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The competitor points out that, pursuant to point 10 of the RAG, ad hoc aid can be granted only in exceptional circumstances.
Konkurent poudarja, da se lahko ad hoc pomoč v skladu s točko 10 Smernic dodeli samo v izjemnih okoliščinah.
The competitor considers that the use of ad hoc aid is unjustified and inappropriate as it will increase the market power of a company in a market where it has a significant share of supply, namely servers, and in a market which is in decline, namely desktops.
Meni, da je uporaba ad hoc pomoči neupravičena in neustrezna, saj se bo z njo povečala tržna moč družbe na trgu, na katerem ima znaten delež pri dobavi, tj. za strežnike, ter na upadajočem trgu, tj. za namizne računalnike.
Observations from Poland on the comments from the competitor
Ugotovitve Poljske glede pripomb konkurenta
The Polish authorities point out that the competitor’s comments do not suggest that the economic disadvantages of Łódź Province could be overcome by other means than State aid to a large investment project.
Poljski organi poudarjajo, da pripombe konkurenta ne pomenijo, da bi bilo gospodarske pomanjkljivosti Lodzskega vojvodstva mogoče odpraviti drugače kot z državno pomočjo za večji naložbeni projekt.
The Polish authorities note that the only point made by the competitor is that similar aid is not available to other operators.
Poljski organi ugotavljajo, da je konkurent poudaril samo, da podobna pomoč ni na voljo drugim gospodarskim subjektom.
According to the Polish authorities, this statement is based on a misunderstanding of the concept of appropriateness as set out in the RAG which requires the Commission to analyse whether the objective of the aid could have been achieved by other means.
Po mnenju poljskih organov ta trditev temelji na napačnem razumevanju koncepta ustreznosti, kot je določen v Smernicah, na podlagi katerega mora Komisija analizirati, ali bi bilo mogoče cilj pomoči doseči z drugimi sredstvi.
The Polish authorities consider that the competitor does not make any such suggestions.
Poljski organi menijo, da konkurent tega ne predlaga.
The Commission notes that the Polish authorities base their arguments regarding the appropriateness of the aid instrument on a macroeconomic analysis of the factors affecting economic development at national and regional level in Poland.
Komisija ugotavlja, da trditve poljskih organov v zvezi z ustreznostjo instrumenta pomoči temeljijo na makroekonomski analizi dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na gospodarski razvoj na nacionalni in regionalni ravni na Poljskem.
They indicate that whereas Poland in general and Łódź Province in particular are disadvantaged areas, general measures in Poland as a whole (as opposed to ad hoc aid for large investment projects in given provinces) have had a limited effect on the volume of FDI and that significant regional disparities within Poland remain.
Navajajo, da sta Poljska na splošno in zlasti Lodzsko vojvodstvo prikrajšani območji, pri čemer so splošni ukrepi na ravni Poljske kot celote (v nasprotju z ad hoc pomočjo za večje naložbene projekte v nekaterih vojvodstvih) le malo vplivali na obseg tujih neposrednih naložb in da znotraj Poljske še vedno obstajajo precejšnje regionalne razlike.
The Polish authorities point out that the Łódź Province is one of the regions with the lowest per capita GDP, highest unemployment and lowest average monthly gross wages.
Poljski organi poudarjajo, da je Lodzsko vojvodstvo ena od regij z najnižjim BDP na prebivalca, najvišjo brezposelnostjo in najnižjimi povprečnimi mesečnimi bruto plačami.
The Polish authorities conclude that since market failures prevent normal market functioning, State aid to large investment projects is an effective means of increasing regional development through the concentration of industrial activity and clustering and their associated effects (attraction, spillovers, indirect growth).
Ugotavljajo, da je zaradi dejstva, da tržne pomanjkljivosti preprečujejo običajno delovanje trga, državna pomoč za večje naložbene projekte učinkovit način krepitve regionalnega razvoja s koncentracijo industrijske dejavnosti ter kopičenjem in s tem povezanimi učinki (privabljanje, prenosi, posredna rast).
As regards the observations by Poland, the Commission notes that the Polish authorities have submitted comprehensive economic evidence that indicates that the granting of State aid to large investment projects with regional benefits such as the project conducted by Dell Poland is an appropriate means to address the economic shortcomings of Łódź Province (in addition to general measures that have already been put in place).
Komisija v zvezi z ugotovitvami Poljske opozarja, da so poljski organi predložili celovite ekonomske dokaze, ki kažejo, da je dodelitev državne pomoči večjim naložbenim projektom s koristmi za regijo, kot je projekt družbe Dell Poland, ustrezen način odpravljanja gospodarskih pomanjkljivosti v Lodzskem vojvodstvu (poleg že vzpostavljenih splošnih ukrepov).
