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The operation of NCHZ did not yield sufficient revenue to cover all operating costs, including social security contributions and other state receivables incurred during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Nadaljevanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona je temeljilo na odločitvi odbora upnikov (predstavniški organ nezavarovanih upnikov), katerega člani so bila večinoma zasebna podjetja.
Despite its inability to cover all its liabilities, and in particular those vis-à-vis the State (which remained unpaid for the 13 months that the Act was in force), NCHZ remained active on the market offering its products in competition with other European chemical producers.
Formalni postopek preiskave je razkril, da na podlagi slovaškega zakona o stečaju noben član odbora upnikov ali zavarovani upnik ni imel pravice veta.
Moreover, as described above, the application of the Act provided NCHZ with economic advantages not enjoyed by other companies in a similar situation.
Dejansko je bilo glasovanje v teh organih večinsko.
In particular, it was likely to significantly reduce the risks of losing customers and suppliers during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Zato ni mogel noben državni subjekt uveljaviti svojih interesov za ustavitev nadaljnjega kopičenja dolgov.
The fact that the company was obliged, under the Act, to continue operations encouraged the business partners of NCHZ to maintain their relationship with the company.
Zato je mogoče skleniti, da je nadaljevanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ temeljilo na odločitvi zasebnih upnikov, saj javni upniki niso mogli uveljaviti pravice veta na nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ.
The security of supply for NCHZ customers, particularly important in the chemical industry, was ensured through the continued operation of the business as provided for by the Act.
Zato odgovornosti za odločitev za nadaljevanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona ni mogoče pripisati državi.
If the Act had not applied, NCHZ's customers would have been more likely to search for alternative sources of supply for fear of a sudden discontinuation of operations owing to the deteriorating financial and economic situation of the bankrupt company.
To tudi kaže, da je bila odločitev različnih javnih upnikov, da dejavno podprejo nadaljevanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ v drugem obdobju, sprejeta istočasno in pod enakimi pogoji (pari passu) kot odločitve primerljivih zasebnih upnikov, kar pomeni, da so javni upniki ravnali v skladu z načelom upnika v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Reducing a single company's costs amounts to operating aid and thus distorts competition as NCHZ's competitors had to bear those costs or the consequences of inability to pay.
Poleg tega je Komisija zaradi popolnosti preverila ekonomsko analizo, ki jo je pripravil upravitelj in ki je bila na voljo upnikom in sodišču v zadevnem času.
Furthermore, the measures may have distorted competition by artificially retaining NCHZ on the calcium carbide market and other markets where it was active.
V analizi je opredeljenih več možnih scenarijev ter vključuje primerjavo stroškov in prihodkov s stališča upnikov podjetja NCHZ.
Since there is only a limited number of producers of calcium carbide in the EU and the products are traded Europe-wide, the measure in question also clearly affects trade between Member States.
Analiza zlasti kaže, da bi prenehanje poslovanja podjetja NCHZ povzročilo znatne stroške v višini več kot 48 milijonov EUR.
Conclusion on the presence of state aid
Večina stroškov se je nanašala na stroške, povezane z zaprtjem in okoljskim čiščenjem obratov za kemično proizvodnjo (približno 37,3 milijona EUR), in stroške osebja (10,5 milijona EUR, če bi bile izpolnjene vse pravne obveznosti).
In the light of the above, the Commission concludes that the declaration of NCHZ as a strategic company under the Act constituted a selective advantage in favour of that company, was imputable to the State and entailed the use of state resources to distort competition in a market open to trade between Member States.
Hkrati so pričakovani prihodki od prodaje posameznih sredstev znašali približno 47–52 milijonov EUR (brez upoštevanja dodatnih stroškov razstavljanja in odstranjevanja opreme).
The measure therefore constitutes state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Ker so bile neporavnane (javne in zasebne) obveznosti, nastale pri poslovanju med stečajnim postopkom (takrat 16 milijonov EUR), prednostno obravnavane, ni bila poravnana nobena od terjatev iz obdobja pred stečajem.
