natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Average 2007-2010
V tem času se je delež na izravnalnih, dvostranskih pogodbah in izvoznih trgih nekoliko zmanjšal, medtem ko se je delež prodaje na tržnih segmentih, ki jih upravlja OPCOM, povečal s skoraj zanemarljivega v letih 2007 in 2008 na […] [31] % v letu 2010.
Electricity production – total
Prodaja podjetja Hidroelectrica po tržnih segmentih
Balancing market – total
Povprečje 2007–2010 (v %)
Day-ahead market – total
Regulirani trg
OPCOM-PCCB – total
Izravnalni trg
Hidroelectrica sales across market segments
Izvozni trg
With annual sales of 18,2 TWh and a 30,2 % market share on average in the period 2007-2010, Hidroelectrica was (and remains) Romania's main electricity producer.
Drugi proizvajalci električne energije
Since 2003, in line with the progressive opening of the market to electricity buyers entitled to choose their suppliers, Hidroelectrica's sales were made predominantly through directly negotiated bilateral contracts.
Dvostranske pogodbe
By 2007, such sales accounted for nearly two thirds of Hidroelectrica's total sales.
od tega pogodbe v preiskavi
As shown in the table below, during the period after Romania's accession to the EU, the proportion of Hidroelectrica's sales out of its total sales remained, between 2007 and 2010, relatively stable at around 19 % on the regulated market segment and at around 1 % for sales to other electricity producers.
OPCOM (dan vnaprej in PCCB)
In the meantime, the proportion on the balancing, bilateral contracts and export markets decreased slightly, while the proportion of sales on OPCOM's administered market segments increased from near insignificance in 2007 and 2008 to[…] % [31] in 2010.
Pogodbe podjetja Hidroelectrica z dobavitelji električne energije Electrocarbon, Elsid in Alro so bile sklenjene na trgu za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe.
Hidroelectrica sales per market segment
Obe pogodbi s podjetjem ArcelorMittal za dobavo električne energije v letih 2010 in 2011 sta bili sklenjeni na trgu OPCOM-PCCB po načelu najvišje ponujene cene.
Average 2007-2010 (%)
Čeprav bi se ekonomska in pravna ocena pogodb, ki se proučujejo, morala nanašati na širši kontekst romunskega trga z električno energijo, sta dva segmenta na tem trgu pomembna zlasti zato, ker se nanašata na pogodbe podjetja Hidroelectrica, ki so predmet te odločbe:
Regulated market
OPCOM-PCCB, kot je opredeljen in naveden v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, ki je še posebej pomemben za pogodbe s podjetjem ArcelorMittal,
Balancing market
trg za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe, na podlagi katerega so bile sklenjene vse druge pogodbe, ki so predmet tega postopka.
Export market
Na tržnem segmentu OPCOM-PCCB OPCOM organizira javne dražbe za prodajo in nakup električne energije.
Other electricity producers
Prodajne ali nakupne ponudbe posameznih dobaviteljev ali odjemalcev so predložene upravljavcu trga.
Bilateral contracts
Vsaka ponudba mora navesti naslednje: (i) bodisi minimalno ceno, po kateri bo stranka prodala električno energijo, ali maksimalno ceno, po kateri bo kupila električno energijo, in (ii) okvirni sporazum, po katerem namerava stranka, ki predloži ponudbo, dobaviti/kupiti električno energijo.
of which contracts under scrutiny
Kupoprodajne ponudbe določajo dobavne pogoje, vključno s tistimi, ki se nanašajo na količino električne energije, obdobje veljavnosti (najmanj en mesec in do enega leta) ter predviden okvirni sporazum.
OPCOM (day-ahead & PCCB)
Cena upošteva načelo najugodnejše ponudbene cene.
The two contracts with ArcelorMittal for electricity supplies from 2010 and 2011 were concluded on OPCOM-PCCB, following the principle of the highest offer price.
