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The Community framework for state aid for research and development and innovation (the 2006 Framework) clearly indicates, in line with the Commission notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid, that in the case of non-notified aid the Commission will apply:
Okvir Skupnosti za državno pomoč za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije („Okvir iz leta 2006“) v skladu z obvestilom Komisije o določitvi pravil, ki se uporabljajo za oceno nezakonite državne pomoči, jasno navaja, da bo Komisija v primeru nepriglašene pomoči uporabila:
the 2006 Framework if the aid was granted after its entry into force,
Okvir iz leta 2006, če je bila pomoč dodeljena po začetku njegove veljavnosti,
in all other cases, the framework in force when the aid was granted.,
v vseh drugih primerih veljavni okvir v času, ko je bila pomoč dodeljena.
To assess the compatibility of these projects with Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, therefore, the Commission will apply the 1986 Framework or the 1996 Framework as the case may be, depending on the date on which the aid was granted.
Zato bo Komisija za ocenjevanje združljivosti teh projektov s členom 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES uporabila Okvir iz leta 1986 oziroma Okvir iz leta 1996, odvisno od datuma, ko je bila pomoč dodeljena.
The subject-matter of the Decision
Predmet odločbe
This Decision is concerned only with individual aid granted by Italy to civilian R & D projects in the aeronautical industry under Law No 808/1985.
Ta odločba zadeva le individualno pomoč, ki jo je Italija dodelila civilnim projektom za raziskave in razvoj v letalski industriji v skladu z Zakonom št. 808/1985.
It relates in the first place to the six projects regarding which the Commission expressed specific doubts in the first initiating decision.
Nanaša se predvsem na šest projektov, v zvezi s katerimi je Komisija imela posebne pomisleke v prvi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka.
It also relates to the other projects referred to in the first initiating decision, in so far as the information subsequently assembled concerning them allows a different assessment to be made, especially as regards the obligation of individual notification.
Prav tako se nanaša na druge projekte iz prve odločitve o sprožitvi postopka, če je mogoče na podlagi pozneje zbranih informacij v zvezi z njimi oblikovati drugačno oceno, zlasti v zvezi z obveznostjo individualne priglasitve.
Third, the Decision relates to other individual aid granted by Italy for projects above the notification thresholds set by the R & D frameworks of 1986 and 1996.
Tretjič, Odločba se nanaša na druge individualne pomoči, ki jih je Italija dodelila za projekte, ki presegajo prage za priglasitev iz okvirov za raziskave in razvoj iz let 1986 in 1996.
These projects were not known to the Commission at the time of the first initiating decision.
Ti projekti Komisiji niso bili znani v času prve odločitve o sprožitvi postopka.
Some of them were mentioned in the second initiating decision as possible cases of non-notified individual aid.
Nekateri od njih so bili v drugi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka navedeni kot možni primeri nepriglašene individualne pomoči.
It cannot be argued, as Italy seeks to do, that investigation proceedings must define from the outset all the projects to which they relate, because when it initiates the proceedings the Commission does not necessarily know how many projects may be concerned.
Ni mogoče trditi, kot poskuša Italija, da je treba pri postopkih preiskave že na začetku opredeliti vse projekte, na katere se nanašajo, ker ni nujno, da Komisija ob začetku postopkov ve, koliko projektov bodo zajemali.
The present proceedings are concerned with individual applications of a scheme, individual cases that Italy should have notified but did not notify.
Ti postopki obravnavajo individualno uporabo programa, tj. individualne primere, ki bi jih Italija morala priglasiti, vendar jih ni.
The scale of Italy's failure to notify is exceptional: among other things, Italy failed to notify any of the projects over a period of more than ten years.
Italija ni priglasila izredno veliko primerov: med drugim ni priglasila nobenega projekta v obdobju več kot desetih let.
As a consequence of this persistent violation of the obligation to notify laid down in Article 88(3), the Commission clearly indicated in the second initiating decision, in the light of the comments received from third parties and on the basis of the information available, that the proceedings related to all individual projects under the scheme that ought to have been notified individually.
Zaradi te stalne kršitve obveznosti priglasitve iz člena 88(3) je Komisija v drugi odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka glede na pripombe, ki jih je prejela od tretjih strani, in na podlagi razpoložljivih informacij jasno določila, da morajo biti postopki v zvezi z vsemi individualnimi projekti v okviru programa priglašeni individualno.
The second initiating decision did not set any specific date with effect from which individual projects that had not been notified were to begin to be included in the scope of the proceedings and to be considered individual applications of Law No 808/1985.
