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Article 59 Release from obligations

Artigo 59.º · Dispensa de obrigações

Código do Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado · republished by Decree-Law No. 102/2008 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. Without prejudice to Articles 57, 58, 58-B and 58-C, taxable persons exempt under Article 53(1) are released from the other obligations laid down in this Code.

1 - Sem prejuízo do disposto nos artigos 57.º, 58.º, 58.º-B e 58.º-C, os sujeitos passivos isentos nos termos do n.º 1 do artigo 53.º estão dispensados das demais obrigações previstas no presente diploma.

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2. Without prejudice to compliance, in the Member State of establishment, with obligations equivalent to those laid down in Articles 58-A to 58-C, taxable persons exempt under Article 53(2) are released from the obligations laid down in this Code, including that laid down in Article 29(1)(b).

2 - Sem prejuízo do cumprimento no Estado-Membro de estabelecimento das obrigações equivalentes às previstas nos artigos 58.º-A a 58.º-C, os sujeitos passivos isentos nos termos do n.º 2 do artigo 53.º estão dispensados das obrigações previstas no presente diploma, incluindo a estabelecida na alínea b) do n.º 1 do artigo 29.º

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3. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, fixed establishments in the national territory of taxable persons with their seat in a Member State of the European Union that are exempt under Article 53(2) shall comply with Article 29(1)(a), (b) and (g).

3 - Não obstante o disposto no número anterior, os estabelecimentos estáveis em território nacional de sujeitos passivos com sede num Estado-Membro da União Europeia, isentos nos termos do n.º 2 do artigo 53.º, devem cumprir o disposto nas alíneas a), b) e g) do n.º 1 do artigo 29.º

What we checked in this article

The split between domestic exempt persons under Article 53(1) and EU-established persons under Article 53(2), and the obligations under Article 29(1)(a), (b) and (g) that remain for permanent establishments, 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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