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Taking into account that cable connections include transoceanic journeys and that the biggest cable-laying vessels can only stock about 3000 km of cable drums, Alcatel-Lucent is of the opinion that the most significant activity of cable-laying vessels consists of transporting cable drums from the cable drum factory to the point at sea where the cable has to be connected and from which it will be laid down on the sea bed.
Družba Alcatel-Lucent glede na to, da kabelske povezave vključujejo čezoceanske plovbe in da se lahko največja plovila za polaganje kablov založijo s samo 3000 km kabelskih bobnov, meni, da je najpomembnejša dejavnost plovil za polaganje kablov prevoz kabelskih bobnov iz tovarne kabelskih bobnov do kraja na morju, kjer je treba kabel priključiti in od koder se bo položil na morsko dno.
According to Alcatel, a cable-laying vessel falls within maritime transport, taking into consideration the constantly unload of cargo among the itinerary while navigating the vessel.
Po navedbah družbe Alcatel plovilo za polaganje kablov spada v opredelitev pomorskega prevoza, če upoštevamo, da se hkrati z upravljanjem plovila tovor med plovbo nenehno raztovarja.
Therefore the cabling operation has to be considered as transport of cargo.
Zato je treba polaganje kablov šteti za prevoz tovora.
In the opinion of Alcatel-Lucent, Regulations (EEC) No 4055/86 and (EEC) No 3577/92 do not strictly limit the kinds of destinations at sea (between two ports or between a port and an off-shore installation).
Po mnenju družbe Alcatel-Lucent vrste namembnih krajev na morju v uredbah (EGS) št. 3577/92 in (EGS) št. 4055/86 niso strogo omejene (med dvema pristaniščema ali med pristaniščem in plavajočo napravo).
In its view, a certain point at sea should also be considered as a destination falling under the Guidelines.
Po njenem mnenju je treba tudi določen kraj na morju šteti za namembni kraj v smislu smernic.
Furthermore it could be considered that with the first metre of cable-laying on seabed the cable-laying becomes an off-shore installation and therefore the following cable-laying is nothing else than transport to this off-shore installation.
Poleg tega bi se lahko štelo, da polaganje kablov s prvim metrom položenega kabla na morsko dno postane plavajoča naprava, zato nadaljnje polaganje kabla ni nič drugega kot izvršitev prevoza do te plavajoče naprave.
In the view of Alcatel-Lucent, the judgment of the Court of Justice of 11 January 2007 in Case C-251/04 indirectly allows the extension of the definition of maritime transport as long as it is covered by the objectives of the Guidelines.
Po mnenju družbe Alcatel-Lucent je na podlagi sodbe Sodišča Evropskih skupnosti z dne 11. januarja 2007 v zadevi C-251/04 neposredno dovoljena razširitev opredelitve pomorskega prevoza, če je zajeta v ciljih smernic.
According to Alcatel-Lucent, their main objectives are safeguarding vessels under the Community flag and maintaining a competitive fleet on world markets.
Po trditvah družbe Alcatel-Lucent sta glavna cilja smernic zaščita plovil, ki plujejo pod zastavo Skupnosti, in ohranitev konkurenčnega ladjevja na svetovnih trgih.
Therefore, even though cable-laying activities would be considered as the provision of a service (incidental or ancillary to the provision of maritime transport services), the Guidelines are applicable to cable-laying activities, since these activities also fulfil the objectives of the Guidelines.
Zato se smernice uporabljajo za dejavnosti polaganja kablov, tudi če bi se te dejavnosti štele za opravljanje storitev (dodatno ali pomožno k opravljanju storitev pomorskega prevoza), saj izpolnjujejo tudi cilje iz smernic.
Alcatel-Lucent is finally of the view that, with regard to environmental considerations, it is important to maintain a large fleet of cable-layers under the Community flag.
Družba Alcatel-Lucent nazadnje meni, da je z okoljskega vidika pomembno, da se ohrani veliko plovil za polaganje kablov, ki plujejo pod zastavo Skupnosti.
Danish Shipowners’ Association
Združenje danskih ladjarjev
According to the Danish Shipowners’ Association, cable-laying is an activity ‘in its own right’ and not an assistance service along the lines of towage, which the ECJ judgment of 11 January 2007 in Case C-251/04 regarded as not covered by Regulations (EEC) No 4055/86 and (EEC) No 3577/92.
Po trditvah združenja danskih ladjarjev polaganje kablov že „samo po sebi“ pomeni dejavnost in ne pomožno storitev vzdolž linij vleke, za katero se je v sodbi Sodišča Evropskih skupnosti z dne 11. januarja 2007 v zadevi C-251/04 štelo, da ni zajeta v uredbah (EGS) št. 3577/92 in (EGS) št. 4055/86.
Furthermore, the Danish Shipowners’ Association considers it more important to take the objectives of the Guidelines into consideration.
Poleg tega združenje danskih ladjarjev meni, da je pomembneje, da se upoštevajo cilji iz smernic.
Therefore the Danish Shipowners’ Association recalls that the European cable-laying industry provides jobs for many seafarers in Europe.
Združenje danskih ladjarjev zato opozarja, da evropska industrija polaganja kablov zagotavlja delo številnim pomorščakom v Evropi.
Moreover, cable-laying can help providing safety rules and standards as well as registration of such vessels in Community registers.
Še več, polaganje kablov lahko pripomore k zagotavljanju varnostnih predpisov in standardov ter k vpisu takih plovil v registre Skupnosti.
The Danish Shipowners’ Association holds that cable-laying is exposed to the same competitive constraints as those known by Community maritime transport operators on the world market.
Združenje danskih ladjarjev meni, da je polaganje kablov izpostavljeno enakemu konkurenčnemu pritisku, kot ga pomorski prevozniki Skupnosti poznajo na svetovnem trgu.
To sail between continents is also the task of cable-layers.
Tudi ladje za polaganje kablov morajo pluti med celinami.
Furthermore the Danish Shipowners’ Association is of the view that the Danish rules on sand-dredging are covered by the Guidelines, taking into account the similar wording.
Poleg tega združenje danskih ladjarjev meni, da so danski predpisi o poglabljanju peščenega dna glede na podobnost besedila zajeti v smernicah.
According to the Danish Shipowners’ Association, excavation is not covered by the Danish legislation in question.
Po navedbah združenja danskih ladjarjev zadevna danska zakonodaja ne zajema izkopavanja.
Moreover dredging is eligible only when the requirement that at least 50 % of the activities concerned constitute maritime transport is complied with.
Poleg tega poglabljanje dna izpolnjuje pogoje za pomoč samo, če je upoštevana zahteva, da se najmanj 50 % zadevnih dejavnosti nanaša na pomorski prevoz.
Comments from Denmark on third parties’ observations
Stališča Danske do pripomb tretjih strani
In commenting on the observations submitted by interested parties, the Danish authorities reiterate their former arguments and stress that all interested parties have been supportive of covering cable-laying vessels by the Guidelines.
Danski organi so v odzivu na pripombe zainteresiranih strani ponovili prejšnje trditve in poudarili, da se vse zainteresirane strani strinjajo, da smernice zajemajo plovila za polaganje kablov.
Cable laying
Polaganje kablov
Firstly, the Commission notes that, like maritime transport, cable-laying activities require qualified seafarers, with similar qualifications as those working onboard traditional maritime transport vessels.
Prvič, Komisija ugotavlja, da dejavnosti polaganja kablov enako kot pomorski prevoz zahtevajo usposobljene pomorščake s podobnimi kvalifikacijami, kot jih imajo tisti, ki delajo na tradicionalnih plovilih za prevoz po morju.
It further notes that seafarers on board cable-layers are governed by the same labour law and social framework as other seafarers.