Trg za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe:
Although the economic and legal assessment of the contracts under examination should refer to the broader context of the Romanian electricity market, two segments in this market are, therefore, mainly relevant to, and concerned with, the Hidroelectrica contracts that are the subject of this Decision:
Trg za neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe je prosti trg, ki ga ne regulira ANRE.
OPCOM-PCCB as identified and referred to in the opening decisions, which is also particularly relevant for the contracts with ArcelorMittal,
Pogodbene stranke dvostransko dogovorijo količine, cene in druge pogodbene klavzule.
the market for directly negotiated contracts, on which all other contracts subject to the current proceedings were concluded.
To zagotavlja strankama visoko stopnjo prilagodljivosti pri pogajanjih glede pogojev prodajnih pogodb.
OPCOM-PCCB
Ti pogoji so zaupni.
On the OPCOM-PCCB market segment, OPCOM organises public auctions for the sale and purchase of electricity.
Z dopisom z dne 21. februarja 2014 je Komisija naslovila zahtevo romunskim organom, da predložijo podatke in informacije o pogodbah, sklenjenih na romunskem trgu, razen obeh pogodb, ki so predmet tega sklepa, ter s primerljivimi obdobji in količinami za dobavo električne energije.
Sale or purchase offers by each supplier or consumer are submitted to the market operator.
Zahteva Komisije je zajela vse romunske dobavitelje električne energije tako v državni kot v zasebni lasti.
Each offer must specify the following: (i) either the minimum price at which the party will sell electricity or the maximum price at which it will buy electricity; and (ii) the framework agreement under which the party making the offer is planning to supply/purchase electricity.
Romunski organi so 14. maja 2014 posredovali zahtevane podatke o vseh dolgoročnih pogodbah, podpisanih s kupci električne energije z letno porabo električne energije, ki presega 150 GWh, in ki so veljale med leti 2007 in 2013 [33].
Sale and purchase offers specify supply conditions, including those relating to the amount of electricity, duration (minimum 1 month and up to 1 year) and the envisaged framework agreement.
Na strani ponudbe so bile pogodbe sklenjene s skoraj vsemi pomembnimi dobavitelji, dejavnimi na romunskem trgu, ne glede na to, ali so proizvajalci v sektorju jedrske energije in fosilnih goriv ali dobavitelji, ki so nabavljali v veleprodaji za preprodajo v maloprodaji.
The price follows the principle of the best offer price.
Na strani povpraševanja pa podatki pokrivajo pogodbe glavnih, relativno energetsko intenzivnih industrijskih panog, kot so jeklarska industrija, kemikalije, cement, proizvodnja avtomobilov, goriva in plina ter panoge za pridobivanje premoga in lignita [34].
After publication of the opening decisions, the Commission adopted a Decision in application of Article 102 TFEU, finding that the power exchange managed by OPCOM constituted a relevant service market, on which OPCOM was an undertaking holding a dominant position and that was separate from the market for directly negotiated contracts [32].
V povprečju za obdobje 2007–2010 te dolgoročne pogodbe, ki niso zajete v postopku, predstavljajo 11,1 TWh električne energije, medtem ko prodajne pogodbe v preiskavi podjetja Hidroelectrica znašajo 10,5 TWh.
The market for directly negotiated contracts:
Relativno gledano so te pogodbe podjetja Hidroelectrica predstavljale 35 % količine električne energije, za katero so bile neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe v letu 2007, medtem ko so druge pogodbe predstavljale približno 41 % količine električne energije, za katero so bile neposredno dogovorjene pogodbe.
The market for directly negotiated contracts is a free market which is not regulated by ANRE.
Preostanek (približno 24 %) je zadeval pogodbe za manjše količine.
Contracting parties negotiate quantities, prices and other contract clauses bilaterally.
Zato ustrezni podatki iz vseh pogodb, ki so izpolnjevale merila Komisije za primerljiva obdobja in količine, v veliki meri razkrivajo količine, ki so podobne celotni količini, ki jo je dobavilo podjetje Hidroelectrica po pogodbah, ki so predmet postopka.
These terms and conditions are confidential.
RAZLOGI ZA ZAČETEK FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
By letter dated 21 February 2014, the Commission asked the Romanian authorities to provide it with data and information about contracts concluded on the Romanian market other than the contracts that are the subject of this Decision and with comparable durations and quantities of electricity supply.
V odločitvah o sprožitvi postopka je Komisija izrazila dvome glede tega, ali so cene za dobavo električne energije v pogodbah v skladu s trgom in ne pomenijo državne pomoči.
On 14 May 2014, the Romanian authorities provided the requested data on all long-term contracts that had been signed by electricity buyers with an annual electricity consumption of more than 150 GWh and that were in force at a point in time between 2007 and 2013 [33].
V primeru pogodbe s podjetjem Alro je Komisija zavzela predhodno stališče, da je podjetje Alro pridobilo neupravičeno prednost v obliki nižje, preferencialne cene električne energije v obdobju od 1. januarja 2007 do 31. decembra 2009 in od 1. januarja 2010 do 31. decembra 2011, in sicer na podlagi formule za indeksacijo cen, ki so veljavne za vsako obdobje.
In particular, relevant data from 96 contracts in force between 2007 and 2013 were submitted by the Romanian authorities.
V primeru dveh pogodb s podjetjem ArcelorMittal je Komisija zavzela predhodno stališče, da je s sklenitvijo pogodb v letih 2009 in 2010 za dobavo električne energije v letih 2010 in 2011 podjetje Hidroelectrica električno energijo prodajalo po cenah, ki so nižje od cen, ki bi jih bilo mogoče doseči: (i) s sprejetjem ene od sočasnih ponudb za nakup z višjimi cenami, ki so bile takrat na voljo na trgu OPCOM, ali (ii) z uvrstitvijo lastne ponudbe za prodajo na trgu OPCOM za ceno, ki bi bila višja od cene, ki jo je plačalo podjetje ArcelorMittal.
The Romanian authorities underlined the fact that all the contracts concluded by non-household consumers on the retail market under competitive conditions in the relevant period of time were subject to the ad hoc data collection requested by the Commission.
V skladu s predhodnim stališčem Komisije bi lahko dogovorjene cene pomenile neupravičeno prednost za podjetje ArcelorMittal.
On the supply side, the contracts were entered into by virtually all significant suppliers active on the Romanian market, whether producers in the nuclear power or fossil fuel sectors or traders having purchased wholesale for retail resale.
Komisija je predhodno ugotovila, da so cene električne energije, ki se pregledujejo, selektivne po naravi, saj so veljale samo za nekatera podjetja.
The buyers concerned entered into bespoke long-term contracts on the basis of bilateral negotiations with other suppliers for durations and quantities similar, on average, to those for Hidroelectrica's contracts under scrutiny.
Poleg tega je Komisija predhodno ugotovila, da so lahko preferenčne cene električne energije pomenile prenos državnih sredstev, ki bi se lahko pripisala državi, saj je podjetje Hidroelectrica upravljala romunska država (80,06 % njegovega osnovnega kapitala je bilo v lasti Romunije).
As for Hidroelectrica contracts, the data reported show prices varying each year.
Poleg tega se je Komisija sklicevala na Ministrski odlok št. 445/2009, po katerem so bili predstavniki ministrstva za gospodarstvo, trgovino in poslovno okolje ter člani upravnih odborov elektroenergetskih podjetij v državni lasti dolžni zagotavljati, da se od 31. marca 2010 del električne energije za veleprodajni trg trguje izključno na trgu OPCOM.
On average for the period 2007-2010, these long-term contracts not covered by the proceedings represented 11,1 TWh of electricity, whereas Hidroelectrica's sale contracts under scrutiny represented 10,5 TWh.
Zato se za predstavnike ministrstva za gospodarstvo, trgovino in poslovno okolje lahko šteje, da so imeli nadzor ali vsaj vpliv na prakso sklepanja pogodb v podjetjih v državni lasti, vključno s podjetjem Hidroelectrica.
In relative terms, the latter Hidroelectrica contracts represented 35 % of the volume of electricity subject to directly negotiated contracts in 2007 whereas the other contracts covered approximately 41 % of the volume of electricity subject to directly negotiated contracts.
Če so te pogodbe vključevale državno pomoč, bi dodeljena pomoč kršila obveznosti priglasitve in obveznosti mirovanja iz člena 108(3) PDEU.
The remainder (around 24 %) concerned contracts for lower quantities.
Poleg tega je Komisija izrazila dvom glede tega, ali je taka pomoč združljiva s Pogodbo o delovanju Evropske unije.
Therefore, the relevant data from all the contracts fulfilling the Commission's required criteria of comparable periods and quantities reveal, by and large, a quantity similar to that for the total quantity supplied by Hidroelectrica under the contracts that are the subject of the proceedings.
Glede na navedeno je Komisija predhodno ugotovila, da lahko preferenčne cene električne energije vključujejo državno pomoč, in zaprosila Romunijo, naj zagotovi zadostne informacije in s tem odpravi njene dvome.
The Commission does not possess information that would indicate that the conclusion of the contracts covered by the data supplied by Romania stemmed from non-market-compliant commercial behaviour or would have been affected by regulatory requirements.
PRIPOMBE ROMUNIJE
Likewise, for purposes of comparison with the Hidroelectrica contracts under scrutiny, Romania stressed that retail supply contracts based on wholesale supply by Hidroelectrica to parties subject to the investigation (electricity traders) had been excluded from the analysis.
Romunski organi so podali pripombe samo na odločitev o začetku postopka v zvezi s pogodbami z dobaviteljema električne energije ArcelorMittal in Alro ter niso podali nobenega stališča v zvezi s pogodbami s podjetjema Electrocarbon in Elsid.
Accordingly, the contracts in the dataset can be deemed to represent market conditions agreed between willing buyers and willing sellers.
Romunski organi menijo, da pogodbe s podjetjema ArcelorMittal in Alro ne vključujejo nobene pomoči.
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Poudarili so, da prejemnik ni prekinil pogodbe s podjetjem Alro v stečajnem postopku, kar dokazuje, da je dobičkonosna.
In the opening decisions, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the prices for the supply of electricity under the contracts were market-compliant and did not constitute State aid.
V zvezi s pogodbami med dobavitelji električne energije romunski organi niso predložili trdnih argumentov.
The Commission compared the prices stipulated in the contracts with the electricity traders, Electrocarbon and Elsid with the prices at which electricity was traded on OPCOM-PCCB and noticed that the prices at which Hidroelectrica sold electricity to the alleged beneficiaries were between 10 % and 70 % lower than the average prices on OPCOM-PCCB throughout the period 2007-2010.
Trdili so, da nekatere pogodbe lahko predstavljajo državno pomoč (pogodbe s podjetji Alpiq RomEnergie, Alpiq RomIndustries, EFT, Energy Holding in Euro-Pec), niso pa izrazili stališča glede določenih pogodb (pogodbe s podjetji Electrica in Luxten-Lighting) in so trdili, da pomoč ni bila vključena v eni od pogodb (pogodba s podjetjem Electromagnetica).
In the case of the contract with Alro, the Commission took the preliminary view that Alro derived an undue advantage in the form of reduced, preferential electricity prices over the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009 and from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2011 respectively, based on the formulae for price indexation applicable in each period.
Romunski organi niso predložili podrobnih pojasnil v podporo trditvam iz svojih stališč.
