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just above one third of its intervention (EUR 25 million out of EUR 65 million) related directly to advances to employees and can be regarded as direct social assistance,
malo več kot tretjina njene intervencije (25 milijonov EUR od 65 milijonov) je neposredno zadevala predplačila zaposlenim in bi jo lahko označili kot neposredno socialno pomoč,
the aid is the result of an extraordinary situation since the Commission itself acknowledges the sector’s exceptional economic and social difficulties,
pomoč naj bi bila posledica izrednega stanja, saj Komisija sama priznava izredne ekonomske in socialne težave tega sektorja,
the FPAP points out that it bears civil liability under French law and that its liability is unlimited.
FPAP ugotavlja, da je po francoskem pravu civilno odgovoren in da je njegova odgovornost neomejena.
For this reason, given the lack of default on repayment, the criterion applied by the Commission to regard this assistance as State aid is insufficient.
Zato merilo, ki ga je Komisija izbrala za označitev te intervencije kot državne pomoči, ob tem da ni bilo neizpolnjevanja obveznosti povračila, ni zadostno.
Lastly, together with its comments MQA forwarded copies of two letters from the minister responsible for the budget to the FPAP showing that the FPAP and all its members benefit from tax schemes.
Nazadnje je odvetniška pisarna MQA v okviru svojih pripomb poslala kopije dveh dopisov, ki jih je minister za proračun poslal FPAP, v katerih je navedeno, da so sklad in vsi njegovi člani upravičeni do davčnih ukrepov.
In the case of the FPAP these consist of exemption from corporation tax and, probably, business tax and, in the case of fishermen-owners, the possibility of deducting the contributions paid to the trade association from their taxable income.
FPAP je bil tako oproščen plačevanja davka od dobička pravnih oseb in verjetno davka na prihodek, ribiči lastniki pa so imeli možnost, da se jim od njihovega obdavčljivega dohodka odštejejo prispevki, ki so jih plačali združenju.
This Decision does not relate to the tax advantages referred to in recital 45, since the Commission was not aware of them at the time it decided to initiate the formal investigation procedure.
Ta odločba ne zadeva davčnih ugodnosti, navedenih v uvodni izjavi 45. Ko se je Komisija odločila začeti formalni postopek preiskave, namreč z njimi ni bila seznanjena.
Those tax advantages are the subject of a special assessment, under case number NN 38/07, to determine whether they constitute State aid and, if so, whether that aid is compatible with the common market.
Te davčne ugodnosti so predmet posebne analize v okviru svežnja NN 38/2007, da bi se ugotovilo, ali gre za državne pomoči, in če je tako, ali so te pomoči združljive s skupnim trgom.
In relation to State aid, the objective of the FPAP has to be considered in two ways:
Cilj FPAP je treba z vidika državnih pomoči obravnavati z dveh vidikov:
firstly, it is aimed at acquiring financial options on the futures markets.
prvi cilj je pridobitev finančnih opcij na terminskih trgih.
Although this is not explicitly stated, those futures markets are obviously the markets for oil or oil by-products.
Čeprav ni izrecno določeno, gre očitno za naftne trge ali trge naftnih derivatov.
Thus the FPAP, while being constituted as a trade association, operates on these futures markets by acquiring options, as any ordinary private company active on this kind of market and operating according to the rules of the market economy would do.
Zato se zdi, da čeprav ima FPAP obliko združenja, deluje na terminskih trgih s pridobivanjem opcij, kot bi poslovalo običajno zasebno podjetje, ki opravlja take posle in posluje po pravilih tržne ekonomije.
The aid for the acquisition of options on the futures markets is assessed later on in Section 4.1 of this Decision;
Pomoč za pridobitev opcij na terminskih trgih je analizirana spodaj v delu 4.1. te odločbe;
secondly, the FPAP is aimed at paying to its member fisheries undertakings the difference between the average monthly reference price and, according to the agreements of 12 November 2004 and 27 May 2005, the ‘maximum price covered’ or, according to the agreement of 11 October 2005, a price of 30 euro cent per litre if the average monthly price in the reference index is higher than that price.
drugi cilj FPAP je, da ribiškim podjetjem in članom sklada izplačuje razliko med povprečno mesečno referenčno ceno in, v skladu s sporazumoma z dne 12. novembra 2004 in 27. maja 2005, „najvišjo ceno, vključeno v kritje“ ali, v skladu s sporazumom z dne 11. oktobra 2005, ceno 30 centov na liter, če je povprečni mesečni referenčni indeks višji od te cene.
The average monthly reference price is laid down by the FPAP.
Povprečno mesečno referenčno ceno določa FPAP.
The compensation paid by the FPAP to the fisheries undertakings for the purchase of fuel is analysed later on in Section 4.2 of this Decision.
Nadomestila, ki jih FPAP izplača ribiškim podjetjem za nakup goriva, so analizirana v nadaljevanju v delu 4.2. te odločbe.
Aid for the FPAP: aid for the acquisition of options on the futures markets
Pomoč za FPAP: pomoč za pridobivanje opcij na terminskih trgih
The FPAP is an undertaking within the meaning of Article 87 of the EC Treaty
FPAP je podjetje v smislu člena 87 Pogodbe ES.
It is essential in the first place to establish whether the FPAP can be regarded as an undertaking.
Najprej je treba opredeliti, ali se FPAP lahko označi kot podjetje.
If that is not the case, Article 87(1) does not apply to the FPAP.
Če ni tako, se člen 87(1) zanj ne uporablja.
On this question, the Commission points out that, as has been consistently held in case law, in the context of competition law the concept of an ‘undertaking’ covers any entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of the legal status of the entity or the way in which it is financed [4].
Pri tem vprašanju Komisija opozori, da v skladu z uveljavljeno sodno prakso v okviru konkurenčnega prava pojem „podjetje“ zajema vse subjekte, ki opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost, ne glede na njihovo pravno obliko in način financiranja [4].
Any activity consisting in offering goods and services on a given market is an economic activity [5].
Vsaka dejavnost ponudbe dobrin in storitev na dano tržišče je gospodarska dejavnost [5].
Companies active on the futures markets for raw material products are usually private companies functioning according to the rules of the market economy.
Podjetja, ki poslujejo na terminskih trgih proizvodov surovin, so navadno zasebna podjetja, ki poslujejo po pravilih tržne ekonomije.
The aim of operations carried out on these futures markets is, for the operator, to bet on the expectation that the purchase price of the product, if it is acquired in the future at the normal market price, will be different from the price at which the option is subscribed.
Namen udeležencev pri sklepanju poslov na teh terminskih trgih je staviti na to, da se nakupna cena proizvoda, če bi se kupil v prihodnosti po običajni tržni ceni, razlikuje od vpisane cene opcije.
Thus, an operator active on such a market takes a risk because of the uncertainty of price changes.
Tako udeleženec, ki posluje na takem trgu, tvega zaradi negotovosti gibanja cen.
In the case in point, the FPAP actually acted as an operator on the futures markets for petroleum products.
V tem primeru je FPAP dejansko deloval kot udeleženec na terminskih trgih naftnih proizvodov.
By doing this, it is also an economic operator in the fisheries sector, since it provides the Cecomer company, a founding member and administrator of the FPAP and the central contracting agency for maritime cooperatives, with fuel at a price different from that which that company would buy at the normal market price.
S tem je tudi gospodarski subjekt ribiškega sektorja, saj družbi CECOMER, ustanovnemu članu in upravitelju FPAP, in skupni nabavni službi ribiških zadrug priskrbi gorivo po ceni, ki se razlikuje od običajne tržne cene, po kateri bi ta družba kupovala gorivo.
If the operation to acquire options, which is an operation of a speculative nature, is successful, the price of the fuel resold to the cooperatives is lower than the market rate.
