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The Department of Energy Business’ Notification Re:   Determination of Conditions Governing Exportation

of Liquefied Petroleum Gas

B.E. 2551

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With domestic demands for liquefied petroleum gas rising on a continuous basis such that the production volume has become inadequate to meet domestic consumption vis-1-vis much lower retail prices when compared with prices in the world’s markets thereby inducing their exportation which will impact on the situation of shortages in the country, to prevent shortages of fuel in the category of liquefied petroleum gas, therefore, this Notification is hereby issued by the Director-General of the Department of Energy Business, by virtue of Section 24 of the Fuel Trading Act, B.E. 2543, as follows:

Clause 1: This Notification shall be called “The Department of Energy Business’ Notification re: Determination of Conditions Governing Exportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, B.E. 2551”.

Clause 2: This Notification shall come into force as from now onwards.

Clause 3: Those permitted to export fuel classified as liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied petroleum gas packed in cooking gas containers for sale, shall be those oil traders under Section 7 of the Fuel Trading Act, B.E. 2543, duly listed in the declaration given to the Department of Customs by the Ministry of Energy’s Department of Energy Business.

Clause 4:         Oil traders under Section 7 of the Fuel Trading Act, B.E. 2543 who will be exporting liquefied petroleum gas packaged in cooking gas containers for sale outside the Kingdom must be owners of the trademark(s) which are affixed on such cooking-gas containers.

Clause 5:         For sale of liquefied petroleum gas outside the Kingdom, an application shall be filed by the oil trader for a letter of certification from the Director- General of the Department of Energy Business which shall be presented each time to the Customs officials for their perusal and release of the products before they can be sent out of the country.

Clause 6:         For exportation of liquefied petroleum gas under Clause 3, they can be made only at such Customs port(s) or check-point(s) which permit export of every category of products as prescribed by laws governing Customs.   Where exports are made via land customs check-points, they may be made at permanent border-crossings only.