Resolução

Resolução da Assembleia da República n.º 8/2009

Aprova a Convenção entre a República Portuguesa e a Roménia sobre Segurança Social, assinada em Bucareste em 1 de Agosto de 2006

Título I - Disposições gerais

Artigo 1.º

Definições

1 -Para efeitos de aplicação da presente Convenção, os termos e as expressões seguintes designam:
1. a)«Território»:
  1. i)Relativamente à República Portuguesa, o território no continente europeu e os arquipélagos dos Açores e da Madeira;
  2. ii)Relativamente à Roménia, todo o território da Roménia, incluindo o mar territorial e o espaço aéreo acima do território e mar territorial no qual a Roménia exerce o direito de soberania, bem como a zona contígua, a plataforma continental e a zona económica exclusiva onde a Roménia exerce o direito de soberania e de jurisdição, nos termos da sua legislação e de acordo com as leis e princípios do direito internacional;
2. b)«Nacional» A pessoa considerada como tal pela legislação de cada um dos Estados Contratantes;
3. c)«Legislação» os actos normativos em vigor respeitantes aos regimes referidos no artigo 2.º da presente Convenção;
4. d)«Autoridade competente», em relação a cada Estado Contratante, o membro ou membros do Governo ou qualquer outra autoridade correspondente, responsável pelas matérias referidas no artigo 2.º da presente Convenção, relativamente ao conjunto ou a uma parte do território do Estado Contratante em causa;
5. e)A expressão «Estado competente» designa o Estado Contratante em cujo território se encontra a instituição competente;
6. f)«Instituição competente»:
  1. i)A instituição em que a pessoa está inscrita na data do pedido das prestações; ou
  2. ii)A instituição relativamente à qual a pessoa tem ou teria direito a prestações se residisse no território do Estado Contratante onde se situa essa instituição; ou
  3. iii)A instituição designada pela autoridade competente do Estado Contratante em causa; ou
  4. iv)Se se tratar de um regime relativo às obrigações do empregador que tenha por objecto as prestações referidas no n.º 1 do artigo 2.º da presente Convenção, quer o empregador ou o segurador sub-rogado, quer, na sua falta, o organismo ou a entidade designada pela autoridade competente do Estado Contratante em causa;
7. g)«Prestações» e «pensões» quaisquer prestações pecuniárias, incluindo os elementos que as complementem, assim como as melhorias, actualizações ou complementos e as prestações em capital que as substituam;
8. h)«Prestações em espécie» as prestações de cuidados de saúde concedidas no âmbito das legislações referidas nas subalíneas i) e vii) da alínea a) e subalínea iv) da alínea b) do n.º 1 do artigo 2.º da presente Convenção;
9. i)«Residência» o lugar da residência habitual;
10. j)«Estada» o lugar da residência temporária;
11. k)«Períodos de seguro» os períodos de contribuição ou equiparados, definidos ou considerados como períodos de seguro pela legislação nos termos da qual foram cumpridos;
12. l)«Trabalhador» a pessoa abrangida pelos regimes de segurança social referidos no artigo 2.º da presente Convenção;
13. m)«Refugiado» tem o significado que lhe é atribuído no artigo 1.º da Convenção relativa ao Estatuto dos Refugiados, assinada em Genebra em 28 de Julho de 1951, e no n.º 2 do artigo 1.º do Protocolo Relativo ao Estatuto dos Refugiados, de 31 de Janeiro de 1967;
14. n)«Apátrida» tem o significado que lhe é atribuído no artigo 1.º da Convenção Relativa ao Estatuto dos Apátridas, assinada em Nova Iorque em 28 de Setembro de 1954;
15. o)«Membro da família» qualquer pessoa definida ou reconhecida como tal pela legislação nos termos da qual as prestações são devidas;
16. p)«Sobrevivente» qualquer pessoa definida como tal pela legislação nos termos da qual as prestações são devidas;
17. q)«Subsídios por morte» qualquer abono ou quantia paga de uma só vez em caso de morte, excluindo as prestações em capital referidas na alínea g) do n.º 1 do presente artigo.
2 -Outros termos e expressões utilizados na presente Convenção têm o significado que lhes é atribuído pela legislação aplicável.

Artigo 2.º

Âmbito de aplicação material

1 -A presente Convenção aplica-se:
1. a)Em Portugal, às legislações relativas:
  1. i)Aos regimes de segurança social aplicáveis à generalidade dos trabalhadores por conta de outrem e aos trabalhadores independentes e aos regimes de inscrição facultativa do subsistema previdencial do sistema público de segurança social, no que respeita às prestações nas eventualidades de doença, maternidade, paternidade e adopção, doenças profissionais, desemprego, invalidez, velhice e morte;
  2. ii)Ao regime aplicável às prestações por encargos familiares do subsistema de protecção familiar do sistema público de segurança social;
  3. iii)Ao regime de reparação dos danos emergentes dos acidentes de trabalho;
  4. iv)Ao regime do Serviço Nacional de Saúde;
2. b)Na Roménia, no âmbito do sistema público de segurança social, às legislações relativas a:
  1. i)Prestações em espécie em caso de doença e maternidade;
  2. ii)Prestações por incapacidade temporária para o trabalho, determinada por doença comum ou acidentes não laborais;
  3. iii)Prestações para prevenção da doença e recuperação da capacidade de trabalho para situações exclusivamente decorrente de acidente de trabalho ou doenças profissionais;
  4. iv)Subsídios de maternidade;
  5. v)Subsídios para cuidar de criança doente;
  6. vi)Prestações por acidentes de trabalho e doenças profissionais;
  7. vii)Prestações em espécie por acidentes de trabalho e doenças profissionais;
  8. viii)Pensões de velhice, invalidez e sobrevivência;
  9. ix)Subsídios por morte;
  10. x)Subsídio de desemprego;
  11. xi)Abonos para crianças.
2 -A presente Convenção aplica-se igualmente a todos os actos normativos que modifiquem as legislações referidas no n.º 1 do presente artigo.
3 -Sem prejuízo do disposto no n.º 2 do presente artigo, a presente Convenção apenas se aplica:
1. a)Aos actos normativos que abranjam um novo ramo da segurança social, se for estabelecido um acordo, para este efeito, entre os Estados Contratantes;
2. b)Aos actos normativos que estendam os regimes existentes a novas categorias de beneficiários, se o Estado Contratante interessado notificar por escrito nesse sentido o outro Estado Contratante no prazo de três meses a contar da data da publicação oficial desses actos.
4 -A presente Convenção não se aplica à assistência social nem aos regimes especiais dos funcionários públicos e do pessoal equiparado, sem prejuízo do disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 8.º

Artigo 3.º

Âmbito de aplicação pessoal

A presente Convenção aplica-se aos trabalhadores que estão ou estiveram sujeitos às legislações referidas no artigo 2.º e que sejam nacionais de um dos Estados Contratantes, apátridas ou refugiados residentes no território de um destes Estados Contratantes, bem como aos seus familiares e sobreviventes.

Artigo 4.º

Princípio da igualdade de tratamento

Sem prejuízo do disposto na presente Convenção, os trabalhadores referidos no artigo 3.º, bem como as pessoas cujos direitos derivem dos mesmos, que residam no território de um Estado Contratante, beneficiam dos direitos e estão sujeitos às obrigações previstos na respectiva legislação, nas mesmas condições que os nacionais deste Estado Contratante.

Artigo 5.º

Admissão ao seguro voluntário ou facultativo continuado

1 -Para efeitos de admissão ao seguro voluntário ou facultativo continuado, em conformidade com a legislação de um Estado Contratante, os períodos de seguro cumpridos nos termos da legislação do outro Estado Contratante são totalizados, se necessário, desde que não se sobreponham.
2 -O disposto no n.º 1 do presente artigo apenas é aplicável à pessoa que não possa beneficiar do seguro obrigatório nos termos da legislação de qualquer dos Estados Contratantes.

Artigo 6.º

Supressão das cláusulas de residência

1 -As prestações pecuniárias de doença, maternidade, paternidade e adopção, de invalidez, velhice ou morte, as prestações por acidente de trabalho ou doença profissional e os subsídios por morte adquiridos nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante são pagos directamente aos interessados, mesmo que residam no território do outro Estado Contratante.
2 -As prestações previstas no n.º 1 do presente artigo não podem sofrer qualquer redução, suspensão ou supressão pelo facto de o interessado residir no território do outro Estado Contratante.
3 -As pensões por velhice, invalidez, sobrevivência e por acidentes de trabalho e doenças profissionais previstas na legislação de um dos Estados Contratantes são pagas aos nacionais do outro Estado Contratante que residam no território de um terceiro Estado nas mesmas condições e na mesma medida em que o seriam caso se tratasse de nacionais do primeiro Estado Contratante residentes no território desse terceiro Estado.

Artigo 7.º

Regras anticúmulo

1 -A presente Convenção não pode conferir nem manter o direito ao benefício, nos termos das legislações dos Estados Contratantes, de várias prestações que respeitem à mesma eventualidade e ao mesmo período de seguro obrigatório.
2 -O disposto no n.º 1 do presente artigo não se aplica às prestações de invalidez, velhice e morte liquidadas em conformidade com o disposto nos artigos 19.º, 20.º e 22.º da presente Convenção.
3 -As cláusulas de redução, de suspensão ou de supressão previstas na legislação de um Estado Contratante, no caso de cumulação de uma prestação com outras prestações de segurança social ou com outros rendimentos, incluindo os decorrentes de exercício de uma actividade profissional, são oponíveis ao beneficiário, ainda que se trate de prestações adquiridas nos termos da legislação do outro Estado Contratante ou de rendimentos obtidos no território deste último Estado Contratante.

Título II - Disposições relativas à determinação da legislação aplicável

Artigo 8.º

Regras gerais

1 -Sem prejuízo do disposto nos artigos 9.º a 11.º, as pessoas que exercem uma actividade profissional no território de um Estado Contratante estão sujeitas à legislação desse Estado Contratante, mesmo que residam ou que a empresa ou a entidade patronal que as emprega tenha sede ou domicílio no território do outro Estado Contratante.
2 -O trabalhador que exerça uma actividade assalariada no território de um Estado Contratante e uma actividade não assalariada no território do outro Estado Contratante fica sujeito à legislação do primeiro Estado Contratante.
3 -Os funcionários públicos e os trabalhadores ao serviço do Estado que sejam enviados de um Estado Contratante para o outro continuam sujeitos à legislação do primeiro Estado Contratante.

Artigo 9.º

Regras especiais

1 -O trabalhador que exerça uma actividade assalariada no território de um Estado Contratante ao serviço de uma empresa, de que normalmente depende, e que seja destacado por essa empresa para o território do outro Estado Contratante, para aí efectuar um determinado trabalho por conta dessa empresa, continua sujeito à legislação do primeiro Estado Contratante desde que a duração previsível do trabalho não exceda 24 meses e que não seja enviado em substituição de outra pessoa que tenha terminado o seu período de destacamento.
2 -O trabalhador que exerça uma actividade não assalariada no território de um Estado Contratante e que efectue uma prestação de serviços por sua própria conta no território do outro Estado Contratante e desde que essa actividade tenha uma relação directa com a que habitualmente exerce, fica sujeito à legislação do primeiro Estado Contratante, desde que essa prestação de serviços não exceda 24 meses.
3 -O trabalhador que faça parte da equipagem ou da tripulação de uma empresa que efectue por conta própria ou por conta de outrem transportes internacionais de passageiros ou de mercadorias, por via terrestre, aérea ou navegável, ou de uma empresa de pesca marítima, fica sujeito à legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território se situa a sede da empresa, seja qual for o Estado Contratante em cujo território resida.
4 -O trabalhador que faça parte da tripulação de um navio que arvore a bandeira de um terceiro Estado fica sujeito à legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território se situa a sede da empresa ou, não tendo a empresa sede em qualquer dos Estados Contratantes, à legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território a empresa tenha uma sucursal ou qualquer outra representação permanente.
5 -O trabalhador que esteja ocupado com a carga, descarga, reparação ou vigilância a bordo de um navio pertencente a uma empresa que tenha sede no território de um Estado Contratante, e que não integre a equipagem ou a tripulação desse navio, fica sujeito à legislação deste Estado Contratante durante a permanência do navio nas águas territoriais ou num porto do outro Estado Contratante.

