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Initially, the Commission has forwarded these submissions to Greece for comments and thereby signalled to Greece that the Commission has accepted these submissions made after the expiration of the one month period.
Komisija je sprva posredovala te pripombe Grčiji, da bi slednja lahko nanje odgovorila, s tem pa je Grčijo tudi opozorila, da je te pripombe sprejela po izteku enomesečnega obdobja.
The Commission also accepted initially the meeting requests from the interested parties and, during these meetings, it accepted when the interested party in question asked to be allowed to make a submission to complement the issues discussed during the meeting.
Komisija je sprva tudi sprejela zahteve zainteresiranih strank za srečanja in je v teku teh srečanj tudi ugodila prošnjam zadevnih zainteresiranih strank, ki so želele, da se jim omogoči predložitev pripomb, s katerimi bi dopolnile vprašanja, o katerih so razpravljale na srečanju.
However, the Commission has never indicated to the interested parties that their other submissions made after the expiration of the one month period would be accepted.
Vendar pa Komisija ni nikoli navedla, da bo sprejela tudi druge pripombe, ki jih bodo zainteresirane stranke predložile po izteku enomesečnega obdobja.
In particular, the Commission has never indicated to the interested parties that they could indefinitely submit comments or that the Commission would inform them when it will stop to accept submissions.
Komisija zlasti ni nikoli navedla, da lahko zainteresirane stranke svoje pripombe pošiljajo neomejeno ali da jih bo Komisija obvestila, kdaj bo pripombe prenehala sprejemati.
The Commission considers that a prolongation of the prescribed period beyond one month was justified in the present case because the extension decision covers a large number of measures.
Komisija meni, da je bilo podaljšanje predpisanega enomesečnega obdobja v tem primeru upravičeno, saj odločba o podaljšanju postopka obsega veliko število ukrepov.
In addition, the assessment of several of these measures requires complex legal analysis and the clarification of facts as old as 10 years.
Poleg tega sta za oceno nekaterih izmed teh ukrepov potrebna kompleksna pravna analiza in pojasnitev dejstev, ki so stara tudi deset let.
However, some interested parties have continued to make submissions to the Commission more than one year after the publication of the extension decision.
Vendar pa so nekatere izmed zainteresiranih strank oddajale svoje pripombe Komisiji celo več kot eno leto po objavi odločbe o podaljšanju postopka.
If the Commission had not decided to ignore the comments submitted after a certain date, this continuous submission of comments would have prevented the Commission to arrive at a final decision in a reasonable period.
Če se Komisija ne bi odločila, da bo pripombe, ki so bile predložene po določenem datumu, prezrla, bi ji takšno neprekinjeno oddajanje pripomb preprečilo sprejetje končne odločitve v ustreznem obdobju.
In addition, in some submissions, some parties were commenting again issues which they had already commented in their previous submissions, without bringing new factual elements.
Poleg tega so nekatere stranke v nekaterih pripombah obravnavale zadeve, v zvezi s katerimi so svoje pripombe že predložile, pri tem pa niso navedle novih dejstev.
This can not be the purpose of extending the period for submitting comments.
To ne more biti namen podaljšanja obdobja za predložitev pripomb.
Consequently, the Commission has decided that any submission received from 5 March 2008 (i.e. date at which the Commission received the 4-pages-letter dated 3 March 2008 by which Greece replied to the Commission letter of 12 February 2008) would be considered as submitted after the expiration of the period for submitting comments.
Zato se je Komisija odločila, da se bodo vse pripombe, prejete po 5. marcu 2008 (tj. datum, ko je Komisija prejela 4 strani dolg dopis z dne 3. marca 2008, s katerim je Grčija odgovorila na dopis Komisije z dne 12. februarja 2008), štele za oddane po izteku obdobja za predložitev pripomb.
PRIOR DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION AND OF THE COUNCIL
PREJŠNJE ODLOČBE KOMISIJE IN SVETA
The facilities of HSY are among the largest of the eastern Mediterranean.
Objekti podjetja HSY so med največjimi v vzhodnem Sredozemlju.
The yard is situated in Skaramanga, West of Athens, Attica.
Ladjedelnica se nahaja v Skaramangi, zahodno od Aten, v Atiki.
In April 1985, the situation was so critical that the firm ceased operations and entered into liquidation process.
Aprila 1985 je bil položaj tako kritičen, da je podjetje prekinilo poslovanje in začelo likvidacijski postopek.
In September 1985, the State-owned bank ETVA bought the company.
Septembra 1985 je podjetje kupila državna banka ETVA.
The activities resumed after this sale.
Dejavnosti so se po tej prodaji nadaljevale.
However, the activities of the firm were insufficient in view of the large facilities and the large number of employees.
Vendar pa dejavnosti podjetja zaradi same velikosti objektov in velikega števila zaposlenih niso bile dovolj.
Greece obtained in 1990 from the Council a special provision in Council Directive 90/684/EEC of 21 December 1990 on aid to shipbuilding (hereafter ‘Directive 90/684/EEC’) allowing operating aid for restructuring in the framework of the privatisation of several yards.
Grčija je leta 1990 od Sveta pridobila posebno določbo v Direktivi Sveta 90/684/EGS z dne 21. decembra 1990 o pomoči ladjedelništvu (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Direktiva 90/684/EGS), s katero je odobrena pomoč za tekoče poslovanje za namene prestrukturiranja v okviru privatizacije več ladjedelnic.
In 1992, due to its financial obligations and accumulated losses, HSY was put into liquidation.
Leta 1992 je bilo podjetje HSY zaradi svojih finančnih obveznosti in nakopičenih izgub likvidirano.
In November 1993, following two unsuccessful efforts to sell HSY, the liquidation process was revoked.
Novembra 1993 je bil po dveh neuspešnih poskusih prodaje podjetja HSY likvidacijski postopek preklican.
On the basis of the undertakings given by the Greek Government that its public yards would be privatised by 31 March 1993, the Commission authorised on 23 December 1992 a debt write-off in favour of HSY.
Na podlagi poroštev grške vlade, da bo svoje državne ladjedelnice privatizirala do 31. marca 1993, je Komisija 23. decembra 1992 odobrila odpis dolga v korist podjetja HSY.
The Greek Government having failed to respect the March 1993 deadline, the Commission opened on 10 March 1994 a procedure (C 10/94) for misuse of the authorised aid.
Potem ko grška vlada ni izpolnila roka v marcu 1993, je Komisija 10. marca 1994 sprožila postopek (C 10/94) zaradi zlorabe odobrene pomoči.
On 26 July 1995, the Commission decided to close the procedure with a negative decision concerning the aid in favour of HSY.
Komisija je 26. julija 1995 sprejela odločitev, da postopek zaključi z odklonilno odločbo v zvezi s pomočjo za podjetje HSY.
However, at the request of the Greek Government, claiming that the sale of the yard was imminent, the Commission decided to suspend notification of that decision.
Vendar pa se je Komisija na zahtevo grške vlade, ki je trdila, da je bila prodaja ladjedelnice blizu uresničenja odločila, da uradno obvestilo o navedeni odločitvi začasno ustavi.
Finally, the Greek authorities informed the Commission that 49 % of HSY’s shares had been sold to its employees, Greece using the opportunity to keep a majority holding in one of the yards, justified by defence reasons as provided for in Article 10(3) of Directive 90/684/EEC.
Na koncu je grška vlada obvestila Komisijo, da je 49 % delnic podjetja HSY prodala zaposlenim podjetja, s čimer je izkoristila priložnost, da ohrani večinski delež v eni izmed ladjedelnic, kar je upravičila z obrambnimi razlogi iz člena 10(3) Direktive 90/684/EGS.
On 31 October 1995, the Commission revoked the final negative decision for HSY.
