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Nevertheless, the United Kingdom considers that the documents submitted provide sufficient evidence that PCC has since acquisition of MMD in 2008 taken reasonable, commercially motivated decisions in relation to MMD.
Vendar je Združeno kraljestvo predložilo pripombe v zvezi s tremi posameznimi točkami, ki jih je navedla anonimna zainteresirana stran.
Furthermore, the additional submission also stresses (and provides relevant documentary evidence) that during the relevant period there were a number of instances in which PCC considered alternative proposals:
Prvič, Združeno kraljestvo se ni strinjalo z domnevo, da je PCC kril izgube družbe MMD, ne da bi si prizadeval podjetje prestrukturirati ali reformirati.
In 2011, Condor Logistics approached PCC with a view to negotiating the purchase of MMD.
Kot Združeno kraljestvo pojasnjuje tudi v svojih pripombah v zvezi s sklepom o začetku postopka, je PCC skupaj z upravo družbe MMD sprejel številne ukrepe za prestrukturiranje podjetja, znižanje stroškov, izboljšanje uspešnosti in povečanje konkurenčnosti podjetja.
PCC entered into discussions with Condor Logistics relating to a full or partial sale of the business and investigated open-mindedly this commercial opportunity, but Condor Logistics' discontinued its freight service in October 2012 and the discussions were terminated;
Med ukrepi so bili:
In 2012, there was a PCC meeting on 30 October 2012 to further discuss the option of retaining or selling/closing MMD;
dogovor o novi pogodbi o zaposlitvi s sindikati za večjo prožnost in učinkovitost delovne sile (predviden prihranek približno 250000 GBP letnih stroškov dela),
On 21 June 2013, an internal paper prepared by MMD's management evaluated the possibility of selling the business or of using the site for alternative purposes;
posodobitev infrastrukture za pretovarjanje zabojnikov in skladiščnih prostorov za prilagoditev trendom na področju povpraševanja,
In October 2013, PCC carried out a full appraisal of alternative options for MMD based on a documented assessment of MMD's economic prospects for each of the options;
prenehanje dejavnosti prevoza družbe MMD in njihovo oddajanje v zunanje izvajanje, da se družbi MMD omogoči osredotočenost na glavno poslovno področje (s pogodbo s tretjim prevoznikom naj bi se zagotovilo približno [50000–150000] GBP dodatnih prihodkov iz plačil najema skladišč in udeležbe v dobičku),
In 2014/2015, PCC assessed a proposal to use MMD's site to construct wind turbines for the production of electricity.
izboljšave IT (kot je nov računalniški sistem spremljanja in sledenja ali sistem rezervacij vozil) in druge infrastrukture (z napravami za učinkovitejšo porabo električne energije, vgrajenimi v hladilnice se na primer prihrani 30000 GBP stroškov porabe električne energije na leto, s sončnimi paneli, nameščenimi na strehah hal, bi se po ocenah prihranilo 230000 GBP pri stroških električne energije na leto, z namestitvijo razsvetljave led pa naj bi se prihranilo približno 70000 GBP letnih stroškov porabe električne energije), ki so pomenile izboljšano finančno uspešnost,
However, the scheme did not receive planning permission and therefore could not proceed;
naložbe v izpolnjevanje standardov kakovosti in akreditacije (ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, status AEO ali kodeks „360 Quality“),
In 2015/2016, […].
vzpostavitev dodatnih območij skladiščenja,
Finally, following a conference call on 18 April 2018, the United Kingdom submitted additional contemporaneous evidence of the ex ante economic evaluations of different available options together with a detailed explanation of the methodology of the underlying economic model.
spremembe v upravi MMD zaradi večje finančne odgovornosti.
United Kingdom Comments on interested parties' observations
Načrt prestrukturiranja je bil del prvotnega poslovnega načrta za pridobitev družbe MMD iz leta 2008, pri čemer se je PCC redno ustno in pisno poročalo o napredku družbe MMD pri izvajanju programa prestrukturiranja.
As regards the comments of the Complainant, the United Kingdom pointed out that they merely repeat the allegations of State aid in the Opening Decision without offering any specific comments or evidence.
PCC je zato pri zagotavljanju sprememb podjetja, ki so bile potrebne, da bi lahko podjetje izboljšalo uspešnost in postalo konkurenčnejše, deloval kot zasebni operater.
The United Kingdom position with respect to these allegations was set out in the United Kingdom comments on the Opening Decision.
Ti ukrepi so dobro dokumentirani v predhodnih notranjih dokumentih PCC in družbe MMD, ki jih je Združeno kraljestvo predložilo kot dokaz.
