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European
ultimatum on Valencia land law |
The European Commission has
said they may refer the Valencia land law, the LUV,
to the European Court of Justice, if a further formal request they have sent
Spain to modify the law in line with European legislation meets with no
satisfactory response.
The request is in the form of a
‘reasoned opinion’ and is the second stage of the infringement procedure which
the Commission began against the LUV at the beginning
of April. Brussels considers that the new law, approved last December, does not
address the possibilities for infraction in public contracting detected in its
predecessor, the controversial LRAU.
The Commission takes the view that
the awarding of integrated action programmes - PAI -
for land and town development constitutes public contracts, and as such, should
be awarded in accordance with EU legislation. The Valencia authorities maintain
that PAIs are not public contracts, and that the LUV does not therefore contravene EU Directives.
The Commission has given Valencia’s
regional government two months to meet their ultimatum.
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