must be interpreted as meaning that: a parent company avails itself of the capacities of other entities when it intends to use, for the performance of a public contract, the capacities of a subsidiary in which it holds the entire share capital.
2) Article 56(3) of Directive 2014/24 must be interpreted as meaning that: a parent company which intends to rely on the capacities of a subsidiary in which it holds all the capital and in which one of the managers is also a manager of the parent company cannot be excluded from a tendering procedure on the sole ground that it has not attached to its tender the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) of that subsidiary, since that omission can be remedied provided that no provision of national law precludes it and that that remedy is carried out in accordance with the principles of equal treatment and transparency.”
IV.2. Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court Ruling no. 30/2026, of January 14, Case no. 1160/2025:
“In view of the above, the Constitutional Court:
a) Declare unconstitutional, for violation of Article 13 of the Constitution, the rule resulting from the combination of Article 2(f) of the legal regime governing the Extraordinary Contribution on the Energy Sector (CESE), approved by Article 228 of Law no. 83-C/2013 of December 31, whose validity was extended to 2022 by Article 6 of Law no. 99/2021, of December 31, insofar as it determines that the tax is levied on the value of the assets referred to in Article 3(1) of the same regime, owned by legal persons that are part of the national energy sector, with tax domicile or headquarters, effective management, or permanent establishment in Portuguese territory, which, on January 1, 2022, are operators of crude oil refining and petroleum product treatment, as defined in Decree-Law no. 31/2006, of February 15; and, as a result,
b) Dismiss this appeal.”.
https://www.tribunalconstitucional.pt/tc/acordaos/20260030.html
Constitutional Court Ruling no. 31/2026, of January 14, Case no. 1184/2025:
“In view of the above, the Constitutional Court:
a) Declare unconstitutional, for violation of Article 13 of the Constitution, the provision of Article 3(1) of the Single Circulation Tax Code, as amended by Decree-Law no. 41/2016 of August 1, according to which the person in whose name the vehicle is registered on the date of verification of the taxable event is liable for payment of the single circulation tax, regardless of whether ownership has already been transferred to another person on that date; and, consequently,
Dismiss this appeal.”.
https://www.tribunalconstitucional.pt/tc/acordaos/20260031.html
IV.3. Judicial Courts
Judgement of the Supreme Court of Justice, of January 15, Case no. 4966/23.4T8FNC.L1.S1: Autonomous fraction. Applicable law. Prohibition. Constitutive title. Condominium. Condominium regulations. Horizontal property. Use for different purposes. Uniform case law ruling. Commercial activity. Dismissal.
Summary:
“I. Decree-Law 76/2024, of October 23, applies to situations already established under the old law, as it provides for the content of the condominium owner's right of ownership over their unit (Article 12, 2, 2nd part of the CC).
II. Local accommodation is a service provision and allows for the shared use of the unit by several users.
III. The prohibition on the use of a unit as local accommodation must result from an express prohibition in the title deed of the condominium or in the condominium regulations that form an integral part thereof.”.
Judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice, of January 15, Case no. 14067/24.2T8PRT-A.P1.S1: Supply contract. Definitive breach. Penalty clause. Abuse of rights. Burden of proof. Reduction. Equity.
Summary:
“I. The reduction of the penalty clause on the grounds of “manifest excessiveness” can only be used in exceptional situations, where there is clear abuse, blatant injustice arising from the circumstances, compared to the damage suffered by the creditor as a result of the breach, if it proves to be extraordinarily excessive, exceeding the limits of reasonableness and common sense.
II. In assessing this manifest excess, a comparison should be made between the amount resulting from the penalty clause and the magnitude of the damage suffered by the creditor as a result of the breach, taking into account all the circumstances of the specific case.
III. Once it has been verified that the penalty clause is clearly excessive, the judge may reduce it, equitably and without any rigid limit, even below the value of the damage caused as a result of the breach, but should not undermine its coercive value.
IV. In the case file, the penalty clause is clearly excessive, according to which it was agreed that in the event of breach of the contract, the debtor would be obliged to pay compensation corresponding to the value of the kilograms of coffee not purchased, at the price at which it would have been purchased from the creditor by the debtor.”.
Judgment of the Lisbon Court of Appeal, of January 8, Case no. 24169/21.1T8LSB.L1-2: Builder. Defects. Expiration.
Summary:
“I – Although the wording of Article 917 of the Civil Code suggests that the limitation period provided for therein relates only to actions for annulment on the grounds of simple error, it has been settled doctrine and case law that the regime established therein is applicable, by broad interpretation, to actions seeking repair or replacement of the item, i.e., to the actions provided for in Article 914 of the Civil Code.
II – The concept of builder used in Article 1225(4) of the Civil Code covers both the direct builder and the professional who builds directly or through contracts with third parties to sell to purchasers/consumers.
