1. The business name of these companies must be formed, with or without an acronym, from the name or business name of all, one or some of the members, or from a distinctive designation, or from a combination of both those elements, but must in any case end with the word “Limitada” or the abbreviation “Lda.”.
1 - A firma destas sociedades deve ser formada, com ou sem sigla, pelo nome ou firma de todos, algum ou alguns dos sócios, ou por uma denominação particular, ou pela reunião de ambos esses elementos, mas em qualquer caso concluirá pela palavra «Limitada» ou pela abreviatura «Lda.».
2. The business name may not include or retain expressions indicating a company object that is not specifically provided for in the relevant clause of the articles of association.
2 - Na firma não podem ser incluídas ou mantidas expressões indicativas de um objecto social que não esteja especificamente previsto na respectiva cláusula do contrato de sociedade.
3. Where the company’s object as stated in the articles of association is amended so that it no longer includes an activity specified in the business name, the amendment of the object must be accompanied simultaneously by a change of the business name.
3 - No caso de o objecto contratual da sociedade ser alterado, deixando de incluir actividade especificada na firma, a alteração do objecto deve ser simultaneamente acompanhada da modificação da firma.
The permitted elements of the business name, the mandatory ending “Limitada” or “Lda.”, the bar on expressions indicating an object not specified in the articles, and the simultaneous change of name on amendment of the object 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.