Spanish law prohibits the reduction of the sales price of an article to lower than its cost at the origin. For example, if bottled water is purchased at 50 cents per unit from a supplier, it may not be sold to the public at 45 cents. Although there are some exceptions to the law, the farmer´s organisation, UPA, and the Community of Madrid hold firm that some supermarket chains are in violation of the law for their olive oil prices and are seeking legal action.
