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Tubacex havde i en årrække haft alvorlige finansielle problemer og erklærede sig i juni 1992 i henhold til den spanske lov om betalingsstandsning (ley de suspensión de pagos) for midlertidigt insolvent og standsede sine betalinger. I oktober 1993 blev betalingsstandsningen i medfør af en aftale med kreditorerne ophævet.
It would thus be incompatible with the Directive to restrict the identification of waters affected by pollution to cases where agricultural sources alone give rise to a concentration of nitrates in excess of 50 mg/1 when, within the framework of that process, the Directive expressly provides that, in establishing the action programmes under Article 5, the respective nitrogen contributions originating from agricultural and other sources are to be taken into account.
»2. ... afdragsordningen eller den ratemæssige gældsindfrielse til socialsikringskassen sker mod tilskrivning af renter efter den lovbestemte rentesats fra den dato, hvor afdragsordningen eller den ratemæssige gældsindfrielse træder i kraft, indtil betaling sker ...«
According to the applicants in the main proceedings, the establishment, in those areas where they own or farm land, of action programmes restricting agricultural use, as required by the Regulations under which the nitrate vulnerable zones have been designated, would cause them immediate and long-term economic harm in terms of land values and of income from their farming businesses.
Den 25. februar 1995 besluttede Kommissionen efter en dybtgående foreløbig undersøgelse af de forskellige aspekter af selskabets finansielle omstrukturering og andre spørgsmål i forbindelse hermed at indlede proceduren efter EF-traktatens artikel 93, stk. 2, og artikel 6, stk. 4, i Kommissionens beslutning nr. 3855/91/EKSF af 27. november 1991 om fællesskabsregler for støtte til jern- og stålindustrien (EFT L 362, s. 57), bl.a. med hensyn til eventuelle støtteelementer i tilbagebetalingsaftaler med lønmodtagernes garantifond (Fondo de Garantía Salarial, herefter »Fogasa«) og i den finansielle omstrukturering af Tubacex, særlig eventuelle støtteelementer i socialsikringshovedkassens deltagelse i ophævelsen af tilbagebetaling af gæld.
Similarly, Article 3(5) of the Directive allows the Member States to designate the whole of their territory as a nitrate vulnerable zone instead of identifying waters affected by pollution, which means that they may establish action programmes even if the pollution caused by nitrates of exclusively agricultural origin does not exceed the threshold of 50 mg/1.
Da betalingsstandsningen blev påbegyndt i juni 1992 henvendte arbejdstagerne i den omhandlede virksomhed sig til Fogasa med anmodning om betaling af deres løntilgodehavender. Tubacex, Acería de Álava og Fogasa indgik efter forhandling den 10. juli 1992 en aftale om, at Fogasa udbetalte arbejdstagernes løntilgodehavender, som foreløbigt var opgjort til et samlet beløb på 444 327 300 ESP.
In their view, Article 3(1) of the Directive requires the Member States to identify surface freshwaters as waters which are or could be affected by pollution only if they exceed, or could exceed if relevant action were not taken, the threshold for nitrates of 50 mg/1 by reason of the direct or indirect discharge of nitrogen compounds from agricultural sources.
Virksomhederne forpligtede sig til at tilbagebetale dette beløb med tillæg af 211 641 186 ESP i renter. Tilbagebetalingsperioden var på otte år til en simpel rente på 10% pro anno, med forfald i halvårlige rater på 40 998 011 ESP.
The Member States must therefore establish the source of the nitrates which cause that threshold to be exceeded.
Fogasa er et uafhængigt organ under Arbejds- og Socialministeriet og finansieres af virksomhederne. Dets vigtigste opgave er ifølge § 33, stk. 1, i Estatuto de los Trabajadores, den spanske arbejdstagervedtægt, at udbetale »løn til lønmodtagere, der ikke er blevet betalt på grund af insolvens, betalingsstandsning, konkurs eller ved kreditorsamvirken«.
Finally, the interpretation put forward by the applicants in the main proceedings would lead to exclusion from the scope of the Directive of numerous cases where agricultural sources make a significant contribution to the pollution, a result which would be contrary to the Directive's spirit and purpose.
Tubacex havde i forhold til socialsikringskassen en række gældsposter, der blev reguleret ved aftalen om ophævelse af betalingsstandsningen i oktober 1993.
The High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division, decided to stay proceedings and refer some questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling.
