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English: The Commission does not consider that the restructuring plan referred to in recital 19 meets those conditions. In this respect, the Commission notes that the plan does not contain specific internal measures to improve the operation of the auction and to abandon loss-making activities.
French: La Commission considère que le plan de restructuration visé au considérant 19 ne remplit pas ces conditions; elle note à cet égard que le plan ne comprend aucune mesure interne spécifique visant à améliorer le fonctionnement de la criée et à abandonner les activités déficitaires.
Greek: Η Επιτροπή θεωρεί ότι το σχέδιο αναδιάρθρωσης που αναφέρεται στην αιτιολογική σκέψη 19 δεν πληροί αυτές τις προϋποθέσεις· αναφέρει μάλιστα σχετικά ότι το σχέδιο δεν περιλαμβάνει συγκεκριμένα εσωτερικά μέτρα για τη βελτίωση της λειτουργίας της ιχθυόσκαλας και για τον τερματισμό των ζημιογόνων δραστηριοτήτων.
English: The Belgian authorities have informed the Commission that the City and AGVO were planning to privatise the fish auction. They have argued that once privatisation was completed, there would no longer be an issue of State aid and the procedure would be rendered devoid of purpose.
French: Les autorités belges ont informé la Commission que la ville et AGVO préparaient la privatisation de la criée, faisant valoir qu’au terme du processus de privatisation, la question de l’aide d’État disparaîtrait et que la procédure serait sans objet.
Italian: Le autorità belghe hanno informato la Commissione che la città ed AGVO stavano progettando di privatizzare l’asta ittica, sostenendo che una volta concluso il processo di privatizzazione, cadrebbe la questione dell’aiuto di Stato e che verrebbe meno l’oggetto del procedimento.
Greek: Οι βελγικές αρχές είχαν ενημερώσει την Επιτροπή ότι ο δήμος και η AGVO σκόπευαν να προβούν σε ιδιωτικοποίηση της ιχθυόσκαλας, και είχαν υποστηρίξει ότι, με την ολοκλήρωση της ιδιωτικοποίησης, δεν θα υπήρχε πλέον ζήτημα κρατικής ενίσχυσης και ότι η διαδικασία εξέτασης θα ήταν άνευ αντικειμένου.
English: AGVO was established on 23 November 2001 by the City. This decision of the City was approved on 14 March 2002 by the Flemish Minister for internal affairs.
French: AGVO a été fondée le 23 novembre 2001 par la ville, dont la décision a été approuvée le 14 mars 2002 par le ministre flamand des affaires intérieures.
Greek: Η AGVO συστάθηκε στις 23 Νοεμβρίου 2001 από την πόλη της Οστάνδης, της οποίας την απόφαση ενέκρινε στις 14 Μαρτίου 2002 ο φλαμανδός υπουργός Εσωτερικών.
Polish: AGVO została utworzona przez Miasto w dniu 23 listopada 2001 r. Decyzja Miasta została zatwierdzona w dniu 14 marca 2002 r. przez Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych Regionu Flamandzkiego.
English: According to the municipal accounts, this property had at that time a book value of EUR 14891524.
Swedish: Enligt de kommunala räkenskaperna hade egendomen vid den aktuella tidpunkten ett bokfört värde på 14891524 euro.
Finnish: Kaupungin kirjanpidon mukaan tämän kiinteistön kirjanpitoarvo oli tuolloin 14891524 euroa.
Hungarian: Az önkormányzati elszámolások szerint ennek az ingatlannak akkor 14891524 EUR könyv szerinti értéke volt.
Estonian: Vastavalt kohaliku omavalitsuse raamatupidamisele oli vara arvestuslik väärtus sel ajal 14891524 eurot.
Latvian: Atbilstīgi pašvaldības pārskatiem šā īpašuma bilances vērtība tolaik bija EUR 14891524.
Maltese: Skont il-kontijiet muniċipali, din il-proprjetà kellha dak iż-żmien, valur kontabbli ta’ EUR 14891524.
English: OJ C 238, 17.9.2008, p. 12. [4] From 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’).
