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ADVERTISING MEASURES OUTSIDE AUSTRIA
Člen 107(1) PDEU, ki prepoveduje državno pomoč, se uporablja, če pomoč dodeli država članica ali če se dodeli iz državnih sredstev v kakršni koli obliki, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
The purpose of the advertising measures was to inform consumers and professionals about offers of products from Austria — their taste and culinary use — and to encourage them to (for the first time) try such products.
POMOČI, KI JIH DODELI DRŽAVA, ALI POMOČI IZ DRŽAVNIH SREDSTEV
The advertising campaigns consisted of advertisements in the media, brochures and leaflets, promotional gifts, testing of products and direct e-mailing to consumers.
Pri razvrstitvi sredstev kot državna sredstva ni treba razlikovati med primeri, v katerih pomoč dodeli neposredno država ali jo dodelijo javne ali zasebne organizacije, ki jih je za ta namen določila ali ustanovila država [46].
Advertising for Austrian products was done also in the context of Austrian food weeks and of international fairs in EU Member States outside Austria.
Komisija opozarja, da v tej zadevi pomoči ne dodeljuje neposredno država, pač pa organ AMA, tj. posredniški organ, ki je bil ustanovljen z zakonom in je pod nadzorom države (glej uvodno izjavo 49).
According to the Austrian authorities, the levies for the period 2002-2008 referred to above did not result in any discriminatory effect within the meaning of Article 90 of the EC Treaty (now Article 110 TFEU).
Organ AMA upravlja družbo AMA Marketing in jo ima v celoti v lasti, na podlagi česar se lahko domneva, da ima nanjo odločilen vpliv.
In particular, they state that there are no indications that products of Austrian origin marketed outside Austria could not benefit from the measure to the same extent as products marketed in Austria.
Za namen tega oddelka se bosta organ AMA in družba AMA Marketing ocenjevala skupaj.
STATE AID FOR QUALITY PRODUCTS
Zato je treba proučiti, ali se prispevki, ki jih pobira organ AMA lahko štejejo za državna sredstva, ki se lahko pripišejo državi.
As regards the AMA quality and bio labels, aid was granted for the development of quality assurance systems (studies on improving the quality of production in general, drafting and distribution of quality assurance documents, development of related informatics systems within AMA Marketing), quality controls and controls for organic products (on-spot controls by external bodies and laboratory analyses).
Organ AMA in družba AMA Marketing sta bili ustanovljeni z zakonom.
All routine quality controls were paid by the licence bearers themselves.
Država je določila njune cilje (člen 2 zakona o organu AMA), njuno strukturo upravljanja (členi 4–17 zakona o organu AMA) in sestavo upravnega odbora (glej tudi uvodno izjavo 118).
In addition, a measure consisting in the introduction of a quality assurance scheme ISO 9002 is listed in the annual reports 1995-1999.
Oba torej nadzoruje država.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT MEASURES
Njune oglaševalske dejavnosti se financirajo s parafiskalnimi dajatvami (glej uvodni izjavi 49 in 53) [47].
TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE QUALITY AND BIO LABEL
V zakonu o organu AMA (člen 21a(1)) je določeno, kako se bodo porabili pobrani prispevki.
Aid was granted for general information projects, PR-activities to disseminate general knowledge about the labels and for competitions organised to promote the quality labels (Gewinnspiele).
Organ AMA je pod nadzorom državnih institucij, kot je avstrijsko računsko sodišče [48].
Eligible were costs incurred to organise information meetings and to produce leaflets, catalogues, newsletters and internet contributions.
Nadalje je v členu 29 zakona o organu AMA navedeno, da organ AMA pri izvajanju upravnih postopkov uporablja zakon o splošnem upravnem postopku (allgemeines Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz).
The aim was to give consumers factual information about the AMA quality label and bio label programme in general, such as the quality orientation of the quality label programme, the content of the labels and the control systems.
Odločitve organa AMA se lahko izpodbijajo na zveznem upravnem sodišču (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) [49].
According to information from the Austrian authorities, the above measures did not concern specific product groups nor did they induce customers to buy a given product.
V skladu z različico zakona o organu AMA iz leta 2004 se lahko odločitve tega organa izpodbijajo na Ministrstvu za kmetijstvo in gozdarstvo.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR GENERIC PRODUCT INFORMATION, INCLUDING MARKET RESEARCH
Za pobiranje prispevkov v skladu z zakonom AMA je pristojen organ AMA.
According to the annual reports, in the period 1995 until 1999 aid was granted for general information and PR activities, the organisation of and participation in fairs, and market research
Pristojen je za to, da pregleduje prostore ali kmetijska zemljišča in od podjetij, ki plačujejo prispevke, zahteva poročila ali dokaze [50].
The general information and PR activities for which aid was granted aimed to present generic characteristics of foodstuffs and dealt with concerns of general interest, such as providing advice and information in case of a food scandal.
Okrožni upravni organ (Bezirksverwaltungsbehörde) kaznuje kršitve zakona o organu AMA z globo, ki lahko znaša do 3630 EUR [51].
The PR activities also included the improvement of the communication basis in the media and used channels such as press releases, press conferences, press service, newsletters, open door days and lobbying.
Kazniv je tudi poskus izogibanja predpisom organa AMA.
Aid was also granted for the organisation of and participation in events such as competitions, conferences, seminars and workshops in Austria, as well as in ‘Austrian weeks’ and fairs in other EU Member States.
Če kazni ni mogoče izterjati, se lahko naloži do šest tednov zapora [52].
Aid for market research was granted for the preparation of studies concerning general food market data, the development of the markets, consumer behaviour, trends and analyses of the sales of the relevant agricultural products.
Avstrijski organi so navedli, da so namen prispevkov, njihovo področje uporabe in najvišja stopnja določeni v zakonu o organu AMA [53].
AID INTENSITIES
Konkretno stopnjo prispevka določi upravni odbor organa AMA (Verwaltungsrat der Agrarmarkt Austria).
The aid covered 100 % of the eligible costs of the AMA marketing measures.
Določi jo na podlagi razmer vsakega zadevnega proizvoda na trgu, razvoja prodaje, stanja prihodkov od prodaje domačih proizvodov v Avstriji in tujini ter potrebe po izvajanju ukrepov trženja in ustreznosti izvajanja teh ukrepov [54].
According to the information provided by the Austrian authorities, the aid for quality products and for technical support regarding the quality and the bio label never exceeded EUR 100000 per beneficiary in a 3-year period.
Upravni odbor organa AMA sestavljajo štirje člani, ki zastopajo Kmetijsko zbornico (Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich), Zvezno delavsko zbornico (Bundesarbeitskammer), Gospodarsko zbornico (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich) in Avstrijsko združenje sindikatov (Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund) [55].
Concerning control measures regarding the use of the quality label, the Austrian authorities confirmed that the aid was eliminated by 2009.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka preverila, ali se lahko sodna praksa v zadevi Pearle uporabi za zadevni primer.
ASSESSMENT OF THE AID
Sodišče je 15. julija 2004 v sodbi v zadevi Pearle [56] opozorilo, da se obvezni prispevki, ki jih od vseh podjetij v komercialnem sektorju pobira posredniški organ, ne morejo šteti za državno pomoč, če so izpolnjeni naslednji štirje kumulativni pogoji:
PRESENCE OF AID
zadevni ukrep sprejmejo poklicne organizacije, ki zastopajo podjetja in zaposlene v gospodarskem sektorju, ter se ne uporabljajo kot instrument za izvajanje državne politike,
Article 107(1) TFEU prohibiting State aid applies if an aid is granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods in so far as it affects trade between Member States.
tako sprejeti cilji se v celoti financirajo s prispevki podjetij v sektorju,
AID GRANTED BY THE STATE OR THROUGH STATE RESOURCES
način financiranja in delež/obseg prispevkov sprejmejo predstavniki delodajalcev in delavcev v okviru gospodarskega sektorja, brez kakršne koli intervencije države,
As regards the classification of funds as State resources, no distinction needs to be drawn between cases where the aid is paid directly by the State or where it is paid by public or private bodies designated or established by the State for that purpose [46].
prispevke je treba uporabiti za financiranje ukrepa, država pa pri tem ne more posredovati.
The Commission notes that in the present case the aid is granted not directly by the State but by AMA, an intermediate body established by law and controlled by the State (see recital 49).
Komisija na podlagi razpoložljivih informacij meni, da shema ne izpolnjuje vseh teh pogojev.
AMA administers and wholly owns AMA Marketing, on the basis of which it can be presumed that it exercises a decisive influence on the latter.
Glede prvega pogoja je treba navesti, da financiranja ukrepov trženja ne upravljajo poklicne organizacije, ki zastopajo sektor, pač pa družba AMA Marketing, ki je javni organ, ki ga je ustanovila in ga nadzoruje država (glej uvodno izjavo 49 in člen 3 zakona o organu AMA).
For the purpose of this section, AMA and AMA Marketing will therefore be assessed together.
Kar zadeva tretji pogoj, so prispevki in najvišji znesek prispevkov določeni z zakonom (tj. zakonom o organu AMA), pobira pa jih organ, ki je pod nadzorom države in ne poklicna organizacija iz gospodarskega sektorja.
Therefore, it has to be examined whether the levies collected by AMA can be regarded as State resources imputable to the State.
Poleg tega je prispevek glede na zakon o organu AMA obvezen) (glej uvodno izjavo 53).
AMA and AMA Marketing have been established by law.
Iz teh elementov je razvidna intervencija države v zvezi z načinom financiranja.
The State establishes the objectives of these bodies (Article 2 of AMA law), their management structure (Articles 4-17 of AMA law), and the composition of the management board (see also recital 118).
Zato Komisija meni, da se ta zadeva razlikuje od pogojev, pod katerimi se je štelo, da prispevki, analizirani v sodbi Sodišča v zadevi Pearle, ne pomenijo državnih sredstev.
These bodies are therefore controlled by the State.
Sodišče je 30. maja 2013 v sodbi v zadevi Doux Élevage odgovorilo na vprašanje za predhodno odločanje o razlagi pojma državnih sredstev [57].
Their marketing activities are funded by parafiscal levies (see recital 49 and 53) [47].
Sodišče je v sodbi ugotovilo, da odločba, s katero je nacionalni organ na vse zaposlene v kmetijskem sektorju razširil splošno veljavnost sporazuma, ki uvaja prispevek v okviru medpanožne organizacije, ki jo je priznal nacionalni organ, zato da bi se lahko izvedli ukrepi obveščanja in promocije, delovanja na področju zunanjih odnosov, ukrepi za zagotavljanje kakovosti, raziskave in ukrepi za obrambo interesov zadevnega sektorja, zaradi česar postane dolžnost plačevanja prispevkov splošno veljavna, ne pomeni državne pomoči.
The AMA law (Article 21a(1)) establishes the use of the collected levies.
Sodišče je v svoji sodbi menilo, da so zadevne prispevke plačevali zasebni gospodarski subjekti, ki opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost na navedenih trgih, kar pomeni, da ta mehanizem ne pomeni posrednega ali neposrednega prenosa državnih sredstev.
AMA is subject to scrutiny by State institutions, such as the Austrian Court of Auditors [48].
Sredstva, zbrana s plačili, niso izvirala iz državnega proračuna ali iz drugega javnega subjekta in država se jim, v kakršni koli obliki že (bodisi davkom, dajatvam, prispevkom ali drugim dajatvam), ki jih je treba v skladu z nacionalno ureditvijo vplačevati v državni proračun, ni odpovedala.
