natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
It also appears that the green electricity privilege was lower than the advantage included in some of the feed-in tariffs (after deduction of the market price), for instance for solar power, but higher than the advantage included in other feed-in tariffs, for instance wind power.
De la data adoptării prezentei decizii, Germania anulează toate plățile restante aferente schemei de ajutor menționate la articolul 3 alineatul (2).
But even if the privilege may to some extent understate the actual magnitude of discrimination, it must be borne in mind that the amounts of guarantees of origin overstate the magnitude of imports.
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Therefore, the Commission's view is that the method used by Germany (described in recitals 238 et seq.) is appropriate.
Recuperarea ajutorului incompatibil menționat la articolul 3 alineatul (2) este imediată și efectivă.
The advantage arising from the green electricity privilege, taken in conjunction with the figures on imported guarantees of origin, can be viewed as a reasonable proxy for the extent to which imported EEG electricity was discriminated against under the EEG-Act 2012.
Germania se asigură că prezenta decizie este pusă în aplicare în termen de patru luni de la data notificării acesteia prin recuperarea ajutorului incompatibil acordat.
Using the values for eligible EEG electricity imports set out in recital 237 and the values for the green electricity privilege set out in recital 241, the amount to be reinvested equals EUR 50 million [116].
În cazul în care Germania recuperează numai sumele de recuperare preliminare prevăzute la punctul 4 din anexa III, Germania se asigură că mecanismul de corecție descris la punctul 4 din anexa III este pus în aplicare în termen de un an de la data notificării prezentei decizii.
Hence, the Commission views Germany's commitment to investing EUR 50 million (see recital 19) in interconnectors and European energy projects as remedying the historical potential discrimination under Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty.
Articolul 8
AUTHENTIC LANGUAGE
În termen de două luni de la notificarea prezentei decizii, Germania trebuie să pună la dispoziția Comisiei următoarele informații:
As mentioned under Section 1 of this Decision, Germany has waived its right to have the decision adopted in German.
lista beneficiarilor care au primit ajutoarele menționate la articolul 3 alineatul (1) și (2) și valoarea totală a ajutoarelor primite de fiecare dintre aceștia în temeiul schemei;
The authentic language will therefore be English.
suma de recuperare preliminară (principalul și dobânzile de recuperare) de recuperat de la fiecare beneficiar;
CONCLUSION AND RECOVERY
o descriere detaliată a măsurilor deja adoptate și care respectă prezenta decizie, inclusiv angajamentul prevăzut în anexa 1;
Given that the historic violation of Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty by the EEG surcharge has been remedied, the Commission concludes that the support for EEG electricity producers, which was found to be compatible in recitals 187 and 200 of the Opening Decision, is also compliant with the internal market in so far as its financing mechanism is concerned.
documente care să demonstreze că beneficiarii au fost somați să ramburseze ajutorul și că angajamentul stabilit în anexa I este respectat.
The Commission concludes that Germany has unlawfully implemented the aid for the support of EEG electricity production and for energy-intensive undertakings in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
De asemenea, Germania furnizează informații detaliate privind valoarea ajutoarelor și dobânzile de recuperare care au fost deja recuperate de la beneficiari.
The aid should be recovered to the extent that it is incompatible with the internal market.
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Recovery should only cover the reductions from the EEG-surcharge granted in respect of the years 2013 and 2014 (hereinafter ‘the years concerned’).
Germania s-a angajat să investească 50 de milioane EUR în interconexiuni și proiecte europene în domeniul energiei.
The recoverable amounts should be limited, for each of the years concerned, to the difference between the compatible amount for that year, as determined according to recitals 251, 252 and 253, and the amount of EEG-surcharge that was actually paid by the beneficiary in the year concerned.
Germania informează permanent Comisia cu privire la punerea în aplicare a acestui angajament.
The amount of EEG-surcharge that was actually paid by the beneficiary in the year concerned is in principle obtained by applying the reduced surcharge for that year to the beneficiary's electricity consumption in that same year.
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However, in order to speed up the recovery, and as the consumption data for the years concerned is not yet available for all undertakings concerned by recovery, Germany will, as a first step, use the electricity consumption that was submitted in the applications to calculate a preliminary recovery amount, to be recovered immediately.
Prezenta decizie se adresează Republicii Federale Germania.
Germany will, as a second step, apply the actual consumption data of the years concerned in order to determine the final recovery amounts and take the necessary steps to ensure recovery or repayment on the basis of those final amounts (this second step in the recovery process is referred to as the ‘correction mechanism’).
Adoptată la Bruxelles, 25 noiembrie 2014.
The first step in determining the compatible amount lies in the application of Section 3.7.2 of the 2014 Guidelines.
Pentru Comisie
The undertaking which benefited from the reduction must belong to the sectors listed in Annex 3 to the 2014 Guidelines (point 185 of the 2014 Guidelines) or, failing this, the undertaking must have an electro-intensity of at least 20 % and belong to a sector with a trade intensity of at least 4 % at Union level, even if it does not belong to a sector listed in Annex 3 to the 2014 Guidelines (point 186 of the 2014 Guidelines).
Membru al Comisiei
For the application of point 186 of the 2014 Guidelines, as explained in recital 202, the data submitted in the applications made in respect of the years concerned may be used.
JO C 37, 7.2.2014, p. 73 și JO C 250, 1.8.2014, p. 15.
Moreover, if the undertaking is eligible on the basis of recital 251, the undertaking must pay at least 15 % of the additional costs without reduction (point 188 of the 2014 Guidelines).
Conform notei de subsol 1.
However, the payable amount can be limited at undertaking level to 4 % of the gross value added of the undertaking concerned.
Regulamentul nr. 1 de stabilire a regimului lingvistic al Comunității Economice Europene (JO Seria L, Volumul 1952-1958, p. 59).
Moreover, for undertakings having an electro-intensity of at least 20 %, the payable amount can be limited to 0,5 % of the gross value added of the undertaking concerned (point 189 of the 2014 Guidelines).
Gesetz für den Vorrang Erneuerbarer Energien (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz – EEG), astfel cum a fost modificată prin Gesetz zur Neuregelung des Rechtsrahmens für die Förderung der Stromerzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energien, Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1634 și prin Gesetz zur Änderung des Rechtsrahmens für Strom aus solarer Strahlungsenergie und zu weiteren Änderungen im Recht der erneuerbaren Energien vom 17.
For the application of point 189 of the 2014 Guidelines, as explained in recital 202, the data submitted in the applications made in respect of the years concerned may be used.
August 2012, Bundesgesetzblatt, partea I, p. 1754.
If the undertaking is not eligible on the basis of recital 251, the payable amount is, according to Section 3.7.2 of the 2014 Guidelines, in principle equivalent to the EEG-surcharge without reduction, subject to the transit rule in point 197 of the 2014 Guidelines.
Juli 2014, Bundesgesetzblatt, partea I, p. 1066.
For 2014, the compatible amount should not exceed 150 % of the surcharge that was actually paid in 2013 (that is to say, the previous year).
Juli 2009, Bundesgesetzblatt, partea.
As explained in recital 250, the surcharge that was actually paid in 2013 and 2014 may, for the purpose of determining the preliminary recovery amount, be based on electricity consumption data included in the undertaking's application for the reduction in 2013 and 2014.
I, p. 2101, astfel cum a fost modificat prin articolul 2 din Gesetz vom 17.
For the purpose of the correction mechanism, the actual electricity consumption data for 2013 and 2014 will be used once it is available.
Februar 2010, Bundesgesetzblatt, partea I, p. 134, astfel cum a fost modificat prin Zweite Verordnung zur Änderung der Ausgleichsmechanismus-Ausführungsverordnung vom 19.
If the payable amount determined on the basis of recitals 251, 252 and 253 is not higher than the amount that was actually paid by the beneficiary in either of the years concerned, there will be no recovery.
Februar 2013, Bundesgesetzblatt, partea I, p. 310.
Where the total amount of aid received by a beneficiary is less than EUR 200000 and where the aid meets all the other criteria of either Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 [117] or Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 [118], such aid should be deemed not to constitute State aid in the sense of Article 107(1) of the Treaty, and should therefore not be subject to recovery.
Plafonul este acordat, de asemenea, întreprinderilor feroviare.
Where the total amount of aid received by a beneficiary is more than EUR 200000, of which an amount of less than EUR 200000 has to be recovered, Regulations (EC) No 1998/2006 and (EU) No 1407/2013 do not apply, because the aid concerns the same eligible costs and cumulation is therefore excluded (Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 and Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006).
Plafonul respectiv nu este examinat în cadrul prezentei decizii.
Such amounts should therefore have to be recovered.
JO C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 1.
The Commission has further examined whether there are any obstacles to recovery pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Cauzele conexate T-244/93 și T-486/93, TWD Textilwerke Deggendorf/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:1995;160.
As described in recital 172, some interested parties have argued that the adjustment in 2013 and 2014 should be as small as possible in order to safeguard the beneficiaries' legitimate expectations, and that no recovery should take place.
În conformitate cu articolul 11 din AusglMechV, BNetzA poate adopta regulamente de comun acord cu Ministerul Federal pentru Mediu, Conservarea Naturii și Securitate Nucleară (în prezent Ministerul Federal pentru Mediu, Conservarea Naturii și Securitate Nucleară) și cu Ministerul Federal al Economiei și Tehnologiei (în prezent, Ministerul Federal al Economiei și Energiei).
However, for the reasons stated in recitals 146 et seq., the Commission's decision in case NN 27/00 cannot give rise to legitimate expectations on the part of the beneficiaries, given that the EEG-Act 2012 is different from the EEG-Act 2000 and was adopted more than 10 years later and that in particular the BesAR did not exist in the EEG-Act 2000,
Juli 2005, Bundesgesetzblatt, partea I, p. 1970, 3621, astfel cum a fost modificat prin articolul 3 alineatul (4) din Gesetz vom 4.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Oktober 2013, Bundesgesetzblatt, partea I, p. 3746.
Article 1
Directiva 2009/28/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 23 aprilie 2009 privind promovarea utilizării energiei din surse regenerabile, de modificare și ulterior de abrogare a Directivelor 2001/77/CE și 2003/30/CE (JO L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16).
The State aid for the support of electricity production from renewable energy sources and from mine gas, including its financing mechanism, granted on the basis of the Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz 2012 (EEG-Act 2012), unlawfully put into effect by Germany in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty, is compatible with the internal market subject to the implementation of the commitment set out in Annex I by Germany.
Cauza C-379/98, PreussenElektra/Schleswag, ECLI:EU:C:2001:160.
Article 2
JO C 164, 10.7.2002, p. 5.
The Commission accepts the adjustment plan submitted by Germany in respect of the years 2013 and 2014, as set out in Annex II.
Cauza C-280/00, Altmark Trans, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415.
Article 3
Cauza C-206/06, Essent Netwerk Noord, ECLI:EU:C:2008:413.
The State aid consisting of reductions in the surcharge for the funding of support for electricity from renewable sources (EEG-surcharge) in the years 2013 and 2014 for energy-intensive users (Besondere Ausgleichsregelung, BesAR), unlawfully put into effect by Germany in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty, is compatible with the internal market if it falls into one of the four categories set out in this paragraph.
Cauza C-262/12, Association Vent de Colère!, ECLI:EU:C:2013:851.
Where the State aid was granted to an undertaking which belongs to a sector listed in Annex 3 to the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-20 (2014 Guidelines), it is compatible with the internal market if the undertaking paid at least 15 % of the additional costs faced by electricity suppliers due to obligations to buy renewable energy which are subsequently passed on to their customers.
Cauza C-573/12, Ålands Vindkraft, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2037.
If the undertaking paid less than 15 % of those additional costs, the State aid is nevertheless compatible if the undertaking paid an amount that corresponds to at least 4 % of its gross value added or, for undertakings having an electro-intensity of at least 20 %, at least 0,5 % of gross value added.
Cauza C-280/00, Altmark Trans, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415, punctele 87-93.
Where the State aid was granted to an undertaking which does not belong to a sector listed in Annex 3 to the 2014 Guidelines but had an electro-intensity of at least 20 % in 2012 and belonged, in that year, to a sector with a trade intensity of at least 4 % at Union level, it is compatible with the internal market if the undertaking paid at least 15 % of the additional costs faced by electricity suppliers due to obligations to buy renewable energy which were subsequently passed on to electricity consumers.
Criteriile Altmark au fost stabilite de Curtea de Justiție pentru a clarifica în ce condiții o compensare acordată de o autoritate publică pentru prestarea unui serviciu de interes economic general (denumit în continuare „SIEG”) poate fi considerată ajutor de stat în conformitate cu articolul 107 alineatul (1) din tratat.
Where the State aid was granted to an undertaking eligible for compatible State aid on the basis of the second or third subparagraph, but the amount of the EEG-surcharge paid by that undertaking did not reach the level required by those subparagraphs, the following parts of the aid are compatible:
În sprijinul acestei teze, Germania face referire la raportul Consiliului autorităților de reglementare în domeniul energetic (CEER) din 25 iunie 2013 intitulat „Status Review of Renewable and Energy Efficiency Support Schemes in Europe”/ „Revizuirea statutului schemelor de sprijin pentru energia din surse regenerabile și eficiență energetică în Europa” (în special, tabelele de la paginile 18-20).
for 2013, the part of the aid which exceeds 125 % of the surcharge that the undertaking actually paid in 2013;
Cauza C-387/92, Banco Exterior de España, ECLI:EU:C:1994:100, punctul 13; cauza C-156/98, Germania/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:2000:467, punctul 25; cauza C-6/97, Italia/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:1999:251, punctul 15; cauza C-172/03, Heiser, ECLI:EU:C:2005:130, punctul 36; cauza C-126/01, GEMO SA, ECLI:EU:C:2003:622, punctele 28-31 privind libera colectare și eliminare a deșeurilor.
for 2014, the part of the aid which exceeds 150 % of the surcharge that the undertaking actually paid in 2013.
