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An enforcement order (providencia de apremio) is the administrative act that begins Spain’s tax enforcement procedure and orders recovery against the assets of the person liable for payment. The procedure begins when the order is served. It identifies the outstanding debt, calculates the applicable executive surcharge and requires payment (Articles 161(3) and 167(1) of the Spanish General Tax Law, LGT).
The enforcement order is sufficient legal title to begin the procedure and has the executive force granted by Article 167(2) LGT for proceedings against the debtor’s assets and rights. Current law does not require a separate certificate of outstanding debt (certificación de descubierto) as an enforcement title.
Article 70 of the General Collection Regulations governs the order’s contents. These include the liable person’s identifying details, the nature, amount and period of the debt, a statement that it was not paid during the voluntary period, the date of issue, the surcharge applied and a demand for payment within the statutory deadline. The validity of service should also be checked.
The enforcement order is not a new assessment of the debt; it communicates the start of executive collection. The LGT limits objections to the grounds in Article 167(3), including full extinction or limitation of the debt, certain notification or suspension defects, annulment of the assessment, and errors that prevent identification of the debtor or debt. Assessing an individual case requires reviewing the order, the underlying assessment, service records and payment or appeal dates.
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