I 1994 indgik socialsikringshovedkassen aftaler med selskaberne om tilbagebetaling af deres gældsposter.
The fact that the level for the concentration of nitrates taken into account when identifying waters was set by reference to that laid down in Directive 75/440 shows that requirements of public health protection determined the maximum concentration of nitrates, of whatever origin, permissible in water intended for human consumption, nitrate pollution being harmful to human health irrespective of whether it has been caused by agricultural or by industrial sources.
»For at fremme inddrivelse af udestående skyldige beløb, bemyndiges lønmodtagernes garantifond til at indgå aftaler om tilbagebetaling, der nærmere fastlægger form, frister og garantier, idet gennemførelsen af arbejdstagernes krav skal ske under hensyn til virksomhedens fortsatte eksistens og sikringen af de ansatte.
The question whether the Directive applies only where the discharge of nitrogen compounds of agricultural origin makes a significant contribution to the pollution must be answered in the affirmative, given the objective of the Community legislature, namely to reduce and prevent water pollution caused or induced by nitrates from agricultural sources, and the scope of the measures envisaged for that purpose by Article 5.
Domstolen har i en tidligere sag afgjort, at den omstændighed, at statslige interventioner har et socialt formål, ikke uden videre kan medføre, at de falder uden for begrebet statsstøtte i traktatens artikel 92.
As regards the polluter pays principle, suffice it to state that the Directive does not mean that farmers must take on burdens for the elimination of pollution to which they have not contributed.
»De foranstaltninger, Kongeriget Spanien traf til fordel for Compañía Española de Tubos por Extrusión SA (Tubacex) og Acería de Álava, indeholdt elementer af ulovlig statsstøtte og er uforenelige med fællesmarkedet i henhold til EF-traktatens artikel 92 og beslutning nr. 3855/91/EKSF, eftersom den anvendte rentesats var lavere end den gældende markedsrente. Der er tale om følgende foranstaltninger ...«
However, the Directive does not preclude the Member States, if their national law so allows, from applying the provisions of the Directive in cases not covered by it.
Det første anbringende om, at der foreligger en tilsidesættelse af traktatens artikel 118, kan følgelig ikke tiltrædes.
When national courts review the legality of measures identifying waters affected by pollution in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Directive, as interpreted in this judgment, they must take account of the wide discretion enjoyed by the Member States which is inherent in the complexity of the assessments required of them in that context.
Tilsidesættelse af traktatens artikel 92, stk. 1
Viewed in that light, the polluter pays principle reflects the principle of proportionality on which the Court has already expressed its view.
Indledningsvis bemærkes, at Kongeriget Spanien under denne sag kun har påberåbt sig en overtrædelse af traktatens artikel 92 uden at anfægte gyldigheden af den omtvistede beslutning i relation til beslutning nr. 3855/91.
However, Community law cannot provide precise criteria for establishing in each case whether the discharge of nitrogen compounds of agricultural origin makes a significant contribution to the pollution.
»Kongeriget Spanien fjerner de støtteelementer i foranstaltningerne, der er indeholdt i de i artikel 1 nævnte foranstaltninger, ved at trække dem tilbage eller anvende den normale markedsrente med virkning fra det tidspunkt, hvor FOGASA oprindelig ydede lånene, og hvor omlægningen af gælden til socialsikringskassen efter betalingsstandsningen blev bevilget, og kræver det beløb tilbagebetalt, der svarer til forskellen mellem denne rentesats og den rentesats, der faktisk blev anvendt frem til datoen for støttens ophør...«
The same applies to breach of the principle that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source, since the arguments of the applicants in the main proceedings are indissociable from their arguments relating to breach of the principle of proportionality.
Den omstændighed, at Acería de Álava fremstiller produkter, der er nævnt i bilag I til EKSF-traktaten, og således henhører under denne traktats anvendelsesområde, navnlig fællesskabsreglerne for støtte til jern- og stålindustrien, begrunder ifølge den anden betragtning i kapital VI i den omtvistede beslutning anvendelsen af beslutning nr. 3855/91.
The Directive may thus be applied by the Member States in different ways. Nevertheless, such a consequence is not incompatible with the nature of the Directive, since it does not seek to harmonise the relevant national laws but to create the instruments needed in order to ensure that waters in the Community are protected against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
Til støtte for sin påstand har Kongeriget Spanien gjort to anbringender gældende, nemlig at der foreligger en tilsidesættelse af traktatens artikel 118 og af artikel 92, stk. 1.
