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Habidite also argues that the land purchased for the Habidite project has been used illegally for depositing waste, as established also by a national court ruling (judgment no 148/2010 of 1 September 2010 of the first instance court of Barakaldo.
Podjetje Habidite trdi tudi, da se je zemljišče, ki je bilo kupljeno za projekt Habidite, nezakonito uporabljalo za odlaganje odpadkov, kot je bilo ugotovljeno v odločitvi nacionalnega sodišča (sodba prvostopenjskega sodišča v Barakaldu št. 148/2010 z dne 1. septembra 2010).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REPLIES TO HABIDITE’S COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES
DODATNE INFORMACIJE IN ODGOVORI ŠPANSKIH ORGANOV NA PRIPOMBE PODJETJA HABIDITE
In reply to the Commission's questions, the Diputación confirmed that the Habidite project was suspended and the contractual obligations assumed vis-à-vis Habidite under the Land and Houses Contracts had not been performed.
Podjetje Diputación je v odgovoru na vprašanja Komisije potrdilo, da je bil projekt prekinjen ter da pogodbene obveznosti, prevzete do podjetja Habidite po pogodbi o zemljišču in pogodbi o stanovanjih, niso bile izpolnjene.
With respect to the Training Aid Contract (see recital (39) above), the Diputación draws attention to the fact that its commitment to provide training aid for the 1100 employees of the Habidite factory was, according to Art.10 of the contract, conditional upon compliance with the relevant legislation, including therefore implicitly an eventual notification to the Commission or clearance under the applicable state aid rules.
V zvezi s pogodbo o pomoči za usposabljanje (glej uvodno izjavo (39)) je opozorilo, da je bila njegova zaveza za zagotavljanje pomoči za usposabljanje 1100 zaposlenih tovarne Habidite v skladu s členom 10 pogodbe pogojena s skladnostjo z ustrezno zakonodajo, kar je vključevalo tudi morebitno obveščanje Komisije ali potrditev obračunov v skladu z veljavnimi pravili o državni pomoči.
The Diputación confirms that the training aid in question was not disbursed.
Podjetje Diputación potrjuje, da zadevna pomoč za usposabljanje ni bila izplačana.
When inquired about the relationship between the notified contracts and the regional aid granted in 2008 by the Basque government, and whether both sets of measures concern the same investment project, the Diputación does not exclude that the investment project might be the same one, but draws attention to the fact that this does not necessarily mean that the eligible investment costs taken into account in 2008 by the regional government for the EUR 6 million aid are the same eligible costs of the project as it stood in 2006, when the notified contracts were signed.
Ko je bilo podjetje Diputación vprašano o odnosu med priglašenima pogodbama in regionalno pomočjo, ki jo je leta 2008 dodelila baskovska vlada, ter ali sta oba sklopa ukrepov zadevala isti naložbeni projekt, ni zanikalo, da je šlo za isti naložbeni projekt, vendar je poudarilo, da to ni nujno pomenilo, da so upravičeni stroški naložb, ki jih je regionalna vlada leta 2008 upoštevala za 6 milijonov EUR pomoči, enaki upravičenim stroškom projekta, kot so bili ocenjeni leta 2006, ko sta bili podpisani priglašeni pogodbi.
On this subject, the Diputación refers to the information provided by the Basque government and by Habidite.
Podjetje Diputación se v zvezi s tem sklicuje na informacije, ki sta jih predložila baskovska vlada in podjetje Habidite.
On the issue of the repayment due by Habidite under the Land Contract, and in particular, on Habidite’s argument that it interpreted its repayment obligations to include the financing costs related to the land purchase and adaptation, the Diputación points to the actual wording in the Land Contract.
Glede odplačila, ki ga je podjetje Habidite dolžno opraviti v skladu s pogodbo o zemljišču, in zlasti glede trditve podjetja Habidite, da je razumelo, da njegove obveznosti vračila vključujejo stroške financiranja, povezane z nakupom in prilagoditvijo zemljišča, podjetje Diputación opozarja na dejansko besedilo pogodbe o zemljišču.
Article 1(vi) of the Land contract reads as follows: “The price to be paid by [Habidite] is equivalent to the effective cost assumed by BIZKAILUR S.A. […] for the purchase of the land described at […]” (emphasis added).
Člen 1(vi) pogodbe o zemljišču se glasi: Cena, ki jo plača [Habidite], je enaka dejanskemu strošku, ki ga ima podjetje BIZKAILUR S.A. […] za nakup zemljišča, opisanega „[…]“ (poudarek je dodan).
Finally, according to the information available to the Diputación, Habidite and the AFER group as such did not qualify as firms in difficulty within the meaning of Points 9, 10 and 11 of the R&R Guidelines at the time when the two notified contracts were concluded.
Po informacijah, ki so bile na voljo podjetju Diputación, se podjetje Habidite in skupina AFER kot taka v času sklenitve priglašenih pogodb nista štela za podjetji v težavah v skladu s točkami 9, 10 in 11 smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje.
In its turn, the Basque government provided information on the regional aid of EUR 6 million granted to Habidite on 30 December 2008, including the eligible expenditure that was taken into account for the granting of this aid.
Baskovska vlada je predložila informacije o regionalni pomoči v višini 6 milijonov EUR, ki jih je 30. decembra 2008 dodelila podjetju Habidite, vključno z upravičenimi stroški, ki so se upoštevali za dodelitev te pomoči.
The categories of eligible expenditures are detailed in the Table below:
Vrste upravičenih stroškov so navedene v naslednji razpredelnici:
Total investment (EUR million)
Skupna naložba (milijonov EUR)
R&D expenses
Stroški raziskav in razvoja
Eligible expenses, of which:
Upravičeni stroški, od tega:
Other installations
Druga infrastruktura
IT equipment
Oprema IT
Excess land and buildings
Presežna zemljišča in zgradbe
Total eligible expenses
Skupaj upravičeni stroški
Aid granted
Dodeljena pomoč
This aid has not been disbursed.
Ta pomoč ni bila izplačana.
Pursuant to Point 65 of the Community Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013 [29], the Spanish authorities submitted to the Commission on 19 February 2009 the information sheet for aid granted to non-notifiable large investment projects under an authorised regional aid scheme [30].
Španski organi so 19. februarja 2009 v skladu s točko 65 Smernic o državni regionalni pomoči za 2007–2013 [29] Komisiji predložili obrazec z informacijami o pomoči, dodeljeni na podlagi odobrene sheme regionalne pomoči za velike naložbene projekte, ki jih ni treba priglasiti [30].
Measures not covered by this Decision
Ukrepi, ki niso zajeti v tem sklepu
This Decision does not address (a) the Training Aid Contract concluded by the Diputación and Habidite on 15 December 2006 and (b) the regional aid of EUR 6 million granted to the Habidite group by the Basque government on 30 December 2008, for the reasons explained below.
Ta sklep zaradi spodaj pojasnjenih razlogov ne obravnava (a) pogodbe o pomoči za usposabljanje, ki sta jo podjetji Diputación in Habidite sklenili 15. decembra 2006, ter (b) regionalne pomoči v višini 6 milijonov EUR, ki jo je skupini Habidite dodelila baskovska vlada 30. decembra 2008.
With respect to the Training Aid Contract concluded by the Diputación and Habidite on the same date as the notified contracts (see recitals (39) and (49)), the Commission notes that this measure has not been notified by the Spanish authorities, and was not covered by the opening Decision.
Komisija v zvezi s pogodbo o pomoči za usposabljanje, ki sta jo podjetji Diputación in Habidite sklenili isti dan kot priglašeni pogodbi (glej uvodni izjavi (39) in (49)), ugotavlja, da španski organi niso priglasili tega ukrepa ter da ta ukrep ni bil zajet v sklepu o začetku postopka.
According to an established practice [31], state aid is considered to be granted at the moment when there is a legally-binding, non-conditional commitment for its disbursement.
