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E.ON divested many power plants in Germany and elsewhere after the Commission decision adopted at the end of 2008. And the Commission reached an agreement with the energy giant GDF Suez that will make it easier for other companies to enter the French gas market.
Po sprejetju odločbe Komisije konec leta 2008 je E.ON odsvojil veliko elektrarn v Nemčiji in drugod, Komisija pa je z energetskim velikanom GDF Suez sklenila sporazum, po katerem bosta družbi lažje dostopali do francoskega plinskega trga.
The Commission has also taken action against the regulated or preferential tariffs maintained by some Member States for industrial end-users.
Komisija je ukrepala tudi proti reguliranim ali preferencialnim tarifam, ki so jih nekatere države članice ohranile za industrijske končne uporabnike.
State aid control in the field of energy assisted the liberalisation of energy markets, by, for instance, establishing a methodology for evaluating energy suppliers’ costs that helps to ensure continued security of supply.
Nadzor državnih pomoči na področju energije je pomagal pri liberalizaciji energetskih trgov, na primer z vzpostavitvijo metodologije vrednotenja stroškov dobaviteljev energije za zagotovitev neprekinjene oskrbe.
Other major developments during the year included the imposition of a €1.06 billion fine on Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, for trying to shut AMD, its main competitor, out of the market through rebates to computer-makers and retailers.
Eden od večjih dosežkov leta je bila naložitev 1,06 milijarde EUR kazni Intelu, največjemu svetovnemu proizvajalcu čipov, ker je s ponujanjem popustov pro- izvajalcem računalnikov in prodajalcem na drobno poskušal s trga izriniti svojega največjega konkurenta AMD.
In December the Commission concluded a long-running dispute with Microsoft over abuse of its dominant position, with a solution which will guarantee consumer choice of Internet browser.
Komisija je decembra zaključila dolgoleten spor z Microsoftom glede izkoriščanja prevladujočega položaja z rešitvijo, ki bo potrošnikom omogočila izbiro internetnega brskalnika.
A Swedish–Danish postal merger — the first between incumbent postal operators — was cleared by the Commission, subject to conditions.
Komisija je pod določenimi pogoji odobrila združitev švedske in danske pošte, kar je bila prva združitev dveh poštnih operaterjev.
Merck’s merger with Schering-Plough was approved on the grounds that it would not harm competition, as was Lufthansa’s takeover of Austrian Airlines.
Združitvi družb Merck in Schering-Plough ter Lufthansinemu prevzemu Austrian Airlines ni nasprotovala, saj je menila, da ne bosta škodovala konkurenci.
But the aviation industry groupings — oneworld and Star Alliance — both came under Commission scrutiny during the year, and the Commission decided to take a closer look at Oracle’s proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems.
Vendar je med letom začela preiskovati letalski združenji oneworld in Star Alliance. Odločila se je tudi, da bo preučila predlog družbe Oracle o prevzemu družbe Sun Microsystems.
State aid decisions included authorisation — under strict conditions — of aid to banks, including to Royal Bank of Scotland, the biggest-ever support provided by a national government.
Državne pomoči bankam, vključno z državno pomočjo banki Royal Bank of Scotland, ki je do zdaj največja pomoč nacionalne vlade, so bile odobrene pod strogimi pogoji.
The Commission also made clear that any state aid to Opel would have to respect EU rules.
Komisija je poudarila, da mora kakršna koli državna pomoč družbi Opel upoštevati pravila EU.
The Commission’s state aid scoreboard released in December noted further progress in the recovery of illegal and incompatible aid.
Poročilo o državnih pomočeh, ki ga je Komisija objavila decembra, je pokazalo na nadaljnji napredek pri izterjavi nezakonite in nezdružljive pomoči.
The Commission imposed fines totalling €173 million on two cartels that it said were guilty of rigging the market for plastic additives, and launched investigations into suspected cartels in the cement industry and on bananas.
Komisija je naložila 173 milijonov EUR kazni dvema karteloma zaradi izkrivljanja konkurence na trgu plastičnih dodatkov. Začela je preiskavo o kartelskih dogovorih v cementni industriji in glede prodaje banan.
And following its inquiry into competition in the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission continued to investigate suspicions of anti-competitive behaviour, launching new probes with a series of dawn raids.
Po opravljeni preiskavi konkurence v farmacevtskem sektorju je nadaljevala s preiskavo sumljivih protikonkurenčnih dejavnosti in opravila številne nenapovedane preiskave.
The EU has many responsibilities, directly and indirectly, for its citizens’ welfare.
