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The Commission accepted that one project fell under Article 296(2) of the EC Treaty ([…].
Komisija je potrdila, da je za en projekt veljal člen 296(2) Pogodbe ES ([…]).
Finally, the Commission accepted that, on the basis of the information available at that time, two projects were below the thresholds for individual notification (Pressurised Cabins, A119 Koala).
Komisija je glede na informacije, ki so bile takrat na voljo, potrdila, da sta bila dva projekta pod pragi za individualno priglasitev (kabine z uravnavanjem tlaka, A119 Koala).
The table below summarises the information concerning these projects:
V spodnji tabeli so povzete informacije o teh projektih:
Projects covered by the first initiating decision
Projekti iz prve odločitve o sprožitvi postopka
Comment
Opomba
Pressurised Cabins
Kabine z uravnavanjem tlaka
At that time considered to be below the threshold for individual notification
Takrat pod pragom za individualno priglasitev
Doubts regarding classification of R & D activities and incentive effect
Pomisleki o razvrstitvi raziskovalnih in razvojnih dejavnosti ter spodbujevalnem učinku
D/E/F
D/E/F
Falling under Article 296 of the EC Treaty
V skladu s členom 296 Pogodbe ES
Lower Panels
Lower Panels
No objection raised on the basis of the information available at that time
Brez pripomb glede na informacije, ki so bile takrat na voljo
RECIPIENTS
PREJEMNIKI
The recipients referred to in the first initiating decision were the following:
Prejemniki iz prve odločitve o sprožitvi postopka so bili:
Agusta, an enterprise belonging to the Finmeccanica group specialising in helicopters, since renamed AgustaWestland following a merger with Westland;
Agusta, podjetje iz skupine Finmeccanica, specializirano za helikopterje, od združitve z družbo Westland se imenuje AgustaWestland;
Alenia, an enterprise belonging to the Finmeccanica group specialising in aero structures;
Alenia, podjetje iz skupine Finmeccanica, specializirano za sestavne dele zrakoplovov;
Aermacchi, an enterprise belonging to the Finmeccanica group since January 2003, which originally specialised in aircraft for military training, and subsequently diversified into aero structures;
Aermacchi, podjetje iz skupine Finmeccanica od januarja 2003, prvotno specializirano za zrakoplove za vojaško usposabljanje, potem pa se je preusmerilo v sestavne dele zrakoplovov.
On the basis of the information made available after that decision, it emerged that there were two further recipients:
Na podlagi informacij, ki so bile na voljo po tej odločitvi, je bilo ugotovljeno, da sta še dva prejemnika:
Avio, an enterprise specialising in aero engines; Avio was formerly part of the Fiat Group (as FiatAvio); it was subsequently bought by the private equity group Carlyle, with a minority stake held by Finmeccanica; in 2006 Avio passed under the control of the private equity group Cinven, with Finmeccanica having a stake of 25 %;
Avio, podjetje, specializirano za letalske motorje; Avio je bil najprej del skupine Fiat (kot FiatAvio); potem ga je kupila skupina z zasebno kapitalsko udeležbo Carlyle, družba Finmeccanica pa je imela manjšinski delež; podjetje Avio je leta 2006 prišlo pod nadzor skupine z zasebno kapitalsko udeležbo Cinven, družba Finmeccanica pa je imela delež 25 %;
Piaggio Aero Industries (Piaggio), an enterprise active in aero structures and engines; it was established in November 1998 when a group of shareholders acquired the assets and took over the projects of the aerospace business of the firm formerly known as Rinaldo Piaggio SpA, as confirmed by the correspondence provided by the Italian authorities between the Ministry of Industry and Piaggio Aero Industries.
Piaggio Aero Industries („Piaggio“), podjetje, ki se ukvarja s sestavnimi deli zrakoplovov in motorji; ustanovljeno je bilo novembra 1998, ko je skupina delničarjev pridobila sredstva in prevzela letalske projekte družbe, poznane kot Rinaldo Piaggio SpA, kar potrjuje korespondenca med ministrstvom za industrijo in družbo Piaggio Aero Industries, ki so jo zagotovili italijanski organi.
ITALYS COMMENTS ON THE DOUBTS EXPRESSED IN THE FIRST INTIATING DECISION
PRIPOMBE ITALIJE O POMISLEKIH IZ PRVE ODLOČITVE O SPROŽITVI POSTOPKA
Italy acknowledged that the information available to the Commission on the projects questioned in the first initiating decision was wholly insufficient.
Italija je potrdila, da so bile informacije, ki so bile na voljo Komisiji o projektih, obravnavanih v prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, povsem nezadostne.
Italy also acknowledged that because of this lack of information the Commission was right to express doubts regarding those projects.
Poleg tega je Italija priznala, da je zaradi pomanjkljivih informacij Komisija pravilno dvomila v te projekte.
To dispel these doubts, Italy provided extensive information on the projects, notably concerning the eligibility of costs at the research stages and the incentive effect of the aid.
Da bi Italija te pomisleke odpravila, je predložila obsežne informacije o projektih, in sicer o upravičenosti stroškov na raziskovalnih stopnjah in spodbujevalnem učinku pomoči.
On the A109 D/E/F project, Italy provided a detailed description of the R & D work with regard to the development of the helicopter, in particular concerning the installation of a new type of engine, the skids, the rotor, the avionic systems, and the fuselage.
Glede projekta A109 D/E/F je Italija podrobno opisala raziskovalno in razvojno delo pri razvoju helikopterja, zlasti glede namestitve nove vrste motorja, sanišč, rotorja, letalske elektronike in trupa zrakoplova.
The Italian authorities also provided the schedule for the projects, showing that the innovations in these components came well before their certification, which took place in 1998, and their incorporation into in the A109 Power helicopter equipped with the Turbomeca engine, which was certified in June 2001.
Italijanski organi so predložili tudi časovni okvir za projekte, ki kaže, da so bile inovacije teh sestavnih delov izvedene precej pred potrditvijo leta 1998 in njihovo vključitvijo v helikopter A109 Power, opremljen z motorjem Turbomeca, ki je bil potrjen junija 2001.
This succession of events, the Italian authorities argued, also showed that the aid did have an incentive effect, as the technologies were new and had not been installed in any aircraft.
Italijanski organi so trdili, da tudi to zaporedje dogodkov kaže, da je pomoč imela spodbujevalni učinek, ker je bila tehnologija nova in ni bila nameščena v noben zrakoplov.
On the A109 X project, Italy provided detailed information on the R & D work, in particular concerning the tail rotor, the transmission, the main rotor and the fuselage.
Glede projekta A109 X je Italija predložila natančne informacije o raziskovalnem in razvojnem delu, zlasti glede repnega rotorja, prenosa, glavnega rotorja in trupa zrakoplova.
Italy indicated that the specific features of the A109 X — the main five-blade rotor, the antitorque rotor integrated into the tail boom, and the reducer with face gears — were not present in any other product made by Agusta.
Italija je navedla, da posamezni elementi A109 X – glavni petkraki rotor, repni rotor, vgrajen v repno palico, in reduktor z valjastimi zobniki – niso bili vključeni v drug izdelek družbe Agusta.
The Italian authorities said that the A109 X project was aimed at developing a new generation of helicopters, to be put on the market after 2009.
Italijanski organi so navedli, da je bil namen projekta A109 X razvoj nove generacije helikopterjev, ki naj bi bili dani v promet po letu 2009.
On the MD95 and MD11 projects, the Italian authorities acknowledged that the information available to the Commission at the time of the first initiating decision was not sufficient to distinguish between the two projects, which were separate, even though they both concerned fuselages.
Glede projektov MD95 in MD11 so italijanski organi priznali, da so bile informacije, ki so bile na voljo Komisiji pri prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, nezadostne in zato niso omogočale razlikovanja med obema projektoma, ki sta ločena, čeprav sta povezana s trupi zrakoplovov.
According to the Italian authorities, the MD95 comprised activities classified as industrial research and precompetitive development, because it allowed Alenia to improve its knowledge of fuselages on large aircraft.
Po navedbah italijanskih organov je MD95 vključeval dejavnosti, razvrščene kot industrijske raziskave in predkonkurenčni razvoj, ker je družbi Alenia omogočal izboljšanje znanja o trupih velikih zrakoplovov.
The activities were concerned in particular with calculation methodologies for the engineering of fuselages, the development of specific codes for the damage tolerance of the fuselages, and the improvement of general knowledge in the company about some engineering aspects such as fireproof structural solutions and corrosion of materials.
Dejavnosti so bile povezane zlasti z metodologijami izračunavanja za načrtovanje trupov zrakoplovov, razvojem posebnih oznak za odstopanje glede poškodb trupov zrakoplovov in izboljšanjem splošnega znanja v zadevni družbi o nekaterih vidikih načrtovanja, kot so ognjevarne strukturne rešitve in korozija materialov.
Concerning the MD11, the Italian authorities indicated that the R & D activities concerned the development of a prototype with preliminary research.
V zvezi z MD11 so italijanski organi navedli, da so bile raziskovalne in razvojne dejavnosti povezane z razvojem prototipa s pripravljalnimi raziskavami.
It allowed the establishment of databases and of the development processes for the use of new fuselage technologies, which was a new activity for Alenia.
Omogočale so vzpostavitev zbirk podatkov in razvojnih procesov za uporabo novih tehnologij v zvezi s trupi zrakoplovov, kar je bila za družbo Alenia nova dejavnost.
Secondly, the Italian authorities provided evidence of the incentive effect of the aid concerning these two projects.
Drugič, italijanski organi so predložili dokaze o spodbujevalnem učinku pomoči za zadevna projekta.
The aid allowed Alenia to increase its R & D spending significantly over the four years of the projects, from […] of the total turnover of the company.
Zaradi pomoči je lahko Alenia znatno povečala porabo za raziskave in razvoj v štirih letih projekta s […] skupnega prometa družbe.
According to Italy, the projects allowed Alenia to improve its technological knowledge beyond its normal level.
Po navedbah Italije je lahko Alenia zaradi projektov izboljšala svoje tehnološko znanje in presegla običajno raven.
The Italian authorities said that the two projects regarding the DO328 were DO328 Panels and DO328 Extended Capacity (EC).
Italijanski organi so izjavili, da sta projekta, povezana z DO328, DO328 Panels in DO328 Extended Capacity (EC).
A project entitled DO328 Basic concerned the development by Aermacchi of technological know-how for civil aviation.
Projekt z naslovom DO328 Basic je bil povezan z razvojem tehnološkega znanja in izkušenj za civilno letalstvo v družbi Aermacchi.
Until the end of the 1980s Aermacchi had been working mostly on aircraft for military training.
Družba Aermacchi se je do konca osemdesetih let prejšnjega stoletja ukvarjala predvsem z zrakoplovi za vojaško usposabljanje.
Panels concerned the development of shells previously produced by the Korean firm Daewoo.
Panels je bil povezan z razvojem ogrodij, ki jih je prvotno proizvajala korejska družba Daewoo.
The project also included the development of assembly techniques and technologies, some of which were not used in the final product, and the development of two prototypes.
Projekt je vključeval tudi razvoj montažnih tehnik in tehnologij, pri čemer se nekatere niso uporabljale pri končnem izdelku, in razvoj dveh prototipov.
According to the Italian authorities, DO328 Extended Capacity was aimed at increasing the number of passengers, through the development of a new fuselage, modified wings and modified structures (for instance to take account of different loads), etc. The Italian authorities provided specific information on the work packages singled out in the first initiating decision, detailing the research stages.
Po navedbah italijanskih organov je bil namen DO328 Extended Capacity povečati število potnikov z razvojem novega trupa zrakoplova, spremenjenih kril in spremenjenih struktur (da se na primer upoštevajo različne obremenitve) itd. Italijanski organi so zagotovili natančne informacije o delovnih paketih, izpostavljenih v prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, in natančno opisali raziskovalne stopnje.
Finally, the Italian authorities provided detailed information on the incentive effect of the aid for the two DO328 projects.
Na koncu so italijanski organi predložili natančne informacije o spodbujevalnem učinku pomoči za projekte DO328.
They drew attention to the importance of the projects to Aermacchi: the projects represented almost half of the entire R & D activities of the company in the period 1996-1999.
Opozorili so, kako pomembni so bili projekti za družbo Aermacchi: projekti so predstavljali skoraj polovico vseh raziskovalnih in razvojnih dejavnosti družbe v obdobju 1996–1999.
They also said that Aermacchi would not have been able to fund these R & D projects out of its own resources, and would not have been able to participate in the overall project, which was led by Dornier.
Poleg tega so izjavili, da družba Aermacchi teh projektov za raziskave in razvoj ne bi mogla financirati z lastnimi sredstvi in ne bi mogla sodelovati v celotnem projektu, ki ga je vodila družba Dornier.
COMMENTS ON THE FIRST INITIATING DECISION FROM THIRD PARTIES
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH STRANK O PRVI ODLOČITVI O SPROŽITVI POSTOPKA
Finmeccanica submitted observations after the first initiating decision only, on behalf of all the companies belonging to the group: Agusta, Aermacchi and Alenia.
Družba Finmeccanica je predložila ugotovitve le po prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, in sicer v imenu vseh družb v skupini: družb Agusta, Aermacchi in Alenia.
Finmeccanica indicated that it was to all intents and purposes controlled by the Italian State.
Družba Finmeccanica je navedla, da je v celoti pod nadzorom Italije.
Finmeccanica submitted observations in order to dispel the doubts concerning the six projects expressed by the Commission in the first initiating decision.
