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The derogation in Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty is subject to the condition that the aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.
Posebna pravila člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES veljajo le pod pogojem, da pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev tako, da bi škodovali skupnim interesom.
Points 35 to 39 of the guidelines state that measures must be taken to mitigate as far as possible any adverse effects of the aid on competitors.
Točke smernic 35 do 39 določajo, da je potrebno sprejeti ukrepe, ki bi zmanjšali negativen vpliv pomoči na konkurenco.
This condition usually involves limiting or reducing the firm’s presence on the relevant product markets, selling production capacity or subsidiaries, or reducing activities.
Običajno se ta pogoj konkretizira z omejitvijo ali zmanjšanjem navzočnosti podjetja na pomembnih proizvodnih trgih, z odsvojitvijo proizvodnih naprav ali hčerinskih podjetij ali z zmanjšanjem dejavnosti.
The limitation or reduction should be in proportion to the distortive effects of the aid and, in particular, to the relative importance of the firm on its market or markets.
Omejitev ali zmanjšanje mora biti v razmerju z učinki izkrivljenja, ki so posledica pomoči, in še posebej z relativno težo podjetja na svojem trgu ali trgih.
According to point 53 of the guidelines, the Commission must take the needs of regional development into account when assessing restructuring aid in assisted areas.
V skladu s členom 53 Smernic mora Komisija pri preverjanju pomoči za prestrukturiranje v regijah prejemnicah pomoči upoštevati regionalne razvojne zahteve.
The fact that an ailing firm is located in an assisted area does not, however, justify a permissive approach to aid for restructuring.
Če ima podjetje v težavah svoj sedež v regiji prejemnici pomoči, to še ni razlog za toleriranje takšne pomoči.
According to point 54, the assessment criteria in the guidelines are equally applicable to assisted areas, even when the needs of regional development are considered.
Po členu 54 Smernic veljajo ocenjevalni kriteriji Smernic tudi za regije prejemnice pomoči, čeprav upoštevamo potrebe regionalnega razvoja.
In assisted areas, however, the Commission may apply less stringent conditions as regards the capacity reduction required on markets with excess structural capacity if regional development needs justify it, with a distinction being drawn between areas eligible under Article 87(3)(a) and those eligible under Article 87(3)(c) so as to take account of the greater severity of the regional problems in the former areas.
Vsekakor lahko Komisija v teh regijah zahteva manj stroga merila, na trgih s strukturnimi presežki kapacitet lahko zmanjša kapaciteto, če to utemeljujejo potrebe regionalnega razvoja, pri čemer moramo razlikovati med območji iz člena 87(3)(a) in člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES, da bi lahko upoštevali resne regionalne težave že omenjenih regij.
As Burgenland is a region which has been consistently classified as an Objective 1 assisted area since 1995, an assisted area within the meaning of Article 87(3)(a) exists and qualifies for regional aid with an admissible maximum net aid intensity of 30 % or 35 %.
Ker je Gradiščanska regija, ki jo že od leta 1995 uvrščajo med regijo prejemnico pomoči 1, predstavlja regijo prejemnico pomoči v smislu člena 87(3)(a) Pogodbe ES in pri regionalni pomoči dobi od 30 % do 35 % najvišje neto subvencije.
Although BB appears to have adapted well to the economic circumstances of this assisted area as a result of its presence there for many years, it stands to reason, in the Commission’s view, that financial difficulties encountered by the bank in such areas are more acute than would be the case in an economically and industrially advanced region.
Čeprav kaže, da se je BB zaradi svoje dolgoletne prisotnosti na tem področju dobro prilagodila gospodarskim danostim te regije prejemnice pomoči, je za Komisijo razumljivo, da se finančne težave banke v takšnem okolju pokažejo v ostrejši obliki, kot bi se v gospodarsko in industrijsko dostopni regiji.
BB is a small enterprise among banks in Austria.
BB je malo podjetje med avstrijskimi bankami.
