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However, in this case, Italy has argued prior to the adoption of the decision that for certain measures recovery should not be ordered because it would be absolutely impossible to implement the order.
Artikkel 7
Since Italy raised this issue in the course of the formal investigation, and since a general principle of law states that no-one can be required to do the impossible, the Commission considers it appropriate to deal with the question in the Decision itself [77].
Käesolev otsus on adresseeritud Itaalia Vabariigile.
It should first be recalled that the Court of Justice has consistently given a very strict interpretation to the concept of ‘absolute impossibility’.
Brüssel, 14. august 2015
The condition that recovery must be absolutely impossible is not fulfilled where the Member State merely informs the Commission of the legal, political or practical difficulties involved in implementing the decision [78].
Komisjoni nimel
The only instance where ‘absolute impossibility’ can be accepted is where recovery would, from the beginning, be impossible in objective and absolute terms [79].
Margrethe Vestager
In the case at hand, the Italian authorities have repeatedly argued that a precise calculation of the amount of incompatible aid to be recovered is absolutely impossible.
Komisjoni otsus C(2012) 7128 (final) (ELT C 381, 11.12.2012, lk 32).
Under the Italian Civil Code (Article 2200) and tax law, they say, undertakings have a duty to keep business and accounting records only for 10 years.
Cuneo üldkohtu (tribunale) 18. veebruari 2011. aasta määrus (ordinanza), millega esitatakse teabenõue kooskõlas komisjoni teatisega riigiabi reguleerivate õigusaktide täitmise tagamise kohta liikmesriikide kohtute poolt.
The documentary evidence of damage caused by a natural disaster has to be assembled on the basis of official documents (business and accounting records) drawn up at the time of the event.
ELT C 85, 9.4.2009, lk 1.
For events that happened more than 10 years ago, therefore, it is no longer possible to determine the amount of damage suffered by individual beneficiaries, or the amount already compensated from other sources, such as insurance or other aid measures.
Kirjas nimetati meetmeid, mis olid seotud 1997. aasta märtsis Umbria, 2002. aastal Molise ja Apuulia ning 2009. aastal Abruzzo piirkonda tabanud maavärinatega, või Itaalia kehtestatud mis tahes teisi sarnaseid meetmeid.
For most of the measures under investigation, more than 10 years have elapsed since the natural disaster.
Vercelli üldkohtus 19. juunil 2012 toimunud kohtuistungi protokoll (verbale di udienza), milles esitatakse teabenõue seoses käimasoleva menetlusega riigiabi juhtumis SA.33083 (2011/CP).
This is the case for all the events relating to case SA.33083 (12/C), i.e. the earthquake in eastern Sicily in 1990, the floods in northern Italy in 1994, the earthquake in Marche and Umbria in 1997, the earthquake in Molise and Puglia in 2002, and the earthquake and eruptions of Mount Etna in the province of Catania in 2002.
ISTATi (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) andmetel vähenes SKP 26314,5 miljonilt eurolt 2008. aastal 25343,2 miljoni euroni 2009. aastal (st miinus 3,7 %).
Italy thus contends that for these events it is no longer possible to trace records proving the damage (or any compensation received).
Vt joonealune märkus 3.
Under Article 107(2)(b) of the TFEU, aid ‘to make good damage caused by natural disasters’ is compatible with the internal market, and aid is incompatible and must be recovered only if it exceeds the damage suffered.
Määratud kindlaks peaministri 15. jaanuari 1991. aasta dekreediga (decreto).
However, the vast majority of beneficiaries that have suffered damage as a result of natural disasters that occurred more than 10 years ago no longer have the documents needed to show that they suffered damage, or to prove the amount of the damage suffered, because under Italian law companies are not required to keep business and accounting records for more than 10 years.
Sealhulgas tööstus-, kaubandus-, käsitööndus- ja põllumajandusettevõtjad, kes tegutsevad maavärinas kannatada saanud piirkonnas.
