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Støtten er tidsbegrænset, da den hovedsageligt består af et velafgrænset engangsbeløb, der er eller primært vil blive udbetalt som eftergivelse af TRAINOSE's gæld til OSE, en kapitalforhøjelse på 60 mio. EUR i 2009, direkte støtte på 50 mio. EUR for perioden 2011-2013 og overførsel af TRAINOSE's medarbejdere til andre offentlige arbejdsgivere.
Given the fact that TRAINOSE is the sole rail operator and that OSE is the sole rail infrastructure manager, the risk of discontinuation which could ensue from TRAINOSE not being able to continue providing rail transport services would in turn put at risk the continuity of the supply of rail transport services for passengers and freight in Greece and, in turn, OSE's ability to maintain the rail infrastructure.
Uden disse foranstaltninger på i alt 1,02 mia. EUR, ville TRAINOSE være nødt til at indstille sine aktiviteter, hvilket ville medføre alvorlige forstyrrelser og systemiske konsekvenser for andre græske virksomheder, der er afhængige af de transportydelser, som TRAINOSE leverer.
OSE employs 1595 people (1396 employees at OSE and another 199 at ERGOSE, a subsidiary of OSE responsible for the development and upgrade of railway infrastructure), while track access charges collected from TRAINOSE in 2015 accounted for 86 % of OSE's annual track access revenues for that year.
TRAINOSE vil desuden blive fuldstændig privatiseret, hvilket burde give den nye ejer mulighed for, i det omfang det er nødvendigt, at omstrukturere virksomhedens aktiviteter for at blive mere konkurrencedygtig, efter problemerne på jernbanemarkedet, der skyldes den økonomiske krise i Grækenland, er løst.
Additionally, GAIAOSE, the manager of rolling stock and real estate assets, and a number of other private businesses, such as service providers and contractors for cleaning, catering and ticketing services, freight forwarders, etc., would also be negatively affected.
Afhjælpning af den økonomiske byrde, der stammer fra tidligere forpligtelser, er en forudsætning for, at privatiseringen kan gennemføres.
The Commission considers that the aid thus addresses a specific risk for the Greek railway system, and the dramatic consequences of discontinuation of the supply of rail transport services for the Greek economy and the population, beyond the situation of and benefits to TRAINOSE.
For så vidt angår de årlige tilskud synes beløbene at være rimelige, da tilskuddene har form af kompensation og desuden er fastsat efter aftale med trojkaen.
In light of these extraordinary and specific circumstances which the Greek railway sector, being unequalled sector of the Greek economy as explained in the paragraph 230 below, is facing, the State aid to TRAINOSE is found to have the legitimate aim of remedying a serious disturbance of the Greek economy.
Tilskuddene har kun delvist dækket driftstab, som påløb mellem 2008 og 2011 (se tabel 1) og har således ikke givet TRAINOSE ekstra midler, som virksomheden kunne have brugt til at investere og/eller udvide sine aktiviteter til andre geografiske markeder eller tjenestemarkeder.
It is therefore necessary to verify the adequacy, necessity and proportionality of the aid to address that serious disturbance, as well as its impact on competition and trade between Member States.
Det samme gælder mutatis mutandis kapitalforøgelsen på 60 mio. EUR i 2009 og den planlagte eftergivelse af gæld til OSE.
The Commission recalls that the exceptional economic crisis the Greek economy is facing, as explained in the Section 7.3.1, in combination with the railway sector's vital role to the Greek economy, justifies the exceptional use of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty
Den planlagte eftergivelse af gæld svarer til det beløb, TRAINOSE skylder, og selskabet vil selv kombineret med den seneste kapitalforøgelse stadig ikke være i stand til at absorbere tidligere tab og genskabe virksomhedens stærke solvens med hensyn til gæld-egenkapital-forhold (jf. tabel 1).
Appropriateness, necessity and proportionality of the aid and avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
De finansielle indikatorer for TRAINOSE i hele perioden med den økonomiske krise i Grækenland siden 2008 viser, at betalingerne til OSE på nuværende tidspunkt ikke kan dækkes af egne indtægter.
Greece reiterated that the aid measures in favour of TRAINOSE are adequate, necessary and proportional, and will have no undue negative impact on competition and trade as regards the service and geographic markets on which TRAINOSE is and shall be active.
