Chapter III · Registration procedure

Article 37 Public undertakings

Artigo 37.º · Empresas públicas

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

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Registration of the incorporation of a public undertaking is effected on the basis of the decree that ordered that incorporation.

O registo de constituição de empresas públicas efectua-se em face do decreto que a determinou.

What we checked in this article

The rule that registration of the incorporation of public undertakings is made on the basis of the decree ordering it is retained.

Registering an act under Article 37?

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

Registry work in Portugal, done right the first time

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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