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The BfB buys the alcohol at statutorily guaranteed prices, rectifies it [12] and sells it at market prices.
BfB kupi alkohol po zakonsko zajamčenih cenah, ga rektificira [12] in proda po tržnih cenah.
This does not include grain brandy.
Izvzeto je žitno žganje.
In the case of grain brandy, Deutsche Kornbranntwein-Vermarktung GmbH (‘DKV’, German Grain Brandy Marketing) [13], founded on 14 June 1930, was given a similar task to the BfB by the Law of 2 May 1976, but only for the buying-up and marketing of grain brandy.
Za žitno žganje je z Zakonom z dne 2. maja 1976 podobno nalogo kot BfB prejela nemška družba za trženje žitnega žganja Kornbranntwein-Vermarktung GmbH – („DKV“) [13], ustanovljena 14. junija 1930, vendar izključno za nakup in trženje žitnega žganja.
The 1976 Law granted DKV the exclusive right to purchase the bulk of domestic grain brandy production at statutorily guaranteed prices which cover the costs [14] of the producers, whether industrial or agricultural, and to market the grain brandy at market prices, if necessary after conversion and/or rectification.
Z Zakonom iz leta 1976 je DKV prejela izključno pravico za prevzem največjega dela domače produkcije žitnega žganja po zakonsko zajamčenih cenah, ki krijejo stroške proizvajalcev, industrijskih ali kmetijskih [14], ter za trženje žitnega žganja po tržnih cenah, po potrebi po njegovi predelavi in/ali rektifikaciji.
Up to the year 2000, over 80 % of the grain brandy produced in Germany was marketed by DKV, and the other 20 % by the distilleries themselves [15].
Do leta 2000 je 80 % žitnega žganja, proizvedenega v Nemčiji, tržila DKV, ostalih 20 % pa žganjarne same [15].
In return for performing the statutory duty transferred to it in Article 82 of the Spirits Monopoly Law, DKV receives a consideration, which in the absence of a market price is determined in accordance with the Basic principles of pricing public contracts on a total production cost basis (LSP).
DKV v zameno za izpolnjevanje zakonske naloge, ki ji jo nalaga člen 82 Zakona o alkoholnem monopolu, prejema povračilo, ki je zaradi neupoštevanja tržne cene izračunano v skladu s Smernicami za določanje cen pri javnih naročilih na podlagi lastnih stroškov (LSP).
The German grain brandy producers entitled to aid are obliged to deliver to DKV quantities corresponding to their distillation rights, which are determined annually by the government agencies.
Nemški proizvajalci žitnega žganja, ki so upravičeni do pomoči, so zavezani, da družbi DKV dostavljajo proizvode v višini svojih pravic za žganje, ki jih vsako leto določijo vladne službe.
They may also produce a larger quantity of alcohol, but without a price guarantee.
Lahko proizvajajo tudi večjo količino alkohola, za katero pa ni več zajamčene cene.
The agricultural distilleries (in contrast to the commercial ones, for obvious reasons) have a statutory duty to process the materials (grain) which they produce themselves and to use the by-products of distillation in their farming operations, e.g. feeding the stillage to cattle and using the slurry as fertiliser.
Kmetijske žganjarne so (iz očitnih razlogov v nasprotju z industrijskimi žganjarnami) po zakonu zavezane, da predelajo prvine (žito), ki jih proizvedejo same, in stranske proizvode, nastale pri destilaciji, izkoristijo nadalje v svojem kmetijskem obratu, t.j. na primer drože, nastale pri destilaciji, uporabijo za živinsko krmo, gnojevko pa za gnojilo.
Some distilleries/producers, however, also exploit and market all or part of their production themselves, without making use of DKV.
Nekatere žganjarne/proizvajalci pa izkoriščajo in tržijo svojo celotno ali del proizvodnje tudi same, ne da bi se obrnili na DKV.
Where this is the case, they receive from DKV, as part of the distillation rights granted to them, the equivalent of the rectification, storage and marketing costs which DKV has saved.
V tem primeru v okviru pravic za žganje, ki so jim dodeljene, od DKV prejmejo protivrednost stroškov rektifikacije, skladiščenja in trženja, ki jih je DKV prihranila.
These producers, therefore, are placed on an equal financial footing with those who deliver their production to DKV.
Ti proizvajalci so torej v finančnem smislu enakovredni tistim, ki svojo proizvodnjo predajo DKV.
In the HsanG, amendments were made to the monopoly in order to reduce the aid.
S HSanG so bile opravljene spremembe monopola z namenom omejitve pomoči.
First of all, the group of recipients was restricted and the mechanism for allocating the aid partly revised.
Kot prvo je bil omejen krog prejemnikov pomoči in deloma je bil spremenjen mehanizem za dodeljevanje pomoči.
Following the entry into force of the HsanG, only the agricultural distilleries qualify fully for the old scheme, since under Article 40(5) of the amended Spirits Monopoly Law the distillation rights of the commercial distilleries for the operating years 2000/2001 to 2005/2006 were fixed at 50 % of the regular distillation rights [16].
Po začetku veljavnosti HSanG so ugodnosti starega programa v celoti deležne izključno kmetijske žganjarne, saj so bile v skladu s členom 40(5) spremenjenega Zakona o alkoholnem monopolu pravice za žganje za industrijske žganjarne za poslovna leta od 2000/2001 do 2005/2006 določene na 50 od 100 običajnih pravic za žganje [16].
After the transitional period up to 2005/2006 provided for in the statute, only the agricultural distilleries are eligible for aid.
Po zakonsko predvidenem prehodnem roku do poslovnega leta 2005/2006 so do pomoči upravičene le še kmetijske žganjarne.
The industrial distilleries, which under Article 58a of the Spirits Monopoly Law as amended by the HSanG may no longer be part of the monopoly at all after the 2006/2007 operating year, i.e. after 30 September 2006, may, however, already leave the monopoly voluntarily as from 2001.
Industrijske žganjarne, ki v skladu s členom 58a Zakona o alkoholnem monopolu, spremenjenega s HsanG, po poslovnem letu 2006/2007, t.j. po 30. septembru 2006, sploh ne smejo več biti udeležene pri monopolu, pa se lahko že po letu 2001 prostovoljno izključijo iz monopola.
To offset the inevitable losses of the industrial distilleries, the legislator has provided that those who leave the monopoly early will receive compensatory payments.
Da bi izravnala neizogibne izgube pri industrijskih žganjarnah, je zakonodajna oblast predvidela, da morajo tisti, ki so se predčasno izključili iz monopola, prejeti zneske izravnave.
For this reason, many of the industrial distilleries have opted to leave the monopoly early.
Iz tega razloga se je večina industrijskih žganjarn odločila za predčasno izključitev iz monopola.
On grounds of equal treatment, agricultural distilleries too may apply under the Law to leave the monopoly, in which case they receive the same compensatory payments as the industrial distilleries.
Zaradi enakega obravnavanja lahko po zakonu na prošnjo monopol zapustijo tudi kmetijske žganjarne; v tem primeru prejmejo enake zneske izravnave kot industrijske žganjarne.
DKV will carry out the task transferred to it by the Law of 2 May 1976 up to 30 September 2006; thereafter the BfB could take over its role.
DKV mora do 30. septembra 2006 izpolniti nalogo, ki ji je bila dodeljena z Zakonom z dne 2. maja 1976; zatem bi lahko svojo nalogo prevzela BfB.
Description of the aid
Opis zadevnih pomoči
Offsetting production costs
Izravnava proizvodnih stroškov
The dismantling of the spirits import monopoly in the second half of the 1970s and the opening-up of the market led immediately to a significant increase in German imports of spirits and at the same time to a significant decline in the selling price of spirits, without a noticeable fall in the manufacturers' prices.
Odprava monopola izvoza alkohola v drugi polovici 70-ih let prejšnjega stoletja in odprtje trga sta nemudoma privedla do občutnega povečanja nemškega uvoza alkohola in hkrati do občutnega znižanja prodajnih cen alkohola, ne da bi se to znižanje cen pokazalo tudi pri proizvajalcih.
The monopoly adapted (through DKV and the BfB) to the new market conditions and lowered its own selling prices to a competitive level.
Monopol se je (prek DKV in BfB) prilagodil novim tržnim pogojem in svoje prodajne cene spustil na konkurenčno raven.
Thus the selling price of alcohol declined from an average of DEM 333/hl in 1976 to DEM 115/hl in 1999/2000.
Prodajna cena alkohola je tako s povprečnih 333 DEM/hl v letu 1976 padla na 115 DEM/hl v obdobju 1999/2000.
For 1999/2000, the statutory purchase price which DKV had to pay the grain distilleries was DEM 263 per hl alcohol (compared with DEM 296/hl paid by the BfB to producers of other spirit).
Za obdobje 1999/2000 je zakonsko določena prevzemna cena, ki jo je morala proizvajalcem žitnega žganja plačati DKV, znašala 263 DEM na hektoliter alkohola (v primerjavi z 296 DEM/hl, ki jo BfG plačuje proizvajalcem drugih vrst žganja).
The purchase price is calculated in such a way as to cover the producers' costs.
Ta prevzemna cena je izračunana tako, da so stroški proizvajalcev kriti.
The reference costs are the average production costs of a conscientious producer per hectolitre of alcohol.
Referenčni stroški tvorijo povprečne proizvodne stroške vestnega proizvajalca za en hektoliter alkohola.
In the same period, the selling price for grain brandy through DKV was DEM 157/hl alcohol (as against DEM 93/hl for neutral alcohol).
V istem obdobju je prodajna cena DKV za žitno žganje znašala 157 DEM/hl (v primerjavi s 93 DEM/hl za nevtralni alkohol).
The compensation system is thus clearly intended to soften the impact of a shortfall on affecting the spirits distribution monopoly and hence DKV as well.
Dokazano je, da je tako cilj sistema izravnave odpraviti posledice primanjkljaja, ki bremeni monopol prodaje alkohola in s tem tudi DKV.
According to Germany, the subsidies paid to the grain distilleries for the period 1 October 1999 to 30 September 2000 amounted to DEM 36,6 million (EUR 18,7 million).
Po navedbah Nemčije so subvencije, dodeljene proizvajalcem žitnega žganja za obdobje med 1. oktobrom in 30. septembrom 1999, znašale 36,6 milijonov DEM (18,7 milijonov EUR).
The difference between the purchase price and the selling price in the market (market price) clearly constitutes an aid.
Razlika med nabavno in prodajno ceno na trgu (tržna cena) nedvomno predstavlja pomoč.
This is not disputed by Germany.
Tega Nemčija ne izpodbija.
Compensatory amounts in the event of early withdrawal from the monopoly
Zneski izravnave pri predčasni izključitvi iz monopola
The system provided for in Article 58a of the Spirits Monopoly Law will make it easier for the grain distilleries to leave the monopoly.
Sistem, predviden v členu 58a Zakona o alkoholnem monopolu, naj bi proizvajalcem žitnega žganja olajšal izstop iz monopola.
As already explained above (see paragraph 22), distilleries which are prepared to leave the monopoly early receive, in return for leaving of their own free will and instead of the operating aid for offsetting production costs, degressive compensatory amounts up to September 2006, which in each case are paid out in the first four months of an operating year.
Kot je bilo navedeno že zgoraj (glej odstavek 22), žganjarne, ki so se pripravljene predčasno izključiti iz monopola, v zameno za predčasen izstop in namesto pomoči za tekoče poslovanje za izravnavo proizvodnih stroškov do septembra 2006 prejemajo upadajoče porazdeljene zneske izravnave, ki se jih vsakokrat izplača v prvih štirih mesecih poslovnega leta.
The compensatory amounts enable producers which would like to do so to continue operating in the ‘open’ grain brandy market despite leaving the monopoly [17].
Z zneski izravnave imajo proizvajalci, ki to želijo, možnost, da se kljub izključitvi iz monopola še naprej udejstvujejo na tako imenovanem „prostem“ trgu žitnega žganja [17].
This is therefore a deflection of existing aid, which can be used by the producers in whatever way they want.
Gre torej za preusmeritev prej obstoječih pomoči, ki jo proizvajalci lahko uporabljajo po lastni volji.
It will be noted that virtually all industrial and some agricultural distilleries have chosen this alternative.
Ne gre pozabiti, da so to možnost izbrale skoraj vse industrijske in tudi nekatere kmetijske žganjarne.
Funding the aid
Financiranje pomoči
The deficit from the difference between the purchase price and the sale of the products at the market price in Germany is covered from Federal budget resources.
Primanjkljaj kot posledico razlike med nabavno ceno in prodajo proizvodov po nemški tržni ceni krijejo sredstva iz zveznega proračuna.
To offset this, alcohol duty was raised.
Zaradi tega je bil povišan davek na alkohol.
This is a consumption tax which is levied on both domestic and imported alcohol.
Gre za trošarino, ki se odmerja tako na domač kot na uvožen alkohol.
Market in figures
Trg v številkah
At the end of the 1999/2000 operating year (before the Law was introduced) there were 68 industrial and 409 agricultural distilleries, which produced a total of 253000 hectolitres of grain brandy.
Ob koncu poslovnega leta 1999/2000 (pred uvedbo Zakona) je bilo 68 industrijskih ter 409 kmetijskih žganjarn, ki so skupaj proizvedle 253000 hektolitrov žitnega žganja.
At 1 October 2001, in the wake of the reform, there were only 11 industrial distilleries still operating in the market, with a total production of 5000 hectolitres.
oktobra 2001 je bilo po spremembi na trgu dejavnih le še 11 industrijskih žganjarn s skupno proizvodnjo 5000 hektolitrov.
The number of agricultural distilleries had fallen to 340, with a total production of 142000 hectolitres.
Število kmetijskih žganjarn se je zmanjšalo na 340, skupna proizvodnja pa je znašala 142000 hektolitrov.
The 57 industrial distilleries that had left the monopoly early had received compensatory amounts totalling EUR 5,9 million at the end of the 2001/2002 operating year, the six agricultural ones EUR 0,6 million. The 47 distilleries that market their output themselves (total of 5400 hl grain brandy) received EUR 315000 in aid for this purpose. Lastly, in the 2001/2002 operating year, DKV received a grant of EUR 6,6 million.
57 industrijskih žganjarn, ki so se predčasno izključile iz monopola, je ob koncu poslovnega leta 2001/2002 skupaj prejelo zneske izravnave v višini 5,9 milijona EUR, šest kmetijskih žganjarn pa 0,6 milijona EUR. 47 žganjarn, ki svojo proizvodnjo (skupaj 5400 hektolitrov žitnega žganja) tržijo same, so v ta namen prejele pomoči v višini 315000 EUR. Nazadnje pa je DKV v poslovnem letu 2001/2002 prejela subvencijo v višini 6,6 milijona EUR.
Comments from third parties
Pripombe tretjih strank
After publication of the decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission received 54 replies from third parties, including natural persons, undertakings, federations and trade associations.
Po objavi sklepa o začetku postopka je Komisija prejela 54 stališč s strani tretjih strank, med njimi fizičnih oseb, podjetij, zvez in poklicnih združenj.
The overwhelming majority (47) reject the measures proposed by the Commission, which form the starting point for the procedure; three replies were positive in part, and four wholly so.
