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The Committee notes the information communicated by the Government in its report and the comments made by the Confederation of Portuguese Industry. In this respect, it notes that the legal system for compensation for occupational injury is now governed by Act No. 100/97 and its implementing legislation. It notes, moreover, that according to section 1 of Legislative Decree No. 143/99, the provisions of Act No. 100/97 relating to occupational diseases are covered by independent regulations. The Committee therefore requests the Government to indicate in its next report whether regulations on the scheme of compensation for occupational diseases have been drawn up and, if so, to provide information on this new scheme along with a copy of any text adopted on the matter.