Spain: Law No. 1/2019 of February 20, 2019, on Trade Secrets entered into force on March 13, 2019.
The law transposes into Spanish law Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure and introduces new rules on trade secrets to Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition.