The operator "Nord stream -2", Nord Stream AG 2 did not agree with the opinion of the Federal network Agency Germany (BNetzA) on the regulation of the project, told Last news in the press service of the organization. before 1 may the journal Handelsblatt referring to the draft decision, BNetzA informed that the regulator is going to reject the petition for the release of the "Nord stream - 2" from the requirements of the updated gas Directive of the European Union. it is stipulated that the company that supplies the gas cannot own the pipeline in German waters. according to Handelsblatt, the Ministry may 1, sent a draft decision to the parties to the process, waiting for responses until 8 may, after which will make a final decision. the basis for the refusal was the fact that the pipeline was not completed by may 2019. Nord Stream 2 insisted that we must not proceed from "construction technical" sense of the requirements and to take into account the fact that " by the time of the entry into force of the new directives the domestic gas market have already been made billions of investments in accordance with the previous legal regime." in BNA did not agree. The official representative Nord Stream AG 2 Jens Mueller said Last news in January that "Nord stream - 2" meets all the requirements, this is true for the completion of the project, as at the date of entry into force of the Directive may 23, the pipeline was completed in terms of its economic functionality. <span style="color:darkgray