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These liabilities represent only the liabilities incurred during the bankruptcy proceedings (they are not the total liabilities due to the State).
V skladu z oddelkom 88(5) slovaškega zakona o stečaju upravitelj poravna obveznosti, nastale zaradi poslovanja podjetja, iz prihodkov tega poslovanja, v vrstnem redu njihove zapadlosti.
Such liabilities are defined in Section 87 of the Slovak Bankruptcy Act [8] as ‘claims against the estate’.
Iz podatkov, ki so na voljo Komisiji, je razvidno, da so vsaj nekatere državne institucije (npr. družba za socialno zavarovanje) poskušale uveljaviti terjatve v okviru stečajnega postopka.
Claims against the estate include claims arising after bankruptcy is declared in respect of the administration and liquidation of assets in bankruptcy and claims arising after bankruptcy is declared in respect of taxes, charges, duties, health insurance premiums, social insurance premiums, and wages or salaries of employees of the bankrupt company.
Vendar nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ ni prineslo zadostnih prihodkov za pokritje vseh stroškov poslovanja, vključno s prispevki za socialno varnost in drugimi terjatvami države, nastalimi med stečajnim postopkom.
Any liabilities incurred from the continued operation of the company during the bankruptcy proceedings that cannot be paid from the revenue from such continued operation are also treated as claims against the estate.
Prihodki podjetja NCHZ so bili v glavnem porabljeni za pokritje stroškov, neposredno povezanih s poslovanjem podjetja (dobava surovin, energije itd.), da bi se ohranila njegova poslovna dejavnost, medtem ko obveznosti do države niso bile plačane in so med nadaljnjim poslovanjem podjetja NCHZ v stečaju še naprej naraščale.
NCHZ's public liabilities that arose during the bankruptcy proceedings are set out in Table 1 below.
Nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ, ki je bilo glavni vzrok za nakopičene obveznosti, je temeljilo na dveh različnih ukrepih med stečajnim postopkom: na zakonu – od decembra 2009 do decembra 2010 – in na odločitvi upnikov iz januarja 2011.
Table 1
Poslovanje v skladu z zakonom
NCHZ liabilities towards the State or state-owned companies arising during the bankruptcy proceedings (position as at 1 August 2012)
Podjetje NCHZ je imelo od začetka veljavnosti zakona 1. decembra 2009 in sklepa vlade z dne 2. decembra 2009 do prenehanja veljavnosti zakona 31. decembra 2010 koristi od statusa „strateške družbe“.
Public authorities/State-owned company
V skladu z zakonom je moral stečajni upravitelj: (i) zagotoviti nadaljnje poslovanje strateške družbe, čeprav njeni prihodki niso v celoti pokrili stroškov poslovanja, vključno z davki in prispevki za socialno varnost; in (ii) preprečiti neupravičeno kolektivno odpuščanje zaposlenih.
Amount of liability in EUR
Zakon naj bi se uporabljal za gospodarske družbe strateškega pomena, ki so bile v stečajnem postopku.
Social Insurance Institute
Namenjen je bil ohranitvi poslovanja podjetij, ki so bila v stečaju, vendar jih je slovaška vlada razglasila za strateško pomembna.
Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa (Health insurance company owned by the State)
Poleg tega je dal zakon slovaški vladi predkupno pravico za nakup strateških družb v stečaju.
State water management undertaking (Slovenský vodohospodársky podnik, š.p.)
Da je podjetje spadalo v področje uporabe zakona, so morali biti izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji:
City of Nováky (fee for waste, real estate tax)
podjetje je moralo biti gospodarska družba, katere sredstva so bila predmet objavljenega stečajnega postopka;
Environmental Fund
podjetje je moralo biti pomembno za varovanje zdravja, nacionalno varnost ali pravilno delovanje gospodarstva;
Several municipalities (fee for waste, real estate tax)
podjetje je moralo imeti več kot 500 zaposlenih ali dobavljati velike količine energije, plina, toplote ali proizvodov iz rafinerij javnosti, drugim panogam in nacionalnemu prevozu ali upravljati vodovode, javno čistilno napravo, javno kanalizacijo ali javno oskrbo z vodo;
Common health insurance company (Spoločná zdravotná poisťovna)
podjetje je morala slovaška vlada razglasiti za strateško pomembno.
Motor vehicle tax authority (Daň z motorových vozidiel)
Podjetje NCHZ je bilo edino podjetje, ki je imelo koristi od zakona.
TOTAL
Pri odločitvi, da je podjetje NCHZ strateškega pomena, je slovaška vlada izpostavila dejstvo, da bi stečaj podjetja lahko privedel do izgube več kot 1700 delovnih mest in ogrozil še nadaljnjih 5000 delovnih mest pri dobaviteljih podjetja NCHZ na Slovaškem.
Under Section 88(5) of the Slovak Bankruptcy Act, liabilities arising as a result of operation of the business are settled by the administrator from the proceeds of that operation in the order in which they fall due.
Navedla je tudi, da bi ustavitev proizvodnje v podjetju NCHZ negativno vplivala na uspešnost in konkurenčnost kemične industrije na Slovaškem ter tako močno poslabšala stanje celotnega slovaškega gospodarstva [9].
From the information available to the Commission it appears that at least certain state institutions (e.g. the Social Insurance Company) did try to enforce receivables under the bankruptcy proceedings.
Poslovanje na podlagi odločitve odbora upnikov
However, the continued operation of NCHZ did not bring in sufficient revenue to cover all operating costs including the social security contributions and other state receivables generated during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona 31. decembra 2010 se je stečajni upravitelj, ki so ga zavezovala navodila odbora upnikov, odločil za nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ v skladu z določbami slovaškega zakona o stečaju.
NCHZ's revenue was used primarily to cover costs directly related to the operation of the business (supply of raw materials, energy etc.) in order to maintain its commercial activity, while the liabilities vis-à-vis the State were not paid and continued to grow during the continued operation of NCHZ in bankruptcy.
V skladu s slovaškim zakonom o stečaju morajo upniki vseh nezavarovanih terjatev, prijavljenih v stečajnem postopku, izvoliti odbor upnikov za uveljavljanje svojih pravic med stečajem.
The continued operation of NCHZ, which was the principal cause of these accumulated liabilities, was based on two different measures during the bankruptcy proceedings: on the Act — between December 2009 and December 2010 — and on the decision of the creditors as of January 2011.
Odbor je pooblaščen za izdajanje navodil stečajnemu upravitelju v okoliščinah, ki so izrecno določene v slovaškem zakonu o stečaju, vključno s primerom, ko stroški poslovanja podjetja v stečaju presegajo prihodke od njegovega poslovanja in njegovo nadaljnje poslovanje tako vodi do nadaljnjega kopičenja obveznosti.
Operation under the Act
V takšnem primeru mora upravitelj zaprositi za navodila v zvezi z obsegom nadaljnjega poslovanja podjetja (člen 88 slovaškega zakona o stečaju).
From the entry into force of the Act on 1 December 2009 and the Government Decision of 2 December 2009 until the expiry of the Act on 31 December 2010, NCHZ benefited from the status of a ‘strategic company’.
O takšnih navodilih mora glasovati odbor upnikov skupaj z zavarovanimi upniki, stečajno sodišče pa jih mora nato potrditi in določiti za zavezujoča.
The Act was to apply to commercial companies of strategic importance that were subject to bankruptcy proceedings.
Javni član odbora je bil Sklad za nacionalno lastnino (Fond národného majetku).
The purpose of the Act was to maintain in operation undertakings that were in bankruptcy but had been declared by the Slovak Government to be strategically important.
Poleg tega je imelo podjetje NCHZ po podatkih, ki so na voljo Komisiji, šest zavarovanih upnikov.
In addition, the Act gave the Slovak Government a pre-emption right to purchase strategic companies that had gone into bankruptcy.
Štirje od teh zavarovanih upnikov so bili podjetja v državni lasti/javna podjetja: Sklad za nacionalno lastnino, Okoljski sklad (Environmentálny fond), Slovaška garancijska in razvojna banka (Slovenská záručná a rozvojová banka, a. s.) in mesto Nováky.
In order for a company to fall within the scope of the Act, all of the following requirements had to be met:
Kot zahteva slovaški zakon o stečaju, je upravitelj obvestil nezavarovane in zavarovane upnike (na njihovem skupnem sestanku 26. januarja 2011), da so stroški poslovanja podjetja NCHZ višji od prihodkov iz poslovanja.
the company had to be a commercial company whose assets were the subject of declared bankruptcy proceedings;
Upravitelj je upnikom predložil tudi ekonomsko analizo z dne 23. decembra 2010 z opredelitvijo več možnih scenarijev ter primerjavo stroškov in prihodkov s stališča upnikov podjetja NCHZ.
the company had to be important for protecting health, national security or the proper functioning of the economy;
Na podlagi analize je bilo ugotovljeno, da je v interesu upnikov, da podjetje NCHZ še naprej posluje in da se podjetje proda kot delujoče podjetje.
the company had to have more than 500 employees, or in a significant way supply energy, gas, heat or products of the refinery industry to the public, other industries and nationwide transportation, or operate waterworks, a public wastewater treatment plant, a public sewer or a public water supply;
Analiza upravitelja je bila dopolnjena s predstavitvijo vodstva podjetja NCHZ z naslovom „NCHZ Nováky – Študija izvedljivosti prestrukturiranja“, v kateri je bilo tudi navedeno, da bi bila za upnike najboljša rešitev odprodaja podjetja NCHZ kot delujočega podjetja.
the company had to be declared as being of strategic importance by the Slovak Government.
Ob upoštevanju teh študij so se 26. januarja 2011 vsi upniki v odboru upnikov in vsi zavarovani upniki strinjali glede nadaljnjega poslovanja podjetja.
NCHZ was the only company to benefit from the Act.
Odločitev je bila potrjena in tako je z odločbo sodišča v Trenčinu z dne 23. februarja 2011 postala zavezujoča za upravitelja.
The Act was adopted on 5 November 2009 and took effect on 1 December 2009.
Po potrditvi s strani upnikov in sodišča v Trenčinu je podjetje NCHZ neprekinjeno nadalje poslovalo do njegove prodaje kot delujočega podjetja podjetju Via Chem Slovakia julija 2012.
On 2 December 2009 the Slovak Government proclaimed NCHZ a strategic company by decision No 534/2009.
Sklep Komisije o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave
In deciding that NCHZ was of strategic importance, the Slovak Government pointed to the fact that the company's bankruptcy could lead to a loss of more than 1700 direct jobs, and endanger a further 5000 jobs with NCHZ's suppliers in Slovakia.
V sklepu o začetku postopka z dne 2. julija 2013 je bilo ugotovljeno, da podjetje NCHZ med stečajnim postopkom ni v celoti plačalo prispevkov za socialno varnost za svoje zaposlene ali katerih koli drugih obveznosti do različnih državnih subjektov.
It also stated that stopping production at NCHZ would negatively affect the performance and competitiveness of the chemical industry in Slovakia and thus significantly worsen the position of the whole Slovak economy [9].
Znesek njegovega javnega dolga za obdobje 2009–2011 je znašal 12,1 milijona EUR.
Operation under the decision of the creditors' committee
Glede na finančne težave podjetja NCHZ med pripravami na prijavo stečaja je država z omogočanjem nadaljnjega poslovanja podjetja NCHZ dejansko tvegala, da bo podjetje NCHZ kopičilo javne obveznosti, ki jih nato ne bo moglo poravnati.
After the Act expired on 31 December 2010, the bankruptcy administrator, who was bound by the instructions of the creditors' committee, decided to continue the operations of NCHZ in line with the provisions of the Slovak Bankruptcy Act.
Neplačanemu dolgu bi se tako lahko izognili ali pa ga vsaj bistveno zmanjšali z ustavitvijo poslovanja podjetja NCHZ med stečajnim postopkom.
Under the Slovak Bankruptcy Act, the creditors of all unsecured receivables registered in the bankruptcy proceedings must elect a creditors' committee in order to exercise their rights in the course of the bankruptcy.
Poleg tega so obstajali tudi očitni znaki, da je odločitev upnikov o nadaljevanju poslovanja podjetja NCHZ po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona mogoče pripisati državi in da je podjetju zagotavljala neupravičeno, selektivno gospodarsko prednost.
The committee has the power to issue instructions to the bankruptcy administrator in the circumstances explicitly provided for in the Slovak Bankruptcy Act, including where the costs of the operation of the bankrupt business exceed the revenue from its operations and its continued operation thus leads to a further accumulation of liabilities.
Tako je Komisija predhodno ugotovila, da je bila podjetju NCHZ s tem, ko mu je bilo dovoljeno, da nadaljuje s poslovanjem in tržnimi dejavnostmi, ne da bi moralo plačevati prispevke za socialno varnost in druge javne obveznosti v daljšem časovnem obdobju, dodeljena prednost v primerjavi s konkurenti, ki je v običajnih tržnih pogojih ne bi imelo.
In such a situation the administrator must seek instructions regarding the extent to which the continued operation of the company is to be pursued (Article 88 of the Slovak Bankruptcy Act).
Komisija je imela tudi pomisleke, ali je bil razpis, s katerim je bilo podjetje NCHZ prodano, brezpogojen, saj so imeli nekateri ponudniki možnost zvišati svoje ponudbe v poznejši fazi, ko so bile že predložene vse ponudbe.
Such instructions have to be voted on by the creditors' committee together with the secured creditors and then approved and made binding by a bankruptcy court.
Zato je Komisija dvomila, da je bila cena, ki jo je izbrani ponudnik plačal za sredstva podjetja, tržna cena, ki je zagotovila najvišji prihodek za poplačilo upnikov, med njimi tudi države.
In the case of NCHZ's bankruptcy proceedings the committee consisted of five entities, four of which were privately owned [10].
Poleg tega so obstajali očitni znaki, da gospodarska kontinuiteta med podjetjem NCHZ in novim gospodarskim subjektom ni bila prekinjena.
The public member of the committee was the National Property Fund (Fond národného majetku).
To pomeni, da bi se kakršna koli nezdružljiva državna pomoč, dodeljena podjetju NCHZ, lahko izterjala od novega lastnika podjetja.
In addition, according to the information available to the Commission, NCHZ had six secured creditors.
Komisija se je zato odločila, da začne postopek iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
Four of these secured creditors were state-owned/public undertakings: the National Property Fund, the Environmental Fund (Environmentálny fond), the Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank (Slovenská záručná a rozvojová banka, a.s.) and the Town of Nováky.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
As required under the Slovak Bankruptcy Act the administrator informed both the unsecured and secured creditors (at their joint meeting on 26 January 2011) that the costs of operating the NCHZ business were higher than the revenue from operation.
Pripombe na sklep o začetku postopka sta predložili dve tretji strani: pritožnik in še ena zainteresirana tretja stran, ki je želela ostati anonimna.
The administrator also provided the creditors with an economic analysis dated 23 December 2010, identifying several possible scenarios and comparing costs and revenue from the point of view of NCHZ's creditors.
Obe zainteresirani strani sta potrdili dejstva in obrazložitev, ki jo je Komisija navedla v sklepu o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave.
The analysis concluded that it was in the interests of the creditors to continue the operation of NCHZ and to sell the business as a going concern.
Tretji strani sta poudarili očitno začasno povezavo med gospodarskimi težavami podjetja NCHZ in uvedbo zakona o strateških družbah, ki je bil sprejet s pospešenim zakonodajnim postopkom.
The administrator's analysis was supplemented by an NCHZ management presentation entitled ‘NCHZ Nováky — Restructuring Feasibility Study’, which also argued that the best solution for the creditors would be to sell NCHZ off as a company in operation.
Poleg tega je slovaška vlada le en dan po začetku veljavnosti zakona sprejela sklep, s katerim je podjetje NCHZ razglasila za strateško družbo v smislu zakona.
Taking account of these studies, all creditors in the creditors' committee and all the secured creditors agreed on 26 January 2011 with continuing the operation of the company.
Obe zainteresirani strani sta trdili, da bi država lahko preprečila predvidljivo tveganje neplačanih javnih obveznosti, nakopičenih zaradi nedodelitve statusa strateške družbe podjetju NCHZ.
That decision was approved and thus made binding for the administrator by the Trenčín Court in a ruling of 23 February 2011.
Poleg tega bi lahko imelo podjetje NCHZ koristi zaradi prednosti, povezane s statusom podjetja, ki po zakonu ni moglo izstopiti s trga in je zato ostalo zanesljiv poslovni partner, medtem ko so se poslovni odnosi drugih podjetij, ki so bila v enakem položaju kot podjetje NCHZ, tj. v stečajnem postopku, z njihovimi dobavitelji in strankami najverjetneje slabšali zaradi možnosti njihovega izstopa s trga.
Following the approval by the creditors and by the Trenčín Court, the NCHZ business continued operation without any interruption until its sale as a going concern to Via Chem Slovakia in July 2012.
Glede poslovanja podjetja NCHZ po odločitvi odbora upnikov ena od zainteresiranih strani trdi, da bi država, ki je članica odbora upnikov, lahko in bi morala poskušati doseči drugačen rezultat, tako da bi prepričala druge člane odbora ali vsaj glasovala proti nadaljevanju poslovanja podjetja NCHZ.
The Commission decision to open the formal investigation procedure
Enako velja za državo kot eno izmed zavarovanih upnikov, ki je imela po mnenju zainteresiranih strani pravico veta na odločitev, s katero je bilo odobreno nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ.
The opening decision of 2 July 2013 found that NCHZ had not fully paid social security contributions for its employees or any other liabilities towards various state entities during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Zainteresirane strani menijo, da je to neukrepanje pomenilo, da bi bilo odločitev odbora upnikov in zavarovanih upnikov mogoče pripisati državi.
The amount of public debt for the period 2009-2011 totalled EUR 12,1 million.
Vsekakor so zainteresirane strani tudi trdile, da je bilo tudi odločbo sodišča v Trenčinu, ki je dovoljevala ohranitev poslovanja podjetja NCHZ, mogoče pripisati državi.
In view of the financial difficulties of NCHZ in the lead-up to filing for bankruptcy, by allowing continued operation of NCHZ the State ran a real risk that NCHZ would accumulate public liabilities it would not then be in a position to honour.
Obe zainteresirani strani sta trdili, da je nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ izkrivljalo konkurenco, zlasti na trgu kalcijevega karbida, in da je imelo podjetje NCHZ v zadevnem obdobju zelo agresivno cenovno politiko.
The non-paid debt could thus have been avoided or at least significantly reduced by discontinuing the operations of NCHZ during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Kar zadeva prodajo podjetja NCHZ, je ena izmed zainteresiranih strani trdila, da je bil zaradi obveznosti iz razpisa izid razpisa negotov in da je bil to razlog, da ni sodelovala na razpisu, čeprav bi bil nakup podjetja NCHZ lahko zanimiv.
There were also strong indications that the creditors' decision to continue operating NCHZ after the expiry of the Act was attributable to the State and provided the company with an undue, selective, economic advantage.
Nazadnje so zainteresirane strani navedle, da sta bila splošno poslovanje podjetja Fortischem in njegova prisotnost na trgu praktično enaka nekdanji dejavnosti podjetja NCHZ.
