Chapter VII · Civil liability for the incorporation, management and supervision of the company

Article 81 Liability of members of supervisory bodies

Artigo 81.º · Responsabilidade dos membros de órgãos de fiscalização

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

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1. Members of supervisory bodies are liable under the preceding provisions insofar as applicable.

1 - Os membros de órgãos de fiscalização respondem nos termos aplicáveis das disposições anteriores.

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2. Members of supervisory bodies are jointly and severally liable with the company's managers or directors for the latter's acts or omissions in the performance of their offices where the loss would not have occurred had the supervisory members fulfilled their supervisory duties.

2 - Os membros de órgãos de fiscalização respondem solidariamente com os gerentes ou administradores da sociedade por actos ou omissões destes no desempenho dos respectivos cargos quando o dano se não teria produzido se houvessem cumprido as suas obrigações de fiscalização.

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The counterfactual link between proper supervision and avoidance of loss is 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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