natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Virksomheder, der fremstiller papirmasseprodukter som halvfabrikata, indkøber træ inden for en afstand på gennemsnitligt ca. 100-150 km (værkets såkaldte oplandsradius).
In its Opening Decision, the Commission expressed doubts about whether the project distorts competition in the wood pellet market and further upstream in the raw material market to an extent contrary to the common interest.
For at vurdere disse værkers indvirkning på konkurrencen er det derfor nødvendigt at afgøre, fra hvilket lokalt marked pillerne vil eller kan forventes at blive indkøbt.
In view of the specific characteristics of this individually notified project, the Commission extended the analysis to indirect effects on the secondary markets.
Ca. [5-20 %] til 15 % vil komme fra andre medlemsstater.
The Commission first recalls that the Lynemouth plant will only be able to use industrial-grade wood pellets.
Det betyder, at ca. […] mio. ton tørstof pr. år vil komme fra andre medlemsstater fra ca. 16 forskellige leverandører.
While some plant might be able to partially substitute wood pellets for other fuels, it is not expected that the Lynemouth plant will be able to substitute wood pellets for another product in view of its design.
Dette vil udgøre ca. […] af EU's forbrug af træpiller (se figur 6).
For the purpose of analysing the scale of distortion of competition of the project, the industrial wood pellet market constitutes the appropriate product market.
Desuden har Lynemouth-projektet ikke til hensigt at købe træpiller fra Det Forenede Kongerige.
Data provided by the United Kingdom (see Figure 4) show that wood pellets are traded between the main production and consumption areas.
Det er derfor usandsynligt, at projektet vil øge råvarepriserne i Det Forenede Kongerige eller på EU-markedet som hævdet af henholdsvis EPF og WFP.
In addition, trade flows have increased significantly in the past few years (more than 40 % in one year).
Foranstaltningen kan derfor ikke forventes at føre til uforholdsmæssige konkurrencefordrejninger inden for Unionen.
In addition, the United Kingdom provided data that the wood pellet imports in the EU from the US South-East doubled from 2009 to 2011 (as shown in Figure 5).
Da de fleste træpiller stammer fra lande uden for EU, og markedet for råvarer er lokalt, gør virkningerne sig gældende uden for Unionen.
Therefore, based on the trade flows and the volume of the imports into the Union, the Commission concludes that the wood pellet market is not limited to a single Member State or the Union but should be considered a global market for assessing the market distortions in the wood pellet market.
Ca. [10-30 %] af de træpiller, der skal anvendes, vil blive indkøbt fra Canada.
The European consumption of wood pellets doubled between 2009 and 2012 (as shown in Figure 5).
Eventuelle forsyninger fra Canada anses for at være betydeligt større end fra Europa.
Despite this increase, the data in Figure 6 show that the prices on the spot market did not change significantly.
De oplysninger, der blev afgivet af Canadian Pellet Association, viste et forventet overskud på 14 mio. ton biomasse (tørstof) i Vestcanada.
Furthermore, from the information submitted in reply to the Opening Decision, the Commission notes that most of the wood pellet supply is currently bought under individually negotiated long-term contracts.
Indkøb fra Canada vil beløbe sig til […] af det anslåede overskud.
Pellet mills can be built within 2 years once (or before) new contracts are signed and sales are secured.
Projektet forventes derfor ikke at medføre en uforholdsmæssig indvirkning på det canadiske marked for råvarer til træpiller.
Therefore, the market barriers for new production facilities seem to be low.
De fleste af forsyningerne til projektet vil blive importeret fra det sydøstlige USA.
The recent increase in pellet production capacity both in the US South-East and the Union [35] supports this observation.
Undersøgelsen af potentielle konkurrencefordrejninger på råvaremarkedet (træfibre) fokuserer derfor på den region.
The amount of wood pellets required by Lynemouth represents approximately 5,5 % of the 2014 global wood pellet market.
Lynemouth kommer til at importere ca. 2 mio. GT (svarende til ca. 0,9 mio. ton tørstof) fra det sydøstlige USA.
This is substantially less than the 7,4 % estimated in the Opening Decision based on 2012 data.
Det svarer til 1,7 % af det samlede udbud af papirmasse i 2011 i det sydøstlige USA og 0,9 % af den samlede fraførsel i samme år i denne region.
In view of the fact that new pellet mills can be built more or less in parallel with the conversion project in terms of duration (see recitals 59 and 60), it can be anticipated that additional capacity will become available with additional demand as confirmed by the envisaged supply chain for the project.
