Skip to content
BOE-A-2026-677 ·13 January 2026 ·Royal Decree Medium impact
Administrative

Cable transport sector companies: 3 months to implement new professional maintenance certificate

Royal Decree 4/2026 establishes the Professional Certificate in the Maintenance of Cable Transport Installations, offering grades A and B within the National Catalogue of Professional Qualifications. This certificate is integrated into the Installation and Maintenance professional family, in accordance with Royal Decree 659/2023 (Art. 2). Companies operating in this sector must adapt their training and certification processes to include this new qualification, which becomes available upon the entry into force of the text.

In 2 key points

  1. The Professional Certificate in the Maintenance of Cable Transport Installations is established with grade A and B offerings (art. 1)
  2. The certificate is integrated into the Installation and Maintenance professional family (art. 2)

How it affects those involved

For companies in the cable transport sector, this necessitates updating staff training and certification plans. Training centres must incorporate the new curriculum and the grade A and B offerings. Workers will have access to new certification opportunities. Training advisors must review professional profiles to ensure training programmes are aligned with the new professional certificate.

Lifecycle

2026-01-13PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-02-02Into forceComes into force (fecha_vigencia (indice oficial del BOE))
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

Does this provision affect you?

The administrative team reviews your specific situation.

Talk to the administrative team
This analysis is informational only and does not constitute legal advice or create a client-adviser relationship. BM Consulting.
Email
Contact