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In order to evaluate the relevance of the French authorities' argument that the refund did not constitute preferential treatment of a category of operators, a reference system should be established to verify whether the measure is selective by nature, in other words, whether it favoured certain operators over others who were in an identical factual and legal situation.
Na drugi strani pa se s pomočjo za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti daje prednost njenim upravičencem, ki imajo v primerjavi svojimi tekmeci lahko na voljo sredstva za financiranje drugih dejavnosti, povezanih s kmetijstvom.
In the case under review such a system is the one applied to producers who have exceeded their quota (all producers in this category are in an identical factual and legal situation since they are subject to the tax; in contrast, producers who have not exceeded their quota are not in the same factual and legal situation, not only because they remained within the limits of their quota, but also because they were not subject to the tax).
Ta prednost je dodeljena iz državnih sredstev (prihodek iz davka in dodatna sredstva javnih oblasti – glej uvodno izjavo 11 sklepa o začetku formalnega postopka) in z njo se daje prednost nekaterim podjetjem (podjetja, ki delujejo v sektorju proizvodnje mleka).
Considering the information provided by the French authorities, the Commission finds that the refund has been granted without discrimination to all producers who have exceeded their quota and has been modulated from one marketing year to the next and not between eligible producers in the course of the same marketing year.
V skladu s sodno prakso Sodišča že samo dejstvo, da je konkurenčni položaj podjetja v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenčnimi podjetji okrepljen z dodelitvijo gospodarske prednosti, ki je podjetje sicer v okviru svojega običajnega poslovanja ne bi imelo, pomeni nevarnost izkrivljanja konkurence.
The Commission notes further that the system constitutes a penalty, because it applies only in the case of quota overruns.
V obravnavanem primeru upravičenci do pomoči poslujejo na trgu mlečnih proizvodov, na katerem poteka trgovina znotraj EU.
Since this penalty only concerns producers who are in the same factual and legal situation, the refund, applied consistently, does not favour any one of them and therefore is not selective.
Zadevni sektor je odprt za konkurenco na ravni EU, zato je občutljiv za vsak ukrep v korist proizvodnji v eni ali več državah članicah.
In other words, the refund does not meet one of the criteria of Article 107(1) TFEU and may therefore be deemed not to constitute State aid, without it being necessary to analyse the other criteria of Article 107(1).
Zato bi lahko pomoč za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti izkrivljala konkurenco in vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami.
As for aid for the cessation of dairy production, it confers an advantage to beneficiaries by providing them with resources that their competitors do not have for financing other activities related to agriculture.
Glede na navedeno so izpolnjeni pogoji iz člena 107(1) PDEU.
This advantage is granted through State resources (revenue from the tax and additional resources from public authorities — see recital 11 of the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure) and favours certain undertakings (undertakings in the dairy production sector).
Zato je mogoče ugotoviti, da je pomoč za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti državna pomoč v smislu navedenega člena.
According to the case law of the Court of Justice, the mere fact that the competitive position of an undertaking is strengthened compared to other competing undertakings, by giving it an economic benefit which it would not otherwise have received in the normal course of its business, points to a possible distortion of competition.
Pomoč se lahko šteje za združljivo s skupnim trgom samo, če zanjo lahko velja katero od odstopanj iz PDEU.
Pursuant to the case law of the Court of Justice, State aid to an undertaking appears to affect trade between Member States where that undertaking operates in a market open to intra-EU trade.
V obravnavanem primeru bi se bilo glede na naravo pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti mogoče sklicevati le na odstopanje iz člena 107(3)(c) PDEU, ki določa, da je pomoč združljiva s skupnim trgom, če je namenjena za pospeševanje razvoja določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali določenih gospodarskih območij, kadar takšna pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi.
In the case at hand, the beneficiaries of the aid operate on the dairy product market, where intra-EU trade takes place.
Ker pomoč za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti Komisiji ni bila priglašena, je treba uporabo odstopanja iz člena 107(3)(c) PDEU analizirati z vidika pravil o državni pomoči, ki so veljala ob njeni dodelitvi.
The sector concerned is open to competition at EU level and therefore sensitive to any measure in favour of the production in one or more Member States.
Po informacijah, ki so jih predložili francoski organi, je bila pomoč za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti v dveh različnih oblikah, in sicer kot: pomoč za upokojitev in pomoč za zaprtje zmogljivosti.
Therefore aid for the cessation of dairy production is liable to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Navedbe iz uvodne izjave 33 kažejo, da je pomoč za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti, dodeljena kot pomoč za upokojitev, nadomestila nacionalno shemo pomoči za predčasno upokojitev, ki se je od tržnega leta 2009/2010 financirala v okviru politike za razvoj podeželja.
In light of the above, the conditions of Article 107(1) TFEU are fulfilled.
Pomoč za upokojitev
It can therefore be concluded that aid for the cessation of milk production constitutes State aid within the meaning of that Article.
V točki 85 Smernic 2007–2013 je navedeno, da mora biti pomoč omejena le na pomoč primarnim proizvajalcem (kmetom).
The aid may only be considered compatible with the internal market if it can benefit from one of the derogations provided for in the TFEU.
V točki 87 je določeno, da bo Komisija državno pomoč za zgodnjo upokojitev razglasila za združljivo s členom 87(3)(c) Pogodbe (zdaj člen 107(3)(c) PDEU), če izpolnjuje vse zahteve iz člena 23 Uredbe (ES) št. 1698/2005.
In the case under review, considering the nature of aid for the cessation of dairy production, the only derogation that could be invoked is the one referred to in Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, whereby aid may be considered compatible with the internal market if it is found to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or certain economic areas, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.
Poleg tega se s točko 88 Smernic 2007–2013 zahteva trajno in dokončno prenehanje vseh komercialnih kmetijskih dejavnosti.
Since aid for the cessation of dairy production has not been notified to the Commission, the applicability of the derogation provided for in Article 107(3)(c) TFEU must be analysed in the light of the State aid rules applicable when the aid was granted.
Komisija v obravnavanem primeru na podlagi uvodne izjave 33 ugotavlja, da so pomoč za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti prejeli le kmetje, in to v obliki pomoči za upokojitev, da je bila shema za predčasno upokojitev, ki se je izvajala v Franciji, odobrena v okviru politike za razvoj podeželja, torej zlasti ker je bila v skladu z določbami člena 23 Uredbe (ES) št. 1698/2005 in ker so bili ob dodelitvi pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti izpolnjeni pogoji za njeno odobritev, vključno s prenehanjem vseh kmetijskih dejavnosti.
According to the information provided by the French authorities, aid for the cessation of dairy production took two distinct forms: aid for retirement and aid for the closure of capacity.
Komisija na podlagi teh elementov ugotavlja, da so bile določbe Smernic 2007–2013 o pomoči za zgodnjo upokojitev ali prenehanje kmetijskih dejavnosti upoštevane.
As regards aid for the closure of capacity, the table in recital 21 shows that aid was granted for the 2006-2007 marketing year.
pomoč mora biti v splošnem interesu sektorja (točka 144(a));
However, the provisions of the decree governing the aid show that the first decisions to grant aid were most likely taken in 2007, in other words after the starting date for applying the 2007-2013 Guidelines.
ob presežni zmogljivosti morajo biti pomoči del programa za prestrukturiranje sektorja z opredeljenimi cilji in posebnim časovnim razporedom, zbiranje vlog mora biti omejeno na največ šest mesecev in nadaljnjih dvanajst mesecev za dejansko zaprtje (točka 144(b) in (c));
Therefore it is those guidelines that will also serve as a reference when analysing the compatibility of the aid in question.
plačana ne sme biti pomoč, ki bi ovirala mehanizme skupne ureditve trga; sheme pomoči, ki se uporabljajo za sektorje, za katere velja omejevanje proizvodnje ali kvote, bodo pregledane za vsak primer posebej (točka 144(e));
Aid for retirement
upravičenec mora zagotoviti protistoritev, ki običajno vsebuje dokončno in nepreklicno odločitev za opustitev ali nepreklicno zaprtje zadevne proizvodne zmogljivosti; to pomeni, da bo zadevno podjetje v celoti zaprlo zmogljivosti ali – v primeru podjetja z več proizvodnimi enotami – da bo zaprlo posamezno proizvodno enoto; upravičenec mora zagotoviti pravno zavezujoče zaveze, da bo zaprtje dokončno in trajno ter da ne bo drugje začel enake dejavnosti; te zaveze morajo veljati tudi za morebitnega prihodnjega kupca zadevne zmogljivosti; (točka 144(f));
It is stated in point 85 of the 2007-2013 Guidelines that the aid must be reserved for primary producers (farmers).
