Betekenis van:
variable quantity

Voorbeeldzinnen

1. They provide for the continuous purchase of a guaranteed quantity of electricity by PSE and for permanent payment of the variable or fixed operating costs as per the price formulas indicated.
2. However this allegation is linked to the crop (variable by nature) and to the quantity produced and in any case has no impact on the injury factors as analysed by the Commission services.
3. As explained in point 7.3, the State aid element provided for in the PPAs consists in the purchase obligation by MVM of a certain capacity and a guaranteed minimum quantity of electricity at a price covering capital, fixed and variable costs over a significant part of the lifetime of the generating units, thereby guaranteeing a return on investment.
4. In concrete terms, they all provide for a purchase obligation on the part of MVM – for a duration covering a substantial part of the lifetime of the assets – of reserved capacities and a guaranteed quantity, with a pricing mechanism allowing the generators to cover their fixed and variable costs.
5. As the core principle of the PPAs is the same for all of them (obligation to purchase a certain minimum quantity of generated electricity, reservation of generation capacities, a price covering the justified fixed and variable costs over a duration of 15 to 27 years), each PPA has an impact on the market.
6. Subsequently, during the period between 1 January 2000 and 1 October 2003, Automobiles Peugeot SA modified the dealer remuneration system in order to introduce a variable margin component while retaining a ‘quantity bonus’ paid to dealers who achieved their targets for the registration of Peugeot vehicles in the Netherlands.
7. During the period between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1999, Automobiles Peugeot SA operated a dealer remuneration system which consisted in paying the dealer a flat-rate additional amount (‘bonus’ and ‘superbonus’) for the sale of all passenger car models registered in the Netherlands after 1 January 1997. Subsequently, during the period between 1 January 2000 and 1 October 2003, Automobiles Peugeot SA modified the dealer remuneration system in order to introduce a variable margin component while retaining a ‘quantity bonus’ paid to dealers who achieved their targets for the registration of Peugeot vehicles in the Netherlands.
8. As a result of the preliminary analysis, outlined in recitals 180 to 190, the Commission concluded that in order to establish whether an advantage existed, it should be ascertained whether under the conditions prevailing when Hungary joined the European Union, a market operator would have granted the generators a similar guarantee as that enshrined in the PPAs, namely a purchase obligation on the part of MVM of the capacities reserved in the PPAs (corresponding to a substantial proportion and, in many cases, to all the power plant's available capacities), a guaranteed minimum quantity of generated power over a period of 15 to 27 years corresponding to the typical expected lifetime of the assets concerned or their depreciation, at a price covering the plant's fixed and variable costs (including fuel costs) [53].