As a result, if the Commission were to order the recovery of the amount of aid exceeding the level of damage for which the beneficiaries can still provide proof, the Member State would be required to recover aid which was compatible with the internal market under Article 107(2)(b) and to which undertakings that had suffered damage as a consequence of a natural disaster were in reality entitled.
2001. aasta rahandusseaduse (mida on muudetud 28. septembri 2011. aasta dekreetseadusega nr 355) artikkel 138.
In principle, the Commission ought to order the recovery of the incompatible aid granted by Italy under the measures referred to in recital 109.
27. detsembri 2002. aasta seaduse nr 289 (2003. aasta rahandusseadus) artikli 9 lõige 17.
However, (a) the beneficiaries of the measures are undertakings located in areas affected by natural disasters;
Ühekordse maksena või suuremate kui 5000 euro suuruste summade puhul osamaksetena.
aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters constitutes aid which is, in law, compatible with the internal market under Article 107(2)(b) of the TFEU;
24. detsembri 2003. aasta dekreetseaduse nr 355 (mis muudeti seaduseks 27. veebruari 2004. aasta seadusega nr 47 ja ministri 8. aprilli 2004. aasta dekreediga (decreto)) artikli 23-decies lõige 5.
most of these natural disasters happened more than 10 years before the date of the present Decision;
23. detsembri 2005. aasta seaduse nr 266 (2006. aasta rahandusseadus) artikli 1 lõige 363.
and finally, (d) under national law the beneficiaries of the aid are not required to keep records for longer than 10 years, so that it would be impossible in objective and absolute terms to determine the precise amount of damage they suffered as a direct consequence of the natural disaster.
Vt joonealune märkus 12.
In the very specific circumstances of the aid measures that are the subject of this Decision, therefore, the Commission accepts that for natural disasters that occurred more than 10 years before the date of the present Decision it is legally and factually impossible to obtain the information necessary to calculate the precise amount of incompatible aid to be recovered.
11. märtsi 2006. aasta seadus nr 81, millega muudetakse seaduseks 10. jaanuari 2006. aasta dekreetseadus nr 2.
To enforce a recovery order under these conditions would therefore be impossible in objective and absolute terms.
26. veebruari 2007. aasta seaduse nr 17 (millega muudetakse seaduseks 28. detsembri 2006. aasta dekreetseadus nr 300) artikli 3-quater lõige 2.
However, the impossibility of calculating the precise amount of incompatible aid to be recovered does not apply to undertakings that did not have a place of business (such as their principal place of business or another business unit) in the area affected by the natural disaster at the time of the event.
31. detsembri 2007. aasta seaduse nr 248 artikkel 36-bis.
These beneficiaries of the measures referred to in recital 109 must not be excluded from recovery, since they could not have suffered any direct damage caused by the natural disaster, and consequently could not be entitled to aid that was compatible with the internal market under Article 107(2)(b) of the TFEU.
Kahju peeti „suureks” ( rilevante) 21. jaanuari 1995. aasta seaduse nr 22 (millega muudeti seaduseks 24. novembri 1994. aasta dekreetseadus nr 646) artikli 16-bis tähenduses, kui see oli suurem kui üks kuuendik maksuaastal 1993 deklareeritud tulust ja ei olnud ühelgi juhul väiksem kui 2 miljonit Itaalia liiri (umbes 1032,39 eurot).
The Italian authorities must establish whether there was a place of business by consulting the information in the public registers for the time of the event.
Välja arvatud pangandus- ja kindlustussektori ettevõtjad.
In conclusion, the Commission finds that, given the specific nature of the cases in question, it would be absolutely impossible for Italy to recover any aid unlawfully granted under the measures under investigation where the natural disaster occurred more than 10 years before the date of the present Decision, with the exception of beneficiaries without a place of business in the area affected by the natural disaster at the time of the event.
24. detsembri 2003. aasta seaduse nr 350 (2004. aasta rahandusseadus) artikli 4 lõige 90.
