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For at kunne beregne kompensationsberettigede nettodriftsudgifter skal RTP fratrække driftsindtægter fra hver public service-forpligtelse fra driftsudgifterne.
in order to calculate the net reimbursable operating costs, RTP has to deduct from the operating cost the operating revenues deriving from each public service obligation,
For så vidt angår den tidligere public service-aftale var det ikke muligt at opnå kompensation for generelle public service-forpligtelser til drift af RTP 1 og RTP 2 og dækningen af de selvstyrende regioner gennem en af kanalerne [42].
under the Old Public Service Contract, no compensation was possible for the general public service obligation to operate RTP 1 and RTP 2 and to cover the Autonomous Regions with one of the channels [42],
For så vidt angår den nye public service-aftale kan driftsudgifter for RTP 1 og RTP 2 være genstand for kompensationsbetalinger, dog ikke yderligere uforudsete nettodriftsudgifter for RTP 1 og RTP 2 [43].(66) RTP har i sine årsrapporter om public service-aktivitet oplyst nettoudgifter i forbindelse med sin public service-forpligtelse i overensstemmelse med den ovenfor beskrevne udgiftsberegningsmetode.
under the New Public Service Contract the operating costs of RTP 1 and RTP 2 can be compensated for, but no extra compensation is possible in the event of the real net operating costs of RTP 1 and RTP 2 exceeding the planned cost [43].(66) RTP has reported the net cost of providing the public service in the annual public service reports in line with the cost calculation method described above.
Følgende tabel giver en oversigt over udgifterne fordelt på public service-aktivitet, der er berettiget til kompensationsbetaling.
The table below gives an overview of the costs of each public service activity entitled to receive compensation payments.
Oplyste og kompensationsberettigede nettoudgifter i tilknytning til public service-tv
Net reported and reimbursable costs of the public service
Kilde: De portugisiske myndigheder og public service-rapporterne.
Source: Portuguese authorities and public service reports.
Drift af RTP Internacional
Operation of RTP International
Direkte udsendelse på RTP 1 vedrørende Madeira og Azorerne
Direct broadcasting by RTP 1 to Azores and Madeira
Audiovisuelle arkiver
Audiovisual archives
Samarbejde med portugisisksprogede afrikanske lande
Cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa
Dækningsdifference
Coverage differential
Afdelinger/korrespondenter
Delegations/correspondents
Fundação do Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos
Carlos National Theatre Foundation
Støtte til filmproduktion
Cinema promotion
Drift af afdelinger i de selvstyrende regioner
Operation of autonomous regional centres
Udsendelser for bestemte enheder
Broadcasting for specific entities
Nettodriftsudgifter for RTP 1
Net operating costs of RTP 1
Nettodriftsudgifter for RTP 2
Net operating costs of RTP 2
Nettodriftsudgifter i alt
Total net operating costs
Følgende tabel giver en oversigt over RTP's investeringer i udstyr i tilknytning til public service-tv.
The table below gives an overview of RTP investments in equipment for public service activities.
Den viser sideløbende faktiske investeringer i public service-tv, som de fremstår i årsregnskaberne, og de investeringer, der optræder i public service-rapporterne.
It presents both the real investments in public service activities, as shown in the annual financial accounts, and the investments reported in the public service reports.
Som det fremgår, var afholdte investeringer i tilknytning til public service-tv større end de investeringer, der indgår i public service-aftalerne.
It will be noted that the real investments in public service activities were higher than the investments reported in the public service reports.
Investeringer i public service-tv
Investments in public service activities
Kilde: RTP's årsregnskaber og public service-rapporterne.
Source: RTP financial accounts and public service reports.
Årsregnskaber
Financial accounts
Public service-rapporter
Public service reports
Formålet med foranstaltningerne
Objective of the measures
Formålet med foranstaltningerne var at kompensere RTP for de public service-forpligtelser, der er pålagt virksomheden, og finansiere virksomhedens investeringer.
The objective of the measures was to compensate RTP for the public service obligations imposed on it and to finance its investments.
Foranstaltningernes eventuelle virkninger
Possible effects of the measures
Den portugisiske operatør af public service-tv blev ikke valgt efter en procedure, hvori samtlige interesserede kunne fremlægge det kompensationsbeløb, som de ville kræve for driften af koncessionen for public service-tv.
In Portugal the public service operator was not selected as a result of a procedure in which all interested undertakings had the opportunity to state the amount of compensation they would need to operate a public service television broadcasting concession.
RTP blev udnævnt af regeringen til at forestå ydelser i form af public service-tv.
RTP was appointed by the Government to provide public service television.
Der har siden 1992 være såvel offentlige som private tv-operatører til stede på det portugisiske tv-marked.
Since 1992, both commercial and public service broadcasters have been active in the Portuguese television market.
Udover RTP har de private operatører, SIC og TVI, licens til drift af tv-kanaler.
Apart from RTP, the commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI are licensed to broadcast television channels.
SIC var den første private operatør, der påbegyndte radiospredningsaktivitet den 6. oktober 1992.
SIC was the first private operator to start broadcasting on 6 October 1992.
Foranstaltningerne til fordel for RTP kan have til virkning, at konkurrencen fordrejes på det portugisiske tv-marked.
The measures in favour of RTP could have the effect of distorting competition in the television broadcasting market.
Årsager til procedurens indledning
Grounds for initiating the procedure
Kommissionen indledte proceduren efter Førsteinstansrettens dom fra 2000 [45]. Med denne dom annulleredes Kommissionens beslutning fra 1996 [46].
The Commission initiated the procedure following a judgment by the Court of First Instance in 2000 [45] which annulled the Commission's 1996 decision [46].
På grund af den tid, der var nødvendig for en første vurdering, og tvivlen med hensyn til finansieringens størrelse i forhold til de kompenseringsberettigede udgifter i tilknytning til RTP's public service-ydelser indledte Kommissionen imidlertid en procedure i forbindelse med de klager, som SIC havde indgivet i 1996 og 1997.
Furthermore, considering the duration of its preliminary assessment and its doubts as to the proportionality of the financing of RTP's reimbursable public service costs, the Commission initiated the procedure following complaints made by SIC in 1996 and 1997.
De pågældende foranstaltninger vedrører statens betaling for overførslen af tv-nettet, støtten til filmproduktion, omstruktureringsplanen for 1996-2000, kapitaltilførslerne i 1994-1997 og et lån.
The measures objected to were a payment by the State for the hiving-off of the television broadcasting network, a bond issue, cinema promotion, the 1996 to 2000 restructuring plan, capital injections in the period 1994 to 1997 and a loan.
Kommissionen gav ved procedurens indledning udtryk for sin tvivl om, hvorvidt der var tale om overkompensering fra statens side af RTP i tilknytning til udgifterne afholdt ved public service-ydelserne i forhold til de samlede kompensationsberettigede nettoudgifter ved public service-ydelserne.
When initiating the formal investigation procedure, the Commission, taking into account the total reimbursable public service costs of RTP in the period 1992 to 1998, expressed doubts as to whether the Portuguese State did not overcompensate for the net public service costs of RTP.
BEMÆRKNINGER FRA DIREKTE INTERESSEREDE
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Efter procedurens indledning indsendte forskellige direkte interesserede deres bemærkning til foranstaltningerne.
Following the initiation of the investigation procedure, several interested parties commented on the measures.
Følgende er en oversigt over relevante bemærkninger fra disse direkte interesserede fordelt på de enkelte foranstaltninger.
Below is an overview of the relevant comments from these parties on each measure.
SIC og TVI påpeger, at fritagelsen fra afgifter og gebyrer for registrering udgør en undtagelse fra de regler, der finder anvendelse på enhver ændring af et selskabs vedtægter.
SIC and TVI argued that the exemptions from registration charges are an exception to the rules normally applicable to any change in a company's statutes.
SIC bemærkede, at foranstaltningens anvendelsesområde ikke begrænser sig til RTP's stiftelse.
SIC commented that the measure is not limited to the creation of RTP.
På grundlag af artikel 11, stk. 2, i vedtægterne er RTP fuldstændigt fritaget fra afgifter og gebyrer i forbindelse med alle former for registrering.
On the basis of Article 11(2) of its statutes, RTP enjoys a general exemption from the payment of taxes and charges for any kind of registration.
TVI bemærker sig, at RTP også var fritaget for betaling af udgifter i forbindelse med oprettelse for notar af dokumenter.
TVI commented that RTP was also exempt from any costs linked to the publication of the deed.
For så vidt angår betalingsfaciliteter med hensyn til afgifter for brug af tv-nettet anfører de direkte interesserede, at det bør klarlægges, om der påløb renter, og hvilken afgiftssats der blev anvendt på Portugal Telecoms betalinger.
