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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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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.
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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).
Figure II.1 GDP growth Figure II.2 Productivity growth
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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.
Figure III.2 Social Security Reserve Fund
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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%
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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
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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.
Figure III.10 Infl ation differential between Spain and the EU-15
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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)
Figure III.11 Liberalisation share. Electricity market
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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.
Figure III.12 Liberalisation share. Gas market
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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
Figure III.13 Electricity production from renewable sources (TWh)
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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%
for rent.
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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.
Figure III.16 GHG emissions. (Change vs. baseline year)
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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
between air traffi c control and airport management.
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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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Figure III.20 Fixed-term employment rates Spain, 1997-2008
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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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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
Source: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce.
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Rest of Europa2,1%
Asia & Oceania0,5%
C & S America18,6%
Africa0,3%
N. America4,0%
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Africa0,3%
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
MOST SIGNIFICANT MEASURES 2008
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.
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MOST SIGNIFICANT MEASURES 2008
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
MOST SIGNIFICANT MEASURES 2008
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
MOST SIGNIFICANT MEASURES 2008
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
+2,5+2,5
+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.
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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
Fin
lan
d
Sp
ain
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nce
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lan
ds
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k
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.
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rtu
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ece
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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).
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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
)
Source: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce.
Figure V.6 The economy’s energy intensity 1980-2007Primary energy/GDP. toe/million euro (constant 2000)
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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)
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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
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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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den
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f la
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rea
30,7
29,9
29,4
28,3
(2
003)
--
32,0
35,0
R
educe
the
road
acc
iden
t ra
te b
y 4
0%
(3)
11,2
(20
06)
10,6
(2
005)
13,4
(20
04)
15,9
(2
002)
-7,
13-
8,6
11,0
9,5
PIL
LA
R 3
: IN
CR
EA
SIN
G A
ND
EN
HA
NC
ING
HU
MA
N C
AP
ITA
L
(guid
elin
es 2
3 &
24)
H
alve
the
earl
y s
chool
leav
ing r
ate
(to 1
5%
) (4
)31
,029
,930
,831
,716
,4
16,9
14
,515
,220
,115
,0
PIL
LA
R 4
: R
&D
AN
D I
NN
OV
AT
ION
ST
RA
TE
GY
(IN
GE
NIO
2010)
(guid
elin
es 7
, 8 &
9)
D
ouble
inves
tmen
t in
R&
D t
o 2
% o
f G
DP
(2)
1,20
(200
6)1,
13 (2
005)
1,07
(20
04)
1,05
(20
03)
1,9
(200
6)1,
91 (
2005
)1,
84 (
2006
)1,
85 (
2005
)1,
62,
0
C
om
posi
te i
ndic
ator
for
the
Info
rmat
ion S
oci
ety (E
U-1
5=
100)
82,7
(I
T 2
007)
83,5
(1T
200
6)77
,0
(1T
200
5)78
,5
(1T
200
4)10
010
0-
-92
,010
0,0
PIL
LA
R 5
: M
OR
E C
OM
PE
TIT
ION
, B
ET
TE
R R
EG
UL
AT
ION
, E
FF
ICIE
NC
Y O
F T
HE
PU
BL
IC A
DM
INIS
TR
AT
ION
S, A
ND
CO
MP
ET
ITIV
EN
ES
S (
guid
elin
es 7
-15)
Impro
ve
Spai
n’s
posi
tion i
n c
om
pet
itiv
enes
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.
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
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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
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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.
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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
.
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
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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
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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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
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
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 —
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
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
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
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 —
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
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
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
ine:
st
art
Tim
elin
e:
end
Com
men
ts
Pro
gra
mm
e fo
r tr
ainin
g i
n r
atio
nal
use
of
med
icin
es. T
his
is
one
of
the
com
ple
men
tary
mea
sure
s in
the
effo
rt to
rat
ional
ise
phar
mac
euti
cal
expen
dit
ure
. It
is
aim
ed a
t doct
ors
and (
this
yea
r, f
or
the
fi rs
t ti
me)
at
phar
mac
ists
. It
s pri
ori
ties
are
the
pro
per
use
of
anti
bio
tics
, tr
ainin
g o
f
pro
fess
ional
s to
res
earc
h o
rphan
dru
gs,
pae
dia
tric
dru
gs,
and a
dvan
ced
ther
apie
s.
Impro
ve
the
trai
nin
g o
f hea
lthca
re
pro
fess
ional
s in
the
Nat
ional
Hea
lth
Syst
em.
Bri
ng h
ealt
hca
re p
rofe
ssio
nal
s on b
oar
d
in t
he
syst
em’s
eff
ort
to c
onta
in g
row
th
on p
har
mac
euti
cal
expen
dit
ure
.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2006
4Q
2012
The
2008 p
rogra
mm
e
was
appro
ved
, by
conse
nsu
s w
ith a
ll t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies,
at
the
Inte
r-te
rrit
ori
al
Counci
l on 1
8 J
une
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
ceP
TW
: se
cond
ch
oice
Eur
o A
rea
Rec
omm
enda
tion
sC
omm
ents
2. E
conom
ic
and fi
sca
l
sust
ainab
ilit
y
18. L
ife-
long
lear
nin
g
24. E
duca
tion
and t
rain
ing
7. Im
pro
ve
educa
tion
and h
um
an
capit
al
1. B
udget
ary
stab
ilit
y
1. C
onta
in
infl
atio
n, th
e
budget
’s
curr
ent
defi
cit
and
the
real
esta
te m
arket
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
g a
nd
innovat
ion
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
In J
une,
the
Inte
r-te
rrit
ori
al C
ounci
l of
the
Nat
ional
Hea
lth S
yst
em a
ppro
ved
the
dis
trib
uti
on a
mong t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies
of
27.1
mil
lion e
uro
to fi
nan
ce
this
tra
inin
g p
rogra
mm
e.
27,1
mil
lion e
uro
to fi
nan
ce t
his
trai
nin
g p
rogra
mm
e.
em051 L
ife-
long
lear
nin
g -
tota
l
EM
CO
23A
2
Par
tici
pat
ion i
n
ongoin
g (
pro
fess
ional
)
trai
nin
g
Conti
nuous
educa
tion a
nd
trai
nin
g
1.1
0
Pro
gra
mm
e fo
r tr
ainin
g i
n r
atio
nal
use
of
med
icin
es
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 110 —
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
Impro
ve
the
net
work
of
dual
car
riag
eway
s an
d t
oll
road
s, g
ivin
g p
riori
ty
to t
he
nat
ional
hig
hw
ays
and c
ross
-gri
d r
oad
s: v
ario
us
sect
ions
of
the
foll
ow
ing d
ual
car
riag
eway
s: A
uto
vía
del
Can
tábri
co, R
uta
de
La
Pla
ta,
Auto
vía
del
Duer
o, E
xtr
emad
ura
–V
alen
cia,
Auto
vía
Mudéj
ar, E
je
Med
iter
ráneo
, C
anta
bri
a-M
eset
a, Á
vil
a-S
alam
anca
, Ávil
a-M
aqued
a-
Ter
uel
, Auto
pis
ta D
os
Mar
es, A
uto
vía
del
Nord
este
, M
edin
acel
i-S
ori
a-
Tudel
a, L
leid
a-S
opei
ra, L
leid
a-H
ues
ca, T
arra
gona-
Lle
ida,
Lin
ares
-
Alb
acet
e, C
órd
oba-
Mál
aga,
San
tiag
o-L
ugo, O
ure
nse
-Lugo,
Val
ladoli
d-L
eón, A
uto
vía
del
Ebro
and B
adaj
oz-
Gra
nad
a
Red
uce
the
per
ipher
al n
ature
of
the
Iber
ian P
enin
sula
tra
nsp
ort
syst
em
Str
ength
en t
erri
tori
al c
ohes
ion a
nd
dec
onges
t th
e ce
ntr
al m
obil
ity s
yst
eml
Appro
ved
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2005
>2012
P.E
.I.T
.
P.S
. R
oad
s
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
cha
lleng
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
ceC
SR:
seco
nd
choi
ceP
TW
: fi r
st
choi
ceP
TW
: se
cond
ch
oice
Eur
o A
rea
Rec
omm
enda
tion
sC
omm
ents
16. E
U
Infr
astr
uct
ure
6. G
ood
work
ing o
f
the
Euro
pea
n
Sin
gle
Mar
ket
13. C
om
pet
itiv
e
mar
ket
s an
d
glo
bal
isat
ion
5. In
fras
truct
ure
Dev
elopm
ent
4. P
rom
ote
com
pet
itio
n
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
Str
ateg
ic I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
and T
ransp
ort
Pla
n
(PE
IT).
(S
pec
ifi e
d a
nnual
ly i
n t
he
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
(R
oad
s A
uth
ori
ty))
Est
imat
e of
the
PE
IT:
32.1
05 b
illi
on
euro
in 2
005-2
020 f
or
the
hig
h-c
apac
ity
net
work
Monit
ori
ng b
y R
oad
s A
uth
ori
ty:
man
agem
ent
and o
ver
sight
E
MC
O 1
7M
1
Em
plo
ym
ent
rate
Com
pet
itio
n
PIL
LA
R 2
. IN
FR
AST
RU
CT
UR
E
2.1
Im
pro
ve
the
net
work
of
dual
car
riag
eway
s an
d t
oll
road
s
— 111 —
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
ine:
st
art
Tim
elin
e:
end
Com
men
ts
Act
ions
on B
us/
Hig
h O
ccupan
cy V
ehic
le l
anes
to i
mpro
ve
city
and
inte
rcit
y t
ransp
ort
infr
astr
uct
ure
Contr
ibute
to r
educi
ng c
ity t
raffi
c
conges
tion
Appro
ved
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2005
>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 c
halle
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
ceP
TW
: se
cond
ch
oice
Eur
o A
rea
Rec
omm
enda
tion
sC
omm
ents
11. S
ust
ainab
le
reso
urc
e use
5.
Infr
astr
uct
ure
Dev
elopm
ent
4. E
xec
ute
envir
onm
enta
l
mea
sure
s
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
Str
ateg
ic I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
and T
ransp
ort
Pla
n
(PE
IT).
(S
pec
ifi e
d a
nnual
ly i
n t
he
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
(R
oad
s A
uth
ori
ty))
Est
imat
e of
the
PE
IT:
4.0
77 b
illi
on
euro
in 2
005-2
020 f
or
acti
ons
on r
oad
s
in c
itie
s an
d s
urr
oundin
g a
reas
Monit
ori
ng b
y R
oad
s A
uth
ori
ty:
man
agem
ent
and o
ver
sight
2.2
A
ctio
ns
on B
us/
HO
V l
anes
and o
ther
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 112 —
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
Pro
mote
hig
h-s
pee
d r
ail:
Dev
elop i
nte
roper
abil
ity w
ith F
rance
wit
hin
the
tran
s-E
uro
pea
n n
etw
ork
, ad
apta
tion t
o i
nte
rnat
ional
gau
ge,
mix
ed t
raffi
c. T
he
Mad
rid-S
egovia
-Val
ladoli
d a
nd A
nte
quer
a-
Mál
aga
lines
wer
e bro
ught
into
ser
vic
e in
Dec
ember
2007 (
the
latt
er
com
ple
ting t
he
Mad
rid-M
álag
a li
ne)
, an
d t
he
Tar
ragona-
Bar
celo
na
line,
whic
h c
om
ple
ted t
he
Mad
rid-B
arce
lona
line,
cam
e in
to s
ervic
e
in F
ebru
ary 2
008.
Com
ply
wit
h E
uro
pea
n r
ailw
ays
poli
cy
Red
uce
the
per
ipher
al f
acto
r in
pas
senger
rail
tra
nsp
ort
Appro
ved
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2005
4Q
2012
His
tori
c el
imin
atio
n
of
physi
cal
and
tech
nolo
gic
al b
arri
ers
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
fi rst
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey c
halle
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
ce
PT
W:
fi rst
ch
oice
PT
W:
seco
nd
choi
ce
Eur
o A
rea
Rec
omm
enda
tion
sC
omm
ents
6. G
ood
work
ing o
f th
e
Euro
pea
n
Sin
gle
Mar
ket
16. E
U
Infr
astr
uct
ure
13.C
om
pet
itiv
e
mar
ket
s an
d
glo
bal
isat
ion
5. In
fras
truct
ure
Dev
elopm
ent
4. P
rom
ote
com
pet
itio
n
C
om
pet
itiv
e
mar
ket
s an
d
glo
bal
isat
ion
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
Str
ateg
ic I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
and T
ransp
ort
Pla
n
(PE
IT).
(S
pec
ifi e
d a
nnual
ly i
n t
he
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
(R
ailw
ays
Auth
ori
ty))
and
Sta
te-o
wned
ente
rpri
ses
(AD
IF a
nd S
EIT
T)
Est
imat
e of
the
PE
IT:
83.4
50 b
illi
on
euro
in 2
005-2
020
Appli
cati
on, R
ailw
ays
Auth
ori
ty , A
DIF
and S
EIT
T.M
onit
ori
ng b
y In
fras
truct
ure
Min
istr
y :
man
agem
ent
and o
ver
sight
E
MC
O 1
7M
1
Em
plo
ym
ent
rate
Com
pet
itio
n
2.3
P
rom
ote
hig
h-s
pee
d r
ail
— 113 —
Annex I. Main Measuresn 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
ine:
st
art
Tim
elin
e:
end
Com
men
ts
Pla
n t
o P
rom
ote
R
ail
Fre
ight:
Cre
ate
pre
fere
nti
al i
tiner
arie
s fo
r fr
eight,
impro
ve
rail
acc
ess
to t
he
mai
n p
ort
s, b
uil
d n
ew c
argo t
erm
inal
s, a
nd
buil
d 7
50m
-long s
idin
gs
Bri
ng r
ail’
s sh
are
of
frei
ght
tran
sport
into
lin
e w
ith t
hat
of
road
Open
up t
rans-
Euro
pea
n r
ail
frei
ght
Appro
ved
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2005
> 2
012
Connec
tion o
f
infr
astr
uct
ure
s an
d
syst
ems
that
enab
le
inte
roper
abil
ity w
ith
our
nei
ghbours
.
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
fi rst
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey c
halle
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
6. G
ood
work
ing o
f th
e
Euro
pea
n
Sin
gle
Mar
ket
12. D
eepen
inte
rnal
mar
ket
16. E
U
Infr
astr
uct
ure
5. In
fras
truct
ure
Dev
elopm
ent
4. P
rom
ote
com
pet
itio
n
4. E
xec
ute
envir
onm
enta
l
mea
sure
s
C
om
pet
itio
n,
serv
ices
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
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
+ S
tate
-ow
ned
Ente
rpri
ses
Not
det
erm
ined
Appli
cati
on, R
ailw
ays
Auth
ori
ty , A
DIF
and S
EIT
T.M
onit
ori
ng b
y I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
Min
istr
y :
man
agem
ent
and o
ver
sight
E
MC
O 1
7M
1
Em
plo
ym
ent
rate
Com
pet
itio
n
2.4
R
ail
Fre
ight
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 114 —
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
Pro
mote
mar
itim
e tr
ansp
ort
atio
n, aw
ard o
f th
e fi
rst
Moto
rway
of
the
Sea
(Atl
anti
c co
ast)
wit
h F
rance
nex
t A
utu
mn. N
egoti
atio
ns
wit
h t
he
Ital
ian
gover
nm
ent
to e
stab
lish
a s
imil
ar p
roce
ss i
n t
he
Med
iter
ranea
n. In
crea
se
capac
ity o
f th
e port
syst
em (
moori
ng s
pac
e an
d s
tora
ge
spac
e).
