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

Article 24-A Interconnection of central registers of beneficial owners

Artigo 24.º-A · Interconexão dos registos centrais de beneficiários efetivos

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

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1. The information on beneficial owners contained in the RCBE shall be made available to the corresponding registers of the other Member States through the European Central Platform established by Article 22(1) of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017.

1 - A informação sobre os beneficiários efetivos contida no RCBE é disponibilizada através da Plataforma Central Europeia criada pelo n.º 1 do artigo 22.º da Diretiva (UE) 2017/1132 do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 14 de junho de 2017, aos registos correspondentes dos demais Estados-Membros.

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2. The information referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be made available for 10 years after the entity has been removed from the RCBE, for any reason.

2 - A informação referida no número anterior é disponibilizada durante 10 anos após a eliminação da entidade, por qualquer causa, do RCBE.

What we checked in this article

The reference to Article 22(1) of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 and the 10-year availability period after removal from the RCBE are retained.

Need to file or update the RCBE declaration? Article 24-A 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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