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On 7 April 2017, the Commission initiated the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty in respect of the aid scheme.
Korisnici su programa pružatelji kapaciteta koji su odabrani u okviru nabavne dražbe i s kojima je sklopljen ugovor o pričuvnom kapacitetu.
As stated in its Opening Decision, the Commission:
RAZLOZI ZA POKRETANJE POSTUPKA
considered on a preliminary basis that the scheme did not constitute compensation for a service of general economic interest (‘SGEI’) that would fulfil the conditions laid down in the Altmark judgment but that the scheme constituted State aid pursuant to Article 107(1) of the Treaty;
Komisija je 7. travnja 2017. pokrenula postupak utvrđen člankom 108. stavkom 2.
had doubts that the aid scheme was compatible with the internal market because there were concerns that several compatibility requirements were not fulfilled, in particular regarding the need for State intervention, the appropriateness of the scheme, its proportionality and the risk of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States.
Ugovora u pogledu programa potpore.
Grounds for initiating the procedure: existence of aid
Kako je navedeno u Odluci o pokretanju postupka, Komisija:
According to Article 107(1) of the Treaty, the qualification of a measure as State aid requires the following conditions to be met cumulatively:
je preliminarno smatrala da program nije naknada za uslugu od općeg gospodarskog interesa koja bi ispunila uvjete utvrđene u presudi Altmark, već da program čini državnu potporu u skladu s člankom 107. stavkom 1.
the measure must be financed through State resources and be imputable to the State;
Ugovora;
it must grant an advantage liable to favour certain undertakings or the production of certain goods;
je imala sumnje u pogledu spojivosti programa potpore s unutarnjim tržištem jer je postojala zabrinutost da nije ispunjeno nekoliko zahtjeva spojivosti, posebno u pogledu potrebe za intervencijom države, prikladnosti programa, njegove proporcionalnosti i rizika neopravdanih negativnih učinaka na tržišno natjecanje i trgovinu među državama članicama.
the measure must distort or threaten to distort competition; and
Razlozi za pokretanje postupka: postojanje potpore
the measure must have the potential to affect trade between Member States.
U skladu s člankom 107. stavkom 1.
In their notification, the German authorities argued that the Capacity Reserve does not fulfil these criteria and thus does not constitute State aid.
Ugovora, mjera se smatra državnom potporom ako su kumulativno ispunjeni sljedeći uvjeti:
First, they consider that the aid scheme is not financed from State resources.
mjera se mora financirati iz državnih sredstava i biti pripisiva državi;
Second, the operators would receive no advantage because they are to be regarded as providing a SGEI for which the compensation meets the four conditions set out by the Court of Justice in the Altmark judgment.
njome se mora osigurati prednost kojom se određeni poduzetnici ili proizvodnja određene robe stavlja u povoljniji položaj;
Third, the scheme would not impact trade between Member States.
mjerom se mora narušavati ili prijetiti da će se narušiti tržišno natjecanje; i
First, the Commission preliminarily concluded that the aid scheme involves State resources and is imputable to the State.
mjera mora biti takva da može utjecati na trgovinu među državama članicama.
This is because the scheme was developed by the German State which provides for by law that its costs can be passed on to all consumers through an increase of the network tariffs.
U svojoj prijavi njemačka tijela tvrdila su da pričuvni kapacitet ne ispunjuje te kriterije i stoga ne čini državnu potporu.
On the basis of the Vent de Colère judgment, State resources are therefore present and the measure is imputable to the State.
Prvo, smatraju da se program potpore ne financira iz državnih sredstava.
In addition, the Capacity Reserve Ordinance prescribes that the TSOs shall deduct from their costs the revenues they receive through the scheme.
Drugo, operatori ne bi ostvarivali nikakvu prednost jer treba smatrati da pružaju uslugu od općeg gospodarskog interesa za koju naknada ispunjuje četiri uvjeta koja je Sud naveo u presudi Altmark.
This implies that it is the State that mandates the TSOs to attribute and collect the required funds.
Treće, programom se ne bi utjecalo na trgovinu među državama članicama.
The funds are generated by the Capacity Reserve Ordinance and are administered collectively by the TSOs.
Prvo, Komisija je preliminarno zaključila da program potpore uključuje državna sredstva i pripisiv je državi.
They thus remain at all times under the influence of public authorities.
To je stoga što je program izradila njemačka država, koja svojim zakonom propisuje da se povećanjem mrežnih tarifa troškovi mogu prenijeti na sve potrošače.
Second, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the first and the fourth Altmark criteria were met, and therefore preliminarily concluded that the aid scheme would confer a selective advantage on its beneficiaries.
Stoga su u skladu s presudom Vent De Colère državna sredstva prisutna i mjera je pripisiva državi.
The first Altmark criterion provides that the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge and that the obligations must be clearly defined.
Osim toga, Uredbom o pričuvnom kapacitetu propisano je da operatori prijenosnih sustava od svojih troškova odbijaju prihode ostvarene u okviru programa.
While Member States enjoy a wide margin of discretion to define SGEIs, Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council confines the possibility for Member States to apply public services obligations (‘PSOs’) in the liberalised electricity sector.
To znači da je država ta koja operatore prijenosnih sustava u skladu sa zakonom ovlašćuje za dodjelu i prikupljanje potrebnih sredstava.
In particular, it limits the scope of PSOs to specific objectives: security, including security of supply, regularity, quality and price of supplies and environmental protection, including energy efficiency, energy from renewable sources and climate protection.
Sredstva se generiraju u skladu s Uredbom o pričuvnom kapacitetu te njima zajednički upravljaju operatori prijenosnih sustava.
It furthermore prescribes that the obligations must be clearly defined, transparent, non-discriminatory, verifiable and must guarantee equality of access for electricity undertakings of the Union to national consumers.
Stoga su ona u svakom trenutku pod utjecajem javnih tijela.
The Opening Decision therefore expressed the following concerns:
Drugo, Komisija je izrazila sumnje u ispunjenost prvog i četvrtog kriterija iz presude Altmark te je stoga preliminarno zaključila da bi se programom potpore dodijelila selektivna prednost njegovim korisnicima.
The aid scheme might be discriminatory as it seemed to de facto exclude demand response operators and to de jure exclude foreign capacity providers from effectively participating in the Reserve;
Prvim kriterijem iz presude Altmark propisano je da poduzetniku korisniku moraju stvarno biti povjerene obveze pružanja javne usluge i da te obveze moraju biti jasno utvrđene.
It was doubtful whether the scheme was necessary for security of electricity supply in Germany and thus whether the aid could be considered as a compensation for PSOs pursuing an objective of security of supply;
Iako države članice imaju široku diskrecijsku ovlast pri utvrđivanju usluga od općeg gospodarskog interesa, člankom 3. stavkom 2.
SGEIs are justified where the market is unable to deliver an efficient outcome.
Direktive 2009/72/EZ Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća ograničena je mogućnost država članica da primjenjuju obveze pružanja javnih usluga u liberaliziranom sektoru električne energije.
Therefore, if a Member State could improve the functioning of the market, a SGEI for security of supply could not be justified because the market had not been enabled to deliver.
Konkretno, njome se ograničava opseg obveza pružanja javnih usluga na posebne ciljeve: sigurnost, uključujući sigurnost opskrbe, redovitost, kvalitetu i cijenu isporuka te zaštitu okoliša, uključujući energetsku učinkovitost, energiju iz obnovljivih izvora i zaštitu klime.
While the planned market reforms in Germany could be expected to contribute to security of supply, it was doubtful that these reforms would be sufficient to provide adequate investment signals.
Osim toga, propisano je da obveze moraju biti jasno definirane, transparentne, nediskriminacijske i provjerljive te moraju elektroenergetskim poduzetnicima Unije jamčiti jednakost pristupa nacionalnim kupcima.
In particular, an estimation of the consumers' Value of Lost Load (‘VOLL’) was required to ensure that market prices could reach this level.
Stoga su u Odluci o pokretanju postupka izraženi sljedeći razlozi za zabrinutost:
The fourth Altmark criterion provides that either the undertakings have to be selected through a public procurement procedure that ensures that the services are provided at the least cost to the community or on the basis of a benchmarking exercise which guarantees that the amount of compensation does not go beyond the costs which a typical and well-run undertaking would have incurred.
program potpore mogao bi biti diskriminacijski jer se čini da se njime iz učinkovitog sudjelovanja u pričuvi de facto isključuju operatori kapaciteta za reguliranje potražnje i de jure strani pružatelji kapaciteta;
The Opening Decision considered that due to the fact that the scheme was not sufficiently open (excluding demand response and foreign capacity), it was not designed to ensure genuine competition, even if a tender was organised, and would thus not ensure that the services were provided at the least cost to the community.
bilo je upitno je li program nužan za sigurnost opskrbe električnom energijom u Njemačkoj te stoga može li se potpora smatrati naknadom za obveze pružanja javnih usluga čiji je cilj sigurnost opskrbe;
There was also no evidence that the second leg of the fourth Altmark criterion would be met.
usluge od općeg gospodarskog interesa opravdane su ako tržište ne može ostvariti učinkoviti ishod.