III – This classification of builder is important for the purchaser of a long-term property that has defects, who, wishing to hold the seller liable, instead of benefiting from the six-month limitation period referred to in Article 917 of the Civil Code, will benefit from the five-year period referred to in Article 1225(1) of the same legal instrument.”.
Judgment of the Lisbon Court of Appeal, of January 15, Case no. 23266/21.8T8LSB.L1-8: Contractual liability. Compensation for non-pecuniary damages.
Summary:
“1. The appeal on the matter of fact must be rejected in relation to the matter of fact judged as proven in favor of the Plaintiff/appellant and on the basis of which the latter obtained a (even partial) victory in the case, when, as a result of the appeal being upheld and the issuance of a decision different from that sought by the respondent in the appeal, the latter ultimately prevailed in the action (cf. Article 631(1) of the CPC). 2. Facts that are strictly conclusive and which, at the same time, embody legal concepts cannot form part of the decision on the facts (proven or unproven), as they contain within themselves the decision on the case. 3. In the context of contractual liability, non-pecuniary damages that, due to their severity, deserve legal protection are also compensable, under the terms of Article 496(1) of the Civil Code, provided that the wrongdoer's culpable breach and the causal link between such breach and the damage are verified. 4. In the context that the Plaintiffs employed all their personal and financial efforts to rebuild the house where they went to live; that as a result of the repair work, water and moisture infiltration occurred in two rooms of the house (kitchen and room with fireplace); that as a result of these defects, the Plaintiffs felt frustrated, sad, and constrained to live their daily lives in those areas of the house, and considering that these defects are likely to endanger their health and/or at least their quality of life, especially when it was also established that the Plaintiff is a cancer patient (the comfort of housing cannot fail to be a relevant factor in her life) and that the Plaintiff, during the pandemic, also had to use the house to carry out part of his work, we must conclude that the aforementioned damages are serious enough to warrant legal protection. 5. In this context, and since nothing has been established about the economic conditions of the injuring party and the injured parties, it is considered fair, appropriate, and proportional to the seriousness of the damages suffered to set the compensation at €5,000.00.”.
Judgment of the Lisbon Court of Appeal, of January 15, Case no. 18875/21.8T8LSB.L1-8: Contract for work. Execution of work. Objective impossibility.
Summary:
“1. If the contract for work has to be amended for technical reasons, as it is unenforceable as presented, the procedure to be followed is that set out in Article 1215 of the Civil Code.
2. Following this reasoning, the plaintiff/appellant cannot invoke the provisions of Article 1229 of the Civil Code because there is no withdrawal/termination due to the non-acceptance of the judicial amendments established.
3. Given the unenforceability of the contract signed by the parties on January 8, 2019, we are faced with an objective impossibility of executing the work, for reasons not attributable to the debtor, in which case the obligation is extinguished, pursuant to Article 790 of the Civil Code.
4. In this case, the defendants could not unilaterally terminate the contract for services, invoking its expiration due to objective impossibility of performance, and therefore the plaintiff cannot be compensated for the termination of the contract and based on Article 437 of the Civil Code, which is not applicable to the situation described.
5. As no losses, costs, additional costs, or additional charges incurred by the plaintiff have been proven, it has not been proven that there is any amount owed by the defendants that justifies the right of retention.”.
Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Porto, of January 16, Case no. 833/08.0YYPRT-B.P1: Compulsory financial penalty. Enforceability of the obligation. Payment in installments. Early maturity.
Summary:
“I - The compulsory financial penalty, provided for in Article 829-A(4) of the Civil Code, arises automatically from the law itself, by virtue of the final judgment condemning the debtor to fulfill a financial obligation, and aims to encourage compliance and strengthen the judicial system, overcoming the debtor's opposition or indifference.
II - Since the ratio legis of the rule contained in Article 829-A, paragraph 4, of the Civil Code is to compel the debtor to fulfill the obligation from the moment it becomes due, discouraging possible non-compliance and thus also ensuring and reinforcing respect for and compliance with judicial decisions, there is no justification for its application as long as the obligation is not enforceable.
III - Considering, furthermore, the rationale for the automatic application of the 5% per annum rate provided for in Article 829-A(4) of the Civil Code, there is no justification for imposing additional interest at a rate of 5% per annum on the obligor while they make the payments, on the respective due dates, which were set in the agreement approved by the judgment.
IV - In the case of a judgment approving an agreement in which the parties stipulated the payment of a certain amount in 69 installments, with that decision becoming final, the total amount owed is not enforceable. As long as the defendant complies with the agreement by making the payments on the respective due dates, the financial penalty provided for in Article 829-A(4) of the Civil Code does not apply.
