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Report on competition policy 2004 — Volume 1 e regulation also introduces a new, simplified format for the annual reports on State aid in agriculture. e format is also available at the above-mentioned address.
Poročilo o politiki konkurence za leto 2004 – Zvezek 1
On 25 February, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 which amends Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 to extend the scope of the block exemption for SMEs to include aid for research and development (181).
Komisija je 25. februarja sprejela Uredbo (ES) št. 364/2004 o spremembi Uredbe (ES) št. 70/2001 glede povečanja področja uporabe skupinske izjeme za mala in srednje velika podjetja, da se vključi pomoč za raziskave in razvoj (181).
Such aid for SMEs is of the utmost importance, because one of the structural disadvantages of SMEs is that it is di cult for them to gain access to new technological developments and to technology transfer.
Taka pomoč za mala in srednje velika podjetja je izjemno pomembna, ker so ena strukturno pogojenih slabosti malih in srednje velikih podjetij prav težave pri dostopu do novih dosežkov tehnološkega razvoja in do prenosa tehnologije.
To promote dissemination of research results, SMEs may receive State aid for the costs of obtaining and validating patents and other industrial property rights resulting from research and development activities.
Zaradi spodbujanja razširjanja rezultatov raziskav lahko mala in srednje velika podjetja prejemajo pomoč za stroške pridobivanja in potrjevanja patentov ter drugih pravic industrijske lastnine, ki izhajajo iz raziskovalnih in razvojnih dejavnosti.
For such aid to be exempted, it is not necessary for the research which led to the rights actually to have been supported by State aid: it is sufficient that the activity would have qualified for research and development aid.
Za izvzetje take pomoči ni nujno, da je bila pomoč odobrena tudi za raziskave, iz katere zadevna pravica izhaja: zadošča tudi, da gre za dejavnost, ki bi bila upravičena do pomoči za raziskave in razvoj.
Furthermore, Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 introduces into the SME block exemption regulation the same de nitions for ‘fundamental’ research, ‘industrial research’ and ‘precompetitive development’ as in the corresponding Community framework and aligns the de nition of SME with the SME recommendation (183).
Poleg tega Uredba (ES) št. 364/2004 uvaja v uredbo o skupinskih izjemah za mala in srednje velika podjetja iste opredelitve pojmov „temeljnih“ raziskav, „industrijskih raziskav“ in „predkonkurenčnega razvoja“, kot so v pripadajočem okviru Skupnosti, ter opredelitev pojma malih in srednje velikih podjetij prilagaja priporočilu o MSP (183).
It also includes provisions on aid intensity depending on whether or not the region in which an SME is established or the sector in which it is active qualifies for regional aid.
Prav tako vključuje določbe o intenzivnosti pomoči glede na to, ali je območje, v katerem je malo ali srednje veliko podjetje ustanovljeno, ali sektor, v katerem deluje, upravičen do regionalne pomoči ali ne.
Aid which does not comply with the conditions of the block exemption regulation — including the adapted thresholds for large individual aid grants — has to
Pomoč, ki ne izpolnjuje pogojev iz uredbe o skupinskih izjemah – vključno s prilagojenimi pragovi za velike individualne pomoči –, je treba priglasiti in bo ocenjena v skladu z okvirom Skupnosti za državno pomoč za raziskave in razvoj.
OJ L 63, 28.2.2004.OJ C 45, 17.2.1996.Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the de nition of micro, small and mediumsized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003).
UL L 63, 28.2.2004.UL C 45, 17.2.1996.Priporočilo Komisije z dne 6. maja 2003 o opredelitvi mikro, majhnih in srednje velikih podjetij (UL L 124, 20.5.2003).
(EC) No 68/2001 (185) introducing the new de nition of SMEs contained in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 (186) concerning the de nition of micro, small and mediumsized enterprises. e new de nition applies as of 1 January 2005.
68/2001 (185) z uvedbo nove opredelitve pojma malih in srednje velikih podjetij, ki je navedena v Priporočilu 2003/361 z dne 6. maja 2003 (186) o opredelitvi pojma mikro, majhnih in srednje velikih podjetij. Nova opredelitev pojma velja od 1. januarja 2005.
Following a thorough review of the 1999 rescue and restructuring guidelines (187), the Commission adopted on 7 July new Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring rms in di culty (188) aiming at a closer scrutiny of State aid for rescue and restructuring, as prompted by the conclusions of the European Councils of Stockholm in 2001 and Barcelona in 2002, which requested a reduction of the overall amount of State aid and its redirection towards horizontal objectives.
Komisija je po temeljitem pregledu smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 1999 (187) 7. julija sprejela nove smernice Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah (188), s ciljem podrobnejšega pregleda državne pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje, kot je bilo to sprejeto v sklepih zasedanj Evropskega sveta v Stockholmu leta 2001 in Barceloni leta 2002, ki so zahtevali zmanjšanje skupnega zneska državne pomoči ter njeno preusmeritev v horizontalne cilje.
It should not be the norm that a company which gets into di culties is rescued by the State.
Pravilo ne bi smelo biti, da podjetje, ki zaide v težave, reši država.
Such aid is among the most distortive forms of State aid and has given rise to highly controversial State aid cases in the past.
Taka pomoč je med najbolj škodljivimi oblikami državne pomoči in je v preteklosti pripeljala do zelo spornih primerov državne pomoči.
Hence, the general principle of the prohibition of State aid as laid down in the Treaty should remain the rule, and derogation from the rule should be limited.
Zato bi splošno načelo prepovedi državnih pomoči, kot je določeno v Pogodbi, moralo ostati pravilo, odstopanje od pravila pa bi bilo treba omejiti.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004).OJ L 63, 28.2.2004.OJ L 124, 20.5.2003.OJ C 288, 9.10.1999.Commission communication on Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring rms in di culty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004).The provision of rescue or restructuring aid to rms in di culty may be justified, for instance, by social or regional policy considerations, by the need to take into account the beneficial role played by small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in the economy or, exceptionally, by the desirability of maintaining a competitive market structure when the demise of rms could lead to a monopoly or to a tight oligopolistic situation.
Uredba Komisije (ES) št. 363/2004 o spremembi Uredbe (ES) št. 68/2001 o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES pri pomoči za usposabljanje (UL L 63, 28.2.2004).UL L 63, 28.2.2004.UL L 124, 20.5.2003.UL C 288, 9.10.1999.Sporočilo Komisije – Smernice Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah (UL C 244, 1.10.2004).Zagotavljanje pomoči za reševanje ali prestrukturiranje podjetjem v težavah je lahko na primer upravičeno s socialnih ali regionalno-političnih vidikov, s potrebo po upoštevanju koristne vloge, ki jo imajo majhna in srednje velika podjetja v gospodarstvu, ter izjemoma z željo po ohranitvi strukture konkurenčnega trga, ko bi lahko zakup podjetij pripeljal do monopola ali tesnega prevladujočega položaja.
On the other hand, it would not be justified to keep a rm artificially alive in a sector with longterm structural overcapacity or when it can only survive as a result of repeated State interventions.
Na drugi strani ne bi bilo upravičeno podjetje umetno oživljati v sektorju z dolgoročnimi strukturnimi presežnimi zmogljivostmi ali kadar lahko preživi samo ob pomoči ponavljajočih se državnih intervencij.
A newly created company is not eligible for rescue and restructuring aid and is regarded as such for three years following the start of operations in the relevant eld of activity.
Na novo ustanovljeno podjetje ni upravičeno do pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje, za tako podjetje pa se šteje podjetje, ki je na ustreznem področju dejavnosti dejavno manj kot tri leta po začetku delovanja.
Contrary to the previous guidelines, which made a strict and problematic (190) distinction between rescue aid and restructuring aid, the new guidelines allow aid for urgent structural measures to be included in the amount to keep the rm in business during the period for which rescue aid is granted.
V nasprotju s prejšnjimi smernicami, ki so strogo in nejasno (190) ločevale med pomočjo za reševanje in pomočjo za prestrukturiranje, nove smernice dovoljujejo pomoč za nujne strukturne ukrepe, ki jih je treba vključiti v znesek, da lahko podjetje še naprej obratuje v obdobju, za katerega je dodeljena pomoč za reševanje.
Member States are given the opportunity to opt for a simplified procedure for the approval of rescue aid. e passage from rescue to restructuring aid is thus easier to determine: once a restructuring plan has been established and is being implemented, all further aid will be considered restructuring aid.
Države članice imajo možnost, da izberejo poenostavljen postopek za odobritev pomoči za reševanje. Prehod s pomoči za reševanje na pomoč za prestrukturiranje je tako lažje določiti: ko je načrt za prestrukturiranje pripravljen in se izvaja, se bo vsa nadaljnja pomoč štela kot pomoč za prestrukturiranje.
To this end the Commission will also request compensatory measures to minimise the e ect on competitors.
V ta namen bo Komisija prav tako zahtevala izravnalne ukrepe za zmanjšanje vplivov na tekmece.
ey entail significant simplifications as to the rules applicable to agriculture.
Prinašajo znatne poenostavitve pravil, ki veljajo za kmetijstvo:
• Some special rules are maintained only for farmers. ey are rst of all simplified by allowing Member States in all cases (and not only where restructuring is limited to small agricultural enterprises) to implement capacity reductions at sector level rather than at the level of the farm receiving restructuring aid.
• nekatera posebna pravila se ohranijo samo za kmete. Predvsem so vsa ta pravila poenostavljena, da državam članicam v vseh primerih (in ne samo, kadar je prestrukturiranje omejeno na mala kmetijska podjetja) omogočajo zmanjševanje zmogljivosti na sektorski ravni in ne na ravni kmetije, ki prejema pomoč za prestrukturiranje;
Under the 1999 guidelines, simultaneous grants of rescue and restructuring aid were impossible, although such a possibility is desirable in some cases in order to introduce certain restructuring measures early on in the process.
V skladu s smernicami iz leta 1999 sočasne dodelitve pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje niso bile mogoče, čeprav je taka možnost v nekaterih primerih zaželena, da se določeni ukrepi prestrukturiranja uvedejo v začetku procesa.
• Where capacity closure is done at sector level, this must be achieved within a year of granting the aid.
• kadar pride do zaprtja zmogljivosti na sektorski ravni, je to treba izvesti v enem letu od dodelitve pomoči.
To ensure that closure is not circumvented, the Member State must undertake not to grant investment aid for increasing capacities for ve years.
Da zagotovi učinkovitost zaprtja, se mora država članica zavezati, da ne bo dodeljevala pomoči za naložbe v povečanje zmogljivosti za pet let;
• e de minimis threshold below which no capacity closure is required is simplified and reformulated.
• prag de minimis, pod katerim ni potrebno nobeno zaprtje zmogljivosti, je poenostavljen in ponovno opredeljen.
As long as restructuring aid is not granted for more than 1 % of the production capacity of a given sector over any consecutive 12-month period, no capacity closures will be required.
Če se pomoč za prestrukturiranje ne dodeli za več kot 1 % proizvodne zmogljivosti določenega sektorja v katerem koli zaporednem 12-mesečnem obdobju, ne bo zahtevano nobeno zaprtje zmogljivosti.
Notifications of rescue and restructuring aid registered prior to 10 October 2004 will be examined in the light of the criteria in force at the time of notification.
Priglasitve pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje, zabeležene pred 10. oktobrom 2004, se bodo pregledale ob upoštevanju veljavnih meril v času priglasitve.
However, the compatibility of aid granted without Commission authorisation will be examined on the basis of the new guidelines if some or all of the aid is granted a er their publication in the O cial Journal, i.e. 1 October 2004.
Vendar se bo združljivost pomoči, dodeljene brez dovoljenja Komisije, preučila na podlagi novih smernic, če se nekatere ali vse pomoči dodelijo po objavi v Uradnem listu, tj. po 1. oktobru 2004.
Following distortion of competition on the world market, the Commission and the Korean Government had signed an agreement on 22 June 2000 with the aim of restoring fair and transparent competitive conditions on that market. is agreement was not properly implemented by the Korean Government.
Komisija in korejska vlada sta zaradi izkrivljanja konkurence na svetovnem trgu 22. junija 2000 podpisali sporazum za obnovitev poštenih in preglednih konkurenčnih pogojev na navedenem trgu. Tega sporazuma pa korejska vlada ni pravilno izvajala.
In the meantime, since the TDM was about to expire on 31 March 2004, the Council extended the mechanism until 31 March 2005 (193).
V tem času je Svet, ker naj bi začasni obrambni mehanizem prenehal veljati 31. marca 2004, mehanizem podaljšal do 31. marca 2005 (193).
In 2003, ve Member States (Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and Spain) had adopted national aid schemes based on the 2002 TDM regulation, which were subjected to approval by the Commission. ese schemes expired on 31 March.
Leta 2003 je pet držav članic (Nemčija, Danska, Nizozemska, Francija in Španija) sprejelo nacionalne programe pomoči na podlagi uredbe iz leta 2002 o začasnih obrambnih mehanizmih, ki jih je morala odobriti Komisija. Ti programi so prenehali veljati 31. marca.
In 2004, the Commission approved under the amended TDM an extension of the Dutch (194),
Komisija je leta 2004 v skladu s spremenjenimi začasnimi obrambnimi mehanizmi odobrila podaljšanje nizozemskega (194), francoskega (195) in španskega (196) programa do 31. marca 2005 ter novega programa, ki ga je pripravila Italija (197).
369. e schemes provide for direct operating aid to shipyards of up to 6 % of the contract value before aid for the production of containers, product tankers, chemical tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers.
Programi določajo neposredno pomoč ladjedelnicam za tekoče poslovanje do 6 % pogodbene vrednosti pred pomočjo za proizvodnjo zabojnikov, tankerjev za prevoz izdelkov, tankerjev za prevoz kemikalij in cistern za utekočinjen zemeljski plin.
To qualify for this limited support, shipyards must have concluded the nal shipbuilding contracts by 31 March 2005.
Če želijo ladjedelnice pridobiti to omejeno podporo, morajo dokončne ladjedelniške pogodbe skleniti do 31. marca 2005.
De minimis regulation
Uredba de minimis
To avoid distortions of competition, Member States granting such aid will have to respect an overall ceiling over three years that is roughly equal to 0.3 % of agricultural or sheries output.
Da bi se države članice, ki dodelijo tako pomoč, izognile izkrivljanju konkurence, bodo morale upoštevati skupno zgornjo mejo v triletnem obdobju, ki je približno enaka 0,3 % kmetijske ali ribiške proizvodnje.
Member States may grant aid fulfilling all the conditions of the regulation without prior approval by the Commission, but they will have to keep registers to show both ceilings have been respected.
Države članice lahko odobrijo pomoč, ki izpolnjuje vse pogoje iz uredbe, ne da bi morale predhodno pridobiti soglasje Komisije. Vendar bodo morale voditi registre, s čimer bodo lahko dokazale, da sta bili upoštevani obe zgornji meji.
If all Member States fully avail themselves of this possibility, this would amount to an average amount of de minimis aid of approximately EUR 317 million per year for agriculture and approximately EUR 27 million per year for sheries, for the whole of the EU.
Če bi vse države članice v celoti izkoristile to možnost, bi to pripeljalo do povprečnega zneska pomoči de minimis v višini približno 317 milijonov EUR na leto za kmetijstvo in približno 27 milijonov EUR na leto za ribištvo za celotno območje EU.
However, the regulation sets out a few limitations in order to avoid distortions: no export aid may be granted; aid may not be linked to price or quantity of products put on the market, nor may it be made contingent upon the use of domestic products.
Vendar uredba določa nekaj omejitev, s katerimi se izogne izkrivljanju: odobriti se ne sme nobena izvozna pomoč; pomoč ne sme biti povezana s ceno ali količino proizvodov, danih na trg, niti ne sme biti odvisna od uporabe domačih proizvodov.
e new regulation will apply from 1 January 2005 to the end of 2008.
Nova uredba bo veljala od 1. januarja 2005 do konca leta 2008.
However, before the adoption of the regulation — and in view of the reduced amount of aid per recipient, the method of granting and the overall level of aid granted —
Vendar je Komisija pred sprejetjem uredbe – in glede na znižani znesek pomoči na prejemnika, način odobritve in skupne stopnje odobrene pomoči – pristop de minimis v kmetijstvu že uporabila v naslednjih primerih:
IV — State aid control the Commission already applied the de minimis approach to agriculture in the following cases.
IV – Nadzor državnih pomoči ki še niso prejeli plačila za svoje dobave mleka podjetju Parmalat, de minimis in zato zanjo ni veljal člen 87(1) ES.
On 14 July, the Commission decided that aid of some EUR 200 000 for approximately 120 milk producers that have not been paid for their deliveries to Parmalat was de minimis and therefore not covered by Article 87(1) EC. e aid intensity was in no case more than EUR 2 000 per producer. e aid was granted through partially taking over the interest and capital payments for outstanding loans, up to 10 % of the annuity and never more than EUR 2 000 per recipient.
Pomoč je bila odobrena z delnim prevzemom plačila obresti in kapitala za neodplačana posojila do 10 % anuitete in nikoli več kot 2 000 EUR na prejemnika;
decided that aid of approximately EUR 995 per recipient (overall amount EUR 1.327 million per year and a total of EUR 3.98 million) is de minimis and therefore not covered by Article 87(1) EC. e aid was granted through a 12-month suspension of social security payments for farmers who have been supplying Parmalat without having been paid for the delivered milk. e Commission also concluded that a subsidiary guarantee for credits o ered to these farmers through a special bank guarantee fund did not contain State aid because the guarantee was o ered in line with market principles.
Pomoč je bila odobrena z 12-mesečno začasno zaustavitvijo plačil prispevkov za socialno varnost kmetov, ki so družbo Parmalat oskrbovali z mlekom, ne da bi za to dobavljeno mleko prejeli plačilo. Komisija je prav tako ugotovila, da pomožno jamstvo za sredstva, ki so bila kmetom na voljo prek posebnega sklada bančnih garancij, ni vsebovalo državne pomoči, ker je bila garancija dodeljena v skladu s tržnimi načeli;
• Aid to producer organisations — Spain (201).
• pomoč organizacijam proizvajalcev – Španija (201).
On 7 May the Commission adopted a nal decision nding that State aid which Spain intended to grant to olive oil producer organisations in Extremadura was not State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) EC. e aid is granted to nance the costs of applying for the Community support for olive oil producers and amounts to approximately EUR 12 per application. e decision found that the producers’ organisations, the recipients of the aid, carry on their activity for the benefit of olive oil producers. e aid therefore allows members’ contributions to the organisation receiving aid to be reduced or even cancelled out.
Komisija je 7. maja sprejela dokončno odločbo, da državna pomoč, ki jo je Španija nameravala odobriti organizacijam proizvajalcev oljčnega olja v regiji Estremadura, ni bila državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) ES. Pomoč je namenjena nanciranju stroškov zaprositve za podporo Skupnosti proizvajalcem oljčnega olja in znaša približno 12 EUR na zahtevek.
