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Moreover, the fact that France, where Kem One has its main industrial and commercial S-PVC base, is part of this geographical area ensures that the requirements of the case-law on compensatory measures [26] are met.
V skladu z nacionalnim inštitutom za statistiko in ekonomske študije je srednje podjetje opredeljeno kot podjetje, ki ima od 250 do 4999 zaposlenih, in letni promet, ki ne presega 1,5 milijarde EUR, ali bilančno vsoto, ki ne presega 2 milijard EUR.
This option also has the benefit of maintaining the competitive pressure on the Ineos/Solvay joint venture, the main player in the S-PVC market in north-western Europe [27], without freezing the competitive situation for an unreasonable length of time.
Podjetje z manj kot 250 zaposlenimi, vendar več kot 50 milijoni EUR prometa in bilančno vsoto nad 43 milijonov EUR, se prav tako šteje za srednje podjetje.
The Commission accordingly regards these temporary caps as more appropriate than a divestment of assets for the purposes of preventing an excessive distortion of competition by the aid in question, while ensuring that competitive pressure is maintained on the S-PVC market in north-western Europe.
„O bistveni spremembi ciljev ali sredstev načrta lahko odloča le sodišče na zahtevo dolžnika in na podlagi poročila komisarja za izvedbo načrta sanacije.
Acquisition ban.
Če položaj dolžnika omogoča bistveno spremembo načrta v korist upnikov, lahko pri sodišču vloži prošnjo komisar za izvedbo načrta sanacije.“
This ban will extend not only to Kem One but also to any natural or legal person exercising control over Kem One now or in the next […] within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the EC Merger Regulation, which provides that ‘control shall be constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or in combination and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of exercising decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or decisions of the organs of an undertaking.’
Najem tega posojila je odvisen od denarnega toka, ki ga ustvari družba Kem One v letih 2014 in 2015.
Accordingly, neither Kem One nor the entities controlling it will be in a position to divert the aid paid by France and to use it to increase their market power to the detriment of operators that have not received public subsidies.
„Kadar zahteva za dovoljenje zadeva klasificiran obrat na novi lokaciji, ki lahko zaradi eksplozije ali izpusta škodljivih snovi povzroči veliko tveganje za zdravje ali varnost sosednjih skupnosti in okolje, se v javnem interesu lahko uvede služnostna pravica glede rabe zemljišč in gradbenih del na podlagi gradbenega dovoljenja“.
The ban will not cover acquisitions that (i) are necessary for the restoration of Kem One's viability; and (ii) do not constitute a means of circumventing the obligation to limit the effects of the aid to the strict minimum required to achieve the objectives of Kem One's restructuring plan.
UL C 14, 19.1.2008, str. 2.
No acquisition may take place unless the Commission finds that the conditions at (i) and (ii) are met.
Uporaba pribitka 650 baznih točk za zavarovanje s premoženjem, opredeljeno kot običajno, in 1000 baznih točk za zavarovanje s premoženjem, opredeljeno kot šibko.
Any acquisition plans and information enabling the Commission to assess whether the conditions are met must be communicated to the Commission within a reasonable time-frame.
UL C 244, 1.10.2004, str. 2.
Monitoring and six-monthly reports
[…] EUR prispevkov delodajalca + […] EUR davkov in dajatev + […] EUR prispevkov iz obvezne sheme, dolgovanih skupini Malakoff Médéric.
Point 49 of the 2004 Guidelines provides: ‘The Commission must be put in a position to make certain that the restructuring plan is being implemented properly, through regular detailed reports communicated by the Member State concerned’.
Delež vseh dolgov, ki niso bili odpisani, v višini […] %, tj. […] EUR, in dolgovi, ki se ne morejo odpisati, tj. […] EUR, ter socialni dolgovi, ki so nastali po stečajnem postopku, tj. 13 milijonov EUR.
In this instance, given the amount of aid involved, the nature of the compensatory measures required to ensure compatibility of the aid with the State aid rules, the objective of ensuring Kem One's return to viability and the competitive situation in the market concerned, the Commission takes the view that France should send it six-monthly reports with information on the following:
UL C 249, 31.7.2014, str. 1.
the proper implementation of the restructuring plan, with an assessment as to whether the objective of Kem One's return to viability is being achieved,
Direktiva 2010/75/EU Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 24. novembra 2010 o industrijskih emisijah (celovito preprečevanje in nadzorovanje onesnaževanja) (UL L 334, 17.12.2010, str. 17).
the achievement in practice of the cap on nominal capacity for production of chlorine and caustic soda at Fos-sur-Mer and Lavéra,
Sklep Komisije z dne 26. julija 2011 v zadevi M. 6218 – Ineos/ Tessenderlo Group S-PVC Assets.
the achievement in practice of the [10-20] % cap on Kem One's share of the S-PVC market in north-western Europe (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom taken together),
Glej tudi sklep Ineos/Solvay/JV.
the absence of any acquisitions of shares or assets in undertakings in the EEA product markets in which Kem One operates,
Glej točke 805, 828 in 838 sklepa Ineos/Solvay/JV.
an assessment of the competitive situation in the PVC market and the upstream and downstream markets in the EEA, including in particular market shares and capacities of the market players, changes in market structure, price trends and any other element that may aid the Commission's understanding.
Tako je 9. junija 2015 Komisija odobrila pridobitev nekaterih podjetij v dejavnosti „vinil kloridov“ družbe Ineos s strani družbe ICIG in slednji odobrila nakup odprodanih sredstev, povezanih z ustanovitvijo skupnega podjetja (IP/15/5147).
These reports must be provided for a period of […] from the date of adoption of this Decision.
Glej točko 403 sklepa Ineos/Solvay/JV.
The first report must reach the Commission six months after the date of adoption of this Decision.
Uredba Sveta (ES) št. 139/2004 z dne 20. januarja 2004 o nadzoru koncentracij podjetij (Uredba ES o koncentracijah) (UL L 24, 29.1.2004, str. 1).
In conclusion, as regards the avoidance of any excessive distortion of competition as a result of the aid measures, given the presence of the Ineos/Solvay joint venture, which is a far stronger player in the S-PVC market, given that more drastic compensatory measures in the form of a divestment of assets as set out in point 39 of the 2004 Guidelines would threaten Kem One's viability and weaken its competitive power, something which would be detrimental to the structure and effect of competition in the market, and given that the compensatory measures examined here in Section 6.2.4 of this Decision are likely to mitigate sufficiently the effects of the aid and provide an appropriate remedy in the circumstances to the distortion of competition caused by the aid and that they will be assessed together with the competitive situation in the market in the regular reports, the Commission finds the compensatory measures concerned to be appropriate.
Izkušnje zadnjih deset let dejansko kažejo, da povpraševanje po kavstični sodi, ki pozna izredno raznoliko uporabo, raste po stopnji, ki je zelo blizu stopnje BDP, medtem ko klor narašča po le nekoliko nižji stopnji.
Aid limited to the minimum: real contribution, free of aid
Ker je obseg prodaje na geografskem območju objavljen v strokovnih statistikah z določenem časovnem zamiku in ni odvisen le od družbe Kem One, in ker bi uskladitev s pragom lahko pomenilo sorazmerno hitro sprejetje trgovinske politike s prerazporeditvijo znotraj geografskega območja, je treba določiti okvir za prag tržnega deleža.
Point 43 of the 2004 Guidelines stipulates that the ‘amount and intensity of the aid must be limited to the strict minimum of the restructuring costs necessary to enable restructuring to be undertaken in the light of the existing financial resources of the company, its shareholders or the business group to which it belongs’.
Če tržni delež prekorači zgornjo mejo, določeno s tem sklepom, za 10 %, se šteje, da zgornja meja ni bila prekoračena, če upravičenec ponovno doseže 11-odstotni tržni delež v največ enem letu od prvega polletnega poročila, v katerem je bila navedena ta prekoračitev.
Point 44 of the Guidelines provides that ‘the Commission will normally consider the following contributions to the restructuring to be appropriate: … 50 % for large firms.’
T-115/09 in T-116/09 – Electrolux in Whirlpool proti Komisiji.
First, the information obtained following the opening of proceedings did not justify the inclusion of the loan of EUR [60-70] million in Kem One's own contribution.
EU:T:2012:76, točke od 50 do 58.
France confirmed the hypothetical and uncertain character of the loan, stressing that in any event it would not come into play before 2016.
Glej uvodno izjavo 403 in naslednje sklepa Ineos/Solvay/JV.
This loan does not therefore satisfy the condition set out in the 2004 Guidelines to the effect that the beneficiary's own contribution must be real.
Istega dne je Komisija zahtevala dodatne informacije, ki jih je Francija predložila 8. maja 2015.
The Commission accordingly finds that it cannot be included in the calculation.
Komisija je 23. junija 2015 zaprosila za dodatne informacije, ki jih je Francija predložila 2. julija 2015.
The Commission's investigation has shown that the resources that can be taken into account for the purposes of calculating Kem One's own contribution to the restructuring costs are:
KEM ONE Innovative Vinyls
Table 4
KEM ONE SAS
Sources of the private contributions included in the restructuring plan, according to the Commission
KEM ONE Holding
Source: Commission
Vir: Priglasitev
Kem One self-financing
Saint-Fons (Francija)
A number of new elements came to light during the investigation.
Hernani (Španija)
First, regarding self-financing by Kem One, only EUR 18 million has been injected by Kem One into the modernisation project to date.
Elektroliza
The hypothetical character of the payment of the balance means that this amount cannot be classed as an own contribution.
(obseg)
The factoring by [private operator 2] came in the end to EUR [55-65] million (instead of the EUR [40-50] million initially planned) following negotiations between Kem One and [private operator 2].
(vrednost)
The restructuring costs are estimated at EUR 222 million.
Sedanje dejavnosti družbe Kem One so se razvile v proizvodnji vinila družbe Arkema, ki je leta 2006 postala neodvisna skupina.
Kem One's own contribution to the restructuring therefore covers 60 % of the restructuring costs.
Te dejavnosti so se nato leta 2012 prenesle na skupino Klesch.
It can therefore be concluded that the aid is limited to the minimum, without it being necessary to assess the nature of the debt write-offs granted by the private creditors.
Zaradi nenehnih težav, s katerimi se je srečevala družba Kem One, je slednja januarja 2013 zaprosila za sprožitev spravnega postopka pri gospodarskem sodišču v Lyonu.
‘One time, last time’ principle
Ker dogovor ni bil dosežen, je 27. marca 2013 sodišče ugotovilo, da je družba Kem One plačilno nesposobna ter razglasilo začetek stečajnega postopka.
In accordance with points 72 et seq. of the 2004 Guidelines, restructuring aid can be granted to an undertaking only once in a 10-year period.
Skupni znesek stroškov projekta SAM znaša [150–250] milijonov EUR.
France stated in its notification that neither Kem One nor the group to which it belongs had already benefited from rescue or restructuring aid in the past.
Če bi se dejavnosti družbe Kem One ocenile po metodi prihodnjega diskontiranega denarnega toka, bi znesek znašal [80 – 90] milijonov EUR leta 2014, [110 – 130] milijonov EUR leta 2015 in [330 – 340] milijonov EUR leta 2016.
The ‘one time, last time’ principle has therefore been complied with.
Na koncu Francija opozarja, da gre za zavarovanje prvega razreda, ki zagotavlja, da bo država poplačana pred vsemi drugimi upniki.
CONCLUSION
Evropska zakonodaja zahteva od evropskih subjektov, da opravijo pretvorbo tehnologije živosrebrnih celic do konca leta 2017.
The Commission finds that the aid measures in question can be declared compatible with the internal market in accordance with Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, provided that the compensatory measures set out in Section 6.2.4.3 of this Decision are complied with and that the reports provided for in Section 6.2.4.4 of this Decision are submitted to the Commission within the deadlines laid down,
Če bi Francija družbi Kem One dovolila, da odloži potrebne naložbe, bi to pomenilo preferencialno obravnavo, ki bi lahko pomenila finančno prednost, tj. obliko državne pomoči.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Tako je Francija kot dokazilo predložila poročila neodvisnih strokovnjakov, ki so bila pripravljena julija 2012, tj. v času delnega prenosa sredstev družbe Arkema na družbo Kem One.
Article 1
Poleg tega je vrednost teh prenosov potrdil komisar za revizijo vrednosti vložkov.
The aid that France plans to implement in favour of Kem One SAS (‘Kem One’) in the form of: (i) a loan from the Economic and Social Development Fund; (ii) a grant and repayable advances; and (iii) possible write-offs of tax and social security debts; is compatible with the internal market on the conditions laid down in Article 2.
Cene električne energije družbe EDF.
Article 2
Francija poudarja, da trditve tretjih strani glede obstoja popustov temeljijo na netočnem citatu iz sklepa o začetku postopka, ki sploh ne omenja takšnih popustov, ter na govoricah na trgu, o katerih je poročalo anonimno podjetje 1: „It is indeed well known in the market that Kem One has been granted price reductions by EDF for its new electricity contracts.“ („Na trgu je dobro znano dejstvo, da je družba EDF družbi Kem One odobrila cenovne popuste v novih pogodbah za električno energijo.“)
France shall ensure that nominal production capacity for chlorine ([600-700] kt/year) and caustic soda ([600-700] kt/year other than for internal use) by Kem One at the Fos-sur-Mer and Lavéra sites remains unchanged for a period of […] from the date of adoption of this Decision.
Preprečevanje vsakršnega izkrivljanja konkurence.
France shall ensure that Kem One's share of the S-PVC market in north-western Europe (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom taken together) does not exceed [10-20] % for a period of […] from the date of adoption of this Decision.
Francija navaja svoje pripombe glede naslednjih točk:
The prohibition set out in this paragraph shall not apply to acquisitions that:
Francija meni, da bi imelo izboljšanje položaja lastnih sredstev – to bi sprostilo likvidnost družbe Kem One, ki bi se nato uporabila za njeno prestrukturiranje – enak učinek kot pozitivni denarni tok.
are necessary for the restoration of Kem One's viability; and
Poleg tega je poročilo iz julija 2012, tj. pred začetkom stečajnega postopka marca 2013.
do not constitute a means of circumventing the obligation to limit the effects of the aid to the strict minimum required to achieve the objectives of Kem One's restructuring plan.
Vendar vrednost sredstev, ki jo je treba upoštevati, ni knjigovodska vrednost, temveč vrednost, po kateri bi se premoženje zamenjalo, če bi upnik, v tem primeru država, uveljavil svojo zastavno pravico.
Plans to make acquisitions covered by this paragraph and information enabling the Commission to assess whether the conditions laid down at (a) and (b) are met shall be communicated to the Commission within a reasonable time-frame.
Zaradi teh finančnih težav se šteje, da je družba Kem One podjetje z bonitetno oceno CCC, v skladu s sporočilom o referenčnih obrestnih merah iz leta 2008.
An acquisition may not take place until the Commission establishes that the said conditions are met.
Prav tako se v smislu omenjenega sporočila zavarovanje s premoženjem šteje za „šibko“.
Article 3
Ker ni na voljo uporabnih dejanskih podatkov o trgu (npr. bančno posojilo, ki je bilo dejansko odobreno družbi Kem One pod enakimi pogoji kot vračljiva predplačila), bi morala Komisija za znesek pomoči določiti in uporabiti obrestno mero, ki je v skladu s sporočilom o referenčnih obrestnih merah iz leta 2008.
France shall send the Commission six-monthly reports providing information on:
Ob upoštevanju njenega statusa podjetja v težavah, se mora družba Kem One v smislu omenjenega sporočila šteti za podjetje z bonitetno oceno CCC.
the proper implementation of the restructuring plan, with an assessment as to whether the objective of Kem One's return to viability is being achieved;
Kljub začetku veljavnosti novih smernic 1. avgusta 2014, se bodo zadevne pomoči analizirane na podlagi smernic iz leta 2004.
any useful information on compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 2, and in particular the trend in Kem One's share of the market referred to in Article 2(2);
Točka 136 novih smernic namreč določa, da se bodo ukrepi, katerih priglasitev je Komisija prejela do 1. avgusta 2014, proučili na podlagi meril, ki so bili veljavni v času priglasitve.
The first report shall reach the Commission six months after the date of adoption of this Decision.
Rezultati glede likvidnosti so bili še veliko slabši v pesimističnem scenariju, po katerem naj bi leta 2020 prišlo do negativne bilance denarnih sredstev v višini [100 – 150] milijonov EUR.
Article 4
Predvsem je Francija potrdila, da sta bili potreba po bančnem posojilu in njegova pridobitev v višini [60 – 70] milijonov EUR hipotetični, in da takšno posojilo v vsakem primeru ne bi bilo potrebno pred letom 2016.
France shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures it has taken to comply with it.
Zaradi negotovosti glede pridobitve posojila in časa te pridobitve ter pogojev tega posojila Komisija meni, da [60 – 70] milijonov EUR, ki jih zagotavlja to hipotetično posojilo v analizi povratka k sposobnosti preživetja, ni treba upoštevati.
Article 5
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da je družba Kem One leta 2014 zabeležila povečanje celotnega obsega proizvodnje in prodaje za […] % v primerjavi z letom 2013, kar je blizu rekordne proizvodnje v letih 2007/2008 in ciljni ravni, predvideni v načrtu prestrukturiranja za finančni leti 2017/2018.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
To povečanje obsega proizvodnje PVC in kavstične sode izhaja iz postopnega izvajanje načrta prestrukturiranja in odsotnosti tehničnih težav v proizvodnih obratih.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2015.
Točka 38 smernic iz leta 2004 določa, da je treba „sprejeti ukrepe (‚izravnalni ukrepi‘), ki bodo čim bolj zmanjšali škodljive učinke na pogoje poslovanja, tako da bodo manjši od želenih pozitivnih učinkov.
For the Commission
V nasprotnem primeru bo pomoč ‚v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi‘ in zato nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom“.
Member of the Commission
Točka 39 smernic iz leta 2004 določa, da „ti ukrepi lahko vsebujejo prenos sredstev, zmanjševanje zmogljivosti ali prisotnosti na trgu in zmanjševanje vstopnih ovir na zadevnih trgih“.
OJ C 460, 19.12.2014, p. 40.
Dejansko je kljub izpolnitvi zavez iz sklepa Ineos/Solvay/JV, s katerim so bila odpravljena horizontalna prekrivanja med družbama Ineos in Solvay na trgu za S-PVC v severozahodni Evropi, skupna družba Ineos in Solvay s tržnim deležem v višini [30 – 40] % leta 2012 še vedno daleč največji akter na trgu.
Confidential information
Presežna zmogljivost na trgu S-PVC.
See, in particular, the Commission Decision of 8 May 2014 in Case M.6905 — INEOS/Solvay/JV (‘INEOS/Solvay/JV Decision’).
Od poletja 2014 je na ponudbo na evropskem trgu vplivalo več dejavnikov.
Chlorine is used to produce vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), which is then used in the manufacture of PVC.
Navaja, da so leta 2009 proizvajalci S-PVC v zahodni Evropi izvozili 19 % svoje proizvodnje v primerjavi s 30 % ob koncu leta 2014.
Official Journal of the French Republic (JORF) No 279, 1.12.2004, p. 20468.
Ta trend povzroča vse večji pritisk na razpoložljivost (stanje, ki je povsem nasprotno od presežnih zmogljivosti na trgu), vendar ne povzroča nobenega konkurenčnega pritiska na skupno družbo Ineos in Solvay.
According to the definition used by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), an intermediate-sized enterprise is a company with between 250 and 4999 employees, and a turnover not exceeding EUR 1,5 billion or a balance-sheet total not exceeding EUR 2 billion.
Ta pritisk je povzročil zvišanje prodajnih cen v začetku leta 2015.
A company with fewer than 250 employees but a turnover above EUR 50 million and a balance sheet exceeding EUR 43 million is also considered to be of intermediate size.
Poleg tega zmanjšana ponudba na evropskem trgu povečuje pogajalsko moč proizvajalcev PVC.
‘Substantial modifications of the goals or means of the plan may be made only by the court, on request of the debtor and based on the report of the plan performance supervisor.
Zato to posojilo ni v skladu s pogojem realne učinkovitosti lastnega prispevka upravičenca, ki je določen v smernicah iz leta 2004.
Where the debtor allows a substantial modification of the plan to creditors, referral to the Court may be made by the Commissioner in execution of the plan’.
Komisija zato meni, da se posojilo ne more upoštevati pri izračunu.
The decision to take out this loan will depend on the cash-flow generated by Kem One in 2014 and 2015.
Glede naložbenega projekta družbe Kem One v pretvorbo tehnologije živosrebrnih celic sta družbi Ineos in Solvay navedli naslednje: „this investment will give Kem One the ability to produce sufficient chlorine in its fully owned integrated membrane plant to operate its S-PVC plant at full capacity.“ („ta naložba bo družbi Kem One omogočila proizvodnjo zadostne količine klora v njeni popolnoma integrirani enoti membranskih celic za proizvodnjo s polno zmogljivostjo enote za S-PVC.“)
‘When an authorisation application concerns a classified facility to be implanted on a new site and likely to create, by danger of explosion or emanation of harmful products, very serious risks for the health and safety of neighbouring populations and for the environment, easements of public interest may be established concerning use of the land and the performance of works subject to planning permission’.
„Omejitev nazivne zmogljivosti za proizvodnjo klora ([600 – 700] kt na leto) in kavstične sode ([600 – 700] kt na leto brez lastne porabe) v obratih v Fos-sur-Meru in Lavéri za obdobje […] od datuma sprejetja tega sklepa.“ Ta ukrep že „znižuje“ dejansko proizvodnjo klora za […] kt glede na dejanske proizvodne zmogljivosti družbe Kem One, kot so predvidene po izvedbi projekta SAM.
OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 2.
Sicer pa je Francija potrdila, da gre za hipotetično in negotovo posojilo, ter poudarila, da v vsakem primeru ne bi bilo izvršeno pred letom 2016.
Application of the increase of 650 basis points for a level of collateral considered normal and 1000 basis points for a level of collateral considered low.
Kem One (ocenjene zmogljivosti v kt na leto)
OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 2.
Lastni prispevek družbe Kem One Družba Ineos meni, da Francija precenjuje znesek lastnega prispevka družbe Kem One k stroškom prestrukturiranja.
EUR […] in employer's contribution + EUR […] in taxes and charges + EUR […] in contributions under the compulsory scheme owed to the Malakoff Médéric Group.
Komisija je nato ugotovila, da so francoski organi v stroške prestrukturiranja vključili le stroške, povezane z posodobitvijo proizvodnih naprav [projekt pretvorbe enot za elektrolizo v Lavéri ([150 – 210] milijonov EUR) in vrtanje dveh dvojnih vrtin v rudniku soli v Vauvertu ([15 – 30] milijonov EUR).