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Půjčka Mezinárodní banky pro obnovu a rozvoj (půjčka IBRD) jištěná rumunským státem, u níž se podnik CE Hunedoara stal nástupcem příjemce, nebyla podniku CE Hunedoara poskytnuta protiprávně a není v rozporu s čl. 108 odst. 3 Smlouvy o fungování Evropské unie.
The rescue aid loan on which the Commission raised no objections by its rescue aid decision of 21 April 2015 was not put into effect before the Commission decision and was therefore not unlawful State aid.
Článek 2
However, its excessive prolongation and non-repayment well beyond the six-month period for which it was granted render the prolongation unlawful.
Níže uvedené půjčky ve prospěch podniku CE Hunedoara s částkami stanovenými v písmenech a) až d) představují státní podporu, která byla Rumunskem poskytnuta (nebo nebyla splacena, co se týká písmena d)) protiprávně v rozporu s čl. 108 odst. 3 Smlouvy o fungování Evropské unie a není slučitelná s vnitřním trhem:
Compatibility of the aid and the legal basis for the assessment
úvěr u Rumunské komerční banky sjednaný ministerstvem financí, který byl poté poskytnut podniku CE Hunedoara prostřednictvím vedlejší úvěrové smlouvy (úvěr u BCR) – 83485450 RON;
The Commission must assess if the aid measures identified above can be found compatible with the internal market.
úvěr u Rumunské rozvojové banky sjednaný ministerstvem financí, který byl poté poskytnut podniku CE Hunedoara prostřednictvím vedlejší úvěrové smlouvy (úvěr u BRD) – 68371170 RON;
According to the case law of the Court, it is up to the Member State to invoke possible grounds of compatibility, and to demonstrate that the conditions for such compatibility are met.
úvěr poskytnutý na splacení částky neslučitelné podpory, který měl být vrácen na základě rozhodnutí týkajícího se neslučitelné podpory (úvěr na splacení neslučitelné podpory) – 34785015 RON;
Except initially for the rescue aid loan and its prolongation after six months from the Commission decision of 21 April 2015 and the IBRD loan which was not notifiable since it was granted before the accession of Romania to the Union, Romania has not notified the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid, the BCR loan and the BRD loan nor invoked possible grounds of compatibility with the internal market.
úvěr představující podporu na záchranu poskytnutý v souladu s rozhodnutím o podpoře na záchranu a úroky (úvěr představující podporu na záchranu), který byl skutečně vyplacen ve výši 98476900 RON a nebyl splacen do šesti měsíců od vyplacení.
On the basis of the information available and, as noted in the opening decision, the Commission considers that the sole possible compatibility basis for the measures under assessment would be the R&R aid Guidelines.
Článek 3
These Guidelines provide rules and conditions for the purposes of the compatibility assessment of rescue and restructuring aid to undertakings in difficulty pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Rumunsko zajistí, aby příjemce navrátil neslučitelnou podporu uvedenou v článku 2.
Applicability of the R&R aid Guidelines
Částky, které mají být navráceny, odpovídají částkám, které byly příjemci skutečně vyplaceny a které tento nesplatil rumunskému státu; tyto částky zahrnují rovněž úroky ode dne, kdy byly uvedené částky dány příjemci k dispozici, do dne jejich skutečného navrácení.
According to points 137 and 138 of the R&R aid Guidelines, ‘[t]he Commission will examine the compatibility with the internal market of any rescue or restructuring aid granted without its authorisation and therefore in breach of Article 108(3) [TFEU] on the basis of these guidelines if some or all of the aid is granted after their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union’ and ‘[i]n all other cases it will conduct the examination on the basis of the guidelines which applied at the time the aid was granted’.
Úroky se vypočtou jako složený úrok podle kapitoly V nařízení Komise (ES) č. 794/2004.
The rescue aid loan and the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid were granted after the entry into force of the R&R aid Guidelines on 1 August 2014.
Rumunsko zruší všechny zbývající výplaty podpory uvedené v článku 2 s účinností ke dni přijetí tohoto rozhodnutí.
Therefore, the R&R aid Guidelines are applicable to these two loans.
Článek 4
In addition, the BCR and the BRD loans were not notified to the Commission, in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU.
Navrácení podpory uvedené v článku 2 se provede s okamžitým účinkem, aniž by byla dotčena vhodná opatření, která může Rumunsko přijmout za účelem zachování dalšího provozu elektráren, jež jsou zapotřebí pro dodávky elektřiny a tepla, pokud jsou tato opatření přiměřená, odůvodněná a časově a rozsahem omezená na to, co je nezbytné k zachování hodnoty aktiv.
It follows that even if these two loans had been granted before 1 August 2014, insofar as they must be assessed jointly as part of a single operation providing aid to a company in difficulty, the R&R aid Guidelines also apply to the BCR and BRD loans.
Rumunsko zajistí provedení tohoto rozhodnutí ve lhůtě čtyř měsíců ode dne jeho oznámení.
Application of the R&R aid Guidelines
Článek 5
Only undertakings in difficulty as defined in point 20 of the R&R aid Guidelines and not active in the coal, steel and financial sectors as defined in point 16 thereof can benefit from rescue or restructuring aid.
Do dvou měsíců od oznámení tohoto rozhodnutí předá Rumunsko Komisi tyto informace:
As noted in the rescue aid decision, CE Hunedoara fulfilled already in April 2015 the criteria for being placed in collective insolvency proceedings set out in point 20(c) of the R&R aid Guidelines and, indeed, in January 2016, the company entered into such proceedings (see recital 22 above).
celková částka (jistina a úroky splatné při navrácení), kterou má příjemce vrátit;
Therefore, CE Hunedoara can be considered a firm in difficulty in the sense of the R&R aid Guidelines.
podrobný popis opatření k zajištění souladu s tímto rozhodnutím, která již byla přijata a která se plánují;
The Commission first notes that Romania has not provided any evidence on possible compliance with the conditions for compatibility for rescue or restructuring aid set out in the R&R aid Guidelines.
podrobný popis opatření, která již byla přijata a která se plánují k zachování dalšího provozu elektráren;
As regards, the BCR loan, the BRD loan, and the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid the Commission will in the following assess them jointly because they were granted to a company in difficulty as investment or operating aid allowing CE Hunedoara to meet its costs in the absence of access to financial markets (see recital 99).
doklady prokazující, že příjemci bylo nařízeno, aby podporu vrátil.
On this basis, the Commission considers that the compatibility conditions for restructuring aid laid down in the R&R aid Guidelines are not met, because (i) the restructuring plan (submitted in October 2015 and amended in January 2016) was not valid at the outset insofar as it could not ensure the long term viability of CE Hunedoara without further continuous aid and has not been pursued, (ii) there is no discernible own contribution of CE Hunedoara in line with points 62 to 64 of the R&R aid Guidelines, and (iii) no measures limiting distortions of competition in line with points 74 to 86 of the R&R aid Guidelines could be identified.
Rumunsko bude Komisi průběžně informovat o postupu vnitrostátních opatření přijatých k provedení tohoto rozhodnutí až do úplného navrácení podpory uvedené v článku 2.
Regarding points 99 to 103 of the R&R aid Guidelines, even though they provide for specific conditions for aid to SGEI providers in difficulty, the Commission comes to the view that the loans under assessment cannot be assessed or taken into account as a compensation for the provision of such services as referred to in point 100 of the R&R aid Guidelines.
Na žádost Komise neprodleně předloží informace o opatřeních k zajištění souladu s tímto rozhodnutím, která již byla přijata a která se plánují.
First, it is not claimed nor established that CE Hunedoara has been operating on the basis of valid entrustment acts singling out any justifiable difference with the production of electricity by other electricity generators active in Romania; according to established case law of the European Court of Justice, the presence of a valid entrustment act is an essential condition for state aid to be considered as valid compensation of a Service of General economic Interest.
Poskytne rovněž podrobné informace o výši podpory a úrocích splatných při navrácení, které již příjemce navrátil.
Second, the loans at issue were ad hoc loans for specific purposes and have not been granted with regard to identifiable and justified extra costs of service provision.
Článek 6
Third, the loan amounts have not been set, individually or cumulatively, on the basis of objective parameters set out in advance and calibrated specifically for the determined costs of the SGEI taking into account all revenues and costs of Hunedoara.
Toto rozhodnutí je určeno Rumunsku.
Therefore, the Commission cannot, under points 100 and 101 of the R&R aid Guidelines, consider that the loans in question should be regarded as valid compensations under the SGEI Decision or the SGEI Framework.
V Bruselu dne 8. listopadu 2018.
Romania has also failed to meet its commitment to legally separate the coal mines from the power generation within CE Hunedoara, which was a commitment it made at the time the rescue aid was approved and which, according to its submissions, could take between six and nine months.
Za Komisi
Two coal mines are receiving operating aid for closure pursuant to the Decision regarding the second aid to coal mines (recital 12 above).
členka Komise
Romania has argued in its comments to the opening decision that separate accounts are held for the mining and electricity generation activities; however, separate accounts themselves do not prevent cross-financing of the mining activity.
Úř. věst. C 158, 4.5.2018, s. 47.
Romania did not demonstrate that cross-financing does not occur by e.g. presenting evidence that the use of the State aid only benefits the electricity generation activity.
Viz pozn. pod čarou č. 1.
Absent this necessary evidence, it cannot be excluded that some of the loans covered by the present decision have benefitted directly or indirectly the coal mines of CE Hunedoara, in violation of point 16 of the R&R aid Guidelines which exclude the coal sector from R&R aid.
Úř. věst. C 23, 25.1.2013, s. 3.
Finally, it is worth noting that the proceeds from loan granted to repay the incompatible aid remain available to CE Hunedoara.
Rozhodnutí Rady 2010/787/EU ze dne 10. prosince 2010 o státní podpoře k usnadnění uzavírání nekonkurenceschopných uhelných dolů (Úř. věst. L 336, 21.12.2010, s. 24).
In light of the Deggendorf principle, the accumulation of a non-repaid loan granted to repay earlier incompatible aid with the other three loans, does not allow considering that the possible restructuring aid to CE Hunedoara is compatible with the internal market on the basis of point 94 of the R&R aid Guidelines.
Rozhodnutí Komise (EU) 2015/1877 ze dne 20. dubna 2015 o sazbách placených rumunskou společností S.C.
Yet, whilst benefitting from State aid in the form of the loans at issue to the extent that they have not been repaid, CE Hunedoara continues to operate at the detriment of competitors.
Hidroelectrica SA společnostem S.C.
In conclusion, based on the above, the Commission considers that the BCR and BRD loans contracted for the benefit of CE Hunedoara, jointly assessed with the excessive prolongation of the rescue aid loan transforming it into a restructuring loan and the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid, are incompatible with the internal market.
Termoelectrica SA a S.C.
As regards the rescue aid loan, in line with point 55(d) of the R&R aid Guidelines, Romania committed to submitting, within maximum six months from the date of the rescue aid decision or the disbursement of the first instalment (recital 54 of the rescue aid decision), either proof that the loan was reimbursed, or a valid restructuring plan, or a substantiated liquidation plan setting out the steps leading to the liquidation of CE Hunedoara within a reasonable time frame, without further aid.
Electrocentrale Deva SA – SA.33475 (12/C) (Úř. věst. L 275, 20.10.2015, s. 46, 117. až 124. bod odůvodnění).
Romania did not meet this commitment, since (i) the rescue loan has not been fully reimbursed and (ii) Romania was informed that the restructuring plan (submitted by Romania in October 2015 and amended in January 2016) did not ensure that CE Hunedoara could reach long term viability without further continuous aid.
Směnný kurz použitý v tomto rozhodnutí pro informaci činí RON/EUR = 0,215 (31. ledna 2018).
In addition to the above, the Commission notes that the timeline for the liquidation of CE Hunedoara with a minimum duration of three years, as submitted by Romania in May 2017 (that is 1,5 years after the deadline of October 2015, i.e. six months after granting the rescue aid approved by the rescue aid decision), appears to be rather long.
Rozhodnutí Komise ze dne 21 dubna 2015 ve věci SA.41318 (2015/N) – Rumunsko – Oznámení podpory na záchranu podniku Complexul Energetic Hunedoara (Úř. věst. C 203, 19.6.2015, s. 5).
From the above the Commission concludes that the prolongation of the rescue aid loan is incompatible with the internal market.
Úř. věst. C 249, 31.7.2014, s. 1.
RECOVERY
Tento plán byl projednán rovněž na schůzce s rumunskými orgány dne 23. října 2015.
According to the TFEU and the Court's established case-law, the Commission is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter aid when it has found that it is incompatible with the internal market.
Povolení státních podpor v rámci ustanovení článků 107 a 108 Smlouvy o fungování Evropské unie – Případy, ve kterých Komise nevznesla námitky (Úř. věst. C 127, 21.4.2017, s. 1).
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a Member State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation.
Uvedená do provozu ve dvou fázích, první mezi roky 1969 a 1971 a druhé mezi roky 1977 a 1980 – viz zpráva GMC Insolvency Consulting z března 2016, s. 37, cigmc.ro/files/Raport%20art.%2097.pdf
In this context, the Court has established that this objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors on the market, and the situation prior to the payment of the aid is restored.
Rozhodnutí o podpoře na záchranu ze dne 21. dubna 2015, 13. a 63. bod odůvodnění.
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiary, that is to say when the aid in the form of principal amount of loans was unlawfully put at the disposal of the beneficiary, until effective recovery, and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery.
Rozhodnutí o první podpoře pro uhelné doly přijaté dne 22.2.2012, 4.až 10. bod odůvodnění.
The recovery interest is distinct from the contractual interest, the interest for late payments or other related sums related to the loans at issue owed by Hunedoara to the State.
CE Hunedoara, zprávy vydané správní radou za roky 2013, 2014 a 2015, k dispozici na adrese: http://www.cenhd.ro/index.php/situatii-financiare/
In accordance with established case-law, the insolvency of the beneficiary and its inability to repay the aid do not constitute a valid reason for exempting it from its obligation to reimburse the aid.
Výroční zprávy OPCOM za roky 2013, 2014 a 2015, k dispozici na adrese: https://www.opcom.ro/compania/compania.php?lang=ro&id=6
In this case, restoring the situation prior to the payment of the aid and removing the distortion of competition can in principle be achieved by registering the liability relating to the repayment of the aid in the schedule of liabilities as part of the court-supervised liquidation procedure.
Viz například faktory zatížení uvedené v rozhodnutí ve věci SA.38760 (2016/C) (Úř. věst. C 46, 5.2.2016, s. 19).
Where the Member State is unable to recover the full amount of aid, registration of the liability can meet the recovery obligation provided that the insolvency proceedings result in the winding up of the undertaking which received the unlawful aid, that is to say, in the definitive cessation of its activities.
http://www.cenhd.ro/images/File/Situatii%20financiare/2013/Raportul%20administratorilor%20-%202013.pdf, s. 3.http://www.cenhd.ro/images/File/Situatii%20financiare/2014/Raportul%20administratorilor%20-%202014.pdf, s. 3.http://www.cenhd.ro/images/File/Situatii%20financiare/2015/Raportul%20administratorilor%20-%202015.pdf, s. 11.
The liquidation of CE Hunedoara in case of non-recovery of the rescue aid within six-months from its approval or disbursement is also contemplated in the R&R aid Guidelines, in the rescue aid decision (recitals 20, 21 and 52, point (d).
Rozhodnutí o podpoře na záchranu ze dne 21. dubna 2015, 14., 16. a 17. bod odůvodnění.
The Commission takes note of the recent discussions with Romania in which it was established that the winding up of CE Hunedoara may lead to its assets being liquidated and sold in order to meet liabilities, including those arising from the implementation of recovery imposed on Romania as a result of this Decision.
33812 (2012/NN) – Rumunsko – Protiprávní státní podpora pro povinné projekty v oblasti životního prostředí.
In any case, the Romanian authorities confirmed the existence of legal provisions in the national legislation that would ensure the continuity of operation and mentioned in this respect Law No 123 of 10 July 2012 of electric energy and natural gas, notably the provisions concerning energy security and safety.
Mimořádné nařízení vlády č. 26/2018 a rozhodnutí vlády č. 760/2017.
In the context of a liquidation and considering its legal obligation to ensure continuity of supply, Romania may plan to adopt measures aiming to avoid abrupt disruptions of the supply of electricity and heat for the region in which CE Hunedoara operates and supplies services.
Rozhodnutí Komise (EU) 2017/1442 ze dne 31. července 2017, kterým se stanoví závěry o nejlepších dostupných technikách (BAT) podle směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2010/75/EU pro velká spalovací zařízení (Úř. věst. L 212, 17.8.2017, s. 1).
However, such measures have to be proportionate, reasonable, and limited in time and scope to what is indispensable to maintain the value of the power generation assets.
Viz rozsudek ve věci Francie v.
In enforcement of the present Decision, the Commission must be informed in advance and be in a position to verify that these conditions are met.
Komise (Stardust Marine), C-482/99, ECLI:EU:C:2002:294.
Consequently, this decision is generally without prejudice to such appropriate measures and to the process concerning the transfer of power generation assets.
Viz rozsudek ve věci Německo v.
Furthermore, as evoked during the videoconference held on 31 July 2018 (see recital 3 above), Romania expressed its intention to take an appropriate measure to proceed with the process regarding the transfer of power generation assets from CE Hunedoara to a New Company (NewCo) still to be incorporated.
Komise, C-248/84, ECLI:EU:C:1987:437, bod 17.
This is planned to take the form of a Government Emergency Ordinance by way of which a three-stage transfer in lieu of payment (in Romanian ‘dare în plată’) would occur with regard to the power generation assets only, i.e. without the mines.
Rozsudek Soudního dvora ze dne 19. března 2013 ve spojených věcech Bouygues a Bouygues Télécom v.
As per the minutes agreed with Romania, this process should involve:
Komise a další, C-399/10 P a C-401/10 P, ECLI:EU:C:2013:175, body 137, 138 a 139.
First, the preparation of a mandatory evaluation report to determine the value of the power generation assets (currently pledged by the Ministry of Finance) and the amount of the debt owed by CE Hunedoara;
Viz rozsudek ve věci Komise v.
Second, these pledged assets would be transferred to the Ministry of Finance and then further on to the Ministry of Energy;
Frucona Košice, C-300/16P, ECLI:EU:C:2017:706, bod 28.
Third, these pledged assets would be transferred to a new company, and the latter would then be entrusted with the provision of a Service of General Economic Interest.
Rozhodnutí o podpoře na záchranu ze dne 21. dubna 2015, 30. a 31. bod odůvodnění.
This decision is without prejudice to such asset transfer via the planned Government Emergency Ordinance, provided that the above envisaged transfer is conducted by the Romanian authorities in line with the legal requirements, including, in particular, a proper valuation of these assets.
Rozsudek ve věci Larko Geniki Metalleftiki kai Metallourgiki AE v.
CONCLUSION
Komise, T-423/14, ECLI:EU:T:2018:57, bod 193 a citovaná judikatura.
The Commission accordingly concludes that Romania has granted to CE Hunedoara unlawful State aid which is incompatible with the internal market and which should be recovered.
Viz zejména rozsudek ve věci Philip Morris v.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Komise, 730/79, ECLI:EU:C:1980:209, bod 11; rozsudek ve věci Ferring, C-53/00, ECLI:EU:C:2001:627, bod 21; rozsudek ve věci Itálie v.
Article 1
Komise, C-372/97, ECLI:EU:C:2004:234, bod 44.
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan (IBRD loan) guaranteed by the Romanian State and for which CE Hunedoara became the successor beneficiary was not unlawfully granted to CE Hunedoara, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Rozsudek ve věci Het Vlaamse Gewest v.
Article 2
Komise, T-214/95, ECLI:EU:T:1998:77.
The following loans in favour of CE Hunedoara and in the amounts set out in points (a) to (d), constitute State aid which was unlawfully granted (or not reimbursed as regards point (d)) by Romania, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and are incompatible with the internal market:
Směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2009/72/ES ze dne 13. července 2009 o společných pravidlech pro vnitřní trh s elektřinou a o zrušení směrnice 2003/54/ES (Úř. věst. L 211, 14.8.2009, s. 55).
Romanian Commercial Bank loan contracted by the Ministry of Finance and further made available to CE Hunedoara by way of subsidiary loan agreement (BCR loan) — RON 83485450.
Viz rozsudek ve věci Itálie v.
Romanian Development Bank loan contracted by the Ministry of Finance and further made available to CE Hunedoara by way of subsidiary loan agreement (BRD loan) — RON 68371170.
Komise, C-364/90, ECLI:EU:C:1993:157, bod 20.
loan provided for the payment of the incompatible aid requested to be recovered by the Decision regarding the incompatible aid (the loan to repay the incompatible aid) — RON 34785015.
Rozsudek ze dne 24. července 2003 ve věci Altmark Trans a Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg v.
loan representing aid granted in accordance with the rescue aid decision and interest (the rescue aid loan) — as effectively disbursed for the amount of RON 98476900 and not reimbursed after six months of disbursement.
Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Altmark, C-280/00, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415.
Article 3
Rozhodnutí Komise 2012/21/EU ze dne 20. prosince 2011 o použití čl. 106 odst. 2 Smlouvy o fungování Evropské unie na státní podporu ve formě vyrovnávací platby za závazek veřejné služby udělené určitým podnikům pověřeným poskytováním služeb obecného hospodářského zájmu (Úř. věst. L 7, 11.1.2012, s. 3).
Romania shall recover the incompatible aid, referred to in Article 2 from the beneficiary.
Sdělení Komise, Rámec Evropské unie pro státní podporu ve formě vyrovnávací platby za závazek veřejné služby (2011) (Úř. věst. C 8, 11.1.2012, s. 15).
The actual sums to be recovered shall equal the amounts effectively disbursed to the beneficiary and not reimbursed by the latter to the Romanian State; these sums shall also bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiary until their actual recovery.
Viz rozsudky ve věcech TWD Deggendorf v.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.