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Inter-municipal cooperation — Supervisory Board and Management Board
Okrajni organi so te sklepe sprejeli na različne datume, velika večina pa jih je sprejela pred 1. julijem 2009, ko so okrajni organi sklenili, da je sodelovanje treba začeti izvajati [47].
According to the Articles of Association, the FFU assumes the role of Supervisory Board [43] and thus remains responsible for the overall management, as was the case under the ad hoc cooperation phase.
Norveški organi so navedli, da je bilo vseh 18 okrajnih organov vključenih v sodelovanje v okviru podjetja NDLA že od faze ad hoc sodelovanja (razen Akershusa, ki je izstopil in zopet pristopil, glej uvodno izjavo 24), in da se je uradno sodelovanje začelo 1. julija 2009.
In the amended text of the 2012 Articles of Association, the reference to the FFU was removed, but the composition and function of the Supervisory Board remains unchanged.
Prvo srečanje odbora podjetja NDLA je potekalo 11. avgusta 2009 [48].
This reflects the purpose and structure of an inter-municipal cooperation where all the participating county authorities must be represented in the upper most decision-making body [44].
PRORAČUN IN NAKUPI PODJETJA NDLA
According to the Articles of Association, the Management Board is composed of at least five members including at least one representative for each of the training regions (i.e. Northern Region, South Western Region and Eastern Region), i.e. the same set-up as in the ad hoc cooperation phase [45].
Raven financiranja podjetja NDLA v katerem koli letu dokončno določijo sodelujoči okrajni organi.
According to the Articles of Association [46], the task of the Management Board is to ensure that the NDLA is able to perform its duties under the Articles of Association, namely to ensure (1) that digital educational materials are available to users free of charge, (2) that upper secondary school is characterised by collaboration and sharing, (3) that students and teacher actively participate in teaching and learning, (4) that academic institutions and networks across the country are a driving force in the development of excellent digital learning material and (5) that suitable content and services are available for student and teacher needs.
Odločitev temelji na priporočilu upravnega odbora podjetja NDLA, ki izraža stališče odbora glede ravni financiranja, vendar to priporočilo za okrajne organe ni pravno zavezujoče.
Although the Management Board has the authority to incur financial obligations on behalf of the participants, the Articles of Association explicitly state that the Management Board only exercises its authority on the basis of delegation decisions of the Supervisory Board which may also instruct the Management Board and overrule its decisions.
Glavni namen financiranja [49] je podjetju NDLA omogočiti doseganje zastavljenih ciljev, tj. nakup, razvoj in distribucija digitalnega učnega gradiva za vse predmete, ki se poučujejo v srednjih šolah, zajetih v pravno obveznost v okviru Zakona o šolstvu na Norveškem.
In the amended text of the 2012 Articles of Association, the power to incur financial obligations on the NDLA's participating members is implicit, but the functioning of the Management Board remains unchanged.
Opozoriti je treba tudi, da podjetje NDLA nima diskrecijske pravice do zaračunavanja svojih storitev okrajnim organom, državi ali katerim koli zasebnim strankam.
In any case, any such financial obligations are limited by the budget that the participating county authorities have agreed upon for the NDLA.
Prispevke podjetju NDLA enostransko določijo okrajni organi, pri čemer podjetje NDLA nima nobene pogajalske moči glede zneska teh prispevkov.
In that respect, it should be noted that all financial dealings of the NDLA are carried out by Hordaland county authority and the county purchasing unit BTV (see paragraph 54 below for further details).
Če želi upravni odbor razviti dejavnosti podjetja NDLA in zato povečati proračunska sredstva, mora zadevo predložiti v odobritev nadzornemu svetu.
In addition, the Articles of Association states that neither the Management Board, nor the Supervisory Board, may enter into a credit arrangement or issue guarantees on behalf of the inter-municipal cooperation.
