Portugal
In Portugal, the Compliance Officer function operates within a mature, densely regulated framework, strongly shaped by European Union law and its national transposition. The function rests on the three-lines-of-defence model and on concrete obligations with defined thresholds, notably from fifty employees upwards.
Specificities
- Data protection: GDPR and Law 58/2019, supervised by the CNPD
- Whistleblowing channel: Law 93/2021, mandatory from fifty employees
- Anti-corruption: General Regime, Decree-Law 109-E/2021, with a Risk Prevention Plan
- Anti-money laundering: Law 83/2017 and the duties of obliged entities
Authority / reference
CNPD · MENAC · UIF
Framework across Portuguese-speaking countries: CPLP Regulation
Distinctive service proposal
For Portuguese organisations we offer complete, EU-grade compliance: assessment and gap analysis against the applicable obligations, a fractional Compliance Officer for day-to-day operations and continuous regulatory alerts. It is the reference theatre, articulated with the complianceofficer.pt and complianceofficer.eu hubs.
Compliance AssessmentView data sheet ›Fractional Compliance OfficerView data sheet ›Alerts & RepositoryView data sheet ›
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