{"id":458,"date":"2024-10-01T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cranky-spence.137-74-81-169.plesk.page\/compliance-in-detail\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:07:30","slug":"compliance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i-cumplimiento.es\/en\/compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"458\" class=\"elementor elementor-458 elementor-22\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9e7e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d9e7e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bdfbe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77bdfbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf1fcf elementor--v-position-bottom elementor--h-position-center elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"dbf1fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e6c6c1f swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><h1 class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Compliance in detail<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bee4f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bee4f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6e590 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca6e590\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51892fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51892fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More and more small and medium-sized companies need to implement or develop their own compliance program, either because a public tender requires it or because a large client wants its suppliers to have the minimum protocols to prevent a possible breach from causing reputational damage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcec6f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcec6f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4bdc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb4bdc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i-cumplimiento.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/compliance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-221\" alt=\"Imagen compliance i-cumplimiento\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i-cumplimiento.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/compliance.jpg 800w, https:\/\/i-cumplimiento.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/compliance-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i-cumplimiento.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/compliance-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c031664 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c031664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500.2,94.7L0,0v100h1000V0L500.2,94.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c369525 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c369525\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf86777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf86777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For this reason, we believe that a simple description in seven questions and answers can help newcomers get a general idea of what it consists of, what it consists of, and what risks their company may be exposed to.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9362e09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9362e09\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddbfa7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cddbfa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd054dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"dd054dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is compliance?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcomplianceassociation.com\/index.php\">WORLD COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATION<\/a> defines compliance as the set of procedures and good practices adopted by organizations to identify and classify the operational and legal risks they face and to establish internal mechanisms for prevention, management, control and reaction to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2312\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When was compliance born in Spain?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2312\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2312\"><p>Compliance <em>was born<\/em> in Spain with the inclusion in our legal system of the criminal liability of legal persons, and mainly with the reform carried out in the Criminal Code through Organic Law 1\/2015 of March 30, which establishes, in article 31 bis 2, that it may act as an attenuating or exempting circumstance from the criminal liability of a legal person if the administrative body has adopted and executed effectively, before the commission of the crime, organization and management models that include the appropriate surveillance and control measures to prevent crimes of the same nature as the one committed or to significantly reduce the risk of their commission, or that the supervision of the operation and compliance of the implemented prevention model has been entrusted to a body of the legal person with autonomous powers of initiative and control or that is legally entrusted with the function of supervising the effectiveness of the internal controls of the legal person. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2313\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2313\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What elements should a compliance program have?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2313\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2313\"><p class=\"rteBlock\">Our Penal Code indicates it in its article 31 bis 5:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rteBlock defaultList\">\n<li><strong>Risk map: <\/strong>They will identify the activities in whose scope crimes that must be prevented may be committed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decision-making protocol:<\/strong> They will establish the protocols or procedures that specify the process of forming the will of the legal entity, of adopting decisions and of executing them in relation to those<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial resource management model:<\/strong> They will have appropriate financial resource management models to prevent the commission of crimes that must be prevented.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethical channel: <\/strong>They will impose the obligation to report possible risks and non-compliance to the body responsible for monitoring the operation and observance of the prevention model.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disciplinary system: <\/strong>They will establish a disciplinary system that appropriately sanctions non-compliance with the measures established by the model.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Periodic verification:<\/strong> They will carry out a periodic verification of the model and its eventual modification when relevant violations of its provisions are revealed, or when changes occur in the organization, in the control structure or in the activity developed that make them necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rteBlock\">In addition to the six points above, a <strong>COMPLIANCE BODY<\/strong> must be designated: &#8220;a body of the legal entity with autonomous powers of initiative and control or which is legally entrusted with the function of supervising the effectiveness of the internal controls of the legal entity&#8221;, which may be a sole or collegiate body and which, in the case of small legal entities, may be the administrative body itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2314\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2314\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What crimes can a company commit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2314\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2314\"><ul>\n<li>Illegal trafficking of human organs<\/li>\n<li>Crimes against moral integrity<\/li>\n<li>human trafficking<\/li>\n<li>Crimes against sexual freedom<\/li>\n<li>Prostitution, sexual exploitation and corruption of minors<\/li>\n<li>Discovery and disclosure of secrets and computer hacking<\/li>\n<li>Scams<\/li>\n<li>Frustration of execution<\/li>\n<li>Punishable insolvencies<\/li>\n<li>Computer damage<\/li>\n<li>Against intellectual and industrial property, the market and consumers<\/li>\n<li>Money laundering<\/li>\n<li>Illegal financing of political parties<\/li>\n<li>Against Public Finance and Social Security<\/li>\n<li>Against the rights of foreign citizens<\/li>\n<li>Of illegal construction, building or urbanization<\/li>\n<li>Against resources and the environment<\/li>\n<li>Crimes against animals<\/li>\n<li>Relating to nuclear energy and ionizing radiation<\/li>\n<li>Risks caused by explosives and other agents<\/li>\n<li>Against public health<\/li>\n<li>Against public health (drug trafficking)<\/li>\n<li>Counterfeiting of currency<\/li>\n<li>Falsification of means of payment<\/li>\n<li>Bribery and kickbacks abroad<\/li>\n<li>Influence peddling<\/li>\n<li>Crimes of incitement to hatred and glorification<\/li>\n<li>Smuggling<\/li>\n<li>Relating to genetic manipulation<\/li>\n<li>Price alteration in public tenders and auctions<\/li>\n<li>Refusal to carry out inspections<\/li>\n<li>Crimes against workers&#8217; rights<\/li>\n<li>illicit association<\/li>\n<li>Criminal organizations and groups, terrorists and terrorist crimes<\/li>\n<li>Embezzlement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2315\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2315\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What penalty can a company be sentenced to?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2315\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2315\"><ul class=\"rteBlock defaultList\">\n<li>Fine: up to 9 million euros.<\/li>\n<li>Dissolution of the company.<\/li>\n<li>Suspension of activities: up to 5 years.<\/li>\n<li>Clausura de locales y\/o establecimientos: hasta 5 a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<li>Prohibici\u00f3n de realizar las actividades en el \u00e1mbito de las cuales se cometi\u00f3 el delito: temporal (hasta 15 a\u00f1os) o definitiva.<\/li>\n<li>Inhabilitaci\u00f3n para obtener ayudas y subvenciones, contratar con la Administraci\u00f3n P\u00fablica y obtener beneficios fiscales: hasta 15 a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<li>Intervenci\u00f3n judicial: hasta 5 a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2316\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2316\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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awareness-raising actions generate more responsible employees and managers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greater control of activity: <\/strong>visibility of undetected risks and establishment of protocols and procedures for all critical company processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certification: <\/strong>Obtaining ISO\/UNE certification, which acts as external proof that the company follows the highest standards in terms of regulatory compliance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Continuous Improvement:<\/strong> Establishment of a system that promotes continuous improvement in compliance management, adapting to the changing needs of the regulatory environment and the business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is compliance?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>The <a 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