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From these documents, it is apparent that initially a number of locations were considered for the investment, but that nearly all (including most importantly, […]) were eliminated from the final comparison based on specific strategic reasons, such as necessity of greenfield investment, distance from site of production of carbon fibre reinforced plastics, language difficulties, lack of know-how protection, too long a distance from the beneficiary’s development centre, production capacity and logistics.
Pri odločanju o proizvodnji modela i8 niti ni bila potrebna izbira med naložbo v Leipzig ali drugo lokacijo (možnost 2), ampak le odločitev, ali bi se model i8 proizvajal ali ne (možnost 1).
By the time the location decision was adopted, the alternatives had been narrowed down to two locations which received serious consideration: Leipzig and Munich.
Dejansko je bila odločitev o naložbi ob upoštevanju majhnega števila avtomobilov, ki so bodo proizvajali, gospodarsko smiselna le, če bi proizvodnja temeljila na proizvodnih objektih, ki so se gradili v Leipzigu.
The decisive documents submitted to the board BMW AG in December 2009 state that — calculated over a […]-year life cycle — the project would have been EUR 17 million less costly in Munich than in Leipzig, without the aid.
Nemčija je v odgovoru na zahtevo po informacijah navedla, da se prvotno načrtovani obseg naložbe ne bo spremenil in da Komisija ni seznanjena z dodatno pomočjo, ki naj bi se zahtevala za morebitne dodatne stroške naložbe, povezane s proizvodnjo modela i8.
Another element which was taken into account by the company while deciding on the location of the investment was the long-term strategic possibility to extend the production capacity in the future.
Komisija meni, da v zvezi z deležem pomoči, ki krije stroške naložbe, ki v priglasitev niso bili vključeni, ni mogoče dokazati nobenega spodbujevalnega učinka ali sorazmernosti.
Leipzig offered the possibility to double the production capacity from [10000-50000] items per year to [50000-90000] items per year, whereas such extension was not considered feasible in Munich.
Komisija zato ne more potrditi sorazmernosti regionalne pomoči za naložbe v višini 45257273 EUR (diskontirana vrednost).
According to the documents submitted by Germany, this strategic factor was not quantified in monetary terms by the company.
Ugotavlja, da delež priglašene pomoči, ki presega 17 milijonov EUR (tj. 28257273 EUR), pomeni sredstva, ki so bila upravičenki dana na voljo in niso namenjena doseganju nobenega od ciljev iz člena 107(3) PDEU.
The documents also show that the availability of State aid in the amount of EUR 50 million was analysed in preparation of the decision on the investment/location.
Poleg tega meni, da bi imela dodelitev tega dodatnega zneska pomoči v višini 28257273 EUR negativne, tj. zelo izkrivljajoče učinke na konkurenco, saj lahko zlasti konkurente odvrne od naložb v podobne proizvode, s čimer bi pripomogla k izrivanju zasebnih naložb na upoštevnem trgu.
The Commission is of the opinion that Germany successfully proved, on the basis of these genuine, contemporary documents, that the availability of State aid triggered the decision to locate the investment into the production of the i3 model in Leipzig rather than in Munich.
Država članica mora v skladu s sporočilom o podrobni oceni pomoči dokazati prispevek naložbenega projekta, ki je prejel pomoč, k razvoju regije, Komisija pa lahko pomoč odobri le, če njeni pozitivni učinki poleg spodbujanja naložbe in sorazmernosti prevladajo nad njenimi negativnimi učinki.
In a scenario 2 situation, paragraph 33 of the IDAC states that the aid measure is ‘considered to be proportionate if it equals the difference between the net costs of the beneficiary company to invest in the assisted region and the net costs to invest in the alternative region(s)’.
Nemčija je po mnenju Komisije uspešno dokazala, da bo pomoč v višini 17 milijonov EUR pozitivno prispevala k regionalnemu razvoju.
As explained above, in the documents dating from December 2009, Germany demonstrated that the cost difference between the two locations (i.e. Leipzig and Munich) amounted to EUR 17 million, as was identified at the time when the investment/location decision was taken and calculated over a […]-year life cycle.
Negativni učinki pomoči na konkurenco
This cost difference was calculated by the company on the basis of product investment costs, structural investment, planning and start-up costs, production costs, costs of supply, fixed costs, ‘inbound/outbound’ costs, such as logistics costs and international tariffs for shipments.
V skladu s točko 40 sporočila o podrobni oceni pomoči v analizi možnosti 2, kadar bi se naložba nadaljevala tudi brez pomoči in je pomoč sorazmerna, pomoč nima nobenega učinka na konkurenco, saj dejavniki, ki so obstajali že prej, kot je velik tržni delež upravičenca, ostanejo enaki.
The Commission therefore considers that Germany proved that aid of EUR 17 million is the minimum amount necessary to change the location decision of the aid beneficiary, and thus proportionate to the regional development objective pursued by the aid.
Negativni učinki pomoči na trgovino
The Commission considers, in this context, that the strategic extension possibility which is not available in Munich should not be taken into account for the proportionality test of the notified aid, since it becomes relevant only in the very long-term, beyond the 7-year life cycle of the investment project at hand.
Regionalna pomoč vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami, saj podjetja spodbuja, naj naložbe izvedejo v nekaterih državah članicah na območjih, ki prejemajo pomoč, namesto na drugih lokacijah v drugih državah članicah.
Germany later argued that the entire initially notified amount of EUR 50 million State aid is proportionate because an additional EUR 29 million in costs must be added to the EUR 17 million identified in December 2009 as the disadvantage of locating the investment in Leipzig.
Vendar naložbeni projekt v Leipzigu ni vplival na odločitev, da se naložba ne izvede v drugi državi članici na območju, ki prejema pomoč, ali enako prikrajšanem območju v Nemčiji.
The additional EUR 29 million costs arose before the end of 2012, i.e. after the location and investment decision were taken and works on the project had started.
Kraj v […] je bil kot druga lokacija zaradi kvalitativnih in strateških premislekov izločen v zgodnji fazi načrtovanja.
Germany justifies this amount by arguing that the proportionality of the aid does not need to be demonstrated on the basis of the same documents which proved the incentive effect.
Pomoč zato ni v nasprotju s kohezijskimi cilji iz PDEU.
According to Germany, the Commission should also take into consideration other cost information, relating to costs incurred in the assisted region after the decision about the investment location had been made.
Poleg tega pa naložba ne vključuje selitve obstoječega obrata v Leipzig, zato točka 54 sporočila o podrobni oceni pomoči ne velja za priglašeno pomoč.
The Commission notes that the documents submitted by Germany in September 2012 and listing the additional are neither genuine nor contemporary to any investment decision, as they were established only in September 2012.
Tehtanje pozitivnih in negativnih učinkov pomoči
The Commission rejects the argument of the German authorities that proportionality should not be decided exclusively on the basis of documents reflecting the situation at the time of the relevant location/investment decision for the following reasons.
Ob ugotovitvi, da pomoč spodbuja izvedbo naložbe v zadevni regiji in da je sorazmerna za doseganje navedenega cilja, če je omejena na znesek 17 milijonov EUR, je treba pretehtati pozitivne in negativne učinke pomoči.
However, the wording of paragraph 35 cannot be interpreted as allowing the incentive effect and proportionality of the aid to be proven on the basis of documents containing wholly different figures regarding the net handicaps and costs linked to locating the investment in the assisted region.
Naložba pomeni pomemben prispevek k regionalnemu razvoju, saj bo prinesla 800 neposrednih delovnih mest.
In particular, it does not allow the use of documents detailing costs that emerged several years after the relevant investment/location decision was taken.
Odločitev o izvedbi naložbe v Leipzigu ne vpliva na regijo z enako ali višjo zgornjo mejo intenzivnosti pomoči, zato ukrep pomoči ni v nasprotju s kohezijskimi cilji.
It is also true that there is no explicit provision in the IDAC specifying the point in time which should be considered for the assessment of proportionality.
Komisija meni, da je privabljanje naložb v revnejšo regijo koristnejše za kohezijo v Uniji kot izvajanje istih naložb v bolj razviti regiji.
Similarly, there is no such explicit provision relating to the precise point in time that must be taken into account for the assessment of incentive effect.
Komisija ob upoštevanju navedenega meni, da pozitivni učinki pomoči v višini 17 milijonov EUR prevladajo nad negativnimi učinki na trgovino med državami članicami ter morebitnimi socialnimi in gospodarskimi učinki na drugi lokaciji, ki je bolj razvita regija z več prednostmi.
However, it is obvious that the relevant figures for determining the incentive effect of the aid over the investment/location decision must be available and relied upon before that decision is made.
Komisija v skladu s točko 68 smernic o regionalni pomoči in ob upoštevanju podrobne ocene, ki se je izvedla na podlagi sporočila o podrobni oceni pomoči, meni, da je Nemčija uspešno dokazala pozitiven prispevek pomoči v višini 17 milijonov EUR k regionalnemu razvoju.
This is why paragraph 26 of the IDAC, which describes the types of documents suitable for proving incentive effect, refers to ‘documents (…) submitted to an investment committee [emphasis added] (…) that elaborate on various investment scenarios (…)’.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je pomoč, omejena na znesek v višini 17 milijonov EUR, potrebna za zagotavljanje spodbujevalnega učinka za naložbe v Leipzigu ter da koristi ukrepa pomoči presegajo posledično izkrivljanje konkurence in učinek na trgovino med državami članicami.
It is exactly this type of documents, which were submitted to the board of the beneficiary and contained the various investment scenarios and the relevant figures for each of them that the Commission examined in this case.
Možnost, da se pomoč dodeli do višine praga za priglasitev iz Uredbe o splošnih skupinskih izjemah
Those documents demonstrate that the disadvantages linked to the location of the investment in Leipzig were estimated at EUR 17 million before the decision to select that location was made.
Komisija se ne strinja s trditvijo Nemčije, v skladu s katero je pristojnost Komisije, da prouči združljivost zadevnega ukrepa pomoči, na podlagi sporočila o podrobni oceni pomoči omejena na delež zahtevanega zneska pomoči, ki presega prag za priglasitev iz člena 6(2) Uredbe o splošnih skupinskih izjemah.
Further, the inherent logic of a scenario 2 analysis is that from an ex ante perspective, i.e. before the decision about the investment location is made, the extra costs that would be incurred by investing at the target location where, in the absence of the aid, the investment would not take place, have to be compensated by State aid.
Komisija mora spomniti na svojo obveznost, da na podlagi podrobnejše ocene, izvedene v skladu s sporočilom o podrobni oceni pomoči, preveri spodbujevalni učinek in sorazmernost ukrepov pomoči, za katere velja navedena podrobna ocena, tj. regionalno pomoč, ki jo je treba priglasiti, dodeljeno velikim naložbenim projektom, ki izpolnjujejo zadevne pogoje iz smernic o regionalni pomoči.
The principle of proportionality, however, also implies that aid in excess of what is necessary to trigger the decision to locate the investment in the assisted area must be considered superfluous, because it constitutes free money to the beneficiary which serves no purpose that would be compatible with the State aid rules.
Kar zadeva možnost, da Nemčija družbi BMW AG dodeli pomoč do višine praga za priglasitev iz člena 6(2) Uredbe o splošnih skupinskih izjemah, ki v tem primeru znaša 22,5 milijona EUR, je treba opozoriti, da je v besedilu opombe k točki 56 sporočila o podrobni oceni pomoči navedeno le, da država članica ohrani navedeno možnost.
Paragraph 33 of the IDAC provides explicitly that for the aid to be proportionate, it must equal the difference between the net costs at the alternative locations.
Iz opombe, na katero se sklicuje Nemčija, ne sledi, da mora Komisija sama odobriti dodelitev regionalne pomoči do zneska, ki je iz priglasitve izvzet na podlagi skupinske izjeme.
Paragraph 41 of the consultation paper, which in any event is not binding on the Commission, rather supports an approach which focuses on avoiding that aid in excess of the necessary amount is granted for an investment project.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je znesek regionalne pomoči za naložbe, ki jo namerava Nemčija izvesti v korist družbe BMW AG, združljiv z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(a) PDEU največ do zneska v višini 17 milijonov EUR.
It clearly states that in cases that fall under the detailed assessment of existing guidelines, it has to be verified whether the aid intensity is too high and the same result could not be obtained with less aid.
Nič ne kaže na to, da velja katera od drugih odstopanj od prepovedi državne pomoči iz člena 107 PDEU ali da so katero od teh odstopanj uveljavljali nemški organi.
If it is proven, like in the current case, that there was only a difference of EUR 17 million between the investment costs in Leipzig and in Munich when the decision to invest in Leipzig was made, (i.e. when the investment was triggered) then aid in excess of that amount is superfluous also under the consultation paper invoked by Germany.
