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Hvad angår støtteforanstaltninger i form af garantier til egenkapitallån, der ydes af banker til offentlig eller privat investering i virksomheder, besluttede Kommissionen at indlede proceduren af to årsager: a) i forbindelse med levedygtige virksomheder dækkede støtteforanstaltningerne i henhold til de foreliggende oplysninger ikke kun investering, men synes også at udgøre driftsstøtte, som ikke er tilladt i henhold til konkurrencereglerne: b) med hensyn til kriseramte vanskeligheder synes støtteforanstaltningerne ikke at være forenelige med EU-reglerne for støtte til kriseramte virksomheder, der er fastlagt i Fællesskabets rammebestemmelser for statsstøtte til redning og omstrukturering af kriseramte virksomheder.
Concerning the aid measures in the form of guarantees for equity loans granted by banks and for public or private equity investments in undertakings, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings for the following reasons: (a) in the case of firms not in difficulty, the information available suggested that the aid measures did not only cover investments but could also take the form of operating aid, which was not allowed under the competition rules; and (b) in the case of firms in difficulty, the aid measures did not seem compatible with the Community rules on aid for firms in difficulty as laid down in the guidelines mentioned above.
Hvad angår nye projekter, kan det være interessant at redegøre for den gennemgribende reform af den nederlandske svineproduktion, der er ved at blive gennemført, og som indebar anmeldelse af forskellige statsstøtteforanstaltninger til Kommissionen.
Concerning new projects, it is interesting to note that a total reform of the Dutch pig-farming sector was in the process of being implemented which involved notification of various state aid measures to the Commission.
Denne reform skal ses i sammenhæng med gennemførelsen af Rådets direktiv 91/676/EØF af 12. december 1991 om beskyttelse af vand mod forurening forårsaget af nitrater, der stammer fra landbruget '3". Loven om omstrukturering af svineproduktionen trådte i kraft den 1. september 1998 i Nederlandene.
Such reform must also be seen within the context of the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.136 On 1 September the law on restructuring pig farming entered into force in the Netherlands.
Denne lov giver hver svineproducent et antal rettigheder til opdræt af svin. hvori er inkluderet en række såkaldte avlssorettigheder.
Upon the entry into force of this law, each pig farmer was allocated a number of pig rights, and within this amount a number of breeding sow rights.
Disse rettigheder er baseret på det respektive antal svin og avissøer. producenterne havde i 1996 eller 1995.
These rights were based on the number of pigs and breeding sows respectively held in 1996 or 1995.
I henhold til loven om omstrukturering af svineproduktionen skal der gennemføres en reduktion på 25% af rettighederne til svineopdræt. Dette vil ske i to etaper. 10% pr. 1. september 1998 og 15% pr. 1. januar 2000.
The law on the restructuring of pig farming provided for a reduction of 25% in the pig rights.
I henhold til loven skal svineproduktionsrettighedernc reduceres med 40% i 1998 og 60% i 1999 ved hver overførsel af sådanne rettigheder.
The law further provided that pig rights would be reduced by 40% in 1998 and by 60% in 1999 upon each transfer of such rights.
Pr. år 2000 er reduktionen ved overførsel af rettigheder oppe på 25%.
As of the year 2000, the reduction upon transfer would amount to 25%.
Der vil ikke blive ydet kompensation for denne reduktion på 25%.
No compensation would be granted for this reduction.
Kommissionen er blevet underrettet om fem foranstaltninger under reformen for den nederlandske svinesektor: a) afgifter på svin: parafiskale afgifter, der opkræves som led i kampen mod sygdomme' i svinesektoren, b) tilbagekøbsprogram: tilbagekøb af rettigheder til gødningsproduktion til markedspriser i områder, derer ramt af svinepest, c) samfundsøkonomisk plan til fordel for svineproducenter: forslag om et projekt lil fremlæggelse af oplvsninger i kollekliv sammenhæng (i forbindelse med kurser, seminarer osv.) saml histand og oplysninger (regnskabskontrol, udarbejdelse af driftsplaner, uddannelse, omstilling og placering) forde enkelte landmænd; d) godtgørelse ved indstilling af svineproduktion: svineproduktionsrettighedernc reduceres med 40% i 1998 og med 60% i 1999 ved hver overførsel af sådanne rettigheder. Ar 2000 er reduktionen ved overførsel 25%.
