1. The purpose of commercial registration is to disclose the legal situation of sole traders, commercial companies, civil-law companies in commercial form and individual limited liability establishments (EIRL), with a view to ensuring the security of legal transactions.
1 - O registo comercial destina-se a dar publicidade à situação jurídica dos comerciantes individuais, das sociedades comerciais, das sociedades civis sob forma comercial e dos estabelecimentos individuais de responsabilidade limitada, tendo em vista a segurança do comércio jurídico.
2. The registration of cooperatives, public undertakings, complementary groupings of undertakings and European economic interest groupings (EEIG), as well as of other natural and legal persons subject to it by law, is governed by the provisions of this Code, save where the law expressly provides otherwise.
2 - O registo das cooperativas, das empresas públicas, dos agrupamentos complementares de empresas e dos agrupamentos europeus de interesse económico, bem como de outras pessoas singulares e colectivas por lei a ele sujeitas, rege-se pelas disposições do presente Código, salvo expressa disposição de lei em contrário.
Both the list of entities in paragraph 1 and the residual rule in paragraph 2 (this Code applies save where the law expressly provides otherwise) are retained.
We file registrations at the commercial registry for foreign-owned companies: incorporations, share transfers, manager changes, capital changes, branches, filing of accounts and closures. In English, fixed fees, with the registry fee shown separately.
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.