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The qualification made by the United Kingdom as regards the following training areas was nevertheless questioned in the opening Decision: Production System Training, Integrated Training Plan, Cultural Change and Lean Manufacturing.
Vendar pa so bili v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka izraženi pomisleki glede opredelitve Združenega kraljestva za naslednja področja usposabljanja: usposabljanje za proizvodni sistem, celovit načrt usposabljanja, kulturne spremembe in vitka proizvodnja.
The Commission received comments from the interested parties listed in the Annex.
Komisija je prejela pripombe zainteresiranih strank, navedenih v Prilogi.
The comments were largely similar and focussed on general aspects without going into the details of the aid.
Pripombe so bile precej podobne, osredotočene pa so bile na splošne vidike in se niso spuščale v podrobnosti v zvezi s pomočjo.
No comments were received from competitors of Vauxhall.
Od konkurentov podjetja Vauxhall ni bilo prejetih nobenih pripomb.
The comments of the interested parties may be summarised as follows:
Pripombe zainteresiranih strank je mogoče povzeti, kot sledi:
many parties have stressed that Vauxhall is located in an area which suffers from a skills shortage and a persistent situation of above average unemployment.
veliko strank je poudarilo, da je podjetje Vauxhall na območju, ki trpi zaradi pomanjkanja znanj in dolgotrajne nadpovprečne brezposelnosti.
They believe that the planned training programme could make a valuable contribution to the region as a whole;
Po njihovem mnenju bi bil lahko načrtovani program usposabljanja dragocen prispevek za regijo kot celoto;
the interested parties have also argued that the training will provide skills which are common to the automotive industry, if not to the wider manufacturing industry.
zainteresirane stranke so tudi trdile, da bo usposabljanje zagotovilo znanja, ki so skupna za avtomobilsko industrijo, če že ne za širšo predelovalno industrijo.
The training will thus provide transferable skills and should consequently largely be considered as general training.
Usposabljanje bo tako omogočilo pridobivanje prenosljivih znanj in bi ga bilo zato treba obravnavati predvsem kot splošno usposabljanje.
The transferable character of the skills means that the whole region will benefit from the training at Vauxhall;
Prenosljivost znanj pomeni, da bo celotna regija imela korist od usposabljanja v podjetju Vauxhall;
all interested parties consider in substance that the aid is compatible with the common market and urge the Commission to take a favourable view of the aid.
vse zainteresirane stranke dejansko menijo, da je pomoč združljiva s skupnim trgom, in pozivajo Komisijo, naj se izreče v prid pomoči.
Regarding the incentive effect, the United Kingdom has argued that the skills necessary to sustain production, and which would consequently be provided even without aid, are provided by the routine training provided to staff, complemented by additional training as necessary when car models are changed.
Glede spodbujevalnega učinka je Združeno kraljestvo trdilo, da se usposabljanje za pridobivanje znanj, ki so potrebna za ohranitev proizvodnje in bi se zato zagotavljala tudi brez pomoči, izvaja z rutinskim usposabljanjem osebja, dopolnjenim z dodatnim usposabljanjem, ki se izvaja po potrebi, kadar se zamenjajo modeli avtomobilov.
Regarding the routine training, the United Kingdom has indicated that the annual expenditure, without the exceptional expenditure for model change training, remained stable at an average of GBP […]/year between 2002 and 2007 [8].
Glede rutinskega usposabljanja je Združeno kraljestvo navedlo, da se letni stroški, brez izrednih stroškov za usposabljanje za spremembo modela, med letoma 2002 in 2007 niso spreminjali in so povprečno znašali […] GBP/leto [8].
By contrast, the training programme referred to in Recital 8 aims at providing the workforce with skills which go far beyond the needs to maintain competitiveness and which would consequently not be justified by market forces alone.
Nasprotno pa je cilj programa usposabljanja, na katerega se nanaša uvodna izjava 8, zaposlenim zagotoviti znanja, ki daleč presegajo potrebe po ohranjanju konkurenčnosti in ki jih zato tržne sile same ne bi upravičile.
The training programme is distinct from the routine training programme at Vauxhall and from the specific training that will be provided in connection with the decision to manufacture the new Global Compact Vehicle at Vauxhall.
Program usposabljanja se razlikuje od programa rutinskega usposabljanja v podjetju Vauxhall in posebnega usposabljanja, ki se bo izvajalo v povezavi z odločitvijo o proizvodnji novega modela Global Compact Vehicle v podjetju Vauxhall.
