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According to the Articles of Association, the FFU assumes the role of Supervisory Board [43] and thus remains responsible for the overall management, as was the case under the ad hoc cooperation phase.
Prema Statutu, FFU preuzima ulogu Nadzornog odbora [43] te ostaje nadležan za opće upravljanje, što je bio slučaj i tijekom faze ad hoc suradnje.
In the amended text of the 2012 Articles of Association, the reference to the FFU was removed, but the composition and function of the Supervisory Board remains unchanged.
U izmijenjenom tekstu Statuta iz 2012. uklonjeno je upućivanje na FFU, ali je sastav i rad Nadzornog odbora ostao isti.
This reflects the purpose and structure of an inter-municipal cooperation where all the participating county authorities must be represented in the upper most decision-making body [44].
Tu se ogleda svrha i ustrojstvo međuopćinske suradnje u kojoj sve sudjelujuće okružne vlasti moraju biti zastupljene u najvišem tijelu koje donosi odluke [44].
According to the Articles of Association, the Management Board is composed of at least five members including at least one representative for each of the training regions (i.e. Northern Region, South Western Region and Eastern Region), i.e. the same set-up as in the ad hoc cooperation phase [45].
Prema Statutu Uprava je sastavljena od najmanje pet članova uključujući jednog predstavnika svake obrazovne regije (tj. sjeverne regije, jugozapadne regije i istočne regije), tj. sastav je isti kao tijekom faze ad hoc suradnje [45].
According to the Articles of Association [46], the task of the Management Board is to ensure that the NDLA is able to perform its duties under the Articles of Association, namely to ensure (1) that digital educational materials are available to users free of charge, (2) that upper secondary school is characterised by collaboration and sharing, (3) that students and teacher actively participate in teaching and learning, (4) that academic institutions and networks across the country are a driving force in the development of excellent digital learning material and (5) that suitable content and services are available for student and teacher needs.
Prema Statutu [46] zadaća je Uprave osigurati da NDLA može obavljati svoje dužnosti u skladu sa Statutom, tj. osigurati: 1. da digitalni nastavni materijali korisnicima budu dostupni bez naknade; 2. da više srednje škole surađuju; 3. da učenici i nastavnici aktivno sudjeluju u podučavanju i učenju; 4. da akademske ustanove i mreže u zemlji budu pokretači izrade izvrsnih digitalnih nastavnih materijala; i 5. da za potrebe učenika i nastavnika budu raspoloživi odgovarajući sadržaji i usluge.
Although the Management Board has the authority to incur financial obligations on behalf of the participants, the Articles of Association explicitly state that the Management Board only exercises its authority on the basis of delegation decisions of the Supervisory Board which may also instruct the Management Board and overrule its decisions.
Iako Uprava ima ovlasti preuzimanja financijskih obveza u ime sudionika, u Statutu se izričito utvrđuje da Uprava izvršava svoje ovlasti na temelju odlukâ o delegiranju Nadzornog odbora koji Upravi može davati upute i poništavati njezine odluke.
In the amended text of the 2012 Articles of Association, the power to incur financial obligations on the NDLA's participating members is implicit, but the functioning of the Management Board remains unchanged.
U izmijenjenom tekstu Statuta iz 2012. ovlasti preuzimanja financijskih obveza u ime sudionika NDLA-u implicitno su navedene, ali je funkcioniranje Uprave ostalo isto.
In any case, any such financial obligations are limited by the budget that the participating county authorities have agreed upon for the NDLA.
U svakom slučaju sve takve financijske obveze ograničene su proračunom o kojem su se za NDLA dogovorile sudjelujuće okružne vlasti.
In that respect, it should be noted that all financial dealings of the NDLA are carried out by Hordaland county authority and the county purchasing unit BTV (see paragraph 54 below for further details).
U tom bi smislu trebalo napomenuti da vlasti okruga Hordaland i njegov odjel za nabavu BTV (za više detalja vidjeti točku 54. u nastavku) vode sve financijske poslove NDLA-a.
