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— at den pågældende støtte fordrejede konkurrencen og i kraft af selve sin karakter påvirkede samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne indbyrdes og i hele Det Europæiske Økonomiske Samarbejdsområde (EØS) efterstillede værdipapirer med stigende forrentning og warrants (titres subordonnés à intérêt progressif assortis de bons de souscription d'actions, herefter »TSIPBSA«) ligeledes til ca. 750 mio. FF.
Since the Commission, enjoying a discretion in matters of appraisal, was therefore entitled to review the investment in question in its entirety, it was not obliged to isolate the element of aid contained in each ORA or TSIP-BSA with reference to the relevant normal conditions of the market, considering in particular their rates of interest and of internal return.
- at støtten ikke faldt ind under de i traktatens artikel 92, stk. 2, eller de i EØS-aftalens artikel 61, stk. 2, omhandlede tilfælde
That finding is also true in regard to the comparison of the TSIP-BSA with other allegedly similar securities.
- at støtten heller ikke i medfør af traktatens artikel 92, stk 3, og EØS-aftalens artikel 61, stk. 3, kunne anses for forenelig med det fælles marked.
In that context, when exercising its discretion in the matter, the Commission was not obliged to mitigate the negative conclusion which it had reached, by taking into account the few signs and prospects of an improvement to which the applicant refers, since they could be regarded as insignificant in comparison with the general financial and economic situation of Air France.
Næsten alle disse værdipapirer, som blev emitteret af Air France i april 1993, blev tegnet af CDC-P (99,7% af ORA og 99,9% af TSIP-BSA), idet den franske stat, der var hovedaktionær i Air France, havde besluttet ikke at deltage.
Consequently, the argument that, in view of the characteristics of the securities issued, the test of the prudent private investor was misapplied, must also be rejected.
- at CDC-P's tegning for et beløb på 1 497 415 290 FF af ORA og TSIP-BSA udstedt af Air France i april 1993 er en ulovlig statsstøtte og uforenelig med fællesmarkedet (beslutningens artikel 1)
Manifest error in applying the principle of the prudent private investor, having regard to the nature of the securities issued
- at pålægge Den Franske Republik at kræve tilbagebetaling af denne støtte på 1 497 415 290 FF efter fradrag af de renter, som Air France allerede måtte have betalt til CDC-P (artikel 2).
Wrong analysis of the significance of the subscriptions by other private shareholders in Air France and of the significance of other investments in Air France
Da Kommissionen bl.a. gennem pressen havde fået kendskab til, at den franske regering havde til hensigt at tilføre Air France midler, anmodede den ved skrivelse af 1. marts 1993 de franske myndigheder om at afgive oplysninger om de foranstaltninger, der påtænktes med henblik på dækning af Air France-koncernens underskud. Den franske regering besvarede skrivelsen i note af 22. april 1993, hvori den oplyste, at de ovennævnte to emissioner af værdipapirer var blevet garanteret af CDC-P.
In view of the evidence before it and in the exercise of its discretion in the matter, the Commission could reasonably take the view that both the value of the securities to which the private investors actually subscribed and that of the securities to which they wished to subscribe were considerably less than the total value of securities to which the CDC-P, a public sector body, subscribed.
Efter et informationsmøde i maj 1993, hvori der deltog tjenestemænd fra Kommissionen, repræsentanter for den franske regering og repræsentanter for Air France, blev CDC-P's tegning af værdipapirer den 19. juli 1993 registreret som støtte, der ikke var anmeldt til Kommissionen. Ved skrivelse af 7. december 1993 meddelte Kommissionen den franske regering, at den den 10. november 1993 havde besluttet at indlede den i traktatens artikel 93, stk. 2, omhandlede procedure.
It was therefore entitled to conclude, without committing a manifest error of appraisal, that the intentions displayed by the private investors in this case did not show that a prudent private investor of the same size as the CDC-P, that is to say of the same size as the Caisse, would have risked an investment of FF 1.5 billion in Air France.
Den Franske Republik har anlagt en tilsvarende sag til prøvelse af den samme beslutning (sag C282/94). Domstolen har udsat sagen ved kendelse af 4. april 1995.
The argument that the significance of the private investments in question were incorrectly analysed must also be rejected.
