PORTUGAL | New Legal Framework for the National Electricity Sector Dl 15/2022, of 14 January 2022: Electricity Generation
Decree-Law no. 15/2022, of 14 January 2022 (“DL 15/2022”) was published on 14 January. The act was approved following a public consultation period that included over 160 contributions from players of the energy sector. DL 15/2022 consolidates different electricity sector frameworks foreseen in scattered legislation, while also reviewing and clarifying certain aspects that were raising …
PORTUGAL | General Whistleblower Protection Framework
Law 93/2021 establishing the general whistleblower protection framework (“RPDI”) and transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937, of 23 October 2019, on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (“Directive”), was published December 20, 2021.
PORTUGAL | MONITORING, CONTROL, REMOVAL AND PREVENTION OF ACCESS TO PROTECTED CONTENT IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
Law no. 82/2021 was published, approving the rules and procedures for the monitoring, control, removal and prevention of access to protected content in the digital environment, and imposing new obligations on intermediary networking service providers.
ANGOLA | PROPOSAL FOR THE 2022 GENERAL STATE BUDGET LAW
It has recently been made available the Proposal for the 2022 General State Budget Law (“State Budget Proposal”).
TRADE OF DUAL-USE ITEMS: NEW EU RULES ADOPTED
Regulation (EU) 2021/821, of 20 May, setting up a new Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items and reformulating the previous regime provided for by Regulation (EC) 428/2009, of 5 May 2009, entered into force on 9 September 2021.
WTH NON-EU FUNDS
WHT applicable to dividends obtained in Portugal by non-EU investment funds.
COURT DECLARES “ZERO TARIFF” OPTIONS ILLEGAL
The Court of Justice of the European Union declares “zero tariff” options contrary to the European Union legislation.
ACCESSION OF ANGOLA TO THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION (ICSID CONVENTION)
The National Assembly of Angola approved Resolution No. 63/21, of September 1st, which approves Angola’s accession to the Convention for the Settlement of Disputes arising from Foreign Investment Contracts between States and nationals of others concluded in 1966, also known as the “Washington Convention” or as the “ICSID Convention”.
REGULATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CYBERSECURITY
The regulation of the Cyberspace Security Legal Framework was published, with impact on operators of critical infrastructures and essential services, digital service providers and the Public Administration.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL CODE
Decree-Law No. 2/2021, of 9 August – Amends articles 377, 714, 875 and 1143 of the Civil Code, approved by Decree-Law No. 47344, of 25 November 1966.