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In the light of the findings regarding Thailand and as set out in recital 209 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/2007 anti-dumping measures against imports of the product concerned originating in this country are repealed.
Glede na ugotovitve v zvezi s Tajsko in v skladu z uvodno izjavo 209 Uredbe (ES) št. 1279/2007 se protidampinški ukrepi proti uvozu zadevnega izdelka s poreklom iz te države razveljavijo.
As a consequence, the undertaking offered by Usha Siam should be repealed.
Posledično je treba razveljaviti zavezo, ki jo je ponudila družba Usha Siam.
REPEAL OF DECISION 2001/602/EC
RAZVELJAVITEV SKLEPA 2001/602/ES
In the light of the above, Decision 2001/602/EC accepting undertakings from the two companies mentioned above should be repealed,
Glede na zgoraj navedeno je treba razveljaviti Sklep (ES) 2001/602/ES o sprejetju zavez dveh zgoraj navedenih družb –
Decision 2001/602/EC is hereby repealed.
Sklep 2001/602/ES se razveljavi.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 2007.
V Bruslju, 30. oktobra 2007
OJ C 202, 10.8.2004, p. 12.
UL C 202, 10.8.2004, str. 12.
OJ C 51, 1.3.2006, p. 2.
UL C 51, 1.3.2006, str. 2.
OJ C 181, 3.8.2006, p. 15.
UL C 181, 3.8.2006, str. 15.
OJ C 66, 22.3.2007, p. 14.
UL C 66, 22.3.2007, str. 14.
exempting the production and sale of electricity in Sweden from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
o izvzetju proizvodnje in prodaje električne energije na Švedskem pri izvajanju Direktive 2004/17/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z o usklajevanju postopkov za oddajo javnih naročil naročnikov v vodnem, energetskem in transportnem sektorju ter sektorju poštnih storitev
(notified under document number C(2007) 5197)
(notificirano pod dokumentarno številko C(2007) 5197)
Having regard to the request submitted by the Kingdom of Sweden by e-mail of 29 June 2007,
ob upoštevanju zahteve, ki jo je Kraljevina Švedska vložila po elektronski pošti 29. junija 2007,
I. Facts
I. Dejstva
On 29 June 2007, Sweden transmitted a request pursuant to Article 30(4) of Directive 2004/17/EC to the Commission by e-mail.
Dne 29. junija 2007 je Švedska po elektronski pošti poslala Komisiji zahtevo v skladu s členom 30(4) Direktive 2004/17/ES.
The Commission requested additional information by e-mail of 20 July 2007, which, following a prolongation of the initial deadline, was transmitted by the Swedish authorities by e-mail of 17 August 2007.
Komisija je 20. julija 2007 po elektronski pošti zaprosila za dodatne informacije, ki so jih švedski organi po podaljšanju začetnega roka poslali po elektronski pošti 17. avgusta 2007.
The request submitted by the Kingdom of Sweden concerns production and sale (wholesale and retail) of electricity.
Zahteva Kraljevine Švedske se nanaša na proizvodnjo in prodajo (veleprodajo in maloprodajo) električne energije.
The request is accompanied by the conclusions of the independent national authority, Konkurrensverket (the Swedish Competition Authority), that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC would be met.
Zahtevi so priloženi sklepi neodvisnega državnega organa, Konkurrensverket (švedski organ za konkurenco), za izpolnjevanje pogojev za uporabo člena 30(1) Direktive 2004/17/ES.
Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC provides that contracts intended to enable the performance of one of the activities to which the Directive applies shall not be subject to the Directive if, in the Member State in which it is carried out, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted.
Člen 30 Direktive 2004/17/ES določa, da pogodbe, ki so namenjene omogočanju izvajanja ene izmed dejavnosti, na katere se nanaša Direktiva, niso predmet Direktive v državi članici, kjer je izvajana dejavnost neposredno izpostavljena konkurenci na trgih, za katere velja neomejen dostop.
Access is deemed to be unrestricted if the Member State has implemented and applied the relevant Community legislation opening a given sector or a part of it.
Dostop se šteje za neomejen, če država članica izvaja in uporablja ustrezno zakonodajo Skupnosti za odpiranje določenega sektorja ali njegovega dela.
This legislation is listed in Annex XI of Directive 2004/17/EC, which, for the electricity sector, refers to Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity [2].
Ta zakonodaja je navedena v Prilogi XI k Direktivi 2004/17/ES, ki se glede sektorja za električno energijo sklicuje na Direktivo 96/92/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 19. decembra 1996 o skupnih pravilih notranjega trga z električno energijo [2].
