El Catllar submits the ordinance regulating municipal subsidies for public consultation

The Catllar City Council has initially approved the general ordinance regulating the granting of subsidies by the council, an agreement adopted by the Plenary in the session of November 4, 2026. The initial approval was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona on November 9, 2026, with the electronic validation code CVE 2026-10489 and the signature date of the mayor, Alba López Domínguez, on November 5. The text is now subject to public information and a hearing for interested parties.

A 30-day period to examine the file

The file is subject to public information for a period of 30 days, counted from the day after the publication of the announcement in the provincial gazette and on the corporation’s notice board.

• Period: 30 days from the day after publication in the BOP of Tarragona and on the municipal notice board.
• Who can intervene: any interested party, natural person or entity, who may examine the file at the municipal offices.
• What can be submitted: claims and suggestions regarding the text of the ordinance.
• Alternative consultation: the council provides a download link for the document on its electronic platform.

Legal basis of the measure

The agreement of the Plenary is based on article 22.2.d) and article 49 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the bases of the local regime, and on article 178 of the Recast Text of the Municipal and Local Regime Law of Catalonia, approved by Legislative Decree 2/2003, of April 28. It is also based on article 63 of the Regulation of Works, Activities and Services of Local Entities, approved by Decree 179/1995, of June 13.

The procedure is the standard one for municipal ordinances: the regulation begins with the initial approval of the plenary, goes through a period of exhibition and allegations, and only becomes final once the contributions received have been resolved—or discarded.

Final approval if there are no allegations

The municipal announcement is explicit about the effects of the process: if no claim or suggestion is presented against the initial approval during the period of public information and hearing for interested parties, the agreement will be understood as definitively approved without the need for any new vote by the plenary.

Once final, the ordinance will deploy its effects on all grants awarded by the council, including the definition of the regulatory bases for each subsidy line.

Impact for the municipality’s entities

The new regulation directly affects entities, associations, and non-profit organizations in the municipality that apply for municipal grants every year, as well as individuals who are beneficiaries. The ordinance sets the rules of the game: how a grant is called, with what requirements, how the expenditure is justified, and which control mechanisms are applied.

For local associations, having a single and public framework reduces uncertainty regarding the granting criteria and facilitates the planning of projects that depend on municipal funding. For the city council, the regulation is the piece that organizes grant spending and subjects it to administrative procedure.

Interested entities will have 30 days from November 10, 2026, to submit allegations to the file, which can be consulted at the municipal offices of Catllar.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, November 9, 2026, section I, p. 1-1 (official reference: CVE 2026-10489).