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Because of these problems the financial markets became reluctant to finance the shipbuilding, and this led to delays in deliveries and hence an accumulation of penalties and debts.
Zaradi teh problemov finančni trgi niso želeli financirati ladjedelništva, to pa je povzročilo zamude pri dobavah ter posledično kopičenje kazni in dolgov.
The aim of the restructuring strategy was to achieve enduring profitability by focusing on the container ship market and becoming an important producer of chemical tankers, ro-ro and con-ro vessels and special-purpose vessels.
Cilj strategije prestrukturiranja je bil doseči trajno dobičkonosnost z osredotočanjem na trg kontejnerskih ladij in se uveljaviti kot pomembnem proizvajalec tankerjev za prevoz kemikalij, ro-ro in con-ro plovil ter plovil za posebne namene.
The restructuring plan also included the possibility of finding a strategic investor.
Načrt za prestrukturiranje vključuje tudi možnost pridobitve strateškega vlagatelja.
It was necessary to alter the original restructuring plan in 2003 because of the financial difficulties of the cooperating companies, employees and activities closely associated with SSN.
Leta 2003 je bilo treba prvotni načrt za prestrukturiranje spremeniti zaradi finančnih težav sodelujočih podjetij, zaposlenih in dejavnosti, tesno povezanih s SSN.
The financial situation of SSN gradually deteriorated significantly.
Finančno stanje SSN se je postopoma zelo poslabšalo.
SSN’s production
Proizvodnja SSN
Source: 2006 Information Memorandum, submitted by the Polish authorities on 12 October 2007, and ‘Business plan for SSN for 2008-2012 taking into account the information obtained in the course of the due diligence process carried out in the shipyard’, submitted by letter of 29 February 2008.
Vir: Informacijski memorandum 2006, ki so ga poljski organi predložili 12. oktobra 2007, in „Poslovni načrt za SSN za obdobje 2008–2012, ob upoštevanju informacij, pridobljenih med skrbnim postopkom, izvedenim v ladjedelnici“, ki je bil predložen z dopisom z dne 29. februarja 2008.
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The external factors contributing to the difficult financial situation included the depreciation of the dollar (the currency of the yard’s revenues) and the appreciation of the zloty (the currency of the costs), rising steel prices and difficulty in obtaining ship financing following the bankruptcy of SSPH.
Zunanji dejavniki, ki so prispevali k slabem finančnem stanju, so vključevali zmanjšanje vrednosti dolarja (valute prihodkov ladjedelnice) in dvig vrednosti zlota (valute stroškov), višje cene jekla in težave pri pridobivanju financiranja po stečaju SSPH.
As regards internal reasons for the yard’s difficulties, it has been recognised that the facilities were in poor condition and required significant upgrading.
V zvezi z notranjimi razlogi za težave ladjedelnice je bilo priznano, da so bile zmogljivosti v slabem stanju in je bila potrebna precejšnja posodobitev.
From 2006 the yard faced serious workforce problems: a high rate of absenteeism, rotation of employees and the outflow of qualified workers to other shipyards, in particular in Germany and Norway, where the wages offered were significantly higher.
Od leta 2006 se je ladjedelnica soočala z velikimi težavami z delovno silo: visoka stopnja odsotnosti, rotacija zaposlenih in odliv usposobljenih delavcev v druge ladjedelnice, zlasti v nemške in norveške, kjer so plače znatno višje.
In its decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, the Commission initially found that some of the measures notified to it constituted new aid under point 3 of Annex IV to the Accession Treaty because they were not granted at the time of accession.
V odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave je Komisija prvotno sklenila, da nekateri priglašeni ukrepi predstavljajo novo pomoč po točki 3 Priloge IV k Pristopni pogodbi, saj niso bili dodeljeni v času pristopa.
The Commission listed these measures in part B of the Annex to that decision.
Komisija je te ukrepe navedla v delu B priloge k tej odločitvi.
The Commission also decided that a number of measures, listed in part A of the Annex to the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, were granted to SSN prior to 1 May 2004 and were not applicable after accession within the meaning of point 3 of Annex IV to the Accession Treaty, and would not therefore be examined under the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.
Komisija je tudi odločila, da je bilo več ukrepov iz dela A priloge k odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave SSN dodeljenih pred 1. majem 2004 in po pristopu niso bili veljavni v smislu točke 3 Priloge IV k Pristopni pogodbi, zato se ti ukrepi ne bodo preverjali v skladu s postopkom, določenim v členu 88(2) Pogodbe ES.
Those measures are not therefore covered by the present Decision.
Zato ta odločba ne vključuje teh ukrepov.
