Government gazette of Portugal
The
Diario da Republica
(DR) is the
official gazette
of
Portugal
. Between 1869 and 1976, it was called the
Diario do Governo
.
It is published by the
National Printing House
and comprises two series.
Laws
,
decree-laws
, decisions by the
Constitutional Court
and other relevant texts are published in the I Series.
Regulations
, public contracts, etc. are published in the II Series.
As in many countries, legislative texts are only binding after publication (article 119 of the
Portuguese Constitution
).
Since July 1, 2006, the gazette is published in electronic form, with only a handful of authenticated printed copies (for deposit in the
National Archive
, the
Presidency
, the
Assembleia da Republica
, the high courts, etc.). There were other changes, such as the end of the III Series. It is possible to buy the printed version of the I Series.
Diario da Republica Electronico
is the public service of universal and free access. It requires a
PDF
viewer
. Users can search and access entire editions or a particular act, from 1910, in the case of the I Series, or 2000, in the case of the II Series. There are no known plans to backscan older copies.
Added value services are also available, which allow
Boolean search
, alerts on new legislation regarding subjects defined by the user, etc.
Other official newspapers in Portugal
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The
Autonomous Regions
of
Azores
and
Madeira
each have a gazette, the
Jornal Oficial da Regiao Autonoma dos Acores
(JORAA) and the
Jornal Oficial da Regiao Autonoma da Madeira
(JORAM). These are also available online, but in the case of
JORAM
only the printed version is considered authentic.
Being a member of the
European Union
, there is also a
Portuguese
version of the
Official Journal of the European Union
.
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