Following the entering into force of law 11/2018 of 28th December, which modifies the Commercial Code, the Capital Companies Act and the Account Auditing Act, the new article 44 of the Commercial Code adds non-financial information statements to the documents making up the consolidated annual accounts. I. Affected companies The statement of non-financial information must be included in the consolidated…
Article 173 of the Spanish Capital Companies Act (the “SCC”) establishes the methods that shareholders of joint-stock companies may summon the general meeting. However, regarding the doctrine established by the General Directorate of Notaries and Registries (the GDNR) the provisions of the bylaws always prevail over legal regulations, provided that the receipt of the notification of the summons by all…
The new Royal Decree-Law 12/2018 on network security and information systems was published in the Spanish Government’s Official Gazette on 8th September 2018 and entered into force on the following day. This royal decree-law is intended for establishing mechanisms, which from a comprehensive perspective, improve protection against threats to networks and information systems by facilitating the coordination of measures taken…
The resolution of the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries (Dirección General de Registros y Notariado – “DGRN”) dated 20th July 2018 clarified the legal requirements for the registry cancellation of a mortgage established on a property before the announcement of insolvency proceedings, wherein said property was adjudicated pursuant to the judicial auction held in accordance with the approved liquidation…
Article 86.1 of the Spanish Capital companies Act (Ley de Sociedades de Capital – “LSC”) establishes that Spanish companies may establish accessory obligations other than contributions. In the case object of the recent resolution issued by the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries (Dirección General de Registros y Notariado – “DGRN”) dated 26th June 2018, the partners of a limited…