What it is

Exchange of Letters constituting a Headquarters Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the United Nations for the holding in Madrid, in November 2015, of three international meetings on the registration of emissions and transfers of pollutants, done in Madrid and Geneva on October 26 and November 13, 2015.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is an authorization of an international agreement. It was introduced on 28 November 2016. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000004· 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.

Introduced28 November 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted13 December 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments16 December 2016Groups propose changes.
Committee7 February 2017A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary21 February 2017All 350 deputies vote.
Senate9 March 2017The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE10 May 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 8 official steps on a timeline

9 March 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 324 yes · 0 no · 11 abst.

Voted on: Exchange of Letters constituting a Headquarters Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the United Nations for the holding in Madrid, in November 2015, of three international meetings on the registration of emissions and transfers of pollutants, done in Madrid and Geneva on October 26 and November 13, 2015.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 34· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and Popular en el Congreso. 2 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	84	83 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	19	17 in favour · 2 abst.
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	63 in favour · 4 did not vote
GER	9	9 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	134	125 in favour · 9 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 110/000004
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 34
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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