Apart from that group, no order should be made requiring recovery of the aid granted under the unlawful and incompatible schemes where the natural disaster occurred more than 10 years before the date of this Decision.
26. veebruari 2007. aasta seaduse nr 17 (millega muudetakse seaduseks 28. detsembri 2007. aasta dekreetseadus nr 300) artikli 3-quater lõige 1;
CONCLUSION
31. detsembri 2007. aasta dekreetseaduse nr 248 artikkel 36-bis.
The Commission finds that Italy has unlawfully put into effect the aid measures referred to in recital 109 in breach of Article 108(3) of the TFEU.
27. detsembri 2006. aasta seaduse nr 296 artikli 1 lõige 1011, milles viidatakse peaministri 10. juuni 2005. aasta määrusele (ordinanza) nr 3442, milles omakorda viidatakse peaministri 29. novembri 2002. aasta määrusele nr 3254.
Since no grounds can be identified for finding the measures to be compatible with the internal market, they must be held to be incompatible.
27. detsembri 2006. aasta seaduse nr 296 artikli 1 lõikes 101 räägitakse „mis tahes maksu või makse … vähendamisest kuni 50 %ni”.
Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 states that ‘Where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary … The Commission shall not require recovery of the aid if this would be contrary to a general principle of Union law’ [80].
Peaministri 29. novembri 2002. aasta määruse nr 3254 artikliga 5 peatati esmakordselt „sotsiaalkindlustusmaksed ja toetuste maksed ning kohustusliku kutsealase kindlustuse maksed” seoses „isikutega, kes elavad piirkonnas või kelle registrijärgne asukoht või tegevuskoht on piirkonnas”.
In the light of the exceptional circumstances discussed in recitals 147 to 152, recovery should not be ordered where the aid was granted under the measures in question to individual beneficiaries in areas hit by natural disasters more than 10 years before the date of the present Decision, except where the beneficiary had no place of business in the area affected by the natural disaster at the time of the event.
Peaministri 10. juuni 2005. aasta määrusega nr 3242 kinnitati maksete tasumise peatamine seoses „nende erasektori tööandjatega, kelle registrijärgne asukoht või tegevuskoht on omavalitsusüksuste territooriumil …”.
Italy has demonstrated that it would be absolutely impossible to calculate the precise amount of incompatible aid to be recovered.
8. aprilli 2008. aasta dekreetseaduse nr 61 (mis muudeti seaduseks 6. juuni 2008. aasta seadusega nr 103 (rahastamisega, mis nähti ette 24. detsembri 2007. aasta seaduse nr 244 artikli 2 lõikega 109); 23. oktoobri 2008. aasta dekreetseaduse nr 162 (mis muudeti seaduseks 22. detsembri 2008. aasta seadusega nr 201) artikli 3 lõige 2.
Individual beneficiaries who are eligible for aid that is compatible with the internal market under the exemption in Article 107(2)(b) of the TFEU may no longer have at their disposal the documents needed to provide evidence of the damage caused by the natural disaster, and to show whether or not they have already received compensation for all or part of the damage suffered.
29. novembri 2008. aasta dekreetseaduse nr 185 (mis muudeti seaduseks 28. jaanuari 2009. aasta seadusega nr 2) artikli 6 lõige 4-bis ja lõige 4-ter.
However, aid must be recovered if it was granted under any of the measures in question to individual beneficiaries without a place of business in the area affected by the natural disaster at the time of the event (even where the natural disaster happened more than 10 years before the date of the present Decision).
12. novembri 2011. aasta seadus nr 183, artikli 33 lõige 28.
Italy must establish whether there was a place of business by consulting the information in the public registers for the time of the event.
