Following the approval of the Council of Ministers, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has promulgated the decree-law that creates an extraordinary regime for the revalidation of driving licenses.

"The decree-law that creates an extraordinary regime for the revalidation of driving licenses was approved. In this way, it will be possible for holders of a driving license expired by legal means to proceed with its revalidation without submitting to a special examination", reads the statement from the Council of Ministers.

"The envisaged regime applies to driving licenses issued before January 1, 2008, whose validity periods contained in the respective physical documents do not correspond to the legally foreseen period in force, and which enable the driving of vehicles of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B, BE and agricultural vehicles", added the note.