Red
uce
ter
rest
rial
fre
ight
tran
sport
Impro
ve
the
sust
ainab
ilit
y o
f th
e
tran
sport
syst
em
Appro
ved
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2005
> 2
012
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
fi rst
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey c
halle
nge:
fi r
st c
hoic
e
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
cho
ice
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
ceE
uro
Are
a R
ecom
men
dati
ons
Com
men
ts
13. C
om
pet
itiv
e
mar
ket
s an
d
glo
bal
isat
ion
16. E
U
Infr
astr
uct
ure
16. E
U
Infr
astr
uct
ure
6. G
ood
work
ing o
f
the
Euro
pea
n
Sin
gle
Mar
ket
5. In
fras
truct
ure
Dev
elopm
ent
4. P
rom
ote
com
pet
itio
n
4. E
xec
ute
envir
onm
enta
l
mea
sure
s
C
om
pet
itio
n,
serv
ices
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
Pla
n f
or
the
Sta
te-o
wned
Port
s1.6
21 b
illi
on e
uro
in 2
007 a
nd 1
.662
bil
lion e
uro
in 2
00
8
Monit
ori
ng b
y I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
Min
istr
y:
man
agem
ent
and o
ver
sight
Mar
ket
inte
gra
tion
2.5
P
rom
ote
mar
itim
e tr
ansp
ort
atio
n
— 115 —
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
ine:
st
art
Tim
elin
e:
end
Com
men
ts
Conso
lidat
ion o
f a
mult
ipola
r sy
stem
of
airp
ort
s w
ith s
uffi
cie
nt
capac
ity
to a
tten
d t
o p
roje
cted
tra
ffi c
, fo
cusi
ng p
arti
cula
rly o
n e
nsu
ring
appro
pri
ate
connec
tions
wit
h t
he
terr
itori
es o
uts
ide
the
Iber
ian
Pen
insu
la:
expan
sion o
f ca
pac
ity a
t B
arce
lona
airp
ort
, ai
rport
s w
ith a
stro
ng i
mpac
t on t
ouri
sm, an
d a
irport
s outs
ide
the
Iber
ian P
enin
sula
.
Effi
cac
y o
f th
e ai
rport
syst
em by
inte
gra
ting i
ts s
pec
ial
feat
ure
s
Att
enti
on t
o c
itiz
ens
and o
per
ators
in
terr
itori
es o
uts
ide
the
Iber
ian P
enin
sula
and u
ltra
-per
ipher
al t
erri
tori
es
Appro
ved
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2005
> 2
012
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
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
sC
omm
ents
12. D
eepen
inte
rnal
mar
ket
6. G
ood
work
ing
of
the
Euro
pea
n
Sin
gle
Mar
ket
16. E
U
Infr
astr
uct
ure
4. P
rom
ote
com
pet
itio
n
5. In
fras
truct
ure
Dev
elopm
ent
C
om
pet
itio
n,
serv
ices
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
AE
NA
Pro
gra
mm
e1.9
00 b
illi
on e
uro
in 2
007 a
nd 2
.556
bil
lion e
uro
in 2
00
8
Monit
ori
ng b
y I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
Min
istr
y:
man
agem
ent
and o
ver
sight
Mar
ket
inte
gra
tion
2.6
C
onso
lidat
ion o
f a
mult
ipola
r ai
rport
syst
em
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 116 —
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
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
2008 B
udget
and C
abin
et
dec
isio
ns.
2.0
49 b
illi
on e
uro
R
DI
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
Pla
n t
o M
oder
nis
e Ir
rigat
ion S
yst
ems
and W
ater
Supply
Infr
astr
uct
ure
:
1.-
Coord
inat
ion b
etw
een t
he
adm
inis
trat
ions
involv
ed i
n w
ater
poli
cy.
2.-
Effi
cie
nt
wat
er u
se, obta
inin
g t
he
max
imum
yie
ld f
rom
pro
duct
ion
whil
e sa
vin
g v
ery h
igh p
erce
nta
ges
of
wat
er u
se.
3.-
Pro
mote
tec
hnolo
gic
al i
nnovat
ion, re
quir
ing e
xhau
stiv
e co
ntr
ol
over
wat
er u
se a
nd a
uto
mat
ion o
f ir
rigat
ion n
etw
ork
s by i
rrig
atio
n
schem
es.
Pro
mote
wat
er s
avin
g a
nd e
ffi c
ient
use
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2006
R
oyal
Dec
ree
287/2
006, of
10
Mar
ch, th
e U
rgen
t
Pla
n t
o M
oder
nis
e
Irri
gat
ion, w
hic
h
esta
bli
shes
pri
ori
ties
for
pro
ject
s. I
n n
o
case
wil
l th
e
gover
nm
ent
inves
tmen
t en
vis
aged
in t
his
Pla
n b
e use
d
for
new
irr
igat
ion
schem
es.
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fi r
st
choi
ceC
SR:
seco
nd
choi
ceP
TW
: fi r
st
choi
ceP
TW
: se
cond
ch
oice
Eur
o A
rea
Rec
omm
enda
tion
sC
omm
ents
11. S
ust
ainab
le
reso
urc
e use
4. E
xec
ute
envir
onm
enta
l
mea
sure
s
2.7
P
lan t
o M
oder
nis
e Ir
rigat
ion S
yst
ems
and W
ater
Supply
Infr
astr
uct
ure
— 117 —
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
ine:
st
art
Tim
elin
e:
end
Com
men
ts
Gover
nm
ent
pla
ns
and l
egis
lati
ve
mea
sure
s to
pro
mote
nurs
ery
schooli
ng
1)
Incr
ease
the
num
ber
of
pla
ces
in s
chools
for
chil
dre
n a
ged
0-3
(Educa
3 P
lan)
2)
Sch
ooli
ng f
or
100%
of
chil
dre
n a
ged
3-6
, al
l pla
ces
to b
e fr
ee o
f
char
ge
by 2
010.
3)
A n
ew c
urr
iculu
m f
or
nurs
ery s
chooli
ng (
educa
tional
nat
ure
of
this
stag
e, t
each
ing o
f fo
reig
n l
anguag
e an
d i
ntr
oduct
ion t
o I
CT
in t
he
seco
nd c
ycl
e).
1)
Incr
ease
the
level
of
schooli
ng
and e
duca
tional
att
enti
on f
or
chil
dre
n u
nder
3 w
hil
e
faci
lita
ting t
he
acce
ss o
f w
om
en
to t
he
labour
mar
ket
.
2)
Guar
ante
e eq
ual
opport
unit
ies
and l
earn
ing f
or
chil
dre
n f
rom
dis
advan
taged
bac
kgro
unds.
3)
Contr
ibute
to c
hil
dre
n’s
physi
cal,
affe
ctiv
e, s
oci
al a
nd i
nte
llec
tual
dev
elopm
ent
bet
wee
n t
he
ages
of
0 a
nd 6
.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2008
3Q
2007
4Q
2008
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
1)
Agre
emen
ts b
etw
een t
he
Min
istr
y o
f E
duca
tion a
nd t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies
2)
Agre
emen
ts b
etw
een t
he
Min
istr
y o
f E
duca
tion a
nd t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies
3)
Royal
Dec
ree
1630/2
006,
esta
bli
shin
g m
inim
um
curr
iculu
m f
or
the
seco
nd
cycl
e of
infa
nt
schooli
ng.
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
fi rst
ch
oice
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
ce
PT
W:
fi rst
ch
oice
PT
W:
seco
nd
choi
ce
Eur
o A
rea
Rec
omm
enda
tion
sC
omm
ents
23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
24. E
duca
tion
and t
rain
ing
17. F
ull
emplo
ym
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
rate
8. In
crea
se
acce
ss t
o
chil
dca
re
faci
liti
es
8. In
crea
se
acce
ss t
o
chil
dca
re
faci
liti
es
T
he
schooli
ng r
ate
among
chil
dre
n a
ged
3-6
is
alm
ost
100%
, an
d i
t is
ris
ing
rapid
ly a
mong u
nder
-3s.
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
LO
E e
conom
ic r
eport
. C
entr
al G
over
nm
ent
Budget
.
428 m
illi
on e
uro
to m
ake
the
seco
nd
cycl
e fr
ee o
f ch
arge,
appro
ved
by t
he
Cab
inet
on 4
July
2008. 130 m
illi
on
euro
for
the
fi rs
t cy
cle;
Cab
inet
29
August
2008
Agre
emen
ts w
ith t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies.
Per
iodic
rep
ort
s by t
he
Educa
tion M
inis
try.
Nat
ional
syst
em o
f
educa
tional
indic
ators
. Agre
emen
ts a
t
the
Sec
tora
l C
onfe
rence
. E
uro
pea
n a
nd
Span
ish o
bje
ctiv
es f
or
2010.
E
MC
O 1
8M
3
Chil
dca
re
Conti
nuous
educa
tion a
nd
trai
nin
g
PIL
LA
R 3
. IN
CR
EA
SIN
G A
ND
EN
HA
NC
ING
HU
MA
N C
AP
ITA
L
3.1
P
rom
ote
nurs
ery s
chooli
ng
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 118 —
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
Pac
kag
e of
legis
lati
ve
mea
sure
s fr
om
the
Gover
nm
ent
to r
educe
the
«sc
hool
fail
ure
» r
ate:
1)
Pro
mote
acq
uis
itio
n o
f bas
ic s
kil
ls.
2)
Hig
her
budget
for
PR
OA
to p
rovid
e st
uden
ts
wit
h i
ndiv
idual
ised
att
enti
on.
3)
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gra
mm
es t
o i
mpro
ve
educa
tional
succ
ess.
4)
Init
ial
Pro
fess
ional
Qual
ifi c
atio
n P
rogra
mm
e.
5)
Annual
dia
gnost
ic a
sses
smen
ts o
f st
uden
ts i
n
4th
yea
r of
pri
mar
y a
nd 2
nd y
ear
of
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y.
1)
Fav
our
teac
hin
g f
ocu
sed f
rom
an e
arly
age
on t
he
studen
ts a
cquir
ing t
hes
e sk
ills
, th
us
ensu
ring b
ette
r re
sult
s in
subse
quen
t
lear
nin
g.
2)
Pro
vid
e per
sonal
ised
att
enti
on t
o s
tuden
ts
wit
h d
iffi
cult
ies
in t
he
last
cycl
e of
pri
mar
y
and t
he
last
thre
e yea
rs o
f co
mpuls
ory
seco
ndar
y s
o a
s to
pro
vid
e a
qual
ity
educa
tion f
or
all.
3)
Imple
men
t th
e m
easu
res
set
out
in t
he
LO
E
aim
ed a
t in
crea
sing t
he
num
ber
of
studen
ts
who m
ake
adeq
uat
e pro
gre
ss t
hro
ughout
thei
r ed
uca
tion.
4)
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our
educa
tional
opti
ons
that
are
more
appro
pri
ate
to t
he
char
acte
rist
ics,
nee
ds
and
inte
rest
s of
studen
ts i
n t
he
fi nal
yea
r of
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y e
duca
tion.
5)
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ease
the
syst
em’s
tra
nsp
aren
cy, deg
ree
of
info
rmat
ion a
nd fl
exib
ilit
y.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
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2007
4Q
2008
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2008
4Q
2008
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2008
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
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lish
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um
curr
iculu
m f
or
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mar
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nd
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y s
chooli
ng
2)
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emen
ts b
etw
een t
he
Min
istr
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f
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tion a
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he
Auto
nom
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Com
munit
ies
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emen
ts b
etw
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he
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istr
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f
Educa
tion a
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he
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nom
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munit
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E a
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ting r
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munit
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5)
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E a
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mple
men
ting r
egula
tions
issu
ed b
y t
he
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nom
ous
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munit
ies
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
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re
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nd
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ch
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st c
hoic
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ch
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ch
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st
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o A
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ents
23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
24. E
duca
tion
and t
rain
ing
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
rate
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
g
and
innovat
ion
It i
s nec
essa
ry t
o r
evie
w t
he
defi
nit
ion o
f sc
hool
fail
ure
; in
fact
, it
ref
ers
to y
oung p
eople
who a
re n
ot
suit
ed t
o p
urs
uin
g
furt
her
aca
dem
ic s
tudie
s.
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ct a
nd fo
llow
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ule
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geta
ry in
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atio
n: d
escr
ipti
on.
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geta
ry in
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atio
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nt.
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licat
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alua
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emen
ts w
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ort
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he
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tion M
inis
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ional
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em o
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Des
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sure
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sure
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ly s
chool
leav
ing r
ate:
1)
Imple
men
tati
on o
f E
duca
tion O
rgan
ic A
ct
(LO
E):
succ
ess
for
all
studen
ts i
n
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y e
duca
tion.
2)
Hig
her
budget
for
PR
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to p
rovid
e st
uden
ts
wit
h i
ndiv
idual
ised
att
enti
on.
3)
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dia
gnost
ic a
sses
smen
ts o
f st
uden
ts i
n
4th
yea
r of
pri
mar
y a
nd 2
nd y
ear
of
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y.
4)
Init
ial
Pro
fess
ional
Qual
ifi c
atio
n P
rogra
mm
e.
5)
Pro
gra
mm
es a
imed
at
dec
reas
ing t
he
earl
y
school
leav
ing r
ate.
6)
Gra
nts
for
peo
ple
under
24 t
o l
eave
work
and
conti
nue
studyin
g.
7)
Monogra
ph
ic c
onfe
rence
on e
arly
sch
ool
leav
ing, at
tended
by t
he
Min
iste
r of
Educa
tion a
nd t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
y
Min
iste
rs o
f E
duca
tion.
1)
Mak
e th
e ed
uca
tion s
yst
em m
ore
fl e
xib
le t
o a
void
ear
ly
school
leav
ing.
2)
Pro
vid
e per
sonal
ised
att
enti
on t
o s
tuden
ts w
ith d
iffi
cult
ies
so a
s to
pro
vid
e a
qual
ity e
duca
tion f
or
all.
3)
Incr
ease
tra
nsp
aren
cy, in
form
atio
n a
nd fl
exib
ilit
y i
n t
he
syst
em.
4)
Fav
our
educa
tional
opti
ons
that
are
more
appro
pri
ate
to t
he
char
acte
rist
ics,
nee
ds
and i
nte
rest
s of
studen
ts i
n t
he
fi nal
yea
r of
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y e
duca
tion..
5)
Spec
ifi c
pro
gra
mm
es b
y t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies
to
dec
reas
e th
e im
pac
t of
those
fac
tors
whic
h l
ead t
o e
arly
school
leav
ing.
6)
Red
uce
pock
ets
of
earl
y s
chool
leav
ing b
y m
ainta
inin
g
young p
eople
in t
he
educa
tion s
yst
em f
or
longer
.
7)
Incr
ease
coord
inat
ion b
etw
een t
he
var
ious
adm
inis
trat
ions,
seek
ing s
har
ed s
olu
tions
and s
har
ing b
est
pra
ctic
es t
o
com
bat
ear
ly s
chool
leav
ing.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
4Q
2007
4Q
2008
3Q
2008
4Q
2008
4Q
2007
3Q
2008
3Q
2008
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
1)
LO
E. Im
ple
men
ting
regula
tions
under
the
LO
E
2)
LO
E a
nd i
mple
men
ting
regula
tions
3)
LO
E a
nd i
mple
men
ting
regula
tions
4)
LO
E a
nd i
mple
men
ting
regula
tions
at A
uto
nom
ous
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munit
y l
evel
5)
Agre
emen
ts b
etw
een t
he
Min
istr
y o
f E
duca
tion a
nd
the
Auto
nom
ous
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munit
ies
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ssifi
cati
on o
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re
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nd
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st c
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ch
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ch
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choi
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st
choi
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cond
ch
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fi rst
ch
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nd
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Cap
ital
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duca
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and t
rain
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pro
ve
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tion
and h
um
an
capit
al
2. E
duca
tion
refo
rm t
o
reduce
ear
ly
school
leav
ing
rate
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
g a
nd
innovat
ion
Ther
e is
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rm
com
mit
men
t
from
the
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies
to r
educe
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ly
school
leav
ing.
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ct a
nd fo
llow
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ule
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geta
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geta
ry in
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atio
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nt.
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licat
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inis
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ional
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— 120 —
Des
crip
tion
of
mea
sure
Des
crip
tion
of
mea
sure
Rat
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oci
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o
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ket
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n i
n a
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ifi e
d
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or
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spec
ifi c
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ple
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ng.
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n p
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7. Im
pro
ve
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and h
um
an
capit
al
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duca
tion
refo
rm t
o
reduce
ear
ly
school
leav
ing
rate
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
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nd
innovat
ion
Thes
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gra
mm
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for
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chool
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arly
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ing r
ates
and i
ncr
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ng
the
level
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n
post
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ory
sec
ondar
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ct a
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ule
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atio
n: d
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nt.
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Des
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men
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mar
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s.
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emen
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etw
een t
he
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istr
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f
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tion a
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he
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nom
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munit
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emen
ts b
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istr
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— 122 —
Des
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of
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studen
ts.
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res
ourc
es f
or
acti
ons
to f
acil
itat
e in
tegra
tion o
f
imm
igra
nts
into
the
educa
tion s
yst
em.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
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men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
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2007
4Q
2006
4Q
2006
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
1)
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olu
tion o
f 5 M
arch
2007 (
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3-
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men
ting r
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tions
by t
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nom
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men
ting r
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ort
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Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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of
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or
studen
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n
the
fi nal
cycl
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pri
mar
y s
chool
and t
he
fi rs
t tw
o y
ears
of
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y.
