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The Belgian authorities provided written information to the Commission by letters of 6 February 2004 and 14 May 2004, registered on 11 February 2004 and 19 May 2004 respectively.
Belgijski organi so podatke v pisni obliki poslali Komisiji z dopisoma z dne 6. februarja 2004 in 14. maja 2004, evidentiranima 11. februarja 2004 in 19. maja 2004.
By letter of 19 July 2004 the Commission informed Belgium that the measure had been transferred to the register of non-notified aid under the number NN 45/04, since it had become apparent that part of the funds had already been paid out.
Komisija je z dopisom z dne 19. julija 2004 obvestila Belgijo, da je ukrep prenesla v evidenco nepriglašenih pomoči pod številko NN 45/04, saj se je izkazalo, da je bil del sredstev že izplačan.
An informal meeting between the Belgian authorities and the Commission took place on 1 September 2004.
Belgijski organi in službe Komisije so imeli neuradni sestanek 1. septembra 2004.
Additional information was provided by the Belgian authorities by letters of 16 September 2004 and 22 February 2007, registered on 20 September 2004 and 22 February 2007 respectively.
Belgijski organi so Komisiji predložili dodatne podatke z dopisoma z dne 16. septembra 2004 in 22. februarja 2007, evidentiranima 20. septembra 2004 in 22. februarja 2007.
By letter of 26 November 2008 the Commission informed Belgium of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the TFEU in respect of that measure.
Komisija je z dopisom z dne 26. novembra 2008 obvestila Belgijo, da bo v zvezi s tem ukrepom sprožila postopek na podlagi člena 108(2) PDEU.
The decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [3].
Odločitev je bila objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropske unije [3].
The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measure in question.
Komisija je zainteresirane strani pozvala, naj predložijo pripombe o zadevnem ukrepu.
By letter of 19 December 2008, registered on 26 December 2008, Belgium asked for an extension to the deadline for reply.
Belgija je z dopisom z dne 19. decembra 2008, evidentiranim 26. decembra 2008, prosila za podaljšanje roka za odgovor.
By letter of 17 July 2009 the Commission asked Belgium additional questions relating to the comments submitted by Belgium.
Komisija je z dopisom z dne 17. julija 2009 Belgiji postavila dodatna vprašanja v zvezi z njenimi pripombami.
By letter of 4 September 2009, registered on 8 September 2009, Belgium asked for an extension to the deadline for reply.
Belgija je z dopisom z dne 4. septembra 2009, evidentiranim 8. septembra 2009, prosila za podaljšanje roka za odgovor.
Belgium’s reply reached the Commission by letter of 16 October 2009, registered on 20 October 2009.
Komisija je odgovor Belgije prejela z dopisom z dne 16. oktobra 2009, evidentiranim 20. oktobra 2009.
Two meetings took place between the Belgian authorities and the Commission, on 2 October 2009 and 30 October 2009.
Belgijski organi in službe Komisije so se sestali 2. oktobra 2009 in 30. oktobra 2009.
Those extensions were granted by the Commission.
Komisija je ta podaljšanja rokov odobrila.
The Belgian authorities replied by letter of 19 May 2011, registered on 25 May 2011.
Belgijski organi so odgovorili z dopisom z dne 19. maja 2011, evidentiranim 25. maja 2011.
Background [4]
Zgodovinsko ozadje [4]
In January 2004 the Commission received a complaint concerning a draft royal decree which would have introduced a parafiscal charge to finance BSE tests.
Komisija je januarja 2004 prejela pritožbo v zvezi z osnutkom kraljevega odloka, katerega cilj naj bi bil uvedba davkom podobne dajatve za financiranje testov na BSE.
Following that complaint, the Commission asked the Belgian authorities for explanations.
Na podlagi te pritožbe so službe Komisije belgijske organe prosile za pojasnila.
In response the Belgian authorities stated that, since 1 January 2001, BSE tests had been compulsory for bovine animals aged more than 30 months and for those aged more than 24 months undergoing emergency slaughter [5].
Belgijski organi so v odgovoru na to zahtevo za posredovanje informacij navedli, da so bili od 1. januarja 2001 testi na BSE obvezni za govedo, starejše od 30 mesecev, in govedo, starejše od 24 mesecev, ki je bilo zaklano v sili.
They also notified a draft royal decree relating to the financing of screening for TSE in animals (hereinafter the TSE royal decree).
Obenem so priglasili osnutek kraljevega odloka o financiranju testiranja na TSE pri živalih (v nadaljnjem besedilu: kraljevi odlok TSE).
That draft royal decree was registered under the number N 54/04.
Ta osnutek kraljevega odloka je bil evidentiran pod številko N 54/04.
It is clear from the information submitted by Belgium that the public purse had accepted, since 1 January 2001 [7], the costs of BSE tests (i.e. the costs of sampling and analysis).
Iz podatkov, ki jih je predložila Belgija, izhaja, da je državna blagajna od 1. januarja 2001 [7] krila stroške testov na BSE (to je stroške jemanja vzorcev in analiz).
From 1 January 2002 onwards the costs of these tests have been prefinanced by the Belgian Intervention and Refund Bureau (BIRB), pending a political decision on the system of financing to be chosen.
Od 1. januarja 2002 je belgijski urad za intervencije in nadomestila (Bureau d’Intervention et de Restitution; v nadaljnjem besedilu: urad za intervencije in nadomestila) v pričakovanju politične odločitve o izbranem sistemu financiranja vnaprej plačeval stroške teh testov.
Following certain comments made by the Commission regarding the notified draft royal decree (N 54/04), in May 2004 the Belgian authorities submitted a new draft royal decree which attempted to respond to the comments made by the Commission and which provided for a system of fees of EUR 10,70 per bovine presented for slaughter from 1 January 2003 onwards and having to undergo a rapid BSE test.
Belgijski organi so maja 2004 na podlagi nekaterih pripomb služb Komisije v zvezi s priglašenim osnutkom kraljevega odloka (N 54/04) predložili nov osnutek kraljevega odloka, katerega namen je bil odgovoriti na pripombe Komisije in v katerem je bil predviden sistem plačil v višini 10,70 EUR na govedo, ki je bilo pripeljano v klavnico od 1. januarja 2003 in za katero je bilo treba opraviti hitri test na BSE.
The Belgian authorities referred to the fact that the tests carried out and prefinanced during 2002 had been entirely financed by indirect State aid, i.e. by parafiscal charges.
Belgijski organi so navedli, da so se testi, ki so bili opravljeni in vnaprej plačani v letu 2002, v celoti financirali iz posrednih državnih pomoči, to je iz davkom podobnih dajatev.
The Belgian authorities also stated that a maximum amount of EUR 40 per test had been financed from 1 January 2003 onwards through parafiscal charges.
Poleg tega so belgijski organi navedli, da je od 1. januarja 2003 financiranje iz davkom podobnih dajatev znašalo največ 40 EUR na test.
The Belgian authorities provided detailed tables showing the cost of the BSE tests from 2003 onwards and a forecast of financing those tests by parafiscal charges and fees.
Belgijski organi so predložili podrobne preglednice, v katerih so navedeni stroški testov na BSE od leta 2003, in napoved financiranja teh testov iz davkom podobnih dajatev in plačil.
The Belgian authorities stated that the dates scheduled for implementing the financing scheme were 1 July 2004 for the fees and 1 January 2005 for the parafiscal charges.
Belgijski organi so navedli, da je bilo predvideno, da se sistem financiranja iz plačil začne izvajati 1. julija 2004, iz davkom podobnih dajatev pa 1. januarja 2005.
As the notified draft royal decree states that aid had already been granted and taxes levied since 1 January 2002, the measure was registered as non-notified on 19 July 2004 under number NN 45/04.
Ker je bilo v priglašenem osnutku kraljevega odloka navedeno, da se je dodeljevanje pomoči in pobiranje davkov izvajalo od 1. januarja 2002, je bil ukrep 19. julija 2004 evidentiran kot nepriglašena pomoč pod številko NN 45/04.
The notification registered under the number N 54/04 was withdrawn by Belgium.
Priglasitev, evidentirano pod številko N 54/04, pa je Belgija umaknila.
It follows from the information submitted by Belgium in 2004 that the general intention was to prefinance the tests, the amount being refunded subsequently, the idea being to allocate part of the amount of the contributions to refunding the costs of the prefinanced tests.
Iz podatkov, ki jih je Belgija predložila leta 2004, izhaja, da je bil splošni cilj, da se testi plačajo vnaprej, kasneje pa naj bi se ta znesek povrnil iz dela prispevkov, namenjenega za povračilo vnaprej plačanih testov.
In their letter of 16 September 2004 the Belgian authorities referred to a new draft royal decree in which the idea of a fee of EUR 10,70 per bovine tested was maintained for the future.
Belgijski organi so v dopisu z dne 16. septembra 2004 navedli novi osnutek kraljevega odloka, v katerem je ohranjena ideja o plačilu 10,70 EUR za vsako testirano govedo.
The whole amount stated in that new draft royal decree would serve to finance BSE tests on bovine animals which would be slaughtered from the entry into force of that draft.
Celotni znesek, naveden v tem novem osnutku kraljevega odloka, naj bi se uporabil za financiranje testov na BSE pri govedu, zaklanem po začetku veljavnosti tega osnutka.
The reimbursement of the amounts exceeding the EUR 40 authorised by the Community guidelines for State aid concerning TSE tests, fallen stock and slaughterhouse waste [8] of 24 December 2002 (the TSE guidelines), and which were prefinanced after 1 January 2003, would be the subject of another draft which would be submitted to the Commission and which would address the reimbursement of that prefinancing.
Povračilo zneskov, ki presegajo 40 EUR, kolikor dovoljujejo Smernice Skupnosti za državno pomoč za teste na TSE, poginule živali in klavnične odpadke [8] z dne 24. decembra 2002 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Smernice TSE), in ki so bili plačani vnaprej po 1. januarju 2003, bi bilo predmet drugega osnutka, ki bo predložen Komisiji in katerega namen bo povračilo teh vnaprejšnjih plačil.
That royal decree was adopted on 15 October 2004 [9] and entered into force on 1 December 2004.
Ta kraljevi odlok je bil sprejet 15. oktobra 2004 [9] in je začel veljati 1. decembra 2004.
According to the information provided by the Belgian authorities, the total amount of prefinanced costs beyond the maximum amount of EUR 40 for the period from 1 January 2003 [10] to 30 June 2004 comprises EUR 15237646. According to the Belgian authorities, from 30 June 2004 the maximum amount of EUR 40 has been complied with [11].
Po podatkih, ki so jih predložili belgijski organi, je skupni znesek vnaprej plačanih stroškov, ki presegajo najvišji znesek 40 EUR, v obdobju od 1. januarja 2003 [10] do 30. junija 2004 znašal 15237646 EUR. Po navedbah belgijskih organov je bil po 30. juniju 2004 najvišji znesek 40 EUR upoštevan [11].
In the same letter of 16 September 2004 the Belgian authorities provided two information sheets in accordance with Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products [12].
Belgijski organi so v istem dopisu z dne 16. septembra 2004 predložili informativna lista v skladu s členom 19 Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 1/2004 z dne 23. decembra 2003 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe o ustanovitvi ES za državno pomoč malim in srednje velikim podjetjem, ki se ukvarjajo s proizvodnjo, predelavo in trženjem kmetijskih proizvodov [12].
These two measures were the subject of two exemptions, under numbers XA 53/04 and XA 54/04.
Ta ukrepa sta bila predmet oprostitev pod številkama XA 53/04 in XA 54/04.
Its legal basis is the Law of 27 December 2003 on the general budget of expenditure for 2004.
Pravna podlaga zanj je zakon z dne 27. decembra 2003 o izdatkih iz splošnega proračuna za leto 2004.
In the same letter of 16 September 2004, and in response to questions raised by the Commission, the Belgian authorities stated that the laboratories chosen to carry out the tests had to comply with very strict conditions in order to conduct the analyses in question.
Belgijski organi so v istem dopisu z dne 16. septembra 2004 v odgovor na vprašanja služb Komisije navedli, da so morali laboratoriji, izbrani za izvajanje testov, izpolnjevati zelo natančne pogoje za opravljanje zadevnih analiz.
Shortly after the letters of 14 May 2004 and 16 September 2004 the Belgian authorities notified two draft royal decrees concerning the financing of the activities of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).
Belgijski organi so kmalu po dopisih z dne 14. maja 2004 in 16. septembra 2004 priglasili osnutka kraljevih odlokov o financiranju dejavnosti Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige.
The purpose of these measures was to introduce a contribution and a fee covering the activities of the FASFC.
Cilj teh ukrepov je bil uvedba prispevka in plačila za kritje dejavnosti te agencije.
They were the subject of decision C(2005)4203 of 9 November 2005 on State aid N 9/05 and N 10/05 (the N 9/05 and N 10/05 decision) referred to in the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure.
Ukrepa sta bila predmet Odločbe C(2005) 4203 z dne 9. novembra 2005 o državnih pomočeh N 9/05 in N 10/05 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Odločba N 9/05 in N 10/05), navedene v odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave.
These measures were adopted by the Royal Decree of 10 November 2005 fixing the contributions referred to in Article 4 of the Law of 9 December 2004 on the financing of the FASFC [14], and by the Royal Decree of 10 November 2005 on the fees referred to in Article 5 of the Law of 9 December 2004 on financing the FASFC [15].
Ta ukrepa sta bila sprejeta s kraljevim odlokom z dne 10. novembra 2005 o določitvi prispevkov iz člena 4 zakona z dne 9. decembra 2004 o financiranju Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige [14] in s kraljevim odlokom z dne 10. novembra 2005 o plačilih iz člena 5 zakona z dne 9. decembra 2004 o financiranju Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige [15].
More specifically, the Royal Decree on fees provides for slaughterhouses to have to pay a fee of EUR 10,70 for each bovine animal or soliped tested.
Dejansko kraljevi odlok o plačilih predvideva, da bo morala klavnica plačati 10,70 EUR na testirano govedo ali kopitarja.
The Royal Decree on contributions provides for financing part of the BSE tests and is charged to different sectors.
Kraljevi odlok o prispevkih pa predvideva delno financiranje testov na BSE, ki ga krijejo različni sektorji.
The total cost of the BSE test is EUR 44,08, comprising EUR 12 for sampling (financed at EUR 10,70 by the slaughterhouse under the Royal Decree on fees, and EUR 1,30 by the contribution), and EUR 32,08 financed by the contribution, and is paid directly to the laboratories by the FASFC.
Skupni strošek testa na BSE je 44,08 EUR, od tega 12 EUR za odvzem vzorca (kar v višini 10,70 EUR financira klavnica v skladu s kraljevim odlokom o plačilih, 1,30 EUR pa se financira iz prispevkov) in 32,08 EUR, ki se financirajo iz prispevkov in jih Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige neposredno izplača laboratorijem.
In the N 9/05 and N 10/05 decision the Commission concluded that the financing of the FASFC by fees did not constitute State aid, that the financing of overall random controls by flat-rate contributions did not constitute State aid, that financing part of the costs of the BSE tests by contributions was compatible State aid, and that the financing of the costs of other tests/controls relating to production/marketing was compatible State aid.
Komisija je v Odločbi N 9/05 in N 10/05 ugotovila, da financiranje Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige iz plačil ni državna pomoč, da financiranje celovitih naključnih pregledov iz pavšalnih prispevkov ni državna pomoč, da je delno financiranje stroškov testov na BSE iz prispevkov združljiva državna pomoč in da je financiranje stroškov drugih testov/pregledov, povezanih s proizvodnjo/trženjem, združljiva državna pomoč.
In December 2006 the Commission sent Belgium new questions concerning case NN 45/04.
Komisija je decembra 2006 Belgiji poslala nova vprašanja v zvezi z zadevo NN 45/04.
Those questions related in particular to the reimbursement of the amounts paid under prefinancing since 1 January 2003.
Vprašanja so se nanašala zlasti na povračilo zneskov, izplačanih kot vnaprejšnje plačilo od 1. januarja 2003.
In their reply, dated 22 February 2007, the Belgian authorities stated that they wished to effect an overall reimbursement of all the expenditure related to the BSE analyses over a period of 15 years.
Belgijski organi so v odgovoru z dne 22. februarja 2007 navedli, da so nameravali 15 let izvajati celovito povračilo vseh izdatkov, povezanih z analizami na BSE.
In practice, a solidarity-based recovery system was introduced through the new system of financing the FASFC.
V praksi je bil sistem solidarne izterjave uveden z novim sistemom financiranja Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige.
Since 1 January 2006 each operator pays a contribution to the FASFC and part of that contribution goes to recovering past costs related to the prefinancing of the BSE tests.
Od 1. januarja 2006 vsak izvajalec Zvezni agenciji za varnost prehranjevalne verige plačuje prispevek, ki je delno namenjen vračilu preteklih stroškov, povezanih z vnaprejšnjimi plačili testov na BSE.
All active operators who kept bovine animals during the period in question contribute equally to this system.
Prav tako prispevajo v ta sistem vsi aktivni izvajalci, ki so v obravnavanem obdobju imeli govedo.
Content of the complaints lodged against the draft royal decree on TSE
Vsebina pritožb zoper osnutek kraljevega odloka TSE
According to the complaints concerning the draft royal decree on TSE, the contribution is applied to all types of animal slaughtered in Belgian slaughterhouses, including imported products.
V pritožbah glede kraljevega odloka TSE je navedeno, da se prispevek plača za vse vrste živali, zaklane v belgijskih klavnicah, in velja tudi za uvožene proizvode.
One complainant asserted that a substantial percentage of animals slaughtered in Belgian slaughterhouses came from other Member States.
En pritožnik je trdil, da precejšen odstotek živali, zaklanih v belgijskih klavnicah, prihaja iz drugih držav članic.
According to the complainants, the contribution was discriminatory with regard to imported animals since the revenue from it was used to recover the costs of BSE tests carried out on Belgian bovine animals.
Po navedbah pritožnikov prispevek diskriminira uvožene živali, ker se prihodki porabijo za vračilo stroškov testov na BSE pri belgijskem govedu.
Doubts raised by the Commission within the framework of initiating the formal investigation procedure
Dvomi Komisije ob sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave
Firstly, it must be pointed out that the initiation of the formal investigation procedure concerns the aid for financing TSE screening for animals in Belgium since 1 January 2001 and the mechanisms for financing that aid, with the exception of the aid approved by Commission decision because of its compatibility with the internal market.
Uvodoma je treba opozoriti, da sprožitev formalnega postopka preiskave zadeva pomoč pri financiranju testiranja na TSE pri živalih v Belgiji od 1. januarja 2001 in mehanizme financiranja teh pomoči, razen pomoči, ki jih je Komisija zaradi njihove združljivosti z notranjim trgom odobrila z odločbo.
Specifically, this means that the aid approved by decisions N 9/05 and N 10/05 (which relate to the contributions and fees financing the FASFC) will not be assessed as regards compatibility with the rules on State aid applicable when the aid was granted.
Konkretno to pomeni, da se ne bo ocenjevala združljivost pomoči, odobrenih z Odločbo N 9/05 in N 10/05 (ki se nanašajo na prispevke in plačila, s katerimi se financira Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige), s pravili o državni pomoči, ki so veljala v času dodelitve pomoči.
This decision therefore relates solely to the aid financing the BSE tests for the period 2001-06 and to their system of financing given that the aid for the BSE tests during that period was prefinanced and that that prefinancing is the subject of reimbursement spread over several years.
Zato se ta sklep nanaša samo na pomoči, ki so financirale teste na BSE v obdobju 2001–2006, in na njihov sistem financiranja, ker so se v tem obdobju pomoči za teste na BSE plačevale vnaprej in ker je povračilo teh vnaprejšnjih plačil potekalo več let.
In the interests of clarity it is necessary to bear in mind the terminological distinction between a fee and a contribution: on the one hand there are duties or fees which cover the costs of a service provided.
Zaradi jasnosti je treba opozoriti na terminološko razliko med plačilom in prispevkom. Po eni strani obstajajo dajatve ali plačila, ki pokrivajo stroške opravljene storitve.
In the case at issue, these come to EUR 10,70 and have been levied since 1 December 2004 on the basis of the Royal Decree on TSE and subsequently on the basis of the Royal Decree on fees financing the FASFC.
V zadevnem primeru znašajo 10,70 EUR in se pobirajo od 1. decembra 2004 na podlagi kraljevega odloka TSE in nato na podlagi kraljevega odloka o plačilih, s katerimi se financira Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige.
On the other hand there are levies or contributions which are levied on the basis of the Royal Decree of 10 November 2005, are charged by the FASFC, due by entities on Belgian territory and broken down among 7 sectors (see recital 29 of decision N 9/05 and N 10/05).
Po drugi strani obstajajo prelevmani ali prispevki, ki jih na podlagi kraljevega odloka z dne 10. novembra 2005 pobira Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige, plačati pa jih morajo kmetijska gospodarstva na belgijskem ozemlju, razdeljena na 7 sektorjev (glej uvodno izjavo 29 Odločbe N 9/05 in N 10/05).
The Commission noted, in its decision initiating the formal investigation procedure, that the aid measures for financing BSE tests are and were financed in Belgium by subsidies and a system of parafiscal charges comprising both fees and contributions.
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave ugotovila, da se v Belgiji ukrepi pomoči za financiranje testov na BSE financirajo in so se financirali iz subvencij ter sistema davkom podobnih dajatev, ki ga sestavljajo plačila in prispevki.
Part of the revenue from those fees and contributions reimbursed the prefinancing of the tests.
Del prihodkov iz teh plačil in prispevkov naj bi bil namenjen za povračilo vnaprejšnjih plačil testov.
The Commission had raised several problems and stated that it lacked information for reaching a final assessment of the measures in question: firstly, questions arose as to the existence of an advantage for beneficiaries of the services.
Komisija je naštela več težav in navedla, da nima dovolj podatkov za dokončno oceno zadevnih ukrepov. Prvič, postavljalo se je vprašanje glede obstoja ugodnosti za prejemnike storitev.
It was not clear whether the fees for the BSE tests covered the part of the cost of the tests which was not covered by compatible State aid.
Ni bilo namreč jasno, ali so plačila za teste na BSE pokrivala tisti del stroška testov, ki ga ni pokrivala združljiva državna pomoč.
The exact cost of the tests was not known, nor was the source of additional financing in the event that the fees were not sufficient to cover the total costs of the BSE tests.
Nista bila znana ne natančni strošek teh testov ne vir dodatnega financiranja, če plačila ne bi zadoščala za kritje skupnih stroškov testov na BSE.