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‘the aid intensity in present gross grant equivalent does not exceed the regional aid ceiling which is in force at the time the aid is granted for the region in which the investment takes place.
so vključena v sredstva podjetja in ostanejo vsaj pet let v ustanovi, ki je prejela regionalno pomoč, oziroma vsaj tri leta za MSP“;
This can be increased by 20 % for small enterprises’: The ceiling of the aid was 40 % in the Central Hungarian Region, which, along with the increase allowed for small enterprises, reached 60 % aid intensity for ValDeal.
Strokovno znanje, ki ga je kupila družba ValDeal, je izpolnilo merila za nematerialna sredstva iz uredbe o skupinskih izjemah za regionalno pomoč.
In 2006, ValDeal was a micro-enterprise.
Strokovno znanje je bilo kupljeno od tretje osebe in po tržni ceni.
Since 2007 it has been a small enterprise.
Poleg tega je kupljeno strokovno znanje in usredstvene rezultate eksperimentalnega razvoja uporabljala samo družba ValDeal in so se uporabljali izključno v ustanovi, ustanovljeni za izvedbo naložbenega projekta.
The Hungarian authorities confirmed that at the time of granting the aid, ValDeal was a small or medium-sized enterprise.
„kadar je pomoč izračunana na podlagi materialnih ali nematerialnih naložbenih stroškov ali na podlagi stroškov pridobitve v primeru prevzema, mora upravičenec zagotoviti finančni prispevek v višini vsaj 25 % upravičenih stroškov s svojimi lastnimi sredstvi ali z zunanjim financiranjem v obliki, ki ni povezana s kakršno koli javno pomočjo“: Izračuni v zvezi z intenzivnostjo pomoči potrjujejo, da je bila zahteva glede lastnih sredstev prav tako izpolnjena.
As demonstrated below (recitals 96-97), the aid intensity of the project implemented by ValDeal was below the ceiling provided for in the Regional Aid Block Exemption Regulation;
Po začetku postopka so pridobljene informacije Komisiji zlasti omogočile, da opredeli in izračuna ustrezne upravičene stroške ter preveri, ali je intenzivnost pomoči, dodeljene družbi ValDeal, presegla dovoljene intenzivnosti pomoči.
specific conditions:
Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da je Madžarska stroške projekta ponovno izračunala na podlagi določb navedene uredbe (tj. ob upoštevanju materialnih in nematerialnih naložbenih stroškov) in ugotovila, da skupni stroški projekta znašajo 823320683 HUF.
‘the investment must be maintained in the recipient region for at least three years in the case of SMEs’: A number of businesses have benefited from the results of the investment; the integrated Hungarian model of innovation management is available on an ongoing basis.
Madžarski organi so domnevali, da so upravičeni vsi navedeni stroški, vendar Komisija meni, da imajo nekateri od teh stroškov, in sicer tisti, povezani s „prilagoditvijo strokovnega znanja“, operativni značaj, zato niso upravičeni.
ValDeal undertook to remain in operation until 30 November 2013;
Zato je Komisija od skupnih stroškov odštela stroške „prilagoditve strokovnega znanja“ v višini 531300170 HUF.
‘to be eligible, immaterial assets must:
Po tem odbitku nominalna vrednost upravičenih stroškov, kot jih je izračunala Komisija, znaša 292020513 HUF, tj. 267015826 HUF v diskontirani vrednosti.
be used exclusively in the establishment receiving the regional aid;
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da je nominalna vrednost pomoči družbi ValDeal znašala 148711090 HUF, tj. 118431978 HUF v diskontirani vrednosti.
be regarded as amortisable assets;
Torej intenzivnost pomoči, dodeljene neposredno družbi ValDeal, pomeni 44 % upravičenih stroškov (v diskontirani vrednosti) in je precej manjša od največje dovoljene intenzivnosti pomoči iz navedene uredbe, tj. 60 % [38].
be purchased from third parties under market conditions;
Zato Komisija ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenih argumentov ugotavlja, da je pomoč na ravni družbe ValDeal izpolnila vse pogoje iz Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 1628/2006.
be included in the assets of the firm and remain in the establishment receiving the regional aid for at least three years in the case of SMEs’;
Pomoč strankam družbe ValDeal
The know-how purchased by ValDeal met the criteria of intangible assets in the Regional Aid Block Exemption Regulation.
Komisija ugotavlja, da so imele stranke družbe ValDeal v skladu s sklepom madžarskih organov o dodelitvi pomoči koristi od storitev, ki se lahko štejejo za svetovalne storitve za inovacije in jih je družba ValDeal zagotavljala brezplačno.
The know-how was purchased from a third party and at market price.
Madžarski organi so vrednost te pomoči ocenili na podlagi cene 15000 HUF/dan, ki izraža prevladujoče cenovne razmere na madžarskem trgu, in so na podlagi tega navedli, da je zadevna pomoč znašala 323797000 HUF.
In addition, the know-how purchased and the capitalised experimental developments were used exclusively by ValDeal and exclusively in the facility established to implement the investment project;
Čeprav okvir za raziskave in razvoj, ki je veljal v času dodelitve, ni urejal pomoči za take storitve, je bila ta vrsta pomoči zajeta v novem okviru za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 2006, ki je začel veljati 1. januarja 2007, tj. nekaj dni po datumu dodelitve pomoči [39].
‘where the aid is calculated on the basis of material or immaterial investment costs, or of acquisition costs in case of takeovers, the beneficiary must provide a financial contribution of at least 25 % of the eligible costs, either through its own resources or by external financing, in a form which is free of any public support’: The calculations pertaining to aid intensity confirm that the requirement for own resources was also satisfied.
Komisija bo na podlagi navedenega združljivost pomoči ocenila neposredno na podlagi Pogodbe, pri tem pa bo upoštevala posebna merila iz okvira za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 2006.
In particular, following the opening of the procedure, the information acquired has enabled the Commission to identify and calculate the relevant eligible costs and to verify whether the intensity of aid granted to ValDeal exceeded the allotted aid intensities.
V skladu s členom 107(3)(c) PDEU se lahko za združljivo z notranjim trgom šteje „pomoč za pospeševanje razvoja določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali določenih gospodarskih območij, kadar takšna pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi“.
Firstly, the Commission notes that Hungary recalculated the costs of the project on the basis of the provisions of the above-mentioned Regulation (i.e. by taking into account the material and immaterial investment costs) and concluded that the total costs of the project amounted to HUF 823320683.
V svoji oceni bo Komisija proučila, (i) ali je bil namen zadevne pomoči omogočiti dejavnosti, ki ustrezajo cilju skupnega interesa, (ii) ali je na dejavnosti, ki so prejele pomoč, vplivalo nedelovanje trga, (iii) ali je oblika pomoči pomenila ustrezen instrument za uresničitev tega cilja, (iv) ali je imela pomoč spodbujevalni učinek ter (v) ali je bila pomoč sorazmerna in ni neupravičeno izkrivljala konkurence.
Although the assumption of the Hungarian authorities was that all the above costs were eligible, the Commission is of the opinion that some of these costs, namely those relating to ‘know-how adaption’, are of an operating nature, and hence not eligible.
Cilj skupnega interesa
Consequently, the Commission has deducted the ‘know-how adaptation’ costs, representing HUF 531300170, from the total costs.
Komisija razume, da je pomanjkanje usklajevanja med ponudniki svetovalnih storitev za inovacije v času dodelitve oviralo oskrbo s takimi storitvami v integrirani obliki in preprečevalo razvoj povpraševanja.
As a result of this deduction, the eligible costs as established by the Commission amount to HUF 292020513 in nominal value, i.e. HUF 267015826 in discounted value.
Poleg tega je bil projekt namenjen razvoju nabora metod in orodij za zbiranje, ocenjevanje in pregledovanje projektov, ki v naboru inovacijskih storitev na Madžarskem še niso bili na voljo.
Secondly, the Commission notes that the aid benefiting ValDeal amounted to HUF 148711090 in nominal value, i.e. HUF 118431978 in discounted value.
Zato je projekt, ki ga je izvedla družba ValDeal, prispeval k spodbujanju razvoja trga integriranih svetovalnih storitev v razdrobljeni industriji in k izboljšanju srednje- in dolgoročne zmožnosti podjetij za uvajanje inovacij.
As a result, the intensity of the aid granted directly to ValDeal represents 44 % of the eligible costs (in discounted value), which is considerably lower than the maximum aid intensity allowed under the above-mentioned Regulation, i.e. 60 % [38].
Poleg tega je projekt spodbujal prenos znanja na Madžarskem, kar je v skladu z vodilno pobudo Unija inovacij iz sedanjega programa Komisije „Evropa 2020“ [40].
Therefore, having regard to the above-mentioned arguments, the Commission concludes that the aid at the level of ValDeal fulfilled all the conditions set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006.
Čeprav vrsta pomoči, ki so jo koristile stranke družbe ValDeal, v času dodelitve še ni bila zajeta v zakonodaji, je ustrezala kategoriji svetovalnih storitev za inovacije, ki jo priznava in posebej ureja točka 5.6 okvira za raziskave in razvoj ter inovacije iz leta 2006, ki je začel veljati 1. januarja 2007, tj. nekaj dni po datumu dodelitve zadevne pomoči.
Aid to ValDeal's customers
Zato je bila zadevna pomoč glede na to, da je spodbujanje inovacij pomemben cilj politike za spodbujanje trajnostne rasti v EU, namenjena uresničevanju cilja skupnega interesa.
The Commission notes that, in accordance with the grant decision of the Hungarian authorities, ValDeal's customers benefited from services which can be considered to be innovation advisory services and which were provided free of charge by ValDeal.
Nedelovanje trga
The Hungarian authorities estimated the value of such aid on the basis of a tariff of HUF 15000/day, reflecting the prevailing price conditions in the Hungarian market, and, on this basis, indicated that the aid in question amounted to HUF 323797000.
Po gospodarski tranziciji v devetdesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja je bila mreža javnih raziskovalnih institucij na Madžarskem porušena in številni inštituti so se zaprli.
Although at the time of the grant the aid for such services was not regulated by the applicable R & D Framework, this type of aid was nevertheless covered by the new R & D&I Framework of 2006, which entered into force on 1 January 2007, i.e. a few days following the date of the grant [39].
V času privatizacije in prestrukturiranja madžarske industrije so imele samo mednarodne družbe možnost, da iz notranjih virov financirajo pridobitve ustreznega novega znanja in izkoristijo rezultate svojih raziskovalnih in razvojnih prizadevanj na trgu.
On the basis of the above, the Commission will proceed to assess the compatibility of the aid directly under the Treaty, taking into account the specific criteria set out in the 2006 R & D&I Framework.
Razlogi za nizko raven inovacij domačih podjetij, zlasti MSP, ki so jih navedli madžarski organi, so med drugim vključevali „previsoke stroške inovacij“ in „pomanjkanje lastnih sredstev“.
In accordance with Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, ‘aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest’ may be considered compatible with the internal market.
Poleg tega so navedli tudi neustrezne delovne odnose in sodelovanje med madžarskimi lastniki inovativnih projektov in vlagatelji.
In its assessment, the Commission will examine whether (i) the aid at issue was designed to enable activities corresponding to an objective of common interest; (ii) the activities receiving aid were affected by a market failure; (iii) the form of aid constituted an appropriate instrument to achieve this objective; (iv) it had an incentive effect; and (v) it was proportionate and did not generate undue distortions of competition.
Zadnja težava je bila povezana predvsem z nezadostnim financiranjem tehnologij v zgodnji razvojni fazi, saj so se vlagatelji tveganega kapitala takrat osredotočali predvsem na družbe v srednji in pozni razvojni fazi z nižjo stopnjo tveganja.
Objective of common interest
V obdobju 2000–2005 je bilo na primer v povprečju izvedenih samo 35 naložb, usmerjenih v inovativne družbe, na leto.
The Commission understands that, at the time of the grant, the lack of coordination between the suppliers of innovation advisory services hampered the supply of such services in an integrated form and prevented the development of demand.
Za odpravo navedenih omejitev je bil vzpostavljen nacionalni sistem inovacij.
In addition, the project was aimed at developing a number of methods of and tools for collecting, evaluating and screening projects which were not yet available in the toolkit of innovation services in Hungary.
Čeprav je imel sistem večino potrebnih sestavnih delov, ki so posamično na splošno dobro delovali, uspešnost sistema kot celote še zdaleč ni bila zadovoljiva.
Thus, the project that ValDeal implemented contributed to fostering a market for integrated consulting services in a fragmented industry and to improving firms' capabilities to innovate in the medium and long term.
Številni sestavni deli niso pravilno delovali in sodelovanje med njimi je bilo precej slabo.
Moreover, the project promoted the transfer of knowledge in Hungary, which is in line with the Innovative Union flagship initiative of the Commission's current ‘Europe 2020’ programme [40].
Ker je bila splošna uspešnost odvisna od kakovosti povezav in sodelovanja med navedenimi sestavnimi deli, so bili rezultati sistema neustrezni.
In addition, although not yet set up in the legislation at the time of the grant, the type of aid that ValDeal's customers benefited from corresponded to the category of innovation advisory services recognised and specifically regulated in point 5.6 of the R & D&I Framework 2006, which entered into force on 1 January 2007, i.e. a few days after the date of the grant at issue.
Ena od rešitev za spodbujanje razvoja inovacij na Madžarskem je bila ustanovitev poslovnih inkubatorjev.