For this reason, the real beneficiaries of the aid are the producers, who benefit from lower annual contributions.
V odločbi je bilo ugotovljeno, da organizacije proizvajalcev, ki so prejemnice pomoči, nadaljujejo svojo dejavnost v korist proizvajalcev oljčnega olja.
As the total budget for the scheme is EUR 120 200 per year and the number of producers who benefit from the scheme is reported to be 11 500, the amount of aid per recipient per year is EUR 10.4.
Ker je skupni proračun za program pomoči 120 200 EUR na leto in naj bi bilo število proizvajalcev, ki so upravičenci programa, 11 500, znaša znesek pomoči na prejemnika na leto 10,4 EUR;
• Compensation for the drought in 2003 — France ( decided not to raise any objections to State aid to farmers hit by the drought in 2003. e subsidy element in the taking over of interest on outstanding loans (EUR 20 million)
• nadomestilo za sušo leta 2003 – Francija ( ne bo ugovarjala zoper državne pomoči kmetom, ki jih je leta 2003 prizadela suša. Subvencijski del prevzema obresti za neodplačana posojila (20 milijonov EUR) se je
was considered de minimis (
• pomoč za krizo BSE – Italija (204).
N 145/2004.N 33/A/2004.C 50/02 (ex N 371/2001).NN 154/2003.For details see below under‘Cases’.
N 33/A/2004.C 50/02 (ex N 371/2001).NN 154/2003.Za podrobnejše informacije glej spodaj pod „Primeri“.NN 151/2002 (ex N 113/B/2001).
Report on competition policy 2004 — Volume 1
Poročilo o politiki konkurence za leto 2004 – Zvezek 1 znaša okoli 103,25 EUR na kmetijsko gospodarstvo in je bila obravnavana kot pomoč
Block exemption regulation
Uredba o skupinskih izjemah
Under Articles 3 and 19 of the regulation, for individual aid or an aid scheme to be exempted, Member States must ‘at the latest 10 working days before the entry into force of an aid scheme, or the granting of individual aid outside any scheme, exempted by this Regulation … forward to the Commission, with a view to its publication in the O cial Journal of the European Union, a summary of the information regarding such aid scheme or individual aid in the form laid down in Annex I.’
V skladu s členoma 3 in 19 Uredbe morajo države članice za izvzetje posamezne pomoči ali programa pomoči „najpozneje 10 delovnih dni pred začetkom izvajanja programa pomoči ali odobritve posamezne pomoči zunaj programa, izvzete na podlagi te uredbe, predložiti Komisiji povzetek podatkov o programu pomoči ali posamezni pomoči na obrazcu iz Priloge I, zato da se objavi v Uradnem listu Evropske unije“.
In accordance with this procedure, Member States have already communicated to the Commission’s departments summaries of around 70 di erent measures which the Commission has published on the Internet (207).
V skladu s tem postopkom so države članice službam Komisije že poslale povzetke okoli 70 različnih ukrepov, ki jih je Komisija objavila na spletu (207).
Application of existing guidelines — Promotion and advertising of quality products
Uporaba obstoječih smernic: promocija in oglaševanje kakovostnih proizvodov
— clarify and develop the application of the guidelines on the advertising of agricultural products to quality labels and the establishment of criteria for the qualification of what can be considered a ‘quality product’ by referring to the conditions of Article 24b(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1783/2003 (208);
• pojasni in razvije uporabo smernic o oglaševanju kmetijskih proizvodov za oznake kakovosti ter določitvi meril, kaj lahko pojmujemo pod izrazom „kakovostni proizvod“, s sklicevanjem na pogoje iz člena 24b(3) Uredbe (ES) št. 1257/1999, kakor je bila spremenjena z Uredbo (ES) št. 1783/2003 (208);