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The measure at hand can therefore not be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of Annex IV.4 point 4 of the Accession Treaty.
Zdi se, da argument glede majhnega tržnega deleža CKK na evropski ravni ni pomemben.
The restructuring plan however foresees, amongst others, the transformation of CSK into a company under private law.
Čeprav je čezmejni prevoz živali za namen zakola dovoljen (glej uvodno izjavo 91), se zdi, da stranke klavnic na Cipru ne uporabljajo storitev zakola zunaj Cipra.
This transformation will end the current legal status of CSK which will, in the future, also be subject of normal bankruptcy proceedings.
Poleg tega Komisija meni, da je tržni delež CKK na ciprskem klavniškem trgu še vedno pomemben, čeprav se je močno zmanjšal z 68 % leta 2005 na približno 31 % leta 2010 in 26,5 % leta 2012 (glej uvodne izjave od 30 do 33).
The restructuring plan furthermore foresees the full payment of the company's debts to the Social Securities Fund and the Section for Internal Income as well as the settlement of mature debts towards the Loan Commissioner (cf. recital 44).
V prvotnem načrtu je bilo poleg tega navedeno, da bi prenehanje poslovanja CKK povzročilo hude motnje na trgu in težave s konkurenco.
The Cypriot authorities moreover have confirmed that outstanding liabilities towards the Veterinary Service will be paid off gradually after the restructuring.
Eno je, da sezonsko povpraševanje po mesu verjetno ne bi bilo zadovoljeno zaradi zmanjšanih zmogljivosti drugih operaterjev na trgu.
They argue that their decision to grant the restructuring aid to CSK constitutes a proof of the government's intention to implement an arrangement with regard to CSK's debts to government departments.
Nadalje, ker je bilo CKK edino podjetje, dejavno na področju zakola govedi, nobeno drugo podjetje ne bi moglo zagotoviti zadevnih storitev.
V.3.2.
In nazadnje, tudi če bi obstajali znaki, da je predviden vstop na trg, so ciprski organi opozorili, da v času priglasitve prestrukturiranja na trgu zakola goveda ni bilo dejavno nobeno drugo podjetje.
Loan of EUR 512850
Novejši podatki so pokazali, da je družba Cypra do konca leta 2012 dejansko vstopila na trg zakola goveda z dodatno dnevno klavniško zmogljivostjo 104 živali v primerjavi z obstoječo zmogljivostjo CKK, ki je bila 200 živali (glej uvodno izjavo 32).
As was shown in recital 96 above it cannot be excluded that there has been an additional aid element in connection with the loan of EUR 512850 by the Municipalities Union which has not yet been paid back by CSK.
Komisija zato ne more sprejeti argumentov, ki so jih predložili ciprski organi.
Such additional aid would have neither been linked to investment, training, job creation or any counterpart required from the beneficiary.
Mogoče je, da bi bila CKK brez pomoči insolventna ter da bi lahko druga družba kupila njena sredstva in s tem nadaljevala poslovanje.
The aid would have been simply intended to strengthen the financial position of the beneficiary.
Če bi se to zgodilo, skupna tržna zmogljivost ne bi bila zmanjšana in družba Cypra ne bi dosegla navideznega monopolnega položaja.
Such aid would therefore constitute operating aid, which is incompatible with the internal market.
Tudi če bi družba Cypra kupila sredstva CKK, se zdi, da obstaja visoka raven kupne moči v segmentih zakola prašičev in zakola goveda, zaradi česar bi bila vzpostavitev izrazitega oligopolnega trga in dvig cen, če že ne nemogoča, pa vsaj zelo malo verjetna.
Such additional aid element would still need to be paid back to the Municipalities Union and would increase the outstanding liabilities of CSK, the settlement of which will be dealt with under the debt to be settled as part of the restructuring (cf. recital 109 above).
Ciprsko združenje prašičerejcev je na primer opozorilo, da so pred kratkim ustanovili družbo, ki obvladuje 60 % proizvodnje v državi.
V.3.3.
Nadalje priznavajo, da bi lahko v prihodnosti ta družba utemeljila svojo izbiro klavnice glede na sposobnost preživetja klavnice.
Aid to personnel
Enako se dogaja pri govedorejcih.
The Commission has constantly held that compensation for so-called stranded costs (i.e. costs arising from commitments entered into prior to the beginning of market opening which can no longer be honoured under the same conditions in a competitive market environment) can, under certain circumstances, be considered compatible with the internal market.
Njihovo združenje skupaj predstavlja 75 % proizvodnje v državi in težko si je zamišljati, kako bi lahko klavnice uveljavile zunajkonkurenčne cene.
In this context it has recognised that the gradual transition from a situation of largely restricted competition to one of genuine competition at Union level must take place under acceptable economic conditions.
Nadalje je jasno, da na trgu obstajajo presežne zmogljivosti.
Therefore, it has accepted in a number of decisions that Member States grant State aid to relief the historic operator of a part of its ‘legacy’ liabilities.
Ciprski organi to priznavajo v svojih stališčih.
The Commission has considered in its decisional practice that the relief has to be limited to what is necessary to equalise the rate of social liabilities that the historic operator bears as a cost with the rate of social liabilities born by its competitors [19].
Odhod CKK s trga ne bi povzročil nobenega pomanjkanja v različnih klavniških segmentih.
In the instant case it is considered that CSK, due to its nature as a public service organisation, is placed at a structural disadvantage as compared to its competitors since it has to bear high labour costs stemming from the pre-liberalisation period of the Cypriot slaughterhouse market prior to Cyprus' accession to the EU in 2004 (cf. recitals 35 and 36).
V zvezi s predlaganimi izravnalnimi ukrepi je v načrtu navedeno, da prenos proizvodne zmogljivosti ali zmanjšanje prisotnosti na trgu v primeru CKK preprosto ni mogoče.
In their reply of 30 March 2012 the Cypriot authorities argue that under the Termination of Employment Law (N.24/1976) the minimum cost for privately owned slaughterhouses to lay off employees is a compulsory notice period of eight weeks (cf. recital 86 above).
CKK je majhna družba, ki nima druge dejavnosti razen zakola živali.
According to the Cypriot authorities, a private slaughterhouse is not obliged to pay in addition any compensation for the laying-off of workers, unless there are specific collective agreements with Trade Unions which, according to the same authorities, is not the case for the main competitor of CSK.
Njene proizvodne linije se zelo malo razlikujejo glede na vrsto živali.
The Commission therefore considers that the EUR 3,4 million salary difference for employees who are being transferred to municipalities could be considered compatible with the internal market but, given that CSK is a firm in difficulty, it should have been included by Cyprus in the respective restructuring costs.
Vse vrste zakola opravljajo isti zaposleni in številne storitve (npr. zaračunavanje) so skupne vsem proizvodnim linijam.
The compatibility assessment will therefore be dealt with directly under the assessment of compatibility of the restructuring aid.
Zaradi teh razlogov je v načrtu navedeno, da bi z zmanjšanjem zmogljivosti CKK preprosto postala nesposobna preživetja.
According to point 136 of those new Guidelines, notifications registered by the Commission prior to 1 August 2014 will be examined in the light of the criteria in force at the time of notification.
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da so izravnalni ukrepi, ki jih predlaga Ciper, nezadostni.
At the time of notification of the restructuring aid in favour of CSK (3 November 2010), the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (‘Guidelines’) were in force.
V.3.4.4 Pomoč, omejena na najnižji znesek: realni prispevek brez pomoči
The aid at hand has therefore to be examined against the provisions contained in those Guidelines.
Smernice (točka 43) določajo, da morata biti količina in intenzivnost pomoči omejeni na najmanjšo vsoto stroškov, potrebnih za prestrukturiranje, ob upoštevanju obstoječih finančnih virov podjetja, njegovih delničarjev ali poslovne skupine, v katero podjetje spada.