Družba Finmeccanica je predložila ugotovitve, da bi odpravila pomisleke, ki jih je o šestih projektih izrazila Komisija v prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka.
Finmeccanica wanted to supplement the observations submitted by the Italian Government, with which it agreed and to which it referred, adding the following with reference to the six projects:
Hotela je dopolniti ugotovitve italijanske vlade, s katerimi se je strinjala in se nanje sklicevala, pri čemer je glede zadevnih šestih projektov dodala naslednje:
D/E/F: According to Finmeccanica the three versions of the project comprised different technological innovations (rotor, landing gear), and were equipped with different engines (Allison, PW and Turbomeca respectively), and this had led to different certification processes for the different versions.
D/E/F: po navedbah družbe Finmeccanica so tri različice projekta vključevale različne tehnološke inovacije (rotor, podvozje) in so imele različne motorje (Allison, PW in Turbomeca), zato so bili za posamezne različice izvedeni različni postopki potrditve;
Finmeccanica argued that this helicopter was not simply a different version of the A109, but was a radically new helicopter, which the company intended should be the first of a new generation of twin-engine helicopters to be placed on the market as of 2009.
X: družba Finmeccanica je trdila, da ta helikopter ni le drugačna različica A109, ampak povsem nov helikopter, ki naj bi po načrtih družbe bil prvi helikopter nove generacije dvomotornih helikopterjev, ki naj bi jih dali na trg leta 2009;
Finmeccanica gave a detailed explanation of why in its view the activities carried out by Alenia in the work packages did indeed qualify as R & D expenditures.
MD95: družba Finmeccanica je natančno pojasnila, zakaj po njenem mnenju dejavnosti, ki jih je izvedla družba Alenia v delovnih paketih, izpolnjujejo pogoje kot izdatki za raziskave in razvoj;
Panels: On this Aermacchi project, Finmeccanica referred to the observations of the Italian authorities.
Panels: družba Finmeccanica se je glede tega projekta družbe Aermacchi sklicevala na ugotovitve italijanskih organov;
Extended Capacity: On this Aermacchi project, Finmeccanica referred to the observations of the Italian authorities.
Extended Capacity: družba Finmeccanica se je glede tega projekta družbe Aermacchi sklicevala na ugotovitve italijanskih organov.
It added that the project was fundamentally different to the preceding one, as it led to the production of two prototypes, which could still be seen on the companys website.
Dodala je, da se projekt bistveno razlikuje od prejšnjega, ker sta na njegovi podlagi proizvedena dva prototipa, ki sta še vedno objavljena na spletni strani družbe.
Concerning the incentive effect of the aid received for these projects, Finmeccanica submitted the following:
V zvezi s spodbujevalnim učinkom pomoči za te projekte je Finmeccanica predložila naslednje:
For the two helicopters (A109 D/E/F and A109 X), Finmeccanica submitted that in its view the company would not have been able to carry out the projects without the aid, because of the risks involved, associated with the prospect of return only over a long period of time.
za helikopterja (A109 D/E/F in A109 X) je družba Finmeccanica navedla, da po njenem mnenju družba ne projektov bi mogla izvesti brez pomoči zaradi tveganj, povezanih z dejstvom, da so lahko takšni projekti donosni le v dolgem obdobju.
Second, Finmeccanica submitted that the expenditure and personnel devoted to R & D at Agusta had increased by four percentage points in the period from 1995 to 1999.
Drugič, družba Finmeccanica je navedla, da so se izdatki in osebje, namenjeni za raziskave in razvoj v družbi Agusta, povečali za štiri odstotne točke v obdobju 1995–1999;
Finmeccanica said that the avionics projects conducted by Alenia (MD11 and MD95) had enabled Alenia to specialise in the development of fuselage sub-systems.
navedla je, da se je lahko Alenia zaradi projektov letalske elektronike (MD11 in MD95), ki jih je izvajala, specializirala na področju razvoja podsistemov za trupe zrakoplovov.
Alenia had had to significantly upgrade its technological know-how for prototyping and testing in both development processes.
Družba Alenia je morala bistveno nadgraditi svoje tehnološko znanje in izkušnje za izdelavo prototipov in preskušanje pri obeh razvojnih procesih;
The avionics projects conducted by Aermacchi (DO328 Panels and DO328 Extended Capacity), Finmeccanica said, were not part of the core business of the company, which was specialised in the military sector, and especially aircraft for the training of pilots.
po navedbah družbe Finmeccanica projekti letalske elektronike, ki jih je izvajala družba Aermacchi (DO328 Panels in DO328 Extended Capacity), niso bili del osnovnih poslovnih dejavnosti družbe, specializirane za vojaški sektor in zlasti zrakoplove za usposabljanje pilotov.
