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(notified under document number C(2004) 4748)
(notificirano pod dokumentarno številko K(2004) 4748)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,
ob upoštevanju Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti in zlasti člena 88(2),
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions [1] and having regard to their comments,
ob pozivu zainteresiranim strankam, naj oddajo svoje pripombe v skladu z navedenimi členi [1], in ob upoštevanju teh pripomb,
The Commission has received a complaint concerning a land transaction between the municipality of Lemwerder and Aircraft Services Lemwerder (hereinafter ASL). According to the complaint, the acquisition contained an aid element in favour of ASL.
Komisiji je bila predložena pritožba v zvezi s poslom z nepremičninami med občino Lemwerder in družbo Aircraft Services Lemwerder (v nadaljevanju ASL), po kateri naj bi ta nakup vseboval element pomoči v korist ASL.
The Commission requested information from Germany by letter of 30 January 2003.
Komisija je s pismom z dne 30. januarja 2003 Nemčijo zaprosila za informacije.
Germany replied by letter of 18 March 2003.
Nemčija je odgovorila s pismom z dne 18. marca 2003.
By decision of 17 September 2003, the Commission initiated the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the notified measure.
Komisija je s sklepom z dne 17. septembra 2003 v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe ES sprožila postopek v zvezi z navedenim ukrepom.
The case was registered under number C 56/2003.
Primer je registriran pod številko C 56/2003.
The decision was communicated to Germany by letter of 18 September 2003 and was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [2].
Sklep je bil Nemčiji posredovan s pismom z dne 18. septembra 2003 in objavljen v Uradnem listu Evropske unije [2].
The Commission did not receive any comments from third parties.
Komisija ni prejela nobenih pripomb zainteresiranih strank.
The German authorities commented on the Commission decision by letters of 14 and 18 November 2003.
Nemški organi so v pismih z dne 14. novembra 2003 in 18. novembra 2003 izrazili pripombe k sklepu Komisije.
The Commission requested further information by letters of 13 January and 10 May 2004.
Komisija je s pismoma z dne 13. januarja 2004 in 10. maja 2004 zaprosila za dodatne informacije.
Germany replied by letters of 13 February and 31 August 2004.
Nemčija je odgovorila s pismoma z dne 13. februarja 2004 in 31. avgusta 2004.
A meeting between representatives of the Commission and of Germany and the person who made a property valuation that had been submitted took place on 13 October 2004.
Zastopniki Komisije in Nemčije in avtor predloženega izvedenskega mnenja o nepremičninah so se srečali 13. oktobra 2004.
Following the meeting, Germany sent additional information by letter of 23 November 2004.
Po srečanju je Nemčija s pismom z dne 23. novembra 2004 predložila dodatne informacije.
Recipient
Prejemnik
ASL (in Lemwerder, Lower Saxony, near Bremen) provides services, such as aircraft maintenance.
ASL (v Lemwerderju na Spodnjem Saškem v bližini Bremna) opravlja storitve, kot je na primer servisiranje letal.
In 2002/2003 it had around 700 employees and a turnover of EUR 53,4 million. Until 1993 it formed part of Deutsche Aerospace AG (DASA).
Leta 2002/03 je imela družba s približno 700 zaposlenimi promet v višini 53,4 milijona EUR. Do leta 1993 je bila družba ASL del korporacije Deutsche Aerospace AG (DASA).
When DASA wanted to close it down, the Land of Lower Saxony took measures to secure ASL’s survival.
Ko je DASA hotela zapreti ASL, je dežela Spodnja Saška sprejela ukrepe za rešitev družbe ASL.
These measures were approved by the Commission by Decision 97/753/EC of 12 March 1997 concerning State aid for Aircraft Services Lemwerder (ASL) [3].
S temi ukrepi se je Komisija strinjala v Odločbi 97/753/ES z dne 12. marca 1997 o državni pomoči pomoč v korist Aircraft Services Lemwerder (ASL) [3].