Til støtte for sine påstande har sagsøgeren fremført to anbringender. Det første anbringende
There was, indeed, hardly any prospect of reimbursement by Air France of the capital invested, whether that be in shares or by reimbursement of the funds introduced.
For så vidt angår ORA og TSIP-BSA vedtog Kommissionen den 27. juli 1994 beslutning 94/662/EF om CDC-Participations tegning af obligationslån emitteret af Air France (herefter »den anfægtede beslutning« eller »beslutningen«).
It has therefore not been proved that the Commission committed a manifest error of appraisal in taking the view that the value of the future shares accruing under the ORA and the BSA was negligible and in stating that the TSIP had the additional disadvantages that they were redeemable only after all debts, other than ORA, in the event of the dissolution or liquidation of Air France, and that there was a risk that payment of interest on them would be
Det andet anbringende er, at Kommissionen har tilsidesat sin begrundelsespligt i henhold til traktatens artikel 190.
Since none of the arguments submitted in support of the second part of the first plea is well founded, this part cannot be upheld.
La Caisse er uden tvivl kun tilknyttet »lovgivende myndighed«.
Consequently, the first plea must be dismissed in its entirety.
Det følger af ovenstående, at Kommissionen med rette kunne anse La Caisse for et organ i den offentlige sektor, hvis adfærd må tilregnes den franske stat
Since the Commission objected to the very principle of the investment in question, namely the injection of capital as such, and not to the ways in which returns on that capital was provided, that reasoning must be considered to be adequate.
Rettens bemærkninger
Findings of the Court of First Instance
For så vidt som sagsøgeren dernæst har bestridt, at den omtvistede investering er statsstøtte, under henvisning til, at de af La Caisse forvaltede midler er private, og at indskyderne af midlerne når som helst kan anmode om deres udbetaling, bemærkes det, at ifølge Domstolens praksis skal den omtvistede investering for at anses for statsstøtte, kunne siges at udgøre en fordel, som direkte eller indirekte ydes ved hjælp af statsmidler, hvilket forudsætter, at »de midler, hvormed støtten ydes, stammer fra medlemsstaten«.
In addition, in the present case, the Commission was not obliged to quantify the actual economic advantage which Air France gained in relation to market conditions. Since the calculation of that advantage would have called for particularly complex economic appraisals regarding, in particular, the market for debentures and bonds in France, the Commission was entitled to rely on a general conclusion that, overall, the risks involved were disproportionate to the advantages to be gained.
Det skal undersøges, om Kommissionen med rette kan anse CDC-P's omtvistede investering for at være resultatet af en adfærd, der må tilregnes den franske stat.
It did not have to elaborate how a different issue of securities would have been acceptable to a prudent private investor.
De beløb, der indsættes i La Caisse, er ganske vist ikke uopsigelige, men kan hæves af indskyderne.
The contested decision, taken as a whole, contains a statement of reasons which is adequate to support Article 1 of that decision, according to which the investment in question constitutes an unlawful State aid which is incompatible with the common market.
Beløbene står således, i modsætning til indtægter fra skatter og obligatoriske bidrag, ikke permanent til rådighed for den offentlige sektor.
As follows from consideration of the applicant's first plea, the applicant was fully able to defend its rights, just as this Court was able to exercise its power of review.
Alligevel må det undersøges, i hvilket omfang den retlige status af de af La Caisse forvaltede midler afspejler den økonomiske virkelighed, særligt under hensyn til, at fællesskabsretten omfatter støtte, som ydes ved hjælp af statsmidler »under enhver tænkelig form«.
Since the case involved a very complex issue of securities, which had already been subscribed and whose inherent characteristics could not longer be altered as such, the Commission was therefore entitled to order the repayment of the capital injected.
I den foreliggende sag kan Rettens undersøgelse begrænses til kun at angå La Caisse's status.
The position is the same in regard to the reasoning of Article 2, which requires the French Republic to order reimbursement of the State aid after deducting the interest already paid.
Selv om det formelt var det private aktieselskab CDC-P, der tegnede de pågældende værdipapirer, har sagsøgeren udtrykkeligt anerkendt, at »investeringen [blev] foretaget efter afgørende påvirkning fra hovedaktionæren [La Caisse] og med midler, som La Caisse havde stillet til rådighed«.
Part X of the contested decision explains that the recovery of the unlawful aid is necessary to restore the status quo ante by eliminating all financial advantages from which the recipient of aid illegally granted has unduly benefited since
Det følger heraf, at den pågældende tegning under alle omstændigheder må tilregnes La Caisse.
