1. The members may resolve at any time to remove managers from office.
1 - Os sócios podem deliberar a todo o tempo a destituição de gerentes.
2. The articles of association may require a qualified majority or other requirements for a resolution to remove a manager from office; however, if the removal is based on just cause, it may always be resolved upon by a simple majority.
2 - O contrato de sociedade pode exigir para a deliberação de destituição uma maioria qualificada ou outros requisitos; se, porém, a destituição se fundar em justa causa, pode ser sempre deliberada por maioria simples.
3. A clause of the articles of association conferring on a member a special right to management may not be amended without that member’s consent. The members may, however, resolve that the company apply for the judicial suspension and removal from office of the manager for just cause and appoint a special representative for that purpose.
3 - A cláusula do contrato de sociedade que atribui a um sócio um direito especial à gerência não pode ser alterada sem consentimento do mesmo sócio. Podem, todavia, os sócios deliberar que a sociedade requeira a suspensão e destituição judicial do gerente por justa causa e designar para tanto um representante especial.
4. Where there is just cause, any member may apply for the suspension and removal from office of the manager in proceedings brought against the company.
4 - Existindo justa causa, pode qualquer sócio requerer a suspensão e a destituição do gerente, em acção intentada contra a sociedade.
5. If the company has only two members, removal from management on grounds of just cause may be decided only by the court, in proceedings brought by the other member.
5 - Se a sociedade tiver apenas dois sócios, a destituição da gerência com fundamento em justa causa só pelo tribunal pode ser decidida em acção intentada pelo outro.
6. Just cause for removal from office includes, in particular, serious breach of the manager’s duties and the manager’s inability to perform their duties normally.
6 - Constituem justa causa de destituição, designadamente, a violação grave dos deveres do gerente e a sua incapacidade para o exercício normal das respectivas funções.
7. Where no contractual compensation has been stipulated, a manager removed from office without just cause is entitled to compensation for the losses suffered, on the understanding, however, that the manager would not have remained in office for more than a further four years or for longer than the time remaining to complete the term for which the manager was appointed.
7 - Não havendo indemnização contratual estipulada, o gerente destituído sem justa causa tem direito a ser indemnizado dos prejuízos sofridos, entendendo-se, porém, que ele não se manteria no cargo ainda por mais de quatro anos ou do tempo que faltar para perfazer o prazo por que fora designado.
Removal at any time, the simple majority for removal for just cause, protection of a special right to manage, court suspension and removal at the request of any member, the two-member rule, the illustrative grounds of just cause and the four-year cap on compensation 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.