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BOE-A-2026-1075 ·19 January 2026 ·Act critical
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Balearic administrations: 3 months to abolish COVID-19 sanitary measure sanctions

The Constitutional Court has declared Article 4(c) of Decree-law 11/2020 unconstitutional, which established sanctions for non-compliance with COVID-19 sanitary measures. Autonomous communities must repeal these sanctions within three months of the ruling coming into force (Art. 4.1). This change removes the power to penalise breaches of sanitary crisis measures, directly affecting local administrations.

In 2 key points

  1. Article 4(c) of Decree-law 11/2020 is declared unconstitutional (análisis del art. 4 c) del Decreto-ley 11/2020)
  2. Autonomous communities must repeal the sanctions within 3 months (art. 4.1)

How it affects those involved

The administrations of the Balearic Islands must abolish sanctions for non-compliance with COVID-19 sanitary measures within three months. While citizens and businesses will not face new sanctions for these measures, local authorities lose a regulatory enforcement tool. Advisors and rights advocates should update their analyses regarding sanitary sanctions in crisis contexts.

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2026-01-19PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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