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In light of the above and on the basis of the available information, given that the measures had been implemented without being notified to the Commission, the Commission considered that they constituted unlawful aid within the meaning of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Da bi bili takšni ukrepi združljivi z notranjim trgom, je treba dokazati, da obstaja vzročna zveza med dogodkom in škodo ter da ne obstaja prekomerna kompenzacija za škodo.
Furthermore, as a consequence of its preliminary assessment, the Commission seriously doubted whether the measures introduced by Italy since 2002 were compatible with the internal market.
Odvetniška pisarna Chiti v zvezi s profilom zastopanih strank trdi, da nadomestilo ni bilo dodeljeno vsem podjetjem v Piemontu brez razlikovanja, temveč samo tistim, ki izpolnjujejo naslednje pogoje:
It was not possible to conclude from the preliminary assessment that the aid measures were in line with the principles of the TFEU, and in particular with Article 107(2)(b), which allows aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters [59].
podjetje mora biti na območjih, ki so na podlagi posebnih vladnih odlokov opredeljena kot poplavljena.
In particular, the Commission doubted whether the information provided by the Italian authorities was enough to demonstrate that the measures in question were, by their nature and operational arrangements, designed to make good the damage caused by natural disasters.
V tem smislu so ukrepi selektivni, vendar po mnenju odvetniške pisarne Chiti ne spadajo pod člen 107(1) PDEU.
In particular, the Commission was unable to conclude from the operational arrangements described in the measures that:
Geografska razmejitev pomoči ne temelji na politični ali gospodarski oceni (npr. upoštevanje stopenj brezposelnosti ali manj razvitih območij), temveč na nepredvidljivih naravnih dogodkih, nad katerimi človek nima nadzora.
the damage was caused exclusively by the natural disasters referred to in the legislation,
Selektivnost dejansko ne obstaja, saj ne prihaja do izkrivljanja konkurence:
the aid given to the undertaking was confined solely to making good the damage caused by the natural disaster, excluding any overcompensation of the damage suffered by the individual beneficiary.
namen zakonodaje je odpraviti podrejeni položaj, ki ga podjetja imajo zaradi naravne nesreče.
Moreover, the Commission doubted whether any of the other exemptions in Articles 107(2) and 107(3) of the TFEU were applicable [60].
To je posledica načela enakega obravnavanja;
The Italian authorities and interested third parties were therefore asked to provide in their comments on the opening decision all information necessary to carry out a full assessment, and to submit the appropriate documentation to the Commission.
za pridobitev nadomestila morajo obstajati dokazi, da je bila škoda „velika“.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Zaradi tega pogoja se primer Piemonta razlikuje od drugih primerov.
Comments submitted by the law firm Chiti
Nadomestilo za izgubo je mogoče pridobiti samo za materialno škodo nad pragom v višini 2 milijard LIT, kot je določen z zakonom, pri čemer mora biti škoda ugotovljena na podlagi tehnične ocene strokovnega izvedenca;
Chiti is a law firm based in Florence which represents 58 private undertakings and public organisations and administrative departments affected in various ways by the floods in Piedmont in 1994.
obstajati mora vzročna zveza med dogodkom in škodo.
The aim of its submission is to demonstrate that the case of Piedmont is different from other cases of benefits granted after natural disasters.
V skladu z italijansko zakonodajo je dokaz vzročne zveze temeljni predpogoj za pridobitev nadomestila;
After giving an account of the facts and the legislative developments in the case, Chiti focuses on the judgments of the Supreme Court of Cassation.
Poleg tega italijanska zakonodaja vključuje splošno načelo, da nadomestilo za nepogodbeno izgubo nikoli ne sme biti vir dobička (člen 2043 civilnega zakonika).
It contends that following the judgments given in 2007, 2010 and 2012, all undertakings affected by the floods in Piedmont have been able to rectify their position ex post by paying 10 % of the amount due or, if they had already paid the full amount, by requesting a refund of 90 %, as provided by Article 3(90) of Law No 350/2003.
Odvetniška pisarna Chiti v zvezi s primerom Piemonta od Komisije zahteva, naj ponovno preuči svojo splošno trditev, da se za ukrepe, ki se preiskujejo, zdi, da niso namenjeni povrnitvi škode, ki so jo povzročile naravne nesreče.
Of the 233 court cases regarding compensation for damage caused by the floods, 96 have ended with judgments that are now definitive, while most of the others are suspended as a result of the suspension injunction issued by the Commission on 17 October 2012.
Po mnenju odvetniške pisarne Chiti se primer Piemonta po nekaterih značilnostih razlikuje od drugih primerov, ki se v sklepu o začetku postopka obravnavajo skupaj.