The amount of the aid corresponds to the unpaid liabilities due to the State and state entities accumulated during the period when the Act applied to NCHZ.
Vendar analiza kaže, da bi prodaja podjetja z nadaljnjim poslovanjem verjetno prinesla večje prihodke, saj bi bilo v primeru ustavitve poslovanja nekaj tehnološke opreme nepopravljivo uničene.
On the basis of the information provided by Slovakia, the unpaid debt at the beginning of the period stood at EUR 735817,44 [16].
Analiza prav tako kaže, da je bilo kljub neuspelemu prvemu razpisu več zainteresiranih kupcev.
When the Act expired, the outstanding liabilities stood at EUR 5519241,54 [17].
Na splošno je bilo z analizo ugotovljeno, da je bilo v interesu upnikov, da podjetje NCHZ nadalje posluje in da se podjetje proda kot delujoče podjetje.
Therefore, the aid amount is EUR 4783424,10.
Ekonomski analizi upravitelja je bila priložena tudi analiza, ki jo je pripravilo vodstvo podjetja NCHZ.
Continued operation under the decision of the creditors' committee
Analiza je pokazala, da bi pričakovana dejanska vrednost sredstev podjetja v primeru ustavitve poslovanja znašala samo 15,5 milijona EUR, zaradi česar je bila ustavitev poslovanja podjetja NCHZ za upnike še manj privlačna.
After the Act expired, the administrator was no longer legally obliged to continue the operation of the company.
Poleg tega je študija pokazala, da bi se podjetje lahko uspešno prodalo po sprejetju nekaterih ukrepov prestrukturiranja; ker je zakon precej oteževal odpuščanje zaposlenih, je podjetje NCHZ zmanjšalo število zaposlenih šele po prenehanju veljavnosti zakona na začetku drugega obdobja.
He informed the creditors (both secured and unsecured) that NCHZ's losses had been mounting continuously since it was declared bankrupt and that the costs of operating the business were higher than the proceeds from its operation.
Na splošno je bilo s študijo tudi ugotovljeno, da bi bilo za upnike najbolje, če bi se podjetje NCHZ prodalo kot delujoče podjetje.
Despite being aware of the poor condition of the company, all creditors on the creditors' committee and the secured creditors agreed in January 2011 that NCHZ should continue to operate.
Predlog za nadaljnje poslovanje, ki je temeljil na teh dokumentih, so pozneje sprejeli vsi upniki, tako javni kot zasebni.
This decision was subsequently confirmed by the bankruptcy court in accordance with the Slovak Bankruptcy Act and thus became binding for the administrator.
Komisija ugotavlja, da so se v obdobju stečaja povečali tudi dolgovi do vsaj nekaterih zasebnih upnikov, ki so na koncu znašali 11,5 milijona EUR.
Imputability and economic advantage
Poleg tega je podrobna preiskava pokazala, da sta bila samo dva od štirih javnih upnikov, zastopanih v organih upnikov (Sklad za nacionalno lastnino, Okoljski sklad, Slovaška garancijska in razvojna banka in mesto Nováky), neposredno ogrožena zaradi nadaljnjega kopičenja dolgov, ki jima jih je dolgovalo podjetje NCHZ med nadaljnjim poslovanjem.
The continuation of NCHZ's operations after the expiry of the Act was based on a decision of the creditors' committee (representative body of non-secured creditors), whose members were mainly private companies.
Zato niso imeli možnosti neposredno vplivati na odločanje in tako niso mogli preprečiti nadaljnjega poslovanja podjetja NCHZ.
The formal investigation procedure revealed that no member of the creditor's committee or the secured creditors had a veto right under the Slovak Bankruptcy Act.
Ti javni upniki so storili vse, kar je bilo v njihovi moči, da bi izterjali dolgove s prijavo terjatev pri stečajnem upravitelju in uporabo vseh izvršilnih mehanizmov, ki so bili na voljo v skladu z zakonom o stečaju.
In fact, the voting in these bodies took place by majority.
Komisija glede na navedeno meni, da je bilo ravnanje različnih državnih subjektov v skladu s preskusom zasebnega upnika.
Therefore, no state entity could have enforced its interests in stopping further accumulation of the debts.
Zato ugotavlja, da podjetju NCHZ ni bila zagotovljena prednost pred njegovimi konkurenti, ki je podjetje ne bi bilo deležno pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji v drugem obdobju, ko se zakon ni več uporabljal in je podjetje NCHZ nadaljevalo s poslovanjem na podlagi odločitve odbora upnikov.
It can therefore be concluded that the continuation of NCHZ's operations was based on a decision determined by the private creditors, as the public creditors were not in a position to veto NCHZ's continued operation.
Ker vsaj dva kumulativna pogoja za opredelitev državne pomoči (odgovornost države in obstoj gospodarske prednosti) nista izpolnjena, Komisija ugotavlja, da nadaljnje poslovanje podjetja NCHZ na podlagi odločitve odbora upnikov ne pomeni državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
For this reason, the decision to continue operating NCHZ after the Act expired cannot be considered imputable to the State.
Nezakonita pomoč
This also shows that the decision of the various public creditors to actively support the continuation of NCHZ's operation in the second period was taken at the same time and under the same conditions (pari passu) as the decisions of the comparable private creditors, which means that the public creditors acted in line with the market economy creditor principle.
Komisija ugotavlja, da ker uporaba zakona za podjetje NCHZ pomeni državno pomoč, je bila ta dodeljena s kršitvijo obveznosti priglasitve in mirovanja iz člena 108(3) PDEU.
In addition, for the sake of completeness, the Commission verified the economic analysis produced by the administrator, which was available to the creditors and the court at the relevant point in time.
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da pomoč, dodeljena podjetju NCHZ, pomeni nezakonito državno pomoč.
The analysis identifies several possible scenarios and compares the costs and revenue from the point of view of NCHZ's creditors.
Združljivost ukrepov z notranjim trgom
At the same time, the expected revenue from the sale of individual assets was in the region of EUR 47-52 million (without taking into account additional costs of dismantling and removing the equipment).
Slovaški organi menijo, da ukrepi ne pomenijo državne pomoči in niso navedli nobenih možnih razlogov, na katerih bi temeljila ocena združljivosti.
As the outstanding (public and private) liabilities incurred from operating during the bankruptcy proceedings (EUR 16 million at that time) had preferential treatment, none of the pre-bankruptcy claims would be satisfied.
Komisija je kljub temu ocenila, ali bi se kateri od razlogov iz PDEU uporabljal prima facie za obravnavane ukrepe.
However, the analysis considers that the sale of the undertaking with continued operation was likely to bring higher revenue, since some of the technological equipment would be irreparably damaged if operation were discontinued.
Ker je bilo podjetje NCHZ v času, ko so bili ukrepi dodeljeni, v stečajnem postopku, je bilo očitno podjetje v težavah v smislu smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah (v nadaljnjem besedilu: smernice za reševanje in prestrukturiranje) [19].
The analysis also states that, despite the failure of the first tender, there were several interested buyers.
Zato bi morala biti vsaka ocena združljivosti državne pomoči z notranjim trgom načeloma opravljena na podlagi meril iz teh smernic.
Overall, the analysis concludes that it was in the interests of the creditors to continue operating NCHZ and sell the business as a going concern.
Komisija ugotavlja, da pogoji za pomoč za reševanje iz točke 3.1 smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje očitno niso izpolnjeni: zlasti ukrepi ne vključujejo likvidnostne pomoči v obliki jamstev za posojila ali posojil in jih ni spremljala zaveza Slovaške, da bo Komisiji posredovala načrt prestrukturiranja ali likvidacije in tako dalje.
The economic analysis by the administrator was also accompanied by an analysis produced by the management of NCHZ.
V zvezi s pomočjo za prestrukturiranje, kot je opredeljena v točki 3.2 smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje, Komisija ugotavlja, da Slovaška ni priglasila nobenega od navedenih ukrepov kot pomoč za prestrukturiranje in da ni dokazala prisotnosti nobenega potrebnega elementa, da bi se lahko obravnavali kot taki (načrt prestrukturiranja, lastni prispevek, izravnalni ukrepi in tako dalje).
That analysis considered the expected real value of the company's assets in the event of discontinued operation to amount to only EUR 15,5 million, making the discontinuation of NCHZ's operation even less attractive for the creditors.
Točka 34 smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje zahteva, da je dodelitev pomoči pogojena z izvajanjem načrta za prestrukturiranje, ki ga mora v vseh primerih posameznih pomoči potrditi Komisija.
Furthermore, the study argued that the company could be successfully sold following certain restructuring measures to be adopted; since the Act made laying off staff rather difficult, the staff cuts were implemented by NCHZ only after the Act ceased to apply at the beginning of the second period.
Pomoč v zadevnem primeru je bila dodeljena brez verodostojnega načrta prestrukturiranja, ki bi izpolnjeval pogoje iz smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje.
Overall, the study also concluded that the creditors would be best off if NCHZ were sold as a going concern.
Ta okoliščina bi sama po sebi zadostovala za izključitev združljivosti ukrepov z notranjim trgom.
The proposal for continued operation based on those documents was subsequently accepted by all creditors, both public and private.
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da Slovaška ni obvestila Komisije o morebitnih dejstvih, ki bi zagotavljala skladnost s potrebnimi zahtevami za razglasitev pomoči za prestrukturiranje za združljivo: vnovična vzpostavitev dolgoročne sposobnosti preživetja podjetja NCHZ, sprejemljive stopnje lastnega prispevka, ustrezni izravnalni ukrepi in tako dalje.
The Commission notes that the debts owed to at least some of the private creditors had also been increasing during the bankruptcy period, amounting in the end to EUR 11,5 million.
Komisija ugotavlja, da navedeni ukrep ni združljiv na podlagi smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje in zato pomeni državno pomoč, ki ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
In addition, the in-depth investigation showed that only two of the four public creditors represented in the creditor bodies (the National Property Fund, the Environmental Fund, the Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank and the Town of Nováky) were directly concerned by the threat of further accumulation of the debts owed to them by NCHZ during its continued operation.
Vračilo pomoči
These were the Environmental Fund, whose additional claims during the second period were only EUR [100-500] thousand, and the Town of Nováky, whose additional outstanding claims during the second period came to EUR [300-800] thousand.
V skladu s Pogodbo in ustaljeno sodno prakso Sodišča bi morala Komisija v običajnih okoliščinah odločiti, da mora zadevna država članica ukiniti nezakonito dodeljeno pomoč, če je bilo ugotovljeno, da ta pomoč ni združljiva z notranjim trgom [20].
The main public creditors to whom the amounts owed mounted up during the bankruptcy proceedings, in particular the public health and social security insurance companies, were not represented on any of the creditor bodies deciding on the continuation of NCHZ's operation.
Prav tako Sodišče dosledno meni, da je namen obveznosti države članice, da ukine pomoč, ki je bila razglašena za nezdružljivo z notranjim trgom, ponovna vzpostavitev prejšnjih razmer [21].
Therefore, they had no possibility of directly influencing the decision-making and thus could not prevent NCHZ's continued operation.
V zvezi s tem je Sodišče odločilo, da je ta cilj dosežen, ko prejemnik odplača znesek, ki mu je bil dodeljen v okviru nezakonite pomoči, s čimer izgubi prednost, ki jo je užival glede na konkurente na trgu, ter se ponovno vzpostavijo razmere pred plačilom pomoči [22].
