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The German authorities had indicated that without that exclusion a level playing field in the tender would not have been ensured.
Njemačka tijela naglašavaju da je novi sustav smanjenja uveden Zakonom od 22. prosinca 2016. usmjeren na velike potrošače električne energije koji su izloženi međunarodnom tržišnom natjecanju, odnosno na one kojima prijeti stečaj ili premještanje ako bi morali snositi punu dodatnu pristojbu za kogeneraciju, ali da će ta društva unatoč tome pridonijeti financiranju potpore (u načelu 15 % dodatne pristojbe, osim ako dodatna pristojba dosegne određenu razinu BDV-a).
It explained that given that self-consumed CHP electricity is eligible for a reduced EEG surcharge CHP installations used for self-consumption would have had a systematic advantage over CHP installations feeding electricity into the grid (see recital 94 of Opening Decision).
Isto tako, na temelju podataka o društvima koja imaju pravo na smanjenu dodatnu pristojbu u skladu s EEG-om njemačka tijela navela su u simulacijama da bi puna dodatna pristojba za kogeneraciju iznosila 0,255 eurocenta/kWh ako se ne bi primijenila smanjenja („pretpostavljena” dodatna pristojba za kogeneraciju iz tablice u nastavku) i da bi ta stopa dodatne pristojbe još uvijek činila između 1 % i 9 % BDV-a za uzorak od približno 100 društava koja imaju pravo na smanjene pristojbe u skladu s EEG-om i čija je potrošnja veća od 1 GWh.
On 29 March 2017, the German authorities informed the Commission that they were considering using the empowerment laid down in paragraph 33a(2)(b)(bb) of the KWKG 2016, as amended, to allow the participation in tenders of CHP installations whose electricity is injected into a closed distribution network instead of being injected in the public grid.
Tijekom službenog istražnog postupka dostavila su ažurirane brojke iz kojih je vidljivo da bi za prvih 20 prihvatljivih društava u skladu s BesAR-om (s obzirom na potrošnju) pretpostavljena dodatna pristojba za kogeneraciju činila između 0,8 % i 6 % (na temelju brojki iz 2015.)
CHP installations used for autoconsumption would however remain ineligible for participation in the tenders support and are not concerned by the notified amendment.
BDV-a društava, dok bi puna dodatna pristojba za kogeneraciju (u iznosu od 0,445 eurocenta/kWh) činila između 1 % i 11 % BDV-a.
Concerning CHP installations used in closed distribution networks, the German authorities explained that the exclusion had initially been based on the following assumptions: when the production and the consumption occurs in the same closed network, network charges can be lower compared to a constellation where all the consumption is produced by CHP installations outside the closed distribution network.
Dostavila su i sljedeću simulaciju za ilustraciju mogućeg učinka pune dodatne pristojbe na društva:
This can — in certain circumstances — allow the operator of the CHP installation in the closed distribution network to obtain a better price for the electricity produced compared to an operator injecting electricity into the public grid.
Tablica 4.
In a tender in which operators compete for a fixed premium that will be paid on top of the market price, operators of CHP installations to be used in closed distribution networks could have benefitted from a competitive advantage and if that competitive advantage had been systematic and significant, it would have allowed those operators to bid strategically above their costs and this would have resulted in overcompensation.
Simulacija učinka pune dodatne pristojbe
The German authorities added that the above mentioned effect could also be possible outside closed distribution networks but that an advantage for the operator of a CHP installation is only feasible if only a few end-consumers are connected to the same grid.
Pretpostavljena dodatna pristojba za kogeneraciju
Therefore in a public grid, the effect does generally not lead to a distortion of competition.
Dodatna pristojba u skladu sa Zakonom o kogeneraciji iz 2016.
However, after having conducted a more detailed study of the issue, the German authorities have observed that closed distribution networks come in different constellations and that generally network charges are not saved or the savings are rather low and the risks of strategic bidding mentioned in recital 71 above is much lower than assumed.
Krajnji potrošač
That conclusion results from a number of observations that the German authorities could make in the meantime.
Potrošnja (GWh)
First, for the strategic bidding to materialise, the CHP installation would need to obtain a much better price for the electricity produced, which implies that the saving of network charges has to be substantial.
Opterećenje s povlasticom/bez povlastice (GWh)
For a measurable effect, the production would need to be sold for a high share to local consumption.
Opterećenje u skladu sa Zakonom o kogeneraciji KWKG iz 2016.
Otherwise there would be no potential to obtain better prices.
(EUR)
Secondly, the beneficiaries of lower network charges are all the end-consumers in the closed distribution network, regardless if they conclude an energy supply contract with the CHP operator or not.
Povećanje opterećenja prema faktoru
Therefore the CHP operator would have to make contracts with all or at least with the majority of the end-consumers.
Kat.
If there are many end-consumers connected to the closed distribution network, free rider behavior is likely to be the result.
B
The end-consumers would not be willing to pay the CHP operator higher prices as network charges would be lower anyway.
Industrija 1.
As CHP installations are long-term assets, the operator furthermore would have to make sure to have long term contracts with the majority of the end-consumers connected to the closed distribution network, which again reduces the possibility to obtain (much) higher prices from the end-consumers.
Industrija 2.
Thirdly, end-consumers in closed distribution networks are often industrial users who are entitled to reduced network fees because of different exemptions in paragraph 19 of the Electricity Network Fee Regulation (Stromnetzentgeltverordnung).
Kat.
As the reductions are based on the stable or specific consumption profile of the end-consumers concerned and not to the fact that the network is a closed distribution network, there is only little or no margin for significant reductions of network fees which could be used to negotiate higher prices.
C
As a result, the German authorities observed that the supposed competitive advantage was not necessarily significant and would also not be systematic so that the strategic bidding risk would also be much lower than initially feared (if existing at all).
Industrija 3.
The German authorities are therefore contemplating to allow the participation of CHP installations producing electricity that is injected into a closed distribution network to the tenders without any further changes in the tender design.
Njemačka je naposljetku naglasila da se opterećenjem u obliku dodatne pristojbe za kogeneraciju povećava već postojeće opterećenje proizišlo iz dodatne pristojbe u skladu s EEG-om.
If however further enquiries during the ongoing legislative procedure show that there remains a distortion of competition and that specific measures in the tender design are needed, the German authorities committed to notify these effects and any countermeasures to the Commission.
DETALJAN OPIS PRIJAVLJENOG PROGRAMA POTPORE KOJI JE PREDMET PRETHODNOG ISPITIVANJA (SA.47887)
In any event, the German authorities committed to include into the evaluation of the CHP support scheme also the participation of CHP installations producing electricity that is injected into closed distribution networks.
Potpora za nova kogeneracijska postrojenja s instaliranim kapacitetom između 1 MWel i 50 MWel koju su njemačka tijela prijavila kao SA.42393 (2015/N) i koja je odobrena Odlukom o pokretanju postupka dodjeljivat će se od zime 2017./2018. operatorima odabranima na temelju natječaja (vidjeti uvodnu izjavu 91.
The German authorities confirmed that the CHP installations concerned are the CHP installations described under recitals 23 and 63 of the Opening Decision and for which the German authorities had provide the following LCOE calculations.
Odluke o pokretanju postupka).
Table 5
Sudjelovanje u tim natječajima uvjetovano je isporukom cjelokupne električne energije proizvedene u kogeneracijskom postrojenju u javnu mrežu, a ako je električnu energiju proizvedenu u kogeneracijskom postrojenju izravno potrošio njegov vlasnik ili ako je isporučena u zatvorenu distribucijsku mrežu bez prethodne isporuke u javnu mrežu, predmetno postrojenje nema pravo sudjelovati u natječaju.
LCOE calculations for projects implemented by contractors, outside the BesAR, larger than 100 kWel, over 15 years (2016-2030) up to 10 MW and over 20 years (2016 to 2035) above 10 MW, discount rate 30 % per year — in EUR cents/kWh (2013 values)
Njemačka tijela navela su da bez tog izuzeća ne bi bili osigurani jednaki uvjeti u natječaju.
Sector in which the client of the contractor is active
Njemačka tijela su 29. ožujka 2017. obavijestila Komisiju da razmatraju primjenu ovlaštenja utvrđenog u članku 33.a stavku 2. točki (b) podtočki (bb) KWKG-a iz 2016. kako je izmijenjen kako bi se kogeneracijskim postrojenjima koja svoju električnu energiju isporučuju u zatvorenu distribucijsku mrežu umjesto u javnu omogućilo sudjelovanje u natječajima.
manufacture of automotive components
Kogeneracijska postrojenja koja se upotrebljavaju za vlastitu potrošnju i dalje ne bi imala pravo sudjelovati u natječajima za potporu te se prijavljena izmjena ne bi odnosila na njih.
automobile manufacturer
Kad je riječ o kogeneracijskim postrojenjima koja se upotrebljavaju u zatvorenim distribucijskim mrežama, njemačka tijela objasnila su da se isključenje u početku temeljilo na sljedećim pretpostavkama: kad se proizvodnja i potrošnja odvijaju unutar iste zatvorene mreže, mrežne pristojbe mogu biti niže u odnosu na situaciju u kojoj se sva potrošnja proizvodi u kogeneracijskim postrojenjima izvan zatvorene distribucijske mreže.
Installation type
Zahvaljujući tome operator kogeneracijskog postrojenja u zatvorenoj distribucijskoj mreži može u određenim okolnostima postići bolju cijenu za proizvedenu električnu energiju u odnosu na operatora koji električnu energiju isporučuje u javnu mrežu.
El.
U natječaju u kojem se operatori nadmeću za fiksnu premiju koja će se plaćati povrh tržišne cijene operatori kogeneracijskih postrojenja koja se upotrebljavaju u zatvorenim distribucijskim mrežama mogu imati koristi od konkurentske prednosti, a ako je ona sustavna i znatna, njome bi se tim operatorima omogućilo da podnesu stratešku ponudu iznad svojih troškova, što bi dovelo do prekomjerne nadoknade.
Capacity
Njemačka tijela dodala su da je prethodno navedeni učinak moguć i izvan zatvorenih distribucijskih mreža, ali da operator kogeneracijskog postrojenja može ostvariti prednost samo ako je svega nekoliko krajnjih potrošača priključeno na istu mrežu.
2000 kW
Stoga u javnoj mreži taj učinak uobičajeno ne dovodi do narušavanja tržišnog natjecanja.
5000 kW
Međutim, nakon provedbe detaljnije studije o tom pitanju njemačka tijela primijetila su da se zatvorene distribucijske mreže razlikuju i da se uglavnom ne ostvaruju uštede mrežnih pristojbi ili su one prilično niske te da su rizici strateškog nadmetanja koji se spominju u uvodnoj izjavi 71. puno niži no što se to pretpostavljalo.
10000 kW
Taj je zaključak izveden na temelju brojnih opažanja koja su u međuvremenu imala njemačkih tijela.
20000 kW
Kao prvo, za realizaciju strateškog nadmetanja kogeneracijsko postrojenje trebalo bi postići puno bolju cijenu za proizvedenu električnu energiju, što podrazumijeva znatne uštede mrežnih pristojbi.
Full-load hours
Kako bi se ostvario mjerljiv učinak, trebalo bi prodati veći udio proizvodnje za potrebe lokalne potrošnje.
Self-consumption rate
U suprotnom ne bi bilo potencijala za postizanje boljih cijena.
Average market price
Kao drugo, korisnici nižih mrežnih pristojbi jesu svi krajnji potrošači u zatvorenoj distribucijskoj mreži neovisno o tome sklope li ugovor o opskrbi energijom s operatorom kogeneracije.
Difference between LCOE and market price
Stoga bi operator kogeneracije morao sklopiti ugovore sa svim krajnjim potrošačima ili barem s većinom njih.
Like the other CHP-installations that can take part in the tenders, they will have to be high-efficiency CHP installations to be eligible.
Ako je na zatvorenu distribucijsku mrežu priključeno mnogo krajnjih potrošača, to će vjerojatno dovesti do besplatnog korištenja uslugama.
The aid to the CHP installations selected in the tender will be granted as premium on top of the market price during 30000 full load operating hours.
Krajnji potrošači neće biti spremni operatoru kogeneracije platiti više cijene jer će mrežne pristojbe ionako biti niže.
No premium will be paid when the value of hour contracts is null or negative on the spot exchange (day ahead) for Germany (paragraph 7(8) KWKG 2016 as notified, paragraph 7(7) of the KWKG 2016, as amended).
Budući da su kogeneracijska postrojenja dugotrajna imovina, operator će morati osigurati dugoročne ugovore s većinom krajnjih potrošača koji su priključeni na zatvorenu distribucijsku mrežu, čime se ponovno smanjuje mogućnost postizanja (puno) viših cijena od krajnjih potrošača.
The electricity generated during this period is not taken into account for the calculation of the number of full load hours during which support can be granted.
Kao treće, krajnji potrošači u zatvorenim distribucijskim mrežama često su industrijski korisnici koji imaju pravo na smanjene mrežne naknade na temelju različitih izuzeća iz članka 19.
Also the CHP operator is responsible for balancing.
Pravilnika o naknadi za električnu mrežu (Stromnetzentgeltverordnung).
ASSESSMENT OF THE REDUCTIONS OF THE CHP SURCHARGE
Budući da se smanjenja temelje na stabilnom ili posebnom profilu potrošnje predmetnih krajnjih potrošača, a ne na činjenici da je riječ o zatvorenoj distribucijskoj mreži, mogućnosti za znatna smanjenja mrežnih naknada koje bi se mogle iskoristiti za dogovor o višim cijenama male su ili ih nema.
Existence of State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty
Kao rezultat, njemačka tijela primijetila su da navodna konkurentska prednost nije nužno znatna ni sustavna, tako da je i rizik strateškog nadmetanja puno niži no što se u početku strahovalo (ako uopće postoji).
Pursuant to Article 107(1) of the Treaty, ‘save as otherwise provided in the Treaties, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market’.
Njemačka tijela stoga razmatraju mogućnost da kogeneracijskim postrojenjima koja proizvode električnu energiju koja se isporučuje u zatvorenu distribucijsku mrežu dopuste sudjelovanje u natječajima bez dodatnih izmjena u planu natječaja.
In determining whether a measure constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty, the Commission has to assess whether the measure:
Međutim, ako iz daljnjih ispitivanja tijekom zakonodavnog postupka koji je u tijeku postane vidljivo da se i dalje narušava tržišno natjecanje te da su potrebne posebne mjere u planu natječaja, njemačka tijela obvezala su se Komisiji prijaviti te učinke i sve protumjere.
confers an advantage on certain undertakings or certain sectors (selective advantage);
Njemačka tijela u svakom su se slučaju obvezala u evaluaciju programa potpore za kogeneraciju uključiti i sudjelovanje kogeneracijskih postrojenja koja proizvode električnu energiju koja se isporučuje u zatvorene distribucijske mreže.
is imputable to the State and involve State resources;
Njemačka tijela potvrdila su da su predmetna kogeneracijska postrojenja ona opisana u uvodnim izjavama 23. i 63.
distorts or threatens to distort competition;
Odluke o pokretanju postupka za koje su njemačka tijela dostavila sljedeće izračune ujednačenih troškova proizvodnje energije (LCOE).
is liable to affect trade between Member States.
Tablica 5.
Selective advantage
Izračuni LCOE-a za projekte koje provode izvođači izvan područja primjene BesAR-a i koji su veći od 100 kWel u razdoblju od 15 godina (2016.–2030.) za vrijednosti do 10 MW i u razdoblju od 20 godina (2016.–2035.) za vrijednosti iznad 10 MW s diskontnom stopom od 30 % godišnje – u eurocentima/kWh (vrijednosti za 2013.)
As recalled by the Court in its judgment of 21 December 2016 in the Joined Cases Commission v World Duty Free Group and Commission v Banco Santander and Santusa [22], for establishing the selectivity of a tax measure or a levy, it is necessary to determine whether that measure introduces, between operators that are, in the light of the objective pursued by the general tax system concerned, in a comparable factual and legal situation, a distinction that is not justified by the nature and general structure of that system.
Sektor u kojem djeluje klijent izvođača
In its Opening Decision the Commission had found that in principle the CHP surcharge is to be paid on each kWh supplied to end-consumers through the public grid or the closed distribution network operated by the respective network operators.
proizvodnja automobilskih dijelova
That surcharge is a uniform surcharge by kWh.
proizvođač automobila
As described under Sections 2.2.1 and 2.3 above, the system for determining the surcharge remained basically unchanged under the KWKG 2016, as amended and remains based on the principle of a uniform CHP surcharge.
Vrsta postrojenja
The normal CHP surcharge amounted to 0,445 EUR ct/kWh in 2016 and amounts to 0,438 EUR ct/kWh in 2017.
Kapacitet proizvodnje električne energije
Hence, by limiting the CHP surcharge respectively to 0,04 EUR cent/kWh and to 0,03 EUR cent/kWh, the KWKG 2016, as notified, reduces the CHP surcharge of companies qualifying as Category B or C end-consumers and thus relieves them from a burden which they would normally have to bear.
2000 kW
Also, by limiting the CHP surcharge respectively to 0,056 EUR ct/kWh in 2016, to 0,06 and 0,08 EUR ct/kWh in 2017 and to 0,12 EUR ct/kWh and 0,16 EUR ct/kWh in 2018 the KWKG 2016, as amended, reduces the financial burden for undertakings qualifying as Category B or C end-consumers and thus relieves them from a burden which they would normally have to bear.
5000 kW
Also by limiting the CHP surcharge to 15 % of the full surcharge (and to 0,5 % or 4 % of their GVA) for the electro-intensive users fulfilling the conditions set out in recital 20 above the KWKG 2016, as amended, reduces the financial burden for undertakings qualifying as Category B or C end-consumers and thus relieves them from a burden which they would normally have to bear.
10000 kW
Such a reduction constitutes an advantage [23].
20000 kW
The advantage is also selective.
Sati rada pod punim opterećenjem
Indeed, as far as Category C is concerned, the reduction is limited to the manufacturing sector only.
Stopa vlastite potrošnje
Within this sector, the reduction is further granted only to companies having an annual consumption of more than 1 GWh and having electricity costs that represent more than 4 % of their turnover (which excludes further manufacturing sectors as they typically do not reach those values, see recital 127 of the Opening Decision).
Prosječna tržišna cijena
The same observation applies to the reductions granted to electro-intensive users fulfilling the conditions set out in recital 20 above.
Razlika između LCOE-a i tržišne cijene
The reductions are selective given that they are granted to undertakings active in specific sectors only and within the sector the reductions are granted only to undertakings reaching 1 GWh of consumption at a given consumption point and when they reach a certain electro-intensity threshold.
Kao i ostala kogeneracijska postrojenja koja mogu sudjelovati u natječajima, morat će biti visokoučinkovita kogeneracijska postrojenja kako bi imala pravo sudjelovati.
As to Category B, the advantage is limited to undertakings reaching an annual consumption level of 1 GWh.
Kogeneracijskim postrojenjima koja su odabrana na temelju natječaja potpora će se dodijeliti kao premija povrh tržišne cijene tijekom 30000 sati rada pod punim opterećenjem.
The Commission notes further that although Category B seems open to all sectors, the 1 GWh threshold de facto excludes several sectors and undertakings of the economy which typically never reach that consumption threshold.
Premija se neće plaćati ako je vrijednost ugovora o satnici nula ili negativna po promptnom tečaju (dan unaprijed) za Njemačku (članak 7. stavak 8.
However, in the light of the objective pursued by the surcharge (contribute to the CHP support), end-consumers of Categories B or C and electro-intensive users are in a comparable legal and factual situation.
KWKG-a iz 2016. kako je prijavljen, članak 7. stavak 7.
In particular, those end-consumers consume electricity injected into the public grid or closed network as the end-consumers of Category A. They benefit also similarly to end-consumers of Category A from the lower level of CO2 emissions due to high energy efficient CHP support financed by the CHP surcharge.
KWKG-a iz 2016. kako je izmijenjen).
The German authorities did not submit any comments on the selectivity of the measure.
Električna energija proizvedena tijekom tog razdoblja ne uzima se u obzir pri izračunu broja sati rada pod punim opterećenjem tijekom kojih se može dodijeliti potpora.
BV Glas seems to argue that the fact that the reductions are limited to the manufacturing sector would be in the logic of the system because undertakings active in the manufacturing sectors are generally price takers and cannot pass on their extra costs to customers while service sectors would generally pass on surcharges to customers.
Operator kogeneracije odgovoran je za uravnoteženje.
The Commission notes first that when the Commission has established that a given measure creates differences between undertakings which, with regard to the objective of the measure in question, are in a comparable factual and legal situation, it is for the Member State which has introduced such a differentiation between undertakings in relation to charges to show that it is actually justified by the nature and general scheme of the system in question [24].
OCJENA SMANJENJA DODATNE PRISTOJBE ZA KOGENERACIJU
The German authorities have not claimed that the reductions would be in the nature and general scheme of the CHP surcharge.
Postojanje državne potpore u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
In particular, it has not claimed that the CHP surcharge would rest on the principle that the CHP surcharge is imposed on undertakings only if they can pass on their extra costs to their customers.
Ugovora
In addition, the eligibility conditions do not support the — unsubstantiated — assumption that the normal charge system of the CHP surcharge rests on the principle that the CHP surcharge is imposed on undertakings only if they can pass on their extra costs to their customers.
U skladu s člankom 107. stavkom 1.
First, eligibility for reductions under the KWKG 2016, as notified does not depend on the undertakings demonstrating that they cannot pass on their extra costs to their customers.
Ugovora, „osim ako je Ugovorima drukčije predviđeno, svaka potpora koju dodijeli država članica ili koja se dodjeljuje putem državnih sredstava u bilo kojem obliku koja narušava ili prijeti da će narušiti tržišno natjecanje stavljanjem određenih poduzetnika ili proizvodnje određene robe u povoljniji položaj, nespojiva je s unutarnjim tržištem u mjeri u kojoj utječe na trgovinu među državama članicama”.
Second, no elements have been provided demonstrating that all sectors and undertakings benefitting from the Category B and C reductions de facto cannot pass on their extra costs and that those excluded from the reductions can all pass on their extra costs.
Kako bi utvrdila je li mjera državna potpora u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.