v sheme za zaprtje zmogljivosti bodo vključeni le kmetje, ki dejansko proizvajajo v petih letih pred zaprtjem, in le proizvodne zmogljivosti, ki se dejansko stalno uporabljajo v zadnjih petih letih pred zaprtjem (točka 144(g));
Under point 87, the Commission will declare State aid for early retirement compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty (now Article 107(3)(c) TFEU) if it fulfils the conditions of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
upravičena so le tista podjetja, ki izpolnjujejo obvezne minimalne standarde (točka 144(i));
In addition, point 88 of the 2007-2013 Guidelines provides for the permanent and definitive cessation of commercial farming activities.
omogočiti je treba, da se izključi možnost plačila pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah (točka 144(j));
In the case under review the Commission finds, in the light of recital 33, that only farmers have received aid for the cessation of dairy production in the form of aid for retirement, that the early retirement arrangements implemented in France have been approved as part of rural development policy, in other words notably because they complied with the provisions of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, and that the conditions for its approval, including the cessation of all farming activities, were met at the time of granting aid for the cessation of dairy production.
shema mora biti na voljo vsem gospodarskim subjektom v zadevnem sektorju pod enakimi pogoji (točka 144(k));
On the basis of these elements, the Commission concludes that the provisions of the 2007-2013 Guidelines on aid for early retirement or aid for the cessation of farming activities have been complied with.
znesek pomoči mora biti strogo omejen na vsoto nadomestila za izgubo vrednosti sredstev in spodbujevalnega plačila, ki ne sme presegati 20 % vrednosti sredstev (točka 144(l));
Aid for the cessation of activity
vsaj polovico stroškov te pomoči mora prispevati sektor (točka 144(m));
The 2007-2013 Guidelines lay down the following relevant compatibility conditions:
pomoč ne sme biti dodeljena za ustvarjanje novih proizvodnih zmogljivosti v zadevnem sektorju pet let po zaključku programa za zaprtje zmogljivosti (točka 144(n)).
the aid must be in the general interest of the sector concerned (point 144(a)),
Ker v skladu s točko 11 Smernic 2007–2013 za uporabo členov 107, 108 in 109 PDEU za sektorje, ki so zajeti s skupno ureditvijo trga, veljajo določbe zadevnih uredb, bo prvi pogoj, katerega upoštevanje bo analizirano, neposeganje v skupno ureditev trga.
if there is overcapacity, the aid must be part of a programme for restructuring, which has defined objectives and a specific timetable, the period for collecting applications being limited to not more than six months and to a further 12 months for actually closing down (points 144(b) and (c)),
Člen 75 Uredbe (ES) št. 1234/2007 določa:
no aid may be granted which would interfere with the mechanisms of the common organisation of the market in agricultural products, with aid schemes applying to sectors which are subject to production limits or quota being evaluated on a case-by-case basis (point 144(e)),
Za uspešno prestrukturiranje proizvodnje mleka ali izboljšanje okolja lahko države članice v skladu s podrobnimi pravili, ki jih določijo ob upoštevanju upravičenih interesov zadevnih strank:
there must be a counterpart from the beneficiaries, normally consisting of a definitive and irrevocable decision to scrap or irrevocably close the production facility concerned; this will involve either the complete closure of capacity by the undertaking concerned or — in the case of a company operating more than one production site — the closure of a specific production site; legally binding commitments must be obtained from the beneficiary that the closure is definitive and irreversible, and that the beneficiary will not start the same activity elsewhere; these commitments must also bind any future purchaser of the facility concerned (point 144(f));
dodelijo nadomestilo v enem ali več letnih obrokih proizvajalcem, ki se zavežejo, da bodo nepreklicno v celoti ali delno opustili proizvodnjo mleka, in tako sproščene kvote dajo v nacionalne rezerve;
only producers who have actually been producing, and only production capacities that have actually been in constant use over the past five years before closing, may be admitted to capacity closure schemes (point 144(g)),
na podlagi objektivnih meril določijo pogoje, po katerih lahko proizvajalci na začetku dvanajstmesečnega obdobja v zameno za plačilo dosežejo, da jim pristojni organ ali ustanova, ki ga ta organ imenuje, ponovno dodeli individualne kvote, ki so jih ob koncu prejšnjega dvanajstmesečnega obdobja nepreklicno sprostili drugi proizvajalci v zameno za nadomestilo v enem ali več letnih obrokih, ki so enaki zgoraj navedenemu plačilu;
only undertakings fulfilling compulsory minimum standards are eligible (point 144(i)),
Ker so v navedenem členu 75 natančno opisani mehanizmi, lastni shemi pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti, uvedeni v Franciji, in ker je državam članicam prepuščena odločitev za sprejetje podrobnih pravil za izvajanje sheme pomoči za prenehanje dejavnosti, Komisija ugotavlja, da shema pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti ne posega v skupno ureditev trgov in ne izkrivlja njenega pravilnega delovanja.
