RCBE regime (annex to Law No. 89/2017) · Chapter II · Declaration of the beneficial owner

Article 7 Representation

Artigo 7.º · Representação

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

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The declaration may also be made by:

A declaração pode ainda ser efetuada por:

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a) Lawyers, notaries, solicitors (solicitadores) and certified accountants, whose powers of representation are presumed;

a) Advogados, notários, solicitadores e contabilistas certificados, cujos poderes de representação se presumem;

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b) (Repealed.)

b) (Revogada.)

What we checked in this article

The four professions whose powers of representation are presumed are retained, and point (b) is shown as repealed.

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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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