As regards the comments of the Anonymous Interested Party, the United Kingdom also pointed out that most of the comments simply repeat the allegations of the Opening Decision without offering any specific comments or evidence.
Drugič, Združeno kraljestvo je zavrnilo trditev, da naj bi družba MMD ponujala nižje cene pretovarjanja od tržnih, da bi privabila in obdržala stranke v sektorju svežih proizvodov, in strankam ponujala celo brezplačno skladiščenje.
However, the United Kingdom commented on three specific points made by the Anonymous Interested Party.
Anonimna zainteresirana stran ni zagotovila dokazov, s katerimi bi podprla te trditve, in je navedla le, da je za družbo MMD „znano“ oziroma „domnevno,“ da ponuja take cene, ne da bi navedla vir.
First, the United Kingdom disagreed with the allegation that PCC has been content to cover MMD's losses without seeking to restructure or reform the business.
Združeno kraljestvo meni, da so te trditve neutemeljene, saj cene družbe MMD izražajo cene, ponujene v drugih pristaniščih, in so dejansko pogosto višje od cen konkurence.
As the United Kingdom explains also in its comments on the Opening Decision, PCC has in conjunction with MMD management taken a number of steps to restructure the business, reduce costs, improve efficiencies and put the business on a more competitive footing.
Čeprav je preglednost cen med pristanišči majhna, so nekatere stranke navedle cene, ki so jim jih med pogajanji o cenah z družbo MMD ponudila druga pristanišča.
These measures included:
Iz teh ponudb je razvidno, da cene družbe MMD upoštevajo določanje tržnih cen v drugih pristaniščih.
agreeing a new employment contract with the unions to introduce more flexibility and efficiency in the workforce (projected to save around GBP 250000 in annual labour costs);
Podobno je Združeno kraljestvo zavrnilo trditev, da je družba MMD svojim strankam ponujala brezplačno skladiščenje.
modernisation of container handling and storage facilities to address trends in demand;
Tretjič, Združeno kraljestvo je zavrnilo trditev, da naj bi sveži proizvodi zaradi nezakonite državne pomoči postali veliko manj privlačni za operaterje, ki ne prejemajo pomoči.
termination and outsourcing of MMD's haulage operations to enable MMD to focus on its core business (while the contract with the third party haulier would be expected to bring around GBP [50000-150000] additional income from storage rental payments and share in profit);
Tudi za to trditev ni dokazov in, kot je poudarjeno v pripombah Združenega kraljestva v zvezi s sklepom o začetku postopka, druga pristanišča, kot je Dover, še naprej vlagajo v pretovarjanje svežih proizvodov (pristanišče Dover je nedavno pridobilo družbo Hammond, ki opravlja dejavnost pretovarjanja sadja).
improvements to IT (such as new track-and-trace computer system or a vehicle booking system) and other infrastructure (for example power perfectors fitted in refrigerator sheds saving GBP 30000 in electricity costs per annum, solar panels installed onto the roof of the sheds estimated to save around GBP 230000 on electricity per annum or installation of LED lightning expected to save around GBP 70000 in annual electricity costs) which have driven an improved financial performance;
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investment in meeting quality standards and accreditations (ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, AEO Status or 360 Quality code);
V skladu s členom 107(1) Pogodbe je „vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami“.
creation of additional storage areas;
Obstoj državne pomoči
changes to the Board of MMD to improve financial accountability.
Glede na opredelitev pojma državne pomoči iz člena 107(1) Pogodbe so sestavni deli državne pomoči: (i) obstoj podjetja, (ii) pripisljivost ukrepa državi in financiranje ukrepa iz državnih sredstev, (iii) dajanje gospodarske prednosti, (iv) selektivnost ukrepa ter (v) njegov vpliv na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami.
The restructuring plan formed part of the original business case for the acquisition of MMD in 2008, and there were regular oral and written reports to PCC on MMD's progress in implementing the restructuring programme.
Da bi kateri koli ukrep pomenil državno pomoč, morajo biti izpolnjena vsa merila.
PCC has thus behaved as a private operator in securing the necessary changes to the business so that it is in a position to improve performance and become more competitive.
Združeno kraljestvo trdi, da ti ukrepi družbi MMD ne zagotavljajo gospodarske prednosti, saj so v skladu z načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Second, the United Kingdom refuted the allegation that MMD is alleged to have offered below market handling rates to attract and retain fresh produce customers and that MMD has even offered customers free storage.
Da bi Komisija ugotovila, ali domnevni ukrepi pomoči pomenijo državno pomoč, bo zato najprej analizirala merilo gospodarske prednosti.
The Anonymous Interested Party offered no evidence to substantiate these allegations and merely stated that MMD is ‘reputed’ or ‘reported’ to be offering such pricing without stating by whom.
Obstoj gospodarske prednosti
The United Kingdom claims these allegations are baseless since MMD's prices reflect tariffs offered at other ports and indeed are often higher than competing prices.
Združeno kraljestvo je na podlagi sklepa o začetku postopka predložilo bistvene dodatne dokaze, iz katerih je bilo razvidno, da je bila pred vsemi ukrepi, ki jih je PCC sprejel v podporo družbi MMD v obliki nepovratnih sredstev za prihodek ali različnih oblik financiranja, izvedena temeljita analiza njihove ekonomske vrednosti.
The United Kingdom submitted evidence that in reality MMD's rates have not been reduced following PCC's acquisition of MMD in 2008.
Za oceno obstoja prednosti v tem primeru Komisija uporabi preskus vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu.
On the contrary, pallet rates have increased by almost […]% in this period.
Komisija bo na podlagi predloženih dodatnih dokazov in argumentov analizirala, ali bi hipotetični vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu v podobnem položaju, kot je PCC (to pomeni zlasti v položaju 100-odstotnega delničarja v družbi MMD z dodatnimi trgovskimi dejavnostmi v pristanišču in velikosti, ki je primerljiva z velikostjo PCC), zagotovil ukrepe 2 do 5.
Furthermore, even though there is little transparency in pricing between ports, some customers quoted rates offered to them by other ports during the price negotiations with MMD.
Ta ocena mora temeljiti na predhodnih dokazih, iz katerih je razvidno, da je odločitev o odobritvi ukrepov 2 do 5 temeljila na ekonomskih analizah, primerljivih z analizami, ki bi jih razumen zasebni vlagatelj v položaju, ki je čim bolj podoben položaju države članice, izvedel v takih okoliščinah, preden bi izvedel naložbo, in upoštevala razpoložljive alternativne možnosti.
These quotes demonstrate that MMD's prices reflect market pricing at other ports.
Poleg tega je treba to oceno uporabiti brez upoštevanja kakršnih koli premislekov, ki se izključno nanašajo na državo članico v vlogi javnega organa (na primer premislekov o socialni, regionalni ali sektorski politiki).
Similarly, the United Kingdom rejected the allegation that MMD offered free storage to its customers.
Da bi Komisija preučila, ali so ukrepi 2 do 4 v skladu s preskusom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu, upošteva obdobje, v katerem so bili ukrepi finančne podpore sprejeti.
Third, the United Kingdom refuted the allegation that as a result of unlawful State aid fresh produce has become a much less attractive proposition for non-aided operators.
Združeno kraljestvo v svojih argumentih in dokazih opozarja na dejstvo, da so bili ukrepi 2 do 5 v praksi del splošne finančne podpore, ki jo je PCC kot matična družba zagotovil družbi MMD, da bi olajšal in spremljal tekoče prestrukturiranje podjetja z namenom doseči vzdržnost in dobičkonosnost njegovih dejavnosti.
There is again no evidence of this allegation and, as pointed out in the United Kingdom comments on the Opening Decision, other ports, such as Dover, continue to invest in the handling of fresh produce (Dover has recently acquired Hammond which operates a fruit handling business).
Ukrepi so se torej stalno ocenjevali v svoji kompleksnosti, da bi se določila najbolj ekonomsko razumna pot naprej.
ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURES
Zato so bili vsi del ekonomskega modela, ki ga je PCC uporabil za svojo oceno.
By virtue of Article 107(1) of the Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market.
Ocene skladnosti ukrepov 2 do 5 z načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu so zato tesno medsebojno povezane, pri čemer enostavna ocena posameznega ukrepa ni mogoča.
Existence of State aid
Zato bo Komisija najprej analizirala skladnost ukrepov 2 do 5 z načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu kot celoto in šele nato dodala posebne premisleke o posameznih ukrepih, kolikor bo to potrebno.
In view of the definition of the notion of State aid in Article 107(1) of the Treaty, the constituent elements of State aid are: (i) the existence of an undertaking, (ii) the imputability of the measure to the State and its financing from the State resources, (iii) the granting of an economic advantage, (iv) the selectivity of the measure, and (v) its effect on competition and trade between Member States.
