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Law No. 7/2020 establishing exceptional and temporary response regimes to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, and makes the 1st amendment to Decree-Law No. 10-I/2020 of 26 March, and the 4th amendment to Law No. 27/2007 of 30 July.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Series, No. 71-A, 10 April 2020.
Subject
Energy, Water, General
Keyword
Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Use restrictions Hazards Energy conservation/energy production Water rights Water supply
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This law establishes exceptional and temporary response regimes for the SARS-CoV -2 epidemic, in the following matters: Definition of the rules applicable to the teaching activity of higher education institutions; Non-interruption of essential services; Suspension, in specific circumstances, of the collection of commissions on payment transactions through digital platforms of payment service providers; Matching registered nurses with social security to day care centers, for the purposes of applying articles 23 and 24 of Decree-Law No. 10-A/2020 of 13 March; Admissibility of redemption, under specific conditions, of Retirement Savings Plans; etc. During the state of emergency and in the following month, it is not allowed to suspend the supply of the following essential services, as provided for in paragraph 2 of article 1 of Law No. 23/96 of 26 July: a) Water supply; b) Electricity supply; c) Natural gas supply; d) Electronic communications. The non-suspension provided for in letter d) applies when motivated by unemployment, a drop in household income or by infection by COVID-19. Consumers who are facing the above mentioned situation may request the termination of telecommunications contracts, without any compensation to the service supplier.

Full text
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Website
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