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Germany moreover expressed its view that the full exemption from network charges did not create a distortion of competition in the internal market.
StromNEV-a i zahtjeva iz druge rečenice članka 17. stavka 1.
In this regard, Germany referred to the high level of electricity costs that would burden energy-intensive undertakings active in Germany more than their competitors active in other Member States.
StromNEV-a, prema kojima naknade za upotrebu mreže moraju odražavati broj sati stvarne upotrebe, moralo s potrošačima baznog opterećenja postupati drukčije nego s drugim krajnjim potrošačima.
In this regard, Germany also argued that it should be allowed for Member States to adopt measures which maintain the competitiveness of the European industry, in particular energy-intensive industries and highlight in this respect that Germany had a very ambitious renewable policy compared to other Member States and that this ambitious policy required important network investments.
Dodala je da bi se izuzeće trebalo smatrati prikladnom naknadom za doprinos potrošača baznog opterećenja stabilnosti mreže.
Network charges would thus increase.
Njemačka objašnjava da se potrošači baznog opterećenja znatno razlikuju od „tipičnih potrošača”.
A limitation of the energy costs that resulted from the deployment of renewable energy was necessary to ensure a level playing field compared with industries in other Member States or in third countries.
Potrošnja tipičnih potrošača nepostojana je i ne može se u potpunosti predvidjeti, a potrošači baznog opterećenja stalno otkupljuju jednaku količinu električne energije iz mreže.
Without the limitation, the German industry would be threatened.
Velika predvidljivost potrošnje električne energije baznog opterećenja smanjila je potrebu za uravnoteženjem električne energije, rezervama i redispečiranjem.
Furthermore, Germany explains that even if the full exemption would qualify as aid it would in any event constitute compatible aid under Article 107(3)(b) or (c) of the Treaty given that the full exemption in place between 2011 and 2013 was necessary in order to incentivize an electricity consumption pattern that was beneficial for the network and its stability.
Velika predvidljivost općenito olakšava planiranje rada mreže i maksimalnu upotrebu proizvodnih postrojenja (pod uvjetom da je uglavnom riječ o konvencionalnim elektranama).
Germany explains in this respect that the full exemption was necessary to keep baseload consumers within the system of general electricity supply and to prevent that they switch to a system of self-supply or to build a direct line to a power plant at the detriment of network stability.
No, da su se na potrošače baznog opterećenja primjenjivale naknade za upotrebu mreže izračunane na temelju članaka 16. i 17.
In that way, the full exemption contributed to the objective of security of supply.
StromNEV-a, oni bi morali u potpunosti sudjelovati u svim tim troškovima iako ih nisu prouzročili.
In that connection, Germany repeats that baseload consumers facilitate a secure network management through their predictability and stable consumption.
Budući da se obično nalaze u blizini postrojenja za proizvodnju električne energije, potrošači baznog opterećenja upotrebljavali su manji dio mreže pa je njihova potrošnja uzrok male količine gubitaka u mreži.
In addition, Germany stresses that the exempted baseload consumption was a prerequisite for the minimum conventional electricity generation necessary to guarantee the stability of the network and referred also to the 2012 Study.
Nadalje, izuzeti potrošači baznog opterećenja ne bi pridonosili povećanoj potrebi za razvojem mreže (osim ako su oni sami razlog širenja mreže) jer se smatra da su razlog za povećanje kapaciteta mreže samo promjene u opterećenju iznad stalnog baznog opterećenja.
In particular, Germany explains that in the period 2011-2013 the electricity mix in Germany was still dominated by conventional power plants and was not yet very flexible.
Konačno, potrošači baznog opterećenja imali su i pozitivan učinak na regulaciju frekvencije jer je stalno opterećenje određene veličine moglo ublažiti frekvencijske smetnje i mrežnom operateru dati više vremena da reagira.
Without a large and constant offtake of electricity conventional power plants with synchronous generators would not have been able to run on a continuous mode and deliver the same ancillary services.
Njemačka zatim objašnjava da opći sustav naknada za upotrebu mreže nije primjereno odražavao troškove mreže koje su prouzročili izuzeti potrošači baznog opterećenja u usporedbi s potrošačima s promjenjivim obrascima potrošnje.
This would be relevant in particular in the light of the increasing share of electricity produced from intermittent renewable energy sources and the decision to close 8 nuclear plants after the Fukushima accident.
Konkretno, funkcija istodobnosti temeljila se na podacima o prošloj potrošnji, no njome se nije moglo jamčiti da će potrošnja potrošača s promjenjivom potrošnjom u određenom razdoblju biti jednaka onoj u istom razdoblju prethodnih godina.
Without the conventional power plants with synchronous generators, the network operators would have been required to implement other network stabilizing measures, which would in turn have increased the general network costs.
Stoga, unatoč tome što se empirijski pokazalo da potrošači s promjenjivom potrošnjom i malim brojem sati maksimalne upotrebe imaju niski faktor istodobnosti, njihova potrošnja električne energije mogla bi biti promjenjiva u razdoblju godišnjeg vršnog opterećenja (zbog nepredvidljivosti potrošnje).
Germany therefore is of the view that the objective of the full exemption was in line with the overall objectives set out in Paragraph 1 of the EnWG, namely a safe, reasonably priced and efficient electricity supply.
Zbog toga su mrežni operateri morali uračunati faktor sigurnosti pri razvoju mreže.
Germany also argues that the full exemption was needed to facilitate the development of renewable electricity given that it guaranteed that there would always be consumers to consume the renewable electricity whenever it was produced.
Taj faktor sigurnosti nije bio potreban za potrošače baznog opterećenja.
Absent the baseload consumers there was a risk that renewable electricity would be produced at times when there is no electricity demand.
Upravo zato bi primjenom funkcije istodobnosti došlo do precjenjivanja troškova koje su prouzročili potrošači baznog opterećenja u usporedbi s potrošačima s promjenjivom potrošnjom.
This would, however, oblige network operators to curtail renewable electricity installations and compensate them, thereby increasing the costs of renewable electricity support.
Njemačka naposljetku objašnjava da veliko i stabilno opterećenje dovodi do ekonomija razmjera koje se nisu uzele u obzir pri utvrđivanju naknada za upotrebu mreže na temelju funkcije istodobnosti.
Finally, Germany explains that the full exemption also aimed at implementing Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as well as recital 32 and Article 32(1) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, which require network charges to be applied in a non-discriminatory manner.
Stoga bi se pri utvrđivanju naknada za upotrebu mreže na temelju funkcije istodobnosti precijenile naknade za upotrebu mreže za potrošače baznog opterećenja.
Germany claims that the full exemption ensured that the network charges reflected the different cost-causalities of baseload and normal electricity consumption.
Njemačka u tom pogledu zaključuje da za razliku od potrošača s promjenjivom potrošnjom potrošači baznog opterećenja pridonose smanjenju i uštedi troškova što koristi svim korisnicima mreže.
ASSESSMENT OF THE AID SCHEME
Te se uštede ne mogu precizno izračunati, no mogu se izračunati neizravno dodjelom pojedinačnih troškova potrošača baznog opterećenja (inkrementalni troškovi).
The assessment below is based on and limited to an assessment of the legal framework, the market situation, the electricity mix and the network situation in the years 2011 to 2013 only.
Njemačka smatra da je pravni zahtjev prema kojemu potrošnja električne energije mora biti veća od 10 GWh i dosegnuti 7000 sati maksimalne upotrebe opravdan i dosljedan jer osigurava stabilnu i znatnu potrošnju baznog opterećenja.
EXISTENCE OF AID WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 107(1) OF THE TREATY
Kako bi dosegnuli 7000 sati upotrebe, krajnji korisnici trebali bi 80 % godine svakih 15 minuta iz mreže otkupiti količinu električne energije koja je jednaka maksimalnom godišnjem vršnom opterećenju.
Under Article 107(1) of the Treaty, 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, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, is incompatible with the internal market.
Tih 7000 sati maksimalne upotrebe stoga ne ovisi o količini potrošene električne energije, nego o stabilnosti potrošnje.
EXISTENCE OF AN ADVANTAGE
Drugim riječima, 7000 sati maksimalne upotrebe može se dosegnuti samo ako potrošač troši jednaku količinu električne energije najmanje 80 % godine.
The concept of advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty embraces not only positive benefits, such as subsidies, but also measures which, in various forms, mitigate the charges which are normally included in the budget of an undertaking and which, therefore, without being subsidies in the strict sense of the word, are similar in character and have the same effect.
Njemačka objašnjava i da je uvjet od 10 GWh odabran jer bi korisnici mreže razmatrali napuštanje općeg sustava naknada za upotrebu mreže samo pri određenoj razini potrošnje električne energije.
Electricity consumers normally have to pay a charge for using the electricity network.
Kad je riječ o potencijalnoj uključenosti državnih sredstava, Njemačka smatra da država nije imala nikakvu kontrolu nad financiranjem izuzeća.
This charge reflects the cost created by that consumer for the network.
Tvrdi da se postojanje takve kontrole ne može utvrditi samo na temelju činjenice da su regulatorna tijela trebala odobriti izuzeće.
For undertakings using the electricity network, network charges thus constitute part of their normal production costs.
Nadalje, Njemačka tvrdi da dodatna pristojba iz članka 19. nije bila namet u smislu presude u predmetu Essent.
By fully exempting baseload consumers with an annual electricity consumption exceeding 10 GWh and reaching 7000 hours of full use, the second sentence of Paragraph 19(2) of the StromNEV 2011 relieved them from a financial burden and production costs that they otherwise would have to bear.
Njemačka taj argument potkrepljuje tvrdnjom da dodatnu pristojbu iz članka 19. nije određivala država nego su je određivali OPS-i, koji su uglavnom privatna poduzeća.
The second sentence of Paragraph 19(2) of the StromNEV 2011 therefore conferred an advantage to baseload consumers fulfilling the eligibility criteria.
Osim toga, za razliku od situacije u presudi u predmetu Essent u državni proračun nije uplaćen višak od dodatnih pristojbi iz članka 19.
Some interested parties have claimed that the exemption did not constitute an advantage because it amounted to the payment for a service (stable consumption) at market conditions (invoking the so-called Market Economy Operator Principle, ‘MEOP’) or to the payment of a compensation for a service of general economic interest.
Naposljetku, smatralo se da OPS-i mogu slobodno upotrebljavati prihode od dodatne pristojbe iz članka 19.
No compensation for a service of general economic interest
Njemačka usto tvrdi da se postojanje državne kontrole ne može utvrditi samo na temelju činjenice da je dodatnu pristojbu iz članka 19. uvela agencija BNetzA.
In its ‘Altmark’ ruling, the Court of Justice has clarified that following four criteria must all be met for a compensation for a service of general economic interest not to constitute State aid under Art. 107(1) of the Treaty:
Njemačka u tom pogledu objašnjava da je dodatna pristojba iz članka 19. uvedena kako bi se omogućila ravnomjerna raspodjela gubitaka prihoda nastalih zbog izuzeća.
the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge and the obligations must be clearly defined;
Takva ravnomjerna raspodjela u Njemačkoj je potrebna zbog njemačkih regulatornih specifičnosti jer je njezina prijenosna mreža podijeljena na četiri geografska područja kojima upravljaju četiri OPS-a.
the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner, to avoid it conferring an economic advantage which may favour the recipient undertaking over competing undertakings;
Alternativa bi bila povećanje naknada za upotrebu mreže za neizuzete krajnje korisnike unutar pojedinog područja mreže, što bi u Njemačkoj dovelo do regionalnih razlika u financijskom opterećenju.
the compensation cannot exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations;
Iznos financijskog opterećenja stoga bi ovisio o broju izuzećâ na pojedinom području mreže.
where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations, in a specific case, is not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure which would allow for the selection of the tenderer capable of providing those services at the least cost to the community, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with the necessary means, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations.
Kad je riječ o 2011., Njemačka objašnjava da se gubitci prihoda nastali 2011. nisu mogli nadoknaditi naknadama za upotrebu mreže u 2011. jer su se te naknade morale odrediti unaprijed.
However, it is observed that those four cumulative conditions are not fulfilled in the present case.
Nisu se mogli nadoknaditi ni 2012. jer su se naknade za upotrebu mreže trebale izračunati na temelju predviđenih troškova mreže.
First, the German legislation does not identify any service of general economic interest that would consist in stable consumption and it does not entrust baseload consumers with any public service obligation.
Da je na kraju regulatornog razdoblja i dalje postojala negativna razlika, to bi moglo voditi do povećanja odobrene maksimalne razine prihoda u sljedećem regulatornom razdoblju.
