BOE sets end date for time change in Spain

AdminOctober 27, 2024

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BOE sets end date for time change in Spain

it 27 October 2024 The time of all the clocks will change, 3:00 in the night will be 2:00 in the night, which means we will sleep for one more hour. But, Will we have to repeat this action in Spain in the coming years?

This measure has long been adopted in all EU countries. It goes on schedule in March summer and inside October to winter timeThe main objective is nothing more than to take advantage of the hours of lighting to contribute to energy savings.

Became standard since 1981 Mandatory For the regions that make up the Eurozone. However, this is a practice that not everyone agrees with and has generated a immense debate,

Europe wants to end time change

Some institutions, such as Spanish Sleep Societyhas warned on several occasions about the negative effects of time change on people.

There are some who experience irritability, lack of concentration, poor work performance and insomnia after revision. But not only this. It has also been linked to diseases that threaten health such as Obesity, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, depression or anxiety,

In September 2018, the European Commission expressed its concern and raised possibility of ending this feeling So simple in watches. The initial proposed date was 2019. However it was later postponed to 2021 has not been effective Due to disagreements among member states.

Similarly, there are experts who believe that energy savings matter it is small,

What date has BOE set for the end of the time change?

On March 20, 2019, the government formed a commission of experts to discuss the time change. Ultimately, he concluded that it is not appropriate to take an immediate decision on this issue. There is no “shared consensus”,

Therefore, still There is no official day of end of the time change.However, Article 5 of Royal Decree 236/2002 specifies that a specific calendar Which includes revision of the program for the next five years.