The Commercial Company incorporation procedures (cont.)

21 Maio 2024, 08:00 • Carlos Neves Almeida

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1. The contract elements

1.1. The contract elements categories

1.1.2. Overview upon some of the mandatory contract elements applying to every legal type of commercial company:

1.1.2.1. The company trade-name

1.1.2.1.1. The basic trunk principles

1.1.2.1.2. The company trade-name admissibility certificate

1.1.2.1.2.1. The application

1.1.2.1.2.2. The timing for the application purposes

1.1.2.1.2.3. The certificate validity period

1.1.2.1.3. The contents and formal respects and restrictions upon the company trade-name arising from each company legal type regime

1.1.2.1.3.1. The basic concepts

1.1.2.1.3.1.1. The distinction between trade-name and trademark

1.1.2.1.3.1.2. The firma name

1.1.2.1.3.1.3. The firma objects

1.1.2.1.3.1.4. The mixed or combined firma

1.1.2.1.3.2. The private unlimited liability company (the partnership company) trade-name

1.1.2.1.3.3. The private limited liability company (the limited company by quotas) trade-name

1.1.2.1.3.4. The share or joint stock company trade-name

1.1.2.1.3.5. The partly limited liability company trade-name

1.1.2.2. The company share equity clause:

1.1.2.2.1. The company share equity (capital)

1.1.2.2.1.1. The issued capital and the uncalled capital

1.1.2.2.1.2. The in kind contributions. The article 28 (of CCA) statutory auditor report.

1.1.2.2.1.3. The non-equity members (non-capital members or working partners only)

1.1.2.3. The company headquarters office clause as a mandatory particular (element/contents) of the articles of association. The restrictive options for the company headquarters office relocation as a facultative element to be agreed on in the articles of association.

1.1.2.4. The objects clause

1.1.2.4.1. The company legal capacity: the necessary, convenient and instrumental acts to proceed with the company purpose;

1.1.2.4.2. The intra vires and ultra vires acts;

1.1.2.4.3. Taking equity in another company;

1.1.2.4.4. The non-waiver provisions (liberalities) admission;

1.1.2.4.5. The issuance of guarantees on third party benefit admissibility.

The forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form (cont.). The Commercial Company incorporation procedures.

20 Maio 2024, 08:00 • Carlos Neves Almeida

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I. The forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form (cont.):

A) The association in (another’s) business: the association in business contract (or the business association contract): definition, true legal advantages, comparison with other forms of business enterprise, and other main regulatory aspects.

B) The Limited Liability Individual Undertaking (EIRL-Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada):

1. Definition and main features;

2. The constitution procedures and requirements;

3. The governance rules;

4. The termination causes;

5. The statutory source.

6. The Limited Liability Individual Undertaking (EIRL-Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada) versus the single-person company by quotas: the main regulatory differences.

II) The Commercial Company incorporation procedures

1.The procedural modalities of incorporation: the general legal framework under the CCA, the immediately incorporated company and the online incorporated company.

1.1. The general legal framework

1.1.1. The formalities: the proceeding steps

1.1.1.1. The preliminary steps

1.1.1.2. The implementing steps

1.1.1.2.1. The act of incorporation

1.1.1.2.1.1. The incorporating titles forms

1.1.1.2.1.1.1. The contract

1.1.1.2.1.1.2. The unilateral statement

1.1.1.2.1.1.3. The legislative act

1.1.1.2.2. The registry

1.1.1.2.3. The publication

The forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form (cont.). The Commercial Company incorporation procedures.

20 Maio 2024, 08:00 • Carlos Neves Almeida

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I. The forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form (cont.):

A) The association in (another’s) business: the association in business contract (or the business association contract): definition, true legal advantages, comparison with other forms of business enterprise, and other main regulatory aspects.

B) The Limited Liability Individual Undertaking (EIRL-Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada):

1. Definition and main features;

2. The constitution procedures and requirements;

3. The governance rules;

4. The termination causes;

5. The statutory source.

6. The Limited Liability Individual Undertaking (EIRL-Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada) versus the single-person company by quotas: the main regulatory differences.

II) The Commercial Company incorporation procedures

1.The procedural modalities of incorporation: the general legal framework under the CCA, the immediately incorporated company and the online incorporated company.

1.1. The general legal framework

1.1.1. The formalities: the proceeding steps

1.1.1.1. The preliminary steps

1.1.1.2. The implementing steps

1.1.1.2.1. The act of incorporation

1.1.1.2.1.1. The incorporating titles forms

1.1.1.2.1.1.1. The contract

1.1.1.2.1.1.2. The unilateral statement

1.1.1.2.1.1.3. The legislative act

1.1.1.2.2. The registry

1.1.1.2.3. The publication

The forms of business enterprise: (i) the European company (SE); (ii) the forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form: an overview

16 Maio 2024, 08:00 • Carlos Neves Almeida

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I. The European Public-limited Liability Company (Societas Europaea or SE): conclusion:

1.6. The SE corporate governance structure.

II. The forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form: overview:

1. The Joint Ownership (co-property);

2. The Cattle Breeding Partnership Contract;

3. The Public Enterprise Entity;

4. The Cooperative Company;

 5. The Complementary Grouping of Undertakings (ACE);

 6. The European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG;

 7. The Consortium. 

The forms of business enterprise: (i) the European Company (SE); (ii) the forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form: overview

15 Maio 2024, 08:00 • Carlos Neves Almeida

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I. The European Public-limited Liability Company (Societas Europaea or SE): conclusion:

1.6. The SE corporate governance structure.

II. The forms of business enterprise holding non-corporate form: overview:

1. The Joint Ownership (co-property);

2. The Cattle Breeding Partnership Contract;

3. The Public Enterprise Entity;

4. The Cooperative Company;

 5. The Complementary Grouping of Undertakings (ACE);

 6. The European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG;

 7. The Consortium.