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According to Section 3.1.1 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standards will be considered compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty (now Article 107(3)(c) TFEU) provided that the conditions set out in points 74 to 84 and Section 3.2 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines are fulfilled.
No iako prihvaćaju taj zaključak, španjolska nadležna tijela tvrde da obveze poduzetnika Iberpotash nisu uključivale prekrivanje jalovišta Vilafruns.
The Union standards for restoration of extractive waste are set out in the Extractive Waste Directive.
Španjolska nadležna tijela tvrde da bi Iberpotash ispunio svoje obveze znatno jeftinijim mjerama koje su bile uključene u izvorni plan sanacije iz 2008. (točnije ugradnjom cijevnog/odvodnog sustava, ostalim vrstama zaštite i sanacije po ukupnim troškovima od oko […] EUR).
However, according to Article 24(4) of the Directive, Article 5, Article 6(3) to (5), Articles 7 and 8, Article 12(1) and (2) and Article 14(1) to (3) shall not apply to the waste facilities that stopped accepting waste before 1 May 2006, as it is the case for Vilafruns waste heap.
Zato zajedno s poduzetnikom Iberpotash tvrde da javno ulaganje u prekrivanje jalovišta nije donijelo gospodarsku prednost poduzetniku Iberpotash s obzirom na to da su uštede poduzetnika Iberpotash ([…] EUR) više nego uravnotežene troškovima održavanja koje mora snositi tijekom vijeka trajanja postrojenja (u iznosu od […] EUR samo za razdoblje od ožujka 2015. do ožujka 2016.) i oportunitetnim troškovima koji proizlaze iz nemogućnosti prerade i prodaje soli iz prekrivenog jalovišta Vilafruns koje planira vršiti na drugim svojim jalovištima.
Therefore, in the case at hand there are no specific Union standards that would set the level to be attained for Vilafruns waste heap in environmental terms.
Komisija smatra neprihvatljivom tvrdnju da, neovisno o opsegu obveza poduzetnika Iberpotash u pogledu jalovišta Vilafruns, javno ulaganje od 7,9 milijuna EUR u znatno bolju zaštitu okoliša koja je u načelu istovjetna sanaciji lokacije rudnika bez ikakvih troškova ulaganja za Iberpotash doista nije donijelo nikakvu gospodarsku prednost poduzetniku Iberpotash.
One third party claims that Iberpotash was already in 2008-2009 under an immediate legal obligation to ensure that the heap was covered, without, however, providing any specific evidence for these claims.
Cilj prekrivanja jalovišta bilo je znatno smanjenje onečišćenja uzrokovanog curenjem iz jalovišta Vilafruns.
In any event, the Commission considers that even though Iberpotash would have ultimately been obliged to ensure proper restoration of Vilafruns waste heap in the future, there was no such obligation in 2008-2009 and, in the absence of the aid, Iberpotash would have been able to continue managing the waste heap by fulfilling its obligations according to the applicable restoration plan.
Alternativne mjere u izostanku potpore ne bi osigurale tako dobru i dugotrajnu zaštitu te bi izložile poduzetnika Iberpotash riziku od snošenja posljedica onečišćenja (kao što je pokazano u kaznenim presudama od 18. prosinca 2014. i 25. veljače 2015. povezanima s drugim njegovim lokacijama rudnika, vidjeti uvodne izjave 27. i 94. odluke o otvaranju postupka).
In line with point 79 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, the aid intensity of such aid in case of large enterprises must not exceed 50 % of the eligible costs.
Stoga je izgradnja postrojenja financirana državnim sredstvima omogućila poduzetniku Iberpotash bolje sprečavanje onečišćenja, smanjenje rizika za okoliš u budućnosti i osiguranje dugotrajne sanacije jalovišta (u skladu sa sličnim sanacijama jalovišta u Francuskoj ili Njemačkoj kao što je prethodno objašnjeno u uvodnim izjavama 26. i 32.).
Where the investment concerns the acquisition of an eco-innovation asset or the launching of an eco-innovation project, the aid intensity may be increased by 10 percentage points, provided that the conditions of point 78 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines are fulfilled.
Iberpotash bi u konačnici imao obvezu osigurati ispravnu sanaciju jalovišta Vilafruns.
In addition, the aid intensity may amount to 100 % where the investment aid is granted in a genuinely competitive bidding process on the basis of clear, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria, effectively ensuring that the aid is limited to the minimum necessary for achieving the environmental gain (see point 77 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines).
Naposljetku, Komisija smatra da je mjera selektivna jer je bila izričito usmjerena na javno financiranje prekrivanja jalovišta Vilafruns u vlasništvu poduzetnika Iberpotash.
Such a bidding process must be non-discriminatory and provide for the participation of a sufficient number of undertakings.
Španjolska nadležna tijela tvrde da mjera ne može biti selektivna jer je Iberpotash jedino rudarsko društvo za potašu u Španjolskoj i stoga ne postoji mogućnost usporedbe s drugim društvima.
In addition, the budget related to the bidding process must be a binding constraint in the sense that not all participants can receive aid.
No činjenica da je Iberpotash jedino rudarsko društvo za potašu u Španjolskoj ne poništava selektivnost mjere koja je očito bila usmjerena na točno određeno postrojenje za gospodarenje otpadom i ni na što drugo.
According to point 80 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, the eligible costs must be limited to the extra investment costs necessary to achieve a higher level of environmental protection, decreased by any operating benefits and increased by any operating costs during the first five years.
Komisija stoga zaključuje da je 4. mjera donijela selektivnu gospodarsku prednost poduzetniku Iberpotash.
In the absence of the Union standards, these extra investment costs consist of the investment costs necessary to achieve a higher level of environmental protection than that which the undertaking in question would achieve in the absence of any environmental aid (see point 84(c) of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines).
Ukupne troškove ulaganja u prekrivanje jalovišta Vilafruns platila su tijela javne vlasti, od toga je 4 milijuna EUR platilo španjolsko Ministarstvo okoliša, a preostalih 3887571 EUR platila je Katalonska agencija za vode, javno poduzeće kojim upravlja katalonska vlada, čime je ispunjena obveza pokrivanja preostalih troškova ulaganja koju je katalonska vlada preuzela ugovorom od 17. prosinca 2007.
In the case at hand, the Spanish authorities argue that before the investment in the covering of the heap, Iberpotash's applicable restoration plan included specific restoration measures for Vilafruns waste heap aimed at limiting leakages from the waste heap and thus minimising its impact on the environment.
Ni španjolska nadležna tijela ni Ibertpotash nisu negirali prisutnost državnih tijela u pogledu ove mjere.
The expected costs of these measures, constituting a counterfactual situation in the absence of State aid in line with point 81(a) of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, amounted to EUR […].
Osim toga, odluku o financiranju prekrivanja jalovišta Vilafruns iz državnih sredstava donijelo je španjolsko Ministarstvo okoliša i katalonska vlada pa se očito može pripisati državi.
The Commission understands that these measures were considered sufficient by the Spanish authorities to ensure fulfilment of the environmental obligations applicable at that time to the inactive Vilafruns waste heap.
Stoga Komisija zaključuje da je 4. mjera uključivala prijenos državnih sredstava i da se može pripisati državi.
In addition, as explained by the Spanish authorities, the covering of Vilafruns waste heap was considered as a so called ‘pilot project’ in order to verify in practice suitability of that restoration method for addressing the environmental problems of the Llobregat region.
Kao što je prethodno navedeno (vidjeti uvodne izjave 103. i 105.), Iberpotash je konkurent drugih proizvođača potaše i soli.
Therefore, the covering was not made because of any actual legal obligation to do so but rather in view of a more general public interest in finding the most appropriate restoration method to be in the future implemented for all other waste heaps affecting the environment of the region.
Prema tome, činjenica da je barem dio njegovih obveza u području okoliša u pogledu jalovišta Vilafruns financiran iz državnih sredstava može narušiti tržišno natjecanje umjetnim smanjenjem troškova poduzetnika Iberpotash, odnosno pružanjem nepropisne prednosti u odnosu na njegove konkurente.
Therefore, the covering of Vilafruns waste heap in 2008-2009 enabled Iberpotash to increase the level of environmental protection resulting from its activities in the absence of Union standards in line with point 74(b) of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines.
Komisija stoga zaključuje da 4. mjera ima potencijal za narušavanje tržišnog natjecanja.
In view of the above, the extra investment costs for the investment project would amount to investment costs of EUR 7887571 minus the costs of EUR […] in the counterfactual scenario.
