Court declares unconstitutional the Notary Code article 133(3) regarding protest deadlines for bank letters of credit.

The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa declared the decision inadmissible, ruling that the challenged provision was unconstitutional. The plaintiff argued that Article 133(3) of the Notary Code, which extends the protest deadline for bank letters of credit, violated the Constitution by creating an unjustified delay compared to the Commercial Code. The court found the provision incompatible with constitutional principles of legal certainty and equal treatment, thereby invalidating the specific rule despite the procedural dismissal of the appeal.