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Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above [1] and having regard to their comments,
po pozivu vsem zainteresiranim stranem, naj predložijo svoje pripombe v skladu z navedenima določbama [1], in ob upoštevanju pripomb,
On 26 June 2003, Belgium notified to the European Commission a State aid scheme aiming at the financing and establishment of the Stichting Duurzame Visserij Ontwikkeling (hereinafter SDVO), a non-profit organisation aiming at the sustainable development of fisheries in Belgium.
Belgija je 26. junija 2003 uradno obvestila Evropsko komisijo o shemi državne pomoči, namenjene financiranju in vzpostavitvi neprofitne fundacije Stichting Duurzame Visserij Ontwikkeling (v nadaljnjem besedilu: SDVO), katere cilj je trajnostni razvoj ribištva v Belgiji.
The notified provisions relate to the financing of the SDVO and include SDVO's articles of association.
Priglašene določbe se nanašajo na financiranje fundacije SDVO in vključujejo njen statut.
The Commission subsequently approved the scheme on 16 December 2003 [2].
Komisija je shemo pomoči odobrila 16. decembra 2003 [2].
On 9 September 2008, the Commission received a complaint (registered as CP 241/2008), denouncing the misuse by SDVO of part of the aid paid under the scheme.
Komisija je 9. septembra 2008 prejela pritožbo (evidentirano pod številko CP 241/2008), v kateri je bilo navedeno, da je fundacija SDVO zlorabila del pomoči, ki jo je prejela na podlagi navedene sheme.
By letter dated 17 November 2008, the Commission requested clarification from the Belgian authorities.
Z dopisom z dne 17. novembra 2008 je Komisija od belgijskih organov zahtevala pojasnila.
By letter dated 18 December 2008, the Belgian authorities asked for a deadline extension of one month, which was granted.
Z dopisom z dne 18. decembra 2008 so belgijski organi zaprosili za podaljšanje roka za en mesec, ki je bilo odobreno.
By letter dated 16 January 2009, the Belgian authorities provided the Commission with information.
Z dopisom z dne 16. januarja 2009 so belgijski organi Komisiji posredovali zahtevane informacije.
By letter dated 10 September 2009, the Belgian authorities transmitted to the Commission the annual report (2008) of the SDVO in accordance with Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 [3] (‘the Procedural Regulation’).
Z dopisom z dne 10. septembra 2009 so belgijski organi Komisiji predložili letno poročilo (2008) o fundaciji SDVO v skladu s členom 21 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 [3] („postopkovna uredba“).
By letter dated 19 January 2010, the Commission requested further clarification from the Belgian authorities.
Z dopisom z dne 19. januarja 2010 je Komisija od belgijskih organov zahtevala dodatna pojasnila.
By letter dated 18 February 2010, the Belgian authorities asked for a deadline extension, which was granted until 9 April 2010.
Z dopisom z dne 18. februarja 2010 so belgijski organi zaprosili za podaljšanje roka za en mesec, ki je bilo odobreno do 9. aprila 2010.
By letter dated 12 April 2010, the Belgian authorities provided the Commission with information.
Z dopisom z dne 12. aprila 2010 so belgijski organi Komisiji posredovali informacije.
By letter dated 19 January 2010, the Commission asked the complainant whether he wanted to maintain his complaint given that the cvba Schelpdier en vis, a subsidiary created by SDVO, had ceased its activities.
Z dopisom z dne 19. januarja 2010 je Komisija pritožnika pozvala, naj se opredeli, ali želi vztrajati pri svoji pritožbi, glede na to, da je hčerinska družba fundacije SDVO cvba Schelpdier en vis prenehala opravljati svoje dejavnosti.
By letter of 18 February 2010, the complainant indicated the reasons why it wished to maintain his complaint.
Z dopisom z dne 18. februarja 2010 je pritožnik navedel razloge, zaradi katerih želi vztrajati pri svoji pritožbi.
On 22 October 2010 the file was registered as an NN file.
22. oktobra 2010 je bila zadeva evidentirana pod številko NN.
By letter dated 23 March 2011, the Commission informed Belgium that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of the aid.
Z dopisom z dne 23. marca 2011 je Komisija Belgijo obvestila o svoji odločitvi, da v zvezi s to pomočjo sproži postopek na podlagi člena 108(2) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [4].
Odločitev Komisije, da sproži postopek, je bila objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropske unije [4].
The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid.
Komisija je zainteresirane strani povabila, naj predložijo svoje pripombe v zvezi z zadevno pomočjo.
By letter dated 7 June 2011, the Commission received comments relating to the Decision to open the formal investigation procedure from the beneficiary of the scheme, transmitted by the Belgian authorities.
