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Grunden til, at jeg rejste dette spørgsmål, er, at der for tiden sker en markant stigning i fremstillingen og anven delsen af MOX-brændsel i hele Vesteuropa.
This has been in force since 1989 and is designed to control and limit flows of state aid within this sensitive sector.
Da frisk MOX-brændsel indeholder ubestrålet plutonium, som er meget velegnet til fremstilling af et groft atomvåben, og dette aspekt fik en meget høj prioritering i en IAEA-gennemførelsesrapport for ti år siden, er jeg noget bekymret over, at der stadig ikke er fundet en løsning.
The Commission and the framework view any kind of operating aid very critically, since it relieves the company concerned of part of its normal operational costs and creates an operational advantage for this company on an ongoing basis.
Hvordan har kommissæren tænkt sig at tage højde for, at ordinære atomreaktoranlæg bliver til opbevaringspladser for direkte anvendeligt materiale?
This can be very harmful to competitors in a sector like motor vehicles, since production in this sector is typically organized at European level and ever increasingly at global level.
Tager han højde for det?
Transport aid should not therefore be authorized in this sector, even in disadvantaged regions.
Kommissionen finder, at artikel 90 har bevist sin værdi ved at sikre denne balance.
Having said that we have a disagreement, as you know, about whether or not Article 90 should be modified.
Sektordirektiver som dem, der er stillet forslag om for telekommunikations- og postsektoren, er derfor det rette instrument til opfyldelse af denne målsætning.
No, this is part and parcel of the normal activities of the automotive industry. The Commission has always applied the rules concerned in this way and it has to stick to its coherent position in this case as it has done in the past.
Inden for rammerne af de eksisterende kompetencer yder Kommissionen en aktiv indsats på områder som miljø, forbrugerbeskyttelse, økonomisk og social samhørighed eller transeuropæiske net, til fordel for en positiv politik med henblik på målsætninger af offentlig interesse.
The above-mentioned framework also provides that any existing operating aid should progressively disappear. On the other hand, the framework has a generally positive attitude towards investment aid granted in order to over come structural handicaps in disadvantaged regions of the Community.
Kom missionen mener yderligere, at der specifikt bør indarbejdes en udtrykkelig henvisning til et positivt tilsagn om at fremme de offentlige tjenesteydelser i form af et nyt punkt i artikel 3 i deiwiye EF-traktat, som man forhandler om i disse dage.
This is therefore a highly sensitive global market in which an operating aid like this can easily bring about a significant distortion of competition.
Van Miert - (EN) Jeg vil geme bekræfte den positive ånd, hvori Kommissionen forsøger at tackle problemer af denne art. Når det er sagt, er vi, som De ved, ikke enige om, hvorvidt artikel 90 bør ændres. Der er tilsyneladende kun få delegationer, som går ind for dette.
The honourable Member also refers to the Commission's conclusion that production in Umeå falls under the final assembly and not the production of components.
De fleste delegationer er tilsyneladende indstillet på at følge Kom missionen og indføje en henvisning i artikel 3.
If these operations are separated in different plants, at different geographical locations, each of these plants' activities falls under the definition of the manufacture of a vehicle.
Blot der kommer til at stå noget herom i traktaten, vil det være nyttigt.
That is exactly what we tried to achieve in discussions with the Swedish authorities.
I øvrigt har jeg den faste agt fortsat at udvise en afbalanceret holdning og holde mit sind åbent og samtidig forsøge at tage højde for tjenesteydelser af offentlig interesse i enhver politik, vi vedtager.
Yesterday I was in Stock1 holm and talked to the minister responsible for industry in order to find out how we can sort out things in an amicable way.
Formanden. - Da de følgende spørgsmål vedrører samme emne, vil vi under ét behandle spørgsmål nr. 46 af Jonas Sjöstedt (H-0297/97):
Wibe (PSE). - (SV) I wonder if I can have an explanation of two points from the Commissioner.
Vi går ind for, at der indføjes en henvisning i artikel 3 i den nuværende traktat via de løbende forhandlinger på regeringsplan.
Is there any sector in the whole of the mechanical engineering industry in which you approve the cunent use of transport aid in Sweden?
Når det er sagt, kan jeg tilføje, at Kommissionens meddelelse fra september sidste år, som jeg nævnte før, lod det være et åbent spørgsmål.
In the opinion of the Commission, as well as of various experts of the automotive industry, the construction of completely built-up truck cabs conesponds to the manufacture of trucks.