Druga odločitev o sprožitvi postopka ni določila posebnega časovnega roka, v katerem bi se individualni projekti, ki niso bili priglašeni, morali vključiti v postopke in obravnavati kot individualna pomoč v skladu z Zakonom št. 808/1985.
In any event, the Italian authorities frequently allowed the recipient not to reimburse the aid in full, and this must be considered to constitute new aid.
Vsekakor so italijanski organi prejemnikom pogosto dovolili, da niso v celoti vrnili pomoči, in to je treba šteti kot novo pomoč.
It is worth drawing attention to the importance of the individual notification of aid above certain thresholds for purposes of state aid control.
Opozoriti je treba na pomen individualne priglasitve pomoči, ki presega določen prag, zaradi nadzora državne pomoči.
The 2006 Framework clearly indicates that, in order better to focus the Commission's scrutiny, individual measures above certain thresholds are subject to a detailed assessment by the Commission.
Okvir iz leta 2006 jasno določa, da mora Komisija zaradi boljšega pregleda individualne ukrepe nad določenim pragom podrobno oceniti.
The purpose of the individual assessment is to ensure that high amounts of aid for R & D&I work carried out by the same recipient do not distort competition to an extent contrary to the common interest, but rather contribute to the common interest in a proportionate manner.
Namen individualnih ocen je zagotoviti, da visoki zneski pomoči za delo na področju raziskav, razvoja in inovacij, ki ga opravlja isti prejemnik, ne izkrivljajo konkurence v obsegu, ki je v nasprotju s skupnim interesom, ampak prispevajo k skupnemu interesu na sorazmeren način.
In the period under assessment the thresholds for individual notification varied.
V ocenjevalnem obdobju so bili pragi za individualno priglasitev različni.
Under the 1986 Framework individual notification was required for projects with eligible costs above ECU 20 million.
V skladu z Okvirom iz leta 1986 je bila individualna priglasitev potrebna za projekte z upravičenimi stroški nad 20 milijonov ECU.
Under the 1996 Framework projects were to be notified individually to the Commission if the eligible costs were above ECU 25 million and the aid was above ECU 5 million.
V skladu z Okvirom iz leta 1996 je bilo treba projekte individualno priglasiti Komisiji, če so bili upravičeni stroški višji od 25 milijonov ECU in je pomoč presegala 5 milijonov ECU.
With regard to the need for the decision initiating the procedure in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty to indicate the individual projects concerned precisely and specifically, the Commission would make the following observations.
V zvezi s tem, da mora odločitev o sprožitvi postopka iz člena 88(2) Pogodbe ES natančno in podrobno določiti zadevne individualne projekte, Komisija ugotavlja, kot je navedeno v nadaljevanju.
When the Commission initiated the Article 88(2) procedure it precisely identified 13 projects.
Ko je Komisija sprožila postopek iz člena 88(2), je natančno opredelila 13 projektov.
On the basis of the information available at that time, it expressed doubts with regard to six of these, and raised no objection to the other seven.
Na podlagi takrat razpoložljivih informacij je izrazila pomisleke v zvezi s šestimi, glede ostalih sedmih ni imela pripomb.
It became evident, however, that the aid instrument used by Italy, coupled with the way it was implemented, with delays in reimbursement, were such as to modify the assessment of the 13 projects.
Vendar se je izkazalo, da se je zaradi načina izvajanja instrumenta pomoči, ki ga je uporabila Italija, z zamudami pri vračilih, spremenila ocena 13 projektov.
Italy has acknowledged that the information available to the Commission at that time was not correct and did not correspond to the real conditions of the aid which had been granted and which had not been correctly reimbursed.
Italija je priznala, da informacije, ki so bile takrat na voljo Komisiji, niso bile pravilne in niso ustrezale dejanskim pogojem pomoči, ki je bila dodeljena in ni bila pravilno vrnjena.
It also became evident that there were other cases which Italy had failed to notify individually, despite the clear statements in the R & D frameworks and the 1986 decision.
Prav tako se je izkazalo, da je bilo kljub jasnim izjavam v okvirih za raziskave in razvoj ter odločbi iz leta 1986, primerov, ki jih Italija ni individualno priglasila, več.
It became evident, too, that in most of the cases assessed in this Decision the reimbursements did not follow the initial schedule; delays were allowed, making the terms more generous to the recipient.