Z dopisom z dne 7. junija 2011 so belgijski organi Komisiji predložili pripombe upravičenca sheme v zvezi z odločitvijo o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave.
The Commission did not receive any further comments from the complainant or from any other interested party.
Komisija ni prejela nobenih dodatnih pripomb od pritožnika ali od drugih zainteresiranih strani.
It was registered under number N 274/03.
Shema se financira iz nacionalnih sredstev, ki jih predstavlja del plačila akontacije davka (davek na izplačane plače) s strani delodajalcev v ribiškem sektorju.
The scheme provided for a yearly payment of around EUR 2 million from State resources to SDVO in order to enable SDVO to work towards the sustainable development of fisheries through various actions or projects, in accordance with its articles of association.
Evropska komisija je na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU menila, da je shema združljiva z notranjim trgom, zlasti ker so tako informacije iz priglasitve kot tudi statut fundacije SDVO kazali na to, da bo SDVO sodelovala pri kratkoročnih projektih v skupnem interesu, ki ustrezajo ukrepom iz člena 15 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 2792/1999 [5].
The scheme is funded from national resources consisting of a portion of the advance tax payment (pay roll tax) by employers in the fishing sector.
PRITOŽBA
The scheme was considered compatible with the internal market by the European Commission on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, in particular due to the fact that the information provided in the notification as well as SDVO's articles of association showed that SDVO would engage in short-term projects of collective interest corresponding to the measures listed in Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 [5].
Pritožnik nadalje meni, da je fundacija SDVO s svojo komercialno dejavnostjo na trgu in nato z ustanovitvijo komercialnih hčerinskih družb ravnala v nasprotju s svojim statutom in s svojim pravnim statusom nepridobitnega združenja.
According to the complainant, SDVO and the cvba Schelpdier en vis have used State aid, which was initially intended to help the fisheries sector as a whole, to launch a commercial aquaculture proje ct relating to mussels, thereby distorting the competition on the market.
Vse te dejavnosti in ukrepi se ocenjujejo kot tipične sestavine trgovske dejavnosti.
The complainant added that by being commercially active on the market and subsequently by establishing a commercial subsidiary, SDVO was acting contrary to its articles of association and in contradiction with its legal status of non-profit association.
Glede izkrivljanja konkurence pritožnik navaja, da je poskušal z gojenjem školjk na odprtem morju ob belgijski obali od leta 1994.
To support his claim, the complainant pointed out that SDVO had developed a commercial brand, launched a large publicity campaign and had engaged in the sale of mussels.
Pritožnik je razvil lastno blagovno znamko (Belgica mussels).
All of these activities and measures were seen as typical components of a commercial activity.
Nabrane školjke so bile prvič v prodaji leta 2008.
Concerning the distortion of competition, the complainant indicated that he had been experimenting with the cultivation of offshore mussels along the Belgian coast since 1994.
Pritožnik sklepa, da glede na izkrivljanje konkurence na trgu ni mogoče šteti, da fundacija SDVO deluje v skupnem interesu ribiškega in ribogojskega sektorja.
The complainant had developed his own brand (the Belgica mussels).
V zvezi z likvidacijo hčerinske družbe fundacije SDVO cvba Schelpdier en vis pritožnik navaja, da se po njegovem mnenju izkrivljanje konkurence z njo ni prenehalo, saj je fundacija tudi po likvidaciji družbe cvba Schelpdier en vis še naprej dejavna na področju trgovine s školjkami.
The harvest was sold for the first time in 2008.
OPIS RAZLOGOV ZA ZAČETEK FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
The complainant concluded that since SDVO is disturbing competition on the market, it cannot be considered as acting in the collective interest of the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
V svoji odločitvi za začetek formalnega postopka preiskave Komisija izraža dvome glede skladnosti nekaterih projektov, ki jih izvaja fundacija SDVO, s statutom fundacije, s katerim je bila Komisija seznanjena in ki ga je odobrila.
Regarding the liquidation of the cvba Schelpdier en vis, the complainant indicated that in his view the distortion of competition had not ceased with the liquidation of SDVO's subsidiary given that SDVO remained active in the mussel business after the liquidation of the cvba Schelpdier en vis.
Komisija zato sumi, da je fundacija SDVO zlorabila pomoč v okviru zadevne sheme.
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Gre za naslednje projekte:
In its decision to open the formal investigation procedure, the Commission manifests its doubts regarding the conformity with the articles of association notified to and approved by the Commission of some of the projects carried out by SVDO.
Projekt v zvezi s školjkami: Fundacija SDVO je začela obsežno oglaševalsko kampanjo za svoje školjke.