The aid will thus not simply subsidise essential operational training but provide a necessary incentive for additional training.
Pomoč bo tako ne le zgolj finančno podprla osnovno operativno usposabljanje, temveč zagotovila potrebno spodbudo za dodatno usposabljanje.
More specifically on the various training areas of the training programme addressed in the opening Decision.
Podrobnejše razlage različnih področij programa usposabljanja, obravnavanih v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka:
Production System Training: The United Kingdom has explained that Vauxhall applies an annual routine training which provides its staff with a set of rigidly standardised methods for each task.
Usposabljanje za proizvodni sistem: Združeno kraljestvo je razložilo, da podjetje izvaja letno rutinsko usposabljanje, s katerim svoje zaposlene seznani s sklopom strogo standardiziranih metod za vsako nalogo.
It is based on learning by rote rather than on a deeper understanding of the process.
Temelji na mehaničnem učenju in ne na globljem razumevanju procesa.
This routine training provides the skills necessary for the normal operation of the plant and will be carried on in parallel with the training programme.
To rutinsko usposabljanje zagotavlja znanja, potrebna za običajno delovanje tovarne, in se bo izvajalo vzporedno s programom usposabljanja.
By contrast, the training programme is incremental to the routine training and aims at providing the workforce with skills which exceed the operational needs of the plant and what could be justified by market forces alone.
Nasprotno program usposabljanja presega rutinsko usposabljanje, njegov cilj pa je zaposlenim zagotoviti znanja, ki presegajo operativne potrebe tovarne in ki jih tržne sile same ne bi mogle upravičiti.
The United Kingdom also provided details on the contents of both the routine training programme and of the planned Production System Training [9].
Združeno kraljestvo je predložilo tudi podrobnosti o vsebini programa rutinskega usposabljanja in načrtovanega usposabljanja za proizvodni sistem [9].
Integrated Training Plan: GMS training has been given in the past, and Vauxhall has consistently met internal GM group requirements on GMS compliance [10].
Celovit načrt usposabljanja: usposabljanje na področju GPS se je izvajalo tudi v preteklosti in podjetje Vauxhall je dosledno izpolnjevalo notranje zahteve skupine GM glede skladnosti z GPS [10].
Vauxhall should be able to continue to meet these standards within its routine minimum training.
Podjetje Vauxhall bi moralo te standarde še naprej dosegati z minimalnim rutinskim usposabljanjem.
The Integrated Training Programme goes beyond the needs of production and what is needed to meet the GM group standards. The purpose is to make the workforce go beyond the training needed to simply fulfil their assigned job functions and to help them gain a deeper understanding of the principles underlying the manufacturing process.
Celovit načrt usposabljanja presega potrebe proizvodnje in doseganja standardov skupine GM. Njegov namen je zaposlenim omogočiti preseganje usposabljanja, ki je potrebno le za izpolnjevanje delovnih nalog, in jim pomagati globlje razumeti načela proizvodnega procesa.
Because of the significant costs involved, this non-essential training would not be provided within Vauxhall’s normal training budget.
Ker pa to vključuje znatne stroške, se tako nebistveno usposabljanje ne bi zagotavljalo iz običajnega proračuna podjetja Vauxhall za usposabljanje.
Undergraduates: Although this training has been given in the past without aid, its benefit to Vauxhall has been severely limited by Vauxhall’s inability in recent years to recruit any undergraduates after their graduation.
Dodiplomski študenti: čeprav se je to usposabljanje v preteklosti izvajalo brez pomoči, so se njegove koristi za podjetje Vauxhall močno zmanjšale, ker Vauxhall v zadnjih letih ne more zaposlovati dodiplomskih študentov po koncu študija.
The Undergraduates programme, which requires permanent staff to spend considerable time training the students, is therefore liable to be discontinued without the aid.
Ker ta program usposabljanja od stalno zaposlenega osebja zahteva, naj precej časa nameni usposabljanju študentov, bo brez pomoči verjetno ukinjen.
Distinction between general and specific training
Razlika med splošnim in posebnim usposabljanjem
In response to the opening Decision, the United Kingdom has made the following comments regarding the qualification of general and specific training within the different training areas.
Združeno kraljestvo je v odgovoru na odločitev o sprožitvi postopka navedlo naslednje pripombe glede opredelitve splošnega in posebnega usposabljanja na različnih področjih usposabljanja.
