Chapter X · Administrative offences

Article 207 Competence to impose fines

Artigo 207.º · Competência para aplicação das coimas

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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1. The imposition of the fines and ancillary sanctions provided for in this Chapter is the responsibility of the board of directors of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), which may delegate that power, without prejudice to the specific powers conferred on other entities in respect of Article 198-A(9).

1 - A aplicação das coimas e das sanções acessórias previstas no presente capítulo é da competência do conselho diretivo da AIMA, I. P, que a pode delegar, sem prejuízo das competências específicas atribuídas a outras entidades relativamente ao disposto no n.º 9 do artigo 198.º-A.

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2. For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, AIMA keeps an individual register, without prejudice to the applicable legal rules on the protection of personal data.

2 - Para os efeitos previstos no número anterior, a AIMA, I. P., organiza um registo individual, sem prejuízo das normas legais aplicáveis em matéria de proteção de dados pessoais.

What we checked in this article

Check that the competent body is the AIMA Board of Directors with power to delegate, the saving for other entities under Article 198-A(9), and the individual register in paragraph 2.

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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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