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TheDiário da República (DR) is theofficial gazette ofPortugal. Between 1869 and 1976, it was called theDiário do Governo.
It is published by theNational Printing House and comprises two series.Laws,decree-laws, decisions by theConstitutional Court and other relevant texts are published in the I Series.Regulations, public contracts, etc. are published in the II Series.
As in many countries, legislative texts are only binding after publication (article 119 of thePortuguese Constitution).
Since July 1, 2006, the gazette is published in electronic form, with only a handful of authenticated printed copies (for deposit in theNational Archive, thePresidency, theAssembleia da República, the high courts, etc.). There were other changes, such as the end of the III Series. It is possible to buy the printed version of the I Series.
Diário da República Electrónico is the public service of universal and free access. It requires aPDFviewer. Users can search and access entire editions or a particular act, from 1910, in the case of the I Series, or 2000, in the case of the II Series. There are no known plans to backscan older copies.
Added value services are also available, which allowBoolean search, alerts on new legislation regarding subjects defined by the user, etc.
TheAutonomous Regions ofAzores andMadeira each have a gazette, theJornal Oficial da Região Autónoma dos Açores (JORAA) and theJornal Oficial da Região Autónoma da Madeira (JORAM). These are also available online, but in the case ofJORAM only the printed version is considered authentic.
Being a member of theEuropean Union, there is also aPortuguese version of theOfficial Journal of the European Union.