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PROPOSED LAW NO. 57 /X

Exhibition of Motives

The present proposed law is intended to establish the legal regime of the

young associativism. It is a matter that, for a long time, is regulated

through a dispersed set of diplomas.

The experience, meanwhile, has been shown to have the current legislation met.

unsettling in the face of the new social and generational reality, reason alone enough for the

present legislative initiative.

On the other hand, the new demands for rigour and transparency that are intended

implement in the relationship between the State, particularly the Portuguese Institute of

Youth, and youth and student associations, are not compatible with the framework

legal in force.

Thus, comes the present proposed law to harmonize the schemes applicable to the associations

juveniles and students, defining a framework of common performance to both and

establishing the concept of youth associations. On the other hand, in respect for the

diversity existing among these associations, is profiled, in different chapters, the

normative framework by which each will regenerate.

This proposed Act also welcomes a significant set of contributions

that resulted from the public discussion to which it was submitted by registering, among others, the

enlargement of the status of the young associative leader to all members of the organs

social of youth associations.

Similarly, the process of recognizing the juvenile associations and the

of students, as well as have been extended supports to these youth associations,

expressly providing for the possibility of financial support for equipment and infra-

structures and supports in the formative and logistic domains. It was also devoted to

compulsory registration of student associations and informal groups of

youths as well as of other equated entities in the National Register of the

Young Associativism.

Without prejudice to the general revision of the tax benefit system, you have understood to contemplate

at this headquarters a set of tax exemptions for youth associations, as well as

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clarify the access of these to the regime of the mecenate.

Endows the Portuguese Institute of Youth of the necessary instruments to the audit

of the correct application of the benefits and supports allocated to youth associations

establishing, likewise, sanctions for non-compliance with obligations

arising out of this proposed law.

It refers to further regulation by the Government, among others, the programmes of

support for young associativism and the regime applicable to the National Register of the

Young Associativism.

Finally, the present proposal for law comes to the meeting of the established by the policy

pursued by the XVII Constitutional Government in this area, which is found to be verted in the

its programme of government, in which it is mentioned the adoption of " a set of

guidelines, to develop and implement in an open and participative manner ", with a view to

" to stimulate and encourage youth and student associativists, considering that these

assume a key role in promoting the non-formal education of young people ".

The youth associations, the student associations and the Council were heard

Youth Advisory.

The self-governing bodies of the autonomous regions should be heard.

Thus:

Under the terms of the paragraph d) of Article 197 (1) of the Constitution, the Government presents to the

Assembly of the Republic the following proposal for a law:

CHAPTER I

Provisions and general principles

Article 1.

Subject

This Law establishes the legal regime of young associativism, as well as the

programmes to support the development of its business.

Article 2.

Youth associations and informal groups of young people

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1-Are youth associations, for the purposes of the provisions of this Law, the associations

juveniles and student associations, recognized under the present law, well

as the respective federations.

2-Are informal groups of young people, for the purposes of the provisions of this Law, the groups

which consist exclusively of young people aged 30 and under

years, in number not less than five elements.

Article 3.

Juvenile associations

1-Are juvenile associations:

a) The associations with more than 75% of associates with age equal or lower than

30 years, in which the executive body consists of 75% of young people with age

equal to or less than 30 years;

b) The socio-professional associations with more than 75% of associates with age

equal to or less than 35 years, in which the executive body consists of 75% of

young people aged 35 and under;

c) Other associations, when of their statutes and activity result

expressly its juvenile character and when they have more than 75% of the

associated with age equal to or less than 30 years, these

demonstrably involved in the definition, planning, execution and evaluation

of the activities of the association.

2-Are equated with youth associations the party youth organizations or

trade union, provided that they fulfil the requirements mentioned in the a) of the number

previous, and safeguards the legal provisions that regulate political parties and the

trade union associations.

3-Can be equated to juvenile associations the non-profit entities of

recognized merit and social importance, which develop activities that if

target young people, upon annual dispatch of the member of the responsible government

by the youth area.

Article 4.

Student associations

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1-Are student associations those who represent the students of the respective

establishment of basic, secondary or higher education.

2-Are educational establishments, for the purposes of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the

entities as such defined in the Educational System Bases Act, in the Law of Bases

of Private and Cooperative Education, in the Law of Autonomy of Universities and the Law

of the Statute and Autonomy of the Polytechnic Higher Education Establishments,

regardless of your institutional organization.

Article 5.

Federations of associations

1-Youth associations and student associations are free to become agruk or

affiliate with federations of sectoral, local, regional, national or international

with identical or similar purposes to their own.

2-The standards for juvenile associations and the student associations provided for

in this Law shall apply to their federations, with the necessary adaptations.

3-For the purposes of the entitlement to the rights and benefit of supports provided for in the present

law, they are only recognized by the Portuguese Youth Institute (IPJ) the federations of

associations consisting of at least five associations.

Article 6.

Principles of organization and operation

Youth associations enjoy autonomy in the drafting of their respective statutes and

too much internal standards, in the election of its governing bodies, in management and

administration of the respective heritage and in the elaboration of the activity plans, in the

respect for the law and the principles of freedom, democraticism and the

representativeness.

Article 7.

Support for young associativism

Support for young associativism obeys the principles of transparency, objectivity

and respect for the autonomy and independence of the associations and their leaders, in the terms

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defined in this Law.

CHAPTER II

Juvenile associations

Article 8.

Constitution of juvenile associations

1-The juvenile associations constitute in the general terms of law, without prejudice to the

provisions of this Law.

2-The juvenile associations may have registered office in or out of national territory, owing,

in this case, his associates shall be majority-citizens of nationality

Portuguese.

Article 9.

Recognition of juvenile associations

1-For the purposes of the entitlements and the benefit of the supports provided for in the present

law, juvenile associations are recognized by the Portuguese Youth Institute

(IPJ).

2-Only juvenile associations consisting of at least 20 can be recognized

natural persons and with observance of the provisions of Article 3 (1)

3-For the purpose of recognition, juvenile associations with legal personality

send to the IPJ copies of the constitutive document and of the respective statutes.

4-For the purpose of recognition, juvenile associations without legal personality

send it to the IPJ, by deposit or registered letter with notice of receipt, copies of the

statutes, of the minutes of the general assembly in which they were approved, well

as of the certificate of admissibility of denomination.

5-The recognition referred to in the preceding paragraph only produces effects after the

publication, free of charge by the IPJ, of the association's by-laws on site in the Internet from

public access, regulated by porterie of the Government member responsible for the area

of Youth, in which the information subject of publicity can be achedged.

6-The IPJ provides the necessary support to the constitution of the youth associations in the terms of the

present law.

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CHAPTER III

Student associations

Article 10.

Constitution of student associations

1-Student associations are in the general terms of law, without

injury to the provisions of the following numbers.

2-Student associations constitute after prior approval of a project of

statutes in general assembly, expressly convened for the purpose by a

minimum of 10% of students to represent, at the minimum 15 days ' notice,

by means of notice affixed to all buildings where they usually elapse

school activities.

3-The statutes of each association may stipulate forms of representation of the others

students of the respective establishment who have not expressed their membership

through voluntary act of enrollment in it.

4-Statutes are approved by an absolute majority of the votes of the students present.

Article 11.

Recognition of student associations

1-For the purposes of the title of the rights and benefits provided for in this Law, the

student associations are recognized by the member of the responsible government

by the area of Education or Higher Education, depending on the degree of education of the

respective establishment.

2-For the purpose of the recognition, the student associations with personality

legal send to the member of the relevant government for recognition

copies of the constitutive document and of the respective statutes.

3-For the purpose of the recognition, the associations of students without personality

legal send to the member of the Government competent for recognition, by

deposit or registered letter with notice of receipt, copies of the bylaws, of the minutes of

general assembly in which the same has been approved, as well as the certificate of

admissibility of denomination.

4-The recognition referred to in the preceding paragraph only produces effects after the

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publication, free of charge, by the Member of the Government competent for recognition,

of the statutes of the association on site in the Internet of public access, regulated by

would pore from the member of the Government responsible for the Youth area, in which the

information subject to advertising can be acheed.

5-Only a student association may be recognized by establishment of

teaching, for the purpose of access to the rights and perks provided for in this Law and of

representation before the State, prevailing one that has greater number of

associates.

CHAPTER IV

Rights and duties of youth associations

Section I

General rights

Article 12.

