Chapter III · Articles of association · Section III · The company before registration. Invalidity of the articles

Article 48 Members admitted after incorporation

Artigo 48.º · Sócios admitidos na sociedade posteriormente à constituição

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

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Articles 45 to 47 also apply, insofar as applicable and with the necessary adaptations, where the member lacking capacity or whose consent was vitiated joined the company through a legal transaction entered into with the company after its incorporation.

O disposto nos artigos 45.º a 47.º vale também, na parte aplicável e com as necessárias adaptações, se o sócio incapaz ou aquele cujo consentimento foi viciado ingressou na sociedade através de um negócio jurídico celebrado com esta em momento posterior ao da constituição.

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The extension to a post-incorporation transaction with the company is 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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