Change the gas cylinder in any store will be possible from Monday 3rd – publico

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
 

The exchange of empty gas cylinder by a new passes from Tuesday can be made at any point of sale regardless of brand, at no additional cost to consumers.

The new law requires all distributors and LPG retail operators bottled to receive and to exchange empty bottles, regardless of brand, at no additional charge to the consumer.

the changes introduced by the Oil Law package is to implement the more controversy:. commercialization of bottled gas weight, that is, the return of money equivalent to the gas that is in the bottle bottom of the customer, which has not yet time to move forward

in January, government was looking for a “safe” solution and is being carried out “studies to make feasible this marketing mode,” said Lusa source of the Ministry of Economy, which has the authority of the sector, saying it is, “a process with high technical complexity. “

However, it has already found a solution that is to be consulted in order to be ensured the feasibility, taking into account, inter alia, the security and logistics issues.

Ministry of Source of Economy told Lusa that “is in consultation with the National Authority for the Fuel Market (TNGC) the draft ordinance to be submitted for approval”, refusing to give more details on the proposal.

the Portuguese Association of Oil Companies (APETRO) warned that the return of money equivalent to the gas that is in the bottle bottom of lead “inevitably accidents”, stressing that security will look like more critical of the measure.

“These conditions quickly be exploited by more ‘expeditious’ who would try to use the most varied processes to return the bottles with more weight, taking advantage of the impossibility of making the analysis of the product each site and thus receive money improperly, “warned the association in a statement.

the new Law of the National Oil Sector, whose main objective is to promote more competition and greater monitoring in the fuel market, attaches to TNGC paper supervision, monitoring and supervision of the entire sector.