Chapter I · Characteristics and articles of association

Article 283 Articles of association

Artigo 283.º · Contrato de sociedade

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

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1. The articles of association must be executed by two promoters and by the subscribers who contribute assets other than cash.

1 - O contrato de sociedade deve ser celebrado por dois promotores e pelos subscritores que entrem com bens diferentes de dinheiro.

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2. All the documentation, including the minutes of the constituent meeting, shall be filed at the competent registry office, where it must be submitted together with the application for conversion of the registration into a definitive registration.

2 - Toda a documentação, incluindo a acta da assembleia constitutiva, fica arquivada na conservatória do registo competente, onde deve ser entregue juntamente com o pedido de conversão do registo em definitivo.

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Execution by two promoters and by the subscribers contributing non-cash assets, and filing of all documentation with the application for conversion into definitive registration, 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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