Chapter XIV · Publication of company acts

Article 169 Liability for discrepancies in disclosure

Artigo 169.º · Responsabilidade por discordâncias de publicidade

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

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1. The company is liable for losses caused to third parties by discrepancies between the content of the acts performed, the content of the registration and the content of the publications, where managers, directors, liquidators or representatives are at fault for those discrepancies.

1 - A sociedade responde pelos prejuízos causados a terceiros pelas discordâncias entre o teor dos actos praticados, o teor do registo e o teor das publicações, quando delas sejam culpados gerentes, administradores, liquidatários ou representantes.

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2. The persons under a duty to apply for registration and to make the publications must likewise take the measures necessary to ensure that discrepancies between the act performed, the registration and the publications are remedied as soon as possible.

2 - As pessoas que têm o dever de requerer o registo e de proceder às publicações devem igualmente tomar as providências necessárias para que sejam sanadas, no mais breve prazo, as discordâncias entre o acto praticado, o registo e as publicações.

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3. In the event of a discrepancy between the content of the act as published and as registered, the company may not invoke the published text against third parties, but they may rely on it, unless the company proves that the third party knew of the registered text.

3 - No caso de discordância entre o teor do acto constante das publicações e o constante do registo, a sociedade não pode opor a terceiros o texto publicado, mas estes podem prevalecer-se dele, salvo se a sociedade provar que o terceiro tinha conhecimento do texto constante do registo.

What we checked in this article

The company's liability is conditional on fault of managers, directors, liquidators or representatives, the duty to remedy discrepancies promptly is retained, and where the published and registered texts differ the company may not invoke the published text unless it proves the third party knew the registered text.

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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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