Production System Training: The skills provided within this training are widely transferable within the automotive industry or light manufacturing sector in general.
Usposabljanje za proizvodni sistem: znanja, pridobljena s tem usposabljanjem, so splošno prenosljiva v avtomobilski industriji ali celotnem lahkem predelovalnem sektorju.
All training is provided by external trainers and typically concerns third party equipment (namely machinery which is not specific to Vauxhall but widely used across different industries [11].
Usposabljanje v celoti izvajajo zunanji izvajalci usposabljanja, običajno pa se uporablja oprema tretje strani (in sicer stroji, ki niso značilni za podjetje Vauxhall, temveč se uporabljajo v različnih panogah [11].
The United Kingdom has provided detailed examples of the content of this training to illustrate that it is indeed transferable.
Združeno kraljestvo je predložilo podrobne primere vsebine tega usposabljanja v dokaz, da je resnično prenosljivo.
Integrated Training Plan: The GMS is not a proprietary manufacturing process but simply the internal GM branding (used to give the workforce the impression of consistent set of courses dedicate to the facility) of a set of generic manufacturing methods, based on techniques pioneered by Japanese manufacturers and today generally applied across the automotive industry and other sectors.
Celovit načrt usposabljanja: GPS ni zaščiten proizvodni proces, temveč le notranja oznaka družbe GM (ki se uporablja, da bi zaposleni dobili vtis o doslednem sklopu postopkov, namenjenih obratu) za splošne proizvodne metode, temelječe na tehnikah, ki so jih prvi uvedli japonski proizvajalci, danes pa se na splošno uporabljajo v avtomobilski industriji in drugih sektorjih.
Although courses are closely linked to practical elements of the manufacturing process, this is due to the need to contextualise the training in order to convey the underlying general skills to the workers.
Čeprav so postopki tesno povezani s praktičnimi elementi proizvodnega procesa, je to posledica potrebe po praktičnem pristopu k usposabljanju, da bi se lahko povezana splošna znanja prenesla na delavce.
Cultural Change: This training is not focussed on Vauxhall’s corporate culture but aims at conveying general behavioural insights into the attitudes to change.
Kulturne spremembe: to usposabljanje ni osredotočeno na korporacijsko kulturo podjetja Vauxhall, temveč je njegov cilj predstavitev splošnih vpogledov v vedenje, ki naj bi se spremenilo.
All training will be devised and delivered by external consultants using generic training packages.
Usposabljanje bodo v celoti pripravili in izvedli zunanji strokovnjaki z uporabo splošnih paketov usposabljanja.
Lean Manufacturing: The purpose of this training is to make the workforce aware of the general principles of lean manufacturing which underpin the practical skills covered by other parts of the training programme.
Vitka proizvodnja: namen tega usposabljanja je zaposlene seznaniti s splošnimi načeli vitke proizvodnje, ki podpirajo praktična znanja, zajeta v drugih delih programa usposabljanja.
This is a theoretical training which is entirely distinct from the staff’s day-to-day work in the production process and will not cover the build or production process.
To je teoretično usposabljanje, ki se popolnoma razlikuje od vsakodnevnega dela v proizvodnji in ne obravnava montažnega ali proizvodnega postopka.
Indeed, the intention is to remove the workers from their ordinary work environment and to train them in a Simulated Work Environment [12] or to let them observe lean principles applied in other ‘benchmark’ plants.
Dejanski cilj je delavce prestaviti iz njihovega običajnega delovnega okolja in jih usposabljati v simuliranem delovnem okolju [12] ali jim omogočiti, da opazujejo načela vitke proizvodnje, ki se uporabljajo v drugih „primerjalnih“ tovarnah.
THE UNITED KINGDOM’S COMMENTS ON THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES
PRIPOMBE ZDRUŽENEGA KRALJESTVA NA STALIŠČA ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANK
The comments of the interested parties were forwarded to the United Kingdom, which did not make any comments.
Pripombe zainteresiranih strank so bile poslane Združenem kraljestvu, to pa ni podalo nobenih pripomb.
Qualification as State aid
Uvrstitev med državne pomoči
Pursuant to Article 87(1) of the Treaty, ‘… any aid granted by a Member State or through state resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, insofar as it affects trade between Member States’ be incompatible with the common market unless such aid may be justified under Article 87(2) or (3) of the Treaty.
