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How data protection works in Spain: the RGPD and the LOPDGDD, the AEPD as the supervisory authority, the six rights you can exercise, and how to complain for free. Anchored to the BOE and the AEPD.
How the municipal capital gains tax (IIVTNU) applies to an inherited home: the post-2021 dual method, the taxpayer's right to request the lower real gain, no tax with no real increase, and the ISD link.
What makes an offence a delito leve in Spain, the penalties of art. 33.4 CP, how the juicio por delitos leves works under LECrim arts. 962 to 967, and why it still creates a criminal record.
The 2026 SMI under Real Decreto 126/2026: 40,70 euros/day or 1.221 euros/month, the 17.094-euro annual floor, and how the minimum wage sets the wage-garnishment and FOGASA ceilings.
Spain's knife law under RD 137/1993: which blades are prohibited outright, the 11cm navaja limit, free adult possession at home, the general carry ban of art. 146, and the LO 4/2015 fine.
Injuria under art. 208 of Spain's Código Penal: the dignity standard, the gravity filter, why truth rarely helps, the domestic-sphere exception and the civil alternative under LO 1/1982.
The map of Spanish inheritance: the succession process, the forced-heirship legítima, the notarial declaración de herederos, and the six-month inheritance-tax clock that varies by comunidad.
A plain-English map of the Spanish legal system for expats and residents: where the law is written (the BOE and the codes), which court decides what, how a citation like art. 56 ET is built, and why the region you live in changes your inheritance tax.
How to file a denuncia under LECrim arts. 259 to 269: the duty to report, who is exempt, the written and verbal forms, the telematic limits, and when a querella is required instead.
How Spain's juicio rápido works under LECrim art. 795: which offences qualify, the police diligencias of art. 796, and the one-third sentence reduction of art. 801 for a conformidad.
How dismissal and severance work in Spain: the three kinds of despido, what improcedente and objetivo pay (33 vs 20 días), the 20-day deadline to challenge it, and where the Juzgado de lo Social fits. Anchored to the Estatuto de los Trabajadores.
How drone footage of people is regulated in Spain: the 2024 change in the aviation rule, where to find current operational limits, and the RGPD duties that apply when a drone captures identifiable people.