Special agreement for seasonal workers during periods of inactivity and for those included in the special schemes for fruit and vegetables and preserved vegetables in the General Social Security Scheme

In order to sign this agreement, the following requirements must be met:

• Having completed a seasonal job in companies dedicated to the handling, packaging and marketing of fruit and vegetables and the manufacture of canned vegetables, for which you have been included in the Special System for Fruit and Vegetables and Canned Vegetables in the General Scheme.
• Have paid contributions as a seasonal worker for at least three full seasons during the seven years preceding the cessation of seasonal work.
  

The application for this special agreement can be submitted up to the last day of the calendar month following the month in which the seasonal work ended, or the contributory unemployment benefit or unemployment benefit for the over 52s ceased to be paid.

The application for subscription can be submitted by any of the means indicated in the section "Registration, deregistration or change of data of the special agreement" in the section "Special Agreement Procedures and Formalities".

Contributions under this special agreement are intended to cover the same benefits as under the ordinary special agreement.

The starting date of this special agreement shall be the next calendar day:

• To the date on which the seasonal or temporary leave from work takes effect.
• The date on which the contributory unemployment benefit or unemployment benefit for the over 52s ceased to be paid.
  

Subject responsible for the payment
The person responsible for paying the tax is the one generally established for the ordinary special agreement.

Contribution basis
The applicable contribution basis is the minimum contribution basis for common contingencies in force at any given time in the Social Security General Scheme.

Determination of the payment due
The calculation of the payment due by the subscriber to this special agreement is that established in general for the ordinary special agreement.

Payment deadline
The payment deadline relating to this type of special agreement shall be the second calendar month following that in which it accrues.

Method of payment
The method of payment for this special agreement is by direct debit.

Increase in the Contribution Basis after the special agreement has been concluded
The increase in the contribution basis is the same percentage as the increase in the minimum basis of the Social Security General Scheme.

• Article 26 of Order TAS/2865/2003, of 18 October, which regulates the special agreement in the Social Security System.
• In all matters not established in the aforementioned article, the provisions of Chapter I of Order TAS/2865/2003 of 13 October on the regulation of the ordinary special agreement, shall apply.
• Order of 30 May 1991 re-regulating the special systems for fruit and vegetables and the canned vegetable industry, within the Social Security general scheme.