Chapter III · Group relationships · Section I · Groups formed by total control

Article 488 Initial total control

Artigo 488.º · Domínio total inicial

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

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1. A company may form a public limited company of whose shares it is initially the sole holder.

1 - Uma sociedade pode constituir uma sociedade anónima de cujas acções ela seja inicialmente a única titular.

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2. All the other requirements for the formation of public limited companies must be complied with.

2 - Devem ser observados todos os demais requisitos da constituição de sociedades anónimas.

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3. Article 489(4), (5) and (6) applies to the group so formed.

3 - Ao grupo assim constituído aplica-se o disposto nos n.os 4, 5, e 6 do artigo 489.º

What we checked in this article

The power to form a public limited company as its sole initial shareholder, compliance with all other formation requirements and the application of Article 489(4) to (6) 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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