RCBE regime (annex to Law No. 89/2017) · Chapter III · Procedure

Article 17 Validation of the declaration

Artigo 17.º · Validação 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. A declaration shall be deemed validly submitted only where it concerns an entity subject to the RCBE under Article 3, contains all mandatory data, the information relates to the entity’s legal person identification number (NIPC), tax identification number (NIF) or equivalent number referred to in sub-point (i) of point (a) of Article 9(1), and it is made by a person who is entitled to make it or has powers of representation under Articles 6 and 7.

1 - A declaração apenas se considera validamente apresentada quando respeite a entidade sujeita ao RCBE nos termos do artigo 3.º, contenha todos os dados de preenchimento obrigatório, a informação respeite ao NIPC, NIF ou número equivalente da entidade, referidos na subalínea i) da alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 9.º e seja efetuada por quem tenha legitimidade ou poderes de representação, nos termos dos artigos 6.º e 7.º

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2. Failure to meet any of the requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph shall result in rejection of the declaration, and the declarant, the entity and each of the persons indicated as beneficial owner shall be notified of that fact.

2 - A falta de algum dos requisitos referidos no número anterior determina a rejeição da declaração, devendo o declarante, a entidade e cada uma das pessoas indicadas como beneficiário efetivo ser notificados desse facto.

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3. The notification referred to in the preceding paragraph, as well as subsequent communications, shall be made under terms to be laid down by order (portaria) of the members of the Government responsible for finance and justice.

3 - A notificação a que se refere o número anterior, bem como as comunicações subsequentes, são efetuadas nos termos a definir em portaria dos membros do Governo responsáveis pelas áreas das finanças e da justiça.

What we checked in this article

The cumulative validity requirements (entity subject under Article 3, all mandatory data, identification number under Article 9(1)(a)(i), standing or powers under Articles 6 and 7), rejection for any defect, and notification of the declarant, the entity and each indicated beneficial owner 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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