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As far as the green electricity privilege is concerned (§ 39 of the EEG-Act 2012), Germany claims that it cannot be considered to be discriminatory because it actually implements Directive 2009/28/EC.
Vendar je treba opozoriti, da nobeno povračilo ne bi krilo celotne dodatne dajatve kot take, ampak bi bilo omejeno na hipotetično obliko prejete podpore (zagotovljene odkupne cene, tržne premije ali pravice, povezane z zeleno električno energijo).
Directive 2009/28/EC sets a national target for the share of energy from renewable sources, and it allows the Member States to set up support schemes and measures of cooperation (Article 3(3)).
Ker domači proizvajalci električne energije EEG prav tako plačujejo dodatno dajatev, vendar prejemajo podporo EEG, bi različna obravnava izvirala le iz tega, da je treba za uvoženo električno energijo EEG plačati dodatno dajatev, vendar ta ni upravičena do podpore.
Under Article 5(3) of the Directive, RES electricity that is produced domestically counts towards the target.
V bistvu je diskriminacija enaka stopnji podpore, do katere uvožena električna energija EEG ni upravičena.
RES electricity produced in other Member States does in principle count towards the target when it is covered by a cooperation agreement between the Member States concerned.
Glede zagotovljenih odkupnih cen in tržnih premij Komisija ugotavlja, da so te odvisne od tehnologije EEG, zato bi bilo treba določiti različne vrste električne energije EEG, ki so se dejansko uvažale, in njihove količine, da bi se lahko navedene oblike podpore uporabile za uvoz.
The conclusion of such agreements is not mandatory, but left to the Member States' discretion.
Ker je Nemčija pojasnila, da podatki o dejanskem uvozu EEG niso na voljo, merjenje diskriminacije z uporabo določene zagotovljene odkupne cene ali tržne premije za ustrezno količino uvoza ni mogoče.
According to Germany, it follows from those provisions of the Directive that Germany is entitled to support domestic RES electricity production only.
Nasprotno se lahko lažje določi prednost na podlagi pravic, povezanih z zeleno električno energijo: Nemčija je navedla, da je bila prednost na podlagi pravic, povezanih z zeleno električno energijo, v praksi nižja od 4 ct/kWh.
It also follows from those provisions that Germany is not compelled either to grant access to its support scheme to RES electricity producers from other Member States, or to let such producers benefit from the green electricity privilege.
Dobavitelji električne energije, ki želijo uveljavljati navedene pravice, prejmejo znižanje za 2 ct/kWh na celoten portfelj le, če je od tega vsaj 50 % električne energije iz obnovljivih virov.
In addition, Germany claims that if the green electricity privilege was made available to producers located in other Member States, there would be a risk that this would result in overcompensation of such producers, who could begin to cherry-pick between the different national support systems.
Da bi se izognili tveganju glede morebitne neizpolnitve 50-odstotnega cilja zaradi manjše količine (v tem primeru bi bilo treba dodatno dajatev EEG plačati za celoten portfelj), dobavitelji električne energije električno energijo EEG nabavljajo z varnostnim pribitkom, tj. več kot potrebnih 50 %, včasih tudi do 60 %.
It would also pose a threat to the financing mechanism of the EEG-Act 2012, since more and more non-domestic producers would want to make use of the green electricity privilege, and the amount of electricity on which the EEG-surcharge was actually imposed would continuously decrease, thereby eroding the base of the financing.
V tem primeru je treba pri izračunu stroškovne prednosti, ki se lahko morda prenese na proizvajalce električne energije iz obnovljivih virov, znižanje dodatne dajatve EEG za celoten portfelj, tj. 2 ct/kWh, deliti z večjim deležem električne energije iz obnovljivih virov.
This would in practice run counter to the objectives of Directive 2009/28/EC, which authorises the establishment of national support systems for the purposes of increasing renewable energy production.
V povprečju je najvišja prednost na podlagi pravic, povezanih z zeleno električno energijo, znašala 3,8 ct/kWh leta 2012, 3,2 ct/kWh leta 2013 in 3,9 ct/kWh leta 2014.
This interpretation is confirmed, according to Germany, by the recent Ålands Vindkraft ruling [106].
Vendar tudi če bi se s pravicami do neke mere podcenil dejanski obseg diskriminacije, je treba upoštevati, da število potrdil o izvoru presega obseg uvoza.
In that case, concerning a national system which provided for the award of tradable certificates to producers of green electricity solely in respect of green electricity produced in the territory of that Member State, the Court of Justice held that such a system constituted a measure having equivalent effects to quantitative restrictions on imports, in principle incompatible with the obligations resulting from Article 34 of the Treaty.
Komisija zato meni, da je metoda, ki jo je uporabila Nemčija (opisana v uvodni izjavi 238 in naslednjih uvodnih izjavah), ustrezna.
Rather, it is a mere refund claim which the TSOs have against electricity suppliers, given that the TSOs are considered to perform services for the suppliers.
Komisija zato meni, da bo zaveza Nemčije glede naložb v višini 50 milijonov EUR (glej uvodno izjavo 19) v povezovalne daljnovode in evropske energetske projekte odpravila preteklo morebitno diskriminacijo na podlagi členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe.
Germany refers to the case-law of the Court of Justice, according to which ‘a charge which is imposed on goods by reason of the fact that they cross a frontier may escape classification as a charge having equivalent effect as prohibited by the Treaty, if it relates to a general system of internal dues applied systematically and in accordance with the same criteria to domestic products, and imported or exported products alike, if it represents payment for a specific service actually and individually rendered to the trader of a sum in proportion to that service or, in certain circumstances, if it is levied on account of inspections carried out for the purpose of fulfilling obligations imposed by Community law’ [108].
VERODOSTOJNI JEZIK
Germany considers the second and the third of the alternative criteria mentioned in the Court judgment to be fulfilled.
Kot je navedeno v oddelku 1 tega sklepa, se je Nemčija odpovedala pravici, da se ta sklep sprejme v nemškem jeziku.
First, Germany claims that the EEG-surcharge constitutes an adequate payment for a specific service rendered, namely the fact that the TSOs relinquish the renewable quality of the RES electricity transmitted, which is acquired by the electricity suppliers, as explained in recital 144 [109].
Verodostojni jezik bo zato angleški jezik.
From Germany's point of view, by paying the EEG-surcharge to the TSOs, the electricity suppliers receive something in return, that is the fact that a share of the electricity comes from renewable energy sources.
SKLEPNA UGOTOVITEV IN VRAČILO
Germany therefore argues that, contrary to the situation in the Essent case [110], where there was no service in return for the payments, the EEG-surcharge does correspond to a service rendered.
Ker je bila pretekla kršitev členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe zaradi dodatne dajatve EEG odpravljena, Komisija ugotavlja, da je podpora za proizvajalce električne energije EEG, ki je bila v uvodnih izjavah 187 in 200 sklepa o začetku postopka razglašena za združljivo, glede mehanizma financiranja skladna tudi z notranjim trgom.
Secondly, the EEG-surcharge is allegedly imposed in order to fulfil obligations imposed by Union law, namely by Directive 2009/28/EC.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Nemčija nezakonito izvajala pomoč za podporo za proizvodnjo električne energije EEG in za energetsko intenzivna podjetja, pri čemer je kršila člen 108(3) Pogodbe.
The Commission cannot agree with the reasoning provided by Germany.
Če pomoč ni združljiva z notranjim trgom, bi jo bilo treba vrniti.
First, while it is true that the EEG-surcharge finances the setup of renewable energy installations, it supports the production of the electricity generated in those installations.
Vračilo bi moralo zajemati le znižanja dodatne dajatve EEG za leti 2013 in 2014 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: zadevni leti).
This is evidenced by the fact that the EEG-surcharge is levied per kilowatt-hour of electricity consumed.
Zneski, ki jih je treba vrniti, bi morali biti za vsako zadevno leto omejeni na razliko med združljivim zneskom za navedeno leto, kot je določeno v skladu z uvodnimi izjavami 251, 252 in 253, in zneskom dodatne dajatve EEG, ki ga je upravičenec dejansko plačal v zadevnem letu.
Secondly, the similarity between domestically produced EEG electricity and imported EEG electricity cannot be altered by the mere fact that imported EEG electricity does not count towards the target set by Directive 2009/28/EC.
Znesek dodatne dajatve EEG, ki ga je upravičenec v zadevnem letu dejansko plačal, se izračuna tako, da se znižana dodatna dajatev za navedeno leto pomnoži s porabo električne energije upravičenca v istem letu.
According to the case-law of the Court, similarity has to be assessed ‘on the basis not of the criterion of the strictly identical nature of the products but on that of their similar and comparable use’ [111].
Da bi Nemčija pospešila vračanje in ker podatki o porabi za zadevni leti za vsa podjetja, ki jih vračilo zadeva, še niso na voljo, bo najprej za izračun predhodnega zneska vračila uporabila podatke o porabi električne energije, predložene v vlogah, ta znesek pa se bo vrnil takoj.
In that respect, the question whether imported RES electricity counts towards the target set by Directive 2009/28/EC is irrelevant.
Za uporabo točke 186 smernic iz leta 2014, kot je pojasnjena v uvodni izjavi 202, se lahko uporabijo podatki, predloženi v vlogah za zadevni leti.
Moreover, the Commission disagrees with Germany's assertion that the EEG-surcharge does not constitute a charge within the meaning of Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty.
Poleg tega mora podjetje, če je upravičeno do podpore na podlagi uvodne izjave 251, plačati vsaj 15 % dodatnih stroškov brez znižanja (točka 188 smernic iz leta 2014).
First, as the Court held in Essent, it is irrelevant for the application of Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty that the charge is not levied by the State directly, but by the TSOs [112].
Vendar se lahko znesek, ki ga je treba plačati, omeji na ravni podjetja na 4 % bruto dodane vrednosti zadevnega podjetja.
Secondly, there appears to be no service or asset for which the EEG-surcharge paid by the electricity suppliers would constitute an adequate payment.
Za podjetja z vsaj 20-odstotno elektro-intenzivnostjo se lahko znesek, ki ga je treba plačati, omeji na 0,5 % bruto dodane vrednosti zadevnega podjetja (točka 189 smernic iz leta 2014).
The renewable quality as such is of no avail to the electricity suppliers, given that it is transmitted separately from the actual EEG electricity.
Za uporabo točke 189 smernic iz leta 2014, kot je pojasnjena v uvodni izjavi 202, se lahko uporabijo podatki, predloženi v vlogah za zadevni leti.
The payments made by the suppliers are also not proportionate to the service rendered, since their payments differ according to how many non-privileged customers they have, whereas the supposed service rendered, namely that the electricity has renewable quality, is indivisible and the same for all.
Če podjetje do podpore na podlagi uvodne izjave 251 ni upravičeno, je znesek, ki ga je treba plačati, v skladu z oddelkom 3.7.2 smernic iz leta 2014 načeloma enak dodatni dajatvi EEG brez znižanja, v skladu s prehodnim pravilom iz točke 197 smernic iz leta 2014.
Thirdly, the EEG-surcharge is not imposed on account of inspections, and it is also directly not imposed on account of obligations stemming from Union law.
Če je znesek, ki ga je treba plačati in je določen na podlagi uvodne izjave 252, za katero od zadevnih let višji od zneska, ki ga je upravičenec dejansko plačal tisto leto, veljajo določbe načrta prilagoditve iz uvodne izjave 212: za leto 2013 združljivi znesek naj ne bi presegel 125 % dodatne dajatve, ki je bila dejansko plačana leta 2013 (tj. isto leto).
Directive 2009/28/EC obliges Germany to introduce measures to ensure a steady increase in the share of energy from renewable sources (Article 3(2) of the Directive); the implementation is left to Germany's discretion, both as regards the specific measures (Article 3(3) of the Directive) and the way in which they are financed.
Za leto 2014 združljivi znesek naj ne bi presegel 150 % dodatne dajatve, ki je bila dejansko plačana leta 2013 (tj. prejšnje leto).
As the Commission held in its Opening Decision, Articles 30 and 110 only prohibit the financing of a support scheme for national production by means of a discriminatory charge imposed on imported products.
Če znesek, ki ga je treba plačati ter je določen na podlagi uvodnih izjav 251, 252 in 253, ni višji od zneska, ki ga je upravičenec dejansko plačal v posameznem zadevnem letu, zneska ni treba vračati.
They do not oblige the Member State to extend the benefit of the support scheme to imported products.
Če je skupni znesek pomoči, ki jo je prejel upravičenec, nižji od 200000 EUR in če pomoč izpolnjuje vsa druga merila iz Uredbe Komisije (EU) št. 1407/2013 [117] ali Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 1998/2006 [118], bi se moralo za tako pomoč šteti, da ne pomeni državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, zato zneska ne bi bilo treba vrniti.
This Decision, like previous decisions on national support schemes for renewable energy [113], does not put into question the fact that support under the EEG-Act 2012 is limited to national production.
Če je skupni znesek pomoči, ki jo je prejel upravičenec, višji od 200000 EUR, vrniti pa je treba znesek, nižji od 200000 EUR, se Uredba (ES) št. 1998/2006 in Uredba (EU) št. 1407/2013 ne uporabljata, saj se pomoč nanaša na iste upravičene stroške in je kumulacija izključena (člen 5(2) Uredbe (EU) št. 1407/2013 in člen 2(5) Uredbe (ES) št. 1998/2006).
However, when drafting their support schemes, Member States may not introduce discriminatory charges within the meaning of Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty.
Taki zneski bi se zato morali vrniti.
The Ålands Vindkraft ruling does not alter the assessment regarding Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty.
Komisija je nadalje proučila, ali obstajajo kakršne koli ovire za vračilo v skladu s členom 14 Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
First, the sole question in that case was whether a national support system for renewable energy producers needed to be accessible for producers located in other Member States (the Court held that this was not the case).
Kot je opisano v uvodni izjavi 172, so nekatere zainteresirane strani trdile, da bi morala biti prilagoditev v letih 2013 in 2014 čim nižja, da bi se zavarovala legitimna pričakovanja upravičencev, in da ne bi smelo biti nobenega vračila.
The judgment was not concerned with the question whether, in addition, such a national support system may be financed through a discriminatory charge imposed also on economic operators located in other Member States.
Vendar legitimna pričakovanja upravičencev iz razlogov, navedenih v uvodni izjavi 146 in naslednjih uvodnih izjavah, ne morejo nastati na podlagi odločbe Komisije v zadevi NN 27/2000, saj se zakon EEG iz leta 2012 razlikuje od zakona EEG iz leta 2000 in je bil sprejet več kot deset let pozneje, zlasti pa posebno pravilo o nadomestilih v zakonu EEG iz leta 2000 ni obstajalo –
Secondly, at the request of the Swedish court, the Court provided an interpretation of Article 34 on quantitative restrictions to the free movement of goods; the reference for a preliminary ruling was not concerned with Articles 30 and 110 on discriminatory duties and taxes, in respect of which, consequently, the Court said nothing.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
Thirdly, the Court found that Sweden's refusal to grant the claimant access to its certificate system, while constituting a measure having equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction, was justified by grounds of environmental policy and proportionate in achieving that environmental policy objective [114].
Člen 1
However, while maintaining its position that the EEG-surcharge does not infringe Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty, Germany has provided a commitment to invest in interconnectors and similar European energy projects (see description in recital 19).
Člen 2
Those investments would be equivalent to the estimated amount of alleged discrimination.
Komisija sprejema načrt prilagoditve, ki ga je Nemčija predložila za leti 2013 in 2014, kot je določen v Prilogi II.
The usual remedy for violations of Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty is reimbursement of the charges imposed.
Člen 3
However, the reinvestment of the share of the revenue from a parafiscal levy that was collected from imports into projects and infrastructure that specifically benefits imports has been recognised by the Commission as being a suitable remedy to historical potential discrimination under Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty [115].
Državna pomoč, ki vključuje znižanja dodatne dajatve za financiranje podpore za električno energijo iz obnovljivih virov (dodatna dajatev EEG) v letih 2013 in 2014 za energetsko intenzivne uporabnike (Besondere Ausgleichsregelung, posebno pravilo o nadomestilih) ter ki jo je Nemčija nezakonito izvajala s kršitvijo člena 108(3) Pogodbe, je združljiva z notranjim trgom, če spada v eno od štirih kategorij iz tega odstavka.
To determine the share of past revenue from the EEG-surcharge that needs to be allocated to such investments, the first step is to estimate the imports of eligible EEG electricity into Germany.
Če je bila državna pomoč dodeljena podjetju, ki spada v sektor iz Priloge 3 k Smernicam o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja in energijo za obdobje 2014–2020 (smernice iz leta 2014), je združljiva z notranjim trgom, če je podjetje plačalo vsaj 15 % dodatnih stroškov, ki jih imajo dobavitelji električne energije zaradi obveznosti nakupa energije iz obnovljivih virov in se nato prenesejo na njihove odjemalce.
Germany has indicated that in the period of application of the EEG-Act 2012, between January 2012 and July 2014, the share of guarantees of origin corresponding to RES electricity that could be supported under the EEG-Act 2012 amounted to approximately 1349 GWh: 519 GWh in 2012, 283 GWh in 2013 and 547 GWh in 2014.
Če je podjetje plačalo manj kot 15 % navedenih dodatnih stroškov, je državna pomoč kljub temu združljiva, če je podjetje plačalo znesek, ki je enak vsaj 4 % njegove bruto dodane vrednosti ali, za podjetja z vsaj 20-odstotno elektro-intenzivnostjo, vsaj 0,5 % bruto dodane vrednosti.
The much larger share of guarantees of origin not included in this amount corresponds to large, old hydropower plants, which would not be eligible under the EEG-Act 2012.
Če je bila državna pomoč dodeljena podjetju, ki ne spada v sektor iz Priloge 3 k smernicam iz leta 2014, vendar je bila njegova elektro-intenzivnost v letu 2012 vsaj 20-odstotna, podjetje pa je v navedenem letu spadalo v sektor, ki je imel na ravni Unije vsaj 4-odstotno intenzivnost trgovine, je združljiva z notranjim trgom, če je podjetje plačalo vsaj 15 % dodatnih stroškov, ki jih imajo dobavitelji električne energije zaradi obveznosti nakupa energije iz obnovljivih virov in se nato prenesejo na njihove odjemalce.
However, since guarantees of origin can be traded separately, they are in themselves not sufficient to determine the extent to which EEG electricity is actually imported.
Če je bila državna pomoč dodeljena podjetju, ki je bilo upravičeno do državne pomoči, združljive na podlagi drugega ali tretjega pododstavka, vendar znesek dodatne dajatve EEG, ki ga je navedeno podjetje plačalo, ni doseglo ravni iz navedenih pododstavkov, so združljivi naslednji deli pomoči:
The second step is to evaluate the extent to which imported green electricity was discriminated against.
za leto 2014: del pomoči, ki presega 150 % dodatne dajatve, ki jo je podjetje dejansko plačalo leta 2013.
The discrimination lies in the fact that, although both domestic EEG electricity production and EEG imports contribute to the EEG-surcharge, it is only domestic EEG electricity production that benefits from it (within the limits of eligibility conditions).
Če je bila državna pomoč dodeljena podjetju, ki ni bilo upravičeno do državne pomoči, združljive na podlagi drugega ali tretjega pododstavka, in je podjetje plačalo manj kot 20 % dodatnih stroškov dodatne dajatve brez znižanja, so združljivi naslednji deli pomoči:
As such, the discrimination can be measured by the level of the EEG-surcharge faced by imported EEG electricity.
Vsaka pomoč, ki ni vključena v odstavek 1, ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
However, it must be noted that any reimbursement would not cover the whole surcharge as such, but would be limited to the hypothetical form of support received (feed-in tariffs, market premiums or green electricity privilege).
Člen 4
Indeed, given that the domestic EEG electricity producers also pay the surcharge, but receive the EEG-support, a difference in treatment would only arise to the extent that imports have to pay the surcharge without receiving any support.
Individualna pomoč, dodeljena na podlagi shem pomoči iz členov 1 in 3, ne pomeni pomoči, če je ob dodelitvi izpolnjevala pogoje iz uredbe, sprejete na podlagi člena 2 Uredbe (ES) št. 994/98 [119], ki se je uporabljala ob dodelitvi pomoči.Člen 5
In essence, discrimination is equivalent to the level of support withheld from imported EEG electricity.
Individualna pomoč, dodeljena na podlagi shem pomoči iz členov 1 in 3, ki je ob dodelitvi izpolnjevala pogoje iz uredbe, sprejete v skladu s členom 1 Uredbe (ES) št. 994/98, ali druge odobrene sheme pomoči, je združljiva z notranjim trgom do največjih intenzivnosti pomoči, ki se uporabljajo za to vrsto pomoči.
Concerning the feed-in tariffs and the market premiums, the Commission notes that as these vary from one EEG technology to the other, it would be necessary to establish the different types of EEG electricity that were actually imported, and in what quantities, in order to apply those forms of support to imports.
Člen 6
However, as Germany has explained that data on actual EEG imports was not available, it is not possible to measure discrimination by applying the specific feed-in tariff or market premium to the corresponding amount of imports.
Nemčija od upravičencev izterja nezdružljivo pomoč iz člena 3(2) na način, opisan v Prilogi III.
In contrast, the advantage resulting from the green electricity privilege can be more easily established: Germany has indicated that the advantage resulting from the green electricity privilege was in practice lower than 4 ct/kWh.
Zneskom, ki jih je treba vrniti, se prištejejo obresti od izplačila pomoči upravičencem do njihovega dejanskega vračila.
This is because electricity suppliers which apply for the privilege only receive the 2 ct/kWh reduction on their whole portfolio if they succeed in having at least 50 % of the electricity coming from RES.
Obresti se izračunajo z obrestnoobrestnim računom v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 [120].
In order to avoid or minimise the risk of narrowly missing the 50 % target (in which case the full EEG surcharge would be due on the whole portfolio), electricity suppliers purchase EEG electricity with a safety margin, that is to say, in excess of the 50 % needed, sometimes up to 60 %.
Nemčija prekliče vsa neporavnana plačila pomoči na podlagi sheme iz člena 3(2) od datuma sprejetja tega sklepa.
In that case, in order to calculate the cost advantage that can potentially be passed on to RES electricity producers, the EEG-surcharge reduction obtained for the whole portfolio, that is to say, 2 ct/kWh, needs to be divided by a higher RES share.
Člen 7
On average, the maximum advantage resulting from the green electricity privilege was 3,8 ct/kWh in 2012, 3,2 ct/kWh in 2013 and 3,9 ct/kWh in 2014.
Nezdružljiva pomoč iz člena 3(2) se vrne takoj in učinkovito.