{"id":33042,"date":"2025-02-22T08:27:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T07:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/info\/recupero-crediti-in-spagna\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T22:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:49:49","slug":"debt-collection-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"vendor","link":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/info\/debt-collection-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Debt Collection in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>How to recover a commercial debt from a Spanish debtor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Spain is an important export market for many countries, with sales often taking place between small and medium-sized enterprises, which often operate informally and without paying due attention to what is necessary to protect their credit vis-\u00e0-vis their Spanish debtors.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, debt collection in Spain is a frequent necessity for foreign companies and professionals who work with Spanish business partners. If a creditor is based in a country member of the European Union, <strong>judgments<\/strong>\u00a0are automatically recognized in Spain (and vice versa), greatly simplifying enforcement procedures.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tools for international debt collection in Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Anyone wishing to initiate\u00a0<strong>debt collection<\/strong>\u00a0proceedings against a debtor based in Spain can rely on various procedural tools provided for by European, and Spanish law:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enforcement of foreign judgment<\/strong>: once they become enforceable, EU member states judgments ordering the payment of a sum of money can be directly enforced in Spain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>European order for payment<\/strong>: this is a uniform procedure applicable in all EU Member States, ideal for uncontested commercial claims.<\/li>\n<li><strong>European Account Preservation Order (EAPO)<\/strong>: a tool introduced by EU Regulation No. 655\/2014, which allows a creditor domiciled in a Member State to seize funds held by their debtor in a bank account opened in any Member State of the European Union quickly and without prior notice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal action in Spain<\/strong>: the creditor can initiate ordinary proceedings or resort to the\u00a0<strong>Spanish Proceso Monitorio<\/strong>, which is particularly quick and effective for documented claims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Why rely on an experienced lawyer for debt collection in Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>UrsusNetwork offers specialized legal assistance in\u00a0<strong>international debt collection<\/strong>\u00a0and allows you to identify the most appropriate strategy based on the type of debt and the debtor&#8217;s circumstances, reducing the time and costs associated with the collection process.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the main features of the debt collection system in Spain, please refer to the Practical Information below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to recover a commercial debt from a Spanish debtor Spain is an important export market for many countries, with sales often taking place between small and medium-sized enterprises, which often operate informally and without paying due attention to what is necessary to protect their credit vis-\u00e0-vis their Spanish debtors. For this reason, debt collection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":764,"featured_media":0,"template":"","country":[32],"class_list":["post-33042","vendor","type-vendor","status-publish","hentry","country-es"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor\/33042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vendor"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ursusnetwork.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=33042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}