natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Jf. også dom af 14. oktober 2004, Pollmeier Malchow mod Kommissionen, T-137/02, ECLI:EU:T:2004:304, præmis 50.
In the opening decision the Commission observed that the agreements of 2006 with Ryanair did not provide for any connection between the aid granted and the eligible costs.
Dom af 16. december 2010, AceaElectrabel Produzione SpA mod Kommissionen, C-480/09 P, ECLI:EU:C:2010:787, præmis 47-55.
Austria was therefore asked to provide details on the relationship between the aid and the eligible costs.
Dom af 10. januar 2006, Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze mod Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze SpA m.fl., C-222/04, ECLI:EU:C:2006:8, præmis 112.
Neither Austria nor the third parties commenting on the opening decision provided any such information.
Dom af 19. januar 1994, SAT Fluggesellschaft mod Eurocontrol, C-364/92, ECLI:EU:C:1994:7.
In this light, and considering that the agreements with the airlines in question make no reference to the costs of the airlines, let alone the eligible costs, the Commission finds that the compatibility condition enshrined in point 79(d) of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines is not fulfilled.
Dom af 16. juni 1987, Kommissionen mod Italien, 118/85, ECLI:EU:C:1987:283, præmis 7 og 8 og dom af 4. maj 1988, Bodson/Pompes funèbres des régions libérées, 30/87, ECLI:EU:C:1988:225, præmis 18.
In conclusion, the aid to Ryanair cannot be found to constitute compatible start-up aid, as at least one of the compatibility conditions is not fulfilled.
Domstolens dom af 18. marts 1997, Diego Cali & Figli/Servizi Ecologici Porto di Genova, C-343/95, ECLI:EU:C:1997:160; Kommissionens beslutning N 309/2002 af 19. marts 2003; Kommissionens beslutning af 16. oktober 2002, N 438/02, subsidier til havnemyndighederne for udøvelse af beføjelser som offentlig myndighed (EFT C 284 af 21.11.2002, s. 2).
The Commission considers that the 2006 agreements with Ryanair and its subsidiaries constitute unlawful aid incompatible with the internal market.
Kommissionens beslutning N 309/2002 af 19. marts 2003.
Compatibility assessment pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU
Se navnlig dom af 19. januar 1994, SAT Fluggesellschaft mod Eurocontrol, C-364/92, ECLI:EU:C:1994:7, præmis 30, og Domstolens dom af 26. marts 2009, Selex Sistemi Integrati mod Kommissionen, C-113/07 P, ECLI:EU:C:2009:191, præmis 71.
The compatibility of the 2003 agreement with HLX should be assessed in the light of the abovementioned principles directly on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Se bl.a. dom af 3. marts 2005, Wolfgang Heiser mod Finanzamt Innsbruck, C-172/03, ECLI:EU:C:2005:130, præmis 36, og den nævnte retspraksis.
The aid must be limited in time and involve a route likely to become profitable
Dom af 16. maj 2002, Frankrig mod Kommissionen, C-482/99, ECLI:EU:C:2002:294.
The Commission notes that, despite its invitation in this respect, Austria has not provided any viability study for the new routes covered by the 2003 agreement to prove that the aid granted through the agreements in question was justified.
Dom af 12. maj 2011, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais og Communauté d'agglomération du Douaisis, i forenede sager T-267/08 og T-279/08, ECLI:EU:T:2011:209, præmis 108.
Accordingly, based on the facts on record, it seems that, for the authorities that granted the aid in question, there was no clear prospect of the new routes becoming viable without aid in the more or less short term.
Dom af 16. maj 2002, Frankrig mod Kommissionen, C-482/99, ECLI:EU:C:2002:294, præmis 51 ff.
The Commission stresses in this respect that the explanations submitted by the Austrian authorities on the economic benefits of the routes operated by HLX analyse the impact that they might have on the region's development, but do not include projections of the future viability of these routes operated by HLX.
Ibidem.
Moreover, the Commission notes that, although these measures were limited in time, the 4-year term of the agreement was not necessary for or proportional to the costs incurred in launching a new route given that, in the aviation sector, a contractual term of less than 3 years is usually sufficient.
Dom af 11. juli 1996, Syndicat français de l'Express international (SFEI) m.fl./La Poste m-fl., C-39/94, ECLI:EU:C:1996:285, præmis.
The Commission therefore considers that the 2003 agreement with HLX does not meet the condition that the measures must be limited in time and involve routes likely to become profitable.
