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In other words, the benchmark for appreciating whether a transaction involves State aid is whether a private operator placed in a similar situation would have behaved in the same way, i.e. in the case at hand would have sold the assets, goods or service at the same price (private vendor test).
Drugim riječima, mjerilo je određivanja uključuje li transakcija državnu potporu bi li se privatni subjekt u sličnom položaju ponašao na jednak način, odnosno bi li u ovom konkretnom slučaju prodao imovinu, robu ili usluge za istu cijenu (test privatnog prodavatelja).
In applying this principle, non-economic considerations cannot be taken into account as reasons for accepting a lower price.
Pri primjeni ovog načela negospodarska razmatranja ne mogu se uzeti u obzir kao razlog prihvaćanja niže cijene.
This principle has been repeatedly applied by the Commission and constantly confirmed by the Court [8].
Komisija je više puta primijenila ovo načelo te ga je isto stalno potvrđivao Sud [8].
The Commission, therefore, has to assess in the present case whether a private vendor would have entered into an agreement with a comparable duration, on the basis of a comparable initial reference price and with a similar price adjustment mechanism.
Komisija, stoga, u sadašnjem predmetu mora procijeniti bi li privatni prodavatelj sklopio sporazum usporedivog trajanja, na temelju usporedive početne referentne cijene i uz sličan mehanizam prilagodbe cijena.
As stated in recitals (11) to (12), the framework agreement with a duration of 15 years stipulated that the prices should be adjusted yearly in accordance with the development of the industrial wood price index and that the corresponding changes to the initial reference price, which was set at EUR 15,50/cubic meter, should be borne 50 % by the State and 50 % by HoKaWe.
Kako je navedeno u uvodnim izjavama od (11). do (12)., u okvirnom sporazumu trajanja od 15 godina navedeno je da bi cijene trebalo prilagoditi na godišnjoj razini u skladu s razvojem indeksa cijena industrijskog drva i da bi država trebala snositi 50 %, a društvo HoKaWe 50 % odgovarajućih promjena početne referentne cijene od 15,50 EUR/kubični metar.
In addition, the agreement laid down a formula to be used for the calculation of this price adjustment.
Osim toga, u sporazumu je navedena formula kojom se treba koristiti za izračun ove prilagodbe cijena.
Long duration of the agreement
Dugo trajanje sporazuma
The complainant argued that the duration of the agreement, that is to say 15 years, was not customary on the market.
Podnositelj pritužbe tvrdio je da trajanje sporazuma od 15 godina nije bilo uobičajeno na tržištu.
However, the Commission does not have any indication that would justify a conclusion that this duration was not market-conform.
Međutim, Komisija ne raspolaže nikakvim pokazateljima koji bi opravdali zaključak da navedeno trajanje nije bilo u skladu s tržištem.
While a duration of 15 years appears rather long, it is not unreasonable for a vendor to bind itself to a buyer if this would guarantee to the vendor, as was the case under the agreement at stake, to sell steady volumes of wood which, in addition, at least partly did not fulfil the quality requirements for industrial wood.
Iako se trajanje od 15 godina čini prilično dugo, nije nerazumno za prodavatelja da se obveže kupcu ako bi to prodavatelju jamčilo, što je bio slučaj prema predmetnom sporazumu, prodaju stalnih količina drva koje, osim toga, barem djelomično nije ispunjavalo zahtjeve kvalitete za industrijsko drvo.
In the light of this fact and the foreseen sharing of the risk of price fluctuations it cannot be excluded that a private vendor would have entered into an agreement of comparable duration.
U pogledu navedene činjenice i predviđene podjele rizika fluktuacija cijena ne može se isključiti da bi privatni prodavatelj sklopio sporazum usporedivog trajanja.
Initial reference price agreed
Dogovorena početna referentna cijena
Similarly, regarding the initial reference price of EUR 15,50/cubic meter, the Commission does not have any indications that this price was not market-conform.
Slično tome, u vezi s početnom referentnom cijenom od 15,50 EUR/kubični metar, Komisija ne raspolaže nikakvim pokazateljima da ova cijena nije bila u skladu s tržištem.
As argued by Germany, at the time the agreement was signed, no established market price for energy wood existed.
Prema tvrdnjama Njemačke, u vrijeme potpisivanja sporazuma nije postojala utvrđena tržišna cijena za energetsko drvo.
The contracting parties, therefore, based the framework agreement on the price for industrial wood.
Ugovorne stranke su, stoga, temeljile okvirni sporazum na cijeni za industrijsko drvo.
