Chapter XI · Conversion of companies · Section II · Cross-border conversions

Article 140-M Validity of the cross-border conversion

Artigo 140.º-M · Validade da transformação transfronteiriça

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

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A cross-border conversion which complies with the statutory requirements and has begun to produce effects under Article 140-L may not be declared void.

A transformação transfronteiriça que cumpra os requisitos legalmente previstos, e que tenha começado a produzir efeitos, nos termos do artigo 140.º-L, não pode ser declarada nula.

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The bar on a declaration of nullity is limited to conversions that comply with the statutory requirements and have begun to produce effects under Article 140-L.

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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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