1)
Fac
ilit
ate
per
man
ence
in t
he
educa
tion s
yst
em a
nd i
ncr
ease
studen
t’s
lear
nin
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oss
ibil
itie
s.
2)
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pen
sate
for
studen
ts’
adver
se s
oci
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ineq
ual
itie
s.
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ve
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sh-l
anguag
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ledge
and s
kil
ls a
mong
young p
eople
aged
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ora
r la
form
ació
n e
n l
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extr
anje
ras
de
los
mae
stro
s que
ejer
cen l
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señan
za i
nfa
nti
l y l
a pri
mar
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ve
studen
ts’
fore
ign-l
anguag
e sk
ills
.
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isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
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2008
3Q
2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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-2012
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-2012
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-2012
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-2012
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Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 124 —
Des
crip
tion
of
mea
sure
Des
crip
tion
of
mea
sure
Rat
iona
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of m
easu
re
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tional
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tegra
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labour
mar
ket
and i
ts p
rest
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ple
tion o
f th
e C
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of
Pro
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nal
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ifica
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gra
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syst
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abour
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net
work
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rtio
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n t
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n c
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n t
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nar
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o t
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nee
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indust
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agil
e an
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exib
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apte
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o s
oci
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nee
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le c
itiz
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to c
onti
nue
trai
nin
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ccre
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skil
ls a
cquir
ed
thro
ugh w
ork
exper
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.
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ce V
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tional
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tion’s
pre
stig
e in
soci
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our
mobil
ity
wit
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n a
nd
inte
rnat
ional
ly.
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n
pro
cess
concl
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men
tati
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2002
2004
2005
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man
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man
ent
2009
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man
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man
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ifica
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ifica
tions
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men
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mple
ted in 2
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amen
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cati
on. T
he
Royal
Dec
ree
that
wil
l re
gula
te the
reco
gnit
ion
of
pro
fess
ional
skil
ls a
cquir
ed thro
ugh w
ork
exper
ience
and
oth
er n
on-f
orm
al tra
inin
g c
han
nel
s w
ill be
rele
ased
short
ly.
Annual
med
ia c
ampai
gns,
fai
rs a
nd e
xhib
itio
ns,
and
teac
her
-tra
inin
g a
ctiv
itie
s. H
igher
Voca
tional
Tra
inin
g is
now
cla
ssifi
ed a
s H
igher
-Lev
el E
duca
tion a
nd the
cred
its
can b
e tr
ansf
erre
d to u
niv
ersi
ty lev
el, under
a R
oyal
Dec
ree
curr
entl
y b
eing d
raft
ed.
Thro
ugh d
isse
min
atio
n o
f th
e E
U m
obil
ity d
ocu
men
ts,
dev
elopm
ent of
the
EC
VE
T c
redit
syst
em, an
d p
arti
cipat
ion
in the
crea
tion a
nd d
evel
opm
ent of
the
Euro
pea
n Q
ual
ifica
-
tions
Fra
mew
ork
(E
QF
).
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
choi
ce
PT
W:
fir
st c
hoic
e
PT
W:
se
cond
ch
oice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
-da
tion
sC
omm
ents
23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
.
24. E
du-
cati
on a
nd
trai
nin
g.
18. L
ife-
long
lear
nin
g.
7. Im
pro
ve
educa
tion
and h
um
an
capit
al.
6. B
ette
r
funct
ionin
g
of
the
labour
mar
ket
.
2. E
duca
-
tion r
eform
to r
educe
earl
y s
chool
leav
ing r
ate.
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
g a
nd
innovat
ion.
Chal
len
ges
in V
oca
tional
Educa
tion:
mak
e it
more
appea
ling t
o s
tuden
ts i
n s
chool
who a
re
com
ple
ting c
om
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y e
duca
tion
or
Bac
hil
lera
to;
bri
ng a
dult
s in
to V
oca
tional
Tra
inin
g t
hro
ugh fl
exib
le s
olu
tions;
red
uce
the
num
ber
of
studen
ts l
eavin
g s
chool
earl
y
by d
esig
nin
g a
ttra
ctiv
e pro
gra
mm
es;
reco
gni-
se t
rain
ing a
cquir
ed t
hro
ugh w
ork
exper
ience
and o
ther
non-f
orm
al f
orm
s of
trai
nin
g.
3.8
M
easu
res
to p
rom
ote
Voca
tional
Tra
inin
g
— 125 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Adap
t to
the
EH
ES
:
1)
Imple
men
t th
e new
bac
hel
ors
’ deg
ree
curr
icula
.
2)
Imple
men
t new
curr
icula
for
mas
ter’
s an
d P
hD
s.
3)
Appro
ve
Min
iste
rial
Ord
ers
and C
abin
et d
ecis
ions
for
pro
posa
ls f
or
deg
rees
gra
nti
ng a
cces
s to
pro
fess
ions
that
are
regula
ted i
n S
pai
n.
4)
Imple
men
t cu
rric
ula
r le
adin
g t
o q
ual
ifica
tions
that
enti
tle
hold
ers
to b
ecom
e te
acher
s in
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y e
duca
tio
n
and B
achil
lera
to, V
oca
tional
Educa
tion, an
d l
anguag
e te
achin
g.
Fulfi
l th
e co
mm
itm
ent
that
no n
ewly
-reg
iste
red s
tuden
t
wil
l be
able
to r
egis
ter
for
qual
ifica
tions
in t
he
curr
ent
cata
logue
in t
he
2010-2
011
acad
emic
yea
r.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
.
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g.
3Q
2010
RD
1393/2
007 o
f 29 O
ctober
.
The
pro
cess
fro
m n
ow
on w
ill
be
conti
nuous
for
pro
posa
ls t
hat
are
to
be
appro
ved
.
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
23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
.
24. E
du-
cati
on a
nd
trai
nin
g.
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.
Conver
gin
g w
ith E
uro
pea
n
univ
ersi
ty e
duca
tion w
ill
lead
to g
reat
er s
pec
ia-
lisa
tion, bet
ter
qual
ity
educa
tion a
nd g
reat
er
inte
rnat
ional
mobil
ity o
f
studen
ts a
nd t
each
ers.
3.9
A
dap
t to
the
Euro
pea
n H
igher
Educa
tion S
pac
e.
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
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
2008.
8.9
21 b
illi
on e
uro
Min
iste
rial
Ord
er o
n d
evolu
tion t
o
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies.
EM
CO
23M
2 Y
outh
edu-
cati
on a
ttai
nm
ent
level
.
Conti
nuous
educa
tion a
nd
trai
nin
g.
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 126 —
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
Adap
t to
the
EH
ES
:
Pro
mote
stu
den
t an
d t
each
er m
obil
ity.
Impro
ve
study g
rants
and a
id p
oli
cy.
1)
Incr
ease
gra
nts
for
univ
ersi
ty s
tuden
ts s
o a
s to
incr
ease
the
num
ber
of
reci
pie
nts
by 3
0%
whil
e al
way
s guar
ante
eing
port
abil
ity o
f gra
nts
.
2)
Imple
men
t new
curr
icula
for
mas
ter’
s an
d P
hD
s.
3)
Appro
ve
Min
iste
rial
Ord
ers
and C
abin
et d
ecis
ions
for
pro
posa
ls f
or
deg
rees
gra
nti
ng a
cces
s to
pro
fess
ions
that
are
regula
ted i
n S
pai
n.
4)
Imple
men
t cu
rric
ula
r le
adin
g t
o q
ual
ifica
tions
that
enti
tle
hold
ers
to b
ecom
e te
acher
s in
com
puls
ory
sec
ondar
y e
duca
tion
and B
achil
lera
to, V
oca
tional
Educa
tion, an
d l
anguag
e te
achin
g.
Fulfi
l th
e co
mm
itm
ent
that
no n
ewly
-reg
iste
red s
tuden
t
wil
l be
able
to r
egis
ter
for
qual
ifica
tions
in t
he
curr
ent
cata
logue
in t
he
2010-2
011
acad
emic
yea
r.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
.
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g.
3Q
2010
RD
1393/2
007 o
f 29 O
ctober
.
The
pro
cess
fro
m n
ow
on w
ill
be
conti
nuous
for
pro
posa
ls t
hat
are
to
be
appro
ved
.
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
23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
.
24. E
du-
cati
on a
nd
trai
nin
g.
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.
Conver
gin
g w
ith E
uro
pea
n
univ
ersi
ty e
duca
tion w
ill
lead
to g
reat
er s
pec
ia-
lisa
tion, bet
ter
qual
ity
educa
tion a
nd g
reat
er
inte
rnat
ional
mobil
ity o
f
studen
ts a
nd t
each
ers.
3.1
0
Adap
t to
the
Euro
pea
n H
igher
Educa
tion S
pac
e: s
tuden
t an
d t
each
er m
obil
ity.
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
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
2008.
8.9
21 b
illi
on e
uro
Min
iste
rial
Ord
er o
n d
evolu
tion t
o
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies.
EM
CO
23M
2 Y
outh
ed
u-
cati
on a
ttai
nm
ent
level
.
Conti
nuous
educa
tion a
nd
trai
nin
g.
— 127 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
n-ge
: fir
st
choi
ce
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
23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
24. E
duca
tion
and t
rain
ing
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
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
«A
dap
t to
the
EH
ES
Imple
men
t th
e O
rgan
ic A
ct a
men
din
g t
he
Univ
ersi
ties
Org
anic
Act
.»
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
dica
tors
LA
F p
olic
y ar
eas
Conti
nuous
educa
tion a
nd
trai
nin
g
3.1
1
Adap
t to
the
Euro
pea
n H
igher
Educa
tion S
pac
e: I
mple
men
tati
on o
f L
OM
LO
U
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 128 —
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
Univ
ersi
ty 2
015 S
trat
egy
1)
Lin
es o
f ac
tio
n:
A b
ette
r fi
nan
ced
un
iver
sity
sy
stem
.
Gre
ater
com
pet
itio
n b
etw
een
un
iver
siti
es.
More
inte
rnat
ion
al o
utr
each
.
Focu
s on i
ncr
easi
ng
th
e val
ue
of
the
kn
ow
led
ge
gen
erat
ed i
n u
niv
ersi
ties
.
Gre
ater
com
mit
men
t b
y u
niv
ersi
ties
to
ou
r so
ciet
y’s
so
cial
, cu
ltu
ral
and
envir
onm
enta
l ch
alle
ng
es.
2)
Inte
rnat
ional
Cam
pu
s o
f E
xce
llen
ce P
rog
ram
me,
dra
win
g u
p a
map
of
inte
rnat
ional
cam
pu
ses
of
exce
llen
ce:
Stu
den
t re
siden
ces
and
res
iden
ces
of
po
st-g
rad
uat
e an
d r
esea
rch
stu
den
ts.
Ref
urb
ish,
ren
ovat
e an
d i
mp
rove
his
tori
c u
niv
ersi
ty b
uil
din
gs.
Moder
nis
e un
iver
sity
sp
ort
s fa
cili
ties
.
Univ
ersi
ty m
use
um
s an
d i
mp
rove
scie
nti
fic
her
itag
e.
Impro
ve
safe
ty a
nd
hea
lth
co
nd
itio
ns
in t
each
ing
an
d r
esea
rch
lab
ora
-
tori
es.
Impro
ve
env
iro
nm
enta
l as
pec
ts,
sust
ain
abil
ity
an
d e
ner
gy
effi
cien
cy.
1)
Pla
ce o
ur
bes
t univ
ersi
ties
am
ong t
he
bes
t in
Euro
pe
by 2
015, w
hil
e en
suri
ng
that
the
univ
ersi
ty s
yst
em a
s a
whole
can
conti
nue
to a
dvan
ce t
ow
ards
exce
llen
ce.
2)
Intr
oduce
a h
igh lev
el o
f qual
ity in u
niv
ersi
ty
cam
puse
s so
that
they
act
as
mag
net
s fo
r
tale
nt an
d inte
rnat
ional
act
ivit
y. P
rom
ote
aggre
gat
ion o
f in
stit
uti
ons
whic
h s
har
e a
cam
pus
so that
they
dev
elop a
com
mon
stra
tegy; cr
eate
an a
cadem
ic, s
cien
tifi
c,
entr
epre
neu
rial
and innov
ativ
e en
vir
onm
ent
wit
h a
hig
h lev
el o
f in
tern
atio
nal
vis
ibil
ity;
crea
te a
cadem
ic e
nvir
onm
ents
of
univ
ersi
ty
life
. Tra
nsf
orm
the
curr
ent in
vest
men
ts u
nder
the
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies’
Mult
i-yea
r
Inve
stm
ent P
lans
into
new
dev
elopm
ent
and r
eal es
tate
poli
cies
aim
ed a
t at
trac
ting
exce
llen
t st
uden
ts a
nd r
esea
rcher
s fr
om
oth
er
countr
ies.
Pro
posa
l un-
der
rev
iew
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
2008
Post
-2012
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
first
ch
oice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
len-
ge:
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:
seco
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015 S
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— 129 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
Des
crip
tion
of
mea
sure
Des
crip
tion
of
mea
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Rat
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Com
men
ts
18. L
ife-
long
lear
nin
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23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
24. E
duca
tion
and t
rain
ing
7. Im
pro
ve
educa
tion
and h
um
an
capit
al
2. R
&D
Str
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crea
se
level
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trai
nin
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innovat
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ity t
rain
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pec
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ponds
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3.1
3
Impro
ve
life
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or
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ser
van
ts
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 130 —
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
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elin
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ents
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CE
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mm
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hic
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tra-
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IO 2
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at c
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Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
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oin
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3Q
2005
4Q
2010
Pro
gra
mm
e w
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the
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atio
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D
and i
nnovat
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lan a
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the
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trat
egy.
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Str
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crea
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g a
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innovat
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6. In
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level
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trai
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Am
ount
appro
ved
by t
he
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on 1
3 J
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2007.
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011
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AT
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C
EN
IT P
rogra
mm
e
— 131 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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ledge
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c se
ctor
to
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nes
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Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Full
y i
mple
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ted
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2011
Envis
aged
in t
he
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ional
RD
I P
lan 2
008-2
011
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
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re
IG:
first
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ice
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nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
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chal
len-
ge:
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ch
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ch
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o
Are
a
Rec
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en-
datio
ns
Com
men
ts
7. R
&D
23. H
um
an
Cap
ital
2. R
&D
Str
ateg
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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
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Impa
ct a
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llow
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ule
Bud
geta
ry in
form
atio
n: d
escr
ipti
onB
udge
tary
info
rmat
ion:
am
ount
App
licat
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follo
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alua
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of
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mea
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cato
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dica
tors
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Am
ount
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ved
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he
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tral
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ent
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54 m
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ross
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esti
c ex
pen
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dit
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on R
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um
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ourc
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I
4.2
T
orr
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edo P
rogra
mm
e
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 132 —
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
CO
NS
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IDE
R p
rogra
mm
e fi
nan
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hig
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level
sci
ence
act
ions
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pro
mote
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nifi
cant
pro
gre
ss i
n k
now
ledge
in a
giv
en a
rea
or
open
up n
ew l
ines
of
acti
on. T
he
term
"C
ON
SO
LI-
DE
R"
refe
rs t
o t
he
team
s th
at r
ecei
ve
aid o
f th
is
type,
est
abli
shed
gro
ups
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are
the
fore
front
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Span
ish s
cien
ce, w
ith a
pro
ven
tra
ck r
ecord
of
qual
ity r
esea
rch a
nd a
soli
d r
eputa
tion i
n t
he
inte
rnat
ional
sci
enti
fic
com
munit
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her
e pos-
sible
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hould
conta
in a
str
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om
ponen
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of
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sfer
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s, a
nd m
ay
range
from
unguid
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asic
fundam
enta
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sear
ch
to g
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undam
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l re
sear
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- In
crea
se a
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ttai
n c
riti
cal
mas
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rese
arch
tea
ms
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appro
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cope
for
dev
elopm
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res
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7 t
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arti
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pe
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pti
mis
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fras
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1 a
long w
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eturn
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ves
tmen
t
- P
rom
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par
tici
pat
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Euro
pea
n f
ram
ework
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gra
-
mm
e an
d o
ther
inte
rnat
ional
pro
gra
mm
es
- In
centi
vat
e th
e obta
inm
ent
of
publi
c an
d p
rivat
e fu
nds
to f
und r
esea
rch p
rogra
mm
es.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2006
4Q
2011
It i
s one
of
the
pro
gra
mm
es
in t
he
ING
EN
IO 2
010
pac
ket
appro
ved
by t
he
Gover
nm
ent
in 2
005 a
nd
const
itute
s a
stra
tegy
to a
ttai
n e
xce
llen
ce i
n
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arch
by i
ncr
easi
ng
cooper
atio
n b
etw
een r
e-
sear
cher
s an
d c
reat
ing l
arge
rese
arch
gro
ups.
