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Similarly, Germany explained that, for the purpose of calculating electricity costs, average retail electricity prices were not available for all undertakings, at least not for higher consumption bands; instead, the calculation of electricity costs would be based on the actual electricity costs incurred in the years 2011 and 2012, as those figures were the ones submitted by the undertakings in their applications for the reductions in 2013 and 2014.
Tudi če bi se za dodatno dajatev štelo, da financira električno energijo iz obnovljivih virov, bi še vedno obstajala razlika med električno energijo, za katero velja dodatna dajatev, in električno energijo, ki jo dodatna dajatev spodbuja.
On the basis of Germany's explanations, the Commission concluded in its decision in case SA.38632 (2014/N) that the transitional rules in the EEG-Act 2014 allowing the use of GVA data at factor costs based on the last business year or the last two business years, as well as the use of real electricity costs of the last business year, were in line with the 2014 Guidelines, and in particular with point 195 (recitals 311 to 314 of that Decision).
Če mehanizem sodelovanja ni vzpostavljen, se uvožena električna energija iz obnovljivih virov ne šteje k cilju.
This was because that data, that is to say the GVA at factor costs based on the last year and the real electricity costs of the last year, would be applied only on a transitional basis until the data required by Annex 4 to the 2014 Guidelines had been gathered.
Z vidika odjemalcev se taka električna energija torej ne more šteti za podobno domači električni energiji iz obnovljivih virov.
This reasoning applies a fortiori to the assessment of the EEG-surcharge reductions that occurred in the years 2013 and 2014, and on the basis of this reasoning, it can also be accepted that GVA data at market prices is used for the purposes of assessing compatibility of State aid granted under the BesAR in 2013 and 2014 in the form of reductions in the funding of support for electricity from renewable sources according to Section 3.7.2 of the 2014 Guidelines.
Glede pravic, povezanih z zeleno električno energijo (člen 39 zakona EEG iz leta 2012), Nemčija trdi, da se ne morejo šteti za diskriminatorne, saj dejansko izvajajo Direktivo 2009/28/ES.
The Commission concludes that the EEG-Act 2012 only partially meets the eligibility rules laid down in points 185 and 186 of the 2014 Guidelines.
Direktiva 2009/28/ES določa nacionalni cilj glede deleža energije iz obnovljivih virov in državam članicam omogoča, da vzpostavijo programe podpore in ukrepe sodelovanja (člen 3(3)).
Beneficiaries for which those criteria are not met should therefore be subject to recovery, the details of which are examined in Section 7.3.5 concerning Germany's adjustment plan.
V skladu s členom 5(3) Direktive se v cilj šteje električna energija iz obnovljivih virov, ki se proizvede doma.
Proportionality
Električna energija iz obnovljivih virov, proizvedena v drugih državah članicah, se načeloma šteje v cilj, če je vključena v dogovor o sodelovanju med zadevnima državama članicama.
Point 188 of the 2014 Guidelines provides that aid is considered to be proportionate if the aid beneficiaries pay at least 15 % of the additional costs without reduction.
Sklenitev takega dogovora ni obvezna, ampak je diskrecijska pravica držav članic.
Member States can however further limit the amount of the costs resulting from financing aid to renewable energy to be paid at undertaking level to 4 % of the gross value added of the undertaking concerned.
Po mnenju Nemčije je iz navedenih določb Direktive razvidno, da Nemčija lahko podpira le domačo proizvodnjo električne energije iz obnovljivih virov.
For undertakings having an electro-intensity of at least 20 %, Member States can limit the overall amount to be paid to 0,5 % of the gross value added of the undertaking concerned.
Iz navedenih določb je razvidno tudi, da Nemčiji ni treba odobriti dostopa do svojega programa podpore proizvajalcem električne energije iz obnovljivih virov iz drugih držav članic ali takim proizvajalcem dovoliti, da imajo koristi od pravic, povezanih z zeleno električno energijo.
Finally, when Member States decide to adopt the limitations of respectively 4 % and 0,5 % of gross value added, those limitations must apply to all eligible undertakings (points 189 and 190 of the 2014 Guidelines).
Poleg tega Nemčija trdi, da bi, če bi bile pravice, povezane z zeleno električno energijo, na voljo proizvajalcem s sedežem v drugih državah članicah, obstajalo tveganje, da bi taki proizvajalci prejeli previsoko nadomestilo in bi zato lahko začeli prosto izbirati med različnimi nacionalnimi sistemi podpore.
Germany has indicated that in some cases, the capped EEG-surcharge paid by the beneficiaries in the years 2013 and 2014 was not proportionate on the basis of the criteria in the 2014 Guidelines [101].
To bi ogrozilo tudi mehanizem financiranja iz zakona EEG iz leta 2012, saj bi vedno več tujih proizvajalcev želelo izkoristiti pravice, povezane z zeleno električno energijo, količina električne energije, na katero je bila uvedena dodatna dajatev EEG, pa bi se stalno zmanjševala, kar bi spodkopalo osnovo financiranja.
Germany has therefore submitted an adjustment plan (see Annex II) which is examined in Section 7.3.5.
V praksi bi bilo to v nasprotju s cilji Direktive 2009/28/ES, ki dovoljuje vzpostavitev nacionalnih sistemov podpore za namene povečanja proizvodnje energije iz obnovljivih virov.
The Commission concludes that the capped EEG-surcharges only partially fulfil the proportionality criteria in points 188 and 189 of the 2014 Guidelines.
Po mnenju Nemčije to razlago potrjuje nedavna sodba v zadevi Ålands Vindkraft [106].
Beneficiaries for which those criteria are not met should therefore be subject to recovery, the details of which are examined in Section 7.3.5 concerning Germany's adjustment plan.
V navedeni zadevi je glede nacionalnega sistema, ki določa dodelitev certifikatov, s katerimi se lahko trguje, proizvajalcem zelene električne energije ob upoštevanju zgolj zelene električne energije, ki se proizvede na območju zadevne države članice, Sodišče menilo, da gre za ukrep z enakim učinkom, kot ga imajo količinske omejitve pri uvozu, ki načeloma ni v skladu z obveznostmi iz člena 34 Pogodbe.
According to points 193 et seq. of the 2014 Guidelines, Member States are to apply the eligibility and proportionality criteria set out in Section 3.7.2 of the 2014 Guidelines and described above in Sections 7.3.3 and 7.3.4 of this Decision at the latest by 1 January 2019.
Vendar je mogoče sistem upravičiti z nujnimi zahtevami, povezanimi z varstvom okolja [107].
Aid granted in respect of a period before that date will be considered compatible if it satisfies the same criteria.
Po mnenju Nemčije dodatna dajatev EEG ne pomeni dajatve v smislu člena 30 ali člena 110 Pogodbe.
In addition, the Commission considers that all aid granted to reduce the burden related to funding support for electricity from renewable sources in respect of the years preceding 2019 can be declared compatible with the internal market to the extent that it complies with an adjustment plan.
Gre namreč le za zahtevek za povračilo, ki ga sistemski operaterji prenosnih omrežij uveljavljajo zoper dobavitelje električne energije, saj se za sistemske operaterje prenosnih omrežij šteje, da izvajajo storitve namesto dobaviteljev.
That adjustment plan must entail progressive adjustment to the aid levels resulting from the application of the eligibility and proportionality criteria set out in Section 3.7.2 of the 2014 Guidelines and described in Sections 7.3.3 and 7.3.4.
