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

Article 24 International cooperation

Artigo 24.º · Cooperação internacional

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

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The entities referred to in Article 21 shall make the relevant information held in the RCBE available, in good time and free of any associated charges, to the entities exercising equivalent powers in other Member States of the European Union, in accordance with the provisions on international cooperation laid down in Law No. 83/2017 of 18 August.

As entidades referidas no artigo 21.º facultam, em tempo útil e sem quaisquer custos associados, a informação pertinente existente no RCBE às entidades que exerçam competências idênticas em outros Estados-Membros da União Europeia, nos termos constantes das disposições em matéria de cooperação internacional previstas na Lei n.º 83/2017, de 18 de agosto.

What we checked in this article

The cross-reference to Article 21, the 'in good time and free of charge' requirement and the reference to Law No. 83/2017 of 18 August 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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