Regional Legislative Decree No. 7/2012/A establishing the legal regime for touristic facilities exploitation. Country/Territory Portugal Territorial subdivision Azores Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, Serie I, No. 44 — 1 March 2012, pp. 916-930. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Tourism Registration Land-use planning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree, consisting of 12 Chapters, establishes the legal regime for touristic facilities functioning and exploitation within the Autonomous Region of Azores. The Decree regulates all the activities related with tourism in the Autonomous Region and is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Touristic activities (Chap. II); Natural Touristic Facilities (Chap. III); Urban area related with tourism (Chap. IV); Classification (Chap. V); Regional Register (Chap. VI); Exploitation and functioning (Chap. VII); Touristic facility ownership (Chap. VIII); Declaration of interests (Chap. IX); Control and sanctions (Chap. X); Capacity of touristic facilities (Chap. XI); Final provisions (Chap. XII). Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Repeals Regional Legislative Decree No. 34/2004/A implementing Decree-Law No. 56/2002 on nature tourism. Legislation | Portugal | 2004 Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Tourism Source: FAO, FAOLEX