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Firstly, France reiterates the observation it made in its reply of 26 October 2007, which is that, although processing undertakings in the fisheries or agricultural sector often carry out the same types of activities, the Commission did not conclude that granting aid to large undertakings in the agri-foods sector carried the risk of distorting competition and opened up the possibility for Member States to grant them State aid.
Najprej Francija ponavlja svojo pripombo, izraženo v odgovoru z dne 26. oktobra 2007, to je, da medtem ko imajo predelovalna podjetja iz sektorjev ribištva ali kmetijstva pogosto iste vrste dejavnosti, Komisija ni ocenila, da pomoči velikim podjetjem agroživilskega sektorja vsebujejo tveganja izkrivljanja konkurence, in je omogočila državam članicam, da jim odobrijo državne pomoči.
Moreover, France is asking the Commission to specify why it considers that aid can be granted to large-scale undertakings in 2007 and 2008 under the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), whilst similar aid from purely national funds may not be granted.
Poleg tega Francija zahteva, naj Komisija podrobno pojasni, zakaj meni, da se velikim podjetjem v letih 2007 in 2008 lahko odobrijo pomoči na podlagi finančnega instrumenta za usmerjanje ribištva, medtem ko naj se ne bi mogle odobriti istovrstne pomoči, a zgolj iz nacionalnih sredstev.
Firstly, the Commission notes that the call for projects under the FISIAA for 2007 was launched on 2 March 2007 with a deadline for responding of 2 May 2007, while the French authorities only notified the Commission of their intention to open this call for projects to undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector on 24 April 2007.
Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da je bil razpis projektov Sklada za strateške intervencije v agroživilski industriji za leto 2007 razpisan 2. marca 2007 s skrajnim rokom za odgovor 2. maja 2007, medtem ko so jo francoske oblasti obvestile o svojem namenu, da razpišejo razpis projektov za podjetja iz sektorja ribištva in ribogojstva, šele 24. aprila 2007.
In other words, the call for projects was launched before the Commission was aware of an aid scheme for the benefit of undertakings processing and marketing fisheries and aquaculture products, and certainly before it was able to provide its opinion on the compatibility of such a scheme with the common market.
Povedano drugače, razpis projektov je bil razpisan, preden je bila Komisija seznanjena s shemo pomoči za podjetja, ki se ukvarjajo s predelavo in trženjem ribiških proizvodov in proizvodov iz ribogojstva, in zlasti preden je lahko izrazila mnenje o združljivosti take sheme s skupnim trgom.
A similar question is raised by the new call for projects launched on 17 December 2007, of which the Commission only became aware after the formal investigation procedure had been opened (see recital 9).
Enako vprašanje se postavlja za novi razpis z dne 17. decembra 2007, za katerega je Komisija izvedela šele po začetku formalnega postopka preiskave (glej uvodno izjavo 9).
This new call for projects includes exactly the same terms as the call for projects of 2007, and therefore does not explicitly mention processing and marketing undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, but, as for the previous call for projects, it refers to both Annex I to the Treaty (which covers fisheries and aquaculture products) and Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006.
Ta novi razpis natančno povzema pogoje razpisa projektov za leto 2007 in torej izrecno ne omenja podjetij za trženje in predelavo iz sektorja ribištva in ribogojstva, vendar se enako kot prejšnji razpis projektov sklicuje na Prilogo I k Pogodbi ES (ki zajema ribiške proizvode in proizvode iz ribogojstva) in Uredbo (ES) št. 1198/2006.
Neither can it accept that a second call for projects was launched without explicitly excluding the possibility for undertakings in the fisheries sector to benefit from FISIAA subsidies in 2008, or at least without stating that this possibility was subject to prior approval by the Commission.
Prav tako ne more sprejeti, da je bil razpisan drugi razpis, ne da bi bila izrecno izključena možnost, da podjetja iz sektorja ribištva v letu 2008 prejmejo subvencije tega sklada, ali vsaj ne da bi bilo navedeno, da je bila ta možnost pogojena s predhodno odobritvijo Komisije.
Under 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’.
V skladu s členom 87(1) Pogodbe ES je „vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom, kolikor vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami“.
The aid in question, which consists of subsidies financed from the national budget (see recital 7), does indeed constitute aid granted by the State.
