FrancophonIA/DGT-Translation_Memory huggingface dataset:
English: Even if the total aid [62] See Table 7 in the initial decision; as explained above, these figures are expressed in 2001 net present value, rather than real terms. , foreseen by the 1999 and the 2001 measures together, might have allowed that Combus returns to viability as of 2006 (see forecast of turnover and profits in table 7 above), the return to viability becomes unrealistic if Combus has to repay DKK 300 million to the Danish government, because they constitute illegal and incompatible State aid.
German: Selbst wenn die gesamte Beihilfe [60], die in den Maßnahmen von 1999 und 2001 gemeinsam vorgesehen war, Combus die Rückkehr zur Rentabilität im Jahr 2006 ermöglicht hätte (vgl. die Umsatz- und Gewinnprognose in Tabelle 7), wird die Wiederherstellung der wirtschaftlichen Lebensfähigkeit des Unternehmens unrealistisch, wenn Combus 300 Mio. DKK an die dänische Regierung zurückzahlen muss, weil es sich um eine rechtswidrige und mit dem Gemeinsamen Markt unvereinbare staatliche Beihilfe handelt.
Danish: Selv om den samlede støtte [64], baseret på 1999-foranstaltningen og 2001-foranstaltningen taget under ét, måske kunne have bragt Combus på fode fra 2006 (se overslag over Combus' omsætning og overskud i tabel 7 ovenfor), er dette ikke realistisk, hvis Combus skal tilbagebetale 300 mio. til den danske regering, fordi der er tale om ulovlig og uforenelig statsstøtte.
Lithuanian: NET jeigu visa pagalba [63], numatyta 1999 ir 2001 m. priemonėmis kartu paėmus, būtų suteikusi bendrovei „Combus“ galimybę atkurti gyvybingumą nuo 2006 m. (žr. apvartos ir pelno prognozę 7 lentelėje), gyvybingumo atkūrimas būtų nerealus, jeigu „Combus“ turėtų grąžinti Danijos Vyriausybei 300 mln. DKK, nes ši pagalba neteisėta ir nesuderinama su bendrąja rinka.
English: The ECJ considers that the recovery order can be extended to a third undertaking, if this undertaking has been set up to circumvent the recovery order [70]. Typical cases of circumvention are cases where the transfer does not reflect any economic logic other than the invalidation of the recovery order [71]. As the ECJ points out, ‘such is the case when, following a Commission investigation or decision, the assets and liabilities of the firm as an ongoing concern are transferred to another firm controlled by the same persons at below-market prices or by way of procedures that lack transparency. The purpose of such a transaction can be to place the assets out of reach of the Commission decision and to continue the economic activity in question indefinitely’ [72].
Danish: Ifølge Domstolen kan tilbagebetalingsforpligtelsen udvides til at omfatte et tredje selskab, hvis dette er oprettet for at omgå tilbagebetalingsforpligtelsen [72].
English: Combus 28 %, Arriva 25 %, City-Trafik 7 %, Linjebus 10 %.
Spanish: Combus 28 %, Arriva 25 %, City-Trafik 7 % y Linjebus 10 %.
Danish: Combus 28 %, Arriva 25 %, City-Trafik 7 % og Linjebus 10 %.
Swedish: Combus 28 %, Arriva 25 %, City-Trafik 7 % och Linjebus 10 %.
Finnish: Combus 28 prosenttia, Arriva 25 prosenttia, City-Trafik 7 prosenttia ja Linjebus 10 prosenttia.
Slovenian: Combus 28 %, Arriva 25 %, City-Trafik 7 % in Linjebus 10 %.
Lithuanian: „Combus“ turėjo 28 %, „Arriva“ 25 %, „City-Trafik“ 7 %, „Linjebus“ 10 %.
English: Since the entry into force of the Commission recovery notice of 2007 (cited above), such a case cannot arise anymore. Indeed, it is stated in the latter that ‘in the event of a privatisation of a company that received State aid declared compatible by the Commission, the Member State can introduce a liability clause in the privatisation agreement to protect the buyer of the company against the risk that the initial Commission decision approving the aid would be overturned by the Community Courts and replaced by a Commission decision ordering the recovery of that aid from the beneficiary. Such a clause could provide for an adjustment of the price paid by the buyer for the privatised company to take due account of the new recovery liability.’
Danish: EUT C 272 af 15.11.2007, s. 4.
Lithuanian: OL C 272, 2007 11 15, p. 4.
English: The report of the Danish Competition Authority also concludes that barriers to entry are low; this is due to two factors: First, all public service contracts are put up for tender every five years.
German: In ihrem Bericht gelangte die dänische Wettbewerbsbehörde auch zu dem Schluss, dass die Hindernisse für den Einstieg neuer Marktteilnehmer gering seien, was auf zwei Faktoren zurückzuführen sei:
Hungarian: A Dán Versenyhivatal jelentése azt is leszögezi, hogy alacsonyak a belépési küszöbök, mégpedig két tényező miatt:
English: When State companies are placed under private control, civil servants may regard it as an unjustified transfer and thereby request redundancy. This triggers off a particularly large amount of compensation to the individual civil servant.
German: Wenn Staatsunternehmen in private Hände übergingen, könnten Beamte dies als ungerechtfertigte Versetzung betrachten und daher eine Freisetzung verlangen, die eine besonders hohe Entschädigung für den einzelnen Beamten erforderlich mache.
Italian: Quando le imprese statali sono trasferite sotto il controllo privato, i dipendenti pubblici possono considerare il passaggio come un trasferimento ingiustificato e chiedere quindi di lasciare la società; in questi casi al singolo funzionario pubblico viene versata una compensazione particolarmente elevata.
English: Consequently, Arriva came to hold a dominant position on the Danish market. Meanwhile, many bus companies found themselves on the verge of bankruptcy.
German: In der Folge habe Arriva eine beherrschende Stellung auf dem dänischen Markt erlangt, während viele andere Busunternehmen an den Rand des Konkurses getrieben worden seien.
Italian: Di conseguenza Arriva si è trovata a detenere una posizione dominante sul mercato danese, mentre allo stesso tempo molte società che operano trasporto con autobus si sono trovate sull’orlo del fallimento.
Finnish: Näin ollen Arriva nousi määräävään markkina-asemaan Tanskan markkinoilla samalla, kun useat linja-autoyritykset olivat konkurssin partaalla.
English: If the Commission finds that an asset deal has the purpose of circumventing State aid recovery, it has to require that the recovery is not restricted to the original firm but is extended to the firm which continues the activity of the original firm, using the transferred means of production, in cases where certain elements of the transfer point to economic continuity between the two firms. The analysis of the existence of a circumvention of the obligation to recover such aid is based on a set of objective criteria, including the purpose of the transfer (assets and liabilities, continuity of the workforce, bundled assets, etc.), the transfer price, the identity of the shareholders or owners of the acquiring firm and of the original firm, the moment at which the transfer was carried out (after the start of the investigation, the initiation of the procedure or the final decision) and, lastly, the economic logic of the transaction [73].
German: Dies wurde vom EuGEI in seinem Urteil in der Rechtssache T-291/06 Operator ARP gegen die Kommission [72] vom 1. Juli 2009 bestätigt, in dem festgestellt wird, dass die Ausweitung der Gruppe von Unternehmen, die zur Rückzahlung der Beihilfe verpflichtet werden können, nur berechtigt ist, wenn die Übertragung der Vermögenswerte das Risiko einer Umgehung der Auswirkungen der Rückforderung birgt, insbesondere, wenn der ursprüngliche Beihilfebegünstigte infolge der Übernahme der Vermögenswerte als „leere Hülle“ zurückbleibt, so dass eine Eintreibung der rechtswidrigen Beihilfe unmöglich wird.
