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Effekten af" de nye tyske delstater paavirker ogsaa andre dele af analysen. lfoclgc en af de krassekonklusioner (punkt 38) er »ad hoc«-stoctten steget fra 7 % af den samlede stoette i 1990 til 36 % i 1994. Dette kunne tyde paa. at en stoerre politisk kursaendring har fundet sted i denne periode, hvis det ikke havde vaeret for den efterfoelgende kommentar, at denne stoette hovedsageligt bestaar af »stoette til redningsog omstruktureringsplaner for virksomheder og stoette fra Treuhandanstalt _BAR_i de nye delstater]«.
The impact of the new Lander also affects other parts of the analysis. One of the stark conclusions(paragraph 38) is that ad hoc aids have increased from 7 % of the total in 1990 to 36 % in 1994.
Man kunne have oensket. at Kommissionen havde praesenteret dette materiale paa en mere hjaelpsom maade.
The Commission could have been expected to offer this evidencein a more helpful way.
For at kunne drage nogen som helst konklusioner er det noedvendigt med data om tildelingen af »ad hoc«-stoette i hver enkelt medlemsstat og med specifikke oplysninger om foelgernc al' forandringerne i Tyskland.
To draw any conclusions, some evidence is needed of the allocation of ad hoc aidin each of the Member States and with particular information on the impact of the German changes.
Politiske spoergsmaal paa baggrund af den femte oversigt
Policy questions arising from the Fifth Survey
Paa baggrund af den femte oversigt og andet materiale, der har vaeret til raadighed for Kommissionen, bliver foelgende politiske konklusioner fremhaevet i Kommissionens offentliggjorte reaktioner: a) b)
Arising from the Fifth Survey and other evidence available to the Commission, the following policyconclusions are highlighted in the published reactions of the Commission: a) dialogue with the Member States is needed to establish precise targets and a timetable for thereduction of aid budgets alongside actions to be taken by the Commission itself; b) steps are needed to counteract the damaging effects of national aid policies on economic cohesion in Europe.
Det er noedvendigt med tiltag for at modvirke de skadelige virkninger af nationale stødte-politikker paa den oekonomiske samhoerighed i Europa. De rige, centrale regioner modtager 85 % af' den samlede stoette, mens samhoerighcdslandenes andel, undtagen Irlands, er faldende.
The rich central regions receive 85 % of the total aid while the share of the cohesioncountries, excluding Ireland, is shrinking; c) the Commission is proposing new guidelines for the regional aid granted by Member Statesincluding, it is expected, a proposal to reduce the permitted ceilings on maximum financial aid byone-third;
Hvert af disse forslag rejser spoergsmaal. som det er noedvendigt at undersoege grundigt, inden der traeffes beslutninger om forandringernes retning og omfang i forbindelse med anvendelsen af statsstoette.
Each of these suggestions raises questions which need to be examined in detail before decisions aremade on the direction and scale of changes in the application of State aid.
Ved hjaelp af den femte oversigt kan disse spoergsmaal anskues under kompetencefordelingen mellem medlemsstaterne (og de nationale administrative strukturer) og Faellesskabet - repraesenteret af Kommissionen - som faktuelt perspektiv.
The Fifth Survey helps to place these questions in a factual perspective of the division between theresponsibilities of the Member States (and their sub-national administrative structures) and those of the Community as represented by the Commission.
De styrker ogsaa diskussionen om statstoettens omfang og motiverer til en undersoegelse af Kommissionens synspunkt, at statsstoetten er alt for stor og ikke falder hurtigt nok.
It also helps to give cogency to a debate about the scale of spending on State aid and to examine thesuggestion by the Commission that it is too large and not falling fast enough.
Af'afgoerende og direkte betydning for politikken er diskussionen om stoettens omfang og om de »fattigere« medlemsstaters finansieringskilder, eftersom budgetmaessigc begraensninger er vigtigere for disse end spoergsmaalet om de tilladte lofter for statsstoette.
Critical, and implicit to the policy questions, is the debate about the scale and sources of funding forthe 'poorer' Member States for whom, for example, budgetary constraints are more important thanpermitted maximum levels of State aid.
I denne forbindelse er EU noedt til at formulere en entydig politik om tildeling af midler fra faellesskabsbudgettet, enten via strukturfondene eller samhoerighedsfonden. eller via rekonstruerede finansieringsinstrumenter.
In this context, the EU will need to have clearer policies on theallocation of funds from the Community budget, whether through the Structural Funds or the Cohesion Fund, or through redesigned financial instruments.
