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Spain – National Reform Programme:

2008 Progress Report

Spain – National Reform Programme:

2008 Progress Report

Madrid, october 2008

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with the environmental rules for public procurements.

This 2008 Progress Report was drafted by the Permanent Lisbon Unit under the coordination

of the Spanish Prime Minister’s Economic Offi ce. It also benefi ted from the cooperation of all

Ministries represented in the Government’s Standing Commission for Economic Affairs, and

the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, the Ministry of

Education, Social Policy and Sport, the Ministry of Housing, and the Ministry of Equality. It

was approved by the Cabinet on 10 October 2008.

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Contents

Page

I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

II. ECONOMIC SITUATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

III. STATUS AND UPDATE OF THE SEVEN PILLARS IN THE NATIONAL

REFORM PROGRAMME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

IV. THE NATIONAL REFORM PROGRAMME AND EUROPEAN FUNDS . . 81

V. ACCOUNTABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

ACRONYMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

ANNEX I. MAIN MEASURES IN THE NATIONAL REFORM PROGRAMME. . 99

ANNEX II. STRUCTURAL INDICATORS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION . 207

ANNEX III. REGIONAL ECONOMIC REFORM PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

ANNEX IV. REGIONAL BREAKDOWN OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES IN

THE NATIONAL REFORM PROGRAMME . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

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I. Introduction

This 2008 Progress Report on the National Reform Programme completes the

fi rst cycle of implementation of the renewed Lisbon Strategy in Spain. During

this cycle, which began in 2005, Spain has progressed remarkably in almost

all of the economic policy goals set out in the National Reform Programme for 2010;

in particular, by 2007 Spain had attained full convergence with the EU-25 in terms of

per capita income (102.9%) and is approaching the 66% target employment rate.

During this cycle, transport infrastructure has been modernised, public coverage

of education for children aged 3-5 has been completed, and there has been an

unprecedented increase in R&D spending to 1.2% of GDP, the welfare state has

gained strength, including new family support policies, and reforms are under way in

goods and services markets, in the labour market and in Social Security. With regard

to the horizontal objective relating to emissions, the indicator has been reduced

despite a slight upswing in 2007.

The Spring 2008 European Council concluded that, in the 2005-2007 period,

Spain progressed appropriately not only in its implementation of the National Reform

Programme, but also in the development of the priority areas of the European

economic agenda decided by the European Council in March 2006 (R&D and

innovation, entrepreneurship, energy and employment). The main strengths

highlighted by the Council include: a faster-than-expected reduction of government

debt, progress in the execution of the R&D and innovation strategy, and satisfactory

headway in the employment rate, particularly for women. The Council’s report

underlined two areas of action where reforms are required as a priority (specifi c

recommendations): 1) increase competition in the energy sector, especially eliminating

distortional price setting mechanisms and improving the capacity of cross-border

interconnections to guarantee delivery; and 2) effectively implement the educational

reform, at regional level also, to reduce the early school leaving rate.

This 2008 Progress Report on the National Reform Programme refl ects the

principal economic policy measures adopted during the 12 months since the previous

Progress Report was presented. This text focuses especially on those measures that

fulfi l the specifi c recommendations for the Spanish economy and the points to watch:

1) contain the current account defi cit and infl ationary pressure and oversee the

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housing market; 2) increase competition in professional services and retail markets;

3) improve the regulatory framework; 4) implement environmental measures,

especially to reduce CO2 emissions; 5) continue to modernise protection for

employment, including legislation, with a view to reinforcing fl exicurity in the labour

market to fi ght segmentation and make part-time work more appealing; 6) increase

productivity by increasing qualifi cation levels and innovation; 7) integrate immigrants

into the labour market; 8) continue increasing access to day care for children by

increasing the number of places in nursery schools; 9) carry out reforms in the

pension and healthcare systems with a view to improving long-term fi scal

sustainability.

For the second cycle of the renewed Lisbon Strategy (2008-2010), the Spring

2008 European Council confi rmed that the 24 Integrated Guidelines for growth and

jobs established in 2005 would be maintained, as would the four priority areas of

action of the national reform programmes. To this end, the Spanish Government has

opted to maintain the initial structure of the National Reform Programme, organised

around seven pillars of economic policy, and maintain 2010 goals, given that in many

cases the policies implemented have not had time to fully affect the indicators;

therefore, their current degree of progress does not justify a revision of the objectives,

which were conceived as structural in nature.

Following this introduction, section II of the 2008 Progress Report on the

National Reform Programme presents a brief evaluation of the economic situation. In

2007, the Spanish economy maintained a high rate of growth (3.7%), which was

more balanced in composition as a result of both the contribution from investment in

capital goods as well as the smaller contribution from construction. Six hundred

thousand new jobs were created, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, its lowest

level since 1978. Average infl ation was 2.8%. These good fi gures include a

deterioration in 2007, especially in the second half of the year, when the international

economic context was marked by the increase in commodities prices and the fi nancial

crisis that originated in the US. As a result of these two external shocks and the

intense adjustment in the Spanish residential construction market, there has been a

noticeable slowdown in economic growth to 1.8% year-on-year in the second quarter

of 2008, with unemployment increasing to 10.4%. In view of the situation, in July

2008 the Government revised its growth projections to 1.6% for 2008 and 1% for

2009.

Accordingly, this Report is being produced at time of change in the situation of

the Spanish economy, which has gone from intense growth and job creation to a

sharp slowdown with a signifi cant negative impact on business activity and

employment. In this context, it is important to emphasize that the overall strategy

of the Government’s economic policy involves maintaining a rigorous budgetary

policy while improving social welfare coverage and accelerating structural reforms,

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especially in the services sector, which is less subject to competition and is largely

responsible for the infl ation differential with respect to other EU countries. In this

area, it is worth noting the decision adopted by the Cabinet in August 2008

establishing the schedule for a wide-ranging structural reform package in the areas

covered by transposition of the Services Directive, professional services, energy

telecommunications, transport and housing, which should be addressed before

2009. The details of these reforms are set out in the corresponding pillars in section

III of this Report.

The text also includes the measures adopted by the Government in October 2008

regarding the fi nancial system and in the framework of a coordinated Europe-wide

strategy aimed at normalising the fi nancial markets, reactivating lending and the

interbank markets and restoring confi dence on the part of economic players and

citizens.

With regard to European Council’s two specifi c recommendations mentioned

above, there has been signifi cant progress in promoting competition in the energy

sector; 47% of the electricity industry is already deregulated, as regulated tariffs for

high-tension consumers were eliminated in July 2008; the regulated tariff for the

low-tension segment, which is still pending liberalisation, is scheduled for elimination

in January 2009. The retail gas market is now fully liberalised and just 14% of the

market still uses the last-resort tariff. With mediation from the European Council, an

agreement was reached with the French government for the construction of a new

interconnection line that will double the capacity of the electricity interconnection

between France and Spain.

The Government has implemented a series of measures to improve the education

system and reduce the early school leaving rate, which increased slightly in 2007

after declining slightly for two years. To this end, the Education Organic Act includes

three new lines of action with signifi cant fi nancial backing: 1) to provide backup

tuition as soon as learning diffi culties are detected, in primary and secondary school;

2) to decrease early school leaving rates; and 3) to improve teacher training.

The Initial Professional Qualifi cation Programme were implemented in the

2008-2009 academic year with the aim of offering students over 16 years of age that

have not fi nished compulsory secondary education the opportunity to complete

training and obtain a qualifi cation with which to join the labour market. They will

also be eligible for specifi c grants. Furthermore, to guarantee equal opportunities, a

grant programme has been implemented to help children from less affl uent families

who would otherwise have to leave school upon completion of compulsory schooling.

One of the Government’s goals is to strengthen vocational training, making it more

visible and socially prestigious, and adapt it to the needs of the labour market.

Given the importance of coordinating between the various administrations to

increase the quality of the education system and reduce early school leaving rates,


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the Government convened a monographic conference on school abandonment with

regional governments for October 2008 with a view to exchanging successful

experiences and developing a joint strategy that combines the efforts of the various

education administrations. In November of 2008, the Commission will issue a report

on the content and conclusions of the meeting, which will be included as an annex to

this document.

As regards the macroeconomic challenges identifi ed by the European Council,

growth in productivity has been attained in parallel with strong growth in employment

in the last two years, for the fi rst time. The Central Government Budget continues to

focus on a knowledge-based model. In 2008, the provision for Education and civil

R&D and innovation policies was 10.7 billion euro, 140% more than in 2004.

As regards public accounts, despite the current diffi cult economic situation, the

surpluses accumulated in the last few years will enable the automatic stabilisers to

operate with full effect without endangering budgetary stability throughout the

economic cycle. The projected government defi cits in 2008 and 2009 are the result of

the cyclical downswing and will not compromise fulfi lment of the commitments in

the Stability and Growth Pact. With respect to pension reform, in 2008 measures

approved as part of the Social Dialogue entered into force with the goal of improving

the contributory nature of the system and incentivate delayed retirement. The Toledo

Pact recommendations are under revision with a view to aligning our pension system

with the current demographic situation.

Progress has also been made on microeconomic goals, such as improving

economic regulation. The Plan to Reduce Red Tape aims to reduce the administrative

burden by 30% by 2012, i.e. a more ambitious goal than that of other European

countries (25%). Between June and August 2008, the Cabinet approved 81 measures

aimed at simplifying procedures, affecting 7 ministerial departments. The Cabinet

will soon present a draft Act on free access to, and practice of, services that will

introduce the Directive’s basic principles into domestic legislation; close to 7,000

rules and procedures (primarily regional and local) that will potentially be affected

by the Directive have been identifi ed. With regard to professional services, the

government has undertaken to present before the end of the year an Act to strengthen

the principle of free access and improve protection of users and consumers in the

sector.

To improve competition in the retail sector, before 2009 the government will

implement a retail price observatory and modify the Act regulating Retail Trade. The

Government has also undertaken to present before the end of the year various

initiatives in the area of transport to improve airport management and increase

competition in rail freight and the ports system. All these reforms will help close the

infl ation gap between Spain and the euro area that has persisted since the euro was

introduced.

Introduction

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The Spanish Strategy on Climate Change and Clean Energy 2007-2012-2020

envisages the policies that will facilitate compliance with Kyoto Protocol objectives,

and, at the same time, guide Spain’s capacity to contribute to the Europe-wide goal of

a 20% cut in emissions by 2020. Six strategic lines in the fi ght against climate change

were adopted in July 2008 and must be implemented in the next two years, including

action with regard to diffuse sources, where the greatest potential for reduction exists.

In this vein, the Government has also approved the Energy Saving and Effi ciency

Strategy, which includes 31 measures to reduce oil consumption by 10% of annual

imports of the fossil fuel within three years, leading to a positive impact on

emissions.

With regard to reducing segmentation in the labour market, signifi cant progress

has been achieved in the fi ght against precarious employment as a result of an

agreement reached between employers and unions in 2006 through the Social

Dialogue. Policies incentivating indefi nite contracts have helped reduce fi xed-term

employment to its lowest level since 1990 (29.4% in the second quarter of 2008). In

July 2008, the new Declaration for Social Dialogue was signed, which, in view of the

current economic situation, sets priorities such as job creation and the establishment

of conditions necessary for the development of a new growth model based on the

knowledge economy. The priority task list includes modernising and coordinating

the various governmental employment services and rationalising active employment

policies, among others.

In short, experience in Spain has shown that the Social Dialogue is a good

mechanism for dealing with labour market reforms. Both the measures that have

been adopted and their results have made clear progress towards fl exicurity, which

has been adopted at European level as an instrument and as a balanced approach to

modernising labour markets.

With regard to the integration of immigrants in the labour market, progress has

been made in the last year to improve the management of migratory fl ows, with a

clear commitment to hiring at source; additionally, training of immigrants in their

home countries before taking up their job in Spain has been regulated.

Section IV of this Report presents the main elements for coordination between

the National Reform Programme and Structural Funds, while chapter V details

Spain’s progress in implementing the Lisbon Strategy, in terms of both economic

objective achievements and reforms, thereby fulfi lling the commitments assumed

within the framework of multilateral supervision.

The National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report represents not only the

efforts of the Central Government, but it also contains valuable contributions from

the Autonomous Communities, the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and

Provinces and the social partners, with whom smooth communications have been

maintained over the last twelve months. The protocol for work on the NRP, agreed in


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September 2006 with the social partners, was elaborated on for the second year in a

row, and a number of meetings were held with the social partners to discuss specifi c

aspects of the Lisbon Agenda. Additionally, some Autonomous Communities have

drafted Regional Reform Programmes, and an attempt has been made to coordinate

their goals and measures with this NRP. The Autonomous Communities have multi-

year plans to improve competitiveness or employment that were adopted by consensus

with the social partners.

The Report has four annexes. Annex I contains detailed information on a selection

of economic policy measures that respond to the Council’s specifi c recommendations,

as well as pending matters. This annex conforms to the common methodology

promoted by the European Commission. Annex II contained a broad range of

indicators that track reform policies. Once again, Spain has adopted the European

methodology and presents the performance of structural and EMCO indicators since

2004, and the country’s relative position with respect to the EU.

Annex III lists the main regional programmes focused on competitiveness and

jobs; Annex IV includes a selection of R&D and innovation and Education and

Employment indicators broken down by Autonomous Community. Annex V will

consist of the aforementioned report from the Sectoral Conference between the Central

Government and the Autonomous Communities on early school leaving, which will be

submitted to the European Commission separately in November 2008.

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II. Economic Situation

In less than one year, the Spanish economy has gone from approximately 4%

year-on-year growth, with strong job creation, to an intense slowdown with

growth of less than 2% in the second quarter of 2008 and a negative impact on

business activity and on the labour market (Figure II.1). The deceleration in activity in 2007 was the result of lower growth in domestic

demand, though it was more sustainable as the foreign sector subtracted 0.8 percentage

points from growth, compared with 1.5 percentage points in 2006, and investment in

capital goods gained in importance, increasing by 10%. Apparent labour productivity

improved by 0.8%, the greatest increase since 1996, which proved to be compatible

with the rapid pace of job creation (Figure II.2).

In 2007, 608,400 jobs were created, and a total of 20.4 million people were in

employment. The employment rate improved considerably to 65.6% in 2007 for

the population aged 15 to 64, almost one percentage point more than in 2006,

exceeding the European average (65.4%) and the NRP’s 2010 target of 66%. The

female employment rate increased to 54.8%, narrowing the gap with respect to the

male rate by 1 percentage point and making steady progress towards the NRP

objective of 57.0%.

Source: National Accounting (National Statistics Institute).

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Since the summer of 2007, the main developed economies have been affected by

two shocks that led to downgrades in growth forecasts and upgrades in infl ation

projections. The fi nancial crisis, which arose in the US subprime mortgage market,

has led to stricter lending conditions for families and businesses. The commodities

crisis was felt most intensely in oil prices. In one and a half years, the price of crude

increased from $50/barrel to $145/barrel (July). This was a negative external shock

for non-oil exporting economies, and it had a direct impact on production costs and

on infl ation.

Whereas Spain’s average infl ation eased to 2.8% in 2007, it reached an infl ection

point in September and climbed to a high of 5.3% in July 2008. Food and energy

prices are responsible for rising infl ation; excluding them, infl ation was at a record

low–slightly over 2% in the last few months. In September 2008, infl ation stood at

3.6% in the euro area and 4.6% in Spain, maintaining the differential of 1 percentage

point.

Predictions made in summer 2007 for Spanish economic growth in 2008 assumed

an economic slowdown resulting from the real estate sector adjustment. However,

these predictions had to be downgraded due to 3 factors. First, Spain’s economy is

very open (60%); therefore, its growth depends largely on the performance of the

developed economies. Second, it has a high level of energy dependency, which makes

it more sensitive to fl uctuations in oil prices. Third, as a result of major investment

over the last few years, Spain has accumulated a large foreign defi cit (10% of GDP in

2007) and therefore needs fi nance from abroad.

The global crisis has signifi cantly accelerated the adjustment in the real estate

sector that began in mid-2007. Residential investment fell 5.6% in the second quarter,

which is taking a heavy toll on employment. The negative effect of increasing

infl ation, interest rates and unemployment has affected household disposable

incomes, leading to a sharp slowdown in consumer expenditure, which barely grew

0.1% in the second quarter with respect to the fi rst quarter. As a whole, the Spanish

economy was stagnant in 2Q08, with quarter-on-quarter growth of just 0.1%.

According to data from the Labour Force Survey in the second quarter of

2008, 215,700 jobs were lost in the construction sector in the last year. The

unemployment rate stands at 10.4% of the labour force. However, comparing the

second quarter of 2008 with same period in 2007, a total of 57,800 jobs were

created; therefore, the increase in the unemployment rate is attributable to the fact

that the labour market has not been able to absorb the 679,400-person increase in

the labour force (Fig. II.3).

According to social security contributor fi gures, job destruction in year-on-year

terms commenced in June. Specifi cally, in August 2008, close to 150,000 jobs were

lost with respect to August 2007, and, at the same time, the unemployment rolls rose

by more than 500,000 people. In the quarters to come, it is expected that the

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adjustment in the real estate sector will continue and jobs will continue to be lost; this

will also affect those sectors indirectly linked to real estate and, therefore, lead to an

increase in unemployment.

However, the Spanish economy has accumulated major strengths in the last few

years that put it in a better position to overcome the current diffi culties. First, the

solid fi nancial system exceeds international requirements for solvency, provisions

and profi tability. Second, the confi dence that international economic players continue

to show in the Spanish economy, as evidenced by the foreign direct investment fi gures

from the fi rst half of 2008 (29.514 billion euro, vs. 9.199 billion euro in the fi rst half

of 2007). Third, the success with which Spanish companies are internationalising,

which enables them to diversify risk. Spain ranks eighth in the world in terms of

outgoing foreign direct investment, and sixth in services exports; it has also maintained

its market share in world exports. Fourth, both the public and private sectors are

committed to the physical, human and technological capitalisation of the economy,

and these are the factors that will drive sustained growth in the long term. Despite

moves towards austerity in current expenditure, the 2009 Central Government Budget

will increase spending on infrastructure and R&D and innovation by more than

average. The surpluses from the last few years have reduced the public debt to 36%

of GDP, well below the average for the large European economies (65%). This

Source: Labour Force Survey (National Statistics Institute).

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increases Spain’s margin for manoeuvre to establish a countercyclical fi scal policy,

allowing the automatic stabilisers to operate to the full.

Aware of the economic diffi culties, the Government presented a schedule in

August 2008 with specifi c new economic reforms which will be presented during the

year. The goal is to accelerate reform of the goods and services markets which will

enable the economy to improve its competitiveness.

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III. Status and Update of the seven pillars in the National Reform Programme

PILLAR 1. REINFORCING MACROECONOMIC AND BUDGET STABILITY

Status

Since 2005, the Public Administrations have registered increasing budget

surpluses, enabling public fi nances to be strengthened progressively. The

favourable economic environment, together with a strong commitment from

the Government to a prudent fi scal policy that is appropriate for the economic cycle,

enabled the government improve the budget surplus each year and signifi cantly

reduce public expenditure as a percentage of GDP. The Public Administration’s

surplus amounted to 1% of GDP in 2005, 2% in 2006, and 2.2% in 2007, a level

without precedent in the history of Spain since the restoration of democracy. The

increase in 2007 was largely attributable to the Central Government, which improved

by 0.6 points on the previous year, increasing its surplus to 1.3%. The Social Security

surplus also contributed to the Public Administrations’ surplus. The combined total

surplus over the last three budgetary years exceeds 50 billion euro for the Public

Administrations as a whole. As a result, the debt ratio reached 36.2%, 10 percentage

points lower than three years ago, i.e. a 20-year low (Figure III.1).

Additionally, the scheduled reforms in this fi eld have been completed. On 1

January 2007, the new regulation on stability entered into force; the 2008 Budget was

the fi rst to conform to this regulation.

This budget stability policy has been compatible with the reorientation of public

expenditure programmes towards policies more closely related to effi ciency and to

enhancing productivity. Between 2004 and 2008, budgeted expenditure on civilian


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R&D and innovation, education and infrastructure increased by 168%, 92% and

33%, respectively.

Despite the current sharp deceleration, the 2008 Budget has suffi cient margin to

enable the automatic stabilisers to function and smoothen the cyclical contraction. At

the same time, public expenditure remains focused on productive expenditure to

strengthen supply conditions to provide the Spanish economy with more fl exibility

and capacity to respond to adverse situations.

The tax reform approved in 2006 entered into force in 2007; it involved a

signifi cant modernisation of direct taxation for both individuals and legal entities.

This reform has the following main objectives:

• With regard to company tax rates, the fi ve-point reduction over two years cut

the general rate from 35% in 2006 to 30% in 2008; SMEs received the cut in just one

year, as their company tax rate was cut to 25% in 2007. In parallel, there has been a

gradual reduction in many tax credits, which are due to be phased out in 2011, 2012

and 2014, depending on the type of credit.

• As regards personal income tax, the number of brackets was reduced to four,

and the maximum marginal rate was reduced by 2 points to 43%. Also, the tax

treatment of salary income was improved by increasing the amount of the tax-free

allowance. With a view to achieving a more equitable treatment of taxpayers with

Source: Eurostat.

Figure III.1 Public debt as a percentage of GDP in Spain and in the EU-15

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similar family situations, regardless of their income, a broad fi rst bracket was

established at 0% (i.e. tax free) to take account of taxpayers’ personal and family

circumstances. Notable progress was also made towards a neutral treatment of the

various types of savings by introducing a fl at 18% rate.

With respect to environmental taxes, an amendment has been approved to the

special tax on certain means of transport. As a result of this initiative, from 1

January 2008, the tax is based on the level of emission of pollutant gases rather

than on engine capacity and type, as had been the case previously. In August 2008,

the Cabinet agreed to lay a Draft Act before Parliament which, among other

measures, establishes that the vehicle tax on motorcycles will also vary depending

on its CO2 emissions. This change will be revenue-neutral but will favour less-

polluting vehicles.

As regards reform of fi nancing system for the Autonomous Communities, the

Government has initiated the negotiation process with a view to reaching an

agreement on a new model that can enter into force in 2009. The Government’s

proposal is structured mainly around the principles of overall suffi ciency, which

guarantees funding for all devolved powers; equivalent funding of fundamental

public services (education, health and social services) regardless of the place of

residence; additional funding contribution by the State to strengthen the Welfare

State; dynamic adjustment by automatic annual updating of variables; rewarding

fi scal efforts and reinforcing autonomy, transparency and joint responsibility

through the Autonomous Communities’ increased participation in personal income

tax, value added tax and excise taxes, greater devolution and better identifi cation of

tax contributions at each level of government.

Discussions have begun to improve the system of cooperation between the

Central Government and Autonomous Communities’ tax administrations by

implementing tax consortia or equivalent entities and one-stop shop systems which

facilitate compliance with taxpayers’ tax obligations and the fi ght against tax fraud.

Regarding the implementation of measures to promote the sustainability of the

pension system, in 2008 two new contributions to the Social Security Reserve Fund

were approved, to be paid out of the surpluses generated in 2007, bringing the total

to 56 billion euro (Figure III.2), i.e. 5.4% of GDP. Measures were approved in

2007 to enhance the contributory nature of the Social Security system, favour

delayed retirement and tighten requirements for access to early and partial

retirement (see Pillar 6).

As regards the rationalisation of pharmaceutical expenditure, the slowdown that

began in 2004 continued through to 2007. The year ended with an increase of 5.2%

(0.6 points less than in 2006), i.e. a total of 11.190 billion euro. The year-on-year

growth in expenditure to August was 6.3% (Figure III.3).


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Source: Ministry of Labour and Immigration.

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Update

In view of the sharp slowdown in economic growth, the Government has adopted

a series of fi scal measures to boost households’ disposable income and companies’

liquidity, as well as austerity in Central Government expenditure. Measures adopted

in 2008 include:

• In the area of personal income tax, a new credit applicable to wage-earners

(including pensioners) and freelance workers which reduces the net taxable income

by up to 400 euro annually, and a change in the procedure for calculating the

withholding and prepayment rates in order to front-load this tax credit by reducing

tax withholdings or prepayments by those taxpayers.

• From 2009 onwards, all taxpayers may request VAT refunds on a monthly

basis, which will be a signifi cant liquidity stimulus; a large number of employers and

professionals (both natural and legal persons) are expected to apply for this measure.

Its fi nancial effect will be around 6 billion euro. The tax treatment of building

refurbishment has also been improved.

• The Cabinet resolved to lay before Parliament a Draft Act which, among

other measures, will eliminate the wealth tax effective 1 January 2008. This measure

will save taxpayers 1.8 billion euro, and non-residents will also benefi t, as savings

distortions resulting from this tax will be eliminated.

• The government hiring programme for 2009 will be reduced by 14,838 posts

with respect to 2008, saving an estimated 300 million euro in the next year. Special

rules will apply for military and air safety professionals, State Security Forces and

regional and local police.

• The wages of senior civil servants and senior managers of State-owned

entities, companies, agencies and foundations will be frozen in 2009. Current

expenditure will be cut to concentrate funding on productive expenditure

(infrastructure and R&D and innovation) and social welfare. Growth by the State’s

non-fi nancial expenditure will be capped at 2% (excluding unemployment coverage).

The projected decline in revenues will lead to a defi cit which will be within the limits

set by the Stability and Growth Pact.

• In order to favour the mortgage refi nancing, extensions of the repayment

period have been declared exempt from stamp tax.

In view of the deterioration of the fi nancial markets worldwide, in October 2008

the Government decided, within the framework of a coordinated Europe-wide

strategy, to adopt a series of measures aimed at normalising the functioning of the

fi nancial markets, revive lending and the interbank market, and restoring confi dence

among economic players and citizens.


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These measures are briefl y as follows:

• Coverage by the Deposit Guarantee Fund and the Investment Guarantee

Fund was increased from 20,000 to 100,000 euro with a view to enhancing the

confi dence of those people who deposit and invest in our banks and investment

fi rms.

• A 30 billion euro Fondo para la Adquisición de Activos Financieros (Financial

Asset Acquisition Fund) was created (expandable to 50 billion euro), managed by the

Treasury, in order to promote lending to companies and individuals. The fund is

temporary and will follow the tenets of objectivity, profi tability, transparency,

effi ciency and diversifi cation; it will invest in top-quality assets.

• Authorisation to grant State guarantees for new funding transactions by

Spanish-resident banks up to 31 December 2009 with a maximum maturity of 5

years. Guarantees may amount to 100 billion euro in 2008, and will accrue a fee

commensurate with the risk that the Government assumes in each transaction.

• Exceptionally, until 31 December 2009, the Ministry of Economy and Finance

is authorised to acquire securities issued by Spanish-resident banks (including

preferred stock and participation shares), where those banks need to increase their

capital and apply for this measure.

PILLAR 2. INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure policy is supported by two major investment plans, namely the

Strategic Infrastructure and Transport Plan (PEIT) and the AGUA Water Programme,

which aim to enhance the economy’s competitiveness and improve social and

territorial cohesiveness. The two plans have strong budgetary support and are being

executed on schedule.

2.1 Strategic Infrastructure and Transport Plan (PEIT)

Status

The fi rst three years of PEIT attest to the increase in the Government investment

in transport infrastructure, especially in trans-European transport networks, with

year-on-year growth exceeding 11%. The Central Government’s average investment

in infrastructure during this period was 1.5% of GDP. The main areas of progress are

as follows:


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a) Roads

Since 2004, more than 1,870 km of new highways and motorways have been

brought into service –almost 18% more than the average of the four previous years–

and major cross-grid roads have been developed. At 30 June 2008, 1,740 km of

highways were under construction or in the bidding phase; it is envisaged that 1,500

km of highways will be brought into service, and construction of another 1,600 km of

highways will begin in 2008-2012.

As regards road upkeep and safety, the 2008 Budget earmarks 1.8% of the road

network’s asset value for annual upkeep, i.e. advancing towards PEIT’s target of 2%.

The First-Generation Highways Upgrading Plan has been implemented, involving

an investment of 6.344 billion euro to fully refurbish 2,130 kilometres of the oldest

dual carriageways, bringing them into line with the recently-built highways in terms of

quality and safety standards. A total of 997 kilometres are already in the bidding phase

(47% of the planned total), and implementation of the Plan will continue in the coming

years, with the remaining 1,133 kilometres will be put up for tender in two phases.

b) Railways

In line with the priorities of promoting more sustainable modes of transport,

particular attention is being focused on the railway system, which will receive 49%

of the total investments envisaged in the PEIT for the entire 2005-2020 period.

Since 2004, almost 700 kilometres of high-speed railway lines have been brought

into service. Service began on the Madrid-Toledo line in November 2005, on the

Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid and Antequera-Málaga lines in December 2007 (the latter

completing the Madrid-Málaga line), and the Tarragona-Barcelona section in

February 2008 (completing the Madrid-Barcelona line). This line is part of “Priority

Project No. 3: Southwest Europe High-Speed Railway Axis” as part of the Trans-

European Transport Network; it is strategic for initiating a single rail market in the

Iberian Peninsula and the rest of the European Union, although Spain is progressing

faster than France and Portugal, which also have subprojects within the same Priority

Project.

At 30 June 2008, 1,975 km were in the construction or bidding phase, which will

enable 1,300 km of high-speed railway to be brought into service in 2008-2012,

including the Barcelona-Girona, Madrid-Valencia and A Coruña-Pontevedra-Vigo

lines.

The extraordinary boost given to expanding Spain’s high-speed network goes

hand-in-hand with improved safety as a result of implementation of the European

Railway Traffi c Management System (ERTMS) on all new lines. Spain is the leader

in Europe in terms of the kilometres of track fi tted with ERTMS (1,019 km). In

parallel, the signalling system used in the conventional railway network is being


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updated; the goal is that all trains will be fi tted with the new ASFA Digital system

by 2010.

The Level Crossing Safety Plan 2005-2012 is proceeding; as of May 2008,

almost 700 level crossings had been eliminated.

c) Ports and maritime transportation

In the area of ports, goals include increasing the capacity of the State-owned port

system, enhancing intermodality, increasing port security, improving Spanish ports’

internal and external competitiveness, and ameliorating the quality and excellence of

services rendered. Specifi cally, the next four years will see sheltered water capacity

increase by 7%, quay frontage by 26%, and dockside space by 30%.

Spain’s maritime transport network will also be strengthened, particularly in the

territories outside the Iberian Peninsula, which are classifi ed as ultra-peripheral regions.

Regarding maritime transport, the fi rst Motorway of the Sea (Atlantic coast) with

France will be jointly awarded next autumn. Negotiations with the Italian Government

have begun for a similar project in the Mediterranean.

Seventy-seven per cent of the investments planned under the 2006-2009 National

Sea Rescue Plan (1.023 billion euro) has been committed, facilitating the incorporation

of new resources (lifeboats, tugboats, spillage collection boats, helicopters, etc.).

d) Airports

Major expansion work (5.1 billion euro) is being done on Barcelona’s El Prat Airport

to convert it into an international hub; its new South Terminal is expected to begin

operating in 2009. Airport capacity is being increased, particularly in major tourist areas.

Regarding air traffi c safety, 21 instrumental landing systems (ILS) have been

installed. An additional 20 ILS will also be installed, greatly improving coverage in

the AENA network of airports in the medium term.

Degree of budgetary implementation of the PEIT

The following fi gure summarises progress with the PEIT, measured by the annual

totals invested in each mode of transport, considering the budgets effectively executed

in 2005-2007, and an estimate for 20081.

The data confi rms PEIT’s good progress, notably the accumulated investment of

27.663 billion euro on railways and the 25% overall degree of execution, considering

investments made from 2005-2007 and those envisaged for 2008.

The PEIT also includes the National Intelligent Transport Systems Programme

(ITS), which is based on a national architecture that is subject to European regulation

(currently being drafted).

1 Data from 2005, 2006 and 2007 vary with respect to previous reports, since the latter included execution pro-

jections. Since the offi cial 2005-2007 fi gures are now available, actual execution data are used in this report.


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In 2008, the Road Traffi c Authority published a National ITS Consolidation Plan

for Spain, proposing the creation of an Interministerial and Interadministrative

Commission to undertake these tasks, and which should be based on groundwork by a

Consultative Group of parties that request and use ITS. The General Secretariat of

Transport plans to publish an offi cial document on the matter in the form of a book early

in 2009.

Update

With a view to (at least partially) offsetting the adverse situation of the residential

construction industry, the Government has undertaken the budgetary allocation to the

PEIT in 2009 by more than the average increase envisaged in the 2009 Central

Government Budget. This increase will facilitate ongoing progress towards the targets

established in the PEIT and of the aforementioned actions. Funds will also be

allocated for the following actions:

• Promoting rail freight, which will be a priority within the area of railway

transport together with the development of high-speed trains. To revitalise rail freight,

a series of actions must be completed on the existing railway infrastructure, including

the creation of preferential itineraries for freight, improved railway access to the main

ports, the construction of new cargo terminals, and the construction of sidings which

accommodate longer trains (750 m). In line with these guidelines, as also covered in

Source: Development Ministry.

Figure III.4 Total progress of PEIT: investment by modes 2005-2008.

Investments to date and estimated progress for 2008

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section 5 of this report, a series of measures is being prepared to improve the sector’s

competition and competitiveness, which will be specifi ed by the end of 2008.

• The following main actions are envisaged for 2008-2012 in the area of

conventional railways: renewing 620 kilometres of track, completely modernising

and renewing 350 kilometres of catenary, implementing centralised traffi c control on

800 kilometres of the network, eliminating telephone interlocks on 800 kilometres,

and refurbishing or building large stations in 10 cities.

2.2 AGUA Programme (Actions relating to Water Management and Use)

Status

The AGUA Programme, which initially focused on the most urgent actions along

the Mediterranean coast, was subsequently made extensive to all the River Basin

Authorities. Currently, urgent action worth 1.538 billion euro is under way, which,

together with projects that have been completed, account for 37% of the planned

total (4.734 billion euro) in the main river basins (Table III.1).2

The objectives of AGUA focus on saving and modernisation in water supply and

irrigation systems, reusing treated water, desalination in coastal cities, fi nding new

sources of water, dams, fl ood prevention, and environmental improvement. Figure III.5

shows the distribution of actions under way or completed, by category, the most

important of which is desalination.

2 Contract amounts are adjusted downwards after the bids are awarded since companies underbid. The-

refore, the total amounts may vary as the Plan goes forward.

Table III.1 Status of urgent actions under the AGUA Programme on the Mediterranean coast.

Million euro. Status at 15 September 2008

Autonomous Community

Initial studies

Being designed

Under tender

Being executed

Completed TOTAL

Andalucia 122 488 64 324 42 1,040

Cast.-La Mancha 116 8 124

Catalonia 82 176 5 2 265

Valencia 27 1.020 440 502 20 2,010

Murcia 179 255 27 699 135 1,295

TOTAL 328 1,962 707 1.538 199 4,734

Source: Environmental, Rural and Marine Affairs Ministry.


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In the framework of the National Water Quality Plan (2007-2015), whose

principal objectives are to fully comply with the requirements of the EU Directive on

waste water and to contribute to the fulfi lment by 2015 of the environmental objectives

required by the Water Framework Directive, the corresponding cooperation

agreements with the Autonomous Communities of Aragón and Asturias have already

been signed. Agreements with the Autonomous Communities of the Balearic Islands,

Galicia and Valencia are at an advanced stage of negotiation.

Update

A range of regulatory and organisational initiatives have been implemented to

encourage water saving and reuse which complement the deployment of infrastructure

as part of the AGUA programme, as described in section 5 of this report.

PILLAR 3. INCREASING AND ENHANCING HUMAN CAPITAL

Status

The beginning of this legislature has been shaped by the creation of two ministries

with powers over educational matters: The Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport

oversees all matters related to non-university education, and the Ministry of Science and

Source: Environmental, Rural and Marine Affairs Ministry.

Figure III.5 AGUA Water Programme Completed actions and actions under way, by category.

September 2008

12,96%

0,27%

4,35%

1,89%

1,00%

Optimisation of irrigation infrastructure

Desalination for irrigation

Optimisation of water supply infrastructure

Desalination for water supply

Sew age treatment

Reuse

Others measures (dams, general, flood control, etc.)

15,37%

54,16%


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Innovation supervises university education with a view to better coordination of research,

development and innovation activities. In the last few month, both ministries have

implemented a series of measures aimed at ensuring that the education system and

continuous training work properly at all levels and attain a high level of quality.

a) Early childhood education

With regard to the fi rst stage of nursery school, for children under 3 years of age,

measures have been implemented to increase the rate of schooling and facilitate the

access of women to the labour market. The number of school places available has

increased, and the percentage of children under 3 attending school has risen from

13.2% in 2004 to 16.6% in 2006 and to 17.4% in 2006.3 The high degree of inter-

regional dispersion observed is due, in part, to the fact that only centres authorised by

education administrations are counted in the statistics. Counting children in public or

private schools that are supervised by other administrations brings the fi gure to 27.1%

in 2007.4 The Education Organic Act resolves this statistical dispersion by defi ning

early childhood education as a stage of the education system. Therefore, as the Act is

implemented, the data relating to school attendance for this age group will be reported

to the Regional Governments’ Departments of Education, and the fi gure corresponding

to children under 3 years of age attending school will increase to between 17.4% and

27.1%, still far from the European target (33%).

With respect to the second stage of nursery school, from ages 3 to 6, the 2008

Budget allocates 428 million euro to ensure that all schooling in this stage is free of

charge.

b) Compulsory education

One of the main weaknesses of the Spanish education system is the high early

school leaving rate (students who only complete compulsory education), which the

Commission highlighted as an issue Spain should resolve urgently. The rate was 31%

in 2007 in Spain, double the EU-25 rate for young people between the ages of 18 and

24 who have not completed the second stage of secondary education and are not

undergoing any type of education or training. The 2007 fi gure was slightly higher

than in 2006 (29.9%), although it remains below the 2004 level (31.7%).