According to an overview of market prices for industrial wood submitted by the complainant, prices between EUR 15,50/cubic meter and EUR 17,50/cubic meter for the year 2004 and between EUR 15,00/cubic meter and EUR 17,00/cubic meter for the year 2005 can be regarded as market-conform.
Prema pregledu tržišnih cijena za industrijsko drvo koje je podnio podnositelj pritužbe, cijene između 15,50 EUR/kubični metar i 17,50 EUR/kubični metar za 2004. i između 15,00 EUR/kubični metar i 17,00 EUR/kubični metar za 2005. mogu se smatrati cijenama u skladu s tržištem.
Also taking into account the fact that the agreement was a long-term contract, with the agreed price of EUR 15,50/cubic meter the initial reference price of the framework agreement stayed within the range of market-conform prices for industrial wood.
Uzimajući u obzir i činjenicu da je sporazum bio dugoročni ugovor, uz dogovorenu cijenu od 15,50 EUR/kubični metar, početna referentna cijena okvirnog sporazuma ostala je unutar raspona cijena za industrijsko drvo koje su bile u skladu s tržištem.
Furthermore, an internal note from the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Regional Planning of the Land Brandenburg dated 1 October 2003 shows that during the negotiations the representatives of the Land Brandenburg suggested an initial reference price of EUR 15,50/cubic meter, whereas HoKaWe argued for a price of EUR 15,00/cubic meter.
Osim toga, unutarnja bilješka Ministarstva poljoprivrede, okoliša i regionalnog planiranja Pokrajine Brandenburg od 1. listopada 2003. pokazuje da su tijekom pregovora zastupnici Pokrajine Brandenburg predložili početnu referentnu cijenu od 15,50 EUR/kubični metar, pri čemu je društvo HoKaWe zagovaralo cijenu od 15,00 EUR/kubični metar.
The parties finally agreed upon the higher price, namely EUR 15,50/cubic meter.
Stranke su naposljetku dogovorile višu cijenu, odnosno 15,50 EUR/kubični metar.
It follows that the initial reference price of EUR 15,50/cubic meter may be regarded as market-conform.
Iz toga slijedi da se početnu referentnu cijenu od 15,50 EUR/kubični metar može smatrati cijenom u skladu s tržištem.
Given the lack of an established market price for comparison, and the fact that the quality requirements of energy wood are at least not higher than industrial wood, it was reasonable for the Land Brandenburg to conclude an agreement according to which the price would be based on the price for industrial wood (reference price).
S obzirom na nedostatak utvrđene tržišne cijene za usporedbu, i činjenice da zahtjevi kvalitete energetskog drva barem nisu veći od onih industrijskog drva, smatralo se opravdanim da Pokrajina Brandenburg sklopi sporazum prema kojem bi se cijena temeljila na cijeni za industrijsko drvo (referentna cijena).
The price agreed was the result of negotiations between the parties and was furthermore within the price range of market prices for industrial wood in the Land Brandenburg.
Dogovorena cijena bila je rezultat pregovora između stranaka te je bila unutar raspona tržišnih cijena za industrijsko drvo u Pokrajini Brandenburg.
It was agreed upon in knowledge of the quality of wood available to the State forests of the Land Brandenburg [9] and thus represents what a private vendor would have considered as being acceptable for the quality of wood to be delivered.
Dogovorena je uz informiranost o kvaliteti drva dostupnog državnih šumama Pokrajine Brandenburg [9] i, stoga, predstavlja ono što bi privatni prodavatelj smatrao prihvatljivim u odnosu na kvalitetu drva koje treba dostaviti.
Price adjustment
Prilagodba cijena
Regarding the price adjustment, as pointed out in recital (14), it is necessary to distinguish between the price adjustment clause and the price adjustments actually applied on the basis of the formula.
Što se tiče prilagodbe cijena, kako je navedeno u uvodnoj izjavi (14)., potrebno je razlikovati klauzulu o prilagodbi cijena i prilagodbu cijena stvarno primijenjenih na temelju formule.
With regard to the price adjustment clause the Commission does not have any indications that it was not market-conform.
Komisija u vezi s klauzulom o prilagodbi cijena ne raspolaže nikakvim pokazateljima da ista nije bila u skladu s tržištem.
Similarly to what has been stated in recital (45) concerning the initial reference price, there was no index for price developments of energy wood.
Slično navedenome u uvodnoj izjavi (45). o početnoj referentnoj cijeni, nije postojao indeks za prilagodbe cijena energetskog drva.
It was, therefore, not only reasonable to base the initial reference price on the price for industrial wood but also reasonable to agree upon a price adjustment in parallel to the index for industrial wood.
