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However, the fact that Iberpotash is the only potash mining company in Spain does not invalidate the selectivity of the measure that is clearly aimed for a specifically identified waste facility and not any other.
Niti španski organi niti družba Iberpotash ne trdijo, da v zvezi s tem ukrepom ni šlo za državna sredstva.
The Commission thus concludes that Measure 4 provided a selective economic advantage to Iberpotash.
Poleg tega sta odločitev za zagotovitev javnega financiranja prekritja jalovišča Vilafruns sprejela špansko ministrstvo za okolje in Generalitat de Catalunya, tako da jo je mogoče nedvomno pripisati državi.
The total investment costs of the covering of Vilafruns waste heap were paid by public authorities, EUR 4 million by the Ministry of Environment of Spain and the remaining EUR 3887571 by the Agencia Catalana del Agua, public undertaking managed by the Generalitat de Catalunya, which thus honoured the commitment to cover the rest of the investment costs that the Generalitat de Catalunyua accepted in the convention of 17 December 2007.
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da je ukrep 4 vključeval prenos državnih sredstev in ga je mogoče pripisati državi.
Neither the Spanish authorities nor Iberpotash claimed absence of State resources with respect to this measure.
Kot je podrobno navedeno zgoraj (glej uvodni izjavi 103 in 105), družba Iberpotash konkurira drugim proizvajalcem kalijevega oksida in soli.
In addition, the decision to provide public financing for the covering of Vilafruns waste heap was taken by the Ministry of Environment of Spain and the Generalitat de Catalunya and it is thus clearly imputable to the State.
Zato lahko dejstvo, da je bil vsaj del njenih okoljskih obveznosti v zvezi z jaloviščem Vilafruns financiran iz javnih sredstev, izkrivlja konkurenco, ker umetno znižuje stroške družbe Iberpotash in ji tako zagotavlja neupravičeno konkurenčno prednost.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that Measure 4 involved transfer of State resources and is imputable to the State.
Komisija tako ugotavlja, da bi lahko ukrep 4 izkrivljal konkurenco.
As indicated in detail above (see recitals 103 and 105), Iberpotash is in competition with other producers of potash and salt.
Ker se v EU trguje s kalijevim oksidom in soljo (glej uvodni izjavi (106) in (107) zgoraj), Komisija ugotavlja, da ukrep 4 vpliva na trgovino znotraj EU.
Therefore, the fact that at least part of its environmental obligations with respect to Vilafruns were financed from public resources is liable to distort competition by artificially reducing Iberpotash's costs and thus providing an undue advantage vis-à-vis its competitors.
Sklepna ugotovitev v zvezi z obstojem pomoči: ukrep 4
The Commission thus concludes that Measure 4 has a potential to distort competition.
Komisija glede na navedeno meni, da ukrep 4 pomeni državno pomoč v višini 7887571 EUR, zato bo ocenila njeno zakonitost in združljivost z notranjim trgom.
Both potash and salt are traded within the EU (see above recitals 106 and 107) and the Commission thus concludes that Measure 4 affects intra-EU trade.
ZAKONITOST POMOČI
Conclusion on existence of aid: Measure 4
Ukrepa 1 in 4 sta bila odobrena ob kršitvi obveznosti priglasitve in mirovanja iz člena 108(3) PDEU.
In light of the above, the Commission comes to the view that Measure 4 constitutes State aid amounting to EUR 7887571 and will therefore assess its lawfulness and compatibility with the internal market.
Zato Komisija meni, da oba ukrepa tako pomenita nezakonito državno pomoč.
LEGALITY OF THE AID
ZDRUŽLJIVOST POMOČI
Both Measure 1 and Measure 4 were granted in breach of the notification and stand-still obligations laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU.
Niti španski organi niti družba Iberpotash ne navajajo razlogov za združljivost pomoči v obliki nižjih finančnih garancij, kot se zahteva z zadevno zakonodajo.
Therefore, the Commission considers that both measures thus constitute unlawful State aid.
Komisija meni, da ukrep pomeni pomoč za tekoče poslovanje družbi Iberpotash, ker je omogočila, da so bili stroški provizij za garancijo v dolgem obdobju med letoma 2006 in 2016 nižji od zahtevanih.
COMPATIBILITY OF THE AID
Komisija ni našla nobenega možnega razloga za združljivost take pomoči za tekoče poslovanje, ki je bila dodeljena, ne da bi izpolnjevala kakršen koli očiten cilj v skupnem interesu, zato ugotavlja, da ukrep v obliki znižane ravni finančnih garancij družbe Iberpotash pomeni nezdružljivo pomoč v obliki nižjih bančnih provizij, ki so posledica neupravičeno nizke ravni finančnih garancij.
Neither the Spanish authorities nor Iberpotash allege any compatibility grounds for the aid in the form of financial guarantees lower than required under relevant law.
UKREP 4: NALOŽBA V PREKRITJE JALOVIŠČA VILAFRUNS
The Commission considers that the measure constitutes operating aid to Iberpotash as it allowed costs from guarantee fees being lower than requisite in the long period between 2006 and 2016.
Španski organi trdijo, da bi bilo prekritje jalovišča Vilafruns, če bi pomenilo državno pomoč, združljivo na podlagi oddelka 3.1.1 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008, ki se nanaša na pomoč za varstvo okolja za podjetja, ki presegajo standarde Unije ali povečujejo stopnjo varstva okolja v odsotnosti standardov Unije.
The Commission has not found any possible compatibility ground for such operating aid granted without pursuing any apparent objective of common interest and thus concludes that the measure consisting in reduced level of the financial guarantees of Iberpotash constitutes incompatible aid in the form of lower banking fees resulting from the unduly low level of the financial guarantees.
Trdijo, da je prekritje jalovišča pilotni projekt, namenjen preskušanju nove tehnologije za preprečevanje izpiranja iz jalovišč odpadne soli.
MEASURE 4: INVESTMENT TO COVER OF VILAFRUNS WASTE HEAP
Območje jalovišča Vilafruns je bilo za ta pilotni projekt domnevno izbrano zaradi svojih posebnih značilnosti (majhnosti, lokacije kot prvega jalovišča soli najvišje ob reki Llobregat, dejstva, da že desetletja ni delujoče).
The Spanish authorities argue that should the covering of Vilafruns waste heap constitute State aid, it would be compatible on the basis of Section 3.1.1 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines concerning the environmental aid for undertakings which go beyond Union standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standards.
S tem ko bi organom zagotovilo podatke o dejanskih rezultatih, bi jim omogočilo boljše reševanje splošne težave jalovišč odpadne soli v regiji.
They submit that the covering of the waste heap is a pilot project aiming at testing a new technology for preventing salt waste heap leakages.
Pri tem naj bi projekt prispeval k ohranjanju, varovanju in sanaciji okolja na območju povodja reke Llobregat ter tako izpolnjuje cilj v skupnem interesu.
The Vilafruns site has allegedly been chosen for this pilot project due to its particular characteristics (smaller volume, location as a first salt heap most upstream of the Llobregat river, the fact that it has been inactive already for decades).
Španski organi dalje pojasnjujejo, da je projekt del splošnega načrta za izboljšanje upravljanja katalonskega vodnega območja, ki vključuje različne ukrepe; nekateri so financirani iz javnih, drugi pa iz zasebnih virov.
By providing the authorities with data about actual results, it would enable them to better address the general problem of salt waste heaps in the region.
Komisija meni, da smernice o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008 dejansko zagotavljajo podlago za presojo združljivosti v obravnavani zadevi.
In this respect, the project is expected to contribute to the preservation, protection and restoration of environment in the region of the Llobregat river basin and thus pursues an objective of common interest.
Zlasti točka 205 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008 v povezavi s točko 248 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja in energijo iz leta 2014 Komisiji omogoča, da pravila iz smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008 uporabi za nezakonito pomoč, dodeljeno v obdobju 2009–2011.
The Spanish authorities further explain that the project is part of a general plan for improved management of the Catalan water basin including various measures; some financed from public and others from private resources.
V skladu z oddelkom 3.1.1 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008 se pomoč za naložbe, ki podjetjem omogoča preseganje standardov Unije za varstvo okolja ali povišanje stopnje varstva okolja v odsotnosti standardov Unije, šteje za združljivo s skupnim trgom v smislu člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES [zdaj člen 107(3)(c) PDEU], če so izpolnjeni pogoji iz točk od 74 do 84 in oddelka 3.2 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008.
The Commission considers that the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines indeed provide a basis for compatibility assessment in the current case.
Standardi Unije za sanacijo rudarskih odpadkov so določeni v direktivi o rudarskih odpadkih.
In particular, point 205 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, read in conjunction with point 248 of the 2014 Energy and Environmental aid Guidelines allows the Commission to apply the rules laid down in the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines to unlawful aid granted in 2009-2011.
