New TVDE regime law enters into force today. "It was a law we had been waiting for for quite some time"Photo by Alexander Mass on Pexels
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New TVDE regime law enters into force today. "It was a law we had been waiting for for quite some time"

TVI Notícias1 September 2026 at 09:32

New TVDE regime law enters into force today. The new legislation establishes a new framework for the driver transport sector.

Vítor Soares, president of the National TVDE Movement Association, commented on the new legislative framework. For the official, this was a law that the sector had been waiting for for quite some time.

The entry into force of this law represents a significant change for the operators and drivers who work in this transport area.

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