Det ville af hensyn til forstyrrelse af den græske økonomi være urealistisk og skadeligt, hvis TRAINOSE hævede tarifferne eller priserne betydeligt for at generere tilstrækkelige indtægter på kort sigt til at afvikle gælden.
Appropriateness of the aid measure
For så vidt angår overførslen af 593 medarbejdere fremgår det af de af Grækenland indsendte oplysninger, at foranstaltningen er begrænset og kalibreret til at afhjælpe situationen med for mange ansatte og reducere nogle af TRAINOSE's personaleomkostninger, som stammer fra den særlige kvasi-tjenestemandsstatus, som de tidligere medarbejdere nød godt af, og som var en del af virksomhedens ansættelsespolitik.
As regards the appropriateness of the aid to TRAINOSE to remedy a disturbance of a whole economy, the Commission notes that this is justified due to the particularities of the Greek rail transport sector.
Andre selskaber i Grækenland, der beskæftiger personale, som er underlagt sædvaneret, herunder faktiske eller potentielle leverandører af jernbanetjenester, bærer ikke omkostninger af samme art og størrelse.
First, the railway sector in Greece is unique and not comparable with other industry sectors.
TRAINOSE's fordel som følge af overførslen af 593 vedligeholdelsesmedarbejdere har ikke haft konsekvenser, der rækker videre end at sikre, at TRAINOSE har samme vilkår som faktiske og/eller potentielle konkurrenter, for så vidt angår personaleomkostninger.
TRAINOSE accounts de facto for the whole economic sector of rail transport for freight and passengers.
Derfor finder Kommissionen, at støtten er nødvendig og forholdsmæssig med hensyn til at lade TRAINOSE udføre sine opgaver ansvarligt og undgå, at en eventuel afvikling af virksomheden forværrer den alvorlige forstyrrelse af økonomien, som Grækenland står overfor.
Second, transport by rail is vital for the functioning of other industry sectors which depend on the transport of goods and persons from one place to another at any given time.
Undgåelse af uberettigede negative påvirkninger af konkurrencevilkårene og samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne
Therefore, the rail transport services have a strong potential for triggering detrimental knock-on effects on the entire economy, if a service is not provided.
For så vidt angår undgåelse af uberettigede negative påvirkninger af konkurrencevilkårene og samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne, skal det bemærkes, at foranstaltningerne er direkte forbundet med midlertidigt at sikre de græske jernbaners, TRAINOSE, overlevelse, indtil overtagelsen af virksomheden er gennemført, og at de ikke kan anses for at have væsentlige negative afsmittende virkninger på andre medlemsstater.
No other industry sector has such a vital role when assessing the dependence of the other market economy actors on the services it provides.
De pågældende foranstaltninger har og havde ikke til formål at øge kapaciteten i TRAINOSE.
In view of the ongoing negotiations taking place between Greece and its creditors on the main outstanding issues that need to be solved in order to reach an agreement on the overall policy package which would allow the second review of the Greece`s economic adjustment programme to be completed, a particular attention is needed to provide clarity for the planned sale of TRAINOSE.
Tværtimod har Grækenland omstruktureret og reorganiseret TRAINOSE med henblik på at øge virksomhedens effektivitet og for så vidt muligt at begrænse de negative virkninger af ovennævnte forstyrrelser.
Therefore, the aid is appropriate to address a specific risk for the railway system and averts discontinuation of provision of rail services to the Greek economy and the population, beyond the situation of and benefits to TRAINOSE.
Med privatiseringen af TRAINOSE til TRENITALIA har Grækenland definitivt brudt forbindelsen mellem jernbaneinfrastrukturforvalteren og jernbaneoperatøren.
In light of the extraordinary and specific circumstances which the Greek railway sector is facing, the Commission considers that the aid to TRAINOSE is appropriate to remedy a serious disturbance of the Greek economy.
Desuden har Grækenland givet tilsagn om at styrke liberaliseringen af det græske jernbanemarked, f.eks. ved at etablere en uafhængig ordregivende myndighed for kontrakter om offentlige tjenester til personbefordring med jernbane i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007.
This aid will be sufficient for the companies to return to viability or at last carry out their tasks reliably.
Den ordregivende myndighed skal fra 2021 tildele kontrakter om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste via offentlige udbud for bundter af tjenester af en varighed på højst fem år ad gangen, give deltagerne i disse første udbud om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste relevante oplysninger og tilstrækkelig tid til at udarbejde tilbud og synkronisere lejeaftaler om rullende materiel med kontrakterne om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste.
