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Herefter godkendte ministerrådet den 7. september 2007 den nationale plan for overgang til jordbaseret digital-TV (i det følgende benævnt »overgangsplanen«) [15] til gennemførelse af den nationale tekniske plan.
DESCRIPTION OF THE AID
Med overgangsplanen blev Spanien inddelt i 90 tekniske overgangsprojekter [16], og der blev fastsat en frist for afviklingen af analog TV-spredning for hvert af disse projekter.
The general measure
Digitalisering i de områder blev i almindelighed omtalt som »dækningsudvidelsen«.
On the basis of these provisions, State aid for the deployment of the DTT in Area II was granted in the years 2008-2009 by the Autonomous Communities and municipalities.
Den blev efterfølgende gennemført via en række tilføjelser til eksisterende rammeaftaler [19], som blev underskrevet af MIEyT og de selvstyrende regioner mellem juli og november 2008 (»tilføjelserne til rammeaftalerne af 2006«, som blev offentliggjort i den spanske statstidende særskilt for hver selvstyrende region).
The latter channelled the funds from the central budget and from their respective budgets to the recipients.
I de fleste tilfælde peger disse aftalers ordlyd på jordbaseret digital teknologi som den teknologi, der skal støttes.
Moreover, since 2009 ongoing aid has been granted by the Autonomous Communities for maintenance and operation of the networks in Area II.
Som følge af aftalerne overførte MIEyT midler til de selvstyrende regioner, der påtog sig at dække de resterende driftsomkostninger med deres budgetter.
The regulation of the transition to the digital television technology started with the adoption of Law 10/2005 of 14 June 2005.
Disse tilføjelser omfattede også en forpligtelse for de lokale myndigheder til at overholde bestemmelserne i den tolvte tillægsbestemmelse til den nationale tekniske plan.
It mentions the need to promote a transition from analogue to digital terrestrial technology and required that the government take the appropriate measures to ensure the transition from analogue terrestrial to digital terrestrial television.
Sideløbende vedtog ministerrådet den 17. oktober 2008 at bevilge yderligere 8,72 mio. EUR til at udvide og færdiggøre dækningen med jordbaseret digital-TV inden for de overgangsprojekter, der skulle afsluttes i første halvdel af 2009, fase I af overgangsplanen.
Following this mandate, with Royal Decree 944/2005 the Council of Ministers approved the National Technical Plan that fixed the date of the analogue switch-off in Spain for 3 April 2010 [14].
Midlerne blev bevilget på grundlag af indgåelsen af nye rammeaftaler mellem MIEyT og de selvstyrende regioner i december 2008 (»rammeaftalerne af 2008«).
As regards Area II and III, the Twelfth Additional Provision of the National Technical Plan already provided for the possibility that the local and regional authorities extend the coverage in the range between 96 % and 100 % of the population.
Disse aktiviteter hænger sammen med udrulningen af jordbaseret digital-TV.
Subsequently, on 7 September 2007, the Council of Ministers approved the National Plan for the Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television (hereinafter: ‘Transition Plan’) [15] that implements the National Technical Plan.
Den 29. maj 2009 godkendte ministerrådet kriterierne for fordeling af 52 mio. EUR til finansiering af foranstaltninger med henblik på overgang til jordbaseret digital-TV med det formål at finansiere dækningsudvidelsen for projekter under overgangsplanens fase II og III [20].
The Transition Plan divided the Spanish territory in ninety technical transition projects [16] and established a deadline for the switch-off of analogue broadcasting for each of these projects.
Med ministerrådets aftale blev der skabt en direkte forbindelse til overgangsplanen, idet det i aftalen hed, at »med henblik på at nå målet, der er fastsat i den nationale plan for overgang til jordbaseret digital-TV, som svarer til den nuværende jordbaserede TV-dækning med analog teknologi, er der behov for støtte fra de offentlige myndigheder«, og at »gennemførelsen af dette samarbejde vil blive formaliseret inden for de rammer, som er fastlagt i den nationale plan for overgang til jordbaseret digital-TV«.
On 29 February 2008, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (hereinafter: ‘MIEyT’) adopted a decision aimed at improving the telecommunications infrastructures, establishing the criteria and the distribution of the funding of the actions aimed at developing the Information Society under the Plan Avanza for 2008 [17].
Endelig blev der mellem oktober og december 2009 offentliggjort et tillæg til rammeaftalerne (nævnt i betragtning 32) i den spanske statstidende, herunder støtte til dækningsudvidelsen under fase II og III i overgangsplanen.
The budget approved by this decision amounted to EUR 558 million and was partly allocated to development of broadband, and partly to digitisation of television in remote and less urbanised areas of Spain falling outside the statutory obligations of the commercial broadcasters [18].
I disse tillæg defineres det, hvad der skal forstås ved »foranstaltning til at udvide dækningen«, idet der eksplicit kun henvises til jordbaseret teknologi (skønt andre teknologier ikke formelt er udelukket) [21].
The digitisation in those areas was commonly referred to as ‘extension of coverage’.
Efter offentliggørelsen af rammeaftalerne af 2008 og ovennævnte tillæg [22] begyndte de selvstyrende regioner at gennemføre udvidelsen.
It was subsequently implemented through a series of addenda to existing framework agreements [19] signed by MIEyT and Autonomous Communities between July and November 2008 (‘the Addenda to the 2006 Framework Agreements’, published in the Spanish Official Gazette separately for each Autonomous Community).
De afholdt enten selv offentlige udbud eller pålagde private virksomheder at gennemføre udbuddet.
The wording of these agreements in the majority of cases points to digital terrestrial technology as to the only technology to be funded.
Tilskuddene blev delvis aftalt med MIEyT og derfor finansieret af det centrale budget eller delvis finansieret af de selvstyrende regioner selv.
As a result of the agreements, MIEyT transferred funds to the Autonomous Communities who committed to cover the remaining costs of the operation from their budgets.
I visse tilfælde bemyndigede de selvstyrende regioner kommunerne til at foretage udvidelsen.
These addenda also included the obligation of the local authorities to comply with the provisions of the Twelfth Additional Provision of the National Technical Plan.
Gennemførelse af støtteforanstaltningen i Castilla-La Mancha
In parallel, on 17 October 2008, the Council of Ministers agreed to allocate further EUR 8,72 million to extend and complete DTT coverage within the transition projects to be completed during the first half of 2009, Phase I of the Transition Plan.
Til forskel fra størstedelen af de øvrige selvstyrende regioner afholdt myndighederne i Castilla-La Mancha ikke noget regionalt udbud med henblik på at udvide dækningen med digital-TV.
The funding was granted following the signing of new framework agreements between MIEyT and the Autonomous Communities as of December 2008 (‘the 2008 Framework Agreements’).
Det skyldtes tilsyneladende tidspres, eftersom der var behov for at forbedre flere end 400 transmissionscentre [23].
These agreements refer to the aforementioned financing of EUR 8,72 million and were entitled ‘Framework Collaboration Agreement between the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade and the Autonomous Community of […] for the Development of the National Transition Plan to DTT’.
I stedet fulgte regionalregeringen en bestemt procedure med henblik på at udvælge telekommunikationsoperatører til digitaliseringen af transmissionscentrene, som er fastlagt i dekret 347/2008 af 2. december 2008 (i det følgende benævnt »dekretet«).
They foresee a list of activities that will be financed by the central and regional authorities in order to reach the coverage of digital television equal to the existing analogue coverage.
Dekretet omfattede muligheden for at tildele de nødvendige midler til digitalisering direkte til ejerne af eksisterende (analoge) transmissionscentre.
These activities are related to the deployment of digital terrestrial television.
Der krævedes derfor ikke nogen åben udbudsprocedure.
On 29 May 2009, the Council of Ministers approved the criteria to distribute EUR 52 million for the funding of DTT transition actions, aimed at financing the extension of coverage of Phase II and III projects of the Transition Plan [20].
Regionalregeringen skulle dog følge en bestemt procedure, som bestod af: i) en teknisk analyse af de transmissionscentre, der stod for den analoge dækning, ii) en analyse af den digitale dækning, man ville opnå, iii) udvælgelse af de transmissionscentre, der skulle digitaliseres, iv) identificering af ejeren af transmissionscentrene, v) regionalregeringen skulle dernæst stille forslag til ejeren af transmissionscentret, og vi) derefter kunne støtten tildeles.
The agreement of the Council of Ministers established a direct link with the Transition Plan given that it stated that ‘in order to achieve the target set in the National Transition Plan to the DTT, a similar DTT coverage to that of the current terrestrial coverage with analogue technology, the financial support of the public authorities is needed’ and then that ‘the implementation of this cooperation will be formalized within the framework set by the National Plan for the Transition to the DTT’.
Dekretet fandt således anvendelse.
Last, between October and December 2009, addenda to the 2008 Framework Agreements (mentioned in recital 32) were published in the Spanish Official Gazette, including the funding for the coverage extension of Phases II and III of the Transition Plan.
Efter at have modtaget finansiering fra regionalregeringen på grundlag af et teknisk og økonomisk tilbud købte kommunerne det digitale udstyr af Abertis eller TelecomCLM og fik derfor en af de to virksomheder til at foretage installation, drift og vedligehold af udstyret.
These addenda define what should be understood by ‘action to extend the coverage’, by making explicit reference only to the terrestrial technology (although not formally excluding other technologies) [21].
Myndighederne kontaktede kun disse to virksomheder, og det var kun dem, der fremlagde de tekniske tilbud, som blev brugt til at søge støtte.
Following the publication of the 2008 Framework agreements and above-described addenda [22], the governments of the Autonomous Communities started implementing the extension.
I andet scenarie tilhører de udvalgte transmissionscentre TelecomCLM eller Abertis direkte, hvilket er tilfældet for ca. en fjerdedels vedkommende.
They either organised public tenders themselves and/or charged a public undertaking with carrying out of the tender.
I dette tilfælde er det de to virksomheder, der har modtaget støtten til at opdatere deres udstyr.
The subsidies were partly agreed upon with MIEyT and therefore funded from the central budget, partly funded by the Autonomous Communities themselves.
I tredje og sidste scenarie skulle der bygges nye transmissionscentre.
In certain cases the Autonomous Communities mandated the municipalities to carry out the extension.
Selv om de modtog offentlig finansiering tilhører disse transmissionscentre nu TelecomCLM.
Implementation of the aid measure in Castilla-La Mancha
Regionalregeringen indgik 147 aftaler med de to operatører og 475 aftaler med kommunerne.
In contrast to the majority of other Autonomous Communities, the Castilla-La Mancha authorities did not organise regional tenders for the extension of coverage of digital television.
Ca. 84 % af de installationer, som er omfattet af aftalerne, var installationer til jordbaseret digital-TV, og 16 % satellitmodtagere i private husstande.
This apparently was due to time constraints, as it had to upgrade more than 400 transmission centres [23].
Kommission fik oplyst, at der i alt blev anvendt offentlige midler for ca. 46. mio. EUR til at opdatere transmissionscentrene, hvoraf 32,6 mio. EUR gik direkte til kommunerne, som ejede 355 transmissionscentre [25].
The JCCM had to follow a particular procedure: (i) technical analysis of the centres providing analogue coverage at the time, (ii) analysis of the digital coverage to achieve, (iii) selection of the emission centres to digitise, (iv) identification of the owner of the emission centres, (v) proposal by the regional government to the owner of the emission centres, and (vi) adjudication of the subsidies.
Aftalerne mellem regionalregeringen og kommunerne fastslår, at det er kommunerne, der er ansvarlige for at udvælge den operatør, der skal tage varetage installation og vedligehold [26].
The Decree was implemented accordingly.
Kommunerne valgte forskellige udvælgelsesprocedurer.
The owners of existing emission centres were directly contacted.
Nogle af dem sendte breve direkte til TelecomCLM og Abertis, mens andre offentliggjorde oplysningerne på kommunernes opslagstavler, hvor de samtidig opfordrede operatørerne til at afgive et teknisk tilbud.
They were informed about the requirements for benefitting from the public financing.
I henhold til aftalen betaler regionalregeringen for køb, installation, drift og vedligehold af det digitale udstyr i de første to år for hvert digitaliseret transmissionscenter.
Three different scenarios can be distinguished.
Eftersom aftalen ikke forpligter operatøren til at betale for drift eller vedligehold herefter, overdrog TelecomCLM udstyret til regionalregeringen [27].
First, in most cases the emission centres are owned by the municipalities which are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the centre.
Fra dette tidspunkt havde regionalregeringen ansvaret for at betale for drift og vedligehold af udstyret til jordbaseret digital-TV.
After having received the funding from the JCCM, on the basis of a technical and economic offer, the municipalities bought the digital equipment from Abertis or TelecomCLM and subcontracted the installation, operation and maintenance of the equipment to these two companies.
Kommissionen fik oplyst, at af de offentlige midler på i alt 46 mio. EUR blev mindst 13,5 mio. EUR overført til platformsoperatørerne, nemlig 13,2 mio. EUR til TelecomCLM, som ejer 138 transmissionscentre, og ca. 250000 EUR til Abertis, som ejer tre transmissionscentre.
Only these two companies were contacted by the authorities and only they submitted technical proposals to apply for the aid.