Dutch: De artikelen 87 en 88 van het EG-Verdrag zijn sinds 1 december 2009 de artikelen 107 en 108 van het VWEU.
Swedish: Med verkan från och med den 1 december 2009 har artiklarna 87 och 88 i EG-fördraget ersatts av respektive artikel 107 och 108 i EUF-fördraget.
Finnish: Joulukuun 1 päivänä 2009 EY:n perustamissopimuksen 87 artiklasta tuli SEUT-sopimuksen 107 artikla ja perustamissopimuksen 88 artiklasta SEUT-sopimuksen 108 artikla.
English: EVO does not pay rent for the use of the buildings. Belgium has stated that, in return, EVO pays for all maintenance and renovation costs.
French: EVO ne paie pas de loyer pour l’utilisation des bâtiments; en compensation, la Belgique a précisé qu’EVO prend à sa charge tous les frais d’entretien et de rénovation.
English: Flanders Ship Repair explains that the effect of the State aid has been to attract shippers to Ostend. This has led, according to Flanders Ship Repair, to a loss of revenue, since the shippers who have gone over to Ostend no longer had their ships repaired in Zeebrugge.
French: Flanders Ship Repair explique que l’aide d’État a eu pour effet d’attirer les chargeurs à Ostende; elle estime que cela lui a causé un manque à gagner puisque les chargeurs partis à Ostende ne faisaient plus réparer leurs navires à Zeebrugge.
Portuguese: A Flanders Ship Repair explica que, devido ao auxílio estatal, os transportadores transferiram-se para Ostende, o que, segundo a Flanders Ship Repair, lhe ocasionou uma perda de receitas, porquanto os transportadores que se transferiram para Ostende deixaram de reparar os seus navios em Zeebrugge.
Dutch: Flanders Ship Repair zegt dat ten gevolge van de staatssteun schippers naar Oostende zijn gegaan, wat volgens de scheepshersteller heeft geleid tot verlies van inkomsten omdat bedoelde schippers hun schepen niet langer in Zeebrugge laten repareren.
English: AGVO offers buildings for rent to public and semi-public institutions and to undertakings. AGVO is thus directly offering services (rental services) on the market.
French: Du fait qu’elle propose des bâtiments à la location à des institutions publiques et semi-publiques, ainsi qu’à des entreprises, AGVO intervient directement sur le marché comme prestataire de services (de location).
Italian: Per il fatto che propone fabbricati in affitto ad enti pubblici e semipubblici, nonché ad imprese, AGVO interviene direttamente sul mercato come prestatore di servizi (di affitto).
English: This statement is, however, not substantiated by any evidence. It is moreover particularly difficult to reconcile with the behaviour of a private investor.
French: Aucun élément de preuve n’est cependant fourni à l’appui de cette affirmation, qui est en outre très difficilement compatible avec le comportement d’un investisseur privé.
English: The Belgian authorities do not dispute those findings. They have on the contrary confirmed that the City controlled EVO and PAKHUIZEN through AGVO [56].
French: Ces conclusions ne sont pas contestées par les autorités belges, qui confirment au contraire que la ville contrôlait bien EVO et PAKHUIZEN, par l’intermédiaire d’AGVO [56].
English: The Ostend fish auction, originally a State owned auction, had been highly fragmented and — according to the Belgian authorities themselves — badly managed for years. It was performing badly.
Dutch: De Vismijn Oostende, oorspronkelijk een visafslag in bezit van de overheid, was sterk gefragmenteerd en werd — volgens de Belgische autoriteiten — jarenlang slecht beheerd.
Hungarian: Az eredetileg az állam által bonyolított oostendei halárverések nagymértékben inkoherensek voltak, és – a belga hatóságok szerint – azokat évekig rosszul irányították, továbbá teljesítményük sem volt megfelelő.
English: Moreover, if all this had been part of the restructuring plan of the fish auction in 2002, no private investor would have agreed to invest BEF 250 million in the fish auction with a view to reselling it later, as he could not reasonably expect on the basis of the business plan to be able to recoup this investment by the mere sale of the business a few years later. In this regard, the Court has held that a private investor pursuing a structural policy — whether general or sectoral — and guided by prospects of viability in the long-term could not reasonably allow itself, after years of continuous losses, to make a contribution of capital that is linked to the sale of the undertaking, which removes any hope of profit, even in the longer term [24].
