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By letters dated 28 November 2011 and 27 February 2012, the European Commission (hereinafter: ‘the Commission’) asked Germany for additional information concerning the 2010 Annual Report on State aid in the agricultural sector which Germany had submitted according to Article 21(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 [2] (hereinafter ‘Regulation (EC) No 659/1999’).
Z dopisoma z dne 28. novembra 2011 in z dne 27. februarja 2012 je Evropska komisija (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Komisija) Nemčijo zaprosila za dodatna pojasnila v zvezi z letnim poročilom 2010 o državnih pomočeh v kmetijskem sektorju, ki ga je Nemčija posredovala v skladu s členom 21(1) Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 [2].
In the light of Germany's answers, it emerged that Germany had granted financial support to the German dairy sector pursuant to the 1952 Gesetz über den Verkehr mit Milch, Milcherzeugnissen und Fetten (hereinafter: ‘Milch- und Fettgesetz’ [Milk and Fat Law] or ‘the MFG’).
Nemčija je z dopisi z dne 16. novembra 2012, 7., 8., 11., 13., 14., 15. in 19. februarja, 21. marca, 8. aprila, 28. maja, 10. in 25. junija ter 2. julija 2013 predložila dodatne informacije.
By letter dated 2 October 2012, the Commission informed Germany that the measures in question had been registered as non-notified aid under the number SA.35484 (2012/NN).
Komisija je z dopisom z dne 17. julija 2013 (K(2013) 4457 final) Nemčijo obvestila o svojem sklepu, da bo sprožila postopek v zvezi z določenimi podukrepi, ki so bili izvedeni v skladu z MFG, v skladu s členom 108(2) PDEU [3] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sklep o začetku postopka).
By letters dated 16 November 2012, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 19 February, 21 March, 8 April, 28 May, 10 and 25 June and 2 July 2013, Germany submitted further information.
Z istim dopisom je Komisija ugotovila, da so dodatni podukrepi ali za obdobje od 28. novembra 2001 do 31. decembra 2006 ali za obdobje od 1. januarja 2007 ali za obe obdobji združljivi z notranjim trgom, ali da niso državna pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU ali da ne spadajo na področje uporabe pravil o državni pomoči (v nadaljnjem besedilu: pozitivni sklep).
By letter of 17 July 2013 (C(2013) 4457 final) the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to initiate with regard to certain sub-measures under the MFG the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the TFEU [3] (hereinafter: ‘initiation Decision’).
Komisija je za zadevne podpore, ki jih zadeva ta sklep, v zvezi z preskusi kakovosti mleka, izvedenimi v Baden-Württembergu in na Bavarskem, ugotovila, da so združljivi z notranjim trgom za obdobje od 28. novembra 2001 do 31. decembra 2006.
In the same letter, the Commission assessed that other sub-measures were compatible with the internal market, either during the period from 28 November 2001 to 31 December 2006 or in the period starting 1 January 2007 or in both periods, or that further sub-measures did not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU or that they fell outside the scope of State aid rules.
Komisija je glede enakih preskusov kakovosti mleka, če so bili izvedeni v obdobju od 1. januarja 2007, izrazila dvom glede njihove združljivosti z notranjim trgom.
For the support covered by the present Decision relating to milk quality tests in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, the Commission found that it was compatible with the internal market for the period from 28 November 2001 to 31 December 2006.
Ta sklep se nanaša izključno na preskuse kakovosti mleka, izvedene v obdobju od 1. januarja 2007.
However, the Commission expressed doubts as to the compatibility of the same milk quality tests with the internal market for the period from 1 January 2007.
Z dopisom z dne 20. septembra 2013 je Nemčija predložila pripombe glede sklepa o začetku postopka.
This Decision relates exclusively to the milk quality tests carried out in the period from 1 January 2007.
Sklep o začetku postopka je bil objavljen v Uradnem listu Evropske unije [4].
By letter dated 20 September 2013, Germany submitted comments concerning the initiation Decision.
Komisija je pozvala druge zainteresirane strani, da v enem mesecu predložijo svoje pripombe.
The initiation Decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union [4].
Komisija je prejela skupno 19 pripomb zainteresiranih strani.
The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments within one month.
Ena od teh zainteresiranih strani je Komisijo z navedbo tehtnih razlogov zaprosila za zaupno obravnavo svoje identitete.
The Commission received 19 comments from interested parties.
Sedem od 19 pripomb, ne pa tudi nazadnje navedena, se nanaša na zadevne ukrepe v zvezi s preskusi kakovosti mleka.
One of these parties asked the Commission not to disclose its identity and gave sound reasons for this.
Prejete pripombe so bile Nemčiji predložene z dopisi z dne 27. februarja, 3. marca in 3. oktobra 2014, ne da bi bila razkrita identiteta zgoraj navedene zainteresirane strani.
A total of 7 of the 19 comments from interested parties, although not the latter, related to the measures concerning milk quality tests at issue here.
Nemčija najprej ni podala mnenja glede pripomb, ki so jih zainteresirane strani vročile februarja 2014.
The comments received were transmitted to Germany by letters of 27 February, 3 March and 3 October 2014 without the identity of the above-mentioned interested party being disclosed.
Glede dodatnih pripomb z dne 8. julija 2014 je predložila pripombe z dopisom z dne 3. decembra 2014.
Germany did not initially respond to the comments submitted by interested parties in February 2014.
OPIS UKREPOV
Germany responded to an additional opinion dated 8 July 2014 by letter dated 3 December 2014.
V nadaljevanju so opisane finančne podpore, ki se nanašajo na preskuse kakovosti mleka, izvedene v Baden-Württembergu in na Bavarskem, ki so v sklepu o začetku postopka označene kot podukrepa BW 1 in BY 1 ter v zvezi s katerimi je Komisija za obdobje od 1. januarja 2007 izrazila dvom glede njihove združljivosti z notranjim trgom.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES
Razlogi Komisije za sprožitev postopka v skladu s členom 108(2) PDEU
Below is a description of the financial support relating to milk quality tests carried out in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, designated in the initiation Decision as sub-measures BW 1 and BY 1, about which the Commission expressed doubts as to their compatibility with the internal market for the period from 1 January 2007.
Kot je sporočila Nemčija, se preskusi kakovosti mleka, izvedeni na Bavarskem, ne financirajo samo iz dajatve na mleko, ampak tudi iz splošnih sredstev deželnega proračuna.
The MFG is a Federal law which entered into force in 1952 and has since been amended several times, most recently on 31 October 2006.
Dajatve, ki jih pobirajo dežele, znašajo do 0,0015 EUR na kilogram mleka.
It constitutes the legal frame of the underlying aid measures at issue, and its validity is unlimited in time.
Nemčija je pojasnila, da dajatve na mleko, uporabljene v posameznih zveznih deželah, ni mogoče uporabiti za uvožene proizvode.
As Germany has indicated, the milk quality tests carried out in Bavaria are funded not solely from milk levy resources but also from the Land budget.
Nasprotno pa lahko dajatev na mleko velja za izvozne proizvode.
Section 22(1) of the MFG authorises the German Länder to impose a milk levy on dairies based on the quantities of delivered milk.
V členu 22(2) MFG je določeno, da se sredstva, pridobljena iz dajatve na mleko, uporabljajo samo za:
The levies imposed by the Länder amount to up to EUR 0,0015 per kg of milk.
spodbujanje in ohranjanje kakovosti na podlagi določenih izvedbenih določb;
Germany has outlined that the milk levy imposed in the respective Länder is not applicable to imports.
izboljšanje higiene pri pridelavi, dobavi, obdelavi in predelavi ter prodaji mleka in mlečnih proizvodov;
By contrast, exports may be subject to the milk levy.
preverjanja mlečnosti;
Section 22(2) of the MFG provides that the revenues obtained from the milk levy may be used solely for:
svetovanje podjetjem pri vprašanjih s področja mlekarstva in nenehno usposabljanje mladih delavcev v sektorju mleka;
improving and sustaining quality on the basis of certain implementing provisions;
oglaševanje za povečanje porabe mleka in mlečnih proizvodov;
improving hygiene during milking and the delivery, processing and distribution of milk and milk products;
izvajanje nalog, prenesenih v skladu z Zakonom o mleku in maščobah.