Dokumenti, ki jih je predložilo Združeno kraljestvo, so objektivni in preverljivi dokazi, ki v pravno zadostni meri dokazujejo, da je PCC od pridobitve družbe MMD skrbno analiziral njeno dejansko stanje in poslovne možnosti na podlagi izključno ekonomskih premislekov.
These criteria need to be fulfilled cumulatively for any measure to constitute State aid.
Dokumenti imajo na splošno ustrezne datume in vključujejo utemeljeno analizo, ki jo je izvedel PCC, pa tudi napovedi PCC na podlagi splošno razumnih predpostavk.
The United Kingdom claims that these measures do not provide any economic advantage to MMD since they are in line with the Market Economy Investor Principle (MEIP).
Ne le da dokumenti temeljijo na podatkih in argumentih, ki jih je predložila družba MMD, ampak te tudi kritično ocenjujejo ter dokazujejo, da je PCC izvajal aktiven in stalen ekonomski nadzor nad družbo MMD.
According to this principle, economic transactions carried out by public bodies in the role of investors do not confer an advantage on its counterpart, and therefore do not constitute aid, if they are carried out in line with normal market conditions.
Predloženi dokumenti dokazujejo, da so bili v redno ekonomsko analizo vključeni vidiki o številnih medsebojno povezanih ekonomijah in sinergijah ohranitve trgovske dejavnosti na območju v 100-odstotni lasti, zlasti sinergije z drugimi dejavnostmi v pristanišču Portsmouth (predvsem dejavnostmi trajektov in ladij za križarjenje), ki je tudi v 100-odstotni lasti PCC.
Therefore, in order to establish whether the alleged aid measures constitute State aid, the Commission will first analyse the criterion of economic advantage.
Med temi sinergijami so:
Existence of economic advantage
območje družbe MMD je blizu drugih delov pristanišča Portsmouth, pri čemer bi PCC z ohranitvijo popolnega nadzora nad območjem MMD obdržal prožnost za širitev pristaniških dejavnosti, dejavnosti trajektov ali dejavnosti ladij za križarjenje,
Following the Opening Decision, the United Kingdom provided substantial additional evidence indicating that all measures taken by PCC in support of MMD, either in the form of revenue grants or various forms of financing, were preceded by a thorough analysis of their economic merits.
na območju družbe MMD se letno naloži ali odloži približno […] palet tovora, ki svojo pot začne ali konča na plovilu, ki pristane v sosednjem trajektnem pristanišču.
For the purpose of assessing the existence of an advantage in this case, the Commission applies the market economy investor test.Based on the additional evidence and arguments submitted, the Commission will analyse whether a hypothetical market economy investor in a similar position as PCC (that means, in particular, in a position of a 100 %-shareholder in MMD with additional commercial activities in the port and of a comparable size as PCC) would have provided Measures 2 to 5.
Dodatna vrednost za mednarodno trajektno pristanišče zaradi tega tovora je približno […] GBP na leto, pri čemer pristanišče tega prihodka najverjetneje ne bi moglo zaslužiti, če v bližini družba MMD ne bi zagotavljala storitev prekladanja in pretovarjanja.
This assessment needs to be based on ex ante evidence showing that the decisions to grant Measures 2 to 5 was based on economic evaluations comparable to those which, in the circumstances, a rational private investor in a situation as close as possible to that of the Member State would have had carried out, before making the investment and in view of the available alternative options.
Poleg tega lahko družba MMD svoj pristojbine za pretovarjanje za te količine zagotovi le zato, ker se nahaja v bližini trajektnega pristanišča,
In addition, this assessment must be applied leaving aside all considerations which exclusively relate to a Member State's role as a public authority (for example social, regional or sectoral policy considerations).
PCC je lahko zaradi svojega partnerstva z družbo MMD zagotovil dodaten trgovski trajektni promet.
In order to examine whether Measures 2-4 comply with the market economy investor test, the Commission places itself in the context of the period during which the financial support measures were taken.
Operaterja Transfennica je pristanišče leta 2015 pritegnilo zaradi infrastrukture za pretovarjanje zabojnikov in dejavnosti prekladanja družbe MMD.
The United Kingdom's arguments and evidence point to the fact that Measures 2 to 5 were in practice part of an overall financial support to MMD, provided by PCC as its parent company, in order to facilitate and accompany an ongoing restructuring of the business with the aim of achieving sustainability and profitability of its operations.
Rezultat je bil dodaten prihodek trajektnega pristanišča v višini približno 107000 GBP,
The measures were thus continuously assessed in their complexity in order to determine the most economically rational way forward.
z nekaterimi operaterji potekajo razprave glede možnosti dodatne uporabe zmogljivosti družbe MMD v bližini trajektnega pristanišča.
