01 Apr 2026
7/10
Corporate & Business
Effective: 30/03/2026
The EU unifies corporate insolvency rules across all member states. It facilitates debt restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings for businesses and self-employed individuals.
Companies, self-employed individuals, creditors, insolvency administrators and financial institutions in the EU
16 Apr 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
The Government assigns public telephone numbers for customer service and sets the conditions for their use. It affects companies that offer telephone service lines to their customers.
Companies with customer telephone service and telecommunications operators
09 Apr 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
Effective: 08/04/2026
Spain approves a law to strengthen cooperatives, mutual societies and other social economy entities. It establishes support measures, financing and recognition for this sector.
Cooperatives, labour societies, mutual societies, foundations and social economy associations
07 Apr 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
Effective: 29/12/2025
Catalonia updates the rules governing retail trade, services and fairs, as well as the planning of large retail areas and commercial facilities.
Retailers, retail companies, shopping centre operators and fair organisers in Catalonia
31 Mar 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 on combating money laundering is corrected. The corrections affect obligations of financial and non-financial entities.
Financial entities, notaries, lawyers, tax advisors, real estate agencies and crypto-asset providers
24 Mar 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
The DGRN requires registration of leases over part of a property for solar plants without requiring geographic coordinates. It facilitates renewable energy projects on partially leased land.
Photovoltaic plant developers, rural property owners and land registrars
24 Mar 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
The DGRN requires the resignation of a sole director to be registered in the Commercial Registry even if the company has not appointed a replacement. The registrar cannot block this procedure.
Sole directors of commercial companies and commercial registrars
10 Mar 2026
6/10
Corporate & Business
Effective: 05/07/2024
Technical errors are corrected in the directive requiring large companies to identify and manage negative impacts on human rights and the environment across their value chains.
Large European companies with more than 1,000 employees and €450M in annual turnover
16 Apr 2026
5/10
Corporate & Business
Specific telephone numbers are assigned for commercial calls and usage conditions are established. It affects companies that conduct telemarketing campaigns.
Telemarketing companies, call centers and telecommunications operators
13 Apr 2026
5/10
Corporate & Business
United Nations Regulation establishing uniform technical requirements for homologating braking systems in passenger vehicles, trucks and trailers. Affects manufacturers wishing to market vehicles in adhering countries.
Manufacturers, importers and homologators of M, N and O vehicles in the EU and countries adhering to the 1958 Agreement