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The beneficiaries are the aluminium producer Alcoa and the three successor companies of Società Terni: Terni Acciasi Speciali, Nuova Terni Industrie Chimiche and Cementir (hereinafter ‘the Terni companies’).
Prejemniki ugodnosti so proizvajalec aluminija Alcoa in trije nasledniki podjetja Società Terni: Terni Acciasi Speciali, Nuova Terni Industrie Chimiche in Cementir (v nadaljnjem besedilu „podjetja Terni“).
By letter dated 23 December 2005 the Commission requested information from Italy, which replied by letter dated 24 February 2006.
Z dopisom z dne 23. decembra 2005 je Komisija zaprosila Italijo, naj posreduje informacije. Italija je odgovorila z dopisom z dne 24. februarja 2006.
By letters dated 2 March 2006 and 27 April 2006, Italy provided additional information.
Italija je z dopisoma z dne 2. marca 2006 in 27. aprila 2006 predložila dodatna pojasnila.
By letter dated 19 July 2006, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of both schemes (Case C 36/06).
Z dopisom z dne 19. julija 2006 je Komisija sporočila Italiji, da bo sprožila postopek v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe ES glede obeh shem in da je zadeva evidentirana pod številko C 36/2006.
The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [2].
Odločitev Komisije, da sproži formalni postopek preiskave, je bila objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropske unije [2].
The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measures.
Komisija je pozvala vse zainteresirane stranke, naj predložijo svoje pripombe o ukrepih.
Italy submitted observations by letter dated 25 October 2006.
Italija je odgovorila z dopisom z dne 25. oktobra 2006.
Further information was submitted by letters dated 9 November 2006 and 7 December 2006.
Z dopisoma z dne 9. novembra 2006 in 7. decembra 2006 je predložila dodatna pojasnila.
The Commission received comments from interested parties. It forwarded them to Italy, which was given the opportunity to react.
Komisija je prejela pripombe zainteresiranih strank, ki jih je posredovala Italiji in ji dala možnost odgovora.
Italy’s comments were received by letter dated 22 December 2006.
Italija je odgovorila z dopisom z dne 22. decembra 2006.
By letter of 20 February 2007, the Commission requested further information, which was provided by Italy by letters dated 16 April 2007, 10 May 2007 and 14 May 2007.
Z dopisom z dne 20. februarja 2007 je Komisija zaprosila Italijo za dodatna pojasnila in Italija jih je predložila z dopisi z dne 16. aprila 2007, 10. maja 2007 in 14. maja 2007.
On 18 September 2007 the file was split into part A, which deals with the three companies resulting from the splitting of Società Terni (the Terni companies) and part B, which concerns Alcoa.
septembra 2007 je bil spis razdeljen na del A, v katerem so obravnavana tri podjetja, na katera je bila razdeljena družba Società Terni (podjetja Terni), in del B, ki zadeva podjetje Alcoa.
This decision concerns exclusively the extension of the preferential tariff in favour of the Terni companies.
V tej odločbi je obravnavano izključno podaljšanje veljavnosti ugodnejših cen za podjetja Terni.
The exchanges of correspondence which concern Alcoa are not quoted here.
Dopisi, ki zadevajo podjetje Alcoa, v tej odločbi niso navedeni.
Article 11, paragraph 11 of Law 80/2005 provides for the extension in time of two measures granting reductions of the general electricity tariff.
Odstavek 11 člena 11 zakona št. 80/2005 določa podaljšanje dveh ukrepov odobritve znižanja splošnih cen električne energije.
The beneficiaries of these two measures, which are different in nature and will be dealt with separately, are aluminium-producer Alcoa on the one hand, and three companies resulting from the splitting up of Società Terni, on the other.
Prejemniki ugodnosti teh dveh ukrepov, ki sta različnega značaja in bosta obravnavana ločeno, so proizvajalec aluminija Alcoa in tri podjetja, na katera je bila razdeljena družba Società Terni.
The original measure and its first extension
Prvotni ukrep in njegovo prvo podaljšanje
Italy nationalised its electricity sector by law No 1643 of 6 December 1962 (hereinafter the nationalisation law).
Z zakonom št. 1643 z dne 6. decembra 1962 (v nadaljnjem besedilu „zakon o nacionalizaciji“) je Italija nacionalizirala svoj elektroenergetski sektor.
The law provided for the transfer of Italy’s existing power plants to the newly created State-owned company ENEL, which was to hold a monopoly in the production, distribution and supply of electricity.
Zakon je določal prenos tedanjih italijanskih elektrarn na novoustanovljeno državno podjetje ENEL, ki naj bi imelo monopol pri proizvodnji, distribuciji in dobavljanju električne energije.
At the time of nationalization, Società Terni was a State-owned company active in the manufacturing of steel, cement, and chemicals.
Med nacionalizacijo je bila družba Società Terni državno podjetje, ki se je ukvarjalo s proizvodnjo jekla, cementa in kemikalij.
The State exercised effective control over the company via a majority stake in its capital, held by the State holding IRI and the State-owned Finsider group.
Država je podjetje učinkovito nadzorovala z večinskim deležem njegovega kapitala, ki je bil v rokah državnega holdinga IRI in državne skupine podjetij Finsider.
The nationalisation law laid down that, as a general rule, companies which produced electricity primarily for self-consumption (self-producers) were excluded from nationalisation and were permitted to retain their power generating assets [3].
Z zakonom o nacionalizaciji je bilo določeno, da se podjetij, ki električno energijo proizvajajo predvsem za lastno uporabo (samoproizvajalci), praviloma ne nacionalizira in lahko obdržijo svojo električno infrastrukturo [3].
Società Terni’s electricity assets were nationalized in spite of the company’s status as a self-producer because they were strategically located on the Italian territory.
Električna infrastruktura družbe Società Terni je bila zaradi svojega strateškega položaja v Italiji nacionalizirana, čeprav je imela družba status samoproizvajalca.
The transfer to ENEL was laid down in Article 4, paragraph 5, fourth indent of the nationalization law.
Prenos električne infrastrukture na podjetje ENEL je bil določen v četrti alinei odstavka 5 člena 4 zakona o nacionalizaciji.
By Presidential Decree No 1165/63, Italy granted the company compensation for the transfer of its electricity assets.
S predsedniško uredbo št. 1165/63 je Italija podjetju za prenos njegove električne infrastrukture odobrila nadomestilo.
The compensation took the form of a preferential electricity tariff which was to apply from 1963 to 1992.
To je pomenilo ugodnejše cene električne energije za obdobje od leta 1963 do leta 1992.
In 1964, Società Terni was split up into three companies: steel-maker Terni Acciai Speciali, chemical manufacturer Nuova Terni Industrie Chimiche and cement manufacturer Cementir.
Leta 1964 je bila družba Società Terni razdeljena na tri podjetja: jeklarsko podjetje Terni Acciai Speciali, kemično podjetje Nuova Terni Industrie Chimiche in podjetje za proizvodnjo cementa Cementir.
These undertakings were later privatized and acquired by ThyssenKrupp, Norsk Hydro and Caltagirone, respectively.
Ta podjetja so bila pozneje privatizirana in so prešla v last podjetij ThyssenKrupp, Norsk Hydro in Caltagirone.
As indicated in point (1) of this decision, these successor undertakings will be collectively referred to as ‘the Terni companies’ whereas the original company will be referred to as ‘Società Terni’.
Kot je navedeno v točki (1) te odločbe, bodo podjetja, ki so nasledniki družbe Società Terni, v odločbi skupno imenovana „podjetja Terni“, prvotna družba pa „družba Società Terni“.
The tariff applicable to Società Terni first, and to the Terni companies later, will be referred to as ‘the Terni tariff’.
Cena, ki je najprej veljala za družbo Società Terni in pozneje za podjetja Terni, bo v odločbi imenovana „cena Terni“.
The preferential tariff continued to apply, under the same conditions, to the three Terni companies.
Ugodnejše cene so pod enakimi pogoji še naprej veljale za tri podjetja Terni.
The main beneficiary (in terms of the quantity of subsidized electricity, both in absolute terms and also as a proportion of the company’s total electricity consumption) is ThyssenKrupp.
Glavni prejemnik ugodnosti (glede količine finančno podprte električne energije v absolutnem smislu in tudi v razmerju do skupne porabe električne energije podjetja) je podjetje ThyssenKrupp.
The duration of the special tariff coincided with the general duration of hydro-electric concessions [4] in Italy, which were to expire in 1992.
Obdobje veljavnosti posebnih cen je sovpadalo s splošnim obdobjem veljavnosti koncesij za hidroelektrarne [4] v Italiji, ki naj bi se izteklo leta 1992.
Società Terni’s own hydroelectric concession had been granted for an exceptional duration of 60 years (against the normal 30 years) and was to expire at the end of the 1980s.
Družbi Società Terni je bila za njeno hidroelektrarno dana koncesija z izjemnim obdobjem veljavnosti 60 let (običajno se koncesije dajejo za 30 let), ki naj bi se iztekla konec osemdesetih let.
In 1991 Italy extended existing hydroelectric concessions until 2001 by Law No 9 of 9 January 1991‘Implementing provisions for the new National Energy Plan: institutional aspects, hydro power plants and networks, hydrocarbons and geothermal energy, self-producers and fiscal provisions’ (hereinafter Law 9/1991).
Leta 1991 je Italija z zakonom št. 9 z dne 9. januarja 1991„Izvedbene določbe za nov nacionalni energetski načrt: institucionalni vidiki, hidroelektrarne in omrežja, ogljikovodiki in geotermalna energija, samoproizvajalci in davčne določbe“ (v nadaljnjem besedilu „zakon št. 9/1991“) veljavne koncesije za hidroelektrarne podaljšala do leta 2001.
By virtue of Article 20, paragraph 4 of Law 9/1991, Italy also prolonged until 2001 the preferential tariff for the Terni companies.
Na podlagi odstavka 4 člena 20 zakona št. 9/1991 je Italija do leta 2001 podaljšala tudi veljavnost ugodnejših cen za podjetja Terni.
Over the subsequent six years (2002-2007) the quantities of subsidized electricity supplied to the Terni companies were to be gradually reduced (phased-out), so that the tariff advantage would disappear by the end of 2007.
V naslednjih šestih letih (od leta 2002 do leta 2007) naj bi se količina finančno podprte električne energije, ki se je dobavljala podjetjem Terni, postopno zmanjšala (dobava naj bi se postopno opustila), tako da podjetja konec leta 2007 ne bi več imela cenovnih ugodnosti.
Law 9/1991 included a large number of provisions, some of which involved State aid.
Zakon št. 9/1991 je bil sestavljen iz številnih določb, od katerih so nekatere obravnavale državno pomoč.
Law 9/1991 was submitted to the Commission together with Law 10/1991 ‘Implementing provisions for the National Energy Plan as regards energy efficiency, energy savings and the development of renewable energy sources’.
Zakon št. 9/1991 je Italija predložila Komisiji skupaj z zakonom št. 10/1991 „Izvedbene določbe za nacionalni energetski načrt glede energetske učinkovitosti, prihrankov energije in razvoja obnovljivih virov energije“.
The Commission declared compatible the aid contained in both laws under the State aid rules in 1991 [5].
Komisija je pomoč iz obeh zakonov v skladu s pravili o državni pomoči leta 1991 razglasila za združljivo [5].
Structure of the Terni tariff
Struktura cene Terni
The conditions of Società Terni’s preferential tariff were established in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of Presidential Decree No 1165/63 Transfer to Ente Nazionale per l’Energia Elettrica of the assets used for the activities mentioned in Article 1(1) of Law No 1643 of 6 December 1962 carried out by ‘Terni-società per l’Industria e l’Elettricità S.p.A.’ (hereinafter DPR 1165/1963).