Kommissionens GD rv har foretaget en undersøgelse af transportstøtten til en række industrivirksomheder i det nordlige Sverige.
The second question concerns the final question from Jonas Sjöstedt which was not answered by the Commissioner and that is about the fact that the Commission's decision in this case was obviously based on a consultative report.
I en rapport foreslås det, at det ikke skal være tilladt at yde støtte til Volvofabrikken i Umeå.
The content of this report is being kept secret even from the Swedish Government.
Transportstøtten til virksomheder i det nordlige Sverige er en vigtig bestanddel af Sveriges regional politik og har stor betydning for at få industriinvesteringer til regionen. Støtten dækker imidlertid kun en del af de meromkostninger, der er forbundet med, at produktionen er placeret i den nordlige del af landet.
I would like to ask the Commissioner if it is not totally unreasonable that individual governments, which after all are the masters of this Treaty, cannot see background reports which can determine the living conditions and job opportunities for thousands of people in a particular region.
Hvorfor mener Kommissionen, at støtten er konkurrencefordrejende, eftersom den ikke engang dækker meromkostningerne til transporter i Sverige?
Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL). - (SV) To be honest there are certain parts of the answer which I do not understand.
McMahon (PSE). - (EN) Jeg siger kommissæren tak for hans svar.
It was said in the Commissioner's response that this aid is a cost advantage.
Kan jeg forstå det således, at Kommissionen på regeringskonferencen aktivt forfølger spørgsmålet om at få dette behandlet som en del af traktaten?
But in reality the transport aid which goes to Volvo in Umeå only conesponds to part of the additional cost involved in being located in northern Sweden.
Det er blot det, jeg geme vil have bekræftet.
It costs more to be located there despite the fact that transport aid is received.
Hvis det ikke lykkes, hvad agter Kommissionen så at gøre?
It is therefore totally illogical to say that this distorts competition or is a cost advantage.
Hvorfor mener Kommissionen i sin vurdering, at produktionen i Umeå skal betragtes som afsluttende montage, når fabrikken alene producerer komponenter (førerhuse)?
The only thing which I have seen in the material on this case which distorts competition is that the Commission has approved aid to Scania, another lorry manufacturer in Luleå, a town not far from Umeå.
og spørgsmål nr. 48 af Sören Wibe (H-0302/97):
I also dispute that there is any form of final assembly operation in the factory in Umeå.
Van Miert. - (EN) Svaret er ja, men som sagt går vi ind for, at artikel 3 kommer til at indeholde en henvisning.
Van Miert. - Firstly, in reply to the first part of the question, transport aid can be given and therefore this region in Sweden benefits from a kind of special treat ment.
Der er åbenbart andre, der ville foretrække en henvisning i artikel 8.
It can be given to activities which are not in highly sensitive sectors, such as steel or automotive activities.
Der er stadig diskussioner herom. Det vigtigste er, at den nye tekst kommer til at indeholde en sådan henvisning.
For example, in the case of a steel plant, the Commission could not allow transport compensation aid because it is subject to a specific state aid rule.
Vi mener ikke, at vi absolut har brug for et charter, men samtidig forpligter meddelelsen Kommissionen til at forfølge en afbalanceret politik af denne art.
That is the reason why we have to negotiate with the government to find a solution which can be mutually acceptable.
Det forlyder i den svenske presse, at Kommissionen vil forbyde transportstøtten til Volvofabrikken i Umeå.
I also wonder why the background material is still marked secret.
Skulle dette ske, er fabrikkens eksistens og dermed ca. tusinde arbejdspladser i regionen i fare.
Is it not reasonable that we elected representatives know the reasons for the Commission's decisions and opinions?
Kommissionens holdning er bl.a. baseret på en konsulentrapport.
Your question refers to an expert opinion prepared by consultants for the Commission.
Rapportens indhold er dog hemmelig endda for repræsentanter af den svenske regering.
Let us be honest, if the Swedish Government, or any other government, seeks an expert opinion, it is absolutely free to do so and can keep it to itself.
Ifølge avisartiklen fremfører Kommissionen bl.a. det argument, at Volvofabrikken ikke kan betragtes som en underleverandør, men snarere som producent af færdigvarer.
Such an expert opinion, which has been based on information given by the company and the Swedish Government, involves highly sensitive information, which the company will certainly not disclose.
Mener Kommissionen ikke, at det er urimeligt, at en konsulentrapport, som kan være afgørende for afgørelsen, i sagen holdes hemmeligt for offentligheden og navnlig for den svenske regering?
