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The Bulgarian authorities provided evidence that, in relation to the 132 swaps that took place during the period 2007 to 2009, there were 24 requests made to change the designated use of the swapped forest land, of which in only 15 cases (i.e. 11,4 % of all swaps) a positive administrative decision was adopted allowing for the requested change.
Drugič, bolgarski organi so predložili podatke o vseh poslih [67], ki so vključevali prodajo in nakup gozdov v zasebni lasti, opravljenih v obdobju 2007–2009 [68].
The Bulgarian authorities also note the different goals pursued by the swap transactions and the change in the designated use of the land.
Informacije, predložene v zvezi s povprečnimi cenami zemljišč v zasebni lasti (tj. „tržne cene“), vsebujejo povzetek verodostojnih tržnih dokazov v skladu z zahtevo iz točke 34 dodatnih določb k uredbi o osnovnih cenah.
While the swaps seek to achieve the consolidation and conservation of Bulgarian forests so as to ensure their sustainable development and reproduction for the benefit of society as a whole, the change in the designated use of the land aims at achieving the goals laid down in the Spatial Planning Act, which provides the rules for the incorporation of land into the boundaries of agglomerations where construction is allowed in line with public needs and interests relating to sustainable development and building appropriate living, working and recreational conditions for citizens.
Kjer informacije o poslih, sklenjenih na istih območjih, niso na voljo, so bili predloženi podatki o poslih, ki so bili sklenjeni na bližnjih območjih in so vključevali podobne gozdove glede na lokacijo in rastlinske vrste.
In addition, while the swap transactions depend on decisions taken by the Minister of Agriculture and Food changes to the designated use of land depend on the approval of a spatial development plan by different competent bodies, namely the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, the Regional Governor or municipal councils.
Po mnenju bolgarskih organov je mogoče na podlagi teh podatkov dokazati, da je bila v večini primerov administrativna cena, uporabljena za sporne posle menjave, na splošno višja od tržnih cen, doseženih pri poslih na strogo poslovni podlagi [69].
Finally, considering that the right to request a change in the designated use of land does not arise directly from the Forest Act but requires satisfying conditions stipulated in other laws, the Bulgarian authorities consider that the hypothetical possibility to change the designated use of the land does not mean that such a change is intrinsically linked to the swap transactions.
V zvezi s tem bolgarski organi dvomijo o dokazih, ki jih je predložil pritožnik.
As regards the question of whether the potential change in the designated use of the swapped land should be taken into account for determining the price of that land, the Bulgarian authorities reiterated their position that there is no direct link between the price at which the swap is valued and the subsequent change in the use of the land.
Po eni strani naj bi bile namreč cene, ki so jih navedli pritožniki, cene, po katerih so bila zemljišča ponujena naprodaj, in ne nujno dejansko dosežene cene ali cene zemljišč, katerih namembnost je bila že spremenjena in za katera je bila plačana taksa.
The authorities provided an extensive description of the procedure to be followed to determine the prices for the swap (ex Articles 20(5) and 21 of the Regulation on basic prices) and the fees due for the change in the designated use of the land, respectively.
Po drugi strani pa tržna cena, ki jo navaja pritožnik, ni vedno zanesljiva, ker je bila v številnih primerih dosežena zgolj na podlagi enega zasebnega posla.
Those authorities also note that private owners may request a change in the designated use of forest land regardless of how they obtained the land, so that any investor would enjoy the same advantages, regardless of whether they have acquired the forest from the government or under an arm’s length transaction concluded with a private party, so that the fees payable to bring about a change in the designated use of the land should be considered non-selective vis-à-vis beneficiaries.
Tretjič, bolgarski organi so znova poudarili, da država ni krila nobene razlike do višje skupne administrativne vrednosti zasebnega gozdnega zemljišča, ki ga je pridobila, in da so bili posli menjave opravljeni samo, če je bila vrednost prejetega gozdnega zemljišča v zasebni lasti višja ali enaka vrednosti zemljišča v državni lasti, za katero ga je zamenjala.
As regards the Commission’s doubts whether the methodology for calculating administrative prices correctly reflects market prices, the Bulgarian authorities note, first, that the administrative prices are set following the provisions of the Regulation on basic prices and that that Regulation was designed taking as an example practices for administrative price-setting for forest land in other Member States, most notably Germany.
Poleg tega je morala zasebna stranka plačati splošne stroške v višini 2 % vrednosti zemljišča.
Moreover, the valuations of private and public forests were conducted by independent experts following a single set of criteria.
Namen te spremembe je bil v bistvu spremeniti metodologijo vrednotenja zemljišč.
Second, the Bulgarian authorities provided data on all transactions [67] involving the sale and purchase of privately owned forests carried out in the period 2007-2009 [68].
Poleg tega so se povečali tudi koeficienti v zvezi z območji, zaščitenimi pred urbanizacijo, in uvedenih je bilo več novih kategorij, v katerih so bili določeni dodatki za cene zemljišč, odvisno od kategorije naselja.
The information provided in respect of the average prices of privately owned properties (i.e. ‘market prices’) comprises a summary of credible market evidence in line with the requirement stipulated in point 34 of the Supplementary provisions of the Regulation on basic prices.
Poleg tega so bili po pristopu Bolgarije k Uniji 1. januarja 2007 koeficienti v uredbi popolnoma posodobljeni, vključno s tistimi, ki so se nanašali na območja, zaščitena pred urbanizacijo, in tako imenovanimi koeficienti „regulacije trga“, ki so odvisni od kategorije zemljišča.
Where no information is available about transactions concluded in the same areas, details of ones that took place in areas situated in proximity and involved forests that are similar in terms of location and plant species have been provided.
Spremenjen je bil tudi člen 20(5) uredbe o osnovnih cenah, tako da se je cena menjave državnega zemljišča povišala za 50 % vrednosti koeficienta „regulacije trga“.
In this regard, the Bulgarian authorities call into question the evidence provided by the complainant.
Po mnenju bolgarskih organov navedene spremembe uredbe o osnovnih cenah kažejo, da so organi kljub neobstoju dobro razvitega domačega trga za gozdna zemljišča in glede na skorajšnji pristop Bolgarije k Uniji poskušali posodobiti mehanizem vrednotenja iz uredbe in zagotoviti, da bi temeljil na verodostojnih tržnih dokazih.
On the one hand, the prices quoted by the complainants would namely be prices for which the land was offered for sale and not necessarily prices effectively obtained or prices of plots of land that had already had their designated use changed and where the stamp duty was paid.
Tako naj administrativne cene, izračunane na podlagi uredbe o osnovnih cenah, na dan pristopa Bolgarije k Uniji ne bi bile nižje od tržnih cen za navedena zemljišča.
On the other hand, the market price quoted by the complainant is not always reliable as in many cases it was obtained only as a result of a single private transaction.
V zvezi z dvomom Komisije glede možnosti, da bi lahko posli menjave izkrivljali konkurenco in vplivali na trgovino med državami članicami, bolgarski organi poudarjajo, prvič, da je bilo med zasebnimi strankami, ki so bile udeležene v spornih poslih menjave, 81 podjetij v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Third, the Bulgarian authorities reiterated that the government did not cover any shortfall between the higher administrative total value of the private forest land it acquired and that the swap transactions were only carried out if the privately owned plot of forest land received was higher or equal in value to the government-owned plot for which it was swapped.
Preostalih 51 zasebnih strank so bile fizične osebe, ki se ne ukvarjajo s trgovino z blagom ali storitvami.
Additionally, the private party had to pay overheads in the amount of 2 % of the property’s value.
V zvezi s tem Bolgarija poudarja, da niti državna agencija za gozdove niti njena naslednica, tj. izvršilna agencija za gozdove, nista prejeli prošenj za sečnjo gozda ali izvoz, ki bi jih vložile fizične osebe, ki so v obdobju pregleda opravile menjave.
Finally, the Bulgarian authorities point out that, since its original enactment, the Regulation on basic prices has been amended on three occasions — in 2004, 2005 and 2007, respectively.
Drugič, bolgarski organi trdijo, da posli menjave ne morejo vplivati na trgovino znotraj Unije, ker se podjetja s podporo ukvarjajo z dejavnostmi, ki ne vključujejo uvoza ali izvoza proizvodov ali storitev.
The amendment of the Regulation in 2005 would be particularly noteworthy in light of the advanced stage in the restitution of expropriated forests and forest land as it meant that private forests were already both available and in demand on the market.
Bolgarski organi so dopolnili informacije, ki so jih že zagotovili o količinah lesa, proizvedenega in izvoženega v Unijo v obdobju pregleda, in predložili dokument, iz katerega je razvidno, da nobena zasebna stranka, ki je na podlagi spornih poslov menjave pridobila državno gozdno zemljišče, ni proizvajala lesa, ga prodajala na domačem trgu ali ga izvažala iz Republike Bolgarije.
This amendment essentially aimed to alter the land valuation methodology.
