Title VII · Criminal provisions

Article 513 Other infringements of the rules on the redemption of quota interests or shares

Artigo 513.º · Outras infracções às regras da amortização de quotas ou acções

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

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1. A manager of a company who, in breach of the law, proposes to the members for resolution the total or partial redemption of a quota interest in such a way that, at the date of the resolution and taking into account the consideration for the redemption, the company’s net worth falls below the sum of the share capital and the legal reserve, without a capital reduction being resolved at the same time so that the net worth remains above that limit, is punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine.

1 - O gerente de sociedade que, em violação da lei, propuser à deliberação dos sócios amortizar quota, total ou parcialmente, e por modo que, à data da deliberação, e considerada a contrapartida da amortização, a situação líquida da sociedade fique inferior à soma do capital e da reserva legal, sem que simultaneamente seja deliberada redução do capital para que a situação líquida se mantenha acima desse limite, é punido com pena de prisão até 2 anos ou com pena de multa.

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2. A director of a company who, in breach of the law, proposes to the members for resolution the total or partial redemption of a share without a capital reduction, or using funds that cannot be distributed to the shareholders for that purpose, is punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine.

2 - O administrador de sociedade que, em violação da lei, propuser à deliberação dos sócios amortizar ação, total ou parcialmente, sem redução de capital, ou com utilização de fundos que não possam ser distribuídos aos acionistas para tal efeito, é punido com pena de prisão até 2 anos ou com pena de multa.

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3. If serious damage, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, which the offender could have foreseen, is caused to any member who did not consent to the act, to the company or to a third party, the penalty is imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine.

3 - Se for causado dano grave, material ou moral, e que o autor pudesse prever, a algum sócio que não tenha dado o seu assentimento para o facto, à sociedade ou a terceiro, a pena é de prisão até 3 anos ou pena de multa.

What we checked in this article

The net-worth test (capital plus legal reserve, at the date of the resolution, taking the consideration into account), the absence of a simultaneous capital reduction, and the share-redemption offence (no capital reduction or use of non-distributable funds) 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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