Chapter III · Quota interests · Section IV · Redemption of a quota

Article 236 Capital maintenance safeguard

Artigo 236.º · Ressalva do capital

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

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1. The company may redeem quota interests only where, at the date of the resolution, its net assets, after payment of the consideration for redemption, would not fall below the sum of the share capital and the legal reserve, unless it simultaneously resolves to reduce its share capital.

1 - A sociedade só pode amortizar quotas quando, à data da deliberação, a sua situação líquida, depois de satisfeita a contrapartida da amortização, não ficar inferior à soma do capital e da reserva legal, a não ser que simultaneamente delibere a redução do seu capital.

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2. The redemption resolution must expressly state that the requirement laid down in the preceding paragraph has been met.

2 - A deliberação de amortização deve mencionar expressamente a verificação do requisito exigido pelo número anterior.

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3. If, when the obligation to pay the consideration for redemption falls due, it is found that, after that payment, the company’s net assets would fall below the sum of the share capital and the legal reserve, the redemption ceases to have effect and the interested party must return to the company any sums already received.

3 - Se ao tempo do vencimento da obrigação de pagar a contrapartida da amortização se verificar que, depois de feito este pagamento, a situação líquida da sociedade passaria a ser inferior à soma do capital e da reserva legal, a amortização fica sem efeito e o interessado deve restituir à sociedade as quantias porventura já recebidas.

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4. In the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, the interested party may nevertheless opt for partial redemption of the quota interest, in proportion to what has already been received, and without prejudice to the statutory minimum amount of a quota interest. The interested party may also opt to wait for payment until the conditions required by the preceding paragraph are met, in which case the redemption is maintained.

4 - No caso previsto no número anterior, o interessado pode, todavia, optar pela amortização parcial da quota, em proporção do que já recebeu, e sem prejuízo do montante legal mínimo da quota. Pode também optar pela espera do pagamento até que se verifiquem as condições requeridas pelo número anterior, mantendo-se nesta hipótese a amortização.

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5. The option referred to in the preceding paragraph must be declared in writing to the company within the 30 days following the day on which the member is notified that payment cannot be made for that reason.

5 - A opção a que se refere o número precedente tem de ser declarada por escrito à sociedade, nos 30 dias seguintes àquele em que ao sócio seja comunicada a impossibilidade do pagamento pelo referido motivo.

What we checked in this article

The net-assets test against the sum of share capital and legal reserve both at the resolution and when payment falls due, the express statement in the resolution, the interested party's two options and the 30-day written declaration period 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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