Supports

1-Youth and team associations and the informal groups of young people are entitled to

support on the part of the State, aimed at the development of its activities,

owing to such compliance with the duties laid down in this Law and too much

applicable regulations.

2-The support provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be in the following ways:

a) Financial;

b) Technician;

c) Formative;

d) Logistical.

3-Party or union youth organizations can benefit only from

logistical support in the terms of Article 41 para.

Article 13.

Right of antenna

1-Youth associations are guaranteed the right to time of antenna in the public service

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of radio and television, in the terms of the law.

2-The right to time of antenna can be exercised through organizations

federatives.

Article 14.

Tax exemptions and benefits

1-Youth associations benefit:

a) Of the prerogatives conferred by Article 10 of the Decree-Law No. 460/77 of 7

of November;

b) Of exemption as to the emoluments in the requests for non-debt certificates to the

tax administration and social security;

c) From the stamp duty exemption provided for in Article 6 of the Tax Code of the

Seal, approved by Law No. 150/99, of September 11.

2-Young associations without legal personality benefit from the referred regalies

in the previous number upon enrolment in the National Register of Associativism

Young man (RNAJ) for at least five years.

3-To donations in cash or in kind granted to the associations, with a view to the

full or partial funding of its activities or projects, the scheme is applicable

provided for in the Statute of the Mecenate, approved by the Decree-Law No. 74/99, 16 of

March.

Article 15.

Right of representation of associations

Youth associations have the right to be represented in the advisory bodies of

national, regional or local scope with assignments in the field of definition and

planning of youth policies, as well as in the legally foreseen bodies of

co-management in the implementation of youth policies.

SECTION II

Rights of student associations

Subsection I

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General provisions

Article 16.

Facilities

1-Student associations are entitled to have their own facilities in the

educational establishments to which they are affected, ceded free of charge,

upon protocol to be concluded with the governing bodies of the respective entities

school, so as to better continue and develop their activity.

2-Compete exclusively to the student associations the management of the facilities

ceded, getting obliged to ensure their good conservation.

Subsection II

Students ' associations of elementary and junior high school

Article 17.

Participation in school life

1-The associations of elementary and junior high school students participate in life

school, specifically in relation to the following areas:

a) Issuance of positions in relation to guidelines of educational policy;

b) Information on the published legislation, related to the respective degree of

teaching;

c) Monitoring of the activity of the management bodies and school social action;

d) Intervention in the organisation of the curricular and the curriculum activities

school sport.

2-The associations of elementary and junior high school students collaborate in the management of

spaces of convivid and sport, as well as in other equivalent areas, affect the

student activities.

3-The governing bodies of the educational establishments accompany and support the

intervention of the students ' associations of elementary and secondary education in the

scola-bonding activities.

Subsection III

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Students ' associations of higher education

Article 18.

Participation in the definition of educational policy

Students ' associations of higher education are entitled to participate in the bodies

advisory, at the national or regional level, with assignments in the field of definition and

planning of the education system.

Article 19.

Participation in the drafting of the legislation on higher education

1-Higher education student associations are entitled to deliver opinions

in the process of drafting legislation on teaching, specifically in

relation to the following domains:

a) Definition, planning and financing of the education system;

b) Management of educational establishments;

c) Access to higher education;

d) School social action;

e) Plan of studies, restructuring of courses, degrees of training and habilitations.

2-For the purpose of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, draft legislative acts, after

advertised, are remitted to the students ' associations of higher education, to which

these speak out within a period of never less than 15 days.

Article 20.

Participation in academic life

1-Higher education student associations have a right to be consulted by the

governing bodies of schools in relation to the following subjects:

a) Plan of activities and budget plan;

b) Pedagogical orientation and teaching methods;

c) Study plans and knowledge assessment regime.

2-The consultations provided for in the preceding paragraph shall allow the associations to

students of higher education if they are able to pronounce within no less than eight days,

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from the date on which they are provided with the consultation.

3-Higher education student associations are entitled to collaborate in the management of

convivial rooms, cafeterias, bars, theatres, exhibition halls or conferences,

gaming fields and too many existing facilities in school buildings or affections to

school activities, which are intended for the use of the students of more than one

establishment of teaching, the joint use of various circum-organisms-

school, the indiscriminate and multi-purpose use of students and remaining elements of the

school, or the use of the general public.

