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Regulation Directory project - Spain
Spain
Regulator(s) of Admission
Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola. Additionally must be registered with local bar association to practice. There are 83 local bars.
Contact/URL
Local Bar Council http://www.abogacia.es/conozcanos/la-institucion/ejercicio-de-la-abogacia/
Regulator(s) of Practice
Regional Bars, local bar association and Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola
Contact/URL
Local Bar president http://www.abogacia.es/conozcanos/la-institucion/normativa-profesional/
Disciplinary Authorities
Disciplinary Board of local Bar with appeal to the Regional Bar or the Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola directly,in case there is no Regional Bar in the concrete Region. There are 10 regional bars.
Contact/URL
http://www.abogacia.es/
http://www.abogacia.es/conozcanos/la-institucion/colegios-y-consejos/
Primary Legislative Source
Organic Law 6 /1985 of 1 July, the Judicial Branch. Title II: Lawyers and Attorneys, Royal Decree 658/2001 of 22 June, which approves the General Statute of the Spanish Bar, Law 34/2006 of October 30, on access to the professions of lawyer or solicitor of the Courts. Royal Decree 775/2011 of 3 June, which approves the Regulations of Law 34/2006, of October 30, on access to the professions of lawyer or solicitor of the Courts., Law 17/2009 of 13 November, on the free access to the services activities and their practice, Royal Decree 36/2006, of 17 November.
Contact/URL
http://www.ccbe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/NTCdocument/en_spain_bylawspdf1_1188889840.pdf
http://www.abogacia.es/conozcanos/la-institucion/normativa-profesional/