Consequently, the second plea cannot be upheld either.
offentlige sektor faktisk kan anvende til at støtte virksomheder, uden at det har nogen betydning, om disse midler permanent er en del af den pågældende sektors formue.
(Officials—Promotion — Comparative examination of merits — Staff report—Delay in drawing up - Action for annulment and compensation) (Third Chamber)
Første anbringende, andet led
12 December 1996
Argumentet om en fejlagtig vurdering af baggrunden for CDC-P's investeringsbeslutning
Trade association —Admissibility — Manifest
Argumentet om, at der er foretaget en urigtig faktisk vurdering af, hvornår CDC-P traf investeringsbeslutningen
(Action for annulment — State aid — Textiles error of assessment — Excess capacity) (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of artificial and synthetic fibres, submitted its observations on 21 October 1993.
Den anfægtede beslutning gennemgår i detaljer Air France's økonomiske situation og understreger særligt den klare forværring af Air France's finansielle struktur i løbet af de tre år forud for den omtvistede investering.
On 21 December 1992 the United Kingdom Government notified to the Commission a proposal to grant aid to the Hualon Corporation ('Hualon'), a newly established textile undertaking, for its plant at Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Sagsøgeren har understreget, at det først var ved udgangen af det første kvartal af 1993, at det blev kendt, at der var sket den »klar(e) forværring af Air France's finansielle struktur«, som Kommissionen har anført som begrundelse for, at der skulle være tale om statsstøtte.
Hualon is owned by the Taiwanese Hualon Group, which operates in the synthetic fibres sector, mainly producing polyamide.
I den forbindelse var Kommissionen ikke forpligtet til ved udøvelsen af det skøn, der tilkommer den på området, at forbedre det negative resultat, den var kommet frem til, ved at tage hensyn til de ringe tegn på og udsigter til forbedring, som sagsøgeren har påberåbt sig, når disse kunne anses for ubetydelige i forhold til Air France's generelle økonomiske og finansielle situation.
The defendant authorized the project under Article 92(3)(a) and (c) of the Treaty and Article 61(3) of the EEA Agreement by decision of 31 May 1994 ('the decision'), reproduced in Commission Notice 94/C 271/06 pursuant to Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty to other Member States and interested parties concerning aid which the United Kingdom has decided to grant to Hualon Corporation, Northern Ireland.
Argumentet om en fejlagtig vurdering af situationen omkring investeringsbeslutningen må forkastes.
By notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities of 5 October 1993, the defendant gave Member States and interested parties notice to submit their observations on the proposed measures in accordance with Article 93(2) of the Treaty.
Argumentet om en åbenbar fejl ved anvendelsen af princippet om den agtpågivende private investor i forbindelse med de særlige karakteristika ved de udstedte værdipapirer
The decision states that the proposed aid qualifies for the derogation provided for in Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty in that it will benefit a very disadvantaged region of the Community suffering from serious problems of unemployment.
Kommissionen har derved ikke fulgt sin egen doktrin på konkurrence- og statsstøtteområdet om, at der skal tages hensyn til de økonomiske forhold ved transaktionen og ikke dens retlige form.
In considering the project from the point of view of Article 92(3) (a) and (c) of the Treaty, the Commission states that it balanced the positive regional effects of the proposed investment
Under alle omstændigheder kunne Kommissionen med føje gå ud fra, at en agtpågivende privat investor under hensyn til Air France's økonomiske situation, der stadig
Apparel, Knitting & Textiles Alliance (AKT), a private limited company incorporated under English law which through its sole member, British Apparel & Textile Confederation (BATC), represents 80% of the United Kingdom's clothing and textile industry, submitted its observations on 3 September 1993. AIUFFASS, representing through its member associations 90% of European weavers of yarns 52
Argumentet vedrørende en forkert faktisk vurdering af omfanget af de private investeringer må ligeledes må forkastes.
The applicants have not shown that there was an manifest error of assessment in estimating the number of jobs likely to be created by the project or that such an error would be capable of undermining the defendant's conclusions.
Da ingen af argumenterne, der er fremført til støtte for første anbringende, andet led, kan tiltrædes, må denne del afvises. Det første anbringende må derfor forkastes i sin helhed.
Consequently, the complaint alleging that the number of jobs likely to be created by the project in question was wrongly estimated is unfounded.
Der var næsten ingen udsigt til, at Air France ville indfri eller tilbagebetale den investerede kapital, det være sig i form af aktier eller ved tilbagebetaling af de indskudte midler.
The project should even have a 'positive reversing effect on the derealization of the European textile industry towards low factor cost countries' outside the Community.
Det er således ikke godtgjort, at Kommissionen skulle have anlagt et åbenbart urigtigt skøn, da den konkluderede, at de fremtidige aktier hidrørende fra ORA og BSA var af ringe værdi, og lagde vægt på, at TSIP var forbundet med særlige ulemper, idet de først kunne indfries efter alle andre kreditorer, undtagen ORA i tilfælde af konkurs eller likvidation af Air France, og idet renteudbetalingen blev suspenderet i de år, hvor Air France havde et konsolideret tab på over 30% afegenkapitalen. Det er i øvrigt betegnende, at ingen af de tre private banker, der deltog i den omtvistede investering, ville tegne TSIP.
After comparing the expected effects of the proposed investment on competition in the Community and its paramount effect on the economic development of the area concerned, the Commission concluded that the conditions to benefit from the exemptions provided for in Article 92(3)(a) and (c) of the Treaty and Article 61(3) of the EEA Agreement were fulfilled.
Kommissionen kunne således under udøvelse af sin skønsbeføjelse underkende den omtvistede investering i sin helhed og var ikke forpligtet til at isolere det element af støtte, der var indeholdt i hver ORA eller TSIP-BSA efter en sammenligning med de eventuelle normale markedsvilkår, herunder med hensyn til deres rentesats og interne forrentning.
Substance it states that Hualon's fabrics will not compete with fabrics manufactured by other Community producers and will not contribute towards increasing excess capacity;
Dette gør sig ligeledes gældende for så vidt angår sammenligningen af TSIP-BSA med andre angiveligt lignende værdipapirer.
— it also analysed the market in the products concerned in a defective manner;
Den anfægtede beslutning indeholder set under ét en fremstilling af begrundelsen, der er tilstrækkelig støtte for artikel 1, hvorefter den omtvistede investering er ulovlig statsstøtte og uforenelig med fællesmarkedet.
In this case, the applicants maintain that the decision is a nullity on the ground that the defendant committed manifest errors in assessing, first, the number of jobs likely to be created by the investment at issue and, secondly, the impact of the investment on the excess capacity from which the sector is suffering.
Som det fremgår af behandlingen af sagsøgerens første anbringende, har sagsøgeren fuldt ud været i stand til at varetage sine interesser, ligesom også Retten har kunnet udøve sin legalitetskontrol.
In order to establish that the Commission committed a manifest error in assessing the facts such as to justify the annulment of the contested decision, the evidence adduced by the applicants must be sufficient to make the factual assessments used in the decision implausible.
Af samtlige ovenstående omstændigheder følger, at argumentet om en åbenbar fejl ved anvendelsen af princippet om den agtpågivende private investor i forbindelse med de særlige karakteristika ved de udstedte værdipapirer ligeledes må forkastes.
The applicants have not established that there was a manifest error of assessment in evaluating the repercussions of the project on competitive conditions and excess capacity in analysing the market or in evaluating demand.
Anbringendet om en forkert faktisk vurdering af det omfang, hvori de øvrige private aktionærer i Air France havde tegnet værdipapirer, og omfanget af andre investeringer i Air France
Plea alleging manifest errors in assessing the facts
Rettens bemærkninger
A - The evaluation of the number of jobs
Det samme gør sig gældende for så vidt angår begrundelsen for artikel 2, hvori det pålægges Den Franske Republik at kræve tilbagebetaling af statsstøtten efter fradrag af betalte renter.
The applicants have not established that the defendant wrongly authorized the contested aid under Article 92(3)(a) and (c) of the EC Treaty. The application must therefore be dismissed as unfounded.