As regards the facilities for paying the fee for use of the television broadcasting network, the interested parties commented that it should be made clear whether interest was actually charged and at what rate and whether any payments were made to Portugal Telecom.
Herudover burde det også klarlægges, hvor stor RTP's nuværende gæld er til Portugal Telecom.
Furthermore, clarification should be provided on RTP's current level of indebtedness towards Portugal Telecom.
SIC og TVI fremlagde også bemærkninger om omlægning af gælden til socialsikringsmyndighederne.
SIC and TVI commented on the rescheduling of debt due to the social security scheme.
De hævder, at RTP fik tilladelse til at afskrive gælden til socialsikringsmyndighederne på betingelser, der afviger fra dem, der finder anvendelse på andre virksomheder i henhold til lovdekret nr. 411/91.
They argued that RTP was allowed to amortise that debt on different terms from those applicable to other undertakings under Decree-Law No 411/91.
ACT fremhævede statens centrale rolle i aftalen.
ACT underlined the central role of the State in the agreement.
For så vidt angår salget af tv-nettet bemærker ACT og TVI, at der bør foretages en økonomisk og regnskabsmæssig analyse af det nyoprettede selskab TDP's formueværdi, så det kan fastlægges, om der var tale om overkompensering.
As regards the sale of the television network, ACT and TVI commented that an accountancy and economic analysis of the value of the assets of the newly created company TDP should be carried out to determine whether there had been any overcompensation.
Vedrørende dette spørgsmål erklærer Mediaset og ACT, at tv-nettet blev oprettet på grundlag af statens finansiering og ikke operatørens.
On this issue Mediaset and ACT stated that the television network has been created thanks to state financing and not by the operator itself.
De stiller derfor spørgsmålstegn ved, om RTP's kompensation for disse statsmidler er berettiget.
They therefore questioned whether the compensation to RTP for this state asset was justified.
For så vidt angår obligationsudstedelsen, understreger SIC, at i betragtning af RTP's økonomiske situation kunne markedet kun acceptere udstedelsen, fordi selskabet var 100 % ejet af staten.
As regards the bond issue, SIC stressed that, in view of RTP's financial situation, it was only because the State is 100 % owner of the shares that the bond was accepted on the market.
Herudover bemærker Mediaset, at Kommissionen i sin analyse bør undersøge garantiens substans snarere end formen.
Furthermore, Mediaset observed that the Commission should look at the substance of any guarantee rather than the form.
For så vidt angår protokollen om støtte til filmproduktion, bemærker SIC, at staten indvilligede i årligt at kompensere udgifter som følge af public service-forpligtelsen, som omfatter fremme af filmproduktion, hvorfor RTP er blevet dobbeltfinansieret i denne henseende.
As to the protocol on cinema promotion, SIC commented that the State had undertaken to provide compensation each year for the costs of the public service obligation, including cinema promotion. This thus represented double financing for RTP for the same aim.
TVI bemærker, at lignende protokoller er undertegnet med de private operatører, men kun RTP får statsstøtte hertil.
TVI commented that similar protocols have been signed with private broadcasters but that only RTP receives state support.
TVI fremfører endvidere, at protokollen om støtte til filmproduktion fra 1996 blev erstattet i 2000, hvorefter RTP i egenskab af koproducent skal samfinansiere samtlige filmprojekter, der får støtte af det portugisiske filmstøtteorgan, ICAM (Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimedia).
Furthermore, TVI argued that the 1996 protocol on cinema promotion was replaced in 2000, with RTP having to cofinance as a co-producer all film projects receiving financing from ICAM (Cinema, Audiovisual and Multimedia Institute).
For så vidt angår dette spørgsmål, bemærker Mediaset, at i den udstrækning finansieringsbetingelserne kræver, at den offentlige operatør deltager i koproduktioner med uafhængige producenter, bør det sikres, at deltagelsen ikke giver en indirekte fordel til den offentlige operatør i denne forhold til sådanne filmproducenter.
On this issue Mediaset observed that, in so far as the terms of funding require the public broadcaster to participate in co-productions with independent producers, it is necessary to ensure that such participation does not confer an indirect benefit on the public operator in its relationship with such film producers.
For så vidt angår kapitaltilførslerne i perioden 1994-1997, bemærker SIC, ACT, Mediaset og TVI, at ingen fornuftig investor ville have forhøjet kapitalen i et selskab i RTP's situation.
As regards the capital injections in 1994 to 1997, SIC, ACT, Mediaset and TVI commented that no rational shareholder would have increased the capital of a company with the characteristics of RTP.
Kapitaltilførslerne skete til et tabsgivende selskab uden sammenhængende omstruktureringsplan, der kunne genetablere selskabets rentabilitet.
The capital injections benefited a company with a huge deficit but without a coherent restructuring plan for restoring viability.
SIC anfører tillige, at ingen finansieringsinstitution ville have godkendt långivning til RTP i betragtning af den tekniske insolvenssituation i 1996.
SIC also argued that, given the situation of technical bankruptcy in which RTP found itself in 1996, no financial institution would have approved a loan for it.
Mediaset og ACT anmoder om, at der i undersøgelsesproceduren ses nærmere på det uafhængige tilsyn med public service-aktiviteterne.
Mediaset and ACT requested that greater emphasis be placed during the investigation procedure on the independent supervision of the delivery of the public service remit.
De private tv-selskaber, SIC og TVI, mener, at Kommissionen bør konkludere, at foranstaltningerne udgør uforenelig statsstøtte, idet de statslige midler, der er tilgået RTP, er uforholdsmæssigt store.
The commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI commented that the Commission should conclude that the measures constituted incompatible state aid as the public funds granted to RTP were disproportionate.
KOMMENTARER FRA DE PORTUGISISKE MYNDIGHEDER
COMMENTS FROM PORTUGAL
Med hensyn til fritagelsen fra afgifter og gebyrer for registrering bemærker de portugisiske myndigheder, at i den udstrækning det ikke var nødvendigt med oprettelse for notar for at formalisere omdannelse af den offentlige virksomhed til aktieselskab, var der ingen grund til at opkræve sådanne afgifter og gebyrer.
As regards the exemption from registration charges, the Portuguese authorities commented that, since it was not necessary to issue a public deed formalising the act of conversion of the public undertaking into a public limited company, no basis existed for the collection of the respective taxes and emoluments.
For så vidt angår SIC's bemærkninger om artikel 11, stk. 2, i lov nr. 21/92, bemærker de portugisiske myndigheder, at den portugisiske lovgiver ikke har givet offentlige virksomheder specifikke fiskale fordele ved selskabsomdannelser eller omstrukturering.
As regards the comments of SIC on Article 11(2) of Law No 21/92, they responded that the Portuguese legislator did not grant public undertakings specific tax benefits in the event of business conversion or restructuring.
Grundlaget for fritagelsen findes i lovdekret nr. 404/90.
The exemption was based on Decree-Law No 404/90.
Med hensyn til de forsinkede betalinger for brugen af nettet hævder de portugisiske myndigheder, at Portugal Telecoms omlægning af gælden udgør en fælles strategi i forholdet mellem kreditor og debitor og dermed ikke statslig indgriben.
As regards late payment of amounts payable for use of the network, the Portuguese authorities claim that the rescheduling of debt by Portugal Telecom was a common strategy in commercial relations between creditor and debtor and did not result from intervention by the State.
De portugisiske myndigheder hævder, at grundlaget for den oprindelige aftale mellem socialsikringsmyndighederne og RTP om gældsomlægningen og eftergivelsen af renter har sin oprindelse i en retstvist over forfatningsstridigheden af lovbekendtgørelse nr. 12/83, som regulerer beregningsgrundlaget for socialsikringsbidrag i tilknytning til vederlag for ekstraordinært arbejde.
The Portuguese authorities claim that the background to the initial agreement between the social security scheme and RTP on the rescheduling of debt and the waiver of interest and fines was a legal dispute surrounding the constitutionality of Implementing Decree No 12/83, which governs social security contributions in connection with remuneration for overtime.
Aftalen om gældsomlægningen anerkender RTP's fortolkning, hvorefter vederlaget ikke skulle være genstand for bidrag til socialsikringsmyndighederne som bekræftet af en sagkyndig i fiskale forhold.
The agreement acknowledged RTP's interpretation — confirmed by a tax specialist — that the remuneration was not subject to social security contributions.
For det andet bekræfter de portugisiske myndigheder, at regeringens formelle godkendelse af aftalen ikke tildeler nogen specifik økonomisk fordel til RTP i forhold til andre virksomheder under lignende omstændigheder efter lovdekret nr. 411/91.
Secondly, the authorities claim that the formal authorisation of this agreement by the Government did not confer a specific financial advantage on RTP compared with other undertakings in similar circumstances under Decree-Law No 411/91.
De portugisiske myndigheder hævder, at undtagelsen fra artikel 2, stk. 1, litra d), finder anvendelse på RTP, da virksomheden blev genstand for statslig indgriben og undergik forskellige ændringer inden for rammerne af forvaltningen under en administrativ kommission nedsat af regeringen i 1977 [47].
They maintain that the derogation of Article 2(1)(d) applies to RTP as it was the subject of state intervention and experienced various vicissitudes under the management of an administrative commission appointed by the Government in 1977 [47].
Ifølge de portugisiske myndigheder understreges den generelle karakter af det forhold, at der i medfør af samme lov var indgået en aftale med en af de direkte interesserede.
According to the Portuguese authorities, the general nature is underlined by the fact that an arrangement has been made with one of the interested parties on the basis of the same law.
For så vidt angår betalingen for tv-nettets overførsel i 1993, bemærker de portugisiske myndigheder, at finansieringen var direkte knyttet til opsplitningen og salget af nettet til transport og udsendelse af tv-signaler.
As regards the payment for the hiving-off of the television network, the Portuguese authorities commented in 1993 that the funding was directly linked to the process of splitting off and selling the network for carrying and transmitting television signals.
Staten erhvervede TDP fra RTP, og betalingen fandt sted gennem en forhøjelse af RTP's kapital med nøjagtig samme beløb som de overførte aktivers værdi, hvorfor det ikke drejer sig om statsstøtte.
The State purchased TDP from RTP. Since it paid for the purchase by increasing RTP's capital by an amount exactly equal to the value of the assets that had been hived off, the measure does not constitute state aid.
For så vidt angår udstedelsen af obligationer ledsaget af en statsgaranti, forsvarer de portugisiske myndigheder det synspunkt, at dette aktionærlån ikke indebærer nogen form for garanti fra den portugisiske stat, hvilket underbygges af tekniske dokumenter om spørgsmålet.
As regards the bond issue accompanied by a state guarantee the Portuguese authorities argued that this shareholder loan did not involve any guarantee by the Portuguese State, as demonstrated by the technical documents relating to the matter.
Om protokollen om filmstøtte bemærker de portugisiske myndigheder, at protokollen fra 1996 klarlægger og fastlægger vilkårene for RTP's public service-forpligtelse til at støtte og fremme filmproduktion.
As regards the 1996 protocol on cinema promotion, the Portuguese authorities commented that it clarifies and lays down the terms of RTP's public service obligation to support and promote cinema production.
I henhold til protokollen skal RTP samfinansiere »projekter, der modtager finansiel støtte« efter en forhåndsudvælgelse af den ansvarlige statslige enhed.
Under the protocol, RTP was required to co-finance ‘projects receiving financial support’ that had been pre-selected by the responsible government body.
Ifølge de portugisiske myndigheder kan betingelserne i den protokol, der er indgået med RTP, ikke sammenlignes med de protokoller, der er indgået med SIC og TVI, da RTP var forpligtet til at samfinansiere filmiske værker, hvis tv-interesse måske var begrænset eller endog ikke-eksisterende.
According to the Portuguese authorities, the terms of the protocol concluded with RTP were not comparable to those concluded with SIC and TVI, as RTP was obliged to co-finance cinematographic works whose television viewing interest might be low or even non-existent.
Under alle omstændigheder var tilskuddet fra RTP meget højere end gennemsnitsværdien af de udsendelsesrettigheder, der var forbundet med værker egnet til tv-udsendelse.
In any case, the value of the subsidy granted by RTP was, as a general rule, far greater than the average value of the rights for showing works suitable for television broadcasting.
For så vidt angår omstruktureringsplanen for 1996-2000, oplyser de portugisiske myndigheder, at planen aldrig kom videre end den indledende fase, hvorfor den ikke udgør noget grundlag for statsligt tilskud til RTP.
As regards the restructuring plan for the period 1996 to 2000, the Portuguese authorities stated that the plan never got beyond the preparatory study and therefore did not form the basis for any financial support from the State to RTP.
Vedrørende lånet bemærker de portugisiske myndigheder, at de tekniske vilkår for lånet fastlægger, at den finansielle transaktion bar renter beregnet efter markedsvilkår.
As regards the loan, the Portuguese authorities commented that the technical conditions attached to it provided that the financial operation should carry interest calculated according to market criteria.