International Journal of Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Law supplying water and yearly consumption. In the case of residues, the law focuses on recycling residues from construction sites, alterations, and demolitions, and the selective pickup of residues. In the subject of food, it opts for the consumption of km 0 produce and the minimisation of use of packaging. This plan integrates circular planning and assessment to measure how the strategy for circularity progresses. The plan will have a validity of five years, after that, it will have to be renewed. It is not only about implanting it, but also about monitoring it. Companies that fulfil the obligations stated by the law will be able to obtain a certification by authorised entities, which will allow them to commercialise under the label of “circular company”. This goes hand in hand with the publicity and supply of accommodation establishments: only those that have obtained the certification will be able to present themselves as such, according to what is stated in the new article 101. Article 102 establishes the environmental and efficiency measures in the use of resources, according to the different types of tourist companies. Firstly, there are detailed a series of obligations for hotel accommodation establishments, tourist apartments, rural tourism accommodations, and houses used for tourist commercialisation or tourist holiday dwellings that are detached, between party walls, and semi-detached14. These accommodation companies will have to get rid of fuel or diesel oil thermal systems and will have to substitute them for other energy sources that reduce environmental impact. As an exception, those cases of duly credited impossibility. On the other hand, temperature and use of thermal systems will be adjusted to what the corresponding rules anticipate. In the priority sector of energy, the mentioned establishments will have to abide by the yearly carbon footprint per overnight stay, according to what the specific rule states; certification of energetic efficiency of the building, ability of self-supplying energy, installed renewable capacity, and storage capacity. In the materials and residues sector, it is stressed the recycling of residues from construction sites, alterations, and demolitions, and the selective pickup of residues. Besides, single-use courtesy toiletries can’t be given to clients, unless the client requests so, and they must always come with containers and packaging that are reusable or recyclable. The next point expands on the area of application of the obligation of having a dual flush button or a button with flush interruption in the tank of toilets, as well as water saving systems in sinks, showers, and baths faucets. In this case, it will apply to all the establishments enumerated in the previous paragraph, plus all kinds of tourist dwellings, as well as restaurant and entertaining establishments. There will be special attention towards the ability of selfsupplying water and the yearly consumption. On the other hand, every company and tourist establishment of Law 8/2012, of 19 July, once it becomes effective, won’t be able to use threatened marine species and will have to clearly indicate in the menus the products of Balearic origin, be agricultural, cattle, fishing, or drinks; as well as the certificates of origin, geographical indications, or distinctive stamps. In the case 14 We agree with FERRER TAPIA in that the law makes no distinction between big hotel chains, small establishments, or even tourist dwellings that might belong to an individual, which will cause great imbalance when facing the obligations imposed by the law. (FERRER TAPIA, 2022, p. 10-11).
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