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The criterion determining the moment at which a certain measure was put into effect is the legally binding act by which the competent national authorities undertake to grant aid [18].
Za ugotavljanje časa začetka veljavnosti nekega ukrepa je merilo pravno zavezujoči akt, s katerim se pristojni nacionalni organ zaveže, da bo dodelil pomoč [18].
Individual aid granted prior to accession is considered inapplicable after accession if the exact amount of the State’s financial exposure through that aid measure was known when the aid was granted.
Posamezna pomoč, dodeljena pred pristopom, ne velja po pristopu, če je znan natančen znesek finančne izpostavljenosti države na podlagi tega ukrepa pomoči v obdobju, ko je bila pomoč dodeljena.
On the basis of the information provided by the Polish authorities, the Commission has been able to determine that the measures listed in Table 2 above were granted before accession and are not applicable thereafter.
Komisija je lahko na podlagi podatkov, ki jih je predložila Poljska, ugotovila, da so bili ukrepi pomoči iz tabele 2 dodeljeni pred pristopom in se po njem ne uporabljajo.
The Commission is not therefore competent to assess their compatibility with the common market.
Komisija zato nima pristojnosti za ocenjevanje njihove združljivosti s skupnim trgom.
However, they have to be taken into account for determining the compatibility of aid measures granted or to be granted after accession.
Vendar jih je treba upoštevati pri določanju združljivosti ukrepov pomoči, ki se dodelijo ali se bodo dodelili po pristopu.
They amount to PLN 147 million (EUR 35 million) [19].
Ti ukrepi znašajo 147 milijonov PLN (35 milijonov EUR) [19].
With regard to the measures granted on the basis of the amended Act of 30 October 2002 on State aid for enterprises of special significance for the labour market, which are listed in Table 3, the Commission’s doubts as to the point in time at which they were granted have not been allayed.
Kar zadeva ukrepe, dodeljene v skladu s spremenjenim Zakonom z dne 30. oktobra 2002 o državni pomoči za podjetja s posebno pomembnostjo za trg dela, iz tabele 3, je Komisija izrazila dvome, saj ni bilo dokončno razjasnjeno, kdaj so bili dodeljeni.
The Polish authorities have not provided new arguments in this respect in their comments on the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure.
Poljski organi v svojih pripombah na odločbo o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave niso predložili nobenih novih utemeljitev v zvezi s tem.
The consent of the individual granting authorities to restructure their claims under this legislation is necessary but not sufficient for such restructuring to take place.
Privolitev posameznih organov, ki dodelijo pomoč, za prestrukturiranje terjatev v skladu s tem zakonom je nujna, vendar ni zadostna za izvajanje takšnega prestrukturiranja.
The decisive element of the procedure under this Act is the restructuring decision.
Odločilni element postopka v skladu s tem zakonom je odločba o prestrukturiranju.
The President of the ARP issued the restructuring decision on 29 April 2005 and the Commission therefore considers that these measures were granted after accession.
Predsednik ARP je odločbo o prestrukturiranju izdal 29. aprila 2005, zato Komisija meni, da so bili ti ukrepi odobreni po pristopu.
The Commission is therefore competent to assess their compatibility with the common market.
Komisija je zato pristojna za ocenjevanje njihove združljivosti s skupnim trgom.
As these measures were granted in contravention of the standstill clause in Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty, they constitute unlawful aid amounting to PLN 27,897 million (EUR 6,61 million).
Ker je bila z dodelitvijo teh ukrepov kršena klavzula o mirovanju iz člena 88(3) Pogodbe ES, so ti ukrepi nezakonita pomoč v znesku 27,897 milijona PLN (6,61 milijona EUR).
Lastly, if the measures listed in Table 4 constitute State aid, the Commission is competent to assess their compatibility with the common market, as they were clearly granted after accession.
Če so ukrepi iz tabele 4 državna pomoč, je Komisija pristojna za ocenjevanje njihove združljivosti s skupnim trgom, saj je jasno, da so bili odobreni po pristopu.
Justification of the revocation
Utemeljitev razveljavitve
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 provides that ‘the Commission may revoke a decision […] after having given the Member State concerned the opportunity to submit its comments, where the decision was based on incorrect information provided during the procedure which was a determining factor for the decision.
Člen 9 Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 določa, da „Komisija lahko razveljavi odločbo, […] potem ko je zadevni državi članici omogočila, da predloži svoje pripombe, če je odločba temeljila na napačnih podatkih, ki so bili pridobljeni med postopkom in so bili odločilen dejavnik pri sprejetju te odločbe.
Before revoking a decision and taking a new decision, the Commission shall open the formal investigation procedure pursuant to Article 4(4).’
Preden Komisija prekliče odločbo in sprejme novo, sproži formalni postopek preiskave na podlagi člena 4(4).“
As already mentioned, the decision of 20 December 2006 was based on incorrect information, namely the restructuring plan of February 2006, which was no longer valid at the time when the Commission took that decision.
Kot je že bilo navedeno, temelji odločba z dne 20. decembra 2006 na napačnih informacijah, in sicer v zvezi z načrtom prestrukturiranja iz februarja 2006, ki ob sprejetju navedene odločbe Komisije ni bil več veljaven.
The Polish authorities did not submit the updated version of the restructuring plan while the investigation procedure initiated in November 2005 was still under way, even though the plan had already been approved by the relevant bodies of HSW.
Poljski organi niso predložili posodobljene različice načrta prestrukturiranja, čeprav se je postopek preiskave, ki se je začel novembra 2005, še vedno izvajal in čeprav so ustrezni organi družbe HSW načrt že dodelili.
The restructuring plan is the most important source of information for the Commission to assess the compatibility of restructuring aid.
Načrt prestrukturiranja je za Komisijo najpomembnejši vir informacij, da lahko oceni združljivost pomoči za prestrukturiranje.
Hence, though the February plan had not been a false source of information, it became one after the November plan was adopted.
Čeprav februarski načrt najprej ni bil napačen vir informacij, je to postal po sprejetju novembrskega načrta.
The February plan, on which the Commission based the decision of 20 December 2006, was therefore an incorrect source of information at the time the Commission adopted that decision.
Februarski načrt, na podlagi katerega je Komisija sprejela odločbo z dne 20. decembra 2006, je bil zato napačen vir informacij ob sprejetju te odločbe Komisije.
The Commission therefore considers that the decision of 20 December 2006 was based on incorrect information such that its reasoning has to be modified and that decision should thus be revoked pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Komisija zato meni, da je odločba z dne 20. decembra 2006 temeljila na napačnih informacijah, zaradi česar je treba spremeniti njeno razlago in tako na podlagi člena 9 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 to odločbo razveljaviti.
Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty provides that 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 and affects trade between Member States is incompatible with the common market.
Člen 87(1) Pogodbe ES določa, da je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica ali ki je dodeljena iz državnih sredstev v kakršni koli obliki ter ki izkrivlja ali grozi, da bo izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti določenim podjetjem ali proizvodnji določenega blaga, in vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom.
The Polish authorities have not contested that the measures listed in Tables 2 and 3 constitute State aid.
Poljski organi niso izpodbijali dejstva, da so ukrepi iz tabel 2 in 3 državna pomoč.
The Polish authorities submit that the aid in the form of the deferral of the payment of HSW’s tax and social security liabilities (measures 28 and 29 in Table 4) does not constitute State aid, as it is de minimis or the aid element is equal to zero.
Poljski organi trdijo, da pomoč v obliki odloga plačila davčnih obveznosti in obveznosti socialnega varstva družbe HSW (ukrepa 28 in 29 v tabeli 4) ni državna pomoč, saj gre za pomoč de minimis ali del pomoči, ki je enak nič.
The Polish authorities base this argument on the calculation of the aid element of the measures.
Poljski organi utemeljujejo to trditev na podlagi izračuna dela pomoči ukrepov.
The Commission cannot subscribe to the method of calculation used by the Polish authorities.
Komisija se ne strinja z metodo izračunavanja, ki jo uporabljajo poljski organi.
These measures are extended to a company in financial difficulties.
Ti ukrepi veljajo tudi za družbo v finančnih težavah.
The risk of debt rescheduling in favour of HSW is higher than for healthy companies, which should be reflected in the interest charged.
Tveganje za reprogramiranje dolga v korist družbi HSW je večje kot pri zdravih družbah, kar bi se moralo izraziti v zaračunanih obrestih.
The reference rate cannot therefore be applied as the benchmark.
Zato referenčne obrestne mere ni mogoče uporabiti kot merila uspešnosti.
The calculation method whereby the actual interest rate charged is compared with the reference rate is not appropriate in the present case, so the Commission cannot accept Poland’s argument.
Metoda izračunavanja, ki primerja dejansko zaračunano obrestno mero z referenčno obrestno mero, v tem primeru ni ustrezna, tako da Komisija ne more sprejeti trditve poljskih organov.
It is established Commission practice [20] that the aid element in the case of firms in difficulty may not exceed the nominal amount.
Praksa Komisije [20] je, da je lahko del pomoči pri podjetjih v finančnih težavah enak nominalnemu znesku.
The aid measures in the form of deferrals listed in Table 4 total PLN 38,480 million (EUR 9,12 million).
Ukrepi pomoči v obliki odloga iz tabele 4 znašajo 38,480 milijona PLN (9,12 milijona EUR).
The Commission concludes that the measures listed in Table 3 and the deferrals listed in Table 4 as measures 28 and 29 are financed from State resources.
Komisija ugotavlja, da so bili ukrepi iz tabele 3 ter odloga v okviru ukrepov 28 in 29 iz tabele 4 financirani iz državnih sredstev.
They favour an individual undertaking by conferring on it an advantage not available to it on the market.
Na podlagi take pomoči ima posamezno podjetje prednost, ker uživa ugodnost, ki mu na trgu ni na voljo.
HSW is active in the production of construction machinery, which is sold within the EC under conditions of intensive competition between operators from different Member States.
Družba HSW se ukvarja s proizvodnjo gradbenih strojev, ki se prodajajo v ES v razmerah intenzivne konkurence med operaterji iz različnih držav članic.
These measures therefore constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Ti ukrepi so zato državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
In the decision of 20 December 2006, the two loans [21] whose conversion to equity is investigated here were considered to be State aid granted before accession.
V odločbi z dne 20. decembra 2006 sta dve posojili [21], katerih konverzija v lastniški delež se preiskuje v tej odločbi, obravnavani kot državna pomoč, dodeljena pred pristopom.
The aid amount was calculated at 100 % of the nominal value of the loans.
Znesek pomoči se je izračunal pri 100 % nominalne vrednosti posojil.
The Polish authorities did not question that approach until the Commission decision of 10 October 2007.
Poljski organi niso dvomili v ta pristop vse do sprejetja odločbe Komisije z dne 10. oktobra 2007.
The notified debt-to-equity swap consists of a capital injection by the ARP.
Konverzija dolga v lastniški delež, ki je bila priglašena, zajema dokapitalizacijo, ki jo je izvedla ARP.
It therefore involves State resources.
Zato vključuje državna sredstva.
It confers an advantage on the company because, as a company in difficulties, HSW would not have obtained that financing on those conditions on the market.
Zaradi takšne konverzije je imela družba HSW prednost, saj ta družba kot podjetje v težavah teh sredstev na trgu ne bi dobila pod navedenimi pogoji.
As mentioned above, the Polish authorities admit that the beneficiary is better off thanks to the swap.
Kot je navedeno, poljski organi priznavajo, da je upravičenka zaradi konverzije v boljšem položaju.
As regards the Polish authorities’ suggestion that the debt-to-equity swap met the market-economy creditor test, the Commission notes that HSW was at that time in the process of restructuring and its improved situation at the time of the debt-to-equity swap resulted from earlier State aid.
V zvezi z mnenjem poljskih organov, da je bil preskus upnika v tržnem gospodarstvu uspešen, Komisija ugotavlja, da se je v času preskusa izvajal v družbi HSW proces prestrukturiranja, razlog za njen boljši položaj v času konverzije dolga v lastniški delež pa je bila državna pomoč, ki se je dodelila v zgodnejši fazi.
The Commission therefore concludes, on the basis of established practice and case law [22], that the swap does not pass the market-economy creditor test.
Komisija zato na podlagi uveljavljene sodne prakse [22] ugotavlja, da preskus upnika v tržnem gospodarstvu ni uspešen.
The debt-to-equity swap, which was granted after accession, therefore constitutes State aid, which has not been contested by the Polish authorities.
Zato je konverzija dolga v lastniški delež, ki je bila odobrena po pristopu, državna pomoč, ki jo poljski organi niso izpodbijali.
All the remaining measures presented in the decisions initiating the formal procedure constitute State aid, which has not been contested by the Polish authorities.
Vsi ostali ukrepi, predstavljeni v odločitvah o sprožitvi formalnega postopka, so državna pomoč, ki je poljski organi niso izpodbijali.
The exemptions in Article 87(2) of the EC Treaty do not apply to the present case.