Nemčija navaja sodno prakso Sodišča, v skladu s katero „dajatev, ki se uvede na blago, ker to prečka mejo, morda ne bo opredeljena za dajatev z enakim učinkom, kot to prepoveduje Pogodba, če se nanaša na splošni sistem notranjih dajatev, ki se sistematično, v skladu z enakimi merili, naložijo nacionalnim proizvodom in izvoženim oziroma uvoženim proizvodom, če pomeni plačilo za določeno storitev, ki je bila dejansko in posamično opravljena za trgovca v znesku, ki je sorazmeren z navedeno storitvijo, ali, v posebnih okoliščinah, ko se obračuna zaradi nadzora, ki se opravi zaradi izpolnjevanja obveznosti, naloženih z Ureditvijo Skupnosti“ [108].
To the extent that aid was granted in respect of a period before the date of application of those Guidelines, the plan must also provide for a progressive application of the criteria for that period.
Nemčija meni, da je drugo in tretje alternativno merilo iz sodbe Sodišča izpolnjeno.
Where, as specified in recital 200, aid was granted before the date of application of the 2014 Guidelines to undertakings that are not eligible according to the criteria described in Section 7.3.3 of this Decision, such aid can be declared compatible provided that the adjustment plan foresees a minimum own contribution of 20 % of the additional costs of the surcharge without reduction, to be established progressively and at the latest by 1 January 2019 (point 197 of the 2014 Guidelines).
Prvič, Nemčija trdi, da dodatna dajatev EEG pomeni ustrezno plačilo za opravljeno določeno storitev, tj. dejstvo, da se sistemski operaterji prenosnih omrežij odrečejo obnovljivi kakovosti prenesene električne energije iz obnovljivih virov, ki jo pridobijo dobavitelji električne energije, kot je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 144 [109].
Germany has submitted an adjustment plan (Annex II), described in recitals 27 et seq., which provides for a progressive increase in the EEG-surcharge for all beneficiaries subject to recovery.
Po mnenju Nemčije dobavitelji električne energije ob plačilu dodatne dajatve EEG sistemskim operaterjem prenosnih omrežij dobijo nekaj v zameno, tj. dejstvo, da je delež električne energije iz obnovljivih virov.
The starting point is the EEG-surcharge that was actually paid in 2013; it is obtained by multiplying the beneficiary's reduced EEG-surcharge in 2013 by the beneficiary's actual electricity consumption in that same year (the ‘basic surcharge’).
Nemčija zato trdi, da nasprotno kot v zadevi Essent [110], v kateri v zameno za plačilo ni bila opravljena nobena storitev, dodatna dajatev EEG ustreza opravljeni storitvi.
According to the adjustment plan, the surcharges for 2013 and 2014 will be readjusted so as not to exceed 125 % and 150 % of the basic surcharge.
Drugič, dodatna dajatev EEG naj bi bila uvedena zaradi izpolnjevanja obveznosti, ki jih nalaga pravo Unije, tj. Direktiva 2009/28/ES.
As of 2015, the upward adjustment will be potentially bigger, as the cap is then brought to 200 % of the basic surcharge.
Komisija se ne more strinjati z utemeljitvijo, ki jo je predložila Nemčija.
In subsequent years up to 2018, the surcharge for year x will be similarly capped at 200 % of the surcharge of the year x – 2.
Sicer drži, da dodatna dajatev EEG financira vzpostavitev naprav za energijo iz obnovljivih virov, vendar podpira proizvodnjo električne energije, ustvarjene v navedenih napravah.
Concerning the years under examination in this Decision, that is to say, the years 2013 and 2014, the adjustment plan provides for a progressive increase in the EEG-surcharge for all beneficiaries for which the eligibility and proportionality criteria of the 2014 Guidelines were not met.
To dokazuje dejstvo, da se dodatna dajatev EEG obračuna po kilovatni uri porabljene električne energije.
The increase is set to continue after 2014, so that it can be assumed that the levels required by the 2014 Guidelines will be met by 1 January 2019, both for undertakings which are in principle eligible, but did not pay a high enough surcharge, and for undertakings which are not eligible and therefore need to meet the minimum own contribution of 20 % of the additional costs of the surcharge set out in point 197 of the 2014 Guidelines.
