Chapter III · Obligations of carriers

Article 44 Information to passengers

Artigo 44.º · Informação dos passageiros

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. For the purposes of Article 42, carriers, at the time the data are collected, provide the passengers concerned with the following information:

1 - Para efeitos de aplicação do disposto no artigo 42.º, as transportadoras, no momento da recolha dos dados, prestam as seguintes informações aos passageiros em causa:

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a) The identity of the controller;

a) Identidade do responsável pelo tratamento;

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b) The purposes of the processing for which the data are intended;

b) Finalidades do tratamento a que os dados se destinam;

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c) Any further information, having regard to the specific circumstances in which the data are collected, necessary to guarantee fair processing of the data in respect of the person concerned, such as the recipients or categories of recipients of the data, whether a reply is obligatory and the possible consequences of failure to reply, and the existence of the right of access to and the right to rectify the data concerning them.

c) Outras informações, tendo em conta as circunstâncias específicas da recolha dos dados, necessárias para garantir à pessoa em causa um tratamento leal dos mesmos, tais como os destinatários ou categorias de destinatários dos dados, o carácter obrigatório da resposta, bem como as possíveis consequências da sua omissão, e a existência do direito de acesso aos dados que lhe digam respeito e do direito de os rectificar.

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2. Where the data have not been collected from the person to whom they relate, the controller or its representative provides the person concerned with the information referred to in the preceding paragraph when the data are recorded or, at the latest, when the data are first disclosed.

2 - Quando os dados não tenham sido recolhidos junto da pessoa a que dizem respeito, o responsável pelo seu tratamento, ou o seu representante, fornece à pessoa em causa, no momento em que os dados sejam registados ou o mais tardar no momento da primeira comunicação desses dados, as informações referidas no número anterior.

What we checked in this article

Check the cross-reference to Article 42, the three categories of information in paragraph 1 and the timing rule in paragraph 2 for data not collected from the data subject.

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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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