Komisija je 31. oktobra 1995 preklicala končno odklonilno odločbo v zvezi s podjetjem HSY.
In the meanwhile, the amount of debts was growing and restructuring had not been carried out.
Medtem je znesek dolgov naraščal, prestrukturiranje pa se ni izvršilo.
The Commission therefore extended on 8 January 1997 the procedure initiated in case C 10/94.
Komisija je zato 8. januarja 1997 podaljšala postopek, ki ga je sprožila v zadevi C 10/94.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1013/97 of 2 June 1997 on aid to certain shipyards under restructuring (hereafter ‘Regulation (EC) No 1013/97’), including HSY, was then adopted.
Nato je bila sprejeta Uredba Sveta (ES) št. 1013/97 z dne 2. junija 1997 o pomoči nekaterim ladjedelnicam pri prestrukturiranju (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Uredba (ES) št. 1013/97), vključno s podjetjem HSY.
On 15 July 1997, the Commission approved aid for HSY in two separate decisions:
Komisija je 15. julija 1997 v dveh ločenih odločbah odobrila pomoč za podjetje HSY:
In 2001, the government decided to fully privatise HSY.
Leta 2001 se je vlada odločila, da podjetje HSY v celoti privatizira.
The Greek State initiated an open bidding competition, for which a tender document was established.
Grška država je odprla javni natečaj za zbiranje ponudb, za katerega je sestavila razpisno dokumentacijo.
On 31 May 2002, ETVA and HSY’s employees sold their HSY shares to a consortium constituted of HDW and Ferrostaal (hereinafter ‘HDW/Ferrostaal’).
Zaposleni v banki ETVA in podjetju HSY so 31. maja 2002 svoje delnice podjetja HSY prodali konzorciju, ki sta ga sestavljali podjetji HDW in Ferrostaal (v nadaljnjem besedilu: konzorcij HDW/Ferrostaal).
This consortium founded GNSH in order to harbour the holding in HSY.
Ta konzorcij je ustanovilo podjetje GNSH za namen parkiranja deleža v podjetju HSY.
HDW and Ferrostaal were equal shareholders of GNSH.
Podjetji HDW in Ferrostaal sta bila enakovredna delničarja podjetja GNSH.
GNSH and HSY are harboured in TKMS, ThyssenKrupp’s division specialised in systems for naval vessels and specialised commercial ships.
Delnice podjetij GNSH in HSY so parkirane v podjetju TKMS, sektorju podjetja ThyssenKrupp, specializiranem za mornariška plovila in posebne komercialne ladje.
In August 2001, during the bidding process for the sale of HSY, the Greek State has adopted law 2941/2001, which includes several measures aimed at facilitating the sale of HSY.
Avgusta 2001 je grška država med postopkom zbiranja ponudb za prodajo podjetja HSY sprejela zakon 2941/2001, ki vključuje več ukrepov, usmerjenih v pospeševanje prodaje podjetja HSY.
First, the law gives incentives to the workers to voluntarily leave the company.
Prvič, zakon spodbuja delavce, da prostovoljno zapustijo podjetje.
Second, the Greek State will take over some of the one-off pension costs of HSY.
Drugič, grška država bo prevzela nekaj enkratnih pokojninskih zavarovanj podjetja HSY.
Third, the law makes it possible for HSY to benefit from a number of tax-exempt reserves if they are set off against losses from previous years.
Tretjič, zakon podjetju HSY omogoča, da izkoristi številne rezerve, ki so oproščene davka, če se bodo z njimi izravnale izgube iz predhodnih let.
Fourth, the law contains a provision for the compensation for the workers that were shareholders in HSY prior to the privatisation.
Četrtič, zakon vsebuje določbo o nadomestilu za delavce, ki so bili pred privatizacijo delničarji podjetja HSY.
More precisely, the Greek State will reimburse the workers for the amounts they invested in HSY in the framework of the capital increases carried out over the preceding years.
