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The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, and providing for certain technical adjustments linked to the institutional and legal developments within the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Community and the Member States on 30 April 2004.
Protokol k Sporazumu o partnerstvu in sodelovanju, ki vzpostavlja partnerstvo med Evropskimi skupnostmi in njihovimi državami članicami na eni strani ter Republiko Uzbekistan na drugi strani, zaradi upoštevanja pristopa Češke republike, Republike Estonije, Republike Ciper, Republike Latvije, Republike Litve, Republike Madžarske, Republike Malte, Republike Poljske, Republike Slovenije in Slovaške republike k Evropski uniji, ki predvideva določene tehnične prilagoditve, povezane z institucionalnim in pravnim razvojem v Evropski uniji, je bil v imenu Evropske skupnosti in držav članic podpisan dne 30. aprila 2004.
Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 May 2004.
Od 1. maja 2004 do začetka veljavnosti se Protokol uporablja začasno.
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.
Protokol k Sporazumu o partnerstvu in sodelovanju, ki vzpostavlja partnerstvo med Evropskimi skupnostmi in njihovimi državami članicami na eni strani ter Republiko Uzbekistan na drugi strani, zaradi upoštevanja pristopa Češke republike, Republike Estonije, Republike Ciper, Republike Latvije, Republike Litve, Republike Madžarske, Republike Malte, Republike Poljske, Republike Slovenije in Slovaške republike k Evropski uniji se odobri v imenu Evropske skupnosti, Evropske skupnosti za atomsko energijo in držav članic.
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and the Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol.
Predsednik Sveta v imenu Evropske skupnosti in držav članic pošlje uradno obvestilo iz člena 4 Protokola.
The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Predsednik Komisije hkrati pošlje to uradno obvestilo v imenu Evropske skupnosti za atomsko energijo.
Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 2005.
V Luxembourgu, 3. oktobra 2005.
OJ C 174 E, 14.7.2005, p. 45
UL C 174 E, 14.7.2005, str. 45.
of 17 December 2002
z dne 17. decembra 2002
relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement against SGL Carbon AG, Le Carbone-Lorraine SA, Ibiden Co. Ltd, Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd, Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd, GrafTech International Ltd, NSCC Techno Carbon Co. Ltd, Nippon Steel Chemical Co. Ltd, Intech EDM BV and Intech EDM AG
v zvezi s postopkom na podlagi člena 81 Pogodbe ES in člena 53 Sporazuma EGP proti SGL Carbon AG, Le Carbone-Lorraine S.A., Ibiden Co., Ltd., Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd., Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd., GrafTech International, Ltd., NSCC Techno Carbon Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd., Intech EDM B.V. in Intech EDM AG
(Case C.37.667 — Specialty Graphite)
(Zadeva št. C.37.667 – Posebni grafiti)
(notified under document number C(2002) 5083)
(notificirano pod dokumentarno številko C(2002) 5083)
(Only the English, French, German and Dutch versions are authentic)
(Besedila v angleškem, francoskem, nemškem in nizozemskem jeziku so edino verodostojna)
On 17 December 2002, the Commission adopted a decision relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.
Komisija je 17. decembra 2002 sprejela odločbo v zvezi s postopkom na podlagi člena 81 Pogodbe ES in člena 53 Sporazuma EGP.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 [1], the Commission herewith publishes the names of the parties and the main content of the decision, having regard to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business interests.
V skladu z določbami člena 30 Uredbe (ES) št. 1/2003 [1] Komisija objavlja imena strank in glavno vsebino odločbe, ob upoštevanju pravnega interesa podjetij do varovanja njihovih poslovnih interesov.
A non-confidential version of the full text of the decision can be found in the authentic languages of the case and in the Commission’s working languages on the Competition Directorate-General website (http://ec.europa.eu.int/comm/competition/index_en.html)1.
Različica celotnega besedila odločbe, ki ni zaupna, je na voljo v verodostojnem jeziku zadeve in v delovnih jezikih Komisije na spletni strani GD COMP: (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/index_en.html).1.
This decision is addressed to the following undertakings:
Ta odločba je naslovljena na naslednja podjetja:
on account of the cartel affecting the isostatic specialty graphite market:
Na podlagi kartela, ki je vplival na trg izostatičnega posebnega grafita:
GrafTech International Ltd,
GrafTech International, Ltd;
Ibiden Co. Ltd,
Ibiden Co., Ltd;
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd,
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd;
Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd,
Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd;
Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd/NSCC Techno Carbon Co. Ltd,
Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd./NSCC Techno Carbon Co., Ltd;
Intech EDM BV/Intech EDM AG;
Intech EDM B.V./Intech EDM AG.
on account of the cartel affecting the extruded specialty graphite market:
Na podlagi kartela, ki je vplival na trg ekstrudiranega posebnega grafita:
The case concerns two hard-core cartels between the producers of isostatic and extruded specialty graphite, respectively.
