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What it is

How Spain's state-owned radio and television is organized and funded

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 29 July 2005. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on state-owned radio and television.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000052· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law creates the RTVE Corporation, a state-owned public limited company with special autonomy, to run the public radio and television service. Two subsidiaries provide the service directly: Televisión Española and Radio Nacional de España.
  2. The Board of Directors has twelve members elected by the Spanish Parliament: eight by the Congress of Deputies and four by the Senate, requiring a two-thirds majority. Two are proposed by the most representative unions, and Congress picks the Chair from among the directors.
  3. Directors serve a non-renewable six-year term, with half the board renewed every three years. They must be qualified and experienced, work exclusively for the Corporation, hold no interests in audiovisual companies, and take no instructions from the Government.
  4. The public service is defined through a nine-year framework mandate approved by Parliament and a three-year management contract between the Government and the Corporation, which sets goals and the funding from the State General Budgets.
  5. Funding is mixed: annual public compensation that cannot exceed the net cost of the public service, plus revenue from commercial activity. Borrowing is allowed only for investments and temporary cash shortfalls.
  6. The law creates oversight and participation bodies: an Advisory Council with representatives of society, News Councils to protect journalists' independence, annual parliamentary control, supervision by the audiovisual authority, and external control by the Court of Auditors.

Words worth knowing

Contrato-programa (management contract)
A three-year agreement between the Government and RTVE setting the specific goals of the public service and the public money to meet them.
Mandato-marco (framework mandate)
A document approved by Parliament setting the general goals of RTVE's public service, valid for nine years.
Coste neto (net cost)
The difference between what the public service costs and the company's own revenue, not counting the public compensation.
Derecho de acceso (right of access)
The right of significant social and political groups to express their views on public radio and television programming.
Autoridad audiovisual (audiovisual authority)
An independent body that monitors whether RTVE fulfills its public service mission.

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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 July 2005Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted24 August 2005The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments26 August 2005Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee24 November 2005A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate15 February 2006The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE11 May 2006It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Jul 2005Aug 2005Sept 2005Oct 2005Nov 2005Dec 2005Jan 2006Feb 2006Mar 2006Apr 200611. 29 July 2005: Presentación22. 24 August 2005: Comisión Constitucional Publicación desde 24/08/2005 hasta 26/08/200533. 24 August 2005: Calificación44. 26 August 2005: Comisión Constitucional Enmiendas desde 26/08/2005 hasta 23/11/200555. 23 November 2005: Comisión Constitucional Mesa - Calificación desde 23/11/2005 hasta 24/11/200566. 24 November 2005: Comisión Constitucional Debate de totalidad desde 24/11/2005 hasta 01/12/200577. 1 December 2005: Comisión Constitucional Informe desde 01/12/2005 hasta 20/12/200588. 20 December 2005: Comisión Constitucional Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 20/12/2005 hasta 15/02/200699. 15 February 2006: Senado desde 15/02/2006 hasta 26/04/20061010. 26 April 2006: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 26/04/2006 hasta 11/05/20061111. 11 May 2006: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 11/05/2006 hasta 20/06/2006

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 17/2006, of June 5, on state-owned radio and television.

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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