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Portuguese Constitutional Court upheld a tax law provision regarding administrative fines and rejected the challenge. The court found the norm constitutional and revoked the lower court's decision. The ruling clarifies the constitutionality of specific administrative penalty clauses. The court affirmed the validity of the statutory provision against the constitutional complaint. The decision confirms the law's compliance with constitutional principles. The judgment maintains the administrative fine provision as valid and binding. The court rejected the unconstitutionality claim based on the text and purpose of the law.

Case Number 548/92
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Constitutional Court rejected the unconstitutionality challenge against Article 9(1) of Decree-Law 154/91 regarding administrative fines. The Ministry of Public Prosecution argued the norm was valid, while the applicants claimed it violated constitutional principles. The court decided the provision was constitutional and revoked the lower court's decision to declare it invalid.

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Article 28 of the Constitution; Article 79-A of Law No. 28/82: The Constitutional Court declared the administrative fine provision in Decree-Law 154/91 constitutional and rejected the challenge to its validity.

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Constitutional challenge Administrative fines Decree-Law 154/91 Unconstitutionality review Public prosecution Constitutional Court Portuguese law

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Article 28 of the Constitution
Article 79-A of Law No. 28/82

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão n.º 331/92
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Acórdão 66/93

ACÓRDÃO N.º 66/93

Processo n.º 548/92

1.ª Secção

Relatora: Conselheira Assunção Esteves

Acordam no Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos de recurso, vindos do Tribunal Tributário de 1.ª Instância de Lisboa, em que figuram, como recorrente o Ministério Público e recorridos, A. e B., tendo em atenção os fundamentos e o conteúdo decisório do Acórdão n.º 331/92, do Tribunal Constitucional, publicado no Diário da República, II Série, de 14 de Novembro de 1992, tirado pelo Plenário do Tribunal, em conformidade com o disposto no artigo 79.º-A, da Lei n.º 28/82, de 15 de Novembro, aditado pela Lei n.º 85/89, de 7 de Setembro decide-se:

a) Não julgar inconstitucional a norma constante do n.º 1 do artigo 9.º do Decreto-Lei n.º 154/91, de 23 de Abril (por si ou conjugado com o n.º 2 do mesmo artigo);

b) Revogar a decisão recorrida e, em consequência, ordenar que a mesma seja reformada em conformidade com o aqui decidido sobre a questão de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa, 14 de Janeiro de 1993

Maria da Assunção Esteves

Armindo Ribeiro Mendes

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Antero Alves Monteiro Diniz

Alberto Tavares da Costa

António Vitorino

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa