Legal regulations on business hours in SpainRoyal Decree Law 8/2014 of 4 July, replaces Law 1/2014, referring to business hours in Spain, as well as to the criteria by which a city qualifies for major tourist destination status.Read more
Measures for the promotion of domestic and foreign trade in SpainThe Spanish government has approved a series of measures that are included in Royal Decree Law 8/2014, of 4 July 2014, which aim to promote competitiveness and improve the employment rate in Spain.Read more
The concept of trust in SpainIn Spain, the transfer of guarantee rights requires an agreement between the financing parties, formalized in a power of attorney and registered in the Registry, This prejudices the quotas liquidity.Read more
New regulation on Foundations in SpainThe draft Law on Foundations in Spain intends to guarantee the better exercise of the right of establishment and compliance with the accompanying obligations arising from formation, not only through the foundation itself – through the purpose which justifies its existence – but also the public administrations that monitor its performance and grant, if need be, tax benefits to them.Read more
Limitations of commercial obligations according to the New Commercial Code in SpainThe Commercial Code in Spain establishes the regulation for the different phases of a contract’s life, from pre-contractual phase to the contract’s extinction and incompletion, The new regulation aims a more efficient market.Read more
New Commercial Code in Spain: commercial obligations and contractsThe Commercial Code in Spain establishes the regulation for the different phases of a contract’s life, from pre-contractual phase to the contract’s extinction and incompletion, The new regulation aims a more efficient market.Read more
Commercial companies in Spain: partnerships and venture capital companiesThe creation or development of a project or activity in Spain will need to comply with the regulations within the Spanish new Commercial Code. The general provisions will depend on the type of company: partnership or venture capital company.Read more
News about the legal conditions of recruitment in SpainThe legal conditions of recruitment in Spain require the employer to provide the consumer with additional information prior to signing the contract. This additional information must be relevant, truthful and sufficient about the main characteristics of the contract especially with regards to their legal and economic conditions.Read more
The Use of the Electronic Cigarette in SpainThe use of the electronic cigarette in Spain is being partially regulated in accordance with the Law 28/2005 in order to comply with health and safety regulations. Although the use of electronic cigarettes is not limited to all of the same restrictions as smoking (e.g. indoors: public administration buildings), it does restrict their sale to minors and it also regulates advertisements for electronic cigarettes which may no be broadcast during the hours of children´s television for example.Read more
New Commercial Code in Spain: The Right of Competition and Industrial PropertyAlthough there are international conventions that rule intellectual property rights, Spain has recently included in its draft of the New Commercial Code important changes that will affect the Law of Competition and Industrial Property.Read more