Stoga nije bilo samo opravdano temeljiti početnu referentnu cijenu na cijeni za industrijsko drvo nego je bilo opravdano i dogovoriti prilagodbu cijena u skladu s indeksom za industrijsko drvo.
Furthermore, the text of the agreement foresaw that the parties should share price fluctuations at 50 %.
Nadalje, u tekstu sporazuma predviđeno je da bi stranke trebale podijeliti fluktuacije cijena u iznosima od po 50 %.
Since the price development was, at the time of signing, not fully foreseeable, this mechanism had the effect that both parties shared both the risk and (potential) benefits, which could have also resulted in an advantage for the Land Brandenburg.
S obzirom na to da razvoj cijena u vrijeme potpisivanja nije bio u potpunosti predvidljiv, ovaj je mehanizam rezultirao podjelom rizika i (mogućih) koristi obiju stranaka, što je moglo rezultirati i pogodnošću za Pokrajinu Brandenburg.
In view of this uncertainty, also a private vendor could have agreed to such a clause.
U pogledu ove neizvjesnosti, i privatni bi prodavatelj mogao pristati na takvu klauzulu.
This clause must therefore be regarded as being market-conform.
Stoga navedenu klauzulu treba smatrati sukladnu s tržištem.
It can be concluded that the price adjustment clause, foreseeing a development of the price in parallel with the index for industrial wood and an even sharing of the risk of price fluctuations between the parties, was market-conform and that a reasonable private vendor would have entered into such an agreement.
Može se zaključiti da je klauzula o prilagodbi cijena, kojom se predviđa razvoj cijene usporedno s indeksom za industrijsko drvo i podjednaka podjela rizika fluktuacija cijena između stranaka, bila spojiva s tržištem i da bi razuman privatni prodavatelj sklopio takav sporazum.
However, as already stated, the actual price adjustments were made by applying the formula.
Međutim, kako je prethodno navedeno, stvarne prilagodbe cijena izvršene su primjenom formule.
As can be seen from the overview in the following table, the prices that resulted from the application of this formula were significantly lower than the prices that would have resulted from the application of the price adjustment clause:
Kao što je vidljivo iz pregleda u tablici u nastavku, cijene koje su bile rezultat primjene ove formule bile su znatno niže od cijena koje bi bile rezultat primjene klauzule o prilagodbi cijena:
(in EUR per cubic meter)
(u eurima po kubičnom metru)
Price actually paid (based on the application of the formula)
Stvarno plaćena cijena (na temelju primjene formule)
Price calculated [10] on the basis of the price adjustment clause
Cijena izračunana [10] na temelju klauzule o prilagodbi cijena
Average price for all wood in the Land Brandenburg
Prosječna cijena za ukupno drvo u Pokrajini Brandenburg
n.a.
nije primjenjivo
The table also clearly shows that the prices calculated on the basis of the formula were not only significantly lower than the prices that would have resulted from the application of the price adjustment clause but also significantly lower than the average prices in the Land Brandenburg.
U tablici je jasno prikazano da cijene izračunane na temelju formule nisu bile samo znatno niže od cijena koje bi bile rezultat primjene klauzule o prilagodbi cijena, nego i znatno niže od prosječnih cijena u Pokrajini Brandenburg.
Furthermore, these effects of the formula were already foreseeable before the signing of the agreement.
Osim toga, ovi su učinci formule već bili predvidljivi prije potpisivanja sporazuma.
This is of particular importance as, in order to assess whether a private market vendor would have acted in the same or a comparable way as the Land Brandenburg, it is necessary to carry out an ex ante assessment of the agreement [11].
To je posebno važno jer, da bi se procijenilo bi li privatni prodavatelj djelovao na način jednak ili usporediv s djelovanjem Pokrajine Brandenburg, potrebno je izvršiti ex ante procjenu sporazuma [11].
As stated above in recitals (16) and (18), the formula was flawed and did not reflect the intentions as expressed in the price adjustment clause.
Kako je navedeno u uvodnim izjavama (16). i (18)., formula je sadržavala pogreške i nije odražavala namjere izražene u klauzuli o prilagodbi cijena.
These intentions could have been mathematically reflected, as also confirmed by the expert opinion of RAUE LLP, in the following formula:
Te su namjere mogle biti matematički izražene, što potvrđuje i stručno mišljenje društva RAUE LLP, u formuli u nastavku:
However, the parties to the agreement deducted a fixed amount instead of Indexn.
Međutim, stranke sporazuma odbile su fiksni iznos umjesto Indeksan.
