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In fact, the takeover should ease SORENI’s entry into market since it relieves the firm of the need to incur further costs of recruiting and training new staff.
Pravzaprav bi ta prevzem moral družbi SORENI olajšati vstop na trg, ker družbi prihrani dodatne stroške zaposlovanja in usposabljanja novega osebja.
To sum up, the Commission notes that no financial liabilities were taken over by SORENI from the three subsidiaries that would represent a continuation of the former ship-repair activity.
V zaključku Komisija ugotavlja, da družba SORENI od treh podružnic ni prevzela finančnih obveznosti, ki bi tvorile kontinuiteto stare dejavnosti ladijskih popravil.
SORENI is a newly created firm that, moreover, does not encounter difficulties within the meaning of the Restructuring Guidelines.
SORENI je na novoustanovljena družba, ki, poleg ostalega, ni v težavah v smislu glavnih smernic o prestrukturiranju.
According to the Commission’s practice after the entry into force of the Restructuring Guidelines in 1999, a firm is considered as ‘new’ for the first two years after its creation.
Po praksi, ki jo uporablja Komisija od vstopa v veljavo glavnih smernic o prestrukturiranju v 1999, se neka družba smatra kot „nova“ v obdobju dveh let po njeni ustanovitvi.
The Commission notes that SORENI was created as a new firm on 1 November 2001.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bila SORENI ustanovljena 1. novembra 2001 kot nova družba.
Therefore, it was not eligible for restructuring aid within the first two years after its creation, i.e. until 1 November 2003.
Zatorej ne more prejeti pomoči za prestrukturiranje v obdobju dveh let od svoje ustanovitve, se pravi do 1. novembra 2003.
As the legally binding decision to grant the aid to SORENI was taken on 29 November 2001, this condition is met.
Ker je bila pravno zavezujoča odločba o dodelitvi pomoči družbi SORENI sprejeta 29. novembra 2001, je ta pogoj izpolnjen.
The Commission concludes that SORENI is not eligible for restructuring aid.
Komisija iz tega sklepa, da SORENI ne more izpolnjevati pogojev za pridobitev pomoči za prestrukturiranje.
The Commission considers below whether its other doubts expressed in the decision to initiate the procedure as to whether the other conditions for restructuring aid were fulfilled could be allayed by the information submitted by France.
V naslednjih odstavkih Komisija preučuje, ali so morda informacije, ki jih je sporočala Francija, razpršile preostale dvome, ki jih je ustvarila s sklepom o začetku postopka v zvezi s skladnostjo pomoči z ostalimi pogoji pomoči za prestrukturiranje.
Restoration of viability
Povratek k izvedljivosti
According to the Restructuring Guidelines, the grant of the aid is conditional on implementation of a restructuring plan able to restore the long-term viability of the firm within a reasonable timescale and on the basis of realistic assumptions as to future operating conditions, enabling the firm to stand on its own feet.
V skladu z glavnimi smernicami o prestrukturiranju mora biti dodelitev pomoči pogojena z izvajanjem načrta o prestrukturiranju, ki omogoča ponovno vzpostavitev dolgoročnega preživetja podjetja v razumnem roku na osnovi realistične predpostavke v zvezi s pogoji bodočega obratovanja, na tak način, da se podjetje lahko postavi na svoje noge.
This has to be achieved primarily by internal measures involving in particular the abandonment of activities which would remain structurally loss-making even after restructuring.
Ta cilj mora biti v glavnem dosežen z internimi ukrepi, zlasti z opustitvijo dejavnosti, ki bi strukturalno ostale deficitarne tudi po prestrukturiranju.
The Commission’s doubts on this point arose because of the fact that the foreign investor had declined to take over the ship-repair activities in question and especially because of the Commission’s lack of information concerning the market survey and the turnover and cost estimates for the years covered by SORENI’s business plan.
Dvomi, ki jih izraža Komisija o tej točki, so bili motivirani z dejstvom, da je tuji investitor zavrnil prevzem dejavnosti ladijskih popravil, o katerih je govora, in to zlasti zato, ker ni imel zadostnih informacij o raziskavi trga in oceni poslovnega rezultata, ter stroškov za leta delovanja družbe SORENI, ki jih pokriva poslovni načrt.
France explained that the foreign investor had withdrawn its bid on account of difficulties related not to the nature of the restructuring plan but to the financial problems it itself faced.
Francija je razložila, da je tuji investitor umaknil svojo ponudbo zaradi težav, ki niso bile povezane z vrsto poslovnega načrta prestrukturiranja, ampak s finančnimi problemi, na katere je sam naletel.
More importantly, France has provided the Commission with detailed information on estimated operating conditions, such as turnover and costs during the period concerned.
Francija je Komisiji predvsem predložila predvidevanja o detajlnih podatkih o pogojih izvedbe, zlasti poslovne rezultate in stroške za odločujoče obdobje.
On the basis of this information, the Commission’s doubts as to the viability of the business plan were allayed.
Te informacije so razpršile dvome Komisije glede izvedljivosti poslovnega načrta.
Aid limited to the minimum
Omejitev pomoči na minimum
Pursuant to the Restructuring Guidelines, the amount and intensity of the aid must be limited to the strict minimum needed to enable restructuring to be undertaken in the light of the existing financial resources of the firm.
V skladu z glavnimi smernicami o prestrukturiranju morata biti znesek in intenzivnost pomoči omejena na strogi minimum, potreben za prestrukturiranje v funkciji razpoložljivih finančnih virov podjetja.
Aid beneficiaries are expected to make a significant contribution to the restructuring plan from their own resources or from external financing at market conditions.
Prejemniki pomoči morajo v znatni meri prispevati k načrtu prestrukturiranja z lastnimi viri, ali z zunanjim financiranjem, pridobljenim po tržnih pogojih.
According to France, the restructuring costs amount to EUR 6495164, of which EUR […] is for investments and renewals, commercial reorganisation and reorganisation of production, EUR […] is for salaries for the first three months of operation of SORENI and EUR […] is for asbestos-related early retirements.
Po podatkih Francije znašajo stroški prestrukturiranja 6495164 eurov. Ta znesek se lahko deli na tri dele: prvega sestavlja znesek […] eurov za investicije in obnovitvena dela, kot tudi reorganizacijo komerciale in proizvodnje; drugi predstavlja znesek […] eurov, namenjenih za pokrivanje plač v prvih treh mesecih delovanja družbe SORENI; in tretji, ki je vezan na predčasno upokojevanje delavcev, ki so bili izpostavljeni azbestu, je enak […] eurom.
The Commission considers that the costs of salaries for the first three months of SORENI’s operation and of compensation for workers who had been exposed to asbestos before the takeover cannot be regarded as restructuring costs.
Komisija smatra, da se stroški plač, ki odgovarjajo prvim trem mesecem delovanja družbe SORENI, ter dajatve, vezane na povračila delavcem, ki so bili izpostavljeni azbestu, o katerih se je pogajalo pred prevzemom, ne morejo smatrati kot stroški prestrukturiranja.
They are operating costs that a firm has to meet from its own resources.
Gre za stroške obratovanja, ki jih mora družba financirati iz lastnih sredstev.
The Commission therefore regards as restructuring costs only the costs related to the restructuring plan proper, i.e. EUR 3900000.
Zaradi tega Komisija kot stroške prestrukturiranja zadrži le stroške, ki so vezani na načrt prestrukturiranja v pravem pomenu besede, ali 3900000 eurov.
SORENI was granted EUR 4570000 from different public sources.
SORENI je iz različnih državnih virov pridobil znesek 4570000 eurov.
The Commission takes the view that the proportionality requirement was not met since the amount of aid is higher than the costs eligible for restructuring aid.
Komisija smatra, da kriterij proporcionalnosti ni bil izpolnjen, glede na to, da je znesek pomoči višji od stroškov, ki izpolnjujejo pogoje za dodelitev pomoči za prestrukturiranje.
Consequently, even if SORENI were eligible for restructuring aid, the aid would not have been compatible with the Restructuring Guidelines.
To je razlog, da zadevna pomoč ne bi bila v skladu z glavnimi smernicami o prestrukturiranju, četudi bi družba SORENI lahko koristila pomoč za prestrukturiranje.
1994 restructuring guidelines
Glavne smernice o prestrukturiranju iz leta 1994
In the decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission examined the measures in the light of the Restructuring Guidelines (adopted in 1999).
V sklepu o začetku postopka je Komisija preučila ukrepe v luči glavnih smernic o prestrukturiranju, ki so bile sprejete v 1999.
This was not disputed by France in its response to the decision.
Francija v svojem odgovoru na omenjen sklep tega pristopa ni izpodbijala.
It should be noted that the Shipbuilding Regulation refers in Article 5 to the 1994 Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty [12] (hereinafter the ‘1994 Restructuring Guidelines’), which were replaced in 1999 by the Restructuring Guidelines.
Potrebno je pripomniti, da se uredba o ladjedelništvu v svojem členu 5 sklicuje na glavne smernice Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in za prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah [12] iz leta 1994 (v nadaljevanju imenovanih „glavne smernice o prestrukturiranju iz 1994“), ki so jih leta 1999 nadomestile glavne smernice o prestrukturiranju.
The Commission, however, concludes that, even if the 1994 Restructuring Guidelines were applied, the above reasoning would be unaffected.
Komisija vendarle zaključuje, da bi zgoraj navedeno razmišljanje ne bilo drugačno, tudi če bi se uporabile glavne smernice iz 1994.
Firstly, a new firm cannot, by its very nature, be a firm in difficulty.
Prvič, nova družba že po svoji naravi ne more biti podjetje v težavah.
Even though less explicit, the 1994 Restructuring Guidelines are, particularly as regards their definition of a firm in difficulty, clearly designed to rescue and restructure existing firms and not newly created firms.
Četudi so manj eksplicitne, so glavne smernice o prestrukturiranju iz 1994, zlasti pri svoji definiciji o podjetju v težavah, jasno namenjene za reševanje in prestrukturiranje obstoječih podjetij, in ne na novoustanovljenih podjetij.
Secondly, the criterion of ‘aid limited to the minimum’ already existed in the 1994 Restructuring Guidelines [13] and is not met in the present case.
Drugič, kriterij o omejitvi minimalne pomoči je obstajal že v glavnih smernicah iz 1994 [13] in v tem primeru ni izpolnjen.
The aid would not, therefore, be compatible under the 1994 Restructuring Guidelines.
Pomoč zato ne bi bila kompatibilna z uporabo glavnih smernic o prestrukturiranju iz 1994.
Regional investment aid
Regionalna pomoč investicijam
In the decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission suggested that the measures in question could be regarded as regional investment aid.
V sklepu o začetku postopka je Komisija podala idejo, da bi se ukrepi, ki so v razpravi, lahko smatrali kot sestavni del regionalne pomoči za investicijo.
The conditions governing compatibility of regional investment aid with the common market are laid down in Article 7 of the Shipbuilding Regulation.
Pogoji kompatibilnosti regionalnih pomoči za investicije s skupnim trgom so navedeni v členu 7 uredbe o ladjedelništvu.
First, the measures must concern a region referred to in Article 87(3)(a) or (c) of the EC Treaty.
Prvič, ukrepi morajo zadevati eno regijo, navedeno v točki (a) ali točki (c) odstavka 3 člena 87 Pogodbe ES.
Second, the intensity of the aid must not exceed the ceiling determined by the Shipbuilding Regulation.
Drugič, intenzivnost pomoči ne sme presegati mejne vrednosti, ki jo določa omenjena uredba.
Third, the measures are designed to support investment in upgrading or modernising existing yards with the objective of improving the productivity of existing installations.
