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There seems to have been no formal updating of the Ernst & Young evaluation before the sale took place, to take into account the time lag between the date of the evaluation and the date the land was sold to Konsum.
Zdi se, da ocena podjetja Ernst & Young pred prodajo ni bila formalno posodobljena tako, da bi upoštevala časovni zamik med datumom ocene in datumom prodaje zemljišča Konsumu.
Otherwise, the Swedish authorities would have provided such evidence dating back to around the transaction date.
V nasprotnem primeru bi švedski organi oblasti predložili take dokaze iz obdobja okrog datuma sklenitve posla.
Thus, it seems very likely that the information provided by Sweden in February 2007 is an ex post justification for the sale price.
Zato se zdi zelo verjetno, da so informacije, ki jih je Švedska predložila februarja 2007, naknadna utemeljitev prodajne cene.
Unlike the Ernst & Young evaluation, the update was not performed on the basis of generally accepted evaluation standards (e.g. cash flow analysis), taking into account expected future revenues.
V nasprotju z oceno podjetja Ernst & Young posodobljena ocena ni bila opravljena na podlagi splošno sprejetih cenilskih standardov (npr. analize denarnega toka) in ni upoštevala pričakovanih prihodkov v prihodnosti.
It does not constitute a full evaluation of the land, but rather the application of general market indexes to estimate the theoretical increase in price of the land.
Zemljišče ni ocenjeno v celoti, ampak je z uporabo splošnih tržnih indeksov ocenjeno teoretično zvišanje cene zemljišča.
Most of the indexes provided are very general (e.g. Retail Price Index) and national in scope and thus do not seem to be adequate in the context of the specific sale.
Večina uporabljenih indeksov je zelo splošnih (npr. indeks drobnoprodajnih cen) in veljajo za Švedsko ter se tako ne zdijo primerni za to prodajo.
The real estate index seems to be the most appropriate one.
Zdi se, da je najustreznejši indeks cen nepremičnin.
However, it is national in scope and does not take into account the specificity of the region in which the sale took place.
Vendar pa velja za Švedsko in ne upošteva posebnosti območja, na katerem se je prodaja zgodila.
Also, it relates mostly to larger towns, while Åre is a small town.
Poleg tega se v glavnem nanaša na večja mesta, medtem ko je Åre majhno mesto.
Furthermore, it does not relate to the particular food retail sector, but rather to consumer retail in general.
Tudi se ne nanaša na poseben maloprodajni trg hrane, ampak na maloprodajo potrošnega blaga na splošno.
Therefore, it is not certain that this index captured the actual trend of real estate prices for food retail purposes in Åre from May 2003 to October 2005.
Zato ni gotovo, ali je ta indeks ujel dejansko gibanje cen zemljišč za maloprodajne trgovine hrane v občini Åre od maja 2003 do oktobra 2005.
The argument from the Swedish authorities that there is basically no market for business/retail activities in Åre — an argument which was put forward as justification for not taking into account the prices of real transactions — is somehow contradicted by the fact that, in 2003, Ernst & Young was able to perform a full evaluation based on the market prospects of the land for the particular food retail activity and on actual tenancy agreements and purchases in the same area.
Utemeljitev švedskih organov oblasti, da v občini Åre pravzaprav ni trga za poslovne/maloprodajne dejavnosti – utemeljitev, s katero so utemeljile dejstvo, da niso upoštevale cen dejanskih poslov –, je nekako v nasprotju z dejstvom, da je leta 2003 podjetje Ernst & Young lahko opravilo popolno oceno, ki je temeljila na tržnih možnostih zemljišča za posebno dejavnost maloprodaje hrane ter na dejanskih najemnih pogodbah in nakupih na istem območju.
In any case, before the sale took place there was an alternative and, in the Commission’s opinion, more reliable indicator of the market price of the land, namely the bid put forward by Lidl (see Section VI.1.1.3 below).
Vsekakor so imeli švedski organi oblasti pred prodajo drugo možnost in po mnenju Komisije zanesljivejši kazalnik tržne cene zemljišča, in sicer ponudbo, ki jo je oddal Lidl (glej poglavje VI.1.1.3 spodaj).
Conditions attached to the sale
Pogoji, povezani s prodajo
The land in question was subject to urban planning restrictions, namely as regards its intended use, i.e. a food and groceries commercial outlet, and the commercial surface.
Za zadevno zemljišče so veljale urbanistične omejitve, in sicer glede njegove namembnosti, tj. prodajalne hrane in živil ter prodajne površine.
These restrictions must be considered within the Municipality’s own legitimate public law powers.
Te omejitve je treba obravnavati v okviru zakonskih pooblastil občine po javnem pravu.
The Swedish authorities argued that the disputed land deal was part of an overall deal, involving the sale of land in the city centre by Konsum to the Municipality to be used for other development purposes, in accordance with the Municipality’s master development plan.
Švedski organi oblasti so trdili, da je bil sporni zemljiški posel del večjega posla, ki je vključeval Konsumovo prodajo zemljišča v središču mesta občini, ki naj bi ga uporabila za druge razvojne namene v skladu s svojim glavnim razvojnim načrtom.
However, there is no formal link whatsoever between the two transactions in the sale contract and during the Commission’s investigation Sweden did not submit any concrete information regarding the other transaction or showing that the two transactions were part of one single deal.
Vendar pa v prodajni pogodbi ni nikakršne formalne povezave med tema dvema posloma in Švedska ni med preiskavo Komisije predložila nobenih konkretnih podatkov o drugem poslu ali podatkov, ki bi kazali, da sta bila ta dva posla del enega dogovora.
No relevant restrictions were imposed in the sale contract.
V prodajni pogodbi ni bilo določenih pomembnih omejitev.
Thus, it must be considered that there were no ‘special obligations’ attached to the sale, within the meaning of the Communication.
Zato je treba šteti, kot da prodaji niso bile dodane nobene „posebne obveznosti“ v smislu Sporočila.
There were no conditions attached to Lidl’s bid or to the sale contract.
Z Lidlovo ponudbo ali prodajno pogodbo niso bili povezani nobeni pogoji.
The activity to be developed on the land would be similar (food and groceries retail outlet) and in line with the urban planning restrictions legitimately imposed by the Municipality.
Dejavnost, ki bi se opravljala na zemljišču, bi bila podobna (maloprodajna trgovina hrane in živil) in bi se opravljala v skladu z zakonitimi urbanističnimi omejitvami občine.
Therefore, the bid put forward by Lidl and the actual sale price to Konsum are directly comparable.
Zato sta Lidlova ponudba in cena, po kateri je bilo zemljišče dejansko prodano Konsumu, neposredno primerljivi.
Application of the market economy investor principle
Uporaba načela vlagatelja pod tržnimi pogoji
According to established case law [10], the starting point in assessing whether the sale involved state resources must be the market economy investor principle (hereinafter ‘MEIP’).
V skladu z uveljavljeno sodno prakso [10] je treba pri ugotavljanju, ali je prodaja vključevala državna sredstva, izhajati iz načela vlagatelja pod tržnimi pogoji (v nadaljnjem besedilu „načelo“).
According to this principle, the aid amount involved in the sale of a public asset is equal to the difference between what the recipient in fact paid and what it would have had to pay in an arm’s-length transaction on the open market to buy an equivalent property from a private vendor at the time of the sale.
V skladu s tem načelom je višina pomoči pri prodaji javnega premoženja enaka razliki med zneskom, ki ga je prejemnik dejansko plačal, in zneskom, ki bi ga moral ob prodaji v neodvisnem tržnem poslu za enakovredno nepremičnino plačati zasebnemu prodajalcu na odprtem trgu.
Therefore, should a private seller have been able to sell the land to Lidl at the bid price, i.e. if Lidl’s bid was credible and binding, State resources would have been present.
Če bi zasebni prodajalec lahko prodal zemljišče Lidlu po ponudbeni ceni, tj. če bi bila Lidlova ponudba verodostojna in zavezujoča, bi bila prisotna državna sredstva.
The Commission considers that Lidl’s bid was credible and binding, for the following reasons:
Komisija meni, da je bila Lidlova ponudba verodostojna in zavezujoča, iz naslednjih razlogov:
Lidl’s bid was first put forward on 23 August 2005 by a phone call to the Municipal Chief Executive Officer followed by an e-mail sent on the same day.
Lidl je ponudbo prvič oddal 23. avgusta 2005, tako da je telefoniral vodji občinskega izvršilnega urada in mu istega dne poslal elektronsko sporočilo.
The bid was not submitted by more formal means because Lidl had just become aware that the sale was to take place at a price of SEK 1 on the following day.
Lidl ponudbe ni oddal v bolj formalni obliki, saj je ravno izvedel, da bo zemljišče naslednji dan prodano po ceni 1 SEK.
It can be assumed that there was therefore no time for formalising the bid in any other way;
Lahko domnevamo, da zato ni bilo časa, da bi ponudbo oddal v kakršni koli bolj formalni obliki;
On 24 August 2005 the bid was publicised by a radio station which interviewed a Municipal Commissioner on the subject.
radijska postaja je 24. avgusta 2005 obvestila javnost o ponudbi in o njej opravila pogovor z občinskim pooblaščencem.
The credibility of the bid was not put in question;
Verodostojnost ponudbe ni bila vprašljiva;
On the same day that Lidl submitted its bid, the Municipal Executive Office renegotiated the sale price with Konsum, which immediately agreed to pay SEK 1 million for the land, instead of SEK 1.
istega dne, ko je Lidl oddal ponudbo, se je občinski izvršilni urad s Konsumom ponovno pogajal o prodajni ceni, in Konsum se je nemudoma strinjal, da bo za zemljišče namesto 1 SEK plačal 1 milijon SEK.
On the following day, the Municipal Executive Board approved the sale for SEK 1 million.
Naslednjega dne je občinski izvršilni odbor odobril prodajo zemljišča po ceni 1 milijon SEK.
The minutes of this meeting refer explicitly to Lidl’s bid as the basis for the decision to sell the land for SEK 1 million and not for SEK 1, as originally planned.
V zapisniku tega sestanka je Lidlova ponudba izrecno omenjena kot povod za odločitev, da se zemljišče proda za 1 milijon SEK in ne za 1 SEK, kot je bilo sprva načrtovano.
According to the minutes, the Municipal Executive Office was given the task of trying to find an alternative site for Lidl.
Glede na zapisnik je bilo občinskemu izvršilnemu uradu naročeno, naj za Lidl poskuša najti nadomestno zemljišče.
This demonstrates that the municipal authorities had themselves already deemed Lidl’s bid credible and binding;
To kaže, da so že občinski organi same Lidlovo ponudbo šteli za verodostojno in zavezujočo;
An official letter of the Municipal Executive Office to the Municipal Council dated 20 September 2005 referred to Lidl's bid and mentioned that the Municipal Executive Office had been in contact with Lidl concerning its establishment in another place in Åre;
občinski izvršilni urad se v uradnem dopisu z dne 20. septembra 2005 občinskemu svetu sklicuje na Lidlovo ponudbo in omenja, da je v stiku z Lidlom glede njegove poslovalnice na drugi lokaciji v občini Åre;
By letters of 28 October 2005 to the Municipal Executive and of 30 November 2005 to Den Nya Välfärden, Lidl confirmed that its SEK 6,6 million bid still stood and that it would be interested in participating in any tender for the land;
z dopisoma z dne 28. oktobra 2005 občinskemu izvršilnemu uradu in z dne 30. novembra 2005 podjetju Den Nya Välfärden je Lidl potrdil, da je njegova ponudba v višini 6,6 milijona SEK še vedno veljavna in da je zainteresiran za sodelovanje na vsakem javnem razpisu za to zemljišče;
During the whole investigation procedure, the Swedish authorities never questioned the credibility of Lidl’s bid;
med celotnim postopkom preiskave niso švedski organi oblasti nikoli podvomili v verodostojnost Lidlove ponudbe;
Lidl is a well known international company competing directly with Konsum in the food and groceries retail market.
