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concerning State aid C 27/05 (ex NN 69/04) granted for the purchase of forage in the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Article 6 of Regional Law No 14 of 20 August 2003 and call for expressions of interest published by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste)
o državni pomoči C 27/05 (ex NN 69/04) odobreni za nakup krme v deželi Furlaniji - Julijski krajini (člen 6 deželnega zakona št. 14 z dne 20. avgusta 2003 in poziv za prijavo interesa, ki ga je objavila tržaška trgovinska zbornica)
(notified under document number C(2009) 187)
(notificirano pod dokumentarno številko C(2009) 187)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular the first paragraph of Article 88(2) thereof,
ob upoštevanju Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti in zlasti prvega pododstavka člena 88(2) Pogodbe,
Having received information and then a complaint that Regional Law No 14 of 20 August 2003 of the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia provided for the granting of funding to the Chambers of Commerce of Trieste and Gorizia to provide for the forage needs of holdings affected by the drought of 2003, the Commission asked the Italian authorities for a series of clarifications by letter of 2 April 2004.
Po prejetju informacij in nato pritožbe v zvezi z deželnim zakonom št. 14 dežele Furlanije - Julijske krajine z dne 20. avgusta 2003 o odobritvi sredstev za tržaško in goriško trgovinsko zbornico za pokrivanje potreb po krmi v vzrejnih obratih, ki jih je prizadela suša leta 2003, so Službe Komisije z dopisom z dne 2. aprila 2004 italijanske organe zaprosile za pojasnila na to temo.
Not having received a reply at the end of the four-week period allowed the Italian authorities to provide the requested information, the Commission sent them a reminder by letter of 26 May 2004.
Italijanski organi so imeli štiri tedne časa za sporočanje zahtevanih informacij, ker pa v tem času ni bilo nobenega odgovora, so službe Komisije z dopisom z dne 26. maja 2004 italijanskim organom poslale opomin.
By letter of 10 June 2004, registered as received on 15 June 2004, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union forwarded to the Commission a letter from the Italian authorities stating that they had sent two letters to the Chambers of Commerce of Trieste and Gorizia, of 30 September 2003 and 12 March 2004 respectively, to draw their attention to the need to publish a call for expressions of interest for the aid provided for by Article 6 of the abovementioned law and to send a copy thereof to the Commission.
Z dopisom z dne 10. junija 2004, registriranim dne 15. junija 2004, je Stalno predstavništvo Italijanske republike pri Evropski uniji službam Komisije poslalo dopis italijanskih organov, v katerem izjavljajo, da sta trgovinski zbornici iz Trsta in Gorice poslali dve sporočili, prvo z dne 30. septembra 2003 in drugo z dne 12. marca 2004, v katerih sta pojasnili, zakaj je bilo treba objaviti poziv za prijavo interesa za pomoč, predvideno v 6. členu omenjenega zakona, in o tem obvestiti Komisijo.
On the basis of that information, by letter of 28 June 2004, the Commission asked the Italian authorities to send it the text of the two letters concerned and of the calls for expressions of interest drawn up by the two Chambers of Commerce.
Na podlagi navedenih podatkov so službe Komisije v dopisu z dne 28. junija 2004 od italijanskih organov zahtevale, da pošljejo besedili omenjenih sporočil in besedili objav za prijavo interesa, ki sta jih pripravili trgovinski zbornici.
In addition, the Commission asked whether aid had been granted and, if so, how much and how it had been granted.
Službe sprašujejo tudi o dodeljeni pomoči in če je bila dodeljena, o podrobnostih glede višine pomoči in načina dodelitve.
By letter of 27 September 2004, registered as received on 29 September 2004, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission the texts concerned and the information requested in the letter of 28 June 2004.
Z dopisom z dne 27. septembra 2004, registriranim 29. septembra 2004, je Stalno predstavništvo Italijanske republike pri Evropski uniji službam Komisije poslalo besedila in podatke, zahtevane v dopisu z dne 28. junija 2004.
Since it was clear from that information that the call for expressions of interest had already been published by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste and acted on and that, furthermore, the aid that the Chambers of Commerce could pay or had paid was not provided for in the Chambers' general aid scheme, approved by the Commission under State aid N 241/01, the Commission decided to open an unnotified aid dossier under number NN 69/04.
Iz navedenih podatkov je jasno, da je bil poziv za prijavo interesa trgovinske zbornice iz Trsta že objavljen, torej ima že posledice, in da pomoč, ki bi jo trgovinski zbornici lahko dodelili ali sta jo dodelili, ni zajeta v določbah splošnega sistema pomoči trgovinskih zbornic, ki jih je sprejela Komisija v okviru dokumentacije pomoči št. 241/01, zato so službe Komisije odprle novo nepriglašeno dokumentacijo s številko NN 69/04.
By letter of 12 November 2004, the Commission requested additional information on the aid concerned from the Italian authorities.
Z dopisom z dne 12. novembra 2004 so službe Komisije od italijanskih organov zahtevale dodatne podatke o zadevnih pomočeh.
On the same day, the Commission received a letter from the Italian authorities providing information supplementing that requested in the letter of 28 June 2004 (see recital 4).
Istega dne je Komisija prejela dopis italijanskih organov z dopolnili podatkov, zahtevanih v dopisu z dne 28. junija 2004 (glej uvodno izjavo 4).
By letter of 6 January 2005, registered as received on 11 January 2005, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union forwarded to the Commission a letter from the Italian authorities requesting an extension of the deadline allowed them for providing additional information on the aid in question, so as to permit them to re-examine the regional legislation concerned.
V dopisu z dne 6. januarja 2005, registriranim 11. januarja 2005, je Stalno predstavništvo Italijanske republike pri Evropski uniji Komisiji poslalo dopis italijanskih organov, v katerem so zaprosili za podaljšanje odobrenega roka, da bi v tem času poslali dodatne podatke o zadevni pomoči, kar bi omogočilo ponoven pregled deželne zakonodaje.
By letter of 25 January 2005, the Commission gave an extension of one month.
Službe Komisije so z dopisom 25. januarja 2005 odobrile podaljšanje roka za en mesec.
By letter of 21 February 2005, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union forwarded to the Commission a letter from the Italian authorities stating that the Chamber of Commerce of Gorizia had not implemented the planned aid and no longer intended to do so (the letter was accompanied by a Decision of the Chamber of Commerce confirming this).
Z dopisom z dne 21. februarja 2005 je Stalno predstavništvo Italijanske republike pri Evropski uniji Komisiji poslalo dopis italijanskih organov, v katerem so slednji poudarili, da trgovinska zbornica iz Gorice ni izvedla predvidenih pomoči in jih je opustila (dopisu je bil kot dokazilo priložen sklep trgovinske zbornice).
By letters of 28 February 2005, registered as received on 1 March 2005, and of 30 March 2005, registered as received on 31 March 2005, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission additional information on the aid granted by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste.
Z dopisom z dne 28. februarja 2005, registriranim 1. marca 2005 in z dopisom z dne 30. marca 2005, registriranim 31. marca 2005, je Stalno predstavništvo Italijanske republike pri Evropski uniji Komisiji poslalo dodatne informacije o pomoči, ki jo je dodelila trgovinska zbornica iz Trsta.
By letter of 22 July 2005 [1], the Commission informed Italy of its Decision to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty with regard to the aid for the purchase of forage provided for by Article 6 of Regional Law No 14 of 20 August 2003 and the subject of the call for expressions of interest published by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste.
Z dopisom z dne 22. julija 2005 [1] je Komisija obvestila Italijo o odločitvi, da v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe sproži postopek glede pomoči za nakup krme, predvidenim v 6. členu deželnega zakona št. 14 z dne 20. avgusta 2003, predmet poziva za prijavo interesa, ki ga je objavila trgovinska zbornica iz Trsta.
The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [2].
Odločitev o začetku postopka, je bila objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropske unije [2].
The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measures concerned.
Komisija je pozvala zainteresirane stranke k predložitvi pripomb v zvezi z zadevnimi ukrepi.
Article 6 of Regional Law No 14 of 20 August 2003 of the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (hereafter Regional Law No 14) lays down that the regional authorities are authorised to grant special funding of EUR 170000 to the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Trieste and of EUR 80000 to the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Gorizia to cope with exceptional needs connected with feeding animals on livestock holdings affected by the drought of 2003 and located in areas not served by shared irrigation installations.
V 6. členu deželnega zakona Furlanije - Julijske krajine št. 14 z dne 20. avgusta 2003 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: deželni zakon št. 14), je določeno, da so lokalni upravni organi pooblaščeni za odobritev izrednega financiranja za Trgovinsko, industrijsko, obrtno in kmetijsko zbornico iz Trsta v višini 170000 EUR in za Trgovinsko, industrijsko, obrtno in kmetijsko zbornico iz Gorice v višini 80000 EUR, za obvladovanje posebnih potreb, povezanih s krmo živine v živinorejskih gospodarstvih, ki jih je prizadela suša leta 2003 in so na območjih brez skupnih namakalnih sistemov.
The call for expressions of interest published by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste provides for financial support for holdings in the Province of Trieste affected by the drought of 2003 that, not having been able to irrigate their land not served by shared irrigation installations, suffered a loss of production of at least 20 % in less-favoured areas and 30 % in other areas.
Poziv za prijavo interesa, ki ga je objavila trgovinska zbornica iz Trsta, predvideva finančno pomoč živinorejskim gospodarstvom v pokrajini Trst, ki jih je prizadela suša v letu 2003 z zmanjšanjem proizvodnje za najmanj 20 % v območjih z omejenimi zmožnostmi in 30 % v drugih, zaradi pomanjkanja možnosti namakanja obdelovalnih površin, saj na območju ni skupnih namakalnih sistemov.
That support takes the form of aid for the purchase of forage required to feed livestock.
Ta pomoč je namenjena nakupu potrebne krme za prehrano živali.
The aid is paid on presentation of invoices for purchases of forage from 1 May and 20 November 2003 and covers the quantity of forage necessary to satisfy nutritional requirements calculated per livestock unit (hereafter LU) present on the holding and belonging to the farmer.
Pomoč se nakaže po predložitvi računov o nakupu krme med 1. majem in 20. novembrom 2003 in zajema količino krme, ki je potrebna za pokrivanje izračunane prehrambene potrebe na glavo živine v gospodarstvu kmetijskega posestnika.
The LUs include the bovine, ovine, caprine and equine animals raised for slaughter or used for work; in the case of slaughter animals, the farmers concerned are main-occupation farmers and owner-occupiers registered with the Istituto nazionale per la previdenza sociale (National Social Security Institute) for the agricultural sector.
Za glave živine se štejejo govedo, drobnica in konji iz vzreje za zakol ali za delo; pri živalih za zakol se upoštevajo samo živali iz reje pri kmetijskih posestnikih, katerih glavna dejavnost je kmetovanje in pri neposrednih kmetovalcih, vpisanih pri italijanskem zavodu za socialno varnost (Istituto Nazionale per la Previdenza Sociale – INPS) za kmetijski sektor.
The term ‘forage’ means any type of dried hay.
Pojem „krma“ pomeni kakršno koli posušeno seno.
The aid can be paid to any holding in the Province of Trieste so requesting until the fund created for that purpose has been used up.
Pomoč se lahko dodeli do izčrpanja sredstev, namenjenih za ta namen; upravičena so podjetja v pokrajini Trst, ki predložijo zahtevek.
The maximum amount of forage that can be reimbursed per LU is 1500 kg.
Povračilo je omejeno na največjo količino 1500 kg na glavo živine.
The reference price used to calculate the aid is EUR 20, excluding VAT.
Referenčna cena za obračun pomoči je 20,00 EUR brez DDV.
If the number of applications exceeds the forecast, the individual aid per LU will be reduced proportionately.
Če število zahtevkov preseže napovedi, se individualna pomoč na glavo živine sorazmerno zmanjša.
Should the beneficiary holdings request and obtain other aid for the losses caused by the drought of 2003, the amount of aid stipulated in the call for expressions of interest will be reduced accordingly.
Če upravičeni živinorejci zaprosijo in dobijo druge oblike pomoči za izgubo nastalo zaradi suše leta 2003, se znesek pomoči, predviden v pozivu za prijavo interesa, posledično zmanjša.
INITIATION OF THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 88(2) OF THE TREATY
ZAČETEK FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA V SKLADU S ČLENOM 88(2) POGODBE
The Commission initiated the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty because it doubted that the aid measures concerned were compatible with the common market.
Komisija je sprožila postopek, predviden v členu 88(2) Pogodbe, saj dvomi o združljivosti ukrepov za zadevno pomoč s skupnim trgom.
Doubts were raised by the following:
Dvomi izhajajo iz naslednjega:
on the basis of the provisions of which it had been informed, the Commission could not draw the conclusion that the loss threshold had been established strictly in accordance with point 11.3 of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector [3] (hereafter the Guidelines) and could therefore not rule out the possibility that aid had been paid to certain farmers who would not have been eligible if the loss threshold had been calculated as laid down in that point;
na podlagi določb, ki jih ima Komisija na razpolago, ni mogla zaključiti ali so pragovi izgube bili določeni ob upoštevanju določb iz točke 11.3 smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči v kmetijskem sektorju [3] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: smernice) in ni mogla izključiti možnosti, da so za upravičence pomoči bili določeni tudi kmetovalci, ki ne bi bili upravičeni, če bi bili pragovi izračunani v skladu z navedeno točko;
the actual method used to calculate the aid did not correspond to that laid down in point 11.3 of the Guidelines, since it was based simply on price per unit weight purchased; in addition, the aid was to be paid on the basis of purchase invoices for forage, but the call for expressions of interest published by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste did not specify that purchases had to be limited to the quantities of forage actually lost because of the drought;
uporabljena metoda za izračun pomoči ni v skladu s predvideno metodo iz točke 11.3 smernic, saj uporablja zgolj eno merilo in sicer ceno na enoto kupljene teže; pomoč bi morala biti nakazana na podlagi računov za nakup krme, vendar v pozivu za prijavo interesa trgovinske zbornice iz Trsta ni bilo določeno, da so nakupi omejeni na količino krme, ki je dejansko izgubljena zaradi suše;
according to point 11.3 of the Guidelines, the amount of aid should also be reduced by the amount of any direct aid payments, however, the Italian authorities had provided no information on this; the risk of over-compensation for the losses suffered could therefore not be ruled out;
v skladu s točko 11.3 smernic bi se od zneska pomoči moralo odbiti morebitna neposredna plačila, vendar pa italijanski organi niso poslali podatkov o tem; nemogoče je izključiti možnost prekomernega nadomestila nastalih izgub;
according to that same point of the Guidelines, the amount of aid paid should be reduced by any amount received under insurance schemes and normal costs not incurred by the farmer, for example, where the crop could not be harvested, should also be taken into account; however, the Italian authorities provided no information on this, which further reinforces the doubts expressed concerning the risk of over-compensation.
v skladu z isto točko smernic se od zneska odbijejo tudi morebitni prejemki iz naslova zavarovalnih shem ob upoštevanju običajnih stroškov, ki jih kmetovalec ni imel, na primer zaradi izpada letine; italijanski organi niso poslali podatkov o tem, kar dodatno krepi dvome v zvezi s prekomernimi nadomestili.
COMMENTS FROM ITALY
PRIPOMBE ITALIJANSKIH ORGANOV
By letter of 26 September 2005, registered as received on 27 September 2005, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union forwarded to the Commission the comments of the Italian authorities following the initiation of the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty with regard to the aid in question.
Z dopisom z dne 26. septembra 2005, registriranim 27. septembra 2005, je Stalno predstavništvo Italijanske republike pri Evropski uniji po začetku formalnega postopka v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe glede zadevne pomoči Komisiji poslalo pripombe italijanskih organov.
The Italian authorities state, among other things, that the drought of 2003 was declared to constitute ‘adverse weather conditions’ by the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia by means of Decree No 0329/Pres. issued by the President of the Region on 16 September 2003, was confirmed by meteorological data collected by the regional meteorological observatory and was the subject of a State aid dossier notified to the Commission and approved by it (N 262/04).
V navedenih pripombah italijanski organi pojasnjujejo predvsem, da je bila suša iz leta 2003 v deželi Furlaniji - Julijski krajini z odlokom predsednika dežele št. 0329/Pres. z dne 16. septembra 2003 označena za „neugodne vremenske razmere“, kar so potrdili meteorologi iz meteorološke postaje; to je bilo obrazloženo v dokumentaciji o državni pomoči predloženi Komisiji, ki jo je Komisija tudi potrdila (dokumentacija št. 262/04).
The Italian authorities acknowledge that the method used by the Chamber of Commerce of Trieste to calculate the losses suffered by farmers in the Province of Trieste is not in accordance with point 11.3 of the Guidelines.
Italijanski organi priznavajo, da metoda izračunavanja za nastale izgube kmetovalcev iz pokrajine Trst, ki jo je uporabila trgovinska zbornica iz Trsta, ni v skladu z določbami iz točke 11.3 smernic.
The Italian authorities also add that they calculated the aid that could have been paid in accordance with the Guidelines.
Italijanski organi dodajajo, da so poskrbeli za izračun zneska pomoči, ki bi ga lahko dodelili ob upoštevanju smernic.
They set out all their calculations in a table showing the amounts of aid paid, the amounts of aid that could have been approved under the Guidelines and the amounts of de minimis aid that can still be paid to the beneficiaries of the aid under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1860/2004 of 6 October 2004 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid in the agriculture and fisheries sectors [4].
Italijanski organi so zapisali vse izračune v preglednico, ki vsebuje zneske nakazanih pomoči, zneske pomoči, upravičenih ob upoštevanju smernic, in zneske de minimis pomoči, ki se jih še lahko dodeli upravičencem do pomoči v skladu z Uredbo Komisije (ES) št. 1860/2004 z dne 6. oktobra 2004 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES za de minimis pomoči v kmetijskem in ribiškem sektorju [4].
From the table it can be seen that if the de minimis aid is cumulated with the aid that can be granted under the Guidelines only two farmers received aid that was greater than the losses suffered, which the Italian authorities have undertaken to recover.
Iz navedene preglednice je razvidno, da sta pri združevanju de minimis pomoči in pomoči, dodeljene v skladu s smernicami, samo dva kmetovalca prejela previsoko nadomestilo za nastale izgube; italijanski organi so že poskrbeli za vračilo.
As regards the other doubts raised by the Commission when initiating the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty, the Italian authorities explain that the beneficiaries of the aid concerned did not receive direct aid for forage or any amount under insurance schemes.
Glede drugih dvomov Komisije v okviru začetka formalnega postopka v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe pa italijanski organi pojasnjujejo, da zadevni upravičenci niso prejeli neposredne pomoči za krmo, še manj pa morebitnih odškodninskih zneskov.
They also state that the beneficiaries did incur costs for harvesting and transporting forage, since some forage was produced.
Poudarjajo tudi, da so upravičenci imeli stroške, povezane z obiranjem in prevozom pridelka, saj so vseeno pridelali nekaj krme.
Finally, the Italian authorities declare that all the farmers receiving the aid concerned were informed that the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty had been initiated with regard to the measure in question.
Italijanski organi izjavljajo tudi, da so vsi kmetovalci, upravičeni do zadevne pomoči, prejeli informacije o začetku formalnega postopka v skladu s členom 88(2) Pogodbe o zadevnih ukrepih.
V. ASSESSMENT
V. VREDNOTENJE
According to Article 87(1) of the Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, incompatible with the common market.
Člen 87(1) Pogodbe ES navaja, da je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom, v kolikor vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
The aid provided for by Regional Law No 14 corresponds to that definition in the sense that it is granted by a local authority, it favours the production of certain goods (livestock, since the aid for the purchase of forage is to allow the animals to be fed) and could distort competition and affect trade between Member States in view of Italy's position in the production of those goods (for example, Italy was responsible for 13,3 % of Community beef and veal production in 2006, making it the Community's third largest beef and veal producer).
Pomoč, predvidena z deželnim zakonom št. 14 ustreza tej opredelitvi, saj gre za pomoč, ki jo dodeli lokalni organ in podpira nekatere proizvodnje (živinorejo, saj nakup krme omogoča prehrano živali), ki lahko privedejo do izkrivljanja konkurence ter vplivajo na trgovanje znotraj Skupnosti ob upoštevanju vloge, ki jo ima Italija v zadevnih proizvodnjah (na primer: po podatkih EU je Italija leta 2006 proizvedla 13,3 % govejega mesa, kar jo postavlja na tretje mesto med proizvajalci govejega mesa).
However, in cases covered by Article 87(2) and (3) of the Treaty, some measures may enjoy derogations and be considered compatible with the common market.
V primerih, predvidenih v členu 87(2) in (3) Pogodbe, so lahko nekateri ukrepi izjemoma združljivi s skupnim trgom.