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Also, in the case of non-notified recue aid, point 25(c) requires the Member State to communicate to the Commission, no later than six months after the first implementation of the rescue aid measure, a restructuring plan or a liquidation plan or proof that the loan has been reimbursed in full and /or that the guarantee has been terminated.
Zneski, ki jih je treba izterjati (v EUR)
Once again, Portugal did not fulfil this necessary compatibility requirement.
Znesek za izterjavo [49]
According to point 25(d), the recue aid must be restricted to the amount needed to keep the firm in business.
Dokapitalizacija leta 2006
In view of the significant amounts of aid stemming from all the past measures, the Commission concludes that this requirement was not met either.
Posojila v letih 2012 in 2013
Finally, point 25(e) of the 2004 R&R Guidelines requires that the ‘one time, last time’ principle is respected.
Posojila DGTF
According to this principle, where less than 10 years have elapsed since rescue aid was granted or a restructuring period came to an end, the Commission will not allow further rescue or restructuring aid.
Patronatske izjave za posojilo, ki ga je odobrila BCP
In view of the numerous interventions of the State during the time spam covered by the past measures, it is clear that the ‘one time, last time’ principle has not been respected and that ENVC benefited from unlawful State aid in numerous occasions.
Patronatski izjavi za stand-by akreditiva, ki ju je izdala CGD
In relation to restructuring aid as defined in section 3.2 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines, the Commission observes that Portugal did not notify to the Commission any of the measures identified above as restructuring aid and thus failed to demonstrate that any of the necessary elements for it to be considered as such are present (restructuring plan, own contribution, compensatory measures, etc.).
Patronatska izjava za obnavljajoče se posojilo, ki ga je odobrila BES
In particular, recital 34 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines states that the grant of restructuring aid is conditional on implementation of a restructuring plan, which must be endorsed by the Commission in all cases of individual aid.
Subvencije za ladjedelništvo (pogodbe C212, C213, C214 in C223)
In addition, any restructuring aid must include measures seeking to avoid undue distortions of competition (‘compensatory measures’ — see points 38 to 42) and must also provide for ‘own contribution’ from the beneficiary which in the case of ENVC should have reached 50 % of the restructuring costs given that it was a large undertaking (see points 38 to 45).
Pomoč za strokovno usposabljanje 2005–2006
In addition, as for recue aid, the ‘one time, last time’ principle must be respected.
Posojilo za plovilo Atlântida
The Commission first reiterates that the ‘one time, last time’ principle has not been respected (see recital 133 above).
OCENA GOSPODARSKE KONTINUITETE MED ENVC IN WESTSEA
Indeed, the Commission observes that numerous past measures were provided outside the planned restructuring period 2005-2009.
ENVC je 4. marca 2014 organizirala sejo generalne skupščine, v kateri je EMPORDEF kot njen izključni lastnik potrdil sklep o prodaji sredstev ENVC in odpustitvi njenih delavcev, da bi jo čim prej likvidirala in razpustila.
This would be in breach of the ‘one time, last time’ principle, and therefore sufficient to consider that the past measures cannot be deemed compatible restructuring aid as per the 2004 R&R Guidelines.
27. februarja 2015 je Portugalska v zvezi s prihodnjo likvidacijo ENVC na Komisijo naslovila dvojno zahtevo:
In any event, the Commission highlights that Portugal submitted the restructuring plan prepared by BPI only in 2014, i.e. 5 years after the planned restructuring period (2005-2009) had expired.
Ob upoštevanju, da bo v primeru negativnega sklepa Komisije, ki bo ENVC naložil vračilo nezdružljive pomoči v skladu s členoma 107 in 108 PDEU, večina sredstev ENVC prodanih, postopek prenehanja ENVC pa bo praktično zaključen, portugalska država vljudno prosi Komisijo, naj potrdi, da pod zgoraj opisanimi pogoji prodaja zadevnih sredstev ne pomeni pomoči kupcem.
In addition, the Commission highlights that the plan prepared by BPI seems to be a draft for discussion.
Poleg tega ob upoštevanju, da bo v primeru negativnega sklepa Komisije, s katerim bo ENVC naloženo vračilo nezdružljive pomoči v skladu s členoma 107 in 108 PDEU, portugalska država morala vrniti nezdružljivo pomoč, portugalski organi prosijo Komisijo, naj potrdi, da se taka obveznost vračila ne bo razširila na družbo WestSea, kljub temu, da je prevzela nekatera sredstva ENVC.“
In any event, while the restructuring plan seems to include some of the elements required by the 2004 R&R Guidelines, it does not include any compensatory measures and does not foresee any own contribution by ENVC.
Dejansko je zadevna država članica v primeru negativnega sklepa Komisije v zvezi z vračilom nezdružljive pomoči podjetju v skladu s členoma 107 in 108 PDEU običajno zavezana vračilu nezdružljive pomoči.
Therefore, the restructuring plan of BPI cannot be deemed to respect the necessary requirements of the 2004 R&R Guidelines.
Obveznost vračila se lahko razširi na novo družbo, na katero je zadevna družba prenesla ali ki ji je prodala del svojih sredstev, kadar bo struktura prenosa ali prodaje privedla do ugotovitve, da med družbama obstaja gospodarska kontinuiteta.
In the absence of any proposed compensatory measures and own contribution from ENVC, and bearing in mind that the ‘one time, last time’ principle has not been respected, the Commission concludes that the rest of the past measures cannot be deemed compatible restructuring aid under the R&R Guidelines.
Poleg tega bi tudi v primeru odsotnosti gospodarske kontinuitete (nova) državna pomoč za kupca lahko izhajala iz prodaje sredstev pod tržno vrednostjo.
Conclusion on compatibility
V tem sklepu Komisija ne ocenjuje prenosa pogodbe za gradnjo dveh asfaltnih nosilcev [51], ki se še ni začela.
In view of the above, the Commission considers that the shipbuilding subsidies for contracts C224 and C225, amounting to EUR 2675275 each (see recital 125 above), constitute aid to shipbuilding compatible with the internal market.
Da bi ugotovili, ali državna pomoč koristi kupcu(-em) sredstev, mora Komisija a) določiti, ali se prodaja sredstev izvaja po njihovi tržni ceni; in b) upoštevati tudi druga merila iz spodnje uvodne izjave.
The Commission also considers that the rest of the past measures (i.e. the 2006 capital increase, the 2012 and 2013 loans, the DGTF loans, the comfort letters of 2009, 2010 and 2011, the professional training subsidies, the loan for the Atlântida vessel and the rest of the shipbuilding subsidies) do not meet the conditions of the 2004 R&R Guidelines.
V skladu z odločbo Sodišča o zadevi Italijanska republika in SIM 2 Multimedia SpA proti Komisiji Evropskih skupnosti [52], na kateri temeljijo odločbe Komisije v zvezi z Olympic Airlines, Alitalio in družbo SERNAM [53], se ocena gospodarske kontinuitete med prejšnjim subjektom (ki je prejel pomoč) in kupcem opravi na podlagi sklopa kazalnikov.
The Commission has not identified any other compatibility basis.
Upoštevajo se lahko naslednji dejavniki: (i) obseg prodanih sredstev (sredstva in obveznosti, vzdrževanje delovne sile, sveženj sredstev), (ii) prodajna cena, (iii) identiteta kupca(-ev), (iv) trenutek prodaje (po začetku izvajanja predhodne ocene, formalnem postopku preiskave ali končnem sklepu) in (v) ekonomska logika poslovanja.
Therefore, the Commission considers the rest of the past measures to entail State aid that is incompatible with the internal market.
Ta sklop dejavnikov je potrdilo Splošno sodišče v odločbi z 28. marca 2012 Ryanair Ltd proti Evropski komisiji [54], ki je potrdila odločbo v zvezi z Alitalio.
Recovery
Obseg prodanih sredstev
According to the Treaty and the Court's established case-law, the Commission is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter aid when it has found that it is incompatible with the internal market [45].
Da bi preprečili gospodarsko kontinuiteto, mora Komisija ugotoviti, da sredstva in drugi elementi prenesene družbe zajemajo le del prejšnje družbe ali njenih dejavnosti.
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a Member State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation [46].
Večji kot je del prvotne družbe, prenesen na nov subjekt, večja je verjetnost, da bo gospodarska dejavnost, povezana s temi sredstvi, še naprej izkoriščala prednost, ki izhaja iz nezdružljive pomoči, dodeljene prejšnjemu subjektu.
In this context, the Court has established that this objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors on the market, and the situation prior to the payment of the aid is restored [47].
Glavna sredstva ENVC so vključevala (i) koncesijo, ki jo je odobrila pristaniška uprava Viana do Castelo za zemljišče, na katerem je ladjedelnica, in (ii) različno opremo ter surovine.
In line with the case-law, Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 [48] states that ‘where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary […]’.
Vsa ta sredstva so bila prodana v okviru preglednih, nediskriminatornih in brezpogojnih javnih razpisov, odprtih za portugalske in neportugalske ponudnike, pri čemer je bila najugodnejša cena edino merilo za izbiro ponudnikov.
Article 15 of the same Regulation clarifies that ‘[t]he powers of the Commission to recover aid shall be subject to a limitation period of ten years’, which ‘shall begin on the day on which the unlawful aid is awarded to the beneficiary […].
Podkoncesija za zemljišče, na katerem je ladjedelnica, je bila po razpisnem postopku do marca 2031 dodeljena WestSea, skupni odvisni družbi portugalskega holdinga Martifer in portugalske ladjedelnice Navalria.
Any action taken by the Commission or by a Member State, acting at the request of the Commission, with regard to the unlawful aid shall interrupt the limitation period’.
WestSea bo plačala letno najemnino v višini 419233,95 EUR in jamstvo v znesku 435500 EUR.
Since the first action taken by the Commission in case SA.35546 occurred on 11 October 2012 (see recital 1 above), any recovery of incompatible aid cannot include aid awarded before 11 October 2002.
Različna oprema in surovine, vključno z vozili in velikim verižnikom/žerjavom, so bili prodani v okviru 120 manjših javnih razpisov v 884 serijah blaga.
The Commission observes in this respect that some of the shipbuilding subsidies were awarded before 11 October 2002, in particular in relation to contracts C206, C211, C217, C218, C219, C220, C221 and C222 (see Annex II).
Posledično so od prodanega blaga v skupnem znesku 3358905,13 EUR kupci v povprečju pridobili trgovsko blago v vrednosti 55981,75 EUR, in sicer v razponu od 10 EUR do 1,035 milijona EUR.
Therefore, the incompatible aid for these contracts, amounting to EUR 11297009,19 is subject to the limitation period of ten years and cannot be recovered.
Najpomembnejši kupec je bil Ministério dos Transportes e Comunicações de Timor z 31-odstotnim deležem.
The rest of the past measures entailing unlawful and incompatible State aid (see table 5 below) must be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market prior to their granting.
WestSea je pridobila manj kot 20 % prodanih sredstev.
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiary, that is to say when the aid was put at the disposal of the beneficiary, until effective recovery, and the sums to be recovered should bear recovery interest until effective recovery.
V zvezi z zaposlenimi na nobenega kupca ni bila prenesena nobena pogodba o zaposlitvi: prekinjenih je bilo že 596 pogodb o zaposlitvi, preostalih 13 zaposlenih pa je v postopku odpustitve.
Table 5
Javni razpisi niso vključevali nobenega posebnega pogoja za prenos pogodb o zaposlitvi ali zaposlenih z ENVC na kupca.
Amounts to be recovered (in EUR)
Na podlagi navedenih elementov Komisija sklepa, da bo obseg sredstev, ki jih je ali bo pridobila družba WestSea, precej manjši v primerjavi z obsegom sredstev ENVC in njene prejšnje dejavnosti.
Amount to be recovered [49]
Prodajna cena
2006 capital increase
Da bi preprečili gospodarsko kontinuiteto med ENVC in WestSea, mora Komisija ugotoviti, da so sredstva in drugi elementi prenesene družbe bila ali še bodo prodana po tržni ceni.
2012 and 2013 loans
Tržna cena je cena, ki jo določi zasebni vlagatelj, ki deluje pod tržnimi pogoji [55].
DGTF loans
Podkoncesija za zemljišče, na katerem so ladjedelnice, ter različna oprema in surovine, so bili odsvojeni v okviru odprtih, preglednih, nediskriminatornih in brezpogojnih javnih razpisov, pri čemer je bila najugodnejša cena edino merilo za izbiro ponudnikov.
Comfort letters for a loan granted by BCP
Na podlagi navedenih elementov Komisija sklepa, da sta bili odobritev podkoncesije za zemljišče, na katerem so ladjedelnice, in prodaja različne opreme in surovin ENVC družbi WestSea izvedeni v okviru odprtih, preglednih, nediskriminatornih in brezpogojnih razpisnih postopkov najvišjemu ponudniku, tako da je bila zagotovljena tržna cena.
Comfort letters for two standby letters of credit issued by CGD
Identiteta kupcev
Comfort letter for revolving loan by BES
Da bi preprečili gospodarsko kontinuiteto, mora Komisija ugotoviti, da kupci sredstev in drugih elementov prenesene družbe nimajo gospodarske ali podjetniške povezave z ENVC.
Shipbuilding subsidies (contracts C212, C213, C214 and C223)
V zvezi s koncesijo za zemljišče, na katerem je ladjedelnica, portugalski organi potrjujejo, da WestSea nima gospodarskih ali podjetniških povezav z ENVC ali portugalsko državo.
Aid for professional training 2005-2006
V zvezi s različno opremo in surovinami, ki so že bile odsvojene, portugalski organi potrjujejo, da nobeden od glavnih kupcev nima gospodarskih ali podjetniških povezav z ENVC ali njenim lastnikom.
Loan for the Atlântida vessel
Na podlagi navedenih elementov Komisija sklepa, da je WestSea subjekt, ki je neodvisen od ENVC in njenega lastnika.
ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC CONTINUITY BETWEEN ENVC AND WESTSEA
Trenutek prodaje
On 4 March 2014, ENVC held a general assembly in which EMPORDEF, as the sole shareholder, confirmed the decision to proceed with the sale of ENVC's assets, as well as with the dismissal of the employees, in order to liquidate and dissolve the company as soon as possible.
Da bi preprečili gospodarsko kontinuiteto, mora Komisija ugotoviti, da trenutek prodaje sredstev in drugih elementov prenesene družbe ne povzroča izogibanja sklepu Komisije o vračilu nezdružljive državne pomoči.
On 27 February 2015, in view of the future liquidation of ENVC, Portugal addressed a two-fold request to the Commission:
Komisija ugotavlja, da so se razpisni postopki za podkoncesijo za zemljišče, na katerem so ladjedelnice, in pridobitev sredstev in opreme začeli in končali, preden je Komisija sprejela končni sklep.
Taking in consideration that, in the event of a negative Commission decision imposing the recovery of incompatible aid to ENVC in the context of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU, most part of ENVC assets will be sold and the process of ENVC winding up will be practically concluded, the Portuguese State kindly requests the Commission to confirm that under the conditions described above the sale of the said assets does not constitute aid to the purchasers.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 1, je Portugalska prva vzpostavila stik s Komisijo, da bi ustrezno organizirala privatizacijo ENVC v skladu s pravili o državni pomoči EU.
Taking also in consideration that, in the event of a negative Commission decision imposing the recovery of incompatible aid to ENVC in the context of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU, the Portuguese State would be required to recover the incompatible aid, the Portuguese authorities ask the Commission to confirm that such recovery obligation would not be extended to WestSea in spite of it taking-over some of the assets of ENVC.’
Vendar niz dogodkov kaže, da se privatizacija ni razlagala kot mehanizem za izogibanje obstoječim negativnim sklepom ali tekočim preiskavam Komisije.
Indeed, in the event of a negative Commission decision regarding the recovery of incompatible aid to an undertaking in the context of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU, the Member State in question is normally required to recover the incompatible aid.
Na podlagi navedenih elementov Komisija sklepa, da dejstvo, da sta se odobritev podkoncesije za zemljišče, na katerem so ladjedelnice, in pridobitev različne opreme in surovin ENVC izvedli, preden je Komisija sprejela ta končni sklep, ne kaže na izogibanje potencialnemu sklepu Komisije o vračilu.
The recovery obligation may be extended to a new company, to which the company in question has transferred or sold part of its assets, where that transfer or sale structure will trigger the conclusion that there is economic continuity between the two companies.
Ekonomska logika poslovanja
Furthermore, even in the absence of economic continuity, (new) State aid for the buyer could also result from the sale of the assets below their market value.
Da bi preprečili gospodarsko kontinuiteto, mora Komisija ugotoviti, da kupci sredstev in drugih elementov prenesene družbe teh sredstev ne bodo uporabili enako kot prejšnji lastnik, temveč za vzpostavitev drugačne dejavnosti ali strategije.
By the present decision, the Commission does not assess the assignment of the contracts for the construction of two asphalt carriers [51], which has not yet taken place.
Nekatera sredstva ENVC, ki jih je pridobila družba WestSea, se lahko uporabijo za enako splošno dejavnost (ladjedelništvo), zlasti zemljišče, na katerem je ladjedelnica.
In order to decide on whether there is State aid benefiting the buyer(s) of the assets, the Commission needs to (a) determine whether the sale of any assets takes place at their market price; and (b) take into account also other criteria mentioned in the recital below.
Vendar golo dejstvo, da bi kupec deloval v istem gospodarskem sektorju kot prejšnji subjekt, ne pomeni nujno, da obstaja gospodarska kontinuiteta.
According to the Court decision on Italy and SIM 2 v Commission [52], on which the Commission founded its decisions on Olympic Airlines, Alitalia and SERNAM [53], the assessment of economic continuity between the previous (aided) entity and the buyer is established based on a set of indicators.
WestSea ni zavezana prevzemu katerih koli zaposlenih ENVC ali pogodb o zaposlitvi.
The following factors may be taken into consideration: (i) the scope of the sold assets (assets and liabilities, maintenance of workforce, bundle of assets), (ii) the sale price, (iii) the identity of the buyer(s), (iv) the moment of the sale (after the initiation of preliminary assessment, the formal investigation procedure or the final decision) and (v) the economic logic of the operation.
Poleg tega bo WestSea vključila ladjedelnico v poslovno strategijo, da bi zagotovila sinergije z drugimi ladjedelnicami.
This set of indicators was confirmed by the General Court in its decision of 28 March 2012 Ryanair v Commission [54], which confirmed the Alitalia decision.
WestSea bo lahko upravljala svoje dejavnosti pod drugačnimi pogoji poslovanja kot ENVC in bo lahko uporabljala lasten poslovni model.
Scope of assets sold
Na podlagi navedenih elementov Komisija sklepa, da bo WestSea te elemente vključila v svojo strategijo in jih bo uporabila za zasledovanje lastne ekonomske logike.
In order to avoid economic continuity, the Commission has to establish that the assets and other elements of the business transferred represent only a part of the previous company or its activities.
Ugotovitev o gospodarski kontinuiteti med ENVC in WestSea
The larger the part of the original business that is transferred to a new entity, the higher the likelihood that the economic activity related to these assets continues benefitting from the advantage stemming from the incompatible aid granted to the previous entity.
