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01556/10.5BELRA AI generated

Portuguese court holds that a clause granting exclusive tax and licensing exemptions to original property owners is not illegal or void.

Case Number 01556/10.5BELRA
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The Supreme Administrative Court unanimously rejected the Municipality of Santarém's challenge against a protocol clause exempting original property owners from all taxes and licensing fees. The Municipality argued the clause was illegal and void, but the court found no legal basis to invalidate such an agreement. Consequently, the court ruled that the exemption clause remains valid and enforceable.

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Keywords

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administrative contract validity tax exemption clause licensing fee waiver original property owners municipal protocol legality

Cited Legislation

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Art. 227.º do Código Civil
Art. 5.º da Lei de Bases do Sistema de Proteção das Pessoas Refugiadas, Apátridas e dos Nacionais de Países de Língua Portuguesa

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA000P32096

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA22024041001556/10

[RECORRENTE] MUNICÍPIO DE SANTARÉM

[RECORRIDO 1] AA E OUTROS

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/0166FC6AFFCA7E6680258AFD002F7130?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Não é ilegal, nomeadamente nula, cláusula, constante de Protocolo, onde se estabeleceu que o “Município de … concederá, única e exclusivamente, aos actuais proprietários ou a sociedades de que estes sejam fundadores, isenção total de pagamento de todas as taxas e licenças, designadamente as relativas às infra-estruturas e ao loteamento urbano”.