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33 ledende undersøgelse af anmeldte støtte foranstaltninger8". Disse forskellige situationer fortjener en kort beskrivelse .
29 to the Commission to complete its initial examination of notified measures.79A brief explanation of these possibilities is called for.
Støtte ydet under en godkendt støtteordning uden anmeldelsespligt
Aid granted under an approved scheme, no notification required
- støtte, der enten eksplicit eller implicit (efter fristens udlob) er godkendt af Kommissionen, giver ikke anledning til særlige vanskeligheder, når det drejer sig om et specifikt stotteprojekt82. Derimod bor den pågældende medlemsstat og af
Aid measures introduced before the Treaty entered into force are either on-off measures by which aid was granted before that date, or measures by which aid is granted now under a scheme which was already in existence at that time, provided the scheme has not been changed in the meantime (changes might have been made for example with respect to the ceiling on aid or on the eligible investment, the overall budget originally earmarked, the intensity of the aid, the conditions of eligibility, etc.).80
Figur 2: Efterfølgende kontrol eksisterende støtteordninger støttemodtageren, når det drejer sig om en støtteordning, checke dels. om støtten stemmer overens med den pågældende ordning og de betingelser. som Kommissionen måtte have opstillet i beslutningen om godkendelse, dels. om en eventuel anmeldelsespligt i henhold til godkendelsesbeslutningen er overholdt.
2: Ex post supervision of existing aid rather than a measure granting aid under measures a scheme.81If the aid is being granted under a scheme, however, the Member State and the recipient should check whether what is envisaged is in fact in accordance with the scheme, and in accordance with any conditions imposed by the Commission in the decision authorizing the scheme, and that any notification requirements which the Commission imposed in its authorizing decision have been complied with.
I sidstnævnte tilfælde vil den pågældende foranstaltning, selv om den strengt taget ikke udgor en ny stotte. være underlagt reglerne om anmeldelse og opsættende virkning som fastlagt i artikel 93, stk. 3.
If there is such a notification requirement, the measure will be subject to the obligation to notify and the obligation to await authorization laid down in Article 93(3) even though it is not strictly speaking a new aid measure.
En støtteordning er en national foranstaltning, sædvanligvis af lovgivende karakter, som fastsætter betingelserne for projekters berettigelse til at få tildelt stotte, maksimumsgrænser for støttebeløb og -intensitet samt udbetalingsvilkår.
A "scheme" is a measure taken by a Member State, usually in the form of legislation, which lays down conditions of eligibility * for aid. the ceilings and intensity of the aid available, and the machinery for payment.
En støtteordning adskiller sig således fra specifikke stotteforanstaltninger eller ad Auostotte, da den ikke vedrører en nærmere bestemt virksomhed, men en række virksomheder, som ikke er
A scheme differs from a "one-off', "ad hoc" or "specific" measure in that it is not aimed at a particular firm.
Se nedenfor under punkt III.3.a. Stotte ydet under en allerede eksisterende stotteordning på tidspunktet for traktatens ikrafttræden forekommer nu mere og mere sjældent i de oprindelige medlemsstater, men optræder ofte i de nye medlemsstater.
See point II.3.a below Obviously it is now very rare for aid to be granted in one of the founding Member States under a scheme which was already in existence when the Treaty entered into force.
Det er Kommissionens opgave hurtigst muligt at fremlægge revideringsforslag til de eksisterende stotteordninger i de nye medlemsstater for at fjerne de forskellige former for forskelsbehandling, de måtte indeholde over for virksomheder i de oprindelige medlemsstater.
But it happens fairly often in the new Member States. The Commission has a duty to review the aid schemes existing in new Member States as rapidly as possible, in order to eliminate any discrimination they may involve against businesses from the old Member States.
Men den skal iværksættes på uændrede vilkår i forhold til den anmeldte påtænkte foranstaltning, og de betingelser, Kommissionen eventuelt måtte have stillet, skal overholdes.
Always provided the measure implemented does not differ from the plan notified, and that any conditions attached by the Commission to its approval are complied with.
Forklarende bemærkninger til statsstøttereglerne nærmere bestemt hverken med hensyn til identitet eller antal.
Explanation of the rules applicable to State aid but rather at a class of firms whose identities and number are still undefined.
En støtteordning iværksættes, hvt gang en virksomhed bevilges støtte under ordningen på de vilkår, der er fastlagt i Kommissionen godkendelsesbeslutning.
The scheme is said to be "applied" every time a firm is to receive aid under it on the conditions which the Commission set out in the authorizing decision.
I henhold til artikel 93, stk. 3, foretager Kommissionen sammen med medlemsstaterne en lobenc undersøgelse af de eksisterende støtteordninger.
Article 93(1) states that "The Commission shall, in cooperation with Member States, keep under constant review all systems of aid existing in those States."
Disse er således fritaget for anmel delsespligf og den dertil knyttede opsættende virkning83. I denne sammenhæng er den forudgående kontr« som i sagens natur ikke er mulig for eksisterende ordninger, således erstattet af en efterfolgen kontrol.
Thus existing measures do not have to be notified, and need not await authorization before being applied. *2 The advance vetting system, which is by definition inconceivable in the case of existing measures, is replaced by a system of retrospective, ex post or "a posteriori" supervision.
Det sker imidlertid, at Kommissionen kræver stotte ydet tinder allerede godkendte stotte ordning anmeldt med opsættende virkning. Denne støtte bliver, således som allerede under streg' underlagt samme procedure som nye stotteforanstaltninger.
In some circumstances, however, the Commission may make the application of a scheme subject to the notification and authorization obligations even though the scheme itself has been properly approved, so that measures under the scheme are subject to the same procedure as planned new measures.
Som et eksempel herpå stilles der rammebestemmelserne for såvel horisontal stotte som sektorstotte krav om forud gåen anmeldelse af stotte ydet under allerede godkendte ordninger, når støttemodtagerne t virksomheder i følsomme økonomiske sektorer, eller når de pågældende foranstaltninger har t særligt siate84.
There are general and industry-specific rules, for example, which require measures applying approved schemes to be notified if the recipients operate in sensitive industries, or if the measures pursue stated objectives."
Kontrolprocedurernes forløb
The procedures
Selv om artikel 94 giver mulighed for vedtagelse af gennemforelsesforordninger til anven dels af artikel 92 og 93, er der aldrig gjort brug af bestemmelsen, i hvert fald ikke med hensyn t procedureforlobet.
Article 94 makes provision for regulations applying Articles 92 and 93, but it has remained a dead letter at least as far as the procedures to be followed are concerned.
1 mangel af specifikke forskrifter er de gældende procedurer hovedsagelig í resultat af Kommissionens administrative praksis og Domstolens retspraksis på området.
In the absence of specific legislation the current procedural rules have grown up essentially on the basis of Commission practice and the judgments of the Court of Justice.
Anmeldelsesproceduren
Notification
Det påhviler den pågældende medlemsstat at anmelde påtænkte stotteforanstaltninger. Her benyttes almindeligvis en anmeldelsesformular, som Kommissionen har udarbejdet til formålet8
It is the Member State concerned which must notify the planned aid measure; it will usually do so using a form which the Commission has drawn up for the purpose.84The Commission has
Om nødvendigt, kan Kommissionen inden 15 arbejdsdage fra datoen for modta gelsen anmode o forklaringer eller yderligere oplysninger, som medlemsstaten skal tilveje bringe inden for en fri: der sædvanligvis er på 20 dage.
15 working days from receipt of the notification in which to request any clarification or further information it may need, and the Member State must supply this within 20 days.
Dernæst har Kommissionen en frist på to måneder til ;
The Commission then has two months in which to examine the planned aid.85 The two-month period runs from the
Domstolens dom af 15.12.1988 i forenede sager C­166 og 220/86.
Judgments of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases 166 and 220/86 Irish Cement ν Commission [1988] ECR 6473 and Case C-47/91 ltalgrani [1994] ECR 1-4635.
[Anmeldelse] i
Notificatio 3
(Anmodning om yderligere oplysninger)'
(Request for information)* time when the Commission has all the information it needs to assess the case; it follows that if the Commission does request further information within
Tavshed
Silence _BAR_
Indledning af proceduren om ikke at rejse indsigelse
Initiation of proceedings national raise no objection from the authorities.
Bemærkninger fra medlemsstaten og øvrige interesserede
Observations by Member State and third parties may no plan the Commission decide to raise objection to the
Kommissionen kan efter dette tidsrum ikke at enten rejse den med
Authorization by default
Beslutning foranstaltning, undlade at den kan reagere, eller beslutte at proceduren den kan indlede i artikel 93. stk. 2.
Decision notified, or to take no action, or to initiate proceedings under Article 93(2).
Klageadgang tilfælde ingen
Court challenge
Kommissionens beslutning om ikke at rejse indsigelse offentliggøres i kortfattet form i De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende, serie
(a) Decisions to raise no objection do not call for any particular comment here, except perhaps to say that a brief notice announcing the decision is published in the Official Journal, C series.
Denne frist på to måneder er blevet nedsat til 30 dage. når stotteforanstaltningen er led i en godkendt stotteordning eller udgor en betydelig kumulering, og til 20 dage, når stotteforanstaltningen kan undersoges efter den hurtige godkendelsesprocedure.
Any interested party can obtain the full text of the decision by applying in writing to the Commission's Secretariat-General.
Denne procedure gor det muligt at godkende stotte med lav støtteintensitet til små og mellemstore virksomheder, samt i et vist omfang ændringer af eksisterende godkendte ordninger uanset modtagervirksomhed (jf. Fællesskabets rammebestemmelser for statsstotte til små og mellemstore virksomheder, op. cit.).
Firms which feel they have been injured by a decision of this kind can bring an action for annulment before the Court of First Instance, provided they can show that they are competing directly with the firm receiving the aid.86 authorization of low-intensity measures to assist SMEs. and within ceratin limits of alterations to existing schemes irrespective of the firms which may qualify (see the Community guidelines on State aid for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). cited above).
Den hurtige godkendelsesprocedure er endvidere blevet udvidet til også at omfatte virksomheder inden for luftfartssektoren, også selv om de på grund af deres størrelse ikke opfylder de kriterier, der er fastlagt i rammebestemmelserne for små og mellemstore virksomheder (jf. Anvendelse af EF-traktatens artikel 92 og 93 og EOS-aftalens artikel 61 på statsstotte i luffartssektoren, op. cit.).
The accelerated procedure has been extended to airlines even where they do not fall within the definition of SMEs (see the notice on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty and Article 61 of the EEA Agreement to State aids in the aviation sector, cited above).
Den hurtige godkendelsesprocedure kan ligeledes anvendes for investeringsstøtte, der ikke overstiger et belob på 1 mio. ECU over en periode på tre år.
This accelerated procedure can be applied to aid to investment of not more than ECU I million over three years. See point 111.3.e below.
b) Foretager Kommissionen sig intet inden for den fastsatte frist, er medlemsstaten berettiget til iværksætte den anmeldte støtteforanstaltning88.
(b) If the Commission takes no action within the time allowed, the Member State is entitled to put its proposed measures into effect.87
Hvis Kommissionen nærer den mindste tvivl om støttens forenelighed med fællesmarked' skal den indlede undersøgelsesproceduren efter artikel 93, stk. 285. Formålet med procedu er at sætte Kommissionen i stand til at indsamle nyttige udtalelser og bemærkninger m henblik på en vurdering af sagen samt at sætte de parter, som måtte mene at lide skade se følge af den pågældende støtteydelse, i stand til at forsvare deres interesser,0.
If the Commission has the slightest doubt as to the compatibility of the aid with the common market, it must set in motion the procedure laid down in Article 93(2).88The purpose is to enable the Commission to obtain opinions and observations which may be relevant to a proper consideration of the case, and to enable parties who feel that they would be injured by the aid to defend their interests.89
c) Proceduren i artikel 93, stk. 2, forudsætter først og fremmest, at der offentliggøres fyldestgørende meddelelse i EF­Tidende, serie C, og at den pågældende medlemsstat får frist til at fremsætte sine bemærkninger skriftligt, og derefter på eventuelle møder m Kommissionens sagsbehandlere.
(c) To initiate Article 93(2) proceedings the Commission publishes a detailed description of the aid in the Official Journal, C series, and gives the Member State concerned notice to submit its observations, first in writing, and if necessary thereafter at meetings with officials from the Commission departments concerned.
Kommissionen giver ved samme lejlighed også andre ini resserede. dvs. hovedsagelig de øvrige medlemsstater, den støttemodtagende virksomhe dennes konkurrenter samt berørte erhvervssammenslutninger, mulighed for at fremsætte der bemærkninger.
The Commission calls for observations from other interested parties, such as other Member States, the recipient firm and its competitors, and trade associations.
Fristen for indsendelse af bemærkninger er sædvanligvis 30 dage efter datt for offentliggørelsen i EF­Tidende.
The time-limit for observations is usually 30 days from the date of the notice published in the Official Journal.
Beslutningen om at indlede proceduren i artikel 93, stk kan under visse omstændigheder indbringes som annulationssogsmål for EF­retterne " .
In certain circumstances a decision to initiate Article 93(2) proceedings of this kind may be challenged in the Community lawcourts.,0
Se nedenfor under punkt 111.4.
Where necessary the decision will state a time-limit within which the Member State must comply with it.
Domstolens dom af 1 1.12.1973 i sag 120/73, Lorenz, Sml. s. 1471, og dom af 20.3.1984 i sag 84/ Tyskland mod Kommissionen. Sml. s. 145 1.
Judgments of the Court of Justice in Case 120/73 Lorenz [1973] ECR 1471 and Case 84/82 Germany ν Commission [1984] ECR 1451.
Kommissionen kan imidlertid ikke indlede proceduren inden for landbrugssektoren, artikel 93, stk. 2, i henhold til artikel 4 i forordning nr. 26/62 af 4. april 1962, ikke finder anvendelse støtte til de landbrugsprodukter, der er opført på listen i bilag II til traktaten.
But this procedure is not available to the Commission in the agricultural sector, since Article 4 of Regulation No 26 does not make Article 93(2) applicable to aid in respect of the products listed in Annex II to the Treaty.
Kommissionen sendt sådanne tilfælde en henstilling til den pågældende medlemsstat.
In such cases the Commission sends a recommendation to the Member State concerned.
Domstolens dom af 20.3.1984 isag 84/82, Tyskland mod Kommissionen, op. cit., og dom af 5.10.H i sag C­47/91, Italgrani, op. cit.
Judgments of the Court of Justice in Case 84/82 Germany ν Commission, cited above, and in Italgrani, cited above.
Domstolen har anerkendt, at beslutninger om at indlede procedure kan indankes, i det mindste π hensyn til spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt der er tale om støtte i henhold til artikel 93, stk. 3.
The Court of Justice has accepted that a decision initiating proceedings is an act which may have an adverse effect on a party, and which is consequently actionable, at least in so far as the decision finds that a measure constitutes planned aid caught by Article 93(3).
Det følger he: at den pågældende medlemsstat eller modtagervirksomheden vil kunne indbringe annulationssøgsmål for enten Domstolen eller Førsteinstansretten, hvis de mener, at Kommissionen begået en fejl ved at betragte den pågældende foranstaltning som en eksisterende støttcordn (Domstolens dom af 30.6.1992 i sag C­47/91, Italgrani, Sml. s. 4145).
It follows that the Member State and the recipient firm can seek annulment by the Court of Justice or the Court of First Instance respectively if they believe that a measure constitutes existing aid and that the Commission was wrong to classify it as new aid (Italgrani, cited above). Commission letter to Member States SG(87) D/5540 of 30 April 1987..
Der er ikke fastsat nogen frist for undersøgelsesprocedurens afslutning.
If the decision is negative, or partly negative, or positive but subject to conditions, the Member State concerned and the firm which is to receive the aid are entitled to bring a court action for its annulment under Article 173 of the Treaty.93In principle this does not suspend the operation of the decision.
Kommissionen bestræber sig imidlertid på at tilendebringe undersøgelsen inden for seks måneder efter indled ningen''2.
In the same way firms competing with the recipient, and in certain circumstances trade associations too, are entitled to challenge a decision which is positive or partly positive, but they must have played an active part in the administrative proceedings.94
Ved negativbeslutninger, positivbeslutninger og betingede positivbeslutninger har den pågæl dende medlemsstat og den støttemodtagende virksomhed mulighed for at indbringe et annulationssøgsmål på grundlag af traktatens artikel 17394.
If a Member State fails to comply with its obligation to notify and its obligation to await authorization, the Commission may initiate proceedings either at its own initiative or for example in response to complaints from competitors.
Søgsmålet har i princippet ikke nogen opsættende virkning for Kommissionens beslutning. Konkurrenter til den støttemodtagende virksomhed, og i visse tilfælde også relevante erhvervssammenslutninger, har samme klage adgang, hvis det drejer sig om en positiv eller delvis positiv beslutning, forudsat at de har spillet en aktiv rolle under høringsfasen1
The procedure that the Commission follows here is different from what has just been described: the stage before the opening of the detailed inquiry is shorter, and consideration has to be given to the fact that the aid was granted prematurely, that is to say in breach of the obligation to await authorization.
Proceduren for undersøgelse af ikke-anmeldte støtteforanstaltninger
The Commission has power to impose injunctions, known as "interim measures" or "provisional measures", preventing or at least suspending the grant of aid, and can require the Member State to recover from the recipient aid which has already been paid out.95
Når en medlemsstat tilsidesætter sine forpligtelser i forbindelse med anmeldelse eller den opsættende virkning, som er beskrevet i det foregående, kan den af medlemsstaten ydede stotte gøres til genstand for en procedure, som indledes enten på Kommissionens eget initiativ eller som følge af eventuelle klager fra f.eks. konkurrerende virksomheder.
