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For 13 months (from the entry into force of the Act on 1 December 2009 until its expiry on 31 December 2010), the application of the Act to NCHZ provided the basis for the continued operation of NCHZ despite the fact that the costs of operating the business were consistently higher than the revenue obtained from it, thereby resulting in mounting debt.
Poleg tega uporaba zakona za podjetje NCHZ ni temeljila na premislekih, ki bi jih upoštevali upniki podjetja, ampak na drugih javno-političnih premislekih.
In line with Section 5(a) of the Act, the bankruptcy administrator was obliged to secure the operation of a company declared by the Government as being strategically important.
Obrazložitveni memorandum k sklepu vlade z 2. decembra 2009 o razglasitvi podjetja NCHZ za strateško družbo na podlagi zakona navaja nevarnost izgube 1700 delovnih mest neposredno v podjetju NCHZ in izgube dodatnih 5000 delovnih mest pri dobaviteljih podjetja NCHZ v primeru zaprtja podjetja.
In his reply to a request for information the administrator stated that the continuation of the operation of the bankrupt company was a necessary consequence of compliance with his obligations stemming directly from the Act.
Navaja tudi, da bi ustavitev proizvodnje v podjetju NCHZ negativno vplivala na uspešnost in konkurenčnost celotne kemične industrije na Slovaškem ter tako močno poslabšala stanje celotnega slovaškega gospodarstva.
Thus, NCHZ was able to continue operating and to maintain its business relationships despite being in a situation in which the administrator would have been obliged to consider the possibility of stopping operations and winding up the business (because it was not able to pay all of its debts).
Uporaba zakona za podjetje NCHZ s strani vlade zato očitno ni bila upravičena na podlagi načela upnika v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Transfer of state resources and imputability
Slovaška meni, da čeprav v prvem obdobju niti upniki niti sodišče niso sprejeli nobene odločitve, bi se upniki verjetno odločili za nadaljevanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ, tudi če se zakon zanj ne bi uporabljal.
As indicated above, Slovakia adopted the Act and declared NCHZ to be a strategic company on the basis of that Act.
Slovaška se sklicuje na predhodno analizo z dne 26. oktobra 2009 in javne izjave, ki jih je podal upravitelj oktobra 2009 (tj. pred začetkom veljavnosti zakona) in kažejo, da je bilo nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ njegova prednostna možnost.
Therefore, the administrator was obliged by application of the Act to continue the operation of NCHZ during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Vendar je predhodna analiza upravitelja precej ohlapna, ne vsebuje nobene analize drugih možnosti (prodaje sredstev ali likvidacije) in je zato ni mogoče šteti za trdno podlago, ki bi jo upniki uporabili za odločanje o nadaljnjem poslovanju podjetja NCHZ.
By virtue of that declaration, the operation of the company was maintained even though there was a clear risk (which indeed materialised) that the revenue would not be sufficient to cover the costs of the operation of the business during bankruptcy, including the social security contributions and other liabilities vis-à-vis the State.
Poleg tega je sodišče decembra 2009 zamenjalo prvotnega upravitelja podjetja NCHZ z novim, ki bi na podlagi bolj poglobljene ocene morda prišel do drugačne ugotovitve.
Consequently, this foreseeable risk of accumulation of non-paid liabilities towards the State could have been prevented by the State, by exercising its discretion under the Act and not granting NCHZ the status of strategic company, which obliged the administrator to continue operation of NCHZ's business during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Vendar so bile morebitne nadaljnje presoje vprašanja odložene z začetkom veljavnosti zakona, zato upniki in sodišče niso imeli možnosti obravnavati zadeve in o njej odločati s stališča svojih gospodarskih interesov.
Moreover, the continuation of operations and the accumulation of additional liabilities as a consequence of the application of the Act made it more difficult for the existing public creditors of NCHZ to recover their existing claims.
Čeprav so se upniki in sodišče odločili za nadaljevanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona, je bila ta odločitev sprejeta v drugačnih gospodarskih razmerah ter je temeljila na precej bolj zapleteni in zanesljivi ekonomski oceni, pripravljeni decembra 2010 ob upoštevanju prenehanja veljavnosti zakona.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that declaring NCHZ to be a strategic company led to a transfer of state resources within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Pri analizi je bilo treba predvsem upoštevati, da je imelo podjetje NCHZ po prvem obdobju neporavnane obveznosti (javne in zasebne) iz predhodnega nadaljnjega poslovanja v višini 16 milijonov EUR in da so imele te obveznosti prednost pred obveznostmi iz obdobja pred stečajem.
This transfer occurred in the form of foregone revenue from social security contributions and other public claims not honoured by NCHZ during the period when the Act applied to it.
Zato stanje upnikov ni bilo enako kot na začetku stečajnega postopka, ko velik del obveznosti še ni nastal.
The Commission also notes that the decision to declare NCHZ a strategic company was adopted by the Government and is therefore clearly attributable to the Slovak State.
Poleg tega je bila z uporabo zakona za podjetje NCHZ odpravljena negotovost, ki je bila samodejno vključena v odločanje v skladu s standardnimi pravili glede stečaja, kar je zagotavljalo polno obratovanje podjetja NCHZ vsaj do prenehanja veljavnosti zakona konec leta 2010.
Economic advantage
To je bil jasen znak za dobavitelje in stranke podjetja, ki jim je bilo zagotovljeno, da lahko še naprej trgujejo s podjetjem NCHZ, saj bi podjetje zaradi svojega statusa strateške družbe na podlagi zakona ostalo v celoti delujoče.
The application of the Act to NCHZ provided it with an economic advantage, as it protected the company from the normal course of bankruptcy proceedings under the standard bankruptcy legislation.
Ker je varnost oskrbe pomemben element za stranke v kemijskem sektorju, je uporaba zakona podjetju NCHZ zagotavljala veliko prednost v primerjavi s standardnim stečajnim postopkom.
For almost 13 months, NCHZ continued its operations exclusively by virtue of the application of the Act.
Strankam podjetja NCHZ je dala precej večje zagotovilo, da bo podjetje NCHZ kljub morebitnim nadaljnjim izgubam ter ne glede na stališča in interese njegovih upnikov še naprej poslovalo vsaj do prenehanja veljavnosti zakona.
The bankruptcy administrator had to ensure the operation of the undertaking even if its revenue did not fully cover its operating costs including taxes or social security contributions.
Podjetje NCHZ je bilo tako deležno prednostne obravnave v primerjavi z njegovimi konkurenti v podobnem položaju.
The application of the Act thus deprived the administrator and the creditors of their discretion to decide whether the continued operation of the company was economically advantageous.
Tveganje, da bi stranke zamenjale dobavitelja zaradi stečaja, ni le hipotetično.
Due to the loss-making character of the continued operations, NCHZ was not able to fully pay its liabilities, including social security and health insurance contributions for its employees and other liabilities towards various state entities during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Dejansko je podjetje kljub zaščiti, ki jo je zagotavljala uporaba zakona, v letih 2009 in 2010 izgubilo nekatere stranke, kot je pokazala ekonomska analiza upravitelja, pripravljena po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona.
The application of the Act to NCHZ required the administrator to: (i) ensure the operation of NCHZ and (ii) prevent an unjustified collective dismissal of employees.
Brez uporabe zakona bi bilo tveganje še večjega zmanjšanja prodaje zaradi negotovosti, ki jih je ustvaril stečajni postopek, bistveno večje.
On that basis, the administrator himself stated that on the basis of the application of the Act he was obliged to continue operating NCHZ in full, without any possibility of analysing alternatives and choosing the one most advantageous for the creditors of the company in bankruptcy.
Tako bi se povečalo tudi tveganje, da bi upniki menili, da nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ ni več gospodarsko smiselno.
While the Act was in force, no creditors' meeting deciding on the economic future of NCHZ could take place and no analysis was made to assess whether the continued operation of NCHZ was at that stage in the creditors' interest.
Slovaška je predložila hipotetično analizo upravitelja na podlagi metodologije, uporabljene za analizo v drugem obdobju, ki kaže, da če bi bila upoštevana likvidacija na začetku prvega obdobja, rezultat analize ne bi bil drugačen od rezultata analize v drugem obdobju.
Only when the Act was about to expire did the administrator commission a comprehensive economic analysis and call a meeting of the company's creditors to decide whether to continue operating NCHZ or not.
Ne glede na nižjo stopnjo sedanjih obveznosti, ki znašajo 8,5 milijona EUR, izkupiček likvidacije ne ni bil večji od stroškov in sedanjih obveznosti.
In addition, the application of the Act to NCHZ was based, not on considerations which the company's creditors would have taken into account, but on other public policy considerations.
Vendar je ta analiza zelo kratka in hipotetična, upravitelj pa jo je pripravil šele po dogodku [14], saj je bila pripravljena in predložena šele marca 2014.
The explanatory memorandum to the Government Decision of 2 December 2009 declaring NCHZ a strategic company under the Act mentions the threat of 1700 jobs being lost directly at NCHZ and an additional 5000 jobs being lost at NCHZ's suppliers if the company closed down.
Slovaška ni dokazala, da bi bilo nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ dejansko odobreno na začetku stečajnega obdobja na podlagi ustrezne poglobljene analize in razprave vseh deležnikov, tudi če se zakon ne bi uporabljal za podjetje NCHZ.
It also states that stopping production at NCHZ would negatively affect the performance and competitiveness of the whole chemical industry in Slovakia and thus significantly worsen the position of the whole Slovak economy.
Če se zakon ne bi uporabljal za podjetje NCHZ, bi se podjetje dejansko soočalo z dodatnimi negativnimi posledicami (kot so preusmeritev strank k varnejšim dobaviteljem), kar bi bistveno povečalo tveganje, da bi se upniki v tej fazi odločili za ustavitev poslovanja.
The application of the Act to NCHZ by the Government was, therefore, evidently not justified on the basis of the market economy creditor principle.
Uporaba zakona je tako podjetju NCHZ zagotavljala selektivno gospodarsko prednost, saj ga je ščitila pred običajnim potekom stečajnega postopka v skladu s standardno stečajno zakonodajo.
Slovakia maintains that, although no decision was taken either by the creditors or the court during the first period, it is likely that the creditors would have decided to continue operating NCHZ even if the Act had not been applied to it.
Upravitelju, upnikom in sodišču je odvzela možnost ustavitve poslovanja podjetja NCHZ ali znatnega zmanjšanja števila zaposlenih (glej uvodno izjavo (27)), in sicer na začetku stečajnega postopka ali pozneje (tj. v letu 2010) glede na razvoj dogodkov v zvezi z gospodarskim položajem podjetja NCHZ.
Slovakia refers to a preliminary analysis of 26 October 2009 and public statements made by the administrator in October 2009 (i.e. before the Act entered into force) indicating that the continued operation of NCHZ was his preferred option.
Podjetju NCHZ in tretjim stranem (kot so stranke in dobavitelji) je zagotavljala tudi gotovost glede nadaljnjega poslovanja, kar v skladu s standardnimi pravili glede stečaja ni nikoli zagotovljeno.
However, the preliminary analysis by the administrator is rather sketchy, does not contain any analysis of alternative options (sale of assets or liquidation) and cannot therefore be considered a solid basis that the creditors would have used for deciding on the continued operation of NCHZ.
Glede na navedeno Komisija meni, da je uporaba zakona podjetju NCHZ zagotavljala neupravičeno gospodarsko prednost.
Furthermore, in December 2009 the court replaced the original administrator of NCHZ with a new one, who might have reached a different conclusion on the basis of a more in-depth assessment.
Selektivnost ukrepa
However, any further assessment of the issue was suspended by the entry into force of the Act and thus the creditors and the court were given no opportunity to discuss and decide on the matter from the point of view of their economic interests.
Odločitev o uporabi zakona za podjetje NCHZ, in s tem zagotovitev nadaljnjega poslovanja, je posamičen ukrep, ki ga je sprejela vlada in se posebej nanaša na podjetje NCHZ ter je zato po definiciji selektiven.
Although the creditors and the court decided to continue operating NCHZ after the Act expired, this decision was taken in a different economic situation and was based on a significantly more complex and solid economic assessment produced in December 2010 in view of the expiry of the Act.
Slovaški organi trdijo, da je bil zakon splošen ukrep, ki se je uporabljal za vsa podjetja, ki so izpolnjevala v njem določena merila.
That analysis primarily had to take into account that following the first period NCHZ had outstanding liabilities (both public and private) from its previous continued operation totalling EUR 16 million and these had priority over any pre-bankruptcy liabilities.
Ne glede na dejstvo, da zadevni ukrep ni zakon sam, ampak njegova uporaba za podjetje NCHZ na podlagi sklepa vlade, Komisija ugotavlja, da v skladu z uveljavljeno sodno prakso sodišč EU dejstvo, da je bil zakon splošen ukrep, ne izključuje možnosti, da je zadevnemu subjektu dajal selektivno prednost.
Therefore, the situation for the creditors was not the same as at the beginning of the bankruptcy proceedings when a large part of those liabilities had not yet been incurred.
Prvič, kljub temu da je bil zakon splošen zakonodajni ukrep, okoliščine primera kažejo, da je bil dejansko posebej namenjen podjetju NCHZ (v nekaterih časopisnih člankih je bil zakon celo poimenovan „lex NCHZ“).
In addition, the uncertainty automatically entailed in decision-making under the standard bankruptcy rules was removed by the application of the Act to NCHZ, which guaranteed that at least until the Act expired at the end of 2010 NCHZ would be fully operational.
Zakon je bil sprejet en mesec po tem, ko je podjetje razglasilo stečaj, NCHZ pa je bilo edino podjetje, za katero se je zakon uporabljal.
This sent a strong signal to the company's suppliers and customers, who were assured that they could keep trading with NCHZ, because the company would, owing to its strategic company status under the Act, remain fully operational.
Drugič, da bi se zakon lahko uporabljal za zadevno podjetje, je bil potreben sklep vlade o razglasitvi podjetja za „strateško“, saj zakon ni samodejno veljal za vsa podjetja, ki so izpolnjevala pogoje, določene v oddelku 1(2) zakona.
Since security of supply is an important element for customers in the chemical sector, the application of the Act provided a significant advantage to NCHZ as compared with the standard bankruptcy procedure.
Poleg tega je imela vlada ob upoštevanju splošnega besedila teh pogojev znatno diskrecijsko pravico glede tega, katera podjetja je obravnavala kot strateška [15].
It gave NCHZ's customers significantly more assurance that, despite any further losses and irrespective of the views and interests of its creditors, NCHZ would continue operating at least until the Act expired.
Zato Komisija meni, da ukrep, ki je dovoljeval kopičenje neplačanih dolgov podjetja NCHZ do države, pomeni selektiven ukrep v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
NCHZ thus received privileged treatment compared with its competitors in a similar situation.
Izkrivljanje konkurence in učinek na trgovino med državami članicami
The risk of customers switching to other suppliers as a result of bankruptcy is not just a hypothetical one.
Nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ z uporabo zakona je vplivalo na zmanjšanje stroškov, ki bi jih podjetje NCHZ drugače moralo kriti.
In fact, even with the shield provided by the application of the Act, some customers were lost in 2009 and 2010, as indicated in the administrator's economic analysis produced after the Act expired.
Poslovanje podjetja NCHZ ni prineslo zadostnih prihodkov za pokritje vseh stroškov poslovanja, vključno s prispevki za socialno varnost in drugimi terjatvami države, nastalimi med stečajnim postopkom.
Without the application of the Act the risk that even more sales would be lost owing to the uncertainties created by the bankruptcy proceedings would have been significantly higher.
Kljub temu, da podjetje NCHZ ni moglo plačati vseh svojih obveznosti in zlasti obveznosti do države (ki so ostale neplačane 13 mesecev, ko je bil zakon v veljavi), je ostalo dejavno na trgu in ponujalo svoje proizvode v konkurenci z drugimi evropskimi proizvajalci kemikalij.
This would also have increased the risk that the creditors might view the continued operation of NCHZ as no longer making economic sense.
Poleg tega je, kot je opisano zgoraj, uporaba zakona zagotavljala podjetju NCHZ gospodarsko prednost, ki je druga podjetja v podobnem položaju niso imela.
Slovakia provided a hypothetical analysis by the administrator based on the methodology used for the analysis in the second period which shows that, if liquidation had been considered at the beginning of the first period, the outcome of the analysis would not have been different from the outcome of the analysis in the second period.
Zlasti je obstajala verjetnost občutnega zmanjšanja tveganj izgube strank in dobaviteljev med stečajnim postopkom.
Regardless of the lower level of current liabilities totalling EUR 8,5 million, the proceeds from liquidation would not have been greater than the costs and the current liabilities.
Dejstvo, da je bilo podjetje v skladu z zakonom zavezano nadaljevati s poslovanjem, je spodbudilo poslovne partnerje podjetja NCHZ k ohranitvi njihovega odnosa s podjetjem.
However, this analysis is very brief and hypothetical and was produced by the administrator only after the event [14], as it was not drawn up and submitted until March 2014.
Varnost oskrbe za stranke podjetja NCHZ, ki je v kemični industriji še posebno pomembna, je bila zagotovljena z nadaljnjim poslovanjem podjetja, kot je določal zakon.
Slovakia has not demonstrated that the continued operation of NCHZ would really have been approved at the beginning of the bankruptcy period on the basis of a proper in-depth analysis and discussion by all the stakeholders, even if the Act had not been applied to NCHZ.
Če se zakon ne bi uporabljal, bi obstajala večja verjetnost, da bi stranke podjetja NCHZ iskale druge vire dobave zaradi strahu pred nenadnim prenehanjem poslovanja zaradi poslabšanja finančnih in gospodarskih razmer podjetja v stečaju.
In fact, if the Act had not been applied to NCHZ, the company would have faced additional negative consequences (such as customers switching to safer suppliers), which would have significantly increased the risk of the creditors opting to discontinue operation at that stage.
Zmanjšanje stroškov posameznega podjetja pomeni pomoč za tekoče poslovanje in zato izkrivlja konkurenco, saj so morali te stroške ali posledice nezmožnosti plačila nositi konkurenti podjetja NCHZ.
The application of the Act thus provided NCHZ with a selective economic advantage, as it protected the company from the normal course of the bankruptcy proceedings under the standard bankruptcy legislation.
Poleg tega so lahko ukrepi izkrivljali konkurenco z umetnim ohranjanjem podjetja NCHZ na trgu kalcijevega karbida in drugih trgih, na katerih je bilo podjetje dejavno.
It deprived the administrator, the creditors and the court of the possibility of discontinuing operation of NCHZ or making significant staff cuts (see recital 27), either at the beginning of the bankruptcy proceedings or later on (i.e. in the course of 2010) in view of developments in NCHZ's economic situation.
Ker je število proizvajalcev kalcijevega karbida v EU omejeno in se s proizvodi trguje po vsej Evropi, je jasno, da zadevni ukrep vpliva tudi na trgovino med državami članicami.
It also provided NCHZ and third parties (such as customers and suppliers) with a certainty of continued operation, which under standard bankruptcy rules is never guaranteed.
Ugotovitev o prisotnosti državne pomoči
In the light of the above, the Commission takes the view that the application of the Act provided NCHZ with an undue economic advantage.
Glede na navedeno Komisija ugotavlja, da je razglasitev podjetja NCHZ za strateško družbo v skladu z zakonom pomenila selektivno prednost v korist zadevnega podjetja, da jo je bilo mogoče pripisati državi in da je zahtevala uporabo državnih sredstev za izkrivljanje konkurence na trgu, odprtem za trgovanje med državami članicami.
Selectivity of the measure
Ukrep zato pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
The decision to apply the Act to NCHZ, thereby guaranteeing its continued operation, is an individual measure adopted by the Government specifically concerning NCHZ and is therefore, by definition, selective.
Znesek pomoči ustreza neplačanim obveznostim do države in državnih subjektov, ki so se nakopičile v obdobju, ko se je zakon uporabljal za podjetje NCHZ.
The Slovak authorities argue that the Act was a general measure applicable to all companies fulfilling the criteria laid down in it.
Po informacijah, ki jih je predložila Slovaška, je neplačani dolg na začetku obdobja znašal 735817,44 EUR [16].
Leaving aside the fact that the relevant measure is not the Act itself but its application to NCHZ by the Government's decision, the Commission notes that in accordance with the established case-law of the EU courts the fact that the Act was a general measure does not exclude the possibility of it conferring a selective advantage on a particular entity.
Po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona so neporavnane obveznosti znašale 5519241,54 EUR [17].
First, even though the Act was a general legislative measure the circumstances of the case suggest that it was in fact aimed specifically at NCHZ (some press articles even dubbed the Act ‘lex NCHZ’).
Zato je znesek pomoči 4783424,10 EUR.
The Act was adopted one month after the company was declared bankrupt and NCHZ was the only company to which the Act was applied.
Nadaljnje poslovanje na podlagi odločitve odbora upnikov
Second, for the Act to be applied to a given company, a decision by the Government declaring the company to be ‘strategic’ was required, as the Act did not apply automatically to every company fulfilling the conditions set out in Section 1(2) of the Act.
Po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona upravitelj ni bil več pravno zavezan, da nadaljuje s poslovanjem podjetja.
In addition, in view of the general wording of those conditions, the Government had significant discretion regarding which companies it considered strategic [15].
Upnike (zavarovane in nezavarovane) je obvestil, da se je izguba podjetja NCHZ od razglasitve stečaja stalno povečevala in da so bili stroški poslovanja podjetja višji od prihodkov od poslovanja.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the measure allowing the accumulation of NCHZ's unpaid debts to the State constitutes a selective measure within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Kljub temu, da so bili seznanjeni s slabim stanjem podjetja, so se vsi upniki v odboru upnikov in zavarovani upniki januarja 2011 strinjali, da bi moralo podjetje NCHZ nadalje poslovati.
Distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
To odločitev je pozneje potrdilo stečajno sodišče v skladu s slovaškim zakonom o stečaju in tako je postala zavezujoča za upravitelja.
The continued operation of NCHZ by virtue of the application of the Act had the effect of reducing costs that NCHZ would otherwise have had to bear.
Odgovornost in gospodarska prednost