Directive 96/92/EC has been superseded by Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC [3], which requires an even higher degree of market opening.
Direktivo 96/92/ES je nadomestila Direktiva 2003/54/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 26. junija 2003 o skupnih pravilih za notranji trg z električno energijo in o razveljavitvi Direktive 96/92/ES [3], ki zahteva celo večjo stopnjo odpiranja trga.
Sweden has implemented and applied not only Directive 96/92/EC but also Directive 2003/54/EC, opting for full ownership unbundling for transmission networks and legal and functional unbundling for distribution networks except for the smallest companies, which are exempted from the requirements of functional unbundling.
Švedska je izvajala in uporabljala ne samo Direktivo 96/92/ES, temveč tudi Direktivo 2003/54/ES, ter se odločila za popolno ločitev lastništva prenosnih omrežij ter pravno in funkcionalno ločitev distribucijskih omrežij, ki pa ne vključuje najmanjših podjetij, saj zahteve za funkcionalno ločitev zanje ne veljajo.
Consequently, and in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 30(3), access to the market should be deemed not to be restricted.
Iz tega razloga in na podlagi prvega pododstavka člena 30(3) se šteje, da dostop do trga ni omejen.
Direct exposure to competition should be evaluated on the basis of various indicators, none of which are, per se, decisive.
Neposredno izpostavljanje konkurenci je treba oceniti na podlagi različnih kazalnikov, od katerih pa nobeden ni odločilen.
In respect of the markets concerned by this decision, the market share of the main players on a given market constitutes one criterion which should be taken into account.
V zvezi s trgi, na katere se nanaša ta odločba, je eno izmed meril, ki ga je treba upoštevati, tržni delež glavnih akterjev na določenem trgu.
Given the characteristics of the markets concerned, further criteria should also be taken into account such as the degree of liquidity, the functioning of the balancing market, price competition and the degree of customer switching.
Glede na značilnosti zadevnih trgov, je treba upoštevati dodatna merila, kot so stopnja likvidnosti, delovanje izravnalnega trga, cenovna konkurenca in stopnja menjav dobavitelja.
This Decision is without prejudice to the application of the rules on competition.
Ta odločba ne posega v uporabo pravil konkurence.
Assessment
Ocena
The request submitted by Sweden concerns production as well as the sale (wholesale and retail) of electricity.
Zahteva Švedske se nanaša na proizvodnjo in prodajo (veleprodajo in maloprodajo) električne energije.
The wholesale electricity market in Sweden is to a large degree integrated into the Nordic power market, which consists of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Veleprodajni trg z električno energijo na Švedskem je v veliki meri vključen v nordijski trg energije, ki ga sestavljajo Danska, Norveška, Švedska in Finska.
It consists of a bilateral trading market between generators on one hand and suppliers and industrial companies on the other hand, and a voluntary Nordic power exchange ‘Nord Pool’ which has a spot market and a forward market.
Sestavljen je iz dvostranskega trga med proizvajalci na eni strani ter dobavitelji in industrijskimi podjetji na drugi strani, in prostovoljne nordijske energetske borze Nordpool, ki ima promptni in terminski trg.
This and the integrated market design of ‘Nord Pool’ [4] shows that there is a clear development towards a Nordic regional wholesale market.
Slednje in oblikovanje integriranega trga Nordpool [4] kaže na jasen razvoj v smeri nordijskega regionalnega veleprodajnega trga.
However, transmission bottlenecks (congestion) part of the time divide the Nordic area up into six geographically distinct price areas, of which Sweden is one.
Vendar pa je zaradi ozkih grl prenosa (zastoji) nordijsko območje občasno razdeljeno na šest geografsko ločenih cenovnih območij, med katere spada tudi Švedska.
Sweden has five main connections between its networks and those of other parts of the European Economic Area (Western Denmark — Sweden, Eastern Denmark — Sweden, Sweden — Southern Norway, Sweden — Northern Norway and Sweden — Finland).
Švedska ima pet glavnih povezav med svojimi omrežji in tistimi iz drugih območij Evropskega gospodarskega prostora (zahodna Danska – Švedska, vzhodna Danska – Švedska, Švedska – južna Norveška, Švedska – severna Norveška in Švedska – Finska).
In 2005, the most congested of these five connections was congested for 52 % of the time and the least congested for 8 % of the time [5].
Leta 2005 je bila največja pogostost zastojev povezave 52 %, najmanjša pa 8 % [5].
However, this seldom occurred simultaneously on all five connections.
