France will support changing the Gas Directive of the European Union that will affect the construction of the pipeline " Nord stream - 2 ", said at the press conference, Commissioner of the foreign Ministry of the country.
He drew attention that the revised Directive will be used To the " Nord stream - 2 ".
in November 2017, the European Commission made a proposal to adjust the Gas Directive of the EU. Their goal is to make certain the energy norm of EU law applied to all pipelines within the EU coming from or to third countries.
These laws include, for example, non-discriminatory tariffs for pumping gas, third party access To transit, separation of sales and transportation of gas. Currently, these rules do not apply to marine gas pipeline sections.
the 1st and foremost, the amendments would be hit by the " Nord stream - 2 ". The project involves the construction of 2 pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year off the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany.
at the end of January, Germany gave the Commission a legal opinion on the Draft amendments to the Gas Directive of the EU. In Berlin told that the attempt to regulate the Project "Northern stream - 2" contravenes European and international law.
for reviews of Germany, the amendment is not necessary, and the extent of Their legal study is questionable.
They " are neither applicable to the European, neither from the perspective of international law ", reported in the conclusion.
In this case, said in Berlin, if the amendments to be adopted, for new pipes of "Gazprom" in the end has to be made an exception. Investment decision on its construction was made much earlier, and the financing of the project has already begun.
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