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The collective instrument or the law has no publication or legal reference

Symptom​

When saving a collective labour regulation instrument (IRCT), the fields turn red and nothing is saved. When saving a Labour Code version, the Validation Error window opens.

Message​

Copied from the screen, with the Administrator profile. The parts in italics change from case to case.

  • In Payroll › Prepare › Workers and contracts › Collective agreements, when saving without the publication, in a notice in the corner of the screen:

    “Some required fields are empty. Fill in the fields marked in red to be able to save.”

  • In Payroll › Configure › Law and calendars › Labour Code versions, when saving with the dates swapped:

    “A law cannot come into force (01/10/2026) before it is published (10/10/2026). How to fix it: correct the dates.”

Verified causes​

  • The instrument's publication is missing. The form always asks for Instrument, Code, Kind of instrument, Company, Publication (BTE), Published on and In force since. An IRCT only takes effect once it is published. Pending validation by a certified accountant: how each instrument applies to the specific case.
  • The law comes into force before its publication. The date in In force since is earlier than the one in Published on.

What to check​

  1. In the Boletim do Trabalho e Emprego (BTE), the number and date of the instrument's publication.
  2. In the Diário da República, the dates of the law.

How to fix it​

Who does it: an Administrator.

  1. On the instrument, fill in Publication (BTE) and Published on with the BTE data. Do not write a provisional reference.
  2. On the law, correct Published on or In force since, according to the legislation.
  3. Click Save.

If the instrument has not been published yet, do not register it: wait for the publication.

Expected result​

The record is saved, with no fields in red. See the next step in How to apply the collective agreement (tables, minimums and seniority payments) or in How fiscaldoo updates labour and tax legislation.

When to contact support​

  • The data is filled in and the notice continues, with no field in red.

Information to send​

Follow How to ask support for help and what information to send, with the full sentence and the publication reference.