Description
The Spanish's Official Gazette publishes laws, provisions, settlements and other spanish administrative acts that must be known by the citizens. It is managed by the National Agency of the State's Official Gazette, who edites, publishes and disseminates it to grant the legal and administrative transparency of the spanish law.
The Official Gazette includes provisions published in the Official Gazette since 1960 of sections I, II and III. Besides, they collect announcements from section IV since 2009 and announcements from section V since 1960. It also offers settlements from the Constitutional Court since 1981.
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- Section I "General Provisions" collects the Constitution and its reforms; official bills, international treaties and agreements; other general provisions, and general decisions from the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court.
- Section II "Authorities and personnel" collects appointments and cessations of high positions and Administration personnel, as well as competitive exams for employment in the public sector.
- Section III "Other provisions" collects non-general provisions, such as scholarship concessions, public awards and other subsidies, agreements, study plans, enviromental impact declarations, etc.
- Section IV "Justice Administration" collects edicts, announcements and closing arguments from different Courts, including announcements of public auctions until 2021.
- Section V collects public employment announcements, other official announcements and particular announcements.
- Constitutional Court's section collects sentences, declarations and court orders from the Constitutional Court exclusively.
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How to search?
"Quick search" is the predeterminated search option. This search allows you to write text or keywords for a specific area. If not changed, the search will be launched for "legislation", that is spanish laws published in the Official Gazette.
However, you can also make a quick search in different areas:
- Todo el BOE (All of the Official Gazette): the search includes all of the Official Gazette sections
- Notificaciones (Announcements): the search includes official announcements from the Ministries published in the Official Gazette
- Edictos (Edicts): the search includes edicts from different Courts published in the Official Gazette
The advanced search allows you to limit your query with specific filters for a more precise answer. To access advanced search you only have to clic on the desired option among the areas available in the "BOE" box under the search bar. It offers the same areas as the quick search, although it allows you to access a list with the latest scholarships, subsidies and awards.
Once in the selected area, the available filters will unfold to limit the query in this area.
- Legislation. This area offers two search formats: basic search and advanced search. The basic search allows you to filter a quick search with some options about the type of legislation. However, you can only search by title.
To properly access to the advanced search, you have to clic on the magnifying glass blue icon located in the right side of the search box. It will unfold the advanced options to search by range, publishing organ, number of publication... etc. You can also combine these options with boolean operators.
- Personnel. This area allows you to run an advanced search of provisions related to competitive exams for employment in the public sector and appointments. The search box is similar to the Legislation search box except for you cannot search by range.
- Other provisions. This area allows you to run an advanced search in section III "Other provisions". The search box is similar to the Legislation search box except for you cannot search by range.
- All of the Official Gazette. This area allows you tu search the content from provisions I, II and III since 1960; announcements from section IV since 2009; announcements from section V since 1960 and settlements from the Constitutional Court since 1981. The search box is similar to the Legislation search box except for you can search in a particular section.
Every search option, whereas quick search, basic search or advanced search, can include boolean operators in both filter options or search bars. However, you must always write a period before the operator
| Operator | Action |
|---|---|
| .Y | Locates resources that include ALL of the selected terms |
| .O | Locates resources that include ONE or BOTH of the selected terms |
| .NO | Locates resources that include the FIRST but NOT THE SECOND term |
Besides, you can use other operators to find exact words or variations of a term to expand the search range.
| Operator | Action |
| * | Locates resources that include VARIATIONS of the written term |
| " " | Locates the EXACT TERM written between the quotation marks |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who is the Official Gazette useful for?
It is useful for anyone who needs to know the Spanish law about a particular topic or the Constitutional Court's sentences, despite the subject of their studies.
Does the Official Gazette include legal or legislative academic information?
No, it doesn't. The Official Gazette only publishes laws and provisions from governmental organs.
Can I access and download documents from the Official Gazette freely?
Yes, you can. All the information can be used and downloaded freely.
Do I need to register to access the Official Gazette content?
No, you don't. It is not necessary to register for accessing the information. Although you can register to use the information alert system that will notify you when a law is updated.
Can I find old laws in the Official Gazette?
The Official Gazette only includes content from 1960 to the present day. For laws older than this date you must search in Gazeta: colección histórica (Gazette: historic collection), which collects ancient spanish laws.