Transitional measure on strategic stocks

On a temporary basis, in the context of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, Order TED/256/2021 of 3 March, with effect from 1 April to 31 December 2021, increased the number of 42 days of strategic stocks of petroleum products held by CORES to 50 equivalent days of consumption, reducing the number of days of minimum security stocks that obligated subjects must maintain, to 42.

This transitional measure ended on 31 December 2021 and therefore, as of 1 January 2022, the number of days of strategic stocks that CORES constitutes, maintains and manages is 42 days of the total of 92 days of obligation, as set out in article 14 of Royal Decree 1716/2004, of 23 July. Consequently, the industry maintains the remaining 50 days.

You can find more information on security of supply of petroleum products here.