Spanish Residence Visas for Entrepreneurs and InvestorsToday, we anticipate that the Spanish Government will announce the draft bill of the Entrepreneurs Law, which will include, among other issues, some measures to attract investors and entrepreneurs to …Read more
Spain’s New Entrepreneurs Law: Spain residency Permits for non-EU CitizensLast week we heard updates about the new law aimed at attracting investors to Spain (elEconomista, a Spanish News Journal) The law was originally proposed in November of 2011 and …Read more
Measures of Support for Entrepreneurs to Stimulate Growth and Job Creation in SpainThe new Law 4/2013 (February 22) provides measures of support for entrepreneurs to stimulate growth and jobs. The new law became effective on February 24, 2013. The following are measures …Read more
Keys to Draft Franchising Contracts in SpainFranchise is a term, now incorporated into our vocabulary, to designate a new form of business. This business type is based on the transfer of a foreign-business model of transferring …Read more
Amendment of Law for Consumer Credit Contracts in SpainUnder Law 16/2011 of 24 June of consumer credit contracts, the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competition incorporated into the Spanish legal system Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and …Read more
Parliament Approves European Union Unitary Patent RulesAfter 30 years of discussion, there is finally good news for European Union (EU) inventors interested in obtaining a unitary patent. This new patent will be less expensive and more …Read more
Reform of the land transport management in SpainThis Reform of land transport management in Spain aims to improve competition and business efficiency in the transportation sector and achieve optimization of road-passenger transport utilities. Within this article you …Read more
The Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in SpainOn December 12, 2012, the European Parliament and Council issued a new European Union (EU) Regulation, Number 1215/2012 on the jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and …Read more
Elimination of licenses for store openings for businesses in SpainIn the Boletin Oficial del Estado (the BOE, or Official Reporter for the State) published on May 26 the Royal Decree-Law 19/2012, of May 25, on urgent measures to liberalize …Read more
New Incoterms Rules for International ContractsIncoterms are trade terms arising from business practices whose scope is limited to the rights and obligations of sellers and buyers in sales contracts. They are not laws, but rules …Read more