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What it is

Creating the General Council of Forest Technical Engineers

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 6 November 1998. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill creating the General Council of Official Colleges of Technical Forestry Engineers.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000149· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The General Council of Official Associations of Forest Technical Engineers is created as a public law corporation, with legal personality and full capacity to pursue its purposes under the law.
  2. The Council will deal with the General State Administration through the Ministry of the Environment.
  3. When the law takes effect, a Managing Commission is formed with one representative from each existing Association. It has six months to draft provisional bylaws, which are sent to the Ministry of the Environment to check their legality and order their publication in the official gazette (BOE).
  4. The Council is formally constituted and gains legal personality when its governing bodies are set up under the provisional bylaws. Within one year it must draft the final bylaws, which the Government approves through the Ministry of the Environment.

Who it affects

  • Existing Associations of Forest Technical Engineers: They must join the new General Council and take part in its setup.
  • The Ministry of the Environment: It checks the legality of the provisional bylaws and processes approval of the final ones.
  • The Government: It approves the Council's final bylaws.

Words worth knowing

Corporación de derecho público (public law corporation)
An official organization created by law that represents a profession and holds powers recognized by the State.
Colegio profesional (professional association)
An organization that groups everyone practicing the same profession, with mandatory membership.
Comisión Gestora (Managing Commission)
A temporary group in charge of organizing and launching a new body.
Estatutos (bylaws)
Internal rules that set out how an organization is structured and runs.

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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. Introduced6 November 1998Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted10 November 1998The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments16 November 1998Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee10 December 1998A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate28 April 1999The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE16 September 1999It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
Dec 1998Mar 1999Jun 199911. 6 November 1998: Presentación22. 10 November 1998: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Publicación desde 10/11/1998 hasta 16/11/199833. 10 November 1998: Calificación44. 16 November 1998: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Enmiendas desde 16/11/1998 hasta 10/12/199855. 10 December 1998: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Informe desde 10/12/1998 hasta 20/04/199966. 20 April 1999: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 20/04/1999 hasta 28/04/199977. 28 April 1999: Senado desde 28/04/1999 hasta 16/09/199988. 16 September 1999: Concluido - (Aprobado sin modificaciones) desde 16/09/1999 hasta 25/10/1999

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: Act 31/1999, of October 8, creating the General Council of Official Colleges of Technical Forestry Engineers.

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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