Regulations

• Electrical installations

  Royal Decree 842/2002 · Low Voltage Electrotechnical Regulation (REBT)

  Reference regulation for the design, execution and legalisation of low-voltage electrical installations and its complementary technical instructions.

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• Renewable energy

  Royal Decree 244/2019 · Electricity self-consumption

  Regulates the administrative, technical and economic conditions of self-consumption, including modalities with and without surplus and simplified compensation.

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• HVAC

  Royal Decree 1027/2007 · Regulation on Thermal Installations in Buildings (RITE)

  Energy efficiency and safety requirements for thermal installations: design, execution, maintenance and inspection.

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• Building

  Royal Decree 314/2006 · Technical Building Code (CTE)

  Regulatory framework for building. For installations and energy, the basic documents DB-HE (energy saving) and DB-HS (health) are especially relevant.

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• Energy efficiency

  Royal Decree 390/2021 · Energy performance certification of buildings

  Basic procedure for the energy certification of buildings, owners' obligations and certificate registration.

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• Energy efficiency

  Royal Decree 56/2016 · Energy audits and energy service providers

  Transposition of the Energy Efficiency Directive: mandatory audits in large companies and accreditation of energy service providers.

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• Health and safety

  Royal Decree 1627/1997 · Health and safety on construction sites

  Minimum health and safety provisions on sites: safety study and plan, coordinator and obligations of developer, contractors and self-employed workers.

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• Health and safety

  Law 31/1995 · Occupational Risk Prevention

  Framework law on occupational risk prevention, basis for the coordination of business activities and preventive obligations on site.

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• Building

  Law 38/1999 · Building Regulation Act (LOE)

  Defines the building agents and their responsibilities, including those of the designer and the site management team.

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• Electrical installations

  Law 24/2013 · Electricity Sector

  Regulates the electricity system: generation, transmission, distribution and supply activities, and the general framework for self-consumption.

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• Energy and sustainability

  Law 7/2021 · Climate change and energy transition

  Emission reduction and renewable penetration targets, with implications for the energy refurbishment of buildings and mobility.

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• Renewable energy

  Royal Decree 1699/2011 · Grid connection of small-scale installations

  Grid connection conditions for small-scale electricity generation installations.

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