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The Greek authorities answered by letters of 7 April 2009 and 25 February, 26 March, 13 August and 30 August 2010.
Grški organi so odgovorili z dopisi z dne 7. aprila 2009, 25. februarja 2010, 26. marca 2010, 13. avgusta 2010 in 30. avgusta 2010.
United Textiles
Podjetje United Textiles
Previous years’ sales were EUR 30,6 million in 2008 and EUR 74,7 million in 2007.
Prodaja prejšnjih let je znašala 30,6 milijona EUR leta 2008 in 74,7 milijona EUR leta 2007.
At the end of 2009 it had 839 employees.
Ob koncu leta 2009 je imelo podjetje 839 zaposlenih.
EUR 36,6 million to reschedule loans granted to the company by its lending banks in the period August 2008-September 2009.
36,6 milijona EUR za reprogramiranje posojil, ki so jih podjetju dodelile banke upnice od avgusta 2008 do septembra 2009.
According to the information available, the loans in question had interest rates between three-months and six-months EURIBOR, plus 1,25 % to 3 %.
Glede na razpoložljive informacije so za zadevna posojila veljale trimesečne in šestmesečne obrestne mere EURIBOR plus 1,25 % do 3 %.
However, the Commission notices that in the same period the company’s own equity was reduced to minimal (2007) or negative level (2008 and 2009).
Vendar se je v istem obdobju lastniški kapital podjetja zmanjšal, pri čemer je najnižjo raven dosegel leta 2007, negativno pa v letih 2008 in 2009.
At the same time, the company did not adopt appropriate measures in order to tackle the decrease of its own equity, as foreseen by Greek legislation [15].
Podjetje ni sprejelo ustreznih ukrepov za obravnavanje zmanjšanja lastniškega kapitala, kot to določa grška zakonodaja [15].
As shown in recitals 46 to 50, the company’s operating and financial performance deteriorated significantly in the period 2004-09.
Kot je navedeno v uvodnih izjavah 46 do 50, sta se poslovanje in finančna uspešnost podjetja v obdobju 2004–2009 znatno poslabšali.
On this basis, the Commission concludes that the company has been in difficulty in the meaning of points 10 and 11 of the Rescue and restructuring guidelines at the time of the granting of the measures under scrutiny (the period 2007-10), as also acknowledged by Greece and the beneficiary.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bilo podjetje v času sprejetja obravnavanih ukrepov (2007–2010) v težavah v smislu točk 10 in 11 smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje, pri čemer Grčija in upravičenec to priznavata.
on the measure SA.31479 (2011/C) (ex 2011/N) which the United Kingdom plans to implement for Royal Mail Group
o ukrepu SA.31479 (2011/C) (ex 2011/N), ki ga namerava izvajati Združeno kraljestvo za skupino Royal Mail Group
(notified under document C(2012) 1834)
(notificirano pod dokumentarno številko C(2012) 1834)
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision(s) cited above [1] and having regard to their comments,
po pozivu vsem zainteresiranim stranem, naj predložijo svoje pripombe v skladu z navedenima določbama [1], in ob upoštevanju teh pripomb,
On 10 June 2011, after informal (pre-notification) contacts with the Commission, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the ‘United Kingdom’) notified a series of measures (see section 2.3) in favour of Royal Mail Group (‘RMG’).
Združeno kraljestvo Velika Britanija in Severna Irska (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Združeno kraljestvo) je 10. junija 2011 po neformalnih stikih s Komisijo (pred priglasitvijo) priglasilo sveženj ukrepov (glej razdelek 2.3) v korist skupine Royal Mail Group (v nadaljnjem besedilu: RMG).
By letter dated 29 July 2011, the Commission informed the United Kingdom that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty in respect of the notified measures in question.
Z dopisom z dne 29. julija 2011 je Komisija obvestila Združeno kraljestvo o svoji odločitvi, da v zvezi z zadevnimi priglašenimi ukrepi začne postopek na podlagi člena 108(2) Pogodbe.
The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [2].
Sklep Komisije o začetku postopka je bil objavljen v Uradnem listu Evropske unije [2].
The Commission received the following comments from interested parties:
Komisija je od zainteresiranih strani prejela naslednje pripombe:
5 October 2011
5. oktobra 2011
6 October 2011
6. oktobra 2011
Communication Workers Union
Communication Workers Union,
7 October 2011
7. oktobra 2011
9 October 2011
9. oktobra 2011
On 22 August 2011 the Commission sent an information request to the United Kingdom, to which it replied by letter of 14 September 2011.
Komisija je 22. avgusta 2011 Združenemu kraljestvu poslala zahtevek za informacije, na katerega je Združeno kraljestvo odgovorilo z dopisom z dne 14. septembra 2011.
A meeting with UK authorities, RMG and its bankers took place on 20 September 2011 in which the latter provided more detailed information on the notified restructuring plan.
20. septembra 2011 je potekalo srečanje med organi Združenega kraljestva, skupino RMG in njenimi bančniki, na katerem so slednji zagotovili podrobnejše informacije o priglašenem načrtu prestrukturiranja.
The Commission held several other meetings with the UK authorities on 12 October 2011, 10 and 23 November 2011 and 12 January 2012 to discuss the case.
Komisija se je z organi Združenega kraljestva sestala še 12. oktobra 2011, 10. in 23. novembra 2011 in 12. januarja 2012, da bi razpravljala o zadevi.
The United Kingdom submitted several pieces of additional information by e-mail or letter dated 30 September 2011, 20 October 2011, 7, 11, 18, 20, 28 and 30 November 2011, 6 December 2011 and 14 February 2012.
Združeno kraljestvo je predložilo več dodatnih informacij po elektronski pošti oziroma z dopisi z dne 30. septembra 2011, 20. oktobra 2011, 7., 11., 18., 20., 28. in 30. novembra 2011, 6. decembra 2011 in 14. februarja 2012.
The United Kingdom authorities submitted final updates to the notification and clarifications on the restructuring plan on 17 February 2012.
Organi Združenega kraljestva so 17. februarja 2012 predložili končne dopolnitve k priglasitvi in pojasnila o načrtu prestrukturiranja.
Context: liberalisation of the UK postal sector
Ozadje: liberalizacija poštnega sektorja v Združenem kraljestvu
The United Kingdom places the notified measures in the context of its wider policy for postal services and underlines the strategic importance of RMG to ensure the permanent provision of universal postal services.
Združeno kraljestvo postavlja priglašene ukrepe v okvir širše politike za poštne storitve in poudarja strateški pomen skupine RMG pri zagotavljanju stalnega izvajanja univerzalnih poštnih storitev.
allows for private sector investment into RMG, with a view to injecting commercial disciplines and new capital;
dovoljuje naložbe zasebnega sektorja v skupino RMG z namenom nalaganja poslovne discipline in dokapitalizacije;
enables the transfer of the historic pension deficit to the United Kingdom Government leaving the company with a smaller fully funded scheme (‘the pension relief’);
omogoča prenos zgodovinskega pokojninskega primanjkljaja na vlado Združenega kraljestva, pri čemer bo družbi ostala manjša, v celoti financirana shema (v nadaljnjem besedilu: odprava pokojninskega primanjkljaja);
makes clear that Post Office Limited (‘POL’, the retail arm of RMG) is not for sale but will remain in State ownership;
jasno navaja, da družba Post Office Limited (v nadaljnjem besedilu: POL, maloprodajna veja skupine RMG) ni naprodaj, temveč bo ostala v državni lasti;
paves the way to modernise the regulation of the postal services sector; and
utira pot za posodobitev ureditve sektorja poštnih storitev in
requires an employee share scheme which will hold at least 10 % of the equity in RMG by the time the UK Government has sold its entire shareholding in RMG.
zahteva delniško shemo zaposlenih, ki bo imela, potem ko bo vlada Združenega kraljestva v celoti prodala svoj delež v skupini RMG, najmanj 10 % lastniškega kapitala v skupini RMG..
Beneficiaries of the measures
Upravičenci ukrepov
Structure of the Royal Mail Group
Struktura skupine Royal Mail Group
RMG is 100 % State-owned through the Royal Mail Holdings plc (‘RMH’).
Skupina RMG je v stoodstotni državni lasti prek družbe Royal Mail Holdings plc (v nadaljnjem besedilu: RMH).
RMG is the United Kingdom’s main postal operator and had a legal monopoly over certain basic letter services until the end of 2005 when the postal markets in the United Kingdom were fully liberalised.
Skupina RMG je glavni poštni operater v Združenem kraljestvu in je imela vse do konca leta 2005, ko so bili trgi poštnih storitev v Združenem kraljestvu popolnoma liberalizirani, zakonit monopol nad nekaterimi osnovnimi storitvami pisemske pošte.
RMG is providing the collection, sorting, transportation and delivery of mail (letters, packets and parcels), using the ‘Royal Mail’ and ‘Parcelforce Worldwide’ brands.
Skupina RMG zagotavlja prevzem, razvrščanje, prevoz in dostavo pošte (pisma, pošiljke in paketi) z uporabo blagovnih znamk „Royal Mail“ in „Parcelforce Worldwide“.
The post office network is operated by POL, which is currently wholly owned by RMG (and hence by the UK Government).
Poštno omrežje upravlja družba POL, ki je trenutno v stoodstotni lasti skupine RMG (in posledično vlade Združenega kraljestva).
RMG and POL are separate legal entities though they are part of the same group.
RMG in POL sta ločeni pravni osebi, čeprav sta del iste skupine.
Consistent with the recommendations of the Hooper Reports, it is proposed that POL will remain in full public ownership after the reform and will become a sister company of RMG under RMH.
Skladno s priporočili iz poročil Hooper se predlaga, da bi družba POL po reformi ostala v popolni javni lasti in postala sestrska družba skupine RMG pod RMH.
RMG has also other subsidiaries, notably General Logistics System BV (‘GLS’) which is RMG’s European parcels business, providing parcel services, logistics and express services throughout Europe.
Skupina RMG ima tudi druge hčerinske družbe, predvsem General Logistics System BV (v nadaljnjem besedilu: GLS), ki za RMG opravlja dejavnost paketne pošte v Evropi z zagotavljanjem paketnih, logističnih in ekspresnih storitev po vsej Evropi.
The GLS network comprises subsidiary companies and network partners covering 36 European countries.
Mreža GLS obsega hčerinske družbe in mrežne partnerje, ki pokrivajo 36 evropskih držav.
current organisational structure of RMG
Trenutna organizacijska struktura skupine RMG
Other subsidiaries
Druge hčerinske družbe
(GLS etc.)
(GLS itd.)
RMG has held a license to provide letter services in the United Kingdom under the Postal Services Act 2000 since 23 March 2001.
Skupina RMG ima od 23. marca 2001 na podlagi zakona o poštnih storitvah iz leta 2000 licenco za opravljanje pisemskih storitev v Združenem kraljestvu.
Under the terms of its license, it is required to discharge the universal service obligation (‘USO’).
Pogoji te licence narekujejo, da mora zagotavljati univerzalno storitev.
These arrangements implement the requirements of Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service [5] (‘Postal Services Directive’).
S temi predpisi se izvajajo zahteve iz Direktive 97/67/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 15. decembra 1997 o skupnih pravilih za razvoj notranjega trga poštnih storitev v Skupnosti in za izboljšanje kakovosti storitve [5] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: direktiva o poštnih storitvah).
RMG is required by its license to negotiate commercial agreements with any interested operator for access to its national network.
Licenca od skupine RMG zahteva, da z vsemi zainteresiranimi operaterji sklene trgovinske sporazume za dostop do njenega nacionalnega omrežja.
New operators have tended to enter the market through such access agreements with RMG.
Novi operaterji so običajno stopili na trg prek takih sporazumov o dostopu, sklenjenih s skupino RMG.
RMG is the only licensee in the United Kingdom postal market with universal service obligations.
Skupina RMG je edina imetnica licence na poštnem trgu v Združenem kraljestvu z obveznostmi univerzalne storitve.
The main aspects of the current USO are (i) the delivery of postal packets (letters, packets and parcels) up to 20 kg every working day to the home or premises of every individual or other person in the United Kingdom (Mon-Sat delivery obligations for letters), (ii) at least one collection every working day from each access point, and a service of conveying, receiving, collecting, sorting and delivering postal packets at affordable prices determined in accordance with a uniform tariff, and (iii) the provision of a registered post service at prices determined in accordance with a uniform tariff.
Glavni vidiki sedanje obveznosti univerzalne storitve so i) dostava poštnih pošiljk (pisma, pošiljke in paketi) do 20 kg vsak delovni dan na dom ali v prostore posameznikov in drugih oseb v Združenem kraljestvu (obveznosti dostave pisem od ponedeljka do sobote); (ii) vsaj en prevzem vsak delovni dan od vsake točke dostopa ter storitev prenosa, sprejema, prevzema, razvrščanja in dostave poštnih pošiljk po dostopnih cenah, določenih v skladu z enotno tarifo, in (iii) zagotavljanje storitve priporočene pošte po cenah, določenih v skladu z enotno tarifo.
RMG’s license imposes price controls in relation to the provision of regulated services.
Licenca skupini RMG nalaga cenovne nadzore v zvezi z zagotavljanjem reguliranih storitev.
The current price control was set in April 2006 for a four-year period, but has been extended to March 2012.
Sedanji cenovni nadzor je bil vzpostavljen aprila 2006 za štiriletno obdobje, vendar je bil podaljšan do marca 2012.
Furthermore, RMG is required by its license to allow customers and other postal companies access to its national network on a non-discriminatory basis and in practice most of the competitors to RMG have entered the market by using third party access to RMG’s downstream network (for example final sorting of mail and delivery on the ‘last mile’ to customers).
Poleg tega licenca od skupine RMG zahteva, da strankam in drugim poštnim podjetjem dovoli dostop do svojega nacionalnega omrežja na nediskriminatorni osnovi in v praksi je večina konkurentov RMG na trg stopila z uporabo dostopa tretjih strank do dostavnega omrežja RMG (npr. končno razvrščanje pošte in dostava do strank na „zadnjem kilometru“).
Downstream access competition involves the third party operator collecting and processing the mail through its own network until delivered to RMG’s sorting centres, where it is injected into RMG’s network for final sorting and delivery to receiving customers.
Konkurenca pri dostopu do dostavnega omrežja pomeni, da operaterji tretjih strank prevzamejo in obdelajo pošto v lastnem omrežju, dokler je ne dostavijo centrom za razvrščanje RMG, kjer se vnese v omrežje skupine RMG za končno razvrščanje in dostavo do prejemnikov.
Under equivalent agreements known as ‘customer direct access’ agreements, high-volume customers may deliver their pre-sorted mail to RMG’s mail centres for downstream delivery.
V skladu z enakovrednimi sporazumi, ki so znani kot sporazumi za „neposreden dostop strank“, lahko stranke z veliko količino pošte, dostavijo predhodno razvrščeno pošto v poštne centre skupine RMG za dostavo po dostavnem omrežju.
Competition in the United Kingdom’s letter mail services has arisen through downstream access to RMG’s network and not end-to-end competition between RMG and new entrants.
Konkurenca pri storitvah pisemske pošte v Združenem kraljestvu se je povečala zaradi dostopa do dostavnega omrežja RMG in ne zaradi konkurence pri storitvah od sprejema do vročitve, ki obstaja med skupino RMG in novimi ponudniki.
Since the market opening in 2006, the letter volumes that other UK postal operators inject into RMG’s downstream network have grown on average by more than 1000 million items per annum and now account for over 45 % of the United Kingdom addressed inland mail market.
Vse od odprtja trga leta 2006 se je količina pisem, ki jih drugi poštni operaterji vnesejo v dostavno omrežje RMG, povprečno povečala za več kot 1000 milijonov pošiljk letno in zdaj predstavlja več kot 45 % trga notranje pošte, naslovljene na Združeno kraljestvo.
RMG expects to lose even more market shares to its competitors in the coming years.
Skupina RMG pričakuje, da bo zaradi konkurentov v prihodnjih letih izgubila še več tržnih deležev.
For certain high volume markets, competitors are expected to achieve market shares of […] [6].
Za nekatere trge z veliko količino pošte se pričakuje, da bodo konkurenti dosegli tržne deleže v višini […] [6].
POL, the so-called retail arm of RMG, is responsible for the network of around 11500 Post Office branches.
Družba POL, tako imenovana maloprodajna veja RMG, upravlja omrežje približno 11500 poštnih poslovalnic.
Just fewer than 400 of these are directly owned and managed by POL.
Le nekaj manj kot 400 teh poslovalnic je v neposredni lasti in pod nadzorom družbe POL.
All others are privately owned and operated by subpostmasters or franchise partners.
Vse druge so v zasebni lasti, upravljajo pa jih vodje poštnih poslovalnic ali franšizni partnerji.
POL is entrusted to maintain a network meeting certain access criteria for the UK population (99 % of the population to be within 3 miles (4,8 km) of an outlet, etc.).
Družbi POL je bilo zaupano vzdrževanje omrežja ob izpolnjevanju nekaterih meril dostopa za prebivalstvo Združenega kraljestva (99 % prebivalstva se mora nahajati znotraj dostave treh milj (4,8 km) itd.).
POL does not currently have any employees as all personnel currently working for POL (except those who are self-employed) are seconded from RMG.
Družba POL trenutno nima svojih zaposlenih, saj je bilo vse osebje, ki trenutno dela zanjo (razen samozaposlenih), začasno premeščeno iz RMG.
Approximately 9000 RMG employees are seconded and work wholly for POL.
Približno 9000 zaposlenih v skupini RMG je bilo premeščenih in delajo samo za POL.
POL provides retail counter services to RMG, whilst RMG provides shared back-office support services to POL.
Družba POL zagotavlja maloprodajne storitve na poštnih okencih za skupino RMG, skupina RMG pa družbi POL zagotavlja podporne storitve zaledne pisarne.
Furthermore, there are a number of shared services in place between RMG and POL (for example vehicle services, building security etc.) which are currently provided at cost by RMG.
Poleg tega imata RMG in POL številne skupne storitve (npr. storitve, povezane z vozili, varnostjo v zgradbah itd.), ki jih trenutno plačuje skupina RMG.
The provision of these services is currently subject to a service agreement between RMG and POL that will be replaced by a series of new service agreements when POL becomes a sister company of RMG.
Zagotavljanje teh storitev je trenutno predmet sporazuma o storitvah, sklenjenega med RMG in POL, ki bo nadomeščen z vrsto novih sporazumov o storitvah, ko bo POL postala sestrska družba RMG.
In addition to being a provider of services of general economic interest (‘SGEIs’), POL carries out some ‘commercial’ activities (such as selling telephony and insurance products) through its network and also through a direct internet sales channel.
Poleg tega, da je POL ponudnica storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, družba opravlja tudi nekatere „komercialne“ dejavnosti (kot so prodaja izdelkov telefonije in zavarovalnih produktov) prek svojega omrežja in tudi prek neposrednega internetnega prodajnega kanala.
The Commission concluded that the aid is compatible with Union rules because it does not overcompensate the net costs of the public service tasks entrusted to POL.
Komisija je sklenila, da je pomoč združljiva s pravili Unije, saj ne presega neto stroškov nalog javne službe, ki so zaupane družbi POL.
On 24 January 2012, the United Kingdom has notified a package of measures in support of the SGEIs provided by POL, broadly similar to the measures authorised in 2011.
Združeno kraljestvo je 24. januarja 2012 priglasilo sveženj ukrepov v podporo storitvam splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ki jih zagotavlja POL, ki je v osnovi podoben ukrepom, odobrenim v letu 2011.
Financial difficulties
Finančne težave
The United Kingdom considers RMG to be a firm in difficulty because it is currently facing severe financial difficulties (the reported financial figures refer to the consolidated results of RMG including all subsidiaries, if not stated otherwise):
Združeno kraljestvo meni, da je skupina RMG podjetje v težavah, saj se trenutno sooča s hudimi finančnimi težavami (navedeni finančni podatki se nanašajo na konsolidirane rezultate skupine RMG, vključno z vsemi hčerinskimi družbami, če ni drugače navedeno) glede na:
the State of its balance sheet, in particular the substantial size of the pension deficit;
njeno bilančno stanje, zlasti precejšen pokojninski primanjkljaj;
its projected cash flow shortages;
pričakovani primanjkljaj denarnega toka;
its future inability to repay its debts when they fall due in the absence of the notified measures;
prihodnjo nezmožnost odplačila dolgov ob zapadlosti, če se priglašeni ukrepi ne izvedejo;
RMG’s declining revenues from the letter business: between the 2008/09 and 2010/11 financial years, external revenue fell by 3,1 %, in the same period inland addressed delivered volumes decreased by 11,7 %.
upad prihodkov skupine RMG iz pisemskih storitev: med finančnima letoma 2008/09 in 2010/11 so se zunanji prihodki zmanjšali za 3,1 %, v istem obdobju pa se je količina notranje naslovljene pošte zmanjšala za 11,7 %.
RMG’s balance sheet shows that the company had serious financial difficulties at the end of the 2010/11 financial year; both its working capital and net operating assets were negative.
Iz bilance skupine RMG izhaja, da je družba ob koncu finančnega leta 2010/11 zašla v hude finančne težave, saj so njena gibljiva sredstva in neto poslovna sredstva izkazovala negativno vrednost.
According to the projections provided by the United Kingdom, RMG will have negative cash headroom […], that is to say, it will not have sufficient funds to pay for its day-to-day operations, if the notified measures are not implemented.
Glede na napovedi Združenega kraljestva bo imela skupina RMG negativen denarni tok […], kar pomeni, da ne bo imela dovolj sredstev za tekoče poslovanje, če se priglašeni ukrepi ne izvedejo.
Consequently, RMG will also be unable to repay its existing loan facilities when they fall due in […].
Posledično skupina RMG tudi ne bo mogla odplačati svojih obstoječih posojil, ko bodo zapadla […].
On the basis of these factors, RMG will face severe difficulty in meeting its payment obligations by […] and subsequently will be unable to undertake a restructuring program and return to viability out of its own resources, leaving the firm in a situation where it must rely on State aid in order to ensure a return to economic viability and the uninterrupted availability of the public service.
Na podlagi teh dejavnikov se bo skupina RMG soočala s hudimi težavami pri izpolnjevanju svojih plačilnih obveznosti do […] in zato ne bo mogla izvesti programa prestrukturiranja ter ponovno vzpostaviti uspešnega poslovanja z lastnimi sredstvi, kar postavlja družbo v položaj, ko je odvisna od državne pomoči za zagotovitev njenega ekonomskega preživetja in neprekinjene razpoložljivosti javne službe.
Measures under investigation
Ukrepi, ki se preiskujejo
Pension relief
Odprava pokojninskega primanjkljaja
The Postal Services Act 2011 envisages that the United Kingdom will assume responsibility for certain of the accrued liabilities under the Royal Mail Pension Plan (‘RMPP’).
Zakon o poštnih storitvah iz leta 2011 predvideva, da bo Združeno kraljestvo prevzelo odgovornost za nekatere nastale obveznosti v okviru pokojninske sheme Royal Mail Pension Plan (v nadaljnjem besedilu: RMPP).
The proposed measure will relieve RMG of the obligation to make good the deficit that has arisen under that scheme, thus relieving RMG of a significant financial burden.
Predlagani ukrep bo skupino RMG oprostil obveznosti izravnave primanjkljaja, ki je nastal v okviru navedene sheme, in jo s tem razbremenil velikega finančnega bremena.