1. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 Ensenad@ Project: Modernizing the Spanish Cadastre Ignacio Durán Deputy Director ignacio.duran@catastro.minhac.es

2. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 504.501 km2. 44.000.000 rural parcels 12.000.000 urban parcels 28.000.000 cadastal urban units -52 territorial branches -2885 civil servants -budget 2003: 107.000.000 euros -24.957 parcels/urban units per civil servant -0,67 euros per parcel/urban unit

3. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 Cadastral description of Real estate properties Economic -Cadastral value -Land value -Building value Physical -Location -Area -Crop -Use -Quality -Type Legal -Owner -Owner rigth of building -Usufructuary -Concessionaire -Cadastral code Cadastral characteristics

4. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 Update: Year 2002 results - 1.838.146 changes in titleholders - 1.020.682 new cadastral urban units - 24.690 new rural parcels - 48.294 changes in crops - 873.332 certificates issued Services -2.128.944 personal visits to our offices -387.000 phone queries -32.000 downloads of data from our website

5. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 Registration is compulsory Who? -Owners -Civil servants -Notaries -Land Registrars -Matters -Companies How? -Data declarations -Reports -Background with cadastral consequences Non-fulfilment? Tax offence

6. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 Public Registry General Principle: Everyone can access cadastral data Exception: Protected data: First name, last name(s), institution or company name, Fiscal Identity Code, address and cadastral value. Special rules Public Offices, Constitutional and Parliamentary institutions the Judiciary and special Laws.

7. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 MULTI-PURPOSE Tax uses: National, Regional and Local Taxes (Real estate tax income in 2002: 4.700.000.000 ) Equitable assignment of public expenditure:.Control and management of aid and public subsidies, housing, CAP, social services, etc..Environmental and agricultural policy.Infrastructure and housing policy.Urban planning.Civil protection, Legal security: Registry-Cadastre relationship Effective legal guidance: Evidence in court procedures

8. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 What can we do to improve? The Ensenad@ project is an initiative of the Spanish General Directorate for Cadastre to facilitate access to cadastral information and services via Internet.

9. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 Addressed to: Citizens and companies, Local Authorities, Public Administration, Autonomous Communities, Property Registers, Justice Administration... Different levels of access: - Open access, free of charge, to unprotected data - Free access by the title holder to his/her data - Free access for public administrations in the context of their activity - Restricted access for the supply of new data to the Cadastre Three phases: 1999-2002 2003-2004 2005-2006 Financing: Shared between Spain and the European Union

10. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finances. Spain Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Paris 13-17 April 2003 Connectivity: creating data exchange mechanisms to enable electronic data input and transfer Accessibility: electronic consultation of cadastral data by interested parties Value-added Services: the completeness and uniqueness of the data will allow us to provide advanced services Personalisation: each citizen or administration acts according to their role Phased implementation: depending on the technical complexity of the service, the volume and quality of available information, starting with collaborating public institutions and pilot tests Security: guaranteeing the trust of users through electronic certification systems (AC) Easy access and use (via navigators) by consumers, who can choose the media as preferred, not exclusive. Development and implementation of web- based cadastral services as the preferred channel for performance of the organisations functions, driving:

11. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finance. Spain Cadastral Web Page: 1999 – 2002 Objective: divulgation of the cadastral organization Containing general information on cadastral products and services, regulations, statistics, inter- administrative collaboration, etc. Basic Services: Computer programmes for Notaries and Registrars Forms Digital cadastral newsletter Contact service via e-mail PADECA Virtual Cadastral Office: 2003 – 2004 Objective: to offer electronic services to citizens and public institutions by means of accessibility and connectivity Personalised services: Consultation and certification of alpha-numeric cadastral data for individuals (G2C), Administrations and Institutions (G2G) Exchange centre for cadastral data files (G2G) Visualisation of cadastral mapsç and application for descriptive and graphic certificates (G2C) Working Week and 125th Anniversary Paris 13-17 April 2003

12. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finance. Spain Advanced electronic services: 2005 - 2006 Objective: to offer value-added services by incorporating advanced electronic signature mechanisms Advanced services (G2C) : Sale of cadastral products Electronic payment of cadastral taxes Modification of personal data Electronic processing of applications and documents Case monitoring Appointment book Working Week and 125th Anniversary Paris 13-17 April 2003

13. General Directorate for the Cadastre Ministry of Finance. Spain Other Initiatives: -Application of the new Law of Real Estate Cadastre: -Increased facility for the maintenance of cadastral data. A compensating data centre of land information -New cadastral treatment of special real estate (nuclear plants, reservoirs, motorways, major ports, etc.) -Greater precision in the treatment of rustic parcels, with a new cadastral reference. -Increased involvement in a common cadastral system for the European Union: -Active participation in the Permanent Committee on Cadastre in the Europoean Union -www. eurocadastre.org More information: www.catastro.minhac.es Working Week and 125th Anniversary Paris 13-17 April 2003