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A total of ten sets of comments, but not the ones referred to in the previous sentence, referred to the sub-measures at issue for the provision of technical support in the agricultural sector as well as State aid granted for the production and marketing of quality agricultural products.
Nemčija je z dopisom z dne 21. marca 2014 Komisijo obvestila, da ne bo podala mnenja o zgoraj navedenih mnenjih zainteresiranih strani.
These comments were transmitted to Germany by letters of 27 February, 3 March and 3 October 2014.
Nemčija je z dopisom z dne 31. marca 2014 Komisiji predložila mnenje dežele Bavarske v zvezi z mnenjem zainteresirane strani, katere identiteta ni bila razkrita (glej uvodno izjavo 10).
By a letter dated 21 March 2014, Germany informed the Commission that it would not be responding to the aforementioned comments submitted by interested parties.
Nemčija najprej ni izrazila stališča glede mnenj, ki so jih zainteresirane strani poslale februarja 2014.
By letter dated 31 March 2014, Germany submitted to the Commission a comment made by Bavaria regarding the comments made by the party whose identity was not disclosed (see recital 10).
Glede dopolnilnega mnenja z dne 8. julija 2014 pa je izrazila stališče v dopisu z dne 3. decembra 2014.
Germany did not initially respond to the comments submitted by interested parties in February 2014.
Dne 30. junija 2016 je Zvezno ministrstvo za prehrano in kmetijstvo predložilo dodatne informacije o podukrepu RP 2.
The Commission requested further information from Germany by letter of 13 November 2014.
V naslednjem opisu bodo obravnavani podukrepi za pomoč za zagotavljanje strokovne podpore v kmetijskem sektorju, odobreno v skladu z MFG, ter za pomoč za proizvodnjo in trženje kakovostnih kmetijskih proizvodov, v zvezi s katerimi je Komisija izrazila dvom o njihovi združljivosti z notranjim trgom.
On 30 June 2016, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture submitted additional information on sub-measure RP 2.
Pravna podlaga
The Commission again requested further information from Germany by letter of 15 November 2016.
MFG je zvezni zakon, ki je začel veljati leta 1952 in je bil od takrat večkrat spremenjen [5].
After requesting an extension of the deadline set by the Commission to reply to the letter, Germany answered the Commission's questions by letter dated 13 January 2017.
Gre za okvirni zakon za zadevne ukrepe pomoči in je časovno neomejen.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES AND COMMENTS BY THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES
MFG v členu 22(1) pooblašča nemške zvezne dežele, da od mlekarn pobirajo dajatev na mleko na podlagi količin dobavljenega mleka.
In the following description, we will discuss the sub-measures under the aid granted for the provision of technical support in the agricultural sector as well as State aid earmarked for the production and marketing of quality agricultural products pursuant to the MFG, about which the Commission expressed doubts as to their compatibility with the internal market.
Po informacijah, ki jih je dala na razpolago Nemčija, je to pooblastilo uporabilo 9 (od 16) zveznih dežel, in sicer Baden-Württemberg, Bavarska, Brandenburg, Hessen, Spodnja Saška, Severno Porenje – Vestfalija, Porenje – Pfalška, Posarje in Turingija.
Specifically, the following sub-measures are discussed (in the following text, the specific sub-measures will be referred to according to the classification in the Annex of the Opening Decision): BY 3, BY 10, BW 4, BB 1, BB 3, HE 2, HE 3, HE 9, NI 5, NI 6, NI 7, NW 4, NW 5, NW 6, RP 1, RP 5, SL 2, SL 5, TH 3, TH 4, TH 9, TH 10 (technical support for the period 2001-2006); RP 2 (technical support for the period from 2007); BW 10, BW 11, NI 1 and TH5 (quality products for the period 2001-2006).
Dajatve, ki jih pobirajo dežele, znašajo do 0,0015 EUR na kilogram mleka.
Legal basis
Nemčija je dokazala, da dajatve na mleko ni mogoče uporabiti za uvozne proizvode.
The MFG is a federal law which entered into force in 1952 and has since been amended several times [5].
Dajatev na mleko pa se lahko uporablja za izvozne proizvode.
It is the law underlying the aid measures at issue, and its validity is unlimited in time.
V členu 22(2) MFG je določeno, da se sredstva, pridobljena iz dajatve na mleko, uporabljajo samo za:
Section 22(1) of the MFG authorises the German Federal States (hereinafter: ‘Länder’) to impose a milk levy on dairies based on the quantities of delivered milk.
spodbujanje in ohranjanje kakovosti na podlagi določenih izvedbenih določb;
According to the information made available by Germany, nine (out of sixteen) German Länder made use of this authorisation, i.e. Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hessen, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Thuringia.
izboljšanje higiene pri pridelavi, dobavi, obdelavi in predelavi ter prodaji mleka in mlečnih proizvodov;
The levies imposed by the Länder amount to up to EUR 0,0015 per kg of milk.
preverjanja mlečnosti;
Germany has demonstrated that the milk levy is not applicable to imports.
svetovanje podjetjem pri vprašanjih s področja mlekarstva in nenehno usposabljanje mladih delavcev v sektorju mleka;
By contrast, exports may be subject to the milk levy.
oglaševanje za povečanje porabe mleka in mlečnih proizvodov;
Section 22(2) of the MFG provides that the revenues obtained from the milk levy may be used solely for:
izvajanje nalog, prenesenih v skladu z Zakonom o mleku in maščobah.
improving and sustaining quality on the basis of certain implementing provisions;
V členu 22(2a) MFG je določeno, da je mogoče v odstopanju od odstavka 2 sredstva, ki se pridobijo v skladu z odstavkom 1, uporabljati tudi za:
improving hygiene during milking and the delivery, processing and distribution of milk and milk products;
zniževanje strukturno povečanih stroškov zbiranja pri dostavi mleka in smetane od proizvajalca do mlekarne;
milk yield recording;
zniževanje povečanih stroškov prevoza pri dostavi mleka med mlekarnami, če je dostava nujna za zagotavljanje oskrbe prodajnega območja oskrbovanih mlekarn s konzumnim mlekom, in
advice to operators on matters relating to the dairy industry and ongoing training of young employees;
spodbujanje kakovosti pri centralizirani prodaji mlečnih proizvodov.
advertising aimed at increasing the consumption of milk and milk products;
V členu 22(4) MFG je določeno, da je mogoče prispevke in pristojbine, ki jih mlekarne ali njihova združenja plačujejo mlekarskim obratom za namene iz odstavka 2, v celoti ali delno nadomestiti iz zbranih dajatev na mleko.
performance of the tasks conferred by the MFG.
Medtem ko je MFG okvirni zakon, pa izvedbene določbe, ki so jih zvezne dežele sprejele na podlagi MFG, pomenijo dejansko pravno podlago za zadevne ukrepe.
Section 22(2a) of the MFG provides that, by derogation from paragraph 2, the revenues generated pursuant to paragraph 1 may also be used to:
Financiranje
reduce increased structural collection costs in respect of the supply of milk and cream from the producer to the dairy.
Nemški organi so z dopisom z dne 13. januarja 2017 potrdili, da so bili ukrepi, na katerih temelji ta sklep, financirani izključno iz sredstev dajatve na mleko in da niso bila uporabljena nobena dodatna sredstva iz deželnih proračunov.
reduce increased transport costs in respect of the supply of milk between dairies where such supply is necessary to ensure the supply of drinking milk to the recipient dairy's sales area, and
Pomoč za zagotavljanje strokovne podpore v kmetijskem sektorju
improve quality regarding the central distribution of milk products.
Dežele Baden-Württemberg, Bavarska, Brandenburg, Hessen, Spodnja Saška, Severno Porenje – Vestfalija, Porenje – Pfalška, Posarje in Turingija so med letoma 2001 in 2006 odobrile finančno podporo za ukrepe, namenjene za zagotavljanje strokovne podpore v kmetijskem sektorju (podukrepi BY 3, BY 10, BW 4, BB 1, BB 3, HE 2, HE 3, HE 9, NI 5, NI 6, NI 7, NW 4, NW 5, NW 6, RP 1, RP 5, SL 2, SL 5, TH 3, TH 4, TH 9 in TH 10).
Section 22(4) of the MFG provides that contributions and fees paid by dairies or their associations to establishments in the dairy industry for the purposes set out in paragraph 2 may be offset in full or in part by the revenues generated by the milk levy.
Dežela Porenje – Pfalška je za obdobje od leta 2007 naprej odobrila finančno podporo za ukrep, namenjen za zagotavljanje strokovne podpore v kmetijskem sektorju (RP 2).
Whilst the MFG sets the framework, it is the implementing regulations issued by the Länder on the basis of the MFG that provide the actual legal basis for the measures in question.
Proračunska sredstva (seštevek vseh zveznih dežel), zagotovljena v obdobju 2001–2011, so znašala skupno 23,7 milijona EUR.
Financing
Finančna podpora se odobri za splošne informacijske ukrepe, ki koristijo vsem podjetjem v sektorju mleka.
By letter of 13 January 2017, the German authorities confirmed that the measures referred to in this decision were financed exclusively from the milk levy and that no additional funds from Länder budgets were used.
Ti ukrepi so namenjeni za uporabo mleka in mlečnih proizvodov na splošno, omejeni so na informacije o objektivnih lastnostih mleka, ne vsebujejo nobenih subjektivnih trditev glede prednosti določenih proizvodov enega ali več podjetij in se ne nanašajo na nobene oglaševalske ukrepe.
Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector
Financirajo se le splošni ukrepi, ki vsem proizvajalcem v sektorju mleka koristijo v enaki meri.
Between 2001 and 2006, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hessen, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Thuringia granted financial support for measures aimed at the provision of technical support in the agricultural sector (sub-measures BY 3, BY 10, BW 4, BB 1, BB 3, HE 2, HE 3, HE 9, NI 5, NI 6, NI 7, NW 4, NW 5, NW 6, RP 1, RP 5, SL 2, SL 5, TH 3, TH 4, TH 9 and TH 10).
Proizvajalci ali poreklo mleka se ne omenjajo poimensko.
From 2007, Rhineland-Palatinate granted financial support for one measure aimed at the provision of technical support in the agricultural sector (RP 2).
Neposredna plačila podjetjem za predelavo in trženje se ne izvajajo (z izjemo ukrepa RP 2).
Between 2001 and 2011, the total budgetary resources provided (all Länder combined) amounted to a total of EUR 23,7 million.
Če ni drugače navedeno, intenzivnost pomoči pri ukrepih znaša do 100 % upravičenih stroškov.
The financial assistance is provided for general information measures which benefit all operators in the dairy sector.
Strokovna podpora v obdobju 2001–2006
These measures are aimed at the use of milk and dairy products in general, are limited to providing information about the objective characteristics of milk, do not include subjective claims about the benefits of certain products of one or more companies and do not constitute advertising.
Bavarska je finančno podporo odobrila za zbiranje splošnih objektivnih in strokovnih informacij o pridelavi mleka ter za objavo in zagotavljanje splošnih informacij o temah s področja mlekarstva (npr. pridelava mleka v kmetijskih obratih).
Only general measures that equally benefit all producers in the milk sector are financed.
Subvencionirani so bili tudi stroški v zvezi z razširjanjem znanstvenih dognanj v splošno razumljivi obliki (z objavami in predavanji) in priprava objektivnih informacij o sistemih kakovosti, ki se dajejo na voljo proizvajalcem mleka na Bavarskem in zainteresirani javnosti.
Individual producers or the origin of the milk are not named.
Ukrep je izvedlo združenje proizvajalcev mleka Verband der Milcherzeuger e.V.
No direct payments are made to processing and marketing companies (with the exception of measure RP 2).
(VMB).
Aid intensity of the measures is up to 100 % of eligible costs, except where otherwise indicated.