There is high inter-regional dispersion in this indicator, and a high degree of disparity

between the Autonomous Communities in the north and south of the Iberian Peninsula

3 In contrast with the European objective of reaching a 33% school attendance rate for children under 3

years of age, the goal in Spain, at both national and regional level, is defi ned in terms of schooling at the

age of 2 (see Annex III), and the goals are also broken down by Autonomous Community.4 According to a 2006 report by the Ministry of Labour, «Quality of Services for Early Childhood and

Estimating Demand», based on research conducted by the University of Vic for the Ministry of Labour

and Social Affairs.


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(Figure III.6). Only in Navarre and the Basque Country are dropout rates comparable to

European fi gures. Asturias, Extremadura, Murcia and La Rioja are the regions that have

reduced the dropout rate most since 2004, while rates have increased in Ceuta and Melilla,

Aragón, the Canary Islands, the Basque Country, Madrid and Castilla y León.

Given the importance of maintaining young people in school for as long as

possible to enable Spain to attain a level of education in line with the most developed

countries, both the Central Government and the Autonomous Communities are

implementing measures to reduce the dropout rate.

The Education Organic Act, approved in 2006, aims to reform the education

system, introducing a series of measures to reduce the failure rate (students who do

not complete compulsory education) and the dropout rate. The new system is being

implemented gradually, commencing in the 2007-2008 academic year and

encompassing a total of three academic years, so that the entry into force of new

teaching approaches progressively show results over the next few years.

For the period 2006-2010, the Education Organic Act has a budget of 7.033

billion euro, fi nanced approximately 60% by the Central Government and 40% by

the Autonomous Communities. Programmes initiated in 2007 (when implementation

Figure III.6 Early school leaving rate by Autonomous Community, 2007.(absolute fi gure and progress since 2004) Spanish Average = 31%

Δ 2004-07Δ 2004-07

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< 25%

25%-30%

30%-35%

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< 25%

25%-30%

30%-35%

> 35%

Source: Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport.

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of the Act began) will continue with a budget of 94.2 million euro and will play a

large role in reducing both failure and dropout rates.

• Programmes to improve educational success. These programmes have a

budget of 35 million euro for 2008 to fi nance actions aimed at reinforcing teaching as

soon as learning diffi culties are detected, in both primary and secondary school.

• Programmes aimed at decreasing the early school leaving rate. Programmes

by the Autonomous Communities to decrease the impact of those factors which lead

to abandonment of school before graduation will be fi nanced. They include measures

aimed at retaining students in the system and second-chance programmes. The

allocated budget is 20 million euro for 2008.

• Programme for teacher training, with a budget of 8 million euro in 2008, to

train teachers in general aspects of the Act and specifi c programmes or areas of the

curriculum.

• Support programme for learning a foreign language (PALE), with a budget of

20 million euro in 2008, including measures aimed at training teachers who will

teach subjects in a foreign language and increasing the number of foreign language

assistants.

• A total of 9.2 million euro is earmarked for the extension and modifi cation of

the school day, and 2 million euro will go towards complementary programmes such

as design and creation of educational material.

The programmes initiated in 2005 to offer personalised education, improve

learning on the part of all students and reduce the failure and the dropout rates are

being maintained in the 2007-2008 academic year. The PROA Plan (Reinforcement,

Guidance and Support Schemes) has been allocated 47 million euro, 100 million

euro has been set aside for the integration of immigrant students, and 10.5 million

euro has been allocated to the School Library Programme in 2008.

The dropout rate is an indicator that affects a broad range of ages; therefore, the

improvements attained in the last few years will become visible only gradually.

c) University

The Government’s actions in terms of university education have aimed to

continue making headway in the European Higher Education Area and implementing

the amendment Universities Organic Act approved in April 2007.

As regards the European Higher Education Area, the regulation of offi cial

university education for Bachelor’s degrees and post-degree levels in line with

the Bologna Process was approved in October 2007. Additionally, 162 degree

programmes (out of a total of 200 proposals) have been verifi ed by the Council of

Universities, and around 1,500 masters programmes adapted to the European

Higher Education Area were implemented during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008

academic years.


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The reform of the Universities Organic Act is enabling an improvement in teaching

and research quality through a professor recruitment system that is governed by

principles of publicity, merit and capability and ensures effi cient, objective and

transparent selection. It is also paving the way for greater transfer of knowledge to the

private sector through leaves of absence to exploit patents and the results of research at

technology companies. Technology transfer thus becomes the third function of

universities, alongside teaching and research.

d) Professional Training for Employment Subsystem

The 2008 budget for the Professional Training for Employment Subsystem,

which includes Occupational Training and Continuous Training, is 2.379 billion

euro, 8% more than in 2007.

The new system continues to perform well. In 2007, a total of 2,241,336 people

participated in the continuous training programme, 18.9% more than in 2006.

In 2007, 137,048 employers directly developed continuous training programmes

that were eligible for funding through Social Security rebates, i.e. 48,102 more than

the previous year.

Of special note is the implementation of the IV Agreement for Continuous

Training in the Public Administrations for 2006-2009, which has allowed for

improved training for civil servants in all administrations.

In total, the percentage of the population between 25 and 64 years of age that is

receiving some type of training (whether standard schooling or training-for-

employment) was 10.4% in 2007; the 2010 target is 12.5% (for regional breakdown,

see Annex III.1).

e) Equal opportunities

The 2008 budget for student grants and aid is the highest in Spain’s history.

The budget (1,172.5 million euro in 2008) has increased by 55.8% since 2004,

leading to a multitude of measures aimed at improving both the amount of individual

grant and aid, expanding the range of aid, and paying it at the beginning of the

school year. The University Student Loan Programme has been strengthened: it

offers interest-free loans to fi nance any student wishing to take a recognised masters

degree, with repayment linked to the students’ subsequent earnings. The programme

has a budget of 150 million euro in 2008, and is expected to aid approximately

10,400 students.

Implementation of the “English for Young People” programme will continue,

with a budget of 95 million euro. Of those, 85 million euro will be allocated to 51,515

individual grants of 1,650 euro each for the benefi ciaries to study English in an

English-speaking country; the remainder will be used to reinforce teaching at the


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Offi cial Language Schools by increasing the number of places for students to study

English. Additionally, 5,000 grants of 4,000 euro each have been earmarked so that

young primary teachers can take 12-week programmes in English-speaking countries;

there are also 12,500 places for university students in English immersion courses

lasting one week in various locations in Spain.

Update

a) Regulated Primary and Secondary Education

The Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport, in coordination with the

Autonomous Communities, has implemented a series of measures in the last few

months aimed at ensuring the principles of quality, equal opportunities, individual

effort and student motivation upon which the Education Organic Act is based. The

main objectives of these measures are to extend students’ schooling period, improve

their academic performance, and reduce the dropout rate.

The Educa3 Programme will be implemented with a view to improving nursery

schooling for children aged 0 to 3; it will promote the creation of school places for

this age group, with a total budget of 1.087 billion euro for 2008-2012, funded 50%

by the Autonomous Communities. The Central Government’s budget for the Plan in

2008 is 130 million euro, of which 100 million will go to the construction of new

nursery schools, the adaptation of existing buildings to house new schools, and the

expansion of existing schools; the remaining 30 million euro will be used to co-fi nance

social programmes for families and for children.

With a view to reducing the dropout rate, the Initial Professional Qualifi cation

Programmes were implemented this year with a budget of 5 million euro. These

programmes aim to enable students over 16 years of age who did not fi nish compulsory

secondary education to complete training in a range of technical-professional skills

and obtain a qualifi cation which enables them to enter the labour market. Additionally,

a new type of grant has been created for the Initial Professional Qualifi cation

Programmes called the “basic grant” for students in non-university programmes,

consisting of, comprised 200 euro for educational material and a city supplement

(200 euro) for all grantees that are receiving training in a town or city with more than

100,000 people.

To strengthen coordination between the different administrations’ policies to

reduce the dropout rate, the Government organised a monographic Sectoral

Conference on Education for October 2008 with a view to exchanging successful

experiences and developing a joint strategy that unifi es the efforts of the various

education administrations. In November 2008, a report will be submitted to the


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European Commission on the content and results of the meeting, which will comprise

an annex to this document.

b) Vocational Training

In this legislature, the Government will give special attention to Vocational

Training, one of the principal challenges of the Spanish education system. Despite

improvements in the last few years, the graduation rate in Vocational Training still

fell short of the European average by 17 percentage points in 2006 (Figure III.7).

To this end, the Government is drafting a road map, which it will present to the

social partners, aimed at confi guring a new model of vocational training that is more

fl exible and agile in adapting to society’s needs. It aims to increase the appeal and

social status of vocational training by combining language and ICT classes and

favouring life-long learning, mobility (both within Spain and internationally) and full

insertion in the European context.

Among the main milestones included in this road map is the development of a

network of National Reference Centres, by agreement with the Autonomous

Communities, whose fundamental goal will be teacher training and the introduction

of new training methods. At the end of the legislature, there will be a National

* The EU-15 average does not include data from the UK.

Source: OECD.

Figure III.7 Mid-level vocational training graduation ratein Spain and the EU-15

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Reference Centre for each professional area of vocational training. The other priority

actions will be discussed in Pillar 6.

c) Assessment

To ensure quality education, it is imperative to promote a culture based on

assessment that shows how the education system works, how well it trains students

and how effi cient the system is. For this reason, as provided in the Education Organic

Act, a general assessment framework has been approved in collaboration with the

Autonomous Communities which defi nes the types of assessment, the forms of

analysis, and the presentation of results. These assessments will be implemented this

year for students in their 4th year of primary schooling and their 2nd year of

compulsory secondary schooling; they will be carried out each year and the results

will be published.

d) University education

The Government has presented the general lines of the University Strategy 2015,

a national strategy for excellence which aims to position at least 5 Spanish universities

among the best in Europe and ensure that the university system as a whole continues

to progress towards excellence.

As part of the University Strategy 2015, the Government will implement the

Campus of International Excellence Programme with the aim of raising international

awareness about a signifi cant number of university campuses in the framework of

knowledge-based innovation. The Programme will create a map of Spanish campuses

of international excellence, indicating their area of specialisation. The map will be

used to propose improvements which detail the planning of public and private

contributions necessary for its implementation.

PILLAR 4. THE R&D AND INNOVATION STRATEGY (INGENIO 2010)

Status

In order to fulfi l the objectives of Ingenio 2010, the State’s civil R&D and

innovation budget increased by 18.8% with respect to 2007, to 7.768 billion euro in

2008. Since 2004, R&D and innovation budgets have increased 2.6-fold.

Between 2004 and 2007 (the last year for which data is available), the Autonomous

Communities’ budget for R&D and innovation, which accounts for one-third of the


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Central Government’s budget for this area, rose 120%, in line with the Central

Government’s 125% increase during the same period.

This increase led to a substantial improvement in the percentage of GDP allocated

for R&D, which has increased by 14 percentage points since 2004 (of which 9

correspond to the private sector) to 1.2%, while the European average remained

stable around 1.9% (Figure III.8).

In 2006, three major strategic programmes were implemented under Ingenio

2010 (Cenit, Consolider and the Avanza Plan), complemented by the implementation

in 2007 of the EuroIngenio Programme, whose fundamental goal is to enhance

Spain’s participation in the EU’s Seventh Framework R&D Programme. Within the

framework of Ingenio, various legislative reforms have been carried out and the

Integrated Monitoring and Assessment System (SISE) has been implemented and

consolidated.

Within the Cenit Programme, the fourth round of funding of major public-private

cooperation projects, headed by business, was completed. A total of 14 projects were

approved which will mobilise 376 million euro (half from the private sector) over the

next four years, benefi ting 210 companies and 311 research groups.

Also within the Cenit programme, the Neotec Venture Capital Fund, which

supports early-stage investment in technology companies, committed 25 million euro

Source: Eurostat.

Figure III.8 Private sector and total R&D investment in Spain and in the EU-15(% of GDP)

1,2

0,67

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Total R& D in Spain Private sector R&D in Spain


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in two new deals, leveraging a similar amount in private funds. Since its inception in

2006, the Fund has committed close to 90 million euro (half of the total investment

envisaged until 2010), mobilising a total of 150 million euro for venture capital

investment in technology. The Torres-Quevedo Programme supported the hiring of

824 researchers into companies and technology centres in 2007, 15% more than the

719 researchers placed in 2006.

Twelve large fundamental research projects were granted under the third round

of the Consolider Programme to increase research critical mass and excellence,

involving 47.3 million euro in subsidies over the next fi ve years.

The third round of the I3 Programme enabled 279 excellent researchers to be

hired on a permanent basis in Spain’s Science and Technology sector, with committed

expenditure of 50 million euro each year, in collaboration with all the Autonomous

Communities.

The Avanza Plan to converge with the European Union in the fi eld of the

Information Society has a budget of almost 1.800 billion euro in 2008, 16% more

than in 2007 and more than triple the 2004 budget. The Plan comprises a series of

specifi c programmes focussed on citizens, companies, the digital context, digital

public services and e-administration.

Since July 2007, the Avanza Plan has granted 454 million euro in loans to 64,850

households and 39,200 companies to upgrade their technology. Broadband access

was extended to 2,192 municipalities, benefi ting more than 2.2 million citizens, with

a special emphasis on rural areas, where 650 computers with broadband were installed

in 90 internet access centres. Broadband internet access is now available to 98.8% of

the population.

As regards SMEs, the government signed 39 agreements with the Autonomous

Communities in 2006-2007 to encourage e-commerce, in particular electronic

invoicing. These agreements mobilised 87.8 million euro in funding, 43.3 million

euro of which came from the Central Government. In the area of ICT training for

employees, 407 projects have been co-fi nanced, mobilising 125 million euro, almost

56 million euro of which was provided by the Central Government.

The most recent indicators suggest that these actions have played in extending

the use of e-commerce. While 3% of Spanish companies used the internet to make

purchases in 2004, the fi gure rose to 15% in 2007, surpassing Italy, Greece and

Portugal (Figure III.9).

The Avanza Plan also improved IT equipment in almost 9,000 schools, benefi ting

2.5 million students (close to 45% of the student population). The Networked Campus

Programme provides public universities with wireless internet, while the Online

Health Programme facilitated the installation of computers in over 5,600 hospitals,

assisting 232,000 doctors. Electronic prescriptions and electronic medical fi les,

which are already used in some Autonomous Communities, will be implemented


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nationwide in 2009. The legal system has seen more than 1,450 computers installed

in 971 courts of the peace, enabling the digitalization of more than 8.5 million

documents in civil registries and courts of the peace.

There has also been signifi cant progress in the area of e-administration. Five million

electronic ID cards have been issued, and there are more than 1,000 services, both public

and private, available online and authorised to use electronic ID cards. These new

services will reduce red tape and make citizen-government relations more agile.

The EuroIngenio Programme, which aims to increase the participation of Spanish

companies and researchers in the European Framework Programme for R&D, was

implemented in 2007 with a budget of 15 million euro. The programme is structured

around four initiatives: EuroCiencia for researchers, InnoEuropa for technological

centres, EuroSalud for health projects, and TecnoEuropa for the business sector,

associations and platforms; 602 entities have participated in the programme, 250 of

which are SMEs and 45 are large companies. Spain participated in more than 490

projects and networks of excellence, of which 78 were headed by Spanish agents.

Through June 2008, Spanish agents had achieved returns of 340.5 million euro (i.e.

6.7% of the total budget). This is signifi cantly better than Spain’s average return in

the Sixth Framework Programme (6%). Additionally, the EuroIngenio Fund was

distributed for the fi rst time in July 2008, with additional funds being allocated to

those Autonomous Communities whose returns from the Seventh Framework

Programme exceeded those from the previous Programme. A total of 11.6 million

Source: Eurostat.

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euro were distributed; 98% was apportioned to the Basque Country, Catalonia,

Cantabria and Andalusia.

Among the legislative improvements within the Ingenio Programme, of special

note is approval in December 2007 of the Information Society Extension Act, which

eliminates existing barriers to the expansion and use of ICT and reinforces citizens’

entitlement to engage in commercial transactions with large companies via the

internet. In January 2008, the statute converting the Higher Council for Scientifi c

Research (CSIC) into a state agency was approved, with a view to improving its

management and reducing red tape.

The Integrated Monitoring and Assessment System (SISE) is playing an

important role in 2008 in improving public programmes of aid for R&D and

innovation. The actions resulting from the 2007 SISE report include the implementation

of a pilot programme for public procurement of technology through cooperation

agreements between the public and private sectors (included in Public Sector

Procurement Act 30/2007) and the drafting of the 2007-2008 Comprehensive Plan

for the Communication and Diffusion of Science and Technology in Spain (which

already had its fi rst round of funding, 4 million euro, in 2008).

Since it was approved in July 2007, implementation of the 2008-2011 National

R&D and Innovation Plan has been making progress, and it is notably simpler, more

agile and more focused than its predecessor. In the fi rst four months of 2008, close to

90% of funds for public tender were committed through the publication of 10 of the

17 tenders envisaged under the simplifi ed framework of the new Plan, in contrast

with the over 100 tenders per year under the old plan.

Progress has been made with the development of the One-Stop Shop for R&D

and innovation funding envisioned in the new Plan. The functional design of the

One-Stop Shop was approved by the Standing Committee of the Interministerial

Commission for Science and Technology (CICYT) in December 2007; among other

components, it includes a module enabling scientists and businesses not only to

present their grant proposals telematically, but also to manage payments and follow

up on approved projects. A comprehensive website is being developed for the One-

Stop Shop which will contain all information regarding the national Plan, with tender

search and alert functions. The One-Stop Shop is expected to be fully operational in

2009.

Finally, joint R&D and innovation actions continued with the Autonomous

Communities and Local Authorities, in particular those approved at the Third

Conference of Presidents in January 2007. Of the 24 new Unique Scientifi c and

Technical Installations that were designated, the Scientifi c-Technical Proposals have

already been approved for 7, and 5 have already legally incorporated their management

organisation. The fi rst two rounds in the areas of health and environmental research

agreed at the Conference have been completed. In the area of health, 39 million euro


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have been budgeted for the next 4 years, facilitating research in the National Health

System (SNS) by more than 200 top researchers and support technicians; in 2007, the

programme to boost environmental R&D and innovation had a budget of 12.5 million

euro and co-fi nanced 40 projects on adaptation to climate change, water and

biodiversity.

Update

One of the fi rst decisions adopted in the new legislature was the creation of the

Ministry of Science and Innovation, responsible for proposing and executing Spanish

government policy with regard to universities, scientifi c research, technological

development and innovation in all sectors, and coordinating all public research

organisations.

In 2009, this Ministry will draft a Science and Technology Act to replace the

1986 Act and be more attuned to the current situation of Spain’s Science-Technology-

Business system. This new framework will regulate Government instruments to

encourage research in all areas of science and technology, facilitating interregional

cooperation and promoting the transfer of knowledge to the productive sector. The

Act will also simplify procedures and eliminate administrative barriers and burdens

that hinder innovation, regulate inventors’ intellectual property rights and the

confi dentiality of evaluation processes, and structure the career paths in research,

technology and management. The committee of experts has already been created to

prepare a fi rst draft of the Act, which will be ready before 2009. Preparation of a

Draft Act will be a participatory process, including seminars on the issue scheduled

for October 2008.

Another important action is the proposed creation of the company CSIC–K2B

S.A. to transfer knowledge and technology developed by the CSIC to the private

sector in an agile, fl exible and transparent manner. To this end, the CSIC will be

allowed to attract and provide incentives to hire technical personnel who are highly-

qualifi ed in leveraging and selling technology, and to acquire stakes in technology

and/or knowledge-based companies whose work is based on government-funded

research. This will afford the CSIC the ability to transfer and leverage research results

using the same tools that companies use: private law, short response times, the ability

to negotiate, simplifi ed administration, etc.

Additionally, Spanish public research centres will be reorganised, standardising

their functions and size under a new common structure divided into three large areas

of knowledge: life sciences; materials science and engineering; and human and social

sciences. This reorganisation will go hand-in-hand with measures aimed at improving

personnel, such as the development of research, technical and management career


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paths at public research centres to make them more homogeneous and attractive. The

fi nal goal is to optimise research centre resources, avoid duplications, enhance

cooperation between organisations, and foster widespread cooperation with

universities and other regional research centres.

Before the end of 2008, work will begin on implementing the RedIRIS Nova

project, which will expand the Spanish academic community’s current communications

and research network (RedIris), increasing the connection speed ten-fold. With this

initiative, Spain is following in the footsteps of other European countries with similar

networks. The network roll-out will take gradually place over 10 years, and will be

funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Finally, before 2008 year-end, implementation will begin on the AvanzaDos

Plan, with new strategic lines for developing the Information Society and for the

period to 2012. In view of problems fi nding locations for mobile telephony antennas,

one of the Plan’s proposals within the framework of boosting infrastructure is to

reward local governments that do allow the antennas, thus contributing to improved

coverage.

PILLAR 5. MORE COMPETITION, BETTER REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS, AND COMPETITIVENESS

This pillar focuses on progress made in the areas of competition, regulatory

improvements and the modernisation of the public administration, increased

competition in services, and energy sector reform. The European Commission has

added three new points to watch in Pillar 5: the housing market; the implementation

of environmental measures, especially those aimed at reducing emissions; and

internal trade. This pillar also details actions that have been carried out or are under

way in certain sectors that are key to the Spanish economy’s competitiveness:

telecommunications, fi nance, transport and water.

5.1 Competition

Status

After the signifi cant reform of the system for the defence of competition

contained in Act 15/2007, of 3 July, and the creation of a National Competition

Commission, the latter’s role was reinforced in 2008, completing the regulatory

framework. A clemency programme was developed, enabling legal or natural persons


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involved in a cartel to request exemption or a reduced penalty when they provide

evidence for an inspection.

Additionally, the New Competition Act was approved which details anti-

competitive behaviour classifi ed as minor, develops new instruments to oversee

concentrations, strengthens policies that promote competition, reinforces investigative

powers and specifi es mechanisms for cooperation during investigations between the

National Competition Commission (CNC) and the Autonomous Communities’

competition authorities on the one hand, and the European Commission and the

National Competition Authorities of European Union Member States, on the other.

The CNC’s statute was approved, reinforcing its independence and autonomy,

rationalising its investigative functions by developing a specialised structure for the

various economic sectors, and strengthening its work to promote competition.

Update

In 2008, the Government will submit to Parliament the amendment of the Unfair

Competition Act, which considers as unfair trading any action by a company that

harms consumers, such as fraud, pyramid selling, harassment or improper infl uence.

Also, self-regulation will be enhanced through the development of “codes of

conduct”. The legal amendment will create a common framework for action

throughout the EU so as to increase competition, especially among companies with

cross-border operations.

5.2 Regulatory framework and modernisation of the Public Adminis-trations

Status

The Public Sector Procurement Act, which transposes Directive 2004/18/EC into

the Spanish law, was approved on 30 October 2007 and entered into force on 30

April. Its main objectives are to eliminate entry barriers to the public procurement

market and increase competition. It also incorporates social and environmental

criteria into domestic legislation on public procurements. The Act introduces the

possibility of public-private partnerships as a means of public technology

procurement.

As for modernising the Public Administrations, administrative procedures are

being adapted to the Citizen’s Electronic Access to the Administration Act (LAECSP),

approved in July 2007, which aims for all public administrations to offer telematic


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versions of all of their procedures by 31 December 2009. In December 2007, the plan

to implement LAECSP was approved; it includes 21 measures to guarantee that the

Central Government’s current total of more than 2,500 administrative procedures

conform to the Act.

To date, 35.4% of the procedures categorised as high-impact have been adapted

to the LAECSP; by the end of 2008, all 155 procedures in this category (which

generate 80% of all paperwork) will conform to the Act.

Among other measures, the SARA Network has been consolidated as the

administrations’ communications infrastructure, connecting the Central Government,

the Autonomous Communities and more than 500 local governments; the pilot

Registry Interconnection System (SIR) programme was developed, which will allow

for the electronic connection of registry offi ces and the electronic exchange of data

and documents with other agencies and administrations; and a system has been

implemented for the online payment of fees to the Central Government.

Signifi cant progress was made on expansion of the Network of Offi ces for the

Comprehensive Assistance for Citizens (060 Network, by telephone, telematic and in

person), which provides information and access to more than 700 Public

Administration e-services. There are already 1,269 level-1 offi ces (document registry)

and 13 level-3 offi ces (procedures) in the 060 Network. The use of ID and residence

validation systems has also grown (300,000 validations/month), as has the use of

digital certifi cate and electronic signature validation systems (around 1 million

validations/month).

Spain heads the project to defi ne the common specifi cations for the validation of

certifi cates within Europe through the European Union’s STORK project. This

project will enable citizens, companies and civil servants to safely use their eIDs

securely in any European Union country.

As part of the process for modernisation and innovation in Spain’s Public

Administration, seven new State Agencies were created between 2006 and 2008,

in accordance with the State Agency Act to improve public services, approved in

July 2006.

Additionally, a Plan was implemented to reduce red tape and implement the

system of drawing up administrative impact reports, as discussed in Pillar 7 of this

Progress Report.

Update

The Government will begin a process to improve the operations of industry

regulators based on the principles and the model used to create the National

Competition Commission. Before year-end, the Ministry of Economy and Finance


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will present a proposal to reform the regulations governing the role and functioning

of the industry regulators with a view to strengthening their independence, supervisory

capacity and accountability.

A Royal Decree is at an advanced stage of approval that will determine the

technical studies, verifi cations and proceedings which will be included in the

procedure for drafting general regulations and draft Acts so as to establish and

evaluate the economic and legal impact of the regulations they contain (regulatory

impact evaluation). It will also evaluate and consider the regional impact of the

national regulation.

5.3 Transposition of the European Services Directive

Status

The European Services Directive is being transposed via an ambitious Work

Programme which involves all levels of the administration; it will lead to an in-depth

reform of the services sector. This programme, approved in July 2007, will promote

growth of the services sector and job creation in the medium term by encouraging

regulatory best practices, administrative simplifi cation, strengthening market unity

and the defence of consumers and users, and the quality of services.

The Work Programme envisages a signifi cant simplifi cation of administrative

procedures, which will eliminate unnecessary procedures and processes or replace

them with alternatives that are less costly for service providers. This simplifi cation’s

most visible results will be that authorisations granted in one territory will be valid

nationwide, and the creation of a One-Stop Shop through which users will be able to

perform online all the procedures and paperwork required to gain access to and

engage in a services activity. The Working Group for the transposition of the Services

Directive, coordinated with the adaptation of administrative procedures to the

Citizens’ Electronic Access to Public Services Act, aims for the system to be

operational by 28 December 2009.

Implementation of the Services Directive will help reduce Spain’s infl ation

differential with the EU-15 in the sector which is the Spanish economy’s main

generator of economic activity and employment. Historically, this differential has

been high (Figure III.10). Whereas the CPI infl ation gap has been 1 percentage point

since 2000, that of the services sector has been 1.5 percentage points.

In line with the Work Programme, at the end of July 2008, the Standing

Committee for Economic Affairs presented the Draft Act on free access to and

engagement in services activities, which will incorporate the basic principles of the


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Directive into domestic legislation. The draft Act is scheduled to be presented to the

Cabinet before November.

In addition to eliminating obstacles to the provision of services, the Directive

also aims to strengthen the rights and protection of consumers and users of services,

and to enhance the quality of services through the development of codes of best

practices. To this end, the draft Act will oblige services providers to operate

transparently and to provide users will all the necessary information regarding the

provision of services (characteristics of the service offered, price, guarantees,...).

Additionally, it establishes an electronic system of cooperation between

Administrations through which a public authority will be able to obtain the information

and cooperation it needs from any Administration in the EU for the proper supervision

of services activities, in the interests of users.

Existing regulations are currently being adapted to the Directive. Close to 7,000

regulatory procedures and provisions (mostly national and regional) that are

potentially affected by the Directive have been identifi ed. In the area of Central

Government, 80 acts and 370 royal decrees have been identifi ed, in addition to other

lower-ranking regulations. Before year-end, a proposal will be presented to amend

the Central Government regulations by introducing pertinent regulatory changes to

eliminate or replace any authorisation system, obstacle or requirement that limits or

restricts the carrying out of services. The Autonomous Communities are expected to

have completed their evaluation process by January 2009.

Source: INE.

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5.4 Professional services

Status

The Services Directive will relax some aspects of liberal professions and make this

sector more dynamic. However, for it to be fully effective in this area, it must reform

the regulatory framework governing professional services. This reform will strengthen

the principle of free access to the professions, maintaining restrictions only where they

are justifi ed for reasons of general interest, it will respond to the growing need for

multidisciplinary services, favouring the joint practice of professions, and it will

eliminate unjustifi ed restrictions to competition. It will simultaneously reinforce the

protection of users and consumers, encouraging the modernisation of Professional

Organisations and re-orienting their functions towards that goal. Before the end of the

year, the Cabinet will be presented with a Draft Act regulating professional services.

5.5 Energy

The actions and measures to reform the energy sector implemented to date and

those planned for this legislature fall under three broad headings: competition,

security of supply and sustainability.

These three headings correspond to those proposed by the European Commission

since the launch of the Lisbon Agenda in 2000 and to the Communication from the

Commission to the European Council and the European Parliament - an energy policy

for Europe, dated 10 January 2000, which was supported by the Brussels March

2007 European Council Presidency Conclusions.

(i) Competition

Status

Liberalisation of the electricity tariffs. Several changes have been made to the tariff

regulations as part of Spain’s adaptation to European Directive 2003/54/EC. The

general high-voltage and irrigation tariffs were eliminated on 1 July 2008, with the

result that 47% of the sector is now liberalised (Figure III.11). The liberalisation process

will be completed by 1 January 2009 with the elimination of the regulated tariff and the

introduction of a last-resort tariff for certain consumers. From 1 January 2010, only

low-tension consumers will be eligible for this last-resort tariff and, from 1 January

2011, only consumers with a capacity of less than 50 kW (homes and SMEs).


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Electricity auctions. Six mandatory virtual power plant auctions have taken

place, forcing the two largest generators (Endesa and Iberdrola) to assign part of their

capacity to third parties outside their business group. The fi rst fi ve auctions were held

in accordance with Royal Decree 1634/2006, and the sixth was held in line with

Royal Decree 324/2008, which establishes the general framework and provides for a

fi nal auction to be held before 1 April 2009.

Bilateral contracts for electricity distributors. From June 2007 to June 2008, fi ve

auctions were held for three- and six-month bilateral contracts for baseload supply at the

bundled tariff (CESUR). These auctions provide distributors with a hedge against the risks

inherent in electricity supply: instead of acquiring electricity for supplying the bundled

tariff in the spot market, distributors can arrange forward contracts for around one-third of

their supply needs. With the elimination of the tariffs, auctions will enable suppliers to

acquire energy for last-resort supply (SUR) and will establish a cap on its price.

Strengthening the functioning of the Iberian Electricity Market (MIBEL).The

MIBEL spot market became functional on 1 July 2007; subsequently, at the Braga

Summit in January 2008, it was agreed to amend the Santiago Agreement to adapt it

to the March 2007 Regulatory Compatibility Plan, which established the Iberian

Market operator and the concept of a dominant Iberian operator, among others.

Gas tariff liberalisation. As of 1 July 2007, only low-pressure consumers

(<=4 bar) remained in the regulated market. In the fi rst half of 2008, demand in

the liberalised market accounted for 86% of the total demand for natural gas

(Figure III.12)

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As of 1 July 2008, only low-pressure consumers whose annual consumption is

less than 3 GWh are entitled to last-resort supply. This limit will decrease to 2 GWh

as of 1 July 2009, and to 1 GWh as of 1 July 2010.

Update

Electricity tariff liberalisation. To complete the liberalisation process, a draft

Royal Decree will be presented before 31 December 2008 to defi ne the methodology

to determine the last-resort tariff and appoint those operators that will provide last-

resort service, adopting measures to strengthen competition among them.

Natural gas auctions. A draft Order will be presented before 30 November 2008

to regulate wholesale natural gas auctions. These auctions should be operational in

January 2009.

(ii) Security of supply

Status

In June 2008, the Spanish and French governments agreed to create a DC electricity

link between Santa Llogaia (Spain) and Baixas (France).The project is scheduled to be

Source: ENAGAS.

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completed in 2011. Since interchange capacity will increase by 1400 MW (the actual

fi gure will be determined in the detailed design), and considering the demand estimated

for 2011, the level of interconnection will be approximately 5% at that time, still far from

the European Commission’s target of 10%. For this reason, both governments will

continue to seek new interconnection corridors in other locations along the border.

Update

In May 2008, the Government approved the plan for electricity transmission and

gas transportation infrastructure for the period 2008-2016: development of

transmission/transportation networks. The goal of the plan is to ensure the security

and quality of the energy supply in the medium and long term while enabling

economic growth and safeguarding overall competitiveness and protecting the

environment. In the electricity sector, a total of 7,143 km of new 400 kV lines and

4,786 km of 220 kV lines are planned, i.e. expanding the transmission grid by 35%.

As for gas, regasifi cation capacity will be expanded by 70%, LNG storage capacity

by 142%, the length of the primary gas grid by almost 80%, and the working

underground storage by 193% (in volume terms). The new infrastructure represents

an investment of close to 19 billion euro.

(iii) Renewable energy and energy effi ciency

Status

In line with the guidelines established by Europe, the Government is promoting

the development of energies from renewable sources, and Spain has become one of

the world’s leading countries in this area. In 2007, one-quarter of all electricity

production was from renewable sources (Fig. III.13).

This Government views energy saving and effi ciency as one of the priorities of

energy and environmental policy since they represent one of the most effective ways

of fulfi lling the objectives established by the European Union to reduce emissions

and mitigate climate change. The energy intensity of the Spanish economy has

declined since 2005, converging towards European average fi gures (Fig. III. 14).

Update

On 26 September, the Cabinet approved the new regulatory framework for

photovoltaic energy, which establishes the criteria for the sustainable development of


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this technology, after observing a substantial increase in installed capacity since 2005,

to 1,000 MW in May 2008, far in excess of the goal of 371 MW established for 2010.

The new framework establishes an annual cap on the maximum remunerable capacity.

A Plan to Activate Energy Saving and Effi ciency 2008-2011 was also developed

and has been included in the Plan of Urgent Measures on Climate Change and Clean

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Energy, approved by the Cabinet in July 2007. The plan will save between 5.8 and 6.4

million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) by 2011. It includes the following measures:

• Promoting Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) as a means of attaining energy

savings in diffuse sectors while enhancing economic growth and creating jobs.

• The VIVE Plan, approved by the Cabinet on 27 June, to renovate Spain’s fl eet

of automobiles by replacing older vehicles with more modern and ecological vehicles.

Also, pilot projects will be conducted with electric vehicles and energy labelling will

be required on passenger cars.

• The implementation of sustainable urban mobility plans fi nanced with a

specifi c line from the EIB.

• Optimisation of air routes through using military airspace, which will cut fuel

consumption on those routes by 10%.

• Limitations on the temperature inside non-residential buildings with climate

control and in other public spaces (except those requiring special ambient conditions),

so that the temperature may not be set below 26ºC in summer nor above 21ºC in

winter.

• Plan RENOVE to promote refurbishment of homes and hotels while foster

energy saving. This Plan will be presented to the Government’s Standing Commission

for Economic Affairs by 31 December 2008.

• The distribution, free of charge, of 46 million low-energy light bulbs in 2009

and 2010. And support will be given to the approval of European regulations on

replacing incandescent lamps with low-energy lamps.

A draft Energy Effi ciency and Renewable Energy Act is being drawn up which will

provide the sector with a stable, predictable framework and enable the development goals

for these energies arising from the European Union’s commitments for 2020 to be

achieved. The individual objectives will be set out specifi cally in the new Renewable

Energy Plan 2011-2020, which will be presented in the next year with the goal of attaining

an electricity generation mix comprising 40% from renewable sources by 2020.

5.6 Housing market

Status

A total of 83,859 government-sponsored homes were started in Spain in 2007 (the

second-largest number in the last 17 years). Of that number, 76.1% were fi nanced by the

Central Government and 23.9% by the Autonomous Communities. This sizeable funding

is complemented by making land available for building government-sponsored homes, in

which local governments’ housing policies play an important role (Fig. III.15).


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In January 2008, the Cabinet approved the Decree amending the Housing Plan

2005-2008. The amendment seeks to encourage the real estate industry to step up

activity in government-sponsored housing by, for example, easing the conditions for

developing government-sponsored housing and allowing certain deregulated homes

to be reclassifi ed as government-sponsored under certain conditions, which would

reduce the stock of deregulated housing and increase the supply of government-

sponsored housing in the short term. The amendment also encourages refurbishment

by improving the fi nancing conditions for full refurbishment of homes and historic

and urban city centres, as well as introducing the concept of urban renewal area so as

to facilitate the recovery of degraded urban areas.

In 2008, a range of aid was introduced to enable young people to leave home and

live independently, including a rent subsidy. After collaboration arrangements were

duly signed with the Autonomous Communities and fi nancial institutions, a total of

44,614 young people had benefi ted from this aid by 30 September 2008.

Update

In April 2008, in cooperation with the Autonomous Communities, the local

governments, the social partners and professional organisations, a range of measures

Figure III.15 Government-sponsored housing starts as a percentage of total housing starts, per Autonomous Community. Period 2005-2008*

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were adopted to increase home refurbishment, foster the development of the home

rental market, and increase the development of government-sponsored housing.

As regard refurbishment, a number of regulations were amended in April 2008 to

allow a larger range of projects to qualify for reduced-rate VAT (7%) and to allow

local governments to grant rebates on municipal property tax on dwellings which

improve their building energy effi ciency.