Chiti states that in order to obtain the benefit of these schemes in the courts, the undertakings have had to demonstrate in concreto the amount of the actual damage and the causal link between the event and the damage.
Nadalje trdi, da so koristi, zagotovljene zadevnim podjetjem, združljive z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(2)(b) PDEU iz naslednjih razlogov:
The evidence accepted has consisted of technical assessments ordered by the court, certified reports by experts, or official documents from the INPS and the INAIL.
nadomestilo se nanaša izključno na škodo, ki jo je neposredno povzročila naravna nesreča,
The undertakings have obtained compensation only for the actual damage they are able to prove or for loss established by the court itself.
škoda je količinsko opredeljena v smislu svojega pomena za zadevno podjetje,
Chiti submits that the compensation scheme for damage caused by the floods in Piedmont in 1994 is related to a natural disaster, and ought therefore to be examined under Article 107(2)(b) of the TFEU.
prekomerne kompenzacije ni bilo, saj je bilo nadomestilo določeno natančno v skladu z dokazano škodo,
If measures of this kind are to be compatible with the internal market, it must be shown that there is a causal link between the event and the damage, and that there is no overcompensation of the damage.
koristi se ne prekrivajo z drugimi koristmi.
As far as the profile of the clients it represents is concerned, Chiti claims that the compensation has not been granted indiscriminately to every undertaking in Piedmont, but only to those meeting the following conditions:
Če bi se pomoč štela za nezdružljivo in bi se odredilo njeno vračilo, bi se po mnenju odvetniške pisarne Chiti uporabil člen 15 Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
The undertaking must be located in the areas identified as flooded in specific government orders.
Odvetniška pisarna Chiti trdi, da Komisija v skladu z navedeno določbo ne more odrediti vračila pomoči, če je poteklo deset let od dneva, ko je bila pomoč dodeljena upravičencu.
In this sense the measures are selective, but in Chiti's view they do not fall under Article 107(1) of the TFEU.
Odvetniška pisarna Chiti trdi, da se uporablja tudi člen 14(1) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999:
The geographical delimitation of the aid derives not from a political or economic assessment (e.g. referring to unemployment rates or to less developed areas), but from unpredictable natural events that are not under human control.
ta namreč določa, da Komisija ne zahteva vračila pomoči, če bi bilo to v nasprotju s splošnim načelom prava Unije.
The beneficiaries are identified on the basis of criteria that are outside the exercise of any sort of discretion.
V zvezi s tem sta pomembni dve načeli.
the aim of the legislation is to remedy the disadvantage to undertakings affected by the natural disaster.
Odvetniška pisarna Chiti ob priznavanju, da načelo pravnomočnosti nima absolutne vrednosti v pravu Unije, meni, da se posebni pogoji, na podlagi katerih je Sodišče v preteklosti izreklo svoje sodbe v zvezi s tem načelom [61], ne uporabljajo v zadevnem primeru.
This is a consequence of the principle of equal treatment.
Drugič, odvetniška pisarna se sklicuje na načelo legitimnega pričakovanja:
In order to obtain the compensation there must be proof that the damage was ‘heavy’.
v obdobju od konca leta 1994 do leta 2011 noben nacionalni organ ali organ Unije ni postavil vprašanj glede zakonitosti koristi.
This condition distinguishes the case of Piedmont from other cases.
Zadevna podjetja so v celotnem navedenem obdobju prejemala koristi, ki jih pristojni organi niso šteli za državno pomoč.
The only loss that may be compensated is material damage above the threshold of LIT 2 billion fixed by the law, which must be established by certified technical assessments.
Odvetniška pisarna Chiti sklepa, da so to značilne razmere, v katerih se uporablja načelo legitimnega pričakovanja.
There must be a causal link between the event and the damage.
Pripombe odvetniške pisarne Preve-Gavioli
According to Italian law, the demonstration of a causal link is an essential prerequisite for obtaining compensation;
Odvetniška pisarna Preve-Gavioli ima sedež v Torinu.
hence the undertakings concerned have had to establish a causal link before a court in every case.
Po navedbi povzetka razvoja italijanske zakonodaje, ki se obravnava, in okoliščin, zaradi katerih je Komisija začela postopek, odvetniška pisarna Preve-Gavioli trdi, da koristi, zagotovljene podjetjem, ki so jih leta 1994 prizadele poplave v Piemontu, niso selektivne, saj posebnim podjetjem s tem, ko jih razbremenijo stroškov, ki bi jih običajno morala plačati, nikakor ne dajejo prednosti.
This means that there has not been any overcompensation, since the damage has had to be shown in a certified report or an official report from the authorities involved.