Vendar pa se je to le redko zgodilo ob istem času pri vseh petih povezavah.
Thus, according to the Swedish authorities, Sweden was a fully separate price area, that is, it had no connections with any other price area, during 0,5 % of the time in 2005.
Po navedbah švedskih organov je bila Švedska popolnoma ločeno cenovno območje, kar pomeni, da 0,5 % časa v letu 2005 ni imela nobenih povezav s katerim koli drugim cenovnim območjem.
Furthermore, an overview of the number of areas connected with Sweden since 2001 shows that Sweden was connected to at least 4 of the then 6 other price areas — Norway was then divided into three areas as opposed to the current two — in 82,4 % of the time [6].
Pregled števila območij, ki so bila od leta 2001 povezana s Švedsko, kaže, da je bila Švedska povezana z najmanj 4 od tedanjih 6 drugih cenovnih območij – Norveška je bila takrat razdeljena na tri območja, zdaj pa je povezana z dvema – 82,4 % časa [6].
Consequently, and in line with previous Commission practice [7], the issue of whether the market is national or regional will be left open as the result of the analysis remains the same whether it is based on a narrow or a broader definition.
Posledično in v skladu z dosedanjo prakso Komisije [7] ostaja vprašanje, ali gre za nacionalni ali regionalni trg, odprto, saj rezultat analize ostaja enak ne glede na to, ali temelji na ožji ali širši opredelitvi.
For essentially the same reasons, there is also a clear development towards a Nordic regional market in the case of electricity production, although transmission bottlenecks and the limits to capacity — of the order of 24 % of the installed generation capacity in Sweden — of the connections between the Swedish networks and those of other areas of the European Economic Area can have the effect of temporarily limiting the market to the territory of Sweden.
Zaradi v glavnem enakih razlogov je prišlo do jasnega razvoja v smeri nordijskega regionalnega trga v primeru proizvodnje električne energije, čeprav lahko ozka grla prenosa in omejene možnosti – nameščene proizvodne zmogljivosti na Švedskem ne presegajo 24 % – povezave med švedskimi omrežji in omrežji, ki se nahajajo na drugih območjih Evropskega gospodarskega prostora, začasno omejijo trg na ozemlje Švedske.
Here as well the issue of whether the market is national or regional will be left open as the result of the analysis remains the same whether it is based on a narrow or a broader definition.
Vprašanje, ali gre za nacionalni ali za regionalni trg, tudi tukaj ostaja odprto, saj rezultat analize ostaja enak, ne glede na to, ali temelji na ožji ali širši opredelitvi.
As confirmed by the Swedish authorities, the retail market area corresponds to the territory of Sweden, due to, among others, differences in taxation and the rules for balance responsibility between Nordic countries.
Kot so potrdili švedski organi, območje maloprodajnega trga pokriva ozemlje Švedske, med drugim tudi zaradi razlik pri obdavčitvah in pravil za odgovornost pri usklajevanju med nordijskimi državami.
Furthermore, Konkurrensverket explicitly states that the retail market ‘is national, primarily because several technical and regulatory obstacles prevent the end user from buying electricity from energy brokers in other countries.’
Konkurrensverket izrecno navaja, da je maloprodajni trg „v osnovi nacionalen, saj več tehničnih in regulativnih ovir preprečuje, da bi končni uporabnik kupil električno energijo od energetskih posrednikov v drugih državah.“
The Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Report on progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market [8], hereafter referred to as the ‘2005 Report’ states that ‘many national markets display a high degree of concentration of the industry, impeding the development of effective competition’ [9].
V sporočilu Komisije Svetu in Evropskemu parlamentu, Poročilu o napredku pri oblikovanju notranjega trga s plinom in električno energijo [8], v nadaljnjem besedilu „Poročilo iz leta 2005“, je Komisija navedla, da „mnogo nacionalnih trgov kaže visoko stopnjo koncentracije industrije, ki ovira razvoj učinkovite konkurence“ [9].
Consequently, it considered that, in respect of electricity generation, ‘one indicator for the degree of competition on national markets is the total market share of the biggest three producers’ [10].
Zato je menila, da je v zvezi s proizvodnjo električne energije „eden od pokazateljev stopnje konkurence na nacionalnih trgih skupni tržni delež treh največjih proizvajalcev“ [10].
According to the ‘Technical Annex’ [11], the aggregate market share of the three largest generators of the total production in the Nordic area is 40 % [12], which is a satisfactorily low level.
Glede na „Tehnično prilogo“ [11] je vsota tržnih deležev treh največjih proizvajalcev celotne proizvodnje na nordijskem območju 40 % [12], kar je zadovoljivo nizka stopnja.
