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I henhold til traktaten og Domstolens faste praksis har Kommissionen kompetence til at beslutte, at den berørte medlemsstat skal afskaffe eller ændre støtten, når den har fundet støtten uforenelig med det indre marked [28].
However, as already noted in recital 59, Arfea did not apply a proper separation of account between its activities allegedly subject to PSOs and its other activities, as required by point 5 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
Domstolen har ligeledes konsekvent statueret, at formålet med en medlemsstats forpligtelse til at ophæve støtteforanstaltninger, som Kommissionen anser for uforenelig med det indre marked, er at genoprette den tidligere situation [29].
Consequently, it is impossible to demonstrate that whatever compensation is ultimately awarded does not exceed an amount corresponding to the net financial effect equivalent to the total of the effects, positive or negative, of compliance with the public service obligation on the costs and revenue of the public service operator (Point 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007).
I denne forbindelse har Domstolen bestemt, at dette mål er nået, når støttemodtageren har tilbagebetalt det beløb, der er modtaget i ulovlig støtte og således mister sin fordel i forhold til sine konkurrenter på markedet, og situationen forud for støtteudbetalingen er genoprettet [30].
Moreover, in the absence of compensation parameters laid down in advance, any calculation of compensation must necessarily be conducted ex-post on the basis of arbitrary assumptions, as was done by Arfea's consultants and the expert mandated by the Regional Administrative Court of Piedmont.
I overensstemmelse med denne retspraksis bestemmer artikel 16, stk. 1 i Rådets forordning (EU) 2015/1589 [31], at »i negative beslutninger om ulovlig støtte bestemmer Kommissionen, at den pågældende medlemsstat skal træffe alle nødvendige foranstaltninger til at kræve støtten tilbagebetalt fra støttemodtageren […]«.
Finally, as explained in recitals 60 to 63 the profit levels taken into account by the expert for the calculation of the amounts of compensation are higher than what can be considered as a reasonable profit.
Fordi de foreliggende foranstaltninger blev gennemført i strid med traktatens artikel 108 og desuden anses for at være ulovlige og uforenelig statsstøtte, skal de således betales tilbage med henblik på at genoprette situationen, som den var på markedet forud for tildelingen af dem.
Third, the Commission notes that Arfea itself has recognised that the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 were not met in the present case, by arguing that such compliance would be legally and logically impossible, as the situation at stake predates by many years the entry into force of the said Regulation.
Tilbagebetaling bør dække perioden fra det øjeblik, Arfea blev begunstiget, dvs. da støtten blev gjort tilgængelig for virksomheden (altså den 7. februar 2014), og indtil fuld tilbagebetaling, og de beløb, der tilbagesøges, pålægges renter, indtil de er fuldt tilbagebetalt —
Accordingly, the Commission considers that the additional compensation ordered by the Regional Administrative Court has not been paid in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and therefore that the additional compensation is incompatible with the internal market.
VEDTAGET DENNE AFGØRELSE:
The compensation awarded by the Regional Administrative Court does not constitute damages
Artikel 1
In the opening decision, the Commission invited interested parties to comment on the question whether the judgments of the Regional Administrative Court concern an award for damages for alleged breach of law as opposed to an award of public service compensation based on the applicable Council Regulations.
Den statsstøtte på 1299594 EUR, som Italien ulovligt har ydet Arfea i strid med artikel 108, stk. 3, i TEUF, er uforenelig med det indre marked.
Only the Italian authorities submitted comments in that regard, arguing that the measure at stake constituted an award of compensation for the discharge of PSOs, not an award of damages.
Artikel 2
The Commission notes in this respect that, under certain circumstances, compensation for damages due to the wrongful act or other conduct of the national authorities [20] does not constitute an advantage and is therefore not to be considered as State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty [21].
Den Italienske Republik tilbagesøger den i artikel 1 omhandlede støtte fra støttemodtageren.
The purpose of compensation for damage suffered is different from that of State aid since it aims to bring the damaged party back to the situation in which he found itself prior to the damaging act, as if the latter had not occurred (restitutio in integrum).
De beløb, der skal tilbagesøges, pålægges renter fra den 7. februar 2014 og indtil de er tilbagebetalt.
However, for compensation for damages to fall outside the State aid rules, it must be based on a general rule of compensation [22].
Renten beregnes med renters rente i overensstemmelse med kapitel V i Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 794/2004 [32] og Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 271/2008 [33] om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 794/2004.
Moreover, in its judgment in Lucchini, the CJEU held that a national court was prevented from applying national law where the application of that law would have the effect to ‘frustrate the application of Community law in so far as it would make it impossible to recover State aid that was granted in breach of Community law’ [23].
Den Italienske Republik indstiller med virkning fra denne afgørelses vedtagelse enhver resterende udbetaling af den i artikel 1 omhandlede støtte.
The principle underlying this pronouncement is that a rule of national law cannot be applied where such application would frustrate the proper application of Union law [24].
Artikel 3
In that regard, the General Court has held in its judgment of 3 March 2016 in Simet case T-15/14 that an award of damages that would consist in the indemnification of a prejudice suffered as a result of the imposition of public service obligations could not escape to the qualification of State aid merely because it consisted in an award of damages, as this would allow the circumvention of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty [25].
Tilbagesøgningen af den i artikel 1 omhandlede støtte iværksættes øjeblikkeligt og effektivt.
As regards the additional compensations awarded to Arfea by the Regional Administrative Court, the Commission notes, first of all, that the Regional Administrative Court's judgments refer to Arfea's right to receive amounts by way of compensation pursuant to Articles 6, 10 and 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69, which must be determined by the administration on the basis of reliable data.
Den Italienske Republik sikrer, at denne afgørelse gennemføres senest fire måneder efter datoen for meddelelsen af beslutningen.
This indicates that Arfea's right to additional compensation flows, according to the Regional Administrative Court, not from a general rule of compensation for damages as a result of a wrongful act or other conduct of the national authorities, but from rights allegedly derived from Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69.
Artikel 4
Second, the Commission notes that Arfea lodged on 6 June 2014 an application in front of the Italian Courts requesting the payment of damages by the Piedmont Region in addition to the compensations already granted to it by the Regional administrative Court.
Senest to måneder efter meddelelsen af denne afgørelse forelægger Den Italienske Republik Kommissionen følgende oplysninger:
Arfea alleged in its application that it suffered damages as a result of the late recognition and payment of the compensations owed to it for the years 1997 and 1998 by the Region.
det samlede beløb (hovedstol og renter), som støttemodtageren skal tilbagebetale
This indicates that Arfea itself does not consider that the compensations already awarded to it by the Regional Administrative Court constitute an award of damages.
en detaljeret beskrivelse af de foranstaltninger, der allerede er truffet eller er planlagt for at efterkomme afgørelsen
Third, the Commission considers that, in any event, an award of damages in favour of Arfea to compensate for the financial burden resulting from the alleged illegal unilateral imposition of PSOs by the Italian authorities would be in breach of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.
dokumentation for, at støttemodtagerne har fået påbud om at tilbagebetale støtten.
This is because such an award would produce the exact same result for Arfea as an award of public service compensation for the period under review, despite the fact that the concession agreements governing the services in question were neither exempt from prior notification nor complied with the substantive requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 or Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, as demonstrated above.
Den Italienske Republik holder Kommissionen underrettet om udviklingen i de foranstaltninger, der træffes på nationalt plan for at efterkomme denne afgørelse, indtil den i artikel 1 omhandlede støtte er fuldt tilbagebetalt.
The availability of such an award would thus effectively enable the circumvention of the State aid rules and the conditions laid down by the Union legislator under which competent authorities, when imposing or contracting for PSOs, compensate public service operators for the costs incurred in return for the discharge of PSOs.
Den Italienske Republik indsender på Kommissionens anmodning straks oplysninger om, hvilke foranstaltninger der allerede er truffet eller planlagt for at efterkomme afgørelsen.
Indeed, an award of damages equal to the sum of the amounts of aid that were envisaged to be granted would constitute an indirect grant of State aid found to be illegal and incompatible with the internal market [26].
