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The City of Eisenhüttenstadt did extend the industrial park ‘Industriegebiet am Oder-Spree-Kanal’ in 2008 with a view to attracting firms.
Čeprav je čistilna naprava odpadnih voda tehnično ‒ zaradi anaerobne prve faze čiščenja ‒ zasnovana za čiščenje odpadnih voda velikih industrijskih onesnaževalcev, kot so proizvajalci kartona za embalažo iz recikliranih vlaken, bi bila anaerobna prva faza čiščenja primerna tudi za druge uporabnike, ki izpuščajo tehnološko odpadno vodo z visoko stopnjo organskega onesnaženja, kot so podjetja iz industrije pijač in prehrambne industrije.
Since 2003 sluices have been built along the entire canal (which constitutes part of the Trans-European Network TEN).
Poleg tega čistilne naprave odpadnih voda, ki imajo anaerobno prvo fazo čiščenja, za tehnološko odpadno vodo z visoko stopnjo organskega onesnaženja nudijo več gospodarskih in okoljskih prednosti.
There is, however, no indication of a causal link between these infrastructure works and the settlement of Propapier or that these works would offer a selective advantage to Propapier, and the Commission agrees with Germany that the widening/deepening of the Oder-Spree Canal is part of the necessary regular maintenance of the waterway.
Čeprav čistilna naprava v sedanji velikosti služi predvsem potrebam podjetja Propapier, jo pod enakimi pogoji uporabljata tudi dve drugi podjetji na območju.
The Commission therefore confirms its provisional view expressed in the opening decision and decides that the widening/deepening of the Oder-Spree Canal does not constitute a selective advantage for Propapier and involves no State aid.
Modularna zasnova čistilne naprave omogoča razširitev za dodatne uporabnike.
Waste water treatment plant
Tudi brez modularne razširitve je sedaj dodatnim vlagateljem na voljo približno [20 do 40] % prostih zmogljivosti z možnostjo podvojitve sedanjih skupnih zmogljivosti (glej uvodne izjave 80 do 84).
The Commission notes that the capacity of existing waste water treatment infrastructure outside the extended Oder-Spree-Kanal industrial area is limited.
Čistilna naprava odpadnih voda je na voljo vsem uporabnikom brez razlikovanja, pri čemer se morajo novi vlagatelji v skladu z zakonodajo povezati s čistilno napravo in jo uporabljati, primerna pa je tudi za čiščenje odpadnih voda iz podjetij, ki se ne ukvarjajo s proizvodnjo papirja.
The residual available capacity of the existing waste water treatment plant in Eisenhüttenstadt could only fulfil the needs of a small additional investor, but would not be sufficient to meet needs if a large or several smaller industrial investors were to settle in the new area.
Komisija meni, da to, da čistilno napravo sedaj uporablja predvsem podjetje Propapier (v povprečju [< 70] % in največ [< 70] %), še ne pomeni nujno, da je namenska infrastruktura, saj je njena modularna zasnova z ekonomskega vidika smiselna v časih omejenih javnih proračunov.
The Commission also notes that the TAZV waste water treatment plant was not constructed specifically for Propapier.
V nasprotju z navedbami pritožnika stroški podvojitve zmogljivosti čistilne naprave TAZV, ki jih Nemčija ocenjuje na manj kot polovico prvotnih investicijskih stroškov, kažejo, da modularna zasnova omogoča uresničenje ekonomije obsega.
The construction was already planned in the context of other potential investments in 2004-2006, long before the arrival of Propapier.
Dejstvo, da je bila regionalna pomoč za izgradnjo čistilne naprave dodeljena pod pogojem naselitve glavnega vlagatelja, v tem primeru podjetja Propapier, v novem delu industrijskega parka, je po mnenju Komisije dobro javno upravljanje redkih virov, saj je smiselno, da se ne gradi velika javna infrastruktura brez zagotovitve, da se bo tudi uporabljala, in da se ne predimenzionira.
Germany submitted evidence showing that the waste water treatment plant was planned as part of the economic development of the industrial park ‘Industriegebiet am Oder-Spree-Kanal’.
Navedbo, da imajo papirnice običajno lastne čistilne naprave odpadnih voda, je mogoče zavrniti na podlagi podatkov, ki jih je predložila Nemčija.
Germany also produced evidence of several publicity campaigns to attract investors to the extended Oder-Spree Canal industrial area, which have however not been successful to date since the regional authorities have not yet managed to attract additional investors to the area (apart from Propapier, EnBW and 5N PV).
