Overview

• The Council of Ministers approved the draft law on July 29 and referred it to the Congress of Deputies for parliamentary debate with no fixed timetable but a push for expedited processing.
• Under the proposal, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia will gain broad inspection and sanction powers over digital intermediaries and media outlets, including fines up to 6% of global turnover for serious violations.
• A new public state registry managed by the CNMC will require media providers to disclose ownership structures and annual public advertising revenues, with penalties for non-compliance.
• The bill amends three existing Spanish laws to transpose the EU Digital Services Act and the EU Media Freedom Regulation into national legislation.
• It also sets up channels for reporting illicit online content and introduces measures to protect minors, enhance advertising transparency, safeguard privacy and defend consumer rights in online contracts.