Chapter VII · Coordination and valuation bodies · Section II · Urban property

Article 64 Powers of the local valuer

Artigo 64.º · Competências do perito local

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

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Local valuers are responsible for:

Compete aos peritos locais:

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a) Carrying out the valuations of property assigned to them and giving an opinion on the value of urban property when requested to do so under the law;

a) Realizar as avaliações dos prédios que lhe forem cometidas e dar parecer sobre o valor dos prédios urbanos quando para tal forem solicitados nos termos da lei;

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b) Preparing, every three years or annually, a zoning proposal for the municipality or the part of the municipality in which they work, as provided for in Article 62(1) and (2).

b) Elaborar trienalmente ou anualmente proposta do zonamento do município ou parte do município em que exercem a actividade, consoante o previsto nos n.os 1 e 2 do artigo 62.º

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The local valuers’ valuation and opinion powers and the three-yearly or annual zoning proposals under Article 62(1) and (2) 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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