The relation between the Basque Autonomous Government and the Basque Communities Abroad are regulated by the dispositions that have been approved after Law 8/1994, of May 27, was passed.

This is the list of Decrees that detail the statements of Law 8:

• DECREE 318/1994, of July 28th, by which the Recognition and Registry of the Basque Centers located outside of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country are regulated.
• DECREE 234/1995, of April 11th, in which the organizations of Relations with Basque Communities are regulated.
• DECREE 106/1996, of the 14th of May, which modifies the Decree regulating the Recognition and Registration of Basque Centres located outside the Basque Autonomous Community.
• DECREE 98/2000, dated 6th of June, which regulates the “Andrés de Irujo” Award for creative or investigative works relating to overseas Basque communities.
• DECREE 124/2003, dated June 10, to regulate the subsidy scheme for Basque Centers/Euskal Etxeak.
• DECREE 186/2003, dated 29 July, which regulates the program of subsidies for cultural tours to countries in which Basque Centers are located.
• DECREE 221/2003, dated 30 September, which regulates grants for specialists in the area of foreign relations and Basque Centers and Communities overseas.
• DECREE 222/2003, dated 30 September, which regulates the system of granting financial aid to Basque Centers to attend to the general welfare needs and cases of extreme poverty facing members of Basque Communities overseas.
• DECREE 316/2003, dated 23 December, regulating the Gaztemundu programme.
• DECREE 238/2006, dated 28 November, wich regulates the e-proceedings (asking for the grants by Internet, in Spanish and Basque only)

Each program is called and resolved on an annual basis by Resolution. All Resolutions can be found in the different sections of this web.