In addition, the Articles of Association states that neither the Management Board, nor the Supervisory Board, may enter into a credit arrangement or issue guarantees on behalf of the inter-municipal cooperation.
Osim toga, u Statutu se navodi da ni Uprava ni Nadzorni odbor ne mogu u ime međuopćinske suradnje dogovarati kredite ili izdavati jamstva.
In this regard the Norwegian authorities have explained that, in practice, neither the Supervisory Board, the Management Board nor the administration impose new financial obligations on the county authorities.
U tom su smislu norveška nadležna tijela objasnila da u praksi ni Nadzorni odbor ni Uprava ni administracija ne mogu okružnim vlastima nametati nove financijske obveze.
County Authority Decisions Accepting the inter-municipal cooperation
4.4.3. Odluke okružnih vlasti o prihvaćanju međuopćinske suradnje
During the course of 2009, the 18 different county authorities adopted decisions to accept the agreement and the statutes establishing the NDLA as an inter-municipal cooperation.
Tijekom 2009. 18 različitih okružnih vlasti donijelo je odluke o prihvaćanju sporazuma i statuta o osnivanju NDLA-a kao međuopćinske suradnje.
These decisions were taken at different times by the county authorities, but the vast majority did so before 1 July 2009, the date on which the county authorities had decided that the cooperation should take effect [47].
Okružne vlasti nisu istodobno donijele te odluke, ali ih je većina donijela do 1. srpnja 2009., tj. do datuma koji su okružne vlasti odabrale za datum početka suradnje [47].
The Norwegian authorities have stated that all of the 18 county authorities have been part of the NDLA cooperation since the ad hoc cooperation phase (with the exception of Akershus, which left and rejoined, see paragraph 24 above) and, further, that the formal cooperation began on 1 July 2009.
Norveška nadležna tijela izjavila su da je svih 18 okružnih vlasti sudjelovalo u suradnji NDLA-a od faze ad hoc suradnje (uz iznimku okruga Akershus, koji je istupio pa ponovno pristupio, vidjeti točku 24.) i da je službena suradnja započela 1. srpnja 2009.
The first board meeting of the NDLA took place on 11 August 2009 [48].
Prvi sastanak Uprave NDLA-a održan je 11. kolovoza 2009. [48]
NDLA BUDGET AND PURCHASING
PRORAČUN NDLA-A I NABAVA
The NDLA's level of funding in any given year is ultimately decided by the participating county authorities.
O razini financiranja NDLA-a za svaku godinu konačnu odluku donose sudjelujuće okružne vlasti.
The decision is based on a recommendation from the Management Board of the NDLA setting out the board's view on the level of funding, but the county authorities are not legally bound by such recommendation.
Odluka se temelji na preporuci Uprave NDLA-a o njezinu stajalištu o razini financiranja, ali ta preporuka pravno ne obvezuje okružne vlasti.
The primary purpose of the funding [49] is to enable the NDLA to meet its stated goals, namely to buy, develop and distribute digital learning material for all topics that are taught in secondary schools covered by the legal obligation in the Education Act in Norway.
Primarna je svrha financiranja [49] omogućiti NDLA-u da ostvari planirane ciljeve, tj. da kupuje, izrađuje i distribuira digitalne nastavne materijale za sve predmete koji se podučavaju u srednjim školama obuhvaćenima pravnom obvezom iz norveškog Zakona o obrazovanju.
It should also be noted that the NDLA has no discretion in charging the county authorities, the State or any private customers for its services.
Trebalo bi napomenuti i da NDLA nema slobodu odlučivanja o naplaćivanju svojih usluga od okružnih vlasti, države ili privatnih kupaca.
In particular, the contributions to the NDLA are unilaterally fixed by the county authorities and the NDLA does not have any bargaining power as regards the amount of those contributions.
Osobito, doprinose NDLA-u jednostrano utvrđuju okružne vlasti, a NDLA nema ovlasti pregovaranja o visini tih doprinosa.
If the Management Board wants to develop the activities of the NDLA, and therefore wants to increase the budget, the matter has to be presented to the Supervisory Board for approval.
Ako želi razvijati djelatnosti NDLA-a i radi toga povećati proračun, Uprava mora za to tražiti odobrenje od Nadzornog odbora.
If the Supervisory Board decides to support an increase in the budget, the matter is then transferred to the county councils [50] for final approval.
Ako Nadzorni odbor donese odluku o povećanju proračuna, odluka se prosljeđuje okružnim vijećima [50] na konačno odobrenje.
In order to ensure that the NDLA carries out its public tenders in full compliance with the Public Procurement Act [51], the NDLA has set out a public tender strategy [52].
Kako bi provodio javne natječaje u cijelosti u skladu sa Zakonom o javnoj nabavi [51], NDLA je izradio strategiju javnih natječaja [52].
According to the information received from the Norwegian authorities, one of the NDLA's main tasks is to manage the development of new digital learning material through public procurement.
Prema informacijama primljenima od norveških nadležnih tijela, jedna je od glavnih zadaća NDLA-a upravljati izradom novih digitalnih nastavnih materijala s pomoću javne nabave.
The decision to use public procurement is limited by the general objectives of the NDLA and its budget.
Odluka o provođenju javne nabave ograničena je općim ciljevima NDLA-a i njegovim proračunom.
Within these limitations, the NDLA has the freedom to decide on the content of the tenders [53].
U okviru tih ograničenja NDLA ima slobodu odlučivanja o sadržaju javnih natječaja [53].
Since 2007, the NDLA has carried out nine major public tenders, with the assistance of Hordaland county authority [54].
NDLA je od 2007. proveo devet velikih javnih natječaja uz pomoć vlasti okruga Hordaland [54].
These are related to digital learning materials, and range from the purchase of final products and elements, to access to images, videos and related support services.
Javni natječaji povezani su s digitalnim nastavnim materijalima te obuhvaćaju sve od kupnje konačnih proizvoda i elemenata do pristupa slikama, videomaterijalima i povezanim uslugama podrške.
As mentioned above, the management of the NDLA has the competence to impose financial obligations on the participating county authorities.
Kako je prethodno spomenuto, uprava NDLA-a nadležna je sudjelujućim okružnim vlastima nametati financijske obveze.
According to the Norwegian authorities, the intention behind this provision was to make it clear that the board of the NDLA was competent to enter into agreements with other parties.
Prema norveškim nadležnim tijelima, cilj je te odredbe potvrditi da je Uprava NDLA-a nadležna sklapati sporazume s drugim stranama.
To do so, the Management Board had to be able to impose obligations on the county authorities participating in the cooperation, since it would oblige the county authorities to use the funds made available for the NDLA according to the objectives of the NDLA [55].
U tu svrhu Uprava je morala imati mogućnost nametanja obveza okružnim vlastima koje sudjeluju u suradnji jer bi okružne vlasti obvezala da upotrijebe sredstva stavljena NDLA-u na raspolaganje u skladu s ciljevima NDLA-a [55].
Overall though, the amendments to the Articles of Association do not change the Authority's assessment with regard to the NDLA's autonomy as the amendments have not changed the NDLA's mandate in any significant way.
Ipak se izmjenama Statuta općenito ne mijenja ocjena Tijela u pogledu samostalnosti NDLA-a jer izmjenama nije znatno obuhvaćen mandat NDLA-a.
The Norwegian authorities have further expressed that the amendments made to the Articles of Association give a more accurate description of the NDLA's competence [56].
Norveška nadležna tijela objasnila su i da su u izmjenama Statuta jasnije opisane nadležnosti NDLA-a [56].
NDLA PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION
OSOBLJE I ADMINISTRACIJA NDLA-A
The NDLA does not have any employees.
NDLA nema zaposlenike.
In most cases, the personnel doing work for the NDLA are in a contractual employment relationship with one of the participating county authorities.