Peaministri 9. aprilli 2009. aasta määrused nr 3753 ja 3754 ja 6. juuni 2009. aasta määrus nr 3780;
The Commission will therefore require Italy to take all necessary measures to recover only the incompatible aid granted and paid out to individual undertakings under the measures referred to in recital 109 otherwise than in individual cases that satisfy the tests of compatibility with the internal market by virtue of the exemption in Article 107(2)(b) of the Treaty, as explained in recital 136, or cases where the individual grant is in line with the applicable de minimis regulation, or cases where the individual benefit is granted in conformity with an approved aid scheme or an exemption regulation, as explained in recital 134.
28. aprilli 2009. aasta dekreetseadus nr 39, mis muudeti seaduseks 24. juuni 2009. aasta seadusega nr 77.
Within two months of the notification of this Decision, Italy must order aid recipients to repay the aforementioned unlawful and incompatible State aid.
Määratud kindlaks peaministri 16. aprilli 2009. aasta dekreediga (decreto) nr 3.
In compliance with Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, the amount to be recovered must bear interest, calculated in compliance with Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 [81], from the date on which it was put at the disposal of the beneficiary and until full recovery.
„… resident, kellel on maavärina kuupäeval” või „kes on maksuresidendid või kelle tegevuskoht on …”.
The Commission requests Italy to return the attached form recording progress in the recovery procedure, to draw up a list of beneficiaries, and to specify clearly the measures taken for the immediate and effective recovery of the aid.
Peaministri 30. detsembri 2009. aasta määrus (ordinanza) nr 3837.
It also requests Italy to send, within two months of the date of notification of this Decision, any documents showing that procedures have been initiated to recover illegal and incompatible aid from the beneficiaries (for example, administrative documents, circulars, recovery orders issued, etc.),
31. mai 2010. aasta dekreetseaduse nr 78 (mis muudeti seaduseks 30. juuli 2010. aasta seadusega nr 122) artikkel 39.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
29. detsembri 2010. aasta seaduse nr 225 artikkel 3.
Article 1
Peaministri 16. augusti 2011. aasta dekreet (decreto).
The State aid schemes in question (Article 9(17) of Law No 289 of 27 December 2012, as amended; Article 4(90) of Law No 350 of 24 December 2003, as amended; Article 1(363) of Law No 266 of 23 December 2005, as amended; Article 1(1011) of Law No 296 of 27 December 2006, as amended; Article 2(109) of Law No 244 of 24 December 2007, as amended; Article 6(4-bis) and (4-ter) of Decree-law No 185 of 29 November 2008, as amended; Article 33(28) of Law No 183 of 12 November 2011, as amended; and all the relevant measures enacted under those Laws), which reduce taxes and contributions payable by undertakings in areas hit by natural disasters in Italy since 1990, and which were unlawfully put into effect by Italy in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, are incompatible with the internal market.
12. novembri 2011. aasta seaduse nr 183 (2012. aasta stabiilsusseadus) artikli 33 lõige 28.
Article 2
Määratud kindlaks peaministri 15. jaanuari 1991. aasta dekreediga (decreto).
Aid granted in individual cases under the measures referred to in Article 1 does not constitute aid if, at the time it is granted, it fulfils the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 or Regulation (EU) No 717/2014.
Määratud kindlaks peaministri 29. novembri 1994. aasta kahe dekreediga.
Article 3
Määratud kindlaks peaministri 29. oktoobri 2002. aasta dekreediga.
Aid granted in individual cases under the measures referred to in Article 1 which, at the time it is granted, fulfils the conditions laid down by a Regulation adopted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 994/98, or by any other approved aid scheme, is compatible with the internal market up to the maximum aid intensity applicable to that type of aid.
Määratud kindlaks 28. septembri 1997. aasta määrusega (ordinanze) nr 2668, 13. oktoobri 1997. aasta määrusega nr 2694 ja 28. novembri 1997. aasta määrusega nr 2719.
Article 4
Määratud kindlaks peaministri 31. oktoobri 2002. aasta ja 8. novembri 2002. aasta dekreetidega (decreti).
Italy shall recover from the beneficiaries the incompatible aid granted under the scheme introduced by Article 33(28) of Law No 183 of 12 November 2011, as amended, and all relevant implementing measures enacted under that Law.