Drugič, samo dejstvo, da se uvožena električna energija EEG ne šteje v cilj iz Direktive 2009/28/ES, ne more spremeniti podobnosti med električno energijo EEG, ki je bila proizvedena doma, in uvoženo električno energijo EEG.
In addition, the Commission notes that the adjustment plan takes all relevant economic factors linked to the renewable policy into account and that Germany notified it within the deadline set out in point 200 of the 2014 Guidelines.
V skladu s sodno prakso Sodišča se podobnost ne oceni „na podlagi merila strogo enake narave proizvodov, ampak merila glede njihove podobne in primerljive uporabe“ [111].
As far as the years 2013 and 2014 are concerned, the adjustment plan is therefore in line with the requirements in Section 3.7.3 of the 2014 Guidelines.
Vprašanje podobnosti je treba ločiti od različne obravnave: različna obravnava je prisotna le v zvezi z uvoženo električno energijo, ki bi bila na podlagi zakona EEG iz leta 2012 upravičena do podpore, če bi bila proizvedena v Nemčiji.
According to point 194 of the 2014 Guidelines, the reductions as modified by the adjustment plan can therefore be considered to be compatible with the internal market.
V zvezi s tem vprašanje, ali se uvožena električna energija iz obnovljivih virov šteje v cilj iz Direktive 2009/28/ES, ni pomembno.
Conclusion on compatibility
Poleg tega se Komisija ne strinja s trditvijo Nemčije, da dodatna dajatev EEG ne pomeni dajatve v smislu členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe.
The reduced EEG-surcharges for energy-intensive undertakings in 2013 and 2014 are compatible with the internal market only in so far as the following conditions are fulfilled:
Prvič, kot je Sodišče menilo v zadevi Essent, za namene uporabe členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe ni pomembno, da dajatve ne obračunava neposredno država, ampak sistemski operaterji prenosnih omrežij [112].
the reduction in the surcharge is granted only in respect of costs resulting from support for energy from renewable sources;
Drugič, očitno ni nobene storitve ali sredstva, za katero bi dodatna dajatev EEG, ki jo plačajo dobavitelji električne energije, pomenila ustrezno plačilo.
the beneficiaries meet the eligibility criteria laid down in points 185, 186 and 187 of the 2014 Guidelines, as examined in Section 7.3.3 of this Decision; and
Obnovljiva kakovost sama po sebi dobaviteljem električne energije ne koristi, saj se prenaša ločeno od dejanske električne energije EEG.
the reduction in the EEG-surcharge is proportionate according to the criteria set out in points 188 and 189 of the 2014 Guidelines, as examined in Section 7.3.4 of this Decision.
Plačila dobaviteljev tudi niso sorazmerna z opravljeno storitvijo, saj se njihova plačila razlikujejo glede na število neprivilegiranih odjemalcev, ki jih imajo, domnevne opravljene storitve, tj. da ima električna energija obnovljivo kakovost, pa ni mogoče ločiti in je enaka za vse.
For beneficiaries for which one or more of the conditions described in recital 215 are not met, the Commission exceptionally considers that State aid granted on the basis of the BesAR in 2013 and 2014 can be declared compatible with the internal market, to the extent that it is ensured that beneficiaries pay at least 125 % of the basic surcharge defined in recital 212 for the year 2013 and 150 % of the basic surcharge for the year 2014.
Tretjič, dodatna dajatev EEG ni uvedena zaradi inšpekcijskih pregledov, neposredno pa tudi ne zaradi obveznosti na podlagi prava Unije.