milk yield recording;
V členu 22(2a) MFG je določeno, da je mogoče ob odstopanju od odstavka 2 sredstva, ki se pridobijo v skladu z odstavkom 1, uporabljati tudi za:
advice to operators on matters relating to the dairy industry and ongoing training of young employees;
zniževanje strukturno povečanih stroškov zbiranja pri dostavi mleka in smetane od proizvajalca do mlekarne;
advertising aimed at increasing the consumption of milk and milk products;
zniževanje povečanih stroškov prevoza pri dostavi mleka med mlekarnami, če je dostava nujna za zagotavljanje oskrbe prodajnega območja oskrbovanih mlekarn s konzumnim mlekom, in
performance of the tasks conferred by the MFG.
spodbujanje kakovosti pri centralizirani prodaji mlečnih proizvodov.
Section 22(2a) of the MFG provides that, by derogation from paragraph 2, the revenues generated pursuant to paragraph 1 may also be used to:
V členu 22(4) MFG je določeno, da je mogoče prispevke in pristojbine, ki jih mlekarne ali njihova združenja plačujejo obratom v sektorju mleka za namene iz odstavka 2, v celoti ali delno nadomestiti iz zbranih dajatev na mleko.
reduce increased structural collection costs in respect of the supply of milk and cream from the producer to the dairy.
Baden-Württemberg in Bavarska dodeljujeta finančno podporo v zvezi z analizami kakovosti mleka, ki je v sklepu o začetku postopka označena kot podukrepa BW 1 in BY 1.
reduce increased transport costs in respect of the supply of milk between dairies where such supply is necessary to ensure the supply of drinking milk to the recipient dairy's sales area, and
Skupno porabljena sredstva (za obe deželi skupaj, za Bavarsko vključno s splošnimi sredstvi iz deželnega proračuna) so znašala pribl.
improve quality regarding the central distribution of milk products.
14 milijonov EUR letno.
Section 22(4) of the MFG provides that contributions and fees paid by dairies or their associations to establishments in the dairy industry for the purposes set out in paragraph 2 may be offset in full or in part by the revenues generated by the milk levy.
V skladu s členom 10 MFG v povezavi s členom 1(1) Uredbe o preskusu kakovosti in plačilu dobavljenega mleka (Uredba o kakovosti mleka; „MGV“) z dne 9. julija 1980 [5] morajo odjemalci mleka vsako dobavljeno mleko za oceno kakovosti dati v analizo ali analizirati glede:
Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria grant financial support in respect of milk quality tests designated in the initiation Decision as sub-measures BW 1 and BY 1.
vsebnosti maščobe,
The total funds earmarked (by both Länder combined, including general Land budget resources in the case of Bavaria) amounted to some EUR 9 million per annum.
vsebnosti beljakovin,
Under Section 10 of the MFG, as read in conjunction with Section 1(1) of the Verordnung über die Güteprüfung und Bezahlung der Anlieferungsmilch (Milch-Güteverordnung [Milk Quality Regulation]; hereinafter ‘the MGV’) of 9 July 1980 [5], buyers of milk are required, for the purposes of quality assessment, to have all delivered milk tested or to test it themselves for:
bakteriološke sestave,
fat content,
vsebnosti somatskih celic in
protein content,
zmrzišča.
bacteriological content,
Analize, navedene v členu 1(1) MGV, so obvezne za mleko, ki ga kupujejo mlekarne v Nemčiji (odjemalci mleka).
somatic cell content and
Razen Baden-Württemberga in Bavarske druge dežele, vključno z deželami, ki ne pobirajo dajatve na mleko, ne dodeljujejo finančne podpore za preskuse kakovosti mleka.
freezing point.
