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en detaljeret beskrivelse af allerede trufne og planlagte foranstaltninger med henblik på at efterkomme denne afgørelse
the company made profits following the investments (even excluding the USO compensation received by Correos),
dokumentation for, at støttemodtagerne har fået påbud om at tilbagebetale støtten.
an ex-post independent study (from Ernst-Young) based on ex-ante data concluded that the expected return of the Spanish State's investment in Correos was greater than its cost of capital at the time of the investment.
Spanien indsender på Kommissionens anmodning straks oplysninger om de foranstaltninger, der allerede er truffet eller er planlagt for at efterkomme afgørelsen.
The decisions of the State were based on multi-annual plans which clearly foresaw an improvement of profitability of Correos and that this was further confirmed by the facts.
Artikel 9
The Commission takes the view that the 2004-2006 capital injections can be regarded as complying with the MEIP and therefore does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Denne afgørelse er rettet til Kongeriget Spanien.
THE COMPENSATIONS GRANTED TO CORREOS FOR THE ORGANISATION OF ELECTIONS
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 10. juli 2018.
The compensation is paid directly from the State General Budget and is imputable to the State and granted through State resources.
På Kommissionens vegne
It follows from the case-law that Article 107 of the Treaty does not apply where the State acts ‘by exercising public power’ or where public entities act ‘in their capacity as public authorities’.
Medlem af Kommissionen
An entity may be deemed to act by exercising public powers where the activity in question is a task that forms part of the essential functions of the State or is connected with those functions by its nature, its aim and the rules to which it is subject.
EUT C 129 af 12.4.2016, s. 10.
Generally speaking, unless the Member State concerned has decided to introduce market mechanisms, activities that intrinsically form part of the prerogatives of official authority and are performed by the State do not constitute economic activities.
Jf. fodnote 1.
In the case at hand, the services provided by Correos are part of the State's obligation of regulating and organizing the election procedure, which recognizes the right to vote either in person or via postal ballot.
Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv 97/67/EF af 15. december 1997 om fælles regler for udvikling af Fællesskabets indre marked for posttjenester og forbedring af disse tjenesters kvalitet (EFT L 15 af 21.1.1998, s. 14).
The Spanish authorities and/or Correos argue that all the activities performed by Correos in the context of the organization of elections should be considered to be part of the prerogatives of the State and that therefore Correos should not be considered as an undertaking when performing these activities (see recitals 79-81, 118 and 119).
I henhold til tillægsbestemmelsen og artikel 15, stk. 2, i postloven af 1998 er følgende tjenester omfattet af befordringspligten: 1) tjenester vedrørende postanvisninger, 2) almindelig levering af nationale og internationale posttjenester vedrørende postforsendelser med en adresse, som afsenderen selv har anført på forsendelsen eller dens indpakning.
The Commission considers the activities that are directly related to the voting procedure such as the handling of postal ballots, the sending of materials by the Electoral Roll Office (e.g. voter registration cards) and the collection of electoral documentation once the counting is complete to be part of the essential functions of the State.
Disse kan omfatte: a) breve og postkort med skriftlige meddelelser på op til 2 kg, b) pakker med eller uden økonomisk værdi på op til 10 kg.
As a result, the Commission agrees with the Spanish authorities that those activities cannot be considered as economic activities and that their financing does not amount to State aid, since for those activities Correos cannot be considered to constitute an undertaking.
I artikel 18 i postloven af 1998 defineres eneretsområdet som tjenester vedrørende postanvisninger, afhentning, sortering, transport og distribution af mellembys forsendelser, herunder certificerede, og af breve og postkort op til 100 g (fra 1. januar 2006 blev vægtgrænsen ændret til 50 g), grænseoverskridende posttjenester (sendt til eller modtaget fra et andet land), herunder afsendte og modtagne breve og postkort med ovennævnte begrænsninger med hensyn til pris, vægt og dato, og modtagelse af ansøgninger, breve og meddelelser, som borgere adresserede til offentlige forvaltningsorganer.
However, with respect to the postal handling of electoral material sent out by political candidates, the situation is different.
Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv 2002/39/EF af 10. juni 2002 om ændring af direktiv 97/67/EF for så vidt angår yderligere åbning af Fællesskabets marked for posttjenester (EFT L 176 af 5.7.2002, s. 21).
In its decision on Poste Italiane the Commission considered that the distribution of electoral material by Poste Italiane at a reduced subsidized tariff constituted an economic activity and hence that the compensation for this service amounted to State aid.
Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv 2008/6/EF af 20. februar 2008 om ændring af direktiv 97/67/EF med henblik på fuld realisering af det indre marked for posttjenester i Fællesskabet (EUT L 52 af 27.2.2008, s. 3).
This measure is very similar to the Italian system (i.e. electoral candidates can send pamphlets to voters at reduced tariffs subject to certain conditions and the State compensates the postal operator for the residual cost) and is clearly separable from the non-economic activities directly related to the voting procedure carried out by Correos.
Sag C-280/00, Altmark Trans GmbH og Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg mod Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Altmark GmbH (ECLI:EU:C:2003:415).
Accordingly, in relation to the postal handling of electoral material sent out by political candidates, Correos should be considered to constitute an undertaking for the purposes of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Meddelelse fra Kommissionen: Den Europæiske Unions rammebestemmelser for statsstøtte i form af kompensation for offentlig tjeneste (EUT C 8 af 11.1.2012, s. 15).
Given the content of the service, other postal operators could also be able to perform this service in exchange for public compensation.
Final report on costing and financing of universal service obligations in the postal sector in the European Union, November 1998, National Economic Research Associates (NERA) http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/post/doc/studies/1998-nera_en.pdf.
This is evidenced by the fact that electoral candidates currently use the system set up by the State (and hence choose Correos) to send their pamphlets as they only have to pay a low price per item.
Jf. Domstolens dom af 16.3.2006, C-234/04, Kapferer (ECLI:EU:C:2006:178, præmis 20 og 21), Domstolens dom af 6.10.2009, C-40/08, Asturcom Telecomunicaciones (ECLI:EU:C: 2009:615) og Domstolens dom af 11.11.2015, C-505/14, Klausner Holz Niedersachsen (ECLI:EU:C:2015:742, præmis 36 og 45).
However, if they wish to send more than one item per citizen, they have to pay the full price and in such case freely choose to use Correos or other postal operators (especially in urban areas) to do so.
Domstolens dom af 3.7.2003, forenede sager C-83/01 P, C-93/01 P og C-94/01 P, Chronopost/UFEX m.fl.
The compensation granted to Correos for the postal handling of electoral material sent out by political candidates is designed to cover all or part of the net cost incurred by Correos in performing the service in question.
(ECLI:EU:C2003:388).
Without that compensation, Correos would have to bear those costs itself.
Domstolens dom af 1.7.2008, forenede sager C-341/06 og C-342/06 P, Chronopost og La Poste/UFEX m.fl.
The compensation therefore constitutes an advantage to Correos since it relieves the latter of a burden it would otherwise need to bear absent that compensation.
(ECLI:EU:C:2008:375).
The measure is clearly selective as it benefits only one undertaking: Correos.
Den spanske højesterets dom af 2.10.2006, Rec.
As explained in recital 204, any measure benefiting Correos is liable to affect competition and trade between Member States.
89/2004.
The Commission considers the financing of the distribution of electoral material for electoral candidates to constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Kommissionens afgørelse 2012/21/EU af 20. december 2011 om anvendelse af bestemmelserne i artikel 106, stk. 2, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde på statsstøtte i form af kompensation for offentlig tjeneste ydet til visse virksomheder, der har fået overdraget at udføre tjenesteydelser af almindelig økonomisk interesse (EUT L 7 af 11.1.2012, s. 3).
According to the Spanish authorities and Correos (see recitals 83-85 and 121), should financing of the distribution of electoral material for electoral candidates constitute aid, it would be existing aid since it predates the accession of Spain to the European Economic Community in 1986.
Kommissionen bemærker, at nogle af disse forhold ikke umiddelbart vedrører statsstøtte (f.eks. påstået underbudspolitik), at andre øjensynligt ikke vedrører Correos direkte (f.eks. påstået krydssubsidiering af Correos Express), og at omstændighederne ikke er godtgjort vedrørende andre (f.eks. påstået kompensation med henblik på finansiering af Correos' reklame- og oplysningskampagner).
The Spanish authorities explain in particular that the compensation granted to electoral candidates for the distribution of electoral material has been in place since 1977 without undergoing any substantial modifications.
Den anonyme part henviser også til udvidelsen af befordringspligtens omfang ved postloven af 2010 til pakker op til 20 kg som et tegn på Correos' interesse i at udvide virksomhedens aktiviteter for at konkurrere med de andre pakketjenesteudbydere på det spanske marked for pakketjenester og derved udnytte sin position som befordringspligtig.
Based on the information submitted by the Spanish authorities, the Commission notes that the scheme which dates back to 1977, provided for fixed low tariffs that were applicable to all elections (local, regional, national and Union).
Kommissionen vil vurdere kompensationen til Correos for befordringspligten i henhold til postloven af 2010 i en anden afgørelse (se betragtning 32).
Correos also received for each election partial funding of the full delivery cost over the whole period.
Sag C-280/00, Altmark Trans GmbH og Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg mod Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Altmark GmbH (ECLI:EU:C:2003:415).
The Commission concludes that the financing of the distribution of electoral material for electoral candidate qualifies as existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.
Se Kommissionens beslutning 2009/554/EF af 21. oktober 2008 om den statsstøtte C 49/2006 (ex NN 65/06), som Italien har betalt Poste Italiane som godtgørelse for salget af postsparebeviser (EUT L 189 af 21.7.2009, s. 3).
The compensation granted to Correos for the distribution of electoral material sent out by political candidates constitutes existing aid and will be dealt with separately in accordance with Articles 17, 18 and 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Sag T-613/97, Ufex m.fl. mod Kommissionen (ECLI:EU:T:2006:150).
SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS
Offentliggjort af Kommissionen den 18.2.2013 (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/overview/new_guide_eu_rules_procurement_da.pdf).
The USO compensations granted to Correos under the 1998 Postal Law, the tax exemptions from the real estate tax (IBI) and the tax on economic activities (IAE), and the compensation granted to Correos for the distribution of electoral material constitute aid measures within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty because they relieved Correos of costs that are normally borne by private undertakings.
Kommissionens afgørelse 2012/321/EU af 25. januar 2012 om foranstaltning SA.14588 (C 20/09), som Belgien har indført til fordel for De Post-La Poste (nu bpost) (EUT L 170 af 29.6.2012, s. 1).
The three capital increases granted in 2004, 2005 and 2006, do not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty because the State acted in conformity with the MEIP.
Se eksempelvis Kommissionens afgørelse af 28. marts 2012 i sag SA.33054 (12/N) — Compensation for net costs incurred to keep a non-commercially viable network for the period 2012-15 and the continuation of a working capital facility (EUT C 121 af 26.4.2012, s. 1) og Kommissionens afgørelse 2012/636/EU af 25. januar 2012 om Tysklands foranstaltning C 36/07 (ex NN 25/07) til fordel for Deutsche Post AG (EUT L 289 af 19.10.2012, s. 1).
The Commission finds that Spain unlawfully implemented the aid measures referred to in Recital (338) in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty, with the exception of the compensation granted to Correos for the distribution of electoral material sent out by political candidates which constitutes existing aid.
Sag C-124/10 P, Kommissionen mod EDF (ECLI:EU:C:2012:318).
The USO compensations granted to Correos under the 1998 Postal Law constitutes incompatible aid pursuant to Article 106(2) of the Treaty to the extent that they overcompensated Correos.
Domstolens dom af 3.7.2003, forenede sager C-83/01 P, C-93/01 P og C-94/01 P, Chronopost/UFEX m.fl.
The tax exemptions from the real estate tax (IBI) and the tax on economic activities (IAE) constitute incompatible aid.
(ECLI:EU:C2003:388).
The compensation granted to Correos for the distribution of electoral material sent out by political candidates constitutes existing aid and will be dealt with separately in accordance with Articles 17, 18 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Domstolens dom af 1.7.2008, forenede sager C-341-06 og C-342/06 P, Chronopost og La Poste/UFEX m.fl.
RECOVERY
(ECLI:EU:C2008:375).
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.
Kommissionens beslutning 98/365/EF af 1. oktober 1997 om Frankrigs påståede støtte til SFMI-Chronopost (EFT L 164 af 9.6.1998, s. 37).
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.
Fortrolige oplysninger.
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.
Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia: CNMC vedtager resolutioner, når nettoomkostningerne i forbindelse med befordringspligten og den urimelige byrde er fastsat for det enkelte år.
In line with the case-law, Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 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 […]’.
C-460/07, Sandra Puffer mod Unabhängiger Finanzsenat, Außenstelle Linz (ECLI:EU:C:2009:254).
Thus, given that the USO compensations granted to Correos under the 1998 Postal Law (to the extent that they overcompensated Correos) and the tax exemptions from the real estate tax (IBI) and the tax on economic activities (IAE) 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.
Kommissionens afgørelse 2011/3/EU af 24. februar 2010 vedrørende kontrakter om offentlig trafikbetjening mellem Transportministeriet og Danske Statsbaner (sag C 41/08 (ex NN 3508)) (EUT L 7 af 11.1.2011, s. 1).
The nominal recovery amounts corresponding to the different incompatible aid measures are EUR 166,112 million for the USO compensations granted to Correos under the 1998 Postal Law (see recital 267), EUR 752840,50 for the IBI exemptions (see recital 316) and EUR 113591,24 for the IAE partial exemptions (see recital 317).
Omkostningsfordelingsmetoden består i at beregne nettoomkostningerne ved en forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste som eksempelvis befordringspligten som de afholdte omkostninger minus indtægterne opnået ved opfyldelsen af forpligtelserne til offentlig tjeneste.
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiary, that is to say when the aid was put at the disposal of the beneficiary, until effective recovery, and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery.
Efter omkostningsfordelingsmetoden kan en rimelig fortjeneste lægges til disse nettoomkostninger for at beregne den maksimalt tilladte kompensation.
It may also take into account a tax adjustment as mentioned in recitals 268-269.
Fortjeneste ved salg er et mål for rentabilitet, også kaldet driftsfortjenestmargen.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Den beregnes som forholdet mellem nettodriftsoverskud (inden renter og skat) og samlet omsætning.
Article 1
Mere præcist er nettodriftsoverskuddet forskellen mellem indtægter og udgifter på driftsniveau.
The amount corresponding to EUR 317,387 million, granted to Correos in the form of universal service obligation compensations under the 1998 Postal law, implemented by Spain in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty, constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Sag T-358/94, Compagnie nationale Air France mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber (ECLI:EU:T:1996:194, præmis 56).
Out of the amount referred to in the previous paragraph, the amount corresponding to EUR 166,112 million is incompatible with the internal market, since it constitutes overcompensation to Correos.
Sag 248/84, Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber (EU:C:1987:437, præmis 17) og forenede sager T-92/00 og T-103/00, Territorio Histórico de Álava — Diputación Foral de Álava (T-92/00), Ramondín, SA og Ramondín Cápsulas, SA (T-103/00) mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber (ECLI:EU:T:2002:61, præmis 57).
Article 2
Forenede sager C-180/98 til C-184/98, Pavel Pavlov m.fl. mod Stichting Pensioenfonds Medische Specialisten (ECLI:EU:C:2000:428, præmis 74).
The State aid, amounting to EUR 752840,50, granted to Correos in the form of a real estate tax (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles) exemption, unlawfully implemented by Spain in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty is incompatible with the internal market.
Sag C-41/90, Höfner & Fritz Elser mod Macrotron GmbH (ECLI:EU:C:1991:161, præmis 21) og forenede sager C-180/98 til C-184/98, Pavel Pavlov m.fl. mod Stichting Pensioenfonds Medische Specialisten (ECLI:EU:C:2000:428, præmis 74).
Article 3 The State aid, amounting to EUR 113591,24, granted to Correos in the form of a tax on economic activities (Impuesto de Actividades Económicas) partial exemption, unlawfully implemented by Spain in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty is incompatible with the internal market.
Sag C-118/85, Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber mod Den Italienske Republik (ECLI:EU:C:1987:283, præmis 7).