English: This has been confirmed by the CFI in a judgment delivered on 1 July 2009 in Case T-291/06 Operator ARP v Commission [74] in which it is stated that the widening of the group of entities required to repay the aid can be justified only if the transfer of assets leads to the risk of circumvention of the effects of the recovery order, and in particular if, as a result of the takeover of assets, the original beneficiary of the aid is left like an ‘empty shell’ from which it is not possible to secure repayment of the unlawful aid. (39 3) In its notice ‘Towards an effective implementation of Commission decisions ordering Member States to recover unlawful and incompatible State aid’ [75], the Commission stated that as long as the aid has not been fully recovered, the Member State concerned should oppose any transfer of assets that is not carried out on market terms and/or that is organised so as to circumvent the recovery decision.
German: In ihrer Bekanntmachung „Rechtswidrige und mit dem Gemeinsamen Markt unvereinbare staatliche Beihilfen: Gewährleistung der Umsetzung von Rückforderungsentscheidungen der Kommission in den Mitgliedstaaten“ [73] erklärte die Kommission, dass ein Mitgliedstaat jegliche Übertragung von Vermögenswerten, die nicht unter Marktbedingungen und/oder in einer Art und Weise erfolgt, dass die Rückforderungsentscheidung umgangen wird, abzulehnen hat, solange die Beihilfe nicht in voller Höhe zurückgezahlt worden ist.
English: Case C-303/88 Italy v Commission [1991] ECR I-1433, paragraph 57, and Case C-277/00, Germany v Commission [2004] ECR I-3925, paragraph 75. [68] Case C-328/99 and C-399/00, cited above, paragraph 83.
German: Rechtssache C-277/00, Randnr. 80.
English: Case C-277/00, cited above, paragraph 80. [70] Case C-277/00, cited above, point 86.
German: Rechtssache C-277/00, Randnr. 86.
English: OJ C 272, 15.11.2007, p. 4. [76] Since the entry into force of the Commission recovery notice of 2007 (cited above), such a case cannot arise anymore. Indeed, it is stated in the latter that ‘in the event of a privatisation of a company that received State aid declared compatible by the Commission, the Member State can introduce a liability clause in the privatisation agreement to protect the buyer of the company against the risk that the initial Commission decision approving the aid would be overturned by the Community Courts and replaced by a Commission decision ordering the recovery of that aid from the beneficiary. Such a clause could provide for an adjustment of the price paid by the buyer for the privatised company to take due account of the new recovery liability.’ [77] OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
German: ABl. L 140 vom 30.4.2004, S. 1.
English: The improvement in viability must mainly result from internal measures contained in the restructuring plan and may only be based on external factors such as price and demand increases over which the company has no great influence, if the market assumptions made are generally acknowledged. Successful restructuring should involve the abandonment of structurally loss-making activities.
Greek: Η βελτίωση της βιωσιμότητας πρέπει να αποτελεί κυρίως απόρροια των εσωτερικών μέτρων που περιλαμβάνονται στο σχέδιο αναδιάρθρωσης και μπορεί μόνο να βασίζεται σε εξωτερικούς παράγοντες τους οποίους δεν μπορεί να επηρεάσει καθόλου η επιχείρηση, όπως η αύξηση των τιμών και της ζήτησης, εφόσον οι υποθέσεις της για την αγορά τυγχάνουν γενικής αποδοχής Η επιτυχής αναδιάρθρωση θα πρέπει να συνεπάγεται την εγκατάλειψη των διαρθρωτικά ζημιογόνων δραστηριοτήτων.
English: The capital injections of 1999 and 2001 have been accompanied by restructuring measures. These are described in detail in the following sections.
Spanish: Las aportaciones de capital de 1999 y 2001 fueron acompañadas de medidas de reestructuración, que se describen de forma pormenorizada en los considerandos siguientes.
Italian: I conferimenti di capitale del 1999 e 2001 sono stati affiancati da misure di ristrutturazione che sono illustrate nei dettagli nelle seguenti sezioni.
Finnish: Vuosien 1999 ja 2001 pääomasijoitusten yhteydessä toteutettiin rakenneuudistustoimenpiteitä, joista kerrotaan yksityiskohtaisesti seuraavassa osuudessa.
