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Those actions were brought by Vereniging Nationaal Overlegorgaan Sociale Werkvoorziening and Gemeente Rotterdam, respectively, against the Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, ‘the Ministry’) and by Sociaal Economische Samenwerking West-Brabant against the Algemene Directie voor de Arbeidsvoorziening (Directorate General for the Provision of Employment, ‘the Directorate General’) concerning decisions in which the Ministry or the Directorate General withdrew decisions fixing the amount of subsidies granted to the applicants in the main proceedings or demanding repayment of those subsidies.
Omenjeni spori potekajo med Vereiniging Naionaal Overlegorgaan Sociale Werkvoorziening oziroma Gemeente Rotterdam in Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (ministrstvo za socialne zadeve in delo, v nadaljevanju: ministrstvo) na eni strani ter med Sociaal Economische Samenwerking West-Brabant in Algemeine Directie voor de Arbeidsvoorziening (generalna direkcija za zaposlovanje, v nadaljevanju: generalna direkcija) na drugi in se nana�ajo na odločbe, s katerimi sta ministrstvo oziroma generalna direkcija razveljavila odločbe o določitvi subvencij, ki so bile dodeljene prosilcem v postopku v glavni stvari, oziroma zahtevala vračilo navedenih subvencij.
Community rules
Skupnostna ureditev
Regulation No 2052/88
Uredba �t. 2052/88
‘Regulation No 2052/88’) provides that the European Community is to undertake actions, in particular through the Structural Funds, in order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 130a of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 158 EC) and Article 130c of the EC Treaty (now Article 160 EC).
Evropska skupnost zlasti s strukturnimi skladi prizadeva za uresničitev ciljev iz členov 130a Pogodbe ES (ki je po spremembi postal člen 158 ES) in 130c Pogodbe ES (ki je postal člen 160 ES).
Article 1 sets out a number of priority objectives to whose achievement the Structural Funds are to contribute.
V navedenem členu 1 je na�tetih nekaj prednostnih ciljev, k uresničitvi katerih prispevajo strukturni skladi. Med njimi je cilj �t.
Article 4(1) of Regulation No 2052/88 provides as follows:
Člen 4(1), Uredbe �t. 2052/88 določa:
Community operations shall be such as to complement or contribute to corresponding national operations.
Ukrep Skupnosti se načrtuje kot dopolnitev ustreznih nacionalnih ukrepov.
They shall be established through close consultations between the Commission, the Member State concerned and the competent authorities and bodies — including, within the framework of each Member State’s national rules and current practices, the economic and social partner, designated by the Member State at national, regional, local or other level, with all parties acting as partners in pursuit of a common goal. …’
Sprejme se s tesnim sodelovanjem med Komisijo, zadevno državo članico, pristojnimi organi in institucijami – vključno z, v okviru možnosti, ki jih ponujajo institucionalni predpisi in praksa vsake države članice, gospodarskimi in socialnimi partnerji – ki jih je na nacionalni, regionalni, lokalni ali drugi ravni imenovala država članica, pri čemer vse stranke kot partnerji zasledujejo skupen cilj. […]“
Article 10 of the regulation provides in regard to Objective No 3 that:
Člen 10 iste uredbe glede cilja �t. 3 določa:
‘The Member States shall submit to the Commission plans for operations to combat longterm unemployment and to facilitate the integration into working life of young people and of persons exposed to exclusion from the labour market (Objective No 3).
„Države članice predložijo Komisiji načrte dejavnosti za boj proti dolgotrajni brezposelnosti in pomoč pri vključevanju mladih in oseb, ki jim grozi izključitev s trga delovne sile, v poklicno življenje (cilj �t. 3).
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The plans shall include:
Ti načrti vključujejo:
— a description of the current situation, the financial resources deployed and the main results of operations undertaken in the previous programming period, in the context of Community structural assistance received and with regard to the evaluation results available,
– opis trenutnega stanja, razpoložljiva finančna sredstva in najpomembnej�e rezultate dejavnosti, izvedenih v preteklem programskem obdobju, glede na prejeto strukturno pomoč Skupnosti in ob upo�tevanju razpoložljivih rezultatov ocenjevanj,
— a description of an appropriate strategy to achieve the objectives listed in Article 1 and the priorities selected for the implementation of Objective No 3, quantifying the progress anticipated where this lends itself to quantification; a prior appraisal of the expected impact, including that on jobs, of the operations involved in order to show that they yield medium-term social and economic benefits in keeping with the financial resources deployed,
– opis ustrezne strategije za dosego ciljev iz člena 1 in najpomembnej�ih smernic, izbranih za uresničitev cilja �t. 3, s �tevilčnim prikazom predvidenega napredka, če je to mogoče glede na naravo ukrepov; predhodno oceno pričakovanih učinkov – vključno z učinki na področju zaposlovanja – načrtovanih dejavnosti, namenjeno izkazovanju srednjeročnih socialno-ekonomskih koristi, ki ustrezajo razpoložljivim finančnim sredstvom,
— an indication of the use to be made of assistance available under the ESF [European Social Fund] — where appropriate, in conjunction with assistance from other existing Community financial instruments — in implementing the plan.
– navedbe o predvideni uporabi pomoči [Evropskega socialnega sklada, (v nadaljevanju: ESS)], po potrebi v povezavi s pomočjo iz drugih obstoječih finančnih instrumentov Skupnosti, za izvedbo načrta.
Regulation No 4253/88
Uredba �t. 4253/88
‘… in application of the principle of subsidiarity, and without prejudice to the Commission’s powers, particularly its responsibility for the management of the Community’s financial resources, implementation of the forms of assistance contained in the Community support frameworks should be primarily the responsibility of the Member States at the appropriate territorial level according to the specific needs of each Member State’.
„[…] ob uporabi načela subsidiarnosti in ne glede na pristojnosti Komisije, zlasti pristojnost za upravljanje s finančnimi sredstvi Skupnosti, morajo biti za izvajanje oblik pomoči, vključenih v podporne mreže Skupnosti, načeloma odgovorne države članice na ustrezni območni ravni glede na značilnosti vsake države članice.“
Article 23(1) of Regulation No 4253/88 provides as follows:
Člen 23(1) Uredbe �t. 4253/88 določa:
In order to guarantee completion of operations carried out by public or private promoters, Member States shall take the necessary measures in implementing the operations:
Da bi se zagotovila uspe�nost dejavnosti, ki jih izvajajo javni ali zasebni izvajalci, sprejmejo države članice potrebne ukrepe za njihovo izvajanje, zato da:
— to verify on a regular basis that operations financed by the Community have been properly carried out,
– se redno preverja, ali so bile dejavnosti, ki jih financira Skupnost, pravilno izvedene,
— to prevent and to take action against irregularities,
– se prepreči in preganja nepravilnosti,
— to recover any amounts lost as a result of an irregularity or negligence.
– se izterjajo sredstva, izgubljena zaradi zlorabe ali malomarnosti.
Except where the Member State and/or the intermediary and/or the promoter provide proof that they were not responsible for the irregularity or negligence, the Member States shall be liable in the alternative for reimbursement of any sums unduly paid.
Če država članica in/ali posrednik in/ali izvajalec ne dokažejo, da niso odgovorni za zlorabo oziroma malomarnost, je država subsidiarno zavezana za povračilo zneskov, izplačanih brez pravne podlage.
For global loans, the intermediary may, with the agreement of the Member State and the Commission, take up a bank guarantee or other insurance covering this risk.
Za globalna nepovratna sredstva sme posrednik s soglasjem države članice in Komisije pridobiti bančno garancijo ali drugo zavarovanje za kritje tega tveganja.
Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures taken for those purposes and, in particular, shall notify the Commission of the description of the management and control systems established to ensure the efficient implementation of operations.
Države članice Komisijo obvestijo o ukrepih, sprejetih v ta namen, zlasti sporočijo Komisiji opis nadzornih in upravljavskih sistemov, ki so bili vzpostavljeni za zagotovitev učinkovite izvedbe dejavnosti.
They shall regularly inform the Commission of the progress of administrative and judicial proceedings.
Komisijo redno obve�čajo o poteku upravnih in sodnih postopkov.
Article 24 of the same regulation states the following:
Člen 24 iste uredbe določa:
‘Reduction, suspension and cancellation of assistance
„Znižanje, zadržanje in ukinitev pomoči
If an operation or measure appears to justify neither part nor the whole of the assistance allocated, the Commission shall conduct a suitable examination of the case in the framework of the partnership, in particular requesting that the Member State or authorities designated by it to implement the operation submit their comments within a specified period of time.
Če izvedba dejavnosti ali ukrepa ne upravičuje dela ali celote finančne pomoči, ki jima je bila dodeljena, Komisija ustrezno preuči primer v okviru partnerstva, tako da od države članice oziroma organov, ki jih ta določi za izvedbo dejavnosti, zahteva, da predložijo pripombe v določenem roku.
Following this examination, the Commission may reduce or suspend assistance in respect of the operation or a measure concerned if the examination reveals an irregularity or a significant change affecting the nature or conditions for the implementation of the operation or measure for which the Commission’s approval has not been sought.
Po tem pregledu lahko Komisija zmanj�a ali zadrži pomoč za zadevno dejavnost ali ukrep, če pregled potrdi obstoj nepravilnosti ali bistvene spremembe, ki vpliva na samo naravo ali pogoje za izvedbo dejavnosti ali ukrepa in za katero ni bila zahtevana odobritev Komisije.
Any sum received unduly and to be recovered shall be repaid to the Commission.
Vsak neupravičeno prejeti znesek, ki ga je treba povrniti, se vrne Komisiji.
Interest on account of late payment shall be charged on sums not repaid in compliance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation and in accordance with the arrangements to be drawn up by the Commission pursuant to the procedures referred to in Title VIII.’
Za nepovrnjene zneske se v skladu s finančno uredbo in na način, ki ga določi Komisija po postopkih iz naslova VIII, obračunajo zamudne obresti.“
Article 52(1) of Regulation No 1260/99 provides that:
Člen 52(1) Uredbe �t. 1260/1999 določa:
Regulation No 1681/94
Uredba �t. 1681/94
Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1681/94 of 11 July 1994 concerning irregularities and the recovery of sums wrongly paid in connection with the financing of the structural policies and the organisation of an information system in this field (OJ 1994 L 178, p.
Člen 2 Uredbe Komisije (ES) �t. 1681/94 z dne 11. julija 1994 o nepravilnostih in izterjavi nepravilno plačanih zneskov v okviru financiranja strukturnih politik ter organizaciji ustreznega informacijskega sistema na tem področju (UL L 178, str.
43) provides that:
43) določa:
Member States shall communicate to the Commission within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation:
Države članice v treh mesecih po začetku veljavnosti te uredbe Komisiji sporočijo:
— the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action for the application of the measures under Article 23(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88,
– zakone ali druge predpise za izvajanje ukrepov po členu 23(1) Uredbe (EGS) �t. 4253/88,
This information must be sufficiently detailed to allow the Commission to decide as soon as possible after consulting the authorities of the member States concerned, who shall bear the financial consequences in accordance with the third indent of Article 23(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
To sporočilo mora biti dovolj podrobno, da Komisiji omogoči čim prej�njo odločitev po posvetovanju z organi zadevnih držav članic, kdo bo nosil finančne posledice v skladu s tretjo alineo člena 23(1) Uredbe (EGS) �t. 4253/88.
In the eventuality referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may expressly request the Member State to continue the recovery procedure.’
V primeru iz odstavka 2 lahko Komisija od države članice izrecno zahteva, da nadaljuje postopek izterjave.“
National rules
Nacionalna ureditev
The ESF Regulation laid down a number of rules for the administration and supervision of projects.
ESF Regeling vsebuje pravila o spremljanju in nadzorovanju dejavnosti.
Article 2 of the ESF Regulation provides that a subsidy from the ESF may be granted to an applicant.
Člen 2 ESF Regeling določa, da se prosilcu lahko dodeli subvencija iz sredstev ESS.
Article 3 of the regulation provides that the subsidy will be granted only if the European and national rules are complied with.
Člen 3 teh pravil določa, da se subvencija dodeli le ob upo�tevanju evropske in nacionalne zakonodaje.
Article 10 of the regulation provides that the applicant for a subsidy is responsible for ensuring that the project is administered by its own project administration, in which all information to be verified is recorded at the right time, and also provides for supervision by the authorities.
Člen 10 istih pravil določa, da mora prosilec za subvencijo zagotoviti ločeno upravno spremljanje projekta, s tem da pravočasno sporoča vse podatke, ki jih je treba preverjati, predvideva pa tudi upravni nadzor.
Finally, Article 14 of the ESF Regulation provides that the amount of the subsidy is determined in accordance with the implementation of the project and Article 15 of the regulation provides for withdrawal of the subsidy if the conditions under which it was granted are not complied with.
Končno, člen 14 ESF Regeling določa, da je določitev zneska subvencije odvisna od izvedbe projekta, člen 15 istih pravil pa določa, da se v primeru nespo�tovanja pogojev, povezanih s subvencijo, slednja razveljavi.
Under that measure, the rules on subsidies are divided into stages, namely, the grant and the determination.
V skladu s tem zakonom sestavljata sistem subvencioniranja dve fazi, in sicer odobritev in določitev.
The decision to grant the subsidy must be adopted before the subsidised activity commences.
Odločba o odobritvi subvencije se izda pred začetkom izvajanja subvencionirane dejavnosti.
The decision entitles the applicant to finance in order to carry out the subsidised activity in accordance with any obligations that may have been imposed upon him.
S to odločbo se prosilcu za subvencijo prizna pravica do finančnih sredstev za izvedbo subvencioniranega projekta, pri
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If the applicant carries out the activities and complies with the said obligations, the administrative authority can no longer revoke the granting of the subsidy.
Če prosilec dejavnost izvede in izpolni omenjene pogoje, upravni organ ne more spremeniti odločitve o odobritvi.
It thus incurs a financial obligation right from that stage of the procedure.
Torej se finančno obveže že v tej fazi postopka.
The provisions of the AWB concerning the determination and recovery of subsidies are as follows:
Awb vsebuje naslednje določbe o določanju in vračanju subvencij:
‘Article 4:46
„Člen 4:46
Where an order determining a subsidy is issued, the administrative authority shall determine the subsidy in accordance with the subsidy granted.
Če je bila sprejeta odločba o odobritvi subvencije, upravni organ določi subvencijo v znesku, predvidenem v omenjeni odločbi.
The subsidy may be determined at a lower level where: a. the activities in respect of which the subsidy was granted have not, or not fully, occurred; b. the subsidy recipient has failed to fulfil the obligations attached to the subsidy;
Subvencijo je mogoče določiti v nižjem znesku, če: a. dejavnosti, za katere je bila odobrena, niso bile izvedene oziroma niso bile izvedene v celoti; b. upravičenec do subvencije ni izpolnil pogojev, povezanih z odobritvijo subvencije;
VERENIGING NATIONAAL OVERLEGORGAAN SOCIALE WERKVOORZIENING AND OTHERS c. the subsidy recipient has provided incorrect or incomplete information and the provision of correct or complete information would have resulted in a different decision in response to the application for the grant of a subsidy, or d. the subsidy granted was otherwise incorrect and the subsidy recipient was, or ought to have been, aware thereof.
VERENIGING NATIONAAL OVERLEGORGAAN SOCIALE WERKVOORZIENING IN DRUGI c. je upravičenec do subvencije predložil netočne ali nepopolne podatke in bi bilo, če bi bili predloženi podatki pravilni in popolni, odločeno drugače, ali d. je bila odločba o odobritvi subvencije napačna iz drugega razloga, upravičenec pa je to vedel oziroma bi to moral vedeti.
Article 4:49
Člen 4:49
(a) there are facts or circumstances of which it could not reasonably have been aware at the time the subsidy was determined and which would have resulted in a lower subsidy being determined than that in the order on the granting of the subsidy;
Upravni organ lahko odločbo o določitvi subvencije razveljavi ali jo spremeni v �kodo upravičenca, če: a. obstajajo dejstva ali okoli�čine, za katere organ ob določitvi upravičeno ni mogel vedeti in zaradi katerih bi bila subvencija določena v nižjem znesku, kot je bil predviden v odločbi o odobritvi; b. je bila odločba o določitvi subvencije napačna, upravičenec pa je to vedel oziroma bi to moral vedeti, ali
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Save as otherwise provided, withdrawal or alteration has effect retroactively to the date on which the subsidy was determined.
Če ni določeno drugače, veljata razveljavitev ali sprememba z učinkom za nazaj, in sicer od dne, ko je bila subvencija določena.
The decision determining the subsidy may not be withdrawn or altered to the detriment of the recipient once five years have elapsed from the date on which the decision was made known or, in the case referred to in paragraph 1(c), from the date of the infringement of the obligation or the date on which that obligation should have been fulfilled.
Odločbe o določitvi subvencije ni več mogoče razveljaviti ali spremeniti v �kodo upravičenca po preteku petih let od dne, ko je bil ta obve�čen o njej, oziroma, v primeru iz odstavka 1(c), od dne kr�itve pogoja ali dne, ko bi moral biti pogoj izpolnjen.
Article 4:57
Člen 4:57
Any amounts of subsidy or advances unduly paid may be recovered in so far as five years have not elapsed from the day on which the subsidy was fixed or an act as referred to in paragraph 1(c) of Article 4.49 took place.
Za subvencije in predplačila, izplačana brez pravne podlage, se lahko zahteva vračilo v petih letih od dne, ko je bila subvencija določena oziroma ko so nastopili dogodki iz člena 4:49(1)(c).
The actions in the main proceedings and the questions referred for a preliminary ruling
Spora o glavni stvari in vprašanja za predhodno odločanje
The facts at issue in the main proceedings, as they appear in the national court’s decision, are as follows.
Dejansko stanje v postopku v glavni stvari, kot izhaja iz predložitvenih odločb, je naslednje.
