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In the absence of a clear definition of the SGEIs to be provided, in particular one making a clear distinction between the services to be rendered and the power plants’ normal business operations, it is impossible to establish parameters for compensation and/or to determine whether the compensation exceeds the amount necessary to cover the costs incurred in discharging these obligations.
Ker ni jasne opredelitve SGEI, še zlasti take, ki bi jasno določila razliko med storitvami, ki jih je treba izvajati, in običajnimi poslovnimi dejavnostmi elektrarn, ni mogoče vzpostaviti parametrov za nadomestilo in/ali ugotoviti, ali nadomestilo presega znesek, ki je potreben za kritje stroškov, ki so nastali med opravljanjem teh obveznosti.
It is not even possible to define exactly what the compensation is.
Prav tako ni mogoče niti natančno opredeliti, kaj je nadomestilo.
The existence of certain parameters for establishing the PPA prices is not equivalent to the existence of precise parameters for calculating compensation for SGEIs, since the price is not equal to the compensation.
Obstoj določenih parametrov za določanje cen SNEE ni enakovreden obstoju natančnih parametrov za izračun nadomestila za SGEI, saj cena ni enaka nadomestilu.
Furthermore, the fact that the price covers only the costs of generating electricity plus a margin for profit does not mean that it does not include any excess compensation, since many of the costs of generating electricity may be the normal costs covered by any electricity generator as opposed to the surplus costs associated with SGEIs.
Poleg tega dejstvo, da cena vključuje samo stroške proizvodnje električne energije plus stopnjo dobička, še ne pomeni, da ne vključuje previsokih nadomestil, saj veliko stroškov proizvodnje električne energije lahko predstavlja običajne stroške, ki jih krije vsak proizvajalec električne energije, v nasprotju z dodatnimi stroški, povezanimi s SGEI.
Third, where the company which is to discharge public service obligations has not been selected via a public procurement procedure, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and provided with adequate means of production to meet the public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the associated revenue and a reasonable profit for discharging its obligations.
Tretjič, če podjetje, ki bo izvajalo obveznosti javnih storitev, ni bilo izbrano preko postopka javnih naročil, mora biti stopnja potrebnega nadomestila določena na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih pri opravljanju omenjenih obveznosti imelo tipično podjetje, ki dobro posluje in ima zagotovljena ustrezna proizvodna sredstva za izpolnjevanje obveznosti javnih storitev, ob upoštevanju povezanega dohodka in ustreznega dobička za opravljanje obveznosti.
Nine of the ten PPAs were signed without tendering procedures.
Devet izmed desetih SNEE je bilo podpisanih brez razpisnega postopka.
Even in the one tendering procedure for Kispest power plant, no specific objective for the SGEIs was defined.
V enem razpisnem postopku za elektrarno Kispest ni bilo določenega posebnega namena za SGEI.
This makes it difficult to assess what exact part of the power plant's activities would correspond to the SGEI and thus what the level of compensation would be that would not exceed what is necessary to cover the costs incurred in the discharge of the public service obligation.
Zato je težko oceniti, kateri del dejavnosti elektrarne bi ustrezal SGEI in torej kakšna stopnja nadomestila bi bila potrebna, da ne bi presegala zneska, potrebnega za kritje stroškov, ki so nastali med opravljanjem teh obveznosti javnih storitev.
Furthermore, neither the Hungarian authorities nor the interested parties provided an analysis of the costs of the generators in question to support the contention that they correspond to the costs incurred by a typical undertaking.
Niti madžarski organi niti zainteresirane stranke niso predložili analize stroškov zadevnih proizvajalcev, da bi podprli trditev, da imajo enake stroške kot tipično podjetje.
Finally, the Commission notes that, with the exception of the Kispest PPA, all of the other PPAs under assessment were signed without a tender procedure.
Komisija poudarja, da so bili z izjemo SNEE-ja elektrarne Kispest vsi ostali SNEE, ki so predmet ocene, podpisani brez razpisnega postopka.
The PPAs thus do not fulfil the criteria of the Altmark judgment.
SNEE ne izpolnjujejo meril iz razsodbe Altmark.
The interested parties argued that Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty might apply to the PPAs even where they do not fulfil the criteria of the Altmark judgment.
Zainteresirane stranke trdijo, da se člen 86(2) Pogodbe ES uporablja za SNEE, četudi ne izpolnjujejo meril iz razsodbe Altmark.
The compatibility of the measure with Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty is assessed under point 7.7 of this Decision.
Skladnost ukrepa s členom 86(2) Pogodbe ES je ocenjena pod točko 7.7 te odločbe.
The PPAs were concluded with a number of companies in a certain sector of the economy.
SNEE so bili sklenjeni s številnimi podjetji v določenem gospodarskem sektorju.
The companies benefiting from the PPAs at stake are listed in Table 1 above.
Podjetja, ki so imela korist od zadevnih SNEE, so navedena v zgornji tabeli 1.
AES-Tisza argues that the PPAs are not selective as long-term agreements exist in the entire electricity sector: between MVM and the generators, between MVM and the distribution companies, and for the import of electricity.
AES-Tisza trdi, da SNEE niso selektivni, saj dolgoročni sporazumi obstajajo v celotnem energetskem sektorju: med MVM in proizvajalci, med MVM in distribucijskimi podjetji ter za uvoz električne energije.
They argue that, as a result of the legislative measures at that time in Hungary, all generators had agreements with MVM and only renewable and cogeneration plants had shorter term agreements.
Trdi, da so zaradi pravnih ukrepov v zadevnem obdobju na Madžarskem vsi proizvajalci imeli sporazume z MVM ter da so samo elektrarne na obnovljive vire in elektrarne za sočasno proizvajanje toplote in električne energije imele kratkoročne sporazume.
The Hungarian authorities observe in their submissions relating to the interested parties’ comments that important power plants and blocks of power plants sell electricity on the free market without PPAs and mandatory off-take (e.g. the Dunament G1 block, the Vértes power plant and the Mátra I-II blocks).
Madžarski organi so v svojih stališčih glede pripomb zainteresiranih strank navedli, da pomembne elektrarne in bloki elektrarn prodajajo električno energijo na prostem trgu brez SNEE in obveznega odjema (blok G1 elektrarne Dunament, elektrarna Vértes in bloka I–II elektrarne Mátra).
Indeed, there are important power plants and blocks which operate without PPAs (see the examples provided by the Hungarian authorities).
Dejansko obstajajo pomembne elektrarne in bloki elektrarn, ki delujejo brez SNEE (glej primere, ki so jih posredovali madžarski organi).
The company AES itself owns two power plants which do not operate under PPAs.
Podjetje AES ima dve elektrarni, ki ne delujeta v okviru SNEE.
The Commission notes that the fact that an aid measure is not aimed at one or more specific recipients defined in advance, but that the beneficiaries are identified on the basis of a number of objective criteria, does not mean that this measure does not confer a selective advantage on its beneficiaries.
Komisija poudarja, da dejstvo, da ukrep pomoči ni osredotočen na enega ali več posebnih prejemnikov, določenih vnaprej, temveč da se upravičenci določajo na podlagi številnih objektivnih meril, ne pomeni, da ta ukrep ne dodeljuje selektivne prednosti upravičencem.
The procedure for identifying beneficiaries does not affect the State aid nature of the measure [79].
Postopek za določanje upravičencev ne vpliva na naravo ukrepa državne pomoči [79].
Furthermore, it is also confirmed by the case law of the Court that even a measure that would favour an entire sector compared to other sectors of the economy in a comparable situation must be considered as conferring a selective advantage on that sector [80].
Poleg tega je bilo s sodno prakso Sodišča potrjeno, da celo ukrep, ki bi dajal prednost celotnemu sektorju v primerjavi z drugimi sektorji gospodarstva v primerljivem položaju, dodeljuje selektivno prednost temu sektorju. [80].
In the light of the above considerations, the Commission concludes that the PPAs constitute a selective measure.
Na podlagi zgornjih trditev Komisija sklepa, da SNEE pomenijo selektivni ukrep.
State resources and imputability to the State
Državna sredstva in odgovornost do države
The Commission needs to assess whether the PPAs involve the transfer of State resources.
Komisija mora oceniti, ali SNEE vključujejo prenos državnih sredstev.
The core principle of all the PPAs under assessment is the purchase obligation by MVM of a fixed generation capacity and fixed minimum quantities of generated power at a price covering the fixed and variable costs of the power plant, over a duration of 15 to 27 years.
Glavno načelo vseh SNEE, ki so predmet ocene, je obveznost nakupa s strani MVM določenih proizvodnih zmogljivosti in določenih minimalnih količin proizvedene energije po ceni, ki pokriva fiksne in variabilne stroške elektrarne v obdobju od 15 do 27 let.
In economic terms, this purchase obligation creates a continuous obligation for MVM to pay a certain price for a certain capacity (capacity fee) and a certain quantity of energy (energy fee) to the power generators over the entire duration of the contract.
V ekonomskem smislu ta obveza nakupa ustvarja stalno obveznost za MVM, da plačuje določeno ceno za določeno zmogljivost (pristojbina za zmogljivost) in določeno količino energije (pristojbina za energijo) proizvajalcem energije v celotnem obdobju veljavnosti pogodbe.
Further financial obligations of MVM are laid down in the individual PPAs, as described under Chapter 2 above.
Nadaljnje finančne obveznosti MVM-ja so zapisane v posameznih SNEE, kot je to opisano v zgornjem poglavju 2.
This ongoing transfer of financial resources to the generators and the payment of the fees referred to is inherent in all the PPAs and is present for the entire duration of the contracts.
Tekoči prenos finančnih sredstev proizvajalcem in plačilo zadevnih pristojbin sta vsebovana v vseh SNEE in se izvajata v celotnem obdobju trajanja pogodbe.
Naturally, the longer the duration of the PPA, the higher the amount of resources transferred.
Daljše kot je trajanje SNEE, višji je znesek prenesenih sredstev.
In order to establish whether the resources transferred by MVM to the generators constitute State resources, the Commission has assessed the measure on the basis of the following considerations in particular:
Da bi ugotovili, ali sredstva, ki jih MVM prenese proizvajalcem, predstavljajo državna sredstva, je Komisija ocenila ukrep z upoštevanjem zlasti naslednjega:
Existence of State resources — the PreussenElektra ruling [81](287) In its PreussenElektra ruling, the Court of Justice examined a mechanism under which privately owned companies were compelled by the State to purchase electricity from specific electricity producers at a price fixed by the State and higher than the market price.
Obstoj državnih sredstev – odločitev v primeru PreussenElektra [81](287) Sodišče je v odločitvi v primeru PreussenElektra preučilo mehanizem, v okviru katerega so bila zasebna lastniška podjetja s strani države obvezana, da kupijo električno energijo od določenih proizvajalcev električne energije po fiksni ceni, ki jo je določila država in je bila višja od tržne.
The Court ruled that, in such a case, there was no transfer of public resources and therefore no State aid.
Sodišče je odločilo, da v takem primeru ni prišlo do prenosa javnih sredstev in torej državne pomoči.
The Commission considers that the Hungarian scheme is significantly different from the system examined by the Court in the aforementioned ruling, owing in particular to the difference in the ownership structure of the companies under a purchase obligation.
Komisija meni, da se madžarski sistem bistveno razlikuje od sistema, ki ga je preučilo Sodišče v prej omenjeni odločitvi, še zlasti zaradi razlike v lastniški strukturi podjetij, ki so imela obveznost nakupa.
The company on which the State imposed the purchase obligation was privately owned in the PreussenElektra case, while MVM is entirely State-owned.
Podjetje, ki mu je država naložila obveznost nakupa, je bilo v primeru PreussenElektra v zasebni lasti, medtem ko je MVM v celoti v lasti države.
The resources used are therefore resources belonging to and controlled by a fully State-owned company.
Uporabljena sredstva so torej sredstva, ki pripadajo podjetju, ki je v celoti v lasti države, in so pod njegovim nadzorom.
In the PreussenElektra case, when tracing the monies from the beneficiary back to their origin it transpired that they never came under the direct or indirect control of the State.
V primeru PreussenElektra se je pri sledenju denarnih sredstev od upravičenca do njegovega vira izkazalo, da nikoli niso bila pod neposrednim ali posrednim nadzorom države.
However, in the present case they do come under State control since, in tracing them back to their origin, it can be seen that they go to a state company.
Vendar pa v zadevnem prihaja do državnega nadzora, saj je pri njihovem sledenju do vira očitno, da so namenjena državnemu podjetju.
Imputability to the State: the Stardust ruling [82](291) The Commission also considers that the behaviour of MVM is imputable to the Hungarian State.
Odgovornost do države: odločitev v primeru Stardust [82](291) Komisija meni, da MVM za svoje vedenje odgovarja madžarski državi.
It must be added that the Hungarian authorities never argued during the present procedure that the PPAs were not imputable to the State and thus did not involve the transfer of State resources.
Treba je dodati, da madžarski organi med tem postopkom niso nikoli trdili, da SNEE niso bili v pristojnosti države in torej niso vključevali prenosa državnih sredstev.
The underlying principle of MVM's purchase obligation designed to guarantee the viability of the power plants concerned is imputable to the Hungarian State.
Osnovno načelo MVM-jeve obveznosti nakupa, namenjene zagotavljanju sposobnosti preživetja zadevnih elektrarn, je mogoče pripisati madžarski državi.
As this core principle governing the PPAs throughout their entire duration was established when the PPAs were entered into, the Commission needs to examine the conditions of the signing of the PPAs (i.e. the circumstances of the establishment of this core principle) in order to clarify whether it is imputable to the Hungarian State.
Ker je bilo to temeljno načelo, ki je za SNEE veljalo ves čas njihovega trajanja, vzpostavljeno ob začetku veljavnosti SNEE, mora Komisija proučiti pogoje podpisovanja SNEE (tj. okoliščine vzpostavitve tega osnovnega načela) z namenom razjasnitve, ali ga je moč pripisati madžarski državi.
In its assessment of the imputability question, the Commission took into consideration, in particular, the following circumstances.
Komisija je v svoji presoji vprašanja glede odgovornosti upoštevala še zlasti naslednje okoliščine:
At the time the PPAs were entered into, under Energy Act I MVM had the legal obligation to ensure security of supply in Hungary at the lowest possible cost.
V času sklepanja SNEE je imel MVM v okviru Energetskega zakona I pravno obvezo zagotavljanja varnosti dobave na Madžarskem po najnižji možni ceni.
The same Energy Act I required MVM to assess electric energy demands and initiate the extension of production capacities based on the prognosis resulting from the assessment.
Isti Energetski zakon I je od MVM zahteval, da oceni povpraševanje po električni energiji in začne širiti proizvodne zmogljivosti na podlagi napovedi, ki je izhajala iz ocene.
MVM had to prepare a National Power Plant Construction Plan (Országos Erőműépítési Terv) which then had to be submitted to the Government and the Parliament for approval.
MVM je moral pripraviti nacionalni načrt za gradnjo elektrarn („Országos Erőműépítési Terv“) ter ga poslati vladi in parlamentu v potrditev.
The Hungarian Government and all interested parties agreed in their comments that at the time of their conclusion the PPAs constituted the tool identified by the Hungarian Government to ensure security of supply and other governmental objectives, such as the modernisation of the energy sector with particular regard to the prevailing standards of environmental protection, and the necessary restructuring of the sector [83].
Madžarska vlada in vse zainteresirane stranke so se v svojih pripombah strinjale, da so SNEE v času njihovega sklepanja predstavljali orodje, ki ga je določila madžarska vlada za zagotavljanje varnosti dobave in drugih vladnih ciljev, kot je posodobitev energetskega sektorja, še zlasti ob upoštevanju prevladujočih standardov okoljevarstva in potrebne obnove energetskega sektorja [83].
As Csepel power plant states in its comments: ‘The PPA must thus be assessed as what it is: an integral part of the Hungarian State's attempt through MVM to build a diversified generation portfolio at a time when the State did not have the financial means to achieve this on its own’ [84].
Elektrarna Csepel v svojih pripombah navaja: „SNEE je treba oceniti v smislu tega, kar je:sestavni del poskusa madžarske vlade, da bi s pomočjo MVM zgradila raznolik proizvodni portfelj v času, ko država ni imela sredstev, da bi to sama dosegla“ [84].
The Hungarian authorities informed the Commission [85] that preparation for the signature of the PPAs had started in the context of the privatisation procedure for the power plants, on the basis of Governmental Decree 1114/1994 (XII.7).
Madžarski organi so obvestili Komisijo [85], da se je priprava za podpis SNEE začela v okviru privatizacijskega postopka za elektrarne, na podlagi Uredbe vlade 1114/1994 (XII.7.).
The entire procedure of drawing up the PPAs and privatisation was characterised by strong cooperation between the Hungarian Energy Office (the regulator), the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the ‘Allami Vagyonügynökség Rt’ i.e. the governmental body responsible for the privatisations, MVM, and a number of international advisors.
Celotni postopek načrtovanja SNEE in privatizacije je potekal v duhu tesnega sodelovanja med Madžarskim uradom za energetiko (regulator), Ministrstvom za industrijo in trgovino, Ministrstvom za finance, „Allami Vagyonügynökség Rt“, tj. vladnim organom, ki je odgovoren za privatizacije, MVM in številnimi mednarodnimi svetovalci.
A working committee was set up in this context with representatives from the above bodies, which adopted guidelines on the drafting of, inter alia, the PPAs and the pricing methods.
V tem okviru je bil ustanovljen delovni odbor s predstavniki iz zgoraj omenjenih organov, ki je sprejel smernice glede osnutkov SNEE in metod določanja cen.
At the request of the Hungarian Government, a standard PPA was drafted by an international law firm.
Na zahtevo madžarske vlade je mednarodno pravno podjetje zasnovalo standardni SNEE.
The Hungarian authorities confirmed that the PPAs were based on this standard model.
Madžarski organi so potrdili, da so SNEE temeljili na omenjenem standardnem modelu.
They also confirmed that the price setting mechanism of the PPAs had been prepared on the basis of the Government Decision of 1074/1995 (III.4) on the price regulation of electric energy, which included detailed rules on the calculation of regulated electricity prices.
Potrdili so tudi, da je bil mehanizem za določanje cen SNEE pripravljen na podlagi Uredbe vlade 1074/1995 (III.4) o uravnavanju cen električne energije, ki je vključevala natančne predpise glede izračuna reguliranih cen električne energije.
The PPAs took over the formulae and definitions of the Government Decision [86].
SNEE so prevzeli formule in opredelitve iz vladne odločbe [86].
The decision on the signature of the PPAs was taken by the Board of Directors of MVM, both in the context of the privatisation and after.
Odločitev o podpisu SNEE je sprejel nadzorni svet MVM-ja, tako v okviru privatizacije kot tudi po njej.
The members of the Board of Directors are elected by the General Meeting.
Člani nadzornega sveta so bili izvoljeni na skupščini delničarjev.
According to the information received from the Hungarian authorities [87], ‘as MVM is more than 99 % State-owned, the members of the Board of Directors are appointed, elected and recalled as seen fit by the State’.
V skladu s podatki, ki jih je posredovala madžarska vlada [87], „ker je več kot 99 % MVM-ja v državni lasti, so člani nadzornega sveta imenovani, izvoljeni in ponovno vpoklicani, če se zdijo državi primerni.“
Under Government Decree 34/1995 (IV.5) on the implementation of Energy Act I, MVM was required to organise a call for tenders within ninety days following the approval of the Power Plant Construction Plan.
V okviru Uredbe vlade 34/1995 (IV.5) o izvajanju Energetskega zakona I je moral MVM organizirati javni razpis v roku devetdesetih dni po potrditvi načrta za gradnjo elektrarn.
The PPA of Kispest power plant was signed following a tendering procedure in accordance with the legal procedure set out below
SNEE elektrarne Kispest je bil podpisan po razpisnem postopku v skladu s pravnim postopkom, ki je opisan spodaj.
Joint Guidelines of the responsible Ministry and the Hungarian Energy Office were issued in 1997 on the authorisation procedure for power plant construction and the general rules of the tender procedure.
Skupne smernice pristojnega ministrstva in Madžarskega urada za energetiko o postopku odobritve za gradnjo elektrarn in splošnih določbah glede razpisnega postopka so bile objavljene leta 1997.
The Joint Guidelines set out the main reasons for the need to transform the ownership structure and establish new power generation capacities.
Skupne smernice so določile glavne razloge za potrebo po preureditvi lastniške strukture in vzpostavitvi novih zmogljivosti za proizvodnjo električne energije.
It clearly identifies the targets: security of supply at the lowest possible cost, modernisation to meet environmental protection standards, diversification of the primary energy sources, more flexible power plant park possessing the necessary reserve and able to cooperate with the western European electricity system.
Jasno določajo naslednje cilje: varnost dobave po najnižji možni ceni, posodobitev za namen izpolnjevanja okoljevarstvenih standardov, razvejanje primarnih energetskih virov, bolj prilagodljiv park elektrarn za obdelavo potrebnih rezerv in možnost sodelovanja z zahodnoevropskim elektroenergetskim sistemom.
It also stresses that the operation of the future power plant park ‘shall allow profitable operation and maintenance, at a development of prices being in accordance with the provisions of the law’ [88].
Poudarjajo, da bo delovanje bodočega parka elektrarn „omogočalo dobičkonosno delovanje in vzdrževanje, ob razvoju cen, ki bodo v skladu z zakonskimi določbami“ [88].
Under point 2, the Joint Guidelines of the Ministry and the Hungarian Energy Office also add that the implementation of the above targets should result in ‘a modern electricity system satisfying the requirements of environment protection, guaranteeing the European cooperation, the return of justified investments and the costs assumed by efficiently operating license holders, as well as prices containing a profit necessary for a durable operation.
V točki 2 skupnih smernic ministrstva in madžarskega energetskega urada je dodano, da bo izvajanje zgoraj navedenih ciljev vodilo do „sodobnega električnega sistema, ki bo izpolnjeval zahteve varstva okolja, zagotavljal evropsko sodelovanje, donosnost upravičenih naložb in predvidene stroške učinkovitih imetnikov dovoljenj, prav tako pa tudi cene, ki bodo vključevale dobiček, ki je potreben za dolgotrajno delovanje.