it should be possible to exclude aid from being paid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty (point 144(j)),
Kar zadeva interes, ki ga mora pomoč imeti za sektor, se v obravnavanem primeru ni mogoče sklicevati na neobstoj presežne zmogljivosti, kot kaže uvodna izjava 74, pomoč pa tudi ni povezana z nujnimi razlogi varovanja zdravja ali okolja.
the scheme should be accessible to all economic operators in the sector, under the same conditions (point 144(k)),
Vendar pa to niso edina merila, ki se lahko uporabijo (njihov obstoj zadostuje za utemeljitev interesa pomoči, vendar pa to ne pomeni, da ni mogoče upoštevati drugih meril), zato Komisija v obravnavanem primeru ugotavlja, da so trditve francoskih organov utemeljene, ne samo ker dodelitev pomoči dejansko omogoča ustvarjanje možnosti za proizvodnjo, prerazporejenih za izboljšanje konkurenčnosti podjetij v shemi kvot, ampak tudi ker uporabljeni mehanizem ustreza mehanizmu, ki se uporablja pri zadevni skupni ureditvi trgov.
the amount of aid should be strictly limited to compensation for the loss of value of assets, plus an incentive payment which may not exceed 20 % of this value (point 144(l)),
Kar zadeva obstoj programa za prestrukturiranje sektorja z opredeljenimi cilji in natančnim časovnim razporedom, če je zmogljivost v sektorju presežna, Komisija ugotavlja, da so navedena merila izpolnjena iz naslednjih razlogov:
at least half the costs of these aids should be met by a contribution from the sector (point 144(m)),
mogoče je šteti, da je zmogljivost v sektorju presežna: osrednji namen sheme mlečnih kvot iz Uredbe (ES) št. 1234/2007 (in pred njo Uredbe (ES) št. 1788/2003) je zmanjšati nesorazmerje med ponudbo in povpraševanjem na zadevnem trgu in iz tega nesorazmerja izhajajoče strukturne presežke ter na ta način doseči boljšo uravnoteženost trga (glej uvodno izjavo 36 Uredbe (ES) št. 1234/2007 in uvodno izjavo 3 Uredbe (ES) št. 1788/2003);
no aid should be granted for creating new production capacities in the sector concerned for the five years following the termination of the capacity closure programme (point 144(n)).
dodelitev pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti je del sheme, namenjene prestrukturiranju proizvodnje, tako da kmetom, ki to želijo, omogoča, da se umaknejo iz sektorja, pri čemer dajo na razpolago količine, ki bi jih lahko proizvedli;
Considering that under point 11 of the 2007-2013 Guidelines, the application of Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU to sectors covered by the common organisations of the market is subject to the provisions of the regulations concerned, the first condition examined will be compliance with non-interference with the common organisation of the market.
kar zadeva časovni razpored, sta v odlokih, ki urejajo shemo pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti, določena rok za predložitev vlog, ki znaša največ šest mesecev, in rok za prenehanje dejavnosti (ki je v obravnavanem primeru enak roku za zaprtje zmogljivosti, ker je zadevni osebi kvota odvzeta), ki znaša največ eno leto.
Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides as follows:
V odloku z dne 23. junija 2009, ki ureja shemo pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti za tržno leto 2009/2010, je na primer določeno, da je treba vloge za pomoč predložiti najpozneje do 31. avgusta 2009 in da mora dejavnost prenehati najpozneje do 31. marca 2010; v odlokih za druga tržna leta so uporabljeni isti roki, pri čemer je razlika glede na datum sprejetja odloka, vendar še vedno v okviru omejitev, določenih v Smernicah 2007–2013.
With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned:
Kar zadeva zagotovitev protistoritve, Komisija na podlagi uvodnih izjav 36, 37 in 38 ugotavlja, da mora upravičenec, da bi lahko prejel pomoč, svojo kvoto za mleko nepreklicno opustiti v celoti ali delno.
grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve;
Čeprav je v točki 144(f) navedeno, da protistoritev običajno vključuje zaprtje zmogljivosti proizvodne enote v celoti, je treba spomniti, da je bilo obravnavanem primeru delno zaprtje proizvodne zmogljivosti določeno s shemo kvot, ki je urejena z Uredbo (ES) št. 1234/2007.
determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions subject to which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a 12-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding 12-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment;
V teh okoliščinah je mogoče delno zaprtje šteti za zadostno protistoritev upravičenca.
Since said Article 75 describes precisely the intrinsic mechanisms of aid for the cessation of dairy production implemented by France and leaves it up to Member States to adopt methods for implementing the aid scheme for the cessation of dairy production, the Commission concludes that the scheme does not interfere with the common organisation of the market or with its proper functioning.
Poleg tega je mogoče opustitev kvot v tem primeru enačiti z dejanskim zaprtjem proizvodne enote.
As regards the condition that the aid must be in the interest of the sector, the lack of overcapacity cannot be invoked in the case under review, as shown in recital 74 below, nor is the aid linked to any requirements related to health or environmental protection.
Kar zadeva zaveze, ki jih je treba sprejeti, mora upravičenec predložiti potrdilo o dokončni opustitvi proizvodnje in se v prihodnosti odreči prošnji za novo kvoto.
However, these are not the only criteria that might be involved (their presence is enough to justify the relevance of the aid, but it does not mean that other criteria could not be taken into account) and, in the case under review, the Commission notes that the arguments put forward by the French authorities are valid, not only because granting aid effectively opens up production possibilities, which have been redistributed in order to improve the competitiveness of undertakings in a quota scheme but also because the mechanism used corresponds to the one applied in the context of the common organisation of the market in question.
Ob delnem prenehanju se dejansko zmanjšanje proizvodnje dokazuje z izjavami, ki se odkupovalcu predložijo med letom.
As regards the existence of a restructuring programme with defined objectives and a specific timetable if there is overcapacity in the sector, the Commission finds that the criteria set have been met for the following reasons:
Merilo protistoritve je torej izpolnjeno.
the sector is in a situation of overcapacity: the main objective of the milk quota scheme provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (and, before that, Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003) is to reduce the imbalance between supply and demand on the market in question as well as the ensuing structural surpluses and to achieve a better market equilibrium (see recital 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and recital 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003),
Kar zadeva merilo za upravičenost, povezano z izvajanjem dejavnosti in uporabo proizvodne zmogljivosti v petih letih pred zaprtjem zmogljivosti, Komisija ugotavlja, kot so navedli francoski organi, da morajo upravičenci, da bi lahko prejeli pomoč, dejansko izvajati dejavnost in pri tem uporabljati svojo kvoto.
the granting of aid for the cessation of dairy production is part of arrangements aiming at restructuring production by allowing farmers wishing to do so to leave the sector and make available to others the quantities they could produce,
Že res, da odloki, ki urejajo shemo pomoči za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti, ne vsebujejo nobenega sklica na petletno obdobje iz točke 144(g) Smernic, vendar pa upoštevanje tega obdobja potrjuje način izračuna same pomoči, saj, kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 43, individualno referenčno količino v povprečju sestavlja 20 % količin, dodeljenih v petih tržnih letih pred vlogo za pomoč za prenehanje mlekarske dejavnosti, kar kaže na proizvodno dejavnost v navedenem obdobju.
as for the timetable, the decrees governing aid for the cessation of dairy production provide for a deadline for submitting applications of less than six months and for closing down (which in the case under review corresponds to a capacity closure since the quota is withdrawn from the person in question) of less than 12 months.
Komisija torej meni, da je merilo trajanja dejavnosti izpolnjeno.