V.3.4.1.
Točka 44 Smernic določa, da Komisija običajno šteje za ustrezne prispevke k prestrukturiranju v višini vsaj 50 % za velika podjetja (kot je CKK v obravnavanem primeru).
Eligibility of the beneficiary
Toda v skladu s točkama 55 in 56 Smernic so lahko pogoji za odobritev pomoči za prestrukturiranje manj strogi glede obsega prispevka upravičenca za družbo na območju, ki prejema podporo.
As a starting point, it has to be examined whether the beneficiary is a firm in difficulty within the meaning of points 10 and 11 of the Guidelines.
Po prvotnem načrtu prestrukturiranja je bil skupni strošek prestrukturiranja CKK približno 27 milijonov EUR, od česar naj bi 15 milijonov EUR odobrila država kot pomoč za prestrukturiranje, preostalih 12 milijonov EUR pa bi financirali z lastnim prispevkom CKK (prodaja nepremičnega premoženja v vrednosti 7 milijonov EUR in sklenitev novega posojila v višini 5 milijonov EUR).
The Cypriot authorities have already demonstrated in the framework of Case N 60/10 that CSK was a firm in difficulty since the usual signs of a firm in difficulty were present (such as increasing losses, diminishing turnover, increasing excess capacity, declining cash flow, increasing debt and decreasing net asset value) and that it could not recover through its own resources or with funds it could obtain from its owners/shareholders or from market resources (cf. recital 21).The negative trend in the economic development of CSK has continued since (cf. recitals 22 and 23).
Po tem prvotnem načrtu prestrukturiranja bi prispevek družbe predstavljal 44,4 % skupnih stroškov prestrukturiranja (glej uvodni izjavi 25 in 26).
CSK can therefore be regarded as a firm in difficulty within the meaning of point 11 of the Guidelines.
Ciprski organi so potrdili, da bo znesek pomoči uporabljen izključno za to, da CKK poplača svoje obveznosti.
The condition of point 12 of the Guidelines is also fulfilled since CSK is not a newly created company, having been created in 1981.
Tako bo uporabljen samo za izvajanje načrta prestrukturiranja in družbi ne bo zagotovil presežnega denarja, ki bi ga lahko uporabila za dejavnosti, ki niso povezane s procesom prestrukturiranja.
Finally, the Cypriot authorities confirmed in the framework of Case N 60/10 that CSK does not form part of a larger business group.
Ob upoštevanju samo izkupička od prodaje zemljišča v vrednosti približno 7 milijonov EUR bi lastni prispevek CKK znašal samo 21 %, kar Komisija šteje za veliko premalo, tudi če upoštevamo dejstvo, da se upravičenec nahaja na območju, ki prejema podporo [21].
Chapter 5 of the Guidelines contains specific provisions applicable to aid for restructuring in the agricultural sector.
V.3.4.5 Izvedba načrta v celoti
Aid measures in favour of enterprises processing and marketing agricultural products are, however, not covered by that Chapter.
Dodelitev pomoči za prestrukturiranje je pogojena z izvajanjem načrta prestrukturiranja.
Since CSK is active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, the specific provisions of the Guidelines applicable to aid for restructuring in the agricultural sector do not apply.
Ciprski organi so potrdili, da bi neizvajanje (v celoti ali delno) načrta prestrukturiranja s strani upravičenca v določenem časovnem okviru pripeljalo do preklica dodelitve pomoči in obveznosti poplačila že dodeljenih zneskov.
V.3.4.2.
V.3.4.6 Spremljanje in letno poročilo
Restoration of long-term viability
Ciprski organi so se zavezali, da bodo vsako leto predložili poročilo z informacijami, zahtevanimi v skladu s točko 51 Smernic.
According to point 34 of the Guidelines, the grant of restructuring aid must be conditional on the implementation of a restructuring plan which must be endorsed by the Commission in all cases of individual aid.
V.3.4.7 „Enkrat in zadnjič“
According to point 35 of the Guidelines, the restructuring plan must restore the long-term viability of the firm within a reasonable timescale.
V skladu s Smernicami se lahko pomoč za prestrukturiranje dodeli samo vsakih deset let.
In the present case, Cyprus has indeed approved a restructuring plan and it also communicated it to the Commission in the context of the notification submitted on 3 November 2010.
Ciprski organi so v okviru sklepa o pomoči za reševanje potrdili, da CKK prej ni prejela nobene pomoči za reševanje ali prestrukturiranje.
As required by the Guidelines, the plan is comprehensive and includes a detailed market survey of the Cypriot slaughterhouse market.
V.3.5 Pomoč za reševanje
On request by the Commission the Cypriot authorities submitted an update to the business plan as regards financial projections and market data on 26 November 2012.
Ciprski organi so se v točki 28 Sklepa o pomoči za reševanje zavezali, da bodo Komisiji v roku šestih mesecev po odobritvi ukrepa pomoči za reševanje posredovali načrt prestrukturiranja ali načrt likvidacije ali dokazilo, da je bilo posojilo v celoti vrnjeno in/ali da je bilo poroštvo ukinjeno [22].
The original plan describes in detail the problems that CSK faced and that have affected its viability.
Komisija do danes ni prejela nobenega takega obvestila od ciprskih organov.
The main reasons were the lack of flexibility of CSK as a public undertaking, the heavy debts as well as the personnel costs.
SKLEP
The restructuring measures as described above in recitals 43 to 45 (change of legal status, reduction of the company's liabilities, and reduction of personnel) could contribute to the company's return to viability.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je glede na ugotovitve iz uvodnih izjav 132, 142 in 146 pomoč za prestrukturiranje, ki jo je priglasil Ciper 3. novembra 2010, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
The original restructuring plan is based on the actual results of the year 2009 and the first eight months of 2010 and an assumed market growth of 2 % p.a.
Komisija poziva Ciper, naj v zvezi s pomočjo za reševanje CKK v višini 1,6 milijona EUR, ki jo je Komisija odobrila s Sklepom z dne 6. maja 2010, predloži dokaz, da je bila pomoč odplačana, ali načrt likvidacije CKK v skladu s točko 27 Smernic.
The Cypriot authorities argue that this percentage was the average annual increase of slaughters in Cyprus during the period 1998-2008 and this has also been the prediction made by CSK's management for the 5-year projection period in the original restructuring plan (cf. recital 63).
Komisija odreja Cipru, naj izterja kakršno koli pomoč, ki jo je dodelil CKK v zvezi s toleranco države do zamud pri plačevanju zapadlih zneskov in v zvezi s prenosom osebja na občine, ter kakršno koli pomoč, ki še ni bila odplačana Zvezi občin v zvezi s posojilom v višini 512850 EUR –
Data and projections for the company's development are presented until 2017.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
The financial results foreseen in the original plan for all three scenarios (expected, best-case and worst-case) and highlighted by the Cypriot authorities are presented in the tables below (figures in thousand euros).
Člen 1
Expected Scenario
Državna pomoč, ki jo namerava Ciper dodeliti za prestrukturiranje centralne klavnice Kofinos (v nadaljnjem besedilu: CKK), je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Production Costs
Ta pomoč se zato ne izplača.
Administration Costs
Člen 2
Operational Income
Ciper v dveh mesecih od uradnega obvestila o tem sklepu obvesti Komisijo o sprejetih ukrepih za uskladitev s členom 1.
Non-Operational Sums
Člen 3
Surplus
Pomoč za CKK v višini 1,6 milijona EUR, ki jo je Komisija odobrila s Sklepom z dne 6. maja 2010, ter pomoč v zvezi s toleranco države do zamud pri plačevanju zapadlih zneskov, v zvezi s prenosom osebja na občine in v zvezi s posojilom v višini 512850 EUR predstavlja državno pomoč, ki ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
Best-case Scenario
Člen 4
Worst-case Scenario
Ciper mora od upravičenca, CKK, izterjati pomoč iz člena 3.
All three scenarios show a clear reduction of production and administrative costs (which still amounted to some EUR 4,5 million and EUR 1,5 million respectively in 2009) which would allow CSK to produce a net profit as of 2011 onwards (except for a net loss of some EUR 80000 in 2012 in the worst-case scenario).
Znesku, ki ga je treba vrniti, se prištejejo obresti za obdobje od datuma, ko je bil dan na voljo upravičencu, do datuma njegovega dejanskega vračila.
However, those results have to be seen against the background of the overall financial position of CSK and in connection with the expected cash flows.
Obresti se izračunajo z obrestnoobrestnim računom v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 [23] in Uredbo Komisije (ES) št. 271/2008 [24] o spremembi Uredbe (ES) št. 794/2004.
Accumulated losses had led to a negative equity of CSK of some 28,6 million by the end of 2009.
Ciper na dan sprejetja tega sklepa ustavi vsa neizvedena izplačila pomoči iz člena 3.
Even under the best-case scenario of the original business plan CSK would not have gotten back to a positive equity base (negative equity of some 3 million still projected for the end of the forecast period in 2017).
Člen 5
Furthermore, the expected scenario still projects negative net cash flows for the period 2012-2016.
Vračilo pomoči iz člena 3 se izvede takoj in učinkovito.
In this context it also has to be noted that no capital expenditure is budgeted until and including 2012 and then is only taken into account at EUR 200000 for the years 2013 and 2014 and at EUR 100000 for the period 2015-2017.
Ciper zagotovi, da se ta sklep izvede v štirih mesecih od priglasitve tega sklepa.
Given a projected level of depreciation ranging between EUR 595000 in 2011 and EUR 346000 in 2017 in all three scenarios this would seem imprudent.
Člen 6
In November 2012, on request by the Commission the Cypriot authorities submitted updated financial projections for the expected and worst-case scenarios covering the period 2013-2020.
Ciper v dveh mesecih od priglasitve tega sklepa Komisiji predloži naslednje informacije:
Both scenarios use the financial position, personnel numbers and remuneration, market size and market share of CSK as of 31 August 2012 as a starting point.
skupni znesek (glavnica in obresti pri vračilu), ki ga je treba izterjati od upravičenca;
According to the Cypriot authorities it is assumed that CSK will return to the market shares as used in the original restructuring plan (in the respective scenario).
podroben opis že sprejetih ali načrtovanih ukrepov za uskladitev s tem sklepom;
Their main argument to underline this assumption is that many clients have stopped working with CSK even though they have stated that they wish to work with CSK, due to the fact that its continued operation is uncertain and they wish to secure a service provider for the slaughtering of their animals.
dokumente, ki dokazujejo, da se je od upravičenca zahtevalo vračilo pomoči.
The updated business plan shows the following projections:
Ciper obvešča Komisijo o napredku glede nacionalnih ukrepov, sprejetih za izvajanje tega sklepa, dokler se vračanje pomoči iz člena 3 ne konča.
Updated Expected Scenario
Na zahtevo Komisije takoj predloži informacije o že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepih za uskladitev s tem sklepom.
Updated Worst-case Scenario
Prav tako zagotovi podrobne informacije o zneskih pomoči in obrestih pri vračilu, ki jih je upravičenec že vrnil.
Due to the later entry into profitability the equity situation of CSK is even worse in the updated business plan, showing in the updated expected scenario still a negative equity of some EUR 10,4 million at the end of the projection period (2020) and no positive net cash flow for the period 2015-2020.
Člen 7
The Commission notes that the original business plan is based on an assumed market growth of 2 % p.a. (cf. recital 124).
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Republiko Ciper.
However, according to the information provided by the Cypriot authorities on 26 November 2012 the Cypriot market for animal slaughter showed a general downward trend with stagnation in 2010, a contraction of 2 % in 2011 and a further contraction of 3,8 % in 2012 (cf. recital 31).
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Furthermore, Cypra had meanwhile entered the cattle-slaughter segment and overcapacity had in general increased in the market.
Za Komisijo
Against this background, it is surprising that the Cypriot authorities assume in relation to the updated business plan (submitted in November 2012) that CSK would return to the market shares as used in the original restructuring plan (cf. recital 128 above).
Član Komisije
The Commission therefore considers that in view of CSK's general weak financial position (negative equity at the end of the projection period even in the best-case scenario of the original business plan, cf. recital 127 above) and the tight cash flow situation of the company combined with the unfavourable market conditions, the envisaged restructuring plan will not allow the company to regain long term viability.
UL C 165, 7.6.2011, str. 12.
V.3.4.3.
Sklep Komisije z dne 6. maja 2010 o državni pomoči N 60/10 (UL C 233, 28.8.2010, str. 2).
Avoidance of undue distortions of competition
Glej opombo 1.
Pursuant to point 38 of the Guidelines, compensatory measures must be taken, in order to ensure that the adverse effects on trading conditions are minimised as much as possible, so that the positive effects pursued outweigh the adverse ones.
Uradni list, Priloga I(I), št. 3679, 31. januar 2003.
As mentioned above, CSK is indeed located in an assisted area within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the TFEU.
Sodba Sodišča z dne 17. septembra 1980 v zadevi C-730/79, Philip Morris Holland BV proti Komisiji Evropskih skupnosti, Recueil 1980, str. 2671, točka 11.
The compensatory measures proposed in the restructuring plan (recital 46 of the decision) are purely of behavioural nature and do not consist in any divestment of assets or reduction in capacity or market presence.
Glej na primer sodbo Sodišča prve stopnje v zadevi HAMSA proti Komisiji, 152/99, Recueil 2001, str.
The arguments raised by the Cypriot authorities in this respect are the following:
II-3049, točka 156 in naslednje.
The restructuring plan argues that CSK's market share in the European market is minimal, and that its market share in Cyprus has steadily dropped during the last years.
UL C 273, 9.9.1997, str. 3.
This was due to strong competition that it faced from other market players, and most notably Cypra.
UL C 14, 19.1.2008, str. 6.
The argument concerning the low market share of CSK at a European scale seems not to be relevant.
UL C 244, 1.10.2004, str. 2.
Although cross-border transport of animals for slaughter purposes is allowed (cf. recital 91) in practice customers of slaughterhouses in Cyprus do not seem to have recourse to slaughter services outside Cyprus.
UL C 155, 20.6.2008, str. 10.
Furthermore, the Commission is of the opinion that, although CSKs share in the Cypriot slaughter market has seen a considerable drop from 68 % back in 2005 to some 31 % in 2010 and 26,5 % in 2012 (cf. recitals 30 to 33), its market share is still important.
Zadeva 30/59, Gezamenlijke Steenkolenmijnen in Limburg proti Visoki oblasti, Recueil 1961, str. 3, točki 29 in 30, Zadeva C-251/97, Francija proti Komisiji, Recueil 1999, str.
The initial plan argued further that if CSK stopped operating, this would cause serious market disruptions as well as competition problems.
I-6639, točke 40, 46 in 47 ter združene zadeve C-71/09 P, C-73/09 P in C-76/09 P, Comitato Venezia vuole vivere proti Komisiji, Zodl.
For one, seasonal demand for meat would probably not be satisfied because of reduced capacity by other market operators.
2011, str.
Further, since CSK was the only undertaking active in cattle slaughtering, no other undertaking would be able to provide relevant services.
I-4727, točke od 90 do 96.
Also, it was argued that Cypra would have a quasi-monopoly in the market for pig slaughtering and a very high share in the ovine/caprine-slaughter market.
Smernice o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah iz leta 2004 se uporabljajo, kot je pojasnjeno v uvodnih izjavah 117 in 118 spodaj.