Määratud kindlaks peaministri 16. aprilli 2009. aasta dekreediga (decreti) nr 3 ja 17. juuli 2009. aasta dekreediga nr 11.
Italy shall also recover the incompatible aid granted under the other schemes referred to in Article 1 from all beneficiaries without a place of business in the area affected by the natural disaster at the time of the event.
Nagu märgitakse põhjenduses 7, ei kohaldata käesolevat otsust tegevuse suhtes, mis on seotud aluslepingu I lisas loetletud põllumajandustoodete tootmise, töötlemise ja turustamisega, välja arvatud kalandus- ja vesiviljelustooted.
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiaries until their actual recovery.
„Suure” kahju määratlus on toodud põhjenduses 26.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 and with Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
27. detsembri 2002. aasta seaduse nr 289 (2003. aasta rahandusseadus) jõustumise kuupäev.
Moreover, Italy shall cancel all outstanding payments of aid under all schemes referred to in Article 1 with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision.
29. detsembri 2005. aasta seaduse nr 266 (2006. aasta rahandusseadus) jõustumise kuupäev, artikli 1 lõige 363.
Article 5
24. detsembri 2003. aasta seaduse nr 350 (2004. aasta rahandusseadus) jõustumise kuupäev.
The recovery of the aid referred to in Article 4 shall be immediate and effective.
27. detsembri 2006. aasta seaduse nr 296 (2007. aasta rahandusseadus) jõustumise kuupäev.
Italy shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months following the date of notification of the Decision.
24. detsembri 2007. aasta seaduse nr 244 (2008. aasta rahandusseadus) jõustumise kuupäev.
Article 6
29. novembri 2008. aasta seaduse nr 185 (2009. aasta rahandusseadus) jõustumise kuupäev.
Within two months following notification of this Decision, Italy shall submit the following information:
12. novembri 2011. aasta seaduse nr 183 (2012. aasta stabiilsusseadus) jõustumise kuupäev ning eriti artikli 33 lõike 28 jõustumise kuupäev, millest Itaalia ametiasutused teatasid seoses juhtumiga SA.35083 (12/NN).
the list of beneficiaries that have received aid to be recovered under Article 4, and the total amount of aid received by each of them under the relevant scheme;
Kõrgema kassatsioonikohtu (viies tsiviilasjade osakond) 1. oktoobri 2007. aasta otsus nr 20641;
the total amount (principal and interest) to be recovered from each beneficiary;
kõrgema kassatsioonikohtu (töövaidluste osakond) 7. mai 2010. aasta otsus nr 11133;
a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision;
kõrgema kassatsioonikohtu (töövaidluste osakond) 10. mai 2010. aasta otsus nr 11247.
documents demonstrating that the beneficiaries have been ordered to repay the aid.
Kõrgema kassatsioonikohtu 12. juuni 2012. aasta otsus nr 9577.
Italy shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid referred to in Article 4 has been completed.
Nõukogu määrus (EÜ) nr 659/1999, 22. märts 1999, millega kehtestatakse üksikasjalikud eeskirjad EÜ asutamislepingu artikli 93 kohaldamiseks (EÜT L 83, 27.3.1999, lk 1).
It shall on request by the Commission immediately submit information on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision.
Komisjoni määrus (EL) nr 651/2014, 17. juuni 2014, aluslepingu artiklite 107 ja 108 kohaldamise kohta, millega teatavat liiki abi tunnistatakse siseturuga kokkusobivaks (ELT L 187, 26.6.2014, lk 1).
It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and recovery interest already recovered from the beneficiaries.
Osaliselt on välja arvatud meetmed seoses 1994. aasta üleujutustega Põhja-Itaalias, milles sätestatakse abi tingimusena kahju miinimumtase.
