16 Apr 2026
4/10
Social Security
Effective: 05/12/2025
The EEA Joint Committee updates the rules for coordinating Social Security between the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. It affects workers who move between these countries.
Posted workers, companies with international mobility in EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
16 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 05/12/2025
The EEA Joint Committee amends the technical annex of the EEA Agreement to incorporate new certification and testing regulations. It affects products and services circulating between the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtens...
Manufacturers, importers and exporters of products with technical certification requirements in the EEA market
13 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
International technical standards are updated for homologating braking systems in passenger cars. It affects vehicle manufacturers and distributors in the EU.
Vehicle manufacturers, brake system suppliers and homologation authorities
10 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 30/03/2026
The EU Council approves the list of experts who may act in disputes over fair competition and sustainable development under the post-Brexit EU-United Kingdom trade agreement.
Companies operating between the EU and the United Kingdom, especially in regulated sectors
10 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Technical errors in the EU regulation on batteries are corrected. The regulatory substance does not change, only formal inaccuracies in the original text are remedied.
Manufacturers, importers and distributors of batteries and electric vehicles in the EU
09 Apr 2026
4/10
Other Regulations
Effective: 08/04/2026
The law strengthens criminal penalties for those who commit crimes repeatedly. It amends the Código Penal and the Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal to address multiple recidivism more severely.
Persons with multiple prior convictions, judges, prosecutors, criminal lawyers and penitentiary officials
09 Apr 2026
4/10
Energy
Effective: 23/02/2026
The Nuclear Safety Council reviews instructions to supervise how containers used in radioactive material transport are manufactured, strengthening safety measures.
Manufacturers of radioactive material transport packaging and nuclear operators
07 Apr 2026
4/10
Agriculture & Fisheries
Effective: 01/04/2026
The European Commission amends the lists of authorised countries for importing poultry, eggs and fresh meat from Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States, adapting the current sanitary conditions.
Importers, poultry and meat operators working with Chile, the United Kingdom or the US
07 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
The European regulation establishing common safety methods for management systems in the railway sector is corrected. It affects companies and bodies involved in rail transport in the EU.
Railway undertakings, infrastructure managers and railway safety authorities in the EU
31 Mar 2026
4/10
Other Regulations
Effective: 27/03/2026
Catch and import limits are set for shortfin mako shark that the Spanish fleet may bring from international waters in 2026, under species protection regulations.
Vessel owners, fishermen, exporters and the seafood processing industry