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Royal Decree 563/2010 · Historical prevention rules for pyrotechnics and ammunition

Repealed from 8 November 2015, with express transitional reservations

Official Spanish title: Real Decreto 563/2010, de 7 de mayo, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de artículos pirotécnicos y cartuchería.

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  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
  8. Explore the concepts in Sabentis Explore

What it regulates

The predecessor of the 2015 regulation linked workshops and storage sites to occupational prevention and introduced ITC 14 on explosions. Its duties are described as legislative history; the current reference is Royal Decree 989/2015, subject to its reservations for earlier situations.

Who it applies to

Historical selection: Articles 45, 46, 58 and 82 and ITC 14. It covers assessment, PPE, coordination and protection of people working with explosive mixtures. It is neither a product authorisation or marketing guide nor a list of current duties.

Key provisions

Article 45 required integrated prevention, risk assessment and control, review of measures and retention of Prevention Act records. The employer retained responsibility even when it engaged a prevention service.

Article 45

Articles 46 and 58 governed workers and premises: PPE, prevention of ignition sources and identification of hazardous buildings and their occupancy and safety conditions.

Article 46

Article 82 applied occupational safety and health duties to storage sites and referred to ITC 14 for protection against explosions.

Article 82

ITC 14 required a specific assessment of explosive mixtures, equipment and processes, possible ignition sources and consequences. Planning had to assign responsibilities, resources and deadlines and document hazardous areas.

Complementary technical instruction 14

The same ITC covered coordination between employers, explosion training and, where required by prevention documentation, written instructions and work permits. These provisions explain the continuity of the prevention approach in the successor regulation.

Complementary technical instruction 14

History and versions

BOE publication: 08/05/2010 · Initial entry into force: 09/05/2010

BOE-A-2010-7333

Published on 8 May 2010 and generally effective from 9 May 2010; final provision 5 staggered certain marketing requirements. Amended in 2012 and 2014, it was repealed with reservations by Royal Decree 989/2015 from 8 November 2015.

Original occupational duties and ITC 14.

Publication: 08/05/2010 · Effective date: 09/05/2010

BOE-A-2010-7333

Royal Decree 1335/2012 makes extensive amendments and adds ITCs 23–26. It does not amend the five occupational blocks selected here and is retained as historical context.

BOE-A-2012-12198

Order PRE/647/2014 amends ITC 2 on product safety requirements, outside this selection of occupational duties.

BOE-A-2014-4484

Repeal under the sole repealing provision, point (a), subject to transitional provisions 1–3 and final provision 4; general effect on 8 November 2015.

BOE-A-2015-12054

Extension of a successor deadline to 31 December 2020; it does not restore general validity of the 2010 regulation.

BOE-A-2020-4259
Text versions of the selected OSH provisions

The table includes only versions that introduce or amend the selected OSH subsections. Full article versions changing only other subjects remain in the official sources but are not shown as preventive reforms.

Functions and provisions connected to occupational safety and health are selected; other subjects remain available in the official sources.

PublicationEffective dateOfficial referenceAffected provisions
08/05/201009/05/2010BOE-A-2010-7333Article 45, Article 46, Article 58, Article 82, Complementary technical instruction 14

Transitional provisions and application notes

  • The 2015 repeal is express but preserves the application provided for in transitional provisions 1–3 and final provision 4 of Royal Decree 989/2015. Neither full continuing validity nor the disappearance of every effect in every proceeding should be asserted.

    Repealing provision sole
  • The successor’s first transitional provision limited old cataloguing approvals to 4 July 2017 at the latest; its third preserves the earlier rules for pending proceedings. The adaptation deadline in provision 2(1) was extended to 31 December 2020, without creating an open deadline in 2026.

    Transitional provision third
  • The occupational selection retains its initial wording. The 2012 and 2014 amendments remain in the general history but are not attributed as new wording of these articles or ITC 14.

    Complementary technical instruction 14

Official BOE legal relationships

This record covers the history of the selected occupational safety and health provisions. The official analysis also provides the relationships affecting other subjects in the legislation.

Official BOE legal relationships

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. BOE-A-2010-7333
  2. BOE-A-2010-7333
  3. ELI identifier
  4. BOE-A-2012-12198
  5. BOE-A-2014-4484
  6. BOE-A-2020-4259
  7. BOE-A-2015-12054

Official sources checked on 14 November 2026. The original publication and subsequent provisions determine the legal scope; consolidation, where available, is informative. The editorial history focuses on OSH-relevant relationships and does not replace the sources.

Sabentis editorial translation; it is not an official translation and does not replace the official text.

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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