FrancophonIA/DGT-Translation_Memory huggingface dataset:
English: The Commission’s decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [4]. The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments regarding the measure in question.
Dutch: Het besluit van de Commissie tot inleiding van de procedure is bekendgemaakt in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie [4].
Estonian: Komisjoni otsus menetluse algatamise kohta avaldati Euroopa Liidu Teatajas [4].
English: These comments were notified to the Greek authorities, who then submitted their comments in a letter dated 1 December 2011. II. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID
Dutch: De Commissie heeft opmerkingen ontvangen van één belanghebbende, die aanvoerde dat de maatregelen illegaal waren.
Estonian: Komisjon sai märkused ühelt huvitatud isikult, kelle väitel on kõnealused meetmed ebaseaduslikud.
English: In the light of the above, as regards the State guarantee for the loans, all the conditions laid down in Article 107(1) are met. ΙV.2.
Estonian: Eespool kirjeldatut arvesse võttes on laenudele antud riigigarantii puhul täidetud kõik aluslepingu artikli 107 lõikes 1 sätestatud tingimused.
English: Decision No 56700/B.3033 of 8 December 2008 of the Greek Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance stipulates, inter alia, the following: ‘Article 1.
French: La décision no 56700/B.3033 du 8 décembre 2008 du ministre grec de l’économie et des finances prévoit notamment ce qui suit:
Finnish: Talous- ja valtiovarainministeriön 8 päivänä joulukuuta 2008 tekemässä päätöksessä nro 56700/B.3033 säädetään muun muassa seuraavaa:
English: Article 3. The duration of the loans in question shall be from the date of granting to the date of repayment, which shall not be later than 30 September 2009. […].’
Finnish: 3 § Edellä mainittujen lainojen laina-aika alkaa niiden myöntämispäivästä ja jatkuu niiden erääntymispäivään, joka on viimeistään 30.9.2009 […].”
English: The guarantee in this case is therefore granted through State resources. The Notice on Guarantees further specifies that if it turns out that no payments are ever made by the State under a guarantee there may still be State aid.
Finnish: Takauksia koskevassa tiedonannossa tehdään myös selväksi, että kyseessä voi olla valtiontakaus, vaikka kävisi ilmi, ettei valtio joutuisi koskaan maksamaan takaamaansa määrää.
English: There is substantial intra-Community trade in the cereals sector. Therefore, the present measure is liable to affect trade between Member States.
French: Le secteur des céréales générant d’importants échanges commerciaux intracommunautaires, le présent régime est donc susceptible d’affecter les échanges entre les États membres.
Romanian: Dat fiind că comerțul intracomunitar în sectorul cerealelor este important, prezenta măsură este de natură să afecteze schimburile comerciale dintre statele membre.
English: OJ C 16, 22.1.2009, p. 1. The Communication was amended in October 2009 (OJ C 261, 31.10.2009).
Italian: GU C 16 del 22.1.2009, pag. 1; modificata nell’ottobre 2009 (GU C 261 del 31.10.2009).
Hungarian: HL C 16., 2009.1.22., 1. o. A közleményt 2009 októberében módosították (HL C 261., 2009.10.31.).
Latvian: OV C 16, 22.1.2009., 1. lpp. Šis paziņojums tika grozīts 2009. gada oktobrī (OV C 261, 31.10.2009.).
English: On 18 November 2008, the Commission received by e-mail information regarding aid allegedly granted by the Greek State to cereal-producing farmers and to Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives that collect cereals. The alleged aid took the form of interest-free loans.
Italian: Il 18 novembre 2008 la Commissione ha ricevuto per posta elettronica informazioni relative a presunti aiuti concessi dallo Stato greco a imprese agricole di produzione di cereali e a unioni di cooperative agricole di raccolta di cereali erogati in forma di prestiti a tasso zero.
English: By letter dated 17 May 2010, the Commission sent the Greek authorities a number of additional questions. It also asked them to provide proof that they had sent the Commission a letter on 9 February 2010. Meanwhile, the Commission received additional information from the complainant concerning the aid in question.
Italian: Con lettera del 17 maggio 2010 la Commissione ha chiesto alle autorità greche di rispondere a una serie di questioni supplementari e di fornire prova della lettera che esse sostenevano di aver inviato alla Commissione in data 9 febbraio 2010.
English: According to the information submitted by the Greek authorities, during 2008 Greek farmers sowed an additional 60 thousand hectares (600 thousand stremmata) of maize compared to the previous year. This resulted in significant over-production of maize, and subsequently a fall in prices.
Italian: Secondo le informazioni trasmesse dalle autorità greche, nel corso del 2008 gli agricoltori greci hanno seminato 60000 ettari (600000stremmata) di granturco in più rispetto all’anno precedente, determinando una significativa sovrapproduzione di granturco e, di conseguenza, un forte calo dei prezzi.
English: According to the Greek authorities, the support was granted to producer organisations, i.e. Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives (UACs). The UACs did not have the necessary funds to support farmers’ incomes, nor had they access to financial markets in order to arrange loans, because of the financial crisis.
Italian: Secondo le autorità greche l’aiuto è stato concesso alle organizzazioni di produttori, ovvero alle Unioni delle cooperative agricole (EAS), un organismo che non disponeva né dei capitali necessari per sostenere il reddito degli agricoltori né, a causa della crisi economica, dell’accesso ai mercati dei capitali per contrarre prestiti.
English: In this letter, the Greek authorities expressed the opinion that the small credit facility granted by the State could not be considered as State aid, as it did not distort or threaten to distort competition, nor did it affect trade between Member States. The Greek authorities added that the benefit from the measure in question for individual producers was minimal.
Italian: Le autorità greche sostenevano inoltre che la linea di credito di ridotta entità concessa dallo Stato non può essere considerata aiuto di Stato in quanto non falsa né minaccia di falsare la concorrenza, né pregiudica gli scambi tra Stati membri, sottolineando che i benefici della misura per i singoli produttori erano minimi.
English: Concerning the conditions for granting the loan, the Greek authorities indicated that the interest rate was the rate applicable to 12-month Greek treasury bonds (issued just before the date on which the interest started to run), plus 30 %. They further argued that the Loan Agreement between ATE Bank and the UACs included a condition that proves that no State aid was involved.
Italian: Per quanto concerne le condizioni di concessione del prestito, le autorità greche hanno indicato che il tasso di interesse corrispondeva a quello dei buoni del tesoro greci a 12 mesi (emessi prima della data di decorrenza degli interessi) maggiorato del 30 %.
Romanian: În ceea ce privește condițiile de acordare a creditului, autoritățile elene au indicat că rata dobânzii este rata aplicabilă obligațiunilor elene de tezaur pe 12 luni (emise chiar înainte de data la care dobânda a început să curgă) plus 30 %, susținând că acordul de împrumut dintre banca ATE și UCA a inclus o condiție care dovedește că nu este vorba de ajutoare de stat.
Lithuanian: Dėl paskolos suteikimo sąlygų Graikijos valdžios institucijos nurodė, kad buvo taikoma 12 mėn. Graikijos iždo obligacijoms (išleistoms prieš pat pradedant skaičiuoti palūkanas) nustatyta palūkanų norma, padidinta 30 % Be to, jos teigė, kad į banko ATE Bank ir ŽŪKS paskolos sutartį įtraukta sąlyga, įrodanti, jog valstybės pagalba nebuvo suteikta.
English: Even if we were to accept that all the beneficiaries under the measure were small and medium-sized undertakings, as argued by the Greek authorities, the part of the Notice on Guarantees that would apply is Section 3.5. In this Section, the Notice explains that, in order for a guarantee granted under a scheme that requires a single premium to be regarded as not constituting State aid, all the other conditions set out in points 3.4(a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) have to be met.
Italian: Anche ammettendo che tutti i beneficiari della misura siano piccole e medie imprese, come sostengono le autorità greche, si applica il punto 3.5 della comunicazione sulle garanzie, in virtù del quale, onde poter considerare che le garanzie concesse nell’ambito di un regime, che prevede un premio di garanzia annuo, non costituiscano aiuto di Stato, devono essere soddisfatte tutte le altre condizioni indicate alle lettere a), b), c), e), f) e g) del punto 3.4.
English: By letter dated 23 July 2009, the Commission agreed to this extension. By e-mail of 1 September 2009, the Greek authorities asked for the deadline to be extended by another month.
Lithuanian: 2009 m. rugsėjo 1 d. Graikijos valdžios institucijos elektroniniu paštu paprašė terminą nukelti dar mėnesiui.
English: According to the letter from the Greek authorities sent on 19 March 2010, all the loans in question (except one) were granted by the Agricultural Bank of Greece (hereinafter ‘ATE Bank’). The Greek authorities added that the interest-rate subsidy and guarantee granted by the State in the cereals sector were necessary in order to deal with the fall of prices in 2008, which was caused by the overproduction of cereals in Greece. In this letter, the Greek authorities expressed the opinion that the small credit facility granted by the State could not be considered as State aid, as it did not distort or threaten to distort competition, nor did it affect trade between Member States. The Greek authorities added that the benefit from the measure in question for individual producers was minimal.
Maltese: Skont l-ittra li l-awtoritajiet Griegi bagħtu fid-19 ta’ Marzu 2010, is-self kollu inkwistjoni (minbarra wieħed) ingħata mill-Bank Agrikolu tal-Greċja (minn issa ‘l quddiem “ATE Bank”). L-awtoritajiet Griegi żiedu li s-sussidju fuq ir-rati tal-imgħax u l-garanzija mogħtija mill-Istat fis-settur taċ-ċereali kienu meħtieġa biex jiġi indirizzat it-tnaqqis fil-prezzijiet fl-2008, liema tnaqqis kien ikkawżat mill-produzzjoni żejda taċ-ċereali fil-Greċja. F’din l-ittra, l-awtoritajiet Griegi esprimew l-opinjoni li l-faċilità ta’ kreditu żgħir mogħtija mill-Istat ma setgħetx titqies bħala għajnuna mill-Istat, ladarba la kkawżat, u lanqas heddet li tikkawża, distorsjoni tal-kompetizzjoni, u lanqas ma affettwat il-kummerċ bejn l-Istati Membri. L-awtoritajiet Griegi żiedu li l-benefiċċju mill-miżuri inkwistjoni għall-produtturi individwali kien wieħed minimu.
English: In their reply dated 21 January 2011, the Greek authorities argued that both the interest-rate subsidy and State guarantee for the loans must be viewed in the light of the Communication from the Commission concerning the temporary Community framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis [5] (hereinafter ‘temporary framework’). In particular, it was argued that the loans in question were granted during the financial and economic crisis of 2008 and 2009 and were aimed at overcoming that crisis.
Maltese: Fit-tweġiba tagħhom tal-21 ta’ Jannar 2011, l-awtoritajiet Griegi argumentaw li kemm is-sussidju fuq ir-rati tal-imgħax kif ukoll il-garanzija mill-Istat għas-self għandhom jitqiesu mill-perspettiva tal-Komunikazzjoni tal-Kummissjoni dwar il-qafas Komunitarju temporanju għall-miżuri ta’ għajnuna mill-Istat biex isostnu l-appoġġ għall-finanzjament fil-kriżi finanzjarja u ekonomika attwali [5] (minn issa ‘l quddiem “qafas temporanju”). B’mod partikolari, kien hemm l-argument li s-self inkwistjoni ngħata matul il-kriżi finanzjarja u ekonomika tal-2008 u l-2009 bl-għan li tingħeleb il-kriżi.
English: As indicated in Section 2.1 of the Commission Notice on application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid in the form of guarantees [9] (hereinafter ‘Notice on Guarantees’), guarantees granted directly by the State may indeed constitute State aid. The benefit of a State guarantee is that the risk associated with the guarantee is borne by the State. This risk should normally be remunerated by an appropriate premium (Section 2.2 of the Notice on Guarantees). When the State forgoes such a premium, there is both a benefit for the undertaking to which the State guarantee is granted and a drain on the resources of the State. The guarantee in this case is therefore granted through State resources. The Notice on Guarantees further specifies that if it turns out that no payments are ever made by the State under a guarantee there may still be State aid.
Maltese: Kif indikat fis-Sezzjoni 2.1 tal-Avviż tal-Kummissjoni dwar l-applikazzjoni tal-Artikoli 87 u 88 tat-Trattat tal-KE għall-għajnuna mill-Istat fil-forma ta’ garanziji [9] (minn issa ‘l quddiem “Avviż dwar il-Garanziji”), il-garanziji mogħtija direttament mill-Istat jistgħu tabilħaqq jikkostitwixxu għajnuna mill-Istat. Il-benefiċċju ta’ garanzija mill-Istat huwa li r-riskju assoċjat mal-garanzija jiġġarrab mill-Istat. Normalment, primjum adegwat għandu jagħmel tajjeb għal dan ir-riskju (Sezzjoni 2.2 tal-Avviż dwar il-Garanziji). Meta l-Istat ma jesiġix tali primjum, hemm benefiċċju kemm għall-impriża li tingħata l-garanzija mill-Istat kif ukoll tnaqqis fir-riżorsi tal-Istat. Il-garanzija f’dan il-każ għalhekk tingħata permezz tar-riżorsi tal-Istat. L-Avviż dwar il-Garanziji jkompli jispeċifika li jekk jiġi żvelat li qatt ma saru pagamenti mill-Istat li jgawdi minn garanzija, xorta jista’ jkun għad hemm lok għal għajnuna mill-Istat.
