Law No. 89/2017 · Chapter IV · Transitional and final provisions

Law 89/2017, Article 23 Implementing regulations

Lei n.º 89/2017, artigo 23.º · Regulamentação

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

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The regulations provided for in the Legal Regime of the RCBE, approved in the annex, are to be published within 90 days from the day following the publication of this Law.

A regulamentação prevista no Regime Jurídico do RCBE, aprovado em anexo, é publicada no prazo de 90 dias, a contar do dia seguinte ao da publicação da presente lei.

What we checked in this article

The 90-day period counted from the day following publication of the Law is retained.

Need to file or update the RCBE declaration? Law 89/2017, 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.

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.

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