The Community legislature necessarily accepted that consequence when, in Annex I to the Directive, it granted the Member States a wide discretion in the identification of waters covered by Article 3(1).
Tilsidesættelse af traktatens artikel 118
As regards infringement of the right to property, the Court has consistently held that, while the right to property forms part of the general principles of Community law, it is not an absolute right and must be viewed in relation to its social function.
Ifølge fjerde betragtning i kapitel VI i den omtvistede beslutning falder foranstaltningerne til fordel for Tubacex derimod ind under EF-traktatens artikel 92 og 93, fordi der er tale om aktiviteter, som består i produktion af sømløse rør af rustfrit stål, der ikke er omfattet af EKSF-traktaten.
Consequently, its exercise may be restricted, provided that those restrictions in fact correspond to objectives of general interest pursued by the Community and do not constitute a disproportionate and intolerable interference, impairing the very substance of the rights guaranteed.
Under disse omstændigheder og henset til, at Kongeriget Spanien med sit andet anbringende kun har anfægtet den omtvistede beslutnings lovlighed i relation til traktatens artikel 92, må dets påstand om annullation af denne beslutning forkastes i det omfang, den bestemmer, at Kongeriget Spaniens foranstaltninger til fordel for Acería de Álava er uforenelige med beslutning nr. 3855/91 i EKSF.
By its second question, the national court asks whether the fact that the concentration of nitrates of agricultural origin in waters identified under Article 3(1) of the Directive may, in itself, not exceed 50 mg/1 infringes the principle of proportionality, the polluter pays principle and the fundamental right to property of the farmers concerned, thereby rendering the Directive invalid.
For så vidt angår foranstaltningerne til fordel for Tubacex gør Kongeriget Spanien gældende, at disse ikke opfylder betingelserne for at kunne anses for at være statsstøtte i henhold til traktatens artikel 92.
However, the system laid down in Article 5 reflects requirements relating to the protection of public health, and thus pursues an objective of general interest without the substance of the right to property being impaired.
Den omstændighed, at Kommissionen i artikel 1 i den anfægtede beslutning konstaterer at de foranstaltninger, Kongeriget Spanien traf til fordel for Tubacex og Acería de Álava indeholdt elementer af ulovlig statsstøtte og er uforenelig med traktatens artikel 92 og beslutning nr. 3855/91, anfægter således ikke medlemsstaternes kompetence på det sociale område, men disse skal dog overholde Fællesskabernes konkurrenceregler.
According to the Court, the Directive contains flexible provisions enabling the Member States to observe the principle of proportionality in the application of the measures which they adopt. It is for the national courts to ensure that that principle is observed.
Ifølge den nationale lovgivning skal dette organ indtræde i arbejdstagernes rettigheder og søgsmål med henblik på at opnå tilbagebetaling af de udlagte beløb.
Consideration of the questions raised has disclosed no factor of such a kind as to affect the validity of Directive 91/676.'
De omhandlede aftaler affødte derfor ikke ny gæld for Tubacex i forhold til det offentlige.
Advocate General Léger delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Fifth Chamber on 8 October 1998.
I fjerde betragtning i kapital V i den omtvistede beslutning har Kommissionen fastslået, at ordningen i denne henseende ikke indeholder elementer af statsstøtte.
'(1) For the purposes of Article 3(1) of Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, "waters affected by pollution" must be understood as meaning surface freshwaters, including those used or intended for the abstraction of drinking water, which contain an overall concentration of nitrates in excess of 50 mg/1, where agricultural sources account for a part of that pollution which may be dealt with by means of the mandatory measures provided for by Article 5.
Det bemærkes videre, at staten ikke har en adfærd som en offentlig investor, hvis indgreb må sammenlignes med fremgangsmåden hos en privat investor, som anbringer sin kapital under
A practice whereby a Member State identifies surface freshwaters as affected by pollution where they contain a discharge of nitrogen compounds from agricultural sources which makes a "significant contribution" to that overall concentration of nitrates meets the requirements of Directive 91/676.
Den rente, der finder anvendelse på denne form for gæld, skal normalt yde godtgørelse for det tab, som kreditor har lidt, som følge af debitors forsinkelse med at opfylde sin forpligtelse til at indfri sin gæld, dvs. morarenter.
(2) Examination of the questions raised has disclosed no factor of such a kind as to affect the validity of Directive 91/676.'
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
Case C-311/97 Royal Bank of Scotland pic ν Elliniko Dimosio (Greek State) Free movement of persons
Hver part bærer sine egne omkostninger. *
Preliminary ruling (Freedom of establishment — Tax legislation — Tax on company profits)
»1) Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber frifindes.
That rate of tax is higher than the rate applying to banks having their seat in Greece.
Kongeriget Spanien tilpligtes at betale sagens omkostninger.«
The Diikitiko Protodikio Peiraios decided to stay proceedings and to refer a question to the Court for a preliminary ruling.
Sag T-283/97 Germain Thinus / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Tjenestemandsvedtægten
As regards banks, the higher rate of taxation applies only to banks having their seat in another Member State and a permanent establishment in Greece.
»Tjenestemænd — afslagpå forfremmelse — sammenligning af fortjenester — andre kriterier, som skal tages i betragtning — begrundelse* (Femte Afdeling)
By its question, the national court is asking essentially whether legislation of a Member State, such as the tax legislation in question in the main proceedings, which, in the case of companies having their seat in another Member State and carrying on business in the first Member State through a permanent establishment situated there, excludes the possibility, accorded only to companies having their seat in the first Member State, of benefiting from a lower rate of tax on profits, is compatible with Community law, in particular with Article 7 of the EEC Treaty (now Article 6 of the EC Treaty) and Article 52 of the EC Treaty.
Ved beslutning 96/346/EF af 20. september 1995 om en procedure i henhold til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 4064/89 (IV/M.553 -RTL/Veronica/Endemol) (herefter »den anfægtede beslutning«), har Kommissionen erklæret sammenslutningen i form af joint venture-selskabet Holland Media Groep (herefter »fusionen«) for uforenelig med fællesmarkedet.
the grounds referred to in Article 56 of the Treaty in order to justify the discrimination contained in the legislation in question.
Endemol's virksomhed er koncentreret i Nederlandene, men selskabet har andre virksomheder i Europa.
The Greek Government has not relied on any of
VMG besidder 49% af aktierne i HMG.
The Court ruled:
Parterne i denne fusion var Compagnie luxembourgeoise de télédiffusion SA (herefter »CLT«), NV Verenigd Bezit VNU (herefter »VNU«), RTL 4 SA (herefter »RTL«), Endemol Entertainment Holding BV (herefter »Endemol«) og Veronica Omroep Organisatie (herefter »Veronica«).
'Articles 52 and 58 of the EC Treaty are to be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State, such as the tax legislation in question in the main proceedings, which, in the case of companies having their seat in another Member State and carrying on business in the first Member State through a permanent establishment situated there, excludes the possibility, accorded only to companies having their seat in the first Member State, of benefiting from a lower rate of tax on profits, when títere is no objective difference in the situation between those two categories of companies which could justify such a difference in treatment '
CLT er et tv-selskab stiftet efter luxembourgsk ret, som beskæftiger sig med tv- og radiotransmission, forlagsvirksomhed og dertil knyttede aktiviteter i forskellige lande.
Advocate General S. Alber delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Fifth Chamber on 19 November 1998.
De aktiver, som Veronica og Endemol overførte, omfattede Veronica's tv-kanal og dertil knyttede aktiver samt Endemol's radioaktiviteter (dvs. Holland FM radio-kanalen).
Case C-342/96 Kingdom of Spain ν Commission of the European Communities State aid
RTL er et selskab stiftet efter luxembourgsk ret, der delvist udbyder nederlandsksprogede tv- og radioprogrammer. Disse programmer transmitteres af Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), der ejer - direkte eller indirekte - 47,27% af RTL's selskabskapital.
(State aid — Application of the statutory interest rate to agreements for the repayment of wages and the payment of debts in respect of social security contributions) (Sixth Chamber)
CLT kontrollerer i sidste ende RLT, som besidder 51% af kapitalen i Holland Media Groep (herefter »HMG«).
It has a steel-producing subsidiary, Acería de Álava, established in Amurrio (Álava).
Veronica er en forening stiftet efter nederlandsk ret, som indtil den 1. september 1995 optrådte på det nederlandske tv- og radiomarked som offentligt tv-selskab. Veronica var et af de fire offentlige tv-selskaber, der sendte deres programmer på den offentlige kanal »Nederland 2«.
