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Given the present state of play, the Authority considers that decisions taken by it pursuant to Article 24 can create a transitional regime only where it has previously found that the measures notified by the EFTA Member States pursuant to that Article are incompatible with the Directive’s provisions set out in Chapters IV, V, VI and VII.
Glede na trenutno stanje organ meni, da odločitve, ki jih sprejme v skladu s členom 24, lahko ustvarijo prehoden režim samo v primerih, kjer je bilo predhodno ugotovljeno, da je ukrep, ki so ga priglasile države članice Efte v skladu z navedenim členom, nezdružljiv z določbami Direktive, določenimi v poglavjih IV, V, VI in VII.
Under Article 24 of the Directive, the Authority alone may authorize derogations from those provisions.
V skladu s členom 24 Direktive lahko organ sam odobri odstopanja od navedenih določb.
Accordingly, a system of levies introduced by an EFTA State via a fund to offset the costs of commitments or guarantees that might not be honoured on account of the application of Decision No 168/1999 does not constitute a measure that could benefit from a Authority decision granting a transitional regime under Article 24 of Directive 96/92/EC; such a measure does not require a derogation from the relevant chapters of the Directive.
V skladu s tem sistem prelevmanov, ki ga je uvedla država Efte preko sklada za nadomestilo stroškov obveznosti ali jamstev, ki jih ni mogoče izpolniti na podlagi uporabe Sklepa št. 168/1999, ne pomeni ukrepa, ki bi lahko bil upravičen do odločitve organa o odobritvi prehodnega režima v skladu s členom 24 Direktive 96/92/ES; tak ukrep ne zahteva odstopanja od zadevnih poglavij Direktive.
It may, on the other hand, constitute State aid, which is covered by Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice.
Po drugi strani pa lahko pomeni državno pomoč, ki jo zajema člen 61 Sporazuma EGP in Protokol 3 k Sporazumu med državami Efte o ustanovitvi nadzornega organa in sodišča.
The purpose of these Guidelines is to show how the Authority intends to apply the EEA Agreement rules on State aid in the case of aid measures designed to compensate for the cost of commitments or guarantees that it might no longer be possible to honour on account of Decision 168/1999.
Namen teh smernic je pokazati, kako namerava organ uporabljati pravila Sporazuma EGP o državnih pomočeh v primeru ukrepa pomoči, namenjenega nadomestitvi stroškov obveznosti ali jamstev, ki ga ne bo več mogoče odobriti na podlagi Sklepa 168/1999.
In particular, the Guidelines do not apply to measures that could not be classified as State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Zlasti se smernice ne uporabljajo za ukrepe, ki jih ni mogoče opredeliti kot državno pomoč v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP.
DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STRANDED COSTS
OPREDELITEV UPRAVIČENIH NASEDLIH STROŠKOV
The “commitments or guarantees of operation” that could give rise to stranded costs must predate 27 November 1999, the date of entry into force of Decision No 168/1999.
‚Obveznosti in zajamčeno obratovanje’, ki bi lahko privedli do nasedlih stroškov, morajo datirati pred 27. novembrom 1999, datumom začetka veljavnosti Sklepa št. 168/1999.
The existence and validity of such commitments or guarantees will be substantiated in the light of the underlying legal and contractual provisions and of the legislative context in which they were made.
Obstoj in veljavnost takih obveznosti ali jamstev se utemelji ob upoštevanju osnovnih pravnih in pogodbenih določb in zakonodajnega okvira, v katerem so bili sestavljeni.
Such commitments or guarantees of operation must run the risk of not being honoured on account of the provisions of Directive 96/92/EC.
Obstaja tveganje, da obveznosti ali jamstva ne bodo izpolnjena zaradi določb Direktive 96/92/ES.
In order to qualify as stranded costs, commitments or guarantees must consequently become non-economical on account of the effects of the Directive and must significantly affect the competitiveness of the undertaking concerned.
Da bi veljali kot nasedli stroški, morajo obveznosti ali jamstva zato zaradi učinkov Direktive postati negospodarni in morajo znatno ovirati konkurenčnost zadevnega podjetja.
Among other things, this must result in that undertaking’s making accounting entries (e.g. provisions) designed to reflect the foreseeable impact of the commitment or guarantee.
To mora biti razvidno med drugim iz načina knjiženja zadevnega podjetja (npr. rezervacij), ki morajo odražati predvidljive vplive obveznosti in jamstev.
Especially where, as a result of the commitments or guarantees in question, the viability of the undertakings might be jeopardised in the absence of aid or any transitional measures, the commitments or guarantees are deemed to meet the requirements laid down in the preceding paragraph.
Zlasti kjer je kot posledica zadevnih obveznosti ali jamstev v odsotnosti pomoči ali kakršnih koli prehodnih ukrepov ogrožena sposobnost preživetja podjetij, velja, da morajo obveznosti ali jamstva izpolnjevati zahteve, določene v prejšnjem odstavku.
The effect of such commitments or guarantees on the competitiveness or viability of the undertakings concerned will be assessed at the consolidated level.
Vpliv takih obveznosti ali jamstev na konkurenčnost ali sposobnost preživetja zadevnih podjetij se bo ocenil na konsolidirani ravni.
For commitments or guarantees to constitute stranded costs, it must be possible to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between the entry into force of Decision 168/1999 and the difficulty that the undertakings concerned have in honouring or securing compliance with such commitments or guarantees.
Da bi obveznosti in jamstva pomenili nasedle stroške, mora biti mogoče vzpostaviti odnos med vzroki in posledicami med začetkom veljavnosti Sklepa 168/1999 in težavami, ki jih zadevna podjetja imajo pri izpolnjevanju ali zagotavljanju združljivosti s takimi obveznostmi ali jamstvi.
In order to establish such cause-and-effect relationship, the Authority will take into account any fall in electricity prices or market share losses suffered by the undertakings concerned.
Da bi vzpostavil tak odnos med vzroki in posledicami, bo organ upošteval vsak padec cene električne energije ali izgube tržnega deleža, ki jo je utrpelo zadevno podjetje.
Commitments or guarantees that could not have been honoured irrespective of the entry into force of Decision 168/1999 do not constitute stranded costs.
Obveznosti in jamstva, ki jih ni bilo mogoče izpolniti ne glede na začetek veljavnosti Sklepa 168/1999, ne pomenijo nasedlih stroškov.
Such commitments or guarantees must be irrevocable.
Take obveznosti ali jamstva morajo biti nepreklicni.
Should an undertaking have the possibility of revoking against payment, or modifying, such commitments or guarantees, account will have to be taken of this fact in calculating the eligible stranded costs.
V kolikor bi podjetje imelo možnost preklica proti plačilu ali spreminjanja, je treba pri takih obveznostih ali jamstvih to dejstvo upoštevati pri izračunavanju upravičenih nasedlih stroškov.
Commitments or guarantees linking enterprises belonging to one and the same group cannot, as a rule, qualify as stranded costs.
Obveznosti ali jamstva, vezana na podjetja, ki so last iste skupine, praviloma ne morejo veljati kot nasedli stroški.
Stranded costs are economic costs that must correspond to the actual sums invested, paid or payable by virtue of the commitments or guarantees from which they result: flat-rate calculations cannot, therefore, be accepted unless it can be shown that they reflect economic realities.
Nasedli stroški so gospodarski stroški, ki morajo ustrezati dejanskim naloženim zneskom, ki so bili plačani ali se lahko plačajo za obveznosti ali jamstva, iz katerih izhajajo: pavšalnih izračunov zato ni mogoče sprejeti, razen če je mogoče dokazati, da odražajo gospodarsko stanje.
Stranded costs must be net of the income, profits or added value associated with the commitments or guarantees from which they arise.
Nasedli stroški ne smejo vključevati dohodkov, dobičkov ali dodane vrednosti, v povezavi z obveznostmi ali jamstvi, iz katerih izhajajo.
Stranded costs must be valued net of any aid paid or payable in respect of the assets to which they relate.
Nasedli stroški morajo biti vrednoteni brez kakršnih koli plačanih ali plačljivih pomoči glede na sredstva, na katera so vezani.
In particular, where a commitment or a guarantee of operation corresponds to an investment, which is the subject of State aid, the value of the aid must be deducted from any stranded costs resulting from the commitment or guarantee.
Zlasti kjer obveznost ali zajamčeno obratovanje ustreza naložbi, ki je predmet državne pomoči, je treba vrednost pomoči odšteti od vseh nasedlih stroškov, ki izhajajo iz obveznosti ali jamstva.
Wherever stranded costs arise from commitments or guarantees that are difficult to honour on account of Decision 168/1999, calculation of the eligible stranded costs will take account of the actual change over time in the economic and competitive conditions prevailing on the national and common electricity markets.
Kadar koli nasedli stroški izhajajo iz obveznosti ali jamstev, ki jih je težko izpolniti zaradi Sklepa 168/1999, se pri izračunu upravičenih nasedlih stroškov upošteva dejanska sprememba v ekonomskih in konkurenčnih razmerah, ki prevladujejo na nacionalnih in skupnih trgih električne energije.
