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In Catalan: Consell de garanties estatutàries

According to the Statue of Autonomy of Catalonia the function of the Council is checking that the regulations of the Generalitat comply with the Catalonian Statute and the Spanish Constitution. Compared to other countries it is a Regional Constitutional Court.

The Council for Statutory Guarantees may pass judgement, under the terms established by law, on the following cases:
* Compliance with the Constitution of draft bills and proposals to reform the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, prior to their approval by Parliament.
* Compliance with the Statute and the Constitution of Government bills and Members' bills submitted for debate and approval by Parliament, and of legal decrees subject to validation by Parliament.
* Compliance with the Statute and the Constitution of draft legislative decrees approved by the Government.
* Compliance of Government bills and Members' bills and draft legislative decrees approved by the Government with local autonomy under the terms guaranteed by the statute.

Official website (only available in Catalan and Spanish): www.cconsultiu.es/