Chapter VI · Supplying, rectification and reconstitution of registration

Article 88 Preliminary dismissal

Artigo 88.º · Indeferimento liminar

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

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1. Where the application appears to be manifestly unfounded, the registrar dismisses it at the outset by a reasoned decision, of which the applicant is notified.

1 - Sempre que o pedido se prefigure como manifestamente improcedente, o conservador indefere liminarmente o requerido, por despacho fundamentado de que notifica o requerente.

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2. The decision of preliminary dismissal may be challenged under Article 92.

2 - A decisão de indeferimento liminar pode ser impugnada nos termos do artigo 92.º

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3. In the light of the grounds put forward in the appeal lodged, the registrar may reverse the decision to dismiss the application at the outset by a reasoned decision ordering the procedure to continue, of which the appellant is notified.

3 - Pode o conservador, face aos fundamentos alegados no recurso interposto, reparar a sua decisão de indeferir liminarmente o pedido mediante despacho fundamentado que ordene o prosseguimento do processo, do qual é notificado o recorrente.

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4. If the decision is not reversed, the interested parties referred to in Article 90 are notified to contest the grounds of the appeal within 10 days, and the file is sent to the competent body.

4 - Não sendo a decisão reparada, são notificados os interessados a que se refere o artigo 90.º para, no prazo de 10 dias, impugnarem os fundamentos do recurso, remetendo-se o processo à entidade competente.

What we checked in this article

Preliminary dismissal by reasoned decision for manifestly unfounded applications, challenge under Article 92, the registrar's power to reverse the decision on appeal, and the 10-day period for the interested parties under Article 90 to contest the grounds of appeal are retained.

Registering an act under Article 88?

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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