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By applying the scaling down mechanism laid down in paragraph 67 of the RAG 2007-13, the eligible expenditure incurred leads to a maximum allowable aid intensity of 6,13 % GGE for the project.
Glede na navedeno in ker Komisija med formalno preiskavo ni prejela dodatnih informacij, na podlagi katerih bi morala spremeniti sklepne ugotovitve iz sklepa o začetku postopka, Komisija ne spreminja svoje presoje glede opredelitev proizvoda in geografskega trga.
Since the intensity of the proposed aid (EUR 36,15 million in present value, 6,03 % aid intensity) does not exceed the maximum allowed aid intensity, and the notified aid is not to be combined with further regional investment aid, the proposed aid intensity for the project complies with the RAG 2007-13.
SKLEPNE UGOTOVITVE GLEDE TESTA TRŽNEGA DELEŽA (ODSTAVEK 68(A) SMERNIC 2007–2013)
In view of these considerations, and since no information was submitted that would affect the conclusions of the Commission in the opening decision on the respect of the standard compatibility criteria referred to in recital 85, the Commission considers that the standard compatibility criteria of the RAG 2007-13 are met.
Komisija je izvedla test iz točke 68(a) smernic 2007–2013 za vse verjetne proizvode in geografske trge ter preverila, ali tržni delež upravičenke pred naložbo in po njen presega 25 %.
APPLICATION OF THE TESTS LAID DOWN IN THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 68 OF THE RAG 2007-13
Ker ni bilo mogoče določiti enega zadevnega proizvoda in geografskega trga, je bilo treba upoštevati rezultate vseh verjetnih trgov.
The Commission has to carry out an in depth assessment as part of the formal investigation unless it can establish without doubt within that procedure that the thresholds for in-depth assessment laid down in the paragraph 68(a) and (b) tests are not exceeded.
SKLEPNA UGOTOVITEV GLEDE PROIZVODNE ZMOGLJIVOSTI V OKVIRU TESTA SLABO DELUJOČEGA TRGA (ODSTAVEK 68(B) SMERNIC 2007–2013)
To carry out the relevant tests, the Commission has first to establish appropriate product and geographic market definitions.
Ker je treba že na podlagi rezultata testa iz odstavka 68(a) izvesti še podrobno presojo pomoči, ni treba opraviti testa iz odstavka 68(b).
In recital 45 of its opening decision the Commission considered that for the purposes of paragraph 68 of the RAG 2007-13, the products concerned by the investment project are passenger cars belonging to the market segments A0, A, and B according to the segmentation by POLK.
SKLEPNA UGOTOVITEV
The Commission left the precise definition of the relevant product market open and considered all plausible alternative market definitions, including in particular the narrowest segmentation for which data is available.
Glede na navedeno je Komisija ugotovila, da je zadevni prag iz preizkusa iz odstavka 68(a) presežen.
The practice of using the narrowest market definition based on individual segments in the car industry is well grounded in comparable decisions, including final decisions [25].
Zato je sklenila, da bo po začetku postopka iz člena 108(2) PDEU podrobno preverila, ali je pomoč potrebna za zagotavljanje spodbujevalnega učinka za naložbe in ali koristi ukrepa pomoči presegajo izhajajoče izkrivljanje konkurence in učinek na trgovino med državami članicami.
This case practice is based on the view that competitors in all market segments, including the smallest possible segment, deserve protection from players with market dominance.
Podrobna presoja se opravi na podlagi sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno.
It is also grounded in competition relevant economic considerations.
Cilj pomoči
More specifically, this approach is based on the theory that demand side substitutability between two products exists if they are considered to be substitutes by consumers in view of their characteristics, price and intended use.
V točki 12 sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno je določeno, da mora država članica dokazati prispevek naložbenega projekta k razvoju zadevne regije.
Through its practice of examining market shares also in the smallest possible car market segment for which information is available, the Commission follows exactly this logic: i.e. it considers that substitutability in view of price, characteristics and intended use is the strongest between products belonging to the same segment.
Komisija upošteva pozitivne regionalne učinke naložbe, kot jih je predstavila Portugalska (glej uvodne izjave od 45 do 49 zgoraj), in meni, da zlasti neposredni in posredni učinki novih delovnih mest, vključitev dodatnih dobaviteljev v regijo, prenos znanja v regijo in izboljšanje regionalnega nabora znanj in spretnosti pomenijo pomemben prispevek k razvoju regije ter izpolnitvi kohezijskega cilja EU.
In this sense, the application of the narrowest possible market segment as one plausible market reflects the logic of point 28 of the Horizontal Merger Guidelines which states that ‘Products may be differentiated within a relevant market such that some products are closer substitutes than others.
