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However, given that the measures constitute State aid, the Commission has considered it appropriate to, nevertheless, assess them with regards to their compatibility under Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, according to which ‘aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest’ may be considered compatible with the internal market.
Opatrenia 1 a 3 v miere, v akej poskytli prospech civilnej výrobe spoločnosti HDS, predstavujú štátnu pomoc v zmysle článku 107 ods. 1 ZFEÚ.
In order to be found compatible with the internal market under that Article, aid must meet a clearly-defined objective of common interest, be necessary and proportional to this objective, have an incentive effect, must not affect competition and intra-EU trade to an extent contrary to the common interest and comply with the transparency principles.
Grécko neoprávnene poskytlo túto štátnu pomoc v rozpore s článkom 108 ods. 3 ZFEÚ a táto štátna pomoc je nezlučiteľná s vnútorným trhom.
However, the Commission observes that it cannot identify any objective of common interest that might have been pursued by the aid, which, as was stated above, was also not argued by the Greek authorities.
Sumy priradené civilnej výrobe spoločnosti HDS sa musia vymáhať,
Even if HDS were to be considered a firm in difficulty, in which case the compatibility of the aid would need to be assessed under the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines, the Commission observes that the compatibility conditions under those Guidelines are clearly not fulfilled for measure 1 (State guarantees) as well as measure 3 (capital increases).
PRIJALA TOTO ROZHODNUTIE:
There is no evidence that the aid was limited to the minimum necessary, notably through a significant own contribution of the aid beneficiary.
Verejná subvencia poskytnutá Gréckom pre spoločnosť Hellenic Defence Systems S.A. v roku 2003 na realizáciu investičného plánu na modernizáciu priemyselného zariadenia Aeghion je vyňatá z ustanovení Zmluvy o fungovaní Európskej únie o štátnej pomoci na základe článku 346 ods. 1 písm. b).
Finally, the authorities did not provide a liquidation plan either.
Opatrenia poskytnuté spoločnosti Hellenic Defence Systems S.A. v miere, v akej sa opatrenia týkajú jej vojenskej výroby, vo forme i) štátnych záruk počas obdobia rokov 2004 – 2011 a ii) účasti štátu na zvýšeniach kapitálu spoločnosti v roku 2011, sú vyňaté z ustanovení Zmluvy o fungovaní Európskej únie o štátnej pomoci na základe jej článku 346 ods. 1 písm. b).
The Commission has not identified any other possible grounds for the compatibility of measures 1 and 3.
Článok 2
In the light of the above, the Commission concludes that the State aid granted to HDS through measures 1 and 3 is incompatible with the internal market.
Štátnu pomoc v prospech spoločnosti Hellenic Defence Systems S.A. v miere, v akej sa opatrenie týka jej civilnej výroby, vo forme i) štátnych záruk počas obdobia rokov 2004 – 2011 a ii) účasti štátu na zvýšeniach kapitálu spoločnosti v roku 2011, poskytlo Grécko neoprávnene v rozpore s článkom 108 ods. 3 Zmluvy o fungovaní Európskej únie a je nezlučiteľná s vnútorným trhom.
Aid amount to be recovered
Článok 3
According to the Treaty and established case-law, the Commission is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter aid when it has found that it is incompatible with the internal market.
Grécko vymôže nezlučiteľnú pomoc uvedenú v článku 2 od nástupcu príjemcu, t. j. od spoločnosti Hellenic Civilian Production Systems Industrial Commercial Ltd.
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a Member State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation.
Sumy, ktoré bude vymáhať, budú zvýšené o úrok odo dňa ich poskytnutia príjemcovi pomoci do dňa ich skutočného vrátenia.
In this context, the Court has established that this objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of incompatible 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 has been restored.
Úroky sa vypočítajú na základe vzorca na výpočet zloženého úroku v súlade s kapitolou V nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 794/2004 a v súlade s nariadením Komisie (ES) č. 271/2008, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie (ES) č. 794/2004.
In accordance with the case-law, Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 lays down that that ‘(w)here 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 […]’.
Grécko s účinnosťou od dátumu prijatia tohto rozhodnutia zruší všetky neuhradené platby pomoci uvedené v článku 2.
Consequently, since measure 1 and measure 3 were implemented in breach of Article 108 TFEU and are to be considered aid that is unlawful and incompatible with the internal market, the amount of undue advantage disbursed on the basis of those measures must be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market before the aid was granted.
Článok 4
As such, recovery must cover the period during which the advantage was conferred on the beneficiary; that is to say from the time the aid was made available to the beneficiary until it was actually recovered.
