The Regional Government opens for public consultation the decree that organizes the COCOEX

The Regional Ministry of Health and Dependency Care has opened the public hearing and information process regarding the draft Decree developing the functions, organization, and operation of the Consumer Council of Extremadura (COCOEX). The decision is formalized through the Resolution of November 4, 2026, of the General Secretariat, published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura number 218, corresponding to Thursday, November 12, 2026, with official reference 2026062849. The period to examine the text and submit allegations is seven business days.

The process is based on Article 66.3 of Law 1/2002, of February 28, on the Government and Administration of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, and Article 133 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. The resolution argues that the projected regulation affects the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and that the nature of the provision advises the hearing process, once the text of the decree has been drafted.

Seven business days and abbreviated processing

The first section of the resolution sets the opening of the process for a period of seven business days, counted from the day following its publication in the Official Gazette of Extremadura, meaning the period for allegations extends until the end of November 2026. Citizens, organizations, and associations who deem it appropriate may participate in order to examine the project and formulate the allegations or proposals they consider pertinent.

The resolution also includes an express reference to the abbreviated nature of the procedure: the submission to the abbreviated process is justified by the Resolution of October 2, 2026, of the same General Secretariat, by which the abbreviated processing of the aforementioned draft decree was agreed upon.

Where to consult the text and how to submit allegations

The draft decree may be examined and submitted through the following locations and channels:

• Electronically, via the address dg.incoex@salud-juntaex.es.
• Through any of the means provided for in Law 39/2015, of October 1.
• In person, at the offices of the Consumer Institute of Extremadura, at calle San Salvador, 9, Mérida (Badajoz).
• On the Transparency Portal of the Junta de Extremadura (gobiernoabierto.juntaex.es/trasnsparencia/web/c-syss).

The hours for in-person submission and consultation will be from 9:00 to 14:00 during the designated days. The resolution is signed in Mérida, on November 4, 2026, by the general secretary María del Pilar Nogales Perogil.

The regulation ordering participation in consumption

The decree submitted for consultation develops the functions, organization, and operation of COCOEX, the body that coordinates the participation of consumers and their associations in the consumer policy of the autonomous community. Its regulatory development also arrives within a context of normative activity by the department regarding consumer affairs: the same General Secretariat is processing the modification of Decree 4/2003, of January 14, which regulates the legal regime, structure, and operation of the Ombudsman for Users of the Public Health System of Extremadura, whose joint process of prior public consultation, hearing, and public information was published in DOE number 212, of November 4, 2026, with reference 2026062751.

The statutory framework of the organization is completed by Decree 214/2008, of October 24, which approves the Statutes of the Consumer Institute of Extremadura, attached to the General Directorate of the Consumer Institute, the body that has been assuming the instruction and resolution of procedures regarding consumer affairs in the region.

Impact for consumers and associations

The public consultation is the final formal window for the network of consumer associations and any interested person to influence the text that will define how COCOEX is organized and operates. As this is a regulation affecting legitimate rights and interests, the allegations submitted within these seven business days may modify the content of the decree before its approval by the Governing Council of Extremadura, such that the result of the process will condition the real capacity for participation of Extremaduran consumers in the design of the regional consumer policy.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura, no. 218, November 12, 2026 (official reference: 2026062849).