U većini slučajeva osoblje koje radi za NDLA u ugovornom je radnom odnosu s nekom od sudjelujućih okružnih vlasti.
In other cases, work is performed by external consultants, who, according to the information submitted by the Norwegian authorities, are employed by the companies who have won public tenders.
U drugim slučajevima posao obavljaju vanjski savjetnici koje, prema informacijama koje su dostavila norveška nadležna tijela, zapošljavaju poduzeća kojima su dodijeljeni javni natječaji.
Editorial staff members are either hired from the county authorities or are employed by contractors providing services to the NDLA.
Lektori se angažiraju iz osoblja okružnih vlasti ili ih zapošljavaju podizvođači koji pružaju usluge NDLA-u.
Editorial staff members from the county authorities are hired for a number of years on a part-time basis.
Lektori iz osoblja okružnih vlasti angažiraju se na više godina i u nepunom radnom vremenu.
This means they are still employed by the county authority, but the payment for the time they work for the NDLA comes from the NDLA's budget.
To znači da ih zapošljavaju okružne vlasti, ali da im se naknada za rad obavljen za NDLA isplaćuje iz NDLA-ova proračuna.
The cost of the other editorial staff members is included in the fees that are paid to the contractors providing services that have been tendered out by the NDLA.
Trošak ostalih lektora uključen je u naknade koje se isplaćuju podizvođačima koji pružaju usluge, a koje je NDLA odabrao putem javnih natječaja.
The management team is hired from the county authorities for an indefinite period of time and thus do not have contractual employment relationship with the NDLA.
Upravljački tim angažira se iz osoblja okružnih vlasti na neodređeno razdoblje te on nije u ugovornom odnosu s NDLA-om.
In practice, the county authorities are reimbursed three times per year by the NDLA for the use of their resources (i.e. to cover salaries, travel expenses etc.).
U praksi NDLA triput godišnje plaća okružnim vlastima za korištenje njihovim resursima (tj. plaće, putni troškovi itd.).
Reimbursements are organised by Hordaland county authority.
Te isplate izvršavaju vlasti okruga Hordaland.
Furthermore, the NDLA has since the project phase used the county purchasing unit BTV [57] to carry out all its public procurement activities in respect of services to be bought on the market.
Osim toga, NDLA se od projektne faze za obavljanje svih aktivnosti povezanih s javnim nabavama u pogledu usluga koje je trebalo kupiti na tržištu koristio okružnim odjelom za nabavu BTV [57].
In terms of services that the NDLA has procured, these include all technical administration, application management, service desk and development services of the NDLA Digital Learning Website [58].
Usluge koje je nabavio NDLA uključuju cjelokupno tehničko upravljanje, upravljanje aplikacijama, potporu i razvoj usluga NDLA-ove mrežne stranice za nastavne materijale [58].
There is no evidence that the NDLA's purchasing has exceeded its budget nor that the NDLA has procured any services or goods outside of the remit of its mandate.
Nema dokaza da je NDLA prekoračio proračun za kupnju niti da je NDLA nabavio usluge ili robe izvan opsega svojeg mandata.
COMMENTS TO THE OPENING DECISION
PRIMJEDBE NA ODLUKU O POKRETANJU POSTUPKA
THE COMPLAINANT
TUŽITELJ
The NPA's comments can be summarised as follows:
Primjedbe NPA-a mogu se sažeti na sljedeći način:
First, the scope of NDLA's service obligations are not properly defined.
prvo, opseg uslužnih obveza NDLA-a nije pravilno definiran,
Second, the financing system and structure of the NDLA is vague, which in turn leads to cross subsidisation from the county authorities that are not reflected in the accounts of the NDLA.
drugo, financijski sustav i struktura NDLA-a nisu precizno određeni, zbog čega okružne vlasti osiguravaju prekomjerno subvencioniranje, što se ne iskazuje u izvještajima NDLA-a,
Third, the NDLA has already caused severe and irreparable harm to publishers operating in Norway, mainly due to the earmarking of public state resources from the county authorities to the NDLA, which allegedly limits the schools' ability to buy high quality learning materials from publishers.
