1. Clauses of articles of association executed in the legally required form before the entry into force of this law that are not permitted by it are deemed automatically replaced by the mandatory provisions of the new law, and recourse may lawfully be had to such default provisions as are appropriate to the case.
1 - As cláusulas dos contratos de sociedade celebrados, na forma legal, antes da entrada em vigor desta lei que não forem ela por ela permitidas consideram-se automaticamente substituídas pelas disposições de carácter imperativo da nova lei, sendo lícito recorrer à aplicação das disposições de carácter supletivo que ao caso convierem.
2. Paragraph 1 is without prejudice to the powers conferred by law on the members to resolve on amendments to the articles of association.
2 - O disposto no n.º 1 não prejudica os poderes que a lei reconhece aos sócios para deliberarem alterações ao contrato de sociedade.
The automatic replacement of non-permitted clauses by the mandatory provisions of the new law, the possible recourse to default provisions, and the reservation of the members' power to amend the articles of association 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.