Competences (legislative and non-legislative), legal bases and policy areas where the regional parliament is active
Legislative:The competences of the Autonomous Community of Valencia (Generalitat Valenciana) are set out in Title IV of the Framework Act 1/2006 of 10 April 2006, amending the Framework Act 5/1982 of 1 July 1982, and in the Statute of Autonomy of the Community of Valencia (see link above).
Article 49 of the Statute lists the exclusive legislative competences of the Regional Parliament. These competences include inter alia the following: the conservation, development and modification of civil law; culture; historical, artistic, monumental, architectural, archaeological and scientific heritage; management of the territory and coastline, urban development and housing; woods, forestry services and exploitations, protected natural spaces and special treatment of mountain areas; tourism; public works; youth and sports, defense against fraud and agro-alimentary quality and security; agriculture; civil protection and public safety. Moreover, the development and execution of European Union legislation in the Community is also the exclusive power of the Generalitat - at least in those matters that fall within its competences.
Article 50 of the Statute of Autonomy states that within the framework of basic state legislation and if necessary under the terms that the latter establishes, the legislative development and execution of the following matters belong to the Generalitat: forced evictions, administrative contracts and concessions; mining and energy; protection of the environment; management of the fisheries, etc.
Moreover, the Parliament is responsible for approving the regional budget.
For further information, see the Statute of Autonomy of the Community (link above).
Non-legislative: Pursuant to Article 22 of the Framework Act 1/2006 of 10 April 2006, amending the Framework Act 5/1982 of 1 July 1982 and the Statute of Autonomy of the Community, the Parliament is responsible inter alia for controlling the Regional Government (Consell), and for electing the President of the Generalitat. For further information, see the Statue of Autonomy of the Community (link above).
List of committees/sub-committees or working groups in the regional parliament
The Parliament includes inter alia the following Legislative Standing Committees:
- Committee for Governance and Local Administration;
- Committee for Education and Culture;
- Committee for the Economy, Budget and the Treasury;
- Committee for Industry, Trade and Tourism;
- Committee for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries;
- Committee for Public Works and Transport;
- Committee for Social Policy and Employment;
- Committee for Health and Consumption;
- Committee for the Environment.
For further information, see here (ES).
Committees in charge of scrutinising subsidiarity
There is no committee specifically in charge of scrutinising subsidiarity.
Staff in charge of subsidiarity scrutiny
There is no staff specifically in charge of scrutinising subsidiarity.
Subsidiarity check
Nature (selective/systematic): N/A.
Procedure: The Parliament has not yet established any procedure for subsidiarity checks.
Cooperation/coordination at the regional level
N/A.
Cooperation/coordination at the central level
EU draft legislation is forwarded by the Spanish Parliament (Cortes Generales) to all Spanish regional parliaments. In turn, the latter may transfer resolutions on the infringement of the subsidiarity principle to the Spanish Parliament within four weeks. The legal basis is found in Act 8/1994 of 19 May 1994, as amended by Act 24/2009 of 22 December 2009, regulating the Joint Committee for European Affairs and bringing it in line with the Lisbon Treaty.
Cooperation/coordination at the cross-regional level
There is some cooperation through the Conference of Presidents of the Autonomous Parliaments of Spain (COPREPA), which provides a forum for the presidents of the regional assemblies to share experiences. In order to facilitate the subsidiarity monitoring by regional parliaments and the cross-regional cooperation in this field, the Parliaments of Aragon and Navarre have published a guide for drafting opinions in the context of the early warning system (GuÃa para la elaboración de los dictámenes autonómicos en el sistema de alerta temprana, available
here (ES)). This guide was presented and discussed at the March 2011 meeting of COPREPA.
Cooperation/coordination at the EU level
The Parliament has contacts with the Committee of the Regions and participates in CALRE (Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies).