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We did however demonstrate to the Authority that the total amount of aid given to the projects was within the permissible limit of a weighted average as defined in the R&D guidelines Chapter 14.5.2(5).
Nadzornemu organu smo vseeno dokazali, da je bil celotni znesek pomoči, dodeljen projektom, znotraj dovoljene meje tehtanega povprečja, kot je določeno v poglavju 14.5.2(5) Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju.
This is the case even when the disputed activities are not supported in the case of Project No l44214.
To velja tudi v primeru projekta št. 144214, kjer sporne dejavnosti niso podprte.
Similar considerations and calculations may be done for the Projects 138811 and 144265.
Podobne ocene in izračuni se lahko naredijo tudi za projekta 138811 in 144265.
In this context we would also make reference to the fact that all these three Projects 138811, 144214 and 144265 involved effective cooperation between firms and public research bodies (in this case Marintek).
V tej povezavi bi tudi omenili dejstvo, da so pri vseh treh projektih 138811, 144214 in 144265 učinkovito sodelovala podjetja in javne raziskovalne ustanove (v tem primeru Marintek).
According to point 14.5.3 (5)(b) of the R&D Guidelines these activities, classified as pre-competitive development may be eligible for an aid intensity of 35 %.
V skladu s točko 14.5.3(5)(b) Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju bi te dejavnosti, razvrščene kot predkonkurenčni razvoj, lahko bile upravičene do 35-odstotne intenzivnosti pomoči.
The Authority has also expressed their doubts concerning the financing of the projects and the aid intensities.
Nadzorni organ je tudi izrazil dvome glede financiranja projektov in intenzivnosti pomoči.
Regarding the slight discrepancy between the figures related to Project 138811 AlgOpt in Tables 1 and 2 on page 17 of Decision 60/06/COL, this is explained in Section 1.3.a) above.
Majhne razlike v številkah pri projektu 138811 AlgOpt v preglednici 1 in 2 na strani 17 Odločbe 60/06/COL so pojasnjene v razdelku 1.3.(a) zgoraj.
The correct figures including the contribution from the Norwegian Shipowners' Association are given in the table in that section of this letter.’
Pravilne številke, vključno s prispevkom norveškega združenja ladjarjev, so podane v preglednici v navedenem razdelku tega dopisa.“
In the case of Project 144265 Shiplog II, regarding the Authority’s remark that the amount granted by the RCN equalled the sum necessary to purchase R&D, the RCN argued that this does not imply that the private means invested in Shiplog II were not used on R&D activities, ‘In industry-driven projects, which can be applied for by private companies, we generally encourage cooperation between private companies and public R&D institutions.
V primeru projekta 144265 Shiplog II je NRS o pripombi Nadzornega organa, da je znesek, ki ga je dodelil NRS, bil enak znesku, potrebnemu za nakup raziskav in razvoja, menil, da to ne pomeni, da zasebnih sredstev, vloženih v Shiplog II, niso uporabili pri dejavnostih raziskav in razvoja: „Pri projektih, ki jih podpira industrija in za katere lahko tudi zasebna podjetja vložijo zahtevek za pomoč, na splošno spodbujamo sodelovanje med zasebnimi podjetji in javnimi zavodi za raziskave in razvoj.
In order to promote such cooperation we may in some calls for proposals for industry-driven projects state that the application will be evaluated favourably if the external purchases of R&D from research institutions (institutes or universities) are at least as high as the support given by the RCN.
Da bi spodbudili takšno sodelovanje, lahko pri nekaterih razpisih za oddajo predlogov za projekte, ki jih podpira industrija, navedemo, da bo zahtevek (vloga/prijava) ugodno ocenjen, če so zunanji nakupi raziskav in razvoja od raziskovalnih ustanov (zavodi ali univerze) vsaj tako visoki, kot je pomoč, ki jo dodeli NRS.
The purpose of this approach is to provide the incentives for increased investments by private sector towards purchase of R&D from research institutions.
Namen takšnega pristopa je zagotoviti spodbude za večja vlaganja zasebnega sektorja pri nakupih raziskav in razvoja od raziskovalnih ustanov.
This is the reason why the funds granted by the RCN correspond exactly to the amount necessary to purchase R&D services in several projects.’
Zato sredstva, ki jih dodeli NRS, natančno ustrezajo znesku, potrebnemu za nakup storitev raziskav in razvoja pri različnih projektih.“
In its Decision No 60/06/COL, the Authority stated that it was questionable whether this approach of the RCN led beneficiaries to include their normal operating cost in the R&D costs.
V Odločbi št. 60/06/COL je Nadzorni organ navedel, da je bilo vprašljivo, ali je ta pristop NRS prejemnike pomoči vodil k temu, da so svoje običajne operativne stroške vključili v stroške raziskav in razvoja.
Therefore it questioned whether the figures for the total project costs had been inflated to seemingly obtain more public financing.
Zato se je spraševal, ali niso številk za celotni projekt napihnili, da bi navidezno dobili več javnih sredstev.
In the opinion of the RCN, it is not understandable how the RCN's approach with a built-in incentive structure to promote the purchase of R&D might lead to such results.
Po mnenju NRS ni razumljivo, kako bi lahko pristop NRS z vgrajeno strukturo za spodbudo nakupa raziskav in razvoja privedel do takšnih rezultatov.
In its letter to the Authority dated 31 January 2005, the RCN explained the standard procedure for documentation of project costs valid at the time of these projects, ‘For the involved projects, the contracting partner was required to submit a cost claim report (regnskapsrapport) three times a year detailing the cost of the project, including a verification of the persons involved (by name), the number of working hours spent by each person, and the cost per hour charged to the project account.
V svojem dopisu Nadzornemu organu z dne 31. januarja 2005 je NRS pojasnil standardni postopek za dokumentiranje stroškov projekta, ki je veljal v času teh projektov: „Za vključene projekte je moral pogodbeni partner predložiti poročilo z zahtevkom za povračilo stroškov (regnskapsrapport) trikrat letno, v katerem je natančno navedel stroške projekta, vključno s pregledom vključenega osebja (po imenih), število delovnih ur po osebi, in stroške na uro, zaračunane na račun projekta.
The report is signed by the project responsible person.
Poročilo je podpisala odgovorna oseba za projekt.
At the end of the year, the accounts for the year are also checked and signed by a certified accountant.
Ob koncu leta zaključni račun preveri in podpiše tudi pooblaščeni računovodja.
The accountant is external to the contract partner.
Ta ne sme biti zaposlen pri pogodbenem partnerju.
The RCN payment was contingent upon approval of the submitted accounts.’
Plačilo NRS je bilo pogojeno z odobritvijo predloženega zaključnega računa.“
The RCN informed the Authority that it had been in contact with United European Car Carriers (UECC) and with Jebsens (successor of Beltship Management) and requested further documentation on the costs related to these projects.
NRS je obvestil Nadzorni organ, da je bil v stiku z Evropskim združenjem ladjarjev za prevoz avtomobilov (UECC) in Jebsensom (naslednik podjetja Beltship Management) in da je zahteval dodatno dokumentacijo o stroških, povezanih s temi projekti.
The letter from Jebsens dated 17 March 2006 and the letter from UECC dated 29 March 2006 were forwarded to the Authority.
Nadzornemu organu je poslal dopis Jebsensa z dne 17. marca 2006 in dopis Evropskega združenja ladjarjev za prevoz avtomobilov z dne 29. marca 2006.
The cost claim reports for Project 144265 Shiplog II provided in the letter from UECC include signed cost statements from the other participating partners.
Poročila z zahtevkom za povračilo stroškov za projekt 144265 Shiplog II, poslana v dopisu UECC, vključujejo podpisane obračune stroškov sodelujočih partnerjev.
The companies did not have any general recording system for working hours, which means that the hours spent on the projects were only documented in the cost claim reports sent to the RCN three times a year.
Podjetja niso imela nobenega splošnega sistema za beleženje delovnih ur, kar pomeni, da so bile ure, porabljene za projekte, dokumentirane samo v poročilih zahtevkov za povračilo stroškov, ki so se pošiljala NRS trikrat letno.
No further documentation exists.
Ni nobene dodatne dokumentacije.
In the opinion of the RCN, this means that the costs of the projects have to be assessed by the available cost claim reports.
Po mnenju NRS to pomeni, da je treba stroške projektov ocenjevati na podlagi poročil z zahtevkom za povračilo stroškov.
The RCN finally pointed out that these cost claim reports were in accordance with reporting procedures of the RCN, and that the beneficiaries had fulfilled all their obligations according to the contracts awarding the grants.
NRS je nazadnje poudaril, da so bila ta poročila v skladu s postopki poročanja NRS in da so prejemniki pomoči izpolnili vse svoje obveznosti v skladu s pogodbami o dodelitvi pomoči.
In the opinion of the RCN, ‘unless clear evidence of the contrary there is no reason to believe that any misuse of aid has taken place.’
NRS meni „če ni jasnih dokazov o nasprotnem, ni nobenega razloga za domnevo, da je prišlo do kakršne koli zlorabe pomoči“.
Comments to third party’s comments
Pripombe na pripombe tretje stranke
By letter of the Ministry for Government Administration and Reform dated 8 January 2007 (Event No 405517) forwarding a letter from the Ministry of Education and Research dated 5 January 2007, the Norwegian authorities submitted observations to the third party comments.
Norveški organi so predložili svoje pripombe na pripombe tretje stranke v dopisu ministrstva za državno upravo in reforme z dne 8. januarja 2007 (dogodek št. 405517), v katerem je bil posredovan dopis ministrstva za izobraževanje in raziskovalno delo z dne 5. januarja 2007.
In the opinion of the Norwegian authorities, the comments regarding the project OPTIMAR do not provide any information related to the four projects which are the subject of the Authority’s decision 60/06/COL, ‘Though it is not explicitly stated, it seems like the third party is of the opinion that illegal State aid has been granted to support a basic research project called Optimisation in Maritime Transportation and Logistics, OPTIMAR.
Po mnenju norveških organov pripombe v zvezi s projektom OPTIMAR ne zagotavljajo nobenih informacij glede štirih projektov, ki so predmet Odločbe Nadzornega organa št. 60/06/COL: „Čeprav ni izrecno navedeno, se zdi, da tretja stranka meni, da je bila za podporo osnovnega raziskovalnega projekta, imenovanega OPTIMAR (optimizacija pomorskega prevoza in logistike), dodeljena nezakonita državna pomoč.
We are of the opinion that this is not the case.
Mi menimo, da temu ni tako.
In support of the OPTIMAR project, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim receives funds from the RCN under Project No 1666S6.
Za podporo projekta OPTIMAR prejme Norveška univerza za znanost in tehnologijo (NTNU) v Trondheimu sredstva od NRS pod številko projekta 1666S6.
The industrial partners that were participants in the four original projects do not take part in this basic research project.’
Industrijski partnerji, ki so sodelovali v štirih prvotnih projektih, ne sodelujejo pri osnovnem raziskovalnem projektu.“
Regarding the third party’s allegation that Turborouter is not used by any of the companies that received funds, the RCN is of the opinion that even if this should be the case, it is not an argument for any illegal use of State aid in the case of the four projects which are the subject of the Authority's Decision No 60/06/COL.
Glede navedb tretje stranke, da turborouterja ne uporablja nobeno od podjetij, ki je prejelo sredstva, NRS meni, da tudi če bi temu res bilo tako, to ni argument za nezakonito uporabo državne pomoči v primeru štirih projektov, ki so predmet Odločbe Nadzornega organa št. 60/06/COL.
It is one of the most typical features of research and development that there is a risk involved.
Ena od najbolj značilnih lastnosti raziskav in razvoja je prisotnost tveganja.
Sometimes research results can be applied in operations or used in commercial products or services, sometimes they cannot.
Včasih se rezultate raziskav lahko uporabi pri poslovanju ali kot tržne proizvode oziroma storitve, včasih pa ne.
The presence of state aid
Prisotnost državne pomoči
According to Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement,
Člen 61(1) Sporazuma EGP se glasi:
‘Save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any aid granted by EC Member States, EFTA States or through state resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Contracting Parties, be incompatible with the functioning of this Agreement.’
„Razen 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.“
Thus, in order for a measure to be considered State aid, it must constitute a selective advantage in favour of certain undertakings, be granted through state resources, distort competition and affect trade between the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement.
To pomeni, da morajo ukrepi, da se lahko štejejo za državno pomoč, dati selektivno prednost posameznim podjetjem, biti dodeljeni iz državnih sredstev, izkrivljati konkurenco in prizadeti trgovino med pogodbenicami Sporazuma EGP.
The Authority already came to the conclusion that the grants given by the RCN to the projects related to the development of the software programme Turborouter under review constitute State aid in its assessment in Decision No 60/06/COL.
Nadzorni organ je že v svoji oceni v Odločbi št. 60/06/COL prišel do zaključka, da so obravnavane subvencije, ki jih je NRS dodelil projektom, povezanim z razvojem programske opreme turborouter, državna pomoč.
In this respect, reference is made to point II.2 of this Decision.
V tej zvezi se sklicuje na točko II.2 te odločbe.
This assessment has not been disputed by the third party or the Norwegian authorities.
Tej oceni ne oporeka tretja stranka ali norveški organi.