V skladu s členom 87(1) Pogodbe „… 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 z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami“, razen če se taka pomoč lahko upraviči na podlagi člena 87(2) ali (3) Pogodbe.
The notified aid should be considered to constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Priglašeno pomoč je treba obravnavati kot državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe.
The funding takes the form of a grant from the general budget of the North West region, and is thus funded from state resources.
Financiranje ima obliko dotacij iz splošnega proračuna severozahodne regije in se zato financira z državnimi sredstvi.
The aid is selective as it is limited to Vauxhall.
Pomoč je selektivna, ker je omejena na podjetje Vauxhall.
It is likely to distort competition within the common market since, by relieving it of a significant part of the costs of the training, the measure will provide Vauxhall with an advantage over other competitors not receiving aid.
Ukrep lahko povzroči izkrivljanje konkurence na skupnem trgu, saj z znižanjem znatnega dela stroškov usposabljanja podjetju Vauxhall zagotavlja prednost pred konkurenti, ki ne prejemajo pomoči.
Finally, the market for motor vehicles is characterised by extensive trade between Member States.
Poleg tega je za trg motornih vozil značilna obsežna trgovina med državami članicami.
Therefore, the notification requirement applies to the aid, and it has been respected by the United Kingdom.
Zato za pomoč velja obveznost priglasitve, kar je Združeno kraljestvo upoštevalo.
When assessing an individual training aid which does not qualify for the exemption laid down in Article 3 of the Training Aid Regulation and, in line with previous decisions [13], an individual assessment of the aid on the basis of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.
Kadar se ocenjuje individualna pomoč za usposabljanje, ki ne izpolnjuje pogojev za izvzetje iz člena 3 Uredbe o pomoči za usposabljanje, in v skladu s prejšnjimi odločbami [13] se individualna pomoč oceni na podlagi člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES.
However, for the purposes of this individual assessment, reliance is made, by analogy, on the provisions of the Training Aid Regulation and in particular the conditions for exemption criteria laid down in Article 4 thereof.
Vendar pa se za namene te ocene individualne pomoči smiselno uporabljajo določbe Uredbe o pomoči za usposabljanje in zlasti pogoji meril za izvzetje iz člena 4 Uredbe.
As stated in the opening Decision, and in line with the established practice of the Commission, it should be assessed whether the aid is necessary to undertake the training in question.
Kot je navedeno v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka in v skladu z uveljavljeno prakso Komisije je treba oceniti, ali je pomoč potrebna za izvajanje zadevnega usposabljanja.
The necessity of the aid is a general condition for finding the aid compatible with the common market [14].
Potrebnost pomoči je splošen pogoj za ugotovitev, da je pomoč združljiva s skupnim trgom [14].
If the aid does not lead to additional training, it cannot be considered to facilitate the economic development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty nor to correct the market imperfections that lead companies to underinvest in the training, as referred to in Recital 10 of the Training Aid Regulation.
Če pomoč ni podlaga za dodatno usposabljanje, se ne more šteti, da pospešuje gospodarski razvoj nekaterih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali nekaterih gospodarskih območij v smislu člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe, niti da odpravlja pomanjkljivosti trga, zaradi katerih podjetja premalo vlagajo v usposabljanje, kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 10 Uredbe o pomoči za usposabljanje.
The Commission notes that the training necessary for the introduction of the new Global Compact Vehicle model, as well as the basic routine training, are excluded from the expenses claimed as eligible for training aid in the notification.
Komisija ugotavlja, da sta usposabljanje, potrebno za uvedbo novega modela Global Compact Vehicle, in osnovno rutinsko usposabljanje izvzeta iz stroškov, ki so v priglasitvi navedeni kot upravičeni stroški za pomoč za usposabljanje.
In the light of the comments submitted by the United Kingdom in the course of the formal investigation, the Commission has concluded as follows for the different parts of the training programme.
Ob upoštevanju pripomb, ki jih je med formalno preiskavo predložilo Združeno kraljestvo, je Komisija glede različnih delov programa usposabljanja sklenila naslednje.
Production system training
Usposabljanje za proizvodni sistem
In the opening Decision, the Commission considered that this training appeared to be necessary to ensure Vauxhall’s normal operations, which should provide Vauxhall with sufficient incentive to undertake the training without aid.
V odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka je Komisija menila, da se zdi, da je to usposabljanje potrebno za zagotovitev običajnega delovanja podjetja Vauxhall, kar bi podjetju moralo zagotoviti zadostno spodbudo, da usposabljanje izvede brez pomoči.
