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DRAFT LAW NO. 379 /X

Amend the Act No 45/2006 of August 25 amending Law No 7/93 of March 1

(Status of Deputies)

Exhibition of Motives

The guarantee of independence in the exercise of the mandate of the Deputies is a condition

essential to the qualification of Portuguese democracy. Transparency is an inherent value of the

genetic code of democratic parliaments.

One of the essential elements in the establishment of that guarantee and in reiterating those

conditions is the registration of interests, created in the Assembly of the Republic.

Thus, the register of interests is intended to give visibility and transparency to acts and

activities permitted by law, but which, by their nature, may, if they are not properly

assumed and publicized, fragilize the independent and exempt exercise of the mandate. In effect,

compulsory enrolment of public or private functions and activities and the remaining

sign-up obligations serve to prevent and identify possible conflicts of interest.

It is aimed, with the present initiative, to strengthen the public character of the register of interests,

elevating transparency and facilitating scrutiny, through its placement, for the purpose of

consultation, on the portal of the Assembly of the Republic in the Internet .

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In these terms, the lower-signed Members of the PS Parliamentary Group present the

next Draft Law:

Artigo1.

Articles 26º of the Statute of Deputies, adopted by Law No. 73/93 of March 1, with the

changes introduced by Laws 24/95, August 18, 55/98, August 18; n.

8/99 of February 10; paragraph 45/99 of June 16; paragraph 3/2001 of February 23 (Declaration

of Rectification n. 9/2001, published in the Journal of the Republic, I. Series-A, No. 61, 13 of

March), paragraph 24/2003, of July 4, 52-A/2005, of October 10, 44/2006, of August 25, and

45/2006, of August 25, shall be replaced by the following:

" Article 26.

(...)

1. (...).

2. (...)

3. (...)

4. (...)

5. (...)

6. (...)

7. The registration of interests is public and should be placed for consultation on the portal of

Assembly of the Republic in Internet . "

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Article 2.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of Law No 45/2006 of August 25, this Law,

comes into force, on the first day of the next legislative session.

The Deputies