Stop Press Advice 3B / 2014 – July
PUBLICATION OF NEW SPANISH LAW 14/2014 OF MARITIME NAVIGATION The Law 14/2014 of Maritime Navigation has been published in todays in the Spanish Official Bulletin and will enter into force within two months that is in September 2014. As you may be aware, the draft of this law has been discussed and under “construction†since 2004. The aim of this new law is to reform and modernize the Spanish legislation ruling the Maritime Sector – amongst which was the Book III of Spanish Commercial Code of 1885 – adapting it the reality of today’s maritime...
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NEW SPANISH WEB SITE TO BUY, SELL AND RENT RECREATIONAL VESSELS FADIN, the Federation of Industry, Commerce and Maritime and Nautical Services has prepared a web page with the aim to commercialize new and second hand recreational vessels in Spain and Europe. FADIN associates a good part of the companies of the nautical sector in Spain with the objective of promoting the activities in the sector and provide support to this industry in their numerous projects. Amongst these projects we have the new website http://www.fadinboats.com/ in which it is possible to buy, sell or rent a recreational...
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LAW CHANGES IN THE NAUTICAL FIELD BENEFIT RECREATIONAL VESSELS WITH SPANISH FLAG Recreational boating in Spain has undergone many changes in the last years. These changes have been geared towards the purpose of invigorating the recreational sector by simplifying the strict requirements previously demanded for the registration and navigation of the pleasure boats, increasing the competitiveness of this sector regarding other countries of the European Community. Among the more meaningful changes before mentioned, it can be pointed out the Royal Decree 1435/2010 November 5th, which regulates the...
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THE CREATION OF A FUND FOR SASEMAR WILL INCREASE THE FEES FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND YACHTS ENTERING SPANISH PORTS All national and international commercial vessels pay a fee when entering a Spanish Port (GTx0.035x0.29), in order to use the maritime signposting system (buoys, lights, etc, GROUP A). However, as the Royal Law-Decree 1/2014 came into force on January 24th (which modified the Spanish Port Law), this fee rate will rise, because a new fee concept has been created. This new fee concept is named Group C and has been created in order to create a fund for...
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