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The Hungarian authorities tried to overcome the limitations preventing Hungarian start-up companies from having access to integrated innovation advisory services through the creation of the National Innovation System (NIS).
Komisija ugotavlja, da prednost, ki so jo dobile stranke družbe ValDeal, ki so prejele pomoč, ustreza najvišjim dovoljenim zneskom pomoči, ki veljajo za svetovalne storitve za inovacije v skladu z okvirom za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 2006, ki je začel veljati 1. januarja 2007, tj. samo 10 dni po začetku projekta.
Although the system was supposed to improve companies' innovativeness and competitiveness more generally, the regulatory approach did not lead to the expected outcome (see recital 110).
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da ocena navedene pomoči neposredno na podlagi Pogodbe pripelje do zaključka, da so bili zneski pomoči, dodeljeni strankam družbe ValDeal, sorazmerni glede na merila, ki jih je Komisija določila v okviru za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 2006.
Hence, the aid granted to ValDeal's customers in the form of free-of-charge integrated advisory services could be regarded as an appropriate means to address the above-mentioned market failure.
Komisija ugotavlja tudi, da so v času izvajanja projekta konkurenti družbe ValDeal nudili samo nekatere sestavne dele svetovalnih storitev za inovacije, podprtih v okviru ukrepa.
It is also to be noted that the process of selection of the final beneficiaries implemented by ValDeal assured that the most deserving and promising companies were to be chosen.
Razdrobljenost na strani ponudbe in pomanjkanje usklajevanja med ponudniki pomeni, da je družba ValDeal svoje integrirane storitve zagotavljala na trgu, kjer noben drug konkurent ni mogel zagotavljati povsem zamenljivih storitev.
Incentive effect
Zato je projekt, ki ga je izvedla družba ValDeal, samo omejeno vplival na konkurenco.
Firstly, the project ValDeal implemented was supported by both the government and ValDeal's resources, the latter participating with HUF 528626021.
SKLEPNA UGOTOVITEV
Secondly, the Commission also notes that ValDeal did not misuse the aid, as it carried out the same activities as those described in its tender documents.
Glede na navedeno je pomoč družbi ValDeal združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi Uredbe (ES) št. 1628/2006, pomoč strankam družbe ValDeal pa je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU –
The evidence provided by the Hungarian authorities demonstrates that, without the aid, ValDeal would not have been able to provide free-of-charge innovation services based on an integrated model and stimulate the demand for such services, because the fragmentation of the Hungarian market prevented the development of the demand side and did not allow economies of scale.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the involvement of public resources in the project was meant to change ValDeal's behaviour, as well as the behaviour of its customers.
Člen 1
Proportionality and impact on competition
Državna pomoč, ki jo je Madžarska dodelila družbi ValDeal Innovációs Szolgáltató Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság in njenim strankam v obdobju izvajanja projekta, ki je prejel pomoč iz sheme „Uporaba in delovanje sklada za raziskave in tehnološke inovacije“, je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
The project allowed ValDeal to implement a more efficient model integrating various components of innovation management services and helped ValDeal's customers to improve their commercial and management skills.
Člen 2
The Hungarian authorities submitted evidence demonstrating that in no case did the amount of aid corresponding to the services provided free of charge by ValDeal exceed EUR 200000.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Madžarsko.
They have verified and confirmed that the cumulation rules at company level were respected.
V Bruslju, 26. maja 2014
The Commission finds that the advantage to ValDeal customers that received aid corresponds to the maximum aid amounts applicable to innovation advisory services under the 2006 R & D&I Framework, which entered into force on 1 January 2007, i.e. only 10 days after the start of the project.
Za Komisijo
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the assessment of the above-mentioned aid directly under the Treaty leads to the conclusion that the aid amounts granted to ValDeal's customers were proportionate in the light of the criteria that the Commission laid down in the 2006 R & D&I Framework.
Podpredsednik
The Commission also notes that, at the moment of the implementation of the project, ValDeal's competitors offered only specific components of the innovation advisory services supported under the measure.
UL C 40, 12.2.2013, str. 53.
The fragmentation of the supply side and the lack of coordination between players means that ValDeal provided its integrated services in a market where no other competitor was able to provide fully fungible services.
Odločba Komisije C(2004) 3568/2 z dne 20. septembra 2004, „Ukrepi, ki se bodo šteli za obstoječo pomoč v smislu člena 88(1) Pogodbe ES – Republika Madžarska“.
Therefore, the project implemented by ValDeal had only a limited impact on competition.
Madžarska je bila z dopisom z dne 12. junija 2009 obveščena o izbiri treh podjetij, vključno z družbo ValDeal, za poglobljeno analizo.
CONCLUSION
Komisija je z dopisom z dne 19. decembra 2011 madžarske organe obvestila o prekinitvi preiskave zadevnega upravičenca.
In the light of the foregoing, the aid to ValDeal is compatible with the internal market under Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 and the aid to ValDeal's customers is compatible with the internal market under Article 107(3)(c) TFEU,
Uredba Komisije (ES) št. 70/2001 z dne 12. januarja 2001 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES pri pomoči za majhna in srednje velika podjetja (UL L 10, 13.1.2001, str. 33).
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Člena 9 in 11 Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 z dne 21. aprila 2004 o izvajanju Uredbe Sveta (EU) 2015/1589 o določitvi podrobnih pravil za uporabo člena 108 Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije (UL L 140, 30.4.2004, str. 1).
Article 1
Evropska mreža poslovnih in inovacijskih centrov je evropsko poslovno združenje, katerega članica je družba ValDeal.
The State aid which Hungary has granted to ValDeal Innovációs Szolgáltató Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság and to its customers during the period of implementation of the project receiving aid ‘The use and application of Research and Technological Innovation Fund’ is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Komisija je v času izdaje tega sklepa uporabila menjalni tečaj 253,13 HUF/EUR z dne 19. decembra 2006.
Article 2
Madžarski organi so potrdili, da se shema pomoči ni financirala iz strukturnih skladov.
This Decision is addressed to Hungary.
Po navedbah madžarskih organov je bila družba ValDeal leta 2006, ko je bila ustanovljena, mikropodjetje, leta 2007 pa malo podjetje (informacije, ki jih je Madžarska predložila 12. marca 2012).
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2014.
V prvotni pogodbi o dodelitvi sredstev so bila za prvotno načrtovane skupne stroške projekta, ki naj bi znašali 1169467000 HUF (približno 4,62 milijona EUR), namenjena nepovratna sredstva v višini 550 milijonov HUF (približno 2,17 milijona EUR).
For the Commission
Tako se načrtovani skupni stroški projekta in njegovi dejanski skupni stroški razlikujejo za 168332889 HUF.
Vice-President
Dopis Madžarske z dne 4. julija 2012, „Ozadje – program upravljanja inovacij družbe ValDeal“, str. 1.
OJ C 40, 12.2.2013, p. 53.
Dopis Madžarske z dne 24. februarja 2011, „Razvoj madžarskega modela integriranega upravljanja inovacij – končno poročilo“, str. 8.
Commission Decision C(2004) 3568/2 of 20 September 2004, ‘Measures that will be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty — Republic of Hungary’.
Dopis Madžarske z dne 24. februarja 2011, „Razvoj madžarskega modela integriranega upravljanja inovacij – končno poročilo“, str. 19.
Hungary was informed of the selection of the three undertakings for in-depth analysis, including ValDeal, by letter of 12 June 2009.
Dopis Madžarske z dne 24. februarja 2011, „Razvoj madžarskega modela integriranega upravljanja inovacij – končno poročilo“, str. 3.
The Commission informed the Hungarian authorities of the discontinuation of the investigation into the beneficiary concerned by letter of 19 December 2011.
Dopis Madžarske z dne 24. februarja 2011, „Razvoj madžarskega modela integriranega upravljanja inovacij – končno poročilo“, str. 20–21.
Articles 9 and 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
Prostovoljno registracijo del ureja Uredba št. 26/2010 madžarskega ministra za javno upravo in pravosodje z dne 28. decembra 2010.
European Business & Innovation Centre Network is a European business association of which ValDeal is a member;
http://www.sztnh.gov.hu/kerdesek/gyik/onkentes.html.
At the time of issuing this decision, the Commission used the exchange rate of 253,13 HUF/EUR of 19 December 2006.
Dopis Madžarske z dne 19. oktobra 2011, str. 17–18, in dopis z dne 12. septembra 2012.
The Hungarian authorities confirmed that no Structural Funds were used for the aid scheme.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc78_en.htm.
According to the Hungarian authorities, ValDeal was a micro-enterprise in 2006, i.e. the year when it was established, and a small enterprise in 2007 (submission of Hungary of 12 March 2012).
http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_sl.htm.
The original grant contract had set aside a non-repayable grant of HUF 550 million (approximately EUR 2,17 million) for the originally planned total project cost of HUF 1169467000 (approximately EUR 4,62 million).
Dopis Madžarske z dne 4. julija 2012, oddelek „Ozadje – program upravljanja inovacij družbe ValDeal“, str. 2.
There is thus a difference of HUF 168332889 between the planned total projects costs and the actual total project costs.
Člen 4 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 207/2009 z dne 26. februarja 2009 o blagovni znamki Skupnosti (UL L 78, 24.3.2009, str. 1).
The original implementation period planned in the grant contract was from 1 December 2006 to 31 January 2009.
Uredba Komisije (ES) št. 1628/2006 z dne 24. oktobra 2006 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe pri državni regionalni pomoči za naložbe (UL L 302, 1.11.2006, str. 29).
However, the grant contract was modified several times in order to extend the implementation period until 30 November 2010.
Za obdobje od 1. maja 2004 do 31. decembra 2006 glej dopis Komisije Madžarski z dne 7. julija 2004, v katerem je madžarska karta regionalnih pomoči priznana kot obstoječa pomoč: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/regional_aid/2004/hungary_en.pdf, in priloženo karto regionalnih pomoči za navedeno obdobje: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/regional_aid/2004/hungary.gif.
Submission of Hungary of 4 July 2012, ‘Background — ValDeal Innovation Management Programme’, p. 1.
Za obdobje 2007–2013 glej državno pomoč N 487/06 – Madžarska – karta regionalnih pomoči za obdobje 2007–2013, C(2006) 4009 final z dne 13. septembra 2006 (UL C 256, 24.10.2006, str. 7).
Submission of Hungary of 24 February 2011, ‘Development of the Hungarian model of integrated innovation management — Final Report’, p. 8.
Člen 4(1)(b) uredbe o skupinskih izjemah za regionalno pomoč.
Submission of Hungary of 24 February 2011, ‘Development of the Hungarian model of integrated innovation management — Final Report’, p. 19.
Dopis Madžarske z dne 12. marca 2012.
Submission of Hungary of 24 February 2011, ‘Development of the Hungarian model of integrated innovation management — Final Report’, p. 3.
Dopis Madžarske z dne 13. marca 2013.
Submission of Hungary of 24 February 2011, ‘Development of the Hungarian model of integrated innovation management — Final Report’, pp. 20-21.
Tržna cena za storitve, ki jih je družba ValDeal zagotovila brezplačno, je bila izračunana na podlagi cene 15000 HUF/uro (približno 60 EUR/uro).
Submission of Hungary of 4 July 2012, section on ‘Responses to the questions of the European Commission — ValDeal Project’, p. 2.
Madžarski organi so domnevali, da so upravičeni vsi stroški projekta.
The voluntary registration of works is governed by Regulation No 26/2010 of the Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice.
Prvotni dopis je vseboval druge postavke v višini 18507567 HUF, ki bi se lahko štele za eksperimentalni razvoj, čeprav niso neposredno povezane s projektom.
http://www.sztnh.gov.hu/kerdesek/gyik/onkentes.html
Dopis Evropske mreže poslovnih in inovacijskih centrov z dne 14. marca 2013.
Submission of Hungary of 19 October 2011, pp. 17-18, and submission of 12 September 2012.
UL C 45, 17.2.1996, str. 5–16 (Priloga I):temeljne raziskave […] so dejavnost, namenjena širjenju znanstvenega in tehničnega znanja, ki ni povezana z industrijskimi ali komercialnimi cilji;industrijske raziskave […] so načrtovane raziskave ali kritične preiskave, katerih namen je pridobivanje novega znanja in cilj katerih je, da je to znanje uporabno pri razvijanju novih izdelkov, procesov ali storitev ali pri zagotavljanju pomembnih izboljšav obstoječih izdelkov, procesov ali storitev;predkonkurenčni razvoj […] je oblikovanje rezultatov industrijskih raziskav v načrt, ureditev ali zasnovo za nove, spremenjene ali izboljšane izdelke, procese ali storitve, če so ti namenjeni za prodajo ali uporabo, vključno z ustvarjanjem začetnega prototipa, ki ga ni mogoče uporabiti v komercialne namene.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc78_en.htm
To lahko vključuje tudi konceptualno oblikovanje in zasnovo drugih izdelkov, procesov ali storitev ter začetne predstavitvene projekte ali pilotne projekte, če teh projektov ni mogoče spremeniti ali uporabiti za industrijsko uporabo ali izkoristiti v tržne namene.
Submission of Hungary of 4 July 2012, section on ‘Background — ValDeal Innovation Management Programme’, p. 2.
Argumenti madžarskih organov v zvezi s skladnostjo projekta družbe ValDeal s pogoji za združljivost iz Uredbe (ES) št. 70/2001 niso bili dovolj utemeljeni, da bi lahko Komisija opravila podrobno oceno.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 78, 24.3.2009, p. 1).
Oddelek 5.6 okvira za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 2006 se glasi: „Pomoč za svetovalne in podporne storitve za inovacije je združljiva s skupnim trgom v smislu člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES, če so izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji:(1) upravičenec je MSP;(2) pomoč ne presega zneska v višini največ 200000 EUR na upravičenca v obdobju katerih koli treh let;(3) ponudnik storitev ima korist od nacionalne ali evropske certifikacije.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 of 24 October 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to national regional investment aid (OJ L 302, 1.11.2006, p. 29).
Če ponudnik storitev nima koristi od nacionalne ali evropske certifikacije, pomoč ne sme zajemati več kot 75 % upravičenih stroškov;(4) upravičenec mora državno pomoč uporabiti za nakup storitev po tržni ceni (ali, če je ponudnik storitev neprofitni subjekt, po ceni, ki kaže njegove celotne stroške, povišane za razumno maržo)“.
For the period 1 May 2004-31 December 2006, see the Commission's letter to Hungary of 7 July 2004, recognising the Hungarian regional aid map as existing aid: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/regional_aid/2004/hungary_en.pdf, and the attached regional aid map for that period: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/regional_aid/2004/hungary.gif.
Smernice o rizičnem kapitalu, 2006/C-194/02: „poslovni angeli“ pomenijo premožne fizične osebe, ki vlagajo neposredno v mlada nova in rastoča podjetja, ki ne kotirajo na borzi (semenski kapital), in jim dajejo nasvete, običajno v zameno za delež lastniškega kapitala v podjetju, a lahko zagotavljajo tudi druga dolgoročna sredstva.
For the period 2007-2013, see State aid N 487/06 — Hungary — Regional aid map 2007-2013, C(2006) 4009 final of 13 September 2006 (OJ C 256, 24.10.2006, p. 7).
Smernice o rizičnem kapitalu, 2006/C-194/02: „semenski kapital“ pomeni financiranje, ki se zagotovi za proučevanje, presojo in razvoj začetnega koncepta pred zagonsko fazo.
Article 4(1)(b) of the Regional Aid Block Exemption Regulation.
Viri: Bundik, 2008.
Submission of Hungary of 12 March 2012.
Komisija je v okviru postopka spremljanja (SA.15588) 12. junija 2009, 21. januarja 2010, 30. avgusta 2010, 22. decembra 2010 in 17. februarja 2011 zahtevala informacije v zvezi z družbo ValDeal.
Submission of Hungary of 13 March 2013.
Madžarski organi so informacije predložili 17. septembra 2009, 30. marca 2010, 26. oktobra 2010, 6. decembra 2010, 8. decembra 2010, 2. februarja 2011, 24. februarja 2011 in 1. aprila 2011.
Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development FRASCATI MANUAL 2002, ISBN 92-64-19903-9, © OECD 2002.
Komisija je 9. februarja 2012 in 18. aprila 2012 zahtevala informacije v zvezi z družbo ValDeal.
The following are among the criteria that can help to identify the presence of R & D in service activities:(1) ‘links with public research laboratories’: This criterion may be fulfilled by ValDeal's cooperation with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Corvinus University of Budapest; (2) ‘the involvement of staff with PhDs or PhD students’: This criterion may be fulfilled by the participation of several staffers with PhDs in the implementation of the project; (3) ‘the publication of research findings in scientific journals, organisation of scientific conferences or involvement in scientific reviews’: This criterion may be fulfilled by the 20 to 30 lectures that ValDeal delivered on the topic of the project at various conferences; (4) ‘the construction of prototypes or pilot plants (…)’: The fulfilment of this criterion may be supported by the fact that between 2007 and 2010 ValDeal consistently developed and tested the model on over 500 projects.
Madžarski organi so informacije predložili 1. septembra 2011, 19. oktobra 2011, 29. februarja 2012, 12. marca 2012, 18. junija 2012, 26. junija 2012, 4. julija 2012 in 12. septembra 2012.
The market price for the services provided free by ValDeal was calculated at a rate of HUF 15000/hour (approximately EUR 60/hour).
Projekt se je zaključil 30. novembra 2010 in družba ValDeal je svoje dejavnosti v regiji osrednje Madžarske nadaljevala do 30. novembra 2013.
The assumption of the Hungarian authorities was that the all the costs of the project were eligible.
Družba ValDeal je vztrajala pri svojem mnenju, da je projekt vključeval prave raziskovalne in razvojne dejavnosti, ki so upravičene na podlagi okvira za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 1996.
The initial submission included other items in the amount of HUF 18507567 which, though not directly related to the project, would qualify as experimental development.
Trdila je, da so te dejavnosti eksperimentalni razvoj, in navedla, da kljub temu, da posameznih nalog, opravljenih v okviru projekta, samih po sebi ne bi bilo mogoče obravnavati kot raziskovalne in razvojne projekte, bi lahko skupaj prispevale k raziskovalnemu in razvojnemu cilju.
Submission of European Business and Innovation Centre Network of 14 March 2013.
Mreža EBN je trdila, da je od leta 2008 vsako leto ocenila delovanje družbe ValDeal ter leta 2008 in 2010 opravila tudi dve temeljiti reviziji v prostorih družbe.
Official Journal C 45, 17.2.1996, pp. 5-16 (Annex I):fundamental research […] is an activity designed to broaden scientific and technical knowledge not linked to industrial or commercial objectives,industrial research […] is a planned research of critical investigation aimed at the acquisition of new knowledge, the objective being that such knowledge may be useful in developing new products, processes or services or in bringing about a significant improvement in existing products, processes or services,precompetitive development activity […] is the shaping of the results of industrial research into a plan, arrangement of design for new, altered or improved products, processes or services, whether they are intended to be sold or used, including the creation of an initial prototype which could not be used commercially.
Na podlagi teh ocen in revizij je bilo ugotovljeno, da je družba ValDeal izpolnjevala vsa merila za poslovne in inovacijske centre.
This may also include the conceptual formulation and design of other products, processes or services and initial demonstration projects or pilot projects, provided that such projects cannot be converted or used for industrial applications or commercial exploitation.
[…] Da bi Komisija ugotovila, kako blizu trgu so raziskave in razvoj, za katere je bila prejeta pomoč, razlikuje med temeljnimi raziskavami, industrijskimi raziskavami in predkonkurenčnim razvojem“ [37].(88) Komisija razume, da je bil cilj projekta družbe ValDeal „razviti celotni proces [in] ustvariti model“.
It does not include the routine or periodic changes made to products, production lines, manufacturing processes, existing services and other operations in progress, even if such changes may represent improvements.
Komisija ob upoštevanju navedenega ugotavlja, da zadevnih dejavnosti, čeprav so spodbujale inovacije končnih uporabnikov storitev družbe ValDeal, ni mogoče šteti za raziskovalne in razvojne projekte v smislu okvira za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 1996.
The arguments submitted by the Hungarian authorities on ValDeal's project compliance with the compatibility conditions of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 were not substantiated enough to allow the Commission to make an in-depth assessment.
Zato bo Komisija presodila, ali se lahko državna pomoč šteje za združljivo z notranjim trgom na podlagi drugih ciljev politik v skladu s členom 107 PDEU.
Section 5.6 of the 2006 R & D&I Framework reads as follows: ‘Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services shall be compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty if each of the following conditions are fulfilled:(1) the beneficiary is an SME;(2) the aid does not exceed a maximum of EUR 200000 per beneficiary within any three year period;(3) the service provider benefits from a national or European certification.
Prvotno obdobje izvajanja, načrtovano v pogodbi o dodelitvi nepovratnih sredstev, naj bi trajalo od 1. decembra 2006 do 31. januarja 2009.
If the service provider does not benefit from a national or European certification, the aid may not cover more than 75 % of the eligible costs;(4) the beneficiary must use the State aid to buy the services at market price (or if the service provider is a non-for-profit entity, at a price which reflects its full costs plus a reasonable margin)’.
Vendar je bila pogodba večkrat spremenjena zaradi podaljšanja obdobja izvajanja do 30. novembra 2010.