NRP Portugal

MeasureDescriptionCurrentStatus: inprogress/CompletedLast year’s results Next Steps NotesCreation of theCitizen CardThe Citizen Card shallintegrate the current IDcard and taxpayer cardshealth service user andsocial securityidentification into a singledocument and in thefuture also include theirvoting card. Thisinitiative also seeks tosimplify the data intakeprocess when issuingresidency permits andcreates a singleidentification documentfor resident foreigncitizens employingbiometric techniques andthe re-engineering ofcollection,personalisation, issuingand delivery procedures.In progress• Number of desks throughout all national territory issuing Citizen Cards: 312• 311,699 CC applications• 169,406 cards delivered to citizens* 100,875 with active licensed electronic signature (59.55%);Formalityelimination &simplificationprogrammeRegistry office and notarypublicacts; licensingprocedures; simplifiedtaxationregimes; unificationof initialenrolment declarations,modification andcessation ofprofessional activitiesfor tax andsocial security purposesIn progress51,000 registrations of new owners via the Automobile Online Service (between September 2007and August 2008);2,173 companies incorporated via the Company Online Service up to August 2008 (on average14.4 companies a day in August 2008)More than 874,190 permanent company registration certificates issued via the Internet;More than 1,286,400 online publications of company acts of lifeAround 93% of national brand applications were made via the Internet in August 2008 via “BrandOnline” (1,096 applications)More than 405,000 simplified business information (IES) forms sent in 2007 by companies to theState in a single issue and exclusively via electronic means.6