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In such cases, Habidite or AFER would have only retained the stipulated price for the homes, as indicated below, while the part of the price corresponding to the land would have been transferred to the Diputación and/or BIZKAILUR.
V takih primerih bi podjetje Habidite ali skupina AFER obdržala le opredeljeno ceno stanovanj, kot je navedena spodaj, medtem ko bi del cene, ki ustreza zemljišču, prenesla na podjetji Diputación in/ali BIZKAILUR.
According to Article A(e) of the Houses Contract, the price to be obtained by Habidite for the 1500 homes was as follows:
V skladu s členom A(e) pogodbe o stanovanjih naj bi podjetje Habidite za 1500 stanovanj dobilo:
homes over 75 sqm: 83 % of the price applied by BIZKAILUR for the living surface, plus 100 % of the price obtained for the annexes (garage, storage box);
stanovanja, večja od 75 m2: 83 % cene, ki jo je podjetje BIZKAILUR pridobilo za stanovanjsko površino, in 100 % cene, pridobljene za prizidke (garaža, pralnica itd.);
homes under 75 sqm: 83,30 % of the price obtained by BIZKAILUR for the living surface, plus 100 % of the price obtained for the annexes (garage, storage box, etc.)
stanovanja, manjša od 75 m2: 83,30 % cene, ki jo je podjetje BIZKAILUR pridobilo za stanovanjsko površino, in 100 % cene, pridobljene za prizidke (garaža, pralnica itd.).
BIZKAILUR would thus have retained the rest of 17 %, or 16,70 % respectively, of the price obtained for the houses (except for the annexes – garage, storage box, etc. - where the entire sale price would have been for Habidite).
Podjetje BIZKAILUR bi tako obdržalo preostalih 17 % oziroma 16,70 % cene, pridobljene za stanovanja (razen za prizidke – garažo, pralnico itd., za katere bi podjetje Habidite dobilo celotno prodajno ceno).
In an example provided by the Diputación, for a house of 75 sqm to be sold under the semi-protected regime in 2006, Habidite would have obtained: EUR 143060,58 (83 % of 75 sqm × EUR 1,351 × 1,7), plus EUR 28107,6 for the annexes (100 % of 35 sqm × EUR 472,4), from the total price of EUR 200459,5 at which BIZKAILUR would have sold the home under the semi-protected regime (as viviendas tasadas).
Podjetje Diputación je predstavilo primer stanovanja s površino 75 m2, ki bi se leta 2006 prodalo v okviru delno zaščitenega stanovanjskega sistema, v skladu s katerim bi podjetje Habidite pridobilo: 143060,58 EUR (83 % od 75 m2 × 1351 EUR × 1,7) in 28107,6 EUR za prizidke (100 % od 35 m2 × 472,4 EUR) od celotne cene 200459,5 EUR, po kateri bi podjetje BIZKAILUR prodalo stanovanje v okviru delno zaščitenega stanovanjskega sistema (viviendas tasadas).
According to Article A(g) of the Houses Contract, on an exceptional basis, part of the 1500 homes contracted from Habidite could have been sold by the Diputación or BIZKAILUR at market price, in which case Habidite would have obtained the same percentages of the sale price as stipulated at Article A(e) – as indicated in recital (24).
V skladu s členom A(g) pogodbe o stanovanjih bi lahko podjetji Diputación ali BIZKAILUR izjemoma prodali po tržni ceni nekaj od 1500 stanovanj, naročenih pri podjetju Habidite, pri čemer bi podjetje Habidite pridobilo enake odstotke prodajne cene, kot je določeno v členu A(e) in navedeno v uvodni izjavi (24).
The Diputación and BIZKAILUR did not carry out a public tender before concluding the Houses Contract with Habidite.
Podjetji Diputación in BIZKAILUR nista izvedli javnega razpisa pred sklenitvijo pogodbe o stanovanjih s podjetjem Habidite.
Suspension of the Habidite project
Prekinitev projekta Habidite
The Habidite project was eventually de facto abandoned.
Sčasoma so projekt Habidite dejansko opustili.
According to the Diputación, the main reason was that BIZKAILUR would have incurred higher-than-initially-estimated costs for the purchase and adaptation to industrial use of the land plot where the Habidite factory would have been set.
Po navedbah podjetja Diputación je bil glavni razlog, da bi podjetje BIZKAILUR imelo višje stroške, kot je bilo prvotno ocenjeno za nakup in prilagoditev industrijski rabi parcele, na kateri naj bi bila zgrajena tovarna Habidite.
The Diputación had informed [16] that from May 2007 until April 2008 BIZKAILUR had bought 205487,73 sqm of land for this project, for which it had paid a total of EUR 4,7 million. According to the Diputación, the purchase of an additional 95000 sqm was necessary, for which an additional cost of EUR 2,6 million was estimated. As to the costs for adapting the land for industrial use, in March 2009 they were estimated to be EUR 28,5 million.
Podjetje Diputación je navedlo [16], da je podjetje BIZKAILUR od maja 2007 do aprila 2008 za ta projekt kupilo zemljišče površine 205487,73 m2, za katero je plačalo skupaj 4,7 milijona EUR. Navedlo je tudi, da je bilo treba kupiti dodatnih 95000 m2, kar naj bi po ocenah stalo dodatnih 2,6 milijona EUR. Glede stroškov prilagoditve zemljišča za industrijsko rabo je bilo marca 2009 ocenjeno, da bodo ti znašali 28,5 milijona EUR.
The ownership of the land already acquired by BIZKAILUR in view of this project has not been transferred to Habidite.
Lastništvo nad zemljiščem, ki ga je podjetje BIZKAILUR že pridobilo za ta projekt, se ni preneslo na podjetje Habidite.
In the opening Decision of 2 December 2009 [17], the Commission considered that both the Land Contract and the Houses Contract seemed to involve state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka z dne 2. decembra 2009 [17] menila, da se zdi, da pogodba o zemljišču in pogodba o stanovanjih vključujeta državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Also, the aid did not appear to be compatible with the Treaty under any of the relevant state aid rules.
Poleg tega se zdi, da pomoč ni združljiva s Pogodbo v smislu katerih koli ustreznih pravil o državnih pomoči.
In relation to the Land Contract, the Commission preliminarily concluded that the terms for the repayment of by the beneficiary of the land purchase and adaptation were similar to an interest-free loan, thus conferring to Habidite an advantage that it would not have been able to obtain on the market.
Komisija je v zvezi s pogodbo o zemljišču sprejela predhodno stališče, da so pogoji, pod katerimi naj bi upravičenec plačal nakup in prilagoditev zemljišča, podobni brezobrestnemu posojilu, kar pomeni, da je podjetju dodeljena prednost, ki je ne bi mogel pridobiti na trgu.
In relation to the Houses Contract, the opening Decision noted that the price to be paid by BIZKAILUR for the 1500 houses did not seem to be market-conform, as the beneficiary had estimated in its own business plan that the average price to be obtained from BIZKAILUR would have been of EUR 2012,19/sqm, whereas the average price estimated to be obtained on the market would have been EUR 1762,6/sqm.
V zvezi s pogodbo o stanovanjih je v sklepu o začetku postopka navedeno, da se zdi, da cena, ki naj bi jo podjetje BIZKAILUR plačalo za 1500 stanovanj, ni običajna tržna cena, saj je upravičenec v svojem poslovnem načrtu ocenil, da bi povprečna cena, ki naj bi jo dobil od podjetja BIZKAILUR, znašala 2012,19 EUR/m2, medtem ko bi povprečna cena, ki bi bila pridobljena na trgu, znašala 1762,6 EUR/m2.
The Commission also noted a series of indications of an advantage to Habidite in the light of the judgment of the Court in P&O Ferries [18]: a) the Houses Contract had not been concluded through public tender; b) the need for providing social housing was neither claimed nor demonstrated by the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia and BIZKAILUR; and c) the Houses Contract allowed for the possibility that part of the 1500 homes purchased from Habidite be sold on the market.
Komisija je glede na sodbo Sodišča v zadevi P&O Ferries [18] ugotovila tudi, da obstajajo različni znaki, da je bila podjetju Habidite dodeljena prednost: (a) pogodba o stanovanjih ni bila sklenjena na podlagi javnega razpisa; (b) podjetji Diputación Foral de Bizkaia in BIZKAILUR nista navedli ali pokazali potrebe po zagotavljanju socialnih stanovanj ter (c) v pogodbi o stanovanjih je bila predvidena možnost, da se nekaj od 1500 stanovanj, kupljenih od podjetja Habidite, proda na trgu.
It also noted that that the purchase of a large part of the new factory's production in the first years of its functioning reduced the risks that are normally associated with a new investment project.
Poleg tega je ugotovila, da je nakup velikega dela proizvodov nove tovarne v prvih letih njenega delovanja zmanjšal tveganje, ki je navadno povezano z novim naložbenim projektom.
Concerning the criterion of use of state resources and imputability to the State, the Decision pointed out in relation to potential aid involved in both contracts that BIZKAILUR is a company fully owned and controlled by the public authorities which performs tasks attributed by the State.
Kar zadeva merilo uporabe državnih sredstev in odgovornosti države, je v sklepu glede možne pomoči, ki jo vključujeta pogodbi, navedeno, da je podjetje BIZKAILUR v celoti v lasti javnih oblasti, ki ga tudi nadzorujejo, in da izvaja naloge, ki mu jih dodeli država.
With respect to selectivity, it was noted that the contracts clearly benefitted exclusively to Habidite and the AFER group.
V zvezi s selektivnostjo je bilo ugotovljeno, da je v pogodbah ugodnost jasno dodeljena izključno podjetju Habidite in skupini AFER.
On distortion of competition and affectation of intra-Union trade, it was underlined that Habidite operates in the construction sector, where competition is very intense, and where aid to one company might harm companies from other Member States.
Glede izkrivljanja konkurence in vpliva na trgovino znotraj Unije je poudarjeno, da se je podjetje Habidite ukvarjalo z gradbeništvom, v katerem je konkurenca zelo močna in lahko pomoč enemu podjetju škodi podjetjem iz drugih držav članic.
In the opening Decision expressed doubts as regards the compatibility of the aid potentially involved in the notified contracts with the Treaty under the compatibility criteria laid down in the Commission Guidelines on National Regional Aid for 2007-2013 [19], the Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty [20], and the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis [21].
V sklepu o začetku postopka so bili izraženi pomisleki o združljivosti pomoči, ki bi jo lahko vključevali priglašeni pogodbi, s Pogodbo glede na merila združljivosti iz Smernic Komisije o državni regionalni pomoči za 2007–2013 [19], Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 800/2008 z dne 6. avgusta 2008 o razglasitvi nekaterih vrst pomoči za združljive s skupnim trgom z uporabo členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe [20] in Začasnega okvira Skupnosti za ukrepe državnih pomoči v podporo dostopu do financiranja ob trenutni finančni in gospodarski krizi [21].
COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES
PRIPOMBE, PREJETE OD ŠPANSKIH ORGANOV
The Spanish authorities did not comment on the opening Decision (see recital 6 above), but provided additional information in answer to requests addressed by the Commission following the opening Decision, and also replied to some of the arguments put forward by Habidite.
Španski organi niso predložili pripomb k sklepu o začetku postopka (glej uvodno izjavo 3), vendar so zagotovili dodatne informacije, ki jih je zahtevala Komisija po sprejetju sklepa o začetku postopka, ter odgovorili na nekatere trditve podjetja Habidite.
These replies and additional information are summarised in recitals (48) to (54).
Ti odgovori in dodatne informacije so povzeti v uvodnih izjavah od (48) do (54).
V. COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THIRD PARTIES
V. PRIPOMBE, PREJETE OD TRETJIH STRANI
These arguments and the additional factual information presented by Habidite are summarised recitals (39) to (47).
Ti argumenti in dodatne informacije, ki jih je predložilo podjetje Habidite, so povzeti v uvodnih izjavah od (39) do (47).
Factual elements
Dejstva
First, Habidite informed that a third contract was concluded on the same date with the Land and Houses Contracts (15 December 2006).
Prvič, podjetje Habidite je navedlo, da je bila istega dne kot pogodba o zemljišču in pogodba o stanovanjih (15. decembra 2006) sklenjena še tretja pogodba.
With this third contract (hereinafter “the Training Aid Contract”) the Diputación engaged to provide to Habidite training aid for the 1100 new hires at the Habidite factory.
S to tretjo pogodbo (v nadaljnjem besedilu: pogodba o pomoči za usposabljanje) se je podjetje Diputación zavezalo, da bo podjetju Habidite zagotovilo pomoč za usposabljanje za 1100 novih zaposlenih v tovarni Habidite.
In particular, the Diputación committed to cover training expenses for the1100 employees, while Habidite committed on its side to preserve the 1100 new jobs for at least 5 years.
Zlasti se je zavezalo, da bo krilo stroške usposabljanja za 1100 zaposlenih, medtem ko se je podjetje Habidite zavezalo, da bo teh 1100 novih delovnih mest ohranilo najmanj 5 let.
This contract was also de facto suspended due to the failure of the Habidite project (see recitals (29) to (31)).
Pogodba o pomoči za usposabljanje je bila prav tako dejansko prekinjena zaradi opustitve projekta Habidite (glej uvodne izjave od (29) do (31)).
Second, Habidite provided documentation showing that the Habidite project was granted, by Decision of the Gobierno Vasco (the Basque government) of 30 December 2008, a regional aid totalling EUR 6 million, in application of the block-exempted regional aid scheme XR 175/2007 [22].
Drugič, podjetje Habidite je predložilo dokumentacijo, iz katere je razvidno, da je bilo za projekt Habidite na podlagi sklepa baskovske vlade (Gobierno Vasco) z dne 30. decembra 2008 dodeljena regionalna pomoč v skupnem znesku 6 milijonov EUR za izvajanje sheme regionalne pomoči na podlagi skupinskih izjem XR 175/2007 [22].
Third, Habidite informed that, following the suspension of the Habidite project, it filed, by letters of 6 February 2009 and 17 September 2009, administrative complaints for non-compliance by the Diputación and BIZKAILUR with the obligations assumed under the three contracts.
Tretjič, podjetje Habidite je navedlo, da je po prekinitvi projekta Habidite z dopisoma z dne 6. februarja 2009 in 17. septembra 2009 vložilo upravne pritožbe zoper podjetji Diputación in BIZKAILUR, ki nista izpolnili svojih obveznostih iz navedenih treh pogodb.
Habidite also informed that it intended to pursue its claims before the competent Spanish court.
Poleg tega je podjetje Habidite navedlo, da namerava sprožiti postopke pred pristojnim španskim sodiščem.
Existence of aid and compatibility
Obstoj pomoči in združljivost
Habidite argues that the Land and Houses Contracts do not fulfil the cumulative criteria for being qualified as involving state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Podjetje Habidite navaja, da pogodba o zemljišču in pogodba o stanovanjih ne izpolnjujeta kumulativnih meril za obstoj državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
In respect of the elements of the notion of state aid other than the advantage element Habidite has presented the following arguments, common to both notified contracts:
Podjetje Habidite je v zvezi z elementi, ki jih vključuje državna pomoč, razen dodeljene prednosti, predstavilo naslednje argumente, ki zadevajo obe priglašeni pogodbi:
The two contracts do not involve a transfer of state resources because, to the extent that they involve market-conform operations, they do not involve a loss of public resources (according to the judgment of the Court in PreussenElektra [23]).
Pogodbi ne vključujeta prenosa državnih sredstev, saj gre za običajne tržne transakcije, ki ne pomenijo izgube javnih sredstev (v skladu s sodbo Sodišča v zadevi PreussenElektra [23]).
The selectivity criterion should not be assumed to be met by the Houses Contract only because the contract was not concluded following public tender.
Ne bi se smelo sklepati, da pogodba o stanovanjih izpolnjuje merilo selektivnosti le zato, ker ni bila sklenjena na podlagi javnega razpisa.
Under the Real Decreto Legislativo No. 781/1986 de 18 de abril, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de las disposiciones legales vigentes en materia de Régimen Local [24] and Article 31 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 31 March 2004 on public procurement [25], such contracts can also be concluded directly, i.e. without public tender, when justified by the technical nature of the project or for protecting exclusivity rights.
V skladu z Real Decreto Legislativo No 781/1986 de 18 de abril, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de las disposiciones legales vigentes en materia de Régimen Local [24] ter členom 31 Direktive 2004/18/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 31. marca 2004 o javnih naročilih [25] se lahko take pogodbe sklenejo tudi neposredno, tj. brez javnega razpisa, kadar je to utemeljeno zaradi tehničnih značilnosti projekta ali varovanja izključnih pravic.
The unique nature of the Habidite prefabricated modules, in terms of the product characteristics and assembly technology, exclude the possibility of distortion of competition or affectation of trade between the Member States.
Edinstvena narava montažnih elementov Habidite v smislu značilnosti proizvoda in proizvodne tehnologije izključuje možnost izkrivljanja konkurence ali trgovine med zadevnimi državami članicami.
In cases N-09084 Ristretto Group/Williams Scottsman and N-04059 TDR Capital/Agelco the Spanish competition authority defined the relevant market as “production, sale and rental of modular houses”.
V zadevah N-09084 Ristretto Group/Williams Scottsman in N-04059 TDR Capital/Agelco je španski urad za konkurenco opredelil upoštevni trg kot „proizvodnjo, prodajo in oddajanje v najem modularnih hiš“.
According to this definition, the uniqueness of the Habidite modules implies that it does not have any direct competitors who might be harmed by the two contracts.
V skladu s to opredelitvijo edinstvenost elementov Habidite pomeni, da ni neposrednih konkurentov, ki bi jim pogodbi lahko škodili.
Moreover, in the Commission’s Decision in case M2473 Finnforest/Moelven Industrier [26] it was established that the market for modular buildings is local or regional, because transport costs exclude the feasibility of competition from larger distances.
Poleg tega je bilo v Sklepu Komisije v zadevi M2473 Finnforest/Moelven Industrier ugotovljeno [26], da je trg za modularne zgradbe lokalen ali regionalen, ker stroški prevoza onemogočajo konkurenco na daljše razdalje.
The Habidite prices were at any rate very competitive, given the technological characteristics of the product.
Vsekakor so bile cene podjetja Habidite zelo konkurenčne glede na tehnološke značilnosti proizvoda.
Habidite also put forward specific detailed arguments to contest that any of the two notified contracts would have conferred on it an advantage.
Podjetje Habidite je predložilo tudi posebne podrobne argumente, s katerimi je izpodbijalo navedbe, da naj bi mu bila s katero koli od priglašenih pogodb dodeljena prednost.
In respect of the Houses Contract, Habidite argues in essence that it could not have derived any advantage because the stipulated sales prices were not above, but actually below market levels.
V zvezi s pogodbo o stanovanjih je v bistvu trdilo, da ni moglo pridobiti nobene prednosti, ker opredeljene cene stanovanj niso bile višje, temveč dejansko nižje od tržnih cen.
The prices to be obtained by Habidite under the Houses Contract were by definition under market levels, considering that the houses would have been sold by BIZKAILUR at the regulated, below-market, levels of price established by law for houses to be sold under the semi-protected regime (viviendas tasadas) – see recitals (14) to (19).
cene, ki naj bi jih podjetje Habidite pridobilo po pogodbi o stanovanjih, so bile že po definiciji pod tržnimi cenami, saj bi podjetje BIZKAILUR hiše prodalo po reguliranih cenah, ki so nižje od tržne ravni in so zakonsko določene za prodajo stanovanj v okviru delno zaščitenega sistema (viviendas tasadas) – glej uvodne izjave od (14) do (19);
The average price to be obtained by BIZKAILUR for the homes constructed by Habidite, of EUR 2010,19/sqm, was comparable to the average prices that BIZKAILUR was paying at the time under similar contracts for the construction of homes to be sold under the protected and semi-protected regime.
povprečna cena, ki naj bi jo podjetje BIZKAILUR pridobilo za stanovanja, ki bi jih zgradilo podjetje Habidite, tj. 2010,19 EUR/m2, je bila primerljiva s povprečnimi cenami, ki jih je podjetje BIZKAILUR v tistem času plačevalo po podobnih pogodbah za izgradnjo stanovanj, ki so se prodajala v okviru zaščitenega ali delno zaščitenega sistema.
