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Following doubts expressed by the Commission, the French authorities confirmed that the text of the inter-branch agreement had been amended to exclude levies on animals imported into France.
Francoski organi so po dvomih, ki jih je izrazila Komisija, zatrdili, da so spremenili besedilo medpanožnega sporazuma, da bi izključili kakršen koli prispevek za živali, uvožene ali vnesene v Francijo.
According to the French authorities, these levies apply exclusively to animals reared and slaughtered in France.
Po navedbah francoskih organov se ti prispevki uporabljajo samo za živali, vzrejene in zaklane v Franciji.
The amendments to the inter-branch agreement have not been submitted to the Commission.
Komisija ni prejela sprememb tega medpanožnega sporazuma.
The only document provided was the circular of 2 February 2005 (cf. recital 87), which states that the levies to the benefit of the FNE apply only to meat from animals reared and slaughtered in mainland France.
Poslano je bilo samo navodilo z dne 2. februarja 2005 (glej točko 87 obrazložitve), v katerem je pojasnjeno, da se prispevki v korist sklada FNE uporabljajo samo za vse vrste mesa, pridobljenega z vsemi postopki zakola živali, vzrejenih v Franciji, na matičnem ozemlju Francije.
Consequently, between 1 January 1996 and 30 September 2004, the levy on meat was also raised on meat from animals reared abroad but slaughtered in France.
Zato se je med 1. januarjem 1996 in 30. septembrom 2004 prispevek za meso plačeval tudi za meso živali, zaklanih v Franciji, a vzrejenih zunaj nacionalnega ozemlja.
The French authorities have not been able to demonstrate that the measures financed by these levies benefited farmers operating outside of France.
Francoski organi niso mogli dokazati, da so ukrepi, financirani s temi prispevki, koristili živinorejcem, ki svojo dejavnost opravljajo zunaj nacionalnega ozemlja.
Those who exported their products and were subject to the compulsory voluntary levies did not receive any refund or reduction in spite of the fact that they did not derive full benefit from the measures in question.
Zavezanci za obvezni prostovoljni prispevek, ki so svoje proizvode izvažali, namreč niso bili upravičeni do nikakršnega povračila ali znižanja, čeprav niso bili v celoti deležni zadevnih ukrepov.
Research and development and technical assistance measures can only benefit domestic products (meat from bovine animals reared and slaughtered in France) by definition.
Ukrepi raziskav in razvoja ter tehnične pomoči lahko načeloma koristijo samo nacionalnim proizvodom (meso goveda, vzrejenega in zaklanega v Franciji).
The fact that there were few imports of live animals at the time [61] and that only importers of live animals could declare tonnages of imported animals for deduction from the basis for the calculation of the levy and request a refund has no direct consequence as regards the Commission’s detailed analysis.
Dejstvo, da je bil obseg uvoza živih živali takrat zanemarljiv [61] in da so imeli uvozniki živih živali v praksi možnost, če so želeli, prijaviti tonažo uvoženih živali, da bi jo odšteli od osnove za prispevek, in zaprositi za povračilo, nima neposrednih posledic za vsebinsko presojo Komisije.
In addition, any discrimination, however minimal, falls within the scope of Article 110 TFEU.
Poleg tega vsaka diskriminacija, tudi minimalna, spada na področje uporabe člena 110 PDEU.
In view of the consequences of the Court’s ruling in the Nygard [62] case and the fact that the measures financed by the charge constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU and that the charge is of a discriminatory nature in contravention of Article 110 TFEU, since it was also applied to exported products from other Member States which did not benefit fully from the resulting advantages, the Commission considers that the revenue from the charges on animals imported from other Member States to finance the measures implemented by the FNE constitute aid-financing which is incompatible with the internal market under the Treaty, in particular Article 107, and, consequently, that the State aid thus financed is incompatible with the Treaty.
Ob upoštevanju posledic sodbe Sodišča v zadevi Nygård [62] in dejstva, da ukrepi, financirani z dajatvijo, pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107 PDEU ter da je dajatev diskriminacijska in krši člen 110 PDEU, ker se je uporabljala tudi za proizvode iz drugih držav članic, ki pa niso bili v celoti deležni koristi od te dajatve, Komisija meni, da prihodki od dajatve za živali, uvožene iz drugih držav članic, namenjene financiranju ukrepov sklada FNE, pomenijo financiranje pomoči, ki ni združljivo z notranjim trgom glede na Pogodbo in zlasti člen 107 te pogodbe, ter da so zato tako financirane državne pomoči nezdružljive z navedeno pogodbo.
Animals exported
Izvožene živali
Since the FNE levy applies to animals reared or slaughtered in France, the Commission can conclude that exported products are not, as such, subject to a levy in respect of the FNE and are therefore outside the scope of this Decision.
Ker se prispevki FNE uporabljajo za živali, vzrejene ali zaklane v Franciji, lahko Komisija ugotovi, da odpremljeni proizvodi kot taki niso predmet prispevka za sklad FNE in so torej izključeni s področja uporabe tega sklepa.
As indicated in the decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission emphasises that France did not inform it, in accordance with Article 108(3) TFEU, of the decrees extending the scope of the voluntary levies by making them compulsory or of the measures financed therewith before their implementation (cf. recital 2 of this Decision).
Kot je že bilo navedeno v odločitvi o začetku postopka, Komisija poudarja, da je Francija v skladu s členom 108(3) PDEU ni obvestila o odlokih o razširitvi, s katerimi so bili prostovoljni prispevki določeni za obvezne, in ukrepih, ki se financirajo s temi prispevki, preden so se ti odloki začeli izvajati (glej točko 2 tega sklepa).
Article 1(f) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 clearly defines unlawful aid as new aid put into effect in contravention of Article 108(3) TFEU.
V členu 1(f) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 je nezakonita pomoč jasno opredeljena kot nova pomoč, ki se izvaja v nasprotju s členom 108(3) PDEU.
The obligation to notify State aid is set out in Article 2 of that Regulation.
Obveznost priglasitve državne pomoči je določena v členu 2 navedene uredbe.
With regard, firstly, to the nature of the contested levies, the Commission notes that they require an official act in order to take full effect.
V zvezi z naravo obravnavanih prispevkov Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da je zanje potreben akt javnega organa, da bi lahko imeli vse svoje učinke.
Consequently, the Commission considers that this is a case of parafiscal charges, i.e. public resources.
Zato meni, da gre v obravnavanem primeru za davku podobne dajatve, torej javna sredstva.
To the extent that the compulsory voluntary levies are public resources (as indicated in recitals 106 et seq.) which are an integral part of an aid scheme (recitals 171 et seq.) and that these have been used to finance advantages to the benefit of undertakings in the meat sector, notification of such levies to the Commission is an obligation pursuant to Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
Ker so obvezni prostovoljni prispevki javna sredstva (kot je navedeno v točki 106 in naslednjih obrazložitve), ki so v celoti del sheme pomoči (točka 171 in naslednje obrazložitve), in ker so bili uporabljeni za financiranje prednosti za podjetja v sektorju mesa, je njihova priglasitev Komisiji obveznost, ki izhaja iz člena 108(3) Pogodbe.
As indicated in recitals 123 and 124, since the measures implemented by France contain elements of State aid, it constitutes new aid, not notified to the Commission, and therefore unlawful under the Treaty.
Kot je navedeno v točkah 123 in 124 obrazložitve, ukrepi, ki jih je izvedla Francija, vsebujejo elemente državne pomoči, zato gre za nove pomoči, ki Komisiji niso bile priglašene in so zato nezakonite v smislu Pogodbe.
The Commission notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid [63] provides that all unlawful aid within the meaning of Article 1(f) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 must be examined in accordance with the texts in force at the time when the aid was granted.
V skladu z Obvestilom Komisije o določitvi pravil, ki se uporabljajo za oceno nezakonitih državnih pomoči [63], je treba vsako nezakonito pomoč v smislu člena 1(f) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 oceniti v skladu s pravili in smernicami, ki veljajo ob dodelitvi pomoči.
In the light of the above, the Commission considers that there are no objections to the financing of this scheme with compulsory voluntary levies in as far as they are applied to domestic products and exported products and animals (in the present case, the compulsory voluntary levies paid on meat between 1996 and 2004).
Glede na zgoraj navedeno Komisija meni, da financiranje te sheme z obveznimi prostovoljnimi prispevki ni sporno, ker se ti uporabljajo za nacionalne proizvode ter za izvožene proizvode in živali (v obravnavanem primeru „prispevki za meso“ med letoma 1996 in 2004).
To the extent that levies are also imposed on imported animals (in the present case, the levies on animals to the benefit of FNE between 1996 and 2004), it follows from the considerations set out above that the system of compulsory voluntary levies is incompatible with the internal market on account of the contravention of Article 110 TFEU, since France has not been able to demonstrate that imported products have benefited from the aid to the same extent as domestic products.
Ker se prispevki pobirajo tudi za uvožene živali (v obravnavanem primeru prispevki za živali v korist sklada FNE med letoma 1996 in 2004), iz zgornjih razmislekov izhaja, da sistem obveznih prostovoljnih prispevkov ni združljiv z notranjim trgom zaradi kršitve člena 110 PDEU, ker Franciji ni uspelo dokazati, da so bili tudi uvoženi proizvodi upravičeni do pomoči v enakem obsegu kot nacionalni proizvodi.
In addition, the aid in question here was not notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 108(3) TFEU and therefore constitutes illegal aid within the meaning of Article 1(f) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Poleg tega obravnavane pomoči niso bile priglašene Komisiji v smislu člena 108(3) PDEU in torej pomenijo nezakonite pomoči v smislu člena 1(f) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
The Commission regrets that France operated the above aid measures in contravention of Article 108(3) TFEU.
Komisija obžaluje, da je Francija navedene pomoči dodelila v nasprotju s členom 108(3) PDEU.
It should be remembered that, in the case of aid measures implemented without awaiting the Commission’s final decision, given the binding nature of the rules of procedure laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU, which the Court of Justice recognised as having direct effect in several rulings [64], the unlawfulness of the aid concerned cannot be regularised ex post facto [65].
V zvezi s pomočmi, izvedenimi pred dokončnim sklepom Komisije, je treba opozoriti, da zaradi obvezne narave postopkovnih pravil, določenih v členu 108(3) PDEU, katerih neposredni učinek je Sodišče priznalo v več sodbah [64], ni mogoče naknadno odpraviti nezakonitosti obravnavane pomoči [65].
The Court of Justice recalled that where an aid measure, of which the method of financing is an integral part, has been implemented in breach of the obligation to notify, national courts must in principle order the reimbursement of charges or contributions levied specifically for the purpose of financing that aid.
Sodišče je opozorilo, da so nacionalna sodišča, kadar je bil ukrep pomoči, katerega način financiranja je njegov sestavni del, izveden v nasprotju z obveznostjo priglasitve, načeloma dolžna odrediti povračilo dajatev ali prispevkov, posebej pobranih za financiranje te pomoči.
It also noted that it is for the national courts to uphold the rights of the persons concerned in the event of a possible breach by the national authorities of the prohibition on putting aid into effect, referred to in the last sentence of Article 108(3) TFEU and directly applicable.
Opozorilo je tudi, da so nacionalna sodišča dolžna ščititi pravice posameznikov, kadar nacionalni organi morebiti ne upoštevajo prepovedi izvajanja pomoči, ki je določena v zadnjem stavku člena 108(3) PDEU in ima neposreden učinek.
Such breaches cited by interested individuals and ascertained by national courts must result in the courts drawing the necessary consequences, in accordance with national law, with regard to both the validity of the acts giving effect to the aid and the recovery of financial support granted [66].
Nacionalna sodišča morajo iz takega neupoštevanja, na katero se sklicujejo posamezniki, ki ga lahko uveljavljajo, in ki so ga ugotovila nacionalna sodišča, v skladu z nacionalnim pravom izpeljati vse posledice glede veljavnosti aktov, ki se nanašajo na izvajanje zadevnih ukrepov pomoči, in povračila dodeljenih finančnih pomoči [66].
The Commission considers appropriate in this case the adoption of a conditional decision in application of the possibility provided for by Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, according to which the Commission may attach to its decision conditions subject to which an aid may be considered compatible with the internal market and may lay down obligations to enable compliance with the decision to be monitored.
Komisija meni, da je v tem primeru primerno sprejeti pogojni sklep, tako da se uporabi možnost, ponujena s členom 7(4) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999, v skladu s katerim lahko Komisija svoj sklep dopolni s pogoji, na podlagi katerih lahko pomoč šteje za združljivo z notranjim trgom, in obveznostmi, na podlagi katerih lahko nadzoruje izpolnjevanje svojega sklepa.
In order to make good the breach of Article 110 TFEU and thus retrospectively remove the discrimination, France must refund that part of the charge imposed on imported products (levies on animals to the benefit of the FNE between 1996 and 2004) in proportion to the benefits of the aid which were not applicable to the products in question.
Da bi Francija odpravila kršitev člena 110 PDEU in tako za nazaj odpravila diskriminacijo, mora povrniti del dajatve, ki se je plačevala za uvožene proizvode (prispevki za živali v korist sklada FNE med letoma 1996 in 2004), sorazmerno s prednostmi pomoči, ki jih niso bili deležni.
Making good this breach will make the aid concerned compatible with Article 107 TFEU.
Zadevne pomoči bi z odpravo te kršitve postale združljive s členom 107 PDEU.
The conditions to be met for the repayment will be laid down by the Commission.
Komisija določi pogoje, ki jih je treba upoštevati pri navedenem povračilu.
France must thus reimburse to the persons who paid the charge that part of the charge imposed on the aforementioned imported products from other Member States between the date when the charge first entered into force and 30 September 2004 in full compliance with the following conditions:
Francija mora tako zavezancem za dajatev povrniti del dajatve, ki se je plačevala za zgoraj navedene uvožene proizvode od datuma začetka pobiranja dajatve do 30. septembra 2004, ob polnem upoštevanju naslednjih pogojev:
if they can provide evidence that the compulsory voluntary levy was imposed on imported products, the persons who paid the charge can claim the repayment of a proportion of the revenue from the charge intended to fund services exclusively benefiting domestic products within a time limit set in accordance with domestic law and in no case less than six months from the notification of this Decision;
če zavezanci za plačilo dajatve lahko predložijo dokaz, da so bili obvezni prostovoljni prispevki naloženi za uvožene proizvode, lahko zahtevajo povračilo sorazmernega dela prihodka od dajatve, namenjene financiranju storitev, ki so jih bili deležni izključno nacionalni proizvodi, v roku, določenem v skladu z nacionalnim pravom, ki v nobenem primeru ni krajši od šestih mesecev od vročitve tega sklepa;
France will establish the extent of any discrimination affecting imported products.
Francija bo ugotovila obseg morebitne diskriminacije, ki bremeni uvožene proizvode.
To that end, France must check, during a reference period, the financial equivalence between the overall amounts levied on domestic products by way of the charge concerned and the advantages from which these products exclusively benefit;
Zato bo v referenčnem obdobju preverila finančno enakovrednost zneskov, ki se na splošno pobirajo od nacionalnih proizvodov iz naslova zadevne dajatve, in prednosti, ki so jih deležni izključno ti proizvodi;
repayment must be made within a maximum time limit of six months from the submission of the request;
povračilo se mora izvršiti najpozneje v šestih mesecih od vložitve zahtevka;
This interest is to be calculated on the basis of the Commission’s reference rate laid down by the method for setting the reference and discount;
Te obresti se izračunajo na podlagi referenčne obrestne mere Komisije, določene z metodo določanja referenčnih obrestnih mer in diskontnih stopenj;
the French authorities must accept any reasonable evidence provided by the payers of the charge of the amounts paid in respect of the charge imposed on products from other Member States;
francoski organi sprejmejo vsak razumen dokaz zavezancev, iz katerega so razvidni zneski, ki so jih plačali iz naslova dajatve za proizvode iz drugih držav članic;
the right to repayment cannot be subject to other conditions, particularly that of the charge not having been passed on;
za pravice do povračila ne smejo biti določeni drugi pogoji, zlasti ne pogoj, da dajatev ni bila prenesena naprej;
where the charge has not yet been paid, the French authorities are to formally waive payment of the proportion of the charge imposed on products imported from other Member States in respect of which it is demonstrated that the amount in question is intended to finance the part of the aid which exclusively benefits domestic products.
če zavezanec še ni plačal dajatve, se francoski organi formalno odpovejo plačilu sorazmernega dela te dajatve za proizvode, uvožene iz drugih držav članic, za katero je dokazano, da je namenjena financiranju dela pomoči, ki koristi izključno nacionalnim proizvodom.
Any related interest on late payment is also to be waived by the authorities;
Odpovejo se tudi morebitnim s tem povezanim zamudnim obrestim;
where the Commission so requests, France undertakes to submit a full report proving the proper implementation of the repayment measure;
Francija se zavezuje, da bo predložila popolno poročilo, iz katerega bo razvidno pravilno izvajanje ukrepa povračila, če bo Komisija to zahtevala;
if a charge has been imposed in another Member State on the same products which have been subject to the charge in France, the French authorities undertake to reimburse those persons who have paid the charge for that part of it which affected products from that other Member State;
če je bila podobna dajatev naložena v drugi državi članici za iste proizvode, ki so bili zavezani dajatvi v Franciji, se francoski organi zavezujejo, da bodo zavezancem povrnili del dajatve, ki se je plačevala za proizvode iz te druge države članice;
France undertakes to make this decision known to all potential payers of the charge,
Francija se zavezuje, da bo s tem sklepom seznanila vse morebitne zavezance za plačilo dajatve –
The State aid for promotion, advertising, technical assistance and research and development unlawfully implemented by France contrary to Article 108(3) TFEU and financed by a parafiscal charge (compulsory voluntary levy on meat and live animals dispatched to other Member States between 1996 and 2004, and on live animals imported between 1996 and 2004) is State aid compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107(3)(c) TFEU in respect of the period between the date of implementation of the charge and 30 September 2004, provided that France complies with the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Državne pomoči za promocijo, oglaševanje, tehnično pomoč, raziskave in razvoj, ki jih je Francija izvedla nezakonito v nasprotju s členom 108(3) PDEU in so bile financirane z davku podobno dajatvijo (obveznim prostovoljnim prispevkom za meso in žive živali, odpremljene v druge države članice med letoma 1996 in 2004, ter za uvožene žive živali med letoma 1996 in 2004), so državne pomoči, združljive z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU, kar zadeva obdobje od datuma začetka pobiranja dajatve do 30. septembra 2004, pod pogojem, da Francija upošteva pogoje, navedene v odstavku 2 tega člena.
France shall thus reimburse to the persons who paid the charge that part of the charge imposed on imported products between the date when the charge first entered into force and 30 September 2004 in full compliance with the following conditions:
Francija mora zavezancem za dajatev povrniti del dajatve, ki se je plačevala za uvožene proizvode od datuma začetka pobiranja dajatve do 30. septembra 2004, ob polnem upoštevanju naslednjih pogojev:
France shall establish the extent of any discrimination affecting imported products.
Francija bo ugotovila obseg morebitne diskriminacije, ki bremeni uvožene proizvode.
To that end, France must check, during a reference period, the financial equivalence between the amounts levied overall on domestic products by way of the charge concerned and the advantages from which these products exclusively benefit;
Za to bo v referenčnem obdobju preverila finančno enakovrednost zneskov, ki se na splošno pobirajo od nacionalnih proizvodov iz naslova zadevne dajatve, in prednosti, ki so jih deležni izključno ti proizvodi;
repayment shall be made within a maximum time limit of six months from the submission of the request;
povračilo se mora izvršiti najpozneje v šestih mesecih od vložitve zahtevka;
the amounts repaid shall include interest calculated as from the date on which they were levied up until the date of actual repayment.
povrnjene zneske je treba preračunati na današnjo vrednost, pri čemer je treba upoštevati obresti od datuma njihovega prejema do datuma dejanskega povračila.
This interest shall be calculated on the basis of the Commission’s reference rate laid down by the method for setting the reference and discount;
Te obresti se izračunajo na podlagi referenčne obrestne mere Komisije, določene z metodo določanja referenčnih obrestnih mer in diskontnih stopenj;
the French authorities shall accept any reasonable evidence provided by the payers of the charge of the amounts paid in respect of the charge imposed on products from other Member States;
francoski organi sprejmejo vsak razumen dokaz zavezancev, iz katerega so razvidni zneski, ki so jih plačali iz naslova dajatve za proizvode iz drugih držav članic;
where the charge has not yet been paid, the French authorities shall formally waive payment of the proportion of the charge imposed on products imported from other Member States in respect of which it is demonstrated that the amount in question is intended to finance the part of the aid which exclusively benefits domestic products.
če zavezanec še ni plačal dajatve, se francoski organi formalno odpovejo plačilu sorazmernega dela te dajatve za proizvode, uvožene iz drugih držav članic, za katero je dokazano, da je namenjena financiranju dela pomoči, ki koristi izključno nacionalnim proizvodom.
Any related interest on late payment shall also be waived by the authorities;
Odpovejo se tudi morebitnim s tem povezanim zamudnim obrestim;
where the Commission so requests, France shall undertake to submit a full report proving the proper implementation of the repayment measure;
Francija se zavezuje, da bo predložila popolno poročilo, iz katerega bo razvidno pravilno izvajanje ukrepa povračila, če bo Komisija to zahtevala;