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AI regulation in Portugal

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Portugal has 1 recorded AI policy instrument, none of them binding. EU AI Act applies; AI Portugal 2030 (2019) and 2025 AI agenda as policy; authority designation in progress. Regulators include Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), Agência para a Modernização Administrativa (AMA).

Type
Country
Region
Europe
Instruments recorded
1
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
Regulators
Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), Agência para a Modernização Administrativa (AMA)
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

Portugal applies the EU AI Act and adopted the "AI Portugal 2030" strategy in 2019 within the INCoDe.2030 digital-skills initiative, followed by a 2025 national AI agenda focused on public administration, language models in Portuguese and computing. The government has proposed the national communications regulator ANACOM and sector authorities for AI Act supervision, with the CNPD as data-protection authority.

What is the current regulatory status?

EU AI Act applies; AI Portugal 2030 (2019) and 2025 AI agenda as policy; authority designation in progress.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AI Portugal 2030.

Key policy instruments

Portugal National strategy Adopted

AI Portugal 2030

AI Portugal 2030: Portuguese National Initiative on Digital Skills – Artificial Intelligence strategy

Published in 2019 under the INCoDe.2030 initiative, AI Portugal 2030 sets objectives for research, skills, public administration, industry adoption and international positioning, with priority application areas such as natural language, mobility, energy and health, and a commitment to ethical and trustworthy AI.

Adopted 1 Jun 2019 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Portugal
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
AI Portugal 2030 National strategy Adopted Voluntary Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · AI Portugal 2030 adopted

No future deadlines are recorded for Portugal; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Portugal feed · how it works

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Start from the EU AI Act record for obligations; use this page for the national authorities, penalties and strategy.
  2. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  3. Check national data-protection, employment and consumer law that applies to AI systems regardless of the AI Act.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. AI Portugal 2030
    INCoDe.2030 / Government of Portugal · 2019-06-01 · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Portugal”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/portugal (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{AI regulation in Portugal}},
  year         = {2026},
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  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/portugal},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}

Frequently asked questions

Does Portugal have an AI law?

No binding AI-specific law is recorded for Portugal. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.

Who regulates AI in Portugal?

Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) (Data-protection authority); Agência para a Modernização Administrativa (AMA) (Public-sector digital transformation and AI in administration).

What is the status of AI regulation in Portugal?

EU AI Act applies; AI Portugal 2030 (2019) and 2025 AI agenda as policy; authority designation in progress.

Is there a national AI strategy in Portugal?

Yes: AI Portugal 2030 (2019).

What is binding and what is only guidance in Portugal?

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AI Portugal 2030.

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