Res je, da imajo podjetja v papirni industriji in tudi drugih industrijah lastne naprave za (predhodno) čiščenje odpadnih voda, vendar to samo po sebi še ne pomeni, da v primerih, ko industrijski uporabniki uporabljajo občinsko čistilno napravo, država uporabnikom daje prednost, saj uporabniki s pristojbinami krijejo stroške čistilnih naprav.
Even though the waste water treatment plant is technically — given its anaerobic first treatment stage — designed to deal with waste water from heavy industrial polluters such as producers of CCM from recycled fibre, an anaerobic first treatment stage would also be useful for other users producing industrial waste water with a high level of organic pollution, such as companies from the beverages and food industry.
Komisija zato sklene, da je čistilna naprava odpadnih voda splošna infrastruktura, zaradi česar subvencija za TAZV ne pomeni pomoči za naložbe za podjetje Propapier.
Furthermore, for industrial waste water with high organic pollution, waste water treatment plants with an anaerobic first stage offer a number of important economic and environmental advantages.
Za razliko od parkirišča, ceste in kanala Oder-Spree upravljavec čistilne naprave odpadnih voda izvaja gospodarsko dejavnost, saj na trgu za plačilo zagotavlja storitev (čiščenje odpadnih voda).
Although as currently sized the TAZV plant mainly serves the needs of Propapier, it is also used — under the same conditions — by the two other companies settled in the area.
Komisija je ugotovila, da bi vsaka pomoč, dodeljena TAZV, v vsakem primeru pomenila obstoječo pomoč (uvodne izjave 51 do 57 sklepa o začetku postopka).
Its modular design allows for its extension to additional users.
Zato v okviru tega sklepa morebitne pomoči za TAZV ni treba nadalje oceniti.
Even without modular expansion, there is currently some (20-40) % spare capacity available for additional investors, with potential for doubling the present total capacity (see recitals 80 to 84).
Komisija torej sklene, da različni infrastrukturni projekti, financirani iz državnih sredstev v novem delu industrijskega parka, v katerem je obrat podjetja Propapier, niso izključno namenjeni papirnici ter se zato ne bi smeli šteti za namensko infrastrukturo in državno pomoč za podjetje Propapier.
The waste water treatment plant is open to all users on a non-discriminatory basis — new investors settling in the park are obliged by law to connect to and use the plant — and it can also deal with waste water from companies not involved in paper production.
To pomeni, da te naložbe, ki so prejele pomoč, ne pomenijo enotnega naložbenega projekta v smislu odstavka 60 smernic o državni regionalni pomoči z regionalno pomočjo za naložbe za papirnico podjetja Propapier, odobreno v končni odločbi v zadevi SA.23827 (2013/C) (glej opombo 4).
The Commission is of the view that the fact that the TAZV plant is at present predominantly ((< 70) % on average and (< 70) % maximum) used by Propapier does not therefore necessarily mean that it constitutes dedicated infrastructure, as its modular design makes sense from an economic point of view in times of limited public budgets.
Zato na oceno pomoči za naložbe za podjetje Propapier, ki je bila predmet navedene odločbe, ta sklep ne vpliva.
Contrary to the complainant’s claim, the cost of doubling the capacity of the TAZV plant, which is estimated by Germany to amount to less than 50 % of the initial investment cost, shows that the modular concept allows for realising economies of scale.
ALI NIŽJE PRISTOJBINE ZA UPORABO ČISTILNE NAPRAVE ODPADNIH VODA POMENIJO DRŽAVNO POMOČ?
The fact that the regional aid for the construction of the plant was granted subject to the settlement of a main investor, in this case Propapier, in the extended business park, is considered by the Commission to constitute good public management of scarce resources since it makes sense not to start building a major public infrastructure without ensuring that it will be used, and not to over-dimension it.
V zvezi z argumentom Nemčije, da v primeru, da bi bil upravljavcu dodeljen ukrep v okviru sheme, za katero je bilo ugotovljeno, da ni pomoč, na uporabnika infrastrukture ne bi bilo mogoče prenesti „pomoči“, Komisija ponovno poudarja, da v odločbi o shemi N 644e/02 ni navedeno, ali so pristojbine, zaračunane za uporabo infrastrukture, državna pomoč za uporabnike infrastrukture.
The statement that paper mills normally have their own waste water treatment plants can be rejected on the basis of the figures presented by Germany.
Komisija vztraja pri stališču, izraženem v sklepu o začetku postopka, da ni bila opozorjena na nobene predpise o pristojbinah, ki bi veljali za subvencije po priglašeni shemi, in zato ni mogoče domnevati, da odločba o odobritvi sheme implicitno odobri tudi možno pomoč, katere pravna podlaga bi bil Zakon o občinskih dajatvah.