Ukrepi so namenjeni samo za nadomestilo podjetjem za škodo, ki so jo utrpela zaradi naravne nesreče.
Moreover, it is a general principle of Italian law that compensation for extra-contractual loss must never be a source of gain (Article 2043 of the Civil Code).
Poleg tega koristi, ki jih določa zakon, ne okrepijo konkurenčnega položaja upravičencev v primerjavi z njihovimi konkurenti, saj jim je prejeto nadomestilo zgolj omogočilo, da so se na trg vrnili v enakopravnem položaju kot podjetja, ki niso utrpela nobene škode ali imela izgube prihodkov.
According to Chiti the Piedmont case has features that distinguish it from the other cases treated jointly in the opening decision.
Odvetniška pisarna Preve-Gavioli meni, da koristi, dodeljenih podjetjem, ki so jih leta 1994 prizadele poplave v Piemontu, ni mogoče opisati kot državno pomoč, saj pogoji iz člena 107(1) PDEU niso izpolnjeni.
Chiti further argues that the benefits granted to the undertakings concerned are compatible with the internal market under Article 107(2)(b) of the TFEU because:
Vendar tudi če bi se ukrepi šteli za državno pomoč, bi jih bilo treba opredeliti kot pomoč za nadomestilo škode, ki jo je povzročila naravna nesreča, na podlagi člena 107(2)(b).
the compensation relates exclusively to damage resulting directly from the natural disaster;
Zato so združljivi z notranjim trgom v skladu s pogoji iz same Pogodbe, zanje pa ne velja niti obveznost predhodne priglasitve niti niso predmet predhodne ocene Komisije.
the damage is quantified in terms of its importance to the undertaking concerned;
Pripombe združenja Confindustria
there has been no overcompensation, since the compensation has been set exactly in line with the proven damage;
Združenje je pripombe predložilo kot zainteresirana stran na podlagi člena 108(2) PDEU v zvezi z zadevama SA.33083 in SA.35083.
there is no overlapping with other benefits.
Združenje Confindustria je izrazilo skrb, da bi lahko bila podjetja, ki so v dobri veri izkoristila ukrepe za povrnitev škode, nastale zaradi naravnih nesreč, kaznovana, ker Italija ni izpolnila svoje obveznosti priglasitve državne pomoči Komisiji.
In the event that the aid were to be considered incompatible, and its recovery were to be ordered, Chiti takes the view that Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 would apply.
Združenje Confindustria trdi, da bi morala Komisija preučiti nekatera splošna dejstva, povezana s splošnim ozadjem.
Under that provision, Chiti argues, the Commission cannot order the recovery of aid once 10 years have elapsed from the day on which the aid was awarded to the beneficiary.
Predvsem to, da se ukrepi nanašajo na 20 let stare dogodke (v nekaterih primerih tudi več);
The benefits were granted beginning in the period immediately after the floods in November 1994, under Decree-law No 646 of 24 November 1994.
sedanja praksa v zvezi s sklepi glede državne pomoči zato ne zagotavlja ustrezne zaščite zainteresiranih strani.
The arrangements for assisting the undertakings affected by the floods in Piedmont were merely refined by successive laws adopted in the period between 2003 and 2007.
Če bi se v tem trenutku odredilo vračilo pomoči, dodeljene pred desetletji, bi to ogrozilo preživetje velikega števila teh podjetij.
In other words, the opening decision refers to 1 January 2004 as the starting date for the application of the benefits, but the moment when the aid was actually granted in the case of Piedmont was November 1994.
Poleg tega združenje Confindustria ne razume razlogov za dvome glede združljivosti ukrepov.
Chiti contends that Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 also applies:
Združenje Confindustria meni, da bi bilo treba poiskati alternativno rešitev, da se prepreči neupravičeno in nevarno kaznovanje zadevnih podjetij.
it provides that the Commission is not to require recovery of the aid if this would be contrary to a general principle of Union law.
Prvič, združenje Confindustria meni, da bi bilo treba za vsak ukrep in zadevni primer opraviti temeljito oceno obstoja izjemnih okoliščin, ki bi lahko pokazala, da pomoči ni bilo ali da je ni treba vrniti.
Two principles are at stake here.
Izjemne okoliščine so (i) desetletni zastaralni rok, (ii) načelo varstva legitimnih pričakovanj in (iii) uporabnost izjem, ki niso izjeme iz člena 107(3)(c).
First, the principle of legal certainty requires respect for final judgements delivered by national courts, and prevents any possibility of recovery of the sums received by the undertakings.
Drugič, združenje Confindustria od Komisije zahteva, naj v svojem sklepu izrecno navede, v katerih primerih se lahko denar, izplačan podjetjem kot nadomestilo za škodo, nastalo neposredno zaradi naravnih nesreč, šteje za združljivega s Pogodbo.
While recognising that the principle of res judicata has no absolute value in Union law, Chiti considers that the special conditions that led the Court of Justice to its judgments on this principle in the past [61] do not apply in the case at hand.
Zadevni ukrepi so usmerjeni v podjetja, ki so jih neposredno prizadeli dogodki, za katere je Komisija vedno menila, da ustrezajo opredelitvi naravnih nesreč:
Second, Chiti invokes the principle of legitimate expectations:
potresi, poplave, ognjeniški izbruhi itd. Na podlagi besedila zakonodaje, na kateri temeljijo ukrepi, je jasno, da so jih italijanski organi sprejeli za povrnitev škode, ki so jih povzročili ti naravni dogodki.
from late 1994 until 2011 not a single national or Union authority raised questions about the lawfulness of the benefits.
Združenje Confindustria trdi, da so upravičenci podjetja, ki so utrpela dejansko škodo zaradi naravnih nesreč.
Throughout that entire period the undertakings concerned received benefits which the competent authorities did not consider to be State aid.
Čeprav je bilo le nekaj primerov, v katerih je bila korist zagotovljena izrecno podjetjem, ki so utrpela „veliko“ škodo, je treba priznati, da je tudi v drugih primerih nastala velika škoda:
Comments submitted by the law firm Preve-Gavioli
Združenje Confindustria trdi še, da lahko obstajajo primeri, v katerih imajo upravičenci dokumente, ki dokazujejo znesek dejansko nastale škode in kažejo, da je izguba bistveno večja od prejetega nadomestila.
Preve-Gavioli is a law firm based in Turin.
Zato meni, da vsi ukrepi, ki se preiskujejo, spadajo na področje uporabe člena 107(2) PDEU.
After summarising the development of the Italian legislation under consideration and the circumstances leading to the Commission proceeding, Preve-Gavioli submits that the benefits conferred upon the undertakings affected by the floods in Piedmont in 1994 are not selective, as they do not in any way favour specific enterprises by relieving them of costs that they would usually have to bear.
Kar zadeva pogoje, ki jih je uporabila Komisija, združenje Confindustria priznava, da se za nekatere zadevne ukrepe zdi, da manjka uradna opredelitev škode;
The measures are aimed only at compensating undertakings for damage suffered as a result of a natural disaster.
to velja tudi za določitev korelacije in sorazmerja med zneskom nastale škode in zneskom pomoči.
Moreover, the benefits provided for by law do not strengthen the competitive position of the beneficiaries over their competitors, since the compensation they have received has merely enabled them to return to the market on an equal footing with undertakings that did not suffer any damage or income loss.
Vendar združenje Confindustria meni, da takšna korelacija obstaja de facto, tj. da v primeru naravne nesreče vsa podjetja utrpijo škodo (vsaj gospodarsko izgubo) ter da bi se lahko izdelala poenostavljena metoda za oceno škode in ustrezne pomoči.
Preve-Gavioli takes the view that the benefits granted to the undertakings affected by the floods in Piedmont in 1994 cannot be described as State aid, because the conditions set in Article 107(1) of the TFEU are not met.
Težava je torej povezana s primeri prekomerne kompenzacije in ne z združljivostjo ukrepov s pravili o državni pomoči.
However, even if the measures were to be regarded as State aid, they should be classed as aid to compensate the damage caused by a natural disaster under Article 107(2)(b).
Izogniti se je treba položaju, v katerem lahko ukrepi zoper nekaj primerom prekomerne kompenzacije vodijo v kaznovanje velike večine podjetij, ki so v dobri veri in v skladu z zakonom prejela koristi.
They are therefore compatible with the internal market under the terms of the Treaty itself, and are not subject to the prior notification obligation or to prior assessment by the Commission.
Združenje Confindustria zato meni, da bi bilo treba podjetjem dovoliti, da obdržijo pomoč, čeprav bi jo morali italijanski organi ob odobritvi priglasiti Komisiji, da bi ravnali v skladu s Pogodbo in izpolnili svojo obveznost priglasitve.
Comments submitted by Confindustria
Združenje Confindustria torej od Komisije zahteva:
Confindustria is the largest Italian employers' federation, founded in 1910.
naj izrecno potrdi, da noben sklep Komisije ne posega v posebne primere pomoči, ki so združljivi na podlagi člena 107(2)(b) PDEU, uredbe de minimis ali drugih določb;
It is a voluntary organisation comprising approximately 150000 undertakings that employ a total of nearly 5500000 people.
naj okrepi uradno ali neuradno sodelovanje med Komisijo in nacionalnimi organi na eni strani ter upravičenimi podjetji na drugi, da se izdelata metoda in mehanizem za preprečevanje primerov prekomerne kompenzacije;
It has submitted comments as an interested party under Article 108(2) of the TFEU both in case SA.33083 and in case SA.35083.
tako bi se izognili vračanju pomoči, dovoljene v skladu z uredbo de minimis, ter pomoči, ki dejansko ustreza materialni in gospodarski izgubi, ki so jo utrpeli upravičenci;
Confindustria is concerned that Italy's failure to comply with its obligation to notify State aid to the Commission might penalise undertakings that have availed themselves in good faith of measures aimed at repairing the damage caused by natural disasters.
naj preuči primernost uvedbe poenostavljene metode za količinsko opredelitev izgube, nastale zaradi naravnih nesreč.
Confindustria submits that the Commission should consider some facts of a general nature relating to the overall context.
Pripombe sindikalne organizacije Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (v nadaljnjem besedilu: CGIL)
In particular, the measures relate to events that date back 20 years (longer in some cases);
Italijanska konfederacija sindikatov CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro) je največja sindikalna organizacija v Italiji s približno šestimi milijoni članov.
for this reason, current practice with regard to decisions on State aid does not provide proper protection of the interested parties.
Podružnica CGIL v mestu L'Aquila v regiji Abruzzo (v nadaljnjem besedilu: CGIL L'Aquila) je glede sklepa o začetku postopka predložila stališča po izteku roka enega meseca po objavi sklepa.
Even where one has doubts about the compatibility of certain measures adopted by a national legislature, it is difficult to obtain information from the competent authorities; and in the current economic context most enterprises, especially SMEs, continue to have serious problems of liquidity.
Komisiji ni treba obravnavati stališč zainteresiranih tretjih oseb, predloženih po roku, lahko pa to stori izjemoma, kot je v tem primeru.
To order the recovery of aid granted decades ago at this stage would jeopardise the survival of many of these undertakings.
CGIL L'Aquila meni, da bi lahko začasna ukinitev sheme olajšav, ki jo je uvedla Italija, ter zahteva za vračilo celotnih dodeljenih zneskov in predložitev potrdil o nastali škodi izrinile zadevna podjetja s trga.
Moreover, Confindustria does not understand the reasons for the doubts regarding the compatibility of the measures.
To je toliko bolj težavno, ker so se drugi primeri nadomestil za škodo, ki so jo povzročile naravne nesreče, obravnavali drugače.
Confindustria suggests that an alternative solution should be found in order to avoid penalising the undertakings concerned in an unjustified and dangerous fashion.
Zato je v L'Aquili, čeprav je to območje potres prizadel najhuje, še vedno prisotna izkrivljena konkurenca v primerjavi s konkurenti, ki jih takšna nesreča ni prizadela.
First, Confindustria considers that for every measure and case concerned, a careful assessment should be made of the existence of exceptional circumstances that might show that there was no aid or that any aid should not be recovered.
Začasna ukinitev koristi ter odsotnost kakršnega koli mehanizma gradacije in ustreznih postopkov preverjanja (CGIL L'Aquila za to krivi državo) bi torej lahko dodatno oslabili lokalni proizvodni sektor, kar bi povzročilo druge povezane negativne posledice v smislu brezposelnosti in socialne varnosti.
The exceptional circumstances are (i) the ten-year limitation period, (ii) the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations, and (iii) the applicability of exemptions other than those set out in Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
PRIPOMBE ITALIJE
Second, Confindustria asks the Commission to specify expressly in its decision in which cases money paid to enterprises as compensation for damage directly caused by natural disasters can be regarded as compatible with the Treaty.
ministrstva za gospodarstvo in finance;
The measures at issue here are targeted at undertakings directly affected by events that the Commission has consistently considered to fall within the definition of natural disasters:
davčnega urada;
earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, etc.
urada INPS;
The wording of the legislation on which the measures are based makes it clear that they were adopted by the Italian authorities with the aim of making good the damage caused by these natural events.
urada INAIL;
Confindustria argues that the beneficiaries are undertakings that suffered real damage as a result of natural disasters.
oddelka za civilno zaščito, vendar ta oddelek trdi, da nima na voljo informacij, ki se zahtevajo v sklepu.
Although it was only in a few cases that the benefit was granted expressly to undertakings that had suffered ‘heavy’ damage, it should be acknowledged that the damage was heavy in other cases too:
Oprostitve in obdobje uporabe za vsako območje in ukrep