Amendment of Law 10/2010 of 28 April

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On 4 September 2018 Royal Decree-Law 11/2018 of 31 August, on the transposition of directives on the protection of pension commitments with workers, prevention of money laundering and requirements for entry and residence of third-country nationals and for the amendment of Law 39/2015 of 1 October, of the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE, from its initials in Spanish) and entered into force.

This Royal Decree-Law, approved by the Council of Ministers on August 31, modifies Law 10/2010 of 28 April, on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing in order to incorporate Directive 2015/849, which establishes additional obligations to those of Spanish Law regarding licensing or registration of service providers to companies, as well as a modification of the sanctions regime and the establishment of complaint channels.

For more detailed information on the main changes that Royal Decree-Law 11/2018 of 31 August has introduced in Law 10/2010 of 28 April, the following information note may be consulted:

• In Spanish only. Nota informativa. Principales modificaciones operadas por el Real Decreto-Ley 11/2018

The content of the Royal Decree-Law can be consulted on the Legislation section of this website or in the following link:

• In Spanish only. Real Decreto-Ley 11/2018, de 31 de agosto, de transposición de directivas en materia de protección de los compromisos por pensiones con los trabajadores, prevención del blanqueo de capitales y requisitos de entrada y residencia de nacionales de países terceros y por el que se modifica la Ley 39/2015, de 1 de octubre, del Procedimiento Administrativo Común de las Administraciones Públicas.