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Flere af disse garantier blev imidlertid udelukkende benyttet til finansiering af skibsbygning på Gdańsk skibsværft, der på det tidspunkt var et datterselskab i Gdynia skibsværftskoncernen.
Nevertheless, a certain number of these guarantees were used exclusively to finance shipbuilding at Gdańsk Shipyard, then a subsidiary of Gdynia Shipyard Group.
Det var takket være disse garantier, at Gdańsk skibsværft var i stand til at skaffe sig nye kontrakter og fortsætte sin skibsbygningsvirksomhed.
It was thanks to these guarantees that Gdańsk Shipyard was able to attract new contracts and continue its shipbuilding activity.
I sine bemærkninger efter vedtagelsen af åbningsbeslutningen hævdede Polen, at de garantier, som KUKE stillede til Gdynia skibsværftskoncernen, ikke udgør statsstøtte.
In its comments following the adoption of the decision to open the formal investigation, Poland argued that the guarantees granted by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation to Gdynia Shipyard Group did not constitute State aid.
Kommissionen kan ikke acceptere denne påstand.
The Commission cannot accept this assertion.
Kommissionen vil for det første gerne understrege, at de garantier, KUKE stiller for forskudsbetalingerne, er omfattet af en statsgaranti, og at alle transaktionerne foregår over en særskilt bankkonto, »Interes Narodowy«.
First, the Commission would point out that Export Credit Insurance Corporation advance payment guarantees are underwritten by the Treasury and that the related transactions are entered to a separate bank account in the name of ‘Interes Narodowy’.
Hvis der er tilstrækkelige midler til rådighed på denne konto, kan KUKE enten trække på lån fra statskassen eller på lånegarantier fra statskassen.
If insufficient funds are available on that account, the Export Credit Insurance Corporation can either draw down loans from the Treasury or benefit from Treasury loan guarantees.
Og det er en sikkerhed, som en markedsøkonomisk operatør normalt ikke har.
This is a security that a market economy operator is unable to rely on.
For det andet minder Kommissionen om sin beslutning af 18. juli 2007 i sag N 105/07 [38], hvor den godkendte KUKE's ordning med statsgaranterede eksportforsikringer og fastslog, at der ikke var tale om statsstøtte.
Second, the Commission recalls its decision of 18 July 2007 in Case N 105/07 [38] in which it approved as free of State aid the scheme under which the Export Credit Insurance Corporation operated its programme of export insurance guaranteed by the Treasury.
Blandt foranstaltningerne i denne ordning indgår også den type produktionsgarantier, som Gdańsk skibsværft har modtaget igennem de seneste par år.
Among other measures, this scheme also covers the type of production guarantees that Gdańsk Shipyard has been receiving for the last few years.
Kommissionen bemærker, at ordningen udtrykkeligt ikke finder anvendelse på [39] kriseramte virksomheder som defineret i rammebestemmelserne for statsstøtte til redning og omstrukturering af kriseramte virksomheder [40].
The Commission notes that the scheme explicitly excludes [39] companies in financial difficulties within the meaning of the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty [40].
Det vigtigste træk ved denne ordning er, at garantipræmien fastlægges på grundlag af en risikovurdering.
The main feature of the scheme is that the guarantee premia are determined on the basis of a risk assessment.
For en virksomhed i den højeste risikokategori udgør garantipræmien f.eks. […] % p.a. for garantier på under to år og […] % p.a. for garantier på over to år.
For example, the guarantee premium for a company belonging to the highest risk category corresponds to […] % p.a. for guarantees under two years and […] % p.a. for guarantees above two years.
Grundpræmien udgør 2,8 % p.a.
The base premium equals 2,8 % p.a.
Til sammenligning udgjorde præmien på de garantier, KUKE stillede for Gdańsk skibsværft, 2 % p.a., hvis garantien ikke oversteg 35 mio. PLN, og 1 % p.a. for garantier på over dette beløb.
By way of comparison, the guarantees to Gdańsk Shipyard were awarded by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation against a premium of 2 % p.a. if the guarantee did not exceed PLN 35 million and against a premium of 1 % p.a. if the guarantee exceeded that amount.
Det er derfor klart, at Gdańsk skibsværft som kriseramt virksomhed ikke var berettiget til garantier under den ovenfor beskrevne ordning, som Kommissionen havde godkendt som en ordning, der ikke udgør statsstøtte.
It is therefore clear that Gdańsk Shipyard, being a company in difficulties, is not eligible for guarantees covered by the scheme described above and approved by the Commission as free of aid.
Garantierne til Gdańsk skibsværft kan derfor ikke anses for ikke at udgøre statsstøtte.
Accordingly, the guarantees granted to Gdańsk Shipyard are not free of aid.
Desuden er det klart, at den garantipræmie, værftet skulle betale, ligger et godt stykke under den grundpræmie, der beregnes for garantier til sunde virksomheder, og meget langt under den præmie, der beregnes for højrisikovirksomheder, der er garantiberettigede under den ovenfor beskrevne ordning.
Furthermore, it is obvious that the guarantee premium charged to the yard is well below the base premium used for guarantees to healthy companies and several times lower than the premium charged to high-risk companies which are eligible under the scheme described above.
Kommissionen drager den konklusion, at den garantipræmie, der blev anvendt over for Gdańsk skibsværft, ikke svarer til markedspræmien, og at disse garantier derfor udgør statsstøtte.
The Commission concludes that the guarantee premium applied to Gdańsk Shipyard does not correspond to a market premium and that therefore these guarantees constitute State aid.
For det tredje gælder i henhold til Kommissionens meddelelse om anvendelsen af EF-traktatens artikel 87 og 88 på statsstøtte i form af garantier [41], at låntageren ikke må være kriseramt, når der er tale om en individuel statsgaranti, som ikke udgør statsstøtte.
Third, pursuant to the Commission Notice on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid in the form of guarantees [41], in the case of an individual State guarantee which does not constitute State aid, the borrower must not be in financial difficulty.
Og det er helt klart ikke tilfældet her.
This is clearly not the case here.
Ifølge samme meddelelse kan støtteelementet i garantien svare til det garanterede beløb, når låntageren er kriseramt.
Pursuant to the same Notice, when the borrower is in financial difficulty the aid element of the guarantee may be as high as the amount covered by that guarantee.
Endelig bemærker Kommissionen, at Gdańsk skibsværft udelukkende fik garantier stillet af KUKE og statskassen, og at det ikke lykkedes værftet at opnå nogen garantier på markedet.
Lastly, the Commission notes that Gdańsk Shipyard relied exclusively on guarantees provided by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation and the Treasury and did not manage to obtain any guarantees on the market.
I lyset af det ovenstående finder Kommissionen, at KUKE ikke handlede som en markedsøkonomisk investor, da den stillede garantier for Gdańsk skibsværft.
In the light of the above, the Commission concludes that the Export Credit Insurance Corporation did not act as a market economy investor when it gave guarantees to Gdańsk Shipyard.
Kommissionen bemærker, at produktionsgarantier af denne art er et typisk træk ved skibsbygningssektoren.
The Commission notes that production guarantees of this type are a typical characteristic of the shipbuilding sector.
Som sikkerhed for disse garantier kræver KUKE at få overført ejendomsretten til skibet eller skibsbygningsmaterialerne.
The Export Credit Insurance Corporation providing the guarantees requires as collateral the transfer of ownership of the ship, the ship under construction and the construction materials.
Kommissionen finder, at støtteelementet i de garantier, Gdańsk skibsværft har modtaget efter 1. maj 2004, kan anslås til 18,9 mio. PLN.
The Commission considers that the estimated aid element inherent in the guarantees granted to Gdańsk Shipyard after 1 May 2004 amounts to PLN 18,9 million.
Dette beløb er beregnet ved en sammenligning mellem de garantigebyrer, værftet betalte, og de gebyrer, der normalt var gældende på markedet.
This amount was calculated by making a comparison between the fees paid by the yard and those that would normally be charged on the market.
Den finder, at den eksportgarantiforsikringsordning, som blev godkendt og ikke anset for at udgøre statsstøtte, kan tjene som rettesnor for, hvad der er de normale gebyrer på markedet.
It is considered that the aid-free Export Credit Insurance Corporation scheme may serve as a reference for the fees charged on the market.
Dette referenceniveau blev forhøjet med 400 basispoint som udtryk for den øgede risiko ved at ydet støtte til en kriseramt virksomhed som Gdańsk skibsværft.
This reference level was increased by 400 b.p. to reflect the additional risk involved when providing aid to a company in a difficult financial situation, as Gdańsk Shipyard was.
Kommissionen bemærker også, at Gdańsk skibsværft i henhold til 2009-omstruktureringsplanen agter fortsat at gøre brug af produktionsgarantier stillet af eksportkreditforsikringsfonden.
The Commission also notes that, according to the 2009 Restructuring Plan, Gdańsk Shipyard intends to continue using production guarantees provided by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation.
Disse garantier vil blive stillet på vilkår svarende til dem, der under den af Kommissionen godkendte ordning [42] blev anvendt over for virksomheder med den højeste risikoprofil.
It will receive these guarantees on terms corresponding to those applied, under the aid-free scheme approved by the Commission [42], to companies with the highest risk-profile.
Det indebærer bl.a. en garantipræmie på […] % p.a. for garantier af under to års varighed og […] % p.a. for garantier på over to år.
In particular, this means a premium of […] % p.a. for guarantees under two years and of […] % p.a. for guarantees exceeding two years.
Kommissionen bemærker, at kriseramte virksomheder som Gdańsk skibsværft ikke er berettigede til garantier under denne ordning.
The Commission notes that companies in financial difficulties such as Gdańsk Shipyard are not eligible for measures under the said scheme.
Heraf følger, at garantierne fra KUKE under hele Gdańsk skibsværfts omstrukturering fortsat vil udgøre statsstøtte.
It follows that, during the restructuring of Gdańsk Shipyard, guarantees from the Export Credit Insurance Corporation will continue to constitute State aid.
Kommissionen finder, at støtteelementet i fremtidige produktionsgarantier stillet af KUKE kan anslås til at svare til forskellen mellem de gebyrer, der er gældende på markedet, plus 400 basispoint (som udtryk for den øgede risiko ved at stille garantier for kriseramte virksomheder) og de gebyrer, værftet normalt ville skulle betale.
The Commission considers that the estimated aid component inherent in future production guarantees provided by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation amounts to the difference between the fees that would be charged on the market, plus 400 b.p. (to reflect the additional risk involved in providing guarantees to a company in difficulties) and the fees that the yard would actually have to pay.
Med denne beregning kan støtteelementet anslås til 28,8 mio. PLN.
The estimated aid component calculated in this way amounts to PLN 28,8 million.
Kommissionen må drage den konklusion, at alle de foranstaltninger, der er truffet til fordel for Gdańsk skibsværft og anført i tabel 4, de planlagte foranstaltninger anført under nr. 168 og produktionsgarantierne fra KUKE, hvad enten de allerede er ydet eller vil blive ydet under omstruktureringsperioden, udgør statsstøtte efter EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 1.
In conclusion, the Commission takes the view that all the measures granted to Gdańsk Shipyard and listed in Table 4, the planned measures mentioned in recital (168) and the production guarantees by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation, whether already granted or to be granted during the restructuring period constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Polens og tredjeparters muligheder for at fremsætte bemærkninger
Possibility for Poland and third parties to submit comments
Ved beslutning af 1. juni 2005 indledte Kommissionen en formel undersøgelse af en række foranstaltninger, bl.a. gældsomlægninger (eftergivelse, henstand, forfaldsændringer), der blev foretaget med forskellige retshjemler og involverede en række offentlige kreditorer, samt kapitaltilførsler og statsgarantier.
By its decision of 1 June 2005 the Commission opened a formal investigation into a series of measures, including debt restructuring (write-offs, deferrals, changes to the payment schedule) based on various legal grounds and concerning a certain number of public creditors, capital injections and Treasury guarantees.
Kommissionen udtalte helt klart, at Polens påstand om, at forskudsbetalingerne fra rederierne skulle betragtes som egetbidrag, ikke kunne godtages.
The Commission clearly stated that Poland’s argument that advance payments from shipowners should be considered as an own contribution could not be accepted.
I den forbindelse gav Kommissionens udtryk for tvivl om, hvorvidt de garantier for forskudsbetalingerne, som KUKE stillede, udgjorde statsstøtte, og meddelte, at den ville se nærmere på karakteren af disse forskudsbetalinger.
In that connection, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the advance payment guarantees provided by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation constituted State aid and announced that it would investigate the nature of those advance payments.
Både Polen og Gdańsk skibsværfts moderselskab fremsatte bemærkninger, men selv om de bestred Kommissionens kompetence til at tage stilling til nogle af de omhandlede foranstaltninger, anfægtede de ikke Kommissionens konklusion om, at i det omfang, disse foranstaltninger var truffet efter Polens tiltrædelse af EU, udgjorde de ny støtte efter EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 1.
Both Poland and the parent company of Gdańsk Shipyard submitted comments; however, whereas they disputed the competence of the Commission to assess the compatibility of some of the measures concerned, they did not contest the Commission’s conclusion that, in so far as these measures had been granted after Poland’s accession to the EU, they constituted new aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Den eneste undtagelse drejede sig om garantierne fra KUKE, der hævdedes ikke at udgøre statsstøtte.
The sole exception was the nature of the guarantees provided by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation, which were alleged to be free of State aid.
Polen gjorde siden hen også gældende, at lånene fra KPS ikke udgjorde statsstøtte.
Poland subsequently also argued that the loans granted by KPS did not constitute State aid.
Kommissionen har også identificeret yderligere ikke-anmeldt statsstøtte i form af en konsekvent ikke-inddrivelse af offentlige fordringer.
The Commission has also identified additional non-notified aid in the form of continuous non-enforcement of public-law liabilities.
Kommissionen har redegjort for sin holdning til statsstøttespørgsmålet med hensyn til de tre ovennævnte foranstaltninger.
The Commission has addressed the existence of State aid in the three measures indicated above.
Under Kommissionens sagsbehandling undergik den polske regerings strategi angående Gdańsk skibsværft adskillige ændringer.
In the course of the Commission’s investigation, significant changes were made on several occasions to the Polish Government’s strategy regarding Gdańsk Shipyard.
Den strategi, der gik ud på at konsolidere skibsbygningssektoren, blev ændret til en strategi gående ud på at adskille skibsværfterne i Gdnynia og Gdańsk og privatisere Gdańsk skibsværft.
The strategy of consolidating the shipbuilding sector changed into a strategy of separating Gdynia and Gdańsk shipyards and privatising Gdańsk Shipyard.
Som nævnt ovenfor var Kommissionen i løbende kontakt med de polske myndigheder i deres egenskab af Gdańsk skibsværfts ejer, med Gdańsk skibsværft selv og med Gdańsk skibsværfts nye ejer, ISD Polska.
As indicated above, the Commission maintained regular contacts with the Polish authorities as the owner of Gdańsk Shipyard, with Gdańsk Shipyard itself and with the new owner of Gdańsk Shipyard, ISD Polska.
Kommissionen oplyste konsekvent alle de implicerede om, at alle foranstaltninger truffet i relation til værftet ved hjælp af statsmidler sandsynligvis udgjorde statsstøtte efter EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 1, i betragtning af værftets finansielle vanskeligheder og manglen på ekstern finansiering uden statsstøtte.
The Commission systematically informed these stakeholders that all measures granted to the yard from State resources probably constituted State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty, considering the yard’s precarious financial situation and the absence of any external financing free of State aid.
Kommissionen advarede også om, at denne statsstøtte var blevet ydet i strid med EF-traktatens artikel 88, stk. 3, og var uforenelig med fællesmarkedet.
The Commission also warned that this State aid had been granted in breach of Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty and was incompatible with the common market.
Kommissionen pegede også ved flere lejligheder på, at de garantier, som KUKE havde stillet for Gdynia skibsværftskoncern, og som var blevet brugt til skibsbygning i Gdańsk skibsværft, udgjorde statsstøtte.
The Commission also pointed out on several occasions that the guarantees provided to Gdynia Shipyard Group by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation and used for shipbuilding at Gdańsk Shipyard constituted State aid.
Under sin sagsbehandling indsamlede Kommissionen også oplysninger om KPS's virksomhed og karakteren af de driftskapitallån, banken ydede værftet.
In the course of its investigation, the Commission also collected details on the operations of KPS and the nature of the working capital loans which it granted to the yard.
Kommissionen meddelte Polen, at disse lån med al sandsynlig udgjorde statsstøtte efter EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 1.
The Commission indicated to Poland that in all probability these loans constituted State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Endelig bemærkede Kommissionen under sin sagsbehandling, at Gdańsk skibsværft fortsatte med at oparbejde gæld til det offentlige.
Lastly, the Commission noted in the course of its investigation that Gdańsk Shipyard was still accumulating public-law liabilities.
Kommissionen indhentede oplysninger herom og meddelte Polen (som var værftets kreditor og indtil et vist tidspunkt også dets ejer), at hvis denne offentlige gæld ikke blev inddrevet eller omlagt, kunne det udgøre statsstøtte efter EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 1.
The Commission collected information on that subject and informed Poland (in its capacity as the yard’s creditor and, until a certain point in time, its owner as well) that non-enforcement of public-law debt or its restructuring could constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Støttens forenelighed med det indre marked — undtagelsesbestemmelserne i EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 3
Compatibility of aid with the single market — derogation under Article 87(3) of the EC Treaty
Hovedformålet med foranstaltningerne er at hjælpe en virksomhed, der befinder sig i økonomiske vanskeligheder, og holde den gående.
