Chapter VI · Management, supervision and company secretary · Section II · Supervision

Article 414-B Chair of the supervisory board

Artigo 414.º-B · Presidente do conselho fiscal

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

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1. If the general meeting does not appoint the chair, the supervisory board must appoint its own chair.

1 - Se a assembleia geral não o designar, o conselho fiscal deve designar o seu presidente.

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2. Article 395(3) applies with the necessary adaptations.

2 - Aplica-se, com as devidas adaptações, o disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 395.º

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The supervisory board's fallback power to appoint its own chair and the cross-reference to Article 395(3) 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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