RCBE regime (annex to Law No. 89/2017) · Chapter II · Declaration of the beneficial owner

Article 11 Form of the declaration

Artigo 11.º · Forma da declaração

Lei n.º 89/2017 and the annexed Regime Jurídico do RCBE · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. The declaration obligation shall be fulfilled by completing and submitting an electronic form, under terms to be laid down by order (portaria) of the members of the Government responsible for finance and justice.

1 - A obrigação de declaração é cumprida através do preenchimento e submissão de um formulário eletrónico, nos termos a definir por portaria dos membros do Governo responsáveis pelas áreas das finanças e da justiça.

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2. The beneficial owner declaration may be made at a registry office, by means of assisted electronic completion, in the cases and under the terms to be laid down by the order (portaria) referred to in the preceding paragraph.

2 - A declaração do beneficiário efetivo pode ser efetuada num serviço de registo, mediante o preenchimento eletrónico assistido, nos casos e termos a definir pela portaria referida no número anterior.

What we checked in this article

The electronic-form requirement and the option of assisted electronic completion at a registry office, both governed by an order of the finance and justice ministers, are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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