60, og dom af 29. april 1999, Kongeriget Spanien mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber, C-342/96, ECLI:EU:C:1999:210, præmis 41.
The Commission considers that the 2003 agreement with HLX constitutes unlawful aid incompatible with the internal market.
Dom af 2. juli 1974, Italien mod Kommissionen, 173/73, ECLI:EU:C:1974:71, præmis 13.
The 2008 agreement with Tuifly — Compatibility assessment pursuant to 2005 Aviation Guidelines
Dom af 16. maj 2002, Frankrig mod Kommissionen, C-482/99, ECLI:EU:C:2002:294, præmis 69.
The Commission observed that the agreement of 2008 with TUIfly did not provide for any connection between the aid granted and the eligible costs.
Dom af 21. marts 1991, Italien mod Kommissionen, C-305/89, ECLI:EU:C:1991:142, præmis 23.
In conclusion, the aid to Tuifly cannot be found to constitute compatible start-up aid, as at least one of the compatibility conditions is not fulfilled.
Dom af 12. december 2000, Alitalia mod Kommissionen, T-296/97, ECLI:EU:T:2000:289, præmis 84.
The Commission considers that the 2008 agreement with Tuifly constitutes unlawful aid incompatible with the internal market.
Dom af 10. juli 1986, Belgien mod Kommissionen, 40/85, ECLI:EU:C:1986:305.
CONCLUSION
Dom af 24. juli 2003, Altmark Trans og Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg, C-280/00, ECLI:EU:C:2003:415.
The Commission finds that Austria has unlawfully granted State aid to KFBG in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU.
Dom af 30. april 1998 i sag T-214/95, Het Vlaamse Gewest mod Kommissionen, ECLI:EU:T:1998:77.
However, these subsidies are aid compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Se luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014, punkt 53.
Furthermore, the Commission finds that the airport and marketing services agreements signed between KFBG and Ryanair and its subsidiaries in 2002 and 2006 involve State aid, which was granted in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU and which are aid incompatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Se luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014, punkt 59.
The Commission also finds that the airport and marketing services agreement signed between KFBG and HLX in 2003 involves State aid, which was granted in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU and which is aid incompatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Se Kommissionens afgørelse 2011/60/EU af 27. januar 2010 om statsstøtte C 12/08 (tidligere NN 74/07) — Slovakiet — Aftale mellem Bratislava lufthavn og Ryanair (EUT L 27 af 1.2.2011, s. 24), betragtning 88 og 89.
The Commission finally finds that the airport and marketing services agreement signed between KFBG/DMG and Tuifly in 2008 involves State aid, which was granted in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU and which is aid incompatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Hvad angår benchmarking med hensyn til rentabilitet (i modsætning til prisdannelse) i branchen, se dom af 3. juli 2014, Spanien mod Kommissionen, forenede sager T-319/12 og T-321/12, ECLI:EU:T:2014:604, præmis 44.
RECOVERY
De yderligere sammenligningskriterier, der skal vurderes, er nævnt under punkt 60 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
According to settled case-law of the Court of Justice, when the Commission has found that aid is incompatible with the internal market, it is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter it.
Se punkt 59 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
According to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, ‘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 (hereinafter referred to as a ‘recovery decision’).
Se referater af det 167.-173. møde i tilsynsrådet for KFBG af 29.7.2004, 8.10.2004, 1.12.2004, 4.3.2005, 4.5.2005, 30.9.2005 og 12.12.2005.
The Commission shall not require recovery of the aid if this would be contrary to a general principle of Community law’.
Se rapporter fra KFBG's tilsynsråd af 4.5.2005 (punkt 5), 1.12.2004 (punkt 3), 8.10.2004 (punkt 8) og 29.7.2004 (punkt 7).
According to settled case-law of the Court of Justice, where aid is regarded by the Commission as incompatible with the internal market, the purpose of the obligation imposed on the State is to re-establish the previously existing situation.
Groundhandlingomkostninger afholdes ikke af KFBG, fordi denne tjenesteydelse for AUA gennemføres af KFBG's datterselskab Tyrolean Airways og ikke af KFBG selv.
In this respect, the Court of Justice considers that the purpose is achieved when beneficiaries have repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage that they enjoyed over competitors.
Kommissionens direktiv 2006/111/EF af 16. november 2006 om gennemskueligheden af de økonomiske forbindelser mellem medlemsstaterne og de offentlige virksomheder og om den finansielle gennemskuelighed i bestemte virksomheder (EUT L 318 af 17.11.2006, s. 17).
In this way, the situation prior to payment of the aid is restored.
Se også referat af mødet i Kärntens delstatsregering af 29. januar 2002, s. 1-5.
In this case, it appears that no general principle of Union law prevents recovery of the unlawful and incompatible aid identified in this Decision.
Se f.eks. svar på spørgsmål 4 i bemærkningen fra Ryanair af 4. juli 2011.
In particular, neither Austria nor the interested third parties have presented any arguments in this respect.
E-mail af 4. august 2005, kl. 18.22, fra Sean Coyle (Ryanair) til Johannes Gatterer (KFBG).
Austria must therefore take all necessary measures to recover from Ryanair and its subsidiaries, HLX and Tuifly the unlawful aid granted through the agreements in question.
Belægningsgraden (eller belægningsfaktoren) defineres som andelen af besatte sæder på de fly, der benyttes på den pågældende flyrute.
Determination of the aid amounts
Se bemærkninger fra AMS i betragtning 184.
The aid amounts to be recovered for each agreement and amendment must be determined as follows.
AMS gør gældende, at priserne for dets tjenester svarede til markedsprisen, idet flere privatkunder fra forskellige erhvervssektorer ligeledes havde indgået markedsføringsaftaler med AMS.
Each transaction under review (consisting, where applicable, of an airport services agreement and a marketing services agreement) must be regarded as having given rise to an annual aid amount for each year that the agreements forming the transaction applied.
Dette argument med hensyn til en angivelig markedspris ændrer imidlertid intet ved Kommissionens konklusion om, at en forsigtig markedsøkonomisk investor ville have forventet, at markedsføringsaftalen medfører et negativt resultat (se betragtning 362).
Each of these amounts is calculated using the negative part of the projected incremental flow (revenues less costs) at the time when the transaction was concluded.
I undersøgelsen blev der kun foretaget en vurdering af den første markedsføringsaftale af 22. januar 2002 mellem LV og DMG (jf. betragtning 47), mens der ikke blev taget højde for den anden og tredje markedsføringsaftale samt markedsføringsaftalerne fra 2006.
These amounts in fact correspond to the sums that should be deducted each year from the amount for the marketing services (or that should be added to the airport charges and ground handling charges invoiced to the airlines) so that the net present value of the agreement is positive, in other words so that this complies with the MEO principle.
Sikkerhedsafgift, der blev opkrævet af lufthavnen og samtidig overført til Finanzamt Wien.
In order to take account of the effective advantage received by the airline and its subsidiaries under the agreements, the amounts referred to above recital may be adjusted, using evidence provided by Austria, according to the difference between, on the one hand, the actual marketing payments, as determined ex post, that were made to the airline or its subsidiaries under the marketing services agreement and, on the other hand, the corresponding (ex ante) projected marketing costs.
Se luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014, punkt 63.
Effective termination dates of certain agreements
Kommissionens meddelelse om begrebet statsstøtte i artikel 107, stk. 1, i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EUT C 262 af 19.7.2016, s. 1), punkt 89.
In addition, the Commission considers that the effective advantage received by the airline is limited to the effective term of the agreement in question.
Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2407/92 af 23.7.1992 om udstedelse af licenser til luftfartsselskaber (EFT L 240 af 24.8.1992, s. 1), Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2408/92 af 23.7.1992 om EF-luftfartsselskabers adgang til luftruter inden for Fællesskabet (EFT L 240 af 24.8.1992, s. 8) og Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2409/92 af 23.7.1992 om billetpriser og rater inden for luftfart (EFT L 240 af 24.8.1992, s. 15).
In effect, after the termination of each agreement, Ryanair and its subsidiaries did not receive any payments under these agreements and did not benefit from access to the airport infrastructure and ground handling services under these agreements.
Dom af 21. marts 1991, Italien mod Kommissionen, C-305/89, ECLI:EU:C:1991:142, præmis 26.
Consequently, the aid amounts calculated as indicated above and associated with a given agreement are reduced to zero for the years in which the agreement ceased to apply (particularly due to early termination of the agreement by the airlines).
Dom af 14. januar 2004 i sag T-109/01, Fleuren Compost mod Kommissionen, ECLI:EU:T:2004:4.
As a result, the aid amounts to be recovered from Ryanair and AMS for certain agreements that did not run to term must be reduced to zero for the period from the effective termination date of the agreement to the termination date stipulated when the agreement was signed.
Kommissionens beslutning (2005/842/EF) af 28. november 2005 om anvendelse af bestemmelserne i EF-traktatens artikel 86, stk. 2, 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 312 af 29.11.2005, s. 67).
This point applies to all agreements of 22 February 2002, which did not remain in force until 27 June 2007, but ceased to apply on 29 October 2005 when Ryanair closed its airport services with its last flight service to London.
Kommissionens meddelelse om fastlæggelse af reglerne for vurdering af ulovlig statsstøtte (EFT C 119 af 22.5.2002, s. 22).
Likewise, the aid amounts to be recovered from Tuifly for the agreement of 2008 that did not run to term must be reduced to zero for the period from the effective expiry date of the agreement to the expiry date stipulated when the agreement was signed.
Punkt 137, 113 og 114 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
Regarding the payments specified in the second marketing agreement between DMG and AMS (EUR […] per year), the Commission took this agreement into account in its assessment of the MEO test.
Punkt 137 og 116 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
Likewise, the payments specified in the second marketing agreement will be taken into account in this chapter in calculating the aid amount to be recovered.
Punkt 137 og 120 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
Austria claimed that the second agreement was replaced by the third agreement and did not enter into force.
Punkt 137 og 124 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
Austria however did not submit any documents to prove this argument and only declared the absence of any documents for payments in the accounting sheets of KFBG to demonstrate that no payment was carried out by KFBG under the second marketing agreement.
Punkt 137 og 125 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
As the Commission did not receive any written evidence from Austria to demonstrate the correctness of this declaration, the second marketing agreement will also be taken into account for the calculation of the recovery amount.
Punkt 137 og 131 i luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2014.
This amount may be adjusted at a later stage, using evidence provided by Austria.
Anvendelse af EF-traktatens artikel 92 og 93 og EØS-aftalens artikel 61 på statsstøtte i luftfartssektoren (94/C 350/07) (EFT C 350 af 10.12.1994, s. 5).
Table 18
Se Kommissionens beslutning af 14. juni 1999 i statsstøttesag NN 109/98, Det Forenede Kongerige — Manchester Airport.
Information about the indicative amounts of aid received and to be recovered from Ryanair and its subsidiaries
Kommissionens beslutning 2004/393/EF af 12. februar 2004 om de fordele, som regionen Vallonien og Brussels South Charleroi Airport har indrømmet luftfartsselskabet Ryanair ved selskabets etablering i Charleroi (EUT L 137 af 30.4.2004, s. 1).
(EUR)
Denne beslutning blev ganske vist erklæret ugyldig ved dom af 17. december 2008, Ryanair Ltd mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber, T-196/04, ECLI:EU:T:2008:585, men er dog et udtryk for udviklingen i Kommissionens vurdering af denne støtte.
Indicative amount of the aid received under the various agreements
Dom af 12. juli 1973, Kommissionen mod Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland, 70/72, ECLI:EU:C:1973:87, præmis 13.
Indicative amount of the aid to be recovered
Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999 af 22. marts 1999 om fastlæggelse af regler for anvendelsen af artikel 108 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde (EFT L 83 af 27.3.1999, s. 1).
Identity of the beneficiary/agreement
Dom af 14. september 1994, Kongeriget Spanien mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber, forenede sager C-278/92, C-279/92 og C-280/92, ECLI:EU:C:1994:325, præmis 75.
July 2005-Oct.
Dom af 17. juni 1999, Kongeriget Belgien mod Kommissionen, C-75/97, ECLI:EU:C:1999:311, præmis 64-65.
2005
Overdragelsen af ansvaret ved fusioner blev bl.a. bekræftet i dom af 12. februar 2015, Europa-Kommissionen mod Den Franske Republik, C-37/14, ECLI:EU:C:2015:90, præmis 83-86, og i dom af 16. december 2010, AceaElectrabel Produzione SpA mod Europa-Kommissionen, C-480/09, ECLI:EU:C:2010:787, præmis 67 og 68.
Ryanair, LV and AMS:
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).
agreements of 22.2.2002
Se artikel 14, stk. 2, i forordning (EF) nr. 659/1999.
Ryanair and AMS:
Som angivet i dokumentationen fra de østrigske myndigheder af 8. og 10. juni 2016 (e-mail).
agreements of 21.12.2006
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).
Table 19
Den 15. juli 2011 videresendte Kommissionen oplysningerne fra Ryanair til de østrigske myndigheder, som fremsatte sine bemærkninger ved brev af 20. september 2011.
Information about the indicative amounts of aid received and to be recovered from HLX
De erstattede EF-retningslinjerne fra 2005 for finansiering af lufthavne og statslig startstøtte til luftfartsselskaber, som opererer fra regionale lufthavne (herefter »luftfartsretningslinjerne fra 2005«).
Indicative amount of the aid received under the agreements
Lufthavnens hovedlandingsbane er 2720 m lang og har været uændret siden 2000.
Aug.
Terminalen har en maksimal kapacitet på 600000 passagerer.
2007-March 2008
Del II (»afgiftsordning«) vedrører groundhandlingtjenester.
agreement of 2003
Ordningen trådte i kraft den 1. september 2005 og udløb den 31. december 2008.
Table 20
I december 2008 blev incitamentsordningen forlænget indtil 2013.
Information about the indicative amounts of aid received and to be recovered from Tuifly
Den 21. december 2006 indgik DMG og AMS en markedsføringsaftale, som trådte i kraft den 28. februar 2007.
April 2009-Oct.
Aftalen var forbundet med en forpligtelse fra Ryanairs side om at beflyve ruten STN-KLU (jf. betragtning 61) i perioden fra den 19. december 2006 til den 21. april 2007.
2009
I aftalen blev der åbnet mulighed for forlængelse med yderligere fem år fra den 22. april 2007 til den 21. april 2012.
agreement of 2008
Grundlaget for aftalen var ruteflyvninger året rundt tre gange om ugen på ruten STN-KLU-STN.
As explained in recital 326, the Commission considers that, for the purpose of applying the State aid rules, Ryanair, LV and AMS form a single economic entity, and that the marketing services agreements and the corresponding airport services agreements must be regarded as forming a single transaction between this entity and KFBG/DMG.
Ifølge de oplysninger, som Østrig fremsendte, trådte samarbejdsaftalen mellem KFBG og HLX i kraft den 30. august 2003 og løb indtil den 31. marts 2008.
Consequently, the Commission considers that Ryanair, LV and AMS are jointly and severally responsible for repaying all the aid received through the agreements signed in 2002 and 2006, with an indicative principal amount of EUR 1827267 and EUR 141326.
Skriftligt blev de først formaliseret ved aftalerne af 24. maj 2004 og 4. juni 2004.
The Commission considers that HLX is responsible for repaying all the aid received through the agreement signed in 2003 with an indicative principal amount of EUR 9566963.
Aftalen indeholdt muligheden for, at begge parter kunne forlænge den.
HLX was founded in 2002 and belonged to the alliance TUI Airlines.
Udbuddet blev offentliggjort i EU-Tidende og det officielle nationale tidende for offentliggørelse af indgåede offentlige kontrakter af 30. december 2003.
On 15 January 2007, HLX was merged with Hapagfly, previously Hapag-Lloyd Flug, to the common brand Tuifly and as of July 2010 incorporated as such.
Der blev tilbudt en kontrakt på én daglig direkte ruteflyforbindelse mellem Klagenfurt og europæiske storbyområder med 3-7 flyvninger (rotationer) pr. uge og en løbetid på 5 år.
For this reason, Tuifly can be considered to be the legal successor of HLX and therefore is liable and responsible for repaying all the aid which HLX received.
De østrigske myndigheder gjorde gældende, at betalingerne til HLX for markedsføringsydelser ca. svarer til kompensationen for turnaround-afgifter ifølge DMG's andet og tredje udbud i november 2002 og december 2003.
The Commission considers that Tuifly is responsible for repaying all the aid received through the agreement signed in 2008 with an indicative principal amount of EUR 1134091.
Betingelserne i den med HLX indgåede aftale ville have opfyldt vilkårene i KFBG's andet og tredje udbud.
The Austrian authorities must recover the amounts indicated above within 4 months of the date of notification of this Decision.
Efter denne sammenlægning indgik KFBG den 10. december 2008 en tillægsaftale med TUIfly.
The Austrian authorities must also add recovery interest to the aid amount, which shall be calculated from the date on which the aid in question was put at the disposal of the undertaking, namely on each effective date of granting of the aid, until the date of its effective recovery, in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
Aftalen trådte i kraft den 1. april 2008 og udløb automatisk den 31. marts 2013.
In this respect, the start date as from which to calculate the recovery interest begins shall refer to the date at which the individually aid amounts i.e. the instalments were granted.
Efter overtagelsen undertegnede KFBG og TUIfly den 28. oktober 2009 en kontrakt, hvormed de ophævede deres aftale af 10. december 2008 med virkning fra den 25. oktober 2009.
In accordance with settled case-law, if a Member State encounters unforeseen and unforeseeable difficulties or perceives consequences overlooked by the Commission, it may submit those problems for consideration by the Commission, together with proposals for suitable amendments.