Odstopanja iz člena 87(2) Pogodbe ES se v tem primeru ne uporabljajo.
As for the exemptions under Article 87(3) of the EC Treaty, since the primary objective of the aid concerns the restoration of the long-term viability of an undertaking in difficulty, only the exemption of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, which allows the Commission to authorise State aid granted to promote the development of certain economic activities where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest, can be applied.
Kar zadeva odstopanja v skladu s členom 87(3) Pogodbe ES, se lahko uporabi samo odstopanje iz člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES, ki dovoljuje Komisiji, da državno pomoč dodeli za spodbujanje razvoja določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti, kadar takšna pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi, ker je prvotni cilj pomoči znova vzpostaviti dolgoročno sposobnost preživetja podjetja v težavah.
As the Commission is revoking the decision of 20 December 2006 pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 and replacing it with this decision, the compatibility of the whole restructuring process has to be verified again.
Ker Komisija razveljavlja odločbo z dne 20. decembra 2006 v skladu s členom 9 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 in jo nadomešča s to odločbo, je treba ponovno preveriti združljivost celotnega procesa prestrukturiranja.
The Commission will assess the measures constituting new aid and the full restructuring plan (including the February 2006 and November 2006 plans) in accordance with the applicable rescue and restructuring guidelines.
Komisija bo ocenila ukrepe, ki so nova pomoč, in celotni načrt prestrukturiranja (vključno s februarskim načrtom iz leta 2006 in novembrskim načrtom iz leta 2006) v skladu z veljavnimi smernicami za reševanje in prestrukturiranje.
According to point 104 of the 2004 Guidelines, the Commission will examine the compatibility with the common market of any rescue and restructuring aid granted without its authorisation and therefore in breach of Article 88(3) of the Treaty on the basis of those Guidelines if some or all of the aid is granted after 1 October 2004, the date of their publication in the Official Journal.
Kot je navedeno v točki 104 smernic iz leta 2004, bo Komisija preverila združljivost s skupnim trgom kakršne koli pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje, dodeljene brez njene odobritve in zato krši v nasprotju s členom 88(3) Pogodbe na podlagi teh smernic, če je del pomoči ali vsa pomoč dodeljena po 1. oktobru 2004, tj. po njihovi objavi v Uradnem listu.
In the present case, many of the measures were notified on 8 October 2004 (two days before the entry into force of the 2004 Guidelines).
V tem primeru je bilo veliko ukrepov priglašenih 8. oktobra 2004 (dva dneva pred začetkom veljavnosti smernic iz leta 2004).
However the Commission was also informed by Poland in its letter dated 7 March 2006 about additional measures granted to HSW in breach of Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty.
Vendar je Poljska z dopisom z dne 7. marca 2006 Komisijo obvestila tudi o dodatnih ukrepih, ki so bili družbi HSW odobreni v nasprotju s členom 88(3) Pogodbe ES.
In order to assess the compatibility of the new restructuring aid, it is necessary to look at the restructuring as a whole.
Za ocenitev združljivosti nove pomoči za prestrukturiranje je treba prestrukturiranje obravnavati kot celoto.
All the aid measures, not just the new aid, have to be taken into account to establish whether the plan will result in the restoration of viability, to establish that the aid is limited to the minimum necessary and to determine the appropriate compensatory measures to limit the distortion of competition.
Poleg nove pomoči je treba upoštevati tudi vse druge ukrepe pomoči, da se ugotovi, ali bo načrt prispeval k ponovni vzpostavitvi sposobnosti preživetja in ali je pomoč omejena na najmanjši potrebni znesek, ter da se določijo ustrezni izravnalni ukrepi za omejitev izkrivljanja konkurence.
For all the reasons given in the initial decision initiating the formal investigation procedure [25], the company is a company in difficulty as defined in section 2.1 of the 2004 Guidelines and is therefore eligible for restructuring aid.
Zaradi vseh razlogov, ki so bili navedeni v prvotni odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave [25], je družba podjetje v težavah v smislu oddelka 2.1 smernic iz leta 2004, zato je upravičeno do pomoči za prestrukturiranje.
Point 35 of the 2004 Guidelines 35 states that ‘the restructuring plan, the duration of which must be as short as possible, must restore the long-term viability of the firm within a reasonable timescale and on the basis of realistic assumptions as to future operating conditions.
Točka 35 smernic iz leta 2004 navaja, da mora „[n]ačrt za prestrukturiranje, katerega trajanje mora biti čim krajše, […] obnoviti dolgoročno sposobnost preživetja podjetja v smiselnem časovnem okviru in na podlagi realističnih predvidevanj o prihodnjih pogojev poslovanja.
[…] The improvement in viability must derive mainly from internal measures […]’.
[…] Izboljšanje sposobnosti preživetja mora biti v glavnem posledica notranjih ukrepov […].“
Decision of 23 November 2005 initiating the formal investigation procedure
Odločitev z dne 23. novembra 2005 o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave
The first crucial problem of HSW was its high indebtedness.
Glavna težava družbe HSW je bila njena visoka zadolženost.
The Commission notes that the financial restructuring has been completed.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bilo finančno prestrukturiranje končano.
In the original decision initiating the formal investigation procedure, the Commission expressed doubts because the restructuring was mainly financial in nature and expressed concern that insufficient account was being taken of industrial aspects of the restructuring.
Komisija je v prvotni odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave izrazila dvome, da je bilo prestrukturiranje glede na njegove značilnosti predvsem finančno, ter izrazila zaskrbljenost, da vidiki industrijskega prestrukturiranja niso bili zadostno upoštevani.
In their comments, the Polish authorities have provided sufficient evidence that the obsolete organisational structure was actually one of the key problems that the company was facing.
Poljski organi so v pripombah zagotovili zadostne dokaze, da je bila zastarela organizacijska struktura dejansko ena od ključnih težav, s katerimi se je spopadala družba.
This problem was addressed by separating the part of the company directly linked to production from the parts to be sold.
Ta težava je bila odpravljena z ločitvijo dela družbe, neposredno povezanega s proizvodnjo, od delov, ki naj bi se prodali.
This was the reason for the temporary creation of the independent HSW-Trading by HSW.
Zato je družba HSW začasno ustanovila neodvisno podjetje HSW-Trading.
The sale of shares in subsidiaries and the spinning-off and sale of certain service departments was planned as one of the main elements of restructuring.
Prodaja deležev v hčerinskih podjetjih ter ločitev in prodaja oddelkov za določene storitve so bile v skladu z načrtom eden od glavnih elementov prestrukturiranja.
In the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the sale plans were realistic.
Komisija je v svoji odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave izrazila dvom glede realnosti načrta prodaje.
However, HSW has in fact realised more than four times the forecast revenue from the sales.
Vendar je družba HSW dejansko več kot štirikrat presegla napovedani prihodek od prodaje.
Another key factor for the success of the restructuring was the situation regarding the ownership of the trading company Dressta.
Naslednji ključni element, pomemben za uspešnost prestrukturiranja, je bil lastniški položaj trgovskega podjetja Dressta.
The controlling share in Dressta held by one of the competitors of HSW obstructed full access to the important North American market.
Zaradi nadzornega deleža v podjetju Dressta, ki ga je imel eden od konkurentov družbe HSW, je imelo to podjetje težave v zvezi z neomejenim dostopom do pomembnega severnoameriškega trga.
The problem is now solved as HSW has gained control of the company […].
Te težave so zdaj odpravljene, saj je družba HSW ponovno pridobila nadzor nad družbo […].
The restructuring of employment to reduce the workforce by more than 1000 workers is a real and credible cost-cutting measure.
Prestrukturiranje zaposlovanja, na podlagi katerega naj bi se število zaposlenih zmanjšalo za več kot 1000 ljudi, je realen in prepričljiv ukrep za znižanje stroškov.
However, from 2007 onwards, the net result is expected to improve and […] by 2012 […].
Vendar se pričakuje, da se bo neto rezultat po letu 2007 izboljšal in […] do leta 2012 […].
By the end of the restructuring period the liquidity problem should have been resolved.
Težave z likvidnostjo bi morale biti do konca obdobja prestrukturiranja odpravljene.
The Commission had doubts as to whether the November plan could restore the long-term viability of HSW.
Komisija je dvomila, da lahko novembrski načrt ponovno vzpostavi zmožnost dolgoročnega preživetja družbe HSW.
First, it seemed that HSW was in constant need of additional cash-flow and that the restructuring measures envisaged in the February plan were insufficient, which put into question the credibility of both restructuring plans.
Zdi se, da je družba HSW stalno potrebovala dodaten denarni tok in da ukrepi prestrukturiranja, predvideni v februarskem načrtu, niso bili zadostni, zaradi česar je bila verodostojnost obeh načrtov prestrukturiranja vprašljiva.