Chapter XI · Conversion of companies · Section I · Domestic conversions

Article 130 Definition and forms

Artigo 130.º · Noção e modalidades

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

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1. Companies formed as one of the types listed in Article 1(2) may subsequently adopt another of those types, unless prohibited by law or by the articles of association.

1 - As sociedades constituídas segundo um dos tipos enumerados no artigo 1.º, n.º 2, podem adoptar posteriormente um outro desses tipos, salvo proibição da lei ou do contrato.

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2. Companies formed under Articles 980 et seq. of the Civil Code may subsequently adopt one of the types listed in Article 1(2) of this law.

2 - As sociedades constituídas nos termos dos artigos 980.º e seguintes do Código Civil podem posteriormente adoptar algum dos tipos enumerados no artigo 1.º, n.º 2, desta lei.

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3. The conversion of a company under the preceding paragraphs does not entail its dissolution, unless the members so resolve.

3 - A transformação de uma sociedade, nos termos dos números anteriores, não importa a dissolução dela, salvo se assim for deliberado pelos sócios.

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4. The provisions of this Chapter apply to both kinds of conversion permitted by the preceding paragraph.

4 - As disposições deste capítulo são aplicáveis às duas espécies de transformação admitidas pelo número anterior.

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5. Where dissolution has been resolved upon, the statutory or contractual provisions governing it apply if they are more stringent than the provisions on conversion. The new company succeeds the former company automatically and universally.

5 - No caso de ter sido deliberada a dissolução, aplicam-se os preceitos legais ou contratuais que a regulam, se forem mais exigentes do que os preceitos relativos à transformação. A nova sociedade sucede automática e globalmente à sociedade anterior.

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6. A company formed by conversion under paragraph 2 succeeds the former company automatically and universally.

6 - A sociedade formada por transformação, nos termos do n.º 2, sucede automática e globalmente à sociedade anterior.

What we checked in this article

Conversion is barred where prohibited by law or the articles; it does not entail dissolution unless the members so resolve, the more stringent dissolution rules then prevail, and the new company succeeds automatically and universally.

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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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