Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Those who meet the following four requirements will be able to obtain the status of reliable operator:.

1. to be registered in the REDEF,
2. have an extraction volume during the previous calendar year of at least 1 billion liters of gasoline, diesel and biofuels intended to be used as fuel,
3. having carried out operations as a wholesale operator during the previous 3 years, and
4. meet the financial solvency requirements.

The Register of Trusted Operators is integrated into and forms part of the REDEF, since one of the requirements to obtain the status of a trusted operator is to be registered in the REDEF, so all trusted operators must be part of the REDEF. However, both records are independent and are consulted separately through separate query applications.

In this case it will not be necessary, since among the requirements for granting the status of reliable operator provided for in the Law is being included in the REDEF, therefore, if an operator has the status of reliable it will necessarily be registered in REDEF.

It should be noted that, in accordance with the provisions of section eleven of the annex to Law 37/1992, of December 28, on Value Added Tax, those operators who have the status of AEO are exempt from the obligation to guarantee VAT and, therefore, they can never be held jointly liable for any possible non-payment of VAT to those tax warehouses that allow the extraction of hydrocarbons included in article 19.5 of Law 37/1992, of December 28, to Authorised Economic Operators.

However, an OEA may not be registered in REDEF.