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What it is

Easier land development and more freedom for professional associations

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 20 June 1996. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on liberalizing measures regarding land and professional colleges (originating from Royal Decree-Law 5/1996, of June 7).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000002· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The distinction between programmed and non-programmed developable land is eliminated: from now on it is all called 'Suelo urbanizable Land the urban plan declares suitable to become buildable land with streets and services.', meaning land the general plan declares suitable for development.
  2. Landowners keep 90 % of the standard development potential in urban land within a development unit and in developable land; the other 10 % is transferred to the municipality. Rehabilitation works or replacing buildings without increasing volume create no transfers.
  3. Deadlines for processing and approving urban plans are shortened: for example, public information cannot exceed two months, and several three-month municipal deadlines become two months.
  4. Professions with mandatory membership in professional associations are subject to free competition. Registering with the association of the professional's main address is enough to work anywhere in Spain, and associations can no longer set minimum fees, only non-binding fee guidelines. The visa stamp does not cover fees or contract terms.

Who it affects

  • Landowners: They keep 90 % of the development potential and transfer 10 % to the municipality.
  • Municipalities: They have less time to approve urban plans and receive the 10 % land transfer.
  • Members of professional associations: They only need to register with the association of their address and can work nationwide, with free competition on prices.
  • Professional associations (Colegios profesionales): They cannot set minimum fees and must adapt their bylaws within one year.
  • Developers of non-programmed developable land: They can promote urban development programs directly, without a bidding process.

Words worth knowing

Suelo urbanizable
Land the urban plan declares suitable to become buildable land with streets and services.
Aprovechamiento tipo
The average amount of building rights assigned to land in an area under the urban plan.
Unidad de ejecución
A delimited area used to distribute the costs and benefits of development among owners.
Visado
A stamp or review the professional association places on its members' work.
Baremo orientativo
A list of suggested prices that does not bind professionals or clients.

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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. Introduced20 June 1996Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted20 June 1996The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments29 June 1996Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee18 September 1996A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate18 December 1996The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE20 February 1997It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Jun 1996Jul 1996Aug 1996Sept 1996Oct 1996Nov 1996Dec 1996Jan 199711. 20 June 1996: Presentación22. 20 June 1996: Calificación33. 25 June 1996: Comisión de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente Publicación desde 25/06/1996 hasta 29/06/199644. 29 June 1996: Comisión de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente Enmiendas desde 29/06/1996 hasta 17/09/199655. 17 September 1996: Comisión de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente Mesa - Calificación desde 17/09/1996 hasta 18/09/199666. 18 September 1996: Comisión de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente Debate de totalidad desde 18/09/1996 hasta 19/09/199677. 19 September 1996: Comisión de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente Informe desde 19/09/1996 hasta 07/10/199688. 7 October 1996: Comisión de Infraestructuras Informe desde 07/10/1996 hasta 13/11/199699. 13 November 1996: Comisión de Infraestructuras Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 13/11/1996 hasta 18/12/19961010. 18 December 1996: Senado desde 18/12/1996 hasta 20/02/19971111. 20 February 1997: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 20/02/1997 hasta 22/04/1997

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.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 7/1997, of April 14, on liberalizing measures regarding land and professional colleges.

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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