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De østrigske myndigheder svarede ved brev af 28. januar 2015, 12. februar 2015, 31. marts 2015, 14. april 2015 og 11. november 2015.
The Commission received comments from interested parties.
BESKRIVELSE AF FORANSTALTNINGERNE OG BEGRUNDELSE FOR INDLEDNING AF PROCEDUREN
It forwarded them to Austria, which was given the opportunity to react; its comments were received by letter dated 17 December 2014.
Indledning
By letters dated 1 December 2014, 5 February 2015, 24 April 2015 and 11 December 2015 the Commission forwarded interested parties' observations to Austria.
I det foreliggende tilfælde er der tale om flere foranstaltninger, som vedrører KLU samt forskellige luftfartsselskaber, der opererer i KLU:
The Commission requested additional information from the Austrian authorities by letters dated 15 December 2014, 13 January 2015, 5 February 2015, 19 March 2015 and 25 September 2015.
KLU blev fra 2000 til 2010 finansieret af sine selskabsdeltagere.
The Austrian authorities responded by letters dated 28 January 2015, 12 February 2015, 31 March 2015, 14 April 2015 and 11 November 2015.
I 2005 indførte KLU incitamenter til fordel for flere luftfartsselskaber.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES AND GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
KLU indgik forskellige aftaler med Ryanair, Leading Verge.com Limited (herefter »LV«), Airport Marketing Services (Jersey) Limited (herefter »AMS«), Hapag Lloyd Express, TUIfly, Air Berlin og Austrian Airlines (herefter »AUA«).
Introduction
Generelle oplysninger om Klagenfurt lufthavn
This case deals with several measures that concern KLU as well as different airlines operating at KLU:
KLU ligger i udkanten af Klagenfurt, hovedstaden i den østrigske delstat Kärnten.
KLU has been financed by its shareholders from 2000 to 2010,
Kärnten er en bjergregion i det sydlige Østrig.
KLU operated an incentive scheme as of 2005 to the benefit of several airlines,
KLU blev grundlagt i 1915 som militærlufthavn.
KLU entered into several agreements with Ryanair, Leading Verge.com Limited (hereinafter ‘LV’), Airport Marketing Services (Jersey) Limited (hereinafter ‘AMS’), Hapag Lloyd Express, Tuifly, Air Berlin and Austrian Airlines (hereinafter ‘AUA’).
Der gik ikke lang tid, før den både blev anvendt til militære og civile formål, og denne dobbelte anvendelse finder fortsat sted.
General presentation of Klagenfurt Airport
I april 2003 overtog delstaten Kärnten Østrigs andele og forpligtede sig til altid at stille lufthavnen til rådighed for militær anvendelse.
KLU is located at the outskirts of the city of Klagenfurt, which is the capital of the Austrian Federal State Carinthia (Bundesland Kärnten).
Dermed har andelene siden 2003 været fordelt mellem delstaten Kärnten (80 %) og byen Klagenfurt (20 %).
Carinthia is a mountainous region in the south of Austria.
Tabel 1
KLU is owned and operated since 1939 by KFBG which is held by several shareholders.
Trafikvolumen i KLU
Until 2003 the shares were held by the Republic of Austria (60 %), the State of Carinthia (20 %) and Klagenfurt city (20 %).
Passagerer i alt
In April 2003 the State of Carinthia took over the shares of the Republic of Austria, committing itself to keep the airport open for military purposes.
Luftfragt i kg
In November 2008 the 80 % share of the State of Carinthia in the Airport were transferred to Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding.
0(20) KLU er beliggende i Kärnten, Østrigs sydligste delstat.
The airport has a main runway of 2720 metres, which remained unchanged since 2000.
Kärnten, der ligger i den østlige del af Alperne, er kendt for sine bjergkæder såsom »Hohen Tauern«, De Karniske Alper og Karavankerne, og turisme er et af områdets vigtigste erhverv.
Its terminal has a maximum capacity of 600000 passengers.
Nedenfor er angivet henholdsvis afstande og køretid i bil fra KLU til andre lufthavne.
Table 1
Det skal imidlertid bemærkes, at de nævnte køretider kun kan opnås under optimale forhold, og at det ofte tager længere tid på grund af vejrmæssige forhold og bilkøer på vejene og i tunnellerne.
