Chapter I · Purpose, effects and defects of registration

Article 16 Sending of monthly lists of notarial acts and judicial decisions

Artigo 16.º · Remessa das relações mensais dos actos notariais e decisões judiciais

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

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1. By the 15th day of each month, notaries must send to the registry office located in the municipality of the registered office of the entity subject to registration a list of the documents drawn up in the previous month that evidence facts subject to mandatory commercial registration.

1 - Até ao dia 15 de cada mês, os notários devem remeter à conservatória situada no concelho da sede da entidade sujeita a registo a relação dos documentos lavrados no mês anterior, para prova dos factos sujeitos a registo comercial obrigatório.

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2. Court registries must proceed in the same way with regard to the decisions provided for in Article 15(6).

2 - De igual modo devem proceder as secretarias dos tribunais, com referência às decisões previstas no n.º 6 do artigo anterior.

What we checked in this article

The deadline of the 15th day of each month, the recipient registry office (municipality of the registered office) and the extension of the duty to court registries are retained.

Registering an act under Article 16?

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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