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The first decision expressly approves EUR 6 million (DEM 11,7 million) operating aid to cover part of the losses on contracts signed after 1 July 1990, and the second decision expressly approves EUR 23,82 million (DEM 46,6 million) to cover part of the losses on contracts signed after 1 July 1990.
V prvi odločbi je bilo odobreno izrecno 6 milijonov EUR (11,7 milijona DEM) in v drugi odločbi 23,82 milijona EUR (46,6 milijona DEM) za pokritje dela izgub iz pogodb, podpisanih po 1. juliju 1990.
These amounts are determined to compensate particular losses, whilst the use of all other operating aid was not specified to cover losses mentioned expressly, but this cannot mean that it was intended for other purposes.
Te vsote so bile namenjene za izravnavo prav posebnih izgub, medtem ko pri drugi pomoči za tekoče poslovanje ni bil omenjen namen uporabe za posebne izgube, kar pa ne pomeni, da so bile subvencije določene za druge namene.
In the notification by Germany the purpose of granting these amounts was clearly defined as loss compensation.
V objavi je bil namen teh vsot jasno določen z izravnavo izgub iz naročil.
The Commission notes that the Privatisation Agreement and its explanatory documents included detailed listings of different categories of aid.
Komisija ugotavlja, da pogodba o privatizaciji in spremljajoči dokumenti vsebujejo izčrpen seznam različnih vrst subvencij.
The amount earmarked for loss compensation in this document for the restructuring period is EUR 285 million (DEM 557 million).
V njem je izkazana vsota 285 milijonov EUR (557 milijonov DEM) kot izravnava za izgube v obdobju prestrukturiranja.
The same classification of aid into different categories is maintained in the spillover reports, which formed the basis of the Commission’s monitoring of the use of the aid for different purposes of the restructuring, as approved by the Commission.
V „spillover“ poročilih, na katere se je oprla Komisija pri preverjanju pravilne uporabe subvencij v skladu z odobrenim namenom, so subvencije razčlenjene na enak način.
Its decisions communicated to Germany in March 1993 and January 1994 approved operating aid, which was specifically earmarked for loss compensation during the restructuring.
Komisija je v obeh odločbah, vročenih Nemčiji marca 1993 in januarja 1994, odobrila subvencije za tekoče poslovanje, ki so bile mišljene posebej za izravnavo izgub med prestrukturiranjem.
The Commission takes into account that a cash effective utilisation of accruals for charter guarantees of EUR […] [9] (DEM […]) and equity guarantees of EUR […] (DEM […]), together EUR […] (DEM […]) — were not considered in the spillover report.
Komisija upošteva, da v „spillover“ poročilu ni bila upoštevana gotovinsko učinkovita uporaba vračil za čarterska jamstva v višini […] [9] EUR ([…] DEM) in jamstva lastnega kapitala v višini […] EUR ([…] DEM) – skupaj torej […] EUR ([…] DEM).
These expenses, which were not correctly attributed to the shipbuilding contracts, were realised only after the end of 1995.
Ti stroški, ki naročilom za ladje niso bili pravilno pripisani, so postali veljavni šele po letu 1995.
However, even if these costs of guarantees are taken into account, losses during restructuring were substantially lower than the aid approved to cover them.
Vendar tudi, če bi ti izdatki bili upoštevani, bi bile izgube med prestrukturiranjem še vedno veliko nižje od subvencij, odobrenih za njihovo pokrivanje.
Although the Commission can accept to take into account the costs caused by charter and equity guarantees because they are by nature linked to specific contracts and take place by definition after the ships are delivered, the same reasoning can not apply to restructuring cost incurred by the company after December 1995.
Čeprav lahko Komisija upošteva stroške, nastale s čarterskimi jamstvi in jamstvi lastnega kapitala, ki so po naravni poti povezani s posebnimi ladjedelniškimi pogodbami in ki po definiciji nastanejo potem, ko so ladje dobavljene, enake utemeljitve ni mogoče uporabljati za stroške prestrukturiranja, nastale po decembru 1995.
Indeed the privatisation contract clearly specified that the company had, as a minimum, to employ a precise number of workers until the end of 1995.
Dejansko je pogodba o privatizaciji jasno določila, da mora družba do konca 1995 zaposlovati določeno najmanjše število delovne sile.
If this undertaking was not respected and fewer workers were employed, severe fines were envisaged.
Za neizpolnjevanje te obveznosti in zaposlitve manjšega števila delavcev so bile predvidene večje globe.
All the closure aid and aid to cover losses authorised by the Commission could only cover the restructuring period finishing in December 1995.
Celotne subvencije za zaprtje in subvencije za pokritje izgub, ki jih je odobrila Komisija, so zadevale le obdobje prestrukturiranja, ki se je končalo decembra 1995.
Therefore, it was clear from the beginning that if KWW wanted to lay off certain surplus workers, it would need to wait for the end of 1995 and that these costs would not be covered by closure or operating aid.
Zato je bilo od vsega začetka jasno, da je moral KWW, ko je želel odpustiti delovno silo, ki je ni več potreboval, počakati do konca leta 1995 ter da ti stroški ne bodo več pokriti s pomočmi za zaprtje ali tekoče poslovanje.
This timing was very clear from the date of the privatisation.
To časovno obdobje je bilo znano že na začetku privatizacije.
Firstly, it is not possible to change this logic and reattribute the restructuring costs incurred after December 1995 to the contracts executed before that date.
Prvič je nemogoče spremeniti to logiko in stroške prestrukturiranja, nastale po decembru 1995, pripisati pogodbam, izvedenim pred tem datumom.
Secondly, this restructuring that took place after 1995 by its nature did not lead to lower losses on contracts executed before that date.
Drugič, prestrukturiranje, ki je potekalo po letu 1995, seveda ni vodilo k nižjim stroškom za ladjedelniške pogodbe, izpeljane pred tem datumom.
Thirdly, the provision of the privatisation contract forcing the company to employ a certain number of workers constitute an exogenous and separate undertaking that can not be linked to certain contracts.
Tretjič pa je pogoj pogodbe o privatizaciji, ki je podjetje zavezal k zaposlitvi določenega števila delovne sile, zunanja in posebna obveznost, ki je ni mogoče povezati z določenimi pogodbami.
As regards the allegation of KWW that the aid was used for the restructuring of the yard and therefore in accordance with its objectives, the Commission notes that since the actual losses during the restructuring were lower than the aid paid to cover them, these surplus funds may have been used for a different purpose.
Kar zadeva trditev KWW, da naj bi bila pomoč uporabljena za prestrukturiranje ladjedelnice in s tem ustrezno uporabljena, Komisija pripominja, da je bilo možno, da se je vsota subvencij, ki je presegala dejanske izgube, odvedla za drug namen.
However, according to the information in the Commission’s possession, all other categories of aid for which aid for restructuring was approved were exhausted since all aid approved for these purposes was accordingly used in full.
Po podatkih, ki so bili na voljo Komisiji, so bile vse druge vrste odobrenih subvencij za prestrukturiranje vendarle v celotnem obsegu odvedene za predviden namen.
Since the amounts and categories were strictly limited by the Commission decisions, no room was left to use additional aid for restructuring purposes.
Ker sta bila višina in namen subvencij v odločbah Komisije vendarle čisto točno določena, ni bilo manevrskega prostora, da bi nadaljnje zneske subvencij uporabljali za prestrukturiranje.
In the absence of further explanations by KWW or by Germany on the actual use of the remaining EUR 55,423 million (DEM 108,399 million) and according to the information in its possession, the Commission concludes that the aid of EUR 55,423 million (DEM 108,399 million) was not used for the purposes for which it was approved by the Commission.
Ker se niti KWW niti Nemčija nista izrekla o uporabi preostalih 55,423 milijona EUR (108,399 milijona DEM), Komisija na podlagi razpoložljivih podatkov sklepa, da 55,423 milijona EUR (108,399 DEM) subvencij ni bilo uporabljenih za namen, ki ga je odobrila Komisija.
Resulting excess aid
Višina preveč izplačanih subvencij
According to the Commission decisions approving the aid, the yards shall only receive the aid necessary for their restructuring, and the Commission had committed itself to monitor the compliance of this provision.
V odločbah o odobritvi je določeno, da lahko ladjedelnice prejmejo samo toliko subvencij, kolikor jih potrebujejo za njihovo prestrukturiranje, pri čemer se je Komisija obvezala, da bo nadzirala izpolnjevanje te določbe.
For this reason, only the compensation of actual losses can be considered as being compatible with the Commission decisions approving the aid.
Zato je mogoče imeti samo izravnavo dejansko nastalih izgub za subvencijo, ki je združljiva z odločbami Komisije.
The Commission notes that only the aid that has been granted in accordance with those decisions approving the aid and that fulfil the conditions under which the aid was granted, including the purpose for which the aid was supposed to be used, can be considered compatible with the Commission decisions and thereby with the common market.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je mogoče samo subvencijo, ki je bila odobrena v skladu z odločbama Komisije in ki izpolnjuje tam navedene pogoje – tudi glede na predviden namen uporabe –, obravnavati kot združljivo z odločbama Komisije in posledično s skupnim trgom.
Therefore, the aid, which fails to fulfil these conditions automatically falls outside the scope of the approving decisions and is rendered incompatible.
Subvencije, ki teh pogojev ne izpolnjujejo, so avtomatično izvzete iz področja uporabe odločb Komisije in s tem obravnavane kot nezdružljive subvencije.
Considering the above, the Commission concludes that the total of the aid approved by the Commission for KWW for its restructuring was EUR 637,5 million (DEM 1246,9 million).
Komisija prihaja tako do rezultata, da celotna pomoč, ki jo je odobrila za prestrukturiranje KWW, znaša 637,5 milijona EUR (1246,9 milijona DEM).
Regarding the operating aid, the Commission takes note that KWW has not received EUR 42,1 million (DEM 82,4 million) corresponding to the waiver of old current liabilities and that KWW has received EUR 5,4 million (DEM 10,5 million) less Wettbewerbshilfe than approved.
Glede na subvencije za tekoče poslovanje ugotavlja tudi, da KWW ni prejel vsote 42,1 milijona EUR (82,4 milijona DEM), ki bi morala biti odobrena v obliki odstopa od poravnave starih dolgov, pa tudi, da je prejel 5,4 milijona EUR (10,5 milijona DEM) manj pomoči za konkurenčnost od načrtovane.
Since KWW did not carry out the contracts for the cash carriers it could apparently not receive a compensation for losses resulting from those contracts.
Ker KWW ni izvedel naročil o gradnji ladij za prevoz zabojnikov, očitno iz teh naročil tudi ni bilo mogoče plačati izravnave za izgube.
As explained, we therefore do not take into account the non-payment of this aid.
Kot je bilo prej razloženo, se neizvedeno plačilo te subvencije ne upošteva.
The Commission notes that according to the auditor’s report on aid received by KWW by 31 December 1995, KWW had received EUR 230,08 million (DEM 450 million) directly for loss compensation and EUR 31,95 million (DEM 62,5 million) as compensation for not having received Wettbewerbshilfe, resulting in a total of EUR 262 million (DEM 512,5 million) for compensation of losses during the restructuring period.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je družba KWW po poročilu revizorja o pomoči, ki ji je bila izplačana do 31. decembra 1995, prejela 230,08 milijona EUR (450 milijonov DEM) neposredno kot izravnavo za izgube in 31,95 milijona EUR (62,5 milijona DEM) kot izravnavo za neprejeto pomoč za konkurenčnost, skupaj torej 262 milijonov EUR (512,5 milijona DEM).
