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The UK authorities do not accept EECL’s claim that the announcement of the aid package has exacerbated wholesale price falls.
Organi Združenega kraljestva se ne strinjajo z izjavo družbe EECL, da je objava paketa pomoči vzpodbudila padec veleprodajnih cen.
According to the UK authorities, spot prices were volatile both prior to and after the UK Government’s announcement of its involvement in BE’s rescue on 9 September 2002.
Organi Združenega kraljestva menijo, da so bile sprotne cene pred objavo vlade Združenega kraljestva o njeni vpletenosti v reševanje družbe BE 9. septembra 2002 in po njej nestanovitne.
They did not however show a sharp fall.
Vseeno niso bistveno padle.
As for forward prices, they were relatively unaffected.
V primerjavi s cenami za terminsko dobavo se niso preveč spremenile.
Finally, forward prices for summer 2004 baseload have increased since September 2003 despite the agreement of the restructuring package.
Končno so se terminske cene za energijo, proizvedeno pri osnovni obremenitvi poleti 2004, od septembra 2003 zvišale kljub dogovoru načrta za prestrukturiranje.
The UK authorities then object to EECL’s observation that they wrongly based their conclusion on the premise that BE would decide whether to close its nuclear plants by examining their SRMCs rather than their avoidable costs.
Organi Združenega kraljestva potem ugovarjajo pripombi družbe EECL, da so napačno utemeljili svojo ugotovitev na predpostavki, da se bo družba BE odločila, ali bo zaprla jedrske elektrarne, s preučitvijo svojih KMS namesto izogibnih stroškov.
The UK authorities did examine the impact of the aid package on BE’s avoidable costs and proved that these remained well below forward market prices, which is the right basis for an operator to decide not to close a plant.
Organi Združenega kraljestva so preverili vpliv paketa pomoči na izogibne stroške družbe BE in so dokazali, da so ti veliko nižji od terminskih tržnih cen, kar je prava podlaga za odločitev proizvajalca, da ne bo zaprl elektrarne.
Finally, the UK authorities recall their arguments on the absence of overcapacity on the market.
Končno organi Združenega kraljestva opozarjajo na argumente o tem, da na trgu ni presežka zmogljivosti.
Concerning observations of Intergen
Zadevne pripombe družbe Intergen.
The UK authorities object to Intergen’s view that appropriate security of supply could be achieved even if BE was insolvent via a security arrangement with the receiver.
Organi Združenega kraljestva ugovarjajo mnenju družbe Intergen, da bi lahko dosegli primerno zanesljivost oskrbe, tudi če bi bila družba BE plačilno nesposobna prek dogovora o zanesljivosti s prejemnikom.
The UK authorities go on to note that the guidelines do not foresee any type of monetary compensation of the type Intergen suggests it should receive.
Organi Združenega kraljestva nadalje ugotavljajo, da Smernice ne predvidevajo nobenega takšnega denarnega nadomestila, kot ga predlaga družba Intergen.
Concerning observations of the second anonymous third party
Zadevne pripombe druge anonimne tretje stranke.
The UK authorities have submitted quantitative information aimed at showing that BE’s prices in the DSB segment have been consistently above forward wholesale prices, and that BE secured less than 20 % of the business for which it tendered, which goes against the third party’s allegation that BE offered unduly low prices.
Organi Združenega kraljestva so predložili količinske podatke, da bi pokazali, da so bile cene družbe BE v odseku neposredne dobave velikim strankam dosledno višje od terminskih veleprodajnih cen in da je družba BE dobila manj kot 20 % poslov, za katere se je prijavila, kar je v nasprotju z domnevo tretje stranke, da je družba BE ponudila neprimerno nizke cene.
The UK authorities go on to recall that they consider that BE, as a baseload producer, has no incentive to offer artificially low prices.
Organi Združenega kraljestva nadalje opozarjajo, da družba BE kot proizvajalka pri osnovni obremenitvi nima namena ponujati umetno nizkih cen.
