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

Article 136 Members’ interests

Artigo 136.º · Participações dos sócios

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

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1. Unless all the members concerned agree, neither the nominal amount of each member’s interest in the share capital nor the proportion of each interest to the capital may be altered in the conversion.

1 - Salvo acordo de todos os sócios interessados, o montante nominal da participação de cada sócio no capital social e a proporção de cada participação relativamente ao capital não podem ser alterados na transformação.

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2. Members contributing services shall, where applicable, be allotted the interest in the capital that is agreed, the interests of the other members being reduced proportionally.

2 - Aos sócios de indústria, sendo caso disso, será atribuída a participação do capital que for convencionada, reduzindo-se proporcionalmente a participação dos restantes.

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3. The preceding paragraphs are without prejudice to statutory provisions imposing a minimum amount for members’ interests.

3 - O disposto nos números anteriores não prejudica os preceitos legais que imponham um montante mínimo para as participações dos sócios.

What we checked in this article

The rule that nominal amount and proportion are unchanged absent agreement of all members concerned, the allotment to members contributing services, and the saving for statutory minimum amounts 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.

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