Chapter XIII · Liquidation of the company

Article 147 Immediate distribution

Artigo 147.º · Partilha imediata

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

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1. Without prejudice to Article 148, if the company has no debts on the date of dissolution, the members may immediately proceed to distribute the company’s assets in the manner prescribed in Article 156.

1 - Sem prejuízo do disposto no artigo 148.º, se, à data da dissolução, a sociedade não tiver dívidas, podem os sócios proceder imediatamente à partilha dos haveres sociais, pela forma prescrita no artigo 156.º

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2. Tax debts not yet due on the date of dissolution do not prevent distribution under the preceding paragraph, but all the members become liable for those debts without limit and jointly and severally, even if they set aside, by whatever means, the amounts they estimate are needed to pay them.

2 - As dívidas de natureza fiscal ainda não exigíveis à data da dissolução não obstam à partilha nos termos do número anterior, mas por essas dívidas ficam ilimitada e solidariamente responsáveis todos os sócios, embora reservem, por qualquer forma, as importâncias que estimarem para o seu pagamento.

What we checked in this article

Immediate distribution only where the company has no debts at dissolution, and the members' unlimited joint and several liability for tax debts not yet due even if they set aside amounts for them, 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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