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boned meat importers and intra-Community operators, as this operation does not generate by-products that must be treated under Community or domestic law.
uvozniki mesa brez kosti in trgovci z mesom brez kosti znotraj Skupnosti, ker pri takem mesu ni stranskih proizvodov, za katere bi veljala obvezna obdelava na podlagi zakonodaje Skupnosti in države članice.
With regard to the precise use of the revenue from this charge, the Portuguese authorities have stated that this was exclusively used to finance the operations inherent in the services of collecting, transporting, processing and destroying mammalian meat and poultrymeat by-products, including SRM.
Glede vprašanja, čemu natančno so bili namenjeni prihodki, ustvarjeni s pobiranjem dajatve, so portugalski organi navedli, da so bili ti prihodki uporabljeni izključno za financiranje dejavnosti, povezanih s storitvami zbiranja, prevoza, predelave in uničevanja stranskih proizvodov iz mesa sesalcev in perutnine, vključno s SST.
The amount of the charge is set in Annex 1 to Decree-Law No 197/2002, as indicated below, in proportion to the weight and depending on the species in question:
V Prilogi 1 k zakonskemu odloku iz leta 2002 je bila določena višina dajatve glede na težo in zadevno vrsto živali:
Species/Type
Vrsta živali
Beef and Veal
Govedo
Pig
Prašiči
Sheep/Goat
Ovce/koze
Charge/kg of carcass
Dajatev/kg trupa
In order to finance the services of collecting, transporting, processing and destroying SRM, Article 2(2) of Decree-Law No 197/2002 provides that a fixed charge of EUR 0,30 per kilogram of SRM shall be specifically and solely imposed on slaughterhouses.
Kar zadeva financiranje storitev zbiranja, prevoza, predelave in uničevanja SST, je člen 2(2) zakonskega odloka št. 197/2002 določal, da se posebej in izključno za klavnice uporablja fiksni znesek 0,30 EUR/kg SST.
All the charges were paid to a public body, the Instituto Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia Agrícola (INGA), using a reverse charge procedure.
Vse dajatve so se po postopku obrnjene davčne obveznosti plačevale Nacionalnemu zavodu za intervencije in jamstva v kmetijstvu (INGA), ki je javni organ.
The charges imposed on operators formed INGA’s revenue and were paid directly to it.
Dajatve, pobrane od subjektov, so bile prihodki zavoda INGA in so se mu neposredno izplačevale.
As indicated in recitals 32 and 33 of this Decision, Article 4 of Decree-Law No 197/2002 provides that slaughterhouses may also arrange for the collection, processing and destruction of by-products, with the exception of SRM, either by contracting the services of third parties or on their own initiative, under the relevant legislation.
Kot je navedeno v uvodnih izjavah 32 in 33 tega sklepa, je člen 4 zakonskega odloka iz leta 2002 določal, da lahko klavnice tudi same poskrbijo za dejavnosti zbiranja, prevoza, predelave in uničevanja stranskih proizvodov, pri čemer lahko za njihovo izvajanje neposredno naročijo storitve tretjih strani, lahko pa te dejavnosti izvajajo tudi same, vendar ob upoštevanju veljavnih zakonskih določb in z izjemo SST.
Where slaughterhouses collect, process and destroy by-products generated in the slaughterhouse itself — with the exception of SRM — the charge to be paid is set in Annex 2 to Decree-Law No 197/2002 as follows:
Če so klavnice same zbirale, predelovale in uničevale stranske proizvode, ustvarjene v lastnem obratu, razen SST, so morale plačevati dajatev, ki je v Prilogi 2 k zakonskemu odloku iz leta 2002 določena tako:
Where slaughterhouses collect, process and destroy all by-products generated either in the slaughterhouse itself or in cutting plants, with the exception of SRM, no charge is payable.
Če so klavnice same zbirale, predelovale in uničevale vse stranske proizvode, ustvarjene v lastnem obratu in v razsekovalnicah, razen SST, so bile v celoti oproščene plačila te dajatve.
Under Article 5 of Decree-Law No 197/2002, INGA is responsible for checking that the charges are paid by slaughterhouses, which must therefore keep up-to-date registers of carcass numbers and weights.
V skladu s členom 5 zakonskega odloka iz leta 2002 je bil zavod INGA odgovoren za nadzor nad plačili dajatev s strani klavnic, ki so morale v ta namen voditi posodobljene registre količin trupov in njihove teže.
INGA is also responsible for checking that the charges payable on the import and receipt of products from the European Union are paid. The operators/receivers in question must keep up-to-date registers of all operations carried out.
Zavod INGA je bil pristojen tudi za nadzor nad plačili dajatev na uvoz in prevzem proizvodov iz Evropske unije, trgovci in prevzemniki pa so morali voditi posodobljene registre izvedenih dejavnosti.
If they opt for this alternative scheme, slaughterhouses must submit the respective plans in advance for assessment by INGA and must also submit to all the checks ordered by the competent authorities.
Če so klavnice izbrale zadnjenavedeno možnost, so morale pred tem predložiti zadevne načrte v presojo zavodu INGA in se podrediti morebitnim pregledom, za katere bi se odločil pristojni organ.
The Portuguese authorities have given assurances that this service was exclusively provided to entities generating by-products that had to be disposed of and that the charge did no more than pass on the cost of these operations to these entities.
Portugalski organi so zatrdili, da je višina dajatve omejena na kritje stroškov za te dejavnosti v navedenih obratih in da se te storitve zagotavljajo samo tistim obratom, ki proizvajajo stranske proizvode, katerih uničenje je obvezno.
With regard to the correspondence between the revenue from the charges and the cost of the services financed by these charges, the Portuguese authorities have stated that each charge set out in Annexes 1 and 2 to Decree-Law No 197/2002, as also the charge laid down in Article 2(2) on SRM, was calculated based on the actual cost of the services to be provided, bearing in mind the nature and importance of the by-products generated by each animal species.
Kar zadeva skladnost med prihodki od dajatve in stroški storitev, financiranih s temi prihodki, so portugalski organi navedli, da so zneski dajatve, predvideni v prilogah 1 in 2 k zakonskemu odloku iz leta 2002, ter znesek za SST, določen v členu 2(2), izračunani na podlagi dejanskih stroškov storitev, ki morajo biti opravljene, ob upoštevanju narave stranskih proizvodov, nastalih pri vsaki vrsti živali, in njihove relevantnosti.
According to the Portuguese authorities, this charge formed, in all respects, the compensation payable by users for the provision of a public service of general interest.
Po mnenju portugalskih organov je bilo to financiranje v vseh pogledih podobno nadomestilu, ki ga uporabniki plačajo za javne storitve splošnega interesa.
The amounts paid by operators liable for the charge were directly proportional to the quantities of waste actually delivered to the public service and to the actual cost of disposing of this waste.
Zneski, ki so jih plačevali zavezanci, so bili neposredno sorazmerni s količinami odpadkov, ki so bili v resnici odstranjeni v okviru javnih storitev, in z dejanskimi stroški odstranjevanja teh odpadkov.
In support of these assertions, the Portuguese authorities have provided documents containing figures for 1999 to 2005, proving the cost of the services, and, for 2003, a document containing figures for the revenue from the charge, with regard to the various types of by-product, regardless of whether these were imported or domestic products.
V podporo tem trditvam so portugalski organi predložili dokumente za leta od 1999 do 2005, v katerih so navedeni številčni podatki o stroških storitev, in dokument za leto 2003, ki vsebuje številčne podatke o prihodkih od dajatve na različne vrste stranskih proizvodov za uvožene in nacionalne proizvode skupaj.
With regard to the question of whether imported products could effectively benefit from the scheme in the same way as domestic products, the Portuguese authorities have given assurances that, in the spirit of the polluter pays principle, the charges applicable to slaughterhouses, imports or intra-Community trade in bone-in meat reflected the costs associated with treating all the by-products generated in the system up to the final consumer.
Glede vprašanja, ali so uvoženi proizvodi res upravičeni do sheme na enak način kot nacionalni proizvodi, so portugalski organi zatrdili, da se v skladu z bistvom načela „plača povzročitelj obremenitve“ dajatve, ki se uporabljajo za klavnice, uvoz mesa s kostmi in trgovino s takim mesom znotraj Skupnosti, ujemajo s stroški, povezanimi z obdelavo vseh stranskih proizvodov, ki nastanejo v verigi do stopnje končnega potrošnika.
According to the Portuguese authorities, the import of bone-in meat generates by-products and therefore benefited from the collection, transportation, processing and destruction service, which justified applying these charges.
Uvoz mesa s kostmi za portugalske organe pomeni obstoj stranskih proizvodov in zato se zanj uporabljajo storitve zbiranja, prevoza, predelave in uničevanja, kar je upravičevalo uporabo zadevnih dajatev.
The Portuguese authorities consider that the measures financed were in the public interest because, following the BSE crisis, it became clear that the disposal of slaughterhouse waste was a public service mission falling under the responsibility of the State because of its importance for the protection of human and animal health and the environment.
Portugalski organi menijo, da so bile financirane dejavnosti v javnem interesu, saj se je po krizi BSE izkazalo, da mora odstranjevanje snovi, zaseženih v klavnicah iz zdravstvenih razlogov, zaradi njegovega pomena za varovanje zdravja ljudi in živali ter za varstvo okolja spadati v okvir javnih storitev države.
The scheme set up by Decree-Law No 197/2002 was repealed by Decree-Law No 244/2003 of 7 October 2003 [15] (hereinafter referred to as ‘Decree-Law No 244/2003’), which entered into force on 22 October 2003 and which laid down a general scheme and a transitional scheme for animal by-products not appropriate for human consumption.
Sistem, uveden z zakonskim odlokom iz leta 2002, je bil razveljavljen z zakonskim odlokom št. 244/2003 z dne 7. oktobra 2003 [15] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: zakonski odlok iz leta 2003), ki je začel veljati 22. oktobra 2003. Z zadnjenavedenim zakonskim odlokom sta bili uvedeni splošna ureditev in prehodna ureditev za živalske stranske proizvode, ki niso primerni za prehrano ljudi.
Under the general scheme, slaughterhouses, cutting plants, hatcheries and egg production facilities must, either on their own initiative or by contracting the services of third parties, collect, transport, store, handle, process and destroy Category 1, 2 and 3 material generated within their own units, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, by implementing a plan subject to prior approval by the Veterinary Directorate-General (DG V).
V skladu s splošno ureditvijo so morali klavnice, razsekovalnice, valilnice in proizvajalci jajčnih izdelkov na lastno pobudo ali z najemom tretjih strani zagotoviti zbiranje, prevoz, skladiščenje, premeščanje, predelavo in uničevanje snovi kategorij 1, 2 in 3, proizvedenih v določeni enoti, v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1774/2002, in sicer z izvajanjem načrta, ki so ga predhodno predložili v odobritev generalni direkciji za veterinarstvo (GDV).
Slaughterhouses, cutting plants, hatcheries and egg production facilities must submit a plan for the destruction or use of Category 3 material, to be approved by DG V, within 90 days of the date of entry into force of Decree-Law No 244/2003 or the date of starting up.
Klavnice, razsekovalnice, valilnice in proizvajalci jajčnih izdelkov so morali pripraviti načrt za uničevanje ali uporabo snovi kategorije 3, ki ga je moral GDV odobriti v 90 dneh od datuma začetka veljavnosti zakonskega odloka iz leta 2003 ali od začetka dejavnosti.
With regard to Category 3 material, until the plans are approved by DG V, INGA continues to provide services of collection, transportation, processing, temporary storage and destruction of by-products, in accordance with Decree-Law No 197/2002.
Zakonski odlok iz leta 2002 je določal, da zavod INGA zagotavlja storitve zbiranja, prevoza, predelave, začasnega skladiščenja in uničevanja stranskih proizvodov, dokler GDV ne odobri načrtov za snovi kategorije 3.
Until the plan for Category 3 material is approved, owners of slaughterhouses, cutting plants, hatcheries and egg production facilities must pay the charges set in Annex 1 to Decree-Law No 197/2002, except for those entities benefiting from the alternative scheme provided for in that Decree-Law, which must pay the charges set in Annex 2 to the Decree-Law.
Pred odobritvijo načrta za snovi kategorije 3 so morali lastniki klavnic, razsekovalnic, valilnic in podjetij za proizvodnjo jajčnih izdelkov plačevati dajatve, določene v Prilogi 1 k zakonskemu odloku 2002, razen subjektov, za katere je veljala druga ureditev, predvidena v tem odloku, in ki so morali plačevati dajatve, določene v Prilogi 2 k zakonskemu odloku iz leta 2002.
Under the transitional scheme, INGA also continued to provide these services for Category 1 and 2 material.
Na podlagi prehodne ureditve je zavod INGA še naprej zagotavljal te storitve tudi za snovi kategorij 1 in 2.
Once the destruction or use plan was approved, they became exempt from paying the charge.
Po drugi strani so bili zavezanci takoj po odobritvi načrta za uničevanje ali uporabo oproščeni plačila dajatve.
Once slaughterhouses and cutting plants had sent a plan to DG V, covering the operations needed to dispose of Category 1 and 2 material, they assumed responsibility for the cost of these operations and were subject to checks by that competent authority.
Kadar so klavnice in razsekovalnice predložile načrt GDV, v katerem so navedle dejavnosti, potrebne za odstranitev snovi kategorij 1 in 2, so prevzele odgovornost za stroške, ki jih vključujejo te dejavnosti, in so bile podvržene pregledom pristojnega organa.
Article 3(4) of Decree-Law No 244/2003 provided that this transitional scheme would expire 2 years after the Decree-Law entered into force.
Člen 3(4) zakonskega odloka iz leta 2003 je določal, da ta ureditev preneha veljati dve leti po začetku veljavnosti tega zakonskega odloka.
In its decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission set out its concerns about the existence of aid in favour of the undertakings providing the services of collection, transportation, processing and destruction of the materials concerned, slaughterhouses and cutting plants, importers of bone-in beef, veal, pigmeat and poultrymeat, intra-Community operators and livestock farmers, and also about the compatibility of this aid.
V zvezi z obstojem in morebitno združljivostjo pomoči, dodeljene podjetjem, ki so zagotavljala storitve zbiranja, prevoza, predelave in uničevanja zadevnih snovi, klavnicam in razsekovalnicam, uvoznikom govedine, teletine, svinine in perutninskega mesa s kostmi, trgovcem znotraj Skupnosti ter rejcem, je Komisija v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka izrazila spodaj navedene dvome.
The Commission in particular again asked the questions raised in the first information injunction.
Zlasti je Komisija ponovno postavila vprašanja iz prve odredbe o predložitvi podatkov.
With regard to the aid in favour of the undertakings providing the services of collection, transportation, processing and destruction of the materials concerned, it expressed doubts about the public interest service nature that the Portuguese authorities were attributing to the activities in question, particularly in view of the Altmark judgment [16].
Glede pomoči podjetjem, ki so zagotavljala storitve zbiranja, prevoza, predelave in uničevanja zadevnih snovi, je izrazila dvome o naravi storitev splošnega interesa, ki so jo portugalski organi želeli pripisati zadevnim dejavnostim, zlasti z vidika sodbe Altmark [16].
With regard to the aid in favour of slaughterhouses and cutting plants, importers of bone-in beef, veal, pigmeat and poultrymeat, and intra-Community operators in the sector, the Commission expressed doubts about whether the contribution paid by the sector through the charge corresponded to the actual financial cost of the collection service provided, and requested quantified information in this respect.
Kar zadeva pomoč klavnicam in razsekovalnicam, uvoznikom govedine, teletine, svinine in perutninskega mesa s kostmi ter panožnim trgovcem znotraj Skupnosti, je Komisija podvomila o dejstvu, da se je prispevek, ki ga je ta sektor plačeval z zadevno dajatvijo, ujemal z dejanskimi gospodarskimi stroški storitev zbiranja, in zahtevala številčne podatke v zvezi s tem.
Finally, with regard to the aid to livestock farmers, the Commission expressed doubts about the advantages that they could obtain from the scheme set up, given that they were not subject to the charge.
In nazadnje, glede pomoči rejcem je imela Komisija pomisleke o prednostih, ki bi se lahko z uvedenim sistemom zagotavljale tem subjektom, ker niso bili zavezanci za zadevno dajatev.
The Commission then examined, on a preliminary basis, the compatibility of the measures in question in light of the guidelines applicable since 1998 and concluded, on deciding to initiate the procedure, that it did not have sufficient information to draw any conclusions as to the compatibility of the measures in question.
Komisija je nato predhodno preučila združljivost zadevnih ukrepov z vidika smernic, veljavnih od leta 1998, in v fazi odločitve o sprožitvi postopka sklenila, da nima dovolj podatkov, da bi ugotovila združljivost zadevnih ukrepov.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY PORTUGAL
PRIPOMBE PORTUGALSKE
In its comments, Portugal first recalls the country’s specific situation in 1998 due to BSE.
Portugalska v svojih pripombah najprej opozarja, da so leta 1998 v portugalski državi zaradi BSE vladale posebne razmere.
The Portuguese authorities specifically refer to Decision 98/653/EC prohibiting the dispatch from Portugal to other Member States or to third countries of certain products, particularly meat-and-bone meal, as such or contained in other products.
Zlasti omenja Odločbo 98/653/ES, s katero je bilo prepovedano odpošiljanje nekaterih proizvodov, med katerimi je bila tudi mesno-kostna moka kot samostojen proizvod ali sestavina drugih proizvodov, s portugalskega ozemlja v druge države članice ali tretje države.
In this context, Portugal introduced a BSE monitoring, control and eradication plan, which was approved by the Commission’s Standing Veterinary Committee.
V tem okviru je Portugalska uvedla načrt za spremljanje, nadzor in izkoreninjenje BSE, ki ga je odobril Stalni veterinarski odbor Komisije.
On 18 April 2001 the Commission decided to maintain the prohibition on Portugal, which was not repealed until 2004 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2004 [17].
Komisija se je 18. aprila 2001 odločila ohraniti embargo za Portugalsko. Ta je bil preklican šele leta 2004 z Uredbo Komisije (ES) št. 1993/2004 [17].
Portugal therefore insists that, between 1998 and 2004, all the measures taken were aimed at dealing with an emergency situation that threatened public health.
Zato Portugalska vztraja, da je bil med letoma 1998 in 2004 namen vseh sprejetih ukrepov spopasti se z izrednimi razmerami, ki so ogrožale javno zdravje.
The Portuguese Government’s objective was therefore to allow measures to be immediately introduced until operators could arrange to carry out these tasks themselves, while remaining under state control.
Portugalska uprava je posledično želela omogočiti takojšnje izvajanje ukrepov, dokler se subjekti ne bi organizirali, da bi lahko sami opravljali te naloge, medtem ko bi ostali pod nadzorom države.
Portugal takes the view that the protection of public health is a legal priority above all others, which justifies an exemption from State aid rules.
Portugalska meni, da je varovanje javnega zdravja pravna dobrina, ki prevlada nad vsemi drugimi in ki upravičuje odstopanje od pravil o državni pomoči.
According to the Portuguese authorities, the adoption of Decision 98/653/EC and its successive extensions prevented the measures adopted by the Portuguese State to deal with the BSE crisis from producing any distortion in the market and therefore from hindering trade between Member States.
Po mnenju Portugalske so Odločba 98/653/ES in njena zaporedna podaljšanja preprečili, da bi portugalska država z ukrepi, ki jih je sprejela za rešitev krize BSE, škodila trgu in tako ovirala trgovino med državami članicami.
Portugal points out that, as there was a ban on the dispatch of these products, there was no trade, which meant that there could be no distortion of competition.
Ker je bil, kot navaja Portugalska, uveden embargo na odpošiljanje zgoraj navedenih proizvodov, ni bilo trgovanja, to pa pomeni, da izkrivljanje konkurence ni bilo mogoče.
First of all, Portugal indicates that no aid was granted in 1998, providing as evidence the date of entry into force of Decree-Law No 393-B/98, which was 4 December 1998.
Portugalska najprej navaja, da leta 1998 ni bila dodeljena nobena pomoč, kar dokazuje z datumom začetka veljavnosti zakonskega odloka št. 393-B/98 z dne 4. decembra 1998.
It was only at that point that the Portuguese State, on an exceptional and transitional basis, assumed responsibility for the collection, processing and destruction of these by-products.
Šele takrat je portugalska država izjemoma in prehodno prevzela odgovornost za dejavnosti zbiranja, predelave in uničevanja stranskih proizvodov.
Following the entry into force of Decree-Law No 393-B/98, the Portuguese State assumed the cost of the collection, processing and destruction of by-products until Decree-Law No 197/2002 entered into force.
Portugalska država je stroške, ki jih vključujejo dejavnosti zbiranja, predelave in uničevanja stranskih proizvodov, prevzela z začetkom veljavnosti zakonskega odloka iz leta 1998, in sicer do začetka veljavnosti zakonskega odloka iz leta 2002.
In this respect, according to the Portuguese authorities, it should be considered that the Portuguese State assumed responsibility for these measures in the short term, as the scheme was subsequently amended, and that the charge was introduced as a way of making the sector finance the collection, transportation, processing and destruction of mammalian meat and poultrymeat by-products, including specified risk materials (SRM).
V zvezi s tem Portugalska navaja, da je treba njen prevzem odgovornosti za te ukrepe šteti za kratkoročen, ker je bila ureditev pozneje spremenjena, ter da je bila zadevna dajatev uvedena zato, da bi se financiranje dejavnosti zbiranja, prevoza, predelave in uničevanja stranskih proizvodov iz mesa sesalcev in perutnine, vključno s SST, preneslo na zadevni sektor.
With regard to the cost of these measures, the Portuguese authorities indicate that the parameters used to calculate the compensation were established beforehand by an order published in the Diário da República.
Kar zadeva ceno navedenih ukrepov, so bili po navedbah Portugalske parametri, ki so bili uporabljeni kot podlaga za izračun nadomestila, vnaprej določeni z odlokom, objavljenim v uradnem listu.
The Portuguese authorities refer to three orders [18], which indicate the prices of the services (collection, transportation, processing and bagging in big bags, per kilogram of product).
Portugalski organi omenjajo tri odloke [18], v katerih so navedene cene storitev (zbiranje, prevoz, predelava in pakiranje v velike vreče (big bags) na kilogram proizvoda).
The cost of these operations to be borne by animal by-product processing units not attached to slaughterhouses was taken into account.
Stroški, ki jih vključujejo te dejavnosti in ki jih krijejo od klavnic neodvisne enote za predelavo stranskih proizvodov živalskega izvora, so bili upoštevani.
The Portuguese authorities indicate that the profits were between 30 % and 39,5 %, which, in their opinion, represents a margin that is fair or even slightly below the average for economic activities.
Portugalski organi so navedli, da so bili dobički od 30- do 39,5-odstotni, kar je po njihovem mnenju stopnja, ki je primerna ali celo nižja od povprečja za opravljanje gospodarskih dejavnosti.