In order to ensure that result, recovery should take place as follows:
Nemčija mora v skladu z Direktivo 2009/28/ES uvesti ukrepe, da se zagotovi stalno povečevanje deleža energije iz obnovljivih virov (člen 3(2) Direktive); izvajanje je diskrecijska pravica Nemčije tako glede posebnih ukrepov (člen 3(3) Direktive) kot načina njihovega financiranja.
for the reduction granted in respect of 2013, recovery should correspond to the difference between the surcharge that should have been paid if all conditions in recital 215 had been met and the EEG-surcharge that was actually paid in 2013; however, the total EEG-surcharge, including the amount recovered, of the undertaking subject to recovery must not exceed 125 % of the EEG-surcharge that was actually paid in 2013;
Kot je Komisija menila v sklepu o začetku postopka, člena 30 in 110 prepovedujeta le financiranje programa podpore za nacionalno proizvodnjo z diskriminatorno dajatvijo, uvedeno na uvožene proizvode.
for the reduction granted in respect of 2014, recovery should correspond to the difference between the surcharge that should have been paid if all criteria in recital 215 had been met and the EEG-surcharge that was actually paid in 2014; however, the total EEG-surcharge, including the amount recovered, of the undertaking subject to recovery must not exceed 150 % of the EEG-surcharge that was actually paid in 2013.
Ne določata, da mora država članica ugodnost iz programa podpore razširiti na uvožene proizvode.
Compliance with other Treaty provisions
Ta sklep tako kot drugi sklepi o nacionalnih programih podpore za energijo iz obnovljivih virov [113] ne postavlja pod vprašaj dejstva, da je podpora na podlagi zakona EEG iz leta 2012 omejena na nacionalno proizvodnjo.
In accordance with point 29 of the 2014 Guidelines, as the EEG-surcharge has the aim of financing support for EEG electricity, the Commission has examined its compliance with Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty.
Vendar države članice pri pripravi svojih programov podpore ne smejo uvesti diskriminatornih dajatev v smislu členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe.
According to the case-law, a charge which is imposed on domestic and imported products according to the same criteria may nevertheless be prohibited by the Treaty if the revenue from such a charge is intended to support activities which specifically benefit the taxed domestic products.
Sodba v zadevi Ålands Vindkraft ne vpliva na oceno glede členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe.
If the advantages which those products enjoy wholly offset the burden imposed on them, the effects of that charge are apparent only with regard to imported products and that charge constitutes a charge having equivalent effect, contrary to Article 30 of the Treaty.
Prvič, edino vprašanje v navedeni zadevi je bilo, ali bi moral biti program podpore za proizvajalce obnovljive energije dostopen proizvajalcem s sedežem v drugih državah članicah (Sodišče tega ni potrdilo).
If, on the other hand, those advantages only partly offset the burden borne by domestic products, the charge in question constitutes discriminatory taxation for the purposes of Article 110 of the Treaty, and the proportion used to offset the burden borne by the domestic products will be contrary to that provision [102].
Sodba se ni nanašala na vprašanje, ali bi se lahko poleg tega takšen nacionalni program podpore financiral prek diskriminatorne dajatve, uvedene tudi za gospodarske subjekte s sedežem v drugih državah članicah.
The Commission has considered, in its long-standing decision practice [103] and in line with the case-law of the Court [104], that the financing of national support schemes for RES by means of a parafiscal levy on electricity consumption may discriminate against imported RES.
Drugič, Sodišče je na zahtevo švedskega sodišča zagotovilo razlago člena 34 o količinskih omejitvah pri prostem pretoku blaga; navedba za predhodno odločanje se ni nanašala na člena 30 in 110 o diskriminatornih dajatvah in davkih, o čemer se zato Sodišče ni izreklo.
Indeed, if domestic electricity production is supported by aid that is financed through a charge on all electricity consumption (including consumption of imported electricity), then the method of financing, which imposes a burden on imported electricity not benefiting from that financing, risks having a discriminatory effect on imported electricity from renewable energy sources and thereby infringes Articles 30 and/or 110 of the Treaty [105].