Nato ugotavlja, da za pomorščake, ki delajo na ladjah za polaganje kablov, veljata isto delovno pravo in socialni okvir kot za druge pomorščake.
Secondly, the Commission recognises that cable-layers are sea-going vessels and that they are obliged to undergo the same technical and safety controls as vessels dedicated to maritime transport.
Drugič, Komisija priznava, da so ladje za polaganje kablov morska plovila ter zanje veljajo enaki tehnični in varnostni pregledi kot za plovila v pomorskem prometu.
Thirdly, the Commission agrees that there is a risk that cable-laying companies could relocate their on-shore activities outside the Community for the purpose of finding more accommodating fiscal climates and subsequently re-flag their vessels under flags of convenience.
Tretjič, Komisija se strinja, da obstaja tveganje, da bi podjetja za polaganje kablov svoje kopenske dejavnosti preselila iz Skupnosti, da bi si zagotovila ugodnejše davčne razmere, in nato svoja plovila registrirala pod zastavo ugodnosti.
In this context, the Commission acknowledges that cable-laying is by nature a global market.
V tem smislu Komisija priznava, da je trg polaganja kablov po svoji naravi svetoven.
The Commission further notes that the extension of the DIS regime to cable-laying activities at sea would help preserve Community employment on board sea-going cable-laying vessels controlled by Danish interests.
Komisija nato opozarja, da bi razširitev sistema DIS na dejavnosti polaganja kablov pripomogla k ohranjanju delovnih mest Skupnosti na plovilih za polaganje kablov, ki se upravljajo v skladu z danskimi interesi.
The challenges that Community cable-laying has to face in terms of global competition and relocation of on-shore activities are similar to those of Community maritime transport.
Izzivi, ki jih za sektor polaganja kablov v Skupnosti pomenita svetovna konkurenca in preselitev kopenskih dejavnosti, so podobni tistim, s katerimi se sooča pomorski prevoz Skupnosti.
In the same vein, Community cable-laying activities are subject to the same legal environment in the labour, technical and safety fields that Community maritime transport.
Prav tako za dejavnosti polaganja kablov v Skupnosti velja enako pravno okolje na delovnem, tehničnem in varnostnem področju kot za pomorski promet Skupnosti.
Finally, qualified and trained seafarers are necessary as is the case in maritime transport.
In nazadnje, enako kot pri pomorskem prevozu so nujno potrebni kvalificirani in usposobljeni pomorščaki.
These features are those which are at the origin of the Guidelines.
Ta dejstva so bila glavni vzrok za nastanek smernic.
Indeed, Section 2.2, first subparagraph, of the Guidelines mentions the improvement of safety at sea, the encouragement of flagging or re-flagging to Member States’ registers, the contribution to the consolidation of the maritime cluster in the Member States, the safeguard and improvement of the maritime know-how and the promotion of employment of European seafarers as the main objectives pursued.
V prvem pododstavku oddelka 2.2 smernic se med glavnimi zastavljenimi cilji namreč omenjajo izboljšanje varnosti na morju, spodbujanje vpisa in ponovnega vpisa v registre držav članic, pomoč pri utrjevanju pomorskega grozda v državah članicah, ohranjanje in izboljševanje pomorskega znanja in izkušenj ter spodbujanje zaposlovanja evropskih pomorščakov.
This is especially the case as regards State aid in the form of reduction in labour-related costs (Section 3.2 of the Guidelines) considered as ‘social measures to improve competitiveness’ (see title of Section 3 of the Guidelines).
To zlasti velja za državno pomoč v obliki zmanjševanja stroškov dela (oddelek 3.2 smernic), ki se prišteva med „socialne ukrepe za izboljšanje konkurenčnosti“ (glej naslov oddelka 3 smernic).
Consequently, although the Commission still maintains that cable-laying activities do not fall within the definition of maritime transport as laid-down by the aforementioned regulations and the Guidelines, it considers that cable-laying should be associated by analogy with maritime transport for the purpose of applying Section 3.2 of the Guidelines and that cable-laying should be thus covered by the scope of the same provision.
