Chapter V · Publicity and proof of registration · Section III · Commercial register databases

Article 78-I Right to information

Artigo 78.º-I · Direito à informação

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

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1. Any person has the right to be informed of the personal data relating to them and the purpose of their processing, and of the identity and address of the person responsible for the database.

1 - Qualquer pessoa tem o direito de ser informada sobre os dados pessoais que lhe respeitem e a respectiva finalidade, bem como sobre a identidade e o endereço do responsável pela base de dados.

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2. Updating and correction of any inaccuracies are carried out on the terms and in the manner provided for in this Code, without prejudice to Article 11(1)(d) of Law No. 67/98 of 26 October.

2 - A actualização e a correcção de eventuais inexactidões realiza-se nos termos e pela forma previstos neste Código, sem prejuízo do disposto na alínea d) do n.º 1 do artigo 11.º da Lei n.º 67/98, de 26 de Outubro.

What we checked in this article

Every person's right to be informed of their personal data, its purpose and the controller's identity and address, and rectification under this Code without prejudice to Article 11(1)(d) of Law No. 67/98, are retained.

Registering an act under Article 78-I?

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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