4-Associations of higher education students are entitled to participate in the

elaboration of the fundamental foundations of the school social action policy, and may

collaborate in the achievement of the respective programmes.

5-Higher education student associations can, still, participate in the management

of the educational social action bodies of higher education.

6-The right conferred on the preceding paragraph is exercised in the management of the central bodies

of school social action of higher education at the level of each educational establishment,

as well as of the departments responsible for the canteens, residences and fellowships

study.

Section IV

Duties

Article 21.

Duties of the associations

1-Are duties of the youth associations:

a) Maintain an accounting organization;

b) Draw up reports of accounts and activities, in the terms provided for in the present

law and their regulatory diplomas;

c) Advertise and identify the financial supports granted by the IPJ.

2-A The existence of debts to tax administration and social security implies the

cancellation of any application to support programmes on the part of the IPJ, thus

as the automatic suspension of rights arising from the membership of the association in the

National Register of Young People's Associativism (RNAJ).

3-The associations eligible for the biennial support modality or who submit

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plans for activities of more than € 100,000 shall also have to

accounting organized in the terms of the law.

CHAPTER V

Status of the young associative leader

Article 22.

Young associative leader

1-For the purposes of the application of this Law, they benefit from the status of the leader

associative young the members of the social bodies of youth associations,

seated in the national territory and entered in the RNAJ, by the direction of the

association communicate which leaders enjoy the respective status.

2-The regional governing bodies of the associations consider themselves to be governing bodies for

effects of the provisions of this Chapter.

3-Benefit from the status of young associative leader, at least:

a) 5 leaders in youth associations with 250 or fewer young associates;

b) 7 leaders in the youth associations with 251 a to 1000 young associates;

c) 11 leaders in the youth associations with 1001 a to 5000 young associates;

d) 15 leaders in the youth associations with 5001 a to 10,000 young associates;

e) 20 leaders in the youth associations with more than 10,000 young associates.

4-In the youth associations that have more than 20,000 young associates, to the number of

leaders referred to in para. e) of the previous number plus one leader per each

10,000 young associates enrolled.

5-For student associations are valid the minimum limits set out in paragraph 3,

taking into account the criterion corresponding to the number of students per

establishment of teaching.

6-The limits set out in the preceding paragraph may be extended by deliberation of the

competent bodies of the respective educational establishments.

7-In the federations of youth associations benefit from the status of leader

associative young person, at least 10 leaders.

8-Each young association shall indicate to the IPJ by sending the copy of the minutes of the

taking possession of the associative leader, within 20 working days of the date

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of the same, the number of members of the social bodies to be covered by the respective

status.

9-A suspension, cessation or loss of mandate of the leaders referred to in the number

previous to be communicated by the respective association to IPJ, within 15 days

useful, from the date of your knowledge or efectivation.

Article 23.

Rights of the young associative leader

1-The young associative leader enjoys the following rights:

a) Justification of missing lessons, when motivated by the comparency in

meetings of the organs to which they belong, in the case of these coincidirem with the

lective time;

b) Justification of missing classes motivated by the comparency in acts of

manifest associative interest.

2-Within the framework of basic and secondary education, the justification of falters under the terms of

previous number may not exceed one third of the maximum limit of established falters

by law.

3-A The justification of the flawing depends on the submission to the competent body of the

establishment of document teaching proving the comparability in the

activities referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 24.

Leading student of higher education

1-The associative leader young student of higher education enjoys, still, the

following rights:

a) Apply for up to five exams in each academic year in addition to the exams in the

normal and special times already enshrined in the legislation in force, with a

maximum limit of two per discipline;

b) Postpone the presentation of written works and reports, according to the

internal standards in force in the respective educational establishment;

c) Carry out, on date to be combined with the lecturer, or in accordance with the standards

internal in force, the written tests to which it has not been able to appear due

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to the exercise of indefatible associative activities.

2-The rights referred to in the preceding paragraph may be extended by deliberation of the

competent bodies of the respective educational establishments.

3-For effect of the provisions of the paragraph c) of paragraph 1, the student who is a leader

associative obliges itself to, within 48 hours of the time it has

knowledge of associative activity, deliver supporting document of the

same.

4-The exercise of the rights referred to in paragraph 1 depends on the prior presentation in the

services of the respective educational establishment, certificate of the minutes of taking

possession of the social organs, within 30 working days after the same.

