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Regeringen gjorde også Kommissionen opmærksom på, at i modsætning til den oprindelige plan, er det meningen, at SVT i 2006 skal modtage 384 mio. SEK (ekskl. moms) fra distributionskontoen i stedet for de 205 mio. SEK (ekskl. moms), der var beregnet i beslutningen om at indlede proceduren.
The Government also pointed out to the Commission that, contrary to the original assumption, SVT is scheduled to receive SEK 384 million (excluding VAT) in 2006 from the distribution account instead of SEK 205 million (excluding VAT) as estimated in the opening Decision.
Tabel 4 viser SVT's faktiske betalinger til Teracom (kolonne 1a til 1c) og Teracoms faktiske omkostninger til transmission af SVT (kolonne 2 og 4) i perioden 1999 til 2006.
Table 4 below presents SVT's actual payments to Teracom (columns 1a to 1c) and Teracom's actual costs of transmitting SVT (columns 2 to 4) for the period from 1999 to 2006.
Tabellen omfatter foruden det tidsrum, der er behandlet i beslutningen om at indlede proceduren, også årene 1999, 2000 og 2001.
In addition to the timeframe covered in the opening Decision, the table includes the years 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Ifølge regeringen giver disse tal Kommissionen mulighed for at verificere, at SVT i hele perioden siden lanceringen af det digitale jordnet i april 1999 ikke har betalt urimeligt høje gebyrer til Teracom.
According to the Government, these figures allow the Commission to verify that for the entire period since the launch of the digital terrestrial network in April 1999 SVT has not made any excessive payments to Teracom.
De supplerende oplysninger om årene 1999 til 2001 belyser også det problem, som Kommissionen påpegede i beslutningen om at indlede proceduren, nemlig at SVT modtog ekstra midler under den første fase i udbygningen af det digitale jordnet (fra 1997 til 2001), dvs. før distributionskontoen var oprettet.
The information relating to these additional years also addresses the concern raised by the Commission in the opening Decision, namely that SVT received extra funds during the initial phase of the roll-out of the digital terrestrial network (from 1997 until 2001) i.e., before the distribution account was created.
Disse tal indgår i tabel 4 (kolonne 1b) og er taget i betragtning ved beregningen af Teracoms fortjeneste og tab i dets forretninger med SVT.
These figures are included in Table 4 (column 1b) and are considered in the calculation of Teracom's profits and losses in its dealings with SVT.
Tabel 4 viser Teracoms fortjeneste og tab i dets forretninger med SVT (kolonne 5) på grundlag af Teracoms faktisk udgifter og gebyrer for hvert år mellem 1999 og 2006.
Based on Teracom's actual costs and fees, Table 4 illustrates, for every year between 1999 and 2006, Teracom's profits or losses in its dealings with SVT (column 5).
Det fremgår, at SVT's samlede betalinger til Teracom for analog og digital transmission (kolonne 1c) i alle årene undtagen 2005 var lavere end Teracoms samlede omkostninger til transmission af SVT (kolonne 4).
It appears that, in every year except 2005, SVT's total payments for analogue and digital transmission to Teracom (column 1c) have been lower than Teracom's total costs of transmitting SVT (column 4).
I perioden som helhed har transmissionen af SVT rent faktisk givet Teracom et tab på 149,5 mio. SEK.
Over the period as a whole, Teracom has in fact made losses on transmitting SVT in the order of SEK 149,5 million.
SVT's faktiske transmissionsgebyrer og Teracoms faktiske transmissionsomkostninger fra 1999 til 2006 (ekskl. moms)
SVT's actual transmission fees and Teracom's actual transmission costs from 1999 until 2006 (excluding VAT)
SVT's analoge gebyrer
SVT's analogue fees
SVT's digitale gebyrer
SVT's digital fees
SVT's gebyrer i alt
SVT's total fees
Teracoms årlige fortjeneste /tab
Teracom's annual profits/losses
(5 = 4–1c)
(5 = 4–1c)
Teracoms akkumulerede fortjeneste /tab
Teracom's accumulated profits/losses
Regeringen har forklaret Kommissionen, hvorfor Teracom led tab på transmissionen af SVT i perioden 1999 til 2006.
The Government has provided the Commission with explanations regarding the losses Teracom made on SVT transmissions during the period 1999 to 2006.
For det første var Teracoms prissætning for det digitale jordnet i følge regeringen baseret på det faktiske antal seere (den såkaldte penetrationsgrad), som var lavere end ventet i den første udbygningsfase.
First, according to the Government, Teracom's pricing in the digital terrestrial network was based on the actual number of viewers (the so-called penetration rate), which, during the initial phase of the roll-out, was below expectations.
For det andet kunne Teracom i begyndelsen ikke opkræve transmissionsgebyrer, som dækkede alle omkostningerne, da man ville incitere tv-selskaberne til at gå over til digital jordbaseret transmission.
Second, to give broadcasters an incentive to start digital terrestrial transmissions, Teracom was initially not able to charge transmission fees which would fully cover its costs.
For det tredje omfatter Teracoms omkostninger i tabel 4 visse beregnede omkostninger, som f.eks. det forventede afkast.
Finally, Teracom's costs as presented in include imputed costs such as the owner's required rate of return.
Sådanne beregnede omkostninger betragtes ikke som tab i henhold til regnskabsreglerne.
Such imputed costs are not considered losses under accountancy rules.
Regeringen har også forelagt Teracoms faktiske priser og omkostninger for transmission af andre tv-selskaber end SVT over det analoge og det digitale jordnet, specielt omkostningerne og priserne for Sveriges største kommercielle tv-selskab, TV4, som også er det eneste andet tv-selskab på det analoge jordnet.
The Government has also submitted Teracom's actual prices and costs of transmitting broadcasters other than SVT in the analogue and the digital terrestrial network, in particular the costs and prices of Sweden's main commercial broadcaster, TV4, which is also the only other broadcaster present in the analogue terrestrial network.
Hvor disse tal viser, at SVT har betalt højere transmissionsgebyrer end TV4, kan prisforskellene, ifølge regeringen, forklares ved, at der er særlige krav til transmissionen af SVT, f.eks. SVT's større dækning og højere kapacitetsudnyttelse, den regionale afkodning af SVT's transmissionssignaler og sikkerhedsforanstaltningerne.
To the extent that the data indicate that SVT has paid higher transmission fees than TV4, these price differences can, according to the Government, be explained by the special requirements for SVT's transmissions, for example, SVT's higher coverage rate and greater capacity utilisation, the regional breakdown of SVT's transmission signals and security enhancing measures.
Påstanden om, at der var udstedt kreditgaranti til Teracom
The alleged credit guarantee issued in favour of Teracom
Ifølge regeringen blev der aldrig udstedt nogen kreditgaranti.
According to the Government, a credit guarantee was never issued.
Regeringen indrømmer dog, at Riksdagen i februar 2002 vedtog en beslutning, som gav regeringen tilladelse til at udstede en kreditgaranti.
The Government concedes, however, that in February 2002 Parliament adopted a Decision authorizing the Government to issue a credit guarantee.
Som regeringen har påpeget, er det vigtigt at notere, at det ifølge den svenske grundlov kun er regeringen (og altså ikke Riksdagen), der kan påtage sig finansielle forpligtelser over for en tredjepart (f.eks. Teracom), som vedrører midler fra stats-budgettet.
As indicated by the Government, it is important to note that, according to the Swedish Constitution, only the Government, but not Parliament, can make financial commitments towards third parties (such as Teracom) with respect to funds belonging to the State budget.
Regeringen kan imidlertid ikke indgå sådanne forpligtelser uden Rigsdagens forudgående godkendelse.
However, the Government cannot make such commitments without Parliament's prior approval.
Desuden havde regeringen i dette tilfælde anmodet om, at det blev pålagt Riksgäldskontoret at udstede garantien.
Also, in the case at hand, the Government had requested that the National Debt Office be charged with the task of issuing the guarantee.
Regeringen har oplyst, at den i juni 2002, da Riksdagen havde givet sin godkendelse, ved en beslutning havde anmodet Riksgäldskontoret om at udstede en kreditgaranti til Teracom og pålægge Teracom et gebyr for de risici, der var forbundet dermed, og de administrative omkostninger.
According to the Government, once parliamentary approval was given, the Government, in June 2002, by decision, asked the National Debt Office to issue a credit guarantee in favour of Teracom and decide upon a fee to charge Teracom for the risks involved and the administrative costs.
Regeringen understreger dog, at det var udtrykkeligt angivet i beslutningen, at Riksgäldskontoret skulle undersøge, om en kreditgaranti var forenelig med EU-reglerne for statsstøtte, og hvis det ikke var tilfældet, skulle indsamle de oplysninger, der var nødvendige til en anmeldelse i henhold artikel 88, stk. 3, i EF-traktaten.
The Government emphasises, however, that this decision specified that the National Debt Office had to consider the EC rules on State aid to see whether a credit guarantee would be compatible with those rules, and, if it was not, to gather the information necessary for a notification under Article 88(3) of the Treaty.
Desuden skulle Riksgäldskontoret foretage en risikoanalyse af en eventuel statsgaranti.
In addition, the National Debt Office had to make a risk assessment of any State guarantee.
Det væsentlige er, at kreditgarantien ikke kunne udstedes, før Riksgäldskontoret havde truffet beslutning om garantiens størrelse og løbetid samt gebyrets størrelse, og før det var fastslået, at kreditgarantien ikke var uforenelig med EU-reglerne for statsstøtte.
Importantly, prior to a decision by the National Debt Office concerning the amount of the credit guarantee, the time period and the amount of the fee and prior to establishing that the credit guarantee would not conflict with EC State aid rules, the credit guarantee could not be issued.
Desuden fandt Riksgäldskontoret, at det ikke kunne udelukkes, at en statsgaranti kunne udgøre statsstøtte.
In addition, the National Debt Office found that it could not be excluded that a State guarantee would constitute State aid.
Ifølge regeringen traf hverken regeringen, Riksgäldskontoret eller Teracom nogen foranstaltninger, efter at Riksgäldskontoret havde fremsat sine synspunkter den 1. oktober 2002.
According to the Government, after the National Debt Office had reported its view on 1 October 2002, no actions were taken by the Government, the National Debt Office or by Teracom.
Kapitalindskuddet
Capital injection
Ifølge regeringen udgør det betingede aktionærindskud i form af et kapitalindskud ikke statsstøtte i betydningen i artikel 87, stk. 1, i EF-traktaten.
According to the Government, the conditional shareholder contribution in the form of a capital injection does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Regeringen bemærker for det første, at beslutningen om at indlede proceduren til dels er baseret på unøjagtige oplysninger, som får Teracoms økonomiske og finansielle situation til at se værre ud, end den i virkeligheden er.
The Government notes first that the opening Decision is based on partly inaccurate information, which makes Teracom's economic and financial situation look worse than in reality.
Teracoms solvens var ikke så lav som angivet i beslutningen om at indlede proceduren, og Teracom havde kun lidt tab i 2001 og 2002, men ikke i 2003.
Teracom's solvency was not as low as indicated in the opening Decision and Teracom had made losses only in 2001 and 2002 and not in 2003.
Ifølge regeringen foretog Kommissionen i beslutningen om at indlede proceduren en fejlbedømmelse af Teracoms økonomiske og finansielle situation på tidspunktet for kapitalindskuddet.
According to the Government, the Commission, in the opening Decision, made a wrong assessment of Teracom's economic and financial situation at the time of the capital injection.
Regeringen understreger, at Teracoms finansielle og økonomiske situation i slutningen af juni 2003, da regeringen gav Teracom et kapitalindskud, havde ændret sig betydeligt i forhold til den periode, som lå til grund for Riksgäldskontorets negative udtalelse til forslaget om at bevilge Teracom en statsgaranti.
The Government emphasises that at the end of June 2003, when it injected capital into Teracom, the company's financial and economic situation had changed considerably compared with the time period which provided the basis for the National Debt Office's negative opinion on the proposal to grant a State guarantee to Teracom.
Som regeringen har påpeget, havde Teracom i løbet af 2002 taget forskellige skridt for at løse sine finansielle og økonomiske problemer.
As indicated by the Government, over the course of 2002 Teracom had taken various steps to remedy its financial and economic problems.
Teracom havde solgt tre af sine datterselskaber, nedbragt sine omkostninger ved at opsige en stor del (20 %) af de ansatte, fusioneret visse datterselskaber, indstillet en del af sin virksomhed, koncentreret sine aktiviteter på færre steder og mindsket investeringerne i forhold til 2000 og 2001.
It sold off three of its subsidiaries, reduced costs by laying off a significant part of its workforce (20 %), merged subsidiaries, shut down parts of its operations and concentrated its business on fewer locations and reduced investments compared with 2000 and 2001.
Desuden var markedet for digitalt jordbaseret tv i positiv udvikling med voksende efterspørgsel efter digitale fjernsynsabonnementer, specielt i efteråret 2002.
In addition, the market for digital terrestrial television was developing favourably, with growing demand for digital television subscriptions, in particular during the autumn of 2002.
For Teracom medførte dette en betydelig stigning i det årlige salg af abonnementer, der steg fra ca. 100000 i slutningen af 2001 til ca. 140000 i slutningen af 2002.
For Teracom, this led to a significant increase in annual subscription sales from approximately 100000 at the end of 2001 to approximately 140000 at the end of 2002.
Disse omkostningsbesparende foranstaltninger og det øgede salg i anden halvdel af 2002 forbedrede Teracoms finansielle og økonomiske situation betydeligt, således at selskabet rent faktisk havde overskud allerede i de første tre måneder af 2003 — inden regeringen fremlagde sit forslag for Riksdagen.
These cost-cutting measures and the sales increase during the second half of 2002 significantly improved Teracom's financial and economic situation and, in fact, the company was already making profits in the first three months of 2003 — before the Government made its proposal to Parliament.
Regeringen forklarer, at den, da Riksgäldskontoret havde afgivet sin negative udtalelse, besluttede at foretage en mere grundig analyse af Teracoms økonomiske og finansielle situation i stedet for den statiske analyse, som Riksgäldskontoret havde gennemført.
The Government explains that, when the National Debt Office communicated its negative opinion to it, the Government decided to conduct a more in-depth analysis of Teracom's economic and financial position — instead of the snapshot type of analysis which the National Debt Office had carried out.
I lighed med hvad en privat aktionær ville have gjort, foretog regeringen en vurdering af Teracoms økonomiske og finansielle situation på kort og lang sigt på grundlag af Teracoms forretningsplaner for årene 2003 til 2005 og dets finansielle prognoser for årene 2003 til 2010 og på grundlag af sammenligninger med andre selskaber og andre aktionærer i samme og lignende brancher.
Similarly to what a private shareholder would have done, the Government assessed Teracom's short- and long-term economic and financial position based on Teracom's business plans for the years 2003 to 2005, on its financial forecasts for the period 2003 to 2010 and on comparisons with other companies and other shareholders in the same and similar industries.
Regeringen konkluderede, at et betinget aktionærindskud i form af et kapitalindskud på 500 mio. SEK ville forbedre Teracoms solvens og derefter ville kunne indbringe Teracom så stort et udbytte, at det ville kunne tilbagebetale kapitalindskuddet inden for et rimeligt tidsrum.
It concluded that a conditional shareholder contribution in the form of a capital injection amounting to SEK 500 million would improve Teracom's solvency and allow Teracom to subsequently generate enough profits to pay back the injection within a reasonable time.
Regeringen fastholder, at et kapitalindskud fra aktionærerne i denne situation ikke udgjorde statsstøtte.
The Government maintains that, in this situation, the shareholder capital injection did not constitute State aid.
Ifølge regeringen ville en privat investor i samme situation også have været parat at indskyde kapital, da Teracoms finansielle prognoser var positive på lang sigt.
According to the Government, a private investor would, in the same situation, have been prepared to contribute capital because Teracom's long-term financial forecasts were positive.
Regeringen tilføjer, at Kommissionen i denne kontekst, og i modsætning til hvad den burde have gjort, ikke tog alle relevante faktorer i betragtning, da den undersøgte om kapitalindskuddet kunne forventes at give et rimeligt afkast.
The Government adds that, in this context and contrary to what it should have done, the Commission did not take into account all relevant factors in examining whether the capital injection could be expected to generate a reasonable return.
Kommissionen begrænsede sin analyse til Teracoms tidligere tab og dets solvensnøgletal.
The Commission limited its analysis to Teracom's past losses and its solvency ratio.
Regeringen mener også, at det var forkert af Kommissionen at sammenligne staten med en ekstern kreditor, og at den i stedet burde have sammenlignet staten med en privat aktionær, som må formodes at have et langsigtet perspektiv for sin investering.
In the Government's view, the Commission was also wrong to compare the State with an outside creditor but should instead have compared it with a private shareholder, which can be presumed to take a long-term approach to its investment.
Staten ejer 100 % af Teracom, hvilket indebærer at den har en mere langsigtet interesse, end hvis det drejede sig om en minoritetsandel.
The State owns 100 % of Teracom, which also implies a longer term interest than in the case of a minority holding.
For yderligere at støtte sine argumenter fremlagde regeringen desuden en rapport fra PWC, en uafhængig revisionskonsulent, som regeringen havde anmodet om at revidere sin beslutning om kapitalindskuddet.
To further support its arguments, the Government submitted a report by PWC, an independent auditing consultancy, which was requested by the Government to review the Government's decision concerning the capital injection.
I rapporten bedømmes Teracoms økonomiske og finansielle situation på tidspunktet for kapitalindskuddet ud fra de oplysninger, der var til rådighed, da regeringen traf sin beslutning.