Article 4
Sag C-82/01 P, Aéroports de Paris mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber (ECLI:EU:C:2002:617, præmis 74) og sag C-49/07 Motosykletistiki Omospondia Ellados NPID (MOTOE) mod Elliniko Dimosio (ECLI:EU:C:2008:376, præmis 25).
The capital contributions into Correos made by Spain in 2004, 2005 and 2006 do not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Se også meddelelse fra Kommissionen om anvendelsen af Den Europæiske Unions statsstøtteregler på kompensation for levering af tjenesteydelser af almindelig økonomisk interesse (EUT C 8 af 11.1.2012, punkt 9).
Article 5
Sag C-49/07, Motosykletistiki Omospondia Ellados NPID (MOTOE) mod Elliniko Dimosio ECLI:EU:C:2008:376 (præmis 27) og sag C-244/94 Fédération Française des Sociétés d'Assurance, Société Paternelle-Vie, Union des Assurances de Paris-Vie og Caisse d'Assurance et de Prévoyance Mutuelle des Agriculteurs mod Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche (ECLI:EU:C:1995:392, præmis 21).
The State aid in the form of compensation granted to Correos for the distribution of electoral material constitutes existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.
Sag C-39/94, Syndicat français de l'Express international (SFEI) m.fl. mod La Poste m.fl.
Article 6
(ECLI:EU:C:1996:285, præmis 60) og sag C-342/96, Kongeriget Spanien mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber (EU:C:1999:210, præmis 41).
Spain shall recover the incompatible aid granted under the measures referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3.
Sag C-173/73, Den Italienske Republik mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber (ECLI:EU:C:1974:71, præmis 13).
The amount of State aid referred in Article 1, second subparagraph, can be further reduced by deducting the tax that has been paid on the aid received on condition that the beneficiary will not be able to enjoy a further tax deduction as referred to in paragraph 50 of the Recovery Notice.
Se betragtning 71-82 i åbningsafgørelsen fra 2016.
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiary until their actual recovery.
Se betragtning 296-320 i afgørelse 2012/321/EU.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
For bpost blev der anvendt en rimelig fortjeneste på 4,8 % for årene 2004 og 2005 og på 7,4 % fortjeneste ved salg for årene 2006-2010.
Spain shall cancel all outstanding payments of the aid referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3 with effect from the date of adoption of this decision.
På grundlag af disse rimelige fortjenester konkluderede Kommissionen, at bpost var blevet kompenseret, og det førte til tilbagesøgning af 417 mio. EUR (se http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-45_en.htm).
Article 7
Eftersom de spanske myndigheders og Correos' bemærkninger i vid udstrækning er samstemmende, henviser Kommissionen til bemærkningerne indgivet af de spanske myndigheder og/eller Correos i det følgende.
Recovery of the aid referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3 shall be immediate and effective.
I de fleste tilfælde er den samme bemærkning fremsat af begge parter.
Spain shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months following the date of its notification.
I nogle tilfælde er den kun fremsat af den ene part.
Article 8
Meddelelse fra Kommissionen: Fællesskabsrammebestemmelser for statsstøtte i form af kompensation for offentlig tjeneste (2005) (EUT C 297 af 29.11.2005, s. 4).
Within two months following notification of this Decision, Spain shall submit the following information to the Commission:
Se navnlig afgørelse 2012/321/EU og afgørelse 2012/636/EU.
the total amount (principal and recovery interests) to be recovered from the beneficiary;
Se Domstolens dom af 22.12.2008, British Aggregates mod Kommissionen (C-487/06 P, ECLI:EU:C:2008:757, præmis 111).
a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision;
Eksempelvis beskrevet i det arbejdsdokument fra Kommissionens tjenestegrene, der ledsager rapport fra Kommissionen til Europa-Parlamentet og Rådet om anvendelsen af direktivet om posttjenester, herunder navnlig bilaget om beregning af nettoomkostningerne ved postbefordringspligten.
documents demonstrating that the beneficiary has been ordered to repay the aid.
Yderligere retningslinjer findes i Kommissionens afgørelser vedrørende statsstøtte siden 2012.
Spain 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 Articles 1, 2 and 3 has been completed.