Ustreznost instrumenta pomoči
The higher the degree of substitutability between the merging firms’ products, the more likely it is that the merging firms will raise prices significantly. […] The merging firms' incentive to raise prices is more likely to be constrained when rival firms produce close substitutes to the products of the merging firms than when they offer less close substitutes'.
V točkah 17 in 18 sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno je poudarjeno, da je državna pomoč v obliki pomoči za začetno naložbo le eno izmed sredstev za odpravljanje nedelovanja trga in spodbujanje gospodarskega razvoja v prikrajšanih regijah.
This is also why conventional cars are traditionally divided into segments, and why the automotive industry assigns models to the various well known segments.
Pomoč je ustrezen instrument, če v primerjavi z drugimi ukrepi politike zagotavlja posebne prednosti.
Since Autoeuropa will produce cars belonging to A0 and […] segments according to POLK, and could also produce cars belonging to the B segment according to POLK, the Commission considered that these individual segments and for SUVs also the SUV-B segment according to Global Insight, as well as the combined segment (A0 to B) according to POLK should all be considered as relevant plausible markets for this case.
Portugalska je ustreznost instrumenta pomoči utemeljila (glej uvodni izjavi 51 in 52 zgoraj) z gospodarskim položajem v regiji Península de Setúbal, saj je regija v primerjavi z državnim povprečjem prikrajšana, v obdobju 2011–2013 je bil regionalni BDP na prebivalca približno 75 % portugalskega povprečja.
The Commission considered that the relevant geographic market for the products concerned is at least EEA-wide.
Glede na družbenogospodarski položaj regije Península de Setúbal, ki ga potrjuje njen status regije, upravičene do regionalne pomoči v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) PDEU z zgornjo mejo intenzivnosti pomoči v višini 15 %, in glede na prejšnjo prakso (npr. odločba v zadevi Dell Poljska [27] in Sklep v zadevi Porsche [28] Komisija potrjuje, da je dodelitev državne pomoči ustrezen instrument za izpolnitev cilja regionalnega razvoja v zadevni regiji.
The Portuguese authorities and Autoeuropa accepted that the Commission applies this geographic market definition for the purposes of this notification [26].
Spodbujevalni učinek/hipotetični scenarij
In light of the above, and as during the formal investigation the Commission did not receive any additional information showing that it should modify its conclusions from the opening decision, the Commission maintains its assessment as regards the product and geographic market definitions.
Sporočilo o merilih za podrobno oceno glede poglavitnega spodbujevalnega učinka določa, da mora Komisija podrobno preveriti, ali je pomoč potrebna za spremembo ravnanja upravičenca, da izvede (dodatne) naložbe v zadevni regiji, ki prejema pomoč.
CONCLUSION ON THE MARKET SHARE TEST (PARAGRAPH 68(A) OF THE RAG 2007-13)
V točki 22 sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno je navedeno, da se lahko spodbujevalni učinek dokazuje v okviru dveh možnosti: brez pomoči ne bi bilo izvedene nobene naložbe, ker naložba brez pomoči za podjetje na nobeni lokaciji ne bi bila donosna (možnost 1); brez pomoči bi bila naložba izvedena na drugi lokaciji (možnost 2).
The Commission has carried out the test laid down in point 68(a) of the RAG 2007-13 in all plausible product and geographic markets to verify whether the beneficiary's market share exceeds 25 % before and after the investment.
V sporočilu o merilih za podrobno oceno je določeno, da morajo države članice dokazati obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka pomoči in predložiti jasne dokaze, da je imela pomoč dejanski vpliv na izbiro naložbe ali lokacije.
In view of the fact that a single relevant product and geographic market could not be established, the results of all plausible markets had to be taken into account.
Zato mora obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka dokazati država članica.
The market share of the VW Group in the individual A and B segments and in the combined A0, A and B segments (according to POLK) in the EEA accounts for more than 25 % in all years between 2013 and 2019.
Ta mora v zvezi s tem tudi podrobno opisati hipotetični scenarij, po katerem se upravičencu pomoč ne dodeli.
The Commission therefore concludes that the threshold laid down in paragraph in 68(a) is exceeded.
Komisija mora hipotetični scenarij šteti za realen.
CONCLUSION ON THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN AN UNDERPERFORMING MARKET TEST (PARAGRAPH 68(B) OF THE RAG 2007-13)
Portugalski organi so trdili (glej uvodno izjavo 54 zgoraj), da spada pomoč podjetju Autoeuropa pod možnost 2, in predstavili hipotetični scenarij, ki kaže dejansko načrtovanje naložbe in lokacije za priglašeni projekt, v okviru katerega se za alternativno lokacijo šteje obrat na [lokaciji 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči] […].
