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This intensity is below the maximum aid intensity allowed by the Guidelines according to which ‘the level of aid for basic industrial research should not be more than 50 % of the gross costs of the project or programme.’
Intenzivnost je pod najvišjo intenzivnostjo pomoči, ki jo dovoljujejo Smernice, po katerih „raven pomoči za osnovne industrijske raziskave ne sme presegati 50 % bruto stroškov projekta ali programa“.
For the purpose of calculating the intensity of aid from R&D activities, Section 14.5.1 of 1994 R&D Guidelines foresaw the following eligible costs:
Za namen izračuna intenzivnosti pomoči od dejavnosti raziskav in razvoja so bili v razdelku 14.5.1 Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 predvideni naslednji upravičeni stroški:
personnel costs (researchers, technicians, other supporting staff) calculated as a sum of the total amount needed to carry out the project;
stroški dela (raziskovalci, tehniki, drugo podporno osebje), ki se izračunajo kot znesek od skupnega zneska, potrebnega za izvedbo projekta;
other running costs calculated in the same way (costs of materials, supplies, etc.);
drugi tekoči stroški, izračunani na enak način (stroški materiala, dobav itd.);
instruments and equipment, land and buildings;
naprave in oprema, zemljišča in zgradbe;
consultancy and equivalent services including bought-in research, technical knowledge, patents, etc.;
stroški svetovanja in enakovrednih storitev, vključno s kupljenimi raziskavami, tehničnim znanjem, patenti itd.;
additional overhead costs incurred directly as a result of the R&D project or programme being promoted.’
drugi (režijski, splošni) stroški, ki nastanejo neposredno kot posledica raziskovalne dejavnosti.“
According to the information provided by the Norwegian authorities, the costs of the project taken into account in the determination of the granting of aid were covered by the definition of eligible costs provided in the 1994 R&D Guidelines.
Po informacijah, ki so jih zagotovili norveški organi, so bili stroški projekta, ki so se upoštevali pri določanju dodelitve pomoči, zajeti v opredelitev upravičenih stroškov iz Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994.
Section 3 to the ‘Retningslinjer for Norges Forskningsråds behandling av brukerstyrte og næringsrettede prosjekter’ referred to the costs that could be considered eligible by the RCN when assessing the granting of R&D aid to a project.
Razdelek 3 „Retningslinjer for Norges Forskningsråds behandling av brukerstyrte og næringsrettede prosjekter“ se je nanašal na stroške, ki jih NRS lahko šteje za upravičene pri ocenjevanju dodelitve pomoči za raziskave in razvoj za projekt.
They covered personnel costs (salary and social costs for R&D personnel, i.e. researchers, technicians and assistants related to the project and necessary to carry it out), purchasing of R&D services (consultancy services and equivalent services), operating costs (including material costs and other operating costs directly related to the project and necessary to complete it) and equipment and instruments if used only for R&D.
Zajemali so stroške dela (plače in socialni stroški osebja za raziskave in razvoj, to so raziskovalci, tehniki in asistenti, povezani s projektom in potrebni za njegovo izvedbo), nakup storitev raziskav in razvoja (svetovalne in enakovredne storitve), operativne stroške (vključno s stroški materiala in drugimi operativnimi stroški, neposredno povezanimi s projektom in potrebnimi za njegovo izvedbo) ter opremo in naprave, če so se uporabljale samo za raziskave in razvoj.
Thus, the Authority considers the description of the eligible costs to be in accordance with the definition provided for in the 1994 R&D Guidelines.
Tako Nadzorni organ meni, da je opis upravičenih stroškov v skladu z opredelitvijo, določeno v Smernicah o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994.
The project was exclusively carried out by the research institute Marintek without further participation of or collaboration with private undertakings at this stage of the R&D.
Projekt je izključno izpeljal raziskovalni zavod Marintek brez dodatne udeležbe ali sodelovanja zasebnih podjetij na tej stopnji raziskav in razvoja.
As already mentioned in the decision to open the formal investigation procedure, under the 1994 R&D Guidelines, and accordingly under the provisions of the aid scheme Industrial R&D Programmes, there was no written obligation to disseminate the results of research.
Kot je že bilo navedeno v odločbi, s katero se je začel postopek formalne preiskave v skladu s Smernicami o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 in določbami o shemi pomoči programov industrijskih raziskav in razvoja, ni bilo nobene pisne zaveze, po kateri bi bilo treba razširiti rezultate raziskave.
Thus, even if the allegation brought forward by the complainant that the result of the research had not been disseminated and that the research institute Marintek had received the property rights to sell the programme were correct, it would not contravene the provisions of the R&D Guidelines applicable at the time of the granting of aid.
Tako kljub navedbam, ki jih je izpostavil pritožnik, da se rezultat raziskave ni razširil, in tudi če je res, da je raziskovalni zavod Marintek dobil lastninsko pravico za prodajo programa, to ne bi bilo v nasprotju z določbami Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju, veljavnimi v času dodelitve pomoči.
For these reasons, the Authority considers that the granting of aid to Project 40049 falls within the scheme Industrial R&D Programme as amended on the basis of Chapter 14 of the Authority’s 1994 R&D Guidelines.
Zato Nadzorni organ meni, da spada dodelitev pomoči projektu 40049 v shemo programa industrijskih raziskav in razvoja, kot je bila spremenjena na podlagi poglavja 14 Smernic Nadzornega organa o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994.
The aid is therefore granted in accordance with Article 61(3)(c) EEA.
Zato je pomoč dodeljena v skladu s členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP.
The projects relating to the further use of the software programme Turborouter
Projekti, povezani z nadaljnjo uporabo programske opreme turborouter
In 2000, the RCN authorised the granting of R&D aid to three R&D projects which concerned the use and further development of the software programme Turborouter: Project 138811 ‘AlgOpt’, Project 144265 ‘Shiplog II’ and Project 144214 ‘Library of optimisation routines for scheduling in shipping’.
Leta 2000 je NRS odobril dodelitev pomoči za raziskave in razvoj trem raziskovalno-razvojnim projektom, ki so se nanašali na uporabo in nadaljnji razvoj programske opreme turborouter: projektu 138811 „AlgOpt“, projektu 144265 „Shiplog II“ in projektu 144214 „Knjižnica postopkov za optimizacijo razporejanja v ladijskem prometu“.
In Decision No 60/06/COL to open the formal investigation procedure, the Authority expressed doubts regarding the classification of the R&D projects as pre-competitive research and regarding the classification of the different parts of each project within each research category.
V Odločbi št. 60/06/COL o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave je Nadzorni organ izrazil dvome glede razvrstitve raziskovalno-razvojnih projektov v predkonkurenčni razvoj in različnih delov posameznega projekta v posamezno skupino raziskave.
Moreover, the Authority questioned whether the aid intensities were respected and whether the financing of the projects was done in accordance with the provisions of the 1994 R&D Guidelines and accordingly with Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
Poleg tega je Nadzorni organ podvomil, ali je bila upoštevana intenzivnost pomoči in ali je bilo financiranje projektov izpeljano v skladu z določbami Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 in členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP.
The Authority had doubts as to whether the financial contributions of the private participants, mostly to be disbursed in kind, really corresponded to working hours related to the development of the R&D projects or whether, on the contrary, they covered operating costs of the concerned undertakings.
Nadzorni organ je imel pomisleke, ali so finančni prispevki zasebnih udeležencev, ki bi morali biti večinoma izplačani v naravi, v resnici ustrezali številu delovnih ur, povezanih z razvojem raziskovalno-razvojnih projektov, ali pa so, nasprotno, pokrivali operativne stroške zadevnih podjetij.
The applicable provisions of the R&D Guidelines
Veljavne določbe Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju
The RCN classified all three projects as pre-competitive development activity.
NRS je vse tri projekte razvrstil v dejavnost predkonkurenčnega razvoja.
Point 14.1.(2) of the R&D Guidelines of 1994 distinguished between three categories of research: fundamental, basic industrial and applied research and development.
Točka 14.1.(2) Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 je razlikovala med tremi skupinami raziskav: temeljnimi, osnovnimi industrijskimi ter uporabnimi raziskovalnimi in razvojnimi.
Applied research and development corresponded to the concept of pre-competitive research used from the adoption of the 1996 R&D Guidelines onwards.
Uporabne raziskave in razvoj so ustrezali zasnovi predkonkurenčnega razvoja, ki se je uporabljal od sprejetja Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1996 naprej.
According to this provision, applied research ‘covers investigation or experimental work based on the results of basic industrial research to acquire new knowledge to facilitate the attainment of specific practical objectives such as the creation of new products, production processes or services.
Po tej določbi uporabna raziskava „zajema raziskovanje ali eksperimentalno delo na podlagi rezultatov osnovnih industrijskih raziskav za pridobitev novega znanja, da bi olajšali doseganje posebnih uporabnih ciljev, kot so ustvarjanje novih proizvodov, proizvodnih procesov ali storitev.
Section 14.4 of the 1994 R&D Guidelines sets out the aid intensities allowed. ‘The intensity of aid that may be accepted is assessed by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on a case-by-case basis.
V razdelku 14.4 Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 je določena dovoljena intenzivnost pomoči.
The assessment takes into consideration the nature of the project or programme, the technical and financial risk involved, overall policy considerations related to the competitiveness of European industry, as well as the risk of distortion of competition and effect on trade between the Contracting parties to the EEA Agreement.
„Intenzivnost pomoči, ki se lahko sprejme, ocenjuje Nadzorni organ na osnovi posameznega primera.
A general evaluation of such risks leads the EFTA Surveillance Authority to consider that basic industrial research may qualify for higher levels of aid than those for applied research and development activities which are more closely related to the market introduction of R&D results and, there, if aided, could more easily lead to distortions of competition and trade’.
Pri presoji se upošteva narava projekta ali programa, prisotnost tehničnega in finančnega tveganja, celovit političen vidik, povezan s konkurenčnostjo evropske industrije, in tveganje izkrivljanja konkurence ter vpliv na trgovino med pogodbenicami Sporazuma EGP.
Taking account of these factors, the 1994 R&D Guidelines state that the level of aid for basic industrial research should not be more than 50 % of the gross costs of the project and consider that, as the activity being aided gets nearer to the marketplace, the level of aid should be lower.
Splošna ocena takšnih tveganj vodi Nadzorni organ k sklepu, da so osnovne industrijske raziskave lahko upravičene do višjih ravni pomoči kot dejavnosti uporabnih raziskav in razvoja, ki so bolj povezane z uvedbo rezultatov raziskav in razvoja na trg, in bi zato lahko lažje povzročile izkrivljanje konkurence in trgovine.“ Ob upoštevanju teh dejavnikov je v Smernicah o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 določeno, da raven pomoči za osnovne industrijske raziskave ne sme presegati 50 % bruto stroškov projekta in da bi morala biti raven pomoči nižja, ko se dejavnost, ki je dobila pomoč, približa trgu.
It is only in the 1996 R&D Guidelines that the permissible gross aid intensity for pre-competitive development activities is fixed at 25 % of the eligible costs.
Šele v Smernicah o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1996 je določeno, da je dovoljena bruto intenzivnost pomoči za dejavnosti predkonkurenčnega razvoja v višini 25 % upravičenih stroškov.
Assessment of whether the aid was granted in accordance with the R&D Guidelines and of whether the aid was misused
Presoja, ali je bila pomoč dodeljena v skladu s Smernicami o raziskavah in razvoju in ali je prišlo do zlorabe pomoči
Classification as pre-competitive development activity.
Razvrstitev v dejavnost predkonkurenčnega razvoja
As mentioned above and explained in detail in the Decision No 60/06/COL, the Authority expressed doubts as regards the classification of Project 138811 ‘AlgOpt’, Project 144265 ‘Shiplog II’ and Project 144214 ‘Library of optimisation routines for scheduling in shipping’ as pre-competitive development activities.
Kot je zgoraj navedeno in podrobno pojasnjeno v Odločbi št. 60/06/COL je Nadzorni organ izrazil dvome glede razvrstitve projekta 138811 „AlgOpt“, projekta 144265 „Shiplog II“ in projekta 144214 „Knjižnica postopkov za optimizacijo razporejanja v ladijskem prometu“ v dejavnosti predkonkurenčnega razvoja.
In its Decision No 60/06/COL, the Authority expressed doubts regarding the difference between the pre-competitive phase of a product and the final commercial product in respect of these kinds of IT projects.
V Odločbi št. 60/06/COL je Nadzorni organ izrazil dvome glede razlike med predkonkurenčno stopnjo proizvoda in končnim tržnim proizvodom pri tovrstnih projektih informacijske tehnologije.
The Norwegian authorities have not made clear what this difference should be.
Norveški organi niso podrobno določili, kakšna bi morala biti ta razlika.
However, they have stressed that the classification of the projects was based on a thorough assessment and evaluation of the projects according to the RCN procedures and guidelines for project evaluation.
Vendar pa so poudarili, da je razvrščanje projektov temeljilo na temeljiti presoji in oceni projektov v skladu s postopki in smernicami NRS za oceno projekta.
According to the information provided, these guidelines incorporate the provisions of the Authority’s R&D Guidelines.
Po dobljenih informacijah te smernice vključujejo določbe Smernic Nadzornega organa o raziskavah in razvoju.
The RCN explained that there is an internal system of quality assurance of RCN’s activities called DOKSY.
NRS je pojasnil, da obstaja notranji sistem zagotavljanja kakovosti njegovih dejavnosti, ki se imenuje DOKSY.
One of these documents is the guidelines for determining aid intensity applied to the selected projects.
Eden od teh dokumentov so smernice za določanje intenzivnosti pomoči, uporabljene za izbrane projekte.
This internal document, DOKSY-5-6-1-4-IE entitled ‘Støtteandel etter EØS-bestemmelser’ (aid intensities according to EEA rules) corresponds to the Authority's R&D Guidelines.
Ta interni dokument DOKSY-5-6-1-4-IE z naslovom „Stotteandel etter EOS-bestemmelser“ (intenzivnost pomoči v skladu s pravili EGP) ustreza Smernicam Nadzornega organa o raziskavah in razvoju.
After 1999, in addition to DOKSY 5-6-1-4-IE, all projects have been evaluated using the computer-based system ‘Provis’, which is described in Doksy No 5-6-1-2-EE ‘Prosjektvurdering i Provis’.
Po letu 1999 so bili razen po DOKSY 5-6-1-4-IE vsi projekti ocenjeni z uporabo računalniškega sistema „Provis“, ki je opisan v Doksyju št. 5-6-1-2-EE „Prosjektvurdering i Provis“.
According to the provisions of Provis, each project is evaluated according to eleven different aspects [20].
Po določbah Provisa se vsak projekt ocenjuje v skladu z enajstimi različnimi vidiki [20].
For each aspect, Provis foresees the application of several criteria or characteristics to characterise to what extent the project is in compliance with the aspects.
Za vsakega od vidikov je v Provisu predvidena uporaba različnih meril ali lastnosti za označitev, v kolikšni meri projekt ustreza temu vidiku.
One of the most important aspects related to the classification of research categories is the research content.
Eden od najpomembnejših vidikov, povezanih z razvrščanjem v skupine raziskav, je vsebina raziskave.
In the description of the Guide for evaluation of the research content of a project in Doksy No 5-6-1-2-IE, it is underlined that ‘Research content indicates to what degree the project produces new knowledge’.
V opisu navodila za ocenjevanje vsebine raziskave projekta v Doksyju št. 5-6-1-2-IE je poudarjeno, da „vsebina raziskave označuje, do katere stopnje projekt ustvarja novo znanje“.
According to the information provided by the RCN, this criterion is directly linked to the description of the R&D guidelines where the requirement is that the activity is ‘aimed at the acquisition of new knowledge’.
Po informacijah, ki jih je zagotovil NRS, je to merilo neposredno povezano z opisom v Smernicah o raziskavah in razvoju, v katerih je zahteva, da mora biti dejavnost „ciljno usmerjena k pridobivanju novega znanja“.
The RCN has informed the Authority that the evaluation of the projects was thoroughly carried out in accordance with the RCN procedures and guidelines for project evaluation, more specifically, on the basis of the requirements laid down in the Doksy and Provis internal documents, in line with the R&D Guidelines.
NRS je obvestil Nadzorni organ, da so bili projekti temeljito ocenjeni v skladu s postopki in smernicami NRS za ocenjevanje projekta, še bolj podrobno, na podlagi zahtev, določenih v internih dokumentih Doksyja in Provisa, ki so usklajeni s Smernicami o raziskavah in razvoju.
On the basis of the information brought forward before and during the formal investigation procedure the Authority has not been able to conclude that there has been mismanagement or failed assessment of the projects.
Na podlagi informacij, predloženih pred in med formalnim postopkom preiskave, Nadzorni organ ni mogel sklepati, da je šlo za slabo upravljanje ali zgrešeno presojo projektov.
In lack of such conclusive evidence, and in light of the above described routines and the capacity of the professional staff working for the RCN, the Authority has no basis for concluding that they have made an incorrect assessment of the projects as pre-competitive research.
Ker takšnega prepričljivega dokaza ni in zaradi zgoraj navedenih postopkov ter sposobnosti strokovnega osebja, ki dela za NRS, Nadzorni organ nima nobene podlage, da bi sklepal, da so projekte nepravilno ocenili kot predkonkurenčno raziskavo.
The participation of the beneficiary undertakings and the aid intensities:
Udeležba upravičenih podjetij in intenzivnost pomoči
The Norwegian authorities have clarified the figures regarding the financing of the projects as mentioned above under Section 4.1.2 of this Decision.
Norveški organi so pojasnili številke financiranja projektov, kot je navedeno zgoraj v razdelku 4.1.2 te odločbe.
The Authority raised doubts in its Decision No 60/06/COL to open the formal investigation procedure on the participation of the companies involved in the research project.
V Odločbi št. 60/06/COL, s katero je Nadzorni organ začel postopek formalne preiskave, je izrazil dvome o udeležbi podjetij, vključenih v raziskovalni projekt.
In its opinion, it would seem rational to assume that most of the work would have been carried out by the own-staff of the research institute Marintek which would imply, in principle, that the participation of the staff of participating shipping companies as the final users of the software, would have most probably been related to the definition of the users needs and/or, to some degree, of testing.
Po njegovem mnenju bi bilo smotrno domnevati, da bi večino dela opravilo osebje zaposleno pri raziskovalnem zavodu Marintek, kar bi načeloma pomenilo, da bi udeležba osebja sodelujočih ladjarskih družb kot končnih uporabnikov programske opreme najverjetneje bila povezana z opredelitvijo potreb uporabnikov in/ali, do določene mere, s preskušanjem.
Therefore, the Authority questioned whether the figures for the total project costs had been inflated to seemingly obtain more financing.
Zato je Nadzorni organ postavil vprašanje, ali niso številk za celotni projekt napihnili, da bi navidezno dobili več javnih sredstev.
The Norwegian authorities provided the Authority with copies of cost claim reports which the participating undertakings had to submit to the RCN three times a year detailing the costs of the project, including a verification of the persons involved, the number of working hours spent by each person and the cost per hour charged to the project account.
Norveški organi so Nadzornemu organu zagotovili kopije poročil z zahtevkom za povračilo stroškov, ki so jih sodelujoča podjetja morala predložiti NRS trikrat letno in v katerih so podrobno navedla stroške projekta, vključno s pregledom vključenega osebja, številom delovnih ur po osebi, in stroški na uro, zaračunanimi na račun projekta.
According to the explanations given by the Norwegian authorities, these reports are signed by the project responsible person and verified and signed by a certified accountant at the end of the year.
Po pojasnilih norveških organov so ta poročila podpisale odgovorne osebe za projekt, ob koncu leta pa jih je preveril in podpisal tudi pooblaščeni računovodja.
The Authority has no reason to question the truthfulness of these reports on the basis of which the beneficiary undertakings were granted the R&D aid amounts.
Nadzorni organ nima nobenega razloga, da bi dvomil o resničnosti teh poročil, na podlagi katerih so upravičena podjetja prejela zneske pomoči za raziskave in razvoj.
Although it could be argued in general that it might be desirable to introduce certain controls during the development of the research projects to verify the accuracy of these costs reports, the Authority considers that the RCN has properly applied the provisions of the 1994 R&D Guidelines which do not require the carrying out of any further checks.
Čeprav bi na splošno lahko trdili, da bi bilo med razvojem raziskovalnih projektov treba uvesti določen nadzor za preverjanje točnosti teh poročil o stroških, Nadzorni organ meni, da je NRS pravilno uporabil določbe Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994, ki ne zahtevajo izvajanja nadaljnjih preverjanj.
On the basis of the foregoing assessment, the Authority considers that the granting of aid to the above mentioned R&D projects was done in compliance with the provisions of the existing aid scheme Industrial R&D Programmes, which was in line with the applicable R&D Guidelines.
Na podlagi te ocene Nadzorni organ meni, da je bila dodelitev pomoči za zgoraj navedene projekte raziskav in razvoja opravljena v skladu z določbami obstoječe sheme pomoči za programe industrijskih raziskav in razvoja, usklajenih s Smernicami o raziskavah in razvoju.
The Authority could not establish in the course of this formal investigation procedure that the beneficiaries of R&D aid for Project 40049 ‘Strategic activities within maritime transport and logistics’, Project 138811 ‘AlgOpt’, Project 144265 ‘Shiplog II’ and Project 144214 ‘Library of optimisation routines for scheduling in shipping’ used the aid in contravention with the scheme or of Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
Nadzorni organ med postopkom formalne preiskave ni mogel ugotoviti, ali so prejemniki pomoči za raziskave in razvoj za projekt 40049 „Strateške dejavnosti pri pomorskem prevozu in logistiki“, projekt 138811 „AlgOpt“, projekt 144265 „Shiplog II“ in projekt 144214 „Knjižnica postopkov za optimizacijo razporejanja v ladijskem prometu“ pomoč uporabili v nasprotju s shemo ali členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP.
Since the projects received State aid within the framework of the scheme Industrial R&D Programmes and not individual aid, there is no need to assess whether the aid would have been compatible if it was granted outside the scheme,
Ker je projekt dobil državno pomoč v okviru sheme programov industrijskih raziskav in razvoja in ne posamezno pomoč, ni potrebno presojati, ali bi pomoč bila združljiva, če bi bila podeljena zunaj sheme –