Jasno je tudi, da se v večini primerov, ocenjenih v tej odločbi, pri vračilih ni upoštevalo prvotnih rokov; dovoljene so bile zamude, kar je za prejemnike pomenilo ugodnejše pogoje.
These new and more generous terms constitute new aid.
Ti novi in ugodnejši pogoji sestavljajo novo pomoč.
To conclude, the present proceedings concern a number of projects to which new unlawful aid has been granted.
Torej sedanji postopki zadevajo številne projekte, ki jim je bila dodeljena nova nezakonita pomoč.
The doubts expressed in the first initiating decision
Pomisleki iz prve odločitve o sprožitvi postopka
The Commission has assessed the information submitted by Italy on eligible costs and incentive effect for the six programmes referred to in the first initiating decision, which are now included in the list of projects (recital 281, table 4).
Komisija je ocenila informacije, ki jih je predložila Italija o upravičenih stroških in spodbujevalnem učinku za šest programov iz prve odločitve o sprožitvi postopka, ki so zdaj vključeni na seznam projektov (uvodna izjava 281, tabela 4).
The Commission has established that for each project the costs were incurred for industrial research and precompetitive development.
Komisija je ugotovila, da so pri vsakem projektu nastali stroški za industrijske raziskave in predkonkurenčni razvoj.
The Commission has established that the aid for each of these six projects had an incentive effect.
Komisija je ugotovila, da je imela pomoč za vsakega od teh šestih projektov spodbujevalni učinek.
The assessment was carried out taking into account the time that has elapsed since Italy took the decision to grant the aid.
Ocena je bila izvedena ob upoštevanju časa, ki je pretekel od takrat, ko je Italija sprejela odločitev, da bo dodelila pomoč.
As described in recitals 105 to 122, however, it appeared that other crucial aspects of these aid measures, notably the aid instrument, were not clearly defined, and did not allow the Commission to take a final view of their compatibility.
Vendar, kot je opisano v uvodnih izjavah 105–122, drugi ključni vidiki teh ukrepov pomoči, predvsem instrument pomoči, očitno niso bili jasno opredeljeni in Komisiji niso omogočili, da dokončno prouči njihovo združljivost.
Before presenting the assessment of the individual projects, therefore, it will be necessary to assess the information available concerning the other doubts expressed in the second initiating decision.
Zato bo treba pred predstavitvijo ocene posameznih projektov oceniti informacije, ki so na voljo v zvezi z ostalimi pomisleki iz druge odločitve o sprožitvi postopka.
The doubts expressed in the second initiating decision
Pomisleki iz druge odločitve o sprožitvi postopka
In order to arrive at a final conclusion concerning individual aid granted under the scheme it will be necessary, first of all, to assess all of the information concerning the development of the scheme, including the legal basis and the budgetary changes.
Za oblikovanje končnega sklepa o individualni pomoči, dodeljeni v skladu s programom, bo treba najprej oceniti vse informacije o razvoju tega programa, vključno s pravno podlago in proračunskimi spremembami.
Second, it will be necessary to assess the nature of the aid instrument and the implementation of the granting decisions.
Drugič, oceniti bo treba naravo instrumenta pomoči in izvajanje odločb o dodelitvi.
Third, it will be necessary to draw up a list of individual projects that Italy has failed to notify, to assess the financial terms for each of these projects, and if necessary to verify the terms of reimbursement and the mechanisms for monitoring compliance with those terms.
Tretjič, oblikovati bo treba seznam individualnih projektov, ki jih Italija ni priglasila, da se ocenijo finančni pogoji za vse te projekte ter po potrebi preverijo pogoji vračila in mehanizmi za spremljanje skladnosti s temi pogoji.
Finally, a separate section, in paragraphs 0 0, will be devoted to the assessment of the information concerning the two allegedly military helicopters.
Končno, v uvodnih izjavah 399–408 bo ločen oddelek namenjen oceni informacij o dveh domnevno vojaških helikopterjih.
The development of the scheme
Razvoj programa
The Commission now has a clear picture of the development of the overall scheme.
Komisija ima zdaj jasen pregled nad razvojem celotnega programa.
Italy has provided sufficient information on the overall funding of the projects to enable the Commission to form a more general view.
Italija je zagotovila dovolj informacij o celotnem financiranju projektov, da si lahko Komisija ustvari širši pregled.
This is particularly relevant to the problem that the scheme under assessment has been used by Italy to fund both civilian projects and projects relating to national security.
To je zlasti pomembno v zvezi s težavo, da je Italija program, ki se ga ocenjuje, uporabljala za financiranje civilnih projektov in projektov, povezanih z nacionalno varnostjo.
The figures for overall funding would thus be misleading if they were to be interpreted as showing only funding used by Italy towards civilian R & D projects in the aeronautical industry.
Podatki za celotno financiranje bi bili zavajajoči, če bi se razlagali tako, kot da prikazujejo le financiranje, ki ga je Italija uporabljala za civilne projekte za raziskave in razvoj v letalski industriji.
Nature of the aid instrument
Narava instrumenta pomoči
As regards the nature of the aid instrument, the Italian authorities have provided full documentation concerning the projects that Italy should have notified individually on the basis of the thresholds set in the successive R & D frameworks.
V zvezi z naravo instrumenta pomoči so italijanski organi zagotovili celotno dokumentacijo v zvezi s projekti, ki bi jih Italija morala priglasiti individualno na podlagi pragov iz zaporednih okvirov za raziskave in razvoj.
The Italian authorities have indicated that the nature of the instrument was hybrid, in the sense that it was a soft loan whose reimbursement schedule was constructed according to the sales forecast for the product being developed.
Italijanski organi so navedli, da je narava instrumenta hibridna, kar pomeni, da je šlo za ugodno posojilo, katerega odplačilni roki so bili oblikovani v skladu s predvideno prodajo za izdelek, ki se razvija.
According to the Italian authorities these reimbursement schedules were fixed from the outset.
Po navedbah italijanskih organov so bili ti odplačilni roki določeni že na začetku.
The loans were granted on the basis of the reference rate at the time of the granting plus a premium.
Posojila so bila dodeljena na podlagi referenčne obrestne mere, ki je veljala v času dodelitve, in premije.
For each project, the Italian authorities determined a theoretical maximum aid intensity at the moment the aid was granted, calculated on the basis of the eligible costs, with the inclusion of any bonuses that might be relevant.
Italijanski organi so za vsak projekt določili teoretično največjo intenzivnost pomoči v času dodelitve pomoči, ki so jo izračunali na podlagi upravičenih stroškov, pri čemer so vključili vse ustrezne bonuse.
In some cases, however, this intensity was not complied with, and the aid was granted on terms more favourable to the recipient, at an intensity higher than the maximum intensity allowable under the R & D frameworks.
Vendar v nekaterih primerih ta intenzivnost ni bila upoštevana in je bila pomoč dodeljena ob pogojih, ki so bili ugodnejši za prejemnika, z intenzivnostjo, ki je bila večja od največje intenzivnosti, dovoljene v skladu z okviri za raziskave in razvoj.
Moreover, in practice, these schedules were often not adhered to, in two different ways.
Poleg tega se v praksi teh rokov pogosto ni upoštevalo na dva različna načina.
First, payments to the recipients were late compared to the initial schedules, either because the project was late, or because the State was late in making the payments.
Prvič, plačila prejemnikom so zamujala glede na prvotne roke, zato ker je projekt zamujal ali ker je država zamujala z izvedbo plačila.
In some cases, therefore, the actual intensity of the aid was lower than the initial intensity.
Zato je bila v nekaterih primerih dejanska intenzivnost pomoči manjša od začetne intenzivnosti.
But more importantly, reimbursements did not abide by the initial schedules.
Pomembnejše je, da se pri odplačilih ni upoštevalo začetnih rokov.
As a consequence, in many cases the initial intensity increased as the recipients benefited from the further advantage of late reimbursement.
Zato se je začetna intenzivnost v več primerih povečala, ker so prejemniki imeli koristi zaradi dodatne prednosti poznega vračila.
While Italy has provided the Commission with a number of letters it sent to recipients requesting reimbursement, it is clear that such letters had limited effect.
Čeprav je Italija Komisiji predložila številne dopise, ki jih je poslala prejemnikom in v njih zahtevala vračilo, je jasno, da so imeli ti dopisi omejen učinek.
In some instances, several letters were sent to a recipient on the same project, but no steps were taken effectively to reimburse the loan, and there was no action on the part of the State to recover the claim.
V nekaterih primerih je bilo prejemniku poslanih več dopisov za isti projekt, vendar dejansko za odplačilo posojila ni ničesar naredil in država ni ukrepala, da bi ga izterjala.
In conclusion, there were two potential problems with the aid granted to the projects: a) an initial intensity that in some cases was higher than the maximum intensity allowed; and b) insufficient reimbursement that allowed the intensity to increase even further.
Torej sta v zvezi s pomočjo, dodeljeno za projekte, obstajali dve mogoči težavi: a) začetna intenzivnost, ki je bila v nekaterih primerih večja od največje dovoljene intenzivnosti, in b) nezadostno vračilo, ki je omogočalo še dodatno povečanje intenzivnosti.
The Italian authorities, working together with the Commission, have defined a methodology that allows both problems to be solved.
Italijanski organi so v sodelovanju s Komisijo opredelili metodologijo za odpravo obeh težav.
As a first step, a maximum intensity is defined for each project, which is the lower of two intensities, the maximum theoretical intensity and the initial intensity.
Kot prvi ukrep je bila za vsak projekt določena največja intenzivnost, in sicer manjša od dveh intenzivnosti, največje teoretične intenzivnosti in začetne intenzivnosti.
If the initial intensity is the lower, it can be said that the incentive effect of the specific amount of aid granted was sufficient to convince the company to commit itself to the project.
Če je začetna intenzivnost manjša, lahko rečemo, da je bil spodbujevalni učinek posebnega zneska dodeljene pomoči zadosten, da se je družba odločila za projekt.
Any increase in the intensity over the one fixed initially must necessarily be considered new aid.
Vsako povečanje intenzivnosti glede na intenzivnost, določeno na začetku, je treba nujno šteti za novo pomoč.
The cumulative aid intensity is then calculated.
Potem se izračuna kumulativna intenzivnost pomoči.
In the year in which this cumulative intensity reaches the level of the maximum intensity defined in recital 257, the recipient has to reimburse the full outstanding principal.
V letu, ko ta kumulativna intenzivnost doseže raven največje intenzivnosti iz uvodne izjave 257, mora prejemnik odplačati neporavnano glavnico.
If the maximum intensity has already been reached, then compound interest is to be charged on the outstanding debt for the years until the date of the final reimbursement of the entire loan.
Če je bila največja intenzivnost že dosežena, potem je treba obrestne obresti zaračunati za neporavnani dolg za leta do datuma končnega odplačila celotnega posojila.
The level of interest is the reference rate for the year in which the maximum intensity was reached, and then for each year of further delay.
Stopnja obresti je referenčna obrestna mera za leto, v katerem je bila dosežena največja intenzivnost, in potem za vsako leto dodatne zamude.
The methodology thus makes it possible to ensure compliance with the maximum intensities defined in the successive R & D frameworks.
Tako metodologija omogoča zagotovitev skladnosti z največjimi intenzivnostmi, ki so opredeljene v zaporednih okvirih za raziskave in razvoj.
The list of non-notified projects
Seznam nepriglašenih projektov
A shared and accurate understanding of the aid instrument made it possible to establish the list of projects that Italy ought to have notified individually.
Na podlagi skupnega in natančnega razumevanja instrumenta pomoči je bil sestavljen seznam projektov, ki bi jih Italija morala priglasiti individualno.
When aid takes the form of a soft loan, the significant value is the amount of interest forgone by the State.
Če ima pomoč obliko ugodnega posojila, je pomembna vrednost znesek obresti, ki se jim odreče država.
The uncertainty surrounding the nature of the aid instrument meant that Italy itself had no clear view of which projects needed to be notified individually and which projects had to be included in the ex post list of cases that ought to have been notified..
Zaradi negotovosti glede narave instrumenta pomoči Italija ni točno vedela, katere projekte je treba priglasiti individualno in katere je treba vključiti na naknadni seznam primerov, ki bi jih bilo treba priglasiti.
In order to arrive at a final list, a series of requests for information had to be sent.
Za oblikovanje končnega seznama je bilo treba poslati celo vrsto zahtev po informacijah.
Italy initially denied that it had failed to notify any individual project other than those referred to in the first initiating decision.
Italija je na začetku zanikala, da ni priglasila nobenega individualnega projekta razen tistih iz prve odločitve o sprožitvi postopka.
It subsequently acknowledged that the list of non-notified projects was longer, and submitted all the necessary information and evidence.
Pozneje je potrdila, da je bil seznam nepriglašenih projektov daljši, ter predložila vse potrebne informacije in dokazila.
The difficulty of drawing up the list of non-notified projects can be explained by a conjunction of several factors.
Težave z oblikovanjem seznama nepriglašenih projektov je mogoče razložiti na podlagi več dejavnikov.
First, the scheme has been applied since 1986.
Prvič, program se uporablja od leta 1986.
Second, the number of projects involved is necessarily high.
Drugič, vključenih je veliko projektov.