With a balance sheet value of EUR 2,9 billion and total earnings (interest, revenue, yields from securities, provisioning, net earnings from financial transactions and other operating revenue) of EUR 40,4 million in 2002 and with just under 300 employees, the bank ranks as an SME both from the viewpoint of the level of employment and on an assessment of its financial strength.
Z bilančno vsoto v vrednosti 2,9 milijard EUR, vsoto prihodkov (prihodki od obresti, prihodki iz vrednostnih papirjev, prihodki iz provizij, neto prihodki iz finančnih poslov in ostali prihodki iz delovanja) 40,4 milijonov EUR v letu 2002 in nekaj čez 300 delavcev se banka približuje iz vidika zaposlitvene ravni ter tudi iz vidika finančne moči malim in srednjim podjetjem.
It will therefore be examined below whether, in view of the bank’s small size and its location in an assisted area, the compensatory measures offered are sufficient to mitigate the distortive effects the aid has on competition.
V nadaljevanju se bo preverjalo, ali zadostujejo ponujene nasprotne aktivnosti z upoštevanjem majhnosti banke ter njenega sedeža v regiji prejemnici pomoči, za ublažitev vpliva pomoči na izkrivljanje konkurenčnosti.
As compensatory measures under the restructuring plan, Austria had initially offered to sell holdings, close a branch and desist from granting Federal loans.
Prvotno je Avstrija kot protiukrepe pri izvajanju načrta prestrukturiranja ponudila odsvojitev udeležbe, zaprtje poslovalnice in odpoved dodeljevanja zveznih posojil.
In its decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission pointed out that, for want of sufficiently detailed information, it could not make a proper assessment of the overall effect of these measures, which were in part described only in vague terms, and of their contribution and asked for further information.
Komisija je v sklepu o uvedbi postopka navedla, da ne more primerno oceniti celotnega vpliva teh, delno nejasno opisanih ukrepov in njihove vrednosti, ter da ne more podati nadaljnjih informacij zaradi pomanjkanja natančnih podatkov.
Austria subsequently provided further information on the value of the measures and their reduction effect and announced that all possible ways of offering suitable compensatory measures on the part of BB had been examined.
Avstrija je nato posredovala nadaljnje podatke o vrednosti posameznih ukrepov oz. zmanjševalnega učinka in opozorila na to, da preverjajo vse mogoče možnosti, da bi ponudili ustrezne nasprotne ukrepe BB.
Austria made the point in connection with the sale of holdings that BB had already disposed of holdings amounting to EUR 3,5 million that were not necessary for its operations in the period from 2001 to July 2003, with the result that the holdings in its portfolio as at 31 December 2000 were reduced by around one third.
Glede odsvojitve udeležbe je Avstrija navedla, da se je BB že od leta 2001 do julija 2003 ločila od udeležb, ki niso potrebne za poslovanje, v višini 3,5 milijonov EUR, s čimer so se 31. decembra 2000 udeležbe portfelja, zmanjšale za približno eno tretjino.
According to the information provided by Austria, BB, apart from the assets already disposed of, did not possess any strategic holdings or hidden reserves, something that could be ascertained from the prudential reports prepared by BB’s auditors in recent years.
Po navedbah Avstrije BB razen že poceni prodanih vrednosti nima v lasti ne strateške udeležbe niti skritih rezerv, kar se je tudi izkazalo iz poročila bančnih revizorjev v zadnjih poslovnih letih.
Further disposals of business assets would, therefore, erode BB’s substance to such an extent that its survival would be threatened.
Nadaljnja odsvojitev premoženja bi substanco BB tako težko obremenila, da bi bil obstoj banke vprašljiv.
As a reduction measure, BB closed one of its existing 17 branches (in Parndorf) as part of its restructuring.
Kot ukrep za zmanjšanje je BB v okviru prestrukturiranja eno od tedaj obstoječih 17 poslovalnic (v Parndorfu) zaprla.
Closure of the Parndorf branch was equivalent to a reduction in market presence of just under 6 %.
To ustreza zmanjšanju tržne prisotnosti za nekaj manj kot 6 %.
As regards the closure of other branches, Austria has stated that the number of BB branches now operating on the domestic market (16) is extremely small and represents a relatively low branch density in rural regions of Burgenland.
