1. At the general meeting, a shareholder may request to be given true, complete and clear information enabling that shareholder to form a reasoned opinion on the matters subject to resolution. The duty to provide information extends to the relationships between the company and other companies affiliated with it.
1 - Na assembleia geral o accionista pode requerer que lhe sejam prestadas informações verdadeiras, completas e elucidativas que lhe permitam formar opinião fundamentada sobre os assuntos sujeitos a deliberação. O dever de informação abrange as relações entre a sociedade e outras sociedades com ela coligadas.
2. The information covered by the preceding paragraph must be provided by the company body empowered to do so and may be refused only if providing it could cause serious harm to the company or to another company affiliated with it, or a breach of secrecy imposed by law.
2 - As informações abrangidas pelo número anterior devem ser prestadas pelo órgão da sociedade que para tal esteja habilitado e só podem ser recusadas se a sua prestação puder ocasionar grave prejuízo à sociedade ou a outra sociedade com ela coligada ou violação de segredo imposto por lei.
3. Unjustified refusal of the information is a ground for voidability of the resolution.
3 - A recusa injustificada das informações é causa de anulabilidade da deliberação.
The scope of the duty (including affiliated companies), the two grounds for refusal (serious harm to the company or an affiliated company, or breach of statutory secrecy) and voidability of the resolution for unjustified refusal 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.