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Det bestemmes i den anfægtede beslutning, at den støtte, ACB har modtaget i henhold til provinslov nr. 25/81, er ulovlig, og at Italien sørger for tilbagesøgning fra den 1. januar 1986.
It follows that the Free State of Saxony has an interest in challenging the Decision which is distinct from that of the German State, and, therefore, that it is entitled to take action against that decision under the fourth paragraph of Article 173 of the Treaty.
Sagsøgeren anlagde nærværende sag ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 12. oktober 1996.
For all those reasons, the Commission's objection of inadmissibility must be dismissed.
I betragtningerne til denne beslutning bemærkede Kommissionen, at den den 25. maj 1983 i henhold til anden kodeks for støtte til jern- og stålindustrien (gældende indtil 31.12.1985) godkendte en planlagt støtte i størresesordnen 40 mia. ITL til omstrukturering af visse private virksomheder i Italien, herunder et beløb på 2 mia. ITL til Bolzano-stålværkerne, som skulle bevilges i henhold til lov nr. 675/77. Det var navnlig ACB, der skulle støttes med et rentelettet lån på 6 mia. ITL.
By contrast, the conception of the applicants and the German Government, according to which Article 92(2)(c) of the Treaty permits full compensation for the undeniable economic backwardness suffered by the new Länder until such time as they reach a level of development comparable with that of the original Länder disregards both the nature of that provision as a derogation and its context and aims.
Dette forhold havde forsinket den faktiske ydelse af støtte.
The economic disadvantages suffered by the new Länder as a whole have not been caused by the division of Germany within the meaning of Article 92(2)(c) of the Treaty.
Da den godkendte støtte ikke var blevet udbetalt inden udløbet af den fastsatte frist, den 31. december 1985, og ikke igen hverken var blevet anmeldt eller godkendt af Kommissionen, var den blevet ulovlig.
As such, the division of Germany has had only marginal consequences on the economic development of either zone, which, moreover, it affected equally at the outset, and it has not prevented the economies of the original Länder from developing favourably thereafter.
ACB har ved Retten nedlagt påstand om annullation af den anfægtede beslutning og subsidiært at fastslå, at der ikke består en forpligtelse til at foretage en tilbagesøgning af udbetalt støtte, og følgelig at det er uberettiget at tilbagesøge støtte tildelt efter den 1. januar 1986.
Far from being implicitly repealed following German reunification, that provision was retained by both the Maastricht Treaty concluded on 7 February 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty concluded on 2 October 1997. Moreover, an identical provision was inserted into Article 61 (2) (c) of the Agreement on the European Economic Area concluded on 2 May 1992.
Sagsøgeren har til støtte for annullationspåstanden fremført 6 anbringender, om nærmere bestemt at retten til kontradiktion
Having regard to the objective scope of the rules of Community law, the authority and effectiveness of which must be preserved, it cannot therefore be assumed that that provision has become devoid of purpose since the reunification of Germany, as the Commission
I beslutning 96/617/EKSF om støtte fra den selvstyrende provins Bolzano til ACB (herefter »den anfægtede beslutning«) opregner Kommissionen listen over den offentlige støtte, som sagsøgeren modtog af den selvstyrende provins Bolzano.
It also follows from the above that the Commission did not make any error of law by
Sagsøgeren har gjort gældende, at det ikke af den anfægtede beslutning klart fremgår, hvilke regler der finder anvendelse.
Germany on the German economy, however real, did not in themselves constitute a ground for applying Article 92(3) (b) of the Treaty to an aid scheme.
Ifølge sagsøgeren synes det, at beslutning er blevet vedtaget i henhold til kodeksen om støtte til jern- og stålindustrien, der var gældende på tidspunktet for beslutoingens vedtagelse, uden dog at udelukke den kodeks, der var gældende på tidspunktet for støtttens tildeling.
Infringement of Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty stating generally, in the third paragraph of Point X of the Decision, that the derogation laid down in Article 92(2)(c) of the Treaty should not be applied to regional aid for new investment projects and that the derogations provided for in Article 92(3)(a) and (c) of the Treaty and the Community framework were sufficient to deal with the problems faced by the new Länder.
Sagsøgeren er af den opfattelse, at anvendelsen af den gældende kodeks på tidspunktet for vedtagelsen af den anfægtede beslutning er i strid med princippet om beskyttelse af den berettigede forventning og retssikkerhedsprincippet.
