What are the primary keys of the Trade Act of future Balears?

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  The Ministry of Commerce has prepared a future Trade Act, adapted to the rules Bolkenstein and agreed with the industry. Now, it is currently trading policy, as PSOE UM (Bloc government partners) are studying and when the give the nod will go to Parliament for approval. Meanwhile the team is working with Councilor Xisco Vives Madrid to verify that the regulatory text of the Islands is not in contradiction with the future Trade Act currently being drafted by the Ministry.

  1 From what extent it is considered large business? -The proposal of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade is that from 2500 meters of floor space for exhibition and sale is considered large commercial establishment. However, the Balearic Government is opposed because it believes that the Islands are a limited territory and fractionated. The proposal of the Ministry of Commerce is considered to be great business from 700 meters in Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza for 400 and 200 for Formentera.

2 How to process the application for leave autonomic large business? -The powers to grant licenses in the hands of the Autonomous Government. Furthermore, a committee attached to the inter-Ministry of Commerce that will make a preliminary report.

  3 What criteria make that report? The big-business can only be placed in consolidated urban land as defined in Article 4 of Act 4 / 2008 on urgent measures. In addition, it has to prove a municipal certification, which is binding upon the inter-committee and a study prepared by a competent technician on the movement of people and vehicles that can generate the establishment.

  4 What is special value in this study? -We appreciate the impact of roads and other infrastructure, the availability of public transport and energy certification A. In this sense, we take into account the reduction in noise pollution and valararán emissions of greenhouse gases. Thus, the location of large commercial establishments would no longer be marked by economic issues and passing criteria take into account environmental and consumer rights.

5 Does the moratorium be lifted? Yes, the coming into force of future Trade Act moratorium will be lifted throughout the Community.

6 Will be installed to prohibit franchise? No, once the moratorium is lifted franchises will be installed on the commercial network with complete naturalness.

7 Can be used as commercial sites? -Rating is only permitted commercial use in the industrial sector or in the land if it is ensured that the estate sector or have a 80 per cent of its area devoted to residential use, ie, it must be in areas inhabited.

8 What is the purpose of the new Law on Trade? -The law's aim is to sort the trade agreement with the services directive and our territorial reality.

9 What remains of the old rules? -We have had to change 50 percent of the previous article, but the business is maintained and urban proximity.

10 The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade has drawn up the State Law on Trade? -No. Therefore, the Ministry of Commerce of the Government is in contact with Madrid to prevent future Trade Act of Islands in contradiction with the rules being developed by the Ministry.

11 When will adopt the Trade Act of Balears? -The intention of the Department is doing so as soon as possible, as is agreed with the industry and is now under negotiation policy (the PSOE are considering UM, members of government of the Bloc).