ORGANIC LAW FOR THE SPEED AND OPTIMIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
In Official Gazette No. 7,018 extraordinary of April 8, 2026, the Organic Law for the Speed and Optimization of Administrative Procedures was published. The text consists of 12 articles, three Transitional Provisions, a Single Repealing Provision and a Single Final Provision.
I. Purpose
The purpose of the Law is to establish mechanisms for the Public Administration to speed up and optimize administrative procedures and procedures, in order to reduce the processing and response times to requests and petitions
II. Purpose
The purpose of the Law is to promote measures that ensure the speed and optimization of the State’s administrative procedures and procedures, especially those related to public services and economic and social development, and to strengthen public bodies and entities to increase their efficiency and effectiveness in the promotion, guarantee and protection of human rights, and to overcome bureaucratic or unnecessary procedures that hinder the fulfilment of the purposes of the State and the socio-economic regime provided for in the Constitution
III. Principles
The procedures and procedures are governed by principles such as service to the citizenry, honesty, simplicity, speed, effectiveness, efficiency, transparency, legality and popular participation (art. 3). Likewise, its application must guarantee legal certainty, remediability, presumption of good faith and the right to a timely response, avoiding non-essential formalities or requirements that are not reasonably required
IV. Duties of the Public Administration
It is the responsibility of the organs and entities of the Public Administration to guarantee clear, agile and useful procedures; to modernize and systematize information; eliminate duplicate requirements; ensuring interoperability and territorial accessibility; and coordinating the action of dependent bodies and attached entities when the procedure requires it (art. 5). Likewise, each body and entity will designate a unit responsible for the speed and optimization of procedures, for the exchange of information, verification of requirements and inter-institutional coordination.
They must also incorporate electronic means when they contribute to optimising procedures and speeding up processing (art. 10) and adopt measures to avoid exclusion due to the digital divide, guaranteeing face-to-face attention, preferential attention, simplified procedures and direct assistance from public personnel.
V. Powers of the President of the Republic
The Law empowers the President of the Republic to suspend, reduce, modify or suppress administrative procedures, procedures, authorizations, permits and requirements (with respect to the legal reserve), order the digitization of procedures and procedures, issue regulations, norms or standards for their uniformity, and order the creation and regulation of the management of interoperable digital one-stop-shops (Art. 6). These measures do not apply to judicial proceedings.
VI. National Commission for the Speed and Optimization of Administrative Procedures and Procedures
The Law creates the National Commission for the Speed and Optimization of Administrative Procedures and Procedures, with the aim of evaluating and proposing to the Presidency of the Republic the measures to be adopted in this area (art. 7). The Commission is composed of the President of the Republic (who chairs it), the Executive Vice-President, the Sectoral Vice-Presidents, two Deputies of the National Assembly, two Governors, two Mayors and a representative of the Ombudsman’s Office. It will have a Technical Secretariat designated by the Presidency and will promote mechanisms for participation and popular consultation
VII. Final provisions
A maximum period of 180 days is established for the adaptation of formalities and procedures, as well as for the suppression and liquidation of the National Institute for the Efficient Management of Formalities and Permits
VIII. Repealing Provision
Repeal of all rules and provisions that conflict with the Law.
IX. Final Provision
Entry into force from its publication in the Official Gazette, that is, on April 8, 2026.
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