The obligation to install an acoustic limiter is not the same across the island. Each town hall triggers it for a different reason. Here it is, municipality by municipality, with the article and official source for each statement.
Three regulatory levels overlap. The one that will compel you to take specific action —and the one that will penalize you— is the municipal one.
General framework, acoustic zoning, quality objectives, and measurement methodology.
Sets the rules of the game. It requires Class 0 or 1 instrumentation —a Class 2 sound level meter does not produce a valid measurement— and technically accredited personnel (art. 53.4). Law 1/2007, official text ↗
Here is the specific obligation, the deadline, and the penalty. And this is where each municipality on the island has decided something different.
This is the table almost nobody has consolidated. If you have premises in several municipalities, read it twice.
| Municipality | What triggers the obligation | Limiter | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Eulària des Riu | Usos urbanísticos d2 y d3 | Mandatory | Sin plazo transitorio verificado |
| Sant Josep de sa Talaia | Actividad turística con música | Mandatory | Sin plazo transitorio verificado |
| Sant Antoni de Portmany | Actividades de tipo 2 y 3 | Mandatory | Sin plazo transitorio verificado |
| Eivissa (ciudad) | Establecimientos tipo B con equipos de sonido | Mandatory | Sin plazo transitorio verificado |
| Formentera | Actividades de tipo 2 y 3 | Mandatory | Sin plazo transitorio verificado |
| Sant Joan de Labritja | Actividades de tipo 2 y 3 | Mandatory | Sin plazo transitorio verificado |
Five of the six municipalities require installing a limiter-logger, but each triggers it for a different reason: urban land use in Santa Eulària, tourist activity with music in Sant Josep, the type of activity in Sant Antoni and Formentera, and the class of establishment in Eivissa. The same business with two premises in two municipalities can have two different obligations.
For Sant Joan de Labritja we state "not verified" because we have not been able to read the full text of its ordinance. We prefer to say so rather than fill in the gap.
No. The ordinances state it in these words: the installation of an acoustic sound-logging limiter in no case replaces the minimum insulation that the venue must have. They are two distinct and cumulative obligations. The acoustic study is what reveals the second.
Santa Eulària, art. 24.8 (BOIB No. 62, 16/05/2026) · Sant Josep, art. 24.6
Only if it meets all requirements, and one of them is that it is live music. A DJ with a mixing console, or the playback of audio tracks, is expressly excluded from the exemption. If playing recorded music, the obligation applies.
Sant Josep, art. 22 bis · Sant Antoni, art. 44.3 (BOIB No. 127, 26/09/2024)
The ordinance requires installation and calibration to be performed by technical staff or a company authorized by the manufacturer of the equipment. A limiter installed by an unauthorized party does not prove compliance.
Santa Eulària, art. 23.3 · DecibelSea is an authorized installer of Ecudap.
Not just any device will do. The ordinance lists exactly what the equipment must do. If yours is missing even one, it does not comply. Santa Eulària, art. 23.1 (BOIB No. 62, 16/05/2026) ↗
The ordinance requires you to install equipment that telematically transmits its sound levels, holds you responsible for its proper operation, and allows the town council to extract historical data whenever it wants.
In other words: the law forces you to install a device that records evidence against you. The only relevant question is whether you read that log before the city council does.
Santa Eulària, arts. 23.1.k · 22.3 · 23.1.j · Eivissa, art. 56.4
How we monitor your limiter →General scale of Law 1/2007. Note: it is not the same in all municipalities — Formentera sets its own caps of 750, 1,500 and 3,000 € in its ordinance. Check your municipality's file.
| Severity | Fine | Ancillary measure |
|---|---|---|
| Leve | Hasta 600 € | Suspensión de la autorización de apertura por un periodo inferior a un mes. |
| Grave | De 601 € a 12.000 € | Suspensión de la autorización de 1 mes a 1 año. Clausura temporal de hasta 2 años. |
| Muy grave | De 12.001 € a 300.000 € | Revocación de la autorización (1 a 5 años). Clausura definitiva, total o parcial. |
Not having a limiter when required, or tampering with it, is grounds for urgent provisional measures: the city council can precautionarily close the premises before resolving the file.
You don't need to be formally penalized. It is enough for proceedings to be opened against you in July. The cost of compliance is known and budgetable. The cost of non-compliance is not billing for the season.
We visit, measure, and tell you in writing what your municipality requires, what you comply with, and what you do not. With the cited articles. No charge for the visit: written quote within 48 hours.
DecibelSea is an authorized installer of Ecudap. This guide is reference technical documentation and does not constitute legal advice. Every figure, deadline, or article must be cross-checked with the official text currently in force published in the BOIB and with the competent town hall.
The ordinance requires you to install equipment that records your sound levels, makes you responsible for its operation, and allows the city council to extract these historical logs whenever it wants.
We install, calibrate, seal, and certify it. And then we read that log before they do: continuous remote monitoring, alert before the threshold is exceeded, and monthly compliance report.
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