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BOE-A-2026-7558 ·3 April 2026 ·Act High impact
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Companies with over 10 employees must update environmental authorization records within 3 months

Law 2/2026 repeals Law 7/2007 and modifies several articles on environmental authorizations, including license records and impact assessments. It establishes a new obligation to update records for companies with more than 10 employees (art. 56.1.c, 59, annex I of Law 16/2011). The change directly affects companies managing polluting activities.

In 3 key points

  1. Companies with more than 10 employees must update environmental authorisations records (art. 56.1.c)
  2. The Law 7/2007 is repealed and key articles on impact assessment are amended (art. 59, anexo I de la Ley 16/2011)
  3. The deadline to adapt records is three months from the date of entry into force

How it affects those involved

Businesses employing more than 10 workers are required to update their environmental authorisations records, including licences and impact assessments under articles 56.1.c and 59. Regional authorities must reorganise their control processes. Self-employed without employees are unaffected. Non-compliance may result in penalties for environmental regulation breaches.

Lifecycle

2026-04-03PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-04-03Into forceComes into force (Ley 2/2026, de 12 de marzo)
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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