In 2009, the RENOVE Plan will be implemented to promote refurbishment of

homes and hotels over the next four years, with a budget of 2.5 billion euro per year

through 2010. Also, a new more fl exible and simpler regulatory framework for

renovation and refurbishment will be presented before year-end.

With a view to promoting rented housing, an amendment will be presented before

2009 to expedite the arbitration system for landlord/tenant disputes, and a draft Act

of measures to encourage home rental and building energy effi ciency. The mortgage

regulations will also be amended to allow refi nancing of mortgages on buildings

erected on land held in leasehold. The regulatory reform will promote construction

on public land granted under leasehold, which will contribute in the medium term to

the creation of a public rented housing stock.

In addition, the State’s Financial Agency, the Instituto de Crédito Ofi cial (ICO),

will establish a new mediation line, initially amounting to 3 billion euro. This line

will enable property developers to extend the term of their loans in exchange for

leasing their unsold homes for a specifi c period of time. Also, authorisation will be

given to create Real Estate Investment Trusts which will have a favourable tax regime

and whose main object will be to invest in property for rental purposes.

In order to increase the availability of funding for government-sponsored

housing, in 2008 the ICO implemented a line of guara ntees for securitising loans of

this type (FTVPO); the initial amount is 5 billion euro and it has been agreed to

renew the line in 2009 and 2010.

Also, in October, the Government, through the National Land Company (SEPES),

will launch a public bid to buy land for the construction of government-sponsored

housing. Priority will be given to land that is already zoned in municipalities where

the need for government-sponsored housing is greatest. The goal of this measure is to

ensure that the current slowdown in the development of land for government-

sponsored housing does not strangle the construction of homes of this type in the

medium term.

Lastly, in cooperation with the Autonomous Communities, the Government is

drawing up a new National Housing Plan 2009-2012 whose goals include the

construction of 600,000 new government-sponsored homes: 60% for sale, and 40%

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5.7 Environment

Status

With regard to lowering emissions, the National Allocation Plan 2008-2012 was

modifi ed on 29 October 2007, making changes to the caps in some sectors. The

Government has set the goal that greenhouse gas emissions should not increase by an

annual average of more than 37% with respect to the baseline year in the 5 years

covered by the Plan. The fi gure below shows how emissions have performed, as a

percentage in respect of the baseline year5 for greenhouse gases in Spain. In 2007,

Spain’s average emissions grew with respect to 2006, diverging from Europe’s

performance (Figure III.16). This was due mainly to the performance of the electricity

sector (unscheduled nuclear plant shut-downs and an increase in exports) and also to

a signifi cant population increase.

In fact, emissions performance in per capita terms actually improved, so that the

Spanish average remained signifi cantly below the European average in all these years

(Figure III.17).

However, the Government is determined to make all necessary efforts to achieve

the Kyoto targets. To steer a course for compliance with the National Allocation Plan,

5 1990 is taken as the baseline year for CO2, CH4 and N2O, and 1995 as baseline year for HFC, PFC

and SF6.

Source: Eurostat.

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on 2 November 2007 the Spanish Strategy on Climate Change and Clean Energy for

the 2007-2012-2020 timeline was approved. The Strategy includes 198 measures and

75 indicators which contribute to sustainable development in the sphere of climate

change and clean energy. Prior to adopting this Strategy, which is backed by the

autonomous communities, in July 2007 an Emergency Plan was approved within the

framework of the Spanish Strategy on Climate Change and Clean Energy, including

approval of the aforementioned New Action Plan on Energy Saving and Effi ciency

2008-2012, as well as a number of measures concerning the transport, residential,

commercial and institutional sectors, energy, fl uoridated gases, methane and nitrous

oxide; and horizontal measures. In August 2008, Government monitoring of the

Urgent Measures Plan verifi ed that almost all of the planned action had indeed been

implemented.

Lastly, within the sphere of Environment, in November 2007 the Spanish

Sustainable Development Strategy was approved. This included measures already

implemented by the Government, such as the Spanish Strategy on Climate Change

and Clean Energy, the Action Plan for Energy Saving and Effi ciency 2008-2012, the

Air Quality Act, and the National Allocation Plan 2008-2012. Within the framework

of the Lisbon Strategy, the Spanish Sustainable Development Strategy tackles the

environmental, social and global dimensions of sustainability, thereby complementing

the economic dimension of sustainable development on which the National Reform

Programme focuses.

Source: Eurostat.

Figure III.17 GHG emissions per capita

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Update

These actions were underpinned by approval from the recently established

Government Standing Committee on Climate Change, in July 2008, of six strategic

lines including actions in all Ministries to facilitate coordination and cooperation

with other Public Administrations. Specifi cally, over the next two years measures

will be strengthened in the six sectors with the greatest scope for reducing emissions:

waste and manure management; mobility; building; forestry policy and carbon sinks;

energy; and innovation and technological development. Within this framework, and

also in July, the Energy Saving and Effi ciency Plan 2008-2011 was approved; it

includes 31 measures to cut energy consumption in Spain by the equivalent of 10%

of the country’s annual oil imports.

Additionally, in order to meet international commitments and in accordance with

the National Allocation Plan, the Central Government will acquire, via the fl exibility

mechanisms established in the Kyoto Protocol, a total of 159.2 million tonnes of

CO2, 60 million of which are already committed via Spain’s involvement in various

multi-donor funds at international fi nancial institutions.

Furthermore, and considering the importance of R&D and innovation for the

success of climate change policies in the medium and long term, the Government has

decided to launch a strategic R&D and innovation line as part of the Spanish Strategy

on Climate Change and Clean Energy, to which 54.9 million euro were allocated for

2008. The request for proposals was issued as Order PRE/2429/2008 on 14 August.

5.8 Internal trade

Status

Implementation of the Internal Trade Action Plan 2006-2008 continued, including

specifi c measures focusing on the following areas: market transparency, and increased

competition and effi ciency.

Efforts to implement new technologies in trade have also been stepped up via

both the Plan to Improve Quality in Commerce and the Technology Loans under the

AVANZA Plan (Pillar 4 of the NRP). Furthermore, to facilitate certifi cation of

commercial establishments, since 2007 other institutions apart from AENOR are

allowed to provide certifi cation.

In order to improve the administrative authorisation system for opening

commercial establishments and with a view to adapting national, regional and local

legislation to the European Services Directive (discussed in section 5.3), regulations

are being drafted to simplify and remove procedures and requirements that are not


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suffi ciently justifi ed, and the necessity and proportionality of restrictions on opening

new establishments are being assessed.

As for the publication of prices and retail margins, the two waves envisaged

under the Plan for setting price levels for fi ve families of widely consumed products

(fruit and vegetables, fi sh, meats, household cleaning products, and packaged foods)

were published in 2007. The fi ndings were published by the Retail Distribution

Observatory.

As part of the Plan to Improve Quality in Commerce, the funds earmarked for

Fostering Business Cooperation were increased by 14% in 2008. The Royal Decree

regulating the franchise system was also amended and the Franchisor Register was

created and can be consulted online. Lastly, the process has commenced to introduce

quality regulations in the relationship between franchisors and franchisees.

Update

In 2009, work will continue to support improvements in competitiveness,

transparency and revitalisation of the commercial distribution sector based on various

action lines:

• A new plan to boost productivity and competitiveness in commerce, and to

renew and modernise retail trade, which will be implemented via cooperation

agreements with the Autonomous Communities, as well as a credit line to enable

small retailers to modernise, upgrade their technology, and integrate. The fi nancing

lines for this Plan will be aimed mainly at modernising municipal markets and

shopping malls; shopping centres; developing and improving rural commerce;

fostering generational renewal and enhanced training; improving security in

commerce and, lastly, developing specifi c IT solutions and fostering the use of new

technologies.

• In order to enhance transparency in the sector and improve consumer

information, a Retail Price Observatory (OPCOMI) will be set up to offer consumers

detailed information of prices by product group, format and labels to enable them to

make informed purchase decisions. The aim is to launch this initiative by year-end,

so that consumers can consult the prices of product groups by label and provincial

capital online.

• Transpose the Services Directive (see section 5.3). The retail distribution

sector is fully within the sphere of application of this Directive, which requires

modifi cation of the rules governing administrative intervention in commercial

activities. Compliance with the provisions of the Services Directive will require the

adaptation of national and regional legislation concerning the installation of

commercial establishments, registrations and permits. Spain has already provided the


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European Commission with an undertaking to amend the current Retail Commerce

Act to adapt it to the Directive. A draft bill containing the pertinent amendments will

be presented immediately, for parliamentary approval in 2009. This Act will simplify

the procedures for installing and opening establishments, eliminating permits based

on fi nancial considerations, speeding up processing of applications, removing

outdated registration procedures and updating penalty procedures and scales.

Furthermore, the new Act will legislate deadlines for payment too suppliers that are

strictly in line with the Late Payment Directive.

5.9 Revitalisation of key sectors

a) Telecommunications

Measures adopted in the area of telecommunications have led to the sector’s full

liberalisation and the implementation of a competition-based European regulation

scheme. Actions under way are aimed at fostering the development of innovative

services, strengthening protection of users’ rights, extending mobile telephony and

broadband coverage, and completing the switch to DTT.

Status

New legal framework for the radio spectrum. Royal Decree 863/2008, of 23

May, approving the Regulation implementing the General Telecommunications Act

32/2003, of 3 November, concerning the use of the public radio spectrum, has come

into force. As a result, Spain leads the fi eld in Europe in the application of a new

paradigm in spectrum management, characterised by the existence of a secondary

market in spectrum which facilitates access to this resource, and by application of the

principles of technological neutrality and service neutrality, which increase fl exibility

in the use of spectrum.

National Plan for the Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television. Approval of

this Plan in September 2007 paved the way for compliance with the deadline of 3

April 2010 for terminating analogue terrestrial television broadcasting, as envisaged

in the National Technical Plan for Digital Terrestrial Television. As part of a pilot

project, analogue broadcasting ceased in Soria on 23 July, ahead of the national

schedule. As for high defi nition DTT, the High Defi nition Television (HDTV) Forum

was created in February 2007, and several pilot projects have already been launched

in Madrid, Seville, Valencia, Barcelona and Zaragoza. This will enable the commercial

launch of HDTV via DTT. For this purpose, the regulation governing the operation of

this service will be drawn up.


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Mobile Telephony Extension Plan. The extension of mobile telephony coverage

began in the last legislature via the Mobile Telephony Extension Plan (GSM), which

will be completed in 2008. By the end of this year, 99% of the population will enjoy

mobile coverage.

Broadband Extension Plan. This is scheduled for completion in July this year,

and is aimed at achieving 100% coverage in population centres. In 2009, satellite

accesses will be replaced by other more effi cient methods.

Update

Fostering innovative services. A public consultation process has been launched

to establish the procedure with which the radio spectrum now used exclusively for

conventional mobile telephony (GSM) might be used for other services such as

broadband mobile telephony. This will reduce the barriers to using the spectrum

which hamper innovation and the launch of new services by market operators, thereby

boosting competition in the industry.

General Audiovisual Act. The General Audiovisual Act will be unveiled before

the year ends and will set the standards of regulation for new forms of radio and

television, such as mobile television services and digital satellite radio. The idea is to

propose a fl exible model involving all stakeholders. Mobile telephony on aircraft will

also be introduced; this service already has experimental authorisation.

Consumer and user rights. Before year-end, a draft Royal Decree will be presented

to approve the Telecommunications Users’ Charter in order to strengthen consumer

protection. Among other aspects, users will be afforded greater legal guarantees for

processes of arranging and terminating service contracts and portability; broadband

operators will be obliged to provide at least 80% of the maximum speed advertised in

their offer to customers; and portability must take two business days at most.

b) The fi nancial sector

Status

The amended Mortgage Market Act came into force at the end of 2007. The Act

notably removes obstacles to offering new products, modernises the protection rules

in search of more effective transparency that allows consumers to base their decisions

on the products’ real risks, and improves funding instruments.

Its implementing regulations must now be enacted, which will include, among

other measures: credit institutions will be obliged to keep a record of the pool of

mortgage loans linked to bond or covered bond issues, certain restrictions on mortgage


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bonds will be removed and, lastly, conditions on funding will be made more fl exible,

including mortgage bonds and covered bonds.

Update

Two major reforms are being put forward in Spain’s fi nancial markets. On the

one hand, a draft Act to Reform the Securities Market and on Intervention and

Discipline of Credit Institutions regarding signifi cant shareholdings in this kind of

institution. This bill harmonises the procedure and criteria by which the competent

authority may oppose the acquisition of shareholdings in investment fi rms and credit

institutions. Work is also underway to prepare a draft Act on Payment Services to

harmonise the provision of payment services, establishing who can provide them and

in what conditions, at European Union level.

Furthermore, Parliament has read the draft Act regulating contracts with

consumers for mortgage loans and loan and credit contract intermediation

services. The goal is to improve the protection afforded to users of fi nancial

services by regulating the activities performed by companies that are not credit

institutions.

Within the framework of improving regulation of the fi nancial services market,

work is ongoing on the preparation of a draft Act to prevent the use of the fi nancial

system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist fi nancing, which transposes

Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/70/EC. The aim of this bill is to strengthen protection

of the integrity of the fi nancial system and other economic sectors (such as remittance

companies, real estate companies, attorneys, auditors, casinos, etc.) by establishing

obligations to prevent money laundering and terrorist fi nancing, addressing both

issues together.

c) Transport and postal services

Status

Road transport. The sector continues to receive fi nancial support and

improved access to credit, with 1.2 billion euro in an ICO line since 2005 for

investment in replacement and the effi cient and ecological modernisation of

vehicle fl eets. In the area of intercity buses, a broad-reaching process commenced

in 2007 to renew concessions depending on the Development Ministry, based on

new competitive bidding terms, and 14 tenders were held. These tenders are

aimed at increasing the system’s effi ciency, attaining higher levels of accessibility,

quality and safety in services, and progressively standardising the working


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conditions and employment stability of the workforces of current concessionaires.

This increase in competition comes alongside regulatory measures implemented

by the Development Ministry since 2004 to modernise the fl eet and incorporate

new technologies.

Rail transport. Under the liberalisation of rail freight traffi c that began in 2005

with the enactment of the Railway Sector Act, 11 freight operator licences were

granted through 2008, including that of incumbent RENFE-Operadora and one

company licensed in the UK which has had its licence recognised in Spain, as well as

another in the licensing process. Furthermore, 6 private companies, including

RENFE-Operadora, now hold safety certifi cation enabling them to carry freight in

the rail network; 5 of them are already operating.

The fi rst private railway company began to operate on 15 February 2007 and

projections for 2008 are that private companies will carry approximately 3% of

total traffi c. This percentage is in line with deregulation processes in other

countries.

Postal services. Act 23/2007, creating the National Postal Sector Commission as

an independent regulator, as approved on 8 October 2007. The Commission will

supervise competition in the provision of postal services. Among other tasks, the

Commission will grant licences, set the cost of providing a universal postal service

and the fi nancing corresponding to the operator providing it, set the conditions for

access to the public postal network absent agreement between the operators, and

generally resolve disputes between operators. It is scheduled to be fully operational

in the next few months.

Update

Rail freight. A set of measures to promote and revitalise rail freight and to

improve competition conditions and boost competitiveness in the sector is being

drafted and will be presented to the Government’s Standing Commission Economic

Affairs before 31 October 2008. The reform seeks to expand rail’s share of inland

freight transport, which is currently very low (Figure III.18), to bring it into line with

levels in neighbouring countries.

Air transport and airport services. The bases for the new airport management model

have been presented. They are based upon three main principles:

1. AENA is maintained as a State-owned public company with a clear separation

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2. A new State-owned company will be created which will manage the State-

owned airports. It will be owned 100% by AENA and will manage the airports,

allowing the private sector to own up to 30%.

3. The Autonomous Communities will become involved in managing airports

whose management is especially complex, given airport traffi c volumes.

Before year-end, the Development Ministry will present a report on the measures

adopted to implement the basic lines of the new airport management model.

Maritime transportation and port services. Before year-end, a draft Ports Act

will be drawn up whose aim will be to increase competition between ports and in

ports services. Among other measures, the new regulatory framework will establish a

more transparent fee system which better refl ects the differences in costs between the

various ports and which will increase competition in port services.

d) Water and natural resources

As a complement to the investments envisaged under Pillar 2, this section reviews

the initiatives undertaken whose fundamental goal is to improve effi ciency in the use

of water resources. Within this sphere, at the start of the legislature, the Ministry for

the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs was created, grouping together the

competencies of the former Environment Ministry and Agriculture, Fisheries & Food

Source: International Transport Forum.

Figure III.18 Rail’s share of inland freight transport (tonne-km). 2007

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Ministry in order to provide comprehensively address all policies concerning the

protection and use of natural resources.

Status

Legal modifi cations. Progress has been made in amending the Water Act and its

implementing regulations, which introduce into Spanish legislation the criteria for

environmental protection for public water resources included in both the Water

Framework Directive and the new Directive on the assessment and management of

fl ood risks. Furthermore, the Water Planning Instruction, currently being processed,

is soon to be approved by Ministerial Order.

Institutional and administrative improvements. The number of State Water

Companies has been reduced, in line with the principle that no more than one of them

should operate in any one territory, the aim being that after the two mergers in 2007

and 2008 their numbers should be reduced from 13 (in 2004) to 7. Subsequent

mergers will reduce the total to 4.

Compliance with environmental commitments regarding biodiversity. The

Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Act was approved in December 2007, establishing

a legal framework for the conservation, sustainable use, improvement and restoration

of the natural heritage and biodiversity.

Update

Water and Guarantee. Guaranteeing water supply is among the major future

challenges for a society to be competitive in social and economic terms. Accordingly,

in December 2007 the Government of Spain enacted a Decree for the reuse of treated

water. Initial estimates on the potential reuse of treated water point to 1,254 hm3 per

year (8% of total water consumption in irrigation). Furthermore, the Irrigation

Modernisation Plan 2008-2013 was launched to save approximately 800 hm3 per

year (5% of annual water use in irrigation), compared with the 503 hm3 achieved in

the Urgent Irrigation Modernisation Plan 2006-2007.

Water and Sustainable Development. The Government launched the National

Water Quality Plan: Sanitation and Sewage Treatment 2007-2015, with a budget of

19.500 billion euro. Furthermore, the National River Restoration Strategy will be

launched with an investment of approximately 1.5 billion euro through 2015,

earmarked mainly for rural areas, where around 5,000 environment-related jobs will

be created annually to help our rivers attain a clean ecological bill of health and to

achieve sustainable rural development.


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PILLAR 6. LABOUR MARKET AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE

The situation of the Spanish economy, and of its labour market in particular,

has changed considerably from the context in which previous editions of the

Progress Report were drafted. It is precisely in recognition of this that a number of

initiatives have been launched in 2008 to tackle job losses, most notably in the

construction sector.

Status

6.1 Social Security and Pensions

The Social Security Measures Act (Act 40/2007) came into force on 1 January

2008 and enacted most of the measures envisaged under the preceding agreement

resulting from Social Dialogue, most notably the following:

• The Act increased the minimum contribution period required to qualify for a

retirement pension to 15 effective years.

• The calculation of permanent disability benefi ts was rationalised.

• The system of partial retirement was modifi ed (61 years of age, 30 years’

contributions, at least 6 of which with the same employer) in order to better match

the application of this system to the objectives which it is supposed to meet.

• Incentives to voluntarily delaying retirement beyond the legal age were also

strengthened.

The Law on Integrating the Special Agricultural Social Security System into the

Special Social Security System for Self-Employed Workers also came into force on 1

January 2008 and is aimed at updating the social protection framework for self-

employed farmers, to bring it into line with that of other self-employed workers.

Progress was also made in increasing the minimum contributory pension. The

amounts approved for 2008 imply a 5% general increase (6.5% for pensioners with a

dependent spouse). In the period as a whole, the minimum guaranteed pension has

been increased by 26.5% (33.9% for pensioners with a dependent spouse).

The Equality of Men and Women Act introduced new benefi ts in the social

security system (such as paternity leave) as part of the measures to facilitate work-

life balance. Since the Act came into force, 331,534 men have been granted paternity

leave.

Since the Personal Autonomy and Care for Dependent Persons Act came into

force on 1 January 2007, the government has gradually approved the implementing

regulations. In the last year, the parameters for assessing long-term care needs have


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been approved, the baseline level of care guaranteed by the State have been defi ned,

social security coverage for caregivers has been addressed, and the criteria for setting

the level of care and the amount of monetary benefi ts have been established.

Accordingly, all the material aspects necessary to launch and apply the system in line

with the basic principles of the Act have been implemented.

As for funding, the Central Government has earmarked 1.570 billion euro in

2005-2008. In 2009, the projected Central Government budget for the Dependent

Persons Act totals 1.159 billion euro (i.e. 33% more than in 2008), plus the amount

which to be contributed by each autonomous region. The system’s sustainability

depends on the Act’s fi rst fi nal provision, which states that new contingents of persons

assessed as requiring long-term care will be added each year through 2015.

Accordingly, potential benefi ciaries of the system (1.4 million people) will gradually

become eligible, enabling the services to be funded and managed progressively and

the benefi ts and budget earmarks for this purpose to be increased steadily. Other

aspects of fi nancial sustainability are users’ means-tested contribution to the system,

and the positive impact on job creation, both directly (as the new system’s services

come on stream) and indirectly (as the system facilitates work-life balance, and as

caregivers, particularly women, join the labour market).

6.2 Employment policy

The measures envisaged by the Agreement to Improve Growth and Jobs have been

implemented; 3.2 billion euro were earmarked in 2008 for cutting employers’ hiring costs

by cutting their Social Security contributions by a fi xed annual amount per employee

hired, over a period of four years, except for those over 45 and disabled persons, for

whom the discount applies for the entire duration of their employment contract.

Furthermore, employers’ Social Security contributions unemployment benefi t on

indefi nite contracts were cut by 0.5 points, in line with the Agreement. The cut was

staggered (0.25 points in July 2006 and another 0.25 points from 1 July 2008). The

0.25-point cut in contributions in 2008 will save employers around 500 million euro

annually.

These measures are aimed at reducing labour market segmentation by boosting

indefi nite hiring from the outset as a means to increase labour productivity and

employment quality. Though growth in salaried employment has slowed in the last

year (between 2Q07 and 2Q08), it has consisted entirely of indefi nite hires (465,000

more salaried employees, a 4.1% increase), while fi xed-term employment fell by

391,400 (Figure III.19), and the percentage of fi xed-term contracts is therefore down

by 2.5 points to 29.4% (Figure III.20). Since the reform was implemented on 1 July

2006, the percentage of fi xed-term contracts has been reduced by 5 points. Monthly


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Source: Labour Force Survey, INE.

Figure III.19 Fixed-term and indefi nite employment. Spain, 2002-2008 (persons, thousand)

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hiring is currently lower than in previous years but, month after month, indefi nite

hiring numbers are still among the highest in absolute terms since the series began.

As for active policies, the proportion of unemployed who take part in employment

actions and initiatives, reinsertion programmes and professional refresher courses in

the fi rst six months after becoming unemployed remains quite high. According to the

latest available data, which refer to 2007, more than 92% participated in these

initiatives, for both people under 25 (92.6%) and people over 25 (92.9%). Both

fi gures are slightly higher than in the previous year.

Instruments to coordinate and assess the National Employment System have

been developed in order to improve labour market effi ciency and enhance people’s

chances of entering the labour market.

The Self-Employed Workers’ Statute was approved to foster self-employment and

entrepreneurship. Detailed rules are being developed under the Statute to cover the

contract for freelance workers providing services primarily to one client and the

registration of this status. Additionally, a reduction equivalent to 30% of the minimum

contribution base has been introduced for young people aged under 30 for the fi rst 30

months of activity. A panel of experts has been set up to study the regulation of a specifi c

protection system in the event of cessation of activity in the case of freelance workers.

To increase the employment rate and render the labour market more inclusive, an

Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities has been devised, and the

Sheltered Employment Programme to integrate people with disabilities has been

regulated, including aid for hiring skill coaches. At the same time, insertion companies

have been regulated so as to promote the labour and social insertion of socially-

excluded workers and their subsequent placement in the ordinary labour market.

6.3 Other employment policy aspects

The training-for-employment system has been reformed through the following

initiatives:

• National Reference Centres have been set up in the sphere of vocational training.

• Professional Certifi cation is now regulated for skills acquired both via training

(formal and otherwise) and through work experience.

• Employer-driven and worker-focused training have been developed within

the professional employment training subsystem, and training initiatives for workers

and employers have been implemented.

As regards collective bargaining, the Inter-Confederal Agreement for Collective

Bargaining was extended through 2008, and there is a commitment to foster job

creation and review wages in accordance with the European Central Bank’s medium-

term infl ation target (2%), including a wage review clause.


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The minimum wage for 2008 was set at 600 euro per month, in compliance with

the commitment made by the Government in the previous legislature, which restored

the purchasing power lost in the last preceding years.

Furthermore, to achieve a lasting and progressive improvement in workplace

health and safety and to further accelerate the steady signifi cant reduction in

workplace accidents in the last few years, the government approved the Spanish

Strategy for Workplace Health and Safety (2007-2012 ), aligned with the EU

Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for the same period. In addition to the Spanish

Strategy, agreed in the context of the Social Dialogue, a fi rst Action Plan has been

implemented that includes specifi c short-term measures for the execution of the

Strategy, which are now being put into place. The incidence index of workplace

accidents was cut by 3.5% in 2007 (in terms of the total number of accidents involving

sick leave, and at a much sharper rate in terms of the number of serious or fatal

accidents), which implies a cumulative decline of 8.9% in 2003-2007 and is on course

for the target 15% reduction by 2010 (Figure III.21).

To facilitate immigrants’ integration into the labour market, in February 2007 the

government created the Large Corporations Unit to process authorisations for the

entry, employment and residence of foreigners in order to cover highly-skilled job

Source: Labour and Immigration Ministry.

Figure III.21 Workplace accidents incidence index(total and percentage of fatal accidents over the total). Spain, 1996-2007

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vacancies (through June 2008, 3,119 authorisations were processed in an average of

16 days per application).

Within the framework of the Strategic Plan for Citizenship and Integration

2007-2010, employment programmes run by non-profi t organisations, Autonomous

Communities and city governments have been subsidised. These are programmes

aimed at case-by-case labour insertion, self-employment initiatives and support for

professional diversifi cation (more than 600 such actions have been fi nanced in

cooperation with the Autonomous Communities).

Lastly, in order to manage migratory fl ows appropriately, an Order was approved

to regulate the process of training and hiring migrant workers in their home countries.

Labour market integration of foreign workers is relatively good compared with

the European average and with other EU member states, based on the available

indicators. Immigrant employment levels in Spain are among the highest in the EU

and exceed the rate among Spanish nationals (Figure III.22). The relative

unemployment rate is among the lowest in the EU: less than two.

Source: Eurostat.

Figure III.22 Employment rates among foreign citizens from non-EU-27 countries and among Spaniards. 2007

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Update

In spring and summer of 2008, a series of measures were passed to reactivate the

economy in order to tackle the negative consequences of economic deceleration.

Within the framework of the Economic Stimulus Plan of April 2008, the Extraordinary


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Plan for Orientation, Professional Training and Labour Insertion was approved. The

Plan has a budget of 201 million euro with the aim of helping workers from industries

that are in the process of adjustment to fi nd work in other sectors with better business

prospects.

Additionally, in June 21 complementary measures were presented with the three-

fold objective of addressing deceleration, contributing to austerity in public spending

and making structural reforms in the economy. Noteworthy measures in the area of

employment are aimed at enhancing physical, human and technological capital, and

improving training in emerging and innovative sectors.

As regards unemployment benefi ts, the Government plans to help foreigners

who are legally residing in Spain to voluntarily return to their country of origin. This

aid will be instrumented by giving them the contributory unemployment benefi t to

which they are entitled in the form of a lump sum.

The Government views progress in the Spanish model of fl exicurity as a

cornerstone of employment and labour market policy which must be further developed

in this legislature. A combination of security and fl exibility, like that applied to date,

is the balanced approach to implementing the necessary reforms and overcoming

persisting problems in this connection.

Furthermore, as in the previous legislature, the Government maintains its fi rm

commitment to Social Dialogue as the most balanced and effi cient instrument for

tackling employment issues and improving the labour market, including the elements

of fl exicurity. In this context, on 29 July, the Government and the social partners

signed the Declaration to Boost the Economy, Employment, Competitiveness and

Social Progress, setting employment as the priority based on a balanced and

sustainable economic growth model rooted in increasing productivity. The Declaration

is the template for the process of reform to be tackled in this legislature, within the

framework of a Social Dialogue strengthened by increasing its scope to include an

extensive set of policies in the fi elds of economic and social policy, and which are

essential to reactivate the economy and improve competitiveness.

At the same time, the Declaration establishes six common areas of Social

Dialogue: employment policy; employment-oriented immigration policy; employment

equality; training and investment in human capital; collective bargaining; and the

sustainability and improvement of the social welfare system.

The priority matters that it has been agreed to be tackled immediately within

the framework of Social Dialogue are those relating to employment. The fi rst is

modernisation and coordination of Public Employment Services. Within this

framework, among other issues, the role of labour market participants and their

scope of action must be analysed: public employment services, collaborating

institutions, placement agencies and outplacement companies. Furthermore, the

Government aims to rationalise, coordinate and enhance all existing active


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employment policies. Furthermore, the Self-Employed Workers’ Statute will be

implemented to regulate freelance workers providing services to a single client, to

create the State Council for Self-Employed Workers and to regulate benefi ts for

cessation of activity.

As regards the labour market, the Declaration envisages an assessment of the

results of the latest set of reforms, in order to propose further actions to increase

employment and its quality. Similarly, new measures are planned to improve

Workplace Health and Safety, and to tighten oversight of labour institutions via the

Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.

In the sphere of employment, reforms will be undertaken to strengthen the link

between the policies regulating migratory fl ows and job vacancies; policies aimed at

combating discrimination in the labour market will be maintained and expanded; and

progress will be made in reforms to increase the effi cacy of training for employment

so as to achieve a more highly-skilled labour market with greater levels of

employability and mobility.

Professional training will be a key element in the Spanish economy’s growth

model and is another area identifi ed as a priority within the sphere of Social

Dialogue. As described in Pillar 3, the Government is going to foster a broad

agreement with Autonomous Communities and the social partners to develop a

Strategic Plan to fully integrate the training provided in the education system with

the labour market, aimed at promoting emerging and innovative sectors in the

context of the information society. The aim is to make vocational training more

appealing, so that it becomes an alternative option for many more young people,

offering quality training over a shorter duration than university studies, and

affording a high rate of employment.

To develop this, ten priority areas were defi ned, relating to the expansion of the

network of Integrated Professional Training Centres, implementation of the network

of National Reference Centres for the 26 classes of profession, fl exibilisation of

available training for employment, creation of a virtual vocational information and

orientation system, regulation of the procedure for recognising, assessing and

accrediting professional skills acquired through work experience, expediting the

process of professional certifi cation, promotion of training and part-time contracts

for young people aged between 18 and 24 with no secondary school qualifi cations,

drafting of the National Qualifi cations Framework based on the European model, and

professional placements abroad.

Lastly, the State Council for Corporate Social Responsibility was set up as an

interministerial consultative and advisory committee, with equal representation of

the Public Administrations (central, regional and local), unions, business organisations,

and associations linked to corporate social responsibility.


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PILLAR 7. ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

Status

In January 2006, the Cabinet approved the Entrepreneurship Programme,

designed to render existing instruments more coherent and to launch new, more

effi cient ones, affording more stable and predictable support to private initiative. The

Entrepreneurship Programme is scheduled to run until 2011 and contains a battery of

educational, fi nancial, business tutoring and paperwork-reduction measures which

respond to fi ve guidelines. In the last year, the programmes launched since 2006 have

been strengthened, and signifi cant progress has been made in reducing red tape with

the approval of the Action Plan to reduce bureaucracy.

Within the framework of the Programme’s fi rst guideline, Foster Entrepreneurship

in Society, the third “Creating Business Together” initiative was held in May 2008.

This initiative was awarded best practice status by the European Commission within

the framework of execution of the European Charter for Small Enterprises, and

served as inspiration for European SME Week.

Furthermore, the Offi cial Credit Institute (ICO) line of funding for entrepreneurs

(ICO-Entrepreneur Loans) is scheduled to inject 75 million euro into the economy in

2008. The microcredit line for women entrepreneurs fostered by the Institute for Women

in partnership with the Industry, Tourism and Commerce Ministry, eight women

entrepreneur associations and the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA)

focuses on a group, women, that is still under-represented in Spain’s business fabric.

As regards the Programme’s second guideline, Encourage the Creation of New

Companies and Business Growth, funding lines by public bodies for companies have

obtained a very strong response. The ICO-PYME line (the Credit Institute’s fi nancing

for SMEs), totalling 7 billion euro in 2008, will be extended in the next few years (see

Update). Overall, the various ICO lines for promoting entrepreneurship granted 5.721

billion euro in the fi rst nine months of 2008, i.e. 72% of the total earmarked for 2008.

Furthermore, the Treasury has approved guarantees totalling 3 billion euro for

SME collateralised loan obligations within the framework of the FTPYME programme

to facilitate SMEs’ access to bank fi nancing. The National Innovation Company

(ENISA) arranged participation loans worth 21.4 million euro in 2007. Furthermore,

CERSA, the State reciprocal guarantee company, granted a total of 488 million euro

in guarantees in 2007, enabling reciprocal guarantee companies to grant guarantees

totalling 980 million euro to SMEs.

Regarding taxation, in accordance with the schedule established by the reform

approved in 2006, the general corporate tax rate was reduced by 5 points to 30% in

2008 (see Pillar 1).


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In training, the TUTELA (business tutoring) programme continued. This consists

in providing personal advice, in the initial stages of operation, to companies

incorporated electronically using the PAIT network (Advice and Paperwork Points).

This tutoring is performed by consultants from the Industry, Tourism and Commerce

Ministry’s Industrial Organisation School (EOI) and is free of charge. This programme

benefi ted 248 companies between 2006 and 2007. By June 2008, another 125

companies had benefi ted.

The Ministry is also implementing the Reindustrialisation Programme to incentivate

projects that seek to regenerate geographical areas that have been particularly affected

hurt by the lack of business fabric. The programme instrumented in 2008 has supported

478 projects with aid totalling 376 million euro and which is expected to mobilise a

total investment of 2 billion euro and create more than 3,000 direct jobs.

As regards the third guideline, Increase the Capacity for Innovation and

Knowledge Transfer, in 2007 the InnoEmpresa Programme, co-managed with the

Autonomous Communities, subsidised a total of 2,500 innovation projects in SMEs

with a budget of 81 million euro (67 million euro from the Central Government and

14 million euro from the Autonomous Communities). The Innovative Clusters

Programme in 2007 supported 60 strategic plans for a total of 3 million euro and in

2008 the budget totalled 10.3 million euro, since new lines have been set up aimed at

supporting the management structures of these clusters and preparing joint or

innovative projects with an international dimension.

Under the fourth axis, Internationalisation of Spanish Companies, funding

actions have been conducted via the Development Aid Fund and ICO’s

internationalisation line. In 2007, in order to enhance operating and management

effi ciency, the Development Aid Fund was restructured into tranches earmarked for

its various specifi c objectives.

Of the various support programmes for internationalisation by Spanish

companies implemented by the Industry, Tourism and Commerce Ministry, three

are particularly noteworthy. Firstly, Comprehensive Market Development Plans

were drawn up to achieve greater diversifi cation in foreign trade, which is highly

concentrated the EU, and in foreign direct investment, which is highly focused on

the EU and Latin America, but with only a scant presence in Asia and North

America. Since 2005, Comprehensive Market Development Plans have been

implemented in 11 countries (Brazil, China, Mexico, Russia, United States, India,

Algeria, Morocco, Japan, Turkey and South Korea). Comprehensive Market

Development Plans can be said to have achieved the objective established in terms

of geographical diversifi cation of trade fl ows: whereas in 2004 just 26% of exports

went outside the EU-27, this fi gure had increased by over 4 points by 2007, with

some 30% of all exports going to countries outside the EU-27 (Figure III.23).

Furthermore, the number of companies which export regularly to non-EU countries


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has increased by 4.7%, whereas the number of those exporting within the EU

remained constant in 2005-2007.

In 2007, 12% of direct Spanish direct investment went to North America (4% in

2004), and 2% to Asia-Oceania (0.5% in 2004) (Figure III.24). In 2007, the

Comprehensive Market Development Plans yielded the following results: exports to

Source: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce.

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EU-2774,3%

Rest de Europe5,3%

Asia5,5%

N. America4,4%

C & S America4,9%

Africa4,1%

Oceania0,6%

Rest of Europe0,9%

2007

EU-2770,2%

Rest de Europe6,3%

Asia6,2%

N. America4,6%

C & S America5,5%

Africa4,5%

Oceania0,7%

Rest of Europe2,0%

Figure III.23 Geographical breakdown of Spanish exports in 2004 and 2007


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EU-2774,5%

Rest of Europa2,1%

Asia & Oceania0,5%

C & S America18,6%

Africa0,3%

N. America4,0%

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Figure III.24 Geographical breakdown of Spain’s Gross outgoing Foreign Direct Inves-tment (excluding foreign holding companies) in 2004 and 2007


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Comprehensive Market Development Plan countries increased by 11.2% with respect

to 2006, i.e. faster than average growth by Spanish exports (6.5%). Spanish direct

investment fl ows under Comprehensive Market Development Plans exceeded 16

billion euro in 2007, i.e. 18.4% of all outgoing Spanish investment. In 2007, more

than 3,000 actions were performed in the 11 countries with a combined value of 515

million euro, directly benefi ting more than 15,000 companies.

Secondly, as part of the business internationalisation programmes, the Learning

to Export (APEX) programme aims to raise awareness among Spanish SMEs

regarding the need to export, while offering support and advice to enhance their

competitiveness abroad. In 2007, 10,832 companies took part in this programme.

