1. A natural person may be the member of only one single-member private limited company.
1 - Uma pessoa singular só pode ser sócia de uma única sociedade unipessoal por quotas.
2. A private limited company may not have a single-member private limited company as its sole member.
2 - Uma sociedade por quotas não pode ter como sócio único uma sociedade unipessoal por quotas.
3. In the event of a breach of the preceding paragraphs, any interested party may apply for the administrative dissolution of the companies.
3 - No caso de violação das disposições dos números anteriores, qualquer interessado pode requerer a dissolução das sociedades por via administrativa.
4. The competent registry service shall grant a period of 30 days for the situation to be regularised, which may be extended to up to 90 days at the request of the interested parties.
4 - O serviço de registo competente concede um prazo de 30 dias para a regularização da situação, o qual pode ser prorrogado até 90 dias a pedido dos interessados.
The one-company limit for natural persons, the bar on a single-member company being the sole member of a private limited company, administrative dissolution at the request of any interested party, and the 30-day period extendable to 90 days 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.