Necessity and proportionality of the aid
I lyset af Grækenlands overvejelser og forpligtelser beskrevet herover, finder Kommissionen, at støtten ikke har unødvendige negative virkninger for konkurrencen og samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne.
The support is limited in time as it consists mainly of one-off well circumscribed aid that was or will be primarily provided through a write-off of TRAINOSE's liabilities towards OSE, a capital increase of EUR 60 million in 2009, direct grants of EUR 50 million for the period 2011-2013 and a transfer of employees of TRAINOSE to other public employers.
Kommissionen finder, at statsstøtten til TRAINOSE har det legitime formål at afhjælpe en alvorlig forstyrrelse af den græske økonomi.
Without those measures totalling EUR 1,02 billion, TRAINOSE would go out of business causing serious disturbances and systemic implications for other Greek undertakings dependent on the transport services provided by TRAINOSE.
Den er hensigtsmæssig, nødvendig og proportionel og har ikke nogen uberettigede negative påvirkninger af konkurrencen og samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne.
Moreover, TRAINOSE will be fully privatised, which should allow the new ownership to reorient, to the extent necessary, the operations of the company to become more competitive once the problems on the railway market caused by the economic crisis in Greece are solved.
Den er derfor forenelig med det indre marked i medfør af traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, litra b).
The alleviation of the financial burden of part of past liabilities is a pre-condition for the privatisation to happen.
Konklusioner
As far as the annual grants are concerned, the amounts appear to be proportionate since the grants are compensatory in nature and have furthermore been determined in agreement with the Troika.
På baggrund af tilbagetrækningen af anmeldelsen om overførsel af terminaler fra OSE og egenkapitalforøgelsen på 65 mio. EUR til fordel for TRAINOSE (jf. en del af foranstaltning 2 og foranstaltning 6), bør den formelle undersøgelsesprocedure i medfør af traktatens artikel 108, stk. 2, for så vidt angår den anmeldte foranstaltning lukkes.
They have served to only partly cover operating losses incurred between 2008 and 2011 (see Table 1) and, therefore, have not provided TRAINOSE with additional resources which the company could have used to invest and/or expand its activities on other geographic or service markets.
Kommissionen finder, at den planlagte eftergivelse af TRAINOSE's gæld på 748,6 mio. EUR (foranstaltning 1), egenkapitalforøgelsen på 60 mio. EUR, der blev gennemført i 2009 (en del af foranstaltning 2), de årlige tilskud til TRAINOSE for perioden 2011-2013 på op til 150 mio. EUR (foranstaltning 3) og overførslen af TRAINOSE's medarbejdere til andre arbejdsgivere i den offentlige sektor (foranstaltning 4) udgør statsstøtte i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1, og at de kan erklæres forenelige med det indre marked, jf. traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, litra b), med den begrundelse, at de har til formål at afhjælpe en alvorlig forstyrrelse i den græske økonomi.
The same is true mutatis mutandis as far as the capital increase of EUR 60 million in 2009 and the planned write-off of liabilities towards OSE are concerned.
For så vidt angår SLA'erne mellem TRAINOSE og OSE (foranstaltning 5), finder Kommissionen, at SLA'erne blev indgået på markedsvilkår, og at de derfor ikke udgør statsstøtte —
The planned write-off is commensurate with the amount of debt TRAINOSE owes and, even combined with the past capital increase, will still fall short of absorbing past losses and bringing the debt to equity ratio of the company back to a strong solvency situation (see Table 1).
VEDTAGET DENNE AFGØRELSE:
The financial indicators of TRAINOSE throughout the period of economic crisis in Greece since 2008 show that the payments to OSE cannot be made from own resources at present.
Artikel 1
It would be unrealistic and detrimental in the context of disturbance of the Greek economy that TRAINOSE increased significantly its tariffs or prices to generate enough revenues in the short term in order to settle this debt.
Efter tilbagetrækningen af anmeldelsen af overførslen af terminaler fra OSE til TRAINOSE og egenkapitalforøgelsen på 65 mio. EUR er den formelle undersøgelsesprocedure i henhold til traktatens artikel 108, stk. 2, med hensyn til disse anmeldte og planlagte foranstaltninger til fordel for TRAINOSE S.A. ikke længere begrundet, hvorfor proceduren lukkes.