Case C­383/06
Zadeva C-383/06
In the course of 1998, the Vereniging Nationaal Overlegorgaan Sociale Werkvoorziening applied for a subsidy for a project entitled ‘Training of sheltered employment partners’ in the framework of the ESF’s apprenticeship and training programmes.
Vereniging Nationaal Overlegorgaan Sociale Werkvoorziening je leta 1998 zaprosilo za subvencijo za projekt, poimenovan Usposabljanje partnerjev za�čitene zaposlitve, zasnovan v okviru projektov prakse in usposabljanja ESS.
That project was provided for in Annex 1 to the ESF Regulation, which deals with the return to the labour market by providing training for unemployed persons who were excluded from it.
Omenjeni projekt je bil predviden v prilogi 1 k ESF Regeling, ki se nana�a na ponovno vključevanje brezposelnih oseb, ki so precej oddaljene od trga delovne sile, na ta trg, s tem da se jim zagotovi usposabljanje.
By decision of 8 December 1998 the Directorate General granted subsidies of a maximum of NLG 3 000 000 for 1998 and of a maximum of NLG 4 140 849 for 1999.
Generalna direkcija je z odločbo z dne 8. decembra 1998 odobrila subvencijo v vi�ini največ 3.000.000 NLG za leto 1998 in največ 4.140.849 NLG za leto 1999.
By decision of 3 December 1999, the amount of the subsidy for 1999 was amended and increased to NLG 6 686 850.
Znesek subvencije za leto 1999 je bil z odločbo z dne 3. decembra 1999 spremenjen in povečan na 6.686.850 NLG.
Finally, by decision of 16 June 2000, the amount of the subsidy was fixed at NLG 2 900 000 for 1999 and at NLG 3 786 850 for 2000 on the basis that the activities for which the subsidy had been granted continued during 2000.
Končno je bil z odločbo z dne 16. junija 2000 znesek subvencij določen v vi�ini 2.900.000 NLG za leto 1999 in 3.786.850 NLG za leto 2000 z obrazložitvijo, da so se dejavnosti, za katere je bila odobrena subvencija, izvajale tudi leta 2000.
The three decisions specified that the subsidies were granted subject to an obligation to implement the abovementioned project in accordance with the application and in compliance with the rules laid down in the ESF Regulation.
Te tri odločbe so odobritev subvencij pogojevale s tem, da se zgoraj navedeni projekt izvede v skladu z navedbami v vlogi in ob upo�tevanju določb ESF Regeling.
By decision of 28 January 2002, adopted on the basis of Article 4.46(2) of the AWB, the Ministry determined the subsidy in respect of the years 1998, 1999 and 2000 at zero and claimed back the amount of NLG 6 434 469.80.
Ministrstvo je z odločbo z dne 28. januarja 2002, sprejeto na podlagi člena 4:46(2) Awb, določilo subvencije za leta 1998, 1999 in 2000 v vi�ini nič in zahtevalo vračilo zneska 6.434.469,80 NLG.
The Ministry considered that no precise and consistent final declaration summarising the data for 1998, 1999 and 2000 had been submitted, contrary to Article 11(2) of the ESF Regulation.
Ministrstvo je menilo, da v nasprotju z določbami člena 11(2) ESF Regeling ni bila predložena točna in skladna končna izjava, ki bi vsebovala pregled podatkov za leta 1998, 1999 in 2000.
Moreover, no summary of the effects of the activity carried out had been made, contrary to the rules laid down in that regulation.
Poleg tega v nasprotju z določbami teh pravil ni bil narejen pregled učinkov izvedene dejavnosti.
Finally, the Ministry considered that the project was not directed at the movement from sheltered employment to the normal labour market, contrary to the terms of the application for the subsidy, and that the
Končno je Ministrstvo menilo, da projekt v nasprotju z navedbami v vlogi ni bil usmerjen v prehod
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The Ministry declared unfounded the complaint lodged by Vereniging Nationaal Overlegorgaan Sociale Werkvoorziening against the decision of 28 January 2002.
Ministrstvo je ugovor Vereiniging Nationaal Overlegorgaan Sociale Werkvoorziening zoper odločbo z dne 28. januarja 2002 zavrnilo kot neutemeljenega.
The Ministry indicated, in particular, that the failure to fulfil the obligation to implement the project in accordance with the application was not rectified by the subsequent regularisation of the rules relating to form.
Navedlo je zlasti, da neizpolnitve pogoja, da je treba projekt izvesti v skladu z navedbami v vlogi, ni mogoče odpraviti z naknadno ureditvijo obličnosti.