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They attempt at mitigating the court's judgment by claiming that: (i) the court acknowledged that, at least partly, the situation dates back to 1929, (ii) the court admitted that it has no conclusive proof, and (iii) the court allegedly did not find any concrete infringement of a particular legal norm.
Uredbe 202/1994 propisano da se iznos izračunan na temelju članka 2. treba smanjiti za 50 % kad je riječ o rudarskim radovima koji se ne obavljaju na prirodnim područjima od posebnog interesa (što uključuje lokacije rudnika poduzetnika Iberpotash).
However, none of these arguments with respect to the judgment affect the finding of insufficiency of the guarantee.
Iznosi financijskih jamstava određeni za Iberpotash
The fact that the Spanish authorities in fact reviewed the guarantee amount following the confirmation of the judgment in appeal and submitted it for approval to the court confirms the relevance of the judgment.
Na temelju tih nacionalnih propisa Iberpotash je od katalonske vlade dobio dozvolu za vađenje potaše na lokaciji Súria 9. studenoga 2006. i na lokaciji Balsareny/Sallent 28. travnja 2008.
In addition, the judgment of 11 October 2011 explicitly refers to the relevant legislative provisions set out in Article 8(2) of Law 12/1981 and in Decree 202/1994.
Te dozvole pojedinačne su administrativne odluke kojima se odredilo financijsko jamstvo za lokaciju Balsareny/Sallent u iznosu od 1130128 EUR, a za lokaciju Súria u iznosu od 773682,28 EUR (povećano 2008. na 828013,24 EUR).
In addition to the authoritative finding by a national court, the investigation has revealed several other pieces of evidence corroborating the finding that the original level of the financial guarantees was unduly low.
Ti iznosi jamstava revidirani su tek 2015. kada su španjolska nadležna tijela predložila znatno veće iznose od 6979471,83 EUR za lokaciju Balsareny/Sallent (na snazi tek nakon odobrenja Višeg suda Katalonije u prosincu 2016., vidjeti u nastavku) odnosno 6160872,35 EUR za lokaciju u općini Súria (na snazi od svibnja 2015.).
First, third parties have submitted official transcripts from the hearing before the Environmental Committee of the Catalan Parliament of 2 October 2013 with explicit statements of the Director-General for Environment at the Generalitat de Catalunya according to which the guarantees were clearly insufficient.
Iznosi jamstava određeni su pojedinačnim i posebnim odlukama upućenima poduzetniku Iberpotash koje je donijela katalonska vlada.
The Director-General suggested that the required guaranteed amount could possibly reach up to EUR 200 million.
Dokazi da su financijska jamstva poduzetnika Iberpotash niža od propisanih
Even though the transcripts of a political discussion in parliament do not contain any relevant justification for the amount advanced, and thus need to be treated cautiously, the orders of magnitude and difference with the actual amount do confirm the conclusions reached by experts in the field, who considered the amount of the guarantees set in 2006 and 2008 as clearly insufficient.
U tom pogledu treba naglasiti da nadležno tijelo za zaštitu okoliša prvo mora odrediti i odobriti iznose financijskih jamstava utvrđenih nacionalnim ili regionalnim propisima primjenjivima na predmet pred njime.
Second, the Complainant submitted a study of August 2012 that it commissioned from environmental experts (‘ERF Study’).
Iako je Komisija odgovorna za zaštitu ispravnog prijenosa i provedbe Direktive o otpadu od industrija vađenja minerala, koja je primjenjiva na financijska jamstva poduzetnika Iberpotash od 1. svibnja 2014., tom Direktivom ostavljeno je državama članicama znatno prostora za određivanje točnog iznosa jamstava.
The study is an expert survey analysing and compiling extensive existing information (legal, academic or resulting from market investigation) on the relevant topic.
Zbog toga se Komisija nije upuštala u vlastitu procjenu ispravnog iznosa financijskih jamstava na temelju Direktive o otpadu od industrija vađenja minerala, nego je ograničila svoju procjenu na evaluaciju postojećih dokaza o nedostatnosti financijskih jamstava.
