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Opened consultation on Spain Law implementing the EU Audiovisual and Media Services Directive

The Spanish Competition authority (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, CNMC) opened a consultation on the Draft Law implementing the EU Audiovisual and Media Services Directive. The consultation will be closed on 13 November 2020. The law intends to finance the public broadcaster RTVE by imposing a levy equal to 1.5 per cent of net annual revenue for Video On Demand services and video-sharing platforms.

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Scope

Policy Area
Taxation
Policy Instrument
Taxation, nes
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2020-10-05
in consultation

The Spanish Competition authority (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, CNMC) opened…

2020-11-13
processing consultation

The Spanish Competition authority (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, CNMC) closed…

2021-12-01
under deliberation

The Draft Law implementing the EU Audiovisual and Media Services Directive (121/000076) is introduc…

Key regulatory dimensions

Regulated subjects

The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type Private organisation
Economic activity streaming service provider,platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category All

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
own content: video: streaming
Regulatory tool
Subordination under digital service tax
Sanctions
TBR - Existing statutory sanction
Regulated subjects
1
own content: audio: streaming
Regulatory tool
Subordination under digital service tax
Sanctions
TBR - Existing statutory sanction
Regulated subjects
1
user content: audio: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Subordination under digital service tax
Sanctions
TBR - Existing statutory sanction
Regulated subjects
1
user content: video: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Subordination under digital service tax
Sanctions
TBR - Existing statutory sanction
Regulated subjects
1

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.

own content: video: streaming

own content: audio: streaming

user content: audio: hosting (any form)

user content: video: hosting (any form)