Hay casos en que esta regla no aplica.

English Translation

There are some cases where this rule does not apply.

According to the RAE, this usage of aplicar is an Americanism:

intr. Am. Tener validez o relevancia para algo. La norma no aplica a las compras hechas en el extranjero.

https://dle.rae.es/aplicar

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I’d say ‘se aplica’.

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Strangely enough; the RAE doesn’t mention this usage.

It’s def. 2, ‘tr. Emplear, administrar o poner en práctica…’, the ‘se’ is ‘pasiva refleja’.

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