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Its members were also unable to make use of any other ‘service providers’ for the services offered by VMD.
Informacije razširja predvsem s splošno dostopnimi publikacijami (na internetu) ter s prirejanjem konferenc.
No competition therefore took place.
Opravlja torej nalogo „multiplikatorja“, ki je značilna za dejavnosti združenj in je bistvenega pomena za omogočanje splošnega dostopa do informacij.
VDM was therefore not economically active on a market.
Ta „odprta“, splošna oblika „svetovanja“ ni storitev tržne narave, ki bi se opravljala za sektor mleka.
Moreover, according to Germany, not even dairies derived an advantage from VDM's services.
Ni primerljiva s „posebej prilagojenim“ svetovanjem, kakršno izvajajo npr. podjetja za podjetniško svetovanje.
In particular, VDM did not offer ‘targeted consultancy services’ for dairy businesses.
Morebitne prednosti, ki bi jih podjetja v sektorju mleka lahko imela, ker bi poznala te informacije, s pravnega vidika državne pomoči niso pomembne.
VDM's activities were instead of a general nature.
Prav tako niso znane odločbe Komisije ali sodišč Evropske skupnosti, v katerih bi se državna pomoč razumela tako široko.
It informed interested parties, and ultimately the general public, about the direction of national and international food law, dairy science, the analysis of milk and milk products, nutrition and issues relating to environmental, climate and animal protection.
Izključiti je mogoče tudi posredno državno pomoč.
In so doing, it disseminated information primarily in generally available publications (via the internet) and organised conferences.
To bi pomenilo plačilo tretji osebi z namenom dajanja prednosti posrednemu prejemniku pomoči ali pa da je to dajanje prednosti določenemu podjetju ali veji proizvodnje neločljivo povezano z ukrepom.
It therefore fulfilled a role as a ‘multiplier’, a typical activity for an association and also crucial to making information generally accessible.
V tem primeru pa ni tako.
This ‘open’ and general form of ‘advice’ was not a commercial advantage accruing to the dairy industry.
Morebitne posredne prednosti iz ukrepov, kot so splošno informiranje o usmeritvah v nacionalnem in mednarodnem živilskem pravu, na področju znanosti o mleku in njegovi analizi ter na področju prehrane, pa tudi glede vprašanj, povezanih z okoljem, podnebjem in varstvom živali, niso specifične in zato ne morejo pomeniti državne pomoči.
It could not be compared to the ‘targeted’ advice provided by business consultancies.
Poleg tega kot splošni ukrepi ne povzročajo izkrivljanja konkurence.
Any possible advantages to dairy businesses resulting from the disclosure of information were not relevant from a State aid point of view.
V tem primeru ni elementov, s katerimi bi bilo mogoče upravičiti domnevo, da je obstajal namen dajanja prednosti določenim podjetjem ali da je do takega dajanja prednosti dejansko prišlo.
Germany was not aware of any Commission decisions or EU Court judgments in which such a broad understanding of aid had been advocated.
Nasprotno: VDM je s pomočjo prejetih prispevkov lahko opravljalo opisane negospodarske naloge.
The possibility of indirect aid was also excluded.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka ugotovila, da je VDM ponudnik storitev, saj na različnih ravneh zastopa nemški sektor mleka in poleg tega izvaja posebej prilagojene svetovalne storitve v zvezi s proizvodnjo mleka.
For this it would be necessary for the payment made to a third party to be specifically designed to favour the indirect beneficiary or for this advantage to a company or branch to be inherent in the measure.
S temi storitvami se nazadnje daje prednost celotnemu sektorju mleka v Nemčiji, predvsem mlekarnam, ki pa so podjetja.
This did not apply in this case.
Poleg tega se je izkazalo, da so izpolnjeni vsi pogoji za obstoj državne pomoči.
Possible knock-on advantages resulting from measures such as the provision of general information on the direction of national and international food law, dairy science, the analysis of milk and dairy products, nutrition and issues relating to environmental, climate and animal protection were not specific and could not corroborate the existence of aid.
Mnenje VDM
In addition, as general measures they did not distort competition.
VDM je glede dodeljenih plačil, v dopisu z dne 6. februarja 2014 predložilo mnenje, navedeno v nadaljevanju.
In the present case, there was nothing to justify the assumption that a distortion of competition favouring certain undertakings was intended or had occurred.
Sredstev, ki jih je VDM prejelo iz dajatve na mleko, ni mogoče šteti za pomoči, namenjene VDM.
Rather, the contributions to VDM were intended to ensure that it was able to fulfil the non-economic tasks described above.
