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Criminal compliance in Spain: 10 years after the reform of the Criminal Code
Criminal compliance has become a key issue for companies in Spain. Since the reform of the Criminal Code in 2015, legal entities can be held criminally liable for crimes committed by their managers or employees.
Ensuring the criminal liability of companies
Until 2015, legal entities (limited or public companies, political parties, associations, etc.) could not be subject to criminal liability. In other words, they could not be convicted for committing a crime. This changed with the reform of the Penal Code, which opened the door for certain crimes to be directly attributed to the legal entity, in addition to the natural person who committed the criminal act within the organization.
DANA: Urgent measures for damages approved - RDL 6/2024 - Administrative, civil and commercial fields
In the BOE of 6 November, and with effect from 7 November 2024, Royal Decree Law 6/2024 has been approved, introducing a package of urgent measures to mitigate the effects of the DANA which, between 28 October and 4 November 2024, caused significant damage in several regions of Spain, including the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Aragon.