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Miguel Pinto Luz Prepares a Modular Construction Acordo-Quadro for Câmaras Municipais After His Jornal de Negócios Podcast on Wednesday 13 May — Industrialised-Building Diploma Anchors the Government's Habitação Pipeline

Miguel Pinto Luz Prepares a Modular Construction Acordo-Quadro for Câmaras Municipais After His Jornal de Negócios Podcast on Wednesday 13 May — Industrialised-Building Diploma Anchors the Government's Habitação Pipeline

Infrastructure Minister Pinto Luz confirmed on a Jornal de Negócios podcast that an acordo-quadro for modular construction lands at the Conselho de Ministros within weeks. The framework opens municipal tenders to industrialised builders alongside the October 2025 design-build reform.
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Conselho de Ministros Drops the Seven-Working-Day Pre-Approval Rule for PPR and PRIIPs Advertising on Thursday 14 May — Six-Month Validity Survives the Reform as Insurers Move to a Communicate-First Notification Regime

Conselho de Ministros Drops the Seven-Working-Day Pre-Approval Rule for PPR and PRIIPs Advertising on Thursday 14 May — Six-Month Validity Survives the Reform as Insurers Move to a Communicate-First Notification Regime

Council of Ministers approved Thursday a diploma that strips the seven-working-day prior-approval gate for PPR and PRIIPs advertising. Insurers and banks move to a communicate-first notification regime; six-month message validity and supervisor ex-post powers survive.
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