Decree-Law No. 129/2012 creating the Tourism Institute of Portugal (I.P.). Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 120, 22 June 2012. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Tourism Environmental planning Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the 1st day of the month after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law, consisting of 24 articles, creates the Tourism Institute of Portugal, designated by Turismo de Portugal, IP as a public institute of special treatment under the State administration, endowed with administrative and financial autonomy. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned institution entitled to carry out the following actions: holding public spending, including the delimitation of competence for the authorization of expenditure; procurement, including the immunity to the system of procurement entities linked to the national system of public procurement; information, advertising and promotion. The Turismo de Portugal, IP has the task of supporting investment in the tourism sector, qualification and development of tourism infrastructure, coordination of internal and external promotion of Portugal as a tourist destination and the development of training of human resources in the sector, and the regulation and supervision of betting and games. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Implemented by Order No. 384/2015 approving the Statute of the Tourism Institute of Portugal (I.P.). Legislation | Portugal | 2015 Keyword: Protected area, Tourism, Environmental planning, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX