{"id":"pt-fee-company-name-certificate","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/portugal-company-name-certificate-fee/","name":"Portuguese company name approval certificate (RNPC certificado de admissibilidade)","name_en":"Portuguese company name approval certificate (RNPC certificado de admissibilidade)","local_name":"Certificado de admissibilidade de firma ou denominação (RNPC)","country":"PT","country_name":"Portugal","category":"Government fees","what_it_shows":"Fee for the National Registry of Legal Persons to approve a company or association name before incorporation, or before changing name, seat or object. The certificate is valid for 3 months; without it a company with a freely chosen name cannot be registered.","who_needs_it":"founders, accountants, lawyers, foreign investors opening a Portuguese company, associations and foundations","why":"approve a name before incorporation, change a company name, move the seat, register an association","price":null,"sold_by_joy":false,"delivery":"Normal up to 10 working days; urgent within 1 working day; access code by e-mail","format":"Online certificate with access code (e-mail); payment receipt","who_can_order":"The person or an authorised agent","what_we_need":{"details":"Proposed names in order of preference, legal form (Lda, Unipessoal Lda, SA, association), registered office municipality, business object, founders' names and NIFs, normal or urgent; or the Multibanco reference if the client filed.","upload":"none","authorisation":"sign","original_by_courier":false},"legal_limits":"The request is made by a future founder, the person concerned or the entity itself, typically through their accountant or lawyer; anyone may pay the reference.","issuer":"National Registry of Legal Persons (Registo Nacional de Pessoas Coletivas, RNPC) / IRN","official_source":"https://www2.gov.pt/empresas/Services/Online/Pedidos.aspx?service=CAP","how_to_get_it_yourself":"registo.justica.gov.pt → Empresas → 'Pedir o Certificado de Admissibilidade' → online request → enter up to the proposed names, company type, seat, object and founders → submit → pay by Multibanco or card within 5 consecutive days → access code sent by e-mail when approved.","faq":[{"q":"How do I get Portuguese company name approval certificate (RNPC certificado de admissibilidade)?","a":"Only the person concerned can obtain it, directly from National Registry of Legal Persons (Registo Nacional de Pessoas Coletivas, RNPC) / IRN. registo.justica.gov.pt → Empresas → 'Pedir o Certificado de Admissibilidade' → online request → enter up to the proposed names, company type, seat, object and founders → submit → pay by Multibanco or card within 5 consecutive days → access code sent by e-mail when approved."}],"languages":[{"lang":"he","page":"https://joyworkos.com/reports/portugal-company-name-certificate-fee/"},{"lang":"en","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/portugal-company-name-certificate-fee/"},{"lang":"pt","page":"https://joyworkos.com/pt/reports/portugal-company-name-certificate-fee/"}],"order":null,"seller":"Joy Work OS (Neos Tech Ltd, Israel) — a private service, not the issuing authority"}