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Sep 15, 2010

The legislative history are as follows: the European Services Directive has been transposed into Spanish law through the following laws:

- Law 17/2009 of 23 November, on free access to service activities and exercise.

- Law 25/2009, of December 27, to amend various laws to adapt to the Law on free access to service activities.

- Royal Decree 195/2010, of February 26, which amends Royal Decree 2364/1994, of December 9, which approves the Regulation of Private Security, to adapt to the changes in Law No. 23 / 1992 of July 30, Private Security, Law 25/2009, of December 22, to amend various laws to adapt to the law on free access to the service activity and exercise.

The last, published in the Official Gazette of March 10, is the proper amending legislation for private security to adapt to the Services Directive.

Implications on Private Security

The entry into force of the reform of the Law and Regulation of Private Security, carries certain implications and practical effects on the licensing of companies, inspection services and safety and report any possible penalty for offenses committed.

- Legal effects are comparable to installation and maintenance, the Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) with the Centers for Disease Control calls or video surveillance (CECON), which are defined as "places where centralized security systems and surveillance a building or facility and must necessarily be controlled by private security personnel. "

- Security companies. Fall within the scope of the law of private security firms which are authorized for activity of installation and maintenance of equipment or security systems to include within their legal activities providing connecting services to CRA or CECON or engaged any other unique and exclusive purpose of legally established private security. In addition, these companies may also carry all kinds of facilities and maintenance and to sell or deliver security products.

- Service companies. Excluded from the private security law those who sell, deliver, install or maintain equipment, appliances, equipment or security systems include without connecting them with CRA or CECON.

Service companies must not appear on the Register of Enterprises of the Ministry of Interior security or to provide any kind of business or private security service.

Implications for the authorization

How does this change the business rules that are currently licensed or authorized intended only for installation and maintenance activity? Allowing the current security companies to unsubscribe in the registry.