Chapter VI · Management, supervision and company secretary · Section IV · Executive board of directors

Article 430 Removal from office and suspension

Artigo 430.º · Destituição e suspensão

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

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1. Any director may be removed from office at any time:

1 - Qualquer administrador pode a todo o tempo ser destituído:

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a) By the general and supervisory board, in the case provided for in Article 425(1)(a); or

a) Pelo conselho geral e de supervisão, no caso previsto na alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 425.º; ou

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b) In the situation provided for in Article 425(1)(b), by the general meeting, in which case the general and supervisory board may propose the removal and suspend any member of the executive board of directors for up to two months.

b) Na situação prevista na alínea b) do n.º 1 do artigo 425.º, pela assembleia geral, caso em que o conselho geral e de supervisão pode propor a destituição e proceder à suspensão, até dois meses, de qualquer membro do conselho de administração executivo.

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2. Article 403(4) and (5) applies.

2 - Aplica-se o disposto nos n.os 4 e 5 do artigo 403.º

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3. Article 400 applies to the suspension of a director, the decision being a matter for the general and supervisory board.

3 - À suspensão de administrador aplica-se o disposto no artigo 400.º, competindo a sua decisão ao conselho geral e de supervisão.

What we checked in this article

Removal at any time by the body matching Article 425(1)(a) or (b), the general and supervisory board's power to propose removal and suspend for up to two months, and the cross-references to Article 403(4) and (5) and Article 400 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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