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General information about the policy process

The directive is adopted following a legislative process. This is a legislative act adopted by the Council and Parliament in the framework of ordinary or special legislative procedures.

Thus, for a directive to take effect at national level, EU countries must adopt a law with a view to its transposition. This national measure must pursue the objectives defined by the directive. National authorities must communicate these measures to the European Commission.

In Portugal, after the constitutional revision of 1997, the transposition of Directives is mandatorily carried out by Law or by Decree-Law, a way found to guarantee the prevalence of the Assembly of the Republic and the principle of the division of powers specific to our Constitution (art. 112), no. 9 Constitution).

The process of transposition and implementation in Portugal begins with the National Parliament's European Affairs Committee (EAC). The committee scrutinizes each piece of EU policy initiatives and appoints different working groups in parliament depending on the material of the policy. Each working group appoints a deputy to lead the group and report to the EAC. Once the working group decides on the language of the transposition, they send it to the EAC to finalize transposition. The EAC then send the policy to the President of the Parliament, who then holds a parliamentary vote to pass the measure.

Main national actors Regional or local actors involved The relationship between actors
 * The President of the Parliament
 * European Affairs Committee
 * National Parliament
 * Local authorities
 * Autonomous regions

All of the actors work within the National Parliament. The President of the Parliament holds the ultimate responsibility for passing the law and for communicating with other European Union institutions. The European Affairs Committee is a committee within the National Parliament.

References

https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc21/comunicacao/comunicado?i=transposicao-de-diretivas-da-uniao-europeia-melhor-resultado-de-sempre-de-portugal

https://www.parlamento.pt/europa/Paginas/default.aspx