A decade after it came into force, the Constitutional Court (TC) has annulled two articles of the 2015 Catalan law that prevents companies from cutting off basic supplies such as electricity and gas to vulnerable consumers. In its justification, the magistrates point out that the norm is incompatible with the state system of protection in case of non-payment due to necessity and, therefore, declares that the Parliament has overstepped its bounds and encroached on competences. The ruling does not, for now, mean immediate cut-offs, as there is a moratorium in force at the Spanish level that prevents these basic services from being cut off until December 31.