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However, its excessive prolongation and non-repayment well beyond the six-month period for which it was granted render the prolongation unlawful.
Ipak, iako ostvaruje korist od državne potpore u obliku predmetnih zajmova u mjeri u kojoj oni nisu vraćeni, društvo CE Hunedoara i dalje posluje na štetu konkurenata.
Compatibility of the aid and the legal basis for the assessment
Konačno, na temelju navedenogKomisija smatra kako su zajmovi BCR-a i BRD-a sklopljeni u korist društva CE Hunedoara, zajednički ocijenjeni s prekomjernim produljivanjem zajma za potporu za sanaciju, zbog čega je pretvoren u zajam za restrukturiranje, te zajmom odobrenim radi povrata nespojive potpore, nespojivi s unutarnjim tržištem.
The Commission must assess if the aid measures identified above can be found compatible with the internal market.
Kad je riječ o zajmu za potporu za sanaciju, u skladu s točkom 55. podtočkom (d) Smjernica o potporama za sanaciju i restrukturiranje, Rumunjska se obvezala da će u roku od najviše šest mjeseci od datuma odluke o potpori za sanaciju ili isplate prvog obroka (uvodna izjava 54. odluke o potpori za sanaciju) dostaviti dokaz o povratu zajma ili valjani plan restrukturiranja ili potkrijepljeni plan likvidacije u kojem su utvrđeni koraci koji će dovesti do likvidacije društva CE Hunedoara u razumnom roku bez dodatne potpore.
According to the case law of the Court, it is up to the Member State to invoke possible grounds of compatibility, and to demonstrate that the conditions for such compatibility are met.
Rumunjska nije ispunila tu obvezu jer i. zajam za sanaciju nije u potpunosti vraćen i ii.
Except initially for the rescue aid loan and its prolongation after six months from the Commission decision of 21 April 2015 and the IBRD loan which was not notifiable since it was granted before the accession of Romania to the Union, Romania has not notified the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid, the BCR loan and the BRD loan nor invoked possible grounds of compatibility with the internal market.
Rumunjska je obaviještena o tome da se planom restrukturiranja (koji je Rumunjska dostavila u listopadu 2015. i izmijenila u siječnju 2016.) nije osiguralo da će društvo CE Hunedoara moći ostvariti dugoročnu održivost bez daljnje neprekidne potpore.
On the basis of the information available and, as noted in the opening decision, the Commission considers that the sole possible compatibility basis for the measures under assessment would be the R&R aid Guidelines.
Osim prethodno navedenog, Komisija ističe da se vremenski okvir za likvidaciju društva CE Hunedoara s trajanjem od najmanje tri godine, kako je iznijela Rumunjska u svibnju 2017. (odnosno 1,5 godina nakon roka u listopadu 2015., tj. šest mjeseci nakon dodjele potpore za sanaciju odobrene odlukom o potpori za sanaciju), čini prilično dugim.
These Guidelines provide rules and conditions for the purposes of the compatibility assessment of rescue and restructuring aid to undertakings in difficulty pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Iz prethodno navedenog Komisija zaključuje da je produljenje zajma za potporu za sanaciju nespojivo s unutarnjim tržištem.
Applicability of the R&R aid Guidelines
POVRAT
According to points 137 and 138 of the R&R aid Guidelines, ‘[t]he Commission will examine the compatibility with the internal market of any rescue or restructuring aid granted without its authorisation and therefore in breach of Article 108(3) [TFEU] on the basis of these guidelines if some or all of the aid is granted after their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union’ and ‘[i]n all other cases it will conduct the examination on the basis of the guidelines which applied at the time the aid was granted’.
U skladu s UFEU-om i ustaljenom sudskom praksom Suda Komisija je nadležna odlučiti da predmetna država članica mora ukinuti ili izmijeniti potporu ako se utvrdi da ona nije spojiva s unutarnjim tržištem.
The rescue aid loan and the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid were granted after the entry into force of the R&R aid Guidelines on 1 August 2014.
Sud je isto tako dosljedno smatrao da je obveza države članice da ukine potporu koju Komisija smatra nespojivom s unutarnjim tržištem namijenjena ponovnoj uspostavi prethodne situacije.
Therefore, the R&R aid Guidelines are applicable to these two loans.
U tom kontekstu Sud je utvrdio da će taj cilj biti ostvaren kada primatelj vrati iznose koji su mu dodijeljeni u okviru protuzakonite potpore, čime će izgubiti prednost nad konkurentima koju je uživao na tržištu te će se ponovo uspostaviti situacija koja je postojala prije isplate potpore.