Italian: Inoltre, se tutto questo avesse figurato nel piano di ristrutturazione dell’asta nel 2002, nessun investitore privato avrebbe acconsentito ad investire 250 milioni di BEF nell’asta con l’intenzione di rivenderla successivamente, dato che, sulla base del piano aziendale, non avrebbe potuto ragionevolmente sperare di recuperare in qualche anno il suo investimento con la sola rivendita del fondo commerciale dell’asta.
Slovak: Navyše, keby toto všetko tvorilo súčasť plánu reštrukturalizácie burzy rýb v roku 2002, žiadny súkromný investor by nesúhlasil s investíciou 250 miliónov BEF do burzy rýb s výhľadom na jej neskorší predaj, keďže by na základe podnikateľského plánu odôvodnene nemohol predpokladať, že dokáže túto investíciu nahradiť výlučne predajom dobrého mena burzy o niekoľko rokov neskôr.
Hungarian: Ezen túlmenően, ha mindez a halárverések 2002-es szerkezetátalakítási tervének részét képezte volna, egyetlen magánbefektető sem járult volna hozzá ahhoz, hogy 250 millió BEF összeget fektessen be a halárverésekbe azok későbbi újraértékesítése céljával, mivel az üzleti terv alapján ésszerűen nem számíthatott arra, hogy visszatarthatja ezt a befektetést pusztán az árverési vállalkozás üzleti és cégértékének néhány évvel későbbi eladásával.
English: It should further be noted that, as set out in greater detail in recital 306, EVO must be considered a company in financial difficulties within the meaning of the 1999 R & R Guidelines and the 2004 Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty [44] (‘2004 R & R Guidelines’). Its financial situation remained difficult throughout the whole period 2003/08.
Hungarian: Megjegyzendő továbbá, hogy – amint azt a (306) preambulumbekezdés részletesebben megállapítja – az EVO-t a megmentési és szerkezetátalakítási támogatásokról szóló 1999-es iránymutatás és a nehéz helyzetben lévő vállalkozások megmentéséhez és szerkezetátalakításához nyújtott állami támogatásokról szóló 2004-es iránymutatás [44] (a továbbiakban: a megmentési és szerkezetátalakítási támogatásokról szóló 2004-es iránymutatás) értelmében pénzügyi nehézségekkel küzdő vállalatnak kellett tekinteni.
English: Buyers at the auction are charged with a buyer’s commission of between 1 % and 3 % and must bear the hire fee for the fish crates. It is not known how much they pay for the latter.
Italian: I compratori che utilizzano l’asta devono pagare una commissione compresa tra l’1 % ed il 3 % e devono pagare il noleggio delle casse per il pesce, il cui ammontare non è noto.
English: The Belgian authorities submit that it would be normal for a shareholder to provide a guarantee free of charge in favour of an undertaking he controls. This statement is, however, not substantiated by any evidence or example.
Italian: Le autorità belghe rispondono che è normale che un azionista fornisca una garanzia a titolo gratuito a favore di un’impresa da lui controllata, ma non forniscono prove o esempi a sostegno di questa affermazione.
English: The Belgian authorities submit that it would be normal for a shareholder holding a controlling interest in a company to provide a guarantee free of charge in favour of the company he controls. This statement is, however, not substantiated by any evidence.
Italian: Le autorità belghe sostengono che è normale che un azionista titolare di una partecipazione di controllo fornisca una garanzia a titolo gratuito a favore di un’impresa da lui controllata, ma non forniscono prove o esempi a sostegno di questa affermazione.
English: Moreover, even if the renovation costs could be considered particularly significant and a kind of remuneration for the use of the buildings, which has not been demonstrated by the Belgian authorities, the business plan of 21 November 2001 clearly mentioned that since the fish auction had recently been modernised, no significant investments were to be expected in the next 10 years. Accordingly, when AGVO decided in 2002 to put the buildings at the disposal of EVO free of charge, without any reasonable expectation that the costs resulting from alleged obligation on EVO to finance their maintenance would be at least equal to the rent which an operator would be prepared to pay for them, AGVO was granting EVO an advantage.
