After an arduous session in the Congress of Deputies, Royal Decree 8/2023, which modifies, among others, Law 34/1998, of October 7, on the hydrocarbons sector, was finally approved yesterday.
The part that interests us most is the following:
Three. Section 1 of article 43 is worded as follows:
«1. Retail distributors of oil products shall be those natural or legal persons who carry out at least one of the following activities:
- a) The supply of fuels and fuel to vehicles in facilities enabled for this purpose.
- b) Supply to fixed installations for consumption in the installation itself.
- c) The supply of kerosene for aviation.
- d) The supply of fuel to vessels.
- e) Any other supply that is intended for the consumption of these products.
Under no circumstances is supply between retail distributors, or supply from retail distributors to wholesale operators, permitted.»
