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In scenario 2 of the Guidance Communication, the aid is deemed proportionate if it is equal to the difference between the net costs to the beneficiary of investing in the assisted region and the net costs of investing in the alternative location.
Pri možnosti 2 iz Sporočila o smernicah se pomoč šteje za sorazmerno, če je enaka razliki med neto stroški upravičenca do pomoči za naložbo v regijo, ki prejema pomoč, in neto stroški za naložbo v drugo regijo.
The Commission notes that the data provided for the analysis of the incentive effect (cf. table below) indicate that the NPV of the aid does not exceed the NPV of the total disadvantages associated with locating in Łódź (total cost differential excluding aid).
Komisija ugotavlja, da podatki, zagotovljeni za analizo spodbujevalnega učinka (glej spodnjo preglednico), kažejo, da neto sedanja vrednost pomoči ne presega neto sedanje vrednosti skupne prikrajšanosti, povezane z lokacijo v Lodžu (razlika v skupnih stroških brez pomoči).
Comparison of cost differential between Łódź and Nitra and aid amount
Primerjava razlike v stroških med Lodžem in Nitro ter znesek pomoči
NPV of the aid granted by the Polish authorities
Neto sedanja vrednost pomoči, ki so jo dodelili poljski organi
Total NPV advantage of Łódź Province (including State aid)
Skupna prikrajšanost Lodzskega vojvodstva v smislu neto sedanje vrednosti (vključno z državno pomočjo)
In the light of the above, the Commission finds that the aid is limited to the amount necessary to compensate for the net additional costs of locating in Łódź compared with the alternative location.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da je pomoč omejena na znesek, potreben za nadomestitev neto dodatnih stroškov zaradi lokacije v Lodžu v primerjavi z drugo lokacijo.
The Commission notes that point 40 of the Guidance Communication indicates that ‘if, however, the counterfactual analysis suggests that without the aid the investment would have gone ahead in any case, albeit possibly in another location (scenario 2), and if the aid is proportional, possible indications of distortions such as a high market share and an increase in capacity in an underperforming market would in principle be the same regardless of the aid.’
Komisija navaja, da je v točki 40 Sporočila o smernicah določeno: „če pa analiza nasprotnih dejstev kaže, da bi se naložbe nadaljevale tudi brez pomoči, čeprav morda na drugi lokaciji (možnost 2), in če je pomoč sorazmerna, bi bili možni znaki izkrivljanja, kot so velik tržni delež in večja zmogljivost na slabo delujočem trgu, načeloma enaki ne glede na pomoč“.
Crowding out of private investment
Izrinjanje zasebnih naložb
Poland and the non-identified interested party have submitted comments with respect to the two sub-criteria set out in the Guidance Communication for the crowding-out of private investment, namely the creation of market power and the creation or maintenance of inefficient market structures.
Poljska in nerazkrita zainteresirana stran sta predložili pripombe v zvezi z dvema podrejenima meriloma, določenima v Sporočilu o smernicah, glede izrinjanja zasebnih naložb, ki sta vzpostavitev tržne pomoči in vzpostavitev ali ohranjanje neučinkovitih tržnih struktur.
As regards the crowding-out of private investment, the Polish authorities consider it unlikely that competitors will react to the investment project by reducing their investments.
Kar zadeva izrinjanje zasebnih naložb, je po mnenju poljskih organov malo verjetno, da se bodo konkurenti na naložbeni projekt odzvali z zmanjšanjem svojih naložb.
They also take the view that the investment project is not conducive to the creation or maintenance of market power or to the maintenance of inefficient market structures.
Prav tako menijo, da naložbeni projekt ne spodbuja vzpostavitve ali ohranjanja tržne moči ali ohranjanja neučinkovitih tržnih struktur.
The non-identified interested party argues that Dell has significant market power which the aid will strengthen.
Nerazkrita zainteresirana stran trdi, da ima družba Dell precejšnjo tržno moč, ki se bo s pomočjo še okrepila.
According to the competitor, Dell will be able to use the aid to leverage significant secondary advantages and will gain increased capacity at minimal cost.
Konkurent meni, da bo lahko družba Dell pomoč uporabila za spodbujanje znatnih sekundarnih koristi in bo ob minimalnih stroških dosegla večjo zmogljivost.
The competitor also states that aid should not be used to increase capacity in a declining market (desktops).
Konkurent navaja tudi, da se pomoč ne sme uporabljati za povečanje zmogljivosti na upadajočem trgu (namizni računalniki).
As regards market power, the Commission considers that since the aid falls under scenario 2 and given that, as indicated above, the investment project would have been carried out in any event, it is not relevant to consider, as part of the in-depth assessment, the effects that the aid could have in relation to a possible increase in market power, as any such market power would exist irrespective of the location of the investment and would not be affected by the granting of the aid.
Kar zadeva tržno moč, Komisija meni, da se za pomoč uporablja možnost 2 in bi bil, kot je navedeno zgoraj, naložbeni projekt izveden v vsakem primeru, zato v poglobljeni oceni ni smiselno proučevati učinkov, ki bi jih ta pomoč lahko imela, v povezavi z morebitnim povečanjem tržne moči, saj bi taka tržna moč obstajala ne glede na lokacijo naložbe in dodelitev pomoči nanjo ne bi vplivala.
The Commission therefore takes the view that in this case it cannot be concluded that the market power of the beneficiary has increased as a result of the aid.
Zato Komisija meni, da v tem primeru ni mogoče sklepati, da se je zaradi pomoči tržna moč upravičenca do pomoči povečala.
Similarly, as regards the creation or maintenance of inefficient market structures, notwithstanding possible indications, noted above, that the investment project could give rise to a significant increase in production capacity in a market which might be considered as being in decline (desktops), the Commission considers that it cannot conclude that the aid is likely to crowd out private investment, since the theory of harm in scenario 2 is not whether competitors are likely to be affected by the investment but rather whether the aid has any effect on the choice of location.
Podobno Komisija tudi v zvezi z vzpostavitvijo ali ohranjanjem neučinkovitih tržnih struktur in ne glede na zgoraj navedene morebitne znake, da bi lahko naložbeni projekt povzročil precejšnje povečanje proizvodne zmogljivosti na trgu, ki ga je mogoče šteti za upadajočega (namizni računalniki), meni, da ni mogoče sklepati, da bo pomoč verjetno izrinjala zasebne naložbe, ker teorija o škodi iz možnosti 2 ne govori o tem, ali bo naložba verjetno vplivala na konkurente, ampak govori o tem, ali pomoč vpliva na izbiro lokacije.
In the light of the above, the Commission finds that the aid does not raise any concerns as regards the crowding-out of private investment.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da pomoč ne vzbuja pomislekov v zvezi z izrinjanjem zasebnih naložb.
Negative effects on trade
Negativni učinki na trgovino
In addition to the potential negative effects resulting from crowding-out of private investment, the Guidance Communication also mentions the potentially negative effects on trade and location which might be associated with aid to large investment projects.
V Sporočilu o smernicah so poleg mogočih negativnih učinkov zaradi izrinjanja zasebnih naložb navedeni tudi mogoči negativni učinki na trgovino in lokacijo, ki so lahko povezani s pomočjo za velike naložbene projekte.
In order to determine the impact of the investment on trade it is first of all necessary to assess whether the aid leads to the displacement of existing activity from one region to another, as opposed to the development of additional economic activity.
Za opredelitev učinka naložbe na trgovino je najprej treba oceniti, ali pomoč vodi do premika obstoječe dejavnosti iz ene regije v drugo, ne pa do razvoja dodatne gospodarske dejavnosti.
In the event of displacement, the negative effects for the region where the economic activities are lost (in existing locations or in the alternative location where the investment would have been located in the absence of aid) have to be taken into account in the overall balancing test.
V primeru premika je treba pri splošnem testu tehtanja upoštevati negativne učinke za regijo, v kateri se gospodarske dejavnosti ne izvajajo več (na obstoječih lokacijah ali drugih lokacijah, v katerih bi se izvedla naložba, če pomoči ne bi bilo).
According to paragraph 50 of the Guidance Communication, ‘when appraising large investment projects subject to this guidance, the Commission should have all necessary information to consider whether State aid would result in a substantial loss of jobs in existing locations within the Community.’
V odstavku 50 Sporočila o smernicah je navedeno, da bi „[p]ri ocenjevanju velikih naložbenih projektov na podlagi teh smernic […] morala imeti Komisija na voljo vse informacije, ki so potrebne, da prouči, ali bi državna pomoč povzročila izgubo znatnega števila delovnih mest na že obstoječih lokacijah v Skupnosti“.
According to the Polish authorities, Dell’s decisions to locate its new manufacturing plant in Łódź and to reduce production at its existing manufacturing plant in Limerick are not interrelated.
Poljski organi navajajo, da odločitvi družbe Dell, da nov proizvodni obrat postavi v Lodžu in da zmanjša proizvodnjo v obstoječem proizvodnem obratu v Limericku, nista povezani.
The Polish authorities indicate that the decision, initially, to reduce manufacturing activities at Limerick and, subsequently, to cease manufacturing activities by closing the Limerick plant, was taken in late 2008, more than 2 years after the decision to proceed with the investment project in Łódź, and reflects a rapid worsening in the global economic outlook.
Poljski organi navajajo, da je bila odločitev najprej za zmanjšanje proizvodnih dejavnosti v Limericku in pozneje za prekinitev proizvodnih dejavnosti z zaprtjem obrata v Limericku sprejeta proti koncu leta 2008, tj. več kot dve leti po odločitvi o začetku naložbenega projekta v Lodžu, v njej pa se kaže hitro slabšanje svetovnih gospodarskih obetov.
In particular, more than 900 employees will continue to be employed at the plant in Limerick, which will continue to coordinate manufacturing operations and will perform logistics and supply-chain activities across a range of functions including product development, engineering and procurement.
V obratu v Limericku bo še naprej zaposlenih več kot 900 delavcev, ki bodo nadaljevali usklajevanje proizvodnih dejavnosti ter izvajanje logističnih dejavnosti in dejavnosti v okviru dobavne verige na več različnih področjih, vključno z razvojem proizvodov, inženirstvom in naročili.
The Polish authorities indicate furthermore that Dell will maintain and develop significant activities at other sites in Ireland.
Poljski organi poleg tega navajajo, da bo družba Dell več dejavnosti ohranila in jih razvijala v drugih obratih na Irskem.
The competitor has not provided any comments on negative effects on trade (in the manner in which this issue is addressed in the Guidance Communication).
Konkurent ni predložil nobene pripombe o negativnih učinkih na trgovino (na način, na katerega se to vprašanje obravnava v Sporočilu o smernicah).
The Commission notes that, on the basis of the information received during the formal investigation, in particular the fact that Dell would have undertaken the new investment even in the absence of the aid (scenario 2), there is no indication of job losses in the Community other than in locations which belong to the Dell group, as mentioned above [54].
Komisija na podlagi informacij, prejetih med formalno preiskavo, zlasti dejstva, da bi družba Dell izvedla novo naložbo tudi brez pomoči (možnost 2), ugotavlja, da razen na zgoraj navedenih lokacijah, ki pripadajo skupini Dell, ni drugih podatkov o izgubi delovnih mest v Skupnosti [54].
The Commission concludes that the recent job losses announced at Dell’s Limerick site were not caused by the aid.
Komisija sklepa, da nedavne izgube delovnih mest, objavljene za obrat družbe Dell v Limericku, ni povzročila pomoč.
As set out in recital 193, the investment in new capacity would have been undertaken even in the absence of aid, but at Nitra (Slovakia) as opposed to Łódź (Poland).
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 193, bi bila naložba v novo zmogljivost izvedena tudi brez pomoči, vendar v Nitri (Slovaška), in ne v Lodžu (Poljska).
Given that the aid has changed the location of the investment (from Nitra to Łódź), but not the investment decision itself, it cannot be said that the aid has affected the Limerick site.
Ker se je zaradi pomoči spremenila lokacija naložbe (Lodž namesto Nitre), ne pa naložbena odločitev sama, ni mogoče sklepati, da je na obrat v Limericku vplivala pomoč.
The Commission also takes note of the Polish authorities’ argument that the decision to cease manufacturing activities by closing the manufacturing plant at Limerick is unrelated to Dell’s decision to locate the investment project at Łódź.
Komisija prav tako upošteva trditev poljskih organov, da odločitev za prekinitev proizvodnih dejavnosti z zaprtjem proizvodnega obrata v Limericku ni povezana z odločitvijo družbe Dell, da naložbeni projekt izvede v Lodžu.
The Commission finds that the job losses resulting from the Dell group’s decision to close down its manufacturing facility in Ireland cannot be regarded as a consequence of the aid granted by the Polish authorities.
Komisija ugotavlja, da izgube delovnih mest, ki jo je povzročila odločitev skupine Dell, da zapre proizvodni obrat na Irskem, ni mogoče šteti za posledico pomoči, ki so jo dodelili poljski organi.
Accordingly, and notwithstanding other considerations in respect of this matter [55], the Commission considers that such job losses are not a result of the aid.
V skladu s tem in ne glede na druge ugotovitve v zvezi s tem vprašanjem [55] Komisija meni, da take izgube delovnih mest niso posledica pomoči.
Balancing
Tehtanje
Having established that the aid provides an incentive to implement the investment in the region concerned, it is necessary to balance the positive effects of the aid against its negative effects.
Zaradi ugotovitve, da pomoč zagotavlja spodbudo za izvedbo naložbe v zadevni regiji, je treba pretehtati pozitivne in negativne učinke pomoči.
Pursuant to paragraph 53 of the Guidance Communication, if, without aid, the investment had been located in a poorer region (more regional handicaps — higher maximum regional aid intensity) or a region deemed to have the same regional handicaps as the target region (same maximum regional aid intensity), this would constitute a negative element in the overall balancing test that would be unlikely to be offset by any positive elements because it runs counter to the very rationale of regional aid.
V odstavku 53 Sporočila o smernicah je določeno, da če se ob neobstoju pomoči naložba izvede v revnejši regiji (z več regionalnimi težavami – višja stopnja najvišje intenzivnosti regionalne pomoči) ali v regiji, za katero se šteje, da ima iste regionalne težave kot ciljna regija (enaka najvišja intenzivnost regionalne pomoči), to pomeni negativen element v splošnem testu tehtanja, pri čemer je malo verjetno, da bi ga izravnali kakršni koli pozitivni elementi, ker je to v nasprotju z osnovnim načelom regionalne pomoči.
However, the Commission takes the view that attracting investment to a poorer region is more beneficial for cohesion within the Community than locating the same investment in a more prosperous region.
Vendar Komisija meni, da je privabljanje naložb v revnejšo regijo koristnejše za kohezijo v Skupnosti kot izvajanje istih naložb v uspešnejši regiji.
The Commission notes that in the absence of the aid awarded by the Polish authorities, the investment would have taken place in another location (in this case, Nitra, Slovakia).
Komisija ugotavlja, da bi se brez pomoči, ki so jo dodelili poljski organi, naložba izvedla na drugi lokaciji (v tem primeru v Nitri na Slovaškem).
However, as noted in paragraph 53 of the Guidance Communication, the Commission considers that ‘the positive effects of regional aid which merely compensate for the difference in net costs relative to a more developed alternative investment location (and thus fulfils the proportionality test above, in addition to the ‘positive effect’ requirements as to objective, appropriateness and incentive effect), will normally be considered, under the balancing test, to outweigh any negative effects in the alternative location for new investment.’
Vendar Komisija meni, kot je navedeno v odstavku 53 Sporočila o smernicah, da „[k]ar zadeva pozitivne učinke regionalne pomoči, ki samo izravna razliko neto stroškov v primerjavi z bolj razvito alternativno naložbeno lokacijo (in tako izpolni zgornje merilo sorazmernosti, pa tudi zahtevo po, pozitivnem učinku‚ glede ciljev‘ primernosti in spodbujevalnega učinka), pa se po drugi strani praviloma šteje, da pri testu tehtanja prevladajo nad negativnimi učinki na alternativni lokaciji nove naložbe“.
In the present case, the Commission notes that the maximum aid intensity applicable in Západné Slovensko (the area in which Nitra is located) is 40 % GGE [56], whereas in Łódź Province it is 50 %.
V tem primeru Komisija ugotavlja, da je najvišja stopnja intenzivnosti pomoči, ki se uporablja za regijo Západné Slovensko (območje, na katerem je Nitra), 40 % bruto ekvivalenta dotacije [56], medtem ko v Lodzskem vojvodstvu znaša 50 %.
This difference in maximum aid intensities reflects the fact that, based on data measured in purchasing power standards for 2000-2002, the level of per capita GDP in relation to the EU-25 average was 45,42 % in Západné Slovensko and 41,45 % in Łódź Province.
V tej razliki v najvišji stopnji intenzivnosti pomoči se izraža dejstvo, da je bila na podlagi podatkov, izmerjenih glede na standard kupne moči za obdobje 2000–2002, stopnja BDP na prebivalca glede na povprečje v EU-25 v regiji Západné Slovensko 45,42 %, v Lodzskem vojvodstvu pa 41,45 %.
Łódź Province is therefore considered, for the purpose of the RAG and the Guidance Communication, to be a more disadvantaged region than Západné Slovensko.
Zato se Lodzsko vojvodstvo za namen Smernic in Sporočila o smernicah šteje za bolj prikrajšano kot regija Západné Slovensko.
This means that, a priori, the benefits in terms of Community cohesion of attracting the investment to Łódź Province are to be considered greater than the negative effects associated with the investment not going to the Západné Slovensko region.
To pomeni, da se na prvi pogled koristi v smislu kohezije v Skupnosti zaradi privabljanja naložb v Lodzsko vojvodstvo štejejo za večje od negativnih učinkov, povezanih z naložbo, ki se ne izvede v regiji Západné Slovensko.
Beyond the difference in the level of regional handicaps, there are several other indicators that the aid measure is likely to improve the level of cohesion in the Community.
Poleg razlike v stopnji regionalnih težav obstaja več drugih kazalnikov, da se bo z ukrepom pomoči verjetno izboljšala stopnja kohezije v Skupnosti.
The Commission notes that in 2006 (when the decision was made to locate the project in Łódź), per capita GDP in relation to the EU-25 average in Západné Slovensko (62,8 %) was higher than in Łódź Province (48 %) [57].
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bil v letu 2006 (ko je bila sprejeta odločitev, da se projekt izvede v Lodžu) BDP na prebivalca glede na povprečje v EU-25 v regiji Západné Slovensko (62,8 %) višji kot v Lodzskem vojvodstvu (48 %) [57].
While per capita GDP has increased in both Západné Slovensko and Łódź Province since 2002, growth has been considerably higher in the former.
Medtem ko se je BDP na prebivalca v regiji Západné Slovensko in Lodzskem vojvodstvu od leta 2002 povečal, je bila rast v prvi regiji znatno večja.
In other words, the difference in wealth levels between the two regions has thus considerably increased over the years.
Drugače povedano, razlika v ravneh blagostanja med obema regijama se je z leti torej znatno povečala.
Furthermore, in 2006, unemployment in Západné Slovensko was 9,19 %, compared with 17,48 % in Łódź Province [58], which reflects higher relative labour demand and the better condition of the labour market in Západné Slovensko [59]. In addition, in 2001-2005 unemployment fell by more than six percentage points in Západné Slovensko, compared with a fall of barely 2,4 % in Łódź Province.
Poleg tega je bila leta 2006 stopnja brezposelnosti v regiji Západné Slovensko 9,19 % v primerjavi s 17,48 % v Lodzskem vojvodstvu [58], v čemer se kažejo večje sorazmerno povpraševanje po delovni sili in boljše razmere na trgu delovne sile v regiji Západné Slovensko [59].
Other indicators also point to a difference.
Tudi drugi kazalniki kažejo na razliko.
For instance, the Polish authorities refer to the so-called ‘at-risk-of-poverty rate’, which shows a substantial gap between Poland and Slovakia [60].
Poljski organi se na primer sklicujejo na tako imenovano „stopnjo tveganja revščine“, ki kaže na precejšnjo razliko med Poljsko in Slovaško [60].
For 2006, the poverty rate in Slovakia was equal to 11,7 %, which is below the European average.
Stopnja revščine je na Slovaškem leta 2006 znašala 11,7 %, kar je pod evropskim povprečjem.
In Poland, on the other hand, the rate was 19,1 %, putting the country above the Community average [61].
Po drugi strani je bila na Poljskem ta stopnja 19,1 %, zato je država nad povprečjem Skupnosti [61].
Further insight can be obtained from statistics regarding migration rates, which can be viewed as an indicator of regional development as they relate to the opportunities that a region can offer to its inhabitants.
Dodaten vpogled je mogoče dobiti na podlagi statističnih podatkov o stopnjah preseljevanja, ki jih je mogoče razumeti kot kazalnik regionalnega razvoja, saj so povezani s priložnostmi, ki jih lahko regija ponudi svojim prebivalcem.
Migration rates show a net inflow into Slovakia, whereas Poland has experienced a net outflow in recent years [62].
Stopnje preseljevanja kažejo neto dotok v Slovaško, medtem ko je Poljska v zadnjih letih doživela neto odtok [62].
Net migration rates per 1000 inhabitants in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2006 were – 0,5, – 0,5, – 0,3, and – 0,9 respectively for Poland and 0,5, 0,3, 0,6, and 0,7 for Slovakia.
Stopnje neto preseljevanja na 1000 prebivalcev so v letih 1995, 2000, 2005 in 2006 za Poljsko znašale – 0,5, – 0,5, – 0,3 in – 0,9, za Slovaško pa 0,5, 0,3, 0,6, in 0,7.
In respect of paragraph 54 of the Guidance Communication, the Commission notes, for the reasons described in recital 211, that the aid will not result in substantial job losses in existing locations within the Community, which would otherwise have been likely to be preserved in the medium term.
V zvezi z odstavkom 54 Sporočila o smernicah Komisija ugotavlja, da pomoč zaradi razlogov, opisanih v uvodni izjavi 211, ne bo povzročila večjih izgub delovnih mest na obstoječih lokacijah v Skupnosti, ki bi se sicer srednjeročno verjetno ohranila.
In view of the above, the Commission finds that, given that the aid is proportional to the difference in net costs for carrying out the investment in the selected location in comparison with an alternative location in a more developed region, the positive effects of the aid in terms of its objective and appropriateness, as demonstrated above, outweigh the negative effects on trade in the alternative location.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da je pomoč sorazmerna z razliko v neto stroških izvedbe naložbe na izbrani lokaciji v primerjavi z drugo lokacijo v razvitejši regiji, zato pozitivni učinki pomoči v smislu cilja in ustreznosti, kot je bilo prikazano zgoraj, odtehtajo negativne učinke na trgovino na drugi lokaciji.