Vendar se v skladu s členom 24(4) Direktive členi 5, 6(3) do (5), 7, 8, 12(1) in (2) ter 14(1) do (3) ne uporabljajo za objekte za ravnanje z odpadki, ki so prenehali sprejemati odpadke pred 1. majem 2006, kot velja v primeru jalovišča Vilafruns.
According to Section 3.1.1 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standards will be considered compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty (now Article 107(3)(c) TFEU) provided that the conditions set out in points 74 to 84 and Section 3.2 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines are fulfilled.
Zato v obravnavani zadevi ni posebnih standardov Unije, ki bi določali raven, ki jo je treba za jalovišče Vilafruns doseči v okoljskem smislu.
The Union standards for restoration of extractive waste are set out in the Extractive Waste Directive.
Ena tretja oseba trdi, da je imela družba Iberpotash že v obdobju 2008–2009 neposredno pravno obveznost, da zagotovi prekritje jalovišča, vendar za te trditve ne predloži konkretnih dokazov.
However, according to Article 24(4) of the Directive, Article 5, Article 6(3) to (5), Articles 7 and 8, Article 12(1) and (2) and Article 14(1) to (3) shall not apply to the waste facilities that stopped accepting waste before 1 May 2006, as it is the case for Vilafruns waste heap.
Kakor koli že, Komisija trdi, da tudi če bi morala družba Iberpotash na koncu zagotoviti pravilno sanacijo jalovišča Vilafruns v prihodnje, v obdobju 2008–2009 take obveznosti ni bilo in družba Iberpotash bi lahko brez pomoči še naprej upravljala jalovišče z izpolnjevanjem svojih obveznosti v skladu z veljavnim sanacijskim načrtom.
Therefore, in the case at hand there are no specific Union standards that would set the level to be attained for Vilafruns waste heap in environmental terms.
V skladu s točko 79 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008 intenzivnost take pomoči v primeru velikih podjetij ne sme preseči 50 % upravičenih stroškov.
One third party claims that Iberpotash was already in 2008-2009 under an immediate legal obligation to ensure that the heap was covered, without, however, providing any specific evidence for these claims.
Če se naložba nanaša na nakup ekološko inovativnega sredstva ali začetek ekološko inovativnega projekta, se lahko intenzivnost pomoči poveča za 10 odstotnih točk, če so izpolnjeni pogoji iz točke 78 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008.
In any event, the Commission considers that even though Iberpotash would have ultimately been obliged to ensure proper restoration of Vilafruns waste heap in the future, there was no such obligation in 2008-2009 and, in the absence of the aid, Iberpotash would have been able to continue managing the waste heap by fulfilling its obligations according to the applicable restoration plan.
Poleg tega je lahko intenzivnost pomoči 100-odstotna, če je naložbena pomoč odobrena v resnično konkurenčnih postopkih zbiranja ponudb na podlagi jasnih, preglednih in nediskriminatornih meril, kar dejansko zagotavlja, da je pomoč omejena na najnižji znesek, ki je potreben, da se doseže korist za okolje (glej točko 77 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008).
In line with point 79 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, the aid intensity of such aid in case of large enterprises must not exceed 50 % of the eligible costs.
Tak postopek zbiranja ponudb mora biti nediskriminatoren in mora omogočati sodelovanje zadostnega števila podjetij.
Where the investment concerns the acquisition of an eco-innovation asset or the launching of an eco-innovation project, the aid intensity may be increased by 10 percentage points, provided that the conditions of point 78 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines are fulfilled.
Poleg tega mora biti proračun v zvezi s postopkom zbiranja ponudb omejen v smislu, da vsi upravičenci ne morejo prejeti pomoči.
In addition, the aid intensity may amount to 100 % where the investment aid is granted in a genuinely competitive bidding process on the basis of clear, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria, effectively ensuring that the aid is limited to the minimum necessary for achieving the environmental gain (see point 77 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines).
V skladu s točko 80 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008 morajo biti upravičeni stroški omejeni na dodatne stroške naložbe, ki so nujni za dosego višje stopnje varstva okolja, pri čemer se v prvih petih letih odštejejo morebitne ugodnosti poslovanja in prištejejo stroški poslovanja.
Such a bidding process must be non-discriminatory and provide for the participation of a sufficient number of undertakings.
Če ni standardov Unije, ti dodatni stroški naložbe vključujejo stroške naložbe, ki so potrebni za doseganje višje stopnje varstva okolja, kakor je tista, ki bi jo zadevno podjetje doseglo brez okoljske pomoči (glej točko 84(c) smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008).