Lidl je znano mednarodno podjetje, ki neposredno konkurira Konsumu na maloprodajnem trgu hrane in živil.
Lidl had been opening outlets in Sweden since 2003 in a strategic move to profit from the growing demand for and market share of the hard discount segment in the FMCG sector in the Nordic countries.
Lidl od leta 2003 odpira prodajalne na Švedskem, kar je del njegove strategije, da bi imel koristi od naraščajočega povpraševanja po segmentu hard diskontnih prodajaln v sektorju FMCG v nordijskih državah in tržnega deleža v tem segmentu.
Thus, it can reasonably be assumed that it was indeed interested in the land sold to Konsum.
Zato lahko upravičeno domnevamo, da je bil res zainteresiran za zemljišče, prodano Konsumu.
The Commission considers that Lidl’s credible and binding bid, which was higher than the price of the land as estimated by the updated evaluation, is a better indicator of the market value of the land, since it reflects how much the market was willing to pay for the land at the date of the sale.
Komisija meni, da je Lidlova verodostojna in zavezujoča ponudba, ki je bila višja od cene zemljišča, ocenjene v posodobljeni oceni, boljši kazalnik tržne vrednosti zemljišča, saj kaže, koliko je bil trg pripravljen plačati za zemljišče na dan prodaje.
Even if the expert evaluation had been carried out in accordance with the Communication, i.e. an evaluation of the actual plot of land that was to be sold carried out just before the sale and on the basis of generally accepted evaluation standards, this evaluation would only be a second best instrument to determine the market price of the land, in the absence of real price offers.
Tudi če bi bila strokovna ocena opravljena v skladu s Sporočilom, tj. bi bila ocena dejanskega zemljišča, ki se prodaja, opravljena tik pred prodajo in na podlagi splošno sprejetih cenilskih standardov, bi bila ta ocena v odsotnosti dejanskih cenovnih ponudb samo drugi najboljši instrument za ugotavljanje tržne cene zemljišča.
From the moment that a credible and binding bid is submitted and provided that this bid is directly comparable to and higher than the price estimate according to the evaluation, the former must be preferred.
Od trenutka oddaje verodostojne in zavezujoče ponudbe in pod pogojem, da je ta ponudba neposredno primerljiva s ceno iz ocene in višja od nje, je treba dati prednost tej ponudbi.
The bid establishes a real market price and should be considered as a better proxy for the foregone State resources than an expert evaluation.
V ponudbi je določena dejanska tržna cena in jo je treba obravnavati kot boljši približek državnih sredstev, ki se jim je država odrekla, od strokovne ocene.
Thus, the Commission concludes that there was a loss of State resources, amounting to the difference between the bid put forward by Lidl and the actual sale price (SEK 4,6 million, around EUR 0,5 million).
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da so bila izgubljena državna sredstva v višini razlike med ponudbo, ki jo je oddal Lidl, in dejansko prodajno ceno (4,6 milijona SEK, približno 0,5 milijona EUR).
If a public tender had been conducted, the price of the land would have reached at least the amount offered by Lidl and Konsum would have had to pay at least this price for the land.
Če bi bil objavljen javni razpis, bi bila cena zemljišča vsaj tako visoka kot cena, ki jo je ponudil Lidl, in bi moral Konsum za zemljišče odšteti vsaj ta znesek.
Thus, the Commission considers that, in the case at hand, the land sale conferred a selective economic advantage to Konsum equal to the difference between Lidl’s bid and the actual sale price.
Zato Komisija meni, da je bila v zadevnem primeru s prodajo zemljišča Konsumu dodeljena selektivna gospodarska prednost, enaka razliki med Lidlovo ponudbo in dejansko prodajno ceno.
Distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States [11]
Izkrivljanje konkurence in vpliv na trgovino med državami članicami [11]
Both the complainant and the aid beneficiary are active in the FMCG sector.
Pritožnik in prejemnik pomoči sta oba dejavna v sektorju FMCG.
This sector can be further split into four sub-sectors: soft discount, hard discount, hypermarkets and supermarkets/service shops/shops at petrol stations.
Ta sektor lahko naprej razdelimo v štiri podsektorje: soft diskontne prodajalne, hard diskontne prodajalne, hipermarkete in supermarkete/servisne trgovine/trgovine na bencinskih črpalkah.
In 2005, the market shares of these sub-sectors were: supermarkets — 68,4 %; hypermarkets — 16,4 %; soft discount — 11,5 %; and hard discount — 3,7 %.
Leta 2005 so imeli ti podsektorji naslednje tržne deleže: supermarketi 68,4 %, hipermarketi 16,4 %, soft diskontne prodajalne 11,5 % in hard diskontne prodajalne 3,7 %.
The consumer cooperative market share of the FMCG sector was 16,2 % in the same year.
Istega leta je bil tržni delež potrošniških zadrug v sektorju FMCG 16,2 %.
The Swedish wholesale and retail food market is dominated by four groups: ICA Ahold, Axfood AB, Coop Norden and BergendahlsGruppen AB, accounting for about 80 % of the commodity retail market [12].
Na švedskem veleprodajnem in maloprodajnem trgu hrane prevladujejo štiri skupine: ICA Ahold, Axfood AB, Coop Norden in BergendahlsGruppen AB, njihov delež pa znaša približno 80 % maloprodajnega trga blaga [12].
The Swedish retail food industry has long been characterised by stable structures and a low degree of internationalisation.
Za švedsko maloprodajno industrijo hrane so bile dolgo značilne stabilne strukture in nizka stopnja internacionalizacije.
However, this picture began to change in 1999 when the Dutch retail food giant Ahold took over a 50 % stake in Sweden’s leading retailer ICA.
Vendar pa se je stanje začelo spreminjati leta 1999, ko je nizozemski maloprodajni velikan med ponudniki hrane Ahold prevzel 50-odstotni delež švedskega vodilnega trgovca na drobno ICA.
Subsequently, there has been a wave of consolidations among the Nordic retailers and the companies are becoming more Nordic than domestic in their perspective.
Posledica prevzema je val združevanj nordijskih trgovcev na drobno, zaradi česar podjetja postajajo bolj nordijska kot švedska.
The general trend has been an increase in the sales volumes by hypermarkets and large supermarkets, while small and medium-sized stores have lagged behind.
Splošno gibanje je tako, da hipermarketi in veliki supermarketi povečujejo obseg prodaje, majhne in srednje velike trgovine pa zaostajajo.
Discount stores have been gaining market share.
Diskontne prodajalne imajo vedno večji tržni delež.
Between 1990 and 2002, discount stores increased their share of total sales from 3 % to 13 %.
Med letoma 1990 in 2002 so diskontne prodajalne povečale svoj obseg prodaje s 3 % na 13 %.
In response to this trend, the Nordic retailers have been opening up their own discount units and increasing the number of products sold under their own label.
Nordijski trgovci na drobno so na tako gibanje odgovorili z odpiranjem svojih diskontnih prodajaln in povečevanjem števila izdelkov, ki jih prodajajo pod svojo znamko.
During the formal investigation procedure, the Commission confirmed its initial assessment that the measure distorted competition and had the potential to affect trade between Member States.
Med formalnim postopkom preiskave je Komisija potrdila svojo prvotno oceno, da ukrep izkrivlja konkurenco in lahko vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
Competition was affected through the distortion of asset allocation between competing firms.
Na konkurenco vpliva izkrivljena porazdelitev sredstev med konkurenčna podjetja.
The food and groceries retail market is mainly of a local or regional character.
Maloprodajni trg hrane in živil ima večinoma krajevni ali območni značaj.