V skladu z uveljavljeno prakso se šteje [31], da je državna pomoč dodeljena v trenutku, ko obstaja pravno zavezujoča brezpogojna zaveza za njeno izplačilo.
Article 10 in the Training Aid Contract (see recital (49)) makes the commitment to disburse the training aid conditional upon compliance with the relevant legislation, including Union's state aid rules.
V členu 10 pogodbe o pomoči za usposabljanje (glej uvodno izjavo (49)) je zaveza za izplačilo pomoči za usposabljanje pogojena s skladnostjo z ustrezno zakonodajo, vključno s pravili Unije o državni pomoči.
It follows that the commitment to disburse training aid stipulated by this contract cannot be qualified as being non-conditional at the moment of conclusion of the contract.
Iz tega sledi, da se ne more šteti, da je bila zaveza za izplačilo pomoči za usposabljanje, določena z navedeno pogodbo, v trenutku sklenitve pogodbe brezpogojna.
Furthermore, the Spanish authorities confirmed that the training aid foreseen by this contract has not been disbursed.
Poleg tega so španski organi potrdili, da pomoč za usposabljanje iz navedene pogodbe ni bila izplačana.
At any rate, as the Habidite project in Alonsotegi did not materialise, this aid is unlikely to be disbursed in the future.
Ker projekt Habidite v mestu Alonsotegi ni bil uresničen, vsekakor ni verjetno, da bo ta pomoč v prihodnosti izplačana.
This Decision does not address either the regional aid of EUR 6 million granted by the Basque government to Habidite on 30 December 2008 (see recitals (40) and (50)).
Sklep prav tako ne obravnava regionalne pomoči v višini 6 milijonov EUR, ki jo je baskovska vlada dodelila podjetju Habidite 30. decembra 2008 (glej uvodni izjavi (40) in (50)).
However, it should be pointed out that the two notified contracts covered by this Decision as well as the regional aid granted in 2008 all refer to the same investment project, i.e. the setup of a Habidite modules factory in Alonsotegi.
Vendar je treba poudariti, da se priglašeni pogodbi, ki sta zajeti v tem sklepu, in regionalna pomoč, dodeljena leta 2008, nanašajo na isti naložbeni projekt, tj. ustanovitev tovarne gradbenih elementov Habidite v mestu Alonsotegi.
This assertion was not specifically contested by the Basque government or the Diputación (see in this sense recital (50)).
Niti baskovska vlada niti podjetje Diputación nista izrecno izpodbijala te trditve (glej uvodno izjavo (50)).
Pursuant to Point 66 of the Community Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013 [32], the Spanish authorities must ensure compliance with the provisions on cumulation of aid applicable to the 2008 regional aid grant.
Španski organi morajo v skladu s točko 66 Smernic o državni regionalni pomoči za 2007–2013 [32] zagotoviti skladnost z določbami o kumulaciji pomoči, ki veljajo za dodelitev regionalne pomoči za leto 2008.
In addition, it must be recalled that, according to information provided by the Diputación (see recital (30)), the purchase of the land necessary for this investment project has started in May 2007, and several plots of land were successively purchased to this end until April 2008.
Poleg tega je treba opozoriti, da se je po informacijah, ki jih je predložilo podjetje Diputación (glej uvodno izjavo (30)), nakup zemljišča, potrebnega za ta naložbeni projekt, začel maja 2007, in da je bilo v ta namen do aprila 2008 zaporedoma kupljenih več parcel.
Prior to assessing existence of aid and its compatibility with the Treaty the Commission must determine the applicable state aid rules rationae temporis.
Komisija mora pred ocenjevanjem obstoja pomoči in njene združljivosti s Pogodbo določiti časovno omejitev veljavnih pravil o državni pomoči.
In the case of the two notified contracts, such a legally-binding, non-conditional commitment was taken on 15 December 2006, when the Diputación and BIZKAILUR signed the two notified contracts.