At least part of the measures in question concern issues covered by the Euratom Treaty and therefore have to be assessed accordingly [33].
Vsaj del zadevnih ukrepov velja za vprašanja, ki jih pokriva Pogodba EURATOM, in jih je zato treba skladno s tem oceniti [33].
However, to the extent that they are not necessary for or go beyond the objectives of the Euratom Treaty or distort or threaten to distort competition in the internal market, they have to be assessed under the EC Treaty.
Vseeno jih je treba oceniti v skladu s Pogodbo ES, če niso potrebni ali presegajo cilje Pogodbe EURATOM ali izkrivljajo ali grozijo z izkrivljanjem konkurence na notranjem trgu.
Euratom Treaty
Pogodba EURATOM
The measures under review, and notably, measures A and B, would have an impact on the funding of nuclear liabilities and the treatment of spent fuel.
Ukrepi, ki se preverjajo, in predvsem ukrepa A in B, bi vplivali na financiranje jedrskih obveznosti in ravnanje z izrabljenim gorivom.
Decommissioning and waste management constitute costs which are necessary for a correct and responsible operation of the nuclear industry.
Razgradnja in ravnanje z odpadki sestavljata stroške, ki so nujni za pravilno in odgovorno delovanje jedrske industrije.
In the context of nuclear industry, the need to address the risks linked to the dangers arising from ionising radiations constitute one of its major priorities.
V zvezi z jedrsko industrijo je potreba po upoštevanju tveganj, povezanih z nevarnostmi ionizirajočih sevanj, ena od glavnih prednostnih nalog.
In fact, the Commission notes that these two aspects of the nuclear chain are becoming increasingly important and necessary to ensure the safety of workers and of the population.
Dejansko Komisija ugotavlja, da postajata ta dva vidika jedrske verige vedno bolj pomembna ter je nujno treba zagotoviti varnost delavcev in prebivalstva.
In this particular regard, the Euratom Treaty, takes due care of this objective while at the same time, aiming at creating the ‘conditions necessary for the development of a powerful nuclear industry which will provide extensive energy sources…’.
Še zlasti v zvezi s tem skrbi Pogodba EURATOM za ta cilj, medtem ko si istočasno prizadeva za vzpostavitev „pogojev, potrebnih za razvoj močne jedrske industrije, ki bo zagotovila zajetne vire energije …“.
These objectives are further reiterated in Article 1 of the Euratom Treaty, which establishes that ‘it shall be the task of the Community to contribute to the raising of the standard of living in the Member States (…) by creating the conditions necessary for the speedy establishment and growth of nuclear industries’.
O teh ciljih se natančneje razpravlja v členu 1 Pogodbe EURATOM, ki določa, da „bo naloga Skupnosti prispevati k zvišanju življenjskega standarda v državah članicah… z vzpostavitvijo pogojev, potrebnih za hitro ustanovitev in rast jedrskih dejavnosti“.
The relevance of this objective today has been underlined in the recent Green Paper of the Commission ‘Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply’ (COM (2002) 321 final of 22 June 2002).
Pomembnost tega cilja danes je bila poudarjena v nedavni Zeleni knjigi Komisije „Nasproti evropski strategiji za zanesljivo oskrbo z energijo“ (COM (2002) 321 konč. z dne 22. junija 2002).
Furthermore, Article 2(b) of the Euratom Treaty provides that the Community, in order to perform its task, shall establish uniform safety standards to protect the health of workers and of the general public and ensure that they are applied.
Ob tem člen 2(b) Pogodbe EURATOM zagotavlja, da Skupnost zaradi izpolnitve svoje naloge vzpostavi enotne varnostne standarde, da zagotovi zdravje delavcev in splošnega prebivalstva ter poskrbi, da se uporabljajo.
Article 2(e) of the Euratom Treaty also provides that the Community shall make certain, by appropriate supervision, that nuclear materials are not diverted to purposes other than those for which they are intended.
Člen 2(e) Pogodbe EURATOM tudi poskrbi, da Skupnost, s primernim nadzorom, zagotovi, da se jedrski materiali ne uporabljajo za druge namene kot za tiste, ki so predvideni.
On this basis, the Euratom Treaty establishes the Euratom Community, foreseeing the necessary instruments and attribution of responsibilities to achieve these objectives.
Na tej podlagi ustanovi Pogodba EURATOM Evropsko skupnost za jedrsko energijo EURATOM, ki predvideva potrebne instrumente in dodelitev odgovornosti za dosego teh ciljev.
In this regard, and as confirmed by the Court of Justice, nuclear safety is a Community competence which must be linked to the protection against the dangers arising from ionising radiations, laid down in Article 30, Chapter 3 of the Euratom Treaty, relating to Health and Supply [34].
V tem smislu, in kot to potrjuje Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti, je jedrska varnost pristojnost Skupnosti, ki mora biti povezana z zaščito pred nevarnostmi, ki izhajajo iz ioniziranih sevanj, kot je določeno v členu 30 poglavja 3 pogodbe EURATOM v zvezi z zdravjem in oskrbo [34].
The Commission, must ensure that the provisions of this Treaty are applied and can therefore adopt decisions in the manner provided for in this Treaty or deliver opinions if it considers it necessary.
Komisija mora zagotoviti, da se določbe te pogodbe izvajajo, in lahko zato sprejema odločitve na način, predviden v tej pogodbi, ali podaja mnenja, če meni, da je potrebno.
The Commission notes that the evidence provided by the UK authorities shows that the effect of the measures under review are, amongst others, to preserve the safety of nuclear power stations, to ensure the safe management of the nuclear liabilities, to enhance security of supply by maintaining diversity of fuel sources in Great Britain as well as to avoid carbon dioxide emissions.
Komisija ugotavlja, da dokazi, ki so jih predložili organi Združenega kraljestva, kažejo, da so ukrepi, ki jih pregledujejo, med drugim, namenjeni ohranjanju varnosti jedrskih elektrarn, zagotavljanju varnega upravljanja jedrskih obveznosti, izboljšanju zanesljivosti oskrbe z ohranjanjem različnih virov goriva v Veliki Britaniji in tudi izogibanju emisijam ogljikovega dioksida.
Sections III and IV above detail the arguments brought forward by the UK authorities and by third parties in this respect.
Oddelka III in IV zgoraj natančno obravnavata argumente, ki so jih v zvezi s tem podali organi Združenega kraljestva in tretje stranke.
When assessing this information and notably in determining as to whether these measures are necessary or fall within the objectives of the Euratom Treaty, the Commission notes that the state aids and measures are addressing the risks linked to the current situation of British Energy and its eventual impact on the referred objectives of the Treaty.
Ko Komisija ocenjuje te podatkov in predvsem pri ugotavljanju, ali so ti ukrepi potrebni ali skladni s cilji Pogodbe EURATOM, ugotavlja, da državne pomoči in ukrepi obravnavajo tveganja, povezana s sedanjim položajem družbe British Energy in njenim morebitnim vplivom na navedene cilje Pogodbe.
In fact, the UK authorities have decided to intervene in support of British Energy, inter alia, with a view of ensuring the continuity of the conditions for a safe and secure nuclear industry, whereas at the same time maintaining in functioning the nuclear plants as an extensive energy resource.
Dejansko so se organi Združenega kraljestva odločili pomagati družbi British Energy, med drugim, zato da bi zagotovili kontinuiteto pogojev za varno in zanesljivo jedrsko industrijo, istočasno pa bi podpirali obratovanje jedrskih elektrarn kot obsežen vir energije.
This intervention has taken place in a context of risk of bankruptcy of the major UK nuclear operator.