V sporočilu z dne 20. septembra 2013 [6] je Nemčija navedla, da ukrep BY 3 po ponovnem preverjanju ni državna pomoč, saj ne vsebuje nobenih konkretnih prednosti za posamezna podjetja.
Technical support in the period 2001-2006
Če bi šlo za pomoč, bi veljala predhodna pravila za obstoječe pomoči.
Bavaria granted financial support for the collection of general factual and technical information regarding milk production as well as for the publication and provision of general information on dairy topics (for example, milk production on farms).
Podredno je bilo navedeno, da so pomoči združljive z notranjim trgom.
Costs associated with the dissemination of scientific knowledge in a generally comprehensible manner (through publications and presentations) and the preparation of factual information on quality systems, which are made available to dairy farmers in Bavaria and the interested public, were also subsidised.
Sicer pa so ustrezni ukrepi, ne glede na dokaz, da so sredstva uporabljena za razširjanje novih metod, združljivi z notranjim trgom.
The measures were carried out by the Association of Dairy Producers (Verband der Milcherzeuger e.V. — VMB).
V členu 15(2)(e) Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 1857/2006 [7] in v smernicah 2007–2013 [8] te zahteve (razširjanja novih metod) ni.
In its communication of 20 September 2013 [6], Germany argued that, upon further review, the measure BY 3 did not constitute State aid, since it contained no specific benefits for individual companies.
Odločilno je predvsem to, da gre za razširjanje znanstvenih dognanj.
Even if it were considered a form of aid, the existing aid is protected under grandfathering.
To merilo je uporabno tudi za obdobje 2000–2006, saj takrat ni bilo okoliščin, ki bi zahtevale strožja merila.
In the alternative, it was argued that the aid was compatible with the internal market.
Nemčija navaja, da ukrep ni bil omejen na določeno skupino, temveč je bil podprt celotni sektor mleka na splošno, in da na upravičenca v treh letih ni bilo porabljenih več kot 100000 EUR.
Moreover, the measures concerned were compatible with the internal market regardless of the evidence that the funds were used for the dissemination of new methods.
Po navedbah nemških javnih organov so bili upravičenci tega ukrepa „kmetje, skupine proizvajalcev, zainteresirana javnost ter MSP“.
Article 15(2)(e) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 [7] and the 2007-2013 Guidelines [8] waive this requirement (dissemination of new methodologies).
V skladu s sporočilom nemških javnih organov z dne 27. februarja 2015 so bili letni izdatki za ukrepa BY 3 in BY 10 v obdobju od leta 2001 do leta 2006 v razponu od 471986 EUR do 518057 EUR.
Instead, the decisive factor is disseminating scientific findings.
Če je število proizvajalcev mleka in mlekarskih obratov v enakem obdobju med 47287 in 56755, znaša letni znesek na upravičenca (dobavitelji mleka in mlekarski obrati) med 9,13 EUR in 10,46 EUR.
This is also applicable to the 2000-2006 period, since no circumstances that would have warranted more stringent criteria existed at that time.
Bavarska je ustanovi Milchwirtschaftlicher Untersuchungs- und Versuchsanstalt (MUVA) Kempten odobrila finančno podporo za izmenjavo informacij med različnimi akterji (raziskovalni inštituti, javni organi) o mleku kot surovini.
Germany argued that the measure was not confined to a particular group, but that the whole dairy sector was supported in a general way and no more than EUR 100000 was spent per beneficiary within three years.
V sporočilu z dne 20. septembra 2013 je Nemčija trdila [9], da ukrep BY 10 ne vsebuje državne pomoči, saj ni namenjen prenosu znanja iz ustanove MUVA proizvajalcem mleka ali mlekarnam.
According to the German authorities, the beneficiaries of this measure were ‘farmers, producer groups, the general public and SMEs’.
Če bi šlo za pomoč, pa bi veljala predhodna pravila za obstoječe pomoči.
According to the communication issued by German authorities on 27 February 2015, the annual expenditure on operations for measures BY 3 and BY 10 for the period 2001-2006 was in the range of EUR 471986-EUR 518057.