treće, NDLA je nakladnicima u Norveškoj već nanio ozbiljnu i nepopravljivu štetu uglavnom zbog rezerviranja javnih državnih sredstava od okružnih vlasti za NDLA, čime se navodno ograničava sloboda škola da od nakladnikâ kupuju visokokvalitetne nastavne materijale,
Fourth, it is stated that county authorities not participating in the NDLA (Oslo and Akershus) [59] are at risk of getting poorer quality learning materials from the publishing houses due to the weakening of the publishing houses' ability to compete.
četvrto, navedeno je da su okružne vlasti koje ne sudjeluju u NDLA-u (Oslo i Akershus) [59] izložene riziku nabavljanja nastavnih materijala lošije kvalitete od nakladničkih kuća zbog ograničavanja njihove slobode tržišnog natjecanja.
The NPA refers to research on Open Educational Resources (OER) which has found that ‘government-funded OER programmes can restrict choice for teachers and learners, because they undermine the ability of private sector providers to compete and thus to have the confidence to invest, so that these providers progressively withdraw from the market’ (see third party observation from the International Publisher Association)
NPA upućuje na istraživanje o otvorenim obrazovnim resursima (OER) u kojem je ustanovljeno da se „programima OER-a koje financira vlada može ograničiti izbor nastavnikâ i učenika jer oni potkopavaju mogućnost natjecanja dobavljača iz privatnog sektora i stoga i njihove ulagačke namjere te se tako ti dobavljači sve više povlače s tržišta” (vidjeti napomene trećih strana, napomene Međunarodnog udruženja nakladnika).
The NPA objects to the preliminary assessment and findings in the Authority's Decision 136/13/COL in which the Authority indicated that the NDLA did not qualify as an undertaking and would thus not be subject to the state aid rules.
NPA podnosi prigovor na preliminarnu ocjenu i nalaze u Odluci Tijela 136/13/COL, u kojoj je Tijelo navelo da NDLA ne zadovoljava uvjete da bi se mogao smatrati poduzetnikom te da stoga ne podliježe pravilima o državnim potporama.
The NPA alleges that the reduction in the county authorities' procurement budgets for learning materials is directly linked to the creation of the NDLA.
NPA navodi da je smanjenje proračunâ okružnih vlasti za nabavu nastavnih materijala izravno povezano s osnivanjem NDLA-a.
In the NPA's view, this reduction accounts for the reduction in the market size as evidenced by the drop of gross turnover relating to books sold to upper secondary schools (NOK 392 million in 2008, and NOK 255 to 264 million in the years 2010 to 2012).
Prema mišljenju NPA-a to je smanjenje uzrok smanjivanja veličine tržišta jer je došlo do pada bruto prometa povezanog s knjigama prodanima višim srednjim školama (392 milijuna NOK 2008. i od 255 milijuna NOK 2010. do 264 milijuna NOK 2012.).
NPA alleges that these numbers prove that there was a market at least prior to the creation of the NDLA.
NPA smatra da su te statistike dokaz da je tržište postojalo barem prije osnivanja NDLA-a.
The NPA also refers to paragraph 13 of the Authority's guidelines on the application of the state aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest (‘SGEI’) [60] in order to argue that despite ‘the market closure [in-house production] an economic activity can exist where other operators would be willing and able to provide the service’ and that the non-profit nature of the NDLA does not alter the assessment of it as an undertaking, as long as that ‘offer exists in competition with that of other operators which do seek to make profit’ [61].
NPA upućuje i na točku 13. Smjernica Tijela o primjeni pravila o državnim potporama na obeštećenje koje se dodjeljuje za obavljanje usluga od općeg gospodarskog interesa („SGEI”) [60] kako bi dokazao da unatoč „zatvaranju tržišta [interna proizvodnja] ekonomska djelatnost može postojati ako bi drugi natjecatelji bili voljni i u mogućnosti pružati uslugu” i da neprofitni karakter NDLA-a ne mijenja njegovu ocjenu kao poduzetnika, dok god je ta „ponuda u natjecanju s ponudama drugih natjecatelja kojima je cilj ostvarivanje dobiti” [61].