Second, the law does not contain any parameters on the basis of which costs should be calculated to avoid overcompensation.
Njemačka u tom pogledu dodatno objašnjava da regulatorni račun nije bio u vlasništvu ili pod kontrolom nadležnog regulatornog tijela.
Third, for many of the baseload consumers, having a consumption reaching 7000 hours of full use and exceeding 10 GWh simply corresponds to their normal consumption profile and does not imply any particular costs.
Regulatorni račun služio je isključivo za prijeboj prihoda od naknada za upotrebu mreže koje su premašivale odobrenu maksimalnu razinu prihoda u određenom regulatornom razdoblju u skladu sa sustavom opisanim u uvodnoj izjavi 41.
The full exemption is in those cases then necessarily leading to overcompensation as it exceeds what compensation would have been necessary to cover the extra costs related to the alleged public service obligation.
U skladu s time u regulatorni račun nije se knjižila nikakva likvidna imovina koja bi se mogla upotrijebiti za financiranje gubitaka prihoda nastalih zbog potpunog izuzeća.
Finally, the undertakings were not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure and the exemption has not been determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with the necessary means, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations.
Njemačka smatra i da potpuno izuzeće ne stvara dodatno opterećenje za državni proračun.
Germany has on the contrary indicated that it was hard to quantify the value that stable load had for the network.
Konkretno, OPS-i se ne mogu izjednačiti s državom.
The full exemption does not correspond to the behaviour of a market operator
Budući da su svoje postupke u upravljanju dodatnom pristojbom iz članka 19. koordinirali u svrhu učinkovitosti i transparentnosti, oni nisu djelovali slično fondu.
As to the argument that the full exemption was akin to the payment that a market operator would make to buy the service in questions, it is observed that no convincing argument has been submitted that would demonstrate that the value of the full exemption corresponds to the price at which network operators would be – absent the provision of the second sentence of Paragraph 19(2) of the StromNEV 2011 – willing to purchase the alleged service from baseload consumers.
Njemačka je nadalje istaknula da smatra da potpuno izuzeće od naknada za upotrebu mreže nije dovelo do narušavanja tržišnog natjecanja na unutarnjem tržištu.
The BNetzA conducted a survey amongst network operators for the purposes of an evaluation report of 30 March 2015 on the impact of Paragraph 19(2) of the StromNEV on the management of electricity networks and focussing on data relating to the period 2011 to 2013 (the ‘2015 Evaluation Report’).
Njemačka je u tom pogledu tvrdila i da bi državama članicama trebalo biti dopušteno donošenje mjera za očuvanje konkurentnosti europske industrije, posebno energetski intenzivnih industrija, te je istaknula da Njemačka u usporedbi s drugim državama članicama ima vrlo ambicioznu politiku za energiju iz obnovljivih izvora i da su za nju potrebna velika ulaganja u mrežu.
That report reveals that network operators having baseload consumers connected to their grid are divided over the usefulness of baseload consumers for the stability of the network.
Stoga bi se naknade za upotrebu mreže povećale.
Some indicated that in the period 2011 to 2013 baseload consumers caused lower network costs – but crucially still did cause costs — compared to other network users with variable and non-predictable load while others explained that flexible load would be more useful to regulate volatility.
Ograničenje troškova električne energije povezanih s uvođenjem energije iz obnovljivih izvora bilo je neophodno kako bi se osigurali jednaki uvjeti u usporedbi s drugim industrijama u drugim državama članicama ili trećim zemljama.
Also one TSO explained that the contribution of baseload consumers to the stability of the networks depended on the specific circumstances of the network.
Bez tog ograničenja njemačka industrija bila bi ugrožena.
Finally, several of those network operators had observed that the concerned baseload consumers had already the same load pattern before the introduction of the exemption so that the exemption would not be needed in order for them to modify their behaviour.
Njemačka nadalje objašnjava da, čak i da se potpuno izuzeće smatra potporom, u svakom slučaju radi se o spojivoj potpori u skladu s člankom 107. stavkom 3. točkom (b) ili (c) Ugovora jer je potpuno izuzeće od 2011. do 2013. bilo potrebno kako bi se poticao obrazac potrošnje električne energije koji je koristio mreži i njezinoj stabilnosti.
In other words: the service had been provided in any event, already absent the measure.
Njemačka u tom pogledu objašnjava da je potpuno izuzeće bilo potrebno kako bi se potrošači baznog opterećenja zadržali u općem sustavu opskrbe električnom energijom i kako bi se spriječio njihov prelazak na sustave samoopskrbe ili izgradnja izravnog priključka na elektranu koji bi štetili stabilnosti mreže.
Those findings further confirm that network operators would not all on their own motion ‘purchase’ the stable load from baseload consumers, and none of them at the price of a full exemption.
Na taj način potpuno izuzeće pridonijelo je cilju sigurnosti opskrbe.
Second, even assuming that in some cases the network operators would have actively purchased the alleged service, they would have procured it only to the limit necessary to facilitate the management of the grid and against a price reflecting the differentiated contribution to stability.
Njemačka s time u vezi ponavlja da potrošači baznog opterećenja olakšavaju sigurno upravljanje mrežom zbog svoje predvidljivosti i stabilne potrošnje.
By contrast, the full exemption is granted to baseload consumers reaching 7000 hours of full use and exceeding 10 GWh without consideration being given to either the network level at which they are connected, or their effective contribution to the stability of the networks, or the fact that there might already be enough of those baseload consumers to enable a stable management of the network.
Bez velikog i stalnog preuzimanja električne energije konvencionalne elektrane sa sinkronim generatorima ne bi mogle neprekidno raditi i pružati iste pomoćne usluge.
Also, if stable demand (rather than cost reduction) were the key to the safe management of the network, there is no reason to exclude from the exemption stable consumers consuming less than 10 GWh.
To bi bilo važno posebno s obzirom na sve veći udio električne energije proizvedene iz nestalnih obnovljivih izvora i odluku o zatvaranju 8 nuklearnih elektrana nakon nesreće u Fukušimi.
Third, it is noted that German Courts also concluded that the full exemption could not be seen as the payment for a service first because for many baseload consumers the ‘service’ merely corresponded to their normal consumption mode and second because the full exemption did not take into consideration the concrete stability increase delivered.
Da nema konvencionalnih elektrana sa sinkronim generatorima, mrežni operateri trebali bi primijeniti druge mjere za stabilizaciju mreže, što bi pak povećalo opće troškove mreže.
According to those Courts, only a reduction taking into account the concrete impact of each baseload consumer on the network could have been justified (see recitals 52 and 52).
Njemačka stoga smatra da je cilj potpunog izuzeća bio u skladu s općim ciljevima iz članka 1.
Part of the interested parties based the argument that the full exemption corresponded to the payment that a market operator would make to buy baseload consumers' service on the 2012 Study (see recital 59 of this Decision).
EnWG-a, odnosno sigurnom i učinkovitom opskrbom električne energije po razumnoj cijeni.
It is observed, first, that the exemption has been introduced by a regulatory act, by the State acting in its capacity as regulatory authority.
Njemačka tvrdi i da je potpuno izuzeće bilo potrebno kako bi se olakšao razvoj električne energije iz obnovljivih izvora jer se time jamči stalno prisustvo potrošača koji troše električnu energiju iz obnovljivih izvora kad god se ona proizvede.
In that regard, it is necessary to apply the most recent case-law of the General Court, EDF v Commission.
Bez potrošača baznog opterećenja postojao bi rizik da se električna energija iz obnovljivih izvora proizvodi u razdobljima kada nema potražnje za električnom energijom.
According to that judgment, the Member State needs to demonstrate, where it invokes the MEOP, that its regulatory decision was taken in its capacity as shareholder, and not in its capacity as public authority.
No time bi mrežni operateri morali ograničiti proizvodnju u postrojenjima za proizvodnju električne energije iz obnovljivih izvora i nadoknaditi im troškove, čime bi se povećali troškovi promicanja električne energije iz obnovljivih izvora.
In the present case, Germany (at federal level) has no shareholding in the network operators.
Njemačka naposljetku objašnjava da je cilj potpunog izuzeća bila i primjena članka 14.
In any event, Germany has not submitted any documents that would indicate that it took into consideration shareholdings of regional and local authorities in the network operators.
Uredbe (EZ) br. 714/2009 Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća te uvodne izjave 32. i članka 32. stavka 1.