natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
(TLJV) and the Thüringer Melkergemeinschaft e.V.
Ajutoarele individuale acordate în cadrul schemei menționate la articolul 2 care, la momentul acordării lor, îndeplineau condițiile prevăzute de un regulament adoptat în temeiul articolului 1 din Regulamentul (UE) 2015/1588 sau de orice altă schemă de ajutoare aprobată, sunt compatibile cu piața internă, până la intensitățile maxime ale ajutorului aplicabile tipului respectiv de ajutoare.
(TMG) for the promotion of professional competitions (sub-measure TH 10) (see paragraph 110).
Articolul 5
(284) Initially, Germany argued that these two sub-measures did not constitute State aid since the payments to the VLT (TH 9), the TLJV and the TMG (TH 10) should be considered as service charges which offset equivalent expenses and therefore no advantage arises (see paragraphs 114 and 117).
Republica Federală Germania recuperează de la beneficiari ajutoarele acordate în cadrul schemelor de ajutoare menționate la articolul 2 și care sunt incompatibile cu piața internă.
However, the Commission is of the opinion that, even if there was no advantage to the service provider, training measures on dairy farms and the organisation of professional competitions benefit dairy farms and represent a form of technical assistance pursuant to point 14 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Sumele care trebuie să fie recuperate sunt purtătoare de dobândă începând de la data la care au fost puse la dispoziția beneficiarilor până la data recuperării lor efective.
The subsidised costs (see paragraphs 111 and 112) correspond to the eligible costs in accordance with the provisions of point 14.1.
Dobânda se calculează pe o bază compusă în conformitate cu capitolul V din Regulamentul (CE) nr. 794/2004 și cu Regulamentul (CE) nr. 271/2008 al Comisiei [82] de modificare a Regulamentului (CE) nr. 794/2004.
According to Germany, the opportunity to participate in training and professional competitions was equally open to all concerned parties who were active in the area concerned, based on objectively defined criteria (see paragraphs 115 and 118).
Germania anulează toate plățile restante aferente ajutoarelor acordate în cadrul schemelor menționate la articolul 2, cu efect de la data adoptării prezentei decizii.
Germany stated that the cumulative amount of aid under both these sub-measures did not exceed EUR 100000 over three years (see paragraph 118).
Articolul 6
The Commission concludes that measures BY 3, BY 10, BW 4, BB 1, BB 3, HE 2, HE 3, HE 9, NI 5, NI 6, NI 7, NW 4, NW 5, NW 6, RP 1, RP 5, SL 2, SL 5, TH 3, TH 4, TH 9 and TH 10, with the exception of aid provided to Nordmilch eG under measure NI 6 (see paragraph 290), satisfied the relevant requirements laid down in the 2000-2006 Guidelines and were therefore compatible with the internal market over the period 2001-2006.
Recuperarea ajutoarelor acordate în cadrul schemelor menționate la articolul 2 este imediată și efectivă.
The Commission also concludes that the aid granted to Nordmilch eG under measure NI 6 in the period 2002-2003 did not meet the relevant conditions of the 2000-2006 Guidelines and was therefore incompatible with the internal market in the period 2001-2006.
Germania asigură punerea în aplicare a prezentei decizii în termen de patru luni de la data notificării acesteia.
Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector in the period from 2007
Articolul 7
For the period from 2007, the provisions on the compatibility of technical support with the internal market were amended.
În termen de două luni de la notificarea prezentei decizii, Germania transmite Comisiei următoarele informații:
The provision of technical support is governed by Chapter IV.K of the 2007-2013 Guidelines.
lista beneficiarilor care au primit ajutoare în cadrul schemelor menționate la articolul 2 și cuantumul total al ajutoarelor primite de fiecare dintre aceștia în cadrul schemelor;
Pursuant to point 105 of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, the Commission can declare State aid for the provision of technical support to companies processing and marketing agricultural products compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty [74] if it fulfils all the conditions of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.
suma totală (principalul și dobânda de recuperare) care trebuie recuperată de la fiecare beneficiar;
In accordance with paragraph 106 of the same Guidelines, no State aid was approved for large enterprises.
o descriere detaliată a măsurilor deja adoptate sau a celor planificate în vederea conformării cu prezenta decizie;
Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 provides that gross aid for participation in fairs and exhibitions must not exceed 50 % of the additional costs incurred for renting, setting up and running the stand.
documente care să demonstreze că beneficiarii au fost somați să ramburseze ajutoarele.
This exemption applies only to the first participation of an enterprise in a particular fair or exhibition.
Germania informează Comisia cu privire la evoluția măsurilor naționale de punere în aplicare a prezentei decizii până la finalizarea recuperării ajutoarelor acordate în cadrul schemelor menționate la articolul 2.
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 was replaced with Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 [75] on 29 August 2008.
La solicitarea Comisiei, Germania prezintă fără întârziere informații cu privire la măsurile deja adoptate sau la cele prevăzute pentru a se conforma prezentei decizii.
Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 provides that aid to SMEs for participation in fairs is compatible with the common market if the aid intensity does not exceed 50 % of eligible costs and if the eligible costs are limited to those incurred for renting, setting up and running the stand for the first participation of an undertaking in any particular fair or exhibition.
În plus, Germania furnizează informații detaliate privind cuantumurile ajutoarelor și ale dobânzilor de recuperare deja recuperate de la beneficiari.
According to paragraph 106 of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, no State aid was approved for large enterprises under technical assistance.
Articolul 8
In the Opening Decision, the Commission expressed doubts regarding the compatibility of a measure (RP 2) with the internal market in the relevant period [76].
Prezenta decizie se adresează Republicii Federale Germania.
Measure RP 2
Germaniei i se solicită să transmită fără întârziere beneficiarilor ajutoarelor o copie a prezentei decizii.
Under measure RP 2, Rhineland-Palatinate granted financial support to processing and marketing companies for participation in forums to share knowledge between businesses, competitions, exhibitions and fairs.
Adoptată la Bruxelles, 29 mai 2017.
Eligible costs were those incurred in setting up an exhibition stand (see paragraph 125).
Pentru Comisie
Aid intensity was limited to 10 % of proven costs, but not more than EUR 5200 per business and event (see paragraph 119).
Membru al Comisiei
The aid intensity of 10 % under measure RP 2 does not exceed the maximum aid intensity value of 50 % laid down in Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008.
Începând de la 1 decembrie 2009, articolele 87 și 88 din Tratatul CE au devenit articolele 107 și, respectiv, 108 din TFUE.
The subsidised costs (costs related to setting up an exhibition stand) correspond to the eligible costs in accordance with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, which state that renting, setting up and running a stand are eligible for aid (see paragraphs 294 and 295).
Cele două serii de articole sunt identice în ceea ce privește conținutul.
However, these rules state that only the first participation of an undertaking in any particular fair or exhibition is eligible.
În sensul prezentei decizii, trimiterile la articolele 107 și 108 din TFUE se interpretează, după caz, drept trimiteri la articolele 87 și, respectiv, 88 din Tratatul CE.
In their comments of 20 September 2013, Germany provided a table containing the number of businesses which were granted subsidies in the period 2003 – 2012 for repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition, together with the respective aid amounts (see paragraph 123).
Regulamentul (CE) nr. 659/1999 al Consiliului din 22 martie 1999 de stabilire a normelor de aplicare a articolului 108 din Tratatul privind funcționarea Uniunii Europene (JO L 83, 27.3.1999, p.
This table shows that the average funding amounts for repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition per subsidised company and year was between EUR 294 and EUR 5113 in the period 2007-2012.
1).
In its comments dated 13 January 2017, Germany also stated that the two undertakings Hochwald Foods GmbH and MUH Arla eG had received aid under this sub-measure (see paragraph 124).
Regulamentul (UE) 2015/1589 al Consiliului din 13 iulie 2015 de stabilire a normelor de aplicare a articolului 108 din Tratatul privind funcționarea Uniunii Europene (JO L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 9).
MUH Arla came into existence in 2012 as a result of the merger of Milch-Union Hocheifel (MUH) and the Scandinavian dairy conglomerate Arla Foods.
Începând cu 14 noiembrie 2015, acest regulament al Consiliului abrogă Regulamentul (CE) nr. 659/1999 și înlocuiește normele respective.
In 2011, MUH employed around 800 staff and had a turnover of around EUR 693 million [77].
În conformitate cu articolul 35 din Regulamentul (UE) 2015/1589, trimiterile la regulamentul abrogat sunt considerate ca fiind trimiteri la Regulamentul (UE) 2015/1589 și trebuie citite în conformitate cu tabelul de corespondență din anexa II la regulamentul respectiv.