As the result of the paragraph 68(a) test requires already proceeding to the in-depth assessment of the aid, it is not necessary to carry out the paragraph 68(b) test.
V točki 25 sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno je določeno, da bi lahko država članica dokazala spodbujevalni učinek pomoči v okviru možnosti 2 s predložitvijo dokumentov podjetja, iz katerih je razvidno, da je bila izvedena primerjava stroškov in koristi lokacije v zadevni regiji, ki prejema pomoč, izbrani za naložbo, ter na alternativni lokaciji.
CONCLUSION
Države članice so pozvane, naj se opirajo na finančna poročila, notranje poslovne načrte in dokumente, v katerih so podrobno opisane razne naložbene možnosti.
In light of the above, the Commission decides that the relevant threshold of the 68 (a) test is exceeded.
Portugalska je predložila (glej uvodne izjave 68, 70 in 71 zgoraj) pristne dokumente skupine VW iz tistega časa in v zvezi s priglašenim projektom dokumente blagovne znamke Volkswagen, ki dokazujejo večstopenjski proces odločanja najprej v zvezi z odločitvijo o proizvodu ter nato v zvezi z odločitvijo o naložbi in lokaciji.
The Commission therefore decides to conduct a detailed verification, following the opening of the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU, that the aid is necessary to provide an incentive effect for the investment and that the benefits of the aid measure outweigh the resulting distortion of competition and effects on trade between Member States.
Iz te dokumentacije je razvidno, da je nadzorni oddelek [nadzor skupine] po določitvi prodajne možnosti za nove proizvode v segmentu športnih terenskih vozil A0 in […] ([…]) leta 2012 v načrtovalnem ciklu 61 julija 2012 najprej opredelil štiri možnosti za lokacijo proizvodnje; Setúbal, [lokacijo 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči], [lokacijo 2 zunaj EGP] in [lokacijo 3 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči], tako da je uporabil dve glavni merili, tj. ali je mogoče v obstoječem obratu namestiti dodatne zmogljivosti in ali so obstoječi prostori združljivi z načrtovano naložbo.
The in-depth assessment is conducted on the basis of the IDAC.
Izračuni, ki jih je opravil [nadzor skupine], so vključevali tudi obseg prodaje [predhodno določenega modela], v zvezi s katero se je začetek proizvodnje načrtoval za podoben čas.
Objective of the aid
Pripravljene so bile tri nadomestne možnosti, pri čemer se je obseg razdelil med štiri obrate.
The Commission takes note of the investment's positive regional effects, as presented by Portugal (see recitals 45 to 49 above) and considers that in particular the direct and indirect job creation effects, the implantation of additional suppliers in the region, the knowledge transfer into the region, and the improvement of the regional skills base represent a significant contribution to the development of the region and to the achievement of the EU cohesion objective.
Nadzorni oddelek se je pozneje v procesu načrtovanja odločil, da zaradi previsokih stroškov delovne sile izključi [lokacijo 3 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči], zaradi previsokih logističnih stroškov pa [lokacijo 2 zunaj EGP], pri čemer je kot edina možna alternativa Setúbalu ostala [lokacija 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči].
Appropriateness of the aid instrument
Komisija opozarja, da se je Volkswagen januarja 2014 odločil, da bo proizvodnja [predhodno določenega modela] na [lokaciji 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči] in [lokaciji 2 zunaj EGP], kjer se je proizvajal že predhodni model.
Paragraphs 17 and 18 of the IDAC underline that State aid in the form of initial investment aid is only one of the means to overcome market failures and to promote economic development in disadvantaged regions.
Portugalska je predložila dokaze, da je tudi po sprejetju odločitve o [predhodno določenem modelu] [lokacija 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči] ostala realna možnost za priglašeno naložbo.
Aid constitutes an appropriate instrument if it provides specific advantages compared with other policy measures.
Komisija je na podlagi predloženih dokumentov sklenila, da so bile marca 2014, ko je VAP sprejel odločitev o proizvodu, na [lokaciji 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči] zadostne zmogljivosti za izpolnitev potreb priglašenega projekta.
According to paragraph 18 of the IDAC, only ‘measures for which the Member State considered other policy options, and for which the advantages of using a selective instrument such as State aid for a specific company are established, are considered to constitute an appropriate instrument.’
To je bilo podprto tudi z odločitvijo skupine VW marca 2015, da na [lokaciji 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči] proizvaja še en model s podobno letno proizvodno zmogljivostjo kot pri priglašenem projektu.
