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The FNB emphasize that there are alternative support instruments in Germany and other EU member states that are more efficient and effective than the price reductions provided for in the regulation. In many neighboring countries, exemptions have already been decided or are planned. The FNB are convinced that the conditions for a derogation in Germany set out in Art. 18 Para. 5 b) are fulfilled and therefore recommend that Germany follows the example of other Member States and creates a national derogation for price reductions.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our statement is available in the downloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container-fluid fnb-downloadl-block break-out\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n                <h4 class=\"rubrik text-center\">Downloads<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Downloads -->\n            \n                                    \n                    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8 g-2 offset-lg-1 offset-xl-2 fnb-downloadl-item\">\n                        <div class=\"fnb-dl-name\"><b>Position on Art. 18 Gas Regulation<\/b><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"fnb-meta-wrap\">\n                            <div class=\"fnb-dl-beschriftung\">PDF \/ 282 kB<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"fnb-dl-button nep-dl-button\"><a\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/fnb-gas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-03_FNB-Gas_Stellungnahme-zum-Diskussionspapier-Ausnahmegenehmigung-Rabatte-an-Speichern-und-IP.pdf\"> <\/a><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"fnb-dl-trenner\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                                        <!-- \/Downloads -->\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FNB Gas welcomes the Federal Network Agency&#8217;s (BNetzA) consideration of an exemption for price discounts at storage and cross-border interconnection points for the injection and withdrawal of renewable or low-carbon gases in accordance with Art. 18 Gas Regulation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12501,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"news_resort":[65],"news_types":[73],"class_list":["post-13867","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_resort-energy-future","news_types-position-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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