V - The provisions of Article 781 of the Civil Code give the creditor the right to demand immediate payment of all installments in the event of non-payment of one of the installments. If the creditor wishes to exercise this right, they must communicate this intention to the debtor, calling on them to fulfill the entire obligation.
VI - If the creditor has not given notice to the debtor, the installments become due upon service of process on the debtor in the context of enforcement proceedings.”.
IV.4. Administrative and Tax Courts
Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court, of January 14, Case no. 0843/23.7BEBRG.SA1: VAT. Contract work. Renovation.
Summary:
“I - Only “urban rehabilitation works” benefit from the 6% VAT rate provided for in Article 18(a) and Item 2.23 of List I annexed to the CIVA.
II - Classification as an “urban rehabilitation contract” presupposes the existence of a contract and its execution in an Urban Rehabilitation Area for which an Urban Rehabilitation Operation has been previously approved.”.
Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court, of January 15, Case no. 0109/23.2BECTB: Hierarchical appeal. Confirmatory act. Challengeability. Act.
Summary:
“I - In order to speak of a purely confirmatory act, it is not enough for the decision to be identical, that is, that the legal effects produced are identical, or that there is an identity of subject matter, even if it leads to the same decision, which can be reached by invoking or using different grounds, in the certainty that this different reasoning will be sufficient to alter and modify the assumptions of the decision and remove the qualification of the act as merely confirmatory.
II - A purely confirmatory act is one that has as its object an act previously performed, and for its verification it is important that the following requirements be cumulatively verified:
a) That the confirmed act was harmful;
b) That such act was known to the interested party;
c) That between the confirmed act and the confirmatory act there is identity of subjects, object, and decision.
III - Given that both decisions were made within the scope of the same administrative proceeding conducted by the same public entity, the introduction of additional and, in some ways, different grounds, adding new arguments to the primary act, is sufficient to ensure that we are not dealing with a merely confirmatory act.
IV - In fact, according to the provisions of Article 53(1) of the CPTA, the notion of a confirmatory administrative act requires that these acts merely reiterate, on the same grounds, decisions contained in previous administrative acts, which is not the case here, since the act issued in the Hierarchical Appeal adduces factual and legal grounds that do not fully coincide with those contained in the primary act, thus lacking one of the essential prerequisites for the confirmatory nature of the contested decision.
V - The decision of the Hierarchical Appeal, which is not limited to confirming the primary act, but rather adds innovative elements to the original act, provides sufficient legal grounds to prevent it from being considered a simple confirmatory act, thereby legitimizing the contestability of the secondary act.
VI - Since the hierarchical appeal is based on a legal opinion subsequent to the primary act, which in turn innovates in the reasoning and argumentation supporting the rejection of the request, it is clear that we are not dealing with a merely confirmatory act, and as such, it is contestable.”.
V. BRIEFS
V.1. DOCTRINE
V.1.1. Monographs and Periodicals
Alexandre de Soveral Martins, Um Curso de Direito da Insolvência - Vol. I, Almedina, January 2026.
André Alfar Rodrigues, Minutas e Políticas de Compliance, Almedina, January 2026.
Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses, Revista Julgar N.º 57, Almedina, January 2026.
David Martins Lopes de Figueiredo, Titulação de Negócios Jurídicos sobre Imóveis, Almedina January 2026.
Marta Falcão, Miguel Dinis Pestana Serra, Direito das Sucessões - Da Teoria à Prática, Almedina January 2026.
Moura Santos, Deontologia do Advogado, Almedina January 2026.
Paulo Marques, Nelson Coelho, Alexandre Simões, Imposto e Crime - A Inspecção Tributária e a Investigação Criminal, Almedina, January 2026.
Rui Pinto Duarte, Escritos Jurídicos Vários 2016-2025, Almedina, January 2026.
V.1.2. Generic Guidelines & Cia
Circular Letter no. 25101, of 2 January, by Order of the Sub-Director-General of the Value Added Tax Services Directorate
Subject: VAT - State Budget for 2026. Amendments to the VAT Code and complementary legislation.
Circular Letter no. 40129/2026, of January 6, by Order of the Sub-Director General of the Property Tax Area
Subject: IMT - Practical tables in force as of 1 January 2026.
Circular Letter no. 20286, of January 15, by Order of the Sub-Director General of the Income Tax Area
Subject: Amendment and harmonization of the deadline for compliance with various ancillary obligations - Decree-Law no. 49/2025, of March 27.
Circular no. 1/2026, of January 15, by Order of the Director-General of the Personal Income Tax Services Directorate
Subject: Withholding Tax on Income from Employment and Pensions.
V.2. Miscellaneous
V.2.1. Bulletin of Labour and Employment
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 1/2026, of January 8: Ordinance extending the collective contract between the Ribatejo Farmers' Association - Employers' Organization of the Districts of Santarém, Lisbon, and Leiria and the National Union of Workers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Tourism, Food Industry, Beverages, and Related Industries - SETAAB.
