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On 21 September 2005 the Commission initiated an EDP for the UK with the adoption of a report under Article 104(3) of the Treaty and on 24 January 2006 the Council decided that an excessive deficit existed in the United Kingdom.
Komisija je 21. septembra 2005 s sprejetjem poročila na podlagi člena 104(3) Pogodbe za Združeno kraljestvo sprožila postopek v zvezi s čezmernim primanjkljajem, 24. januarja 2006 pa je Svet odločil, da v Združenem kraljestvu obstaja čezmerni primanjkljaj.
The budgetary position improved in 2005/06 and 2006/07, with the headline deficit in the latter year falling to 2,6 % of GDP.
Proračunsko stanje se je v letih 2005/2006 in 2006/2007 izboljšalo, nominalni primanjkljaj v letu 2006/2007 pa se je zmanjšal na 2,6 % BDP.
On 12 September 2007, taking into account the 2006/07 deficit outturn and the spring 2007 forecast, the Commission adopted a recommendation for a Council decision abrogating the EDP against the UK.
Komisija je 12. septembra 2007 ob upoštevanju doseženega primanjkljaja in napovedi iz pomladi 2007 sprejela priporočilo za odločbo Sveta o odpravi postopka v zvezi s čezmernim primanjkljajem proti Združenemu kraljestvu.
On 9 October 2007, ECOFIN decided to abrogate the EDP in accordance with Article 104(12) of the Treaty.
Ekonomsko-finančni svet je 9. oktobra 2007 odločil, da v skladu s členom 104(12) Pogodbe odpravi postopek v zvezi s čezmernim primanjkljajem.
According to the EDP data notified by the UK authorities in March 2008, the United Kingdom's general government deficit in 2008/09 was planned to reach 3,2 % of GDP, thus exceeding the 3 % of GDP reference value; this ratio was identical to that published in the United Kingdom's March 2008 budget, which also presented budgetary plans showing a general government deficit of 2,8 % of GDP in 2009/10.
Po podatkih iz postopka o čezmernem primanjkljaju, ki so jih marca 2008 sporočili organi Združenega kraljestva, je bilo za javnofinančni primanjkljaj Združenega kraljestva predvideno, da bo dosegel 3,2 % BDP v letu 2008/2009 in tako presegel referenčno vrednost 3 % BDP; to razmerje je enako razmerju, objavljenemu marca 2008 v proračunu Združenega kraljestva, ki je tudi predstavil proračunske načrte, v skladu s katerimi bi javnofinančni primanjkljaj v letu 2009/2010 znašal 2,8 % BDP.
The deficit figure in the latter year is lower than the corresponding figure in the Commission services' spring forecast of 3,3 % of GDP, mainly due to differences in expected GDP growth in 2009/10.
Številka za primanjkljaj v letu 2009/2010 je nižja od ustrezne številke v spomladanski napovedi služb Komisije, kjer znaša 3,3 % BDP, kar je predvsem posledica razlik v pričakovani rasti BDP v letu 2009/2010.
Following the publication of the March 2008 budget, a policy announcement on 13 May reducing personal income tax in 2008/09 will cost GBP 2,7 billion in 2008/09.
Po objavi proračuna iz marca 2008 bo napoved politike z dne 13. maja o znižanju dohodnine v letu 2008/2009 stala 2,7 milijona funtov.
Adding this to the Commission services' spring 2008 forecast would imply a deficit of 3,5 % of GDP.
Če to dodamo spomladanski napovedi Komisije za leto 2008, bi to pomenilo primanjkljaj 3,5 % BDP.
Although above the 3 % of GDP Treaty reference value, the deficit planned for 2008/09, as notified in March 2008, is close to it.
Čeprav je v letu 2008/2009 načrtovani primanjkljaj, kot je bil sporočen marca 2008, presegel referenčno vrednost iz Pogodbe v višini 3 % BDP, je vendar blizu te vrednosti.
The excess over the 3 % of GDP reference value is not exceptional in the sense of Article 104(2) of the Treaty.
Presežek nad referenčno vrednostjo 3 % BDP ni izjemen v smislu člena 104(2) Pogodbe.
In particular, it does not result from an unusual event outside the control of the United Kingdom authorities, nor is it the result of a severe economic downturn.
Presežek zlasti ni posledica izjemnega dogodka, ki ne bi bil pod nadzorom organov Združenega kraljestva, in tudi ni posledica resnega gospodarskega upada.
The Commission services' spring 2008 forecast projects UK growth to slow in 2008 and 2009 to annual rates below potential.
V spomladanski napovedi služb Komisije za leto 2008 je bilo predvideno, da se bo rast Združenega kraljestva v letih 2008 in 2009 upočasnila na letne stopnje pod mogočo rastjo.
Nevertheless, GDP growth is expected to reach 1,7 % in 2008 and 1,6 % in 2009.
Kljub temu se glede rasti BDP pričakuje, da bo dosegla 1,7 % v letu 2008 in 1,6 % v letu 2009.
The excess over the 3 % of GDP reference value is also considered not temporary, with the Commission services forecasting, on the basis of unchanged policies, a deficit ratio in 2009/10 still higher than 3 % (at 3,3 %).
Presežek nad referenčno vrednostjo 3 % BDP se prav tako ne šteje za začasnega, saj službe Komisije na podlagi nespremenjenih politik napovedujejo, da bo stopnja primanjkljaja v letu 2009/2010 še vedno višja kot 3 % (3,3 %).
This indicates that the Treaty requirement concerning the deficit criterion is not fulfilled.
To kaže, da zahteva iz Pogodbe v zvezi z merilom glede primanjkljaja ni izpolnjena.
% of GDP in 2009/10.
Po napovedih služb Komisije bo v letu 2009/2010 delež dolga dosegel približno 47,5 % BDP.
According to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, ‘other relevant factors’ can only be taken into account in the Council decision on the existence of an excessive deficit in accordance with Article 104(6) if the double condition — that the deficit remains close to the reference value and that its excess over the reference value is temporary — is fully met.
V skladu s členom 2(4) Uredbe (ES) št. 1467/97 se lahko „drugi pomembni dejavniki“ upoštevajo samo v odločbi Sveta o obstoju čezmernega primanjkljaja v skladu s členom 104(6) Pogodbe, če je dvojni pogoj – da primanjkljaj ostane blizu referenčne vrednosti in da je presežek čez referenčno vrednost začasen – v celoti izpolnjen.
This double condition is not met.
Ta dvojni pogoj ni izpolnjen.
Therefore, other relevant factors are not taken into account in the steps leading to this Decision,
Zato drugi pomembni dejavniki niso upoštevani pri korakih, ki vodijo k tej odločbi –
From an overall assessment it follows that an excessive deficit exists in the United Kingdom.
Iz celovite ocene izhaja, da v Združenem kraljestvu obstaja čezmerni primanjkljaj.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2008.
V Bruslju, 24. julija 2008
Estimated by the Commission services, applying the common methodology on estimating output gaps.
Po oceni služb Komisije, ki uporabljajo skupno metodologijo za ocenjevanje proizvodnih vrzeli.
Using GDP adjusted for Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM).
Gre za BDP, prilagojen za posredno merjene storitve finančnega posredništva (PMSFP).
The general government debt ratio remains well below the 60 % reference value (the March EDP data reported a ratio of 43,0 % of GDP [4] in the 2007/08 financial year), although projected to be on a rising trend up to 2009/10. In the Commission services' forecast, the debt ratio is projected to reach around 471 2
Splošni delež javnega dolga ostaja precej pod 60 % referenčne vrednosti (v podatkih o postopku v zvezi s čezmernim primanjkljajem se je poročalo o stopnji 43,0 % BDP [4] v finančnem letu 2007/2008), čeprav se bo vse do leta 2009/2010 povečeval.
As a result, the general government balance moved from a surplus position in the late 1990s to a deficit of 3,2 % of GDP in 2003/04 and 3,5 % in 2004/05. With the output gap remaining positive throughout this period, this was equivalent to a deterioration of the structural balance by 43 4
Posledično je javnofinančni saldo prešel s presežka v poznih 90. letih 20. stoletja na primanjkljaj v višini 3,2 % BDP v letu 2003/2004 in v višini 3,5 % v letu 2004/2005.
amending Commission Decision 2002/610/EC on the aid scheme which France is planning to implement for the start-up of new short sea shipping services
o spremembi Odločbe Komisije 2002/610/ES o programu pomoči, ki ga Francija namerava izvajati za vzpostavitev novih linij priobalne plovbe
(notified under document number C(2004) 4519)
(notificirano pod dokumentarno številko C(2004) 4519)
On 30 January 2002, after a formal investigation procedure, the Commission adopted Decision 2002/610/EC [1] approving, subject to certain conditions set out below, an aid scheme to promote the start-up of new short sea shipping services, hereinafter referred to as the ‘final decision’.
Komisija je po končanem uradnem postopku preiskave 30. januarja 2002 sprejela Odločbo 2002/610/ES [1] o odobritvi, pod določenimi pogoji, navedenimi spodaj, programa pomoči za pospeševanje vzpostavitve linij priobalne plovbe (v nadaljnjem besedilu „končna odločba“).
The 26th recital of the final decision states that France accepts procedural conditions which are in particular binding on projects granting aid to an intra-Community sea shipping service between a French port and a port of another Member State and not on those involving sea shipping services between two French ports.
V svoji uvodni izjavi 26 končna odločba navaja, da je Francija sprejela postopkovne pogoje, ki so zlasti zavezujoči za projekte, ki dodeljujejo pomoč linijski plovbi znotraj Skupnosti med francoskim pristaniščem in pristaniščem druge države članice, in ne za tiste, ki vključujejo povezave po morju med dvema francoskima pristaniščema.
On 18 November 2004 the French authorities asked the Commission to amend the final decision to take account of the new, more favourable provisions of the Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport [2], hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community guidelines’.
Francoski organi so 18. novembra 2004 zaprosili Komisijo, da spremeni končno odločbo zaradi upoštevanja novih, bolj ugodnih določb Smernic Skupnosti za državno pomoč pomorskemu prometu [2] (v nadaljnjem besedilu „Smernice Skupnosti“).
Title of the measure
Naziv pomoči
The measure to which the final decision refers is entitled: régime d’aides en faveur du lancement de nouvelles lignes de transport maritime à courte distance (Aid scheme for the start-up of new short sea shipping services).
Naziv pomoči iz končne odločbe je: régime d’aides en faveur du lancement de nouvelles lignes de transport maritime à courte distance (program pomoči za vzpostavitev novih linij priobalne plovbe).
Objectives of the amendments
Cilji sprememb
The main objective of the proposed amendments is to take into account the new legal framework provided by the Community guidelines as regards aid for the start-up of short sea shipping services and to make the conditions imposed by the final decision compatible with these new Community guidelines on State aid.
Glavni cilj predlaganih sprememb je upoštevanje novega pravnega okvira, ki ga določajo nove Smernice Skupnosti za pomoč vzpostavitvi novih linij priobalne plovbe, ter uskladitev pogojev, ki jih nalaga končna odločba, s temi novimi Smernicami Skupnosti za državno pomoč.
Recital 26 of the final decision states that ‘To ensure transparency and equal treatment of operators during the project selection procedure, the French authorities have given an undertaking to observe the following procedures:
Uvodna izjava 26 končne odločbe predvideva, da so se „francoski organi zaradi zagotavljanja preglednosti in enakopravnega obravnavanja izvajalcev med postopkom izbire projekta zavezali, da bodo upoštevali naslednje postopke:
a call for expressions of interest will be published periodically (for example, at the beginning of each year) in the form of a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities giving details of the arrangements for the aid scheme, the procedure to be followed and the selection criteria;
Razpis za prijavo interesa bo objavljen periodično (na primer na začetku leta) v obliki obvestila v Uradnem listu Evropskih skupnosti s podrobnostmi o ureditvi programa pomoči, postopku, ki se bo uporabljal, in merilih za izbiro kandidatov.
in the case of projects between a port in France and a port in another Member State, a declaration of intent will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities giving details of the objective of the project and of the aid ceiling envisaged.
V primeru projektov povezav med pristaniščem v Franciji in pristaniščem v drugi državi članici bo v Uradnem listu Evropskih skupnosti objavljena izjava o nameri s podrobnostmi o cilju projekta in predlagani zgornji meji pomoči.
This will invite interested parties to express their interest within 15 working days.
Ta bo pozvala zainteresirane strani, da v roku 15 delovnih dni izrazijo svoj interes.
If any interested party opposes the aid scheme, stating the reasons, the scheme will have to be notified to the Commission for prior authorisation.’
Če bi katera od zainteresiranih strani ob navedbi razlogov nasprotovala programu pomoči, je treba Komisijo obvestiti o programu zaradi predhodne odobritve.“
According to the French authorities, the procedures referred to in particular in paragraph (b) of this recital turn out to take a long time to implement and are therefore prejudicial to the smooth progress of such projects.
Po mnenju francoskih organov se zdi, da je za izvajanje postopkov, predvidenih zlasti v točki (b) te uvodne izjave, potrebno dolgo časa in zato ovirajo potek teh projektov.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AMENDMENT
PODROBEN OPIS SPREMEMBE
The French authorities would like to see the final decision amended so as to reflect Chapter 10 of the Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport, which is the chapter dealing with aid to short sea shipping services.
Francoski organi želijo, da se končna odločba spremeni, da bo upoštevala novo poglavje 10 Smernic Skupnosti, to je poglavje, ki obravnava pomoč za linije priobalne plovbe.
Provisions of the new Community rules
Določbe novih pravil Skupnosti
The Commission notes first of all that the previous Community guidelines [3], which were applicable when the final decision was adopted, laid down no particular rule on aid for the start-up of short sea shipping services.
Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da prejšnje Smernice Skupnosti [3], veljavne na datum končne odločbe, niso opredeljevale posebne določbe o pomoči za vzpostavitev linij priobalne plovbe.
Accordingly, it was not illogical for the Commission to lay down in its final decision particular ad hoc rules for approving the specific French scheme designed to support the start-up of short sea shipping services.
Tako ni bilo nelogično, da je Komisija v svoji končni odločbi opredelila posebna začasna pravila za odobritev posebnega francoskega programa, ki je namenjen podpori za vzpostavitev linij priobalne plovbe.
The Commission also notes that in the mean time it has adopted new Community guidelines and that the latter now provide a framework for State aid for the start-up of short sea shipping services modelled on the objectives pursued by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 on the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo Programme) [4], which was likewise adopted after the final decision.
Komisija tudi navaja, da je medtem sprejela nove Smernice Skupnosti in da te določajo okvir za državno pomoč za vzpostavitev linij priobalne plovbe, po zgledu ciljev Uredbe (ES) št. 1382/2003 Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 22. julija 2003 o dodeljevanju finančne pomoči Skupnosti za večjo okoljsko učinkovitost sistema tovornega prometa („program Marco Polo“) [4], ki je bila prav tako sprejeta po končni odločbi.
Chapter 10 of the new Community guidelines provides that individual aid for short sea shipping services is to be considered compatible with the common market if it fulfils the following conditions:
Oddelek 10 novih Smernic Skupnosti določa, da je posamezna pomoč za priobalno plovbo združljiva s skupnim trgom, če izpolnjuje naslednje pogoje:
the aid must not exceed three years in duration and its purpose must be to finance a shipping service connecting ports situated in the territory of the Member States,
pomoč ne sme trajati več kot tri leta in njen namen mora biti financiranje pomorske storitve, ki povezuje pristanišča na ozemlju držav članic,
the service must be of such a kind as to permit transport (of cargo essentially) by road to be carried out wholly or partly by sea, without diverting maritime transport in a way which is contrary to the common interest,
storitev mora biti take vrste, da omogoča, da se prevoz (v glavnem tovora) po cesti v celoti ali delno opravi po morju brez preusmeritve pomorskega prometa na način, ki bi bil nasproten skupnemu interesu,
the aid must be directed at implementing a detailed project with a pre-established environmental impact, concerning a new route or the upgrading of services on an existing one, associating several shipowners if necessary, with no more than one project financed per line and with no renewal, extension or repetition of the project in question,
pomoč mora biti usmerjena v izvajanje podrobnega projekta s predhodno ugotovljenim vplivom na okolje, ki zadeva novo pot ali nadgradnjo storitev na obstoječi poti in po potrebi povezuje več ladjarjev, ob tem pa se na linijo financira le en projekt, brez obnove, podaljšanja ali ponovitve zadevnega projekta,
the purpose of the aid must be to cover, either up to 30 % [5] of the operational costs of the service in question, or to finance the purchase of trans-shipment equipment to supply the planned service, up to a level of 10 % in such investment,
namen pomoči mora biti kritje operativnih stroškov zadevne storitve do 30 % [5] ali financiranje nakupa opreme za pretovarjanje za opravljanje načrtovane storitve, in sicer do 10 % take naložbe,
the aid to implement a project must be granted on the basis of transparent criteria applied in a non-discriminatory way to shipowners established in the Community.
pomoč za izvedbo projekta mora biti dodeljena na podlagi preglednih meril, ki se uporabljajo na nediskriminacijski način za ladjarje, uveljavljene v Skupnosti.
The aid should normally be granted for a project selected by the authorities of the Member State through a tender procedure in compliance with applicable Community rules,
Pomoč se običajno dodeli projektu, ki ga organi držav članic izberejo v postopku javnega razpisa, skladnega z veljavnimi pravili Skupnosti,
the service which is the subject of the project must be of a kind which can be commercially viable after the period in which it is eligible for public funding,
storitev, ki je predmet projekta, mora biti take vrste, da je poslovno donosna po obdobju, v katerem je upravičena do javnega financiranja,
such aid must not be combined with public service compensation (obligations or contracts).’
taka pomoč se ne sme združevati z nadomestilom za javne storitve (obveznosti ali pogodbe).“
In particular, the Commission notes that the new Community guidelines make no distinction as to whether the shipping service assisted plies between two ports of two different Member States or of the same Member State.
Komisija zlasti ugotavlja, da v novih Smernicah Skupnosti ni razlik glede tega, ali pomorskih prevoznih storitev, ki ji je dodeljena pomoč, zadeva dve pristanišči v različnih državah članicah ali v isti državi članici.
The Commission considers that there is no longer any objective reason for maintaining the distinction between the two types of situations, as explained in recital 26 of the final decision.
Komisija meni, da ni več nobenega objektivnega razloga za ohranjanje razlikovanja med tema dvema vrstama okoliščin, predvidenih v uvodni izjavi 26 končne odločbe.
Moreover, the Commission considers that the Community guidelines do not prevent a Member State from implementing a scheme providing aid to short sea shipping services if the individual aid granted under this scheme meets the abovementioned conditions.
Poleg tega Komisija meni, da Smernice Skupnosti državi članici ne preprečujejo izvajanja programa za pomoč priobalno plovbo, če posamezna pomoč, dodeljena v okviru tega programa, izpolnjuje omenjene pogoje.
Consequences of applying the final decision without amendment
Posledice, ki bi nastale, če bi ostala končna odločba nespremenjena
The option of not changing the final decision would, on the one hand, enable France to grant individual aid to services between French ports under conditions more favourable than those provided in the new Community guidelines and, on the other hand, penalise France in setting up projects for services between a French port and a port of another Member State through formal procedures as envisaged in recital 26 of the final decision.
Možnost, da končne odločbe ne bi spremenili bi, na eni strani omogočila Franciji, da dodeli posamezno pomoč storitvam med francoskimi pristanišči pod pogoji, ki bi bili bolj ugodni od tistih, ki jih predvidevajo nove Smernice Skupnosti, po drugi strani pa bi jo kaznovala pri vzpostavljanju projektov za storitve med francoskim pristaniščem in pristaniščem druge države članice s formalnimi postopki, kot so predvideni v uvodni izjavi 26 končne odločbe.
Not only do these formal procedures lack any raison d’être in the light of the new Community guidelines but they also place France in a position of inequality in relation to other States which on the basis of the new Community guidelines wish to establish aid schemes or grant individual aid on an ad hoc basis to short sea shipping services with their neighbours.
Ti formalni postopki z vidika novih Smernic Skupnosti nimajo nobenega formalnega razloga za obstoj, in poleg tega Francijo tudi postavljajo v neenakopraven položaj glede na druge države, ki želijo na podlagi novih Smernic Skupnosti vzpostaviti priložnostne programe pomoči ali priložnostno dodeliti posamezno pomoč linijam priobalne plovbe s sosednjimi državami.
In accordance with Article 88(1) of the Treaty, the Commission must also keep existing schemes under constant review.
V skladu s členom 88(1) Pogodbe ES naj Komisija obstoječe programe tudi stalno pregleduje.
To this end, it must verify that the rules governing State aid apply uniformly to all existing schemes in the Member States.
V ta namen naj preveri, da se pravila, ki urejajo državno pomoč, enotno uporabljajo za vse obstoječe programe v državah članicah.
In particular, the Commission must propose to the latter any appropriate measures required by the progressive development or by the functioning of the common market when more restrictive Community rules enter into force.
Slednjim naj Komisija zlasti predlaga ustrezne ukrepe, potrebne zaradi postopnega razvoja ali zaradi delovanja skupnega trga, ko bodo začela veljati bolj omejevalna pravila Skupnosti.
Otherwise, the Commission would not be able to maintain, pursuant to one of its earlier conditional final decisions, a constraint on a scheme of one Member State while the other Member States implementing similar schemes would not be subject to such a constraint.
Sicer Komisija na podlagi ene svojih pogojnih končnih odločb ne bo sposobna ohraniti omejitve programa za eno državo članico, medtem ko za druge države članice, ki bi izvajale podobne programe, taka omejitev ne bi veljala.
Advantage of the change
Prednost spremembe
The option of changing the final decision would make it possible to anticipate the application of the new Community guidelines to the scheme existing in France for the start-up of short sea shipping services before the deadline laid down by the Commission in the new Community guidelines, namely 30 June 2005, so that Member States can, through appropriate measures, bring all their existing schemes into line with the new Community guidelines.
Možnost spremembe končne odločbe bi omogočila predvidevati uporabo novih Smernic Skupnosti v programu, ki obstaja v Franciji za vzpostavitev linij priobalne plovbe pred rokom, ki ga je določila Komisija v novih Smernicah Skupnosti, to je pred 30. junijem 2005, tako da bi države članice lahko vse svoje obstoječe programe z uporabo ustreznih ukrepov uskladile z novimi Smernicami Skupnosti.
In conclusion the Commission considers that Decision 2002/610/EC should be amended.
Komisija zato meni, da je treba Odločbo 2002/610/ES spremeniti.