Envis
aged
in t
he
Nat
ional
RD
I P
lan
2008-2
011
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
len-
ge:
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:
seco
nd
choi
ceP
TW
: fir
st
choi
ceP
TW
: se
cond
ch
oice
Eur
o
Are
a
Rec
omm
en-
datio
ns
Com
men
ts
7. R
&D
2. R
&D
Str
ateg
y
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
g a
nd
innovat
ion
The
goal
is
exce
llen
ce
and i
nnovat
ion a
mong
our
rese
arch
ers
to e
nab
le
them
to u
nder
take
larg
e
inte
rnat
ional
pro
ject
s.
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
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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
Am
ount
appro
ved
in t
he
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
2008:
70 m
illi
on e
uro
The
allo
cati
on a
ppro
ved
by t
he
Cab
i-
net
, sp
read
over
sev
eral
budget
yea
rs, is
1,6
30 M
€ o
ver
all.
The
thir
d r
ound o
f fu
ndin
g w
as a
war
ded
in J
uly
2008 t
o 1
2 p
roje
cts,
wit
h c
om
-
mit
ted a
id t
ota
llin
g 4
7.3
5 M
€.
ir021 G
ross
dom
esti
c ex
pen
-
dit
ure
on R
&D
(GE
RD
)
RD
I
4.3
C
ON
SO
LID
ER
Pro
gra
mm
e
— 133 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Avan
za P
lan.A
pla
n r
unnin
g f
rom
2006 t
o 2
012 t
o c
om
pre
hen
sivel
y
dev
elop t
he
Info
rmat
ion S
oci
ety i
n S
pai
n, an
d p
roduce
conver
gen
ce
wit
h t
he
Euro
pea
n U
nio
n a
nd b
etw
een t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
muni-
ties
. T
he
pla
n i
ncl
udes
spec
ific
mea
sure
s to
pro
mote
the
Info
rmat
ion
Soci
ety a
mong c
itiz
ens,
the
dig
ital
eco
nom
y, a
supply
of
dig
ital
ser
vi-
ces,
and t
he
dev
elopm
ent
of
landli
ne
and m
obil
e bro
adban
d i
nfr
as-
truct
ure
, as
wel
l as
lin
es. M
ore
over
, ac
tions
in t
he
area
s of
educa
tion,
hea
lthca
re a
nd j
ust
ice
are
pri
ori
ties
, as
is
the
dev
elopm
ent
of
DT
T,
the
rem
oval
of
the
risk
of
the
dig
ital
div
ide
for
reas
ons
of
age,
gen
der
o p
lace
of
resi
den
ce t
hro
ugh p
rogra
mm
es s
uch
as
the
tele
com
muti
ng
centr
es i
n r
ura
l ar
eas.
The
pla
n t
o m
oder
nis
e th
e publi
c ad
min
istr
a-
tions
is b
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).
Pro
gra
mm
e
envis
aged
in t
he
Nat
ional
RD
I P
lan 2
008-2
011
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
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
Eur
o
Are
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
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
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
2006, 2007 a
nd
2008.
2006 B
udget
: 1.2
bil
lion e
uro
2007 B
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
eb s
ite
at w
ww
.avan
za.e
s an
d t
he
more
than
20 s
ites
of
pro
gra
mm
es u
nder
Avan
za
and r
elat
ed p
lans.
ir071 I
CT
expen
dit
ure
- I
TIC
T
4.4
A
VA
NZ
A P
lan
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 134 —
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
EU
RO
ING
EN
IO 2
010. C
onsi
sts
of
four
pro
gra
-
mm
es (
Euro
cien
cia,
Innoeu
ropa,
Tec
noeu
ropa
and E
uro
salu
d)
and a
fund. T
hro
ugh a
nnual
fundin
g r
ounds,
it
enco
ura
ges
the
acti
ve
involv
e-
men
t of
univ
ersi
ties
, publi
c re
sear
ch c
entr
es, te
-
chnolo
gy c
entr
es a
nd t
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
Pro
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
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
len-
ge:
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:
seco
nd
choi
ceP
TW
: fir
st
choi
ceP
TW
: se
cond
ch
oice
Eur
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.
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
dica
tors
LA
F p
olic
y ar
eas
Aid
am
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.
Euro
Ingen
io P
lan:
21.6
M€
To d
ate
the
Pla
n h
as h
ad t
wo f
undin
g
rounds,
and t
he
fund h
as h
ad o
ne.
ir021 G
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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)
Exte
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)
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
len-
ge:
first
ch
oice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
ch
oice
Key
cha
llen-
ge: t
hird
ch
oice
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
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
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 136 —
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
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.
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
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
Eur
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
leng
e:
first
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
ch
oice
Key
cha
llen-
ge: t
hird
ch
oice
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
en-
datio
ns
Com
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
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
dica
tors
LA
F p
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
Sec
tor
regula
tion
4.8
A
gen
cy L
aw
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 138 —
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
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
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
leng
e:
first
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
ch
oice
Key
cha
llen-
ge: t
hird
ch
oice
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
en-
datio
ns
Com
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
.
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
dica
tors
LA
F p
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
leng
e:
first
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
ch
oice
Key
cha
llen-
ge: t
hird
ch
oice
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
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
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.
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
dica
tors
LA
F p
olic
y ar
eas
RD
I
4.1
0
New
Sci
ence
Act
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 140 —
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
Cre
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
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
leng
e:
first
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
ch
oice
Key
cha
llen-
ge: t
hird
ch
oice
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
en-
datio
ns
Com
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
The
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.
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
dica
tors
LA
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
RE
D I
RIS
NO
VA
pro
ject
. T
he
goal
is
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).
Avoid
im
pen
din
g c
apac
ity p
roble
ms
with the
exis
ting
Red
IRIS
. Addre
ss c
onnec
tivity iss
ues
for
man
y p
roje
cts.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Not
yet
init
iate
d1Q
2009
1Q
20
10
Cla
ssifi
cati
on o
f m
easu
re
IG:
first
cho
ice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
leng
e:
first
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
ch
oice
Key
cha
llen-
ge: t
hird
ch
oice
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
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
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
indi
cato
rsE
MC
O in
dica
tors
LA
F p
olic
y ar
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 142 —
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
Dev
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
Com
pet
itio
n C
om
mis
sion.
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
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
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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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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
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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
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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
in f
our
yea
rs.
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
Am
ounts
are
est
imat
es, not yet
appro
ved
2,5
00 m
illi
on e
uro
per
yea
r in
2009-2
010
en010 T
ota
l gre
enhouse
gas
em
issi
ons
RD
I
5.6
.3
RE
NO
VE
/Viv
ienda
Pla
n
— 151 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Span
ish S
trat
egy o
n C
lim
ate
Chan
ge
and
Cle
an E
ner
gy 2
007-2
011-2
020. I
nte
gra
tes
198
spec
ific
mea
sure
s im
ple
men
ted to f
ulfi
l S
pai
n’s
com
mitm
ents
on e
mis
sions
and c
lean
ener
gy
pro
duct
ion. W
ill co
ord
inat
e w
ith the
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munitie
s an
d m
unic
ipal
itie
s in
dev
elopin
g
clim
ate
chan
ge
polici
es.
Fulfi
l S
pai
n’s
com
mitm
ents
on e
mis
sions
and c
lean
ener
gy
pro
duct
ion.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Str
ateg
y a
ppro
ved
by C
abin
et o
n
2 N
ovem
ber
2007.P
lan f
or
Urg
ent
Mea
sure
s under
the
Str
ateg
y, a
nd A
ctio
n
Pla
n f
or
Ener
gy S
avin
g a
nd E
ffici
ency
2008-2
012 a
ppro
ved
by the
Cab
inet
on
20 J
uly
2007.
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
.
4. E
xec
ute
envir
onm
en-
tal m
easu
res.
Fulfi
l th
e co
mm
itm
ents
under
the
Kyoto
Pro
toco
l an
d p
rom
ote
ener
-
gy s
avin
g a
nd e
ffici
ency
in b
oth
pro
duct
ion a
nd c
onsu
mpti
on.
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 2008 B
udget
and C
abin
et
dec
isio
ns.
318 M
€ f
rom
ID
AE
for
the
Act
ion P
lan
for
Ener
gy S
avin
g a
nd E
ffici
ency
. 70 M
€
for
2nd tra
nch
e of
Span
ish C
arbon F
und.
25 M
€ G
reen
Car
bon F
und. 150 M
€
from
OE
CC
for
UC
As.
Tra
ckin
g r
eport
s on the
Nat
ional
Pla
n f
or A
dap
tati
on to C
lim
ate
Chan
ge.
en010 T
ota
l gre
enhouse
gas
em
issi
ons
RD
I
5.7
E
nvir
onm
ent
5.7
.1
Span
ish
Str
ateg
y o
n C
lim
ate
Chan
ge
and C
lean
Ener
gy 2
007-2
011-2
020
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 152 —
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
Ret
ail P
rice
Obse
rvat
ory
(O
PC
OM
I).
Consu
mer
s w
ill be
able
to c
hec
k p
rice
s
of
the
mai
n g
roups
of
pro
duct
s in
the
shoppin
g b
asket
, incl
udin
g a
budget
bas
ket
,
online.
Quar
terl
y a
nal
ysi
s of
pri
ce indic
es
of
the
mai
n g
roups
of
food a
nd h
ouse
hold
pro
duct
s, b
y c
itie
s, r
etai
l fo
rmat
s an
d
bra
nds.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss c
oncl
uded
Imple
men
tation
on-g
oin
g4Q
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:
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
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.
12. D
eepen
inte
rnal
mar
ket
.
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.
2. C
om
pet
itio
n
in p
rofe
ssio
nal
serv
ices
and
reta
il m
arket
s.
1. C
onta
in infl
atio
n,
the
budget
’s c
urr
ent
defi
cit an
d the
real
esta
te m
arket
.
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
Char
ged
to c
hap
ter
2 o
f pro
gra
mm
e 431O
.E
stim
ate:
700,0
00/y
ear.
5.8
In
tern
al T
rade
5.8
.1
Ret
ail
Pri
ce O
bse
rvat
ory
— 153 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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 to I
mpro
ve
Tra
de
Pro
duct
ivity a
nd C
om
pe-
titiven
ess
2009-2
012. W
ith the
follow
ing p
oss
ible
support
lin
es:
a) m
oder
nis
atio
n o
f m
unic
ipal
mar
ket
s an
d m
alls
;
b)
open
shoppin
g c
entr
es;
c) d
evel
opm
ent an
d im
pro
vem
ent of
rura
l tr
ade;
d)
impro
ve
trai
nin
g in r
etai
l;
e) s
ecuri
ty in r
etai
l;
f) p
rom
oting n
ew tec
hnolo
gy in r
etai
l.
Support
the
stru
ctura
l ch
alle
nges
fac
ed b
y s
mal
l re
tail
com
pan
ies.
Public
an-
nounce
men
t
of
a fu
ture
revie
w.
Not yet
initia
ted
1Q
2009
4Q
2012
Cab
inet
dec
isio
n.
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
ce
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
-da
tions
Com
men
ts
15. E
ntr
e-
pre
neu
rial
cult
ure
and
SM
E’s
.
8. In
novat
ion.
9. IC
T.
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
ved
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent.
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
g a
nd
innovat
ion.
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
Pen
din
g a
ppro
val
Pen
din
g a
ppro
val
Stu
dy to e
valu
ate
the
Pla
n in 2
013
eb040 I
nfl
atio
n r
ate
- (H
ICP
s)
5.8
.2
Pla
n t
o I
mpro
ve
Tra
de
Pro
duct
ivit
y a
nd C
om
pet
itiv
enes
s 2009-2
012
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 154 —
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
endm
ent to
the
Ret
ail T
rade
Act
(L
OR
CO
MIN
)
Adap
tation to the
Ser
vic
es D
irec
tive.
Sim
plify
and r
atio
nal
ise
the
syst
em f
or
auth
ori
sing n
ew e
stab
lish
men
ts.
Public
consu
ltat
ion (
soci
al
par
tner
s)N
ot yet
initia
ted
4Q
2008
4Q
2008
An A
ct is
requir
ed to a
men
d the
LO
RC
OM
IN.
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
ce
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
-da
tions
Com
men
ts
6. G
ood
work
ing o
f
the
Euro
pea
n
Sin
gle
Mar
ket
.
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent.
13. C
om
pet
i-
tive
mar
ket
s
and g
lobal
i-
sati
on.
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
ved
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent.
4. P
rom
ote
com
pet
itio
n.
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s en
-
vir
onm
ent.
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
.
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
No b
udget
ary im
pac
tN
o b
udget
ary im
pac
teb
040 I
nfl
atio
n r
ate
- (
HIC
Ps)
5.8
.3
Am
endm
ent
to t
he
Ret
ail
Tra
de
Act
— 155 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Stu
dy o
f th
e va
lue
chai
n, p
rice
form
atio
n a
nd e
volu
tion o
f re
tail
mar
gin
s.
Hav
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.
Pro
posa
l under
rev
iew
.N
ot yet
initia
ted
4Q
2008
No s
pec
ific
legis
lation 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:
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
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.
12. D
eepen
inte
rnal
mar
ket
.
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
onta
in
infl
atio
n,
the
budget
’s
curr
ent de-
fici
t an
d the
real
est
ate
mar
ket
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
Par
tici
pan
ts: M
ITY
C, M
AR
M a
nd M
ER
CA
SA
.P
endin
g e
valu
atio
n
5.8
.4
Stu
dy o
f th
e val
ue
chai
n
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 156 —
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
New
leg
al f
ram
ework
for
radio
spec
trum
. Follow
ing
the
appro
val on 2
3 M
ay 2
008 o
f th
e new
Reg
ula
tion o
n
spec
trum
use
, the
pri
nci
ple
s of
tech
nolo
gy a
nd s
ervic
e
neu
tral
ity w
ill be
intr
oduce
d p
rogre
ssiv
ely in this
are
a an
d
a se
condar
y m
arket
in s
pec
trum
will be
pro
mote
d.F
requen
-
cy b
ands
susc
eptible
to the
applica
tion o
f th
ese
pri
nci
ple
s
will be
iden
tifi
ed w
hile
safe
guar
din
g the
gen
eral
inte
rest
(audio
vis
ual
policy
, sec
uri
ty, p
lura
lism
in n
ews,
etc
.) a
nd
avoid
ing d
isto
rtio
n in c
om
pan
ies’
com
pet
itiv
e eq
uilib
rium
.
This
will in
crea
se inv
estm
ent,
innova
tion, c
om
pet
itio
n a
nd d
evel
o-
pm
ent of
serv
ices
by m
akin
g b
ette
r
use
of
this
res
ourc
e. S
pec
trum
will be
use
d m
ore
eff
ectivel
y a
nd
effi
cien
tly.
Acc
ess
to s
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 160 —
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
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
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
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.
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
expen
diture
by the
Adm
inis
-
trat
ion.
Intr
oduct
ion o
f th
e new
ser
vic
esir
072 I
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
val of
a T
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
. It w
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
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.
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
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.
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 162 —
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
Cre
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
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. I
nfr
astr
uct
ure
Dev
elopm
ent.
4. P
rom
ote
com
-
pet
itio
n.
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
.
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
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.
Per
iodic
rep
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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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.
Pro
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
IG:
first
ch
oice
IG:
seco
nd
choi
ceIG
: th
ird
choi
ceK
ey
chal
leng
e:
first
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
sec
ond
choi
ce
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
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
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
No s
pec
ific
budget
ary a
lloca
tion.
No s
pec
ific
budget
ary a
lloca
tion.
No s
pec
ific
budget
ary a
lloca
tion.
Acc
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 164 —
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
New
air
port
man
agem
ent sy
stem
:
Sep
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.
Sep
arat
e ai
rport
man
agem
ent
from
air
tra
ffic
contr
ol.
Incr
ease
effi
cien
cy in a
irport
man
agem
ent by b
ringin
g
pri
vate
initia
tive
and the
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munitie
s
into
the
man
agem
ent of
cert
ain
airp
ort
s.
Appro
val
Imple
men
tation
on-g
oin
g3Q
2008
Appro
ved
by the
Cab
inet
.