Portugal justified (see recitals 51 and 52 above) the appropriateness of the aid instrument by the economic situation in Peninsula de Setubal region, proving that the region is disadvantaged in comparison with the national average: during the period 2011-2013, the regional GDP per capita was around 75 % of the Portuguese average.
Poleg tega je Komisija potrdila, da so bili v hipotetičnem scenariju upoštevani vsi ustrezni stroški, povezani z dodatnimi izmenami, ki so na [lokaciji 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči] potrebni za obravnavanje dodatnih zmogljivosti v okviru priglašenega projekta.
In view of the socioeconomic situation of Peninsula de Setubal region, as confirmed by its status as a region eligible for regional aid in accordance with Article 107(3)(c) TFEU with an aid intensity ceiling of 15 %, and in line with earlier case practise (e.g. in the Dell Poland decision [27] and Porsche decision [28]), the Commission accepts that the granting of State aid is an appropriate instrument to achieve the regional development objective in the region concerned.
Opozarja tudi na trditev Portugalske, da bi Autoeuropa morda morala zapreti vsaj večje dele tovarne, če Setúbal ne bi bil izbran za lokacijo priglašenega projekta.
Incentive effect/Counterfactual scenario
Komisija je preverila, ali so v hipotetičnem scenariju upoštevani tako stroški odpuščanja delavcev v Setúbalu kot stroški povračila državne pomoči, dodeljene v okviru prejšnjih naložbenih projektov, omenjenih v oddelku 4.2.
Paragraph 20 of the IDAC requires that the formal incentive effect conditions as set out in paragraph 38 of the RAG 2007-13 must be met.
Komisija je zadovoljna tudi, da so izračuni naložbenih in proizvodnih stroškov na obeh lokacijah iz hipotetičnega scenarija točni in temeljijo na verodostojnih podatkih, ki so jih predložile tovarne, ali na verodostojnih predpostavkah.
The Commission has verified in section 5.5 above that this is the case for the notified project.
Kot je opisano v uvodni izjavi 70 in Prilogi I k temu sklepu, je rezultat predvidenih proizvodnih stroškov na lokaciji, ki vključujejo proizvodne in naložbene stroške, stroškovna neugodnost v višini 90 milijonov EUR v nominalni vrednosti za Setúbal v primerjavi z [lokacijo 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči].
As to the substantive incentive effect, the IDAC requires the Commission to verify in detail that the aid is necessary to change the behaviour of the beneficiary, so that it undertakes (additional) investment in the assisted region concerned.
Da bi zmanjšala stroškovno neugodnost Setúbala in ob upoštevanju skorajšnje formalne odločitve VAI glede lokacije naložbenega projekta, je Autoeuropa, potem ko je VAP 10. marca 2014 sprejel odločitev o proizvodu, 31. marca 2014 predložila vlogo za pomoč.
Paragraph 22 of the IDAC states that the incentive effect can be proven in two possible scenarios: in the absence of aid, no investment would take place at all since without the aid, the investment would not be profitable for the company at any location (scenario 1); in the absence of aid, the investment would take place in another location (scenario 2).
VAI se je 28. maja 2014 in 26. junija 2014 odločil, da bo priglašeno naložbo izvedel v Setúbalu.
The IDAC requires the Member State to demonstrate the existence of the incentive effect of the aid and provide clear evidence that the aid effectively had an impact on the investment choice or the location choice.
Kot je razvidno iz zapisnikov sestankov VAI, je bila ta odločitev sprejeta izključno zaradi razpoložljivosti državne pomoči.
It thus places the burden of proof regarding the existence of an incentive effect on the Member State.
Dela, povezana s projektom, so se začela 26. junija 2014.
In this context, the Member State is also required to give a comprehensive description of the counterfactual scenario in which no aid would be granted to the beneficiary.
Komisija v skladu s točkama 23 in 25 sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno meni, da je hipotetični scenarij, ki ga je predstavila Portugalska, realen in podprt z resničnimi in sodobnimi dokazi o tem, da ima pomoč dejanski (materialni) spodbujevalni učinek: z zmanjšanjem vrzeli glede uresničljivosti med obema lokacijama v korist Setúbala je pomoč prispevala k spremembi odločitve družbe upravičenke o lokaciji.
The counterfactual scenario has to be deemed realistic by the Commission.
Brez pomoči naložba ne bi bila izvedena v Setúbalu.
The Portuguese authorities stated (see recital 54 above) that the aid to Autoeuropa falls under scenario 2 and presented a counterfactual scenario reflecting the concrete investment and location planning for the notified project which considered as alternative location a plant in [location 1 in a non-assisted area in the EEA], […].
Sorazmernost pomoči
Paragraph 25 of the IDAC indicates that the Member State could give proof of the incentive effect of the aid for a scenario 2 situation by providing company documents that show that a comparison has been made between the costs and benefits of locating in the assisted region selected for the investment with an alternative location.
V točki 29 sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno je določeno, da morata biti znesek in intenzivnost pomoči omejena na najmanjšo vrednost, ki je potrebna za izvedbo naložb v regiji, ki prejema pomoč, da bi bila regionalna pomoč sorazmerna.
The Member State is invited to rely on financial reports, internal business plans and documents that elaborate on various investment scenarios.
Na splošno se regionalna pomoč šteje za sorazmerno z resnostjo težav, ki vplivajo na regije, ki prejemajo pomoč, če se upošteva veljavna zgornja meja regionalne pomoči, vključno s samodejnim in postopnim znižanjem zgornje meje regionalne pomoči za velike naložbene projekte (kar je že del veljavne karte regionalne pomoči).
Portugal provided (see recitals 68, 70 and 71 above) contemporary and genuine evidence documenting VW Group's, and for the notified project Volkswagen's Brand multi-stage decision-making process concerning first the product decision and then the investment and location decision.
Intenzivnost pomoči, ki je bila uporabljena v tem primeru, ni višja od zgornjih mej regionalne pomoči, popravljenih z mehanizmom zniževanja, kot je bilo ugotovljeno že v uvodni izjavi 96.
This documentation shows that after the sales potential for new products in the segments A0 SUV and […] ([…]) had been established in 2012 in planning round 61, the controlling department [Group Controlling] identified initially in July 2012 four options for the production location: Setubal, [location 1 in a non-assisted area in the EEA], [location 2 outside EEA] and [location 3 in a non-assisted area in the EEA] by applying two main criteria: whether at an existing plant additional capacities can still be installed and whether the existing facilities are compatible with the planned investment.
Poleg splošnega načela sorazmernosti iz smernic 2007–2013 je v sporočilu o merilih za podrobno oceno določeno, da je treba izvesti podrobnejšo oceno.
The calculations conducted by [Group controlling] also included the sales volume of the [predefined model] which had a planned SOP at a similar timing.
V okviru možnosti 2 iz sporočila o merilih za podrobno oceno se pomoč šteje za sorazmerno, če je enaka razliki med neto stroški upravičenca za naložbo v regijo, ki prejema pomoč, in neto stroški za naložbo na alternativni lokaciji.
Three alternatives with the volumes split between the four sites were developed.
Iz dokumentov, ki jih je predložila Portugalska (glej uvodne izjave 68, 70 in 71 zgoraj), je razvidno, da je bila pomoč omejena na potreben znesek, saj ne presega razlike med stroški izvedbe naložbe v Setúbalu in […].
For each alternative, the production costs per car were calculated and the outcome of these calculations showed that at that point in time the best alternative would had been to combine the [predefined model] and the A0 SUV volumes in [location 1 in a non-assisted area in the EEA] and to limit the new volumes in Setubal to the […] segment.
Izračun, opravljen v času hipotetične analize (in na podlagi dokumentov, ki so bili pripravljeni sočasno kot odločitev o naložbi), kaže, da je bil Setúbal kljub pomoči 14,6 milijona EUR dražji v diskontirani vrednosti kot [lokacija 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči].
In the later planning process, the controlling department decided to exclude [location 3 in a non-assisted area in the EEA] due to disadvantages in personnel costs and [location 2 outside EEA] due to disadvantages in logistic costs and therefore only retained [location 1 in a non-assisted area in the EEA] as a viable alternative location to Setubal.
Komisija opozarja, da se je preostala stroškovna neugodnost štela za sprejemljivo zaradi nekaterih kvalitativnih vidikov, kot so razlogi družbene odgovornosti (Autoeuropa bi brez naložbe morala zapreti pomembnejše dele tovarne v Setúbalu) ali možnost, da Setúbal pokrije proizvodne vrhunce brez podpore drugih tovarn, medtem ko bi bilo treba nekaj proizvodnje preseliti z [lokacije 1 na območju EGP, ki ne prejema pomoči] na [lokacijo zunaj EGP].
The Commission notes that in January 2014 Volkswagen decided to locate the production of the [predefined model] in [location 1 in a non-assisted area in the EEA] and [location 2 outside EEA], where already the predecessor model had been produced.
Če se v izračunu upošteva priglašena diskontirana pomoč v višini 36,15 milijona EUR [30], bi pomanjkljivost lokacije še vedno znašala 11,85 milijona EUR (48 milijonov EUR – 36,15 milijona EUR).