1. Registrations lapse by operation of law or upon expiry of the term of the transaction.
1 - Os registos caducam por força da lei ou pelo decurso do prazo de duração do negócio.
2. Provisional registrations lapse if they are not converted into definitive registrations or renewed within their period of validity.
2 - Os registos provisórios caducam se não forem convertidos em definitivos ou renovados dentro do prazo da respectiva vigência.
3. The period of validity of a provisional registration is six months, unless otherwise provided.
3 - É de seis meses o prazo de vigência do registo provisório, salvo disposição em contrário.
4. The lapse must be noted on the registration as soon as it occurs.
4 - A caducidade deve ser anotada ao registo logo que verificada.
Lapse by operation of law or expiry of the transaction's term, the six-month validity of provisional registrations (unless otherwise provided) and the duty to note the lapse 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.