There are three international ride-hailing Apps in Portugal Uber, Cabify and Taxify, plus a domestic platform called Chofer. The companies will have to get a licence from the Portuguese Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, which is valid for 10 years.
Only companies will be able to get a licence and use the platforms.
The new law says that the platform operators must pay a contribution to cover the administrative costs of the regulation equivalent to five percent of their intermediation fee.
The drivers will have to have had a car driving licence for more than three years.
The drivers are also going to have to pass a training course, though the length of the course has not yet been defined.