Today the new law that affects between 100,000 and 120,000 Spanish establishments comes into force and asks the employer for a three-month moratorium
Barely 10% of Spanish companies will comply with new regulations that require them to have an automatic system that keeps the doors closed to maintain indoor temperatures, as set by the government in the energy-saving decree approved last August, according to estimates of the Spanish Confederation of Trade in a statement published this Friday, when this measure will take effect.
The association of entrepreneurs exposes several reasons. Firstly, the lack of a realistic and reasonable time frame to implement these changes, as it is estimated that between 100,000 and 120,000 establishments in Spain need this adjustment. “There are companies that were created to have no doors, and the new law requires a complete rethink of the property beyond installing a door,” said Rafael Torres, president of CEC.
In any case, the Legislative Decree will eventually be passed as a bill, so the amendments tabled will introduce changes and so it is “logical and sensible to wait for the final bill to be passed so that the industry knows with certainty what obligations they have to comply with” Torres said.
Finally, the executive has pledged a helpline worth 100 million euros to the autonomous communities so that they can, if they wish, finance actions in commercial buildings that the decree-law requires, such as installing automated accesses. From the Employers’ Association of Commerce, they indicate that “the reality today is that practically nothing is specified, neither amounts nor payment terms.” To implement these changes, the CEC estimates the need to allocate approximately EUR 200 million.
For all these reasons, we are asking from the Spanish Confederation of Commerce to grant a reasonable moratorium of at least 3 months pending the final text of the law allowing the implementation and delivery of the adaptation projects.
Source: La Verdad
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