{"id":16340,"date":"2025-06-16T12:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belzuz.com\/?p=16340"},"modified":"2025-06-16T12:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:19:57","slug":"rcbe-and-foreign-entities-avoid-non-compliance-know-what-to-declare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belzuz.com\/en\/rcbe-and-foreign-entities-avoid-non-compliance-know-what-to-declare\/","title":{"rendered":"RCBE and Foreign Entities: Avoid Non-Compliance \u2014 Know What to Declare"},"content":{"rendered":"

When an international public tender in Portugal requires submission of the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership (RCBE), foreign entities without a Portuguese tax identification number may submit an equivalent document issued by the competent authority in their country of origin.<\/span><\/p>\n

In recent years, it has become increasingly common for international public tender notices published in Portugal to require, among the documents to be submitted, a declaration from the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership (RCBE).<\/span><\/p>\n

This requirement, however, often raises questions among foreign entities wishing to participate in public tenders in Portugal.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is important to clarify that where a bidding entity does not hold a Portuguese tax identification number \u2014 and, consequently, cannot be registered via the portal\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/rcbe.justica.gov.pt<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 it is acceptable to submit an equivalent document issued in its country of origin.<\/span><\/p>\n

By way of example:<\/span><\/p>\n