Within the context of the reform of the Dutch pig-farming sector the following measures had been notified to the Commission: (a) pig levy: system of parafiscal taxes for combating diseases in the pig sector; (b) buying-out scheme: buying of manure production rights at market prices in areas affected by swine-fever; (c) socio-economic plan for pig farming: a project group had prepared a project plan, which provided for collective information (courses, seminars, etc.) together with individual assistance and information through company audits, help withdrawing up operating plans, education, conversion and placements for individual farmers; (d) financial allowance for abandoning pig farming: pig rights would be reduced by 40% in 1998 and by 60% in 1999 upon each transfer of such rights; as of the year 2000, the reduction upon transfer would amount to 25%.
Formålet med ordningen er at yde finansiel kompensation ved større reduktioner af svineproduktionsrettigheder ved overførsel i 1998 og 1999. nemlig 15% i 1998 og ?I5"ÁI i 1990: e) eksisterende ordning for svineproducenter i visse omrader: formalet hermed er at forbedre miljøet ved at begrænse gødningsmængderne fra intensiv svineproduktion tæt ved vigtige naturværdier.
The scheme aimed to provide financial compensation for the larger reductions in pig rights upon transfer in 1998 and 1999, i.e. 15% in 1998 and 35% in 1999; and (e) existing scheme for pig farmers located in certain areas: the aim was to improve the environment by reducing the manure output of intensive pig farming located in or near valuable nature reserves.
Svineproducenter i følsomme omrader kan indstille alle aktiviteter eller overflytte deres aktiviteter
Pig farmers located in these sensitive areas could cease all activities or transfer their activities to other areas.
Kommissionen besluttede at afslutte proceduren vedrørende investeringsstøtte til virksomheden Agran Stärke GmbH.
The Commission decided to close proceedings initiated in respect of investment aid for the company Agrana StaÈrke GmbH.
Den fandt, at den påtænkte støtte udgjorde statsstøtte, der var uforenelig med fællesmarkedet og derfor ikke tilladt.
It found that the notified measure constituted state aid which was incompatible with the common market and therefore decided that it could not be granted.
Agrana Stärke GmbH. som har hovedsæde i Wien, producerer stivelse og stivelsesproduktet.
Agrana StaÈrke GmbH, which had its registered office in Vienna, was a producer of starch and starch products.
De påtænkte investeringer havde til formål at øge produktionskapaciteten og skulle gøre det muligt for Agrana at tilpasse sig de nye økonomiske vilkår efter Østrigs tiltrædelse af ELJ.
The planned investments, which were to increase its production capacity, were intended to allow Agrana to adapt to the changed economic environment after Austria's accession to the European Union.
Da der i stivelsessektoren er betydelige strukturelle overskud, for hvilke der ydes refusioner med henblik på eksport til tredjelande, tillader Kommissionen normalt ikke støtte i denne sektor.
In view of the existence of large structural surpluses in the starch sector, for which restitution had to be granted in order to allow exports to third countries, the Commission did not normally allow aid to this sector.
I henhold til en bestemmelse i 1994-akten om Østrigs tiltrædelse bør Kommissionen udvise smidighed over for nationale overgangsstøtteordninger, der tager sigte på at lette omstruktureringen i sektoren for forarbejdning af landbrugsprodukter. I overensstemmelse hermed havde Kommissionen tidligere godkendt flere former for investeringsstøtte til omstrukturering af den østrigske stivelsesproduktion. forudsat at dette ikke medførte en øget kapacitet.
A clause in the Austrian Act of Accession stipulated that the Commission should act flexibly with respect to transitional national aid schemes designed to facilitate restructuring in the agricultural products processing sector.
I det pågældende tilfælde indebar investeringerne imidlertid en mærkbar stigning i produktionskapaciteten. Kommissionen kunne derfor ikke godkende de østrigske argumenter for. at den skulle tillade støtten i overensstemmelse med bestemmelsen om smidighed.
However the investments involved in this case entailed a significant increase in starch production by the company concerned.
Ifølge artikel 87. stk. 3, litra c), skal Kommissionen foretage en skønsmæssig vurdering af. om statsstøtten er i fælles interesse.
Article 87(3)(c) required the Commission to exercise discretion in determining whether state aid was in the common interest.