To posredovanje je potekalo v zvezi s tveganjem stečaja velikega proizvajalca jedrske energije v Združenem kraljestvu.
The continuity of a specific economic operator is not directly linked to the continuity of its nuclear activities.
Neprekinjeno delovanje specifičnega gospodarskega subjekta ni neposredno povezano z neprekinjenim izvajanjem njegovih jedrskih dejavnosti.
However in a case of insolvency, safety and security and/or security of supply issues have to be dealt with.
Vseeno se je treba v primeru stečaja spopasti z zadevami, povezanimi z varnostjo in zaščito in/ali zanesljivostjo oskrbe.
The Commission therefore understands that the UK authorities have addressed these risks in a correct and responsible manner in a way which is compatible with the objectives of the Euratom Treaty.
Komisija zato razume, da so organi Združenega kraljestva obravnavali ta tveganja pravilno in odgovorno na način, ki je združljiv s cilji Pogodbe EURATOM.
The three compensatory measures that will be described below even further reinforce the fulfilment of the Euratom Treaty objectives by ensuring that the public intervention will not be used for other purposes that than payment of nuclear liabilities.
Trije izravnalni ukrepi, ki bodo opisani spodaj, še dodatno podpirajo izpolnitev ciljev Pogodbe EURATOM z zagotovitvijo, da se javno posredovanje ne bo uporabljalo za druge namene kot za plačevanje jedrskih obveznosti.
Finally, a system of cap and threshold for the three types of historic liabilities payment will ensure that enough funds are available for the fulfilment of these goals, while restricting the intervention to the minimum necessary for their achievement.
Končno bo sistem zgornje meje in mejne vrednosti za tri vrste plačila preteklih obveznosti zagotovil, da bo za izpolnitev teh ciljev na razpolago dovolj sredstev, medtem ko bo posredovanje omejil na najnižjo stopnjo, potrebno za dosego ciljev.
The Commission concludes that the measures foreseen by the UK authorities are appropriate to address the combination of objectives pursued and which are fully endorsed by the Euratom Treaty.
Komisija zaključi, da so ukrepi, ki jih predvidevajo organi Združenega kraljestva, primerni za obravnavanje kombinacije zastavljenih ciljev in jih Pogodba EURATOM popolnoma potrjuje.
Aid in the sense of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty
Pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES
According to Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty, State aid is defined as aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods and affects trade between Member States.
Po členu 87(1) Pogodbe ES je državna pomoč opredeljena kot pomoč države članice ali pomoč prek državnih sredstev v kakršni koli obliki, ki izkrivlja ali ogroža konkurenco s tem, da daje prednost nekaterim podjetjem ali proizvodnji nekaterih vrst blaga in vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
It is obvious that the State’s intervention in BE’s restructuring plan is selective, since it favours only one undertaking.
Jasno je, da je posredovanje države pri načrtu za prestrukturiranje družbe BE selektivna, ker podpira le eno podjetje.
Electricity is traded between the UK and other Member States via interconnectors to France and Ireland.
Med Združenim kraljestvom in drugimi državami članicami se trguje z električno energijo prek povezovalnih vodih do Francije in Irske.
Electricity has been traded between Member States for a long time and in particular since the entry into force of Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity [35].
Z električno energijo se med državami članicami že dolgo trguje in še zlasti od začetka veljavnosti Direktive 96/92/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 19. decembra 1996 o skupnih pravilih notranjega trga z električno energijo [35].
According to figures sent by the UK in the notification, BE is the second largest electricity producer in capacity in England and Wales, and the third in Scotland.
Po podatkih, ki jih je Združeno kraljestvo poslalo v obvestilu, je družba BE drugi največji proizvajalec električne energije po zmogljivosti v Angliji in Walesu ter tretji na Škotskem.
The State’s intervention in the restructuring plan may therefore clearly affect trade between Member States.
