Chapter I · Characteristics and articles of association

Article 282 Special rules on invalidity of the resolution

Artigo 282.º · Regime especial de invalidade da deliberação

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

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1. The resolution to incorporate the company and the resolutions supplementary to it may be declared void under the general rules, or may be annulled at the request of a subscriber who did not approve them, where they themselves, the approved articles of association or the procedure since provisional registration infringe statutory provisions.

1 - A deliberação de constituir a sociedade e as deliberações complementares desta podem ser declaradas nulas, nos termos gerais, ou podem ser anuladas a requerimento de subscritor que não as tenha aprovado, no caso de elas próprias, o contrato aprovado ou o processo desde o registo provisório violarem preceitos legais.

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2. Annulment may also be sought on the grounds of material falsity of the data, or serious error in the forecasts, referred to in Article 279(6)(e).

2 - A anulação pode também ser requerida com fundamento em falsidade relevante dos dados ou erro grave de previsões referidos no artigo 279.º, n.º 6, alínea e).

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3. The statutory provisions on the suspension and annulment of company resolutions apply.

3 - Aplicam-se as disposições legais sobre suspensão e anulação de deliberações sociais.

What we checked in this article

Nullity under the general rules, annulment at the request of a non-approving subscriber, the additional ground of material falsity or serious error in the Article 279(6)(e) report, and the application of the rules on suspension and annulment 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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