Third, the Commission preliminarily concluded in its Opening Decision that the Capacity Reserve would be liable to affect competition and trade on the electricity market because the German electricity market was open to competition and connected to neighbouring electricity markets.
Stoga ako bi država članica mogla poboljšati funkcioniranje tržišta, usluga od općeg gospodarskog interesa za sigurnost opskrbe ne bi se mogla opravdati jer tržištu nije bilo omogućena da ostvari željeni ishod.
The aid scheme would provide support to some operators under the condition that they were no longer active on the market.
Nadalje, iako se moglo očekivati da će se planiranim tržišnim reformama u Njemačkoj pridonijeti sigurnosti opskrbe, bilo je upitno bi li te reforme bile dovoljne za osiguravanje adekvatnih signala za ulaganja.
It would thus have an effect on the merit order curve of the bidding zone in which the power plants receiving the aid operated and hence also on the way in which this bidding zone interacted with neighbouring zones.
Posebno se zahtijevala procjena „vrijednosti neisporučene energije” kod potrošača kako bi se osiguralo da tržišne cijene mogu dosegnuti tu razinu.
Grounds for initiating the procedure: compatibility of the aid
Četvrtim kriterijem iz presude Altmark propisano je da poduzetnici moraju biti odabrani na temelju postupka javne nabave kojim se osigurava pružanje usluga zajednici po najnižoj cijeni ili na temelju postupka utvrđivanja referentnih vrijednosti kojim se jamči da iznos naknade ne prelazi troškove tipičnog poduzetnika kojim se dobro upravlja.
The Commission preliminarily considered in the Opening Decision that there were grounds to initiate the procedure with regard to the following four aspects related to the compatibility of the aid with the internal market:
U Odluci o pokretanju postupka smatralo se da program, s obzirom na činjenicu da nije dovoljno otvoren (isključeni su kapacitet za reguliranje potražnje i strani kapacitet), nije namijenjen osiguravanju stvarnog tržišnog natjecanja, čak i u slučaju organiziranja natječaja, te se stoga njime ne bi osiguralo pružanje usluga zajednici po najnižoj cijeni.
the insufficiently demonstrated need for State intervention,
Isto tako, nije bilo dokaza da bi bio ispunjen drugi dio četvrtog kriterija iz presude Altmark.
the lack of appropriateness of the scheme because of the use of restrictive eligibility criteria,
Treće, Komisija je u Odluci o pokretanju postupka preliminarno zaključila da bi pričuvni kapacitet mogao utjecati na tržišno natjecanje i trgovinu na tržištu električne energije jer je njemačko tržište električne energije otvoreno za tržišno natjecanje i povezano sa susjednim tržištima električne energije.
the lack of proportionality of the scheme which would not ensure that the amount of aid was minimised, and
Programom potpore pružila bi se podrška određenim operatorima pod uvjetom da više ne budu aktivni na tržištu.
the risk of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States.
Stoga bi on utjecao na krivulju prioriteta zone trgovanja u kojoj rade elektrane koje primaju potporu, a time i na njezinu interakciju sa susjednim zonama.
The Commission, however, took the preliminary view that the aid scheme was meant to contribute to the common interest objective of security of supply, it would have an incentive effect by changing the behaviour of market participants and it would fulfil the required transparency conditions.
Razlozi za pokretanje postupka: spojivost potpore
Hence, this Section is limited to a description of points (a) to (d) with respect to which the Commission expressed doubts as to the compatibility of the scheme with the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 (‘EEAG’).
Komisija je u Odluci o pokretanju postupka preliminarno smatrala da postoje razlozi za pokretanje postupka u pogledu sljedećih četiriju aspekata koji se odnose na spojivost potpore s unutarnjim tržištem:
Need for State intervention
nedovoljno dokazana potreba za intervencijom države;
On the basis of paragraphs 222 to 224 EEAG, the Commission considered on a preliminary basis in the Opening Decision that in order to justify the introduction of the proposed Capacity Reserve, it should be demonstrated that in the long run the reformed market would ensure an appropriate degree of security of supply, but that in the short run there were valid reasons to assume that situations might arise in which the market might fail to deliver the economically efficient level of security of supply.
neprikladnost programa zbog primjene ograničavajućih kriterija prihvatljivosti;
In addition, the Capacity Reserve should be phased out once the market would be reformed and fully delivering the required degree of protection.
neproporcionalnost programa kojim se ne bi osiguralo smanjenje iznosa potpore; i
First, the Commission expressed doubts about the need for the Reserve, as no end date was provided for and the scheme appeared to be intended as a permanent feature of the electricity market rather than a transitional measure accompanying market reforms.
rizik neopravdanih negativnih učinaka na tržišno natjecanje i trgovinu među državama članicama.
