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What it is

How Spanish regions take part in European Union affairs

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 30 July 1996. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill regulating the Conference for Matters Related to the European Communities.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000010· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. It creates and regulates the Conference for Matters Related to the European Communities, a cooperation body between the Spanish State and the Autonomous Communities. Its mission is to guarantee that the Autonomous Communities take effective part in shaping the State's position before EU institutions and in applying EU law.
  2. It sets out who sits on the Conference: it is chaired by the Minister of Public Administrations, and each Autonomous Community appoints a regional minister in charge of these matters. Two Secretaries of State from the central government also take part.
  3. It lists the Conference's duties: informing and debating on European integration, organizing regional participation in the State's position, resolving general EU-related questions, and monitoring participation in EU policies.
  4. It provides that the Conference will adopt internal rules and that its decisions will follow Law 30/1992. In addition, matters affecting only one Autonomous Community are handled bilaterally, and Ceuta and Melilla take part in the Conference through a member of each city's government council.

Who it affects

  • The Autonomous Communities: They take part in the Conference and in shaping the State's position before the EU.
  • The central government: It chairs the Conference and coordinates EU affairs with the Autonomous Communities.
  • The sectoral conferences: They must apply the participation procedures guaranteed by the Conference.
  • Ceuta and Melilla: They join the Conference with one member from each city's government council.

Words worth knowing

Comunidades Autónomas
Spain's territorial divisions with their own governments, such as Catalonia, Andalusia or Galicia.
Derecho comunitario
EU law: the rules and decisions of the European Union that must be applied in Spain.
Conferencia Sectorial
A body where the central government and the Autonomous Communities discuss one specific area, such as health or education.
Directivas y reglamentos
Types of EU rules: directives must be adapted into national law, while regulations apply directly.

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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. Introduced30 July 1996Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted1 August 1996The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments2 August 1996Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee1 October 1996A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate13 November 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 8 official steps on a timeline
Jul 1996Aug 1996Sept 1996Oct 1996Nov 1996Dec 1996Jan 199711. 30 July 1996: Presentación22. 1 August 1996: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Publicación desde 01/08/1996 hasta 02/08/199633. 1 August 1996: Calificación44. 2 August 1996: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Enmiendas desde 02/08/1996 hasta 01/10/199655. 1 October 1996: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Informe desde 01/10/1996 hasta 22/10/199666. 22 October 1996: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 22/10/1996 hasta 13/11/199677. 13 November 1996: Senado desde 13/11/1996 hasta 20/02/199788. 20 February 1997: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 20/02/1997 hasta 02/04/1997

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 2/1997, of March 13, regulating the Conference on Matters Related to the European Communities.

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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