Thirdly, a new stage of the Plan for Initiation in Promotion Abroad (PIPE),

tailored to the needs of SMEs, was implemented in 2007 and will run until 2013.

With 585 new companies joining the Plan, a total of 5,240 SMEs have been involved

since PIPE was launched in 1998. Both APEX and PIPE include ICEX-ICO fi nancing

services, with up to 100,000 euro available in interest-free funding. In 2007, 285

companies benefi ted from this service (21 million euro in total).

Finally, substantial progress has been made with the fi fth axis of the

Entrepreneurship Programme, Reducing Red Tape. In July 2008, the Plan of Action

to Reduce Red Tape was launched. This Plan of Action, which was drafted with the

help of the Higher Council of the Chambers of Commerce and the CEOE-CEPYME

business organisation, is aligned with the EU objective of reducing red tape deriving

from EU legislation by 25% before 2012 (EU Council, Brussels, 8-9 March 2007).

Spain has set itself an even more ambitious target: 30%. The Plan establishes six

priority areas to reduce red tape: company law, tax law, statistics, government

contracts, environment, and work and employment relations.

Throughout the duration of the Plan of Action, in the last quarter of each year the

Government will approve draft regulations for reducing red tape that will include the

simplifi cation measures identifi ed in the period. The Plan envisages implementing a

pilot project to assess the cost savings to be obtained with the programme to cut red

tape, in cooperation with the Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs Ministry. Since

the Plan was approved, the Government has passed two packages of measures to cut

red tape which will speed up 83 procedures, saving citizens and companies both time

and money. Many of these measures involve widespread use of electronic systems

instead of paper documents, e.g. the application to sit the driving test or to register

vehicles. Other measures eliminate costly requirements imposed on companies and

individuals, e.g. the guarantee required when receiving government funding for R&D

and innovation activities can be replaced by a solvency report.

This effort to improve regulations and reduce red tape is complementary to other

initiatives, already mentioned in Pillar 5, such as the transposition of the Services


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Directive and the process to adapt administrative procedures to the Citizens’

Electronic Access to Public Services Act.

Furthermore, the PAIT network (Advice and Paperwork Points) for businesses

continues to expand, and now has a total of 385 offi ces. In July 2008, the network

was opened to private parties under cooperation agreements with the professional

associations of Economists, Administrative Advisers and Paperwork Processors.

Lastly, the 2007 Act to Promote the Information Society includes actions aimed

at reducing the time-scale for incorporating a Limited Liability Corporation, such as

the creation of a listing of pre-registered company names and the possibility of

choosing a standard form of articles of association, enabling a company to be

registered within 48 hours. Furthermore, the last technical details are being fi ne-tuned

with the State Tax Administration and the General Social Security Treasury to extend

the electronic processing procedures for company creation to include self-employed

workers.

Update

At the start of this legislature, new measures were announced which, in addition

to those already in place, will help develop the Spanish economy’s entrepreneurial

potential. On the one hand, the Economic Stimulus Plan, presented in April 2008,

contains a series of initiatives to enhance companies’ liquidity, such as accelerating

VAT refund payments for SMEs which, from January 2009, may ask for the monthly

reimbursement of this tax. According to Government estimates, this action may mean

that SMEs will receive 6 billion euro per year in early payments. Flexible payment of

corporate income tax is also being considered, to afford companies greater capacity

to pay in advance and increase their room for manoeuvre to adapt to the new

accounting standards.

Furthermore, to mitigate the current liquidity problems, lines to support funding

of SMEs have been expanded, so that between 2009 and 2010 they will mobilise an

overall volume of 35 billion euro.

The Government is also working on the design of the 24 Hour Company Plan,

whose implementation will require the cooperation of Autonomous Communities

and Local Administrations. The plan is structured in two stages. The fi rst will enable

the incorporation of a Limited Liability Corporation within a period of 24 hours,

counting from the application for registration of the company name to the registration

of the company in the Provincial Companies Register. The second stage will reduce

the time-scale and procedures for a limited liability corporation to commence its

activity, by introducing the concept of positive silence in applications.


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It will also reduce the cost of launching a business by generally cutting notary

and registrar fees by an average of 20%. This cut will come into force on 1 January

2009 and will include an additional discount on the fees where the operation is not

registered electronically for reasons attributable to the notary or registrar.

Within the sphere of support for internationalisation of Spanish enterprises, a

Draft Bill to Reform the Financial Support System for Internationalisation will be

laid before Parliament; its main measure will be to create and defi ne a new instrument

called the Fund for Internationalisation of Enterprises (FIEM). The aim is to adapt

the system of government fi nancial support for internationalisation to the new

demands and challenges of international markets, by strengthening the offi cial system

of fi nancial support for internationalisation and bringing it into line with those of

other countries.

Furthermore, the policy of promoting geographical diversifi cation in exports

will continue, with efforts focusing on countries with Comprehensive Market

Development Plans, in view of the good results obtained in 2004-2007 in terms of

geographical diversifi cation and expanding the number of exporters to non-EU

markets. The fi nal objective is for 1 in every 3 euro in exports to go outside the EU.

For this purpose, at the end of 2008 two new plans will be launched: one aimed at

the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, United Arab

Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman) with the aim of increasing exports to

that region by 5-7 points faster than total exports and enabling 700 additional

companies to start exporting to Gulf countries. In 2008-2010, 14 billion euro are

expected to be earmarked for the Gulf Plan in the form of trade promotions and

investment actions. The second objective is to achieve a higher market share in

China, for which purpose in 2009 a new Strengthened Plan for China will be

implemented, to further and expand the trade action lines commenced in that

country in 2005.

In order to increase the small export base, which is one of the limitations of our

foreign trade, one of the main objectives in this legislature is to foster

internationalisation of 5,000 new companies, especially SMEs. Currently, 39,000

Spanish companies export regularly (Figure III.25).

For this purpose, the Foreign Trade Institute (ICEX) will launch a new Strategic

Plan 2009-2012, focusing on increasing the export base by expanding the scope of

internationalisation initiation programmes, such as the Plan for Initiation in Promotion

Abroad (PIPE) and the Learning to Export Programme (APEX), and on strengthening

SMEs’ competitiveness in the process of internationalisation.

In this regard, the Technology Internationalisation Plan and, within it, the Support

Plan for the Internationalisation of Entrepreneurial Innovation, will provide solid

backing to business initiatives whose internationalisation involves R&D and

innovation. Under this Plan, which is being coordinated by an advisory committee


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involving the government and private sector, the four chosen sectors (environment &

energy, transport infrastructure, telecommunications & IT, and industrial technology)

refl ect Spain’s new economic reality, and the campaign “Spain: Technology for Life”

is the logical continuation abroad of Spanish companies’ major efforts in R&D and

innovation in the last few years. The idea is to raise awareness abroad as to Spain’s

leading position in a number of sectors, so that the country’s image abroad is a faithful

refl ection of our reality. Along these same lines, the MADE IN-MADE BY SPAIN

Plan will coordinate initiatives to improve the country’s image abroad so as to tap

synergies between them.

Source: Industry, Tourism and Commerce Ministry, based on customs data.

Figure III.25 Number of Spanish companies exporting regularly (thousand)

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IV. The National Reform Programme and European Funds

The contribution by European Funds to the National Reform Programme is

detailed in each of the Operating Programmes co-fi nanced by European

Funds, including references to the specifi c contribution by each programme

to the National Reform Programme goals. The elements of coordination between the

National Reform Programme and the Strategic Programming performed from the

Structural Funds are detailed below.

Priorities under the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), which

allocates European funds, take into account the priorities of the National Reform

Programme. The National Reform Programme presents seven priority pillars to which

quantitative objectives are assigned. Measures aimed at achieving the objectives are

implemented. While the National Reform Programme sets the objectives to be attained

via sector policies and national actions, the NSRF is based on integrating policies and

actions by the Central Government and each of the regions. In conclusion, the coherence

between the NSRF and the National Reform Programme guarantees the complementary

nature of the inter-relations within Spain economic policies (whether fi nanced by the

EU or otherwise). The table below shows the priority axes of the NSRF and the National

Reform Programme strategy and Integrated Guidelines (IG).

Table IV.1 Relationship between NRP, IG and NSRF

NRP PILLARS INTEGRATED GUIDELINES

STRATEGIC NATIONAL REFERENCE FRAMEWORK

ERDF / Cohesion FundESF

CONVERGENCE COMPETITIVENESSReinforcing macroeconomic and budget stability

2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 15, 19 and 21

Strategic Infrastructure and Transport Plan (PEIT) and AGUA Programme

11 and 16Axes 3 & 4 ERDFAxes 1 & 2 CF

Axes 2 & 3 ERDFAxes 1 & 2 CF

Increasing and enhancing human capital

8, 9, 22, 23 and 24

Axis 6 ERDF Axis 3 ESF


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Synergies between Structural Funds and the NRP are guaranteed via an

institutional structure of working groups. The programming of European Funds

establishes an institutional structure which guarantees synergy between the EU

Funds strategy and that of the NRP, including the involvement of the regions. The

persons responsible for the NRP are also members of the Community Funds

Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (in charge of drafting the various reports

which must be submitted in 2007-2013) and the Fund Coordination Committee,

which coordinates the policies executed with the Cohesion Fund, the European

Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Rural Development

Fund and the European Fisheries Fund. If necessary, this Committee also analyses

the complementarity and coordination with other EU funding channels, such as

actions deriving from Structural Funds and other EU programmes (including the

7th Framework R&D Programme and the Competitiveness and Innovation

Framework Programme.

The axes established in the Structural Funds are aimed at achieving the Lisbon

objectives (earmarking). For structural funds as a whole, the earmarks exceed the

limits in Lisbon spending categories established by the General Regulation on the

Structural Funds, which provides that in the convergence objective at least 60% of

spending (75% in regions in which the competitiveness objective applies) must be

earmarked for projects in line with the Integrated Guidelines. In fact, for convergence

regions, 68% of spending (79% including the AGUA Programme1) is for Lisbon

categories. In other regions, the percentages are as follows: phasing-out 67% (77%

with AGUA), phasing-in 75% (86%) and Competitiveness 81%. In the case of the

Cohesion Fund, 82% is Lisbon category spending.

1 Spain’s AGUA Programme should be considered to be a Lisbon category based, as the Regulations

allow, on the specifi c national circumstances established in the NRP.

NRP PILLARS INTEGRATED GUIDELINES

STRATEGIC NATIONAL REFERENCE FRAMEWORK

ERDF / Cohesion FundESF

CONVERGENCE COMPETITIVENESS

R&D and innovation strategy (INGENIO 2010)

7, 8, 9, 10 Axis 1 ERDF Axis 1 ERDFAxis 3 ESF

More competition, better regulation, effi ciency of the public administrations, and competitiveness.

2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 , 16 and 21

Axis 7 ERDF Axis 5 ERDFAxis 3 ESF

Labour market and social dialogue

2, 4, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21

Axes 1 & 2 ESF

Entrepreneurship Programme

8, 13, 14 and 15.

Axis 2 ERDF Axis 1 ERDFAxis 1 ESF

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V. Accountability

This section overviews Spain’s progress in implementing the Lisbon

Strategy for Growth and Jobs from the standpoint of both complying with

the scheduled reforms and achieving the objectives set.

In the fi rst cycle (2005-2007) of the renewed Lisbon Strategy, Spain

implemented 361 reforms within the framework of its National Reform

Programme, compared with the EU-27 average of 70. The start of a new cycle

means that Spain must adapt to the common methodology for information

systematization promoted by the European Commission. In coherence with this

initiative, the table-summary of the measures contained in the NRP in the 2006

and 2007 Progress Reports has been replaced by the common standardised table

containing detailed information regarding the main measures approved or in the

pipeline. Annex I of this 2008 Progress Report contains the new table, which

provides detailed information on the chosen measures (approximately 100).

Accordingly, unlike previous editions, this report contains a selection of measures

in line with European criteria rather than an exhaustive inventory of the reforms

that Spain has implemented.

The measures set out in this Report reveal that Spain is responding to all the

commitments assumed in the framework of the multilateral supervision process

that was based on the previous NRP Progress Report. In particular, the tables

below show that it is complying with all the specifi c recommendations for Spain

and the euro area and that most of the points-to-watch in the Council’s

recommendations are being fulfi lled.


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Table V.2 Compliance with points-to-watch for Spain

MOST SIGNIFICANT MEASURES 2008

APPROVED IN PROCESS

Contain the current

account defi ct and

infl ationary pressure, and

monitor developments in

the housing market

– Increase bufget allocations for items related

to productivity (RDI, education,

infraestructure) by 54% in 2004-2008.

– Apply the Budgetary Stability Law.

– State Housing Programme 2005-2008.

– Integrated plan to promote Rented

Accommodation.

– Improve texation of refurbishment.

– ICO guarantee lines for securitisation of

loans to buy price-controlled.

– State Housing Programme 2009-2012.

– RENOVE Plan to promote

refurbishment of homes and hotels.

– Draft Act of measusures to promote

housing rental.

– Creation of Listed Real Estate

Investment Companies.

– Public bids by SEPES to purchase land.

– Freeze on salaries for senior civil

servants and reduction in current

expenditure in the 2009 Central

Govermment Budget.

Increase competition in

professional services and

retail markets

– New Competition Act.

– Royal Decree 863/2008 to create a

secondary market in radio spectrum.

– Basic model for restructuring AENA.

– Agreement on measures for structural

reform and to promote fi nancing of SMEs.

– «Umbrella» Act to transpose the Service

Directive.

– Professional Sevices Act.

– Act to adapt existing Central

Government legislation to the Services

Directive.

– Telecommunications Users’Charter.

– Packet of measures to promote rail

freight.

– New Ports Act.

Table V.1 Compliance with specifi c recommendations for Spain


APPROVED IN PROCESS

Increase competition in

the energy sector,

eliminate factors that

distort price-setting, and

improve interconnection

capaccity

– Agreement to build a new power line

between Spain and France.

Increase capacity 1.400 MW.

– Liberalise electricity tariffs for medium

tension and irrigation.

– Virtual power plant auctions

(Endesa and Iberdrola).

– Auctions for bilateral contracts to supply at

the bundled tariff (CESUR).

– Regulatory compatibility plan.

– Gas tariff liberalisation.

– Search for new interconnection

corridors.

– Eliminate the regulated tariff.

Introduce the last-resort tariff.

– Planning of electricity and gas

transmission/transportation

infraestructure 2008-2016.

Effective implementation

of education reform, also

at regional level

– Initial Professional Qualifi cation

Programme.

– Programme of salary grants to avoid early

school leaving.

– School success programmes.

– Improve teacher training in non-university

education.

– Adapt to the Europen Higher Education

Space.

– Educa3 Programme to guarantee schooling

for children aged 0-3..

– Conference with Autonomous Regions

on early school leaving.

– Vocational training Roadmap.

– University 2015 Strategy, including

notably the International Campus of

Excellence Programme.

Accountability

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APPROVED IN PROCESS

Improve the regulatory

framework

– Plan of action to reduce red tape.

– Public Sector Procurement Act.

– Packet of measures to reduce red tape in the

Central Governmet.

– Royal Decree on Regulatory Impact

Evaluation.

– Proposal to reform the regulations

governing industry regulators.

– Review of the model of legal certainty.

Develop further

environmental measures,

particularly to reduce CO2

emissions.

– Spanish Strategy for Sustainable

Development.

– Modify the vehicle registration tax.

– Spanish Strategy on Climate Change and

Clean Energy (2007-2011-2020).

– Adopt six lines of strategy to combat

climate change.

– Plan to promote energy saving and

effi ciency 2008-2011.

– AGUA Water Programme..

– National Water Quality Plan 2007-2015.

– Regulations to promote water saving and

reuse.

– Act on Energy Effi ciency and

Renewable Energy. Renewable Energy

Plan 2011-2020.

Labour market (modernise

employment protection

policy, fl exibility and

security, segmentation and

part-time)

– Declaration for Social Dialogue 2008:

Declaration to boost the economy,

employment, competitiveness and social

progress.

– Review the Agreement to improve

competitive and jobs.

– Modernise the government employment

services.

– Rationalise, coordinate and enhance

exixting active policies.

Increase training and

productivity and Integrate

immigrants into the labour

market

– Extraordinary plan for orientation,

professional training and labour insertion.

– Increase funding to facilitate integration of

immigrant students.

– Budget priority for productivity-related

spending.

– Road map for reforming Vocational

Training.

– New Science and Technology Act.

Increase access to

childcare facilities

– Increase the number of places in schools for

children aged 0-3 (Educa3 Plan).

Implement pension and

healthcare reforms to

enhance long.term fi scal

sustainability.

– Additional provision to the Social Security

Reserve Fund.

– Rationalise healthcare expenditure.

Table V.3 Compliance with specifi c recommendations for the Euro Area

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS EURO AREA


APPROVED IN PROCESS

Budgetary consolidation

– Implement the Budgetary Act:

contra-cyclical fi scal policy.

– Additional provision to the Social

Security Reserve Fund.

– Rationalise expenditure on

healthcare.

– Infraestructure and R&D and

innovation.

– Reduce current expenditure in

2009 Budget.

Improve the quality of public fi nances

– Budget priority for productivity-

related spending.

– Flexibility in company tax

prepayments.

– Programme for training in rational

use of medicines.

– Reduce company tax rate.

– Plan to reduce red tape.

– Create new agencies.

– Electronic Access to Public

Services Act.

– Orient public expenditure

towards productive items in the

2009 Budget.

– Eliminate wealth tax.

– Reform the system for

fi nancing regional and local

governments.


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Objectives of the National Reform Programme

As detailed in the following sections, since 2004 Spain has managed to make

progress, to varying degrees depending on the case, towards all the objectives

(general, transversal and pillar-specifi c) proposed in the National Reform Programme.

There is a sole exception–the company creation objective–which is highly dependent

upon the overall economic situation.

General objectives

In the last year, Spain has continued to advance towards the two main economic

policy goals set out in the National Reform Programme for 2010, namely:

(i) Full convergence with EU-25 in terms of per capita income

(ii) A 66% employment rate among people aged 15 to 64.

In December 2007, Eurostat published revised estimates of purchasing power

parity for the various EU member countries which confi rmed that Spain had exceeded

EU-25 per capita income rates in 2006, four years ahead of schedule. In 2007, this

progress continued and per capita income in Spain reached 26,500 euro, i.e. 102.9%

of the EU-25 fi gure (107% of EU-27), a 2.1-point increase on 2006. Spain’s per

capita income is 7 points higher than that of Italy, 4 points below that of France and

6 points below that of Germany. Since 2004 (when the NRP began), it has gained

around 6 points (Figure V.1).

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS EURO AREA


APPROVED IN PROCESS

More competition, especially in services:

fi nacial market integration and competition

in fi nantial intermediation.

– New Competition Act.

– Royal Decree to create a secondary

market in radio spectrum.

– basic model for restructuring

AENA.

– Agreementon measure for structural

reform and to promote fi nancing of

SMEs.

– «Umbrella» Act to transpose

the Service Directive.

– Professional Sevices Act.

– Act to adapt existing Central

Government legislation to the

Services Directive.

– Telecommunications

Users’Charter.

– Packet of measures to promote

rail freight.

– New Ports Act.

– Draft Act to reform the

securities market.

– Draft Act to regulate paid-for

services.

Flexibility and security on labour markets

– Declaration for Social Dialogue

2008: Declaration to boost the

economy, employment,

competitiveness and social

progress.

– Review the Agreement to

improve competitive and jobs.

– Modernise the government

employment services.

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In 2007, the employment rate progressed in both its metrics: sustained growth

and convergence with the European Union average. As for sustained growth, the

employment rate was 65.6%, 0.8 percentage points higher than in the previous year.

And in 2007 it was just 0.2 points short of the European average, which means that

the convergence process has been consolidated (Figure V.2). In the fi rst half of 2008,

89,0

93,1

97,0

102,9

80

85

90

95

100

105

1990 2000 2004 2007

%

NRP objetive 2010

Source: Eurostat and INE.

Figure V.1 Relative income per capita (Purchasing Power Parity) (EU-25=100)

56,0

61,0

65,666,0

50

55

60

65

70

2000 2004 2007 2010

%

Lisbon objetive: 70%

Mean UE-25: 65,8%

Source: Eurostat and INE.

Figure V.2 Employment rate of the population aged 15-64 in Spain


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as a result of the economic deceleration, there was a slight decline in the employment

rate with respect to 2007, to 65% in the second quarter.

As early as 2007, a total of 8 Autonomous Communities (Navarre, Aragon,

Catalonia, Madrid, Balearic Islands, Valencia, Basque Country and La Rioja) had

exceeded the NRP employment goal for 2010 (66%). The fi rst four have already

exceeded the European goal (70%).

> 70%

65%-70%

60%-65%

< 60%

Ø 2004-07

+4+4

+5+5

+6+6+6+6

+4+4

+4,5+4,5

+5+5

+3+3

+2,5+2,5

+4+4

+5+5

+5+5

+3+3

+6+6

+5+5

+4,5+4,5

+4+4

-2-2

> 70%

65%-70%

60%-65%

< 60%

+4+4

+5+5

+6+6+6+6

+4+4

+4,5+4,5

+5+5

+3+3

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+4+4

+5+5

+5+5

+3+3

+6+6

+5+5

+4,5+4,5

+4+4

-2-2

Source: INE.

Figure V.3 Regional map of employment rate (population aged 15-64). Spain, 2007. Level and progress since 2004

Specifi c objectives

Information on progress made towards the two general goals is complemented

below with the performance of the specifi c objectives in each of the seven pillars of

economic policy, including the horizontal objective concerning the environment.

Pillar 1. The specifi c objective of this pillar consists in reducing the public

debt/GDP ratio to 34% in 2010; since the ratio was 46.2% at the end of 2004, this

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means an average annual reduction of 2%. Three years after the NRP’s launch, this

ratio has been reduced to 36.8%, i.e. by almost 10 percentage points. Despite the

cumulative progress in previous years, the sharp shift in the macroeconomic

environment introduces an element of uncertainty regarding the short- and medium-

term performance of this ratio.

Pillar 2. Of the two quantitative goals of this pillar, the 2007 accident rate

(which contains the fi gures for 2006) shows a slight deterioration which breaks with

the trend of notable and continued improvements of the previous three years. This is

due to both an increase in the number of fatalities this year and containment of growth

in road traffi c. However, in the four years taken as a whole the accident rate has

improved by 30%, i.e. three-quarters of the 40% target reduction for the period. As

for the objective of expanding the railway network, the indicator exceeded 30km of

line for every 1,000 km2 for the fi rst time, evidencing the pace of execution of the

investments envisaged under the PEIT.

Pillar 3. In 2007, there was a 1.1% increase in the early school leaving rate in

Spain, from 29.9% in 2006 to 31%. This slight increase came after achieving two

consecutive years of reductions of around 1 percentage point. For this reason, the

Government has launched a packet of specifi c measures to keep young people aged

over 16 in the education system.

Pillar 4. The R&D and innovation indicators corresponding to 2006 are the

fi rst to fully refl ect the impact of the Ingenio Programme 2010. R&D spending

registered the largest increase in 15 years: from 1.12% of GDP in 2005 to 1.2% in

2006. Private sector R&D spending accounted for 47.1% of the total in 2006, an

improvement on the 46.3% of 2005.

As regards Information Society convergence between Spain and the EU-15, the

composite indicator1 shows that in 2007 Spain was at 82.7% of the European level,

vs. 83.5% in 2006. Specifi cally, Spain has outpaced Europe in private Internet use

and in e-commerce, but has grown less in corporate and household broadband access

(Figure V.4), which explains the small relative decline in the Information Society

convergence indicator. Companies’ access to broadband is the indicator which

performed worse vs. the EU-15 average, but this was because Spain is already an EU

leader in this indicator (second only to Finland) and, therefore, has less scope for

growth than other countries (Figure V.5).

1 This indicator was introduced for the fi rst time in the NRP Progress Report 2007; a note explaining the

methodology is available at www.avanza.es.


— 90 —

34%

13%

3%

7%

12%

6% 6%

35%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Broadband

Households

Citizen Internet

use

Broadband

companies

E-commerce

Spain EU

Source: Eurostat.

Figure V.4 Annual growth in the four indicators which comprise the Information SocietyConvergence Index. Spain, EU-15, 2006-07

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

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.

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stri

a

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and

Source: Eurostat.

Figure V.5 Percentage of companies with broadband Internet access. 2007

Pillar 5. In 2007, the downward trend in energy intensity was confi rmed while

renewable energy’s share increased, helping to reduce CO2 emissions. Energy

intensity decreased by 2.2% to its lowest level ever (Figure V.6).

Accountability

— 91 —

Progress has also been made in improving the quality of the electricity supply.

Accordingly, the Electricity Supply Quality Index,2 an indicator of the number of

hours of power cuts per year, was 2.04 in 2006, the best fi gure in 16 years, and it

improved by another 5% to 1.93 in 2007.

In telecommunications, landline and mobile communications prices continued to

decrease in 2007, by 3% and 6%, respectively (Figure V.7). The substantial cut in mobile

communications prices refl ects, among other factors, the entry into the market of virtual

mobile network operators (VMNOs) and the fourth mobile network operator, which have

shown considerable competitive potential by capturing 43.5% of all new mobile lines

between March and May 2008, although their market share is still small (2.6%).

The price per broadband subscriber remained stable in 2007, but Telefónica upped

its speed from 1 Mbps to 3 Mbps, evidencing a signifi cant reduction in service prices in

higher speed brackets. 75% of broadband lines now offer speeds of more than 3 Mbps.

As for the housing market, progress has been made in all three main housing

policy goals: increasing government-sponsored housing, promoting rental and

slowing growth in house prices. A total of 83,859 government-sponsored homes were

started in Spain in 2007 (the second-largest number in the last 17 years). As regards

rental, 1,881,402 households lived in rented accommodation in 2007, i.e. 4.55%

more than in 2006. The price of homes not subject to price controls increased by

2.01% in 2Q08, well below the General Price Index (Figure V.8).

2 TIEPI.

175

180

185

190

195

200

1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

toe/

mil

lio

n e

uro

(co

nst

ant

20

00

)


Figure V.6 The economy’s energy intensity 1980-2007Primary energy/GDP. toe/million euro (constant 2000)


— 92 —

In the fi nancial sector, the number of venture capital deals in the fi rst half of

2008 was the same as in the fi rst half of 2007, a period of extraordinary growth.

However, the lack of liquidity deriving from the current fi nancial turmoil led to a

smaller number of megadeals (> 10 million euro) and, as a result, the volume of

20,0

18,4

17,2

22,8

11,5

10,7

11,4

11,1

15,0

16,0

17,0

18,0

19,0

20,0

21,0

22,0

23,0

24,0

2004 2005 2006 2007

10,2

10,4

10,6

10,8

11,0

11,2

11,4

11,6

Mobile telephony Landline telephony

Source: CMT.

Figure V.7 Revenues per minute in mobile and landline communications (2004-2007)

0

4

8

12

16

20

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

18,4

2,0

Source: Ministry of Housing.

Figure V.8 Annual change in deregulated housing prices (1996-2008)

Accountability

— 93 —

venture capital investment has slowed. Nevertheless, investment volume remains in

line with 1H06 levels.

Pillar 6. This pillar’s main objective is to bring the female employment rate

into line with the European average. During 2007, the female employment rate

continued to converge with the European average. The 1.5% year-on-year increase

closed the gap from 4.4 points in 2006 to 3.9 points in 2007.

Youth unemployment, hurt by a relative weakening of youth job creation, increased

by 0.3 points in 2007, although at 18.2% it is still within the NRP target for 2010 (18.6%).

As for reducing workplace accidents by 15% under the NRP, there was another

dip (-1.0%) in the incidence index in 2007. However, serious and fatal accidents have

decreased much more notably (particularly the latter, whose incidence index is down

by 13%). In the four years since the NRP was implemented, there has been a 9.4%

accumulated reduction in the workplace accident rate.

Pillar 7. The creation of companies with one or more workers is a cyclical

market variable, and its performance must therefore be gauged in the medium term.

The goal of this pillar is to increase it by 25% with respect to the 2004 fi gure (7%).

According to the INE’s Central Directory of Companies (DIRCE), in 2007 the rate

was 6.5%. In 2007, 410,975 companies were created in Spain, 26% of which had one

or more salaried employees in their workforce.

Paro

juvenil

23,9

18,2

18,6

Red ferroviaria

(km/km2)

2003: 28,3

2007: 30,7

Obj.2010: 35,0

Deuda p ública (%PIB)

2004: 46

2007: 37

Obj.2010: 34

Converger en

renta per capita

con la UE -25 y

aumentar la tasa

de empleo hasta

el 66%

en 2010

Mejoras de regulaci ón (ferrocarril, energ ía,

t(rail

financiero)

Accidentalidad

en carreteras

2004: 13,4

2006: 11,2

Obj.2010: 9,5

Abandono escolar (%)

2004: 31,7

2007: 31,0

Obj. 2010: 15,0

I+D I+D privada

(% PIB) (% total)

2004: 1,06 48

2006: 1,20 47

Obj. 2010: 2,0 55

Siniestros

laborales(reducción acumulada)

3,9

9,4

15

Creaci ón de

empresas de m ás de

1 trabajador

(tasa)

2004: 7,0

2007: 6,5

Obj. 2010: 9,0

Empleo

femenino

(% 15 -64)

2004: 48,3

2007: 54,7

Obj. 2010: 57

Youth

23,9

18,2

18,6

Rail network

(km/km2)

2003: 28,3

2007: 30,7

Obj.2010: 35,0

Public debt

(%GDP)

2004: 46

2007: 37

Obj.2010: 34

Converge on

EU-25 per capita

income and increase

employment

rate to

el 66%

en 2010

Improvements in regulation

housing and finance)

(rail, energy, telecomunications, post,

Road

accident rate

2004: 13,4

2006: 11,2

Obj.2010: 9,5

Early school leaving rate (%)

2004: 31,7

2007: 31,0

Obj. 2010: 15,0

R&D Private R&D

(% total)

2004: 1,06 48

2006: 47

Obj. 2010: 55

Workplace

accidents

(cumulative

reduction)

3,9

9,4

15

Creation of

companies with

more than one worker

(rate)

2004: 7,0

2007: 6,5

Obj. 2010: 9,0

Female

employment

(% 15-64)

2004: 48,3

2007: 54,7

Obj. 2010: 57

unemployment

(% PIB)

1,20

2,0

Source: Prime Minister’s Offi ce, based on data from Eurostat and INE.

Figure V.9 Progress towards the specifi c objectives of each pillar of Spain’s NRP


— 94 —

Horizontal objective

As regards climate change goals, the data from the greenhouse gas (GHG)

inventory for 2006 (published in 2008) show that there was a 1.7% reduction in GHG

emissions in that year, the fi rst in 10 years. However, the partial data available for

2007, corresponding to the industries subject to emission rights trading, show 3.8%

growth, due to the decline in nuclear energy production and the increase in electricity

exports to Morocco and Portugal. This was despite the increase renewable energy’s

share of electricity production from 18.8% to 19.8%.

Evaluation of the National Reform Programme

The State Agency for the Evaluation of the Quality of Public Services and

Policies has been operating since December 2006 with the goal of helping to

effi ciently reorient public spending.

According to the NRP, the Agency is commissioned to perform an annual

evaluation of the degree of application and success of the main measures. The Cabinet

requested that the 2007 evaluation focus on four areas: the impact of the measures

adopted to rationalise pharmaceutical spending; the effectiveness of energy security

policies; programmes to foster research, development and innovation; and funding

lines to promote entrepreneurship. The fi ndings of these four evaluations were

presented in November 2007 and have been published.3

Two major conclusions can be drawn from the fi rst evaluation of the NRP:

• In view of the relation between the implementation of public policies and

the allocation of funding, the selection of public policies for evaluation in a particular year

can coincide with the parliamentary date of the Central Government Budget for that year.

• The implementation of public policies could be made more successful if

coordination mechanisms are strengthened at both Central Government and

Autonomous Community level.

Also, under commission by the Cabinet, the Agency performed the following

evaluations in 2007: administrative paperwork for the creation of companies; the

national register of greenhouse gas emission rights; and the quality of service at State-

owned museums. The Agency also evaluated the social security contribution discount

programme in Ceuta and Melilla, which is aimed at increasing employment.

The Agency is due to perform another six evaluations in 2008. Two of these are

linked to the NRP evaluation: the policy for improving the system of technology

transfer to companies, and the general educational grant system. The others refer to:

the collective rights management system established by intellectual property policy,

the Central Government’s involvement in the system for Long-Term Care, the social

security contribution discount policy, and actions fi nanced by the Central Government

Budgets in the socio-economic catchment areas of the National Parks.

3 Available at http://www.aeval.es/es/evaluacion_de_politicas_publicas/evaluaciones_de_la_agencia/index.html

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s in

dic

ators

, co

nver

gin

g o

n t

he

Euro

pea

n a

ver

age

in c

ases

wher

e w

e ar

e bel

ow

PIL

LA

R 6

: T

HE

LA

BO

UR

MA

RK

ET

AN

D S

OC

IAL

DIA

LO

GU

E

(guid

elin

es 1

7-2

4)

In

crea

se t

he

rate

of

fem

ale

emplo

ym

ent

to a

ttai

n t

he

EU

-15 a

ver

age

54,7

53,2

51,2

48,3

59,7

58,7

58,6

57,6

54,4

57,0

R

educe

the

youth

unem

plo

ym

ent

rate

into

lin

e w

ith t

he

EU

-25 a

ver

age

18,2

17,9

19,7

23,9

14,7

15,7

15,1

16,9

19,3

18,6

R

educe

the

work

pla

ce a

ccid

ent

rate

by 1

5%

(5)

-9,4

%-8

,3%

-6,0

%-3

,9%

--

--

--1

5%

PIL

LA

R 7

: E

NT

RE

PR

EN

EU

RS

HIP

PR

OG

RA

MM

E (

guid

elin

es 1

4 &

15)

In

crea

se t

he

rate

of

crea

tion o

f co

mpan

ies

wit

h 1

or

more

em

plo

yee

s by

around 2

5%

6,5

7,0

7,2

7,0

--

--

8,0

8,9

(1)

Aver

age

obje

ctiv

e fo

r 2008-2

012;

(2)

EU

-27 fi

gure

, si

nce

the

EU

-25 fi

gure

is

not

avai

lable

; (3

) no. of

fata

liti

es/b

illi

on p

asse

nger

-kil

om

etre

s; (

4)

% o

f popula

tion a

ged

18 t

o 2

4 w

ho

hav

e at

most

com

ple

ted c

om

puls

ory

sec

ondar

y e

duca

tion b

ut

are

not

purs

uin

g f

urt

her

stu

die

s; (

5)

accu

mula

ted c

han

ge

in i

nci

den

ce i

ndex

(no. of

work

pla

ce a

ccid

ents

lea

din

g t

o l

ost

tim

e per

10,0

00 c

ontr

ibuto

rs t

o t

he

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty);

(e)

est

imat

e: P

K i

ndex

= 1

00 b

asel

ine

1990 f

or

CO

2, C

H4 a

nd N

O2, an

d b

asel

ine

1995 f

or

HF

C, P

FC

and S

F6.


— 96 —

Acronyms

AEI: Innovative Business Grouping

AENA: Spanish Airports and Air Traffi c Authority

AENOR: Spanish Standardisation and Certifi cation Association

AGUA: Programme of Actions relating to Water Management and Use

APEX: Learning to Export Programme

AVE: Spanish High-Speed Rail

CDGAE: Government’s Standing Commission for Economic Affairs

CECA: Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks

CEI: Campus of International Excellence

CERSA: Compañía Española de Reafi anzamiento S.A. (National Reciprocal

Guarantee Company)

CICYT: Interministerial Commission on Science and Technology

CMT: Telecommunications Market Commission

CNE National Energy Commission

CNMV National Securities Market Commission

CPI: Consumer Price Index

CSIC: Spanish Higher Council for Scientifi c Research

DIRCE: Central Directory of Companies

DTT: Digital Terrestrial Television

EECCEL: Spanish Strategy on Climate Change and Clean Energy

EEDS: Spanish Strategy for Sustainable Development

EHES: European Higher Education Space

EIB: European Investment Bank

ENISA: Empresa Nacional de Innovación S.A. (National Innovation Company)

EOI: School of Industrial Organisation

EPA: Labour Force Survey

ERDF: European Regional Development Fund

ESCO: Energy Services Company

FAD: Development Aid Fund

FDI: Foreign Direct Investment

FIEM: Fund for Internationalisation of Enterprises

FP: Framework Programme

FP: Vocational Training

FTPYME: SME Collateralised Loan Obligation Trust

GHG: Greenhouse gases

GSM: Global System of Mobile Communication

ICO: Offi cial Credit Institute

ICT: Information and Communication Technology

— 97 —

Acronyms

INE: National Statistics Institute

IRPF: Personal income tax

ITS: Intelligent Transport Systems

LAECSP: Citizens’ Electronic Access to the Administration Act

LOE: Education Organic Act

LOU: Universities Organic Act

MEPSyD Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport

MIBEL: Iberian Electricity Market

MICINN: Ministry of Science and Innovation

MITIN: Ministry of Labour and Immigration

MITYC: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce

MSC: Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs

NAP: National Allocation Plan

NRP: National Reform Programme

OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OPCOMI: Retail Price Observatory

PAEE: Energy Saving and Effi ciency Action Plan

PAIT: Advice and Paperwork Points

PALE: Support programme for learning a foreign language

PEIT: Strategic Infrastructure and Transport Plan

PFE: Entrepreneurship Programme

PIDM: Comprehensive Market Development Plan

PIPE: Plan for Initiation in Promotion Abroad

PROA: Reinforcement, Guidance and Support Scheme

PROFIT: Programme to Promote Technological Research

REE Red Electrica de España (National electricity grid company)

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

SIR: Registry Interconnection System

SISE: Integrated Monitoring and Assessment System

SME: Small and Mid-sized Enterprise

SNRF: Strategic National Reference Framework

SRL: Limited Company

SUR: Last-Resort Supply

TIEPI: Installed Capacity Equivalent Interrupt Time

VAT: Value Added Tax

VIVE: Ecological Vehicle, Innovative Vehicle Programme

VMO: Virtual Mobile Operator

Annex I. Main Measuresin the National Reform Programme

— 100 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Budget

ary s

tab

ilit

y o

ver

the

full

eco

nom

ic c

ycl

e. A

pply

the

Budget

ary

Sta

bil

ity L

aw, i.

e. a

contr

a-cy

clic

al fi

sca

l poli

cy. S

tabil

ity l

aws

esta

bli

sh

that

, w

hen

the

econom

y e

xce

eds

a th

resh

old

(cu

rren

tly 3

% o

f re

al

GD

P),

th

e C

entr

al G

over

nm

ent,

the

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies

and

cert

ain l

oca

l en

titi

es m

ust

dra

w u

p a

nd i

mple

men

t budget

s w

ith a

surp

lus.