Artigo 10.º

Regras especiais aplicáveis ao pessoal das missões diplomáticas e postos consulares

1 -O pessoal das missões diplomáticas e dos postos consulares fica sujeito ao disposto nas Convenções de Viena sobre Relações Diplomáticas, de 18 de Abril de 1961, e sobre Relações Consulares, de 24 de Abril de 1963, sem prejuízo do disposto nos n.os 2 e 3 do presente artigo.
2 -O pessoal administrativo e técnico e o pessoal de serviço das missões diplomáticas ou postos consulares dos Estados Contratantes, bem como os trabalhadores domésticos que estejam ao serviço pessoal de agentes daquelas missões ou postos, que não tenham a qualidade de funcionários públicos nem sejam enviados pelo Estado Contratante representado pela missão diplomática ou posto consular, estão sujeitos à legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território exercem actividade.
3 -Os trabalhadores referidos no n.º 2 do presente artigo que sejam nacionais do Estado Contratante representado pela missão diplomática ou posto consular em causa podem optar pela aplicação da legislação desse Estado Contratante, podendo fazê-lo uma única vez, no prazo de um ano, a contar da data de entrada em vigor da presente Convenção, ou no prazo de seis meses, a contar da data do início dessa actividade, conforme o caso.

Artigo 11.º

Excepção às regras dos artigos 8.º a 10.º

As autoridades competentes dos Estados Contratantes ou os organismos por elas designados podem estabelecer, de comum acordo e no interesse de determinados trabalhadores ou categoria de trabalhadores, excepções ao disposto nos artigos 8.º a 10.º

Título III - Disposições particulares relativas às diferentes categorias de prestações

Capítulo I - Doença e maternidade, paternidade e adopção

Artigo 12.º

Totalização de períodos de seguro

Para efeitos de aquisição, manutenção ou recuperação do direito às prestações previstas neste capítulo, se um trabalhador tiver estado sujeito sucessiva ou alternadamente às legislações dos dois Estados Contratantes, os períodos de seguro cumpridos nos termos da legislação de um dos Estados Contratantes são considerados pelo outro Estado Contratante, se necessário e desde que não se sobreponham, como se tivessem sido cumpridos ao abrigo da sua legislação.

Artigo 13.º

Estada no território do Estado Contratante não competente

1 -O trabalhador que preencha as condições exigidas pela legislação de um Estado Contratante para ter direito às prestações, tendo em conta, se for caso disso, o disposto no artigo 12.º, beneficia das prestações em espécie, por ocasião de uma estada no território do outro Estado Contratante, desde que o seu estado venha a necessitar de cuidados de saúde de urgência, nos termos do disposto no artigo 18.º da presente Convenção e nas mesmas condições dos trabalhadores nacionais deste último Estado Contratante.
2 -O disposto no n.º 1 do presente artigo não se aplica sempre que o trabalhador se deslocar ao território do outro Estado Contratante com a intenção específica de aí obter cuidados de saúde.
3 -O disposto nos n.os 1 e 2 do presente artigo aplica-se, por analogia, aos membros da família do trabalhador.

Artigo 14.º

Residência no território do Estado Contratante não competente

1 -O trabalhador que resida no território do Estado Contratante que não seja o Estado Contratante competente e que preencha as condições exigidas pela legislação deste Estado Contratante para ter direito às prestações, tendo em conta, se for caso disso, o disposto no artigo 12.º da presente Convenção, beneficia das prestações no Estado Contratante da residência, nos termos do disposto no artigo 18.º da presente Convenção.
2 -O disposto no n.º 1 do presente artigo aplica-se, por analogia, aos membros da família do trabalhador, sem prejuízo do disposto no n.º 2 do artigo 17.º da presente Convenção.

Artigo 15.º

Titulares de pensões e membros da sua família

1 -O titular de pensões, devidas nos termos das legislações de ambos os Estados Contratantes, que tenha direito às prestações em espécie, nos termos da legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território reside, beneficia dessas prestações, bem como os membros da sua família, a cargo da instituição do lugar de residência, como se fosse titular de uma pensão devida unicamente nos termos da legislação daquele Estado Contratante.
2 -O titular de uma pensão, devida nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, que resida no território do outro Estado Contratante beneficia, bem como os membros da sua família, das prestações em espécie a que tem direito, nos termos da legislação do primeiro Estado Contratante, ou a que teria direito se residisse no seu território, concedidas pela instituição do lugar de residência, nos termos da legislação por ela aplicada, sendo estas concedidas a cargo do Estado Contratante onde se encontra a instituição devedora da pensão.
3 -O titular de uma pensão, devida nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, que tenha direito às prestações em espécie nos termos da legislação desse Estado Contratante, beneficia dessas prestações, bem como os membros da sua família, por ocasião de uma estada no território do outro Estado Contratante, desde que o seu estado venha a necessitar de cuidados de saúde de urgência, aplicando-se, por analogia, o disposto no n.º 2 do artigo 13.º da presente Convenção.
4 -As prestações referidas no n.º 3 do presente artigo são concedidas pela instituição do lugar de estada, em conformidade com a legislação por ela aplicada, no que respeita à extensão e às modalidades de concessão das prestações. Todavia, a duração da concessão das prestações é a prevista na legislação que a instituição competente aplica, à qual incumbe o encargo destas prestações.

Artigo 16.º

Prestações em espécie de grande montante

A concessão de próteses, de grande aparelhagem e de prestações em espécie de grande montante depende, salvo em caso de urgência, de autorização da instituição competente, nos termos definidos por acordo administrativo.

Artigo 17.º

Cumulação do direito às prestações por doença e maternidade, paternidade e adopção

1 -No caso de a aplicação do presente capítulo conferir a um trabalhador o direito ao benefício das prestações por doença ou por maternidade, paternidade e adopção ao abrigo das legislações dos dois Estados Contratantes, é aplicada a legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território ocorreu o evento.
2 -No caso de os membros da família do trabalhador residirem no território de um Estado Contratante que não seja o Estado Contratante competente, determinada nos termos dos artigos 8.º a 11.º da presente Convenção, onde tenham direito às prestações em espécie por doença ou por maternidade, paternidade e adopção em virtude do exercício de uma actividade profissional, é aplicada a legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território os membros da família residem.

Artigo 18.º

Concessão e reembolso das prestações nos termos dos artigos 13.º a 16.º

1 -Nos casos previstos nos artigos 13.º e 14.º da presente Convenção:
1. a)As prestações em espécie são concedidas, por conta da instituição competente, pela instituição do lugar de estada ou da residência do trabalhador, nos termos da legislação por esta aplicada, no que respeita à extensão e às modalidades de concessão das prestações. Todavia, a duração da concessão das prestações é a prevista na legislação aplicada pela instituição competente;
2. b)As prestações pecuniárias são concedidas pela instituição competente aos beneficiários, nos prazos e nas condições previstas na legislação por ela aplicada.
2 -As prestações em espécie concedidas nos termos do disposto nos artigos 13.º e 14.º, bem como nos n.os 2 a 4 do artigo 15.º e no artigo 16.º da presente Convenção, são reembolsadas de acordo com as modalidades estabelecidas por acordo administrativo, previsto na alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 30.º da presente Convenção.
3 -As autoridades competentes dos Estados Contratantes podem celebrar outros acordos relativos ao reembolso ou renúncia de despesas entre instituições.

Capítulo II - Invalidez, velhice e morte

Secção I - Pensões de invalidez, velhice e sobrevivência

Artigo 19.º

Totalização de períodos de seguro

1 -Para efeitos de aquisição, manutenção ou recuperação do direito às prestações previstas neste capítulo, se um trabalhador tiver estado sujeito sucessiva ou alternadamente à legislação dos dois Estados Contratantes, os períodos de seguro cumpridos nos termos da legislação de um deles são considerados pelo outro, se necessário e desde que não se sobreponham, como se tivessem sido cumpridos ao abrigo da sua legislação.
2 -Se a legislação de um Estado Contratante fizer depender a concessão de determinadas prestações da condição de os períodos de seguro serem cumpridos numa profissão abrangida por um regime especial de segurança social ou numa profissão ou actividade determinada, apenas são tidos em conta para a concessão dessas prestações os períodos cumpridos ao abrigo de um regime especial correspondente do outro Estado Contratante ou, na sua falta, na mesma profissão ou actividade.
3 -Se, tendo em conta os períodos cumpridos nos termos do n.º 2 do presente artigo, o interessado não preencher as condições necessárias para beneficiar dessas prestações, tais períodos são tomados em consideração para a concessão das prestações do regime geral.
4 -Para efeitos da aplicação do n.º 1 do presente artigo, são tidos em conta os períodos de seguro cumpridos nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, que não seja uma das legislações referidas no artigo 2.º, desde que tenham sido considerados como períodos de seguro nos termos de uma legislação abrangida pela presente Convenção.
5 -Se, totalizando os períodos de seguro cumpridos ao abrigo das legislações dos dois Estados Contratantes, tal como previsto no presente artigo, não houver lugar à abertura do direito a qualquer prestação, são tidos em conta os períodos de seguro cumpridos ao abrigo da legislação de um terceiro Estado ao qual ambos os Estados Contratantes se encontrem vinculados por instrumento de segurança social que preveja a totalização de períodos de seguro.

Artigo 20.º

Cálculo e liquidação das prestações

1 -A instituição competente de cada Estado Contratante determina se o interessado preenche as condições para ter direito às prestações, tendo em conta, se necessário, o disposto no artigo 19.º da presente Convenção.
2 -Caso o interessado preencha as condições referidas no n.º 1 do presente artigo, a instituição competente calcula o montante da prestação nos termos da legislação por ela aplicada, directa e exclusivamente em função dos períodos cumpridos ao abrigo dessa legislação.
3 -Se a soma das prestações a pagar pelas instituições competentes dos dois Estados Contratantes não atingir o montante mínimo estabelecido pela legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território reside o interessado, este tem direito, durante o período em que aí residir, a um complemento igual à diferença até à concorrência daquele montante, a cargo da instituição competente do Estado Contratante de residência.

Artigo 21.º

Períodos de seguro inferiores a um ano

1 -Sem prejuízo do disposto no artigo 19.º da presente Convenção, se a duração total dos períodos de seguro cumpridos ao abrigo da legislação de um Estado Contratante não atingir um ano e se, nos termos dessa legislação, não for adquirido qualquer direito a prestações, tendo unicamente em conta esses períodos, a instituição competente desse Estado Contratante não fica obrigada a conceder prestações em relação a esses períodos.
2 -Os períodos de seguro referidos no n.º 1 do presente artigo são tomados em consideração pela instituição competente do outro Estado Contratante, para efeitos de aplicação do disposto no artigo 19.º da presente Convenção, como se tivessem sido cumpridos ao abrigo da sua própria legislação.

Secção II - Subsídios por morte

Artigo 22.º

Totalização de períodos de seguro e concessão dos subsídios

1 -Para efeitos de aquisição, manutenção ou recuperação do direito aos subsídios por morte, se o trabalhador falecido tiver estado sujeito sucessiva ou alternadamente à legislação dos dois Estados Contratantes, os períodos de seguro cumpridos nos termos da legislação de um dos Estados Contratantes são considerados pelo outro Estado Contratante, se necessário e desde que não se sobreponham, como se tivessem sido cumpridos ao abrigo da sua legislação.
2 -Se a concessão do subsídio por morte, nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, estiver subordinada à condição de que o falecimento tenha ocorrido no respectivo território, esta condição considera-se preenchida quando o falecimento tiver ocorrido no território do outro Estado Contratante ou de um terceiro Estado, ao qual ambos os Estados Contratantes se encontrem vinculados por um instrumento internacional de segurança social, sem prejuízo de disposições mais favoráveis previstas pela legislação aplicada.

Capítulo III - Acidentes de trabalho e doenças profissionais

Artigo 23.º

Igualdade de tratamento de factos ocorridos no Estado não competente

1 -Se, para avaliar o grau de incapacidade em caso de acidente de trabalho ou doença profissional, a legislação de um Estado Contratante tomar em consideração os acidentes de trabalho e doenças profissionais ocorridos anteriormente, são igualmente tomados em consideração aqueles que tenham ocorrido ao abrigo da legislação do outro Estado Contratante como se tivessem ocorrido nos termos da legislação do primeiro Estado Contratante.
2 -Se a concessão das prestações por doença profissional, nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, estiver subordinada à condição de que a doença em causa tenha sido clinicamente diagnosticada pela primeira vez no seu território, esta condição considera-se preenchida quando a doença tiver sido diagnosticada pela primeira vez no território do outro Estado Contratante.
3 -Se a concessão das prestações por doença profissional, nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, estiver subordinada à condição de ter sido exercida, durante um determinado período, uma actividade susceptível de provocar tal doença, os períodos durante os quais o trabalhador exerceu uma actividade da mesma natureza no território do outro Estado Contratante são tidos em conta, como se essa actividade tivesse sido exercida nos termos da legislação do primeiro Estado Contratante.