Pri zadevnih pomočeh v obliki subvencij, ki se financirajo iz državnega proračuna, (glej uvodno izjavo 7), gre zagotovo za državno pomoč.
As the decision to grant these subsidies is taken at a national level after selection by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the projects submitted as part of a call for projects, the aid is attributable to the State.
Ker je bila odločitev za te subvencije sprejeta na nacionalni ravni, potem ko so službe ministrstva za kmetijstvo in ribištvo izbrale projekte, predložene na podlagi razpisa projektov, se pomoč pripisuje državi.
The measures notified are likely to affect the exchanges between Member States and risk distorting competition to the extent that they favour national production of processed fisheries products to the detriment of the production of other Member States.
Priglašeni ukrepi bi lahko vplivali na trgovino med državami članicami in izkrivljali konkurenco, ker dajejo prednost nacionalni proizvodnji predelanih ribiških proizvodov na škodo proizvodnje v drugih državah članicah.
Consequently, aid which is the subject of this Decision constitutes State aid in the terms of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Zato gre pri pomoči, ki je predmet te odločbe, za državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
Given that the aid is intended for the fisheries and aquaculture sector, it must be analysed in the light of the guidelines.
Glede na to, da gre za pomoč sektorju ribištva in ribogojstva, je treba to pomoč analizirati z vidika smernic.
Point 5.3 of the guidelines determines that they shall apply from 1 April 2008‘to any State aid notified or intended to be applied on or after that date’.
V točki 5.3 smernic je namreč določeno, da se uporabljajo od 1. aprila 2008„za vse državne pomoči, ki so priglašene ali bi se morale uporabljati po tem datumu“.
As the French authorities stated that they were waiting to receive approval from the Commission before allowing undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector to benefit from this aid scheme, the Commission considers that it has not been applied and that, consequently, it should be analysed in the light of the guidelines.
Ker so francoske oblasti navedle, da so čakale na odobritev Komisije, da bi bila podjetja sektorja ribištva in ribogojstva lahko upravičena do te sheme pomoči, Komisija meni, da ta ni bila uporabljena in da bi jo bilo posledično treba analizirati z vidika smernic.
The guidelines refer, in point 3.2, to the criteria laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006.
V točki 3.2 se smernice sklicujejo na merila iz Uredbe (ES) št. 1198/2006.
Consequently, it is in the light of this Regulation that compatibility of the aid scheme in question must be examined.
Zato je treba združljivost zadevnih shem pomoči s skupnim trgom preučiti z vidika te uredbe.
The Commission notes that the measures eligible for aid from the EFF for processing and marketing on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 only apply to SMEs.
Komisija pripominja, da so ukrepi, upravičeni do podpore ESR na področju predelave in trženja v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1198/2006, namenjeni samo malim in srednjim podjetjem.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the aid scheme which is the subject of this Decision, which is only addressed to undertakings other than SMEs, does not meet the intervention criteria for the EFF.
Zato Komisija meni, da shema pomoči, ki je predmet te odločbe in se nanaša na podjetja razen malih in srednjih podjetij, ne izpolnjuje meril za posredovanje ESR.
The French authorities do not contest this analysis as they state that ‘the call for projects No 2 would be addressed to large undertakings in the marine products processing and marketing sector, that is to undertakings with more than 750 employees and a turnover of more than 200 million euro, as such undertakings are excluded from the EFF, as is the case for undertakings processing agricultural products.
Francoske oblasti te analize ne izpodbijajo, saj navajajo, da „se je razpis projektov št. 2 nanašal samo na velika podjetja iz sektorja predelave in trženja morske hrane, to je na podjetja z več kot 750 zaposlenimi in s prometom nad 200 milijonov EUR, ker so ta podjetja izključena iz ESR, kot je primer pri podjetjih za predelavo kmetijskih proizvodov.
(…) The French authorities are aware that reading the 2004 fisheries and aquaculture guidelines in conjunction with Article 104 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 relating to the European Fisheries Fund leads the Commission to state that large undertakings may not benefit from public aid.’
[…] Francoske oblasti se zavedajo, da ob branju smernic o ribištvu in ribogojstvu za leto 2004 v povezavi s členom 104 Uredbe (ES) št. 1198/2006 o Evropskem skladu za ribištvo Komisija mora navesti, da velika podjetja ne morejo biti prejemniki javnih pomoči.“
This being the case, France justifies the aid scheme in question by saying it wishes to harmonise the situation of undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector with regard to the granting of public aid with that of undertakings in the agricultural sector, for which a similar aid scheme was approved in 2004.
