Changes to the national transport contract in Portugal

An amendment to the transport contract legislation was published in Portugal, which now provides, the prohibition of drivers to carry out loading and unloading operations in Portugal, except a few exceptions provided in the legislation.

In addition, the new regulation also provides a compensation when the waiting times for loading and unloading goods exceed two hours.

See this link for a short summary of this new legislation.

The new regulation can be consulted on this link and will enter into force on 11^th September 2021.

Source: ANTRAM