Constituents of coverage

Physical coverage

To fulfill its mission the CPSSP uses (art 3-II of the law 92-1443, art 2 II-b of the decree 93-131 and art 9-b of the decree 93-132) with the SAGESS (currently only in metropolitan France) and the offers made available by the oil operators.

SAGESS can only purchase stocks as part of a purchasing program (art 2 of the agreement between CPSSP and SAGESS) over the next six months that it proposes to CPSSP each quarter and that the CPSSP must formally approved. It then determines the terms and timing of the purchases to which it proceeds by call for tenders.

The CPSSP undertakes (art 1.1 of the agreement between the CPSSP and SAGESS) to use all the stocks of petroleum products belonging to SAGESS.

Paper cover

To make the adequacy between the CPSSP's obligation and the physical stocks made available by SAGESS, the CPSSP contracts leases with an option to purchase in France and abroad to complete the coverage. Its purchases are made by calls for tenders.