None the less, they have to be taken into account when assessing the compatibility with the common market of the measures granted after accession.
Kljub temu jih je treba vključiti v oceno združljivosti ukrepov, dodeljenih po pristopu, s skupnim trgom.
In essence, with regard to the measures listed in part B of the Annex to the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, the Commission argued that a legally binding decision on these measures had not been taken prior to accession, although it recognised that some preliminary steps towards such a decision had been taken.
V zvezi z ukrepi iz dela B priloge k odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave je Komisija navedla, da pred pristopom ni bila sprejeta pravno zavezujoča odločitev glede teh ukrepov, čeprav je priznala, da so obstajali nekateri predhodni koraki v smeri takšne odločitve.
The first of these measures is a capital injection by ARP.
Prvi ukrep je povečanje kapitala s strani ARP.
The 2003 restructuring plan provided for a capital injection of PLN 241752900 but only a part of this capital injection (PLN 180 million) was implemented before accession.
Načrt za prestrukturiranje 2003 je predvideval povečanje kapitala v višini 241752900 PLN, vendar je bil pred pristopom izveden le del te dokapitalizacije (180 milijonov PLN).
ARP was, however, unable to implement the entire capital increase of PLN 241752900 for budgetary reasons.
Vendar pa ARP iz proračunskih razlogov ni mogla izvesti celotne dokapitalizacije v višini 241752900 PLN.
According to Poland, the decision to implement the remaining capital increase (PLN 61752652) was taken on 21 December 2004.
Po besedah Poljske je bila odločitev za izvedbo preostale dokapitalizacije (61752652 PLN) sprejeta 21. decembra 2004.
The second and third aid measures are performance guarantees provided by ARP (each corresponding to aid of PLN 1935000).
Drugi in tretji ukrep pomoči so garancije za dobro izvedbo pogodbenih obveznosti, ki jih je zagotovila ARP (vsaka ustreza pomoči v višini 1935000 PLN).
Thus the guarantees for ships 7 and 8 were supposed to be granted when ships 4 and 5 were delivered (in 2005).
Tako naj bi bili garanciji za ladji 7 in 8 izdani po dobavi ladij 4 in 5 (leta 2005).
The last set of measures which, according to the information available, were not granted before accession, are measures granted to SSN by the City of Szczecin in the form of write-offs and deferrals of payment of real estate tax.
Zadnji niz ukrepov, ki po razpoložljivih informacijah niso bili dodeljeni pred pristopom, so ukrepi, ki jih je mesto Ščečin dodelilo SSN v obliki odpisov in odlogov plačil davka na nepremičnine.
In total these measures represent PLN 12,5 million.
Skupaj ti ukrepi znašajo 12,5 milijona PLN.
These measures, according to the information provided by the Polish authorities [5], have not been granted to the yard to this day.
Po informacijah poljskih organov [5] do danes ti ukrepi ladjedelnici še niso bili dodeljeni.
The Commission decided to initiate the formal investigation because of the following doubts as to the compatibility of the restructuring aid with the common market.
Komisija se je odločila sprožiti formalni postopek preiskave zaradi naslednjih dvomov v zvezi z združljivostjo pomoči za prestrukturiranje s skupnim trgom.
Firstly, the Commission had doubts concerning the eligibility of SSN to receive restructuring aid.
Prvič, Komisija dvomi glede upravičenosti SSN do pomoči za prestrukturiranje.
It appeared that the company had been created to take over the activities of its bankrupt predecessor, without, however, taking over the debts of the latter.
Zdi se, da je bilo podjetje ustanovljeno za prevzem dejavnosti svoje predhodnice, ki je šla v stečaj, ne pa tudi za prevzem njenih dolgov.
The Commission therefore considered that SSN was a new company within the meaning of the applicable Community guidelines.
Komisija je zato SSN obravnavala kot novo podjetje v smislu veljavnih smernic Skupnosti.
Secondly, the Commission had doubts as to whether the restructuring activities (already carried out and ongoing) would lead to the long-term viability of SSN.
Drugič, Komisija je imela dvome glede tega, ali bodo dejavnosti prestrukturiranja (že izvedene in tiste v teku) zagotovile dolgoročno sposobnosti preživetja SSN.
The restructuring undertaken by the yard mainly concerned reducing debt and improving liquidity in order to permit production to continue.
Prestrukturiranje, ki se ga je lotila ladjedelnica, se je nanašalo predvsem na zmanjševanje dolgov in izboljšanje likvidnosti, da bi omogočila nadaljevanje proizvodnje.
The alleged costs of genuine restructuring activities included the costs of purchasing the means of production from the receiver in bankruptcy of SSPH and SS.
