Chapter III · Registration procedure

Article 53 Withdrawal of an application

Artigo 53.º · Desistência

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

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An application to withdraw a registration and the registrations dependent on it may only be accepted in the case of a deficiency giving rise to refusal, or if a document proving the extinction of the fact is attached, provided that the application for withdrawal is filed before the registration is signed.

A apresentação de pedido de desistência de um registo e dos que dele dependam só pode ser aceite no caso de deficiência que motive recusa ou se for junto documento comprovativo da extinção do facto desde que o pedido de desistência seja apresentado antes da assinatura do registo.

What we checked in this article

The two cases in which withdrawal may be accepted and the requirement that the withdrawal application be filed before the registration is signed are retained.

Registering an act under Article 53?

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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