natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Similarly, through another note, Hidroelectrica sought approval from the Ministry of the Economy and Trade in order to maintain the 2009 price 230 Ron/MWh for the period from 1 January 2010 until 31 March 2010 in order ‘to obtain the revenue required to continue the on-going restructuring of the producer of hard coal for electricity generation and the producer of thermal power (…)’.
Od leta 2005 je konkurenčni trg z električno energijo v Romuniji razdeljen na pet posebnih trgov: (i) centralizirani trgi, ki jih upravlja OPCOM; (ii) trg za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe; (iii) trg za pomožne storitve; (iv) izravnalni trg, in (v) izvozni trg.
Moreover, after conclusion of the Contracts, through note number 6547 of 2011, Hidroelectrica sought approval from the Minister of the Economy and Trade to adjust the prices for year 2011 in order to allow Termoelectrica and Electrocentrale Deva: ‘to obtain long-term loans necessary to make the investments required to maintain electricity generation licences and also to obtain the revenues needed for the restructuring of the producer Compania Nationala a Huilei’.
Centralizirane trge upravlja OPCOM.
All those notes also clearly state that Hidroelectica was seeking approval from the Ministry of Economy and Trade ‘to authorise the executive management of the three electricity producers to sign the addendums concerning the new prices’.
OPCOM je bil ustanovljen leta 2001 v skladu s sklepom vlade št. 627/2000 kot delniška družba in hčerinsko podjetje v izključni lasti podjetja Transelectrica, upravljavca prenosnega sistema.
In addition, all addendums to the Contracts relating to price adjustments refer to internal notes issued by Hidroelectrica and approved either by the Minister of the Economy and Trade or by the State Secretary in the Ministry of Economy and Trade with the three exceptions mentioned in recital 26, based on which such price adjustments were approved [21].
Na osnovi dovoljenja, ki ga je podelil ANRE, je bil OPCOM opredeljen kot platforma za trgovanje z električno energijo v Romuniji na ravni veleprodaje.
The quantities of electricity purchased and average prices paid under the Contracts between 2009 and 2011 are as follows [22]:
OPCOM je edina energetska borza v Romuniji, kjer se trguje z električno energijo, in ima vlogo spodbujevalca.
Quantity (GWH)
Na trgu OPCOM je pet vrst tržnih segmentov: (i) trg za dan vnaprej; (ii) trg znotraj dneva [23], (iii) centralizirana dvostranska trga oziroma centraliziran trg za dvostranske pogodbe z javno dražbo „OPCOM-PCCB“ in centraliziran trg za dvostranske pogodbe z nenehnimi pogajanji „CMBC-CN“; (iv) centraliziran trg za zelene certifikate in (v) trgovalna platforma za potrdila za emisije toplogrednih plinov.
Purchase price (RON/MWh)
Transakcije na trgu OPCOM so se začele leta 2005 in to le na tržnih segmentih za dan vnaprej in OPCOM-PCCB.
The Romanian electricity market
Pogodbi sta bili sklenjeni na trgu za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe v Romuniji, ki je zadevni tržni segment za oceno v tej zadevi.
Electricity trading in Romania mainly takes place on two markets: (i) the Regulated Electricity Market on which electricity is traded based on regulated tariffs and conditions; and (ii) the Competitive Electricity Market on which electricity is traded freely, including through two main types of contracts: relatively standard bilateral contracts traded on the centralised market and freely negotiated bilateral contracts, the so-called market for directly negotiated contracts.
OPCOM-PCCB
The Regulated Electricity Market
Trg OPCOM na tržnem segmentu OPCOM-PCCB organizira javne dražbe za prodajo in nakup električne energije.
The transactions on the Regulated Electricity Market are implemented through sale-purchase framework agreements concluded between the electricity generators/producers active on the regulated market, including Hidroelectrica, and the ‘suppliers of last resort’, which ensure distribution of electricity to the end-user.
Kupoprodajne ponudbe posameznih proizvajalcev/dobaviteljev/odjemalcev so predložene upravljavcu trga.
The eligible customers buy electricity at regulated tariffs.
Vsaka ponudba mora določati: (i) bodisi minimalno ceno, po kateri bo stranka prodala električno energijo, ali maksimalno ceno, po kateri bo kupila električno energijo, in (ii) okvirni sporazum, po katerem namerava stranka, ki predloži ponudbo, dobaviti/kupiti električno energijo.
On the regulated market, ANRE sets the prices and volumes to be delivered by the electricity generators/producers ex ante every year.
Kupoprodajne ponudbe določajo dobavne pogoje, ki vključuje količino električne energije, obdobje veljavnosti (najmanj en mesec in do eno leto) in predviden okvirni sporazum.
By 2009-2010, when the contracts under examination started to be implemented, 56-61 % of electricity consumed in Romania was traded on the regulated market.
Cena upošteva načelo najugodnejše ponudbene cene.
The Competitive Electricity Market
Do let 2009 in 2010, ko sta se pogodbi začeli izvajati, je prodaja na trgu OPCOM-PCCB znašala manj kot 7 % električne energije, proizvedene v Romuniji.
Since 2005, the Competitive Electricity Market in Romania has been divided into five specific markets: (i) the centralised markets administrated by OPCOM; (ii) the market for directly negotiated contracts; (iii) the ancillary services market; (iv) the balancing market; and (v) the export market.
Po objavi sklepa o začetku postopka je Komisija sprejela sklep v skladu s členom 102 Pogodbe, v katerem ugotavlja, da je energetska borza, ki jo upravlja OPCOM, pomemben storitveni trg, na katerem igra OPCOM prevladujočo vlogo, ločeno od trga z neposredno dogovorjenimi pogodbami [24].
The centralised markets are administrated by OPCOM.
Trg za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe
OPCOM was set up in 2001 pursuant to Government Decision No 627/2000, as a joint stock company and 100 % owned subsidiary of Transelectrica, the transmission system operator.
Trg za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe je prosti trg, ki ga ne regulira ANRE.
By virtue of the licence granted by ANRE, OPCOM was designated as platform for trading of electricity in Romania at wholesale level.
Pogodbene stranke se dvostransko dogovorijo o količinah, cenah in drugih členih pogodbe.
OPCOM is the only power exchange in Romania, providing a venue for trade of electricity and having a facilitator role.
To zagotavlja strankama visoko stopnjo fleksibilnosti pri pogajanjih glede določil in pogojev prodajnih pogodb.
There are five types of market segments on OPCOM: (i) the day-ahead market; (ii) intra-day market [23], (iii) centralised bilateral markets that is to say, centralised market for bilateral contracts through public auction ‘OPCOM-PCCB’ and centralised market for bilateral contracts through continuous negotiation — CMBC-CN; (iv) the centralised market for green certificates; and (v) the trading platform for greenhouse gases emissions certificates.
Določbe in pogoji pogodb so zaupni.
Transactions on OPCOM started only in 2005 and only on the day-ahead and OPCOM-PCCB market segments.
Kratek opis neposredno dogovorjenih pogodb iz istega obdobja kot pogodbi
The Contracts were concluded on the market for directly negotiated contracts in Romania, which is the market segment relevant for the assessment in this case.
Komisija je v dopisu z dne 21. februarja 2014 od romunskih organov zahtevala informacije o drugih dvostransko dogovorjenih pogodbah, sklenjenih na romunskem trgu, razen obeh pogodb s primerljivimi obdobji in količinami za dobavo električne energije.
OPCOM-PCCB
Zahteva Komisije je zajela vse romunske dobavitelje električne energije bodisi v državni bodisi v zasebni lasti.
On the OPCOM-PCCB market segment, OPCOM organises public auctions for the sale and purchase of electricity.
Romunski organi so 14. maja 2014 zagotovili zahtevane ključne prvine vseh pogodb, podpisanih s kupci električne energije z letno porabo električne energije, ki presega 150 GWh za vsako leto v obdobju 2009–2011 [25].
Sale/purchase offers by each producer/supplier/consumer are submitted to the market operator.
Romunski organi so poudarili, da so bile vse pogodbe, ki so jih v zadevnem obdobju sklenili negospodinjski odjemalci na maloprodajnem trgu pod konkurenčnimi pogoji, predmet ad hoc zbiranja podatkov, ki jih je zahtevala Komisija.
Each offer must specify the following: (i) either the minimum price at which the party will sell electricity or the maximum price at which it will buy electricity; and (ii) the framework agreement under which the party making the offer is planning to supply/purchase electricity.
Podatki, ki so jih predložili romunski organi, kažejo raven najvišjih cen, plačanih na prostem trgu za maloprodajo električne energije v obdobju 2009–2011, in sicer: za leto 2009: 266,5 RON/MWh; za leto 2010: 229,96 RON/MWH in za leto 2011: 232,33 RON/MWh.
Sale and purchase offers specify supply conditions including the amount of electricity, duration (minimum one month and up to one year), as well as envisaged framework agreement.
Vendar je vsaka od teh pogodb zase vsebovala nižje količine kot katera koli od obeh pogodb.
The price follows the principle of the best responding offer price.
Pregled informacij v zvezi s pogodbami, ki so jih sklenili dobavitelji razen podjetij Termoelectrica in Electrocentrale Deva, kaže, da leta 2009, ko sta se pogodbi začeli izvajati, noben drug dobavitelj ni sklenil pogodbe o dobavi, ki je bila dovolj podobna tema dvema pogodbama glede količin (približno 900 GWh in 500 GWh vsaka) in obdobja (10 let).
By 2009 and 2010, when the Contracts started to be implemented, sales on the OPCOM-PCCB market amounted to less than 7 % of electricity produced in Romania.
Povsem smiselna primerjava s pogodbama je mogoča le za druge pogodbe za enake količine, obdobje in/ali datum začetka veljavnosti.
After publication of the Opening Decision, the Commission adopted a Decision pursuant to Article 102 of the Treaty finding that the power exchange managed by OPCOM constitutes a relevant service market, on which OPCOM is a dominant player, separate from the directly negotiated contracts market [24].
Ker takšnih v celoti primerljivih pogodb ni bilo, je potreben obračun z ekonometrično analizo za vse pogodbene razlike, katerega razlogi in rezultati so navedeni v uvodnih izjavah 77 do 80 ter Prilogi I.
The market for directly negotiated contracts is a free market which is not regulated by ANRE.
V obdobju 2009–2011 je podjetje Hidroelectrica prodalo okoli 60 % svoje električne energije tudi drugim zasebnim kupcem po dolgoročnih veleprodajnih in maloprodajnih pogodbah, ki jih preiskuje Komisija [26].
Contracting parties negotiate quantities, prices and other contractual clauses bilaterally.
Prodajne cene podjetja Hidroelectrica v teh pogodbah so bile več kot 40 % nižje od veleprodajnih nakupnih cen, ki jih podjetje Hidroelectrica v povprečju plačalo podjetjema Termoelectrica in Electrocentrale Deva.
This provides the parties with a high degree of flexibility in negotiating the terms and conditions of the sale contracts.
Za ponazoritev je najvišja prodajna cena za električno energijo po takšnih pogodbah leta 2009 znašala 159,8 RON/MWh, leta 2010 pa 168 RON/MWh.
The terms and conditions of contracts are confidential.
Podjetje Hidroelectrica je pogodbe o prodaji električne energije sklenilo tudi z drugimi strankami [27], in sicer za manjše količine.
Short description of the directly negotiated contracts contemporaneous with the Contracts
Najvišja prodajna cena za električno energijo po takšnih maloprodajnih pogodbah za zadevno obdobje je znašala 185 RON/MWh leta 2009, 190 RON/MWh leta 2010 in 160 RON/MWh leta 2011, kar je v povprečju približno 13 % manj od veleprodajnih nakupnih cen, ki jih je podjetje Hidroelectrica plačalo podjetjema Termoelectrica in Electrocentrale Deva.
By letter dated 21 February 2014, the Commission requested the Romanian Authorities to provide it with information about bi-laterally negotiated contracts concluded on the Romanian market, other than the Contracts, with comparable durations and quantities of electricity supply.
Razvoj dogodkov po letu 2011 in medsebojne povezave med podjetji Termoelectrica, Electrocentrale Deva, Electrocentrale Paroseni in CEH
The Commission's request covered all Romanian electricity suppliers, whether State or privately owned.
Podjetje Electrocentrale Paroseni je septembra in oktobra 2011 dobavilo električno energijo podjetju Hidroelectrica, vendar so bile količine zanemarljive.
On 14 May 2014, the Romanian Authorities provided the requested key elements of all contracts signed by electricity buyers with an annual electricity consumption of more than 150 GWh for each of the years from 2009 to 2011 [25].
Na dan prekinitve dobave po obeh pogodbah je bilo podjetje Termoelectrica še vedno edini družbenik podjetij Electrocentrale Deva in Electrocentrale Paroseni.
The Romanian Authorities underlined that all the contracts concluded on the retail market under competitive conditions by non-household consumers in the relevant period of time were subject to the ad-hoc data collection requested by the Commission.
Z izrednim odlokom št. 84/2011 [29] je bila izvedena zamenjava terjatev v lastniške deleže med podjetjem Termoelectrica in državo.
In particular, 75 sets of annual data from contracts in force for one or more years during the period 2009-2011 of relevance for this case were submitted by the Romanian Authorities.
Zato je podjetje Termoelectrica preneslo svoje deleže v različnih podjetjih (Electrocentrale Deva, Electrocentrale Paroseni in Electrocentrale Bucuresti) na državo v zameno za poplačilo svojih dolgov do države.
The Commission understands that the Romanian Authorities submitted the relevant data regarding all the contracts fulfilling the criteria required by the Commission (comparable durations and quantities) for the relevant period 2009-2011.
Ta prenos deležev je bil izveden na podlagi ocenjevalnih poročil, ki jih je pripravil neodvisni ocenjevalec.
The Contracts accounted for approximately 17 % of the total volume of electricity subject to directly negotiated contracts concluded during the period 2009-2011 and provided by Romania.
CEH je 1. avgusta 2013 prevzel tudi podjetje Societatea Nationala a Huilei, ki je nastalo z izločitvijo premogovnikov iz podjetja v državni lasti Compania Nationala a Huilei, ki je dobavljalo premog podjetjema Termoelectrica in Electrocentrale Deva.
However, each of those contracts taken on its own amounted to lower quantities than each of the Contracts.
Dolgoročne pogodbe o dobavi premoga
An examination of the information regarding the contracts entered into by suppliers other than Termoelectrica and Electrocentrale Deva shows that, in 2009, when the Contracts started to be implemented, no other supplier concluded a supply contract which was sufficiently similar to these two Contracts as regards to quantities (approximately 900 GWh and 500 GWh, each) and duration (10 years).
Podjetje Electrocentrale Deva je nastalo zaradi izločitve dejavnosti iz podjetja Termoelectrica (skupaj z drugimi elektrarnami) ob koncu leta 2001
A totally meaningful comparison with the Contracts is only possible for other contracts for the same quantities, duration and/or date of entry into force.
Podjetje Termoelectrica je bilo do marca 2012 edini družbenik podjetij Electrocentrale Deva in Electrocentrale Paroseni
Since no such fully comparable contracts existed, an econometric analysis accounting for contract differences is required, the rationale and results of which are portrayed in recitals 77-80 and the Annex.
2011 – izločitev dejavnosti iz podjetja Termoelectrica Avgusta2012 združeni v podjetje CEH Compania Nationala a Huilei (CNH) – 4 nekonkurenčni premogovniki Histroelectrica Complexul Energetic Hunedoara (CEH) Avgust 2013 Pripojitev Skupina Termoelectrica (**) Electrocentrale Deva (*) Electrocentrale Paroseni (***) Societatea Nationala a Huilei (SNH)
Hidroelectrica contracts for sale of electricity
RAZLOGI ZA ZAČETEK FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
The selling prices of Hidroelectrica in those contracts were more than 40 % lower than the wholesale purchase prices paid by Hidroelectrica to Termoelectrica and Electrocentrale Deva on average.
Če je šlo za slednje, je Komisija izrazila dvome glede tega, ali je takšna pomoč združljiva s Pogodbo.
