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In the decision, the Commission also requested observations from the Italian authorities regarding the application of the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (‘the 2008 Environmental Guidelines’) [11].
Komisija je v odločitvi od italijanskih organov zahtevala tudi pripombe glede uporabe Smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja (v nadaljnjem besedilu: okoljske smernice iz leta 2008) [11].
OBSERVATIONS RECEIVED FROM THIRD PARTIES AND COMMENTS BY THE MEMBER STATE
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH STRANI IN DRŽAVE ČLANICE
Summary of the observations from the recipient, Fri-El Acerra
Povzetek pripomb prejemnice – družbe Fri-El Acerra
With regard to the incentive effect, Fri-El Acerra refers to various documents signed by the Italian authorities between 2004 and 2008 with the aim of revitalising the industrial area of Acerra.
Družba Fri-El Acerra se v zvezi s spodbujevalnim učinkom sklicuje na različne dokumente, ki so jih italijanski organi podpisali med letoma 2004 in 2008, da bi oživili industrijsko območje v Acerri.
More specifically, Fri-El Acerra refers to the Memorandum of Understanding of 12 May 2004 [12], the Programme Agreement of 15 July 2005 [13], the amendment to the Programme Agreement of 6 April 2006 [14], Resolution No 1857 of the Regional Executive of Campania [15], and the amendment to the Programme Agreement of 8 April 2008 [16].
Natančneje, navedena družba se sklicuje na memorandum o soglasju z dne 12. maja 2004 [12], sporazum o programu z dne 15. julija 2005 [13], spremembo sporazuma o programu z dne 6. aprila 2006 [14], resolucijo št. 1857 deželnega sveta Kampanje [15] in spremembo sporazuma o programu z dne 8. aprila 2008 [16].
Fri-El Acerra argues essentially that the doubts expressed by the Commission in the opening decision do not take proper account of these documents, and in particular of the Programme Agreement signed on 15 July 2005, which it says is an instrument that is legally binding with regard to the aid for all the steps it took subsequently.
Družba Fri-El Acerra v bistvu trdi, da Komisija v pomislekih, ki jih je izrazila v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, ni primerno upoštevala teh dokumentov in zlasti sporazuma o programu, podpisanega 15. julija 2005, ki je po navedbah te družbe pravno zavezujoč instrument, kar zadeva pomoč, za vse njene poznejše ukrepe.
The committee supervising the implementation of the Programme Agreement held two meetings, on 29 September and 6 October 2005, for which Italy provided the Commission with the minutes; at the second of these meetings the representative of NGP mentioned Fri-El Acerra as a potential investor, which had manifested interest in a takeover of the old power plant on the condition that the investment project would qualify for regional aid.
Odbor za nadzor nad izvajanjem sporazuma o programu se je sestal dvakrat, in sicer 29. septembra in 6. oktobra 2005, Italija pa je Komisiji predložila zapisnika teh sestankov; na drugem sestanku je predstavnik družbe NGP navedel družbo Fri-El Acerra kot morebitnega vlagatelja, ki je pokazal zanimanje za prevzem stare elektrarne, če bi naložbeni projekt izpolnjeval pogoje za regionalno pomoč.
Fri-El Acerra considers that the legitimate expectation was reinforced by the first amendment to the Programme Agreement signed by the Italian authorities on 6 April 2006, Article 3 of which clearly referred to the Region of Campania’s obligation to provide financial support for the new biofuel power plant project.
Družba Fri-El Acerra meni, da je bilo upravičeno pričakovanje podkrepljeno s prvo spremembo sporazuma o programu, ki so jo italijanski organi podpisali 6. aprila 2006 in v katere členu 3 je jasno navedena obveznost dežele Kampanja, da zagotovi finančno podporo za projekt nove elektrarne na biogorivo.
Fri-El Acerra therefore takes the view that the Region of Campania was under a legal obligation to aid the investment long before 7 June 2006, when Fri-El Acerra formally submitted the first application for aid.
Zato je bila po mnenju družbe Fri-El Acerra dežela Kampanja pravno zavezana pomagati pri naložbi že dolgo pred 7. junijem 2006, ko je družba Fri-El Acerra uradno predložila prvo vlogo za pomoč.
The steps subsequently taken by the Region of Campania on 26 October 2007 and 8 April 2008 merely confirmed this obligation.
Ukrepa, ki ju je sprejela dežela Kampanja pozneje, 26. oktobra 2007 in 8. aprila 2008, sta samo potrdila to obveznost.
On the question of eligible costs, Fri-El Acerra agrees with the Commission that at the time of the transfer of the assets (the closed power plant), the two companies NGP and Fri-El Acerra were not independent, as NGP had 90,5 % control of Fri-El Acerra.
Kar zadeva upravičene stroške, se družba Fri-El Acerra strinja s Komisijo, da družbi NGP in Fri-El Acerra ob prenosu sredstev (zaprte elektrarne) nista bili neodvisni, saj je imela prva 90,5-odstotni nadzor nad drugo.
However, Fri-El Acerra emphasises that the transaction did take place on market terms, as the purchase price was set at a value established by an independent expert.
Vendar poudarja, da je bila transakcija vsekakor izvedena po tržnih pogojih, saj je bila nakupna cena postavljena skladno z vrednostjo, ki jo je določil neodvisni strokovnjak.
Fri-El Acerra adds that NGP’s stake in Fri-El Acerra had fallen to 5 % by the end of 2006.
Družba Fri-El Acerra dodaja, da je bil delež družbe NGP v družbi Fri-El Acerra do konca leta 2006 zmanjšan na 5 %.
The price paid for the other assets Fri-El Acerra bought from NGP (the fuel tanks) was set in the preliminary purchase contract of 8 March 2006, and Fri-El Acerra confirms that it reflected the market value of the assets.
Cena, plačana za druga sredstva, ki jih je družba Fri-El Acerra kupila od družbe NGP (rezervoarji za gorivo), je bila določena v kupo-prodajni predpogodbi z dne 8. marca 2006, družba Fri-El Acerra pa potrjuje, da je ta cena ustrezala tržni vrednosti zadevnih sredstev.
In evidence Fri-El Acerra has produced a new document assessing the value of the fuel tanks, which was prepared by the same independent expert who assessed the value of the closed power plant.
Kot dokaz tega je predložila nov dokument, v katerem so ovrednoteni rezervoarji za gorivo, pripravil pa ga je neodvisni strokovnjak, ki je ovrednotil tudi zaprto elektrarno.
This new expert’s report, drawn up ex post in 2009, during the formal investigation stage, refers expressly to the market prices of these used assets at November 2008 and confirms the price paid by the aid recipient to NGP.
To novo poročilo strokovnjaka, ki je bilo pripravljeno naknadno, in sicer leta 2009 med formalnim postopkom preiskave, vsebuje izrecne navedbe tržnih cen teh rabljenih sredstev, kakršne so bile novembra 2008, in potrjuje ceno, ki jo je prejemnica pomoči plačala družbi NGP.
As to the project’s contribution to regional development, Fri-El Acerra draws attention in the first place to the 25 jobs created.
Družba Fri-El Acerra glede prispevka projekta k regionalnemu razvoju najprej opozarja na vzpostavitev 25 delovnih mest.
Fri-El Acerra also emphasises that the biofuel power plant forms part of the new development strategy for the Acerra industrial area.
Poleg tega poudarja, da je elektrarna na biogorivo del nove razvojne strategije za industrijsko območje v Acerri.
This development strategy takes account of the need for new investments with a low environmental impact, such as Fri-El Acerra’s biofuel power plant.
V njej je upoštevana potreba po novih naložbah z majhnim okoljskim vplivom, kot je elektrarna na biogorivo družbe Fri-El Acerra.
With the exception of the section formerly occupied by Montefibre, the Industrial Development Agency of the Province of Naples [17] intends to transform the area into an innovation pole for the aeronautic industry.
Razen dela, ki ga je nekdaj zasedala družba Montefibre, namerava agencija za industrijski razvoj pokrajine Neapelj [17] spremeniti območje v inovacijsko središče za letalsko industrijo.
All this would have a major impact on employment, on the environment and on social and economic conditions in the region, and Fri-El Acerra’s biofuel power plant contributes positively to the strategy.
Vse to naj bi močno vplivalo na zaposlenost ter okoljske, družbene in gospodarske razmere v regiji, elektrarna na biogorivo družbe Fri-El Acerra pa pozitivno prispeva k tej strategiji.
Summary of comments by the Member State
Povzetek pripomb države članice
They repeat that the Programme Agreement signed on 15 July 2005 was of a binding nature, and reaffirm that the administrative proceedings started no later than the 2004 Memorandum of Understanding, which included a commitment on the part of the public authorities to provide incentives for the revitalisation of the Acerra industrial area.
Ponavljajo, da je bil sporazum o programu z dne 15. julija 2005 zavezujoč, in znova zatrjujejo, da se je upravni postopek začel najpozneje s podpisom memoranduma o soglasju iz leta 2004, ki je vključeval zavezo javnih organov, da bodo zagotovili spodbude za oživitev industrijskega območja v Acerri.
They observe that the first amendment to the Programme Agreement, dated 6 April 2006, contains an implicit reference to Fri-El Acerra, and that it states that the Region of Campania intends to provide incentives for the investment in the new power plant.
Ugotavljajo, da prva sprememba sporazuma o programu z dne 6. aprila 2006 vsebuje posredno sklicevanje na družbo Fri-El Acerra in da je v njej navedeno, da namerava dežela Kampanja zagotoviti spodbude za naložbe v novo elektrarno.
The Italian authorities argue that the identity of the private entities that are to implement the project is of absolutely marginal importance, as long as the project remains within the agreed scope and the agreed socioeconomic and industrial aims.
Italijanski organi trdijo, da je identiteta zasebnih subjektov, odgovornih za izvajanje projekta, popolnoma postranskega pomena, če ostanejo dogovorjeni obseg ter družbenogospodarski in industrijski cilji projekta nespremenjeni.
They stress that if the incentives had not been available the investor would not have located its operation in the area concerned, as can be seen from the minutes of the meeting of the committee supervising the implementation of the Programme Agreement held on 6 October 2005.
Poudarjajo, da vlagatelj, če spodbud ne bi bilo, svoje dejavnosti ne bi nastanil na zadevnem območju, kot je razvidno iz zapisnika sestanka, ki ga je 6. oktobra 2005 sklical odbor za nadzor nad izvajanjem sporazuma o programu.
The Italian authorities confirm Fri-El Acerra’s position with regard to the mutual independence of Fri-El Acerra and NGP: the sole and exclusive project owner and recipient of the aid is Fri-El Acerra, a company wholly independent of NGP.
Italijanski organi v zvezi z medsebojno neodvisnostjo družb Fri-El Acerra in NGP potrjujejo stališče družbe Fri-El Acerra: edina in izključna lastnica projekta in prejemnica pomoči je družba Fri-El Acerra, ki je popolnoma neodvisna od družbe NGP.
NGP held a temporary stake in Fri-El Acerra only for a brief period, as a consequence of the mechanism chosen by the parties for transferring the power plant [18].
Udeležba zadnje v družbi Fri-El Acerra je bila začasna in kratkotrajna ter posledica mehanizma, ki sta ga stranki izbrali za prenos elektrarne [18].
In their letter of 2 November 2009, the Italian authorities explain the reasons why the power plant was transferred from NGP to Fri-El Acerra, not by selling the assets, but by first transferring the business division to Fri-El Acerra and then transferring NGP’s shareholding to the Fri-El Group; this was due essentially to (a) tax considerations; (b) the possibility of payment by instalments; and (c) authorisation issues.
Italijanski organi v dopisu z dne 2. novembra 2009 pojasnjujejo, zakaj je bila elektrarna z družbe NGP na družbo Fri-El Acerra prenesena ne s prodajo sredstev, temveč najprej s prenosom zadevnega oddelka dejavnosti na družbo Fri-El Acerra, nato pa s prenosom deleža družbe NGP na skupino Fri-El: razlogi za to so bili predvsem (a) davčni premisleki, (b) možnost plačila po obrokih in (c) vprašanja v zvezi z dovoljenji.
As regards the determination of the value of the assets, the Italian authorities observe that for the closed power plant Fri-El Acerra paid the equivalent of the value arrived at by an independent expert, and that there appears therefore to be no possible doubt that the transfer of the power plant took place between independent parties, and that in any event it was undertaken on market terms.
Kar zadeva določanje vrednosti sredstev, italijanski organi ugotavljajo, da je družba Fri-El Acerra za zaprto elektrarno plačala znesek v vrednosti, ki jo je določil neodvisni strokovnjak, zato se jim zdi, da ni mogoče dvomiti o neodvisnosti strank, med katerima je bil izveden prenos elektrarne, in da je ta prenos vsekakor potekal po tržnih pogojih.
The same considerations regarding the independence between NGP and Fri-El Acerra naturally also apply to the acquisition of the fuel tanks.
Seveda enake ugotovitve v zvezi z medsebojno neodvisnostjo družb NGP in Fri-El Acerra veljajo tudi za nakup rezervoarjev za gorivo.
As regards the regional contribution, the Italian authorities in their comments reaffirm that the investment project will:
Glede regionalnega prispevka italijanski organi v pripombah znova poudarjajo naslednje vidike projekta:
increase employment, by creating 25 jobs directly,
z njim se bo povečala zaposlenost, saj bo neposredno ustvarjenih 25 delovnih mest,
produce a multiplier effect, as a result of the concentration of significant industrial initiatives on the Acerra site, with at least a further 10 jobs linked to the supply and storage of palm oil and assistance in transporting it,
zaradi koncentracije pomembnih industrijskih pobud na območju v Acerri bo imel projekt multiplikacijski učinek z najmanj 10 dodatnimi delovnimi mesti, povezanimi z dobavo in skladiščenjem palmovega olja ter pomočjo pri njegovem prevozu,
play a significant part in the development strategy for the Acerra industrial area, with the revitalisation of the area in social, industrial, and employment terms and the development in the area of a power plant with a low environmental impact,
projekt bo imel pomembno vlogo v razvojni strategiji za industrijsko območje v Acerri z zagotavljanjem njegove oživitve v družbenem, industrijskem in zaposlitvenem smislu ter z razvojem elektrarne z majhnim okoljskim vplivom na zadevnem območju,
help to overcome the deficit in electrical power in the region in terms of quality of the energy, which will be produced from renewable sources (biofuels); with its output of 75 MW, the plant will play an important role in achieving the regional target of 200 MW from biomass by 2013 set in the Regional Environmental Energy Plan (PEAR) 2008.
s projektom se bo pripomoglo k zmanjšanju primanjkljaja električne energije v regiji v smislu kakovosti energije, ki se bo proizvajala iz obnovljivih virov (biogoriv); elektrarna z zmogljivostjo 75 MW bo imela pomembno vlogo pri doseganju regionalnega cilja 200 MW iz biomase do leta 2013, določenega v regionalnem okoljskem energetskem načrtu (PEAR) iz leta 2008.
With their letter of 2 November 2009 the Italian authorities enclose a memo from the Ministry of Economic Development, dated 21 October 2009, which they say will confirm the contribution the project will make to regional development.
Italijanski organi so dopisu z dne 2. novembra 2009 priložili dopis ministrstva za gospodarski razvoj z dne 21. oktobra 2009, ki bo po njihovih besedah potrdil prispevek projekta k regionalnemu razvoju.
The Ministry there confirms the following:
Ministrstvo v tem dopisu potrjuje naslednje:
The Programme Agreement of 15 July 2005 focuses on: putting together a package of investments for the diversification of industrial activities in the area; modernising the main support infrastructure — the power plant and treatment plant — with a view among other things to reemploying redundant workers; and combining funding from central government and the Region of Campania in order to finance the incentives necessary to attract new investment.
sporazum o programu z dne 15. julija 2005 je osredotočen na: oblikovanje svežnja naložb za povečanje raznovrstnosti industrijskih dejavnosti na zadevnem območju; posodabljanje glavne podporne infrastrukture – elektrarne in čistilne naprave –, med drugim z namenom vnovične zaposlitve presežnih delavcev; združevanje sredstev centralne vlade in dežele Kampanja zaradi financiranja spodbud, potrebnih za privabljanje novih naložb,
Three major economic and industrial objectives are to be pursued: (a) to avoid the closure of the newest part of the SIMPE (formerly NGP) establishment; (b) to launch a process of diversifying industrial activities on a site which in the past had been dominated by just one large business group, and thereby to reduce the risk of recurrent business crises; and (c) to exploit the potential of an industrial conurbation such as Acerra, which is particularly hard hit by unemployment and social difficulties.
prizadevati si je treba za doseganje treh glavnih gospodarskih in industrijskih ciljev: (a) preprečiti zaprtje najnovejšega obrata družbe SIMPE (nekdanja družba NGP); (b) začeti postopek povečevanja raznovrstnosti industrijskih dejavnosti na območju, na katerem je v preteklosti prevladovala ena sama velika skupina podjetij, in s tem zmanjšati tveganje ponovitev poslovnih kriz; ter (c) izkoristiti možnosti industrijske aglomeracije, kot je ta v Acerri, ki so jo brezposelnost in socialne težave posebno močno prizadele,
Great efforts have been made in all quarters to promote new investment aimed at giving shape to the ‘industrial park’ in Acerra proposed by the Region of Campania in the Programme Agreement,
veliko vsestranskega truda je bilo namenjenega spodbujanju novih naložb za oblikovanje „industrijskega parka“ v Acerri, ki ga je dežela Kampanja predlagala v sporazumu o programu.
In their letter of 2 November 2009 the Italian authorities comment on the compliance of the power plant with the legal requirements governing energy sources and fuel supply, showing that the technology used allows the plant to be fuelled not only by palm oil but also by coconut, copra or rape-seed oil or other similar vegetable-based biofuels without prejudice to its normal operation or productivity.
Italijanski organi v dopisu z dne 2. novembra 2009 podajajo mnenje o skladnosti elektrarne z zakonskimi zahtevami glede energetskih virov in preskrbe z gorivom, pri čemer navajajo, da lahko zaradi uporabljene tehnologije elektrarna deluje ne samo na palmovo olje, ampak tudi na kokosovo olje, olje iz kopre, olje oljne ogrščice ali druga podobna rastlinska biogoriva, ne da bi to vplivalo na njeno normalno delovanje ali učinkovitost.
Further documents originating with the recipient provided by the Member State
Drugi dokumenti prejemnice, ki jih je predložila država članica
On 23 December 2009, in order to have a full understanding of the decision-making process, the Commission departments asked the Italian authorities to provide any further documents available, dating from before the point at which Fri-El Acerra embarked upon the investment project, which might serve to justify the investment decision.
Da bi službe Komisije v celoti razumele postopek odločanja, so 23. decembra 2009 pozvale italijanske organe, naj predložijo morebitne druge dokumente iz obdobja, preden je družba Fri-El Acerra začela naložbeni projekt, s katerimi bi bilo mogoče utemeljiti odločitev za naložbo.
The Italian authorities answered on 1 February 2010, repeating that the minutes of the meeting of 6 October 2005 clearly identified the Fri-El Group as the alternative investor after Edison’s withdrawal.
Italijanski organi so v odgovoru z dne 1. februarja 2010 ponovili, da je v zapisniku sestanka z dne 6. oktobra 2005 skupina Fri-El jasno opredeljena kot drugi mogoči vlagatelj po umiku družbe Edison.
In these minutes, the NGP representative stated that the Fri-El Group expects regional support.
V tem zapisniku je predstavnik družbe NGP navedel, da skupina Fri-El pričakuje regionalno podporo.
With their reply the Italian authorities enclosed a further letter from the recipient of the aid, enclosing internal documents of the Fri-El Group: a memo from a consultant, referring to the opportunity to take over NGP’s power plant in Acerra after Edison’s withdrawal; two subsequent contracts with the same consultant; and an internal report dated 26 January 2006, examining the financial feasibility of the project with and without regional aid
Odgovoru so italijanski organi priložili še dopis prejemnice pomoči, ki so mu bili priloženi interni dokumenti skupine Fri-El: obvestilo svetovalca, v katerem se ta sklicuje na priložnost za prevzem elektrarne družbe NGP v Acerri po umiku družbe Edison, dve poznejši pogodbi, sklenjeni z istim svetovalcem, in interno poročilo z dne 26. januarja 2006, v katerem je preučena finančna izvedljivost projekta z regionalno pomočjo in brez nje.
Article 107(1) TFEU states that ‘Save as otherwise provided in the Treaties, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market.’
Člen 107(1) PDEU določa: „Razen če Pogodbi ne določata drugače, je 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.“
The aid is to be granted by the Italian authorities in the form of a direct grant.
Pomoč dodeljujejo italijanski organi v obliki neposredne dotacije.
The assistance can thus be considered to be granted by the Member State and through state resources within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Zato se lahko šteje, da jo dodeljuje država članica iz državnih sredstev v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
The aid is to be granted to a single company, Fri-El Acerra, and is therefore selective.
Pomoč se dodeljuje enemu podjetju, družbi Fri-El Acerra, zato je selektivna.
The aid is to be granted for an investment relating to the production of energy.
Pomoč se dodeljuje za naložbo, povezano s proizvodnjo električne energije.
Since the product is traded between Member States, the measure is likely to affect trade between Member States.
Ker se proizvod trži med državami članicami, je verjetno, da bo ukrep vplival na trgovino med njimi.
The aid granted to Fri-El Acerra will relieve the company from costs which, if it were to install a similar power station, it would ordinarily have to bear itself, and thus gives it an economic advantage over its competitors.
S pomočjo, ki bo dodeljena družbi Fri-El Acerra, bo ta razbremenjena stroškov, ki bi jih morala ob postavitvi podobne elektrarne navadno kriti sama, zato se s to pomočjo navedeni družbi daje gospodarska prednost pred konkurenti.
By favouring Fri-El Acerra and its product over its competitors, the measure distorts or threatens to distort competition.
Ker se z ukrepom družbi Fri-El Acerra in njenemu proizvodu daje prednost pred konkurenti, ukrep izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljal konkurenco.
Consequently, the Commission considers that the notified measure constitutes state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Zato Komisija meni, da priglašeni ukrep pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Having established that the notified measure constitutes state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, the Commission must consider whether it can be held to be compatible with the internal market.
Ker je Komisija ugotovila, da priglašeni ukrep pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, mora preučiti, ali ga je mogoče šteti za združljivega z notranjim trgom.
By notifying the aid to Fri-El Acerra before putting it into effect, Italy has complied with the individual notification requirement laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU.
S priglasitvijo ukrepa pomoči za družbo Fri-El Acerra pred njegovim izvajanjem je Italija izpolnila zahtevo glede posamične priglasitve iz člena 108(3) PDEU.