27 Apr 2026
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Public Sector
Effective: 23/04/2026
The Government approves the national civil protection plan against floods, establishing how administrations must act in the face of this risk. It defines alert protocols, evacuation and coordination mechanisms between ag...
Public administrations, municipalities in flood-prone areas and citizens in hydraulic risk zones
The species and maximum quantities of fish that can be discarded at sea in 2026 under the de minimis exception are published. It affects the Spanish fishing fleet.
Shipowners, skippers and companies in the Spanish fishing sector
The European Commission cuts available fishing quotas in 2025 to compensate for overfishing carried out in previous years in certain fish populations.
Fishing fleets and EU Member States with recorded overfishing in previous years
Final salaries for 2025 and provisional salaries for 2026 are approved for the dairy sector. It affects companies and workers under the state collective agreement for dairy industries.
Companies and workers in the dairy industry and related sectors in Spain
The European Commission modifies the permitted levels of residues from five pesticides in agricultural products. These changes affect food safety and agricultural production requirements.
Farmers, exporters, importers and food companies that use or market products with these pesticides
The European Commission updates emergency measures against new highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in certain EU Member States.
Poultry producers, sector operators and veterinary authorities in affected EU zones
It regulates how the State will compensate municipalities for tax bonuses in IBI and IAE granted to those affected by floods in Andalusia and Extremadura in 2026.
Affected municipalities in Andalusia and Extremadura and taxpayers with tax benefits for catastrophes
Maximum selling prices for liquefied petroleum gas distributed by pipeline are updated. Affects consumers and companies using this type of gas supply.
Domestic consumers and companies supplied with LPG by pipeline
The EU strengthens environmental standards on surface and groundwater quality. Standards for pollutants and water policy action frameworks are updated.
Industries with discharges, agricultural sector, water managers and environmental authorities in the EU
The State Secretariat for Migration entrusts Social Security with the receipt and processing of foreign residence authorization requests. This streamlines the administrative management of these permits.
Foreign residence applicants, companies with migrant workers and management firms