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Portuguese court rules insurer subrogated to customs duties and entitled to civil interest rates.

Case Number 9730581
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court partially revoked the lower decision, affirming that an insurer paying customs duties under a security insurance contract is subrogated to those rights. While the insurer's right to claim the duties was upheld, the court rejected the claim for interest rates based on commercial standards, ruling instead that only civil interest rates apply because the customs authority is not a commercial entity. This distinction ensures that subrogation rights are calculated according to the nature of the debtor rather than the creditor's commercial status.

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SUB-ROGAÇÃO JUROS DE MORA JUROS LEGAIS

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insurance subrogation rights customs duties payment civil interest rates commercial entity status security insurance contract

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Código das Coisas e dos Contratos, Art. 102
Decreto-Lei 289/88, Art. 2, n.º 2

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 12/20/1996

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00020914

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199706129730581

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 1328-3S

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T CIV PORTO 1J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/44560854CDF669068025686B0066FACD?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Se a seguradora pagou em virtude do contrato de seguro-caução os direitos alfandegários devidos, fica sub-rogada em tais direitos, tendo direito a juros de mora desde o pagamento.

II - A taxa dos juros referidos é a civil, por não se poder considerar a Alfândega entidade comercial e apenas nos direitos desta existir sub-rogação.