Domnevni stroški pravih dejavnosti prestrukturiranja so vključevali stroške nakupa proizvodnih sredstev od stečajnega upravitelja SSPH in SS.
The Commission noted that even at the end of the restructuring period the planned level of productivity would remain relatively low compared with that of competing European shipyards.
Komisija je ocenila, da bi tudi od koncu obdobja prestrukturiranja načrtovana raven storilnosti ostala precej nizka v primerjavi s konkurenčnimi evropskimi ladjedelnicami.
Thirdly, based on the information available, the Commission had doubts as to whether appropriate compensatory measures had been adopted, as in fact no genuine reduction of production capacity had been implemented at the yard.
Tretjič, na podlagi razpoložljivih informacij je Komisija dvomila, ali so bili sprejeti ustrezni izravnalni ukrepi, saj v ladjedelnici niso izvedli nikakršnega pravega zmanjšanja proizvodnih zmogljivosti.
Fourthly, the Commission had doubts as to whether some of the alleged restructuring costs, such as the costs of purchasing production assets, should be considered eligible as genuinely related to the restructuring.
Četrtič, Komisija je imela dvome glede tega, ali je nekatere domnevne stroške za prestrukturiranje, kot so stroški nakupa proizvodnih sredstev, mogoče obravnavati kot upravičene in kot resnično povezane s prestrukturiranjem.
Finally, the Commission had doubts as to whether the beneficiary’s own contribution to the restructuring plan, either from its own resources or from external financing on market terms, was significant.
Komisija je nazadnje dvomila v to, da je bil lastni prispevek upravičenca k načrtu za prestrukturiranje, bodisi iz lastnih sredstev bodisi iz zunanjega financiranja po tržnih pogojih, znaten.
In particular, the Commission doubted whether the use of cumulated profit constituted an own contribution.
Zlasti je Komisija dvomila, ali uporaba ustvarjenega dobička predstavlja lastni prispevek.
In addition, the Commission noted that 78 % of the alleged own contribution was made up of advance payments from shipowners, guaranteed by KUKE, the Polish export credit agency.
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da je bilo 78 % domnevnega lastnega prispevka sestavljenih iz avansov lastnikov ladij, za katere je jamčila KUKE, poljska izvozno-kreditna agencija.
Considering that SSN was a company in financial difficulties, the Commission had doubts as to whether the guarantee premiums charged appropriately reflected the risk involved, whether the collateral required by KUKE was sufficient, and, therefore, whether the proposed own contribution was free of State aid.
Glede na to, da je bila SSN podjetje v finančnih težavah, je Komisija dvomila, da so zaračunane premije jamstva ustrezno odražale tveganje, da je bilo zavarovanje, ki ga je zahtevala KUKE, zadostno, in da predlagan lastni prispevek ni vseboval državne pomoči.
Following the Commission decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, the Polish authorities submitted their comments on the decision.
Po odločitvi Komisije o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave so poljski organi predložili svoje pripombe v zvezi s to odločitvijo.
The beneficiary did not present any separate arguments but endorsed the submission of the Polish Government.
Upravičenec svojih argumentov ni posredoval, je pa podprl pripombe poljske vlade.
The Polish authorities raised several issues.
Poljski organi so izpostavili več vprašanj.
The main contested issue was whether certain aid measures were put into effect before the accession of Poland to the European Union, i.e. before 1 May 2004, and were not applicable after accession.
Glavno sporno vprašanje je bilo, ali so bili določeni ukrepi pomoči izvedeni pred pristopom Poljske k Evropski uniji, tj. pred 1. majem 2004, in po pristopu niso več veljali.
Such measures cannot be examined by the Commission; only measures that were not granted before accession are assessed by the Commission as notified aid or as unlawful aid pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.
Takšnih ukrepov Komisija ne more preverjati; Komisija oceni samo ukrepe, ki niso bili dodeljeni pred pristopom, in sicer kot priglašeno pomoč ali kot nezakonito pomoč, v skladu s postopkom iz člena 88(2) Pogodbe ES.
The Polish authorities contested the Commission’s finding that the measures presented in part B of the Annex to the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure constituted new aid.
Poljski organi so nasprotovali ugotovitvam Komisije, da so ukrepi, predstavljeni v delu B priloge k odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave, predstavljali novo pomoč.
The Polish authorities argued that all the measures included in that table were granted before Poland’s accession and therefore no new aid was planned or granted to SSN.
Poljski organi so navajali, da so bili vsi ukrepi iz te preglednice dodeljeni pred pristopom Poljske in da zato za SSN ni bila načrtovana ali dodeljena nobena nova pomoč.
Capital injection (part B of the Annex to the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, measure 61)
Povečanje kapitala (del B priloge k odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave, ukrep 61)
Firstly, the Polish authorities argued that SSN had had legitimate expectations that the aid envisaged in the 2003 restructuring plan was compatible with State aid law.
Prvič, poljski organi so navajali, da je SSN upravičeno pričakovala, da je pomoč, predvidena v načrtu za prestrukturiranje 2003, združljiva z zakonodajo o državni pomoči.
The Polish authorities referred in particular to two documents: ‘Situation of the Polish shipbuilding industry, recommended actions and support for this sector’ (adopted by the Council of Ministers on 16 July 2002) and ‘Mid-term strategy of guarantees from the State Treasury up to 2010’ (adopted by the Council of Ministers on 10 June 2003).
Poljski organi so se zlasti sklicevali na dva dokumenta: „Stanje poljske ladjedelniške industrije, priporočeni ukrepi in podpora za ta sektor“ (ki ga je sprejel svet ministrov dne 16. julija 2002) in „Vmesno strategijo jamstev finančnega ministrstva do leta 2010“ (ki ga je sprejel svet ministrov dne 10. junija 2003).
The Polish authorities argued that these and similar actions by the central, regional and municipal authorities had been part of a widespread programme to save the shipbuilding industry.
Poljski organi so navedli, da so bili ti in podobni ukrepi osrednjih, regionalnih in občinskih organov del obsežnega programa za reševanje ladjedelniške industrije.
Furthermore, Poland submitted that the provisions of EC law were not applicable to events which took place before Poland’s accession and that the Fleuren case [6], to which the Commission referred in its decision to initiate the formal investigation, differed fundamentally from the present case.
Poljski organi so navedli, da „so bili vsi ukrepi v končno potrjenem načrtu za prestrukturiranje nesporno dogovorjeni med SSN in zadevnim organom, ki dodeljuje pomoč.“ Poleg tega je Poljska navedla, da določbe zakonodaje ES niso veljale za dogodke pred pristopom Poljske in da se zadeva Fleuren [6], na katero se je Komisija sklicevala v odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave, zelo razlikuje od pričujočega primera.
Thirdly, it was argued that the approval of the restructuring plan by the Supervisory Board of SSN should be considered an aid-granting event.
Tretjič, navedeno je bilo, da je treba odobritev načrta za prestrukturiranje s strani nadzornega sveta SSN obravnavati kot dogodek dodelitve pomoči.
In response to the Commission’s doubts as to whether the Supervisory Board was the entity entitled to adopt decisions with financial repercussions binding on shareholders, Poland submitted that the Supervisory Board represented the interests of the shareholders because it was appointed by them.
V odgovoru na dvome Komisije v zvezi s tem, ali je nadzorni svet organ, ki ima pravico sprejemati odločitve, ki delničarjem prinašajo negativne finančne posledice, je Poljska navedla, da nadzorni svet zastopa interese delničarjev, saj so ga ti tudi imenovali.
The members of the Supervisory Board acted on instructions from the shareholders (ARP and the State Treasury) and their acts constituted a commitment of the ARP and the State Treasury to grant the aid.
Člani nadzornega sveta so delovali po navodilih delničarjev (ARP in finančnega ministrstva), njihova dejanja pa so predstavljala zavezo ARP in finančnega ministrstva, da se dodeli pomoč.
Fourthly, Poland argued that the approval of the 2003 restructuring plan by the ARP team for the shipbuilding industry had reinforced the legitimate expectations of the yard because the members of this team were all representatives of ARP on the Supervisory Board.
Četrtič, Poljska je trdila, da je odobritev načrta za prestrukturiranje 2003 s strani skupine ARP za ladjedelniško industrijo okrepila legitimna pričakovanja ladjedelnice, saj so bili člani te skupine vsi predstavniki ARP v nadzornem svetu.
Poland also confirmed that the real decisions were taken by the Supervisory Board and the ARP shareholders’ meeting.
Poljska je tudi potrdila, da so bile dejanske odločitve sprejete v nadzornem svetu in na skupščini delničarjev ARP.
Finally, the Polish authorities claimed that the aid had been granted before accession because the exposure of the State had been specified in the 2003 restructuring plan and was therefore known before accession.
Poljski organi so trdili, da je bila pomoč dodeljena pred pristopom, saj je bila izpostavljenost države določena v načrtu za prestrukturiranju 2003 in je bila zato znana pred pristopom.
Guarantees (part B of the Annex to the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, measures 62 and 63)
Jamstva (del B priloge k odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave, ukrepa 62 in 63)
The Polish authorities did not react to the Commission’s argument that ARP had not taken the same procedural steps in the case of the two contested guarantees as it had done in the case of guarantees granted previously.
