Commission of jurists

A commission of jurists shall be entrusted by the Government, during the first five years of the implementation of the Civil Code to receive all representations, reports from the Courts and any observations, concerning improvements of the said Code and to the solving of difficulties which may arise in the implementation of the same. This Commission shall propose to the Government any measures which, for the purpose indicated, appear to it necessary or convenient. The Official Gazettes of the overseas provinces shall be substitutes of the “Gazettes of Relação” for the purpose of all publications referred to in the Code. The Civil law is the same for all, and makes no distinctions between persons, sexes, except where specifically provided.