RCBE regime (annex to Law No. 89/2017) · Chapter IV · Access

Article 23 Certificates and information

Artigo 23.º · Certidões e informações

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

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Certificates and information may be obtained from the RCBE, under terms to be laid down by order (portaria) of the members of the Government responsible for finance and justice.

Do RCBE podem ser extraídas certidões e informações, nos termos a regulamentar por portaria dos membros do Governo responsáveis pelas áreas das finanças e da justiça.

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Certificates and information are issued under an order (portaria) of the members of the Government responsible for finance and justice.

Need to file or update the RCBE declaration? Article 23 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.

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The RCBE declaration, filed correctly the first time

A missing or wrong declaration blocks dividend payments, public contracts and bank onboarding. Send us the ownership chart; we identify the beneficial owners, file the declaration and keep it current.

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