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Notice on multiple complaint CPLT(2013)01917 [Date: 27 May 2026]

Information about the follow up brought to the complaints registered under reference CPLT(2013)01917- Absence of measures to prevent abusive use of successive fixed-term contracts in the Spanish public sector. 

  • 27 May 2026

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  • 27 MAY 2026
Información sobre el seguimiento dado a las denuncias registradas con la referencia CPLT(2013)01917- Ausencia de medidas para prevenir la utilización abusiva de sucesivos contratos de duración determinada en el sector público español [Date: 27 May 2026]
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Information about the follow up brought to the complaints registered under reference CPLT(2013)01917- Absence of measures to prevent abusive use of successive fixed-term contracts in the Spanish public sector. 

Current status

On 14 April 2026, a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union on a request for preliminary ruling from the Spanish Supreme Court [1], confirmed the Commission’s position in the open infringement procedure INFR(2014)4334 [2] against Spain regarding the transposition of Clause 5 of the Framework Agreement on fixed-term work annexed to Directive 1999/70/EC [3], and called into question the measures to penalise abuse arising from the use of successive fixed-term employment currently applicable in the Spanish public sector. 

In the framework of the mentioned infringement procedure, the Commission decided, on 29 April 2026, to issue a reasoned opinion to Spain. You can find more information here: 

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/inf_26_720 (Chapter 10. Jobs and social rights). 

Complainants will be kept informed through this website ([4]) of any relevant information in relation to the infringement procedure.

[1] Judgment of 23 April 2026, Obadal, C-418/24. ECLI:EU:C:2026:29.

[2] https://ec.europa.eu/implementing-eu-law/search-infringement-decisions/?langCode=ES&version=v1&typeOfSearch=byDecision&page=1&size=10&order=desc&sortColumns=decisionDate&refId=INFR(2014)4334 

[3] Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP, http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1999/70/oj

[4] https://commission.europa.eu/about/contact/problems-and-complaints/complaints-about-breaches-eu-law-member-states/multiple-complaints_en?prefLang=es