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TC_19970159 AI generated

Portuguese Constitutional Court declares municipal waste management law unconstitutional and grants relief to the prosecutor.

Case Number TC_19970159
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Portuguese Constitutional Court granted the prosecutor's appeal to challenge the constitutionality of a municipal waste management ordinance. The court found the specific provision regarding public hygiene and waste systems violated constitutional principles. Consequently, the court revoked the lower court's decision and ordered the ordinance to be reformed to comply with the constitution.

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Art. 24.º da CRP; Art. 241.º da CRP: Municipal ordinances restricting public hygiene or waste management must strictly adhere to constitutional guarantees of equality and proportionality, rendering any disproportionate or discriminatory provisions void.

Keywords

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Constitutional Review Municipal Ordinances Public Hygiene Waste Management Constitutional Proportionality Tribunal Constitucional Legal Nullity

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24.º da CRP
Art. 241.º da CRP

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão nº 1139/96
Acórdão nº 1140/96
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528/96
Constitutional court allows appeal against municipal waste system refusal based on prior constitutional ruling.
576/96
Constitutional court allows public body's appeal to revoke a municipal waste management decision deemed unconstitutional.
TC_19970289
Constitutional court allows appeal against municipal waste management posture due to prior unconstitutionality ruling.
54/95
Portuguese Constitutional Court allows appeal, ruling municipal waste postures are constitutional.
574/96
Portuguese Constitutional Court upholds municipal waste system law against public prosecution challenge.

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Acórdão 159/97

ACÓRDÃO Nº 159/97

Procº nº 47/97

Rel. Cons. Alves Correia

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Paredes, em que figuram como recorrente o Ministério Público e como recorrida A., tendo por objecto a questão da constitucionalidade da norma constante do artigo 10º, nº 2, da Postura sobre Sistema de Lixo e Higiene Pública, aprovada pela Assembleia Municipal de Paredes na 2ª Reunião da Sessão Ordinária de 15 de Setembro de 1995, realizada em 13 de Outubro de 1995, pelos fundamentos dos Acórdãos nºs 1139/96 e 1140/96 (publicados no Diário da República, II Série, de 10 de Fevereiro de 1997), decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso e revogar a decisão recorrida quanto ao julgamento da questão de constitucionalidade, a fim de ser reformada em conformidade.

Lisboa, 26 de Fevereiro de 1997

Fernando Alves Correia

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

Messias Bento

Guilherme da Fonseca

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa