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TMP lufthavnens administrerende direktør var kun medlem af Airpros bestyrelse fra maj 2003 til april 2007.
TMP airport’s managing director was on Airpro’s board of directors only from May 2003 to April 2007.
Med hensyn til salgsbrevet vedrørende TMP lufthavn og lufthavnens lavprisstrategi fremførte Finland, at sådanne markedsføringstiltag ikke kunne være afgørende for de juridiske og økonomiske forbindelser mellem de pågældende selskaber.
As regards the marketing publication concerning TMP airport and its low-cost strategy, Finland argued that such marketing operations could not prejudge the legal and economic links between the companies concerned.
For at kunne anvende det markedsøkonomiske investorprincip skal Kommissionen gå tilbage til det tidspunkt, hvor Finavia traf beslutningen om at renovere den ledige fragthangar og efterfølgende udleje den til Airpro, dvs. til begyndelsen af april 2003.
In order to be able to apply the market economy investor test the Commission has to place itself in the context of the period when Finavia took the decision to refurbish the vacant cargo hangar and subsequently to rent it out to Airpro i.e. the beginning of 2003.
Kommissionen skal også basere sin vurdering på de oplysninger og forudsætninger, som operatøren havde til rådighed, da beslutningerne om de finansielle ordninger og gennemførelsen af lavprisstrategien blev truffet.
The Commission must also base its assessment on the information and assumptions which were at the disposal of the operator when the decisions on the financial arrangements for the implementation of the low-cost strategy were taken.
Finland svarede ved skrivelse af 5. maj 2011.
Finland replied by letter dated 5 May 2011.
Finlands svar var imidlertid ufuldstændigt.
However, Finland’s reply was incomplete.
Air France redegjorde indledningsvis for selskabets handelsmæssige situation i Finland.
Air France started by explaining its commercial situation in Finland.
I følgende tabel sammenfattes indtægts- og omkostningsberegningerne i forbindelse med aftalen og dens positive bidrag til Airpros egenkapitalværdi i dens løbetid.
The following table summarises the revenue and cost calculations related to the agreement and the positive contribution of the agreement to the equity value of Airpro during its period of validity. These calculations are based on the business plan provided by Finland and the assumptions set out above.
Foranstaltningerne truffet af Finavia Oyj og Airpro Oy i forbindelse med de finansielle ordninger vedrørende gennemførelsen af lavprisstrategien i Tampere-Pirkkala lufthavn, navnlig renoveringsomkostningerne for Terminal 2 og lejeaftalen for Terminal 2 indgået mellem Finavia Oyj og Airpro Oy den 23. februar 2003, udgør ikke statsstøtte efter artikel 107, stk. 1, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde.
Article 1 The measures taken by Finavia Oyj and Airpro Oy consisting of the financial arrangements related to the implementation of the low-cost strategy at Tampere-Pirkkala airport, in particular the refurbishment costs of Terminal 2 and the lease agreement for Terminal 2 concluded between Finavia Oyj and Airpro Oy on 23 February 2003, do not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Jf. tabel 6 i Kommissionens afgørelse af 27. januar 2010 om statsstøtte C 12/2008 – Slovakisk – Aftale mellem Bratislava lufthavn og Ryanair, EUT L 27 af 1.2.2011, s. 24.
The profit margin (the return on sales) compares the net profit to sales (revenues). This ratio shows whether an undertaking’s return on sales is sufficient, as it determines how much profit is being produced for one euro of sales revenue; it is an indicator of profitability and efficiency.
om statsstøtte SA.33726 (11/C) (ex SA.33726 (11/NN)) — ydet af Italien (henstand med betalingen af mælkeafgifter i Italien)
on State aid SA.33726 (11/C) [ex SA.33726 (11/NN)] — granted by Italy (deferral of payment of the milk levy in Italy)
(meddelt under nummer C(2013) 4046)
(notified under document C(2013) 4046)
efter at have opfordret interesserede parter til at fremsætte deres bemærkninger i overensstemmelse med denne artikel og
Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to that Article, and having regard to those comments,
Efter at have fået kendskab til ikrafttrædelsen den 27. februar 2011 af den lov, der gennemfører lovdekret nr. 225 af 29. december 2010 i den italienske lovgivning, og som fastsætter henstand med betalingen af de afgiftsrater, italienske mælkeproducenter skulle betale i medfør af den ordning for betaling i rater, der blev godkendt med Rådets beslutning 2003/530/EF af 16. juli 2003 om foreneligheden mellem en støtte, som Den Italienske Republik agter at yde sine mælkeproducenter [1], [2], og fællesmarkedet, anmodede Kommissionen ved brev af 17. marts 2011 de italienske myndigheder om yderligere oplysninger om sagen.
After becoming aware of the entry into force, on 27 February 2011, of the law converting Decree-Law No 225 of 29 December 2010 into law, which granted a deferral of payment of an instalment of the milk levies payable by Italian milk producers under the scheme for payment by instalments approved by Council Decision 2003/530/EC of 16 July 2003 on the compatibility with the common market of an aid that the Italian Republic intends to grant to its milk producers [1], [2], the Commission asked the Italian authorities, by means of a letter dated 17 March 2011, for further information on the matter in question.
De italienske myndigheder sendte Kommissionen disse yderligere oplysninger ved brev af 24. juni 2011, registreret den 29. juni 2011.
The Italian authorities sent the Commission this additional information by letter dated 24 June 2011 and registered on 29 June 2011.
Efter at have undersøgt de italienske myndigheders oplysninger og i lyset af den kendsgerning, at betalingshenstanden var blevet ydet, uden at Kommissionen var blevet underrettet herom på forhånd eller havde godkendt den, meddelte Kommissionen pr. fax af 14. oktober 2011 de italienske myndigheder, at den havde indledt en sag om ikke-anmeldt støtte under sagsnummer SA.33726 (2011/NN).
After examining the information provided by the Italian authorities and taking into account the fact that the deferral of payment in question had taken place without the Commission having been notified of it in advance, or having authorised it, the Commission informed the Italian authorities by fax dated 14 October 2011 that a file for non-notified aid had been opened, under reference number SA.33726 (2011/NN).
Ved brev af 11. januar 2012 underrettede Kommissionen Italien om sin beslutning om at indlede proceduren i henhold til traktatens artikel 108, stk. 2, for så vidt angår førnævnte henstand og det program for betaling i rater, der blev godkendt ved beslutning 2003/530/EF som ændret ved tilføjelsen af henstanden, der udgør ny støtte (SA.33726 (11/C)), og anmodede de italienske myndigheder om at fremsætte sine bemærkninger til indledningen af proceduren inden for en frist på en måned.
By letter of 11 January 2012, the Commission informed Italy of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for under Article 108(2) of the Treaty as regards the aforementioned deferral and the programme for payment by instalments approved by Decision 2003/530/EC as amended by the addition of the deferral, which constitutes a new aid (SA.33726 (11/C)]), asking the Italian authorities to comment on the opening of the procedure within one month..
Kommissionen opfordrede interesserede parter til at fremsætte deres bemærkninger til statsstøtten.
The Commission asked interested parties to submit their comments on the aid in question.
Kommissionen modtog bemærkninger fra interesserede parter, som den fremsendte til Italien, der fik mulighed for at svare.
The Commission received comments from interested parties which it forwarded to Italy, giving it the opportunity to respond.
Ved e-mail af 13. februar 2012 sendte Italiens faste repræsentation ved Den Europæiske Union Kommissionen et brev fra de italienske myndigheder, hvori de anmodede om en forlængelse af fristen for indsendelse af bemærkninger til indledningen af proceduren med to måneder.
By e-mail dated 13 February 2012, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission a letter from the Italian authorities requesting a two-month extension for commenting on the opening of the procedure.
Denne forlængelse blev godkendt ved fax af 21. februar 2012.
That extension was granted in a message sent by fax dated 21 February 2012.
Ved e-mail af 26. april 2012 og 27. april 2012 sendte Italiens faste repræsentation ved Den Europæiske Union Kommissionen de italienske myndigheders svar på indledningen af proceduren i henhold til traktatens artikel 108, stk. 2.
By e-mails dated 26 April 2012 and 27 April 2012, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission the Italian authorities’ reply to the opening of the procedure under Article 108(2) of the Treaty.
De italienske myndigheder fremsendte ikke nogen bemærkninger til de interesserede parters bemærkninger.
The Italian authorities did not comment on the interested parties' comments.
Rådets beslutning
The Council’s decision
I artikel 1 i beslutning 2003/530/EF hedder det:
Article 1 of Decision 2003/530/EC states that:
»Den støtte, som Den Italienske Republik agter at yde mælkeproducenterne ved at træde ind og betale Fællesskabet det beløb, som disse skylder Fællesskabet i henhold til tillægsafgiften på mælk og mejeriprodukter for perioden 1995/96 til 2001/02, og ved at tillade disse producenter at tilbagebetale deres gæld ved hjælp af betalingshenstand uden renter over et antal år, betragtes undtagelsesvis som forenelig med fællesmarkedet på betingelse af,
‘The aid the Italian Republic intends to grant to milk producers, by itself making payment to the Community of the amount due from them to the Community by virtue of the additional levy on milk and milk products for the period 1995/1996 to 2001/2002 and by allowing these producers to repay their debt by way of deferred payment over a number of years without interest, is exceptionally considered to be compatible with the common market on condition that:
at gælden tilbagebetales fuldt ud i lige store årlige rater
repayment shall be in full by yearly instalments of equal size,
at tilbagebetalingsperioden ikke overstiger 14 år fra 1. januar 2004«.
the repayment period shall not exceed 14 years, starting from 1 January 2004’.
Den lov, der gennemfører lovdekret nr. 225 af 29. december 2010 i den italienske lovgivning (lov nr. 10 af 26. februar 2011, i det følgende benævnt »lov nr. 10/2011«)
The law converting Decree-Law No 225 of 29 December 2010 into law (Law No 10 of 26 February 2011, hereinafter referred to as ‘Law No 10/2011’)
I deres brev af 24. juni 2011 forklarede de italienske myndigheder, at de havde til hensigt at anføre subventionsækvivalenten af betalingshenstanden under de minimis-reglerne i henhold til Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 1535/2007 af 20. december 2007 om anvendelse af EF-traktatens artikel 87 og 88 [4] på de minimis-støtte til produktion af landbrugsprodukter [5].
In their letter of 24 June 2011, the Italian authorities explained that the grant equivalent for this measure would be counted among the de minimis aid for Italy provided under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2007 of 20 December 2007 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty [4] to de minimis aid in the sector of agricultural production [5].
BEGRUNDELSE FOR INDLEDNINGEN AF DEN FORMELLE PROCEDURE
GROUNDS FOR OPENING THE FORMAL PROCEDURE
Kommissionen besluttede at indlede proceduren i henhold til traktatens artikel 108, stk. 2, af følgende årsager:
The Commission decided to initiate the proceedings provided for under Article 108(2) of the Treaty for the following reasons:
De italienske myndigheder havde givet udtryk for, at de ville anføre subventionsækvivalenten af betalingshenstanden under de minimis-reglerne i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1535/2007. Kommissionen nærer dog tvivl om, hvorvidt nævnte forordning kan finde anvendelse, da de italienske myndigheder ikke har indsendt oplysninger om overholdelse af individuelle og nationale støttelofter i henhold til forordningen.
the Italian authorities had expressed their intention to classify the grant equivalent for the deferral of payment in question under the ‘de minimis’ system provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1535/2007; however, not only were there legal questions surrounding the applicability of that Regulation, as the Italian authorities had failed to provide any information on whether the individual and national aid ceilings established by the Regulation would be complied with, but also the Regulation itself forbids the granting of de minimis aid which raises the State aid above the permitted maximum.
Derudover forbyder forordningen tildeling af de minimis-støtte, hvis statsstøtten dermed overstiger det tilladte loft. Eftersom den støtte, Rådet godkendte, udgjorde det maksimale støttebeløb, Italien kunne tildele landets mælkeproducenter, gør tilføjelsen af subventionsækvivalenten af betalingshenstanden under de minimis-reglerne, at statsstøtten overstiger det loft, der er godkendt af Rådet.
Since the aid approved by the Council constituted the maximum aid amount that Italy could grant to its milk producers, adding the grant equivalent of the deferral of payment included in the de minimis scheme means exceeding of the maximum aid approved by the Council;
Det følger heraf, at Kommissionen ikke kunne udelukke muligheden for, at henstanden udgør statsstøtte (da den svarede til et rentefrit lån, i det følgende benævnt »den relaterede støtte«) – hvilket ikke berettiges af nogen af de oplysninger, som de italienske myndigheder har fremlagt, jf. statsstøttereglerne inden for landbrug (EF-rammebestemmelser for statsstøtte til landbrug og skovbrug for 2007-2013) [6].Henstanden er i modstrid med beslutning 2003/530/EF (da en af betingelserne – lige store årlige rater – ikke længere er overholdt).
it therefore follows that the Commission could not rule out the possibility of the deferral in question involving a component of aid (as it amounted to the equivalent of an interest-free loan, hereinafter referred to as the ‘related aid’), a situation which none of the information provided by the Italian authorities could justify in the light of the rules applicable to State aid in the agricultural sector (Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013) [6];the deferral amounts to a breach of Decision 2003/530/EC (on the basis that one of its conditions – i.e. instalments of equal size – is no longer complied with).
Med henstanden omdannes hele rateordningen derfor til ny støtte til dem, der har modtaget den (fordi den ikke var omfattet af beslutning 2003/530/EF), hvilket ovennævnte rammebestemmelser ikke synes at berettige.
It therefore means that the whole system of staggered payments becomes a new aid scheme for those who have benefited from it (on the basis that it was not included under Decision 2003/530/EC), a situation which does not appear to be permitted under any provision of the guidelines referred to above.
DE ITALIENSKE MYNDIGHEDERS BEMÆRKNINGER TIL INDLEDNINGEN AF DEN FORMELLE PROCEDURE
COMMENTS BY THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES ON THE OPENING OF THE FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
I deres e-mail af 26. april 2012 indsendte de italienske myndigheder først oplysninger om anvendelsen af rateordningen for mælkeafgifter, som blev godkendt med beslutning 2003/530/EF, og forklarede, at der var 11271 støttemodtagere i ordningen.
In their letter sent by e-mail on 26 April 2012, the Italian authorities first reported on the application of the system of staggered payments of milk levies approved under Council Decision 2003/530/EC, explaining that there were 11271 beneficiaries under the scheme.
De italienske myndigheder forklarede, at der for at beregne subventionsækvivalenten af den støtte, modtagerne af henstanden havde modtaget, var taget højde for renter for perioden mellem den 1. januar 2011 og datoen for den reelle betaling af de rater, der var givet henstand for, med anvendelse af EURIBOR 3 mdr.-rentesatsen pr. 1. oktober 2010 plus 100 basispoint (1,942 %).
The Italian authorities then explained that, in order to calculate the grant equivalent of the aid received by beneficiaries of the deferral, account was taken of interest for the period between 1 January 2011 and the date of actual payment of the instalments which were the subject of the deferral, using the three-month Euribor rate as of 1 October 2010, plus 100 basis points (1,942 %).
Resultaterne af beregningen gav en subventionsækvivalent på 0,08-694,19 EUR og viste endvidere, at 1187 af de 1291 modtagere af henstanden havde modtaget støtte for et beløb på under 100,00 EUR. Ifølge myndighederne tyder disse tal på, at betalingshenstanden i henhold til lov nr. 10/2011 ikke truede den gnidningsløse forvaltning af programmet for betaling i rater, der fortsat er i overensstemmelse med bestemmelserne i beslutning 2003/530/EF, hvilket den kendsgerning, at kun 11,45 % af de producenter, der er involveret i programmet, blev ydet henstand, vidner om.
The results of that calculation indicated a grant equivalent of between EUR 0,08 and EUR 694,19 and also showed that 1187 of the 1291 beneficiaries of the deferral had benefited from aid of less than EUR 100,00. According to the authorities, these figures indicate that the deferral of payment under Law No 10/2011 did not compromise the smooth running of the programme for payment by instalment, which continues to be in compliance with the provisions of Decision 2003/530/EC, as evidenced by the fact that only 11,45 % of producers involved in the programme in question benefited from the deferral.
Derfor bekræfter de italienske myndigheder, jf. deres brev af 24. juni 2011 (se punkt 13), at henstanden med betaling af afgiften udgør de minimis-støtte.
For these reasons, the Italian authorities confirm, as stated in the letter of 24 June 2011 (see paragraph 13 above), that the deferral granted in respect of payment of the levy constitutes de minimis aid.
De påpeger endvidere, at de har konstateret, at det individuelle støtteloft i henhold til artikel 3, stk. 2, i forordning (EF) nr. 1535/2007 fuldt ud er overholdt, hvilket også er tilfældet for det loft på 320505000 EUR i en periode på tre regnskabsår, som blev fastlagt for Italien i nævnte forordning, og at subventionsækvivalenten af betalingshenstanden beløb sig til i alt 50877,41 EUR. Endelig oplyste de italienske myndigheder, at de var i gang med at undersøge, om støtten holdt sig under disse lofter, idet de tog højde for de øvrige de minimis-støtteordninger i 2009, 2010 og 2011.
