Enforcement per member state
AI Act enforcement in Portugal
Last verification round: 2026-08-10
- Who supervises · designated
- National Communications Authority (ANACOM)
- Single point of contact
- ANACOM
- Implementing law
- no bill known
The situation in this country
The Portuguese government designated ANACOM on 19 September 2025 as national market surveillance authority and single point of contact for the AI Act, after missing the 2 August 2025 deadline. ANACOM coordinates cooperation with sectoral authorities, including Banco de Portugal, the CMVM and data protection authority CNPD. Portugal is implementing the directly applicable regulation without a standalone national AI law; a national sanctions framework has not yet been published. In June and July 2026 ANACOM consulted on draft recommendations concerning the Article 5 prohibited practices. No AI Act fine or formal investigation is known.
What has happened
2025-09-19 | Portugese regering (staatssecretaris voor Digitalisering)
ANACOM designated as AI supervisor and contact point
On 19 September 2025 the government announced that ANACOM would become the national coordinating authority for the AI Act: market surveillance authority, notifying authority and central contact point towards the European Commission and the AI Office. The official portal digital.gov.pt confirms ANACOM as the Portuguese market surveillance authority in the AI Act governance model.
Governo de Portugal, digital.gov.pt (governancemodel AI-verordening)