The operator of Nord Stream 2 has appealed the decision of the Dusseldorf court to keep the pipeline under the EU’s new gas directive, which requires gas producers to be separate firms from those that control transportation.
In May 2020, German energy regulator, the Federal Network Agency, refused to exempt Nord Stream 2 from the requirements of the updated EU gas directive. The regulator stated that since the pipeline had not been completed by May 23, 2019, it falls under the amendments that have come into force since that time.
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