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With respect to document duty and registration fee, the Authority considers that the circulars issued by the Ministry of Justice confirm that, at the time of the establishment of Mesta AS (on 1 January 2003) only mergers could benefit from the administrative practice of the ‘continuity principle’ which provided for an exemption from payment of document duty and registration fee.
Glede takse za dokumente in vpis v zemljiško knjigo Nadzorni organ meni, da okrožnice, ki jih je izdalo Ministrstvo za pravosodje, potrjujejo, da bi lahko v času ustanovitve družbe Mesta AS (1. januarja 2003) korist od upravne prakse po „načelu kontinuitete“, ki je določalo oprostitev plačila takse za dokumente in vpis v zemljiško knjigo, imele le združitve. Nadzorni organ želi glede tega spomniti, da je prva okrožnica do konca junija 2005 določala, da je uporaba načela kontinuitete omejena na primere prenosa lastništva v okviru združitev med družbami z omejeno odgovornostjo.
Since the establishment of Mesta AS took place on 1 January 2003 and the transaction to establish Mesta AS cannot be considered a merger, the exemptions established by means of either of the circulars are not applicable to the case of Mesta AS.
Ker je bila družba Mesta AS ustanovljena 1. januarja 2003 in njene ustanovitvene transakcije ni mogoče obravnavati kot združitev, se izjeme, ki sta jih uvedli okrožnici, v primeru družbe Mesta AS ne uporabljajo.
Hence, the exemption of Mesta AS from payment of the document duty and registration fee is selective and it is not justified by the nature or the logic of the system.
Zato je oprostitev družbe Mesta AS plačila takse za dokumente in vpis v zemljiško knjigo selektivna in ni utemeljena z naravo ali logiko sistema.
This is also in line with the conclusion reached in the case of Entra of 14 December 2005 [194].
Tudi to je v skladu s sklepno ugotovitvijo, sprejeto v zadevi Entra z dne 14. decembra 2005 [194].
DISTORTION OF COMPETITION AND EFFECT ON TRADE BETWEEN CONTRACTING PARTIES
IZKRIVLJANJE KONKURENCE IN VPLIV NA TRGOVINO MED POGODBENICAMI
The international character within the EEA of the road construction, operation and maintenance markets are evidenced both by the fact that Norwegian operators are active in other EEA countries (such as Veidekke ASA), while international companies originating in other EEA countries than Norway are active on the Norwegian market (such as Lemminkäinen Norge AS, Skanska Norge AS, NCC Construction AS).
Mednarodna narava trgov za gradnjo, upravljanje in vzdrževanje cest v EGP je razvidna iz dejstva, da so norveški ponudniki storitev dejavni v drugih državah EGP (kot je družba Veidekke ASA), mednarodne družbe, ki izvirajo iz drugih držav EGP razen Norveške, pa so dejavne na norveškem trgu (kot so družbe Lemminkäinen Norge AS, Skanska Norge AS, NCC Construction AS).
In such circumstances, the contribution of funds to one operator active on this market, i.e., Mesta AS, will strengthen and reinforce its position compared to other undertakings which are located in Norway or in other EEA countries and competing in the construction, operation and maintenance markets [195].
V takih okoliščinah bo vložek sredstev v enega ponudnika storitev, dejavnega na tem trgu, tj. družbo Mesta AS, okrepil in utrdil njegov položaj v primerjavi z drugimi podjetji, ki delujejo na Norveškem ali v drugih državah EGP in tekmujejo na trgih gradnje, upravljanja in vzdrževanja [195].
The funding will amongst others enable Mesta AS to offer lower priced bids for purposes of winning construction contracts in competition with its competitors.On this basis, the Authority considers that the contribution of financial support to Mesta AS (either in the form of grants, overpricing of services or in the form of an exemption from a duty) will distort competition and affect trade.
Financiranje bo družbi Mesta AS med drugim omogočilo, da oblikuje ponudbe z nižjo ceno zaradi pridobitve pogodb za gradbena dela v konkurenci s tekmeci.Na podlagi tega Nadzorni organ meni, da bo finančni vložek v podporo družbi Mesta AS (v obliki subvencij, čezmerne cene storitev ali oprostitve plačila takse) izkrivil konkurenco in vplival na trgovino.
Based on the above, the Authority concludes that the conditions for the presence of State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement are met with respect to state funding for all of the work force reducing measures (that is, early pension, temporary maintenance of civil servant pension rights and special retirement age as well as compensation for salary (or alternative measures). The conditions for the presence of State aid are also met with respect to state funding of the costs of (i) moving and commuting; (ii) moving offices/support and maintenance offices and transfer of archives incurred after 1 January 2003; and (iii) the exemption of Mesta AS from paying document duty and registration fee. Finally, the Authority finds that whether or not the transitional contracts conferred an economic advantage in favour of Mesta AS, the contracts constitute a public service obligation within the meaning of Article 59(2) EEA.
Nadzorni organ na podlagi zgornjega ugotavlja, da so pogoji za obstoj državne pomoči v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP izpolnjeni glede državnega financiranja vseh ukrepov za zmanjšanje števila zaposlenih (tj. predčasne upokojitve, začasne ohranitve pokojninskih pravic državnih uradnikov in posebne upokojitvene dobe ter nadomestila plače (ali alternativnih ukrepov)). Pogoji za obstoj državne pomoči so izpolnjeni tudi glede državnega financiranja stroškov: (i) selitve in dnevnega prevoza iz kraja bivanja na delo in nazaj; (ii) selitve uradov / podpornih in vzdrževalnih uradov in prenosa arhivov, nastalih po 1. januarju 2003, in (iii) oprostitve plačila takse za dokumente in vpis v zemljiško knjigo za družbo Mesta AS. Končno, Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da ne glede na dejstvo, ali so prehodno pogodbe zagotovile gospodarsko prednost v korist družbe Mesta AS ali ne, te pogodbe pomenijo obveznost javne službe v smislu člena 59(2) Sporazuma EGP.
Pursuant to Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement, ‘the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall be informed, in sufficient time to enable it to submit its comments, of any plans to grant or alter aid. […]. The State concerned shall not put its proposed measures into effect until the procedure has resulted in a final decision’.
V skladu s členom 1(3) dela I Protokola 3 k Sporazumu o nadzornem organu in sodišču se „Nadzorni organ Efte pravočasno obvesti, kar mu omogoča, da lahko predloži pripombe na kakršne koli načrte dodelitve ali spremembe pomoči […]. Zadevna država članica ne sme izvajati svojih predlaganih ukrepov, dokler v tem postopku ni sprejeta dokončna odločitev“.
The Norwegian authorities have not notified the Authority prior to the measures taken in relation to the transfer of the activities of the Production Department to Mesta AS.
Norveški organi niso obvestili Nadzornega organa pred sprejetjem ukrepov v zvezi s prenosom dejavnosti Oddelka za gradnjo na družbo Mesta AS.
The Norwegian authorities have therefore not respected their notification obligation pursuant to Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement.
Torej niso spoštovali obveznosti priglasitve v skladu s členom 1(3) dela I Protokola 3 k Sporazumu o nadzornem organu in sodišču.
State aid granted in relation to measures take in the context of transferring activities from the Production Department to Mesta AS constitutes therefore ‘unlawful aid’ within the meaning of Article 1(f) of Part II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement.
Državna pomoč, dodeljena v zvezi z ukrepi, sprejetimi v okviru prenosa dejavnosti z Oddelka za gradnjo na družbo Mesta AS, tako pomeni „nezakonito pomoč“ v smislu člena 1(f) dela II Protokola 3 k Sporazumu o nadzornem organu in sodišču.
As regards the restructuring and reorganisation measures necessary in order to set up Mesta AS as a going-concern, namely early pension, temporary maintenance of civil servant pension rights and special retirement age, as well as compensation for salary (or alternative measures), the exception laid down in Article 61(3)(c) EEA on the compatibility of aid which facilitates the development of certain economic activities or areas is relevant.
Glede ukrepov za prestrukturiranje in reorganizacijo, potrebnih za ustanovitev družbe Mesta AS po načelu časovne neomejenosti delovanja, in sicer predčasne upokojitve, začasne ohranitve pokojninskih pravic državnih uradnikov in posebne upokojitvene dobe ter nadomestila plače (ali alternativnih ukrepov), je pomembna izjema, določena v členu 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP o združljivosti pomoči, ki pospešuje razvoj določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali območij.
In its decisional practice, the Commission has consistently considered that the relief of financial burdens resulting from structural disadvantages suffered by a company due to its former status as a state entity, including pension rights and measures linked to down-sizing the work force, can be declared compatible when such costs are incurred in the context of liberalisation of a sector and the opening up of a sector to competition [196].
Komisija je v svoji praksi odločanja dosledno menila, da je razbremenitev finančnih bremen, ki so posledica strukturnih pomanjkljivosti, ki jih je družba utrpela zaradi nekdanjega statusa državnega podjetja, vključno s pokojninskimi pravicami in ukrepi, povezanimi z zmanjševanjem števila zaposlenih, mogoče razglasiti za združljivo, kadar ti stroški nastanejo v okviru liberalizacije sektorja in njegovega odpiranja konkurenci [196].
The Commission’s conclusions in that regard have resulted from the fact that state funding for restructuring and reorganisation measures has been linked to removing barriers to entering a market and the fact that the financial burden of inherent structural disadvantages would affect the competitiveness of a company once the market was open for competition.The Authority observes that in the present case the reform of the previous state entity of the Production Department and its transformation into an efficient company implied that the transfer of its staff to the new company formed an integrated element of the liberalisation of the national road market.
S tem povezane ugotovitve Komisije so izšle iz dejstva, da je bilo državno financiranje ukrepov za prestrukturiranje in reorganizacijo povezano z odstranjevanjem ovir za vstop na trg in dejstvom, da bi finančno breme neločljivo povezanih strukturnih pomanjkljivosti vplivalo na konkurenčnost družbe, potem ko bo trg odprt za konkurenco.Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da sta v obravnavanem primeru reforma Oddelka za gradnjo, ki je bil pravna oseba v državni lasti, in njegovo preoblikovanje v učinkovito družbo pomenila, da je premestitev njegovih zaposlenih v novo družbo pomenila sestavni element liberalizacije državnega cestnega trga.
In fact, the liberalisation would not have taken place without a sufficiently staffed company.
Pravzaprav brez družbe z zadostnim številom osebja liberalizacije sploh ne bi bilo.
The measures at issue are of a transitional nature and have been introduced partly to encourage the employees to transfer to Mesta AS and relinquish their status as civil servants, and partly to facilitate the down-sizing of the work force necessary to ensure a viable commercial undertaking.
Obravnavani ukrepi so prehodni in so bili deloma uvedeni, da bi spodbudili zaposlene k premestitvi v družbo Mesta AS in odpovedi njihovemu statusu državnih uradnikov, deloma pa, da bi pospešili zmanjševanje števila zaposlenih, ki je potrebno zaradi zagotovitve preživetja sposobne gospodarske družbe.
Although the market for road operation and maintenance has been open to competition (in respect of municipal roads for example), the Production Department was not on the market as it merely served the State in-house in respect of the national road network.
Čeprav je bil trg za upravljanje in vzdrževanje cest odprt za konkurenco (na primer glede občinskih cest), Oddelek za gradnjo ni bil na trgu, saj je deloval le kot organ v državni strukturi v zvezi z državnim cestnim omrežjem.
Thus the specific status of employees of the Public Road Administration was therefore granted in a framework not exposed to competition [197].The Authority considers that state funding for the relevant measures is in the common interest.
Tako je bil posebni status zaposlenih v Upravi za javne ceste dodeljen v okviru, ki ni bil izpostavljen konkurenci [197].Nadzorni organ meni, da je državno financiranje zadevnih ukrepov v skupnem interesu.
The transitional measures allowed for the opening to competition of the state segment of the road services market.
Prehodni ukrepi so omogočili odpiranje državnega segmenta trga cestnih storitev konkurenci.
By relieving Mesta AS of additional costs it must bear in the capacity of having taken over a former state integrated department, Mesta AS will be able to operate freely for purposes of providing road construction, operation and maintenance services and adjust in response to the market.
S tem, ko je družba Mesta AS razbremenjena dodatnih stroškov, ki jih mora nositi kot prevzemnica oddelka, ki je bil nekdaj del državne strukture, bo lahko prosto poslovala kot ponudnica storitev gradnje, upravljanja in vzdrževanja cest ter se prilagodila glede na trg.
The company will therefore be relieved from a barrier to entry.
Tako bo imela prost vstop na trg.
Overall, the transformation of a previous monopoly service provider on the national road network (i.e. the Production Department) into a private company (Mesta AS) which is subject to the same legal framework as other private operators in Norway is beneficial in the long-term for end-users.
Na splošno je preoblikovanje nekdanjega monopolnega ponudnika storitev za državno cestno omrežje (tj. Oddelka za gradnjo) v zasebno družbo (Mesta AS), za katero velja enak pravni okvir kot za vse druge zasebne ponudnike storitev na Norveškem, dolgoročno koristno za končne uporabnike.
Information submitted by the Norwegian authorities shows that competition in the relevant market has increased and consequently led to lower prices both for road operations and maintenance and has, as such, benefited tax payers and the economy as a whole.
Podatki, ki so jih predložili norveški organi, kažejo, da se je konkurenca na zadevnem trgu povečala in posledično pripeljala do nižjih cen storitev upravljanja in vzdrževanja cest ter tako koristila davkoplačevalcem in gospodarstvu v celoti.
The Authority has also taken the view that State aid is the appropriate instrument.
Nadzorni organ še meni, da je državna pomoč ustrezen instrument.
As the Production Department was never intended to be a commercial entity operating on the open market, it was able to bear the higher pension costs connected with civil servants without suffering any significant economic disadvantage.
Ker nikoli ni bilo mišljeno, da bi Oddelek za gradnjo postal gospodarski subjekt, ki posluje na odprtem trgu, je lahko nosil višje pokojninske stroške, povezane z državnimi uradniki, ne da bi trpel kakršne koli večje gospodarske neugodnosti.
However, when opening the market for service providers on the national road network and in this context transforming the former state integrated department into a commercial company, the costs of its work force had to be aligned to that of its competitors.
Ob odpiranju trga za ponudnike storitev na državnem cestnem omrežju in preoblikovanju nekdanjega oddelka državne strukture v gospodarsko družbo v tem okviru pa je bilo treba stroške njegove delovne sile prilagoditi stroškom njegovih tekmecev.
Against this background State aid is an appropriate instrument for relieving the commercial company of costs incurred when reorganising a former state department.
Ob takem ozadju je državna pomoč primeren instrument, s katerim se gospodarska družba razbremeni stroškov, nastalih ob reorganizaciji nekdanjega državnega oddelka.
As regards incentive effect and necessity, the Authority observes that in the absence of state funding Mesta AS’ costs would not be aligned to those of its competitors and the company would have difficulties competing on the merits.
Glede spodbujevalnega učinka in potrebnosti Nadzorni organ meni, da brez državnega financiranja družbe Mesta AS stroški ne bi bili sorazmerni s stroški tekmecev in družba bi imela težave s konkurenčnostjo.
State funding is therefore necessary and the incentive effect is fulfilled.
Državno financiranje je torej potrebno in spodbujevalni učinek je uresničen.
In this regard the Authority observes that compared to the initial staff transferred (of 4750 employees) in 2003, the work force has been gradually reduced to 3296 in 2005, and further down to 3237 in 2006 in order to be 3032 in 2007 [198].
Glede tega Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da se je v primerjavi z začetnim številom premeščenega osebja (4750 zaposlenih) v letu 2003 število zaposlenih postopno zmanjšalo na 3296 v letu 2005 ter nato na 3237 v letu 2006 in na 3032 v letu 2007 [198].
This means that the measures have had the desired effect.
To pomeni, da so ukrepi dosegli želeni učinek.
Finally, the state funding for the relevant measures is proportionate since it is limited to the additional costs beyond those which Mesta AS would have had to bear (on average) for employees employed on private market terms.
Končno, državno financiranje zadevnih ukrepov je sorazmerno, saj je omejeno na dodatne stroške, ki presegajo stroške, ki bi jih morala družba Mesta AS (v povprečju) pokriti za delavce, zaposlene v pogojih zasebnega trga.
However, as regards the state funding of the remaining restructuring and organisation costs, i.e., those related to moving, commuting, moving offices/support offices and the transfer of archives as of the start-up date of Mesta AS, the Authority has not been able to identify elements showing that the measures are linked to burdens which were acquired when the market was still closed.
Glede državnega financiranja preostalih stroškov prestrukturiranja in organizacije, tj. stroškov, povezanih s selitvijo, dnevnim prevozom iz kraja bivanja na delo in nazaj, selitvijo uradov / uradov za vzdrževanje in podporo ter prenosa arhivov, ki so nastali po datumu ustanovitve družbe Mesta AS, pa Nadzorni organ ni mogel ugotoviti elementov, ki bi kazali, da so ukrepi povezani z bremeni, pridobljenimi v času, ko je bil trg še zaprt.
On the contrary, the measures relate to costs which are normally incurred when companies start-up businesses and taking on such costs would therefore not affect Mesta AS’ competitiveness on the market compared to any other company.
Nasprotno, ukrepi se nanašajo na stroške, ki običajno nastanejo ob zagonu poslovanja družb, tako da prevzem takih stroškov ne bi vplival na konkurenčnost družbe Mesta AS na trgu v primerjavi s katero koli drugo družbo.
Since there is no other provision on the basis of which the Authority can find the measures, which involve operating aid, compatible, the Authority has therefore concluded that the measures (that is, moving, commuting, moving offices/support offices and the transfer of archives) are not compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Ker ni nobene druge določbe, na podlagi katere lahko Nadzorni organ ukrepe, ki vključujejo pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, razglasi za združljive, je Nadzorni organ sklenil, da ukrepi (tj. selitev, dnevni prevoz iz kraja bivanja na delo in nazaj, selitev uradov / uradov za vzdrževanje in podporo ter prenos arhivov) niso združljivi z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP.
The Authority considers that to the extent that the prices at which the construction contracts were transferred to Mesta AS exceeded market price and hence involved State aid, such aid is compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Nadzorni organ meni, da je v obsegu, v kakršnem so cene, po katerih so bile pogodbe o gradbenih delih prenesene na družbo Mesta AS, presegale tržno ceno in so zato pomenile državno pomoč, taka pomoč združljiva z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP.
This conclusion is based on the fact that the alternative of obtaining market prices by launching open tenders with respect to semi-finished construction projects is not a practical solution.
Ta ugotovitev temelji na dejstvu, da alternativna rešitev, ki je pridobitev tržnih cen z objavo javnih razpisov za na pol končane gradbene projekte, ni praktična.
The ongoing work would have to be ceased and potentially taken over by new contractors which would not only make the overall project considerably more costly but also potentially involve significant delays.
Delo, ki že poteka, bi bilo treba ustaviti in po možnosti bi ga prevzeli novi pogodbeniki, kar celotnega projekta ne bi le precej podražilo, temveč bi lahko povzročilo tudi precejšnje zamude.
Secondly, a number of subcontractors had been engaged by the Road Administration to carry out parts of the ongoing construction projects.
Drugič, Uprava za ceste je za dele tekočih gradbenih projektov najela številne podizvajalce.
If public tenders would have been launched such sub contractors would have to be terminated which would imply yet further costs.
Če bi objavili javne razpise, bi bilo treba prekiniti pogodbe s podizvajalci, kar bi pomenilo še nadaljnje stroške.
Thirdly, all construction projects were of a rather limited duration and would all expire within a short time frame of two years.
Tretjič, vsi gradbeni projekti so imeli precej omejeno dobo trajanja in bi potekli v kratkem obdobju dveh let.
For all these reasons taken together the Authority considers that the limited amount of potential State aid involved in the context of the prices of the construction contracts transferred to Mesta AS is compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement by reference to Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
Zaradi vseh teh razlogov Nadzorni organ meni, da je omejeni znesek morebitne državne pomoči, vključen v okviru cen pogodb o gradbenih delih, prenesenih na družbo Mesta AS, združljiv z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP ob sklicevanju na člen 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP.
The Norwegian authorities have argued that the measures in favour of Mesta AS constitutes compensation for costs that Mesta AS had to bear due to public service obligations imposed on it by reference to Article 59(2) EEA.
Norveški organi so trdili, da ukrepi v korist družbe Mesta AS pomenijo nadomestilo za stroške, ki jih je morala družba nositi zaradi obveznosti javne službe, ki so ji bile naložene ob sklicevanju na člen 59(2) Sporazuma EGP.