Italian: Inoltre, anche ammettendo che le spese di restauro fossero particolarmente consistenti e assimilabili ad una specie di retribuzione per l’utilizzo dei fabbricati, cosa che non è stata dimostrata dalle autorità belghe, il piano aziendale del 21 novembre 2001 diceva chiaramente che non andava previsto nessun investimento rilevante per i dieci anni successivi, dato che l’asta era stata appena ammodernata.
Slovak: Aj keby sa náklady na renováciu považovali za mimoriadne vysoké a za druh odmeny za používanie budov, čo belgické orgány nedokázali, podnikateľský plán z 21. novembra 2001 jasne uvádzal, že keďže burza rýb bola nedávno zmodernizovaná, netreba v najbližších 10 rokoch očakávať žiadne zásadné investície.
Maltese: Barra dan, ukoll jekk l-ispejjeż tar-restawr setgħu jitqiesu bħala partikolarment importanti u xorta ta’ rimunerazzjoni għall-użu tal-binjiet, ħaġa li ma ntweritx mill-awtoritajiet Belġjani, il-pjan ta’ ħidma tal-21 ta’ Novembru 2001 semma b’mod ċar li minħabba li l-irkant tal-ħut kien modernizzat reċentement, ma kinux mistennija investimenti importanti għall-10 snin li kien imiss.
English: The undertakings concerned are undertakings active predominantly in the fisheries sector. They are also active on the market for rental services.
Italian: Le imprese interessate operano soprattutto nel settore della pesca, ma anche sul mercato dei servizi di locazione.
Dutch: De betrokken ondernemingen zijn voornamelijk actief in de visserijsector, maar opereren ook op de markt voor verhuurdiensten.
Lithuanian: Aptariamos įmonės yra įmonės, kurios daugiausia veikia žuvininkystės sektoriuje, taip pat aktyviai dalyvauja nuomos paslaugų rinkoje.
English: The business plan also foresees a 10 % increase of the turnover for the first five years the restructured fish auction would operate on the market, which could imply that the fish auction intended to expand. The recovery plan thus appears not to have been designed to ensure that the aid would be used only for restoring the firm’s viability and seems to place the fish auction in a position to use the additional liquidities to expand its production capacity, its activities and/or to act aggressively on the market.
Italian: Il piano aziendale prevede da parte sua un aumento del fatturato del 10 % nei primi cinque anni di attività sul mercato dell’asta ristrutturata, il che potrebbe significare che l’asta intendeva svilupparsi.
English: From 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’). The two sets of provisions are, in substance, identical.
Italian: A decorrere dal 1o dicembre 2009, gli articoli 87 e 88 del trattato CE sono diventati, rispettivamente, gli articoli 107 e 108 del trattato sul funzionamento dell’Unione europea («TFUE»), ma il loro disposto rimane sostanzialmente invariato.
English: Since 2002, six instalments of the initial capital have been paid, amounting to a total of EUR 3596665,62: EUR 619734 have been paid on 28 June 2002, EUR 570155 on 26 June 2003, EUR 570155 on 25 June 2004 and EUR 570155 on 26 June 2005. In their comments in the context of the formal investigation procedure Belgium has indicated that in 2006 and 2007 two more instalments of EUR 619734 were paid.
Polish: Od 2002 r. wpłacono sześć rat kapitału założycielskiego do całkowitej kwoty 3596665,62 EUR: w dniu 28 czerwca 2002 r. wpłacono 619734 EUR, w dniu 26 czerwca 2003 r.: 570155 EUR, w dniu 25 czerwca 2004 r.: 570155 EUR, a w dniu 26 czerwca 2005 r.570155 EUR. W uwagach przekazanych po wszczęciu formalnego postępowania wyjaśniającego Belgia wskazała, że w 2006 i 2007 r. zostały zapłacone dwie dodatkowe raty w wysokości 619734 EUR każda.