Pogoji za ugodnejše cene družbe Società Terni so bili določeni v členih 6, 7 in 8 predsedniške uredbe št. 1165/63 „Prenos infrastrukture, ki se jo uporablja za dejavnosti iz člena 1(1) zakona št. 1643 z dne 6. decembra 1962, ki jih izvaja družba Terni-società per l'Industria e l'Elettricità S.p.A, na podjetje Ente Nazionale per l'Energia Elettrica“ (v nadaljnjem besedilu „DPR št. 1165/1963“).
DPR 1165/1963 laid down that ENEL would supply Società Terni with a fixed amount of electricity (1025000 MWh a year) which was the equivalent of the company’s electricity consumption in 1961, plus an extra amount (595000 MWh a year) which corresponded to its additional expected consumption resulting from investments undertaken but not yet completed in 1962.
V DPR št. 1165/1963 je bilo določeno, da bo podjetje ENEL družbi Società Terni dobavljalo fiksno količino električne energije (1025000 MWh na leto), kar je bilo enakovredno porabi električne energije podjetja v letu 1961, in dodatno količino energije (595000 MWh na leto), kar je ustrezalo pričakovani dodatni porabi električne energije podjetja zaradi vlaganj, ki so se začela, vendar še niso bila dokončana v letu 1962.
The preferential price was calculated by comparing two alternative methods and applying whichever was more favourable to the company:
Ugodnejša cena je bila izračunana na podlagi primerjave dveh alternativnih metod, pri čemer naj bi se uporabilo tisto, ki je ugodnejša za podjetje.
Alternative 1 was based on the average electricity price paid by Società Terni’s manufacturing branches to the company’s electricity branch (corresponding to the production cost of Terni’s own hydroelectric plant);
Alternativa 1 je temeljila na povprečni ceni električne energije, ki so jo proizvodne podružnice družbe Società Terni plačevale elektrarni podjetja (in je ustrezala proizvodnim stroškom hidroelektrarne družbe Terni).
Alternative 2 was linked to ENEL’s reference price for a customer having the same profile (self-producer) as Società Terni.
Alternativa 2 je bila povezana z referenčno ceno podjetja ENEL za stranko, ki ima enak status (samoproizvajalec) kot družba Società Terni.
In practice, the first method was used until 2000, when changes in the Italian tariff structure due to the liberalization of the electricity market made it necessary to switch to the second method.
V praksi se je prva metoda uporabljala do leta 2000, ko je bilo treba zaradi sprememb v strukturi cen v Italiji, ki so bile posledica liberalizacije energetskega trga, začeti uporabljati drugo metodo.
In 1997 began the overhaul of the tariff structure, with the introduction of a structured tariff consisting of two parts: Part A representing fixed and general costs and Part B reflecting variable costs.
Leta 1997 se je začela natančno pregledovati struktura cen in uvedena je bila strukturirana cena, ki je bila sestavljena iz dveh delov: dela A, v katerem so bili fiksni in splošni stroški, ter dela B, ki je izražal variabilne stroške.
As of 1 January 2000, the Terni tariff was awarded in the form of a compensatory component (componente compensativa) calculated as the sum of all components of the tariff which Terni, as a (virtual) self-producer, was not required to pay (the whole of part B and a fraction of part A).
Od 1. januarja 2000 je bila cena Terni dodeljena s kompenzacijskim elementom (componente compensativa), izračunanim kot vsota vseh sestavnih delov cene, ki je družbi Terni kot (navideznemu) samoproizvajalcu ni bilo treba plačevati (celotnega dela B in dela dela A).
This method corresponds to the second of the alternative methods described in Decree 1165/63.
To se ujema z drugo od alternativnih metod, opisanih v uredbi št. 1165/63.
The gradual reduction of the quantities of electricity and power delivered to the Terni companies at the preferential price during the phasing-out period (2002-2007) is shown in the table below:
V spodnji tabeli je prikazano postopno zmanjševanje količine električne energije in moči, ki se je podjetjem Terni dobavljala po ugodnejši ceni, med obdobjem opuščanja dobave (od leta 2002 do leta 2007):
The second extension of the tariff
Drugo podaljšanje veljavnosti cen
By Article 11, paragraph 11 of Law 80/2005, Italy decided to interrupt the phasing-out and extend again the Terni tariff arrangement until 2010.