Posredovanje države pri načrtu za prestrukturiranje lahko zato občutno vpliva na trgovanje med državami članicami.
Among the seven restructuring measures, three: Measure D (Significant creditors restructuring package), Measure E (the new trading strategy) and Measure F (Assets disposal) do not derive from public resources.
Med sedmimi ukrepi za prestrukturiranje trije ne izhajajo iz javnih sredstev: ukrep D („Paket pomoči za prestrukturiranje za pomembne upnike“), ukrep E („Nova strategija trgovanja“) in ukrep F („Razpolaganje s sredstvi“).
They can therefore not be qualified as State aid under Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Zato se ne morejo opredeliti kot državna pomoč iz člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
Measure A, in contrast, derives from public resources since it consists of a number of payments or undertakings to make payments by the UK Government.
Ukrep A, v nasprotju s tem, izhaja iz javnih sredstev, ker je sestavljen iz številnih plačil ali zavezanosti vlade Združenega kraljestva k plačevanju.
Since the payments from the UK Government will take over part of the Nuclear Liabilities that BE should normally have borne, Measure A also provides an advantage to BE.
Ker bo vlada Združenega kraljestva prevzela plačilo dela jedrskih obveznosti, ki bi jih morala poravnati družba BE, ukrep A družbi BE prav tako zagotovi ugodnosti.
Taking into account all the above, the Commission concludes that Measure A is State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Ob upoštevanju vsega zgoraj navedenega ugotavlja Komisija, da je ukrep A, državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
This is not disputed by the United Kingdom.
Združeno kraljestvo temu ne nasprotuje.
Measures B and C involve resources from BNFL (totally for Measure B and partly for Measure C), which is a publicly owned undertaking.
Ukrepa B in C vključujeta sredstva družbe BNFL (za ukrep B v celoti in za ukrep C delno), ki je družba v javni lasti.
Resources belonging to a publicly owned undertaking are State resources.
Sredstva, ki pripadajo družbi v javni lasti, so državna sredstva.
In view of the above, Measures B and C are State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty if and only if they provide a competitive advantage to BE and the granting of this advantage is imputable to the State.
Na tej podlagi sta ukrepa B in C državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES, če in le če zagotavljata družbi BE konkurenčno prednost in se priznane ugodnosti pripišejo državi.
Since this question was raised in the decision to initiate procedings, it will be analysed in depth in section VI(2)(b) below.
Ker je bilo tudi to vprašanje postavljeno v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopkov, se bo natančno analiziralo v oddelku VI(2)(b) spodaj.
Measure G also involves resources from local authorities.
Ukrep G tudi vsebuje sredstva lokalnih oblasti.
Resources from such authorities constitute State resources.
Sredstva takih oblasti pomenijo državna sredstva.
Measure G is therefore State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty if and only if it provides a competitive advantage to BE and the granting of this advantage is imputable to the State.
Ukrep G je zato državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES, če in le če zagotavlja družbi BE konkurenčno prednost in se priznane ugodnosti pripišejo državi.
Since this question too was raised in the decision to initiate proceedings, it will be analysed in depth in section VI(2)(a) below.
Ker je bilo tudi to vprašanje postavljeno v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopkov, se bo natančno analiziralo v oddelku VI(2)(a) spodaj.
On the existence of aid in Measure G
O obstoju pomoči v ukrepu G
The UK authorities proved that local taxes addressed in Measure G were paid by BE with interest computed with the use of the reference and discount rate prescribed by the Commission for the United Kingdom.
Organi Združenega kraljestva so dokazali, da je lokalne davke, obravnavane v ukrepu G, plačala družba BE z obrestmi, izračunanimi z uporabo referenčnih in diskontnih stopenj, ki jih je Komisija predpisala za Združeno kraljestvo.
There is no specific provision in UK law that would require the use of any higher interest rate in the event that local taxes are deferred by local authorities.