EU je dostikrat neposredno in posredno odgovorna za zagotavljanje blaginje svojih državljanov.
It played a leading role during the year in crossborder consumer protection issues and in controls on potentially risky products, while the influenza pandemic led to the EU taking a more prominent role in healthcare discussions as a coordinator of Member State responses.
Med letom je imela vodilno vlogo pri zagotavljanju čezmejnega varstva potrošnikov ter nadziranju potencialno tveganih izdelkov. Zaradi pandemije gripe je kot usklajevalka odgovorov držav članic prevzela pomembnejšo vlogo v pogovorih na področju zdravstvenega varstva.
Some of the EU activity in consumer protection has taken the form of outright bans on dangerous products.
EU je na področju varstva potrošnikov ukrepala tudi z izrecno prepovedjo nevarnih izdelkov.
In May, an EU-wide ban came into force on the marketing of consumer products such as couches and shoes containing the biocide dimethylfumarate, which has caused severe allergic reactions in hundreds of consumers in the EU.
Maja je v vseh državah članicah začela veljati prepoved trženja potrošniških izdelkov (npr. kavčev in čevljev) z vsebnostjo biocid dimetil fumarata, ki je pri stotinah potrošnikov po EU povzročil močne alergične reakcije.
Measures were also taken to ensure early recall of products already on the market.
Poleg tega so bili sprejeti ukrepi za zgodnji preklic izdelkov, ki so že bili na trgu.
In March, a ban on novelty lighters was extended until 2010, along with rules requiring that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the EU market.
Marca je bila prepoved neobičajnih vžigalnikov podaljšana do leta 2010.
EU legislation also operates routinely in defence of its citizens.
Sprejeti so bili tudi predpisi, ki zahtevajo, da se lahko na trg EU dajejo samo vžigalniki, ki so varni za otroke.
The general product safety directive was shown to be a powerful tool for ensuring consumer protection in a report published in January (17), with the RAPEX information system now a reference for market surveillance authorities worldwide.
Zakonodaja EU prav tako rutinsko ščiti državljane. Direktiva o splošni varnosti proizvodov je bila učinkovita pri zagotavljanju varstva potrošnikov v skladu s poročilom, objavljenim januarja (17), informacijski sistem RAPEX pa je zdaj postal referenca za organe tržnega nadzora po vsem svetu.
The Commission also conducted active monitoring exercises and took new initiatives.
Komisija je izvedla tudi ukrepe za aktivno spremljanje in sprejela nove pobude.
Its consumer markets scoreboard identified energy, banking and transport as markets with a high risk of malfunctioning for consumers, and as a follow-up, a study of the retail electricity market will focus on problems for consumers.
V skladu z njenimi kazalniki napredka na potrošniških trgih so bili energija, bančništvo in prevoz prepoznani kot trgi z velikim tveganjem nepravilnega delovanja za potrošnike, zato se bo v nadaljevanju izvedla študija o maloprodajnem trgu električne energije s poudarkom na težavah potrošnikov.
In February, the European Parliament adopted a report noting that only 30 million consumers take advantage of the single market in carrying out crossborder shopping in the EU.
Poročilo, ki ga je februarja sprejel Evropski parlament, opozarja, da samo 30 milijonov potrošnikov izkorišča prednosti enotnega trga s čezmejnim nakupovanjem v EU.
MEPs demanded increased Internet security, simplified rules and specific measures for smaller firms.
Evropski poslanci so zahtevali večjo spletno varnost, enostavnejše predpise in posebne ukrepe za manjša podjetja.
The Commission also analysed obstacles holding back crossborder e-commerce and drafted a strategy to overcome them.
Komisija je poleg tega analizirala ovire za čezmejno e-trgovanje ter pripravila osnutek strategije za odpravo teh ovir.
The Commission also suggested harmonisation of systems for classifying and reporting consumer complaints.
Komisija je poleg tega predlagala uskladitev sistemov razvrščanja in poročanja pritožb potrošnikov.
In autumn 2009 the Commission began follow-up of consumers’ problems identified in retail financial services with bank fees, information and advice on financial products, and bank account switching.
Jeseni 2009 je Komisija začela spremljati težave potrošnikov pri maloprodajnih finančnih storitvah v zvezi z bančnimi provizijami, informacijami in nasveti glede finančnih izdelkov ter pri menjavi bančnih računov.
Consultations were held on possible policy options for redress for mass claims.
Izvedena so bila posvetovanja o različnih možnih politikah pri uveljavljanju odškodnin za skupinske zahtevke.