Vymáhanie pomoci uvedenej v článku 2 je okamžité a účinné.
The sums to be recovered should therefore include interest due until recovery takes place.
Grécko zabezpečí vykonanie tohto rozhodnutia do štyroch mesiacov od dátumu oznámenia tohto rozhodnutia.
In accordance with the relevant case-law, the recovery interest accrues from the date on which the aid was actually made available to the beneficiary.
Článok 5
However, the Commission has concluded that the part of HDS' production which concerned military material can be considered to fall within the scope of application of Article 346(1)(b) TFEU.
Do dvoch mesiacov od oznámenia tohto rozhodnutia predloží Grécko tieto informácie:
To the extent that they benefitted this part of the production, measures 1 and 3 are exempt from an assessment under the State aid provisions of the Treaty.
celkovú sumu (istinu a úroky), ktorú má príjemca vrátiť;
It is, therefore, necessary to apportion the public funding between the two sides of the production, namely military and civil, in order to be able to establish the amount of incompatible aid to be recovered from the civil side.
podrobný opis opatrení, ktoré už boli prijaté a plánujú sa prijať na vykonanie tohto rozhodnutia;
In order to determine to which extent the State aid identified in measures 1 and 3 benefited the civil production in the absence of separate accounts, the Commission, following relevant case practice, will rely on a proxy and will consider the division between HDS' sales of military products and those of civil products and allocate accordingly the advantage deriving from measures 1 and 3.
dokumenty, ktorými sa preukazuje, že príjemcovi bolo nariadené vrátiť pomoc.
The Commission considers it appropriate to use the percentage of military and civil product sales for the period 2004-2011 as provided by the Greek authorities (see recital 24 above) given that it covers the period during which the measures were granted.
Grécko bude informovať Komisiu o priebehu vnútroštátnych opatrení na vykonanie tohto rozhodnutia až do úplného vrátenia pomoci uvedenej v článku 2.
During that period, the military production represented 94,34 % of the sales, while the civil production represented 5,66 %.
Na požiadanie Komisie bezodkladne predloží informácie o opatreniach, ktoré sa už prijali a ktoré sa plánujú prijať, na vykonanie tohto rozhodnutia.
As regards measure 1, this means that the State aid granted in relation to the civil activity, which has to be recovered as incompatible aid, corresponds to 5,66 % of the amount calculated on the basis of the methodology of determination of the economic advantage explained in recital 89 for the guarantees granted for loans obtained in the period 2004-2006 and in recital 91 for the guarantees granted for loans obtained in the period 2007-2011.
Takisto poskytne podrobné informácie o sumách pomoci a úrokoch, ktoré už príjemcovia vrátili.
The advantage has been materialised in the form of payments of lower guarantee fees.
Článok 6
Therefore, the Commission considers that the aid has been put at the disposal of the beneficiary at the time when the guarantee fees were due by the original HDS (i.e. prior to the split between HDS civil and HDS military).
Toto rozhodnutie je určené Helénskej republike.
As regards the parts of the guaranteed loans of 2011 that were not used. the Commission observes the following regarding the amount of the loan principal that should be used in the methodology described in recital 91.
V Bruseli 20. novembra 2017
Since the Greek State committed to grant guarantees for the full amount of EUR 40 million, the guarantee must be considered to have been granted for EUR 40 million.
Za Komisiu
Indeed, at the moment of that commitment by the Greek State, HDS was conferred the legal right to receive the aid on the basis of an amount of EUR 40 million to be borrowed.
členka Komisie
However, since not the full amount of EUR 40 million was taken up as loans by HDS, the aid should be regarded as disbursed only for the amount actually borrowed under the guaranteed loans, namely EUR 7095858 for loan 10 and zero for loan 11.
Ú. v. EÚ C 152, 30.5.2013, s. 1.
Therefore, while the full amount of aid granted (even if not disbursed) must be abolished for the future, it is only the amount actually disbursed to date on the basis of those guaranteed loans that must be used as the loan principal for the calculation of the amount to be recovered on the basis of the methodology described in recital 91.
Pozri Druhý program makroekonomických úprav pre Grécko – Prvé preskúmanie, december 2012, http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/occasional_paper/2012/pdf/ocp123_en.pdf.
For measure 3, the corresponding State aid to be recovered amounts to EUR 8953593,86.
Fond rozvoja majetku Helénskej republiky (HRADF) je akciová spoločnosť „Société Anonyme“ (S.A.) zriadená 1. júla 2011 s cieľom riadiť proces privatizácie.
As regards the recovery interest, the Commission considers that it has to be calculated on the basis of the dates on which the aid was actually made available or materialised for each measure (guarantee or capital increase).
Porovnaj poznámku pod čiarou č. 1.
Furthermore, the Commission has considered in a similar case that the recovery of the incompatible aid should only be provided by the civil part of the aided company, in order to ensure that the recovery is not covered by funds that would otherwise benefit the military activity.
Odporúčanie Komisie 2003/361/ES zo 6. mája 2003 týkajúce sa vymedzenia mikropodnikov, malých a stredných podnikov (Ú. v. EÚ L 124, 20.5.2003, s. 36).
In the present case, the Commission takes note of the split of HDS into two succeeding companies, namely HDS military and HDS civil.
Vrátane pechotných zbraní, munície, zbraňových systémov a palivových nádrží lietadiel.
Based on the allocation of the assets and production capacity (see recitals 54-55), HDS civil is the successor of the civil production of HDS.
Vrátane malých pištolí, výbušnín pre stavebné práce a ohňostrojov.
This is, in particular, based on the fact that all assets related to the civil production of the original HDS were transferred, as a whole, to HDS civil, including all land and production facilities, machinery, equipment, means of transport, finished and unfinished products, raw materials and claims from clients of civil products of the original HDS.
obchodné tajomstvá.
Moreover, the liabilities seem to have been allocated in line with the allocation of the assets between HDS military and HDS civil.
Uniformy a doplnky.
Thus, the incompatible aid resulting from measures 1 and 3 must be recovered from the revenues and assets of HDS civil and any aid resulting from measure 1 which would still materialise in the future has to be abolished.
Proces medených zliatin pre prázdne mince atď.
Lastly, the Commission recalls that it is settled case-law that the fact that undertakings might be in difficulties or bankrupt does not affect the obligation of recovery of incompatible aid.
Oznámenie Komisie – Usmernenia Spoločenstva o štátnej pomoci na záchranu a reštrukturalizáciu firiem v ťažkostiach (Ú. v. EÚ C 244, 1.10.2004, s. 2).
In such circumstances the restoration of the situation on the market before the aid was granted and, thereby, the elimination of the distortion of competition may, in principle, be achieved by registration of the liability relating to the repayment of the aid in the schedule of liabilities.
Rada v roku 1958 vypracovala zoznam zbraní, munície a bojového materiálu, na ktorý sa vzťahovala prvá veta článku 346 ods. 1 písm. b) ZFEÚ ako dodatok 1 k prílohe D k rozhodnutiu Rady 255/58.
Where the State authorities are unable to recover the full amount of aid, the registration of the liability meets the recovery obligation only if the insolvency proceedings result in the winding up of the undertaking concerned, i.e. the definitive cessation of its activities .
Zoznam nebol nikdy oficiálne zverejnený, teraz je však verejne prístupný.
CONCLUSION
Prezidentský výnos 514/1977 (odkaz na úradný vestník A/165/14.6.1977); zákon 3978/2011 (odkaz na úradný vestník FEK A/137/16.6.2011).
Measure 2 is exempt from the State aid provisions of the Treaty on the basis of Article 346(1)(b) thereof.
Pozri rozsudok Súdneho dvora zo 16. septembra 1999, Komisia/Španielsko, C-414/97, ECLI:EU:C:1999:417, bod 22 a rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 8. apríla 2008, Komisia/Taliansko, C-337/05, ECLI:EU:C:2008:203, body 42 až 44.
Also the parts of measures 1 and 3 apportioned to the military production of HDS are exempt from the State aid provisions of the Treaty on the basis of Article 346(1)(b) thereof.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 29. júna 1999, DMT, C-256/97, ECLI:EU:C:1999:332, bod 22.
Measures 1 and 3, to the extent that they benefited the civil production of HDS, constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Pozri v tomto ohľade aj oznámenie Komisie o uplatňovaní článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o ES na štátnu pomoc vo forme záruk, najmä oddiel 4.2 (Ú. v.
Greece unlawfully implemented this State aid in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU and it is incompatible with the internal market.
EÚ C 155, 20.6.2008, s. 10).
The amounts apportioned to the civil production of HDS must be recovered.
Oznámenie Komisie o revízii spôsobu stanovenia referenčných a diskontných sadzieb (Ú. v. EÚ C 14, 19.1.2008, s. 6).
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Pozri vec C-334/99, Nemecko/Komisia, EU:C:2003:55, bod 138; vec C-288/96, Nemecko/Komisia, EU:C:2000:537, body 30 až 31.
Article 1
Pozri odôvodnenie (90) tohto rozhodnutia.
The public grant provided by Greece to Hellenic Defence Systems S.A. in 2003 for the implementation of an investment plan for the modernisation of the Aeghion industrial facility is exempt from the State aid provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the basis of Article 346(1)(b) thereof.
Pozri nedávny rozsudok vo veci T-220/14, Saremar/Komisia, EU:T:2017:267, bod 175.
The measures granted to Hellenic Defence Systems S.A., to the extent the measure relates to its military production, in the form of (i) State guarantees during the period 2004-2011 and (ii) the State's participation to the company's capital increases in 2011 are exempt from the State aid provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the basis of Article 346(1)(b) thereof.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 28. apríla 1993, Taliansko/Komisia, C-364/90, ECLI:EU:C:1993:157, bod 20.
Article 2
Pozri rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 12. júla 1973, Komisia/Nemecko, C-70/72, ECLI:EU:C:1973:87, bod 13.
The State aid granted to Hellenic Defence Systems S.A., to the extent the measure relates to its civil production, in the form of (i) State guarantees during the period 2004-2011 and (ii) the State's participation to the company's capital increases in 2011 was unlawfully granted by Greece in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and is incompatible with the internal market.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora zo 14. septembra 1994, Španielsko/Komisia, spojené veci C-278/92, C-279/92 a C-280/92, ECLI:EU:C:1994:325, bod 75.
Article 3
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora zo 17. júna 1999, Belgicko/Komisia, C-75/97, ECLI:EU:C:1999:311, body 64 a 65.
Greece shall recover the incompatible aid referred to in Article 2 from the successor of the beneficiary, i.e. Hellenic Civilian Production Systems Industrial Commercial Ltd
Nariadenie Rady (EÚ) 2015/1589 z 13. júla 2015 stanovujúce podrobné pravidlá na uplatňovanie článku 108 Zmluvy o fungovaní Európskej únie (Ú. v. EÚ L 248, 24.9.2015, s. 9).
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiary until their actual recovery.
Rozsudok Všeobecného súdu z 30. januára 2002, Keller a Keller Meccanica/Komisia, T-35/99, ECLI:EU:T:2002:19, body 106 až 109.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
Pozri body 55 až 60 rozhodnutia Komisie z 24. marca 2009 o štátnej pomoci C 47/2005 (ex NN 86/2005), ktorú Grécko poskytlo spoločnosti Hellenic Vehicle Industry S.A.
Greece shall cancel all outstanding payments of the aid referred to in Article 2 with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision.
(ELVO), Ú. v. EÚ L 118, 12.5.2010, s. 81.
Article 4
Samozrejme sa musí upraviť na zohľadnenie nevojenskej časti činností, ako sa vysvetľuje v odôvodnení (134).
Recovery of the aid referred to in Article 2 shall be immediate and effective.
T. j. rozdiel medzi celou sumou, pre ktorú bola poskytnutá záruka, konkrétne 40 miliónov EUR, a skutočne požičanou sumou, konkrétne 7095858 EUR.
Greece shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within 4 months following the date of notification of this Decision.
Pozri odôvodnenia (92) až (94) vyššie.
Article 5
T. j. právo na dve štátne záruky v celkovej výške 40 miliónov EUR.
Within 2 months following notification of this Decision, Greece shall submit the following information:
T. j. suma 7095858 EUR.
the total amount (principal and recovery interests) to be recovered from the beneficiary;
158190704,21 EUR × 0,0566.
a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision;
Pozri ELVO, poznámka pod čiarou 29 vyššie.
documents demonstrating that the beneficiary has been ordered to repay the aid.
Pozri rozhodnutie Komisie o ELVO, tamže.
Greece 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 2 has been completed.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora zo 14. septembra 1994, Španielsko/Komisia (Merco), C-42/93, ECLI:EU:C:1994:326, bod 33; rozsudok Súdneho dvora zo 17. novembra 2011, Taliansko/Komisia, C-496/09, ECLI:EU:C:2011:740, bod 72.
It shall immediately submit, on simple request by the Commission, information on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 29. apríla 2004, Nemecko/Komisia (SMI), C-277/00, ECLI:EU:C:2004:238, bod 85.
It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and recovery interest already recovered from the beneficiary.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 11. decembra 2012, Komisia/Španielsko (Magefesa), C-610/10, ECLI:EU:C:2012:781, bod 104 a citovaná judikatúra.
Article 6
Nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 794/2004 z 21. apríla 2004, ktorým sa vykonáva nariadenie Rady (EÚ) 2015/1589 stanovujúce podrobné pravidlá na uplatňovanie článku 108 Zmluvy o fungovaní Európskej únie (Ú. v. EÚ L 140, 30.4.2004, s. 1).
