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First, according to the information available at that moment, which was mostly based on press articles, the Commission had grounds to assume that AVAS envisaged attaching to the sale of Tractorul certain conditions which would ensure the maintenance of the production and the current employment level.
Prvič, po tedaj dostopnih informacijah, ki so temeljile predvsem na časopisnih člankih, je imela Komisija razloge za domnevo, da je agencija AVAS predvidela, da na prodajo Tractorula veže določene pogoje, ki bodo zagotovili ohranitev proizvodnje in trenutnega števila zaposlenih.
The Commission suspected that these conditions were liable to lower the sale price and might have deterred other potentially interested parties from even submitting a bid.
Komisija je domnevala, da so ti pogoji lahko znižali prodajno ceno in odvrnili druge potencialne zainteresirane stranke, da bi sploh oddale ponudbo.
Second, the Romanian authorities failed to provide any conclusive information that the voluntary liquidation involving the sale of the functional modules would be the most advantageous outcome for the State as shareholder and the creditors as opposed to judicial liquidation.
Drugič, romunski organi niso zagotovili prepričljivih informacij, da je bila prostovoljna likvidacija s prodajo funkcionalnih modulov v primerjavi s sodno likvidacijo najugodnejši izid za državo kot delničarko in upnike.
The Commission had doubts whether a market economy operator would have bundled valuable land close to the Brașov city centre with obsolete factory buildings and machinery instead of parcelling up the land which is not necessary for the production activity and selling it off separately, thereby possibly obtaining a higher price.
Komisija se je spraševala, ali bi udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu povezal dragoceno zemljišče blizu mestnega središča Brașova z zastarelimi tovarniškimi zgradbami in stroji ali pa bi zemljišče, ki ga ne bi potreboval za proizvodno dejavnost, razdelil in prodal ločeno, s čimer bi verjetno dosegel višjo ceno.
Since, despite the Commission’s repeated warnings, the Romanian authorities carried out the public tender for the viable modules and concluded the sales contract with the winner of the tender shortly afterwards, the Commission issued a suspension injunction at the same time.
Ker so romunski organi kljub večkratnim opozorilom Komisije izpeljali javni razpis za rentabilne module in kmalu potem sklenili pogodbo o prodaji z izbranim podjetjem, je Komisija hkrati izdala odredbo o začasnem odlogu.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY ROMANIA
PRIPOMBE ROMUNIJE
Romania argues that, when selling the viable modules of Tractorul, AVAS acted like a market economy operator, obtaining the highest possible price.
Romunija zatrjuje, da je pri prodaji rentabilnih modulov Tractorula agencija AVAS ravnala kot udeleženka v tržnem gospodarstvu, ko je skušala doseči najvišjo mogočo ceno.
Thus, no State aid was involved.
Zato ni bila vključena državna pomoč.
First, Romania argues that Tractorul was not privatised, but in fact went into voluntary liquidation.
Prvič, Romunija zatrjuje, da podjetje Tractorul ni bilo privatizirano, temveč je šlo dejansko v prostovoljno likvidacijo.
While privatisation involves the sale of the company’s shares from the State to third parties and the company continues to exist, voluntary liquidation involves the sale of the company’s assets, the payment of its debts to the creditors according to the order established by law and the distribution of any surplus amount to shareholders.
Medtem ko privatizacija vključuje delnice podjetja, ki jih država proda tretjim osebam, podjetje pa obstaja še naprej, prostovoljna likvidacija vključuje prodajo premoženja podjetja, poplačilo njegovih dolgov upnikom v skladu z odredbo, določeno z zakonom, in razdelitev morebitnih presežnih zneskov delničarjem.
At the end of the operation the company ceases to exist and is deleted from the company register.
Na koncu postopka podjetje preneha obstajati in se izbriše iz registra gospodarskih družb.
Further, Romania explains that the voluntary liquidation of the company was organised by means of an open, transparent, non-discriminatory and unconditional tender.
Nato Romunija pojasnjuje, da je bila prostovoljna likvidacija podjetja organizirana na podlagi odprtega, preglednega, nediskriminacijskega in brezpogojnega javnega razpisa.
This tender was widely publicised in the local and national press.
Ta javni razpis je bil objavljen v različnih lokalnih in nacionalnih časopisih.
The tender of the viable modules was unconditional, so that the sale price was not lowered.
Javni razpis za rentabilne module je bil brezpogojen, tako da se prodajna cena ni znižala.
The sale purchase agreement between Tractorul and Flavus does not stipulate any obligation for the buyer to maintain the activity for a period of 10 years or to employ a particular number of employees from the former company.
Kupoprodajna pogodba med podjetjema Tractorul in Flavus ne predvideva nobenih obveznosti za kupca glede ohranitve dejavnosti za dobo deset let ali zaposlitve določenega števila delavcev iz nekdanjega podjetja.
Thus, the sale price represents the market value of Tractorul.
Zato prodajna cena pomeni tržno vrednost podjetja Tractorul.
Second, Romania argues that, although AVAS intended to sell the two functional modules separately, the independent liquidator, CIT, recommended after an initial assessment the sale of the entire industrial platform as a whole, as it would be more advantageous than a piece-by-piece sale, in particular since the industrial platform contains also some unattractive assets (i.e. plots of land which do not have access to any local infrastructure and/or are located near the city waste dump, the buildings are outdated etc.), which could probably not be sold individually.
Drugič, Romunija trdi, da je neodvisni likvidacijski upravitelj CIT, čeprav je agencija AVAS nameravala prodati oba funkcionalna modula ločeno, po prvi oceni priporočil prodajo industrijskega kompleksa kot celoto, ker bi bilo to ugodneje od prodaje po delih, zlasti ker industrijski kompleks vključuje tudi nekatere nezanimive dele (npr. dele zemljišča, ki nimajo dostopa do lokalne infrastrukture in/ali so blizu mestnega odlagališča odpadkov, zgradbe, ki so zastarele itd.), ki jih verjetno ne bi bilo mogoče prodati posamično.
According to this evaluation report, the sum of the total assets included in Tractorul amounted to around EUR 100 million. In order to avoid additional liquidation and maintenance costs of selling the assets individually, the liquidator offered the assets as a whole (functional module) and calculated a discount of 23 %.
V skladu s tem ocenjevalnim poročilom je znašala vsota celotnega premoženja podjetja Tractorul približno 100 milijonov EUR. Da bi preprečili dodatne stroške likvidacije in vzdrževanja s posamično prodajo premoženja, je likvidacijski upravitelj ponudil premoženje podjetja kot celoto (funkcionalni modul) in obračunal 23-odstotni popust.
Thus, the starting price was of EUR 77 million and represented the market value.
Tako je izklicna cena znašala 77 milijonov EUR in je pomenila tržno vrednost.
Moreover, no competitor offered a higher price.
Poleg tega noben tekmec ni ponudil višje cene.
Finally, Romania explained that the voluntary liquidation was allowed under the national company law (Law 31/1990) and under the special law for speeding up privatisations (Law 137/2002).
In končno, Romunija je pojasnila, da je bila prostovoljna likvidacija omogočena na podlagi nacionalnega zakona o gospodarskih družbah (zakon 31/1990) in posebnega zakona za pospešitev privatizacije (zakon 137/2002).
Romania gave assurances that voluntary liquidation was a faster procedure implying lower costs for the undertaking.
Romunija je zagotovila, da je bila prostovoljna likvidacija hitrejši postopek, ki je pomenil nižje stroške za podjetje.
At the same time, the creditors have identical control tools at their disposal to ensure that their rights are not being breached.
Hkrati so upnikom na voljo enaki nadzorni instrumenti, ki preprečujejo kršitev njihovih pravic.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THIRD PARTIES
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH OSEB
By letter of 24 October 2007, Flavus intervened in the Commission proceedings as an interested party.
Z dopisom z dne 24. oktobra 2007 je podjetje Flavus poseglo v postopek Komisije kot zainteresirana stranka.
First, Flavus argues that the tender of Tractorul was open, transparent and non-discriminatory.
Prvič, Flavus trdi, da je bil razpis za podjetje Tractorul odprt, pregleden in nediskriminacijski.
It was widely advertised in the local and national press.
Bil je objavljen v lokalnem in nacionalnem tisku.
Second, Flavus substantiates that there were no conditions attached to the sale of Tractorul’s viable modules.
Drugič, Flavus utemeljuje, da na prodajo rentabilnih modulov podjetja Tractorul niso bili vezani nobeni pogoji.
The requirement to maintain the object of activity (i.e. production of tractors) for the next 10 years could not qualify as a condition since it did not imply the obligation to effectively produce tractors.
Zahtevana ohranitev predmeta dejavnosti (tj. proizvodnje traktorjev) v naslednjih desetih letih se ne more opredeliti kot pogoj, saj ne pomeni, da je treba dejansko proizvajati traktorje.
Moreover, Flavus explains that it has bought the viable modules because of the economic potential of the land for real estate development and has no intention to restart tractor production on the site.
Flavus tudi pojasnjuje, da je rentabilne module kupil zaradi gospodarskega potenciala zemljišča za razvoj nepremičnin in da v tovarni ne namerava obnoviti proizvodnje traktorjev.
Thus, the requirement was not onerous, but a mere administrative procedure to register the object of activity with the Trade Registry.
Ta zahteva ni bila težavna, šlo je samo za upravni postopek registracije predmeta dejavnosti v registru dejavnosti.
Also, as regards the obligation to rehire as a priority former Tractorul employees, Flavus argues that this was not an onerous condition liable to lower the sale price.
Glede obveznosti ponovne zaposlitve nekdanjih delavcev Tractorula Flavus trdi, da to ni bil težaven pogoj, ki bi lahko znižal prodajno ceno.
In conclusion, Flavus argues that the alleged conditions attached in the tender document did not lower the sale price.
Na koncu Flavus trdi, da domnevni pogoji iz razpisne dokumentacije niso znižali prodajne cene.
This is also reflected by the evaluation report drafted by an independent expert appointed by the liquidator to carry out an evaluation of Tractorul.
To je izraženo tudi v ocenjevalnem poročilu, katerega osnutek je pripravil neodvisni strokovnjak, ki ga je imenoval likvidacijski upravitelj, da oceni podjetje Tractorul.
Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty states that, save as otherwise provided in the Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is incompatible with the common market, insofar as it affects trade between Member States.
Člen 87(1) Pogodbe ES določa, da, razen če Pogodba ne določa drugače, je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom, če prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
Article 295 of the EC Treaty provides that Community rules are neutral as regards public and private ownership.
Člen 295 Pogodbe ES določa, da so pravila Skupnosti glede javnega in zasebnega lastništva nevtralna.
According to Article 86(1) of the EC Treaty, public undertakings are equally subject to State aid rules.
V skladu s členom 86(1) Pogodbe ES predpisi o državni pomoči enako veljajo za javna podjetja.
In accordance with consistent European Court [5] case law and Commission rules and practice on State aid in the context of privatisations [6], when a Member State owns or sells undertakings, or otherwise purchases or sells shares of undertakings, no State aid is present if the Member State’s behaviour is consistent with that of a private market economy investor.
V skladu z dosledno sodno prakso Evropskega sodišča [5] ter pravili in prakso Komisije v zvezi z državno pomočjo v okviru privatizacije [6] velja, da če ima država članica v lasti podjetja ali če jih proda ali če kako drugače kupi ali proda delnice podjetij, državna pomoč ni prisotna, če je ravnanje države članice v skladu z ravnanjem zasebnega vlagatelja pod tržnimi pogoji.
Therefore, when the privatisation takes place by sale of shares on the stock exchange, it is generally assumed to be under market conditions and not to involve aid.
Če torej privatizacija poteka s prodajo delnic na borzi, se na splošno predpostavlja, da poteka pod tržnimi pogoji in da ne vključuje pomoči.
When the privatisation is carried out through a trade sale, it can similarly be assumed that no aid is involved if the following conditions are fulfilled: first, the company is sold by a competitive tender that is open to all comers, transparent and non-discriminatory; second, no conditions are attached which are not customary in comparable transactions between private parties and which may potentially reduce the sale price; third, the company is sold to the highest bidder; and fourth, bidders must be given enough time and information to carry out a proper valuation of the assets forming the basis for their bid [7].
Če privatizacija poteka s prodajo deleža, se podobno lahko predpostavi, da ni vključena pomoč, če so izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji: prvič, podjetje se proda na podlagi konkurenčnega javnega razpisa, ki je odprt za vse, pregleden in nediskriminacijski; drugič, na prodajo se ne vežejo pogoji, ki niso običajni v primerljivih transakcijah med zasebniki in ki bi lahko potencialno znižali prodajno ceno; tretjič, podjetje se proda najboljšemu ponudniku; in četrtič, ponudniki morajo imeti na voljo dovolj časa in informacij, da lahko opravijo ustrezno oceno premoženja, ki je podlaga njihovi ponudbi [7].
In other cases, trade sales must be examined for possible aid implications and must therefore be notified.
V drugih primerih je treba prodaje deležev pregledati zaradi morebitnih posledic pomoči in jih je zato treba priglasiti.
In such cases, assessing whether a transaction concerning State assets involves an aid generally requires evaluating whether a market economy operator placed in a similar situation would have behaved in the same way, i.e. would have sold the company at the same price.
V takih primerih ocena, ali transakcija, ki se nanaša na državno premoženje, vključuje pomoč, na splošno zahteva presojo, ali bi udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu, ki bi bil v podobnem položaju, ravnal enako, tj. ali bi prodal podjetje po enaki ceni.
In applying the market economy investor principle, non-economical considerations, such as for example industrial policy reasons, employment considerations or regional development objectives, which would not be acceptable to a market economy operator, cannot be taken into account as reasons for accepting a lower price and, on the contrary, point to the existence of aid.
Pri uporabi načela vlagatelja pod tržnimi pogoji se kot razlogi za sprejem nižje cene ne smejo upoštevati negospodarski premisleki, kot so na primer razlogi industrijske politike, zaposlitveni pomisleki ali cilji regionalnega razvoja, ki ne bi bili sprejemljivi za udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu in ki nasprotno kažejo na obstoj pomoči.
This principle has been repeatedly explained by the Commission [8] and consistently confirmed by the Court [9].
To načelo je Komisija že večkrat pojasnila [8], Sodišče pa ga je dosledno potrjevalo [9].
Therefore, if any of the requirements mentioned above are not fulfilled, the Commission considers that the public sale must be examined for possible aid implications and, thus, must be notified [10].
Če ni izpolnjena katera koli od zgoraj navedenih zahtev, je treba po mnenju Komisije javno prodajo pregledati glede morebitnih posledic pomoči in zato jo je treba priglasiti [10].
Consequently, by respecting these requirements, the State would be sure to obtain the highest price, i.e. the market price, for its assets and, thus, no State aid is involved.
Z upoštevanjem teh zahtev bo država za svoje premoženje zagotovo dosegla najvišjo ceno, tj. tržno ceno, in tako ne bo vključena državna pomoč.
By imposing certain conditions on the buyer, the State potentially lowers the sale price and thus forgoes additional revenues.
Z uvedbo nekaterih pogojev za kupca država lahko zniža prodajno ceno in se tako odpove dodatnim prihodkom.
Also, conditions can deter potentially interested investors from submitting a bid in the first place, so that the competitive environment of the tender is disturbed and even the highest of the offers eventually submitted does not necessarily represent the actual market value [11].
Pa tudi pogoji lahko odvrnejo morebitne zainteresirane vlagatelje od oddaje ponudbe, kar negativno vpliva na konkurenčno okolje javnega razpisa, tako da niti najvišja oddana ponudba nujno ne pomeni dejanske tržne vrednosti [11].
By imposing such conditions and thus accepting that it will not receive the best price for the owned shares or assets, the State does not act like a market economy operator, who would try to obtain the highest possible price.
Z uvedbo takih pogojev in s tem s sprejetjem možnosti, da ne bo dosegla najboljše cene za delnice ali premoženje v svoji lasti, država ne ravna kot udeleženka v tržnem gospodarstvu, ki skuša doseči najvišjo mogočo ceno.
Instead the State chooses to sell the undertaking at a price below the market value.
Namesto tega se država odloči, da bo podjetje prodala po ceni, ki je nižja od tržne vrednosti.
A market economy operator would not have an economic interest in attaching comparable conditions (in particular such as maintenance of the level of employment, conditions beneficial for the geographical region concerned or ensuring a certain investment level) but would sell the company to the highest bidder, who would then be free to determine the future of the acquired company or assets [12].
Udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu ne bi imel gospodarskega interesa za uvedbo primerljivih pogojev (zlasti takih, kot so ohranitev števila zaposlenih, pogojev, ki so ugodni za zadevno geografsko območje ali ki zagotavljajo določeno raven naložb), temveč bi prodal podjetje najboljšemu ponudniku, ki bi potem lahko prosto določil prihodnost pridobljenega podjetja ali premoženja [12].
This does not mean that all conditions in a privatisation automatically lead to State aid elements being present.
To pa ne pomeni, da vsi pogoji v privatizaciji samodejno povzročijo, da so prisotni elementi državne pomoči.
First, conditions which are also common for such kind of transactions between private parties (i.e. certain standard indemnities, proof of the financial standing of the bidder, or compliance with national labour market rules) are not problematic.
Prvič, pogoji, ki so pogosti tudi za take transakcije med zasebniki (npr. nekatere običajne odškodnine, dokazila o finančnem položaju ponudnika ali upoštevanje nacionalnih predpisov za trg dela) niso sporni.
Second, even conditions which appear to be unusual between private parties only show the existence of state aid if they are liable to reduce the sale price and provide an advantage.
