The Community of Madrid initiates a case to declare the Madrid Book Fair a BIC (Bien de Interés Cultural) (Asset of Cultural Interest).

As part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the region, it may receive said consideration in the category of Cultural Fact and its subsequent registration in the Registry of Assets of Cultural Interest,

in accordance with the provisions of article 3.4 of Law 3/2013, of June 18th, Historical Heritage of the Community of Madrid.

3.4 of Law 3/2013, of June 18th, Historical Heritage of the Community of Madrid.

From this moment on, the administrative procedures essential to the declaration process proposed to the Plenary of the Madrid Assembly begin.

Eva Orúe, director of the Madrid Book Fair, thanked the assembly for supporting what she considers "the Community fair, which coexists with other fairs that are held in many locations." The difference is that, in the enclave that hosts it, El Retiro Park, brings together bookstores, distributors and publishers from the entire region. "And being the fair of the city and the Community, the one in Madrid is the most important Book Fair in all of Spain, and an international reference," added Orúe.

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