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What it is

Rules for the Official Provincial Gazettes of Spain

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 26 October 2001. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill regulating the official bulletins of the provinces.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000054· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The Official Provincial Gazette is the official newspaper where general provisions, ordinances, edicts, announcements and decisions of public administrations and the justice system at the provincial level are published. Texts published in it are official and authentic.
  2. The Gazette is a provincial public service whose publication and management belong to the Provincial Councils (Diputaciones Provinciales). Each Council approves an ordinance regulating the service and may charge fees for insertions, subscriptions and sales of copies.
  3. The Gazette is published at least three times a week, in Spanish and, where applicable, in the co-official language of the territory. Local entities in the province must subscribe to it.
  4. Provincial Councils must publish the texts that laws require to be inserted and those sent by other administrations. Texts are published exactly as submitted, in chronological order, within a maximum of 15 business days (6 if urgent). If misprints change the content, the text is republished corrected right away.
  5. Publication is subject to a provincial fee, but mandatory insertions of provisions and mandatory official announcements, including court edicts ordered ex officio, are exempt. The ordinance may exempt some of the excluded cases, such as private announcements or bidding notices.
  6. Regional parliaments may agree, with the Provincial Council's acceptance, to merge the provincial gazette into the regional gazette. The agreement lasts ten years and renews automatically unless someone ends it.

Who it affects

  • Provincial Councils (Diputaciones Provinciales): They must publish and manage the Gazette, approve its ordinance, publish texts on time and offer free public access to it.
  • Municipalities and local entities: They must subscribe to the Gazette and offer free access to it at their offices.
  • Public administrations and the justice system: They may, and in many cases must, publish their provisions, edicts and announcements in the Gazette.
  • Citizens and private individuals: They can place private announcements by paying the fee, and read the Gazette for free at provincial and municipal offices.
  • Autonomous Communities (regions): They can merge the provincial gazettes into the regional gazette if the Provincial Council accepts.

Words worth knowing

Edicto (edict)
An official notice published to announce a court or administrative decision to the people affected.
Ordenanza (ordinance)
A rule approved by a local institution, such as a Provincial Council or municipality, to regulate a service or matter under its authority.
Tasa (fee)
Money paid to a public administration for a specific service, such as publishing an announcement.
Días hábiles (business days)
Days counted for deadlines, excluding holidays and weekends.

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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. Introduced26 October 2001Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted30 October 2001The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments2 November 2001Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee27 November 2001A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate18 December 2001The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE14 March 2002It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2001Nov 2001Dec 2001Jan 2002Feb 200211. 26 October 2001: Presentación22. 30 October 2001: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Publicación desde 30/10/2001 hasta 02/11/200133. 30 October 2001: Calificación44. 2 November 2001: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Enmiendas desde 02/11/2001 hasta 27/11/200155. 27 November 2001: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Informe desde 27/11/2001 hasta 12/12/200166. 12 December 2001: Comisión de Régimen de las Administraciones Públicas Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 12/12/2001 hasta 18/12/200177. 18 December 2001: Senado desde 18/12/2001 hasta 14/03/200288. 14 March 2002: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 14/03/2002 hasta 07/05/2002

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 5/2002, of April 4, regulating the Official Provincial Bulletins.

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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