Avstrija je zaradi nadaljnjega zapiranja poslovalnic navedla, da je obstoj poslovalnic BB s sedaj samo 16 poslovalnicami zelo omejen in da priča o sorazmerni redkosti poslovalnic v podeželskih regijah Gradiščanske.
With one exception, BB had no noticeable foreign business.
BB razen ene izjeme ni sklenila nobenega pomembnega zunanjega posla.
In Sopron (Hungary) the bank had a single subsidiary which, in the light of the general situation in the banking sector, did though represent an important commitment to its future profitability and marketability in the context of international banking competition.
V Sopronu (Madžarska) ima banka edino hčerinsko podjetje, ki pa v zvezi z aktualnim splošnim položajem v bančnem sektorju predstavlja pomemben angažma njene bodoče donosnosti in tržne sposobnosti v mednarodni bančni konkurenci.
Another closure would, therefore, result in turnover losses of direct significance and in an appreciable deterioration in earnings prospects.
Dodatno zapiranje poslovalnic bi neposredno pomembno vplival na izgubo prometa in bi privedel do občutnega znižanja možnosti za donos.
In addition, Austria has promised that BB will restrict its activities by desisting from granting Federal loans.
Avstrija je dejala, da bo BB svoje dejavnosti omejila v tem smislu, da ne bo več dodeljevala zveznih posojil.
Such lending, accounting for 12 % of total lending, has become comparatively important.
Primerjalno je obseg tako dodeljenih posojil z 12 % pomemben.
It is also a particularly lucrative area of business since, given the Federal Government’s excellent credit rating as a borrower, these loans did not represent any risk for the bank and were thus not subject to any capital charges.
Poleg tega gre v tem primeru za zelo dobičkonosen posel, saj ta posojila zaradi prvovrstne zvezne bonitete za banko ne predstavljajo nobenega tveganja, zato ne rabijo izpolnjevati „podrejenih obveznosti“.
In addition, they generated considerable risk free interest earnings.
Proti tem okoliščinam govorijo tudi znatni prihodki od obresti, ki jih banka pridobi brez tveganja.
The Commission has examined these arguments and the corresponding information provided and has come to the conclusion that, given the small size of the bank and its tiny market presence, further compensatory measures would jeopardise its viability.
Komisija je te argumente ter v tej zvezi podane informacije preverila in prišla do spoznanja, da bi nadaljnji protiukrepi v zvezi z majhnostjo in z izginjanjem majhnih tržnih struktur res lahko ogrozili obstoj banke.
In addition, in past decisions on bank reorganisations, it has regarded a reduction in market presence of 10 % as sufficient in cases where the banks concerned had pursued an expansionary business policy in the years preceding their economic difficulties [10].
Komisija je v preteklosti v več odločitvah, ki so zadevale sanacijo bank, kot zadostno ocenila zmanjšanje tržne prisotnosti za 10 %, predvsem v takšnih primerih, v katerih so prizadete banke v letih pred finančnimi težavami vodile ekspanzivno gospodarsko politiko [10].
In the case of smaller banks which were still much bigger than BB, the Commission did not require any reduction in the branch network [11].
Pri majhnih bankah, ki pa so bile še vedno veliko večje kot BB, Komisija ni zahtevala zmanjšanja mreže poslovalnic [11].
In the Commission’s opinion, therefore, the compensatory measures that have already been implemented, are planned or are promised are sufficient overall to mitigate the competition-distorting effect of the aid measures in question.
Po mnenju Komisije za omilitev izkrivljanja konkurence omenjenih ukrepov pomoči zadoščajo že uresničeni, načrtovani in odobreni protiukrepi in obljubljene aktivnosti.
In the Commission’s opinion, Austria has provided sufficient evidence that the amounts of aid granted are limited to the strict minimum needed to enable restructuring to be undertaken in the light of the existing financial resources of the bank and its shareholders.
Avstrija je po mnenju Komisije v zadostni meri dokazala, da so zneski odobrenih pomoči omejeni na minimalno vsoto, potrebno za prestrukturiranje glede na razpoložljiva finančna sredstva banke in njenih delničarjev.
The bank has not been provided with surplus cash or surplus capital that could be misused for an inappropriate expansion of its business to the detriment of competitors.
Banka ni prejela dodanih likvidnih sredstev niti presežnih lastnih sredstev, ki bi jih banka lahko zlorabila za neprimerno širitev poslovanja v škodo konkurentov.
The aid of EUR 359,8 million granted to BB by the Province of Burgenland under guarantee agreements was calculated in such a way that, on the one hand, the need for a value adjustment of EUR 171 million discovered in the wake of the fraud and, on the other, the need for a value adjustment of EUR 189 million discovered during the audit of accounts receivable were covered. With core capital of EUR 80 million, these were essential to the bank’s short-term survival as otherwise the bank would have been placed under court-supervised management and the default guarantee would have been triggered.
V Garancijskem sporazumu z deželo Gradiščansko odobreni zneski pomoči za BB v višini 359,8 milijonov EUR so bili tako izračunani, da je bil pokrit znesek popravka, odkrit po primeru goljufije, v višini 171 milijonov EUR, ter znesek popravka, odkrit pri preverjanju dolžnikov, v višini 189 milijonov EUR. Vpričo osnovnega kapitala v višini 80 milijonov EUR je bil ta korak nujno potreben za kratkoročno preživetje banke, saj bi drugače prišlo do posredovanja poslovne inšpekcije ali do uresničitve jamstva.
There was, therefore, no injection of additional capital, with the result that the bank’s competitive position has not been strengthened.
Dotok dodatnih lastnih sredstev s tem ni bil povezan, tako da se konkurenčnost banke ni okrepila.
However, the Province’s guarantees for BB were alone not sufficient to preserve a satisfactory degree of solvency.
Garancija dežele za BB ni bila dovolj za ohranitev zadostne stopnje plačilne sposobnosti.
Whereas the guarantee agreements covered the necessary value adjustment in respect of the proceeds from non-performing loans, they did not take account of the shortfall in interest on bad loans, which the bank itself thus had to make good.
Medtem ko je Garancijski sporazum kril znesek popravka za zneske kreditov posojil v sili, ni upošteval brezobrestnega položaja, ki je nastal zaradi kreditnih izpadov in s katerim se je morala banka spopasti sama.
In addition, before the guarantee agreement of 20 June 2000 was concluded and at the time the annual accounts for 1999 were drawn up, BB itself made further value adjustments amounting to EUR 41 million.
Nadalje je BB pred sklenitvijo Garancijskega sporazuma z dne 20. junija 2000 in ob izdaji letnega poročila leta 1999 izvedla nadaljnje popravke vrednosti v višini 41 milijonov EUR, ki jih je sama krila.
In October 2000, following adverse publicity, a large number of customers withdrew substantial credit balances (savings and time deposits, and securities holdings) amounting to EUR 218 million and accounting for some 10 % of BB’s balance sheet value.
Oktobra 2000 je večje število strank zaradi negativne podobe v občilih iz banke umaknilo znatne vsote svojih vlog (varčevalne in vezane vloge ter vrednostne papirje) v višini 218 milijonov EUR, kar ustreza 10 % bilančne vsote BB.
These losses too had to be made good by the bank.
Tudi te izgube je banka sama pokrila.
To sum up, BB has, by its own efforts, run down all its hidden reserves and has in the last three years reduced staff costs by EUR 1 million and materials costs by 10 %.
Na koncu je potrebno zabeležiti, da je BB z lastnimi napori skrčila vse skrite rezerve ter stroške osebja v zadnjih treh letih zmanjšala za 1 milijon EUR, materialne stroške pa za 10 %.
Further cost reductions amounting to EUR 285000 are planned for 2004.
Za leto 2004 so predvidena nadaljnja znižanja stroškov v višini 285000 EUR.
In the Commission’s view, the aid has, therefore, been limited to the minimum needed.
Po mnenju Komisije je pomoč zaradi tega omejena na nujni minimum.
The aid totalling EUR 359,8 million consists of two measures: the guarantee agreement dated 20 June 2000 between the Province of Burgenland and BB (EUR 171 million plus 5 % interest) and the framework agreement of 23 October 2000, which consists for its part of a claims waiver on the part of Bank Austria for BB, a better-fortune agreement between these two contracting parties and a guarantee agreement on the part of the Province of Burgenland for BB amounting to EUR 189 million.
Pomoči v skupni vrednosti 359,8 milijonov EUR so sestavljene iz dveh ukrepov: Garancijski sporazum z dne 20. junija 2000 v prid BB v višini 171 milijonov EUR s 5 % obrestmi, ki ga je prevzela dežela Gradiščanska; okvirni sporazum z dne 23. oktobra 2000, ki je sestavljen iz odpovedi terjatvam banke Bank Austria v prid BB, kot tudi iz Sporazuma o izboljšavi stanja med obema partnerjema sporazuma ter Garancijskega sporazuma z deželo Gradiščansko v prid BB v višini 189 milijonov EUR.
All the conditions for the presence of State aid pursuant to Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty are met: State resources, treatment favouring a specific undertaking, competition-distorting effects and effect on trade between Member States.
Vse predpostavke za obstoj državne pomoči v skladu s členom 87(1) Pogodbe ES so izpolnjenje: državna sredstva, posebna ugodnost za posebno podjetje, učinek izkrivljanja konkurence in oviranje trgovanja med državami članicami.
Of the derogations from the principle that State aid is incompatible with the common market, only the derogation in Article 87(3)(c), taken in conjunction with the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty, is applicable.
Od določb o izjemah osnovnega načela nezdružljivosti državnih pomoči s skupnim trgom ni mogoče uporabiti nobene druge točke kot točke (c) iz člena 87(3) Pogodbe ES v kombinaciji s Smernicami družbe za državno pomoč pri reševanju in prestrukturiranju podjetij v težavah.
In its assessment and in the light of the criteria laid down in the guidelines, the Commission comes to the conclusion that the restructuring measures already implemented and planned are reasonable, logical and appropriate for enabling BB to restore its long-term viability.
Po njeni presoji – in po izmerjenih kriterijih Smernic – je prišla Komisija do zaključka, da so že izvedeni in načrtovani ukrepi za prestrukturiranje razumni, logični in primerni, da bi BB pomagali vzpostavit dolgoročno donosnost.
In the Commission’s view, the disposals, closures and cutbacks already implemented, planned and promised are sufficient overall to offset the competition-distorting effect of the aid measures in question.
Po mnenju Komisije zadostujejo že izvedene, načrtovane in sprejete odsvojitve, zaprtja poslovalnic in zmanjševalni ukrepi za kompenzacijo izkrivljanja konkurence v zvezi s pomočjo.
The two guarantee agreements of 20 June 2000 and 23 October 2000 are limited, in the Commission’s view, to the strict minimum needed to enable restructuring to be undertaken in the light of the existing financial resources of the bank and its shareholders.
Dva izpolnjena Garancijska sporazuma z dne 20. junija 2000 in 23. oktobra 2000 se po mnenju Komisije omejujeta na za prestrukturiranje nujno potreben minimum ob upoštevanju razpoložljivih finančnih sredstev banke in njenih delničarjev.
The bank has not, therefore, been provided with surplus cash and surplus capital which it could misuse for an inappropriate expansion of its business to the detriment of competitors,
Banki tako ne dovajajo previsokih zneskov likvidnih sredstev in previsokih lastnih sredstvih, ki bi jih lahko uporabili kot neprimerno razširitev poslovanja na škodo konkurentov –
The following State aid measures for Bank Burgenland AG (BB) are compatible with the common market:
Naslednje državne pomoči v korist Bank Burgenland AG (BB) so združljive s skupnim trgom:
the guarantee agreement of 20 June 2000 on the part of the Province of Burgenland amounting to EUR 171 million plus 5 % interest;
Garancijski sporazum z dne 20. junija 2000 v višini 171 milijonov EUR s 5 % obrestmi, sklenjen z Gradiščansko;
the framework agreement of 23 October 2000, which comprises a guarantee agreement on the part of the Province of Burgenland amounting to EUR 189 million.