På baggrund af en undersøgelse i overensstemmelse med den procedure, der er fastsat i traktatens artikel 88. stk. 2. og de betragtninger, der blev fremlagt af den østrigske regering og tredjemand, konkluderede Kommissionen, at ydelse af støtten ville medføre en yderligere forøgelse af kapaciteten i stivelsessektoren, hvilket måtte anses for at være i strid med de fælles interesser.
After undertaking an investigation in accordance with the procedure laid down by Article 88(2), and considering the comments submitted by the Austrian Government and third parties, the Commission concluded that the provision of aid which would have the effect of further increasing capacity in the starch sector could not be considered compatible with the common interest.
Kommissionen tog også i betragtning, at virksomheden allerede havde foretaget investeringerne, og at produktionsfaciliteterne var blevet operationelle, uden at der var ydet statsstøtte eller truffet en positiv afgørelse.
Furthermore, the Commission took account of the fact that the company had already made the investments and that the production facilities had become operational without state aid having been granted or a positive decision having been taken.
Kommissionen konkluderede, at støtten ikke var nødvendig for investeringens gennemførelse og for at lette udviklingen i sektoren, da markeds kræfterne havde givet det samme resultat.
The Commission concluded that the aid was therefore not necessary for the investments to be undertaken and the development of the sector to be facilitated.
I en anden nv medlemsstat.
In fact, the free play of market forces had brought about the same result.
Sverige, godkendte Kommissionen et statsstøtteprojekt vedrørende en femårig fritagelse for energiafgift (plus to mulige forlængelser på to ar) for Agroetanol AB i forbindelse med en årlig produktion på 50 000 I bioethanol. Denne mængde ethanol har en værdi på mellem 80 og 150 mio. SEK (mellem ca. 9 og 17 mio. ECLJ).
Concerning another new Member State, the Commission decided to give its approval to a Swedish state aid scheme involving a five-year (plus two possible extensions of two years) energy tax exemption granted to Agroetanol AB for the production each year of 50 000 litres of bioethanol worth between SEK 80 and 150 million (about ECU 9-17 million).
Kommissionen henstillede imidlertid til, at Sverige ændrer støttebetingelserne, således at det er muligt at overvåge produktionsomkostningsdifferentialet for bioethanol og fossile brændstoffer i de første fem år af fritagelsesperioden samt under en eventuel forlængelse. Dette ville om nødvendigt gøre det muligt at reagere på ændringer i differentialet og begrænse skattefritagelsen, således at statsstøtten ikke overstiger de ekstra produktionsomkostninger, der er i forbindelse med produktion af bioethanol. sammenlignet med fossile brændstoffer.
It recommended that Sweden modify the scheme so that it would be possible to monitor the production cost differential of bioethanol and fossil fuels during the first five years of the exemption period and during any extension period so that it would be possible to react to changes in this differential, if necessary, by reducing the tax exemption so that state aid would not be granted to the company in excess of the extra production costs it incurred in producing bioethanol by comparison with the production costs of fossil fuels.
Bioethanol fremstilles af vedvarende ressourcer (korn).
Bioethanol is produced from renewable resources (cereals) and blended at low levels with traditional motor fuels.
Når bioethanol i små mængder sammenblandes med traditionelle motorbrændstoffer, kan det anvendes i almindelige køretøjer, uden at der foretages tekniske ændringer.
The mixture can be used in ordinary vehicles without any modifications having to be carried out.
Bioethanol er mindre miljøskadeligt end fossile brændstoffer, specielt med hensyn til udstødning, idet det stort set er kuldioxidneutralt.
By comparison with fossil fuels bioethanol is more environmentally friendly, especially as regards its emissions impact; it is basically carbon dioxide neutral.
I sin beslutning understregede Kommissionen den fælles interesse i udvikling af vedvarende energikilder.
In its decision the Commission reiterated the common interest in the development of renewable forms of energy, the future competitiveness of which would lead inter alia to a reduced import dependency on fossil energy sources and a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases, of which carbon dioxide was the main one.
Den vedvarende energis fremtidige konkurrenceevne bør blandt andet føre til mindre afhængighed af importerede fossile brændstoffer og til en begrænset emission af drivhusgasser, navnlig kuldioxid.
In view of the assurances given by the Swedish authorities that they would monitor and evaluate the scheme and in view of the time-limit on the tax exemption as well as the relative volume of production by comparison with that of total fuel consumption in Sweden, the Commission accepted that the aid constituted a pilot project.
