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Investments in undertakings are intended to make aquaculture undertakings more competitive with a view to increasing the quality of products on the market. These investments are connected with compliance with health standards and improving the conditions for product marketing: packaging equipment, storage facilities, service vessels, computer equipment, ice-making machines, refrigerated vans, etc.
Naložbe v podjetja so namenjene okrepitvi konkurenčnosti ribogojnih podjetij, da bi povečali kakovost proizvodov na trgu; takšne naložbe so povezane z upoštevanjem zdravstvenih norm in izboljšanjem razmer za trženje izdelkov: oprema za pakiranje, naprave za skladiščenje, servisne ladje, računalniška oprema, stroji za izdelovanje ledu, tovornjaki s hladilniki, itd.
Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 lays down that ‘Member States may take such measures to promote the construction of fishing vessels as comply with the global annual intermediate objectives and the final objectives by segment under their multiannual guidance programme within the stated time limits. Member States shall, when forwarding any pertinent aid proposal, inform the Commission of provisions taken to ensure that this condition is complied with.’
Odstavek 1 člena 10 Uredbe (ES) št. 3699/93 je predvidel, da „države članice lahko sprejmejo ukrepe za izgradnjo ribiških ladij, če v predvidenih rokih upoštevajo skupne vmesne cilje in končne cilje po odsekih večletnih usmeritvenih programov.
The successive Decisions adopted by the authorities of the Region of Corsica expressly stipulated that aid could be granted for fitting ‘an engine of a capacity suited to the size of the vessel’.
Zaporedni sklepi korziške regije so izrecno predvideli, da je predmet pomoči lahko oprema „z motorjem, katerega zmogljivost je prilagojena velikosti ladje“.
This appears to indicate that aid for modernising vessels could be granted for purchasing a more powerful engine.
Ta izraz jasno dokazuje, da se je pomoč za posodobitev lahko nanašala na zmogljivejši motor.
— aid for fisheries and aquaculture:
„[…] — pomoč za ribištvo in ribogojstvo:
concerning certain aid measures applied by France to assist fish farmers and fishermen
o nekaterih ukrepih pomoči, ki jih je Francija izvedla v korist ribogojcev in ribičev
(notified under document number C(2004) 2588)
(notificirano pod dokumentarno številko K(2004) 2588)
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision cited above,
potem ko je v skladu z navedenim členom pozvala zainteresirane, da predložijo svoje pripombe,
By letter dated 21 June 2000, France informed the Commission of the compensation measures it had adopted for fishermen and fish farmers affected by the oil pollution caused by the wreck of the Erika in the Bay of Biscay on 12 December 1999 and the extraordinarily violent storms of 27 and 28 December 1999.
Francija je v pismu z dne 21. junija 2000 obvestila Komisijo o ukrepih za nadomestilo škode, ki jih je sprejela v korist ribičev in ribogojcev, ki so bili po eni strani oškodovani zaradi onesnaženja z ogljikovodiki po brodolomu ladje Erika v Biskajskem zalivu 12. decembra 1999 in po drugi strani zaradi hudega neurja, ki je z neobičajno močjo divjalo 27. in 28. decembra 1999.
At the Commission’s request, further information was provided by letters dated 28 November 2000, 6 April 2001 and 13 August 2001.
Komisiji so bile na njeno zahtevo poslane dodatne informacije v pismih z dne 28. novembra 2000, 6. aprila in 13. avgusta 2001.
Because they were implemented before the Commission could decide whether they were compatible with common market rules, these measures were registered as a non-notified aid scheme, under the number NN 80/2000.
Ker so bili navedeni ukrepi izvedeni, preden se je Komisija lahko odločila, ali so združljivi s skupnim trgom, je bil dosje kot nepriglašen program pomoči registriran pod številko NN 80/2000.
By letter dated 11 December 2001, the Commission notified France of its decision to consider certain of the planned measures compatible with the common market and to initiate the formal investigation procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of the others.
