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Resolution Of 10 April 2015, Of The Directorate-General For Energy And Mines, Which Are Published New Sale Prices, Before Taxes, Of Liquefied Gases Of Oil By Pipeline.

Original Language Title: Resolución de 10 de abril de 2015, de la Dirección General de Política Energética y Minas, por la que se publican los nuevos precios de venta, antes de impuestos, de los gases licuados del petróleo por canalización.

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Article 94 of Law 34/1998, of 7 October, of the hydrocarbon sector, establishes that the Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism will be able to dictate the following agreement of the Government's Delegation for Economic Affairs. provisions necessary for the establishment of the tariffs for the sale of liquefied petroleum gases by pipeline for final consumers, as well as the prices of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas disposal for the Distributors of combustible gases by pipeline, establishing the specific values of such rates and prices or a system of automatic determination and updating of the same.

On the other hand, article 12.1 of Law 24/2005, of 18 November, of Reforms for the Impulment of Productivity, establishes that through ministerial order, prior agreement of the Government Delegation for Affairs Economic, the necessary provisions will be made for the establishment of the rates of sale of natural gas, manufactured gases and liquefied petroleum gases by pipeline for final consumers, as well as the prices of cession of gas natural gas and liquefied petroleum gases for the fuel gas distributors by channelling, establishing the specific values of those tariffs and prices or a system of automatic determination and updating of those tariffs and prices. The sales rates to users will be unique for the entire national territory, without prejudice to their specialties.

Already previously, the Order of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of 16 July 1998 updating the marketing costs of the system for the automatic determination of maximum sales prices, before tax, In the case of the oil-liquefied gases, and certain supplies are released, the system of automatic determination of the maximum selling prices, before taxes, of liquefied petroleum gases, has been established and certain supplies, had established the system of automatic determination of prices maximum applicable to the supply of liquefied petroleum gases, and in particular to supply by pipeline. The eighth paragraph of that order provides that the Directorate-General for Energy Policy and Mines shall carry out the calculations for the implementation of the established system and shall make the corresponding decisions for determining the maximum prices to be determined. shall be published in the "Official State Gazette" and shall enter into force on the third Tuesday of each month.

Finally, the first paragraph of Article 2 (2) of the ITC/3292/2008 Order of 14 November amending the system for the automatic determination of sales tariffs, before tax, of liquefied petroleum gases by channelling, which partially amended the Order of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of 16 July 1998, provides that the marketing costs will be reviewed annually in the month of July of each year.

In accordance with the above and in the use of the competition attributed to you in the eighth paragraph of the aforementioned Order of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of 16 July 1998, this Directorate General for Energy Policy and Mines, resolves:

First.

From zero hours of day 21 April 2015, the pre-tax sales prices, for application to liquefied petroleum gas supplies by way of supply will be as follows:

. Liquefied petroleum gases by channeling to end users:

-Fixed term

1.58 euros/month.

-Variable Term

76,6269 cents/Kg.

2. Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) in bulk to LPG distribution companies by pipeline. .

61,9804 cents/Kg.

Second.

The prices set in the above paragraphs do not include the following current taxes:

Peninsula and Balearic Islands: Tax on Hydrocarbons and Value Added Tax.

Canary Archipelago: Special Tax of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands on petroleum fuels and General Indirect Tax.

Cities of Ceuta and Melilla: Tax on production, services, imports and the supplementary levy on fuels and petroleum fuels.

Third.

In the price calculations set out in the second paragraph, the following quotes or intermediate results have been taken into account:

International commodity price ($/Tm): propane = 378.2, butane = 432,9.

Fletes ($/Tm): 50.

Dollar/Euro Change Monthly Average: 1.083768.

Furthermore, the marketing costs that were established in the resolution of 9 July 2014, of the Directorate-General for Energy Policy and Mines, for which the new sales prices are published, have been taken into account. before taxes, from liquefied petroleum gases by pipeline.

Fourth.

Prices for the supplies of liquefied petroleum gases identified in this resolution shall apply to supplies pending execution on 21 April 2015, even if the corresponding orders are dated previous. For these purposes, they are understood by supplies pending execution, those that have not yet been completed or are in the process of being carried out at zero hours on 21 April 2015.

Fifth.

The invoiced of the consumption corresponding to the liquefied petroleum gas supplies per meter measured by counter, relative to the period that includes the date of April 21, 2015, or in its case of the day from of which other resolutions or earlier or subsequent orders relating to the same billing period have effects or enter into force, shall be calculated by apportioning the total consumption corresponding to the period invoiced on a pro rata basis prior to and after each of these dates, applying to the consumption resulting from the distribution of prices corresponding to the various applicable resolutions or orders.

Sixth.

The companies distributing liquefied petroleum gases by channeling, will take the necessary measures to determine the periodic consumption made by each of their customers, in order to proceed to the correct the application of the prices of liquefied petroleum gas per pipeline referred to in this resolution.

Seventh.

Against this resolution, and in accordance with the provisions of Articles 107 et seq. of Law 30/1992, of 26 November, of the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and of the Common Administrative Procedure, to appeal to the Secretary of State for Energy at the end of one month from the day following that of its publication.

Madrid, April 10, 2015. -Director General of Energy Policy and Mines, Maria Teresa Baquedano Martin.