While it may be justified, depending on the circumstances, to use a fixed deduction, such a deduction should at least result in the agreed initial reference price for the year in which the agreement is concluded.
Iako bi, ovisno o okolnostima, moglo biti opravdano koristiti fiksni odbitak, takav bi odbitak barem trebao rezultirati dogovorenom početnom referentnom cijenom za godinu u kojoj je sporazum sklopljen.
Yet, in the present case the parties chose a deduction that, already for the year of signing, led to a price significantly below the agreed initial and market-conform reference price of EUR 15,50/cubic meter.
No u ovom su slučaju stranke odabrale odbitak koji je, već za godinu potpisivanja, doveo do cijene znatno ispod dogovorene početne referentne cijene u skladu s tržištem od 15,50 EUR/kubični metar.
Hence, the fact that the formula was flawed and did not lead to the prices agreed in the price adjustment clause was objectively foreseeable at the time of signing.
Stoga se činjenica da je formula sadržavala pogreške i nije rezultirala cijenama dogovorenima u klauzuli o prilagodbi cijena objektivno mogla predvidjeti u vrijeme potpisivanja.
In this situation, a private vendor would have used a different formula or at least requested a change of the formula, especially since the parties had agreed in the text of the agreement that the price adjustment would be established in accordance with the index for industrial wood and with the risk of price fluctuations to be shared equally between the State and HoKaWe (as expressed in the price adjustment clause).
U toj bi se situaciji privatni prodavatelj koristio drukčijom formulom ili bi barem zatražio promjenu formule, posebno s obzirom na to da su stranke u tekstu sporazuma dogovorile da bi prilagodba cijena bila uspostavljena u skladu s indeksom za industrijsko drvo i rizikom fluktuacija cijena koje jednako dijele država i društvo HoKaWe (kako je navedeno u klauzuli o prilagodbi cijena).
In this regard it also needs to be underlined that the price developments under the agreement were not simply the automatic result of a predetermined mathematical calculation laid down in the formula.
U tom pogledu treba naglasiti i da razvoji cijena u okviru sporazuma nisu bili samo automatski rezultat prethodno utvrđenoga matematičkog izračuna iz formule.
As stated above in recital (19) it rather follows from the information provided by Germany in the formal investigation procedure that the formula was adjusted several times [12] during the course of the duration of the agreement.
Kako je prethodno navedeno u uvodnoj izjavi (19)., iz podataka koje je Njemačka osigurala tijekom službenog istražnog postupka vidljivo je da je formula prilagođena nekoliko puta [12] tijekom sporazuma.
As can clearly be seen from the table shown in recital (52), these foreseeable negative effects of applying the formula also materialized, given that the price actually paid by HoKaWe was significantly lower than the price to be charged according to the price adjustment clause.
Kao što je jasno vidljivo iz tablice u uvodnoj izjavi (52)., ovi predvidljivi negativni učinci primjene formule isto su tako ostvareni, s obzirom na to da je cijena koju je stvarno platilo društvo HoKaWe bila znatno niža od cijene koju je trebalo naplatiti u skladu s klauzulom o prilagodbi cijena.
It was also significantly lower than the average prices paid for wood from Brandenburg's State forest, that is to say the prices for which the Land Brandenburg sold wood to other companies [13].
Bila je i znatno niža od prosječnih cijena plaćenih za drvo iz državne šume Brandenburga, odnosno cijena po kojima je Pokrajina Bradenburg prodavala drvo ostalim trgovačkim društvima [13].
It follows that the fact that the application of the formula did not lead to the intended result of a price development based on the index for industrial wood, with the risk of price fluctuations being shared between the parties, was both known and accepted by the State.
Iz toga slijedi da je država bila upoznata i prihvatila činjenicu da posljedica primjene formule nije bio namjeravani rezultat razvoja cijena na temelju indeksa za industrijsko drvo, uz rizik fluktuacija cijena koji su dijelile stranke.
As regards the price adjustment clause, it can be concluded that although it would have led to prices below the average price for the Land Brandenburg, these prices would have been market-conform.
Što se tiče klauzule o prilagodbi cijena, može se zaključiti da, iako bi rezultirala cijenama nižima od prosječne cijene za Pokrajinu Brandenburg, te bi cijene bile u skladu s tržištem.
They were based on reasonable considerations and negotiations between the parties involved and, therefore, it cannot be excluded that also a private actor on the market would have entered into an agreement with the same or comparable conditions.
Temeljile su se na opravdanim razmatranjima i pregovorima između uključenih stranaka i stoga se ne može isključiti da bi i privatni sudionik na tržištu sklopio sporazum pod jednakim ili usporedivim uvjetima.
