FrancophonIA/DGT-Translation_Memory huggingface dataset:
English: On the contrary, Mesta AS was placed on the operation and maintenance market as an operator by the Norwegian authorities and has, as of its establishment, been competing with other undertakings without being constrained from participating in public tenders or taking on road operation and maintenance assignments for other contracting authorities than the Public Road Administration [185]. Hence on 1 January 2003 the operation and maintenance service market was open for competition and this can therefore not be a reason for stating that there was no market price.
Latvian: Gluži pretēji – Norvēģijas iestāžu izveidotais uzņēmums Mesta AS kļuva par ekspluatācijas un uzturēšanas darbu tirgus dalībnieku, kas no tā izveides dienas ir konkurējis ar citiem uzņēmumiem, bez ierobežojumiem piedaloties publiskos konkursos un uzņemoties ekspluatācijas un uzturēšanas darbus, kuru pasūtītājs ir nevis Valsts autoceļu pārvalde, bet citas līgumslēdzējas iestādes [185].Tātad ekspluatācijas un uzturēšanas pakalpojumu tirgus 2003. gada 1. janvārī bija atvērts konkurencei, tāpēc nevar apgalvot, ka nepastāvēja tirgus cena, jo nebija tirgus.
Lithuanian: Priešingai, Norvegijos institucijos įvedė įmonę Mesta AS į eksploatavimo ir techninės priežiūros rinką kaip operatorę, ir įmonė nuo pat įsteigimo konkuruoja su kitomis įmonėmis, gali nevaržoma dalyvauti viešuosiuose konkursuose arba atlikti kitų nei Viešųjų kelių administracija perkančiųjų organizacijų pavedimus dėl kelių eksploatavimo ir techninės priežiūros [185].Taigi 2003 m. sausio 1 d. eksploatavimo ir techninės priežiūros paslaugų rinka buvo atverta konkurencijai, tad tai negali būti pagrindas teigti, kad rinkos kainos nebuvo.
English: Moreover, even after the issuance of the first public tenders – upon which the authorities must have become aware of the price difference [188] – the authorities did not take steps to renegotiate the transitional contracts. Whether or not the transitional contracts conferred an economic advantage in favour of Mesta AS, the contracts constitute a public service obligation within the meaning of Article 59(2) EEA.
Latvian: Bet arī pēc pirmo publisko konkursu izsludināšanas, kad informācija par cenu starpību iestādēm jau bija zināma [188], tās necentās atkārtoti apspriest pārejas līgumu cenas.Neatkarīgi no tā, vai pārejas līgumi radīja vai neradīja Mesta AS ekonomisku priekšrocību, līgumi ir uzskatāmi par sabiedrisko pakalpojumu sniegšanas saistībām EEZ līguma 59. panta 2. punkta izpratnē.
Lithuanian: Be to, net ir pasibaigus pirmiesiems viešiesiems konkursams – o jau tada institucijos turėjo sužinoti apie kainų skirtumą [188] – institucijos nesiėmė priemonių pakartotinėms deryboms dėl laikinųjų sutarčių surengti.Laikinosios sutartys yra su viešąja paslauga susijęs įpareigojimas, kaip apibrėžta EEE susitarimo 59 straipsnio 2 dalyje, nežiūrint į tai, ar šiomis sutartimis įmonei Mesta AS buvo suteiktas ekonominis pranašumas, ar ne.
English: This means that the measures have had the desired effect. Finally, the state funding for the relevant measures is proportionate since it is limited to the additional costs beyond those which Mesta AS would have had to bear (on average) for employees employed on private market terms.
Latvian: Tas nozīmē, ka pasākumi ir devuši vēlamo rezultātu.Visbeidzot, attiecīgajiem pasākumiem piešķirtais valsts finansējums ir samērīgs, jo tas sedz tikai papildu izmaksas, kas pārsniedz tās Mesta AS izmaksas, kuras uzņēmumam būtu jāsedz (vidēji), ja tas nodarbinātu darbiniekus saskaņā ar privātā tirgus nosacījumiem.
Lithuanian: Tai reiškia, kad taikant priemones norimas rezultatas pasiektas.Galiausiai atitinkamoms priemonėms skirtas valstybės finansavimas yra proporcingas, nes dengiamos tik papildomos išlaidos, viršijančios išlaidas, kurias įmonė Mesta AS būtų patyrusi (vidutiniškai) privačios rinkos sąlygomis pasamdytų darbuotojų atžvilgiu.
English: Observations of the beta value over a 40 month period (2002–2007) of 15 comparable companies (such as Veidekke ASA, Skanska AB-B SHS, PEAB AB) [205]; the rate of return is correlated on the basis of Morgan Stanleys ‘All Country World Index’ [206]; the equity share has been considered to be in line with the sector average (based on 15 comparable companies) [207].
Latvian: atsaucoties uz beta koeficienta vērtības novērojumiem 40 mēnešu laikposmā (2002.–2007. g.) 15 salīdzināmos uzņēmumos (piemēram, Veidekke ASA, Skanska AB-B SHS, PEAB AB) [205],korelējot peļņas normu saskaņā ar Morgan Stanley All Country World Index [206],uzskatot, ka pamatkapitāla daļa atbilst nozares vidējiem rādītājiem (pamatojoties uz 15 salīdzināmu uzņēmumu datiem) [207].Salīdzinot Mesta AS faktiski iegūto peļņas normu 2003.–2006. gadā un atsauces peļņas normu (8,42 %) (sk. tabulu), atklājas kompensācijas pārpalikums NOK 66,4 miljonu apmērā.
Lithuanian: 15 panašių įmonių (tokių kaip Veidekke ASA, Skanska AB-B SHS, PEAB AB) beta vertės stebėjimus 40 mėnesių laikotarpiu (2002–2007 m.) [205];grąžos norma koreliuota remiantis Morgan Stanley indeksu All Country World Index [206];akcinio kapitalo dalis laikoma atitinkančia sektoriaus vidurkį (pagrįsta 15 panašių įmonių duomenimis) [207].Palyginus faktinę įmonės Mesta AS grąžos normą su orientacine grąžos norma (8,42 %) 2003–2006 m. (žr. lentelę toliau), matyti, kad įmonė Mesta AS gavo 66,4 mln. NOK kompensacijos permoką.
English: A comparison between the actual rate of return obtained by Mesta AS and the reference rate of return (of 8,42 %) during the years 2003–2006 (see table below) shows that Mesta AS obtained NOK 66,4 million in excess compensation. The Authority has therefore taken the view that this amount is to be considered as over-compensation within the meaning of the Public Service Compensation guidelines.
Latvian: Saskaņā ar Iestādes viedokli šī summa jāuzskata par pārmērīgu kompensāciju Pamatnostādņu attiecībā uz kompensāciju par sabiedrisko pakalpojumu sniegšanu izpratnē.
Lithuanian: Taigi Institucija laikosi nuomonės, kad ši suma turi būti laikoma kompensacijos permoka, kaip apibrėžta Kompensacijos už viešąją paslaugą gairėse.
English: While the original cost estimate was about NOK 85 million [42] (including administration costs representing about 5 % of the total amount) total costs accrued by 30 June 2007 were NOK 26,5 million (excluding administration costs) [43]. (iii) Early pension packages
Latvian: Sākotnējā izmaksu tāmē paredzētās izmaksas bija aptuveni NOK 85 miljoni [42] (ieskaitot administratīvās izmaksas, kas bija aptuveni 5 % no kopējās summas), bet līdz 2007. gada 30. jūnijam uzkrāto izmaksu kopējā summa bija NOK 26,5 miljoni (neieskaitot administratīvās izmaksas) [43].iii) Priekšlaicīgas pensionēšanās paketes
English: The Norwegian authorities have explained that about 470 employees made use of this arrangement and by 30 June 2007 the total costs accrued were NOK 691,9 million (excluding administration costs) [47]. (iv) Moving, commuting, maintenance of salary and renovation of machines
Latvian: Norvēģijas iestādes skaidro, ka šo režīmu izmantoja aptuveni 470 darbinieku un līdz 2007. gada 30. jūnijam uzkrāto izmaksu kopējā summa bija NOK 691,9 miljoni (neieskaitot administratīvās izmaksas) [47].iv) Pārcelšanās, pārvietošanās no dzīvesvietas uz darbavietu, algu saglabāšana un iekārtu atjaunošana
English: The Norwegian authorities have explained that the average rate of return in the operation and maintenance market, that is, the ‘reference rate of return’ is the weighted average cost of capital (‘WACC’) after tax of 8,42 % [106]. The following table provides an overview of the composition of the reference rate of return.
Portuguese: As autoridades norueguesas explicaram que a taxa de retorno média no mercado de exploração e manutenção, ou seja, a «taxa de retorno de referência», é o custo médio ponderado do capital (CMPC) depois de impostos de 8,42 % [106].No quadro que se segue é apresentada uma panorâmica geral dos componentes da taxa de retorno de referência.
Latvian: Norvēģijas iestādes skaidro, ka ekspluatācijas un uzturēšanas tirgū vidējā peļņas norma, t. i., “atsauces peļņas norma”, ir vidējā svērtā kapitāla cena (weighted average cost of capital – WACC) pēc nodokļiem, proti, 8,42 % [106].Turpmākajā tabulā sniegts pārskats par atsauces peļņas normas struktūru.
English: the equity share has been considered to be in line with the sector average (based on 15 comparable companies) [111]. Finally, the following table shows the difference between the reference rate of return and the actual return obtained by Mesta AS on the operational and maintenance contracts in the relevant years.
Latvian: Peļņas norma
English: Hence Thommessen submits that the market price was well documented. Finally, Thommessen submits that if the market price should be established on the basis of the costs of Mesta AS, the relevant cost base of Mesta AS is the cost base existing after the restructuring measures have been paid off, that is, the cost base of a ‘competitive’ Mesta AS compared to the cost base of a Mesta AS subject to restructuring costs which has been (or will be) compensated.
Latvian: Tāpēc Thommessen uzskata, ka tirgus cena bija pienācīgi atspoguļota dokumentos.
English: See for example Section 3.2.6 of the State Aid Guidelines on aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty and Case C-251/97 France v Commission [1999] ECR I-6639, paragraph 40. See also Commission decisions OTE (OJ L 243, 11.9.2008, p. 7), La Poste (OJ L 63, 7.3.2008, p. 16) and France Télécom C 25/2008 of 20 August 2008.
Latvian: Sk., piemēram, 3.2.6. iedaļu Pamatnostādnēs par valsts atbalstu grūtībās nonākušu uzņēmumu glābšanai un pārstrukturēšanai un 40. punktu 1999. gada spriedumā lietā C-251/97 Francija pret Komisiju, Recueil, I-6639. lpp. Sk. arī Komisijas lēmumus OTE (OV L 243, 11.9.2008., 7. lpp.), La Poste (OV L 63, 7.3.2008., 16. lpp.) un France Télécom C 25/2008 (2008. gada 20. augusts).
English: Case C-280/00 Altmark Trans and Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg [2003] ECR I-7747. See also Case T-289/03 BUPA and Others v Commission [2008] ECR II-81.
Latvian: 2003. gada spriedums lietā C-280/00 Altmark Trans un Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg, Recueil, I-7747. lpp. Sk. arī 2008. gada spriedumu lietā T-289/03 BUPA un citi pret Komisiju, Recueil, II-81. lpp.
English: According to the authorities the statement warrants an approach according to which a distinction should be drawn between ‘costs that have been incurred in the running of the company and costs that have been imposed on the Company, but which have not been incurred in the normal course of the Company’s budget’. The authorities consider that compensation for the latter costs does not amount to an economic advantage but compensates merely for a structural disadvantage which its competitors do not have.
Dutch: Los hiervan hebben de Noorse autoriteiten betoogd dat, indien de financiële verplichting is „opgenomen” in de inbreng in natura, dit de totale nettowaarde van de onderneming vermindert en de instantie die de activiteiten overdraagt derhalve een compensatie kan aanbieden voor deze financiële verplichtingen om ze neutraal te houden.
English: Since there was therefore no market for the relevant services on 1 January 2003, there was no alternative than to transfer the transitional contracts at the cost based prices previously fixed in the Production Department. None of the third party comments weaken this point of view.
Dutch: In dit verband hebben de Noorse autoriteiten ook betoogd dat er geen (rijpe) markt bestond omdat particuliere marktdeelnemers op 1 januari 2003 niet bereid waren om de betrokken diensten ter handhaving van de verkeersveiligheid aan te bieden [137].
English: In this context the Norwegian authorities have also argued that the reason that there was no (mature) market was because private operators were not prepared to provide the relevant services for maintaining road safety on 1 January 2003 [137]. It was therefore considered in the best interest of all to open the operation and maintenance market gradually: A gradual opening would ensure a rational allocation of the contracts because operators would be relieved from having to prepare bids in respect of the full contract portfolio on one and the same day.
Dutch: Daarom werd geoordeeld dat alle belangen het meest gediend waren met een geleidelijke openstelling van de markt: een geleidelijke openstelling zou een weloverwogen toewijzing van de contracten waarborgen, aangezien de marktdeelnemers niet gedwongen zouden zijn op één en dezelfde dag offertes voor de volledige contractenportefeuille op te stellen.
English: The Norwegian authorities and Mesta AS have argued that by establishing Mesta AS on 1 January 2003 and awarding Mesta AS all operation and maintenance contracts in relation to the national road network the authorities established a, de facto, monopoly. There was therefore no ‘operation and maintenance’ market yet and hence no market price. That market was only opened gradually by putting 25 % of the contract portfolio up for public tender on an annual basis. Since there was no market price there was no other alternative but to transfer the contracts at cost based prices.
Dutch: Dit argument gaat uit van de bewering dat de activiteit van het onderhoud en de exploitatie van wegen op 1 januari 2003 niet was opengesteld voor mededinging.
English: Hence on 1 January 2003 the operation and maintenance service market was open for competition and this can therefore not be a reason for stating that there was no market price. It is true that operation and maintenance work in respect of one part of that market, namely in respect of ‘the national road network’ has been reserved for the Production Department, but this does not alter the conclusion as regards the operation and maintenance market in general. However, even as regards operation and maintenance work on the national road network itself, the Norwegian authorities had – prior to 1 January 2003 – obtained prices resulting from tendering out five test/pilot projects in 1998–2001.
Dutch: Maar zelfs wat de exploitatie- en onderhoudswerken aan het nationale wegennet zelf betreft, beschikten de Noorse autoriteiten — vóór 1 januari 2003 — over prijsinformatie na de aanbesteding van vijf proefprojecten in 1998-2001.
English: With respect to document duty and registration fee, the Authority considers that the circulars issued by the Ministry of Justice confirm that, at the time of the establishment of Mesta AS (on 1 January 2003) only mergers could benefit from the administrative practice of the ‘continuity principle’ which provided for an exemption from payment of document duty and registration fee. In this regard the Authority recalls that until the end of June 2005 the First Circular provided that the application of the continuity principle was limited to cases of transfer of ownership in the context of mergers between limited liability companies.
Dutch: De tweede circulaire breidde deze praktijk uit tot splitsingen en omzettingen met ingang van 1 juli 2005; dit betekent dat dergelijke transacties vóór die datum niet waren vrijgesteld.
English: The Norwegian authorities have therefore not respected their notification obligation pursuant to Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement. State aid granted in relation to measures take in the context of transferring activities from the Production Department to Mesta AS constitutes therefore ‘unlawful aid’ within the meaning of Article 1(f) of Part II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement.
Dutch: De staatssteun die in verband met de maatregelen inzake de overdracht van activiteiten van de Productieafdeling naar Mesta AS is verleend vormt derhalve „onrechtmatige steun” in de zin van artikel 1, onder f), van deel II van Protocol nr. 3 bij de toezichtovereenkomst.