Artigo 24.º

Acidentes de trajecto no início de uma actividade profissional

O trabalhador assalariado munido de um contrato de trabalho que sofre um acidente durante o trajecto efectuado de um Estado Contratante para o outro, para se dirigir ao seu local de trabalho, tem direito às prestações referidas no presente capítulo, nas condições estabelecidas pela legislação do Estado Contratante onde vai iniciar a sua actividade profissional.

Artigo 25.º

Estada ou residência no Estado não competente

1 -O disposto no n.º 1 do artigo 13.º e no n.º 1 do artigo 14.º da presente Convenção aplica-se, por analogia, ao trabalhador que seja vítima de um acidente de trabalho ou de doença profissional e que se encontre em estada ou resida no território de um Estado Contratante que não seja o Estado Contratante competente, sendo as prestações concedidas em conformidade com o disposto no n.º 1 do artigo 18.º da presente Convenção.
2 -As prestações em espécie concedidas nos termos do disposto no n.º 1 do presente artigo são reembolsadas em conformidade com o disposto no n.º 2 do artigo 18.º da presente Convenção.

Artigo 26.º

Prestações por doença profissional no caso de exposição ao mesmo risco no território dos dois Estados Contratantes

Sempre que o trabalhador que contraiu uma doença profissional tiver exercido no território dos dois Estados Contratantes uma actividade susceptível de provocar a referida doença, nos termos das respectivas legislações, as prestações são concedidas exclusivamente nos termos da legislação do Estado Contratante em cujo território a actividade tiver sido exercida em último lugar, desde que estejam preenchidas as condições previstas na mesma legislação, tendo em conta, se necessário, o disposto no artigo 23.º da presente Convenção.

Artigo 27.º

Agravamento de doença profissional

Em caso de agravamento de uma doença profissional que tenha dado lugar à concessão de prestações pecuniárias ao abrigo da legislação de um Estado Contratante, residindo o trabalhador no território do outro Estado Contratante, aplicam-se as seguintes regras:

a)Se o trabalhador não tiver exercido no território do Estado Contratante onde reside uma actividade susceptível de provocar ou agravar a doença em causa, a instituição competente do primeiro Estado Contratante assume o encargo correspondente ao agravamento da doença, em conformidade com a legislação por ela aplicada;
b)Se o trabalhador tiver exercido no território do Estado Contratante onde reside uma actividade susceptível de agravar a doença em causa, a instituição competente do primeiro Estado Contratante mantém o encargo das prestações anteriormente assumido, cabendo à instituição competente do último Estado Contratante assumir o encargo correspondente ao agravamento da doença.

Capítulo IV - Desemprego

Artigo 28.º

Totalização dos períodos de seguro e concessão das prestações

1 -O trabalhador que preencha as condições previstas na legislação do Estado Contratante onde exerce actividade para a concessão das prestações de desemprego, tendo em conta, se necessário e desde que não se sobreponham, os períodos de seguro cumpridos nos termos da legislação do outro Estado Contratante, beneficia daquelas prestações durante a sua permanência no território do primeiro Estado Contratante.
2 -A instituição competente do Estado Contratante que concede as prestações de desemprego, nos termos do disposto no n.º 1 do presente artigo, tem exclusivamente em conta o salário recebido pelo interessado em relação ao último emprego que exerceu no território desse Estado Contratante.

Capítulo V - Prestações familiares

Artigo 29.º

Totalização de períodos de seguro

Para efeitos de aquisição, manutenção ou recuperação do direito às prestações previstas neste capítulo, se o trabalhador tiver estado sujeito sucessiva ou alternadamente à legislação dos dois Estados Contratantes, os períodos de seguro cumpridos nos termos da legislação de um dos Estados Contratantes são considerados pelo outro Estado Contratante, se necessário e desde que não se sobreponham, como se tivessem sido cumpridos ao abrigo da sua legislação.

Artigo 30.º

Concessão das prestações

1 -Os trabalhadores de nacionalidade portuguesa que se encontrem abrangidos pela legislação romena beneficiam, em relação aos familiares que residam na Roménia, do abono para crianças previsto nesta legislação, nas mesmas condições que os nacionais romenos, desde que estejam preenchidas as condições para a respectiva atribuição.
2 -Os trabalhadores de nacionalidade romena que se encontrem abrangidos pela legislação portuguesa beneficiam, em relação aos familiares que residam em Portugal, do abono de família a crianças e jovens previsto nesta legislação, nas mesmas condições que os nacionais portugueses, desde que estejam preenchidas as condições para a respectiva atribuição.
3 -O disposto nos n.os 1 e 2 do presente artigo aplica-se, por analogia, aos titulares de pensão.

Título IV - Disposições diversas

Artigo 31.º

Cooperação das autoridades competentes e das instituições

1 -As autoridades competentes dos dois Estados Contratantes:
1. a)Celebram os acordos administrativos necessários à aplicação da presente Convenção;
2. b)Comunicam entre si as medidas tomadas para a aplicação da presente Convenção;
3. c)Comunicam entre si as informações relativas às modificações das respectivas legislações na medida em que possam afectar a aplicação da presente Convenção;
4. d)Designam os respectivos organismos de ligação e estabelecem as suas atribuições.
2 -Para efeitos de aplicação do disposto na presente Convenção, as autoridades e as instituições competentes dos dois Estados Contratantes prestam-se mutuamente os bons ofícios, bem como a colaboração técnica e administrativa necessária, gratuitamente, como se se tratasse da aplicação da própria legislação.
3 -Os Estados Contratantes prestam ainda os seus bons ofícios, bem como colaboração técnica e administrativa, tendo em vista a atribuição de prestações exclusivamente devidas por um Estado Contratante a nacionais de Estados terceiros, ao abrigo de outros instrumentos internacionais a que esse Estado Contratante se encontre vinculado, fornecendo as informações necessárias sobre a vinculação ao sistema e a carreira de seguro dos interessados que estão ou estiveram sujeitos à sua legislação, nos termos a definir em acordo administrativo, previsto na alínea a) do n.º 1 do presente artigo.
4 -Para efeitos de aplicação do disposto na presente Convenção, as autoridades competentes e as instituições dos dois Estados Contratantes podem comunicar directamente entre si, bem como com as pessoas interessadas ou os seus representantes.
5 -Para efeitos de aplicação do disposto na presente Convenção, as autoridades e as instituições competentes dos dois Estados Contratantes correspondem-se nas respectivas línguas nacionais ou em língua inglesa.

Artigo 32.º

Protecção de dados pessoais

1 -A comunicação de dados pessoais entre autoridades ou instituições dos Estados Contratantes, ao abrigo da presente Convenção ou dos acordos administrativos previstos na alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 31.º da presente Convenção, está sujeita à legislação em matéria de protecção de dados do Estado Contratante que os transmite.
2 -A comunicação, registo, alteração e destruição de dados por parte da autoridade ou da instituição do Estado Contratante que os recebe estão sujeitos à legislação em matéria de protecção de dados desse Estado Contratante.

Artigo 33.º

Isenções ou reduções de taxas e dispensa de legalização

1 -O benefício das isenções ou reduções de taxas, selos, emolumentos notariais ou de registo, previsto na legislação de um Estado Contratante em relação a quaisquer actos ou documentos a apresentar em aplicação da legislação desse Estado Contratante, aplica-se a quaisquer actos ou documentos análogos que forem apresentados nos termos da legislação do outro Estado Contratante ou das disposições da presente Convenção.
2 -Os actos e documentos a apresentar para efeitos da presente Convenção são dispensados de legalização pelas autoridades diplomáticas e consulares.

Artigo 34.º

Apresentação de pedidos, declarações ou recursos

1 -Para efeitos de aplicação do disposto na presente Convenção, nenhum pedido ou documento pode ser recusado se for apresentado na língua oficial do outro Estado Contratante.
2 -Os pedidos, declarações ou recursos que devam ser apresentados, nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, num determinado prazo, a uma autoridade, instituição ou órgão jurisdicional desse Estado Contratante são admissíveis se forem apresentados no mesmo prazo a uma autoridade, instituição ou órgão jurisdicional correspondente do outro Estado Contratante.
3 -Nos casos referidos no n.º 2 do presente artigo, a autoridade, instituição ou órgão jurisdicional que tenha recebido o pedido, declaração ou recurso transmite-o sem demora à autoridade, instituição ou órgão jurisdicional competente do primeiro Estado Contratante, directamente ou por intermédio do organismo de ligação.

Artigo 35.º

Recuperação do indevido

1 -Se a instituição competente de um Estado Contratante tiver pago a um beneficiário de prestações, em aplicação das disposições do capítulo ii do título iii da presente Convenção, uma quantia que exceda aquela a que este tem direito, essa instituição, nas condições e limites previstos na legislação por ela aplicada, pode pedir à instituição do outro Estado Contratante, devedora de prestações em favor de tal beneficiário, para deduzir o montante pago em excesso nas quantias que esta instituição paga ao referido beneficiário.
2 -Esta última instituição procede à dedução, nas condições e limites previstos para uma tal compensação na legislação por ela aplicada, como se se tratasse de quantias pagas em excesso por ela própria e transfere o montante deduzido para a instituição credora.

Artigo 36.º

Direitos das instituições devedoras contra terceiros responsáveis

Se, nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, uma pessoa beneficiar de prestações em resultado de um dano sofrido por factos ocorridos no território do outro Estado Contratante, os eventuais direitos da instituição devedora contra o terceiro responsável pela reparação do dano são regulados nos termos seguintes:

a)Quando a instituição devedora estiver sub-rogada, nos termos da legislação por ela aplicada, nos direitos que o beneficiário detém contra o terceiro, cada Estado Contratante reconhece tal sub-rogação;
b)Quando a instituição devedora tiver um direito directo contra o terceiro, cada Estado Contratante reconhece esse direito.

Artigo 37.º

Compensação de adiantamentos

1 -Quando a instituição de um Estado Contratante tenha pago um adiantamento ao titular das prestações, tal instituição pode pedir, se necessário, à instituição competente do outro Estado Contratante que deduza esse adiantamento nos pagamentos a que o titular tenha direito.
2 -Esta última instituição procede à dedução, nas condições e limites previstos para uma tal compensação na legislação por ela aplicada, e transfere o montante deduzido para a instituição credora.

Artigo 38.º

Transferência de um Estado Contratante para o outro de quantias devidas em aplicação da Convenção

1 -As instituições de um Estado Contratante que, nos termos das disposições da presente Convenção, sejam devedoras de prestações pecuniárias a beneficiários que se encontrem no território do outro Estado Contratante cumprem a sua obrigação de pagamento daquelas prestações na sua moeda.
2 -As quantias devidas a instituições situadas no território de um Estado Contratante são liquidadas pelo outro Estado Contratante na moeda a estabelecer no acordo administrativo previsto na alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 31.º da presente Convenção.

Artigo 39.º

Controlo administrativo e peritagens médicas

O controlo administrativo e médico dos requerentes ou titulares de prestações ao abrigo da legislação de um dos Estados Contratantes que residam ou tenham estada no território do outro Estado Contratante é efectuado, a pedido da instituição competente, por intermédio da instituição do lugar de residência ou de estada ou do organismo de ligação, nas condições a definir no acordo administrativo a que se refere a alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 31.º da presente Convenção.

Artigo 40.º

Resolução de diferendos

1 -Qualquer diferendo relativo à interpretação ou aplicação da presente Convenção é resolvido por consultas entre instituições competentes e entre autoridades competentes dos Estados Contratantes.
2 -Se o diferendo não puder ser resolvido em conformidade com o n.º 1 do presente artigo, os Estados Contratantes promovem todas as diligências necessárias à sua resolução.
3 -Se o diferendo não puder ser resolvido em conformidade com os números anteriores, no prazo de seis meses, é submetido a uma comissão arbitral, cuja composição e funcionamento são aprovados, por comum acordo, pelos Estados Contratantes.
4 -As decisões da comissão arbitral são obrigatórias e definitivas.