The

law

all

ow

s th

ese

pla

yer

s to

pre

sent

a defi

cit

in p

erio

ds

of

low

eco

nom

ic g

row

th (

pro

ject

ed g

row

th u

nder

2%

).

All

ow

s fr

ee i

nte

rpla

y o

f th

e au

tom

atic

budget

sta

bil

iser

s, i

.e. a

contr

a-cy

clic

al

fi sc

al p

oli

cy t

hat

contr

ibute

s to

pro

longin

g p

erio

ds

of

gro

wth

and

mit

igat

ing t

he

effe

cts

of

an e

conom

ic

rece

ssio

n.

3Q

2008

4Q

2008

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

fi rst

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

1. M

acro

econom

ic

stab

ilit

y

2. E

conom

ic

and fi

sca

l

sust

ainab

ilit

y

3. E

ffi c

ient

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and

jobs

1. B

udget

ary

stab

ilit

y

1. C

onta

in

infl

atio

n, th

e

curr

ent

budget

defi

cit

and t

he

real

est

ate

mar

ket

Q

ual

ity o

f publi

c

fi nan

ces

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

The

stab

ilit

y g

oal

s fo

r th

e nex

t th

ree

yea

rs

(2009-2

011)

are

attu

ned

to t

he

Span

ish

econom

y’s

cycl

ical

sit

uat

ion. In

com

pli

ance

wit

h t

he

Act

, th

e G

over

nm

ent

wil

l pre

sent

an

econom

ic a

nd fi

nan

cial

pla

n t

o c

orr

ect

the

defi

cit

pro

ject

ed f

or

2009.

The

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent’

s non-fi

nan

cial

expen

dit

ure

wil

l gro

w b

y l

ess

than

the

econom

y’s

nom

inal

gro

wth

in 2

009. T

he

auto

mat

ic s

tabil

iser

s w

ill

be

allo

wed

to

work

, an

d t

he

budget

wil

l co

nti

nue

to

pri

ori

tise

pro

duct

ive

expen

dit

ure

.

eb060 G

ener

al

gover

nm

ent

budget

bal

ance

P

ubli

c fi

nan

ces

AN

NE

X I

. ME

ASU

RE

S

PIL

LA

R 1

: R

EIN

FO

RC

ING

MA

CR

OE

CO

NO

MIC

AN

D B

UD

GE

T S

TA

BIL

ITY

1.1

B

udget

ary s

tabil

ity o

ver

the

full

eco

nom

ic c

ycl

e.

— 101 —

Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

i-ne

:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Ori

ent

publi

c ex

pen

dit

ure

tow

ards

pro

duct

ive

spen

din

g i

n t

he

2009

Budget

. T

he

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent’

s 2009 B

udget

wil

l be

focu

sed

par

ticu

larl

y o

n p

roduct

ive

expen

dit

ure

(ed

uca

tion, in

fras

truct

ure

and

rese

arch

) an

d s

oci

al s

pen

din

g. T

his

req

uir

es a

poli

cy o

f au

ster

ity i

n t

he

rest

of

the

Budget

so a

s to

att

end t

o p

riori

ty e

xpen

dit

ure

. T

he

Gover

nm

ent

has

alr

eady a

nnounce

d m

easu

res,

such

as

conta

inin

g

curr

ent

expen

dit

ure

, li

mit

ing g

row

th i

n c

urr

ent

spen

din

g o

n g

oods

and

serv

ices

, an

d c

urt

aili

ng c

ivil

ser

vic

e hir

ing i

n 2

009

Budget

ary t

ensi

on t

hat

may

ari

se a

s a

resu

lt o

f th

e ec

onom

ic s

ituat

ion m

ake

it

advis

able

to c

onta

in n

on-p

riori

ty c

urr

ent

spen

din

g i

tem

s. T

he

budget

mar

gin

wil

l

be

allo

cate

d t

o p

roduct

ive

expen

dit

ure

,

i.e.

that

whic

h h

as t

he

gre

ates

t im

pac

t on

the

econom

y’s

pro

duct

ivit

y, a

nd t

o s

oci

al

spen

din

g t

o f

avour

the

most

dis

advan

taged

gro

ups.

Educa

tion i

s

pro

duct

ive

expen

dit

ure

on h

um

an c

apit

al.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

3Q

2008

4Q

2008

Cla

sifi c

ació

n de

la m

edid

a

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

cha

lleng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

fi rst

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

s

Com

men

ts

2. E

conom

ic

and fi

sca

l

sust

ainab

ilit

y

3. E

ffi c

ient

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and

jobs

7. R

&D

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y

5. In

fras

truct

ure

Dev

elopm

ent

7. Im

pro

ve

educa

tion

and h

um

an

capit

al

2. E

duca

tion

refo

rm t

o

reduce

ear

ly

school

leav

ing r

at

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

Q

ual

ity o

f publi

c

fi nan

ces

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Pro

duct

ive

expen

dit

ure

was

a c

onti

nuous

pri

ori

ty t

hro

ugh

out

the

pre

vio

us

legis

latu

re.

The

Gover

nm

ent

has

publi

cly s

tate

d t

hat

it

wil

l

mai

nta

in t

hes

e pri

ori

ties

.

RD

I

1.2

O

rien

t publi

c ex

pen

dit

ure

tow

ards

pro

duct

ive

spen

din

g i

n t

he

2009 B

udget

.


— 102 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Red

uct

ion i

n t

he

gen

eral

com

pan

y t

ax r

ate

for

2008 a

nd s

ubse

quen

t

yea

rs. T

o 3

0%

.

Def

endin

g t

he

com

pet

itiv

enes

s of

Span

ish b

usi

nes

s.

Fis

cal

coord

inat

ion w

ith o

ther

Euro

pea

n

countr

ies

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Full

y i

mple

men

ted

1Q

2008

4Q

2008

Per

sonal

Inco

me

Tax

Act

(A

ct 3

5/2

006 o

f

28 N

ovem

ber

), p

artl

y

amen

din

g t

he

Com

pan

y T

ax,

Non-r

esid

ents

’

Inco

me

and W

ealt

h

Tax

Act

s (G

azet

ted

on 2

9 N

ovem

ber

).

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fi r

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

14. C

om

pet

itiv

e

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

3.

Impro

ved

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Entr

epre

neu

rship

1.3

C

om

pan

y t

ax:

reduct

ion i

n t

he

tax r

ate

— 103 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Wid

espre

ad u

se o

f th

e m

ethod f

or

calc

ula

ting p

repay

men

ts e

stab

lish

ed

in a

rtic

le 4

5.2

of

the

conso

lidat

ed t

ext

of

the

Com

pan

y T

ax A

ct,

appro

ved

Leg

isla

tive

Royal

Dec

ree

4/2

004 (

her

eaft

er «

TR

LIS

»).

If

the

met

hod e

stab

lish

ed i

n a

rtic

le 4

5.3

of

the

TR

LIS

is

use

d, th

e ta

x e

ffec

ts

of

the

acco

unti

ng a

dju

stm

ents

upon fi

rst

appli

cati

on o

f th

e new

Gen

eral

Acc

ounti

ng P

lan d

o n

ot

hav

e be

incl

uded

. T

he

dea

dli

ne

for

pre

senti

ng

the

com

pan

y t

ax p

repay

men

t fo

r A

pri

l 2008 w

as e

xte

nded

to 5

May

2008.

Leg

al c

erta

inty

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Full

y i

mple

men

ted

2Q

2008

4Q

2008

Royal

Dec

ree

2/2

008, of

21 A

pri

l,

on m

easu

res

to b

oost

econom

ic a

ctiv

ity

(Gaz

ette

d 2

2 A

pri

l).

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ce

IG:

thir

d ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fi r

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

14. C

om

pet

itiv

e

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

21. F

lexib

ilit

y

and s

ecuri

ty

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Entr

epre

neu

rship

1.4

C

om

pan

y t

ax:

fl ex

ibil

ity i

n p

repay

men

ts


— 104 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

A n

ew t

ax b

enefi

t u

nder

the

Per

sonal

Inco

me

Tax

consi

stin

g o

f a

reduct

ion i

n g

ross

tax

pay

able

for

wag

e-ea

rner

s an

d f

reel

ance

work

ers

of

up t

o 4

00 e

uro

per

yea

r.T

he

cred

it i

s pai

d i

n a

dvan

ce b

y

mea

ns

of

a re

duct

ion i

n t

he

tax w

ithhold

ings

duri

ng 2

008

Incr

ease

d h

ouse

hold

dis

posa

ble

inco

me

for

wag

e-ea

rner

s an

d f

reel

ance

work

ers.

Boost

eco

nom

ic a

ctiv

ity.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Full

y i

mple

men

ted

1Q

2008

R

oyal

Dec

ree

2/2

008,

of

21 A

pri

l, o

n

mea

sure

s to

boost

econom

ic a

ctiv

ity

(Gaz

ette

d 2

2

Apri

l);R

oyal

Dec

ree

861/2

008, of

23 M

ay,

amen

din

g t

he

Per

sonal

Inco

me

Tax

Reg

ula

tion w

ith

regar

d t

o

pre

pay

men

ts o

n

sala

ry i

nco

me

and

self

-em

plo

yed

work

ers’

inco

me

(Gaz

ette

d 2

4 M

ay).

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fi r

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

3. E

ffi c

ient

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and j

obs

2. E

conom

ic

and fi

sca

l

sust

ainab

ilit

y

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Est

imat

e of

tax

coll

ecti

on c

ost

mad

e by t

he

Tax

Adm

inis

trat

ion

The

tax c

oll

ecti

on

cost

mig

ht

amount

to

5.6

98 b

illi

on e

uro

per

yea

r, i

.e. an

aver

age

of

348 e

uro

per

yea

r per

taxpay

er.

1.5

P

erso

nal

Inco

me

Tax

: new

cre

dit

of

up t

o 4

00 e

uro

per

yea

r

— 105 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

dec

i-si

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Eli

min

ate

Wea

lth T

ax. A

gen

eral

100%

cre

dit

on t

he

gro

ss t

ax

pay

able

is

esta

bli

shed

for

taxpay

ers

liab

le f

or

the

tax a

s a

resu

lt o

f

both

a p

erso

nal

obli

gat

ion o

r a

real

obli

gat

ion. T

he

obli

gat

ion o

n

both

cla

sses

of

taxpay

er t

o fi

le

a re

turn

and s

ettl

e th

e ta

x h

as b

een

aboli

shed

.

Avoid

the

neg

ativ

e im

pac

t o

f th

e

tax o

n e

conom

ic g

row

th.

Incr

ease

the

tax s

yst

em’s

effi

cie

ncy

Pro

posa

l under

revie

w

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

1Q

2008

D

raft

appro

ved

by t

he

Cab

inet

on 1

4 A

ugust

2008.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fi r

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

3. E

ffi c

ient

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and j

obs

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Est

imat

e by t

he

Tax

Adm

inis

trat

ion

This

mea

sure

wil

l re

pre

sent

a lo

ss o

f

1.8

bil

lion e

uro

in

tax

rev

enue

in 2

009.

en060 R

esourc

e

Pro

duct

ivit

y

E

ntr

epre

neu

rship

1.6

E

lim

inat

e W

ealt

h T

ax

— 106 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Ass

ista

nce

for

house

hold

s w

ith m

ort

gag

es:

reneg

oti

ate

mort

gag

e

repay

men

t per

iods

by e

xem

pti

ng t

he

tran

sact

ion f

rom

sta

mp t

ax, an

d v

ia

agre

emen

ts w

ith c

redit

inst

ituti

ons,

nota

ries

and p

roper

ty r

egis

trar

s.

The

rece

nt

stea

dy r

ise

in m

ort

gag

e

refe

rence

rat

es h

as l

ed t

o a

incr

ease

in

house

hold

s’ m

onth

ly m

ort

gag

e

inst

alm

ents

; ex

tendin

g t

he

repay

men

t

per

iod r

educe

s th

e m

onth

ly i

nst

alm

ents

,

and t

her

e ar

e no c

ost

s fo

r th

is

tran

sact

ion.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Full

y

imple

men

ted

22/0

4/2

008

22/0

4/2

010

Royal

Dec

ree

2/2

008,

of

21 A

pri

l, o

n

mea

sure

s to

boost

econom

ic a

ctiv

ity.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

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ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

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ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fi r

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

3. E

ffi c

ient

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and j

obs

S

ee f

ootn

ote

(*)

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

This

has

no i

mpac

t on C

entr

al

Gover

nm

ent

budget

s as

sta

mp t

ax h

as

bee

n d

evolv

ed i

n f

ull

to t

he

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies.

1.7

S

tam

p T

ax;

length

enin

g m

ort

gag

e re

pay

men

t per

iods.

(*)

Avoid

mort

gag

e def

ault

s an

d t

he

resu

ltin

g f

ore

closu

res,

plu

s th

e neg

ativ

e co

nse

quen

ces

of

lender

s

— 107 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Ref

orm

of

the

syst

em f

or

fi nan

cing t

he

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies

that

do n

ot

hav

e dev

olv

ed t

ax p

ow

ers,

det

erm

inin

g t

he

funds

to b

e al

loca

ted

to t

he

dev

olv

ed p

ow

ers

in t

he

com

ing y

ears

and t

he

rule

s fo

r th

e

calc

ula

tion, m

anag

emen

t an

d o

ther

nec

essa

ry a

spec

ts f

or

imple

men

tati

on, to

get

her

wit

h t

he

dis

trib

uti

on o

f norm

ativ

e pow

ers

over

the

var

ious

taxes

am

ong t

he

var

ious

level

s of

gover

nm

ent.

Str

ength

en t

he

syst

em’s

sust

ainab

ilit

y,

suffi

cie

ncy

, fa

irnes

s an

d s

oli

dar

ity.

Incr

ease

the

syst

em’s

effi

cie

ncy

,

incr

ease

shar

ed r

esponsi

bil

ity f

or

reven

ues

and e

xpen

ses,

and c

om

ply

wit

h t

he

new

dev

olu

tion f

ram

ework

esta

bli

shed

by t

he

appro

val

of

the

new

auto

nom

y s

tatu

tes.

Publi

c

announce

men

t

of

a fu

ture

revie

w.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

2Q

2008

1Q

2009

Pre

senta

tion b

y t

he

Sec

ond D

eputy

Pri

me

Min

iste

r an

d M

inis

ter

of

Eco

nom

y a

nd

Fin

ance

of

the

gen

eral

lin

es a

nd

fram

ework

pro

cedure

for

neg

oti

atin

g t

he

refo

rm o

f th

e sy

stem

,

at t

he

CP

FF

mee

ting.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd c

hoic

eIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fi r

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

fi rst

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

2. E

conom

ic

and fi

sca

l

sust

ainab

ilit

y

1. M

acro

econom

ic

stab

ilit

y

3. E

ffi c

ient

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and

jobs

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

1.8

R

eform

the

syst

em f

or

fi nan

cing t

he

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies


— 108 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

emen

tati

onT

imel

ine:

st

art

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Phar

mac

euti

cal

expen

dit

ure

conta

inm

ent

poli

cies

. S

ince

2004, th

e

Gover

nm

ent,

th

rough t

he

Min

istr

y o

f H

ealt

h a

nd C

onsu

mer

Aff

airs

, has

bee

n p

rom

oti

ng

conta

inm

ent

of

phar

mac

euti

cal

expen

dit

ure

thro

ugh:

1.-

a

new

pri

ce p

oli

cy e

stab

lish

ed i

n t

he

Act

for

Guar

ante

es a

nd

Rat

ional

Use

of

Med

icin

es a

nd H

ealt

hca

re P

roduct

s;

2.-

pro

moti

on o

f th

e use

of

gen

eric

s;

3.-

pro

gra

mm

es t

o f

ost

er t

he

rati

onal

use

of

med

icin

es

Impro

ve

the

fi nan

cial

sust

ainab

ilit

y o

f

the

Nat

ional

Hea

lth S

yst

em.

Rel

ease

fundin

g t

hat

the

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies

can a

lloca

te t

o o

ther

pri

ori

ties

in h

ealt

hca

re.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Imple

men

-

taci

ón e

n

curs

o

1Q

2004

4Q

2012

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

fi rst

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

fi rst

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fi r

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

fi rst

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

omm

enda

tion

sC

omm

ents

2. E

conom

ic

and fi

sca

l

sust

ainab

ilit

y

3. E

ffi c

ient

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and

jobs

11. S

ust

ainab

le

reso

urc

e use

1. B

udget

ary

stab

ilit

y

1. C

onta

in

infl

atio

n, th

e

budget

’s

curr

ent

defi

cit

and t

he

real

esta

te m

arket

9. P

ensi

on

and

hea

lthca

re

refo

rm

T

he

mea

sure

s hav

e

hal

ved

the

rate

of

gro

wth

in

phar

mac

euti

cal

expen

dit

ure

: f

rom

close

to 1

2%

gro

wth

in 2

004, it

was

curt

aile

d t

o 5

.22%

in

2007.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

on.

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: a

mou

nt.

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

The

mea

sure

rep

rese

nts

sav

ings

of

around 5

00 m

illi

on e

uro

per

yea

r.

eb070 G

ener

al

gover

nm

ent

deb

t

P

ubli

c fi

nan

ces

1.9

P

har

mac

euti

cal

expen

dit

ure

conta

inm

ent

poli

cies

— 109 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le o

f m

easu

reSt

atus

de

cisi

onSt

atus

impl

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men

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, appro

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trai

nin

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vailab

le in

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Nat

ional

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of

the

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inis

trat

ion

in 2

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tions

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um

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pro

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men

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on

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gra

mm

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atio

nal

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on o

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men

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novat

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crea

se

level

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pan

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pro

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he

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goal

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ased

on e

xte

ndin

g t

he

use

of

the

elec

tronic

ID

car

d.

Avan

za a

lso e

nvis

ages

cre

atin

g a

full

reg

ula

tory

fra

mew

ork

for

opti

mal

dev

elopm

ent

of

the

ICT

indust

ry.

Ben

efits

to c

itiz

ens:

bet

ter

acce

p-

tance

, know

ledge

and a

cces

s to

Info

rmat

ion a

nd C

om

munic

atio

n

Tec

hnolo

gie

s (I

CT

).

Ben

efits

for

com

pan

ies:

mea

sure

s to

support

and e

nhan

ce p

roduct

ivit

y a

nd

innovat

ion b

ased

on I

CT

, in

itia

tives

for

dis

sem

inat

ion, co

mm

unic

atio

n

and t

rain

ing.

Bri

ng f

orw

ard t

he

ben

efits

of

Spai

n’s

full

inte

gra

tion i

n t

he

worl

dw

ide

Info

rmat

ion a

nd K

now

ledge

Soci

ety.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

4Q 2

005

4Q 2

012

The

Avan

za p

lan w

as

appro

ved

by t

he

Cab

inet

on

4 N

ovem

ber

2005, in

itia

lly

for

5 y

ears

(2006-2

010),

late

r ex

pan

ded

to 7

yea

rs

(2006-2

012).

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gra

mm

e

envis

aged

in t

he

Nat

ional

RD

I P

lan 2

008-2

011

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

ch

oice

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nd

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ceIG

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ceK

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leng

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cond

ch

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nge:

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ird

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ce

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st

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d ch

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ch

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PT

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seco

nd

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ce

Eur

o

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a

Rec

om-

men

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T15. E

ntr

e-

pre

neu

rial

cult

ure

and

SM

E’s

5. C

oher

en-

ce b

etw

een

poli

cies

5. In

fras

-

truct

ure

Dev

elop-

men

t

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s en

-

vir

onm

ent

2. C

om

-

pet

itio

n i

n

pro

fes-

sional

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s

3. Im

-

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fra-

mew

ork

Com

pe-

titi

on,

serv

ices

One

of

Avan

za’s

pri

ori

ties

is

to d

efen

d

use

rs’

rights

. T

he

larg

est

set

of

regula

tory

mea

sure

s an

d d

irec

t ac

tions

to d

ate

in

Euro

pe

has

bee

n s

et i

n m

oti

on.

In 2

006, th

e T

elec

om

munic

atio

ns

Use

r

Att

enti

on O

ffice

(w

ww

.usu

ario

stel

eco.

es)

was

est

abli

shed

, an

d t

he

Min

istr

y’s

web

sit

e giv

es a

cces

s to

sta

tist

ics

and

com

par

isons

of

the

serv

ices

off

ered

by t

he

var

ious

ICT

oper

ators

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

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rmat

ion:

am

ount

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licat

ion,

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w-u

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alua

tion

of

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mea

sure

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ctur

al in

dica

tors

EM

CO

in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

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tral

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nm

ent

Budget

2006, 2007 a

nd

2008.

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udget

: 1.2

bil

lion e

uro

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udget

: 1.5

39 b

illi

on e

uro

2008 B

udget

: 1.6

28 b

illi

on e

uro

The

publi

c ca

n t

rack

all

the

mea

sure

s in

the

Avan

-

za p

lan v

ia i

ts w

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ite

at w

ww

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za.e

s an

d t

he

more

than

20 s

ites

of

pro

gra

mm

es u

nder

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za

and r

elat

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lans.

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CT

expen

dit

ure

- I

TIC

T

4.4

A

VA

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A P

lan


— 134 —

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crip

tion

of

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ents

EU

RO

ING

EN

IO 2

010. C

onsi

sts

of

four

pro

gra

-

mm

es (

Euro

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cia,

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ropa,

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noeu

ropa

and E

uro

salu

d)

and a

fund. T

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ugh a

nnual

fundin

g r

ounds,

it

enco

ura

ges

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acti

ve

involv

e-

men

t of

univ

ersi

ties

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c re

sear

ch c

entr

es, te

-

chnolo

gy c

entr

es a

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he

nat

ional

hea

lth s

yst

em

in d

isse

min

atio

n a

nd r

eport

ing o

f re

sear

ch a

nd

assi

stan

ce t

o r

esea

rcher

s w

ho p

rese

nt

pro

posa

ls

in t

he

EU

Fra

mew

ork

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gra

mm

e; s

ucc

essf

ul

pro

ject

s ar

e su

bse

quen

tly r

ewar

ded

. T

he

Euro

in-

gen

io f

und r

ewar

ds

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies

that

im

pro

ve

thei

r re

sult

s in

FP

7.

Incr

ease

Spai

n’s

par

tici

pat

ion i

n R

DI

pro

ject

s under

the

Euro

pea

n U

nio

n’s

Fra

mew

ork

Pro

gra

mm

e.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

1Q 2

007

Post

-2012

Appro

ved

by t

he

Cab

inet

.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

cho

ice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

len-

ge:

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ch

oice

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cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

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ird

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ce

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st

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ceC

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nd

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ceP

TW

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st

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ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

oice

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o

Are

a

Rec

omm

en-

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

7. R

&D

24. E

du-

cati

on a

nd

trai

nin

g

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y

7. Im

pro

ve

educa

tion

and h

um

an

capit

al

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

The

goal

is

to a

ttai

n a

n

8%

incr

ease

the

econom

ic

retu

rn o

bta

ined

by S

pan

ish

gro

ups

par

tici

pat

ing i

n t

he

FP,

sti

mula

ting s

ucc

essf

ul

par

tici

pat

ion, in

tern

atio

-

nal

izat

ion o

f R

DI,

and

scie

nti

fic

exce

llen

ce.

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ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

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licat

ion,

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w-u

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alua

tion

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mea

sure

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ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

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dica

tors

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F p

olic

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ounti

ng t

o 1

0.6

M€ w

as g

rante

d i

n t

he

firs

t fu

ndin

g r

ound, in

2007. A

noth

er 1

0 M

€

are

earm

arked

for

the

2008 r

ound.

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Ingen

io P

lan:

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M€

To d

ate

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Pla

n h

as h

ad t

wo f

undin

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he

fund h

as h

ad o

ne.

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ross

dom

esti

c ex

pen

-

dit

ure

on R

&D

(GE

RD

)

RD

I

4.5

E

UR

OIN

GE

NIO

Pro

gra

mm

e

— 135 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

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crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

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reSt

atus

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us -

im

plem

enta

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elin

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star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Act

on M

easu

res

to P

rom

ote

the

Info

rmat

ion

Soci

ety

1)

Intr

oduce

the

Inte

rnet

into

the

mai

n s

ervic

es

of

inte

rest

to c

itiz

ens

2)

Pro

mote

ele

ctro

nic

invoic

ing a

nd i

nfo

rmat

ion

secu

rity

3)

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nd b

road

ban

d c

onnec

tivit

y

4)

Dev

elope-

com

mer

ce i

n S

pai

n.

1)

Req

uir

e th

at l

arge

publi

c uti

liti

es c

onsi

der

ed o

f sp

ecia

l

econom

ic i

mport

ance

off

er c

ust

om

ers

the

poss

ibil

ity

of

onli

ne

com

munic

atio

n w

ith t

hem

.

2)

a) E

xte

nd t

he

use

of

elec

tronic

invoic

ing i

n S

pai

n a

nd

pro

mote

sta

ndar

dis

atio

n a

nd i

nte

roper

abil

ity b

etw

een

dif

fere

nt

form

ats;

b)

Impro

ve

info

rmat

ion s

ecuri

ty.

3)

Pro

mote

the

exte

nsi

on o

f bro

adban

d t

o a

ttai

n u

niv

ersa

l

bro

adban

d s

ervic

e co

ver

age

by 3

1 D

ecem

ber

2008.

4)

a) E

stab

lish

a m

ore

tra

nsp

aren

t an

d fl

exib

le l

egal

fra

-

mew

ork

; b)

Mak

e obli

gat

ions

regar

din

g c

om

mer

cial

com

munic

atio

ns

and r

equir

emen

ts f

or

contr

acts

via

elec

tronic

mea

ns

more

flex

ible

; c)

Cla

rify

the

rule

s fo

r

eval

uat

ing e

lect

ronic

sig

nat

ure

s in

court

.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

4Q

2008

1Q

2008

1Q

2008

1Q

2008

4Q

2008

1)

2)

Pla

n to p

rom

ote

ele

ctro

-

nic

inv

oic

ing a

nd P

lan

to im

pro

ve

info

rmat

ion

secu

rity

are

bei

ng d

raft

ed

3)

Act

ions

under

way

4)

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

cho

ice

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seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

len-

ge:

first

ch

oice

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ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

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cha

llen-

ge: t

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ch

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st

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ceC

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nd

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st

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ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

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o

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Rec

omm

en-

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T13. C

om

pet

i-

tive

mar

ket

s

and g

lobal

i-

sati

on

14. C

om

pet

i-

tive

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

4.

Pro

mote

com

pet

i-

tion

5. In

fras

-

truct

ure

Dev

elop-

men

t

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

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licat

ion,

follo

w-u

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alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

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ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

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dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

The

mea

sure

s ar

e budget

ed u

nder

the

Avan

za

Pla

n, w

hic

h i

s co

ver

ed i

n a

noth

er s

ecti

on.

See

sec

tion o

n A

van

za P

lan.

Tra

ckin

g t

he

Avan

za P

lan

ir071 I

CT

expen

-

dit

ure

- I

T

ICT

4.6

A

ct o

n M

easu

res

to P

rom

ote

the

Info

rmat

ion S

oci

ety


— 136 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

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sion

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us -

im

plem

enta

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elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

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dC

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ents

E-h

ealt

hca

re. A

set

of

init

iati

ves

to m

oder

nis

e th

e hea

lthca

re a

dm

i-nis

trat

ion a

nd t

he

Nat

ional

Hea

lth S

yst

em, pro

mote

d b

y t

he

Min

istr

y

of

Hea

lth a

nd C

onsu

mer

Aff

airs

in c

ooper

atio

n w

ith t

he

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies.

The

mai

n p

roje

cts

incl

ude

the

imple

men

tati

on o

f th

e e-

pre

scri

pti

on a

nd d

igit

al c

linic

al fi

le, w

ith t

erri

tori

al i

nte

roper

abil

ity

syst

ems

esta

bli

shed

and c

ontr

oll

ed b

y t

he

Min

istr

y o

f H

ealt

h a

nd

Consu

mer

Aff

airs

.

Pro

mote

e-g

over

nm

ent

Impro

ve

atte

nti

on t

o c

itiz

ens

under

the

Nat

ional

Hea

lth S

yst

em,

par

ticu

larl

y i

n t

he

area

of

terr

itori

al

cohes

ion. .

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

1Q

2007

4Q

2009

The

dig

ital

med

ical

his

tory

now

has

the

nec

essa

ry t

ech-

nic

al s

upport

in t

he

Min

is-

try t

o e

nab

le t

he

syst

em t

o

be

inte

roper

able

. N

ow

the

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies

must

join

the

syst

em b

y s

ta-

ges

. T

he

e-pre

scri

pti

on w

ill

be

regula

ted, im

ple

men

ted

and p

rom

ote

d b

y m

eans

of

a R

oyal

Dec

ree

in 2

009.

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR: s

econ

d ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

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o

Are

a

Rec

om-

men

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T7. R

&D

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y

9. P

ensi

on

and

hea

lthca

re

refo

rm

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al in

dica

tors

EM

CO

in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

This

tec

hnolo

gy p

roje

ct i

s par

t of

the

Avan

za

Pla

n 2

006-2

010.

252 m

illion e

uro

ir111 E

-gover

nm

ent

usa

ge

by i

ndiv

idual

s

ICT

4.7

E

-hea

lthca

re

— 137 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

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us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Appro

val

of

the

regula

tory

fra

mew

ork

for

the

Sta

te A

gen

cies

so a

s to

im

pro

ve

and

moder

nis

e th

e re

gula

tion o

f th

e C

entr

al

Gover

nm

ent

agen

cies

.

The

goal

is

to m

oder

nis

e th

e publi

c ad

mi-

nis

trat

ions

and i

ncr

ease

thei

r ef

fici

ency

by

mea

ns

of

a new

man

agem

ent

model

that

bal

ance

s th

e pri

nci

ple

s of

auto

nom

y, c

ontr

ol

and r

esponsi

bil

ity f

or

resu

lts,

whil

e im

pro

-

vin

g s

ervic

e del

iver

y.

Pro

vid

e a

new

org

anis

atio

nal

and f

unct

ional

appro

ach

for

the

gover

nm

ent ag

enci

es e

ntr

ust

ed w

ith p

rovid

ing

serv

ices

to the

public,

so a

s to

attai

n g

reat

er q

ual

ity a

nd

bet

ter

resp

onse

to c

itiz

ens’

nee

ds

and d

eman

ds.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

.

Full

y i

mple

men

ted

3Q

2004

3Q

2006

Act

28/2

006, of

18 J

uly

,

on S

tate

Agen

cies

for

the

Impro

vem

ent of

Publi

c

Ser

vic

es

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

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ice

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nd

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ceIG

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cond

ch

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o

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a

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omm

en-

datio

ns

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men

ts

14. C

om

pet

itiv

e

busi

nes

s en

vi-

ronm

ent

3. E

ffici

ent

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and

jobs

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s en

-

vir

onm

ent

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

i-

tion

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

3.

Impro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

The

goal

is

to i

mpro

ve

the

effi

cien

cy o

f th

e ad

min

is-

trat

ive

acti

vit

y, p

rovid

ing

gre

ater

wel

fare

for

citi

zens

and b

usi

nes

s.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

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rmat

ion:

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ount

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licat

ion,

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d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

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ctur

al

indi

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rsE

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dica

tors

LA

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olic

y ar

eas

Eco

nom

ic r

eport

No b

udget

ed c

ost

Cre

atio

n o

f A

gen

cies

and s

ignat

ure

of

man

agem

ent

contr

acts

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tor

regula

tion

4.8

A

gen

cy L

aw


— 138 —

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crip

tion

of

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sure

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iona

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sion

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us -

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plem

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elin

e:

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t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

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Nat

ional

RD

I P

lan 2

008-2

011 e

nvis

ages

the

crea

tion o

f a

One-

Sto

p S

hop f

or

han

dli

ng

all

appli

cati

ons

for

rese

arch

gra

nts

and a

id,

reques

ts f

or

info

rmat

ion a

bout

acti

vit

ies

that

qual

ify f

or

fundin

g u

nder

the

Pla

n, fi

ling o

f

appli

cati

ons,

etc

.

Pro

vid

e ac

cess

to g

over

nm

ent ai

d f

or

RD

ID

ecis

ion

pro

cess

concl

uded

Not

yet

init

iate

d2Q

2008

1Q

20

09

Incl

uded

in the

Nat

ional

RD

I

Pla

n 2

008-2

011 a

s one

of

the

mea

sure

s fo

r si

mpli

fyin

g a

nd

impro

vin

g m

anag

emen

t.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

cho

ice

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seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

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leng

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o

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ns

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men

ts

7. R

&D

8. In

novat

ion

9. IC

T2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

The

goal

is

to i

mpro

ve

and e

xped

ite

pro

cess

ing

of

gra

nt

appli

cati

ons

and

short

en d

ecis

ion t

imes

.

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ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

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licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

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ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

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dica

tors

LA

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olic

y ar

eas

Act

ion c

onta

ined

in t

he

Nat

ional

RD

I P

lan

2008-2

011 a

pp

roved

by t

he

Cab

inet

on 1

4

Sep

tem

ber

200

7.

RD

I

4.9

N

atio

nal

RD

I P

lan 2

008-2

011:

ON

E-S

TO

P S

HO

P

— 139 —


Des

crip

tion

of

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sure

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of

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atus

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us -

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elin

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t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

New

Sci

ence

Act

to r

epla

ce t

he

exis

ting 1

986

Act

. S

eeks

to r

egula

te n

ew f

orm

s of

pro

moti

ng

scie

nti

fic

and t

echnic

al r

esea

rch i

n a

ll a

reas

, an

d

to p

rom

ote

str

ateg

ic a

ctio

n i

n s

pec

ific

area

s. I

t

wil

l al

so e

stab

lish

mec

han

ism

s fo

r ev

aluat

ing

acti

ons

under

taken

.

Pla

ce S

pai

n’s

RD

I sy

stem

am

ong the

bes

t in

the

EU

, thro

ugh

new

pro

motion inst

rum

ents

.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Not

yet

init

iate

d2Q

2008

2Q

2010

The

appro

val

of

a new

Sci

ence

Act

is

par

t of

the

curr

ent G

over

nm

ent’

s

elec

tric

ity m

anif

esto

and

has

bee

n a

nnounce

d b

y the

Pri

me

Min

iste

r. A

Work

ing

Gro

up o

f E

xper

ts to w

rite

the

Dra

ft A

ct w

as c

reat

ed b

y

Ord

er M

ICIN

1933/2

008,

of

2 J

uly

.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

cho

ice

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nd

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ceIG

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ird

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ceK

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ch

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o

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ns

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men

ts

7. R

&D

24. E

du-

cati

on a

nd

trai

nin

g

23.

Hum

an

Cap

ital

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y

7. Im

pro

ve

educa

tion

and h

um

an

capit

al

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

Aft

er 2

2 y

ears

of

the

exis

ting S

cien

ce A

ct, a

new

Act

is

nee

ded

to a

dap

t th

e

scie

nce

and t

echnolo

gy

syst

em t

o t

he

new

rea

liti

es.

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ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

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rmat

ion:

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ount

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licat

ion,

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d ev

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sure

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ctur

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rsE

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dica

tors

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olic

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RD

I

4.1

0

New

Sci

ence

Act


— 140 —

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crip

tion

of

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sure

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crip

tion

of

mea

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of m

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elin

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t T

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dC

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ents

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ate

the

com

pan

y C

SIC

-K2B

to m

arket

,

effe

ctiv

ely a

nd e

ffici

entl

y, t

he

publi

c

know

ledge,

res

earc

h a

nd t

echnolo

gy d

eve-

loped

by t

he

Span

ish H

igher

Counci

l fo

r

Sci

enti

fic

Res

earc

h (

CS

IC).

The

goal

is

to e

nab

le s

oci

ety to u

se the

pat

ents

ari

sing

from

res

earc

h p

erfo

rmed

by the

CS

IC a

nd o

bta

in r

eturn

s

with w

hic

h the

finan

ce the

CS

IC.

Not

yet

init

iate

d4Q

2008

4Q

2011

A r

eques

t has

bee

n m

ade

for

auth

ori

sati

on f

rom

the

Min

istr

y o

f E

conom

y

and F

inan

ce to c

reat

e th

e

com

pan

y C

SIC

-K2B

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

cho

ice

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nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

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ceK

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leng

e:

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ns

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men

ts

7. R

&D

8. In

novat

ion

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

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mea

sure

wil

l fa

vour

the

explo

itat

ion o

f gover

-

nm

ent-

ow

ned

pat

ents

by

arra

ngin

g l

icen

ce c

ontr

acts

wit

h p

rivat

e co

mpan

ies.