In addition, the BCR and the BRD loans were not notified to the Commission, in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU.
U tom se pogledu u članku 16. stavku 1.
It follows that even if these two loans had been granted before 1 August 2014, insofar as they must be assessed jointly as part of a single operation providing aid to a company in difficulty, the R&R aid Guidelines also apply to the BCR and BRD loans.
Uredbe Vijeća (EU) 2015/1589 navodi da „[k]ada se u slučajevima nezakonite potpore donesu negativne odluke, Komisija donosi odluku kojom se od dotične države članice zahtijeva da poduzme sve potrebne mjere za povrat sredstava potpore od korisnika […]”.
Application of the R&R aid Guidelines
Stoga su i. zajam BCR-a; ii. zajam BRD-a; iii. zajam radi povrata nespojive potpore; i iv. zajam za potporu za sanaciju, koji je postao nezakonit u trenutku kad potpora za sanaciju nije vraćena u roku od šest mjeseci nakon dodjele i/ili isplate, provedeni uz kršenje članka 108. stavka 3.
Only undertakings in difficulty as defined in point 20 of the R&R aid Guidelines and not active in the coal, steel and financial sectors as defined in point 16 thereof can benefit from rescue or restructuring aid.
UFEU-a te ih je potrebno smatrati nezakonitom i nespojivom potporom i moraju se vratiti kako bi se ponovno uspostavila situacija koja je postojala na tržištu prije njihove dodjele.
As noted in the rescue aid decision, CE Hunedoara fulfilled already in April 2015 the criteria for being placed in collective insolvency proceedings set out in point 20(c) of the R&R aid Guidelines and, indeed, in January 2016, the company entered into such proceedings (see recital 22 above).
Povrat bi trebao obuhvatiti razdoblje od trenutka kada je nastala prednost za korisnika, odnosno kada je potpora u obliku glavnica zajmova nezakonito stavljena na raspolaganje korisniku, do njezina stvarnog povrata, a na iznose koje treba vratiti obračunava se kamata sve do stvarnog povrata.
Therefore, CE Hunedoara can be considered a firm in difficulty in the sense of the R&R aid Guidelines.
Kamate na iznos povrata nisu isto što i ugovorene kamate, zatezne kamate ili drugi iznosi povezani s predmetnim zajmovima koje društvo CE Hunedoara duguje državi.
The Commission first notes that Romania has not provided any evidence on possible compliance with the conditions for compatibility for rescue or restructuring aid set out in the R&R aid Guidelines.
U skladu s ustaljenom sudskom praksom, nesolventnost korisnika i njegova nemogućnost da vrati potporu nisu valjan razlog za to da ga se oslobodi obveze povrata potpore.
As regards, the BCR loan, the BRD loan, and the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid the Commission will in the following assess them jointly because they were granted to a company in difficulty as investment or operating aid allowing CE Hunedoara to meet its costs in the absence of access to financial markets (see recital 99).
U ovom se slučaju ponovna uspostava situacije koja je postojala prije isplate potpore i uklanjanje narušavanja tržišnog natjecanja u načelu mogu ostvariti upisom tražbine povezane s povratom potpore u popis tražbina kao dio postupka likvidacije pod sudskim nadzorom.
On this basis, the Commission considers that the compatibility conditions for restructuring aid laid down in the R&R aid Guidelines are not met, because (i) the restructuring plan (submitted in October 2015 and amended in January 2016) was not valid at the outset insofar as it could not ensure the long term viability of CE Hunedoara without further continuous aid and has not been pursued, (ii) there is no discernible own contribution of CE Hunedoara in line with points 62 to 64 of the R&R aid Guidelines, and (iii) no measures limiting distortions of competition in line with points 74 to 86 of the R&R aid Guidelines could be identified.
Ako država članica ne može ostvariti povrat cijelog iznosa potpore, upisom tražbine može se ispuniti obveza povrata ako postupak u slučaju nesolventnosti dovede do stvarne likvidacije poduzetnika koji je primio nezakonitu potporu, odnosno do konačnog prestanka njegovih djelatnosti.
Regarding points 99 to 103 of the R&R aid Guidelines, even though they provide for specific conditions for aid to SGEI providers in difficulty, the Commission comes to the view that the loans under assessment cannot be assessed or taken into account as a compensation for the provision of such services as referred to in point 100 of the R&R aid Guidelines.
Likvidacija društva CE Hunedoara u slučaju neostvarivanja povrata potpore za sanaciju u roku od šest mjeseci od njezina odobrenja ili isplate isto se tako razmatra u Smjernicama o potporama za sanaciju i restrukturiranje te u odluci o potpori za sanaciju (uvodne izjave 20. i 21. te uvodna izjava 52. točka (d)).