In case of the two contracts with ArcelorMittal, the Commission took the preliminary view that, by concluding the 2009 and 2010 contracts for deliveries of electricity in 2010 and 2011, Hidroelectrica had sold electricity at prices below what could have been obtained either: (i) by accepting one of the parallel ‘buy’ offers available on OPCOM at the time for higher prices; or (ii) by placing its own sale offer on OPCOM for a price probably higher than that paid by ArcelorMittal.
Glede možnosti prekinitve pogodbe (in zlasti prekinitev pogodb z dobavitelji električne energije) so romunski organi pojasnili, da v romunski poslovni praksi lahko katera koli pogodbena stranka odpove pogodbo in s tem prevzame tveganje za plačilo odškodnine, kot jo določi pristojno sodišče.
In the preliminary view of the Commission, the prices agreed could have constituted an undue advantage for ArcelorMittal.
Ob upoštevanju značilnosti zadevnih pogodb so romunski organi pojasnili, da bi bila taka odškodnina nenavadno visoka.
The Commission reached the preliminary conclusion that the electricity tariffs under examination were selective in nature, since they applied only to certain undertakings.
Poleg tega lahko stranka, ki zahteva odpoved pogodbe, tudi dodatno tvega, da bo morala izpolniti zahteve tako imenovanega „predsedniškega odloka“ pristojnega sodišča za izpolnjevanje pogodbe do razrešitve spora, kot se je zgodilo v primerih podjetij Electrocarbon in Elsid.
In so far as these undertakings were active on electricity and industrial markets open to competition on which trade between Member States took place, the Commission held that any possible economic advantage for the beneficiaries would be liable to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Poleg tega so romunski organi pojasnili, da so glavna razlika med, na eni strani, pogodbami, ki jih je podjetje Hidroelectrica sklenilo z industrijskimi odjemalci, in, po drugi strani, pogodbami, ki jih je podjetje Hidroelectrica sklenilo z dobavitelji električne energije, dodatni stroški, ki jih je treba plačati v okviru pogodbe z industrijskimi odjemalci (tj. plačilo sestavnega dela „T“ prometne pristojbine, sistemske pristojbine, nadomestilo za distribucijo in pristojbine za neravnovesja).
Furthermore, the Commission reached the preliminary conclusion that the preferential electricity tariffs could involve a transfer of State resources that would be imputable to the State, since Hidroelectrica was controlled by the Romanian State (80,06 % of its share capital was held by Romania).
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH STRANI
In addition, the Commission referred to Ministerial Order No 445/2009, through which the representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment and members of the boards of directors of the State-owned electricity companies were obliged to ensure that, as of 31 March 2010, the portion of electricity intended for the wholesale market should be traded exclusively on OPCOM.
Vsi domnevni upravičenci, razen podjetja Electrica, so predložili pripombe glede odločitev o začetku postopka, ki so povzete v oddelku 5.1.
Consequently, the representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment could be deemed to have had control, or at least influence, over the contracting practices of State-owned companies, including those of Hidroelectrica.
Poleg tega je konkurent podjetja Alro, proizvajalec aluminija, svoje pripombe glede odločitve o začetku postopka poslal 5. oktobra 2012.
Should these contracts have involved State aid, they would have been considered aid granted in breach of the notification and stand-still obligations laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU.
6. septembra 2012 je anonimni državljan predložil pripombe glede odločitev o začetku postopka, ki se nanašajo na Alro in dobavitelje električne energije.
The Commission also expressed doubt as to whether such aid would be compatible with the TFEU.
Pripombe domnevnih upravičencev
In the light of the above, the Commission reached the preliminary conclusion that the preferential electricity tariffs could potentially involve State aid and it invited Romania to provide sufficient information to alleviate its doubts.