They also point out that they have established that the individual ceiling referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1535/2007 has been complied with in full, as has the ceiling of EUR 320505000 over a period of three fiscal years established for Italy under the same Regulation, and that the grant equivalent of the deferral of payment was equal to a total of EUR 50877,41. Lastly, they reported that they were in the process of checking whether these ceilings had been complied with, taking into account the other de minimis aid schemes granted during 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Hvad angår Kommissionens synspunkt, at den støtte, der blev godkendt med beslutning 2003/530/EF, som følge af sin art og særlige karakter skulle betragtes som et enkelt maksimalt støttebeløb, der ikke kan lægges sammen med andre typer foranstaltninger, understregede de italienske myndigheder for det første, at den pågældende beslutning havde anerkendt, at der var tale om særlige omstændigheder, der førte til, at Rådet betragtede støtten som forenelig med traktatens artikel 107, hvis visse betingelser var opfyldt.
As regards the Commission’s position that the aid approved by Decision 2003/530/EC had to be considered, given its nature and exceptional character, to be a single maximum aid which cannot be cumulated with any other form of measure, the Italian authorities stressed firstly that the decision in question had recognised the existence of the exceptional circumstances which led the Council to consider the aid to be compatible with Article 107 of the Treaty, subject to certain conditions being met.
De fremhævede endvidere, at de udførte kontroller viste, at programmet for betaling i rater var i overensstemmelse med bestemmelserne i beslutning 2003/530/EF, eftersom alle producenter havde foretaget betalingen af den syvende rate, bortset fra 15 producenter, der allerede var blevet udelukket fra ordningen.
They also highlighted the fact that the checks carried out showed that the programme for payment by instalments complied with the provisions of Decision 2003/530/EC, since all producers had made the seventh instalment payment, with the exception of 15 producers who had already been removed from the scheme.
De mener ikke, at de særlige omstændigheder, der førte til vedtagelsen af beslutning 2003/530/EF, i sig selv forhindrer, at modtagere af den støtte, Rådet har godkendt, kan modtage anden støtte. Traktaten henviser kun til de særlige omstændigheder, der er nævnt ovenfor, og begrænser ikke på nogen måde arten af den godkendte støtte eller detaljerede gennemførelsesbestemmelser.
In their view the exceptional nature of the circumstances resulting in the adoption of Decision 2003/530/EC does not in itself prevent recipients of the aid approved by the Council from accessing any other benefit.
Den gør blot undtagelser fra artikel 107 og de forordninger, der er omhandlet i traktatens artikel 109, betinget af vedtagelsen af en enstemmig rådsbeslutning.
The Treaty refers only to the exceptional circumstances mentioned above, without restricting in any way the nature of the aid authorised or the detailed rules for its implementation; it simply makes the derogation from Article 107 and the regulations referred to in Article 109 of the Treaty subject to the adoption of a unanimous Council decision.
I dette tilfælde kommer den særlige karakter, der førte til vedtagelsen af beslutning 2003/530/EF, fuldt ud til udtryk i den måde, hvorpå den pågældende beslutning blev vedtaget, nemlig med enstemmighed, og vedrører de omstændigheder, der nødvendiggør vedtagelsen af støtten, nærmere end selve støtten.
In this specific case, the exceptional character which led to the adoption of Decision 2003/530/EC is fully reflected in the way in which the decision in question was adopted, namely on a unanimous basis, and relates to the circumstances requiring the adoption of the aid rather than the aid itself.
De italienske myndigheder hævdede desuden, at betalingshenstanden udgør de minimis-støtte og derfor bør betragtes som en isoleret foranstaltning i lyset af den begrænsede anvendelse heraf blandt producenterne, de små beløb og fraværet af ændringer af programmet for betaling i rater, hvis struktur var den samme, både med hensyn til samlet antal rater og udløbsdato.
The Italian authorities also claimed that the deferral of payment constitutes de minimis aid and should therefore be considered an isolated measure, given its low take-up rate among producers, the low value of the amounts in question, and the absence of changes made to the programme for payment by instalments, the structure of which has remained the same, both as regards the total number of instalments and the expiry date.
Endelig påpegede de italienske myndigheder igen, at deltagere i programmet for betaling i rater i henhold til ministerielt dekret af 30. juli 2003 til gennemførelse af Rådets beslutning skal frasige sig retten til domstolsprøvelse med hensyn til betaling af afgifterne, og at debitorer, som ikke betaler, udelukkes fra programmet.
Lastly, the Italian authorities have once again stated that, in accordance with the Italian Ministerial Decree of 30 July 2003 implementing the Council Decision, participants in the programme for payment by instalment are required give up any legal action in respect of payment of the levies due and debtors who do not make payments are excluded from the programme.