Portugal

National jurisdiction · as of 2026-09-06

Portugal has no dedicated adult-content age-verification statute, social-media minor-access restriction, or app-store age-verification requirement on the books as of the date below.

Its principal age-related duty is a design-code style obligation on a video-sharing platform provider: Lei n.º 27/2007, de 30 de julho (Lei da Televisão e dos Serviços Audiovisuais a Pedido), as amended by Lei n.º 74/2020, de 19 de novembro, which transposed the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (2018/1808), requires the provider to create and manage a system to verify the age of the platform's users and audience, among other measures to protect children and young people from content that could harm their physical, mental, or moral development.

Breach of that duty is punishable by an administrative fine (coima) of 75,000 to 375,000 euros, and the ERC (Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social) assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the measures a provider adopts.

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Instruments on record

Video-Sharing Platform Age Verification Duty

In force

Lei n.º 27/2007 de 30 de julho (Lei da Televisão e dos Serviços Audiovisuais a Pedido), art. 69.º-C, alínea e), added by Lei n.º 74/2020, de 19 de novembro, art. 3.º

Effective 2021-02-17 · Applies to private

A video-sharing platform provider must, among other adequate measures, create and manage systems to verify the age of the platform's users and audience, contributing to the protection of children and young people from content that could harm their physical, mental, or moral development, under Article 69.º-C, alínea e), of the Lei da Televisão e dos Serviços Audiovisuais a Pedido.

The same article requires a parental-control system under the end user's own control, and a transparent, easy-to-use, and effective complaint-handling procedure. Breach of Article 69.º-C is punishable by an administrative fine (coima) of 75,000 to 375,000 euros under Article 77.º(1) of the same Act. The ERC (Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social) assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the measures a provider adopts, under Article 69.º-D.

Enforcement bodyERC, Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social

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