The primary objective of the measures is to assist a company in financial difficulty and to keep it afloat.
I sådanne tilfælde kan undtagelsesbestemmelsen i EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 3, litra c), som tillader statsstøtte til fremme af udviklingen af visse erhvervsgrene, når den ikke ændrer samhandelsvilkårene på en måde, der strider mod den fælles interesse, bringes i anvendelse, hvis alle de relevante betingelser er opfyldt.
In such cases, the exemption provided for in Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, which authorises State aid granted to facilitate the development of certain economic activities where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the public interest, can be applied if the relevant conditions are complied with.
Rednings- og omstruktureringsstøtte til nødlidende virksomheder er for øjeblikket reguleret i fællesskabets rammebestemmelser for statsstøtte til redning og omstrukturering af kriseramte virksomheder [43] (»rammebestemmelserne«), der erstattede de hidtidige rammebestemmelser fra 1999 [44] (»1999-rammebestemmelserne«).
Rescue and restructuring aid to ailing companies is currently regulated by the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty [43] (the Guidelines), which replaced the previous text adopted in 1999 [44] (the 1999 Guidelines).
I rammebestemmelsernes overgangsbestemmelser er det fastsat, at foranstaltninger anmeldt før den 10. oktober 2004 skal vurderes i lyset af de kriterier, der var gældende på anmeldelsestidspunktet (punkt 103).
The transitional provisions of the Guidelines stipulate that notifications registered prior to 10 October 2004 are examined in the light of the criteria applicable at the time of notification (point 103).
I den foreliggende sag fik Kommissionen nogle af foranstaltningerne anmeldt den 8. oktober 2004, mens 1999-rammebestemmelserne var i kraft.
In the present case, the Commission was notified of some of the measures on 8 October 2004, when the 1999 Guidelines were in force.
I rammebestemmelserne fastsættes det imidlertid også, at de finder anvendelse ved vurderingen af enhver rednings- eller omstruktureringsstøtte ydet uden Kommissionens godkendelse (ulovlig støtte), hvis hele støtten eller en del af den er ydet efter 1. oktober 2004 (punkt 104, første afsnit).
However, the Guidelines also stipulate that they will apply for the assessment of any rescue or restructuring aid granted without the authorisation of the Commission (unlawful aid) if some of or all the aid is granted after 1 October 2004 (point 104, first subparagraph).
I betragtning af at næsten alle de foranstaltninger, der er beskrevet ovenfor under betragtning 105-170, blev truffet ulovligt efter denne dato, må Kommissionen konkludere, at det er 2004-rammebestemmelserne, der finder anvendelse.
Given that almost all the measures described in recitals 105-170 were granted unlawfully after that date, the Commission concludes that the 2004 Guidelines apply.
Rammebestemmelserne finder anvendelse på virksomheder i alle sektorer med de undtagelser, der er anført i rammebestemmelsernes punkt 18.
The Guidelines apply to firms in all sectors, apart from the exceptions listed in point 18 of the Guidelines.
Rammebestemmelserne for statsstøtte til skibsbygning [45], som er retsgrundlaget for vurderingen af statsstøtte til denne sektor, henviser til punkt 12 i rammebestemmelserne som det relevante retsgrundlag for vurdering af rednings- og omstruktureringsstøtte.
The Framework on State aid to shipbuilding [45], which is the legal framework for the assessment of State aid to this sector, refers to point 12 of the Guidelines as the relevant legal basis for assessing rescue and restructuring aid.
Ifølge rammebestemmelsernes punkt 17 skal omstruktureringsstøtten være baseret på en realistisk, sammenhængende og omfattende plan for genetablering af virksomhedens langsigtede rentabilitet inden for et rimeligt tidsrum.
The definition contained in point 17 of the Guidelines indicates that restructuring aid is based on a feasible, coherent and far-reaching plan to restore the firm’s long-term viability within a reasonable time frame.
Omstrukturering omfatter normalt et eller flere af følgende elementer: omstrukturering af alle aspekter af virksomhedens aktiviteter, reorganisering og rationalisering af dens aktiviteter, med opgivelse af tabsgivende aktiviteter og finansielle omlægninger.
Restructuring usually involves the following elements: restructuring of all aspects of the company’s activities, reorganisation and rationalisation of its business, including withdrawal from loss-making activities and financial restructuring.