The Council of the EU approved amendments to the Gas Directive of the European Union relevant to the work of offshore pipelines and, therefore, will spread to the " Nord stream-2 ". Council approval is the last stage of formal consultation document in early April, it approved the European Parliament amendments supported 465 deputies, against - 95. The approval passed without debate the text of the draft. The legislation will take effect 20 days after publication in a public journal of the European Union. EU countries are given nine months to implement new Rules into national Law. According to the document, to fresh and existing offshore pipelines from third countries into the EU will be subject to the Rules that are already on the ground pipe. for example, the story is about unbundling, that is, the mining Firm should not hold the pipeline through which it delivered gas. EU rules also mean third party access, non-discriminatory tariffs and transparency. As noted in a conversation Last news Vice-President of the European Commission on energosoiuz maroе║ е═efд█oviд█, the amendments to the Gas Directive is not specifically aimed at the " Nord stream - 2 ". A constant authorized of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that the construction of the pipeline will continue, despite the Directive. The project "Northern stream - 2" 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. The new pipeline is expected to finish in 2019. It will pass through the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of the countries located along the shores of the Baltic sea - Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. It remains to obtain permission for construction only from Denmark. <span style="color:darkgray