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The Commission approved aid schemes N192/97 and NN69/95, which have their legal basis in Provincial Laws Nos 4/97 and 9/91 respectively (see recital 11(a) and (b)).
Komisija je odobrila shemi pomoči N192/97 in NN69/95, katerih pravna podlaga sta pokrajinska zakona 4/97 in 9/91 (v zvezi s tem glej točko 11(a) in (b)).
Examination of Resolution 4607/2001 showed that the new criteria adopted for granting aid in the craft, distributive, tourism and services sectors under Law 4/97 (also in the form of loans on favourable terms under Law 9/91) did not appear to comply with the Commission decisions that approved the schemes, and did not seem consistent with the relevant new rules guidelines and regulations for reasons that are set out below.
Po preverjanju Odloka 4607/2001 se je ugotovilo, da nova merila, ki so bila sprejeta za dodeljevanje pomoči v obrtnem, trgovinskem, turističnem in storitvenem sektorju, ki jih določa Zakon 4/97 (tudi v obliki posojil s subvencioniranimi obrestmi, kakor je določeno z Zakonom 9/91), očitno niso v skladu z odločbo Komisije o odobritvi, zdelo pa se je tudi, da niso v skladu z novimi predpisi in novimi smernicami za to področje in sicer zaradi spodaj navedenih razlogov.
Investment aid for large enterprises
Pomoči za naložbe za velika podjetja
At the start of this procedure the Italian authorities stated in letter A/32982 that both medium-sized and large enterprises in the distributive and tourism sectors could receive aid under Resolution 4607/2001 in the form of loans at preferential rates for eligible investments of between EUR 1 million to EUR 3 million.
Na začetku so italijanski organi v okviru tega postopka z dopisom A/32982 sporočili, da na lahko podlagi Odloka 4607/2001 srednje velika ter velika podjetja v trgovinskem in turističnem sektorju dobijo pomoč v obliki posojila s subvencioniranimi obrestmi za upravičene naložbe od 1 do 3 milijonov EUR.
The tables in Resolution 4607/2001 show that large enterprises in the tourism sector may be granted a basic intensity of 6 %, possibly rising to 22 % (increase accorded under the de minimis rule), while large enterprises in the distributive sector may enjoy aid intensities of between 6 % and 20 %.
Iz tabel, ki jih vsebuje Odlok 4607/2001, izhaja, da je lahko osnovna intenzivnost za velika podjetja v turističnem sektorju v višini 6 %, kar se lahko poviša celo do 22,5 % (povečanje se odobri po pravilu de minimis), in da znaša predvidena intenzivnost pomoči od 6 % do 20 % za velika podjetja v trgovinskem sektorju.
Only in the case of the distributive sector does the resolution specify that ‘unless notification is made to the Commission “in applicable cases”, aid for large enterprises may be granted only if de minimis’.
V navedenem odloku je le za trgovinski sektor točno navedeno, da se „če ni bilo priglasitve Komisiji, ‚v dopustnih primerih‘ velikim podjetjem lahko dodelijo pomoči le po pravilu de minimis“.
But no limit seems to be set for large enterprises in the tourism sector.
Nasprotno pa za velika podjetja v turističnem sektorju očitno ni predvidena nikakršna omejitev.
Under Article 87(3)(a) and (c) of the Treaty large enterprises outside assisted areas should not receive investment aid.
Velika podjetja ne bi smela dobiti pomoči za naložbe zunaj območij, za katera je podpora določena na podlagi člena 87(3)(a) in (c) Pogodbe.
The province of Bolzano was not eligible for regional aid at the time schemes N192/97 and NN69/95 were approved, nor is it now.
Pokrajina Bolzano v času odobritve shem N192/97 in NN69/95 ni izpolnjevala pogojev za pomoč pokrajinam in jih tudi zdaj ne izpolnjuje.
Here it should be emphasised that the Commission decision on scheme N192/97 explicitly excluded large enterprises from aid other than de minimis aid.
Glede navedenega je treba poudariti, da velika podjetja že prej izrecno niso imela pravice do ugodnosti iz sheme, razen po pravilu de minimis, na podlagi odločitve Komisije o zadevi N192/97.
Aid granted in the form of loans on favourable terms under Law 9/91 is also covered by scheme NN69/95 governing the form of the aid.
Kar zadeva pomoči, odobrene v obliki posojil s subvencioniranimi obrestmi na podlagi Zakona 9/91, se takšne pomoči glede oblike pomoči nanašajo tudi na shemo NN69/95.
The Commission approved this scheme on condition that only SMEs benefited, and following the undertaking given by the Italian authorities to comply with all the rules concerning SMEs in force at the time and to notify the provincial administration of these rules in a circular setting out implementation criteria for the scheme to ensure its correct application.
Komisija je odobrila to shemo pod pogojem, da so do pomoči upravičena le MSP, pa tudi zato, ker so italijanski organi prevzeli obveznost, da bodo spoštovali vse določbe smernic za MSP, ki so veljale tedaj, in posredovali te določbe službam pokrajinske uprave v obliki okrožnice, v kateri bodo navedena merila za uporabo sheme in bo tako zagotovljena pravilna uporaba.
In spite of this, Resolution 4607/2001, which lays down the implementation criteria for scheme N192/97 (and of scheme NN69/95 in cases where aid is granted in the form of soft loans under Law 9/91), also accords investment aid to large enterprises.
Odlok 4607/2001 – ki določa merila za uporabo sheme N192/97 (in sheme NN69/95, če se pomoči dodelijo v obliki posojila s subvencioniranimi obrestmi na podlagi Zakona 9/91) – kljub temu določa dodelitev pomoči za naložbe tudi za velika podjetja.
Accordingly, the Commission took the view that Resolution 4607/2001 constituted a misuse of aid schemes N192/97 and NN69/95 within the meaning of Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/99 and doubted whether investment aid granted to large enterprises on the basis of this resolution other than de minimis cases could be exempted from the prohibition laid down in Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Komisija je menila, da gre zato pri Odloku 4607/2001 za napačno uporabo shem pomoči N192/97 in NN69/95 v smislu člena 16 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/99 in izrazila dvom, da bi bili pri pomočeh za naložbe, dodeljenih velikim podjetjem na podlagi navedenega odloka in ne omejenih na de minimis, lahko izpolnjeni pogoji za odstopanje od prepovedi, ki jo določa člen 87(1) Pogodbe.
Investment aid for SMEs
Pomoči za naložbe za MSP
When the Commission appraised the dossier for scheme NN65/95 the Italian authorities undertook to comply with all the conditions laid down in Community legislation on state aid for SMEs.
Ko je Komisija presojala dokumentacijo za NN65/95, so se italijanski organi obvezali, da bodo spoštovali vse pogoje, določene s predpisi Skupnosti za državne pomoči za MSP.
On notifying aid scheme N192/97 they also undertook not to grant them operating aid.
Pri priglasitvi pomoči N192/97 so se poleg tega obvezali, da jim ne bodo odobrili nobene pomoči za tekoče poslovanje.
It should also be emphasised that the eligible investments referred to in Resolution 4607/2001 do not correspond to the definition of initial investment in Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, in that mere replacement investment does not appear to be excluded.
Treba pa je poudariti, da upravičene naložbe, predvidene v Odloku 4607/2001, ne ustrezajo opredelitvi začetne naložbe iz Uredbe (ES) št. 70/2001, ker se zdi, da nadomestne naložbe same niso izključene.
Moreover, the fact that the aid recipients are only SMEs that have their registered office on the territory of the province of Bolzano appears to be an infringement of the principle of freedom of establishment of enterprises inside the European Union.
Upravičenci do pomoči so le MSP z uradnim sedežem na ozemlju pokrajine Bolzano, kar kaže na kršitev načela svobode ustanavljanja podjetij znotraj Evropske unije.
Finally, the principle of the necessity of aid is not adhered to, as aid applications must as a rule be submitted within six months of the start-up of work or from the date of the first invoice for the work.
Končno, načelo nujnosti pomoči ni spoštovano, saj je treba praviloma vložiti prošnje za pomoč v šestih mesecih od začetka del ali od datuma prvega računa v zvezi z navedenimi deli.
The Commission doubted therefore whether the aid in question was compatible.
Komisija je zato izrazila dvom o združljivosti zadevne pomoči.
Aid to microenterprises deemed exempt from the prohibition of Article 87(1) of the Treaty
Pomoči mikro podjetjem, za katere velja izvzetje iz prepovedi iz člena 87(1) Pogodbe
The Italian authorities have argued that the aid intensity of 40 % was confined to struggling craft microenterprises with no more than two employees engaged in a strictly defined list of activities — which list was given in the letter A/36773 of 18 September 2002 — and to some microenterprises in the distributive sector.
Italijanski organi so zatrjevali, da je bila intenzivnost pomoči v višini 40 % omejena na obrtna mikro podjetja z največ dvema zaposlenima, katerih preživetje je negotovo in ki ustrezajo seznamu natančno opredeljenih dejavnosti, navedenem v besedilu dopisa A/36773 z dne 18. septembra 2002, pa tudi na nekatera mikro podjetja v trgovinskem sektorju.
Analysis of Resolution 4607/2001 shows that the craft microenterprises referred to above can enjoy this intensity even when they do not satisfy the conditions for such an increase in intensity that apply to other microenterprises; it also shows that this intensity is extended to all craft microenterprises, regardless of their size and economic situation.
Analiza Odloka 4607/2001 je po eni strani pokazala, da so lahko zgoraj navedena obrtna mikro podjetja upravičena do navedene intenzivnosti, čeprav ne izpolnjujejo pogojev, določenih za takšno povečanje intenzivnosti za druga mikro podjetja, po drugi strani pa tudi to, da se navedena intenzivnost uporablja za vsa obrtna mikro podjetja, ne glede na njihovo velikost in gospodarske razmere.
Since the level of admissible investment is EUR 2 million over three years (EUR 1 million in the case of microenterprises with up to two employees), it would seem that the level of aid could reach EUR 800000 (EUR 400000 for microenterprises with up to two employees).
Glede na to, da je višina upravičene naložbe 2 milijona EUR na tri leta (1 milijon EUR za mikro podjetja z do dvema zaposlenima), se zdi, da lahko višina pomoči znaša 800000 EUR (400000 EUR za mikro podjetja z dvema zaposlenima).
Moreover, the definition of a microenterprise that is not considered to be involved in intra-Community trade, and is consequently eligible for the aid intensity of 40 % given in Resolution 4607/2001, seems to focus on the activity being carried out by individual beneficiaries of aid not involving the establishment of economic relations with enterprises of other Member States, rather than — as would be correct — on the lack of intra-Community trade in the sector of activity of the enterprises concerned.
V opredelitvi mikro podjetja, za katerega se predpostavlja, da ne vpliva na trgovino znotraj Skupnosti in je posledično lahko upravičeno do intenzivnosti pomoči, ki znaša 40 %, določene v Odloku 4607/2001, je poleg tega bolj poudarjeno, da dejavnost, ki jo opravljajo posamezni upravičenci do pomoči, ne more prispevati k vzpostavitvi gospodarskih odnosov s podjetji drugih držav članic, ne pa, kar bi bilo pravilneje, da trgovina v Skupnosti na področju dejavnosti zadevnih podjetij ne obstaja.
In view of this, and considering that microenterprises are SMEs within the meaning of Recommendation 96/280/EC and so are not outside the application of Article 87(1) of the Treaty, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether all the aid granted to them under the measure in question could escape the definition of state aid.
Z vidika prej navedenega in ob upoštevanju, da kategorija mikro podjetij, kot so MSP v smislu Priporočila Komisije 96/280/ES, sama po sebi ni izvzeta iz uporabe člena 87(1) Pogodbe, je Komisija izrazila dvom glede dejstva, da bi pomoči, ki so jim bile dodeljene na podlagi zadevnega ukrepa, lahko v celoti ustrezale opredelitvi državne pomoči.
Aid for environmental protection
Pomoči za varstvo okolja
The Commission approved the environmental protection aid provided for in Provincial Law 4/97 on the base of the previous state aid rules on environmental protection that have now been replaced by new guidelines published on 3 February 2001 (OJ C 37, p. 3).
Komisija je odobrila pomoči za varstvo okolja, določene s Pokrajinskim zakonom 4/97, na podlagi prejšnjih smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja, ki so jih nato zamenjale nove smernice, objavljene 3. februarja 2001 (UL C 37, str. 3).
When the new guidelines came into force, it was proposed to the Member States that they adopt appropriate measures.
Ko so nove smernice začele veljati, je bilo državam članicam predlagano, naj sprejmejo ustrezne ukrepe.
Having agreed to do this, Italy was obliged to implement them.
Ker jih je Italija sprejela, jih je morala tudi izvajati.
In assessing the measure in question, therefore, the Commission has referred to the new rules on state aid for environmental protection.
Komisija je zato pri presoji zadevnega ukrepa upoštevala nove smernice o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja, ki veljajo zdaj.
On the basis of point 28 of the Community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection (‘the guidelines’), investment aid to help SMEs meet new standards may be authorised up to a maximum of 15 % of gross eligible costs for a period of three years from the adoption of new mandatory Community standards.
Na podlagi točke 28 Smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja (v nadaljevanju „smernice“), se lahko MSP odobri prehodna pomoč za naložbe za usklajevanje z novimi standardi Skupnosti do največ 15 % bruto upravičenih stroškov za obdobje treh let od sprejetja novih obveznih standardov Skupnosti.
The Commission took the view that the aid intensity of 25 % to help SMEs adjust to the new Community standards provided for in Law 4/97 and confirmed by Resolution 4607/2001 was not consistent with the guidelines, and that the aid to help large enterprises adhere to the new mandatory environmental standards could not be exempted.
Komisija je bila zato mnenja, da intenzivnost v višini 25 % za MSP za prilagajanje novim standardom Skupnosti, ki jo določa Zakon 4/97 in potrjuje Odlok 4607/2001, ni v skladu s smernicami, in da pomoči, namenjene velikim podjetjem za prilagoditev novim obveznim okoljskim standardom, ne morejo izpolnjevati pogojev za kakršno koli izjemo.
According to point 29 of the guidelines, investment aid to enable firms to improve on Community standards may be authorised up to a basic 30 % of the investment made in the absence of mandatory Community standards.
Na podlagi točke 29 teh smernic je tako dopustna osnovna intenzivnost 30 % za izboljšanje standardov Skupnosti in podporo za izvajanje naložb, kadar ni obveznih standardov Skupnosti.
The Commission therefore considered that the 40 % intensity for investment aid to enable firms to improve on Community standards, mainly intended for large tourism enterprises, was not compliant with point 29 of the guidelines.
Komisija je zato poudarila, da intenzivnost pomoči za naložbe v višini 40 % , s katero je omogočeno izboljšanje standardov Skupnosti, in ki je v glavnem predvidena za velika podjetja v turističnem sektorju, ne more biti skladna s točko 29 smernic.
Finally, under point 41 of the guidelines aid may be granted to advisory/consultancy services to help SMEs with environmental protection in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 70/200138.
Na podlagi točke 41 smernic se lahko pomoči dodelijo za storitve svetovanja MSP v okoljskem sektorju na podlagi določb Uredbe (ES) št. 70/2001.
However, under Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 aid to environmental audit projects as provided for in the resolution may be granted only to SMEs and must satisfy the conditions of Article 5(a) of that Regulation.
Projektom okoljskih pregledov, predvidenim z zadevnim odlokom, se torej lahko dodelijo pomoči v skladu z določbami Uredbe (ES) št. 70/2001 pod pogojem, da dobijo pomoč le MSP in da so izpolnjeni pogoji iz člena 5(a) navedene uredbe.
In the case of aid for environmental investments provided for in the first two environmental provisions of the measure, which are referred to in recitals 41 and 43, the Commission also expressed doubts in relation to points 36 and 37 of the guidelines concerning investments to be taken into account and methods of calculating eligible costs.
Komisija je tudi izrazila dvom glede točk 36 in 37 smernic, ki se nanašata na naložbe, ki se upoštevajo, in na metode izračuna upravičenih stroškov za pomoči za okoljske naložbe iz prvih dveh delov ukrepa za varstvo okolja, omenjenih v točkah 41 in 43 te obrazložitve.
Employment aid
Pomoči za zaposlovanje
The Commission had approved employment aid for SMEs of a maximum intensity of 25 % of the wage bill under scheme N192/97.
Komisija je v okviru pomoči N192/97 za MSP odobrila pomoči za zaposlovanje z najvišjo intenzivnostjo 25 % prispevkov za plače.
However, the aid provided for under this heading by Resolution 4607/2001 does not create or maintain jobs, the Commission considered that it could not be defined as employment aid, though some of forms of this aid (for consultancy services) might be exempted if they satisfied the conditions of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and the recipients were exclusively SMEs.
Glede na to, da pomoči, določene za ta namen z Odlokom 4607, ne zadevajo niti ustvarjanja niti ohranjanja delovnih mest, je Komisija poudarila, da jih ni mogoče opredeliti kot pomoči za zaposlovanje; nekatere pomoči (pomoči za storitve svetovanja) bi morebiti lahko izpolnjevale pogoje za odstopanje, če bi bili izpolnjeni pogoji iz člena 5 Uredbe (ES) št. 70/2001 in bi bili upravičenci izključno MSP.
The Commission took the view that the aid for trademark and patent searches and for registering trademarks and business products provided for in the specific measure for employment aid could not enjoy any exemption for large enterprises, as it did not appear to be linked to any research and development activity.
Po mnenju Komisije pomoči za raziskave blagovnih znamk in veljavnih patentov ter pomoči za pridobivanje patentov in registracijo blagovnih znamk podjetij, predvidene med drugim v okviru posebnega ukrepa v zvezi s pomočmi za zaposlovanje, ne morejo izpolnjevati nobenih pogojev za odstopanje za velika podjetja, če niso povezane z raziskovalno in razvojno dejavnostjo.
Aid for internationalisation
Pomoči za internacionalizacijo
In opening the procedure the Commission noted that the aid for participation in fairs and exhibitions may be considered compatible under Article 5(b) of Regulation 70/2001 if the expenses to which the maximum aid intensity of 50 % are applied consist in the hiring, setting-up and running of the stand.
Ob sprožitvi postopka je bilo poudarjeno, da se pomoči za udeležbo na sejmih ali razstavah lahko obravnavajo kot združljive s členom 5(b) Uredbe 70/2001, če stroški, za katere se uporablja najvišja intenzivnost pomoči 50 %, nastanejo z najemom, postavitvijo in upravljanjem stojnice.
Such an exemption applies only to a firm's first participation in a given fair or exhibition.
Taka izjema se uporablja le za prvo udeležbo podjetja na določenem sejmu ali razstavi.
The consultancy services provided by external consultants should not be permanent or regular nor be linked to the firm's normal running costs, such as advertising.
Storitve svetovanja, ki jih nudijo zunanji svetovalci, se ne smejo uporabljati nepretrgano ali periodično, prav tako ne smejo biti povezane z običajnimi obratovalnimi stroški podjetja, kot so stroški za oglaševanje.
Finally, aid for export-related activities is not covered by Regulation 70/2001, Regulation 69/2001 or the Commission notice on de minimis aid of 1996.(51) So, in the Commission's view, the aid for internationalisation provided for in Resolution 4607/2001, other than participation to fairs and exhibitions that meets the conditions of Article 5 of Regulation 70/200, could not be considered compatible, even if it was granted only to SMEs.
