Transposition of Representative Actions Directive

Key aspects

• Decree-Law 114-A/2023 of December 5 transposes into Portuguese law Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 25, 2020, on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers.
  

• Decree-Law 114-A/2023 of December 5 establishes a new and specific national representative action regime for the protection of consumer rights and interests, establishing new procedural requirements and transparency obligations.
  

•  Following the transposition of this decree-law, companies should monitor and adapt to the new representative action regime due to the increased litigation risks, the possibility of legal actions brought by foreign entities, and the potential damage to reputation arising from mandatory disclosure obligations under this new regime.