Tretjič, ukrepi morajo biti namenjeni podpori investicij, ki nadgrajujejo ali modernizirajo delovišča, s ciljem povečanja produktivnosti obstoječe opreme.
Fourth, the aid cannot be linked to financial restructuring of the yard.
Četrtič, pomoč ne sme biti vezana na finančno prestrukturiranje delovišča.
Fifth, the aid is limited to supporting expenditure eligible under the guidelines on national regional aid [14].
Petič, pomoč mora biti omejena na podporo izdatkov, ki so sprejemljivi v smislu glavnih smernic Skupnosti, ki veljajo za pomoči za regionalne namene [14].
The region of Le Havre is an assisted area under Article 87(3)(c).
Regija Le Havre je cona, ki lahko prejema pomoči po točki (c) odstavka 3 člena 87 Pogodbe ES.
According to the Shipbuilding Regulation and pursuant to the regional map approved by the Commission, the aid intensity for this region cannot exceed 12,5 % net [15].
Skladno z uredbo o ladjedelništvu in zemljevidom regionalnih pomoči, ki ga je odobrila Komisija, intenzivnost pomoči za te regije ne sme preseči 12,5 % neto [15].
In accordance with point 4.5 of the guidelines on national regional aid, eligible expenditure is defined as a uniform set of items of expenditure: land, buildings and plant/machinery.
V skladu s točko 4.5 glavnih smernic Skupnosti, ki veljajo za pomoči regijam, so izdatki, sprejemljivi za pomoč, izraženi kot enoten skupek izdatkov, ki odgovarjajo naslednjim elementom investicij: zemljišče, objekt in oprema.
In accordance with point 4.6, eligible expenditure may also include certain categories of intangible investment.
Skladno s točko 4.6 omenjenih glavnih smernic lahko sprejemljivi izdatki vsebujejo tudi nekatere kategorije nematerialnega investiranja.
The total presented by SORENI as restructuring costs are specified in Table 1 above.
Skupni stroški, ki jih predstavlja družba SORENI kot stroške prestrukturiranja, so podani v tabeli 1.
The Commission reconsidered these costs in the light of their eligibility for regional investment aid and concluded that only the expenditure shown in Table 4 fulfils the criteria described in recital 81.
Po ponovni preučitvi teh stroškov v luči njihove sprejemljivosti za prejem regionalne pomoči za investicije, je Komisija prišla do zaključka, da izpolnjujejo kriterije, opisane v odstavku 81, samo izdatki iz tabele 4.
Expenditure eligible for regional investment aid
Izdatki, sprejemljivi za prejem regionalnih pomoči za investicije
Buildings:
Objekti:
Machinery:
Oprema:
Intangible investment:
Nematerialne investicije
Acquisition of new licences (2003-2005)
Nakup novih licenc (2003–2005)
Acquisition of software specific to ship-repair (2003-2004)
Nakup specifičnega računalniškega programa za ladijska popravila (2003–2004)
The Commission accepts that these investments contribute to the attainment of the goals of SORENI’s business plan as described in point 14 and hence to the upgrading and modernisation of the yard with the objective of improving productivity.
Komisija priznava, da te investicije prispevajo k realizaciji ciljev poslovnega načrta družbe SORENI, kot so opisani v odstavku 14, in tako k obnovi in posodobitvi delovišča s ciljem povečanja produktivnosti.
These investments moreover correspond to the uniform set of investments: investment in buildings (items 1 and 2 of Table 4) and investment in plant/machinery (items 3 to 8 of Table 4).
Te investicije poleg ostalega odgovarjajo enotnemu seštevku izdatkov: investiranje v objekte (točki 1 in 2 tabele 4) in investiranje v opremo (točke 3 do 8 tabele 4).
The items 9 and 10 of Table 4 constitute intangible investment (acquisition of patents and software).
Točki 9 in 10 tabele 4 odgovarjata nematerialnim investicijam (nakup licenc in računalniških programov).
The Commission observes that the remaining investment items specified in Table 1 are not eligible for regional investment aid because they are simply operating expenditure or expenditure on training.
Komisija ugotavlja, da ostali izdatki, ki nastopajo v tabeli 1, niso sprejemljivi za prejem regionalne pomoči za investicije, ker gre preprosto za izdatke obratovanja ali stroške usposabljanja.
As to the item Organisation and computerisation (EUR […]; see Table 1), the Commission cannot conclude from the information provided by France that it satisfies the criterion of eligibility for regional investment aid.
Kar zadeva postavko Organizacija in računalniški sistem ([…] eurov; glej tabelo 1), Komisija iz informacij, ki ji jih je dala Francija, ne more zaključiti, ali gre za izdatke, ki odgovarjajo pogojem za prejem regionalne pomoči za investicije.
To conclude, the total expenditure eligible for regional investment aid amounts to EUR 1550000 (EUR 1412560 at present value, base year 2001, discount rate of 6,33 %).
Za zaključek, skupni izdatki, sprejemljivi za prejem regionalne pomoči za investicije, znašajo 1550000 eurov (1412560 eurov v aktualizirani vrednosti, osnovno leto 2001, procent aktualizacije 6,33 %).
The maximum allowable aid intensity is 12,5 % net (corresponding in this case to 18,9 % gross [16].
Intenzivnost najvišje dopustne pomoči je 12,5 % neto (kar odgovarja v tem primeru 18,9 % bruto [16].
Admissible aid thus amounts to EUR 266691.
Dopustna pomoč tako znaša 266691 eurov.
The Commission concludes that the aid for SORENI can be partially approved as regional investment aid to the extent of EUR 266691.
Komisija pride do zaključka, da je pomoč v korist družbe SORENI lahko delno odobrena kot regionalna pomoč za investicije do zneska 266691 eurov.
Training aid
Pomoč za usposabljanje
The Commission noted that some of the expenditure listed in SORENI’s business plan relates to training.
Komisija je ugotovila, da se določeni stroški, ki jih je družba SORENI navedla v svojem poslovnem načrtu, nanašajo na usposabljanje.
The aid was granted after the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid [17] (hereinafter the ‘Training Aid Regulation’).
Pomoč je bila dodeljena po začetku veljavnosti Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 68/2001 z dne 12. januarja 2001 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES pri pomoči za usposabljanje [17] (v nadaljevanju „uredba o pomoči za usposabljanje“).
The Training Aid Regulation was adopted by the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid [18].
Komisija je sprejela uredbo o pomoči za usposabljanje, v ta namen pravno podprto z Uredbo Sveta (ES) št. 994/98 z dne 7. maja 1998, z uporabo členov 92 in 93 Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti za določene kategorije horizontalnih državnih pomoči [18].
As lex posteriori, it amends the Shipbuilding Regulation, which itself does not provide for the possibility of granting training aid to shipbuilding.
Uredba o pomoči za usposabljanje spreminja, kot kasneje sprejeti zakon, uredbo o ladjedelništvu, ki sam po sebi ne predvideva možnosti dodelitve pomoči za usposabljanje v korist ladjedelništva.
It stipulates in Article 1 that it applies to training aid granted in all sectors, shipbuilding thus being included.
Uredba o pomoči za usposabljanje v členu 1 določa, da se uporablja za pomoči za usposabljanje, odobrene v vseh sektorjih, kar pomeni, da se uporablja tudi za sektor ladjedelništva.
Pursuant to the Training Aid Regulation, individual aid is compatible with the common market if it fulfils all the conditions laid down in the Regulation, i.e. it does not exceed the relevant maximum allowable aid intensity and covers costs eligible under Article 4(7) of the Regulation.
Uredba o pomoči za usposabljanje določa, da so posamezne pomoči kompatibilne s skupnim trgom, če izpolnjujejo vse pogoje, ki jih predvideva, to je, če ne presegajo intenzivnosti maksimalne sprejemljive pomoči, ter pokrivajo sprejemljive stroške po njenem odstavku 7 člena 4.