Če nadzorni svet sklene podpreti povečanje proračunskih sredstev, se zadeva posreduje v končno odobritev okrajnim svetom [50].
In this regard the Norwegian authorities have explained that, in practice, neither the Supervisory Board, the Management Board nor the administration impose new financial obligations on the county authorities.
Da bi podjetje NDLA zagotovilo izvajanje javnih razpisov za zbiranje ponudb v skladu z Zakonom o javnem naročanju [51], je določilo strategijo javnih razpisov [52].
County Authority Decisions Accepting the inter-municipal cooperation
Po navedbah norveških organov je ena od glavnih nalog podjetja NDLA upravljanje razvoja novega digitalnega učnega gradiva prek javnega naročanja.
During the course of 2009, the 18 different county authorities adopted decisions to accept the agreement and the statutes establishing the NDLA as an inter-municipal cooperation.
Odločitev o uporabi javnega naročanja omejujejo splošni cilji podjetja NDLA in njegov proračun.
These decisions were taken at different times by the county authorities, but the vast majority did so before 1 July 2009, the date on which the county authorities had decided that the cooperation should take effect [47].
Podjetje NDLA se lahko v okviru teh omejitev svobodno odloča o vsebini razpisov [53].
The Norwegian authorities have stated that all of the 18 county authorities have been part of the NDLA cooperation since the ad hoc cooperation phase (with the exception of Akershus, which left and rejoined, see paragraph 24 above) and, further, that the formal cooperation began on 1 July 2009.
Podjetje NDLA je od leta 2007 razpisalo devet velikih javnih razpisov za zbiranje ponudb, pri čemer mu je pomagal okrajni organ Hordalanda [54].
The first board meeting of the NDLA took place on 11 August 2009 [48].
Ti se nanašajo na digitalno učno gradivo ter vključujejo nakup končnih proizvodov in elementov ter dostop do podob, videov in povezanih podpornih storitev.
NDLA BUDGET AND PURCHASING
Kot je bilo navedeno, ima vodstvo podjetja NDLA pristojnost, da prevzame finančne obveznosti v imenu sodelujočih okrajnih organov.
The NDLA's level of funding in any given year is ultimately decided by the participating county authorities.
Po navedbah norveških organov je bil namen te določbe jasno opredeliti, da je odbor podjetja NDLA pristojen za sklepanje sporazumov z drugimi stranmi.
The decision is based on a recommendation from the Management Board of the NDLA setting out the board's view on the level of funding, but the county authorities are not legally bound by such recommendation.
V ta namen je moral imeti upravni odbor pristojnost, da naloži obveznosti okrajnim organom, vključenim v sodelovanje, saj bi morali tako okrajni organi sredstva, dana na voljo podjetju NDLA, uporabiti v skladu s cilji podjetja NDLA [55].
The primary purpose of the funding [49] is to enable the NDLA to meet its stated goals, namely to buy, develop and distribute digital learning material for all topics that are taught in secondary schools covered by the legal obligation in the Education Act in Norway.
Na splošno pa se s spremembami statuta ni spremenila ocena Nadzornega organa v zvezi z avtonomnostjo podjetja NDLA, saj spremembe niso pomembno vplivale na mandat podjetja NDLA.
It should also be noted that the NDLA has no discretion in charging the county authorities, the State or any private customers for its services.
Norveški organi so tudi navedli, da spremembe statuta natančneje opisujejo pristojnost podjetja NDLA [56].
In particular, the contributions to the NDLA are unilaterally fixed by the county authorities and the NDLA does not have any bargaining power as regards the amount of those contributions.
OSEBJE IN UPRAVA PODJETJA NDLA
If the Management Board wants to develop the activities of the NDLA, and therefore wants to increase the budget, the matter has to be presented to the Supervisory Board for approval.
Podjetje NDLA nima zaposlenih.
If the Supervisory Board decides to support an increase in the budget, the matter is then transferred to the county councils [50] for final approval.