Kljub temu pa Francija zadevno shemo pomoči utemeljuje s prizadevanjem za uskladitev položaja podjetij v sektorju ribištva in ribogojstva glede odobritve javnih pomoči s položajem podjetij v kmetijskem sektorju, za katere je bila podobna shema pomoči odobrena leta 2004.
However, given that the aid scheme is intended for the fisheries and aquaculture sector for which specific guidelines have been adopted, the Commission cannot accept the fact that an aid scheme of the same kind exists which has been approved for another sector of activity.
Vendar pa ker gre za shemo pomoči, namenjeno sektorju ribištva in ribogojstva, za katerega so bile sprejete posebne smernice, Komisija ne more sprejeti dejstva, da obstaja istovrstna shema pomoči, odobrena za drug sektor dejavnosti.
Moreover, the Commission recalls that the scheme applicable to undertakings in the agricultural sector has been maintained until 31 December 2008 by way of derogation in accordance with point 196 of the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 [8].
Poleg tega Komisija opozarja, da se je shema pomoči podjetjem v kmetijskem sektorju izjemoma ohranila do 31. decembra 2008 v skladu s točko 196 smernic Skupnosti o državnih pomočeh v kmetijstvu in gozdarstvu za obdobje 2007–2013 [8].
However, this case involves a new aid scheme which applies to undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
Vendar pa gre v tem primeru za novo shemo pomoči, ki se uporablja za podjetja iz sektorja ribištva in ribogojstva.
It must therefore be examined with regard to the rules applicable to the sector, and not by analogy with an existing scheme in another sector of activity which has been approved on the basis of rules which differ from those applicable to State aid in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
Navedeno shemo je torej treba preučiti z vidika pravil, ki se uporabljajo za ta sektor, in ne po analogiji z drugo veljavno shemo za drug sektor dejavnosti, ki je odobrena na podlagi drugačnih pravil od pravil za državne pomoči v sektorju ribištva in ribogojstva.
Therefore, this argument is not acceptable.
Zato te utemeljitve ni mogoče sprejeti.
Similarly, the analogy with aid to large undertakings which may be granted in 2007 and 2008 within the framework of the FIFG cannot be accepted in order to justify implementing a new aid scheme, which is strictly national, for the benefit of these undertakings (see recital 19).
Prav tako ni mogoče sprejeti analogije s pomočmi za velika podjetja, ki se lahko odobrijo v letih 2007 in 2008 na podlagi finančnega instrumenta za usmerjanje ribištva, za utemeljitev uvedbe nove, zgolj nacionalne sheme pomoči za ta podjetja (glej uvodno izjavo 19).
Indeed the rules governing the administration of structural intervention programmes and aid granted within this framework and the rules governing State aid are independent of each other, unless explicit reference is made thereto (as is the case in the guidelines, which refer to criteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006).
Pravila o upravljanju programov strukturnih intervencij in pomoči, odobrenih v tem okviru, ter pravila o državnih pomočeh so namreč neodvisna ena od drugih, razen pri izrecnem sklicevanju (kot je primer pri smernicah, ki se nanašajo na merila, določena v Uredbi (ES) št. 1198/2006).
Consequently, the fact that, for reasons exclusively linked to budgetary constraints, aid may still be granted under the 1999-2006 EFF programming, has no effect on the rules which apply to this aid scheme.
Zato dejstvo, da se pomoči lahko še vedno odobrijo na podlagi programa 1999–2006 finančnega instrumenta za usmerjanje ribištva iz razlogov, vezanih izključno na izvrševanja proračuna, ne vpliva na pravila, ki se uporabljajo za sedanjo shemo pomoči.
On the basis of the analysis in part 5 above, it must be concluded that the scheme for aid allocated from the FISIAA to undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, as notified by France on 24 April 2007, is incompatible with the common market,
Na podlagi analize, razvite v delu 6, je treba skleniti, da je shema pomoči, ki jo je dodelil Sklad za strateške intervencije v agroživilski industriji podjetjem iz sektorja ribištva in ribogojstva in jo je Francija priglasila 24. aprila 2007, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom –
The aid scheme planned by France for subsidizing undertakings processing and marketing fisheries and aquaculture products from the Fonds d’Intervention Stratégique des Industries Agro-Alimentaires (agri-food industries strategic intervention fund) (FISIAA) is hereby judged incompatible with the common market.