As regards the comments from the competitor, the Commission points out that, with the exception of fiscal aid schemes where aid is granted automatically to qualifying expenditure without any discretion on the part of the authorities, there is no obligation for the Member State to make aid available to all operators in the sector on equal terms, including for aid granted under approved or existing aid schemes.
Kar zadeva pripombe konkurenta, Komisija poudarja, da razen shem davčne pomoči, pri katerih se pomoč samodejno dodeli za upravičene izdatke brez vsake diskrecije s strani organov, državi članici pomoči ni treba dati na voljo vsem gospodarskim subjektom v sektorju pod enakimi pogoji, vključno s pomočjo, ki se dodeli na podlagi odobrenih ali obstoječih shem pomoči.
The Commission points out furthermore that, while individual ad hoc has to be justified on the basis of the objective of the aid and its effects, this does not relate to the appropriateness of the aid instrument, which concerns whether the aid is necessary in comparison with general policy measures, regardless of the nature of such aid.
Komisija poleg tega poudarja, da je treba posamezno ad hoc pomoč sicer upravičiti s ciljem pomoči in njenih učinkov, vendar to ni povezano z ustreznostjo instrumenta pomoči, ki se nanaša na to, ali je pomoč v primerjavi s splošnimi ukrepi politike potrebna, ne glede na naravo take pomoči.
In the light of the above, the Commission finds that the notified aid constitutes an appropriate instrument with which to achieve the objective of the aid.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da je priglašena pomoč ustrezen instrument, s katerim je mogoče doseči cilj pomoči.
In the opening decision (point (108), the Commission sought evidence as to whether, and to what extent, the aid had affected the company’s economic decisions in order to assess the incentive effect of the aid, as defined in paragraphs 19-28 of the Guidance Communication.
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka (točka 108) zahtevala dokaze, ali in koliko je pomoč vplivala na ekonomske odločitve družbe, da bi ocenila spodbujevalni učinek pomoči, kot je opredeljen v odstavkih od 19 do 28 Sporočila o smernicah.
Paragraph 22 of the Guidance Communication mentions two alternative scenarios in which the incentive effect can be proven.
V odstavku 22 Sporočila o smernicah sta navedeni različni možnosti, na podlagi katerih je mogoče dokazati spodbujevalni učinek.
Paragraph 23 of the Guidance Communication states that ‘the Member State should demonstrate to the Commission the existence of an incentive effect of the aid’, ‘specify which scenario applies’ and ‘provide […] a comprehensive description of the alternative scenario.’
V odstavku 23 Sporočila o smernicah je navedeno, da „mora [država članica] Komisiji dokazati obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka pomoči“, „navesti, katera možnost se uporablja,“ in „predložiti […] celovit opis nasprotne možnosti“.
The Polish authorities have provided information regarding the incentive effect and proportionality of the aid.
Poljski organi so predložili informacije v zvezi s spodbujevalnim učinkom in sorazmernostjo pomoči.
In particular, the Polish authorities indicated in their submission of 18 February 2009 that, in 2005-2006, Dell had determined the required characteristics of the project in order to respond to forecasted demand and had decided to carry out the project irrespective of its location.
V stališčih, predloženih 18. februarja 2009, so navedli zlasti, da je družba Dell v obdobju 2005–2006 določila zahtevane lastnosti projekta, da bi se odzvala na predvideno povpraševanje, in se odločila za izvedbo projekta ne glede na njegovo lokacijo.
It therefore serves no purpose to consider, as provided for in scenario 1, whether or not the investment would have been carried out.
Zato ni smiselno proučevati, kot je navedeno v možnosti 1, ali bi se naložba izvedla ali ne.
In respect of paragraph 25 of the Guidance Communication, the Commission notes that the aid falls under scenario 2.
Kar zadeva odstavek 25 Sporočila o smernicah, Komisija navaja, da za pomoč velja možnost 2.
It is therefore necessary to consider the effects of the aid in terms of favouring its location in the target region as opposed to another region (for which, in the alternative scenario, it is assumed that no aid is given).
Zato je treba učinke pomoči proučiti v smislu dajanja prednosti lokaciji v ciljni regiji v primerjavi z drugo regijo (za katero se v drugi možnosti obravnava, da se pomoč ne dodeli).
In their submission of 18 February 2009, the Polish authorities indicate that, in order to determine the location of the project, Dell analysed and compared the costs and benefits of several potential locations and, as a result, retained two potential locations for the investment project, namely Łódź in Poland and Nitra in Slovakia [51].
Poljski organi v stališčih, predloženih 18. februarja 2009, navajajo, da je družba Dell za določitev lokacije projekta analizirala in primerjala stroške in koristi več mogočih lokacij, pri čemer je nazadnje izbrala dve mogoči lokaciji za naložbeni projekt, in sicer Lodž na Poljskem in Nitro na Slovaškem [51].
(180 ) In spring 2006 Dell conducted an analysis, presented in a confidential company document submitted by the Polish authorities, to identify and review the cost factors representing the key differences when assessing the comparative advantages of the two locations, which were: […] [52].
Družba Dell je spomladi leta 2006 opravila analizo, predstavljeno v zaupnem dokumentu družbe, ki so ga predložili poljski organi, da bi opredelila in pregledala stroškovne dejavnike, ki predstavljajo ključne razlike pri ocenjevanju primerjalnih prednosti obeh lokacij, tj. […] [52].
The document also contained a quantitative comparison of the cost difference in net present value (NPV) between the two locations considered for the project [53].
Dokument je vključeval tudi količinsko primerjavo razlik v stroških v neto sedanji vrednosti med lokacijama, ki sta se proučevali za projekt [53].
On the basis of this document, the consultant LECG conducted an analysis of the NPV of the cost differential between the two locations considered for the project.
Svetovalno podjetje LECG je na podlagi tega dokumenta analiziralo neto sedanjo vrednost razlik med stroški obeh lokacij, ki sta se proučevali za projekt.
Considering the alternative situation, LECG’s study suggests that the disadvantages of locating in Łódź Province as opposed to the Nitra region in terms of […] and […] are not outweighed by Łódź’s advantages in terms of […] and […].
Ob upoštevanju drugačnega položaja je v študiji podjetja LECG navedeno, da se pomanjkljivosti lokacije v Lodzskem vojvodstvu v primerjavi z regijo Nitra v smislu […] in […] ne odtehtajo s prednostmi Lodzskega vojvodstva v smislu […] in […].
The NPV analysis, calculated over 2007-2018, concludes that, overall, in the absence of aid (both in Łódź and Nitra), it would have been more advantageous for Dell to locate the project in Nitra rather than in Łódź (cf. table below).
Sklep analize neto sedanje vrednosti, izračunane za obdobje 2007–2018, je, da bi bilo ob neobstoju pomoči (v Lodžu in Nitri) za družbo Dell na splošno koristneje, če bi za lokacijo projekta izbrala Nitro, in ne Lodža (glej spodnjo preglednico).
Present value of cost differential between Łódź and Nitra
Sedanja vrednost razlike v stroških med Lodžem in Nitro
The discount factor used for evaluating all cash flows, including those related to the aid, is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of […] % used by Dell in the appraisal of its investment projects in general.
NB: diskontni faktor, ki se uporabi za oceno vseh denarnih tokov, vključno s tistimi, ki zadevajo pomoč, so tehtani povprečni stroški kapitala v višini […] %, kar družba Dell na splošno uporablja pri ocenjevanju svojih naložbenih projektov.
Currency conversions use the average exchange rate for September 2006 (date of the MoU between Dell and the Polish Government).
Pri pretvorbi valut se uporablja povprečni menjalni tečaj za september 2006 (datum memoranduma o soglasju med družbo Dell in poljsko vlado).
Source: LECG calculations based on data provided by Dell.
Vir: izračuni podjetja LECG na podlagi podatkov, ki jih je predložila družba Dell.
Category/cash flows
Kategorija/denarni tokovi
NPV years 1-12
Neto sedanja vrednost v letih 1–12
[…] of Łódź
[…] Lodž
Total NPV disadvantage of Łódź Province (excluding State aid)
Skupna prikrajšanost Lodzskega vojvodstva v smislu neto sedanje vrednosti (brez državne pomoči)
The Polish authorities point out that Dell had no additional formal documents comparing the two shortlisted investment locations.
Poljski organi poudarjajo, da družba Dell ni imela nobenega dodatnega uradnega dokumenta, v katerem bi se primerjali obe naložbeni lokaciji v ožjem izboru.
Dell had no need to prepare such documents, as its decision-making process was based on the site selection team’s recommendations for the Board of Directors.
Družbi Dell takih dokumentov ni bilo treba pripraviti, ker je postopek odločanja temeljil na priporočilih, ki jih je skupina za izbiro lokacije pripravila za upravni odbor.
The site selection team thoroughly evaluated all possible sites following a series of visits and negotiations with the authorities on the State aid package in order to put recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the final decision.