English: The Commission received also comments from Arriva Denmark A/S. These concerned only a factual point, namely the sales price agreed between Arriva and Connex, and are thus outlined in part II of the present decision.
Spanish: La Comisión también recibió observaciones de Arriva Denmark A/S, referidas tan solo a un hecho concreto, a saber, el precio de venta acordado entre Arriva y Connex, por lo que se exponen en la parte II de la presente Decisión.
Italian: Alla Commissione sono pervenute inoltre le osservazioni (illustrate nella parte II della presente decisione) di Arriva Danmark A/S relative a un punto ben distinto, ovvero il prezzo di vendita concordato tra Arriva e Connex.
Portuguese: A Comissão também recebeu observações da Arriva Denmark A/S, que se referiam apenas a um ponto factual, a saber, o preço de venda acordado entre a Arriva e a Connex, e que são por isso descritas na parte II da presente decisão.
English: The ECJ has decided in France v Commission that the authorities of the Member State granting the restructuring aid have to possess, ‘when the disputed aid was granted, a restructuring plan meeting the requirements [of the Rescue and Restructuring guidelines]’ [55]. For the present case, this means that Denmark needed to have in its possession a restructuring plan meeting the requirements of the 1994 restructuring guidelines the latest when the first capital injection in 1999 was made.
Spanish: El TJCE dictaminó, en el asunto Francia/Comisión, que ha de obrar en poder de las autoridades del Estado miembro que concede la ayuda de reestructuración, «en el momento en que se concedió la ayuda impugnada, un plan de reestructuración que cumpla los requisitos [de las Directrices de salvamento y reestructuración].» [55] En este caso, ello significa que Dinamarca debía haber dispuesto de un plan de reestructuración que cumpliese los requisitos de las Directrices de reestructuración de 1994 a más tardar cuando se produjo la primera aportación de capital en 1999.
English: The Commission has, as rightly pointed out by the Danish government, in its submission to the ECJ in France v Commission, stated that ‘the French Government did not submit a credible restructuring plan to the Commission’ and ‘[n]or has any such plan been submitted to the Commission by the French authorities since the proceedings were initiated’ [56]. It results from this statement, which has not been contradicted by the Court, that the restructuring plan needs to be available to the Commission at the latest at the date the Commission takes its decision.
Spanish: Tal como señaló con razón el Gobierno danés, la Comisión, en su motivación ante el TJCE en el asunto Francia/Comisión, declaró que «el Gobierno francés no presentó a la Comisión un plan de reestructuración creíble» y que, «desde que se incoó el procedimiento, las autoridades francesas no han presentado semejante plan a la Comisión.» [56] Se deduce de esta declaración, que no ha sido contradicha por el Tribunal, que la Comisión ha de disponer del plan de reestructuración a más tardar en la fecha en que la Comisión adopta su decisión.
Slovak: Komisia, ako správne podotkla dánska vláda, v podaní Súdnemu dvoru vo veci Francúzsko/Komisia uviedla, že „francúzska vláda neodovzdala Komisii dôveryhodný plán reštrukturalizácie“ a „takýto plán neodovzdali Komisii [ani] francúzske orgány po začatí konania“ [56].. Z tohto konštatovania, ktoré súd nespochybnil, vyplýva, že plán reštrukturalizácie musí byť dostupný Komisii najneskôr v čase, keď Komisia prijíma rozhodnutie.
English: Nordjylland
Polish: Jutlandia Północna
Estonian: Põhja-Jüütimaa
English: Ringkjøbing
Estonian: Ringkøbing
English: Sønderjylland
Polish: Jutlandia Południowa
Estonian: Lõuna-Jüütimaa
English: Arriva
Estonian: Arriva:
Lithuanian: „Arriva“
English: Combus
Estonian: Combus:
Lithuanian: „Combus“
English: First of all, the Danish government considers that by quoting the passage of the report of the Office of the Auditor General of Denmark out of context, Danske Busvognmaend is giving a distorted impression. According to the Danish government, the quoted passage is from page 47 of the report, under the heading ‘Remarks by the Office of the Auditor General of Denmark’, and relates to the factual information which formed the basis for the bill presented by the Ministry of Transport to the Parliamentary Finance Committee, which was the legal basis for the capital injection of DKK 300 million being made into Combus.
Estonian: Esiteks leiab Taani valitsus, et Taani riigikontrolli aruannet kontekstiväliselt tsiteerides loob Danske Busvognmænd moonutatud pildi.
English: Out of the 12 potential buyers, 7 participated in the management presentation of Combus. At the presentation, potential buyers received a letter describing the forthcoming acquisition process.
Finnish: Yhteensä 12 mahdollisesta ostajasta seitsemän osallistui Combusin johdon esittelyyn, jossa ne saivat tulevasta ostoprosessista kertovan kirjeen.
English: In January 2001, the Danish government submitted this restructuring plan to the Commission. The submission took place in two steps, on 8 and 23 January 2001.
French: La présentation a eu lieu en deux étapes, les 8 et 23 janvier 2001.
Finnish: Tanskan hallitus esitti komissiolle tammikuussa 2001 tätä suunnitelmaa koskevat asiakirjat kahdessa vaiheessa, 8 ja 23 päivänä tammikuuta 2001.
English: The measures were taken respectively on 27 May 1999 and 15 January 2001. Therefore, approximately 18 months elapsed between the two decisions.
Portuguese: As medidas foram adoptadas, respectivamente, em 27 de Maio de 1999 e 15 de Janeiro de 2001, ou seja, decorreram cerca de 18 meses entre as duas decisões.
Finnish: Toimenpiteet toteutettiin 27 päivänä toukokuuta 1999 ja 15 päivänä tammikuuta 2001, eli päätösten välillä kului suunnilleen 18 kuukautta.
Polish: Środki zostały podjęte odpowiednio w dniu 27 maja 1999 r. i 15 stycznia 2001 r. Między tymi dwiema decyzjami upłynęło więc około 18 miesięcy.
Lithuanian: Priemonių buvo imtasi 1999 m. gegužės 27 d. ir 2001 m. sausio 15 d. Todėl du sprendimus skiria maždaug 18 mėnesių.
English: Denmark financed both measures from its budget. The measures were thus financed from State resources.
Italian: La Danimarca ha finanziato entrambe le misure dal proprio bilancio, quindi con risorse statali.
Finnish: Molemmat toimenpiteet rahoitettiin Tanskan talousarviosta, toisin sanoen julkisista varoista.
English: The unit, which is called ‘Enterprise’ is today an independent organisational unit of Banedanmark. The unit sells railway-engineering services by means of turnkey contracts, major contracts, specialist contracts and sub-contracts.
Italian: L’unità chiamata «Enterprise» costituisce oggi un’unità organizzativa indipendente in seno a Banedanmark e vende servizi di ingegneria ferroviaria «chiavi in mano» e in subappalto.
Finnish: Tämä Entreprise-niminen yksikkö on nykyisin Banedanmarkin riippumaton toiminnallinen yksikkö, joka myy rautatieteknisiä palveluja avaimet käteen -periaatteella, palveluna, pääasiallisena palveluna, asiantuntijapalveluna ja alihankkijana.
English: Selected buyers were to have access to the data room in the period 10 to 24 March 1999. They then had to submit their final offers on 1 April, and on 8 April the steering committee was to choose a final buyer.
Hungarian: A kiválasztott vásárlók az 1999. március 10. és 24. közötti időszakban kapnak hozzáférést az adatszobához, majd április 1-jén kell benyújtaniuk végleges ajánlatukat, és az irányító testületnek április 8-án kell kiválasztania a végleges vevőt.
English: It is Danske Busvognmaend position that the aid measures granted to Combus did de facto distort competition on the market, as they created the opportunity for Arriva to acquire market shares of up to approximately 70 % via the purchase of Combus. Consequently, Arriva came to hold a dominant position on the Danish market.
