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Having requested an extension of the time limit for responding by fax of 1 December 2001 (registered on 3 December 2001 under A/39535), which was granted by letter of 7 December 2001 (D/55104), Ireland commented on the Commission's decision by letter of 8 January 2002 (registered on 11 January 2002 under SG(2002)A/490).
Irska je po tem, ko je po telefaksu dne 1. decembra 2001 (evidentiranim 3. decembra 2001 pod številko A/39535) zaprosila za podaljšanje roka za odgovor, kar je bilo odobreno v dopisu z dne 7. decembra 2001 (D/55104), v dopisu z dne 8. januarja 2002 (evidentiranim 11. januarja 2002 pod številko SG(2002)A/490) odgovorila na odločitev Komisije.
The Commission requested further information by letter of 18 February 2002 (D/50686).
Komisija je v dopisu z dne 18. februarja 2002 (D/50686) zahtevala nadaljnje informacije.
Having requested an extension of the time limit for responding by fax of 19 March 2002), Ireland answered by letter of 26 April 2002 (registered on 29 April 2002 under A/33141).
Irska je po tem, ko je po telefaksu dne 19. marca 2002 zaprosila za podaljšanje roka za odgovor, odgovorila v dopisu z dne 26. aprila 2002 (evidentiranim 29. aprila 2002 pod številko A/33141).
Having requested an extension of the time limit for responding by letter of 21 November 2001 (registered on 23 November 2001 under A/39207), which was granted by letter of 29 November 2001 (D/54945), France commented on the Commission's decision by letter of 12 February 2002 (registered on 13 February 2002 under A/31100).
Francija je po tem, ko je v dopisu z dne 21. novembra 2001 (evidentiranim 23. novembra 2001 pod številko A/39207) zaprosila za podaljšanje roka za odgovor, kar je bilo odobreno v dopisu z dne 29. novembra 2001 (D/54945), v dopisu z dne 12. februarja 2002 (evidentiranim 13. februarja 2002 pod številko A/31100) odgovorila na odločitev Komisije.
Italy commented on the Commission's decision by letter of 6 February 2002 (registered on 12 February 2002 under A/31091).
Italija je na odločitev Komisije odgovorila v dopisu z dne 6. februarja 2002 (evidentiranim 12. februarja 2002 pod številko A/31091).
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES CONCERNED
PODROBEN OPIS ZADEVNIH UKREPOV
Alumina is a white powder principally used in smelters to produce aluminium.
Aluminijev oksid je bel prašek, ki se v glavnem uporablja v talilnicah za proizvodnjo aluminija.
It is produced out of bauxite ore by a refining process, the last step of which consists in calcination.
Proizvaja se iz boksitne rude s postopkom rafiniranja, pri čemer zadnja faza sestoji iz kalcinacije.
More than 90 % of the calcinated alumina is used in the smelting of aluminium metal.
Več kot 90 % kalciniranega aluminijevega oksida se uporabi pri taljenju kovinskega aluminija.
The remainder is further processed and used in chemical applications.
Ostanek se nadalje predela in uporabi pri kemijskih postopkih.
In several merger decisions [13], the Commission has found that there are two separate product markets: smelter-grade alumina (hereinafter ‘SGA’) and chemical-grade alumina (hereinafter ‘CGA’).
Komisija je v številnih odločbah o združitvi [13] ugotovila, da obstajata dva ločena proizvodna trga za: aluminijev oksid, primeren za talilnice (v nadaljnjem besedilu „SGA“) in aluminijev oksid, primeren za kemično uporabo (v nadaljnjem besedilu „CGA“).
CGA is a much higher value-added product than SGA.
CGA je produkt z mnogo višjo dodano vrednostjo kakor SGA.
While the geographical market for SGA is worldwide, that for CGA is not wider than Europe.
Medtem ko je geografski trg za SGA svetoven, obsega trg za CGA zgolj Evropo.
The measures to which this Decision relates consist of full exemptions from the excise duty on industrial heavy oil.
Ukrepi, na katere se nanaša ta odločba, sestojijo iz popolne oprostitve plačila trošarine za industrijska težka olja.
The national legislation provides for exemptions for fuel oil used for alumina production throughout the territory of the Member States concerned.
Nacionalna zakonodaja predvideva oprostitve za kurilno olje, uporabljeno v proizvodnji aluminijevega oksida na celotnem ozemlju zadevnih držav članic.
However, at least until the moment that Directive 2003/96/EC became applicable, Ireland, France and Italy had to ensure that the advantage was granted only in the regions specified in the Council Decisions referred to in recitals (1), (2) and (3).
Vendar so morale Irska, Francija in Italija vsaj do začetka uporabe Direktive 2003/96/ES zagotoviti, da se ta ugodnost odobri zgolj v regijah, določenih v Odločbah Sveta, navedenih v uvodnih izjavah (1), (2) in (3).
Decision 2001/224/EC authorised the exemptions until the end of 2006.
Odločba 2001/224/ES je oprostitve dovolila do konca leta 2006.
The Member States concerned have not indicated whether they wish to prolong the exemption beyond 2006.
Zadevne države članice niso sporočile, ali želijo, da se oprostitve podaljšajo po letu 2006.
Since Directive 2003/96/EC does not apply to heavy fuel used for the production of alumina, such a prolongation would not require the authorisation of the Council.
Ker se Direktiva 2003/96/ES ne uporablja za težko gorivo, uporabljeno za proizvodnjo aluminijevega oksida, za takšno podaljšanje ni potrebno dovoljenje Sveta.
In 1999, the excise tax rates normally applicable in Ireland, France and Italy amounted to EUR 13.45, EUR 16.78 and EUR 46.48 per tonne of heavy oil respectively, but the latter two rates have since been increased.
Leta 1999 so stopnje trošarine, veljavne na Irskem, v Franciji in Italiji, znašale 13,45 EUR, 16,78 EUR oziroma 46,48 EUR na tono težkega olja, vendar sta se zadnji dve stopnji od takrat povišali.
There is only one producer of alumina in each of the Member States concerned.
V vsaki zadevni državi članici je samo en proizvajalec aluminijevega oksida.
The beneficiary of the Irish exemption is Aughinish.
Upravičenec irske oprostitve je Aughinish.
It is located in the Shannon region and now belongs to the Glencore group, a diversified resources group with world-wide activities in mining, smelting, refining, processing and trading of minerals and metals, energy products and agricultural products.
Družba ima sedež v regiji Shannon in je zdaj v lasti skupine Glencore, skupine z razpršenimi viri in z dejavnostmi, kot so miniranje, taljenje, rafiniranje, predelava in prodaja mineralov in kovin, energentov ter kmetijskih produktov po vsem svetu.
Glencore's turnover in the fiscal year 2003 was USD 54700 million [14].
Dobiček skupine Glencore v poslovnem letu 2003 je znašal 54700 milijonov USD [14].
Since late 1997, Eurallumina has been a cooperative joint venture between Comalco Ltd (56,2 %) and Glencore (43,8 %).
Od konca leta 1997 je Eurallumina sodelovalno skupno podjetje med Comalco Ltd (56,2 %) in Glencore (43,8 %).
Comalco sells more than 820000 tonnes of primary aluminium products per annum and its turnover in 2002 was USD 256 millions.
Comalco letno proda več kot 820000 ton primarnih izdelkov iz aluminija, njegov dobiček v letu 2002 pa je znašal 256 milijonov USD.
One of its four aluminium smelters is located in the Community, namely Anglesey in the United Kingdom.
Ena izmed njegovih štirih talilnic je v Skupnosti, to je talilnica Anglesey v Združenem kraljestvu.
Comalco is a fully owned subsidiary of the Rio Tinto group, which has worldwide activities in finding, mining and processing mineral resources [15].
Podružnica Comalco je v izključni lasti skupine Rio Tinto, ki se ukvarja z iskanjem, miniranjem in predelavo mineralnih virov po vsem svetu [15].
The plant in Sardinia produces alumina for the account of the joint venture participants who take the production in proportion to their shares in the consortium.
Tovarna na Sardiniji proizvaja aluminijev oksid za račun udeležencev skupnega podjetja, katerim pripada proizvodnja aluminijevega oksida sorazmerno z njihovim deležem v konzorciju.
Part of the alumina produced (about 25 %) is used in the nearby Alcoa primary aluminium smelter, for which Eurallumina is the sole supplier.
Del proizvedenega aluminijevega oksida (okoli 25 %) se uporabi v bližnji talilnici primarnega aluminija Alcoa, katere edini dobavitelj je Eurallumina.
The beneficiary of the French exemption is Alcan, which, in 2003, took over Pechiney, including its alumina refinery located in the Gardanne region.
Upravičenec do francoske oprostitve je Alcan, ki je leta 2003 prevzel Pechiney, vključno z njegovo rafinerijo aluminijevega oksida v regiji Gardanne.
Alcan is the world's second largest producer of primary aluminium with a turnover of USD 25700 million in 2003 [16].
Alcan je drugi največji proizvajalec primarnega aluminija na svetu, z dobičkom 25700 milijonov USD leta 2003 [16].
For the year 1999, the following figures have been provided:
Naslednje številke kažejo stanje za leto 1999:
Production of SGA in tonnes
Proizvodnja SGA v tonah
Production of CGA in tonnes
Proizvodnja CGA v tonah
Sales of alumina in EUR millions
Prodaja aluminijevega oksida v milijonih EUR
Excise duty on heavy oil in EUR per tonne [17](VAT which accrues)
Trošarina za težka olja v EUR za tono [17](pri čemer se upošteva DDV)
Consumption of heavy fuel oil in tonnes
Poraba težkega kurilnega olja v tonah
Aid amount in EUR millions
Znesek pomoči v milijonih EUR
All three companies are located in areas where investments are eligible for regional aid: in the Gardanne and Shannon investments are eligible for aid pursuant to Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, whilst in Sardinia investments are eligible for aid pursuant to Article 87(3)(a).
Vse tri družbe se nahajajo na območjih, kjer so naložbe upravičene do regionalne pomoči: v regijah Gardanne in Shannon so naložbe upravičene do pomoči v skladu s členom 87(3)(c) Pogodbe, medtem ko so na Sardiniji naložbe upravičene do pomoči v skladu s členom 87(3)(a).
Until 31 December 1999 investments in the Shannon region were eligible for aid pursuant to Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty.
Do 31. decembra 1999 so bile naložbe v regiji Shannon upravičene do pomoči v skladu s členom 87(3)(a) Pogodbe.
REASONS TO INITIATE THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 88(2) OF THE TREATY
RAZLOGI ZA SPROŽITEV POSTOPKA NA PODLAGI ČLENA 88(2) POGODBE
In its decisions to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty, the Commission expressed its doubts as regards the compatibility of the aid under the Community guidelines on national regional aid [19] and in particular in the light of the rules on operating aid contained in those guidelines.
V odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka na podlagi člena 88(2) Pogodbe je Komisija izrazila svoje dvome glede združljivosti pomoči s Smernicami Skupnosti o državni regionalni pomoči [19], in zlasti glede na pravila o pomoči za tekoče poslovanje, vsebovanih v navedenih smernicah.
The Commission also raised doubts as regards the aids' compatibility under the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection of 1994 [20] and those of 2001 [21].
Komisija je izrazila dvome tudi v zvezi z združljivostjo pomoči s Smernicami Skupnosti o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 1994 [20] in tistimi iz leta 2001 [21].
COMMENTS FROM THIRD PARTIES
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH STRANK
Aughinish argues that when the Council adopted Decision 2001/224/EC, it took the State aid aspects fully into account and was properly satisfied that the exemptions did not give rise to distortions of competition or interfere with the working of the internal market.
Aughinish trdi, da je Svet pri sprejetju Odločbe 2001/224/ES v celoti upošteval vidike državne pomoči in se je ustrezno prepričal, da oprostitve niso povzročile izkrivljanja konkurence ali vplivale na delovanje notranjega trga.
The continuation of the exemption to 31 December 2006 is both justified and critical to its survival.
Nadaljevanje oprostitve do 31. decembra 2006 je upravičeno in tudi ključnega pomena za preživetje družbe.
The Commission has failed to observe essential requirements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty [22].
Komisija ni upoštevala bistvenih zahtev, določenih v Uredbi Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 z dne 22. marca 1999 o določitvi podrobnih pravil za uporabo člena 93 Pogodbe ES [22].
Aughinish' alumina plant is located in an underdeveloped rural area.
Tovarna aluminijevega oksida družbe Aughinish je na manj razvitem podeželju.
The plant's operations represent a significant share of the region's production, employment and tax proceeds.
Dejavnosti tovarne predstavljajo znaten delež proizvodnje, zaposlovanja in davčnih prilivov v regiji.
Over half of the tonnage transported through the Shannon Estuary is directly related to Aughinish.
Več kot polovica tonaže, ki se prevaža preko estuarija Shannon, je neposredno povezana z Aughinishom.
It contributes approximately 20 % of all property taxes collected by Limerick County Council.
Prispeva približno 20 % vsega davka na nepremičnine, ki ga pobere Svet okrožja Limerick.
On an annual basis, the plant spends EUR 70 million in Ireland on goods and services, 70 % of which is spent locally.
Vsako leto tovarna na Irskem porabi 70 milijonov EUR za blago in storitve, pri čemer se 70 % porabi lokalno.
Closure would be catastrophic for the local economy.
Za lokalno gospodarstvo bi bilo zaprtje tovarne katastrofalno.
Originally, the exemption was considered a critical element in competitive terms given the absence of natural energy sources or alternatives to heavy oil such as natural gas in the region.
Prvotno je oprostitev zaradi odsotnosti naravnih virov energije v regiji ali alternativ težkemu olju, kot je zemeljski plin, veljala za kritični element v smislu konkurence.
Aughinish is currently developing its own on-site combined heat and power plant (CHP), which will be fuelled by natural gas.
Aughinish trenutno razvija lastno termoelektrarno-toplarno (SPTE) na kraju obratovanja, ki bo delovala na zemeljski plin.
Primarily because of delay in putting in place the required infrastructure for transporting gas and electricity, Aughinish has no alternative energy source to heavy fuel oil until 2006.
Aughinish predvsem zaradi zamude pri vzpostavljanju potrebne infrastrukture za transport plina in elektrike nima alternativnega vira energije težkemu kurilnemu olju do leta 2006.
Without the exemption, the plant would be uneconomic and could be forced to close.
Brez oprostitve bi bila tovarna nerentabilna in prisiljena v zaprtje.
Without the original assurances by Ireland, the investment would not have been made in Ireland, nor indeed within the Community.
Brez prvotnih zagotovil Irske do naložbe sploh ne bi prišlo na Irskem niti znotraj Skupnosti.
The exemption was notified as State aid in 1983 and has become existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Oprostitev je bila priglašena kot državna pomoč leta 1983 in je postala veljavna pomoč v smislu člena 1(b) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
The Council adopted Decision 2001/224/EC by unanimity on the basis of a proposal by the Commission, allowing the exemptions until December 2006.
Svet je soglasno sprejel Odločbo 2001/224/ES na podlagi predloga Komisije, ki dovoljuje oprostitve do decembra 2006.
The Commission must respect the legitimate expectations of the beneficiaries.
Komisija mora spoštovati legitimna pričakovanja upravičencev.
In proposing and adopting Decision 2001/224/EC, the Commission and the Council have already made an assessment that the measures are acceptable from the competition point of view.
S predlogom in sprejetjem Odločbe 2001/224/ES sta Komisija in Svet že ocenila, da so ukrepi z vidika konkurence sprejemljivi.
This is clear from the recitals in the preamble to the Decision and the text of Article 8 of Directive 92/81/EEC on which it is based.
To je razvidno iz uvodnih izjav v preambuli k Odločbi in iz besedila člena 8 Direktive 92/81/EGS, na katerem Odločba temelji.
There is no distortion of competition.
Ni izkrivljanja konkurence.