V zakonodaji Združenega kraljestva ni nobene posebne določbe, ki bi zahtevala uporabo kakšne višje obrestne mere, če bi lokalne organi odložili lokalne davke.
The Commission therefore considers that the rate that was used is a proper benchmark for deciding whether the tax deferral provides a competitive advantage to BE.
Komisija zato meni, da je bila uporabljena obrestna mera primerno merilo pri odločanju, ali daje odlog plačila davkov družbi BE konkurenčno prednost.
In view of the above, the Commission concludes that Measure G does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Na tej podlagi Komisija ugotavlja, da ukrep G ne sestavlja državne pomoči v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
On the existence of aid in Measures B and C
O obstoju pomoči v ukrepih B in C
In its decision to initiate proceedings, the Commission stated that ‘at this stage of its assessment, the Commission thinks that the renegotiation of the contracts between BNFL and BE can be considered as being State aid’.
V odločitvi o sprožitvi postopkov je Komisija trdila, da „Komisija na tej stopnji ocenjevanja meni, da se ponovno pogajanje o pogodbah med družbama BNFL in BE lahko šteje za državno pomoč“.
This was based on the fact that BNFL, a publicly owned company, announced that it was willing to amend the commercial terms of its existing contracts with BE only once BE had announced that it had initiated talks with the UK Government with a view to obtain financial support.
To je temeljilo na dejstvu, da je družba BNFL, družba v javni lasti, oznanila, da je bila pripravljena spremeniti poslovne pogoje obstoječih pogodb z družbo BE, šele potem ko je družba BE objavila, da se je začela pogajati z vlado Združenega kraljestva, da bi dobila finančno podporo.
It seemed doubtful that these contracts were renegotiated at arm’s length.
Zdelo se je dvomljivo, da se je o teh pogodbah pogajalo na čisto poslovni podlagi.
The Commission came to the same preliminary conclusions as regards Measure C.
Komisija je prišla v zvezi z ukrepom C do enakih predhodnih sklepov.
Using the data that was made available to it since the initiation of proceedings, the Commission has carried out a more in depth analysis as to whether Measures B and C met the criteria to be considered as State aid, and in particular whether they entailed a competitive advantage to BE.
Z uporabo podatkov, danih na razpolago po sprožitvi postopkov, je Komisija izvedla bolj natančno analizo v zvezi s tem, ali ukrepa B in C izpolnjujeta merila, da bi se štela za državno pomoč, in še zlasti, ali vsebujeta konkurenčno prednost za družbo BE.
It came to the following conclusions:
Prišla je do naslednjih sklepov:
As regards Measure B
V zvezi z ukrepom B
Measure B consists of the renegotiation of contracts between BNFL, a publicly owned company, and BE.
Ukrep B je sestavljen iz ponovnega pogajanja o pogodbah med družbo BNFL, družbo v javni lasti, in družbo BE.
The Commission has examined whether Measure B confers an advantage on BE that no private operator would have conceded to this ailing firm in similar circumstances.
Komisija je preverila, ali daje ukrep B prednost družbi BE, kot je v podobnih razmerah ne bi dal noben zasebni izvajalec tej družbi, ki je v težavah.
In other words, the Commission has considered whether BNFL acted in conformity with the market economy creditor principle when agreeing to Measure B.
Z drugimi besedami, Komisija je ugotavljala, ali je družba BNFL ravnala v skladu z načelom upnika v tržnem gospodarstvu, ko se je strinjala z ukrepom B.
For this purpose, the Commission has in particular examined whether the renegotiation of BNFL’s contracts with BE were done at arm’s length and whether the concessions made by BNFL were of a commercial nature.
Za ta namen je Komisija še zlasti preverila, ali je bilo ponovno pogajanje v zvezi s pogodbami družbe BNFL z družbo BE izvedeno na poslovni podlagi in ali so bile koncesije s strani družbe BNFL poslovne narave.