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ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

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ount

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licat

ion,

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tion

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mea

sure

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ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

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dica

tors

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F p

olic

y ar

eas

The

mea

sure

is

conta

ined

in t

he

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent

Budget

2008.

The

budget

tota

ls 8

M€, at

the

rate

of

2

M€ p

er y

ear

bet

wee

n 2

008 a

nd 2

011.

The

com

pan

y i

s sc

hed

ule

d t

o b

e cr

eate

d

bef

ore

the

end o

f 1Q

2009 a

nd t

o b

e

oper

atio

n b

efore

the

end o

f 2011.

RD

I

4.1

1

Cre

atio

n o

f th

e m

erca

nti

le c

om

pan

y C

SIC

-K2B

— 141 —


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crip

tion

of

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sure

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tion

of

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sure

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of m

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D I

RIS

NO

VA

pro

ject

. T

he

goal

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to g

ive

Spai

n’s

aca

dem

ic a

nd r

esea

rch c

om

munit

y

its

ow

n c

om

munic

atio

ns

net

work

usi

ng

pro

pri

etar

y d

ark fi

bre

tec

hnolo

gy s

o a

s not

to d

epen

d o

n c

om

mer

cial

oper

ators

(as

is

curr

entl

y t

he

case

wit

h R

edIR

IS).

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im

pen

din

g c

apac

ity p

roble

ms

with the

exis

ting

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IRIS

. Addre

ss c

onnec

tivity iss

ues

for

man

y p

roje

cts.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

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yet

init

iate

d1Q

2009

1Q

20

10

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

cho

ice

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seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

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ch

alle

nge:

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cond

ch

oice

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cha

llen-

ge: t

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ch

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st

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nd

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st

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cond

ch

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o

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a

Rec

omm

en-

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

7. R

&D

24. E

du-

cati

on a

nd

trai

nin

g

23.

Hum

an

Cap

ital

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y

7. Im

pro

ve

educa

tion

and h

um

an

capit

al

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

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ount

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licat

ion,

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w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

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sure

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ctur

al

indi

cato

rsE

MC

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dica

tors

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olic

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eas

The

pro

ject

fun

din

g w

ill

be

cover

ed i

n t

he

2009 B

udget

, w

ith a

id f

rom

ER

DF.

R

DI

4.1

2

Iris

Nova

Net

work


— 142 —

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t T

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en

dC

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ents

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elop a

reg

ula

tory

fra

mew

ork

to d

efen

d c

om

pe-

titi

on s

o a

s to

mai

nta

in a

com

pet

itiv

e ec

onom

ic e

n-

vir

onm

ent th

at c

ontr

ibute

s to

im

pro

vin

g c

om

pan

ies’

com

pet

itiv

enes

s, s

tim

ula

tes

var

iety

of

pro

duct

s,

innovat

ion a

nd p

rice

-com

pet

itio

n, ult

imat

ely

enhan

cing c

onsu

mer

s’ w

elfa

re.

1)

Imple

men

t su

bst

antive

and p

roce

dura

l is

sues

in c

onnec

tion w

ith d

efen

din

g c

om

pet

itio

n.

2)

Defi

ne

the

new

str

uct

ure

of

the

Nat

ional

Com

pet

itio

n C

om

mis

sion.

1)

Str

ength

en the

inst

rum

ents

and m

eans

for

inves

ti-

gat

ing u

nfa

ir tra

din

g p

ract

ices

and s

tren

gth

en the

poli

cy o

f pro

moti

ng c

om

pet

itio

n.

2)

Str

ength

en the

indep

enden

t of

the

Nat

ional

Com

pe-

titi

on C

om

mis

sion.

Dec

isio

n p

ro-

cess

concl

uded

Full

y im

ple

men

ted.

3Q

2007

1Q

2008

Royal

Dec

ree

261/2

008,

of

22 F

ebru

ary,

appro

vin

g

the

Com

pet

itio

n D

efen

ce

Reg

ula

tion.

Royal

Dec

ree

331/2

008,

of

29 F

ebru

ary,

appro

vin

g

the

Sta

tute

of

the

Nat

ional

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pet

itio

n C

om

mis

sion.

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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nd

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ceIG

: th

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o

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a

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omm

enda

tions

Com

men

ts

13. C

om

pet

itiv

e

mar

ket

s an

d

glo

bal

isat

ion.

14. C

om

pet

itiv

e

busi

nes

s en

vi-

ronm

ent.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

8. T

he

Com

mis

sion

added

: co

mpet

itio

n

in the

reta

il a

nd

elec

tric

ity s

ecto

rs.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Per

iodic

rep

ort

s by t

he

Min

istr

y o

f

Fin

ance

.

er012 P

rice

conver

gen

ce b

et-

wee

n E

U M

ember

Sta

tes.

Com

pet

itio

n.

PIL

LA

R 5

. M

OR

E C

OM

PE

TIT

ION

, BE

TT

ER

RE

GU

LA

TIO

N O

F T

HE

PU

BL

IC A

DM

INIS

TR

AT

ION

S, A

ND

CO

MP

ET

ITIV

EN

ES

S

5.1

D

efen

din

g c

om

pet

itio

n

5.1

.1

Dev

elop a

reg

ula

tory

fra

mew

ork

to d

efen

d c

om

pet

itio

n

— 143 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Appro

ve

the

nec

essa

ry r

egula

tions

to e

ffici

entl

y tra

nsp

ose

the

Ser

vic

es D

irec

tive:

1)

Appro

ve

an u

mbre

lla

act on f

ree

acce

ss to a

nd

per

form

ance

of

serv

ices

act

ivit

ies.

2)

Am

end n

atio

nal

leg

isla

tion s

o a

s to

ensu

re f

ree

acce

ss to a

nd p

erfo

rman

ce o

f se

rvic

es a

ctiv

itie

s,

mak

ing the

nec

essa

ry a

men

dm

ents

to r

emove

or

repla

ce a

ny s

yst

em a

ny a

uth

ori

sati

on s

yst

em,

obst

acle

or

requir

emen

t th

at lim

its

or

const

rain

s th

e

per

form

ance

of

serv

ices

act

ivit

ies,

and f

ost

er b

ette

r

regula

tion b

y g

ener

alis

ing the

pri

nci

ple

of

free

acce

ss to a

nd p

erfo

rman

ce o

f se

rvic

es a

ctiv

itie

s,

guar

ante

eing the

qual

ity o

f del

iver

y b

y s

tren

gth

e-

nin

g the

insp

ecti

on a

nd a

post

erio

ri c

ontr

ol unit

s.

Incl

ude

the

pri

nci

ple

s of

good r

egula

tion, sp

ecifi

ca-

lly the

pri

nci

ple

s of

nec

essi

ty, pro

port

ional

ity a

nd

non-d

iscr

imin

atio

n.

Sim

pli

fy p

roce

dure

s an

d p

roce

sses

for

acce

ss to a

nd

per

form

ance

of

serv

ices

act

ivit

ies.

Str

ength

en the

rights

and p

rote

ctio

n o

f co

nsu

mer

s

and u

sers

of

serv

ices

.

Publi

c an

nounce

-

men

t of

a fu

ture

revie

w.

Not yet

init

iate

d.

1Q

2007

4Q

2009

Cab

inet

dec

isio

n o

f 1 a

nd 1

4

August

2008, es

tabli

shin

g that

the

foll

ow

ing w

ill be

pre

sen-

ted b

efore

2009:a

) U

mbre

lla

Act

and b

) D

raft

Act

to a

men

d

nat

ional

Act

s to

confo

rm to

the

Dir

ective.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fir

st

choi

ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o

Are

a

Rec

omm

enda

tions

Com

men

ts

12. D

eepen

inte

rnal

mar

ket

.

14. C

om

pet

itiv

e

busi

nes

s en

vi-

ronm

ent.

6. G

ood

work

ing o

f

the

Euro

-

pea

n S

ingle

Mar

ket

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

8. T

he

Com

-

mis

sion a

dded

:

com

pet

itio

n in the

reta

il a

nd e

lect

rici

-

ty s

ecto

rs.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Per

iodic

rep

ort

s by t

he

Min

istr

y o

f

Fin

ance

.

eb012 R

eal

GD

P g

row

th r

ate.

EM

CO

17M

1

Em

plo

ym

ent

rate

.

Mar

ket

inte

gra

tion.

5.3

T

ransp

osi

tion o

f th

e se

rvic

es d

irec

tive

5.3

.1

Tra

nsp

osi

tion o

f th

e S

ervic

es D

irec

tive


— 144 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Ref

orm

the

elec

tric

ity tar

iff.

Aver

age

5.6

% incr

ease

.

Cre

ate

the

Sav

ing T

arif

f an

d S

oci

al T

arif

f. P

rogre

ss w

ith

the

liber

alis

atio

n o

f th

e el

ectr

icit

y indust

ry; el

imin

ate

hig

h-t

ensi

on tar

iffs

. E

xte

nd a

cces

s to

the

new

Sav

ing

Tar

iff

by h

ouse

hold

s. T

wo tim

e per

iods

may

be

esta

bli

s-

hed

, al

low

ing c

onsu

mer

s to

sav

e up to 8

% if

they

shif

t

elec

tric

ity c

onsu

mpti

on to the

chea

per

off

-pea

k p

erio

d.

House

hold

s w

ill be

bil

led m

onth

ly, en

abli

ng them

to r

eact

fast

er to c

han

ges

in c

onsu

mpti

on, in

crea

sing d

eman

d

elas

tici

ty a

nd p

rom

oti

ng e

ner

gy s

avin

g a

nd e

ffici

ency

.

The

Soci

al T

arif

f w

ill en

able

use

rs w

ith les

s th

an 3

kW

of

contr

acte

d c

apac

ity in thei

r hab

itual

abode

to o

bta

in s

pe-

cial

condit

ions

that

pro

mote

sav

ings

on the

elec

tric

ity b

ill.

Intr

a-ta

riff

pro

gre

ssiv

enes

s. I

n e

ach tar

iff,

the

pri

ce p

er

kW

h r

ises

as

consu

mpti

on r

ises

, th

us

enco

ura

gin

g s

avin

g.

Pro

mote

ener

gy s

avin

g a

nd e

ffici

ency

.

The

hig

h-t

ensi

on a

nd irr

igat

ion tar

iffs

hav

e bee

n

aboli

shed

. In

dust

ry lib

eral

isat

ion is

advan

cing.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss

concl

uded

.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g.

3Q

2008

Appro

ved

by the

Cab

inet

on 2

7 J

une

2008 T

he

new

condit

ions

may

be

amen

ded

in

futu

re tar

iff

refo

rms.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ceE

uro

A

rea

R

ecom

men

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

13. C

om

pet

iti-

ve

mar

ket

s an

d

glo

bal

isat

ion.

12. D

eepen

inte

rnal

mar

ket

2. E

conom

ic

and fi

scal

sus-

tain

abil

ity.

8. T

he

Com

-

mis

sion a

dded

:

com

pet

itio

n in the

reta

il a

nd e

lect

ri-

city

sec

tors

.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

1. C

om

pet

itio

n

in t

he

ener

gy

sect

or.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and

reta

il m

arket

s.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Budget

appro

ved

by the

Cab

inet

for

2008-2

010

The

pla

n w

ill m

obil

ise

1.5

bil

lion e

uro

per

yea

r.

1.2

00 b

illi

on e

uro

in 2

008-2

010

er02b1 E

lect

rici

ty p

rice

s -

indust

rial

use

rs.

er02b2 E

lect

rici

ty p

rice

s -

house

hold

s

EM

CO

17M

1

Em

plo

ym

ent

rate

.

Mar

ket

inte

gra

tion.

5.5

E

ner

gy

5.5

.1

Ref

orm

the

elec

tric

ity t

arif

f

— 145 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Am

end the

met

hod o

f re

muner

atio

n the

elec

tric

ity d

istr

i-

buti

on b

usi

nes

s.

1)

Est

abli

sh a

met

hodolo

gy f

or

rem

uner

atin

g e

lect

ri-

city

dis

trib

uti

on.

2)

New

rem

uner

atio

n s

yst

em f

or

dis

trib

uti

on c

om

pa-

nie

s th

at h

ave

elec

ted u

nder

tra

nsi

tional

pro

vis

ion

11 o

f th

e E

lect

rici

ty S

ecto

r A

ct 5

4/1

997, of

27

Novem

ber

.

3)

Ince

ntive

to im

pro

ve

supply

qual

ity.

4)

Ince

ntive

to r

educe

loss

es.

1)

Rem

uner

atio

n a

nd u

pdat

es tai

lore

d to e

ach

dis

trib

uti

on c

om

pan

y s

ince

mar

ket

and d

eman

d

gro

wth

dif

fer

from

com

pan

y to c

om

pan

y.

2)

This

ari

ses

as a

res

ult

of

the

elim

inat

ion o

f th

e

D tar

iff

on 1

Jan

uar

y 2

009.

3)

Intr

oduct

ion o

f bonuse

s/pen

alti

es f

or

pre

vio

us

yea

r’s

serv

ice

qual

ity a

s an

ince

ntive

to

impro

ve.

4)

Intr

oduct

ion o

f bonuse

s/pen

alti

es b

ased

on

dif

fere

nce

bet

wee

n las

t yea

r’s

pow

er loss

es a

nd

the

dis

trib

uti

on c

om

pan

y’s

tar

get

.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss

concl

uded

.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

1Q

2008

1Q

2008

1Q

2008

1Q

2008

1Q

2009

1Q

2009

Royal

Dec

ree

22/2

008, o

f 15

Feb

ruar

y, e

stab

lish

ing the

syst

em

for

rem

uner

atin

g e

lect

rici

ty

dis

trib

ution.

Royal

Dec

ree

22/2

008, o

f 15

Feb

ruar

y, e

stab

lish

ing the

syst

em

for

rem

uner

atin

g e

lect

rici

ty

dis

trib

ution.

Royal

Dec

ree

22/2

008, o

f 15

Feb

ruar

y, e

stab

lish

ing the

syst

em

for

rem

uner

atin

g e

lect

rici

ty

dis

trib

ution.

Royal

Dec

ree

22/2

008, o

f 15

Feb

ruar

y, e

stab

lish

ing the

syst

em

for

rem

uner

atin

g e

lect

rici

ty

dis

trib

ution.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fir

st

choi

ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o

Are

a

Rec

omm

enda

tions

Com

men

ts

13. C

om

pet

i-

tive

mar

ket

s

and g

lobal

i-

sati

on.

12. D

eepen

inte

rnal

mar

ket

.

8. T

he

Com

-

mis

sion a

dded

:

com

pet

itio

n in the

reta

il a

nd e

lect

rici

-

ty s

ecto

rs.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

1. C

om

pe-

titi

on in the

ener

gy s

ecto

r.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and

reta

il m

arket

s.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

5.5

.2

Am

end t

he

met

hod o

f re

muner

atio

n t

he

elec

tric

ity d

istr

ibuti

on b

usi

nes

s


— 146 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Dee

pen

ref

orm

s to

elim

inat

e obst

acle

s to

sw

itch

ing

supplier

and c

ontinue

pro

moting lib

eral

isat

ion o

f

the

gas

ret

ail m

arket

:

1)

Est

abli

sh a

met

hodolo

gy f

or

rem

uner

atin

g

elec

tric

ity d

istr

ibuti

on.

2)

Cre

atio

n o

f th

e S

uppli

er S

wit

chin

g O

ffice

.

3)

Str

ength

en the

Nat

ional

Ener

gy

Com

mis

sion’s

super

vis

ory

funct

ions

over

com

pet

itio

n in the

hydro

carb

on m

arket

s.

4)

Gra

dual

red

uct

ion in the

num

ber

of

cust

o-

mer

s qual

ifyin

g f

or

the

last

-res

ort

tar

iff.

5)

Dis

trib

uto

rs m

ust

pro

vid

e a

list

of

all

supply

com

pan

ies

to c

onsu

mer

s on

reques

t, a

nd the

CN

E m

ust

publi

sh it on

its

web

sit

e.

1)

All c

onsu

mer

s m

ust

choose

a s

upply

com

pan

y in the

free

mar

ket

. Cer

tain

low

-ten

sion c

ust

om

ers

are

entitled

to

last

-res

ort

supply

.

2)

Ensu

re that

chan

ges

of

supplier

tak

e pla

ce tra

nsp

aren

tly,

obje

ctiv

ely a

nd indep

enden

tly.

3)

Ensu

re that

ther

e ar

e no lim

itat

ions

on thir

d-p

arty

acc

ess

to the

gri

ds.

4)

Get

as

man

y c

onsu

mer

s as

poss

ible

in the

liber

alis

ed

mar

ket

.

5)

Incr

ease

tra

nsp

aren

cy a

nd info

rmat

ion to c

onsu

mer

s.

Pro

mote

com

pet

itio

n.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

.

Fully

imple

men

ted.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Full

imple

men

ted

Fully

imple

men

ted

Fully

imple

men

ted

3Q

2008

3Q

2008

3Q

2008

3Q

2008

3Q

2008

4Q

2009

Act

34/1

998, o

f 7 O

ctober

, on the

hydro

carb

on indust

ry (

amen

din

g A

ct

12/2

007, o

f 2 J

uly

).

1)

Act

34/1

998, o

f 7 O

ctober

, on the

hydro

carb

on indust

ry (

amen

din

g

Act

12/2

007, o

f 2 J

uly

).

2)

Pen

din

g r

egula

tory

im

ple

men

-

tation.

Act

34/1

998, o

f 7 O

ctober

, on the

hydro

carb

on indust

ry (

amen

din

g A

ct

12/2

007, o

f 2 J

uly

)

Act

34/1

998, o

f 7 O

ctober

, on the

hydro

carb

on indust

ry (

amen

din

g A

ct

12/2

007, o

f 2 J

uly

)

Royal

Dec

ree

1067/2

007, o

f 27 J

uly

,

regula

ting the

imple

men

tation o

f th

e la

st-

reso

rt s

upply

in the

nat

ura

l gas

indust

ry.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ce

IG:

thir

d ch

oice

Key

cha

lleng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

13. C

om

pet

i-

tive

mar

ket

s

and g

lobal

i-

sati

on.

12. D

eepen

inte

rnal

mar

ket

.

14. C

om

pet

itiv

e

busi

nes

s en

vi-

ronm

ent.

8. T

he

Com

mis

sion

added

: co

mpet

itio

n

in the

reta

il a

nd

elec

tric

ity s

ecto

rs.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

1. C

om

pet

itio

n

in the

ener

gy

sect

or.

2. C

om

-

pet

itio

n in

pro

fess

ional

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s.

3. Im

-

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

89%

of

consu

mer

s ar

e cu

rren

tly

in the

liber

alis

ed m

arket

. The

incu

mben

t’s

mar

ket

shar

e has

dec

lined

. Ther

e ar

e cu

rren

tly s

upply

com

pan

ies

bel

ongin

g to 1

5 d

iffe

rent

gro

ups

oper

atin

g in the

mar

ket

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

er02c1

Gas

pri

ces

- in

dust

rial

use

rs

er02c2

Gas

pri

ces

- house

hold

s.

5.5

.3

Pro

mote

lib

eral

isat

ion o

f th

e re

tail

mar

ket

— 147 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Expan

d e

lect

rica

l in

terc

onnec

tions

wit

h F

rance

and

Port

ugal

.

1)

Ele

ctri

cal in

terc

onnec

tion w

ith F

rance

.

2)

Ele

ctri

cal in

terc

onnec

tion w

ith P

ort

ugal

.

Inte

rconnec

tions

are

a vit

al e

lem

ent in

buil

din

g the

single

mar

ket

, w

ith a

dir

ect im

pac

t on c

om

pet

iti-

ven

ess,

sec

uri

ty o

f su

pply

and s

ust

ainab

ilit

y (

since

they

fac

ilit

ate

inte

gra

tion o

f re

new

able

ener

gie

s

into

the

syst

em).

The

curr

ent in

terc

onnec

tion b

etw

een the

Iber

ian

Pen

insu

la a

nd F

rance

is

1,4

00 M

W, i.e.

2.7

% a

nd

wel

l bel

ow

the

10%

tar

get

set

by the

Bar

celo

na

Euro

pea

n C

ounci

l (2

002).

The

Iber

ian e

lect

rici

ty m

arket

(M

IBE

L)

is in the

pro

cess

of

conso

lidat

ion, pen

din

g e

xpan

sion o

f

inte

rconnec

tion c

apac

ity,

whic

h is

curr

entl

y 1

,600

MW

(ab

out 13%

of

Port

ugal

’s p

eak d

eman

d).

.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss

concl

uded

.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Agre

emen

t si

gned

by S

pai

n

and F

rance

on 2

7 J

une

2008.

Inte

rconnec

tion c

apac

ity w

ill be

incr

ease

d b

y a

bout 5%

by 2

011.

Both

gover

nm

ents

wil

l co

nti

nue

to s

eek n

ew inte

rconnec

tion

route

s w

ith a

vie

w to a

ttai

nin

g

the

10%

obje

ctiv

e.

Ther

e ar

e pro

ject

s under

way

agre

ed u

pon b

y b

oth

gover

-

nm

ents

to incr

ease

fro

m the

curr

ent 1,6

00 M

W to 3

,000 M

W

in 2

010-2

013 (

about 25%

of

pea

k d

eman

d in P

ort

ugal

).

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fir

st

choi

ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o

Are

a

Rec

omm

enda

tions

Com

men

ts

13. C

om

pet

i-

tive

mar

ket

s

and g

lobal

i-

sati

on.

12. D

eepen

inte

rnal

mar

ket

.

14. C

om

-

pet

itiv

e

busi

nes

s

envir

on-

men

t

8. T

he

Com

-

mis

sion a

dded

:

com

pet

itio

n in the

reta

il a

nd e

lect

rici

-

ty s

ecto

rs.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

5. In

fras

-

truct

ure

Dev

elop-

men

t.

1. C

om

pe-

titi

on in the

ener

gy s

ecto

r.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and

reta

il m

arket

s.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

5.5

.4

Expan

d e

lect

rica

l in

terc

onnec

tions

wit

h F

rance

and P

ort

ugal


— 148 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Ref

orm

of

Housi

ng P

rogra

mm

e 2005-2

008:

1)

Pro

mote

the

renta

l m

arket

and the

purc

has

e of

use

d

hom

es thro

ugh d

irec

t su

bsi

die

s to

dev

eloper

s of

new

hom

es f

or

rent an

d to d

evel

oper

s w

ho b

uy e

xis

ting h

om

es

to r

ent th

em.

2)

Pro

vid

e m

ore

flex

ible

condit

ions

for

dev

elopm

ent of

agre

e-pri

ce g

over

nm

ent-

sponso

red h

om

es.

3)

Impro

ve

condit

ions

of

loan

s fo

r in

tegra

ted r

efurb

ishm

ent

of

hom

es a

nd h

isto

ric

city

cen

tres

.

4)

Poss

ibil

ity o

f re

clas

sify

ing c

erta

in n

on-p

rice

-contr

oll

ed

hom

es a

s gover

nm

ent-

sponso

red h

om

es, ex

pan

d

defi

nit

ion o

f re

hab

ilit

atio

n a

reas

to c

reat

e a

new

cla

ss:

urb

an r

enew

al.

Pro

mote

the

renta

l m

arket

.

Ince

ntivat

e th

e re

al e

stat

e in

dust

ry to b

uil

d

more

gover

nm

ent-

sponso

red h

om

es.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss

concl

uded

.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

1Q

2008

4Q

2008

Royal

Dec

ree

14/2

008.

Cab

inet

on 1

1 J

anuar

y 2

008.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fir

st

choi

ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o

Are

a

Rec

omm

enda

tions

Com

men

ts

3. E

ffici

ent

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and jobs.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

5.6

H

ousi

ng M

arket

5.6

.1

Ref

orm

of

Housi

ng P

rogra

mm

e 2005-2

008

— 149 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Reg

ula

tory

im

ple

men

tati

on o

f th

e L

and A

ct 2

008.

The

fundam

enta

l par

t of

the

futu

re r

egula

tion w

ill dea

l

wit

h a

ppra

isal

s. T

he

mat

eria

l co

nte

nt of

the

regula

tion

wil

l in

clude:

– C

lari

fica

tion o

f co

nce

pts

, par

ticu

larl

y d

etai

ls a

bout th

e

loca

tion o

f urb

an lan

d (

unco

nso

lidat

ed u

rban

and its

pos-

sible

tre

atm

ent under

curr

ent A

uto

nom

ous

Com

munit

y

legis

lati

on a

nd c

ity z

onin

g p

lans-

PG

OU

).

– F

orm

ula

tion o

f th

e «re

sidual

» m

ethod.

– F

orm

ula

tion o

f th

e co

st m

ethod.

– D

epre

ciat

ion c

oef

fici

ents

for

age

and s

tate

of

repai

r.

– F

orm

ula

for

calc

ula

ting p

ote

nti

al r

ent.

– D

iffe

renti

atio

n b

etw

een e

nte

rpri

ses

that

are

pri

mar

ily

or

pri

nci

pal

ly f

arm

s an

d o

ther

types

of

ente

rpri

ses

on

rura

l la

nd.

– F

orm

of

acti

on in “

”spec

ial”

” ca

ses

(e.g

. nat

ura

l par

ks)

.

– D

iffe

rent ca

pit

alis

atio

n r

ates

dep

endin

g o

n c

rop.

– C

ases

wher

e buil

din

gs

must

be

appra

ised

indep

enden

tly

of

the

land.

– L

oca

tion f

acto

r. R

ule

s fo

r ap

pli

cati

on. Q

uan

tifi

cati

on,

dep

endin

g o

n c

ase.

Att

ain m

ore

sust

ainab

le ter

rito

rial

and u

rban

dev

elopm

ent. F

ocu

s on tra

nsp

aren

cy, ci

tize

n p

arti

-

cipat

ion a

nd c

ontr

ols

on u

rban

dev

elopm

ent.

Pro

posa

l under

revie

w.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g2Q

2008

1Q

2010

Both

the

init

ial L

and A

ct

(8/2

007)

and the

curr

ent

Conso

lidat

ed T

ext of

the

Lan

d

Act

2008 a

ppro

ved

by R

D

2/2

008 o

f 20 J

une

nee

d to b

e

imple

men

ted b

y d

etai

led r

ule

s,

whic

h a

re s

ched

ule

d f

or

appro

val

by F

ebru

ary 2

010.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

TW

: fir

st

choi

ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

datio

nsC

omm

ents

11. S

ust

aina-

ble

res

ourc

e

use

.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

4. E

xec

ute

envir

onm

enta

l

mea

sure

s.

5.6

.2

Lan

d A

ct


— 150 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

The

RE

NO

VE

/VIV

IEN

DA

pla

n c

om

pri

ses

thre

e

pro

gra

mm

es to b

e im

ple

men

ted o

ver

the

nex

t

four

yea

rs:

1.

Pro

gra

mm

e of

aid to im

pro

ve

ener

gy e

ffici

ency

in b

uildin

gs.

400,0

00 s

ubsi

die

s to

im

pro

ve

ener

gy e

ffici

ency

in r

esid

ential

buildin

gs,

to

impro

ve

inst

alla

tions

and insu

lation o

f oute

r

wal

ls a

nd w

indow

s.

2.

Pro

gra

mm

e of

aid to im

pro

ve

hom

es’

acce

ssib

i-

lity

and c

om

fort

. 100,0

00 s

ubsi

die

s to

im

pro

ve

acce

ssib

ility to c

om

mon s

pac

es in r

esid

ential

buildin

gs.

3.

Pro

gra

mm

e of

loan

s to

indiv

idual

s to

com

ple

men

t th

e fu

ndin

g f

or

the

pre

vio

us

two

pro

gra

mm

es.

30%

of

CO

2 e

mis

sions

com

e, d

irec

tly o

r in

dir

ectly,

fro

m the

ener

gy c

onsu

med

in m

akin

g b

uildin

gs

work

.

– B

y r

educi

ng G

HG

em

issi

ons,

contr

ibute

to im

pro

vin

g

the

ener

gy u

se c

onditio

ns

and s

avin

gs

in p

re-e

xis

ting

buildin

gs.

– F

acilitat

e co

mplian

ce w

ith R

D 5

05/2

007 o

n B

asic

condi-

tions

of

acce

ssib

ility a

nd n

on-d

iscr

imin

atio

n o

f per

sons

with d

isab

ilitie

s in

acc

essi

ng a

nd u

sing d

evel

oped

public

spac

es a

nd b

uildin

gs.

– C

ooper

ate

in m

ainta

inin

g e

mplo

ym

ent by a

bso

rbin

g a

larg

e pro

port

ion o

f th

e w

ork

ers

and p

roduct

ion s

yst

ems

affe

cted

by the

adju

stm

ent in

the

real

est

ate

dev

elopm

ent

sect

or.

Pro

posa

l

under

rev

iew

Not yet

initia

ted

1Q

2009

Post

-2012

Not yet

appro

ved

.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ce

IG:

thir

d ch

oice

Key

cha

lleng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

11. S

ust

aina-

ble

res

ourc

e

use

.

7. R

&D

8. In

novat

ion.

4. E

xec

ute

envir

onm

en-

tal m

easu

res.

The

RE

NO

VE

/VIV

IEN

DA

pla

n

wil

l en

able

500,0

00 d

wel

lings

to

be

rehab

ilit

ated

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om

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in p

rofe

ssio

nal

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ices

and

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il m

arket

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onta

in infl

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cit an

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real

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te m

arket

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pet

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crip

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titiven

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ith the

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ing p

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ible

support

lin

es:

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ipal

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open

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es;

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evel

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d im

pro

vem

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l tr

ade;

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trai

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e) s

ecuri

ty in r

etai

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f) p

rom

oting n

ew tec

hnolo

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the

stru

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nges

fac

ed b

y s

mal

l re

tail

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pan

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an-

nounce

men

t

of

a fu

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revie

w.

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initia

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inet

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duct

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om

pet

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s 2009-2

012


— 154 —

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crip

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of

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of

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iona

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of m

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endm

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the

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OR

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MIN

)

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tation to the

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vic

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tive.

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and r

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nal

ise

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consu

ltat

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soci

al

par

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initia

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ct is

requir

ed to a

men

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lobal

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pro

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busi

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-

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om

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itio

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rofe

ssio

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and

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arket

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of m

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e va

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chai

n, p

rice

form

atio

n a

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volu

tion o

f re

tail

mar

gin

s.

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e in

form

atio

n a

bout th

e pro

cess

of

pri

ce f

orm

atio

n in the

mai

n

fres

h a

nd u

npro

cess

ed p

roduce

to g

uid

e co

mm

erci

al p

olicy

and

det

ect co

mpet

itio

n p

roble

ms.

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posa

l under

rev

iew

.N

ot yet

initia

ted

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pec

ific

legis

lation r

equir

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cati

on o

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onta

in

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budget

’s

curr

ent de-

fici

t an

d the

real

est

ate

mar

ket

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pet

itio

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ices

.

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ct a

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-up

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atio

n: d

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ipti

onB

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tary

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ount

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ITY

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AR

M a

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SA

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endin

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valu

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f th

e val

ue

chai

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— 156 —

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crip

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of

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of

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leg

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ram

ework

for

radio

spec

trum

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the

appro

val on 2

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ay 2

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f th

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n

spec

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ervic

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neu

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ill be

intr

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ssiv

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condar

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arket

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pec

trum

will

be

pro

vid

ed f

or

the

dev

elopm

ent of

innova

tive

serv

ices

.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss c

oncl

uded

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g2Q

2008

Post

-2012

Alr

eady a

ppro

ved

. The

ban

ks

in w

hic

h

a se

condar

y m

arket

is

allo

wed

may

be

modifi

ed b

y M

inis

teri

al O

rder

, subje

ct to

consu

ltat

ion w

ith C

AT

SI

and C

MT

.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ceE

uro

Are

a

Rec

omm

en-

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

9. I

CT

10. C

om

pet

iti-

ve

indust

ry.

8. I

nnova

tion.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

5. I

nfr

astr

uct

ure

Dev

elopm

ent.

3. I

mpro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

Although the

Euro

pea

n

Unio

n is

pro

gre

ssin

g in

har

monis

atio

n o

f th

ese

issu

es, S

pai

n s

eeks

to b

e a

pio

nee

r in

tak

ing the

adva

n-

tage

of

gre

ater

flex

ibility in

spec

trum

use

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Does

not in

volv

e in

crea

sed e

xpen

diture

by the

Adm

inis

trat

ion.

Does

not in

volv

e in

crea

sed e

xpen

diture

by

the

Adm

inis

trat

ion.

Monitor

usa

ge

and tra

nsa

ctio

ns

of

spec

trum

by o

per

ators

.

ir072 I

CT

expen

diture

- T

elec

om

mu-

nic

atio

ns.

Sec

tor

regula

tion.

5.9

R

evit

alis

atio

n of

key

sec

tors

5.9

.1

New

leg

al f

ram

ework

for

radio

spec

trum

— 157 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Pla

n f

or

the

Tra

nsi

tion to D

igital

Ter

rest

rial

Tel

evis

ion W

ill cu

lmin

ate

with the

end o

f an

alogue

tele

vis

ion

bro

adca

sts

in A

pri

l 2010. S

pai

n’s

tran

sition to D

TT

is

par

t of

a gen

eral

pro

cess

of

aban

donin

g a

nal

ogue

TV

bro

adca

sts

thro

ughout E

uro

pe

and in m

ost

Wes

tern

countr

ies.

The

Euro

pea

n C

om

mis

sion h

as r

ecom

-

men

ded

that

the

tran

sition b

e as

short

as p

oss

ible

and that

it co

ncl

ude

bef

ore

2015 a

t th

e la

test

.

Tra

nsi

tion f

rom

anal

ogue

to d

igital

in T

V b

road

cast

s.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss c

oncl

uded

Imple

men

tation o

n-g

oin

g2Q

2008

2Q

2010

On 7

Sep

tem

ber

, the

Cab

inet

appro

ved

the

Nat

ional

Pla

n

for

Tra

nsi

tion to D

TT

, in c

om

plian

ce w

ith the

Nat

ional

DT

T T

echnic

al P

lan (

RD

. 944/2

005),

appro

ved

on 7

Sep

t.

2007, w

hose

aim

is

to r

egula

ted the

pro

cess

and c

ulm

inat

e

with f

ull tra

nsi

tion to D

TT

by 3

Apri

l 2010.

Conditio

ns

for

dec

idin

g the

concl

usi

on o

f ea

ch p

roje

ct:

– D

igital

cover

age

is s

imilar

to a

nal

ogue

cover

age.

– D

TT

pen

etra

tion is

suffi

cien

t to

ensu

re a

n a

ppro

pri

ate

tech

nolo

gy s

witch

over

.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e: s

econ

d ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

om-

men

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T10. C

om

pet

i-

tive

indust

ry.

8. I

nnova

tion.

5. In

fras

truct

ure

Dev

elopm

ent.

4. P

rom

ote

com

-

pet

itio

n.

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

y.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and

reta

il m

arket

s.

3. Im

-

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

Com

pe-

titi

on,

serv

ices

.

Par

ticu

lar

atte

nti

on is

giv

en to iden

tify

ing

gro

ups

that

mig

ht, in s

om

e w

ay, be

at r

isk o

f

excl

usi

on in the

tran

siti

on to D

TT

, so

as

to

imple

men

t ac

tion a

nd s

upport

pla

ns:

– S

yst

em to v

erif

y a

cces

sibility o

f D

TT

conte

nt.

– A

nal

ysi

s of

acce

ssib

ility a

nd d

evel

opm

ent

of

ad h

oc

rece

iver

s in

the

mar

ket

.

– P

roduct

ion a

nd b

road

cast

of

acce

ssib

le

conte

nt.

– M

obilis

atio

n / v

olu

nte

ers

(vis

its

to h

om

es).

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rma-

tion

: am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Spec

ific

budget

ite

m a

ppro

ved

in the

2008

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent B

udget

The

pro

cess

is

estim

ated

to c

ost

over

300 m

illion e

uro

.

17.2

million e

uro

for

2008.

Pro

gre

ss w

ith e

ach p

roje

ct in the

area

of

dig

ital

cover

age

and

DT

T p

enet

ration w

ill be

trac

ked

in d

etai

l bef

ore

and a

fter

the

bla

ckout; a

ran

ge

of

spec

ific

indic

ators

hav

e bee

n d

evel

oped

for

this

purp

ose

.

ir071 I

CT

expen

diture

- I

T.

Sec

tor

regula

tion.

5.9

.2

Pla

n f

or

the

Tra

nsi

tion t

o D

igit

al T

erre

stri

al T

elev

isio

n


— 158 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Mobile

Tel

ephony E

xte

nsi

on P

lan.

The

goal

is

to c

ulm

inat

e th

e P

lan in

Dec

ember

2008 b

y p

rovid

ing m

obile

tele

phony c

over

age

to a

ll tow

ns

of

50-1

000 inhab

itan

ts that

do n

ot yet

hav

e it a

nd to e

xte

nd s

econd-o

per

ator

cover

age

to a

nal

ogous

settle

men

ts a

nd

stra

tegic

zones

. Act

ions

are

pla

nned

in 5

,335 p

opula

tion c

entr

es, w

ith the

resu

lt that

99%

of

the

nat

ional

popula

-

tion w

ill hav

e m

obile

cover

age.

Exte

nd the

mobile

tele

phony s

ervic

e by p

ro-

vid

ing o

r im

pro

vin

g c

over

age

in s

pec

ific

area

s

(rura

l ar

eas,

com

munic

atio

ns

axes

, are

as o

f

infl

uen

ce o

f nucl

ear

and p

etro

chem

ical

pla

nts

).

Impro

ve

serv

ice

qual

ity.

Incr

ease

com

pet

itio

n.

Cover

age

in r

ura

l ar

eas:

Tow

ns

of

50 to 1

,000

inhab

itan

ts w

hic

h d

o n

ot hav

e co

ver

age

from

any o

per

ator

or

hav

e poor

qual

ity c

over

age,

and tow

ns

wher

e a

seco

nd o

per

ator

will be

intr

oduce

d. N

o. o

f to

wns

envis

aged

: 5

.335.

