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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning the amendments made to the national legislation on occupational diseases, and the statistics attached thereto. It also notes the observations of the Portuguese Confederation of Tourism and the General Union of Workers regarding the implementation of national laws and regulations on this subject, and the Government’s response thereto. The Committee notes that, in Portugal, the system of cover for occupational diseases is governed by a group of texts, some of which, such as the Labour Code of 2003 or Act No. 32/2002 on the foundations of social security of 2001, were adopted after the regulatory texts on occupational diseases, which continue nevertheless to establish the national list of occupational diseases with recognized origins. In this respect, the Committee notes the adoption, during the period covered by the report, of Regulatory Decree No. 6/2001 repealing Regulatory Decree No. 12/80, which establishes the new national list of occupational diseases, and notes the conformity of the new text with the schedule of occupational diseases set forth in Article 2 of the Convention.