In particular, where commitments or guarantees could constitute stranded costs because of the foreseeable fall in electricity prices, calculation of the stranded costs must take account of actual movements in electricity prices.
Zlasti kjer lahko obveznosti in jamstva pomenijo nasedle stroške zaradi predvidljivega padca cen električne energije, mora izračun nasedlih stroškov upoštevati dejanska gibanja cen električne energije.
Costs depreciated before the transposition of Decision 168/1999 into national law cannot give rise to stranded costs.
Stroški, amortizirani pred prenosom Sklepa 168/1999 v nacionalno zakonodajo, niso nasedli stroški.
However, provisions or depreciation of assets entered in the balance sheet of the undertakings concerned with the explicit aim of taking account of the foreseeable effects of the Decision may correspond to stranded costs.
Vendar rezervacije ali amortizacija sredstev, vključeni v bilanco stanja zadevnega podjetja z izrecnim ciljem upoštevanja predvidljivih učinkov Sklepa, lahko ustrezajo nasedlim stroškom.
Eligible stranded costs may not exceed the minimum level necessary to allow the undertakings concerned to continue to honour or secure compliance with the commitments or guarantees called into question by Decision 168/1999 [4].
Upravičeni nasedli stroški ne morejo preseči najnižje ravni, ki zadevnim podjetjem dovoljuje, da nadaljujejo z izvajanjem ali zagotavljanjem združljivosti z obveznostmi ali jamstvi, ki jih pod vprašaj postavlja Sklep168/1999 [4].
Consequently, they will have to be calculated by taking into account the most economic solution (in the absence of any aid) from the point of view of the undertakings concerned.
Posledično jih je treba izračunati ob upoštevanju najbolj gospodarne rešitve (ker ni nobene pomoči) z vidika zadevnega podjetja.
This may involve, among other things, the termination of commitments or guarantees giving rise to stranded costs or the disposal of all or some of the assets giving rise to stranded costs (where this does not run counter to the very principles of the commitments or guarantees themselves).
To med drugim lahko pomeni prenehanje obveznosti ali jamstev, ki povzročajo nasedle stroške, ali odprodajo vseh ali nekaterih sredstev, ki povzročajo nasedle stroške (kjer to ni v nasprotju z načeli samih obveznosti ali jamstev).
Costs which some undertakings may have to bear after the time horizon indicated in Article 26 of the Directive (26 November 2006) cannot, as a rule, constitute eligible stranded costs within the meaning of this methodology [5].
Stroški, ki jih bodo nekatera podjetja morala nositi po časovnem okviru, navedenem v členu 26 Direktive (26. november 2006) praviloma ne pomenijo upravičenih nasedlih stroškov v smislu te metodologije [5].
However, if it appears necessary, the Authority may in due course take into account such commitments or guarantees and, if appropriate, consider them as eligible stranded costs during the next stage of opening up the common electricity market.
Vendar, če je potrebno, lahko organ pravočasno upošteva take obveznosti in jamstva ter jih, kadar je to ustrezno, upošteva kot upravičene nasedle stroške na naslednji stopnji odpiranja skupnega trga električne energije.
For EFTA States which open up their markets more quickly than is required by the EEA Joint Committee Decision No 168/1999, the Authority may agree to regard as eligible stranded costs under this methodology costs which some undertakings may have to bear after the time horizon indicated in Article 26 of the Directive if such costs result from commitments or guarantees which meet the criteria under points (a) to (l) in section 21.3 above and provided that they are limited to a period not extending beyond 31 December 2010.
Za države Efte, ki svoje trge odprejo hitreje, kot to zahteva Sklep skupnega odbora EGP št. 168/1999, lahko organ upošteva kot upravičene nasedle stroške v skladu s to metodologijo tiste stroške, ki jih bodo nekatera podjetja morala nositi po časovnem okviru, navedenem v členu 26 Direktive, če taki stroški izhajajo iz obveznosti ali jamstev, ki izpolnjujejo merila iz točk (a) do (l) oddelka 21.3 zgoraj, in če so omejeni na obdobje, ki se zaključi najkasneje 31. decembra 2010.
STRANDED COSTS AND STATE AID
NASEDLI STROŠKI IN DRŽAVNA POMOČ
The general principle laid down in Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement is that State aid is prohibited.
Splošno načelo, določeno v členu 61(1) Sporazuma EGP pravi, da je državna pomoč prepovedana.
However, paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article provide for a number of derogations from this general rule.
Vendar pa odstavka 2 in 3 navedenega člena določata vrsto odstopanj od tega splošnega pravila.
Furthermore, in accordance with Article 59(2) of the EEA Agreement, “undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest or having the character of a revenue-enhancing monopoly” are subject to the rules contained in the EEA Agreement, in particular the rules on competition, in so far as the application of those rules does not obstruct the performance, in law or in fact, of the particular tasks assigned to them.
Poleg tega v skladu s členom 59(2) Sporazuma EGP za ‚podjetja, pooblaščena za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, oziroma podjetja, ki imajo značaj dohodkovnega monopola,’ veljajo pravila Sporazuma EGP, zlasti pravila o konkurenci, v kolikor uporaba navedenih pravil pravno ali dejansko ne ovira izvajanja posebnih nalog, ki so jim dodeljene.
In any event, trade must not be affected to an extent contrary to the interests of the Contracting Parties.
V katerem koli primeru trgovina ne sme biti prizadeta v takšnem obsegu, da bi bila v nasprotju z interesi pogodbenic.
The State aid corresponding to the eligible stranded costs defined in these Guidelines is designed to facilitate the transition for electricity undertakings to a competitive electricity market.
Državna pomoč, ki ustreza upravičenim nasedlim stroškom, opredeljenim v teh smernicah, je namenjena olajšanju prehoda elektroenergetskih podjetij na konkurenčni trg električne energije.
The Authority may take a favourable view of such aid to the extent that the distortion of competition is counterbalanced by the contribution made by the aid to the attainment of a common objective that market forces could not achieve.
Organ lahko pozitivno gleda na tako pomoč, kolikor se izkrivljanje konkurence izravna s prispevkom, ki ga prispeva taka pomoč, za dosego skupnega cilja, ki ga tržne sile niso mogle doseči.
Indeed, the distortion of competition that results from aid paid to facilitate the transition for electricity undertakings from a largely closed market to one that has been partially liberalized cannot be contrary to the common interest where it is limited in time and in its effects, since liberalization of the electricity market is in the general interest of the EEA market and supplements moves to establish the internal market.
Res izkrivljanje konkurence, ki izhaja iz pomoči, izplačane za olajšanje prehoda iz večinoma zaprtega trga na delno liberaliziran trg, ne more biti v nasprotju s skupnim interesom, kjer je časovno in učinkovno omejen, če je liberalizacija trga električne energije v splošnem interesu trga EGP in ga vzpostavitev notranjega trga dopolnjuje.
The Authority also takes the view that aid granted for stranded costs enables electricity undertakings to reduce the risks relating to their historic commitments or investments and may thus encourage them to maintain their investments in the long term.
Organ tudi upošteva, da pomoč, dodeljena za nasedle stroške, elektroenergetskim podjetjem omogoča, da zmanjšajo tveganja, povezana z obstoječimi obveznostmi ali naložbami, ter jih tako spodbuja, da svoje naložbe dolgoročno ohranijo.
Finally, if there were no compensation for stranded costs, there would be a greater risk that the undertakings concerned might pass on the entire cost of their non-economical commitments or guarantees to their captive customers.
Če ne bi bilo nadomestila za nasedle stroške, bi bilo tveganje, da bi zadevna podjetja celotne stroške njihovih negospodarnih obveznosti ali jamstev prenesla na svoje uporabnike brez možnosti izbire, toliko večje.
Aid to compensate for stranded costs in the electricity industry can be further justified in relation to other liberalized sectors by the fact that liberalization of the electricity market has not been accompanied by either faster technological progress or increased demand and by the fact that it is hardly conceivable, in the interests of environmental protection, security of supply and the smooth operation of the EEA countries’ economies, to wait until electricity undertakings encounter difficulties before considering whether to grant them state support.
Pomoč za nadomestilo nasedlih stroškov v industriji električne energije se lahko upraviči tudi glede na druge liberalizirane sektorje ob dejstvu, da liberalizacije trga električne energije ni spremljal niti hitrejši tehnološki napredek niti povečano povpraševanje, ter ob dejstvu, da v interesu varstva okolja, zanesljivosti oskrbe in nemotenega delovanja gospodarstev držav EGP, ni mogoče čakati, da elektroenergetska podjetja zaidejo v težave, in potem razmišljati o tem, ali bi jim odobrili državno podporo.
In this context, the Authority takes the view that aid designed to offset stranded costs normally qualifies for the derogation under Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement if it facilitates the development of certain economic activities without adversely affecting trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.