Poljski organi se niso odzvali na argument Komisije, da ARP ni sprejela istih postopkovnih ukrepov v primeru dveh spornih jamstev, kot je to storila v primeru prej dodeljenih jamstev.
The Polish authorities did not dispute the Commission’s understanding that the shipbuilding contracts concluded in 2002 contained a clause permitting the buyer to terminate the contract unilaterally if the yard did not provide a performance guarantee within a certain time-frame.
Poljski organi niso oporekali ugotovitvi Komisije, da so ladjedelniške pogodbe, sklenjene leta 2002, vsebovale klavzulo, ki kupcu omogoča enostransko prekinitev pogodbe, če ladjedelnica v določenem časovnem okviru ne bi zagotovila garancije za dobro izvedbo pogodbenih obveznosti.
Write-off and deferral of taxes (part B of the Annex to the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, measures 64-68)
Odpis in odlog davkov (del B priloge k odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave, ukrepi 64 do 68)
Poland argued that the State’s precise economic exposure for these measures had been known before accession.
Poljska je navedla, da je bila natančna gospodarska izpostavljenost države za te ukrepe znana pred pristopom.
It confirmed that the granting authority could not issue final decisions on deferral and write-off ex ante.
Potrdila je, da organ, ki pomoč dodeljuje, predhodno ni mogel izdati končne odločbe o odlogu in odpisu.
In reply to the Commission’s doubts as to whether the shipyard, as a company created following the bankruptcy of the previous company which operated shipbuilding activities in Szczecin, was eligible for restructuring aid, Poland submitted that the beneficiary of the aid had existed under a different name (ASS) before the bankruptcy of the previous entity, and had been involved in shipbuilding.
V odgovoru na dvome Komisije v zvezi s tem, ali je ladjedelnica kot podjetje, ustanovljeno po stečaju prejšnjega podjetja, ki je v Ščečinu opravljalo ladjedelniške dejavnosti, upravičena do pomoči za prestrukturiranje, je Poljska navedla, da je upravičenec do pomoči pred stečajem prejšnjega podjetja obstajal pod drugim imenom (ASS) in je bil dejaven na področju ladjedelništva.
Other aspects of the decision
Drugi vidiki odločitve
The Polish authorities also provided comments concerning other aspects of the Commission decision.
Poljski organi so predložili tudi pripombe v zvezi z drugimi vidiki odločitve Komisije.
In particular, Poland submitted that the restructuring of SSN had had an impact on many areas of its activity and was aimed at substantially improving the efficiency of the yard.
Poljska je zlasti navedla, da je prestrukturiranje SSN vplivalo na več področij delovanja in je bilo usmerjeno v znatno izboljšanje učinkovitosti ladjedelnice.
The yard had adopted a more focused strategy, implemented employment restructuring, improved productivity, introduced a more effective management system and improved its financial situation.
Ladjedelnica je sprejela bolj usmerjeno strategijo, izvedla prestrukturiranje zaposlovanja, izboljšala storilnost, uvedla bolj učinkovit sistem upravljanja in izboljšala finančno stanje.
It was expecting profits in 2005.
Leta 2005 je pričakovala dobičke.
Poland also submitted that adequate compensatory measures had been implemented by the yard as SSN had acquired only part of both the land and the structures previously owned by SSPH, and these were directly linked to the yard’s shipbuilding capacity.
Poljska je tudi navedla, da je ladjedelnica izvedla ustrezne izravnalne ukrepe, saj je SSN pridobila le del zemljišča in struktur, ki so bile prej v lasti SSPH, te pa so bile neposredno povezane z ladjedelniško zmogljivostjo ladjedelnico.
The Polish authorities argued that the proposed own contribution was sufficient.
Poljski organi so navedli, da je bil predlagani lastni prispevek zadosten.
In particular, the future profits with which the yard intended to finance part of the restructuring costs could not be considered State resources and therefore constituted an own contribution.
Zlasti prihodnjih dobičkov, s katerimi je ladjedelnica nameravala financirati del stroškov za prestrukturiranje, ni mogoče obravnavati kot državne vire in zato pomenijo lastni prispevek.
The Polish authorities claimed that the advance payments guaranteed by the Polish export credits insurance agency KUKE, which financed the yard’s operation, should also be considered an own contribution.
Poljski organi so navedli, da je treba kot lastni prispevek obravnavati tudi predplačila, ki jih jamči poljska izvozno-kreditna agencija KUKE in s katerimi je bilo financirano delovanje ladjedelnice.