Order ISM/386/2024, of 29 April, which regulates the signing of a special agreement with the Social Security for the purpose of calculating the contribution for the periods of training placements and external academic placements regulated in the fifty-second additional provision of the revised text of the General Social Security Act, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 8/2015, of 30 October, carried out prior to its date of entry into force.

Applications for registration must be accompanied by the following documentation:

• Original or copy of the applicant's Social Security identification document (National Identity Document -NIF- or foreigner's identity card -Foreign Resident Identification Number-).
• Certificate(s) accrediting the internships or training programmes, which must state whether the internships were paid or unpaid and the duration, indicating the number of days during which they were carried out. These certificates may be issued either by the university or educational centre where the studies were taken or by the company or entity where the internships were taken, or the entity that financed it, except in the case of unpaid internships, in which case they may only be issued by the university or educational centre where the studies were taken.

Applicants for these agreements who have already signed a special agreement under the first additional provision of Royal Decree 1493/2011 of 24 October 2011, may re-submit the certificates they submitted when they applied for this agreement, to cover the periods they need to reach 1,825 days of contributions.

With regard to the documentation required in the event of a change in data, applications must be accompanied by the documentation justifying the change in the special agreement.

With regard to the documentation to be provided in the event of terminating the special agreement, applications must be accompanied by the documentation justifying the termination, unless it is an application for voluntary termination.

The special agreement will expire due to any of the following reasons:

• For non-payment of the full amount or, in the event of payment in instalments, of the instalments corresponding to three consecutive monthly payments or five alternative monthly payments, except in the case of duly accredited force majeure.
• If the subscriber becomes a pensioner for retirement or permanent disability under any of the Social Security schemes.
• Death of the subscriber.
• By decision of the interested party, communicated by any of the means established in the "Procedures and Formalities" section. In this case, the termination of the special agreement shall take place as from the first day of the month following the date of such communication.

If the payment of the special agreement has been paid in instalments, its termination for any of these reasons will mean that only the periods of work experience corresponding to the monthly payments actually paid will be recognised as having been paid.

Person responsible for the obligation to contribute

The contribution is to be paid by the subscriber to the special agreement. Natural or legal persons who voluntarily assume this obligation with the express authorisation of the subscriber may act as substitutes.

Contribution basis

The monthly contribution basis for this special agreement will be the minimum contribution basis for common contingencies corresponding to contribution group 7 of the General Social Security Scheme in force in 2024, i.e. 1,323 euros.

Determination of the payment due

The contribution basis will be adjusted to the type of contribution for common contingencies in force in the General Social Security Scheme in 2024, i.e. 28.30%.

Once the total amount of the contribution has been calculated, this amount will be reduced by applying the coefficient of 0.77, the result being the amount of the payment to be made.

Monthly fee to be paid

The monthly payment amounts to 288.29 euros.

Payment deadline

The payment of the contribution due under this special agreement may be made at the choice of the applicant:

• Once only, within the month following the month in which the special agreement was signed.
• In instalments, in a maximum number of monthly payments equal to those for which the special agreement is recognised, with payment beginning in the month following the month in which the special agreement is formalised.
  

The special agreement shall take effect as from the month following the month in which it is concluded, with regard to the payment of contributions. However, entitlement to the benefits covered by this special agreement shall become effective when the full amount of the contribution due under this special agreement has been paid.

The deadline for the resolution and notification of the application is six months, calculated from the date on which the application was formally submitted through any of the means provided for this purpose.

The lack of an express decision within the period provided for in the previous paragraph shall have the effect of granting the respective application by administrative silence.

The application to sign the special agreement must be made within two years from 1 June 2024, through the means provided for in the section: "Procedures and Formalities”

This agreement may be signed by persons who meet the following conditions:

1. Completion of the training within the period required by the regulations:
   • Internship students:
     • Unpaid internships, carried out before 1 January 2024.
     • Paid internships, carried out before 1 November 2011.
       
   • Interns participating in training programmes, completed before 1 January 2024.
   • Doctoral students participating in training programmes of a research nature, completed before 4 February 2006.
     
2. To have signed the special training agreement (regulated by R.D. 1493/2011, of 24 October). This requirement applies only to interns participating in training programmes.
3. Proof of completion of the internship or training at the time of submission of the application for the agreement.. Supporting documentation of the internships carried out and their duration, with the specific number of days during which they were carried out, must be submitted together with the application for the special agreement.
   
4. Submission of the application within the legally established deadline.

Finally, it is reported that:

• No contribution period is required prior to applying for the special agreement
• Those who may not enter into this special agreement are:

• • Pensioners of retirement or permanent disability, except in the cases relating to the receipt of such benefits in which art. 2.2 of Order TAS/2865/2003 allows them to subscribe.
  • Persons who have signed a special agreement for persons participating in training programmes (regulated by R.D. 1493/2011, of 24 October), for the same periods for which they signed this special agreement.
    

The protective action provided by this special agreement will be that corresponding to:

• Permanent disability due to common disease and non-work-related injury.
• Retirement.
• Widow/widower's pension, orphanhood and other benefits in favour of family members, derived from common disease and non-work-related injury.
  

A distinction is made between the following cases:

1. Students on training internships and external academic internships:

• • If they have already signed the special training agreement (regulated by R.D. 1493/2011, of 24 October): the new agreement may be signed for the difference between 1,825 days and the number of days already recognised and calculated under the special agreement previously signed.
  • If they have not signed the special training agreement (regulated by R.D. 1493/2011, of 24 October): the new agreement may be signed for a maximum of 1,825 days.
    

1. Internship holders participating in training programmes not aimed at obtaining a degree, whether or not of a research nature: the new agreement may be signed for the difference between 1,825 days and the number of days that were already recognised and calculated under the special training agreement (regulated by R.D. 1493/2011, of 24 October).
2. Doctoral students participating in research training programmes, both in Spain and abroad: the new agreement may be signed for a maximum of 1,825 days.
   

They may enter into this special agreement:

1. Students on training internships and external academic internships:
   • University students, both to obtain official bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, and to obtain the universities' own qualifications, whether a lifelong learning master's degree, a specialisation diploma or an expert diploma.
   • Vocational training, except when the internship was provided under the intensive vocational training scheme.
   • Higher artistic education, professional artistic education and sports education in the education system.
     
2. Interns participating in training programmes not aimed at obtaining a degree, whether or not of a research nature, who had previously signed the special training agreement regulated by R.D. 1493/2011, of 24 October, for the extension of the training periods counted as having contributed, up to a maximum of 5 years.
3. Doctoral students participating in research training programmes, both in Spain and abroad, prior to 4 February 2006.