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What it is

Creates the joint Congress and Senate committee for the European Union

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 16 September 1993.

Official title: Private member's bill regulating the Joint Commission for the European Union.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000024· updated 11 Nov

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  1. It creates the Joint Committee for the European Union, a body made up of members of both chambers of the Spanish Parliament. Its goal is for the Cortes Generales to take part in the European Commission's legislative proposals and receive broad information on EU activities.
  2. The committee is made up of deputies and senators appointed by the parliamentary groups in proportion to their size in each chamber. The President of the Congress chairs it or permanently delegates the role, and decisions pass by simple majority of those present.
  3. The committee receives the European Commission's legislative proposals from the Government, can ask for more information, hold debates and write reports. It also gets information on the Government's EU policy and works with other national parliaments and the European Parliament.
  4. The Government must appear before the full Congress after every European Council meeting to explain what was decided there. The former Joint Committee for the European Communities becomes the new committee, and the 1985 and 1988 laws governing the old one are repealed.

Who it affects

  • The Government: Must send it EU legislative proposals and reports, and appear before it or before the full Congress.
  • The Congress of Deputies and the Senate: Their deputies and senators sit on the committee and appoint its members.
  • The parliamentary groups: They are guaranteed seats on the committee and take part in debates after each European Council meeting.
  • The Council of State (Consejo de Estado): Must be consulted on rules that implement European Community law.

Words worth knowing

Comisión Mixta
Joint committee made up of deputies and senators from both chambers at the same time.
Comisión Europea
The European Commission, the EU institution that drafts legislative proposals.
Consejo Europeo
The European Council, the meetings of heads of state or government of EU countries.
Derecho Comunitario europeo
European Community law: the rules and decisions of EU institutions that apply in Spain.

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. Introduced16 September 1993Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted21 September 1993The 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 199311. 16 September 1993: Presentación22. 21 September 1993: 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 8/1994, of May 19, regulating the Joint Commission for the European Union.

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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