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Legal Regime Of Humanitarian Associations Of Firefighters

Original Language Title: Regime Jurídico das Associações Humanitárias de Bombeiros

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PORTUGUESE COMMUNIST PARTY

Parliamentary Group

Draft Law No 382 /X

Reinforces the rights of the Portuguese Fire League

Preamble

Portuguese volunteer firefighters develop their action, in Portugal there are

more than 600 years.

They were born out of the need for fire protection in Lisbon, and throughout

of the centuries extended their action all over the national territory, passing from the strand

of firefighting for civil protection, support for populations against the

natural calamities, floods, fires, road accidents, sudden diseases and,

later, in the transport of patients in ambulance, translating a diversification and

growth of relief actions entrusted to firefighters, without which the protection of the

populations would not be possible.

The Portuguese Fire League, the Confederation of Fire Firefighters of Portugal,

conGreek, today, more than 480 Associations and Bodies of Firefighters on the Continent and the

Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira and has a decentralized structure of

fire federations in all the districts and autonomous regions.

In the whole, it is more than forty thousand (40,000) the men and women who,

voluntarily, with farda and without it, serve with dedication the populations and provide

support for communities where they are inaffected.

The size of volunteering grows from year to year, in relief actions

entrusted to firefighters, with their services being widely recognized by the population

Portuguese.

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The structure, League of Portuguese Firefighters, represents today, as behind if

affirms, a universe of men and women in indispensable volunteering actions in the

Portuguese-speaking society and is crediting all the support that society can provide to you.

Beyond that, not only the prestige but also the irreplaceable role of the League

has been demonstrated, in practice, through input and close collaboration

provided in the drafting of legislation on fire and civil protection.

In this way, it considers the CFP to be entirely justified to legally assign to the

League of Portuguese Firefighters a status compatible with their social importance,

promoting the enhancement of their rights of participation and intervention.

Thus, under the applicable constitutional and regimental provisions, the

Members of the Parliamentary Group of the CFP present the following Draft Law:

Article 1.

Subject

The present diploma strengthens the rights of the Portuguese Fire League with

the aim of valuing the invaluable services provided to society by the

fire corporations.

Article 2.

Rights of participation and intervention

1-Without prejudice to other powers provided for in the Act, the League of Firefighters

Portuguese enjoys the status of a social partner, with a right, namely, consultation

prior, by the organs of sovereignty, on all the legislative initiatives relating to

matter of your interest.

2-A The League of Portuguese Firefighters has the right to be heard in the

elaboration of the plans and programmes in which it is concerned.

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Article 3.

Right of antenna

The Portuguese Firefighters League has a right to antenna time on the radio and the

television on the same terms as the professional associations.

Article 4.

Supports

The Portuguese Firefighters League is entitled to the support of the state for the

pursuit of its ends.

Article 5.

Collaboration

Collaboration agreements can be established between the Government and the League of

Portuguese Firefighters, either relating to internal actions or representation

in international bodies, within the framework of the specific activities developed

by the fire associations.

Article 6.

Regulation

The Government shall regulate this Act within 90 days of the date of the

your publication.

Article 7.

Entry into force

Without prejudice to its entry into force in the general terms, the present law only produces

financial effects with the entry into force of the State Budget Act subsequent to the

your approval.

Assembly of the Republic, May 9, 2007

The Deputies,