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In Nord Pool’s Elspot market, hourly power contracts are traded daily for physical delivery in the next day’s 24-hour period [20].
Na Nord Poolovem trgu za promptne nakupe se dnevno tržijo urne pogodbe o nakupu električne energije za fizično dostavo naslednji dan v roku 24 ur [20].
Thus, the duration of the contracts and the conditions under which they are traded differ significantly from the current contract.
Zato se trajanje pogodb in pogoji, pod katerimi se pogodbe tržijo, bistveno razlikujejo od zadevne pogodbe.
What falls to be examined is whether a private investor operating in a market economy would have chosen to enter into a long-term bilateral contract for the same price and on the same terms as in the agreement in question.
Raziskati je treba, ali bi se zasebni vlagatelj, ki deluje v tržnem gospodarstvu, odločil za sklenitev dolgoročne dvostranske pogodbe za isto ceno in pod istimi pogoji, kot veljajo v zadevnem sporazumu.
In making that assessment, the Authority cannot replace the municipality’s commercial judgement with its own, which implies that the municipality, as the seller of electricity, must enjoy a wide margin of judgement.
Pri tej oceni Nadzorni organ ne sme nadomestiti tržne presoje občine s svojo lastno, kar pomeni, da mora občina kot prodajalka elektrike razpolagati s širokimi mejami presoje.
Only where there is no other plausible explanation for the municipality’s choice of contract would it be qualified as State aid [21].
Samo takrat, kadar ni druge verodostojne razlage za izbiro pogodbe s strani občine, se ta opredeli kot državna pomoč [21].
Since there is a market for bilateral long-term contracts and a market price can be established, it must be assumed that market investors may, depending on the circumstances, prefer such arrangements to spot price sales, even if selling the power volumes on the power exchange (thus obtaining the spot price) might have yielded a higher profit.
Ker obstaja trg za dvostranske dolgoročne pogodbe in je tržno ceno mogoče določiti, je treba predvideti, da se tržni vlagatelji glede na okoliščine raje odločijo za takšne dogovore kot za prodajo po promptni ceni, čeprav bi morda prodaja količin električne energije na borzi z električno energijo (na ta način bi dosegli promptno ceno) prinesla večji dobiček.
There can be a number of commercially sound reasons to prefer one, stable buyer rather than the fluctuating prices on the power exchange for a certain period of time, such as risk reduction and administrative simplification.
Obstaja lahko več tehtnih tržnih razlogov za dodelitev prednosti enemu, stalnemu kupcu za določeno obdobje in ne spremenljivim cenam na borzi z električno energijo, npr. omejitev tveganja in poenostavitev administracije.
Against this background, the Authority finds that the contract price should be compared to the average price for the type of contracts entered into on similar terms and for a similar duration, at around the same time.
Na podlagi tega Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da bi bilo treba pogodbeno ceno primerjati s povprečno ceno za vrsto pogodbe, sklenjeno pod podobnimi pogoji in za podobno obdobje ob približno enakem času.
The Authority specifically notes that what falls to be assessed is the market price which could be reasonably expected at the time of entering into the contract, not the subsequent price development in the market during the contract period.
Nadzorni organ izrecno ugotavlja, da je tisto, kar je treba raziskati, tržna cena, ki bi jo lahko upravičeno pričakovali v času sklepanja pogodbe, ne pa kasnejši razvoj cene na trgu v času trajanja pogodbe.
Market price data for bilateral long-term contracts
Podatki o tržnih cenah za dvostranske dolgoročne pogodbe
In order to establish the market price for bilateral long-term contracts at the time of entry into the contract, the Norwegian authorities, in their comments to the decision to open the formal investigation procedure, have submitted statistics from Statistics Norway pertaining to prices of electric energy traded in the wholesale market and concession power for the years 1994 to 2005 (Table 24 from Statistics Norway at the time, currently 23).
Da bi določili tržno ceno za dvostranske dolgoročne pogodbe v času sklepanja pogodbe, so norveški organi v svoje pripombe k odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave vključili statistične podatke urada Statistics Norway, ki se nanašajo na tržne cene električne energije na trgu na debelo in na cene električne energije po znižani ceni za obdobje od leta 1994 do 2005 (takrat tabela 24 urada Statistics Norway, zdaj 23).
Table 23
Tabela 23 Tržne cene električne energije na trgu na debelo in električne energije po znižani ceni 1994–2007.
Bilateral contracts, total
Dvostranske pogodbe, skupaj
Contracts up to 1 year duration
Pogodbe z obdobjem trajanja do 1 leta
Contracts up to 1–5 years’ duration
Pogodbe z obdobjem trajanja od 1 do 5 let
Contracts with more than 5 years’ duration
Pogodbe z več kot 5-letnim obdobjem trajanja
Market power trade, total
Trgovanje z električno energijo, skupaj
Spot prices
Promptne cene
The regulation market
Regulacijski trg
Concession power
Električna energija po znižani ceni
The Authority has requested information from Statistics Norway relating to the contracts on which the statistics are based.
Nadzorni organ je od urada Statistics Norway zahteval podatke v zvezi s pogodbami, na katerih temeljijo statistični podatki.
According to Statistics Norway, the prices in the table are based on wholesale contracts in effect in the year in question, including contracts entered into earlier but still running.
Po besedah urada Statistics Norway cene v tabeli temeljijo na veleprodajnih pogodbah, ki so veljale v zadevnem letu, vključno s pogodbami, ki so bile sklenjene prej in so takrat še trajale.
Moreover, contracts with end-users are not included in this table [23].
V tabeli niso zajete pogodbe s končnimi uporabniki [23].
Statistics Norway have also provided a technical explanation on the data set relied on to the Norwegian authorities [24].The Authority has also found other statistics from Statistics Norway’s database to be relevant, including, in particular, Table 7 ‘Time series covering quarterly and yearly prices of electric energy in the whole sale market, taxes excluded’:
Urad Statistics Norway je norveškim organom predložil tudi tehnična pojasnila o uporabljenih podatkih [24].Nadzorni organ je v zbirki podatkov urada Statistics Norway našel še druge pomembne statistične podatke, vključno zlasti s tabelo št. 7 „Časovni razpored četrtletnih in letnih cen električne energije na trgu na debelo brez davkov“:
Time series covering quarterly and yearly prices of electric energy in the whole sale market, taxes excluded [25] [25]
Časovni razpored četrtletnih in letnih cen električne energije na trgu na debelo brez davkov [25] [25]
Sales of electricity
Prodaja elektrike
Fixed-price contracts, full-time
Časovno zaprte pogodbe s fiksno ceno
Fixed-price contracts, free-time
Časovno odprte pogodbe s fiksno ceno
Electricity access
Dostop do elektrike
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 months before the measuring week)
Nove pogodbe s fiksno ceno (sklenjene v zadnjih 3 mesecih pred tednom merjenja)
On the basis of the wording of the contract [26], it would seem that the contract between Notodden municipality and Becromal is a so-called ‘full-time contract’, i.e. a contract providing a fixed amount of power each minute over whole contract period [27].
Na podlagi besedila pogodbe [26] je mogoče sklepati, da je pogodba med občino Notodden in podjetjem Becromal tako imenovana „časovno zaprta pogodba“, tj. pogodba, ki vsako minuto v obdobju trajanja pogodbe stranko oskrbuje s fiksno količino električne energije [27].
For fixed price, full-time contracts (row number two in the above table), the average price was 12,1 øre/kWh on 14 May 2001, or 14,6 øre/kWh on 10 May 2002.
Za časovno zaprte pogodbe s fiksno ceno (vrstica št. 2 v zgornji tabeli) je bila 14. maja 2001 povprečna cena 12,1 øre/kWh, 10. maja 2002 pa 14,6 øre/kWh.
Furthermore, the last row in the table shows prices in new fixed price contracts, entered into the last three months before the measuring week.
Ob tem zadnja vrstica v tabeli kaže cene iz novih pogodb s fiksno ceno, sklenjenih v zadnjih treh mesecih pred tednom merjenja.