The Hochwald group employs more than 1900 staff and achieved a turnover of around EUR 1,44 billion in 2015 [78].
A se vedea nota de subsol 3.
Given these figures, neither MUH Arla eG nor Hochwald Foods GmbH fell within the definition of a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) set out in point 9 of Chapter II of the 2007-2013 Guidelines [79].
Cel mai recent, prin articolul 397 din Regulamentul din 31 august 2015 (BGBl I, p. 1474).
In accordance with point 106 of the 2007-2013 guidelines, they should not, therefore, have received any aid (see paragraph 296).
Paginile 34-36.
The requirements of Chapter IV.K. of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, in conjunction with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 respectively, are thus fulfilled only for cases in which processing and marketing businesses falling under the definition of SMEs received under measure RP 2 aid for the first participation in a particular fair or exhibition.
Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1857/2006 al Comisiei din 15 decembrie 2006 privind aplicarea articolelor 87 și 88 din tratat ajutoarelor de stat pentru întreprinderile mici și mijlocii care își desfășoară activitatea în domeniul producției de produse agricole și de modificare a Regulamentului (CE) nr. 70/2001 (JO L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3).
The requirements of Chapter IV.K. of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, in conjunction with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 respectively, are not fulfilled for aid granted under measure RP 2 to undertakings not falling under the definition of SMEs, in particular to MUH Arla eG and Hochwald Foods GmbH (see paragraph 305).
Orientările comunitare privind ajutoarele de stat în sectorul agricol și silvic în perioada 2007-2013 (JO C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1).
The requirements of Chapter IV.K. of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, in conjunction with Article 5(b) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 respectively, are also not fulfilled for aid granted under measure RP 2 in respect of repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition (see paragraph 301).
Paginile 37-39.
The Commission concludes that aid under measure RP 2 met the relevant conditions of the 2007-2013 Guidelines and was therefore compatible with the internal market in the period from 2007 only in the cases referred to in paragraph 306.
Pagina 38.
In the cases referred to in paragraphs 307 and 308, aid measure RP 2 did not meet the relevant conditions of the 2007-2013 Guidelines and was therefore not compatible with the internal market in the period from 2007.
Pagina 43.
State aid for quality products in the period 2001-2006
Pagina 47.
Measures to encourage the production and marketing of quality agricultural products implemented between 2001 and 2006 must meet the conditions specified under point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
JO C 28, 1.2.2000, p. 2.
Point 13.2 contains a non-exhaustive list of eligible activities in this area.
Paginile 39-40.
Aid may be granted for consultancy and similar support, including technical studies, feasibility and design studies and market research, to be given for activities related to the development of quality agricultural products, including:
Paginile 40-41.
the introduction of quality assurance schemes such as the ISO 9000 or 14000 series, systems based on hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) or environmental audit systems,
Comunicarea din 27 februarie 2015, p. 47.
the costs of training personnel to apply quality assurance and HACCP systems.
Comunicarea din septembrie 2013, p. 41-42.
Aid may also be granted to cover the cost of the charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems.
Paginile 43-47.
Points 3, 4 and 5 of point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines provide for special conditions and limitations.
Pagina 55.
The Commission takes the view that no aid should be granted in respect of routine in-process quality controls and routine product controls undertaken by the manufacturer, irrespective of whether they are undertaken on a voluntary basis or on a compulsory basis as a part of HACCP or similar systems.
Pagina 56.
Aid should only be granted in respect of controls undertaken by or on behalf of third parties, such as the competent regulatory authorities, or bodies acting on their behalf, or independent organisms responsible for the control and supervision of the use of denominations of origin, organic labels, or quality labels.
În acest sens, autoritățile germane au oferit asigurări că nu s-au asumat angajamente obligatorii din punct de vedere juridic față de beneficiari în 2001 (în perioada relevantă pentru examinare).
The total amount of aid that can be granted for SMEs under this section must not exceed 50 % of eligible costs or EUR 100000 per beneficiary over a period of three years, depending on which amount is higher (see point 13.2).
Paginile 58-59.
Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony and Thuringia (sub-measures BW 10, BW 11, NI 1 and TH 5) granted financial support for improving the quality of the delivered milk through advice and training of dairy producers, the compilation and updating of databases and checks of dairy producers, parallel with the introduction of the ‘Quality Management QM Milk’ quality assurance systems (see paragraph 126).