VDM ni podjetje v smislu člena 107 PDEU, vsekakor pa njegove dejavnosti, financirane iz sredstev, zbranih z dajatvijo na mleko, ne pomenijo podjetniške, tj. gospodarske dejavnosti, pri kateri gre za ponujanje blaga ali storitev na trgu.
In the Opening Decision the Commission noted that VDM was a provider of services since it represented the German dairy sector at various levels and performed specific consultancy services in connection with milk production.
To pomeni, da VDM vsaj glede navedenih dejavnosti, ki se financirajo iz dajatve na mleko, ni mogoče šteti za podjetje, saj se uvrstitev med podjetja vsakokrat določa funkcionalno glede na določeno dejavnost.
The ultimate beneficiaries of these services were the entire dairy sector in Germany, in particular dairies, which constituted undertakings.
VDM ni ponudnik storitev na trgu.
It had also emerged that all the conditions for the existence of aid were met.
Nasprotno, dejavnost VDM je značilna za delovanje združenj.
Comments from VDM
Kot krovno združenje združuje in predstavlja sektor mleka v Nemčiji.
In a letter of 6 February 2014, VDM submitted the following comments concerning the payments made to it.
Napačno bi bilo dejavnost VDM, ki izhaja iz strukture članstva, šteti za „storitev“ za člane.
The resources from the milk levy could not be regarded as aid granted to VDM.
Nasprotno:
VDM was not an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU, and in any event VDM's activities funded from milk levy resources were not a commercial activity, i.e. an economic activity involving the supply of goods or services on a market.
naloga, ki jo opravlja VDM na podlagi svoje strukture, ki izhaja iz članstva, je demokratično legitimirano oblikovanje mnenja sektorja mleka na področjih, kot sta npr. zakonodaja in normiranje.
This meant that VDM, at least with regard to the activities funded from the milk levy, should not be regarded as an undertaking because the status of undertaking should in each case be determined on a functional basis in relation to a specific activity.
Pri tem oblikovanju mnenja sodelujejo tudi predstavniki države, zveznih dežel in znanosti, ki so v združenju (VDM) deloma zastopani kot svetovalci, deloma pa imajo glasovalno pravico.
VDM was not a provider of services on a market.
Ta dejavnost oblikovanja volje in predstavljanja članstva, značilna za združenje, ne pomeni ponujanja storitve „na trgu“.
Its activities were instead the typical activities of an association.
Tudi pri natančnejši preučitvi posameznih področij, podrobneje navedenih spodaj, na katerih VDM izvaja svojo dejavnost združenja, se izkaže, da teh področij dejavnosti, ki se financirajo iz dajatve na mleko, ni mogoče šteti za „gospodarsko dejavnost“ na trgu.
As an umbrella organisation, VDM consolidated and represented the dairy sector in Germany.
Bistveni del dejavnosti VDM je „izčrpno predhodno svetovanje o vseh vprašanjih na področju sektorja mleka na nacionalni in mednarodni ravni“.
It would be wrong in that respect to regard such activities resulting from VDM's membership-based structure as ‘services’ to its members.
Na tem področju se porabi približno 15 % sredstev, ki jih VDM prejema iz dajatve na mleko.
Rather, by dint of this structure, VDM fulfilled the task of shaping the dairy sector's democratic opinion in areas such as legislation and standardisation.
Vendar pri tej dejavnosti ne gre za svetovanje podjetjem v sektorju mleka, temveč za svetovanje nacionalnemu in mednarodnemu zakonodajalcu in uredbodajalcu, tj. za posredovanje oblikovane volje in spoznanj sektorja mleka pred začetkom zakonodajnih dejavnosti in drugih dejavnosti na področju normiranja.
Representatives of the Federal Government, the Länder and the scientific community, which were represented in VDM either on a consultative basis or with voting rights, were also involved in this process.
VDM pri teh postopkih sodeluje kot strokovnjak in predstavnik sektorja mleka v Nemčiji.
Such typical activities of an association of shaping the opinion of and representing members did not involve the supply of services ‘on a market’.
Tudi na tem področju pa VDM ne nastopa kot „ponudnik storitev“ na trgu.
Even if one were to examine more closely the individual areas in which VDM was active, as set out below, it was apparent that those areas of activity funded from milk levy resources did not involve an ‘economic activity’ on a given market.
Nasprotno: njegova dejavnost pomeni posredovanje volje, ki je bila demokratično oblikovana v VDM, čigar organizacija temelji na članstvu, v zakonodajni postopek.
An essential aspect of the activities of VDM was that of ‘comprehensive consulting with regard to all dairy-industry issues at both national and international level’.
Zato zastopanja interesov celotnega sektorja mleka v zakonodajnem postopku v razmerju do ministrstev, parlamentarnih organov, odborov ter delovnih skupin nacionalnih in mednarodnih tehnično usmerjenih združenj in organizacij ni mogoče šteti za gospodarsko dejavnost.
This accounted for approximately 15 % of the funds which VDM received from the milk levy.
Tudi če bi dejavnost svetovanja državnim organom na nacionalni in mednarodni ravni šteli za storitev, ti državni organi kot prejemniki take „svetovalne storitve“ ne bi bili podjetja in zato ne bi bili prejemniki pomoči v smislu člena 107 PDEU.
This activity, however, did not constitute advice to undertakings in the dairy industry but rather advice to national and international legislative and regulatory bodies, i.e. communication of the opinion of and information concerning the dairy sector prior to legislative and other regulatory activities.
Glede na opisano dejavnost združenja VDM zato ni mogoče šteti za podjetje, torej tudi ne za upravičenca za prejemanje pomoči.
In this procedure, VDM acted as an expert and representative of the dairy industry in Germany.
Posebej prilagojene svetovalne storitve v obliki selektivnega svetovanja podjetjem v sektorju mleka pa se ne financirajo iz sredstev iz dajatve na mleko, ki jih zvezne dežele dajejo na razpolago VDM.
But here too VDM did not act as a ‘service provider’ on a market.
VDM nadalje kot predstavnik celotne panoge v sodelovanju s pristojnimi organizacijami za normiranje, kot so ISO, IDF, CEN in DIN, skrbi tudi za normiranje in standardizacijo na nacionalni in mednarodni ravni.
Rather, VDM's activities related to communicating the democratically formulated opinion of its members in the legislative process.
Poleg tega svetuje zvezni vladi glede Codex alimentarius.
For this reason, lobbying on behalf of the entire dairy sector in the legislative process vis-à-vis ministries, parliamentary bodies, committees and working groups within national and international technical associations and organisations could not be regarded as an economic activity.
VDM kot svetovalec zvezne vlade sodeluje na sejah naslednjih odborov v Codex Alimentarius:
However, even if this role as advisor to state bodies at national and international level were to be regarded as a service, the state bodies that received this ‘service’ were not undertakings and thus could not be regarded as recipients of aid within the meaning of 107 TFEU.
CCMMP – Milk and Milk Products (predvsem v obdobju 2001–2011 so bili predelani vsi standardi za mlečne izdelke CCMMP),
In view of the fact that it performed the typical activities of an association as described above, VDM could not be regarded as an undertaking or, therefore, as a suitable recipient of aid.
CCFL– Food Labelling,
Targeted consultancy services in the form of selective advice to undertakings in the dairy sector were, on the contrary, not funded from milk levy resources made available by the Länder to VDM.
CCNFSDU – Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses,
Acting on behalf of the entire dairy sector, VDM was also involved in standardisation and harmonisation at national and international level in cooperation with the competent standards organisations such as ISO, IDF, CEN and DIN.
CCRVDF – Residues Veterinary Drugs in Food.
It also advised the Federal Government regarding the Codex Alimentarius.
Na tem področju normiranja in standardizacije na nacionalni in mednarodni ravni je bilo porabljenega približno 45 % denarja, ki ga VDM prejema iz dajatve na mleko.
VDM thus sat on the following CODEX Committees, amongst others, as an advisor to Federal Government:
Tudi tega področja normiranja in standardizacije ni mogoče šteti za gospodarsko dejavnost.
CCMMP — Milk and Milk Products (in particular, all dairy product standards of the CCMMP were revised between 2001 and 2011),
VDM tukaj ne opravlja storitev na trgu, temveč kot krovna organizacija predstavlja celotni sektor mleka pri opravljanju naloge, ki je v javnem interesu.
CCFL— Food Labelling,
O tem, da sta normiranje in standardizacija v skladu z ISO, IDF, CEN, DIN in Codex Alimentarius dejavnost v interesu splošne javnosti in ne selektiven ukrep podpore, obstaja splošno soglasje.
CCNFSDU — Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, and
Kot je zapisano v statutu organizacije DIN e.V., je njegova „naloga (namen) […] spodbujanje, organizacija, usmerjanje in moderiranje normiranja in standardizacije v korist splošne javnosti v urejenem in preglednem postopku ter ob upoštevanju javnega interesa.
CCRVDF — Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food.
Rezultati njegovega dela pripomorejo k inovacijam, varnosti in sporazumevanju v gospodarstvu, znanosti, upravi in javnosti ter k zagotavljanju kakovosti, racionalizaciji, varstvu pri delu, varstvu okolja in potrošnikov.“
This area of standardisation and harmonisation at national and international level accounted for some 45 % of the resources which VDM received from the milk levy.
Enako velja za Codex Alimentarius, saj je njegova naloga npr. na njegovi spletni strani opisana takole:
This should not be regarded as an economic activity either.
„The Codex Alimentarius Commission, established by FAO and WHO in 1963 develops harmonised international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.“
In this case, VDM did not provide services to the market but represented the entire dairy sector as an umbrella organisation in the context of a task performed in the public interest.
Poleg tega je Codex Alimentarius pomembna podlaga tako za živilsko pravo, tj. pravne določbe in upravne predpise na področju živil, na splošno, posebej pa za varnost hrane na ravni Skupnosti ali na nacionalni ravni.
It was widely acknowledged that its activities relating to standardisation and harmonisation within ISO, IDF, CEN, DIN and the Codex Alimentarius Commission were in the public interest and did not involve any selective aid.
Kot najpomembnejšo mednarodno normo živilskega prava ga morajo zakonodajni organi pri razvoju ali prilagajanju živilskega prava upoštevati ravno glede varnosti hrane in varstva potrošnikov [7].
The Statute of DIN e.V. stated, for example, that ‘the task (purpose) of DIN is to initiate, organise, direct and moderate standardisation and harmonisation for the benefit of the public while safeguarding the public interest in the context of an orderly and transparent process.
Zato tudi v tem delu ne gre za gospodarsko dejavnost VDM v smislu ponujanja storitev na trgu.
The results of its work shall be used for the purposes of innovation, safety and understanding in business, science, administration and society and of quality assurance, rationalisation, occupational health and safety and environmental and consumer protection’.
To velja že zato, ker ne obstaja trg za tovrstne dejavnosti normiranja in standardizacije, ki so v javnem interesu, še posebej pa v interesu potrošnikov [8].
The same is true of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the purpose of which is described as follows on the organisation's website:
Del dejavnosti VDM je tudi informiranje v splošni obliki o mleku in mlečni živinoreji ter v povezavi s tem razširjanje znanstvenih dognanj in novih metod na tem področju v razumljivi obliki.
‘The Codex Alimentarius Commission, established by FAO and WHO in 1963 develops harmonised international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade’.
VDM v zvezi s tem pripravlja ustrezna mnenja, navodila in smernice, s katerimi vse zainteresirane kroge, vključno s potrošniki, v lahko razumljivem jeziku seznanja s temami, kot so najboljše razpoložljive tehnike v varstvu okolja, dobra kmetijska praksa, poraba vode, emisije CO2 in varstvo živali v mlečni živinoreji ter sistemi krmljenja v pridelavi mleka.
The Codex Alimentarius also forms an important basis for food law, i.e. the statutory and administrative rules governing foodstuffs in general and food safety in particular, be it at Community or national level.
Na tem področju se porabi približno 35 % sredstev, ki jih VDM prejema iz dajatve na mleko.
As the main international food law standard, it had to be taken into account by regulatory bodies from the point of view of food safety and consumer protection in developing or amending food law [7].
Tudi te dejavnosti ni mogoče šteti za gospodarsko dejavnost, saj ne gre za opravljanje posebnih storitev v konkurenci z drugimi ponudniki.
VDM did not therefore engage in any economic activity in this area in the sense of offering services on a market.
Ker tu ne gre za opravljanje posebnih dejavnosti v korist podjetij v sektorju mleka, temveč za informiranje katere koli zainteresirane tretje osebe, tj. splošne javnosti, o temah s področja mleka in mlečne živinoreje, gre za brezplačno ponudbo VDM, ki je tudi nobena tretja oseba ne bi mogla izvesti odplačno.
This was corroborated solely by dint of the fact that such standardisation and harmonisation activities were in the public interest, in particular that of consumers, and lacked the existence of a market [8].
Zgolj za določene publikacije se zaračunava simbolična cena.
A further aspect of VDM's activities related to the provision of general information concerning milk and dairy farming and, in that context, the dissemination of scientific knowledge and new methods in this field in a comprehensible form.
VDM nadalje podpira znanstvenike na državnih visokih šolah, predvsem mlade znanstvenike, in sicer tako, da jim na njihovo prošnjo povrne del potnih stroškov za prireditve na področju mlekarske znanosti.
In this regard, VDM drew up opinions, handbooks and guidelines with a view to informing all interested parties, including consumers, about issues such as best available techniques in the area of environmental protection, good agricultural practice, water consumption, CO2 emissions, animal welfare in dairy farming and feeding systems in milk production in a readily comprehensible manner.
Ker gre tu za podporo fizičnim osebam, ki ne opravljajo gospodarske dejavnosti, na negospodarskem področju, tudi v tem delu niso izpolnjeni pogoji za državno pomoč.
This accounted for approximately 35 % of the funds which VDM received from the milk levy.
Poleg tega sta dva zaposlena VDM predavala na Visoki strokovni šoli v Hannovru, te dejavnosti pa prav tako ni mogoče šteti za gospodarsko dejavnost.
This was not an economic activity either because it did not involve the provision of specific services in competition with other providers.
Na tem področju (podpora mladim znanstvenikom in predavanja zaposlenih VDM) je bilo skupno porabljenih povprečno okrog 5 % sredstev, ki jih VDM prejema od dajatve na mleko.
In view of the fact that no specific activities were performed for the benefit of undertakings in the dairy sector, but rather VDM informed all interested third parties, i.e. the public, about matters relating to milk and dairy farming, its activities involved services which it provided free of charge and which could not be provided for remuneration by a third party.
V delu, v katerem so bili iz sredstev dajatve na mleko financirani stroški dejavnosti VDM v IDF in njegova funkcija kot državni odbor za Nemčijo v IDF, npr. mnenje o mednarodnih vprašanjih, spada ta dejavnost v svetovanje VDM javnim ustanovam ali v normiranje ali v splošno informiranje.
Only small copyright fees were charged for certain publications.
Sicer pa je udeležba predstavnikov VDM na sestankih IDF zgolj dejavnost združenja in torej ni gospodarska dejavnost.
VDM also supported scientists, in particular young ones, from state universities by refunding on request some of their travelling expenses to dairy-industry events.
Pri delu v okviru IDF je poudarek na sodelovanju pri mednarodnem normiranju (Codex Alimentarius, ISO, CEN) in splošnem, generičnem informiranju.
Since this involved support for private individuals in a non-commercial sector, the pre-requisites for the existence of State aid were also not met.
Prav tako ne gre za državno pomoč podjetjem v sektorju mleka.
In addition, two employees of VDM had given lectures at the Fachhochschule Hannover, an activity which should not be regarded as an economic activity either.
Če državni organi sodelujejo z VDM kot s svetovalcem v fazi priprave ali v okviru zakonodajnih ali drugih normativnih postopkov in pri tem urejajo njegovo financiranje z obvezno dajatvijo, da bi zagotovili njegovo neodvisnost, država s tem ne daje prednosti podjetjem, ki morajo preko obvezne dajatve državnim organom financirati pridobivanje informacij.
This area (support for young scientists and lectures given by VDM employees) accounted overall for approximately 5 % of the milk levy resources received by VDM.
Enako velja za področje normiranja, ki se izvaja v javnem interesu, in podporo znanstvenikom na univerzah, predvsem mladim znanstvenikom.
To the extent that the costs of VDM's work within the IDF and its role as the German National Committee within the IDF, e.g. issuing opinions on international matters, were funded by milk levy resources, these activities formed part either of VDM's role as advisor to state bodies or of its standardisation and public information work.
Nazadnje tudi pri informiranju ni mogoče govoriti o dajanju posebne prednosti podjetjem v sektorju mleka.
Moreover, the participation of VDM representatives in IDF meetings was in itself an indication of its association status and did not therefore constitute an economic activity.
Njegov namen je splošno ozaveščanje o temah s področja sektorja mleka ter posredovanje znanja o veljavnih pravnih določbah, normah, standardih in najnovejšem tehničnem razvoju, da bi v javnem interesu zagotovili upoštevanje visokih standardov na področju kakovosti in varstva okolja.
This did not involve aid to undertakings in the dairy industry either.
In tudi če bi domnevali, da gre v tem primeru za pomoč sektorju mleka, tukaj s pravnega vidika državne pomoči ne bi bilo mogoče zahtevati vračila, saj ne bi bilo mogoče niti v osnovi ugotoviti, katera podjetja so imela koristi od ukrepov in kolikšne so bile te koristi, še zlasti ker pozitivni učinki nikakor niso bili omejeni samo na podjetja v nemškem sektorju mleka, temveč so koristili tudi tujim podjetjem vsaj takrat, kadar so delovala v Nemčiji, oziroma imajo dejavnosti, kot je npr. dejavnost mednarodnega normiranja in v okviru Codex alimentarius, nasploh učinke na mednarodni ravni.