Regulatory Impact Assessment
Determining your organisation's exposure to the regime, with a reasoned conclusion on the registration obligation and the applicable category.
Compliance hub
Portugal's interest representation regime, explained and implemented
Portugal now has, for the first time, a complete transparency regime for interest representation. This is the entry point: the framework, the consolidated calendar following Act no. 37-A/2026, and the compliance path end to end.
Legislative update of 28 July 2026. Act no. 37-A/2026 established the governance of the RTRI, created its Management Board, repealed Article 19 of Act no. 5-A/2026 and set a staggered entry into force. All content on this website has been revised accordingly. See the consolidated calendar.
Four dates and one misconception
| Date | Milestone | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 27-07-2026 | Act no. 5-A/2026 enters into force. | Article 21 |
| 29-07-2026 | Act no. 37-A/2026 enters into force; Article 19 of Act no. 5-A/2026 repealed. | Articles 9 and 10 of Act no. 37-A/2026 |
| 01-01-2027 | RTRI fully operational; Management Board takes office. | Article 8(1) |
| 02-03-2027 | Deadline for professional representatives of third-party interests. | Article 8(4) |
| 01-06-2027 | Sanctions regime enters into force; regime extends to municipalities. | Articles 8(6) and 8(8) |
Public procurement is not interest representation. Article 2(3)(d) of Act no. 5-A/2026 expressly excludes the exercise of procedural rights, including public procurement procedures; Article 8(2) carves out the related steps; and Article 6(3) rules out any privileged access to decision-makers. Registering with the RTRI does not make anyone eligible to supply the Portuguese State.
What we do
RTRI Registration Support
Preparation and support for provisional and definitive registration.
Compliance Implementation
The full internal apparatus: responsible person, code of conduct, records, procedures and conflict-of-interest prevention.
Compliance Toolkit
Ready-to-use document templates for organisations acting on their own.
Ongoing Advisory
Continuous support, regulatory alerts and periodic review.
Sanctions Readiness
Review of internal procedures ahead of 1 June 2027.
Talk to us
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Tel.: (+351) 285 107 010 · info@lobbying.pt