Therefore, we are only using the expert opinion to help the Commission to sort things out.
Mener Kommissionen, at Volvofabrikken, som frem stiller førerkabiner til senere montering på færdige lastbiler, producerer en færdigvare eller en delprodukt til lastbiler?
On the basis of this expert opinion, my officials went to the region to see for themselves and we adopted the position I described in reply to the previous question. So, the expert opinion is
Billingham (PSE). - (EN) Tak til hr. McMahon, fordi han har taget dette op.
Van Miert - First of all, one should understand that we are talking about a sector for which there is a specific framework.
Det glæder mig meget at høre Deres optimistiske og meget positive svar.
For other activities the Commission accepted that there could be transport aid.
Jeg ved jo, at De er klar over, at jeg arbejder med en betænkning om offentlige tjenesteydelser, som for tiden er under behandling i Parlamentet.
But here we are talking about operational aid in a sector which is highly sensitive.
Jeg kommer til at bede Dem om at optræde meget dynamisk og lægge stor samarbejdsvilje for dagen.
Can you imagine all automotive plants being given the possibility of compensation because they are located in peripheral regions in the European Union?
Så vi arbejder skulder ved skulder.
And that is exactly the situation here.
Van Miert valgte får at se, hvad der ligger til grund for Kommissionens afgørelse og holdning?
Van Miert used only to help the Commission to sort things out and to make an assessment.
regler har været gældende siden 1989 og har til formål at styre og begrænse statsstøtten inden for denne følsomme sektor.
Membership negotiations it was said that the steel, cars and shipping sectors would not be entitled to transport aid.
Det kan være til stor skade for konkurrenterne i en sektor som motorkøretøjssektoren, idet produktionen her typisk er organiseret på europæisk plan og i stadigt stigende omfang på verdensplan.
But it is after all governments which are in charge of the Commission and not the Commission which is in charge of governments.
Transportstøtte bør derfor ikke være tilladt inden for denne sektor, ikke engang i ugunstigt stillede regioner.
It is individual governments which are the decision making bodies.
Kommissionen har accepteret, at der kan ydes transport støtte til andre aktiviteter.
The other question now is: what comes next?
Men vi taler her om driftsstøtte i en yderst følsom sektor.
Either we find a solution through a mutually agreed formula, which we favour, obviously.
Kan De forestille Dem, at alle automobilfabrikker får mulighed for at få kompensation, fordi de ligger i Den Europæiske Unions perifere områder?
If that cannot be done, then the European Commission has no other choice but to open the procedure.
Det ville fuldstændig forvride konkurrencen i en yderst følsom sektor, hvor der allerede er overkapacitet, og hvor virksomheder eller fabrikker, der ligger i regioner, der er berettigede til støtte, kan få støtte, men kun investeringsstøtte. Og det er præcis således, situationen er her.
Again, we would like to avoid that and, therefore, in the coming weeks we will try to find a solution under which there will still be aid for some time but it will be reduced and phased out in due time.
Det fastslås også i den ovennævnte ramme, at enhver eksisterende driftsstøtte skal aftrapppes. På den anden side er man i rammen generelt positivt indstillet over for investeringsstøtte, der ydes med henblik på at afbøde strukturelle vanskeligheder i Fællesskabets ugunstigt stil lede regioner.
The reason that we wantthis report out in the open is not because we want to reveal any business secrets which Volvo may have - the Swedish government will not do that The reason is that the Swedish government believes, with good reason, that this report contains serious enors.
Med hensyn til spørgsmålet om delprodukter kan fremstilling af førerkabiner med alle de forskellige produktionsstadier, en sådan omfatter, næppe karakteriseres som blot fremstilling af delprodukter.
Lindholm (V). - (SV) Before the referendum, a promise was made that Swedish regional policy would be allowed to continue as before and that Membership would not have any negative impact.
Nej, det er en integrerende del af de normale aktiviteter inden for automobilindustrien.
Regional political aid, including transport aid to companies in the North of Sweden, is an important part of this.
Kommissionen har altid anvendt reglerne sådan, og den er nødt til at bevare en stringent holdning i denne sag, således som den har gjort det før i tiden.
A little question: If you, Commissioner were asked by the Chairman of thé Council to make this report public at least for the Swedish government would you do so?
Det ærede medlem omtaler også Kommissionens konklusion om, at produktionen i Umeå falder ind under den afsluttende montage og ikke er fremstilling af delprodukter.
Is the Commission aware that in the whole of our country, public opinion in the North of Sweden is the most critical of the EU?
En fabrik kan generelt betragtes som en produktionsog/eller montagevirksomhed, når aktiviteterne består i at konstruere, male, montere eller trimme køretøjernes karosserier.
Is the Commission also aware that the interpretation which is now being made and which threat ens to prevent regional political aid to Volvo will make that opinion even more negative, since it is a betrayal in view of the promises which were made before member ship?
Hvis disse funktioner opdeles mellem forskellige anlæg med forskellig geografisk beliggenhed, falder hvert af disse anlægs aktiviteter ind under fremstilling af køretøjer.
Is the Commission really not prepared to review this proposal which DG IV has given?
Når det er sagt, er vi, da denne støtte jo eksisterede - for da Sverige trådte ind i Den Europæiske Union, fandtes denne støtte allerede - parate til at drøfte med de svenske myndigheder, hvordan den skal aftrappes og til at overveje en passende tidsfrist for aftrapningen af denne støtte.
Van Miert -1 cannot help it if in some areas the rules of the game are apparently not as well known as I would like them to be.
Det er præcis det, vi har prøvet at opnå i diskussionerne med de svenske myndigheder.
There are specific rules in the steel sector as many people in this House know.
Efter Kommissionens opfattelse og efter den opfattelse, som forskellige eksperter inden for motorkøretøjsindustrien har, svarer konstruktionen af færdigopbyggede førerkabiner til lastvogne til fremstilling af lastvogne.
Van Miert. - Firstly, there cannot be any misunderstand ing about what was agreed during the accession negotiations.
Som enhver anden integreret bilfabrik omfatter fabrikken i Umeå stansearbejde, karosserifremstilling, malerværksted og en afsluttende montagefunktion, som en delproduktfabrik ikke ville have.
I was already in charge of this file and although we accepted in principle that transport aid could be given for these peripheral regions, it was on the explicit condition that this should not be the case for sensitive sectors like the automotive sector, the steel sector, the shipbuilding sector where specific rules exist.
Den falder derfor ind under den eksisterende ramme for motorkøretøjsindustrien.
There are specific rules here and as everyone knows they take precedence over the general rules.
Wibe (PSE). - (SV) Jeg vil geme spørge, om kommissæren kan give mig en præcisering på to punkter.
As far as the report is concerned, it is an expert opinion for the use of my services, on top of which I asked my staff to go down there and see for themselves in the plant.
Det første spørgsmål er: Inden for hvilke sektorer kan Kommissionen godkende, at den svenske transportstøtte finder anven delse?
They kept me informed and it is on this basis that I told the Swedish authorities that we still had a problem which needed to be sorted out.
Er der nogen sektor inden for jern- og metalindustrien som helhed, hvor De vil godkende, at den nuværende svenske transportstøtte gøres permanent?
As long as operational aid is being given in this sector, it is flying in the face of one of the basic rules applied in the automotive sector.
Det andet spørgsmål knytter an til det følgespørgsmål fra hr. Sjöstedt, som kommissæren ikke besvarede, og som drejede sig om, at Kommissionens afgørelse i denne sag øjensynlig bygger på en konsulentrapport.
In order to find a solution to phase it out, we will be flexible. In the meantime the government can reflect on other ways and means to help the region.
Rapportens indhold hemmeligholdes, endog for den svenske regering.
But this is the responsibility of the government and not of the Commission.
Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL). - (SV) Jeg forstår ærligt talt ikke visse dele af kommissærens svar.
President. - Question No 47 by Mr Hans Lindqvist (H-0301/97)
Kommissæren sagde, at denne støtte ville være en omkostningsmæssig fordel.
Subject: Commission review of aid to industrial firms in northern Sweden in respect of transport overheads
Men det forholder sig jo sådan, at den transportstøtte, som Volvo i Umeå får, kun svarer til en del af de ekstra omkostninger, som placeringen i det nordlige Sverige medfører.
For some reason which it is not for me to judge, the Swedish Government refrains from giving aid for investment but is prepared to give aid for operational costs.
Det er altså dyrere at placere sig dér, selvom man får transportstøtte.
That is for the Swedish Government to decide.
Derfor er det fuldkommen ulogisk at sige, at støtten er konkurrencefordrejende eller giver en omkostningsmæssig fordel.
But they prefened to continue to give operational aid which I suppose they must know is not acceptable under the rules of state aid in the European Union.
