Video-Sharing Platform Age Verification Duty
Lei n.º 27/2007 de 30 de julho (Lei da Televisão e dos Serviços Audiovisuais a Pedido), art. 69.º-C, alínea e), added by Lei n.º 74/2020, de 19 de novembro, art. 3.º
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In force since 17 February 2021.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What this law does
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A video-sharing platform provider must, among other adequate measures, create and manage systems to verify the age of the platform's users and audience, contributing to the protection of children and young people from content that could harm their physical, mental, or moral development, under Article 69.º-C, alínea e), of the Lei da Televisão e dos Serviços Audiovisuais a Pedido.
The same article requires a parental-control system under the end user's own control, and a transparent, easy-to-use, and effective complaint-handling procedure. Breach of Article 69.º-C is punishable by an administrative fine (coima) of 75,000 to 375,000 euros under Article 77.º(1) of the same Act. The ERC (Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social) assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the measures a provider adopts, under Article 69.º-D.
If you get it wrong
Penalty structure
Coima (administrative fine) tier under Article 77.º(1) of Lei n.º 27/2007 for breach of any of a group of Chapter VI-A video-sharing-platform duties, including the age-verification-systems duty of Article 69.º-C, alínea e); the article groups this duty with several other obligations under the same fine bracket rather than pricing it alone.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Minimum
- 75,000
- Currency
- EUR
- Fixed cap
- 375,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
ERC, Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Diário da República Eletrónico
dre.pt, official ELI text of Lei n.º 74/2020, amending the Lei da Televisão e dos Serviços Audiovisuais a Pedido