Translations

The following documents are translations of legislation, provided or sponsored by the companies or organisations indicated in the text of each document. These are not sworn translations and ACIS accepts no liability arising from their use - in cases of doubt the original Portuguese should always be used.

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Constitution 1065KB

Customs

The following three documents, when combined, are a translation of the Customs Tariff Book (Laws 6/2009 and 17/2009). Please note that the translation is intended to facilitate the understanding of tariff heading meanings, it is NOT designed to be relied on when calculating duties.

Tariff Book Section I - Chapters 1-40 1.6MB

Tariff Book Section II - Chapters 41-72 1.5MB

Tariff Book Section III - Chapters 73-97 10.5MB

The following four documents when taken together comprise Decree 34/2009 of 06 July, the General Rules for Customs Clearance of Commodities Regulation:

General Rules for Customs Clearance of Commodities Regulation Part 1 455KB

General Rules for Customs Clearance of Commodities Regulation Part 2 481KB

General Rules for Customs Clearance of Commodities Regulation Part 3 463KB

General Rules for Customs Clearance of Commodities Regulation Part 4 502KB

Ministerial Diploma 16/2012 regulating the General Rules for Customs Clearance of Commodities Regulation 312KB

Ministerial Diploma 307/2012 the Customs Transit Regulation 950KB

Employment & Immigration

Labour Law 1.5MB

Domestic Employment 188KB

Employment of Foreigners 100KB

Employment of Foreigners in Petroleum and Mining Sectors 300KB

Immigration Law 167KB