Companies incorporated before the entry into force of this law may retain the business names or corporate names that they had until then been lawfully using, but public limited companies shall use the abbreviation S. A. instead of S. A. R. L., without any amendment to the articles of association being required.
As sociedades constituídas antes da entrada em vigor desta lei podem manter as firmas ou denominações que até então vinham legalmente usando, mas as sociedades anónimas passarão a usar a abreviatura S. A., em vez de S. A. R. L., independentemente de alteração do contrato.
The right of pre-existing companies to keep their names and the mandatory switch of public limited companies from “S. A. R. L.” to “S. A.” without any amendment to 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.