Translation of "Energieintensive unternehmen" in English

That is also why I think having a ceiling for energy-intensive companies is very important.

The exemption mechanism consequently favours energy-intensive businesses in comparison with all other electricity consumers.

In addition, certain energy-intensive companies have concluded voluntary energy-saving agreements with the Danish government.

Even large-scale, energy-intensive businesses must reduce their CO2 emissions in the long term.

At present, energy-intensive companies or parts of such companies can for the most part be exempted from the EEG levy.

The Commission considered that the tax refund system favoured de facto energy-intensive companies and was therefore selective.

The correction mechanism for energy-intensive undertakings has no negative impact on the steering effect of the energy tax system.

All these elements together are a strong indication that the measure indeed targets energy-intensive users.

Electricity prices in Italy were 38 % higher than the EU average for energy-intensive users.

It also reduces the financial burden on energy-intensive users and certain auto-generators by reducing their EEG-surcharge.

The new portal helps energy-intensive companies to reduce their electricity consumption and save costs.

Rising energy costs and stricter statutory energy efficiency requirements are creating a burden for energy-intensive companies.

In particular for companies requiring a high amount of energy the standard offers comprehensive systematic requirements and instructions for successful implementation.

Under current German law, energy-intensive companies are partially exempt from paying various surcharges and additional costs.

However, the threshold has the effect that the measure is de facto tailored to energy-intensive users.

Accordingly, the general introduction of upper limits on taxation for energy-intensive firms, as provided in Article 15 of the Commission proposal, makes a great deal of sense.

This is also confirmed by comments made by Marienhütte, which explicitly refers to the measure as a correction mechanism for energy-intensive undertakings.

Undertakings normally have to pay the full tax rates, with the exception of those achieving a threshold that is de facto tailored to apply only to energy-intensive users.

The measure gives rise to a different treatment, by establishing objective criteria, in the form of a tax cap only for certain businesses, which in the present case is the specific group of energy-intensive users.

In this respect, any exemption from an energy tax for energy-intensive users, which by definition are also polluters, cannot be in the nature and logic of the system.

Such a burden would have been particularly heavy for energy-intensive undertakings without the tax rebate assessed in this Decision.

I believe that we have actually always agreed that there have to be derogations for energy intensive enterprises, but that these derogations should at least incorporate conditions enabling the situation to be tackled.