COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Energy

Court of Justice of EU rules that Nord Stream 2 AG’s appeal against revised EU Gas Directive is partially admissible

Brussels, 12/07/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared Nord Stream 2 AG’s appeal against EU Directive 2019/692 amending Directive (2009/73) on the internal market in natural gas partially admissible on Tuesday 12 July, in a judgment that goes against the previous conclusions of the General Court of the EU (Case C-348/20 P).

One of the requirements of Directive 2019/692 at the source of the dispute is the separation of gas transmission structures from production and supply...