Chapter VII · Taxpayer safeguards

Article 41 Taxpayer safeguards

Artigo 41.º · Garantias

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre as Transmissões Onerosas de Imóveis · annex II to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. Without prejudice to the following articles, taxpayers may use the safeguards provided for in the General Tax Law and in the Code of Tax Procedure and Process.

1 - Sem prejuízo do disposto nos artigos seguintes, os sujeitos passivos podem socorrer-se dos meios de garantia previstos na Lei Geral Tributária e no Código de Procedimento e de Processo Tributário.

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2. (Repealed.)

2 - (Revogado.)

What we checked in this article

The reference to the safeguards in the General Tax Law and the Code of Tax Procedure and Process and the repeal of paragraph 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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