What does termo de responsabilidade mean in Portugal?
A termo de responsabilidade is a signed statement by a technician who takes responsibility for a project or a work. Project authors declare the legal and technical rules were followed, and the coordinator declares the projects are compatible.
- Rests on
- RJUE, art. 10.º n.º 1 to n.º 6, art. 62.º-A n.º 1 b)
- Law
- Decreto-Lei n.º 555/99 (RJUE), as republished by Decreto-Lei n.º 108/2026
- Version
- In force since 1 October 2026 (Decreto-Lei n.º 155-B/2026)
- Official text
- data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/108/2026/05/29/p/dre/pt/pdf
- Sources
- data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/108/2026/05/29/p/dre/pt/pdf
data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/155-b/2026/07/31/p/dre/pt/pdf
data.dre.pt/eli/declretif/29-a/2026/07/27/p/dre/pt/pdf - Checked
- 2026-11-05
What it means for the owner
- The statements must also say that the project complies with the municipal or intermunicipal plans, and with any subdivision or prior information (art. 10.º n.º 2).
- At the end of the works, a termo signed by the diretor de obra or the fiscalização declares that the work matches the approved project (art. 62.º-A n.º 1 b)).
- Interior alterations that touch the stability of a building are exempt only with a stability project and a termo from a qualified technician (art. 6.º n.º 1 b)).
- Irregularities found in a termo are reported to the technician's professional body (art. 10.º n.º 6).
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