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
llen-
ge: fi
rst
choi
ce
Key
cha
lleng
e:
seco
nd c
hoic
eK
ey c
halle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ceC
SR:
first
ch
oice
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
iti-
ve
mar
ket
s an
d
glo
bal
isat
ion.
16. E
U
Infr
astr
uc-
ture
.
5. C
oher
en-
ce b
etw
een
poli
cies
.
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s en
vi-
ronm
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
Cab
inet
dec
isio
n 1
/8/2
008.
Sec
tor
regula
tion.
5.9
.9
New
air
port
man
agem
ent
syst
em
— 165 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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.
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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iati
ve
of
the
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en’s
Inst
itute
(M
inis
try o
f E
qua-
lity
). E
conom
ic r
eport
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on e
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on e
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ula
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igra
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gra
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— 174 —
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
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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
gie
s, i
n a
ran
ge
of
area
s, p
rim
a-
rily
involv
ing I
T, ac
counti
ng a
nd l
anguag
es,
and p
rovid
e use
ful
serv
ices
via
a t
elew
ork
form
at.
2.
Support
the
crea
tion a
nd c
onso
lidat
ion o
f
com
pan
ies
by w
om
en a
nd i
ncr
ease
the
low
per
centa
ge
of
wom
en i
n S
pai
n’s
busi
nes
s
fabri
c.
3.
Pro
vid
e tr
ainin
g a
nd m
ento
ring i
n v
ario
us
area
s of
busi
nes
s m
anag
emen
t to
wom
en
who h
ave
a busi
nes
s pro
ject
and w
ant
to
imple
men
t, a
nd a
lso t
o c
onso
lidat
e co
mpan
ies
crea
ted b
y w
om
en a
nd m
ake
them
more
com
pet
itiv
e.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Dec
isio
n p
ro-
cess
concl
uded
Pro
posa
l under
revie
w
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
Not
yet
init
iate
d
2Q
2008
1Q
2008
3Q
2008
4Q
2008
4Q
2008
4Q
2008
1.
Wom
en’s
Inst
itute
Res
olu
tion (
BO
E
28/2
/08):
RF
P t
o o
rgan
ise,
del
iver
and c
oord
inat
e onli
ne
cours
es i
n a
range
of
subje
cts.
2.
Cooper
atio
n a
gre
emen
t bet
wee
n t
he
Wom
en’s
Inst
itute
and t
he
Hig
her
Counci
l of
Cham
ber
s of
Com
mer
ce
to i
mple
men
t a
pro
gra
mm
e of
entr
epre
neu
rial
support
for
wom
en
and o
ther
support
act
ions
for
wom
en
in 2
008.
3.
Cooper
atio
n a
gre
emen
t bet
wee
n t
he
Wom
en’s
Inst
itute
and t
he
Indust
rial
Org
anis
atio
n S
chool
(EO
I) f
or
acti
vi-
ties
in 2
008 (
under
neg
oti
atio
n).
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
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
15. E
ntr
e-
pre
neu
rial
cult
ure
and
SM
E’s
9. IC
T14.
Com
pet
itiv
e
busi
nes
s en
-
vir
onm
ent
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
10. T
he
Com
mis
-
sion a
dded
:
incr
ease
fem
ale
em-
plo
ym
ent
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
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
goal
is
to i
ncr
ease
the
num
ber
of
com
pan
ies
founded
by w
om
en b
y
25%
and i
mpro
ve
wom
en’s
tra
inin
g
in n
ew t
echnolo
gie
s.
6.1
.8
Dev
elopm
ent
of
a S
trat
egic
Pla
n f
or
Equal
Opport
unit
ies:
Use
of
new
tec
hnolo
gie
s
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
Min
istr
y
of
Equal
ity (
Wom
en’s
Inst
itute
). E
conom
ic
report
.
0.4
20 m
illi
on e
uro
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illi
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uro
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ula
r re
port
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nes
s dem
ogra
phy -
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e
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plo
ym
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rate
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plo
ym
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der
gap
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Entr
epre
neu
rship
Lab
our
supply
: fe
mal
e
AL
MP
— 175 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Syst
em f
or
Auto
nom
y a
nd L
ong-T
erm
Car
e (S
AA
D).
The
Long-T
erm
Car
e A
ct e
stab
lish
es a
new
rig
ht
in S
pai
n, w
her
e-
by t
he
Sta
te g
uar
ante
es c
are
and a
tten
tion t
o p
eople
req
uir
ing
long-t
erm
car
e (i
.e. th
e el
der
ly a
nd p
eople
wit
h d
isab
ilit
ies
who c
annot
care
for
them
selv
es).
The
Act
guar
ante
es a
ran
ge
of
ben
efits
(m
onet
ary a
nd/o
r se
rvic
es)
dep
endin
g o
n t
he
level
of
care
req
uir
ed b
y t
he
per
son. T
he
Act
is
insp
ired
by t
he
pri
nci
ple
that
ben
efits
should
be
univ
ersa
l an
d p
ubli
c, a
cces
s
to b
enefi
ts i
n e
qual
condit
ions,
and p
arti
cipat
ion b
y a
ll g
over
n-
men
t ec
hel
ons.
Im
ple
men
tati
on w
ill
be
phas
ed u
p t
o 2
015.
1.
Rat
ing s
cale
for
deg
ree
of
dis
abil
ity
2.
Min
imum
lev
el o
f pro
tect
ion u
nder
SA
AD
guar
ante
ed b
y
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
for
all
per
sons
who a
re r
ecognis
ed a
s
bei
ng i
n a
posi
tion o
f dis
abil
ity.
3.
Reg
ula
tion g
over
nin
g c
are-
giv
ers’
Soci
al S
ecuri
ty
4.
Cri
teri
a fo
r se
ttin
g l
evel
of
serv
ices
and a
mount
of
mone-
tary
ben
efits
under
the
Act
.
5.
Eco
nom
ic b
enefi
ts u
nder
the
Act
Ensu
re t
he
right
of
peo
ple
in a
sit
uat
ion
of
dis
abil
ity t
o r
ecei
ve
qual
ity s
ervic
es
that
mak
e th
eir
dai
ly l
ives
eas
ier.
1.
Eval
uat
e ap
pli
cants
’ deg
ree
of
dis
abil
ity
2.
Est
abli
sh r
egula
tion o
n m
inim
um
level
of
ben
efits
under
SA
AD
to b
e
pro
vid
ed b
y C
entr
al G
over
nm
ent
3.
Reg
ula
te t
he
incl
usi
on o
f non-
pro
fess
ional
car
e-giv
ers
in t
he
Soci
al
Sec
uri
ty s
yst
em
4.
Est
abli
sh c
rite
ria
to e
nsu
re p
eople
wit
h d
isab
ilit
y r
ecei
ve
equal
trea
tmen
t an
d s
ervic
es f
or
equal
nee
ds
5.
Est
abli
sh t
he
caps
on m
onet
ary
ben
efits
dep
endin
g o
n t
he
deg
rees
and l
evel
s en
vis
aged
in t
he
Long-
Ter
m C
are
Act
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
4Q
2008
2Q
2007
2Q
2007
2Q
2007
3Q
2007
1Q
2008
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Post
-2012
Per
sonal
Auto
nom
y a
nd C
are
for
Dep
enden
t P
erso
ns
Act
(Act
39/2
006)
RD
504/2
007
RD
614/2
007
RD
615/2
007
RD
727/2
007
RD
7/2
008
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
:
first
ch
oice
CSR
:
seco
nd
choi
ce
PT
W:
fir
st c
hoic
eP
TW
:
seco
nd c
hoic
e
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
da-
tion
sC
omm
ents
5. C
oher
ence
bet
wee
n
poli
cies
10. T
he
Com
-
mis
sion a
dded
:
incr
ease
fem
ale
emplo
ym
ent
6.1
.9
Syst
em f
or
auto
nom
y a
nd l
ong-t
erm
car
e
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
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
. E
conom
ic r
eport
under
the
Long-T
erm
Car
e A
ct.
400 M
€ i
n 2
007 a
nd 8
71 M
€
in 2
008
Lab
our
supply
: fe
mal
e
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 176 —
6.2
E
mplo
ym
ent
poli
cies
6.2
.1
Sel
f-E
mplo
ym
ent
Sta
tute
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
Imple
men
tati
on o
f A
ct 2
0/2
007, of
11 J
uly
,
appro
vin
g t
he
Sta
tute
of
the
Sel
f-E
mplo
yed
Work
er
1)
Contr
act
for
self
-em
plo
yed
work
ers
pro
vid
ing s
ervic
es p
rim
aril
y t
o o
ne
clie
nt
and r
egula
tion o
f th
e nat
ional
reg
iste
r of
pro
fess
ional
ass
oci
atio
ns
of
self
-em
plo
yed
work
ers.
2)
Rep
rese
nta
tive
counci
l an
d r
egula
tion
of
the
Sel
f-E
mplo
ym
ent
Counci
l (a
n
advis
ory
body t
o t
he
gover
nm
ent
on s
elf-
emplo
ym
ent)
3)
Imple
men
t ri
ght
to b
enefi
ts i
n t
he
even
t
of
involu
nta
ry c
essa
tion o
f w
ork
by s
elf-
emplo
yed
work
er
4)
Anal
yse
s of
outc
om
e of
pay
ing u
nem
plo
y-
men
t ben
efit
as a
lum
p s
um
.
5)
Surv
ey o
f th
e re
sult
s of
pay
ing u
nem
plo
y-
men
t ben
efit
as a
lum
p s
um
to s
tart
up a
s a
self
-em
plo
yed
work
er.
1)
Reg
ula
te t
he
contr
act
for
self
-em
plo
yed
wor-
ker
s w
ho o
bta
in a
t le
ast
75%
of
thei
r re
ven
ue
from
a s
ingle
com
pan
y o
r cl
ient.
Est
abli
sh t
he
regis
ter
of
self
-em
plo
yed
work
ers’
ass
oci
atio
ns
2)
Mea
sure
the
level
of
repre
senta
tion o
f
self
-em
plo
yed
ass
oci
atio
ns
and c
lari
fy
inst
ituti
onal
par
tici
pat
ion i
n t
he
com
posi
tion
of
the
Sel
f-E
mp
loym
ent
Counci
l
3)
Pro
vid
e a
spec
ific,
via
ble
and s
ust
ainab
le
syst
em o
f pro
-act
ive
pro
tect
ion i
n t
he
even
t
of
involu
nta
ry c
essa
tion o
f w
ork
by s
elf-
emplo
yed
work
er
4)
Consi
der
the
poss
ibil
ity o
f ex
pan
din
g t
he
lum
p s
um
unem
plo
ym
ent
ben
efit
pay
men
t fo
r
inves
tmen
t fr
om
the
curr
ent
40%
.
5)
Impro
ve
the
pro
gra
mm
e of
pay
ing u
nem
-
plo
ym
ent
ben
efit
as a
lum
p s
um
to p
rom
ote
self
-em
plo
ym
ent.
Dec
isio
n p
ro-
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2008
3Q
2008
2Q
2008
2Q
2008
2007
3Q
2008
4Q
2008
2Q
2009
4Q
2008
2008
1)
Royal
Dec
ree
xx o
f 2008 f
rom
the
Min
istr
y o
f L
abour
and I
mm
igra
tion
and t
he
Min
istr
y o
f Ju
stic
e
2)
Royal
Dec
ree
xx o
f 2008 f
rom
the
Min
istr
y o
f L
abour
and I
mm
igra
tion
3)
Dra
ft A
ct x
x o
f 2009 t
o P
arli
amen
t
4)
Royal
Dec
ree
xx o
f 2009 f
rom
the
Min
istr
y o
f L
abour
and I
mm
igra
tion
Mea
sure
s en
vis
aged
in A
ddit
ional
Pro
vis
ion N
ine
of
Act
20/2
007.
— 177 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
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
21. F
lexi-
bil
ity a
nd
secu
rity
17. F
ull
emplo
y-
men
t
10. T
he
Com
mis
sion
added
: in
-
crea
se f
emal
e
emplo
ym
ent
6. B
ette
r
funct
ionin
g
of
the
labour
mar
ket
5. M
oder
nis
e
emplo
ym
ent
pro
tect
ion
The
rights
and s
oci
al p
rote
ctio
n o
f
self
-em
plo
yed
work
ers
are
expec
ted
to c
onver
ge
gra
dual
ly w
ith t
hose
of
sala
ried
em
plo
yee
s, c
ouple
d w
ith
a posi
tive
tren
d f
or
self
-em
plo
yed
work
ers
who w
ork
pri
mar
ily f
or
a
single
cli
ent
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
under
Act
20/2
007:
No g
ener
ic
cost
. T
he
syst
em o
f unem
plo
ym
ent
pro
tect
ion f
or
self
-em
plo
yed
work
ers
is c
ondit
ional
upon a
num
ber
of
pri
nci
ple
s: C
ontr
ibuto
ry n
ature
: se
lf-e
mplo
yed
work
ers
must
bea
r th
e co
st t
hro
ugh c
ontr
ibuti
ons;
Soli
dar
ity:
the
syst
em m
ust
cover
those
work
ers
who,
in c
erta
in c
ondit
ions
outs
ide
thei
r co
ntr
ol,
cea
se w
ork
or
lose
thei
r busi
nes
s an
d, th
eref
ore
, th
e sy
stem
must
tend t
ow
ards
univ
ersa
l co
ver
age,
wit
h a
ll s
elf-
emplo
-
yed
work
ers
con
trib
uti
ng;
Fin
anci
al s
ust
ainab
ilit
y:
contr
ibuti
ons
by s
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 178 —
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
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
/9/0
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
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
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
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
AL
MP
— 179 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
dati
ons
Com
men
ts
21. F
lexi-
bil
ity a
nd
secu
rity
6. B
ette
r
funct
ionin
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
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
Work
ing G
roup t
o M
onit
or
the
Span
ish S
trat
egy f
or
Work
pla
ce
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y (
Nat
ional
Com
mis
sion f
or
Work
pla
ce
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y)
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
egy f
or
Work
pla
ce H
ealt
h a
nd S
afet
y 2
007-2
012
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
2nd P
lan o
f A
ctio
n t
o d
evel
op a
nd i
mple
men
t
the
Span
ish S
trat
egy f
or
Work
pla
ce H
ealt
h a
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
Imple
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)
Aw
ards
by t
he
Work
pla
ces
Saf
ety
Foundat
ion
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— 180 —
PIL
LA
R 7
. E
NT
RE
PR
EN
EU
RSH
IP P
RO
GR
AM
ME
7.1
C
reat
ing B
usi
nes
s T
oget
her
Pro
gra
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
Cre
atin
g B
usi
nes
s T
oget
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
neu
r D
ay» i
n t
hei
r re
spec
tive
terr
itori
es. «E
ntr
epre
neu
r D
ay» i
s a
mee
ting p
lace
for
entr
epre
neu
rs a
nd e
mplo
yer
s, i
nvolv
ing a
ctiv
itie
s bas
ed o
n
know
ledge
shar
ing, ac
know
ledgem
ent,
pra
ctic
al l
earn
ing,
ente
rtai
nm
ent,
counse
llin
g a
nd t
rain
ing, busi
nes
s co
ope-
rati
on a
nd m
eeti
ngs
and d
isse
min
atio
n. It
als
o s
erves
as
a
foru
m f
or
shar
ing b
usi
nes
s ex
per
ience
s, o
f both
succ
ess
and
fail
ure
. P
ubli
c an
d p
rivat
e en
terp
rise
s th
at s
upport
the
en-
trep
reneu
rship
init
iati
ve
and b
usi
nes
s cr
eati
on p
arti
cipat
e in
the
sess
ions.
A c
ooper
atio
n a
gre
emen
t bet
wee
n t
he
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
and v
ario
us
org
anis
ers
is n
eces
sary
for
the
im-
ple
men
tati
on o
f th
e in
itia
tive.
The
Min
istr
y c
ontr
ibute
s 40%
of
the
org
anis
atio
n c
ost
s (c
apped
at
€100,0
00),
is
in c
har
ge
of
the
init
iati
ve’
s im
age
and s
logan
, org
anis
es a
nat
ional
adver
tisi
ng c
ampai
gn, an
d m
ainta
ins
the
web
site
.
To e
nco
ura
ge
a cu
lture
of
entr
epre
neu
-
rship
and e
vid
ence
the
signifi
cant
con-
trib
uti
on m
ade
by e
mplo
yer
s to
Spai
n’s
econo
mic
and s
oci
al d
evel
opm
ent.