V tem kontekstu organ upošteva, da se pomoč, namenjena za nadomestilo nasedlih stroškov, običajno šteje za odstopanje v skladu s členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP, če olajšuje razvoj določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti, kadar takšna pomoč ne škoduje trgovinskim pogojem v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi.
Without prejudice to the specific provisions resulting from the Authority’s guidelines on the application of the EEA State aid provisions, including the guidelines on State aid for environmental protection [6], the Authority may, in principle, accept as being compatible with Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement aid designed to offset eligible stranded costs which satisfied the following criteria:
Brez poseganja v posebne določbe, ki izhajajo iz smernic organa o uporabi določb EGP o državnih pomočeh, vključno s smernicami o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja [6], lahko organ načeloma sprejme kot združljivo s členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP pomoč, namenjeno za nadomestilo nasedlih stroškov, ki izpolnjuje naslednja merila:
The aid must serve to offset eligible stranded costs that have been clearly determined and isolated.
Pomoč mora nadomestiti upravičene nasedle stroške, ki so bili jasno določeni in izolirani.
It may under no circumstances exceed the amount of the eligible stranded costs.
Pod nobenim pogojem ne sme preseči zneska upravičenih nasedlih stroškov.
The arrangements for paying the aid must allow account to be taken of future developments in competition.
Ureditve izplačevanja pomoči morajo dovoljevati upoštevanje prihodnjega razvoja konkurence.
Such developments may be gauged in particular by way of quantifiable factors (prices, market shares, other relevant factors indicated by the EFTA State).
Tak razvoj se lahko ocenjuje zlasti na podlagi merljivih dejavnikov (cene, tržni deleži, drugi pomembni dejavniki, ki jih navede država Efte).
Since changes in the conditions of competition have a direct effect on the amount of eligible stranded costs, the amount of the aid paid will necessarily be conditional on the development of genuine competition, and the calculation of aid paid over time will have to take account of changes in the relevant factors in order to gauge the degree of competition achieved.
Ker ima sprememba pogojev konkurence neposreden učinek na znesek upravičenih nasedlih stroškov in bo znesek izplačane pomoči nujno pogojen z razvojem resnične konkurence, je pri izračunu v času izplačane pomoči treba upoštevati spremembe pomembnih dejavnikov, da se lahko oceni stopnja dosežene konkurence.
The EFTA State must undertake to send to the Authority an annual report that, in particular, describes developments in the competitive situation on its electricity market by indicating among other things the changes observed in the relevant quantifiable factors.
Država Efte se mora zavezati, da bo organu poslala letno poročilo, ki zlasti opisuje razvoj položaja konkurenčnosti na svojem trgu električne energije in med drugim navaja spremembe, ki jih je opazila v zvezi s pomembnimi merljivimi dejavniki.
The annual report will give details of how the stranded costs taken into account for the relevant year have been calculated and will specify the amounts of aid paid.
Letno poročilo vsebuje podrobnosti o tem, kako so bili izračunani nasedli stroški, upoštevani za zadevno leto, in navaja zneske izplačane pomoči.
The degressive nature of aid intended to offset stranded costs will be viewed favourably by the Authority when making its assessment; it will, in fact, help the undertaking concerned to speed up its preparations for a liberalized electricity market.
Organ bo pri svoji oceni na degresivno naravo pomoči, namenjene za nadomestilo nasedlih stroškov, gledal pozitivno; ta bo zadevnemu podjetju pomagala pospešiti priprave na liberaliziran trg električne energije.
The maximum amount of aid that can be paid to an undertaking to offset stranded costs must be specified in advance.
Najvišji znesek pomoči, ki se lahko izplača podjetju za nadomestilo nasedlih stroškov, mora biti vnaprej določen.
It must take account of productivity gains that may be achieved by the undertaking.
Upoštevati mora povišanje produktivnosti, ki jo lahko doseže podjetje.
Similarly, the detailed arrangements for calculating and financing aid designed to offset stranded costs and the maximum period for which such aid can be granted must be clearly spelt out in advance.
Podobno morajo biti vnaprej jasno opredeljene podrobne ureditve za izračunavanje in financiranje pomoči, namenjene za nadomestilo nasedlih stroškov, in najdaljše obdobje, za katero se taka pomoč lahko dodeli.
Notification of the aid will specify in particular how calculation of the stranded costs will take account of changes in the various factors mentioned in point (b).
Priglasitev pomoči zlasti opredeli, kako izračun nasedlih stroškov upošteva spremembe različnih dejavnikov, navedenih pod točko (b).