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This aid qualifies rather as an ad hoc measure benefitting only Habidite and the AFER group, and implicitly, only of benefit to the construction sector.
Ta pomoč se zato šteje za priložnostni ukrep, ki zagotavlja koristi samo podjetju Habidite in skupini AFER ter implicitno sektorju gradbeništva.
However, under the same Point 2 of the 1998 Guidelines, such ad hoc aid benefiting one single sector and firm may exceptionally be declared compatible with the Treaty, if it can be demonstrated that it has a significant contribution to regional development, exceeding its distorting effects on intra-Union trade and competition.
Vendar se lahko v skladu z navedeno točko 2 smernic iz leta 1998 taka priložnostna pomoč, ki je namenjena samo eni dejavnosti in enemu samemu podjetju, razglasi za združljivo s Pogodbo, če se lahko dokaže, da je njen prispevek k regionalnemu razvoju večji od njenega učinka izkrivljanja trgovine znotraj Unije in konkurence.
Although the Spanish authorities have not put forward arguments on this aspect, the Commission shall nevertheless examine of its own motion if the conditions for such derogation are met in the case of the aid granted through the Land Contract on the basis of information in its possession.
Čeprav španski organi niso predložili argumentov v zvezi s tem, Komisija na lastno pobudo in na podlagi informacij, ki jih ima, preuči, ali so v primeru pomoči, dodeljene v okviru pogodbe o zemljišču, izpolnjeni pogoji za tako odstopanje.
The Land Contract was clearly intended to support a new investment project, i.e. the new Habidite factory in Alonsotegi.
Jasen namen pogodbe o zemljišču je bil podpreti nov naložbeni projekt, tj. novo tovarno Habidite v mestu Alonsotegi.
The project was estimated at the time to create 1100 direct new jobs in an assisted area, and very likely also a non-negligible number of indirect jobs in the same region.
V tistem času je bilo ocenjeno, da naj bi projekt ustvaril 1100 neposrednih novih delovnih mest v regiji, upravičeni do pomoči, verjetno pa tudi nezanemarljivo število posrednih delovnih mest v isti regiji.
This element should also be corroborated with the fact that, under the parallel Houses Contract, the new investment project would have also contributed to the achievement of regional policy objectives, namely the provision of social housing for disadvantaged citizens in the province of Bizkaia.
To potrjuje tudi dejstvo, da bi v skladu z vzporedno pogodbo o stanovanjih novi naložbeni projekt prispeval tudi k doseganju ciljev regionalne politike, in sicer zagotavljanju socialnih stanovanj za ogrožene skupine državljanov v provinci Bizkaia.
Furthermore, neither Habidite nor the AFER group qualified as firms in difficulty within the meaning of Points 9, 10 and 11 of the R&R Guidelines at the time when the Land and Houses Contracts were signed (see recital (9)).
Poleg tega se v času podpisa pogodbe o zemljišču in pogodbe o stanovanjih nista niti podjetje Habidite niti skupina AFER štela za podjetji v težavah v skladu s točkami 9, 10 in 11 smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje (glej uvodno izjavo (9)).
The Commission therefore concludes that the conditions for the exception foreseen in the last paragraph of Point 2 in the 1998 Guidelines are met in the case of the Land Contract.
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da so v primeru pogodbe o zemljišču izpolnjeni pogoji za izjemo, določeno v zadnjem odstavku točke 2 smernic iz leta 1998.
Under Point 4.4. of the 1998 Guidelines, the notion of regional aid covers only aid for initial investment, which is defined as investment in fixed capital relating to the setting up of a new establishment, the extension of an existing establishment, or the starting up of an activity involving a fundamental change in the production process of an existing establishment.
V skladu s točko 4.4 smernic iz leta 1998 pojem regionalne pomoči vključuje le pomoč za začetno naložbo, ki je opredeljena kot vlaganje v osnovna sredstva pri postavitvi novega obrata, širitvi obstoječega obrata ali začetku dejavnosti, ki pomeni temeljito spremembo proizvodnega procesa v obstoječem obratu.
The aid granted under the Land Contract complies with this definition, because the aid was granted in support of the establishment of a new investment project in Alonsotegi.
Pomoč, dodeljena v okviru pogodbe o zemljišču, je skladna s to opredelitvijo, ker je bila dodeljena kot podpora za ustanovitev novega naložbenega projekta v mestu Alonsotegi.
Under Point 4.5. of the 1998 Guidelines, aid for initial investment should be destined to cover exclusively eligible investment costs, and consequently, the maximum amount of regional aid is defined as a percentage of the eligible investment costs.
V skladu s točko 4.5 smernic iz leta 1998 bi morala pomoč za začetno naložbo pokrivati samo upravičene stroške naložbe, zato je največji znesek regionalne pomoči opredeljen kot odstotek upravičenih stroškov naložbe.
According to Points 4.5. and 4.6. of the 1998 Guidelines, the category of 'eligible costs' of a new investment project comprises land, buildings and plant/machinery, and also some categories of intangible investments (patents, licenses, know-how) up to a limit of 25 % of the standard base in the case of large firms.
V skladu s točkama 4.5 in 4.6 smernic iz leta 1998 „upravičeni stroški“ novega naložbenega projekta vključujejo zemljišča, stavbe in obrat/opremo ter tudi nekatere vrste nematerialnih naložb (patenti, licence, znanje), vendar pri velikih podjetjih le v višini do 25 % standardne osnove.
Therefore the eligible costs of the Habidite project in Alonsotegi, as of 15 December 2006, should be first determined.
Zato je najprej treba določiti upravičene stroške projekta Habidite v mestu Alonsotegi na dan 15. decembra 2006.
As the aid involved in the Land Contract was not granted on the basis of a prior application for aid, the beneficiary did not submit at the time the information that is pertinent for the identification of the eligible expenditure in a new investment project in regional aid cases.
Ker pomoč, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, ni bila dodeljena na podlagi predhodne prošnje za pomoč, upravičenec takrat ni predložil informacij, pomembnih za določitev upravičenih stroškov novega naložbenega projekta v primerih regionalne pomoči.
The information available to the Diputación on the subject of the eligible expenditure was indicated at recital (12) above, as follows:
Informacije, ki so bile na voljo podjetju Diputación v zvezi z upravičenimi stroški, so navedene v uvodni izjavi (12) in vključujejo naslednje:
Under Point 4.10. of the 1998 Guidelines, aid for initial investment should be made conditional on the maintenance of the investment in question for a minimum period of 5 years.
V skladu s točko 4.10 smernic iz leta 1998 mora biti pomoč za začetne naložbe pogojena z ohranitvijo zadevne naložbe za najmanj pet let.
While this condition is not specifically imposed on Habidite in the context of the Land Contract, it must nevertheless be noted that, in the context of the parallel Training Aid Contract (described at recital (39) above), also concluded on 15 December 2006 and in relation to the same investment project, Habidite had committed to maintain 1100 jobs for a period of at least 5 years.
Čeprav v pogodbi o zemljišču ta pogoj ni izrecno določen za podjetje Habidite, je treba opozoriti, da se je v okviru vzporedne pogodbe o pomoči za usposabljanje (opisane v uvodni izjavi (39)), ki je bila prav tako sklenjena 15. decembra 2006 v zvezi z istim naložbenim projektom, podjetje Habidite zavezalo, da bo najmanj pet let ohranilo 1100 delovnih mest.
The Commission therefore concludes that Point 4.10. of the 1998 Guidelines is also satisfied.
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da je izpolnjena tudi točka 4.10 smernic iz leta 1998.
In the absence of information regarding the estimated wage costs for the 1.100 employees of the Habidite factory in Alonsotegi, the Commission cannot perform a meaningful assessment of the eventual compatibility of the aid granted under the Land contract with Points 4.11. to 4.17. of the 1998 Guidelines on job creation.
Ker ni informacij o ocenjenih stroških plač za 1100 zaposlenih v tovarni Habidite v mestu Alonsotegi, Komisija ne more ustrezno oceniti morebitne združljivosti pomoči, dodeljene na podlagi pogodbe o zemljišču, s točkami od 4.11 do 4.17 smernic iz leta 1998 o ustvarjanju delovnih mest.
However, as long as the aid in the Land Contract would have been linked to the purchase of the land, which is an eligible expenditure, an assessment under Points 4.11. to 4.17. of the 1998 Guidelines is not necessary.
Ker je bila pomoč, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, povezana z nakupom zemljišča, ki je upravičen strošek, ni potrebna ocena v skladu s točkami od 4.11 do 4.17 smernic iz leta 1998.
Before the Land Contract was signed, the Habidite investment project had not previously received any other investment aid that should be taken into account for the purposes of assessing cumulative effects under Point 4.18. of the 1998 Guidelines.
Pred podpisom pogodbe o zemljišču ni bila prejeta nobena druga investicijska pomoč za naložbeni projekt Habidite, ki bi jo bilo treba upoštevati pri oceni kumulativnih učinkov v skladu s točko 4.18 smernic iz leta 1998.
Point 4.2. of the 1998 Guidelines establishes that aid schemes must lay down that an application for aid must be submitted before work has started on the investment project.
Točka 4.2 smernic iz leta 1998 določa, da morajo sheme pomoči vključevati določilo, da je treba vloge za pomoč vložiti pred začetkom izvajanja naložbenih projektov.
The purpose of this provision is to guarantee that regional aid is granted only where it has a verifiable incentive effect: should the works on a given project have started before the application for aid, the regional aid subsequently granted would evidently not have incentive effect, meaning, the project would have been likely carried out even in the absence of the aid.
Namen te določbe je zagotoviti, da se regionalna pomoč dodeli le, če ima preverljiv spodbujevalni učinek. Če bi se namreč zadevni projekt začel izvajati pred vložitvijo vloge za pomoč, naknadno dodeljena regionalna pomoč očitno ne bi imela spodbujevalnega učinka, kar pomeni, da bi se projekt verjetno izvedel tudi brez pomoči.
In relation to this point, it should be noted first that the Land Contract was an ad hoc measure, and not an aid granted under an approved scheme.
V zvezi s tem je treba poudariti, da je bila pogodba o zemljišču priložnostni ukrep in ne pomoč, dodeljena v okviru odobrene sheme.
Nonetheless, incentive effect is a general compatibility criterion under Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, which must at any rate be verified for the Land Contract.
Vendar je spodbujevalni učinek splošno merilo združljivosti, določeno v členu 107(3)(c) Pogodbe, ki ga je v vsakem primeru treba preveriti v zvezi s pogodbo o zemljišču.
Although the Diputación did not claim incentive effect in relation to this measure, the Commission should nevertheless examine of its own motion compliance with this essential compatibility condition.
Čeprav podjetje Diputación ni trdilo, da ima obravnavani ukrep spodbujevalni učinek, mora Komisija kljub temu na lastno pobudo preučiti skladnost s tem bistvenim merilom združljivosti.
The Commission considers that the incentive effect condition is met in the case of the aid involved in the Land Contract, for the following reasons.
Komisija meni, da je v primeru pomoči, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, izpolnjen pogoj spodbujevalnega učinka zaradi naslednjih razlogov.
First, although the aid was not notified before the date of its granting (15 December 2006), the works related to the project had not started prior to the granting of the aid.
Prvič, čeprav pomoč ni bila priglašena pred datumom, ko je bila dodeljena (15. december 2006), se projekt ni začel izvajati pred dodelitvijo pomoči.
Point 4.2. of the 1998 Guidelines also required that the beneficiary of the aid should have provided itself an aid-free own financial contribution to the project of at least 25 % of the eligible costs.
V točki 4.2 smernic iz leta 1998 je prav tako določeno, da mora upravičenec do pomoči prispevati lastna finančna sredstva za projekt v višini vsaj 25 % upravičenih stroškov.
This condition is also evidently complied with in the case of the aid involved in the Land Contract.
V primeru pomoči, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, je očitno izpolnjen tudi ta pogoj.
The eligible costs declared by the Diputación for this project totalled EUR 55 million, and therefore Habidite should have financed from own resources at least 25 % of this amount, meaning at least EUR 13,75 million. The Commission considers that the aid element in the Land Contract, as identified in recital (109) above, could not have exceeded 75 % of the eligible costs, i.e. EUR 41,25 million, not even in a scenario where the total aid amount would have been considerably increased by accepting that the aid consisted of EUR 28,2 million of effective costs for the adaptation of the land to industrial use, plus EUR 0,98 million (i.e. 13,41 % of a total of EUR 7,3 million of costs for the land purchase, as estimated by the Diputación).
Upravičeni stroški, ki jih je podjetje Diputación prijavilo za ta projekt, so znašali 55 milijonov EUR, zato bi moralo podjetje Habidite z lastnimi sredstvi financirati najmanj 25 % tega zneska, tj. najmanj 13,75 milijona EUR. Komisija meni, da element pomoči v pogodbi o zemljišču, kot je opredeljen v uvodni izjavi (109), ni mogel presegati 75 % upravičenih stroškov, tj. 41,25 milijona EUR, niti v primeru znatno višjega skupnega zneska pomoči, če bi se upoštevalo, da je pomoč vključevala dejanske stroške v višini 28,2 milijona EUR za prilagoditev zemljišča industrijski rabi ter dodatnih 0,98 milijona EUR (tj. 13,41 % skupnih stroškov v višini 7,3 milijona EUR za nakup zemljišča po oceni podjetja Diputación).
Based on the considerations at recitals (116) to (132), the Commission concludes that the aid involved in the Land Contract satisfied the compatibility conditions of the 1998 Guidelines.
Komisija glede na premisleke iz uvodnih izjav od (116) do (132) ugotavlja, da pomoč, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, izpolnjuje pogoje združljivosti iz smernic iz leta 1998.
The information on eligible investment costs indicated in recitals (12) and (124) also shows that the Habidite investment project qualified in December 2006 as a large investment project within the meaning of the 2002 Framework – the total eligible costs for this project exceeded EUR 50 million. Therefore the compatibility of the aid involved in the Land Contract must also be examined from the perspective of its compliance with the conditions of the 2002 Framework.
Informacije o upravičenih stroških naložbe, navedene v uvodnih izjavah (12) in (124), prav tako kažejo, da se je naložbeni projekt Habidite decembra 2006 štel za velik naložbeni projekt v smislu večsektorskega okvira iz leta 2002 – skupni upravičeni stroški za ta projekt so presegali 50 milijonov EUR. Zato je treba združljivost pomoči, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, preučiti tudi z vidika njene skladnosti s pogoji iz okvira iz leta 2002.
The maximum aid intensity applicable in the Grand Bilbao comarca in December 2006, expressed as NGE, was of 20 %.
Največja intenzivnost pomoči, ki je decembra 2006 veljala za upravno območje Gran Bilbao in je izražena kot NED, je znašala 20 %.
Based on Point 21 of the 2002 Framework, and taking into account the eligible expenditure for the Habidite project as of 2006 as indicated in recital (12), the maximum aid intensity permissible for this project should have been scaled down as follows:
V skladu s točko 21 okvira iz leta 2002 in ob upoštevanju upravičenih stroškov za projekt Habidite iz leta 2006, kot so navedeni v uvodni izjavi (12), bi morala biti največja dopustna intenzivnost pomoči za ta projekt zmanjšana v skladu z naslednjo razpredelnico:
Adjusted aid ceiling
Prilagojena zgornja meja pomoči
Up to EUR 50 million
do 50 milijonov UR
EUR 10 million (20 % - the regional ceiling - of EUR 50 million)
10 milijonov EUR (20 % – regionalna zgornja meja za 50 milijonov EUR)
Between EUR 50 million and EUR 100 million
od 50 milijonov EUR do 100 milijonov EUR
EUR 0,5 million (10 % - half of the regional ceiling - of EUR 5 million)
0,5 milijona EUR (10 % – polovica regionalne zgornje meje za 5 milijonov EUR)
Part exceeding EUR 100 million
Del, ki presega 100 milijonov EUR
EUR 10,5 million
10,5 milijona EUR
The first aid component would have represented 13,21 % of the effective costs incurred by BIZKAILUR for the purchase of the land.
Prvi element pomoči bi pomenil 13,21 % dejanskih stroškov, ki bi jih imelo podjetje BIZKAILUR za nakup zemljišča.
The Diputación claims that these effective costs would have amounted to a total of EUR 7,3 million, but Habidite considers this estimate to be excessive.
Podjetje Diputación trdi, da bi ti dejanski stroški skupaj znašali 7,3 milijona EUR, podjetje Habidite pa meni, da je ta ocena previsoka.
It is also noted that, according to the information provided by the Diputación itself (see recital (12)), the costs for purchasing the land were, at a given moment, estimated at EUR 4,8 million. Finally, the costs estimated in November 2008 for the purchase of the land, as reported in Habidite's Business Plan submitted in its application for the 2008 regional aid, were of EUR 5,5 million.
Ugotovljeno je tudi, da so bili po informacijah, ki jih je predložilo podjetje Diputación (glej uvodno izjavo (12)), stroški nakupa zemljišča v določenem trenutku ocenjeni na 4,8 milijona EUR. V poslovnem načrtu, ki ga je podjetje Habidite predložilo k prošnji za regionalno pomoč za leto 2008, so stroški za nakup zemljišča, ki so bili ocenjeni novembra 2008, znašali 5,5 milijona EUR.
As to the second aid element, namely the totality of the effective costs incurred by BIZKAILUR for the adaptation to industrial use of the land plot in question, the Diputación estimated them at EUR 28,5 million in March 2009, but also informed that at a given moment these costs were estimated at only EUR 4,04 million (see recital (12)).
Kar zadeva drugi element pomoči, in sicer celotne dejanske stroške podjetja BIZKAILUR za prilagoditev zadevnega zemljišča industrijski rabi, je podjetje Diputación marca 2009 ocenilo, da znašajo 28,5 milijona EUR, vendar je navedlo tudi, da so bili v določenem trenutku ocenjeni na 4,04 milijona EUR (glej uvodno izjavo (12)).
To conclude, on the basis of the existent information, it cannot be excluded in full certainty that the aid involved in the Land Contract would not have exceeded the permissible amount for this project of EUR 10,5 million.
Na podlagi obstoječih informacij ni mogoče z gotovostjo izključiti možnosti, da pomoč, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, ne bi presegla dovoljenega zneska za ta projekt v višini 10,5 milijona EUR.
Point 24 of the 2002 Framework establishes additional compatibility conditions for measures where the aid amount exceeds the maximum aid allowable for an investment of EUR 100 million in the same assisted region.
V točki 24 okvira iz leta 2002 so določeni dodatni pogoji združljivosti za ukrepe, kadar znesek pomoči presega največjo dopustno pomoč za naložbo v višini 100 milijonov EUR v tej regiji, upravičeni do pomoči.
In our case, based on Point 21 of the 2002 Framework, the maximum aid allowable for an investment of EUR 100 million in the Gran Bilbao comarca in December 2006 was of EUR 15 million (composed of EUR 10 million, representing 20 % of the first EUR 50 million, plus EUR 5 million, representing 10 % of the next EUR 50 million).
V obravnavanem primeru je na podlagi točke 21 okvira iz leta 2002 največja dopustna pomoč za naložbo v višini 100 milijonov EUR na upravnem območju Gran Bilbao decembra 2006 znašala 15 milijonov EUR (vključevala je 10 milijonov EUR, ki predstavljajo 20 % od prvih 50 milijonov EUR, plus 5 milijonov EUR, ki predstavljajo 10 % od naslednjih 50 milijonov EUR).
As already explained at recitals (78) to (82), the total aid amount involved in the Land Contract cannot be precisely quantified on the basis of the information available.
Kot je razloženo že v uvodnih izjavah od (78) do (82), na podlagi razpoložljivih informacij ni mogoče natančno opredeliti skupnega zneska pomoči, ki ga vključuje pogodba o zemljišču.
However, the Commission cannot exclude that the aid amount might have exceeded the ceiling of EUR 15 million. Under these circumstances, the Commission verified if the two additional conditions for the approval of such aid were complied with in the case of the Land Contract.
Vendar Komisija ne more izključiti možnosti, da je znesek pomoči presegel zgornjo mejo 15 milijonov EUR. V teh okoliščinah je Komisija preučila, ali sta v primeru pogodbe o zemljišču izpolnjena dva dodatna pogoja za odobritev take pomoči.
The first condition is that the beneficiary of aid should not have exceeded 25 % of the sales of the product concerned before or after the investment.
Prvi pogoj je, da upravičenec do pomoči ne bi smel preseči 25 % prodaje zadevnega proizvoda pred naložbo ali po njej.
The second condition is that the capacity created by the investment project should not exceed 5 % of the market concerned.
Drugi pogoj je, da proizvodna zmogljivost, ki jo je ustvaril naložbeni projekt, ne bi smela preseči 5 % zadevnega trga.
According to Point 24 of the 2002 Framework, the burden of proving that these conditions are met lies with the Member State concerned.
V skladu s točko 24 okvira iz leta 2002 dokazno breme, da so ti pogoji izpolnjeni, nosijo zadevne države članice.
In the case at hand, the Spanish authorities did not provide information allowing the Commission to verify if any of these two additional conditions were met.
V obravnavanem primeru španski organi niso predložili informacij, na podlagi katerih bi Komisija lahko preverila, ali je izpolnjen kateri od teh dveh dodatnih pogojev.
However, based on the market rate estimates provided by Habidite in November 2008 for obtaining the 2008 regional aid (see recital (87)), the company estimated its own share on the overall Spanish house construction market (free market and the social housing segment included) to be of [0,1-1,0]% in 2011, i.e. after the addition of the new production capacity by this investment project, and rising to [0,5-1,5]% from 2012 onwards.
Kot je razvidno iz ocen tržnih deležev, ki jih je novembra 2008 predložilo podjetje Habidite za pridobitev regionalne pomoči za leto 2008 (glej uvodno izjavo (87)), je to podjetje ocenilo, da bi njegov delež na celotnem španskem trgu za gradnjo stanovanj (vključno s segmentoma prostega trga in socialnih stanovanj) v letu 2011, tj. po uvedbi nove proizvodne zmogljivosti z zadevnim naložbenim projektom, znašal med [0,1 in 1,0] %, od leta 2012 pa bi se povečal na [0,5 – 1,5] %.
If only the Basque market were to be considered, the share of Habidite in 2011 on the free segment of the construction market would have been of [0,1-1,0]%, rising up to [2,0-3,0]% as of 2014 onwards.
Če bi upoštevali samo baskovski trg, bi tržni delež podjetja Habidite v letu 2011 v prostem segmentu gradbenega trga znašal med [0,1 in 1,0] %, od leta 2014 pa bi se povečal na [2,0–3,0] %.
Given these estimates, which are not called into question by any other information available to the Commission, it can be assumed that Habidite would not have exceeded the market share and capacity ceilings laid down in Point 24 of the 2002 Framework in December 2006 in respect of the investment supported by the Land Contract.
Glede na te ocene, ki niso v nasprotju z drugimi informacijami, ki so na voljo Komisiji, se lahko sklepa, da podjetje Habidite decembra 2006 v okviru naložbe, ki jo podpira pogodba o zemljišču, ne bi preseglo zgornjih mej tržnega deleža in zmogljivosti, določenih v točki 24 okvira iz leta 2002.
As the aid has not been disbursed and recovery is not necessary, these conclusions on the compatibility of the aid involved in the Land Contract are sufficient for the purposes of this Decision.
Ker pomoč ni bila izplačana in ni treba zahtevati vračila, te ugotovitve glede združljivosti pomoči, ki jo vključuje pogodba o zemljišču, zadostujejo za namene tega sklepa.