The Commission thus suspects that SDVO has misused aid under the scheme.
Namesto da bi organizirala promocijo školjk na splošno, reklamni material temelji na promociji določene blagovne znamke (Flanders Queen Mussel) in posameznega podjetja (SDVO) ter se na več mestih sklicuje na geografsko poreklo proizvodov (Flandrija).
The projects at stake are the following:
Poleg tega je fundacija razširila projekt v zvezi s školjkami z nakupom in izkoriščanjem 87 dodatnih kletk, kar predstavlja dolgoročno naložbo.
The mussel project: SDVO has launched an extensive publicity campaign for its mussels.
Iskanje novih staležev školjk: Zdi se, da je fundacija SDVO delovala kot spodbujevalec kampanje raziskovalnega ribolova v belgijskem epikontinentalnem pasu z namenom ugotavljanja prisotnosti staležev školjk, ki bi jih bilo možno izkoriščati v komercialne namene.
Instead of organising the promotion of mussels in general, the publicity material is based around a particular commercial brand (Flanders Queen Mussel), targets a particular undertaking (SDVO) and contains several references to the geographic origin of the products (Flanders).
Promocijska kampanja Dagverse vis: S to kampanjo se želi v širši javnosti okrepiti podoba belgijskega ribolova s promocijo sveže ulovljenih rib, tako priljubljenih kot manj znanih vrst, ki jih ulovijo obalni ribiči.
Furthermore, it has expanded the mussel project, by acquiring and exploiting 87 additional cages, thus making a long-term investment.
Ta ukrep vključuje sodelovanje vrhunskih kuharskih mojstrov, ki v svojih restavracijah ponujajo manj znane vrste rib.
Finding new stocks of shellfish: SDVO seems to have acted as promoter of an experimental fishing campaign aiming at identifying the presence of commercially exploitable shellfish stocks on the Belgian continental shelf.
Upati je, da bodo lahko obalni ribiči, če vrhunski kuharski mojstri te vrste rib vključijo v ponudbo svojih restavracij, za te vrste rib dobili razumno ceno, tako da vsak člen v ribiški industriji dobi pravično plačilo za svoj proizvod.
Dagverse Vis promotion campaign: This campaign aims at strengthening the image of the Belgian fishery by promoting freshly caught popular, and less known species of fish, caught by inshore fishermen, to the general public.
Glede projekta v zvezi s školjkami Komisija meni, da je fundacija SDVO ravnala v nasprotju s svojim statutom (in torej s shemo), ki izrecno navaja, da mora SDVO okrepiti podobo morskega ribištva, vendar brez promocije določenega podjetja in ne da bi se sklicevala na geografsko poreklo proizvodov, in ki prepoveduje promocijske ukrepe, ki bi temeljili na blagovni znamki in/ali se sklicevali na geografsko poreklo proizvodov.
This action involves the participation of top chefs, who offer less well-known species of fish in their restaurants.
Poleg tega Komisija izraža dvome o tem, da je z izkoriščanjem 87 dodatnih kletk fundacija SDVO ravnala v skladu s svojim statutom in s Sklepom N 274/03, saj tega ni mogoče obravnavati kot kratkoročen ukrep, temveč ustreza dolgoročni naložbi, ki jo je težko uskladiti z zamislijo o kratkoročnih ukrepih.
It is hoped that if top chefs offer those fish sorts in their restaurants, the inshore fishermen will be able to get a reasonable price for these species of fish, so that every link in the fishing industry gets fair remuneration for its product.
Glede projekta iskanja novih staležev školjk Komisija ugotavlja, da ta ni naveden med poslanstvi fundacije SDVO v njenem statutu.
Concerning the mussel project, the Commission considered that SDVO has acted in contravention with its articles of association (and thus the scheme) which explicitly indicate that SDVO will reinforce the image of the sea fishery but without targeting any particular firm and without referring to the geographical origin of the products and prohibit promotion measures based around commercial brand and/or referring to the geographic origin of the products.
Zlasti se ne zdi v skladu s poslanstvom, opisanim pod naslovom (c) Izboljšanje upravljanja z živimi vodnimi viri in nadzora nad ribištvom.
Furthermore, the Commission expressed its doubts that by exploiting 87 additional cages, SDVO has acted in conformity with its articles of association and Decision N 274/03, since it can hardly be viewed as a short-term action but rather corresponds to a long-term investment that is hard to reconcile with the concept of short-term action.
