Workers affected by labour force adjustment plans 76/2000, of 8 March of 2001 and 25/2001, of 31 July 2001, as described in R.D. 1010/2009 of 19 June 2009.

Must be aged 50 or over and under 65 on the date of registration in the special agreement and affiliated as an employee in any Social Security scheme.

The Special Agreement application shall be done by submitting the corresponding form (form TA-0040) at the Provincial Directorate or Administrative Office of the Treasury General of the Social Security. The decision-making process is centralised at the Provincial Directorate of Madrid.

Together with the special agreement application, the applicant or their representative shall provide, the application for assistance for the Public State Employment Service. The special agreement decision shall be linked to the positive decision on the awarding of assistance set forth in Royal Decree 1010/2009 of 19 June.

• They must be workers affected by labour force adjustment plans 76/2000, of 8 March of 2001 and 25/2001, of 31 July 2001.
• Be aged 50 or over and under 65 on the date of registration in the special agreement.
• Be affiliated as an employee in any Social Security scheme.

Under no circumstances may the effects of the agreement start before 1 March 2008.

If the application is submitted before 5 October 2009 (in the 90 days following the coming into force of the regulation) and the worker turns 50 years old before 5 July 2009, the effects shall start on the date they turn 50 years old, with the aforementioned limit of 1 March 2008.

If they turn 50 years old after 5 July 2009, the effects shall start on the date they turn said age, as long as this it is requested within 90 days after turning said age.

In the event that it is not requested within the 90-day period, the effects shall start on the date of submission.

The special agreement shall expire under any of the following circumstances:

• Due to the applicant acquiring the status of pensioner due to retirement or permanent disability in accordance with the applicable Social Security regulations in each case.
• Due to causing the termination of interested party from the Social Security scheme for employees in which they were included.
• Due to the death of the interested party.
• Due to the decision of the interested party, notified in writing to the Treasury General of the Social Security, in which case the expiry of the special agreement shall take place on the first day of the month following the date of notification.
• Due to the loss of the entitlement to total or partial payment of assistance in the event of lack of proof of any of the circumstances provided for in Article 37 of Law 38/2003, of 17 November.