Ministerial Decision No. 3547-A/2020 regulating the declaration of a state of emergency, ensuring the functioning of supply chains for goods and essential public services, as well as the operating conditions under which they must operate.

This Ministerial Decision proceeds to the implementation of the declaration of the state of emergency made by the Presidential Decree of the Republic No. 14-A/2020 of 18 March, regarding the following essential services: a) Supply of water for human consumption; b) Sanitation of urban waste water; c) Management of urban waste; d) Supply of energy, including electricity and natural gas; e) Supply of liquid fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); f) Public passenger transport. The present order also establishes the rules regarding the management of other waste, namely hospital waste. The present order also establishes rules for public transport for hire in light passenger vehicles, transport in taxi, and for the individual and remunerated transport of passengers in uncharacterized vehicles (TVDE) from an electronic platform. In order to ensure continuity and uninterruption in the provision of public water supply services for human consumption, including the collection, treatment and supply of water. In order to ensure continuity and uninterruption in the provision of public urban wastewater sanitation services, including the collection, treatment and disposal of effluents and the provision of public urban waste management services. In order to ensure continuity of conditions for the provision of public energy supply services, including electricity and natural gas, and of liquid fuel supply services.

Portugal · 2020-03-22