However, by occupying a place in the market which affected an entry strategy of a foreign competitor, the measure had the potential to affect trade between Member States.
Vendar pa bi ukrep lahko vplival na trgovino med državami članicami, saj je zasedel mesto na trgu, ki je vplivalo na vstopno strategijo tujega konkurenčnega ponudnika.
Also, the aid reinforced the financial position of an undertaking with international activities.
Pomoč je tudi okrepila finančni položaj podjetja z mednarodnimi dejavnostmi.
According to the case law of the Court [13]‘when State financial aid strengthens the position of an undertaking compared with other undertakings competing in intra-Community trade the latter must be regarded as affected by that aid (judgment in Case 730/79 Philip Morris v Commission [1980] ECR 2671, paragraph 11).
V skladu s sodno prakso Sodišča [13]„je treba državno finančno pomoč, kadar okrepi položaj podjetja v primerjavi z drugimi podjetji, ki so njegovi konkurenčni ponudniki v trgovini znotraj Skupnosti, obravnavati, kot da je vplivala na ta podjetja (sodba v zadevi 730/79 Philip Morris proti Komisiji [1980] Recueil 2671, odstavek 11).
For that purpose, it is not necessary for the beneficiary undertaking itself to export its products.
Pogoj za to ni, da podjetje, ki je prejelo pomoč, izvaža svoje izdelke.
Where a Member State grants aid to an undertaking, domestic production may for that reason be maintained or increased with the result that undertakings established in other Member States have less chance of exporting their products to the market in that Member State (judgment in Case 102/87 France v Commission [1988] ECR 4067, paragraph 19).’
Kadar država članica dodeli pomoč podjetju, se domača proizvodnja zato lahko ohrani ali poveča, tako da imajo podjetja, ustanovljena v drugih državah članicah, manj možnosti, da izvažajo svoje izdelke na trg te države članice (sodba v zadevi 102/87 Francija proti Komisiji [1988] Recueil 4067, odstavek 19).“
The measure constitutes State aid, within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Ukrep pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
In its decision to open the formal investigation procedure, the Commission indicated that, if the presence of State aid were to be confirmed, there seemed to be no basis for declaring the measure compatible with the Treaty [14].
Komisija je v svoji odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave navedla, da se zdi, da ni podlage za razglasitev združljivosti ukrepa s Pogodbo [14], če bo potrjena prisotnost državne pomoči.
In particular, the land sale could not be considered as a compatible investment aid under the Guidelines on national regional aid [15].
Zlasti se prodaja zemljišča ne more šteti kot združljiva pomoč za naložbe na podlagi smernic o državni regionalni pomoči [15].
Rather, it constitutes operating aid which, according to point 4.15 of those Guidelines, is not allowed in assisted areas under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty [16].
Prej pomeni pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, ki v skladu s točko 4.15 teh smernic ni dovoljena na območjih, ki prejemajo pomoč na podlagi člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES [16].
The Commission also confirms its initial conclusion that there are no alternative legal grounds for exempting the aid from the general prohibition principle.
Komisija tudi potrjuje svojo prvotno sklepno ugotovitev, da ni nadomestnih pravnih podlag za izvzetje pomoči iz splošnega načela prepovedi.
Even if the distortion of competition seems to be rather local in nature and the effect on trade may be fairly limited, Sweden did not provide any evidence of objectives of common interest being addressed by the aid.
Tudi če se za izkrivljanje konkurence zdi, da ima precej krajevni značaj, in je vpliv na trgovino dokaj omejen, Švedska ni predložila dokazov o ciljih skupnega interesa, ki naj bi jih dosegla s to pomočjo.
Rather, the Swedish authorities concentrated their arguments on the existence of state aid and did not provide any compatibility arguments.
Švedski organi oblasti so se s svojimi utemeljitvami bolj osredotočili na obstoj državne pomoči in niso predložili utemeljitev glede združljivosti.
This preliminary conclusion is therefore confirmed.
Zato je ta predhodna sklepna ugotovitev potrjena.