Expenditure eligible for training aid
Izdatki, sprejemljivi za prejem pomoči za usposabljanje
In accordance with Article 4 of the Training Aid Regulation, aid intensity cannot, in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises in areas qualifying for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, exceed 40 % for projects involving specific training.
Skladno s členom 4 uredbe o pomoči za usposabljanje, v primeru malih in srednjih podjetij, ki se nahajajo v regijah, ki izpolnjujejo pogoje za dodelitev regionalnih pomoči z uporabo točke (c) odstavka 3 člena 87 Pogodbe ES, intenziteta pomoči ne sme presegati 40 % za projekte specifičnega usposabljanja.
In the present case, the French authorities have not specified which part of the training could be considered as ‘general’ within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Training Aid Regulation.
V tem primeru francoski organi oblasti niso natančno navedli, kateri del usposabljanja bi se lahko smatral za „splošnega“ v smislu točke (e) člena 2 uredbe o pomoči za usposabljanje.
As a result, the total amount of training aid is EUR 280000.
Zaradi tega skupni znesek pomoči za usposabljanje znaša 280000 eurov.
The Commission concludes that the aid for SORENI can be partially approved as training aid to the extent of EUR 280000.
Komisija pride do zaključka, da je pomoč v korist družbe SORENI lahko odobrena kot pomoč za usposabljanje v znesku 280000 eurov.
Direct application of Article 87(3) (c) of the Treaty
Neposredna uporaba točke (c) odstavka 3 člena 87 Pogodbe
France asked the Commission to examine the compatibility of the financial measures in question with the common market directly on the basis of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, arguing that ship-repair is an activity essential for the proper functioning of a port the size of Le Havre.
Francija je Komisijo zaprosila, naj preuči skladnost zadevnih finančnih ukrepov s skupnim trgom neposredno na osnovi točke (c) odstavka 3 člena 87 Pogodbe ES, s poudarkom, da so ladijska popravila dejavnost bistvenega pomena za dobro obratovanje pristanišča takega pomena, kot je Le Havre.
The Commission firstly notes that, in so far as the repair services offered by SORENI would indeed be essential for the functioning of the port, these activities should, in principle, be secured by the own resources of the port, without the need for recourse to State aid.
Na prvem mestu Komisija ugotavlja, da v kolikor bi storitve popravil, ki jih ponuja SORENI, resnično bile bistvenega pomena za obratovanje pristanišča, bi morale biti načeloma zagotovljene iz lastnih virov pristanišča, ne da bi bila potrebna državna pomoč.
In addition, it approves part of the aid as regional investment aid and thereby takes into account the regional problems involved.
Še več, Komisija dopušča, da se del pomoči šteje za regionalno pomoč za investicije ter zato upošteva regionalne probleme, ki tu nastopajo.
Moreover, the Shipbuilding Regulation constitutes a specific and exhaustive set of rules applicable to the sector, i.e. ship-repair, which ranks as lex specialis in relation to the Treaty.
Poleg tega uredba o ladjedelništvu tvori specifično in izčrpno celoto pravil, ki se uporabljajo v sektorju, pri ladijskih popravilih, ki se v odnosu na Pogodbo ES umeščajo med lex specialis.
Authorisation of the aid by way of direct application of the Treaty would circumvent the objectives pursued by laying down specific and restrictive rules applicable to the sector.
Dovoljenje za pomoč z direktno uporabo Pogodbe ES bi bilo neuspešno za cilje, ki jih postavlja postavitev specifičnih in restriktivnih pravil, ki veljajo za sektor.
The Commission cannot, therefore, assess the aid in question directly on the basis of the Treaty.
Komisija zaradi tega ne sme presojati zadevne pomoči direktno na osnovi Pogodbe ES.
The Commission finds that France has unlawfully implemented aid amounting to EUR 4570000 in breach of Article 88(3) of the Treaty.
Komisija zaključi, da je Francija nelegalno izvršila pomoč v znesku 4570000 eurov s kršitvijo člena 88, odstavek 3, Pogodbe ES.