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    Spain · National · Royal Decree

    Royal Decree 179/2005 · Occupational risk prevention in the Civil Guard

    In force, as amended

    Current official Spanish title: Real Decreto 179/2005, de 18 de febrero, sobre prevención de riesgos laborales en la Guardia Civil.

    Original publication and analysisConsolidated textELI identifier
    On this page
    1. What it regulates
    2. Who it applies to
    3. Key provisions
    4. History and versions
    5. Transitional provisions and application notes
    6. Official BOE legal relationships
    7. Official sources
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    What it regulates

    Sets protection, planning, training, health-surveillance and prevention arrangements for Civil Guard activities within its scope.

    Who it applies to

    Civil Guard members and Armed Forces personnel assigned to its units, centres and bodies, in the activities defined by Article 2. Military missions have specific rules and functions not exclusive to policing or security retain the general framework with its adaptations.

    Key provisions

    Apply the principles introduced in 2026: avoid and assess risks, tackle them at source, adapt jobs, prioritise collective protection and issue instructions, considering the nature of the service.

    Article 3 bis

    Integrate prevention, assess risks and plan the necessary measures in covered activities.

    Article 4

    Ensure periodic surveillance, confidentiality and non-discriminatory use of data. Compulsory medical and psychological examinations require the situations and participation procedures in the text amended in 2026.

    Article 6

    Ensure sufficient prevention training suited to duties and risks within the required programmes and activities.

    Article 9

    Resource prevention bodies and organise advice, assessment, planning and monitoring through the arrangements specified for the Civil Guard.

    Article 13

    History and versions

    Initial publication: 26/02/2005 · Initial entry into force: 27/02/2005

    BOE-A-2005-3241

    Royal Decree 67/2026 amended Article 6 and added Article 3 bis, with effect from 26 February 2026. Royal Decree 696/2022 amended Articles 8 and 14 on participation and advice, with effect from 13 September 2022. Order INT/724/2006 regulated prevention bodies under Article 13 and is recorded as an implementing measure.

    Royal Decree 67/2026 amended Article 6 and added Article 3 bis, with effect from 26 February 2026.

    Publication: 06/02/2026 · Effective date: 26/02/2026

    BOE-A-2026-2726

    Royal Decree 696/2022 amended Articles 8 and 14 on participation and advice, with effect from 13 September 2022.

    Publication: 24/08/2022 · Effective date: 13/09/2022

    BOE-A-2022-14058

    Order INT/724/2006 regulated prevention bodies under Article 13 and is recorded as an implementing measure.

    BOE-A-2006-4768
    All text versions recorded by the BOE

    Publication and effective dates are different. The table retains the dates and provisions of each recorded text version; it does not treat future transitional deadlines as requirements already applicable.

    PublicationEffective dateOfficial referenceAffected provisions
    26/02/200527/02/2005BOE-A-2005-3241Preamble, Chapter I, Article 1, Article 2, Chapter II, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, Chapter III, Article 13, Article 14, Article 15, Article 16, Additional provision first, Additional provision second, Additional provision third, Additional provision fourth, Additional provision fifth, Additional provision sixth, Additional provision seventh, Repealing provision sole, Final provision first, Final provision second, Signature
    24/08/202213/09/2022BOE-A-2022-14058Article 8, Article 14
    06/02/202626/02/2026BOE-A-2026-2726Article 3 bis, Article 6

    Transitional provisions and application notes

    • Royal Decree 67/2026 added Article 3 bis and amended health surveillance in Article 6 with effect from 26 February 2026. The initial 2005 version must not be shown as the current wording of those articles.

      Official reference

    • The additional provisions set initial periods for establishing bodies, plans, training and revised manuals. These are historical implementation requirements, not new periods restarting whenever the text is consulted.

      Additional provision seventh

    Official BOE legal relationships

    Relationships may affect only specific provisions. They do not by themselves determine the status of the whole instrument: consult its history and application notes.

    Earlier references (4)
    Subsequent references (3)

    Official sources

    Official sources checked on 14/11/2026. Updating a database record does not by itself mean that the legislation has been amended.

    1. Original publication and analysis
    2. Consolidated text
    3. ELI identifier
    4. BOE-A-2026-2726

    Based on data from Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE). Consolidated text is informational: consult the official publication for legal purposes. The history includes all subsequent relationships in the retrieved BOE record, without guaranteeing coverage of all judgments, complementary legislation or implied changes.

    The official title is retained in Spanish. English and Catalan texts are editorial summaries, not official translations of the legislation.

    Editorial information

    Publication date: 14 November 2026.

    Editorial responsibility: Sabentis editorial team.

    Editorial review by Pablo RodríguezLinkedIn

    Executive Vice President of the International ORP Foundation and Chief Financial Officer of Sabentis.

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