Project Law No. 64 /XI

(Amending the legal regime for access to disability pensions and

old age by the workers of the national uranium company, S.A.)

Exhibition of Motives

The mining activity is admittedly painful and carries risks for the

health especially increased.

Given the specifics of the activity, the law establishes a specific regime

for mine workers.

The workers of the National Company of Uranium, S. A, are subject to

Application of the provisions of the Decree-Law no 195195 of July 28 and of the Decree-

law no 2812005 of February 10, provided that its labour link with the

company was still existing à date of its dissolution.

Ora,

This situation does not protect the workers who have been subject

continued to the injurious effects on health arising from the

mining activity, but whose labour bond ceased before the dissolution of the

company.

Because it is for justice to consider the injury that it behaves for health to

mining activity of the National Company of Uranium, S. A, shall not be only

the formal and contractual aspect to define the comprehensiveness of protection to their

workers but also, and mainly, exposure to risks

arising from the mining activity.

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By the exposed,

And in the applicable Constitutional and Regimental terms, the Parliamentary Group

of the PSD presents the following Draft Law:

Article 1º

(Scope and object)

The present diploma changes the Decree-law no 2812005, of February 10

extending its scope to employees who have exercised duties or

supporting activities in mining areas and mining attachments or in works or

real estate affections for the holding of the national uranium company S.A.

Article 2º

(Amendment to the Decree-law no 2812005, of February 10)

Article 2º of the Decree-Law no 2812005 of February 10, passes to

following wording:

Article 2º

Personal scope

They are covered by the present diploma the workers who meet,

cumulatively, the following conditions:

a) Exercise of functions or support activities of mining areas and

mining attachments or in works and real estate allocated to the exploitation of the

national uranium company, S. A, at the date of its dissolution or, in the case

of termination of contract prior to the dissolution they have there

worked for period not less than 5 years.

b) ...

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Article 3º

(Entry into force)

This Law shall come into force on the following day after its publication

Assembly of the Republic, November 20, 2009

The Deputies,