TelecomCLM og Abertis gennemførte digitaliseringen af deres centre med eget udstyr.
Second, in around a quarter of cases the selected centres belong directly either to TelecomCLM or to Abertis.
I visse tilfælde tilhører det udstyr, der blev brugt til at digitalisere TelecomCLM's repeatere, stadig de offentlige myndigheder.
In these cases the two companies received the aid to upgrade their equipment.
I disse tilfælde skal operatøren ikke betale for at bruge udstyret.
Finally, as a third category, some new emission centres had to be built.
Ydermere var det samlede beløb, der blev ydet i årene 2009-2011 til drift og vedligehold af de digitaliserede transmissionscentre (løbende støtte), på mindst 6,5 mio. EUR.
While they were publicly funded, they are now owned by TelecomCLM.
Ikke desto mindre var det ikke tilstrækkeligt blot at opdatere de eksisterende transmissionscentre for at fuldende dækningen af det pågældende område.
The JCCM entered into 147 collaboration agreements (‘convenios’) with the two operators and into 475 collaboration agreements with municipalities.
Der blev derfor bygget 20 nye transmissionscentre for offentlige midler.
About 84 % of installations covered by these ‘convenios’ were for DTT installations and 16 % for satellite household receivers.
Myndighederne kontaktede TelecomCLM direkte uden at gennemføre et offentligt udbud for at bede virksomheden udføre denne opgave.
Satellite receivers have been used to ensure DTT channels coverage for very small villages.
Ifølge de oplysninger, der er blevet fremlagt for Kommissionen, blev der anvendt i alt 2,26 mio. EUR til opførelse af de nye centre, hvoraf 751000 EUR gik til opførelse af seks transmissionscentre, der senere blev overført til TelecomCLM.
For that purpose, the JCCM decided to use the satellite platform of Hispasat [24].
De 14 resterende centre tilhører fortsat kommunerne.
At the end of the process, the information about the upgrading of the existing centres was published on the Town Halls' Notice Boards.
Slutteligt har man, som det fremgår af betragtning 39, når det har været for dyrt at opsætte et transmissionscenter til jordbaseret digital-TV, i stedet brugt satellittransmission.
The Commission was informed that in total around EUR 46 million of public money was spent for the upgrading of transmission centres, out of which EUR 32,6 million went directly to the municipalities owning 355 broadcasting centres [25].
I den forbindelse blev der indgået flere end 100 aftaler om at installere satellitmodtagere i private husstande.
The collaboration agreements between JCCM and the municipalities provide that the latter are responsible to contract a selected operating company which would carry out the installation and maintenance services [26].
Satellitmodtagerne er en del af satellittransmissionsnettet.
Different selection procedures were chosen by the individual municipalities.
Proceduren resulterede i, at der blev underskrevet i alt 622 aftaler mellem kommunerne og de pågældende operatører.
Some municipalities sent letters directly to TelecomCLM and Abertis and some published the information on the Notice Board of the City Hall inviting operators to present their technical proposals.
Ifølge Kommissionens oplysninger fordelte beløbene sig som følger:
Under the collaboration agreement the JCCM pays for the acquisition of digital equipment, its installation and the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the first 2 years for each of the (digitised) emission centres.
(mio. EUR)
As the collaboration agreement did not oblige the operator to pay for O&M thereafter, TelecomCLM transferred the equipment to the JCCM [27].
Opdatering af transmissionscentre
Thereafter the JCCM became responsible to pay for the O&M of DTT equipment.
Nye transmissionscentre
Out of the total EUR 46 million of public funds spent, the Commission was informed that at least EUR 13,5 million were transferred to platform operators: EUR 13,2 million to TelecomCLM which owns 138 of the transmission centres and around EUR 250000 to Abertis who owns 3 of them.
Opdatering af kommunernes infrastruktur [28]
TelecomCLM and Abertis digitised their centres with their own equipment.
Drift og vedligehold [29]
In some cases, the equipment used to digitise TelecomCLM masts still belong to the public authorities.
Endnu ikke afgjort
In these cases the operator does not have to pay for the use of such equipment.
I alt
In addition, the total amount of funds spent in the years 2009-2011 on operation and maintenance of the digitised centres (ongoing aid) was of at least EUR 6,5 million.
Mindst 6,5
However, the mere upgrading of the existing centres was not sufficient to complete coverage of the extension area.
BEGRUNDELSE FOR AT INDLEDE PROCEDUREN
Therefore, 20 new centres were built with public funds.
I åbningsafgørelsen bemærkede Kommissionen, at den beskrevne foranstaltning syntes at opfylde alle kriterierne i artikel 107, stk. 1, i TEUF og derfor kunne betragtes som statsstøtte.
Without carrying out an open tender, TelecomCLM was contacted directly by the authorities and asked to execute this task.
Den anfægtede foranstaltning fordrejer tilsyneladende konkurrencen til fordel for jordbaserede platformsoperatører, hvilket er i strid med princippet om teknologineutralitet [30].
According to the information provided to the Commission, a total of EUR 2,26 million were spent for the construction of the new sites, out of which around EUR 751000 for the construction of six centres which were later transferred to TelecomCLM.
Kommissionen nåede til den foreløbige konklusion, at ordningen kan have ført til en potentiel eller reel konkurrencefordrejning mellem satellitbaserede platforme og jordbaserede platforme.
The ownership of the remaining 14 centres remained with the municipalities.
Kommissionen fandt ikke nogen muligheder for at betragte disse foranstaltninger som forenelige med det indre marked, idet det ikke syntes muligt, at nogen undtagelse kunne finde anvendelse.
Finally, as pointed out in recital 39, where a DTT centre would be too expensive to deploy, satellite transmission has been used instead.
For yderligere faktuelle oplysninger henvises til åbningsafgørelsen, der skal betragtes som en integrerende del af denne afgørelse.
For that purpose, 100 agreements were concluded to install satellite receptors at individual homes.
DE SPANSKE MYNDIGHEDERS BEMÆRKNINGER
Satellite receptors are part of the satellite transmission network.
GENERELLE BEMÆRKNINGER
As a result of the procedure, in total 622 agreements were signed by the authorities with the municipalities and operators concerned.
I deres forsvar mod åbningsproceduren har Spanien og den selvstyrende region Castilla-La Mancha fremsat mange argumenter.
Based on the information provided to the Commission, the amounts were distributed as follows:
De falder groft sagt i to kategorier.
(Million EUR)
For det første gør de spanske myndigheder gældende, at der ikke blev givet støttemodtagerne nogen fordel.
Upgrade of transmission centres
For det andet fremfører de, at selv hvis der var tale om statsstøtte, ville den under alle omstændigheder være forenelig [31].
New transmission centres
Disse argumenter resumeres i det følgende.
Upgrading the infrastructure of municipalities [28]
DER FORELIGGER IKKE STATSSTØTTE
Operation & Maintenance [29]
De direkte overførsler af midler stammer både fra den spanske stat og fra de selvstyrende regioner og går til støttemodtagerne, der handler i deres officielle embede eller som offentlig myndighed [32].
At least 6,5
De anfægtede tilskud blev ene og alene brugt til at digitalisere 141 eksisterende analoge transmissionscentre og til at opføre seks nye centre.
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
Digitaliseringen af transmissionscentrene blev gennemført efter en grundig vurdering af den tekniske rapport, som de operatører, der ejede centrene, havde fremlagt.
In the opening decision, the Commission noted that the measure described seems to meet all the criteria of Article 107(1) TFEU and could, therefore, be regarded as State aid.
Aftalen med ejerne af transmissionscentrene blev underskrevet alene på grundlag af de tekniske rapporter [33].
The contested measure seems to entail discrimination in favour of terrestrial platform operators, in breach of the technological neutrality principle [30].
Denne »procedure med forhandling« skal anses for åben, gennemsigtig og ikke-diskriminerende under hensyntagen til, at oplysningerne blev offentliggjort på kommunernes opslagstavler (se betragtning 39).
Furthermore, the contested measure seems to discriminate against platform operators which provide broadcasting transmission services to regional and local terrestrial broadcasters.
De nationale myndigheder fastholder, at da platformsoperatørerne modtog offentlig finansiering, så var det udelukkende til drift og vedligehold af det elektroniske sendeudstyr, som tilhørte kommunerne.
This would be to the advantage of national broadcasters and platform operators.
Kommunerne agerede blot som leverandører og installatører af det nødvendige tekniske udstyr for at opdatere og tilpasse disse centre, men ikke som platformsoperatører [34].
The Commission reached the preliminary conclusion that the scheme may have created a potential or actual distortion of competition between terrestrial and satellite platforms and between terrestrial platforms themselves.
Når de leverer tjenester i område II efter at have modtaget offentlig finansiering, er det kun for at levere et jordbaseret TV-signal som offentlig, basal tjenesteydelse.
It did not see any grounds on which such measures could be compatible with the internal market, since no derogation seemed to be applicable.