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte1_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 1/2026, of January 8: Ordinance extending the collective agreement between Cooperativa Agro-Pecuária da Beira Central, CRL and others and the National Union of Workers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Tourism, Food Industry, Beverages and Related Industries - SETAAB and other.
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte1_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 1/2026, of January 8: Ordinance extending the collective contract between ANEFA - National Association of Forestry, Agricultural, and Environmental Companies and the National Union of Workers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Tourism, Food Industry, Beverages, and Related Industries - SETAAB.
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte1_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 1/2026, of January 8: Ordinance extending the amendments to the collective contract between the National Association of Food Traders and Manufacturers (ANCIPA) and FESAHT - Federation of Trade Unions of Agriculture, Food, Beverages, Hospitality, and Tourism of Portugal and others (fruit and vegetable industry).
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte1_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 1/2026, of January 8: Ordinance extending the amendments to the collective contract between ADCP - Association of Cooperative Wineries of Portugal and the Union of Workers in the Service Sector – SITESE.
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte1_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 1/2026, of January 8: Ordinance extending the collective contract between ADCP - Association of Cooperative Wineries of Portugal and the National Union of Workers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Tourism, Food Industry, Beverages and Related Industries - SETAAB.
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte1_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 4/2026, January 29: Ordinance extending the collective contract between ACIFF - Figueira da Foz Commercial and Industrial Association - Regional Business Association and CESP - Portuguese Trade, Office, and Service Workers' Union.
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte4_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 4/2026, January 29: Ordinance extending the amendments to the collective contract between the Portuguese Association of Distribution Companies - APED and the Union of Service Sector Workers - SITESE.
https://bte.gep.msess.gov.pt/completos/2026/bte4_2026.pdf
Extension Ordinance, BTE no. 4/2026, January 29: Ordinance extending the amendments to the collective contract between APHORT - Portuguese Association of Hotels, Restaurants, and Tourism and the Union of Service Sector Workers - SITESE.
V.2.2. Economics, Finance and Taxation
The Council of Ministers, meeting on January 9, approved a Council of Ministers Resolution creating the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the period 2026-2030. It approved a Council of Ministers Resolution adopting the second Action Plan for the Circular Economy (PAEC 2030) in Portugal, in line with the European Union's Action Plan for the Circular Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda.
https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc25/governo/comunicado-do-conselho-de-ministros?i=706
The Council of Ministers, meeting on January 22, approved a Decree-Law revising the Legal Framework for Driving Instruction. It approved a Decree-Law creating an integrated and cross-cutting legal framework for the protection of passenger rights, applicable to all public transport, placing citizens at the center of mobility policies and strengthening confidence in public transport services. It approved a Decree-Law that comprehensively regulates driving times, breaks, and rest periods, the organization of drivers' working time, the use of tachographs, and the respective administrative offense regimes.
https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc25/governo/comunicado-do-conselho-de-ministros?i=707
V.2.3. Industrial Property
On January 16, provisional statistical data were released on applications and grants of Industrial Property Rights (IPR) updated to December 2025, highlighting the following:
i) In 2025, 1,169 applications for national inventions were filed (up from 951 applications filed in the same period last year);
(ii)With regard to grants, 220 national inventions were granted in 2025, compared to 207 in 2024, representing a growth of 6.3%;
(iii) The total number of International Applications (PCT) and European Patent Applications, via INPI as the Receiving Office, was 82 in 2025 (higher than in the same period in 2024). The number of European Patent validations filed in Portugal in 2025 decreased by 24.6% compared to the same period last year, from 2,640 validations filed in 2024 to 1,991 in 2025;
(iv) National trademarks and other distinctive signs of commerce (OSDC) accounted for 23,222 applications in 2025 (up from 21,529 applications filed in the same period in 2024), representing a growth of 7.9%;
(v) With regard to International Trademark Designations for national examination and registration, there was a decrease compared to the same period last year. A total of 1,006 International Trademark Designations were filed in 2025 and 1,044 in 2024.
On January 20, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) announced that applications for the European Patent Office's Candidate Support Program (CSP) are open from 30 January to 19 February. Applications are open to professionals who wish to obtain European Certification in Patent Administration.
On January 21, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) announced that applications for the WIPO Awards 2026 are open until 31 March, where startups and SMEs from around the world are recognized for using intellectual property to expand their businesses and create social impact. Every year, this award created by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recognizes SMEs and startups that use intellectual property (IP) to develop innovative solutions, drive economic growth, and generate positive social impact.
https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/Noticias-do-INPI/Candidaturas-aos-WIPO-Global-Awards-2026
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