natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Tyskland indstiller alle udestående betalinger af den i artikel 2 omhandlede støtte i henhold til ordningen med virkning fra datoen for vedtagelsen af denne afgørelse.
(TMG) for the promotion of professional competitions (sub-measure TH 10) (see paragraph 110).
Artikel 6
(284) Initially, Germany argued that these two sub-measures did not constitute State aid since the payments to the VLT (TH 9), the TLJV and the TMG (TH 10) should be considered as service charges which offset equivalent expenses and therefore no advantage arises (see paragraphs 114 and 117).
Tilbagesøgningen af støtte, der er tildelt i henhold til de i artikel 2 omhandlede støtteordninger, iværksættes omgående og effektivt.
However, the Commission is of the opinion that, even if there was no advantage to the service provider, training measures on dairy farms and the organisation of professional competitions benefit dairy farms and represent a form of technical assistance pursuant to point 14 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Tyskland sørger for, at denne afgørelse er efterkommet senest fire måneder efter, at den er meddelt de tyske myndigheder.
The subsidised costs (see paragraphs 111 and 112) correspond to the eligible costs in accordance with the provisions of point 14.1.
Artikel 7
According to Germany, the opportunity to participate in training and professional competitions was equally open to all concerned parties who were active in the area concerned, based on objectively defined criteria (see paragraphs 115 and 118).
Senest to måneder efter meddelelsen af denne afgørelse sender Tyskland følgende oplysninger til Kommissionen:
Germany stated that the cumulative amount of aid under both these sub-measures did not exceed EUR 100000 over three years (see paragraph 118).
listen over de støttemodtagere, der måtte have modtaget støtte i henhold til de i artikel 2 omhandlede støtteordninger, og det samlede støttebeløb, som hver enkelt af dem har modtaget i henhold til ordningerne
The Commission concludes that measures BY 3, BY 10, BW 4, BB 1, BB 3, HE 2, HE 3, HE 9, NI 5, NI 6, NI 7, NW 4, NW 5, NW 6, RP 1, RP 5, SL 2, SL 5, TH 3, TH 4, TH 9 and TH 10, with the exception of aid provided to Nordmilch eG under measure NI 6 (see paragraph 290), satisfied the relevant requirements laid down in the 2000-2006 Guidelines and were therefore compatible with the internal market over the period 2001-2006.
det samlede beløb (hovedstol og renter), som hver enkelt støttemodtager skal tilbagebetale
The Commission also concludes that the aid granted to Nordmilch eG under measure NI 6 in the period 2002-2003 did not meet the relevant conditions of the 2000-2006 Guidelines and was therefore incompatible with the internal market in the period 2001-2006.
en detaljeret beskrivelse af de foranstaltninger, der er truffet eller planlagt, for at efterkomme denne afgørelse
Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector in the period from 2007
dokumentation for, at støttemodtagerne har fået påbud om at tilbagebetale støtten.
For the period from 2007, the provisions on the compatibility of technical support with the internal market were amended.
Tyskland underretter Kommissionen om udviklingen i de foranstaltninger, der på nationalt plan træffes for at efterkomme denne afgørelse, indtil den støtte, der blev tildelt i henhold til de i artikel 2 omhandlede støtteordninger, er fuldt tilbagebetalt.
The provision of technical support is governed by Chapter IV.K of the 2007-2013 Guidelines.
Efter anmodning fra Kommissionen fremsender Tyskland omgående oplysninger om, hvilke foranstaltninger der er truffet eller planlagt for at efterkomme afgørelsen.
Pursuant to point 105 of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, the Commission can declare State aid for the provision of technical support to companies processing and marketing agricultural products compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty [74] if it fulfils all the conditions of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.
Tyskland fremsender endvidere detaljerede oplysninger om de støttebeløb og de renter, der allerede er tilbagebetalt af støttemodtagerne.
In accordance with paragraph 106 of the same Guidelines, no State aid was approved for large enterprises.
Artikel 8
Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 provides that gross aid for participation in fairs and exhibitions must not exceed 50 % of the additional costs incurred for renting, setting up and running the stand.
Denne afgørelse er rettet til Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland.
This exemption applies only to the first participation of an enterprise in a particular fair or exhibition.
Tyskland opfordres til omgående at videresende en kopi af denne afgørelse til støttemodtagerne.
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 was replaced with Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 [75] on 29 August 2008.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 29. maj 2017.
Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 provides that aid to SMEs for participation in fairs is compatible with the common market if the aid intensity does not exceed 50 % of eligible costs and if the eligible costs are limited to those incurred for renting, setting up and running the stand for the first participation of an undertaking in any particular fair or exhibition.
På Kommissionens vegne
According to paragraph 106 of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, no State aid was approved for large enterprises under technical assistance.
Medlem af Kommissionen
In the Opening Decision, the Commission expressed doubts regarding the compatibility of a measure (RP 2) with the internal market in the relevant period [76].
Med virkning fra den 1. december 2009 er artikel 87 og 88 i EF-traktaten blevet til henholdsvis artikel 107 og 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (TEUF).
Measure RP 2
Artikel 87 og 88 i EF-traktaten og artikel 107 og 108 i TEUF er i det væsentlige identiske.
Under measure RP 2, Rhineland-Palatinate granted financial support to processing and marketing companies for participation in forums to share knowledge between businesses, competitions, exhibitions and fairs.
For så vidt angår denne afgørelse skal henvisninger til artikel 107 og 108 i TEUF forstås som henvisninger til artikel 87 og 88 i EF-traktaten, når det er relevant.
Eligible costs were those incurred in setting up an exhibition stand (see paragraph 125).
Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999 af 22. marts 1999 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af artikel 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EFT L 83 af 27.3.1999, s. 1).
Aid intensity was limited to 10 % of proven costs, but not more than EUR 5200 per business and event (see paragraph 119).
Rådets forordning (EU) 2015/1589 af 13. juli 2015 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af artikel 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EUT L 248 af 24.9.2015, s. 9).
The aid intensity of 10 % under measure RP 2 does not exceed the maximum aid intensity value of 50 % laid down in Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008.
Med virkning fra 14. november 2015 ophæver denne forordning forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999 og erstatter denne.
The subsidised costs (costs related to setting up an exhibition stand) correspond to the eligible costs in accordance with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, which state that renting, setting up and running a stand are eligible for aid (see paragraphs 294 and 295).
I henhold til artikel 35 i forordning (EU) 2015/1589 skal henvisninger til den ophævede forordning betragtes som henvisninger til forordning (EU) 2015/1589 og læses i overensstemmelse med sammenligningstabellen i bilag II.
However, these rules state that only the first participation of an undertaking in any particular fair or exhibition is eligible.
Senest ændret ved artikel 397 i forordning af 31. august 2015 (Tysklands lovtidende I, s. 1474).
This table shows that the average funding amounts for repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition per subsidised company and year was between EUR 294 and EUR 5113 in the period 2007-2012.
S. 34-36.
In its comments dated 13 January 2017, Germany also stated that the two undertakings Hochwald Foods GmbH and MUH Arla eG had received aid under this sub-measure (see paragraph 124).
Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 1857/2006 af 15. december 2006 om anvendelse af traktatens artikel 87 og 88 på statsstøtte til små og mellemstore virksomheder, der beskæftiger sig med produktion af landbrugsprodukter, og om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 70/2001 (EUT L 358 af 16.12.2006, s. 3).
MUH Arla came into existence in 2012 as a result of the merger of Milch-Union Hocheifel (MUH) and the Scandinavian dairy conglomerate Arla Foods.
EF-rammebestemmelser for statsstøtte til landbrug og skovbrug for 2007-2013 (EUT C 319 af 27.12.2006, s. 1).
In 2011, MUH employed around 800 staff and had a turnover of around EUR 693 million [77].
S. 37-39.
The Hochwald group employs more than 1900 staff and achieved a turnover of around EUR 1,44 billion in 2015 [78].
S. 38.
Given these figures, neither MUH Arla eG nor Hochwald Foods GmbH fell within the definition of a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) set out in point 9 of Chapter II of the 2007-2013 Guidelines [79].
S. 43.
In accordance with point 106 of the 2007-2013 guidelines, they should not, therefore, have received any aid (see paragraph 296).
S. 47.
The requirements of Chapter IV.K. of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, in conjunction with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 respectively, are thus fulfilled only for cases in which processing and marketing businesses falling under the definition of SMEs received under measure RP 2 aid for the first participation in a particular fair or exhibition.
EUT C 28 af 1.2.2000, s. 2.
The requirements of Chapter IV.K. of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, in conjunction with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 respectively, are not fulfilled for aid granted under measure RP 2 to undertakings not falling under the definition of SMEs, in particular to MUH Arla eG and Hochwald Foods GmbH (see paragraph 305).
S. 39-40.
The requirements of Chapter IV.K. of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, in conjunction with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 respectively, are also not fulfilled for aid granted under measure RP 2 in respect of repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition (see paragraph 301).
S. 40-41.
The Commission concludes that aid under measure RP 2 met the relevant conditions of the 2007-2013 Guidelines and was therefore compatible with the internal market in the period from 2007 only in the cases referred to in paragraph 306.
Meddelelse af 27. februar 2015, s. 47.
In the cases referred to in paragraphs 307 and 308, aid measure RP 2 did not meet the relevant conditions of the 2007-2013 Guidelines and was therefore not compatible with the internal market in the period from 2007.
Meddelelse af september 2013, s. 41-42.
State aid for quality products in the period 2001-2006
S. 43-47.
Measures to encourage the production and marketing of quality agricultural products implemented between 2001 and 2006 must meet the conditions specified under point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
S. 55.
Point 13.2 contains a non-exhaustive list of eligible activities in this area.
S. 56.
Aid may be granted for consultancy and similar support, including technical studies, feasibility and design studies and market research, to be given for activities related to the development of quality agricultural products, including:
De tyske myndigheder har i denne sammenhæng forsikret, at der i 2001 (i den for den anden undersøgelsesfase relevante periode) ikke blev indgået nogen retligt bindende forpligtelser i forhold til støttemodtagere.
the introduction of quality assurance schemes such as the ISO 9000 or 14000 series, systems based on hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) or environmental audit systems,
S. 58-59.
the costs of training personnel to apply quality assurance and HACCP systems.
S. 70-74.
Aid may also be granted to cover the cost of the charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems.
S. 76.
Points 3, 4 and 5 of point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines provide for special conditions and limitations.
Meddelelse af februar 2013.
The Commission takes the view that no aid should be granted in respect of routine in-process quality controls and routine product controls undertaken by the manufacturer, irrespective of whether they are undertaken on a voluntary basis or on a compulsory basis as a part of HACCP or similar systems.
Retsgrundlaget for reklameforanstaltninger i Rheinland-Pfalz er fastlagt i afgørelsen om statsstøtte N 381/2009 »Agrarmarketingmaßnahmen in Rheinland-Pfalz«.
Aid should only be granted in respect of controls undertaken by or on behalf of third parties, such as the competent regulatory authorities, or bodies acting on their behalf, or independent organisms responsible for the control and supervision of the use of denominations of origin, organic labels, or quality labels.
Meddelelse af 27. februar 2015, s. 48.
The total amount of aid that can be granted for SMEs under this section must not exceed 50 % of eligible costs or EUR 100000 per beneficiary over a period of three years, depending on which amount is higher (see point 13.2).
S. 80.
Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony and Thuringia (sub-measures BW 10, BW 11, NI 1 and TH 5) granted financial support for improving the quality of the delivered milk through advice and training of dairy producers, the compilation and updating of databases and checks of dairy producers, parallel with the introduction of the ‘Quality Management QM Milk’ quality assurance systems (see paragraph 126).
S. 82.
According to the German authorities, aid intensity amounted to a maximum of 100 % of eligible costs (see paragraph 129).
S. 83.
In the Opening Decision, the Commission expressed doubts regarding the compatibility of the abovementioned sub-measures with the internal market in the relevant period [80].
S. 84.
The two sub-measures were carried out by the Milchprüfring Baden-Württemberg (BW 10) and the Milchwirtschaftlicher Verein Baden-Württemberg (BW 11) in favour of milk-producing agricultural enterprises which took part in the ‘QM-Milch’ quality assurance system (see paragraphs 131 and 132).
S. 85.
The execution of audits at dairy farms and the cost of initial certification by a recognised certification body (BW 10) as well as the costs of consultancy tasks in connection with the introduction of the quality assurance system (BW 11) were subsidised (see paragraphs 133 and 134).
EUT C 319 af 27.12.2006, s. 1.
The subsidised costs thus correspond to the eligible costs laid down in point 13.2 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 70/2001 af 12. januar 2001 om anvendelse af EF-traktatens artikel 87 og 88 på statsstøtte til små og mellemstore virksomheder (EFT L 10 af 13.1.2001, s. 33).
Support was not provided for quality and product checks carried out routinely by the manufacturers during the production process, which are excluded in accordance with point 13.3.
Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008 af 6. august 2008 om visse former for støttes forenelighed med fællesmarkedet i henhold til traktatens artikel 87 og 88 (Generel gruppefritagelsesforordning) (EFT L 214 af 9.8.2008, s. 3) blev fra den 1. juli 2014 ophævet ved Kommissionens forordning (EU) nr. 651/2014 af 17. juni 2014 om visse kategorier af støttes forenelighed med det indre marked i henhold til artikel 107 og 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EUT L 187 af 26.6.2014, s. 1).
According to the German authorities, the average expenditure was EUR 106 per beneficiary (see paragraph 135), well below the maximum allowable amount under point 13.2 of EUR 100000 per beneficiary over a period of three years.
Punkt 244 i indledningsafgørelsen.
The conditions set out in point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines are thus fulfilled in the case of sub-measures BW 10 and BW 11.
S. 77.
Lower Saxony granted the LVMN financial support for the implementation of a quality assurance system for milk producers (‘QM-Milch’).
Denne forordning blev fra den 1. juli 2014 ophævet ved Kommissionens forordning (EU) nr. 702/2014 af 25. juni 2014 om forenelighed med det indre marked efter artikel 107 og 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde af visse kategorier af støtte i landbrugs- og skovbrugssektoren og i landdistrikter (EUT L 193 af 1.7.2014, s. 1).
Point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines therefore applies.
I forbindelse med kvalitetssikringssystemet QM-Milch er der tale om en national virksomhed til virksomhed-standard for mælkeproduktion, der blev godkendt som certificeringsgrundlag for kontrolorganer.
The costs of preparatory measures for the implementation of the QM-Milch system (consulting services) as well as the costs for the coordination of the QM-Milch system and the creation of a database were subsidised (see paragraph 137).
Punkt 66 i indledningsafgørelsen.
Funding amounted to EUR 12,78 per case for consulting services and EUR 35 per farmer within 3 years for farm audits (see paragraph 138), which is well below the upper threshold specified in point 13.2 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Punkt 253 i indledningsafgørelsen.
Germany has confirmed that the checks in the farm audits were carried out by or on behalf of third parties where the Landeskontrollverband Niedersachsen acts as an independent supervisory institution (see paragraph 139).
S. 11.
This meets the requirements laid down in point 13.3.
Bemærkninger af 20. september 2013, s. 12.
The measure in question thus fulfils the requirements set out in point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Bemærkninger af 20. september 2013, s. 50.
Thuringia granted the Thüringer Verband für Leistungs- und Qualitätsprüfungen in der Tierzucht (TVLEV) financial support for the introduction of a quality assurance system for milk producers (see paragraph 140).
S. 50.
Point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines therefore applies.
Bemærkninger af 20. september 2013, s. 83-84.
According to the German authorities, the measure was introduced in 2004 (see paragraph 140).
Afsnit 3.3.
According to Germany, in the period 2004-2006, producers were only subsidised with respect to initial certification.
Kommissionen modtog en bemærkning fra delstatsmejeriforeningen i Niedersachsen, hvori der i al almindelighed blev redegjort for alle de foranstaltninger, der er finansieret af mælkeafgiften, og ikke kun for de her behandlede delforanstaltninger.
The average aid granted to individual producers amounted to approximately EUR 83 (see paragraph 141).
Delstatsmejeriforeningen hævdede, at der ikke var tale om statsstøtte.
The subsidised costs correspond to the costs eligible under point 13.2 and the amount of aid is far below the ceiling set in the same point.
En detaljeret beskrivelse af bemærkningerne findes i Kommissionens afgørelse (EU) 2015/2432 af 18. september 2015 i sag SA.35484 (2013/C) (ex SA.35484 (2012/NN)) om Tysklands statsstøtte til mælkekvalitetskontroller i forbindelse med lov om mælk og fedtstoffer (EUT L 334 af 22.12.2015, s. 23).
Measure TH 5 thus fulfils the requirements set out in point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Domstolens dom af 20. november 2003, Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie/GEMO, C-126/01, ECLI:EU:C:2003:622, præmis 23.
The Commission concludes that the aid assessed above (BW 10, BW 11, NI 1 and TH 5) did meet the relevant conditions of the 2000-2006 Guidelines and was therefore compatible with the internal market in the period 2001-2006.
Domstolens dom af 20. november 2003, sag C-126/01, Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie/GEMO, C-126/01, ECLI:EU:C:2003:622, Sml. 2003 I, s. 13769, præmis 24.
