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On 10 January, the European Commission published the final report of its sector inquiry into European retail banking markets (49) covering payment cards and
Evropska komisija je 10. januarja objavila končno poročilo o sektorski preiskavi evropskih trgov bančnega poslovanja s prebivalstvom (49), ki je zajemala plačilne kartice in plačilne sisteme (brez kartic) ter tekoče račune in povezane storitve.
(non-card) payment systems and current accounts and related services. e findings confirmed that markets remain fragmented along national lines, limiting consumer choice and leading to higher costs for current accounts, loans or payments.
Ugotovitve so potrdile, da so trgi še vedno razdrobljeni na nacionalne trge, zaradi česar imajo uporabniki omejeno izbiro in višje stroške tekočih računov, posojil ali plačil.
37. e European payment card industry channels flows of EUR 1 350 billion per year, generating an estimated EUR 25 billion in fees for banks. e payment card industry is highly concentrated, entailing high fees and profitability. e rules governing the networks (including the Visa/MasterCard duopoly and national card schemes run by the main domestic banks) raise competition problems.
Sektor plačilnih kartic je visoko koncentriran ter zagotavlja visoke provizije in donosnost. Pravila, ki urejajo mreže (vključno z duapolom Visa/MasterCard in nacionalnimi sistemi kartic, ki jih vodijo domače banke), povzročajo težave za konkurenco.
On 3 October, the Commission fined Visa International and Visa Europe (Visa) EUR 10.2 million for refusing to admit Morgan Stanley as a member from March 2000 to September 2006 (50).
Komisija je 3. oktobra družbam Visa International in Visa Europe (Visa) naložila globo v višini 10,2 milijona EUR, ker ni želela sprejeti članstva družbe Morgan Stanley od marca 2000 do septembra 2006 (50).
On 19 December, the Commission adopted a decision prohibiting MasterCard’s multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) for cross-border card payments with MasterCard and Maestro consumer credit and debit cards between Member States of the European Economic Area (intra-EEA MIFs) (52).
Komisija je 19. decembra sprejela Odločbo o prepovedi večstranskih medbančnih provizij pri kartici MasterCard za čezmejna plačila s kreditnimi karticami in bančnimi plačilnimi karticami MasterCard in Maestro med državami članicami Evropskega gospodarskega prostora (večstranske medbančne provizije za promet znotraj EGP) (52).
On 25 September, the Commission adopted the final report on the business insurance sector inquiry (53), which was released together with a comprehensive working document of the Commission services containing the full findings.
Komisija je 25. septembra sprejela končno poročilo o preiskavi sektorja poslovnega zavarovanja (53), ki je bilo objavljeno skupaj z izčrpnim delovnim doku- mentom služb Komisije, ki vsebuje celovite ugotovitve.
In the State aid area, the Commission cleared the two remaining recapitalisation cases in the German Landesbank sector (WestLB and Nord/LB) on 18 July as complying with the private market economy investor test (54).
Na področju državnih pomoči je Komisija na podlagi preskusa za zasebne vlagatelje v tržnem gospodarstvu (54) 18. julija odobrila dva preostala primera dokapitalizacije v nemškem sektorju deželnih bank (WestLB in Nord/LB).
During the summer, the US subprime crisis began to impact seriously on several European banks, requiring considerable public support measures to keep the banks afloat. e Commission launched investigations into two cases concerning the German banks IKB and Sachsen LB.
Poleti je kriza v ZDA zaradi hipotekarnih posojil („subprime“) začela zelo vplivati na več evropskih bank, zato so bili potrebni znatni ukrepi javne pomoči, da bi se banke finančno obdržale. Komisija je sprožila preiskave dveh primerov v zvezi z nemškima bankama IKB in Sachsen LB.
For the UK bank Northern Rock a decision was taken on 5 December declaring rescue aid to be compatible with State aid rules (55).
Za angleško banko Northern Rock je bila 5. decembra sprejeta odločba, v skladu s katero je bila pomoč za reševanje združljiva s pravili o državni pomoči (55).
On 9 October, the Ecofin Council adopted conclusions suggesting a series of actions to enhance the arrangements for financial stability which, inter alia, invited the Commission and Member States to work together towards clarifying when a banking crisis could be considered by the Commission to be ‘a serious disturbance of the economy’ under the Treaty and State aid rules.
Ekonomsko-finančni svet je 9. oktobra sprejel sklepe, v katerih je predlagal vrsto ukrepov za okrepitev ureditev za finančno stabilnost. Med drugim je pozval Komisijo in države članice, da si skupaj prizadevajo razjasniti, kdaj lahko Komisija bančno krizo obravnava kot „resno motnjo v gospodarstvu“ v skladu s Pogodbo in pravili o državni pomoči.
As far as scal aid is concerned, the Commission opened the formal investigation procedure on 7 February against the ‘group interest box’ (Groepsrentebox) notified by the Dutch authorities (56).
Kar zadeva davčno pomoč, je Komisija 7. februarja sprožila formalni postopek preiskave zoper „skupinski paket obresti“ (Groepsrentebox), ki so ga priglasili nizozemski organi (56).
On 21 March, the Commission also opened proceedings against a similar scheme which was already in force in Hungary (57).
21. marca je sprožila tudi postopek zoper podobno ureditev, ki je že veljala na Madžarskem (57
In the ABN AMRO cases (58
V zadevah ABN AMRO (58
Commission analysed the proposed acquisition of the Dutch bank ABN AMRO by a consortium formed by RBS, Fortis and Santander.
Komisija analizirala predlagani prevzem nizozemske banke ABN AMRO s strani konzorcija, ki ga tvorijo RBS, Fortis in Santander.
Sector developments recommended (59
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) that the number of markets susceptible to ex ante regulation be more than halved from 18 to 7.
V zvezi s tem je Komisija decembra priporočila, (59) da se število trgov, primernih za predhodno zakonsko urejanje, zmanjša za več kot polovico, in sicer z 18 na 7.
Ex ante regulation is now likely to be list ed in many areas and a greater part of the industry will be subject only to EU competition rules.
Na številnih področjih bo predhodno urejanje zdaj odpravljeno in za večji del industrije bodo veljala le pravila EU o konkurenci.
In general, mobile telephony markets tend to be effectively competitive at retail level.
Na splošno je konkurenca na trgih mobilne telefonije običajno bolj učinkovita na maloprodajni ravni.
However, wholesale markets for mobile call termination and, under the previous recommendation on relevant markets (60), for mobile access and call origination were recommended for ex ante regulation.
Vendar pa je Komisija za predhodno urejanje priporočila veleprodajne trge mobilnega priključevanja klicev in, v skladu s prejšnjim priporočilom o upoštevnih trgih (60), veleprodajne trge mobilnega dostopa in izvora klica.
In five cases, the Commission raised serious doubts as to the compatibility of the notified measures with EU law and opened second-phase investigations under Article 7(4) FD.
V petih primerih je Komisija izrazila resne pomisleke glede združljivosti priglašenih ukrepov s pravnim redom EU in sprožila drugo fazo preiskav v skladu s členom 7(4) okvirne direktive.
In one case, the Commission adopted a veto decision.
V enem primeru je vložila veto.
As far as the application of EU competition law in the electronic communications sector was concerned, the most significant decision adopted by the Commission in 2007 was the decision of 4 July against Telefónica (see 1.1.2. above).
Na področju uporabe zakonodaje EU o konkurenci v sektorju elektronskih komunikacij je bila med odločbami, ki jih je Komisija sprejela leta 2007, najpomembnejša Odločba z dne 4. julija zoper družbo Telefónica (glej 1.1.2 spodaj).
With the exception of the new recommendation on relevant markets, which entered into force in December, the
Z izjemo novega priporočila o upoštevnih trgih, ki je začelo veljati decembra, bodo zakonodajni deli predlaganega regulativnega paketa začeli veljati šele, ko jih bosta sprejela Svet in Evropski parlament, kar naj bi se zgodilo med letoma 2010 in 2011.
The recommendation on relevant markets is an important part of the regulatory framework.
Priporočilo o upoštevnih trgih je pomemben del ureditvenega okvira.
It lists those markets where, in the view of the Commission, ex ante regulation is the appropriate tool to promote competition, investment and consumer choice.
V njem so navedeni tisti trgi, pri katerih je po mnenju Komisije predhodno urejanje ustrezno orodje za spodbujanje konkurence, naložb in izbire potrošnikov.
Report on Competition Policy 2007 legislative parts of the proposed regulatory package will only enter into force aer their adoption by the European Parliament and the Council, expected during 2010–11.
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e Commission also accepted, in well-defined circumstances, State intervention in favour of advanced broadband services in areas where the incumbent operators were only partly offering basic broadband services (66
Komisija je v natančno določenih okoliščinah odobrila državno intervencijo v korist naprednih širokopasovnih storitev na območjih, kjer operaterji z znatnim tržnim deležem le delno zagotavljajo osnovne širokopasovne storitve (66
In the area of merger control the Commission relied on a dynamic approach in respect of fast-moving markets such as those considered in Syniverse/BSG (68), where the Commission assessed the market for GSM roaming data clearing services. e market characteristics (such as the availability of the technology needed by competitors to enter the market) identified during an in-depth investigation led the Commission to a straight clearance decision even though the merger entailed a reduction of market players currently active in Europe.
Na področju nadzora združevanja se je Komisija opirala na dinamičen pristop v zvezi s hitro razvijajočimi se trgi, kot so tisti v zadevi Syniverse/BSG (68), pri katerih je
Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27.6.2007 on roaming on public mobile telephone networks (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p.
Uredba (ES) št. 717/2007 Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 27. junija 2007 o gostovanju v javnih mobilnih telefonskih omrežjih (UL L 171, 29. 6. 2007, str.
Article 5 of the 2004 decision requires that these terms be reasonable and non-discriminatory.
V členu 5 Odločbe iz leta 2004 je določeno, da morajo biti ti pogoji razumni in nediskriminacijski.
In 2006, the Commission had already imposed on Microsoft a definitive penalty payment of EUR 280.5 million for not providing complete and accurate interoperability information (70).
Komisija je leta 2006 Microso u že naložila dokončno plačilo kazni v znesku 280,5 milijona EUR, ker ni zagotovil celovitih in točnih informacij o interoperabilnosti (70).
Consequently, on 1 March, the Commission issued a statement of objections addressed to Microso which set out the Commission’s preliminary assessment that Microso had not complied with its obligation too er the complete and accurate interoperability information on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms (71).
Zato je Komisija 1. marca izdala obvestilo o nasprotovanju, naslovljeno na Microso, v katerem je podrobno razložila svojo predhodno oceno, da Microso ni izpolnjeval svojih obveznosti zagotavljanja celovitih in točnih informacij o interoperabilnosti pod razumnimi in nediskriminacijskimi pogoji (71).
Following the judgment by the Court of First Instance of 17 September dismissing the substantive elements of Microso’s application for annulment of the 2004 decision on 22 October, Microso announced a significant reduction in its licence fees.
Po sodbi Sodišča prve stopnje z dne 17. septembra, s katero so bili zavrženi materialni elementi prošnje Microso a za razveljavitev Odločbe iz leta 2004, je Microso22. oktobra objavil precejšnje znižanje svojih licenčnin.
As of that date, the Commission has no further objections concerning Microso’s compliance with the 2004 decision (72).
Od navedenega datuma Komisija ni imela nadaljnjih pripomb glede izpolnjevanja obveznosti Microso a v skladu z Odločbo iz leta 2004 (72).
A statement of objections was sent to Intel on 26 July indicating the Commission’s preliminary conclusion that Intel had engaged in three types of abusive practices aimed at excluding AMD, Intel’s main rival, from the x86 computer processing units (CPU) market.
Komisija je 26. julija družbi Intel poslala obvestilo o nasprotovanju, v katerem je navedla svojo predhodno sklepno ugotovitev, da je bil Intel vključen v tri vrste zlorab z namenom izključitve družbe AMD, ki je njegov glavni tekmec, s trga računalniških procesnih enot (CPU) x86.
On 30 August, the Commission opened proceedings (75) against Qualcomm Inc., a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony.
Komisija je 30. avgusta sprožila postopek (75) proti družbi Qualcomm Inc., ameriškemu proizvajalcu sistemskega nabora in imetniku pravic IP na področju standardov CDMA in WCDMA za mobilno telefonijo.
Complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not ‘fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory’ (‘FRAND’) and therefore may breach EC competition rules (Article 82 EC).
V pritožbah je navedeno, da postopki družbe Qualcomm za izdajanje licenc niso pošteni, razumni in nediskriminacijski in so zato lahko v nasprotju s pravili ES o konkurenci (člen 82 Pogodbe ES).
In the field of State aid, the Commission adopted a final decision approving the French tax credit in favour of the creation of video games (76). is measure had been
Na področju državnih pomoči je Komisija sprejela končno odločbo o odobritvi francoskega dobropisa na že plačane davke v korist izdelovanja video iger (76).
7 7 notified under Article 87(3)(d) EC (
Ta ukrep je bil priglašen v skladu s členom 87(3)(d) Pogodbe ES (
It enables video games producers that are subject to taxation in France to deduct 20 % of the eligible costs of production of certain video games. is is the first time that the cultural exception laid down in Article 87(3)(d) has been applied to video games.
Proizvajalcem video iger, ki so davčni zavezanci v Franciji, omogoča, da odbijejo 20 % upravičenih stroškov izdelave nekaterih video iger. Tako se je kulturna izjema iz člena 87(3)(d) prvič uporabila za video igre.
e Commission continued to monitor the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting.
