“To avoid possible effects on the supply of LP gas, it is necessary to provide alternatives to individuals or corporations who wish to contribute to the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas, through delivery vehicles and auto-tanks, to join the distribution through the updates of the vehicle fleet of permit holders or of the request for a new distribution permit ”, reads in the argumentation of the agreement that the CRE published a couple of hours before its vote in the plenary session in the National Commission for Regulatory Improvement ( Conamer) and for which it requested a regulatory impact exemption.
Within the paragraphs, it is read that the regulator seeks to create a register of individuals and legal entities that participate in the distribution activities of the permit holders. In 2016, the previous CRE administration had begun a similar effort that was interrupted at the beginning of this six-year term as part of the changes within the body with technical autonomy.
The agreement, which is expected to come into force tomorrow, Wednesday, will also oblige distribution companies to report to the Commission the consideration or margin obtained by each of the commission agents. Until now, this utility was decided at the discretion or many times without a consensus with the distribution companies and owners of the permits.
The regulation of the CRE, which will have an initial validity of six months, will impose on the commission agents the obligation to only provide their services to a single gas distribution company.
The commission agents, who carried out a strike a few weeks ago, had threatened to carry out a similar strike in the event of not reaching an agreement with the authorities.
Industry analysts have explained that the maximum fuel prices have directly impacted the participants in the last link in the chain, who have cut their profits significantly.