Traffic figures at KLU
Ljubljana lufthavn (Slovenien): 80 km, 1 t 30 min.
Year
Graz lufthavn (Østrig): 128 km, 1 t 10 min.
Total passengers
Maribor lufthavn (Slovenien): 137 km, 1 t 47 min.
Movements
Trieste lufthavn (Italien): 203 km, 1 t 51 min.
Freight in kg
Salzburg lufthavn (Østrig): 223 km, 2 t
0(20) KLU is located in Carinthia, the southernmost state of Austria.
Venedig lufthavn (Italien): 282 km, 2 t 34 min.
As Carinthia is situated within the Eastern Alps it is known for its mountains, such as the Hohe Tauern Range, Carnic Alps and Karawanken and tourism is one of the major industries.
Treviso lufthavn (Italien): 290 km, 2 t 43 min.
Due to this alpine situation, Carinthia has a continental climate with long harsh winters.
Organer, der var involveret i foranstaltningerne i Klagenfurt lufthavn
KLU is situated at the following distances/travelling time by car to other airports.
I forbindelse med Destinations Management GmbH (herefter »DMG«) er der tale om et datterselskab 100 % ejet af KFBG.
It has to be noted however that these indications for travelling time can only be met under best conditions, and will often take longer due to blocked roads and congested tunnels because of adverse weather conditions and too much traffic volume for the tunnels.
DMG udfører forskellige tjenesteydelser for KLU i luftfartssektoren, f.eks. som rejsebureau, eventarrangør og rådgiver med henblik på tiltrækning af luftfartsselskaber til mållufthavnen Klagenfurt.
Ljubljana airport (Slovenia): 80 km, 1 h 30
Kärnten Werbung er ejet af Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding (indtil november 2008 af delstaten Kärnten) (60 %), Wirtschaftskammer Kärnten (30 %) og Arbeiterkammer Kärnten (10 %).
Graz airport (Austria): 128 km, 1 h 10
Formålet med selskabet er at gennemføre markedsføringsaktiviteter for turismen i Kärnten.
Maribor airport (Slovenia): 137 km, 1 h 47
Kärnten Werbung finansieres af sine selskabsdeltagere, dvs. af Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding, Wirtschaftskammer Kärnten og Arbeiterkammer Kärnten.
Trieste airport (Italy): 203 km, 1 h 51
Kontrollen udføres af et tilsynsråd, som udpeges af selskabsdeltagerne.
Salzburg airport (Austria): 223 km, 2 h
Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding (herefter »KLH«) var en offentligretlig juridisk person, der blev etableret i 1990 ved Kärntner Landesholding-Gesetz (KLH-G).
Venezia airport (Italy): 282 km, 2 h 34
Med hensyn til KLH var der tale om en juridisk person sui generis og en særlig enhed.
Treviso airport (Italy): 290 km, 2 h 43
KLH var ikke et kapitalselskab i henhold til handelsretten.
Entities involved in the measures at Klagenfurt Airport
Det var imidlertid registreret under et nummer i selskabsregistret.
Destinations Management GmbH (hereafter: ‘DMG’) is a 100 % subsidiary of KFBG.
KLH havde en ejerandel på 80 % i KFBG.
DMG is provider of different services to KLU in the aerospace sector, such as travel agency services, event manager and consultant to attract airlines to the destination of Klagenfurt.
Ifølge sine vedtægter måtte KLH erhverve, besidde, forvalte og afhænde formuer, navnlig kapitalandele i virksomheder, samt grundlægge selskaber.
Kärnten Werbung is owned by Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding (until November 2008 by the State of Carinthia) (60 %), the Chamber of Economy of Carinthia (30 %) and the Chamber of Employees (10 %).
KLH skulle overtage den strategiske koncernstyring med alle de selskaber, der er overført til KLH-gruppen.
The purpose of the company is marketing activities for the tourism in Carinthia.
Herigennem skulle det sikres, at der blev skabt synergieffekter og en klar kompetencefordeling samt mulighed for central styring.
Kärnten Werbung is financed by its shareholders, i.e. by the Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding, the Chamber of Economy of Carinthia and the Chamber of Employees.
KLH skulle i forbindelse med sine forretninger forfølge delstaten Kärntens interesser.
It is controlled by the supervisory board which is nominated by the shareholders.
Driftsledelsen forblev hos koncernselskaberne.
Kärntner Landes- und Hypothekenbank-Holding (hereafter: ‘KLH’) was a legal person governed by public law and established in 1990 by the Kärntner Landesholding-Gesetz (KLH-G).
Kerneaktiverne beløber sig til 500 mio. EUR.
KLH was not a corporation under commercial law.
Direktionen i KLH blev udnævnt af KLH's tilsynsråd.
KLH was however registered in the Commercial Register under a company number.
Tilsynsrådet blev igen udnævnt af Kärntens delstatsregering.
KLH also did not publish balance sheets or annual accounts, but rather, in accordance with § 28 KLH-G, made them available to the government of the State of Carinthia.
I vedtægterne hedder det, at medlemmerne af tilsynsrådet udpeges efter styrkeforholdet mellem de partier, der er repræsenteret i Kärntens landdag.
KLH acted as owner company (holding), i.e. State assets agency for the shares which the State of Carinthia holds in the former regional mortgage bank of Carinthia (Kärntner Landes Hypothekenbank) and other companies, such as the Land Kärnten Beteiligungen GmbH, the Kärntner Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH et al.
Desuden var det i forbindelse med direktionens investeringsbeslutninger på over 50000 EUR påkrævet med tilsynsrådets accept i hvert enkelt tilfælde.
KLH owns 80 % of the shares of KFBG.
I henhold til § 5 i sine vedtægter var KLH underlagt løbende tilsyn af delstaten Kärnten.
According to its statutes, the purpose of KLH was to acquire, hold, administer and divest assets, in particular shares in companies, and to found companies.
Delstatsregeringen i Kärnten skulle sikre, at alle KLH's beslutninger var i delstaten Kärntens interesse.
KLH was to carry out a strategic holding policy for all its companies to guarantee synergy effects, clear competences and carry out a centralised controlling.
I forbindelse med LV er der tale om et datterselskab 100 % ejet af Ryanair, der fungerer som markedsføringsvirksomhed for Ryanair.
KLH had to carry out its business in the interest of the State of Carinthia.
AMS er et datterselskab 100 % ejet af Ryanair.
The operative business was carried out by the companies themselves.
Dets hovedforretningsområde består i at markedsføre reklameplads på Ryanairs websted.
For the direct and indirect financing and support of projects by KLH a special fund called ‘Zukunft Kärnten’ was established by the State of Carinthia.
AMS er indehaver af en eksklusivlicens til markedsføringstjenester på Ryanairs websted www.ryanair.com.
The core of the fund consisted of EUR 500 million.
Finansiering af Klagenfurt lufthavn ved byen Klagenfurt, delstaten Kärnten og andre organer
The board of KLH was appointed by the supervisory board of KLH.
I perioden fra 2000 til 2010 modtog KLU finansielle bidrag fra sine selskabsdeltagere samt forbundsindenrigsministeriet og forbundsfinansministeriet.
The supervisory board on its part was appointed by the government of the State of Carinthia.
De forskellige kapitaltilførsler til KFBG og DMG fremgår af følgende tabel.
It is stipulated in the statutes that the members of the supervisory board shall represent the proportions of the political parties represented in the government of the State of Carinthia.
Tabel 2
Moreover, the supervisory board had to agree with any investment decision of the board above the amount of EUR 50000.
Kapitaltilførsler til KFBG
According to § 5 of the statutes of KLH, KLH was under a constant supervision by the government of the State of Carinthia.
Kapitaltilførselsår
The government of Carinthia had to ensure that all decisions of KLH were in the interest of the State of Carinthia.
Delstaten Kärnten til KFBG
LV is a 100 % subsidiary of Ryanair and is active as marketing company for Ryanair.
Byen Klagenfurt til KFBG
AMS is a 100 % subsidiary of Ryanair.
KLH til DMG
Its main activity is to sell advertising space on the Ryanair website.
KLH (fremtidsfonden) til DMG
AMS has the exclusive license to offer marketing services on the website www.ryanair.com of Ryanair.
Delstaten Kärnten til DMG
Financing of Klagenfurt Airport by the City of Klagenfurt, the State of Carinthia and other entities
Forbundsministerier til KFBG
In the period between 2000 and 2010 KLU received from its shareholders as well as the Federal Ministry for the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Finances financial contributions.
Kärntner Flughafen Betriebs GmbH's lufthavnsincitamentsordning fra 2005
These different contributions to KFBG and DMG are represented in the following table.
Afgifterne for groundhandlingtjenester er inddelt i to grupper: for ydelser, der skal betales uafhængigt af, i hvilket omfang de anvendes (groundhandlingafgift, (»traffic handling charge«, herefter »THC«) og forpladshandlingafgift (»ramp handling charge«, herefter »RHC«), og for individuelle ydelser, der kun skal betales i det omfang, de blev anvendt.
Table 2
Størrelsen af THC og RHC afhænger af flyets maksimale startvægt.
Financial contributions to KFBG
THC ligger på mellem 337 og 3886 EUR, RHC mellem 226 og 2404 EUR.
Year of contribution
I 2005 indførte KFBG en incitamentsordning (herefter »incitamentsordningen fra 2005«) for luftfartsselskaber med start- og mållufthavn Klagenfurt for at fremme beflyvningen af nye mållufthavne (herefter »destinationsincitamentet«), etablere flere afgange på de eksisterende ruter (herefter »frekvensincitamentet«) samt styrke og sikre de eksisterende ruter (herefter »passagerincitamentet«).
State of Carinthia to KFBG
Destinations- og frekvensincitamentsordningen gav tilskyndelser i form af en procentvis rabat på bestemte lufthavnsafgifter (landingstakst, airside-infrastrukturtakst, forpladshandlingafgift), der var anført i KLU's afgiftsordning.
City of Klagenfurt to KFBG
I forbindelse med passagerincitamentet var der tale om et absolut beløb pr. passager i et fly med afgang fra KLU, som lå fast for hele ordningens varighed.
KLH to DMG
Charterflyvninger var undtaget.
The infrastructure fee is for the use of the airport central infrastructure and applies when a ramp/traffic handling service is provided.
Anvendelsen skulle ske på grundlag af en forudgående aftale mellem KFBG og luftfartsselskabet om de planlagte frekvenser og ruter.
It consists of the air side infrastructure tariff which depends on the maximum take-off weight (hereafter ‘MTOW’) of the aircraft and the number of seats and a landside infrastructure tariff per departing passenger.
På dette tidspunkt skulle luftfartsselskabet dokumentere antallet af passagerer og de faktiske flyvninger til og fra KLU.
The fees for ground handling services are divided into two groups: services which have to be paid for independently of the range of the use; traffic handling charge (‘THC’) and ramp handling charge (‘RHC’) and individual services which have to be paid only with respect to the individual use.
Tabel 3
The amount of the THC and RHC depends on the MTOW of the aircraft.
Incitamenter i KLU siden 2005
The THC is between EUR 337 and 3886, the RHC is between EUR 226 and 2404.
Destinationsincitament på landingstakst, airside-infrastrukturtakst og forpladshandlingafgift
In 2005 KFBG introduced an incentive scheme (hereinafter ‘2005 incentive scheme’) for airlines with and from destination of Klagenfurt airport with the objective to enhance the creation of new flight destinations (hereinafter ‘destinations incentive’), to intensify existing flight connections (hereinafter ‘frequency incentive’) and to strengthen and secure existing flight connections (hereinafter ‘passenger incentive’).
Frekvensincitament på landingsafgift, airside-infrastrukturafgift og forpladshandlingafgift
The scheme entered into force 1 September 2005 and ended 31 December 2008.
Passagerincitament (maksimumsbeløb) pr. afrejsende flypassager (EUR)
In December 2008 the incentive scheme was extended until 2013.
år: 70 %
The destinations and frequency incentive scheme granted incentives as a percentage rebate on certain airport charges (landing fee, infrastructure fee airside, ramp handling charge) which are laid down in the schedule of charges of KLU.
år: 60 %
The passenger incentive scheme was an absolute amount paid per passenger of a departing flight from KLU fixed for the whole duration of the scheme.
