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Kommissionen mener, at finansieringen af kurser må anses for »individuel støtte« som defineret i artikel 2, nr. 14), i forordning (EU) nr. 651/2014 og ikke som en »støtteordning« som defineret i denne forordnings artikel 2, nr. 15), eftersom støtten havde karakter af ad hoc-støtte i den periode, hvor den blev tildelt (2001-2003), og først meget senere (i 2006) blev formaliseret i en sådan grad, at den kom til at minde om en støtteordning [72].
Compatibility of aid: disability awareness training aid
I artikel 31, stk. 4, i forordning (EU) nr. 651/2014 fastsættes den maksimalt tilladte intensitet for uddannelsesstøtte som denne til 50 % af de støtteberettigede omkostninger.
Since the annual operating compensation for urban, suburban and regional bus services, and the financing of new buses and funding of infrastructure, constitute existing aid which has been brought to an end, there is no need to assess the compatibility of these measures with the internal market.
I forbindelse med finansieringen af kurser er støtteintensiteten imidlertid højere, hvilket betyder, at denne betingelse ikke er opfyldt.
By contrast, since the School Transport Scheme is an existing aid scheme which Ireland continues to operate, it is in the context of the dialogue referred to in the previous recital that the Commission intends to inform Ireland why it believes that that scheme is incompatible with the internal market.
Det fremgår af artikel 58, stk. 2, i forordning (EU) nr. 651/2014, at »[s]tøtte, der ikke er fritaget for anmeldelsespligten i traktatens artikel 108, stk. 3, i medfør af denne eller andre tidligere gældende forordninger, der er vedtaget i henhold til artikel 1 i forordning (EF) nr. 994/98, vurderes af Kommissionen i overensstemmelse med de relevante rammebestemmelser, retningslinjer og meddelelser«.
As regards the financing by Ireland to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus of disability awareness training, that constitutes new aid so that the Commission must examine its compatibility with the State aid rules.
Kommissionen vil derfor vurdere, om den omhandlede foranstaltning er forenelig i henhold til Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008 [73], som var den forordning, der var gældende, indtil den blev ophævet ved forordning (EU) nr. 651/2014.
It is settled case-law that the rules, principles and criteria of assessment of the compatibility of State aid in force on the date on which the Commission takes its decision may, as a rule, be regarded as better adapted to the context of competition [67].
Ifølge artikel 39, stk. 1, i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008 er uddannelsesstøtte forenelig med det indre marked og fritaget for kravet om forudgående anmeldelse, forudsat at betingelserne i stk. 2, 3 og 4 i denne artikel er opfyldt.
Any compatibility assessment of the measure must therefore be made on the basis of the rules in force at the time the Commission takes its decision as to whether the aid should be recovered as a result of its being incompatible with the internal market [68]: in this case the rules in force are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 [69].
Artikel 39, stk. 2, i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008, der vedrører uddannelsesstøtte, har følgende ordlyd:
However, at the time the financing occurred, the compatibility of training aid was governed by Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 which provided for an exemption from the notification requirement laid down in Article 108(3) of the Treaty, provided that all the conditions of that regulation were fulfilled [70].
Kommissionen bemærkede i indledningsafgørelsen, at kurser i handicapforståelse måtte kvalificeres som »generel uddannelse« som omhandlet i forordning (EF) nr. 68/2001.
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 68/2001, such training aid is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3) of the Treaty.
tilrettelægges af flere selvstændige virksomheder i fællesskab, eller ansatte i forskellige virksomheder kan deltage i uddannelsen, eller
The exemption from notification provided for in Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 requires both individual aid grants and aid schemes to contain an express reference to that regulation, by citing its title and publication reference in the Official Journal of the European Union [71].
Kommissionen konstaterer, at uddannelsesstøtten i begyndelsen var forbeholdt Bus Éireann og Dublin Bus, men at støtten fra og med 2006 også kom til at omfatte ansatte i andre bus- og transportselskaber [74].
There is no indication that the financing by Ireland to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus of disability awareness training (‘financing of training’) was subject to such a publication.
Kommissionen mener derfor også, at den nuværende uddannelsesstøtte må betragtes som »generel uddannelse« som defineret i artikel 38, nr. 2), i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008.
Therefore, without examining the remainder of the compatibility conditions in Regulation (EC) No 68/2001, the Commission considers that the financing of training does not satisfy the conditions for exemption from notification under this regulation.
Der er ifølge tabel 5 bevilget 985592 EUR til CIÉ, og de omkostninger, CIÉ har dækket, udgør 661560 EUR.
Article 58(1) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 states that the Regulation applies to individual aid granted before its entry into force if the aid fulfils all the conditions laid down in the Regulation, with the exception of Article 9.
Det svarer til en støtteintensitet på 59,8 %, hvilket er under den tilladte maksimumssats på 60 %, der er nævnt i betragtning 264.
The Commission considers that the financing of training amounts to ‘individual aid’, within the meaning of Article 2(14) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014, rather than an ‘aid scheme’ within the meaning of Article 2(15) of that regulation, since at the time of the award, 2001-03, the aid was more of an ad hoc nature, and was only formalised so as to resemble an aid scheme much later, in 2006 [72].
Da støtteintensiteten ligger under den tærskel, der er fastsat i denne bestemmelse, er dette kriterium i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008 således overholdt.
Article 31(4) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 sets the maximum permitted aid intensity for training aid such as this at 50 % of eligible costs.
Det fremgår af artikel 39, stk. 4, i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008, hvilke typer omkostninger ved uddannelsesprojekter der er støtteberettigede.
However the financing of training has a higher aid intensity, meaning this condition is not met.
Irland har oplyst, at de omkostninger på 661560 EUR, som CIÉ har dækket (jf. tabel 5), vedrører CIÉ's personaleomkostninger.
Article 58(2) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 states that ‘any aid not exempted from the notification requirement of Article 108(3) of the Treaty by virtue of this Regulation or other regulations adopted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 994/98 previously in force shall be assessed by the Commission in accordance with the relevant frameworks, guidelines, communications and notices.’.
Dette er en støtteberettiget kategori af omkostninger i henhold til denne forordnings artikel 39, stk. 4, litra a).
Therefore the Commission will assess whether the measure at issue might be compatible under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 [73], which was the regulation previously in force until its repeal by Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
Denne betingelse er derfor opfyldt.
According to Article 39(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, training aid shall be compatible with the internal market and exempt from the pre-notification requirement, provided that the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of that provision are fulfilled.
Med hensyn til de øvrige bestemmelser i denne forordning, konstaterer Kommissionen, at kravet om gennemsigtighed i artikel 5 i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008 er opfyldt, eftersom den omhandlede foranstaltning vedrører støtte efter artikel 5, stk. 1.
Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 on training aid states:
Med hensyn til artikel 7 i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008, der vedrører kumulering, har Kommissionen ikke kendskab til, at der er tildelt andre former for støtte til den omhandlede foranstaltning.
‘The aid intensity shall not exceed: (a) 25 % of the eligible costs for specific training; and (b) 60 % of the eligible costs for general training. […].’ .
Med hensyn til artikel 8 i forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008, der vedrører tilskyndelsesvirkning, er det ikke sandsynligt, at den omhandlede foranstaltning ville være blevet iværksat uden statsstøtte.
In the Opening Decision, the Commission considered that disability awareness training should be classified as ‘general training’ within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001.
Kommissionen konkluderer derfor, at den støtte til kurser i handicapforståelse, som Irland har tildelt Bus Éireann og Dublin Bus, er forenelig med det indre marked efter traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, i medfør af forordning (EF) nr. 800/2008.
According to Article 38(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, ‘general training’ means:
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‘[…] training involving tuition which is not applicable only or principally to the employee's present or future position in the undertaking, but which provides qualifications that are largely transferable to other undertakings or fields of work.
Den årlige driftskompensation, tilskuddene til nye busser, tilskuddene til infrastruktur og skoletransportordningen udgør eksisterende støtte i henhold til artikel 1, litra b), nr. v), i forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999.
Training shall be considered “general” if, for example:
Tilskuddene til kurser i handicapforståelse er forenelige med det indre marked i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3 —
it is jointly organised by different independent undertakings or where employees of different undertakings may avail themselves of the training;
VEDTAGET DENNE AFGØRELSE:
it is recognised, certified or validated by public authorities or bodies or by other bodies or institutions on which a Member State or the Community has conferred the necessary powers.’
Artikel 1
The Commission notes that although the training grants were first made only to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, the aided training was also provided to employees other bus and transport undertakings from 2006 onwards [74], so it can be considered that ‘employees of different undertakings may avail themselves of the training’.
Den statsstøtte på 654,9 mio. EUR, som Irland har ydet i form af årlig driftskompensation indtil den 30. november 2009, udgør eksisterende støtte i henhold til artikel 1, litra b), nr. v), i forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the current training aid measure should also be considered ‘general training’ within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 Article 38(2).
Artikel 2
Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 sets the threshold for aid intensity for ‘general training’ at 60 % of eligible costs.
Den statsstøtte på 236,8 mio. EUR, som Irland har ydet ved finansiering af nye busser indtil den 30. november 2009, udgør eksisterende støtte i henhold til artikel 1, litra b), nr. v), i forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999.
In Table 5, the grant funding to CIÉ is EUR 985592, against costs borne by CIÉ of EUR 661560, resulting in an aid intensity of 59,8 %, which is below the maximum permissible of 60 % mentioned in recital 264.
Artikel 3
Therefore, given that the aid intensity is below the threshold laid down by that provision, this criterion of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 has been respected.
Den statsstøtte på 64,5 mio. EUR, som Irland har ydet ved finansiering af infrastruktur fra den 12. december 2000 til den 30. november 2009, udgør eksisterende støtte i henhold til artikel 1, litra b), nr. v), i forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999.
Article 39(4) of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 defines the types of costs that are eligible for training aid projects.
Artikel 4
According to Ireland, the costs borne by CIÉ of EUR 661560 mentioned in Table 5 relate to CIÉ's personnel costs.
Den statsstøtte, som Irland har ydet inden for rammerne af skoletransportordningen, udgør eksisterende støtte i henhold til artikel 1, litra b), nr. v), i forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999.
That is an eligible category of cost under Article 39(4)(a) of that regulation.
Artikel 5
This condition is therefore met.
Den statsstøtte på 985592 EUR, som Irland har ydet til kurser i handicapforståelse, er forenelig med det indre marked i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1.
With regard to the various other articles of that regulation, the Commission notes that the transparency requirement of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 has been met, since the measure at issue relates to grants within the meaning of Article 5(1).
Denne afgørelse er rettet til Irland.
With regard to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, concerning cumulation, the Commission has no indication that the measure at issue was funded by another source.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 15. oktober 2014.
With regard to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, concerning incentive effect, it seems unlikely that the measure at issue would have been carried out in the absence of the State support.
På Kommissionens vegne
The Commission therefore concludes that the disability awareness training aid granted by Ireland to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus is compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3) of the Treaty, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008.
Næstformand
CONCLUSION
Med virkning fra den 1. december 2009 er EF-traktatens artikel 87 og 88 blevet til henholdsvis artikel 107 og 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde.
The annual operating compensation, the grants for new buses, the grants for infrastructure and the School Transport Scheme constitute existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
De to sæt bestemmelser er i det væsentlige identiske.
The disability awareness training grants are compatible with the internal market within the meaning of with Article 107(3) of the Treaty,
I denne forordning skal henvisninger til artikel 107 og 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde forstås som henvisninger til henholdsvis EF-traktatens artikel 87 og 88, hvor det er relevant.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
EUT C 217 af 15.9.2007, s. 44.
Article 1
Bus Éireann blev benævnt som Irish Bus i indledningsafgørelsen.
The State aid which Ireland implemented in the form of annual operating compensation until 30 November 2009, amounting to EUR 654,9 million, constitutes existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
I denne afgørelse betegnes selskabet imidlertid som Bus Éireann, hvilket er dets almindelige navn og det navn, det benytter i sin branding.
Article 2
Se fodnote 2.
The State aid which Ireland implemented in the form of the financing of new buses until 30 November 2009, amounting to EUR 236,8 million, constitutes existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007 af 23. oktober 2007 om offentlig personbefordring med jernbane og ad vej og om ophævelse af Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69 og (EØF) nr. 1107/70 (EUT L 315 af 3.12.2007, s. 1).
Article 3
Dette ministerium blev indtil 2010 kaldt Department of Education and Science.
The State aid which Ireland implemented in the form of the financing of infrastructure from 12 December 2000 until 30 November 2009, amounting to EUR 64,5 million, constitutes existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Se den irske konkurrencemyndigheds »Report on bus and rail passenger transport sector pursuant to section 11 of the Competition act 1991«.
Article 4
Kommissionen godkendte ved beslutning af 7. december 2000 (SG (2000) D/109196) det operationelle program for økonomisk og social infrastruktur inden for EF-støtterammen for EF-strukturinterventioner i regionen Border, Midland og West, der var omfattet af mål 1, og regionen South og East, der var berettiget til overgangsstøtte under mål 1, i Irland.
Article 5
Jf. Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 3, 4, 5 and section 115(2)) (Commencement) Order 2009.
The State aid which Ireland implemented for disability awareness training, amounting to EUR 985592, is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Se betragtning 21.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Se betragtning 26.
Done at Brussels, 15 October 2014.
Se betragtning 75.
With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Se fodnote 13.
The two sets of provisions are, in substance, identical.
Det skal påpeges, at de forklarende bemærkninger til regnskabet for 2010 indeholder en præcisering om, at »visse definerede direkte omkostninger« snarere skal forstås som »omkostninger til transportforvaltning og indirekte omkostninger«, og en nærmere forklaring.
Bus Éireann was referred to as Irish Bus in the Opening Decision.
Ministeriet for uddannelse og kvalifikationer http://www.education.ie/en/Parents/Services/School-Transport/Bus-Eireann-Audited-Accounts/
However, Bus Éireann is used throughout this Decision as this is the name of the company in common usage and the name that the company uses in its branding.
Report of the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme, s. 54 http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/st_vfm_school_transport_scheme_2011.pdf?language=EN
See footnote 2.
Dette tal omfatter desuden omkostninger på 47000 EUR, som blev dækket af CIÉ, i forbindelse med kurser for underleverandører, der var tilknyttet skoletransportordningen, selv om personalet i CIÉ's selskaber ikke deltog i disse kurser.
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (OJ L 315, 3.12.2007, p. 1).
Dom af 24.6.2003, sag C-280/00, Altmark Trans og Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg mod Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Altmark GmbH, Sml. 2003 I, s. 7747.
CIÉ is a State owned statutory corporation, which had been set up by the Transport Act, 1950.
Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69 af 26. juni 1969 om medlemsstaternes fremgangsmåde med hensyn til de med begrebet offentlig tjeneste forbundne forpligtelser inden for sektoren for transporter med jernbane, ad landeveje og sejlbare vandveje (EFT L 156 af 28.6.1969, s. 1).
The Transport Act, 1950 and Transport Act, 1958 set out the general duties of CIÉ and the obligations required.
Den 3. december 2009, hvor forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007 trådte i kraft, blev forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69 og Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1107/70 af 4. juni 1970 om støtte, som ydes inden for sektoren for transporter med jernbane, ad landeveje og sejlbare vandveje (EFT L 130 af 15.6.1970, s. 1)ophævet.
Under the terms of the Transport (Re-organisation of CIÉ) Act, 1986 CIÉ had been requested to form for operational purposes three limited liability companies: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus.
Se afsnit 3.1.
Until 2010, the department was named the Department of Education and Science.
Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 68/2001 af 12. januar 2001 om anvendelse af EF-traktatens artikel 87 og 88 på uddannelsesstøtte (EFT L 10 af 13.1.2001, s. 20),
Irish Competition Authority Report on bus and rail passenger transport sector pursuant to Section 11 of the Competition act 1991.
Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999 af 22. marts 1999 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af EF-traktatens artikel 93 (EFT L 83 af 27.3.1999, s. 1).
According to the Article 26(1) of the Transport (Re-organisation of CIÉ) Act, 1986, the Minister may give the CIÉ a direction in writing to the policy in relation to the functions of the CIÉ and the companies.
Dom af 12.9.2000, forenede sager C-180/98-C-184/98, Pavlov m.fl., Sml. 2000 I, s. 6451, præmis 75, af 18.6.1998, sag C-35/96, Kommissionen mod Italien, Sml. 1998 I, s. 3851, præmis 36, og af 16.6.1987, sag C-118/85, Kommissionen mod Italien, Sml. 1987, s. 2599, præmis 7.
The Commission approved by Decision of 7 December 2000 (SG (2000) D/109196) the operational programme for Economic and Social Infrastructure forming part of the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the Border, Midland and Western region under Objective 1 and the Southern and Eastern region qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Ireland.
Se afsnit 4.1 og 4.2.
The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under this operational programme amounts to EUR 854,8 million.
Se fodnote 25.
The required national participation (from the public sector) amounts to EUR 624,7 million.
Ibid., præmis 95.
See Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 3, 4 and 5 and Section 115(2)) (Commencement), Order 2009.
Den nævnte rapport var baseret på en evaluering foretaget af rådgivningsfirmaet Booz Allen Hamilton vedrørende den kompensation for offentlig trafikbetjening, der blev ydet til CÍE fra 2001 til 2005.
See recital 21.
Dom af 24.3.2011, forenede sager T-443/08 og T-455/08, Freistaat Sachsen m.fl. mod Kommissionen, Sml. 2011 II, s. 1311, navnlig præmis 93 og 94, stadfæstet ved appel, og dom af 19.12.2012, sag C-288/11 P, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG og Flughafen Leipzig-Halle GmbH mod Kommissionen, EU:C:2012:821.
CIÉ Free Transport Schemes for Primary and Post Primary School Children — Summary of Accounting Arrangements — 1 August 1968.
Dom af 12.12.2000, sag T-128/98, Aéroports de Paris mod Kommissionen, Sml. 2000 II, s. 3929, præmis 125.
Free Transport Scheme for Primary and Post-Primary School Children — Summary of Accounting Arrangements — January 1975.
Se også dom af 17.12.2008, sag T-196/04, Ryanair mod Kommissionen, Sml. 2008 II, s. 3643, præmis 88.
See recital 26.
Kommissionens afgørelse 2013/693/EU af 3. oktober 2012 om statsstøtte SA.23600 — C 38/08 (ex NN 53/07) — Tyskland — Finansiering af München lufthavn, Terminal 2 (EUT L 319 af 29.11.2013, s. 8), betragtning 74-81.
See recital 34.
Se f.eks. beslutning om statsstøtte N 713/97, Motorvejsbroen Rion Antirion, betragtning 39, beslutning om statsstøtte N 60/06, Projekt om udvikling af hovedhavnen i Rotterdam, betragtning 39, beslutning N 597/07, Projekt om undervandstunnel i Thessaloniki, og beslutning om statsstøtte N 478/04, Irish Rail, betragtning 26 og henvisningerne heri.
The figures in the table do not include fleet replacement capital grants made to Bus Éireann for school transport services which are detailed later in the section on School Transport Scheme, see recital 75.
Se f.eks. beslutning om statsstøtte N 713/97, Motorvejsbroen Rion Antirion, betragtning 38, beslutning om statsstøtte N 60/06, Projekt om udvikling af hovedhavnen i Rotterdam, betragtning 40, og beslutning om statsstøtte N 478/04, Irish Rail, betragtning 26 og henvisningerne heri.
See footnote 13.
Se betragtning 109.
See footnote 14.
Se betragtning 175.
Bus Éireann School Transport Audited Accounts 2010-13 and accompanying Explanatory Notes.
Se betragtning 68.
It should be noted that in the Explanatory Note to the 2010 accounts, a clarification is made that the ‘certain defined direct costs’ in question are better described as a ‘Transport Management Charge and Indirect Costs’, with an explanation given.
Se betragtning 70.
Department of Education and Skills http://www.education.ie/en/Parents/Services/School-Transport/Bus-Eireann-Audited-Accounts/
Se betragtning 83.
Report of the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme, p. 54 http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/st_vfm_school_transport_scheme_2011.pdf?language=EN
Sag C-280/00, Altmark, præmis 82.
Included in this figure is an additional EUR 47000 cost borne by CIÉ in respect of training related to subcontractors operating under the School Transport Scheme even though CIÉ group companies' staff were not the beneficiaries of that training.
Sag C-280/00, Altmark, præmis 77 ff.
Case C 280/00, Altmark Trans GmbH and Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg [2003] ECR I-7747.