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What it is

More land for building, shorter bus service contracts

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a royal decree-law. It was introduced on 24 June 2000. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Royal Decree-Law 4/2000, of June 23, on Urgent Measures for Liberalization in the Real Estate and Transport Sectors.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 130/000003· updated 11 Nov

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  1. It amends the land law to make it easier to promote the development of developable land. Owners and also public administrations may promote this transformation, and the right to submit the development plan to the town council can be exercised earlier.
  2. It shortens the duration of contracts for regular road passenger services: no less than six years and no more than fifteen. If the process to award the next service is not finished, the current operator keeps running it, for at most twelve more months.
  3. It allows real estate brokerage to be practiced freely, that is, the activities of property agents, with no professional license and no need to belong to an official professional association.
  4. It requires Port Authorities to award a minimum number of fuel supply facilities for ships inside the port, using criteria such as traffic and safety. The Government had six months to develop this measure through regulations.

Words worth knowing

Suelo urbanizable
Land that the rules allow to be converted into building land through an urban plan.
Concesión
A contract under which a private company runs a public service, such as a bus line, for a set period.
Intermediación inmobiliaria
Real estate brokerage: acting as a middleman in buying, selling or renting homes and premises.
Colegio oficial
An official professional association that professionals used to be required to join in order to practice.
Avituallamiento de combustibles
Fuel supply to ships at the port.

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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. Introduced24 June 2000Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 June 2000The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary27 June 2000All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 4 official steps on a timeline
Jun 200011. 24 June 2000: Presentación22. 27 June 2000: Calificación33. 27 June 2000: Pleno Convalidación desde 27/06/2000 hasta 29/06/200044. 29 June 2000: Concluido - (Convalidado y tramitado como Proyecto de Ley) desde 29/06/2000 hasta 07/07/2000

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: Royal Decree-Law 4/2000, of June 23, on Urgent Measures for Liberalization in the Real Estate and Transport Sectors.

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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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