I potašom i soli trguje se unutar EU-a (vidjeti prethodne uvodne izjave 106. i 107.) pa Komisija stoga zaključuje da 4. mjera utječe na trgovinu unutar EU-a.
Since Vilafruns has not been in operation for a number of years, there are no operating benefits from the covering of the waste heap.
Zaključak o postojanju državne potpore: 4. mjera
Operating costs for the maintenance of the installation last year amounted according to the Spanish authorities to EUR […].
S obzirom na prethodno navedeno Komisija zaključuje da je 4. mjera državna potpora u iznosu od 7887571 EUR i da će zato procijeniti njezinu zakonitost i spojivost s unutarnjim tržištem.
Presuming they stay at this level during the first five years, the total amount of operating costs to be added to the eligible costs would be EUR […].
ZAKONITOST POTPORE
The total eligible costs would thus amount to EUR 7804922,60.
Dodjelom 1. mjere i 4. mjere prekršene su obveze obavješćivanja i neprimjenjivanja mjera utvrđene člankom 108. stavkom 3.
Since the aid amounted to the total investment costs of EUR 7887571, it constitutes more than 100 % of eligible costs.
UFEU-a.
The Spanish authorities have not provided any evidence that Vilafruns waste heap would have been selected in a genuinely competitive bidding process on the basis of clear, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria from a larger number of possible other projects.
Komisija stoga smatra da su obje mjere nezakonita državna potpora.
In fact, the heap has been chosen by the Spanish authorities only due to its characteristics that were considered as suitable for the project (see above recital 154).
SPOJIVOST POTPORE
Therefore, point 77 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines allowing an aid intensity of up to 100 % cannot be used in the case at hand.
Ni španjolska nadležna tijela ni Iberpotash ne navode osnove za utvrđivanje spojivosti potpore u obliku financijskih jamstava nižih od onih koji se zahtijevaju mjerodavnim zakonodavstvom.
Further, the Commission considers that the method of restoring a waste heap by covering it with an impermeable layer ensuring its insulation from water cannot be considered as an eco-innovation project within the meaning of point 78 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines.
Komisija smatra da je mjera operativna potpora poduzetniku Iberpotash jer su njome omogućeni niži troškovi naknada za jamstva od onih koji su bili potrebni u dugom razdoblju od 2006. do 2016.
Despite arguments of the Spanish authorities that the covering is unique and innovative, this method cannot be considered as new or substantially improved compared to the state of the art in the industry in the Union for the following reasons.
Komisija nije otkrila nikakvu moguću osnovu za utvrđivanje spojivosti takve operativne potpore koja je dodijeljena bez ikakvog očitog cilja zajedničkog interesa.
According to a book by a German expert specifically dealing with available technologies in the potash industry, there is a large experience of 30 years of covering of whole potash mining waste heaps in Germany with the aim to prevent entry of water into the heap and thus minimise leakage.
Španjolska nadležna tijela tvrde da ako se utvrdi da je prekrivanje jalovišta Vilafruns državna potpora, tada je potpora spojiva na temelju odjeljka 3.1.1 Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008. koje se odnose na potporu za zaštitu okoliša za poduzetnike koja premašuje standarde Unije ili povećava razinu zaštite okoliša u nedostatku tih standarda.
The book claims that experiments in covering the waste heaps in Germany date back to 1950s and that as of 1970s, but in particular since 1990s, a number of mainly middle-sized waste heaps were covered in Germany while trying various types of materials and techniques.
Ona tvrde da je prekrivanje jalovišta pilot-projekt čiji je cilj ispitivanje nove tehnologije za sprečavanje curenja jalovišta.
The 2015 Annual Report of the German potash mining company K+S indicates that small and medium-sized disused tailing piles have been covered as part of their old pile strategy in an effort to avoid and minimise long-term impact on nature and the environment.
Jalovište Vilafruns navodno je odabrano za taj pilot-projekt zbog svojih posebnih značajki (manja količina, prvo jalovište najuzvodnije uz rijeku Llobregat, činjenica da je neaktivno već desetljećima).
Therefore, even though the technical details of these projects may vary depending on the particular conditions of each site, the project cannot be consider as eco-innovation according to Section 3.1.1 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines.
