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What it regulates
Sets data, deadlines and procedures for notifications of opening or resumption after major changes. In construction, it integrates prevention information from the former prior notice into the contractor’s notification.
Who it applies to
Employers opening a workplace or resuming activity after significant alterations, extensions or transformations. Sites covered by Royal Decree 1627/1997 have a specific prior-notification regime.
Key provisions
Generally, notification is made beforehand or within thirty days after the triggering event; it includes prevention arrangements and particularly hazardous activities.
Article 2.1In construction, notification must precede the start and is the contractors’ responsibility. It must be visibly displayed and kept up to date; the developer supplies necessary information.
Article 2.2It is accompanied by the approved safety and health plan where required; where no such plan is required, the relevant risk assessment is supplied.
Article 2.2Changes not initially identified in the construction notification are reported to the labour authority within ten days.
Article 3.5Provides for electronic submission through regional adaptations of the form and administrative liability for non-compliance, including the developer in the specified construction case.
Articles 4 and 5History and versions
Initial publication: 01/05/2010 · Initial entry into force: Different effective dates; see application notes
BOE-A-2010-6871Published on 1 May 2010. Replaces and repeals the Order of 6 May 1988 and implements the 2010 simplification for construction sites. The consulted record lists no subsequent provisions; the original is offered without a separate consolidated text.
Transitional provisions and application notes
Entry into force is split: for Article 2.1, thirty days after publication on 1 May 2010; for Article 2.2 construction sites, 2 May 2010. A single date does not describe both regimes.
Final provision secondThe update required before 15 June 2010 was a historical transition, not a current deadline. References to older procedural laws require reading alongside current administrative legislation.
Transitional provision sole
Official BOE legal relationships
Earlier references (2)
- Repeals · BOE-A-1988-11933
- In accordance with · BOE-A-1986-7901