Če je posel pridobitve opcij, ki je špekulativne narave, uspešen, je cena goriva, ki se preproda zadrugam, nižja od tržne cene goriva.
The FPAP thus takes a risk, hoping that it will be able to draw financial advantage from it.
S tem FPAP prevzame tveganje v upanju, da bo to finančno donosno.
The maritime cooperatives, for their part, then sell on their fuel to the fisheries undertakings at a price depending on the price at which they were able to acquire it from Cecomer.
Ribiške zadruge pa nato to gorivo preprodajo ribiškim podjetjem glede na ceno, po kateri so se z njim lahko preskrbele pri družbi CECOMER.
The characteristics of the operations for transferring ownership of the fuel acquired by the FPAP to Cecomer, the retail traders’ cooperative society, are not known. However, and although Cecomer is a founding member of the FPAP, this involves operations carried out between two independent entities.
Značilnosti operacij prenosa lastništva goriva s FPAP na podjetje CECOMER, zadrugo trgovcev na drobno, niso znane; vendar gre kljub temu, da je družba CECOMER ustanovni član FPAP, za posle, ki se izvajajo med dvema neodvisnima podjetjema.
These fuel ownership transfer operations are of a contractual nature. This is because, although they probably display specific characteristics, the agreements under which these operations are carried out are nonetheless private-law agreements and consequently private-law contracts.
Te operacije prenosa lastništva goriva so označene kot pogodbene narave; dejansko pa gre verjetno kljub njihovim posebnostim za sporazume zasebnega prava, in prav zato pogodbe zasebnega prava.
The FPAP’s activity, thus consisting of intervention on the futures markets for petroleum products in order to buy those products with a view to selling them on to Cecomer, a commercial company, is evidently an activity of an economic nature.
Dejavnost FPAP, ki sestoji iz posredovanja na terminskih trgih naftnih proizvodov za nakup teh proizvodov za nadaljnjo prodajo gospodarski družbi CECOMER, je očitno gospodarska dejavnost.
Also, in its Decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission observed that: ‘The purpose of the FPAP is to enable the acquisition of financial options on the futures markets.
Poleg tega Komisija v odločbi o začetku postopka ugotavlja: „Cilj FPAP je omogočiti pridobivanje finančnih opcij na terminskih trgih.
Thus the FPAP, while being constituted as a trade association, operates on these futures markets by buying and selling options, as any ordinary private company active on this kind of market and operating according to the rules of the market economy would do’. In their replies, France and the FPAP did not dispute the fact that the FPAP undertook such operations of buying and selling options.
Tako se zdi, da čeprav ima FPAP obliko združenja, deluje na terminskih trgih z nakupom in prodajo opcij, kot bi poslovalo običajno zasebno podjetje, ki opravlja take posle ter posluje po pravilih tržne ekonomije.“ Francija in FPAP v svojih odgovorih nista izpodbijala, da je FPAP opravljal take posle nakupa in prodaje opcij.
France does not make any comments on this. As regards the FPAP, it merely points out that ‘the FPAP operated on the world commodities market with specialised brokers or financial institutions.
Francija v tej zvezi nima pripomb; FPAP pa se omeji na pripombo, da „je FPAP posredoval na svetovni blagovni borzi v povezavi s posredniki ali specializiranimi finančnimi ustanovami.
It is difficult to imagine a more competitive, more extensive or more volatile market.
Težko si je predstavljati bolj konkurenčen, širši in bolj nestanoviten trg.
Consequently, the Fund did not enjoy any tariff advantage, nor any special conditions vis-à-vis all the other operators on the market…. The question therefore comes down to the source of the funds advanced…’.
Sklad torej ni bil deležen nobene tarifne ugodnosti niti posebnih pogojev glede na druge subjekte na trgu … Bistvo vprašanja je torej izvor predplačil…“; ne oporeka torej trditvi Komisije, po kateri naj bi deloval kot običajen udeleženec na teh terminskih trgih.
