Here you will find a list of ERC's codes and rules for TV, Press and Radio services translated into English. To view the documents in PDF format, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer.
- Statutes of the Regulatory Authority for the Media (ERC – Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social) - Law no. 53/2005 of 8 November
- Television Law - Law no. 8/2011 of 11 April
- Transposition into Portuguese law Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 amending Law No. 27/2007 of 30 July on Television and On-demand Audiovisual Services, and Law No. 55/2021 of 6 September on the foster, development and protection of film art and cinematographic and audiovisual activities - Law n.º 74/2020 of 19 November
- Declaration of Rectification No. 2-A/2021 of 18 January 2021
- Press Law - Law no. 2/99 of 13 January
- Radio Law - Law no. 54/2010 of 24 December
- Registration procedures of the media - Regulatory Decree no. 2/2009 of 27 January
- Charging Regime - Decree-law No. 103/2006 of 7 June
- Transparency of the ownership, management and means of financing of those entities that carry out media activities and it alters the Press Act, the TV Act and the Radio Act - Law no. 78/2015 of 29 July
- Legal framework for the publication and dissemination of opinion polls and surveys - Law no. 10/2000 of 21 June
- Rules and duties of transparency to which the State's advertising campaigns are subject, as well as the rules that apply to its distribution in the country, through the local and regional media, repaling Decree-Law no. 231/2004, of 13 December - Law no. 95/2015 of 17 August
- Advertising in Periodicals - Directive 1/2009
- Participation of electoral candidates in debates, interviews, commentary and other opinion segments in the media - Directive 2/2009
- Exercise of the right to news extracts and the use of images subject to exclusive television broadcasting rights - Directive 1/2014
- Accessibility for persons with special needs - ERC/2016/260 (OUT-TV) Decision
- Protection of more sensitive audiences - Decision ERC/2016/249 (OUT-TV)
- Concession contract of the public radio and television service
To access the full texts of the existing rules in Portuguese, press here. These documents already include rectifications and amendments affecting them.