What it is
Law creating the General Council of Decorators' Associations
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 24 September 2001. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Official title: Government bill creating the General Council of the Official Colleges of Decorators.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000046· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The General Council of the Official Associations of Decorators is created as a public law corporation, with legal personality and full capacity to pursue its purposes under the law.
- The Council will deal with the State Administration through the Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Fomento).
- A Provisional Managing Commission must be set up within two months, with one representative from each regional association and one from the National Association. Within six months it must draft provisional statutes, which the Ministry of Public Works will review and approve if they comply with the law.
- The Council will be formally constituted and gain legal personality once its governing bodies are formed under the provisional statutes. Within one year it must draft the final statutes, to be approved by the Government through the Ministry of Public Works.
Who it affects
- Decorators who are members of associations in the Autonomous Communities that already have an Official Association of Decorators.: They will be represented in the new General Council through their associations.
- The Official Associations of Decorators already created and the National Association.: They must appoint representatives to the Provisional Managing Commission and take part in setting up the Council.
- The Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Fomento).: It is the Council's channel to the State and must review and approve the statutes.
Words worth knowing
- Corporación de derecho público (public law corporation)
- An official organization created by law that represents a profession and has its own legal capacity.
- Comisión Gestora (Provisional Managing Commission)
- A temporary group in charge of getting a new body up and running until it works on a permanent basis.
- Estatutos (statutes)
- Rules that set out how an organization is structured and runs.
- Orden ministerial (ministerial order)
- A rule issued by a minister to develop a law.
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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.
- Introduced24 September 2001Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted2 October 2001The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments5 October 2001Groups propose changes.
- Committee25 October 2001A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate21 November 2001The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE6 February 2002It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
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:
- VII Legislature, Senate Government bill creating the General Council of the Official Colleges of Decorators.
Published in the BOE: Law 2/2002, of February 21, creating the General Council of the Official Colleges of Decorators.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000046
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- BOE, BOE-A-2002-3591
The law as published.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
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- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.