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15. juni 1999 statsstøtte — søgsmål anlagt af en
77ie selective nature of the increased reductions
Indledningsvis bemærkes, at sagsøgeren efter intern italiensk ret har status som juridisk person og derfor kan anlægge annullationssøgsmål i henhold til traktatens artikel 173, stk. 4.
The Royal Decree of 22 February 1994, which introduced the 'Maribel ter* scheme, increased, with effect from 1 January 1994, for undertakings carrying on their activity in one of the sectors most exposed to international competition, the amount of increased reductions per quarter and per worker to, respectively, BEF 9 300 for a maximum of five manual workers and to BEF 8 437 for other manual workers, in undertakings with less than 20 employees, and to BEF 8 437 for manual workers in undertakings employing 20 workers or more.
Da den anfægtede beslutning er rettet til Den Italienske Republik, afhænger spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt sagsøgeren har søgsmålskompetence, af, om beslutningen berører sagsøgeren umiddelbart og individuelt.
First of all, it must be borne in mind that Article 92(1) of the Treaty provides that any aid granted by a Member State, or through State resources in any form whatsoever, which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is incompatible with the common market In particular, measures which, in various forms, mitigate the charges which are normally included in the budget of an undertaking and which, without therefore being subsidies in the strict meaning of the word, are similar in character and have the same effect are considered to constitute aid.
Ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 10. november 1997 har sagsøgeren anlagt nærværende sag i medfør af EF-traktatens artikel 173, stk. 4 (efter ændring nu artikel 230, stk. 4, EF).
It is furthermore incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty [now, after amendment, Article
Den anfægtede beslutning omhandler støtte, som den sagsøgende region har ydet. Beslutningen berører ikke alene retsakter, som regionen har udstedt, men afskærer den også fra at udøve sine selvstændige beføjelser på den måde, den ønsker.
According to established case-law, it is necessary to determine whether the increased reductions under the Maribel bis/ter scheme entail advantages accruing exclusively to certain undertakings or certain sectors and do not therefore fulfil the condition of specificity which constitutes one of the characteristics of the concept of State aid namely the selective character of the measures in question.
Traktatens bestemmelser vedrørende borgernes søgsmålsret kan ikke fortolkes indskrænkende.
As the Belgian Government acknowledges, the increased reductions are granted only to undertakings belonging to certain sectors of the processing industry.
Endvidere afskærer den anfægtede beslutning sagsøgeren fra fortsat at anvende den omtvistede lovgivning, ophæver dennes virkninger og forpligter sagsøgeren til at indlede den administrative procedure med henblik på tilbagesøgning af støtten hos støttemodtagerne.
So, the Maribel bis/ter scheme, which pursues an employment policy by means affording a direct advantage only in relation to the competitive situation of the undertakings concerned, belonging to certain sectors of economic activity, is not justified by the nature or scheme of the social security system in force in Belgium.
Formålet med traktatens artikel 173, stk. 4, er at give enhver fysisk eller juridisk person, som berøres umiddelbart og individuelt af fællesskabsinstitutionernes retsakter, en passende domstolsbeskyttelse.
The Belgian Government accepts that undertakings belonging to other sectors marked by the employment of manual labour are thus excluded from the benefit of the increased reductions.
Spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt en person har søgsmålskompetence, må derfor alene afgøres ud fra dette fonnål, og alle, som opfylder de objektive betingelser, dvs. har den nødvendige status som juridisk person og berøres umiddelbart og individuelt af den anfægtede retsakt, må kunne anlægge annullationssøgsmål.
These include undertakings belonging to the sectors of the processing industry not referred to in the royal decrees and undertakings in the tertiary sector and the building sector.
Imidlertid skal Retten også undersøge, om sagsøgerens interesse i at anfægte beslutningen retteligt skal varetages af den italienske stat. I den forbindelse må det først fastslås, at sagsøgeren er en selvstændig regional myndighed i den pågældende stat og har særlige rettigheder og interesser.
The explanations provided by the Belgian Government, according to which the Maribel bis/ter scheme is a general measure of economic policy whose planned extension to all sectors of economic activity can only be done progressively for reasons related to budgetary restrictions, cannot be accepted.
Den støtte, den anfægtede beslutning omhandler, udgør foranstaltninger, der er truffet som led i den lovgivningsmæssige og økonomiske selvstændighed, som regionen råder over med direkte hjemmel i den italienske forfatning.
Having regard to the exclusion of those sectors, which, like those covered by the Maribel bis/ter scheme, employ manual workers, the Commission rightly found that the limitation of the increased reductions to certain sectors rendered those reduction measures selective, so that they fulfilled the condition of specificity.
Kommissionens argument vedrørende traktatens ordning om statsstøtte er udtryk for en forveksling af anvendelsesområdet for fremgangsmåden med hensyn til kontrol i traktatens artikel 92 og artikel 88 EF med anvendelsesområdet for den adgang til domstolsbeskyttelse, der omhandles i traktatens artikel 173.
Even when a Member State states that it intends ultimately to extend to its entire economy measures initially restricted to certain sectors of activity and thereby generalise them, such a declared intention cannot be taken into account for avoiding application of Article 92(1) of the Treaty since such measures must be assessed solely in relation to their effects.
Spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt regionale eller lokale offentlige myndigheder med hjemmel i artikel 173, stk. 4, kan anlægge annullationssøgsmål vedrørende statsstøtte, kan herefter ikke afhænge af, om deres særlige retsstilling udtrykkeligt er anerkendt i traktatens artikel 92 og artikel 88 EF.
A measure aimed at promoting the creation of jobs by reducing, for certain undertakings, the amount of social security contributions which they must pay must be regarded as State aid when it is not justified by the nature or general scheme of the social welfare system.
En sådan søgsmålsret kan endvidere ikke berøre de forpligtelser, der påhviler medlemsstaterne i henhold til traktatens artikel 92 og artikel 88 EF.
By its second plea, the Belgian Government contends that, in the event that the Maribel bis/ter scheme is held to be aid within the meaning of Article 92 of the Treaty, it does not affect intra-Community trade.
Det er fortsat medlemsstaterne, der er ansvarlige over for Fællesskabet for overtrædelser af de forpligtelser, der følger af de nævnte artikler.
It also contends that the contested decision is not sufficiently reasoned.
Forbuddet i artikel 92, stk. 1, omhandler statsstøtte eller støtte, som ydes ved hjælp af statsmidler, uden at der sondres mellem støtte, der ydes direkte af staten, og støtte, der ydes af offentlige eller private organer.
As Community law stands at present, the Member States retain their powers to organise their social security systems.
Da formålet med ovennævnte bestemmelse er at afskære medlemsstaterne fra at omgå dette grundlæggende forbud på den måde, at offentlig finansiering kanaliseres gennem andre organer, tillægges alle retsakter, der udstedes i den forbindelse, staten, uanset hvem der faktisk har udstedt dem. Dette er baggrunden for, at beslutninger, der træffes i henhold til artikel 88 EF, og som har til formål at sikre, at forbuddet overholdes, kun rettes til medlemsstaten.
They may therefore pursue objectives of employment policy, such as those relied on by the Kingdom of Belgium, amongst which are, in particular, the maintenance of a high level of employment amongst manual workers and the maintenance of an industrial sector in order to balance the Belgian economy.
Det forhold, at regionale og lokale myndigheder i den sammenhæng sidestilles med staten, er begrundet i hensyn, der er forbundet med effektiviteten af den kontrolordning, der er indført ved traktatens artikel 92 og artikel 88 EF.
In the case of an aid programme, the Commission may confine its examination to the characteristics of the programme in question in order to determine whether it gives an
Spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt et annullationssøgsmål anlagt i medfør af traktatens artikel 173, stk. 4, kan fremmes til realitetsbehandling, kan kun afgøres på grundlag af de særlige fonnål med denne bestemmelse og af princippet om adgang
However, it must be emphasised that the increased reductions introduced by the Belgian authorities in order to attain that objective have the sole direct effect of according an economic advantage to the recipient undertakings alone, relieving them from part of the social costs which they would normally have to bear.
dvs. efter sin egen vurdering, for at få prøvet en retsakt, som er bebyrdende for ham.
recovery is disproportionate. In support of its plea, it advances three arguments.
til domstolsbeskyttelse, hvorefter enhver fysisk eller juridisk person skal have mulighed for at indbringe en sag for domstolene på eget initiativ,
appreciable advantage to the recipients in relation to their competitors and is likely to benefit essentially undertakings engaged in trade between Member States.
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
The Commission's power to require recovery
»1) Den af Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber nedlagte afvisningspåstand tages ikke tilfølge.
The removal of unlawful State aid by means of recovery is the logical consequence of a finding that it is unlawful.
2) Sagen fremmes til realitetsbehandling.
Since repayment of the aid is meant only to restore the prior legal situation, it cannot in principle be regarded as a sanction.
3) Afgørelsen om sagens omkostninger udsættes.«
By its third plea, the Belgian Government contends that, if the Maribel bis/ter scheme were to be considered to be aid affecting trade between Member States, it would have to be declared compatible with the common market pursuant to Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty.
Sag T-277/97 Ismeri Europa Sri / Revisionsretten for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Forbindelserne udadtil
The disproportion between the breach of obligations and the requirement to recover the aid
»Ansvar uden for kontrakt — MED-programmeme — beretning fra Revisionsretten — kritik af det sagsøgende selskab« (Tredje Afdeling)
The Belgian Government could not have been unaware of the possibility that the Commission might order it to recover the sums granted under the Maribel bis/ter scheme.
Dansk tekst foreligger endnu ikke.
Suspension of the increased reductions during the examination stage
Dansk tekst foreligger endnu ikke.
However, that case-law does not mean that the Commission is obliged to require automatically the Member State concerned to suspend payment of aid.
Sag C-401/98 Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber / Den Hellenske Republik
3, of 24 November 1983, which pointed out that any aid granted unlawfully was liable to be the subject of a demand for repayment.'
Præjudiciel—FinanzgerichtMünchen —gyldigheden af artikel 3, stk 2, i Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 536/93 af 9. marts 1993 om gennemførelsesbestemmelser for tillægsafgiften på mælk og mejeriprodukter (EFT L 57, s. 12) — straffen for overskridelse af fristen for en opkøbers fremsendehe af meddelelsen vedrørende den årlige opgørelse for de enkelte producenter af mængden ogfedtindholdet i den leverede mælk
The Belgian Government argues, alternatively, that the Commission failed to state reasons for its decision to order recovery of the aid and thus acted in breach of Article 253 EC.
Traktatbrudssøgsmål — manglende gennemførelse indenfor den fastsatte frist afEuropa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv 94/47/EF om beskyttelse af køber i forbindelse med visse aspekter ved kontrakter om brugsret til fast ejendom på timeshare-basis
Despite the incontestable existence of the difficulties referred to by the Belgian Government at the time when the Commission ordered the aid to be recovered, there is nothing to prove that it is absolutely impossible for recovery to be carried out and that such absolute impossibility already existed when the Commission took its contested decision.
Generaladvokat A. Saggio fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Sjette Afdeling) den lojuni 1999.
In the present case, the contested decision contains no reasons explaining the demand for the aid to be recovered.
Generaladvokat N. Fennelly fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Sjette Afdeling) den 17. juni 1999.
Advocate General A La Pergola delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Sixth Chamber on 12 November 1998.
Sag C-118/99 Frankrig / Kommissionen tarifering af visse varer i den kombinerede nomenklatur — fortolkning af positionerne 8517 2100 (telefaxapparater) og 8471 6040 (printere) — printer-telefaxapparat, der arbejder i forbindelse med en computer
(Failure by a Member State to fulfil obligations — Incomplete transposition of Directive 82I501IEEC) (Sixth Chamber)
Annullation af Kommissionens beslutning 1999/87/EF af 3. februar 1999 om afslutning af medlemsstaternes regnskaber over de udgifter, som de har afholdt for EUGFL, Garantisektionen, i 1995 — finansiel justering som følge af utilstrækkelig kontrol på stedet efter støtteordningen for producenter af visse markafgrøder (Rådets forordning nr. 1765/92 af 30. juni 1992
The Commission was of the opinion that Directive 82/501 was not being properly applied in Italy, at least as regards Article 7, and brought this action.