It shows that the price in the second quarter of 2001 was 15,6 øre/kWh, whilst the price for the second quarter of 2002 seems to be unknown.
Kaže, da je bila cena v drugem četrtletju leta 2001 15,6 øre/kWh, medtem ko cena v drugem četrtletju leta 2002 očitno ni znana.
These figures include full-time and free-time contracts alike.
Te vrednosti vključujejo časovno zaprte in časovno odprte pogodbe.
The Authority has also collected statistics from Nord Pool.
Nadzorni organ je zbiral tudi statistične podatke Nord Poola.
Nord Pool’s statistics show the average price per date for one year financial contracts traded on the power exchange.
Statistični podatki Nord Poola kažejo povprečno ceno po dnevih za enoletne finančne pogodbe, s katerimi se trguje na borzi z električno energijo.
The prices reflect the price of financial contracts at the date in question.
Cene odražajo ceno finančnih pogodb na zadevni dan.
On 14 May 2001, the prices of the contract types in question were 18,4 øre/kWh, 17,413 øre/kWh and 17,75 øre/kWh [28].
Dne 14. maja 2001 so bile cene za zadevne vrste pogodb 18,4 øre/kWh, 17,413 øre/kWh in 17,75 øre/kWh [28].
Finally, Statistics Norway also produces statistics of electricity prices to end-users of electric power [29].
Poleg tega urad Statistics Norway pridobiva tudi statistične podatke o cenah električne energije za končne uporabnike električne energije [29].
However, the Authority has not found these statistics to be of much relevance for the contract in question, as the prices applicable for energy intensive industries, according to Statistics Norway, probably include long-term government subsidised contracts entered into before the entry into force of the EEA Agreement.
Vendar se Nadzornemu organu ti podatki niso zdeli pomembni za zadevno pogodbo, saj cene za energetsko intenzivne industrije po besedah urada Statistics Norway verjetno vključujejo dolgoročne vladne subvencionirane pogodbe, sklenjene pred začetkom veljavnosti Sporazuma EGP.
In order to identify the most comparable price data, a detailed examination of the contract between Notodden and Becromal is necessary.
Za določitev najbolj primerljivih podatkov o cenah je treba podrobno proučiti pogodbo med občino Notodden in podjetjem Becromal.
The contract was signed on 10 May 2002, but has retroactive effect as from 14 May 2001, when the delivery started.
Pogodba je bila podpisana 10. maja 2002, vendar ima učinek za nazaj, in sicer od 14. maja 2001, ko se je začela dobava.
However, when the contract has retroactive effect, as here, some form of implicit agreement on price and other contract terms must have existed as from the beginning of the power delivery.
Če pa ima pogodba učinek za nazaj, kot v tem primeru, je zagotovo že od začetka dobave električne energije obstajala določena oblika implicitnega dogovora o ceni in ostalih pogodbenih pogojih.
Thus, the Authority finds that not only the prices relating to the date the contract was signed, but also the general price trends in the period around the start of delivery and the signing of the contract, must be taken into account.
Tako Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da je treba upoštevati tako cene, vezane na dan podpisa pogodbe, kot tudi splošna cenovna gibanja v obdobju okrog začetka dobave in podpisa pogodbe.
Secondly, it must be pointed out that the benchmark price should, ideally, be based on contracts of a similar type and of similar duration.
Drugič, treba je poudariti, da bi morala v idealnih okoliščinah normirana cena temeljiti na pogodbah podobne vrste in podobnega trajanja.
This would mean fixed price, full-time contracts of approximately five years’ duration.
To bi pomenilo časovno zaprte pogodbe s fiksno ceno in z obdobjem trajanja približno pet let.
Furthermore, the benchmark price should, preferably, be based on statistics for contracts entered into in 2001-2002, not for contracts which were simply in effect at that time.
Poleg tega je zaželeno, da bi normirana cena temeljila na statističnih podatkih, vezanih na pogodbe, sklenjene med letoma 2001 in 2002, ne pa na pogodbe, ki so bile takrat preprosto v veljavi.