Konferencen om samhoerighedspolitikken, som blev afholdt for nylig, var en nyttig indfocrclse i visse af" disse spoergsmaal. Offcntliggoerelsen af Agenda 2000 frembyder en passende lejlighed til at tage dem op til fornyet overvejelse.
The recent Conference on Cohesion Policy was a useful introduction to some of these questions.The publication of Agenda 2000 has provided an immediate opportunity to reconsider them.
Som det organ, der ved siden af Europa-Parlamentet maaske repraesenterer det bredeste udsnit af Europas borgere, er OESU desuden villig til at bidrage til denne debat, og det forventer at blive hoert af" Kommissionen paa et tidligt stadium.
In addition, the ESC, as possibly the most broadlyrepresentative body of the citizens of Europe, alongside the European Parliament, is willing to contributeto this debate and expects to be consulted at an early stage by the Commission.
OESU oensker isaer at minde Kommissionen om relevansen af dens egen Foerste Rapport om OEkonomisk og Social Samhoerighed der udsendtes i 1996, og som OESU har afgivet udtalelse om172.
In particular, the ESC reminds the Commission ofthe relevance of the First Report on Cohesion Policy which was published in 1996 and on which the ESChas expressed an opinion172.
Den foerstnaevnte er af' afgoerende betydning for samordningen af politikken i hele Faellesskabet og er isaer vigtig for de rigere medlemsstater ud fra det princip, at aktioner skal gennemfoeres paa det mest passende niveau.
The former is critical to the coordination of policy across the Community and, especially for thericher Member States, is important in the context of the subsidiarity of actions.
Sidstnaevnte er et centralt element i diskussionen om en reform af faellesskabsbudgettet.
The latter is a coreelement in the debate about the reform of the Community budget.
Naar Kommissionen föreslåar reviderede retningslinjer vedroerende det tilladte omfang af statsstoette for individuelle erhvervsprojekter, konstaterer OESU, at derer en konflikt mellem at sikre, (1) at stoetten kun tildeles virksomheder (baade nye virksomheder og virksomheder, der er genstand for en redningsaktion), der har udsigt til at kunne gennemfocre projektet og ikke behoever ekstra stoette, (2) at stoetten er stor nok til at opveje den ugunstige udgangsposition i en industri eller region, (3) at stoettelofterne gradvist saenkes og (4) at formaalet med at stille stoetten til raadighed er at bcgraensc den ugunstige oekonomiske og sociale situation I bestemte regioner eller industrier.
When the Commission proposes revised guidelines on the permitted levels of State aid forindividual business projects, the ESC recognizes the conflicting tensions between ensuring that (1) aid is
OESU's udtalelse, EFT C 206 af'7.7.1997.
ESC opinion: OJ C 206, 7.7.1997.
Der er et saerligt presserende behov for, at Kommissionen olfentliggoer forslag til en fremtidig politik om. hvordan stoette kan bruges til at redde og omstrukturere kriseramte virksomheder. De nuvaerende retningslinjer udloeber i slutningen af 1997.
There is a particularly pressing need for the Commission to publish proposals on future policies onthe use of aid for the rescue and restructuring of firms in difficulty.
OESU anerkender, al det er noedvendigt at finde et kompromis mellem at undgaa tab af arbejdspladser i kriseramte virksomheder og at beskytte virksomhedernes stilling I konkurrencen.
The ESC acknowledges that there is a balance to be struck between avoiding job losses atfirms in difficulty and the safeguarding of the competitive position of enterprises.
Selv om formaalet maa vaere at skabe saa varige arbejdspladser som muligt i gennemfoerlige projekter, er det vigtigt at undgaa faren for, at kortsigtede planer tilsidesaetter langsigtede maal.
Whilst the aim must beto maximize durable employment in viable projects, the risk to be avoided is that short-term expediencyshould over-ride longer term objectives.
I de tilfaelde. hvor der ser ud til at vaere brug for omfattende oekonomisk bistand for at starte en ny virksomhed eller bevare en eksisterende virksomhed anbefaler OESU. at Kommissionen grundigt gennemgaar bistanden for at vurdere, om virksomheden kan overleve som en konkurrencedygtig enhed.
The ESC recommends that, where large amounts of financial assistance are likely to be needed tolaunch a new enterprise or maintain an existing enterprise, the assistance should be scrutinized by the Commission to test the potential for the survival of a competitive entity.
Denne, markedsundersoegelse. som gennemfoercs af medlemsstaten paa det samme grundlag som Kommissionens fusionskontrolprocedurer og i bestemte enkeltsektorer, boer finde anvendelse paa virksomheder i alle sektorer og omfatte en undersoegelsc af' virkningerne paa andre virksomheders konkurrencestilling inden for samme sektor.