Cauza 173/73 Italia/Comisia ECLI:EU:C:1974:71, punctul 36.
Where the State aid was granted to an undertaking not eligible for compatible State aid on the basis of the second or third subparagraph, and where the undertaking paid less than 20 % of the additional costs of the surcharge without reduction, the following parts of the aid are compatible:
A se vedea, de asemenea, cauza T-55/99, CETM/Comisia, ECLI::EU:T:2000:223, punctul 85.
Any aid that is not covered by paragraph 1 is incompatible with the internal market.
Cauza T-177/10 Alcoa Trasformazioni/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2014:897, punctele 82-85.
Article 4
Cauza T-177/10 Alcoa Trasformazioni/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2014:897, punctul 82.
Individual aid granted on the basis of the aid schemes referred to in Articles 1 and 3 does not constitute aid if, at the time it was granted, it fulfilled the conditions laid down by the regulation adopted pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 [119] which was applicable at the time the aid was granted.Article 5
Cauza T-177/10 Alcoa Trasformazioni/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2014:897, punctul 84.
Individual aid granted on the basis of the aid schemes referred to in Articles 1 and 3 which, at the time it was granted, fulfilled the conditions laid down by the regulation adopted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 994/98, or by any approved aid scheme, is compatible with the internal market, up to maximum aid intensities applicable to that type of aid.
Cauza T-177/10 Alcoa Trasformazioni/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2014:897, punctul 85.
Germany shall recover the incompatible aid referred to in Article 3(2) from the beneficiaries according to the method described in Annex III.
Cauzele conexate C-78/08 – C-80/08, Paint Graphos, ECLI:EU:C:2011:550, punctul 69.
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiaries until their actual recovery.
Cauza C-75/97, Belgia/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:1999:311, punctul 38 și următoarele.; cauza C-172/03, Heiser, ECLI:EU:C:2005:130; cauza C-487/06 P, British Aggregates Association/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:2008:757, punctele 86-92; cauza C-143/99, Adria-Wien Pipeline, ECLI:EU:C:2001:598, punctele 43, 52 și următoarele.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 [120].
Cauza C-280/00, Altmark Trans, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415, punctul 87.
Germany shall cancel all outstanding payments of aid under the scheme referred to in Article 3(2) with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision.
Cauza C-280/00, Altmark Trans, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415, punctele 89-93.
Article 7
Directiva 2009/72/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului din 13 iulie 2009 privind normele comune pentru piața internă a energiei electrice și de abrogare a Directivei 2003/54/CE (JO L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 55).
Recovery of the incompatible aid referred to in Article 3(2) shall be immediate and effective.
Cauzele conexate 67/85, 68/85 and 70/85, Kwekerij Gebroeders van der Kooy și alții, ECLI:EU:C:1988:38; cauza T-157/01, Danske Busvognmænd/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2004:76; cauzele conexate T-254/00, T-270/00 și T-277/00, Hotel Cipriani și alții/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2008:537.
Germany shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months following the date of notification of this Decision by recovering the incompatible aid granted.
Cauzele conexate 67/85, 68/85 și 70/85 Kwekerij Gebroeders van der Kooy et al., ECLI:EU:C:1988:38, punctul 30.
Where Germany recovers only the preliminary recovery amounts set out in paragraph 4 of Annex III, Germany shall ensure that the correction mechanism described in paragraph 4 of Annex III is implemented within one year following the date of notification of this Decision.
Cauza T-157/01, Danske Busvognmænd/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2004:76, punctul 57.
Article 8
Cauzele conexate T-254/00, T-270/00 și T-277/00, Hotel Cipriani și alții/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2008:537, punctul 185.