Those public creditors did all they could to recover the debts by registering their claims with the bankruptcy administrator and using all the enforcement mechanisms available under the Bankruptcy Act.
V skladu s sodno prakso člen 14(1) Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 navaja, da „če se v primerih nezakonite pomoči sprejmejo negativne odločbe, Komisija odloči, da mora zadevna država članica sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe, da upravičenec vrne pomoč […]“ [23].
In view of the above, the Commission considers that the behaviour of the different state entities was in line with the private creditor test.
Tako je treba glede na to, da, s kršitvijo člena 108 Pogodbe, noben od zadevnih ukrepov ni bil priglašen Komisiji, vendar jih je treba obravnavati kot nezakonito in nezdružljivo pomoč, vrniti dodeljene zneske, da se ponovno vzpostavi stanje na trgu pred njihovo dodelitvijo.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that NCHZ did not benefit from an advantage over its competitors that it would not have received under normal market conditions in the second period when the Act was no longer applicable and NCHZ continued its operation on the basis of the decision of the creditors' committee.
Vračilo pomoči bi moralo zato zajeti obdobje od datuma, ko je bila upravičencu dodeljena prednost, tj. ko mu je bila pomoč dana na voljo, do datuma njenega dejanskega vračila, zneskom, ki jih je treba vrniti, pa se prištejejo obresti do datuma dejanskega vračila.
Since at least two of the cumulative conditions for defining state aid (imputability to the State and existence of an economic advantage) are not fulfilled, the Commission concludes that the continued operation of NCHZ under the decision of the creditors' committee does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Pri vračilu se upoštevajo zneski neporavnanih dolgov, ki pomenijo državno pomoč in za katere je bilo dokazano, da so bili že poplačani iz prihodkov od prodaje sredstev podjetja NCHZ.
Unlawful aid
Glede na prodajo podjetja NCHZ podjetjema Via Chem Slovakia in Fortischem bo Komisija proučila morebitno gospodarsko kontinuiteto med temi podjetji, da bi ugotovila, ali bi bilo treba vračilo pomoči razširiti na ta podjetja ali ne.
The Commission notes that, since the application of the Act to NCHZ constitutes state aid, it was granted in breach of the notification and stand-still obligations laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU.
Gospodarska kontinuiteta podjetja NCHZ s prodajo podjetja
Thus, the Commission notes that the aid granted to NCHZ constitutes unlawful state aid.
Kot je bilo navedeno, mora zadevna država članica v primeru negativne odločbe Komisije v zvezi z vračilom nezdružljive pomoči podjetju v smislu členov 107 in 108 PDEU vrniti nezdružljivo pomoč.
Compatibility of the measures with the internal market
Obveznost vračila se lahko razširi na novo podjetje, na katero je zadevno podjetje preneslo del svojih sredstev ali mu jih prodalo, če ta prenos ali prodaja vodi do zaključka, da med podjetjema obstaja gospodarska kontinuiteta [24].
Since the measure identified above constitutes state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, its compatibility must be assessed in the light of the exceptions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article.
Kar zadeva namen transakcije, Komisija ugotavlja, da čeprav nima neposrednih dokazov, da je bil namen transakcije izogniti se učinkom morebitne odločbe o vračilu, je bilo slovaškim organom jasno, da je Komisija od 17. oktobra 2011 (glej uvodno izjavo (2)) predhodno proučevala pritožbo proti podjetju NCHZ in da je obstajala terjatev za plačilo kazni zaradi udeležbe v kartelu v višini 19,6 milijona EUR, naložene podjetju NCHZ z odločbo z dne 22. julija 2009 (glej uvodno izjavo(12)).
According to the case-law of the Court of Justice, it is up to the Member State to cite possible grounds of compatibility and to demonstrate that the conditions for such compatibility are met [18].
V skladu z odločbo Sodišča v zadevi Italija in SIM 2 proti Komisiji [25], na kateri je Komisija osnovala svoje odločitve v zvezi s podjetji Olympic Airlines, Alitalia in SERNAM [26], se ocena gospodarske kontinuitete med upravičencem do pomoči in podjetjem, na katero so bila prenesena njegova sredstva, opravi na podlagi sklopa kazalnikov.
The Slovak authorities consider that the measures do not constitute state aid and have not cited any possible grounds on which to assess compatibility.
Upoštevajo se lahko naslednji dejavniki: prodajna cena, ki ustreza tržni ceni ali ne, obseg prodanih sredstev (sredstva in obveznosti, vzdrževanje delovne sile, sredstva kot celota), identiteta kupca(-ev), čas prodaje (po začetku predhodne ocene, formalnega postopka preiskave ali končni odločitvi) in ekonomska logika transakcije.
The Commission has none the less assessed whether any of the grounds laid down in the TFEU would be applicable prima facie to the measures under assessment.
Ta sklop kazalnikov je Sodišče potrdilo v odločbi z dne 28. marca 2012 v zadevi Ryanair proti Komisiji, s katero je bila potrjena odločitev v zvezi z družbo Alitalia [27].
Since NCHZ was the subject of bankruptcy proceedings at the time when the measures were granted, it was clearly a firm in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (‘the R&R Guidelines’) [19].
Glede prodaje podjetja NCHZ podjetju Via Chem Slovakia in pozneje podjetju Fortischem bo zato Komisija na podlagi navedenih meril analizirala, ali obstaja gospodarska kontinuiteta med podjetjem NCHZ ter podjetjem, ki ga je na koncu prevzelo in ga zdaj upravlja podjetje Fortischem.
Therefore, any assessment of the compatibility of state aid with the internal market should in principle be made on the basis of the criteria set out in those guidelines.
Komisija meni, da ni primerno ločeno analizirati gospodarske kontinuitete obeh transakcij, ki sta privedli do prevzema poslovnih dejavnosti podjetja NCHZ s strani podjetja Fortischem, tj. najprej prodajo podjetju Via Chem Slovakia in nato prodajo podjetju Fortischem.
The Commission notes that the conditions for rescue aid laid down in point 3.1 of the R&R Guidelines do not seem to be met: in particular, the measures do not consist of liquidity support in the form of loan guarantees or loans and they were not accompanied by a commitment from Slovakia to communicate to the Commission a restructuring plan or a liquidation plan and so on.
Podjetje Via Chem Slovakia je prodalo podjetje podjetju Fortischem v drugi transakciji 1. avgusta 2012, tj. le en dan po zaključku prve transakcije.
In relation to restructuring aid as defined in point 3.2 of the R&R Guidelines, the Commission observes that Slovakia did not notify any of the measures identified above as restructuring aid and that it has failed to demonstrate that any of the necessary elements for them to be considered as such are present (restructuring plan, own contribution, compensatory measures and so on).
Zato podjetje Via Chem Slovakia ni nikoli dejansko upravljalo in vodilo poslovnih dejavnosti podjetja NCHZ, ki jih je prevzelo.
Point 34 of the R&R Guidelines requires the granting of the aid to be conditional on implementation of a restructuring plan, which must be endorsed by the Commission in all cases of individual aid.
Komisija priznava, da obseg obeh transakcij ni povsem enak, saj je podjetje Via Chem Slovakia ohranilo lastništvo nekaterih nepremičnin (stavbe in zemljišče).
The aid in the case at hand had been granted without a credible restructuring plan satisfying the conditions laid down in the R&R Guidelines.
Vendar pa je iz predloženih informacij očitno, da so bile vse gospodarske dejavnosti podjetja NCHZ, ki jih je prevzelo podjetje Via Chem Slovakia, takoj prenesene na podjetje Fortischem.