RCBE regime (annex to Law No. 89/2017) · Chapter I · General provisions

Article 2 Managing entity

Artigo 2.º · Entidade gestora

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

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The managing entity of the RCBE is the Institute of Registries and Notary (IRN, I. P.), which designates the service or services that, at any given time, are best placed to carry out the procedures relating to that register.

A entidade gestora do RCBE é o Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, I. P. (IRN, I. P.), que designa o serviço ou os serviços que, em cada momento, reúnem as melhores condições para assegurar os procedimentos respeitantes àquele registo.

What we checked in this article

IRN, I. P. as managing entity and its power to designate the service or services handling the register 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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