Solutions

We start from the questions organisations actually ask about legitimate interest representation (representação legítima de interesses) — and answer with operational solutions, each anchored in the applicable articles of Law No. 5-A/2026.

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"I do not know whether I am covered"

It is the most frequent doubt — and the riskiest to leave unresolved, since representation without prior registration is reported to the Public Prosecutor's Office (Article 11(6)). The scope is broad, covering contacts with public entities in any form, correspondence and position papers, events and meetings, and participation in legislative consultations (Article 2(2)); yet there are relevant exclusions, such as the forensic mandate of lawyers, social concertation or procedural rights under the CPA and the CCP (Article 2(3)). Our scoping assessment maps your institutional activities against the legal definitions and determines whether you must register, and in which category of Article 13(3).

Regulatory Diagnostic and Impact Assessment (detailed sheet in Portuguese) →

"I have to register and do not know how"

Registering in the Transparency Register of Interest Representation (Registo de Transparência da Representação de Interesses — RTRI) takes more than filling in a form: you must gather and validate all the elements of Article 5(1), from corporate details to clients, interests represented and annual income. Entities professionally engaged in representing third-party interests must register within 60 days of the RTRI becoming operational (Article 19(2)). Our assisted registration prepares the complete dossier, verifies data consistency and supports the filing, leaving in place the internal circuit for updates within 30 days (Article 5(4)).

RTRI Registration Support (detailed sheet in Portuguese) → Specialised domain: rtri.pt →

"I need internal policies and procedures"

Being registered is the beginning, not the end. Registered representatives must identify themselves with their RTRI number before the officeholders they address (Article 7(1)); professional representatives of third-party interests must keep a record of their contractual relationships (Article 7(2)); and adherence to the Code of Conduct (Código de Conduta) annexed to the law is mandatory (Article 15(1)), with breaches punishable by suspension for up to 2 years (Article 11(1)). We design and install the interest representation policy, institutional contact procedures, internal records and controls — or, for those who prefer standardised instruments, a documentation toolkit of ready-to-adapt templates.

Compliance and Code of Conduct Implementation (detailed sheet in Portuguese) → Compliance Documentation Toolkit (detailed sheet in Portuguese) →

"I have to train my team"

The best policies fail if the people who deal with public entities every day do not know their duties. Training turns the legal text into daily practice: who may contact whom, how to prepare a hearing, which records to keep, how to respond to a public consultation without creating compliance risk. Our training solution combines a technical session on the framework, a practical workshop on RTRI registration and declarative duties, and in-company programmes tailored by sector and role.

Technical training programmes → Training portal: representacaodeinteresses.pt →

"I need to ensure ongoing compliance"

The framework is not complied with once: it is complied with every day. Registered data must be updated within 30 days (Article 5(4)); meetings with public entities are disclosed at least quarterly (Article 8(3)); and the regulatory landscape will keep evolving, starting with the statute on the governance of the RTRI foreseen in Article 14 and the review of the law three years after its entry into force (Article 20). Our permanent advisory covers regulatory monitoring, the compliance calendar, support in preparing hearings and periodic conformity checks. Organisations professionalising the internal compliance function can also rely on complianceofficer.pt.

Ongoing Advisory and Monitoring (detailed sheet in Portuguese) → complianceofficer.pt →

"I am a public entity with new duties"

The framework does not bind only those who represent interests: the eight categories of public entities in Article 3 — from the Presidency of the Republic to regional and local administration, including inter-municipal entities — assume duties of their own. They must disclose meetings held with registered entities (Article 8(3)), provide a page listing all ongoing public consultations (Article 9), create legislative footprint (pegada legislativa) mechanisms (Article 10) and, under the transitional regime, record and publicise the hearings they grant until the RTRI becomes operational (Article 19(1)). Our public sector solution designs and implements these arrangements, including the densification of the Code of Conduct in the entities' own codes, notably on gifts and hospitality (Article 15(2)).

Specialised domain: lobbyingmunicipal.pt → Request a public sector proposal →

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