To c
reat
e fo
rum
s fo
r en
trep
reneu
rs t
o
mee
t am
ong t
hem
selv
es a
nd t
o m
eet
wit
h i
nst
ituti
ons.
To o
ffer
an o
ver
vie
w
of
all
serv
ices
and a
id a
vai
lable
to
entr
epre
neu
rs t
o c
reat
e an
d c
onso
lidat
e
thei
r busi
nes
ses.
To e
lim
inat
e over
lappin
g
acti
on
s by d
iffe
rent
adm
inis
trat
ions
(sta
te,
regio
nal
and l
oca
l). T
o i
ncr
ease
effi
cien
cy
by c
om
bin
ing t
he
effo
rts
and w
ork
of
all
inst
ituti
ons
involv
ed i
n p
rom
oti
ng
entr
epre
neu
rship
.
Com
ple
ted
Thre
e ed
itio
ns
hav
e bee
n h
eld:
May
2006, M
arch
2007 a
nd M
ay 2
008. In
pre
par
atio
n f
or
the
4th
init
iati
ve
for
2009, it
wil
l fo
rese
eably
be
linked
wit
h
acti
ons
carr
ied o
ut
as p
art
of
the
Euro
-
pea
n C
om
mis
sion’s
init
iati
ve
«E
uro
pea
n
SM
E W
eek».
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
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
dati
ons
Com
men
ts
15. E
ntr
e-
pre
neu
rial
cult
ure
and
SM
Es.
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
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
Budget
, al
loca
tion
20.1
7.4
33M
.640
.
2006:
1.9
2 M
€;
2007:
2.0
4 M
€;
2008:
2.3
7 M
€.
Eac
h o
rgan
isin
g i
nst
ituti
on w
ill
dra
ft a
rep
ort
on t
he
outc
om
e fo
r su
bm
issi
on t
o t
he
Min
istr
y. T
he
num
ber
of
tota
l at
tendee
s w
as 2
2,0
00 i
n 2
006, an
d 4
0,0
00
in 2
008.
AL
MP
— 181 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
ICO
-SM
E 2
008 c
redit
lin
e to
finan
ce S
ME
inves
tmen
t in
pro
duct
ive
fixed
ass
ets.
It
is t
he
mai
n fi
nan
cial
inst
rum
ent
of
the
Entr
epre
neu
rship
Pro
gra
mm
e cr
eate
d i
n 2
006. T
he
fundin
g h
as l
imit
s w
ith r
egar
d t
o t
he
type
of
asse
ts (
caps
on
non-t
echnolo
gic
al i
nta
ngib
le a
sset
s an
d r
eal
esta
te a
sset
s):
80%
for
SM
Es
and 9
0%
for
mic
ro-e
nte
rpri
ses
wit
h a
lim
it o
f
1.5
mil
lion e
uro
per
yea
r an
d p
er b
enefi
ciar
y.
To b
oost
the
crea
tion o
f, a
nd g
row
th i
n,
com
pan
ies,
and e
ntr
epre
neu
rship
. T
o
faci
lita
te f
undin
g t
o S
ME
s an
d m
icro
-
ente
rpri
ses.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2008
4Q
2008
Fundin
g i
s pro
vid
ed a
nnual
ly.
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
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
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
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— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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.
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 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
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ceC
SR:
seco
nd
choi
ceP
TW
: fir
st c
hoic
eP
TW
:
seco
nd c
hoic
eE
uro
Are
a
Rec
omm
enda
tions
Com
men
ts
8. In
novat
ion
6. In
crea
se
level
s of
trai
nin
g
and i
nnova-
tion
200 b
usi
nes
s cl
ust
ers
are
expec
ted t
o b
e
regis
tere
d b
y 2
011,
due
to t
hei
r ex
cell
en-
ce, in
the
MIT
YC
’s
Spec
ial
Reg
istr
y
for
Innovat
ive
Busi
nes
s C
lust
ers,
regula
ted b
y O
rder
ITC
/808/2
007 o
f 19
Dec
ember
.
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
Budget
.24 m
illi
on e
uro
in 2
008-2
010
7.7
In
novat
ive
Busi
nes
s C
lust
ers
Pro
gra
mm
e
— 187 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
nsi
on o
f th
e te
lem
atic
pro
cedure
for
legal
ly
crea
ting l
imit
ed c
om
pan
ies
and s
elf-
emplo
yed
work
ers
Fav
our
tele
mat
ic p
roce
ssin
g f
or
quic
-
ker
and l
ess
cost
ly i
mple
men
tati
on
Fav
ours
the
use
of
e-gover
nm
ent
in
rela
tions
bet
wee
n b
usi
nes
ses
and
publi
c ad
min
istr
atio
ns
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
2Q
2007
4Q
2009
Reg
ula
tion i
s re
quir
ed f
or
tel
emat
ic
pro
cess
ing o
f so
le p
ropri
etors
hip
s (n
ot
yet
com
men
ced).
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
itiv
e
busi
nes
s en
vi-
ronm
ent
15. E
ntr
e-
pre
neu
rial
cult
ure
and
SM
E’s
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s en
-
vir
onm
ent
3. Im
pro
ve
the
regula
tory
fram
ework
Tel
emat
ic p
roce
ssin
g
of
lim
ited
com
pan
ies
is c
urr
entl
y o
per
atio
-
nal
in 8
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies.
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
Num
ber
of
com
pan
ies
esta
bli
shed
er081 B
usi
nes
s dem
ogra
phy
- B
irth
rat
e
Busi
nes
s en
vir
onm
ent
7.8
E
xte
nsi
on o
f th
e te
lem
atic
pro
cedure
for
busi
nes
s cr
eati
on b
y l
imit
ed c
om
pan
ies
and s
elf-
emplo
yed
work
ers
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 188 —
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
val
of
the
Bas
ic S
tatu
te f
or
Civ
il S
ervan
ts,
esta
bli
shin
g t
he
bas
ic r
ule
s re
gar
din
g c
ivil
ser
van
ts
and s
pec
ific
legal
reg
ula
tions
appli
cable
to p
erso
ns
emplo
yed
by t
he
publi
c ad
min
istr
atio
ns
under
labour
law
contr
acts
.
Est
abli
shes
gen
eral
rule
s ap
pli
cable
to a
ll p
ubli
c em
plo
yee
s.
Adap
ts m
anag
emen
t of
gover
nm
ent
emplo
yee
s to
curr
ent
nee
ds,
wit
h a
vie
w t
o e
nsu
ring c
itiz
ens’
rig
ht
to a
good a
dm
inis
trat
ion a
nd t
o c
ontr
i-
buti
ng t
ow
ards
econom
ic a
nd s
oci
al
dev
elopm
ent.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Full
y im
ple
men
ted
3Q
2004
2Q
2007
Act
7/2
007, of
12 A
pri
l, o
f th
e B
asic
Sta
tute
for
Civ
il S
ervan
ts.
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ceC
SR:
seco
nd
choi
ceP
TW
: fir
st c
hoic
eP
TW
:
seco
nd c
hoic
eE
uro
Are
a
Rec
omm
enda
tions
Com
men
ts
14. C
om
pet
itiv
e
busi
nes
s en
vi-
ronm
ent
6. B
ette
r
funct
ionin
g
of
the
labour
mar
ket
3. Im
-
pro
ve
the
regula
tory
fram
ework
5. M
oder
nis
e
emplo
ym
ent
pro
tect
ion
It a
ims
to s
tandar
dis
e
bas
ic a
spec
ts o
f
hum
an r
esourc
es
regula
tion w
ithin
the
Publi
c A
dm
inis
-
trat
ions,
and t
o
moder
nis
e ap
pli
cable
rule
s by i
mpro
vin
g
pro
duct
ivit
y a
nd
work
condit
ions.
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
Eco
nom
ic r
eport
No c
ost
s pro
ject
edD
raft
ing o
f A
cts
for
Civ
il S
ervan
ts in the
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent an
d the
Auto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies.
7.9
A
ppro
val
of
the
Bas
ic S
tatu
te f
or
Civ
il S
ervan
ts
— 189 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
sion o
f th
e A
dvic
e an
d P
aper
work
Poin
ts (
PA
IT)
net
work
Incr
ease
and i
mpro
ve
info
rmat
ion a
nd c
ounse
-
llin
g f
or
entr
epre
neu
rs w
ho l
aunch
a b
usi
nes
s
pro
ject
wit
h a
vie
w t
o c
reat
ing m
ore
soli
d a
nd
com
pet
itiv
e co
mpan
ies
Fav
ours
tel
emat
ic p
roce
ssin
g f
or
quic
ker
and
less
cost
ly i
mple
men
tati
on
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2006
Post
-2012
Mea
sure
incl
uded
in t
he
2006 E
ntr
epre
-
neu
rship
Pro
gra
mm
e
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
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
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s en
-
vir
onm
ent
The
PA
IT n
etw
ork
curr
entl
y h
as 3
72 o
ffice
s
in 1
4 A
uto
nom
ous
Com
-
munit
ies.
Agre
emen
ts
wil
l be
signed
wit
h t
he
pro
fess
ional
ass
oci
atio
ns
of
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Advis
ors
, E
conom
ists
and
Pap
erw
ork
Pro
cess
ors
.
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
Num
ber
of
PA
ITs
open
ed m
onth
ly.
er081 B
usi
nes
s dem
ogra
phy
- B
irth
rat
e
Busi
nes
s en
vir
onm
ent
7.1
0
Exp
ansi
on o
f th
e A
dvic
e an
d P
aper
work
Poin
ts (
PA
IT)
net
work
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 190 —
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
Cre
atio
n o
f a
Com
mon T
elem
atic
Reg
is-
try f
or
the
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent,
fac
ilit
a-
ting t
he
regis
trat
ion o
f ev
ery d
ocu
men
t,
appli
cati
on a
nd n
oti
fica
tion.
Est
abli
sh a
key
pie
ce o
f th
e m
odula
r el
ectr
onic
pro
cess
ing p
latf
orm
so t
hat
any p
roce
dure
can
be
init
iate
d e
lect
ronic
ally
.
Work
tow
ards
com
ple
te a
uto
mat
ion o
f
pro
cedure
s. T
he
elec
tronic
reg
istr
y s
ervic
e ca
n
be
inte
gra
ted i
nto
the
var
ious
org
anis
atio
ns’
appli
cati
ons
and p
roce
ssin
g e
ngin
es.
Dec
isio
n
pro
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2007
4Q
2009
Act
11/2
007 o
f 22 J
une
(BO
E 2
3 J
une
2007)
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
5. In
fras
-
truct
ure
Dev
elop-
men
t
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
The
exis
tence
of
elec
tro-
nic
reg
istr
ies
to r
ecei
ve
and s
ubm
it a
ppli
cati
ons,
docu
men
ts a
nd c
om
mu-
niq
ués
wil
l im
pro
ve
rela
-
tions
bet
wee
n b
usi
nes
ses
and t
he
adm
inis
trat
ion,
free
ing u
p r
esourc
es t
hat
may
be
use
d f
or
oth
er
pro
duct
ive
acti
vit
ies.
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
2008 b
udget
and 2
009 d
raft
budget
0.5
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iodic
rep
ort
s to
the
Hig
her
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l of
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ent.
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ent
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ge
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idual
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ent
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ge
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rpri
ses
7.1
1
Cre
atio
n o
f a
Com
mon T
elem
atic
Reg
istr
y f
or
the
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
— 191 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Tel
emat
ic p
aym
ent
of
all
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
fees
, i.
e. f
ees
for
any p
ubli
c se
rvic
e m
ay b
e pai
d
via
inte
rnet
. A c
erti
fied
ele
ctro
nic
sig
nat
ure
is
nec
essa
ry.
Mak
es i
t poss
ible
to p
ay f
ees
and
pri
ces
asso
ciat
ed w
ith a
dm
inis
trat
ive
pro
cedure
s via
inte
rnet
, el
imin
atin
g t
he
nee
d f
or
indiv
idual
s to
go t
o t
he
ban
k.
Enab
le o
rgan
isat
ions
to i
mple
men
t
tele
mat
ic p
aym
ent
of
thei
r fe
es t
hro
ugh
the
Span
ish T
ax A
uth
ori
ty’s
pay
men
t
gat
eway
.
Dec
isio
n p
ro-
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2006
4Q
2010
Act
11/2
007 o
f 22 J
une
(BO
E 2
3 J
une
2007)
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
5. In
fras
-
truct
ure
Dev
elop-
men
t
In 2
007, th
e dev
elopm
ent
of
the
elec
tronic
pay
men
t
gat
eway
appli
cati
on w
as
com
ple
ted. A
t Ju
ne
2008, 3
org
anis
atio
ns
had
oper
atio
nal
pay
men
t gat
eway
s an
d w
ere
pro
cess
ing f
ee p
aym
ents
elec
tronic
ally
: th
e M
inis
try
of
Just
ice,
the
Min
istr
y o
f
the
Inte
rior
(Road
Tra
ffic
Auth
ori
ty)
and t
he
Min
istr
y
of
Publi
c A
dm
inis
trat
ion.
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
Exec
uti
on o
f th
e 2006-2
007 B
udget
0.5
M€
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iodic
rep
ort
s to
the
Hig
her
Counci
l of
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over
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ent.
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ent
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ge
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idual
s
ir120 E
-gover
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ent
usa
ge
by
ente
rpri
ses
7.1
2
Tel
emat
ic p
aym
ent
of
all
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent
fees
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 192 —
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
Cre
atio
n o
f a
net
work
of
com
pre
hen
sive
assi
stan
ce
for
citi
zens
(060 N
ET
WO
RK
). T
his
net
work
is
mult
i-ch
annel
, m
ult
i-ad
min
istr
atio
n a
nd m
ult
i-le
vel
.
This
net
work
wil
l pro
vid
e ci
tize
ns
wit
h a
ll o
f th
e
info
rmat
ion a
nd s
ervic
es t
hey
req
uir
e fr
om
any
Publi
c ad
min
istr
atio
n.
Sim
pli
fy c
itiz
en-A
dm
inis
trat
ion
rela
tions
by c
reat
ing a
sin
gle
conta
ct
poin
t fo
r al
l kin
ds
of
info
rmat
ion a
nd
pro
cedure
s.
Cre
ate
a co
her
ent
and c
oord
inat
ed
model
to p
rovid
e co
mpre
hen
sive
as-
sist
ance
to c
itiz
ens
regar
dle
ss o
f th
e
mat
ter
or
the
level
of
Adm
inis
trat
ion
involv
ed.
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
2Q
2005
4Q
2009
Cab
inet
dec
isio
n o
n 1
5 J
uly
2005 t
o
imple
men
t a
Net
work
of
Offi
ces
for
the
Com
pre
hen
sive
Ass
ista
nce
of
Cit
izen
s in
coll
abora
tion w
ith t
he
Auto
nom
ous
Com
-
munit
ies
and t
he
Loca
l A
uth
ori
ties
.
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
itiv
e
busi
nes
s en
vi-
ronm
ent
15. E
ntr
e-
pre
neu
rial
cult
ure
and
SM
E’s
5. In
fras
-
truct
ure
Dev
elop-
men
t
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
060 a
ims
to f
acil
itat
e
acce
ss f
or
citi
zens
and s
impli
fy p
roce
s-
ses
for
com
pan
ies.
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
2008 b
udget
and 2
009 d
raft
budget
5.6
7 m
illi
on e
uro
in 2
008
and 8
.1
mil
lion e
uro
in 2
009
Per
iodic
rep
ort
s to
the
Cab
inet
.
This
incl
udes
indic
ators
of
the
supply
of
serv
ices
(A
uto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies
and
munic
ipal
itie
s; s
ervic
es s
uppli
ed)
and d
eman
d
for,
or
use
of,
ser
vic
es b
y c
itiz
ens
(val
idat
ion o
f
dig
ital
, id
enti
ty a
nd r
esid
ence
cer
tifi
cate
s).
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ent
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-gover
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ent
usa
ge
by
ente
rpri
ses
7.1
3
060 N
etw
ork
— 193 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Ele
ctro
nic
syst
em f
or
the
exch
ange
of
dat
a
bet
wee
n A
dm
inis
trat
ions
(S
AR
A N
ET
WO
RK
).
Com
munic
atio
ns
net
work
of
Span
ish p
ubli
c
adm
inis
trat
ions,
als
o i
ncl
udes
infr
astr
uct
ure
to
faci
lita
te t
he
elec
tronic
acc
ess
to t
hei
r se
rvic
es.