To ensure that the EU’s framework of consumer rules benefits European consumers, the Commission made recommendations in July on the enforcement of consumer rights.
Da bi bil zakonodajni okvir EU na področju varstva potrošnikov za evropske potrošnike dejansko koristen, je Komisija julija priporočila izvrševanje pravic potrošnikov.
And rules setting up the European Consumer Consultative Group were updated in September to improve representativeness and to promote wider cooperation with national consumer organisations.
Za zagotovitev boljše reprezentativnosti in širšega sodelovanja s potrošniškimi organizacijami na nacionalni ravni so bili septembra posodobljeni predpisi o vzpostavitvi Evropske posvetovalne skupine za potrošnike.
Negotiations continued in Council and Parliament on the proposal for a new directive on consumer rights (18), which brings existing directives into a single instrument to strengthen consumer confidence wherever they shop in the EU and to allow traders to sell their products across borders.
Svet in Parlament sta nadaljevala pogajanja glede predloga nove direktive o pravicah potrošnikov (18), ki združuje obstoječe direktive, krepi zaupanje potrošnikov pri nakupovanju kjer koli v Evropski uniji in trgovcem omogoča čezmejno prodajo izdelkov.
Work started on a revision of the package travel directive, to take account of the emergence of the Internet and low-cost airlines — which are not covered by the directive.
Začela se je revizija direktive o paketnih potovanjih, ker do zdaj še ni vključevala interneta in nizkocenovnih letalskih prevoznikov.
When airlines go bankrupt, passengers have currently nearly no recourse against the airline to recover the money of their unused ticket or to obtain repatriation if they are stranded abroad.
V primeru stečaja letalske družbe potniki trenutno nimajo skoraj nobene možnosti, da bi jim družba povrnila denar za neuporabljene karte ali stroške povratka domov, če ostanejo v tujini.
In November, the European Parliament told the European Commission that passengers who have booked flights with airlines that go bankrupt should be guaranteed compensation and assistance.
Evropski parlament je novembra naročil Komisiji, da bi morali biti potniki v primeru stečaja letalske družbe, s katero letijo, upravičeni do odškodnine in pomoči.
KEEPING EUROPE HEALTHY
ZA ZDRAVO EVROPO
To improve Europe’s record in combating common major diseases, a European
Za učinkovitejši boj proti najpogostejšim hudim boleznim v Evropi se je junija
19 partnership against cancer was launched in June (
19 začelo evropsko partnerstvo proti raku (
And in July the Commission made proposals to coordinate European action on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and neurodegenerative conditions, winning strong backing from the European Parliament in November.
Poleg tega je Komisija julija predlagala usklajevanje evropskega boja proti Alzheimerjevi bolezni ter drugim oblikam demence in nevrodegenerativnih obolenj. Evropski parlament je novembra predlog jasno podprl.
The Commission announced actions to help Member States tackle the gaps in health (20) which exist between and within countries in the EU, despite increased prosperity and overall improvements in health.
Komisija je napovedala ukrepe, ki naj bi državam članicam pomagali pri zmanjševanju razlik v zdravstvenem stanju (20), ki kljub povečanju blaginje in splošnem zdravstvenem izboljšanju še vedno obstajajo na evropski in nacionalni ravni.
At the other end of the disease scale, a European strategy was adopted in June to urge Member States to
Na drugem koncu lestvice bolezni je bila junija sprejeta evropska strategija, s katero naj bi se države članice spodbudilo k izvedbi nacionalnih
21 implement national plans for rare diseases (
21 načrtov za redke bolezni (
) before the end of 2013.
) pred koncem leta 2013.
The challenge posed by the H1N1 pandemic was met with efforts at EU and international level to maximise coordination.
Za učinkovit odziv na pandemijo H1N1 je bilo potrebno usklajevanje prizadevanj na evropski in mednarodni ravni.
In September the Commission hosted a crucial meeting on effective public health measures, bringing together health ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the UK and the USA, and officials from the World Health Organisation.
Septembra je Komisija na ključnem srečanju o učinkovitih ukrepih na področju javnega zdravja gostila ministre za zdravje iz Kanade, Francije, Nemčije, Italije, Japonske, Mehike, Združenega kraljestva in ZDA ter predstavnike Svetovne zdravstvene organizacije.
A Commission strategy paper in September aimed to support Member States in their efforts to respond efficiently, including through assistance to Member States in procuring vaccines, and in coherent messages to the public.
Komisija je s septembrskim strateškim dokumentom podprla države članice pri učinkovitem odzivanju, tudi pri oskrbovanju s cepivom, ter pripravi skladnih sporočil za javnost.