Na podlagi odstavka 11 člena 11 zakona št. 80/2005 je Italija prekinila opuščanje dobave in do leta 2010 ponovno podaljšala veljavnost dogovora o ceni Terni.
Article 11, paragraph 13 of the Law made this measure applicable as of 1 January 2005.
Na podlagi odstavka 13 člena 11 zakona je ta ukrep začel veljati 1. januarja 2005.
Shortly afterwards, ordinary hydroelectric concessions were extended until 2020 [6].
Kmalu zatem je Italija podaljšala veljavnost navadnih koncesij za hidroelektrarne do leta 2020 [6].
The second extension of the tariff is the measure on which the Commission has opened the formal investigation procedure pursuant to Article 88(2) of the Treaty and which is the object of this decision.
Drugo podaljšanje veljavnosti cen je ukrep, zaradi katerega je Komisija sprožila formalni postopek preiskave na podlagi člena 88(2) Pogodbe in ki je predmet te odločbe.
Law 80/2005 laid down that, until 2010, the Terni companies will benefit from the same treatment they enjoyed on 31 December 2004 in terms of quantities supplied (926 GWh for the three Terni companies) and prices (1,32 eurocents/kWh).
Z zakonom št. 80/2005 je bilo določeno, da bodo imela podjetja Terni do leta 2010 glede dobavljenih količin električne energije (926 GWh za tri podjetja Terni) in njene cene (1,32 centa/kWh) enake ugodnosti, kot so jih uživala 31. decembra 2004.
The quantities of supplied electricity are currently broken down as follows: Thyssen-Krupp 86 %, Nuova Terni Industrie Chimiche 10 % and Cementir 4 %.
Količina dobavljene električne energije je trenutno razdeljena takole: podjetje ThyssenKrupp dobi 86 %, podjetje Nuova Terni Industrie Chimiche 10 % in podjetje Cementir 4 % električne energije.
Law 80/2005, as interpreted and implemented by the AEEG, also introduced an indexation mechanism whereby, as of 1 January 2006, the preferential tariff would increase yearly in line with price increases recorded on the European Power Exchanges of Amsterdam and Frankfurt, subject to a 4 % cap.
Z zakonom št. 80/2005, kakor ga razlaga in izvaja italijanski regulativni organ za električno energijo in plin AEEG, je bil uveden tudi mehanizem indeksacije, na podlagi katerega bi se od 1. januarja 2006 ugodnejše cene vsako leto zvišale v skladu z zvišanji cen, ki bi jih ugotovili na evropskih borzah električne energije v Amsterdamu in Frankfurtu, vendar največ za 4 %.
Financing mechanism
Mehanizem financiranja
The Terni preferential tariff was initially managed and paid for by the State-owned company ENEL, which held a monopoly position in the generation, transmission, import, distribution and supply of electricity in Italy.
Ugodnejšo ceno Terni je sprva upravljalo in plačevalo državno podjetje ENEL, ki je imelo monopolni položaj pri proizvodnji, prenosu, uvozu, distribuciji in dobavi električne energije v Italiji.
In 2002, as the electricity market was gradually liberalized and ENEL no longer held a monopoly position, the financial burden arising from the preferential tariff systems was transferred from ENEL to all electricity users [7].
Leta 2002, ko se je trg z električno energijo postopno liberaliziral in podjetje ENEL ni več imelo monopolnega položaja, se je finančno breme zaradi sistemov ugodnejših cen s podjetja ENEL preneslo na vse uporabnike električne energije [7].
The compensatory components due to the Terni companies were advanced by electricity distributors, who were then reimbursed by the State-owned body Cassa Conguaglio per il Settore Elettrico (Equalisation Fund for the Electric Sector, hereinafter referred to as ‘Cassa Conguaglio’) by means of a parafiscal levy collected via the A4 component of the electricity tariff, which is one of the cost items that appear on the electricity bill.
