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For instance, RR refers to the roles of Snecma and MTU as long-term partners of General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, respectively.
Podjetje RR se na primer sklicuje na vlogi podjetij Snecma in MTU kot dolgoročnih partnerjev podjetij General Electric oziroma Pratt & Whitney.
In the present case, ITP and RR have an established collaboration in the field of aero engines.
V zadevnem primeru sta podjetji ITP in RR vzpostavili sodelovanje na področju letalskih motorjev.
The project under assessment is the third large engine developed by RR in which ITP is participating with a significant role (and always for the same component, the low pressure turbine).
Ocenjevani projekt je tretji največji motor, ki ga je do zdaj razvilo podjetje RR, pri katerem ima podjetje ITP pomembno vlogo (vedno za isti sestavni del, nizkotlačno turbino).
RR itself recognises that this prior participation does in fact make future collaborations easier and smoother.
Podjetje RR priznava, da zaradi navedenega predhodnega sodelovanja poteka nadaljnje sodelovanje lažje in bolj gladko.
In its assessment of the aid to ITP for its participation in the Trent 500 [34], the Commission noted that the first significant participation of ITP in a RR engine was characterised by an international collaboration, but did not foresee any specific bonus.
Komisija je v svoji oceni pomoči podjetju ITP za njegovo sodelovanje pri motorju Trent 500 [34] ugotovila, da je bilo za prvo večje sodelovanje podjetja ITP pri motorju podjetja RR značilno mednarodno sodelovanje, vendar pa posebnih dodatkov ni predvidela.
As is recognised by RR, however, the involvement in successive projects brings an additional mutual knowledge which progressively reduces the difficulties relating to collaboration.
Kot priznava tudi podjetje RR, se zaradi sodelovanja pri zaporednih projektih izboljša medsebojno poznavanje, ki postopoma zmanjša težave pri sodelovanju.
Two linked companies with a stable long-term partnership do not have any difficulty in collaborating.
Dve povezani podjetji s trdnim dolgoročnim odnosom nimata težav pri sodelovanju.
Therefore, the Commission has arrived at the conclusion that ITP and RR cannot be considered independent of each other in the sense required by the collaboration bonus for R & D projects.
Zato je Komisija sklenila, da se podjetji ITP in RR ne moreta šteti za medsebojno neodvisni podjetji v smislu, kot se to zahteva za dodatek za sodelovanje pri projektih R & R.
The R & D activities of the notified project will be carried out entirely in Spain
Dejavnosti R & R priglašenega projekta se bodo v celoti izvajale v Španiji.
In any case, the second condition concerning the cross-border nature of the project is not met either.
Vsekakor tudi drugi pogoj za čezmejni značaj projekta ni izpolnjen.
The Spanish authorities argue that the Commission should assess the project for the engine in its entirety and not only the part to be developed by ITP.
Španski organi menijo, da bi Komisija morala projekt motorja oceniti kot celoto in ne samo tisti del, ki ga bo razvilo podjetje ITP.
The second indent of point 5.1.3(b) of the R & D & I Framework requires that the R & D activities are carried out in at least two different Member States.
V skladu z drugo alineo točke 5.1.3(b) Okvira R & R & I se morajo dejavnosti R & R izvajati v vsaj dveh različnih državah članicah.
In the present case, the project under assessment is the low pressure turbine developed by ITP.
V tem primeru se ocenjevani projekt nanaša na nizkotlačno turbino, ki jo razvija podjetje ITP.
Most of the R & D activities eligible for the project take place only in Spain, and eligible costs are incurred by ITP in its sites.
Večina dejavnosti R & R, upravičenih za projekt, se izvaja samo v Španiji, upravičene stroške pa ima podjetje ITP v svojih proizvodnih obratih.
In conclusion, the Commission considers that it is not possible to apply the collaboration bonus to the present aid, because ITP and RR cannot be considered independent and the R & D activities take place mostly in Spain.
