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Registering an Alojamento Local in Portugal in 2026 — A Guide to the Balcão Único Comunicação Prévia, the Four Modalidades, the 60-or-90-Day Câmara Window, the Decreto-Lei 76/2024 Mais Habitação Rollback and the EU Regulation 2024/1028 May Rollout

Registering an Alojamento Local in Portugal in 2026 — A Guide to the Balcão Único Comunicação Prévia, the Four Modalidades, the 60-or-90-Day Câmara Window, the Decreto-Lei 76/2024 Mais Habitação Rollback and the EU Regulation 2024/1028 May Rollout

Registering an Alojamento Local in Portugal in 2026 — the RNAL comunicação prévia, the Balcão Único Eletrónico, the four modalidades, the 60-or-90-day câmara window, the Decreto-Lei 76/2024 reset of Mais Habitação, and the EU Regulation 2024/1028 platform data-sharing layer landing in May.
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Jamor Hosts the First-Ever Women's Clássico on Sunday 17:15 — Hexacampeãs Benfica Meet Newcomer FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal Feminina Final, Teresa Oliveira at the Whistle and RTP1 Carrying the Live Tape

Jamor Hosts the First-Ever Women's Clássico on Sunday 17:15 — Hexacampeãs Benfica Meet Newcomer FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal Feminina Final, Teresa Oliveira at the Whistle and RTP1 Carrying the Live Tape

First-ever women's Benfica-FC Porto clássico at Jamor 17:15 Sunday 17 May. Hexacampeãs Benfica chase the dobradinha against a FC Porto women's project launched in 2024/25 and just promoted to Liga BPI. Teresa Oliveira referees. Live on RTP1 and RTP Play.
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Portugal's High-Speed-Vessel Crackdown Takes Effect on Sunday 17 May After 90-Day Vacatio Legis — 1-to-4-Year Prison for Flagless EAVs, €100,000 Corporate Fines and the 'Narcopirataria' Regime Inherits the October Guadiana GNR Fatality

Portugal's High-Speed-Vessel Crackdown Takes Effect on Sunday 17 May After 90-Day Vacatio Legis — 1-to-4-Year Prison for Flagless EAVs, €100,000 Corporate Fines and the 'Narcopirataria' Regime Inherits the October Guadiana GNR Fatality

Portugal's new high-speed-vessel regime enters force on Sunday 17 May after a 90-day vacatio legis. Flagless EAVs draw 1-4 years in prison; €25k individual / €100k corporate fines; DGRM licensing and AT customs become non-optional. PJ has seized 200+ narcolanchas in six years.
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