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In view of the fact that the aid approved by the Council, given its unique nature, was the maximum amount permissible in that given context, i.e. the equivalent of aid at 100 %, the addition of the deferral of payment would entail the automatic application of the provisions of Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1535/2007, meaning that the grant equivalent of the deferral cannot be considered to fall within the scope of that Regulation, and therefore constitutes State aid.
Ob upoštevanju dejstva, da je bila pomoč, ki jo je odobril Svet, glede na svojo edinstveno naravo največji dovoljeni znesek v zadevnem kontekstu, tj. 100-odstotni ekvivalent pomoči, bi odlog plačila poleg odobrene pomoči pomenil samodejno uporabo določb člena 3(7) Uredbe (ES) št. 1535/2007, zaradi česar se ekvivalent subvencije odloga ne more šteti kot del področja uporabe navedene uredbe in zato pomeni državno pomoč.
Its compatibility with the internal market must be assessed in the light of the rules on competition in force when the deferral was granted, as must that of the new aid arising from the breach of Decision 2003/530/EC.
Njegovo združljivost z notranjim trgom je treba oceniti na podlagi pravil o konkurenci, ki so se uporabljala, ko je bil odlog odobren, enako pa velja tudi za novo pomoč, ki izhaja iz kršenja Odločbe 2003/530/ES.
2 Compatibility of the aid with the internal market
2 Združljivost pomoči z notranjim trgom
The competition rules which applied when the deferral was granted are contained in the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013.
Pravila o konkurenci, ki so se uporabljala, ko je bil odlog odobren, so navedena v Smernicah Skupnosti o državni pomoči v kmetijskem in gozdarskem sektorju 2007–2013.
The position of the Italian authorities in their letter sent by e-mail on 26 April 2012 was based on the argument that the deferral of payment should be regarded as part of a de minimis scheme.
Stališče italijanskih organov, ki so ga izrazili v dopisu, poslanem po elektronski pošti dne 26. aprila 2012, je temeljilo na trditvi, da je treba odlog plačila obravnavati kot del sheme de minimis.
The authorities did not therefore provide any explanation of compatibility of the deferral of payment with the internal market, or that of the new aid falling outside the framework of Decision 2003/530/EC, in the light of the rules laid down in the guidelines referred to above.
Zato organi niso predložili nobene razlage o združljivosti odloga plačila z notranjim trgom ali združljivosti nove pomoči, ki ni zajeta v okvir Odločbe 2003/530/ES, ob upoštevanju pravil iz zgoraj navedenih smernic.
The Commission therefore has no new information to dispel the doubts it had when it initiated the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty.
Tako Komisija nima nobenih novih informacij, ki bi odpravile dvome, ki jih je imela ob uvedbi postopka iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe.
The aid connected to the deferral of payments and, therefore, the new aid established by the breach of Decision 2003/530/EC therefore constitutes unilateral aid which is solely intended to improve the financial situation of producers without contributing to the development of the sector.
Pomoč, povezana z odlogom plačil, in s tem nova pomoč, ki izhaja iz kršenja Odločbe 2003/530/ES, torej pomenita enostransko pomoč, katere edini namen je izboljšati finančni položaj proizvajalcev, ne da bi prispevala k razvoju sektorja.
It is therefore operating aid which is incompatible with the internal market within the meaning of point 15 of the Guidelines referred to above.
Pomeni torej operativno pomoč, ki ni združljiva z notranjim trgom v smislu točke 15 zgoraj navedenih smernic.
3 Recovery
3 Izterjava
The need to remove the aid
Potreba po vračilu pomoči
In accordance with the Treaty and European Court of Justice case law, if aid is found to be incompatible with the internal market, the Commission is authorised to decide whether the State concerned must abolish or alter the aid [10].
V skladu s Pogodbo in sodno prakso Sodišča je Komisija v primeru ugotovitve, da pomoč ni združljiva z notranjim trgom, pooblaščena za odločitev, ali mora zadevna država odpraviti ali spremeniti pomoč [10].
European Court of Justice case law also states that a State’s obligation to abolish aid which the Commission regards as incompatible with the internal market is intended to restore the previously existing situation.
Prav tako je glede na sodno prakso Sodišča namen obveznosti države, v skladu s katero mora odpraviti pomoč, ki je po mnenju Komisije nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, ponovno vzpostaviti predhodne razmere.
In this context, the Court has declared that this objective has been achieved once the recipient has repaid the amounts awarded to him, thus losing the advantage gained over market competitors, and thus restoring the situation in existence prior to the payment of the aid [11].
V zvezi s tem je Sodišče razglasilo, da je bil ta cilj dosežen, ko je prejemnik pomoči povrnil zneske, ki so mu bili dodeljeni, ter s tem izgubil pridobljeno prednost pred konkurenti na trgu in ponovno vzpostavil razmere, kakršne so bile pred plačilom pomoči [11].
In keeping with that case law, Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty [12] states that, where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary (in the present case, all beneficiaries that have benefited from the deferral of payment).
V skladu s to sodno prakso je v členu 14 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 z dne 22. marca 1999 o določitvi podrobnih pravil za uporabo člena 93 Pogodbe ES [12] navedeno, da „[č]e se v primerih nezakonite pomoči sprejmejo negativne odločbe, Komisija odloči, da mora zadevna država članica sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe, da upravičenec vrne pomoč“ (v obravnavanem primeru so to vsi upravičenci, ki so izkoristili odlog plačila).
Italy is therefore required to take all necessary measures to recover the incompatible aid from the beneficiaries.
Zato se od Italije zahteva, da sprejme vse potrebne ukrepe za izterjavo nezdružljive pomoči od upravičencev.
In accordance with paragraph 42 of the Notice from the Commission ‘Towards an effective implementation of Commission decisions ordering Member States to recover unlawful and incompatible State aid’ [13], Italy has four months from the entry into force of this Decision to implement its provisions.
V skladu z odstavkom 42 Obvestila Komisije „Za učinkovito izvajanje odločb Komisije, ki od držav članic zahtevajo dosego vračila nezakonite in nezdružljive državne pomoči“ [13], ima Italija od začetka veljavnosti te odločbe štiri mesece časa, da izvede navedene določbe.
Interest is to be paid on the amounts to be recovered, calculated on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty [14].
Plačajo se tudi obresti za izterjane zneske, ki se izračunajo na podlagi Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 z dne 21. aprila 2004 o izvajanju Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 o določitvi podrobnih pravil za uporabo člena 93 Pogodbe ES [14].
This Decision is to be implemented immediately, in particular as regards the recovery of all incompatible individual aid granted.
Odločbo je treba nemudoma izvesti, zlasti izterjavo vse odobrene nezdružljive individualne pomoči.
Benefits and amounts to be recovered
Ugodnosti in zneski, ki jih je treba izterjati
In view of the very specific context in which the aid was granted (the aid having been added to a programme forming a package approved by the Council) and the consequences of the aid (the breach of Decision 2003/530/EC for those who had benefited from the deferral of payment, while the aid had already been approved, exceptionally, by the Decision), the following should be recovered in respect of those parties who had benefited from the deferral of payment:
Glede na zelo specifičen kontekst, v katerem je bila pomoč odobrena (pomoč je bila dodana programu, ki tvori paket, ki ga je odobril Svet), in posledice pomoči (kršenje Odločbe 2003/530/ES s strani tistih, ki so izkoristili odlog plačila, medtem ko je bila pomoč v okviru Odločbe že izjemoma odobrena) je treba od tistih, ki so izkoristili odlog plačila, izterjati:
interest linked to the deferral of payment of the levy instalment which was due on 31 December 2010, plus any interest on arrears accrued until the date of recovery;
obresti, povezane z odlogom plačila obroka dajatev z zapadlostjo 31. decembra 2010, in vse obresti za zaostala plačila, obračunane do datuma izterjave;
interest accrued on annual instalments which were due on 31 December of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 (the capital for those annual instalments was paid before the deferral for payment resulted in a breach of Decision 2003/530/EC), plus interest on arrears accrued until the date of recovery;
obresti, obračunane za letne obroke z zapadlostjo 31. decembra 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 in 2009 (glavnica za te letne obroke je bila plačana, preden se je na podlagi odloga plačila kršila Odločba 2003/530/ES), in obresti za zaostala plačila, obračunane do datuma izterjave;
interest accrued on annual instalments which were due on 31 December of the years 2011 and 2012 (no information shows that the capital had not been paid by the deadline), plus interest on late payments accrued until the date of recovery;
obresti, obračunane za letne obroke z zapadlostjo 31. decembra 2011 in 2012 (ne obstajajo informacije, da glavnica ni bila plačana v roku), in obresti za zamude pri plačilih, obračunane do datuma izterjave;
capital and interest connected to the annual instalments due on 31 December of the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, the final date of the repayment schedule established in accordance with Decision 2003/530/EC.
glavnica in obresti, povezane z letnimi obroki z zapadlostjo 31. decembra 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 in 2017, pri čemer je končni datum načrta odplačevanja določen v skladu z Odločbo 2003/530/ES.
Assessment of the comments from interested parties regarding the recovery
Ocena pripomb zainteresiranih strani v zvezi z izterjavo
The importance attached by the Italian authorities to the low value of the amounts to be recovered and the risk of producers making new appeals to the national courts do not change the fact that State aid which does not meet the conditions required in order to benefit from the derogations provided for in Article 107 of the Treaty, and which is therefore incompatible with the internal market, should be recovered from the beneficiaries in order to restore the competitive situation in existence prior to the granting of the aid.
Pomembnost, ki jo italijanski organi pripisujejo majhni vrednosti zneskov, ki jih je treba izterjati, in tveganju, da bodo proizvajalci pri nacionalnih sodiščih vložili nove pritožbe, ne spremeni dejstva, da je treba državno pomoč, ki ne izpolnjuje potrebnih pogojev za uporabo odstopanj iz člena 107 Pogodbe in je zato nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, izterjati od upravičencev, da bi se ponovno vzpostavil konkurenčni položaj, kakršen je bil pred odobritvijo pomoči.
Indeed, European Court of Justice case law indicates that the removal of illegal aid which is declared incompatible with the single market is the logical result of such illegality, since the sole purpose of recovery is reinstate a previously existing situation [15].
Sodna praksa Sodišča dejansko kaže, da je odstranitev nezakonite pomoči, ki je bila razglašena za nezdružljivo z enotnim trgom, logičen rezultat takšne nezakonitosti, saj je edini namen izterjave ponovna vzpostavitev predhodnega položaja [15].
The objective of reinstating a previously existing situation is achieved once the illegal aid incompatible with the internal market has been repaid by the beneficiary, and once the latter has consequently been deprived of the previously existing advantage over market competitors.
Cilj ponovne vzpostavitve predhodnega položaja je dosežen, ko upravičenec vrne nezakonito pomoč, nezdružljivo z notranjim trgom, in ko upravičenec s tem izgubi pridobljeno prednost pred konkurenti na trgu.
In such cases, the situation prior to the granting of the aid has therefore been resumed [16].
V takšnih primerih je tako ponovno vzpostavljen položaj, kakršen je bil pred odobritvijo pomoči [16].
Furthermore, as regards the low value of the amounts for recovery, the Italian authorities appear to restrict the scope of recovery only to the interest which has to be added to the annual payment for the year subject to the deferral.
V zvezi z majhno vrednostjo zneskov, ki jih je treba izterjati, se zdi, da italijanski organi omejujejo obseg izterjave le na obresti, ki jih je treba dodati letnemu plačilu za leto, ki je predmet odloga.
However, recovery, which affects only those who actually benefited from the deferral of payment, must include all aid declared as incompatible, in addition to any interest due (please refer to paragraph 50 above).
Vendar mora izterjava, ki zadeva le tiste, ki so dejansko izkoristili odlog plačila, poleg vseh zapadlih obresti vključevati vso pomoč, ki je bila razglašena za nezdružljivo (glej odstavek 50 zgoraj).
Finally, the argument that producers might appeal to national courts cannot be considered relevant, because according to European Court of Justice case law, the mere possibility of internal difficulties, even insurmountable ones, cannot justify a failure by a Member State to comply with its obligations under Union law [17].
Trditve, da se bodo proizvajalci morda pritožili pri nacionalnih sodiščih, ni mogoče obravnavati za pomembno, ker v skladu s sodno prakso Sodišča zgolj možnost notranjih težav, tudi če so te nepremagljive, ne upravičuje neizpolnjevanja obveznosti v skladu s pravom Unije s strani države članice [17].
Consequently, Italy could apply the de minimis rules applicable to the agricultural sector for recovery of the individual aid from beneficiaries which met all the requirements of the applicable de minimis regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1535/2007) at the time that the unlawful aid incompatible with the internal market was granted.
Italija bi torej lahko za izterjavo individualne pomoči od upravičencev, ki so ob dodelitvi nezakonite pomoči, nezdružljive z notranjim trgom, izpolnjevali vse zahteve veljavne uredbe de minimis (Uredba (ES) št. 1535/2007), uporabila pravila de minimis, ki se uporabljajo za kmetijski sektor.
Paragraph 49 of the Notice from the Commission ‘Towards an effective implementation of Commission decisions ordering Member States to recover unlawful and incompatible State aid in the case of aid schemes unlawful and incompatible with the internal market’ [18] stated that a Member State will be required to carry out a detailed analysis of each individual aid granted on the basis of the scheme in question.
V odstavku 49 Obvestila Komisije „Za učinkovito izvajanje odločb Komisije, ki od držav članic zahtevajo dosego vračila nezakonite in nezdružljive državne pomoči“ [18] je navedeno, da bo morala država članica opraviti podrobno analizo za vsako individualno pomoč, odobreno na podlagi zadevne sheme.
In order to quantify the precise amount of the aid to be recovered from each individual beneficiary under the scheme, Italy will therefore need to establish the extent to which the aid has been granted to a specific project, which, at the time of granting, met all conditions of a block exemption regulation or an aid scheme approved by the Commission.
Za določitev točnega zneska pomoči, ki ga je treba izterjati od posameznega upravičenca v okviru sheme, bo morala Italija določiti obseg pomoči, dodeljene za določen projekt, ki je ob dodelitvi izpolnjeval vse pogoje iz uredbe o skupinskih izjemah ali iz sheme pomoči, ki jo je odobrila Komisija.
In such cases, the Member State may also apply the substantive de minimis criteria applicable at the time of the granting of an unlawful and incompatible aid which is the subject of a recovery decision pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid [19].
V takšnih primerih lahko država članica uporabi tudi vsebinska merila de minimis, ki so se uporabljala ob odobritvi nezakonite in nezdružljive pomoči, ki je predmet odločbe o vračilu v skladu s členom 2 Uredbe (ES) št. 994/98 z dne 7. maja 1998 o uporabi členov 92 in 93 Pogodbe o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti za določene vrste horizontalne državne pomoči [19].
Under this criterion, the individual aid granted under this measure does not constitute aid for beneficiaries which, at the time of granting, met the conditions stipulated in the de minimis Regulation in force (Regulation (EC) No 1535/2007).
Na podlagi tega merila individualna pomoč, odobrena v okviru tega ukrepa, ne pomeni pomoči za upravičence, ki so ob odobritvi pomoči izpolnjevali pogoje iz veljavne uredbe de minimis (Uredba (ES) št. 1535/2007).
4 Assessment of the comments from interested parties regarding other proceedings
4 Ocena pripomb zainteresiranih strani v zvezi z drugimi postopki
As regards the comments made by the first interested party (paragraph 22), the Commission would stress that the postponement of the payment pursuant to Article 40 bis of Law No 122/2010, for one instalment payable under an additional programme for payment by instalment established by Law No 33/2009, is not covered by the proceedings under this Decision, since it does not concern the additional instalment programme established by Decision 2003/530/EC.
V zvezi s pripombami prve zainteresirane strani (odstavek 22) želi Komisija poudariti, da odlog plačila v skladu s členom 40 bis zakona št. 122/2010 za en obrok, plačljiv v okviru dodatnega programa obročnega plačevanja, vzpostavljenega z zakonom št. 33/2009, ni zajet v postopkih iz tega sklepa, saj ne zadeva dodatnega programa obročnega plačevanja, vzpostavljenega z Odločbo 2003/530/ES.
Concerning the comments made by the other two interested parties on Decree-Law No 16/2012 (paragraphs 24 and 26), the Commission is currently examining the comments in question.
Komisija trenutno še proučuje pripombe ostalih dveh zainteresiranih strani o zakonskem odloku št. 16/2012 (odstavka 24 in 26).
However, it is of the opinion that they need to be examined separately for reasons of administrative efficiency, inter alia, relating to the fact that the joining of the two proceedings by a widening of proceedings and the application of all related administrative formalities would significantly delay closure of the proceedings under this Decision.
Vendar meni, da jih je treba zaradi upravne učinkovitosti proučiti ločeno, med drugim zato, ker bi združitev dveh postopkov z razširitvijo postopkov in uporaba vseh povezanih upravnih formalnosti povzročili bistvene zamude pri zaključevanju postopkov v okviru tega sklepa.
The Commission finds that Italy has unlawfully implemented the deferral of payment in question, rendering unlawful also the aid to which it relates (see paragraph 13, second indent, above) and the new aid scheme determined by the infringement of Decision 2003/530/EC (see paragraph 13, third indent).
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Italija nezakonito izvedla zadevni odlog plačila, zaradi česar sta nezakoniti tudi pomoč, na katero se odlog nanaša (glej drugo alineo odstavka 13), in nova shema pomoči, ki krši Odločbo 2003/530/ES (glej tretjo alineo odstavka 13).
Consequently, none of the aid can be considered compatible with the single market because the Italian authorities have not provided any information to indicate compatibility under the competition rules applicable to the agricultural sector (see paragraphs 43 to 45).
Zato se nobena pomoč ne more šteti za združljivo z enotnim trgom, saj italijanski organi niso predložili nobenih informacij, ki bi dokazovale združljivost v skladu s pravili o konkurenci, ki se uporabljajo v kmetijskem sektorju (glej odstavke 43 do 45).
(They have merely argued that the deferral of payment should be viewed in isolation i.e. without taking account of the impact on Decision 2003/530/EC, and could be considered a de minimis scheme).
(Navedli so le, da je treba odlog plačila obravnavati ločeno, tj. ne da bi se upošteval učinek na Odločbo 2003/530/ES, in da se lahko šteje za shemo de minimis).
The Commission has therefore been unable to resolve the doubts already expressed by the initiating of the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) of the Treaty.
Komisija zato ni mogla odpraviti dvomov, ki jih je že izrazila z uvedbo postopka iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe.
The incompatible aid should be recovered with interest from the relevant beneficiaries, in other words those who have actually made use of the deferral of payment in question,
Nezdružljivo pomoč je treba z obrestmi izterjati od zadevnih upravičencev, tj. od tistih, ki so dejansko izkoristili zadevni odlog plačila –
The deferral of payment of the milk levy due on 31 December 2010, introduced as paragraph 12 duodecies of Article 1 of Decree-Law No 225 of 29 December 2010 by Law No 10/2011 and unlawfully applied by Italy, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, constitutes State aid which is incompatible with the internal market.
Odlog plačila dajatev na mleko z zapadlostjo 31. decembra 2010, ki je bil uveden z odstavkom 12 duodecies člena 1 zakonskega odloka št. 225 z dne 29. decembra 2010 na podlagi zakona št. 10/2011 in ki ga je Italija nezakonito uporabila, pri čemer krši člen 108(3) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, pomeni državno pomoč, ki je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
The aid resulting from failure to comply with the conditions laid down in Decision 2003/530/EC, as determined by the deferral of payment referred to in Article 1 and unlawfully applied by Italy, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is incompatible with the internal market.
Pomoč, ki izhaja iz neizpolnjevanja pogojev iz Odločbe 2003/530/ES, kot jo določa odlog plačila iz člena 1 in ki jo je Italija nezakonito uporabila, pri čemer krši člen 108(3) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Italy is required to recover the incompatible aid referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) above from the beneficiaries of the deferral referred to in Article 1(1).
Italija mora od upravičencev odloga iz člena 1(1) izterjati nezdružljivo pomoč iz člena 1(1) in (2) zgoraj.
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were placed at the disposal of the beneficiaries until that of their recovery.
Obresti za zneske, ki jih je treba izterjati, se zaračunajo od dneva, ko so bili zneski dani na voljo upravičencem, do dneva njihove izterjave.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
Obresti se izračunajo na podlagi obrestnoobrestnega računa v skladu s Poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004.
The recovery, which concerns only those parties to have actually benefited from the deferral of payment referred to in Article 1 and who have therefore benefited from the aid referred to in Article 2 shall apply to the following:
Izterjava, ki se nanaša le na tiste stranke, ki so dejansko imele koristi od odloga plačila iz člena 1 in ki so torej prejele tudi pomoč iz člena 2, zajema:
interest linked to the deferral of payment of the levy instalment due on 31 December 2010, plus any interest on arrears accrued until the date of recovery;
obresti, povezane z odlogom plačila obroka dajatev z zapadlostjo 31. decembra 2010, in vse obresti za zaostala plačila, obračunane do datuma izterjave;