Specific Aquaculture Legislation

National Law  
Ordinance No. 280/2017, of 19 September, establishes the method of calculation, the amount, exemptions, the form of division and delivery of the collection product for the Aquaculture Fee (TAQ)
Ordinance No. 280/2017
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Ordinance No. 279/2017, of 19 September, sets out the instructional elements that must be submitted by the interested party in the procedures provided for in paragraph 2 of article 8, paragraph 2 of article 9, paragraph 1 of article 12 and in no. 2 of article 13 of Decree-Law No. 40/2017, of 4 April, which defines the legal regime for the installation and operation of cultural establishments in marine waters, including transition waters, and inland waters Ordinance No. 279/2017
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Ordinance No. 276/2017, of 18 September, establishes the regime and the amount of the deposit intended to guarantee, at the time of the termination of the Aquaculture Activity Title (TAA), the good environmental status of the marine environment and water bodies marine and inland waters, as well as the removal of works and mobile structures inserted in the area or volume assigned to the title

Ordinance No. 276/2017
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Decree-Law No. 40/2017, of 4 April, approves the legal regime for the installation and exploitation of culture establishments in marine waters, including transition waters, and in inland waters, using the legislative authorization granted. by Law No. 37/2016, of 15 December. This Decree-Law applies to establishments of cultures in marine waters and inland waters and, also, to related establishments, located in private property, private domain of the State, public domain of the State and of the local authorities, including the public domain water. The provisions of this Decree-Law are not applicable to State aquaculture posts, aquaculture units or captive aquaculture species with exclusive self-consumption, ornamental, didactic, technical or scientific purposes.
Decree-Law No. 40/2017
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Decree-Law No. 152/2009, of 2 June - Transposes Directive 2006/88/EC, of the Council, of 24 October, on animal health requirements applicable to aquaculture animals and derived products, into the internal legal order
Decree-Law No. 152/2009
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Regulatory Decree No. 9/2008, of 18 March - Defines the fundamental rules for the establishment of aquaculture production areas (APA) in the open sea (offshore)

Regulatory Decree No. 9/2008
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EU Law  
Regulation (EU) No. 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 22 October - Regarding the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species Regulation (EU) No. 1143/2014
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Regulation (EU) No. 304/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 9 March - Amends Council Regulation (EC) No. 708/2007 on the use in aquaculture of exotic species and species absent locally Regulation (EU) No. 304/2011
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Regulation (EC) No. 710/2009, of 5 August - Regarding the organic aquaculture production of animals and seaweed

Regulation (EC) No. 710/2009
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Regulation (EC) No. 889/2008, of 5 September - Regarding organic production and the labeling of organic products Regulation (EC) No. 889/2008
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Commission Regulation (EC) No. 506/2008, of 6 June - Amends Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) 708/2007, of 11 June

Regulation (EC) No. 506/2008
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Commission Regulation (EC) No. 535/2008, of 13 June - Establishes implementing rules for Council Regulation (EC) No. 708/2007, of 11 June - Regarding the use in aquaculture of exotic species and species absent locally Regulation (EC) No. 535/2008
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 Legislation regarding the Use of Water Resources, the Water Law, the Maritime Spatial Planning and the Environmental Impact Assessment

 National Law

 

Decree-Law No. 236/98, of 1 August, with the changes introduced by Decree-Law No. 243/2001 of 5 September - Establishes quality standards, criteria and objectives for the purpose of protecting the aquatic environment and improve water quality according to its main uses

Decree-Law No. 236/98
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Decree-Law No. 506/99, of 20 November - which sets the quality objectives for certain dangerous substances included in families or groups of substances in list II of annex XIX to Decree-Law No. 236/98, of August 1st

Decree-Law No. 506/99
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Decree-Law No. 243/2001, of 5 September - Regulates the quality of water intended for human consumption and aims to protect human health from the harmful effects resulting from any contamination of water intended for human consumption, ensuring its healthiness and cleanliness. This statute transposes Council Directive 98/83/EC, of ??3 November, on the quality of water intended for human consumption, into national law. Repeals Section III of Chapter II of Decree-Law No. 236/98, of 1 August

Decree-Law No. 243/2001
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Decree-Law No. 261/2003, of 21 October - Adds new substances to those considered in Decree-Law No. 506/99, of 20 November, which set the quality objectives for certain dangerous substances included in families or groups of substances from list II of annex XIX to Decree-Law No. 236/98, of 1 August

Decree-Law No. 261/2003
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Law No. 54/2005, of 15 November - Establishes the ownership of water resources, Article 1 of Decree No. 5787 - IIII, of May 18, 1919, and chapters I and II of Decree- Law No. 468/71, of November 5

Law No. 54/2005
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Decree-Law No. 58/2005, of 29 December - Approves the Water Law, carrying Directive 2000/60/EC, of ??the European Parliament and of the Council, of 23 October, into the national legal order and establishing the foundations and institutional framework for sustainable water management

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Decree-Law No. 77/2006, of 30 March - Complements the transposition of Directive 2000/60/EC, of ??the European Parliament and of the Council, of 23 October, which establishes a framework for Community action in the field of water, in development of the regime established in Law no. 58/2005, of 29 December

Decree-Law No. 77/2006
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Law No. 13/2007, of 9 March - Authorizes the Government to approve the regime for the use of water resources

Law No. 13/2007
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Decree-Law No. 226-A/2007, of May 31 - Water resource use regime

Decree-Law No. 226-A/2007
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Decree-Law No. 306/2007, of 27 August - Establishes the water quality regime for human consumption, reviewing Decree-Law no. 243/2001, of 5 September, which transposed it into the legal order Directive 98/83/EC, of ??the Council, of 3 November

Decree-Law No. 306/2007
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Ordinance No. 1450/2007, of 12 November - Establishes the rules for the application of Decree-Law no. 226-A/2007, of 31 May

Ordinance No. 1450/2007
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Decree-Law No. 353/2007, of 26 October - Establishes the regime to which the public domain delimitation procedure is subject

Decree-Law No. 353/2007
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Decree-Law No. 97/2008, of 11 June - Establishes the economic and financial regime for water resources provided for by Law No. 58/2005, of 29 December, regulating the rate of water resources, the tariffs for services water resources and water resource management program contracts

Decree-Law No. 97/2008
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Order No. 484/2009, of 8 January - Application of Decree-Law No. 97/2008, of 11 June, which establishes the economic and financial regime for water resources (REF)

Order No. 484/2009
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Order No. 2434/2009, of January 8 - Application of Decree-Law No. 97/2008, of June 11, which establishes the economic and financial regime for water resources (REF) to fish, aquaculture or aquaculture establishments of biogenetic cultures

Order No. 2434/2009
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Order No. 10858/2009, of 28 April - Complement to the rules established in Order No. 2434/2009, of 19 January, for fish, aquaculture or biogenetic cultures establishments

Order No. 10858/2009
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Decree-Law No. 107/2009, of 15 May, amended by Decree-Law No. 26/2010, of 30 March - Approves the regime for the protection of public water reservoirs of public service and of lakes or lakes public waters; Establishes rules regarding the installation of aquaculture establishments in coastal lagoons

Decree-Law No. 107/2009
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Decree-Law No. 103/2010, of 24 September - Establishes environmental quality standards in the field of water policy and transposes Directive 2008/105/EC, of ??the European Parliament and of the Council, of 16 December, and partially Directive 2009/90/EC of the Commission of 31 July

Decree-Law No. 130/2012
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Decree-Law No. 130/2012, of 22 June, amended by Decree-Law No. 26/2010, of 30 March - Amends Law No. 58/2005, of 29 December, as amended by Decree-Law No. 245/2009, of 22 September, adapting the institutional framework and competencies for water resources management, in view of the Organic Law of the Ministry of Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning, approved by Decree-Law No. 7/2012, of 17 January, and to the organic of the Portuguese Environment Agency, IP, approved by Decree-Law No. 56/2012, of 12 March

Decreto-Lei n.º 130/2012
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Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013, of 31 October - Establishes the Legal Framework for Environmental Impact Assessment

Decree-Law No. 151-B/2013
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Law No. 17/2014, of 10 April - Establishes the Basis for the Policy for the Planning and Management of the National Maritime Space (LBOEM)

Law No. 17/2014
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Decree-Law No. 38/2015, of 22 June - This decree-law develops Law No. 17/2014, of 10 April, which establishes the Basis for the Policy for the Planning and Management of the National Maritime Space (LBOGEM)

Decree-Law No. 38/2015
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Decree-Law No. 139/2015, of July 30th - Proceed with the first amendment to Decree-Law No. 38/2015, of March 12th, which develops Law No. 17/2014, of April 10th , which establishes the Basis for the Policy for the Planning and Management of the National Maritime Space (LBOGEM)

Decree-Law No. 139/2015
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Decree-Law No. 166/2008, of 22 August - Establishes the legal framework for the national ecological reserve (REN)

Decree-Law No. 166/2008
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Ordinance No. 1247/2008, of November 4 - Sets the amount of fees for appraisal of authorization requests and prior communication to be charged by regional development and coordination commissions - CCDR

Ordinance No. 1247/2008
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Ordinance No. 1356/2008, of 28 November - Establishes the conditions for making the uses and actions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 20 of Decree-Law No. 166/2008, of 22 August

Ordinance No. 1356/2008
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 Legislation relating to the hygienic and sanitary conditions of the purification and dispatch centers for live bivalve molluscs

National Law  

Ordinance No. 1421/2006, of December 21 - Establishes rules for the production and marketing of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, complementary to Regulations (EC) No. 852/2004 and No. 853/2004, of 29 April

Ordinance No. 1421/2006
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Decree-Law No. 113/2006, of 12 June - Ensure the execution and guarantee the fulfillment, in the national legal system, of the obligations contained in Regulations (EC) No. 852/2004 and No. 853/2004, both of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April on the hygiene of foodstuffs and the specific hygiene rules applicable to foodstuffs of animal origin, respectively Decree-Law No. 113/2006
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 EU Law  

Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 29 April - Establishes specific hygiene rules applicable to food of animal origin

Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004
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Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 29 April - Concerning the hygiene of foodstuffs

Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004
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 Legislation for Colored and Marked Diesel

National Law  

Ordinance  No. 117-A/2008, of 8 February - regulates the formalities and procedures applicable to the recognition and control of exemptions and reduced rates of tax on oil and energy products (ISP)

Ordinance  No. 117-A/2008
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Ordinance No. 205/2014, of October 8 - approves the list of equipment used in aquaculture activity authorized to consume colored and marked diesel Ordinance No. 205/2014
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Ordinance No. 206/2014, of 8 October - amendment to Ordinance No. 117-A/2008, of 8 February, which regulates the formalities and procedures applicable to the recognition and control of tax exemptions and reduced rates on petroleum and energy products (ISP) Ordinance No. 206/2014
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 Varied Legislation

EU Law  

Regulation No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 28 January 2002 - determines the general principles and standards of food law, creates the European Food Safety Authority and establishes procedures in matters of food safety

Regulation No. 178/2002
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Regulation No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 3 October 2002 - establishes the health rules for animal by-products not intended for human consumption

Regulation No. 1774/2002
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Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No. 2091/91 - Concerning the organic production method of agricultural products and their indication in agricultural products and foodstuffs

Proposal for a Council Regulation
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Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 29 April - Establishes specific rules for the organization of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption

Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004
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Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 29 April - Regarding official controls carried out to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law and health and welfare standards-being of animals

Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004
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