Disse lave procentandele alene giver ikke stærke indikationer for uforholdsmæssige fordrejninger på råvaremarkedet.
Also looking at the past, imports and consumption levels have increased rapidly in the Union which is another indicator that the wood pellet market can absorb large increases in wood pellet demand.
Navnlig under hensyntagen til den samlede fraførsel vil indvirkningen ikke medføre uforholdsmæssige fordrejninger på markedet.
It is also noted that the spot price in the US South-East, the main area from which the project is anticipated to source wood pellets, did not change significantly (Figure 6) while imports in the Union from that region increased (Figure 5).
Endvidere tager disse tal kun højde for papirmasse og ikke for andre råstoffer som f.eks. skovhugst- og savværksaffald, der også i et vist omfang kan anvendes til produktion af træpiller.
The analysis shows that the market for wood pellets is global and can accommodate growth in the wood pellet demand as expected to result from the project.
En række tredjeparter har dog anført, at stigningen i træpilleproduktionen har medført en stigning i priserne på råvarer (papirmasse) i det sydøstlige USA.
The Commission therefore concludes that the aid does not adversely affect trading conditions on the wood pellet market to an extent contrary to the common interest (CO2 savings and increased generation of electricity from renewable energy sources).
Kommissionen bemærker, at den gennemsnitlige råvarepris (på rod) i det sydøstlige USA ikke ligger uden for det tidligere niveau, jf. figur 2.
Distortion in the raw material market.
Derfor forekommer prisstigningen siden 2011 ikke usædvanlig.
The Commission noted in the Opening Decision (see recital 75 of the Opening Decision) that increased demand for wood pellets can lead to further distortions in the raw material market (that is the wood fibre market).
I 2010 var priserne endda højere, angiveligt på grund af vejrforhold.
In this respect it is recalled that the aid is granted for the MWh of electricity produced by the Lynemouth plant.
Desuden har Det Forenede Kongerige gjort gældende, at det amerikanske marked stadig var påvirket af den faldende efterspørgsel som følge af finanskrisen.
The potential distortions in the wood pellet market and raw material market do not result from direct subsidies for wood pellets or raw material but from the increased demand of fuel for electricity generation.
Det Forenede Kongerige har endvidere gjort gældende, at der ikke er nogen sammenhæng mellem områder med en stor træpilleproduktion og stigning i priserne på papirmasse på lokale markeder (figur 7).
In addition, the effects on the raw material market are indirect compared to the distortions in the wood pellet market.
Endvidere har Det Forenede Kongerige anført, at en stærk træpilleproduktion ikke nødvendigvis hænger sammen med stigninger i råvarepriserne (se betragtning 63 ovenfor).
While pellets can be transported oversea, for economic reasons, raw materials used by the wood pellet industry can normally be only transported over limited distances.
Som anført ovenfor (se betragtning 62 ovenfor) påvirkes papirmasseprisen af elementer såsom vejrforhold og tilstedeværelsen af affald (knyttet til markedet for savværkstømmer), og der er også tidligere konstateret prisudsving.
Manufacturing plants of semi-finished pulpwood products source wood supply from within an average distance of approximately 100 km to 150 km (called the catchment radius of the plant).
Desuden finder der prisstigninger og prisfald sted både i områder med en stor og en lille træpilleproduktion.
To assess the impact of those plants on competition, it is therefore necessary to determine from which local market the pellets will or are likely to be sourced.
Derfor forventes den indirekte efterspørgsel efter råvarer som følge af Lynemouth-projektet ikke at medføre uforholdsmæssige markedsfordrejninger.
As explained in recital 11 above, the Lynemouth plant is to source [60 %-80 %] of the total wood pellet fuel required from the US South-East.
Interesserede parter har også fremsendt en teoretisk undersøgelse med modellering af de mulige virkninger af fremtidige scenarier med stor udbredelse af bioenergi.
Approximately [5 %-20 %] to 15 % will be sourced from other Member States.
Undersøgelsen indeholder ikke en vurdering af Lynemouth-projektets indvirkning på markedet, men en vurdering af virkningen af den forventede globale efterspørgsel efter biomasse under hensyntagen til eksisterende og fremtidige politikker.
This implies that approximately […] million dry tonnes per year will be sourced from other Member States from about 16 different suppliers.
Det er dog usikkert, i hvilket omfang fremtidige biomasseplaner vil kunne gennemføres og i givet fald på hvilke betingelser, og fra hvilke regioner biomassen derefter rent faktisk ville blive indkøbt.
This would amount to approximately […] of the EU wood pellet consumption (see Figure 6).
Undersøgelsen ændrer derfor ikke konklusionerne vedrørende de potentielle virkninger af Lynemouth-projektet, da den navnlig vedrører de mulige virkninger af den fremtidige udvikling.
Moreover, the Lynemouth project does not intend to source from the United Kingdom.
En diversificering af forsyningskæden vil yderligere mindske risikoen for fordrejning af de lokale markeder.
Therefore, the measure is not expected to lead to undue distortions of competition within the Union.
Kommissionen konkluderer derfor, at foranstaltningen ikke forventes at føre til uforholdsmæssige fordrejninger på råvaremarkedet.
As most of the wood pellets are sourced from outside the Union and the market for raw materials is local, the effects take place outside the Union.
I den forbindelse skal det erindres, at støtten ydes til produktion af elektricitet fra fast biomasse, og at eventuelle virkninger af støtten vil være indirekte i forhold til indkøb af de råvarer, som træpilleindustrien anvender.
Approximately [10 %-30 %] of the wood pellets required will be sourced from Canada.
Afvejningstest
Potential supplies from Canada are considered to be significantly higher than from Europe.
Kommissionen bemærker, at støtten direkte sigter mod at nå målene for vedvarende energi og reduktion af CO2-emissioner på en forholdsmæssig og passende måde.
The sourcing from Canada would amount to […] of the estimated surplus.
Som anført i betragtning 110 ovenfor konstaterede Kommissionen ingen uforholdsmæssige fordrejninger på det berørte produktmarked (træpiller).
Most of the supply for the project will be imported from the US South-East.
Der blev heller ikke konstateret uforholdsmæssige konkurrencefordrejninger i de tidligere omsætningsled (råvarer).
Therefore, the investigation of potential market distortions in the raw material market (wood fibre) focusses on that region.
Desuden skal Kommissionen vurdere, om foranstaltningerne fordrejer eller truer med at fordreje konkurrencevilkårene i det omfang, de påvirker samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne.
Lynemouth will import approximately 2 million GT (equivalent to approximately 0,9 million dry tonnes) from the US South-East.
Virkningerne på råvaremarkedet er lokale og viser sig hovedsagelig uden for Europa, da træpiller importeres.
This amounts to 1,7 % of the total supply of pulpwood in 2011 in the US South-East and 0,9 % of the total removals in the same year in that region.
Virkningerne på samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne vil derfor under alle omstændigheder være begrænset.
Such low percentages alone do not give strong indications of undue distortions in the raw material market.
Kommissionen mener derfor, at de negative virkninger af støtten til Lynemouth-projektet i form af fordrejning af konkurrencevilkårene og påvirkning af samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne er begrænset og opvejes af støttens positive virkninger i kraft af bidraget til målet af fælles interesse (produktion af energi fra vedvarende energikilder og reduktion af CO2 i forbindelse med elproduktion), således at den samlede afvejning er positiv.
In particular, taking into account the total removals, the impact would not lead to undue distortions in the market.
Andre aspekter — overholdelse af artikel 30 og 110 i TEUF
Furthermore, these figures only take into account pulpwood and do not take into account other input materials such as logging and sawmill residues that can also, to some extent, be used to produce wood pellets.
I forbindelse med afgørelsen om differencekontrakter for vedvarende energikilder (SA.36196) og afgørelsen om FIDeR-støtte til fem havvindmølleprojekter (SA.38758, SA.38759, SA.38761, SA.38763 og SA.38812) og til et kraftvarmeværk til biomasse (SA.38796) har Det Forenede Kongerige givet tilsagn om at justere metoden for beregning af elleverandørers ansvar for differencebetalinger, således at støtteberettiget elektricitet fra vedvarende energikilder produceret af andre EU-medlemsstater end Det Forenede Kongerige og leveret til kunder i Det Forenede Kongerige ikke medregnes i leverandørernes markedsandele.
However, some third parties submitted that the increase in pellet production caused an increase in raw material (pulpwood) prices in the US South-East.
Det Forenede Kongerige vil sikre, at der ikke foretages differencebetalinger, før denne undtagelse er på plads, eller — hvis dette ikke er muligt — vil Det Forenede Kongerige indføre en mekanisme til at kompensere leverandører for importeret støtteberettiget vedvarende elektricitet, der er leveret, inden undtagelsen træder i kraft, men efter at man er begyndt at foretage differencebetalingerne.
In particular, Steptoe and Johnson and AFPA submitted data showing a price increase in the 2011-2014 period.
Det i betragtning 114 anførte tilsagn vil også finde anvendelse på den anmeldte foranstaltning.
The same data, but over a longer period, were submitted by the US Industrial Pellet Association (Figure 3).
På baggrund af tilsagnet, jf. betragtning 114, mener Kommissionen, at finansieringsmekanismen for de anmeldte støtteforanstaltninger ikke bør indføre nogen begrænsninger i strid med artikel 30 eller artikel 110 i TEUF.
The Commission notes that, as shown in Figure 2, the average raw material (stumpage) price in the US South-East is not outside the historical range.
KONKLUSION
Therefore, the increase in prices since 2011 does not appear unusual.
I lyset af det ovenstående mener Kommissionen, at den anmeldte støtteforanstaltning forfølger et mål af fælles interesse og udføres på en måde, som er nødvendig og står i et rimeligt forhold til det tilstræbte mål, i overensstemmelse med miljø- og energiretningslinjerne, og at støtten derfor er forenelig med det indre marked i henhold til artikel 107, stk. 3, litra c), i TEUF —
In 2010 prices were even higher, allegedly because of weather events.
VEDTAGET DENNE AFGØRELSE:
In addition, the United Kingdom submitted that the US market was still affected by the reduction in demand following the financial crisis.
Artikel 1
In particular sawtimber production was reduced by approximately 57 million GT compared to 2005.
Den støtteforanstaltning, som blev anmeldt af Det Forenede Kongerige, er forenelig med det indre marked efter artikel 107, stk. 3, litra c), i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde.
If this quantity would be available, this would generate approximately 28-19 million GT of residues which could serve as a source for wood pellets or competing products.
Artikel 2
Moreover, the United Kingdom claims that there is no correlation between areas with strong pellet production and increase in pulpwood prices in local markets (Figure 7).
Denne afgørelse er rettet til Det Forenede Kongerige Storbritannien og Nordirland.
Indeed, the data in Figure 1 show that larger volumes of sawtimber, and therefore residues, were available before 2008.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 1. december 2015.
A more limited availability of residues could therefore have negatively impacted the price of pulpwood.
På Kommissionens vegne
Furthermore, the United Kingdom has shown that a strong pellet production does not necessarily correlate with raw material price increases (see recital 63 above).
Medlem af Kommissionen
As set out above (see recital 62 above), the pulpwood price is affected by elements such as weather conditions, the availability of residues (linked to the sawtimber market) and price fluctuations were also observed in the past.
EUT C 116 af 10.4.2015, s. 52.
Moreover, price increases and price decreases do take place both in areas with strong and weak pellet production.
Kommissionen vedtog en afgørelse om seks af disse otte projekter.
Therefore, the indirect demand for raw materials resulting from the Lynemouth project is not expected to lead to undue distortions in the market.
Den 23. juli 2014 blev der truffet en afgørelse om ikke at gøre indsigelse mod fem havvindmølleprojekter (SA.38758, SA.38759, SA.38761, SA.38763 og SA.38812 (EUT C 393 af 7.11.2014, s. 7)), og den 22. januar 2015 blev der truffet afgørelse om ikke at gøre indsigelse mod Teesside kraftvarme-biomasseprojektet (SA.38796, endnu ikke offentliggjort).
Interested parties also submitted a theoretical study modelling the possible effects of future scenarios with high penetration of bioenergy.
Belastningsfaktoren blev anslået til 75,3 % i den oprindelige anmeldelse og blev efterfølgende ajourført af Det Forenede Kongerige.
The study does not assess the impact of the Lynemouth project on the market, but assesses the effect of expected global biomass demand taking into account existing and future policies.
Yderligere oplysninger om betalinger ifølge differencekontraktordningen, jf. betragtning 17-31 i Kommissionens afgørelse i sag SA.36196 Electricity Market Reform — Contract for Difference for Renewables (C(2014) 5079 final).
It is however uncertain to what extent future biomass plans will be realised and if so under what conditions and from which regions biomass would then be actually sourced.
Ordningen blev oprindelig godkendt ved Kommissionens afgørelse af 28. februar 2001 i sag N504/2000 og efterfølgende ændret flere gange.
The study therefore does not change the conclusions on the potential impact of the Lynemouth project, as it addresses in particular the potential effects of future developments.