Dec

isio

n p

ro-

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g

3Q

2005

4Q

2008

The

Pla

n inte

gra

tes

the

area

s co

ver

ed b

y the

bru

shfi

re

dec

rees

of

2005, 2

006 a

nd 2

007.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e: s

econ

d ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T10. C

om

pet

i-

tive

indust

ry.

8. I

nnova

tion.

5. In

fras

truct

ure

Dev

elopm

ent.

4. P

rom

ote

com

-

pet

itio

n.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and

reta

il m

arket

s.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

The

com

pan

ies

(Tel

efónic

a an

d O

range)

hav

e co

mm

itte

d a

tota

l in

ves

tmen

t of

833.8

M€ to im

pro

ve

infr

astr

uct

ure

, of

whic

h

531.8

3 M

€ w

ill be

for

the

pla

n to e

xte

nd

mobil

e te

lephony to s

pec

ific

area

s (E

-GS

M

Pla

n)

and the

rem

ainder

for

oth

er a

reas

of

inte

rest

to the

oper

ators

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rma-

tion

: am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Does

not in

volv

e in

crea

sed e

xpen

diture

by the

Adm

inis

trat

ion.

Does

not in

volv

e in

crea

sed

expen

diture

by the

Adm

i-

nis

trat

ion.

The

oper

ators

’ in

ves

tmen

t is

the

resu

lt o

f a

com

mitm

ent

they

mad

e in

exch

ange

for

the

allo

cation o

f sp

ectr

um

.

The

agre

emen

ts w

ith the

oper

ators

pro

vid

e th

at e

xec

ution

of

the

Pla

n is

super

vis

ed b

y a

Com

mis

sion, c

om

pri

sing

repre

senta

tives

of

the

Min

istr

y a

nd the

oper

ators

, to a

nal

yse

pro

gre

ss o

f th

e pla

nned

act

ions

and to p

ropose

any c

han

ges

nee

ded

in c

onnec

tion w

ith the

tow

ns

incl

uded

in the

Pla

n.

ir072 I

CT

expen

diture

- T

ele-

com

munic

atio

ns.

.

ICT

5.9

.3

Mobil

e T

elep

hony E

xte

nsi

on P

lan

— 159 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Exte

nd m

obile

bro

adban

d. M

easu

res

will be

adopte

d to a

chie

ve

max

imum

avai

lability o

f m

obile

bro

adban

d,

com

bin

ing c

over

age,

cap

acity a

nd

qual

ity a

nd f

acilitat

ing the

most

effi

cien

t use

of

spec

trum

.

Ben

efits

to c

itiz

ens:

bet

ter

cover

age

in r

ura

l ar

eas,

pro

vid

e fa

ster

mobile

bro

adban

d, f

acilitat

e

inte

ract

ivity,

and c

ontr

ibute

to r

educi

ng p

rice

s. T

he

over

all popula

tion w

ill hav

e

earl

ier

acce

ss to the

ben

efits

of

wir

eles

s bro

adban

d a

t a

low

er c

ost

. Contr

ibute

to

nar

row

ing the

dig

ital

div

ide.

Public

consu

ltat

ion (

soci

al p

artn

ers)

Not yet

initia

ted

3Q

2008

4Q

2010

Once

the

public

consu

ltat

ion p

roce

ss c

oncl

udes

, and

dep

endin

g o

n the

outc

om

e, a

Min

iste

rial

Ord

er m

ay b

e

issu

ed to a

war

d f

requen

cies

in the

2.6

ban

d.

Will re

quir

e

consu

ltat

ion w

ith C

MT

, CA

TS

I an

d the

Counci

l of

Sta

te.

Als

o, o

nce

the

Dir

ective

der

ogat

ing the

GS

M D

irec

tive

is

appro

ved

, it w

ill be

inco

rpora

ted in ter

ms

of

Span

ish law

.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e: s

econ

d ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

Rec

om-

men

datio

ns

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T10. C

om

pet

i-

tive

indust

ry.

8. I

nnova

tion.

5. In

fras

truct

ure

Dev

elopm

ent.

4. P

rom

ote

com

-

pet

itio

n.

2. C

om

pet

itio

n

in p

rofe

ssio

nal

serv

ices

and

reta

il m

arket

s.

Com

pe-

titi

on,

serv

ices

.

Spec

ifica

lly,

the

publi

c co

nsu

ltat

ion w

ill

asse

ss:

– A

uth

ori

sati

on o

f a

new

fre

quen

cy b

and

(2500-2

690 M

Hz)

.

– A

uth

ori

sati

on f

or

use

of

the

mobil

e te

le-

phony b

ands

(GS

M 9

00 M

Hz

and D

CS

1800 M

Hz)

to p

rovid

e th

ird-g

ener

atio

n

serv

ices

(U

MT

S).

– A

ppli

cati

on o

f th

e cr

iter

ion o

f neu

tral

ity

for

serv

ices

in the

3.5

GH

z ban

d.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rma-

tion

: am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Does

not in

volv

e in

crea

sed e

xpen

diture

by the

Adm

inis

trat

ion.

Does

not in

volv

e in

crea

sed

expen

diture

by the

Adm

i-

nis

trat

ion.

Incr

ease

the

num

ber

of

dat

a ca

rds

and the

use

of

3G

han

dse

ts.

ir072 I

CT

expen

diture

-

Tel

ecom

munic

atio

ns.

Com

pet

itio

n

5.9

.4

Exte

nd m

obil

e bro

adban

d


— 160 —

Des

crip

tion

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iona

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us -

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elin

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t T

imel

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en

dC

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Intr

oduct

ion o

f in

nova

tive

audio

vis

ual

serv

ices

. The

Gen

eral

Audio

vis

ual

Act

will se

t th

e st

andar

ds

of

regula

tion

for

new

form

s of

radio

and tel

evis

ion,

such

as

mobile

tele

vis

ion s

ervic

es a

nd

dig

ital

sat

ellite

rad

io. T

he

idea

is

to

pro

pose

a fl

exib

le m

odel

inv

olv

ing a

ll

stak

ehold

ers.

A r

egula

tory

fra

mew

ork

will

be

dev

eloped

to p

rom

ote

the

del

iver

y o

f new

ser

vic

es,

enab

ling S

pai

n to tak

e a

lead

ing

role

in E

uro

pe

in the

area

of

tele

com

munic

atio

ns

and

audio

vis

ual

ser

vic

es..

Pro

mote

the

dev

elopm

ent of

conv

ergen

t se

rvic

es lin

ked

to

mobility a

nd u

biq

uity.

Public

announce

men

t of

a

futu

re r

evie

w.

Not yet

initia

ted

1Q

2009

2Q

2010

The

dra

ft A

ct w

ill be

pre

sente

d to the

Cab

inet

bef

ore

31

Dec

ember

2008

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

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st c

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st

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cond

ch

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ch

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PT

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seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T10. C

om

pet

itiv

e

indust

ry.

8. I

nnova

-

tion.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

5. In

fras

truct

ure

Dev

elopm

ent.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

2. C

om

-

pet

itio

n in

pro

fess

ional

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

All

indust

ry p

layer

s m

ust

get

inv

olv

ed:

oper

ators

, m

anufa

cture

rs a

nd g

over

nm

ent

to e

nsu

re s

ucc

essf

ul im

ple

men

tati

on o

f

the

serv

ices

. In

connec

tion w

ith m

obil

e

DT

T, sp

ectr

um

pla

nin

g w

ill be

com

ple

ted

for

the

mult

iple

x to s

upport

more

than

20

mobil

e D

TT

chan

nel

s so

as

to p

rovid

e

reas

onab

le ter

rito

rial

cover

age

dep

endin

g

on s

pec

trum

avai

labil

ity.

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ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

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licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

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cato

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indi

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pol

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diture

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inis

trat

ion.

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not in

volv

e in

crea

sed

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diture

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inis

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trat

ion.

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oduct

ion o

f th

e new

ser

vic

esir

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CT

expen

diture

-

Tel

ecom

munic

atio

ns.

Sec

tor

regula

tion

5.9

.5

Intr

oduct

ion o

f in

novat

ive

audio

vis

ual

ser

vic

es

— 161 —


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crip

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val of

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elec

om

munic

atio

ns

Use

rs’

Char

ter

conta

inin

g a

lis

t of

use

rs’

rights

and e

ffec

tive

mec

han

ism

s

for

pro

tect

ing them

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ill re

quir

e th

at

bro

adban

d s

upplier

s del

iver

at le

ast

80%

of

the

off

ered

spee

d, a

nd p

rote

c-

tion o

f use

rs that

chan

ge

supplier

will

be

stre

ngth

ened

.

Ensu

re c

om

plian

ce

by o

per

ators

with the

Tel

ecom

munic

atio

ns

Use

rs’

Char

ter.

Cre

ate

a cl

imat

e of

mutu

al

trust

in c

ontr

actu

al r

elat

ions

bet

wee

n o

per

ators

and

use

rs, p

rom

ote

the

sale

of

serv

ices

and c

han

ges

of

oper

ator.

Public

consu

ltat

ion (

soci

al p

artn

ers)

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g3Q

2008

1Q

2009

Dra

ft R

oyal

Dec

ree,

in c

onsu

ltat

ion w

ith C

AT

SI,

CM

T

and the

Counci

l of

Sta

te.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

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halle

nge:

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st c

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leng

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ch

alle

nge:

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ird

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ce

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: fir

st

choi

ce

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: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

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ch

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PT

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seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T10. C

om

pet

i-

tive

indust

ry.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

-

nes

s en

vir

onm

ent.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

2. C

om

-

pet

itio

n in

pro

fess

ional

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rma-

tion

: am

ount

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licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

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reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

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indi

cato

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AF

pol

icy

area

s

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not in

volv

e in

crea

sed e

xpen

diture

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inis

trat

ion.

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not in

volv

e in

crea

sed

expen

diture

by the

Adm

i-

nis

trat

ion.

Once

appro

ved

, insp

ections

will be

mad

e ex

offi

cio a

nd in

resp

onse

to c

om

pla

ints

.

er033 M

arket

shar

e of

the

lead

ing o

per

ator

in m

obile

tele

com

munic

atio

n.

Sec

tor

regula

tion.

5.9

.6

Tel

ecom

munic

atio

ns

Use

rs’

Char

ter


— 162 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

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iona

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of m

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ate

the

Advis

ory

Com

mis

sion o

n the

Dep

loym

ent of

Hig

h-C

apac

ity N

etw

ork

s.

Hea

ded

by the

Min

istr

y o

f In

dust

ry,

Touri

sm a

nd T

rade,

this

Com

mis

sion w

ill

enab

le a

ll p

layer

s in

the

tele

com

munic

a-

tions

indust

ry to p

artici

pat

e in

iden

tify

ing

the

mea

sure

s to

be

adopte

d a

nd s

ubse

quen

t

coord

inat

ed e

xec

ution. T

hes

e pla

yer

s ar

e

the

oper

ators

, man

ufa

cture

rs, u

sers

and

gover

nm

ent.

Infr

astr

uct

ure

dep

loym

ent

is e

ssen

tial

for

soci

al a

nd

econom

ic d

evel

opm

ent in

the

nex

t dec

ade.

Public

announce

men

t of

a

futu

re r

evie

w.

Not yet

initia

ted

3Q

2008

No r

egula

tory

act

ion r

equir

ed.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey c

halle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

eK

ey

chal

leng

e: s

econ

d ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

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: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

9. IC

T10. C

om

pet

i-

tive

indust

ry.

8. I

nnova

tion.

5. I

nfr

astr

uct

ure

Dev

elopm

ent.

4. P

rom

ote

com

-

pet

itio

n.

3. Im

pro

ve

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regula

tory

fram

ework

.

2. C

om

-

pet

itio

n in

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fess

ional

serv

ices

and r

etai

l

mar

ket

s.

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pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

The

oper

ators

are

inv

olv

ed in d

ecis

ion m

a-

kin

g w

ith r

egar

d to the

size

able

inv

estm

ents

requir

ed to im

ple

men

t new

hig

h-c

apac

ity

net

work

s to

enab

le c

itiz

ens

to h

ave

acce

ss

to b

road

ban

d 4

or

5 tim

es f

aste

r th

an a

t

pre

sent an

d, i

n the

case

of

mobile

oper

ators

,

dep

loyin

g n

ew n

etw

ork

s to

pro

vid

e m

obile

bro

adban

d s

ervic

es.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rma-

tion

: am

ount

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licat

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follo

w-u

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eval

uati

on o

f th

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ruct

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indi

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pol

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diture

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i-

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trat

ion.

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iodic

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ort

s fr

om

the

Infr

astr

uct

ure

Com

mis

sion.

ir072 I

CT

expen

diture

-

Tel

ecom

munic

atio

ns.

Sec

tor

regula

tion.

5.9

.7

Cre

ate

the

Advis

ory

Com

mis

sion o

n t

he

Dep

loym

ent

of

Hig

h-C

apac

ity N

etw

ork

s

— 163 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

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crip

tion

of

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sure

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iona

le

of m

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reSt

atus

-

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sion

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us -

im

plem

enta

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elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Ren

ova

tion o

f th

e sy

stem

for

gra

nting b

us

line

conce

ssio

ns

by the

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent. T

her

e ar

e 103

long-d

ista

nce

bus

conce

ssio

ns

under

adm

inis

trat

ive

conce

ssio

n. W

hen

the

conce

ssio

ns

expir

e, a

new

ten

der

must

be

hel

d.

To im

pro

ve

the

qual

ity a

nd

safe

ty o

f th

e se

rvic

es w

ithin

a fr

amew

ork

of

stab

le

emplo

ym

ent.

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mote

gre

ater

ener

gy

savin

gs,

low

er e

mis

sions

and g

reat

er a

cces

sibility

in the

long-d

ista

nce

bus

serv

ice.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss c

oncl

uded

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g3Q

2007

Post

-2012

Appro

ved

within

the

PE

IT (

Str

ateg

ic I

nfr

astr

uct

ure

and

Tra

nsp

ort

Pla

n)

by the

Cab

inet

on 1

5 J

uly

2005.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

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first

ch

oice

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seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

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choi

ceK

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chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

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ch

alle

nge:

sec

ond

choi

ce

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ch

alle

nge:

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choi

ce

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st

choi

ce

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: se

cond

ch

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PT

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ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

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ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

14. C

om

pet

i-

tive

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent.

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s en

-

vir

onm

ent.

5. C

oher

en-

ce b

etw

een

poli

cies

.

11. S

ust

ainab

le

reso

urc

e use

.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

4. E

xec

ute

envir

onm

en-

tal m

easu

res.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

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licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

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indi

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rsL

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pol

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area

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pec

ific

budget

ary a

lloca

tion.

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pec

ific

budget

ary a

lloca

tion.

No s

pec

ific

budget

ary a

lloca

tion.

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ord

ing to the

indic

ator

in

032, t

he

valu

e of

the

index

num

ber

in 2

006 is

80-8

5, w

ith

resp

ect to

100 in 1

995.

Sec

tor

regula

tion.

5.9

.8

Ren

ovat

ion o

f th

e sy

stem

for

gra

nti

ng b

us

line

conce

ssio

ns

by t

he

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent


— 164 —

Des

crip

tion

of

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sure

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crip

tion

of

mea

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iona

le

of m

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reSt

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air

port

man

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stem

:

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arat

ing a

irport

man

agem

ent

from

air

tra

ffic

contr

ol. B

ring

pri

vate

cap

ital

into

man

agem

ent

of

the

mai

n a

irport

s. E

nab

le the

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munitie

s to

par

tici

pat

e in

man

agin

g the

maj

or

airp

ort

s.

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arat

e ai

rport

man

agem

ent

from

air

tra

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contr

ol.

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ease

effi

cien

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man

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ringin

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pri

vate

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nom

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into

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man

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ain

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ort

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val

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g3Q

2008

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ved

by the

Cab

inet

.

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

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nd

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d ch

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cha

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rst

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ce

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cha

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nd c

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: se

cond

ch

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ch

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PT

W:

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nd

choi

ce

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o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

13. C

om

pet

iti-

ve

mar

ket

s an

d

glo

bal

isat

ion.

16. E

U

Infr

astr

uc-

ture

.

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oher

en-

ce b

etw

een

poli

cies

.

3. Im

pro

ved

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nes

s en

vi-

ronm

ent.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

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ework

.

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pet

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n,

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ices

.

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isio

n 1

/8/2

008.

Sec

tor

regula

tion.

5.9

.9

New

air

port

man

agem

ent

syst

em

— 165 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Mar

itim

e tr

ansp

ort

atio

n a

nd p

ort

serv

ices

: N

ew leg

al f

ram

ework

(P

ort

s

Act

) to

elim

inat

e co

nst

rain

ts that

ham

per

com

pet

itio

n b

etw

een p

ort

s

and g

ener

ate

exce

ssiv

e co

sts

in p

ort

serv

ices

.

Est

ablish

a m

ore

tra

nsp

a-

rent sy

stem

of

fees

that

refl

ects

dif

fere

nce

s in

the

cost

of

serv

ices

.

Incr

ease

com

pet

itio

n in the

pro

vis

ion o

f port

ser

vic

es.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss c

oncl

uded

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g4Q

2008

Post

-2012

Dra

ft P

ort

s A

ct to b

e pre

sente

d b

efore

the

end o

f 2008.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

13. C

om

pet

i-

tive

mar

ket

s

and g

lobal

i-

sati

on.

14. C

om

pet

i-

tive

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent.

15. E

ntr

e-

pre

neu

rial

cult

ure

and

SM

E’s

.

4. P

rom

ote

com

pet

itio

n.

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

-

nes

s en

vir

onm

ent.

3. Im

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

.

Com

pet

itio

n,

serv

ices

.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Announce

men

t by the

Min

iste

r.S

ecto

r re

gula

tion.

5.9

.10

Mar

itim

e tr

ansp

ort

atio

n a

nd p

ort

ser

vic

es


— 166 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Nat

ional

Wat

er Q

ual

ity P

lan 2

007-

2015 (

sew

age

trea

tmen

t an

d r

euse

)

Addre

ss g

oal

s not m

et

under

the

pre

vio

us

Pla

n

(1995-2

005)

and n

ew

nee

ds

rais

ed b

y the

Wat

er

Fra

mew

ork

Dir

ective

and

the

AG

UA

Pro

gra

mm

e.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss c

oncl

uded

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g2Q

2007

Post

-2012

Cab

inet

dec

isio

n 8

/6/2

007.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

11. S

ust

aina-

ble

res

ourc

e

use

.

4. E

xec

ute

envir

onm

en-

tal m

easu

res.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent B

udget

2007-2

015. T

he

inves

tmen

t w

ill be

mad

e under

cooper

atio

n

agre

emen

ts w

ith the

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munitie

s.

6.2

33 b

illi

on €

The

pro

cess

wil

l be

monit

ore

d a

s pro

vid

ed in the

cooper

atio

n a

gre

emen

ts w

ith the

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies,

whic

h a

re b

eing d

raft

ed.

Sec

tor

regula

tion.

5.9

.11

Nat

ional

Wat

er Q

ual

ity P

lan 2

007-2

015

— 167 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Ref

orm

of

the

legis

lati

on g

over

nin

g the

Soci

al

Sec

uri

ty R

eser

ve

Fund (

FR

SS

).

1)

Det

erm

ine

the

surp

lus

for

Res

erve

Fund

purp

ose

s; d

efine

the

case

s w

her

e th

e S

oci

al

Sec

uri

ty R

eser

ve

Fund m

ay b

e use

d.

2)

Est

abli

sh the

pri

nci

ple

s of

the

inves

tmen

t

poli

cy, w

ith p

riori

ty o

n s

oci

ally

-res

ponsi

ble

inves

ting.

3)

Poss

ibil

ity o

f in

ves

ting in a

bro

ader

uni-

ver

se o

f as

sets

(eq

uit

ies,

corp

ora

te b

onds,

der

ivat

ives

, dep

osi

ts, et

c.).

4)

Poss

ibil

ity o

f outs

ourc

ing m

anag

emen

t of

cert

ain a

sset

s.

Adap

t th

e re

gula

tions

to t

he

new

man

agem

ent

requir

emen

ts

aris

ing f

rom

the

Funds

larg

e volu

me,

the

tim

e-sc

ale,

etc

.

1)

Defi

ne

fundam

enta

l as

pec

ts o

f th

e fu

nd m

ore

appro

pri

atel

y.

2)

Pri

ncip

les

of

socia

l, e

co

no

mic

an

d e

nv

iro

nm

en

-

tal

resp

on

sib

ilit

y a

re i

mp

ort

an

t w

hen

ch

oo

sin

g

ass

ets

.

3)

Poss

ibil

ity o

f div

ersi

fyin

g the

port

foli

o, obta

inin

g a

hig

her

ret

urn

wit

h a

n a

ccep

table

ris

k.

4)

Poss

ibil

ity o

f outs

ourc

ing inv

estm

ent ad

vic

e an

d m

a-

nag

emen

t of

the

Fund, w

ithout re

linquis

hin

g c

ontr

ol

over

man

agem

ent.

Pro

posa

l under

revie

w

Not

yet

init

iate

d

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

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: fir

st

choi

ceC

SR:

seco

nd

choi

ceP

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: fir

st

choi

ceP

TW

: se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o

Are

a

Rec

omm

enda

tions

Com

men

ts

9. P

ensi

on

and h

ealt

hca

-

re r

eform

.

PIL

LA

R 6

. L

AB

OU

R M

AR

KE

T A

ND

SO

CIA

L D

IAL

OG

UE

6.1

S

oci

al S

ecuri

ty a

nd P

ensi

ons

6.1

.1

Ref

orm

of

the

legis

lati

on g

over

nin

g t

he

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty R

eser

ve

Fund


— 168 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Dra

ft a

nd a

ppro

ve

the

nec

essa

ry r

egula

tion to inte

gra

te

sala

ried

far

m w

ork

ers

into

the

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty

Syst

em.

Art

icle

10 o

f th

e C

onso

lidat

ed T

ext of

the

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty A

ct o

f 20/6

/1994 a

nd the

reco

mm

en-

dat

ions

in the

Soci

al P

acts

and A

gre

emen

ts c

onta

in

the

guid

elin

es o

f a

tren

d tow

ards

a si

ngle

body o

f

regula

tions

for

the

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty S

yst

em a

nd tow

ards

sim

plifi

cation a

nd inte

gra

tion o

f th

e S

pec

ial R

egim

es.

The

Agre

emen

t on M

easu

res

regar

din

g the

Soci

al S

ecu-

rity

of

13/7

/2006 d

eter

min

ed that

sal

arie

d f

arm

work

ers

would

be

inte

gra

ted into

the

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty

Syst

em e

ffec

tive

1 J

anuar

y 2

009 b

y the

crea

tion o

f a

Spec

ial S

yst

em f

or

them

.

Addre

ss g

oal

s not m

et

under

the

pre

vio

us

Pla

n (

1995-2

005)

and

new

nee

ds

rais

ed b

y

the

Wat

er F

ram

ework

Dir

ective

and the

AG

UA

Pro

gra

mm

e.D

ecis

ion p

roce

ss

concl

uded

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g2Q

2007

Post

-2012

Cab

inet

dec

isio

n 8

/6/2

007.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

9. P

ensi

on

and h

ealt

hca

-

re r

eform

.

6.1

.2

Inte

gra

tio

n o

f sa

lari

ed f

arm

work

ers

into

the

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty S

yst

em.

— 169 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Reg

ula

tory

im

ple

men

tation o

f A

ct 1

8/2

007,

of

4 J

uly

on inte

gra

ting s

elf-

emplo

yed

far

m

work

ers

into

the

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty

Syst

em f

or

Sel

f-E

mplo

yed

Work

ers

and

of A

ct 2

0/2

007, o

f 11 J

uly

, on the

Sta

tute

of

the

Sel

f-E

mplo

yed

Work

er, a

s re

gar

ds

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty.

Fin

al p

rovis

ions

2 a

nd 3

, res

pec

tivel

y, o

f

Act

s 18/2

007 a

nd 2

0/2

007 e

mpow

er the

Gover

nm

ent to

iss

ue

such

pro

vis

ions

as m

ay

be

nec

essa

ry to a

pply

and im

ple

men

t th

em.

Conse

quen

tly,

the

pro

vis

ions

in those

Act

s

rela

ting to s

elf-

emplo

yed

work

ers’

Soci

al

Sec

uri

ty w

ill be

imple

men

ted v

ia R

oyal

Dec

ree.

This

mea

sure

has

aff

ecte

d a

round 2

50,0

00

work

ers,

who n

ow m

ake

hig

her

contr

i-

butions

to the

Syst

em a

nd a

re e

ntitled

to

gre

ater

ben

efits

.

Reg

ula

tory

dev

elopm

ent of A

ct 1

8/2

007, o

f

4 J

uly

, and A

ct 2

0/2

007, o

f 11 J

uly

, to p

artly

amen

d the

curr

ent G

ener

al R

egula

tions

with

regar

d to:

Reg

istr

atio

n o

f em

plo

yer

s, a

nd r

egis

trat

ion,

der

egis

trat

ion a

nd c

han

ges

in d

ata

of

work

ers,

contr

ibutions

and s

ettlem

ent of

oth

er f

ees

and c

ollec

tions

by the

SS

, coo-

per

atio

n w

ith m

utu

al insu

rance

com

pan

ies,

spec

ifica

lly:

Reg

ardin

g s

ick lea

ve

and p

rofe

ssio

nal

contin-

gen

cy c

over

age

for

self

-em

plo

yed

work

ers.

Reg

ardin

g the

poss

ibility o

f se

lf-e

mplo

yed

work

ers

hir

ing thei

r ch

ildre

n u

nder

30 a

s

emplo

yee

s.

Reg

ardin

g the

regula

tion o

f th

e S

pec

ial

Syst

em f

or

Sel

f-em

plo

yed

Far

m W

ork

ers

under

the

Sel

f-em

plo

yed

work

ers

syst

em,

imple

men

ted b

y A

ct 1

8/2

007.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

gju

l-07

31/0

7/2

008

The

Counci

l of

Sta

te h

as a

lrea

dy iss

ued

its

dec

isio

n.

Pen

din

g C

abin

et a

ppro

val.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

9. P

ensi

on

and h

ealt

hca

-

re r

eform

.

6.1

.3

Inte

gra

ted s

elf-

emplo

yed

far

m w

ork

ers

into

the

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty S

yst

em f

or

Sel

f-E

mplo

yed

Work

ers.


— 170 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Reg

ula

tion b

y R

oyal

Dec

ree

on p

rogre

ssiv

e

conv

ergen

ce o

f th

e S

pec

ial S

yst

em f

or

Dom

estic

Hel

per

s w

ith the

Gen

eral

Soci

al

Sec

uri

ty S

yst

em, i

n ter

ms

of

both

ben

efits

and c

ontr

ibutions.

Art

icle

10 o

f th

e C

onso

lidat

ed T

ext of

the

S.S

. Act

of

20/6

/1994 a

nd the

reco

mm

enda-

tions

from

the

Soci

al P

acts

and A

gre

emen

ts

conta

in the

guid

elin

es f

or

unif

yin

g the

regula

tions

of

the

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty s

yst

em

and s

implify

ing a

nd c

om

bin

ing its

var

ious

subsy

stem

s. T

he

R.D

. will am

end the

ge-

ner

al r

ule

s on r

egis

teri

ng a

nd d

ereg

iste

ring

emplo

yer

s an

d e

mplo

yee

s an

d c

han

gin

g e

m-

plo

yee

dat

a, c

ontr

ibutions

and s

ettlem

ents

,

and o

ther

asp

ects

, incl

udin

g c

ollec

tion.

Reg

ula

tion f

or

pro

gre

ssiv

e co

nver

gen

ce w

ith

the

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty S

yst

em, i

n ter

ms

of

both

ben

efits

and c

ontr

ibutions.

Est

ablish

the

guid

elin

es f

or

ben

efits

for

this

gro

up a

nd the

tran

sitional

rule

s fo

r pro

-

gre

ssiv

e co

nver

gen

ce o

f co

ntr

ibution r

ates

,

incl

udin

g r

ebat

es a

nd r

educt

ions,

etc

.

Public

consu

l-

tation (

soci

al

par

tner

s)

Imple

men

tation

on-g

oin

g1Q

2007

2008-2

012

legis

latu

re.

A fi

rst dra

ft R

oyal

Dec

ree

has

bee

n w

ritten

with the

bas

ic

lines

of

this

reg

ula

tion a

nd h

as b

een s

ent fo

r co

mm

ent to

the

soci

al p

artn

ers.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ceK

ey

chal

leng

e:

first

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

cho

ice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

: fir

st

choi

ce

CSR

: se

cond

ch

oice

PT

W:

first

ch

oice

PT

W:

seco

nd

choi

ce

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

-da

tions

Com

men

ts

9. P

ensi

on

and h

ealt

hca

-

re r

eform

.

6.1

.4

Pro

gre

ssiv

e co

nver

gen

ce o

f th

e S

pec

ial

Syst

em f

or

Dom

esti

c H

elper

s w

ith t

he

Gen

eral

Soci

al S

ecuri

ty S

yst

em.

— 171 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

re

St

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Dev

elopm

ent of

a st

rate

gic

pla

n f

or

equal

opport

unit

ies

(igual

dad

). P

acket

of

legis

lati

on to incr

ease

the

fem

ale

emplo

ym

ent ra

te:

1.

Subsi

die

s to

est

abli

sh P

lans

for

Equal

Opport

unit

ies

of

wom

en a

nd m

en in b

usi

nes

s.

2.

Pro

gra

mm

e of

mic

rocr

edit

to p

rom

ote

entr

epre

neu

rship

by w

om

en.

3.

«F

emal

e en

trep

reneu

r» s

ubsi

die

s to

pro

mote

sel

f-

emplo

ym

ent by w

om

en..

1.

Pro

mote

volu

nta

ry a

dopti

on o

f

equal

ity p

lans

in S

ME

s

2.

Soft

finan

ce a

nd g

uar

ante

es f

or

busi

-

nes

s pro

ject

s by w

om

en w

ho d

o n

ot

hav

e ac

cess

to the

norm

al fi

nan

cing

chan

nel

s.

3.

Fav

our

emplo

ym

ent of

wom

en

and incr

ease

the

low

per

centa

ge

of

wom

en in S

pai

n’s

busi

nes

s fa

bri

c.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

3Q

2008

2Q

2008

2Q

2008

3Q

2009

4Q

2008

4Q

2008

1.

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

Res

olu

tion

dat

ed 1

3 J

une

2008.

2.

Cooper

atio

n a

gre

emen

t bet

wee

n

the

Min

istr

y o

f E

qual

ity,

MIT

YC

,

CE

CA

and the

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

.

Cooper

atio

n a

gre

emen

t bet

wee

n

the

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

and e

ight

wom

en’s

org

anis

atio

ns.

3.

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

Res

olu

tion

dat

ed 2

9 A

pri

l 2008.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

:

first

cho

ice

CSR

:

seco

nd c

hoic

eP

TW

:

first

cho

ice

PT

W:

se

cond

cho

ice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

15. C

ult

ura

empre

sari

al y

PY

ME

s

17. P

leno

emple

o

23. C

apit

al

hum

ano

10. L

a C

om

i-

sión a

ñad

ió:

aum

ento

del

em

ple

o

fem

enin

o

9. L

a C

om

i-

sión a

ñad

ió:

abord

ar la

segm

en-

taci

ón d

el

mer

cado

labora

l

6. M

ejor

funci

ona-

mie

nto

del

mer

cado

labora

l

6. In

crem

enta

r

los

niv

eles

de

form

ació

n e

innovac

ión

Fle

xib

ilid

ad y

seg

u-

ridad

del

mer

cado

labora

l

Se

esper

a que

la tas

a de

emple

o f

emen

ina

alca

nce

el 5

7%

, obje

tivo e

spec

ifico

esta

ble

cido p

ara

2010.

6.1

.5

Dev

elopm

ent

of

a S

trat

egic

Pla

n f

or

Equal

Opport

unit

ies:

Incr

ease

fem

ale

emplo

ym

ent

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

desc

ript

ion

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

amou

ntA

pplic

atio

n, fo

llow

-up

and

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Cab

inet

, an

d a

nnounce

men

t by

the

Min

iste

r of

Equal

ity

1.º

) 1.2

mil

lion e

uro

2.º

) 0.6

4 m

illi

on e

uro

3.º

) 1.3

45 m

illi

on e

uro

Reg

ula

r re

port

s by the

Min

istr

y

of

Equal

ity

eb032 E

mplo

ym

ent gro

wth

- f

emal

es

em012 E

mplo

ym

ent ra

te -

fem

ales

em072 U

nem

plo

ym

ent ra

te -

fem

ales

EM

CO

17M

1 E

mplo

ym

ent

rate

EM

CO

18A

3 U

nem

plo

ym

ent

gen

der

gap

AL

MP

Lab

our

supply

: fe

mal

e

Conti

nuous

educa

tion a

nd tra

inin

g


— 172 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Dev

elopm

ent

of

a st

rate

gic

pla

n f

or

equal

opport

unit

ies

(igual

dad

).P

acket

of

legis

lati

on t

o i

mpro

ve

educa

tion a

nd

hum

an c

apit

al:

Vir

tual

Sch

ool of

Equal

ity (

onli

ne

trai

nin

g in e

qual

oppor-

tunit

ies)

Rai

se a

war

enes

s am

ong the

popula

tion

regar

din

g e

qual

ity o

f opport

unit

y f

or

wom

en a

nd m

en

Pro

vid

e fe

mal

e an

d m

ale

pro

fess

ional

s

from

dif

fere

nt

area

s w

ith t

rain

ing

and m

ethodolo

gie

s to

enab

le t

hem

to

apply

a g

ender

equal

ity a

ppro

ach i

n

thei

r w

ork

.

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

2Q

2008

4Q

2008

Res

olu

tion b

y the

Inst

itute

of

Wom

en (

BO

E 1

5/0

2/0

8):

RF

P f

or

the

org

anis

atio

n, co

ord

inat

ion a

nd

del

iver

y o

f onli

ne

trai

nin

g a

bout

equal

ity b

etw

een w

om

en a

nd m

en

2008 (

erra

ta B

OE

22/0

2/0

8).

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

:

first

cho

ice

CSR

:

seco

nd c

hoic

eP

TW

:

first

cho

ice

PT

W:

se

cond

cho

ice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

24. E

duca

tion

and tra

inin

g

23. H

um

an

Cap

ital

18. L

ife-

long

lear

nin

g

7. Im

pro

ve

educa

tion

and h

um

an

capit

al

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

The

goal

is

to r

aise

aw

are-

nes

s an

d i

ncr

ease

tra

inin

g

on e

qual

ity o

f opport

unit

y,

lead

ing t

o a

chan

ge

in

atti

tudes

and v

alues

in o

ur

soci

ety.

6.1

.6

Dev

elopm

ent

of

a S

trat

egic

Pla

n f

or

Equal

Opport

unit

ies:

Im

pro

ve

educa

tion a

nd h

um

an c

apit

al

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

desc

ript

ion

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

amou

ntA

pplic

atio

n, fo

llow

-up

and

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Eco

nom

ic r

eport

0.2

48 m

illi

on e

uro

R

egula

r re

port

s by t

he

Min

istr

y

of

Equal

ity

em051 L

ife-

long l

earn

ing -

tota

l E

MC

O 2

3M

4 L

ife-

long

lear

nin

g

Conti

nuous

educa

tion a

nd t

rain

ing

— 173 —


Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Dev

elopm

ent

of

a st

rate

gic

pla

n f

or

equal

opport

unit

ies

(igual

-

dad

). P

acket

of

legis

lati

on t

o i

ncr

ease

soci

al i

nte

gra

tion a

nd

emplo

yab

ilit

y o

f w

om

en a

t ri

sk o

f so

cial

excl

usi

on:

1.

SA

RA

pro

gra

mm

e in

cooper

atio

n w

ith t

he

Span

ish R

ed

Cro

ss a

nd C

EPA

IM (

Conso

rtiu

m o

f en

titi

es f

or

com

pre

hen

-

sive

acti

on w

ith i

mm

igra

nts

).

2.

CL

AR

A p

rogra

mm

e to

incr

ease

em

plo

yab

ilit

y o

f w

om

en i

n

situ

atio

ns

or

at r

isk o

f so

cial

excl

usi

on, in

cooper

atio

n w

ith

city

gover

nm

ents

and a

gen

cies

.

3.

Cooper

atio

n w

ith t

he

Gypsy

Gen

eral

Sec

reta

riat

Foun-

dat

ion.

1.

Impro

ve

livin

g s

tandar

ds

of

imm

igra

nt

wom

en b

y

impro

vin

g t

hei

r sk

ills

for

soci

al

par

tici

pat

ion a

nd, in

par

ticu

lar,

emplo

ym

ent.

2.

Incr

ease

em

plo

yab

ilit

y o

f w

om

en

in s

ituat

ions

or

at r

isk o

f so

cial

excl

usi

on.

3.

Pro

mote

soci

al p

arti

cipat

ion

and l

abour

mar

ket

inte

gra

tion o

f

gypsy

wom

en.

Pro

posa

l under

revie

w

Pro

posa

l under

revie

w

Dec

isio

n p

roce

ss

concl

uded

Not yet

init

iate

d

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

3Q

2008

1Q

2008

2Q

2008

4Q

2008

4Q

2008

4Q

2008

1.

Cooper

atio

n a

gre

emen

t bet

wee

n

the

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

and t

he

Span

ish R

ed C

ross

(under

neg

o-

tiat

ion).

Cooper

atio

n a

gre

emen

t

bet

wee

n t

he

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

and

CE

PA

IM (

under

neg

oti

atio

n).