På baggrund af de svenske myndigheders tilsagn om at overvåge og evaluere projektet og den tidsbegrænsede afgiftsfritagelse samt omfanget af den pågældende produktion, sammenholdt med
As regards the intensity of the aid, the Commission, which only had limited procedural powers under the state aid rules, applied the principle spelled out in the 1994 Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection that state aid for renewable energy sources should not exceed the extra production costs involved by
ANVENDELSEN AF KONKURRENCEREGLERNE I DEN EUROPÆISKE UNION
APPLICATION OF THE COMPETITION RULES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION comparison with fossil fuels.
Sveriges samlede brændstofforbrug, godkendte Kommissionen, at støtten vedrører et pilotprojekt. Denne status er en betingelse for afgiftsfritagelsen for sådanne projekter i henhold til Rådets direktiv 92/81/EØF af 31. oktober 1992 om harmonisering af punktafgiftstrukturen for mineralolier.
While the tax exemption was not likely to result in overcompensation for the time being, the possibility could not be ruled out that the company might improve its cost efficiency by, say, increasing the use of production capacity, technological development or selling an increased share of bioethanol as an additive to petrol in relation to the share sold as diesel.
Kommissionen besluttede derfor i overensstemmelse med traktatens artikel 88. stk. 1. at anbefale Sverige at ændre støtteforanstaltningen, således at der tages hensyn til disse faktorer.
In accordance with Article 88(1), the Commission therefore decided to recommend that Sweden modify its aid measure in order to take these factors into account.
Den 25. november besluttede Kommissionen at afslutte den procedure, den havde indledt efter traktatens artikel 88. stk. 2. over for de tyske myndigheders planlagte subsidiering af selskabet Infraleuna Infrastruktur und Service GmbH. et nyoprettet selskab i kemikomplekset Leuna, hvis produktionsanlæg netop er blevet privatiseret og solgt til ca. hundrede forskellige investorer.
On 25 November the Commission decided to terminate proceedings initiated under Article 88(2) in respect of grants that the German authorities planned to make to Infraleuna Infrastruktur und Service GmbH, a company set up not long previously on the Leuna chemical site whose production facilities had been privatised and sold to one hundred or so different investors.
Aktiemajoriteten i Infraleuna besiddes af den offentlige sektor, og selskabet har til formal at opføre og forvalte samtlige infrastrukturer på området for de virksomheder, der har etableret sig der.
The objective of Infraleuna, whose shares were mostly owned by the public sector, was to set up and manage all the infrastructure for the site for the benefit of the companies located there.
Selskabet skal ligeledes forestå den sanering af området, som de offentlige myndigheder var ansvarlige for, idet sidstnævnte har solgt grundene til markedsprisen for sanerede grunde.
It had also been given the task of clearing the site, which was the responsibility of the public authorities, the latter having sold the plots at the market price for a developed site.
Kommissionen konstaterede, al det var umuligt at finde en privat investor til disse infrastrukturer, hvorfor oprettelse af selskabet Infraleuna var det eneste alternativ til. at lade de offentlige myndigheders udføre af arbejdet. Det oprindelige kapitalindskud pa i alt 1.018 mio. DEM (521.63 mio. ECU) udgør derfor ikke statsstøtte efter traktatens artikel 87. stk. 1.
The Commission found that, since it was impossible to find a private investor for the infrastructures, setting up Infraleuna was the only alternative to the various tasks being carried out by the public authorities and that the initial capital injection for the company of DEM 10 18 million (ECU 521.63 million) therefore did not constitute state aid pursuant to Article 87(1).
En ikke nærmere kvantificerbar del af subsidierne til miljøområdet pa 150 mio. DEM (76.86 mio. ECU), udgør dog statsstøtte, men støtten er forenelig med fællesskabsrammebestemmelserne for statsstøtte til miljøbeskyttelse.
Although an unquantifiable part of the grant for environmental protection totalling DEM 150 million (ECU 76.86 million) did constitute state aid, this was compatible with the Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection.
Kommissionen kunne ligeledes konstatere, at de virksomheder, som nyligt har etableret sig i området, ikke far støtte, men betaler en normal pris for Infraleunas tjenesteydelser, hvilket bidrager til selskabets fremtidige finansiering.
The Commission also noted that no aid was granted to the companies newly arrived on the site, which were paying the normal price for the services provided by Infraleuna and in this way ensuring its subsequent funding.