Skupina za izbiro lokacije je po več obiskih in pogajanjih z organi o svežnju državne pomoči temeljito ocenila vse mogoče lokacije, da bi upravnemu odboru pripravila priporočila glede končne odločitve.
The Polish authorities point out that the MoU, constituting the letter of intent, is the last document confirming Dell’s decision to invest in Poland on the agreed terms, in particular encompassing the State aid package.
Poljski organi poudarjajo, da je memorandum o soglasju, ki je pismo o nameri, zadnji dokument, ki potrjuje odločitev družbe Dell za vlaganje na Poljskem v skladu z dogovorjenimi pogoji, in zlasti vključuje sveženj državne pomoči.
The Polish authorities note that the investment terms and in particular the aid were subject to lengthy negotiations between Dell and various institutions representing the Polish Government (conducted by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency).
Poljski organi navajajo, da so v zvezi z naložbenimi pogoji in zlasti s pomočjo potekala dolgotrajna pogajanja med družbo Dell in različnimi ustanovami, ki zastopajo poljsko vlado (pogajanja je vodila poljska agencija za informiranje in tuje naložbe).
Initial meetings took place in April 2005, followed by a series of visits to various locations in Poland.
Začetna srečanja so bila aprila 2005, sledilo pa jim je več obiskov različnih lokacij na Poljskem.
Certain amendments were made during August 2006 and the document was finally signed by all the parties on 19 September 2006, confirming Dell’s decision to invest in Poland.
Avgusta 2006 so bile narejene nekatere spremembe, dokument pa so vse stranke nazadnje podpisale 19. septembra 2006, s čimer so potrdile odločitev družbe Dell za vlaganje na Poljskem.
The Polish authorities have provided a copy of a Dell internal document which was presented to the Board of Directors and confirms the decision to invest in Łódź.
Poljski organi so zagotovili izvod notranjega dokumenta družbe Dell, ki je bil predložen upravnemu odboru in potrjuje odločitev za vlaganje v Lodžu.
The documents are dated 6 September 2006, by which time the wording of the MoU had already been adopted by the parties.
Dokumenti so z dne 6. septembra 2006, ko so stranke besedilo memoranduma o soglasju že sprejele.
The competitor claims that the aid lacks any real incentive effect and believes that Dell has failed to show that the aid provided any real incentive to alter its behaviour at the time that Poland originally agreed to support its investment.
Konkurent trdi, da pomoč nima nobenega pravega spodbujevalnega učinka, in je prepričan, da družba Dell ni dokazala, da je pomoč dejansko spodbudila spremembo njenega ravnanja v trenutku, ko se je Poljska prvotno strinjala, da podpre njeno naložbo.
The competitor claims that given Poland’s central geographic location and the availability of a stable workforce, it has been very successful in attracting foreign direct investment, and that therefore Dell was pursuing a rational economic course that it would have followed without any State aid.
Konkurent trdi, da je bila Poljska zaradi svoje osrednje geografske lege in razpoložljivosti stabilne delovne sile zelo uspešna pri privabljanju tujih neposrednih naložb ter da si je zato družba Dell prizadevala za racionalen ekonomski cilj, kot bi si tudi ob neobstoju državne pomoči.
The competitor mentions that since the last quarter of 2007 market conditions have changed considerably following the emergence of netbooks, thereby undermining the rationale of Dell’s investment in the production of desktops, notebooks and servers.
Konkurent navaja, da so se od zadnjega četrtletja leta 2007 razmere na trgu precej spremenile zaradi pojava mrežnih prenosnikov, kar nasprotuje razlogu za naložbe družbe Dell v proizvodnjo namiznih in prenosnih računalnikov ter strežnikov.
The Polish authorities also point out that the submission by the competitor fails to mention why present market conditions are relevant for analysing an incentive effect relating to an investment decision that was taken in 2006.
Poljski organi poudarjajo tudi, da v stališčih konkurenta ni navedeno, zakaj so sedanje razmere na trgu pomembne za analizo spodbujevalnega učinka v zvezi z naložbeno odločitvijo, sprejeto leta 2006.
The Polish authorities point out that none of the competitor’s comments are relevant when assessing whether the aid comprises an incentive effect.
Poljski organi poudarjajo, da za ocenjevanje, ali ima pomoč spodbujevalni učinek, ni ustrezna nobena pripomba konkurenta.
For the Polish authorities, the only relevant issue is whether the investment would have been located elsewhere had the aid not been granted.
Poljski organi menijo, da je edino pomembno vprašanje, ali bi se naložba izvedla drugje, če pomoč ne bi bila dodeljena.
As regards the comments from the competitor, the Commission notes that these are not relevant to an assessment of the incentive effect in scenario 2, according to which the effects of the aid have to be considered in terms of favouring its location in the target region as opposed to another region.
Kar zadeva pripombe konkurenta, Komisija ugotavlja, da niso pomembne za oceno spodbujevalnega učinka pri možnosti 2, v skladu s katero je treba učinke pomoči proučiti glede na to, ali daje prednost lokaciji v ciljni regiji v primerjavi z drugo regijo.
Also, the remarks on subsequent changes in market conditions are not relevant to the evaluation of a previous investment decision.
Prav tako tudi pripombe glede poznejših sprememb razmer na trgu niso ustrezne za ocenjevanje pretekle naložbene odločitve.
In respect of paragraph 23 of the Guidance Communication, the Commission notes that the Polish authorities have provided clear evidence, as demonstrated in recitals 183-185, that the aid had a real impact on the choice of where to locate the investment, as the decision by Dell to locate in Łódź was taken only after the company had reached agreement with the Polish authorities on aid conditions affecting economic and financial aspects of project implementation in that location.
Komisija v zvezi z odstavkom 23 Sporočila o smernicah ugotavlja, da so poljski organi zagotovili jasne dokaze, kot je navedeno v uvodnih izjavah od 183 do 185, da je pomoč dejansko vplivala na izbiro lokacije za naložbo, ker je družba Dell odločitev za lokacijo v Lodžu sprejela šele potem, ko je družba s poljskimi organi dosegla sporazum glede pogojev pomoči, ki vplivajo na gospodarske in finančne vidike izvajanja projekta na tej lokaciji.
In respect of paragraph 25 of the Guidance Communication, the Commission notes that the Polish authorities have provided proof of the incentive effect of the aid by providing company documents and a study which shows that a comparison was made between the costs and benefits of locating in the assisted region concerned and those of locating in an alternative region (Nitra, Slovakia).
Komisija v zvezi z odstavkom 25 Sporočila o smernicah ugotavlja, da so poljski organi zagotovili dokaz o spodbujevalnem učinku pomoči s predložitvijo dokumentov družbe in študije, ki dokazujejo, da je bila izvedena primerjava stroškov in koristi lokacije v zadevni regiji, ki prejema pomoč, ter lokacije v drugi regiji (Nitra, Slovaška).
The Commission considers that the comparative scenario presented by the Polish authorities is realistic.
Komisija meni, da je primerjalni scenarij, ki so ga predložili poljski organi, realističen.
The Polish authorities indicate that the decision to locate the project in Łódź was taken following the decision of the Polish Government to grant aid to Dell to compensate for the economic disadvantages associated with locating in Łódź and the related disadvantages and costs compared with the alternative location considered at that time.
Poljski organi navajajo, da je bila odločitev o tem, da se projekt izvede v Lodžu, sprejeta po odločitvi poljske vlade, da družbi Dell dodeli pomoč, ki bi nadomestila gospodarsko prikrajšanost, povezano z lokacijo v Lodžu, ter s tem povezane neugodnosti in stroške v primerjavi z drugo lokacijo, ki se je takrat proučevala.
In respect of paragraphs 21 and 28 of the Guidance Communication, the Commission considers therefore that the aid helped to change the behaviour of the beneficiary company and that the investment would not have taken place in Łódź Province without the aid.
V zvezi z odstavkoma 21 in 28 Sporočila o smernicah Komisija zato meni, da je pomoč prispevala k spremembi ravnanja upravičene družbe in da naložbe v Lodzskem vojvodstvu brez pomoči ne bi bilo.
In view of the above, the Commission finds that the aid provided an incentive for Dell to decide to locate its new manufacturing plant in Łódź by compensating for less favourable investment conditions in comparison with another envisaged location and that, in the absence of the aid, the investment may have taken place somewhere else.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da je pomoč družbo Dell spodbudila k odločitvi, da nov proizvodni obrat postavi v Lodžu, ker je nadomestila manj ugodne naložbene pogoje v primerjavi z drugo predvideno lokacijo, ter da bi bila naložba brez pomoči lahko izvedena kje drugje.
In the opening decision the Commission sought evidence that, given the aid, the return on investment of the project concerned was in line with Dell’s normal rate of return on other investment projects, with the cost of capital of the company as a whole or with returns commonly observed in the industry concerned.
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka zahtevala dokaze, da je bil zaradi pomoči donos naložbe iz zadevnega projekta v skladu z običajno stopnjo donosa družbe Dell pri drugih naložbenih projektih, s stroški kapitala v družbi kot celoti ali z donosom, ki je običajen v zadevni industriji.