Omnibus Directive Spain
| Act | The Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007, of November 16, 2007, adopting the revised text of the General Law for the Defense of Consumers and other complementary laws (the “Spanish Consumers Act”); Law 3/1991, of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition (the „Spanish Unfair Competition Act”); and Law 7/1996, of January 15, 1996, governing retail trade (the „Spanish Retail Trade Act”).Implementation Act |
| Status | The section referring to the amendments introduced into the Spanish Consumers Act, the Spanish Unfair Competition Act and the Spanish Retail Trade Act will enter into force on 28 May 2022. |
| Penalties | Infringements of consumer rights related to the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers would be considered a minor infringement of the Spanish Retail Trade Act, which may be punished with an administrative fine up to EUR 6,000. However, recurrence in committing such infringements may lead to the imposition of serious or very serious infringements, punished with fines ranging from EUR 6,000 to EUR 30,000 and EUR 30,000 to EUR 900,000 respectively. |
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