Delvis annullation af Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 49Λ999 af 18. december 1999 om fastsættelse for 1999 af de samlede tilladte fangstmængder for visse bestande af stærkt vandrende fiskearter, deres fordeling på kvoter til medlemsstaterne og visse betingelser for fiskeri af disse fangstmængder
By application lodged at the Registry of the Court on 26 September 1997, the Commission of the European Communities brought an action for a declaration that by failing to ensure that emergency plans are drawn up for action outside the establishments in respect of whose industrial activity notification has been given pursuant to Article 5 of Council Directive 82/501/EEC of 24 June 1982 and by failing to organise inspections or other measures of control proper to the type of industrial activity concerned, in breach of the third indent of Article 7(1) and Article 7(2) of that directive, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC Treaty.
Præjudiciel — Tribunal d'Instance de Paris — gyldigheden af punkt 3 i Kommissionens forordning nr. 2184/97 af 3. november 1997 om
The Commission argues in support of its action that, despite the adoption of Presidential Decree No 175/88 and subsequent amendments thereto, the emergency plans for action outside the establishments which have to be drawn up under the third indent of Article 7(1) of Directive
Fællesskabets domstolsordnings funktion vil i den nærmeste fremtid blive præget af flere væsentlige udviklinger.
Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.'
Perspektivet af en udvidelse af Unionen kræver også en revision af bestemmelserne om institutionernes sammensætning og funktionsmåde.
Advocate General F.G. Jacobs delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Sixth Chamber on 25 March 1999.
I dokumentet redegør Domstolen og Retten først for, hvilke problemer der skal løses, for at Fællesskabets retsinstanser fortsat vil kunne udføre deres opgave på effektiv vis.
'(1) declare that, by not ensuring that all the emergency plans referred to in the third indent of Article 7(1) of Council Directive 82/501/EEC are drawn up and that all the inspections or other measures of control referred to in Article 7(2) thereof are carried out, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty,
Som en skitse til en løsning nævnes tre grupper af overvejelser over for Rådet.
Court of First Instance
Domstolen foreslår således, at der indføres en hasteprocedure eller en forenklet procedure for behandlingen af sager, der klart er uopsættelige.
In this case, the applicants allege that the tax reliefs granted to DAI are incompatible with the aims of the common agricultural policy in the sugar sector.
Afholdelsen af offentlige retsmøder kunne også begrænses, idet visse sager kunne afgøres alene på grundlag af en skriftlig forhandling.
Essentially, the creation of a beet sugar production industry in Portugal would aggravate Community over-capacity in that sector and would give rise to considerable costs for the intervention scheme.
Domstolen nævner endvidere muligheden for oftere blot at træffe afgørelse ved kendelse i alle de tilfælde, hvor besvarelsen allerede følger af Domstolens praksis.
The Court finds that the aid for vocational training must be considered separately in the light of Article 92(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.
For det andet nævner Domstolen bestemte tiltag, der ikke sætter spørgsmålstegn ved den hidtidige struktur for Fællesskabets domstolsordning, men som ikke desto mindre forudsætter en ændring af de for institutionen gældende bestemmelser i traktaterne eller statutterne.
According to the Court, in this case, it is necessary to verify whether the tax reliefs at issue, which are intended to facilitate the development of certain economic regions in accordance with Article 92(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, are compatible with the aims pursued by the rules applicable to the sugar production and processing sector.
Den fremhæver i denne forbindelse først nødvendigheden af, at der gives Domstolen kompetence til selv at ændre sit procesreglement med henblik på at tilpasse det til udviklingen i de faktiske og retlige sammenhænge, det anvendes i.
In that context, the applicants have put forward no argument sufficient to call into question the notion that the vocational training aid at issue will contribute to the development of certain economic activities without adversely affecting trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.
Domstolen nævner også den idé at indføre en filtrermgsordning for appelsager, der indbringes for Domstolen til prøvelse af Rettens afgørelser.
An analysis of those rules shows that the tax reliefs in favour of DAI, intended to promote the setting up of a beet sugar refinery in mainland Portugal, conform with the aims pursued and the rules laid down, in connection with the common agricultural policy, by Regulation No 1785/81.