Glavne ugotovitve domnevnih upravičencev so si podobne in se sklicujejo na naslednje: (i) Komisija ni pristojna za ocenjevanje pogodb, sklenjenih pred pristopom Romunije k EU [35], ali poznejših dopolnil k pogodbam [36]; (ii) ni bilo primernega merila za primerjavo tržnih cen s pogodbenimi cenami; (iii) podjetje Hidroelectrica je ravnalo kot zasebni prodajalec na trgu in ni dajalo nobenih finančnih ugodnosti domnevnim upravičencem; (iv) ukrepov ni možno pripisovati državi in ni prišlo do prenosa državnih sredstev; (v) ni prišlo do izkrivljanja konkurence; (vi) pomanjkanje selektivnosti; (vii) ni ločljivosti sprememb prvotne pogodbe in (viii) dejstvo, da je podjetje Hidroelectrica razglasilo insolventnost, da bi se izognilo izpolnjevanju svojih pogodbenih obveznosti.
ROMANIA'S COMMENTS
Komisija ni pristojna za ocenjevanje pogodb in njihovih poznejših dopolnil
The Romanian authorities made observations only in relation to the opening decision concerning contracts with electricity traders, ArcelorMittal and Alro and abstained from making any observations in relation to the contracts with Electrocarbon and Elsid.
Dopolnila so samo izvajala pogodbena pravila za prihodnje dobave, ki so bile prvotno določene v pogodbah.
The Romanian authorities hold the view that the contracts with ArcelorMittal and Alro involved no aid.
Zainteresirane strani trdijo, da se domnevni ukrepi državne pomoči, ki izhajajo iz pogodb, ne uporabljajo po pristopu Romunije k EU, saj so bile pogodbe sklenjene pred letom 2007; tudi prva dopolnila o določitvi natančnih parametrov sistema indeksacije cen [37] so bila podpisana pred letom 2007.
They stressed that the receiver did not terminate the contract with Alro during the insolvency proceedings, which proves that it was profitable.
Poleg tega po mnenju zainteresiranih strani velja, da četudi bi bilo dokazano, da so pogodbe vsebovale državno pomoč, bi bilo to treba šteti za obstoječo in ne novo pomoč, saj so bili vsi pogoji za dodelitev obstoječe državne pomoči v skladu z Uredbo Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 [38].
In relation to the contracts with the electricity traders, the Romanian authorities did not provide substantial arguments.
Zlasti: domnevni ukrep državne pomoči ni izpolnjeval pogojev, da se opredeli kot državna pomoč, ko se je ukrep začel izvajati; šele pozneje je postal državna pomoč zaradi sprememb tržnega okolja; in nazadnje, domnevni ukrep državne pomoči se ni bistveno spremenil od takrat, ko se je začel izvajati.
They argued that some of the contracts might have involved State aid (those with Alpiq RomEnergie, Alpiq RomIndustries, EFT, Energy Holding and Euro-Pec), abstained from expressing any views on certain contracts (those with Electrica and Luxten-Lighting) and claimed that there was no aid involved in one of the contracts (that with Electromagnetica).
Zato so zainteresirane strani trdile, da Komisija ne more obravnavati domnevnih ukrepov državne pomoči v okviru ureditve za novo državno pomoč in od države članice ne more zahtevati vračila pomoči za nazaj.
The Romanian authorities did not provide detailed explanations in support of their observations.
Zainteresirane strani so trdile tudi, da je v skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso ustrezen čas za presojo vsake transakcije glede na merila prodajalec na trgu/upravljavec trga čas, ko je bila transakcija sklenjena.
As regards the possibility of terminating the contracts individually (and particularly those with the electricity traders), the Romanian authorities explained that, in Romanian commercial practice, any party to a contract could have terminated the contract, incurring the risk of having to pay damages as determined by the competent court.
Zato je za transakcije, sklenjene pred letom 2007, vprašljivo, ali bi pomenile državno pomoč, če bi bila pravila o državni pomoči v veljavi v času, ko so bile sklenjene.
Bearing in mind the characteristics of the contracts in question, the Romanian authorities made it clear that such damages would have been unusually high.
To načelo prav tako velja za čas, ko se ocenjuje gospodarska prednost, in sicer: trenutek, ko so bile sklenjene pogodbe.