Editing Open standard (section)

==== Portuguese law definition ====
The Portuguese Open Standards Law,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Law no. 36/2011, of June 21st |url=https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/lei/36-2011-670285 |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=diariodarepublica.pt}}</ref> adopted in 2011, demands the use of Open Standards, and is applicable to sovereign entities, central public administration services (including decentralized services and public institutes), regional public administration services and the public sector. In it, Open Standards are defined thus:

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a) Its adoption is fruit off an open decision process accessible to all interested parties;

b) The specifications document must have been freely published, allowing its copy, distribution and use without restrictions;

c) The specifications document cannot cover undocumented actions of processes;

d) The applicable intellectual property rights, including patents, have been made available in a full, irrevocable and irreversible way to the Portuguese State;

e) There are no restrictions to its implementation.
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