Okvirni sporazum z dne 23. oktobra 2000, ki vsebuje garancijski sporazum z Gradiščansko v višini 189 milijonov EUR.
Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.
Uredba, kakor je bila spremenjena z Aktom o pristopu 2003.
OJ C 189, 9.8.2003, p. 13.
UL C 189, 9.8.2003, str. 13.
OJ C 37, 11.2.2004, p. 5.
UL C 37, 11.2.2004, str. 5.
In 2002 it had a balance sheet value of some EUR 2,9 billion.
Leta 2002 je imela BB bilančno vsoto v znesku približno 2,9 milijarde EUR.
Judgment of the Court of Justice of 14 September 1994, Joined Cases C-278/92, C-279/92 and C-280/92, Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities [1994] ECR I-4103.
Sodba Sodišča Evropskih skupnosti z dne. 14. septembra 1994 pri združenih primerih C-278-280/92, Španija/Komisija, PSES 1994, str. I-4103.
Cases C-278/92, C-279/92 and C-280/92 Spain v Commission [1994] ECR I-4103, paragraph 22.
Sodba z dne 14. septembra 1994, zadeve C-278/92, C-279/92 in C-280/92 Španija proti Komisiji [1994] ZOdl. I-4103, odstavek 22.
Commission Decision 99/288/EC of 29 July 1998 giving conditional approval to the aid granted by Italy to Banco di Napoli (OJ L 116, 4.5.1999, p. 36) and Commission Decision 2000/600/EC of 10 November 1999 conditionally approving the aid granted by Italy to the public banks Banco di Sicilia and Sicilcassa (OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 21).
Odločba Komisije 99/288/ES z dne 29. julija 1998 s katero je dana pogojna odobritev za pomoč, ki jo je Italija dodelila Banco di Napoli (UL L 116, 4.5.1999, str. 36) in Odločba Komisije 2000/600/ES z dne 10. novembra 1999 s katero je bila pogojno odobrena pomoč, ki jo je Italija dodelila javnim bankam Banco di Sicilia in Sicilcassa (UL L 256, 10.10.2000, str. 21).
Commission Decision 1999/508/EC of 14 October 1998 conditionally approving aid granted by France to Société Marseillaise de Crédit (OJ L 198, 30.7.1999, p. 1) and Commission Decision 2001/89/EC of 23 June 1999 conditionally approving aid granted by France to Crédit Foncier de France (OJ L 34, 3.2.2001, p. 36).
Odločba Komisije 1999/508/ES z dne 14. oktobra 1998 s katero je bila pogojno odobrena pomoč, ki jo je Francija dodelila Societé Marseillaise de Crédit (UL L 198, 30.7.1999, str. 1) in Odločba Komisije 2001/89/ES z dne 23. junija 1999 s katero je bila pogojno odobrena pomoč, ki jo je Francija dodelila Crédit Foncier de France (UL L 34, 3.2.2001, str. 36).
By decision of the Provincial Government of 12 November 2003 (Zl. 3-12I/48-2003), the corresponding measures for initiating the sale were put in place.
S sklepom deželne vlade št. 3-12I/48-2003 z dne 12. novembra 2003 so bili pripravljeni odločilni ukrepi za uvedbo prodajnega postopka.
It is, however, uncertain how Austria arrives at a figure of EUR 247 million. In its judgment in Hytasa [8], the European Court of Justice ruled that ‘a distinction must be drawn between the obligations which the State must assume as owner of the share capital of a company and its obligations as a public authority’.
Vprašljivo pa je, kako avstrijski organi sploh izračunajo znesek 247 milijonov EUR. V svoji sodbi Hytasa [8] je Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti razsodilo, da je treba razlikovati med obveznostmi, „ki jih mora država prevzeti kot lastnica delniškega kapitala gospodarske družbe in njenimi obveznostmi kot organa oblasti“.