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Whilst the standard regional aid ceilings laid down in the regional aid maps and the scaling down of aid intensities for large investment projects pursuant to paragraph 60 of the RAG are meant to impose a standard (and for large projects) progressive level of protection against such distortion of competition and effect on trade, the paragraph 68(a) and (b) tests are designed to filter out, for subsequent in-depth assessment, situations where competition between manufacturers may be particularly affected.
Medtem ko je namen enotnih zgornjih mej regionalne pomoči, določenih v kartah regionalnih pomoči, in zmanjševanja intenzivnosti pomoči za velike naložbene projekte v skladu z odstavkom 60 Smernic določiti enotno (in za velike projekte) progresivno raven zaščite pred takim izkrivljanjem konkurence ter vplivati na trgovino, so testi iz odstavka 68(a) in (b) zasnovani za to, da se za izvedbo naslednje poglobljene ocene izločijo primeri, v katerih bi lahko bila konkurenca med izdelovalci še posebej prizadeta.
The paragraph 68(b) test examines to what extent the investment aid involves a major capacity increase allowing the aid beneficiary to bring quantities on a market in absolute or relative decline under more favourable conditions than those faced by non-aided competitors.
S testom iz odstavka 68(b) se preverja, v kakšnem obsegu pomoč za naložbo vključuje veliko povečanje zmogljivosti, ki upravičencu do pomoči omogoča, da na trgu, ki je v absolutnem ali relativnem upadu, uvede proizvode pod ugodnejšimi pogoji kot tisti, ki konkurirajo s konkurenti brez pomoči.
The paragraph 68(a) test examines to what extent the investment aid will maintain, reinforce, or create a strong market position for the aid beneficiary that could be abused by a dominant market player, by foreclosing the market for instance.
S testom iz odstavka 68(a) se preverja, v kakšnem obsegu bo pomoč za naložbo ohranila, okrepila ali ustvarila močan tržni položaj za upravičenca do pomoči, ki bi ga lahko prevladujoč akter na trgu zlorabil, na primer, z omejevanjem dostopa do trga.
In both situations, competitors may lose market shares on the market at manufacturing level, see their profitability reduced, or may be excluded of the market, whereas potential competitors may be prevented from market access.
Konkurenti lahko v obeh primerih izgubijo tržne deleže na trgu na ravni predelave, njihova dobičkonosnost se lahko zmanjša, ali pa so lahko iz trga izključeni, medtem ko je lahko morebitnim konkurentom dostop na trg onemogočen.
The Commission therefore considers that the tests have to be carried out at manufacturing level.
Zato Komisija meni, da je treba teste izvesti na ravni predelave.
Indeed, the market situation at manufacturing level is decisive as State aid decisions on aid to production facilities assess the effects of aid on competition distortions between manufacturers and on trade between Member States.
Tržne razmere na ravni predelave so dejansko odločilne, saj sklepi o državni pomoči glede pomoči za objekte za proizvodnjo ocenjujejo učinke pomoči na izkrivljanje konkurence med izdelovalci in na trgovino med državami članicami.
Moreover, it can be presumed that when the beneficiary’s market share upstream (ex-refinery) is high, this creates in itself a sufficiently high likelihood of finding a significant distortion of competition, irrespective of the market share downstream.
Poleg tega se lahko predvideva, da položaj, v katerem je tržni delež upravičenca v predhodnem proizvodnem procesu (na ravni prejšnje rafinerije) visok, sam po sebi ustvarja dovolj veliko verjetnost, da bo izkrivljanje konkurence veliko, ne glede na tržni delež v nadaljnjem proizvodnem procesu.
Therefore, sales of diesel at retail and non-retail level, even if they were included in the relevant product markets definitions in previous Commission merger cases [68], do not need to be taken into account for the purpose of the paragraph 68(a) and (b) tests.
Zato prodaje dizelskega goriva na ravni prodaje na debelo ni treba upoštevati za namene testov iz odstavka 68(a) in (b), tudi če bi bila vključena v opredelitve upoštevnih proizvodnih trgov v prejšnjih odločbah Komisije o združljivosti [68].
The paragraph 68(a) and (b) tests are simple filters that are meant to identify mechanically situations of risk to competition and trade.
Testi iz odstavka 68(a) in (b) so preprosti filtri, katerih namen je mehansko opredeliti tvegane razmere za konkurenco in trgovino.
However, the detailed assessment of these risks is the purpose of the subsequent in-depth assessment.
Vendar je namen naslednje podrobne ocene podrobno oceniti navedena tveganja.
Whilst this in-depth assessment will normally address the situation of the market at manufacturing level, it may be necessary, for instance in case of market foreclosure, to analyse the impact of the aid in the downstream markets.
Medtem ko ta podrobna ocena običajno obravnava tržne razmere na proizvodni ravni, bo morda treba analizirati učinek pomoči na trgih v nadaljnjem proizvodnem procesu, na primer v primeru omejitve dostopa do trga.
Therefore, taking into account the Commission’s decisional practice on State aid cases in other economic sectors, in particular the car sector [69], and the fact that the investment project exclusively concerns expenditure in Petrogal’s refining activity, for the purpose of applying the paragraph 68(a) and (b) tests, the ex-refinery level is the only relevant level for this Decision.
Zato je ob upoštevanju prakse Komisije pri sprejemanju odločitev v zadevah o državni pomoči v drugih gospodarskih sektorjih, zlasti v avtomobilski industriji [69], ter dejstva, da se naložbeni projekt nanaša izključno na izdatke pri Petrogalovih postopkih rafiniranja, edina ustrezna raven za uporabo testov iz odstavka 68(a) in (b) v tem sklepu raven prejšnje rafinerije.
Relevant geographic market for diesel
Upoštevni geografski trg za dizelsko gorivo
In the opening decision, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the relevant geographic market for diesel should be considered as being EEA-wide, regional (Iberian Peninsula) or national.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka izrazila pomisleke glede tega, ali se upoštevni geografski trg za dizelsko gorivo določi na ravni EGP, regionalni ravni (Iberski polotok) ali nacionalni ravni.
Portugal considers that the relevant market for diesel should be wider than the national market, preferably the Western European market or EEA market.
Portugalska meni, da mora biti upoštevni trg za dizelsko gorivo širši od nacionalnega trga, po možnosti trg severozahodne Evrope ali trg EGP.
Competitors No 1 and No 2 do not differentiate between the level of the market to be assessed.
Konkurenta št. 1 in št. 2 ne razlikujeta med ravnmi trga, ki se ocenjuje.
They argue that the relevant geographic market should be the Portuguese market or, at the utmost, the Iberian market.
Trdita, da mora biti upoštevni geografski trg portugalski trg ali kvečjemu iberski trg.
The Commission adopted in 1997 its Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Community competition law (the ‘Notice’) [70].
Komisija je leta 1997 sprejela Obvestilo o opredelitvi upoštevnega trga za namene konkurenčnega prava Skupnosti (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Obvestilo) [70].
The Notice stipulates that the relevant geographic market comprises the area in which the undertakings concerned are involved in the supply and demand of products or services, in which the conditions of competition are sufficiently homogeneous and which can be distinguished from neighbouring areas because the conditions of competition are appreciably different in those areas.
Obvestilo določa, da upoštevni geografski trg obsega območje, na katerem so zadevna podjetja vključena v ponudbo in povpraševanje proizvodov ali storitev, na katerem so pogoji konkurence dovolj homogeni in ki ga je mogoče razlikovati od sosednjih območij, ker so pogoji konkurence v teh območjih občutno drugačni.
The Notice is conceived as an assessment instrument for antitrust and merger control policies.
Obvestilo je zasnovano kot ocenjevalni instrument za protimonopolno politiko in politiko nadzora združevanja.
It relies on the investigative powers available under such policies and is not directly applicable to State aid.
