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With regard to the requirement that aid be limited to the minimum necessary, Poland stated that the aid was not used for purposes other than restructuring and claimed that the aid intensity amounted to 31 %, i.e. aid as a percentage of the total restructuring costs, including operating costs.
V zvezi z zahtevo, da je treba pomoč omejiti na najmanjšo potrebno, je Poljska navedla, da je bila pomoč uporabljena le za prestrukturiranje, in trdila, da je znašala intenzivnost pomoči 31 %, tj. pomoč kot odstotek skupnih stroškov prestrukturiranja, vključno s stroški poslovanja.
Poland argued that the planned capital injection from Gdynia Shipyard to Gdańsk shipyard, re-negotiation of contract prices and the cumulated profits and positive cash flow generated by the yard in future should be regarded as constituting an ‘own contribution’.
Poljska je trdila, da je treba načrtovano dokapitalizacijo ladjedelnice Gdańsk s strani ladjedelnice Gdynia, ponovno pogajanje o pogodbenih cenah ter ustvarjeni dobiček in pozitivni denarni tok ladjedelnice v prihodnosti obravnavati kot lastni prispevek.
The Polish authorities described in detail how the Export Credit Insurance Corporation’s guarantee system operated and argued that these guarantees had been provided on market terms and thus did not constitute State aid.
Poljski organi so podrobno opisali delovanje jamstvenega sistema družbe Export Credit Insurance Corporation ter trdili, da so bila ta jamstva zagotovljena pod tržnimi pogoji in zato ne pomenijo državne pomoči.
Chronological description of decisive events following the Commission’s decision to open the formal investigation
Kronološki opis odločilnih dogodkov po odločitvi Komisije o začetku formalne preiskave
The Commission investigation and the events which occurred in the course of it are summarised below.
Spodaj so povzeti preiskava Komisije in dogodki med preiskavo.
In reply to the Commission’s decision to open the formal investigation, the Polish authorities submitted explanations of two types in autumn 2005: first, questioning the competence of the Commission to act in respect of the measures identified as new aid in its decision, and, second, arguing that even if these measures constituted new aid, they were compatible with the common market as restructuring aid.
Poljski organi so jeseni 2005 v odgovoru na odločitev Komisije o začetku formalne preiskave predložili dve vrsti obrazložitev: prvič, izrazili so dvom o pristojnosti Komisije za ukrepanje v zvezi z ukrepi, ki jih je v svoji odločitvi opredelila kot novo pomoč, in drugič, trdili so, da so bili ti ukrepi kot pomoč za prestrukturiranje združljivi s skupnim trgom, tudi če so pomenili novo pomoč.
The reaction of Gdynia Shipyard Group to the Commission’s decision was of a similar nature.
Odziv skupine Gdynia na odločitev Komisije je bil podoben.
Both are described above.
Oba sta opisana zgoraj.
In support of its argument on the compatibility of the aid, Poland referred to the 2004 restructuring plan for Gdańsk Shipyard submitted to the Commission in October 2004 with regard to which the Commission opened the formal investigation because of doubts as to its credibility and robustness.
Poljska je svoj argument o združljivosti pomoči podprla s sklicevanjem na načrt prestrukturiranja iz leta 2004 za ladjedelnico Gdańsk, predložen Komisiji oktobra 2004, ob upoštevanju katerega je Komisija začela formalno preiskavo zaradi dvomov o njegovi verodostojnosti in stabilnosti.
Nevertheless, the Commission carefully studied the 2004 restructuring plan and sought assistance from an external consultant.
Komisija je kljub temu natančno proučila načrt prestrukturiranja iz leta 2004 in poiskala pomoč zunanjega svetovalca.
The Commission concluded that the 2004 restructuring plan did not fulfil any of the conditions for the approval of restructuring aid prescribed by the relevant guidelines.
Komisija je ugotovila, da načrt prestrukturiranja iz leta 2004 ni izpolnjeval pogojev za odobritev pomoči za prestrukturiranje, ki jih določajo ustrezne smernice.
At a meeting on 22 February 2006 the Commission explained its main concerns to the Polish authorities.
Na srečanju 22. februarja 2006 je Komisija poljskim organom pojasnila svoje glavne pomisleke.
The Commission highlighted the main weaknesses of the 2004 restructuring plan: low investments, low planned productivity, high production costs, in particular overheads, and insufficient strengthening of the yard’s own capital base.
Komisija je poudarila glavne slabosti načrta prestrukturiranja iz leta 2004: nizke naložbe, nizka načrtovana produktivnost, visoki proizvodni stroški, zlasti režijski stroški, in nezadostna krepitev lastne kapitalske osnove ladjedelnice.
The aid provided to the yard had to be regarded as operating aid in support of debt restructuring and the yard’s continued operation.
Pomoč, zagotovljeno ladjedelnici, je bilo treba obravnavati kot pomoč za tekoče poslovanje v podporo prestrukturiranju dolga in neprekinjenemu delovanju ladjedelnice.
In December 2005 the Commission learned from public sources [11] that Korporacja Polskie Stocznia (‘KPS’), a capital group under public ownership, had been created with the aim of integrating the three largest Polish shipyards in Gdynia, Gdańsk and Szczecin under one umbrella (‘the consolidation plan’).
Decembra 2005 je Komisija iz javnih virov [11] izvedela, da je bila družba Korporacja Polskie Stocznia (v nadaljnjem besedilu: KPS), kapitalska skupina v lasti države, ustanovljena z namenom povezati tri največje poljske ladjedelnice v mestih Gdynia, Gdańsk in Szczecin (v nadaljnjem besedilu: načrt konsolidacije).
The main role of KPS was to finance the shipyards’ production.
Glavna vloga KPS je bila financiranje proizvodnje ladjedelnic.
Poland did not inform the Commission about the consolidation plan at any stage of the procedure, either prior to or after the decision to open the formal investigation.
Poljska ni v nobeni fazi postopka, niti pred odločitvijo o začetku formalne preiskave niti po njej, obvestila Komisije o načrtu konsolidacije.
At the same time, the Commission learned from the press about ongoing talks on the sale of the shipyards in Gdynia and Gdańsk to strategic investors and on the separation of the two companies, which until that date had operated as part of the same group.
Hkrati je Komisija iz medijev izvedela za tekoče pogovore o prodaji ladjedelnic Gdynia in Gdańsk strateškim vlagateljem ter o ločitvi obeh družb, ki sta do takrat delovali kot del iste skupine.
The Commission asked the Polish Government by letter of 13 January 2006 to spell out what its strategy for Gdynia Shipyard Group actually was.
Komisija je poljsko vlado z dopisom z dne 13. januarja 2006 pozvala, naj pojasni, kakšna je dejansko njena strategija za skupino Gdynia.
Poland explained by letter of 20 February 2006 that a consolidation plan had indeed been envisaged previously but that it had been discarded and a new restructuring strategy for the Polish shipbuilding sector would be adopted shortly.
Poljska je z dopisom z dne 20. februarja 2006 pojasnila, da je bil načrt konsolidacije predhodno dejansko načrtovan, vendar je bil opuščen, in da bo kmalu sprejeta nova strategija prestrukturiranja za poljski ladjedelniški sektor.
At the meeting of 22 February 2006 and by letter of 13 March 2006 the Polish authorities informed the Commission that the 2004 restructuring plan for Gdańsk Shipyard was outdated and had to be amended.
Poljski organi so na srečanju 22. februarja 2006 in z dopisom z dne 13. marca 2006 Komisijo obvestili, da je bil načrt prestrukturiranja iz leta 2004 za ladjedelnico Gdańsk zastarel in da ga je treba spremeniti.
First, Gdańsk Shipyard was to be separated from Gdynia Shipyard Group as soon as possible.
Prvič, čim prej naj bi ločili ladjedelnico Gdańsk od skupine Gdynia.
Second, the Government was to allow an injection of private capital into Gdańsk Shipyard with the long-term objective of fully privatising the yard.
Drugič, vlada naj bi dovolila zasebne kapitalske vložke v ladjedelnici Gdańsk, katerih dolgoročni cilj je bila popolna privatizacija ladjedelnice.
The Commission noted that the restructuring strategy did not seem to be based on a thorough analysis of the profitability of the different activities of the yard in the past, but instead assumed considerable expansion in shipbuilding activity, that there was no real prospect of financing restructuring from resources free of State aid and, lastly, that in view of its expansionist nature, the plan clearly failed to comply with the compensatory measures requirement.
Komisija je ugotovila, da se zdi, da strategija prestrukturiranja ni temeljila na podrobni analizi donosnosti različnih dejavnosti ladjedelnice v preteklosti, ampak je predpostavljala znatno razširitev ladjedelniške dejavnosti, da ni bilo resnične možnosti financiranja prestrukturiranja iz sredstev, ki ne vsebujejo državne pomoči, in da načrt glede na svojo širitveno naravo očitno ne izpolnjuje zahteve glede izravnalnih ukrepov.
Referring to continuous reliance on ship financing guarantees provided by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation, a government agency, the Commission warned the yard and the Polish authorities that these guarantees constituted State aid.
Ob sklicevanju na stalno zanašanje na jamstva za financiranje ladij, ki jih je zagotavljala družba Export Credit Insurance Corporation, tj. vladna agencija, je Komisija ladjedelnico in poljske organe opozorila, da so ta jamstva pomenila državno pomoč.
Despite these warnings, the 2006 restructuring plan eventually submitted by Poland in September 2006, with a two-month delay, did not differ substantially from the first draft.
Kljub temu opozorilu se načrt prestrukturiranja iz leta 2006, ki ga je Poljska z dvomesečno zamudo predložila septembra 2006, ni bistveno razlikoval od prvega osnutka.
In August 2006, the majority of shares in Gdańsk Shipyard were taken over by the ARP and its subsidiary Centrala Zaopatrzenia Hutnictwa by way of a debt-for-equity transaction (Gdynia Shipyard’s shares in Gdańsk Shipyard served as collateral for a loan awarded by the ARP to Gdynia Shipyard, part of which became payable in June 2006).
Avgusta 2006 sta večino delnic v ladjedelnici Gdańsk s transakcijo zamenjave dolga za lastniški delež prevzeli ARP in njena hčerinska družba Centrala Zaopatrzenia Hutnictwa (delnice ladjedelnice Gdynia v ladjedelnici Gdańsk so bile zavarovanje za posojilo, ki ga je ARP dodelila ladjedelnici Gdynia in katerega del je bilo treba plačati junija 2006).
As a result Gdańsk Shipyard was separated from Gdynia Shipyard Group.
Zato se je ladjedelnica Gdańsk ločila od skupine Gdynia.
At a meeting on 7 December 2006 and by letter of 29 January 2007 the Commission indicated to the Polish authorities that a preliminary examination had concluded that the 2006 restructuring plan for Gdańsk Shipyard did not comply with any of the conditions for the approval of restructuring aid under the current guidelines.
Komisija je na srečanju 7. decembra 2006 in z dopisom z dne 29. januarja 2007 poljskim organom sporočila, da je bilo v predhodni preiskavi ugotovljeno, da načrt prestrukturiranja iz leta 2006 za ladjedelnico Gdańsk ne izpolnjuje pogojev za odobritev pomoči za prestrukturiranje na podlagi obstoječih smernic.
The Polish authorities announced at that meeting that they intended to privatise Gdańsk Shipyard.
Poljski organi so na srečanju sporočili, da nameravajo privatizirati ladjedelnico Gdańsk.
In the following months the management of Gdańsk Shipyard conducted talks with various potential investors with a view to finding a strategic investor for the yard who would acquire newly issued shares in the company, thus providing the funds necessary for the restructuring process and taking control of the company.
Uprava ladjedelnice Gdańsk je v naslednjih mesecih vodila pogovore z različnimi morebitnimi vlagatelji, da bi našla strateškega vlagatelja v ladjedelnico, ki bi pridobil novo izdane delnice v družbi ter s tem zagotovil sredstva, potrebna za postopek prestrukturiranja, in prevzel nadzor nad družbo.
At the same time, following an agreement reached with the Polish authorities in December 2006, the Commission was engaged in intensive discussions with the Polish authorities and Gdańsk Shipyard with a view to determining the necessary compensatory measures.
Hkrati je po sporazumu s poljskimi organi decembra 2006 Komisija sodelovala v intenzivnih razpravah s poljskimi organi in ladjedelnico Gdańsk, da bi določila potrebne izravnalne ukrepe.
By letter of 28 February 2007 Poland undertook to close one slipway at Gdańsk Shipyard after outstanding orders had been completed, i.e. as of January 2010.
Poljska se je z dopisom z dne 28. februarja 2007 zavezala k zaprtju ene operativne površine v ladjedelnici Gdańsk, potem ko so bila dokončana odprta naročila, tj. od januarja 2010.
The Commission asked Gdańsk Shipyard to provide information so that it could determine whether this proposal constituted a genuine compensatory measure.
Komisija je ladjedelnico Gdańsk pozvala, naj predloži informacije, da bo lahko določila, ali je ta predlog pomenil dejanski izravnalni ukrep.
Since the information submitted was not complete and did not demonstrate that the compensatory measures proposed by Poland for the yard were sufficient, on 19 July 2007 the Commission adopted a decision pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 enjoining Poland to submit the information necessary to resolve the issue of compensatory measures at Gdańsk Shipyard.
Ker predložene informacije niso bile popolne in niso dokazale, da so bili izravnalni ukrepi, ki jih je predlagala Poljska za ladjedelnico, zadostni, je Komisija 19. julija 2007 v skladu s členom 10(3) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999, v kateri je od Poljske zahtevala, da predloži informacije, ki so potrebne za rešitev vprašanja izravnalnih ukrepov v ladjedelnici Gdańsk.
The Polish authorities replied by letter of 20 August 2007, arguing that the closure of more than one slipway was not an option as this would make it impossible to restore the yard’s long-term viability.
Poljski organi so odgovorili z dopisom z dne 20. avgusta 2007 in trdili, da zaprtje več kot ene operativne površine ni mogoče, ker bi to onemogočilo obnovitev dolgoročne sposobnosti preživetja ladjedelnice.
However, the study submitted in support of this position was based on the assumption that no restructuring or adjusting measures would be implemented after the slipways were closed.
Vendar je študija, predložena v podporo temu stališču, temeljila na predpostavki, da po zaprtju operativnih površin ne bodo izvedeni ukrepi za prestrukturiranje ali prilagoditveni ukrepi.
The Polish submission also suggested that the future owner of the yard might consider purchasing a new launching facility, given that the slipways used by the yard to date were rented from third parties.
Poleg tega je Poljska v dopisu menila, da bi lahko prihodnji lastnik obravnaval nakup novega objekta za splavljenje, ker je ladjedelnica operativne površine, ki jih je takrat uporabljala, najemala od tretjih oseb.
Therefore by letter of 3 October 2007 the Commission noted that the issue of the necessary compensatory measures remained unsolved and that Poland should duly inform potential investors interested in acquiring Gdańsk Shipyard about the State aid it had received after Poland acceded to the European Union, and of the need to prepare a credible restructuring plan based on the adoption of genuine compensatory measures.
Zato je Komisija z dopisom z dne 3. oktobra 2007 ugotovila, da je vprašanje potrebnih izravnalnih ukrepov ostalo nerešeno ter da bi morala Poljska morebitne vlagatelje, ki se zanimajo za pridobitev ladjedelnice Gdańsk, ustrezno obvestiti o državni pomoči, ki jo je prejela po pristopu Poljske k Evropski uniji, in o potrebi po pripravi verodostojnega načrta prestrukturiranja, ki temelji na sprejetju dejanskih izravnalnih ukrepov.
The Polish authorities also proposed that the scope and method of implementation of the necessary compensatory measures be agreed with the yard’s new owner.
Poljski organi so predlagali tudi, da se je treba o obsegu in načinu izvajanja potrebnih izravnalnih ukrepov dogovoriti z novim lastnikom ladjedelnice.
As of January 2008, ISD Polska held 79 % of shares in Gdańsk Shipyard.
Družba ISD Polska je imela januarja 2008 v ladjedelnici Gdańsk 79 % delnic.
In April 2008 ISD Polska’s parent company set up a new subsidiary: ISD Stocznia.
Aprila 2008 je matična družba družbe ISD Polska ustanovila novo hčerinsko družbo, tj. ISD Stocznia.
Subsequently, the shares in Gdańsk Shipyard were transferred from ISD Polska to ISD Stocznia, which became the formal owner of Gdańsk Shipyard.
Zato so se delnice v ladjedelnici Gdańsk prenesle iz družbe ISD Polska v družbo ISD Stocznia, ki je postala uradni lastnik ladjedelnice Gdańsk.
In reply to the Commission’s requests for information Poland submitted several documents presenting in a non-detailed way alternative strategies for ISD Polska as regards the State aid investigation.
Poljska je v odgovoru na zahtevek Komisije za informacije predložila več dokumentov, ki v grobem predstavljajo nadomestne strategije za družbo ISD Polska glede preiskave državne pomoči.
First, the Commission received a summary document highlighting some features of ISD Polska’s restructuring strategy for the yard and based on the assumption that the State aid (EUR 20 million in the opinion of ISD Polska) would be repaid.
Prvič, Komisija je prejela povzetek dokumenta, v katerem so bile poudarjene nekatere značilnosti strategije prestrukturiranja družbe ISD Polska za ladjedelnico in ki je temeljil na predpostavki, da bo državna pomoč (20 milijonov EUR po mnenju družbe ISD Polska) vrnjena.
This was allegedly the basis of ISD Polska’s decision to acquire the yard.
To je bila domnevno podlaga za odločitev družbe ISD Polska, da pridobi ladjedelnico.
ISD Polska later indicated at a meeting on 18 March 2008 that this alternative was no longer under consideration, since the recoverable State aid was higher than originally estimated by ISD Polska.
Družba ISD Polska je pozneje na srečanju 18. marca 2008 navedla, da ta nadomestna možnost ni bila več obravnavana, ker je bila vračljiva državna pomoč višja od pomoči, ki jo je prvotno ocenila družba ISD Polska.
Second, the Commission received a draft version of the business plan providing for restructuring to be undertaken in accordance with the Guidelines.
Drugič, Komisija je prejela osnutek poslovnega načrta, v katerem je bilo določeno, da bo prestrukturiranje izvedeno v skladu s smernicami.
Under this scenario the yard would diversity into three activities: shipbuilding as the core activity, production of wind power plants and production of steel structures.
V skladu s tem bi ladjedelnica razvila tri dejavnosti: ladjedelništvo kot glavno dejavnost, proizvodnjo elektrarn na veter in proizvodnjo jeklenih konstrukcij.
As regards the yard’s capacity, the plan provided for activities to be carried out on the three existing slipways until 2012; these would be replaced by a new floating dock as of 2013. The draft business plan provided for investment of EUR 183 million.
V zvezi z zmogljivostjo ladjedelnice je bilo v načrtu predvideno izvajanje dejavnosti na treh obstoječih operativnih površinah do leta 2012; te bi leta 2013 nadomestil plavajoči dok. V osnutku poslovnega načrta je bila predvidena naložba v znesku 183 milijonov EUR.
Third, the Commission received a short analysis from ISD Polska allegedly demonstrating that the immediate closure of two slipways and an output limitation as of 2013 would prevent the yard from restoring viability.
Poleg tega je Komisija prejela kratko analizo družbe ISD Polska, ki naj bi dokazala, da bi takojšnje zaprtje dveh operativnih površin in omejitev proizvodnje od leta 2013 preprečila obnovitev sposobnosti preživetja ladjedelnice.
None of the above-mentioned documents presented by the Polish authorities following privatisation can be regarded as constituting a comprehensive, cohesive restructuring plan as required by the Guidelines.
Noben od navedenih dokumentov, ki so jih poljski organi predložili po privatizaciji, se ne more šteti za celovit in obsežen načrt prestrukturiranja, kot je določeno v smernicah.
By letter of 22 April 2008 the Commission again called on Poland to submit a draft plan for the comprehensive restructuring of the yard.
Komisija je z dopisom z dne 22. aprila 2008 Poljsko ponovno pozvala, naj predloži osnutek načrta za celovito prestrukturiranje ladjedelnice.
Since the information provided was deemed insufficient, on 23 May 2008 the Commission adopted a decision [12] pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 enjoining Poland to supply all the documentation, information and data necessary to assess whether viability would be restored to Gdańsk Shipyard, and if so, when, whether sufficient compensatory measures would be implemented, whether State aid would be limited to the minimum necessary and what would be the own contribution free of State aid as required by the Guidelines, i.e. to assess whether restructuring aid for Gdańsk Shipyard would be compatible with the common market.
Ker so bile predložene informacije nezadostne, je Komisija 23. maja 2008 sprejela odločbo [12] v skladu s členom 10(3) Uredbe št. 659/1999, v kateri je od Poljske zahtevala, da predloži vso dokumentacijo, informacije in podatke, ki so potrebni za oceno, ali bo sposobnost preživetja ladjedelnice Gdańsk obnovljena, ter če bo, kdaj se bo to zgodilo, ali bodo izvedeni zadostni izravnalni ukrepi, ali bo državna pomoč omejena na najmanjšo potrebno in kakšen bo lastni prispevek brez državne pomoči, kot je določeno v smernicah, tj. za oceno, ali bo pomoč za prestrukturiranje za ladjedelnico Gdańsk združljiva s skupnim trgom.
The deadline for submitting the information requested was 26 June 2008.
Rok za predložitev zahtevanih informacij je bil 26. junij 2008.
At a meeting held on 10 June 2008 it emerged that the Polish authorities were conducting intensive talks with ISD Polska and Gdańsk Shipyard on the possible purchase of Gdynia Shipyard and a merger of the two yards.
Na srečanju 10. junija 2008 je bilo navedeno, da so Poljski organi vodili intenzivne pogovore z družbo ISD Polska in ladjedelnico Gdańsk o morebitnem nakupu ladjedelnice Gdynia ter združitvi obeh ladjedelnic.
Poland proposed compensatory measures to be implemented in the merged yard and indicated that the new investor had requested additional State aid as a condition for taking part in the privatisation of Gdynia Shipyard.
Poljska je predlagala izvajanje izravnalnih ukrepov v združeni ladjedelnici in navedla, da je novi vlagatelj zahteval dodatno državno pomoč kot pogoj za udeležbo v privatizaciji ladjedelnice Gdynia.
Poland also informed the Commission that ISD Polska was preparing a joint restructuring plan for both yards to be submitted to the Commission by 26 June 2008 further to the information injunction referred to above.
Poljska je poleg tega Komisijo obvestila, da je družba ISD Polska pripravljala skupni načrt prestrukturiranja za obe ladjedelnici, ki bi moral biti predložen Komisiji do 26. junija 2008 na podlagi zgoraj navedene odredbe o predložitvi podatkov.
At the request of the Polish authorities, the Commission informed Poland and ISD Polska at the meeting of 10 June 2008 and again at the meeting of 13 June 2008 that certain framework conditions would have to be met if ISD Polska was to purchase Gdynia Shipyard with the intention of operating it jointly with the one in Gdańsk.
Na zahtevo poljskih organov je Komisija na srečanju 10. junija 2008 in ponovno na srečanju 13. junija 2008 Poljsko ter družbo ISD Polska obvestila, da je treba izpolniti nekatere okvirne pogoje, če želi družba ISD Polska kupiti ladjedelnico Gdynia, da bi jo upravljala skupaj z ladjedelnico v Gdańsku.