Although in-house waste water (pre-)treatment plants exist in the paper industry as well as in other industries, this in itself is not an indication that, in cases where industrial users use the municipal waste water treatment plant, an advantage is transferred from the State to the users, as users cover the costs over time with their fees.
Člen 107(1) PDEU določa, da je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga in ki prizadene trgovino med državami članicami, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
The Commission therefore concludes that the waste water treatment plant constitutes general infrastructure and thus the grant to TAZV does not constitute investment aid to Propapier.
Poudariti je treba, da se obstoj državne pomoči ugotovi ne glede na to, ali (1) okvirna direktiva EU o vodah in nemška zakonodaja, ki izvaja direktivo, določata povračilo vseh stroškov zagotavljanja storitev čiščenja odpadnih voda ter ali (2) so pristojbine skladne z določbami zadevnih zakonov.
Unlike in the case of the car park, the road and the Oder-Spree Canal, the operator of the waste water treatment plant exercises an economic activity, because it offers a service (waste water treatment) against remuneration in the market.
To pomeni, da so ukrepi, ki so v celoti skladni z direktivo EU in veljavno nemško zakonodajo, še vedno lahko državna pomoč, če so izpolnjeni vsi pogoji iz člena 107(1) PDEU (glej uvodno izjavo 144).
The Commission has found, however, that any aid granted to TAZV would in any event constitute existing aid (recitals 51 to 57 of the opening decision).
Državna sredstva in odgovornost
Therefore, there is no need to further assess potential aid to TAZV in the present Decision.
Pristojbine za uporabo čistilne naprave odpadnih voda določa in pobira občina v skladu s členom 6 zakona Kommunalabgabengesetz Brandenburg.
To sum up, the Commission concludes that the various infrastructure projects financed by State resources in the newly extended industrial park where the Propapier plant is situated are not exclusively dedicated to the paper mill and therefore should not qualify as dedicated infrastructure and State aid to the benefit of Propapier.
Določitev višine pristojbin pod ravnjo, ki bi jo zaračunal zasebni vlagatelj, bi za občino pomenila izgubo.
This means that these aided investments do not constitute a single investment project within the meaning of paragraph 60 of the RAG with the regional investment aid approved for the paper mill of Propapier in the final Decision SA.23827 (2013/C) (see footnote 4).
Zato bi ukrep dodelila država ali bi prišel iz državnih sredstev, kot določa člen 107(1) PDEU, saj bi bil prihodek občine nižji zaradi prednosti za podjetje Propapier.
Thus, the assessment of the investment aid for Propapier which was the subject matter of that decision remains unaffected by the present Decision.
Če bi višina pristojbin podjetju koristila, bi to bilo mogoče pripisati državi, saj gre za posledico dejanja javnega organa, tj. občine Eisenhüttenstadt.
DO THE REDUCED FEES FOR THE USE OF THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONSTITUTE STATE AID?
Gospodarska prednost
Regarding Germany’s argument that, if a measure was granted to the operator under a scheme found to be a non-aid scheme, no ‘aid’ could be passed on to the user of the infrastructure, the Commission would point out again that the decision on scheme N 644e/02 did not state whether or not fees charged for the use of the infrastructure might constitute State aid to the users of the infrastructure.
Kot je pojasnjeno v sklepu o začetku postopka [35], je morala Komisija oceniti, ali višina pristojbin, ki jih podjetje Propapier plačuje za čiščenje odpadnih voda, podjetju daje (selektivno) gospodarsko prednost.
The Commission maintains its position expressed in the opening decision that no regulation on charges, which would be applicable to the grants under the notified scheme, had been brought to its attention and that therefore the decision authorising the scheme cannot be viewed as implicitly authorising possible aid of which the legal basis would be the Municipal Charges Act.
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso pojem „prednosti“ ne zajema le pozitivnih koristi, kot so subvencije, ampak tudi ukrepe, ki v različnih oblikah zmanjšujejo obremenitve, ki jih navadno imajo podjetja, in ki so potemtakem, ne da bi bile subvencije v strogem smislu besede, enake narave in imajo enak učinek [36].
Article 107(1) TFEU lays down that any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods and affects trade between Member States is incompatible with the internal market.
V zvezi z zadevnim primerom se zastavlja vprašanje, ali čistilna naprava odpadnih voda podjetju Propapier zaračunava nižje pristojbine, kot bi jih podobno podjetje moralo plačevati pod normalnimi tržnimi pogoji oziroma, z drugimi besedami, ali je višina pristojbin v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
It must be pointed out that the existence of State aid has to be established irrespective of: (1) whether or not the EU Water Framework Directive and German legislation implementing the directive require the recovery of full costs of the provision of waste water treatment services; and (2) whether the fees comply with the provisions of these laws.
To je po mnenju Komisije mogoče ugotoviti na dva načina:
In other words, measures fully complying with both the EU Directive and the applicable German legislation may still constitute State aid, if all the conditions laid down in Article 107(1) TFEU (see recital 144) are satisfied.
s primerjavo pristojbin podjetja Propapier z referenčno ceno, ki je običajna za čiščenje odpadnih voda v zadevni državi članici,
State resources and imputability
s predhodno analizo donosnosti, ki kaže, da bi zasebni upravljavec zaračunal enake pristojbine.
The charges to be paid for using the waste water treatment plant are determined and collected by the municipality, in accordance with paragraph 6 of the Kommunalabgabengesetz Brandenburg.
Referenčna cena
Setting the rate of the fees below the level a private investor would have charged would entail the municipality foregoing revenues.
Glede na ureditev trga, kot jo je opisala Nemčija (glej uvodni izjavi 112 in 113), in ob upoštevanju dejstva, da upravljavci, tudi zasebni, ne morejo prosto določati cen za storitve, saj jih zavezuje zakon KAG Brandenburg, Komisija meni, da ni mogoče določiti referenčnih cen, ki bi jih zasebni upravljavec določil pod normalnimi tržnimi pogoji.
Thus, the measure would be granted by the State or through State resources as determined by Article 107(1) TFEU since the income of the municipality would fall owing to the advantage granted to Propapier.
Komisija nadalje upošteva, da je Nemčija predložila podatke o cenah, ki jih plačujejo podjetja v sektorju, v katerem je dejavno podjetje Propapier.
Setting the fees at an advantageous level would also be imputable to the State, as it is the result of an act of a public authority, i.e. the municipality of Eisenhüttenstadt.
Čeprav Nemčija trdi, da so referenčne cene, ki jih je predložila, povprečje, ki izraža vse stroške, nič ne kaže na to, ali so te pristojbine vsebovale državno pomoč.
Economic advantage
Dvomi Komisije o uporabnosti teh podatkov za primerjalno osnovo niso bili zmanjšani.
As explained in the opening decision [35] the Commission was to assess whether the level at which the waste water treatment charges for Propapier are set provides a (selective) economic advantage to Propapier.
Razlog je predvsem ta, da Komisija meni, da te cene morda kažejo različno stroškovno realnost in lahko vključujejo državno pomoč ali pa tudi ne.
It is established case law that the concept of ‘advantage’ embraces not only positive benefits, such as subsidies, but also measures which, in various forms, reduce the charges which are normally included in the budget of an undertaking and which, therefore, without being subsidies in the strict sense of the word, are similar in character and have the same effect [36].
Predhodna analiza donosnosti
Applied to the present case, the question therefore arises whether the waste water treatment charges for Propapier are lower than what a similar undertaking would have to pay under normal market conditions, in other words, whether the level of charges is in line with the market economy operator principle.
Zaradi neobstoja zanesljivih tržnih meril Komisija meni, da je skladnost transakcije s tržnimi pogoji mogoče ugotoviti na podlagi druge splošno sprejete standardne metode vrednotenja.
This can, in the Commission’s view, be determined in two alternative ways:
Komisija meni, da je pri infrastrukturi, ki je odprta za vse in ni namenjena določenemu uporabniku, preizkus zasebnega vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu/preizkus nosilcev dejavnosti na trgu uspešen, če uporabniki infrastrukture s predhodnega vidika prispevajo k povečanju donosnosti upravljavca [37].
comparing the price paid by Propapier to a benchmark price which can be typically observed in the Member State in question for waste water treatment,
To velja, ko poslovni dogovor med upravljavcem in posameznim uporabnikom upravljavcu omogoča kritje vseh stroškov iz poslovnega dogovora s primerno stopnjo dobička na podlagi dobrih srednjeročnih pričakovanj [38].
an ex ante profitability analysis that shows that a private operator would have charged the same level of prices.
Ta ocena bi poleg tega morala upoštevati vse prihodke in vse pričakovane povečane stroške, ki jih ima upravljavec v zvezi z dejavnostjo določenega uporabnika [39].
Benchmark price
Taki povečani stroški zajemajo vse kategorije izdatkov ali naložb, kot so povečani stroški za osebje, opremo in naložbe, ki so posledica prisotnosti uporabnika [40].
In view of the organisation of the market, as described by Germany (see recitals 112-113), and in view of the fact that operators, even if private, cannot set the prices for their services freely since they are bound by law by the KAG Brandenburg, the Commission is of the view that it is not possible to establish benchmark prices that a private operator would have charged under normal market conditions.
Vendar se stroški, ki bi jih upravljavec imel v vsakem primeru ne glede na dogovor z uporabnikom, ne bi smeli upoštevati.
The Commission further notes that Germany provided data on prices paid by undertakings in the sector where Propapier is active.
Komisija na podlagi teh dejavnikov meni, da je preizkus zasebnega vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu/preizkus nosilcev dejavnosti na trgu uspešen, tj. nižja pristojbina podjetju Propapier ne daje prednosti iz naslednjih razlogov:
Although Germany claims that the benchmark prices it presented are averages which reflect full costs, there is no indication as to whether or not these fees contain State aid.
Zgoraj je ugotovljeno, da je čistilna naprava odpadnih voda odprta vsem in ni namenjena podjetju Propapier.
The Commission’s doubts regarding the usefulness of these data as a basis for comparison have not been alleviated.
Pristojbina, ki jo plačuje podjetje Propapier, vključuje stroške obratovanja, stroške vzdrževanja in popravil, stroške dela in stroške upravljanja dajatve, pripisano amortizacijo in tudi pripisane obresti na 20 % investicijskega kapitala, vloženega v čistilno napravo odpadnih voda; zato pristojbina krije vse povečane stroške, ki jih ima upravljavec čistilne naprave v zvezi z dejavnostjo podjetja Propapier.
This is primarily because the Commission believes these prices may reflect different cost realities and may or may not include State aid.
V zvezi s primerno stopnjo dobička, ki bi jo pristojbine za uporabnika poleg povečanih stroškov še morale kriti, sedanje dajatve krijejo ne le povečane stroške, temveč tudi pripisane obresti na 20 % vloženega kapitala.
Ex ante profitability analysis
Čeprav to ni izrecno opredeljeno kot primerni dobiček za namene zgoraj opredeljenega pristopa, ki temelji na povečanih stroških, upravljavcu zagotavlja dodatni prihodek tako, kot bi ga zagotavljal primerni dobiček.
Given the absence of reliable market benchmarks, the Commission takes the view that the fact that a transaction is in line with market conditions can be established on the basis of another generally accepted, standard assessment methodology.
Glede na to, da pristojbina ne daje prednosti in zato ne pomeni državne pomoči, Komisiji ni bilo treba proučiti vprašanja, ali pristojbine pomenijo obstoječo pomoč (glej uvodne izjave 123 do 137) ali pomoč za poslovanje (glej uvodno izjavo 26), prav tako pa ji ni bilo treba obravnavati vprašanja združljivosti take pomoči za poslovanje z notranjim trgom.
The Commission considers that, for infrastructure which is open to all and not dedicated to a specific user, the market investor/operator test is satisfied if the users of the infrastructure incrementally contribute, from an ex ante viewpoint, to the profitability of the operator [37].
Glede na te ugotovitve lahko Komisija pusti odprto tudi vprašanje, ali bi bila izterjava pristojbin (če bi se izkazalo, da pomenijo pomoč za poslovanje) v nasprotju z načeloma varstva legitimnih pričakovanj in enake obravnave.
This is the case where the operator’s commercial arrangement with the individual user allows the operator to cover all costs stemming from this arrangement with a reasonable profit margin on the basis of sound medium-term prospects [38].
SKLEPNE UGOTOVITVE
This assessment should moreover take into account all revenue and all expected incremental costs incurred by the operator in relation to the activity of the specific user [39].
Komisija je sklenila, da izgradnja čistilne naprave odpadnih voda TAZV, parkirišča in nove ceste ter širjenje in poglabljanje kanala Oder-Spree ne pomenijo namenske infrastrukture.
Such incremental costs encompass all categories of expenses or investments, such as incremental personnel, equipment and investment costs, arising from the presence of the user [40].
Komisija je tudi sklenila, da pristojbine za uporabo čistilne naprave ne vsebujejo državne pomoči.
In contrast, costs which the operator would have to incur anyway, independently of the arrangement with the user, should not be taken into account.
Preizkus zasebnega vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu/preizkus nosilcev dejavnosti na trgu je uspešen, zato podjetju Propapier PM2 GmbH ni bila dana gospodarska prednost ‒
On the basis of these factors, the Commission takes the view that the market investor/operator test is satisfied, i.e. the reduced fee does not confer an advantage on Propapier for the following reasons:
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
it is concluded above that the waste water treatment plant is open to all and is not dedicated to Propapier;
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