By way of illustration, the highest selling price for electricity under such contracts was 159,8 RON/MWh in 2009 and 168 RON/MWh in 2010.
Komisija je primerjala cene, določene v obeh pogodbah, s cenami, po katerih se je trgovalo z električno energijo na trgu OPCOM-PCCB, in opazila, da so bile cene, po katerih je podjetje Hidroelectrica kupovalo električno energijo od domnevnih upravičencev, med 40 in 55 % višje od prevladujoče cene električne energije na odprtem trgu z električno energijo OPCOM-PCCB.
Electrocentrale Paroseni supplied electricity to Hidroelectrica in September and October 2011, although the quantities were negligible.
Posledično so imeli predstavniki ministrstva za gospodarstvo in trgovino nadzor ali vsaj vpliv nad prakso sklepanja pogodb v podjetjih v državni lasti, tudi nad prakso sklepanja pogodb v podjetju Hidroelectrica.
At the date of ceasing of supply under the Contracts, Termoelectrica was still the sole shareholder of both Electrocentrale Deva and Electrocentrale Paroseni.
To bi lahko vplivalo na trgovanje znotraj Unije v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Through Emergency Ordinance No 84/2011 [29], a debt to equity swap was implemented between Termoelectrica and the State.
Predhodna ugotovitev Komisije je bila, da je odobritev, v kolikor sta pogodbi pomenili državno pomoč, šlo za pomoč, ki krši obveznosti priglasitve in mirovanja iz člena 108(3) Pogodbe.
At present, all three companies qualify as branches of CEH, without legal personality.
V okviru formalnega postopka preiskave je bilo od romunskih organov zahtevano, naj pojasnijo gospodarsko utemeljitev sklepanja teh dveh pogodb.
Termoelectrica is in liquidation [30] and has assets with a market value of approximately EUR 80 million and a liquidation value of approximately EUR 60,5 million according to a report dated 1 October 2013.
V zvezi s tem Romunija ni predložila utemeljitev.
However, the debts of Electrocentrale Deva, Electrocentrale Paroseni and Electrocentrale Bucuresti remained with Termoelectrica.
Romunija je zgolj zagovarjala stališče, da sta pogodbi podjetju Hidroelectrica omogočili, da bolje količinsko opredeli maksimalno vrednost stroškov, nastalo pri nakupu električne energije, kar mu je zagotovilo zaščito pred nestanovitnostjo cen na promptnem trgu.
The developments after 2011 with regard to Termoelectrica and Electrocentrale Deva, as well as the various interlinks explained in recitals 48-52 are illustrated for ease of reference in the following graph:
Romunski organi so pojasnili tudi, da pogodbi nista bila sporazuma o pomoči, kakor sta opredeljeni v poročilu sodnega upravitelja podjetja Hidroelectrica v zvezi z razlogi za insolventnost podjetja Hidroelectrica [32].
Long term supply contracts for coal
Glede na to poročilo so sporazumi o pomoči pogodbe, ki jih podjetje Hidroelectrica sklene z namenom pokrivanja prekinitev v svoji proizvodnji.
Interlinks between Termoelectrica/Electrocentrale Deva/ Electrocentrale Paroseni and CEH
Namen takšne vrste pogodbe je preprečiti plačilo morebitne škode, ki jo povzroči nespoštovanje pogodbene obveznosti dobave.
August 2012 merged into CEH
Romunski organi so pojasnili [33], zakaj v praksi – z izjemo treh primerov iz uvodne izjave 28 – ANRE ni določil pogodbenih cen, kakor je bilo predpisano po obeh pogodbah.
2009-2011 Selling expensive electricity
Pojasnili so, da pogodbi nista bili sklenjeni na organiziranem trgu in zato ANRE ni prilagodil cene.
Electrocentrale Deva span off from Termoelectrica (along with other power plants) at the end of 2001
Romunski organi so pojasnili tudi, da: (i) je na začetku ANRE predložil ministrstvu za gospodarstvo in trgovino minimalno in maksimalno mejno vrednost, na podlagi katerih so bile določene cene; (ii) takšne mejne vrednosti so bile določene na podlagi jasnih tehničnih parametrov, ki veljajo posebej za proizvajalce termalne energije; (iii) ANRE je to prakso pozneje ustavil, prevzelo pa jo je ministrstvo za gospodarstvo in trgovino na podlagi podobnih načel, kot jih uporabil ANRE.
Termoelectrica is the sole shareholder of Electrocentrale Deva and Electrocentrale Paroseni until March 2012
V zvezi s pogodbo s podjetjem Termoelectrica so romunski organi potrdili, da je bilo podjetje Hidroelectrica edini odjemalec električne energije za elektrarno Paroseni podjetja Termoelectrica.
Electrocentrale Paroseni sold expensive electricity to Hidroelectrica only in September-October 2011
Pojasnili so tudi, da podjetje Hidroelectrica ni kupilo celotne količine električne energije, kakor je bilo v začetku ocenjeno pod pogodbo, temveč je kupilo le količino, potrebno za pokrivanje morebitnih nihanj v proizvodnji zaradi nepredvidljivih hidroloških razmer.
Compania Nationala a Huilei (CNH) — 4 uncompetitive mines
V zvezi s pogodbo s podjetjem Electrocentrale Deva so romunski organi pojasnili, da je v zadevnem obdobju 2009–2011 podjetje Electrocentrale Deva električno energijo prodalo tudi drugim strankam, ne samo podjetju Hidroelectrica.
Aug 2013
Tako je bilo prikazano, da je podjetje Electrocentrale Deva v letih 2010 in 2011 prodalo velike količine električne energije (primerljive ali celo večje količine) drugim strankam, ne samo podjetju Hidroelectrica, po primerljivih cenah [34].
Absorption
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH OSEB
Spin-off from CNH of 3 competitive mines
V uvodnih pripombah na sklep o začetku postopka sta podjetji Termoelectrica in Electrocentrale Deva trdili, da jima ne začetne pogodbene cene ne njihove poznejše spremembe niso prinesle prednosti, saj naj bi te cene določil ANRE, ki jih je izračunal na podlagi njihovih stroškov proizvodnje.
2011 — Spin-off from Termoelectrica
Nadalje je Romunija trdila, da je poznejše spremembe pogodbenih cen določil dvig cen nafte [35] ali premoga [36].
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Podjetje Electrocentrale Deva je trdilo tudi, da je na ceno električne energije približno 70-odstotno vplivala cena premoga.
In the Opening Decision, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the prices for the purchase of electricity under the Contracts were market conform and whether they constituted State aid.
OCENA
Should the latter be the case, the Commission expressed doubts whether such aid would be compatible with the Treaty.
V tem sklepu Komisija ocenjuje, ali sta podjetji Termoelectrica in Electrocentrale Deva prejeli državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, glej uvodno izjavo 101, in če sta jo, ali je morda takšna pomoč združljiva z notranjim trgom, glej uvodne izjave 102 do 105.
The Commission compared the prices stipulated in the Contracts with the prices at which electricity was traded on OPCOM-PCCB and noted that the prices at which Hidroelectrica purchased electricity from the alleged beneficiaries were between 40 % and 55 % higher than the prevailing price of electricity on the open electricity exchange market OPCOM-PCCB.
Obstoj državne pomoči
It appeared that Hidroelectrica therefore incurred higher costs than necessary, while the alleged beneficiaries were granted an aid which increased their revenues, without being intended to achieve any specific objective of common interest.
Člen 107(1) Pogodbe določa, da je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga in prizadene trgovino med državami članicami, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
The Commission thus took the preliminary view that the alleged beneficiaries had derived an undue advantage in the form of artificially inflated electricity prices in their Contracts and successive amendments to them.
Pogoji, določeni v členu 107(1) Pogodbe, so torej kumulativni in zato morajo biti istočasno izpolnjeni vsi pogoji, da bi bil ukrep opredeljen kot državna pomoč.
The Commission reached the preliminary conclusion that the electricity tariffs under examination were selective in nature, since they applied only to certain undertakings.
Ocena gospodarske ugodnosti