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Article 37 Relations between members before registration

Artigo 37.º · Relações entre os sócios antes do registo

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

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1. During the period between execution of the articles of association and their definitive registration, relations between the members are governed, with the necessary adaptations, by the rules in the articles and in this law, except those presupposing definitive registration of the articles.

1 - No período compreendido entre a celebração do contrato de sociedade e o seu registo definitivo são aplicáveis às relações entre os sócios, com as necessárias adaptações, as regras estabelecidas no contrato e na presente lei, salvo aquelas que pressuponham o contrato definitivamente registado.

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2. Whatever form of company the parties intend to establish, inter vivos transfers of company interests and amendments to the articles always require the unanimous consent of the members.

2 - Seja qual for o tipo de sociedade visado pelos contraentes, a transmissão por acto entre vivos das participações sociais e as modificações do contrato social requerem sempre o consentimento unânime dos sócios.

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Pre-registration rules and the requirement for unanimous consent to transfers/amendments 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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