Chapter IX · Mergers of companies · Section I · Domestic mergers

Article 111 Registration of the merger

Artigo 111.º · Registo de fusão

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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Once the merger has been approved by all participating companies and no objection has been lodged within the period laid down in Article 101-A, or, where an objection has been lodged, one of the events referred to in Article 101-B(1) has occurred, any director of the participating companies or of the new company must apply for registration of the merger in the commercial register.

Deliberada a fusão por todas as sociedades participantes sem que tenha sido deduzida oposição no prazo previsto no artigo 101.º-A ou, tendo esta sido deduzida, se tenha verificado algum dos factos referidos no n.º 1 do artigo 101.º-B, deve ser requerida a inscrição da fusão no registo comercial por qualquer dos administradores das sociedades participantes na fusão ou da nova sociedade.

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Approval by all participants and expiry/resolution of creditor objections precede the application for registration.

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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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