Foreign Associations and Cooperatives - request for public utility status of permanent representation

Service channels

  • Request online

    Request the attribution of the public utility status of permanent representation in Portugal

Permanent representations may request the attribution of the public utility status of permanent representation in Portugal.

NOTE: The Portuguese associations, cooperatives and foundations and the permanent representations of foreign foundations must make the requests in the corresponding services.

Procedure and requirements

Procedure

  • submission of the request and start of the process by the legal representative of the entity     
  • analysis of the process by the SGPCM           
  • (possible) preliminary rejection
  • (eventual) request for additional opinions from competent entities in the area of activity of the requesting entity
  • (eventual) request for improvement of the request
  • proposal for a decision
  • decision by the competent Government member
  • publication of the decision in the Official Gazette, when favourable.

Time of issue/decision

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Additional Data

Territorial Scope
Permanent representations with national, regional or local scope. Note: Excludes permanent representations of foreign associations and cooperatives that carry out their activity exclusively in one of the Autonomous Regions.

Legislation, refusals, contests, claims

Legislation

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Means of opposition/Complaint to the Ombudsman

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Competent Entity

Secretaria-Geral da Presidência de Conselho de Ministros

Address: Rua Professor Gomes Teixeira, n.º 2 1399-022 LISBOA

Phone number: 213 927 600

Email address: sec-geral@sg.pcm.gov.pt

Web url: https://www.sg.pcm.gov.pt/