1. The articles of association may not prohibit or limit a shareholder’s participation in a general meeting through a representative.
1 - O contrato de sociedade não pode proibir ou limitar a participação de accionista em assembleia geral através de representante.
2. A signed written document addressed to the chair of the general meeting suffices as an instrument of voluntary representation; such documents are kept on file by the company for the mandatory document retention period.
2 - Como instrumento de representação voluntária basta um documento escrito, com assinatura, dirigido ao presidente da mesa; tais documentos ficam arquivados na sociedade pelo período obrigatório de conservação de documentos.
The prohibition on the articles prohibiting or limiting representation and the sufficiency of a signed written document addressed to the chair, kept by the company for the mandatory retention period, 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.