Chapter VII · Challenges to decisions

Article 101-B Subsequent procedure

Artigo 101.º-B · Tramitação subsequente

Código do Registo Comercial · Decree-Law No. 403/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. Once the decision has been challenged, and irrespective of the grade of the official who issued the order appealed against, that order shall be submitted to the registrar for consideration, who must, within 10 days, issue an order either upholding or remedying the decision and notify the appellant of it.

1 - Impugnada a decisão e independentemente da categoria funcional de quem tiver lavrado o despacho recorrido, este é submetido à apreciação do conservador, o qual deve proferir, no prazo de 10 dias, despacho a sustentar ou a reparar a decisão, dele notificando o recorrente.

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2. The notification referred to in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the sending or delivery to the person notified of photocopies of the documents added to the file.

2 - A notificação referida no número anterior deve ser acompanhada do envio ou entrega ao notificando de fotocópia dos documentos juntos ao processo.

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3. Where the decision is upheld, the file must be sent to the competent body within five days, accompanied by a certified photocopy of the order examining the registration application (despacho de qualificação) and of the documents needed for its consideration.

3 - Sendo sustentada a decisão, o processo deve ser remetido à entidade competente, no prazo de cinco dias, instruído com fotocópia autenticada do despacho de qualificação do registo e dos documentos necessários à sua apreciação.

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4. The processing of the judicial challenge, including the sending of the items referred to in the preceding paragraph to the competent court, shall be carried out electronically, on terms to be laid down by order (portaria) of the Minister of Justice.

4 - A tramitação da impugnação judicial, incluindo a remessa dos elementos referidos no número anterior ao tribunal competente, é efectuada electronicamente, nos termos a definir por portaria do Ministro da Justiça.

What we checked in this article

The registrar's 10-day period to uphold or remedy the decision, the supply of copies to the appellant, the five-day period for forwarding the file and electronic processing of judicial challenges are retained.

Registering an act under Article 101-B?

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.

Applying the law

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A refused or provisional registration costs weeks. We prepare the documents the registrar expects, file them and follow the application until it is definitive.

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