V istem sporočilu [10] je Nemčija navedla, da so „upravičenci“ ukrepa pretežno javni organi.
Considering the number of milk producers and dairy plants (47287-56755) over the same period, a yearly amount of between EUR 9,13 and EUR 10,46 was spent per beneficiary (milk suppliers and dairies).
Nemčija v svojem mnenju z dne 27. februarja 2015 navaja, da so skupni letni izdatki za ukrepa BY 3 in BY 10 znašali od 471986 EUR do 518057 EUR (glej točko 37).
Bavaria granted the Milchwirtschaftliche Untersuchungs- und Versuchsanstalt (MUVA) Kempten financial support for the exchange between different actors (research institutes and authorities) of information related to milk as a raw material.
Dežela Baden-Württemberg je finančno podporo odobrila za splošne odnose z javnostjo in obveščanje potrošnikov v zvezi z mlekom in mlečnimi proizvodi.
In its communication of 20 September 2013, Germany argued [9] that measure BY 10 did not constitute State aid, since it was not aimed at a transfer of information from MUVA to milk producers or dairy plants.
Pri tem ukrepu je šlo med drugim za:
However, even if it were considered a form of aid, the existing aid was protected under grandfathering.
obveščanje potrošnikov o hranilni vrednosti in splošnih lastnostih mlečnih proizvodov;
In the same communication [10], Germany argued that the ‘beneficiaries’ of the measure were predominantly the authorities.
splošne informacije o pravilih označevanja ali znakih kakovosti za mleko in mlečne proizvode;
In its comments dated 27 February 2015, Germany estimated the total annual expenditure related to measures BY 3 and BY 10 at EUR 471986-518057 (see paragraph 37).
zagotavljanje predavateljev ali informacijskih mest za zgoraj navedene teme na prireditvah za potrošnike (mednarodni dan mleka);
Baden-Württemberg granted financial support for general public relations activities and consumer information related to milk and milk products.
izvajanje usposabljanj in znanstvenih kongresov na temo mleka in mlečnih proizvodov v prehrani ali udeležbo na teh usposabljanjih in simpozijih;
This measure referred to the following, among others:
organizacijo prireditev in prikaz celotnega sektorja mleka na sejmih (prireditev Landwirtschaftliches Hauptfest).
consumer information on the nutritional value and the general properties of dairy products;
Ukrep je koordiniralo združenje Milchwirtschaftliche Verein Baden-Württemberg (MVBW).
general information on labelling rules or quality criteria of milk and milk products;
Tehnično izvajanje ukrepa je prevzelo združenje MVBW samo ali tretja oseba, ki jo je pooblastilo.
provision of speakers or information stands with regard to the above mentioned topics for consumer events (e.g. International Day of Milk);
Nemčija v svojem mnenju z dne 20. septembra 2013 [11] vztraja pri stališču, da ta ukrep ni državna pomoč, ker ne gre za dajanje prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga.
running or participating in training and scientific conferences on the subject of dietary milk and dairy products;
Podredno se utemeljuje [12], da ukrepi vsebinsko ustrezajo določbam takrat veljavnih smernic Skupnosti in se načeloma lahko štejejo za zagotavljanje strokovne podpore v skladu s točko 14.1 smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči v kmetijskem sektorju [13] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: smernice Skupnosti 2000–2006).
organisation of events and the comprehensive presentation of the dairy industry at fairs (Landwirtschaftliches Hauptfest).
Ukrepi so bili namenjeni za splošno in široko razširjanje aktualnih znanstvenih dognanj o lastnostih mleka in mlečnih proizvodov.
The measure was coordinated by the Milchwirtschaftlicher Verein Baden-Württemberg (MVBW).
Nemčija navaja, da ukrepi „splošni odnosi z javnostjo“ niso omejeni na določeno skupino, temveč na splošno podpirajo celotni sektor mleka.
The technical implementation of the measure was carried out by the MVBW itself or by third parties commissioned by it.
S tem so pogoji, navedeni v točki 14.2 smernic Skupnosti, izpolnjeni.
