The main purpose of the measure is to prevent the use of technological intermediation platforms from becoming a tool to facilitate phenomena of unregulated activities. In this perspective, the use of the platform must take the form of mere access to digital tools that also oversee the non-scheduled public transport sector, without prejudice to the constraints set by the reference framework legislation (Law No 21 of 1992), as mentioned in point 8.

The Decree, adopted in implementation of the provisions of Article 10a(8) of Decree-Law No 135 of 14 December 2018, converted, with amendments, into Law No 12 of 11 February 2019, consists of 10 articles and governs the activity of technological platforms for intermediation between supply and demand for non-scheduled public car services (taxi and rental with driver) and the related use of new technologies. This activity of intermediation through technological platforms must be carried out in compliance with the principles of neutrality (it cannot constitute a means of circumvention of the legislation and, in particular, of Framework Law No 21 of 1992 which distinguishes between taxi and car rental with driver services and which connects them to a reference territory, namely the municipality issuing the relevant licences), typicality (the booking or assignment of individual transport services takes into account the specificities of the two services, so that the booking must arrive at the depot for the car rental with driver service while the taxi remains a ‘rank’ service), territoriality (the assignment of reservations to carriers by the intermediation platforms takes place in compliance with the territorial constraints identified by the framework law) and equal access to the platform by users, drivers and carriers.