Therefore, given that the promotion of innovation is a major policy objective in order to foster sustainable growth within the EU, the aid at issue was designed to address an objective of common interest.
Prvi inkubatorji so bili ustanovljeni v zgodnjih devetdesetih letih in do leta 2009 je imela Madžarska približno 40 inkubatorjev.
Market failure
Večina jih je svojo dejavnost financirala z najemninami za pisarne in pristojbinami za pisarniške storitve, storitve upravljanja objektov in storitve na področju informacijskih tehnologij.
After the economic transition in the 1990s, Hungary's public research institutions network was disrupted and a number of institutes were closed.
Inkubatorji so družbe sprejemali v njihovih prostorih v zameno za najem pisarniških prostorov, družbe pa so imele koristi od ekonomij obsega inkubatorjev, ki so jim omogočile racionalizacijo stalnih stroškov.
In addition, at the time of the privatisation and restructuring of the Hungarian industry, only multinational companies were able to finance the acquisition of relevant new knowledge from internal resources and to exploit the results of their R & D efforts on the market.
Vendar obstoječi inkubatorji niso zagotavljali poslovnih storitev na področjih svetovanja o pravicah intelektualne lastnine, mednarodne trgovine, upravljanja inovacij in svetovanja o tehnologiji.
Among the causes for the low level of innovation by domestic undertakings, especially SMEs, the Hungarian authorities mentioned ‘innovation costs too high’ and ‘lack of own resources’.
Madžarska ni imela mreže poslovnih angelov [41], semenskega kapitala [42] ali podjetij, ki bi bila pripravljena vlagati tvegani kapital v družbe v zgodnji fazi razvoja.
Moreover, the Hungarian authorities also refer to an insufficient working relationship and collaboration between Hungarian owners of innovative projects and investors.
Poleg tega inkubatorji niso zagotavljali storitev za družbe, ki so nameravale začeti poslovati in/ali se širiti v druge države [43].
The latter problem was mainly related to the insufficient financing of early-stage technologies, as at that time venture capital investors targeted mainly mid and late-stage companies with a lower level of risk.
Leta 2006 je bilo na Madžarskem 14 družb, ki so zagotavljale storitve upravljanja inovacij.
For instance, in the period 2000-2005 there was a yearly average of only 35 investments targeting innovative companies.
Storitve, ki so jih zagotavljale, so zajemale naslednja področja: pregledovanje, spremljanje in ocenjevanje izumov, prepoznavanje inovativnih projektov, storitve za privabljanje financiranja s tveganim kapitalom, upravljanje nepovratnih sredstev, priprava poslovnih načrtov, ustanavljanje oddeljenih podjetij, pridobitev licenc in intelektualna lastnina, svetovanje pri upravljanju, upravljanje procesov in projektov, mediacija med poslovnimi partnerji, usposabljanje in izobraževanje, organizacija inovacijskih mrež, zagotovitev pisarniških prostorov ter izvajanje raziskav in študij.
A National Innovation System (NIS) was implemented in order to tackle the above-mentioned limitations.
Medtem ko so vsi konkurenti družbe ValDeal opravljali vsaj eno od navedenih dejavnosti, je bil cilj projekta družbe ValDeal zajeti vse te storitve v integrirani obliki.
Although most of the components of the system did exist and individually worked generally well, the system's performance as a whole was far from satisfactory.
Zato se zdi, da so bili napori in stroški, povezani z razvojem integriranega modela zagotavljanja storitev, preveliki, saj model zaradi pomanjkanja učinkovitega usklajevanja med obstoječimi ponudniki ni mogel zapolniti vrzeli na trgu.
A number of the components did not work properly and the cooperation between them was rather poor.
Da bi si podjetje zagotovilo vse storitve, ki jih je družba ValDeal zagotavljala na integrirani podlagi, je moralo na primer pridobiti vsaj štiri tekmece družbe ValDeal kot partnerje.
The overall performance being dependent on the quality of linkages and cooperation between those components, the outcome of the system was far from adequate.
Komisija razume, da na Madžarskem zaradi težav z usklajevanjem ni bilo družbe ali premostitvene institucije, ki bi lahko prek storitev „vse na enem mestu“ sistematično ocenjevala tržni potencial inovativnih izdelkov in/ali tehnologij.
One of the solutions for fostering the development of innovation in Hungary appeared to be the creation of business incubators.
Zato se zdi, da so bile na madžarskem trgu storitev upravljanja inovacij velike težave z usklajevanjem.
The first incubators were created in early 1990s and, by 2009, Hungary had around 40 incubators.
Ob upoštevanju navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da je bila zadevna pomoč potrebna, saj je v času dodelitve obstajalo nedelovanje trga v obliki težav z usklajevanjem, ki so vplivale na ponudbo integriranih svetovalnih storitev za inovacije na Madžarskem in na povpraševanje po njih.
The majority financed their activity from office rental fees, office services, facility management services and IT services.
Ustreznost pomoči
The incubators received companies on their sites in exchange for the rental of office space and the companies benefited from the incubators' economies of scale, allowing them to rationalise their fixed costs.
Madžarski organi so z ustanovitvijo nacionalnega sistema inovacij poskušali premostiti ovire, ki so madžarskim zagonskim družbam preprečevale dostop do integriranih svetovalnih storitev za inovacije.
However, the existing incubators did not provide business services in the fields of IPR consulting, international trade, innovation management and technology consulting.
Čeprav naj bi sistem na splošno izboljšal inovativnost in konkurenčnost družb, regulativni pristop ni prinesel pričakovanih rezultatov (glej uvodno izjavo 110).
Hungary had no business angel network [41], seed funds [42] or early-stage venture capital firms taking the risk of investing in early-stage companies.
Zato bi se lahko pomoč, dodeljena strankam družbe ValDeal v obliki brezplačnih integriranih svetovalnih storitev, štela za primerno sredstvo za odpravo navedenega primera nedelovanja trga.
Finally, the incubators did not provide services for companies that intended to launch their businesses and/or expand internationally [43].
Opozoriti je treba tudi, da je postopek izbire končnih upravičencev, ki ga je opravila družba ValDeal, zagotovil, da so bile izbrane najbolj zaslužne in obetavne družbe.
In 2006, there were 14 companies that provided innovation management services in Hungary.
Spodbujevalni učinek
The services they provided covered the following areas: screening, monitoring and evaluation of inventions, identification of innovative projects, services to attract venture capital funding, management of grants, setting up business plans, implementation of spin-off companies, licencing and intellectual properly, management consulting, process and project management, mediation between business partners, training and education, organisation of innovation networks, provision of office space, and performance of research and studies.
Projekt, ki ga je izvedla družba ValDeal, je bil podprt z državnimi sredstvi in s sredstvi družbe, ki je prispevala 528626021 HUF.
While each of ValDeal's competitors was active in at least one of the above-mentioned activities, ValDeal's project was aimed at covering all of them in an integrated form.
Komisija poleg tega ugotavlja, da družba ValDeal ni zlorabila pomoči, saj je opravljala dejavnosti, ki so opisane v njeni razpisni dokumentaciji.
Thus, it seems that the efforts and costs inherent in the development of an integrated service provisions model were too high as, due to a lack of effective coordination amongst the existing players, the model was unable to fill the gap in the market.
Dokazi, ki so jih predložili madžarski organi, kažejo, da družba ValDeal brez pomoči ne bi mogla zagotoviti brezplačnih storitev za inovacije na podlagi integriranega modela in spodbuditi povpraševanja po takih storitvah, saj je razdrobljenost madžarskega trga preprečevala razvoj na strani povpraševanja in ni omogočala ekonomij obsega.
For example, in order to cover all the services provided on an integrated basis by ValDeal, a firm had to win over at least four of ValDeal's competitors as partners.
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da je bil namen vključitve javnih sredstev v projekt sprememba vedenja družbe ValDeal in njenih strank.
Therefore, the Commission understands that, due to a coordination problem, there was no company or bridging institution in Hungary which could systematically evaluate the commercial potential of innovative products and/or technologies through a one-stop-shop type of service.
Sorazmernost in vpliv na konkurenco
It seems therefore that there was a major coordination problem in the market for innovation management services in Hungary.
Projekt je družbi ValDeal omogočil, da izvede učinkovitejši model, ki vključuje različne sestavne dele storitev upravljanja inovacij, in strankam družbe pomagal izboljšati njihove trženjske in upravljavske sposobnosti.
In light of the above, the Commission concludes that the aid at issue was necessary as, at the time of the grant, there was a market failure in the form of a coordination problem affecting both the supply of and the demand for integrated innovation advisory services in Hungary.
Madžarski organi so predložili dokaze, ki kažejo, da znesek pomoči, ki je ustrezal storitvam, ki jih je družba ValDeal zagotovila brezplačno, nikakor ni presegel 200000 EUR.
Appropriateness of the aid
Preverili in potrdili so, da so se pravila o kumulaciji upoštevala na ravni družbe.