Chapter V · Publicity and proof of registration · Section II · Means of proof

Article 75 Means of proof

Artigo 75.º · Meios de prova

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

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1. Registration is proved by means of a certificate.

1 - O registo prova-se por meio de certidão.

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2. Registry certificates are valid for six months.

2 - A validade das certidões de registo é de seis meses.

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3. Certificates may be made available in electronic form, on terms to be laid down by order (portaria) of the Minister of Justice.

3 - As certidões podem ser disponibilizadas em suporte electrónico, em termos a definir por portaria do Ministro da Justiça.

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4. Certificates made available under the preceding paragraph constitute proof for all legal purposes and before any public authority or private entity on the same terms as the corresponding paper version.

4 - As certidões disponibilizadas nos termos do número anterior fazem prova para todos os efeitos legais e perante qualquer autoridade pública ou entidade privada nos mesmos termos da correspondente versão em suporte de papel.

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5. Making the information contained in the certificate available on a website, on terms to be laid down by order (portaria) of the Minister of Justice, likewise constitutes proof for all legal purposes and before any public authority or private entity.

5 - Faz igualmente prova para todos os efeitos legais e perante qualquer autoridade pública ou entidade privada a disponibilização da informação constante da certidão em sítio da Internet, em termos a definir por portaria do Ministro da Justiça.

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6. For each registration procedure, the service referred to in the preceding paragraph is made available free of charge for a period of three months.

6 - Por cada processo de registo é disponibilizado gratuitamente, pelo período de três meses, o serviço referido no número anterior.

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7. (Repealed.)

7 - (Revogado.)

What we checked in this article

The six-month validity of certificates, the equal evidential value of electronic certificates and of online certificate information, the three-month free online service per registration procedure and repealed paragraph 7 are retained.

Registering an act under Article 75?

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.

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