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What it is

How Chambers of Commerce work and what businesses pay

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 18 September 1992. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on the Basic Law of Official Chambers of Commerce, Industry, and Shipping.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000103· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The Official Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation are public law corporations that cooperate with public administrations and represent and defend the interests of commerce, industry and navigation.
  2. The Chambers have public functions such as issuing certificates of origin, compiling trade usages, keeping a public census of companies, handling commercial arbitration and supporting exports through the Cameral Plan for Export Promotion.
  3. There will be at least one Chamber in each province, and also in Ceuta and Melilla. Chambers may merge into larger ones, in some cases keeping their original name.
  4. The governing bodies of each Chamber are the Plenary, the Executive Committee and the President. Members are elected by free, equal, direct and secret vote among the electors, who are those engaged in commercial, industrial or shipping activities in the area.
  5. The Chambers are funded mainly through the permanent cameral resource, three charges linked to the Economic Activities Tax, personal income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. and corporate tax. This income may not exceed 60% of each Chamber's total income.
  6. The Superior Council of Chambers is the body that represents and coordinates all the Chambers, and the Chambers are under the supervision of the State administration or the competent regional governments.

Who it affects

  • Commercial, industrial and shipping businesses: They must pay the permanent cameral resource and are electors of the Chambers.
  • The Chambers of Commerce themselves: They must adapt their organization, functions and funding to what this law sets out.
  • The Superior Council of Chambers: It coordinates and represents all Chambers and manages part of the funds.
  • Public administrations: They supervise the Chambers and can assign them public functions.

Words worth knowing

Corporación de derecho público (public law corporation)
An organization created by law with a public character, even though it also defends the private interests of its members.
Recurso cameral permanente (permanent cameral resource)
Money that businesses must pay to the Chambers, calculated from certain taxes.
Exacción parafiscal (parafiscal charge)
A mandatory payment similar to a tax, but collected by a body other than the tax authority.
Administración tutelante (supervising administration)
The public administration that oversees and controls the Chambers.
Arbitraje mercantil (commercial arbitration)
A way to settle disputes between businesses through a third party, without going to court.
income tax
The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

It summarizes the law as published in the BOE. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

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

  1. Introduced18 September 1992Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted22 September 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
Sept 199211. 18 September 1992: Presentación22. 22 September 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 3/1993, of March 22, Basic Law on the Official Chambers of Commerce, Industry, and Navigation.

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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