Consequently, doubts were expressed as to whether the aid was necessary for Vauxhall to undertake the Production System Training.
Zato dvomi, ali podjetje Vauxhall potrebuje pomoč za izvedbo usposabljanja za proizvodni sistem.
Further to the opening Decision, the United Kingdom submitted substantiated comments which show that the training which is necessary for the operation of the plant is provided as part of the annual routine training.
Združeno kraljestvo je po odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka predložilo utemeljene pripombe, iz katerih je razvidno, da se usposabljanje, potrebno za delovanje tovarne, izvaja kot del letnega rutinskega usposabljanja.
The Production System Training, although it also relates to manufacturing skills, deepens the routine training and expands it to cover categories of staff that are not covered under the routine training.
Z usposabljanjem za proizvodni sistem, ki se sicer tudi nanaša na proizvodna znanja, pa se rutinsko usposabljanje poglablja in širi tako, da vključuje kategorije osebja, ki niso zajete v rutinskem usposabljanju.
As referred to in Recital 20, it is noted that the annual routine training budget has remained stable during the period from 2002 to 2007, which is an indication that the normal level of routine training is sufficient for the needs of Vauxhall’s normal operations.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 20, je ugotovljeno, da se letni stroški za rutinsko usposabljanje med letoma 2002 in 2007 niso spreminjali, kar kaže, da običajna raven rutinskega usposabljanja zadostuje za potrebe običajnega delovanja podjetja Vauxhall.
Consequently, the training that is to be provided as part of the Production System Training exceeds what Vauxhall would in any event need to do even without the aid.
Usposabljanje, ki naj bi se izvajalo kot del usposabljanja za proizvodni sistem, zato presega usposabljanje, ki bi ga podjetje Vauxhall vsekakor moralo izvajati tudi brez pomoči.
Accordingly, it should be found that the aid will provide an incentive for this training area.
V skladu z navedenim bi bilo treba ugotoviti, da bo pomoč zagotovila spodbudo za to področje usposabljanja.
In the opening Decision, the preliminary view was taken that training into GMS appeared essential to Vauxhall’s normal operations and consequently it is likely that it would be undertaken without aid.
V odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka je bilo sprejeto predhodno stališče, da je usposabljanje na področju GPS na videz nujno za običajno delovanje podjetja Vauxhall in da je zato verjetno, da bi se izvajalo brez pomoči.
Accordingly, doubts were expressed as to whether the aid would be necessary for Vauxhall to undertake the Integrated Training Plan.
V skladu s tem so bili izraženi dvomi, ali bi podjetje Vauxhall potrebovalo pomoč za izvedbo celovitega načrta usposabljanja.
These doubts were strengthened by the fact that Vauxhall would need to meet a higher level of GMS compliance in 2008 (namely […] against the […] achieved by Vauxhall in 2007) to meet internal GM group standards, a fact which could provide Vauxhall with an incentive to carry out at least part of the training without State aid.
Te dvome je še okrepilo dejstvo, da bo podjetje Vauxhall moralo v letu 2008 izpolnjevati višjo raven skladnosti z GPS (in sicer […] glede na […], doseženo v letu 2007), da bi doseglo notranje standarde skupine GM, kar bi lahko podjetje Vauxhall spodbudilo, da opravi vsaj del usposabljanja brez državne pomoči.
From the United Kingdom’s comments pursuant to the opening Decision, it emerges that GMS training has been given in the past and that Vauxhall has managed to meet the internal GM standards for GMS compliance.
Iz pripomb, ki jih je Združeno kraljestvo predložilo po odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, je razvidno, da se je usposabljanje na področju GPS že izvajalo v preteklosti in da je podjetju Vauxhall uspelo izpolniti notranje standarde GM glede skladnosti z GPS.
This shows that Vauxhall already has been able to provide the GMS training necessary for its operations within its routine training budget.
To kaže, da je podjetje Vauxhall iz svojega proračuna za rutinsko usposabljanje že lahko zagotavljalo usposabljanje na področju GPS, potrebno za svoje delovanje.
The need to meet a higher level of GMS compliance in 2008 could provide Vauxhall with an incentive to provide some additional GMS training.
Potreba po doseganju višje ravni skladnosti z GPS v letu 2008 bi lahko podjetje Vauxhall spodbudila, da zagotovi neko dodatno usposabljanje na področju GPS.