I sin nuværende form blev ordningen godkendt af Kommissionen i dennes afgørelse af 2. april 2013 i sag SA.35565 (EUT C 167 af 13.6.2013, s. 5).
Finally, according to data submitted by the United Kingdom, Lynemouth intends to source biomass from approximately […] production mills across […] States in the US South-East.
Visse specifikke elementer blev efterfølgende godkendt for Nordirland (sag SA.36084) og Skotland (sag SA.37453).
The diversification of the supply chain will further mitigate any risk of distortions in local markets.
Det kritiske afkast er defineret som det mindste afkast, der er nødvendigt for at gennemføre et projekt af denne type.
The Commission therefore concludes that the measure is not expected to lead to undue distortions in the raw material market.
Alle disse elementer er blevet offentliggjort af de britiske myndigheder i dokumentet »Electricity Generation Costs«, som kan findes på https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-generation-costs.
In this respect, it is recalled that the aid is granted for the production of electricity from solid biomass and any effects of the aid would be indirect to the sourcing of raw material used by the wood pellet industry.
»Electricity Generation Costs December 2013« DECC (2013), kan findes på https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-generation-costs.
Balancing test
Kan findes på https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-market-reform-delivery-plan.
As set out in paragraph 97 EEAG, for State aid measures that are well-targeted to the market failure they aim to address, the risk that the aid will unduly distort competition is more limited.
Yderligere oplysninger findes på følgende adresse: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/ensuring-biomass-affordability-and-value-for-money-under-the-renewables-obligation.
The Commission notes that the aid is directly aimed at achieving the renewable energy targets and CO2 reduction in a proportionate and appropriate way.
Findes på webstedet https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/final-investment-decision-fid-enabling-for-renewables-investment-contracts.
Therefore the risk of undue distortions of competition is also more limited.
North East Local Enterprise Partnership, North East Chamber of Commerce og UK Trade & Investment.
As set out in recital 110 above, the Commission did not find undue distortions in the affected product market (wood pellets).
Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council, Fern og Biofuel watch.
Also, no undue distortions were found in upstream markets (raw material).
Af konsekvenshensyn præsenteres alle data om markedet for papirmasse og det sydøstamerikanske marked i grønne ton.
In addition, the Commission needs to assess whether the measures distorts or threatens to distort competition in so far as it affects trade between Member States.
Der er konsekvent anvendt en omregningsfaktor på 2,15 GT pr. 1 ton tørstof.
The effects in the raw material market are local and mostly take place outside Europe as the wood pellets are imported.
Karen Lee Abt, Robert C. Abt, Christopher S. Galik og Kenneth E. Skogn.
The effects on trade between Member States would therefore in any case be limited.
Findes på adressen: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/47281.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the negative effects of the aid to the Lynemouth project in terms of distortions of competition and impact on trade between Member States are limited and out-weighted by the positive effects in terms of contribution to the objective of common interest (production of energy from renewable sources and reduction of CO2 in the electricity generation) so that the overall balance is positive.
Denne rapport blev fremsendt af flere parter i forbindelse med den indledende fase af undersøgelsen.
Other aspects — Compliance with Article 30 and 110 TFEU.
RWE Group, EDF, Lynemouth Power LTD, Renewable Energy Association, Tyne havn, Dong Energy, Energy UK, US pellets association, Canada pellet association, Enviva, Doosan, European Pellet Council.
In the context of the decision on CfD for renewables (SA.36196) and the decision regarding FIDeR aid to five offshore wind projects (SA.38758, SA.38759, SA.38761, SA.38763 and SA.38812) and to a CHP biomass plant (SA.38796), the United Kingdom has committed that it will adjust the way in which electricity suppliers' liabilities for CfD payments are calculated so that eligible renewable electricity generated in EU Member States outside the United Kingdom and supplied to customers in the United Kingdom is not counted towards suppliers' market shares.
Juli 2014.
The United Kingdom will ensure that no CfD payments are made before this exemption is in place, or if this is not possible the United Kingdom will put in place a mechanism to reimburse suppliers for any imported eligible renewable electricity supplied before the exemption comes into effect but after CfD payments have started to be made.
Oxera, Parsons, Brinckerhoff og Rambøll.
The commitment referred to in recital 114 will also apply to the notified measure.
Data for Det Forenede Kongerige.
In the light of the commitment referred to in recital 114, the Commission considers that the financing mechanism of the notified aid measures should not introduce any restrictions contrary to Article 30 or Article 110 TFEU.