The applicants argue that the Commission infringed Article 92(3) (a) of the Treaty, which provides that 'aid to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment' may be considered to be compatible with the common market.
Første anbringende, tihidesættelse af retten til kontradiktion
Under Article 92(3)(b) of the Treaty, aid may be considered to be compatible with the common market if it is '[...] to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State'.
EKSF-traktaten bestemmer, at tilskud eller støtte ydet af medlemsstaterne, i hvilken som helst form dette sker, forbydes.
This, moreover, is in conformity with the need to interpret strictly a derogating provision such as Article 92(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Sagsøgeren har gjort gældende, at Kommissionen ikke have konsulteret eller hørt den i forbindelse med proceduren.
The Court finds that the Commission acknowledged the applicability to the aid in question not only of Article 92(3)(c) but also of Article 92(3)(a).
Først i beslutningen fik sagsøgeren kendskab til de bemærkninger, som den italienske regering og de to sammenslutninger af jern- og stålproducenter havde fremsat.
It then states that high levels of investment and other aid have been authorised 'in order to contribute to the development of the region'.
I modsætning til EF-traktatens bestemmelser om statsstøtte, hvorefter Kommissionen har beføjelse til at træffe afgørelse om støttens overensstemmelse med traktaten, var de i kodekserne fastlagte undtagelser fra det principielle absolutte forbud mod støtte begrænset tidsmæssigt.
The applicants' argument must therefore be rejected as inoperative since they merely refer to the state of the economy of the Free State of Saxony, without even alleging that this caused a serious disturbance of the economy in the Federal Republic of Germany as a whole.
Der er alene indledt en administrativ procedure vedrørende statsstøtte over for den pågældende stat. Støttemodtagere som sagsøgeren anses kun for »interesserede« i denne procedure.
It allowed an aid intensity higher than it was its policy to accept when applying Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty to regional aid in Germany.
Så snart kodeksens anvendelsesperiode er udløbet, er Kommissionen ikke berettiget til i medfør af de fastsatte undtagelser at godkende en støtte til jern- og stålindustrien, der ikke er blevet anmeldt inden for rammerne af denne kodeks.
It that respect, it has explained that the specific disadvantages encountered by investors in the regions falling within Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty are taken into consideration in its costbenefit analysis for the purposes of fixing the total amount of the aid capable of being authorised, so that those calculations take account of the higher aid eligibility of those regions.
Det er i sagen ubestridt, at den pågældende støtte ikke var blevet anmeldt.
The argument that the Commission was unwilling to apply the more favourable provision of Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty to the aid in question is therefore unfounded.
Det fremgår hverken af femte kodeks for støtte til jern- og stålindustrien (gældende fra 1.1.1992 til 31.12.1996) eller af nogen anden regel om statsstøtte eller af fællesskabsretspraksis, at Kommissionen skulle være forpligtet til at høre modtageren af statsstøtte om den retlige vurdering, den anlægger af den pågældende støtte.
Moreover, the question whether German reunification has caused a serious disturbance in the economy of the Federal Republic of Germany involves complex assessments of an economic and social nature, to be made within a Community context, which fall within the exercise of the wide discretion which the Commission enjoys under Article 92(3) of the Treaty.
I dette tilfælde kan en medlemsstat, der har tilsidesat sin anmeldelsesforpligtelse, ikke kræve, at Kommissionen foretager en undersøgelse af en støttes forenelighed med fællesmarkedet i henhold til en ophævet kodeks.
In that context, judicial review must be limited to verifying whether the rules on procedure and the statement of reasons have been complied with, that the facts are materially accurate, and that there has been no manifest error of assessment and no misuse of powers.
Støttemodtageren har kun ret til at blive inddraget i den administrative procedure i det omfang, det må anses for formålstjenligt under hensyn til sagens konkrete omstændigheder.
In particular, it is not for the Community judicature to substitute its economic assessment for that of the Commission.
Tredje anbringende, tilsidesættelse af princippet om loyalt samarbejde, af princippet om god tro, af princippet om beskyttelse af den berettigede forventning og af proportionalitetsprincippet
The arguments by which the applicants criticise the reference in the Decision to existing surplus capacity in the motor-vehicle industry are clearly ill founded, having regard to the wide discretion which the Commission enjoys under Article 92(3) of the Treaty.
I sagen har sagsøgeren har haft lejlighed til at fremsætte sine bemærkninger, da den traf afgørelse om at indlede den pågældende procedure, selv om sagsøgeren ikke har benyttet sig af denne mulighed.
