08 Jul 2026
5/10
Real Estate
The General Directorate resolves an ICO appeal regarding a mortgage for building affordable rental housing in Alicante. The debate centers on which clauses of the corporate loan may be registered in the Property Registry...
Financial entities, real estate developers and registrars in corporate mortgages for affordable housing
08 Jul 2026
5/10
Real Estate
A property owner appealed the Registry's refusal to register his premises converted into a dwelling due to lack of license. The General Directorate analyzes which documents are required for this procedure.
Owners of premises converted into dwellings who wish to register the change of use in the Registry
08 Jul 2026
5/10
Real Estate
A buyer who acquired her home in 1995 cannot register it because in 2019 a criminal prohibition was recorded against the seller developer. The DGSJFP confirms the registration block until the criminal court lifts the mea...
Buyers of real estate with unregistered deeds and property owners with assets affected by criminal precautionary measures
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