Paginile 70-74.
According to the German authorities, aid intensity amounted to a maximum of 100 % of eligible costs (see paragraph 129).
Pagina 76.
In the Opening Decision, the Commission expressed doubts regarding the compatibility of the abovementioned sub-measures with the internal market in the relevant period [80].
Comunicarea din februarie 2013.
The two sub-measures were carried out by the Milchprüfring Baden-Württemberg (BW 10) and the Milchwirtschaftlicher Verein Baden-Württemberg (BW 11) in favour of milk-producing agricultural enterprises which took part in the ‘QM-Milch’ quality assurance system (see paragraphs 131 and 132).
Temeiul juridic al activităților de promovare din Renania-Palatinat este stabilit prin Decizia nr. 381/2009 privind ajutorul de stat intitulată „Agrarmarketingmaßnahmen in Rheinland-Pfalz”.
The execution of audits at dairy farms and the cost of initial certification by a recognised certification body (BW 10) as well as the costs of consultancy tasks in connection with the introduction of the quality assurance system (BW 11) were subsidised (see paragraphs 133 and 134).
Comunicarea din 27 februarie 2015, p. 48.
The subsidised costs thus correspond to the eligible costs laid down in point 13.2 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Pagina 80.
Support was not provided for quality and product checks carried out routinely by the manufacturers during the production process, which are excluded in accordance with point 13.3.
Pagina 82.
According to the German authorities, the average expenditure was EUR 106 per beneficiary (see paragraph 135), well below the maximum allowable amount under point 13.2 of EUR 100000 per beneficiary over a period of three years.
Pagina 83.
The conditions set out in point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines are thus fulfilled in the case of sub-measures BW 10 and BW 11.
Pagina 84.
Lower Saxony granted the LVMN financial support for the implementation of a quality assurance system for milk producers (‘QM-Milch’).
Pagina 85.
Point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines therefore applies.
JO C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1.
The costs of preparatory measures for the implementation of the QM-Milch system (consulting services) as well as the costs for the coordination of the QM-Milch system and the creation of a database were subsidised (see paragraph 137).
Regulamentul (CE) nr. 70/2001 al Comisiei din 12 ianuarie 2001 privind aplicarea articolelor 87 și 88 din Tratatul CE la ajutoare de stat pentru întreprinderile mici și mijlocii (JO L 10, 13.1.2001, p.
Funding amounted to EUR 12,78 per case for consulting services and EUR 35 per farmer within 3 years for farm audits (see paragraph 138), which is well below the upper threshold specified in point 13.2 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
33).
Germany has confirmed that the checks in the farm audits were carried out by or on behalf of third parties where the Landeskontrollverband Niedersachsen acts as an independent supervisory institution (see paragraph 139).
Începând cu 1 iulie 2014, Regulamentul (CE) nr. 800/2008 al Comisiei din 6 august 2008 de declarare a anumitor categorii de ajutoare compatibile cu piața comună în aplicarea articolelor 87 și 88 din tratat (Regulament general de exceptare pe categorii de ajutoare) (JO L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 3) a fost abrogat prin Regulamentul (UE) nr. 651/2014 al Comisiei din 17 iunie 2014 de declarare a anumitor categorii de ajutoare compatibile cu piața internă în aplicarea articolelor 107 și 108 din Tratatul privind funcționarea Uniunii Europene (JO L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).
This meets the requirements laid down in point 13.3.
Punctul 244 din decizia de inițiere a procedurii.
The measure in question thus fulfils the requirements set out in point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Pagina 77.
Thuringia granted the Thüringer Verband für Leistungs- und Qualitätsprüfungen in der Tierzucht (TVLEV) financial support for the introduction of a quality assurance system for milk producers (see paragraph 140).
Acest regulament a fost abrogat la 1 iulie 2014 prin Regulamentul (UE) nr. 702/2014 al Comisiei din 25 iunie 2014 de declarare a anumitor categorii de ajutoare în sectoarele agricol și forestier și în zonele rurale ca fiind compatibile cu piața internă, în aplicarea articolelor 107 și 108 din Tratatul privind funcționarea Uniunii Europene (JO L 193, 1.7.2014, p. 1).
Point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines therefore applies.
Sistemul de gestionare a calității laptelui QM-Milch este un standard la nivel național între întreprinderi pentru producția de lapte stabilit pentru producătorii de lapte și fabricile de produse lactate, care a fost recunoscut ca bază pentru testarea certificării.
