Last verified: 2026-08-29 · Source: primary legislation and official status tables
Recovering a debt from a debtor in Portugal
What applies, what it realistically takes, and where the limits are.
Confirmed parameters
Only values checked against a primary source appear here. Where a parameter has not been confirmed, it is left out rather than estimated.
- Parameter
- Ordinary limitation period for contractual claims
- Value
- 20 years
- Source
- Código Civil art. 309; art. 310
- Last verified
- 2026-08-29
Enforcement route
The applicable route for this jurisdiction is recorded as EU. The New York Convention applies to arbitral awards.
Practical constraints
Срок по коммерческим счетам существенно короче общего — проверять по типу требования
What we do here
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