What are the essential activities that do not stop because of the Coronavirus?
From Monday 30 March until 9 April, the closure of any activity not considered essential is ordered, with those whose production has been adapted to the manufacture of health material or which are considered critical for the supply of food and/or essential goods being considered essential. The rest will have to close their doors.
According to the announcement made by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.In an appearance a few minutes ago, everything points to the fact that it will be carried out under the formula of "paid leave", that is to say, these days will not work, but they will receive their full salary and will recover the hours not worked in the future.
Our Euriux lawyer specialising in business law, Francisco Picó, managing partner of Bufete Picó in Elche, gives us the keys to the new royal decree that will be published tomorrow in the Official State Gazette. What are the essential activities at the moment?
"These companies considered as essential activities and authorised to continue operating must provide their workers with a signed individual authorisation, in physical or digital format, indicating the nature of the essential service and the job performed, in order to be presented to the Security Forces and Bodies and to facilitate travel, access and return from the home to the facilities," says Francisco Picó.
Which companies are essential?
- Non-perennial crops
- Perennial crops
- Plant propagation
- Livestock production
- Agricultural production combined with livestock production
- Support activities for agriculture, animal husbandry and post-harvest preparation activities
- Forestry and other forestry activities
- Timber harvesting
- Harvesting of wild products, except timber
- Forestry support services
- Fishing
- Aquaculture
- Meat processing and preservation and production of meat products
- Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
- Fruit and vegetable processing and preservation
- Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
- Manufacture of dairy products
- Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products
- Manufacture of bakery wares and pasta products
- Manufacture of other food products
- Manufacture of products for animal feed
- Beverage manufacturing
- Preparation and spinning of textile fibres
- Manufacture of textile fabrics
- Textile finishing.
- Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel
- Manufacture of ropes, twine, cordage, twine and netting
- Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except garments
- Manufacture of other textile products for technical and industrial use
- Manufacture of work clothes
- Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories
- Shoe manufacturing
- Sawing and planing of wood
- Manufacture of wooden containers and packaging
- Pulp, paper and board manufacture
- Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard; manufacture of containers and packaging of paper and paperboard
- Manufacture of household, sanitary and toilet articles of paper and paperboard
- Manufacture of basic chemicals, nitrogen compounds, fertilisers, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
- Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
- Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings; printing inks and mastics
- Manufacture of soaps, detergents and cleaning and polishing preparations; manufacture of perfumes and cosmetics
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
- Manufacture of pharmaceutical specialities
- Manufacture of other rubber products
- Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles
- Manufacture of plastic containers and packaging
- Hollow glass manufacturing
- Manufacture and processing of other glass including technical glass
- Manufacture of radiation equipment, electrical appliances and electrotherapeutics
- Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
- Repair of metal producers, machinery and equipment