Against that background, it should, firstly, be noted that the prices from Nord Pool seem to be of less relevance since they reflect the prices of financial contracts, of one year’s duration.
Na podlagi tega je treba najprej poudariti, da se zdijo cene Nord Poola manj pomembne, saj odražajo cene finančnih pogodb z enoletnim obdobjem trajanja.
Financial contracts do not concern physical power volumes, but guarantee the buyer a certain power volume at an agreed price in a specified period in the future.
Finančne pogodbe niso vezane na fizične količine električne energije, temveč zagotavljajo kupcu določeno količino električne energije po dogovorjeni ceni v določenem obdobju v prihodnosti.
The power will have to be physically traded in the spot market before the contract is settled.
Električna energija mora biti fizično tržena na promptnem trgu pred sklenitvijo pogodbe.
Financial contracts are entered into as a price securing measure for future power needs [31].
Finančne pogodbe so sklenjene kot varnostni ukrep glede cen za prihodnje potrebe po električni energiji [31].
Thus, the conditions under which such contracts are traded are different and they must be seen as a different product from the contract in question, which concerns a physical power volume from a specific plant.
Zato se pogoji, pod katerimi se takšne pogodbe tržijo, razlikujejo in jih je treba obravnavati kot proizvod, ki se razlikuje od zadevne pogodbe in se nanaša na fizično količino električne energije iz določene elektrarne.
Therefore, it is the Authority’s view that the prices in the financial market are not necessarily directly comparable to the price agreed between Becromal and Notodden municipality.
Zato Nadzorni organ meni, da cene na finančnem trgu niso nujno neposredno primerljive s cenami, dogovorjenimi med podjetjem Becromal in občino Notodden.
As regards Table 24 rendered above, it shows the prices of all contracts which were in effect in the year in question.
V zgornji tabeli 24 so navedene cene vseh pogodb, ki so bile v veljavi v zadevnem letu.
The same is true with respect to the prices for full-time contracts in Table 7 (‘Time Series covering quarterly and yearly prices of electric energy in the wholesale market, taxes excluded, øre kWh’).
Enako velja za cene časovno zaprtih pogodb v tabeli 7 („Časovni razpored četrtletnih in letnih cen električne energije na trgu na debelo brez davkov, øre kWh“).
Ideally, the price paid by Becromal should be compared to the prices of contracts entered into in 2001, not to the prices of all contracts in effect at that time.
V idealnih okoliščinah bi bilo treba ceno, ki jo plača podjetje Becromal, primerjati s cenami pogodb, sklenjenih v letu 2001, ne pa s cenami vseh pogodb, veljavnih v tistem času.
However, that type of information has not been made available to the Authority.
Vendar tovrstni podatki Nadzornemu organu še niso na voljo.
The prices for new fixed price contracts entered into the last 3 months (the last row in Table 7) do reflect the prices of new contracts.
Cene za nove pogodbe s fiksno ceno, sklenjene v zadnjih treh mesecih (zadnja vrstica v tabeli 7), dejansko odražajo cene novih pogodb.
Those statistics do not distinguish between full-time and free-time contracts.
Ti statistični podatki ne razlikujejo med časovno zaprtimi in časovno odprtimi pogodbami.
Since the prices of full-time contracts are generally seen to be somewhat lower that the prices of free-time contracts elsewhere in the table, it would seem to be likely that the prices of new contracts would also have been somewhat lower had full-time contracts been shown separately.
Ker so cene časovno zaprtih pogodb običajno nekoliko nižje od cen časovno odprtih pogodb drugje v tabeli, se zdi verjetno, da bi bile tudi cene novih pogodb nekoliko nižje, če bi bile časovno zaprte pogodbe prikazane ločeno.
Moreover, it seems that Statistics Norway does not have sufficient price data for this type of contracts from the 3rd quarter 2001 until the 3rd quarter 2003, as no prices are included in the table for this period.
