Portugal

[PT] Implementation of Electronic Communications Package

IRIS 2004-6:1/29

Luís António Santos

Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Minho

Portugal has adopted legislation implementing the new European rules on electronic communications (see IRIS 2002-3: 4, IRIS 2003-10: 5 and IRIS 2004-2: 4). Law nº5/2004, of 10 February ­ Electronic Communications Law (Regicom) ­ has transposed Directives 2002/19/EC (Access Directive), 2002/20/EC (Authorisation Directive), 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive), and also Commission Directive 2002/77/EC. By way of an announcement from the Ministry for the Economy ­ published in Diário da República, nº 71 (III Série), of 24 March ­ competences to update and make available information regarding the provisions of the said Law were assigned to the National Communications Authority (ANACOM). A declaration of rectification was further made available via publication in Diário da República, nº85 (I Série -A), of 10 April.


References

  • Act 5/2004, of 10 February,­ Electronic Communications Act (Regicom)

  • Announcement of the Ministry for the Economy of 9 March 2004, Official Journal no. 71 (III Série), of 24 March 2004

  • Rectification declaration 32-A/2004, Official Journal no. 85 (I Série-A) of 10 April 2004

This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.