Laws, decree-laws, decisions by the Constitutional Court and other relevant texts are published in the I Series.
As in many countries, legislative texts are only binding after publication (article 119 of the Portuguese Constitution).
Since July 1, 2006, the gazette is published in electronic form, with only a handful of authenticated printed copies (for deposit in the National Archive, the Presidency, the Assembleia da República, the high courts, etc.).
Diário da República Electrónico is the public service of universal and free access.
Added value services are also available, which allow Boolean search, alerts on new legislation regarding subjects defined by the user, etc.