La Jonquera opens a 30-day period for allegations to modify the waste ordinance

Initial approval of the regulatory amendment

The Plenary of the La Jonquera City Council, in an ordinary session held on 30 July 2026, initially approved the amendment to the ordinance regulating street cleaning and waste management in the municipality. The notice has been published in BOP of Girona number 158, dated 18 August 2026, with edict number 7290 (reference CVE BOP-2026_0_158_7290), issued by the Provincial Council of Girona.

The file instructing the procedure is number X2026000260, and the full text of the proposed amendment is accessible on the council’s electronic headquarters. The regulation governs the cleaning obligations of public roads and waste management in the urban centres of the municipal area.

Period for objections and procedure

The council opens a period of 30 calendar days, counted from the day after the publication of the notice in the official bulletin, so that interested parties may submit the objections they deem appropriate. If no objections are registered during this period, the adopted agreements will be definitively approved without the need for a new agreement.

The opening of this period responds to the legal procedure established for the final approval of local ordinances. The period is structured as follows:

• Start of the period: the day after the date of publication in the BOP of Girona (18 August 2026).
• Duration: 30 calendar days.
• Recipients: residents, traders and any interested person or entity.
• Consequence: if there are no objections, the agreement is definitively approved.

Legal basis of the amendment

The notice expressly refers to three regulations of state and regional rank that underpin the approval and publication procedure:

• Article 63 of Decree 179/1995, of 13 June, approving the Regulation on works, activities and services of local bodies.
• Article 49 of Law 7/1985, of 2 April, regulating the bases of local government.
• Article 178 of Decree Law 2/2003, of 28 April, approving the consolidated text of the municipal and local government law of Catalonia.

This regulatory framework requires municipalities to publish amendments to local ordinances in the official provincial bulletin and to guarantee a period of citizen participation before their final approval.

Availability of the full text

The full ordinance will be published on the municipal website of La Jonquera (www.lajonquera.cat), in the Open Government and transparency section, within the Government action and regulations section, in the Reports and documents of ongoing regulatory projects section. The notice has been electronically signed by the mayoress, Míriam Lanero Carrillo, on 10 August 2026.

Impact for citizens

The modification of the waste ordinance directly affects the daily lives of residents and businesses in La Jonquera, a border municipality in the Alt Empordà region with significant commercial and logistical activity. The regulation sets out obligations relating to the cleaning of public thoroughfares and the proper management of waste, including commercial establishments, sectors that generate a high volume of waste. Interested parties have 30 days to submit their observations to the town council before the ordinance is finally approved.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Girona, number 158, 18 August 2026, p. 1 (official reference: CVE BOP-2026_0_158_7290).