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What it is

More land for building and more competition in transport and ports

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 29 June 2000. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill for a Law on Urgent Measures for Liberalization in the Real Estate and Transport Sectors (originating from Royal Decree-Law 4/2000, of June 23).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000005· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. It amends the land law to make it easier to turn developable land into building land. Development plans filed by private parties or non-competent public authorities are automatically approved after six months without a response, and the rules for valuing land are clarified, ruling out speculative elements.
  2. It shortens the duration of concessions for regular road passenger transport: no less than six years and no more than 15. If the procedure to award the next service is not finished on time, the concessionaire keeps running it for up to one more year.
  3. It allows any individual or company to work as a real estate intermediary without any professional degree or membership of an official association, while consumer protection requirements still apply.
  4. It requires Port Authorities to award a minimum number of fuel supply facilities for ships, to encourage competition. The Government must regulate this by decree within six months.

Who it affects

  • Owners of developable land and real estate developers: They can promote land transformation, and government inaction can no longer block their projects.
  • Regular road passenger transport companies: Their concessions last between 6 and 15 years, and existing ones run until their term and extensions end.
  • People wanting to work as real estate intermediaries: They no longer need to be a licensed property agent or belong to an official association.
  • Fuel supply companies in ports: They can access more supply facilities, with more competition and fewer formal restrictions.

Words worth knowing

Suelo urbanizable (developable land)
Land that the rules allow to be turned into urban, buildable land if the established procedure is followed.
Silencio positivo (positive silence)
If the administration does not reply within the set period, the request is deemed approved.
Concesión (concession)
Authorization under which a private company provides a public service, such as a bus line, for a set period.
Avituallamiento de combustibles (bunkering)
Fuel supply to ships within the port.
Justiprecio (fair price)
The amount paid as compensation when property is expropriated.

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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. Introduced29 June 2000Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted13 July 2000The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments21 July 2000Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee27 September 2000A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate26 March 2003The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE29 April 2003It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 10 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2000Dec 2001Dec 200211. 29 June 2000: Presentación22. 13 July 2000: Comisión de Infraestructuras Publicación desde 13/07/2000 hasta 21/07/200033. 13 July 2000: Calificación44. 21 July 2000: Comisión de Infraestructuras Enmiendas desde 21/07/2000 hasta 03/10/200055. 26 September 2000: Comisión de Infraestructuras Mesa - Calificación desde 26/09/2000 hasta 27/09/200066. 27 September 2000: Comisión de Infraestructuras Debate de totalidad desde 27/09/2000 hasta 28/09/200077. 3 October 2000: Comisión de Infraestructuras Informe desde 03/10/2000 hasta 05/03/200388. 5 March 2003: Comisión de Infraestructuras Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 05/03/2003 hasta 26/03/200399. 26 March 2003: Senado desde 26/03/2003 hasta 29/04/20031010. 29 April 2003: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 29/04/2003 hasta 10/06/2003

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 10/2003, of May 20, on urgent liberalization measures in the real estate and transport sectors.

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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