Introduction -

On 5 July 2023, Royal Decree 571/2023 on foreign investments (RD 571/2023), previously approved by the meeting of the Council of Ministers on 4 July 2023, was published in the Official State Gazette. It will enter into force on 1 September 2023 and aims to develop, with regard to foreign investments, Law 19/2003, of 4 July, on the legal regime of capital movements and foreign economic transactions (Law 19/2003).