Reform of the Legal Regime Governing Tourist Apartments and Short-Term Rentals: Amendment of the Horizontal Property Act and Creation of the Single Rental Registry

The year 2025 has marked a decisive regulatory shift in the legal framework applicable to tourist and short-term rentals in Spain. With the entry into force of two key legal instruments — Organic Law 1/2025 of 2 January on measures concerning the efficiency of the...

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Amendment to Article 795 of the Criminal Procedure Act: fast trial in cases of illegal occupation of property

Organic Law 1/2025, of 2 January, has amended Article 795.1.2º of the Criminal Procedure Act, incorporating the offences of trespassing (Article 202 of the Criminal Code) and unlawful occupation of property (Article 245.2 of the Criminal Code) into the list of...

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CNMC’s resolution in the sanctioning procedure against EÓLICA DE SIERRA MINISTRA, S.L.U., for failure to send information to CNMC pursuant to Circular 5/2009, of 16 July, on accounting and economic and financial information on companies engaged in electricity, natural gas and manufactured gas activities SNC/DE/150/22 (20 April 2023)

Accordingly, to Circular 5/2009 EÓLICA DE SIERRA MINISTRA, S.L.U. is obliged to report information to the CNMC. In view of the lack of the remission of such information by EÓLICA DE SIERRA MINISTRA S,.L., e-mails were sent to the company, pointing out the failure to...

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