English: Therefore, the only derogation which might apply in this case is the one provided for in Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, which provides that aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas may be considered to be compatible with the internal market where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest. In order to be covered by this derogation, aid must comply with the Union rules governing State aid.
Maltese: Għalhekk, l-unika deroga li tista’ tapplika għal dan il-każ hija dik stipulata fl-Artikolu 107(3)(c) tat-Trattat, li tistabbilixxi li għajnuna maħsuba sabiex tiffaċilita l-iżvilupp ta’ ċerti attivitajiet ekonomiċi jew ta’ ċerti reġjuni ekonomiċi tista’ titqies bħala kompatibbli mas-suq intern fejn tali għajnuna ma tfixkilx il-kondizzjonijiet tal-kummerċ sa livell li jkun kuntrarju għall-interess komuni.. Sabiex tkun koperta minn din id-deroga, l-għajnuna għandha tkun konformi mar-regoli tal-Unjoni li jirregolaw l-għajnuna mill-Istat.
English: The Greek authorities replied to the Commission’s letter of 17 May 2010, but did not provide any proof that they had sent the Commission a letter on 9 February 2010. On 30 September 2010, the Greek authorities replied to the Commission’s letter of 18 June 2010.
Polish: Władze Grecji odpowiedziały na pismo Komisji z dnia 17 maja 2010 r., nie przedstawiły jednak żadnego dowodu na wysłanie do Komisji pisma w dniu 9 lutego 2010 r. Dnia 30 września 2010 r. władze Grecji odpowiedziały na pismo Komisji z dnia 18 czerwca 2010 r.
English: The subsidy is granted by the Greek State and it confers a clear advantage, as in reality it makes the loan completely interest-free. The direct beneficiaries of the aid are the cooperatives.
Polish: Dotacja została przyznana przez państwo greckie i stanowi wyraźną korzyść, ponieważ dzięki niej pożyczka jest w rzeczywistości całkowicie nieoprocentowana.
English: As referred to in recital 22 above, this collateral was replaced by the 2 % premium as of the date of the first repayment due on 30 March 2011. In their letter of 7 June 2011, the Greek authorities held that, in accordance with the Notice on Guarantees, the provision of premium is a ‘safe-harbour’ for small and medium-sized undertakings whose repayment ability may be affected by adverse conditions.
Polish: Jak wspomniano w motywie 22 powyżej, zabezpieczenie to zostało zastąpione stawką w wysokości 2 %, począwszy od daty pierwszej spłaty płatnej dnia 30 marca 2011 r. W swoim piśmie z dnia 7 czerwca 2011 r. władze Grecji utrzymywały, że zgodnie z obwieszczeniem w sprawie gwarancji ustanowienie tej stawki jest „bezpiecznym rozwiązaniem” dla małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw, których zdolność do spłaty może być ograniczona z powodu niekorzystnych warunków.
English: By letter dated 17 May 2010, the Commission sent the Greek authorities a number of additional questions. It also asked them to provide proof that they had sent the Commission a letter on 9 February 2010.
Romanian: Prin scrisoarea din 17 mai 2010, Comisia a pus autorităților elene o serie de întrebări suplimentare și le-a cerut să furnizeze dovada de trimitere a scrisorii către Comisie la 9 februarie 2010.
English: The direct beneficiaries of the aid are the cooperatives. However, given that the intention of the State by granting the loans was to increase the income of Greek farmers by artificially increasing the price of cereals sold by producers to cooperatives, the farmers (producers) are the indirect beneficiaries of the aid.
Romanian: Beneficiarii direcți ai ajutorului sunt cooperativele, dar, având în vedere că intenția statului la acordarea împrumuturilor a fost de a crește veniturile agricultorilor greci prin creșterea artificială a prețurilor cerealelor vândute de către producători cooperativelor, beneficiarii indirecți ai ajutorului sunt agricultorii (producătorii).