Lithuanian: Nuo 2002 m. išmokėtos šešios pradinio kapitalo metinės dalys, kurių bendra suma 3596665,62 EUR: 2002 m. birželio 28 d. įmoka – 619734 EUR, 2003 m. birželio 26 d. įmoka – 570155 EUR, 2004 m. birželio 25 d. įmoka – 570155 EUR ir 2005 m. birželio 26 d. įmoka – 570155 EUR. Pradėjus oficialią tyrimo procedūrą, Belgija savo pastabose nurodė, kad 2006 m. ir 2007 m. buvo atliktos dvi 619734 EUR įmokos.
English: However, the Belgian authorities indicated that after AGVO purchased PAKHUIZEN shares, it spent EUR 257872 in 2005 and EUR 68816 in 2006 on renovation and maintenance works. The exact amount of the costs of the works undertaken in 2007 is not known.
Polish: Władze belgijskie nadmieniły, że PAKHUIZEN nie wywiązała się ze swoich obowiązków i że wbrew postanowieniom umownym wymienione składy nie były odnawiane – przynajmniej przed 2005 r. Władze belgijskie wskazały jednak, że po tym, jak AGVO wykupiła udziały PAKHUIZEN, na prace renowacyjne i konserwatorskie wydano w 2005 r. kwotę 257872 EUR, a w 2006 r. 68816 EUR. Dokładny koszt prac wykonanych w 2007 r. nie jest znany.
Lithuanian: Tačiau Belgijos valdžios institucijos pažymėjo, kad, bendrovei AGVO įsigijus PAKHUIZEN akcijas, renovacijai ir remontui 2005 m. buvo išleisti 257872 EUR, o 2006 m. – 68816 EUR. Tiksli su 2007 m. atliktais darbais susijusių išlaidų suma nežinoma.
English: The Belgian authorities have declared that the two loans for which a guarantee was provided in 2002 were in the end not taken up by EVO. As a consequence, though the aid had been granted (the decision to provide the free guarantee had been adopted), EVO has not actually benefited from it.
Lithuanian: Belgijos valdžios institucijos pareiškė, kad galiausiai EVO neįsisavino dviejų paskolų, kurioms garantija buvo suteikta 2002 m. Todėl, nors pagalba buvo suteikta (sprendimas suteikti nemokamą garantiją buvo priimtas), iš tikrųjų EVO tuo nepasinaudojo.
English: The Commission Decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [5]. The Commission has invited interested parties to submit their comments within one month of the date of the publication.
Dutch: Het besluit van de Commissie tot inleiding van de formele onderzoeksprocedure is in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie gepubliceerd [5], waarbij de Commissie belanghebbenden heeft uitgenodigd om binnen één maand vanaf de datum van publicatie hun opmerkingen kenbaar te maken.
English: By letter of 7 October 2009 the Belgian authorities requested an extension until 9 November 2009 to submit the information. The extension was granted on 9 October 2009.
Dutch: Bij brief van 7 oktober 2009 hebben de Belgische autoriteiten verzocht om uitstel tot 9 november 2009 voor het verstrekken van de gevraagde informatie, welk uitstel op 9 oktober 2009 werd verleend.
English: At the time of its establishment on 8 August 2002, EVO was provided with an initial capital of EUR 371840,29. Subsequently, AGVO has increased EVO’s capital by cancelling its debts. On 31 December 2004, the capital was increased by EUR 1387044; on 31 December 2005 by EUR 710000,75 and on 21 December 2007 by EUR 1500114,96.
Dutch: Bij haar oprichting, op 8 augustus 2002, kreeg EVO een startkapitaal van 371840,29 EUR. AGVO heeft het kapitaal van EVO daarna middels het kwijtschulden van schulden verhoogd met respectievelijk 1387044 EUR op 31 december 2004, 710000,75 EUR op 31 december 2005 en 1500114,96 EUR op 21 december 2007.
English: In the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, EVO’s initial capital and the subsequent capital increases had not been analysed as separate measures from the capital instalments granted to AGVO. They were merely taken into account as one of the uses that AGVO has made of the capital instalments received from the City.
