Press Release: Commission approves regulatory regime for the Austrian section of the Nabucco gas pipeline

The Commission has approved, 8 February, 2008, an exemption of the Austrian section of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline from regulated third party access in line with EU legislation[1]. However, it has requested the Austrian energy regulator to include additional safeguards regarding future capacity allocation, in order to ensure that the planned pipeline will have a positive effect on competition.