Opira se na preiskovalna pooblastila, ki so na voljo v okviru takih politik, in se ne uporablja neposredno za državno pomoč.
So far, the Commission has not yet published a notice on the principles and approach for the definition of the relevant product and geographic market for State aid cases.
Komisija doslej še ni objavila obvestila o načelih in pristopu k opredelitvi upoštevnega proizvoda in geografskega trga za primere državne pomoči.
The RAG themselves do not give guidance on how the relevant geographic market should be defined.
Smernice same ne zagotavljajo smernic o načinu opredelitve upoštevnega geografskega trga.
However, paragraph 70 of the RAG includes wording that seems to give some preference to the assessment at EEA level: ‘For the purpose of applying points (a) (…), sales (…) will be defined (…), normally in the EEA, or if such information is not available or relevant, on the basis of any other generally accepted market segmentation for which statistical data are readily available’.
Vendar odstavek 70 Smernic vključuje besedilo, za katerega se zdi, da daje nekaj prednosti oceni na ravni EGP: „Za namen uporabe točk[e] (a) […] bo prodaja […] določena […], ponavadi v EGP, ali če ti podatki niso na voljo, na osnovi katere koli splošno sprejete druge segmentacije trga, za katero so na voljo statistični podatki.“
The appropriate definition of a geographic market has to be seen in the light of the underlying theory of harm.
Ustrezno opredelitev geografskega trga je treba obravnavati z vidika temeljne teorije o škodi.
However, it seems safe to assume that the test found in paragraph 68(a) of the RAG, regarding market shares exceeding 25 %, is meant to protect EEA competitors from being excluded from the market on which they operate or prevented access to that market (crowded out) by the anti-competitive behaviour of an aid beneficiary with market power.
Vendar je mogoče domnevati, da je namen testa iz odstavka 68(a) Smernic v zvezi s tržnim deležem, ki presega 25 %, zaščita konkurentov v EGP pred izključitvijo iz trga, na katerem delujejo, ali pred omejevanjem dostopa do tega trga (izrinjenostjo), ki je posledica protikonkurenčnega ravnanja upravičenca do pomoči s tržno močjo.
For the purpose of this Decision, it is not relevant to define the exact geographic delimitation of the market at manufacturing level; as Petrogal’s market share exceeds the 25 % threshold on the national market only.
Opredelitev natančne geografske razmejitve trga na ravni predelave v tem sklepu ni pomembna, saj Petrogalov tržni delež presega 25-odstotni prag že na nacionalnem trgu.
It is sufficient to verify whether the national market constitutes the relevant geographic market.
Dovolj je preveriti, ali nacionalni trg predstavlja upoštevni geografski trg.
The arguments presented by the competitors, on which Portugal has commented, in particular regarding import barriers and limited storage capacity, were considered.
Upoštevali so se argumenti konkurentov, ki jih je komentirala Portugalska, zlasti glede ovir pri uvozu in omejene skladiščne zmogljivosti.
It was concluded that a geographic market definition deviating from the default approach which defines markets for the purpose of the paragraph 68(a) and (b) tests as EEA market, and lays down the national market as relevant geographic market, can only be justified if there are clear indications that the market is largely closed.
Ugotovljeno je bilo, da je lahko opredelitev geografskega trga, ki odstopa od privzetega pristopa, ki trge za namen testov iz odstavka 68(a) in (b) določa kot trg EGP, upravičena samo, če obstajajo jasni kazalniki, da je trg v veliki meri zaprt.
It is therefore necessary to assess whether there are barriers to trade that would impede undertakings competing with Petrogal on the non-retail market from importing diesel from non-Portuguese refineries if prices that are applied on the Portuguese ex-refinery market exceed those observed on the larger market.
Zato je treba oceniti, ali obstajajo trgovinske ovire, ki bi podjetjem, ki konkurirajo Petrogalu na trgu na debelo, preprečevale uvoz dizelskega goriva iz rafinerij, ki niso portugalske, če cene, ki se uporabljajo na portugalskem trgu na ravni prejšnje rafinerije, presegajo tiste na večjem trgu.
In this context, the following was noted:
V zvezi s tem je bilo ugotovljeno naslednje:
The diesel sold on the Portuguese market has the same technical characteristics as the diesel sold in neighbouring markets.
dizelsko gorivo, prodano na portugalskem trgu, ima enake tehnične značilnosti kot dizelsko gorivo, prodano na sosednjih trgih,
There are no import duties for intra-EEA trade.
za trgovino znotraj EGP ni uvoznih dajatev,
There are no regulatory or administrative restrictions limiting imports to Portugal.
pri uvozu na Portugalsko ni nobenih omejevalnih regulativnih ali upravnih omejitev,
Statistical data provided by Portugal (see recital 195) show the existence of trade flows, both imports into Portugal, and exports from Portugal to neighbouring countries.
statistični podatki, ki jih je zagotovila Portugalska (glej uvodno izjavo 195), kažejo na obstoj trgovinskih tokov, in sicer tako uvoza na Portugalsko kot izvoza iz Portugalske v sosednje države.
Exports have decreased due to the increased need for diesel in Portugal.
Izvoz se je zmanjšal zaradi povečane potrebe po dizelskem gorivu na Portugalskem,
Imports take place both via maritime and road transport; import volumes over the last years were highly reactive to external events, and increased significantly over the last years.
uvoz poteka tako preko pomorskega kot cestnega prometa; količina uvoza v zadnjih letih je bila zelo odzivna na zunanje dogodke in se je v zadnjih letih znatno povečala.
The increase in imports shows that other operators have alternative supply options, and have a capability to replace direct supplies from Petrogal refineries with imports.
Povečanje uvoza kaže, da imajo drugi udeleženci na trgu druge možnosti dobave in lahko neposredne dobave iz Petrogalovih rafinerij nadomestijo z uvozom.
From the information submitted by Portugal (see recital 195), it shows this is particularly evident for the year 2009, when production was stopped during several weeks following an accident at the Sines refinery.
Glede na informacije, ki jih je predložila Portugalska (glej uvodno izjavo 195), je to zlasti očitno za leto 2009, ko je bila proizvodnja več tednov zaustavljena zaradi nesreče v rafineriji v Sinesu,
Portugal rejects allegations that Petrogal controls more than 90 % of the existing storage capacity and clarifies that third parties’ storage capacity represents a delivery capacity of 2,9 Mtonnes per year, representing more than 50 % of the national market.
Portugalska zavrača obtožbe, da Petrogal upravlja več kot 90 % obstoječe skladiščne zmogljivosti, in pojasnjuje, da skladiščna zmogljivost tretjih strani predstavlja dobavno zmogljivost 2,9 milijona ton/leto, kar predstavlja več kot 50 % državnega trga.
No third party competitor was interested in buying additional storage capacity when it was offered for sale.
Noben konkurent tretje strani ni bil zainteresiran za nakup dodatnih skladišč, ko so bila ponujena za prodajo,
The competitors were invited by the Commission to give concrete examples confirming the existence of these barriers to trade or descriptions of situations in which they have suffered difficulties in importing diesel, but they did not submit such information.
Komisija je konkurente pozvala, naj navedejo konkretne primere, ki potrjujejo obstoj navedenih trgovinskih ovir, ali opise primerov, v katerih so bili soočeni s težavami pri uvažanju dizelskega goriva, vendar takih podatkov niso predložili.
In the absence of concrete examples and on the basis of the information provided by Portugal on storage capacities and imports, it is concluded that there is no evidence that restrictions on the availability of storage capacities and other barriers to import diesel de facto exist.
Zaradi pomanjkanja konkretnih primerov ter na podlagi informacij o skladiščnih zmogljivostih in uvozu, ki jih je zagotovila Portugalska, se sklene, da ni dejanskih dokazov o omejitvah razpoložljivosti skladišč in drugih ovirah za uvoz dizelskega goriva.
As for the prices of diesel acquired by third parties from Petrogal at ex-refinery level, they appear to be similar to the cost of importing diesel to Portugal.
Cene dizelskega goriva, ki so jih tretje strani pridobile od Petrogala na ravni prejšnje rafinerije, se zdijo podobne stroškom uvažanja dizelskega goriva na Portugalsko.
As suggested by Portugal during the notification and stated in Part 3.4.3 of the opening decision, prices at ex-refinery level are set to international product price quotations and, in the case of refinery products in Portugal, at Platts (Rotterdam) prices for the North-Western European region plus spreads (transport, freight, insurance, losses, and other).
Kot je Portugalska predlagala med priglasitvijo in kot je navedeno v delu 3.4.3 sklepa o začetku postopka, so cene na ravni prejšnje rafinerije določene po navedbah cen mednarodnih proizvodov, v primeru proizvodov iz postopka rafinerije na Portugalskem pa po cenah agencije Platts (Rotterdam) za severozahodno evropsko regijo z razširitvami (prevoz, tovor, zavarovanje, izgube in drugo).
This points to a wider market than the national (Portuguese) one.
Navedeno kaže na trg, ki je širši od nacionalnega (portugalskega).
Third party competitors did not put forward arguments regarding the ex-refinery prices applied by Petrogal, but limited their comments to Petrogal’s market power and position.
Konkurenti tretje strani niso posredovali argumentov v zvezi s cenami na ravni prejšnje rafinerije, ki jih je uporabljal Petrogal, ampak so svoje pripombe omejili na Petrogalovo tržno moč in položaj.
Competitor No 1 remarked that the ratio of total diesel imports and exports was too low to justify a regional market, but did not indicate any shortage of diesel, or situation in which the control of storage capacity would have led competitors into difficulties.
Konkurent št. 1 je pripomnil, da je bilo razmerje med celotnim uvozom in izvozom dizelskega goriva premajhno, da bi upravičilo regionalni trg, vendar ni navedel nobenega primanjkljaja dizelskega goriva ali primera, v katerem bi nadzor skladiščne zmogljivosti povzročil težave konkurentom.
Competitor No 2 rather remarked (see recital 109) that the investment project would transform Petrogal into a net exporter to other markets and would strengthen its market position on the Iberian Peninsula.
Konkurent št. 2 je pripomnil (glej uvodno izjavo 109), da bi naložbeni projekt preoblikoval Petrogal v neto izvoznika na druge trge in okrepil njegov tržni položaj na Iberskem polotoku.
Therefore, it cannot be concluded that the relevant geographic market for diesel is national, as there appear to be no limitations to imports of diesel into Portugal, nor to exports to neighbouring countries.
Zato ni mogoče sklepati, da je upoštevni geografski trg za dizelsko gorivo nacionalni trg, saj se zdi, da ni nobenih ovir niti za uvoz dizelskega goriva na Portugalsko niti za izvoz v sosednje države.
Thus, the relevant geographic market is at least the regional market, namely the Iberian Peninsula.
Tako je upoštevni geografski trg vsaj regionalni trg, tj. Iberski polotok.
Relevant geographic market for naphtha and naphtha derivatives
Upoštevni geografski trg za nafto in naftne derivate
In the opening decision, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the relevant geographic market for heavy naphtha should be considered as being EEA-wide, regional (Iberian Peninsula) or national.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka izrazila pomisleke glede tega, ali se upoštevni geografski trg za težko nafto določi na ravni EGP, regionalni ravni (Iberski polotok) ali nacionalni ravni.
Portugal considered that the relevant geographic market for heavy naphtha and naphtha derivatives was at least EEA, if not worldwide.
Portugalska je menila, da je upoštevni geografski trg za težko nafto in naftne derivate vsaj EGP, če ne svetovni trg.
The competitors did not object to this relevant geographic market definition.
Konkurenti niso ugovarjali navedeni opredelitvi upoštevnega geografskega trga.
