1962 - 1962

Creation of the National Insurance Fund for Professional Illnesses

By Decree-Law No. 44307, of 27^th April 1962, a specific institution of national scope is created, the National Insurance Fund for Professional Illnesses, which is included among the 1st category of welfare institutions, applying the system of unions social security, from which it is distinguished not only by the protected eventualities, but also by the fact that, for its financing, only the employers contribute.

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Decree-Law No. 44307, of 27th April 1962
Image extracted from DRE/ Diário do Governo nº 95/1962, Série I de 1962-04-27, Ministério das Corporações e Previdência Social – Gabinete do Ministro, pages 575-577
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