Article 7
Kohtuasjas C-278/00: Kreeka vs. komisjon (EKL 2004, lk I-3997) leidis Euroopa Kohus, et otseselt loodusõnnetustest või erakorralistest sündmustest põhjustatud majanduslik halvemus annab õiguse selles sättes ette nähtud hüvitisele (kohtuotsuse punkt 82) ja et nii laiaulatusliku kohaldamisalaga sätet ei saa pidada abiks, mille eesmärk on korvata loodusõnnetustest või erakorralistest sündmustest tulenevat kahju (punkt 85).
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Menetluse algatamise otsuse punktid 3.3.2 ja 3.3.3.
Done at Brussels, 14 August 2015.
Otsus kohtuasjas C-119/05: Ministero dell'Industria, del Commercio e dell'Artigianato vs. Lucchini (EKL 2007 I-6199; ECLI:EU:C:2007:434).
For the Commission
Kohaldatavad vähese tähtsusega riigiabi määrused on komisjoni määrus (EL) nr 1407/2013, 18. detsember 2013, milles käsitletakse Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artiklite 107 ja 108 kohaldamist vähese tähtsusega abi suhtes (ELT L 352, 24.12.2013, lk 1), ning komisjoni määrus (EL) nr 717/2014, 27. juuni 2014, milles käsitletakse Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artiklite 107 ja 108 kohaldamist vähese tähtsusega abi suhtes kalandus- ja vesiviljelussektoris (ELT L 190, 28.6.2014, lk 45).
Member of the Commission
Nõukogu määrus (EÜ) nr 994/98, 7. mai 1998, milles käsitletakse Euroopa Ühenduse asutamislepingu artiklite 92 ja 93 (praegu vastavalt 87 ja 88) kohaldamist teatavate horisontaalse riigiabi liikide suhtes (EÜT L 142, 14.5.1998, lk 1).
Commission Decision C(2012) 7128 final (OJ C 381, 11.12.2012, p. 32).
Kooskõlas järgmiste kohtuotsuste järeldustega:
Order (ordinanza) of the ordinary court (tribunale) of Cuneo, 18 February 2011, making a request for information in accordance with the Commission notice on the enforcement of State aid law by national courts.
kohtuasi C-303/09: komisjon vs. Itaalia (EKL 2011, lk I-102*; ECLI:EU:C:2011:483);
OJ C 85, 9.4.2009, p. 1.
ühendatud kohtuasjad C-71/09 P, C-73/09 P ja C-76/09 P: Comitato „Venezia vuole vivere” jt vs. komisjon (EKL 2011, lk I-4727; ECLI:EU:C:2011:368);
The letter mentioned measures linked to earthquakes affecting the regions of Umbria and Marche in 1997, Molise and Puglia in 2002, and Abruzzo in 2009, or any other similar measures put in place by Italy.
ühendatud kohtuasjad C-346/03 ja C-529/03: Atzeni jt vs. Regione autonoma della Sardegna (EKL 2006, lk I-1875; ECLI:EU:C:2006:130);
Record (verbale di udienza) of the hearing before the ordinary court of Vercelli, 19 June 2012, making a request for information regarding the proceeding pending in case SA.33083 (11/CP).
11. novembri 2004. aasta otsus kohtuasjas C-73/03: Hispaania vs. komisjon, 11. november 2004 (ECLI:EU:C:2004:711);
According to ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica), GDP fell from EUR 26314,5 million in 2008 to EUR 25343,2 million in 2009 (i.e. minus 3,7 %).
kohtuasi C-278/00: Kreeka vs. komisjon (EKL 2004, lk I-3997; ECLI:EU:C:2004:239);
See footnote 3.
kohtuasi C-364/90: Itaalia vs. komisjon (EKL 1993, lk I-2097; ECLI:EU:C:1993:157).
Including undertakings in the industrial, commercial, crafts and agriculture sectors having an activity in the area affected by the earthquake.
Välja arvatud meetmed seoses üleujutustega Põhja-Itaalias 1994. aastal, milles sätestatakse mis tahes abi tingimusena kahju miinimumtase.