By application lodged at the Court Registry on 16 October 19%, the Kingdom of Spain brought an action for the annulment of Commission Decision 97/21/ECSC, EC of 30 July 1996 ('the contested decision').
Endemol og HMG havde ligeledes indgået en tiårig produktionsaftale, der svarede til HMG's produktionsbehov for sine tre kanaler.
In June 1992, after several years of serious financial difficulties, Tubacex was declared provisionally insolvent in accordance with the Ley de suspensión de pagos (Spanish Law on Insolvency), and suspended debt repayments. In
Til gengæld forpligtede HMG sig til at købe 60% - målt i værdi — af de særlige programmer, som det ville have behov for, hos Endemol.
The Compañía Española de Tubos por Extrusión SA (hereinafter 'Tubacex') is a company governed by private law, established at Llodio
stjerner og nye tv-formater, som Endemol havde lanceret, købt eller opdaget.
October 1993 an agreement with creditors made it possible to lift that suspension.
Sagsøgeren har gjort gældende, at Kommissionen alene var beføjet til at undersøge markedet for tv-reklamer, men ikke markedet for tvproduktion.
'2. ... rescheduling or repayment by instalments of social security debts shall give rise to the payment, from the date on which authorisation was granted for rescheduling or payment by instalments until the date of payment, of interest at the statutory rate in force at the time of authorisation ...'
Kommissionen har kun kompetence for så vidt angår fusioner uden fællesskabsdimension, såfremt der foreligger en anmodning fra en medlemsstat, jf. artikel 22, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 4064/89.
On 25 February 1995, following preliminary investigations into various aspects of the financial restructuring of the undertaking and other related matters, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings pursuant to Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty and to Article 6(4) of Commission Decision No 3855/91/ECSC of 27 November 1991 establishing Community rules for aid to the steel industry (OJ 1991 L 362, p.
I denne sag havde den nederlandske regering anmodet Kommissionen om at undersøge fusionen alene for så vidt angår markedet for tv-reklamer. Heraf følger, at Kommissionen kun kunne undersøge dette marked og ikke på eget initiativ udvide undersøgelsen.
57), so far as it concerns, in particular, possible aid elements in repayment agreements concluded with the Fondo de Garantía Salarial (hereinafter 'Fogasa') and the financial restructuring of Tubacex, particularly the possible aid elements in the participation of the Social Security Fund in the lifting of the suspension of debt repayments.
Den 20. september 1995 vedtog Kommissionen den anfægtede beslutning, hvorefter aftalen om dannelse af joint venture-selskabet HMG blev erklæret for uforenelig med fællesmarkedet med den begrundelse, at fusionen vil føre til skabelse af en dominerende stilling på markedet for tvreklamer i Nederlandene og til styrkelse af Endemol's dominerende stilling på markedet for uafhængigenederlandsksprogedetv-produktioner i Nederlandene, som vil føre til, at den effektive konkurrence i Nederlandene vil blive betydeligt hæmmet.
As soon as the procedure for suspension of payments was opened in June 1992, the employees of the undertakings concerned applied to Fogasa for payment of the wages due to them. Following negotiations, on 10 July 1992 Tubacex, Acería de Alava and Fogasa concluded an agreement under which the latter would pay the employees' wages, the total amount of which was provisionally fixed at PTE 444 327 300.
Ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 4. december 1995 har parterne i fusionen anlagt denne sag.
For their part, the two companies undertook to repay that amount, with the additional sum of PTE 211 641 186 of interest calculated at the simple annual rate of 10%, in six-monthly instalments of PTE 40 998 011 over a period of eight years.
Ifølge Retten bestemmer artikel 22, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 4064/89, i det væsentlige, at Kommissionen efter anmodning fra en medlemsstat kan undersøge, om en fusion uden fællesskabsdimension er forenelig med forordningen.
Fogasa is an independent organisation under the control of the Ministry of Employment and Social Security and financed by contributions paid by undertakings.
Der er ikke i artikel 22 tildelt medlemsstaten beføjelser til at kontrollere gennemførelsen af Kommissionens undersøgelse, når først den har forelagt den pågældende fusion for Kommissionen, eller til at afgrænse området for Kommissionens undersøgelse i denne henseende.
Under the first paragraph of Article 33 of the regulations governing employees, its main role is to pay to workers the salaries which they have not been paid on account of insolvency, suspension of payments, bankruptcy or in the event of agreement between the creditors of the companies.