Furthermore, Article 29 of the AMA law states that, when carrying out administrative procedures, AMA applies the the General Administrative Procedure Act (allgemeines Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz).
Za razliko od navedene zadeve pa ta primer ne vključuje (prostovoljnih) prispevkov, ki bi jih kolektivno določila medpanožna organizacija.
The decisions of the AMA can be challenged at the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Federal Administrative Court) [49].
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 53, avstrijska kmetijska podjetja in podjetja živilske industrije plačujejo obvezne prispevke, kot je določeno v zakonu o organu AMA.
According to the 2004 version of the AMA law, the decisions of AMA can be challenged with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Prispevki zato niso zasebne narave, pač pa jih je določila država v zakonodajnem aktu.
The collection of the contribution under the AMA Law is a competence of the AMA.
Nadalje se primer organa AMA za razliko od sodbe v zadevi Doux Élevage ne nanaša na prispevke, ki jih uvedejo zasebne organizacije.
AMA has the competence to inspect premises or agricultural areas and to ask for reports or evidence from the undertakings liable for the levy [50].
Kot je bilo prikazano v uvodnih izjavah od 49 do 54, prispevke določi država, upravlja pa organ AMA, ki je oseba javnega prava, ki je bila ustanovljena z zakonom o organu AMA in je pod nadzorom države.
Offences against the AMA law are punishable by the district administrative authority (Bezirksverwaltungsbehörde) with a fine of up to EUR 3630 [51].
Shemo upravlja družba AMA Marketing, tj. podružnica, ki je v popolni lasti organa AMA.
An attempt to circumvent the AMA rules is punishable as well.
Sodišče je v sodbi v zadevi Doux Élevage menilo, da so zadevni prispevki vseskozi ohranili svoj zasebni značaj in da nacionalnim organom dejansko ni bilo dovoljeno, da bi navedena sredstva uporabili predvsem za podporo določenih podjetij.
In case the fine is not collectible a period of imprisonment of up to 6 weeks can be imposed [52].
Pač pa so bile medpanožne organizacije tiste, ki so odločale o porabi teh sredstev, ki so v celoti namenjena ciljem, ki jih določi sama.
The Austrian authorities stated that the purpose of the levy, its scope and the maximal level of the levy are established by the AMA Law [53].
Ta sredstva prav tako niso bila stalno pod javnim nadzorom in niso bila na voljo državnim organom.
The concrete level of the levy is established by the management board of AMA (Verwaltungsrat der Agrarmarkt Austria).
V tem primeru pa ciljev organa AMA za razliko od zadeve Doux Élevage ni določila zasebna organizacija, ki bi odločala o porabi sredstev, temveč zakonodajni akt, ki ureja javni organ (tj. zakon o organu AMA, glej uvodno izjavo 54).
The management board establishes the concrete level of the levy based on the market situation of each product concerned, the development of sales, the income situation of domestic products in Austria and abroad and the need for and appropriateness of implementation of marketing measures [54].
Zato niso izpolnjeni pogoji iz zadeve Doux Élevage, v skladu s katerimi bi se domnevalo o obstoju zasebnih sredstev.
The management board of AMA is composed of 4 members representing the Chamber of Agriculture (Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich), the Federal Chamber of Labour (Bundesarbeitskammer), the Chamber of Economy (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich) and the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund) [55].
Komisija zaradi navedenih razlogov meni, da je financiranje zadevnih ukrepov, ki ga je izvajal organ AMA, mogoče pripisati državi in da sredstva zato pomenijo državna sredstva.
In the opening decision, the Commission has checked the application of the Pearle jurisprudence to the case at hand.
SELEKTIVNA PREDNOST
On 15 July 2004 the Court of Justice pointed out in its judgment in the Pearle case [56] that compulsory contributions levied by an intermediary body on all undertakings in a commercial sector can be regarded as not constituting State resources when the following four cumulative conditions are met:
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso Sodišča se za pomoč štejejo ukrepi, ki lahko ne glede na obliko neposredno ali posredno dajo prednost podjetjem ali se obravnavajo kot ekonomska ugodnost, ki je prejemnik v običajnih tržnih pogojih ne bi prejel [58].
the measure in question is adopted by the professional organisation representing the undertakings and employees in a commercial sector and is not used as an instrument for implementing a policy adopted by the State,
Poleg tega se za pomoč štejejo ukrepi, ki v različnih oblikah zmanjšujejo stroške, ki običajno bremenijo proračun podjetja, in so zato, ne da bi bili subvencije v pravem pomenu besede, iste narave in imajo enake učinke [59].
the objectives thus adopted are fully financed by contributions from the undertakings in the sector,
Sodišče je opozorilo tudi, da ukrep, ki ga je sprejel javni organ in ki daje prednost posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodom, ne izgubi lastnosti brezplačne ugodnosti zaradi dejstva, da se v celoti ali delno financira iz prispevkov, ki jih nalaga javni organ in zaračunava zadevnim podjetjem [60].
the financing method and the percentage/amount of the contributions are adopted in the commercial sector's professional organisation by representatives of the employers and employees without State intervention,
Do ukrepa so upravičena podjetja, ki se ukvarjajo s proizvodnjo, predelavo in trženjem kmetijskih proizvodov, vključno z živilsko industrijo (glej uvodno izjavo 46), s pomočjo oglaševanja, podpore kakovostnim proizvodom in tehnične podpore.
the contributions must be used to finance the measure without any possibility for the State to intervene.
V zvezi s tem so bili avstrijski organi pozvani, naj zagotovijo več informacij o obsegu in številu upravičencev za posamezni ukrep trženja.
On the basis of the information available, the Commission considers that the scheme does not fulfil all these conditions.
Avstrijski organi so v dopisu, predloženem 14. septembra 2012, odgovorili, da ni mogoče poimensko navesti upravičencev za vsak posamezni ukrep, saj od sheme niso imeli koristi le proizvajalci in trgovci na drobno, ki uporabljajo logotipe, temveč tudi proizvajalci, ki v shemi ne sodelujejo neposredno, ter s tem sektor kot tak.
As regards the first condition, it has to be noted that the financing of the marketing measures is administrated not by a professional organisation representing the sector but by AMA Marketing, a public body established and controlled by the State (see recital 49 and Article 3 of the AMA Act).
Avstrija je trdila, da se je z ukrepom povečala ozaveščenost potrošnikov na splošno, tako da so morali celo proizvajalci, ki v shemi niso sodelovali, izboljšati kakovost svojih proizvodov.
Concerning the third condition, the levy and the maximum amount of the contributions is imposed by means of law (i.e. by the AMA Act) and collected by a body controlled by the state and not by a commercial sector's professional organisation Moreover, pursuant to the AMA Act the levy is compulsory (see recital 53).
Nadalje, Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka od Avstrije zahtevala, naj pojasni, v kolikšnem obsegu ima živilska industrija koristi od ukrepov trženja.
These elements demonstrate the State intervention regarding the aid financing method.
Avstrijski organi so uporabili enako utemeljitev kot zgoraj (glej uvodno izjavo 135).
Hence, the Commission considers that the present case differs from the conditions under which the contributions analysed in the judgment of the Court of Justice in the Pearle case were considered not to constitute State resources.
V skladu s sodno prakso [61] ukrep ohrani svoj selektivni značaj, celo če se uporablja za celotni sektor (ne pa za druge sektorje).
On 30 May 2013, in the Doux Élevage case, the Court of Justice answered a question referred for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of the concept of state resources [57].
