The Public Procurement Court of the Spanish Parlament

Abstract

This article analyses the Public Procurement Court of the Spanish Parliament, established in compliance with the provisions of Law 34/2010, of 5 August. This body emerged from the need to adapt Spanish legislation to European Union regulations. At Central State Administration level, Spain has established the Public Procurement Review Central Administrative Court, in compliance with the above-mentioned law. This body’s jurisdiction covers constitutional bodies like the General Council of the Judiciary, the Constitutional Court and the Court of Auditors. Therefore, the sphere of the Spanish parliament falls within the jurisdiction of the court whose name is the title of this article. As mentioned above, the regulation of the Public Procurement Court of the Spanish Parliament is analysed, focusing on the Resolution of 21 December 2010, approved by the General Committees of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, which specifies important aspects of the above-mentioned body with regard to its jurisdiction, composition and functioning. Lastly, reference is also made to the utilisation of this recourse thus far within the Spanish parliament.