5-A non-presentation of the document referred to in the preceding paragraph within the established period

has as a consequence the non-application of this statute.

6-The rights conferred in paragraph 1 may be exercised within one year after the term

of the mandate as leaders, provided that this time limit is not more than time in

that was actually exercised the mandate.

Article 25.

Worker leader on account of outrain

1-Workers on the account of outrain, covered by this statute, shall enjoy the

right to obtain unpaid leave for the exclusive exercise of its

associative activities, regardless of their contractual situation.

2-In each term, the permit provided for in the preceding paragraph shall only be required two

times and enjoyed for the maximum period of one consecutive month at a time.

3-A The licence provided for in paragraph 1 implies the loss of the right to retribution, not harming,

for due effect, the counting of time as effective service.

4-The time referred to in the previous number counts for retirement and assignment effects

of the survivor's pension, provided that the maintenance of the

corresponding discounts on the basis of the remuneration earned at the date of its

concession by the person concerned.

5-A The unpaid leave situation can only be obtained upon written request

of the beneficiary association to the employer.

Article 26.

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Official official official

1-Public servants with less than 35 years covered by this statute

enjoy the right to obtain unpaid leave or to carry out their activities

associative in requisition regime.

2-A The permit provided in the preceding paragraph implies the loss of the right to retribution, but

account as effective time for all other effects, without prejudice to the provisions of the

Decree-Law No. 100/99 of March 31.

3-A The situation of unpaid leave or requisition is obtained upon request

writing of the beneficiary association to the maximum officer of the service to whose table the

employee belongs.

4-A unpaid leave requested in the terms of the previous number must be

required under applicable law.

5-A requisition lacks the authorization of the maximum officer of the service to whose table the

employee belongs.

6-The exercise of the rights referred to in paragraph 1 depends on the prior presentation in the service

competent certificate of the minutes of taking possession of the social organs, within the period of

30 working days after the same.

7-A non-presentation by part of the document referred to in the preceding paragraph

established has as a consequence the non-application of this statute.

Article 27.

Extension of the scheme to student representatives in the governing bodies of the

respective educational establishment

The scheme provided for in Articles 25 to 28 is also applicable, with the necessary

adaptations, to student representatives in the respective management bodies of the respective

establishment of teaching.

Article 28.

Cessation of status

Associative leaders who cease or suspend, for any reason, the exercise

of its activity lose the rights provided for in this statute, without prejudice to the

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provisions of Article 26 (6)

Article 29º

Responsibility for the provision of false statements

The provision of false statements on the part of the young associative leader is subject to

disciplinary, civil and criminal liability under the law.

Article 30.

Civic service

The associative leaders covered by this statute who are obliged to

compliance with the civic service may opt for its exercise in the association to which

belong.

Article 31.

New rights

The rights provided for in this Law shall be compatible with any others of the same

nature that are granted by another legal regime.

CHAPTER VI

National Register of Jovem Associativism

Article 32.

National Register of Jovem Associativism

1-The IPJ organizes the National Register of Young People's Associativism (RNAJ), pursuant to

set out by portaria to be approved by the member of the Government responsible for the area of

Youth.

2-Must enrol in RNAJ youth and equiparations associations, the respective

federations and the informal groups of young people who wish to apply for the

support programs on the part of the IPJ.

3-A enrollment in RNAJ is condition of eligibility to support programmes provided for

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in this Law.

4-Access by the associations of young people without legal personality to the regime of

benefits provided for in Article 14 depends on your enrolment in RNAJ there is at least

Five years, owing the IPJ to refer to the Tax Administration, until January 31 each

year, the list of the associations that have gathered those requirements in the transact year.

5-The IPJ permanently makes available in electronic registration the list of the associations

entered in the RNAJ.

6-Associations federations must refer to the IPJ the list of the associations that the

make up in the act of enrolment in RNAJ and, annually, when updating the

register at RNAJ.

Article 33.

Organization of RNAJ

RNAJ is composed of the following files, which comply with the division of the types of

young associativism defined in this Law:

a) File 1-concerning the juvenile associations;

b) File 2-relating to student associations;

c) File 3-concerning the informal groups of young people;

d) Arquivo4-relating to the entities equated to juvenile associations, provided for

in Article 3 (3)

Article 34.

Enrollment in RNAJ

1-A The instruction of the enrolment procedure in RNAJ is regulated in the terms of the

would porterie referred to in Article 32 (1)

2-The IPJ proceeds officiously to the register of the youth associations.

Article 35.

Update of the registration

1-All entities entered in the RNAJ shall update their registration, pursuant to

set out in the porterie referred to in Article 32 (1)

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2-Associations entered in the RNAJ are, still, obliged to send to IPJ

all changes to the elements provided at the instruction of the procedure

of enrollment, within 30 days of the date on which such changes occurred.

3-The IPJ promotes the modification of the registration, officiously or the requirement of the

interested.

Article 36.

Suspension of registration

1-Registration is suspended, by reasoned decision of the chairman of the executive board

of the IPJ, where the entered entity, after duly notified, does not send:

a) The documentation for the updating of the registration;

b) Other items that are requested to you pursuant to this Law.

2-A suspension cesses when the entity complies with the obligations referred to in the number

previous.

3-Associations may apply for the suspension of your registration whenever you check in

temporary impossibility of fulfillment of the qualification requirements.

Article 37.

Cancellation of registration

The registration at RNAJ is cancelled in the following situations:

a) By suspension of registration for a period of more than three years;

b) By request of the entered entity;

c) In the case of dissolution of the inscribed entity.

CHAPTER VII

Programs in support of young associativism

Article 38.

Financial support

1-The financial support to be granted by the IPJ of is framed in the following programmes,

to regulate by porterie of the member of the Government responsible for the area of

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Youth:

a) Juvenile Support Program (PAJ), aiming at development support

of the activities of the youth associations and informal groups of

young people;

b) Infrastructure Support Programme (PAI), aiming at the support of the

investment in infrastructure and equipment that is intended to

activities and facilities of youth associations;

c) Student Support Program (PAE), aiming for financial support to the

development of the activities of the student associations.

2-The Juvenile Support Program (PAJ) contemplates three specific modalities of

financial support:

a) biennial financial support, intended for juvenile associations;

b) Annual financial support, intended for juvenile associations;

c) punctual financial support, intended for juvenile associations and groups

informal of young people.

3-Support to be granted to juvenile associations seated outside the national territory

is the modality of punctual financial support.

4-The Infrastructural Support Programme (PAI) contemplates two measures, which may be

granted in the arrangements for biennial or annual financial support:

a) Measure 1: Financial support for infrastructure, intended for applications from

juvenile associations, contemplating supports for construction, repair and

acquisition of spaces for carrying out activities and installation of sedes;

b) Measure 2: Financial support for equipment, contemplating supports to

purchase of equipment for the head office and for the carrying out of activities of the

associations of young people.

5-The Student Support Programme (PAE) contemplates two measures:

a) Measure 1: Financial support of a punctual character, intended for the associations of

students in elementary, secondary and higher education.

b) Measure 2: Financial support, of an annual character, intended for the associations of

students of higher education, with the exception of federations.

6-In the modalities of annual and punctual financial support to the associations are eligible the

structure expenditure up to 25% of the total expenditure of the supported activity.

7-For the purposes of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the structure expenses comprise

operating expenses and expenditure on human resources.

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8-Without prejudice to the forms of support on the part of the Government or any other

entities, the secondary school student associations are entitled to receive

annually a subsidy to be borne by the school's own revenue budget

public to which the student association belongs, or by the IPJ in the case of schools

private individuals, to define by joint porterie of the responsible government members

by the areas of Education and Youth.

Article 39.

Technical support

The technical support is provided by the IPJ, namely, in the areas of advice

legal, accounting and taxation, engineering and architecture, technologies of

information and communication.

Article 40.

Formative support

1-formative support is secured through program composed of annual measures

and / or multiannual, to be regulated by the porterie of the responsible Government member

by the area of Youth, aiming to empower and develop skills

for the performance of the functions of leaders of youth associations.

2-In the programme referred to in the preceding paragraph, the definition of the areas of intervention shall

be preceded by consultation with youth associations.

3-A The management of the programme is the competence of the IPJ, which can establish partnerships with

public or private entities for their execution.

Article 41.

Logistical support

The logistical support is provided by the IPJ, when requested and in the measure of the

strictly necessary, and is included in the scope of the programmes to be approved, in the frame of the

present law.

