Ministry of Science and Innovation

Basic Organic Structure of the Ministry

• Royal Decree 404/2020, of 25 February, whereby the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of Science and Innovation. BOE 27-02-2020

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Agencies attached to the Ministry

• Royal Decree 202/2021, of 30 March, whereby certain public investigation bodies of the General State Administration are reorganized and Royal Decree 1730/2007, of December 21, which creates the State Agency Higher Council of Scientific Research and approves its Statute, and Royal Decree 404/2020, of February 25, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Science and Innovation. BOE 31-03-2021
• Order ECD/1746/2016, of 28 October, by which they are created different evaluation bodies attached to the Autonomous Agency National Agency for Quality Evaluation and Accreditation. BOE 05-11-2016
• Royal Decree 1112/2015, of 11 December, approving the Statute of the Autonomous Agency National Agency for Quality Evaluation and Accreditation. BOE 18-12-2015
• Royal Decree 1067/2015, of 27 November, by which the State Research Agency and its Statute was adopted. BOE 28-11-2015
• Royal Decree 815/2015, of 11 September, amending the Royal Decree 903/2007, of 6 Julyapproving the Statute of the Autonomous Body "European Educational Programmes" and agreeing its new name Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education.
• Resolution of 25 February 2014, of the State Secretariat for Research, Development and Innovation, by which the Statutes of the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands. BOE 17-03-2014
• Royal Decree 1239/2011, of 8 Septemberwhich approves the Statutes of the National University of Distance Education. BOE 22-09-2011
• Order ECI/4063/2007, of 27 December, by which the Institute of Space Sciences, as the Institute of the Autonomous Body of the Higher Council for Scientific Research. BOE 17-01-2008
• Royal Decree 1730/2007, of 21 December, by which the State Agency Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and its Statute is approved. BOE 14-01-2008
• Royal Decree 903/2007, of 6 July, approving the Statute of the Autonomous Body “European Educational Programmes”. BOE 07-07-2007
• Law 42/2006, of 28 December, of General State Budgets for the year 2007. BOE 29-12-2006. (The forty-sixth additional arrangement, creates the Autonomous Body European Educational Programs, with effect from 1 January 2007.)
• Order SCO/393/2006, of 8 Februaryestablishing the organisation and functioning of National Bank of Cell Lines. BOE 18-02-2006
• Order PRE/3780/2005, of 30 November, whereby it is created in the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology, Forestry Research Centre. BOE 05-12-2005
• Royal Decree 102/2002, of 25 January, by which I mean changes the name of the National Museum of Science and Technology. BOE 06-02-2002
• Royal Decree 331/2002, of 5 April, approving the Statute of the Menéndez Pelayo International University. BOE 12-04-2002
• Organic Law 6/2001, of 21 December, of Universities. BOE 24-12-2001. (Creation of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) Article 32)
• Royal Decree 375/2001, of 6 April, approving the Statute of the “Carlos III” Institute of Health. BOE 27-04-2001
• Royal Decree 1952/2000, of 1 December, approving the Statute of the Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT). BOE 02-12-2000
• Order of 24 November 1993, about Institutes and Centres with Board of Trustees of the Higher Council for Scientific Research. BOE 15-12-1993

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Other provisions

• Royal Decree 932/2017, of 27 October, by which the organisation and shared management of general and common services between the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and the State Research Agency. BOE 14-11-2017
• Royal Decree 420/2015, of 29 May, of Creation, recognition, authorization and accreditation of universities and university centers. BOE 17-06-2015
• Royal Decree 1773/2011, of 2 December, on the legal configuration of College of Spain in Paris. BOE 03-12-2011
• Order PRE/3147/2011, of 18 November, publishing the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of 18 November 2011 for the recovery and preservation of the heritage of the Student Residence. BOE 19-11-2011
• Royal Decree 1791/2010, of 30 December, approving the University Student Statute. (It is created and regulated State University Student Council). BOE 31-12-2010
• Order CIN/3035/2009, of 5 November, creating one auxiliary registration office at the Ministry of Science and Innovation. BOE 14-11-2009
• Royal Decree 2093/2008, of 19 December, which regulates the Technology Centers and Technology Innovation Support Centers at the state level and the Register of such Centers is created. BOE 23-01-2009
• Royal Decree 1509/2008, of 12 September, which regulates the Registration of Universities, Centers and Degrees. BOE 25-09-2008
• Order ECI/3078/2005, of 27 September, whereby the General Registration Office of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). BOE 07-10-2005
• Royal Decree 339/2004, of 27 February, about Accreditation of health research institutes. BOE 13-03-2004

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Collegiate and advisory bodies

Ministerial collegiate bodies

• Royal Decree 852/2020, of 22 September, which regulates the composition and functioning of the Spanish Polar Committee. BOE 16-10-2020
• Order CIN/658/2020, of 13 July, by which the e-Science Network (REC). BOE 18-07-2020
• Order CNU/73/2019, of 25 January, which creates and regulates the Single Recruitment Board from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. BOE: 31-01-2019
• Resolution of May 31, 2018, of the Chair of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, O.A., M.P., by which the composition and functions of the Recruitment Bureau. BOE 28-06-2018
• Royal Decree 1024/2015, of 13 November, approving the Rules of Procedure of the Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Innovation. BOE 07-12-2015
• Order ITC/312/2005, of 15 February, by which the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Industrial Technology Development. BOE 18-02- 2005
• Organic Law 6/2001, of 21 December, of Universities. BOE 24-12-2001. (See Title IV: General Conference on University Policy and Council of Universities)

Interministerial collegiate bodies

• Royal Decree 938/2020, of 27 October, which regulates the Observatory "Women, Science and Innovation". BOE 28-10-2020
• Order PRE/1460/2014, of 28 July, which creates and regulates the Joint Coordination Commission between the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, in relation to Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission. BOE 05-08-2014
• Royal Decree 1589/2012, of 23 November, by which the Joint Coordination Commission between the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, in relation to Carlos III Institute of Health. BOE 05-12-2012
• Law 14/2011, of 1 June, of Science, Technology and Innovation. BOE 02-06-2011. (Article 8. Council for Scientific, Technological and Innovation Policy. Article 9. Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Innovation. Article 10. Spanish Committee for Research Ethics)
• Royal Decree 1527/2010, of 15 November, whereby the Committee on Guarantees for the Donation and Use of Human Tissues and Cells and the Registration of Research Projects. BOE 04-12-2010
• Royal Decree 1677/2009, of 13 November, approving the Regulation of the Council of Universities. BOE 04-12-2009
• Order ECI/3184/2005, of 6 October, approving the Regulations on the Internal Functioning of the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity. BOE 15-10-2005
• Order ECD/273/2004, of 3 February, which regulates the Spanish Committee of University Sport. BOE 13-02-2004
• Royal Decree 1204/2003, of 19 September, whereby the Interministerial Commission for Fisheries Research. BOE 30-09-2003
• Order PRE/583/2003, of 13 March, whereby the Commission for the Coordination and Monitoring of the Activities of Oceanographic Vessels. BOE 20-03-2003
• Order of 5 April 2001, by which the Interministerial Commission for Coordination and Monitoring of the Activities of the Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT) in support of energy policy. BOE 18-04-2001

Inter-administrative collegiate bodies

Other organs

• Order PRE/305/2009, of 10 February, by which the Network of Biological Alert Laboratories «RE-LAB». BOE 18-02-2009

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