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What it is

Fines for obeying foreign laws the EU bans

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 17 February 1998. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on sanctions applicable to infringements of the rules established in Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of November 22, concerning protection against the extraterritorial application of the legislation of a third country.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000103· updated 11 Nov

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  1. If a foreign law banned by the EU Regulation affects your economic or financial interests, you must notify the European Commission within thirty days. Failing to notify is a serious offense; notifying late is a minor one.
  2. Complying, actively or by deliberate omission, with requirements or bans from those foreign laws is prohibited, even if a foreign court demands it. Breaking this ban is a serious offense.
  3. Fines range from 250,000 pesetas for minor offenses to 10,000,000 for serious ones. If the interests affected exceed 1,000 million pesetas, the fine can reach 100,000,000.
  4. The sanction procedure is started by the Director General of Foreign Trade and decided by different bodies depending on the amount. Also, anyone who fails to provide requested information can face repeated coercive fines totaling up to 5,000,000 pesetas.

Who it affects

  • People and companies whose economic or financial interests are affected by those foreign laws.: They must notify the European Commission and provide information when asked.
  • Directors, executives and other people with management responsibility in companies.: They are responsible for notifying and are jointly liable with the company.
  • Those who receive demands from foreign courts based on those laws.: They cannot comply, unless the European Commission has authorized it in advance.

Words worth knowing

Aplicación extraterritorial (extraterritorial application)
When a country wants its laws to be followed outside its own territory.
Infracción grave (serious offense)
A serious breach of the rule, punished with a larger fine.
Infracción leve (minor offense)
A less serious breach, punished with a smaller fine.
Multa coercitiva (coercive fine)
A repeated fine used to force someone to comply with a request.
Responsabilidad solidaria (joint liability)
Several people answer together for the same fine or debt.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced17 February 1998Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted24 February 1998The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments3 March 1998Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee18 April 1998A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate20 May 1998The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE23 June 1998It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
Feb 1998Mar 1998Apr 1998May 199811. 17 February 1998: Presentación22. 24 February 1998: Comisión de Economía, Comercio y Hacienda Publicación desde 24/02/1998 hasta 03/03/199833. 24 February 1998: Calificación44. 3 March 1998: Comisión de Economía, Comercio y Hacienda Enmiendas desde 03/03/1998 hasta 18/04/199855. 18 April 1998: Comisión de Economía, Comercio y Hacienda Informe desde 18/04/1998 hasta 20/05/199866. 20 May 1998: Comisión de Economía, Comercio y Hacienda Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 20/05/1998 hasta 20/05/199877. 20 May 1998: Senado desde 20/05/1998 hasta 23/06/199888. 23 June 1998: Concluido - (Aprobado sin modificaciones) desde 23/06/1998 hasta 21/07/1998

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 27/1998, of July 13, on sanctions applicable to infringements of the rules established in Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of the Council of November 22, relating to protection against the extraterritorial application of the legislation of a third country.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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