2. Commercial companies are entities whose object is the carrying on of commercial acts and which adopt the form of a general partnership, a private limited company, a public limited company, a limited partnership or a partnership limited by shares.
2 - São sociedades comerciais aquelas que tenham por objecto a prática de actos de comércio e adoptem o tipo de sociedade em nome colectivo, de sociedade por quotas, de sociedade anónima, de sociedade em comandita simples ou de sociedade em comandita por acções.
3. Entities whose object is the carrying on of commercial acts must adopt one of the forms referred to in the preceding paragraph.
3 - As sociedades que tenham por objecto a prática de actos de comércio devem adoptar um dos tipos referidos no número anterior.
4. Entities whose sole object is the carrying on of non-commercial acts may adopt one of the forms referred to in paragraph 2, in which case this law applies to them.
4 - As sociedades que tenham exclusivamente por objecto a prática de actos não comerciais podem adoptar um dos tipos referidos no n.º 2, sendo-lhes, nesse caso, aplicável a presente lei.
All five company forms and the optional application to civil entities adopting a commercial form 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.