Pomoči za dejavnosti, povezane z izvozom, ne spadajo niti v Uredbo 70/2001 niti v Uredbo 69/2001 oziroma v Sporočilo Komisije o pomočeh de minimis iz leta 1996.(51) Komisija zato navaja, da pomoči za internacionalizacijo iz Odloka 4607/2001 ni mogoče obravnavati kot združljive, čeprav so do njih upravičena le MSP, razen kar zadeva udeležbo na sejmih ali razstavah, ter pod pogojem, da so izpolnjeni pogoji iz člena 5 Uredbe 70/2001.
Moreover, the Commission found that export credits, in particular those for large enterprises, which had been explicitly excluded when Law 4/97 was notified, were not entitled to any exemption, even under Regulation 69/2001.
Komisija je bila poleg tega mnenja, da izvozni kredit, zlasti če je bil odobren za velika podjetja, kar je bilo izrecno izključeno ob uradnem obvestilu o Zakonu 4/97, ne more izpolnjevati pogojev za kakršno koli odstopanje, niti na podlagi Uredbe 69/2001.
Aid provided under Community programmes
Pomoči, predvidene v okviru programov Skupnosti
Such aid, which was not provided for in scheme N192/97, was not considered state aid in Resolution 4607/2001.
Prispevki, ki niso bili predvideni v shemi N192/97, se v Odloku 4607 ne obravnavajo kot državne pomoči.
However, the Commission had doubts as to whether enterprises do not derive a competitive advantage from involvement in joint projects under the Community programmes Leader and Interreg, which are accorded an intensity of 80 %.
Komisija je kljub temu izrazila dvom o tem, da podjetja nimajo nobene konkurenčne prednosti zaradi udeležbe pri skupnih projektih v okviru programov Skupnosti Leader in Interreg, za katera je določena intenzivnost 80 %.
Consultancy services
Storitve svetovanja
The definition of consultancy service needs to be clarified.
Treba je pojasniti koncept storitev svetovanja.
On the basis of the current definition the Commission thinks that no aid to large enterprises for consultancy services can be exempted other than in cases where the consultancy is an eligible cost of a training-aid project within the meaning of Article 4(7)(e) of Commission Regulation No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on training aid.
Na podlagi sedanje opredelitve Komisija ocenjuje, da nobena pomoč za storitve svetovanja za velika podjetja ne more izpolnjevati pogojev za odstopanje, razen tedaj, ko je takšno svetovanje upravičen strošek projekta pomoči za usposabljanje na podlagi člena 4(7)(e) Uredbe Komisije št. 68/2001 z dne 12. januarja 2001 o pomoči za usposabljanje.
Application of the de minimis rule
Uporaba pravila de minimis
According to the Italian authorities, in the case of investment aid, any increase in the basic aid intensity rates of 13 % and 6 % for small and medium-sized enterprises respectively was granted under the de minimis rule.
Po mnenju italijanskih organov so bila vsa povečanja intenzivnosti pomoči glede na osnovni stopnji 13 % in 6 % za majhna in srednje velika podjetja za naložbe, dodeljena po pravilu de minimis.
Neither Law 4/1997 nor the text of Resolution 4607/2002 adopted on 17 December 2001, i.e. after the entry into force of Regulation 69/2001, make reference to procedures for checking the threshold or other conditions laid down in the de minimis Regulation or the old 1996 notice on the subject.
Glede navedenega je treba opozoriti, da niti v Zakonu št. 4/1997 niti v besedilu Odloka 4607, ki je bil sprejet 17. decembra 2001, in niti pozneje, ko je začela veljati Uredba 69/2001, ni bilo nobenega sklica na pravila za nadzor nad pragom in druge pogoje, določene po pravilu de minimis ali s predhodnim sporočilom iz leta 1996 o isti vsebini.