Poleg tega se zdi, da urad Statistics Norway nima dovolj podatkov o cenah za tovrstne pogodbe od 3. četrtletja 2001 do 3. četrtletja 2003, saj v tabeli niso vključeni podatki za to obdobje.
In conclusion, the Authority finds that no single price from these statistics is suitable for accurately establishing the market price of this type of contract entered into at the material time.
Nadzorni organ torej ugotavlja, da nobena posamezna cena iz teh statističnih podatkov ni primerna za natančno določitev tržne cene tovrstne pogodbe, sklenjene v zadevnem času.
At the same time, the prices for 1 to 5 [32] years’ bilateral contracts in Table 24, the prices of fixed price, full-time contracts in Table 7 and the prices of new fixed price contracts in the same table concern the same or a similar type of agreements.
Hkrati se cene 1 do 5 [32] let trajajočih dvostranskih pogodb v tabeli 24, cene časovno zaprtih pogodb s fiksno ceno v tabeli 7 in cene novih pogodb s fiksno ceno v isti tabeli nanašajo na enako ali podobno vrsto dogovora.
Therefore, they are relevant to establishing the market price for the Becromal agreement.
Zato so pomembne pri določanju tržne cene za sporazum podjetja Becromal.
Taken together, these price data can provide a price range that, in the Authority’s view, could give a useful indication of the market price.
Združeni podatki o cenah lahko podajo cenovni razpon, ki je lahko po mnenju Nadzornega organa dober pokazatelj tržne cene.
In Table 24, the prices for 1 to 5 years’ contracts which were in effect in 2001 and 2002 were 13,6 øre/kWh and 17,3 øre/kWh, respectively.
V tabeli 24 je cena 1- do 5-letnih pogodb, ki so veljale v letih 2001 in 2002, 13,6 øre/kWh oziroma 17,3 øre/kWh.
For contracts of more five years duration the prices were 10,5 øre/kWh and 10,4 øre/kWh.
Za pogodbe z obdobjem trajanja več kot pet let so bile cene 10,5 øre/kWh in 10,4 øre/kWh.
Table 7 shows that the prices of fixed price, full-time contracts in effect in the second quarter of 2001 and 2002, respectively, were 12,1 øre/kWh and 14,6 øre/kWh.
Tabela 7 kaže, da so bile cene časovno zaprtih pogodb s fiksno ceno, veljavnih v drugem četrtletju leta 2001 oziroma 2002, 12,1 øre/kWh in 14,6 øre/kWh.
Finally, the price of new fixed price contracts entered into in the second quarter of 2001 was 15,6 øre/kWh.
Končno so bile cene za nove pogodbe s fiksno ceno, sklenjene v drugem četrtletju 2001, 15,6 øre/kWh.
These prices differ somewhat, and can hardly be compared directly.
Te cene se nekoliko razlikujejo in jih je težko neposredno primerjati.
Still, it would seem that the price in the Becromal agreement, 13,5 øre/kWh, would fall within the price range which can be established on the basis of these price data.
Še vedno pa se zdi, da cena 13,5 øre/kWh iz pogodbe podjetja Becromal sodi v cenovni razpon, ki ga je mogoče določiti na podlagi teh podatkov o cenah.
Also, there seems to have been a certain degree of uncertainty in the market, given the significant differences in some price data from one quarter to the next one (see Table 7).
Poleg tega se glede na občutne razlike v določenih podatkih o cenah med enim in drugim četrtletjem (glej tabelo 7) zdi, da je bila na trgu prisotna določena mera negotovosti.
In order to establish that the price in the contract conferred an advantage on Becromal within the meaning of the State aid rules, the Authority must find that price deviates sufficiently from the established market price to justify such a finding [33].
Za ugotovitev, da cena v pogodbi podjetju Becromal daje prednost v smislu pravil o državni pomoči, mora Nadzorni organ za utemeljitev take ugotovitve potrditi, da cena v zadostni meri odstopa od vzpostavljene tržne cene [33].
As described above, the exact market price for the contract at the time of conclusion cannot be established.
