PORTUGAL Law and Practice Contributed by: Mark Kirkby, Francisca Mendes da Costa and Gonçalo Sá Gomes, Sérvulo & Associados
15.2 Appeal Forums There may be an appeal to a Central Adminis - trative Court (first appellate court), the Admin - istrative Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, provided the prerequisites listed in 15.1 Right to Appeal are met. 15.3 Permission to Appeal The appeal must be lodged within 30 days from the notification of the decision (Article 144, No 1 of the CPTA) by means of an application addressed to the court that handed down the decision (Article 144, No 2 of the CPTA). The judge will then grant an appeal if the appro - priate criteria are met (Article 145, No 1 of the CPTA). If the decision is to deny an appeal, the
appellant can file a complaint within 10 days to the court that would be competent to adjudicate the appeal, which can revert the decision and grant the appeal (Article 643 of the CPTA, ex vi,
Article 145, No 3 of the CPTA). 15.4 Rehearing of Appeal?
Generally, the appellate court decides on mat - ters of fact and law (Article 149, No 1 of the CPTA) and the Administrative Supreme Court decides on matters of law (Article 150, No 2 of the CPTA). However, in the case of an extraordi - nary review appeal (see 15.1 Right to Appeal ), the court reviews the sentence in light of new information or grave errors of the court proce - dure or sentence, so it is not bound to decide on matters of law alone.
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