On 1 January 2004 EADS acquired a majority holding of 51 % in the company.
Dne 1. januarja 2004 si je družba EADS pridobila večinski delež podjetja v višini 51 %.
Since then, ASL has been undergoing a restructuring process.
Od takrat je ASL v fazi prestrukturiranja.
Civil aircraft maintenance activities will be discontinued.
Servisna dela na civilnih letalih ne bodo več del njenih dejavnosti.
In future, repair and maintenance work on military aircraft components (Transall C-160, Tornado) and the assembly of military components (Eurofighter, A400M) will be carried out there.
V prihodnosti bodo tam izvajali popravila in servisna dela komponent bojnih letal (Transall C-160, Tornado) in montažo komponent za vojaška bojna letala (Eurofighter, A400M).
The workforce in 2006 is planned to total 210 employees [4].
Za leto 2006 je predvideno število zaposlenih 210 [4].
Description of the measure
Podrobnosti o ukrepu
The municipality bought land that ASL Lemwerder did not need.
Občina Lemwerder je kupila zemljišča, ki jih ASL ni več potrebovala.
According to Germany, the price included a volume discount.
Po navedbah Nemčije je bil v nakupno ceno vštet količinski popust.
Land
Zemljišče
Surface area (m2)
Površina (m2)
Total price
Skupna cena
West and central sites
Zahod in center
South site
Jug
Developing the ‘west’ site involved a total cost of EUR 1355040. For several reasons, it was assumed that the cost for the ‘central’ site would be some 10 % lower.
Skupni stroški komunalne ureditve zemljišča „Zahod“ so znašali 1355040 EUR. Iz različnih razlogov se je predpostavljalo, da bodo stroški za „center“ znašali okoli 10 % manj.
The municipality assumed that, after putting in place the necessary infrastructure, it would be able to sell the ‘west’ and ‘central’ sites for DEM […]/m2 (EUR […]/m2).
Občina je izhajala iz dejstva, da bo zemljišči „zahod“ in „center“ po vzpostavitvi potrebne infrastrukture prodala po ceni […] DEM/m2 ([…] EUR/m2).
This is a relatively high value, reflecting the quality of the sites: next to ASL's landing strip, direct link to the rail network and access to ASL's port facilities on the Weser.
To relativno visoko ceno pojasnjujejo kakovost lokacije, v neposredni bližini letališča družbe ASL, neposredna zveza z železniško mrežo in možnost uporabe pristaniškega kompleksa družbe ASL na reki Weser.
In 1999 and 2002 land was sold for the same price in the neighbouring area of Edenbüttel, although access by rail, air and river was more difficult.
Leta 1999 in 2002 so se v sosednjem Edenbüttlu zemljišča prodajala za enako ceno, dostop do njih pa je bil preko železnice, iz zraka ali po reki težji.
Germany provided two further valuations for land to the north of ASL that was reckoned to have a comparable value.
Nemčija je predložila še dve oceni zemljišč severno od ASL, ki naj bi bila podobno ocenjena.
The municipality and the Lower Saxony Development Agency (NILEG) are looking primarily to the aerospace industry but have not imposed any restriction as regards potential buyers.
Občina in razvojna družba NILEG na Spodnjem Saškem v prvi vrsti merita na letalsko industrijo, vendar nista predvideli nobenih omejitev, kar zadeva potencialne kupce.
In 2000 the property market collapsed.
Leta 2000 se je porušil zemljiški trg.
Since the second half of 2002 demand for this type of land has picked up but, so far, no land has been sold.
Od druge polovice leta 2002 je znova oživelo povpraševanje po takšni vrsti zemljišč, vendar se doslej še ni nobeno prodalo.
REASONS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
RAZLOGI ZA SPROŽITEV POSTOPKA
In its decision to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, the Commission doubted whether the price paid by the municipality corresponded to the market price.
Komisija je v sklepu za sprožitev postopka po členu 88(2) Pogodbe ES podvomila, da cena, ki jo je plačala občina, ustreza tržni ceni.
The land was sold as bare land, and ASL or any private or public buyer would have to invest a substantial amount in order to be able to sell it as developed land.
Zemljišče se je prodalo kot komunalno neopremljeno in ASL ali zasebni ali javni kupec bi morali vložiti znatno vsoto, če bi zemljišče želeli prodati kot komunalno opremljeno.
In the absence of a valuation of the bare land, the Commission made an estimate by subtracting the cost of development from the value of the developed land, taking into account the expected delay in selling the land in plots, the financial cost of the project and the land required for infrastructure.
Ker cenitev komunalno neopremljenega zemljišča ni bila predložena, je Komisija zemljišče ocenila tako, da je odštela stroške komunalne ureditve od vrednosti komunalno opremljenega zemljišča. Pri tem je upoštevala predvideno zakasnitev zaradi prodaje zemljišča na parcele, finančne stroške projekta in dejstvo, da bi bilo zemljišče za infrastrukturo potrebno.
This estimate suggests that the value of the undeveloped land is significantly below the price paid by the municipality.
Iz te ocene sledi, da leži vrednost komunalno neopremljenega zemljišča občutno pod ceno, ki jo je za zemljišče plačala občina.
In addition, the Commission doubted whether a private investor would have started developing the land at all, taking into account also the overall market situation in the direct vicinity of ASL.
Poleg tega se je Komisija spraševala, ali bi zasebni vlagatelj glede na splošen položaj trga zemljišče v neposredni bližini ASL sploh komunalno uredil.
Furthermore, it was doubted whether a private investor would have received similar aid to that received by the municipality.
Dvomila je tudi, ali bi zasebni vlagatelj prejel takšne pomoči kot občina.
As Germany has not provided any justification for the acquisition of the ‘south’ site, this transaction could constitute a further aid element.
Ker Nemčija ni utemeljila nakupa zemljišča „jug“, bi ta postopek lahko vseboval nadaljnji element pomoči.
The Commission doubted whether possible aid in the land transactions would be compatible with the common market.
Komisija je podvomila, da bi bili možni elementi pomoči pri nakupu zemljišč združljivi s skupnim trgom.
There are, for example, no investment or restructuring conditions attached to the land sale and, according to Germany, the company was not in difficulties.
S prodajo zemljišča npr. niso povezani pogoji vlaganja ali prestrukturiranja; po navedbah Nemčije podjetje tudi nima nikakršnih težav.
Decision 97/753/EC had approved the aid on condition that the authorities did not grant ad hoc aid for a period of five years.
Z Odločbo 97/753/ES so bile odobrene pomoči pod pogojem, da Nemčija v obdobju petih let ne dodeli nobenih začasnih pomoči.
Any aid for the land transactions would, however, have been granted during this five year period.
Vendar so bile v tem času dodeljene pomoči, ki bi lahko bile povezane s temi posli z nepremičninami.
For Germany, the appropriate starting point for the market value of the bare land would be the value of comparable plots of bare land that took account of the locational and infrastructure links.
Za Nemčijo bi bila primerno izhodišče za tržno vrednost komunalno neopremljenih zemljišč vrednost primerljivih parcel komunalno neopremljenih zemljišč, glede na lokacijo in infrastrukturno povezavo.
A new land valuation of the bare land was submitted.
Predložena je bila nova cenitev komunalno neopremljenega zemljišča.
It was based on a direct comparison with other plots of bare land within a radius of 80 km and took account of the differing quality of the plots.
Le-ta se opira na neposredno primerjavo z drugimi komunalno neopremljenimi zemljišči v okolici 80 km in pri tem upošteva različno kakovost.
The expert visited the land in question and the other plots, taking particular account of the infrastructure links that could be developed.
Izvedenec si je ogledal zadevno zemljišče in tudi ostala zemljišča. Predvsem je upošteval infrastrukturne povezave, ki jih je mogoče realizirati.
He arrived at a value of EUR […] per m2. Since this is higher than the price paid by the municipality, there could be no aid.
Izvedenec je zemljišče ocenil na […] EUR za m2 in ker je ta vrednost višja od cene, ki jo je plačala občina, ne gre za obstoj pomoči.
In Germany’s view, there is no need to take into account any delays in reselling the plots of land, the costs of development and aid.
Nemčiji se ne zdi potrebno upoštevati možnih zakasnitev pri ponovni prodaji parcel, stroškov komunalne ureditve in pomoči.
The public authorities, furthermore, have long term considerations when it comes to developing industrial land, such as tax revenue from companies setting up there.
Poleg tega vladne službe pri komunalnem opremljanju industrijskih zemljišč vseskozi gledajo dolgoročno in upoštevajo na primer prihodke od davka od podjetij, ki bi se naselila na komunalno opremljenem zemljišču.
The State aid rules would make it impossible for municipalities to achieve such objectives if they had to sell at a specific price.
Pravila o državnih pomočeh bi občinam onemogočila doseči cilje, če bi zemljišča morale prodati po določeni ceni.
In addition, municipalities could, it is true, organise a bidding procedure when they wish to sell land but not when they wish to acquire a plot of land that fits into their development plan.
Poleg tega bi sicer občine lahko objavile razpis, če bi želele prodati zemljišča, vendar ne v primeru, kadar želijo kupiti zemljiško parcelo, ki ustreza njihovemu konceptu komunalne ureditve.
The seller could here find itself in a very favourable negotiating position.
Položaj prodajalca bi bil lahko v takem primeru zelo ugoden.
A transaction under such conditions would not depend on aid being granted to the seller.
Posel, sklenjen pod takšnimi pogoji, ne bi pogojeval pomoči v korist prodajalca.
It was also claimed that the estimate by the Commission was flawed.
Ocena Komisije naj bi poleg tega imela napake.
A private investor, for example, is not subject to the same rules as a municipality.
Za zasebnega vlagatelja na primer ne veljajo enaki predpisi kakor za občine.
Under Section 127 et seq. of the Federal Building Code (Baugesetzbuch), municipalities have to bear at least 10 % of eligible development costs.
Po členu 127 in dalje gradbene zakonodaje morajo občine kriti najmanj 10 % prispevka od stroškov komunalne ureditve.
In addition, the costs of ordnance disposal were unforeseen.
Nastali naj bi tudi nepredvideni stroški za razstreljevanje.
Consequently, at the time of the purchase, such costs could not influence the price.
V času nakupa torej ti stroški niso mogli vplivati na ceno.
Moreover, the Commission communication on State aid elements in sales of land and buildings by public authorities [6] (the communication) does not require additional infrastructure costs to be included in the valuation.
Poleg tega v skladu s Sporočilom Komisije o elementih državne pomoči pri prodaji zemljišč in objektov s strani javnih oblasti [6] (v nadaljevanju „sporočilo“) pri oceni ni potrebno upoštevati dodatnih infrastrukturnih stroškov.
In addition, it allows a higher price (e.g. with a 5 % tolerance rule) if certain conditions are met.
Nadalje je v skladu s sporočilom pod določenimi pogoji dovoljena višja cena (tako velja npr. pravilo tolerance 5 %).
Whether a private investor would have developed the land is irrelevant here.
Vprašanje, ali bi zasebni vlagatelj zemljišče komunalno uredil, tukaj ni pomembno.
The development of land is a public task and ranks as a service of general economic interest.
Komunalno opremljanje zemljišč je javna naloga in naj bi sodila v področje storitev, ki so v splošnem gospodarskem interesu.
A municipality develops land only if, as in the present case, it expects sufficient demand.
Občina zemljišča komunalno ureja le, če pričakuje, tako kot v zadevnem primeru, zadostno povpraševanje.
The Lower Saxony Economic Research Institute had predicted bottlenecks in the supply of land.
Institut za ekonomsko raziskovanje na Spodnjem Saškem („Niedersächsische Institut für Wirtschaftforschung“) je v ponudbi površin, namenjenih za obrtno dejavnost, predvidel težave.
The innovative restructuring of the entire area, from the link with the new Weser tunnel and the planned coastal motorway to the envisaged deep water port in Wilhelmshaven, has boosted the demand for business sites.
Povpraševanje po površinah, namenjenih za obrtno dejavnost, je povišalo inovativno prestrukturiranje celotnega področja s povezavo z novim predorom pod reko Weser in načrtovano avtocesto ob obali, ter predvidenim pristaniščem v Wilhelmshavnu.
The Lower Saxony Investment and Promotion Agency also explained that the sites in question were, therefore, particularly valuable and that the municipality would be missing out on a ‘unique selling point’ if it did not buy the land.
Agencija za naložbe in pospeševanje na Spodnjem Saškem („Investment and Promotion Agency Niedersachsen“) je še obrazložila, da gre iz tega razloga za posebej pomembne površine in da bi občina zapravila tako imenovano „Unique Selling Point“, če zemljišča ne bi kupila.
And so it recommended that the municipality buy the land, especially as this would enable it to exploit the entire area between the Bahnhof Altenesch industrial estate and the ASL site.
Zato je občini nakup zemljišča priporočila, še posebej zato, ker se je s tem pokazala priložnost zagotovitve uporabe celotnega področja med površino, namenjeno za industrijsko dejavnost, „Bahnhof Altenesch“, in zemljiščem ASL.
As regards acquisition of the ‘south’ site, Germany notes that this plot is a necessary component of the overall plan as it will serve as the replacement and exchange area for the infrastructure to develop the ‘central’ site.
Kar zadeva nakup zemljišča „jug“, Nemčija opozarja, da je ta parcela potrebna za razvoj skupnega koncepta, saj služi kot nadomestno in izmenjevalno zemljišče za infrastrukturo v času poteka komunalnih del na zemljišču „center“.
Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty provides that ‘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, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the common market’.
Po členu 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“.
In this case, it has to be ascertained whether the land transaction has favoured ASL in a selective manner.
V tem primeru je potrebno ugotoviti, ali je bila deležna družba ASL z nakupnim poslom takšne pomoči.
This would be the case if the municipality had paid a price above the market value.
To bi bilo v primeru, če bi občina za zemljišče plačala višjo ceno od tržne.
The Commission agrees with Germany that the relevant market price is the price for the bare land.
Komisija se strinja z mnenjem Nemčije, da je potrebno ceno za komunalno neopremljeno zemljišče utemeljiti kot tržno ceno.
The method of calculating the value of the bare land by deducting the development costs from the value of the developed land is a standby method should a more direct valuation not be available.
Posredovanje vrednosti komunalno neopremljenega zemljišča s pomočjo odbitka stroškov komunalne ureditve od vrednosti komunalno opremljenega zemljišča je pomožni postopek, kadar neposredna cenitev ni mogoča.
Consequently, the Commission has assessed carefully the new valuation of the bare land submitted by Germany.
Komisija je zato skrbno preverila novo cenitev komunalno neopremljenega zemljišča, predloženo s strani Nemčije.
If public authorities wish to buy a specific plot of land, they must deal with the owner.
Če želijo organi kupiti določeno zemljišče, se morajo pogajati z lastnikom.
Organising an unconditional bidding procedure is not a solution.
Organiziranje brezpogojnih ponudnih postopkov ni rešitev. Le-ti pa so do neke mere uporabni.
Although the principles in Section II.1 of the communication regarding sale through an unconditional bidding procedure are not applicable in the present case, those in Section II.2 can be applied to a certain extent.
Načela iz oddelka II.1 sporočila, ki zadevajo prodajo z brezpogojnimi ponudnimi postopki, v zadevnem primeru ne veljajo. Načela iz oddelka II.2 sporočila pa so do neke mere uporabna.
The report was drafted by an independent expert in conformity with point II.2(a) of the communication.
Poročilo je izdelal neodvisni izvedenec v skladu z oddelkom II.2(a) sporočila.
No orders were given to the expert and his independence was guaranteed by his public appointment and swearing in.
Zahteve za izvedenca niso bile določene in njegova neodvisnost je bila zagotovljena z njegovim javnim imenovanjem in zaprisego.
For the rest, he is active as a certified expert on behalf of the Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
Izvedenec sicer tudi pri Komisiji in Sodišču Evropskih skupnosti opravlja delo kot izvedenec s certifikatom.
He is particularly competent in valuing land in the area concerned.
Predvsem se strokovno spozna na cenitev zemljišč v zadevni okolici.
Although the valuation is dated 6 November 2003, i.e. after the sale, it can be accepted in the context of this procedure.
Četudi je cenitev datirana s 6. novembrom 2003, t. j. po prodaji, je lahko osnova za ta postopek.
The Commission considers that the method applied by the expert, which takes account of the value of other plots and of the differing quality, is appropriate.
Komisija je mnenja, da je izvedenčeva metoda, v okviru katere se upoštevajo vrednosti drugih zemljišč in različne kakovosti, primerna.
It assessed the report in detail, and in particular the size and nature of the plots that were used in the comparison, the way in which potential contamination was taken into account, the independent nature of the expert, the meaning of specific references to infrastructure links, the type of soil, and the method used for calculating the final result.
Komisija je poročilo temeljito pregledala, predvsem velikost in vrsto zemljiških parcel, ki so se primerjale, upoštevanje možnega onesnaženja, neodvisnost izvedenca, pomen posebnega sklica na infrastrukturno povezavo, vrsto prsti in metodo, uporabljeno za izračun končnega rezultata.
The prices of the relevant plots range from EUR 16 to EUR 36 per m2.
Cene upoštevanih zemljišč se gibljejo med 16 in 36 EUR za m2.
The Commission notes that the calculation of the final result of EUR […] per m2 was perhaps not entirely correct but, in any event, alternative calculations would give a higher value.
Komisija ugotavlja, da dokončni izračun […] EUR za m2 morda ni povsem pravilen, a v vsakem primeru bi bila vrednost drugih izračunov višja.
On the basis of this assessment, the Commission comes to the conclusion that the value of EUR […] per m2 may be taken as a rough indication of the market value of the bare land at the time of the sale.
Komisija je na osnovi te ocenitve prišla do zaključka, da je vrednost […] EUR za m2 približna osnova tržne vrednosti komunalno neopremljenega zemljišča v času prodaje.
In any event, on the basis of the valuation, the Commission can rule out the possibility that the market value is lower than the actual price for which the land was sold, i.e. EUR […] per m2.
V vsakem primeru lahko Komisija na podlagi poročila izključi možnost, da je tržna vrednost nižja od cene, po kateri je bilo zemljišče dejansko prodano, t. j. […] EUR za m2.
The Commission notes that in the present case the municipality did not buy the land in the interests of ASL but intended to develop and sell the land in accordance with its integrated planning and on the basis of wider policy considerations (see recital 15).
Komisija ugotavlja, da v zadevnem primeru občina zemljišč ni kupila v interesu družbe ASL temveč z namenom, da bi jih v skladu s svojim celotnim načrtom na podlagi širših političnih preudarkov komunalno uredila in nato prodala (glej odstavek 15).
This is illustrated by the ERDF grant (see recital 8).
To potrjuje dodatek Evropskega sklada za regionalni razvoj (glej odstavek 8).