1. The business name of these companies shall be formed, with or without an acronym, from the name or business name of one or some of the members, or from a distinctive designation, or from a combination of both those elements, but shall in any case end with the words “sociedade anónima” or the abbreviation “S. A.”.
1 - A firma destas sociedades será formada, com ou sem sigla, pelo nome ou firma de um ou alguns dos sócios ou por uma denominação particular, ou pela reunião de ambos esses elementos, mas em qualquer caso concluirá pela expressão «sociedade anónima» ou pela abreviatura «S. A.».
2. The business name may not include or retain expressions indicating a company object that is not specifically provided for in the relevant clause of the articles of association.
2 - Na firma não podem ser incluídas ou mantidas expressões indicativas de um objecto social que não esteja especificamente previsto na respectiva cláusula do contrato de sociedade.
3. Where the company’s object as stated in the articles of association is amended so that it no longer includes an activity specified in the business name, the amendment of the object must be accompanied simultaneously by a change of the business name.
3 - No caso de o objecto contratual da sociedade ser alterado, deixando de incluir actividade especificada na firma, a alteração do objecto deve ser simultaneamente acompanhada da modificação da firma.
The mandatory ending “sociedade anónima” or “S. A.”, the ban on names indicating an object not in the articles, and the simultaneous change of name on amendment of the object 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.