Det eneste konkurrencefordrejende, som jeg har set i materialet om denne sag, er Kommissionens godkendelse af støtte til Scania, en anden lastbilfabrikant i Luleå, som er en by i nærheden af Umeå.
The Commission's DG IV has reviewed the aid granted to certain industrial firms in northern Sweden in respect of transport overheads, and a report suggests that aid to the Volvo factory in Umeå should not be permitted.
Jeg vil også bestride, at der finder nogen som helst form for færdigmontering sted på fabrikken i Umeå.
That is the context. We are not saying that the plant cannot be given aid but this kind of ongoing running aid is not acceptable because it was not acceptable in the past.
Jeg anser mig selv for at være lidt af en ekspert på området, eftersom jeg har arbejdet der i fem år som førerkabinemontør.
The rules have been applied in a consistent and coherent way everywhere in the European Union and therefore we have to seek a solution with the Swedish authorities to phase it out.
Der finder ikke nogen som helst form for færdigmontering af lastbiler sted, der fremstilles kun delprodukter. dukter.
If in future there are additional investments in Umeå, they would be free to give investment aid.
Endvidere undrer det mig, at baggrundsmaterialet stadig er hemmeligstemplet.
The granting of such aid to firms in northern Sweden is an important element of Swedish regional develop ment policy and plays a major role in attracting industrial investment to the region.
Er det ikke kun rimeligt, at vi folke
The aid only partly covers the additional cost of siting production facilities in the north of the country.
Van Miert. - (EN) For det første kan jeg som svar på den første del af spørgsmålet sige, at der kan ydes transport støtte, og derfor nyder denne del af Sverige godt af en form for særbehandling. Den kan ydes til aktiviteter, som ikke falder ind under meget følsomme sektorer som for eksempel stål- eller automobilvirksomhed.
Wibe (PSE). - (SV) I can understand perhaps that you, Commissioner, are surprised that we are surprised.
Det samme gælder automobilindustrien, og derfor er det ikke tilladt at yde denne form for kompensation for transport til sektorer som stål- og automobilindustrien, skønt den almindelige
Why were the findings on which the decision was based not published immediately, and why has the
Det er baggrunden for, at vi må forhandle med regeringen for at finde en løsning, som begge parter kan acceptere.
President proposal that aid to the factory in Umeå should be withdrawn been made at this particular time?
Det er op til den svenske regering at afgøre det. For nogen tid siden foretog den pågældende virksomhed nogle betydelige yderligere investeringer, så regeringen ville have kunnet yde en vis støtte dertil.
Then there was a discussion with the government and we told them they would have to offer a solution.
Men den foretrak at blive ved med at yde driftsstøtte, selv om jeg går ud fra, at den ved, at dette ikke kan tillades i henhold til reglerne om statsstøtte i Den Europæiske Union.
Since there was still some hope that a defensible solution could be negotiated, I was prepared to wait before opening the procedure in the hope that an early solution could be found.
Det er konteksten.
I hope a solution can be found in the coming weeks.
Hvis der i fremtiden bliver tale om yderligere investeringer i Umeå, så vil man være frit stillet til at yde investeringsstøtte.
This case is dragging on too long and I will have to propose to the Commission to open the procedure.
Lad os være ganske ærlige og sige, at hvis den svenske regering eller enhver anden regering indhenter en ekspertudtalelse, så er den fuldstændig berettiget til at gøre det, og den har lov til holde resultatet for sig selv.
We signalled the problem when we agreed during the accession negotiations that there should be a possibility of giving transport aid and that sensitive sectors would be excluded as agreed.
Der er ingen, der har pligt til at offentliggøre resultatet eller sende det til Kommissionen.
Later we found that transport aid was still being giving to the Volvo plant in Umeå.
Vi benytter derfor blot ekspertudtalelsen som en hjælp for Kommissionen, når den skal træffe sin afgørelse.
Therefore, we said there is a problem, let us look into it and see how we can sort it out.
På grundlag af denne ekspertudtalelse rejste mine embedsmænd ud til den pågældende region for at se tingene med deres egne øjne, og vi vedtog den holdning, jeg beskrev i mit svar på det foregående spørgsmål.
This should not lead to the conclusion that for other activities in the region concerned, transport aid cannot be given.
Så ekspertudtalelsen tjener kun som en hjælp til Kommissionen, når den skal træffe sin afgørelse og komme med en vurdering.
I confirm that this kind of aid .can be given but not to the sensitive sectors.