Dutch: In het besluit tot inleiding van de formele onderzoeksprocedure werden de verstrekking van het startkapitaal van EVO en de daaropvolgende kapitaalverhogingen niet geanalyseerd als maatregelen die losstaan van de kapitaalinjecties van de Stad in AGVO, maar als een van de aanwendingen die AGVO voor die kapitaalinjecties had.
English: However, not only was privatisation not mentioned in either the financial or the business plan, the decision to privatise was not even taken when the fish auction had become profitable. It was on the contrary taken after two years of heavy losses affecting both AGVO and EVO and after the Commission had started its investigation.
Dutch: Maar niet alleen werd in het financieel en businessplan niet gerept van privatisering, het besluit daartoe werd ook niet genomen op het moment dat de vismijn winstgevend was, maar na twee jaar van zware verliezen, zowel op het niveau van AGVO als EVO, en nadat de Commissie met haar onderzoek was begonnen.
English: Indeed, according to Belgian law [54], the owner of the buildings is not under the obligation to repair the buildings. By contrast, the tenant is under the obligation to maintain the buildings in good condition and to undertake any ordinary repair works.
Dutch: Sterker nog, volgens Belgisch recht [54] is de eigenaar niet verplicht de gebouwen te herstellen en dient de huurder deze in goede staat te houden en „gewone reparaties” uit te voeren.
English: Indeed, as explained in recital 17, from 1991 until 2001, its share in terms of fish arrivals in Belgian harbours had fallen from approximately 37 % to 20 %. From 1997 to 2001 its turnover dropped from EUR 20550000 to EUR 13440000 and, over many years, the City had been recording an average annual loss of EUR 1850000. Consequently, in 2001 the City had to decide whether it would close the auction or restructure it.
Dutch: Zoals is uiteengezet in overweging 17, daalde tussen 1991 en 2001 het relatieve aandeel van Oostende in de aanlandingen van vis in Belgische havens van ongeveer 37 tot 20 procent en daalde de omzet tussen 1997 en 2001 van 20550000 tot 13440000 EUR. De Stad leed daardoor jarenlang een gemiddeld jaarlijks verlies op de vismijn van 1850000 EUR. In 2001 moest de Stad daarom kiezen tussen sluiting en herstructurering.
English: First, it must be assessed whether EVO would be eligible under the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines. EVO could be considered a company in difficulty within the meaning of the 1999 and 2004 R & R Guidelines respectively.
Dutch: Om te beginnen moet worden beoordeeld of EVO in aanmerking komt voor steun volgens de Richtsnoeren R & H. EVO zou kunnen worden beschouwd als een onderneming in moeilijkheden in de zin van de Richtsnoeren R & H 1999 en 2004.
English: The financial plan indicated that over the next eight years, the City would lose BEF 121603000 (in addition to the accumulated past losses) before being able to recover part of the BEF 250 million capital injection decided in 2001. The Commission notes that the City could already have decided in 2002 to rent the fish auction buildings to a third party. This might have allowed the City already to recover from 2002 part of the considerable amount of money spent for the Ostend fish auction before its restructuring or at least to cover the financial burden of the repaying the bank loans instead of running the very high risk — especially in light of the earlier poor performance of the auction — of increasing the losses that would need to be recovered at a later stage.
Polish: Plan finansowy wskazywał, że w ciągu kolejnych 8 lat Miasto straci 121603000 BEF (oprócz narosłych strat z lat ubiegłych) zanim będzie w stanie odzyskać część z 250 mln BEF kwoty na dokapitalizowanie spółki przyznanych na mocy decyzji z 2001 r. Komisja zauważa, że Miasto mogło podjąć decyzję o wynajmie budynków aukcji osobie trzeciej już w 2002 r. Mogło to umożliwić Miastu odzyskanie znacznej kwoty wydanej na aukcję rybną w Ostendzie już od 2002 r. przed jej restrukturyzacją lub przynajmniej pokrycie obciążeń finansowych związanych ze spłatą kredytów bankowych zamiast narażać się na bardzo duże ryzyko zwiększenia kwoty strat, w szczególności w kontekście wcześniejszych słabych wyników aukcji, których odzyskanie byłoby konieczne w późniejszym czasie.