Chapter VII · Challenges to decisions

Article 106 Appeal against the judgment

Artigo 106.º · Recurso de sentença

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

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1. An appeal against the judgment given, with suspensive effect, may always be lodged with the Court of Appeal by the challenging party, the registrar who upheld the decision, the president of the Institute of Registries and Notary (IRN, I. P.) and the Public Prosecution Service.

1 - Da sentença proferida podem sempre interpor recurso para a Relação, com efeito suspensivo, o impugnante, o conservador que sustenta, o presidente do Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, I. P., e o Ministério Público.

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2. For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, the judgment shall always be notified to the president of the Institute of Registries and Notary (IRN, I. P.).

2 - Para os efeitos previstos no número anterior, a sentença é sempre notificada ao presidente do Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, I. P.

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3. (Repealed.)

3 - (Revogado.)

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4. No appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court of Justice from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, without prejudice to cases in which an appeal is always admissible.

4 - Do acórdão da Relação não cabe recurso para o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, sem prejuízo dos casos em que o recurso é sempre admissível.

What we checked in this article

The four parties entitled to appeal, the suspensive effect, mandatory notification of the IRN president and the exclusion of appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice save where always admissible are retained.

Registering an act under Article 106?

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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