Chapter VII · Taxpayer safeguards

Article 42 Ex officio review of the assessment

Artigo 42.º · Revisão oficiosa da liquidação

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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Article 78 of the General Tax Law applies to the ex officio review of the assessment.

À revisão oficiosa da liquidação aplica-se o disposto no artigo 78.º da Lei Geral Tributária.

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The cross-reference to Article 78 of the General Tax Law is 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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