Hungarian: A Danske Busvognmaend álláspontja szerint a Combusnak nyújtott támogatási intézkedések de facto torzították a piaci versenyt, mivel megteremtették az Arriva számára annak a lehetőségét, hogy a Combus felvásárlásán keresztül mintegy 70 %-os piaci részesedésre tegyen szert.
English: The 1999 measure granted to Combus constitutes non-notified aid. It was granted prior to the coming into force of the 1999 guidelines.
Portuguese: A medida de 1999 concedida à Combus constitui um auxílio não notificado.
Polish: Środek z roku 1999 udzielony spółce Combus stanowi pomoc nienotyfikowaną.
Hungarian: A Combusnak nyújtott 1999. évi támogatás be nem jelentett támogatásnak minősül.
English: The three documents concerning the financial restructuring do not address the operational restructuring at all. Hence, they cannot remedy the missing parts of the KPMG memo.
Italian: I tre documenti relativi alla ristrutturazione finanziaria non prendono assolutamente in esame la ristrutturazione operativa e, pertanto, non vengono a colmare le lacune presenti nel testo di KPMG.
Hungarian: A pénzügyi szerkezetátalakításhoz kapcsolódó három dokumentum egyáltalán nem foglalkozott a működési szerkezetátalakítással, ezért nem orvosolhatják a KPMG feljegyzésének hiányosságait.
English: Arriva Denmark A/S acquired Combus at a negative purchase price of DKK 340 million. Hence, it accepted to pay a price that was DKK 203 million above the most likely value.
Hungarian: Az Arriva Denmark a/s 340 millió DKK negatív vételáron szerezte meg a Combust, azaz a legvalószínűbb értéknél 203 millió DKK-val magasabb árat fizetett.
English: In 1997, the name of the company was changed into Combus A/S. The Danish State kept 100 % of the shares in Combus.
Italian: Nel 1997 la denominazione della società è stata modificata in Combus a/s e lo Stato danese ha mantenuto il 100 % delle quote della società.
English: Starting at the end of 1998, it launched a first attempt at selling 100 % of the shares. This attempt failed in July 1999.
Italian: A partire dalla fine del 1998, lo Stato danese ha fatto un primo tentativo di vendere il 100 % delle azioni, fallito nel luglio del 1999.
English: At the presentation, potential buyers received a letter describing the forthcoming acquisition process. Potential buyers were, via this letter, informed that they could get access to Combus’ data and also have additional meetings with the management of Combus, if they wished to do so.
Italian: In occasione della presentazione, ai potenziali acquirenti è stata consegnata una lettera che descriveva il successivo processo di acquisizione e informava i candidati che avrebbero potuto accedere ai dati di Combus e partecipare ad ulteriori incontri con i dirigenti della società, se lo avessero desiderato.
English: Alfred Berg recommended continuing the sales process with this buyer in parallel with the development of the restructuring option. Alfred Berg pointed out that particularly difficult matters still had to be discussed, which could make it difficult to achieve a satisfactory agreement for both parties.
Italian: Alfred Berg ha consigliato il proseguimento della procedura di vendita con tale acquirente parallelamente alla messa a punto dell’opzione di ristrutturazione, sottolineando che sarebbe stato necessario discutere ancora di questioni particolarmente spinose, che rischiavano di rendere difficile il raggiungimento di un accordo soddisfacente per entrambe le parti.
English: In April 1999, the Danish Ministry of Transport appointed a legal adviser, Kromann and Münter, to assist in solving Combus’ financial problems. The legal adviser suggested in a memo issued in mid-May 1999 a capital injection of DKK 300 million.
Italian: Nell’aprile 1999, per contribuire alla soluzione dei problemi finanziari di Combus, il ministero danese dei trasporti ha nominato un consulente legale, la società Kromann e Münter, che, in una nota della metà di maggio 1999, ha suggerito di ricapitalizzare la società conferendovi un totale di 300 milioni di DKK.