This market study, conducted bythe Member State, on the basis already used in the Commission's merger control procedures and in somespecified sectors, should apply to businesses in all sectors and should include an examination of theeffects on the competitive position of other firms in the same sector.
Beretningen om konkurrencepolitikken i 1996 afspejler i sin vurdering af statsstoetten den spirendepolitiske diskussion og rapporterer ogsaa om Kommissionens foranstaltninger i lochet af aaret.
The Report on Competition Policy in 1996 reflects the emerging policy debate in the review of Stateaid which has been initiated and also reports on the actions of the Commission during the year.
Der blev taget en raekke initiativer, som tydeliggoer visse aspekter af de kriterier, der i dag anvendes til at vurdere stoetten under artikel 92 og 93.
A numberof steps were taken which clarify aspects of the existing criteria used to assess aid under Articles 92 and93.
I et forsoeg paa at begraense sin indblanding i anmeldt bistand, som sandsynligvis ikke vil vaere af betydeligt omfang eller kunne fordreje handelen i EU. fremlagde Kommissionen en meddelelse om henholdsvis »de minimis«-stoette_BAR_7'. om nye retningslinjer for statsstoette til SMV'er, der som noget nyt opererer med stoette til immaterielle investeringer, eventuelt i form afteknologioverfoersler'74. samt om rammerne for at udvide omfanget af statsstoette til virksomheder i fattige byomraadcr175.
In an effort to reduce the involvement of the Commission in notified assistance which is unlikely tobe significant in scale or potentially distorting to trade in the EU, the Commission introduced a notice on'de minimis' aid173, and new guidelines on State aid for SMEs which introduces the prospect of aid forintangible investments, possibly in the form of technology transfers174, and a framework for the extensionof the scope of State aid for firms in deprived urban areas'75.
OESU hilser hvert af disse initiativer velkommen, idet de vil give Kommissionen mulighed for i hoejere grad at koncentrere sig om de mere vanskelige beslutninger vedroerende statsstoelte.
The ESC welcomes each of these initiatives which will allow greater concentration by the Commission on the more difficult decisions related to State aid.
OESU haaber dog, at Kommissionen, efter at have indhoestet de foerste erfaringer med virkningerne af at lempe reglerne for statsstoette i afgraensede, ugunstigt stillede byomraadcr, vil vaere paral til at udvide lisien over aktiviteter, som er berettiget til saadanne fremmetiltag.
However, the ESC hopes that the Commission will be prepared, after a short period of experience of the effects of the relaxation of therules for aid in defined and deprived urban areas, to widen the list of activities which are eligible for thistype of incentive.
I loebet af det forgangne aar fortsatte Kommissionen med al forbedre de elementer ved foranstaltningerne, der juridisk og teknisk betragtes som stoette og som derfor falder ind under artikel 92. stk. 1.
During the past year the Commission continued to refine the features of the measures which are,legally and technically, regarded as aid and therefore falling within the ambit of Article 92(1).
OESU ser positivt paa de fire annoncerede kriterier, som alle skal vaere opfyldt, og som afgoer, hvornaar artikel 92, stk. 1, finder anvendelse.
The ESCwelcomes the statement of the four criteria, all of which must be satisfied, which determine when Article92(1) is applicable.
Dette kriterium kraevcr, at stoetten skal vaere specielt udformet, endda saaiedes at den fremmer »bestemte virksomheder« eller fremstillingen af bestemte varer.
It requires that the aid must have particular characteristics to the point offavouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods.
OESU paapeger, at denne betingelse er aaben for fortolkning. For at illustrere den eventuelle forskel boer Kommissionen praccisere. hvorvidt denne betingelse ville vaere til stede, hvis en medlemsstat kun ydede stoetten til fabrikanter i stedet for til alle virksomheder, eller hvorvidt betingelsen kun ville vaere til stede, hvis kriteriet fandt anvendelse paa en mindre industrisektor. Kommissionen udgaar fra en skelnen mellem »almene« foranstaltninger, som alle virksomheder har adgang til, og »saerlige« foranstaltninger, som kun er tilgaengelig for en begraenset gruppe.
The ESC notes that this condition iscapable of differing interpretations.
Uden yderligere praecisering kan denne skelnen dog ikke vaere noget svar paa ovennaevnte spoergsmaal.
However, this distinction does not, without further clarification, answer the questionposed.
OESU föreslåar, at Kommissionen praeciserer. hvordan begrebet »bestemte virksomheder« skal defineres.
The ESC suggests that the Commission should clarify how the term 'certain undertakings' is to bedefined.
