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As regards the only training financed by revenue from the charge on the promotion of wine, namely the general training ‘Sistema de Informação e Gestão Vitivinícola – 2000’, the Commission notes that new information changed its designation and described it as State aid.
Komisija pa le za usposabljanje, financirano iz prihodkov od dajatve za promocijo vina, in sicer usposabljanje v splošnem interesu „Sistema de Informação e Gestão Vitivinícola – 2000“, ugotavlja, da je nov podatek spremenil njegovo opredelitev kot državne pomoči.
According to the new information provided, this training was solely intended for staff of the Regional Agriculture Directorates and the Regional Viticulture and Wine Committees, which are the competent authorities for the control and verification of the authenticity and quality of wines in the regions concerned.
V skladu z novimi podatki, ki so ji bili predloženi, naj bi bilo to usposabljanje namenjeno izključno zaposlenim v regionalnih oddelkih ministrstva za kmetijstvo ter v regionalnih odborih za vinogradništvo, ki naj bi bili pristojni javni organi za nadzor in preverjanje pristnosti in kakovosti vin v zadevnih regijah.
It is clear from this information that this is not an aid measure intended for beneficiaries of the services provided by the IVV but an internal Government training measure.
Iz tega podatka izhaja, da ne gre za ukrep pomoči, namenjen prejemnikom storitev IVV, temveč gre za notranje usposabljanje javne uprave.
Accordingly, this training measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the TFEU.
Zato to usposabljanje ni državna pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Services for conducting promotion campaigns
Storitve izvajanja promocijskih kampanj
As regards the conduct of promotion campaigns for wine and wine products via Viniportugal, there is an actual economic advantage in favour of economic operators in the sector and in particular in the wine sector in Portugal.
Kar zadeva izvajanje kampanj za promocijo vina in proizvodov iz grozdja in vina prek združenja Viniportugal, gre dejansko za gospodarsko prednost za gospodarske subjekte v sektorju in zlasti za vinski sektor na Portugalskem.
The organisation of the promotion of these products is normally a charge included in an undertaking’s budget.
Organizacija promocije teh proizvodov je strošek, ki običajno bremeni proračun podjetja.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that the provision of services consisting of conducting promotion campaigns does constitute a selective advantage through State resources for economic operators in Portugal’s wine sector.
Komisija zato sklepa, da so storitve izvajanja promocijskih kampanj selektivna prednost, financirana iz državnih sredstev, za gospodarske subjekte v vinskem sektorju na Portugalskem.
Affecting of trade and distortions of competition
Vpliv na trgovino in izkrivljanje konkurence
Lastly, in order to establish whether the aid in question falls within the scope of Article 107(1) of the TFEU, it must be established whether it is liable to affect trade among Member States and distort, or threaten to distort, competition by favouring certain undertakings or certain products.
Da bi ugotovili, ali zadevna pomoč spada na področje uporabe člena 107(1) PDEU, je treba nazadnje ugotoviti, ali lahko prizadene trgovino med državami članicami in ali izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga.
The Court of Justice has held that, where an advantage granted by a Member State strengthens the position of one category of undertakings in relation to other competing undertakings in intra-Community trade, the latter must be regarded as affected by that advantage [19].
Sodišče je ugotovilo, da je treba, kadar ugodnost, ki jo je odobrila država članica, krepi položaj ene kategorije podjetij v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenčnimi podjetji v trgovini znotraj Skupnosti, zadnje obravnavati, kot da je nanje vplivala ta ugodnost. [19]
The measures in question are liable to affect trade among Member States insofar as they promote domestic production to the detriment of the production of other Member States.
Zdi se, da obravnavani ukrepi lahko vplivajo na trgovino med državami članicami, ker spodbujajo nacionalno proizvodnjo v škodo proizvodnje drugih držav članic.
In fact, the wine sector is extremely open to competition at Community level and, therefore, highly sensitive to any measure in favour of production in any Member State.
Vinski sektor je namreč zelo odprt za konkurenco na ravni Skupnosti in torej zelo občutljiv za vse ukrepe v korist proizvodnje v eni ali drugi državi članici.
The fact that there is trade among Member States in the wine and wine products sector seems to be demonstrated by the existence of a common organisation of the market in the sector.
Zdi se, da je obstoj trgovine med državami članicami v sektorju vina in proizvodov iz grozdja in vina dokazan z obstojem skupne ureditve trga v tem sektorju.
The following table shows, by way of example, the level of intra-Community trade in these products between the years 1999 and 2004 [20].
Spodnja preglednica na primer prikazuje raven trgovine s temi proizvodi v Skupnosti v obdobju 1999–2004 [20].
Accordingly, so far as concerns the funding of the campaigns for the promotion and advertising of wine and wine products with part of the revenue from the wine promotion charge, the Commission confirms its position concerning the existence of State aid in favour of economic operators in the wine and wine products sector within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the TFEU.
Komisija zato v zvezi s financiranjem kampanj za promocijo in oglaševanje vina in proizvodov iz grozdja in vina z delom prihodkov od tako imenovane dajatve za promocija vina potrjuje stališče o obstoju državne pomoči za gospodarske subjekte v sektorju vina in proizvodov iz grozdja in vina v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Conclusions on the nature of ‘aid’ for the purposes of Article 107(1) of the TFEU
Sklepne ugotovitve o naravi „pomoči“ v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU
In light of the foregoing, the Commission takes the view that the measures in favour of economic operators in the wine and wine products sector confer an advantage on them which is funded through State resources and from which other operators cannot benefit.
Komisija glede na zgornje meni, da ukrepi v korist gospodarskih subjektov v sektorju vina in proizvodov iz grozdja in vina dajejo tem subjektom prednost, financirano iz državnih sredstev, do katere drugi subjekti ne morejo biti upravičeni.
This advantage distorts, or threatens to distort, competition by favouring certain undertakings and certain products, since it is liable to affect trade among Member States.
Ta prednost izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti nekaterim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, ker lahko prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that these measures are covered by Article 107(1) of the TFEU.
Komisija zato sklepa, da ti ukrepi spadajo na področje uporabe člena 107(1) PDEU.
Legality of aid for promotion and advertising
Zakonitost pomoči za promocijo in oglaševanje
The Portuguese authorities did not notify the Commission, as required by Article 108(3) of the TFEU, of the mechanisms establishing the abovementioned parafiscal charge or of the funding of measures in favour of the wine sector.
Portugalski organi Komisiji niso v skladu členom 108(3) PDEU priglasili niti mehanizmov, s katerimi je bila uvedena navedena davkom podobna dajatev, niti financiranja ukrepov v korist vinskega sektorja.
Examination of the compatibility of the aid for promotion and advertising
Preučitev združljivosti pomoči za promocijo in oglaševanje
There are, however, exceptions to the principle of incompatibility set out in Article 107(1) of the TFEU.
Vseeno obstajajo izjeme od načela nezdružljivosti iz člena 107(1) PDEU.
In particular, Article 107(3)(c) of the TFEU provides that aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas may, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest, be considered to be compatible with the common market.
Člen 107(3)(c) PDEU določa, da se kot združljivo z notranjim trgom lahko šteje pomoč za pospeševanje razvoja določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali določenih gospodarskih območij, kadar takšna pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi.
According to the Commission’s communication on the determination of the rules applicable to the assessment of illegal State aid, any illegal aid within the meaning of Article 1(f) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 must be evaluated in accordance with the rules in force at the time the aid was granted.
V skladu s Sporočilom Komisije o določitvi pravil, ki se uporabljajo za presojo nezakonitih državnih pomoči, je treba vsako nezakonito pomoč v smislu člena 1(f) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 preučiti v skladu s pravili in smernicami, ki veljajo ob dodelitvi pomoči.
Hence the compatibility of aid granted before 1 January 2002 must be checked in light of the framework for domestic aid for advertising agricultural products and certain products not covered by Annex II to the EEC Treaty [21] and, in the case of aid granted after that date, in light of the Guidelines applicable to State aid to advertising, cited above, without prejudice to particular temporal implementation rules laid down in those Guidelines.
Tako je treba združljivost pomoči, odobrenih pred 1. januarjem 2002, preveriti z vidika Okvira o nacionalni pomoči za oglaševanje kmetijskih proizvodov in nekaterih proizvodov, ki niso zajeti v Prilogi II k Pogodbi EGS [21], združljivost pomoči, odobrenih po tem datumu, pa z vidika že navedenih smernic o državni pomoči za oglaševanje brez poseganja v posebna pravila o časovni uporabi, določena v navedenih smernicah.
The 1987 framework and the Guidelines do, however, essentially share the same principles.
Okvir iz leta 1987 in te smernice pa v bistvu vsebujejo enaka načela.
They provide for negative and positive criteria which must be complied with by all national aid systems.
Določena so negativna in pozitivna merila, ki jih je treba upoštevati pri vseh shemah državnih pomoči.
Thus the measures in question must not be advertising measures contrary to Article 28 of the Treaty (now Article 34 of the TFEU) or to secondary Community law and must not be geared to certain undertakings.
Tako oglaševalski ukrepi ne smejo biti v nasprotju s členom 28 Pogodbe (postal člen 34 PDEU) ali sekundarnim pravom Skupnosti, niti ne smejo biti namenjeni določenim podjetjem.
Generic promotion campaigns in Portugal
Kampanje za splošno promocijo na Portugalskem
According to the information sent by the Portuguese authorities, it may be concluded that these measures have objectives which fall within the scope of a number of the positive criteria adopted in the above instruments, since they are part of the development objective of small and medium-sized undertakings, of certain areas or even of the objective of development of high-quality products and healthy food.
Iz podatkov, ki so jih poslali portugalski organi, je mogoče sklepati, da so cilji teh ukrepov skladni z več pozitivnimi merili, določenimi v zgoraj navedenih predpisih, ker so del cilja razvoja malih in srednje velikih podjetij in nekaterih regij ter celo cilja razvoja visokokakovostnih proizvodov in proizvodov za zdravo prehrano.
The Portuguese authorities have, furthermore, explained that the messages conveyed by the promotion and advertising measures are of a general nature and consist mainly of putting on exhibitions, participating in fairs and publishing catalogues and other media and are not intended to discourage consumers from buying products from other Member States or disparage those products, and they do not benefit a trademark of a particular undertaking or individual producer.
Portugalski organi so poleg tega pojasnili, da so sporočila promocijskih in oglaševalskih ukrepov splošna, da ti ukrepi vključujejo predvsem izvedbo razstav, sodelovanje na sejmih, izdajanje katalogov in drugega gradiva ter da njihov cilj ni odvračati potrošnike od nakupa proizvodov iz drugih držav članic ali zaničevati navedene proizvode, da pa prav tako ne koristijo znamki posameznega podjetja ali proizvajalca.
In the decision initiating the formal examination procedure (point 108), the Commission took the view that the public aid paid to finance promotion measures in the present case up to 1 January 2002 complied with the criteria laid down in the relevant Community provisions.
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave (točka 108) sklepala, da so se pri državni pomoči, nakazani za financiranje obravnavanih promocijskih ukrepov do 1. januarja 2002, upoštevala merila, določena v predpisih Skupnosti, ki se uporabljajo na tem področju.
From 1 January 2002, point 8 of the Community guidelines for State aid for advertising of products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty and of certain non-Annex I products provides that promotion measures, such as the dissemination to the general public of scientific knowledge, the organisation of trade fairs or exhibitions, participation in these and similar public relations exercises, including surveys and market research, are not regarded as advertising.
V točki 8 Smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči za oglaševanje proizvodov iz Priloge I k Pogodbi ES in nekaterih proizvodov, ki niso zajeti v Prilogi I, je določeno, da se od 1. januarja 2002 promocijski ukrepi, kot so širjenje znanstvenih dognanj, organizacija sejmov in razstav, sodelovanje na teh sejmih in razstavah ter podobni ukrepi za stike z javnostmi skupaj z anketami in tržnimi raziskavami ne štejejo za oglaševanje.
State aid for such promotion in the broad sense is subject to points 13 and 14 of the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector.
Državna pomoč v zvezi s to promocijo v širšem pomenu besede je predmet točk 13 in 14 Smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči v kmetijskem sektorju.
Point 13.2 of the Community guidelines concerning State aid in the agricultural sector provides that aid can be granted for recourse to consultancy and similar services, including technical studies, feasibility and design studies and market research, to be given for activities related to the development of quality agricultural products.
Točka 13.2 Smernic o državni pomoči v kmetijskem sektorju določa, da se pomoč lahko dodeli za posvetovanje z izvedenci in podobne storitve, skupaj s tehničnimi študijami, študijami izvedljivosti in projektnimi načrti ter tržnimi raziskavami, kadar je namen zadevnih dejavnosti razvoj kakovostnih kmetijskih proizvodov.
Moreover, point 14 allows the granting of aid relating to technical assistance in the agricultural sector.
Poleg tega je v točki 14 dovoljena dodelitev pomoči za tehnično pomoč v kmetijskem sektorju.
In particular, aid intended to disseminate new techniques is authorised.
Predvsem je dovoljena pomoč za širjenje novih tehnik.
The aid described above can fall within one or other of these categories, given that they ultimately relate to providing technical support to the production in question by means of support for the marketing of quality agricultural products and the generic creation of public awareness of their characteristics.
Zgoraj opisane pomoči lahko spadajo v eno ali drugo od teh kategorij, ker je njihov namen ne nazadnje zagotoviti tehnično pomoč zadevni proizvodnji, s tem da se podpirata trženje kakovostnih kmetijskih proizvodov in splošno seznanjanje javnosti s temi lastnostmi.
Aid covering up to 100 % of the costs is therefore permitted in those cases.
Pomoč, ki pokriva 100 % stroškov, je torej dovoljena.
In order to prevent the possibility of large amounts of aid being granted to large companies, the total amount of aid which may be granted under this section should not exceed EUR 100000 per beneficiary over any three-year period, or, in the case of aid granted to undertakings falling within the scope of the Commission definition of SMEs, 50 % of the eligible costs, whichever is greater.
Da bi se preprečilo dodeljevanje velikih zneskov velikim družbam, skupni znesek pomoči, ki se lahko dodeli na podlagi teh dveh točk, ne sme preseči 100000 EUR na upravičenca v triletnem obdobju oziroma 50 % upravičenih izdatkov, če gre za pomoč, dodeljeno podjetjem, ki spadajo v kategorijo malih in srednje velikih podjetij, kot jih je opredelila Komisija, pri čemer se upošteva višji znesek.
For the purpose of calculating the amount of aid, the beneficiary is considered to be the recipient of the services.
Pri izračunu zneska pomoči je prejemnik storitev obravnavan kot upravičenec.
The Portuguese authorities have explained that, since the measures in question are generic and general in scope and their actual benefit is totally dispersed among all the players in the wine sector, the level of aid per beneficiary therefore remains below the threshold of EUR 100000 in 3 years.
Portugalski organi so pojasnili, da bo v zvezi s splošnimi ukrepi, katerih dejanska korist je v celoti razpršena med vse akterje v industriji vina in proizvodov iz grozdja in vina, višina pomoči na upravičenca torej ostala pod pragom 100000 EUR za triletno obdobje.
In the initiation decision for the formal investigation procedure (point 114), the Commission considered that State aid paid to fund the promotion measures in question after 1 January 2002 seem to have complied with the criteria laid down in the relevant Community provisions.
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave (točka 114) sklepala, da so se pri državni pomoči, nakazani za financiranje obravnavanih promocijskih ukrepov po 1. januarju 2002, upoštevala merila, določena v predpisih Skupnosti, ki se uporabljajo na tem področju.
In view of the information provided by the Portuguese authorities throughout the preliminary examination of this dossier and in the absence of any comments to the contrary by third parties following the initiation of the formal investigation procedure, the Commission confirms the position expressed on the initiation of the procedure [22], concerning the compatibility with the applicable Community provisions of the generic promotion campaigns for wine conducted by Viniportugal in Portugal.
Komisija ob upoštevanju podatkov, ki so jih portugalski organi predložili med preučevanjem te zadeve, in ker tretje strani po sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave niso predložile nasprotnih komentarjev, potrjuje stališče, ki ga je ob sprožitvi postopka [22] izrazila o združljivosti kampanj za splošno promocijo vina, ki jih Viniportugal izvaja na Portugalskem, z veljavnimi predpisi Skupnosti.
In this regard, the Commission takes particular note of the assurances provided by the Portuguese authorities regarding the objectives of the measure: the development of small and medium-sized undertakings, development of certain regions and the development of products of high-quality products and healthy food (point 32 of the Guidelines for State aid for advertising);
Komisija v tem stališču predvsem ugotavlja, da so portugalski organi dali zagotovila v zvezi s: cilji ukrepa: razvoj malih in srednje velikih podjetij in nekaterih regij ter razvoj visokokakovostnih proizvodov in proizvodov za zdravo prehrano (točka 32 Smernic o državni pomoči za oglaševanje),
the nature of the campaigns: the messages conveyed by the promotion and advertising measures are of a general nature, consisting mainly of the holding of exhibitions, participation in fairs, the publication of catalogues and other media and are not intended to discourage consumers from buying the products of other Member States or to disparage those products, nor do they benefit a trademark of a particular undertaking or individual producer (point 20 of the Guidelines applicable to State aid for advertising);
naravo kampanj; sporočila promocijskih in oglaševalskih ukrepov so splošna in vključujejo predvsem pripravo razstav, sodelovanje na sejmih, izdajanje katalogov in drugega gradiva, njihov cilj ni odvračati potrošnike od nakupa proizvodov iz drugih držav članic ali zaničevati navedene proizvode, prav tako pa ne koristijo znamki posameznega podjetja ali proizvajalca (točka 20 Smernic o državni pomoči za oglaševanje),
the limits of the support: the measures are entirely funded by parafiscal charges and the financial efforts of traders in these campaigns reach, by definition, 50 % of their cost.
zgornjo mejo pomoči: ukrepi se v celoti financirajo z davkom podobnimi dajatvami, finančni prispevek akterjev v tem sektorju za te kampanje pa po definiciji dosega 50 % njihovih stroškov.
Moreover, since generic measures are involved which are general in scope and whose real benefit is totally dispersed among all the players in the wine sector, the level of aid per beneficiary will remain below the threshold of EUR 100000 in 3 years.
Poleg tega, kar zadeva splošne ukrepe, katerih dejanska korist je v celoti razpršena med vse akterje v industriji vina in proizvodov iz grozdja in vina, bo višina pomoči na upravičenca torej ostala pod pragom 100000 EUR za triletno obdobje.
Campaigns for the promotion and advertising of Portuguese wine in markets of other Member States and third countries
Kampanje za promocijo in oglaševanje portugalskega vina na trgih drugih držav članic in tretjih držav
As regards the campaigns for the promotion and advertising of Portuguese wine in markets of other Member States and third countries conducted by Viniportugal, in particular after 1 January 2002, the Commission raised doubts as to the compatibility of these campaigns with the provisions of the Guidelines for State aid for advertising.
Komisija je v zvezi s kampanjami za promocijo in oglaševanje portugalskega vina na trgih drugih držav članic in tretjih držav, ki jih je Viniportugal izvajal zlasti po 1. januarju 2002, izrazila dvom o njihovi združljivosti z določbami Smernic o državni pomoči za oglaševanje.
According to point 4.1 of those Guidelines, advertising campaigns undertaken directly or indirectly by a Member State in the market of other Member States with a view to familiarising consumers with agricultural products of a particular Member State or area, or even with an entire category of the products of a Member State, are acceptable.
V skladu s točko 4.1 teh smernic je dopustno, da države članice neposredno ali posredno izvajajo oglaševalske kampanje na trgih drugih držav članic, da bi se potrošniki seznanili s kmetijskimi proizvodi iz drugih držav članic ali regij, celó s celotno kategorijo proizvodov iz druge države članice.
Nevertheless, these campaigns need to convey information on the objective characteristics of the products concerned and must not contain subjective claims about the quality of the products based solely on their origin.
Vendar morajo te kampanje vsebovati objektivne informacije o lastnostih zadevnih proizvodov, ne smejo pa vsebovati subjektivnih trditev o kakovosti proizvodov samo zaradi njihovega izvora.
However, when it initiated the procedure, the Commission did not have sufficient information to conclude that these campaigns, although mentioning the origin of the wines, only conveyed information on the objective characteristics of the products concerned and did not contain subjective claims as to the quality of the products based solely on their origin.
Komisija ob sprožitvi postopka ni imela zadostnih podatkov za sklepanje, da te kampanje, čeprav je v njih omenjen izvor vina, vsebujejo le podatke o objektivnih lastnostih zadevnih proizvodov, ne vsebujejo pa subjektivnih trditev o kakovosti proizvodov samo zaradi njihovega izvora.
The Portuguese authorities had thus been invited to show that any reference to the origin of the products did indeed comply with those conditions.
Tako je portugalske organe pozvala, naj dokažejo, da se pri morebitnem sklicevanju na izvor proizvodov upoštevajo ti pogoji.