Delež priglašene pomoči v višini 28257273 EUR, ki jo namerava Nemčija dodeliti družbi BMW AG, je zato nezdružljiv z notranjim trgom –
Nor does the Freistaat Sachsen v Commission judgment compel the Commission to take its decision on the basis of documents that the Member State considers to be ‘appropriate’ within the meaning of paragraph 35 of the IDAC but which could not have determined the decision of the aid beneficiary to carry out the investment in a particular location.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
Regarding the additional costs which arose in connection with the extension of the investment that took place after the initial investment decision was taken in December 2009, the Commission would like to express the following concerns regarding the new pieces of information which were submitted by Germany in September 2012, in the context of the formal investigation.
Člen 1
Additional costs relating to the production capability for the i8 model were not within the scope of the investment decided in 2009, as the decision to produce the i8 was made only in early 2011.
Državna pomoč, ki jo Nemčija namerava izvesti v korist naložbe družbe BMW AG v Leipzigu in znaša 45257273 EUR, je združljiva z notranjim trgom le, če je omejena na znesek v višini 17 milijonov EUR (v cenah iz leta 2009); presežni znesek (28257273 EUR) ni združljiv z notranjim trgom.
The relevant decision of the board is a separate decision from the location/investment decision concerning the production of the i3 model.
V skladu s tem se lahko pomoč izvede le do višine 17 milijonov EUR.
Also, the decision to produce the i8 model did not require a choice to invest in Leipzig or in an alternative location (scenario 2), but only a decision whether to produce the i8 model or not (scenario 1).
Člen 2
In fact, in view of the small number of cars to be produced, the investment decision made economic sense only when the production relied on the production facilities being erected in Leipzig.
Nemčija Komisiji v dveh mesecih po dodelitvi pomoči predloži izvod zadevnih aktov, ki se nanašajo na ta ukrep pomoči; v šestih mesecih od plačila zadnjega obroka pomoči na podlagi priglašenega načrta plačil pa podrobno končno poročilo.
Indeed, Germany stated in a response to an information request that the originally planned investment volume will not be affected and the Commission has no knowledge of additional aid having been requested for any additional investment cost relating to the production of the i8 model.
Člen 3
The Commission takes the view that no incentive effect or proportionality can be proven regarding the portion of the aid that covers investment costs which had not been included in the notification.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Zvezno republiko Nemčijo.
The Commission is thus unable to confirm the proportionality of regional investment aid in the amount of EUR 45257273 (in discounted value).
V Bruslju, 9. julija 2014
It concludes that the portion of the notified aid amount in excess of the EUR 17 million, (i.e. EUR 28257273) constitutes resources put at the disposal of the beneficiary which does not serve the achievement of any of the objectives enumerated in Article 107(3) of the Treaty.
Za Komisijo
Moreover, it considers that the grant of this additional aid amount of EUR 28257273 would have negative, i.e. highly distortive effects on competition, as it might, in particular, discourage competitors to invest in similar products, thus contributing to the crowding out of private investment in the relevant market.
Podpredsednik
Under the IDAC, the Member State needs to substantiate the contribution of the aided investment project to the development of the region, and the Commission can only approve the aid if, in addition to providing incentive for the investment and being proportional, its positive effects outweigh its negative effects.
UL C 363, 13.12.2011, str. 20.
The Commission considers that Germany has successfully demonstrated that aid in the amount of EUR 17 million will have a positive contribution to regional development.
UL C 54, 4.3.2006, str. 13.
Negative effects of the aid on competition
Komisija je med formalno preiskavo izvedela, da je upravičenka do pomoči v istem obdobju in v istem kraju izvajala še en zelo velik naložbeni projekt.
According to paragraph 40 of the IDAC, in a scenario 2 analysis, where the investment would have gone ahead even without the aid, and the aid is proportionate, the aid has no effect on competition, as the pre-existing factors, such as the high market share of the beneficiary, remain the same.
Zato je Nemčija za ta drugi projekt predhodno priglasila (SA.
The Commission was able to confirm the incentive effect of the aid and the proportionality of the aid in the amount of EUR 17 million.
37291 (13/PN)) pomoč, ki jo je treba priglasiti posamično, vendar ta priglasitev še ni bila uradno predložena Komisiji.
If the aid is limited to this amount, it has no negative effects on competition.
Če bo pomoč za ta drugi projekt priglašena, bo Komisija v okviru preiskave navedene priglasitve ugotovila, ali projekt električnih avtomobilov, ki je predmet te formalne preiskave, in drugi naložbeni projekt pomenita enotni naložbeni projekt v smislu točke 60 smernic o regionalni pomoči.
