10 Mar 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
Effective: 05/07/2024
Technical errors are corrected in the directive requiring large companies to identify and manage negative impacts on human rights and the environment across their value chains.
Large European companies with more than 1,000 employees and €450M in annual turnover
07 Jul 2026
5/10
Real Estate
Effective: 07/07/2026
Catalonia creates new simplified urban planning figures for rural municipalities and facilitates their public procurement. The objective is to curb depopulation and regularize existing buildings.
Rural Catalan municipalities (<2,000 inhabitants), owners of rural buildings and bidding companies
03 Jul 2026
5/10
European Regulations
Effective: 30/06/2026
The European Commission rejects the use of terbutryn, BIT and TMAD in biocides for material preservation and pest control. Manufacturers must withdraw or reformulate their products.
Manufacturers, importers and distributors of biocidal products containing these substances
03 Jul 2026
5/10
European Regulations
Effective: 25/06/2026
The European Commission approves that U.S. companies may apply for contracts from the European fund to rebuild Ukraine. This opens competition to U.S. firms in tenders financed by the EU.
European and Spanish companies bidding for Ukraine reconstruction contracts with EU funds
01 Jul 2026
5/10
Real Estate
A registrar denies registration of a purchase option considering it a concealed loan with prohibited pactum commissorium. The General Directorate confirms that such contracts must comply with consumer protection regulati...
Homeowners with debts, real estate investment companies and notaries who formalize purchase options as collateral
30 Jun 2026
5/10
European Regulations
Effective: 25/06/2026
The EU Council modifies the list of products that can be imported with reduced or zero tariff. It affects companies that import agricultural and industrial raw materials from third countries.
Companies importing agricultural and industrial products from third countries to the EU
29 Jun 2026
5/10
Corporate & Business
New international regulation requiring motor vehicles to have systems for drivers to detect pedestrians and cyclists in close proximity. Improves road safety for the most vulnerable users.
Motor vehicle manufacturers and driving assistance system providers
27 Jun 2026
5/10
Energy
Effective: 27/06/2026
The CNMC updates electrical procedures P.O.9.2 and P.O.14.4 to enable economic settlement of sanctions against installations that fail to send real-time information to the system operator.
Producers, generators, consumers and peninsular electrical network managers with telemetry obligations
26 Jun 2026
5/10
Energy
The entry into force of the international agreement reforming the Energy Charter Treaty, a key framework for investments in the energy sector, is announced.
Investors and companies in the energy sector with international operations in signatory countries
24 Jun 2026
5/10
European Regulations
Effective: 22/06/2026
The EU imposes definitive anti-dumping tariffs on 1,4-butanediol imported from China, Saudi Arabia and USA to protect European producers from unfair competition.
Importers, manufacturers and industrial users of 1,4-butanediol in the EU