With regard to the assessment of the Altmark [62] criteria, the NPA alleges that they are not met as the NDLA is alleged to be highly inefficient.
U pogledu ocjene kriterija testa Altmark [62] NPA smatra da oni nisu ispunjeni jer je NDLA navodno izrazito neučinkovit.
It is also alleged that the NDLA does not produce a product only in the case of market failure, but also where such product is already available on the market.
Navodi se i da NDLA ne proizvodi proizvod samo u slučaju tržišnog nedostatka, nego i kad je takav proizvod već dostupan na tržištu.
The NPA refers to the Authority's guidelines on SGEI paragraph 13 where it is stated that the ‘EFTA States cannot attach specific public service obligations to services that are already provided […] by undertakings operating under normal market conditions.’
NPA upućuje na točku 13. Smjernica Tijela o SGEI-ju prema kojemu „države EFTA-e ne mogu posebnu obvezu obavljanja javnih usluga pripisati uslugama koje već pružaju […] poduzetnici koji djeluju uz uobičajene tržišne uvjete”.
Finally, with regard to the assessment of the NDLA as an SGEI provider, the lack of transparency is criticised.
Naposljetku, kad je riječ o ocjeni NDLA-a kao dobavljača SGEI-ja, kritizira se manjak transparentnosti.
In that respect, the NPA refers to the conditions in the Transparency Directive 2006/111/EC [63] which is stated not to have be met by NDLA.
U tom pogledu NPA upućuje na uvjete Direktive o transparentnosti 2006/111/EZ [63] za koje smatra da ih NDLA nije ispunio.
OTHER THIRD PARTIES
OSTALE TREĆE STRANE
The Authority has received comments from 11 interested third parties, namely: Associacao Portuguesa de Editores e Livrerios (APEL), the Federation of European Publishers (FEP), the Polish Chamber of Books, the French Publisher Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, the Danish Publisher Association, the Publisher Association (UK), the International Publisher Association (IPA), the Association of the Belgian Publishers (ADEB), the Publisher and Booksellers Association of Serbia and the Swedish Association of Educational Publishers.
Tijelo je primilo primjedbe od 11 zainteresiranih trećih strana: udruženja Associacao Portuguesa de Editores e Livrerios (APEL), Udruženja europskih nakladnikâ (FEP), Poljskog vijeća za knjige, Francuskog udruženja nakladnikâ, Trgovačke i industrijske komore Slovenije, Danskog udruženja nakladnikâ, Udruženja nakladnikâ (UK), Međunarodnog udruženja nakladnikâ (IPA), Udruženja belgijskih nakladnika (ADEB), Udruženja izdavača i knjižara Srbije te Švedskog udruženja školskih nakladnika.
The third parties all submit that the production and provision of free digital resources by a state-run entity such as the NDLA is unfair state-subsidised competition and should be found to be unlawful aid.
Sve treće strane smatraju da je, ako se državni subjekt kao što je NDLA bavi proizvodnjom besplatnih digitalnih materijala i opskrbom njima, riječ o nepoštenom tržišnom natjecanju koje subvencionira država i da se stoga treba smatrati nezakonitim potporama.
The FEP and the IPA submitted more extensive comments, which are summarised below:
FEP i IPA dostavili su detaljnije primjedbe sažete na sljedeći način:
Unfair competition arising from the aid granted to the NDLA will substantially undermine the ability of private sector publishers to continue to provide high-quality resources for this market.
nepoštenim tržišnim natjecanjem koje nastaje kao rezultat potpora danih NDLA-u znatno će se ugroziti mogućnost nakladnikâ iz privatnog sektora da i dalje na tom tržištu nude visokokvalitetne materijale.