Announcement
17 Nov 2020
In November 2020, the Spanish government adopted Royal Decree-Law 34/2020 that establishes new economic, tax and FDI measures to support the national economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Number of interventions
3
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
2 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
18 Dec 2020
Revocation date:
31 Dec 2024
End prolongation: 31 Dec 2024
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
On 17 November 2020, the Spanish authorities adopted Royal Decree-Law 34/2020 that establishes a temporary regime for the suspension of the liberalization of certain FDI investments on Spanish compani...
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Implementation date
18 Nov 2020
Revocation date:
31 Dec 2021
Announced: 17 Nov 2020
Internal taxation of imports
On 17 November 2020, the Spanish authorities adopted Royal Decree-Law 34/2020 that establishes a series of measures to support the national economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article 7 i...
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End prolongation: 31 Dec 2021
Internal taxation of imports
On 17 November 2020, the Spanish authorities adopted Royal Decree-Law 34/2020 that establishes a series of measures to support the national economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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