The Commission further notes that the documents submitted by Germany by letter of 30 June 1999, including the statement of the auditor of 25 April 1997, indicate that the losses to be covered by the approved aid amounted only to EUR 201,048 million (DEM 393,216 million) at 31 December 1996.
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da je iz dokumentov, ki jih je Nemčija pisno poslala 30. junija 1999, med katerimi je tudi pojasnilo revizorja z dne 25. aprila 1997, razvidno, da so izgube, ki naj bi bile pokrite z odobreno vsoto subvencij, 31. decembra 1996 znašale samo 201,048 milijona EUR (393,216 milijona DEM).
Taking into account aforementioned additional losses from certain guarantees, this amount should be increased by EUR […] (DEM […]) to EUR 206,613 million (DEM 404,101 million).
Pri upoštevanju prej omenjenih dodatnih izgub iz določenih jamstev se ta vsota zviša za […] EUR ([…] DEM) na 206,613 EUR (404,101 DEM).
Considering the aforementioned points, the Commission notes that information in its possession shows that KWW had received EUR 262,037 million (DEM 512,5 million) aid for loss compensation during restructuring, whereas the actual losses during the restructuring only amounted to EUR 206,613 million (DEM 404,101 million).
Z razpoložljivimi podatki Komisija tako ugotavlja, da je KWW, kot dokazujejo zgornja izvajanja, med prestrukturiranjem prejel 262 milijonov EUR (512,5 milijona DEM) subvencij za tekoče poslovanje kot izravnavo za izgube, medtem ko so dejanske izgube znašale samo 206,613 milijona EUR (404,101 milijona DEM).
This indicates that KWW had received EUR 55,423 million (DEM 108,399 million) excessive operating aid for loss compensation.
Potemtakem je KWW kot izravnavo za izgube prejel 55,423 EUR (108,399 DEM) preveč subvencij za tekoče poslovanje.
However, the Commission takes into account that Kvaerner has not received EUR 42,1 million (DEM 82,4 million) operating aid for restructuring earlier approved by the Commission, which it considers deductible from the excess aid for loss compensation.
Komisija opaža, da Kvaerner ni prejel subvencije za tekoče poslovanje, ki jo je Komisija odobrila za prestrukturiranje v višini 42,1 milijona EUR (82,4 milijona DEM). Ta vsota se zato lahko odbije od presežne vsote subvencije.
Compensating excess aid for losses by non-received operating aid appears in line with the Commission’s commitment of the authorising decisions to ensure that the beneficiary only receives the aid necessary to restructure.
Da se bodo preveč izplačane subvencije za izravnavo izgub iz naročil in neprejete subvencije za tekoče poslovanje med seboj kompenzirale, je v skladu z obveznostjo, ki jo je Komisija prevzela v odločbah za odobritev, da bo poskrbela za to, da bo prejemnik subvencije prejel samo tisto subvencijo, ki jo dejansko potrebuje za prestrukturiranje.
Following this reasoning, only the aid amount of EUR 13293077 (DEM 25999000) should be recovered.
Iz tega sledi, da je treba terjati samo vračilo vsote v višini 13293077 EUR (25999000 DEM).
Explanation of the alleged DEM 400 million (EUR 205 million) loan granted by KWW to Kvaerner a.s.
Pojasnilo domnevnih 400 milijonov DEM posojila (205 milijonov EUR), ki ga je KWW odobril družbi Kvaerner a. s.
Finally, although the Commission has not opened the procedure on this point, KWW has given the following explanation for the cash movement of around DEM 400 million (EUR 205 million) which was reported by the German press on 12 June 1999 and was at the origin of the Commission request for information (see recital 1).
Čeprav Komisija ni uvedla postopka o tem vidiku, je Kvaerner o blagajniškem premiku približno 400 milijonov DEM (205 milijonov EUR) dal naslednjo izjavo, o kateri je nemški tisk poročal 12. junija 1999 in ki je bila izhodiščna točka zahtev Komisije po dodatnih informacijah (gl. uvodno izjavo 1).