Den Italienske Republik giver tillige detaljerede oplysninger om de støttebeløb og renter, støttemodtagerne allerede har tilbagebetalt.
As recalled above, the General Court has made clear that, in such circumstances, State aid rules cannot be circumvented merely because the measure at stake would consist in an award of damages [27].
Artikel 5
Accordingly, the Commission does not consider the judgment of the Administrative Regional Court to constitute an award of compensation for damages suffered by Arfea as a result of the wrongful act or other conduct of the national authorities, rather than a grant of unlawful and incompatible State aid, which is prohibited under Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Denne afgørelse er rettet til Den Italienske Republik.
In light of the foregoing, the Commission concludes that the non-notified measure constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty which is incompatible with the internal market.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 10. juni 2016.
RECOVERY OF THE AID
På Kommissionens vegne
According to the Treaty and the Court's established case-law, the Commission is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter aid when it has found that it is incompatible with the internal market [28].
Medlem af Kommissionen
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a Member State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation [29].
EUT C 219 af 3.7.2015, s. 12.
In this context, the Court has established that this objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors on the market, and the situation prior to the payment of the aid is restored [30].
Jf. fodnote 1.
In line with the case-law, Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 2015/1589 [31] stated that ‘where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary […]’.
Istituzione del Fondo nazionale per il ripiano dei disavanzi di esercizio e per gli investimenti nel settore (GU n. 113 del 24.4.1981), er tilgængelig på: http://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/ N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1981-04-10;151.
Thus, given that the measures in question were implemented in violation of Article 108 of the Treaty, and are to be considered as unlawful and incompatible aid, they must be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market prior to their granting.
Interventi finanziari della Regione nel settore del trasporto pubblico di persone (B.U. 28 luglio 1982, n. 30), er tilgængelig på: http://arianna.consiglioregionale.piemonte.it/base/leggi/l1982016.html.
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to Arfea, that is to say when the aid was put at its disposal (i.e. on 7 February 2014), until effective recovery, and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery,
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).
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Sentenza n. 5043 af 28. august 2006.
Article 1
Sag C-280/00, Altmark Trans mod Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415.
The State aid amounting to EUR 1299594 unlawfully granted by the Italian Republic, in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in favour of Arfea is incompatible with the internal market.
Jf. bilag I til 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 2
Efter bilagets punkt 2 »Virkningerne skal vurderes ved at sammenligne den situation, hvor den offentlige serviceforpligtelse opfyldes, med den tænkte situation, hvor den offentlige serviceforpligtelse ikke blev opfyldt.
The Italian Republic shall recover the aid referred to in Article 1 from the beneficiary.
Med henblik på at beregne den økonomiske nettovirkning skal den kompetente myndighed tage udgangspunkt i følgende:omkostninger pådraget i forbindelse med en offentlig serviceforpligtelse eller et antal offentlige serviceforpligtelser, der er pålagt af de(n) kompetente myndighed(er), og som er indeholdt i en kontrakt om offentlig trafikbetjening og/eller i en generel regelminus alle positive økonomiske virkninger, der er fremkommet inden for det rutenet, der betjenes i henhold til de(n) pågældende offentlige serviceforpligtelse(r)minus billetindtægter eller andre indtægter, der er tilvejebragt under opfyldelsen af de(n) pågældende offentlige serviceforpligtelse(r)plus en rimelig fortjenesteer lig med den økonomiske nettovirkning«.
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from 7 February 2014 until their actual recovery.
Rammeafgørelsen fra 1984 fastsatte niveauet for »standardudgifter« for bus- og sporvognstjenester for byen Torino og andre kommuner i Piemonte og skelnede desuden mellem fladlandsstrækninger og bjergstrækninger.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 [32] and to Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 [33] amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
Artikel 1 specificerer, at standardudgifterne blev fastlagt på baggrund af hensigtsmæssige og strenge administrationskrav, og at de også tager højde for kvaliteten af de leverede tjenester samt de geografiske forhold.
The Italian Republic shall cancel all outstanding payments of the aid referred to in Article 1 with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision.
I henhold til artikel 4 repræsenterede det beløb, der fremkommer ved at anvende standardudgiften på de af tjenesteudbyderens kørte kilometer, det maksimalt tilladte niveau for offentlige tilskud per år, medmindre de af tjenesteudbyderen faktisk afholdte udgifter var lavere end standardudgifterne.
Article 3
I dette tilfælde skulle de offentlige tilskud tildeles på baggrund af tjenesteudbyderens faktiske udgifter.
Recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 shall be immediate and effective.
Sag C-527/12, Kommissionen mod Tyskland ECLI:EU:C:2014:2193, præmis 56 og den deri citerede retspraksis.
The Italian Republic shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months following the date of notification of this Decision.
Jf. også sag C-119/05, Lucchini, ECLI:EU:C:2007:434, præmis 59.
Article 4
Dom af 15. juni 2005, sag T-17/02, Fred Olsen, Sml. 2005 II, s. 2031, præmis 216, dom af 12. februar 2008, T-289/03, BUPA et al. mod Kommissionen, Sml. 2008 II, s. 81, præmis 166-169 og 172.
Within two months following notification of this Decision, the Italian Republic shall submit the following information to the Commission:
Sag C-280/00, Altmark Trans mod Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415, præmis 91.
the total amount (principal and recovery interests) to be recovered from the beneficiary;
Sag T-157/01, Danske Busvognmænd [2004] ECLI:EU:T:2004:76, præmis 77, 78 og 79.
a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision;
Sag T-15/14, Simet SpA mod Kommissionen, præmis 163.
documents demonstrating that the beneficiary has been ordered to repay the aid.
Sag T-15/14, Simet SpA mod Kommissionen, præmis 159.
The Italian Republic shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 has been completed.
Sag 156/77, Kommissionen mod Belgien, ECLI:EU:C:1978:180, præmis 10.
It shall immediately submit, on simple request by the Commission, information on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision.
Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1107/70 af 4. juni 1970 om støtte, som ydes inden for sektoren for transporter med jernbaner, ad landeveje og sejlbare vandveje (EFT L 130 af 15.6.1970, s. 1).
It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and recovery interest already recovered from the beneficiary.
C 303/13 P, Kommissionen mod Andersen, præmis 55.
Article 5
F.eks. lovbrud eller uretmæssig berigelse.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Forenede sager 106-120/87, Asteris m.fl. mod Den Hellenske Republik og Det Europæiske Økonomiske Fællesskab, ECLI:EU:C:1988:457.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2016.
Jf. Kommissionens beslutning af 16. juni 2004 om Nederlandenes støtte til Akzo Nobel med henblik på at formindske transporten af klor (sag N 304/2003), resumé i EUT C 81 af 2.4.2005, s. 4; jf. også Kommissionens beslutning af 20. december 2006 om Nederlandenes støtte til flytning af bildemonteringsvirksomheden Steenbergen (sag N 575/2005), resumé i EUT C 80 af 13.4.2007, s. 1.
For the Commission
Sag C-119/05, Lucchini, ECLI:EU:C:2007:434, præmis 59.
Member of the Commission
Ibid, præmis 61.
OJ C 219, 3.7.2015, p.
Sag T-15/14, Simet SpA mod Kommissionen, præmis 102-103.
12.
Forslag til afgørelse fremsat den 28. april 2005 i forenede sager C-346/03 og C-529/03, Atzori, ECLI:EU:C:2005:256, præmis 198.
Cf. footnote [1].
Sag T-15/14, Simet SpA mod Kommissionen, præmis 102-103.Jf. desuden retspraksis fra Retten om klausuler om kompensation i forbindelse med tilbagebetaling af statsstøtte:Sag T-384/08, Elliniki Nafpigokataskevastiki AE Chartofylakeiou mod Kommissionen, ECLI:EU:T:2011:650, og sag T-565/08, Corsica Ferries mod Kommissionen, ECLI:EU:T:2012:415, præmis 23, 114 og 120-131.
Istituzione del Fondo nazionale per il ripiano dei disavanzi di esercizio e per gli investimenti nel settore (GU n.
Jf. også analogt sag C-111/10, Kommissionen mod Rådet, ECLI:EU:C:2013:785, præmis 44.
113 del 24.4.1981), available at: http://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1981-04-10;151
Jf. sag C-70/72 Kommissionen mod Tyskland, Sml. 1973, s.813, præmis 13.
Interventi finanziari della Regione nel settore del trasporto pubblico di persone (B.U. 28 luglio 1982, n.
Jf. de forenede sager C-278/92, C-279/92 og C-280/92, Spanien mod Kommissionen, Sml. 1994 I, s. 4103, præmis 75.
30), available at: http://arianna.consiglioregionale.piemonte.it/base/leggi/l1982016.html
Se sag C-75/97 Belgien mod Kommissionen, Sml. 1999 I, s. 3671, præmis 64 og 65.
Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969 on action by Member States concerning the obligations inherent in the concept of a public service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway (OJ L 156, 28.6.1969, p.
Rådets forordning (EU) 2015/1589 af 13. juli 2015 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af artikel 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EUT L 248 af 24.9.2015, s. 9).
1).
Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr 794/2004 af 21. april 2004 om gennemførelse af Rådets forordning (EU) 2015/1589 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af artikel 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EUT L 140 af 30.4.2004, s. 1).
Sentenza n.
Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 271/2008 af 30. januar 2008 om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 794/2004 om gennemførelse af Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af EF-traktatens artikel 93 (EUT L 82 af 25.3.2008, s. 1).
5043 of 28 August 2006.
I 1997 anmodede Arfea desuden om og fik yderligere offentlige tilskud fra regionen efter artikel 12 i lov nr. 472/1999 for året 1997.
Case C-280/00 Altmark Trans v Regierungsprasidium Magdeburg EU:C:2003:415.
Eftersom det lader til, at Arfea modtog disse offentlige tilskud mere end ti år, før Kommissionen sendte sin første anmodning om oplysninger til Italien, vil disse tilskud ikke være genstand for vurderingen i denne afgørelse.
See the Annex to 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.
I 2007, efter en dom afsagt af Consiglio di Stato (Italiens øverste forvaltningsdomstol), der med tilbagevirkende kraft tildelte kompensation for leveringen af den offentlige tjeneste til en udbyder af offentlig personbefordring direkte efter Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69 [5] i tillæg til den kompensation, som udbyderen allerede havde modtaget efter national lovgivning [6], anmodede Arfea på grundlag af forordningen om yderligere kompensation for offentlig tjeneste fra regionen for de økonomiske ulemper, som forpligtelsen til offentlig tjeneste angiveligt medførte for virksomheden i henholdsvis 1997 og 1998.
1).
Arfea anfører, at de modtagne tilskud, i henhold til beregning efter national lovgivning, ikke fuldstændigt kompenserede virksomhedens driftsunderskud i forbindelse med forpligtelsen til offentlig tjeneste.
According to point 2 of the Annex, ‘the effects shall be assessed by comparing the situation where the public service obligation is met with the situation which would have existed if the obligation had not been met.
Den anmodning blev afvist af regionen ved note af 14. maj 2007 og 25. januar 2008.
In order to calculate the net financial effect, the competent authority shall be guided by the following scheme:costs incurred in relation to a public service obligation or a bundle of public service obligations imposed by the competent authority/authorities, contained in a public service contract and/or in a general rule,minus any positive financial effects generated within the network operated under the public service obligation(s) in question,minus receipts from tariff or any other revenue generated while fulfilling the public service obligation(s) in question,plus a reasonable profit,equals net financial effect’.
Ved anke nr. 913/2007 og 438/2008 anfægtede Arfea og andre tjenesteudbydere disse noter, der afviste deres anmodninger om yderligere kompensation.
The 1984 Framework Decision established the levels of ‘standard costs’ for buses and tram services for the city of Turin and for other municipalities in Piemonte, and further distinguished between level lines and mountain lines.