Čeprav Komisija še vedno trdi, da dejavnosti polaganja kablov ne spadajo v opredelitev pomorskega prevoza iz navedenih uredb in smernic, glede na navedeno meni, da bi bilo treba polaganje kablov za namene uporabe oddelka 3.2 smernic po analogiji povezati s pomorskim prevozom in da bi morala navedena določba tako zajemati polaganje kablov.
The Commission thus concludes that the extension of the DIS regime to cable-laying vessels could be accepted by applying Section 3.2 of the Guidelines to them by analogy and thus that this extension is compatible with the common market.
Komisija tako sklepa, da bi se lahko razširitev sistema DIS na plovila za polaganje kablov odobrila, če bi se zanje po analogiji uporabil oddelek 3.2 smernic, in da je ta razširitev zato združljiva s skupnim trgom.
The Commission refutes the argument made by Denmark concerning the alleged abuse of power on the part of the Commission when it opened the investigation procedure on the provisions of the DIS regime concerning dredging.
Komisija zavrača trditev Danske, da naj bi Komisija zlorabila pooblastila, ker je sprožila postopek preiskave glede določb sistema DIS o poglabljanju dna.
The aforementioned Executive Order was annexed to the notification: the Commission considers that it had the obligation to examine this enclosure too and determine whether or not the Executive Order was an alteration to the DIS regime approved by the Commission in its aforementioned decision of 12 December 2002 in Case NN 116/98 and to the measures communicated to the Commission by Denmark in 2005 to adapt the DIS regime to the 2004 Guidelines.
Priglasitvi je bila priložena navedena odredba: Komisija meni, da je bila dolžna proučiti tudi to prilogo, da bi ugotovila, ali Odredba pomeni spremembo sistema DIS, ki jo je Komisija odobrila v navedeni odločbi z dne 12. decembra 2002 v zadevi NN 116/98, in ukrepov, o katerih je Danska Komisijo obvestila leta 2005, da bi sistem DIS prilagodila smernicam iz leta 2004.
In the said reply, the Commission also made it clear that the measures submitted by the Danish authorities constituted a mere transposition of the appropriate measures proposed in the Guidelines and that they did not necessitate a notification under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty.
Komisija je v navedenem odgovoru tudi pojasnila, da so ukrepi, ki so jih predložili danski organi, pomenili zgolj prenos ustreznih ukrepov, predlaganih v smernicah, in da njihova priglasitev na podlagi člena 88(3) Pogodbe ES ni bila nujna.
Furthermore, the Executive Order, attached to the notification, substantially departs from the bill submitted by the aforementioned letter of 21 January 2008, by extending very widely the scope of eligible dredging activities beyond what was foreseen in the bill sent by the aforementioned submission.
Poleg tega se priglasitvi priložena Odredba bistveno razlikuje od zakonskega predloga, ki je bil predložen v navedenem dopisu z dne 21. januarja 2008, saj v primerjavi z zakonskim predlogom, poslanim v navedeni predložitvi, močno razširja obseg dejavnosti poglabljanja dna, ki izpolnjujejo pogoje za pomoč.
In opening an investigation, the Commission considered the provisions of the Executive Order not as a new aid (and illegal aid since they were already put into force) but as a misuse of an existing aid pursuant to Article 16 of the State Aid Procedure Regulation.
Komisija določb Odredbe ob sprožitvi preiskave ni štela za novo pomoč (in nezakonito, ker so že začele veljati), ampak za zlorabo veljavne pomoči na podlagi člena 16 Uredbe o postopku državne pomoči.
Therefore the relevant chapter of the Regulation is not Chapter V on procedure regarding existing aid schemes, as assumed by the Danish authorities in their comments, but Chapter IV on procedure regarding misuse of aid.
Upoštevano poglavje iz Uredbe tako ni poglavje V o postopku v zvezi z veljavnimi sistemi pomoči, kot so v poslanih pripombah domnevali danski organi, ampak poglavje IV o postopku v zvezi z zlorabo pomoči.