Komisija je v pismu z dne 11. decembra 2001 Francijo obvestila o svoji odločitvi, da na eni strani nekatere predvidene ukrepe razume kot združljive s skupnim trgom ter na drugi strani za druge ukrepe uvede uradni postopek preiskave, predviden v členu 88(2) Pogodbe.
France made known its response by letter dated 5 March 2002.
Francija je svoje pripombe sporočila v pismu z dne 5. marca 2002.
The Commission Decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities [1].
Odločitev Komisije o začetku uradnega postopka preiskave je bila objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropskih skupnosti [1].
The formal investigation procedure was initiated in respect of the following measures:
Ukrepi, ki so predmet te zadeve in za katere se je začel uradni postopek preiskave, so naslednji:
exceptional aid for the fishermen and fish farmers of the departments of Finistère, Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée, Charente-Maritime and Gironde on France’s Atlantic coast (hereinafter referred to as the Atlantic coast departments from Finistère to Gironde).
ukrepi v korist ribogojcev v departmajih Finistère, Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée, Charente-Maritime in Gironde (v nadaljevanju „departmaji na atlantski obali od Finistère do Gironde“):
exemption from social security contributions for the first quarter of 2000 (or an average quarter),
oprostitev socialnih prispevkov za prvo četrtletje 2000 (ali povprečno četrtletje),
reduction of financial charges;
finančne olajšave;
additional measures to assist fish farmers and fishermen throughout France:
dodatni ukrepi v korist ribogojcev in ribičev v vsej Franciji:
additional measure reducing social security contributions for all fish farmers (from 15 April to 15 July 2000) and fishermen (from 15 April to 15 October 2000) of mainland France and the overseas departments,
dodatni ukrep zmanjšanja socialnih prispevkov za vse ribogojce (za obdobje od 15. aprila do 15. julija 2000) in ribiče v Franciji in čezmorskih departmajih (za obdobje od 15. aprila do 15. oktobra 2000),
exemption from State fees for the year 2000 for all fish farmers; when the formal investigation procedure was opened, the Commission understood that this exemption applied only to aquaculture undertakings in the Atlantic coast departments from Finistère to Gironde, but it subsequently transpired that the measure was an additional general measure applying to all producers in mainland France and the overseas departments.
oprostitev državnih pristojbin za leto 2000 za vse ribogojce; Komisija je v okviru sklepa o začetku uradnega postopka preiskave menila, da je ta oprostitev veljala samo za ribogojnice v departmajih na atlantski obali od Finistère de Gironde, vendar se je kasneje izkazalo, da je bil ta ukrep splošen dodatni ukrep, ki se je uporabil za vse proizvajalce v Franciji in čezmorskih departmajih.
For the record, the Commission would point out that the measures that had been deemed compatible with the common market, about which France was informed in a letter of 11 December 2001, concerned the undertakings located in the Atlantic coast departments from Finistère to Gironde, and were the following:
Komisija opozarja, da so naslednji ukrepi, ki so bili razumljeni kot združljivi s skupnim trgom, o čemer je bila Francija obveščena v pismu z dne 11. decembra 2001, zadevali podjetja v departmajih na atlantski obali od Finistère do Gironde:
for fish farmers: application of the agricultural disasters scheme, aid for rebuilding equipment and stocks, advances on compensation to be paid by the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPCF),
ukrepi v korist ribogojcev: izvedba programa za odpravo posledic škode v kmetijstvu zaradi naravnih nesreč, pomoč pri obnovi materiala in zalog, predplačila odškodnine FIPOL (Mednarodni sklad za nadomestilo škode zaradi onesnaženja z ogljikovodiki),
for fishermen: aid for rebuilding vessels and equipment lost or damaged in the storm, advances on compensation to be paid by the IOPCF, flat-rate aid for loss of revenue resulting from damage suffered during the storm.
ukrepi v korist ribičev: pomoč za obnovo ribiških ladij in opreme, izgubljene ali poškodovane med neurjem, predplačila odškodnine FIPOL, pavšalna pomoč za izpad dohodka zaradi škode, nastale med neurjem.