They were thus all part of the economic model used by PCC for this assessment.
Proga za trajekte ro-ro v pristanišču se lahko na primer uporabi za sprejem in odpravo tovornjakov s tovorom, ki ga pretovarja družba MMD.
The MEIP-compliance assessment of Measures 2 to 5 is therefore closely interlinked and cannot be simply assessed measure by measure.
Družba MMD je napredovala tudi pri zaupnih pogovorih z […], ki predlaga […].
For this reason, the Commission will first analyse the MEIP-compliance of Measures 2 to 5 as a whole and only then, to the extent necessary, will the Commission add specific considerations with respect to individual measures.
To bi lahko pomenilo skupen prihodek trajektnega pristanišča in družbe MMD v višini približno […] GBP na leto,
The documents submitted by the United Kingdom represent objective and verifiable evidence demonstrating to a sufficient legal standard that PCC since its acquisition of MMD meticulously analysed its actual situation and commercial prospects based on purely economic considerations.
pristanišče občasno uporablja priveze družbe MMD za ladje za križarjenje, kar je tudi podpora za prilagoditev razpoložljive zmogljivosti, kar pristanišču zagotavlja nadaljnje finančne koristi.
The documents are generally duly dated and include a reasoned analysis by PCC as well as PCC's forecasts based on generally reasonable assumptions.
Komisija ob upoštevanju izključno tržne narave teh sinergij meni, da bi hipotetični vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu pri predhodni oceni ekonomske vrednosti katerega koli podpornega ukrepa za družbo MMD take sinergije upošteval skupaj z drugimi poslovnimi dejavnostmi.
The documents are thus not simply relying on figures and arguments submitted by MMD itself but assess them critically and represent a proof of PCC's active and continuous economic oversight over MMD.
Poleg tega bi vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu v svojem stališču dejansko upošteval pričakovani prihodnji tok prihodkov k PCC v obliki najemnin, davkov na pilotažo in pristaniških pristojbin, ki jih plača družba MMD, ter verjetnost, da bi se v primeru alternativnih možnosti ta tok prenehal ali zmanjšal.
The documents submitted demonstrate that the regular economic analysis included considerations on the numerous inter-related economies and synergies of maintaining a commercial operation on a wholly-owned site, in particular the synergies with other activities in the Port of Portsmouth (mainly ferry and cruise operations), also fully owned by PCC.
Taki prihodnji prihodki so relevantni za oceno ekonomske utemeljitve ukrepov, ki jih matična družba v tržnem gospodarstvu sprejme za podporo hčerinski družbi.
These synergies include:
Čeprav samo s temi tokovi prihodkov ni mogoče utemeljiti stalne podpore za družbo MMD, pa je njihova vključitev v splošni ekonomski model v skladu s tem, kar bi storil hipotetični vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu.
the MMD site is adjacent to other parts of the Port of Portsmouth and by keeping a full control over the MMD site, PCC retains flexibility to expand the port, ferry or cruise operations;
Ob upoštevanju zgornjih sinergij in tokov prihodkov v skupini družb, ki jih obvladuje PCC, je Združeno kraljestvo predložilo izvode ekonomskega modela, v katerem so analizirane različne možnosti, ki so na voljo, in izračunane njihove ekonomske vrednosti.
annually, approximately […] pallets of cargo are picked up or dropped off at MMD, having started or ended their journey on a vessel calling at the adjacent ferry port.
Ta model je bil pripravljen, da bi se analizirala ekonomska utemeljitev stalnih naložb v družbo MMD, in se je redno posodabljal.
The additional value to the international ferry port due to this cargo is approximately GBP […] per annum and the port would most likely not be able to earn this income without being adjacent to MMD's stevedoring and handling services.
Ekonomska utemeljitev zagotavljanja nadaljnje podpore družbi MMD v obliki nepovratnih sredstev za prihodek in različnih ukrepov financiranja se je torej predhodno redno preverjala glede na druge alternativne možnosti.
In addition, MMD is only able to secure its own handling fees for these volumes precisely because it is located adjacent to the ferry port;
Med alternativnimi možnostmi, ki jih je PCC obravnaval v različnih fazah vključenosti v družbo MMD, so bile:
PCC has been able to secure additional commercial ferry traffic because of its ownership of MMD.
prodaja družbe MMD – Združeno kraljestvo je dokazalo, da je bilo zelo malo verjetno, da bi bila prodaja družbe MMD kot delujočega podjetja tretji strani poslovno ugodna alternativa.