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Shareholders’ capital contribution
Prispevek kapitala s strani delničarjev
Bank loans
Bančna posojila
(The French central government will provide CMR with EUR 1600000 in the form of an interest-free loan.
Francoska vlada bo podjetju CMR dodelila znesek v višini 1600000 EUR v obliki brezobrestnega posojila.
France attributed to the loan a net grant equivalent (NGE) of EUR 404640, which is based on the Commission’s reference rate for 2002, i.e. 5,06 %.
Francija je posojilu dodelila neto ekvivalent dotacije (NED) v višini 404640 EUR na podlagi referenčne mere Komisije za leto 2002, ki znaša 5,06 %.
According to France, the conditions governing the payment of this loan can be represented as in Table 4.
Francija meni, da pogoji plačila tega posojila lahko ustrezajo predstavitvi v tabeli4.
In September 2003, an amount of EUR 800000 was paid to CMR.
Septembra 2003 je bil podjetju CMR izplačan znesek v višini 800000 EUR.
Conditions under which the loan to CMR is paid out and repaid
Pogoji plačila in povračila posojila podjetja CMR
Year of payment
Leto plačila
Year of repayment
Leto povračila
The Conseil régional of Provence Alpes-Côte d’Azur, the Conseil général of Bouches-du-Rhône and the City of Marseille will provide CMR with EUR 630000 in the form of a grant.
Regionalni svet departmaja Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Razširjeni svet departmaja Bouches-du-Rhône in mesto Marseille bodo podjetju CMR namenili vsak po 630000 EUR v obliki subvencij.
As of September 2003, the totality of the contribution from local authorities (EUR 1890000) had been paid out and was used to cover the losses of the company in the first six months of its operation (2002).
Od septembra 2003 je bil izplačan celotni prispevek s strani lokalnih organov (1890000 EUR), ki je bil porabljen za pokritje izgub družbe, ki so nastale v prvih šestih mesecih poslovanja podjetja (2002).
The private contributions are described as capital contributions of shareholders of CMR (EUR 610000) and bank loans (EUR 1830000).
Zasebni prispevki so opisani kot prispevki kapitala s strani delničarjev podjetja CMR (610000 EUR) in bančna posojila (1830000 EUR).
The bank loans did not involve any request for special guarantees by the banks, except as regards the following aspects.
Bančna posojila niso bila predmet nobene zahteve po posebnih jamstvih s strani bank, razen v zvezi z naslednjimi elementi.
A part of CMR’s assets is financed by means of leasing, i.e. it remains in the ownership of the banks until the loan is paid back.
Del sredstev podjetja CMR se financira z zakupom, kar pomeni, da ostane v lasti bank, dokler ni posojilo povrnjeno.
Another part of CMR’s assets is subject to mortgage, which means that CMR could lose ownership of them to the banks if the loan is not repaid under the conditions agreed.
Drug del sredstev podjetja CMR je pod hipoteko, kar pomeni, da bi lahko podjetje CMR izgubilo lastništvo nad njimi v korist bankam, če posojilo ne bi bilo povrnjeno pod dogovorjenimi pogoji.
The bank that provided the loan is the cooperative bank of the Banque populaire group.
Banka, ki je zagotovila posojilo, je zadružna banka skupine Banque populaire.
Market information
Podatki o trgu
According to France, the French ship repair sector has in the past twenty years been subject to restructuring due to the strong downturn within the market.
Francija meni, da je francoski sektor za popravilo ladij v zadnjih dvajsetih letih doživel prestrukturiranje zaradi velikega poslabšanja v tem sektorju.
In Marseille, ship repair companies ran into difficulties because they had not taken account of unfavourable developments on the market.
V Marseillu so družbe za popravilo ladij zašle v težave, ker niso upoštevale neugodnega razvoja na trgu.
France states that maintaining three ship repair companies in Marseille (Marine Technologie, Travofer and CMdR) until 2000 when they were taken over by Cammell Laird exceeded the capacity of the market.
Francija potrjuje, da je ohranjanje treh družb za popravilo ladij v Marseillu (Marine Technologie, Travofer in CMdR) do leta 2000, ko je te družbe prevzelo podjetje Cammell Laird, presegalo zmogljivost trga.
France argues, however, that the existence of a single ship repair company in Marseille is in line with market requirements.
Kljub temu pa Francija meni, da je obstoj enega samega podjetja za popravilo ladij v Marseillu v skladu z zahtevami trga.
As regards CMR’s workforce, CMR had 100 production workers in March 2003, compared with an average of 184 in the five preceding years.
Kar zadeva zaposlene v podjetju CMR, je bilo marca 2003 v proizvodnji podjetja zaposlenih 100 delavcev, v primerjavi s povprečjem 184 zaposlenih v petih predhodnih letih.
This reduction was also due to departures related to the protection of asbestos-affected workers (30 persons).
To zmanjšanje števila zaposlenih so povzročili tudi „odhodi zaradi azbesta“ (30 oseb).
France notes, however, that these workers will be replaced in line with CMR’s recruitment requirements.
Vendar pa Francija poudarja, da bodo ti delavci nadomeščeni v skladu s potrebami podjetja CMR po zaposlovanju.
According to France, a capacity reduction at CMR was nevertheless achieved by the closure of the former Marine Technologie site and the Travofer site, which have been returned to the port of Marseille and will no longer be used for ship repair.
Francija meni, da je bilo zmanjšanje zmogljivosti v podjetju CMR kljub temu doseženo z zaprtjem nekdanjega delovišča podjetja Marine Technologie in delovišča podjetja Travofer, ki sta se vrnili pristanišču Marseille in se ne bosta več uporabljali za dejavnosti popravila ladij.
The decision to initiate proceedings under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty
Sklep o sprožitvi postopka na podlagi člena 88(2) Pogodbe ES
In the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure (hereinafter referred to as the decision to initiate proceedings), the Commission took the view that the measures constituted state aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
V svojem sklepu o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave (v nadaljnjem besedilu „sklep o sprožitvi postopka“) je Komisija zavzela stališče, da so zadevni ukrepi pomenili državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
The measures were then assessed under Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 29 June 1998 establishing new rules on aid to shipbuilding [7] (hereinafter referred to as the Shipbuilding Regulation) as well as the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty [8] (hereinafter referred to as the Restructuring Guidelines).
Ti ukrepi so bili nato ovrednoteni v skladu z Uredbo Sveta (ES) št. 1540/98 z dne 29. junija 1998 o določitvi novih pravil o pomoči ladjedelništvu [7] (v nadaljnjem besedilu „Uredba o ladjedelništvu“) in smernicami Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah [8] (v nadaljnjem besedilu „smernice za prestrukturiranje“).
In the decision to initiate proceedings, the Commission expressed doubts whether the financial measures in question could be authorised as restructuring aid, considering, on the one hand, that CMR seemed to be a newly created firm emerging from the liquidation of CMdR and bearing in mind, on the other hand, point 7 of the Restructuring Guidelines, according to which a newly created firm is not eligible for rescue or restructuring aid, even if its initial financial position is insecure.
V svojem sklepu o sprožitvi postopka je Komisija izrazila svoje dvome v zvezi z možnostjo odobritve zadevnih finančnih ukrepov kot pomoči za prestrukturiranje, ob upoštevanju na eni strani da naj bi bilo podjetje CMR novo nastalo podjetje, ki je nastalo po stečaju podjetja CMdR, in ob upoštevanju na drugi strani točke 7 smernic za prestrukturiranje, v skladu s katerimi novo nastalo podjetje ni upravičeno do pomoči za reševanje ali prestrukturiranje, tudi če je začetni finančni položaj podjetja negotov.
The Commission also doubted whether, even if CMR were deemed eligible for restructuring aid, all the other criteria stipulated for the approval of restructuring aid were met.
Poleg tega je Komisija podvomila, da bi podjetje CMR, tudi če bi bilo obravnavano kot upravičeno do pomoči za prestrukturiranje, izpolnilo vsa druga merila, zahtevana za odobritev pomoči za prestrukturiranje.
In particular, the Commission noted that France did not describe which structural difficulties needed to be addressed by restructuring and only stated that the difficulties at CMR resulted mainly from the bankruptcy of CMdR.
Komisija je zlasti ugotovila, da Francija ni opisala strukturnih težav, ki bi se morale odpraviti s prestrukturiranjem in je samo izjavila, da so bile težave podjetja CMR večinoma posledica stečaja podjetja CMdR.
The Commission therefore doubted whether CMR in fact suffered from such structural difficulties. Consequently, the Commission also doubted whether the business plan for CMR was suitable for restoring CMR’s viability within a reasonable timescale.
Komisija je zato podvomila, ali je podjetje CMR resnično imelo takšne strukturne težave, poleg tega pa je podvomila tudi, ali je bil poslovni načrt ustrezen za zagotovitev ponovne vzpostavitve sposobnosti preživetja podjetja CMR v primernem času.
In addition, the Commission doubted whether the capacity reductions required by Article 5 of the Shipbuilding Regulation would take place.