Prvič, obseg sredstev, ki jih je pridobila WestSea, je precej manjši v primerjavi z obsegom sredstev ENVC in njene prejšnje dejavnosti.
ENVC's main assets included (i) the concession granted by the Viana do Castelo Port Administration for the land where the shipyard is located and (ii) various equipment and raw materials.
Drugič, odobritev podkoncesije za zemljišče, na katerem je ladjedelnica, in pridobitev različne opreme in surovin sta bili izvedeni v okviru odprtih, preglednih, nediskriminatornih in brezpogojnih javnih razpisov.
All these assets were sold following transparent, non-discriminatory, and unconditional tenders opened to Portuguese and non-Portuguese bidders, the best price being the sole criterion to select the bidders.
Tretjič, WestSea je subjekt, neodvisen od ENVC in njenega delničarja.
As regards the sub-concession for the land where the shipyard is located, following a tender process, it was awarded until March 2031 to WestSea, a joint subsidiary of the Portuguese holding Martifer and the Portuguese shipyard Navalria.
Četrtič, trenutek odobritve podkoncesije za zemljišče, na katerem so ladjedelnice, in pridobitve različne opreme ter surovin ne pomeni izogibanja morebitnemu sklepu Komisije o vračilu.
WestSea will pay an annual rent fee of EUR 419233,95 and a guarantee of EUR 435500.
Petič, WestSea bo vključila sredstva ENVC v strategijo družbe in jih uporabila za zasledovanje lastne ekonomske logike.
As regards the various equipment and raw materials, including vehicles and a major lifter/crane, they were sold in the course of 120 small tenders in 884 batches of goods.
Zato Komisija sklepa, da med ENVC in WestSea ni gospodarske kontinuitete.
As a consequence, out of the total EUR 3358905,13 of goods sold, the buyers acquired on average EUR 55981,75 of merchandise, ranging from EUR 10 up to EUR 1,035 million.
SKLEPNE UGOTOVITVE
The Ministério dos Transportes e Comunicações de Timor was the most important buyer with a share of 31 %.
Komisija ugotavlja, da pretekli ukrepi, razen patronatskih izjav z dne 8. januarja 2007 in 26. junija 2008, pomenijo državno pomoč v korist ENVC v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
WestSea acquired less than 20 % of the assets sold.
Pretekli ukrepi, ki pomenijo državno pomoč, niso združljivi z notranjim trgom (razen subvencij za ladjedelništvo, ki sta bili odobreni z odločbo Komisije v zadevi C 33/2004), ker niso bili izpolnjeni ustrezni pogoji iz smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 2004, prav tako niso bili opredeljeni drugi razlogi združljivosti.
Finally, with respect to employees, no employment contract has been transferred to any of the buyers: 596 labour contracts have already been terminated and the remaining 13 employees are in the process of being dismissed.
Komisija prav tako ugotavlja, da je Portugalska nezakonito izvajala navedene ukrepe v nasprotju s členom 108(3) PDEU.
The tenders did not include any specific condition to transfer employment contracts or employees from ENVC to any buyer.
Kot je opredeljeno v oddelku 6.6, je treba od upravičenca izterjati nezdružljivo državno pomoč.
As a consequence of the above elements, the Commission concludes that the scope of the assets acquired or to be acquired by WestSea will be significantly reduced in comparison to that of ENVC and its previous activity.
Taka izterjava ne bo zadevala WestSea, ker med njo in ENVC ni gospodarske kontinuitete.
Sale price
Nazadnje Komisija navaja, da je Portugalska privolila v sprejetje in objavo tega sklepa v angleškem jeziku –
In order to avoid economic continuity between ENVC and WestSea, the Commission has to establish that the assets and other elements of the business transferred were or will be sold at market price.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
The market price is the price, which would be set by a private investor acting under market conditions [55].
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