English: Equity beta 1
Dutch: Eigen vermogen bèta
English: As regards the attainment of relevant skills by the Public Road Administration for tendering out works Schjødt points out that the Public Road Administration had been using that skill via the operation and maintenance agreement (‘funksjonsavtale’) with the Production Department so that by 2003 the skill should have been attained. The authorities have not explained how the skills for tendering out works to market operators would be any different from the skills used in the context of the agreements with the Production Department.
Polish: Jeżeli chodzi o uzyskanie przez Zarząd Dróg Publicznych odpowiednich umiejętności, by organizować przetargi na roboty, Schjødt wskazuje, że Zarząd Dróg Publicznych wykorzystywał te umiejętności w ramach umowy o eksploatacji i utrzymaniu („funksjonsavtale”) z Działem Produkcji, a więc powinien był je nabyć do 2003 r. Władze nie wyjaśniły, dlaczego umiejętności związane z organizacją przetargów, w których podmioty rynkowe konkurują o roboty, miałyby w jakikolwiek sposób różnić się od umiejętności wykorzystywanych w kontekście umów z Działem Produkcji.
English: Secondly, the market rate risk premium of 5 % is within the range used by other operators in this market (of between 3–6 %) and within the range of the risk premium used by PWC in a report of 2008 on Mesta AS. Thirdly, the rate of return is based on the same methodology as the rate of return of 6,7 % which the State requires on its overall investments in Mesta AS (including both construction and operation and maintenance activities).
Polish: Po drugie, wynoszący 5 % rynkowy poziom premii za ryzyko znajduje się w przedziale przyjętym przez inne podmioty na tym rynku (wynoszącym od 3 do 6 %) oraz w przedziale premii za ryzyko stosowanym przez firmę PWC w raporcie dotyczącym spółki Mesta AS z 2008 r. Po trzecie, stopa zwrotu opiera się na tej samej metodyce, co wynosząca 6,7 % stopa zwrotu, której państwo wymaga w odniesieniu do całości swoich inwestycji w spółkę Mesta AS (obejmująca zarówno działalność budowlaną, jak i eksploatację oraz utrzymanie).
English: Hence Ernst & Young reduced the value of the assets in order to bring the operational capital to NOK 619 million. This is shown in the following [79]: Fixed assets
Portuguese: Por conseguinte, a Ernst & Young, a fim de reduzir o capital de exploração para 619 milhões NOK, reduziu o valor dos activos da forma indicada seguidamente [79]:Activo imobilizado
English: In 2006 Mesta AS won 21 out of 30 contracts [91]. This means that out of a total of 108 contracts Mesta AS won 68 contracts which equals about 62,7 %.
Portuguese: Em 2006, a Mesta AS obteve 21 dos 30 contratos [91], o que significa que a Mesta AS obteve 68 num total de 108 contratos, o que representa cerca de 62,7 %.
English: Secondly, while the price levels resulting from the public tenders of the pilot contracts were lower than the prices at which the contracts have been transferred to Mesta AS, the two groups of contracts are not similar. This means that the pilot contracts cannot be considered to represent the market price.
Portuguese: Em segundo lugar, se bem que os níveis de preços resultantes dos concursos públicos para adjudicação dos contratos-piloto fossem mais baixos do que os preços a que os contratos foram transferidos para a Mesta AS, os dois grupos de contratos não eram semelhantes, o que significa que se não pode considerar que os contratos-piloto representem o preço de mercado.
English: It appears from this analysis that Mesta AS’ average prices have evolved from being 20 % below those of Skanska to become higher than the price level of Skanska. This shows that the contracts transferred to Mesta AS involved an economic advantage amounting to State aid.
Portuguese: Esta análise indica que os preços médios da Mesta AS evoluíram ao longo deste período, tendo passado de um nível inferior em 20 % aos da Skanska até superarem o nível de preços da Skanska, o que demonstra que os contratos transferidos para a Mesta AS envolviam uma vantagem económica equivalente a um auxílio estatal.