Španjolska nadležna tijela nadalje objašnjavaju da je projekt dio općeg plana poboljšanog upravljanja područjem katalonskog riječnog sliva koji uključuje različite mjere.
The maximum aid intensity for Iberpotash as a large enterprise according to point 76 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines is thus 50 % of eligible costs.
Neke od njih financirane su iz državnih, a neke ih privatnih sredstava.
Therefore, the maximum aid amount that the Commission considers compatible with the internal market under the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines as investment aid enabling Iberpotash to increase the level of environmental protection is EUR 3902461,30.
Komisija smatra da se u tom predmetu spojivost doista može procijeniti na temelju Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008.
Consequently, the Commission considers the rest of the total aid amount for this measure (i.e. EUR 3985109,70) as illegal and incompatible aid.
Točkom 205.
RECOVERY
Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008., zajedno s točkom 248.
According to the Treaty and the Court's established case-law, the Commission is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter aid when it has found that it is incompatible with the internal market.
Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša i energiju iz 2014., Komisiji je omogućena primjena pravila utvrđenih u Smjernicama o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008. na nezakonite potpore dodijeljene u razdoblju 2009.–2011.
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a Member State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation.
U odjeljku 3.1.1 Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008. potpore za ulaganje kojima se poduzetnicima omogućuje postizanje viših standarda od onih koji se primjenjuju u Uniji o zaštiti okoliša ili koje povećavaju razinu zaštite okoliša u nedostatku standarda Unije smatraju se spojivima sa zajedničkim tržištem u smislu članka 87. stavka 3. točke (c) Ugovora o EZ-u [sada članak 107. stavak 3. točka (c) UFEU-a] ako su ispunjeni uvjeti izloženi u točkama od 74. do 84. i odjeljku 3.2.
In this context, the Court has established that this objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors on the market, and the situation prior to the payment of the aid is restored.
Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008.
In line with the case-law, Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 stated that ‘where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary […]’.
Standardi Unije za sanaciju otpada od industrija vađenja materijala utvrđeni su Direktivom o otpadu od industrija vađenja materijala.
Thus, given that the measures in question:
No u skladu s člankom 24. stavkom 4.
the total amount of aid granted to Iberpotash under Measure 1 in the form of lower bank fees for the reduced level of the guarantees for the period 2006-2016 and amounting to EUR 1864622; and
Direktive članak 5., članak 6. stavci od 3. do 5., članak 7., članak 8., članak 12. stavci 1. i 2. te članak 14. stavci od 1. do 3. ne primjenjuju se na postrojenja za gospodarenje otpadom koja su prestala primati otpad prije 1. svibnja 2006. kao što je slučaj s jalovištem Vilafruns.
the part of the Measure 4 going beyond the maximum aid intensity for investment aid enabling Iberpotash to increase the level of environmental protection by covering Vilafruns waste heap and amounting to EUR 3985109,70, were implemented in violation of Article 108 of the Treaty, and are to be considered as unlawful and incompatible aid, they must be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market prior to their granting.
Stoga u ovom predmetu ne postoje specifični standardi Unije kojima bi se utvrdila razina zaštite okoliša koja se treba postići u pogledu jalovišta Vilafruns.
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiary, that is to say when the aid was put at the disposal of the beneficiary, until effective recovery, and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery.
Jedna treća strana tvrdi da je Iberpotash već 2008.–2009. imao neposrednu pravnu obvezu osigurati prekrivanje jalovišta, no nije pritom predstavila nikakve izričite dokaze za tu tvrdnju.
CONCLUSION
Komisija u svakom slučaju smatra da iako bi Iberpotash u konačnici bio obvezan osigurati odgovarajuću sanaciju jalovišta Vilafruns u budućnosti, takva obveza nije postojala 2008.–2009, a u izostanku potpore Iberpotash bi mogao nastaviti s gospodarenjem jalovištem i time ispuniti svoje obveze iz primjenjivog plana sanacije.
The Commission finds that Spain has unlawfully implemented the aid granted to Iberpotash under Measure 1 in the form of unduly low guarantee fees resulting from the unduly low level of the guarantees for the period 2006-2016 amounting to EUR 1864622 in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
U skladu s točkom 79.
The Commission finds that this aid is incompatible with the internal market and must be recovered.
Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008. intenzitet takve potpore u slučaju velikih poduzeća ne smije premašivati 50 % opravdanih troškova.