Within two months following notification of this Decision, Germany shall submit the following information:
Cauza C-71/09 P, Comitato „Venezia vuole vivere” și alții/Comisia, citată anterior, ECLI:EU:C:2011:368.
the list of beneficiaries that have received aid referred to in Article 3(1) and (2) and the total amount of aid received by each of them under the scheme;
Cauza C-71/09 P, Comitato „Venezia vuole vivere” și alții/Comisia, citată anterior, ECLI:EU:C:2011:368, punctul 92.
the total preliminary recovery amount (principal and recovery interests) to be recovered from each beneficiary;
Cauza C-71/09 P, Comitato „Venezia vuole vivere” și alții/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:2011:368, punctul 95.
a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision, including the commitment set out in Annex I;
Cauza C-71/09 P, Comitato „Venezia vuole vivere” și alții/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:2011:368, punctul 96.
documents demonstrating that the beneficiaries have been ordered to repay the aid and that the commitment set out in Annex I is complied with.
Cauza T-295/12, Germania/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2014:675, punctul 144; cauza T-309/12 – Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2014:676, punctul 261
Germany shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid referred to in Article 3(2) has been completed and the commitment set out in Annex I is fully implemented.
Cauza T-226/09, British Telecommunications și alții/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2013:466, punctul 71.
It shall immediately submit, on simple request by the Commission, information on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision.
A se vedea Concluziile avocatului general Wathelet, cauza C-242/13, Commerz Nederland, ECLI:EU:C:2014:308, punctele 75 și următoarele)
It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and recovery interest already recovered from the beneficiaries.
Cauza C-78/76, Steinike & Weinlig/Germania, ECLI:EU:C:1977:52 punctul 21.
Article 9
Cauza C-677/11, Doux Élevage, ECLI:EU:C:2013:348, punctul 35.
Germany has committed to reinvest EUR 50 million in interconnectors and in European energy projects.
Cauza C-262/12, Association Vent de Colère!, ECLI:EU:C:2013:851, punctele 16-20.
Germany shall keep the Commission informed of the implementation of this commitment.
Cauza C-262/12, Association Vent de Colère!, ECLI:EU:C:2013:851, punctul 21.
Article 10
Cauza C-78/76, Steinike & Weinlig/Germania, ECLI:EU:C:1977:52, punctul 21; cauza 173/73, Italia/Comisia, EU:C:1974:71, punctul 35; cauza 259/85, Franța/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:1987:478, punctul 23; cauza C-206/06, Essent Netwerk Noord, ECLI:EU:C:2008:413, punctul 66.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Cauza 173/73 Italia/Comisia ECLI:EU:C:1974:71, punctul 35.
Done at Brussels, 25 November 2014.
Cauza T-139/09, Franța/Comisia, ECLI:EU:T:2012:496, punctele 63 și 64.
For the Commission
Cauza C-206/06, Essent Netwerk Noord, ECLI:EU:C:2008:413, punctul 70; cauza C-262/12, Association Vent de Colère!, ECLI:EU:C:2013:851, punctul 20.
Member of the Commission
Cauza C-72/91, Sloman Neptun/Bodo Ziesemer, ECLI:EU:C:1993:97, punctul 19.
OJ C 37, 7.2.2014, p. 73, and OJ C 250, 1.8.2014, p. 15.
Cauza C-72/91, Sloman Neptun/Bodo Ziesemer, ECLI:EU:C:1993:97.
Cf. footnote 1.
Cauza C-72/91, Sloman Neptun/Bodo Ziesemer, ECLI:EU:C:1993:97, punctul 21.
Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community (OJ Series I, Volume 1952-1958, p. 59).
Oberlandesgericht Hamm, hotărârea din 14 mai 2013, ref.
Gesetz für den Vorrang Erneuerbarer Energien (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz — EEG), as amended by Gesetz zur Neuregelung des Rechtsrahmens für die Förderung der Stromerzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energien, Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1634, and by Gesetz zur Änderung des Rechtsrahmens für Strom aus solarer Strahlungsenergie und zu weiteren Änderungen im Recht der erneuerbaren Energien vom 17.
19 U 180/12.
August 2012, Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1754.
A se vedea cauza C-78/76, Steinike & Weinlig/Germania, ECLI:EU:C:1977:52, punctul 21.
Juli 2014, Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1066.
Cauza C-275/13, Elcogás, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2314, punctul 29.
State aid case SA.38632 (2014/N) — Germany: EEG 2014 — Reform of the Renewable Energy Law (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Cauza C-399/10 P, Bouygues și alții/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:2013:175, punctul 103.
Juli 2009, Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 2101, as amended by Article 2 of Gesetz vom 17.
Cauza C-399/10 P, Bouygues și alții/Comisia, ECLI:EU:C:2013:175, punctul 104.