ETAF
Published 5 November 2026, 03:36
ETAF — Estatuto dos Tribunais Administrativos e Fiscais (Statute of the Administrative and Tax Courts)
The law that organises the courts where disputes with the state are heard: which courts and divisions exist, what each of them hears and how cases are shared out between them. It was adopted by Law 13/2002. When jurisdiction changes, for example when a separate division is set up for residence permit and asylum cases, it is the ETAF that is amended.
Where you come across it. Discussions of which court to take AIMA, the tax authority or a municipality to, and why a case ended up where it did.
The ETAF tells you which court hears your case, but not the deadlines for filing: those are in a separate code (CPTA) and in the law under which the decision was made. You need to check both.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt