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With regard to the restructuring of loans used to constitute working capital, the scheme in question could not have been applied in compliance with all the conditions set out in recital 90 either, as the first requirement (recital 90(a)) specifically lays down that loans must be linked to investments.
V zvezi s pogojem, navedenim v točki (c) uvodne izjave 90, lahko Komisija smatra, da je izpolnjena druga alternativna možnost, glede na to, da morajo biti podjetja, ki prejmejo pomoč, na podlagi ocene, ki jo opravijo banke, po prestrukuriranju sposobna preživetja. (138) V zvezi s prestrukturiranjem dolgov, povezanih z ustanovitvijo obratnih kapitalov, izvajanje te sheme ni bilo mogoče v skladu z vsemi pogoji, določenimi v uvodni izjavi 90, glede na to, da prvi pogoj iz točke (a) izrecno določa, da morajo biti dolgovi vezani na naložbo.
Concerning the aid granted from 1 January 1998 until the date of applicability of the 2004 Guidelines, the analysis carried out in recitals 98 to 104 also applies to the substance of the present case since, in its letter of 10 May 2006, Greece provided no information allowing the Commission to confirm that a restructuring plan together with the obligatory contribution was presented with a view to obtaining the aid in question.
Za pomoči, dodeljene od 1. januarja 1998 dalje do datuma začetka uporabe smernic iz leta 2004, velja analiza iz uvodnih izjav od 98 do 104 tudi za vsebino tega primera, saj grški organi z dopisom z dne 10. maja 2006 niso predložili nobene informacije, na podlagi katere bi lahko Komisija ugotovila, da je bil za prejem omenjenih pomoči predložen načrt prestrukturiranja, ki so ga spremljali potrebni motivi.
Lastly, with regard to the aid granted from the date of applicability of the 2004 Guidelines, the Commission can but remark that, in its letter of 10 May 2006, Greece provided no facts allowing the Commission to confirm that a restructuring plan together with the obligatory contribution had been presented with a view to obtaining the aid in question.
Na koncu, kar zadeva dodeljene pomoči od datuma začetka uporabe smernic iz leta 2004 in naprej, mora Komisija sklepati, da grški organi v svojem dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006 niso predložili nobene informacije, na podlagi katere bi Komisija lahko ugotovila, da je bil za prejem takšnih pomoči predložen načrt prestrukturiranja skupaj s potrebnimi motivi.
Consequently, it is not in a position to be able to remove all the doubts expressed when it initiated the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty, and therefore is forced to conclude that the scheme in question is incompatible with the common market.
Zato ne more odpraviti dvomov, izraženih na začetku postopka v skladu s členom 108(2) Pogodbe, in sklepa, da je shema nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom.
In their letter of 10 May 2006, the Greek authorities sought to justify the aid in question on the grounds of the war in the neighbouring regions.
Grški organi so poskusili v svojem dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006 upravičiti te pomoči v okviru prevladujočega vojnega stanja na sosednjih območjih.
Greece took the view that the context rendered the aid eligible for exemption under Article 107(3)(a) and (c) of the Treaty (cf. recital 59(a)).
Po navedbah grških organov je ta predstavljal okvir upravičene pomoči za izjemo, navedeno v členu 107(3)(a) in (c) Pogodbe (glej točko (a) uvodne izjave 59).
The Commission cannot accept this argument for several reasons:
Komisija ne more sprejeti tega argumenta iz več razlogov:
from a regulatory viewpoint, the existence of a conflict is deemed to be an exceptional occurrence that can only be covered by Article 107(2)(b) of the Treaty, according to which aid intended to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or by other exceptional occurrences is compatible with the internal market;
na regulativni ravni je konflikt izjemen dogodek, ki ga lahko krije le člen 107(2)(b) Pogodbe, po katerem je pomoč za popravilo škode zaradi naravne nesreče ali izjemnih dogodkov združljiva z notranjim trgom;
in the agricultural sector, compatibility of the aid measures is assessed in the light of the exemption provided for in Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, which lays down that aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest, may be considered compatible with the internal market, and not in the light of the exemption provided for in Article 107(3)(a) of the Treaty, which establishes that aid to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment, and of the regions referred to in Article 349 [42], in view of their structural, economic and social situation may be considered compatible with the internal market;
v primeru kmetijskega sektorja se združljivost pomoči ocenjuje glede na izjemo, določeno v členu 107(3)(c) Pogodbe, ki določa, da se lahko šteje za združljivo z notranjim trgom 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, in ne glede na izjemo, določeno v členu 107(3)(a), ki določa, da se lahko šteje za združljivo z notranjim trgom pomoč za pospeševanje gospodarskega razvoja območij, kjer je življenjska raven izjemno nizka ali kjer je podzaposlenost velika, in v regijah iz člena 349 [42] glede na njihov strukturni, gospodarski in socialni položaj;
in order for this derogation to apply, this would have required that the aid be granted in compliance with the rules governing the aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty; whereas it has been shown above that this was not the case.
da se lahko uporablja ta izjema, mora biti pomoč dodeljena v skladu s pravili, ki urejajo pomoč za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah; a kot je razvidno zgoraj, se to ni zgodilo.
The Commission is not able to ascertain the applicability of Article 107(2)(b) of the Treaty on the following grounds:
Komisija tudi ne more zaključiti, da je v tem primeru mogoče uporabiti člen 107(2)(b) Pogodbe, zaradi naslednjih razlogov:
in its letter of 10 May 2006, Greece rightfully pointed out that the overall and per capita GDP in the Prefectures concerned was very low in relation to other regions in the country during the period covered by the scheme, but it also stated that GDP did record some growth in this same period, which shows that the war in the neighbouring regions did not have a catastrophic impact on the economies of the affected zones;
grški organi so v dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006 poudarili, da sta bila v obdobju veljavnosti sheme tako skupni BDP kakor tudi BDP na prebivalca zadevnih regij še vedno zelo nizka v primerjavi z drugimi regijami v državi, obenem pa so tudi razložili, da se je v istem obdobju pokazalo zvišanje, kar dokazuje, da vojna v sosednjih območjih ni imela uničujočih posledic za gospodarstvo na področjih, ki se tukaj obravnavajo;
as the description of the scheme’s legal basis shows, some changes were made to the scheme almost 10 years after the end of hostilities in the neighbouring regions; consequently, Greece cannot be considered to have been forced to intervene because of a state of war in the bordering areas and that as a result there existed a relation of cause and effect between this and the difficulties of firms (a sole example is sufficient to bear out this remark: Ministerial Decision No 2/64046/0025/2003 of 28 January 2004 referred to in recital 48 covers loans that could be taken out by industrial businesses — in other words potentially by industrial livestock firms — until 31 December 2004).
kot je razvidno iz opisa pravne podlage zadevne sheme, so se nekatere spremembe v shemi zgodile skoraj deset let po koncu spopadov na sosednjih območjih; ker ni vzročne zveze med to situacijo in težavami v poslovanju, ne vzdrži domneva, da so grški organi morali posredovati zaradi vojnih razmer na obmejnih območjih (za podporo temu je dovolj en primer: ministrski sklep št. 2/64046/0025/2003/28.1.2004 iz uvodne izjave 48 zajema posojila, ki bi jih lahko sklenila industrijska podjetja – lahko tudi živinorejska podjetja industrijskega tipa – do 31. decembra 2004).
With respect to the other comments made by the Greek authorities in their letter of 10 May 2006, the Commission stresses the following (these observations excluding (b) also apply to all the other sectors referred to in the procedure opened):
Kar zadeva druge pripombe, ki so jih grški organi izrazili z dopisom z dne 10. maja 2006, Komisija poudarja naslednje (te pripombe, z izjemo ugotovitve v točki (b)), veljajo tudi za vsa druga področja, ki jih zajema sprožitev postopka):
problems such as the lack of dynamism in local markets or the drop in demand cannot be resolved by aid grants to firms in difficulty without restructuring.
težav, kot so pomanjkanje dinamike na lokalnih trgih ali zmanjšanje povpraševanja, ni mogoče rešiti z dodelitvijo pomoči podjetjem v težavah brez njihovega prestrukturiranja.
Structural measures are a more appropriate means of assistance;
Ustrezno intervencijsko sredstvo so strukturni ukrepi;
the share of meat production of the Prefectures concerned in Greece’s overall production has absolutely no bearing on the risk of distortion of competition arising from aid granted outside the established regulatory framework (in the present case, aid granted to firms in difficulty without a restructuring plan); according to the case-law of the Court of Justice, where financial aid granted by a Member State strengthens the position of an undertaking compared with competitors (which is the substance in this present case), this aid may give rise to a competitive advantage over the other undertakings not benefiting from this assistance [43];
delež proizvodnje mesa zadevnih regij v primerjavi s celotno proizvodnjo mesa v Grčiji nikakor ne zmanjšuje nevarnosti izkrivljanja konkurence, ki jo prinaša pomoč zunaj vzpostavljenega zakonodajnega okvira (v tem primeru pomoč za podjetja v težavah brez načrta prestrukturiranja); po mnenju Sodišča lahko, ko neka finančna pomoč okrepi položaj podjetja v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenčnimi podjetji (kar velja v tem primeru), prejemnik pomoči izkrivlja konkurenco v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenti, ki nimajo koristi od te intervencije [43];
the question of the viability of the firms within the meaning established in the two Ministerial Decisions issued in 1989 will be dealt with later on in this Decision;
vprašanje sposobnosti preživetja podjetij, kot je opredeljeno v obeh ministrskih sklepih iz leta 1989, bo v nadaljevanju obravnavano v tej odločbi;
the argument according to which the account set up pursuant to Law No 128/75 did not constitute a State resource was dealt with in recital 82(d).
argument, da račun iz zakona št. 128/75 ne vsebuje nobenih javnih sredstev, je bil že obravnavan v uvodni izjavi 82(d).
In view of these considerations, the Commission is forced to conclude that the scheme in question is incompatible with the internal market.
Komisija je ob upoštevanju vseh teh ugotovitev prisiljena sklepati, da je zadevna shema nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Industrial, craft and hotel sectors
Industrijski, obrtni in hotelski sektor
The Commission must examine the scheme in question in the light of the rules governing aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty.
Komisija mora zadevno shemo preučiti glede na pravila, ki urejajo državne pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah.
The information sent by the Greek authorities in their letter of 10 May 2006 and set out in recital 59 does not include any details with regard to compliance with rules governing the rescuing and restructuring of firms in difficulty.
Informacije, ki so jih grške oblasti navedle v dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006 in ki so navedene v uvodni izjavi 59, ne vsebujejo nobenih podatkov glede upoštevanja pravil, ki urejajo reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah.
Consequently, the Commission is not in a position to verify if there was compliance with points 177, 227 and 228 of the Eighth Report on Competition Policy and the 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2004 Guidelines.
Zato Komisija ne more preveriti, ali so bile upoštevane točke 177, 227 in 228 v 8. poročilu o politiki konkurence ter smernice iz let 1994, 1997, 1999 in 2004.
Therefore, the Commission is not in a position to be able to remove all the doubts it expressed when it initiated the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty, and so it is forced to conclude that the scheme in question is incompatible with the common market.
Komisija zato ne more odpraviti dvomov, ki jih je izrazila ob odprtju postopka iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe, in je prisiljena zaključiti, da je shema nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Shipping sector
Pomorski sektor
The compatibility of the scheme in question with the internal market will be assessed from two viewpoints, reflecting the fact that the term ‘shipping sector’ covers both shipbuilding and transport by ship.
Združljivost zadevne sheme pomoči z notranjim trgom mora biti obravnavana z dveh vidikov, saj „pomorski sektor“ vključuje tako ladjedelništvo kot prevoze z ladjami.
Regarding shipbuilding, the rules applicable for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty following the entry into force of Ministerial Decision No 1648/B.22 of 13 January 1994 have been the following:
Za področje ladjedelništva se od začetka veljavnosti ministrskega sklepa št. 1648/B.22/13.1.94 za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah uporabljajo naslednja pravila:
until 31 December 1998: Council Directive 90/684/EEC of 21 December 1990 on aid to shipbuilding [44];
do 31. decembra 1998: Direktiva Sveta 90/684/EGS z dne 21. decembra 1990 o pomoči ladjedelništvu [44];
from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2003: Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 29 June 1998 establishing new rules on aid to shipbuilding [45];
od 1. januarja 1999 do 31. decembra 2003: Uredba Sveta (ES) št. 1540/98 z dne 29. junija 1998 o določitvi novih pravil o pomoči ladjedelništvu [45];
since 1 January 2004: the Framework on State aid to shipbuilding [46].
od 1. januarja 2004: okvir za državno pomoč ladjedelništvu [46].
Similarly, with regard to maritime transport, the Commission shall examine the scheme in question in the light of the rules governing aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty.
Na področju pomorskega prometa mora Komisija zadevno shemo pomoči preučiti glede na pravila, ki urejajo državne pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah.
Since the entry into force of Ministerial Decision No 1648/B.22 of 13 January 1994, the rules governing the rescue and restructuring of firms in difficulty in the shipping industry have been and continue to be the following:
Od začetka veljavnosti ministrskega sklepa št. 1648/B.22/13.1.94 se za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij pomorskega sektorja v težavah uporabljajo naslednja pravila:
‘Financial and fiscal measures concerning shipping operations with ships registered in the Community’ [47];
„Finančni in davčni ukrepi v zvezi z pomorskim prometom z ladjami, ki so registrirane v Skupnosti“ [47];
Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport 1997 [48];
Smernice Skupnosti o državnih pomočeh za pomorski promet [48] v letu 1997;
Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport 2004 [49].
Smernice Skupnosti o državnih pomočeh za pomorski promet v letu 2004 [49].
In their letter of 10 May 2006, the Greek authorities again provided no information that might allow the Commission to find that the aid scheme in question had been applied in compliance with the rules applicable to rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty in the sector.
Grški organi oblasti tudi v zvezi s tem v dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006 niso predložili nobenih informacij, na podlagi katerih bi lahko Komisija ugotovila, da je bila zadevna shema pomoči izvedena v skladu z veljavnimi pravili za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah v tem sektorju.
Therefore the Commission is not in a position to remove the doubts it expressed when it initiated the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty and is forced to conclude that the scheme in question is incompatible with the internal market.
Zato Komisija ne more odpraviti dvomov, ki jih je izrazila ob odprtju postopka iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe, in je prisiljena zaključiti, da je shema nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Aid granted in the Prefectures of Lesbos, Samos, Chios and the Dodecanese, also referred to in the third procedure
Pomoč, dodeljena regijam Lesbos, Samos, Chios in Dodekanez, ki je prav tako zajeta v tretjem postopku
Within the framework of the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty, the Commission, since it did not have sufficient information, considered two hypotheses:
V okviru sprožitve postopka, ki ga določa člen 108(2) Pogodbe, je Komisija, ker ni imela dovolj informacij, upoštevala dva scenarija:
the aid provided for in Ministerial Decision No 2041901 of 16 May 1989 and Ministerial Decision No 2078809 of 10 October 1989 and their amendments was covered by the same framework as that established by the Decisions referred to in recitals 44 to 48;
tistega, v skladu s katerim se pomoči, ki jih določata sklepa Ministrskega sveta št. 2041901/16.5.1989 in št. 2078809/10.10.89 ter njune spremembe, uvrščajo v isti pravni okvir s sklepi, opisanimi v uvodnih izjavah od 44 do 48;
the aid was part of a financing system that was not set up on the same bases.
tistega, v skladu s katerim so bile te pomoči sestavni del sistema financiranja, ki ne temelji na tej podlagi.
In its letter of 10 May 2006, Greece stated that the two Ministerial Decisions issued in 1989 laid down that firms had to be viable prior to and after the restructuring of their debts.
V dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006 so grški organi oblasti navedli, da sta ministrska sklepa iz leta 1989 določala, da morajo biti podjetja pred prestrukturiranjem svojih dolgov in po njem sposobna preživetja.
The Commission cannot endorse this statement as, following re-examination, it appears that neither of the two Decisions in question establishes that the firms had to be viable prior to and after the restructuring of the debts.
To pojasnilo Komisije ne more zadovoljiti, saj se po ponovnem pregledu zdi, da nobeden od teh sklepov ne navaja, da morajo biti podjetja pred prestrukturiranjem svojih dolgov in po njem sposobna preživetja.
Consequently, the Commission will assess the compatibility of the aid covered by the two Decisions and their amendments, basing itself not only on the two hypotheses set out in recital 157, but also without excluding, in the second hypothesis, that the aid may have been granted to firms in difficulty.
Zato mora Komisija analizirati združljivost pomoči, ki so bile vključene v sklepa in njune spremembe, pri čemer analiza ne temelji samo na dveh scenarijih iz uvodne izjave 157, ampak tudi ne izključuje drugega scenarija, da so bile pomoči morda dodeljene podjetjem v težavah.
Concerning the first hypothesis set out in recital 157, the Commission is forced to find, if the two Ministerial Decisions issued in 1989 and their amendments fall within the same framework as that established by the Ministerial Decisions referred to in recitals 44 to 48, that the analysis carried out in recitals 146 to 149 remains valid, the explanations given by Greece in its letter of 10 May 2006 do not dispel the doubts expressed when it initiated the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty and that it is forced to conclude that the scheme in question is incompatible with the internal market.
Glede na prvi scenarij iz uvodne izjave 157 mora Komisija ugotoviti, da je v primeru, če se ministrska sklepa iz leta 1989 in njune spremembe uvrščajo v isti okvir, kot sta ga določila ministrska sklepa iz uvodnih izjav od 44 do 48, analiza iz uvodnih izjav od 146 do 149 še vedno veljavna in da pojasnila, ki so jih podali grški organi oblasti v dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006, ne odpravljajo dvomov, izraženih na začetku postopka iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe, in mora zato zaključiti, da je shema nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
With respect to the second hypothesis, two scenarios must be envisaged: aid was granted to firms in difficulty or aid was granted to viable firms.
V zvezi z drugim scenarijem se je treba osredotočiti na dve možnosti: da je šlo za dodelitev pomoči podjetjem v težavah ali da je šlo za dodelitev pomoči podjetjem, sposobnim preživetja.
In the first scenario, the analysis carried out in recitals 146 to 149 remains valid, and the explanations given by Greece in its letter of 10 May 2006 do not dispel the doubts expressed when the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty and consequently the Commission is forced to conclude that the regime in question is incompatible with the internal market.
V prvem primeru analiza iz uvodnih izjav od 146 do 149 ostaja veljavna in pojasnila, ki so jih grški organi oblasti navedli v dopisu z dne 10. maja 2006, ne omogočajo odprave dvomov, ki so bili izraženi na začetku postopka iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe, zato mora Komisija zaključiti, da je shema nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
In the second scenario, the Commission also notes that Greece’s explanations in its letters of 10 May 2006, 15 March 2011 and 29 March 2011 do not allow it to ascertain if the working capital constituted using subsidised loans financed eligible investment within the meaning of Union rules on regional aid (since the entry into force of Ministerial Decision No 2041901 of 16 May 1989, the applicable rules have been the Commission communication on the method for applying Article 92(3)(a) and (c) to regional aid [50], followed by the 1998 Guidelines on national regional aid 1998 [51]).
V drugem primeru Komisija ugotavlja tudi, da se iz pojasnil, ki so jih grški organi oblasti navedli v dopisih z dne 10. maja 2006, 15. marca 2011 in 29. marca 2011, ne da ugotoviti, ali je bil obratni kapital, ki je bil ustanovljen na podlagi posojil, uporabljen za financiranje upravičenih naložb v smislu zakonodaje Unije za regionalno pomoč (od začetka veljavnosti ministrske uredbe št. 2041901/16.5.1989 z dne 16. maja 1989 so bila veljavna pravila Sporočilo Komisije o načinu uporabe člena 92(3)(a) in (c) za regionalno pomoč [50], ki so mu sledile smernice o državni regionalni pomoči za leto 1998 [51]).
The Commission must therefore conclude that the scheme in question is incompatible with the internal market.
Zato mora Komisija zaključiti, da je shema nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
In the event that this working capital did not finance eligible investments within the meaning laid down by the Union rules on national regional aid, the Commission must check whether the aid granted to constitute that capital, which then qualifies as operating aid, can be declared compatible under the relevant provisions of the Union’s rules on national regional aid.
V primeru, ko se takšen obratni kapital ni uporabil za financiranje upravičenih naložb v smislu zakonodaje Unije o državni regionalni pomoči, mora Komisija na koncu ugotoviti, ali se pomoč za ustanovitev kapitala, ki s tem pridobi status pomoči za tekoče poslovanje, lahko razglasi za združljivo na podlagi določb, ki pomoč urejajo v okviru zakonodaje EU o državnih regionalnih pomočeh.
In view of this, the Commission wishes to underline that it is up to the Member State concerned to fulfil the duty of cooperation it has towards the Commission by providing all the elements required for the Commission to be able to check the compatibility of the aid in question [52].
V tem okviru želi Komisija poudariti, da je obveznost države članice, da izpolni svojo dolžnost sodelovanja s Komisijo, tako da zagotovi vse informacije, ki bodo Komisiji omogočile, da preveri združljivost zadevnih pomoči [52].