When referred to the Swedish territory, the aggregate market shares of the three largest generators are, of course, higher at 86,7 % [13] in 2004.
Na ozemlju Švedske je vsota tržnih deležev treh največjih proizvajalcev seveda višja, in sicer 86,7 % [13] v letu 2004.
However, the periods in which the Swedish market is isolated were limited to 0,5 % of the time in 2005 [14].
Vendar so obdobja, v katerih je bil švedski trg izoliran, omejena na 0,5 % časa v letu 2005 [14].
There is therefore during significant parts of the year a competitive pressure on the Swedish market deriving from the potential to import electricity from outside the Swedish territory, the more so as no transmission fee is charged between the Nordic countries.
Zato na švedskem trgu znatni del leta obstaja pritisk konkurence, ki izhaja iz možnosti, da se električno energijo pridobi zunaj švedskega ozemlja, zlasti zato, ker med nordijskimi državami ni pristojbine za prenos.
The frequently uncongested links between Sweden and other price areas ensure that investment in the electricity sector inside the Swedish territory cannot be made without taking into account other producers in the Nordic market.
Povezave med Švedsko in drugimi cenovnimi območji, kjer prihaja le do začasnih zastojev, preprečujejo naložbe v sektor električne energije znotraj švedskega ozemlja, ne da bi upoštevali druge proizvajalce na nordijskem trgu.
These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition for the production market whether taken as the national Swedish market or the emerging regional one.
Te dejavnike je zato treba šteti kot pokazatelje neposredne izpostavljenosti konkurenci za trg proizvodnje, ne glede na to, ali je osnova nacionalni švedski trg ali nastajajoči regionalni trg.
The degree of concentration is also a good indicator of competition on the wholesale market for electricity as is the degree of liquidity.
Stopnji koncentracije in likvidnosti sta tudi dober pokazatelj konkurence na veleprodajnem trgu električne energije.
At the regional level, 42,82 % of electricity consumption in the Nordic countries was sold through Nord Pool Spot AS — the voluntary Nordic power exchange described in recital 9 — in 2004-2005 [15].
V nordijskih državah se je v obdobju 2004–2005 na regionalni ravni 42,82 % električne energije prodalo s pomočjo Nord Pool Spot AS – prostovoljne nordijske energetske borze, opisane v uvodni izjavi 9 [15].
According to the Final Report, on that type of power exchange ‘the concentration in generation finds […] direct expression in a rather stable equivalent [16] concentration in the power exchanges’ [17].
V skladu s Končnim poročilom o takšnem načinu izmenjave energije „koncentracija proizvodnje najde […] neposredni izraz v dokaj stabilni enakovredni [16] koncentraciji izmenjav energije“ [17].
For the three largest generators in the Nordic area, this amounts to 40 % [18], which, referred to a regional market, is at a satisfactory level.
Za tri največje proizvajalce na nordijskem območju znaša to do 40 % [18], kar je, glede na regionalni trg, zadovoljiva stopnja.
When referred to the sole Swedish market, the aggregate market shares of the three largest actors on the wholesale market are, of course, higher at 86 % [19] in 2006.
Pri samem švedskem trgu je vsota tržnih deležev treh največjih akterjev na veleprodajnem trgu seveda višja in znaša 86 % [19] v letu 2006.
It should, however, be stressed that there is competition between the three large and several smaller wholesale actors on the Swedish market.
Treba je poudariti, da na švedskem veleprodajnem trgu prihaja do konkurence med tremi največjimi in številnimi manjšimi akterji.
Furthermore, as regards the connection to the Nordic area, it should be noted again that the aforementioned bottleneck problems (congestion) are not constant, only temporary.
Glede povezave z nordijskim območjem je treba znova poudariti, da zgoraj navedene težave z ozkim grlom (zastoji) niso stalne, temveč samo začasne.
There is therefore, in addition to domestic competition, a frequent external competitive pressure on the Swedish market deriving from the potential to obtain electricity from outside the Swedish territory.
Poleg domače konkurence obstaja na švedskem trgu tudi pogost zunanji pritisk konkurence, ki izhaja iz možnosti, da se električno energijo pridobi zunaj švedskega ozemlja.
This is the more so as Sweden is the third biggest net importer of electricity in the EU in terms of percentage of its domestic consumption [20] and no transmission fee is charged between the Nordic countries.
Do tega prihaja zato, ker je Švedska glede na odstotek njene domače porabe [20] tretja največja neto uvoznica električne energije v EU, poleg tega pa ni pristojbine za prenos med nordijskimi državami.