Where it finds that a Member State has failed to comply with its obligations to notify or to await authorization, the Commission asks it to comment within a fixed period; the period is usually fairly short, perhaps two or three weeks, so as to permit the Commission to take effective action to prevent or limit the distortion of competition caused by the aid.
Kommissionen følger i så fald en fremgangsmåde, som adskiller sig fra den ovenfor beskrevne, da fasen forud for indledningen af den grundige undersøgelsesprocedure i henhold til artikel 93, stk. 2, er kortere, og der i proceduren også skal tages hensyn til problemer opstået som følge af den for tidligt udbetalte støtte, dvs. under tilsidesættelse af forpligtelsen til at suspendere udbetalingen.
If the Member State does not reply, or if its reply is unsatisfactory, the Commission initiates Article 93(2) proceedings.
Proceduren har især det særkende, at Kommissionen har mulighed for såvel at træffe forelo bige forholdsregler for at forhindre eller i hvert fald suspendere udbetalingen af stotte, som at pålægge den pågældende medlemsstat at tilbagesøge den allerede udbetalte stotte hos modtagervirksomheden96.
It will usually take interim measures at the same time: it may order the Member State not to put its plan into effect, or, if that is no longer possible, to suspend payment to the recipient firm.
Spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt Kommissionen ikke snarere skal indbringe sagen for Domstolen, hver gang en medlemsstat ikke overholder de betingelser, der er fastlagt i en beslutning, blev indbragt for Førsteinstansretten i forbindelse med sag T-277/94, AITEC. hvori der blev afsagt dom den 22. maj 1996.
In Case T-277/94 AITEC [1996] ECR 11-351 the Court of First Instance rejected a submission that the Commission was under a duty to refer the case to the Court of Justice whenever a Member State failed to comply with anything in a decision.
Domstolens dom af 14.11.1984 i sag C-323/82, Intermills, Sml. s. 3809).
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Intermitís, cited above.
Se nedenfor under punkt III.4.
See point III.3.e below.
Domstolens dom af 14.2.1990 i sag C-301/87, Boussac, Sml. s. 1-307, og dom af 21.3.1990 i sag C142/87, Tubemeuse, op. cit.
Judgments of the Court of Justice in Case C-301/87 Boussac [1990] ECR 1-307 and in Tubemeuse. cited above.
Bemærkninger fra medlemsstaten
_BAR_ Examination _BAR_ consider properly, in the the order to measure
■Henlæggelse af sagen!
Member State's comments
Indledning af proceduren
No further action
' Foreløbige forholdsregler)*
(Interim measures)*
Bemærkninger fra medlemsstaten og øvrige interesserede
(Observations by Member State and third parties
I (Tilbagesøgning) * I.
(Recovery)*
Beslutnin konkurrencefordrejnin­ger forårsaget af støtten.
Once it has completed its examination of the measure the Commission adopts a final decision.
Undlader medlemsstaten at svare, eller er svaret utilfredsstillende. ind­leder Kommissionen proceduren i artikel 93. stk. 2.
If it finds that the aid is not compatible with the rules of the common market, it may order the
Figur 4: Procedure for undersøgelse (♦fakultativ)
4: Procedure for the examination of aid measures which have not been notified^* optional)
vil i så fald ikke senere, heller ikke inden for rammerne af et eventuelt søgsmål for Domstoler
An argument regularly put forward by Member States and recipient firms in order to avoid recovery or repayment is the appeal to good faith and the principle of the protection of legitimate
Domstolens dom af 14.2.1990 is ag C­301/87, Boussac, op. cit, og dom af 21.3.1990 i sag C­142/S Tubemeuse. op. eil.
Judaments of the Court of Justice in Boussac and Tubemeuse. cited above.
Når Kommissionen har tilendebragt sin undersøgelse, vedtager den en endelig beslutning med tilbagevirkende kraft.
It has published communications in the Official Journal informing firms of the risks attaching to any aid granted without its authorization, and warning them to check whether any aid they are given is granted in accordance with Community law.97The same warning is given in published decisions initiating Article 93(2) proceedings.
Fastslår Kommissionen, at støtten er helt eller delvis uforenelig med fællesmarkedet, kan den pålægge medlemsstaten at tilbagesøge det allerede udbetalte stotte belob hos modtagervirksomheden.
In the agricultural sector the Commission may refuse to make EAGGF advance payments, or to charge expenditure relating to national measures that directly affect Community measures to the EAGGF budget.