Chapter VI · Other obligations of taxable persons

Article 29 Filing of the periodic return under the derogation scheme

Artigo 29.º · Entrega da declaração periódica no regime de derrogação

Regime do IVA nas Transações Intracomunitárias · annexed to Decree-Law No. 290/92 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. The taxable persons referred to in Article 2(1)(b) and (c) that make taxable intra-Community acquisitions of goods shall submit the return electronically by the end of the month following that in which the tax becomes chargeable.

1 - Os sujeitos passivos mencionados nas alíneas b) e c) do n.º 1 do artigo 2.º que efectuem aquisições intracomunitárias de bens sujeitas a imposto devem enviar a declaração por transmissão electrónica de dados até ao final do mês seguinte àquele em que o imposto se torne exigível.

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2. The obligation referred to in the preceding paragraph applies only to periods in which there are taxable transactions.

2 - A obrigação a que se refere o número anterior só se verifica relativamente aos períodos em que haja operações tributáveis.

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Taxable persons under Article 2(1)(b) and (c) file electronically by the end of the month following chargeability, and only for periods with taxable transactions.

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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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