Man kan navnlig forestille sig en sådan filtrering for så vidt angår sager, der allerede er blevet undergivet en første prøvelse, inden de blev indbragt for Retten, således som det er tilfældet med sagerne om EF-varemærker.
It is precisely that regulation which sets, in Article 24(2) as amended by the Treaty of Accession, a quota of 60 000 tonnes - later raised to 70 000 tonnes - for mainland Portugal, after specifying in Article 24(1) that Portugal will allocate part of that quota 'to each undertaking situated in that region which is likely to start up sugar production'.
Endvidere nævnes muligheden for en ændring af fremgangsmåden for behandlingen af personalesager, bla. ved oprettelse af interinstitutionelle klageinstanser.
Moreover, Article 44 clearly allows State aid for, among other things, the production of beet sugar to be authorised under Article 92 of the EC Treaty and Articles 88 and 89 EG
Endelig henleder Domstolen opmærksomheden på sammenhængen mellem spørgsmålet om en forøgelse af antallet af dommere i forbindelse med fremtidige udvidelser og spørgsmålet om institutionens muligheder for at fungere.
First, they submit that grants of State aid fulfilling the conditions laid down by that regulation to qualify for Community co-financing are nevertheless subject to the application of Article 92 of the EC Treaty and Article 88 EG Second, they claim that Regulation No 866/90 excludes co-financing of the aid at issue in this case.
En væsentlig forøgelse af antallet af dommere kunne nemlig medføre, at Domstolens plenum overskrider den usynlige grænse, der er mellem en kollegial domstol og en rådslagende forsamling.
The applicants' arguments concerning aggravation of the over-production of sugar in the Community and an increase in the charges borne by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF, are not such as to call in question the compatibility of aid for the setting up of a beet sugar refinery in Portugal with the common agricultural policy in the sugar sector.
Såfremt Domstolen kommer til at omfatte mere end 15 dommere, bør det tilkomme Domstolen selv at undersøge, hvilke organisatoriske foranstaltninger der vil kunne træffes for at fjerne denne risiko.
The applicants have not shown that the tax reliefs granted to DAI are incompatible with the aims of the common agricultural policy, as implemented by the relevant rules.
For det tredje beskæftiger Domstolen sig til sidst med domstolsordningens fremtid i almindehghed, idet den fremkommer med nogle mere overordnede overvejelser med henblik på den næste regeringskonference.
The argument on which the applicants rely essentially to show that the Commission should, in the contested decision, have checked whether the investment aid in question might qualify for exception under Article 92(3) of the EC Treaty is based on Article 44 of Regulation No 1785/81, which provides, on the basis of Article 36 EC, that Article 92 of the EC Treaty and Articles 88 and 89 EC apply to production of and uade in agricultural products only to the extent determined by the Council.
I relation til de langsigtede perspektiver for ordningen med præjudiciel forelæggelse understreger Domstolen, at alle nationale retter, uden hensyn til deres status, fortsat skal have mulighed for at forelægge præjudicielle spørgsmål for Domstolen.
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Domstolen finder dog, at det bør overvejes at indføre en filtrermgsordning med henblik på at udvælge de præjudicielle spørgsmål, der er så komplicerede eller vigtige, at de bør afgøres på fællesskabsplan.
In that document, the two Courts identify, first of all, the problems which need to be resolved if they are to continue to perform their task effectively. Those problems relate chiefly to the increase in the volume of cases, the consequent lengthening of the time needed to deal with them and the congestion which may be expected to occur in the institution's translation service.
Domstolen beskæftiger sig endelig med fordelene og ulemperne ved en »decentralisering« af den præjudicielle procedure.
First, the Court proposes measures which could be adopted immediately, by means of simple amendments to the Rules of Procedure, and which would enable cases to be dealt with more efficiently.
Der ville herved være tale om oprettelse af retsinstanser i de enkelte medlemsstater — med status som fællesskabsorganer eller som nationale organer — som skal behandle præjudicielle spørgsmål fra retter, der er undergivet deres stedlige kompetencområde.
As to the preliminary ruling procedure, by which national courts may seek from the Court of Justice answers to the problems encountered by them in applying Community law, the Court considers that it should be empowered to ask the national courts for clarification regarding the questions referred.