Chapter II · Duties and rights of members · Section III · Supplementary contributions

Article 212 Rules governing the obligation to make supplementary contributions

Artigo 212.º · Regime da obrigação de efectuar prestações suplementares

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

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1. Articles 204 and 205 apply to the obligation to make supplementary contributions.

1 - É aplicável à obrigação de efectuar prestações suplementares o disposto nos artigos 204.º e 205.º

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2. No set-off may be raised against the company’s claim for supplementary contributions.

2 - Ao crédito da sociedade por prestações suplementares não pode opor-se compensação.

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3. The company may not release members from the obligation to make supplementary contributions, whether or not those contributions have already been called.

3 - A sociedade não pode exonerar os sócios da obrigação de efectuar prestações suplementares, estejam ou não estas já exigidas.

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4. The right to call supplementary contributions is not transferable, and the company’s creditors may not be subrogated to it.

4 - O direito a exigir prestações suplementares é intransmissível e nele não podem sub-rogar-se os credores da sociedade.

What we checked in this article

The cross-reference to Articles 204 and 205, the bar on set-off, the bar on release whether or not called, and the non-transferability and exclusion of subrogation by the company's creditors 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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