V večini primerov je osebje, ki opravlja delo za podjetje NDLA, v pogodbenem delovnem razmerju z enim od sodelujočih okrajnih organov.
In order to ensure that the NDLA carries out its public tenders in full compliance with the Public Procurement Act [51], the NDLA has set out a public tender strategy [52].
V drugih primerih opravljajo delo zunanji svetovalci, ki jih po navedbah norveških organov zaposlujejo podjetja, ki so bila izbrana na javnih razpisih.
According to the information received from the Norwegian authorities, one of the NDLA's main tasks is to manage the development of new digital learning material through public procurement.
Uredniki so najeti pri okrajnih organih ali jih zaposlijo pogodbeniki, ki zagotavljajo storitve podjetju NDLA.
Within these limitations, the NDLA has the freedom to decide on the content of the tenders [53].
To pomeni, da jih še vedno zaposlujejo okrajni organi, vendar je plačilo za delo, ki ga opravijo za podjetje NDLA, plačano iz proračuna podjetja NDLA.
Since 2007, the NDLA has carried out nine major public tenders, with the assistance of Hordaland county authority [54].
Stroški drugega uredniškega osebja so vključeni v provizijah, plačanih pogodbenikom, ki opravljajo storitve, v zvezi s katerimi je podjetje NDLA objavilo javni razpis.
These are related to digital learning materials, and range from the purchase of final products and elements, to access to images, videos and related support services.
Člani upravnega odbora so najeti pri okrajnih organih za nedoločen čas, zato niso v pogodbenem delovnem razmerju s podjetjem NDLA.
As mentioned above, the management of the NDLA has the competence to impose financial obligations on the participating county authorities.
Podjetje NDLA v praksi trikrat letno povrne stroške okrajnim organom za uporabo njihovih virov (tj. za kritje plač, potnih stroškov itd.).
According to the Norwegian authorities, the intention behind this provision was to make it clear that the board of the NDLA was competent to enter into agreements with other parties.
Povračila organizira okrajni organ Hordalanda.
To do so, the Management Board had to be able to impose obligations on the county authorities participating in the cooperation, since it would oblige the county authorities to use the funds made available for the NDLA according to the objectives of the NDLA [55].
Poleg tega je podjetje NDLA od faze projekta uporabljalo okrajno enoto za nakup BTV [57] pri opravljanju vseh svojih dejavnosti javnega naročanja v zvezi s storitvami, ki se bodo kupovale na trgu.
As mentioned above in paragraph 39, the Articles of Association were amended in 2012.
Storitve, ki jih je naročilo podjetje NDLA, vključujejo vse tehnične storitve upravljanja, upravljanje aplikacij, center za podporo uporabnikom in storitve za razvoj digitalnega učnega spletišča podjetja NDLA [58].
However, the only significant change relates to the role of the CEO, which has been more clearly defined, in particular the restrictions which apply to his/her mandate.
Nobenih dokazov ni, da je podjetje NDLA z nakupi preseglo svoj proračun ali da je naročilo kakršne koli storitve ali blago, ki presegajo pooblastila njegovega mandata.
Overall though, the amendments to the Articles of Association do not change the Authority's assessment with regard to the NDLA's autonomy as the amendments have not changed the NDLA's mandate in any significant way.
PRIPOMBE NA ODLOČBO O ZAČETKU POSTOPKA
The Norwegian authorities have further expressed that the amendments made to the Articles of Association give a more accurate description of the NDLA's competence [56].
PRITOŽNIK
NDLA PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION
Pripombe norveškega združenja založnikov je mogoče povzeti v naslednjih točkah:
The NDLA does not have any employees.
Prvič, obseg obveznosti storitev podjetja NDLA ni ustrezno opredeljen.
In most cases, the personnel doing work for the NDLA are in a contractual employment relationship with one of the participating county authorities.
