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The French authorities have forwarded a table to the Commission, with a breakdown by year and department, showing that rendering services have always been put out to tender or have involved requisition orders.
Francoski organi so Komisiji poslali tabelo s podatki za posamezna leta in departmaje, ki dokazuje, da je bilo izvajanje nalog predelave klavnih trupov vedno predmet bodisi javnega naročila bodisi zasega.
On the basis of the information available to it, the Commission considers that the second condition in the Altmark judgment is fulfilled.
Komisija na podlagi podatkov, ki jih ima na voljo, meni, da je drugi pogoj iz sodne prakse v primeru Altmark izpolnjen.
As regards the third condition, the French authorities claim that the level of the compensation does not exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in discharging the public service obligations.
Francoski organi v zvezi s tretjim pogojem, kar zadeva raven nadomestila, zagotavljajo, da le-to ne presega zneska, potrebnega za kritje vseh ali dela stroškov, nastalih zaradi izvajanja obveznosti javnih storitev.
Putting the contracts out to tender has meant that those bidding have been forced to compete with each other and this has encouraged the emergence of the bid most advantageous to the authorities.
Uporaba javnih naročil vključuje zbiranje ponudb podjetij, ki naj bi državnim organom dala najugodnejšo ponudbo.
Where invitations to tender have proved unsuccessful, as was pointed out above, requisition orders have been applied.
Kadar so se javni razpisi izkazali za neuspešne, se je izvedel zaseg, kot je navedeno zgoraj.
Because the French regulations on requisition have been applied, the compensation has also been kept as low as possible.
Nadomestilo se je prav tako izračunalo na cenovno najugodnejši ravni zaradi uporabe francoskih predpisov o zasegu.
The regulations in force in France provide that remuneration for requisitioned services is to be paid in the form of compensation solely covering proven direct material loss incurred by the service provider as a result of the requisition.
Uredbene določbe, veljavne v Franciji, določajo, da se opravljene zahtevane storitve plačajo v obliki odškodnine, ki lahko nadomesti samo neposredno in zanesljivo materialno izgubo, ki jo je ponudnik storitve imel zaradi zasega.
The compensation only covers all necessary expenditure actually incurred by the service provider in terms of remuneration of work, depreciation and return on capital, assessed on normal bases.
Te odškodnine upoštevajo čisto vse stroške plačila dela, amortizacije in plačila kapitala, ki jih ponudnik storitve dejansko in nujno prikaže ter se ocenijo na običajni osnovi.
No compensation is payable, however, for the loss of potential profit suffered by the service provider as a result of loss of the free disposal of the facilities requisitioned and of the freedom to continue operating.
Nasprotno se ne dolguje nobeno nadomestilo za izgubo dobička, ki bi ga izvajalec storitve imel, če bi svobodno razpolagal z zaseženim blagom ali če bi svobodno nadaljeval poslovno dejavnost.
The third condition in the Altmark judgment calls for the following remarks.
V zvezi s tretjim pogojem sodne prakse v primeru Altmark je treba izraziti naslednje opombe.
When the investigation into this case was initiated, the Commission asked the French authorities to supply it with all details relating in particular to aid paid to the undertakings concerned and evidence that it covered only the additional costs of performing a service of general economic interest within the meaning of Article 86(2) of the Treaty.
Komisija je ob začetku preiskovalnega postopka v tej zadevi od francoskih organov zahtevala, da ji pošljejo vse podatke, ki zadevajo predvsem zneske, plačane zadevnim podjetjem, ter dokažejo, da so te pomoči financirale samo dodatne stroške nalog, opravljenih za upravljanje storitve splošnega gospodarskega interesa v smislu člena 86(2) Pogodbe.
The French authorities were also asked to show that resources could not have been diverted to other competitive activities that those undertakings might carry out (cross-subsidies).
Poleg tega je navedene organe prosila za dokaz, da sredstva niso mogla biti preusmerjena v morebitne konkurenčne dejavnosti, ki bi se jih lahko lotila upravičena podjetja (navzkrižne subvencije).
The Commission notes that the French authorities simply explained that the total sums paid to rendering undertakings for the period 1997 to 2002 amounted to EUR 828552389 and that this corresponds to the total cost of the PRS.
Komisija ugotavlja, da so se francoski organi omejili na razlago, da skupni znesek vsot, plačanih kafilerijam, znaša 828552389 eurov za obdobje 1997–2002 in ustreza celotnim stroškom opravljanja javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov.
The Commission can therefore state a position only on the basis of that information.
Komisija mora torej izdati mnenje samo na podlagi navedenih informacij.
