05 Jun 2026
4/10
Corporate & Business
UN Regulation establishing uniform technical requirements for vehicle homologation according to protection in side crashes. Affects vehicle manufacturers and homologation bodies in the EU.
Vehicle manufacturers, homologation bodies and automobile importers
03 Jun 2026
4/10
Labour & Employment
Effective: 01/01/2026
The XXIII collective agreement for Iberia ground staff is published, effective from 2026 to 2029, regulating working conditions, salary and union matters for these workers.
Iberia ground staff in Spain and their union representatives
02 Jun 2026
4/10
Energy
Effective: 22/06/2026
The European Commission updates regional cooperation groups for gas supply crises, reducing them from 13 to 4 groups, adapting them to new infrastructure and the greater weight of LNG.
EU Member States, gas network operators and energy sector companies
02 Jun 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 02/06/2026
The EU updates the technical requirements for vehicle type-approval including Euro 7 standards, automated parking and driver warning systems. It affects manufacturers of standard and special series vehicles.
Vehicle manufacturers, type-approval bodies and EU market surveillance authorities
30 May 2026
4/10
Corporate & Business
Effective: 21/04/2026
AESA signs an agreement with the College of Registrars to access electronically the beneficial ownership data of commercial companies. This streamlines the verification of who actually controls licensed airlines.
Airlines holding Spanish operating licenses and their beneficial owners
29 May 2026
4/10
Other Regulations
Effective: 29/05/2026
Technical standards for vehicle homologation in Spain are updated to adapt them to European regulations, including mandatory advanced safety systems and the digitalization of the ITV card.
Vehicle manufacturers, importers and homologators, ITV workshops and technical bodies
29 May 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 01/09/2026
UN technical regulation establishing requirements for homologating passenger vehicles and vans regarding their pollutant emissions, including cold start tests, battery durability and cybersecurity.
Vehicle manufacturers, homologation authorities and technical services of the EU
29 May 2026
4/10
Agriculture & Fisheries
Effective: 29/05/2026
The European Commission expands restriction zones for African swine fever in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia following new outbreaks in May 2026. It affects the movement of pigs and pork products in those regions.
Pig farmers, exporters and importers of pork meat with Poland, Hungary and Slovakia
27 May 2026
4/10
Energy
Errors in European regulations governing how companies must measure and communicate their CO2 emissions are corrected. It affects industrial installations subject to the European emissions trading system.
Companies and industrial installations included in the European emissions trading system (EU ETS)
26 May 2026
4/10
Agriculture & Fisheries
The EU updates the minimum frequency of identity and physical controls for imported vegetable shipments. Affects importers and phytosanitary sector operators.
Importers, logistics operators and phytosanitary authorities managing vegetable shipments in the EU