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

Article 78-A Issue of certificates

Artigo 78.º-A · Emissão de certidões

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

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1. Certificates are issued immediately upon receipt of the application.

1 - As certidões são emitidas imediatamente após a recepção do requerimento.

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2. Without prejudice to other grounds for refusing to issue a certificate provided for by law, issue of the certificate must be refused in the following cases:

2 - Sem prejuízo de outros fundamentos de recusa de emissão de certidão previstos na lei, a emissão da certidão deve ser recusada nos casos seguintes:

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a) If the application does not contain the information provided for in Article 77(4);

a) Se o requerimento não contiver os elementos previstos no n.º 4 do artigo 77.º;

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b) If the entity is not subject to registration.

b) Se a entidade não estiver sujeita a registo.

What we checked in this article

Immediate issue upon receipt and the two mandatory grounds for refusal (request lacking the elements of Article 77(4); entity not subject to registration), without prejudice to other statutory grounds, are retained.

Registering an act under Article 78-A?

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

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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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