RCBE regime (annex to Law No. 89/2017) · Chapter VI · Data protection, retention of records and statistical data

Article 32 Duty of confidentiality

Artigo 32.º · Dever de sigilo

Lei n.º 89/2017 and the annexed Regime Jurídico do RCBE · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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Controllers of personal data, and persons who, in the performance of their duties, become aware of the personal data recorded in the RCBE database, are bound by professional secrecy, even after their duties have ended.

Os responsáveis pelo tratamento de dados pessoais, bem como as pessoas que, no exercício das suas funções, tenham conhecimento dos dados pessoais registados na base de dados do RCBE, ficam obrigados a sigilo profissional, mesmo após o termo das suas funções.

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Both categories of persons bound and the continuation of the duty after their functions end are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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