1. Without requiring authorisation in the articles of association, but subject to any different provisions therein, the company may establish branches, agencies, representative offices or other local forms of representation in Portugal or abroad.
1 - Sem dependência de autorização contratual, mas também sem prejuízo de diferentes disposições do contrato, a sociedade pode criar sucursais, agências, delegações ou outras formas locais de representação, no território nacional ou no estrangeiro.
2. The establishment of branches, agencies, representative offices or other local forms of representation requires a resolution of the members unless the articles dispense with that requirement.
2 - A criação de sucursais, agências, delegações ou outras formas locais de representação depende de deliberação dos sócios, quando o contrato a não dispense.
Permission to establish representations and the separate requirement for a members' resolution are preserved.
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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.