Decree-Law 56/2012 on the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA I.P), last amended by Decree-law 101-D/2020.

The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA I.P) was established through the Decree-Law 56/2012, replacing the earlier Climate Change Commission (1998). Operating within the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy (MAOTE), it became responsible for monitoring and development of climate policy at the national level. The Agency holds the entire competence for climate policy development, thereby assuming a decisive role in the proposal, development and implementation of related policies.Last amended by Decree-Law 101-D/2020, which establishes the requirements applicable to buildings for the improvement of their energy performance and regulates the Energy Certification System for Buildings, transposing Directive (EU) 2018/844 and partially Directive (EU) 2019/944. This legislation amends the article 3 ( 'mission and attributions') of Decree-Law 56/2012.