The Commission thus concluded on a preliminary basis that by being allowed to continue its operations and market activities without having to pay social security contributions and other public liabilities during a significant period of time, NCHZ had been awarded an advantage vis-à-vis its competitors that it would not have received under normal market conditions.
Edina opazna razlika je bila sprememba imena in lastnika.
The Commission also doubted whether the tender through which NCHZ was sold was unconditional since some of the bidders had the possibility of raising their bids at a later stage, when all the bids had already been submitted.
PRIPOMBE SLOVAŠKE
The Commission therefore doubted whether the price paid for the company's assets by the successful bidder represented a market price that ensured maximisation of revenue to satisfy the creditors, including the State.
Obstoj gospodarske prednosti za podjetje NCHZ
Moreover, there were strong indications that the economic continuity between NCHZ and the new entity had not been interrupted.
Slovaška je trdila, da je, čeprav upniki ali sodišče v prvem obdobju niso sprejeli nobene odločitve, obstajala verjetnost, da bi se upniki v odsotnosti zakona v vsakem primeru odločili za nadaljevanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ.
This would mean that any incompatible state aid granted to NCHZ could be recovered from the new owner of the company's business.
Slovaška se je sklicevala na predhodno analizo in javne izjave upravitelja iz oktobra 2009 (tj. pred začetkom veljavnosti zakona), pri čemer je izrazila naklonjenost nadaljnjemu poslovanju podjetja NCHZ.
The Commission therefore decided to open the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Zakon zato ni imel bistvenega vpliva, saj bi podjetje NCHZ še naprej poslovalo – tudi če zakon ne bi bil sprejet – zgolj na podlagi standardnih pravil o stečaju.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona decembra 2010 je upravitelj zaprosil odbor upnikov za navodila v zvezi z nadaljnjim poslovanjem podjetja.
Two third parties commented on the opening decision: the complainant and another interested third party that wished to remain anonymous.
Odbor je privolil in to odločitev je potrdilo sodišče v Trenčinu [11].
Both of these interested parties endorsed the facts and the reasoning set out by the Commission in the decision to open the formal investigation procedure.
Slovaška je predložila ekonomsko analizo, ki je bila pripravljena kot podlaga za odbor upnikov, da sprejme odločitev.
The third parties stressed the evident temporal link between the economic difficulties of NCHZ and the introduction of the Strategic Companies Act, which was adopted in an accelerated legislative procedure.
Podjetje je nadaljevalo s poslovanjem do njegove prodaje leta 2012.
In addition, only one day after the entry into force of the Act, the Slovak Government adopted the decision declaring NCHZ a strategic company within the meaning of the Act.
Slovaška je predložila tudi hipotetično analizo upravitelja, ki je temeljila na metodologiji, uporabljeni za analizo v drugem obdobju (nadaljnje poslovanje na podlagi odločitve upnikov in sodišča), in kaže, da bi bili rezultati analize enaki tudi, če bi upoštevali likvidacijo na začetku prvega obdobja (nadaljnje poslovanje na podlagi zakona).
In addition, NCHZ had possibly benefited from the advantage of having the status of a firm unable to exit the market by law and thus remained a reliable business partner, whereas other companies in the same situation as NCHZ, i.e. in bankruptcy proceedings, would most likely have had deteriorating business relations with their suppliers and customers owing to the possibility of their market exit.
Glede na navedeno je Slovaška trdila, da je bilo ravnanje države v celotnem stečajnem postopku skladno z načelom upnika v tržnem gospodarstvu.
As regards the operation of NCHZ following the decision of the creditors' committee, one of the interested parties argues that the state–owned member of the creditor's committee could and should have tried to reach a different outcome — by convincing the other committee members or at least by voting against the continued operation of NCHZ.
Zato ni zagotavljalo gospodarske prednosti podjetju NCHZ in ni pomenilo državne pomoči.
The same reasoning applies to the State as one of the secured creditors, which according to the interested parties had the right to veto the decision approving the continued operation of NCHZ.
Izterjava terjatev Slovaške od podjetja NCHZ v stečaju