The report assesses Teracom's economic and financial situation at the time of the capital injection and based on information available at the time of the Government's decision.
Rapporten konkluderer, at regeringen havde tilstrækkelige oplysninger til at træffe beslutning om kapitalindskuddet, og at Teracoms rentabilitet på lang sigt var tilstrækkelig god til at tilfredsstille en privat investor.
The report concludes that the Government had sufficient information to decide on the injection and that Teracom's long-term profitability was at a level which would have satisfied a private investor.
Endelig finder regeringen, at Kommissionen ikke tog tilstrækkeligt hensyn til den bredere kontekst for kapitalindskuddet.
Finally, the Government is of the opinion that the Commission did not sufficiently take into account the broader context of the capital injection.
Kommissionen burde f.eks. have taget hensyn til, at kapitalindskuddet var nødvendigt for sikre de investeringer, der allerede var gennemført, og som ventedes at blive rentable på lang sigt.
It should, for example, have taken into account that the injection was necessary to secure the investments already made which, in the long term, were expected to be profitable.
VURDERING AF DE PÅSTÅEDE STØTTEFORANSTALTNINGER
ASSESSMENT OF THE ALLEGED AID MEASURES
For at en foranstaltning kan anses for at udgøre statsstøtte i betydningen i artikel 87, stk. 1, er der fire betingelser, der skal være opfyldt: 1) at der er overførsel af statsmidler, 2) at foranstaltningen giver modtageren en økonomisk fordel, 3) at foranstaltningen fordrejer eller truer med at fordreje konkurrencevilkårene, og 4) at foranstaltningen påvirker samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne.
For a measure to be characterised as State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1), four conditions must be fulfilled: (1) there must be a transfer of State resources; (2) the measure in question must involve an economic advantage to the recipient; (3) the measure must distort, or threaten to distort, competition; and (4) the measure must affect trade between Member States.
For at fastslå, om de transmissionsgebyrer, som SVT betaler til Teracom for jordbaseret transmission, giver Teracom en økonomisk fordel, må det undersøges, om SVT har betalt eller i fremtiden skal betale beløb, som overstiger, hvad Teracom med rimelighed kan forvente at få fra sine kunder under normale markedsvilkår.
To determine whether the transmission fees which SVT pays to Teracom for terrestrial transmission confer an economic advantage on Teracom, it needs to be examined whether SVT has paid or is, in the future, due to pay amounts which exceed what Teracom could reasonably expect to obtain from customers under normal market conditions.
For det første har Kommissionen undersøgt, om det beløb, som SVT har betalt til Teracom, siden lanceringen af jordbaseret digital-tv i Sverige i 1999 og indtil 2006, overstiger Teracoms omkostninger til transmissionen af SVT.
First, the Commission has investigated whether, since the launch of digital terrestrial television in Sweden in 1999 up to the year 2006, SVT has paid Teracom more than Teracom's costs of transmitting SVT.
Mens beregningerne i beslutningen om at indlede proceduren i stor udstrækning kun var baseret på SVT's betalinger og Teracoms omkostninger, har Kommissionen i nærværende beslutning baseret sine beregninger på de faktiske tal (se tabel 4 ovenfor).
While the calculations in the opening Decision were to a large extent based only on estimates of SVT's payments and Teracom's costs, the Commission has in the present Decision based its calculations on actual figures (see Table 4 above).
Disse tal viser, at SVT i perioden fra 1999 til 2006 ikke har betalt urimeligt høje gebyrer til Teracom.
These figures demonstrate that, during the period from 1999 to 2006, SVT has not made excessive payments to Teracom.
Faktisk har SVT's betalinger i perioden som helhed været lavere end Teracoms omkostninger til transmission af SVT, hvilket har medført et tab på transmissionsvirksomheden på ca. 149,5 mio. SEK.
In fact, seen over the entire period, SVT's payments have been lower than Teracom's costs of transmitting SVT, resulting in losses on transmission amounting to approximately SEK 149,5 million.
Da dette tal (149,5 mio. SEK) omfatter betalinger for både analog og digital transmission, viser det også, at der ikke er forekommet krydssubvention, f.eks. ved at Teracom havde opkrævet urimeligt høje gebyrer for analog transmission for at bruge pengene til sin digitale virksomhed.
Because this figure (SEK 149,5 million) includes payments for both analogue and digital transmissions, this also indicates that there has been no cross-subsidisation in the sense that Teracom has charged excessive fees for analogue transmissions in order to use the money for its digital operations.