At definere stoetten til »bestemte virksomheder« har vaeret et tilbagevendende problem for Kommissionen.
The defining of aid relative to 'certain undertakings' has been a recurring problem for the Commission.
I loebet af" 1996 var spoergsmaalet relevant i forbindelse med beslutningerne om at yde stoette til at mindske loenomkostningerne.
During 1996, the issue was relevant to decisions on aid to reduce labour costs.
Kommissionen har besluttet, at foranstaltninger til at mindske loenomkostningerne i medlemsstaterne ikke skal behandles under artikel 92, stk. 1.
The Commission has decided that measures to reduce labour costs on a national basis do not fall to beconsidered under Article 92(1).
En mindskelse af' loenomkostningerne i bestemte industrisektorer ville dog falde ind under artiklen.
Reductions on labour costs in specified industrial sectors would howevernot escape.
Detaljerne er blevet offentliggjort i en meddelelse' '". OESU hilser dette skridt velkommen, idet det er med til at tydeliggoere Kommissionens holdning.
The details have been published in an explanatory notice.176 The ESC welcomes this stepwhich helps to clarify the position.
Kommissionen stiler imod en rackke specifikke statsstoettepolitikker for flere forskellige sektorer, heriblandt skibsbyggeri, staal. kul. motorkoeretoejer, syntetiske fibre, konfektion og tekstil, transport, landbrug og fiskeri. OESU har bemaerket, at disse politikker er blevet anvendt konsekvent i 1996.
The Commission pursues a number of specific aid policies in relation to a number of sectors such asshipbuilding, steel, coal, motor vehicles, synthetic fibres, clothing and textiles, transport, agriculture andfisheries.
Ikke desto mindre beklager OESU, at den foreslaaede internationale aftale om skibsbyggeri, som stoettes af OECD. endnu ikke er blevet ratificeret af alle deltagere.
Nevertheless, the ESC regrets that the proposed OECD sponsored international agreement onshipbuilding has not yet been ratified by all the participants.
USA's forsinkelse har nu sat spoergsmaalstegn ved denne aftales fremtid.
The delay by the USA has now placed thefuture of this agreement in doubt.
OESU minder Kommissionen om en tidligere OESU-udtalelse, hvori det blev foreslaaet, at Kommissionen i tilfaelde afen saadan forsinkelse hurtigst muligt skulle fremsactte alternative forslag, og OESU bemaerker, at et nyt udkast til forordning faktisk er blevet offentliggjort177.
The ESC reminds the Commission of the earlier opinion whichproposed that, in the event of such a delay, the Commission should make alternative proposals as quicklyas possible, and notes that a new draft regulation has indeed been published177.
Paa grund af de saerlige omstaendigheder i denne sektor, hvor konkurrencen er meget voldsom, oensker OESU at mane til forsigtighed, saa denne forandring ikke goer det endnu vanskeligere l'or denne sektors virksomheder at overleve, og dermed foerer til tab af arbejdspladser.
Inthe particular circumstances of severe competition faced by this sector, the ESC would urge caution thatsuch a change would not further erode the viability of, and employment offered by, firms in this sector.
OESU har med stoerre bekymring bemaerket, at Kommissionen nu er blevet opmaerksom paa, at visse »direkte investeringer i udlandet« kan resultere i konkurrenceforvridning i Faellesskabet (se punkt 224 I aarsberetningen). OESU forstaar, at dette rejser vanskelige spoergsmaal om, hvorvidt (a) stoette tildeles og (b) frekvensen af denne stoette. i modsaetning til (c) investeringens placering.
With rather more apprehension, the ESC has noted that some 'direct investments abroad' are nowcoming to the attention of the Commission as possible sources of distortion of competition in the Community (see paragraph 224 of the Annual report).
ANVENDELSEN AF KONKURRENCEREGLERNE I DEN EUROPÆISKE UNION
REACTIONS TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH REPORT 399 the investment.
Kommissionen om at indlede en bred hoering af' alle beroerte kredse, inden man drager endelige konklusioner om. hvorvidt det er hensigtsmaessigt at anvende de nuvaerende stoetteregler i saadanne sager.
The ESC requests the Commission to engage in a wideranging consultation beforereaching definite conclusions on the appropriateness of the existing rules for aid to cases of this kind.
Kommissionen har i aarsberetningen for 1996 tilfoejet et afsnit, som giver en oversigt over det paataenkte arbejdsprogram for 1997.
The Commission has included in the 1996 report a final section summarizing the work programmecontemplated for 1997.
OESU ser positivt paa den oegede gennemsigtighed i forbindelse med Kommissionens aktiviteter.
The ESC welcomes this increased transparency about the activities of the Commission.
