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What it is

Basic rules for industrial activities in Spain

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 5 February 1992. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on Industry.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000081· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law sets the basic rules for the industrial sector and the criteria for coordinating Spain's public administrations in this area. Its goals are freedom of enterprise, modernization and competitiveness, industrial safety and quality, and industrial liability.
  2. Freedom of establishment is recognized for installing, expanding or moving industrial activities. Prior administrative approval is only needed when a law requires it for public interest reasons or because of international treaties.
  3. It creates the Commission for Industrial Competitiveness, an advisory body under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, made up of experts from industry, science and the public administrations, with 25 percent of members proposed by the Autonomous Communities.
  4. On industrial safety, installations and products must comply with the Safety Regulations. The law regulates Control Organizations, which verify compliance, and Accreditation Entities, which oversee the Control Organizations. It also creates the Council for the Coordination of Industrial Safety.
  5. It creates the Register of Industrial Establishments, with statewide scope, where data on industrial companies and establishments must be recorded. Companies must report this data, and doing so is a requirement to access the benefits of the promotion programs.
  6. Offenses are classified as minor, serious and very serious, with fines of up to 100,000,000 pesetas for the most serious ones. Very serious offenses can also lead to suspension of activity or closure for up to five years, and very serious sanctions are published.

Words worth knowing

Organismo de Control (Control Organization)
An authorized entity that checks whether industrial installations and products meet safety rules.
Acreditación (Accreditation)
Formal recognition that an entity is competent to certify, inspect or audit quality.
Homologación (Type approval)
Certification by a public administration that a product prototype meets the technical requirements.
Silencio administrativo positivo (positive administrative silence)
If the administration does not reply in time, the requested license or permit is deemed granted.

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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.

  1. Introduced5 February 1992Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted11 February 1992The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 2 official steps on a timeline
Feb 199211. 5 February 1992: Presentación22. 11 February 1992: Calificación

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

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.

Published in the BOE: Law 21/1992, of 16 July, on Industry.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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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