En sådan sammenlægning opfylder bestemmelserne for prioriteterne i EU 's retningslinjer i 2003 og beskrevet i projektet, der er under overvejelse.
Naturally, the specific routes of pipelines result from particular agreements between the gas companies and the countries concerned; however, I would like to point out that the Northern Trans-European transit gas pipeline project partially disregards the interests and needs of all European Union states along the pipeline route that are concerned with the supply of gas.