The Catalan capital will thus adapt by early 2027 to Law 18/2017 on Commerce, which mandates municipalities to regulate this economic activity. The new rule replaces collective licenses with individual licenses, aiming to bring greater transparency and equity to access the activity and prevent intermediation among professionals. This measure affects all vendors who set up in public spaces with removable or transportable stalls.

The City Council's governing commission has greenlit the processing, reaffirming the intention to maintain these markets in the city. The regulation will also define the conditions for each market, such as location, periodicity, number of stalls, operating hours, and sanitary conditions. A one-year adaptation period is established for existing licenses.

According to Deputy Mayor for Economic Promotion, Raquel Gil, the new ordinance will allow for the regulation of the city's over 70 non-sedentary sales markets for the first time, contributing commercial value, generating employment, and complementing local retail. "It will allow us to maintain all non-sedentary sales markets that currently have licenses while improving legal certainty," Gil emphasized.

For the creation of new markets, licenses will be granted through competitive bidding, considering criteria such as capacity, seniority, district affiliation, improvement of commercial offerings, environmental sustainability, and point-of-sale safety. A maximum of one establishment per holder will be authorized, with annual fees.

The development of this regulation has been lengthy, involving several prior consultations with citizens and organizations since 2024. The goal is for the new ordinance to be in effect by the first quarter of 2027, thus complying with Catalan regulations and providing legal security for sector professionals.