After the initial declaration, the RCBE must be updated within 30 days of any change to the declared data, and confirmed annually (by 31 December) even where nothing changed.●VERIFIED ·
Unit
days
Issuing authority
Justiça.gov.pt — Registo Central do Beneficiário Efetivo (RCBE)
Legal instrument
Lei n.º 89/2017; Portaria n.º 233/2018
Last verified
Review cadence
quarterly
Notes
Update within 30 days of the triggering fact; annual confirmation by 31 December. Missing it can block certain acts and carries penalties.
Change history
Initial captureAfter the initial declaration, the RCBE must be updated within 30 days of any change to the declared data, and confirmed annually (by 31 December) even where nothing changed.
No further changes recorded yet — unchanged since it was first captured.