Kršitev zadeva dva stalna kartela med proizvajalci izostatičnega oziroma ekstrudiranega posebnega grafita.
The Commission has gathered evidence that from July 1993 to February 1998 in the isostatic cartel, and from February 1993 to November 1996 in the extruded one, the cartel participants agreed on price targets for the product and exchanged sales volume and other commercial information.
Komisija je zbrala dokaze, da so se udeleženci izostatičnega kartela od julija 1993 do februarja 1998 ter udeleženci ekstrudiranega kartela od februarja 1993 do novembra 1996 dogovarjali o predvidenih cenah za izdelke in izmenjevali obseg prodaje ter druge poslovne informacije.
The two cartels covered the whole world.
Kartela sta pokrivala ves svet.
The Decision deals with infringements in the Community, as well as in the EEA since 1 January 1994.
Odločba obravnava kršitev v Skupnosti ter EGP od 1. januarja 1994.
Both infringements consists on the participation of the abovementioned addressees in continuing agreements and/or concerted actions contrary to Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty (from February 1986) and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (from January 1994) covering the whole of the EEA, by which they agreed on price targets for the product; agreed on price increases; exchanged sales volume and other commercial information and monitored and enforced their agreements.
Obe kršitvi obsegata sodelovanje zgoraj omenjenih naslovnikov v trajnih sporazumih in/ali usklajenih ravnanjih v nasprotju s členom 81(1) Pogodbe ES (od februarja 1986) in členom 53 Sporazuma EGP (od januarja 1994), ki zajema celotni EGP, s tem sodelovanjem so se dogovarjali o predvidenih cenah za izdelke, o povišanju cen, izmenjevali so si obseg prodaje in druge poslovne informacije ter spremljali in izvajali svoje sporazume.
The arrangements on the isostatic market also concerned the agreement of trading conditions and, notably at local level, occasional repartition of customers.
Dogovori o izostatičnem trgu so zadevali tudi sporazume o trgovinskih pogojih in – predvsem na lokalni ravni – občasno porazdelitev strank.
‘Specialty graphites’ is the general term widely used in the industry to describe a group of graphite products for diverse applications.
„Posebni grafiti“ je v industriji široko rabljen splošni izraz za opis skupine izdelkov iz grafita za različno uporabo.
Specialty graphite products are often categorised by the way the graphite is produced: isostatic graphite (produced through isostatic moulding), used in EDM electrodes, continuous-casting dies, hot-press moulds, semiconductor applications; and extruded graphite (produced through extrusion), used in electrolytic anodes and cathodes, boats, sintering trays, crucibles.
Izdelki iz posebnega grafita so pogosto razvrščeni glede na način, kako se grafit proizvaja: izostatični grafit (proizvaja se z izostatičnim oblikovanjem), uporabljen v elektrodah za EDM, neprekinjenem litju profilov, kalupih z vročim stiskanjem, polprevodniških aplikacijah; ter ekstrudirani grafit (proizvaja se z ekstrudiranjem), uporabljen v elektrolitskih anodah in katodah, ladjah, sintranih ploščah, talilnih loncih.
The present proceedings concern isostatic and extruded specialty graphite in blocks and cut blocks.
Ti postopki zadevajo izostatične in ekstrudirane posebne grafite v blokih in v rezanih blokih.
Origin and procedural steps taken
Izvor in narejeni postopkovni koraki
Beginning in June 1997, the Commission carried out an investigation on the graphite electrodes market.
Komisija je junija 1997 začela opravljati preiskavo na trgu grafitnih elektrod.
In the course of that investigation, UCAR approached the Commission in order to submit an application under the ‘Leniency notice’.
Med preiskavo je UCAR vzpostavil stik s Komisijo, da je predložil prošnjo v okviru „Obvestila o ugodni obravnavi“.
The submission took place on the 13 April 1999, and concerned alleged anticompetitive practices in a market, specialty graphite, related to the market on graphite electrodes.
Predložitev je bila opravljena 13. aprila 1999 in je zadevala domnevna protikonkurenčna ravnanja na trgu – posebni grafiti – povezana s trgom grafitnih elektrod.
On the basis of the documents submitted by UCAR, the Commission addressed requests for information pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation No 17 [2].
Komisija je na podlagi dokumentov, ki jih je UCAR predložil, naslovila zahteve za informacije na podlagi člena 11 Uredbe št. 17 [2].
Requests were sent in March 2000 to SGL, Intech, POCO, LCL, Nippon Steel Corporation, Ibiden, Tokai and Toyo Tanso, requiring detailed explanations concerning contacts with competitors, evolution of prices and relevant turnover.
Zahteve so bile marca 2000 poslane podjetjem SGL, Intech, POCO, LCL, Nippon Steel Corporation, Ibiden, Tokai in Toyo Tanso; zahtevane so bile podrobne razlage glede stikov s konkurenti, razvoja cen in ustreznega prometa.
A second set of letters was sent in July 2000 to Nippon Carbon, NSCC and Schunk.
Drugi sklop dopisov je bil julija 2000 poslan podjetjem Nippon Carbon, NSCC in Schunk.
The companies replied to those requests for information during the months of May to November 2000.
Podjetja so na zahteve za informacije odgovorila v obdobju med majem in novembrom 2000.
The Commission addressed a further set of requests to the addressees of the Statement of Objections (SO) in September and October 2001.
Komisija je septembra in oktobra 2001 naslovila nadaljnji sklop zahtev na naslovnike izjave o nasprotovanju.
The replies were received between the end of October and the beginning of December 2001.
Komisija je odgovore prejemala med koncem oktobra in začetkom decembra 2001.
Upon reception of those responses, the Commission sent a final request for information to the same undertakings on 22 November 2001, to which they replied in December 2001.
Po prejemu teh odgovorov je Komisija 22. novembra 2001 poslala zadnje zahteve za informacije istim podjetjem, odgovore na te zahteve je prejela decembra 2001.
On 17 May 2002, the Commission sent a SO to the addressees of this Decision.
Komisija je 17. maja 2002 naslovnikom te odločbe poslala izjavo o nasprotovanju.
Similarly, Intech EDM BV and Intech EDM AG also replied jointly to the Commission’s objections.
Podobno sta se podjetji Intech EDM B.V. in Intech EDM AG skupno odzvali na nasprotovanje Komisije.
Replies to the SO were received between 19 and 25 July 2002.
Odgovori na izjavo o nasprotovanju so bili prejeti med 19. in 25. julijem 2002.
All the companies but Intech EDM AG and Intech EDM BV recognised the infringement.
Vsa podjetja razen Intech EDM AG in Intech EDM B.V. so priznala kršitev.
None of the companies substantially contested the facts.
Nobeno od podjetij ni bistveno izpodbijalo dejstev.
An oral hearing was held on 10 September 2002, during which all parties had the opportunity to be heard.
Ustno zaslišanje, med katerim so imele vse stranke možnost za zaslišanje, je bilo 10. septembra 2002.
In fixing the amount of any fine, the Commission must have regard to all relevant circumstances and particularly the gravity and duration of the infringement, which are the two criteria explicitly referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation 17.
Komisija mora pri določanju zneska vsake globe upoštevati vse ustrezne okoliščine ter še zlasti težo in trajanje kršitve, ki sta v členu 15(2) Uredbe 17 dve izrecno omenjeni merili.
According to the Guidelines, the Commission must take account of (i) the nature of the infringement, (ii) its actual impact on the market, and (iii) the size of the relevant geographic market.
Komisija mora glede na Smernice upoštevati: (i) naravo kršitve, (ii) njen dejanski vpliv na trg in (iii) velikost upoštevnega geografskega trga.
The present infringements consist mainly of price-fixing practices and the exchange of commercial information, which are by their very nature very serious violations of Article 81(1) EC and Article 53(1) EEA.
Te kršitve so v glavnem temeljile na praksi določanja cen in izmenjavi poslovnih informacij, ki sta po svoji naravi zelo hudi kršitvi členov 81(1) ES in 53(1) EGP.
The cartel agreements were carefully implemented by producers which, for the relevant period, covered the vast majority of the worldwide market for isostatic and extruded specialty graphite.
Proizvajalci so pazljivo izvajali kartelna sporazuma, ki sta v ustreznem obdobju pokrivala veliko večino svetovnega trga izostatičnega in ekstrudiranega posebnega grafita.
They must therefore have had an actual impact on both markets in the EEA.
Zato sta morala imeti dejanski vpliv na oba trga v EGP.
The cartels covered the whole of the common market and, following its creation, the whole of the EEA.
Kartela sta zajemala celotni skupni trg in po oblikovanju EGP tudi celotni EGP.
Every part of the common market, and later that of the territory covered by the EEA, was under their influence.
Vsak del skupnega trga in kasneje ozemlja, ki ga je zajemal EGP, je bil pod njunim vplivom.
Taking into account the nature of the behaviour under scrutiny, the actual impact on the isostatic and extruded markets, and the fact that they covered the whole of the common market and, following its creation, the whole of the EEA, the Commission considers that the addressees of the present draft Decision committed, in both cases, a very serious infringement of Article 81(1) EC and Article 53(1) EEA.
Komisija ob upoštevanju narave načinov vedenja, ki so predmet preiskave, njihovega dejanskega vpliva na izostatični in ekstrudirani trg ter dejstva, da so zajemali celotni skupni trg in po oblikovanju EGP tudi celotni EGP, meni, da so naslovniki tega osnutka odločbe v obeh primerih zelo hudo kršili člena 81(1) ES in 53(1) EGP.
Within the category of very serious infringements, the proposed scale of likely fines makes it possible to apply differential treatment to undertakings in order to take account of the effective economic capacity of the offenders to cause significant damage to competition and to set the fine at a level which ensures it has sufficient deterrent effect.
Predlagani razpon možnih glob omogoča v kategoriji zelo hudih kršitev uporabo različnega obravnavanja za podjetja, zato da se upošteva dejanska gospodarska zmogljivost kršiteljev, povzroči precejšnja škoda konkurenci in določi globa na ravni, ki zagotavlja zadosten odvračilen učinek.
In the circumstances of this case, which involves several undertakings, it will be necessary in setting the basic amount of the fines to take account of the specific weight and therefore the real impact of the offending conduct of each undertaking on competition.
V okoliščinah te zadeve, ki vključuje več podjetij, bo treba določiti osnovne zneske glob, da bi upoštevali določeno težo in torej pravi učinek kaznivega ravnanja vsakega podjetja na konkurenco.
For the purposes of calculating the fine on account of the isostatic cartel, we propose to divide the companies into five categories on the basis of their worldwide product turnover.
Predlagamo, da se podjetja za namene izračunavanja globe za izostatični kartel, razdeli v pet kategorij na podlagi njihovega svetovnega prometa izdelkov.
The first category includes SGL; the second Toyo Tanso; in the third are placed LCL and Tokai ; in the fourth Ibiden and NSC/NSCC; and in the fifth UCAR and Intech.
Prva kategorija vključuje SGL; druga vključuje Toyo Tanso; v tretji kategoriji sta LCL in Tokai; v četrti kategoriji sta Ibiden in NSC/NSCC; v peti kategoriji sta UCAR in Intech.
As for the cartel in the extruded specialty market, UCAR and SGL had a similar presence in the worldwide market for this product.
UCAR in SGL sta bila, kar zadeva trg ekstrudiranega posebnega grafita, podobno navzoča na svetovnem trgu za ta izdelek.
They are therefore placed in a single category.
Zato se ju uvrsti v eno samo kategorijo.
Isostatic specialty graphite
Izostatični posebni grafit
SGL, LCL, Ibiden, Tokai, Toyo Tanso and NSC/NSCC infringed Article 81(1) of the Treaty from July 1993 until February 1998 and Article 53(1) of the EEA Agreement from 1 January 1994 until February 1998.
SGL, LCL, Ibiden, Tokai, Toyo Tanso in NSC/NSCC so kršili člen 81(1) Pogodbe od julija 1993 do februarja 1998 in člen 53(1) Sporazuma EGP od 1. januarja 1994 do februarja 1998.
UCAR committed the same infringement from February 1996 to May 1997, and Intech from February 1994 to May 1997.
UCAR je storil isto kršitev od februarja 1996 do maja 1997, Intech pa od februarja 1994 do maja 1997.
Consequently, SGL, LCL, Ibiden, Tokai, Toyo Tanso and NSC/NSCC have committed an infringement of four years and six months, i.e. of medium duration.
SGL, LCL, Ibiden, Tokai, Toyo Tanso in NSC/NSCC so torej storili kršitev, ki je trajala štiri leta in šest mesecev, t.j. srednje dolgo kršitev.
The starting amounts of the fines, determined by their gravity, are therefore increased by 45 %.
Začetni zneski glob, določenih za težo, se zato povečajo za 45 %.
Intech committed an infringement, of medium duration, of three years and two months.
Intech je storil srednje dolgo kršitev, ki je trajala tri leta in dva meseca.
The starting amount of the fine determined for gravity is therefore increased by 30 %.
Začetni znesek globe, določene za težo, se zato poveča za 30 %.
UCAR committed an infringement of medium duration of one year and two months.
UCAR je storil srednje dolgo kršitev, ki je trajala eno leto in dva meseca.
