The constitution of the Zona Franca de Sevilla was authorised by Order HAP/1587/2013 of 30 August, authorising the establishment of the free zone of Seville, in application of the provisions of the first provision of the Order of 2 December 1992 laying down rules on areas and free warehouses, which provides that the authorisation of the establishment of a free zone must be carried out by the Order of the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance (now Finance and Public administrations), on the basis of a reasoned proposal from the head of the Customs and Excise Department of the State Tax Administration Agency.

According to the provisions of paragraph 6 of Order HAP/1587/2013 of 30 August 2013, its entry into operation was conditional on the approval of the Statutes of the Consortium, the Rules of Procedure and the Internal stock records and the execution of the works necessary for the closure and conditioning of the facilities. According to the number 2 of this paragraph, the maximum period for compliance with these conditions is two years.

The authorisation for the formation of the Consortium of the Zona Franca de Sevilla was carried out by Order HAP/1358/2014, of 25 July, authorising the formation of the Consortium of the Zona Franca of Seville and approving its Statutes.

The Mayor of Seville, in his capacity as President of the Consortium of the Free Zone of Seville, and in execution of the agreement of the Plenary of 20 January 2015, requests the extension of the deadline provided for in the section sexto.2 of the Order HAP/1587/2013, of 30 August, as a result of the impossibility of completing the works of closure of the Zona Franca de Sevilla within that period, based on its application in Article 49 of Law 30/1992, of 26 November, of Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Procedure.

Affecting the request made by the Mayor of Seville, in his capacity as President of the consortium of the Zona Franca de Sevilla, to the contents of the Order, the modification of the requested deadline must be carried out by Order of the Minister of Finance and Public Administrations, on the basis of a reasoned proposal from the head of the Customs and Excise Department.

Concurring in the present case, according to the reasoned proposal of the Director of the Department of Customs and Excise, the conditions provided for in the aforementioned Article 49 of Law 30/1992, of 26 November, the extension of the period provided for in paragraph 6 (2) of the HAP/1587/2013 Order of 30 August 2013, within a period equal to half of the time limit.

In its virtue, I have:

Unique. Extension of the time limit set out in section sexto.2 of Order HAP/1587/2013 of 30 August 2013 authorising the establishment of the free zone of Seville.

The deadline set in section sexto.2 of the HAP/1587/2013 Order of 30 August, authorising the constitution of the Zona Franca de Sevilla, is extended by one year in addition to that provided for in the aforementioned paragraph, concluding the new deadline of 31 August 2016.

Madrid, April 29, 2015.-The Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Cristobal Montoro Romero.