Second, the Commission noted that the absence of an economic reliability standard and of an indicator evaluating the economic relevance of the Reserve limited the abilities of the market to provide sufficient capacity and would not allow proper sizing of the Reserve.
Međutim, Komisija je zauzela preliminarno stajalište da je cilj programa potpore pridonijeti sigurnosti opskrbe kao cilju od zajedničkog interesa, da bi program potpore imao učinak poticaja jer bi doveo do promjene ponašanja sudionika na tržištu i da bi ispunio potrebne uvjete transparentnosti.
Third, while the Commission welcomed the notification of a worst case scenario, the Commission had doubts whether certain assumptions used in this scenario were reasonable.
Stoga je ovaj odjeljak ograničen na opis točaka od (a) do (d) u pogledu kojih je Komisija izrazila sumnje u spojivost potpore sa Smjernicama o državnim potporama za zaštitu okoliša i energiju za razdoblje 2014.–2020. („Smjernice”).
Appropriateness of the scheme
Potreba za intervencijom države
The Commission assessed in the Opening Decision the compatibility of the Capacity Reserve on the basis of the criteria laid down in paragraphs (225) and (226) EEAG.
Na temelju stavaka od 222. do 224.
While the Commission noted that a temporary strategic reserve appeared to be the most appropriate form of intervention to ensure secure supplies in a context of ongoing market reforms, the Commission underlined that the aid scheme was not designed as a temporary measure and raised concerns on two other issues: the separate remuneration of variable costs in case of activation of the Reserve and the eligibility rules.
Smjernica Komisija je u Odluci o pokretanju postupka preliminarno smatrala da bi za opravdanje uvođenja predloženog pričuvnog kapaciteta trebalo dokazati da bi reformirano tržište dugoročno zajamčilo prikladan stupanj sigurnosti opskrbe, ali da kratkoročno postoje valjani razlozi za pretpostaviti da bi mogle nastati situacije u kojima tržište možda neće ostvariti gospodarski učinkovitu razinu sigurnosti opskrbe.
With regard to the separate remuneration of variable costs in the case of activation of the Reserve, the Commission questioned whether the cost categories for which such separate reimbursement was foreseen constituted variable costs.
Osim toga, pričuvni kapacitet trebalo bi postupno ukinuti nakon reforme tržišta kad ono bude potpuno ostvarilo potrebnu razinu zaštite.
It noted that reimbursing these costs separately and independently from the procurement auction implied that there would be no competition as regards these costs.
Prvo, Komšija je izrazila sumnje u potrebu za pričuvom jer nije bio predviđen datum završetka te se činilo da je potpora predviđena kao trajno obilježje tržišta električne energije, a ne kao prijelazna mjera uz tržišne reforme.
With regard to the eligibility criteria of the Capacity Reserve, the Commission expressed concerns about the fact that demand response might de facto be excluded from the Reserve and be placed at a disadvantage compared to generation facilities.
Drugo, Komisija je napomenula da se zbog nedostatka gospodarskog standarda pouzdanosti i pokazatelja za ocjenu gospodarske relevantnosti pričuve ograničavaju sposobnosti tržišta za osiguravanje dovoljnog kapaciteta i onemogućuje utvrđivanje pravilne veličine pričuve.
The Commission feared that the various participation requirements could have the effect of discouraging participation of demand response operators to such an extent that their participation would be very unlikely.
Treće, iako je pozdravila prijavu najgoreg scenarija, Komisija je izrazila sumnje u razumnost određenih pretpostavki upotrijebljenih u njemu.