The ERF Study analysed the existing situation as regards the environmental impact of Iberpotash's mining sites and forecasted future developments as regards the total amount of material accumulated on the waste heaps.
Riječ je o nizu dokaza koji ukazuju na to da je iznos financijskih jamstava koji su 2006. i 2008. odredila tijela javne vlasti zapravo bio niži od onoga koji je propisan primjenjivim zakonodavstvom.
It concludes that the environmental impacts of the waste heaps were significant and expected to further grow in the future.
Što je važnije, Viši sud Katalonije (Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña) presudio je 11. listopada 2011. da je iznos financijskog jamstva od 585153 EUR za jalovište Cogulló poduzetnika Iberpotash na lokaciji Balsareny/Sallent niži od propisanog.
Based on available information, the ERF Study estimates the following evolution of the volume of waste accumulated on waste heaps in Suria and Sallent till the end of the mining activities in 2035:
Presudom je odlučeno da iznos jamstva nije u skladu s pravnim i regulatornim parametrima utvrđenima nacionalnim zakonodavstvom, a posebno se upućuje na članak 8. stavak 2.
Table 1
Zakona 12/1981 i Uredbu 202/1994.
Estimated accumulation of the waste on the heaps in Suria and Sallent
U presudi se navodi da je, unatoč nedostatku nepobitnih dokaza („una prueba concluyemente determinada”) o ispravnom iznosu jamstva, Sud mogao zaključiti da iznos jamstva od 585153 EUR očito nije u skladu s tim pravnim odredbama.
Volume in 2012
Sud je stoga jamstvo proglasio nedostatnim i nesukladnim s primjenjivim zakonodavstvom te naredio španjolskim nadležnim tijelima da odrede novi iznos financijskog jamstva.
(in kt)
Ta je presuda nakon žalbi konačno potvrđena presudom Vrhovnog suda (Tribunal Supremo) od 9. srpnja 2014.
Net annual increase of the volume (in kt/year)
Naposljetku, kao što su španjolska nadležna tijela već navela, Viši sud Katalonije svojom je odlukom od 14. prosinca 2016. potvrdio da je novopredloženi iznos od 6979471,83 EUR za cijelu lokaciju Balsareny/Sallent odgovarajući.
Volume in 2035
Kad je riječ o nacionalnoj presudi Višeg suda Katalonije od 11. listopada 2011. kojom se vjerodostojno tumače mjerodavni nacionalni propisi, Komisija smatra da je, kao što je pokazano, izvorno financijsko jamstvo za rudnik poduzetnika Iberpotash na lokaciji Balsareny/Sallent određeno 2006. u iznosu od 1130128 EUR (uključujući 585153 EUR za jalovište Cogulló) bilo nedostatno u znatnoj mjeri.
Suria
Viši sud Katalonije potvrdio je da je sveukupni iznos za lokaciju Balsareny/Sallent trebao biti barem šest puta viši, a vjerojatno i još viši u razdoblju prije najave Plana Phoenix 2011. godine (vidjeti u nastavku uvodne izjave 73., 80. i 81.).
TOTAL
Iako ne postoji druga slična sudska odluka o jamstvu za lokaciju Súria, postoje uvjerljivi dokazi da je jednako vjerojatno da bi se u bilo kojem sudskom postupku donijela odluka o očitoj nedostatnosti iznosa jamstva.
Further, the ERF Study analyses possible options for restoration of the waste heaps including: (i) backfilling of the waste material in the underground mines, (ii) dissolution of the salt contained in the waste heaps by pumping water and disposal of the resulting brine either to the sea or underground, or (iii) covering the waste heaps with material preventing infiltration of rain water and preventing leaks of salts in the environment.
Iznos izvornoga jamstva od 773682,28 EUR (povećan na 828013,24 EUR 2008.) razmjeran je veličini lokacije Súria, koja je manja od lokacije Balsareny/Sallent kad je riječ o količini nataloženog otpada i ukupnoj površini jalovišta.
It concludes that in the situation of Iberpotash's sites the most appropriate method is the covering of the waste heaps.
Nadalje, jamstvo za lokaciju Súria znatno je povećano na 6160872,35 EUR u isto vrijeme kada je povećano jamstvo za lokaciju Balsareny/Sallent (odnosno tek nakon naloga suda i njegove potvrde nakon žalbi) i to čak u većem omjeru (više od sedam puta viši iznos).
It is a rather simple and well known method since it has been already used in a number of cases, even by the Catalan authorities themselves.
Stoga se, u nedostatku drugih čimbenika kojima bi se objasnila razlika u iznosima jamstava za lokaciju Súria s jedne strane i lokaciju Balsareny/Sallent s druge strane, i iznos jamstva za lokaciju Súria može smatrati nedostatnim.
In addition, it is the most appropriate method for restoration by public administrations in case the mining company does not fulfil its obligations since, contrary to other methods, it does not require any additional installation of significant industrial infrastructure.
I španjolska nadležna tijela i Iberpotash svojim podnescima potvrđuju da je Viši sud Katalonije smatrao da je jamstvo za El Cogulló nedostatno.
Therefore, the ERF Study calculates the expected costs of restoration of Iberpotash's sites by covering the heaps.
Oni pokušavaju ublažiti sudsku presudom tvrdnjom da: i. sud je potvrdio da situacija datira još od 1929., ii. sud je priznao da ne postoje nepobitni dokazi i iii. sud navodno nije utvrdio nikakvu konkretnu povredu određenog pravnog propisa.
The calculation of the expected costs is based on the analysis of the unit costs of the individual components of the covering for the waste heap resulting from a market research by the experts with suppliers of various works and supplies involved and using the 2012 pricing data published by the Catalan Institute of Technology and Construction (Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya — ITeC).
No nijedna od tih primjedbi o presudi ne utječu na zaključak o nedostatnosti jamstva.
For comparison, the study also uses overall costs of restorations for different restoration options as estimated in the study prepared in 2001 by Symonds Group for DG Environment of the European Commission.
Činjenica da su španjolska nadležna tijela revidirala iznos jamstva nakon što je presuda potvrđena u žalbenom postupku i podnijela ga na odobrenje sudu potvrđuje mjerodavnost te presude.
It also includes the costs of maintenance and control of the covered heaps for additional 10 years after the finalisation of the covering.
Osim toga, presuda od 11. listopada 2011. izričito se odnosi na mjerodavne zakonodavne odredbe utvrđene člankom 8. stavkom 2.
These unit costs are then applied to the estimated amount of the waste material on the heaps in three different moments in time: (i) actual amounts in 2012, (ii) amounts expected in 2015 (year of the expected start of the production of salt from the waste material in a new plant in Suria), and (iii) amounts expected in 2035 (when the mining activities of Iberpotash are planned to be stopped).
Zakona 12/1981 i propisane Uredbom 202/1994.
The resulting total costs of restoration in these periods are summarised in the following table:
Osim mjerodavne presude nacionalnog suda istragom je otkriveno nekoliko drugih dokaza koji potvrđuju zaključak da je izvorni iznos financijskih jamstava bio neopravdano nizak.
Table 2
Prvo, treće strane dostavile su službene prijepise saslušanja pred Odborom za zaštitu okoliša Katalonskog parlamenta od 2. listopada 2013. u kojem se navodi izričita izjava glavne ravnateljice Uprave za zaštitu okoliša katalonske vlade da su predmetna jamstva očito nedostatna.
Estimated restoration costs according to the ERF Study
Glavna ravnateljica navela je da bi potreban jamstveni iznos mogao doseći 200 milijuna EUR.
