"It is required to regulate the ownership and use of the German section of the pipeline with the actual contracts for the supply of gas from Gazprom: after all, the Gazprom structure will conclude an agreement with an affiliated operator to use the German section," Orlova said in an interview with Kommersant newspaper.
In her opinion, the local operator is needed to obtain a greater level of control from the German regulator.
The material specifies that the Swiss Nord Stream 2 AG is registered in the canton of Zug, which is usually used to optimize taxation.
“Switzerland is not a member of the EU, therefore it does not obey EU directives and decisions of the European Commission to the same extent as Germany,” the lawyer explained, noting that the tax requirements in Germany are stricter than in Switzerland.
Earlier, the German regulator suspended the certification of Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
It is noted that it can be certified as an independent operator of the SP-2 only if the legal form is reorganized.
For the first time since October 26, the spot price for gas in Europe rose to $ 1,046 per 1,000 cubic meters.
m. against the background of the decision of the German regulator.
Bundestag deputy from the Left party Klaus Ernst, commenting earlier on the German regulator's decision to suspend certification of Nord Stream 2 AG, urged not to allow new delays in the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Russia's Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that Moscow had not heard any political statements on the suspension of certification of Nord Stream 2 by the FRG.