Article 42.

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Applications for support programmes

1-In the assessment of applications to the support programs must be met,

namely, the following criteria:

a) Ability to self-finance;

b) Number of young people to be covered in the activities;

c) Balance between young people of both sexes and promotion of purposes

converging with the valorisation of gender equality;

d) Fulfillment of the activities included in the plan of activities presented to the

IPJ in previous application;

e) Regularity of activities throughout the year;

f) Impact of the project in the middle, through the analysis of the expected modifications and

its importance;

g) Impact of the project on the association through the analysis of modifications

expected and their importance;

h) Ratio of expenditure to human resources and operation at the total cost

of the project;

i) Ability to establish partnerships.

2-The IPJ can, at all times, request the beneficiary associations of the supports

financial purposes provided for in this Law the supporting documents and justifications

of the activities and initiatives supported.

3-The IPJ proceeds annually to the publication in Journal of the Republic of the list of supports

financial granted, pursuant to Law No. 26/94, of August 19.

Article 43.

Extension of support programs to other entities

1-The not-for-profit entities, of recognized merit and social importance, that

carry out activities specifically aimed at young people, equated with associations

juveniles by dispatch of the member of the Government responsible for the Youth area,

in accordance with Article 3 (3), may apply for punctual financial support

for activities, within the framework of the Youth Support Programme (PAJ).

2-Are eligible for applications revealing a manifest social importance and

strategic of the activities concerned, within the framework of the defined priority areas,

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upon dispatch of the member of the Government responsible for the area of Youth.

CHAPTER VIII

Surveillance

Article 44.

Surveillance

1-All youth associations and equiparations and informal youth groups that

enjoy the rights and perks provided for in this Law shall be subject to supervision

of IPJ and of the remaining competent entities, for checking the verification of the

assumptions of the respective benefits and fulfillment of the obligations therefor

stemming.

2-Youth and student associations and informal youth groups must

provide IPJ, on the deadline by this fixed, all the documents requested for

clearance of the duties contained in this Law.

Article 45.

Sanctions

1-Failure to comply with the obligations arising from this Law determines the suspension

or cancellation of the enrollment of the youth and team associations and the groups

informal youth in RNAJ, as well as the application of the respective sanctions

provided for in this Law.

2-A irregularity in the application or justification of the financial supports provided for in the

present law further implies:

a) The cancellation of support and the full devolution of financial support

improperly received;

b) The impossibility of running for financial support from the IPJ for a period of

one to three years;

c) The civil and criminal liability of associative leaders, in the terms

general.

CHAPTER IX

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Final and transitional provisions

Article 46.

Federations of associations already constituted

The provisions of Article 5 (3) shall not apply to the federations of associations entered in the

RNAJ at the date of the entry into force of this Law.

Article 47.

Workers-students

The workers-students can organize themselves autonomously for the defence and

pursuit of its specific interests, applying, in these cases and with due

adaptations, the provisions laid down in this Law.

Article 48.

Autonomous regions

The provisions of this Law on the recognition of youth associations,

as well as for the status of the young associative leader, passes, with the necessary

adaptations, to be of the competence of the respective regional bodies.

Article 49.

Transcript of records

1-The juvenile associations already entered, in registration promoted by the IPJ, before the entrance

in force of this Law, shall officiously transit to the RNAJ, once

filled with the mandatory requirements and provided for in this Law.

2-It is up to the IPJ, within 180 days, to notify the associations, for the purpose of the provisions

in the previous number.

Article 50.

Publication

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The publication of the act of constituting the associations of young people endowed with

legal personality, of its statutes and amendments is free, following the scheme

general advertising applicable.

Article 51.

Regulation

This Act shall be the subject of regulations within 180 days.

Article 52.

Abrogation standard

They are revoked:

a) The Act No. 33/87 of July 11;

b) The Law No. 6/2002 of January 23

c) The Decree-Law No 91-A/88 of March 16;

d) The Decree-Law No. 152/91 of April 23.

Article 53.

Entry into force

1-Without prejudice to the provisions of the following number, this Law shall enter into force on the day

next to that of its publication.

2-The provisions of Chapters VI and VII shall come into force with the publication of the respective

regulatory standards.

Seen and approved in Council of Ministers of February 2, 2006

The Prime Minister

The Minister of the Presidency

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs