Chapter II · Duties and rights of members · Section I · Obligation to contribute

Article 205 Sale of the excluded member’s quota interest

Artigo 205.º · Venda da quota do sócio excluído

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

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1. The company may have the quota interest forfeited to it sold at public auction, unless the members resolve that it be sold to third parties in a different manner; in that case, however, if the agreed price is less than the sum of the amount outstanding and the payment already made on account of the quota interest, the sale may take place only with the consent of the excluded member.

1 - A sociedade pode fazer vender em hasta pública a quota perdida a seu favor, se os sócios não deliberarem que ela seja vendida a terceiros por modo diverso, mas, neste caso, se o preço ajustado for inferior à soma do montante em dívida com a prestação já efectuada por conta da quota, a venda só pode realizar-se com o consentimento do sócio excluído.

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2. The members may also resolve:

2 - Os sócios podem ainda deliberar:

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a) That the quota interest forfeited to the company be divided in proportion to the quota interests of the remaining members, each of them being sold the part thus falling to that member, without prejudice to Article 219(3);

a) Que a quota perdida a favor da sociedade seja dividida proporcionalmente às dos restantes sócios, vendendo-se a cada um deles a parte que assim lhe competir, sem prejuízo do disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 219.º;

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b) That the same quota interest be sold undivided, or after a division not proportional to the remaining quota interests, to all, some or one of the members; this resolution must comply with Article 265(1) and with any other requirements that the articles of association may lay down. Any member may, however, require that a part proportional to that member’s quota interest be allotted to that member.

b) Que a mesma quota seja vendida indivisa, ou após divisão não proporcional às restantes quotas, a todos, a alguns ou a um dos sócios; esta deliberação deverá obedecer ao disposto no artigo 265.º, n.º 1, e aos demais requisitos que o contrato de sociedade porventura fixar. Qualquer sócio pode, todavia, exigir que lhe seja atribuída uma parte proporcional à sua quota.

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3. In the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, the company must notify the excluded member by registered letter of the price at which the other members intend to acquire the quota interest. If the total price offered is less than the sum of the amount outstanding and the amount already paid, the excluded member may declare to the company, within 30 days, that the member opposes implementation of the resolution, provided that that price does not reach the real value of the quota interest, calculated in accordance with Article 1021 of the Civil Code by reference to the time at which the resolution was adopted.

3 - Nos casos previstos no número anterior, a sociedade deve comunicar por carta registada ao sócio excluído o preço por que os outros sócios pretendem adquirir a quota. Se o preço total oferecido foi inferior à soma do montante em dívida com o já prestado, pode o sócio excluído declarar a sociedade no prazo de 30 dias que se opõe à execução da deliberação, desde que aquele preço não alcance o valor real da quota, calculado nos termos do artigo 1021.º do Código Civil, com referência ao momento em que a deliberação foi tomada.

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4. In the case provided for in the second part of the preceding paragraph, the resolution may not be implemented before the period laid down for the excluded member’s opposition has elapsed and, if opposition is lodged, before the decision declaring that opposition ineffective, given on the application of any member, has become final.

4 - Na hipótese prevista na segunda parte do número anterior, a deliberação não pode ser executada antes de decorrido o prazo fixado para a oposição do sócio excluído e, se esta for deduzida, antes de transitada em julgado a decisão que, a requerimento de qualquer sócio, declare tal oposição ineficaz.

What we checked in this article

The public-auction default, the excluded member's consent to a lower-priced private sale, the proportional or non-proportional sale to members (subject to Articles 219(3) and 265(1) and each member's right to a proportional part), the registered-letter notice of price, the 30-day opposition by reference to real value under Article 1021 of the Civil Code, and the suspension of implementation pending a final decision 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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