What it is

Declaration of acceptance by Spain of the accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, signed in The Hague on March 18, 1970.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is an authorization of an international agreement. It was introduced on 16 April 2013. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000090· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced16 April 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted23 April 2013The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments26 April 2013Groups propose changes.
Committee18 May 2013A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary19 June 2013All 350 deputies vote.
Senate27 June 2013The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE23 October 2013It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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27 June 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 316 yes · 2 no · 3 abst.

Voted on: Declaration of acceptance by Spain of the accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, signed in The Hague on March 18, 1970.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 of sitting 120· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GIP, GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	99 in favour · 1 against · 10 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	7 in favour · 3 abst. · 8 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	12 in favour · 4 did not vote
GIP	11	10 in favour · 1 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	179 in favour · 1 against · 5 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000090
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 of sitting 120
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Declaration of acceptance by Spain of the accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, signed in The Hague on March 18, 1970. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original