Dejansko iskanje novih staležev školjk, ki bi jih bilo možno izkoriščati v komercialne namene, ni v skladu s stalnim spremljanjem kakovosti in količine živih vodnih virov ali s spremljanjem socialno-ekonomskih razmer v ribiškem sektorju ali s svetovanjem vladi o nadzoru nad ribolovnim naporom.
On the project consisting in finding new stocks of shellfish, the Commission observed that it is not listed amongst SDVO's missions in its articles of association.
Ne zdi se, da bi bilo ugotavljanje prisotnosti staležev školjk, ki bi jih bilo možno izkoriščati v komercialne namene, v belgijskem epikontinentalnem pasu namenjeno ohranjanju teh staležev, temveč njihovemu izkoriščanju.
In particular, it does not seem to correspond to the missions described under the heading (c) ‘Improving the management of the living aquatic resources and the control on fisheries’.
Glede promocijske kampanje Dagverse VIS Komisija ugotavlja, da se je s poudarjanjem belgijskega izvora proizvodov (ulov belgijskega obalnega ladjevja) v nasprotju z ulovom tujih ladij fundacija SDVO sklicevala na geografsko poreklo proizvodov in delovala v nasprotju s svojim statutom in s Sklepom N 274/03.
Indeed, finding new commercially exploitable stocks of shellfish does not correspond to the permanent monitoring of the quality and quantity of the living aquatic resources nor to the monitoring of the socioeconomic situation in the fisheries sector or to advising the government on the control on fishing effort.
Kljub temu je Komisija upoštevala, da je bila kampanja Dagverse vis že spremenjena in v času sprejetja odločitve o začetku postopka ni več vsebovala sklicevanja na geografsko poreklo proizvodov.
Identifying the presence of commercially exploitable shellfish stocks on the Belgian continental shelf does not seem to aim at the conservation of those stocks but rather at their exploitation.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
Finally, on the Dagverse vis promotion campaign, the Commission noted that by praising the Belgian origin of the products (fish caught by the Belgian coastal fleet) in contrast to fish caught by foreign vessels, SDVO has made reference to the geographic origin of the products and has acted in contravention to its articles of association and to Decision N 274/03.
Komisija ni prejela nobenih dodatnih pripomb pritožnika.
Nevertheless, the Commission took note of the fact that the Dagverse vis campaign has been adapted and had already stopped making reference to the geographical origin of the products at the time of the adoption of the opening decision.
Fundacija SDVO je ponovila svoje stališče, kot sledi:
In response to the publication in the Official Journal of the 2011 decision to open the formal investigation procedure, the Commission received observations from the beneficiary of the scheme, Stichting Duurzame Visserij Ontwikkeling (SDVO), transmitted by national authorities.
Projekt v zvezi s školjkami je potekal v dveh korakih.
No additional comments were received from the complainant.
V prvem koraku je bilo razporejenih 13 prototipov kletk za školjke, razvitih v skladu s podnebnimi in morskimi zahtevami belgijske obale.
SDVO reiterated its position, as follows:
V drugem koraku je bilo razporejenih še 87 dodatnih kletk za školjke.
The mussels project
Da bi ocenili, ali je projekt ekonomsko izvedljiv, je bilo treba izvesti celotni postopek proizvodnje in trženja.
The mussel project was undertaken in two steps.
Treba je bilo dejansko slediti različnim korakom postopka, vključno s promocijskimi dejavnostmi.
In the first phase 13 prototype mussel cages, developed to meet the climatological and nautical requirements of the Belgian coast, were deployed.
Oglaševalska kampanja je bila izvedena v letih 2007, 2008 in 2009 in je imela, v nasprotju s trditvami Komisije, omejeno trajanje in obseg.
In a second phase an additional 87 mussel cages were deployed.
Za to oglaševalsko kampanjo lahko velja, da je bila izvedena v splošnem interesu.
In order to assess whether the project was economically viable, it was necessary to go through the entire production and commercialisation process.
Od vsega začetka je bilo predvideno, da se bo projekt po raziskovalni fazi prenesel v zadrugo, odprto vsem, vključno pritožniku.
The various steps of the process had effectively to be followed, including the promotional activities.
Fundacija SDVO je blagovno znamko Flanders Queen razvila posebej za ta projekt.
The publicity campaign was carried out in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and was, contrary to the arguments of the Commission, of a limited duration and extent.
Blagovna znamka naj bi se uporabila le enkrat.
This publicity campaign can be considered of general interest.
Trgovsko ime se po koncu projekta ne bi več uporabljalo.
It was always intended that, after the research stage, the project would be transferred to a cooperative opened to all, including the complainant.
Vendar je bila očitno po prenosu projekta na zadrugo VSVC sprejeta odločitev za nadaljnjo prodajo školjk pod to znamko.
It was the intention of the SDVO to develop the commercial brand Flanders Queen for the specific purposes of the project.
Razvoj projekta ter promocijska kampanja se ne bi smela obravnavati kot izdatka v okviru običajnega proizvodnega postopka.
The commercial brand was to be used only once.
Projekt se je razvil bolj, kot bi to storilo zasebno podjetje, saj bi bili s tem povezani zelo visoki stroški.
At the end of the project, the commercial name was to disappear.
Zasebno podjetje enostavno ne bi bilo pripravljeno izvesti naložb, potrebnih zgolj za preskušanje najboljšega pristopa ali ugotavljanje področij, primernih za gojenje školjk.
However, upon transfer of the project to the VSVC apparently the decision was made to continue sales of the mussels under this name.
Iskanje novih staležev školjk
The development of the project and the promotional campaign should not be considered as expenses in the course of a normal production process.
Fundacija SDVO meni, da je iskanje novih staležev školjk v skladu z njenim statutom; takšna dejavnost spada med nadzorne in ohranitvene ukrepe, kot so opredeljeni v kategoriji (c) statuta fundacije.
The project went further than would have been done by a private undertaking as the associated costs would be very high.
Poleg tega je projekt del preoblikovanja ribiškega ladjevja, ki je med drugim potrebno zaradi izgube ribolovnih območij zaradi namestitve polj vetrnih elektrarn na morju.
A private undertaking would simply not be prepared to make the investments needed merely to test out the best method to be applied or merely to identify areas suitable for the cultivation of mussels.
Promocijska kampanja Dagverse vis
Finding of new shellfish stocks
Fundacija SDVO poudarja, da so promocijsko kampanjo pregledali in iz nje izključili sklicevanje na geografsko poreklo, ki je bilo prvotno uporabljeno.
SDVO is of the opinion that the finding of new shellfish stocks falls within the scope of its articles of association; as such activity is to be considered as control and conservation measures as defined by category (c) of its articles of association.
OCENA
Additionally, the project is part of a conversion of the fishing fleet necessitated, among others, by the loss of fishing grounds as a result of the installation of offshore windmill parks.
Projekt v zvezi s školjkami: razvoj trgovskega imena in oglaševanje
Dagverse Vis promotion campaign
Kot je navedeno zgoraj, je fundacija SDVO začela obsežno oglaševalsko kampanjo za svoje školjke.
SDVO pointed out that promotion campaign had been revised and the reference to geographical origin initially used had been taken out.
Namesto da bi organizirala promocijo školjk na splošno, oglaševalski material temelji na promociji določene blagovne znamke (Flanders Queen Mussel) in posameznega podjetja (SDVO) ter se na več mestih sklicuje na geografsko poreklo proizvodov (t.j.
ASSESSMENT
Flandrijo).
The mussel project: development of a commercial name and publicity
Iz tega sledi, da je fundacija SDVO ravnala v nasprotju s svojim statutom (in torej s shemo), ki izrecno navaja, da mora fundacija SDVO okrepiti podobo morskega ribištva, vendar brez promocije določenega podjetja in brez sklicevanja na geografsko poreklo proizvodov, in ki prepoveduje promocijske ukrepe, ki bi temeljili na blagovni znamki in/ali se nanašali na geografsko poreklo proizvodov.
As described above, SDVO launched an extensive publicity campaign for its mussels.
Poleg tega je fundacija SDVO ravnala v nasprotju s Sklepom N 274/2003, v katerem je izrecno navedeno, da geografske označbe niso dovoljene.
Instead of organising the promotion of mussels in general, the publicity material is based around a particular commercial brand (Flanders Queen Mussel), targeting a particular undertaking (SDVO) and containing several references to the geographic origin of the products (i.e. Flanders).
Vendar pa Komisija ugotavlja, da je blagovna znamka ostala v uporabi tudi po koncu pilotnega projekta.
In consequence thereof, SDVO has acted in contradiction with its articles of association (and thus the scheme) as these articles explicitly indicate that SDVO will reinforce the image of the sea fishery, but without targeting any particular firm and without referring to the geographical origin of the products and prohibit promotion measures based around commercial brand and/or referring to the geographic origin of the products.
Dejansko se je ob prenosu projekta v zvezi s školjkami na zadrugo VSVC prodaja školjk nadaljevala pod imenom Flanders Queen Mussel.
The Belgian authorities have claimed that the commercial brand was developed only for the pilot project.
Komisija prav tako opaža, da je fundacija SDVO v letih 2007, 2008 in 2009 organizirala več promocijskih in oglaševalskih dogodkov za Flanders Queen Mussel.