Če sklenemo, po mnenju Komisije ni mogoče uporabiti dodatka za sodelovanje za ta primer pomoči, ker se podjetji ITP in RR ne moreta šteti za neodvisni ter ker se dejavnosti R & R izvajajo predvsem v Španiji.
However, as it did above for the regional bonus [35], the Commission notes that the non-application of the collaboration bonus has no practical implication, since the aid intensity remains below the level set in the R & D & I Framework.
Kot že prej za regionalni dodatek [35], Komisija ugotavlja, da neuporaba dodatka za sodelovanje nima dejanskih posledic, saj je intenzivnost pomoči pod ravnjo iz Okvira R & R & I.
According to point 5.1.5 of the R & D & I Framework, the applicable aid intensities for R & D projects funded through repayable advances are 60 % for industrial research and 40 % for experimental development.
V skladu s točko 5.1.5 Okvira R & R & I znašata veljavni intenzivnosti pomoči za projekte R & R, ki se financirajo z vračljivimi predplačili, 60 % za industrijske raziskave in 40 % za eksperimentalni razvoj.
As indicated above, no bonuses can be added to the project under assessment.
Kot je bilo že predhodno navedeno, se ocenjevanemu projektu ne more dodeliti nobenega dodatka.
As mentioned above, the project is characterised by around 39,82 % of industrial research and around 60,18 % of experimental development.
Kot je bilo že predhodno navedeno, projekt vključuje približno 39,82 % industrijskih raziskav in 60,18 % eksperimentalnega razvoja.
The overall maximum aid intensity therefore is 47,93 % [36].
Skupna največja intenzivnost moči tako znaša 47,93 % [36].
Taking into account that the total eligible costs are EUR 73,567 million and the aid amount that the Spanish authorities initially intended to grant was EUR 36,850 million (the sum of the two grant decisions), the resulting aid intensity would have been 50 %, above the maximum allowable intensity.
Ob upoštevanju skupnih upravičenih stroškov v znesku 73,567 milijona EUR in zneska pomoči, ki so ga španski organi prvotno nameravali dodeliti, v višini 36,850 milijona EUR (vsota dveh odločb o dodelitvi), bi bila tako določena intenzivnost pomoči 50-odstotna, kar je več, kot znaša največja dovoljena intenzivnost.
Therefore, the Spanish authorities acknowledged that, as a consequence of the re-classification of the eligible expenditures, as mentioned above in paragraphs 119 to 129, they had to reduce the amount of aid in order to respect the maximum intensity of aid.
Zato so španski organi priznali, da so morali zaradi prerazvrstitve upravičenih izdatkov, kot je navedeno v odstavkih od 119 do 129, zmanjšati znesek pomoči zaradi upoštevanja največje dovoljene intenzivnosti pomoči.
Therefore the aid remains below the maximum aid intensity set by the R & D & I Framework.
Zato je pomoč manjša od največje dovoljene intenzivnosti pomoči iz Okvira R & R & I.
Conclusion on proportionality
Sklepna ugotovitev o sorazmernosti
The Commission is able to conclude that the classification of eligible costs, the modified aid instrument and the adaptation of the amount of aid ensure that the aid remains proportionate and kept to the minimum.
Komisija lahko sklene, da razvrstitev upravičenih stroškov, spremenjeni instrument pomoči in prilagoditev zneska pomoči zagotavljajo, da je pomoč sorazmerna in najmanjša potrebna.
Further, these conditions, which are similar to those applied in comparable cases [37], also ensure that the aid is fully reimbursed in normal market conditions, including with interest rates, or even beyond, if sales exceed forecasts.
Nadalje, ti pogoji, ki so podobni pogojem, uporabljenim v primerljivih primerih [37], tudi zagotavljajo, da se bo pomoč v običajnih tržnih razmerah povrnila v celoti, vključno z obrestmi, ali celo v višjem znesku, če bo prodaja presegla napovedi.
IMPACT ON COMPETITION
VPLIV NA KONKURENCO
In the decision to open proceedings, the Commission proposed that the relevant market for the case was to be considered the market for aero engines, which is a worldwide market.
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka predlagala, da se v tem primeru šteje za upoštevani trg trg letalskih motorjev, ki je svetovni trg.
It sought the view of interested parties on this aspect.
V zvezi s tem je želela dobiti mnenje zainteresiranih strani.
The Commission recalls that the aero engine sector is characterised by the presence of three large Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) — RR, General Electric (GE) and Pratt&Whitney (PW) — which lead the engine programmes.
Komisija je opozorila, da je za sektor letalskih motorjev značilna prisotnost treh velikih proizvajalcev originalne opreme – RR, General Electric (GE) in Pratt & Whitney (PW), vodilnih v programih motorjev.
At a second level there are a number of first-tier partners (Snecma, MTU, Avio in Europe, MHI, IHI and KHI in Japan, etc.) which in many cases have long-term relationships with a single OEM (like Snecma with GE) or work on a project basis with various OEMs (like Volvo).
Na drugi ravni je več prvovrstnih partnerjev (Snecma, MTU, Avio v Evropi, MHI, IHI in KHI na Japonskem itd.), ki velikokrat dolgoročno sodelujejo z enim proizvajalcem originalne opreme (kot na primer Snecma z GE) ali pa projektno sodelujejo z različnimi proizvajalci originalne opreme (kot na primer Volvo).
ITP is the smallest of the first-tier partners.
ITP je najmanjši prvovrstni partner.
The Spanish authorities indicated that on the world wide market of components for aero engines, ITP is a smaller player than its competitors (in Europe, Rolls Royce, Snecma, Avio, Volvo, MTU, etc.).
Španski organi so navedli, da je na svetovnem trgu sestavnih delov za letalske motorje ITP manjši akter kot njegovi tekmeci (v Evropi Rolls Royce, Snecma, Avio, Volvo, MTU itd.).
Thus, the aid would have a very limited impact, given the small market size of ITP, accounting for only [5-10] % of the more limited gas turbine market, which is a small segment of the larger engine market.
Zato bi pomoč zelo omejeno vplivala glede na majhen tržni delež podjetja ITP, ki znaša le [5–10] % bolj omejenega trga plinskih turbin, ki je majhen segment večjega trga motorjev.
As mentioned in the decision to open proceedings, low pressure turbines are an essential component of the engine but cannot be easily considered as a separate sub-market, among other reasons because they can be developed either by the large OEMs or by first-tier partners.
Kot je navedeno v odločbi o sprožitvi postopka, so nizkotlačne turbine bistveni sestavni del motorja, vendar pa se ne morejo preprosto šteti za ločen podtrg, in sicer med drugim zato, ker jih lahko razvijajo veliki proizvajalci originalne opreme ali prvovrstni partnerji.
Besides RR, no other interested party participated in the proceedings.
V postopku, razen podjetja RR, ni sodelovala nobena druga zainteresirana stranka.
Taking into account the publicity given to the decision to open proceedings, and the small number of actors in the sector and their size (all large enterprises), the Commission infers from this absence of comments that no competitor had concerns that this aid may distort dynamic incentives, create market power or maintain inefficient market structures.
Glede na publiciteto, ki jo je bila deležna odločba o sprožitvi postopka, ter majhno število akterjev v sektorju in njihovo velikost (vsi velika podjetja) Komisija sklepa, ker ni bilo pripomb, da nobenega tekmeca ni skrbelo, da bi ta pomoč lahko izkrivljala dinamične spodbude, ustvarjala tržno moč ali ohranjala neučinkovite tržne strukture.
The Commission is therefore able to conclude that, in the absence of intervention by competitors or other third parties, and taking into account the very limited market share of ITP, the impact on competition is very limited.
Zato Komisija lahko sklene, da je glede na neposredovanje tekmecev ali drugih tretjih oseb in ob upoštevanju zelo omejenega tržnega deleža podjetja ITP vpliv na konkurenco zelo omejen.
INDIRECT AID TO RR
POSREDNA POMOČ PODJETJU RR
In the decision to open proceedings, the Commission raised a doubt about a potential indirect aid that the notified measure could give to the producer of the engine, RR.
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka izrazila pomislek glede morebitne posredne pomoči, ki bi jo priglašeni ukrep lahko zagotovil proizvajalcu motorja, podjetju RR.
The Commission noted that RR may be a potential beneficiary of the aid, since it is the leader of the Trent 1000 and is a large shareholder of ITP.
Komisija opozarja, da je podjetje RR lahko potencialni upravičenec pomoči, saj vodi projekt Trent 1000 in je velik delničar podjetja ITP.
The Commission also noted that this assessment may be influenced by the specific conditions for the collaboration, which may have been impacted by the aid.
Komisija je tudi opozorila, da na to oceno lahko vplivajo posebni pogoji sodelovanja, na katere je morda vplivala pomoč.
Already in their comments during the notification phase, the Spanish authorities had indicated that in their view there is no indirect aid, as the money paid to RR by ITP as an entry fee [38] comes from its own resources and it is not linked to the eligible costs of the project.
Španski organi so že v svojih pripombah v fazi priglasitve navedli, da po njihovem mnenju ni posredne pomoči, ker denar, ki ga plača podjetje ITP podjetju RR kot vstopno pristojbino [38], izhaja iz njegovih lastnih virov in ni povezan z upravičenimi stroški projekta.
As requested by the Commission in the decision to open proceedings, the Spanish authorities have further provided all the relevant documents concerning the cooperation between ITP and RR, notably the 2003 Memorandum of Understanding and the Risk and Revenue Sharing Agreement.
V skladu z zahtevo Komisije v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka so španski organi dodatno predložili vse pomembne dokumente o sodelovanju med podjetjema ITP in RR, zlasti Memorandum o soglasju iz leta 2003 in Sporazum o delitvi tveganja in prihodkov.
Spain and ITP have observed that the contract between the CDTI and ITP clearly indicates that eligible expenditure are only those incurred in the implementation of the project, which would exclude the payment of fees by ITP to RR.
Španija in podjetje ITP sta navedla, da pogodba med agencijo CDTI in podjetjem ITP jasno kaže, da so upravičeni izdatki le izdatki, ki nastanejo med izvajanjem projekta, kar izključuje plačilo pristojbin podjetja ITP podjetju RR.
Secondly, Spain indicated that the CDTI will monitor strictly the implementation of the contract, and will pay the aid to ITP only after the expenditure has been documented.
Drugič, Španija je navedla, da bo agencija CDTI dosledno spremljala izvajanje pogodbe in podjetju ITP plačala pomoč šele po predložitvi dokazil o izdatkih.
Finally, Spain argued that the prices used in the commercial relationship between RR and ITP are identical to those used in the other RRSP agreements.
In končno, Španija je zatrjevala, da so cene, uporabljene v trgovinskem odnosu med podjetjema RR in ITP, enake cenam iz drugih sporazumov o delitvi tveganja in prihodkov.
In its observations, RR first described in detail the negotiating processes between the OEMs and potential RRSPs, which involve parallel discussion with various partners, in Europe and abroad.
Podjetje RR je v svojih pripombah najprej podrobno opisalo pogajanja med proizvajalci originalne opreme in morebitnimi partnerji pri delitvi tveganja in prihodkov, ki vključujejo vzporedna dogovarjanja z različnimi partnerji v Evropi in tujini.
These discussions do not take place on a component-by-component basis, even if there are some key technological areas which the OEMs do not consider for partnering, but involve various levels of discussion and of possible involvement by the partners.
Ta dogovarjanja ne potekajo za vsak sestavni del posebej, tudi če gre za nekatera ključna tehnološka področja, za katera proizvajalci originalne opreme ne nameravajo skleniti partnerstva, temveč vključujejo dogovarjanja na različnih ravneh o morebitni vključitvi partnerjev.
RR also indicated that programme contributions by partners — which can comprise cash, engineering work and the provision of services and development parts by the RRSP — are negotiated and fixed at the start of the programme.
Podjetje RR je tudi navedlo, da so prispevki partnerjev k programu – ki lahko vključujejo denar, inženirsko delo ter zagotavljanje storitev in razvojne vloge partnerjev pri delitvi tveganja in prihodkov – dogovorjeni in določeni na začetku izvajanja programa.
RR stated that negotiations were carried out at arm’s length, on fully commercial terms as with other RRSPs.
Podjetje RR je navedlo, da so pogajanja potekala strogo poslovno, pod popolnoma trgovinskimi pogoji, tako kot z drugimi partnerji pri delitvi tveganja in prihodkov.
It described the agreement with ITP, which is in line with the agreements reached with the other full RRSPs [39] in the Trent 1000.
Opisalo je sporazum s podjetjem ITP, ki je v skladu s sporazumi, sklenjenimi z drugimi polnopravnimi partnerji pri delitvi tveganja in prihodkov [39] v projektu Trent 1000.
RR demonstrated that ITP’s overall contribution does not confer any financial advantage to RR.
Podjetje RR je prikazalo, da celoten prispevek podjetja ITP zanj ne pomeni finančne koristi.
Finally RR stated that it will not benefit from the aid granted by Spain to ITP, since it will be used only in Spain, for ITP’s activities for the low pressure turbine.
Na koncu je podjetje RR zatrdilo, da od pomoči, ki jo je Španija odobrila podjetju ITP, ne bo imelo koristi, saj se bo uporabila le v Španiji za dejavnosti podjetja ITP za novo nizkotlačno turbino.
RR would receive a benefit only through the dividends to which it would be entitled as a shareholder.
Podjetje RR bo imelo koristi le od dividend, do katerih bo upravičeno kot delničar.
The Commission notes, incidentally, that these arguments also confirm the non-applicability of the collaboration bonus (see above paragraphs 172 to 176).
Komisija mimogrede opozarja, da tudi te utemeljitve potrjujejo neuporabo dodatka za sodelovanje (glej predhodne odstavke od 172 do 176).
Since ITP is the sole beneficiary of the aid, it bears the entirety of the eligible costs.
Ker je podjetje ITP edini upravičenec pomoči, nosi vse upravičene stroške.
The first indent of point 5.1.3(i)(b) of the R & D & I Framework stipulates that no single company should bear more than 70 % of the eligible costs, which is clearly not the case here.
Prva alinea točke 5.1.3(i)(b) Okvira R & R & I določa, da nobeno posamezno podjetje ne sme nositi več kot 70 % upravičenih stroškov, kar pa v tem primeru očitno ne drži.
In its assessment of these arguments, the Commission notes in the first place that the documents submitted by Spain and the information provided by the parties indicated that the RRSP agreement between ITP and RR had indeed been negotiated on commercial terms.
V oceni teh utemeljitev Komisija ugotavlja, prvič, da dokumenti, ki jih je predložila Španija, in informacije, ki so jih predložile stranke, kažejo, da je bil sporazum o delitvi tveganja in prihodkov med podjetjema ITP in RR dejansko dogovorjen pod trgovinskimi pogoji.
Secondly, the Commission notes that eligible expenditure has been incurred only in Spain and that no costs relating to activities by RR or carried out in RR’s premises are included in the eligible project.
Drugič, Komisija ugotavlja, da so upravičeni stroški nastali le v Španiji in da nobeni stroški v zvezi z dejavnostmi podjetja RR ali dejavnostmi, opravljenimi v prostorih podjetja RR, niso vključeni v upravičeni projekt.
Thirdly, the Commission acknowledges that the shareholding position by RR does not give it an advantage from the aid to ITP, other than the one deriving from the establishment of a long-term partnership.
Tretjič, Komisija priznava, da podjetje RR zaradi imetništva delnic nima koristi od pomoči podjetju ITP, razen koristi, ki izhaja iz vzpostavitve dolgoročnega partnerstva.
The Commission also notes that it is possible to say that the OEMs have an advantage if their RRSPs benefit from aid, which allows the RRSPs to invest significantly in major engine programmes and the OEMs themselves to share the risks associated with such programmes.
Komisija tudi ugotavlja, da je mogoče reči, da imajo proizvajalci originalne opreme korist, če imajo njihovi partnerji pri delitvi tveganja in prihodkov korist od pomoči, ki tem partnerjem omogoča velike naložbe v velike programe motorjev, samim proizvajalcem originalne opreme pa delitev tveganja, povezanega s takimi programi.
On the other hand, however, the Commission notes that such advantage is inevitably limited, if compared with the overall investments by the OEMs in these programmes.
Po drugi strani pa Komisija ugotavlja, da je taka korist neizogibno omejena v primerjavi z vsemi naložbami proizvajalcev originalne opreme v te programe.
The advantage would be even more limited if compared with the overall size of the engine market and with the overall turnover of the OEMs.
Korist je še bolj omejena, če se primerja s splošno velikostjo trga motorjev in skupnim prihodkom proizvajalcev originalne opreme.
In any case this advantage seems to be impossible to quantify, as its quantification would need to be based on a comparison with alternative scenarios of programme organisations, given the complexity of the negotiations concerning the RRSPs.
Vsekakor se zdi, da je to korist nemogoče količinsko opredeliti, saj bi morala njena količinska opredelitev glede na zahtevnost pogajanj s partnerji pri delitvi tveganja in prihodkov temeljiti na primerjavi z alternativnimi scenariji programskih organizacij.
In any case, the Commission notes that this advantage does not entail a transfer of public funds from the State to the OEM, especially in this case where the eligible expenditure was all incurred in Spain.
Vsekakor Komisija ugotavlja, da ta korist ne pomeni prenosa javnih sredstev z države na proizvajalca originalne opreme, še zlasti ne v primeru, ko so vsi upravičeni stroški nastali v Španiji.
In absence of a transfer of State resources, and with a limited and not quantifiable advantage, the Commission is therefore able to conclude that there is no indirect aid to RR as a result of the support granted by Spain to ITP.
Ker ne gre za prenos državnih virov ter ker je korist omejena in je ni mogoče količinsko opredeliti, Komisija lahko sklene, da pomoč, ki jo je Španija dodelila podjetju ITP, ni posredna pomoč podjetju RR.
BALANCING TEST
PRESKUS TEHTANJA
According to point 7.5 of the R & D & I Framework, in the light of the positive and negative elements assessed above the Commission balances the effects of the measure and determines whether the resulting distortions adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.
V skladu s točko 7.5 Okvira R & R & I te ob upoštevanju prej ocenjenih pozitivnih in negativnih elementov Komisija tehta učinke ukrepa in ugotavlja, ali izhajajoče izkrivljanje negativno vpliva na pogoje trgovanja v obsegu, ki je v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
In the present case, the Commission finds that the aid has positive effects in so far as it addresses a market failure, that it has an incentive effect for the beneficiary and that it is granted through an appropriate instrument which ensures that the aid is proportionate.
V tem primeru Komisija ugotavlja, da ima pomoč pozitivne učinke, kolikor obravnava tržno nepopolnost, da ima spodbujevalni učinek za upravičenca in da se je dodelila z ustreznim instrumentom, ki zagotavlja sorazmernost pomoči.
The Commission also finds that the negative effects of the measure are limited, since the distortion of competition created by the aid is not significant as it does not crowd out investments by competitors, it does not create a position of market power and it does not maintain an inefficient market structure.
Komisija tudi ugotavlja, da so negativni učinki ukrepa omejeni, ker izkrivljanje konkurence zaradi pomoči ni pomembno, ker ne izrinja naložb tekmecev, ne zagotavlja tržne moči in ne ohranja neučinkovite tržne strukture.