The Commission was therefore fully entitled to open the investigation procedure with respect to the Executive Order.
Komisija je tako popolnoma upravičeno sprožila postopek preiskave v zvezi z Odredbo.
Section 3.2, fifth subparagraph, of the Guidelines lays down the conditions under which State aid in the form of reductions in labour-related costs can be awarded to dredging activities.
V petem pododstavku oddelka 3.2 smernic so navedeni pogoji, pod katerimi se lahko pomoč v obliki znižanja stroškov dela dodeli za dejavnosti poglabljanja dna.
The conditions that seafarers must be Community seafarers working on board seagoing within the meaning of Section 3.2 third subparagraph of the Guidelines and that the dredgers must be registered in a Member State are already those of the DIS-regime.
Pogoja, da morajo pomorščaki biti pomorščaki Skupnosti, ki delajo na morskih plovilih, v smislu tretjega pododstavka oddelka 3.2 smernic, in da morajo biti plavajoči bagri registrirani v državi članici, sta določena že v sistemu DIS.
In addition, the Danish authorities have made it clear in their comments on the opening decision that only self-propelled dredgers are eligible to the DIS-regime and that, i.a., dredging activities carried out in and around ports and fjords are excluded from the DIS regime.
Danski organi so v pripombah k odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka tudi pojasnili, da so do ugodnosti sistema DIS upravičeni samo plavajoči bagri na lastni pogon in da so tako imenovane dejavnosti poglabljanja dna, ki se izvajajo v pristaniščih in fjordih ter v njihovi bližini, izključene iz sistema DIS.
As regards the condition that dredgers have to carry out maritime transport at sea for at least 50 % of their operational time, the Commission notes that ‘maritime transport’ in the case of dredging is defined by Section 3.1, 16th subparagraph of the Guidelines as ‘the transport at deep sea of extracted materials’ and excludes ‘extractions or dredging as such’.
Komisija glede pogoja, da mora pomorski prevoz po morju obsegati najmanj 50 % obratovalnega časa plavajočih bagrov, navaja, da je „pomorski prevoz“ v primeru poglabljanja dna v šestnajstem pododstavku oddelka 3.1 smernic opredeljen kot „prevoz izkopanega materiala po odprtem morju“ in da izključuje „izkopavanje in poglabljanje dna kot takšno“.
In this context, the Commission observes that extraction or dredging as such are excluded from the definition of eligible dredging activities as described in the abovementioned Danish Order.
Komisija v zvezi s tem opozarja, da je izkopavanje ali poglabljanje dna kot takšno izključeno iz opredelitve dejavnosti, ki izpolnjujejo pogoje za dodelitev pomoči, kot je opisano v navedeni danski odredbi.
The Commission further considers that ‘sailing between the place of extraction and the place where the extracted materials are to be unloaded’ and ‘sailing between places of extraction’ are indeed transporting the extracted materials.
Poleg tega Komisija meni, da „plutje med krajem izkopavanja in krajem, kjer se izkopani material raztovarja,“ ter „plutje med kraji izkopavanja“ dejansko pomenita prevoz izkopanega materiala.
The Commission also accepts that in maritime transport ships do not always sail loaded because of imbalances on certain trades.
Komisija se tudi strinja, da ladje za prevoz po morju zaradi neravnotežja na nekaterih trgih vedno ne plujejo natovorjene.
It is therefore logical to consider by analogy that ‘sailing between the port and the extraction site’ and ‘sailing between the place of unloading and the port’ are maritime transport.
Zato je po analogiji logično, da „plutje med pristaniščem in krajem izkopavanja“ ter „plutje med krajem raztovarjanja in pristaniščem“ pomenita pomorski prevoz.
Similarly ‘unloading’ is inherent to maritime transport.
Podobno je tudi „raztovarjanje“ del pomorskega prometa.
