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They concluded that its market share after completion of the investment project did not exceed 40 %.
Prišli so do zaključka, da tržni delež družbe Infineon po izvedbi naložbe ni presegal 40 %.
Concerning the Commission’s request that Portugal justifies the number of jobs safeguarded by the investment, it was claimed that, given its previous scale of production and type of products, the Portuguese plant would not have managed to remain competitive without the investment and would have been forced out of the market (an estimate of the cost of closing down the plant was provided).
V zvezi z zahtevo Komisije, da Portugalska predloži dokaze o številnih delovnih mestih, zaščitenih z naložbo, je bilo navedeno, da portugalski obrat v primerjavi s prejšnjim obsegom proizvodnje brez naložbe ne bi zmogel ostati konkurenčen in bi bil zato nedvomno izrinjen s trga (predložena je bila ocena stroškov zaprtja objektov).
Moreover, the increase of 150 % in total output as a result of the investment required extensive retraining to adapt the existing workforce to the new production processes.
Poleg tega je 150-odstotno povečanje celotne proizvodnje, ki ga je povzročila naložba, zahtevalo precejšen trud pri prilagajanju obstoječega osebja novim proizvodnim postopkom.
It was also claimed that back-end plants were clearly mobile because of low transport costs and increasing outsourcing of this type of operation.
Navedeno je bilo tudi, da so hrbtne proizvodne enote zaradi omejenih prevoznih stroškov in naraščajočega števila zunanjih izvajalcev pri tej vrsti dejavnosti premične.
The example was given of a company in the DRAM sector which had to shut down its activity in Portugal after failing to invest in sustainable competitiveness.
Omenjen je bil primer podjetja v sektorju pomnilnikov DRAM, ki je prenehal delovati na Portugalskem, ker ni vlagal v trajnostno konkurenčnost.
Portugal concluded that the Commission should take into account the 596 jobs that would be safeguarded, corresponding to all existing jobs before the investment took place.
Portugalski organi ugotavljajo, da mora Komisija upoštevati obstoj 596 delovnih mest, kar je skupno število obstoječih delovnih mest pred začetkom naložbe.
On top of this figure, 252 new production jobs created as a result of the investment should be taken into account.
Poleg tega mora biti upoštevano 252 novih delovnih mest na področju proizvodnje, ki so bila ustanovljena na podlagi naložbe.
The total of 848 jobs corresponds to EUR 166316 of new capital per job, implying a capital-labour factor of 1.
Skupno število, to je 848 delovnih mest, ustreza novemu razmerju naložbe na delovno mesto v višini 166316 EUR, pri čemer je dejavnik delovnega kapitala 1.
State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty
Državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES
Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty lays down that, save as otherwise provided, aid which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, incompatible with the common market.
Člen 87(1) Pogodbe ES določa, da je, razen če ni določeno drugače, pomoč, ki izkrivlja konkurenco ali teži k temu z dajanjem prednosti določenim podjetjem ali izdelkom, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom, če vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
Since competition and trade exist in this specific industry, financial advantages favouring a company relative to its competitors threaten to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Finančne prednosti v korist enega podjetja v primerjavi z njegovimi tekmeci lahko zaradi konkurence in trgovine v tem sektorju povzročijo izkrivljenje konkurence in vplivajo na trgovino med državami članicami.
Consequently, the Commission considers that the measures must be regarded as State aid within the meaning of the abovementioned article.
Komisija zato meni, da bi morali zadevni ukrepi veljati za državno pomoč v smislu zgoraj navedenega člena.
Eligibility of the firm
Upravičenost družbe
As mentioned above, Infineon Portugal is part of a larger group, the Infineon group.
Družba Infineon Portugalska je, kot je bilo že omenjeno, del večje skupine – skupine Infineon.
These figures show that, at the time of the investment, Infineon was a profitable company with a sound cash position and adequate equity.
Ti podatki kažejo, da je skupina Infineon v času naložbe poslovala z dobičkom, in to v ustreznih finančnih pogojih in s primernim lastniškim kapitalom.
In 2001 and 2002 the company made losses but maintained an adequate level of equity.
V letih 2001 in 2002 je imela družba izgubo, vendar je hkrati ohranila primerno stopnjo lastnih virov sredstev.
In the first half of 2003 Infineon made further losses but returned to profitability in the second half of the year.
Skupina Infineon je imela v prvi polovici leta 2003 izgubo, toda v drugi polovici leta je spet začela poslovati z dobičkom.
On the basis of the financial data above, the Commission considers that the proposed aid is not aimed at rescuing or restructuring a firm in difficulty and has, therefore, assessed it as regional investment aid.
Komisija na podlagi zgoraj omenjenih finančnih podatkov meni, da predlagana pomoč ni pomoč za reševanje ali prestrukturiranje, podeljene družbi v težavah; zato je bila ocenjena kot regionalna pomoč za naložbe.
Notification requirement
Obveznost priglasitve
The project cost of EUR 141,5 million exceeds the EUR 50 million threshold laid down in point 2.1(i) of the Multisectoral Framework.
Stroški projekta v višini 141,5 milijonov EUR presegajo mejno vrednost 50 milijonov EUR, določeno v točki 2.1(i) Večsektorskega okvira.
The cumulative aid intensity is 29,4 % of the eligible investment costs, which is over 50 % of the applicable regional aid ceiling of 32 %.
Skupna intenzivnost pomoči znaša 29,4 % upravičenih stroškov naložb, kar presega 50 % veljavne meje regionalne pomoči v višini 32 %.
In addition, aid per job created or safeguarded exceeds EUR 40000. The project is, therefore, subject to the notification requirement laid down in point 2 of the Multisectoral Framework and has to be assessed accordingly.
Poleg tega znaša pomoč na novo ali zaščiteno delovno mesto več kot 40000 EUR. Zato je za projekt potrebna zahteva po notifikaciji, določena v točki 2 Večsektorskega okvira, v skladu s katero je ocenjen.
As regards the procedural aspects of the case, Portugal approved the tax incentive for Infineon Portugal in June 2000 and the loan in November 2001.
Portugalska je v zvezi z vidiki postopka za ta primer junija 2000 odobrila davčne spodbude v korist družbe Infineon Portugalska, novembra 2001 pa posojilo.
However, the Portuguese authorities provided evidence that neither the loan nor the tax incentive had yet been disbursed.
Toda portugalski organi so predložili dodatna dokazila o tem, da posojilo in davčne spodbude še niso bile izplačane.
The Commission therefore regarded the aid as notified aid.
Zato šteje Komisija to pomoč za prijavljeno.
As regards the incentive effect of the aid, Portugal submitted a letter from Siemens to the Portuguese authorities dated 9 April 1999, which explained in detail the planned investment and requested financial assistance for its implementation.
Portugalska je v zvezi s spodbujevalnim vplivom pomoči predložila pismo z dne 9. aprila 1999, ki ga je portugalskim oblastem poslal Siemens in vključuje natančno obrazložitev načrtovane naložbe ter prošnjo za finančno pomoč v zvezi z njeno izvedbo.
This letter was sent by Siemens and not by Infineon Portugal since the spin-off of Infineon from Siemens had not yet produced any practical effects in Portugal.
Omenjeno pismo je poslala družba Siemens in ne družba Infineon Portugalska, ker se na Portugalskem družba Infineon še ni dejansko odcepila od družbe Siemens.
Since work on the project started after the aid application was submitted, the Commission considers that there was an incentive effect.
Ker se je delo v zvezi s projektom začelo po predložitvi prošnje za pomoč, šteje Komisija spodbujevalni vpliv za potrjenega.
The product concerned
Zadevni izdelek
According to Portugal, the investment concerns the production of DRAMs (Dynamic Random Access Memory).
Naložba je po podatkih Portugalske namenjena proizvodnji pomnilnikov DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).
DRAMs fall under NACE code 32.10, which comprises the manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components.
Pomnilniki DRAM so uvrščeni pod tarifno številko 32.10 Klasifikacije ekonomskih dejavnosti (NACE), ki vključuje proizvodnjo elektronk in elektronskih ventilov ter drugih elektronskih delov.
They are semiconductors that store binary data.
Gre za polprevodnike, ki shranjujejo binarne podatke.
Semiconductors belong to the family of electronic components.
Polprevodniki so razvrščeni med elektronske dele.
DRAMs are the most common type of semiconductor memory and are used above all in PCs and low-cost products.
Pomnilniki DRAM so najpogostejša vrsta polprevodniških pomnilnikov in so večinoma uporabljeni pri osebnih računalnikih in cenejših izdelkih.
DRAMs can be differentiated according to memory size (e.g. the quantity of data that can be stored on the chips).
Pomnilniki DRAM se lahko razlikujejo po velikosti spomina (to je količini podatkov, ki se shranijo na čipe).
This size depends on the generation of chips.
Ta velikost je odvisna od generacije čipov.
The product is subject to rapid technological change, with a new generation arriving on the market every three or four years.
Za izdelek so značilne hitre tehnološke spremembe, saj pride na trg vsake tri ali štiri leta nova generacija čipov.
DRAMs can also be differentiated according to intended application (FPM-DRAM, EDO-DRAM, SDRAM or RDRAM) or to type of final product into which they are installed.
Pomnilniki DRAM se lahko razlikujejo tudi po aplikaciji, za katero so bili oblikovani (FPM-DRAM, EDO-DRAM, SDRAM ali RDRAM), ali po vrsti končnega izdelka, v katerem so uporabljeni.
Other types of memory chip exist such as SRAMs, EPROMs and flash memory.
Obstajajo tudi druge vrste spominskih čipov, kot so SRAM, EPROM in bliskovni spomin.
In general, they perform functions different from DRAMs and cannot be regarded as substitutes for them.
Navadno se njihova naloga razlikuje od naloge pomnilnikov DRAM, zato se ne štejejo za izdelke, ki lahko nadomestijo pomnilnike DRAM.
DRAMs are basic products with standardised specifications.
Pomnilniki DRAM so osnovni izdelki s standardiziranimi tehničnimi zahtevami.
On the demand side, the same type of DRAM is therefore available to customers from various suppliers around the world.
S strani povpraševanja pa isto vrsto pomnilnikov DRAM ponujajo različni dobavitelji z vsega sveta.
New generations of DRAMs compete with earlier ones.
Nove generacije pomnilnikov DRAM tekmujejo s starejšimi generacijami.
Customer preference for a particular type depends on cost effectiveness and the function of the DRAM in the end product.
Prednost, ki jo daje kupec določeni vrsti, je odvisna od stroškovne učinkovitosti in naloge pomnilnika DRAM v končnem izdelku.
On the supply side, DRAM manufacturers can switch production between DRAMs of different capacity using the same manufacturing facility as the technologies employed are similar.
S strani ponudbe lahko proizvajalci pomnilnikov DRAM zaradi podobne tehnologije začnejo z istimi proizvodnimi zmogljivostmi proizvajati pomnilnike z drugačno zmogljivostjo.
However, switching between different generations of DRAMs at a given facility is, in general, not easy.
Toda ob uporabi istih proizvodnih zmogljivosti na splošno ni lahko zamenjati proizvodnje ene generacije z drugo generacijo pomnilnikov DRAM.
In the light of the above considerations, the market for DRAMs is regarded as the relevant product market [9].
Trg pomnilnikov DRAM šteje v luči zgoraj naštetih vidikov za upoštevani proizvodni trg [9].
No separate NACE classification exists for this market.
Za ta trg ne obstaja posebna tarifna številka klasifikacije NACE.
Concerning the relevant geographic market, it can be noted that DRAMs are traded worldwide on the basis of the same classifications and marketing concepts.
V zvezi z upoštevanim geografskim trgom je treba upoštevati, da se pomnilniki DRAM na podlagi enakih razvrstitev in marketinških konceptov prodajajo na vseh svetovnih trgih.
Transport costs are low and there are no structural barriers to market entry.
Stroški prevoza so omejeni in ne obstajajo nikakršne strukturne ovire za njihov prodor na trg.
Consequently, the world is regarded as the relevant geographic market.
Zato je treba upoštevati, da je upoštevani geografski trg svet.
Assessment under the Multisectoral Framework
Ocena v skladu z Večsektorskim okvirom
The Commission would first note that the aid complies with point 4.2 of the Guidelines on national regional aid [10] as the beneficiary’s contribution to the financing of the investment exceeds 25 % and does not contain any aid.
Prvič, Komisija opaža, da je pomoč v skladu s točko 4.2 Smernic o regionalni državni pomoči [10], ker je upravičenec prispeval več kot 25 % naložbe s finančnimi sredstvi, ki niso bili pridobljeni s pomočjo.
In order to determine the maximum allowable aid intensity for a proposal to grant aid, the Commission must, under the Multisectoral Framework, identify the maximum aid intensity (regional aid ceiling) which a company could obtain in the assisted area concerned within the context of the authorised regional aid system valid at the moment of notification.
Komisija mora za vzpostavitev največje mogoče intenzivnosti pomoči, odobrene za določen projekt pomoči v skladu z Večsektorskim okvirom, ugotoviti največjo mogočo intenzivnost pomoči (zgornja meja regionalne pomoči), ki jo lahko na podlagi odobrenega sistema regionalne pomoči, ki je bil v veljavi v času obvestila, doseže podjetje v zadevni regiji prejemnici pomoči.
Vila do Conde is situated in Grande Porto, a region lacking a strong regional economic structure where the maximum aid ceiling is 32 % nge for large enterprises [11].
Vila do Conde je v okolici Porta, območja, ki nima trdne regionalne gospodarske strukture in kjer znaša zgornja meja pomoči velikim podjetjem 32 % neto ekvivalenta dotacije [11].
The Commission must then assess a series of adjustment factors that have to be applied to the figure of 32 % in order to calculate the maximum allowable aid intensity for the project in question, namely the competition factor (T), the capital labour factor (I) and the regional impact factor (M).
Komisija mora zato oceniti več utežnih dejavnikov, ki se pri izračunu največje mogoče intenzivnosti pomoči, odobrene za zadevni projekt, dodajo vrednosti 32 %, in sicer dejavnik konkurence (T), dejavnik delovnega kapitala (I) in dejavnik regionalnega vpliva (M).
Competition factor (T)
Dejavnik konkurence (T)
The Commission notes that the project will create new capacities in the European market and will thus affect this market.
Komisija opaža, da bo projekt ustvaril nove zmogljivosti na evropskem trgu in s tem vplival na omenjeni trg.
The authorisation of aid to companies operating in sectors which are in structural overcapacity poses particular risks for the distortion of competition.
Odobritev pomoči podjetjem v sektorjih, za katere je značilen strukturni presežek zmogljivosti, povzroča še posebno veliko tveganje za izkrivljanje konkurence.
Any capacity expansion which is not compensated by capacity reductions elsewhere will exacerbate the problem of structural overcapacity.
Vsako povečanje zmogljivosti, ki ni uravnano z zmanjšanjem zmogljivosti na drugem področju, pripomore k povečanju problema strukturnega presežka zmogljivosti.
Pursuant to point 7.7 of the Multisectoral Framework, structural overcapacity is deemed to exist when, on average over the last five years, the capacity utilisation rate of the relevant sector or subsector is more than two percentage points below that of manufacturing as a whole.
V skladu s točko 7.7 Večsektorskega okvira obstaja strukturni presežek zmogljivosti takrat, ko je izkoriščenost zmogljivosti v zadevnem sektorju in podsektorju na podlagi povprečja preteklih petih let za več kot dve odstotni točki nižja od celotnega proizvodnega sektorja.
Serious structural overcapacity is deemed to exist when the difference with respect to the average for manufacturing is more than five percentage points.
Strukturni presežek zmogljivosti je resen, ko je razlika v primerjavi s povprečjem v proizvodnem sektorju večja kot pet odstotnih točk.
Pursuant to points 3.3 and 3.4 of the Multisectoral Framework, when sufficient data on capacity utilisation are available, the Commission has to limit the determination of the competition factor to the existence or otherwise of structural/serious overcapacity in the sector or subsector concerned.
Komisija mora, če je na voljo dovolj podatkov o izkoriščenosti zmogljivosti, določitev dejavnika konkurence v skladu s točkama 3.3 in 3.4 Večsektorskega okvira omejiti na obstoj ali odsotnost resnega/strukturnega presežka zmogljivosti v zadevnem sektorju ali podsektorju.
The (sub)sector should be established at the lowest segmentation of the NACE classification.
(Pod)sektor se mora upoštevati na najmanjši razdelitveni ravni klasifikacije NACE.
The lowest NACE code corresponding to the manufacture of DRAMs is 32.10, which comprises all kinds of electronic components.
Proizvodnja pomnilnikov DRAM je največkrat označena s tarifno številko 32.10 klasifikacije NACE, ki vključuje vse vrste elektronskih delov.
DRAMs represent only a small share of this NACE code, and so the capacity situation at the aggregated level of NACE code 32.10 does not adequately reflect the situation on the market for DRAMs.
Pomnilniki DRAM predstavljajo le majhen del te tarifne številke klasifikacije NACE; zato zmogljivost na skupni stopnji tarifne številke 32.10 klasifikacije NACE ne izraža ustreznega položaja na trgu pomnilnikov DRAM.
The Commission therefore considers that analysis of the capacity situation is not applicable in assessing the competition factor.
Komisija zato meni, da se analiza zmogljivosti ne more uporabljati za ocenjevanje dejavnika konkurence.
Pursuant to point 3.4 of the Multisectoral Framework, in the absence of sufficient data on capacity utilisation, the Commission will consider whether the investment takes place in a declining market.
Komisija v primeru pomanjkljivih podatkov o izkoriščenosti zmogljivosti v skladu s točko 3.4 Večsektorskega okvira upošteva, ali gre za naložbo na trgu v zatonu.
A market is deemed to be declining if, over the last five years, the average annual growth rate of apparent consumption of the product in question is more than 10 % below the annual average of the EEA manufacturing industry as a whole, unless there is a strong upward trend in the relative growth rate of demand for the product.
Trg je v zatonu, če je bila v preteklih petih letih povprečna letna stopnja rasti dejanske porabe zadevnega izdelka za več kot 10 % nižja od letnega povprečja celotnega proizvodnega sektorja EGP, razen če stopnja rasti dejanske porabe izdelka kaže močno tendenco zviševanja.
The market is deemed to be absolutely declining if the average annual growth rate of apparent consumption over the last five years is negative.
Trg je v popolnem zatonu, če je bila povprečna stopnja rasti dejanske porabe v preteklih petih letih negativna.
As pointed out above, the market for DRAMs is regarded as the relevant product market since substitutability with other memory chips is very limited.
Trg pomnilnikov DRAM velja, kot je navedeno zgoraj, za upoštevani proizvodni trg, ker je možnost nadomestitve pomnilnikov DRAM z drugimi spominskimi čipi zelo omejena.
As DRAMs are traded worldwide, the world market is regarded as the relevant geographic market.
Pomnilniki DRAM se prodajajo na vseh svetovnih trgih; zato je treba upoštevati, da je upoštevani geografski trg globalni trg.
Thus, the beneficiary’s share of the world market for DRAMs did not exceed 40 %, even after the investment took place.
Zato delež upravičenca na globalnem trgu pomnilnikov DRAM tudi po zadevni naložbi ne presega 40 %.
Portugal submitted data on the growth rate of apparent consumption for DRAMs over the last five years, as required by the Multisectoral Framework.
Portugalska je, kakor to zahteva Večsektorski okvir, predložila podatke v zvezi s stopnjo rasti dejanske porabe pomnilnikov DRAM v preteklih petih letih.
It agreed to take into account the data used by the Commission in its decision C 86/01 — Germany, Infineon Technologies SC 300 GmbH & Co. KG for the period 1995-2000.
Portugalska soglaša, da se upoštevajo podatki, ki jih je Komisija uporabila v svoji Odločbi C86/2001 – Nemčija, Infineon Technologies SC 300 GmbH & Co. KG za obdobje od leta 1995 do 2000.
However, since new data are available for 2001 and 2002, they must be used in the present case.
Ker pa so za obdobje vključno z letoma 2001 in 2002 na voljo novi podatki, se ti uporabijo v zadevnem primeru.
Portugal argued that, in order to analyse apparent consumption, the Commission should consider a five year period, e.g. 1998-2002, and not a six year period.
Portugalska je ugovarjala, da mora Komisija pri analizi razvoja dejanske porabe namesto šestletnega obdobja upoštevati petletno obdobje od leta 1998 do leta 2002.
The Multisectoral Framework refers to the average annual growth rate during the last five years.
Večsektorski okvir se sklicuje na povprečno letno stopnjo rasti v preteklih petih letih.
The Commission’s practice is, therefore, to analyse apparent consumption for a six year period so as to calculate five growth rates [12].
Komisija zato za izračun petih stopenj rasti izvaja analize dejanske porabe v obdobju šestih let [12].
The Commission considers that, according to point 3.3 of the Multisectoral Framework, the reference period for the present case is 1997-2002.
Komisija meni, da je, v zadevnem primeru v skladu s točko 3.3 Večsektorskega okvira, ustrezno obdobje od leta 1997 do leta 2002.
The relevant apparent consumption data for DRAMs over the period 1997-2002 are given in the table below [13].
Ustrezni podatki o dejanski porabi pomnilnikov DRAM v obdobju od leta 1997 do leta 2002 so predstavljeni v naslednji tabeli [13].
(in EUR million)
(v milijonih eurov)
Average annual growth
Povprečna letna rast
1,66 %– relevant apparent consumption data for DRAMs over the period 1997-2002 are given in the table below [13].
1,66 %– rezni podatki o dejanski porabi pomnilnikov DRAM v obdobju od leta 1997 do leta 2002 so predstavljeni v naslednji tabeli [13].
According to these figures, for the years 1997 to 2002, the average annual growth rate of apparent consumption in the market for DRAMs was – 1,66 %.
Povprečna letna stopnja rasti dejanske porabe na trgu pomnilnikov DRAM v obdobju med leti 1997 in 2002 je bila po teh podatkih – 1,66 %.
In the previous period, i.e. between 1996 and 2001, the rate was also negative (– 9,13 %).
Povprečna letna stopnja rasti dejanske porabe pomnilnikov DRAM je bila negativna (– 9,13 %) tudi v prejšnjem obdobju, to je od leta 1996 do leta 2001.
However, if the period from 1998 to 2002 is considered (as requested by the Portuguese authorities), the rate is positive (6,63 %).
Toda ob upoštevanju obdobja od leta 1998 do leta 2002 (po zahtevi portugalskih organov) je stopnja rasti pozitivna (6,63 %).
The market for DRAMs is highly cyclical and characterised by strong fluctuations.
Trg pomnilnikov DRAM je izrazito cikličen in zanj so značilna znatna nihanja.
Average annual growth rates in value terms differ significantly depending on the period under consideration.
Povprečne letne stopnje rasti, izražene v vrednosti, se znatno razlikujejo glede na zadevno obdobje.
These fluctuations are due mainly to the fact that prices are extremely volatile.
Ta nihanja povzroča največkrat zelo velika nestanovitnost cen.
The reason for this is that the DRAM production process is characterised by relatively high sunk costs and low marginal costs.
Razlog za to nestanovitnost je ta, da so za proizvodni postopek pomnilnikov DRAM značilni precej veliki nepovratni stroški in nizki mejni stroški.