2.

Cooper

atio

n a

gre

emen

t bet

wee

n

the

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

(M

inis

try

of

Equal

ity)

and c

ity g

over

nm

ents

and a

gen

cies

(so

me

agre

emen

ts

under

neg

oti

atio

n).

3.

Cooper

atio

n a

gre

emen

t bet

wee

n

the

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

and t

he

Gypsy

Sec

reta

riat

Foundat

ion.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

se

cond

ch

oice

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

choi

ce

CSR

:

first

cho

ice

CSR

:

seco

nd c

hoic

eP

TW

:

first

cho

ice

PT

W:

se

cond

cho

ice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

19. In

clu-

sive

labour

mar

ket

s an

d

mak

e w

ork

pay

24. E

du-

cati

on a

nd

trai

nin

g

17. F

ull

emplo

ym

ent

10. T

he

Com

mis

sion

added

: in

-

crea

se f

emal

e

emplo

ym

ent

7. Im

pro

ve

educa

tion

and h

um

an

capit

al

7. In

tegra

te

imm

igra

nts

into

the

labour

mar

ket

Gre

ater

soci

al p

arti

cipat

ion

and i

nte

gra

tion i

nto

the

labour

mar

ket

by g

roups

in a

sit

uat

ion o

r at

ris

k o

f

excl

usi

on.

6.1

.7

Dev

elopm

ent

of

a S

trat

egic

Pla

n f

or

Equal

Opport

unit

ies:

Soci

al i

nte

gra

tion

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

desc

ript

ion

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

amou

ntA

pplic

atio

n, fo

llow

-up

and

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

Init

iati

ve

of

the

Wom

en’s

Inst

itute

(M

inis

try o

f E

qua-

lity

). E

conom

ic r

eport

0.5

78 m

illi

on e

uro

0.8

79 m

illi

on e

uro

0.0

55 m

illi

on e

uro

Reg

ula

r re

port

s by t

he

Min

istr

y

of

Equal

ity

sc032 A

t-per

sist

ent-

risk

-of-

pover

ty r

ate

- fe

mal

es

eb032 E

mplo

ym

ent

gro

wth

- f

emal

es

em012 E

mplo

ym

ent

rate

- f

emal

es

EM

CO

17M

1 E

mplo

ym

ent

rate

EM

CO

19A

10 I

n-w

ork

-pover

ty r

isk

Imm

igra

tion/

inte

gra

tion


— 174 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Dev

elopm

ent

of

a st

rate

gic

pla

n f

or

equal

ity o

f

opport

unit

y. M

easu

res

to i

ncr

ease

the

fem

ale

emplo

ym

ent

rate

by f

acil

itat

ing t

rain

ing a

nd

qual

ifica

tion i

n n

ew t

echnolo

gie

s fo

r w

om

en:

1.

C-T

est

pro

gra

mm

e to

pro

mote

wom

en’s

use

and k

now

led

ge

of

new

tec

hnolo

gie

s

2.

Entr

epre

neu

rial

support

for

wom

en (

PA

EM

)

pro

gra

mm

e in

cooper

atio

n w

ith t

he

Hig

her

Counci

l of

Cham

ber

s of

Com

mer

ce a

nd i

ts

49 m

ember

Cham

ber

s.

3.

Pro

gra

mm

e fo

r busi

nes

s cr

eati

on a

nd c

on-

soli

dat

ion, in

cooper

atio

n w

ith t

he

Indust

rial

Org

anis

atio

n S

chool

(EO

I).

1.

Pro

vid

e w

om

en w

ith o

nli

ne

trai

nin

g, th

rough

new

tec

hnolo

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elf-

emplo

yed

work

ers

must

cover

the

full

cost

of

ben

efits

.

Per

iodic

rep

ort

s by

EM

CO

19

A7 L

MP

expen

dit

ure


— 178 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

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-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Over

all

Str

ateg

y o

f A

ctio

n f

or

the

Em

plo

ym

ent

of

Peo

ple

wit

h D

isab

ilit

ies

2008-2

012

The

Str

ateg

y i

ncl

udes

93 l

ines

of

acti

on,

gro

uped

under

sev

en o

per

atin

g o

bje

ctiv

es,

man

y d

raft

ed i

n a

n o

pen

man

ner

to a

llow

for

dev

elopm

ents

in e

mplo

ym

ent

poli

cy f

or

peo

ple

wit

h d

isab

ilit

ies

over

the

com

ing y

ears

.

The

mea

sure

s en

vis

aged

in t

he

Str

ateg

y a

re

coher

ent

wit

h t

he

gen

eral

em

plo

ym

ent

poli

cy

since

the

pro

ble

ms

rela

ting t

o t

he

emplo

ym

ent

of

peo

ple

wit

h d

isab

ilit

ies

(insu

ffici

ent

job

crea

tion;

unem

plo

ym

ent,

par

ticu

larl

y a

mong

wom

en;

and l

ack o

f per

man

ent

hir

ing)

are

sim

ply

those

that

aff

ect

the

labour

mar

ket

ge-

ner

ally

, but

are

aggra

vat

ed i

n t

he

case

of

peo

ple

wit

h d

isab

ilit

ies.

The

gen

eral

obje

ctiv

es o

f th

e S

trat

egy a

re a

s

foll

ow

s:

1.

Incr

ease

act

ivit

y a

nd o

ccupat

ion r

ate

of

peo

ple

wit

h d

isab

ilit

ies

and p

rom

ote

thei

r in

sert

ion

into

the

labour

mar

ket

2.

Impro

ve

qual

ity o

f em

plo

ym

ent

and d

ignif

y

work

ing c

ondit

ions

for

peo

ple

wit

h d

isa-

bil

itie

s, a

ctiv

ely c

om

bat

ing d

iscr

imin

atio

n

agai

nst

them

.

The

mea

sure

s en

vis

aged

in t

he

Str

ateg

y a

re

coher

ent

wit

h t

he

gen

eral

em

plo

ym

ent

poli

cy

since

the

pro

ble

ms

rela

ting t

o t

he

emplo

ym

ent

of

peo

ple

wit

h d

isab

ilit

ies

(insu

ffici

ent

job c

reat

ion;

unem

plo

ym

ent,

par

ticu

larl

y a

mong w

om

en;

and

lack

of

per

man

ent

hir

ing)

are

sim

ply

those

that

affe

ct t

he

labour

mar

ket

gen

eral

ly, but

are

aggra

-

vat

ed i

n t

he

case

of

peo

ple

wit

h d

isab

ilit

ies.

Dec

isio

n p

ro-

cess

concl

uded

Not

yet

init

iate

d3Q

2008

4Q

2012

Cab

inet

is

sched

ule

d t

o a

ppro

ve

the

stra

tegy o

n 5

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8

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ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

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seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

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ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

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cha

lleng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

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ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

ch

oice

CSR

:

first

ch

oice

CSR

:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

fir

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

se

cond

cho

ice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

19. In

clu-

sive

labour

mar

ket

s an

d

mak

e w

ork

pay

21. F

lexi-

bil

ity a

nd

secu

rity

20. M

atch

ing

6. B

ette

r

funct

ionin

g

of

the

labour

mar

ket

9. T

he

Com

mis

-

sion a

dded

: ta

ckle

the

segm

enta

tion

in t

he

labour

mar

ket

5. M

oder

nis

e

emplo

ym

ent

pro

tect

ion

6. In

crea

se l

evel

s

of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

Lab

our

mar

ket

flex

i-

bil

ity a

nd s

ecuri

ty

6.2

.2

Over

all

Str

ateg

y o

f A

ctio

n f

or

the

Em

plo

ym

ent

of

Peo

ple

wit

h D

isab

ilit

ies

2008-2

012

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

desc

ript

ion

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

amou

ntA

pplic

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n, fo

llow

-up

and

eval

uati

on o

f th

e m

easu

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ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

AL

MP

— 179 —


Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

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ch

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IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

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alle

nge:

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st c

hoic

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cha

lleng

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nd c

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ch

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ch

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st

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PT

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cond

cho

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o A

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men

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ons

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ts

21. F

lexi-

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ity a

nd

secu

rity

6. B

ette

r

funct

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g

of

the

labour

mar

ket

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

-

nes

s en

vir

onm

ent

3. Im

-

pro

ve

the

regula

tory

fram

ework

Lab

our

mar

ket

flex

i-

bil

ity a

nd s

ecuri

ty

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

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geta

ry in

form

atio

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desc

ript

ion

Bud

geta

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form

atio

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f th

e m

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indi

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rsE

MC

O in

dica

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LA

F p

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eas

Work

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roup t

o M

onit

or

the

Span

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trat

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or

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pla

ce

Hea

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afet

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ional

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mis

sion f

or

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pla

ce

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lth a

nd S

afet

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em062 F

atal

acc

iden

ts a

t w

ork

EM

CO

21M

3

Ser

ious

acci

den

ts

at w

ork

Em

plo

ym

ent

pro

tect

ion

6.3

E

mplo

ym

ent

poli

cies

6.3

.1

Span

ish S

trat

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or

Work

pla

ce H

ealt

h a

nd S

afet

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012

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crip

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of

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of

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of m

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2nd P

lan o

f A

ctio

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o d

evel

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mple

men

t

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Span

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trat

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or

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pla

ce H

ealt

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nd

Saf

ety 2

007-2

012:

1)

Reg

ula

tory

mea

sure

s to

pro

mote

the

Str

a-

tegy:

amen

d t

he

Work

pla

ce S

afet

y A

ct, th

e

Reg

ula

tion o

n S

afet

y U

nit

s, a

nd t

he

Act

on

Lab

our

Infr

ingem

ents

and P

unis

hm

ents

2)

Imple

men

t a

pla

n o

f te

chnic

al a

ssis

tance

for

smal

l co

mpan

ies

to f

ulfi

l th

e obli

gat

ions

impose

d b

y w

ork

pla

ce h

ealt

h a

nd s

afet

y

regula

tions

3)

Support

for

intr

oduct

ion o

f se

ctora

l an

d

terr

itori

al a

gen

ts a

nd p

rogra

mm

es

Const

ant,

sig

nifi

cant

reduct

ion i

n w

ork

pla

ce

acci

den

ts

1)

Incr

ease

qual

ity o

f ac

ciden

t pre

ven

tion w

ork

,

par

ticu

larl

y t

hat

pro

vid

ed b

y s

pec

iali

sed fi

rms.

2)

Bet

ter

and m

ore

eff

ecti

ve

com

pli

ance

wit

h t

he

hea

lth a

nd s

afet

y r

egula

tions

3)

Pro

mote

gre

ater

involv

emen

t in

saf

ety b

y

emplo

yer

s an

d w

ork

ers

Dec

isio

n p

ro-

cess

concl

uded

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men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

3Q

2008

3Q

2008

3Q

2008

4Q

2012

4Q

2012

4Q

2012

1)

Pla

nned

reg

ula

tions

(Act

, R

oyal

Dec

ree,

and M

TIN

ord

er)

2)

Pla

n t

o r

educe

red

tap

e, i

mple

men

ted

by S

ES

S-S

GE

3)

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ards

by t

he

Work

pla

ces

Saf

ety

Foundat

ion


— 180 —

PIL

LA

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EN

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AM

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reat

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usi

nes

s T

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her

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mm

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of

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of

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us -

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plem

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elin

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star

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elin

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men

ts

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atin

g B

usi

nes

s T

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her

. In

cooper

atio

n w

ith r

egio

nal

and l

oca

l gover

nm

ents

, th

is i

nit

iati

ve

pro

mote

s th

e an

nual

cele

bra

tion o

f «E

ntr

epre

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n t

hei

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spec

tive

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ntr

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epre

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mplo

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ed o

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know

ledgem

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nm

ent,

counse

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rain

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nes

s co

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rati

on a

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min

atio

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als

o s

erves

as

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foru

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at s

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en-

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reneu

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init

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arti

cipat

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the

sess

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wee

n t

he

Cen

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ent

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org

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men

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f th

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age

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web

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by c

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bin

ing t

he

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involv

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n p

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ng

entr

epre

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ple

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e ed

itio

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eld:

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2006, M

arch

2007 a

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ay 2

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pre

par

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4th

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pea

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om

mis

sion’s

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iati

ve

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pea

n

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eek».

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cati

on o

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ntr

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pre

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geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

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loca

tion

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.

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2 M

€;

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2.0

4 M

€;

2008:

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7 M

€.

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h o

rgan

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g i

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ill

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on t

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o t

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num

ber

of

tota

l at

tendee

s w

as 2

2,0

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n 2

006, an

d 4

0,0

00

in 2

008.

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MP

— 181 —


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ntr

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s an

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ente

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men

tati

on

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g

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s pro

vid

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ly.

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ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

15. E

ntr

e-

pre

neu

rial

cult

ure

and

SM

E's

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

Fin

anci

al m

arket

inte

gra

tion

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

desc

ript

ion

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n:

amou

ntA

pplic

atio

n, fo

llow

-up

and

eval

uati

on

of t

he m

easu

reSt

ruct

ural

indi

cato

rsE

MC

O in

dica

tors

LA

F p

olic

y ar

eas

2008 f

undin

g a

ppro

ved

by t

he

CD

GA

E o

n 2

0 D

ecem

ber

2007.

7 b

illi

on e

uro

er063 L

oan

s to

non-fi

nan

cial

corp

ora

-

tions

- over

1 y

ear

Fin

anci

al m

arket

s

7.2

L

ínea

IC

O-P

YM

E


— 182 —

7.3

F

inan

ciac

ión d

e P

YM

E m

edia

nte

pré

stam

os

par

tici

pat

ivos

a tr

avés

de

EN

ISA

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

SM

E f

undin

g v

ia p

arti

cipat

ion l

oan

s (t

hro

ugh E

NIS

A):

1)

Pro

vid

es l

on

g-t

erm

res

ourc

es t

o c

om

pan

ies,

str

ength

e-

nin

g t

hei

r fi

nan

cial

str

uct

ure

.

2)

Does

not

inte

rfer

e in

corp

ora

te m

anag

emen

t.

3)

The

only

guar

ante

e re

quir

ed i

s th

e pro

ject

its

elf

and t

he

man

agem

ent

team

.

1)

Hel

p v

iable

pro

ject

s to

hav

e co

nti

nuit

y

wit

h a

deq

uat

e fu

ndin

g

2)

Set

s an

exam

ple

for

oth

er i

nves

tors

.

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

Pre

-2004

Pre

-2004

Pre

-2004

1Q

2005

Post

-2012

Post

-2012

Post

-2012

1Q

2005

1)

RD

7/1

996, of

7 J

uly

, on u

rgen

t fi

scal

mea

sure

s an

d t

he

liber

alis

atio

n o

f

econom

ic a

ctiv

ity,

as

amen

ded

by

Act

10/1

996, of

18 D

ecem

ber

, on

urg

ent

fisc

al m

easu

res

as r

egar

ds

the

corr

ecti

on o

f in

tern

al i

nte

rcom

pan

y

double

tax

atio

n a

nd o

n i

nce

nti

ves

for

inte

rnat

ional

isat

ion

2)

Sec

ond a

ddit

ional

pro

vis

ion o

f A

ct

6/2

000 o

n u

rgen

t fi

scal

mea

sure

s re

-

form

s to

boost

sav

ing b

y h

ouse

hold

s

and S

ME

s.

3)

Addit

ional

pro

vis

ion t

wen

ty-fi

ve

of

Act

2/2

004, of

27 D

ecem

ber

, of

the

2005 C

entr

al G

over

nm

ent

Budget

.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

Key

cha

lleng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

ch

oice

CSR

:

first

ch

oice

CSR

:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

fir

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

14. C

om

pet

i-

tive

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

15. E

ntr

e-

pre

neu

rial

cult

ure

and

SM

E’s

17. F

ull

em

-

plo

ym

ent

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

2. R

&D

Str

ateg

yT

his

mea

sure

is

expec

ted t

o i

mpro

-

ve

SM

Es’

finan

cial

str

uct

ure

, th

e

goal

bei

ng a

lso t

o e

nco

ura

ge

oth

er

finan

cial

pla

yer

s to

use

par

tici

pat

ion

loan

s.

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rma-

tion

: am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al in

dica

tors

EM

CO

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Dir

ecto

rate

-Gen

eral

of

SM

Es,

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent

Budget

and D

irec

tora

te-

Gen

eral

of

Sta

te A

sset

s

2009 B

udget

: 69

mil

lion e

uro

Month

ly r

eport

s to

the

Boar

d o

f D

irec

tors

and

wee

kly

rep

ort

s to

the

Tra

ckin

g C

om

mis

sions.

er070 B

usi

nes

s in

ves

tmen

tQ

ual

ity o

f publi

c fi

nan

ces

— 183 —


7.4

C

ER

SA

rec

ipro

cal

guar

ante

es

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

CE

RS

A r

ecip

roca

l guar

ante

es.-

Aid

for

finan

cing b

usi

nes

s

pro

ject

s w

hic

h a

re v

iable

but

lack

the

guar

ante

es n

orm

ally

requir

ed b

y a

pru

den

t fi

nan

cial

syst

em. I

nst

rum

enta

tion:

Rec

ipro

cal

guar

ante

es (

par

tial

hed

ge

free

of

char

ge)

fro

m

CE

RS

A f

or

lon

g-t

erm

finan

cial

ris

ks,

ass

um

ed b

y R

eci-

pro

cal

Guar

ante

e C

om

pan

ies

wit

h S

ME

s w

hic

h u

nder

take

inves

tmen

t pro

ject

s, i

n g

ener

al, an

d i

nnovat

ive

inves

tmen

t

and b

usi

nes

s cr

eati

on p

roje

cts,

in p

arti

cula

r.

Support

SM

E a

cces

s to

long-t

erm

fundin

g.

Rel

ease

addit

ional

funds

for

the

busi

nes

s

sect

or.

Pro

mote

new

inves

tmen

t an

d

new

SM

Es

Dec

isio

n

pro

cess

concl

uded

Full

y i

mple

-

men

ted

Pre

-2004

Post

-2012

Act

1/1

994 a

nd C

ooper

atio

n w

ith

the

Euro

pea

n I

nves

tmen

t F

und (

CIP

2007-2

013)

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

Key

cha

lleng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

ch

oice

CSR

:

first

ch

oice

CSR

:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

fir

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

3. E

ffici

ent

allo

cati

on o

f

reso

urc

es,

ori

ente

d

tow

ards

gro

wth

and

jobs

8. In

nova-

tion

14. C

om

pet

i-

tive

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

3. Im

pro

ved

busi

nes

s

envir

onm

ent

Qual

ity o

f publi

c

finan

ces

It i

s es

tim

ated

that

1 b

illi

on e

uro

wil

l be

earm

arked

for

SM

Es

each

yea

r. C

ooper

atio

n w

ith t

he

Euro

-

pea

n I

nves

tmen

t F

und

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al in

dica

tors

EM

CO

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Ear

mar

ked

subsi

dy f

or

CE

RS

A i

n

2008 C

entr

al G

over

nm

ent

Budget

=

11 m

illi

on e

uro

Min

imum

of

350 m

illi

on

euro

eac

h y

ear

(CE

RS

A

Ris

k)

Quar

terl

y T

rack

ing C

om

mis

sion D

GP

YM

E


— 184 —

7.5

2007-2

013 I

nnoE

mpre

sa P

rogra

mm

e

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

2007-2

013 I

nnoE

mpre

sa P

rogra

mm

e. F

ocu

sed o

n S

ME

com

pet

itiv

enes

s th

rough s

upport

for

innovat

ion i

n a

reas

such

as b

usi

nes

s org

anis

atio

n, qual

ity a

nd t

echnolo

gy.

Support

for

pro

ject

s fo

cuse

d o

n b

usi

nes

s

and t

echnolo

gic

al m

oder

nis

atio

n a

nd

innovat

ion a

t S

ME

s. E

nhan

ce c

om

pet

iti-

ven

ess

of

the

Span

ish e

conom

y.

Full

y i

mple

-

men

ted

1Q

2007

Post

-2012

Envis

aged

in t

he

Entr

epre

neu

rship

Pro

-

gra

mm

e ap

pro

ved

by t

he

Gover

nm

ent

in J

anuar

y 2

006 a

nd i

ncl

uded

in t

he

2008-2

011 N

atio

nal

R&

D a

nd I

nnova-

tion P

lan. R

egula

tion b

y R

D i

n 2

006 a

nd

the

Bas

es O

rder

in 2

007. F

irst

rounds

of

aid

in 2

007;

alre

ady a

lloca

ted.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

Key

cha

lleng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

ch

oice

CSR

:

first

ch

oice

CSR

:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

fir

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

8. In

novat

ion

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

Expen

dit

ure

on S

ME

innovat

ion

is e

xpec

ted t

o i

ncr

ease

reg

ula

rly

duri

ng t

he

per

iod

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al in

dica

tors

EM

CO

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Eco

nom

ic R

eport

of

Royal

Dec

ree

1579/2

006, of

22 D

ecem

ber

. B

udget

s

envis

aged

for

2008-2

010:

235 m

illi

on

euro

fro

m t

he

Cen

tral

Gover

nm

ent

Budget

and 1

50

mil

lion e

uro

fro

m

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies.

2007-2

013 e

stim

ates

:

500 m

illi

on e

uro

in t

he

MIT

YC

budget

and 7

0

mil

lion e

uro

cofi

nan

cing

from

Auto

nom

ous

Com

munit

ies

Per

iodic

Rep

ort

s to

SM

E S

ecto

ral

Confe

rence

.

— 185 —


7.6

S

upport

for Y

oung I

nnovat

ive

Com

pan

ies

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t

Tim

elin

e:

end

Com

men

ts

Support

pro

gra

mm

e fo

r Y

oung I

nnovat

ive

Com

pan

ies

(JE

I).

It a

ims

to c

onso

lidat

e th

e re

sear

ch a

nd i

nnovat

ion c

apac

ity

of

smal

l, n

ew r

esea

rch-o

rien

ted c

om

pan

ies.

To s

upport

the

conso

lidat

ion o

f sm

all

com

pan

ies

wit

h s

trong r

esea

rch a

nd

innovat

ion c

apab

ilit

ies

from

a sc

ienti

fic

and t

echnolo

gic

al s

tandpoin

t.

Imple

men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

1Q

2007

4Q

2012

Appro

ved

by t

he

Gover

nm

ent

in

Sep

tem

ber

2007. E

nvis

aged

in t

he

2008-2

011 N

atio

nal

R&

D a

nd I

nnova-

tion P

lan. R

egula

tory

bas

es a

ppro

ved

under

Ord

er P

RE

/545/2

008, of

29

Feb

ruar

y.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

oice

IG:

seco

nd

choi

ceIG

: th

ird

choi

ce

Key

ch

alle

nge:

fir

st c

hoic

e

Key

cha

lleng

e:

seco

nd c

hoic

e

Key

ch

alle

nge:

th

ird

ch

oice

CSR

:

first

ch

oice

CSR

:

seco

nd

choi

ce

PT

W:

fir

st

choi

ce

PT

W:

se

cond

ch

oice

Eur

o A

rea

R

ecom

men

dati

ons

Com

men

ts

7. R

&D

6. In

crea

se

level

s of

trai

nin

g a

nd

innovat

ion

Expen

dit

ure

on S

ME

innovat

ion

is e

xpec

ted t

o i

ncr

ease

reg

ula

rly

duri

ng t

he

per

iod

Impa

ct a

nd fo

llow

-up

mod

ule

Bud

geta

ry in

form

atio

n: d

escr

ipti

onB

udge

tary

info

rmat

ion:

am

ount

App

licat

ion,

follo

w-u

p an

d ev

alua

tion

of

the

mea

sure

Stru

ctur

al in

dica

tors

EM

CO

indi

cato

rsL

AF

pol

icy

area

s

Budget

appro

ved

under

the

19/1

1/2

007

Cab

inet

dec

isio

n.

40 m

illi

on e

uro

to 2

012

at a

rat

e of

10 m

illi

on

euro

per

yea

r fr

om

2009

onw

ards.


— 186 —

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Des

crip

tion

of

mea

sure

Rat

iona

le

of m

easu

reSt

atus

-

deci

sion

Stat

us -

im

plem

enta

tion

Tim

elin

e:

star

t T

imel

ine:

en

dC

omm

ents

Innovat

ive

Busi

nes

s C

lust

ers

Pro

gra

mm

e. I

t ai

ms

to e

nco

ura

ge

the

crea

tion a

nd s

tren

gth

enin

g o

f

busi

nes

s cl

ust

ers

of

a si

ze s

uffi

cien

t to

under

take

per

tinen

t in

novat

ive

pro

ject

s, o

ver

com

ing d

iffi

cul-

ties

der

ivin

g f

rom

SM

Es’

siz

e to

reg

ula

rly e

ngag

e

in r

elev

ant

innovat

ive

acti

vit

ies;

Enco

ura

ge

the

crea

tion a

nd s

tren

g-

then

ing o

f busi

nes

s cl

ust

ers

wit

h a

larg

e ca

pac

ity f

or

innovat

ion a

nd

pote

nti

al f

or

glo

bal

com

pet

itio

n.

Full

y im

ple

men

ted

1Q

2007

Post

-2012

Envis

aged

in t

he

Entr

epre

neu

rship

Pro

gra

mm

e ap

pro

ved

by t

he

gover

nm

ent

in J

anuar

y 2

006 a

nd i

ncl

uded

in t

he

2008-

2011 N

atio

nal

R&

D a

nd I

nnovat

ion P

lan.

Ord

ers

on B

asic

Condit

ions

ITC

/692/2

007,

of

20 M

arch

, an

d P

RE

/756/2

008, of

14

Mar

ch, an

d O

rder

s re

ques

ting a

ppli

cati

ons

for

aid i

n 2

007 a

nd 2

008.

Cla

ssifi

cati

on o

f m

easu

re

IG:

first

ch

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men

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on

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-

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atic

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cati

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can

be

init

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tow

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com

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uto

mat

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pro

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elec

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reg

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n

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inte

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var

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cati

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n

pro

cess

concl

uded

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men

tati

on

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fras

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pro

ved

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nes

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exis

tence

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crip

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and

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nee

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le o

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n p

ro-

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concl

uded

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men

tati

on

on-g

oin

g

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2006

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f 22 J

une

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c A

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ct a

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gra

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— 203 —


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Annex II. Structural indicators of the European Commission


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Annex II. Structural Indicators of the European Commission

SpainEU-15

average

EU-25

averageLast date

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Available

datum

GDP per capita in PPS 104,3 101,2 110,9 113,1 103,7 104,2 2008:2008

Real GDP growth rate 2,2 3,3 1,7 2,3 1,9 2,5 2008:2008

Labour productivity per person employed 103 102,2 109,7 110,9 103,7 104,2 2008:2008

Labour productivity per hour worked - 89,8 100 100 91,6 91,6 2007:2007

Employment growth – total 3,1 3,5 1,6 0,7 1,8 0,7 2007:2007

Employment growth - males 2,1 2,3 1,3 0,2 1,5 0,3 2007

Employment growth - females 4,6 5,5 2 1,5 2,2 1,3 2007

Infl ation rate - (HCPI) 2,8 3,1 1,8 1,5 2,1 2,1 2007:2007

Real unit labour cost growth 1,3 -1,5 -2,2 -1 -1,9 -1,1 2008:2008

General government budget balance 2,2 -0,3 -0,8 -2,8 -0,9 -2,9 2007

General government debt 36,2 46,2 60,4 63,2 59,3 62,4 2007

Employment rate - total 65,6 61,1 66,9 64,8 65,8 63,3 2007:2007

Employment rate - males 76,2 73,8 74,2 72,7 73 70,9 2007

Employment rate - females 54,7 48,3 59,7 56,9 58,6 55,8 2007

Employment rate of older workers -

total 44,6 41,3 46,6 42,5 44,9 41 2007:2007


(males) 60 58,9 55,3 52,2 54,1 50,8 2007


(females) 30 24,6 38,1 33,2 36,1 31,7 2007

Average exit age from the labour force

- total 62 62,2 61,4 60,9 61 60,5 2006:2006


- females 62,3 62,9 61,1 60,7 60,5 60,2 2006


- males 61,8 61,5 61,6 61 61,5 61 2006

Gender pay gap in unadjusted form 13 15 - 15 15 15 2006:2006

Tax rate on low wage earners: tax wed-

ge on labour cost 35,9 35,2 40,1 39,8 40,1 39,8 2006:2006

Tax rate on low wage earners: unemplo-

yment trap 80 78 75,49 74,3 75,39 74,11 2006:2006

Tax rate on low wage earners: low wage

trap - single person without children 26 20 47,65 47,01 47,39 46,73 2006

Tax rate on low wage earners: low

wage trap - one earner couple with two

children 17 15 62,37 59,01 62,24 58,87 2006

Implicit tax rate on labour 31,6 29,9 39 38,4 36,7 36,2 2006:2006

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SpainEU-15

average

EU-25

averageLast date

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Available

datum

Life-long learning - total 10,4 4,7 11,3 10,7 10,3 9,9 2007:2007

Life-long learning - females 11,5 5,1 12,4 11,5 11,2 10,6 2007

Life-long learning - males 9,3 4,2 10,2 10 9,3 9,1 2007

Serious accidents at work - total 87 103 76 86 77 88 2005:2005

Serious accidents at work - females 88 98 82 86 89 89 2005

Serious accidents at work - males 91 95 75 80 79 81 2005

Fatal accidents at work 64 79 74 80 72 81 2005:2005

Unemployment rate - total 8,3 10,6 7 8,1 7,2 9 2007:2007

Unemployment rate - males 6,4 8 6,4 7,4 6,6 8,4 2007

Unemployment rate - females 10,9 14,3 7,8 8,9 7,9 9,9 2007:2007

Spending on Human Resources 4,23 4,25 5,06 5,1 4,86 4,93 2005:2005

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D 1,2 1,06 1,91 1,89 1,86 1,85 2006

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D

(GERD) by source of funds - industry 47,1 48 – 55 – 56,5 2006


(GERD) by source of funds - government 42,5 41 – 34,3 – 35,6 2006


(GERD) by source of funds - abroad 5,9 6,2 – 8,4 – 6,6 2006

Level of Internet access - households 45 34 56 42 59 45 2007

Science and technology graduates - total 11,8 12,5 13,2 12,7 – – 2005

Science and technology graduates -

females 7,2 7,7 8,2 8 – – 2005

Science and technology graduates - males 16,2 16,9 18 17,3 – – 2005

Patent applications to the European Patent

Offi ce (EPO) 26,37 26,95 101,3 108,4 101,3 108,4 2005

Patents granted by the United States

Patent and Trademark Offi ce (USPTO) 7,42 7,8 42,09 47,86 42,09 47,86 2002

Venture capital investments - early stage 0,1 0,075 0,133 0,115 – 0,0597 2006

Venture capital investments - expansion

& replacement 0,027 0,013 0,053 0,022 – 0,0149 2006

ICT expenditure - IT 1,4 1,4 2,7 2,7 2,7 2,7 2006

ICT expenditure - Telecommunications 3,2 3,4 3 3,1 2,9 3 2006

E-commerce via Internet 6,2 0,4 4,2 2,1 4,4 2,2 2007

Youth education attainment level -

females 67,3 69 80,9 81 78,3 78,4 2007


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SpainEU-15

average

EU-25

averageLast date

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Available

datum

Youth education attainment level - males 55,1 54,6 75,2 74,9 72,2 71,7 2007

E-government on-line availability 70 55 – 41 – 49 2007

E-government usage by individuals 26 – 32 – 34 – 2007

E-government usage by individuals -

females 29 – 34 – 37 – 2007

E-government usage by individuals -

males 24 – 29 – 31 – 2007

E-government usage by enterprises 58 50 67 52 66 50 2007

Broadband penetration rate 0 0 19 6,5 20,8 7,6 2007

High-tech exports 4,92 5,7 16,54 18,38 – – 2006

Comparative price levels 93 91 104,7 105,4 101 101,2 2007:2007

Price convergence between EU Member

States – – 12,6 13 24 28,1 2007

Price of telecommunications 0,19 0,28 0,34 0,37 0,36 0,37 2006

Price of telecommunications - national calls 0,85 0,88 0,71 0,87 0,74 0,92 2006

Price of telecommunications - calls to

USA 1,53 1,53 1,77 1,88 1,79 2,13 2006

Electricity prices - industrial users 0,081 0,0538 0,0837 0,0634 0,0825 0,0623 2007

Electricity prices - households 0,081 0,0538 0,0837 0,0634 0,0825 0,0623 2007

Gas prices - industrial users 12,271 9,9528 12,17 8,18 11,76 7,89 2007

Gas prices - households 7,0736 4,4066 9,11 5,44 8,99 5,35 2007

Market share of the largest generator in the

electricity market 31 36 – – – – 2006

Market share of the incumbent in fi xed

telecommunications - local calls 78 77 69 71 72 67 2005


telecommunications - long distance calls 75 72 63 65 66 69 2005


telecommunications - international calls 62 66 52 55 56 59 2005

Market share of the leading operator in

mobile telecommunication 46 50 39 43 39 49 2006

Public procurement 46 50 39 43 39 49 2006

— 211 —

Anexo II. Structural indicators of the European Commission

SpainEU-15

average

EU-25

averageLast date

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Available

datum

Total State aid 0,5 0,46 0,56 0,59 0,58 0,62 2006

Sectoral and ad hoc State aid 0,18 0,27 0,23 0,25 0,25 0,32 2005

Loans to households for house purchases – – 17,1 16,2 21,7 42 2006

Loans to non-fi nancial corporations - up

to 1 year – – 9,2 13,3 20 39,7 2006

Loans to non-fi nancial corporations -

over 1 year – – 10,7 17,5 28,4 40,5 2006

Market integration - Trade integration

of goods 21,7 20,9 – 10,5 11 9,2 2006

Market integration - Trade integration

of services 7,5 7 – 3,6 3,6 3,3 2006

Market integration - Foreign Direct

Investment (FDI) intensity 4,5 4,1 2 1,1 1,8 1 2006

Business investment 27,3 24,7 – 17,2 – 17,3 2007:2007

Business demography - Birth rate 10,43 9,7 – – – – 2007:2007

Business demography - Survival rate 71,93 75,64 – – – – 2005

Business demography - Death rate 6,88 6,11 – – – – 2005

Inequality of income distribution 5,3 5,1 4,7 4,8 4,8 4,8 2006

At-risk-of-poverty rate before social

transfers - total 24 25 26 26 26 26 2006

At-risk-of-poverty rate after social

transfers - total 20 20 16 17 16 16 2006


transfers - females 23 24 25 24 25 24 2006


transfers - females 18 19 15 15 15 15 2006


transfers - males 25 26 27 27 27 26 2006


transfers - males 21 21 17 18 17 17 2006

At-persistent-risk-of-poverty rate - males 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006

Dispersion of regional employment

rates - total 7,8 8,7 11,4 12,1 11,4 12,1 2006


rates - females 5 5,5 – – – – 2006


rates - males 12,8 14,8 – – – – 2006


— 212 —

SpainEU-15

average

EU-25

averageLast date

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Available

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Early school-leavers - total 31 31,7 16,4 17,5 14,5 15,4 2007

Early school-leavers - females 25,6 24,6 14 14,8 12,3 12,9 2007

Early school-leavers - males 36,1 38,5 18,8 20,1 16,7 17,9 2007

Long-term unemployment rate - total 1,7 3,4 2,8 3,4 3 4,1 2007

Long term unemployment rate - females 1,1 2,2 2,6 3,1 2,8 3,7 2007

Long term unemployment rate - males 2,5 5 3,1 3,8 3,3 4,5 2007

Jobless households - children 5 6,3 9,3 9,8 9,3 9,8 2007

Hogares sin ningún empleado – total 6 7,3 9,1 9,8 9,3 10,3 2007

Hogares sin ningún empleado – mujeres 6,5 7,9 10,2 10,9 10,3 11,4 2007

Hogares sin ningún empleado – hombres 5,6 6,7 8,1 8,8 8,2 9,3 2007

Total greenhouse gas emissions 149,5 147 97,3 98,8 94,3 95,2 2006

Energy intensity of the economy 211,33 223,63 179,54 188,68 – 204,89 2006

Combined Heat and Power Generation 7,8 7,9 10,2 9,5 10,8 10,2 2005

Implicit Tax Rate on Energy 38,9 37,9 92,3 93,4 155,8 161,6 2006

Renewable energy 17,3 18,5 15,2 14,7 14,3 13,7 2006

Volume of freight transport relative to

GDP 150,9 149,1 105 104,7 106,2 104 2006

Volume of passenger transport relative

to GDP 90,6 95,5 – 93,9 – – 2006

Road share of inland freight transport 95,4 94,9 79,1 79,1 77 76,5 2006

Urban population exposure to air pollu-

tion by ozone 4776 5061 – – 4489 3648 2006

Urban population exposure to air pollu-

tion by particulate matter 33,8 30,6 – – 29,3 26,6 2006

Municipal waste generated 583 608 563 567 525 525 2006

Municipal waste landfi lled 289 309 193 233 206 239 2006

Municipal waste incinerated 41 41 122 111 104 95 2006

Resource Productivity 0 0,91 0 1,43 0 0 0

— 213 —

Annex II. Structural indicators of the European Commission

SpainEU-15

average

EU-25

averageLast date

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Last

datum 2004

Available

datum

Fish catches from stocks outside of safe

biological limits 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006

Protected areas for biodiversity 95 93 96 91 84 – 2007

Population index of farmland birds 121,8 118,6 – – 79 78 2005

Healthy Life Years at birth - females 63,1 62,5 – – – – 2005

Healthy Life Years at birth - males 63,2 62,5 – – – – 2005

Source: Eurostat.

Annex III. Regional EconomicReform Plans


— 216 —

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Reform Programme


— 220 —

Annex

IV

.1

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Annex IV. Breakdown by region of the main goals of the NRP.

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IV

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