The Council backed the approach in October.
Svet je takšen pristop podprl oktobra.
And the European Medicines Agency worked closely with Member State experts and the European Commission to process authorisations for vaccines with unprecedented speed (22).
Evropska agencija za zdravila je tesno sodelovala s strokovnjaki iz držav članic in Evropsko komisijo ter pripravila dovoljenja za cepiva hitreje kot kdajkoli prej (22).
The EU maximised international coordination to meet the challenge posed by the H1N1 pandemic.
EU je tesno sodelovala z mednarodno skupnostjo v boju proti pandemiji H1N1.
An initiative on patient safety and infection control was launched in June, against the background of increasing incidence of adverse events associated with healthcare.
Junija je bila zaradi pogostejših varnostnih zapletov v zdravstvenem sistemu sprožena pobuda o varnosti pacientov in obvladovanju okužb.
The European Commission also proposed urging all Member States to protect their citizens from exposure to tobacco smoke by 2012 in enclosed public places, workplaces and public transport, and to encourage giving up tobacco use.
Evropska komisija je poleg tega predlagala poziv državam članicam, da zaščitijo državljane pred izpostavljenostjo tobačnemu dimu v zaprtih javnih prostorih, na delovnih mestih in javnih prevoznih sredstvih do leta 2012 ter spodbujajo k opuščanju kajenja.
Young people were given a chance to become involved in developing EU health policies in July, with a conference on youth health in Brussels attended by young people from EU Member States, and a website ‘Be healthy — Be yourself’in 22 languages.
Konferenca o zdravju mladih julija v Bruslju in spletna stran „Bodi zdrav – bodi, kar si“ v 22 jezikih sta mladim ljudem iz držav članic EU ponudili priložnost za sodelovanje pri razvoju zdravstvenih politik EU.
An EU-wide scheme to provide free fruit and vegetables to school children (23) started in the school year 2009/10, and was followed up by a healthy-eating campaign.
Programu EU za zagotovitev brezplačnega sadja in zelenjave za šolske otroke (23), ki se je začel v šolskem letu 2009/10, je sledila kampanja za zdravo prehrano.
And to ensure that public health authorities and patients do not become victims of unnecessarily high medicine prices or unnecessarily slow innovation, the Commission pushed ahead with its ‘Innovative medicines initiative’ and concluded its competition inquiry in the pharmaceutical sector, warning that it would act against companies that illegally impeded the launch of generic copies of patent-expired products (24).
Da zdravstveni organi in bolniki ne bi postali žrtve nepotrebno visokih cen zdravil ali nepotrebno počasnih inovacij, je Komisija pripravila pobudo za inovativna zdravila ter zaključila preiskavo konkurence v farmacevtskem sektorju. Ob tem je opozorila, da bo ukrepala proti podjetjem, ki nezakonito ovirajo lansiranje generičnih različic zdravil po izteku veljavnosti patenta (24).
HEALTH CONTROLS
ZDRAVSTVENI NADZOR
The EU has clear duties for protecting its citizens against health risks from products, too — and the risk is real, as the 12 % increase in notifications via the EU’s rapid alert system for food and feed showed in 2009.
Evropska unija je odgovorna tudi za zaščito svojih državljanov pred proizvodi, ki lahko ogrozijo njihovo zdravje. Število prejetih obvestil v okviru evropskega sistema hitrega obveščanja za živila in krmo je v letu 2009 zraslo za 12 %, kar je znak, da tovrstno tveganje dejansko obstaja.
In July new rules provided for more effective controls against known or emerging risks in imported feed and food of non-animal origin, with more stringent Member State controls on certain imports from January 2010.
Julija so novi predpisi omogočili učinkovitejši nadzor znanih ali nepričakovanih tveganj pri uvozu živil ali krme neživalskega izvora. Države članice bodo januarja 2010 poostrile nadzor pri uvozu nekaterih proizvodov.
And even though the Chernobyl accident took place over 20 years ago, many agricultural products coming from the most affected areas are still highly radioactive, often exceeding set limits.
Čeprav se je černobilska nesreča zgodila pred več kot 20 leti, so številni kmetijski proizvodi, ki prihajajo z najbolj prizadetih območij, še vedno visoko radioaktivni in pogosto presegajo dovoljene meje radioaktivnosti.
In October, the EU extended by 10 years the current system used to check that produce coming from these areas does not exceed the permitted levels of radioactivity (25).
EU je oktobra za 10 let podaljšala sedanji sistem preverjanja, ali proizvodi s teh območij presegajo dovoljene meje radioaktivnosti (25).
New rules on the marketing of plant protection products will give the EU the most stringent level of protection against possible risks from the use of plant protection products worldwide, at the same time harmonising conditions for the availability of plant protection products throughout the EU.
Novi predpisi o trženju fitofarmacevtskih sredstev bodo zagotovili, da je raven zaščite v EU pred morebitnimi tveganji zaradi uporabe fitofarmacevtskih sredstev najvišja na svetu. Hkrati bodo usklajeni pogoji glede dostopnosti fitofarmacevtskih sredstev po vsej EU.
The pesticides framework directive adopted in September is designed to ensure that pesticides are used in a sustainable manner, by requiring integrated pest management to be phased in by 2014 — promoting natural control mechanisms and limiting the use of chemicals.
Septembra sprejeta okvirna direktiva o pesticidih, ki zahteva uvedbo integriranega varstva rastlin do leta 2014, spodbuja naravne mehanizme nadzora in omejuje uporabo kemikalij, zagotavlja, da se pesticidi uporabljajo trajnostno.
In parallel, a regulation on statistics on pesticides was adopted in November with the objective to define harmonised rules for the collection and dissemination of statistics on the sale and use of pesticides.The sale and use of pesticides needs to be monitored more strictly, said Parliament as it voted to back the new rules (26).
Novembra je bila sprejeta tudi uredba o statističnih podatkih o pesticidih, s katero so bila opredeljena usklajena pravila za zbiranje in širjenje statističnih podatkov o prodaji in rabi pesticidov. Parlament je ob potrditvi novih pravil poudaril, da je treba prodajo in rabo pesticidov natančno spremljati (26).
A review started of the plant health regime, with a view to producing a new strategy that will reinforce preventive action on harmful organisms and faster interventions where needed.
Začel se je pregled režima za zdravstveno varstvo rastlin, da bi se lažje oblikovala nova strategija, ki bo okrepila preventivne ukrepe glede škodljivih organizmov in pospešila intervencije, kjer so potrebne.
Major efforts were made to stop the further deterioration of the situation of pine wood nematode, a very harmful pest for conifers, on Portuguese territory, and to reinforce the protection for other Member States against a possible spread into their territory.
Prizadevanja za preprečitev nadaljnjega poslabšanja položaja glede borove ogorčice na Portugalskem, zelo hudega škodljivca iglavcev, in za izboljšanje zaščite drugih držav članic pred morebitnim širjenjem na njihovo ozemlje so bila velika.
Renewed debate on antimicrobial resistance resulted in a mandate to the European Medicines Agency to monitor the use of antibiotics in animals, and a state-of-the-art report from its expert advisors focused on zoonotic infections.
Na podlagi ponovne razprave o protimikrobni odpornosti je bila Evropska agencija za zdravila pooblaščena za spremljanje rabe antibiotikov pri živalih in za pripravo izčrpnega poročila strokovnih svetovalcev o okužbah s povzročitelji zoonoz.
EU activities were not all about stopping the flow of goods.
Dejavnosti EU niso bile usmerjene samo v ustavitev pretoka blaga.
Europe is both an importer and an exporter of food and food products, and efforts were therefore also directed at ensuring the right balance between effective safety controls and the efficient movement of goods.
Evropa je tako uvoznik kot izvoznik hrane in živil, zato je poskušala tudi doseči primerno ravnotežje med učinkovitim varnostnim nadzorom in učinkovitim pretokom blaga.
Following European Parliament approval of a compromise reached with Council, balancing customers’ rights to information with safeguarding the industry’s intellectual property rights, legislation on the marketing of feed was updated in July (27), modernising labelling and reducing unnecessary administrative procedures.
Zakonodaja o trženju krme je bila posodobljena julija (27), potem ko je Evropski parlament potrdil kompromis s Svetom, ki je uskladil pravice potrošnikov do informacij in varovanje pravic intelektualne lastnine industrije. Posodobljeno je bilo označevanje, odpravljeni pa so bili nepotrebni upravni postopki.
The Commission also authorised some innovative feed additives which are now fully replacing antibiotic growth promoters.
Komisija je tudi odobrila nekatere inovativne krmne dodatke, ki zdaj popolnoma nadomeščajo antibiotike, ki se uporabljajo kot pospeševalci rasti.
For the marketing of seed and propagating material, measures were introduced for preserving genetic resources of vegetables.
Za trženje semena in razmnoževalnega materiala so bili uvedeni ukrepi, ki ohranjajo genetske vire rastlin.