Natančneje, grška država bo delavcem povrnila zneske, ki so jih vložili v podjetje HSY v okviru dokapitalizacij, izvršenih v teku predhodnih let.
On 5 June 2002, the Commission adopted a two-fold decision (hereafter ‘decision N 513/01’) regarding several measures included in law 2941/2001 and which Greece had notified in 2001 (notification registered under number N 513/01).
Komisija je 5. junija 2002 sprejela dvodelno odločbo (v nadaljnjem besedilu: odločba N 513/01) o več ukrepih, ki so vključeni v zakon 2941/2001 in ki jih je Grčija priglasila leta 2001 (uradno obvestilo je evidentirano pod številko N 513/01).
The Commission decided to approve closure aid of EUR 29,5 million in favour of HSY and to open (under the case number C 40/02) the formal investigation procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty as regards: (1) payment by the State of some of the one-off costs of the retirement of HSY employees; (2) transfer of a number of reserves of the balance sheet without paying the statutory 10 % tax.
Komisija se je odločila, da bo podjetju HSY odobrila pomoč za zaprtje v višini 29,5 milijona EUR in sprožila (pod številko zadeve C 40/02) uradni preiskovalni postopek iz člena 88(2) Pogodbe, in sicer v zvezi s: (1) plačilom nekaterih enkratnih pokojninskih zavarovanj delavcev podjetja HSY, ki ga je opravila država; (2) prenosom večjega števila rezerv z bilance stanja brez plačila z zakonom določenega 10-odstotnega davka.
The final Decision taken on 20 October 2004 (hereafter ‘decision C 40/02’) concluded that these two measures constituted incompatible State aid that has to be recovered.
V končni odločbi, ki je bila sprejeta 20. oktobra 2004 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: odločba C 40/02), je bilo ugotovljeno, da ta dva ukrepa pomenita nezdružljivo državno pomoč, ki jo je treba povrniti.
ASSESSMENT OF HORIZONTAL ISSUES
OCENA HORIZONTALNIH VPRAŠANJ
The present decision concerns 16 measures.
Ta odločba obravnava šestnajst ukrepov.
Before assessing them one by one, the Commission needs to clarify some key issues which are relevant for the assessment of several of these measures.
Preden jih Komisija vsakega posebej oceni, mora pojasniti nekaj ključnih vprašanj, ki so pomembna za oceno nekaterih izmed teh ukrepov.
Horizontal issue 1: Creditworthiness and access to the financial market between 1997 and 2002
horizontalno vprašanje: kreditna sposobnost in dostop do finančnega trga v obdobju 1997–2002
For the assessment of most of the measures subject to the current decision, it is necessary to determine what the economic and financial situation of HSY was during the years 1997–2002 and whether one could have reasonably expected that the firm would return to long term viability.
Za oceno večine ukrepov, na katere se nanaša ta odločba, je treba opredeliti gospodarski in finančni položaj podjetja HSY v obdobju 1997–2002 in ugotoviti, ali je bilo mogoče upravičeno pričakovati, da bo podjetje obnovilo dolgoročno sposobnost preživetja.
In addition, it has to be determined whether in these circumstances a market economy investor would have accepted to grant HSY loans and guarantees similar to the ones that have been granted by the State and the State-owned bank ETVA.
Poleg tega je treba ugotoviti, ali bi v teh okoliščinah vlagatelj iz tržnega gospodarstva privolil v odobritev posojil in poroštev podjetju HSY, ki so podobna tistim, ki sta jih odobrili država in državna banka ETVA.
The latter were the only institutions that provided financing to HSY during that period.
Slednji sta bili edini instituciji, ki sta v tem obdobju zagotovili finančna sredstva podjetju HSY.
The Commission will start by analysing the situation in 1997 and afterwards analyse the evolutions until 2002.
Komisija bo začela z analizo položaja v letu 1997, nato pa bo analizirala razvoj do leta 2002.
Situation in 1997
Položaj v letu 1997
To start this analysis, it is necessary to verify whether the Commission has already expressed itself on this issue in earlier decisions.
Pred začetkom analize je treba preveriti, ali je Komisija svoje stališče o tem vprašanju že izrazila v predhodnih odločbah.
First, the Commission recalls that in decision N 401/97 and decision C 10/94, both adopted by the Commission on 15 July 1997, the Commission did not put into question the validity of the business plan submitted by Greece.
Prvič, Komisija se sklicuje na dejstvo, da v odločbah N 401/97 in C 10/94, ki ju je sprejela 15. julija 1997, ni podvomila v utemeljenost poslovnega načrta, ki ga je predložila Grčija.
Therefore, the Commission implicitly acknowledged that the implementation of this plan was able to restore the viability of HSY.
Komisija je torej implicitno potrdila, da izvajanje tega načrta lahko obnovi sposobnost preživetja podjetja HSY.
Second, the descriptive part of decision N 401/97 indicates that the yard will finance a part of the restructuring plan by means of bank loans amounting to GRD 4,67 billion borrowed on market terms without State guarantees.
Drugič, v opisnem delu odločbe N 401/97 je navedeno, da bo ladjedelnica financirala del načrta prestrukturiranja s pomočjo bančnih posojil v višini 4,67 milijarde GRD, pridobljenih pod tržnimi pogoji brez državnih poroštev.
By not putting into question the feasibility of this financing, the Commission acknowledged that the firm should be in a position to have access to the loan market, at least for the amount at stake.
Ker Komisija ni podvomila v izvedljivosti tega financiranja, je potrdila, da bi podjetje moralo imeti dostop do trga posojil, vsaj kar zadeva navedeni znesek.
Without contradicting them, the Commission nevertheless recalls how weak the situation of the yard was in 1996–1997.
Čeprav tema ocenama ne nasprotuje, Komisija kljub temu opozarja, v kako slabem položaju je bila ladjedelnica v obdobju 1996–1997.
First, as regards the physical infrastructure, decision N 401/97 indicates that equipments of the yard were old and outdated, and that the investment plan was the first investment plan since the construction of the yard.
Prvič, v odločbi N 401/97 je v zvezi s fizično infrastrukturo navedeno, da je oprema ladjedelnice stara in izrabljena ter da je naložbeni načrt prvi naložbeni načrt po izgradnji ladjedelnice.
Decision C 10/94 also indicates that this modernisation of the infrastructures was necessary to restore competitiveness and viability.
V odločbi C 10/94 je tudi navedeno, da je bila ta posodobitev infrastruktur potrebna za obnovitev konkurenčnosti in sposobnosti preživetja podjetja.
It can therefore be concluded that the return to viability was conditional on the rapid implementation of the investment plan.
Zato je mogoče sklepati, da je bila obnovitev sposobnosti preživetja odvisna od hitre izvedbe naložbenega načrta.
Second, as regards the commercial activities of HSY and the size of its order book, the Greek authorities themselves acknowledge that ‘at the time of the presentation of the investment plan, the firm had not signed shipbuilding contracts, the activity of the yard being characterised by a great uncertainty regarding its future, an absence of clear commercial strategy and a lack of investments.
Drugič, kar zadeva komercialne dejavnosti podjetja HSY in obseg njegove knjige naročil, grški organi sami priznavajo, da „v času predstavitve naložbenega načrta podjetje ni podpisalo pogodb za gradnjo ladij, saj je bila ladjedelnica v veliki negotovosti v zvezi s prihodnostjo, ni imela jasne komercialne strategije in tudi ne dovolj naložb.
The only serious activity was the termination of the MEKO type frigates for the Greek Navy’. Since the shipbuilding order book was empty and since the yard needed a sufficient level of shipbuilding activity to be viable in the future years, the Commission considers that the return to viability was depending on the rapid signature (i.e. conclusion) of profitable civil or military shipbuilding contracts.
Edina resna dejavnost je bil zaključek izgradnje fregat tipa MEKO za grško mornarico.“ Ker je bila knjiga naročil ladjedelnice prazna in ker je ladjedelnica potrebovala dovolj velik obseg ladjedelniških dejavnosti, da bi preživela tudi v prihodnjih letih, Komisija meni, da je bila obnovitev sposobnosti preživetja odvisna od čimprejšnjega podpisa (tj. sklenitve) donosnih pogodb za izgradnjo civilnih ali vojaških ladij.
Third, as regards the financial situation of HSY, Table 1 provides the key accounting figures.
Tretjič, ključni računovodski podatki o finančnem položaju podjetja HSY so vsebovani v preglednici 1.
As regards the solvability of the firm in 1997, one observes that the firm had a large amount of equity.
V zvezi s plačilno sposobnostjo podjetja v letu 1997 lahko ugotovimo, da je imelo podjetje veliko količino lastniškega kapitala.
The seemingly healthy balance sheet observed on 31 December 1996 was somehow ‘artificial’ and in particular it was not at all a proof that the yard had restored its competitiveness and that the causes of the severe difficulties encountered over the last twenty years had been tackled.
Navidezno dobra bilanca stanja z dne 31. decembra 1996 je bila na nek način „umetna“, zlasti pa ni nikakor dokazovala, da je ladjedelnica obnovila svojo konkurenčnost in da so se razrešile hude težave, ki so se nakopičile v preteklih dvajsetih letih.
Without the complete implementation of the restructuring plan, the yard would most probably record losses which would rapidly deplete these own resources (i.e. the net equity).
Brez celovitega izvajanja načrta prestrukturiranja bi ladjedelnica verjetno zabeležila izgube, ki bi hitro izčrpale ta lastna sredstva (tj. neto lastniški kapital).
It has to be kept in mind that HSY had been put twice in liquidation during the preceding 12 years.
Opozoriti je treba, da je bilo podjetje HSY v predhodnih dvanajstih letih dvakrat likvidirano.
In conclusion, this positive equity would not have sufficed to convince a bank to lend to HSY at a normal interest rate, i.e. at the interest rate charged when lending to healthy firms.
Ta pozitiven lastniški kapital torej ne bi bil dovolj, da bi banko prepričal, da podjetju HSY odobri posojilo z običajno obrestno mero, tj. obrestno mero, ki jo banka zaračuna za posojila zdravim podjetjem.
Figures for HSY’s turnover, profit and net equity from 1997 to 2005
Podatki o prometu, dobičku in neto lastniškem kapitalu podjetja HSY za obdobje 1997–2005
(EUR millions)
(v milijonih EUR)
Net Equity
Neto lastniški kapital
Profit
Dobiček
In conclusion, the Commission considers that in 1997 the yard was still in difficulty and not competitive yet, but a return to viability could be expected if the investment plan was implemented in full and in time and if the yard succeeded in rapidly concluding profitable shipbuilding contracts.
Komisija torej meni, da je bila ladjedelnica leta 1997 še vedno v težavah in da še ni bila konkurenčna, vendar pa bi bila obnovitev sposobnosti preživetja mogoča, če bi bil naložbeni načrt v celoti in pravočasno izveden ter če bi ladjedelnica uspela hitro skleniti donosne pogodbe za gradnjo ladij.
Since the return to viability was conditional upon these two uncertain developments, lending to HSY in 1997 and in the following years presented ‘a particular risk’.
Ker je bila obnovitev sposobnosti preživetja odvisna od teh dveh negotovih okoliščin, je odobritev posojila podjetju HSY v letu 1997 in naslednjih letih predstavljala „posebno tveganje“.
A private bank would have accepted to grant loans or guarantees to HSY, but at a price reflecting the significant risk.
Zasebna banka bi privolila v odobritev posojil ali poroštev podjetju HSY, vendar po ceni, ki bi odražala takšno veliko tveganje.