The Commission finds that Spain has unlawfully implemented the investment aid enabling Iberpotash to increase the level of environmental protection by covering Vilafruns waste heap (Measure 4) in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Kada se ulaganje odnosi na stjecanje ekoinovativne imovine ili pokretanje projekta ekoinovacije, intenzitet potpore može se povećati za deset postotnih bodova pod uvjetom da su ispunjeni uvjeti iz točke 78.
However, the Commission finds that part of Measure 4 amounting to EUR 3902461,30 is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) as it is in line with the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines.
Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008.
On the contrary, the Commission finds the remaining part of the total aid amount for Measure 4 going beyond the authorised maximum aid intensity, namely EUR 3985109,70, is incompatible with the internal market and must be recovered,
Osim toga, intenzitet potpore može iznositi 100 % gdje se potpore za ulaganje dodjeljuju putem natječajnog postupka prikupljanja ponuda na osnovi jasnih, transparentnih i nediskriminirajućih kriterija učinkovito osiguravajući da potpora bude ograničena na najmanji iznos potreban za ostvarivanje dobiti za okoliš (vidjeti točku 77.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008.).
Article 1
Takav natječajni postupak prikupljanjem ponuda mora biti nediskriminirajući i mora predvidjeti sudjelovanje dovoljnog broja poduzetnika.
The State aid in favour of Iberpotash in the form of unduly low guarantee fees resulting from the unduly low level of the guarantees for the period 2006-2016 amounting to EUR 1864622, unlawfully granted by Spain, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is incompatible with the internal market.
Nadalje, proračun koji se odnosi na postupak prikupljanja ponuda mora biti obvezujuće ograničenje u smislu da ne mogu svi sudionici postupka dobiti potpore.
The State aid for covering Vilafruns waste heap amounting to EUR 3902461,30 unlawfully granted by Spain, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in favour of Iberpotash is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c).
U skladu s točkom 80.
The remaining part of State aid for covering Vilafruns waste heap amounting to EUR 3985109,70 unlawfully granted by Spain, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in favour of Iberpotash is incompatible with the internal market.
Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008. opravdani troškovi moraju biti ograničeni na dodatne troškove ulaganja nužne za postizanje više razine zaštite okoliša od kojih se oduzimaju koristi za poslovanje i dodaju troškovi poslovanja u prvih pet godina.
Article 2
Ako ne postoje standardi Unije, ti dodatni troškovi ulaganja sastoje se od troškova ulaganja potrebnih za postizanje više razine zaštite okoliša od one koju bi predmetni poduzetnik postigao u nedostatku ikakve potpore za zaštitu okoliša (vidjeti točku 84. podtočku (c) Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008.).
Spain shall recover the aid referred to in Article 1(1) and (3) from the beneficiary.
U tom predmetu španjolska nadležna tijela tvrde da su se prije ulaganja u prekrivanje jalovišta primjenjivim planom sanacije poduzetnika Iberpotash predviđale posebne mjere sanacije za jalovište Vilafruns čiji je cilj bilo sprečavanje curenja iz jalovišta, a time i smanjenje njegova utjecaja na okoliš.
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiary until their actual recovery.
Očekivani troškovi tih mjera, odnosno protučinjenično stanje u nedostatku državne potpore u skladu s točkom 81. podtočkom (a) Smjernica o potporama za zaštitu okoliša iz 2008., iznosili su […] EUR.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 and with Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
Komisija shvaća da su španjolska nadležna tijela smatrala da su te mjere dovoljne za ispunjenje obveza u području okoliša tada primjenjivih na neaktivno jalovište Vilafruns.
Spain shall cancel all outstanding payments of the aid referred to in Article 1(1) and (3) with effect from the date of adoption of this decision.
Osim toga, španjolska nadležna tijela objasnila su da se prekrivanje jalovišta Vilafruns smatralo „pilot-projektom” kojim se u praksi htjela provjeriti prikladnost tog načina sanacije za rješavanje ekoloških problema u regiji Llobregat.
Article 3
Stoga se prekrivanju nije pristupilo zbog neke stvarne pravne obveze da se to učini, nego zbog općeg javnog interesa u pogledu pronalaženja najprikladnijeg načina sanacije za buduću primjenu na svim drugim jalovištima koja imaju utjecaj na okoliš u regiji.