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Private social solidarity institution performing administrative tasks is not an 'enterprise' under bankruptcy law.

Case Number 98A452
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the bankruptcy petition against the Port Reform Foundation, a private social solidarity institution. The plaintiff argued the entity was an enterprise, but the foundation contended it only performs exclusive administrative tasks. The court ruled that such institutions do not fit the legal definition of an 'enterprise' under the relevant statute, thereby precluding bankruptcy proceedings.

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EMPRESA INSTITUIÇÃO PRIVADA DE SOLIDARIEDADE SOCIAL FALÊNCIA

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private social solidarity institution administrative tasks only bankruptcy definition enterprise legal concept Port Reform Foundation

Cited Legislation

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CPREF n. 2

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00033957

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199806020004521

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 5260/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2602509CDFF99720802568FC003B7546?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A Fundação E.P.C.R. - Esquema Portuário Complementar de Reformas, instituição particular de solidariedade social, que cumpre exclusivamente tarefas administrativas, não reveste a natureza de empresa, na conceptualização do n. 2, do CPEREF, não podendo, por isso, ser declarada em estado de falência.