Negative effects of the aid on trade
Glej sprotno opombo 1.
Regional aid has an effect on trade between Member States, since it encourages undertakings to locate investment in assisted areas of certain Member States rather than in alternative locations in other Member States.
Dodatni naložbeni element se je nanašal na proizvodnjo plastičnih odbijačev za avtomobile z motorjem z notranjim zgorevanjem iz nižjega kompaktnega razreda (GBP platforma, tj. modela BMW serije 1 in BMW X1).
However, the investment project in Leipzig did not distract investment from another assisted area in a different Member State, nor from an equally disadvantaged area within Germany.
Službe Komisije so z dopisom z dne 3. februarja 2012 in elektronsko pošto z istim datumom zaprosile za dodatne informacije o tej spremembi, ki jih je Nemčija predložila z dopisoma z dne 25. januarja in 24. februarja 2012.
The site in […] was excluded as an alternative location due to qualitative and strategic considerations at an earlier planning stage.
Nemški organi so 17. decembra 2013 pojasnili, da ta naložba skupaj s prvotno priglašenim projektom (za proizvodnjo modelov i3 in i8) ne predstavlja enotnega naložbenega projekta, ampak je del drugega projekta (glej sprotno opombo 3), za katerega je bila pomoč predhodno priglašena (SA.
Therefore, the aid does not run counter to the cohesion objectives enshrined in the Treaty.
37291 (13/PN)).
Besides, since the investment does not involve the relocation of an existing plant into Leipzig, paragraph 54 of the IDAC does not apply to the notified aid.
Nemčija je zato pomoč za projekt plastičnih odbijačev umaknila s področja uporabe te priglasitve.
Balancing of positive and negative effects of the aid
Komisija je Nemčijo za dodatne informacije zaprosila z dopisom z dne 23. januarja 2014.
Having established that the aid provides an incentive for carrying out the investment in the region concerned and is proportionate to pursue that objective if limited to the amount of EUR 17 million, it is necessary to balance the positive effects of the aid with its negative effects.
Nemčija je na to zahtevo odgovorila z dopisom z dne 11. februarja 2014.
The assessment confirmed that the aid measure amounting to EUR 17 million has attracted an investment project to a disadvantaged region which is eligible for regional aid pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Naložba v odbijače ne bo vplivala na upravičene stroške ali pomoč za projekt modelov i3/i8, saj bo pomoč, ki bo dodeljena za to naložbo, ocenjena v drugem okviru.
The investment offers an important contribution to regional development by creating 800 direct jobs.
Odločba Komisije z dne 8. novembra 2006 v zadevi o državni pomoči N 459/06 – Program regionalne pomoči za Nemčijo za obdobje 2007–2013 (UL C 295, 5.12.2006, str. 6).
Since the decision to locate the investment in Leipzig does not affect a region with the same or a higher aid intensity ceiling, the aid measure does not run counter to cohesion objectives.
Veljavno na datum prvotne priglasitve, tj. 30. novembra 2010.
The Commission considers that attracting an investment to a poorer region is more beneficial for cohesion within the Union than if the same investment would have been carried out in a more developed region.
X 167/2008 – Nemčija – Investitionszulagengesetz (IZ) 2010 (UL C 280, 20.11.2009, str. 7).
In view of the above, the Commission finds that the positive effects of the aid in the amount of EUR 17 million outweigh the negative effects on trade between Member States and any negative social and economic effects in the alternative location, which is a more developed and advantaged region.
Poslovna skrivnost.
In accordance with paragraph 68 of the RAG, and in light of the in-depth assessment conducted on the basis of the IDAC, the Commission considers that Germany successfully demonstrated the positive contribution of the aid in the amount of EUR 17 million to regional development.
„Električna vozila nimajo dvojnega pogonskega sistema, tj. mehanskega in električnega.
The Commission concludes that the aid limited to the amount of EUR 17 million is necessary to provide an incentive effect for the investment in Leipzig and that the benefits of the aid measure outweigh the resulting distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States.
V celoti jih poganja električni motor, ki ga napaja električna energija, shranjena v akumulatorjih.“ (Vir: Deutsche Bank: Electric Cars: Plugged In Batteries must be included, 9. junij 2008, str. 10).
Possibility to grant aid up to the notification threshold laid down in the GBER
Hibridna vozila z možnostjo polnjenja prek vtičnice imajo konvencionalni motor z notranjim izgorevanjem in električni motor.