Poleg tega je Komisija podvomila, ali bo zahtevano zmanjšanje zmogljivosti iz člena 5 Uredbe o ladjedelništvu.
It noted that France had not provided more precise information on the workforce actually taken over by CMR and that there were indications that subcontracting activities would be significantly increased.
Ugotovila je, da Francija ni zagotovila natančnejših podatkov o številu zaposlenih, ki jih je v resnici prevzelo podjetje CMR, poleg tega pa je kazalo, da se bo obseg dejavnosti s strani podizvajalcev močno povečal.
The Commission further doubted whether the aid was in proportion to the restructuring costs and benefits.
Komisija je poleg tega podvomila, ali je bila pomoč v sorazmerju s stroški in prednostmi prestrukturiranja.
The Commission based its view here on the information that the restructuring costs amounted to EUR 3649494 and the total amount of public and private financial contributions to EUR 5930000. The financial sources thus exceeded the claimed restructuring needs.
Komisija je svoje stališče oblikovala na podlagi podatka, da so stroški prestrukturiranja znašali 3649494 EUR, skupni znesek javnih in zasebnih prispevkov pa je znašal 5930000 EUR. Financiranje je tako preseglo navedene potrebe prestrukturiranja.
In the context of proportionality, the decision to initiate proceedings raised the issue of determination of the net grant equivalent of the loan granted to CMR by the state, noting that, in conformity with the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates [9], the reference rate may be increased in situations involving a particular risk (for example, a company in difficulty) and, in such cases, the premium may amount to 400 basic points or more.
V smislu sorazmernosti je sklep o sprožitvi postopka sprožil vprašanje o določitvi neto ekvivalenta dotacije posojila, ki ga je podjetju CMR dodelila država, ob upoštevanju, da se lahko v skladu s Sporočilom Komisije o metodi določanja referenčnih obrestnih mer in diskontnih stopenj [9] referenčna obrestna mera zviša v primerih posebnega tveganja (na primer če je podjetje v težavah) in v teh primerih lahko premija znaša 400 osnovnih točk ali celo več.
The Commission therefore doubted whether the totality of the loan could be considered to be aid.
Komisija je zato podvomila, ali je celotno posojilo lahko obravnavano kot pomoč.
Also in the context of proportionality, the Commission doubted whether all the costs could be admitted as restructuring costs, citing in particular the costs relating to the training of employees of CMR’s subcontractors.
Komisija je v smislu sorazmernosti podvomila tudi, ali bi bili vsi stroški lahko obravnavani kot stroški prestrukturiranja, in navedla zlasti stroške, povezane z usposabljanjem zaposlenih pri podizvajalcih podjetja CMR.
In its reply to the decision to initiate proceedings and in the supplementary information which it subsequently provided, France submitted the following information and comments.
Francija je z odgovorom na sklep o sprožitvi postopka in z dodatnimi podatki, ki so bili predloženi naknadno, predložila naslednje pripombe in podatke.
As regards the doubts as to whether CMR was a firm eligible for restructuring aid, France argued that despite the fact that CMR was a new company, it still faced difficulties.
Francija je v zvezi z dvomi, ali je podjetje CMR upravičeno do pomoči za prestrukturiranje, poudarila, da se podjetje CMR, kljub temu da je novo podjetje, še vedno sooča s težavami.
While recognising that taking over human and physical resources potentially constituted an asset for a new company, France maintained that such resources also imposed a substantial burden.
Čeprav je Francija priznala, da je prevzem človeških in materialnih virov morda za novo družbo prednost, pa trdi, da so ta sredstva hkrati tudi veliko breme.
France thereby confirmed its initial position that although CMR was a new company, it was similar to an existing company experiencing difficulties.
Francija je s tem potrdila svoje prvotno stališče, da je podjetje CMR, kljub temu da je nova družba, podobno obstoječi družbi v težavah.
France also confirmed that CMR began its activity without debts.
Francija je potrdila tudi, da je podjetje CMR začelo poslovati brez dolgov.
According to French bankruptcy law, a company in difficulties could, before filing for bankruptcy, attempt to stabilise its situation by concluding an agreement with its creditors with the help of an ad hoc administrator appointed by a commercial court.
V skladu s francoskimi zakoni o stečaju podjetij lahko podjetje v težavah pred prijavo stečaja poskuša stabilizirati svoj položaj s sklenitvijo dogovora z upniki s pomočjo upravljavca, ki ga imenuje gospodarsko sodišče.
Such an administrator was appointed at the request of CMdR.
Upravljavec je bil imenovan na prošnjo podjetja CMdR.
Under his supervision, all work in progress was finished and the creditors paid.
Pod njegovim nadzorom so se dokončala nedokončana dela, poplačani pa so bili tudi upniki.
However, the attempt to stabilise the situation in CMdR was not successful and, due to a decrease in its assets and a lack of orders, CMdR eventually filed for bankruptcy on 31 July 2001.
Vendar pa poskus stabilizacije podjetja CMdR ni bil uspešen ter je moralo zaradi zmanjšanja sredstev in pomanjkanja naročil podjetje CMdR na koncu 31. julija 2001 prijaviti stečaj.
Therefore, at the time of the takeover, CMdR no longer had any debts.
Zato podjetje CMdR v trenutku prevzema ni več imelo dolgov.
Furthermore, it was stated that, contrary to what France initially asserted, all the work in progress was finished by CMdR before it filed for bankruptcy and that one of the reasons for filing for bankruptcy was an empty order book (see paragraph 44 above).
Poleg tega je bilo povedano, da je podjetje CMdR v nasprotju z začetnimi trditvami Francije dokončalo celotna nedokončana dela, preden je prijavilo stečaj, in da je bil eden od razlogov za stečaj prazna knjiga naročil (glej uvodno izjavo 44).
As regards the doubts as to the viability of the restructuring plan for CMR, France specified further elements of this plan.
Francija je v zvezi z dvomi o izvedljivosti načrta o prestrukturiranju podjetja CMR določila nadaljnje elemente tega načrta.
CMR would resume the ship repair activity abandoned by CMdR in favour of ship conversion.
Podjetje CMR bo prevzelo dejavnosti popravila ladij, ki jih je opustilo podjetje CMdR v korist predelave ladij.
CMR planned to replace some of the ‘asbestos departures’ by young workers with higher qualifications and make unprecedented efforts to train its staff.
Podjetje CMR namerava del „odhodov zaradi azbesta“ nadomestiti z mladimi, bolj usposobljenimi delavci, poleg tega pa se bo izredno trudilo usposobiti svoje osebje.
Also CMR envisaged introducing annualisation of the working schedule within the framework of the regulation limiting weekly working hours to 35 hours and harmonising differences in staff status.
Poleg tega je podjetje CMR namerava uvesti letni program dela v okviru uredbe, ki omejuje delovni čas na 35 ur na teden in izravnati razlike med različnimi položaji osebja.
Furthermore, CMR would modernise its plant and working methods, improve safety conditions and draw up an ISO 9001 quality plan.
Poleg tega bo podjetje CMR posodobilo svojo opremo in metode dela, izboljšalo varnostne pogoje in pripravilo načrt kakovosti ISO 9001.
These measures, in addition to the measures notified initially, would, according to France, ensure the viability of CMR within a reasonable timescale.
Ti ukrepi bi skupaj z ukrepi, ki so bili priglašeni na začetku, po mnenju Francije omogočili vzpostavitev sposobnosti preživetja podjetja CMR v primernem času.
France also stated that the viability of the plan was ensured by realistic market hypotheses based on the actual operations of the ship repair companies in Marseille prior to their integration into Cammell Laird.
Francija je tudi trdila, da je izvedljivost načrta zagotovljena z realističnimi gospodarskimi domnevami, ki temeljijo na dejanskem poslovanju družb za popravilo ladij v Marseillu pred njihovo priključitvijo podjetju Cammell Laird.
In addition, France noted that CMR had concluded an agreement with its employees guaranteeing social peace on the site.
Poleg tega Francija ugotavlja, da je podjetje CMR s svojimi zaposlenimi sklenilo dogovor, ki zagotavlja socialni mir na delovišču.
Lastly, France observed that CMR’s operating results in 2002 and in the first half of 2003 proved that the company would probably become viable as from 2003, as anticipated in the restructuring plan.
Na koncu je Francija poudarila, da so poslovni rezultati podjetja CMR v letu 2002 in v prvem polletju leta 2003 dokazali, da bo podjetje najverjetneje sposobno preživetja od leta 2003 naprej, kot je napovedano v načrtu prestrukturiranja.
As to the need to ensure that competition would not be distorted, France argued that the reduction of ship repair capacities was ensured by the closing of the other two ship repair sites in Marseille (Marine Technologie and Travofer).
V zvezi s potrebo po preprečevanju vsakega izkrivljanja konkurence je Francija menila, da je zmanjšanje zmogljivosti popravila ladij zagotovljeno z zaprtjem drugih dveh delovišč za popravilo ladij v Marseillu (podjetja Marine Technologie in podjetja Travofer).
Moreover, France argued in this context that ship repair yards in the northern Mediterranean were if anything complementary and not in real competition.
Poleg tega je Francija v zvezi s tem trdila, da se ladjedelnice za popravilo ladij v severnem Sredozemlju pravzaprav dopolnjujejo in da si med seboj dejansko ne konkurirajo.
France further confirmed that CMR was an SME within the meaning of Article 2(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises [10] (hereinafter referred to as the SME Regulation).
Francija je poleg tega potrdila, da je podjetje CMR MSP v smislu člena 2(b) Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 70/2001 z dne 12. januarja 2001 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES pri državni pomoči za majhna in srednje velika podjetja [10].
Lastly, France stated that 132 CMR employees had been taken over by CMR and that a total number of 58 workers were due to leave in the period 2002 to 2004 for reasons related to asbestos exposure.
Nazadnje je Francija ugotovila, da je podjetje CMR prevzelo 132 zaposlenih v podjetju CMdR in da je 58 oseb zapustilo podjetje v obdobju 2002–2004 zaradi vzrokov, povezanih z izpostavljenostjo azbestu.
As to the proportionality of the financial measures in question, France stated that the amount of EUR 5930000 in public and private contributions covered, on the one hand, restructuring costs (EUR 3649494) and, on the other, part of the company’s working capital requirements over and above restructuring requirements.
Francija je v zvezi s sorazmernostjo zadevnih ukrepov ugotovila, da je znesek javnih in zasebnih prispevkov v višini 5930000 EUR na eni strani pokril stroške prestrukturiranja (3649494 EUR), na drugi strani pa del potreb podjetja po obratnih sredstvih, kar presega zahteve prestrukturiranja.
France explained that it considered the costs of training of subcontractors to be part of restructuring costs.
Francija je razložila, da je menila, da so stroški usposabljanja podizvajalcev del stroškov prestrukturiranja.
In this context, France noted that many activities essential to CMR’s operation were carried out by external specialised companies.
V tem smislu je Francija ugotovila, da so številne dejavnosti, ki so bistvene za delovanje podjetja CMR, izvajale zunanje specializirane družbe.
The latter, which as subcontractors were affected by the problems of the ship repair industry in Marseille, were not in a position to finance the training of their employees.
Te družbe, na katere so kot na podizvajalce vplivale težave v sektorju popravila ladij v Marseillu, niso mogle financirati usposabljanja svojih zaposlenih.
This was why CMR was shouldering this financing, in its capacity as the contractor, who had full responsibility vis-à-vis the ship owner.
Zato je podjetje CMR prevzelo stroške tega financiranja kot naročnik del, ki nosi polno odgovornost do lastnikov ladij.
Alternatively to its claim in terms of restructuring aid, France asked the Commission to consider the compatibility of the financial measures with the common market directly on the basis of the EC Treaty (Article 87(3)(c)), if the aid was not compatible under the Restructuring Guidelines.
Hkrati z zahtevo po pomoči za prestrukturiranje je Francija zahtevala, da Komisija prouči združljivost zadevnih finančnih ukrepov s skupnim trgom neposredno na podlagi člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES, če pomoč ne bi bila združljiva v skladu s smernicami za prestrukturiranje.
France argued that ship repair was essential to the proper functioning of the port of Marseille, i.e. it was necessary in order to accommodate ships and ensure the provision of ship maintenance services indispensable for the activity of the port, services related to maritime safety and services related to tourism (repair of pleasure craft).
Francija je menila, da je popravilo ladij bistvena dejavnost za dobro poslovanje pristanišča Marseille, kar pomeni, da je ta dejavnost potrebna za zagotovitev sprejetja ladij, za vzdrževanje ladij, ki je nujno potrebno za delovanje pristanišča, ter za službe, povezane z varnostjo na morju, in za storitve, povezane s turizmom (popravilo plovil za prosti čas).
France also argued that the safeguarding of ship repair in Marseille was in the Community’s interest since it was in line with the common transport policy, which promoted maritime transport.
Francija je poleg tega menila, da je ohranjanje popravila ladij v Marseillu v korist Skupnosti, ker je to v skladu s skupno prometno politiko, ki spodbuja pomorski promet.
Finally, France stressed historic and strategic reasons of preserving ship repair in Marseille.
Na koncu je Francija poudarila zgodovinske in strateške razloge, ki opravičujejo ohranjanje popravila ladij v pristanišču Marseille.
ASSESSMENT
OVREDNOTENJE
According to Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty, any 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 shall, insofar as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the common market.
V skladu s členom 87(1) Pogodbe ES, „je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.