Kompenzacijske elemente, do katerih so imela pravico podjetja Terni, so založili distributerji električne energije, in tem jih je nato povrnil državni organ Cassa Conguaglio per il Settore Elettrico (Izravnalni sklad za energetski sektor, v nadaljnjem besedilu „sklad Cassa Conguaglio“) na podlagi drugih dajatev, zbranih s sestavnim delom A4 cene električne energije, ki je ena od stroškovnih postavk na računu za električno energijo.
In 2004 the AEEG decided to hand over the administrative management of the special tariff schemes entirely to Cassa Conguaglio [8].
Leta 2004 je AEEG administrativno upravljanje shem posebnih cen v celoti prepustil skladu Cassa Conguaglio.
As of September 2004, the Terni companies pay the market price for the electricity they purchase (on the liberalized market) and receive from Cassa Conguaglio reimbursement corresponding to the difference between the price paid and the preferential price to which they are entitled (the compensatory component) minus charges for transport, measurement and sales.
Od septembra 2004 podjetja Terni za električno energijo, ki jo kupujejo (na liberaliziranem trgu), plačujejo tržno ceno in od sklada Cassa Conguaglio prejemajo povračilo v višini razlike med plačano ceno in ugodnejšo ceno, do katere so upravičena (kompenzacijski sestavni del), od razlike pa se odštejejo stroški prevoza, merjenja in prodaje.
The costs are paid for by electricity consumers in Italy by means of the parafiscal levy mentioned in paragraph (31) above.
Stroške z drugimi dajatvami iz odstavka (31) zgoraj plačujejo uporabniki električne energije v Italiji.
The guarantee imposed by the AEEG
Garancija, ki jo je določil AEEG
After the Commission initiated the formal investigation procedure, the AEEG, by Delibera 190/06, made payments under Law 80/2005 conditional upon the provision, by the Terni companies, of a guarantee to cover the risk of recovery of the aid.
Ko je Komisija sprožila formalni postopek preiskave, je AEEG z odločbo (delibera) št. 190/06 plačila na podlagi zakona št. 80/2005 pogojil z določbo, da morajo podjetja Terni predložiti garancijo za kritje tveganja vračila pomoči.
In the same Delibera, the AEEG foresaw, as an alternative, the possibility to pay out in 2006 as an advance the amounts of aid which would have become due until the end of the previous arrangement (2007) on the basis of Law 9/1991.
V isti odločbi je AEEG kot alternativo predvidel možnost predplačila zneskov pomoči v letu 2006, ki bi zapadli v plačilo do izteka veljavnosti predhodnega dogovora (leta 2007) na podlagi zakona št. 9/1991.
For these amounts, the AEEG did not request a guarantee.
Za te zneske AEEG ni zahteval garancije.
This option was taken up by the Terni companies and implemented by the AEEG.
To možnost so podjetja Terni izkoristila in jo je AEEG izvedel.
With the exception of the advance payments mentioned in paragraph (34) above, all other payments made to the companies by Cassa Conguaglio under Law 80/2005 are covered by a guarantee.
Razen predplačil iz odstavka (34) zgoraj so podjetja za vsa druga plačila, ki so jih prejela od sklada Cassa Conguaglio na podlagi zakona št. 80/2005, predložila garancijo.
DECISION TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE 88.2 OF THE EC TREATY
ODLOČITEV O SPROŽITVI POSTOPKA NA PODLAGI ČLENA 88(2) POGODBE ES
The Commission Decision to initiate a formal investigation was based on the grounds described in points (37) to (41).
Za odločitev Komisije o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave so bili odločilni razlogi, ki so opisani v točkah od (37) do (41).
The Commission expressed doubts as to whether the tariff could be considered a compensatory measure, since Società Terni was a State-owned undertaking at the time of nationalization.
Komisija dvomi, da bi ceno lahko obravnavali kot kompenzacijski ukrep, saj je bila družba Società Terni med nacionalizacijo podjetje v državni lasti.