title: Associação Empresarial de Portugal
text: # Associação Empresarial de Portugal
  
  The Associação Empresarial de Portugal (AEP) (Portuguese Business Association) is a Portuguese chamber of commerce, based in Porto, Portugal and founded in 1849. Its first statutes, however, date from 1838.
  
  In 1996, the Associação Empresarial de Portugal was officially upgraded to Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Norte Region (decree no. 58/96 of 22 February).
  
  