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The Regional Government has approved the new organic statute for the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory, defining its mission, responsibilities, and management structure.
The Regional Government of Madeira has approved Regional Regulatory Decree No. 15/2026/M, which establishes the organic structure of the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory (LREC). This executive service is integrated into the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructure.
The mission of the LREC is to carry out, coordinate, and promote scientific research, technological development, and best practices in civil engineering. Its work focuses on the study, monitoring, testing, and behavioral analysis of structures, infrastructure, buildings, dams, earthworks, geotechnics, hydraulics, environment, natural risks, and construction materials.
Among its main responsibilities are:
The LREC will be headed by a director, a position equivalent to a top-level senior management role. The laboratory's internal structure, still to be defined by a specific diploma, will follow a hierarchical model with core and flexible organic units.
The annex to the decree defines the allocation of management positions: 1 top-level senior management position (the director) and 4 first-level intermediate management positions.
The diploma revokes the previous Regional Regulatory Decree No. 17/2016/M, as amended and republished by Regional Regulatory Decree No. 11/2018/M, and enters into force on the day following its publication.
Four orders appoint managers to services and divisions of the Regional Youth Directorate, effective 1 November 2026. The appointments are for one-year terms.
Four managers at the Madeira Employment Institute will remain in their respective posts. Three renewals take effect on 16 December 2026, and the fourth on 2 January 2027.
The Legislative Assembly of Madeira approved its report and management accounts for the 2024 financial year. The resolution was adopted at a plenary session on 14 October 2026.