Pro
vid
e a
secu
re c
om
munic
atio
ns
pla
tform
for
the
Adm
inis
trat
ions,
avoid
ing t
he
dep
loym
ent
of
spec
ific
net
work
s fo
r ea
ch a
dm
inis
trat
ive
task
To e
nsu
re t
hat
all
of
Spai
n’s
Publi
c
Adm
inis
trat
ions
are
connec
ted:
Cen
tral
Gover
nm
ent,
17 A
uto
nom
ous
Com
munit
ies
and m
ore
than
8,0
00
munic
ipal
itie
s
Dec
isio
n p
ro-
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2006
4Q
2010
Act
11/2
007 o
f 22 J
une
(BO
E 2
3 J
une
2007)
Str
ateg
ic P
lan f
or
the
imple
men
tati
on o
f A
ct
11/2
007 (
Dec
ember
2007)
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
itiv
e
busi
nes
s en
vi-
ronm
ent
5. In
fras
-
truct
ure
Dev
elop-
men
t
SA
RA
has
ban
dw
i-
dth
of
1 G
bps
and
823 m
unic
ipal
itie
s
are
connec
ted
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
2008 b
udget
and 2
009 d
raft
budget
2008: 5.9
M€
2009: 5.4
M€
Tota
l: 1
1.3
M€
Per
iodic
rep
ort
s to
the
Cab
inet
ir071 I
CT
expen
dit
ure
- I
T
7.1
4
SA
RA
Net
work
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 194 —
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
Cit
izen
s’ E
lect
ronic
Acc
ess
to t
he
Publi
c
Ser
vic
es A
ct g
uar
ante
es t
he
rights
of
citi
zens
to
inte
ract
ele
ctro
nic
ally
wit
h S
pan
ish P
ubli
c A
dm
i-
nis
trat
ions;
bef
ore
2009 y
ear-
end, it
wil
l be
poss
ible
for
all
pro
cess
es w
ith c
itiz
ens
and b
usi
nes
s to
be
per
form
ed o
nli
ne.
To c
reat
e a
cata
logue
of
citi
zens’
rights
in t
hei
r el
ectr
onic
inte
ract
ions
wit
h t
he
Publi
c A
dm
inis
trat
ions.
To g
uar
ante
e th
at a
ll p
ubli
c ad
mi-
nis
trat
ion p
roce
dure
s an
d p
roce
sses
wil
l be
adap
ted t
o t
he
Act
bef
ore
31
Dec
ember
200
9.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
2Q
2006
4Q
2009
Act
11/2
007 o
n C
itiz
ens’
Ele
ctro
nic
Acc
ess
to P
ubli
c S
ervic
es
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
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
The
aim
is
to i
mpro
ve
citi
zens’
and c
om
pan
ies’
rela
tions
wit
h t
he
adm
i-
nis
trat
ion v
ia e
lect
ronic
mea
ns.
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
Eco
nom
ic r
eport
on t
he
Act
. M
ult
i-yea
r
budget
to 2
010.
310.5
M€
Per
iodic
rep
ort
s to
the
Cab
inet
on i
mple
-
men
tati
on a
nd p
erfo
rman
ce
Pla
n t
o i
mple
men
t th
e A
ct, w
hic
h i
ncl
u-
des
a s
trat
egic
pla
n a
nd a
pla
n o
f ac
tion
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ent
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ge
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indiv
idual
s
ir120 E
-gover
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ent
usa
ge
by
ente
rpri
ses
7.1
5
Cit
izen
s’ E
lect
ronic
Acc
ess
to t
he
Publi
c S
ervic
es A
ct
— 195 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
tform
for
the
val
idat
ion o
f id
enti
ty d
ata
(dig
ital
cert
ifica
tes)
. T
o e
nsu
re t
hat
the
cert
ified
ele
ctro
nic
signat
ure
is
val
id a
nd h
as n
ot
bee
n r
evoked
. Als
o
faci
lita
te t
he
use
of
tim
e an
d d
ate
stam
ps
(indic
atin
g
the
dat
e an
d t
he
tim
e th
at a
n o
per
atio
n o
r tr
ansa
c-
tion w
ith t
he
Adm
inis
trat
ion t
ook p
lace
).
Fac
ilit
ate
the
use
and v
erifi
cati
on
of
the
dig
ital
iden
tity
wit
h f
ull
guar
ante
es i
n a
cces
sing e
lect
ronic
publi
c se
rvic
es.
Fac
ilit
ate
the
expan
sion o
f th
e
elec
tronic
Nat
ional
ID
Car
d (
DN
Ie).
Fac
ilit
ates
the
use
of
publi
c se
rvic
es
via
dif
fere
nt
elec
tronic
sig
nat
ure
syst
ems
(incl
uded
the
syst
ems
of
EU
Mem
ber
Sta
tes)
.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2006
4Q
2009
Act
11/2
007 o
f 22 J
une
(BO
E 2
3 J
une
2007)
and t
he
Ele
ctro
nic
Sig
nat
ure
Act
.
Royal
Dec
ree
1553/2
005, dat
ed 2
3 D
ecem
-
ber
, w
hic
h r
egula
tes
the
nat
ional
ID
car
d
and i
ts e
lect
ronic
sig
nat
ure
cer
tifi
cate
s.
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
dati
ons
Com
men
ts
14. C
om
pet
itiv
e
busi
nes
s en
vi-
ronm
ent
5. In
fras
-
truct
ure
Dev
elop-
men
t
The
val
idat
ion p
latf
orm
elim
inat
es r
ed t
ape
in t
hat
it
avoid
s th
e nee
d t
o r
eques
t
docu
men
tati
on w
hic
h t
he
adm
inis
trat
ion a
lrea
dy h
as
in i
ts p
oss
essi
on, en
abli
ng
com
pan
ies
to r
elea
se r
e-
sourc
es f
or
oth
er p
roduct
ive
acti
vit
ies.
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
2008 b
udget
and 2
009 d
raft
budget
4 M
€P
erio
dic
rep
ort
s to
the
Cab
inet
ir111 E
-gover
nm
ent
usa
ge
by
indiv
idual
s
ir120 E
-gover
nm
ent
usa
ge
by
ente
rpri
ses
7.1
6
Pla
tform
for
the
val
idat
ion o
f id
enti
ty d
ata
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 196 —
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
Imple
men
tati
on o
f a
pro
cedure
to e
stab
lish
and
com
men
ce o
per
atio
n o
f co
mpan
ies
(lim
ited
lia
bil
ity
com
pan
ies)
in l
ess
than
24 h
ours
. E
lem
ents
of
the
Pla
n:
– P
roce
dure
for
Tel
emat
ic P
roce
ssin
g (
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre
and B
usi
nes
s C
reat
ion N
etw
ork
).
– P
rogra
mm
e to
rev
ital
ise
the
PA
IT.
– S
olu
tions
for
sim
pli
fyin
g p
roce
dure
s fo
r co
m-
pan
y c
reat
ion (
1st
Sta
ge)
.
– S
olu
tions
for
sim
pli
fyin
g p
roce
dure
s fo
r co
m-
men
cing o
per
atio
ns
(2nd S
tage)
.
Enhan
ce b
usi
nes
s ac
tivit
y b
y e
nab
ling r
apid
and
chea
per
est
abli
shm
ent
of
com
pan
ies.
Eli
min
ate
entr
y b
arri
ers
to e
ntr
epre
neu
rial
init
iati
ve,
so t
hat
no b
usi
nes
s pro
ject
fai
ls f
or
this
rea
son.
Fav
our
fore
ign i
nves
tmen
t by m
akin
g S
pai
n a
n
attr
acti
ve
coun
try i
n w
hic
h t
o d
o b
usi
nes
s.
Res
pond t
o E
uro
pe,
spec
ifica
lly t
o t
he
Euro
pea
n
Counci
l’s
2006 i
nit
iati
ve
that
it
should
be
poss
ible
to c
reat
e a
com
pan
y i
n o
ne
wee
k a
t m
ost
Pro
posa
l under
revie
w
Not
yet
init
iate
d4Q
2008
4Q
2011
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
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
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s en
-
vir
onm
ent
3. Im
pro
ve
the
regula
tory
fram
ework
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
– N
um
ber
of
busi
nes
ses
esta
bli
shed
– T
ime
to c
reat
e th
e busi
nes
s
er081 B
usi
nes
s dem
ogra
phy
- B
irth
rat
e
Busi
nes
s en
vir
onm
ent
7.1
7
24-h
our
com
pan
y f
orm
atio
n
— 197 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Gen
eral
red
uct
ion i
n n
ota
ries
’ an
d r
egis
trar
s’ f
ees
by 2
0%
on a
ver
age.
Cutt
ing c
ost
sP
ubli
c an
noun-
cem
ent
of
a
futu
re r
evie
w.
4Q
2008
1Q
2009
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
itiv
e
busi
nes
s en
vi-
ronm
ent
5. C
oher
en-
ce b
etw
een
poli
cies
10. C
om
-
pet
itiv
e
indust
ry
.
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
Entr
epre
neu
rship
7.1
8
Red
uct
ion i
n n
ota
ry a
nd r
egis
try f
ees
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 198 —
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
Pro
gra
mm
e to
im
pro
ve
regula
-
tions
and r
educe
red
tap
e w
hic
h
intr
oduce
s m
easu
res
aim
ed a
t
reduci
ng t
he
adm
inis
trat
ive
burd
en o
n b
usi
nes
ses
and
min
imis
ing t
hose
that
may
be
inco
rpora
ted i
nto
futu
re
regula
tion.
The
ult
imat
e goal
of
the
Pla
n o
f A
ctio
n i
s to
rev
ital
ise
Spai
n’s
busi
nes
s fa
bri
c in
thre
e w
ays:
1)
To r
educe
burd
ens
that
aff
ect
busi
nes
ses,
rel
easi
ng
reso
urc
es f
or
inves
tmen
t an
d g
row
th.
2)
To f
acil
itat
e an
d e
xped
ite
the
crea
tion o
f new
com
-
pan
ies,
red
uce
the
cost
of
inco
rpora
tion a
nd t
her
eby
pro
mote
entr
epre
neu
rship
.
3)
To e
nco
ura
ge
inves
tmen
t, f
acil
itat
ing t
he
div
ersi
fica
-
tion i
nto
new
sec
tors
or
new
geo
gra
phic
are
as.
The
Pla
n a
ims
to a
chie
ve
the
foll
ow
ing o
bje
ctiv
es:
1)
To r
educe
the
adm
inis
trat
ive
bu
rden
on c
om
pan
ies
by 3
0%
by 2
012, w
ithout
alte
ring t
he
regula
tion’s
obje
ctiv
es.
2)
To m
inim
ise
the
adm
inis
trat
ive
burd
en o
n c
om
pan
ies
wit
hin
any r
egula
tions
appro
ved
aft
er 1
Jan
uar
y 2
009.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2007
4Q
2012
Cab
inet
dec
isio
n o
f 4 M
ay 2
007, on
pro
moti
ng t
he
pro
gra
mm
e to
im
pro
ve
regula
tion a
nd r
educe
red
tap
e.
Cab
inet
dec
isio
n o
f 20 J
une
2008, on t
he
dev
elopm
ent
of
a P
lan t
o R
educe
Red
Tap
e
and I
mpro
ve
Reg
ula
tion.
Cab
inet
dec
isio
ns
of
27 J
une
and 1
4 A
u-
gust
2008, on j
oin
t m
easu
res
to r
educe
red
tape
so a
s to
enco
ura
ge
econom
ic a
ctiv
ity.
7.1
9
Pla
n o
f ac
tion t
o r
educe
red
tap
e
— 199 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
cho
ice
Key
ch
alle
nge:
th
ird
choi
ce
CSR
: fir
st
choi
ce
CSR
: se
cond
ch
oice
PT
W:
first
cho
ice
PT
W:
se
cond
cho
ice
Eur
o A
rea
R
ecom
men
datio
nsC
omm
ents
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
3. E
ffici
ent
allo
ca-
tion 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
3. Im
pro
ve
the
regula
tory
fram
ework
This
Pla
n r
esponds
to t
he
Span
ish G
over
nm
ent’
s fi
rm
com
mit
men
t to
poli
cies
whic
h i
mpro
ve
regula
tions
and r
educe
red
tap
e in
the
Euro
pea
n U
nio
n, an
d i
s
rela
ted t
o o
ther
init
iati
ves
whic
h a
re b
eing i
mple
men
-
ted t
o f
acil
itat
e in
tera
ctio
n
by b
usi
nes
ses
and c
itiz
ens
wit
h t
he
Adm
inis
trat
ions,
such
as
the
tran
sposi
tion o
f
the
Ser
vic
es D
irec
tive
and
adap
tati
on t
o t
he
Cit
izen
s’
Ele
ctro
nic
Acc
ess
to P
ubli
c
Ser
vic
es A
ct.
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
Pla
n a
ppro
ved
by t
he
Cab
inet
No b
udget
ed c
ost
Lis
ts o
f ad
min
istr
ativ
e co
sts
of
exis
ting
regula
tions
by a
pply
ing t
he
Sta
ndar
d
Cost
Model
and c
alcu
lati
ng t
he
savin
gs
pro
duce
d b
y t
he
cost
-cutt
ing m
easu
res.
ir111 E
-gover
nm
ent
usa
ge
by
indiv
idual
s
ir120 E
-gover
nm
ent
usa
ge
by
ente
rpri
ses
eb021 L
abour
pro
duct
ivit
y
per
per
son e
mplo
yed
Entr
epre
neu
rship
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 200 —
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
Ref
orm
of
the
Ban
kru
ptc
y A
ct w
ith a
vie
w
to s
impli
fyin
g p
roce
sses
, re
duci
ng c
ost
s an
d
reorg
anis
ing p
ow
ers
Exped
ite
the
appli
cati
on/d
ecla
rati
on s
tages
of
ban
kru
ptc
y a
nd n
oti
fica
tion o
f deb
t cl
aim
s. N
ew
regula
tion o
f ea
rly
pro
posa
l of
agre
emen
t w
ith
cred
itors
to f
acil
itat
e th
e si
gnin
g o
f ag
reem
ents
in
the
com
mon p
has
e of
the
inso
lven
cy p
roce
edin
gs.
Inse
rtio
n o
f si
mpli
fied
ban
kru
ptc
y f
or
consu
mer
s
Cri
tica
l re
vie
w o
f th
e le
gal
confi
gura
tion o
f th
e
tech
nic
al b
ody i
n b
ankru
ptc
y. R
eass
essm
ent
of
the
sem
i-open
str
uct
ure
of
ban
kru
ptc
y a
dm
inis
trat
ion,
enco
ura
gin
g t
he
use
of
a si
ngle
per
son a
s ad
min
is-
trat
or
in s
mal
l ban
kru
ptc
ies
Publi
c an
noun-
cem
ent
of
a
futu
re r
evie
w.
3Q
2008
4Q
2012
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
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
5. C
oher
en-
ce b
etw
een
poli
cies
10. C
om
pet
i-
tive
indust
ry
7.2
0
Ref
orm
of
the
Ban
kru
ptc
y A
ct
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
Entr
epre
neu
rship
— 201 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Enab
les
inte
rest
ed t
axpay
ers
to a
pply
for
refu
nds
of
bal
ance
s in
thei
r fa
vour
at t
he
end o
f ea
ch
sett
lem
ent
per
iod. T
axpay
ers
who c
hoose
this
opti
on m
ust
nec
essa
rily
set
tle
thei
r V
AT
on a
month
ly b
asis
.
Incr
ease
com
pan
ies’
liq
uid
ity.
Publi
c an
noun-
cem
ent
of
a
futu
re r
evie
w.
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
1Q
2009
4Q
2012
Dra
ft r
eport
ed t
o C
abin
et o
n 1
3
June
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. E
ntr
e-
pre
neu
rial
cult
ure
and
SM
E’s
3. E
ffici
ent
allo
ca-
tion o
f
reso
urc
es,
ori
ente
d
tow
ards
gro
wth
and
jobs
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
7.2
1
Am
endm
ent
of
VA
T s
yst
em
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
Est
imat
e by t
he
Tax
Adm
i-
nis
trat
ion
This
mea
sure
could
hav
e an
im
pac
t
on c
ash fl
ow
am
ounti
ng t
o a
n e
sti-
mat
ed 6
bil
lion e
uro
in 2
009. (*
)
The
afore
men
tioned
cas
h fl
ow
eff
ect
would
only
occ
ur
in 2
009. In
subse
-
quen
t yea
rs, th
e co
st w
ould
be
sole
ly
finan
cial
.
en060 R
esourc
e P
roduct
ivit
yE
ntr
epre
neu
rship
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 202 —
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
Tec
hnolo
gy I
nte
rnat
ional
isat
ion P
lan. A
imed
at
incr
easi
ng s
upport
for
sect
ors
and c
om
pan
ies
wit
h a
hig
h t
echnolo
gy c
onte
nt
and s
tren
g-
then
ing t
he
imag
e of
Mad
e in
Spai
n i
n t
hose
spher
es.
