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The Commission has also taken into account the fact that, in view of the significant number of parameters which the price formulas comprise, it cannot be excluded that the aid recipient could itself influence the final price (by way of certain operating cost elements, e.g. employees' and managers' pay).
Komisija je upoštevala tudi dejstvo, da glede na precejšnje število parametrov, ki sestavljajo formule, ni mogoče izključiti tega, da bi prejemnik pomoči lahko sam vplival na končno ceno (z nekaterimi elementi stroškov poslovanja, npr. plačami delavcev in vodilnih delavcev).
As a subsidiary argument, PSE's financial exposure under the PPAs is very much contingent on demand.
Dodatni argument pa je, da je finančna izpostavljenost PSE v okviru pogodb PNE zelo odvisna od povpraševanja.
It is equivalent to the difference between the purchase price under the PPAs and the revenue PSE can generate by selling the electricity to end-users.
Enakovredna je razliki med nakupno ceno v skladu s pogodbami PNE in prihodkom, ki ga PSE lahko ustvari s prodajo električne energije končnim odjemalcem.
The price at which PSE sells its electricity to end-users cannot be predicted.
Cene, po kateri PSE prodaja električno energijo končnim odjemalcem, ni mogoče predvideti.
The price of electricity sold on the captive market is set by the state on an annual basis, whereas on the free market prices fluctuate in an unforeseeable way.
Ceno električne energije, ki se prodaja na monopolnem trgu, vsako leto določi država, medtem ko na prostem trgu cene nepredvidljivo nihajo.
This increases the unpredictability of the state's exposure under PPAs.
To povečuje nepredvidljivost gospodarske izpostavljenosti države v okviru pogodb PNE.
Therefore PSE's payments to the power generators after accession are not the mere disbursement of tranches within an overall fixed cap established before accession.
Zato izplačila PSE proizvajalcem energije po pristopu niso samo črpanje delnih zneskov v okviru celotne fiksne omejitve, določene pred pristopom.
Moreover, the PPAs had been revised by subsequent annexes on several occasions since the date on which the initial contracts were signed.
Poleg tega so bile pogodbe PNE od dneva podpisa prvotnih pogodb večkrat spremenjene s poznejšimi prilogami.
The Commission notes that — in the relevant cases — when the assessment of the compatibility of measures with the common market is drawn up, due account should be taken of aid awarded before the Member State joined the European Union and applicable after accession.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je treba – v ustreznih primerih – pri pripravi ocene združljivosti ukrepa s skupnim trgom ustrezno upoštevati pomoč, ki je bila dodeljena pred pristopom države članice k Evropski uniji in se uporablja tudi po pristopu.
Status of PPAs as new aid
Status pogodb PNE kot nove pomoči
According to the above-mentioned provisions of the Accession Treaty, all measures which entered into force before accession and are still applicable after that date which constitute state aid and which do not fall under one of the categories listed below shall be regarded, as of accession, as new aid within the meaning of Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty.
V skladu z navedenimi določbami Pristopne pogodbe vsi ukrepi, ki so začeli veljati pred pristopom ter se po tem datumu še vedno uporabljajo in pomenijo državno pomoč in se ne uvrščajo v eno od spodaj navedenih kategorij, od pristopa štejejo za novo pomoč v smislu člena 88(3) Pogodbe ES.
The three categories of existing aid referred to in the Accession Treaty comprise:
Tri kategorije obstoječe pomoči iz Pristopne pogodbe sestavljajo:
aid measures put into effect in Poland before 10 December 1994.
ukrepi pomoči, ki na Poljskem so začeli veljati pred 10. decembrom 1994.
With the exception of one PPA with the generator Turów S.A. the PPAs were signed after 10 December 1994, and as such do not constitute existing aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty.
Razen ene pogodbe PNE s proizvajalcem Turów S. A. so bile pogodbe PNE podpisane po 10. decembru 1994 in zato niso obstoječa pomoč v smislu člena 88(1) Pogodbe ES;
aid measures which were included in the list of existing state aid measures attached to the Accession Treaty.
ukrepi pomoči, ki so bili vključeni na seznam obstoječih ukrepov državne pomoči, priložen k Pristopni pogodbi.
Neither the scheme covering PPAs nor any of the individual PPAs were notified to the Commission with a view to inclusion in the list of existing aid schemes annexed to the Accession Treaty and nor were they included in the Appendix to Annex IV of the Accession Treaty referred to in point 1(b), Chapter 3, Annex IV, which contains a list of existing aid measures; as such, they do not constitute existing aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty.
Komisiji ni bil priglašen niti program, ki obsega pogodbe PNE, niti nobena od posameznih pogodb PNE, da bi se vključili na seznam obstoječih programov pomoči, priložen Pristopni pogodbi, prav tako niso vključeni v Dodatek k Prilogi IV k Pristopni pogodbi, naveden v točki 1(b) poglavja 3 Priloge IV, ki vsebuje seznam obstoječih ukrepov pomoči; zato niso obstoječa pomoč v smislu člena 88(1) Pogodbe ES;
aid measures which prior to the date of accession had been assessed by the state aid authority in Poland and had been found to be compatible with Community law and which the Commission had not objected to because it had serious doubts regarding compatibility with the common market pursuant to the procedure laid down in the Accession Treaty, the so-called ‘interim procedure’ (cf. second paragraph, Chapter 3 of Annex IV to the Accession Treaty).
ukrepi pomoči, ki jih je pred dnevom pristopa ocenil organ za državne pomoči na Poljskem in za katere je bilo ugotovljeno, da so združljivi z zakonodajo Skupnosti, Komisija pa jim ni ugovarjala zaradi resnega dvoma o združljivosti s skupnim trgom v skladu s postopkom, določenim v Pristopni pogodbi, tako imenovanim „začasnim postopkom“ (prim. drugi odstavek poglavja 3 Priloge IV k Pristopni pogodbi).
As no PPAs were submitted to the Commission under the so-called interim procedure, they do not constitute existing aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty.
Ker Komisiji ni bila predložena nobena pogodba PNE v skladu s tako imenovanim začasnim postopkom, pogodbe PNE niso obstoječa pomoč v smislu člena 88(1) Pogodbe ES.
In view of the fact that the individual PPAs do not belong to any of the categories of existing aid enumerated in the Treaty, they constitute new aid as of the date of accession.
Ker posamezne pogodbe PNE ne spadajo v nobeno od kategorij obstoječe pomoči, naštetih v Pogodbi, pomenijo novo pomoč od dneva pristopa.
The Commission notes that this categorisation is also in line with the last sentence of Article 1(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je ta razvrstitev skladna tudi z zadnjim stavkom člena 1(b)(v) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
This Article states that where measures become aid following liberalisation under Community law (in this case liberalisation of the energy market pursuant to Directive 96/92/EC, which entered into force in Poland when Poland joined the European Union), such measures are not deemed to be existing aid after the date fixed for liberalisation, i.e. they are treated as new aid.
Ta člen določa, da se ukrepi, kadar postanejo pomoč po liberalizaciji v skladu z zakonodajo Skupnosti (v tem primeru liberalizaciji trga energije v skladu z Direktivo 96/92/ES, ki je na Poljskem začela veljati ob pristopu Poljske k Evropski uniji), ne obravnavajo kot obstoječa pomoč po datumu, določenem za liberalizacijo, torej se obravnavajo kot nova pomoč.
With reference to the comments by the interested parties referred to in recital 71, the Commission observes that it treats PPAs as an aid scheme for the reasons set out in recital 31.
V zvezi s pripombami zainteresiranih strank iz uvodne izjave 71 Komisija pripominja, da obravnava pogodbe PNE kot program pomoči na podlagi razlogov, navedenih v uvodni izjavi 31.
It also takes account of the fact that a decision by the state offering investors PPAs which guarantee their viability while the agreements remain in force is a common denominator of all PPAs.
Upošteva tudi to, da je odločitev države, da ponudi vlagateljem pogodbe PNE, ki jim zagotavljajo sposobnost preživetja, dokler so veljavne, skupni imenovalec vseh pogodb PNE.
The interested parties argue that the PPAs did not constitute state aid when they were concluded and cannot therefore not be regarded as new aid.
Zainteresirane stranke trdijo, da pogodbe PNE ob sklenitvi niso bile državna pomoč in jih zato ni mogoče obravnavati kot novo pomoč.
They invoke the Alzetta Mauro judgment, arguing that aid awarded in a market which was initially closed to competition before its liberalisation is to be regarded as existing aid from the date of liberalisation.
Sklicujejo se na sodbo Alzetta Mauro in trdijo, da je treba pomoč, ki je bila dodeljena na nekem trgu, najprej zaprtem za konkurenco, pred njegovo liberalizacijo, od datuma liberalizacije obravnavati kot obstoječo pomoč.
Irrespective of the above, Article 1(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 concerns both aid schemes and individual aid measures.
Ne glede na to se navedeni člen 1(b)(v) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 nanaša na programe pomoči in individualne ukrepe pomoči.
It has been demonstrated that all the criteria governing the existence of state aid were met on the date of Poland's accession to the EU.
Dokazano je, da so bila ob dnevu pristopa Poljske k EU izpolnjena vsa merila, ki urejajo obstoj državne pomoči.
The Commission takes the view that the purpose of the state aid provisions contained in the Accession Treaty was precisely to ensure that measures which might distort competition between Member States as of the date of accession were reviewed.
Komisija meni, da je bil namen določb o državni pomoči v Pristopni pogodbi prav zagotoviti pregled ukrepov, ki bi lahko izkrivljali konkurenco med državami članicami.
In contrast to the accession treaties prior to 1 May 2004, the Accession Treaty signed by Poland and nine other countries is designed to restrict measures deemed to constitute existing aid to the three specific cases described above.
V nasprotju s pristopnimi pogodbami pred 1. majem 2004 je Pristopna pogodba, ki so jo podpisale Poljska in devet drugih držav, oblikovana tako, da omejuje ukrepe, za katere velja, da so obstoječa pomoč, na tri zgoraj opisane posebne primere.
The Alzetta Mauro judgment does not concern a measure caught by the Accession Treaty and cannot therefore be deemed applicable in this regard to the PPAs under assessment.
Sodba Alzetta Mauro ne zadeva ukrepa, na katerega se nanaša Pristopna pogodba, in je zato v zvezi s tem ni mogoče šteti za veljavno za pogodbe PNE, ki se ocenjujejo.
Lastly, the Commission also takes the view that the Alzetta Mauro judgment concerns the actual situation as described in the Commission decision dated prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Komisija končno tudi meni, da sodba Alzetta Mauro zadeva dejanske razmere, kot so opisane v odločbi Komisije, sprejeti pred začetkom veljavnosti Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
Therefore, on the basis of the Accession Treaty, the Commission concludes that the PPAs constitute new aid.
Komisija zato na podlagi Pristopne pogodbe sklepa, da pogodbe PNE pomenijo novo pomoč.
Given that the PPAs were not notified to the Commission in accordance with the state aid procedural rules, the Commission takes the view that they constitute unlawful aid.
Ker pogodbe PNE Komisiji niso bile priglašene v skladu s pravili postopka za državno pomoč, Komisija meni, da pomenijo nezakonito pomoč.
Applicable Treaty provisions
Veljavne določbe Pogodbe
The interested parties have argued that the Commission should have analysed the PPAs in the light of the interim mechanism of the Accession Treaty, together with state aid case PL 1/03.
Zainteresirane stranke trdijo, da bi morala Komisija analizirati pogodbe PNE v skladu z začasnim mehanizmom Pristopne pogodbe skupaj s primerom državne pomoči PL 1/03.
The Commission rejects this assertion.
Komisija zavrača to trditev.
Under the Accession Treaty's interim mechanism the Commission's powers were limited to endorsing or objecting to decisions taken by the competition authorities in the accession countries concerning measures had been put into effect and were still applicable after accession.
Pooblastila Komisije so bila v skladu z začasnim mehanizmom Pristopne pogodbe omejena na to, da podpre ali zavrne odločitve, ki so jih sprejeli organi za konkurenco v državah pristopnicah, v zvezi z že veljavnimi ukrepi, ki se uporabljajo tudi po pristopu.
Case PL 1/03 concerned a decision by the Polish competition authority on the draft law on state compensation for the termination of PPAs.
Zadeva PL 1/03 je zadevala odločitev poljskega organa za konkurenco o osnutku zakona o državnem nadomestilu za prenehanje pogodb PNE.
It did not cover aid within PPAs themselves and the Polish authorities did not give notification of PPAs under the interim procedure; nor did the relevant decision of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection cover individual PPAs.
Ni vključevala pomoči znotraj samih pogodb PNE in poljski organi niso priglasili pogodb PNE v skladu z začasnim postopkom; tudi zadevna odločitev Urada za varstvo konkurence in potrošnikov ni obsegala posameznih pogodb PNE.
The Commission did not have powers to decide unilaterally to extend the scope of the case on the basis of the interim procedure.
Komisija ni imela pooblastil za sprejemanje enostranskih odločitev o razširitvi obsega zadeve na podlagi začasnega postopka.
In addition, even if the Commission had had powers to extend the scope of the case unilaterally, this would not have been possible in this particular instance because the law reviewed under the interim procedure provided for the mandatory termination of all PPAs before Poland acceded to the EU.
Poleg tega to v tem primeru ne bi bilo mogoče, tudi če bi Komisija imela pooblastila za enostransko razširitev obsega zadeve, ker je zakon, ki je bil v presoji v skladu z začasnim postopkom, predvideval obvezno prenehanje vseh pogodb PNE pred pristopom Poljske k EU.
Since the Commission review could only address state aid issues still applicable after accession, the PPAs could not have been included within its scope.
Ker bi Komisija pri presoji lahko obravnavala samo vprašanja državne pomoči, ki se uporablja tudi po pristopu, pogodb PNE ne bi bilo mogoče vključiti v obseg te presoje.
As regards the other bilateral treaties or the Energy Charter, the Commission notes that they do not prohibit the termination of such contracts but recommend appropriate compensation which does not alter the state aid nature of PPAs.
Komisija v zvezi z drugimi dvostranskimi pogodbami ali energetsko listino ugotavlja, da ne prepovedujejo prenehanja takih pogodb, ampak priporočajo ustrezno nadomestilo, ki ne spremeni tega, da so pogodbe PNE državna pomoč.
The purpose of these treaties is to ensure a balance between the objectives of liberalisation and the obligation to maintain investments.
Namen teh pogodb je zagotoviti ravnovesje med cilji liberalizacije in obveznostjo ohranitve naložb.
With regard to the interested parties' comments on deprivation of rights, the Commission takes the view that if the PPAs were to constitute unlawful and incompatible state aid, they would be illegal.
Komisija o pripombah zainteresiranih strank o odvzemu pravic meni, da bi bile pogodbe PNE, če bi pomenile nezakonito in nezdružljivo državno pomoč, nezakonite.
Accordingly, the termination of these agreements cannot be regarded as constituting deprivation of rights.
Skladno s tem prenehanja teh pogodb ni mogoče obravnavati kot odvzem pravic.
If such termination is deemed to constitute deprivation of rights, the Commission takes the view that compensation can be awarded and that the conditions laid down in the Methodology will ensure that compensation is fair.
Če tako prenehanje šteje za odvzem pravic, Komisija meni, da se nadomestilo lahko dodeli in da bodo pogoji, določeni v metodologiji, zagotovili pošteno konkurenco.
Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty provides for the general prohibition of state aid within the Community.
Člen 87(1) Pogodbe ES določa splošno prepoved državne pomoči znotraj Skupnosti.
Articles 87(2) and 87(3) of the EC Treaty provide for exemptions to the general rule that such aid is incompatible with the common market as stated in Article 87(1).
Člena 87(2) in 87(3) Pogodbe ES določata izjeme od splošnega pravila, da je taka pomoč nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom, kot določa člen 87(1).
The exemptions in Article 87(2) of the EC Treaty do not apply in the present case because this measure does not have a social character, has not been awarded to individual consumers, is not designed to make good damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences and has not been awarded to the economy of certain areas of the Federal Republic of Germany affected by the division of that country.
Izjeme pri členu 87(2) Pogodbe ES se v tem primeru ne uporabljajo, ker ta ukrep nima socialnega značaja, ni bil dodeljen posameznim potrošnikom, ni bil namenjen povrnitvi škode zaradi naravnih nesreč ali izjemnih dogodkov in ni bil dodeljen gospodarstvu nekaterih območij Zvezne republike Nemčije, ki jih je prizadela delitev te države.
Further exemptions are laid out in Article 87(3) of the EC Treaty.
Dodatne izjeme so določene v členu 87(3) Pogodbe ES.
Article 87(3)(a) states that ‘aid to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment’ may be declared compatible with the common market.
Člen 87(3)(a) določa, da se „pomoč za pospeševanje gospodarskega razvoja območij, kjer je življenjska raven izjemno nizka ali kjer je podzaposlenost velika,“ lahko razglasi za združljivo s skupnim trgom.
Most if not all of Poland can be regarded as such an area.
Večina Poljske, če ne vsa, lahko šteje za tako območje.
The Commission has adopted guidelines for the assessment of such aid.
Komisija je sprejela smernice za ocenjevanje take pomoči.
When Poland acceded to the EU the guidelines on national regional aid (the Regional Guidelines) were in force.
Ko je Poljska pristopila k EU, so veljale smernice o državni regionalni pomoči („regionalne smernice“).
These guidelines also governed the assessment of regional aid in the light of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.
Te smernice so urejale tudi oceno regionalne pomoči v skladu s členom 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES.
Under the Regional Guidelines, state aid could in principle be authorised only for investment costs.
V skladu z regionalnimi smernicami je bila lahko državna pomoč načeloma dovoljena samo za stroške naložb.
Operating aid was normally prohibited (point 4.15 of the Regional Guidelines), but could exceptionally be authorised in specific regions provided it was limited in time, and progressively reduced.
Pomoč za tekoče poslovanje je bila običajno prepovedana (točka 4.15 regionalnih smernic), vendar pa je bila lahko v posebnih regijah izjemoma dovoljena, če je bila časovno omejena in se je postopoma zmanjševala.
The aid cannot be regarded as investment aid.
Te pomoči ni mogoče šteti za pomoč za naložbe.
Investment aid is defined using a list of potential eligible costs which are indicated in points 4.5 and 4.6 of the Regional Guidelines.
Pomoč za naložbe je opredeljena z uporabo seznama možnih upravičenih stroškov, navedenih v točkah 4.5 in 4.6. regionalnih smernic.
Payments under the PPAs clearly cover other costs as well.
Plačila v skladu s pogodbami PNE očitno krijejo tudi druge stroške.
The most striking example is that PPAs guarantee the fuel costs associated with operating the power plants.
Najočitnejši primer je to, da pogodbe PNE zagotavljajo stroške goriva, povezane z delovanjem elektrarn.
Staff costs are also covered by the PPAs.
Pogodbe PNE krijejo tudi stroške za zaposlene.
Clearly, these costs are not eligible for investment aid.
Jasno je, da ti stroški niso upravičeni do pomoči za naložbe.
On the contrary, they correspond to the operator's current expenses and must as such be included in operating costs as defined in point 4.15 of the Regional Guidelines.
Nasprotno, ustrezajo tekočim odhodkom izvajalca dejavnosti in jih je zato treba vključiti v stroške poslovanja, kot je določeno v točki 4.15 regionalnih smernic.
Aid awarded under the PPAs is not subject to a reasonable time framework.
Pomoč, dodeljena v okviru pogodb PNE, ni pogojena s primernim časovnim okvirom.
PPAs are concluded for very long periods, similar to the expected lifetime of a typical power plant.
Pogodbe PNE so sklenjene za zelo dolgo obdobja, ki so približno taka kot pričakovana življenjska doba značilne elektrarne.
Furthermore, PPAs do not include any provisions for a gradual reduction in the amount of aid.
Poleg tega pogodbe PNE ne vključujejo nikakršnih določb za postopno zmanjševanje zneska pomoči.
The guaranteed volumes of purchased electricity are not degressive, and prices are indexed, which means that they increase rather than decrease.
Zajamčene količine odkupljene električne energije se postopno ne zmanjšujejo, cene pa so indeksirane, kar pomeni, da se prej zvišujejo kot znižujejo.
The profit guarantee and its scope do not reduce over time either.
Prav tako se sčasoma ne zmanjšujeta jamstvo za dobiček in njegov obseg.
In view of the above, the Commission concludes that the aid is not eligible for the derogation provided for in Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty.
Komisija na podlagi navedenega ugotavlja, da pomoč ni upravičena do odstopanja, določenega v členu 87(3)(a) Pogodbe ES.
Article 87(3)(b) of the EC Treaty states that ‘aid to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest or to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State’ may be declared compatible with the common market.
Člen 87(3)(b) Pogodbe ES določa, da se „pomoč za pospeševanje izvedbe pomembnega projekta skupnega evropskega interesa ali za odpravljanje resne motnje v gospodarstvu države članice“ lahko razglasi za združljivo s skupnim trgom.
The Commission notes that the aid in question is not designed to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest.
Komisija ugotavlja, da zadevna pomoč ni zasnovana za pospeševanje izvedbe pomembnega projekta skupnega evropskega interesa.
Nor has the Commission found any evidence that it is designed to remedy a serious disturbance in the Polish economy.
Komisija tudi ni odkrila nobenega dokaza, da je zasnovana za odpravljanje resne motnje v poljskem gospodarstvu.
The Commission acknowledges that electricity is an important product for any Member State's economy, and that there was a need to modernise this sector in Poland in the 1990s.
Komisija priznava, da je električna energija pomemben proizvod za gospodarstvo vsake države članice in da je bilo treba na Poljskem v devetdesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja ta sektor posodobiti.
However, the Commission takes the view that the notion of ‘serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State’ refers to much more serious cases.
Vendar pa Komisija meni, da se pojem „resna motnja v gospodarstvu države članice“ nanaša na veliko resnejše primere.
A mere reference to the potential consequences for the economy of a Member State as made by the interested parties is not sufficient for the above-mentioned Treaty provisions to be deemed applicable to a given measure.
Samo sklicevanje na možne posledice za gospodarstvo države članice, ki ga uveljavljajo zainteresirane stranke, ne zadošča, da bi navedene določbe Pogodbe lahko štele za veljavne za nek ukrep.
As a minimum, a more detailed description and analysis of the probability of such disturbance occurring and of the scale of its consequences would be required.
Potrebna bi bila najmanj natančnejši opis in analiza verjetnosti za pojav take motnje ter razsežnosti njenih posledic.