The aid had enabled Aermacchi to embark upon R & D in the civilian area which was clearly additional to the R & D otherwise carried out by the company.
Zaradi pomoči je lahko družba Aermacchi začela raziskovalne in razvojne dejavnosti na civilnem področju, ki nedvomno dopolnjujejo njene običajne raziskovalne in razvojne dejavnosti.
The French authorities submitted observations after the first initiating decision only.
Francoski organi so predložili ugotovitve le po prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka.
The French authorities raised three issues: a) they drew attention to the aid instrument, which in their view was a repayable advance; b) they asked that reimbursement be ensured; and c) they indicated a number of projects not mentioned in the decision which might potentially have received aid under the scheme and which they believed Italy had failed to notify individually.
Francoski organi so izpostavili tri zadeve: a) opozorili so na instrument pomoči, ki je po njihovem mnenju bil vračljivi predujem; b) pozvali so k zagotovitvi vračila in c) navedli nekatere projekte, ki niso omenjeni v odločitvi, ki pa so morda prejeli pomoč v skladu s programom in jih po njihovem mnenju Italija ni priglasila individualno.
The anonymous third party
Anonimna tretja stranka
The anonymous third party submitted observations in the proceedings twice, once after the first initiating decision and again after the second initiating decision.
Anonimna tretja stranka je ugotovitve v postopku predložila dvakrat, in sicer po prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka in po drugi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka.
Its observations on the first initiating decision were as follows.
Njene ugotovitve o prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka so bile naslednje.
The third party confirmed that in its view the doubts expressed by the Commission regarding the six projects were well founded.
Tretja stranka je potrdila, da so po njenem mnenju pomisleki Komisije o šestih projektih utemeljeni.
It said that the Commission ought to widen the scope of the investigation to include various other projects (including the AB139, BA609 and A119 helicopters).
Izjavila je, da bi morala Komisija razširiti preiskavo in vanjo vključiti različne druge projekte (vključno s helikopterji AB139, BA609 in A119).
The third party asked the Commission to verify that aid granted under Law No 808/1985 had indeed been applied to the projects in question, and that other projects had been excluded because of a lack of prototypes or a lack of participation on the part of Italian industry.
Tretja stranka je pozvala Komisijo, naj preveri, da je bila pomoč, dodeljena v skladu z Zakonom št. 808/1985, dejansko uporabljena za zadevne projekte in da so bili drugi projekti izključeni, ker niso bili izdelani prototipi ali ker ni sodelovala italijanska industrija.
It asked the Commission to verify the amounts of money actually associated with the six projects under assessment.
Komisijo je pozvala, naj preveri denarne zneske, ki so dejansko povezani s šestimi projekti, glede katerih se izvaja ocena.
It asked the Commission to request Italy to suspend payment in respect of the projects under way.
Komisijo je pozvala, naj od Italije zahteva odložitev plačila za projekte, ki se izvajajo.
It asked the Commission to verify the aid instrument used under Law No 808/1985, and on that basis to request the repayment of aid paid unlawfully.
Komisijo je pozvala, naj preveri instrument pomoči, ki se je uporabljal v skladu z Zakonom št. 808/1985, in na tej podlagi zahteva vračilo nezakonito plačane pomoči.
It asked the Commission to ensure that Law No 808/1985 was amended so as to ensure repayment on financial terms consistent with the R & D framework.
Komisijo je pozvala, naj zagotovi spremembo Zakona št. 808/1985, da se zagotovi vračilo pod finančnimi pogoji, ki so v skladu z okvirom za raziskave in razvoj.
It asked the Commission to impose a yearly reporting obligation, together with effective auditing measures to be carried out by the Commission if necessary.
Komisijo je pozvala, naj določi obveznost letnega poročanja in učinkovite revizijske ukrepe, ki jih po potrebi izvede Komisija.
With its observations the anonymous third party supplied a number of documents, among others the reports on the state of the aerospace industry made by the Minister of Industry to the Italian Parliament, years 1996 to 2001.
Anonimna tretja stranka je skupaj z ugotovitvami predložila več dokumentov, med drugim tudi poročila ministra za industrijo italijanskemu parlamentu o stanju letalske industrije, pripravljena od leta 1996 do leta 2001.
From the information in those reports the anonymous third party also argued in particular that the number of non-notified projects was much larger than the six projects under assessment in the proceedings.
Poleg tega je anonimna tretja stranka na podlagi informacij v teh poročilih zlasti trdila, da je število nepriglašenih projektov precej večje od šestih projektov, glede katerih se izvaja ocena v postopku.