Tretjič, Sodišče je ugotovilo, da je Švedska vložniku zahtevka zavrnila dostop do svojega sistema certifikatov, ki je ukrep z enakim učinkom kot količinska omejitev, ta zavrnitev pa je bila upravičena na podlagi okoljske politike in sorazmerna pri doseganju navedenega cilja okoljske politike [114].
In addition, in its Opening Decision, the Commission observed that the EEG-Act 2012 may prima facie have a discriminatory effect in that § 39 EEG-Act 2012 provides for the rate of the EEG surcharge to be reduced in the case of so-called direct marketing.
Vendar diskriminatorni ukrepi, ki kršijo člena 30 in 110, niso upravičeni, niti iz okoljskih razlogov: Komisija ne pozna nobenega primera, v katerem se bi lahko varstvo okolja (ali katera druga nujna zahteva v splošnem interesu) podprlo z uvedbo denarne obveznosti, zaradi katere bi morali gospodarski subjekti v drugih državah članicah plačati več od svojih domačih konkurentov.
The reduced rate applies only when the supplier has purchased 50 % of his electricity portfolio from national EEG electricity producers and seems therefore to constitute a discriminatory charge within the meaning of Article 110 of the Treaty.
Vendar je Nemčija, ki je vztrajala pri mnenju, da dodatna dajatev EEG ne krši členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe, predložila zavezo, da bo vlagala v povezovalne daljnovode ali podobne evropske energetske projekte (glej opis v uvodni izjavi 19).
The Commission also considered that where the surcharge was raised on imports that would not have benefited from support under the EEG-Act 2012 if they had been produced in Germany (for instance electricity produced from facilities that have been in operation for more than 20 years), the surcharge would comply with Articles 30 and 110 on the grounds that, in this particular case, there is no difference in treatment between the national production and the imports.
Navedene naložbe bi bile enakovredne ocenjenemu znesku domnevne diskriminacije.
Germany disputes that the EEG-Act 2012 could result in discrimination within the meaning of Articles 30 and 110 of the Treaty, for the following reasons: first, it claims that there is no similarity between the imported products on which the EEG-surcharge is imposed and the domestic products financed by it.
Kršitve členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe se običajno odpravijo s povračilom zaračunanih dajatev.
This is because the EEG-surcharge finances RES installations, whereas it is imposed on the consumption of RES electricity.
Vendar je Komisija priznala, da je ponovna naložba dela prihodkov od davkom podobne dajatve, pobranih od uvoza, v projekte in infrastrukturo, ki koristijo zlasti uvozu, ustrezen način za odpravo pretekle morebitne diskriminacije na podlagi členov 30 in 110 Pogodbe [115].
Even if the surcharge was to be considered to finance RES electricity, there would still be a difference between the electricity on which the surcharge is imposed and the electricity that the surcharge promotes.
Da bi se določil delež preteklega prihodka od dodatne dajatve EEG, ki ga je treba dodeliti takim naložbam, je treba najprej oceniti uvoz električne energije EEG, upravičene do podpore, v Nemčijo.
The reason is that Germany's RES target, set by Article 3(3) and part A of Annex I to Directive 2009/28/EC, can only be fulfilled by RES electricity that has either been domestically produced or imported on the basis of a cooperation mechanism with the Member State where the electricity has been produced (Article 5(3) of that Directive).
Nato je treba oceniti, v kolikšnem obsegu je bila uvožena zelena električna energija diskriminirana.
Therefore, in the absence of a cooperation mechanism, any imported RES electricity does not count towards the target.
Diskriminacija je prisotna zaradi dejstva, da k dodatni dajatvi EEG prispevata domača proizvodnja električne energije EEG in uvoz EEG, vendar ima od nje korist le domača proizvodnja električne energije EEG (v okviru omejitev pogojev za upravičenost).
From the perspective of the consumers, such electricity cannot therefore be considered to be similar to domestic RES electricity.
Diskriminacijo kot tako je mogoče izmeriti s stopnjo dodatne dajatve EEG, ki se je zaračunala ob uvozu električne energije EEG.