1. Before taking the steps prescribed in the preceding Article, the Public Prosecution Service must notify the company or the members by official letter to regularise the situation within a reasonable period.
1 - Antes de tomar as providências determinadas no artigo anterior, deve o Ministério Público notificar por ofício a sociedade ou os sócios para, em prazo razoável, regularizarem a situação.
2. The situation of the company may also be regularised at any time until the judgment given in the proceedings brought by the Public Prosecution Service becomes final.
2 - A situação das sociedades pode ainda ser regularizada até ao trânsito em julgado da sentença proferida na acção proposta pelo Ministério Público.
3. The preceding paragraphs do not apply to companies that are void because their object is unlawful or contrary to public policy.
3 - O disposto nos números anteriores não se aplica quanto a sociedades nulas por o seu objecto ser ilícito ou contrário à ordem pública.
The prior official notice with a reasonable period to regularise, the possibility of regularisation until the judgment becomes final, and the exclusion of companies void for an unlawful object or breach of public policy 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.