Det må fastslås, at på baggrund af de oplysninger, Kommissionen havde til rådighed, kunne Kommissionen med rimelighed under udøvelsen af det skøn, der tilkommer den på området, lægge til grund, at både værdien af de
The applicants are ordered to bear their own costs and jointly and severally to pay the Commission's costs;
Kommissionen var ikke forpligtet til at udtænke en anden emission af værdipapirer, som en agtpågivende privat investor kunne have accepteret
Annulment of Directive 94119IEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on deposit-guarantee schemes
Da der var tale om en emission af særdeles komplicerede værdipapirer, som allerede var tegnet, og hvis karakteristika ikke længere kunne ændres, kunne Kommissionen således kræve tilbagebetaling af den tilførte kapital.
He found no factor capable of affecting the validity of Commission Decision 95/119/EC of 7 April 1995 concerning certain protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Japan.
Det følger heraf, at det andet anbringende ligeledes må forkastes.
Advocate General P. Léger delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Full Court on 10 December 1996.
•1) Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber frifindes.
He proposed that the Court should dismiss the action and order the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
Sag T-130/95 X / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Personalesag
Advocate General M.B. Elmer delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Full Court on 10 December 1996.
Sagsøgerne bærer deres egne omkostninger og in solidum Kommissionens.
'A port company entrusted with an anti­pollution protection/surveillance service for the water environment of a port, as described in the order for reference, does not constitute and undertaking within the meaning of Articles 86 and 90 of the Treaty.'
Det Forenede Kongerige bærer sine egne omkostninger.*
Case C-355/95 Ρ TWD Textilwerke Deggendorf GmbH ν Commission of the European Communities
Generaladvokat P. Léger fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Domstolens plenum) den 10. december 1996.
Advocate General D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Sixth Chamber on 10 December 1996.
«— at frifinde de sagsøgte og
He proposed that the Court should:
Annullation af Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv 91/19/EF af 30. maj 1994 om indskudsgarantiordninger
The Italian Republic is ordered to pay the costs.'
— at dømme Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland til at betale sagens omkostninger.«
'— allow the appeal and set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13
Præjudiciel — College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven — gyldigheden af Kommissionens beslutning 95/119/EF af 7. april 1995 om vbse beskyttelsesforanstaltninger over for fiskerivarer med oprindebe i Japan — generelt forbud mod indførsel afpartier af fiskerivarer fra Japan, efter at en EF-ekspertdelegation havde konstateret ab/artige mangler med hensyn til hygiejne — proportionalitetsprinc ipp et og lighedsgrundsætningen —fortolkning af artikel 19 i Rådets direktiv 90/675/EØF af 10. december 1990 om fastsættebe af principperne for tilrettelæggebe af veterinærkontrollenfor tredjelandsprodukter, der indføres til Fællesskabet
Preliminary ruling — Pretura di Pordenone — Interpretation of Arts 30 and 36 of the EC Treaty — National legislation prohibiting the marketing of special frozen wholemeal bread with a moisture content higher than that fixed at national level and an ash content lower than that fixed at national level — Product lawfully manufactured and marketed in another Member State
Generaladvokat G. Cosmas fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Domstolens plenumi den 10. december 1996.
Advocate General A. La Pergola delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Second Chamber on 12 December 1996.
»Den foretagne gennemgang har intet frembragt, der kan rejse tvivl om gyldigheden af Kommissionens beslutning 95/119/EF af 7. april 1995 om visse beskyttelsesforanstaltninger over for fiskerivarer med oprindelse i Japan.«
He was of the opinion that Xerox 3010 and Xerox 3010 Editor machines fall within subheading 9009 12 00 of the Common Customs Tariff, in the version laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 2587/91.
Bestemmelserne i EØF-traktatens artikler 59 og 67 skal fortolkes således, at de er til hinder for en national lovgivning i en medlemsstat, hvorefter en bank, der er etableret i en anden medlemsstat og dér har tilladelse til at udøve bankvirksomhed, kun må yde sådanne lån og kreditter til låntagere i medlemsstaten, såfremt den forud har fået tilladelse til at udøve virksomhed som kreditinstitut i medlemsstaten, medmindre dette tilladelseskrav:
Application of the legislation of a Member State which prohibits the marketing of special frozen wholemeal bread with a moisture content higher than the statutory limit and an ash content below the statutory minimum, with bran added, constitutes a measure having equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction prohibited by Article 30 of the EC Treaty.
— påhviler enhver person eller ethvert selskab, der driver sådan virksomhed på modtagerstatens område, og
A Member State may not rely on the protection of public health, as provided for in Article 36 of the Treaty, in order to justify the application of a rule of the type in question.