Kot je opisano zgoraj, se za pogodbo v času sklenitve ne da določiti natančne tržne cene.
However, the general price picture during the relevant period, and in particular the price of 1-5 years’ wholesale contracts in 2001 (13,6 øre/kWh, Table 23), the price of fixed price, full-time contracts in the second quarter of 2001 (12,1 øre/kWh, Table 7) and new fixed price contracts entered into in the second quarter of 2001 (15,6 øre/kWh, Table 7), give a good indication of the market price range.
Vendar pa so splošna cenovna slika v zadevnem obdobju, in zlasti cena 1- do 5-letnih veleprodajnih pogodb v letu 2001 (13,6 øre/kWh, tabela 23), cena časovno zaprtih pogodb s fiksno ceno v drugem četrtletju 2001 (12,1 øre/kWh, tabela 7) in cena novih pogodb s fiksno ceno, sklenjenih v drugem četrtletju 2001 (15,6 øre/kWh, tabela 7) dobre pokazateljice razpona tržnih cen.
In light of the general price tendencies during the relevant period, as described above, and in particular the seemingly most comparable prices, the Authority considers that the contract price does not seem to differ sufficiently from the likely market price for the Authority to conclude that the contract gave Becromal an economic advantage.As for the prolongation agreement, the Authority understands that Clause 7 of the original agreement confers a legal right on Becromal to extend the contract from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007 on the conditions laid down in the clause.
Na podlagi splošnega razvoja cen v zadevnem obdobju, kakor je opisan zgoraj, in zlasti na videz najbolj primerljivih cen Nadzorni organ meni, da se pogodbena cena očitno ne razlikuje bistveno od verjetne tržne cene, in lahko zato zaključi, da je pogodba podjetju Becromal zagotavljala gospodarsko prednost.Glede sporazuma o podaljšanju Nadzorni organ razume, da določba 7 prvotnega sporazuma podjetju Becromal podeljuje zakonito pravico, da pogodbo podaljša za obdobje od 1. aprila 2006 do 31. marca 2007 pod pogoji, določenimi v določbi.
As these prices are higher than the original contract price of 13,5 øre/kWh, they do not, in line with the arguments set out above, differ sufficiently from any reasonable market price range for an economic advantage to be present.
Ker so te cene višje od cene 13,5 øre/kWh iz prvotne pogodbe, se v skladu z zgoraj navedenimi utemeljitvami ne razlikujejo dovolj od nobenega razumnega razpona tržnih cen, da bi obstajala gospodarska prednost.
In these circumstances, the Authority concludes that the Becromal agreement did not confer an advantage on Becromal within the meaning of Article 61(1) EEA.
V teh okoliščinah Nadzorni organ zaključuje, da sporazum podjetja Becromal samemu podjetju ni zagotavljal prednosti v smislu člena 61(1) EGP.
On the basis of the foregoing assessment, the Authority considers that the agreement between Notodden municipality and Becromal Norway AS for the period from 14 May 2001 to 31 March 2006, as well as the prolongation from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007, do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement,
Na podlagi navedene ocene Nadzorni organ meni, da sporazum med občino Notodden in podjetjem Becromal Norway AS za obdobje od 14. maja 2001 do 31. marca 2006, kot tudi podaljšanje od 1. aprila 2006 do 31. marca 2007, ne pomenita državne pomoči v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP –
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the contract between Becromal Norway AS and the Municipality of Notodden in force from 14 May 2001 to 31 March 2006, as well as its prolongation until 31 March 2007, do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement.
Nadzorni organ Efte meni, da pogodba med podjetjem Becromal Norway AS in občino Notodden, veljavna od 14. maja 2001 do 31. marca 2006, kot tudi njeno podaljšanje do 31. marca 2007, ne pomenita državne pomoči v smislu člena 61 Sporazuma EGP.
OJ C 96, 17.4.2008, p. 21, and EEA Supplement No 20, 17.4.2008, p. 36.
UL C 96, 17.4.2008, str. 21, in Dodatek EGP št. 20, 17.4.2008, str. 36.