For example, according to Habidite, in 2007 BIZKAILUR paid for the construction of social houses in Lemoiz EUR 2277/sqm, in Ziérbana EUR 1964/sqm, and in Areatza EUR 2021/sqm.
Po navedbah podjetja Habidite je na primer podjetje BIZKAILUR leta 2007 plačalo za izgradnjo socialnih stanovanj v Lemoizu 2277 EUR/m2, v Ziérbani 1964 EUR/m2 in v Areatzi 2021 EUR/m2.
In 2007, the average price of houses sold as viviendas tasadas in four municipalities of Bizkaia was of EUR 1808,69 EUR/sqm for houses of 84 sqm [27].
Leta 2007 je povprečna cena stanovanj, prodanih v okviru delno zaščitenega sistema v štirih občinah province Bizkaia, znašala 1808,69 EUR/m2 za stanovanja površine 84 m2 [27];
At any rate, Habidite would have obtained only 83 %, and respectively 83,30 % of this average price of EUR 2010,19/sqm (for houses of less than 75 sqm) on the basis of the Houses Contract – see recitals (24) to (25).
v vsakem primeru bi podjetje Habidite na podlagi pogodbe o stanovanjih pridobilo le 83 % oziroma 83,30 % navedene povprečne cene 2010,19 EUR/m2 (za stanovanja površine manj kot 75 m2) – glej uvodni izjavi od (24) do (25).
In this respect, the opening Decision had erroneously noted that EUR 2010,19/sqm was the price to be obtained by Habidite itself under this contract.
V zvezi s tem je bilo v sklepu o začetku postopka napačno navedeno, da naj bi v skladu s pogodbo o stanovanjih podjetje Habidite pridobilo ceno 2010,19 EUR/m2;
The average price to be obtained by BIZKAILUR for the homes constructed by Habidite was well below price levels for equivalent housing sold freely on the market in the province.
povprečna cena, ki naj bi jo podjetje BIZKAILUR pridobilo za stanovanja, ki bi jih zgradilo podjetje Habidite, je bila precej nižja od cenovnih ravni za enakovredna stanovanja, ki se prosto prodajajo na trgu v tej provinci.
In 2007 the average price on the market in the province of Bizkaia was of EUR 2921,9/sqm [28].
Leta 2007 je povprečna cena na trgu v provinci Bizkaia znašala 2921,9 EUR/m2 [28].
In relation to the Land Contract, Habidite argues that it would not have derived any advantage because, according to its understanding, it would have had to repay to BIZKAILUR not only the actual costs incurred for the purchase and adaptation of the land, as stipulated in the contract, but also the financing costs incurred in relation to this operation.
Podjetje Habidite v zvezi s pogodbo o zemljišču trdi, da ne bi pridobilo nobene prednosti, ker bi po njegovem prepričanju moralo podjetju BIZKAILUR odplačati ne le dejanske stroške, ki bi nastali pri nakupu in prilagoditvi zemljišča, kot je določeno v pogodbi, temveč tudi stroške financiranja, ki bi nastali v zvezi s tem poslom.
Furthermore, Habidite contests the costs estimated by the Diputación for the purchase and adaptation of the land.
Poleg tega podjetje Habidite izpodbija stroške, ki jih je ocenilo podjetje Diputación za nakup in prilagoditev zemljišča.
According to the Land Contract, BIZKAILUR had to purchase only 101403 sqm for this project, and not 205000 sqm, as the Diputación indicated.
V skladu s pogodbo o zemljišču je moralo podjetje BIZKAILUR za ta projekt kupiti samo 101403 m2 in ne 205000 m2, kot je navedlo podjetje Diputación.