Finally, when dredgers provide assistance at the request of public authorities in deep sea, the time they spend directly and exclusively for that benefits maritime transport.
In nazadnje, kadar plavajoči bagri na zahtevo javnih organov nudijo pomoč na odprtem morju, se čas, ki ga neposredno in izključno namenijo za to, nanaša na pomorski prevoz.
The Commission therefore concludes that the activities of dredgers as defined by the Executive Order can benefit from the DIS regime except for activities corresponding to the ‘sailing at places of extraction’, which cannot indeed be distinguished from extracting or dredging as such.
Komisija zato sklepa, da so lahko v Odredbi opredeljene dejavnosti plavajočih bagrov upravičene do ugodnosti sistema DIS, razen dejavnosti, ki se nanašajo na „plutje na kraje izkopavanja“, ki jih dejansko ni mogoče razlikovati od samega izkopavanja ali poglabljanja dna.
The acceptation by the Commission of most of the activities defined by the Danish authorities in the abovementioned Order as eligible to the DIS-regime is also based on the following elements.
Dejstvo, da je Komisija odobrila večino dejavnosti, ki so jih danski organi v navedeni odredbi opredelili kot upravičene do sistema DIS, temelji tudi na naslednjih elementih.
Dredging requires qualified seafarers governed by the same labour-law and social framework as other seafarers.
Poglabljanje dna zahteva kvalificirane pomorščake, za katere veljata enako delovno pravo in socialni okvir kot za druge pomorščake.
Dredgers are sea-going vessels and they are obliged to undergo the same technical and safety controls as vessels dedicated to maritime transport.
Ladje za polaganje kablov so morska plovila ter zanje veljajo enaki tehnični in varnostni pregledi kot za plovila v pomorskem prometu.
Finally there is a risk that dredging companies would relocate their on-shore activities outside the Community for the purpose of finding more accommodating fiscal climates and regimes of social security and subsequently re-flag their vessels under flags of convenience.
In nazadnje, obstaja tveganje, da bi podjetja za polaganje kablov svoje kopenske dejavnosti preselila iz Skupnosti, da bi si zagotovila ugodnejše davčne razmere in sisteme socialne varnosti, ter nato svoja plovila registrirala pod zastavo ugodnosti.
The Commission thus considers that DIS regime can apply to dredging at sea as defined by the Executive Order with the exception of the sailing at places of extraction.
Komisija zato meni, da se lahko sistem DIS uporablja za poglabljanje morskega dna, kot je določeno v Odredbi, razen za plutje na kraje izkopavanja.
Limitation to the duration of the validity of Commission decisions in the field of State aid
Omejitev trajanja veljavnosti odločb Komisije na področju državnih pomoči
In its recent practice, the Commission no longer approves open-ended State aid regimes – or amendments thereto – and thus requests now that schemes be notified for a duration of up to a maximum of 10 years.
Komisija v skladu z najnovejšo prakso sistemov državnih pomoči – ali njihovih sprememb – ne odobri več za nedoločen čas, zato zdaj zahteva, da se sistemi priglasijo za največ 10 let.
This is why the Commission is obliged to impose a termination on the notified measure, consistent with its current practice.
Komisija mora tako v skladu s sedanjo prakso naložiti prenehanje priglašenega ukrepa.
Consequently the Commission must decide that the Danish authorities re-notify the amendment of the DIS scheme assessed in the present Decision under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty at the latest 10 years after the date of notification of the present Decision,
Komisija mora danskim organom zato odrediti, da morajo spremembo sistema DIS, ki je v tej odločbi ocenjena na podlagi člena 88(3) Pogodbe ES, ponovno priglasiti najpozneje 10 let po datumu uradnega obvestila o tej odločbi –
The measures which Denmark envisages to implement in favour of sea-going cable-laying vessels are compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Ukrepi, ki jih namerava Danska izvajati v korist morskih plovil za polaganje kablov, so na podlagi člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES združljivi s skupnim trgom.