IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN THE FIFTH FINAL PROVISION OF THE LAW SEIS/MIL NOVECHUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN, OF FOUR OF JANUARY, OF THE PROMOTION OF MINING, THE ROYAL DECREE ONE HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, OF TWENTY-EIGHT MARCH, DETERMINED THE RELATIONSHIP OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES TO THEM, DECLARED PRIORITY BY THE NATIONAL PLAN OF SUPPLY OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FOREWARNED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED LAW.

THE GOVERNMENT, BY AGREEMENT OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DATED DECEMBER 22, THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT, APPROVED, AFTER THE REGULATORY PROCEDURE AND HEARD THE CORRESPONDING ADVISORY INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION, THE PLAN NATIONAL OF SUPPLY OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PERIOD ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, IN WHICH, AMONG OTHER ASPECTS, THE MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE SPECIFIED THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PRIORITIES AND, AT THE SAME TIME, THE GUIDELINES FOR ACTION ARE LAID DOWN BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL TERRITORY, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO STATE ACTION.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE NATIONAL ENERGY PLAN AND THE NATIONAL URANIUM EXPLORATION PLAN RECOMMEND TO MAXIMIZE ALL ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OWN ENERGY RESOURCES, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE THE SUPPLY OF THOSE FROM OUTSIDE, INCLUDING THOSE RELATING TO COAL, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND URANIUM.

CONSEQUENTLY, THE ROYAL DECREE MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD BE AMENDED, ADAPTING IT TO THE NEW GUIDELINES SET OUT IN THAT NATIONAL SUPPLY PLAN IN RELATION TO THE SETTING OF PRIORITIES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVIDED FOR IN THE LAW ON THE PROMOTION OF MINING.

GIVEN THAT THIS ROYAL DECREE GRANTED THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE RATING AS A PRIORITY, IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO RETAIN IN ANY CASE SUCH A PERIOD FOR THOSE MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES THAT DO NOT RECEIVED BY THIS ROYAL DECREE THE AFOREMENTIONED QUALIFICATION.

IN ITS VIRTUE, ON THE PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND ENERGY AND AFTER DELIBERATION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AT ITS MEETING OF THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH OF A THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE, I HAVE:

ARTICLE FIRST.-IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 3 OF THE LAW ON THE PROMOTION OF MINING, OF FOUR JANUARY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AND, IN RELATION TO THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DETAILED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS ROYAL DECREE.

ARTICLE SECOND. THE DECLARATION CONTAINED IN THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE IS GENERALLY GRANTED FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS FOR EACH OF THE RAW MATERIALS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THAT ANNEX.

ARTICLE THIRD.-THE PRIORITY RATING WILL PRODUCE ALL THE EFFECTS FORESEEN FOR THE SAME IN THE LAW OF THE PROMOTION OF MINING.

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF THAT LAW, THE PROJECTS RELATING TO DECLARED MINERAL RAW MATERIALS SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF GRANTING OFFICIAL CREDITS AND SUBSIDIES, BE PARTICULARLY PREFERRED. PRIORITY IN THOSE ACTIVITIES REGARDED AS PREFERENTIAL IN THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR THE SUPPLY OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS, THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE-THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, APPROVED BY AGREEMENT OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF TWENTY-TWO OF DECEMBER THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT.

ARTICLE FOURTH. THE ROYAL DECREE WAS REPEALED ONE THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, OUT OF TWENTY-EIGHT OF MARCH.

FINAL DISPOSITION

THIS REAL DECREE WILL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE "OFFICIAL STATE BULLETIN".

TRANSIENT DISPOSITION

THE NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS WHO CARRY OUT THEIR ACTIVITY ON MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, DECLARED PRIORITY BY THE ROYAL DECREE ONE HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, OF TWENTY-EIGHT MARCH, AND SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE SAID DECLARATION BY THIS ROYAL DECREE, SHALL HAVE UNTIL 13 JUNE OF THIS YEAR THE RIGHT TO REQUEST OR APPLY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, THE BENEFITS INHERENT IN THIS DECLARATION.

GIVEN IN MADRID TO SIXTEEN OF MARCH OF A THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE. -JUAN CARLOS. -MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND ENERGY, AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ SAHAGUN.

ANNEX

TO REAL DECREE ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, DECLARED PRIORITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROVISIONS OF LAW 6/1977, OF JANUARY 4, OF THE PROMOTION OF MINING

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