Shema državne pomoči, ki jo Francija namerava izvajati za subvencioniranje podjetij za predelavo in trženje ribiških proizvodov in proizvodov iz ribogojstva prek Sklada za strateške intervencije v agroživilski industriji, je nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom.
OJ C 61, 6.3.2008, p. 8.
UL C 61, 6.3.2008, str. 8.
OJ C 214, 1.9.2005, p. 4.
UL C 214, 1.9.2005, str. 4.
The budget indicated for the FISIAA is 13 million euro for 2007 for all of the beneficiary sectors (both agriculture and fisheries and aquaculture).
Proračun, dodeljen Skladu za strateške intervencije v agroživilski industriji za vse upravičene sektorje (kmetijstvo, ribištvo in ribogojstvo), znaša 13 milijonov EUR za leto 2007.
To the extent to which it is open to all of the undertakings engaged in these two sectors, it is not possible at this stage, according to the French authorities, to predict the share of the sum which would actually be given to undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
Ker je dostopen vsem podjetjem iz obeh sektorjev, po mnenju francoskih oblasti na tej stopnji ni mogoče predvideti, kakšen je delež tega zneska, ki bi dejansko pripadal podjetjem iz sektorja ribištva in ribogojstva.
The Commission stresses that the approval of a State aid scheme is not automatic and that a Member State cannot pre-empt the Commission’s decision before the examination of the aid scheme has been completed.
Vendar pa Komisija opozarja, da odobritev državne pomoči ni samodejna in da država članica ne more vnaprej sklepati, kakšna bo odločitev Komisije, dokler pregled sheme pomoči ni končan.
For these reasons the Commission cannot accept the claim that ‘the delay in approval [of the aid scheme in question] has already prevented undertakings in the processing sector of the fisheries sector from participating in the call for projects for the FISIAA in 2007’.
Zato Komisija ne more sprejeti trditve, po kateri je „zamuda pri odobritvi [zadevne sheme pomoči] že preprečila predelovalnim podjetjem v ribiškem sektorju sodelovanje pri razpisu projektov Sklada za strateške intervencije v agroživilski industriji za leto 2007“.
This new call for projects is not mentioned in the reply from the French authorities dated 18 February 2008. The latter merely observe that ‘the delay in receiving approval has already prevented packaging undertakings from participating in the FISIAA 2007 call for projects [launched on 2 March 2007 but notified on 24 April 2007].’
Ta novi razpis ni omenjen v odgovoru francoskih oblasti z dne 18. februarja 2008, ki so se omejile na ugotovitev, da je „zamuda pri odobritvi že preprečila predelovalnim podjetjem sodelovanje pri razpisu projektov Sklada za strateške intervencije v agroživilski industriji za leto 2007 [ki je bil razpisan 2. marca 2007, a priglašen 24. aprila 2007]“.
This is why the Commission initially asked France whether the document attached to its notification (that is the text for the call for projects dated 2 March 2007) was addressed solely to undertakings in the agricultural sector, which France confirmed in its letter dated 11 July 2007 (‘The first call for projects was limited to undertakings in the agricultural sector (…). Therefore the call for projects for the FISIAA will only mention processing and marketing undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector once this aid scheme has been approved’). If this had not been the case, the aid scheme would have been reclassified as unlawful aid (unmodified) in the terms of Article 1(f) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Zato je Komisija najprej vprašala Francijo, ali se dokument, priložen njeni priglasitvi (to je besedilo razpisa projektov z dne 2. marca 2007), nanaša samo na podjetja iz kmetijskega sektorja, kar je Francija potrdila v dopisu z dne 11. julija 2007 („Prvi razpis projektov je bil omejen na podjetja iz kmetijskega sektorja […], zato bodo v razpisu projektov Sklada za strateške intervencije v agroživilski industriji omenjena podjetja za trženje in predelavo v sektorju ribištva in ribogojstva šele, ko bo odobrena sedanja shema pomoči.“ V nasprotnem primeru bi se shema pomoči prekvalificirala v nezakonito pomoč (nepriglašeno) v smislu člena 1(f) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
of 11 September 2008
z dne 11. septembra 2008
concerning a financial contribution by the Community towards the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for actions in the area of animal disease information
o finančnem prispevku Skupnosti, namenjenemu Mednarodnemu uradu za živalske kužne bolezni (OIE) za dejavnosti na področju podatkov o živalskih boleznih
Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC, the Community may undertake, or assist the Member States or international organisations in undertaking, the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training.
