Discover the key legal initiatives, developments, and proposals from June 2026 that Spanish legal professionals cannot afford to miss. This monthly roundup covers critical updates across artificial intelligence, defense, competition, sustainability, energy transition, consumer protection, financial services, taxation, and ESG matters.

On June 19, the Spanish DPA published the guidelines for managing security breaches and providing notification in compliance ...

Pérez-Llorca partner Adriana de Buerba says companies are anxious to ensure that their compliance procedures are compatible with the reformed Spanish Criminal Code, which comes into force on 1 July 2015.

Bird & Bird counsel José Luis Lorente says internet banks and other online financial services platforms face compliance challenges relating to regulation, IT and anti-money laundering, for example.

La expansión internacional ayuda a las empresas a acceder a nuevos mercados y a aumentar la rentabilidad – pero un aumento de los requisitos regulatorios complejos ha ocasionado...

On 25 March, the Compliance Department of Toda & Nel-lo and the Madrid Chamber of Commerce will co-organize...

Spain's VAT Law provides an exemption for certain entities on intra-community acquisitions of goods, but only if the total value remains below EUR 10,000 per calendar year.

In January 2006 a bill has been submitted to the Spanish Parliament concerning access to the legal profession. At present when students obtain their Law degree they automatically become legal practitioners. Any Law-degree holder (the course is completed over a five-year period), may be admitted to the Bar Association as from the next day he finishes he studies and from that very moment he may act as legal counsel in any matter regardless of its nature, complexity or amount.

The procedure starts with a notice to the owner of the business to contact an Environmental Control Agency [Entidad Ambiental de Control] (EAC), which performs the inspection.

1 July 2005 marked exactly one year since Council Regulation nº 1383/2003, came into force to replace Regulation (EC) nº 3295/94, concerning customs actions against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights.

Carro cites examples such as IPO processes, complex technical litigation and M&A transactions involving due diligence and anti-trust considerations.

Círculo Legal despacho de referencia en materia de Compliance y cumplimiento normativo, y WhistleB, empresa proveedora de canales de denuncias, han decidido unir sus fuerzas a través de una alianza estratégica.

A big step forward has been taken regarding whistleblowers protection. It will undoubtedly make the complaint channel more effective that must be included in all compliance programs.

ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, JT International Iberia and Andrade Gutiérrez among other winners at Madrid ceremony recognising legal and compliance professionals.

As of July 1 of this year, Spain becomes the latest in a string of nations with a corporate compliance defense.

BBVA's Luisa Forcada says the bank judges external lawyers on their understanding of their client's specific needs rather than on 'baseline costs'.

Las cuentas anuales relativas al ejercicio 2023 deberán ser depositadas con estos modelos, de no hacerse, se calificarán con defectos...

El Real Decreto 723/2026 transpone la Directiva europea sobre condiciones laborales transparentes y previsibles, ampliando significativamente las obligaciones informativas de los empleadores hacia los trabajadores.

Guide 15, entitled "Technical documentation", -the last of the second set of Specialised Technical Guides,- is aimed exclusively at AI system providers...

The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission has issued updated guidance that transforms how companies can leverage competition compliance programs to mitigate fines and protect their ability to participate in public procurement. The new framework introduces critical distinctions between fine reduction and debarment relief while emphasizing that programs must demonstrate practical effectiveness rather than mere formal adoption. Companies operating in Spain or participating in Spanish public tende