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 271/2008 z 30. januára 2008, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie (ES) č. 794/2004, ktorým sa vykonáva nariadenie Rady (ES) č. 659/1999 ustanovujúce podrobné pravidlá na uplatňovanie článku 93 Zmluvy o ES (Ú. v. EÚ L 82, 25.3.2008, s. 1).
Done at Brussels, 20 November 2017.
Komisia si vyžiadala informácie listami zo 16. februára 2012, 4. apríla 2012, emailom z 10. apríla 2012 a listami zo 4. mája 2012, 4. júla 2012 a z 24. júla 2012.
For the Commission
Grécke orgány odpovedali 9. marca 2012, 18. júla 2012 a 20. augusta 2012.
Member of the Commission
Stretnutia medzi útvarmi Komisie a zástupcami gréckych orgánov a HRADF sa uskutočnili 26. marca 2012, 30. apríla 2012 a 11. septembra 2012.
OJ C 152, 30.5.2013, p. 1.
Komisia dostala pripomienky gréckych orgánov 1. júla 2013.
See the Second Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece — First Review December 2012, http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/occasional_paper/2012/pdf/ocp123_en.pdf
Zainteresované strany v tejto veci nepredložili Komisii žiadne pripomienky.
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) is a ‘Société Anonyme’ S.A. entity established on 1 July 2011 in order to manage the privatisation process.
Komisia požiadala Grécko o ďalšie informácie listami z 23. júla 2013, 21. augusta 2014, 11. novembra 2014, 28. januára 2016, 27. mája 2016 a 8. júna 2017.
Cf. footnote 1.
Grécke orgány odpovedali 7. augusta 2013, 22. septembra 2014, 16. decembra 2014, 25. februára 2016, 24. júna 2016, 17. novembra 2016 a 3. júla 2017.
Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Grécke orgány v období od augusta 2013 do augusta 2014 poskytli pri viacerých príležitostiach aj ďalšie informácie týkajúce sa najmä rozdelenia činností spoločnosti HDS na civilné a vojenské.
Including infantry weapons, ammunition, weapon systems, and aircraft fuel tanks.
Národná banka
Including small pistols, explosives for construction works and fireworks.
Národná banka, Alpha bank, EFG Eurobank
business secrets.
So zreteľom na celkové zvýšenie základného imania o 158,2 milióna EUR v priebehu roka 2011 sa zdá, že v druhej polovici roka 2011 sa uskutočnilo tretie zvýšenie kapitálu vo výške 45,1 milióna EUR.
Uniforms and accessories.
K týmto zvýšeniam kapitálu prispel len štát ako hlavný akcionár.
Process of copper alloys for coin blanks etc.
Pokiaľ ide o štátnu záruku za úver vo výške 30 miliónov EUR od Národnej banky Grécka, bánk Alpha Bank a EFG Eurobank v roku 2011 (číslo úveru 10 v tabuľke 2 vyššie), grécke orgány vo svojich pripomienkach zo 7. augusta 2013 a z 3. júla 2017 objasnili, že spoločnosť HDS dostala napokon 8. septembra 2011 len preddavkovú platbu vo výške 6 miliónov EUR a že po odstúpení bánk bolo z tohto dlžobného úpisu 19. marca 2013 vydaných len 7095858 EUR.
Communication from the Commission — Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 2).
Preto by akákoľvek výhoda z tejto štátnej záruky nemala presiahnuť túto sumu.
In 1958, the Council drew up a list of the arms, munitions and war material, to which the first sentence of Article 346(1)(b) TFEU applied, as Appendix 1 to Annex D of Council Decision 255/58.
Podľa gréckych orgánov boli teda celkové štátne záruky za úvery v roku 2011 vo výške 7095858 EUR a nie 40 miliónov EUR, ako bolo pôvodne uvedené v rozhodnutí zo 6. marca 2013.
The list was never officially published, but is now part of the public domain.
Grécke orgány nespochybnili záruky a úvery za ostatné roky.
Presidential Decree 514/1977 (official journal reference A/165/14.6.1977); Law 3978/2011 (official journal reference FEK A/137/16.6.2011).
V rámci pravidelného preskúmania jej ozdravného programu inštitúciami, ktoré zastupujú veriteľov krajiny (Európska komisia, Európska centrálna banka a Medzinárodný menový fond), v strede roku 2013 sa Grécko zaviazalo prijať neodvolateľné rozhodnutie o budúcnosti spoločnosti HDS do konca augusta 2013.