In this case, the applicants have not put forward any concrete evidence capable of establishing that the Commission made a manifest error of assessment in taking the view that the unfavourable repercussions of the reunification of
Andet anbringende, anvendelse af fællesskabsbestemmelser med tilbagevirkende kraft
Contravention of the general scheme of Article 92(3) of the Treaty
der er blevet ydet inden for den almindelige ordning i sagen, og at tilladelsen var tidsmæssigt begrænset.
The applicants put forward essentially five complaints that the Court of First Instance rejects.
Sagsøgeren havde i 1982 udarbejdet en omstruktureringsplan efter provinslov nr. 25/81, godkendt af Kommissionen i 1983.
The Commission had caused them to entertain a justified hope that it would examine the aid promised by means of a costbenefit analysis based on a five-year period.
For det andet har Kommissionen tilsidesat princippet om god tro og princippet om beskyttelse af den berettigede forventning. Kommissionens adfærd og navnlig procedurens varighed har affødt en berettiget forventning om, at den omtvistede støtte var lovlig.
The Court of First Instance states that, in this case, it is sufficient to observe that the Commission never gave an assurance that the Volkswagen group's investments in Mosel II and Chemnitz II would be classified in their entirety as 'greenfield' investments.
Endelig for det fjerde fastslår beslutning 91/176, at rentelettelse på et lån ydet i december 1987 er en ulovlig statsstøtte. Der består dermed ingen uoverensstemmelse mellem denne beslutning og den anfægtede beslutning.
The applicants submit that the Commission infringed the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations by classifying the paint and final assembly shops of Mosel II and Chemnitz II as extensions of existing capacity and, in consequence, adopting a reference period
Det er tilstrækkeligt at konstatere, at det eneste bevis, som sagsøgeren har fremlagt i denne forbindelse, er en erklæring af 2. februar 1999 fra den administrative direktør, Sergio Moresetti, hvoraf det fremgår, at der var blevet etableret kontakter mellem ham og embedsmændene i Bolzano.
Takes formal notice that the applicants discontinue their action in Case T-143/96 in so far as it seeks the annulment of the first indent of Article 2 of Commission Decision 96/666/EC of 26 June 1996 concerning aid granted by Germany to the Volkswagen Group for works in Mosel and Chemnitz;
Sagsøgeren kan således ikke hævde, at man ikke var informeret om, at staten havde en forpligtelse til at anmelde alle konkrete støtteprojekter, der indgik i sagsøgerens omstruktureringsplan efter 1. januar 1986.
Orders the applicants to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the defendant, save in so far as they have been incurred by the latter as a result of the intervention of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ophævelsen af en ulovlig støtte ved tilbagesøgning er en logisk konsekvens af, at støtten er blevet erklæret ulovlig, og kan i
(Control of concentrations —Action for annulment —Admissibility — Object of the proceedings Competence of the Commission under Article 22(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 -Effect on trade between Member States — Creation of a dominant position) (Second Chamber, Extended Composition)
princippet ikke betragtes som en foranstaltning, der står i rimeligt forhold til formålene med EKSF-traktatens bestemmelser om statsstøtte.
By application lodged at the Registry of the Court of First Instance on 31 January 1997, Kesko brought the present action, in which it seeks annulment of the contested decision.
Det følger ligeledes heraf, at en sådan foranstaltning ikke udgør en sanktion, der ikke er fastsat i fællesskabsretten, selv om den først iværksættes lang tid efter ydelsen af støtte.
The applicant, Kesko Oy ('Kesko'), is a limited company incorporated in Finland engaged in the retail sale of daily consumer goods and specialty goods.
I modsætning til EF-traktatens artikel 92, stk. 1, er dette forbud generelt og betingelsesløst.
Tuko Oy (Tuko') was another Finnish limited company specialising in the wholesale and retail sale of daily consumer goods and specialty goods.
Det samme gælder ligeledes for så vidt angår opkrævningen af renter.
First plea in law, alleging lack of competence on the part of the Commission
Da EKSF-traktatens nyttevirkninger ville være virkningsløse, hvis det tillodes de støttemodtagende virksomheder at drage fordel af, at pengene stod til rådighed i perioden mellem tildelingen og tilbagebetalingen af støtten.