However, the actual price adjustment implemented by the parties on the basis of the formula did not reflect such market-conform conditions and led to significantly lower prices than the ones that would have resulted from the application of the price adjustment clause (and, even more so, the average price for wood in the Land Brandenburg).
Međutim, stvarna prilagodba cijena koju su provodile stranke na temelju formule nije odražavala takve uvjete u skladu s tržištem i rezultirala je znatno nižim cijenama od onih koje bi bile rezultat primjene klauzule o prilagodbi cijena (i, štoviše, prosječne cijene za drvo u Pokrajini Brandenburg).
While the price development on the basis of the price adjustment clause reflects a reasonable business decision and a fair balance of risks concerning price fluctuations between the contracting parties, the prices resulting from the application of the formula were significantly lower and, furthermore, also did not reflect that balance of risks.
Iako razvoj cijena na temelju klauzule o prilagodbi cijena odražava opravdanu poslovnu odluku i pravednu ravnotežu rizika u vezi s fluktuacijama cijena između ugovornih stranaka, cijene koje su rezultat primjene formule bile su znatno niže i, osim toga, isto tako nisu odražavale tu ravnotežu rizika.
Contrary to the situation underlying the Commission decision in case SA.19045 (Alleged aid of the Land Bavaria (Bavarian State Forest Enterprise) in form of long-term supply agreements for wood with the company Klausner) [14] in which prices below market average were held not to contain State aid as the market suffered from overcapacities and the Land Bavaria tried to attract a significant buyer that would guarantee in the long term large and steady volumes of purchase, nothing in the facts of the present case would justify prices below the ones that would have resulted from the application of the price adjustment clause.
Suprotno situaciji na kojoj se temelji odluka Komisije u predmetu S.A. 19045 (Navodna potpora Pokrajine Bavarske (poduzeće Bavarske državne šume) u obliku dugoročnih ugovora o nabavi drva za društvo Klausner), [14] u kojoj se smatralo da cijene niže od prosjeka tržišta ne uključuju državnu potporu jer je na tržištu bilo previše kapaciteta, a Pokrajina Bavarska pokušavala je privući velikog kupca koji bi dugoročno jamčio velike i stalne količine nabave, ništa u činjenicama sadašnjeg predmeta ne bi opravdalo cijene niže od onih koje bi bile posljedica primjene klauzule o prilagodbi cijena.
The price adjustment clause agreed between the parties took the nature of the long term contract and the quality of wood to be sold into account and already would have led to prices below the average price in the Land Brandenburg.
Klauzulom o prilagodbi cijena u vezi koje su se usuglasile stranke u obzir je uzeta priroda dugoročnog ugovora i kvaliteta drva za prodaju te bi odmah rezultirala cijenama nižima od prosječne cijene u Pokrajini Brandenburg.
There is nothing to indicate that a private actor on the market would have agreed to even lower prices than those.
Ništa ne ukazuje na to da bi privatni sudionik na tržištu pristao na cijene niže od navedenih.
This is furthermore confirmed by the submissions from Germany, which explicitly stated that the price adjustment clause represented the true intentions of the parties.
To dodatno potvrđuju podnesci Njemačke u kojima je izričito navedeno da je klauzula o prilagodbi cijena predstavljala stvarne namjere stranaka.
Moreover, in 2011 the Land Brandenburg negotiated the amendment to the agreement which discarded the flawed formula, as a reaction to the two legal opinions from 2010 referred to above in recital (16) which had raised State aid concerns due to the application of the formula.
Štoviše, 2011. Pokrajina Brandenburg pregovarala je o izmjeni sporazuma kojom se odbacila formula koja je sadržavala pogreške, kao reakciji na dva pravna mišljenja iz 2010. iz uvodne izjave (16). koja su izazvala zabrinutost u vezi s državnom potporom zbog primjene formule.
Thus, the Land Brandenburg negotiated the amendment to the agreement without the formula specifically in order to implement the true intentions of the parties and to put an end to those State aid concerns.
Stoga je Pokrajina Brandenburg pregovarala o izmjeni sporazuma bez formule posebno radi provedbe stvarnih namjera stranaka i rješavanja zabrinutosti u vezi s državnom potporom.
It follows that the way the agreement was implemented, more specifically the price adjustments on the basis of the formula, fails the private vendor test and is not market-conform.
Iz toga proizlazi da način na koji je sporazum proveden, točnije prilagodbe cijena na temelju formule, nije zadovoljio test privatnog prodavatelja i nije u skladu s tržištem.