Chapter III · Quota interests · Section I · Unity, amount and division of the quota

Article 221 Division of quota interests

Artigo 221.º · Divisão de quotas

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

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1. A quota interest may be divided only by partial redemption, transfer in separate parts or partial transfer, partition or division among joint holders, and each of the quota interests resulting from the division must have a nominal value in accordance with Article 219(3).

1 - Uma quota só pode ser dividida mediante amortização parcial, transmissão parcelada ou parcial, partilha ou divisão entre contitulares, devendo cada uma das quotas resultantes da divisão ter um valor nominal de harmonia com o disposto no artigo 219.º, n.º 3.

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2. Acts entailing the division of a quota interest must be put in writing.

2 - Os actos que importem divisão de quota devem ser reduzidos a escrito.

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3. The articles of association may prohibit the division of quota interests, provided that the prohibition does not prevent partition or division among joint holders for a period exceeding five years.

3 - O contrato pode proibir a divisão de quotas, contanto que da proibição não resulte impedimento à partilha ou divisão entre contitulares por período superior a cinco anos.

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4. In the case of division by transfer in separate parts or partial transfer, and unless the articles of association provide otherwise, the division of quota interests has no effect vis-à-vis the company until the company has given its consent; in the case of an assignment of part of a quota interest, the consent relates simultaneously to the assignment and to the division.

4 - No caso de divisão mediante transmissão parcelada ou parcial e salvo disposição diversa do contrato de sociedade, a divisão de quotas não produz efeitos para com a sociedade enquanto esta não prestar o seu consentimento; no caso de cessão de parte de quota, o consentimento reporta-se simultaneamente à cessão e à divisão.

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5. The final part of Article 228(2) applies to division.

5 - É aplicável à divisão o disposto na parte final do n.º 2 do artigo 228.º

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6. Consent to division must be given by resolution of the members.

6 - O consentimento para a divisão deve ser dado por deliberação dos sócios.

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7. If the articles of association are amended so as to exclude division or make it more difficult, the amendment is effective only with the consent of all members affected by it.

7 - Se o contrato de sociedade for alterado no sentido de a divisão ser excluída ou dificultada, a alteração só é eficaz com o consentimento de todos os sócios por ela afectados.

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8. A quota interest may also be divided by resolution of the company adopted under Article 204(2).

8 - A quota pode também ser dividida mediante deliberação da sociedade, tomada nos termos do artigo 204.º, n.º 2.

What we checked in this article

The exhaustive means of division, the Article 219(3) minimum, written form, the five-year limit on a prohibition of partition or division among joint holders, the company's consent requirement given by members' resolution, the consent of affected members to restrictive amendments, and division under Article 204(2) 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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