First, it is not claimed nor established that CE Hunedoara has been operating on the basis of valid entrustment acts singling out any justifiable difference with the production of electricity by other electricity generators active in Romania; according to established case law of the European Court of Justice, the presence of a valid entrustment act is an essential condition for state aid to be considered as valid compensation of a Service of General economic Interest.
Komisija uzima u obzir nedavne razgovore s Rumunjskom, u kojima je utvrđeno da bi likvidacija društva CE Hunedoara mogla dovesti do likvidacije i prodaje njegove imovine kako bi se ispunile njegove obveze, uključujući one koje proizlaze iz povrata koji Rumunjska mora ostvariti kao rezultat ove Odluke.
Second, the loans at issue were ad hoc loans for specific purposes and have not been granted with regard to identifiable and justified extra costs of service provision.
U svakom slučaju, rumunjska su tijela potvrdila postojanje zakonskih odredbi u nacionalnom zakonodavstvu kojima bi se osigurao kontinuitet poslovanja te su u tom pogledu spomenula Zakon br. 123 od 10. srpnja 2012. o električnoj energiji i prirodnom plinu, a posebno poglavlje o zaštiti i sigurnosti.
Third, the loan amounts have not been set, individually or cumulatively, on the basis of objective parameters set out in advance and calibrated specifically for the determined costs of the SGEI taking into account all revenues and costs of Hunedoara.
U kontekstu likvidacije i s obzirom na zakonsku obvezu da osigura kontinuitet opskrbe Rumunjska može planirati donošenje mjera usmjerenih na izbjegavanje naglih prekida u opskrbi električnom i toplinskom energijom u regiji u kojoj CE Hunedoara posluje i pruža usluge.
Therefore, the Commission cannot, under points 100 and 101 of the R&R aid Guidelines, consider that the loans in question should be regarded as valid compensations under the SGEI Decision or the SGEI Framework.
Međutim, takve mjere moraju biti proporcionalne, razumne te vremenom i područjem primjene ograničene na ono što je nužno da bi se održala vrijednost sredstava za proizvodnju električne energije.
Romania has also failed to meet its commitment to legally separate the coal mines from the power generation within CE Hunedoara, which was a commitment it made at the time the rescue aid was approved and which, according to its submissions, could take between six and nine months.
Komisija pri izvršavanju ove Odluke mora biti unaprijed obaviještena da su ti uvjeti ispunjeni i to mora moći provjeriti.
Two coal mines are receiving operating aid for closure pursuant to the Decision regarding the second aid to coal mines (recital 12 above).
Stoga se ovom Odlukom uglavnom ne dovode u pitanje takve prikladne mjere i postupak koji se odnosi na prijenos sredstava za proizvodnju električne energije.
Romania has argued in its comments to the opening decision that separate accounts are held for the mining and electricity generation activities; however, separate accounts themselves do not prevent cross-financing of the mining activity.
Nadalje, kao što je spomenuto tijekom videokonferencije održane 31. srpnja 2018. (vidjeti prethodnu uvodnu izjavu 3.), Rumunjska je izrazila svoju namjeru da poduzme odgovarajuću mjeru kako bi nastavila postupak prijenosa sredstava za proizvodnju električne energije s društva CE Hunedoara na novo društvo („NewCo”) koje će se tek osnovati.
Romania did not demonstrate that cross-financing does not occur by e.g. presenting evidence that the use of the State aid only benefits the electricity generation activity.
To se namjerava provesti hitnom vladinom uredbom na temelju koje bi se samo u pogledu sredstava za proizvodnju, a ne i rudnika, proveo prijenos u zamjenu za plaćanje (na rumunjskom dare în plată) u tri faze.
Absent this necessary evidence, it cannot be excluded that some of the loans covered by the present decision have benefitted directly or indirectly the coal mines of CE Hunedoara, in violation of point 16 of the R&R aid Guidelines which exclude the coal sector from R&R aid.
U skladu sa zapisnikom usuglašenim s Rumunjskom taj bi postupak trebao uključivati sljedeće:
Finally, it is worth noting that the proceeds from loan granted to repay the incompatible aid remain available to CE Hunedoara.
i. prvo, sastavljanje obveznog izvješća o ocjeni kako bi se utvrdila vrijednost sredstava za proizvodnju električne energije (koja je Ministarstvo financija dalo u zalog) i vrijednost duga društva CE Hunedoara;
In light of the Deggendorf principle, the accumulation of a non-repaid loan granted to repay earlier incompatible aid with the other three loans, does not allow considering that the possible restructuring aid to CE Hunedoara is compatible with the internal market on the basis of point 94 of the R&R aid Guidelines.
drugo, ta založena sredstva prenijela bi se na Ministarstvo financija i zatim na Ministarstvo energetike.
Yet, whilst benefitting from State aid in the form of the loans at issue to the extent that they have not been repaid, CE Hunedoara continues to operate at the detriment of competitors.
Treće, ta založena sredstva prenijela bi se na novo društvo, kojem bi se zatim povjerilo pružanje usluge od općega gospodarskog interesa.
In conclusion, based on the above, the Commission considers that the BCR and BRD loans contracted for the benefit of CE Hunedoara, jointly assessed with the excessive prolongation of the rescue aid loan transforming it into a restructuring loan and the loan granted to repay the incompatible aid, are incompatible with the internal market.
Ovom se Odlukom ne dovodi u pitanje takav prijenos sredstava putem hitne vladine uredbe, pod uvjetom da navedeni predviđeni prijenos provedu rumunjska tijela u skladu s pravnim zahtjevima, posebno uključujući primjereno vrednovanje tih sredstava.
As regards the rescue aid loan, in line with point 55(d) of the R&R aid Guidelines, Romania committed to submitting, within maximum six months from the date of the rescue aid decision or the disbursement of the first instalment (recital 54 of the rescue aid decision), either proof that the loan was reimbursed, or a valid restructuring plan, or a substantiated liquidation plan setting out the steps leading to the liquidation of CE Hunedoara within a reasonable time frame, without further aid.
ZAKLJUČAK
Romania did not meet this commitment, since (i) the rescue loan has not been fully reimbursed and (ii) Romania was informed that the restructuring plan (submitted by Romania in October 2015 and amended in January 2016) did not ensure that CE Hunedoara could reach long term viability without further continuous aid.
Komisija u skladu s navedenim zaključuje da je Rumunjska društvu CE Hunedoara dodijelila nezakonitu državnu potporu koja nije spojiva s unutarnjim tržištem i čiji bi povrat trebalo izvršiti,
In addition to the above, the Commission notes that the timeline for the liquidation of CE Hunedoara with a minimum duration of three years, as submitted by Romania in May 2017 (that is 1,5 years after the deadline of October 2015, i.e. six months after granting the rescue aid approved by the rescue aid decision), appears to be rather long.
DONIJELA JE OVU ODLUKU:
From the above the Commission concludes that the prolongation of the rescue aid loan is incompatible with the internal market.
Članak 1.
RECOVERY
Zajam Međunarodne banke za obnovu i razvoj (zajam IBRD-a) za koji je jamčila Rumunjska i čiji je korisnik sljednik postalo društvo CE Hunedoara nije nezakonito odobren društvu CE Hunedoara i nije prekršen članak 108. stavak 3.
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.
Sljedeći zajmovi u korist društva CE Hunedoara u iznosima utvrđenima u točkama od (a) do (d) čine državnu potporu koju je Rumunjska nezakonito dodijelila (ili je, kad je riječ o točki (d), nije vratila), čime je prekršila članak 108. stavak 3.
In this regard, Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 states 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 […]’.
Ugovora o funkcioniranju Europske unije, i nespojivi su s unutarnjim tržištem:
Thus, (i) the BCR loan (ii) the BRD loan, (iii) the loan to repay the incompatible aid and (iv) the rescue aid loan — which became unlawful as from the moment when the rescue aid was not repaid within six months after its granting and/or disbursement- were implemented in violation of Article 108(3) TFEU, 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.
zajam Rumunjske komercijalne banke („BCR”) koji je Ministarstvo financija ugovorilo i zatim stavilo na raspolaganje društvu CE Hunedoara ugovorom o podređenom zajmu (zajam BCR-a) – 83485450 RON;
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiary, that is to say when the aid in the form of principal amount of loans was unlawfully put at the disposal of the beneficiary, until effective recovery, and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery.
zajam Rumunjske razvojne banke koji je Ministarstvo financija ugovorilo i zatim stavilo na raspolaganje društvu CE Hunedoara ugovorom o podređenom zajmu (zajam BDR-a) – 68371170 RON;
The recovery interest is distinct from the contractual interest, the interest for late payments or other related sums related to the loans at issue owed by Hunedoara to the State.
zajam osiguran za plaćanje nespojive potpore čiji je povrat zatražen odlukom o nespojivoj potpori (zajam radi povrata nespojive potpore) – 34785015 RON;
In accordance with established case-law, the insolvency of the beneficiary and its inability to repay the aid do not constitute a valid reason for exempting it from its obligation to reimburse the aid.
zajam koji čini potporu dodijeljenu u skladu s odlukom o potpori za sanaciju i kamate (zajam za potporu za sanaciju) – u stvarno isplaćenom iznosu od 98476900 RON, koji nije vraćen u roku od šest mjeseci od isplate.