Portugal’s comments were not rejected by interested parties and, given that heavy naphtha is a commodity which is easily transportable over long distances at low transport cost, the relevant geographic market is at least the EEA [71].
Zainteresirane strani niso zavrnile pripomb Portugalske, glede na to, da je težka nafta proizvod, ki ga je enostavno prevažati na dolge razdalje po nizkih prevoznih stroških, pa je upoštevni geografski trg vsaj EGP [71].
Market share test pursuant to paragraph 68(a) of the RAG:
Test tržnega deleža v skladu z odstavkom 68(a) Smernic:
Paragraph 68(a) of the RAG stipulates that the Commission proceeds to an in-depth assessment if ‘the aid beneficiary accounts for more than 25 % of the sales of the product(s) concerned on the market(s) concerned before the investment or will account for more than 25 % after the investment’.
Odstavek 68(a) Smernic določa, da Komisija izvede podrobno oceno, če „je upravičenec do pomoči pred naložbo odgovoren za več kot 25 % prodaje zadevnega(-ih) proizvoda(-ov) na zadevnem(-ih) trgu(-ih) ali bo za to odgovoren po naložbi“.
In the opening decision, the Commission was unable to confirm whether the threshold laid down in paragraph 68(a) of the RAG were exceeded due to doubts as to the appropriate definition of the relevant product and geographic market and the relevant level of assessment (ex-refinery, retail, non-retail).
Komisija v sklepu o začetku postopka zaradi pomislekov glede ustrezne opredelitve upoštevnega proizvoda in geografskega trga ter zadevne ravni ocene (prejšnja rafinerija, prodaja na drobno, prodaja na debelo) ni mogla potrditi, ali je bil prag iz odstavka 68(a) Smernic presežen.
In addition, no data were available at group level (including ENI market shares).
Poleg tega na ravni skupine (vključno s tržnimi deleži družbe ENI) niso bili na voljo nobeni podatki.
Data for naphtha derivatives was also unavailable.
Prav tako niso bili na voljo podatki o naftnih derivatih.
Market share test for diesel
Test tržnega deleža za dizelsko gorivo
Data provided by Portugal show that Petrogal’s ex-refinery diesel market share would be below 25 % in the regional market (Iberian Peninsula), as already stated in the opening decision and confirmed by Portugal during the formal investigation phase.
Podatki, ki jih je zagotovila Portugalska, kažejo, da bi bil Petrogalov tržni delež za dizelsko gorivo na ravni prejšnje rafinerije na regionalnem trgu (Iberski polotok) manj kot 25-odstoten, kot je bilo že navedeno v sklepu o začetku postopka in potrjeno s strani Portugalske med formalnim postopkom preiskave.
This information refers only to Petrogal’s production capacity, given that Portugal declared that the ENI is not present at ex-refinery level in the Iberian Peninsula.
Glede na izjavo Portugalske, da družba ENI na Iberskem polotoku ni prisotna na ravni prejšnje rafinerije, se te informacije nanašajo samo na Petrogalovo proizvodno zmogljivost.
Also for Western Europe and the EEA, Petrogal’s ex-refinery diesel market share at group level (including ENI’s market shares) is below 25 %, as is apparent from data provided by Portugal (see Tables 6 and 7 below).
Kot je razvidno iz podatkov, ki jih je zagotovila Portugalska (glej preglednici 6 in 7 v nadaljevanju), je Petrogalov tržni delež za dizelsko gorivo na ravni prejšnje rafinerije na skupinski ravni (vključno s tržnimi deleži družbe ENI) tudi v zahodni Evropi in EGP manj kot 25-odstoten.
Combined market shares of Petrogal and ENI on the Western European market (in Mtonnes/year)
Skupni tržni deleži Petrogala in družbe ENI na zahodnoevropskem trgu (v milijonih ton/leto)
Petrogal and ENI sales
Prodaja v Petrogalu in družbi ENI
Western Europe market
Zahodnoevropski trg
Petrogal and ENI market shares
Tržni deleži Petrogala in družbe ENI
EEA market
Trg EGP