The Kvaerner group had introduced a system of cash pooling, under which all incoming cash from the different companies was consolidated, and out of which all cash payments to be effected (for liabilities or otherwise) have been made.
Skupina Kvaerner je uvedla sistem „cash pooling“, v katerem so zbrana vsa dovedena blagajniška sredstva in iz katerega so bila opravljena vsa blagajniška izplačila za obveznosti in druga plačila.
KWW became part of that cash pooling in 1998.
Od leta 1998 je bil KWW sestavni del sistema „cash pooling“.
Contributions from KWW to the cash pool took the form of repayable loans from KWW to its parent, Kvaerner a.s.
Prispevki KWW v sistem „cash pool“ so nastopili v obliki povračljivega posojila KWW matični družbi Kvaerner a. s.
It should be noted that […]
Glede koncentracije denarnih prispevkov („cash concentration“), ki jo je vpeljal Kvaerner a. s., je treba pripomniti naslednje: […]
The cash pooling showed a peak for KWW of EUR 172,877 million in June 1999 (a higher, incorrect figure of EUR 200 million was somehow leaked to the press), of which EUR […] served as collateral for the guarantees.
Sistem „cash pooling“ je za KWW s 172,877 milijona EUR junija 1999 dosegel najvišjo točko (višja, nepravilna vsota v višini 200 milijonov EUR je prišla v tisk), od katere se je […] EUR uporabilo kot dodatno zavarovanje za poroštva.
Liabilities of KWW were paid out of the cash concentration immediately thereafter, thus reducing the amount in the cash concentration by EUR […], leaving some EUR […] as ‘free’ cash.
Obveznosti KWW so bile neposredno takoj zatem plačane iz koncentracije denarnih prispevkov („cash concentration“) in so torej zmanjšale vsoto iz koncentracij denarnih prispevkov za […] EUR, tako da je približno […] EUR ostalo kot „prosta“ denarna sredstva.
Total cash available in June 1999 stemmed from the positive cash flow generated from 1996 to 1998, payments made by shipowners for deliveries in 1998 and early 1999 and substantial down payments on account of very large shipbuilding contracts (such payments between mid-1998 and June 1999 amounted to EUR […]).
Celotna razpoložljiva sredstva so izhajala iz pozitivnega denarnega toka med letoma 1996 in 1998, iz plačil lastnikov ladij za dobave v letu 1998 in v začetku leta 1999, pa tudi iz večjih obročnih odplačil, ki jih je bilo treba pripisati zelo velikim naročilom za ladje (takšna plačila med sredino 1998 in junijem 1999 so znašala […] EUR).
The temporary nature of the cash peak in June 1999 and the correlation with down payments is also shown by the fact that at the end of 1999, the total cash concentration showed only EUR […] in favour of KWW, compared with down payments on account of new orders which, at that time, amounted to EUR […].
Prehoden značaj te najvišje točke denarnih sredstev junija 1999 in medsebojna odvisnost z obročnimi odplačili se poleg tega kaže v dejstvu, da je konec leta 1999 celotna koncentracija denarnih sredstev znašala samo […] EUR v prid KWW, medtem ko so obročna odplačila, ki jih je bilo treba pripisati novim naročilom, v tem času znašala […] EUR.
These elements show that the cash movement reported by the German press in 1999 does not seem to result from excess aid granted during the restructuring period that ended in 1995.
Ti elementi kažejo, da blagajniški premiki, o katerih je poročal nemški tisk leta 1999, očitno niso bili posledica preveč izplačanih subvencij, odobrenih med obdobjem prestrukturiranja do konca 1995.
DURATION OF THE PROCEDURE
TRAJANJE POSTOPKA
Germany finally delivered all necessary information by letter dated 16 September 1999. Further information on the preliminary procedure is included in points I.1 and I.2 of the opening decision.
Nemčija je končno dostavila zahtevane informacije z dopisom 16. septembra 1999 (k temu glej tudi točki I.1 in I.2 sklepa o uvedbi postopka).
By means of a letter dated 29 February 2000, the Commission notified Germany of its decision to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty concerning the aforementioned aid [10].
