2020-03-18
The Spanish Government, through the Ministry of the Presidency, issued Royal Decree 465/2020 to urgently modify the existing state of alarm regulations to strengthen public health protection and ensure essential services. The decree restricts public movement to specific justified activities, suspends public access to non-essential commercial and cultural establishments while allowing essential retail and home-based professional services, and empowers the Minister of Health to adjust these measures. Additionally, it exempts social security and tax procedures from administrative deadline suspensions and mandates conditions to guarantee the transport of goods for internet and remote commerce.