1. Certificates may be requested orally or in writing, on terms to be laid down by order (portaria) of the Minister of Justice.
1 - As certidões podem ser requisitadas verbalmente ou por escrito, em termos a definir por portaria do Ministro da Justiça.
2. The forms for applications for certificates that may be requested in writing are approved by order (despacho) of the Director-General of Registries and Notary.
2 - Os modelos dos requerimentos de certidões que possam ser requisitadas por escrito são aprovados por despacho do director-geral dos Registos e do Notariado.
3. Requests for certificates may be delivered at the registry office or sent by post or electronically, as provided for in specific legislation.
3 - As requisições de certidões podem ser entregues na conservatória ou enviadas pelo correio ou ainda por via electrónica, nos termos previstos em diploma próprio.
4. Requests for a registry certificate must contain, in addition to the identification of the applicant, the registration file number of the entity or, in the case of a negative certificate, the name or business name of the entity.
4 - Os pedidos de certidão de registo devem conter, além da identificação do requerente, o número de matrícula da entidade ou, nos casos de certidão negativa, o nome ou firma da entidade.
The means of requesting certificates (orally, in writing, by post or electronically) and the required contents of a request, including the registration file number or, for a negative certificate, the name or business name, 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.