Chapter XIV · Taxpayer safeguards

Article 134 Time limit for completing the second valuation procedure

Artigo 134.º · Prazo para a conclusão do processo de segunda avaliação

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

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1. The second valuation procedure must be completed within 180 days of the request being lodged.

1 - O processo de segunda avaliação deve estar concluído no prazo de 180 dias após a entrada do pedido.

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2. If the time limit referred to in the preceding paragraph is exceeded, the taxpayer must be informed of the reason why the procedure has not been completed and be given an estimated time limit for its completion.

2 - Se for excedido o prazo referido no número anterior, deve o sujeito passivo ser informado do motivo que levou à não conclusão do processo, devendo indicar-se um prazo previsível para a sua conclusão.

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The 180-day time limit and the duty to inform the taxpayer if it is exceeded 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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