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The Official Journal (Diário da República) is exclusively published electronically at DRE.pt as a public service that offers universal and free access to all of its content and functionalities, with an emphasis on access for citizens with special needs.
The Official Journal (Diário da República) is made up of a 1st and 2nd series:
- All legislation and jurisdictional acts provided for in article 119 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic are subject to publication in the 1st series of the Official Journal (Diário da República) along with all legislation and jurisdictional acts provided for in article 3, item 2 of the Law on the Publication and Identification of Legislation;
- Any acts of an administrative nature, jurisdictional documents and public and private contracts are subject to publication in the 2nd series of the Official Journal (Diário da República), under the terms of article 3, item 3 of the Law on the Publication and Identification of Legislation and article 6, item 2 and article 7 of the Regulation on the Publication of Acts in the Official Journal (Diário da República).
Documents subject to publication in the 1st and 2nd series of the Official Journal (Diário da República) must be exclusively submitted electronically, using the acts editor made available by INCM, and must meet the reliability and security requirements offered by a qualified electronic signature, and the technical reception and authentication requirements defined by the INCM.
Acts submitted by the Government for publication in the 1st series of the Official Journal (Diário da República) must be submitted through the accredited electronic platform, by means of a communication from the member of the Government responsible for the publication of the Official Journal (Diário da República) to the INCM board of directors
INCM is a founding member of, and actively participates in the European Forum of Official Gazettes and in the Forum of Official Journals of Portuguese Speaking Countries.
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