As regards the transfer of 593 employees, the information provided by Greece shows that the measure has been confined and calibrated to alleviating the situation of overstaffing and reducing some of the legacy staff costs of TRAINOSE which stemmed from the specific quasi-civil servant status of its personnel and the past recruitment policy of the company.
Artikel 2
Other companies in Greece employing staff subject to common law, including actual or potential providers of railway services, do not bear costs of the same nature and amount.
Statsstøtten i form af eftergivelse af gæld på 748,6 mio. EUR til fordel for TRAINOSE, som Grækenland påtænker at gennemføre, udgør statsstøtte, som er forenelig med det indre marked i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, litra b).
Therefore, the advantage provided to TRAINOSE through the transfer of 593 maintenance employees has not gone beyond putting TRAINOSE on a level playing field with actual and/or potential competitors as to staff costs.
Gennemførelsen af gældseftergivelsen godkendes derfor.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the aid is necessary and proportionate with a view to allowing TRAINOSE to carry out its tasks reliably and avoiding that its possible dissolution worsens the serious disturbance of the economy which Greece is facing.
Egenkapitalforøgelsen på 60 mio. EUR i 2009 iværksat til fordel for TRAINOSE udgør statsstøtte, som er forenelig med det indre marked i henhold til artikel 107, stk. 3, litra b), i traktaten.
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
De årlige tilskud på op til 150 mio. EUR, som i perioden 2011-2013 blev udbetalt til fordel for TRAINOSE, udgør statsstøtte, som er forenelig med det indre marked i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, litra b).
As regards the avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States, it has to be noted that the measures are directly connected with ensuring the interim survival of Greek railways, TRAINOSE, until the implementation and completion of the take-over of the company and cannot be deemed to have significantly adverse negative spill-over effects on other Member States.
Overførslen af 593 medarbejdere til andre offentlige arbejdsgivere i perioden 2011-2013 er forenelig med det indre marked i medfør af traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, litra b).
The measures in question do not and did not serve to increase the capacity of TRAINOSE.
Serviceleveranceaftalerne om vedligeholdelse af rullende materiel, leje af rullende materiel, uddannelse af personale, leje af kontorer og busser udgør ikke statsstøtte i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1.
On the contrary, Greece has restructured and reorganised TRAINOSE in order to increase its efficiency and as far as it was possible to limit the negative effects of the disturbances mentioned above.
Artikel 3
With the privatisation of TRAINOSE to TRENITALIA, Greece has definitely cut the links between its rail infrastructure manager and the rail operator.
Denne afgørelse er rettet til Den Hellenske Republik.
In addition, Greece has committed to enhance the opening of the Greek railway market, such as to establish an independent contracting authority for public service contracts for rail passenger transport according to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, as from 2021 to award the PSO contracts by the independent contracting authority via public tenders for service bundles with a duration of maximum 5 years each, to provide the participants in those first tenders for PSO with relevant information and with sufficient time to prepare bid and to synchronise the rolling stock lease contracts with the PSO contracts.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 16. juni 2017.
In view of the above considerations and commitments of Greece, the Commission considers that the aid does not have undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States.
På Kommissionens vegne
The Commission considers that the State aid to TRAINOSE has the legitimate aim of remedying a serious disturbance of the Greek economy; it is appropriate, necessary and proportional, and does not have any undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States.
Medlem af Kommissionen
Therefore, it is to be considered compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
EUT C 272 af 15.9.2011, s. 7.
Conclusions
EBITDA: resultat før renter, skat og af- og nedskrivninger; EBT: resultat før skat.
In the light of the withdrawal of the notification regarding the transfer of terminals from OSE and the equity increase of EUR 65 million in favour of TRAINOSE (see part of Measure 2 and Measure 6), the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the Treaty in respect of the notified measures should be closed.
Aftalememorandum om den særlige økonomiske konditionalitetspolitik, 3. maj 2010.
The Commission considers that the envisaged cancellation of debts of TRAINOSE amounting to EUR 748,6 million (Measure 1), the equity increase of EUR 60 million implemented in 2009 (part of Measure 2), the annual grants to TRAINOSE for the period from 2011 to 2013 amounting up to EUR 150 million (Measure 3) and the transfer of TRAINOSE's employees to other public sector employers (Measure 4) constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty and can be declared compatible with the internal market under Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the grounds that their purpose is to remedy a serious disturbance in the Greek economy.