Measures for fish farmers in the Atlantic coast departments from Finistère to Gironde
Ukrepi v korist ribogojcev v departmajih na atlantski obali od Finistère do Gironde
Exemption from social security contributions for the first quarter of 2000 (or an average quarter)
Oprostitev socialnih prispevkov v prvem četrtletju 2000 (ali za povprečno četrtletje)
This measure was aimed at two categories of fish farmers: those whose stocks and equipment were damaged by the storm in December 1999 and who received aid for rebuilding stocks, and those who suffered damage by pollution from oil from the Erika and received an advance on compensation to be paid by the IOPCF.
Ta ukrep je bil namenjen dvema kategorijama ribogojcev: na eni strani tistim, ki so zaradi neurja decembra 1999 utrpeli škodo na zalogah in materialu in so bili deležni pomoči za obnovo zalog, in na drugi strani tistim, ki so utrpeli škodo zaradi onesnaženja z ogljikovodiki z ladje Erika in so bili deležni predplačila odškodnine, ki jo mora nakazati FIPOL.
It was a targeted measure determined by the situation of the undertakings concerned.
Šlo je za ciljni ukrep, izveden na podlagi položaja podjetja.
It was applied for one, two or three months, depending on the scale of damage suffered by the undertakings concerned.
Nanašal se je na en, dva ali tri mesece glede na obseg škode, ki jo je podjetje utrpelo.
During that period, the undertakings concerned were totally exempted from social security charges.
Oprostitev socialnih prispevkov je bila v izbranem obdobju popolna.
Applications were examined by the compensation units set up in each of the departments concerned under the authority of the prefect, with the participation of the administrations concerned, professional organisations, banks and insurance companies.
Zahtevke so obravnavali „departmajski centri za nadomestilo škode“, ustanovljeni v vsakem od zadevnih departmajev pod vodstvom prefekta in s sodelovanjem zadevnih javnih uprav, strokovnih organizacij, bank in zavarovalnic.
The list of beneficiaries was drawn up by the Directorate for Sea Fishing and Sea-based Fish Farming at the proposal of the departments’ prefects.
Seznam upravičencev je sestavila direkcija za morski ribolov in gojišča na predlog prefektov departmajev.
It concerned 1476 undertakings.
Na njem je bilo 1476 podjetij.
The total value of the exemptions was EUR 0.87 million.
Znesek oprostitve je znašal 0,87 milijona eurov.
Reduction of financial charges
Finančne olajšave
This measure was applied to the same undertakings as those referred to in recitals 6 to 8.
Ta ukrep je bil namenjen podjetjem iz uvodnih izjav od (6) do (8).
It consisted in paying, under individual debt adjustment plans, part of the interest falling due in 2000, 2001 and 2002 for medium and long-term loans and operational consolidation loans.
V okviru individualnih načrtov za poravnavo dolga je šlo za prevzem dela zapadlih obresti ali obresti, ki bodo zapadle leta 2000, 2001 in 2002, na srednje- in dolgoročna posojila in posojila za konsolidacijo poslovanja.
The purpose of these measures stated by France in its letter of 13 August 2001 was to reduce the financial pressure on undertakings affected by the storm and/or the oil pollution.
Cilj teh ukrepov je bil, po navedbah Francije v pismu z dne 13. avgusta 2001, olajšati finančna bremena podjetij, prizadetih zaradi dogodkov (neurja in izlitja nafte).
Application files had to be submitted by 1 April 2000.
Dokumentacijo je bilo treba predložiti najkasneje do 1. aprila 2000.
They were evaluated by the departments’ maritime affairs directorates and presented to the compensation unit.
Preučile so jo departmajske direkcije za pomorske zadeve in jo predložile centru za nadomestilo škode.
The amount of the aid was determined according to criteria defined locally.
Znesek pomoči je bil prilagojen po lokalno določenih merilih.
The compensation units had to consider the scale of activity actually lost in the 1999/2000 winter, the debt situation and vulnerability of the undertaking, the operating revenue for the last two financial years, any external revenue to the undertaking over the same period, and the viability of the undertaking.
Centri za nadomestilo škode so morali zlasti upoštevati obseg izgub dejavnosti, ki so bile dejansko ugotovljene pozimi 1999–2000, zadolženost in šibkost podjetja, znesek prihodkov iz poslovanja v zadnjih dveh proračunskih letih, morebitne zunanje prihodke, ki so jih bili v istem obdobju deležni zainteresirani, in tudi sposobnost preživetja zadevnega podjetja.
The undertakings’ creditors (banks and suppliers) were asked to make a particular effort.
Od upnikov (bank in dobaviteljev) prizadetih podjetij se je zahtevalo, da se še posebej potrudijo.
The amount of the aid could not exceed FRF 48000 (EUR 7317), except where the compensation unit judged the situation particularly critical and raised the ceiling to FRF 62000 (EUR 9451).
Znesek pomoči ni smel preseči 48000 francoskih frankov (FRF) (oziroma 7317 eurov), razen v posebno kritičnem položaju, kot ga je ocenil center za nadomestilo škode in ki je upravičil zvišanje zgornje meje na 62000 FRF (9451 eurov).
The individual debt adjustment plans drawn up under this procedure were the basis for an agreement approved by all the parties and identifying the contribution of each party to its implementation.
Individualni načrti za poravnavo dolga, pripravljeni v okviru tega postopka, so vodili v pripravo sporazuma, ki so ga odobrile vse strani in s katerim se ugotovil, prispevek vsake od njih k njegovi uresničitvi.
The decision to award the aid was taken by the department prefect.
Sklep o dodelitvi pomoči je sprejel prefekt departmaja.
The total amount of the aid was approximately FRF 8 million (EUR 1,2 million) for 1083 undertakings.
Splošni znesek pomoči je znašal okrog 8 milijonov FRF (1,2 milijona eurov) za 1083 podjetij.
Additional measures
Dodatni ukrepi
In addition to the above measures — both those for which the formal investigation procedure was initiated and those which the Commission has already approved — the Minister for agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture decided to apply additional measures to assist these undertakings, in order, as France has stated, to deal with the difficulties facing the fisheries and aquaculture sector as a result of the cumulative effects of the storm and oil pollution, and take account of the damage suffered by undertakings in the sector because of the deterioration of the market.
Minister za kmetijstvo in ribištvo se je odločil, da bodo podjetja za dopolnitev že opisanih ukrepov – naj gre za ukrepe, za katere se je začel uradni postopek preiskave, ali za ukrepe, za katere je Komisija že izdala pozitivno mnenje - deležna dodatnih ukrepov, da bi po mnenju Francije rešili težave ribiškega in ribogojnega sektorja zaradi neurja in izlitja nafte, in upoštevali škodo, ki so jo podjetja te panoge utrpela zaradi propadanja trga.
Exemption of all fish farmers from State fees for the year 2000
Oprostitev državnih pristojbin v letu 2000 za vse ribogojce
As France stated in its letter of 21 June 2000, i.e. before the formal investigation procedure was initiated, an exemption from State fees for fish farming concessions in public sea waters and water intake authorisations to supply parcels situated on private property was granted for the year 2000.
Glede na podatke, ki jih je Francija sporočila v pismu z dne 21. junija 2000 oziroma pred odločitvijo o začetku uradnega postopka preiskave, je bila oprostitev državne pristojbine za leto 2000 odobrena za koncesije za morska gojišča na morskih območjih v javni lasti in za dovoljenja za zajemanje vode za oskrbo parcel v zasebni lasti.
In its letter of 5 March 2002, in which it gave its comments on the initiation of the procedure, France stated that this measure was part of the additional relief measures for all fish farmers in mainland France and the overseas departments.
Francija je v pismu z dne 5. marca 2002, v katerem je sporočila komentarje o začetku postopka, nakazala, da je bil ta ukrep del dodatnih olajševalnih ukrepov v korist vseh ribogojcev v Franciji in čezmorskih departmajih.
In response to a request from the Commission, France confirmed in its letter of 24 September 2002 that this exemption had been extended to all marine fish farmers by a decision of 12 September 2000.
Francija je na zahtevo Komisije v pismu z dne 24. septembra 2002 potrdila, da je bila s sklepom z dne 12. septembra 2000 ta oprostitev razširjena na vse lastnike morskih gojišč.
The total value of the exemption was EUR 3,81 million.
Znesek te oprostitve je znašal 3,81 milijona eurov.
Reduction of social security contributions for fish farmers and fishermen
Zmanjšanje socialnih prispevkov v korist ribogojcev in ribičev
The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries decided (decisions issued in circulars of 15 April 2000 and 13 July 2000) to grant all undertakings in the sector a 50 % reduction in social security contributions for the period 15 April 2000 to 15 July 2000 for fish farmers and 15 April 2000 to 15 October 2000 for fishermen.
Minister za kmetijstvo in ribištvo je v dveh okrožnicah z dne 15. aprila 2000 in 13. julija 2000 sklenil, da bodo vsa podjetja v sektorju deležna 50-odstotnega zmanjšanja socialnih prispevkov, in sicer ribogojci za obdobje od 15. aprila 2000 do 15. julija 2000 ter ribiči za obdobje od 15. aprila 2000 do 15. oktobra 2000.
This reduction applied to employers’ and employees’ contributions for all fishermen and fish farmers in mainland France and the overseas departments.
To zmanjšanje je zadevalo prispevke delodajalcev in delojemalcev in je veljalo za vse ribiče in ribogojce v Franciji in čezmorskih departmajih.
The procedures for applying the reduction varied according to whether the contributions were paid to the ENIM (Etablissement National des Invalides de la Marine) or the MSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole).
Načini zmanjšanja so se razlikovali glede na to, ali so bili prispevki nakazani ENIM (Nacionalnemu zavodu za invalidne pomorščake) ali MSA (Kmetijski vzajemni zavarovalnici).
The rate of reduction of contributions to the ENIM was 50 % for both employees’ and employers’ contributions.
Pri prispevkih, nakazanih ENIM, je stopnja zmanjšanja znašala 50 % za prispevke delojemalcev in tudi delodajalcev.
However, in the case of certain vessels for which the share payment system is not applied, the part of the employers’ contributions taken over was increased to 75 %.
Vendar so bile pri ladjah, pri katerih se ne uporablja plačevanje po deležu, oprostitve delodajalčevih prispevkov izjemoma zvišane na 75 %.
France explained this different rate by the fact that in the case of share payment there is a close financial solidarity between the owners and the crew in the face of difficulties encountered in the course of fishing activities, particularly as regards reduced turnover, whereas in the case of industrial ship owners where this type of payment does not exist, the owners bear the greater part of economic difficulties.
Francija to drugačno stopnjo razlaga s tem, da obstaja pri plačilu po deležu tesna finančna solidarnost med ladjarjem in posadko glede na težave, s katerimi se srečujejo pri ribolovu, zlasti kar zadeva izpad prometa, medtem ko pri industrijski opremi, za katero ta vrsta plačila ne obstaja, največji del gospodarskih težav nosijo ladjarji.
The procedures for the reduction of the contributions owed to the MSA for fish farmers covered by this scheme were defined in a circular issued by the Ministry of agriculture and fisheries on 25 April 2000.
Načini zmanjšanja prispevkov, dolgovanih MSA za ribogojce, ki jih pokriva ta sistem, so bili določeni v okrožnici ministrstva za kmetijstvo in ribištvo z dne 25. aprila 2000.
50 % of the contributions payable by fish farmers and heads of undertakings were paid for them for three twelfths of the contributions required for 1999 and for the contributions due from them for their employees for the last three months of 1999.
Zmanjšanje je ustrezalo 50-odstotnemu prevzemu plačila prispevkov, ki jih lastniki in direktorji podjetij dolgujejo za tri dvanajstine prispevkov za leto 1999, in prispevkov, ki so jih dolžni plačati za svoje zaposlene za plače zadnjih treh mesecev leta 1999.
The total value of these exemptions was FRF 119 million (EUR 18,2 million).
Te oprostitve so znašale 119 milijonov francoskih frankov (18,2 milijona eurov).
Reasons for initiating the formal investigation procedure
Razlogi za začetek uradnega postopka preiskave
The measures described in sections A and B were adopted in response to the pollution caused by the wreck of the petrol tanker Erika on 12 December 1999 and the violent storm of 26 and 27 December 1999.
Ukrepi, opisani v oddelkih A in B, so bili sprejeti po onesnaženju zaradi brodoloma tankerja Erika12. decembra 1999 in hudem neurju 26. in 27. decembra 1999.
They were analysed in the light of Article 87(2)(b) of the Treaty, which states that aid is compatible with the common market if it is granted ‘to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences.’
Analizirani so bili glede na člen 87(2)(b) Pogodbe, ki pravi, da so „pomoči za odpravo škode, nastale zaradi naravnih nesreč ali drugih izrednih dogodkov“, skladne s skupnim trgom.
The pollution following the shipwreck of the Erika can be described as an exceptional occurrence within the meaning of this Article.
Dejansko se lahko na eni strani onesnaženje, ki je sledilo brodolomu tankerja Erika, označi kot izredni dogodek v smislu omenjenega člena.
Equally, the extreme and unaccustomed violence of the storm of 26 and 27 December 1999 qualifies it to be described as a natural disaster.
Na drugi strani se lahko neurje 26. in 27. decembra 1999 zaradi izjemne in neobičajne moči označi kot naravna nesreča.
The Commission’s role in this context is to establish whether there was over-compensation for the damage caused by these events.
V zvezi s tem je vloga Komisije preveriti, ali ni bila kompenzacija škode, nastale zaradi teh dogodkov, prekomerna.
The measures for which the formal investigation procedure was initiated are the exemption from social security contributions for the first quarter of 2000 (or an average quarter), the reduction in financial charges and the exemption from State fees.
Ukrepi, za katere se je začel uradni postopek preiskave, so oprostitev socialnih prispevkov za prvo četrtletje 2000 (ali povprečno četrtletje), finančne olajšave in oprostitev državnih pristojbin.
The social security contributions exemption measure was applied after examination by the compensation unit of the situation of each undertaking that might qualify for it.
Ukrep oprostitve socialnih prispevkov se je izvedel potem, ko je center za nadomestilo škode obravnaval položaj podjetij, ki so bila morebitni upravičenci.
The duration of the exemption was graded, from one to three months, depending on the damage suffered.
Trajanje oprostitve od enega do treh mesecev se je prilagodilo glede na utrpelo škodo.
This exemption measure was additional to other measures (application of the agricultural disaster scheme, aid for rebuilding equipment and stock and advances on compensation to be paid by the IOPCF).
Ta ukrep oprostitve je dopolnil druge sprejete ukrepe (izvedbo sistema za odpravo posledic škode v kmetijstvu zaradi naravnih nesreč, pomoči za obnovo materiala in zalog ter predplačila odškodnine, ki jo mora nakazati FIPOL).
On the basis of the information provided, the Commission did not feel able to confirm that this exemption from social security contributions had not, overall, involved compensation over and above the damage suffered.
Komisija je glede na dobljene informacije ocenila, da ni sposobna preveriti, ali je bila kompenzacija škode s to oprostitvijo socialnih prispevkov na splošno prekomerna.