In this case, restoring the situation prior to the payment of the aid and removing the distortion of competition can in principle be achieved by registering the liability relating to the repayment of the aid in the schedule of liabilities as part of the court-supervised liquidation procedure.
Članak 3.
Where the Member State is unable to recover the full amount of aid, registration of the liability can meet the recovery obligation provided that the insolvency proceedings result in the winding up of the undertaking which received the unlawful aid, that is to say, in the definitive cessation of its activities.
Rumunjska mora od korisnika zatražiti povrat nespojivih potpora iz članka 2.
The liquidation of CE Hunedoara in case of non-recovery of the rescue aid within six-months from its approval or disbursement is also contemplated in the R&R aid Guidelines, in the rescue aid decision (recitals 20, 21 and 52, point (d).
Stvarni iznosi za povrat jednaki su iznosima koji su stvarno isplaćeni korisniku i koje korisnik nije vratio Rumunjskoj; na te se iznose obračunavaju i kamate od datuma kad su stavljeni na raspolaganje korisniku do datuma njihova stvarnog povrata.
The Commission takes note of the recent discussions with Romania in which it was established that the winding up of CE Hunedoara may lead to its assets being liquidated and sold in order to meet liabilities, including those arising from the implementation of recovery imposed on Romania as a result of this Decision.
Kamatna stopa izračunava se na temelju složenoga kamatnog računa u skladu s poglavljem V. Uredbe Komisije (EZ) br. 794/2004.
In any case, the Romanian authorities confirmed the existence of legal provisions in the national legislation that would ensure the continuity of operation and mentioned in this respect Law No 123 of 10 July 2012 of electric energy and natural gas, notably the provisions concerning energy security and safety.
Rumunjska mora otkazati sva preostala plaćanja potpore iz članka 2., s učinkom od datuma donošenja ove Odluke.
In the context of a liquidation and considering its legal obligation to ensure continuity of supply, Romania may plan to adopt measures aiming to avoid abrupt disruptions of the supply of electricity and heat for the region in which CE Hunedoara operates and supplies services.
Članak 4.
However, such measures have to be proportionate, reasonable, and limited in time and scope to what is indispensable to maintain the value of the power generation assets.
Povrat potpore iz članka 2. ima trenutačni učinak, ne dovodeći u pitanje odgovarajuće mjere koje Rumunjska može donijeti kako bi se osigurao daljnji rad sredstava za proizvodnju električne energije nužnih za opskrbu električnom i toplinskom energijom, pod uvjetom da su takve mjere proporcionalne, razumne te vremenom i područjem primjene ograničene na ono što je nužno da bi se održala vrijednost sredstava.
In enforcement of the present Decision, the Commission must be informed in advance and be in a position to verify that these conditions are met.
Rumunjska mora osigurati da se ova Odluka provede u roku od četiri mjeseca od dana njezine objave.
Consequently, this decision is generally without prejudice to such appropriate measures and to the process concerning the transfer of power generation assets.
Članak 5.
Furthermore, as evoked during the videoconference held on 31 July 2018 (see recital 3 above), Romania expressed its intention to take an appropriate measure to proceed with the process regarding the transfer of power generation assets from CE Hunedoara to a New Company (NewCo) still to be incorporated.
U roku od dva mjeseca od objave ove Odluke Rumunjska Komisiji dostavlja sljedeće informacije:
This is planned to take the form of a Government Emergency Ordinance by way of which a three-stage transfer in lieu of payment (in Romanian ‘dare în plată’) would occur with regard to the power generation assets only, i.e. without the mines.
ukupan iznos (glavnica i kamate na iznos povrata) koji korisnik mora vratiti;
As per the minutes agreed with Romania, this process should involve:
detaljan opis već poduzetih i planiranih mjera kojima će se ispuniti uvjeti iz ove Odluke;
First, the preparation of a mandatory evaluation report to determine the value of the power generation assets (currently pledged by the Ministry of Finance) and the amount of the debt owed by CE Hunedoara;
detaljan opis već poduzetih i planiranih mjera kojima će se osigurati neprekidan rad sredstava za proizvodnju električne energije;