Mange af de lovgivningsmaessige prioriteringer foelger logisk al'de politikker, som allerede er blevet vurderet i denne udtalelse.
Many of the legislative priorities are logical developments from the policies already reviewed in thisopinion.
OESU er enig i. at de alle er af stor betydning.
The ESC agrees that they are all of considerable significance.
OESU oensker dog al minde om, at en del af de politiske vurderinger fortjener en aaben og tilbundsgaaende debat, inden der traeffes nogen beslutninger.
The caveat which the Committeewould enter is that some of the policy reviews deserve an open and full debate before decisions arefinalized.
OESU skal isaer anmode om mulighed for at kommentere de nye retningslinjer for tildeling af statsstoette og reglerne for sektorbestemt stoette og rcgionalstoettc.
In particular, the Committee would request an opportunity to comment on new guidelines forthe granting of State aid, sectoral aid and regional aid rules.
OESU bifalder ogsaa erkendelsen af, at behovet for en effektiv haandhacvclscspolitik vokser i takt med at konkurrencepolitikkens procedureregler goercs mere komplicerede og omfattende.
The ESC also welcomes the acknowledgement that effective enforcement policy is becoming morenecessary as the complexity and range of competition policy proceedings increase.
OESU roser Kommissionen for den hurtige offentliggoerelse konkurrencepolitikken ( 1996) og Femte oversigt over statsstoette (punkt 1.5).
The ESC commends the Commission on the expeditious publication of the Report on Competition Policy (1996) and the Fifth Survey of State Aids (point 1.5).
Paa grund af verdenshandelens voksende betydning har OESU med saerlig interesse bemaerket henstillingen til Verdenshandelsorganisationen om at nedsaette en arbejdsgruppe, der kan begynde at udarbejde de internationale rammer for konkurrencereglerne.
Because of the growing significance of global trading, the ESC has noted with particular interestthe recommendation that the World Trade Organization should set up a working group to do initial workon the development of an international framework for competition rules.
OESU haaber, at Kommissionen vil videreudvikle sin strategi, sin politik og sine metoder vedroerende konkurrencepolitikkens globale aspekter (punkt 3.5).
The ESC hopes that the Commission will further develop its approach, policies and methodology on these global aspects ofcompetition questions (point 3.5).
Til stoette for dette arbejde boer Kommissionen bruge EU-dclegationernc i andrelande til at indsamle oplysninger om den lokale udformning af konkurrencepolitikken, der olie er til skade for EU-virksomhederne.
In support of this work, the Commission should call on the resourcesof the offices of the EU in other States to collect information on the way in which competition policiesare being developed elsewhere, often to the disadvantage of the businesses in the EU.
Denne udtalelse har vurderet en rackkc aspekter af konkurrencepolitikken, som de er skilseret 1 beretningen for 1996.
This opinion has reviewed a number of aspects of competition policy which were outlined in the1996 report.
Den afspejler ogsaa OESU's umiddelbare reaktioner paa olfenlliggocrelsen af Den Femte Oversigt over Statsstoette.
It also reflects the early reactions of the ESC to the publication of the Fifth Survey of Stale Aids.
OESU haaber, at Kommissionen vil inddrage de her skitserede forslag 1 videreudviklingen af sit vigtige arbejde med at sikre, at konkurrencepolitikken kommer alle EU's borgere til gode.
The Committee hopes that the Commission will consider the suggestions outlined in this opinion inthe further evolution of its important work in ensuring that competition policy functions to the benefit ofthe citizens of the Union.
OESU oensker isaer (og blandt andet) at henlede Kommissionens opmaerksomhed paa foelgende konklusioner:
In particular (and inter alia) the ESC would draw the attention of the Commission to the followingconclusions: a dominant position within the EU should be evaluated not simply with respect to the internal marketwhen the relevant market is an international one (3.4); appropriate measures should be taken to ensure that EU policies on competition policy and Stateaids are developed in each of the aspirant countries prior to enlargement (3.8);
Faellesskabcts konkurrencelovgivning boer omsacttes til national lovgivning i alle medlemsstater og derefter haandhaeves i bestemte typer sager af de nationale myndigheder (4.10). I forbindelse med vurderingen af aftaler i henhold til artikel 85 kan den eksisterende procedure aendres ved at indbygge en raekke udloesningsmekanismcr, der automatisk godkender en
Community competition law should be translated into national law in each Member State and thenenforced, in defined types of case, by the national authorities (4.10); when agreements are submitted for consideration under Article 85, the procedure might be changedto add a series of trigger points for the automatic clearance of an application, using similar conceptsto those already included in the merger control system (4.17);