V skladu z Odločbo 90/424/EGS lahko Skupnost izvaja ali pomaga državam članicam ali mednarodnim organizacijam pri izvajanju znanstveno-tehničnih ukrepov, potrebnih za oblikovanje veterinarske zakonodaje Skupnosti in razvoj izobraževanja ali usposabljanja na področju veterine.
Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community [2] lays down a system for the notification of outbreaks of any of the diseases listed in Annex I thereto (the Community system for the notification of animal diseases).
Direktiva Sveta 82/894/EGS z dne 21. decembra 1982 o prijavljanju živalskih bolezni v Skupnosti [2] določa sistem za prijavljanje izbruhov katere koli bolezni iz Priloge I k Direktivi (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sistem Skupnosti za prijavljanje živalskih bolezni).
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is a representative intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide.
Mednarodni urad za živalske kužne bolezni (OIE) je predstavniška medvladna organizacija, ki je odgovorna za izboljšanje zdravja živali po celem svetu.
In the field of disease information, OIE has the unique experience of developing the World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID), an interface that provides for a comprehensive range of information on animal diseases.
Na področju podatkov o boleznih ima OIE edinstvene izkušnje z razvojem Svetovne baze podatkov o zdravju živali (WAHID), vmesnikom, ki omogoča dostop do številnih podatkov o živalskih boleznih.
WAHID is used by all OIE member countries, including all Member States of the European Union.
WAHID uporabljajo vse države članice OIE, tudi države članice Evropske unije.
The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a new Animal Health Strategy for the European Union (2007 to 2013) where ‘Prevention is better than cure’ [3] identifies animal-related threat prevention, surveillance and crisis preparedness as one of the pillars of the new animal health strategy.
V sporočilu Komisije Evropskemu parlamentu, Svetu, Evropskemu ekonomsko-socialnemu odboru in Odboru regij o novi strategiji za zdravstveno varstvo živali za Evropsko unijo (2007–2013) – „Bolje preprečiti kot zdraviti“ [3] so preprečevanje in nadzorovanje nevarnosti, povezanih z živalmi, ter pripravljenost na krizo opredeljeni kot temelji nove strategije za zdravstveno varstvo živali.
In particular, that Communication underlines the fact that the information generated by the veterinary monitoring, surveillance and control activities and programmes provides crucial scientific evidence for the Community institutions and governments to support decision on disease prevention and control measures.
V sporočilu je poudarjeno zlasti, da so podatki, pridobljeni s pomočjo spremljanja in nadzora ter programi, ki jih izvajajo veterinarji, za institucije in vlade Skupnosti ključni znanstveni dokazi pri sprejemanju odločitev o preprečevanju bolezni in nadzornih ukrepih.
That Communication sets out the adaptation of the Community system for the notification of animal diseases as an expected outcome of the new animal health strategy.
V skladu z navedenim sporočilom bo pričakovana posledica nove strategije za zdravstveno varstvo živali prilagoditev sistema Skupnosti za prijavljanje živalskih bolezni.
Another expected outcome set out in that Communication is to simplify the existing Community veterinary legislation, seeking convergence to international standards, including OIE standards.
Kot drugo pričakovano posledico sporočilo navaja poenostavitev veljavne veterinarske zakonodaje Skupnosti, ki se bo skušala približati mednarodnim standardom, vključno s standardi OIE.
For the development of Community veterinary legislation, it is therefore appropriate to establish actions in partnership with the OIE, with a view to aligning the Community system for the notification of animal diseases with the WAHID, gathering epidemiological information and in particular designing the data sets, databases and protocols for exchange of data.
Za razvoj veterinarske zakonodaje Skupnosti je zato primerno pripraviti ukrepe v partnerstvu z OIE, da bi se sistem Skupnosti za prijavljanje živalskih bolezni uskladil z WAHID, zbiranjem epidemioloških podatkov in zlasti oblikovanjem podatkovnih nizov, zbirk podatkov ter protokolov za izmenjavo podatkov.