år: 60 %
The incentive was deducted from the same fees as for the destinations and frequency incentive.
år: 50 %
The amount was indicated as a maximum amount.
år: 50 %
If the flights were increased or decreased the amount was adapted respectively but not above the maximum amount.
år: 40 %
A combination of the destinations and frequency incentive with the passenger incentive was possible insofar as all forms of incentives could be combined but not cumulated for the same passengers.
Tabel 4
This means that the passenger numbers on which are based the destinations and frequency incentives were deducted from the overall passenger number when calculating the passenger incentive.
Overblik over incitamenter, der er blevet udbetalt til luftfartsselskaber i KLU siden 2005
The incentive scheme was published on the website of KLU and was open to all airlines operating on KLU but applied only for scheduled flights, charter flights were excluded.
(i 1000 EUR)
The application had to be based on a prior agreement between KFBG and the airline on the planned frequencies and routes.
Passagerincitament:
The incentive was refunded by KFBG at the end of a calendar year.
Frekvensincitament
Table 3
I ALT
Incentives at KLU since 2005
Tabel 5
Destinations incentive on Landetarif, luftseitiger Infrastrukturtarif and Vorfeldabfertigungsentgelt
Anvendelse af incitamenterne siden 2005
Frequencies incentive on Landetarif, luftseitiger Infrastrukturtarif and Vorfeldabfertigungsentgelt
Passagerincitament
Passenger incentive (maximum) per departing passenger (EUR)
Destinationsincitament
2005-2008
Frekvensincitament
1st year: 70 %
1.1.2003-31.12.2003 og 1.1.2004-29.3.2008 og 30.3.2011-31.1.2012
1st year: 60 %
Aftalerne med Ryanair, LV og AMS
2nd year: 60 %
I november 2001 offentliggjorde DMG et udbud vedrørende en ruteflyforbindelse mellem London og Klagenfurt.
3rd year: 50 %
Udbuddet blev offentliggjort i Den Europæiske Unions Tidende af 14. november 2001, s. 219, og i Amtliches Ausschreibungsblatt des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (det officielle nationale tidende for offentliggørelse af indgåede offentlige kontrakter).
3rd year: 40 %
Der blev tilbudt en kontrakt på én daglig ruteflyforbindelse (direkte) London-Klagenfurt og retur for mindst 100000 passagerer pr. år fra en centralt beliggende lufthavn i London med en løbetid på tre år og mulighed for forlængelse af aftalen med yderligere fem år.
Table 4
Til gengæld tilbød DMG:
Overview of the amounts of incentives paid to airlines at KLU since 2005
et tilskud til luftfartsselskabets markedsføringsforanstaltninger i form af et fast beløb på 2 mio. ATS (145345,67 EUR).
(in thousand EUR)
Denne markedsføringsstøtte skulle anvendes til promovering og markedsføring af ruten, og anvendelsen skulle dokumenteres halvårligt
2003-2005
en kompensation på 97 % af KLU's turnaround-afgifter (lufthavnsafgifter, afgifter for ground- og forpladshandling samt flyvekontrolafgift).
Passenger-Incentive:
Disse afgifter opkræves ved landing i KLU.
Destinations-Incentive:
Udbuddet indeholdt ligeledes et alternativt forslag med 4 flyvninger pr. uge fra London og 60000 passagerer.
Frequency-Incentive:
Derefter blev der gennemført udbud med forhandling uden forudgående offentliggørelse, i hvilken forbindelse der blev indgået en kontrakt med Ryanair.
Application of incentives since 2005
DMG betaler årligt […] EUR for de daglige flyvninger, hvor betaling sker kvartalsvis forud med et beløb på […] EUR (denne betaling nævnes også i kontrakten mellem KFBG og Ryanair af 22. januar 2002).
14.12.2006-30.3.2008
Dette beløb er også nævnt i kontrakten mellem KFBG og Ryanair, hvori det fastlægges, at KFBG skal »forestå« DMG's betaling til LV.
25.10.2009-31.10.2011
Markedsføringsaftalen mellem DMG og AMS af 22. januar 2002 (den anden markedsføringsaftale)
4.11.2010-31.10.2011
Den 22. januar 2002 blev der indgået en yderligere markedsføringsaftale mellem DMG og AMS.
25.10.2012-26.10.2013
Den trådte i kraft samme dag med en løbetid på fem år og indeholdt en mulighed for forlængelse med yderligere fem år.
25.10.2009-24.10.2012
Aftalen vedrører: DMG giver AMS til opgave senest den 1. maj 2002 at oprette og drive to links på www.ryanair.com til af DMG valgte websteder, som indeholder en præsentation af Kärntens seværdigheder.
16.12.2011-31.3.2013
AMS stiller yderligere tjenester til rådighed, hvis parterne bliver enige herom i henhold til aftalens artikel 5.1. og 5.2.
The agreements with Ryanair, LV and AMS
DMG betaler årligt […] EUR til AMS for de beskrevne tjenester.
The 2002 agreements
Tillægsskrivelsen til markedsføringsaftalen mellem DMG og LV af 22. januar 2002 (den tredje markedsføringsaftale)
In November 2001 DMG opened a tender for a scheduled flight connection between London and Klagenfurt.
Tillægsskrivelsen til markedsføringsaftalen mellem DMG og LV af 22. januar 2002 (den første markedsføringsaftale) blev undertegnet af begge parter den 22. januar 2002 og trådte i kraft samme dag.
The tender was published in the Official Journal of 14 November 2001, p. 219, and in the official procurement journal of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Labour.
Mellem parterne blev det aftalt, at »for så vidt angår den aftale, der blev indgået den 22. januar 2002 mellem LV og DMG, skal DMG den 1. maj 2002 betale LV et yderligere markedsføringsbeløb på […] EUR for yderligere, styrkede markedsføringsforanstaltninger i aftalens løbetid«.
The tender offered a contract for a direct daily scheduled flight London-Klagenfurt and back for at least 100000 passengers per year from a central London airport with a duration of 3 years and an option to extend for 5 years.
Sammenfatning af betalingerne inden for rammerne af de forskellige aftaler med Ryanair og dets datterselskaber
As a reward DMG offered:
Tabel 6
A contribution to the marketing activities of the airline with a fixed amount of ATS 2 million (EUR 145345,67), the marketing support has to be used for the publicity and marketing of the flight connection, the use has to be proved every half year.
KFBG's betalinger til 2002-2005 (i EUR) inden for rammerne af markedsføringsaftalerne
A 97 % refunding of the turnaround fees (airport charges, station and ground handling fees and the air traffic control fee) of Klagenfurt airport.
Kompensation af turnaround-afgifter
These fees arise when landing in KLU.
Betalinger i henhold til den første markedsføringsaftale
The tender foresaw also an alternative offer with 4 flights a week and 60000 passengers from London In this case the reward offered was a marketing support of ATS 1 million (EUR 72672,82) and a 97 % refunding of the turnaround fees.
Betalinger i henhold til den anden markedsføringsaftale
The public tender did not result in any offer and was withdrawn consequently.
Betalinger i henhold til den tredje markedsføringsaftale (tillægsskrivelse til den første markedsføringsaftale)
In the following a negotiated procedure without previous publication was carried out and resulted in a contract with Ryanair.
Alle i 2002 indgåede aftaler mellem KFBG, DMG, Ryanair, LV og AMS udløb den 29. oktober 2005, da Ryanair indstillede ruteflyvningerne med passagerer mellem KLU og STN af økonomiske årsager.
The airport services agreement between KFBG and Ryanair of 22 January 2002
Aftalerne fra 2006
On 22 January 2002 KFBG and Ryanair concluded an agreement which entered into force on 27 June 2002 for a period of 5 years with an automatic renewal for further 5 years provided that Ryanair fully complies with its obligations under that agreement.
Aftalen om lufthavnstjenester »Airport Services Agreement« mellem KFBG og Ryanair af 23. august 2006
Ryanair was obliged under the agreement to operate passenger air services between KLU and London-Stansted Airport (hereafter: ‘STN’) commencing around the date of entering into force of the Agreement utilising a B737 aircraft on at least a daily basis with low fares and 348 rotations per year or 87 rotations per calendar quarter.