The starting amount of the fine determined for gravity is therefore increased by 10 %.
Začetni znesek globe, določene za težo, se zato poveča za 10 %.
Extruded specialty graphite
Ekstrudirani posebni grafit
SGL and UCAR have infringed Article 81(1) of the Treaty from February 1993 to November 1996 and Article 53(1) of the EEA Agreement from 1 January 1994 until November 1996, or three years and eight months, i.e. of medium duration.
SGL in UCAR sta kršila člen 81(1) Pogodbe od februarja 1993 do novembra 1996 ter člen 53(1) Sporazuma EGP od 1. januarja 1994 do novembra 1996 ali tri leta in osem mesecev, t.j. srednje dolga kršitev.
The starting amounts of the fines, determined by their gravity, are therefore increased by 35 % for each company.
Začetni zneski glob, določenih za težo, se zato povečajo za 35 % za vsako podjetje.
Aggravating circumstances (role of leader in the infringement)
Oteževalne okoliščine (Vloga vodje v kršitvi)
SGL was the leader and instigator of the infringement in the isostatic specialty market.
SGL je bil vodja in napeljevalec h kršitvi na trgu izostatičnega posebnega grafita.
SGL has not contested the Commission’s finding in this regard.
SGL v zvezi s tem ni izpodbijal ugotovitev Komisije.
This aggravating circumstance justifies an increase of 50 % in the basic amount of the fines to be imposed on SGL for its infringements affecting the isostatic specialty market.
Ta oteževalna okoliščina upravičuje povečanje osnovnega zneska glob, naloženih SGL za njegove kršitve, ki vplivajo na trg izostatičnega posebnega grafita, za 50 %.
The Commission also considers that no specific ringleader can be identified for the infringement affecting the extruded specialty market.
Komisija tudi meni, da ne more določiti nobenega posebnega vodje za kršitev, ki je vplivala na trg ekstrudiranega posebnega grafita.
The Commission considers that there is only an attenuating circumstance to be applied to Intech, in the isostatic cartel, on account of some specific circumstances that only concern this undertaking.
Komisija meni, da se olajševalne okoliščine v izostatičnem kartelu uporabijo le za Intech na podlagi nekaterih posebnih okoliščin, ki zadevajo le to podjetje.
The involvement of Intech in the isostatic cartel was particular in that it was, to a considerable extent, under instructions from Ibiden, in order to implement by its participation in the European and local meetings, as Ibiden’s distributor, the decisions of principle taken at higher level (where Ibiden participated, but not Intech).
Vpletenost podjetja Intech v izostatični kartel je bila posebna, ker je bila v znatnem obsegu pod navodili podjetja Ibiden, zato da bi se z njegovim sodelovanjem na evropskih in lokalnih sestankih, kot distributer podjetja Ibiden, izvajale načelne odločitve, sprejete na višji ravni (na kateri je sodelovalo podjetje Ibiden, ampak ne podjetje Intech).
The Commission considers that those specific circumstances justify a reduction of 40 % in the basic amount of the fine to be imposed on Intech for its participation in the infringement affecting the isostatic market
Komisija meni, da za Intech te posebne okoliščine upravičujejo zmanjšanje osnovnega zneska globe za njegovo sodelovanje v kršitvi, ki je vplivala na izostatični trg, za 40 %.
Application of the Leniency Notice
Uporaba Obvestila o ugodni obravnavi
The addressees of the Decision have cooperated with the Commission at different stages of the investigation for the purpose of receiving favourable treatment set out in the Commission’s Leniency Notice.
Naslovniki Odločbe so s Komisijo sodelovali na različnih stopnjah preiskave z namenom, da bi zagotovili ugodnejšo obravnavo, določeno v Obvestilu o ugodni obravnavi Komisije.
In the draft Decision it is proposed to apply the Leniency Notice as follows:
V osnutku Odločbe je predlagano, da se Obvestilo o ugodni obravnavi uporablja tako.
Non-imposition of a fine or a very substantial reduction of its amount (Section B: reduction from of 75 to 100 %)
Nenalaganje globe ali zelo občutno zmanjšanje njenega zneska („oddelek B“: zmanjšanje za 75 % do 100 %)
The Commission accepts that UCAR was the first undertaking to submit decisive evidence on the existence of an international cartel affecting the EEA in the isostatic and extruded specialty graphite industries.
Komisija priznava, da je UCAR prvo podjetje, ki je predložilo odločilen dokaz o obstoju mednarodnega kartela, ki je vplival na EGP v industriji izostatičnega in ekstrudiranega posebnega grafita.