"The rejection of the application ... for an exception demonstrates the discriminatory effect of the amended EU gas directive," RIA Novosti quoted the company as saying.
As the company stressed, the corresponding changes came into force in the European Union on May 23, 2019, when Nord Stream 2 was already completed in terms of financial support.
“Based on the legal framework in force at the time, the company made an investment of several billion euros long before the European Commission announced its plan to amend the EU gas directive,” Nord Stream 2 AG said.
Bloomberg previously reported that the company lost in a German court the case to exempt the gas pipeline from the requirements of the EU Gas Directive.
Later, the pipeline operator said that he took into account the court's decision and will evaluate it.
In April, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced that Nord Stream 2 would be completed in 2021.