Chapter III · Amendments to the articles of association

Article 194 Amendments to the articles of association

Artigo 194.º · Alterações do contrato

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

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1. Any amendment to the articles of association may be made, and the merger, division, conversion or dissolution of the company may be resolved upon, only unanimously, unless the articles of association permit the resolution to be adopted by a majority, which may not be less than three quarters of the votes of all the members.

1 - Só por unanimidade podem ser introduzidas quaisquer alterações no contrato de sociedade ou pode ser deliberada a fusão, a cisão, a transformação e a dissolução da sociedade, a não ser que o contrato autorize a deliberação por maioria, que não pode ser inferior a três quartos dos votos de todos os sócios.

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2. The admission of a new member may likewise be resolved upon only unanimously.

2 - Também só por unanimidade pode ser deliberada a admissão de novo sócio.

What we checked in this article

The unanimity rule for amendments, merger, division, conversion, dissolution and admission of a new member, and the minimum three-quarters majority permitted by the articles, 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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