Chapter IV · Members’ resolutions

Article 54 Unanimous resolutions and universal meetings

Artigo 54.º · Deliberações unânimes e assembleias universais

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

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1. In any form of company, members may adopt unanimous resolutions in writing and may also meet in general meeting without complying with prior formalities, provided that all are present and all express their wish that the meeting be constituted and resolve upon a particular matter.

1 - Podem os sócios, em qualquer tipo de sociedade, tomar deliberações unânimes por escrito, e bem assim reunir-se em assembleia geral, sem observância de formalidades prévias, desde que todos estejam presentes e todos manifestem a vontade de que a assembleia se constitua e delibere sobre determinado assunto.

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2. In the situation referred to in the final part of the preceding paragraph, once all members have expressed their wish to deliberate, all provisions of the law and the articles concerning the conduct of the meeting apply; the meeting may, however, resolve only upon matters agreed to by all members.

2 - Na hipótese prevista na parte final do número anterior, uma vez manifestada por todos os sócios a vontade de deliberar, aplicam-se todos os preceitos legais e contratuais relativos ao funcionamento da assembleia, a qual, porém, só pode deliberar sobre os assuntos consentidos por todos os sócios.

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3. A member's representative may vote on resolutions adopted under paragraph 1 only if expressly authorised to do so.

3 - O representante de um sócio só pode votar em deliberações tomadas nos termos do n.º 1 se para o efeito estiver expressamente autorizado.

What we checked in this article

Unanimous written resolutions and universal meetings remain distinct; representatives need express authority.

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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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