Chapter IX · Organisation and maintenance of the property registers · Section VI · Custody and maintenance of the geometric cadastre

Article 103 Changes made by the Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)

Artigo 103.º · Alterações promovidas pelo IGP

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis · annex I to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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Changes detected by the Portuguese Geographic Institute (Instituto Geográfico Português), irrespective of any notification from the tax offices, are recorded in three copies of the plot maps, one of which remains in its possession, another with the Directorate-General for Taxation (DGCI) or with the finance directorate where the latter is responsible for the custody and maintenance of the cadastre, and the third with the tax office.

As alterações que o Instituto Geográfico Português detectar, independentemente de comunicação dos serviços de finanças, são consignadas em três exemplares dos mapas parcelares, um dos quais fica em seu poder, outro na Direcção-Geral dos Impostos ou na direcção de finanças, quando a esta competir a guarda e conservação do cadastro, e o terceiro no serviço de finanças.

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The three copies of the plot maps and their holders, including the finance directorate where it is responsible for the cadastre, are retained.

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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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