Tretjič, bolgarski organi trdijo, da je sektor turizma (npr. delovanje organizatorja potovanj, potovalne agencije, lastnika hotela in ponudnika dodatnih turističnih storitev) urejen s pravili iz bolgarskega zakona o turizmu.
In addition, the coefficients relating to areas protected from urbanisation were also increased and several new categories setting out the increments to land prices depending on the category of the settlement were introduced.
V skladu z navedenim zakonom morajo biti organizatorji potovanj vpisani v javni register, ki ga vodi ministrstvo za gospodarstvo, energijo in turizem.
Moreover, following Bulgaria’s accession to the Union on 1 January 2007, the coefficients in the regulation were fully updated, including those relating to the areas protected from urbanisation and the so-called ‘market regulator’ coefficients, which depend on the category of land.
Zahteva za vpis v poseben register velja v skladu s členom 58 zakona o turizmu tudi za osebe, ki se ukvarjajo s hotelirstvom.
Additionally, Article 20(5) of the Regulation on basic prices was amended by increasing the swap price of government land by 50 % of the value of the ‘market regulator’ coefficient.
Iz tega razloga se lahko le družbe, vpisane v zadevne javne registre, ki jih vodi ministrstvo za gospodarstvo, energijo in turizem, štejejo za podjetja, ki delujejo v sektorju turizma.
Moreover, an increment to be added to land value according to the different categories of settlements was introduced.
Pregled zadevnih registrov je pokazal, da je le ena od družb, ki so na podlagi spornih poslov menjave pridobile gozdna zemljišča v državni lasti, tj. Kapsi Tours OOD, registrirana kot organizator potovanj v smislu zakona o turizmu.
According to the Bulgarian authorities, those amendments to the Regulation on basic prices demonstrate that despite there being no well-developed domestic market for forest land and in light of the impending accession of Bulgaria to the Union, the authorities attempted to update the valuation mechanism set out in the regulation by ensuring it was based on credible market evidence.
Četrtič, bolgarski organi so pojasnili, da tudi za poslovanje družb za razvoj nepremičninskih projektov v Bolgariji velja zahteva za registracijo družbe v osrednjem poklicnem registru gradbenikov, ki ga vodi bolgarska zbornica za gradbeništvo v skladu z ustreznim zakonom, zlasti zakonom o zbornici za gradbeništvo [70].
Consequently, at the date of Bulgaria’s accession to the Union the calculated administrative prices calculated on the basis of the Regulation on basic prices would not have been lower than the market prices for those plots.
Bolgarski organi poudarjajo, da so bila le tri od podjetij, ki so opravila menjave z državo, registrirana kot gradbena podjetja in so se morda nekako ukvarjala z gradbenimi deli na podlagi zakona.
In relation to the Commission’s doubt on swap transactions potential to distort competition and affect trade between Member States, the Bulgarian authorities point out, first, that of the private parties that took part in the contested swap transactions, 81 of these constitute undertakings within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Bolgarski organi so zato trdili, da večina podjetij, ki so morda imela koristi od spornih poslov menjave, ni delovala v sektorjih gradbeništva in turizma.
The remaining 51 private parties were natural persons not engaged in trading goods or services.
Zato po njihovem mnenju ni mogoče trditi, da so navedeni posli izkrivljali konkurenco na upoštevnih trgih, razen v sektorju gozdarstva.
Bulgaria underlines in this context that neither the State Forest Agency nor its successor the Executive Forests Agency has received any applications for timber felling or export from the natural persons who conducted swaps in the period under review.
PRIPOMBE BOLGARIJE V ZVEZI S PRIPOMBAMI PRITOŽNIKA
Second, the Bulgarian authorities claim that the swap transactions cannot affect intra-Union trade since the aided firms are engaged in activities that do not involve the import or export of products or services.
Bolgarski organi se strinjajo s pritožnikom, da menjave gozdnih zemljišč med državo in občinami ne vključujejo državne pomoči.
The Bulgarian authorities supplemented the information already provided on volumes of timber produced and exported to the Union during the period under review and provided a document showing that none of the private parties that acquired government forest land under the contested swap transactions produced, sold in the national market or exported timber from the Republic of Bulgaria.
Nasprotno pa trdijo, da je pritožnikova trditev, da je večina upravičencev dejavnih v gradbeništvu ali turizmu, nepravilna iz istih razlogov, kot so bili pojasnjeni v prejšnjem oddelku.
Third, the Bulgarian authorities argue that the tourism sector (e.g. as operating a tour operator, travel agency, hotel proprietor and provider of ancillary tourist services) is governed by the rules set out in the Bulgarian Tourism Act.
Bolgarski organi se prav tako ne strinjajo z načinom, kako je pritožnik določil tržne cene gozdnih zemljišč s primerjavo cen gozdnih zemljišč v različnih letih (npr. nekaj let pred menjavami gozdov), in izpodbijajo pritožnikovo trditev, da so lastniki zamenjanih gozdnih zemljišč v nekaterih primerih ta zemljišča zagotovili kot zavarovanja za pridobitev posojil, saj to ne bi bilo v skladu z določbami bolgarske zakonodaje in zakona o državnem premoženju, ki ga navaja pritožnik.
That Act requires an administrative registration of operators in a public registry kept by the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism.
Podatki, ki jih je predložil pritožnik, naj bi vsebovali pomembne napake in se ne ujemajo z razpoložljivimi zemljiškimi knjigami in dokumentacijo o menjavah.
Persons engaged in hotel management are also subject to a requirement for registration into a dedicated registry pursuant to Article 58 of the Tourism Act.
Podatki, ki jih je predložil pritožnik, naj prav tako ne bi bili pravilni glede gozdnih zemljišč v državni lasti, ki so bila pridobljena na podlagi menjav in nato zagotovljena kot zavarovanje za posojila.
For this reason, only those companies entered into the respective public registers kept by the Ministry of Economy Energy and Tourism may be regarded as undertakings operating in the tourism sector.
Vsekakor bolgarski organi pojasnjujejo, da banke v Bolgariji za zavarovanje poleg nepremičnine zahtevajo še druga likvidna sredstva za zagotovitev odplačila dolga.
A check of the relevant registries showed that only one of the companies that acquired government-owned forest land as a result of the contested swap transactions — Kapsi Tours OOD — is registered as a tour operator within the meaning of the Tourism Act.
Po mnenju navedenih organov naj bi bila torej delitev zneska odobrenega posojila s površino zemljišča v kvadratnih metrih, ki se uporabi za zavarovanje s hipoteko, nepravilna za določitev cene na kvadratni meter.
Fourth, the Bulgarian authorities explained that conducting business as a real estate development company in Bulgaria is also subject to a requirement for registration in the Central Occupational Register of Builders kept by the Bulgarian Construction Chamber in accordance with a dedicated law, notably the Construction Chamber Act [70].
Organi so predložili tudi mnenje prve naložbene banke o mehanizmih za odobritev posojil ter metodah za vrednotenje gozdov in gozdnih zemljišč, ki jih posojilojemalci ponudijo kot zavarovanje.
The Bulgarian authorities point out that only three of the undertakings that conducted swaps with the government were registered as construction companies and may have been in some way engaged in building work under the law.
Bolgarski organi se prav tako ne strinjajo s pritožnikovo trditvijo, da občinski organi niso imeli druge možnosti, kot da sprejmejo podrobne načrte prostorskega razvoja za zemljišča, katerih namembnost je bila spremenjena.
Consequently, the Bulgarian authorities argued that most of the undertakings that potentially benefitted from the contested swap transactions were not operating in the construction and tourism sectors.
Po njihovih navedbah vsaka sprememba namembnosti zemljišča temelji na zakonsko uveljavljenih, podrobnih načrtih prostorskega razvoja, ki so bili predmet javne razprave in s katerimi so bili spremenjeni obstoječi splošni načrti prostorskega razvoja za naseljena območja.
Consequently, in their view, competition on the relevant markets, other than the forest sector, cannot be said to have been distorted by those transactions.
Ti upravni postopki niso v diskreciji ministra za kmetijstvo in prehrano, ki posamezna upravna obvestila za spremembo coniranja zemljišč za stranke, ki zahtevajo tako spremembo, izda šele, ko začne veljati ustrezni podrobni načrt prostorskega razvoja.
BULGARIA’S COMMENTS ON THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMPLAINANT
Organi nadalje zanikajo, da je veliko strank, vključenih v menjave, nameravalo spremeniti namembnost pridobljenega gozdnega zemljišča.
The Bulgarian authorities concur with the complainant that no State aid is present in swaps of forest land between the State and municipalities.
V skladu z bolgarskim zakonom o gozdovih je mogoče tako spremembo izvesti le z vložitvijo vloge na podlagi postopka iz člena 14(c) zakona o gozdovih (razveljavljen).
By contrast, they argue that the complainant’s allegation that most beneficiaries are active in construction or tourism sector is incorrect, for the same reasons explained in the previous section.
Kakršen koli drug izražen namen, na primer v objavi javnih medijev ali kako drugače, razen s postopkom iz zakona, bi bil neupošteven in samovoljen.
The Bulgarian authorities also disagree with the way in which the complainant determined the forest land’s market prices by comparing the prices of forest land in different years (e.g. a few years before the forests were swapped) and contest the complainant’s claim that in certain cases the owners of the swapped forest land provided that land as collateral to obtain loans as this would not comply with the provisions of Bulgarian law and the State Property Act cited by the complainant.
Organi se prav tako ne strinjajo s pritožnikovo izjavo, da upravni način določanja cen gozdnih zemljišč ne izraža dinamičnega razvoja gospodarstva.
The data provided by the complainant would contain significant errors and not correlate with available property registers and documentation of the swaps.
Menijo, da je način določanja cen na podlagi uredbe o osnovnih cenah ustrezen.
The data provided by the complainant would also be incorrect with regard to the State-owned forest land that was acquired through swaps and subsequently provided as collateral for loans.
Prav tako ne drži, da uredba ni bila posodobljena, saj so bili novi koeficienti uvedeni leta 2007, tako da gospodarskim subjektom na podlagi menjav, ki so bile že opravljene, ni bila dodeljena nobena ekonomska ugodnost.
In any event, the Bulgarian authorities explain that banks in Bulgaria require other liquid assets as collateral, in addition to real estate, to ensure that the debt will be repaid.
Organi nasprotujejo trditvi pritožnika, da so bili cenilci pristranski.
According to those authorities it would, therefore, be incorrect to divide the amount of the loan granted by the surface in m2 of the land serving as collateral for the mortgage to determine the price per square metre.
Po njihovih navedbah so ti cenilci sodni izvedenci, o poštenosti katerih ni mogoče dvomiti.
The authorities also provide an opinion of the First Investment Bank on the mechanisms for granting loans and the methods of evaluating forests and forest estates proposed by the borrowers as collaterals.
Poleg tega organi vrednotenja cenilcev, če bi ti gozdno zemljišče ocenili ugodno za zasebno stranko in ne v skladu z določbami uredbe o osnovnih cenah, ne bi sprejeli za namene menjave.
The Bulgarian authorities also disagree with the complainant’s allegation that the municipal authorities had no choice but to adopt detailed spatial development plans for the land whose designated use had been changed.
V zvezi s pritožnikovo trditvijo, da uradni statistični podatki o vrednostih/cenah poslov, ki so jih predložili organi, niso pravilni, organi navajajo, da je davčna utaja s prikrivanjem dejanske cene posla kaznivo dejanje po bolgarskem kazenskem zakoniku.
According to those authorities any change in the designated use of the land is based on legally enforced, detailed spatial development plans that have been publicly discussed, and have amended existing general spatial development plans for populated areas.
Nazadnje, bolgarski organi zanikajo pritožnikovo izjavo, da naj bi bila obtožnica zoper nekdanjega vodjo IAG dokaz obstoja državne pomoči v zvezi z menjavami.
These administrative procedures are not in the discretion of the Minister of Agriculture and Food, who issues individual administrative notices for changing the zoning of land to the parties requesting such a change only after the relevant detailed spatial development plan enters into force.
Po njihovem mnenju postopki zoper uradnike, ki so sodelovali v postopkih za menjavo gozdnih zemljišč v državni lasti, niso upoštevni za oceno obstoja pomoči v spornih poslih.
The authorities further refute that many parties involved in swaps intended to change the designated use of the forest plot obtained.
PRIPOMBE BOLGARIJE V ZVEZI S PRIPOMBAMI, KI SO JIH PREDLOŽILE DRUGE TRETJE STRANI
Pursuant to the Bulgarian Forest Act such realised changed may only be carried out by filing an application under the procedure referred to in Article 14(c) of the Forest Act (repealed).
Pripombe Bolgarije z dne 29. septembra 2011
Any other intention expressed in a mass media publication or in a way other than the procedure provided by law would be irrelevant and arbitrary.
Bolgarski organi so z dopisom z dne 29. septembra 2011 odgovorili na pripombe, ki jih je na sklep o začetku postopka predložila družba All Seas.
The authorities also disagree with the complainant’s statement that the administrative way of determining the prices of forest land would not reflect the dynamic development of the economy.
Družba All Seas je zamenjala skupaj 157,4 ha gozdnih zemljišč v zasebni lasti v občinah Teteven in Gaborovo v zameno za gozdna zemljišča v državni lasti s skupno površino približno 57,9 ha v občini Balčik [71].