On 27 May 1996 Kesko concluded various agreements for the acquisition of 56.3% of Tuko's share capital, representing 59.3% of the voting rights. Thereafter, Kesko increased its holding in Tuko to over 99% of that company's share capital.
Hvad angår fejlen, Kommissionen som hævdet har begået ved anvendelsen af undtagelserne til femte kodeks, skal anbringendet, ifølge hvilket sagsøgeren hævder at have været offer for en alvorlig forskelsbehandling i forhold til offentlige virksomheder inden for jern- og stålindustrien, forkastes som værende irrelevant for sagen.
It was not for the Commission to determine, at the stage of the administrative procedure, the competence of the OFC under Finnish law to submit a request under Article 22(3) of Regulation No 4064/89; it was required only to verify whether the request referred to it was prima facie a request made by a Member State within the meaning of Article 22.
Selv om det antages, at den private og offentlige sektor inden for jern- og stålindustrien behandles forskelligt i Italien, er det uden betydning for Kommissionens bedømmelse af, om den konkrete støtte, som en medlemsstat har ydet, er lovlig.
The Court's task is to examine whether the Commission discharged that duty of verification to the requisite legal standard.
Fjerde anbringende, urigtig retsopfattelse ved bedømmelsen af støttens forenelighed med fællesmarkedet for jern og stål og en fejlagtig bedømmelse af de faktiske omstændigheder
On 26 June 1996 the Finnish Office of Free Competition ('the OFC') requested the Commission to examine the acquisition of Tuko by Kesko in accordance with Article 22(3) of Regulation No 4064/89.
Imidlertid gør de oplysninger, som den italienske regering har fremlagt under den administrative procedure, det ikke muligt at bevise, at betingelserne for at bringe undtagelsen vedrørende miljøbeskyttelse i anvendelse var opfyldt.
In that regard, it should be noted, first, that the notion of a request by a 'Member State' within the meaning of Article 22(3) of Regulation No 4064/89 is not limited to requests from a government or ministry; it also encompasses requests from national authorities such as the OFC.
Sagsøgeren har gjort gældende, at Kommissionen har lagt en urigtig retsopfattelse til grund, idet den har antaget, at det for anvendelsen af EKSF-traktaten i modsætning til EF-traktaten ikke er fastsat, at der skal forekomme »en påvirkning af samhandelen inden for Fællesskabet«.
On 20 November 1996 the Commission adopted, pursuant, in particular, to Articles 8(3) and 22 of Regulation No 4064/89, Decision 97/277/EC declaring a concentration to be incompatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.784 — Kesko/Tuko) (OJ 1997 L 110, p.
Endvidere har Kommissionen ikke taget hensyn til, at sagsøgeren har været udsat for en alvorlig forskelsbehandling i forhold til offentlige virksomheder inden for jern- og stålindustrien, der har modtaget væsentlig mere støtte.
The Commission stated that it would, 'in a separate decision based on Article 8(4) of Regulation No 4064/89, adopt appropriate measures in order to restore conditions of effective competition.'
Endelig har Kommissionen fundet, at investeringerne til gennemførelse af energibesparelser og kvalitetsforbedringer af produkterne ikke med hjemmel i femte kodeks kunne falde under undtagelsen fra bestemmelserne i EKSF-traktatens artikel 4, litra c).
At the time when the contested decision was adopted on 20 November 1996, the Commission had good grounds for considering that the OFC was prima facie competent to submit the request under Article 22(3) of Regulation No 4064/89.
Sagsøgeren har ikke fremlagt elementer, der bestrider Kommissionens konstatering.
In those circumstances, there was no need for the Commission to request the Finnish authorities to provide it with further information on that issue.
Sagsøgeren har gjort gældende, at den af Kommissionen fastsatte rente dels er ubestemmelig dels er uden hjemmelsgrundlag.
The second plea, alleging a manifest error of assessment or of law concerning the effect of the concentration upon trade between Member States
I mangel af fællesskabsretlige bestemmelser om proceduren ved tilbagebetaling af uretmæssigt udbetalte beløb skal tilbagesøgning af støtte, der
On 21 November 1996 the Commission addressed to Kesko a communication pursuant to Article 18(1) of Regulation No 4064/89, stating that it considered it appropriate to adopt a decision under Article 8(4) of that regulation requiring Kesko to sell 'en bloc' Tuko's daily consumer goods business.
For det første forbyder EKSF-traktatens artikel 4, litra c), tilskud eller støtte ydet af staterne »i hvilken som helst form«.
As is apparent, in particular, from the first eight recitals in the preamble thereto, Regulation No 4064/89, Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty
hvorved de italienske markedsvilkår og retsprincipper vedrørende tilbagesøgningen af uretmæssigt udbetalte beløb respekteres.
and the regulations implementing them form a composite whole constituting an integral part of the Community system designed to ensure that competition in the common market is not distorted.
er tildelt ulovligt, ske i henhold til national ret. Anvendelsen af national ret må imidlertid ikke begrænse fællesskabsrettens rækkevidde og virkning.
It is therefore necessary to apply to the criterion of an effect on trade between Member States, within the meaning of Article 22(3) of Regulation No 4064/89, an interpretation which is consistent with that given to it in the context of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty.
Sagsøgeren har gjort gældende, at den anfægtede beslutning hverken indeholder en begrundelse for, hvorfor Kommissionen har anset den 31. december 1985 for afgørende for tilbagebetalingen, idet denne dato svarer til udløbet af anden kodeks' gyldighedsperiode, eller hvorfor den har fundet femte kodeks anvendelig på provinsen Bolzano's beslutning nr. 7673, nr. 2429 og nr. 4158.
Subject to the question whether the Commission made a manifest error of assessment regarding the links between Kesko and its retailers, it is clear that the factors referred to above substantiate the Commission's conclusion that the concentration would have resulted, in particular, in the closure of the Finnish market to potential competitors from other Member States and would have meant that suppliers from other Member States would have had to use KeskoTuko's distribution channels in order to secure the distribution of their products in Finland.
Desuden har Kommissionen fastsat renten efter en gådefuld metode.
Moreover, the Commission did not make a manifest error of assessment by finding that the concentration would affect trade between Member States without carrying out an analysis of the market in respect of each product within the daily consumer goods sector.
I en beslutning fra Kommissionen om tilbagebetaling af ulovlig støtte i medfør af traktatens artikel 93, stk. 2, kan der derfor pålægges betaling af renter af de tildelte beløb med henblik på at fjerne de økonomiske fordele, der har været forbundet med den pågældende støtte.
Even if, as the applicant asserts, various obstacles to entry onto the Finnish market existed prior to the concentration in issue, it is also apparent from the factors referred to above that the concentration would significantly reinforce those obstacles, to the detriment, in particular, of suppliers from other Member States.
Det fremgår klart af den anfægtede beslutning, at den 31. december 1985 er blevet valgt på grund af ikrafttrædelsen af tredje kodeks, hvori det var fastsat, at der skulle ske forudgående anmeldelse af enhver støtte ydet virksomheder inden for jern- og stålindustrien.
That conclusion is not invalidated by the fact that the word 'may', appearing in Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty, does not feature in Article 22(3) of Regulation No 4064/89.
Imidlertid kan der kun stilles krav om opkrævning af renter for at udligne de faktiske økonomiske fordele ved, at støtten har været stillet til modtagerens rådighed, og rentekravet skal stå i et rimeligt forhold dertil.
It follows that the Commission is entitled, in that context, to take account of potential effects on trade between Member States, provided that they are sufficiently appreciable and foreseeable, without being required to establish that the concentration in question has actually affected intra-Community trade.
Det var oplyst i den indledende beslutning, at »Kommissionen mener, at den skal vurdere statsstøtte på grundlag af de bestemmelser og fortolkningskriterier, der finder anvendelse på det tidspunkt, den vedtager sin beslutning, og at de pågældende støttebeløb således skal undersøges på grundlag af de gældende regler for støtte til jern- og stålindustrien, dvs. femte kodeks.«
In the present case, the Commission found that the concentration in issue would affect the structure of the Finnish retail and wholesale markets for daily consumer goods and would thus have an appreciable influence, directly or indirectly, actually or potentially, on the pattern of trade between Member States.
Det bør bemærkes, at selv om den anfægtede beslutning giver udtryk for, at rentesatsen, der anvendes for at fjerne denne fordel, er direkte fastsat af Kommissionen, fremgår det ikke desto mindre, at den omhandlede rente i virkeligheden er den gennemsnitlige referencesats for centralregeringens udbetalinger af rentetilskud til kreditinstituter i Italien.
There is no contradiction in the fact that, when analysing the effect of the concentration on trade between Member States, the Commission examined its impact on suppliers from other Member States whereas, for the purposes of assessing the effect of the concentration in terms of competition, it took account only of the Finnish markets.