Z dopisom z dne 29. februarja 2000 je Komisija Nemčiji sporočila sklep, da bo zaradi zgoraj omenjenih subvencij v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe ES uvedla postopek [10].
As the Court of Justice of the European Communities held in Joined Cases C-74/00 P and C-75/00 P [11]‘in the absence of any provision in that regard, the fundamental requirement of legal certainty has the effect of preventing the Commission from indefinitely delaying the exercise of its powers’.
Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti je v povezanih pravnih zadevah C-74/00 P in C-75/00 P [11] razsodilo, da „Komisiji zaradi temeljne zahteve pravne varnosti ni dopustno neomejeno dolgo čakati, preden uporabi svoje pristojnosti“.
For the present procedure, this does not seem to be relevant, since Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty [12] includes a provision on duration of the investigation.
V tem primeru bi to lahko bilo nepomembno, saj Uredba (ES) št. 659/1999 Sveta z dne 22. marca 1999 o posebnih predpisih za uporabo člena 93 Pogodbe ES [12] vsebuje določbo o trajanju postopka.
Pursuant to Article 7(6) and (7) ‘[t]he Commission shall as far as possible endeavour to adopt a decision within a period of 18 months from the opening of the procedure.
V členu 7(6) in (7) je med drugim navedeno: „Komisija si prizadeva, da bi po možnosti v roku 18 mesecev po uvedbi postopka preverjanja sprejela odločitev (...).
In addition, both Germany by letter of 4 June 2003 and the mother company of the beneficiary, supported by a letter from the Norwegian Minister of Industry and Trade of 5 January 2004, asked the Commission to delay the decision until the Court gives its judgment in Case C-181/02 P [13].
Poleg tega sta Nemčija z dopisom 4. junija 2003 ter matično podjetje podjetja, ki je prejelo ugodnosti, katerega prošnjo je s spremnim dopisom 5. januarja 2004 podprlo norveško ministrstvo za industrijo in trgovino, zaprosila Komisijo, da počaka z odločitvijo, dokler Sodišče ne sprejme svoje razsodbe v pravni zadevi C-181/02 P [13].
KWW cannot, for that reason, claim that ‘the fundamental requirement of legal certainty’ has been infringed, given that it also continued negotiations with the Commission and even presented new but not pertinent documents in May 2004.
KWW zato ne more zatrjevati, da je bila kršena „temeljna zahteva pravne varnosti“, saj je nadaljeval pogajanja s Komisijo in maja 2004 predložil celo nove, čeprav ne posebno prepričljive dokumente.
The Commission emphasises that, not only were the decisions authorising aid to Kvaerner Warnow Werft specific and unique but also the accompanying framework conditions arising from the German reunification.
Komisija poudarja, da niso bile samo odločbe, s katerimi so bile odobrene državne subvencije za KWW, posebne in edinstvene, ampak tudi okvirni pogoji, ki spremljajo odločbe in ki so utemeljeni v ponovni združitvi Nemčije.
First of all, the decisions were taken on a specific legal basis, that is Article 10a of Directive 90/684/EEC, authorising exceptionally large amounts of aid; at the same time the Council set out a short deadline to pay out the aid (until 31 December 1993).
Odločbe so bile zlasti sprejete na temelju posebne pravne podlage, namreč člena 10a Direktive 90/684/EGS, ki je dovolila izredno obsežne subvencije. Hkrati je Svet določil kratke roke, v okviru katerih so morale biti izplačane subvencije (do 31. decembra 1993).
Since the aid amounts envisaged were based only on rough estimations the authorising decisions underlined that the Commission would ensure that the yards in the new Länder would only receive the aid necessary to restructure.
Ker je predvidena vsota subvencij temeljila samo na približnih ocenah, je odločba o odobritvi poudarila, da mora Komisija zagotoviti, da bodo ladjedelnice v novih državah članicah lahko dobile samo toliko subvencij, kolikor bi bilo potrebno za prestrukturiranje.