RCBE regime (annex to Law No. 89/2017) · Chapter V · Rectification of the Central Register of Beneficial Owners

Article 25 Rectification by the managing entity

Artigo 25.º · Retificação pela entidade gestora

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

#

1. Information may be rectified on the initiative of the managing entity of the RCBE where a discrepancy between the register and the declaration is detected, or where rectification is requested by the declarant on the grounds of an error in the declaration.

1 - A retificação da informação pode ser efetuada por iniciativa da entidade gestora do RCBE quando se detete desconformidade entre o registo e a declaração, ou quando seja solicitada pelo declarante, com fundamento em erro na declaração.

#

2. Rectification may also be carried out on the basis of a court decision that has become final.

2 - A retificação pode ser ainda efetuada com base em decisão judicial transitada em julgado.

What we checked in this article

The two grounds for rectification (discrepancy detected by the managing entity; declarant's request based on error) and rectification under a final court decision are retained.

Need to file or update the RCBE declaration? Article 25 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.

Applying the law

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.

Get a quote