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Creation of Association / non-profit charity

marinedeneux

Hi guys,
I m looking for information to create in Portugal a non profit charity / associação não lucrativa, and what are the laws and legalities around it. Would you recommend where to find, or have any information that could help?
Many thanks 😊

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JohnnyPT

Hi Marinedeneux, Welcome  :)

Please check here the support manual for submitting applications for Public Utility Statute:
https://eportugal.gov.pt/fichas-de-enqu … de-publica

Laws and FAQs on Public Utility Statute:
http://www.sg.pcm.gov.pt/pessoas-coleti … a/faq.aspxhttp://www.sg.pcm.gov.pt/pessoas-coleti … 3%A3o.aspx


Procedure for private non-profit collective entities (Associations or certain Cooperatives) to obtain the statute of public utility under Decree-Law no. 460/77, of 7.11.
(Please select each tab with useful information)
https://eportugal.gov.pt/empresas/servi … cenca=3164

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Although the following documentation is a few years old, and may not be up to date, it is a great source of information and can help to understand this statute of public utility in Portugal.

(PDF document in Portuguese)

https://www.cm-seixal.pt/sites/default/ … ratico.pdfhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou … Vcl_TZoKMg

You can translate PDF into English using a Doctranslator, such as:
https://www.onlinedoctranslator.com


Kind Regards

marinedeneux

Thanks a lot Johnny for all this, I will go through 😊
Warmest regards
Marine