Izvedbo podukrepov BW 1 in BY 1 določajo spodaj navedene pravne podlage:
The tests referred to in Section 1(1) of the MGV are mandatory for the milk obtained by dairies in Germany (milk buyers).
točka 1 člena 22(2) Zakona o mleku in maščobah,
There are no Länder other than Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, including those Länder that do not charge a milk levy, that grant financial support for milk quality tests.
uredba o kakovosti mleka z dne 9. julija 1980,
The legal bases listed below regulate the implementation of sub-measures BW 1 and BY 1:
uredba o izvajanju uredbe o kakovosti mleka z dne 18. maja 2004 [6],
Section 22(2), point 1, of the MFG;
objava dovoljenja združenja Milchprüfring Baden-Württemberg e.V. v različici z dne z dne 21. julija 2004 [7],člen 23 in člen 44 Deželne finančne uredbe (Landeshaushaltsordnung) za Baden-Württemberg (LHO),
the MGV of 9 July 1980;
uredba o dajatvi za mleko (BayMilchUmlV) z dne 17. oktobra 2007 [8] (Bavarska),uredba o uvedbi dajatev v sektorju mleka z dne 18. maja 2004 (Baden-Württemberg) [9], razveljavljena z uredbo Ministrstva za razvoj podeželja in varstvo potrošnikov (Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz) o razveljavitvi uredbe o uvedbi dajatev v sektorju mleka z dne 14. februarja 2013,
the MGV Implementing Regulation of 18 May 2004 [6]; the Communication on the approval of Milchprüfring Baden-Württemberg e.V.
člen 23 in člen 44 Finančne uredbe zvezne dežele Bavarske (Bayerische Haushaltsordnung – BayHO).
[Baden-Württemberg Testing Agency], as amended on 21 July 2004 [7];Sections 23 and 44 of the Baden-Württemberg Land Budget Order (LHO);
Nemčija je že v postopku za predhodno preučitev trdila, da ti ukrepi niso pomoči iz naslednjih razlogov:
Regulation on a levy for milk (BayMilchUmlV) of 17 October 2007 [8];Regulation on the charging of levies in respect of the dairy industry of 18 May 2004 [9], repealed by the Regulation of the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection of 14 February 2013 repealing the Regulation on the charging of levies in respect of the dairy industry;
pri plačilih gre za izravnavo potrebnih stroškov, ki so nastali v združenjih za preverjanje kakovosti mleka za izvajanje nalog javnih organov.
Sections 23 and 44 of the Bavarian Land Budget (BayHO).
Analize zagotavljajo varnost proizvodov v zvezi z varstvom potrošnikov pred zdravstveno škodo in oskrbo prebivalstva z visokokakovostnimi proizvodi.
Germany claims that these measures do not constitute aid for the following reasons: The payments are made to compensate the testing agencies for the expenditure they incur in performing public tasks.
posebno pomembne so dodatne analize surovega mleka, ki jasno presegajo zahteve MGV.
The payments compensate for necessary burdens that the Milchprüfringe have to shoulder for performing tasks incumbent to the State.
To združenjem za preverjanje kakovosti mleka omogoča uporabljati sistem spremljanja za ugotavljanje dodajanja inhibitorjev, s katerim je mogoče v primeru suma usmerjeno identificirati oziroma kaznovati dodajanje inhibitorjev v dobavljeno mleko.
The tests ensure the safety of products with a view to protecting consumers against health hazards and providing the public with high-quality products.
Komisija poudarja, da bodo finančne podpore za te dodatne analize predmet ločenega sklepa.
Particularly important are additional tests on raw milk, which go well beyond what is required by the MGV.
ko je Komisija z dopisom z dne 2. oktobra 2012 registrirala vse ukrepe, ki spadajo na področje veljavnosti MFG, kot nepriglašene pomoči, sta se Baden-Württemberg in Bavarska sporazumeli, da ukineta nadomestilo stroškov v zvezi z uradnimi preskusi kakovosti mleka, ki so bili pred tem podprti s sredstvi iz dajatve na mleko.
This allows the testing agencies to operate an inhibitor monitoring system to identify and, if necessary, penalise the addition of inhibitors to delivered milk in a targeted manner in suspected cases.
Namesto tega bo sektor mleka stroške v prihodnje nadomestil neposredno združenjem za preskuse kakovosti mleka.
The Commission notes that financial support paid in respect of these additional tests are covered by a separate Decision.
Upoštevajoč, da se je velika večina (pribl.
After the Commission had registered all of the measures coming under the MFG as non-notified aid by letter of 2 October 2012, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria agreed to suspend the reimbursement of costs relating to official milk quality tests that had previously been covered by revenues from the milk levy, Instead, the dairy industry will in future reimburse the costs directly to the testing agencies.
80 %) finančnih sredstev iz dajatev na mleko v Baden-Württembergu usmerjala v navedeno uradno analizo dobavljenega mleka, je dežela Baden-Württemberg v zvezi s tem zaradi poenostavitve upravnih postopkov in zmanjšanja birokracije dne 1. januarja 2013 v celoti ukinila pobiranje dajatve na mleko.
Given that the bulk of the milk levy resources in Baden-Württemberg (around 80 %) were being spent on the said official tests of delivered milk, Baden-Württemberg had, for reasons of simplification and reduction of red tape, completely abolished the collection of the milk levy as of 1 January 2013.
Na Bavarskem pa se je ukinitev vračila stroškov izravnala z znižanjem stopnje dajatve.
In Bavaria, however, the suspension of the reimbursement of costs has been offset by a reduction in the milk levy rate.
Pripombe Nemčije z dne 20. septembra 2013
On the subject of sub-measures BY 1 and BW 1 at issue here, Germany submitted the following comments that had been coordinated between the two Länder concerned.
(„MPBY“) in Milchprüfring Baden-Württemberg e.V.
It deemed that the cost compensation towards routine controls on milk quality to be also lawful beyond the period 2001-2006.
(„MPBW“), ne gre za dajanje pomoči, ker se z njimi ne daje prednost sektorju mleka v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
By dint of the fact that Milchprüfring Bayern e.V.
Celo če bi šlo za pomoč (kar Nemčija zanika), bi jo bilo treba obravnavati kot veljavno pomoč.
(‘MPBY’)/Milchprüfring Baden-Württemberg e.V.
Vsekakor sta ukrepa BY 1/BW 1 združljiva z notranjim trgom.
(‘MPBW’) had carried out the tests, no aid had been granted because there was no favouring of the dairy industry within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Zvezna dežela Bavarska je sprotno financiranje iz dajatev začasno ukinila zgolj zaradi pravne varnosti.
Even if aid had been granted (which Germany refutes), it should have been regarded as existing aid.
V Baden-Württembergu sta bila financiranje in pobiranje dajatev v celoti ukinjena z 31. decembrom 2012 zgolj zaradi pravne varnosti v povezavi s posebnim in specifičnim položajem.
In any case, Germany argued that the measures BY 1 and BW 1 were compatible with the internal market.
Pri ukrepa BY 1/BW 1 ni šlo za pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, ker mlekarne zaradi pregledov, ki jih izvajata MPBY in MPBW, niso bile v ugodnejšem položaju.
It was only for reasons of legal certainty that Bavaria had temporarily suspended levy funding.
Mlekarne zlasti niso bile razbremenjene stroškov, ki bi jih morale običajno nositi.
Likewise, it was only for reasons of legal certainty linked to the specific situation in Baden-Württemberg that levy funding and collection had been completely suspended on 31 December 2012.
Stroške za upoštevanje nacionalnih pravnih obveznosti bi bilo napačno šteti za značilne obratovalne stroške, ki jih morajo zadevna podjetja, tj. mlekarne, navadno nositi sama.
The measures BY 1 and BW 1 did not involve any aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU because dairies were not favoured by the tests carried out by MPBY and MPBW.
Katere stroške mora podjetje „običajno“ nositi, izhaja iz standardov, predvidenih v nacionalni zakonodaji (stranski preskus).
In particular, dairies were not spared any costs that they would normally have to bear.
Iz tega izhaja vprašanje, katera bremena bi moralo podjetje „običajno“ nositi v skladu z nacionalno zakonodajo.
It was incorrect to regard costs incurred in maintaining national legal obligations as typical operating costs that the undertakings in question, i.e. dairies, would usually have to bear themselves.
V zvezi s tem je Sodišče glede davčnih ureditev priznalo, da z vidika predpisov, ki urejajo državne pomoči, ne gre za pomembno (selektivno) prednost, če v različnih regijah države članice veljajo različne davčne ureditve.
The costs which an undertaking would ‘normally’ have to bear derived from the requirements laid down by national law (ancillary test).
Referenčnega okvira za davčna pravila pri tem ni treba nujno določiti z mejami ozemlja države zadevne države članice, tako da ni nujno, da bi bil ukrep, ki ugodnost odobri samo za en del ozemlja države, že samo zaradi tega selektiven v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU [10].
This gave rise to the question as to the burdens which an undertaking would ‘normally’ have to assume.
Ta ugotovitev mora veljati tudi, če se prenese na naložitev stroškov preverjanja kakovosti mleka.
With regard to tax schemes, the Court of Justice had acknowledged that no (selective) advantage that is relevant from a State aid point of view exists where different tax arrangements apply in different regions of a Member State.
V Nemčiji zaradi federalno razdeljenih pristojnosti „normalna obremenitev“ izhaja samo iz razmerja med zvezno zakonodajo in zakonodajo zveznih dežel.
The reference framework for tax schemes did not necessarily need to be defined within the borders of the Member State concerned, so that a measure conferring an advantage in only one part of the national territory was not selective on that ground alone for the purposes of Article 107(1) TFEU [10].
Stroški za preskus mleka v skladu s tem razumevanjem niso značilni obratovalni stroški mlekarn.
The same must apply when this is applied to paying the costs of milk quality tests.
V zvezni zakonodaji ni določeno, da bi morale mlekarne nositi stroške za analize kakovosti.
Because powers are allocated on a Federal basis, ‘normal taxation’ in Germany derived solely from an interplay between Federal and Land law.
Naložitev stroškov ne izhaja ne iz MFG in ne iz MGV.
Accordingly, the costs of milk testing did not constitute typical operating costs for dairies.
Člen 1(1) MGV se glasi: „Odjemalci mleka morajo vsako dobavljeno mleko za oceno kakovosti […] v skladu s členom 2(1) do (8) dati v analizo ali analizirati.“
Federal law did not lay down that dairies have to bear the costs of quality tests.
Iz člena 2(8) MGV izhaja samo, da analiz načeloma ne izvajajo mlekarne, temveč odobreni organi za analiziranje: „Analize sme izvajati samo organ za analiziranje, ki ga je odobril urad, pristojen v skladu s pravom zveznih dežel.
The matter of who bears the costs was determined by neither the MFG nor the MGV.
Pristojni urad v skladu s pravom zveznih dežel lahko odobri, da analize izvede odjemalec sam.“
Section 1(1) of the MGV reads as follows: Buyers of milk shall, for the purposes of quality assessment ‘[…] have all delivered milk tested or test it themselves in accordance with Section 2(1) to (8).’
Z zvezno zakonodajo (MFG in MGV) je torej urejeno samo, da za odjemalce mleka obstaja obveznost analize.
Section 2(8) merely provides that it is not the dairies but authorised testing bodies that carry out the tests.
Pristojnost za konkretno oblikovanje preskusa mleka (zlasti naložitev stroškov) imajo zato v skladu s členom 10(2) MFG dežele.
‘Analyses may only be carried out by an testing body authorised by a competent authority under Land law.
Ali analizo izvede organ za analiziranje ali odjemalec sam, je zato določeno v zakonodaji zveznih dežel.
The competent authority under Land law may allow the tests to be carried out by the buyer itself.’
Posamezna zvezna dežela lahko odloča tudi o obveznosti nošenja stroškov (odjemalec ali organ za analiziranje).
Consequently, Federal law (the MFG and the MGV) only stipulated that buyers of milk have a duty to ensure that analyses are carried out.
Zato v Nemčiji obstajajo različne določbe glede obveznosti nošenja stroškov.
Under Section 10(2) of the MFG, therefore, competence for determining how milk testing is implemented in practice (in particular as regards who bears the costs) lay with the Länder.
S temi določbami se vsakokrat vzpostavlja referenčni okvir za vprašanje, katere stroške bi moralo podjetje „običajno“ nositi v smislu zgoraj navedene sodne prakse.