Year
Iako se u prijepisima političke rasprave u parlamentu ne navodi nikakvo odgovarajuće opravdanje tog predloženog iznosa pa ih se mora uzeti u obzir s oprezom, naloženo povećanje iznosa i razlika između povećanog i početnog iznosa potvrđuju zaključke stručnjaka u tom području koji su smatrali da su iznosi jamstava određeni 2006. i 2008. očito bili nedostatni.
Estimated restoration costs (EUR million)
Drugo, podnositelj pritužbe dostavio je studiju iz kolovoza 2012. za čiju je izradu angažirao stručnjake za zaštitu okoliša („studija ERF-a”).
Total
U studiji ERF-a analizirala se postojeća situacija u pogledu učinaka lokacija rudnika poduzetnika Iberpotash na okoliš i predviđene buduće promjene količine materijala nataloženog na jalovištima.
On this basis, the ERF Study considers that the amount of the financial guarantee based on the new legislative rules of the Royal Decree 975/2009 should definitely not be lower than the basic costs of restoration in 2012 amounting to EUR 71 million for both sites and its appropriate amount, taking into account the total costs in the future, should rather be around EUR 100 million.
U njoj se zaključuje da jalovišta imaju znatan učinak na okoliš i očekuje se njihov daljnji rast u budućnosti.
Finally, the ERF Study analyses the impact of the planned extraction and commercialisation of the salt in the heaps based on the newly announced Plan Phoenix that started to be implemented in 2012.
Na temelju dostupnih informacija procjenjuje se da će se količina otpada nataloženog na jalovištima na lokacijama Súria i Sallent do završetka rudarskih radova 2035. kretati na sljedeći način:
Taking into account various scenarios as regards the expected production of potash and salt in the future (including the most ambitious plans of Iberpotash to sell annually 1,5 million tonnes of salt), the ERF Study concludes that under any of those scenarios, the Plan Phoenix would only slow down but not stop the continued annual growth of the total waste material accumulated at Iberpotash's sites.
Tablica 1.
In the most optimistic scenario, the Plan Phoenix would lead to a reduction of the total waste material deposited on the heaps to 1213 kt per year (compared to 1979 kt per year without the Plan Phoenix).
Procijenjeno povećanje količine otpada na jalovištima na lokacijama Súria i Sallent
Therefore, while the Plan Phoenix has an appreciable impact by reducing the annual waste accumulation by up to almost 40 %, the ERF Study considers that the Plan Phoenix cannot be considered as a self-sufficient restoration measure, but rather as a mitigating factor, since it will at most lead to slow down of the growth of the existing waste heaps but not to their elimination.
Količina 2012.
Iberpotash argues that the ERF Study cannot serve as a basis for calculating the amount of the guarantee since it itself acknowledges that it is not based on the relevant provisions of the Decree 202/1994 and since it contains a number of imprecise and incorrect statements and data.
(u kt)
The Commission acknowledges that the study does not follow the relevant provisions of Decree 202/1994 and focuses rather on the conditions of Royal Decree 975/2009 transposing the Extractive Waste Directive focussing on the expected costs of restoration.
Neto godišnje povećanje količine (u kt/god.)
However, its results indicating the estimated restoration costs for individual Iberpotash's sites are based on a sound methodology and reasonable assumptions as described above in recitals 68-73 and are thus indeed relevant for the calculation of the guarantees also under Decree 202/1994.
Količina 2035.
This is demonstrated in particular by Article 2.4(h) of Decree 202/1994, which refers to the costs of any other specific restoration measures that may be necessary and thus not limiting the calculation to the measures individually enumerated in the previous points of Article 2.
Súria
Further, the relevance of the extent of the damage to the environment and expected restoration costs is also, at least implicitly, evident from the wording of the judgment of the Higher Court of Justice of Catalonia of 11 October 2011, which states with respect to the amount of the financial guarantees that: ‘the key and central provision is Article 8(2) of the Law No 12/1981 […] providing that in any case, in relation to the restoration, the amount should be established based on area affected by the restoration, overall costs of the restauration or by both these criteria […] (“el precepto cardinal y central del caso es el artículo 8.2 de Ley 12/1981[…] al disponer que en cualquier caso, en lo referente a la restauración, la cuantía debe fijarse en función de la superficie afectada por la restauración, por el coste global de la restauración o por ambos aspectos conjuntamente […]”)’ and which then concludes that the authorisation is not in conformity with the applicable law since it ‘has not set the guarantees in the present case in conformity with the legal limits […] (“no ha establecido une fianza ajustada al caso en los límites legales […]”)’.
UKUPNO
Finally, such expected restoration costs are clearly relevant for the calculation of the guarantee according to Article 43 of the Royal Decree 975/2009 applicable to Iberpotash as of 1 May 2014.
Nadalje, u studiji ERF-a analiziraju se mogućnosti sanacije jalovišta, uključujući: i. zatrpavanje otpadnog materijala u podzemnim rudnicima, ii. otapanje soli sadržane u jalovištima dodavanjem vode i odlaganjem nastale slane vode u more ili podzemlje ili iii. prekrivanje jalovišta materijalima koji sprečavaju ulazak kišnice i curenje soli u okoliš.
In addition, the Commission notes that, apart from general criticism of the alleged imprecise and incorrect assumptions of the ERF Study, neither the Spanish authorities nor Iberpotash identify those alleged imprecisions and incorrect assumptions or provide any specific arguments or propose any own alternative estimation of the total restoration costs for Iberpotash's sites.
U njoj se zaključuje da je najprikladnija metoda za rješavanje situacije u rudnicima poduzetnika Iberpotash prekrivanje jalovišta.
The Spanish authorities argue that the amounts of the guarantees complied with the criteria under the national law by taking into account the expected costs according to the restoration plan existing at the time.
Riječ je o relativno jednostavnoj i dobro poznatoj metodi koja se već upotrebljava u mnogim slučajevima, čak je upotrebljavaju i katalonska nadležna tijela.
In addition, Iberpotash submitted its own expert study with the aim to demonstrate that the guarantee was sufficient with respect to both criteria indicated in the national legislation, i.e. the size of the area affected and the expected costs of restoration.
Osim toga, to je metoda sanacije koja je najprikladnija za tijela javne uprave kada rudarsko društvo ne ispuni svoje obveze jer, za razliku od drugih metoda, za nju nije potrebno postavljanje značajnije industrijske infrastrukture.
However, as explained above, the compliance with the criteria under the national law was clearly not confirmed by the court judgment.
Stoga se u studiji ERF-a izračun očekivanih troškova sanacije rudnika poduzetnika Iberpotash odnosi na prekrivanje jalovišta.
In addition, the measures contained in the restoration plan and taken into account in the study submitted by Iberpotash were limited to building perimetric canals, basins for the rain brine collected and similar measures aimed at limiting pollution, but clearly not leading to a permanent restoration of the waste heaps.
Izračun očekivanih troškova temelji se na analizi jediničnih cijena pojedinačnih sastavnica postupka prekrivanja jalovišta koje su izvedene iz istraživanja tržišta koje su stručnjaci proveli među izvođačima različitih radova i dobavljačima te iz podataka o cijenama iz 2012. koje je objavio Katalonski tehnološki i građevinski zavod (Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya – ITeC).
The study does therefore not include nor quantify proper restoration measures for the calculation of expected costs.
Za potrebe usporedbe u studiji se navode i procijenjeni opći troškovi različitih vrsta sanacija izračunati u studiji koju je 2001. za GU za okoliš pripremilo društvo Symonds Group.
Since the expected actual costs of restoration are relevant for the calculation of the financial guarantee both under the Catalan (see recital 75 above) and under the Union legislation, the conclusions of the study provided by Iberpotash cannot serve as a basis for calculating the full and correct amount of the guarantees.
Navode se i troškovi održavanja i nadzora prekrivenih jalovišta u razdoblju od 10 godina od završetka prekrivanja.
As shown not only by the ERF Study but also by examples of similar waste heaps in France or Germany, such restoration normally involves either (a) total removal of the heaps (e.g. by backfilling of the material underground), (b) gradual desalinisation of the heaps by pumping water into the heap and collecting the resulting brine, or (c) permanent covering of the heaps.
Te jedinične cijene tada se primjenjuju na procijenjenu količinu otpadnog materijala na jalovištima u trima različitim razdobljima: i. stvarne količine 2012., ii. količine očekivane u 2015. (godina kada se očekuje početak proizvodnje soli iz otpadnog materijala u novom postrojenju na lokaciji Súria) i iii. količine očekivane u 2035.
These proper restoration measures are, however, significantly more expensive than building perimetric canals, basins for the rain brine collected and similar measures aimed solely at limiting pollution.
(kada je planiran završetak rudarskih radova poduzetnika Iberpotash).
This is also demonstrated by the costs of covering of the Vilafruns dump that amounted to EUR 7,9 million (not including the annual maintenance costs).
Sažeti pregled izračunatih ukupnih troškova sanacije u tim razdobljima nalazi se u sljedećoj tablici:
Considering that Vilafruns with around 3 million tonnes of salt material is a small heap compared to the active Cogulló heap (Balsareny/Salent) with 41 million tonnes or Fusteret heap (Suria) with 22 million tonnes, the total costs of restoring these active mines and covering the corresponding waste heaps are likely to be significantly higher than the costs for Vilafruns.
Tablica 2.
Further, Iberpotash argues that the amount of the waste on the heaps will be significantly reduced due to its Plan Phoenix announced in 2011 which aims at processing the waste on the heaps in order to produce technical salt to be sold on the market.
Procijenjeni troškovi sanacije prema studiji ERF-a
As part of this project, Iberpotash plans to build a vacuum salt plant extracting salt from the waste material produced during its potash mining activities and sell this salt on the market.
Godina
It expects to start by selling annually around 750 thousand tonnes of salt and later plans to increase this amount up to 1,5 million tonnes of salt per year.
Procijenjeni troškovi sanacije (u milijunima EUR)
However, even though the plan to process and commercialise at least part of the waste material could in principle reduce the volume and salinity of the heaps and thus also the expected costs of their restoration, this plan was announced by Iberpotash only in 2011 and its implementation starting as of 2012 is still ongoing.
Ukupno
Therefore, the Plan Phoenix clearly should not have been taken into account for the establishment of the amount of the guarantees in 2006 and 2008, as it was still too uncertain at this point in time.
Na temelju toga u studiji ERF-a utvrđuje se da u skladu s novim zakonodavnim odredbama iz Kraljevske uredbe 975/2009 iznos financijskog jamstva ne smije nikako biti niži od osnovnih troškova sanacije u 2012. koji iznose 71 milijun EUR za obje lokacije te da bi njihov odgovarajući iznos trebao biti otprilike 100 milijuna EUR uzimajući u obzir ukupne troškove u budućnosti.
Conclusion on existence of selective economic advantage
Naposljetku, u studiji ERF-a analizira se učinak planiranog vađenja i komercijalizacije soli iz jalovišta na temelju novonajavljenog Plana Phoenix čija je provedba počela 2012.
In view of the above, the Commission considers that the collected evidence and submitted expert reports corroborate the finding of the national court that the original amounts of the financial guarantees were clearly insufficient to ensure proper restoration.
Uzimajući u obzir različite scenarije očekivane proizvodnje potaše i soli u budućnosti (uključujući najambicioznije planove poduzetnika Iberpotash da se godišnje proda 1,5 milijuna tona soli), u studiji ERF-a zaključuje se da će Plan Phoenix u svim tim scenarijima samo usporiti, no ne i zaustaviti stalan godišnji rast ukupnog otpadnog materijala nataloženog na lokacijama poduzetnika Iberpotash.