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A. Electronic communications law
- Law of electronic communications http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333114
  - Law no. 51/2011, of 13 September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1099877
    
    Amends and republishes Law no. 5/2004, of 10 February on the current wording
  - Decree-Law no. 258/2009, of 25 September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1001073
    
    Amends and republishes Decree-Law no. 123/2009, of 21 May
  - Law no. 35/2008, of 28 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975265
  - Decree-Law no. 176/2007, of 8 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975285
  - Statement of Rectification no. 32-A/2004, of 10 of April http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975259
  - Law no. 5/2004, of 10 February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975162
    
    Subject to subsequent changes by D.L. no. 176/2007, of 8 May, D.L. no. 123/2009, of 21 May, D.L no. 258/2009, of 25 September, Law no. 35/2008 of 28 July; amended and republished by Law no. 51/2011 of 13 September and subject to subsequent addition by Law no. 10/2013, of 28 of January (article no. 52 A - suspension and termination of the service to subscribers consumers)
- Court for intellectual property and the court for competition, regulation and supervision http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=347280
  - Law no. 46/2011, of 24 June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1091089
- List of standards and specifications for electronic communications networks and services http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=347273
  - Notice no. 12678 of 15.04.2008, published on 23 of April http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975291
  - Notice of 08.05.2006, published on 18 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975302
  - Notice of 20.05.2004, published on 1 of June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=981465
  - Notice of 09.03.2004, published on 24 of March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975310

B. Universal telecommunications service
- Bases of the public telecommunications service concession http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333257
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers No 2/2013, of 10 January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1150234
  - Decree-Law no. 31/2003, of 17 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975835
- Provisions approving the minutes of the purchase contract of the telecommunications basic network and of the amending agreement of the concession contract http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333258
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 147/2002, of 26 December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975858
- Basic telecommunications law http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333259
  - Law no. 29/2002, of 6 of December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975893
    
    Amends the article 8 and 12 of Law no. 91/97, of 1 of August
  - Law no. 91/97, of 1 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975872
    
    Subject to subsequent changes by Law no. 29/2002, of 6 of December
- Compulsory purchase regime for the basic telecommunications network http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333261
  - Decree-Law no. 95/2003, of 3 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975909
  - Law no. 6/2003, of 6 of March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975905
- Price convention for the telecommunications universal service agreed between the GDCC, ANACOM and PTC (30.12.2002) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333262
  - Price convention for the telecommunications universal service (30.12.2012) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976453
- Distribution of compensation among the different undertakings providing public service http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=346117
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 50/2012, of 22 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1127870
    
    Subject to subsequent changes by Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 66/2012, of 6 of August
  - Resolution of the Council of Ministers number 96/2010, of 14 December http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1064014
- Compensation fund for the electronic communications universal service http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=347288
  - Law no. 35/2012, of 23 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1136652
- Telex service http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333185

C. ANACOM regulations
- Procedures for the collection and delivery to municipalities of TMDP (municipal fee for rights of way) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333118
  - Regulation no. 38/2004, published on 29 of September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975350
- Regulation on quality of service http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333119
  - Regulation no. 372/2009, published on 28 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=981606
    
    Regulation amending Regulation number 46/2005, of 14 June
  - Regulation no. 46/2005, published on 14 of June http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975357
    
    Rectified by Regulation no. 372/2009, of 28 August
- Portability regulation http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333120
  - Regulation no. 114/2012, of 13 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1120796
    
    Amends and republishes Regulation no. 58/2005, of 18 August
  - Regulation no. 302/2009, published on 16 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975597
    
    Amending Regulation to the Portability Regulation
  - Regulation no. 87/2009, published on 18 of February http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975450
    
    Amending Regulation to the Portability Regulation
  - Regulation no. 58/2005, published on 18 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975391
    
    Amended by Regulation no. 87/2009, of 18 February, no. 302/2009, of 16 July and no. 114/2012, of 13 March
- Rules governing the use of 18xy numbers of the Plano Nacional de Numeração (National Numbering Plan) for enquiry services - other directories http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=348739
  - Regulation no. 169/2013, published on 15 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1162127
- Selection and pre-selection regulation http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333121
  - Regulation no. 268/2007, published on 15 of October http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975619
    
    Regulation of amending the Regulation no. 1/2006, of 9 January
  - Regulation no. 1/2006, published on 9 of January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975607
    
    Change by Regulation no. 268/2007, of 15 October

D. Data protection and privacy
- Law on the protection of personal data http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333217
  - Law no. 67/98, of 26 of October http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976192
- Processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=346771
  - Law no. 46/2012, of 29 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1138221
  - Law no. 41/2004, of 18 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976164
    
    Amended and republished by Law no. 46/2012, of 29 August
- Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333218
  - Law 32/2008 of 17 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976199
- Technical and security conditions under which electronic communications for the transmission of traffic and location data on natural persons and legal entities, as well as of related data necessary to identify the subscriber or registered user, must operate http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333219
  - Administrative Rule no. 694/2010, of 16 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1045984
  - Administrative Rule no. 131/2010, of 2 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1015191
  - Administrative Rule no. 915/2009, of 18 August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976206
  - Administrative Rule no. 469/2009, of 6 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976201

E. Infrastructures
- Regime governing the construction, access to and set up of electronic communications networks and infrastructures in buildings, housing developments and urban settlements (ITED/ITUR regime) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333285
  - Decree-Law no. 258/2009, of 25 September http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1001158
    
    Amends and republishes Decree-Law no. 123/2009, of 21 May
  - Law no. 32/2009, of 9 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976661
  - Decree-Law no. 123/2009, of 21 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=975261
    
    Rectified by Statement no. 43/2009, of 25 June; amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 258/2009, of 25 September

F. Audiotext services and value added
- Rules governing access and the exercise of the activities of provider of audiotext services and message-based valued added services http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333278
  - Decree-Law no. 8/2013, of 18 January http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1151642
    
    Amends and republishes Decree-Law no. 177/99, of 21 May
  - Decree-Law no. 177/99, of 21 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976689
    
    Subsequently amended by Law no. 95/2001, of 20 of August, Decree-Law no. 63/2009, of 10 March, Law no. 51/2011, of 13 September, and Decree-Law no. 8/2013, of 18 January.
- Advertising of audiotext services http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333279
  - Decree-Law no. 63/2009, of 10 March http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976703
    
    Change the articles 1 to 10, 12 to 14 and adding the article 9-A to Decree-Law no. 177/99 and change the articles 1, 2 and 2-A of Decree-Law no. 175/99, both of 21 May
  - Law no. 95/2001, of 20 of August http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=984643
    
    Change the articles 10, 13, 14 and 16 of Decree-Law no. 177/99 and change the article 3 of Decree-Law no. 175/99, both of 21 May
  - Decree-Law no. 148/2001, of 7 May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976725
    
    Change the article 2, the number 1 of article 3 and adding the article 2-A to Decree-Law no. 175/99, of 21 May
  - Decree-Law no. 175/99, of 21 of May http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=976715
    
    Subject to subsequent alterations
- Regime of simplified free access and exercise of service activities within the national territory http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=337711
  - Decree-Law number 92/2010, of 26 July http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1043475

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IV. Electronic communications

A. Electronic communications law

B. Universal telecommunications service

C. ANACOM regulations

D. Data protection and privacy

E. Infrastructures

F. Audiotext services and value added