According to the German authorities, the measure was introduced in 2004 (see paragraph 140).
Punctul 66 din decizia de inițiere a procedurii.
According to Germany, in the period 2004-2006, producers were only subsidised with respect to initial certification.
Punctul 253 din decizia de inițiere a procedurii.
The average aid granted to individual producers amounted to approximately EUR 83 (see paragraph 141).
Pagina 11.
The subsidised costs correspond to the costs eligible under point 13.2 and the amount of aid is far below the ceiling set in the same point.
Observații din 20 septembrie 2013, p. 12.
Measure TH 5 thus fulfils the requirements set out in point 13 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines.
Observații din 20 septembrie 2013, p. 50.
The Commission concludes that the aid assessed above (BW 10, BW 11, NI 1 and TH 5) did meet the relevant conditions of the 2000-2006 Guidelines and was therefore compatible with the internal market in the period 2001-2006.
Pagina 50.
Recovery
Observații din 20 septembrie 2013, pp.
Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 states that the powers of the Commission to recover aid are subject to a limitation period of 10 years.
83-84.
According to Article 17(2) of that same Regulation, any action taken by the Commission with regard to unlawful aid interrupts this limitation period.
Secțiunea 3.3.
Further to Germany's submission of the 2010 annual report on State aid in the agricultural sector, the Commission asked Germany by letter of 28 November 2011 to provide additional information on the scheme.
Comisia a primit observații din partea asociației Landesvereinigung der Milchwirtschaft Niedersachsen e.V. cu privire la toate măsurile finanțate prin intermediul taxei de lapte în general și nu numai cu privire la submăsurile în cauză.
This action by the Commission interrupted the limitation period.
Asociația a susținut că nu a existat niciun ajutor.
In line with the ten-year limitation period referred to in paragraph 334, this Decision therefore relates to the period from 28 November 2001.
O descriere completă a acestor observații este furnizată în Decizi (UE) 2015/2432 a Comisiei din 18 septembrie 2015 privind ajutorul de stat SA.35484 (2013/C) [ex SA.35484 (2012/NN)] acordat de Germania pentru testele de calitate a laptelui în cadrul Legii privind laptele și grăsimea (JO L 334, 22.12.2015, p. 23).
The Commission finds that the aid granted to Nordmilch eG in the period 2002-2003 under measure NI 6 (see paragraph 289) is not compatible with the internal market.
Hotărârea Curții din 20 noiembrie 2003, Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie/GEMO, C-126/01, EU:C:2003:622, punctul 23.
This aid must be recovered.
Hotărârea Curții din 20 noiembrie 2003, Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie/GEMO, C-126/01, EU:C:2003:622, I-13769, punctul 24.
The Commission also finds that the aid granted under measure RP 2 to undertakings not falling under the definition of SMEs, in particular to MUH Arla eG and Hochwald Foods GmbH (see paragraph 307) and the aid granted in respect of repeated participation in a particular fair or exhibition (see paragraph 308) are not compatible with the internal market.
De exemplu, în Saxonia Inferioară: Ordonanța privind colectarea unei taxe în industria produselor lactate din 26 noiembrie 2004 (Monitorul Oficial al landului Saxonia Inferioară nr. 36/2004, p. 519), modificată prin articolul 6 din Ordonanța din 22 decembrie 2005 (Monitorul Oficial al Saxoniei Inferioare nr. 31/2005, p. 475).
Based on the suspensive effect of the formal procedure under Article 108(3) TFEU, the Commission is examining measure RP 2 from 1 January 2007 up to 17 July 2013, the date on which the Commission notified Germany of its decision to initiate proceedings under Article 108(2) TFEU.
Hotărârea Curții din 30 mai 2013 în cauza C-677/11 Doux Élevage SNC și Coopérative agricole UKL-ARREE/Ministère de l'Agriculture, C677/11, EU:C:2013:348, punctele 32, 35 și 38.
CONCLUSION
Hotărârea Curții din 17 septembrie 1980, Philip Morris Holland BV/Comisia, C-730/79, EU:C:1980:209, punctele 11-12.
The Commission finds that Germany has unlawfully implemented the aid schemes in question in question in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
A se vedea, în special, Hotărârea Curții din 13 iulie 1988, Republica Franceză/Comisia, C-102/87, ECLI:EU:C:1988:391, punctul 19.