Drugič, celo pogoji, za katere se zdi, da so neobičajni med zasebniki, kažejo na prisotnost državne pomoči samo, če lahko znižajo prodajno ceno in zagotovijo ugodnost.
The fact that such conditions do not amount to aid needs to be demonstrated on a case by case basis [13].
Dejstvo, da taki pogoji ne prispevajo k pomoči, je treba dokazati od primera do primera [13].
Conditions attached to the sale of Tractorul
Pogoji, vezani na prodajo podjetja Tractorul
When initiating the procedure under Article 88(2) of the Treaty, the Commission had doubts whether the sale of Tractorul was conducted on the basis of an open, transparent, non-discriminatory and unconditional tender.
Ko je Komisija sprožila postopek v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe, je dvomila, ali je prodaja podjetja Tractorul potekala na podlagi odprtega, preglednega, nediskriminacijskega in brezpogojnega javnega razpisa.
According to the information available at that stage, which was based mostly on press articles, the Commission suspected that, according to the tender documents published by AVAS in order to appoint the liquidator, AVAS decided to sell off Tractorul as functional modules and already at an early stage attached conditions to ensure the maintenance of the production activity for the next 10 years and the re-hiring of former employees.
Glede na informacije, ki so bile takrat na voljo in so temeljile predvsem na časopisnih člankih, je Komisija sumila, da se je v skladu z razpisno dokumentacijo, ki jo je objavila agencija AVAS za imenovanje likvidacijskega upravitelja, ta odločila, da proda Tractorul kot funkcionalna modula in je že na začetku določila pogoje, ki naj bi zagotovili ohranitev proizvodne dejavnosti naslednjih deset let in ponovno zaposlitev nekdanjih delavcev.
The Commission considered that these conditions were liable to lower the sale price, and, thus, by attaching them, the State did not act like a market economy operator.
Komisija je menila, da bi ti pogoji lahko znižali prodajno ceno, zato država z njihovo uvedbo ni ravnala kot udeleženka v tržnem gospodarstvu.
In conclusion, the conditions might have resulted in State aid.
Sklepna ugotovitev je bila, da bi pogoji lahko imeli za posledico državno pomoč.
On the basis of the information provided by Romania, the Commission notes that the conditions attached to the sale of Tractorul were formulated in such a manner that they did not impose any onerous obligations on potential buyers, as they were mere formal requirements.
Na podlagi informacij, ki jih je zagotovila Romunija, Komisija ugotavlja, da so bili pogoji, vezani na prodajo podjetja Tractorul, oblikovani tako, da za potencialne kupce niso pomenili težavnih obveznosti, saj so bile to le formalne zahteve.
The condition to maintain the object of activity for the next 10 years referred to the registration of the object of activity, i.e. production of tractors and other agricultural devices, in the Trade Registry, and does not oblige the buyer to continue the actual production of tractors.
Pogoj, da se ohrani predmet dejavnosti naslednjih deset let, se je nanašal na registracijo predmeta dejavnosti, tj. proizvodnje traktorjev in drugih kmetijskih strojev, v registru gospodarskih družb, in od kupca ni zahteval, da dejansko nadaljuje proizvodnjo traktorjev.
The acquirer, Flavus, explained that their legal advisor had also confirmed that the clause would not imply the necessity to carry out any productive activity.
Kupec, podjetje Flavus, je pojasnil, da je tudi njihov pravni svetovalec potrdil, da ta določba ne zahteva opravljanja katere koli proizvodne dejavnosti.
In any event, they do not intend to re-start any production activity at the site.
Vsekakor niso nameravali obnoviti proizvodne dejavnosti v tovarni.
Similarly, the obligation to give priority to former employees of Tractorul or to provide spare parts and components are not onerous obligations.
Podobno tudi obveznosti glede dajanja prednosti nekdanjim delavcem podjetja Tractorul ali zagotavljanja rezervnih in sestavnih delov niso težavne.
They were included in the tender documents as best-effort clauses, and thus are not mandatory and binding for the new owner.
V razpisno dokumentacijo so bile vključene kot določbe, ki se upoštevajo po najboljših močeh, zato za novega lastnika niso obvezne niti zavezujoče.
The Romanian authorities explained that AVAS was motivated to attach these symbolic requirements by the wish to maintain the renown of the undertaking and its products, which can still be found to a large extent on the Romanian market.
Romunski organi so pojasnili, da je bila agencija AVAS motivirana, da določi te simbolične zahteve, saj je želela ohraniti ugled podjetja in njegovih izdelkov, ki jih je še vedno veliko na romunskem trgu.