It should further be noted that the conditions of competition in wholesale trade in electricity are also greatly influenced by financial trade in electricity in the market area concerned, which, in terms of volume via Nord Pool, represented almost twice the amount consumed in the Nordic countries in 2005 [21] (and, if other identified transactions such as OTC — Over The Counter or direct sale — are included, more than five times the amount in 2005 [22]).
Na pogoje konkurence v veleprodajni trgovini z električno energijo močno vpliva tudi finančno trgovanje z električno energijo na področju zadevnega trga, ki je glede na obseg trgovanja prek Nord Pool pomenilo skoraj dvakratno količino porabljene električne energije v nordijskih državah leta 2005 [21] (če vključimo še ostale transakcije, kot sta OTC – „Over The Counter“ in neposredna prodaja, pa je vrednost več kot petkrat večja od vrednosti v letu 2005 [22]).
In the Technical Annex [23], this degree of liquidity was considered as being satisfactory, i. e. it is such as to constitute an indicator of a well-functioning and competitive market.
Kakor je bilo ugotovljeno v Tehnični prilogi [23], je treba to stopnjo likvidnosti šteti za zadovoljivo, tj. stopnja je pokazatelj, da trg deluje dobro in konkurenčno.
Given the strong link between the Swedish wholesale market and the Nordic market, this degree of liquidity should also be considered as providing a competitive pressure on the Swedish market.
Zaradi močne povezave med švedskim veleprodajnim trgom in nordijskim trgom se ta stopnja likvidnosti šteje za pomembno pri zagotavljanju konkurenčnega pritiska na švedski trg.
The Final Report also ranges Nord Pool among the ‘most liquid and efficient wholesale electricity markets’ [24].
Končno poročilo uvršča Nord Pool med „najbolj likvidne in učinkovite veleprodajne trge električne energije“ [24].
These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition for the wholesale market whether taken as the national Swedish market or the emerging regional one.
Te dejavnike je zato treba šteti kot pokazatelje neposredne izpostavljenosti veleprodajnega trga konkurenci, ne glede na to, ali je osnova nacionalni švedski trg ali nastajajoči regionalni trg.
Taking the size of the country into account, the number of economic operators on the retail market is fairly large [25] (approximately 130, according to the Swedish authorities, a considerable number of which are offering their services on a nationwide basis) as is the number of companies with a market share above 5 %.
Glede na velikost države je število gospodarskih subjektov na maloprodajnem trgu razmeroma veliko [25] (po podatkih švedskih organov približno 130, od katerih jih znatno število ponuja storitve na nacionalni ravni) kot tudi število podjetij s tržnim deležem več kot 5 %.
At the end of 2004, the aggregate market share of the three largest companies in terms of supply to all categories of users (large industrial users, small and medium sized businesses and very small commercial customers and households) is at a satisfactorily low level at 50 % [26].
Ob koncu leta 2004 je vsota tržnih deležev treh največjih podjetij v smislu oskrbe vseh kategorij uporabnikov (veliki industrijski odjemalci, majhna in srednje velika podjetja, zelo majhni poslovni odjemalci in gospodinjstva) na zadovoljivo nizki stopnji 50 % [26].
According to the information supplied by the Swedish authorities, the aggregate shares of the three biggest companies on the Swedish retail market amounted to 43 % in terms of number of customers in 2006.
Glede na informacije, ki so jih posredovali švedski organi, je vsota deležev treh največjih podjetij na švedskem maloprodajnem trgu glede na število strank v letu 2006 znašala 43 %.
Furthermore, the functioning of the balancing markets should also be considered as an indicator, not only in respect of production but also for the wholesale and retail markets.
Delovanje izravnalnih trgov je ravno tako treba šteti za pokazatelje, ne samo v zvezi s proizvodnjo, ampak tudi za veleprodajni in maloprodajni trg.
In fact, ‘any market participant who cannot easily match its generation portfolio to the characteristics of its customers may find itself exposed to the difference between the price at which the transmission system operator [hereinafter TSO] will sell imbalance energy, and the price at which it will buy back excess production.
Dejansko „je lahko kateri koli udeleženec na trgu, ki le s težavo prilagodi svoj proizvodni portfelj lastnostim svojih strank, izpostavljen razliki med ceno, po kateri bo upravljavec prenosnih omrežij [v nadaljnjem besedilu UPO] prodajal izravnalno električno energijo, in ceno, po kateri bo odkupil presežno proizvodnjo.