In the case in point, the lack of more detailed information and figures covering payments made to rendering undertakings during the period 1997 to 2002 and proving that such payments have in no case exceeded the additional costs of providing the PRS means the Commission cannot be certain that the third condition in the Altmark judgment has actually been respected.
V tem primeru pomanjkanje natančnejših in številčnih podatkov o plačilih, izvršenih kafilerijam v obdobju 1997–2002, ki bi dokazali, da ta plačila nikakor niso presegla dodatnih stroškov, nastalih zaradi opravljanja javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov, Komisiji preprečuje, da bi z gotovostjo ugotovila, da je bil tretji pogoj sodne prakse v primeru Altmark dejansko upoštevan.
In addition, lacking more precise information, the Commission has not been able to inquire into the existence of any cross-subsidies within those undertakings.
Komisija poleg tega zaradi pomanjkanja natančnejših podatkov ni mogla preveriti morebitnega obstoja navzkrižnih subvencij pri navedenih podjetjih.
These doubts are also confirmed by a report drafted in 1997 by the Comité Permanent de Coordination des Inspections (COPERCI Report) at the request of the French Agriculture Minister; according to the Report, ‘the rendering undertakings may have benefited from generous hand-outs when the proceeds of the levy used to pay for their services was collected’; the Report goes on say that ‘there is a potential risk of double payment for incineration operations since payments were made without the operations actually being performed’ and that ‘rendering, which was structurally in deficit before the BSE crisis, is now profitable again’.
Te dvome potrjuje tudi poročilo iz leta 1997, ki ga je Comité permanent de coordination des inspections (Stalni odbor za koordinacijo inšpekcij) (poročilo COPERCI) pripravil na zahtevo francoskega ministrstva za kmetijstvo, po katerem „naj bi bile kafilerije deležne širokogrudnosti ob pobiranju prihodka iz dajatve, dodeljenega za plačilo njihovih storitev“, „obstaja možna nevarnost dvojnega plačila storitev sežiganja zaradi njihovega plačila, čeprav dejansko niso bile opravljene“, in „je predelava klavnih trupov, ki je bila pred krizo ‚norih krav’ strukturno deficitarna, postala dobičkonosna.“
As a consequence, the Commission considers that it cannot be stated, as the Court requires, that the compensation does not exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in discharging the public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations.
Komisija meni, da zato ni mogoče trditi, kot to zahteva Sodišče, da nadomestilo ne presega potrebnega zneska za kritje vseh ali dela stroškov, nastalih zaradi izvajanja obveznosti javnih storitev, pri čemer se upoštevajo s tem povezani prihodki in razumni dobiček za izvajanje teh obveznosti.
It is, however, true that the complainants' claims were not backed up by precise figures on payments made to rendering undertakings and on the costs of operations arising from performance of the PRS showing that those undertakings received overcompensation.
Kljub temu je res, da tudi navedbe tožnikov niso bile podprte z natančnimi številkami o plačilih v korist kafilerij in stroških ukrepov, ki izhajajo iz izvajanja javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov, s katerimi bi dokazali čezmerno nadomestilo v korist teh podjetij.
Furthermore, the fact that the proceeds of the levy and the cost of the PRS do not tally is not sufficient to demonstrate an imbalance between the payments made and the cost of rendering.
Poleg tega neujemanje med prihodki od dajatve in stroškom opravljanja javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov samo po sebi ne dokazuje neravnotežja med izvršenim plačili in stroškom predelave klavnih trupov.
In the light of the foregoing and the information provided by the French authorities, the Commission cannot therefore conclude that all the conditions set out in the Altmark judgment have been met and payments made to rendering undertakings are therefore not caught by the definition of State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Komisija ob upoštevanju predhodnih preudarkov in podatkov, ki so ji jih poslali francoski organi, torej ne more zaključiti, da so bili izpolnjeni vsi pogoji, določeni v sodbi v zadevi Altmark, in da zato plačila v korist kafilerij ne bi mogla izpasti iz opredelitve državne pomoči v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe.
Even if the main beneficiaries of the measures financed by the charge were farmers and slaughterhouses (see point 1.1.2), the Commission cannot rule out an element of aid within the meaning of Article 87 of the Treaty in payments made to rendering undertakings.
Komisija ne more izključiti, da so plačila v korist kafilerij vsebovala element pomoči v smislu člena 87 Pogodbe, čeprav so bili glavni upravičenci do ukrepov, financiranih iz dajatve, kmeti in klavnice (glej točko 1.1.2).
Aid for livestock farmers and slaughterhouses
Pomoč za rejce in klavnice
In the GEMO case, the Court of Justice ruled that the fact that the collection and disposal of animal carcases and slaughterhouse waste which the farmers and slaughterhouses benefited from was performed by private undertakings could not affect their possible classification as State aid since the arrangements governing those activities were put in place by the authorities.
Sodišče je v zadevi GEMO razsodilo, da dejstvo, da zbiranje in odstranjevanje živalskih trupel in klavniških odpadkov, do katerih so upravičeni rejci in klavnice, opravljajo zasebna podjetja, ne more spodbijati morebitne označitve za državno pomoč, ker za sistemom navedene dejavnosti stojijo državni organi.
They are therefore the responsibility of the State.
Za ta sistem je odgovorna država.
The Court concluded that Article 87(1) of the Treaty must be interpreted to mean that a scheme that provides for the collection and removal of slaughterhouse waste free of charge for livestock farmers and slaughterhouses must be classified as State aid benefiting those farmers and slaughterhouses.
Sodišče je sklenilo, da je treba člen 87(1) Pogodbe razlagati tako, da je treba sistem, ki rejcem in klavnicam zagotavlja brezplačno zbiranje in odstranjevanje klavniških odpadkov, označiti kot državno pomoč v korist kmetov in klavnic.
In the case in point, there is no doubt about the fact that the measures for livestock farmers and slaughterhouses are financed by public resources, and in particular budget appropriations and/or the proceeds of a compulsory charge levied by the authorities.
V tem primeru ni dvoma o tem, da se ukrepi v korist rejcev in klavnic financirajo iz javnih sredstev, zlasti z dodelitvijo proračunskih sredstev in/ali iz prihodka od dajatve, ki so jo državni organi določili kot obvezno.
Holders of meat and bone meal
Imetniki mesne moke
Since the meat and bone meal concerned by the PRS comes from the processing of waste from the PRS and does not involve meal affected by the marketing ban in force since 2000, it must be concluded that the destruction of the meal is a necessary stage in the PRS and that the destruction of this material, which is of no commercial value, is an operation covered by the PRS.
Če mesna moka, ki jo zadeva javna storitev predelave klavnih trupov, izvira iz predelave odpadkov, nastalih pri opravljanju javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov, in ne gre za moko, katere trženje je prepovedano od leta 2000, je treba zaključiti, da je uničenje te moke samo stopnja, potrebna za dokončanje javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov, in da je uničenje te snovi brez kakršne koli tržne vrednosti vključeno v javno storitev predelave klavnih trupov.
As a result, the disposal of this material must be examined in the same way as the ‘aid to livestock farmers and slaughterhouses’, since it simply represents an advanced stage in the destruction of the waste they produce.
Zato je treba te snovi preveriti v istem okviru kot „pomoč za rejce in klavnice“, ker so samo naslednja stopnja pri uničenju odpadkov, ki jih proizvajajo rejci in klavnice.
The cost of destroying the waste is part of the total cost that the producer of the waste is responsible for, and by bearing this cost on behalf of the producer, the State is simply offering the latter extra aid.
Stroški končnega uničenja odpadkov so del vseh stroškov, za katere odgovarja proizvajalec teh odpadkov, in mu država, ki jih prevzame namesto njega, daje samo dodatno pomoč.
The French authorities have provided assurances that the PRS defrays only the cost of incinerating meal produced by processing products collected in the performance of the service.
Francoski organi so zagotovili, da javna storitev predelave klavnih trupov vključuje samo sežiganje moke, nastale pri predelavi proizvodov, zbranih v okviru te storitve.
It does not finance the incineration of products resulting from the ban on using the meal in animal feed.
Storitev ne financira sežiganja proizvodov, ki ostajajo zaradi prepovedi uporabe moke za prehrano živali.
This issue is, moreover, being looked at by the Commission in relation to another measure currently under examination (NN 44/2002).
Komisija poleg tega to vprašanje preučuje v okviru drugega ukrepa, ki ga trenutno obravnava (št. NN 44/2002).
For that reason, it is not covered by this Decision.
Zato ni del te odločbe.
Aid to butcheries and cutting plants holding SRM
Pomoč za mesnice in razsekovalnice, ki imajo snovi s specifičnim tveganjem.
This measure has been in force since 1 January 2002 and is also financed by the rendering levy and benefits butchers, who in particular remove the bones of the spinal column in direct contact with the spinal cord in bovine animals over 12 months.
Gre za ukrep, ki velja od 1. januarja 2002 in se ravno tako financira iz dajatve na predelavo klavnih trupov, v korist mesarjem, ki sami odstranjujejo hrbtenične kosti v neposrednem stiku s hrbtnim mozgom goveda, starejšega od dvanajstih mesecev.
The French authorities have explained that, prior to 2002, the spinal columns of bovine animals over 12 months were not listed as SRM.
Francoski organi so pojasnili, da hrbtenica goveda, starejšega od dvanajstih mesecev, pred letom 2002 ni bila vpisana na seznam snovi s specifičnim tveganjem.
Including these spinal columns, which are not removed at the slaughterhouse but at the butchery, on the list of SRM, has meant that the French authorities identified SRM explicitly in the legislation as waste qualifying for the PRS.
Če bi bile te hrbtenice vpisane na seznam snovi s specifičnim tveganjem, čeprav se ne odstranijo v klavnicah, ampak v mesnicah, bi francoski organi v zakonu snovi s specifičnim tveganjem izrecno opredelili kot odpadke, ki so upravičeni do javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov.
The French authorities are of the opinion that all SRM not specified as such in the French legislation fall into the category of material seized at slaughterhouses.
Vse snovi s specifičnim tveganjem, ki v francoskem zakonu niso bile navedene pod to oznako, so po mnenju francoskih organov spadale v kategorijo snovi, zaseženih v klavnicah.
In so far as such waste qualifies for the PRS and does not pass through the slaughterhouses, it must be concluded that its destruction is a charge that falls first on the butchers responsible for dealing with the spinal column of bovine animals over 12 months.
Vendar je treba zaključiti, da je uničenje teh odpadkov, če so upravičeni do javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov in ne gredo skozi klavnice, strošek, ki najprej bremeni mesarje, odgovorne za ravnanje s hrbtenicami goveda, starejšega od dvanajstih mesecev.
The remarks made regarding the ‘aid for livestock farmers and slaughterhouses’ are applicable mutatis mutandis to butchers holding SRM concerned by this aspect of the PRS.
Torej preudarki glede „pomoči za rejce in klavnice“ smiselno veljajo za mesarje, ki imajo snovi s specifičnim tveganjem, ki jih zadeva ta vidik javne storitve predelave klavnih trupov.
As a consequence, the removal free of charge of the spinal columns from butchers' premises and cutting plants from 1 January 2002 constitutes State aid to these undertakings.
Zato je brezplačna odstranitev hrbtenic pri mesarjih in v razsekovalnicah od 1. januarja 2002 državna pomoč v korist teh podjetij.
Aid for trade exempt from payment of the levy
Pomoč za trgovino, oproščeno plačila dajatve
The concept of aid is interpreted by the Court as not covering measures that distinguish between enterprises in terms of charges where that distinction stems from the nature or general scheme of the system of charges concerned.
Sodišče razlaga pojem pomoči, kot da ne velja za ukrepe, ki uvajajo razlikovanje med podjetji pri stroških, kadar je to razlikovanje posledica narave in ekonomije obravnavanega sistema stroškov.
It is for the Member State which has made such a distinction between enterprises in terms of charges to show that it is actually justified by the nature and the general scheme of the tax system [37].
Država članica, ki je uvedla takšno razlikovanje med podjetji pri stroških, mora dokazati, da ga dejansko upravičujeta narava in ekonomija zadevnega sistema [37].
French Act No 96-1139 provides for exemption for enterprises retailing meat whose annual turnover is less that FRF 2,5 million (this ceiling was subsequently raised to FRF 5 million: see recital 18).
Zakon št. 96-1139 določa oprostitev podjetij, ki prodajajo meso na drobno in katerih letni prihodki od prodaje so manjši od 2,5 milijona FRF (ta prag je bil nato povečan na 5 milijonov FRF, glej uvodno izjavo 18).
Such an exemption implies a loss of resources for the State [38] and does not appear to be justified by the nature and the general scheme of the tax system, which is designed to provide the State with revenue.
Zdi se, da takšne oprostitve, ki pomeni izgubo virov za državo [38], ne upravičujeta narava in ekonomija davčnega sistema, katerega cilj je zagotoviti prihodke države.
The exemption refers to the overall turnover, not just the turnover on meat sales.
Oprostitev se ne nanaša na prihodek, ustvarjen s prodajo mesa, ampak na celotne prihodke od prodaje.
For instance, an enterprise selling meat alone and realising a turnover of FRF 2,4 million on meat sales would therefore not be subject to the levy.
Tako je na primer mogoče, da podjetje, ki prodaja samo meso in s prodajo mesa ustvarja prihodek v višini 2,4 milijona FRF, ni podvrženo plačilu dajatve.
But a general food enterprise realising an overall turnover of FRF 10 million, of which FRF 1 million is on meat sales, would be subject to the levy.
Nasprotno bo plačilu dajatve podvrženo podjetje z živili s skupnim prihodkom v višini 10 milijonov FRF, od tega dosega 1 milijon FRF s prodajo mesa.
As the levy is calculated on the value of meat products, enterprises with a higher turnover on meat sales should hardly be exempt from the levy when their competitors with a lower turnover on meat products have to pay it.
Ker se dajatev izračuna glede na vrednost mesnih izdelkov, se ne zdi upravičeno oprostiti plačila dajatve podjetje, ki ustvarja večji prihodek s prodajo mesa, medtem ko bi bilo konkurenčno podjetje, ki bi s prodajo mesnih izdelkov ustvarilo manjši prihodek, podvrženo plačilu dajatve.
As a consequence, that exemption is a selective advantage for trade exempted from payment [39].
Zato je navedena oprostitev selektivna korist za oproščeno trgovino [39].
It is therefore aid in favour of the exempted vendors, whose tax burden is lighter as a result.
Torej gre za pomoč v korist oproščenih trgovcev, ki jim zmanjša davčno obremenitev.
On the basis of the figures for trade in meat set out in recital 171, the Commission concludes that exempting traders with a turnover of less than FRF 2,5 million (and subsequently FRF 5 million) from the levy is an advantage constituting State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Komisija na podlagi številk o trgovini z mesom, danih v uvodni izjavi 171, sklepa, da je oprostitev plačila dajatve trgovcem, ki ustvarijo prihodek, manjši od 2,5 milijona FRF (in pozneje 5 milijonov FRF), korist, ki pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe.
EFFECT ON TRADE
VPLIV NA TRGOVINO
To establish whether the aid in question falls within the scope of Article 87(1) of the Treaty, it must lastly be determined whether it is likely to affect trade between Member States.
Da bi ugotovili, ali zadevne pomoči spadajo v področje uporabe člena 87(1) Pogodbe, je treba nazadnje ugotoviti, ali lahko prizadenejo trgovino med državami članicami.
The Court noted that where an advantage granted by a Member State strengthens the position of one category of enterprises over other enterprises competing in intra-Community trade, the latter must be regarded as affected by that advantage [40].
Sodišče je ugotovilo, da je treba, kadar država članica z odobreno ugodnostjo krepi položaj ene kategorije podjetij v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenčnimi podjetji v trgovini znotraj Skupnosti, zadnje obravnavati, kot da je nanje vplivala ta ugodnost [40].
Rendering is a service that can be supplied across borders.
Predelava klavnih trupov je storitev, ki jo je mogoče ponujati čez mejo.
This is shown, moreover, by the fact that several major multinational enterprises operating in this sector offer their services in several Member States, including France.
To sicer dokazuje obstoj več velikih multinacionalk, ki delujejo v tem sektorju in ponujajo svoje storitve v več državah članicah, tudi v Franciji.
The Commission therefore notes that the payments granted to the French rendering undertakings affect trade between Member States within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da plačila, dodeljena francoskim predelovalcem klavnih trupov, vplivajo na trgovino med državami članicami v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe.
As far as rendering undertakings, livestock farmers and slaughterhouses, cutting plants and butchers holding SRM are concerned, the fact that there is trade in meat products between Member States is plain from the existence of various market organisations in the sector, which are listed in recital 124.
Kar zadeva kafilerije, rejce in klavnice, razsekovalnice in mesarje, ki imajo snovi s specifičnim tveganjem, več skupnih ureditev trga v tem sektorju, naštetih v uvodni točki 124, zgovorno dokazuje obstoj trgovine z mesnimi izdelki med državami članicami.
Table 2 shows the level of trade between France and the other Member States in the most significant products in the first year of application of the rendering levy.
Tabela 2 prikazuje raven trgovinske menjave z najpomembnejšimi zadevnimi proizvodi med Francijo in drugimi državami članicami v prvem letu uporabe dajatve na predelavo klavnih trupov.
France/EU-14
Francija/EU 14
1997 imports
Uvoz leta 1997
ECU million
Milijoni ekujev
1997 exports
Izvoz leta 1997
It is also worth pointing out that, according to figures provided to the Commission, live animals imported into France in 1999 were worth FRF 2297 million, while French imports of meat and edible offal amounted to nearly FRF 17000 million.
Pomembno je tudi omeniti, da je Francija leta 1999 glede na številke, ki jih je poslala Komisiji, uvozila za 2297 milijonov FRF živih živali, medtem ko je uvoz mesa in užitne drobovine obsegal skoraj 17000 milijonov FRF.