Chapter III · Articles of association · Section II · Duties and rights of members · Subsection II · Obligation to contribute

Article 30 Creditors’ rights concerning contributions

Artigo 30.º · Direitos dos credores quanto às entradas

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

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1. The creditors of any company may:

1 - Os credores de qualquer sociedade podem:

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a) Exercise the company's rights in respect of unpaid contributions from the time those contributions become due;

a) Exercer os direitos da sociedade relativos as entradas não realizadas, a partir do momento em que elas se tornem exigíveis;

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b) Seek a court order for contributions to be made before they fall due under the articles, where necessary to preserve or satisfy the creditors' rights.

b) Promover judicialmente as entradas antes de estas se terem tornado exigíveis, nos termos do contrato, desde que isso seja necessário para a conservação ou satisfação dos seus direitos.

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2. The company may defeat those creditors’ application by satisfying their claims, together with default interest where the claims are due, or subject to the corresponding discount for early payment where they are not yet due, and in either case together with the expenses incurred.

2 - A sociedade pode ilidir o pedido desses credores, satisfazendo-lhes os seus créditos com juros de mora, quando vencidos, ou mediante o desconto correspondente à antecipação, quando por vencer, e com as despesas acrescidas.

What we checked in this article

Due contributions and early judicial enforcement are distinguished; interest, early-payment discount and expenses remain.

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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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