V primeru priglašenih pogodb je bila taka pravno zavezujoča brezpogojna zaveza sklenjena 15. decembra 2006, ko sta podjetji Diputación in BIZKAILUR podpisali pogodbi.
Therefore any aid involved in the two contracts is unlawful, since it was granted in breach of the notification obligation stipulated at Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
Vsaka pomoč, ki jo vključujeta ti pogodbi, je zato nezakonita, ker je bila pri njeni dodelitvi kršena obveznost priglasitve iz člena 108(3) Pogodbe.
According to the CELF/SIDE jurisprudence [35], any posterior notification or declaration of compatibility does not remove the unlawful character of aid granted in breach of the notification or stand-still obligation.
V skladu s sodno prakso [35] v zadevi CELF/SIDE kakršna koli naknadna priglasitev ali izjava o združljivosti ne odpravi nezakonitosti pomoči, pri dodelitvi katere je bila kršena obveznost priglasitve ali mirovanja.
In order to ascertain whether the measures under scrutiny involve State aid, the Commission has to assess whether they fulfil the cumulative conditions of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Da bi Komisija ugotovila, ali obravnavani ukrepi vključujejo državno pomoč, mora oceniti, ali izpolnjujejo kumulativne pogoje iz člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
That provision states that "[s]ave as otherwise provided in the Treaties, any aid granted by Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market".
Navedena določba določa, da „razen če Pogodbi ne določata drugače, je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami“.
These cumulative criteria shall be examined in turn for each of the two notified contracts below.
Spodaj so ta kumulativna merila preučena za vsako priglašeno pogodbo posebej.
Measure 1: Land Contract
Ukrep 1: pogodba o zemljišču
Use of state resources and State imputability
Uporaba državnih sredstev in odgovornost države
One of the criteria for determining whether a given measure involves state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty is that State resources should be put at use, be it through disbursement of state resources or as revenue forgone by the State.
Eno od meril za ugotovitev, ali nek ukrep vključuje državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, je uporaba državnih sredstev, bodisi prek izplačila državnih sredstev bodisi kot izpadlih državnih dohodkov.
Furthermore, according to an established jurisprudence [38], the resources of public or private undertakings on which the public authorities can exercise, be it directly or indirectly, a controlling influence, also qualify as State resources, to the extent that these resources remain under public control and therefore available to the competent public authorities.
Poleg tega se v skladu z uveljavljeno sodno prakso [38] sredstva javnih ali zasebnih podjetij, nad katerimi imajo lahko javne oblasti neposreden ali posreden obvladujoč vpliv, prav tako štejejo za državna sredstva, saj ostanejo pod javnim nadzorom in so zato na voljo pristojnim javnim oblastem.
On this aspect, the Commission notes the following in recitals (65) and (66).
V zvezi s tem Komisija v uvodnih izjavah (65) in (66) ugotavlja naslednje.
First, the Land Contract was concluded by the Diputación and BIZKAILUR together.
Prvič, pogodbo o zemljišču sta skupaj sklenili podjetji Diputación in BIZKAILUR.
The contract contains several clear indications that, within the framework of this contract, BIZKAILUR was acting as 'the arm' of the Diputación.
Pogodba vsebuje več jasnih navedb, da za namene pogodbe podjetje BIZKAILUR deluje kot „enota“ podjetja Diputación.
The Land Contract was signed, on behalf of the Diputación and BIZKAILUR, by the Diputado General (Chairman) of the Diputación.
Pogodbo o zemljišču je v imenu podjetij Diputación in BIZKAILUR podpisal predsednik (Diputado General) podjetja Diputación.
Point 2 of the Preamble to the Land Contract stipulates that the Diputación, as 100 % owner of BIZKAILUR, pursues, among its public policy objectives, the promotion of new and innovative investment projects, job creation, and the facilitation of access to social housing for the citizens of the province of Bizkaia.
V točki 2 preambule pogodbe o zemljišču je določeno, da cilji na področju javne politike, ki jih ima podjetje Diputación kot 100-odstotni lastnik podjetja BIZKAILUR, vključujejo spodbujanje novih in inovativnih naložbenih projektov, ustvarjanje delovnih mest in olajšanje dostopa do socialnih stanovanj za državljane province Bizkaia.