Kommissionen besluttede den 4. november at afslutte' den procedure, den havde indledt efter traktatens artikel 88, stk. 2. over for ulovligt tildelt støtte til Les Filatures de Roubaix i form at subsidier og lånekapital13S. Kommissionen konkluderede dels, at kun et beløb på 7.77 mio. FRF (1.17 mio. ECU) ud al' subsidierne på 22 mio. FRF (3.35 mio. ECU) var berettiget som regional investeringsstøtte, da dette svarer til det regionale støtteloft på 35% for SMV, dels at lånekapitalen til et beløb af 18 mio. FRF (2.74 mio. ECU) indeholdt et element af driftsstøtte til et beløb af 1,46 mio. FRF (0,22 mio. ECU), svarende til forskellen mellem den anvendte rente og markedsrenten.
On 4 November the Commission decided to terminate the proceedings which it had initiated under Article 88(2) in respect of aid unlawfully disbursed to Les Filatures de Roubaix in the form of a grant and an equity loan.138 It concluded that, of the grant of FRF 22 million (ECU 3.35 million), only the FRF 7.7 million (ECU 1.17 million) which corresponded to the regional ceiling of 35% for SMEs could be justified as regional investment aid and that the equity loan of FRF 18 million (ECU 2.74 million) contained an operating aid element totalling FRF 1.46 million (ECU 0.22 million), i.e. the difference between the rate applied and the market rate.
Kommissionen besluttede derfor at godkende subsidiedelen på 7,77 mio. FRF og påbyde ophævelse af de øvrige støtteforanstaltninger gennem tilbagebetaling af beløbet på 14,23 mio. FRF (2,17 mio. ECU) med renters rente, og en rentesats for lånekapitalen på mindst den gældende referencerente på 8,28 % på lånetidspunktet.
It therefore decided to authorise the portion of the grant amounting to FRF 7.77 million (ECU 1.17 million) and to order that the other aid be abolished by means of the recovery of FRF 14.23 million (ECU 2.17 million) with interest and the application to the equity loan of a rate corresponding at least to the reference rate of 8.28% applicable at the time the loan was granted.
EDF's særlige betingelser for en række virksomheder i papirindustrien
Preferential conditions granted by EDF to certain companies operating in the paper industry139
For at tilskynde papirfabrikkerne til at anskaffe elektriske infrarøde tørreanlæg gav EDF dem et forskud ved installationen af tørreanlæggene.
As an incentive to acquire electrical infra-red drying equipment, the papermills concerned were granted an advance from EDF when they installed a dryer.
Dette forskud skulle svare til den besparelse på elforbruget, et sådant tørreanlæg ville betyde i forsyningskontraktens løbetid, der normali er på seks år.
This advance corresponded to a rebate on the quantity of electricity which the dryer was estimated to consume during the period of validity of the supply contract, which was usually six years.
Den samlede nutidsværdi af besparelsen er mindst 6.45 mio. ECU.
The discounted total value of the rebates was at least ECU 6.45 million.
Ved at indlede denne procedurevil Kommissionen klarlægge en række spørgsmål, som den i øjeblikket ikke kan besvare, nemlig: i) om EDF ved at tilbyde en sådan rabat dækker sine marginalomkostninger og mindst en del af sine faste omkostninger; ¡i) om EDF ikke også vil kapre nye kunder blandt brugere af andre energikilder: iii) om de øvrige elforbrugere i en lignende situation ikke er ofre for diskrimination; og iv) om der ikke er tale om konkurrencefordrejning mellem producenter al' henholdsvis elektriske og ikke-elektriske tørreanlæg. mellem udbydere af elektricitet og udbydere af andre energikilder og endelig mellem papirfabrikanter, der modtager et forskud fra EDF. og dem. der ikke gør.
In initiating these proceedings, the Commission hoped to clarify a number of questions which it could not answer on the basis of the information in its possession, namely (i) whether, by offering these rebates, EDF was covering the marginal cost and at least part of its fixed costs; (ii) whether, in so doing, EDF was not seeking to attract new customers from among the users of other energy sources; (iii) whether other electricity consumers in a comparable situation were being discriminated against; and (iv) whether there was any distortion of intraCommunity competition between manufacturers of electrical and non-electrical drying equipment, between suppliers of electricity and suppliers of other forms of energy and between the papermills benefiting and those not benefiting from an EDF advance.
Hårde hvidevarer og elektriske artikler
Household appliances and electronics
Magefesa og selskabets efterfølgere
Magefesa and its successors