Spain and France have taken another step toward shared online poker liquidity following the official publication of Spain’s new regulations.

On Monday, Spain’s Official State Gazette published the resolution signed on December 29 by Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) authorizing online poker liquidity sharing between state-licensed operators in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.

The resolution notes that the new inter-jurisdictional agreement shall enter into force on the day after its publication, which would make Tuesday, January 16 the official D-Day of European online poker pool-sharing, although the actual process isn’t likely to begin immediately due to the need to obtain technical approvals.

The Stars Group’s Spanish-licensed PokerStars.es will undoubtedly be the first operator to dive into this pool, with PokerStars.fr having already been issued a cross-border license from French regulator ARJEL.