English: As regards the argument of the Norwegian authorities that the prices resulting from the test/pilot tenders were not reliable due to the significant difference between the highest and lowest bids, the Authority points out that in a public tender it is the winning bid which represents the market price, not the range of bids. If this would not be the case there would never be a way to establish a market price via public tenders.
Portuguese: No que diz respeito ao argumento das autoridades norueguesas de que os preços resultantes dos concursos para os projectos-piloto não eram fiáveis, devido à diferença significativa existente entre a proposta mais alta e a proposta mais baixa, o Órgão de Fiscalização observa que num concurso público é a proposta vencedora que representa o preço de mercado, e não a variação entre as propostas, pois caso contrário seria impossível estabelecer um preço de mercado através dos concursos públicos.
English: In this regard the Authority observes that compared to the initial staff transferred (of 4750 employees) in 2003, the work force has been gradually reduced to 3296 in 2005, and further down to 3237 in 2006 in order to be 3032 in 2007 [198]. This means that the measures have had the desired effect.
Portuguese: No que a este ponto se refere, o Órgão de Fiscalização observa que, em comparação com o número de trabalhadores transferidos inicialmente (4750) em 2003, os efectivos foram reduzidos para 3296 em 2005 e novamente para 3237 em 2006, sendo esse número ainda de 3032 em 2007 [198], o que significa que as medidas produziram os efeitos desejados.
English: The facts of the Mesta AS case are similar to that of the Entra case, and hence as in the Entra case, the advantages granted to Mesta AS constitute State aid. Since the value of real estate has been adjusted downwards in the opening balance the amount of aid cannot be calculated on that basis but must be assessed on the basis of the market value of the transferred real estate.
Romanian: Elementele cazului Mesta AS sunt similare celor din cazul Entra și, prin urmare, la fel ca în cazul Entra, avantajele acordate întreprinderii Mesta AS constituie ajutor de stat. deoarece valoarea proprietăților imobiliare a fost redusă în soldul de deschidere, cuantumul ajutorului nu poate fi calculat pe această bază, ci trebuie să fie estimat în funcție de valoarea de piață a proprietăților imobiliare transferate.
English: 8,42 % The reference rate of return of 8,42 % is based on a beta value of 1 which has been fixed by reference to:
Slovak: Odkaz na mieru návratnosti 8,42 % vychádza z hodnoty beta 1, ktorá bola pevne stanovená s odvolaním sa na:
English: 8,42 % Surplus return
Slovak: Prebytočná návratnosť
English: In this regard the Authority recalls that until the end of June 2005 the First Circular provided that the application of the continuity principle was limited to cases of transfer of ownership in the context of mergers between limited liability companies. The Second Circular extended this practice to de-mergers and conversions as of 1 July 2005; implicitly meaning that such transactions were not subject to any exemption prior to this point in time.
Slovenian: Druga okrožnica je to prakso od 1. julija 2005 razširila na razdružitve in preoblikovanja, kar je implicitno pomenilo, da take transakcije do takrat niso bile predmet kakršne koli oprostitve.
English: It follows from Article 14 of Part II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement that the Authority shall decide that unlawful aid which is incompatible with the State aid rules under the EEA Agreement must be recovered from the beneficiaries. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The State aid in relation to early pension, temporary maintenance of civil servant pension rights and special retirement age, as well as compensation for salary (or alternative measures) in favour of Mesta AS is compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Swedish: Det statliga stödet till Mesta AS i samband med i) kostnader för flytt och pendling, ii) kostnader för flytt av kontor/stöd- och underhållsfunktioner och överföring av arkiv som uppkommit efter den 1 januari 2003, iii) befrielse för Mesta AS från dokument- och registreringsavgift och iv) överkompensation med 66,4 miljoner norska kronor i samband med att Mesta AS tillhandahållit allmännyttiga tjänster enligt övergångskontrakten för drift och underhåll, är inte förenligt med EES-avtalet.