Drugič, sistem in struktura financiranja podjetja NDLA sta nejasna, zaradi česar prihaja do navzkrižnega subvencioniranja s strani okrajnih organov, ki ni izraženo v izkazih podjetja NDLA.
In other cases, work is performed by external consultants, who, according to the information submitted by the Norwegian authorities, are employed by the companies who have won public tenders.
Tretjič, podjetje NDLA je že povzročilo veliko in nepopravljivo škodo založnikom, ki poslujejo na Norveškem, zlasti ker okrajni organi namenjajo javna sredstva podjetju NDLA, kar predvidoma omejuje šole pri kupovanju visokokakovostnega učnega gradiva od založnikov.
Editorial staff members are either hired from the county authorities or are employed by contractors providing services to the NDLA.
Četrtič, navedeno je, da so okrajni organi, ki ne sodelujejo v podjetju NDLA (Oslo in Akershus) [59], izpostavljeni tveganju, da jim bodo založbe zaradi slabšanja svoje konkurenčnosti zagotovile učno gradivo slabše kakovosti.
Editorial staff members from the county authorities are hired for a number of years on a part-time basis.
Norveško združenje založnikov se sklicuje na raziskavo o javnih izobraževalnih virih (v nadaljnjem besedilu: OER), pri kateri je bilo ugotovljeno, da „programi OER, ki jih financira država, lahko učiteljem in učencem omejijo izbiro, ker ogrožajo konkurenčnost ponudnikov iz zasebnega sektorja in s tem njihovo pripravljenost za naložbe, da bi se ti ponudniki postopno umaknili s trga“ (glej pripombe tretjih oseb iz mednarodnega združenja založnikov).
This means they are still employed by the county authority, but the payment for the time they work for the NDLA comes from the NDLA's budget.
Norveško združenje založnikov ugovarja predhodni oceni in ugotovitvam Nadzornega organa iz Odločbe št. 136/13/COL, v kateri je Nadzorni organ navedel, da podjetje NDLA ne izpolnjuje pogojev za razvrstitev kot podjetje in zato zanj ne veljajo pravila o državni pomoči.
The cost of the other editorial staff members is included in the fees that are paid to the contractors providing services that have been tendered out by the NDLA.
Trdi, da je zmanjšanje proračunskih sredstev okrajnih organov, namenjenih javnim naročilom za učno gradivo, neposredno povezano z ustanovitvijo podjetja NDLA.
The management team is hired from the county authorities for an indefinite period of time and thus do not have contractual employment relationship with the NDLA.
Po mnenju norveškega združenja založnikov se je zaradi tega zmanjšanja zmanjšal tudi trg, kot dokazuje znižanje bruto prihodkov v zvezi s knjigami, prodanimi višjim srednjim šolam (392 milijonov NOK leta 2008 in 255 do 264 milijonov NOK v obdobju 2010–2012).
In practice, the county authorities are reimbursed three times per year by the NDLA for the use of their resources (i.e. to cover salaries, travel expenses etc.).
Norveško združenje založnikov trdi, da je trg obstajal vsaj pred ustanovitvijo podjetja NDLA.
Reimbursements are organised by Hordaland county authority.
Sklicuje se tudi na odstavek 13 smernic Nadzornega organa o uporabi pravil o državni pomoči za nadomestilo, dodeljeno za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena [60], pri čemer trdi, da gre kljub „zaprtju trga [interna proizvodnja] za gospodarsko dejavnost, kadar so drugi subjekti pripravljeni opravljati storitev na zadevnem trgu in bi jo tudi lahko opravljali“ in da neprofitna narava podjetja NDLA ne spremeni njegove ocene kot podjetja, če je ta „ponudba konkurenčna ponudbam drugih izvajalcev, katerih cilj je dobiček“ [61].
Furthermore, the NDLA has since the project phase used the county purchasing unit BTV [57] to carry out all its public procurement activities in respect of services to be bought on the market.
Kar zadeva oceno meril Altmark [62], norveško združenje založnikov trdi, da niso izpolnjena, ker naj bi bilo podjetje NDLA zelo neučinkovito.
In terms of services that the NDLA has procured, these include all technical administration, application management, service desk and development services of the NDLA Digital Learning Website [58].
Poleg tega navaja domnevo, da podjetje NDLA ne proizvaja izdelkov le v primeru nedelovanja trga, ampak tudi, kadar je zadevni izdelek že na voljo na trgu.
There is no evidence that the NDLA's purchasing has exceeded its budget nor that the NDLA has procured any services or goods outside of the remit of its mandate.
Norveško združenje založnikov se sklicuje na odstavek 13 smernic Nadzornega organa o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ki določa, da „[d]ržave Efte ne morejo določiti posebnih obveznosti javne storitve za storitve, ki jih podjetja, ki poslujejo v običajnih tržnih razmerah, že opravljajo […].“
COMMENTS TO THE OPENING DECISION
Nenazadnje, v zvezi z oceno podjetja NDLA kot ponudnika storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena je izpostavljeno pomanjkanje preglednosti.
THE COMPLAINANT
Norveško združenje založnikov se v zvezi s tem sklicuje na pogoje iz direktive o preglednosti 2006/111/ES [63], ki naj jih podjetje NDLA ne bi izpolnjevalo.
The NPA's comments can be summarised as follows:
DRUGE TRETJE OSEBE
First, the scope of NDLA's service obligations are not properly defined.
Nadzorni organ je prejel pripombe 11 zainteresiranih tretjih oseb, in sicer portugalskega združenja založnikov in knjigarnarjev (Associacao Portuguesa de Editores e Livrerios, APEL), Evropskega združenja založnikov, poljske zbornice knjig (Polish Chamber of Books), francoskega združenja založnikov, Gospodarske zbornice Slovenije, danskega združenja založnikov, združenja založnikov iz Združenega kraljestva, mednarodnega združenja založnikov (IPA), združenja belgijskih založnikov (ADEB), srbskega združenja založnikov in knjigarnarjev ter švedskega združenja založnikov na področju izobraževanja.
Second, the financing system and structure of the NDLA is vague, which in turn leads to cross subsidisation from the county authorities that are not reflected in the accounts of the NDLA.
Vse tretje osebe navajajo, da proizvodnja in zagotavljanje brezplačnih digitalnih virov s strani državno vodenega subjekta, kot je podjetje NDLA, pomenita nepošteno konkurenco, subvencionirano z državnimi sredstvi, zato ju je treba opredeliti kot protipravno pomoč.
Third, the NDLA has already caused severe and irreparable harm to publishers operating in Norway, mainly due to the earmarking of public state resources from the county authorities to the NDLA, which allegedly limits the schools' ability to buy high quality learning materials from publishers.
Evropsko združenje založnikov in mednarodno združenje založnikov sta predložili obsežnejše pripombe, ki so povzete v nadaljevanju:
Fourth, it is stated that county authorities not participating in the NDLA (Oslo and Akershus) [59] are at risk of getting poorer quality learning materials from the publishing houses due to the weakening of the publishing houses' ability to compete.
nepoštena konkurenca, ki izhaja iz pomoči, dodeljene podjetju NDLA, bo bistveno ogrozila zmožnost založnikov iz zasebnega sektorja za nadaljnje zagotavljanje visokokakovostnih virov na zadevnem trgu.
The NPA refers to research on Open Educational Resources (OER) which has found that ‘government-funded OER programmes can restrict choice for teachers and learners, because they undermine the ability of private sector providers to compete and thus to have the confidence to invest, so that these providers progressively withdraw from the market’ (see third party observation from the International Publisher Association)
Ta nepoštena konkurenca bo negativno vplivala na izobraževanje na Norveškem in škodovala uspešnosti učiteljev in učencev ter
The NPA objects to the preliminary assessment and findings in the Authority's Decision 136/13/COL in which the Authority indicated that the NDLA did not qualify as an undertaking and would thus not be subject to the state aid rules.
najučinkovitejša strategija za dodeljevanje državnih sredstev je osredotočanje na povpraševanje (šolski proračun) in nesubvencioniranje brezplačnega gradiva na strani oskrbe, ki ni predmet konkurence (kot v primeru podjetja NDLA).
The NPA alleges that the reduction in the county authorities' procurement budgets for learning materials is directly linked to the creation of the NDLA.
V prvem primeru so učiteljem na voljo sredstva za svobodno izbiro med številnimi visokokakovostnimi viri, vključno z OER in strokovno objavljenim gradivom.
In the NPA's view, this reduction accounts for the reduction in the market size as evidenced by the drop of gross turnover relating to books sold to upper secondary schools (NOK 392 million in 2008, and NOK 255 to 264 million in the years 2010 to 2012).
PRIPOMBE NORVEŠKIH ORGANOV
NPA alleges that these numbers prove that there was a market at least prior to the creation of the NDLA.
Norveški organi menijo, da se financiranje zagotavljanja brezplačne javne višje srednješolske izobrazbe ne sme šteti za državno pomoč v smislu člena 61 Sporazuma EGP.
The NPA also refers to paragraph 13 of the Authority's guidelines on the application of the state aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest (‘SGEI’) [60] in order to argue that despite ‘the market closure [in-house production] an economic activity can exist where other operators would be willing and able to provide the service’ and that the non-profit nature of the NDLA does not alter the assessment of it as an undertaking, as long as that ‘offer exists in competition with that of other operators which do seek to make profit’ [61].
Norveški organi poudarjajo, da podjetje NDLA kupuje učno gradivo predvsem prek postopkov javnega naročanja na trgu.
With regard to the assessment of the Altmark [62] criteria, the NPA alleges that they are not met as the NDLA is alleged to be highly inefficient.
Samo ko podjetje NDLA ne more naročiti dovolj kakovostnega gradiva, to gradivo razvije v sodelovanju z učitelji in okrajnimi organi.
It is also alleged that the NDLA does not produce a product only in the case of market failure, but also where such product is already available on the market.
OCENA
The NPA refers to the Authority's guidelines on SGEI paragraph 13 where it is stated that the ‘EFTA States cannot attach specific public service obligations to services that are already provided […] by undertakings operating under normal market conditions.’
OBSTOJ DRŽAVNE POMOČI
Finally, with regard to the assessment of the NDLA as an SGEI provider, the lack of transparency is criticised.
Člen 61(1) Sporazuma EGP navaja: „[r]azen če ta sporazum ne določa drugače, je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodelijo države članice ES, države Efte ali je dodeljena v kakršni koli obliki iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z delovanjem tega sporazuma, kolikor škodi trgovini med pogodbenicami.“
In that respect, the NPA refers to the conditions in the Transparency Directive 2006/111/EC [63] which is stated not to have be met by NDLA.
GOSPODARSKA DEJAVNOST
OTHER THIRD PARTIES
Na podlagi navedenega se pravila o državni pomoči uporabljajo le za prednosti, dodeljene podjetjem.
The Authority has received comments from 11 interested third parties, namely: Associacao Portuguesa de Editores e Livrerios (APEL), the Federation of European Publishers (FEP), the Polish Chamber of Books, the French Publisher Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, the Danish Publisher Association, the Publisher Association (UK), the International Publisher Association (IPA), the Association of the Belgian Publishers (ADEB), the Publisher and Booksellers Association of Serbia and the Swedish Association of Educational Publishers.
Pred proučitvijo, ali so v tem primeru izpolnjeni pogoji za državno pomoč, je treba najprej proučiti, ali podjetje NDLA izpolnjuje pogoje za razvrstitev kot podjetje v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP.