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

Article 15 Annual confirmation of information

Artigo 15.º · Confirmação anual da informação

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

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1. Confirmation that the information contained in the RCBE is accurate, adequate and current shall be given by means of an annual declaration, in the manner provided for in Article 11(1), by 31 December.

1 - A confirmação da exatidão, suficiência e atualidade da informação constante do RCBE é feita através de declaração anual, nos termos previstos no n.º 1 do artigo 11.º, até ao dia 31 de dezembro.

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2. Entities required to file the Simplified Business Information (IES) may confirm that the information contained in the RCBE is accurate, adequate and current when filing it.

2 - As entidades que devam apresentar a Informação Empresarial Simplificada podem efetuar a confirmação da exatidão, suficiência e atualidade da informação constante do RCBE aquando daquela apresentação.

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3. Annual confirmation shall not be required where the entity has, earlier in the same calendar year, updated the information and no fact has occurred that requires the information contained in the RCBE to be changed.

3 - A confirmação anual é dispensada sempre que a entidade tenha, em momento anterior do mesmo ano civil, efetuado uma atualização da informação e não tenha ocorrido facto que determine a alteração da informação constante do RCBE.

What we checked in this article

The 31 December deadline, the option to confirm when filing the IES, and the exemption where an update was made earlier in the same calendar year with no subsequent change are retained.

Need to file or update the RCBE declaration? Article 15 is where it starts.

We file initial RCBE declarations, updates and annual confirmations for Portuguese companies with foreign owners, and map the ownership chain so the beneficial owner is identified correctly. Fixed fee, done in English.

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.

Applying the law

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