Royal Decree-Law 10/2025, of September 23, published in the Official State Gazette on September 24 and entering into force on the day following its publication, contains a series of measures that affect (i) foreign trade with Israel in defense equipment, other equipment, and dual-use products and technologies; (ii) goods originating from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT); and (iii) the transit through Spanish territory of fuel bound for Israel that may have a military end use.
Specifically, these are the main measures introduced:
- Transfer of defense equipment, other equipment, and dual-use products and technologies to or from Israel is prohibited;
- Restrictions are imposed on the transit through Spanish territory of fuel that may have military use;
- Importation of goods originating from Israeli settlements in the OPT is prohibited: and
- Advertising for the sale of goods originating from Israeli settlements in the OPT and for services provided in those settlements is considered unlawful advertising.
Royal Decree-Law 10/2025 must be ratified by the Congress of Deputies within 30 days from its promulgation. If the Congress of Deputies does not ratify the law, it will be repealed, although it will retain the effects arising during the period it was in force, unless expressly provided otherwise. Alternatively, the Congress may resolve to process it as a government bill.