When August was about to start, the Royal Decree-law 5/2018, of 27th July, on urgent measures for the adaptation to the Spanish law of the European Union regulations on data protection (“Royal Decree-law”) was published in the Official Estate Bulletin. This law is motivated by the delay in the approval of the new organic law on data protection, which is currently subject to parliamentary discussion, regulates certain matters which, as its explanatory memorandum states, “do not admit delay” and are not subject to the qualified majorities for approval of Spanish organic laws.