1. Except in cases of bankruptcy or of a different agreement between the company and one of its creditors, dissolution of the company does not make its debts due, but the liquidators may pay them early, even where the time limits were set for the benefit of the creditors.
1 - Salvo nos casos de falência ou de acordo diverso entre a sociedade e um seu credor, a dissolução da sociedade não torna exigíveis as dívidas desta, mas os liquidatários podem antecipar o pagamento delas, embora os prazos tenham sido estabelecidos em benefício dos credores.
2. Claims against third parties, and against members for debts not covered by the following paragraph, must be called in by the liquidators, even where the time limits were set for the benefit of the company.
2 - Os créditos sobre terceiros e sobre sócios por dívidas não incluídas no número seguinte devem ser reclamados pelos liquidatários, embora os prazos tenham sido estabelecidos em benefício da sociedade.
3. Clauses deferring payment of contributions lapse on the date of the company’s dissolution, but the liquidators may demand from the members, on account of those debts, only the amounts necessary to meet the company’s liabilities and the liquidation expenses, once the company’s assets have been exhausted, not counting among those assets any disputed claims or claims considered uncollectable.
3 - As cláusulas de diferimento da prestação de entradas caducam na data da dissolução da sociedade, mas os liquidatários só poderão exigir dessas dívidas dos sócios as importâncias que forem necessárias para satisfação do passivo da sociedade e das despesas de liquidação, depois de esgotado o activo social, mas sem incluir neste os créditos litigiosos ou considerados incobráveis.
The rule that dissolution does not accelerate the company's debts (save bankruptcy or contrary agreement), the liquidators' option to pay early, their duty to call in claims, and the limits on calling up deferred contributions 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.