I henhold til den oprindelige tidsplan skulle udbudsproceduren for Trainose have været lanceret i fjerde kvartal af 2012, og selskabets aktiver skulle overføres til den græske privatiseringsfond.
With regard to the SLAs between TRAINOSE and OSE (Measure 5), the Commission considers that the SLAs had been concluded on market terms and therefore they do not constitute State aid,
HRADF blev oprettet i henhold til lov 3986/2011 om hasteforanstaltninger for gennemførelse af den mellemsigtede finanspolitiske strategi for 2012-2015, den græske lovtidende A'152/1.7.2011.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Afgørelse nr. 226 af 18. januar 2013 af det interministerielle udvalg for omstrukturering og privatisering (»ICARP«).
Article 1
Afgørelse nr. 232 af 5. april 2013 af ICARP (den græske lovtidende B' 803/5.4.2013).
Following the withdrawal of the notification of the transfer of terminals from OSE to TRAINOSE and of the equity increase of EUR 65 million, the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the Treaty with respect to these notified planned measures in favour of TRAINOSE SA has become without object and is hereby closed.
Grækenlands bemærkning af 27. marts 2017, s. 1.
Article 2
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).
The State aid in the form of the cancellation of debts amounting to EUR 748,6 million in favour of TRAINOSE, which Greece is planning to implement, constitutes State aid, compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Fortrolige oplysninger
The implementation of the cancellation of these debts is accordingly authorised.
EUT C 249 af 31.7.2014, s. 1.
The equity increase of EUR 60 million implemented in 2009 in favour of TRAINOSE constitutes State aid, compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Græsk lov 674/1970, græsk kongeligt dekret 404/1972, græsk lovdekret 1300/1972 og græsk lov 2671/1998 (den græske lovtidende A'/28.12.1998, s. 289).
The annual grants of up to EUR 150 million implemented in the period from 2011 to 2013 in favour of TRAINOSE constitute State aid, compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Grækenlands bemærkning af 27. marts 2017, s. 1.
The transfer of 593 employees to other public sector employers during the period from 2011 to 2013 is compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Forenede sager 106/87 til 120/87 Asteris m.fl. mod Grækenland og EØF [1988] ECLI:EU:C:1988:457, præmis 24-25.
The Service Level Agreements concerning the provision of rolling stock maintenance, the leasing of rolling stock, the personnel training, the office rental and the coach rental, do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Sag C-303/88, Italien mod Kommissionen, [1991] ECLI:EU:C:1991:136.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Sag T-157/01, Danske Busvognmænd mod Kommission, ECLI:EU:T:2004:76.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 2017.
SEK var en offentlig enhed, som blev oprettet i 1920, og som drev de fleste græske jernbanelinjer indtil den 31. december 1970, da alle jernbaner i Grækenland med undtagelse af private og industrielle strækninger og E.I.S. blev overført til det nye statsejede de græske statsbaner, dvs. OSE S.A.
For the Commission
Den græske lovtidende A'188/4.1.2010.
Member of the Commission
Grækenlands bemærkning af 27. marts 2017, s. 2.
OJ C 272, 15.9.2011, p. 7.
Den græske lovtidende A' 212/17.12.2010.
EBITDA means earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation; EBT means earnings before tax.
Kommissionens direktiv 2014/106/EU af 5. december 2014 om ændring af bilag V og VI til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv 2008/57/EF om interoperabilitet i jernbanesystemet i Fællesskabet EØS-relevant tekst (EUT L 355 af 12.12.2014, s. 42).
Memorandum of Understanding on Specific Economic Policy Conditionality, 3 May 2010.
Regulerende myndighed for jernbaner (Ρυθμιστική Αρχή Σιδηροδρόμων eller RAS).
Under the initial timetable, the tender process for Trainose was planned to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2012, with its assets being transferred to the Greek privatisation fund.
Kommissionens beslutning 88/167/EØF af 7. oktober 1987 vedrørende lov 1386/1983, på grundlag af hvilken den græske regering yder støtte til det græske erhvervsliv (EFT L 76 af 22.3.1988, s. 18).
The Privatisation Programme is laid down in Table II of Chapter B' of Law 3985/2011 on Mid-Term Fiscal Strategy Framework 2012-2015.