The aim of this booklet is to offer international investors, lawyers, tax advisors, and consultants, the good path for driving successfully in the investments and creation of business in Spain. Investors are frequently concerned on what they can expect in a new market to explore, and this implies not only law and tax matters but also the way to do the business in different territories. Spain is one of the biggest European economies, the fourth of the Euro currency economy in terms of GDP, and the key sectors vary from telecoms, banking & finance, construction, bio-tech, green energy, tourism and leisure. At the same time Spain is a territory with various levels of rules and administrations, from the City Council, the
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Summary
- How to set up a business in Spain
- Chapter I: To set up a business in Spain
- Introduction
- Alternatives of how to invest in Spain
- 1. Creation of a Company
- 2. Branch of a foreign company
- 3. Business cooperation
- 3.1. Distribution Agreement
- 3.2. Agency Agreement
- 3.3. Commission Agreement
- 3.4. Franchising
- 3.5. Joint Ventures
- Other important documentation and requirements
- 1. Tax Identification Number (N.I.F.) and Foreigner Identity Number (N.I.E.)
- 2. Form D1A
- 3. Powers of Attorney
- 4. Money Laundering Provisions. «Acta de Manifestaciones»
- Chapter II: Intellectual Property Rights
- Trade marks / Trade names / Corporate registered name
- Patents and utility models
- 1. Patents
- 2. Utility Model
- Industrial designs
- Copyright
- Chapter III: Tax law
- Corporate tax
- Income tax of individuals
- VAT
- Chapter IV: The intervention of public administration in economic activity
- Different administrations, different competencies
- 1. Political institutions
- 2. Decentralization: autonomous communities
- 3. Division of competencies
- Regulated and non-regulated sectors
- 1. Liberalization process in the EU
- 2. Public services in a competitive market
- 3. Services of general interest
- Hiring with public administrations
- The opening of an establishment
- Corporative institutions