These requirements included:
Prikladnost programa potpore
the minimum bid size of 10 MW for a demand response operator,
Komisija je u Odluci o pokretanju postupka ocijenila spojivost pričuvnog kapaciteta na temelju kriterija utvrđenih u stavcima 225. i 226.
the fact that aggregation of multiple loads was not allowed,
Smjernica.
the requirement to be directly connected to a transmission grid with a voltage level of 110 kV or above,
Iako je navela kako se čini da je privremena strateška pričuva najprikladniji oblik intervencije za jamčenje sigurnosti opskrbe u kontekstu tekućih tržišnih reformi, Komisija je istaknula da program potpore nije predviđen kao privremena mjera i izrazila zabrinutost u pogledu dvaju pitanja: odvojene naknade varijabilnih troškova u slučaju aktiviranje pričuve i pravila prihvatljivosti.
the possibility of being subjected to as many as ten test runs per year,
Komisija je u pogledu odvojene naknade varijabilnih troškova u slučaju aktiviranja pričuve postavila pitanje jesu li troškovne kategorije za koje je predviđena takva odvojena naknada varijabilni troškovi.
the obligation that demand response operators should constantly consume throughout the delivery period (that is to say, for two years) and buy their power forward for the entire delivery period,
Navela je da naknada tih troškova odvojeno od nabavne dražbe i neovisno o njoj znači da u pogledu tih troškova neće biti tržišnog natjecanja.
the absence of a maximum delivery period, and
Kad je riječ o kriterijima prihvatljivosti za pričuvni kapacitet, Komisija je izrazila zabrinutost zbog činjenice da bi kapacitet za reguliranje potražnje mogao biti de facto isključen iz pričuve i stavljen u nepovoljan položaj u odnosu na proizvodna postrojenja.
the impossibility for the loads that participated in the Capacity Reserve to become active on the balancing capacity market after their capacity reserve contract expires.
Komisija je izrazila bojazan da bi se različitim zahtjevima u pogledu sudjelovanja operatore kapaciteta za reguliranje potražnje moglo odvratiti od sudjelovanja do te mjere da bi vjerojatnost njihova sudjelovanja bila vrlo mala.
Finally, the Commission also invited interested third parties to provide views on the exclusion of foreign capacity.
Ti su zahtjevi uključivali:
Proportionality of the aid
minimalnu količinu za koju se može dati ponuda od 10 MW za operatora kapaciteta za reguliranje potražnje;
With regard to the proportionality of the measure, the Commission reiterated its concerns regarding the restrictive eligibility requirements, underlining that where participation was unnecessarily limited, it could not be assumed that the tender would result in a total aid amount that would be limited to the minimum needed to achieve the objective pursued.
činjenicu da nije dopušteno objedinjavanje više opterećenja;
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade
zahtjev izravnog priključivanja na prijenosnu mrežu razine napona od 110 kV ili više;
The Commission considered in the Opening Decision that the design of the Reserve would ensure the effective separation between capacities in the Reserve and capacities in the market, and therefore avoid undue negative effects on competition in the German electricity market and trade between Member States.
mogućnost podvrgavanja do čak deset ispitivanja godišnje;
However, the imbalance charges were set at the double of the technical price limit in the intraday market.
obvezu potrošača na kontinuiranu potrošnju tijekom cjelokupnog razdoblja isporuke (odnosno dvije godine) i terminsku kupnju električne energije za cjelokupno razdoblje isporuke;
The Commission stated that such an approach might be less economically efficient than setting the intraday price cap at the maximum imbalance charge which should itself reflect VOLL.
nepostojanje maksimalnog razdoblja isporuke; i
The Commission therefore reiterated that a definition of VOLL would be required to avoid applying excessive and distortive imbalance charges.
opterećenja koja su sudjelovala u pričuvnom kapacitetu ne mogu postati aktivna na tržištu kapaciteta za uravnoteženje nakon isteka njihova ugovora o pričuvnom kapacitetu.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Naposljetku, Komisija je isto tako pozvala zainteresirane treće strane za dostave svoja stajališta o isključivanju stranog kapaciteta.
The Commission received 22 responses on the Opening Decision from third parties during the consultation period, in particular stakeholders active in the energy sector (such as companies active in conventional generation, renewable energy generation and demand response operators, as well as trade associations), the German regulatory authority for energy (‘Bundesnetzagentur’), a joint response from the German TSOs and the authorities of the Czech Republic.
Proporcionalnost potpore
State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty
Kad je riječ o proporcionalnosti mjere, Komisija je ponovno izrazila svoju zabrinutost u pogledu ograničavajućih zahtjeva prihvatljivosti te istaknula da, ako je sudjelovanje nepotrebno ograničeno, ne može se pretpostaviti da će kao posljedica natječaja ukupan iznos potpore biti ograničen na minimum potreban za postizanje željenog cilja.