Recovery
F.eks. for Niedersachsen: Verordnung über die Erhebung einer Umlage auf dem Gebiet der Milchwirtschaft (forordning om opkrævning af en afgift på mejeriområdet) af 26. november 2004 (Nds.GVBl.
Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 states that the powers of the Commission to recover aid are subject to a limitation period of 10 years.
(Niedersachsens lov- og bekendtgørelsestidende) nr. 36/2004, s. 519), ændret ved artikel 6 i forordning af 22. december 2005 (Nds.
According to Article 17(2) of that same Regulation, any action taken by the Commission with regard to unlawful aid interrupts this limitation period.
GVBl.
Further to Germany's submission of the 2010 annual report on State aid in the agricultural sector, the Commission asked Germany by letter of 28 November 2011 to provide additional information on the scheme.
(Niedersachsens lov- og bekendtgørelsestidende) nr. 31/2005, s. 475).
This action by the Commission interrupted the limitation period.
Jf. Domstolens dom af 30. maj 2013, Doux Élevage SNC og Coopérative agricole, UKL-ARREE/Ministère de l'Agriculture, C-677/11, ECLI:EU:C:2013:348, præmis 32, 35 og 38.
In line with the ten-year limitation period referred to in paragraph 334, this Decision therefore relates to the period from 28 November 2001.
Domstolens dom af 17. september 1980, Philip Morris Holland BV mod Kommissionen, 730/79, ECLI:EU:C:1980:209, præmis 11-12.
The Commission finds that the aid granted to Nordmilch eG in the period 2002-2003 under measure NI 6 (see paragraph 289) is not compatible with the internal market.
Jf. navnlig Domstolens dom af 13. juli 1988, Frankrig mod Kommissionen, ECLI:EU:C:1988:391, præmis 19.
This aid must be recovered.
Kommissionens gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 927/2012 af 9. oktober 2012 om ændring af bilag I til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2658/87 om told- og statistiknomenklaturen og den fælles toldtarif (EUT L 304 af 31.10.2012, s. 1).
The Commission also finds that the aid granted under measure RP 2 to undertakings not falling under the definition of SMEs, in particular to MUH Arla eG and Hochwald Foods GmbH (see paragraph 307) and the aid granted in respect of repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition (see paragraph 308) are not compatible with the internal market.
Kilde: Eurostat.
Based on the suspensive effect of the formal procedure under Article 108(3) TFEU, the Commission is examining measure RP 2 from 1 January 2007 up to 17 July 2013, the date on which the Commission notified Germany of its decision to initiate proceedings under Article 108(2) TFEU.
Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 794/2004 af 21. april 2004 om gennemførelse af Rådets forordning (EU) 2015/1589 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af artikel 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EUT L 140 af 30.4.2004, s. 1).
CONCLUSION
Rettens dom af 30. april 2002, Gibraltar mod Kommissionen, T-195/01 og T-207/01, ECLI:EU:T:2002:111, præmis 111.
The Commission finds that Germany has unlawfully implemented the aid schemes in question in question in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Jf. betragtning 17.
This aid is, with the exception of the aid cases mentioned in the following recital, compatible with the internal market (see paragraphs 289, 309 and 333).
Bayern: Verordnung über eine Umlage für Milch (forordning om en afgift på mælk) af 30. juni 1983 (GVBl.
The Commission finds that the aid granted under measure NI 6 to Nordmilch eG and the aid granted under measure RP 2 to MUH Arla eG and Hochwald Foods GmbH, and the aid granted under measure RP 2 in respect of repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition (see paragraphs 290 and 310) are not compatible with the internal market.
(Bayerns lov- og bekendtgørelsestidende) s. 547), Baden-Württemberg: Verordnung über die Erhebung von milchwirtschaftlichen Umlagen (forordning om opkrævning af mælkeproduktionsafgifter) af 18. maj 2004 (Baden-Württembergs lovtidende s. 350, 355), Nordrhein-Westfalen: Verordnung über Umlagen zur Förderung der Milchwirtschaft (forordning om afgifter til fremme af mejerisektoren) af 30. november 1965 (GV.
This aid must be recovered,
NW.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1965, s. 349), f.eks. Rheinland-Pfalz: Landesverordnung zur Durchführung des Milch- und Fettgesetzes (delstatsforordning om gennemførelse af lov om mælk og fedtstoffer) af 16. august 1960 (GVBl.
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