Komisija je še naprej spremljala prehod z analogne na digitalno radiodifuzijo.
In July, it issued a reasoned opinion (78) to Italy following a complaint by the Italian consumer association Altroconsumo (79). e Commission considers that the Italian legislation is contrary to the EU regulatory framework for electronic
Julija je po pritožbi italijanske organizacije potrošnikov Altroconsumo (78) Italiji izdala obrazloženo mnenje (79).
In the field of State aid, the Commission continued to apply the approach adopted in earlier decisions concerning State funding to support the digital switchover.
Na področju državnih pomoči je Komisija še naprej uporabljala pristop, sprejet v prejšnjih odločbah glede državnega financiranja v podporo prehoda na digitalno tehnologijo.
e Commission approved three support schemes (two Italian (81) and one Spanish (82)) for the acquisition of digital decoders with open API (83) and for covering the costs of adapting existing collective analogue terrestrial antennas. e Commission adopted two
Komisija je odobrila tri programe podpore (dva italijanska (81) in enega španskega (82)) za nakup digitalnih dekoderjev z odprtim API (83) in za pokrivanje stroškov prilagoditve obsto- ječih skupnih analognih zemeljskih anten. Komisija je sprejela dve negativni odločbi v zvezi
Sector developments negative decisions regarding subsidy schemes in Italy (84
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While the Commission recognises, in line with the Amsterdam Protocol on the system of public service broadcasting, that it is the prerogative of Member States to organise and fund public service broadcasting, it considers that the financing of public service broadcasters by means of budgetary contributions or licence fee financing constitutes State aid (86).
Čeprav Komisija v skladu z Amsterdamskim protokolom o sistemu javne radiotelevizije priznava, da je posebna pravica držav članic, da organizirajo in financirajo javno radiotelevizijo, meni, da financiranje izvajalcev storitev javne radiodifuzije s proračunskimi prispevki ali financiranjem licenčnin pomeni državno pomoč (86).
State aid to public service broadcasters may, however, be declared compatible where the requirements of Article 86(2) are fulfilled (as further specified in the broadcasting communication (87)).
Za državno pomoč za izvajalce storitev javne radiodifuzije pa se lahko ugotovi, da je združljiva, kadar so izpolnjene zahteve člena 86(2) (kot je podrobno določeno v Sporočilu o radiodifuziji (87)).
The first concerned the approval of the financing by the Spanish government of workforce reduction measures taken by the Spanish public service broadcaster RTVE (88).
Prva je zadevala odobritev financiranja ukrepov zmanjšanja števila zaposlenih s strani španske vlade, ki jih je sprejel španski izvajalec storitev javne radiodifuzije RTVE (88).
Second, the Commission closed its investigation into the general financing regime in favour of public service broadcasters in Germany (ARD and ZDF) (89).
V drugi odločbi je Komisija zaključila preiskavo splošnega režima financiranja v korist izvajalcev storitev javne radiodifuzije v Nemčiji (ARD in ZDF) (89).
In April, the Commission sent a statement of objections to major record companies and Apple in relation to agreements between each record company and Apple deemed to restrict online music sales, in contravention of Article 81.
Komisija je aprila poslala obvestilo o nasprotovanju večjim glasbenim založbam in družbi Apple v zvezi s sporazumi med vsako glasbeno založbo in družbo Apple, ki naj bi omejevali spletno prodajo glasbe v nasprotju s členom 81.
During the proceedings, Apple announced that it would equalise its prices for downloads of songs from its iTunes online store in Europe before mid-2008, which puts an end to the different treatment of UK consumers.
Med postopkom je Apple izjavil, da bo še pred sredino leta 2008 izenačil cene za prenos glasbe s svoje spletne trgovine iTunes v Evropi, s čemer se bo končala drugačna obravnava strank v Združenem kraljestvu.
Report on Competition Policy 2007
Poročilo o politiki konkurence za leto 2007 tiukrepov odobrila tudi koncentracijo med Universal in BMG na področju glasbenega založništva.
) lays down a regime specific to the automotive sector aimed at strengthening intra-brand competition.
) določa posebno ureditev za področje motornih vozil, katere namen je spodbujati konkurenčnost znotraj blagovnih znamk.
In order to increase competition in the aftermarket, the Commission on 13 September adopted four commitment decisions (94) under Article 9(1) of Council
Za povečanje konkurenčnosti na trgu poprodajnih storitev je Komisija 13. septembra sprejela štiri zavezujoče odločbe (94) v skladu s členom 9(1) Uredbe (ES) št. 1/2003, ki do maja 2010 zavezujejo štiri proizvajalce avtomobilov (DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, General Motors in Fiat), da zagotovijo tehnične informacije o popravilih avtomobilov vsem neodvisnim serviserjem v EU. Pozneje bo Uredba o emisijah motornih vozil (95
Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 binding until May 2010 four car manufacturers (DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, General Motors and Fiat) to provide technical information about car repairs to all independent garages in the EU. erea er, the vehicle emissions regulation (95) will place an obligation upon vehicle manufacturers to provide independent repairers with standardised access to all technical repair information.
) proizvajalce vozil zavezala, da morajo neodvisnim serviserjem zagotoviti standardiziran dostop do vseh informacij o tehničnih popravilih.
Aer 2005 and 2006, 2007 was another year in which merger activity within the automotive industry to a large extent concerned the automotive supplier segment.
Tako kot v letih 2005 in 2006 je bilo tudi leta 2007 združevanje v avtomobilski industriji usmerjeno predvsem na področje dobave.
It was cleared by the Commission on 29 November (96).
Komisija je združitev odobrila 29. novembra (96).
A number of State aids were addressed in 2007 under certain general State aid frameworks, such as the rules on regional and restructuring aid (97). e Commission
V letu 2007 je bilo obravnavanih več državnih pomoči v skladu z nekaterimi splošnimi okviri o državni pomoči, kot so pravila o regionalni pomoči in pomoči za prestrukturiranje (97).
Sector developments also examined the terms of privatisation of State-owned car manufacturers.
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Competition policy in the transport sector aims to ensure the efficient functioning of markets which have been recently or which are in the process of liberalisation.
Cilj politike konkurence na področju prometa je zagotoviti učinkovito delovanje trgov, ki so pred kratkem bili ali še vedno so v procesu liberalizacije.
In the area of road transport, international markets are largely liberalised for both passengers and freight.
Na področju cestnega prevoza so mednarodni trgi za potniški in tovorni promet pretežno liberalizirani.
National road haulage is also liberalised through a Council regulation on cabotage (99), while national passenger markets are still largely protected.
Nacionalni cestni prevoz tovora je prav tako bil liberaliziran z Uredbo Sveta o kabotaži (99), medtem ko so nacionalni trgi potniškega prevoza še vedno pretežno zaščiteni.
In applying State aid rules to this segment, the Commission maintained its policy of approving aid in order to favour the uptake of cleaner technology, in particular on old vehicles (100
Komisija je pri uporabi pravil o državni pomoči za ta sektor ohranjala svojo politiko odobritve državne pomoči v korist širjenja čistejše tehnologije, predvsem pri
With regard to the application of public procurement and State aid rules to public service contracts and public service concessions, a revised regulation for public services in the field of land transport, was adopted and will enter into force in
V zvezi z uporabo pravil o javnih naročilih in državni pomoči za pogodbe o izvajanju javne službe in koncesije za javne službe je bila sprejeta revidirana uredba za javne
December 2009 (
10 1 službe na področju kopenskega prometa, ki bo začela veljati decembra 2009 (
However, one of several remaining structural problems concerns unbundling/independence of essential functions for non-discriminatory access to the network and a lack of administrative capacity and independence of rail regulatory bodies (102).
Ena od številnih strukturnih težav, ki so še vedno prisotne, zadeva ločenost/neodvisnost bistvenih funkcij za nediskriminacijski dostop do omrežja ter nezadostno administrativno zmogljivost in neodvisnost železniških regulativnih organov (102).
25).Council Regulation (EEC) No 3118/93 of 25 October 1993 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road haulage services within a Member State, OJ L 279, 12.11.1993, p.
Uredba Sveta (EGS) št. 3118/93 z dne 25. oktobra 1993 o pogojih, pod katerimi lahko prevozniki nerezidenti opravljajo notranje cestne prevoze tovora v državi članici, UL L 279, 12. 11. 1993, str.
1.See the Commission report on the implementation of the first railway package (COM(2006) 189 final of 3 May 2006).
1.Glej Poročilo Komisije o izvajanju prvega železniškega paketa (COM(2006) 189 konč. z dne 3. maja 2006).
See the Commission recommendation of 11 December for a Council recommendation on the 2008 update of the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Community (COM(2007) 803 final).
Glej Priporočilo Komisije z dne 11. decembra za Priporočilo Sveta o posodobitvah širših smernic ekonomskih politik držav članic in Skupnosti v letu 2008 (COM(2007) 803 konč.).