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Regarding fees, Belgium states that these were borne by the farmers and therefore could not be State aid.
Belgija je v zvezi s plačili navedla, da so bremenila kmete in niso mogla biti državna pomoč.
For reference, Belgium states that the only difference between its system and that approved by the Commission in decision N 9/05 and N 10/05 was the indexation of the fee which increased from EUR 10,70 to EUR 11,07.
Belgija je za vsak primer navedla, da je edina razlika v primerjavi s sistemom, ki ga je Komisija odobrila v Odločbi N 9/05 in N 10/05, popravek zneska plačila z 10,70 EUR na 11,07 EUR.
In its letter of 1 December 2009, Belgium corrects its previous figures regarding the number of tests carried out.
Belgija je v dopisu z dne 1. decembra 2009 sporočila popravke podatkov, ki jih je že predložila in se nanašajo na število opravljenih testov.
It indicated that these figures replaced those previously given in the letters preceding and following the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure.
Navedla je, da novi podatki nadomestijo podatke, ki so bili predloženi v dopisih pred odločitvijo o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave in po njej.
These changes were due to the fact that the number of samples taken into consideration before was incorrect.
Razlog za te spremembe je, da je bilo prej upoštevano napačno število vzorcev.
The original calculations had been based on a theoretical rate of 3 samples per hour, while in reality 12 samples had been taken per hour on the ground.
Prvi izračuni so namreč temeljili na teoretičnem številu treh vzorcev na uro, medtem ko so na terenu dejansko odvzeli 12 vzorcev na uro.
This increase in the number of tests meant a lower price for each sample, also affecting the total price per test, as the cost of the tests included a cost per hour, which decreased due to the larger number of samples taken per hour.
Posledica večjega števila testov na uro je nižji strošek odvzema vzorca, zato je nižji tudi skupni strošek testa, saj je del stroška testa urna postavka, ki je nižja zaradi večjega števila odvzetih vzorcev na uro.
In addition, the number of animals slaughtered in 2003 and 2004 was revised downwards compared to the previous figures.
Poleg tega je bilo število zaklanih živali v letih 2003 in 2004 nižje, kot je navedeno v prejšnjih podatkih.
The figures mentioned in the Belgian letter of 1 December 2009 are those for bovine animals slaughtered for human consumption, reported to the Commission for 2003 and 2004.
Podatki, ki jih je Belgija navedla v dopisu z dne 1. decembra 2009, so podatki za govedo, zaklano za prehrano ljudi, ki jih je sporočila Komisiji za leti 2003 in 2004.
Laboratory costs
Strošek laboratorija
Hourly fee: veterinary surgeon
Veterinarska urna postavka
Cost of sampling
Strošek odvzema vzorca
Cost of test kit
Strošek kompleta za testiranje
Total cost
Skupni strošek
Intervention
Pomoč
1-15 January
1.–15. januar
16-31 January
16.–31. januar
Based on the table in recital 64, Belgium concludes that the total cost of BSE tests has been less than EUR 40 since 1 July 2004.
Na podlagi preglednice iz uvodne izjave 64 Belgija sklepa, da je skupni strošek testov na BSE od 1. julija 2004 nižji od 40 EUR.
On this basis the Belgian authorities also correct the table provided prior to the initiation of the formal investigation procedure and mentioned in recital 25 of the decision to initiate that procedure.
Na tej podlagi so belgijski organi predložili tudi popravek preglednice, ki so jo predložili pred sprožitvijo formalnega postopka preiskave in je povzeta v uvodni izjavi 25 odločitve o sprožitvi.
These latest figures are real rather than estimates as previously provided.
Pri zadnjih podatkih so navedene dejanske številke in ne več ocene.
It can be derived from this data that the total prefinanced amount was not EUR 15237789,90 as previously estimated but EUR 6619810,74.
Iz teh podatkov izhaja, da skupni vnaprej plačani znesek ni 15237789,90 EUR, kot je bilo ocenjeno prej, temveč 6619810,74 EUR.
Test price (EUR)
Cena testa (v EUR)
Total (EUR)
Skupaj (v EUR)
Indirect State aid
Posredna državna pomoč
Cost of test > EUR 40
Strošek testa > 40 EUR
Total pre-financed budget above maximum of EUR 40
Skupaj proračun za vnaprejšnja plačila nad najvišjim zneskom 40 EUR
Belgium also states that, if the competition authority’s inquiry reveals that the prices for laboratory BSE tests were increased due to possible illegal price fixing, it would do all it could to recover the surplus, if necessary by taking the laboratories to court.
Belgija tudi navaja, da se, če bi preiskava belgijskih organov za konkurenco pokazala, da so bile cene, ki so jih laboratoriji zaračunavali za teste na BSE, višje zaradi morebitnega nezakonitega sporazuma med laboratoriji, zavezuje, da bo izterjala preveč plačane zneske in, če bi bilo treba, sprožila sodne postopke pred pristojnimi sodišči.
In their letter of 6 April 2011 the Belgian authorities confirm that the fee of EUR 10,70 was solely for the payment of the BSE test by the beneficiary at that moment, rather than as reimbursement of the prefinancing of previous BSE tests.
Belgijski organi so v dopisu z dne 6. aprila 2011 znova potrdili, da se je plačilo 10,70 EUR nanašalo samo na test na BSE in da je ta znesek plačal prejemnik, ki je v tistem trenutku od testa dejansko imel korist, ni pa bilo namenjeno povračilu predhodnih vnaprej plačanih testov na BSE.
In that same letter Belgium indicates that the total amount prefinanced by the BIRB was EUR 67156527,65. FASFC reimbursed part of that amount as follows:
Belgijski organi so v istem dopisu z dne 6. aprila 2011 navedli, da je skupni znesek, ki ga je urad za intervencije in nadomestila plačal vnaprej, 67156527,65 EUR. Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige je ta znesek delno povrnila, kot sledi:
Reimbursed by FASFC
Povračila Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige:
No reimbursement (a request for extension was made and granted subject to the payment of interest)
Povračila ni bilo (prošnji za odlog povračila s plačilom obresti je bilo ugodeno)
EUR 194901 (interest on the reported reimbursement)
194901 EUR (obresti na odlog povračila)
From 2008
Po letu 2008
No more reimbursements to the BIRB — programme act of 22 December 2008
Nič več povračil uradu za intervencije in nadomestila – programski zakon z dne 22. 12. 2008
Still to be reimbursed
Ostane za povračilo
Belgium states that the government had decided to suspend the prefinancing reimbursement to the BIRB, and that the recovered amounts would therefore be included in FASFC’s positive balance.
Belgija je navedla, da je vlada ustavila povračila vnaprejšnjih plačil uradu za intervencije in nadomestila, zato bodo povrnjeni zneski izkazani v pozitivnem saldu Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige.
This surplus must be seen as the reimbursement of the BSE tests.
Ta saldo je treba šteti za povračilo stroškov testov na BSE.
Concerning the payment of the cost of BSE tests by the producer, Belgium reiterates that there was no specific system obliging the slaughterhouses to bill the fee for the BSE test to the producer, but this took place in a spontaneous way.
V zvezi s tem, da proizvajalec plača strošek testov na BSE, je Belgija znova potrdila, da ne obstaja poseben sistem, v katerem bi klavnice proizvajalcu morale zaračunati znesek plačila za test na BSE, ampak da se to dogaja samo od sebe.
Belgium submitted several invoices clearly showing that the fee was billed as a separate item.
Belgija je predložila nekaj primerov računov, iz katerih je jasno razvidno, da je znesek tega plačila ločena postavka na računu.
One is the slaughterhouse’s bill to the producer, where the fee is deducted from the total amount payable by the slaughterhouse to the producer for the animal.
Gre za potrdilo o nakupu, ki ga klavnica izda proizvajalcu, na katerem se znesek plačila odšteje od skupnega zneska, ki ga mora klavnica plačati proizvajalcu za nakup živali.
In Belgium’s opinion this is evidence that the producer is the person finally liable for payment of the BSE test to FASFC.
Belgija trdi, da je to dokaz, da je proizvajalec končni dolžnik za plačilo testa na BSE Zvezni agenciji za varnost prehranjevalne verige.
In its final letter of 25 May 2011 Belgium states that the aid amounts could be the subject of a cumulative application for de minimis aid pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1860/2004 of 6 October 2004 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid in the agriculture and fisheries sectors [25] and of the EUR 40 of compatible aid per test, for the Regulation’s period of application.
Belgijski organi so v zadnjem dopisu z dne 25. maja 2011 navedli, da bi bili zneski pomoči lahko predmet kumulativne uporabe de minimis pomoči, kot je določeno v Uredbi Komisije (ES) št. 1860/2004 z dne 6. oktobra 2004 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES za de minimis pomoči v kmetijskem in ribiškem sektorju [25], in združljive pomoči v znesku 40 EUR na test v obdobju veljavnosti te uredbe.
THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH STRANI
During this procedure the Commission did not receive any comments from interested third parties.
Komisija v tem postopku ni prejela pripomb zainteresiranih tretjih strani.
Evaluation of whether there is aid
Ocena o obstoju pomoči
First of all, Belgium indicated in its comments on the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure that it considered that the costs of the BSE tests were financed by the Member States because of their compulsory nature and that no Community rules required enterprises to bear the costs of controls.
Belgija je v pripombah na odločitev o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave uvodoma navedla, da meni, da države članice financirajo strošek testov na BSE, ker so testi obvezni in ker noben predpis Skupnosti ne zahteva, da morajo strošek pregledov nositi podjetja.
The agricultural guidelines for 2007-13 and the Commission’s practice clearly indicate that the different levels of test costs may distort competition, and that most States grant aid to cover the costs of these tests, whence the need the regulate its intensity in order to limit the distortions of competition caused by this aid.
Vendar je iz Kmetijskih smernic 2007–2013 in prakse Komisije jasno razvidno, da lahko različno visoki stroški testov povzročijo izkrivljanje konkurence in da večina držav daje pomoči za pokrivanje cene teh testov, zato je treba urediti intenzivnost pomoči, da se omejijo izkrivljanja konkurence, ki jih povzročajo te pomoči.
In particular, the TSE guidelines clearly state that the aid awarded by the States risks distorting competition.
Zlasti v Smernicah TSE je jasno navedeno, da pomoči, ki jih dajejo države, predstavljajo tveganje za izkrivljanje konkurence.
Point 24 of the TSE guidelines, for example, states that ‘from 1 January 2003, as far as compulsory BSE testing of bovine animals slaughtered for human consumption is concerned, direct and indirect State aid, including Community payments, may not be more than EUR 40 per test. The obligation for testing may be based on national or Community legislation.’ These guidelines were presented to the Member States, who were asked to take the appropriate measures and bring their schemes into line with these guidelines.
V točki 24 Smernic TSE je na primer navedeno, da „od 1. januarja 2003 pri obveznem testiranju goveda, zaklanem za prehrano ljudi, na BSE, skupna neposredna in posredna državna pomoč, vključno s plačili Skupnosti, ne sme biti več kot 40 evrov na test. Obveznost testiranja je lahko določena v zakonodaji Skupnosti ali posameznih držav.“ Države članice so prejele te smernice skupaj s pozivom, naj sprejmejo ustrezne ukrepe in svoje ureditve uskladijo s temi smernicami.
Likewise, as far as the agricultural guidelines for 2007-13 are concerned, what qualifies as State aid with regard to the BSE tests is set out in points 132(f) and subsequent.
V Kmetijskih smernicah 2007–2013 je enaka opredelitev državne pomoči za teste na BSE povzeta v točki 132(f) in naslednjih.
Furthermore, it is important to emphasise that Decision N 9/05 and N 10/05, where a part of the financing of the BSE tests was classified as aid, was not the subject of an appeal by the Belgian authorities, which implicitly means that the Belgian authorities accepted this classification of the aid for financing BSE tests as State aid.
Poleg tega je treba poudariti, da se belgijski organi niso pritožili zoper Odločbo N 9/05 in N 10/05, v kateri je del financiranja testov na BSE opredeljen kot pomoč, kar implicitno pomeni, da so belgijski organi sprejeli opredelitev pomoči za financiranje testov na BSE kot državno pomoč.
From these elements, we can deduce that Belgium’s calling into question of the classification of the aid for financing BSE tests as State aid by virtue of the obligatory nature of these tests has no basis given the texts that apply and that have applied for many years.
Iz teh elementov lahko ugotovimo, da Belgija za to, da izpodbija opredelitev pomoči za financiranje testov na BSE kot državno pomoč, ker so testi obvezni, nima nobene podlage, saj gre za besedila, ki veljajo in se uporabljajo že leta.
Consequently, the Commission is examining the measures in question on the basis of Article 107 of the TFEU.
Zato Komisija presoja zadevne ukrepe z vidika člena 107 PDEU.
Article 107(1) of the TFEU provides: ‘Save as otherwise provided in this Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain enterprises or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market’.
Člen 107(1) PDEU določa, da je, razen če Pogodba ne določa drugače, vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
For a measure to be covered by Article 107(1) of the TFEU, each of the following four conditions must be cumulatively met: 1) the measure must be financed by the State or through State resources and be attributable to the State; 2) it must selectively concern certain enterprises or sectors of production; 3) it must involve an economic advantage for the recipient enterprises; 4) it must affect trade within the EU and distort or threaten to distort competition.
Da bi ukrep spadal na področje uporabe člena 107(1) PDEU, morajo biti kumulativno izpolnjeni naslednji štirje pogoji: 1) financirati ga mora država ali se mora financirati iz državnih sredstev in ga mora biti mogoče pripisati državi; 2) selektivno mora zadevati nekatera podjetja ali sektorje proizvodnje; 3) vsebovati mora gospodarsko prednost za podjetja prejemnike; 4) prizadeti mora trgovino v Uniji in izkrivljati konkurenco ali groziti, da jo bo izkrivljal.
In the following recitals, these four criteria will be applied to the measures which may constitute State aid.
V naslednjih uvodnih izjavah bomo ta štiri merila uporabili za ukrepe, ki bi bili lahko državna pomoč.
As indicated in recital 55, several financing systems were used to finance the costs of the BSE tests.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 55, se je za financiranje stroškov testov na BSE uporabljalo več sistemov financiranja.
As part of the examination of the criterion of the presence of State resources, this Decision makes a distinction between the different means of financing the BSE tests.
Ta sklep pri proučitvi merila prisotnosti državnih sredstev razlikuje med različnimi načini financiranja testov na BSE.
From 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001
Od 1. januarja 2001 do 31. decembra 2001
During the period from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001, the BSE tests were financed entirely by the national exchequer.
V obdobju od 1. januarja 2001 do 31. decembra 2001 je stroške testov na BSE v celoti financirala državna blagajna.
There is no doubt that this was a case of financing through State resources.
Nobenega dvoma ni, da gre v tem primeru za financiranje iz državnih sredstev.
From 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2004
Od 1. januarja 2002 do 30. junija 2004
During the following period, that is from 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2004, the tests were pre-financed by the BIRB, pending a structural solution for financing the tests.
V naslednjem obdobju, to je od 1. januarja 2002 do 30. junija 2004, je teste v pričakovanju strukturne rešitve za njihovo financiranje vnaprej plačeval urad za intervencije in nadomestila.
The BIRB is a federal public institution with a legal personality, resulting from the merger of the former Office Belge de l’Économie et de l’Agriculture (OBEA) and the agriculture division of the former Office Central des Contingents et Licences (OCCL).
Urad za intervencije in nadomestila je zvezna javna ustanova, ki je pravna oseba, nastala pa je s preoblikovanjem nekdanjega belgijskega urada za gospodarstvo in kmetijstvo (Office Belge de l’Économie et de l’Agriculture – OBEA) in oddelka za kmetijstvo pri nekdanjem centralnem uradu za kvote in licence (Office Central des Contingents et Licences – OCCL).
It is a category B para-state organisation reporting to the Minister for agriculture, SMEs and the self-employed.
Gre za paradržavni organ kategorije B pod okriljem ministra za kmetijstvo in srednji sloj (Ministre de l’Agriculture et des Classes Moyennes).
The BIRB is an accredited paying agency in the context of the Common Agricultural Policy, and financed by the EAGGF [26].
Urad za intervencije in nadomestila je plačilna agencija, akreditirana v okviru skupne kmetijske politike, ki jo financira EKUJS [26].
It may also be entrusted with tasks arising from the federal or regional governments’ agricultural policy.
Prav tako lahko opravlja naloge, ki izhajajo iz kmetijske politike zvezne ali regionalnih vlad.
To balance its administrative budget, the BIRB has a government endowment entered in the budget for its supervisory role at federal level (the Federal Public Service Economy) and some revenue of its own (revenue from some fees and limited assets).
Da urad za intervencije in nadomestila lahko uravnoteži svoj upravni proračun, ima dodeljena proračunska sredstva v proračunu svojega nadzornega organa na zvezni ravni (zvezna javna uprava za gospodarstvo – Service public fédéral Économie) in določene lastne prihodke (prihodki iz nekaterih plačil in omejenih naložb).
In view of the above, financing through the BIRB constitutes financing through State resources.
Glede na navedeno je financiranje preko urada za intervencije in nadomestila financiranje iz državnih sredstev.
From 1 July 2004 to 30 November 2004
Od 1. julija 2004 do 30. novembra 2004
From 1 July 2004 to 30 November 2004, the tests were prepaid by the FASFC (Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain).
Od 1. julija 2004 do 30. novembra 2004 je teste vnaprej plačevala Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige.
Consequently, it follows from these considerations that the funds provided by the FASFC constitute State resources and that their allocation is decided by public authority, the FASFC being subject to the hierarchical authority of the Minister responsible for public health.
Zato iz navedenega izhaja, da je Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige izvajala plačila iz državnih sredstev in da je o dodelitvi plačil odločal javni organ, ker je bila Zvezna agencija za varnost prehranjevalne verige hierarhično podrejena ministru, pristojnemu za javno zdravje.
As far as the period between 1 December 2004 (date on which Royal Decree of 15 October 2004 entered into force) and 31 December 2005 (date on which the Royal Decrees of 10 November 2005 entered into force) is concerned, the BSE tests were financed by a fee of EUR 10,70 per bovine tested in addition to financing by the FASFC from its reserves and from the repayable advance made available to it by the national exchequer.
V obdobju od 1. decembra 2004 (začetek veljavnosti kraljevega odloka z dne 15. oktobra 2004) do 31. decembra 2005 (začetek veljavnosti kraljevih odlokov z dne 10. novembra 2005) so se testi financirali s plačilom 10,70 EUR na testirano govedo in z dodatnim financiranjem Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige iz njenih rezerv in vračljivih predplačil iz državne blagajne.
The partial financing from the FASFC provided from its own funds constitutes a State resource (see recital 82).
Del financiranja, ki gre iz lastnih sredstev Zvezne agencije za varnost prehranjevalne verige, so državna sredstva (glej uvodno izjavo 82).
With regard to the question of whether the fees constitute State resources, they may be State resources if they do not cover the real full costs of the services they are intended to pay for.
Pri vprašanju, ali so plačila državna sredstva, lahko gre za državna sredstva, če se izkaže, da plačila ne pokrivajo vseh dejanskih stroškov, ki naj bi jih poplačala.
Indeed, if the fee and the cost of the service provided are not the same, the surplus constitutes a State resource at the disposal of the State body to whom the fee is paid.
Če namreč plačilo ni enako strošku opravljene storitve, so presežki državna sredstva, s katerimi državni organ, ki so mu plačila nakazana, lahko razpolaga.
This is why it is important to verify whether the fees paid to the FASFC for the BSE tests represent payments for the FASFC’s services effectively provided to the enterprises and whether or not they were based on market prices (see recital 54 of the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure).
Zato je pomembno, da se preveri, ali so plačila Zvezni agenciji za varnost prehranjevalne verige za teste na BSE res plačila za storitve, ki jih je ta agencija dejansko opravila za podjetja, in ali so temeljila na tržnih cenah ali ne (glej uvodno izjavo 54 odločitve o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave).
This question is dealt with below, during the examination of the concept of advantage.
To vprašanje je obravnavano v nadaljevanju pri proučitvi pojma prednost.
From 1 January 2006 on
Od 1. januarja 2006
As far as the period following the entry into force of the Royal Decrees of 10 November 2005, i.e. the period starting on 1 January 2006, is concerned, it is necessary to examine whether the fees and the contributions set by these Decrees constitute State resources.
V zvezi z obdobjem po začetku veljavnosti kraljevih odlokov z dne 10. novembra 2005, to je obdobjem, ki se začne 1. januarja 2006, je treba proučiti, ali so plačila in prispevki, določeni s tema odlokoma, državna sredstva.
This question was already examined in the context of Decision N 9/05 and N 10/05.
To vprašanje je že bilo proučeno v Odločbi N 9/05 in N 10/05.
In recital 44 there was a general indication that the contributions constituted State resources and that the fees could constitute State resources if those fees did not cover the real full costs of the services they were intended to pay for.
V njeni uvodni izjavi 44 je na splošno navedeno, da so prispevki državna sredstva in da so plačila lahko državna sredstva, če se izkaže, da plačila ne pokrivajo vseh dejanskih stroškov, ki naj bi jih poplačala.
The BSE tests were part-financed by the fees and part-financed by the contributions.
Testi na BSE so se delno financirali iz plačil in delno iz prispevkov.
Decision N 9/05 and N 10/05 concluded that the part-financing of the costs of the BSE tests by the fees did not constitute State aid and that the financing by the contributions was a compatible form of State aid.
V Odločbi N 9/05 in N 10/05 je bilo ugotovljeno, da delno financiranje stroškov testov na BSE iz plačil ni državna pomoč in da je financiranje iz prispevkov združljiva državna pomoč.
As indicated in recital 34 of the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure, the aid approved by Commission Decision is not the subject of this decision and will not be re-examined here.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 34 odločitve o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave, pomoči, ki jih je Komisija odobrila z odločbo, niso predmet tega sklepa, zato ne bodo ponovno proučene.