It therefore does not question the Commission’s claim that it acts as an ordinary operator on these futures markets. It should also be noted that the function of the FPAP is by no means that of a public fund administrator acting in the public interest.
Poleg tega je treba omeniti, da funkcija FPAP nikakor ni upravljanje javnih sredstev v javnem interesu.
Neither can it be regarded as an instance of the exercise of public power prerogatives by the State or by a body under its responsibility.
Njegova naloga prav tako ni izvajanje posebnih pravic s strani države ali organov v njeni pristojnosti.
Therefore the FPAP must clearly be regarded as an undertaking within the meaning of Community competition law.
FPAP je treba očitno šteti za podjetje v smislu prava Skupnosti o konkurenci.
There is no need to study its characteristics or articles of association.
Ni se treba posvečati naravi sklada in njegovemu statutu.
In particular, the fact that it may be non-profit-making is of no relevance.
Dejstvo, da je morda neprofitna ustanova, ni pomembno.
Also, even if were regarded, to use the FPAP’s own terms, as a ‘union of consumers of petroleum products seeking more to protect themselves against the market that to operate on it’, these ‘consumers’ are in fact economic operators (maritime cooperatives and fisheries undertakings) seeking to reduce their running costs.
Čeprav FPAP po njegovih lastnih besedah štejemo „za združevalca potrošnikov naftnih proizvodov, ki se bolj poskušajo zaščititi pred trgom, kot pa na njem posredovati“, so ti „potrošniki“ dejansko gospodarski subjekti (ribiške zadruge in ribiška podjetja), ki si prizadevajo znižati svoje proizvodne stroške.
However, this reaction, which is perfectly logical on the part of economic operators, means that the operators cannot be regarded as individual consumers within the meaning of Article 87(2)(a) of the Treaty, which authorises aid of a social character granted to them.
Ta popolnoma logičen odziv gospodarskih subjektov kljub temu preprečuje, da bi jih šteli za posamezne potrošnike v smislu člena 87(2)(a) Pogodbe, v katerem so dovoljene pomoči socialnega značaja posameznim potrošnikom.
Therefore, the arguments put forward by France or the FPAP itself relating to its articles of association, its rules of procedure, its objectives or its specific situation on the petroleum products market cannot be accepted.
Zato argumenta Francije ali FPAP o njegovem statutu, načinu delovanja, ciljih in posebnem položaju na trgu naftnih proizvodov ni mogoče sprejeti.
The private creditor principle [6]
Načelo zasebnega upnika [6]
The Commission takes the view that, in this case, it is justified to assess the existence of State aid by applying the private creditor principle.
Komisija meni, da je v tej zadevi upravičena, da oceni, ali gre za državno pomoč z uporabo načela zasebnega upnika.
The funds coming from the three advances, for which the grant conditions are known, had to be repaid at an interest rate of 4,45 %.
Sredstva, ki izvirajo iz treh predplačil pod znanimi pogoji odobritve, bi morala biti povrnjena po obrestni meri 4,45 %.
As regards the possible fourth advance, of an amount of EUR 12 million, it may be assumed that it was granted under identical or very similar conditions.
Kar zadeva morebitno četrto predplačilo v znesku 12 milijonov EUR, lahko domnevamo, da je bilo odobreno pod enakimi ali zelo podobnimi pogoji.
This State contribution therefore corresponds in practice to a loan granted at that rate.
Ta državna sredstva torej v praksi ustrezajo posojilu, odobrenemu po tej obrestni meri.
Admittedly, that rate is higher than the reference rate used by the Commission to determine the element of aid existing in a soft loan, which was 4,43 % in 2004 [7] and has been 4,08 % since 1 January 2005 [8].
Seveda je ta obrestna mera višja od referenčne mere, ki jo uporablja Komisija za opredelitev elementa pomoči pri preferencialnem posojilu in je bila v letu 2004 [7] 4,43 %, od 1. januarja 2005 [8] pa znaša 4,08 %.
Consequently, in theory, it is possible that there was no State aid in the advances granted if it was granted on normal market-economy terms.
Zato teoretično pri odobrenih predplačilih lahko ni šlo za državno pomoč, če so bila ta odobrena v normalnih pogojih tržne ekonomije.
However, the Commission takes the view that the advances were not granted on normal market-economy terms insofar as no private creditor would have agreed to grant the amounts in question in the absence of a guarantee of the viability of the FPAP’s activity and the probability of recovery by the expiry date.
Vendar pa Komisija meni, da ta predplačila niso bila odobrena v normalnih tržnih pogojih, ker noben zasebni upnik ne bi privolil v dodelitev zadevnih zneskov brez poroštva, da je dejavnost FPAP sposobna preživeti, in verjetnosti, da se izterjajo ob zapadlosti.
The FPAP’s start-up capital is made up of its members’ contributions (see recitals 23 and 25).
Začetni kapital FPAP so prispevki članov (glej uvodni izjavi 23 in 25).
Neither France nor the FPAP have provided figures of the resources obtained from these contributions.
Ne Francija ne FPAP nista predložila številčnih podatkov o sredstvih iz teh prispevkov.
Also, according to the list of defensive points enclosed with the reply of 21 April 2006, after stating that ‘when the reply of 6 December 2005 was being drafted, this information was proposed in the draft but was deleted during the interministerial check’, the French authorities take the view that ‘it is not necessary to give a reply now’.
Po utemeljitvi, ki so jo francoski organi priložili k odgovoru z dne 21. aprila 2006, ti sicer potem, ko so navedli da „so pri pripravi odgovora z dne 6. decembra 2005 te informacije predlagali v osnutku, a so bile pri medresorski odobritvi izbrisane“, menijo, da „se ni zdelo potrebno, da je treba dati takojšen odgovor“.
Nevertheless the Commission supposes that these are relatively modest amounts compared to the probable extent of the expenditure, since, on the basis of the information given in the statement signed by the Secretary-General of the FPAP, the ‘Detailed Rules of Procedure of the FPAP’ of November 2004 and the ‘information note from the FPAP’ of January 2006, a rough estimate can be made: approximately 2500 members (the number of members of the FPAP according to the French authorities) pay a membership fee of EUR 150 each, i.e. EUR 375000, to which the contributions covering the guarantee risk proper (see recital 25) must be added.
Komisija kljub temu predpostavlja, da gre za relativno nizke zneske v primerjavi z verjetnim obsegom izdatkov. Dejansko se lahko na podlagi navedb v dopisu, ki ga je podpisal generalni sekretar FPAP, v „Podrobnih navodilih za uporabo FPAP“ iz novembra 2004, in v „obvestilu FPAP“ iz januarja 2006 na grobo oceni: približno 2500 članov (število članov FPAP po izjavi francoskih organov) plača članarino 150 EUR, to je 375000 EUR, ki jim prištejemo prispevke za kritje poroštva za tveganje v pravem pomenu besede (glej uvodno izjavo 25).
Assuming that the entire volume of diesel consumed is covered, and based on the indicative consumption of a 24-metre trawler as reported by the FPAP (approximately 10 tonnes of fuel per week), and assuming activity for a maximum of 48 weeks a year, i.e. a consumption of 480 tonnes (although the number of weeks of activity is probably closer to 38 to 40 than 48), and the unit value of the contribution to the FPAP, i.e. EUR 0,0035 per litre, the figure arrived at for 2500 vessels is a total of EUR 4200000 per year.
Če velja, da je zavarovana celotna količina porabljenega dizelskega goriva, in je osnova za izračun okvirna poraba 24-metrskega plovila z vlečno mrežo, kot jo je evidentiral FPAP (približno 10 ton goriva na teden), in najvišjo predpostavko 48 tednov dejavnosti na leto, kar znese 480 ton porabljenega goriva (čeprav je verjetneje, da traja dejavnost 38 do 40 tednov in ne 48), ter vrednost po enoti prispevka skladu, to je 0,0035 EUR na liter, dobimo za 2500 plovil skupni znesek 4200000 EUR na leto.
The third source of contributions comes from the possibility, as provided for in the articles of association, for the association to take in ‘any person willing to provide moral support for the trade association’, up to a maximum of 5 % of the number of members.
Tretji vir prispevkov izhaja iz možnosti, ki je predvidena v statutu, da združenje sprejme medse največ 5 % članov, ki so „osebe, ki so pripravljene združenje moralno podpreti“.
This is probably a marginal amount.
Verjetno gre za zanemarljiv znesek.
In the absence of any indication of the number of such members willing to provide moral support and the amount that they contribute, we will assume, as a very generous estimate, additional revenue of about EUR 125000 (125 members whose activities do not relate to fishing, i.e. the maximum permitted by the FPAP’s articles of association (5 % of 2500 members) × EUR 1000).
Ker ni nobenega podatka o številu članov, ki so pripravljeni dati moralno podporo, in o znesku njihovega prispevka, bomo vzeli zelo visoko postavko za dodatni prihodek v znesku 125000 EUR (dejavnosti 125 članov niso povezane z ribištvom, to je najvišji odstotek, dovoljen v statutu FPAP (5 % od 2500 članov) × 1000 EUR).
Thus the total revenue from the various contributions would amount to EUR 4200000 + EUR 375000 + EUR 125000, i.e. EUR 4700000 per year.
Skupni prihodki iz različnih prispevkov bi tako znašali 4200000 + 375000 + 125000, to je 4700000 EUR na leto.
This is an extremely optimistic assumption, calculated on the basis of an indicative consumption of a 24-metre trawler operating for 48 weeks a year, and on the assumption that all the fuel consumed is covered.
Gre za zelo optimistično predpostavko, izračunano na podlagi okvirne porabe 24-metrskega plovila z vlečno mrežo, z 48-tedensko dejavnostjo na leto in kjer predpostavljamo, da je zavarovana celotna količina porabe goriva.
The Commission is only taking it to find out what the theoretical maximum amount of revenue for the FPAP could be.
Komisija to predpostavko sprejme samo, da preuči, kakšen bi bil najvišji teoretični znesek prihodkov FPAP.
However, if we consider that France indicates that the number of member vessels is 2385, including a considerable proportion of coastal vessels of less than 12 metres, whose annual fuel consumption is closer to 200 tonnes that the 480 tonnes used in the above calculation, it is probable that the actual amount is significantly less.
Vendar če upoštevamo navedbe Francije, da je plovil v lasti članov sklada 2385, med katerimi je velik delež obalnih plovil dolžine do 12 metrov, katerih letna poraba goriva znaša verjetneje 200 ton kot 480 ton iz zgornjega izračuna, je verjetno, da je dejanski znesek bistveno manjši.
This is because, since the French fleet comprises approximately 1500 vessels of more than 12 metres and 95,3 % of the vessels of that size are covered by the FPAP [9], i.e. approximately 1400 vessels, it can be deduced that approximately 1000 vessels of less than 12 metres are also covered by the FPAP.
Ker francosko ladjevje šteje približno 1500 plovil, daljših od 12 metrov, in je 95,3 % plovil te velikosti vključenih v FPAP [9], to je približno 1400 plovil, iz tega sklepamo, da je približno 1000 plovil, dolžine do 12 metrov, tudi vključenih v FPAP.
It is therefore highly certain that the total annual revenue is below this amount of EUR 4,7 million.
Skupni letni prihodki so torej zagotovo nižji od navedenega zneska 4,7 milijona EUR.
Following calculation of this hypothetical revenue, the Commission observes that the FPAP, on the one hand, apparently has no real estate and that, in addition, its current assets, made up only of its members’ contributions, are very small.
Po hipotetičnih izračunih prihodkov Komisija ugotavlja, da FPAP očitno nima nobenih nepremičnin in da je njegovo premično premoženje, ki ga sestavljajo le prispevki članov, omejeno.