Chapter VI · Supplying, rectification and reconstitution of registration

Article 97 Supplying omissions to which no objection was made

Artigo 97.º · Suprimento de omissões não reclamadas

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

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1. The omission of a registration to which no objection was made may be supplied only by means of an action brought against those against whom the interested party intends to assert the priority of the registration.

1 - A omissão não reclamada de algum registo só pode ser suprida por meio de acção intentada contra aqueles a quem o interessado pretenda opor a prioridade do registo.

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2. The action shall not prejudice rights arising from facts registered before the registration of the action that were not shown in the restored documentary records.

2 - A acção não prejudica os direitos decorrentes de factos registados antes do registo da acção que não tenham constado dos suportes documentais reformados.

What we checked in this article

The requirement of an action against those to whom priority is to be opposed and the protection of rights from facts registered before the action are retained.

Registering an act under Article 97?

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

Registry work in Portugal, done right the first time

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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