Where this Code requires or provides for a legal act to be in writing, in a written document or in a signed document, that requirement or provision is deemed satisfied even if paper or a signature is replaced by another medium or another means of identification, in particular an electronic signature, provided that at least equivalent levels of intelligibility and durability are ensured.
A exigência ou a previsão de forma escrita, de documento escrito ou de documento assinado, feita no presente Código em relação a qualquer ato jurídico, considera-se cumprida ou verificada ainda que o suporte em papel ou a assinatura sejam substituídos por outro suporte ou por outro meio de identificação, nomeadamente através de assinatura eletrónica, e que assegurem níveis pelo menos equivalentes de inteligibilidade e de durabilidade.
Alternative identification means, electronic signatures, intelligibility and durability are all 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.