Council for Spanish Residents Abroad

Application for Registration and Special Ballot - For resident Canadians away from their electoral districts and Canadians residing outside Canada

holder of an annual residence permit | annual resident

Application for Registration and Special Ballot - For Canadian citizens residing outside Canada

Federal Appeals Commission for Old-Age, Survivors' and Invalidity Insurance for Persons Resident Abroad [ AC-OSII ]

Invalidity Insurance Office for Insured Persons Resident Abroad | DI Office for People Living Abroad | Office for Insured People Living Abroad [ OAIE | OIPLA ]

League of the Societies of the Citizens of the European Community Living Abroad [ The Europeans in the World ]

declares that, by applying different tax treatment to donations and successions between beneficiaries and donees resident in Spain and those not resident in Spain, between bequeathers resident in Spain and those not resident in Spain, and between donations and similar transfers of immovable property situated within and outside of Spain, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 63 TFEU and Article 40 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 ...[+++] May 1992;

[25] The data in this table, provided by Member States to Eurostat, are based on the concepts of "usual residence" "immigration" and "emigration" as defined in Article 2(1)(a)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 23).

Such unequal treatment between the two categories - residents and foreigners - is seen by the Council as an obstacle to the free movement of persons within the European Union (EU).

In the case of branches of foreign companies, all capital for the initial investment must be provided from foreign sources.Borrowing from local sources is only permitted after the initial implementation of the project, for financing working capital requirements.ESinvestment in Spain by foreign government and foreign public entities (which tends to imply, besides economic, also non-economic interests to entity's part), directly or through companies or other entities controlled directly or indirectly by foreign governments, need prior authorisation by the government.FRforeign purchases exceeding 33,33 % of the shares of capital or voting r ...[+++]ights in existing French enterprise, or 20 % in publicly quoted French companies, are subject to the following regulations:after a period of one month following prior notification, authorisation is tacitly granted for other investments unless the Minister of Economic Affairs has, in exceptional circumstances, exercised its right to postpone the investment.FRforeign participation in newly privatised companies may be limited to a variable amount, determined by the government of France on a case by case basis, of the equity offered to the public.FRfor establishing in certain commercial, industrial or artisanal activities, a specific authorisation is needed if the managing director is not holder of a permanent residence permit.ITexclusive rights may be granted or maintained to newly privatised companies.