Even with the exemption, Aughinish remains at a competitive disadvantage compared to its counterparts in Europe and the rest of the world.
Tudi z oprostitvijo ostaja Aughinish v primerjavi s svojimi konkurenti v Evropi in ostalem svetu v podrejenem konkurenčnem položaju.
As it produces smelter grade alumina, there is no a distortion of competition as regards plants in Europe producing chemical grade alumina.
Kar zadeva tovarne v Evropi, ki proizvajajo aluminijev oksid, primeren za kemično uporabo, ni izkrivljanja konkurence, saj Aughinish proizvaja aluminijev oksid, primeren za talilnice.
Furthermore, the German plant uses natural gas which also benefits from an exemption from the excise duty applicable to other industrial consumers of gas in Germany.
Poleg tega nemška tovarna uporablja zemeljski plin, ki ima prav tako koristi od oprostitve plačila trošarine, veljavne za druge industrijske potrošnike plina v Nemčiji.
More fundamentally, Aughinish never considered itself to be in direct competition with other Community alumina producers.
Še pomembneje je, da se Aughinish ni nikoli štel za neposrednega konkurenta drugim proizvajalcem aluminijevega oksida v Skupnosti.
Community producers rather compete against producers elsewhere in the world, in particular Australia.
Proizvajalci Skupnosti konkurirajo predvsem proizvajalcem iz drugih držav po svetu, zlasti iz Avstralije.
Europe does not have low priced gas, which is available in Australia and other countries.
Evropa ne razpolaga s poceni plinom, ki je na voljo v Avstraliji in drugih državah.
Oil is more expensive in the Community because of the requirement to burn low sulphur oil, that is to say, less than 3 %.
Zaradi zahteve po sežiganju kurilnega olja z nizko vsebnostjo žvepla, to je manj kot 3 %, je olje v Skupnosti dražje.
From 1 January 2003, 1 % sulphur oil has been mandatory, further inflating fuel oil prices and producers costs.
Od 1. januarja 2003 je obvezna uporaba kurilnega olja z 1 % vsebnostjo žvepla, zaradi česar so se cene kurilnega olja in proizvodni stroški še povečali.
Aughinish also refers to inconsistency with the Commission's approval of the prolongation of a number of reductions in respect of the tax which would otherwise be payable under the German Ecotax [23].
Aughinish se sklicuje tudi na neskladnost z odobritvijo Komisije podaljšanja številnih znižanj v zvezi z davkom, ki se drugače plačuje po nemškem ekološkem davku [23].
Eurallumina also invokes legitimate expectations and explains that it made a series of commitments and investments in its alumina plant based on Decision 2001/224/EC.
Eurallumina se prav tako sklicuje na legitimna pričakovanja in pojasnjuje, da je družba na podlagi Odločbe 2001/224/ES za svojo tovarno aluminijevega oksida sklenila številne obveznosti in je vanjo veliko vložila.
In particular orders have been placed and expenses incurred for the installation of a new alumina charger and a new caustification unit in order to expand the basin for stocks of the process residue, for the improvement of the bauxite digestion unit as well as for other minor works.
Opravljena so bila naročila in nastali so stroški v zvezi z vgradnjo nove podajalne naprave za aluminij in nove enote za luženje, da bi se povečal rezervoar za ostanke, nastale v proizvodnem procesu, izboljšanjem enote za razkroj boksita ter drugimi manjšimi deli.
Various commitments have been made with the local community.
Z lokalno skupnostjo so bile sklenjene številne obveznosti.
Without the exemption, the plant would not be economical and would have to be closed down.
Brez oprostitve tovarna ne bi bila rentabilna in bi jo bilo treba zapreti.
Closure would not change or improve trade between Member States as all other plants in the Community work on full capacity.
Zaprtje tovarne ne bi spremenilo ali izboljšalo trgovine med državami članicami, saj vse ostale tovarne v Skupnosti obratujejo s polno zmogljivostjo.
When it adopted Decision 2001/224/EC, the Council took due account of the economic and competition aspects.