Point 5 of the Preamble to the Land Contract stipulates that the contract is concluded in order to pursue, either directly or through public companies such as BIZKAILUR, the achievement of the economic and social policy objectives mentioned at Point 2 of the Preamble.
V točki 5 preambule pogodbe o zemljišču je določeno, da je pogodba sklenjena z namenom uresničevanja gospodarskih in socialnih ciljev iz točke 2 preambule bodisi neposredno bodisi prek javnih podjetij, kot je BIZKAILUR.
Second, the resources to be deployed by BIZKAILUR for performing its obligations to purchase and adapt to industrial use the land for the setup of the Habidite factory in Alonsotegi were under the control of the Diputación.
Drugič, sredstva, ki naj bi jih podjetje BIZKAILUR uporabilo za izpolnitev svojih obveznosti nakupa zemljišča za ustanovitev tovarne Habidite v mestu Alonsotegi in za njegovo prilagoditev industrijski rabi, so bila pod nadzorom podjetja Diputación.
As of 1999 onwards BIZKAILUR had been 100 % owned and controlled by the Diputación [39].
Od leta 1999 je podjetje BIZKAILUR v 100-odstotni lasti podjetja Diputación, ki ga je tudi obvladovalo [39].
The following “organic” and “structural” indicators established by the Stardust Marine jurisprudence [40] for determining whether BIZKAILUR's actions within the ambit of the Land Contract were imputable to the State are met:
Izpolnjeni so naslednji „osnovni“ in „strukturni“ kazalniki, določeni v odločitvi v zadevi Stardust Marine, [40] s katerimi se ugotovi, ali je za dejavnosti podjetja BIZKAILUR v okviru pogodbe o zemljišču odgovorna država:
the scope of BIZKAILUR's actions within the framework of the Land Contract were defined by the Diputación;
področje dejavnosti podjetja BIZKAILUR v okviru pogodbe o zemljišču je določilo podjetje Diputación;
for the purposes of this contract, BIZKAILUR was explicitly acting on behalf of the Diputación;
za namene navedene pogodbe je podjetje BIZKAILUR izrecno delovalo v imenu podjetja Diputación;
the specific nature of BIZKAILUR’s activities, which were targeted exclusively at attaining public policy objectives, show that this undertaking was not a regular market operator competing on market terms.
posebna narava dejavnosti podjetja BIZKAILUR, ki so bile namenjene izključno doseganju ciljev javne politike, kaže, da to podjetje ni bilo običajen subjekt na trgu, ki tekmuje pod tržnimi pogoji.
In the light of the indicators in recitals (65) and (66), the criterion of use of State resources and imputability to the State is found to be met in the case of the Land Contract.
Glede na kazalnike v uvodnih izjavah (65) in (66) je ugotovljeno, da je merilo uporabe državnih sredstev in odgovornosti države v primeru pogodbe o zemljišču izpolnjeno.
The Commission examined the terms and conditions for the repayment of the land to be facilitated by the Diputación and BIZKAILUR for the Habidite project in Alonsotegi, as established in Part Two, Article 1, recitals (vi) and (vii) of the Land Contract (see also recital (20) above), and on this basis observes the following in recitals (69) to (83).
Komisija je preučila pogoje za plačilo zemljišča, ki naj bi ga podjetji Diputación in BIZKAILUR zagotovili za projekt Habidite v mestu Alonsotegi, kot je določeno v členu 1(vi) in (vii) drugega dela pogodbe o zemljišču (glej tudi uvodno izjavo (20)), ter je na tej podlagi ugotovila, kot je opisano v uvodnih izjavah od (69) do (83).
Under Part Two, Article 1(vi) of the Land Contract, the price to be paid by Habidite for the land purchased and adapted for industrial use by BIZKAILUR was the "effective cost assumed by BIZKAILUR […] for the purchase of the land […]".