The Authority therefore upholds its view that the grants constitute State aid.
Nadzorni organ torej potrjuje svoje stališče, da so subvencije državna pomoč.
The applicable legal framework
Veljavni pravni okvir
In Decision No 60/06/COL to open the formal investigation procedure on R&D aid granted by the RCN in connection with the development of the software programme Turborouter, the Authority explained in detail what would be the applicable legal framework for the assessment of the four projects concerned by this investigation.
V Odločbi št. 60/06/COL o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave o pomoči za raziskave in razvoj, ki jo je NRS dodelil v povezavi z razvojem programske opreme turborouter, je Nadzorni organ podrobno pojasnil, kaj naj bi bil veljavni pravni okvir za oceno štirih projektov, ki jih zadeva ta preiskava.
For the sake of understanding of the assessment hereinafter, the Authority briefly outlines the legal situation [18] below.
Da bi razumeli oceno, v nadaljevanju Nadzorni organ na kratko opisuje pravni položaj [18].
The four projects assessed in this Decision were granted R&D aid in the framework of the Industrial R&D Programme (brukerstyrte forskningsprogrammer, Case No 93-183).
Štirim projektom, ki se ocenjujejo v tej odločbi, je bila dodeljena pomoč za raziskave in razvoj v okviru programa industrijskih raziskav in razvoja (brukerstyrte forskningsprogrammer, primer št. 93-183).
The Industrial R&D Programme was already in place before 1994.
Program industrijskih raziskav in razvoja je bil vzpostavljen že pred letom 1994.
By way of Decision No 217/94/COL of December 1994, the Authority assessed the Industrial R&D Programme and proposed appropriate measures to require that the granting of aid be done in accordance with the principles laid down in Chapter 14 of the State Aid Guidelines.
Z Odločbo št. 217/94/COL iz decembra 1994 je Nadzorni organ ocenil program industrijskih raziskav in razvoja in predlagal ustrezne ukrepe, v katerih zahteva, da mora biti pomoč dodeljena v skladu z načeli, določenimi v poglavju 14 Smernic o državni pomoči.
The acceptance by the Norwegian authorities of the proposed appropriate measures implied that, thereafter, any grant of aid under the Industrial R&D Programme had to be done in accordance with the R&D rules applicable at the time when the Authority adopted Decision No 217/94/COL, i.e. the 1994 R&D Guidelines [19].1.3. The assessment of the projects on the basis of the aid scheme Industrial R&D Programmes
Ker so norveški organi predlagane ustrezne ukrepe sprejeli, je to pomenilo, da je morala biti dodelitev vsake pomoči od takrat naprej v okviru programa industrijskih raziskav in razvoja opravljena v skladu s Smernicami o raziskavah in razvoju, ki so veljale v času, ko je Nadzorni organ sprejel Odločbo št. 217/94/COL, to je, s Smernicami o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 [19].1.3 Ocena projektov na podlagi programov sheme pomoči industrijskih raziskav in razvoja
The Authority considered, by the opening of a formal investigation in Decision No 60/06/COL, that the four projects had been granted R&D aid in the framework of the Industrial R&D Programme.
Z začetkom formalne preiskave v Odločbi št. 60/06/COL je Nadzorni organ menil, da je bila štirim projektov podeljena pomoč za raziskave in razvoj v okviru programa industrijskih raziskav in razvoja.
This program was already in place before 1994.
Ta je bil vzpostavljen že pred letom 1994.
Following the adoption of new R&D guidelines in 1994, thereinafter any grant of aid under a R&D scheme had to be done in accordance with the new rules.
Po sprejetju novih smernic o raziskavah in razvoju leta 1994 je morala biti vsaka dodelitev pomoči po shemi raziskav in razvoja od takrat naprej opravljena v skladu s temi novimi pravili.
Hence, the Authority considered that, by definition, any aid granted under the scheme Industrial R&D Programmes which does not comply with the provisions of the 1994 R&D Guidelines, would fall outside the scope of application of the scheme.
Zato je Nadzorni organ menil, da po opredelitvi vsaka pomoč, dodeljena po shemi programov industrijskih raziskav in razvoja, ki ne ustreza določbam Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994, ne bi sodila na področje uporabe sheme.
Accordingly, the measure would constitute new individual aid and should, as such, be notified to the Authority individually.
To bi torej bila nova posamezna pomoč, ki bi jo kot takšno morali posebej priglasiti Nadzornemu organu.
In the following, the Authority will assess whether the application of the scheme Industrial R&D Programmes to the four concrete projects identified as relating to the development of the software programme Turborouter was done in line with Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement on the basis of the provisions of the 1994 R&D Guidelines.
V nadaljevanju bo Nadzorni organ na podlagi določb Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 ocenil, ali je uporaba sheme programov industrijskih raziskav in razvoja za štiri projekte, ki se nanašajo na razvoj programske opreme turborouter, potekala v skladu s členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP.
Project 40049 — Strategic Activities within maritime transport and logistics (The first version of the software programme Turborouter)
Projekt 40049 – Strateške dejavnosti pri pomorskem prevozu in logistiki (prva različica programske opreme turborouter)
One of the sub-projects covered by Project 40049 ‘Strategic activities within maritime transport and logistics as industrial research’ led to the development of the first version of the software programme Turborouter.
Eden od podprojektov projekta 40049 „Strateške dejavnosti pri pomorskem prevozu in logistiki kot industrijska raziskava“ je privedel do prve različice programske opreme turborouter.
The RCN classified the whole Project 40049 Strategic activities within maritime transport and logistics as industrial research as a whole.
NRS je ves projekt 40049 strateških dejavnosti pri pomorskem prevozu in logistiki kot celoto razvrstil kot industrijsko raziskavo.
Basic industrial research was defined under Point 14.1.(2) of the 1994 R&D Guidelines as ‘original theoretical or experimental work whose objective is to achieve new or better understanding of the laws of science and engineering as they might apply to an industrial sector or the activities of a particular enterprise.’
Osnovna industrijska raziskava je bila po točki 14.1.(2) Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 opredeljena kot „izvirno teoretično in eksperimentalno delo, katerega cilj je doseči novo ali boljše razumevanje pravil znanosti in inženiringa, kot bi jih lahko uporabljali v industrijskem sektorju ali pri dejavnostih posameznega podjetja“.
Although Turborouter has become a commercial software tool, the Authority considers that the RCN funds allocated to the sub-project ‘Methods and analytical tools for design and operation of integrated transport and logistics chains’ of Project 40049 which led to the development of the first software programme Turborouter concerned a phase of R&D which qualified as industrial research within the meaning of the 1994 R&D Guidelines.
Čeprav je turborouter postal tržno programsko orodje, Nadzorni organ meni, da so sredstva NRS, dodeljena podprojektu z naslovom „Postopki in analitična orodja za razvoj in delovanje integriranih transportnih in logističnih verig“ projekta 40049, ki je privedel do razvoja prvega programskega orodja turborouter, zadevala stopnjo raziskav in razvoja, ki je bila označena kot industrijska raziskava v smislu Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994.
As the Authority noted in Decision No 60/06/COL, since the first software was developed in the first phase of the sub-project back in early 1996, the software has been further improved and also marketed.
Nadzorni organ je v svoji Odločbi št. 60/06/COL ugotovil, da se je, odkar je bila v začetku leta 1996 v prvi stopnji podprojekta razvita prva programska oprema, ta programska oprema nadalje izboljševala in tudi tržila.
However, it seems that the granting of aid to Project 40049 which resulted, amongst others, in the development of the first software Turborouter, cannot, by this fact, be considered in relation to market proximity to be beyond the stage of industrial research as it was classified by the RCN.
Vendar pa se zdi, da se dodelitve pomoči projektu 40049, ki je med drugim privedla do razvoja prve programske opreme tourborouter, zaradi tega dejstva v zvezi z bližino do tržne uporabnosti ne da obravnavati, kot da je presegla stopnjo industrijske raziskave, v katero jo je razvrstil NRS.
The Authority has no reason to question the RCN’s assessment that the sub-project ‘Methods and analytical tools for design and operation of integrated transport and logistics chains’ achieved a new or better understanding of the laws of science and engineering applicable to an industrial sector, which constitutes industrial research within the meaning of the 1994 R&D Guidelines.
Nadzorni organ nima nobenega razloga, da bi spodbijal oceno NRS, da je podprojekt „Postopki in analitična orodja za zasnovo in delovanje integriranih transportnih in logističnih verig“ dosegel novo ali boljše razumevanje pravil znanosti in inženiringa, uporabnega za industrijski sektor, kar v smislu Smernic o raziskavah in razvoju iz leta 1994 pomeni industrijsko raziskavo.
As industrial research, Project 40049 was granted aid from the RCN for an amount corresponding to 43,8 % of the costs of the project.
Kot industrijski raziskavi je NRS projektu 40049 dodelil pomoč v znesku, ki ustreza 43,8 % stroškov projekta.