Avstrijski organi so trdili, da bi moral biti ukrep, ki je splošne narave, zavrnjen.
In its judgment, the Court concluded that a national authority's decision extending, to all those working in the agricultural sector, an agreement which, within the framework of an interbranch organisation recognised by the national authority, introduces a contribution with a view to enabling the implementation of measures on communication, promotion, external relations, quality assurance, research and defending the interests of the sector concerned, and thus makes the duty to pay the contribution generally applicable, does not constitute State aid.
IZKRIVLJANJE KONKURENCE IN VPLIV NA TRGOVINO
In its judgment, the Court considered that the contributions in question came from private economic operators which carry out an activity on the markets concerned, which means that this mechanism did not involve any direct or indirect transfer of State resources.
V skladu s sodno prakso Sodišča okrepitev konkurenčnega položaja podjetja po dodelitvi državne pomoči na splošno kaže na izkrivljanje konkurence v škodo drugih konkurenčnih podjetij, ki te pomoči niso prejela [62].
The funds created by the payments did not pass via the State budget or via another public entity and the State did not relinquish any resources in any form whatsoever (such as taxes, charges, contributions or other), which, under national legislation, should have been paid into the State budget.
Pomoč podjetju, ki posluje na trgu, odprtem za trgovanje v Uniji, bi lahko škodila trgovini med državami članicami [63].
Unlike this case, the present case does not involve (voluntary) contributions collectively established by an interbranch organisation.
V obdobju 1995–2008 je trgovina s kmetijskimi proizvodi v Uniji dosegla znaten obseg.
As shown in recital 53 above, the Austrian agricultural and food industry undertakings pay compulsory levies established by the AMA Act.
Na primer vrednost kmetijskih proizvodov v EU, vključenih v trgovino znotraj Unije, je leta 2004 znašala približno 183 milijard EUR (uvoz) in približno 187 milijard EUR (izvoz), kar je znašalo približno 57 % celotne kmetijske proizvodnje v višini 324 milijard EUR [64].
The levies are therefore not of a private nature but are mandated by the state through a legislative act.
Zato se lahko ob upoštevanju, da je v zadevnem obdobju trgovina s kmetijskimi proizvodi znotraj Unije dosegla precejšen obseg, šteje, da ukrepi, na katere se nanaša ta sklep, izkrivljajo ali bi lahko izkrivljali konkurenco in prizadenejo trgovino med državami članicami.
Furthermore, as opposed to the Doux Élevage case, AMA does not concern contributions introduced by private organisations.
To poleg tega potrjujejo nekatere izjave organa AMA v letnih poročilih iz zadevnega obdobja (glej uvodne izjave od 84 do 90), ki dokazujejo, da so dejavnosti trženja po mnenju organa AMA primerne za spodbujanje domače proizvodnje v konkurenci s proizvajalci iz drugih držav članic.
As shown above in recitals 49 to 54, the contributions are established by the state and administered by AMA, a public law body established by the AMA Act and controlled by the State.
Glede na navedeno so izpolnjeni pogoji iz člena 107(1) PDEU.
AMA Marketing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the AMA, administers the scheme.
Zato se lahko sklepa, da ukrepi, ki se nanašajo na ta sklep, pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu navedenega člena.
In the Doux Élevage case, the Court considered that the contributions at issue retained their private character throughout and the national authorities were not in fact allowed to use those resources mainly to support certain businesses.
ZAČASNI OBSEG SKLEPA IN OBSTOJEČA POMOČ
Rather, it was the interbranch organisations concerned which decided on the use of those resources, and those resources were consequently entirely dedicated to the fulfilment of objectives determined by those organisations.
Sklep o začetku postopka iz leta 2012 se je nanašal na nepriglašene ukrepe trženja organa AMA v okviru sheme pomoči NN 34/2000 in ukrepe organa AMA iz razveljavljene Odločbe Komisije o državni pomoči NN 34A/2000.