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What it is

Measures to speed up civil, criminal and administrative court cases

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 11 March 2011. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on procedural streamlining measures.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000117· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. Adapts the Criminal Procedure Act to corporate criminal liability: it regulates how companies are charged, who represents them, how they give statements, what precautionary measures can be imposed on them and what happens if they fail to appear.
  2. In administrative cases, it cuts procedural steps for evidence, allows appeals to be decided without a hearing when no one requests one, and raises to €30,000 the threshold for the abbreviated procedure and for cassation and review appeals.
  3. In civil cases, it extends the payment order procedure to evictions for non-payment: if the tenant neither pays nor objects after the notice, the case goes straight to eviction, whose date is stated in that same notice.
  4. It removes the right to appeal in small claims trials under €3,000 and eliminates the preparation step for devolutive appeals; it also raises to €600,000 the threshold for cassation.
  5. It removes the monetary limit of the payment order procedure, so a money debt of any amount can be claimed through it.
  6. It includes the court fee within litigation costs and applies the installment sale regime to contracts for the lease of movable property.

Who it affects

  • Companies criminally charged and their representatives: They have their own rules for summons, defense, statements and guilty pleas in criminal proceedings.
  • Tenants with unpaid rent: If they neither pay nor object after the notice, they can be evicted without a prior hearing.
  • People claiming money debts: They can use the payment order procedure with no amount limit.
  • People litigating against public authorities: Evidence and hearing steps are reduced, and appeal thresholds change.
  • Lessors of movable property and installment sellers: They can claim return of the property through the summary trial procedure.

Words worth knowing

Juicio monitorio (payment order procedure)
A fast procedure to claim money debts with documents; if the debtor does not object, payment is ordered directly.
Lanzamiento (eviction)
The act of removing someone from an apartment or premises and handing it over to the claimant.
Enervación
The tenant's right to stop an eviction by paying everything owed before the hearing.
Casación (cassation appeal)
An appeal to the Supreme Court against second-instance rulings, only on specific legal grounds.
Tercería de dominio (third-party ownership claim)
A claim by someone who says the seized assets belong to them, not to the debtor.

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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. Introduced11 March 2011Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted15 March 2011The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments18 March 2011Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee11 May 2011A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate27 June 2011The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE22 September 2011It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2011Apr 2011May 2011Jun 2011Jul 2011Aug 201111. 11 March 2011: Presentación22. 15 March 2011: Comisión de Justicia Publicación desde 15/03/2011 hasta 18/03/201133. 15 March 2011: Calificación44. 18 March 2011: Comisión de Justicia Enmiendas desde 18/03/2011 hasta 13/05/201155. 11 May 2011: Comisión de Justicia Mesa - Calificación desde 11/05/2011 hasta 11/05/201166. 11 May 2011: Comisión de Justicia Debate de totalidad desde 11/05/2011 hasta 23/05/201177. 23 May 2011: Comisión de Justicia Informe desde 23/05/2011 hasta 22/06/201188. 22 June 2011: Comisión de Justicia Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 22/06/2011 hasta 27/06/201199. 27 June 2011: Senado desde 27/06/2011 hasta 14/09/20111010. 14 September 2011: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 14/09/2011 hasta 22/09/20111111. 22 September 2011: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 22/09/2011 hasta 23/11/2011

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: Law 37/2011, of 10 October, on measures to streamline procedural processes.

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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