Hel
p c
om
pan
ies
take
full
advan
tage
of
opport
u-
nit
ies
avai
lable
in
fore
ign m
arket
s, s
upport
ing
the
inte
rnat
ional
isat
ion o
f in
novat
ive
pro
cess
es,
pro
duct
s an
d s
ervic
es d
evel
oped
by S
pan
ish c
om
-
pan
ies
in i
ndust
ries
whose
innovat
ive
com
ponen
t
Contr
ibute
tow
ard
s en
han
cing S
pai
n’s
im
age
abro
ad
Dec
isio
n p
ro-
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
3Q
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
13. C
om
pet
i-
tive
mar
ket
s
and g
lobal
i-
sati
on
8. In
nova-
tion
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent
6. In
crea
se l
e-
vel
s of
trai
nin
g
and i
nnovat
ion
Act
ions
aim
ed a
t fo
ster
ing
export
s of
hig
h-t
ech a
nd
val
ue-
added
pro
duct
s an
d
serv
ices
are
expec
ted t
o
incr
ease
by 1
0%
wit
h
resp
ect
to 2
008
7.2
2
Tec
hnolo
gy I
nte
rnat
ional
isat
ion P
lan
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
ial
budget
all
oca
tion:
100
M€ f
or
2008-2
010
1,0
00 c
om
pan
ies
are
expec
ted t
o
par
tici
pat
e in
2009
ir140 H
igh-t
ech e
xport
sM
arket
inte
gra
tion
— 203 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
Incr
ease
in T
reas
ury
guar
ante
es f
or
secu
riti
sati
on
of
loan
s. I
mpro
ve
tax t
reat
men
t fo
r non-r
esid
ents
who i
nves
t in
Span
ish fi
xed
-inco
me
secu
riti
es,
wit
h a
vie
w t
o e
asin
g t
he
requir
emen
ts t
o b
enefi
t
from
exem
pti
on f
rom
tax
atio
n a
nd w
ithhold
ing
tax.
Fac
ilit
ate
inves
tmen
t by a
ll n
on-r
esid
ents
, an
d,
ther
efore
, co
ver
exte
rnal
borr
ow
ing r
equir
emen
ts.
Dec
isio
n p
ro-
cess
concl
uded
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g
2Q
2008
1Q
2009
This
exem
pti
on w
as e
xte
nded
to
all
non-r
esid
ents
, re
gar
dle
ss o
f
thei
r pla
ce o
f re
siden
ce, by R
oyal
Dec
ree
2/2
008, of
21 A
pri
l, o
n
mea
sure
s to
boost
eco
nom
ic a
cti-
vit
y. A
noth
er R
D i
s ex
pec
ted t
o b
e
appro
ved
this
yea
r, i
ntr
oduci
ng a
mec
han
ism
to a
llow
for
much
more
agil
e ex
empti
on, re
duci
ng c
ost
s fo
r
inte
rmed
iari
es.
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
choi
ce
Key
ch
alle
nge:
se
cond
ch
oice
Key
ch
alle
n-ge
: 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
13. C
om
pet
i-
tive
mar
ket
s
and g
lobal
i-
sati
on
3. E
ffici
ent
allo
cati
on o
f re
-
sourc
es, ori
ente
d
tow
ards
gro
wth
and j
obs
4. P
rom
ote
com
pet
i-
tion
7.2
3
Incr
ease
in T
reas
ury
guar
ante
es f
or
secu
riti
sati
on o
f lo
ans
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
Fin
anci
al m
arket
s
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 204 —
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
i-ne
: e
ndC
omm
ents
Lea
rnin
g to E
xport
(A
PE
X)
is a
n init
iative
of
the
Span
ish I
nst
itute
for
Fore
ign T
rade
(IC
EX
) ai
med
at S
ME
s w
ith lit
tle
or
no
exper
ience
in e
xport
ing that
are
see
kin
g
aid in the
init
ial st
age
of
inte
rnat
iona-
lisa
tion.
To e
nab
le c
om
pan
ies
to m
ove
tow
ards
inte
rnat
ional
isat
ion, co
ntr
i-
buti
ng to a
n incr
ease
in c
om
pet
itiv
enes
s.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
.
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g.
3Q
2008
In 2
009, 600 c
om
pan
ies
are
expec
ted to b
egin
the
inte
rnat
io-
nal
isat
ion p
roce
ss, via
export
ing
or
inves
ting, w
ith d
irec
t su
pport
from
IC
EX
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
n-ge
: fir
st
choi
ce
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
13. C
om
pet
iti-
ve
mar
ket
s an
d
glo
bal
isat
ion.
8. In
novat
ion.
15. E
ntr
epre
-
neu
rial
cult
ure
and S
ME
’s
6. In
crea
se le-
vel
s of
trai
nin
g
and innovat
ion.
7.2
4
Lea
rnin
g t
o E
xport
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
The
pro
gra
mm
e w
ill m
obil
ise
4 m
illi
on e
uro
eac
h y
ear.
It is
esti
mat
ed that
AP
EX
wil
l hel
p 2
,000 c
om
pan
ies.
ir140 H
igh-t
ech e
xport
s.M
arket
inte
gra
tion.
— 205 —
Annex I. Main Measures in the National Reform Programme
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
i-ne
: e
ndC
omm
ents
Exte
nsi
on o
f th
e ex
empti
on f
or
yie
lds
on
gover
nm
ent bonds
and f
or
inco
me
der
ived
from
pre
ferr
ed s
tock
and o
ther
deb
t
inst
rum
ents
to a
ll n
on-r
esid
ents
, re
gar
dle
ss
of
thei
r pla
ce o
f re
siden
ce.
To f
avour
the
pla
cem
ent of
gover
nm
ent an
d p
rivat
e se
ctor
bonds
in
inte
rnat
ional
mar
ket
s, f
acil
itat
ing f
undin
g f
or
Span
ish b
usi
nes
ses.
Fis
cal co
ord
inat
ion w
ith o
ther
Euro
pea
n c
ountr
ies.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
.
Full
y im
ple
men
ted.
2Q
2008
Royal
Dec
ree
2/2
008, of
21 A
pri
l,
on m
easu
res
to b
oost
eco
nom
ic
activit
y.
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
n-ge
: fir
st
choi
ce
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
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent.
3. Im
pro
ved
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent.
7.2
5
Exte
nsi
on o
f th
e ex
empti
on f
or
yie
lds
on g
over
nm
ent
bonds
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
Entr
epre
neu
rship
Spain – National Reform Programme 2008 Progress Report
— 206 —
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
i-ne
: e
ndC
omm
ents
Mad
e in
Spai
n, M
ade
by S
pai
n» c
ountr
y
imag
e pla
n, w
ith a
vie
w to im
pro
vin
g
the
imag
e of
Span
ish p
roduct
s, s
ervic
es,
sect
ors
and b
usi
nes
ses
abro
ad.
To s
upport
the
inte
rnat
ional
isat
ion o
f S
pan
ish c
om
pan
ies,
so that
they
can
lev
erag
e th
e co
mpet
itiv
e ad
van
tage
of
Spai
n’s
posi
tive
imag
e ab
road
.
Ensu
re that
Span
ish c
om
pan
ies
that
are
inte
rnat
ional
isin
g a
re n
ot
pen
alis
ed b
y a
lac
k o
f an
im
age
for
Spai
n in p
riori
ty m
arket
s.
Dec
isio
n p
roce
ss
concl
uded
.
Imple
men
tati
on
on-g
oin
g.
3Q
2008
The
Mad
e in
Spai
n, M
ade
by
Spai
n P
ilot P
rogra
mm
e has
bee
n
imple
men
ted in the
US
mar
ket
for
the
per
iod 2
008-2
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
n-ge
: fir
st
choi
ce
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 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.
14. C
om
pet
i-
tive
busi
nes
s
envir
onm
ent.
A 2
0%
incr
ease
in
the
val
ue
of
goods,
serv
ices
and b
rands
by 2
012 in those
mar
ket
s su
bje
ct to
imag
e pro
moti
on
activit
ies
and im
age
pla
ns
7.2
6
Mad
e in
Spai
n
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
Publi
c an
nounce
men
t by the
Min
istr
y.20 M
€ p
er y
ear
for
the
Mad
e in
Spai
n, M
ade
by S
pai
n P
ilot P
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averageLast date
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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
Employment rate of older workers -
(males) 60 58,9 55,3 52,2 54,1 50,8 2007
Employment rate of older workers -
(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
Average exit age from the labour force
- females 62,3 62,9 61,1 60,7 60,5 60,2 2006
Average exit age from the labour force
- 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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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
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D
(GERD) by source of funds - government 42,5 41 – 34,3 – 35,6 2006
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D
(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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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
Market share of the incumbent in fi xed
telecommunications - long distance calls 75 72 63 65 66 69 2005
Market share of the incumbent in fi xed
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
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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
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social
transfers - females 23 24 25 24 25 24 2006
At-risk-of-poverty rate after social
transfers - females 18 19 15 15 15 15 2006
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social
transfers - males 25 26 27 27 27 26 2006
At-risk-of-poverty rate after social
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
Dispersion of regional employment
rates - females 5 5,5 – – – – 2006
Dispersion of regional employment
rates - males 12,8 14,8 – – – – 2006
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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
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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.
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Annex
IV
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26,8
22,0
6,6
11,5
15,0
6,6
53,7
55,0
Ast
uria
s (Pr
inci
palit
y)6,
060
,464
,0–7
,521
,615
,04,
48,
513
,59,
314
,230
,0
Bal
eari
c Is
land
s2,
470
,772
,72
–1,8
44,2
30,0
3,5
9,3
12,2
6,4
17,1
23,7
Can
ary
Isla
nds
3,5
63,5
64,3
2,5
36.9
22,0
3,5
11,0
15,0
––
20,0
Can
tabr
ia6,
366
,466
,0–1
,326
,815
,04,
87,
615
,028
,539
,260
,0
Cas
tilla
y L
eón
5,9
65,9
70,0
1,5
23,2
15,0
3,4
10,7
14,0
2,0
21,2
33,0
Cas
tilla
– L
a M
anch
a5,
065
,464
,3–1
,635
,117
,14,
79,
710
,20,
74,
633
,0
Cat
alon
ia3,
971
,974
,0–2
,731
,523
,05,
89,
015
,03,
154
,3–
Com
unid
ad V
alen
cian
a2,
967
,070
,5–2
,531
,815
,63,
210
,514
,37,
322
,946
,3
Ext
rem
adur
a4,
558
,565
,7–6
,934
,829
,88,
912
,411
,61,
14,
829
,9
Gal
icia
5,5
65,3
65,0
–2,5
22,1
12,5
4,6
11,1
13,5
6,1
28,6
27,3
Mad
rid
(Reg
ion)
4,5
71,7
–1,
724
,9–
7,7
11,3
15,3
15,4
52,7
–
Mur
cia
(Reg
ion)
3,9
66,5
67,0
–5,5
38,4
25,0
4,2
10,1
12,5
8,1
27,8
>30
Nav
arra
(Com
. For
al d
e)4,
672
,075
,0–5
,816
,810
,09,
513
,315
,012
,846
,060
,0
Bas
que
Cou
ntry
4,4
68,3
70,0
2,6
15,3
<10
,06,
113
,217
,519
,194
,310
0,0
Rio
ja (L
a)3,
869
,673
,0–5
,830
,418
,07,
19,
315
,02,
07,
015
,0
Ceu
ta–
47,3
––
––
––
–3,
37,
6–
Mel
illa
–52
,9–
––
––
––
14,5
36,3
–
Ceu
ta y
Mel
illa
––
–13,1
54,8
–4,8
10,6
––
––
(I)
For
com
par
ison w
ith o
ther
Euro
pea
n c
ountr
ies,
the
nat
ional
obje
ctiv
e is
bas
ed o
n t
he
popula
tion a
ged
15-6
4.
In 2
006,
the
emplo
ym
ent
rate
of
the
popula
tion a
ged
15-6
4 w
as 6
4.8
%.
(Lab
our
Forc
e S
urv
ey)
(II)
P
erce
nta
ge
of
the
popula
tion a
ged
18-2
4 w
ho h
ave
not
com
ple
ted t
he
seco
nd s
tage
of
seco
ndar
y e
duca
tion a
nd i
s not
rece
ivin
g a
ny f
orm
of
trai
nin
g. (S
ourc
e: M
EP
SyD
)
(III
) P
erce
nta
ge
of
the
popula
tion a
ged
25-6
4 t
hat
is
purs
uin
g s
tudie
s. (
Sourc
e: L
abour
Forc
e S
urv
ey)
(IV
) (S
ourc
e: M
EP
SyD
) In
cludes
stu
den
ts r
egis
tere
d a
t sc
hools
auth
ori
sed b
y t
he
educa
tion a
uth
ori
ties
. If
all
reg
iste
red s
tuden
ts w
ere
incl
uded
, th
e ra
te w
ould
hav
e bee
n 4
6.7
% f
or
Spai
n
in 2
006.
— 221 —
Annex IV. Breakdown by region of the main goals of the NRP.
Annex
IV
.2.
R&
D a
nd i
nnovat
ion o
bje
ctiv
es o
f th
e N
atio
nal
Ref
orm
Pro
gra
mm
e
Aut
onom
ous C
omm
unity
R&
D e
xpen
ditu
re a
s % o
f GD
P (%
)R
&D
exp
endi
ture
by
busi
ness
(%)
Hom
es w
ith b
road
band
acc
ess (
%)
Δ 2
004/
06
(%)
2006
2010
ob
ject
ive
Δ 2
004/
06
(%)
2006
2010
ob
ject
ive
Δ 2
004/
07
(%)
2007
2010
ob
ject
ive
SPA
IN0,
141,
202,
0–1
,147
,655
,025
,439
,245
,0
And
alus
ia0,1
30,9
01,8
–2,6
29,1
45,5
24,1
35,0
45,0
Ara
gón
0,1
90,8
81,4
–0,3
50,7
52,0
26,1
39,9
60,0
Ast
uria
s (Pr
inci
palit
y)0,2
50,9
01,2
2,0
41,0
55,0
24,1
38,9
65,5
Bal
eari
c Is
land
s0,0
30,2
91,0
–2,3
16,7
40,0
24,2
44,8
58,0
Can
ary
Isla
nds
0,0
70,6
51,5
3,6
22,8
41,0
27,1
42,5
56,0
Can
tabr
ia0,3
60,8
02,0
–4,7
30,1
45,5
27,7
41,9
78,0
Cas
tilla
y L
eón
0,0
40,9
72,0
0,9
49,1
54,6
23,5
32,5
60,0
Cas
tilla
– L
a M
anch
a0,0
60,4
72,0
2,9
42,7
55,0
20,6
28,3
55,0
Cat
alon
ia0,0
91,4
32,0
–2,2
57,1
55,7
28,0
46,0
78,0
Com
unid
ad V
alen
cian
a0,0
60,9
62,0
2,5
33,4
45,5
23,0
36,7
50,0
Ext
rem
adur
a0,3
20,7
31,2
–12,8
15,8
35,7
16,7
23,2
22,7
Gal
icia
0,0
40,9
01,5
5,0
38,6
46,4
17,0
25,7
45,0
Mad
rid
(Reg
ion)
0,3
31,9
82,2
2,8
53,4
56,4
32,8
51,7
57,0
Mur
cia
(Reg
ion)
0,1
30,7
81,2
4,5
38,2
47,3
19,4
31,5
55,0
Nav
arra
(Com
. For
al d
e)0,1
21,9
23,0
1,3
59,3
66,0
29,8
40,1
45,0
Bas
que
Cou
ntry
0,0
91,6
02,3
–2,1
68,6
66,0
26,3
40,0
50,0
Rio
ja (L
a)0,4
01,0
62,0
0,4
58,8
61,9
28,3
37,4
60,0
Ceu
ta –
––
––
–24,6
46,2
–
Mel
illa
––
0,5
––
–34,3
47,7
–
Ceu
ta y
Mel
illa
0,0
90,1
9–
6,4
11,4
––
––
*
Obje
ctiv
es s
et a
t th
e T
hir
d C
onfe
rence
of
Pre
siden
ts i
n A
utu
mn 2
006.
Sourc
e: I
NE
.