In addition, the budget related to the bidding process must be a binding constraint in the sense that not all participants can receive aid.
V obravnavani zadevi španski organi trdijo, da je pred naložbo v prekritje jalovišča veljavni sanacijski načrt družbe Iberpotash vključeval posebne sanacijske ukrepe za jalovišče Vilafruns, namenjene omejitvi izpiranja iz jalovišča in s tem zmanjšanju njegovega vpliva na okolje.
According to point 80 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, the eligible costs must be limited to the extra investment costs necessary to achieve a higher level of environmental protection, decreased by any operating benefits and increased by any operating costs during the first five years.
Pričakovani stroški teh ukrepov v hipotetičnem scenariju brez državne pomoči so v skladu s točko 81(a) smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008 znašali […] EUR.
In the absence of the Union standards, these extra investment costs consist of the investment costs necessary to achieve a higher level of environmental protection than that which the undertaking in question would achieve in the absence of any environmental aid (see point 84(c) of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines).
Komisija razume, da so španski organi te ukrepe šteli za zadostne, da se zagotovi izpolnitev okoljskih obveznosti, ki so takrat veljale za nedelujoče jalovišče Vilafruns.
In the case at hand, the Spanish authorities argue that before the investment in the covering of the heap, Iberpotash's applicable restoration plan included specific restoration measures for Vilafruns waste heap aimed at limiting leakages from the waste heap and thus minimising its impact on the environment.
Poleg tega se je, kot pojasnjujejo španski organi, prekritje jalovišča Vilafruns štelo za tako imenovani „pilotni projekt“, da bi se v praksi preverila ustreznost navedene sanacijske metode za rešitev okoljskih težav regije Llobregat.
The expected costs of these measures, constituting a counterfactual situation in the absence of State aid in line with point 81(a) of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines, amounted to EUR […].
Prekritje tako ni bilo izvedeno, ker bi bilo to dejansko obvezno po zakonu, temveč bolj zaradi splošnejšega javnega interesa, da se najde najprimernejša sanacijska metoda, ki bi se v prihodnje uporabila za vsa druga jalovišča, ki vplivajo na okolje v regiji.
The Commission understands that these measures were considered sufficient by the Spanish authorities to ensure fulfilment of the environmental obligations applicable at that time to the inactive Vilafruns waste heap.
Tako je prekritje jalovišča Vilafruns v obdobju 2008–2009 družbi Iberpotash omogočilo, da izboljša varstvo okolja s svojimi dejavnostmi v odsotnosti standardov Unije v skladu s točko 74(b) smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008.
In addition, as explained by the Spanish authorities, the covering of Vilafruns waste heap was considered as a so called ‘pilot project’ in order to verify in practice suitability of that restoration method for addressing the environmental problems of the Llobregat region.
Glede na navedeno naj bi dodatni stroški naložbe za naložbeni projekt znašali 7887571 EUR stroškov naložbe, znižanih za stroške v višini […] EUR v hipotetičnem scenariju.
Therefore, the covering was not made because of any actual legal obligation to do so but rather in view of a more general public interest in finding the most appropriate restoration method to be in the future implemented for all other waste heaps affecting the environment of the region.
Ker jalovišče Vilafruns ni bilo delujoče že več let, njegovo prekritje ne prinaša nobenih ugodnosti poslovanja.
Therefore, the covering of Vilafruns waste heap in 2008-2009 enabled Iberpotash to increase the level of environmental protection resulting from its activities in the absence of Union standards in line with point 74(b) of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines.
Stroški poslovanja za vzdrževanje objekta so lani po navedbah španskih organov znašali […] EUR.
In view of the above, the extra investment costs for the investment project would amount to investment costs of EUR 7887571 minus the costs of EUR […] in the counterfactual scenario.
Ob predpostavki, da bodo v prvih petih letih ostali na tej ravni, bi skupni znesek stroškov poslovanja, ki jih je treba prišteti upravičenim stroškom, znašal […] EUR.
Since Vilafruns has not been in operation for a number of years, there are no operating benefits from the covering of the waste heap.
Skupni znesek upravičenih stroškov bi tako znašal 7804922,60 EUR.
Operating costs for the maintenance of the installation last year amounted according to the Spanish authorities to EUR […].
Ker je pomoč znašala 7887571 EUR skupnih stroškov naložbe, predstavlja več kot 100 % upravičenih stroškov.
Presuming they stay at this level during the first five years, the total amount of operating costs to be added to the eligible costs would be EUR […].
Španski organi niso predložili nobenih dokazov, da je bilo jalovišče Vilafruns izbrano med številnimi drugimi mogočimi projekti v resnično konkurenčnem postopku zbiranja ponudb na podlagi jasnih, preglednih in nediskriminatornih meril.
The total eligible costs would thus amount to EUR 7804922,60.
V resnici so španski organi jalovišče izbrali samo zaradi njegovih značilnosti, ki so se štele za primerne za projekt (glej zgoraj uvodno izjavo 154).
Since the aid amounted to the total investment costs of EUR 7887571, it constitutes more than 100 % of eligible costs.
Zato točke 77 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008, v skladu s katero je lahko intenzivnost pomoči do 100-odstotna, ni mogoče uporabiti v obravnavani zadevi.
The Spanish authorities have not provided any evidence that Vilafruns waste heap would have been selected in a genuinely competitive bidding process on the basis of clear, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria from a larger number of possible other projects.
Poleg tega Komisija meni, da metode sanacije jalovišča, tako da se prekrije z neprepustno prevleko, ki ga ščiti pred vodo, ni mogoče šteti za ekološko inovativni projekt v smislu točke 78 smernic o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2008.
In fact, the heap has been chosen by the Spanish authorities only due to its characteristics that were considered as suitable for the project (see above recital 154).
Kljub trditvam španskih organov, da je prekritje edinstveno in inovativno, te metode iz naslednjih razlogov ni mogoče šteti za novo in bistveno izboljšano v primerjavi s stanjem tehnike v industriji v Uniji.
Therefore, point 77 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines allowing an aid intensity of up to 100 % cannot be used in the case at hand.
Prekritje jalovišča Vilafruns in prekritje v primeru alzaških jalovišč se lahko tehnično razlikujeta, kot je v tehničnem prispevku pojasnila Agencia Catalana del Agua.
Further, the Commission considers that the method of restoring a waste heap by covering it with an impermeable layer ensuring its insulation from water cannot be considered as an eco-innovation project within the meaning of point 78 of the 2008 Environmental Aid Guidelines.
Vendar so bile podobne metodologije za prekritje in zatesnitev jalovišča z neprepustnim materialom že izvedene, zlasti v Nemčiji.
Despite arguments of the Spanish authorities that the covering is unique and innovative, this method cannot be considered as new or substantially improved compared to the state of the art in the industry in the Union for the following reasons.
Kot je razvidno iz knjige nemškega strokovnjaka, v kateri so izrecno obravnavane razpoložljive tehnologije v industriji kalijevega oksida, imajo v Nemčiji bogate 30-letne izkušnje s prekrivanjem celotnih jalovišč pri pridobivanju kalijevega oksida, da se prepreči vdor vode v jalovišče in s tem zmanjša izpiranje.
There may be technical differences between Vilafruns covering and the covering made in case of Alsace waste heaps as explained by a technical contribution by Agencia Catalana del Agua.
V knjigi trdi, da poskusi s prekrivanjem jalovišč v Nemčiji segajo v 50. leta prejšnjega stoletja in da je bilo od 70. let, zlasti pa od 90. let prejšnjega stoletja v Nemčiji prekritih več srednje velikih jalovišč, pri čemer so se preskušale različne vrste materialov in tehnik.
However, similar methodologies aimed at covering and sealing the heap with impermeable material had been already realised, in particular in Germany.
V letnem poročilu nemške družbe za pridobivanje kalijevega oksida K+S za leto 2015 je navedeno, da so male in srednje velike opuščene kupe jalovine prekrili v okviru njihove strategije starih jalovišč, da bi preprečili in zmanjšali dolgoročni vpliv na naravo in okolje.
According to a book by a German expert specifically dealing with available technologies in the potash industry, there is a large experience of 30 years of covering of whole potash mining waste heaps in Germany with the aim to prevent entry of water into the heap and thus minimise leakage.
Skupaj se trenutno vzdržuje 41 opuščenih kupov jalovine v Spodnji Saški in dva v deželi Baden-Württemberg.
The book claims that experiments in covering the waste heaps in Germany date back to 1950s and that as of 1970s, but in particular since 1990s, a number of mainly middle-sized waste heaps were covered in Germany while trying various types of materials and techniques.
Na 15 od teh je bila obnovljena vegetacija, še šest pa jih je v postopku obnove vegetacije.