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The rules laid down in this Framework apply also to the assessment of such individual (ad hoc) State aid measures.
Pravila, določena v tem okviru, se uporabljajo tudi za presojo takih ukrepov individualne (ad hoc) državne pomoči.
THE NEED FOR THE MEASURE
POTREBA PO UKREPU
The maximum aid ceilings fixed by the Authority for all areas eligible for regional aid are in general designed to provide an appropriate level of incentive necessary for the development of the assisted regions.
Najvišje zgornje meje pomoči, ki jih določi Nadzorni organ za vsa območja, upravičena do regionalne pomoči, so na splošno oblikovane za zagotovitev ustrezne ravni spodbude, potrebne za razvoj regij prejemnic pomoči.
However, as they provide a single ceiling, they are usually in excess of the regional handicaps when applied to large-scale projects.
Ker pa zagotavljajo enotno zgornjo mejo, običajno presegajo regionalne ovire, kadar se uporabijo za velike projekte.
The purpose of this Framework is to limit the level of incentive available for large projects to a level that avoids as much as possible unnecessary distortions of competition.
Namen tega okvira je omejiti raven spodbude, ki je na voljo za velike projekte, na raven, ki čim bolj preprečuje nepotrebna izkrivljanja konkurence.
Large investments can effectively contribute to regional development, amongst other things by attracting other companies to the region and introducing advanced technologies as well as by contributing to the training of workers.
Velike naložbe lahko učinkovito prispevajo k regionalnemu razvoju, med drugim tako, da privabijo druga podjetja v regijo, uvajajo napredne tehnologije in prispevajo k usposabljanju delavcev.
However, these investments are less affected by important region-specific problems in disadvantaged areas.
Vendar pa te naložbe niso pod tako velikim vplivom resnih regionalnih težav v prikrajšanih območjih.
First of all, large investments can produce economies of scale that reduce location-specific initial costs.
Prvič, velike naložbe lahko oblikujejo ekonomijo obsega, ki zmanjša začetne stroške, značilne za lokacijo.
Secondly, they are in many respects not tied to the region in which the physical investment takes place.
Drugič, v mnogih pogledih niso vezane na regijo, v kateri se izvaja fizična naložba.
Large investments can easily obtain capital and credit on global markets and are not constrained by the more limited offer of financial services in a particular disadvantaged region.
Velike naložbe lahko brez težav dobijo kapital in posojilo na svetovnih trgih in jih ne ovira bolj omejena ponudba finančnih storitev v določeni prikrajšani regiji.
Moreover, companies making large investments can access a geographically wider pool of labour, and can more easily transfer a skilled workforce to the chosen location.
Poleg tega imajo podjetja, ki izvajajo velike naložbe, dostop do geografsko širše ponudbe delovne sile in lahko lažje prenesejo usposobljeno delovno silo na izbrano lokacijo.
At the same time, if large investments receive large amounts of State aid by benefiting from the full regional ceilings, there is an increased risk that trade will be affected and thus of a stronger distortion effect vis-à-vis competitors in other EEA States.
A če velike naložbe prejemajo velike zneske državne pomoči, tako da v celoti izkoriščajo regionalne zgornje meje, obstaja povečano tveganje vpliva na trgovino in torej močnejšega učinka izkrivljanja nasproti tekmecem v drugih državah EGP.
This is because the beneficiary of the aid is more likely to be a significant player on the market concerned and, consequently, the investment for which the aid is awarded may modify the conditions of competition in that market.
To pa zato, ker je za upravičenca do pomoči bolj verjetno, da je pomemben akter na zadevnem trgu, tako da lahko naložba, za katero je pomoč dodeljena, spremeni pogoje konkurence na tem trgu.
Additionally, companies making large investments usually possess a considerable bargaining power vis-à-vis the authorities granting aid.
Poleg tega imajo podjetja, ki izvajajo velike naložbe, običajno precejšno pogajalsko moč nasproti organom, ki dodeljujejo pomoč.
Indeed, investors in large projects often consider alternative sites in different EEA States, which may lead to a spiral of increasingly generous promises of aid, possibly to a level much higher than what is necessary to compensate for the regional handicaps.
Dejansko vlagatelji v velike projekte pogosto upoštevajo alternativne lokacije v različnih državah EGP, kar lahko privede do spirale vse bolj velikodušnih obljub pomoči, po možnosti do veliko višje ravni, kot je potrebna za izravnavo regionalnih ovir.
The outcome of such subsidy auctions is likely to be that large investments receive aid intensities that exceed the additional costs resulting from the choice of locating the investment in a disadvantaged area.
Rezultat takih dražb subvencij je verjetno ta, da velike naložbe dosežejo intenzivnosti pomoči, ki presegajo dodatne stroške, izhajajoče iz odločitve o umestitvi naložbe v prikrajšano območje.
The amount of aid exceeding the minimum necessary to compensate for the regional disadvantages is a very likely cause of perverse effects (inefficient location choices), higher distortion of competition and, since aid is a costly transfer from taxpayers in favour of aid recipients, net welfare losses.
Znesek pomoči, ki presega najmanjši znesek, potreben za izravnavo regionalnih omejitev, je zelo verjeten vzrok popačenih učinkov (neučinkovita izbira lokacije), večjega izkrivljanja konkurence in, ker je pomoč drag prenos od davkoplačevalcev v korist prejemnikov pomoči, neto izgube blaginje.
Recent experience has shown that large investment projects benefiting from regional investment aid are more capital-intensive than smaller investment projects.
Nedavne izkušnje so pokazale, da so veliki naložbeni projekti, ki izkoriščajo regionalno pomoč za naložbe, bolj kapitalsko intenzivni kot manjši naložbeni projekti.
As a consequence, a more favourable treatment of smaller investment projects translates into a more favourable treatment in assisted areas of projects that are more labour intensive, thus contributing to job creation and unemployment reduction.
Posledično se ugodnejša obravnava manjših naložbenih projektov v območjih, ki prejemajo pomoč, izraža v ugodnejši obravnavi projektov, ki so bolj delovno intenzivni, kar prispeva k ustvarjanju delovnih mest in zmanjševanju brezposelnosti.
Certain types of investment are likely to cause serious distortion of competition, and their beneficial effect on the region concerned is doubtful.
Nekatere vrste naložb lahko povzročijo resno izkrivljanje konkurence, zato je njihov ugoden vpliv na zadevno regijo vprašljiv.
This is true in particular for investments in sectors where a single company has a high market share, or where the existing sectoral production capacity increases significantly, without a corresponding increase in demand for the products concerned.
To zlasti velja za naložbe v sektorjih, kjer ima eno samo podjetje visok tržni delež ali kjer se obstoječa sektorska proizvodna zmogljivost precej poveča, ne da bi ustrezno naraščalo tudi povpraševanje po zadevnih proizvodih.
More generally, distortion of competition is likely in sectors suffering from structural problems, where the existing production capacity already exceeds the market demand for the product, or where the demand for the products concerned is persistently declining.
Na splošno je izkrivljanje konkurence verjetno v sektorjih, ki imajo strukturne težave, kjer obstoječa proizvodna zmogljivost že presega tržno povpraševanje po proizvodu ali kjer povpraševanje po zadevnih proizvodih vztrajno upada.
REDUCTION OF AID LEVELS FOR LARGE INVESTMENT PROJECTS
ZNIŽANJE RAVNI POMOČI ZA VELIKE NALOŽBENE PROJEKTE
Without prejudice to the compatibility criteria laid down in the Guidelines on National Regional Aid, and without prejudice to the notification obligation laid down in point (4) in section 26A.3 or to the transitional rules laid down in section 26A.8, regional investment aid concerning investments involving eligible expenditure [6] for the thresholds set out below shall be subject to an adjusted lower regional aid ceiling, on the basis of the following scale:
Brez vpliva na merila združljivosti, določena v Smernicah o državni regionalni pomoči, in brez vpliva na obveznost priglasitve, določeno v točki (4) oddelka 26A.3 ali na prehodna pravila, določena v oddelku 26A.8, za regionalno pomoč za naložbe, ki vključujejo upravičene izdatke [6] za spodaj določene pragove, velja prilagojena nižja zgornja meja regionalne pomoči na podlagi naslednje lestvice:
Up to EUR 50 million
Do 50 milijonov EUR
100 % of regional ceiling
100 % regionalne zgornje meje
For the part between EUR 50 million and EUR 100 million
Za del med 50 milijonov EUR in 100 milijonov EUR
50 % of regional ceiling
50 % regionalne zgornje meje
For the part exceeding EUR 100 million
Za del, ki presega 100 milijonov EUR
34 % of regional ceiling
34 % regionalne zgornje meje
Thus, the allowable aid amount for a project above EUR 50 million will be calculated according to the formula: maximum aid amount = R × (50 + 0,50 B + 0,34 C); where R is the unadjusted regional ceiling; B is the eligible expenditure between EUR 50 million and EUR 100 million; and C is the eligible expenditure above EUR 100 million, if any [7].
Tako bo dovoljen znesek pomoči za projekt nad 50 milijonov EUR izračunan po formuli: najvišji znesek pomoči = R × (50 + 0,50 B + 0,34 C); kjer je R neprilagojena regionalna zgornja meja; B so upravičeni izdatki med 50 milijonov EUR in 100 milijonov EUR in C so morebitni upravičeni izdatki nad 100 milijonov EUR [7].
However, EFTA States are required to notify every case of regional investment aid if the aid proposed is more than the maximum allowable aid that an investment of EUR 100 million can obtain under the scale and the rules laid down in point 26A.3(1) [8].
Vendar morajo države Efte priglasiti vsak primer regionalne pomoči za naložbe, če je predlagana pomoč višja od najvišje dovoljene pomoči, ki jo lahko naložba v višini 100 milijonov EUR dobi na podlagi lestvice in pravil, določenih v točki 26A.3 [8].
Individually notifiable projects will not be eligible for investment aid in either of the following two situations:
Individualno priglasljivi projekti ne bodo upravičeni do pomoči za naložbe v nobenem od naslednjih dveh primerov:
the aid beneficiary accounts for more than 25 % of the sales of the product concerned before the investment or will, after the investment, account for more than 25 %;
upravičenec do pomoči je pred naložbo odgovoren za več kot 25 % prodaje zadevnega proizvoda ali bo za to odgovoren po naložbi
the capacity created by the project is more than 5 % of the size of the market measured using apparent consumption data of the product concerned, unless the average annual growth rate of its apparent consumption over the last 5 years is above the average annual growth rate of the European Economic Areas's GDP.
zmogljivost, ki jo ustvari projekt, je večja od 5 % velikosti trga, izmerjene s podatki o očitni porabi zadevnega proizvoda, razen če je povprečna letna stopnja rasti njegove očitne porabe v zadnjih petih letih nad povprečno letno stopnjo rasti BDP Evropskega gospodarskega prostora.
The burden of proving that the situations to which points (a) and (b) refer do not obtain lies with the EFTA State [9].
Breme dokazovanja, da primera, na katera se nanašata točki (a) in (b), ne veljata, je na državi Efte [9].
As regards the steel industry as defined in Annex B to this Framework [11], the Authority notes that for a fairly long period of time, ECSC steel companies functioned without recourse to investment aid such as had been available to the rest of the industrial sectors.
Kar zadeva jeklarsko industrijo, kakor je opredeljena v Prilogi B k temu okviru [11], Nadzorni organ opaža, da so jeklarska podjetja ESPJ precej dolgo delovala brez zatekanja k pomoči za naložbe, kot je bila na voljo za preostale industrijske sektorje.
Steel companies have integrated this factor in their strategies and are used to it.
Jeklarska podjetja so ta dejavnik vključila v svoje strategije in so tega vajena.
Given the specific features of the steel sector (in particular its structure, the existing over-capacity at European and world level, its highly capital intensive nature, the location of the majority of steel plants in regions eligible for regional aid, the substantial amounts of public funds devoted to the restructuring of the steel sector, and the conversion of the steel areas) and the experience gained when less strict rules on State aid applied in the past, it appears justified to continue to prohibit investment aid to this sector, irrespective of the size of the investment.
Glede na specifične lastnosti jeklarskega sektorja (zlasti njegovo strukturo, obstoječo presežno zmogljivost na evropski in svetovni ravni, njegovo visoko kapitalsko intenzivno naravo, lokacijo večine jeklarn v regijah, upravičenih do regionalne pomoči, velike zneske javnih sredstev, namenjenih za prestrukturiranje jeklarskega sektorja in preoblikovanje jeklarskih območij) in izkušnje, pridobljene, ko so se v preteklosti uporabljala manj stroga pravila o državnih pomočeh, se zdi upravičeno, da se pomoč za naložbe za ta sektor prepove tudi v prihodnje, ne glede na velikost naložbe.
Accordingly, the Authority considers that regional aid to the steel industry is not compatible with the common market.
Zato Nadzorni organ meni, da regionalna pomoč za jeklarsko industrijo ni združljiva s skupnim trgom.
This incompatibility also applies to large individual aid grants made to small and medium-sized enterprises which are not exempted by other provisions.
Ta nezdružljivost velja tudi za velike individualne pomoči za mala in srednje velika podjetja, ki niso izvzeta z drugimi določbami.
INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN SECTORS WITH STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS OTHER THAN STEEL
NALOŽBENI PROJEKTI V DRUGIH SEKTORJIH, KOT JE JEKLARSKI, S STRUKTURNIMI TEŽAVAMI
The Authority has consistently considered in the past that investment in sectors that do, or might, suffer from serious overcapacity or persistent decline in demand increases the risk of distortion of competition, without bringing the necessary counterbalancing benefits to the region concerned.
Nadzorni organ je v preteklosti dosledno menil, da naložbe v sektorje, ki doživljajo ali bi lahko doživeli resno presežno zmogljivost ali vztrajno upadanje povpraševanja, povečujejo tveganje izkrivljanja konkurence, ne da bi zadevni regiji prinesli potrebne izravnalne koristi.
The proper way to recognise that these investments are less beneficial from a regional point of view is to reduce investment aid to projects in sectors where structural problems prevail, to a level below that permitted for other sectors.
Ustrezen način priznavanja, da so te naložbe manj koristne z regionalnega vidika, je, da se zmanjša pomoč za naložbe za projekte v sektorjih, kjer prevladujejo strukturne težave, na raven pod tisto, ki je dovoljena za druge sektorje.
Until now, several sensitive industrial sectors have been subject to specific, stricter rules on State aid [12].
Do zdaj so se za več občutljivih industrijskih sektorjev uporabljala specifična, strožja pravila o državnih pomočeh [12].
In accordance with point 3 in section 26.1 of the previous multisectoral framework, these specific sectoral rules continues to apply.
V skladu s točko 3 v oddelku 26.1 predhodnega večsektorskega okvira se ta specifična sektorska pravila še naprej uporabljajo.
One of the objectives of the previous multisectoral framework was to provide for the possibility of replacing the existing sectoral rules with a single instrument.
Eden od ciljev predhodnega večsektorskega okvira je bil zagotoviti možnost, da se obstoječa sektorska pravila nadomestijo z enim samim instrumentom.
Subject to the transitional rules laid down in section 26A.8 below, the Authority wishes through the present revision to include these sensitive industrial sectors within this Framework.
Ob upoštevanju prehodnih pravil, določenih v spodnjem oddelku 26A.8, želi Nadzorni organ s to revizijo vključiti te občutljive industrijske sektorje v ta okvir.
By 31 December 2003, sectors where serious structural problems prevail will be specified in a List of sectors annexed to the Framework.
Do 31. decembra 2003 bodo sektorji, kjer prevladujejo resne strukturne težave, določeni v seznamu sektorjev, priloženem k okviru.
No regional investment aid will be authorised in these sectors, subject to the provisions laid down in this section.
V teh sektorjih ne bo dovoljena nikakršna regionalna pomoč za naložbe, ob upoštevanju določb, določenih v tem oddelku.
For the purpose of drawing up the List of sectors, serious structural problems will in principle be measured on the basis of apparent consumption data, at the appropriate level of the CPA classification [13] in the EEA, or, if such information is not available, on the basis of any other market segmentation generally accepted for the products concerned and for which statistical data are readily available.
Za sestavo seznama sektorjev bodo resne strukturne težave načeloma izmerjene na podlagi podatkov o očitni porabi na ustrezni ravni klasifikacije CPA [13] v EGP ali, če ti podatki niso na voljo, na podlagi katere koli druge segmentacije trga, ki je splošno sprejeta za zadevne proizvode in za katero so statistični podatki takoj na voljo.
Serious structural problems will be deemed to exist when the sector concerned is declining [14].
Za resne strukturne težave se bo štelo, da obstajajo, ko bo zadevni sektor upadal [14].
The List of sectors shall be updated periodically, with a frequency to be determined at the time at which the List of sectors is decided.
Seznam sektorjev se bo redno posodabljal, pogostost tega pa bo določena, ko bo določen seznam sektorjev.
As from 1 January 2004, and for sectors included in the List of sectors with serious structural problems, all regional investment aid concerning an investment project involving eligible expenditure above an amount to be determined by the Authority at the time of drawing up the List of sectors [15] must be individually notified to the Authority.
Od 1. januarja 2004 in za sektorje, vključene v seznam sektorjev z resnimi strukturnimi težavami, je treba vsako regionalno pomoč za naložbe v zvezi z naložbenim projektom, ki vključuje upravičene izdatke nad zneskom, ki ga določi Nadzorni organ ob sestavi seznama sektorjev [15], individualno priglasiti Nadzornemu organu.
The Authority will examine such notifications in accordance with the following rules: firstly, the aid project must comply with the general assessment criteria laid down in the guidelines on national regional aid; secondly, the eligible expenditure as defined under point 26A.11(3) exceeding an amount to be determined by the Authority at the time of drawing up the List of Sectors will not be eligible for investment aid, except for the cases referred to in point 26A.5(7).
Nadzorni organ bo take priglasitve proučil v skladu z naslednjimi pravili: prvič, projekt pomoči mora biti v skladu s splošnimi merili presoje, določenimi v smernicah o državni regionalni pomoči; drugič, upravičeni izdatki, kakor so opredeljeni v točki 26A.11(3), ki presegajo znesek, ki ga določi Nadzorni organ ob sestavi seznama sektorjev, ne bodo upravičeni do pomoči za naložbe, razen v primerih iz točke 26A.5(7).
By way of derogation from point 6 in section 26A.5, the Authority may authorise investment aid for sectors included in the List of sectors on the basis of the aid intensities laid down in section 26A.3 of this Framework, provided that the EFTA State demonstrates that, although the sector is deemed to be in decline, the market for the product concerned is fast growing [16].
Z odstopanjem od točke 6 v oddelku 26A.5 lahko Nadzorni organ odobri pomoč za naložbe za sektorje, vključene v seznam sektorjev, na podlagi intenzivnosti pomoči, določenih v oddelku 26A.3 tega okvira, če država Efte dokaže, da čeprav za sektor velja, da je v upadu, trg za zadevni proizvod hitro raste [16].
EX POST MONITORING
NAKNADNO SPREMLJANJE
In drawing up this Framework, the Authority has attempted to ensure that, as far as possible, it is clear, unambiguous, predictable and efficient and that the additional administrative burden it entails is kept to a minimum.
Pri sestavi tega okvira si je Nadzorni organ prizadeval zagotoviti, da bi bil čim bolj jasen, nedvoumen, predvidljiv in učinkovit ter da bi bilo dodatno upravno breme, ki ga sproži, čim manjše.
EFTA States must maintain detailed records regarding the granting of individual aid falling under this Framework.
Države Efte morajo hraniti podrobne evidence o dodelitvi individualne pomoči, ki spada v ta okvir.
Such records must contain all information necessary to establish that the maximum aid intensity determined under this Framework is observed.
Take evidence morajo vsebovati vse informacije, ki so potrebne, da se ugotovi, da je najvišja intenzivnost pomoči, določena na podlagi tega okvira, upoštevana.
EFTA States must keep a record regarding an individual aid for 10 years from the date on which it was granted.
Države Efte morajo voditi evidenco o individualni pomoči 10 let od datuma, ko je bila dodeljena.
On written request, the EFTA State concerned must provide the Authority, within a period of 20 working days or such longer period as may be fixed in the request, with all the information that the Authority considers necessary to assess whether the provisions of this Framework have been complied with.
Na pisno zahtevo mora zadevna država Efte Nadzornemu organu v 20 delovnih dneh ali daljšem obdobju, ki bi bilo morda določeno v zahtevi, predložiti vse informacije, za katere Nadzorni organ meni, da so potrebne za presojo, ali so bile določbe tega okvira upoštevane.
VALIDITY OF THE FRAMEWORK
VELJAVNOST OKVIRA
This Framework will be applicable for a period ending on 31 December 2009.
Ta okvir se bo uporabljal za obdobje, ki se konča 31. decembra 2009.
Before 31 December 2009, the Authority will evaluate the Framework.
Nadzorni organ bo pred 31. decembrom 2009 ocenil okvir.
The Authority may amend this Framework before 31 December 2009 on the basis of important competition policy considerations or in order to take into account other EEA policies or international commitments.
Nadzorni organ lahko spremeni ta okvir pred 31. decembrom 2009 na podlagi pomembnih dejavnikov politike konkurence ali zaradi upoštevanja drugih politik EGP ali mednarodnih obvez.
Such review will not, however, affect the prohibition of investment aid to the steel industry.
Vendar pa taka revizija ne bo vplivala na prepoved naložbene pomoči za jeklarsko industrijo.
As regards the steel sector as defined in Annex B, the provisions of the Framework will be applied as from 1 January 2003.
Kar zadeva jeklarski sektor, kakor je opredeljen v Prilogi B, se bodo določbe okvira uporabljale od 1. januarja 2003.
The existing specific sectoral rules for certain steel sectors that were not covered by the ECSC Treaty [17] will cease to be applicable from that date.
Obstoječa specifična sektorska pravila za določene jeklarske sektorje, ki niso bili zajeti v Pogodbi ESPJ [17], se bodo s tem dnem nehala uporabljati.
As regards the motor vehicle sector as defined in Annex C, and the synthetic fibres sector as defined in Annex D, the provisions of the Framework will be applied as from 1 January 2003.
Kar zadeva sektor motornih vozil, kakor je opredeljen v Prilogi C, in sektor sintetičnih vlaken, kakor je opredeljen v Prilogi D, se bodo določbe okvira uporabljale od 1. januarja 2003.
However, notifications registered by the Authority before 1 January 2003 for the motor vehicle sector and the synthetic fibres sector will be examined in the light of the criteria in force at the time of notification.
Vendar pa se bodo priglasitve, ki jih bo Nadzorni organ evidentiral pred 1. januarjem 2003 za sektor motornih vozil in sektor sintetičnih vlaken, proučile na podlagi meril, veljavnih v času priglasitve.