Chapter VI · Supplying, rectification and reconstitution of registration

Article 91 Taking of evidence and decision

Artigo 91.º · Instrução e decisão

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

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1. Once the opposition has been received or the time limit for it has expired, the registrar shall take the steps necessary for the taking of evidence.

1 - Recebida a oposição ou decorrido o respectivo prazo, o conservador procede às diligências necessárias à produção de prova.

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2. Witness evidence shall be given by witnesses, not exceeding three, presented by the party that named them, and their testimony shall be recorded in writing in summary form.

2 - A prova testemunhal tem lugar mediante a apresentação das testemunhas pela parte que as tiver indicado, em número não superior a três, sendo os respectivos depoimentos reduzidos a escrito por extracto.

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3. Expert evidence shall be requested by the registrar or produced by an expert appointed under Article 568 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which shall apply with the necessary adaptations.

3 - A perícia é requisitada pelo conservador ou realizada por perito a nomear nos termos previstos no artigo 568.º do Código de Processo Civil, aplicável com as necessárias adaptações.

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4. The registrar may in any case order such steps to be taken and such evidence to be produced as the registrar considers necessary.

4 - O conservador pode, em qualquer caso, ordenar as diligências e a produção de prova que considerar necessárias.

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5. (Repealed.)

5 - (Revogado).

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6. The decision on the application for rectification shall be given by the registrar within 10 days.

6 - A decisão sobre o pedido de rectificação é proferida pelo conservador no prazo de 10 dias.

What we checked in this article

The three-witness limit, the registrar's power to order any necessary evidence and the 10-day period for the decision on rectification are retained.

Registering an act under Article 91?

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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