Título V - Disposições transitórias e finais

Artigo 41.º

Disposições transitórias

1 -A presente Convenção não confere qualquer direito a uma prestação em relação a um período anterior à data da sua entrada em vigor.
2 -Qualquer período de seguro cumprido nos termos da legislação de um Estado Contratante, antes da entrada em vigor da presente Convenção, é tido em conta para a determinação do direito a prestações, em conformidade com o disposto na presente Convenção.
3 -Sem prejuízo do disposto no n.º 1 do presente artigo, é devida uma prestação nos termos da presente Convenção, mesmo que se refira a uma eventualidade ocorrida antes da data da sua entrada em vigor, com excepção de pagamentos em capital.
4 -Qualquer prestação que não tenha sido liquidada ou que tenha sido suspensa em razão da nacionalidade ou da residência do interessado é liquidada ou restabelecida com efeitos a partir da data de entrada em vigor da presente Convenção, desde que o pedido seja apresentado no prazo de dois anos a contar desta data, não sendo, nesse caso, aplicável o disposto na legislação dos Estados Contratantes sobre caducidade e prescrição dos direitos.
5 -No caso de o pedido referido no n.º 4 do presente artigo ser apresentado após o termo do prazo nele referido, o direito às prestações que não tenha caducado ou prescrito é adquirido a partir da data do pedido, sem prejuízo da aplicação de disposições mais favoráveis da legislação de um Estado Contratante.

Artigo 42.º

Entrada em vigor

A presente Convenção entra em vigor no 1.º dia do 2.º mês seguinte à data de recepção da última notificação, por via diplomática, de que foram cumpridos todos os requisitos de direito interno exigíveis, para o efeito, em ambos os Estados Contratantes.

Artigo 43.º

Vigência e denúncia

1 -A presente Convenção vigora pelo período de um ano e é tacitamente renovada todos os anos por igual período.
2 -A Convenção pode ser denunciada por qualquer dos Estados Contratantes. A notificação de denúncia ao outro Estado Contratante deve ser efectuada até seis meses antes do termo do ano civil em curso, cessando então a vigência da Convenção no final desse ano.
3 -Em caso de denúncia da presente Convenção são mantidos os direitos adquiridos e em curso de aquisição, em conformidade com as suas disposições.
Em fé do que os abaixo assinados, devidamente autorizados para este efeito, assinaram a presente Convenção.
Feita em Bucareste em 1 de Agosto de 2006, em dois exemplares redigidos nas línguas portuguesa, romena e inglesa, fazendo todos os textos igualmente fé. Em caso de divergência de interpretação entre as versões portuguesa e romena, prevalece a versão inglesa.
Pela República Portuguesa:
José António Fonseca Vieira da Silva, Ministro do Trabalho e da Solidariedade Social.
Pela Roménia:
Gheorghe Barbu, Ministro do Trabalho, da Solidariedade Social e da Família.
(ver documento original)
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND ROMANIA ON SOCIAL SECURITY
The Portuguese Republic and Romania, hereinafter referred to as «Contracting States», desirous to develop their relations in the field of social security, enshrining namely the principles of equality of treatment and determination of the applicable legislation with a view to guaranteeing to the respective nationals their acquired rights and the rights in course of acquisition, have decided to conclude an agreement on social security and for this purpose, have agreed as follows:
TITLE I
General provisions
Article 1
Definitions
1 -For the purpose of the application of this Agreement, the following terms and expressions mean:
1. a)«Territory»:
  1. i)In relation to the Portuguese Republic: the territory in the European continent and the archipelagos of Azores and Madeira;
  2. ii)In relation to Romania: the entire State territory of Romania, including the territorial sea and the air space above the territory and the territorial sea where Romania exercises its sovereignty as well as the contiguous zone, the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone where Romania exercises sovereign rights and jurisdiction, in accordance with its laws and with the rules and principles of the international law;
2. b)«National» a person treated as such under the legislation of the Contracting States;
3. c)«Legislation» the legal provisions in force relating to the systems referred to in article 2 of this Agreement;
4. d)«Competent authority» in relation to each Contracting State the member or the members of the Government or any other corresponding authority responsible for the matters referred to in article 2 of this Agreement in all or any part of the territory of the state concerned;
5. e)«Competent State» the contracting State in whose territory the competent institution is situated;
6. f)«Competent institution»:
  1. i)The institution to which the person concerned is affiliated at the time of the application for benefit; or
  2. ii)The institution from which the person concerned is entitled or would be entitled to benefits if she resided in the territory of the Contracting State in which the institution is situated; or
  3. iii)The institution designated by the competent authority of the member State concerned; or
  4. iv)In the case of a scheme relating to an employer's obligations in respect of the benefits set out in article 2, paragraph 1, of this Agreement either the employer or the insured involved or, in default thereof, the body or authority designated by the competent authority of the Contracting State concerned;
7. g)«Benefits and pensions» any cash benefits including all elements thereof, as well as increases and revalorisations or supplementary allowances and lump sum benefits that can be paid in lieu thereof;
8. h)«Benefits in kind» medical services provided for by the legislation that regulates the fields in referred to in article 2, paragraph 1, subparagraphs a), i), vii), and b), vii), of this Agreement;
9. i)«Residence» ordinary residence;
10. j)«Stay» temporary residence;
11. k)«Period of insurance» the periods of contribution or their equivalent, defined or recognised as insurance periods by the legislation of either Contracting State;
12. l)«Employed person» any person subject to the legislation referred to in article 2 of this Agreement;
13. m)«Refugee» has the meaning designated to it in article 1 of the Convention of the Status of Refugees, signed at Geneva on 28 July 1951, and in article 1, paragraph 2, of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 31 January 1967;
14. n)«Stateless person» has the meaning designated to it in article 1 of the Convention of the Status of stateless persons, signed in New York on 28 September 1954;
15. o)«Member of the family» the person defined or recognised as such by the legislation under which benefits are provided;
16. p)«Survivor» the person defined as such by the legislation under which benefits are provided;
17. q)«Death grants» any benefits or any once for all payment in the event of death, excluding the lump sum benefits referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph g), of this article.
2 -The other terms and expressions which are used in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in the applicable legislation.
Article 2
Material scope
1 -This Agreement shall apply:
1. a)In relation to Portugal, to the legislation concerning:
  1. i)The social security schemes applicable to most employed and self employed persons and the optional affiliation schemes of the insurance subsystem of the public social security system, in relation to the benefits in the contingencies of sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption, occupational diseases, unemployment, invalidity, old age and death;
  2. ii)The scheme applicable to family expenses benefits of the family protection subsystem of the public social security system;
  3. iii)The compensation scheme for the damages resulting from accidents at work;
  4. iv)The National Health Service scheme;
2. b)In relation to Romania, under the Public Social Security System, to the legislation concerning:
  1. i)Benefits in kind in case of sickness and maternity;
  2. ii)Indemnity for temporary incapacity of work due to ordinary diseases and accidents not related to work;
  3. iii)Indemnities for prevention of the and recovery of the capacity of work, exclusive due to accidents at work and occupational diseases;
  4. iv)Maternity indemnity;
  5. v)Indemnity for care of the sick child;
  6. vi)Indemnities for incapacity of work due to accidents at work and occupational diseases;
  7. vii)Benefits in kind in case of accidents at work and occupational diseases;
  8. viii)Old age, invalidity and survivor pensions;
  9. ix)Death grant;
  10. x)Unemployment benefit;
  11. xi)State allowance for children.
2 -This Agreement shall also apply to all legal provisions that amend the legislation referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
3 -Subject to paragraph 2 of this article, this agreement shall only apply to:
1. a)The legal provisions concerning a new branch of social security if so is established in an agreement for that purpose concluded between the Contracting States;
2. b)Any legal provisions that extend the existing schemes to new categories of beneficiaries if, the Contracting State concerned notifies in writing the other Contracting State, within three months from the date of official publication of these provisions.
4 -Subject to the provisions of article 8, paragraph 3, this Agreement shall not apply to social and medical assistance schemes or to special schemes for civil servants or person treated as such.
Article 3
Personal scope
This Agreement shall apply to workers who are or have been subject to the legislations mentioned in article 2 and who are nationals of one of the Contracting States, stateless persons or refugees residing within the territory of one of those States, as well as to members of their family and their survivors.
Article 4
Equality of treatment
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the workers mentioned in article 3, as well as the persons whose rights derive from them, residing in the territory of a Contracting State shall enjoy the benefits and be subject to the obligations provided for in the respective legislation under the same conditions as the nationals of that State.
Article 5
Admission to voluntary or optional continued insurance
1 -For the purposes of admission to voluntary or optional continued insurance, in accordance with the legislation of a Contracting State, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of the other State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, insofar as they do not overlap.
2 -The provisions of paragraph 1 of this article shall only apply to a person who cannot be covered by the compulsory insurance under the legislation of other Contracting State.
Article 6
Waiving of residence clauses
1 -Cash benefits in the contingencies of sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption, invalidity, old age or death, accidents at work or occupational diseases and death grants acquired under the legislation of a Contracting State shall be directly paid to the persons concerned, even if they resided in the territory of the other State.
2 -The benefits mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article shall not be subject to any reduction, suspension or withdrawal because of the fact that the person concerned resides in the territory of the other Contracting State.
3 -Old-age, invalidity and survivors' pensions and benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases provided by the legislation of a Contracting State shall be paid to nationals of the other State who reside in the territory of a third State under the same conditions and to the same extent as if they were nationals of the first State residing in the territory of that third State.
Article 7
Prevention of overlapping of benefits
1 -This Agreement shall neither confer nor maintain the right, under the legislations of both Contracting States to several benefits of the same kind for the same period of compulsory insurance.
2 -The provisions of paragraph 1 of this article shall not apply to benefits in respect of invalidity, old age, death grants awarded in accordance with the provisions of articles 19, 20 and 22 of this Agreement.
3 -The clauses for reduction, suspension or withdrawal of benefits provided for in the legislation of one Contracting State in cases of overlapping with other social security benefits or other income, including those arising from the pursuit of a professional activity, may be invoked against the beneficiary, even in the case of benefits acquired under the legislation of the other State or incomes obtained in the territory of the latter State.
TITLE II
Provisions on determination of the legislation applicable
Article 8
General rules
1 -Subject to the provisions of article 9 to 11, a person who pursues a professional activity in the territory of a Contracting State is subject to the legislation of that State, even if he resides in the territory of the other State or if his employer or undertaking has the registered office or place of business in the territory of the other State.
2 -A person who is employed in the territory of a Contracting State and self-employed persons in the territory of the other Contracting State shall be subject to the legislation of the first Contracting State.
3 -Civil servants or persons treated as such who are sent from a Contracting State to the other State shall be subject to the legislation of the first State.
Article 9
Special rules
1 -A person employed in the territory of a Contracting State by an undertaking to which he is normally attached who is posted by that undertaking to the territory of the other Contracting States to perform work there for that undertaking shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Contracting State, provided that the anticipated duration of the activity does not exceed a period of twenty four months and that he is not sent to replace another worker who has completed his term of posting.
2 -A person who is self-employed in the territory of a Contracting State and who provide services on his own in the territory of the other Contracting State shall be subject to the legislation of the first Contracting State, provided that such activity has a direct relation with the one he usually performs and does not exceed twenty four months.
3 -A worker who belongs to the travelling or flying personnel of an undertaking which on its own account or for hire or reward, operates transport services for passengers or goods by rail, road, air or waterway, or sea-fishery undertaking, shall be subject to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory the registered office is situated, whatever the State where he resides.
4 -A worker who belongs to the crew of a vessel flying that flag of a third State shall be subject to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory the undertaking has its registered office or, if the undertaking has no registered office in one of the Contracting States, to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory it has a branch or permanent representation.
5 -A worker who is employed for the purpose of loading, unloading, carrying out, repair work or performing guard duty on board a vessel belonging to an undertaking that has its registered office in the territory of a Contracting State, and who does not belong to the crew of that vessel, shall be subject to the legislation of that State during the vessel's stay in the territorial waters or at port of the other Contracting State.
Article 10
Special rules applicable to persons employed by diplomatic missions and consular posts
1 -Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, the members of the diplomatic missions and consular posts shall be subject to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations of 18 April 1961 and the Vienna Convention on consular relations of 24 April 1963.
2 -The technical and administrative staff and the auxiliary staff of the diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Contracting States, as well as the private domestic staff of agents of such missions or posts who are not civil servants and are not send by the Contracting State represented by the diplomatic missions and consular posts shall be subject to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory they are employed.
3 -The workers mentioned in paragraph 2, who are nationals of the Contracting State represented by the diplomatic missions and consular post concerned may opt to be subject to the legislation of that State. That right of option may be exercised once only within one year as from the date of the entry into force of this Agreement, or within six months from the beginning of that activity, as the case may be.
Article 11
Exceptions to the provisions of articles 8 to 10
The competent authorities of both Contracting States or the bodies designed by them may, by common agreement, establish exceptions to the provisions of articles 8 to 10 in the interest of certain workers or category of workers.
TITLE III
Specific provisions concerning the different categories of benefits
CHAPTER I
Sickness and maternity, paternity and adoption
Article 12
Aggregation of periods of insurance
Where a worker has been continuously or non continuously subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention or recovery of the right to benefits provided for in this chapter as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar as they do not overlap.
Article 13
Stay in a Contracting State other than the competent one
1 -A worker who satisfies the conditions of the legislation of a Contracting State for the entitlement to benefits, taking into account, where appropriate, of the provisions of article 12, shall be entitled to benefits in kind during they stay in the territory of the other Contracting State provided that his condition needs emergency medical treatment, under the provisions of article 18 of this Agreement and under the same conditions as the national workers of the latter Contracting State.
2 -The provision of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the situation where the purpose of the worker's temporary stay is to obtain medical healthcare.
3 -The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy to the members of the family of the worker.
Article 14
Residence in a Contracting State other than the competent one
1 -A worker residing in the territory of a Contracting State other than the competent State, who satisfies the conditions required under the legislation of this Contracting State for entitlement to benefits, taking into account, where appropriate, of the provisions of article 12 shall receive benefits in the Contracting State of residence, under the provisions of article 18 of this Agreement.
2 -Subject to article 17, paragraph 2, of this Agreement, the provision of paragraphs 1 of this article shall also apply by analogy to the members of the family of the worker.
Article 15
Pensioners and the members of their family
1 -A pensioner receiving pension under the legislation of both Contracting States, who is entitled to benefits in kind under the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory he resides, shall, with the members of his family, receive benefits from and at the expense of the institution of the place of residence, as though he were a pensioner whose pension were payable solely under the legislation of that Contracting State.
2 -A pensioner receiving a pension under the legislation of a Contracting State residing in the territory of the other Contracting State shall, with the members of his family, receive benefits in kind to which he is entitled under the legislation of the first state or that he would be entitled if he were resident in this territory, provided by the institution of the place of residence under the legislation which it applies at the expense of the State where the institution responsible for the benefit is located.
3 -A pensioner receiving a pension under the legislation of a Contracting State, who is entitled to benefit in kind under the legislation of that State, shall, with the members of his family, receive such benefits during a stay in the territory of the other State, if his condition necessitate emergency treatment, applying by analogy the provisions of article 13, paragraph 2.
4 -The benefits referred to in paragraph 3 of this article shall be provided by the institution of the place of stay under the legislation which it applies, within the limits and in accordance with the procedures laid down for the provision of benefits. However, the period during which the benefits are provided shall be governed by the legislation of the competent institution, being the institution of this latter State responsible for the cost of these benefits.
Article 16
Substantial benefits in kind
The provision of prosthesis, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind shall be dependent on the prior approval of the competent institution according to the administrative arrangement, except in emergency cases.
Article 17
Overlapping of rights to sickness and maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
1 -Where, by the application of this chapter, a worker is entitled to sickness or maternity, paternity and adoption benefits under the legislation of both Contracting States, the legislation of the State where the contingency occurred shall apply.
2 -Where the members of the family of the worker reside in the territory of a Contracting State other than the Competent one, determined under the provisions of articles 8 to 11 of this Agreement, and where they are entitled to sickness or maternity, paternity and adoption benefits in kind by virtue of the pursuit of a professional activity, the legislation of the State in which the members of the family reside shall apply.
Article 18
Provision and reimbursement of benefits under articles 13 to 16
1 -In the cases covered by articles 13 and 14:
1. a)Benefits in kind shall be provided on behalf of the competent institution, by the institution of the place of stay or residence of the worker, under the legislation it applies, within the limits and in accordance with the procedures laid down for the provision of benefits. However, the period during which the benefits are provided shall be governed by the legislation of the competent institution;
2. b)Cash benefits shall be provided directly to beneficiaries by the competent institution, under the time limits and conditions foreseen in the legislation it applies.
2 -Benefits in kind provided under articles 13 and 14, as well as article 15, paragraphs 2 and 4, and article 16 of this Agreement shall be reimbursed in accordance with the procedure laid down by the administrative arrangement referred to in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement.
3 -The competent authorities of the Contracting States may establish other arrangements for the refund of the costs or on renunciation to refunds of expenses between the institutions.
CHAPTER II
Invalidity, old age and death
SECTION I
Invalidity, old age and survivors' pensions
Article 19
Aggregation of periods of insurance
1 -Where a worker has been successively or alternatively subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention or recovery of the right to benefits provided for in this chapter as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar as they do not overlap.
2 -Where the legislation of one Contracting State makes the granting of certain benefits conditional upon the periods of insurance having been completed in an occupation subject to a special social insurance scheme, occupation or certain activity, the periods completed under the legislation of the other Contracting State shall be taken into account only if completed under a corresponding special scheme, or failing that, in the same occupation or in the same activity.
3 -Where, account having been taken of the periods completed in accordance with paragraph 2, the person concerned does not satisfy the conditions for receipt of such benefits, those periods shall be taken into account for the granting of benefits under the general scheme.
4 -For purposes of paragraph 1 of this article, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of a Contracting State, other than one of those mentioned in article 2, shall be taken into account, provided that they have been considered as periods of insurance under the legislation covered by this Agreement.
5 -Where account having been taken of the aggregated periods of insurance completed under the legislation of both Contracting States, as provided for in this article, no right to benefit is acquired, account shall be taken of periods of insurance completed under the legislation of a third State to which both Contracting States are bound by a social security instrument that provides for the aggregation of periods of insurance.
Article 20
Calculation and award of benefits
1 -The competent institution of each Contracting State shall determine whether the person concerned satisfies the conditions for entitlement to benefits, taking into account, where appropriate, the provisions of article 19 of this Agreement.
2 -Where the person concerned satisfies the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, the competent institution shall calculate the amount of the benefit solely and directly on the basis of the periods of insurance completed under the legislation it applies.
3 -Where the total benefits payable by the competent institutions of both Contracting States is less than the minimum amount established by the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory the person concerned resides, the competent institution of that State shall pay him, throughout the period of his residence in its territory, a supplement equal to the difference between both amounts.
Article 21
Periods of insurance of less than one year
1 -Notwithstanding the provisions of article 19 of this Agreement, where the total duration of the period of insurance completed under the legislation of either Contracting State is less than one year and where, no right to benefits was acquired under that legislation on the basis solely of those period, the competent institution of that Contracting State shall not be bound to grant benefits in respect of those periods.
2 -The periods of insurance referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be taken into account by the competent institution of the other Contracting State regarding the application of the provisions of article 19, as if they had been completed under its own legislation.
SECTION II
Death grants
Article 22
Aggregation of periods of insurance and the provision of benefits
1 -Where a deceased worker has been successively or alternately subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State, shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention and recovery of the right to death grants, as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar as they do not overlap.
2 -Where the legislation of either Contracting State makes the provision of death grant conditional upon death having occurred in its territory, such condition shall be deemed to be satisfied if the death has occurred in the territory of the other Contracting State or of a third State, to which both Contracting States are bound by an international social security instrument subject to more favourable provisions of the applicable legislation.
CHAPTER III
Accidents at work and occupational diseases
Article 23
Equal treatment of facts occurred in the territory of a State other than the competent one
1 -Where, in order to asses the degree of incapacity in cases of accidents at work or occupational diseases, the legislation of either Contracting State takes into account the accidents at work and occupational diseases previously occurred, the accidents at work and occupational diseases occurred under the legislation of the other Contracting State, shall also be taken into account as if they had occurred under the legislation of the first Contracting State.
2 -Where the granting of benefits in respect of an occupational disease under the legislation of either Contracting State is subject to the condition that the disease in question was first diagnosed within its territory, such condition shall be deemed to be satisfied if the disease was first diagnosed in the territory of the other Contracting State.
3 -Where the granting of benefits in respect of an occupational disease under the legislation of either Contracting State is subject to the condition that the activity liable to cause the disease in question was pursued for a certain length of time, periods during which the worker pursued an activity of the same kind in the territory of the other Contracting shall be taken into account, as if such an activity had been pursued in the territory of the other Contracting State.
Article 24
Accidents while travelling at the beginning of an occupational activity
The employed person holding a labour contract who sustains an accident while travelling to his workplace from one Contracting State to the other Contracting State is entitled to benefits provided for in this chapter under the legislation of the Contracting State where he will begin the occupational activity.
Article 25
Stay or residence in the Contracting State other than the competent one
1 -The provisions of article 13, paragraph 1, and article 14, paragraph 1, shall apply by analogy to a worker who sustains an accident at work or contracts an occupational disease, and who stays or resides in the territory of a Contracting State other than the competent Contracting State, being the benefits provided in accordance with the provisions of article 18, paragraph 1, of this Agreement.
2 -The benefits in kind provided under paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed in accordance with the provisions of article 18, paragraph 2, of this Agreement.
Article 26
Benefits for an occupational disease where the person concerned has been exposed to the same risk in both Contracting States
Where a worker who has contracted an occupational disease has pursued in the territory of both Contracting States an activity liable to cause that disease, under the respective legislations, the benefits shall be awarded solely under the legislation of the Contracting State where the activity was last pursued, insofar as the conditions provided for in that legislation are satisfied, taking into account, where appropriate, the provisions of article 23 of this Agreement.
Article 27
Aggravation of an occupational disease
In the event of aggravation of an occupational disease for which cash benefits have been granted under the legislation of either Contracting State to a worker residing in territory of the other Contracting State, the following rules shall apply:
1. a)Where the worker has not pursued in the territory of the Contracting State where he resides, an occupation liable to cause or aggravate the disease in question, the competent institution of the first Contracting State, shall bear the cost corresponding to the aggravation of the disease under the provisions of the legislation it applies;
2. b)Where the worker has pursued in the territory of the Contracting State where he resides, an occupation liable to cause or aggravate the disease in question, the competent institution of the first Contracting State, shall bear the cost of benefits previously assumed and the competent institution of the latter State shall bear the cost corresponding to the aggravation of the disease.
  CHAPTER IV
  Unemployment
  Article 28
  Aggregation of periods of insurance and provision of benefits
1 -A worker meeting the eligibility conditions under the legislation of a Contracting State where he pursues an occupational activity, for granting the unemployment benefit, taking into account, to the extent necessary, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of the other Contracting State, insofar as they do not overlap shall be entitled to those benefits during his stay in the territory of the first State.
2 -The competent institution of the Contracting State granting the unemployment benefit according paragraph 1 of this article shall only take into account the salary received by the person concerned during his last employment on the territory of that Contracting State.
CHAPTER V
Family benefits
Article 29
Aggregation of periods of insurance
Where a worker has been successively or alternatively subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention and recovery of the right to benefits provided for in this chapter as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar they do not overlap.
Article 30
Provision of benefits
1 -The Portuguese national workers covered by the Romanian legislation shall be entitled, in respect of the members of their family residing in Romania, to the family allowance provided for in that legislation, under the same conditions as the Romanian nationals, insofar as they satisfy the respective eligibility conditions.
2 -The Romanian national workers covered by the Portuguese legislation shall be entitled, in respect of the members of their family residing in Portugal, to the family allowance for children and young people provided for in that legislation, under the same conditions as the Portuguese nationals, insofar as they satisfy the respective eligibility conditions.
3 -The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy to pensioners.
TITLE IV
Miscellaneous provisions
Article 31
Cooperation between competent authorities and institutions
1 -The competent authorities of both Contracting States:
1. a)Shall establish the administrative arrangement necessary for the implementation of this Agreement;
2. b)Shall communicate to each other the measures taken for the implementation of this Agreement;
3. c)Shall communicate to each the information concerning the amendments to the respective legislation liable to affect the implementation of this Agreement;
4. d)Shall designate the respective liaison bodies and establish their tasks.
2 -For the purposes of implementing this Agreement, the competent authorities and the competent institutions of both Contracting States shall lend their good office, as well as the necessary technical and administrative assistance, free of charge, as if they were implementing their own legislation.
3 -For the purposes of granting benefits exclusively due by either Contracting State to nationals of a third State under other international instruments binding that State, the other Contracting State shall lend its good offices, as well as the necessary technical and administrative assistance, by providing the necessary information on the affiliation and insurance record of the person concerned that are or have been subject to its legislation, according to the provisions to be established in the administrative arrangement mentioned in paragraph 1, subparagraph a) of this article.
4 -For the purposes of implementing this Agreement, the competent authorities and the competent institutions of both Contracting States may communicate directly with one other and with the persons concerned or their representatives.
5 -For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, the authorities and the institutions of both Contracting States may communicate with each another directly in their official languages or in English.
Article 32
Protection of personal data
1 -The communication of personal data between the competent authorities or institutions of the Contracting States under this Agreement or under the administrative arrangements mentioned in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement shall be subject to the data protection legislation of the Contracting State transmitting them.
2 -Any communication, storage, alteration and destruction of the data by the authority or institution of the receiving Contracting State shall be subject to the data protection legislation of that Contracting State.
Article 33
Exemption from or reductions of taxes and exemption from authentication
1 -Any exemption from or reduction taxes, stamp duty, notarial or registration fees provided for in the legislation of either Contracting State in respect of any certificates or documents required to be produced in application of the legislation of that Contracting State may apply to similar certificates or documents required to be produced under the legislation of the other Contracting State or of the provisions of this Agreement.
2 -All the statements, documents or certificates required to be produced for the purposes of this Agreement shall be exempt from authentication by diplomatic or consular authorities.
Article 34
Submission of claim, declarations or appeals
1 -For the purpose of this Agreement, no claims or documents may be rejected on the ground that they are written in the official language of the other Contracting State.
2 -Any claim, declaration or appeal that should be submitted, under the legislation of either Contracting State, within a specified period of time to an authority, institution or tribunal of that Contracting State shall be admissible if they are submitted within the same period to a corresponding authority, institution or tribunal of the other Contracting State.
3 -In the cases mentioned in paragraph 2, the authority, institution or tribunal receiving the claim declaration or appeal shall forward it without delay to the competent authority, institution or tribunal of the first Contracting State, directly or through the liaison body.
Article 35
Recovery of undue payments
1 -Where the institution of either Contracting State has paid to a beneficiary, under the provisions of title iii, chapter ii, of this Agreement, an amount exceeding the one to which he is entitled, that institution may, under the conditions and within the limits of the legislation it applies, request the institution of the other Contracting State, responsible for payment of benefits to that person, to deduct the amount overpaid from the payments due to him.
2 -The latter institution shall deduct the amount under the conditions and within the limits laid down for such deduction by the legislation it applies, as if the overpayment had been made by it and shall transfer the amount so deducted to the creditor institution.
Article 36
Rights of institutions responsible for benefits against liable third parties
Where a person receives benefits under the legislation of either Contracting State due to an injury resulting from facts occurred in the territory of the other Contracting State, any rights of the institution responsible for providing benefits against the third party liable to provide compensation for the injury shall be governed by the following rules:
1. a)Where the institution responsible for providing benefits is, under the legislation it applies, subrogated to the rights which the beneficiary has against the third party, such subrogation shall be recognised by each Contracting State;
2. b)Where the institution responsible for providing benefits has a direct right against the third party, each Contracting State shall recognise such right.
  Article 37
  Recovery of advance payments
1 -Where the institution of either Contracting State has made an advance payment of benefit to the beneficiary, that institution may request, where necessary, the component institution of the other State to deduct the amount of the advance from the payments due to him.
2 -The latter institution shall deduct the amount under the conditions and within the limits laid down for such a deduction by the legislation it applies and shall transfer the amount so deducted to the creditor institution.
Article 38
Transfers from either Contracting State to the other of amounts payable in application to this Agreement
1 -The institutions of either Contracting State that, under this Agreement, responsible for the payment of cash benefits to beneficiaries in the territory of the other Contracting State shall validly discharge their liability to pay those benefits in the currency of their own State.
2 -Amounts due to institutions in the territory of either Contracting State shall be paid in the currency of that State in the currency established by Administrative Arrangement mentioned in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement.
Article 39
Administrative checks and medical examinations
The administrative checks and medical examinations of the claimants and persons entitled under the legislation of a Contracting State, that reside or are staying in the territory of the other Contracting State, shall be carried out at the request of the competent institution, by the institution of the place of residence or of stay or by the liaison body, under the conditions laid down in the Administrative Arrangement mentioned in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement.
Article 40
Settlement of disputes
1 -Any dispute on the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled by consultations between the competent institutions and between the competent authorities of the Contracting States.
2 -If the dispute cannot be settled in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, the Contracting States shall carry out all diligences necessary for its settlement.
3 -If the dispute cannot be settled in accordance with the previous paragraphs of this Article within six months, it shall be submitted to an arbitration tribunal, whose composition and rules of procedure shall be approved through mutual agreement by the Contracting States.
4 -The decision of the arbitration tribunal shall be binding and definitive.
TITLE V
Transitional and final provisions
Article 41
Transitional provisions
1 -This Agreement shall confer no rights for a period prior to the date of its entry into force.
2 -All periods of insurance completed under the legislation of either Contracting State before the entry into force of this Agreement shall be taken into account for determining the rights acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
3 -Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article, a right shall be acquired under this Agreement even if it relates to a contingency, occurred prior to the date of its entry into force, except for lump-sum payments.
4 -Any benefit which has not been awarded or which has been suspended by reasons of the nationality or place of residence of the person concerned shall, upon request, be provided or requested with effect from the date of entry into force of this Agreement, if the application is submitted within two years from this date, being, in this case. The provisions of the legislation of the Contracting State concerning the forfeiture or limitation or rights not applicable.
5 -If the application referred to in paragraph 4 is submitted after the expiry of that period, the rights, which have not been forfeited or time barred, shall have effect from the date on which the application was submitted, subject to more favourable provisions under the legislation of either Contracting State.
Article 42
Entry into force
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month after the date of receipt of the last notification, through diplomatic channels, stating that all the internal law requisites have been fulfilled for that purpose in both Contracting States.
Article 43
Duration and denunciation
1 -This Agreement shall remain in force for the period of one year and shall be tacitly renewed every year for equal periods.
2 -Either Contracting State may denounce this Agreement. Notice of denunciation shall be given up to six months before the end of each calendar year, whereupon the Agreement shall cease to be in force at the expiry of that calendar year.
3 -In the event of denunciation of this Agreement, the acquired rights and the rights in course of acquisition shall be maintained in accordance with its provisions.
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Agreement.
Done in two copies at Bucharest, this first day of August, two thousand and six in Portuguese, Romanian and English languages, all texts being equal authentic. In case of divergences of interpretation between the Portuguese and the Romanian texts, the English text shall prevail.
For The Portuguese Republic:
José António Fonseca Vieira da Silva, Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity.
For Romania:
Gheorghe Barbu, Minister of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family.

Artigo 43.º

Vigência e denúncia

1 -A presente Convenção vigora pelo período de um ano e é tacitamente renovada todos os anos por igual período.
2 -A Convenção pode ser denunciada por qualquer dos Estados Contratantes. A notificação de denúncia ao outro Estado Contratante deve ser efectuada até seis meses antes do termo do ano civil em curso, cessando então a vigência da Convenção no final desse ano.
3 -Em caso de denúncia da presente Convenção são mantidos os direitos adquiridos e em curso de aquisição, em conformidade com as suas disposições.
Em fé do que os abaixo assinados, devidamente autorizados para este efeito, assinaram a presente Convenção.
Feita em Bucareste em 1 de Agosto de 2006, em dois exemplares redigidos nas línguas portuguesa, romena e inglesa, fazendo todos os textos igualmente fé. Em caso de divergência de interpretação entre as versões portuguesa e romena, prevalece a versão inglesa.
Pela República Portuguesa:
José António Fonseca Vieira da Silva, Ministro do Trabalho e da Solidariedade Social.
Pela Roménia:
Gheorghe Barbu, Ministro do Trabalho, da Solidariedade Social e da Família.
(ver documento original)
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND ROMANIA ON SOCIAL SECURITY
The Portuguese Republic and Romania, hereinafter referred to as «Contracting States», desirous to develop their relations in the field of social security, enshrining namely the principles of equality of treatment and determination of the applicable legislation with a view to guaranteeing to the respective nationals their acquired rights and the rights in course of acquisition, have decided to conclude an agreement on social security and for this purpose, have agreed as follows:
TITLE I
General provisions
Article 1
Definitions
1 -For the purpose of the application of this Agreement, the following terms and expressions mean:
1. a)«Territory»:
  1. i)In relation to the Portuguese Republic: the territory in the European continent and the archipelagos of Azores and Madeira;
  2. ii)In relation to Romania: the entire State territory of Romania, including the territorial sea and the air space above the territory and the territorial sea where Romania exercises its sovereignty as well as the contiguous zone, the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone where Romania exercises sovereign rights and jurisdiction, in accordance with its laws and with the rules and principles of the international law;
2. b)«National» a person treated as such under the legislation of the Contracting States;
3. c)«Legislation» the legal provisions in force relating to the systems referred to in article 2 of this Agreement;
4. d)«Competent authority» in relation to each Contracting State the member or the members of the Government or any other corresponding authority responsible for the matters referred to in article 2 of this Agreement in all or any part of the territory of the state concerned;
5. e)«Competent State» the contracting State in whose territory the competent institution is situated;
6. f)«Competent institution»:
  1. i)The institution to which the person concerned is affiliated at the time of the application for benefit; or
  2. ii)The institution from which the person concerned is entitled or would be entitled to benefits if she resided in the territory of the Contracting State in which the institution is situated; or
  3. iii)The institution designated by the competent authority of the member State concerned; or
  4. iv)In the case of a scheme relating to an employer's obligations in respect of the benefits set out in article 2, paragraph 1, of this Agreement either the employer or the insured involved or, in default thereof, the body or authority designated by the competent authority of the Contracting State concerned;
7. g)«Benefits and pensions» any cash benefits including all elements thereof, as well as increases and revalorisations or supplementary allowances and lump sum benefits that can be paid in lieu thereof;
8. h)«Benefits in kind» medical services provided for by the legislation that regulates the fields in referred to in article 2, paragraph 1, subparagraphs a), i), vii), and b), vii), of this Agreement;
9. i)«Residence» ordinary residence;
10. j)«Stay» temporary residence;
11. k)«Period of insurance» the periods of contribution or their equivalent, defined or recognised as insurance periods by the legislation of either Contracting State;
12. l)«Employed person» any person subject to the legislation referred to in article 2 of this Agreement;
13. m)«Refugee» has the meaning designated to it in article 1 of the Convention of the Status of Refugees, signed at Geneva on 28 July 1951, and in article 1, paragraph 2, of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 31 January 1967;
14. n)«Stateless person» has the meaning designated to it in article 1 of the Convention of the Status of stateless persons, signed in New York on 28 September 1954;
15. o)«Member of the family» the person defined or recognised as such by the legislation under which benefits are provided;
16. p)«Survivor» the person defined as such by the legislation under which benefits are provided;
17. q)«Death grants» any benefits or any once for all payment in the event of death, excluding the lump sum benefits referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph g), of this article.
2 -The other terms and expressions which are used in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in the applicable legislation.
Article 2
Material scope
1 -This Agreement shall apply:
1. a)In relation to Portugal, to the legislation concerning:
  1. i)The social security schemes applicable to most employed and self employed persons and the optional affiliation schemes of the insurance subsystem of the public social security system, in relation to the benefits in the contingencies of sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption, occupational diseases, unemployment, invalidity, old age and death;
  2. ii)The scheme applicable to family expenses benefits of the family protection subsystem of the public social security system;
  3. iii)The compensation scheme for the damages resulting from accidents at work;
  4. iv)The National Health Service scheme;
2. b)In relation to Romania, under the Public Social Security System, to the legislation concerning:
  1. i)Benefits in kind in case of sickness and maternity;
  2. ii)Indemnity for temporary incapacity of work due to ordinary diseases and accidents not related to work;
  3. iii)Indemnities for prevention of the and recovery of the capacity of work, exclusive due to accidents at work and occupational diseases;
  4. iv)Maternity indemnity;
  5. v)Indemnity for care of the sick child;
  6. vi)Indemnities for incapacity of work due to accidents at work and occupational diseases;
  7. vii)Benefits in kind in case of accidents at work and occupational diseases;
  8. viii)Old age, invalidity and survivor pensions;
  9. ix)Death grant;
  10. x)Unemployment benefit;
  11. xi)State allowance for children.
2 -This Agreement shall also apply to all legal provisions that amend the legislation referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
3 -Subject to paragraph 2 of this article, this agreement shall only apply to:
1. a)The legal provisions concerning a new branch of social security if so is established in an agreement for that purpose concluded between the Contracting States;
2. b)Any legal provisions that extend the existing schemes to new categories of beneficiaries if, the Contracting State concerned notifies in writing the other Contracting State, within three months from the date of official publication of these provisions.
4 -Subject to the provisions of article 8, paragraph 3, this Agreement shall not apply to social and medical assistance schemes or to special schemes for civil servants or person treated as such.
Article 3
Personal scope
This Agreement shall apply to workers who are or have been subject to the legislations mentioned in article 2 and who are nationals of one of the Contracting States, stateless persons or refugees residing within the territory of one of those States, as well as to members of their family and their survivors.
Article 4
Equality of treatment
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the workers mentioned in article 3, as well as the persons whose rights derive from them, residing in the territory of a Contracting State shall enjoy the benefits and be subject to the obligations provided for in the respective legislation under the same conditions as the nationals of that State.
Article 5
Admission to voluntary or optional continued insurance
1 -For the purposes of admission to voluntary or optional continued insurance, in accordance with the legislation of a Contracting State, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of the other State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, insofar as they do not overlap.
2 -The provisions of paragraph 1 of this article shall only apply to a person who cannot be covered by the compulsory insurance under the legislation of other Contracting State.
Article 6
Waiving of residence clauses
1 -Cash benefits in the contingencies of sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption, invalidity, old age or death, accidents at work or occupational diseases and death grants acquired under the legislation of a Contracting State shall be directly paid to the persons concerned, even if they resided in the territory of the other State.
2 -The benefits mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article shall not be subject to any reduction, suspension or withdrawal because of the fact that the person concerned resides in the territory of the other Contracting State.
3 -Old-age, invalidity and survivors' pensions and benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases provided by the legislation of a Contracting State shall be paid to nationals of the other State who reside in the territory of a third State under the same conditions and to the same extent as if they were nationals of the first State residing in the territory of that third State.
Article 7
Prevention of overlapping of benefits
1 -This Agreement shall neither confer nor maintain the right, under the legislations of both Contracting States to several benefits of the same kind for the same period of compulsory insurance.
2 -The provisions of paragraph 1 of this article shall not apply to benefits in respect of invalidity, old age, death grants awarded in accordance with the provisions of articles 19, 20 and 22 of this Agreement.
3 -The clauses for reduction, suspension or withdrawal of benefits provided for in the legislation of one Contracting State in cases of overlapping with other social security benefits or other income, including those arising from the pursuit of a professional activity, may be invoked against the beneficiary, even in the case of benefits acquired under the legislation of the other State or incomes obtained in the territory of the latter State.
TITLE II
Provisions on determination of the legislation applicable
Article 8
General rules
1 -Subject to the provisions of article 9 to 11, a person who pursues a professional activity in the territory of a Contracting State is subject to the legislation of that State, even if he resides in the territory of the other State or if his employer or undertaking has the registered office or place of business in the territory of the other State.
2 -A person who is employed in the territory of a Contracting State and self-employed persons in the territory of the other Contracting State shall be subject to the legislation of the first Contracting State.
3 -Civil servants or persons treated as such who are sent from a Contracting State to the other State shall be subject to the legislation of the first State.
Article 9
Special rules
1 -A person employed in the territory of a Contracting State by an undertaking to which he is normally attached who is posted by that undertaking to the territory of the other Contracting States to perform work there for that undertaking shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Contracting State, provided that the anticipated duration of the activity does not exceed a period of twenty four months and that he is not sent to replace another worker who has completed his term of posting.
2 -A person who is self-employed in the territory of a Contracting State and who provide services on his own in the territory of the other Contracting State shall be subject to the legislation of the first Contracting State, provided that such activity has a direct relation with the one he usually performs and does not exceed twenty four months.
3 -A worker who belongs to the travelling or flying personnel of an undertaking which on its own account or for hire or reward, operates transport services for passengers or goods by rail, road, air or waterway, or sea-fishery undertaking, shall be subject to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory the registered office is situated, whatever the State where he resides.
4 -A worker who belongs to the crew of a vessel flying that flag of a third State shall be subject to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory the undertaking has its registered office or, if the undertaking has no registered office in one of the Contracting States, to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory it has a branch or permanent representation.
5 -A worker who is employed for the purpose of loading, unloading, carrying out, repair work or performing guard duty on board a vessel belonging to an undertaking that has its registered office in the territory of a Contracting State, and who does not belong to the crew of that vessel, shall be subject to the legislation of that State during the vessel's stay in the territorial waters or at port of the other Contracting State.
Article 10
Special rules applicable to persons employed by diplomatic missions and consular posts
1 -Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, the members of the diplomatic missions and consular posts shall be subject to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations of 18 April 1961 and the Vienna Convention on consular relations of 24 April 1963.
2 -The technical and administrative staff and the auxiliary staff of the diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Contracting States, as well as the private domestic staff of agents of such missions or posts who are not civil servants and are not send by the Contracting State represented by the diplomatic missions and consular posts shall be subject to the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory they are employed.
3 -The workers mentioned in paragraph 2, who are nationals of the Contracting State represented by the diplomatic missions and consular post concerned may opt to be subject to the legislation of that State. That right of option may be exercised once only within one year as from the date of the entry into force of this Agreement, or within six months from the beginning of that activity, as the case may be.
Article 11
Exceptions to the provisions of articles 8 to 10
The competent authorities of both Contracting States or the bodies designed by them may, by common agreement, establish exceptions to the provisions of articles 8 to 10 in the interest of certain workers or category of workers.
TITLE III
Specific provisions concerning the different categories of benefits
CHAPTER I
Sickness and maternity, paternity and adoption
Article 12
Aggregation of periods of insurance
Where a worker has been continuously or non continuously subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention or recovery of the right to benefits provided for in this chapter as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar as they do not overlap.
Article 13
Stay in a Contracting State other than the competent one
1 -A worker who satisfies the conditions of the legislation of a Contracting State for the entitlement to benefits, taking into account, where appropriate, of the provisions of article 12, shall be entitled to benefits in kind during they stay in the territory of the other Contracting State provided that his condition needs emergency medical treatment, under the provisions of article 18 of this Agreement and under the same conditions as the national workers of the latter Contracting State.
2 -The provision of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the situation where the purpose of the worker's temporary stay is to obtain medical healthcare.
3 -The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy to the members of the family of the worker.
Article 14
Residence in a Contracting State other than the competent one
1 -A worker residing in the territory of a Contracting State other than the competent State, who satisfies the conditions required under the legislation of this Contracting State for entitlement to benefits, taking into account, where appropriate, of the provisions of article 12 shall receive benefits in the Contracting State of residence, under the provisions of article 18 of this Agreement.
2 -Subject to article 17, paragraph 2, of this Agreement, the provision of paragraphs 1 of this article shall also apply by analogy to the members of the family of the worker.
Article 15
Pensioners and the members of their family
1 -A pensioner receiving pension under the legislation of both Contracting States, who is entitled to benefits in kind under the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory he resides, shall, with the members of his family, receive benefits from and at the expense of the institution of the place of residence, as though he were a pensioner whose pension were payable solely under the legislation of that Contracting State.
2 -A pensioner receiving a pension under the legislation of a Contracting State residing in the territory of the other Contracting State shall, with the members of his family, receive benefits in kind to which he is entitled under the legislation of the first state or that he would be entitled if he were resident in this territory, provided by the institution of the place of residence under the legislation which it applies at the expense of the State where the institution responsible for the benefit is located.
3 -A pensioner receiving a pension under the legislation of a Contracting State, who is entitled to benefit in kind under the legislation of that State, shall, with the members of his family, receive such benefits during a stay in the territory of the other State, if his condition necessitate emergency treatment, applying by analogy the provisions of article 13, paragraph 2.
4 -The benefits referred to in paragraph 3 of this article shall be provided by the institution of the place of stay under the legislation which it applies, within the limits and in accordance with the procedures laid down for the provision of benefits. However, the period during which the benefits are provided shall be governed by the legislation of the competent institution, being the institution of this latter State responsible for the cost of these benefits.
Article 16
Substantial benefits in kind
The provision of prosthesis, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind shall be dependent on the prior approval of the competent institution according to the administrative arrangement, except in emergency cases.
Article 17
Overlapping of rights to sickness and maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
1 -Where, by the application of this chapter, a worker is entitled to sickness or maternity, paternity and adoption benefits under the legislation of both Contracting States, the legislation of the State where the contingency occurred shall apply.
2 -Where the members of the family of the worker reside in the territory of a Contracting State other than the Competent one, determined under the provisions of articles 8 to 11 of this Agreement, and where they are entitled to sickness or maternity, paternity and adoption benefits in kind by virtue of the pursuit of a professional activity, the legislation of the State in which the members of the family reside shall apply.
Article 18
Provision and reimbursement of benefits under articles 13 to 16
1 -In the cases covered by articles 13 and 14:
1. a)Benefits in kind shall be provided on behalf of the competent institution, by the institution of the place of stay or residence of the worker, under the legislation it applies, within the limits and in accordance with the procedures laid down for the provision of benefits. However, the period during which the benefits are provided shall be governed by the legislation of the competent institution;
2. b)Cash benefits shall be provided directly to beneficiaries by the competent institution, under the time limits and conditions foreseen in the legislation it applies.
2 -Benefits in kind provided under articles 13 and 14, as well as article 15, paragraphs 2 and 4, and article 16 of this Agreement shall be reimbursed in accordance with the procedure laid down by the administrative arrangement referred to in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement.
3 -The competent authorities of the Contracting States may establish other arrangements for the refund of the costs or on renunciation to refunds of expenses between the institutions.
CHAPTER II
Invalidity, old age and death
SECTION I
Invalidity, old age and survivors' pensions
Article 19
Aggregation of periods of insurance
1 -Where a worker has been successively or alternatively subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention or recovery of the right to benefits provided for in this chapter as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar as they do not overlap.
2 -Where the legislation of one Contracting State makes the granting of certain benefits conditional upon the periods of insurance having been completed in an occupation subject to a special social insurance scheme, occupation or certain activity, the periods completed under the legislation of the other Contracting State shall be taken into account only if completed under a corresponding special scheme, or failing that, in the same occupation or in the same activity.
3 -Where, account having been taken of the periods completed in accordance with paragraph 2, the person concerned does not satisfy the conditions for receipt of such benefits, those periods shall be taken into account for the granting of benefits under the general scheme.
4 -For purposes of paragraph 1 of this article, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of a Contracting State, other than one of those mentioned in article 2, shall be taken into account, provided that they have been considered as periods of insurance under the legislation covered by this Agreement.
5 -Where account having been taken of the aggregated periods of insurance completed under the legislation of both Contracting States, as provided for in this article, no right to benefit is acquired, account shall be taken of periods of insurance completed under the legislation of a third State to which both Contracting States are bound by a social security instrument that provides for the aggregation of periods of insurance.
Article 20
Calculation and award of benefits
1 -The competent institution of each Contracting State shall determine whether the person concerned satisfies the conditions for entitlement to benefits, taking into account, where appropriate, the provisions of article 19 of this Agreement.
2 -Where the person concerned satisfies the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, the competent institution shall calculate the amount of the benefit solely and directly on the basis of the periods of insurance completed under the legislation it applies.
3 -Where the total benefits payable by the competent institutions of both Contracting States is less than the minimum amount established by the legislation of the Contracting State in whose territory the person concerned resides, the competent institution of that State shall pay him, throughout the period of his residence in its territory, a supplement equal to the difference between both amounts.
Article 21
Periods of insurance of less than one year
1 -Notwithstanding the provisions of article 19 of this Agreement, where the total duration of the period of insurance completed under the legislation of either Contracting State is less than one year and where, no right to benefits was acquired under that legislation on the basis solely of those period, the competent institution of that Contracting State shall not be bound to grant benefits in respect of those periods.
2 -The periods of insurance referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be taken into account by the competent institution of the other Contracting State regarding the application of the provisions of article 19, as if they had been completed under its own legislation.
SECTION II
Death grants
Article 22
Aggregation of periods of insurance and the provision of benefits
1 -Where a deceased worker has been successively or alternately subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State, shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention and recovery of the right to death grants, as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar as they do not overlap.
2 -Where the legislation of either Contracting State makes the provision of death grant conditional upon death having occurred in its territory, such condition shall be deemed to be satisfied if the death has occurred in the territory of the other Contracting State or of a third State, to which both Contracting States are bound by an international social security instrument subject to more favourable provisions of the applicable legislation.
CHAPTER III
Accidents at work and occupational diseases
Article 23
Equal treatment of facts occurred in the territory of a State other than the competent one
1 -Where, in order to asses the degree of incapacity in cases of accidents at work or occupational diseases, the legislation of either Contracting State takes into account the accidents at work and occupational diseases previously occurred, the accidents at work and occupational diseases occurred under the legislation of the other Contracting State, shall also be taken into account as if they had occurred under the legislation of the first Contracting State.
2 -Where the granting of benefits in respect of an occupational disease under the legislation of either Contracting State is subject to the condition that the disease in question was first diagnosed within its territory, such condition shall be deemed to be satisfied if the disease was first diagnosed in the territory of the other Contracting State.
3 -Where the granting of benefits in respect of an occupational disease under the legislation of either Contracting State is subject to the condition that the activity liable to cause the disease in question was pursued for a certain length of time, periods during which the worker pursued an activity of the same kind in the territory of the other Contracting shall be taken into account, as if such an activity had been pursued in the territory of the other Contracting State.
Article 24
Accidents while travelling at the beginning of an occupational activity
The employed person holding a labour contract who sustains an accident while travelling to his workplace from one Contracting State to the other Contracting State is entitled to benefits provided for in this chapter under the legislation of the Contracting State where he will begin the occupational activity.
Article 25
Stay or residence in the Contracting State other than the competent one
1 -The provisions of article 13, paragraph 1, and article 14, paragraph 1, shall apply by analogy to a worker who sustains an accident at work or contracts an occupational disease, and who stays or resides in the territory of a Contracting State other than the competent Contracting State, being the benefits provided in accordance with the provisions of article 18, paragraph 1, of this Agreement.
2 -The benefits in kind provided under paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed in accordance with the provisions of article 18, paragraph 2, of this Agreement.
Article 26
Benefits for an occupational disease where the person concerned has been exposed to the same risk in both Contracting States
Where a worker who has contracted an occupational disease has pursued in the territory of both Contracting States an activity liable to cause that disease, under the respective legislations, the benefits shall be awarded solely under the legislation of the Contracting State where the activity was last pursued, insofar as the conditions provided for in that legislation are satisfied, taking into account, where appropriate, the provisions of article 23 of this Agreement.
Article 27
Aggravation of an occupational disease
In the event of aggravation of an occupational disease for which cash benefits have been granted under the legislation of either Contracting State to a worker residing in territory of the other Contracting State, the following rules shall apply:
1. a)Where the worker has not pursued in the territory of the Contracting State where he resides, an occupation liable to cause or aggravate the disease in question, the competent institution of the first Contracting State, shall bear the cost corresponding to the aggravation of the disease under the provisions of the legislation it applies;
2. b)Where the worker has pursued in the territory of the Contracting State where he resides, an occupation liable to cause or aggravate the disease in question, the competent institution of the first Contracting State, shall bear the cost of benefits previously assumed and the competent institution of the latter State shall bear the cost corresponding to the aggravation of the disease.
  CHAPTER IV
  Unemployment
  Article 28
  Aggregation of periods of insurance and provision of benefits
1 -A worker meeting the eligibility conditions under the legislation of a Contracting State where he pursues an occupational activity, for granting the unemployment benefit, taking into account, to the extent necessary, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of the other Contracting State, insofar as they do not overlap shall be entitled to those benefits during his stay in the territory of the first State.
2 -The competent institution of the Contracting State granting the unemployment benefit according paragraph 1 of this article shall only take into account the salary received by the person concerned during his last employment on the territory of that Contracting State.
CHAPTER V
Family benefits
Article 29
Aggregation of periods of insurance
Where a worker has been successively or alternatively subject to the legislation of both Contracting States, the periods of insurance completed under the legislation of each Contracting State shall be taken into account, to the extent necessary, by the other Contracting State for the acquisition, retention and recovery of the right to benefits provided for in this chapter as if they have been completed under its legislation, insofar they do not overlap.
Article 30
Provision of benefits
1 -The Portuguese national workers covered by the Romanian legislation shall be entitled, in respect of the members of their family residing in Romania, to the family allowance provided for in that legislation, under the same conditions as the Romanian nationals, insofar as they satisfy the respective eligibility conditions.
2 -The Romanian national workers covered by the Portuguese legislation shall be entitled, in respect of the members of their family residing in Portugal, to the family allowance for children and young people provided for in that legislation, under the same conditions as the Portuguese nationals, insofar as they satisfy the respective eligibility conditions.
3 -The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy to pensioners.
TITLE IV
Miscellaneous provisions
Article 31
Cooperation between competent authorities and institutions
1 -The competent authorities of both Contracting States:
1. a)Shall establish the administrative arrangement necessary for the implementation of this Agreement;
2. b)Shall communicate to each other the measures taken for the implementation of this Agreement;
3. c)Shall communicate to each the information concerning the amendments to the respective legislation liable to affect the implementation of this Agreement;
4. d)Shall designate the respective liaison bodies and establish their tasks.
2 -For the purposes of implementing this Agreement, the competent authorities and the competent institutions of both Contracting States shall lend their good office, as well as the necessary technical and administrative assistance, free of charge, as if they were implementing their own legislation.
3 -For the purposes of granting benefits exclusively due by either Contracting State to nationals of a third State under other international instruments binding that State, the other Contracting State shall lend its good offices, as well as the necessary technical and administrative assistance, by providing the necessary information on the affiliation and insurance record of the person concerned that are or have been subject to its legislation, according to the provisions to be established in the administrative arrangement mentioned in paragraph 1, subparagraph a) of this article.
4 -For the purposes of implementing this Agreement, the competent authorities and the competent institutions of both Contracting States may communicate directly with one other and with the persons concerned or their representatives.
5 -For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, the authorities and the institutions of both Contracting States may communicate with each another directly in their official languages or in English.
Article 32
Protection of personal data
1 -The communication of personal data between the competent authorities or institutions of the Contracting States under this Agreement or under the administrative arrangements mentioned in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement shall be subject to the data protection legislation of the Contracting State transmitting them.
2 -Any communication, storage, alteration and destruction of the data by the authority or institution of the receiving Contracting State shall be subject to the data protection legislation of that Contracting State.
Article 33
Exemption from or reductions of taxes and exemption from authentication
1 -Any exemption from or reduction taxes, stamp duty, notarial or registration fees provided for in the legislation of either Contracting State in respect of any certificates or documents required to be produced in application of the legislation of that Contracting State may apply to similar certificates or documents required to be produced under the legislation of the other Contracting State or of the provisions of this Agreement.
2 -All the statements, documents or certificates required to be produced for the purposes of this Agreement shall be exempt from authentication by diplomatic or consular authorities.
Article 34
Submission of claim, declarations or appeals
1 -For the purpose of this Agreement, no claims or documents may be rejected on the ground that they are written in the official language of the other Contracting State.
2 -Any claim, declaration or appeal that should be submitted, under the legislation of either Contracting State, within a specified period of time to an authority, institution or tribunal of that Contracting State shall be admissible if they are submitted within the same period to a corresponding authority, institution or tribunal of the other Contracting State.
3 -In the cases mentioned in paragraph 2, the authority, institution or tribunal receiving the claim declaration or appeal shall forward it without delay to the competent authority, institution or tribunal of the first Contracting State, directly or through the liaison body.
Article 35
Recovery of undue payments
1 -Where the institution of either Contracting State has paid to a beneficiary, under the provisions of title iii, chapter ii, of this Agreement, an amount exceeding the one to which he is entitled, that institution may, under the conditions and within the limits of the legislation it applies, request the institution of the other Contracting State, responsible for payment of benefits to that person, to deduct the amount overpaid from the payments due to him.
2 -The latter institution shall deduct the amount under the conditions and within the limits laid down for such deduction by the legislation it applies, as if the overpayment had been made by it and shall transfer the amount so deducted to the creditor institution.
Article 36
Rights of institutions responsible for benefits against liable third parties
Where a person receives benefits under the legislation of either Contracting State due to an injury resulting from facts occurred in the territory of the other Contracting State, any rights of the institution responsible for providing benefits against the third party liable to provide compensation for the injury shall be governed by the following rules:
1. a)Where the institution responsible for providing benefits is, under the legislation it applies, subrogated to the rights which the beneficiary has against the third party, such subrogation shall be recognised by each Contracting State;
2. b)Where the institution responsible for providing benefits has a direct right against the third party, each Contracting State shall recognise such right.
  Article 37
  Recovery of advance payments
1 -Where the institution of either Contracting State has made an advance payment of benefit to the beneficiary, that institution may request, where necessary, the component institution of the other State to deduct the amount of the advance from the payments due to him.
2 -The latter institution shall deduct the amount under the conditions and within the limits laid down for such a deduction by the legislation it applies and shall transfer the amount so deducted to the creditor institution.
Article 38
Transfers from either Contracting State to the other of amounts payable in application to this Agreement
1 -The institutions of either Contracting State that, under this Agreement, responsible for the payment of cash benefits to beneficiaries in the territory of the other Contracting State shall validly discharge their liability to pay those benefits in the currency of their own State.
2 -Amounts due to institutions in the territory of either Contracting State shall be paid in the currency of that State in the currency established by Administrative Arrangement mentioned in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement.
Article 39
Administrative checks and medical examinations
The administrative checks and medical examinations of the claimants and persons entitled under the legislation of a Contracting State, that reside or are staying in the territory of the other Contracting State, shall be carried out at the request of the competent institution, by the institution of the place of residence or of stay or by the liaison body, under the conditions laid down in the Administrative Arrangement mentioned in article 31, paragraph 1, subparagraph a), of this Agreement.
Article 40
Settlement of disputes
1 -Any dispute on the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled by consultations between the competent institutions and between the competent authorities of the Contracting States.
2 -If the dispute cannot be settled in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, the Contracting States shall carry out all diligences necessary for its settlement.
3 -If the dispute cannot be settled in accordance with the previous paragraphs of this Article within six months, it shall be submitted to an arbitration tribunal, whose composition and rules of procedure shall be approved through mutual agreement by the Contracting States.
4 -The decision of the arbitration tribunal shall be binding and definitive.
TITLE V
Transitional and final provisions
Article 41
Transitional provisions
1 -This Agreement shall confer no rights for a period prior to the date of its entry into force.
2 -All periods of insurance completed under the legislation of either Contracting State before the entry into force of this Agreement shall be taken into account for determining the rights acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
3 -Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article, a right shall be acquired under this Agreement even if it relates to a contingency, occurred prior to the date of its entry into force, except for lump-sum payments.
4 -Any benefit which has not been awarded or which has been suspended by reasons of the nationality or place of residence of the person concerned shall, upon request, be provided or requested with effect from the date of entry into force of this Agreement, if the application is submitted within two years from this date, being, in this case. The provisions of the legislation of the Contracting State concerning the forfeiture or limitation or rights not applicable.
5 -If the application referred to in paragraph 4 is submitted after the expiry of that period, the rights, which have not been forfeited or time barred, shall have effect from the date on which the application was submitted, subject to more favourable provisions under the legislation of either Contracting State.
Article 42
Entry into force
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month after the date of receipt of the last notification, through diplomatic channels, stating that all the internal law requisites have been fulfilled for that purpose in both Contracting States.
Article 43
Duration and denunciation
1 -This Agreement shall remain in force for the period of one year and shall be tacitly renewed every year for equal periods.
2 -Either Contracting State may denounce this Agreement. Notice of denunciation shall be given up to six months before the end of each calendar year, whereupon the Agreement shall cease to be in force at the expiry of that calendar year.
3 -In the event of denunciation of this Agreement, the acquired rights and the rights in course of acquisition shall be maintained in accordance with its provisions.
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Agreement.
Done in two copies at Bucharest, this first day of August, two thousand and six in Portuguese, Romanian and English languages, all texts being equal authentic. In case of divergences of interpretation between the Portuguese and the Romanian texts, the English text shall prevail.
For The Portuguese Republic:
José António Fonseca Vieira da Silva, Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity.
For Romania:
Gheorghe Barbu, Minister of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family.