Article 94 of Law 34/1998, of 7 October, of the Hydrocarbons 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, of the liquefied petroleum gases, and certain supplies are released, had established the system of automatic determination of the maximum prices applicable to the supplies of the liquefied petroleum gases, and in particular to the supply by channeling. 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 Order ITC/3292/2008 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 use of the jurisdiction conferred on you by the eighth paragraph of the said Order of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of 16 July 1998,

This Directorate General for Energy Policy and Mines, resolves:

First.

From the zero hours of the day 18 October 2016 the sales prices before taxes, applying to the liquefied petroleum gas supplies according to supply mode will be as follows:

1. Liquefied petroleum gases by channeling to end users:

Fixed term: 1.56 €/month.

Variable term: 65,3170 c€/kg.

2. Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) in bulk to LPG distribution companies by pipeline: 50,8092 c€/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 = 303,4, butane = 359.1.

Fletes ($/Tm): 16.8.

Dollar/Euro Change Monthly Average: 1,121209.

Also, the marketing costs that were established in the resolution of 11 August 2016, of the Directorate-General for Energy Policy and Mines, for which the new prices of the products are published, have been taken into account. sale, before tax, of 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 18 October 2016, even if the corresponding orders have a previous date. 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 18 October 2016.

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 October 18, 2016, or in its case of the day to from which there are effects or other previous or subsequent orders or orders relating to the same billing period enter into force, shall be calculated by apportioning the total consumption corresponding to the period invoiced to the days before and after each of those 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 121 et seq. of Law 39/2015 of 2 October 2015 on the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations, may be brought an appeal to the Secretary of State for Energy within a period of one month from the day following that of its publication.

Madrid, October 11, 2016. -Director General of Energy Policy and Mines, Maria Teresa Baquedano Martin.