Prevladujoča večina (47) zavrača ukrepe, ki jih je predlagala Komisija in predstavljajo izhodišče za ta postopek; tri stališča so deloma pozitivna, štiri pa v celoti.
The four positive replies were submitted by representatives of the spirits industry.
Štiri pozitivna stališča izvirajo od predstavnikov industrije žganih pijač.
They even consider that the Commission did not go far enough in its decision to initiate the procedure and that the German spirits monopoly must be thoroughly reformed.
Ti so celo mnenja, da Komisija v svoji odločitvi za sprožitev postopka še ni ukrepala dovolj in da je treba alkoholni monopol temeljito spremeniti.
Agricultural producers
Kmetijski proizvajalci
All 35 agricultural distilleries reject the Commission's position.
Vseh 35 kmetijskih žganjarn je stališče Komisije sprejelo odklonilno.
Most are small family farms.
Pri večini gre za mala kmetijska družinska podjetja.
The Commission's view that grain brandy is an industrial product is disputed by all.
V splošnem izpodbijajo mnenje Komisije, da gre pri žitnem žganju za industrijski proizvod.
In their opinion it is clearly an agricultural product.
Po njihovem mnenju gre nedvomno za kmetijski proizvod.
Also criticised is the concept ‘grain brandy’ used by the Commission: a more appropriate name for the product delivered to DKV would be ‘raw alcohol’ or ‘grain raw alcohol’.
Kritika je namenjena tudi pojmu, ki ga uporablja Komisija, „žitno žganje“ („Kornbranntwein“); ustreznejši izraz za proizvod, dostavljen DKV, naj bi bil surovi alkohol („Rohalkohol“) ali tudi žitni surovi alkohol „Kornrohalkohol“.
The alcohol delivered to DKV is not a drinkable product but must be processed further or rectified.
Alkohol, dostavljen DKV, namreč ni piten proizvod, temveč ga je treba še predelati oziroma rektificirati.
Some also argue that the situation of the agricultural producers cannot be compared with that of the industrial firms, because they are not subject to the same constraints.
V določeni meri trdijo, da položaj kmetijskih proizvajalcev ni primerljiv s položajem industrijskih proizvajalcev, saj niso podvrženim enakim obveznostim.
In this respect, a detailed description is given of the different stages of grain brandy production, which is based on a recycling system (grain cultivation, distillation, use of the stillage as cattle feed, use of the slurry as fertiliser for grain cultivation) that requires strictly ecological methods.
V tej zvezi so podrobno obravnavane različne stopnje procesa proizvodnje žitnega žganja, ki izhaja iz sistema krožnega gospodarjenja (pridelovanje žita, žganje, uporaba drož za živilsko krmo, uporaba gnojevke za gnojilo pri pridelovanju žita), ki zahteva strogo ekološko postopanje.
The agricultural distilleries therefore consider that in their case the provisions of the EC Treaty relating to agricultural products must continue to apply and that they would inevitably be at a disadvantage compared with agricultural firms which deliver their alcohol to the BfB if, instead, the stricter competition rules in the EC Treaty were to apply to them.
Kmetijske žganjarne so tako mnenja, da bi bilo v njihovem primeru še naprej treba uporabljati predpise Pogodbe ES, ki veljajo za kmetijske proizvode, in da so neizogibno v slabšem položaju kot kmetijski obrati, ki svoj alkohol predajo BfB, če se namesto tega zanje uporabljajo strožja pravila o konkurenci Pogodbe ES.
The end of the monopoly from 1 January 2004 would certainly be disastrous for them, since many of them had made investments which they would then no longer see mature.
Odprava monopola s 1. januarjem 2004 jih bo zagotovo uničila, saj so mnoge izmed njih opravile naložbe, katerim potem ne bodo več kos.
In addition, in some cases, the distillery was the centre of the farm and if it ceased to operate, the whole business would fold.
Poleg tega je žganjarna v nekaterih primerih osrednji del kmetijskega obrata, zaradi česar je z njenim propadom pred propadom celotni obrat.
A trade association representing the agricultural distilleries which market their own grain brandy also classifies grain brandy as an agricultural product and thinks that the Commission should accept this.
Tudi poklicno združenje, ki zastopa kmetijske žganjarne, ki žitno žganje tržijo same, slednjega uvršča med kmetijske proizvode in meni, da Komisija temu ne sme oporekati.
Lastly, several replies argue that the aid measures could not distort competition and affect trade between Member States, since grain brandy is an alcohol that can be produced only in the German language area.
Nazadnje je v številnih komentarjih zavzeto mnenje, da ukrepi pomoči ne morejo izkrivljati konkurence in ovirati trgovine med državami članicami, saj je žitno žganje alkohol, ki se lahko proizvaja le na nemškem jezikovnem območju.
The complainant and the industrial distilleries
Pritožnica in industrijske žganjarne
The Association of Industrial Grain Distilleries criticises the initiation of the procedure because it is proposed to do away with all aid of whatever type, both for agricultural and industrial distilleries.
Delovna skupina industrijskih proizvajalcev žitnega žganja odločitev o sprožitvi postopka kritizira, ker je v njem predlagana ukinitev vseh vrst pomoči, tako v korist kmetijskih kot tudi industrijskih žganjarn.
They set the procedure in motion but regret that the Commission should call into question the compensatory amounts for industrial distilleries, which were conceived as an incentive for leaving the monopoly early.
Sprožila je postopek, vendar obžaluje, da Komisija dvomi v zneske izravnave za industrijske žganjarne, ki naj bi bili spodbuda za predčasen izstop iz monopola.
In the complainant's view, the compensatory amounts did not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 87(1).
Zneski izravnave po mnenju pritožnice ne predstavljajo pomoči v smislu člena 87(88) Pogodbe ES.
Rather, they are the counterpart of the distillation rights, which in contrast to the agricultural distilleries they would have to surrender.
Prej gre za protivrednost pravic za žganje, katerim se morajo odreči industrijske žganjarne, ne pa tudi kmetijske.
The authorisation of the compensatory amounts provided for in the HsanG was desirable simply in order to protect legitimate expectations and was also essential for giving the distilleries concerned the opportunity, until the expiry of the transitional period, to convert their operations under economically acceptable conditions, especially as the amounts were not anything like as large as the losses caused by the new Law.
Že iz razlogov zaščite zakonitih pričakovanj je bila ponujena odobritev zneskov izravnave, predvidenih v HsanG, in poleg tega nujno, da se zadevnim žganjarnam do izteka prehodnega roka ponudi priložnost, da pod gospodarsko sprejemljivimi pogoji preusmerijo svojo dejavnost, zlasti ker zneski še zdaleč niso tako veliki kot izgube, pogojene z novim zakonom.
Moreover, trade between Member States was not restricted by the payments, since there was no distortion of competition: all members of the trade association had ceased production of grain brandy, since it was impossible to survive in a subsidised market without receiving grants oneself.
Poleg tega pa izplačila ne ovirajo trgovine med državami članicami, saj ne gre za izkrivljanje konkurence, kajti vsi člani poklicnega združenja so opustili proizvodnjo žitnega žganja, ker se na subvencioniranem trgu ni mogoče uveljaviti, ne da bi subvencije prejemali oni sami.
The complainant, however, maintains its point of view that the aid for the agricultural distilleries is unlawful because of the unequal treatment.
Pritožnica pa stoji za svojim stališčem, da so pomoči za kmetijske žganjarne zaradi neenakega obravnavanja neupravičene.
Three industrial distilleries have bluntly called for the provisions of the HsanG on the payment of compensatory amounts as compensation for early departure from the monopoly to be kept.
Tri industrijske žganjarne so se oglasile neposredno z zahtevkom, da se določbe HSanG o izplačilu zneskov izravnave v zameno za predčasno izključitev iz monopola obdržijo.
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