In its comments dated 20 September 2013 [11], Germany upheld its view that the measure did not constitute State aid because no individual undertakings or branches of production were favoured.
V skladu s točko 14.3 smernic Skupnosti 2000–2006 je dovoljena pomoč za kritje stroškov v višini do 100 %.
In the alternative, it was argued [12] that the measures materially complied with the requirements of the Community Guidelines applicable at the time, and could be considered fundamentally as a form of provision of technical assistance in accordance with point 14.1 of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector [13] (hereinafter: the ‘2000-2006 Guidelines’).
Višina pomoči je bila pod mejno vrednostjo v skladu s točko 14.3 v višini 100000 EUR na upravičenca za triletno obdobje.
The measures serve the general and wide dissemination of current scientific knowledge of the properties of milk and dairy products.
Dežela Brandenburg je v okviru ukrepa „izboljšanje higiene“ subvencionirala stroške izobraževanja in usposabljanja.
According to Germany, the ‘Allgemeine Öffentlichkeitsarbeit’ (general public relations activities) measures were not limited to a particular group, but supported the entire dairy sector in a general manner.
Pri tem je bil poudarek na zdravju živali, izboljšanju higiene pri molži in kakovosti surovega mleka ter na analizi zmanjšane učinkovitosti.
Thus the conditions indicated in point 14.2 of the Guidelines have been observed.
Izvajanje ukrepa je bilo preneseno na združenje Landeskontrollverband Brandenburg (LKVB).
Point 14.3 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines stated that State aid may cover up to 100 % of the costs.
Najvišja stopnja pomoči ni presegla 60 % upravičenih stroškov.
The level of aid was lower than the limit of EUR 100000 per beneficiary for a three-year period laid down in point 14.3.
Nemčija je v sporočilu z dne 20. septembra 2013 trdila [14], da je ukrep „izboljšanje higiene“ za obdobje od leta 2001 do leta 2006 združljiv z notranjim trgom.
Brandenburg sponsored training and education costs under the measure ‘Improving Hygiene’.
Ponudbe svetovanja niso omejene na določene skupine, temveč so bile na voljo vsem proizvajalcem mleka v deželi Brandenburg.
Areas of focus included animal health, improvement of milk hygiene and the quality of raw milk as well as analysis of performance issues.
Posamezna podjetja niso bila v ugodnejšem položaju.
The measure was implemented by the Landeskontrollverband Brandenburg (LKVB).
Ukrep je mogoče uvrstiti v tretjo alineo točke 13.2 smernic Skupnosti 2000–2006 (kritje stroškov za izobraževanje in usposabljanje zaposlenih v zvezi z uporabo sistemov zagotavljanja kakovosti).
The maximum support rate did not exceed 60 % of eligible costs.
Nemški organi so v sporočilu z dne 27. februarja 2015 ponovili, da so vsi proizvajalci mleka v deželi načeloma imeli možnost koristiti zadevno svetovanje (kompleksno in specialno svetovanje).
In its communication of 20 September 2013, Germany argued [14] that the measure ‘Verbesserung der Hygiene’ (Improving Hygiene) for the period 2001-2006 was compatible with the internal market.
Nemčija navaja, da gre pri pomoči za sorazmerno financiranje s fiksnimi zneski 161,19 EUR na obrat pri kompleksnem svetovanju oziroma 144,62 EUR na obrat pri specialnem svetovanju.
The consultancy services on offer were not limited to a particular group, but were made available to all milk producers in Brandenburg.
Tako ne more priti do prekoračitve zneska 100000 EUR na obrat za triletno obdobje.
Individual businesses were not favoured.
Po navedbah nemških javnih organov navedene vrednosti temeljijo na letu 2006, vendar so zneski v drugih letih podobni navedenim vrednostim.
The measure, it was argued, corresponded to the third indent of point 13.2 of the 2000-2006 Guidelines, i.e. the costs of training personnel to apply quality assurance systems.
Poleg tega Nemčija trdi, da gre pri končnih upravičencih (mlekarski obrati/proizvajalci mleka) za MSP.