Pri sprejetju Odločbe 2001/224/ES je Svet ustrezno upošteval gospodarske vidike in vidike konkurence.
The circumstances have not changed since that decision was adopted.
Od sprejetja navedene odločbe se okoliščine niso spremenile.
Lex specialis based on Article 93 of the Treaty prevails over the procedure lex generalis based on Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty.
Lex specialis, ki temelji na členu 93 Pogodbe, prevlada nad postopkom lex generalis, ki temelji na členih 87 in 88 Pogodbe.
If the measure were to be re-examined, it would be considered compatible with the Community interest and the State aid rules.
Če bi se ukrep ponovno preučil, bi veljal za združljivega z interesom Skupnosti in pravili o državni pomoči.
There is no distortion of competition, nor is the functioning of the single market affected.
Ne povzroča izkrivljanja konkurence in ne vpliva na delovanje enotnega trga.
The French and Irish plants benefit from a similar exemption, the German plant uses natural gas that is also exempted from excise duties and the plants in Spain and Greece do not compete with the Sardinian plant to a significant extent, as the major part of their production is used in an adjacent aluminium smelter and the remaining part consists principally of chemical grade alumina which is a separate market.
Francoska in irska tovarna sta upravičeni do podobne oprostitve, nemška tovarna uporablja zemeljski plin, za katerega prav tako velja oprostitev plačila trošarin, in tovarne v Španiji in Grčiji niso v veliki meri konkurenčne tovarni na Sardiniji, saj se glavni del njihove proizvodnje uporabi v bližnji talilnici aluminija, preostali del pa sestavlja večinoma aluminijev oksid, primeren za talilnice, kar predstavlja ločen trg.
The Greek plant uses locally extracted bauxite and therefore does not have to bear the cost of transport of raw materials.
Grška tovarna uporablja lokalno pridobljeni boksit in zato ne nosi stroškov prevoza surovin.
The Spanish plant has recently been sold to Alcoa and it can reasonably be expected that the purchase price reflected the applicable excise rates.
Nedavno je bila španska tovarna prodana Alcoi in lahko se upravičeno pričakuje, da je odkupna cena odražala veljavne trošarinske stopnje.
The UK plant produces only chemical grade alumina.
Tovarna v Združenem kraljestvu proizvaja zgolj aluminijev oksid, primeren za kemično uporabo.
The Italian excise duty is very high, much higher than the harmonised level and much higher than the excise duties applicable elsewhere in the Community.
Italijanska trošarina je zelo visoka, mnogo višja od usklajene stopnje in mnogo višja od trošarin, ki veljajo drugje po Skupnosti.
The exemption only partially removes the disadvantages the Sardinian plant has when confronting the world market.
Oprostitev le deloma odpravlja prikrajšanost tovarne na Sardiniji ob soočenju s svetovnim trgom.
The plant is located in a disadvantaged region where operating aid can be authorised on the basis of point 4.16 of the Guidelines on national regional aid.
Tovarna je v prikrajšani regiji, za katero se lahko na podlagi točke 4.16 Smernic o državni regionalni pomoči odobri pomoč za tekoče poslovanje.
Due to its location, Eurallumina has no access to methane (which is the major component of natural gas) and therefore is forced to rely on heavy oil.
Zaradi svoje lokacije Eurallumina nima dostopa do metana (ki je glavna sestavina zemeljskega plina) in je zato odvisna od uporabe težkega olja.
The plant was created on the initiative of the Italian authorities with involvement of the Community.
Tovarna je bila zgrajena na pobudo italijanskih organov in z udeležbo Skupnosti.
Initially it benefited from loans and aid, all approved, but the operations have subsequently developed without significant State aid from either the national authorities, or from the Community.
Prvotno je bila upravičena do odobrenih posojil in pomoči, vendar so se nato dejavnosti razvijale brez znatne državne pomoči nacionalnih organov ali Skupnosti.
Recently significant investments have been made to ensure compliance with the most restrictive norms and regional environmental standards.
Nedavno so bile izvedene znatne naložbe za zagotovitev skladnosti z najstrožjimi normami in regionalnimi okoljskimi standardi.