V skladu s členom 1(vi) drugega dela pogodbe o zemljišču je bila cena, ki naj bi jo podjetje Habidite plačalo za zemljišče, ki ga je podjetje BIZKAILUR kupilo in prilagodilo za industrijsko rabo, enaka „dejanskemu strošku, ki ga je imelo podjetje BIZKAILUR […] za nakup zemljišča […]“.
Habidite argued (see recital (46)) that, in its interpretation, this would have also included financing costs.
Podjetje Habidite je trdilo (glej uvodno izjavo (46)), da bi to po njegovem mnenju vključevalo tudi stroške financiranja.
Yet such an interpretation cannot be accepted.
Vendar take razlage ni mogoče sprejeti.
The reference to the “effective costs incurred for the purchase of the land” is sufficiently clear so as not to require further interpretation: it covers only the price effectively paid by BIZKAILUR for purchasing the land.
Sklicevanje na „dejanske stroške za nakup zemljišča“ je dovolj jasno, da ni potrebna dodatna razlaga – to vključuje samo ceno, ki jo je podjetje BIZKAILUR dejansko plačalo za nakup zemljišča.
It must therefore be concluded that, first, this wording clearly excludes the effective costs incurred by BIZKAILUR for adapting the land to industrial use.
Zato je treba skleniti, da to besedilo jasno izključuje dejanske stroške, ki bi jih imelo podjetje BIZKAILUR za prilagoditev zemljišča za industrijsko rabo.
Second, the repayment facilities stipulated in Part Two, Article 1(vii) of the Land Contract, i.e. four years of "grace period", fractioning of the successive four yearly repayment instalments as 25 % of the price effectively paid by BIZKAILUR for the land purchase, are in practice equivalent to an interest-free loan.
Poleg tega so odplačilni pogoji, določeni v členu 1(vii) drugega dela pogodbe o zemljišču, tj. štiriletno obdobje mirovanja dolga in njegova poznejša delitev na štiri zaporedne letne obroke v višini 25 % cene, ki jo je podjetje BIZKAILUR dejansko plačalo za nakup zemljišča, v praksi enakovredni brezobrestnemu posojilu.
The wording of Article 1(vii) of the Land Contract cannot be interpreted to also include the financing costs for an equivalent loan, i.e. the interests that would have been charged to Habidite for a similar loan by a market creditor.
Besedila člena 1(vii) pogodbe o zemljišču ni mogoče razlagati tako, da vključuje tudi stroške financiranja enakovrednega posojila, tj. obresti, ki bi jih upnik na trgu zaračunal podjetju Habidite za podobno posojilo.
Indeed, it is doubtful that a private operator in a situation similar to BIZKAILUR would have accepted not to charge to Habidite the costs for the adaptation of the land, and furthermore, that it would have agreed to a “grace period” of 4 years for the repayment of the price paid for the land purchase, and a full repayment within 7 years from the date of transfer of ownership over the land to Habidite, without charging any interest for this financing.
Dejansko je dvomljivo, ali bi se zasebni subjekt v podobnem položaju, kot je podjetje BIZKAILUR, strinjal, da podjetju Habidite ne zaračuna stroškov prilagoditve zemljišča ter ali bi sprejel štiriletno obdobje mirovanja dolga pred odplačilom cene nakupa zemljišča, pri čemer bi celotno odplačilo prejel v sedmih letih od datuma prenosa lastništva nad zemljo na podjetje Habidite, ne da bi mu za to financiranje zaračunal kakršne koli obresti.
In the light of the findings in recitals (69) to (71) it must be concluded that Habidite would have derived from the Land Contract an advantage that could not have been obtained in normal market conditions.
Glede na ugotovitve v uvodnih izjavah od (69) do (71) je treba skleniti, da bi podjetje Habidite na podlagi pogodbe o zemljišču pridobilo prednost, ki je ne bi moglo pridobiti pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.
The advantage consists of the following two components:
Navedena prednost vključuje naslednja elementa: