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Annex 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 22 incorporated in the EEA Agreement through Annex XV point 1(f) by decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 131/2004 of 24.9.2004 (OJ L 64, 10.3.2005, p. 67 and EEA Supplement No 12, p. 42), or any successor regulation.
Priloga I Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 364/2004 z dne 25. februarja 2004 o spremembi Uredbe (ES) št. 70/2001, UL L 63, 28.2.2004, str.22 , vključena v Sporazumu EGP prek Priloge XV točke 1f) s Sklepom Skupnega odbora EGP št. 131/2004 z dne 24.9.2004 (UL L 64, 10.3.2005, str. 67 in Dodatka EGP št. 12, str. 42), ali katere koli naslednje uredbe.
Paragraph (81).
Odstavek (81).
Paragraph (85).
Odstavek (85).
See table 3 above.
Glej zgornjo preglednico 3.
The municipalities of Aremark, Rømskog and Marker (situated in the NUTS level III region of Østfold) even though not strictly contiguous with the rest of the map of assisted areas have been included as the distance between these municipalities and the NUTS level III region Hedmark is of less than 10 kilometres and as the population density in these municipalities is very low (average of 6 inhabitants/km2).
Čeprav občine Aremark, Rømskog in Marker (v regiji Østfold, ki je na ravni NUTS III) ne mejijo popolnoma s preostalimi na zemljevidu območij, ki prejemajo pomoč, pa so bile vključene, saj je oddaljenost teh občin od regije Hedmark, ki je na ravni NUTS III, manjša od 10 kilometrov, gostota prebivalstva v teh občinah pa je zelo majhna (povprečna gostota je 6 prebivalcev/km).
The overall population in these municipalities is 5331.
V teh občinah je skupaj 5331 prebivalcev.
Paragraph (21).
Odstavek (21).
Paragraph (37).
Odstavek (37).
Paragraph (38).
Odstavek (38).
Paragraph (89).
Odstavek (89).
Paragraph (26(c)).
Odstavek (26(c)).
Regional Aid Map Norway 2007-2013
Zemljevid regionalne pomoči na Norveškem 2007–2013
Population coverage 27,5 per cent
27,5-odstotno zajetje prebivalstva
List of municipalities proposed as eligible for national regional aid by the Norwegian authorities
Seznam občin, ki so jih norveški organi predlagali kot upravičene do državne regionalne pomoči
The table below shows all the municipalities proposed as eligible for national regional aid by the Norwegian authorities:
V spodnji preglednici so navedene vse občine, ki so jih norveški organi predlagali kot upravičene do državne regionalne pomoči.
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area [2], in particular to Articles 61 to 63 and Protocol 26 thereof,
ob upoštevanju Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru [2] ter zlasti členov 61 do 63 Sporazuma in Protokola 26 k Sporazumu,
(°) Low population density counties which are not notified in their entirety. The figures represent the parts notified.
(°) okrožja z majhno gostoto prebivalstva, ki niso v celoti priglašena; vrednosti veljajo za priglašene dele
No 227/06/COL
št. 227/06/COL
with regard to State aid in favour of Farice hf.
o državni pomoči za Farice hf.
(Iceland)
(Islandija)
THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY [1], HAVING REGARD to the Agreement on the European Economic Area [2], in particular to Articles 61 to 63 and Protocol 26 thereof,
NADZORNI ORGAN EFTE [1] JE – OB UPOŠTEVANJU Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru [2] in zlasti členov 61 do 63 Protokola 26 k Sporazumu,
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice [3], in particular to Article 24 thereof,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU Sporazuma med državami Efte o ustanovitvi nadzornega organa in sodišča [3] in zlasti člena 24 Sporazuma,
HAVING REGARD to Article 1(2) in Part I and Articles 4(4), 6, 7(3) and 10 in Part II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU člena 1(2) dela I ter členov 4(4), 6, 7(3) in 10 dela II Protokola 3 k Sporazumu o nadzornem organu in sodišču,
HAVING REGARD to the Authority’s Guidelines [4] on the application and interpretation of Articles 61 and 62 of the EEA Agreement, and in particular Chapter 17 on State guarantees and Chapter 19 on public authorities’ holdings,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU Smernic Nadzornega organa [4] o uporabi in razlagi členov 61 in 62 Sporazuma o EGP ter zlasti poglavja 17 o državnih jamstvih in poglavja 19 o deležih javnih organov oblasti,
HAVING REGARD to the Authority’s Decision No 125/05/COL to initiate the formal investigation procedure with regard to State aid in favour of Farice hf. calling on interested parties to submit their comments thereon [5],
OB UPOŠTEVANJU Odločbe Nadzornega organa št. 125/05/COL o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave o državni pomoči za Farice hf., ki poziva zainteresirane stranke k predložitvi pripomb o tem [5],
By letter dated 27 February 2004 of the Icelandic Mission to the European Union, forwarding a letter from the Ministry of Finance dated 26 February 2004, the Icelandic authorities notified the Authority of a state guarantee in favour of a submarine cable project in Iceland, i.e. the Farice project.
Z dopisom z dne 27. februarja 2004 islandske misije pri EU, v katerem je bil posredovan dopis Ministrstva za finance z dne 26. februarja 2004, so islandski organi obvestili Nadzorni organ o državnem jamstvu za podmorski kabelski projekt na Islandiji, tj. projekt Farice.
The letter was received and registered on 1 March 2004 (Event No 257593).
Dopis je bil prejet in evidentiran 1. marca 2004 (dogodek št. 257593).
After various exchanges of correspondence [6], the Authority informed the Icelandic authorities by letter dated 26 May 2006 that it had decided to initiate the formal investigation procedure laid down in Article 1(2) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement with regard to State aid in favour of Farice hf.
Po različnih izmenjavah korespondence [6] je Nadzorni organ z dopisom z dne 26. maja 2006 obvestil islandske organe, da se je odločil začeti formalni postopek preiskave iz člena 1(2) dela I Protokola 3 k Sporazumu o nadzornem organu in sodišču o državni pomoči za Farice hf.
(Event No 319257).
(dogodek št. 319257).
The Authority’s Decision No 125/05/COL to initiate the formal investigation procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and the EEA Supplement thereto [7].
Odločba Nadzornega organa št. 125/05/COL o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave je bila objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropske unije in Dopolnilu EGP k Uradnemu listu Evropske unije [7].
The Authority called on interested parties to submit their comments thereon.
Nadzorni organ je pozval zainteresirane stranke, naj predložijo pripombe.
The Authority received no comments from interested parties.The Icelandic authorities submitted their comments to Decision No 125/05/COL by letter dated 28 June 2005 (Event No 324236).
Nadzorni organ ni prejel nobenih pripomb od zainteresiranih strank.Islandski organi so svoje pripombe o Odločbi št. 125/05/COL predložili z dopisom z dne 28. junija 2005 (dogodek št. 324236).
As mentioned in the decision to open the formal investigation procedure, under separate competition proceedings, the Authority had expressed certain competition concerns by letter to Farice hf. dated 31 January 2003.
Kot je navedeno v odločbi o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave, v skladu z ločenimi postopki na področju konkurence, je Nazorni organ z dopisom z dne 31. januarja 2003, naslovljenim na Farice hf., izrazil nekatere pomisleke o konkurenci.
The Authority had also requested information concerning the Farice project which was relevant for the assessment of the project’s competitive impact.
Nadzorni organ je zahteval tudi informacije o projektu Farice, pomembne za presojo vpliva projekta na konkurenco.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FARICE PROJECT
OPIS PROJEKTA FARICE
The Farice project concerns the construction and management of an undersea telecommunications cable connecting Iceland and the Faeroe Islands with Scotland.
Projekt Farice zadeva gradnjo in upravljanje podmorskega telekomunikacijskega kabla, ki povezuje Islandijo in Ferske otoke s Škotsko.
Since 1994, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands have been internationally connected with the undersea telecommunication cable CANTAT-3.
Od leta 1994 so bili Islandija in Ferski otoki mednarodno povezani s podmorskim telekomunikacijskim kablom CANTAT-3.
CANTAT-3 was set up as a consortium cable.
CANTAT-3 je bil vzpostavljen kot konzorcijski kabel.
Access to CANTAT-3 was secured via membership of the consortium [9], by indefeasible rights of use and by leasing capacity from the consortium member Teleglobe.
Dostop do CANTAT-3 je bil zagotovljen s članstvom v konzorciju [9], z neodtujljivo pravico uporabe in z zakupom kapacitete od konzorcijskega člana Teleglobe.
CANTAT-3 has connection points in Canada, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Denmark, the United Kingdom and Germany.
CANTAT-3 ima priključke v Kanadi, na Islandiji, Ferskih otokih, Danskem, v Združenem kraljestvu in Nemčiji.
With the build-up of trans-Atlantic cable systems competing with CANTAT-3, the founders of CANTAT-3 had access to other, more economical connections.
Z gradnjo čezatlantskih kabelskih sistemov, konkurenčnih kablu CANTAT-3, so imeli ustanovitelji CANTAT-3 dostop do drugih, bolj ekonomičnih povezav.
The Icelandic and the Faeroe parties, however, still had to rely on the CANTAT-3 connection.
Vendar pa so bili Islandija in Ferski otoki še vedno odvisni od povezave CANTAT-3.
This was one consideration for these parties to take into account during the development of a new connectivity.
To je bil eden od pomislekov, ki naj bi jih te stranke upoštevale med razvojem nove povezljivosti.
In addition, the CANTAT-3 cable had certain technical limitations, as it is an older generation cable which has limited capacity and is not always reliable.
Poleg tega je imel kabel CANTAT-3 določene tehnične omejitve, saj gre za starejšo generacijo kabla, ki ima omejeno zmogljivost in ni vedno zanesljiv.
According to information by the Icelandic authorities, the geographically isolated location of the two countries and the limited market size prevented this.Costs of satellite connections, which serve as a second connectivity, are expected to rise and are, in any event, not considered appropriate for transmitting delay-sensitive Internet traffic.
Pričakuje se povečanje stroškov satelitskih povezav, ki se uporabljajo kot drugotna povezljivost, in nikakor niso primerne za prenos internetnega prometa, občutljivega za zamik. Da bi obvladali povečan telekomunikacijski promet, je bilo treba razviti drugo možnost.
In order to handle the increased telecommunication traffic, an alternative had to be developed.
Projekt Farice je nastal na pobudo islandskega telekomunikacijskega operaterja Landssími Íslands hf.
However, in 2002 it became clear that the Farice project seemed unable to gain momentum as a purely commercial business case [11].
Vendar pa je leta 2002 postalo jasno, da projekt Farice ni mogel pridobiti zagona zgolj kot komercialni poslovni primer [11].
A feasibility study conducted in March 2002 concluded that it would not be possible to fund the project through conventional project financing.
Študija izvedljivosti, opravljena marca 2002, je pokazala, da projekta ne bi bilo mogoče financirati s konvencionalnim projektnim financiranjem.
A broad alliance behind the project was sought in order to secure its realisation.
Iskali so široko povezavo za projektom, da bi zagotovili njegovo uresničitev.
This resulted in two decisions:
To je imelo za posledico dve odločitvi:
Firstly, the communication authorities of Iceland and the Faeroe Islands became involved in the preparation of the project.
Prvič, v pripravo projekta so se vključili organi Islandije in Ferskih otokov, odgovorni za komunikacijo.
In particular, the largest sponsors, Síminn and Føroya Tele, made it clear that they were not interested in providing the necessary loan guarantees on behalf of the whole telecom market [12].
Zlasti največja sponzorja, Síminn in Føroya Tele, sta jasno povedala, da ju ne zanima zagotavljanje potrebnih poroštev za posojilo v imenu celotnega telekomunikacijskega trga [12].
The Icelandic State would therefore have to participate and contribute actively in the project.Secondly, it was considered important that Og Vodafone, a major player in the Icelandic telecom market, should participate actively in the project.
Zato bi morala v projektu dejavno sodelovati in prispevati islandska država.Drugič, veljalo je za pomembno, da v projektu dejavno sodeluje Og Vodafone, veliki akter na islandskem telekomunikacijskem trgu.
It was decided that besides the establishment of Farice hf., for the purpose of constructing and operating the new transmission system, a holding company Eignarhaldsfélagið Farice ehf.
Odločeno je bilo, da se poleg družbe Farice hf., namenjene gradnji in upravljanju novega sistema prenosa, ustanovi holdinška družba Eignarhaldsfélagið Farice ehf.
(hereinafter ‘E-Farice’) [13] should be established.
(v nadaljnjem besedilu „E-Farice“) [13].
This company, while holding all the Icelandic shares in Farice, should buy Og Vodafone’s capacity in CANTAT-3.
Ta družba naj bi imela v lasti vse islandske deleže v družbi Farice, poleg tega pa naj bi kupila zmogljivost Og Vodafone v CANTAT-3.
A similar offer was made to Síminn which, according to the IBM report [14] submitted by the Icelandic authorities, resulted in E-Farice handling all international connectivity for Iceland.
Podobno je bilo ponujeno Síminnu, kar je glede na poročilo IBM [14], ki so ga predložili islandski organi, povzročilo, da je imela družba E-Farice v rokah celotno mednarodno povezljivost za Islandijo.
As stated in the notification, CANTAT-3 capacity was consequently supposed to be operated and sold by E-Farice [15].In 2002 the new limited company, Farice hf., was established with the purpose of preparing, constructing and operating a submarine communication cable system to transfer telecommunications and Internet traffic between Iceland, the Faeroe Islands and the United Kingdom.
Kot je bilo navedeno v priglasitvi, naj bi zmogljivost CANTAT-3 posledično upravljala in prodajala družba E-Farice [15].Leta 2002 je bila ustanovljena nova družba z omejeno odgovornostjo, Farice hf., da bi pripravila, zgradila in upravljala podmorski komunikacijski kabelski sistem za prenos telekomunikacijskega in internetnega prometa med Islandijo, Ferskimi otoki in Združenim kraljestvom.
According to the information provided by the Icelandic authorities, the shareholders of this company were Síminn (47,33 %), Og Vodafone (1,33 %), the Government of Iceland (27,33 %), three other Icelandic operators which held together 3,99 %, Føroya Tele (17,33 %), and two other Faeroe telecom operators, which each held 1,33 % [16].
Glede na informacije, ki so jih zagotovili islandski organi, so bili delničarji te družbe Síminn (47,33 %), Og Vodafone (1,33 %), vlada Islandije (27,33 %), trije drugi islandski operaterji, ki so imeli skupaj 3,99 %, Føroya Tele (17,33 %) in dva druga telekomunikacijska operaterja s Ferskih otokov (vsak z deležem v višini 1,33 % [16].
The new Farice cable includes an Iceland backhaul [17] (Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavík), a submarine section (Seyðisfjörður to Dunnet Bay), a Faeroese backhaul (from Funningsfjörður to Tórshavn) and a United Kingdom backhaul (Dunnet Bay to Edinburgh).
Novi kabel Farice vključuje islandsko pripetje [17] (od Seyðisfjörðura do Reykjavíka), podmorski odsek (od Seyðisfjörðura do Dunnet Baya), fersko pripetje (od Funningsfjörðura do Tórshavna) in pripetje iz Združenega kraljestva (od Dunnet Baya do Edinburgha).
No public tender was carried out to decide on the management of the cable, which was granted to Farice hf.
Za odločitev o upravljanju kabla, ki je bilo dodeljeno družbi Farice hf., ni bil izveden javni razpis.
The Icelandic authorities have further pointed out that the use of the Farice cable is open to foreign and domestic operators alike, on equal terms and prices.
Islandski organi so nato poudarili, da je uporaba kabla Farice pod istimi pogoji in po istih cenah na voljo tako tujim kot domačim operaterjem.
The shareholders’ agreement is also open to new shareholders.
Sporazum delničarjev je odprt tudi za nove delničarje.
It stipulates, however, that the existing shareholders will always be offered the possibility of maintaining their equity position in the company if the share capital is increased (Section 7 of the Shareholders Agreement).
Vendar pa določa, da bo obstoječim delničarjem vedno ponujena možnost, da ohranijo svoj lastniški delež v družbi, če se poveča delniški kapital (poglavje 7 sporazuma delničarjev).
The formal opening of the Farice submarine transmission cable was in February 2004.
Uradna otvoritev podmorskega kabla za prenos podatkov Farice je bila februarja 2004.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ICELANDIC STATE SUPPORT
OPIS POMOČI ISLANDSKE DRŽAVE
The object of the notification concerns the grant by the State of a guarantee for a loan of EUR 9,4 million in favour of Farice (hereinafter: the A Term Loan).
Predmet priglasitve zadeva dodelitev državnega jamstva za posojilo v višini 9,4 milijona EUR za Farice (v nadaljnjem besedilu „terminsko posojilo A“).
This loan forms part of a broader long-term loan package for a maximum amount of EUR 34,5 million.
To posojilo je del širšega dolgoročnega posojilnega paketa v najvišjem znesku 34,5 milijona EUR.
According to the information provided by the Icelandic authorities, in particular as can be seen from the Agreement of 27 February 2004 (hereinafter: the loan agreement) between Farice hf., Íslandsbanki hf., other financial institutions and other guarantors, the signed loans for a maximum amount of EUR 34,5 million, break down as follows:
Po informacijah islandskih organov, zlasti kot je mogoče razbrati iz sporazuma z dne 27. februarja 2004 (v nadaljnjem besedilu „posojilni sporazum“) med Farice hf., Íslandsbanki hf., drugimi finančnimi ustanovami in poroki, je razčlenitev podpisanih posojil v najvišjem znesku 34,5 milijona EUR naslednja:
Million EUR
Milijoni EUR
Interest rate [18]
Obrestna stopnja [18]
Interest periods
Obrestna obdobja
Repayment
Odplačevanje
Number of instalments
Število obrokov
Start of repayment
Začetek odplačevanja
Euribor + 0,18 % p.a.
Euribor + 0,18 % letno
8 semi-annual payments
8 polletnih plačil
September 2011
sept. 2011
Government of Iceland
Vlada Islandije
Euribor + 0,80 % p.a.
Euribor + 0,80 % letno
5 semi-annual payments
5 polletnih plačil
September 2009
sept. 2009
Euribor + 1,00 % p.a.
Euribor + 1,00 % letno
10 quarterly payments
10 četrtletnih plačil
Euribor + 1,50 % p.a.
Euribor + 1,50 % letno
1 month
1 mesec
48 monthly payments
48 mesečnih plačil
September 2005
sept. 2005
The State guarantee for the A Term Loan is a guarantee of collection, i.e. Farice hf. will be fully liable for payment of the loan and the creditor will need to exhaust the recourses for collection from the company before the State guarantee can take effect.
Državno jamstvo za terminsko posojilo A je jamstvo izterjave, tj. družba Farice hf. bo v celoti odgovorna za plačilo posojila, upnik pa bo moral izčrpati možnosti za izterjavo od družbe, preden lahko začne veljati državno jamstvo.
Farice hf. was charged with an annual premium of 0,5 % (established by the Icelandic National Debt Management) which was paid upfront when the loan agreement and the State guarantee were issued.
Družbi Farice hf. je bila zaračunana 0,5-odstotna letna premija (ki jo je določila islandska Agencija za upravljanje nacionalnega dolga), ki je bila plačana na začetku, ko sta bila izdana posojilni sporazum in državno jamstvo.
The upfront payment amounted to EUR 438839, i.e. 4,7 % of the loan amount.
Začetno plačilo je znašalo 438839 EUR, tj. 4,7 % posojilnega zneska.
In addition, a guarantee fee of ISK 120000 was charged.
Poleg tega je bila zaračunana pristojbina za jamstvo v višini 120000 ISK.
The bridge loan was paid up upon the release of the long-term loans of EUR 34,5 million and the guarantee of collection for the bridge loan ceased to exist the same day.
Premostitveno posojilo je bilo odplačano ob odobritvi dolgoročnih posojil v višini 34,5 milijona EUR, jamstvo izterjave za premostitveno posojilo pa je prenehalo obstajati istega dne.
Farice hf. paid a 0,50 % guarantee fee and a guarantee charge of ISK 120000 for that guarantee.
Farice hf. je za to jamstvo plačal 0,50-odstotno pristojbino in dajatev v znesku 120000 ISK.
The Icelandic Government’s increase in share capital
Povečanje delniškega kapitala s strani islandske vlade
At the beginning of January 2003, the state participation in Farice hf. increased from an initial share of 27,33 % to 46,5 %.
Na začetku januarja 2003 se je državni delež v Farice hf. povečal z začetnega 27,33-odstotnega deleža na 46,5 %.
Following the explanation given by the Icelandic authorities in their reply of June 2004,
Razlaga islandskih organov v odgovoru iz junija 2004 se je glasila:
‘[a]s the business plan evolved, the funding needs of the company became clearer and it was decided to increase the company’s share capital.
„[Ker] se je poslovni načrt razvijal, so potrebe družbe po sredstvih postale bolj jasne in sprejeta je bila odločitev za povečanje delniškega kapitala družbe.
All operators in Iceland and Faeroe Islands were invited to buy shares in the share capital increase.
Vsi operaterji na Islandiji in Ferskih otokih so bili povabljeni, da kupijo deleže pri povečanju delniškega kapitala.
As Síminn made it clear that the company would not want to provide more than 33,33 % of the share capital, Telefonverkið would provide necessary share capital from the Faroese site (19,93 %), the Icelandic government had to provide 46,53 % of the necessary share capital as other operators in Iceland did not have the financial capacity to buy more than 1,2 % of the share capital.’
Ker je Síminn jasno navedel, da družba ne bi želela zagotoviti več kot 33,33 % delniškega kapitala, naj bi potrebni delniški kapital s strani Ferskih otokov zagotovila družba Telefonverkið (19,93 %), islandska vlada pa je morala zagotoviti 46,53 % potrebnega delniškega kapitala, saj drugi operaterji na Islandiji finančno niso bili zmožni kupiti več kot 1,2 % delniškega kapitala.“
(amounts in thousands)
(zneski v tisočih)
Preparation phase
Pripravljalna faza
OPENING OF THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
ZAČETEK FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
In its Decision No 125/05/COL to open the formal investigation procedure, the Authority came to the preliminary conclusion that the State guarantee and the share capital increase by the Icelandic State in Farice hf. constituted State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Nadzorni organ je z Odločbo št. 125/05/COL o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave sprejel preliminarni sklep, da sta državno jamstvo in povečanje delniškega kapitala s strani islandske države v Farice hf. pomenila državno pomoč v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma o EGP.
The Authority had doubts whether the Icelandic State’s support measures could be declared compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Nadzorni organ je imel pomisleke, ali bi podporne ukrepe islandske države lahko razglasili za združljive z delovanjem Sporazuma o EGP.
In its Decision to open the formal investigation procedure the Authority raised doubts as to whether the aid measures — in order to be compatible with the rules of the EEA Agreement — were proportionate to their objectives and did not distort competition to an extent contrary to the common interest.
Nadzorni organ je v odločbi o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave izrazil dvome, ali so bili ukrepi pomoči – da bi bili združljivi s pravili Sporazuma o EGP – sorazmerni svojim ciljem in niso izkrivljali konkurence v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
These doubts concerned in particular the question whether there would be non-discriminatory access to the network.
Ti dvomi so zadevali predvsem vprašanje, ali bi bil zagotovljen nediskriminatoren dostop do omrežja.