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Article 78-G Conditions for communication of and access to data

Artigo 78.º-G · Condições de comunicação e acesso aos dados

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

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1. The communication of data must comply with the general provisions on the protection of personal data contained in Law No. 67/98 of 26 October and, in particular, respect the purposes for which consultation was authorised, limiting access to what is strictly necessary and not using the information for other purposes.

1 - A comunicação de dados deve obedecer às disposições gerais de protecção de dados pessoais constantes da Lei n.º 67/98, de 26 de Outubro, designadamente respeitar as finalidades para as quais foi autorizada a consulta, limitando o acesso ao estritamente necessário e não utilizando a informação para outros fins.

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2. The consultation referred to in Article 78-F(3) is subject to the conclusion of a protocol with the Directorate-General of Registries and Notary, which defines its limits in the light of the legal and statutory functions of the entities concerned.

2 - A consulta referida no n.º 3 do artigo anterior depende da celebração de protocolo com a Direcção-Geral dos Registos e do Notariado, que define os seus limites face às atribuições legais e estatutárias das entidades interessadas.

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3. The Directorate-General of Registries and Notary notifies the data-processing body of the protocols concluded so that it can arrange for consultation through a transmission line to be carried out on the terms and conditions set out in them.

3 - A Direcção-Geral dos Registos e do Notariado comunica ao organismo processador dos dados os protocolos celebrados a fim de que este providencie para que a consulta por linha de transmissão possa ser efectuada, nos termos e condições deles constantes.

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4. The Directorate-General of Registries and Notary must send a copy of the protocols concluded to the National Data Protection Commission, and must do so electronically.

4 - A Direcção-Geral dos Registos e do Notariado remete obrigatoriamente à Comissão Nacional de Protecção de Dados cópia dos protocolos celebrados, devendo fazê-lo por via electrónica.

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5. (Repealed.)

5 - (Revogado.)

What we checked in this article

Compliance with Law No. 67/98 and purpose limitation, the protocol with the Directorate-General of Registries and Notary as a precondition for online consultation, mandatory electronic transmission of protocols to the National Data Protection Commission, and repealed paragraph 5 are retained.

Registering an act under Article 78-G?

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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