What it is
Government bill to amend Law 1/2000, of 7 January, on Civil Procedure, to facilitate the application in Spain of the European payment order and small claims proceedings.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 16 July 2010. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000086· updated 11 Nov
We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page
Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced16 July 2010Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted3 September 2010The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments8 September 2010Groups propose changes.
- Committee3 November 2010A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate14 December 2010The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE10 March 2011It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 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:
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000086
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- 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.