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They therefore consider that financing granted to these airports should not be regarded as State aid or that such financing should be declared compatible with the internal market and exempted from notification in accordance with the Commission Decision of 28 November 2005 on the application of Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty (Article 106(2) TFEU) to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest, which applied until 20 December 2011.
Riigisisene lennuliiklus, v.a odavlennud
However, the Commission takes the view that this justification is insufficient to conclude that the Pau airport operator is responsible for operating a genuine service of general economic interest.
Ryanairi lennuliiklus
As indicated in the new Guidelines, the Commission considers that it is possible for the overall management of an airport, in well-justified cases, to be considered a service of general economic interest.
Muud odavlennud ja tšarterlennud
However, the Commission considers that this can only be the case if at least part of the area potentially served by the airport would, without the airport, be isolated from the rest of the Union to an extent that would prejudice its social and economic development.
Teised odavlennuettevõtjad
In the light of this principle, it cannot be presumed that the operation of any French airport with less than one million passengers per year is a genuine service of general economic interest.
Tšarterlennud
France must assess the specific situation of each airport in this category and present this analysis to the Commission if it wants to maintain the view that the operation of this airport is a service of general economic interest.
Tabelist ilmneb näiteks, et Ryanairi lennuliinide avamine Pau lennujaamas 2003. aastal ei mõjutanud oluliselt Biarritzi lennuliikluse mahtu.
It is only under these circumstances that the Commission would be in a position to ascertain, on a case-by-case basis, whether France has committed a manifest error of assessment in considering the airport in question as a service of general economic interest.
Lisaks sellele väidab Prantsusmaa, et Ryanairi lendude peatamine Pau lennujaamas ei suurendanud olulisel määral Biarritzi lennuliikluse mahtu.
In this case, no specific analysis of this nature has been provided for Pau airport.
Teiselt poolt nähtub toodud tabelist, et Pau lennujaamas ajavahemikul 2002–2007 täheldatud lennuliikluse suurenemine 585 000 reisijalt 761 000 reisijani ei vähendanud märkimisväärselt Tarbesi lennujaama lennuliikluse mahtu, mis oli pidevalt ligikaudu 400 000 reisijat aastas.
Moreover, given the proximity of Tarbes airport, which is 50 km and less than 40 minutes away by road, it cannot be stated that, without Pau airport, part of the area potentially served by this airport would be isolated from the rest of the Union to an extent that would prejudice its social and economic development.
Lisaks sellele ei toonud Ryanairi lennuliinide sulgemine Pau lennujaamas 2011. aastal kaasa sellega proportsionaalset või märkimisväärset lennuliikluse ümberkandumist Tarbesi lennujaama.
Maintaining such a view would indicate a manifest error of assessment in this respect.
Ja lõpuks ei olnud kõnealuste taristutoetuste andmise järel võimalik täheldada märkimisväärset lennuettevõtjate lahkumist Tarbesist Pausse või seda, et Tarbesist väljuvaid lennuliine oleks suletud selleks, et neid samadesse sihtpunktidesse avada Pau lennujaamas.
According to the Communication from the Commission on the application of the European Union State aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest, in order for the first Altmark condition to be satisfied, the public service task must be assigned by way of one or more acts that, depending on the legislation in Member States, may take the form of legislative or regulatory instruments or contracts.
Seevastu võib märgata, et Pau lennuliikluse mahust märkimisväärset osa hõlmav Air France tegutseb samaaegselt mõlemas lennujaamas.
Moreover, the act or series of acts must at least specify the content and duration of the public service obligations, the undertaking and, where applicable, the territory concerned, the nature of any exclusive or special rights assigned to the undertaking by the authority in question, the parameters for calculating, controlling and reviewing the compensation, and the arrangements for avoiding and recovering any overcompensation.
Ka Ryanair tegutses samaaegselt mõlemas lennujaamas, enne kui ta lahkus Paust ja jäi tegutsema Tarbesis.
The only acts produced by France that could possibly fulfil this function are the 1965 Order and its subsequent amendments, in so far as they impose various obligations on the CCIPB in terms of operation (including on points such as opening times or equal treatment of users), servicing, maintenance and development, for a specified period.
Neist märkustest ei saa samas järeldada, et 2004. ja 2009. aasta taristutoetused, mis võimaldasid säilitada Pau lennujaama tegevuse ja nõuetekohase toimimise, ei avaldanud Tarbesi lennujaamale mingit mõju.
However, none of these acts lays down arrangements for calculating and reviewing any financial compensation mechanism.
Kahe lennujaama lähedus viib mõttele, et selline mõju siiski ilmnes selles tähenduses, et Tarbesi lennujaama lennuliiklus oleks võinud olla suurem, kui taristutoetusi ei oleks antud ja kui Pau lennujaama tegevust oleks seetõttu tulnud piirata või lennujaam üldse sulgeda.
As a result, the Commission takes the view, based on the facts on record, that the operation of Pau airport cannot be regarded as a genuine service of general economic interest.
Eespool toodud tähelepanekud näitavad lihtsalt, et kahe lennujaama tegevuse vahel puudub ilmne vastastikune sõltuvus, mis kinnitab järeldust, et kaks lennujaama suudavad teineteist vaid osaliselt korvata, nad keskenduvad erinevatele turusegmentidele ning et seetõttu avaldasid kõnealused taristutoetused naaberlennujaamade vahelisele konkurentsile vaid piiratud mõju.
Even assuming that this were the case, the equipment subsidies covered by this investigation would not, however, satisfy all the conditions of the Altmark judgment.
Võttes üldises plaanis arvesse kõnealuste investeerimistoetustega seotud positiivseid ja negatiivseid asjaolusid, leiab komisjon, et 2004. ja 2009. aasta taristutoetused ei mõjutanud liikmesriikidevahelist kaubandust määral, mis oleks vastuolus liidu huvidega.
In fact, these equipment subsidies consist of several specific subsidies paid at different times to cover investment costs that proved necessary at those times.
Abi vajalikkus ja proportsionaalsus
These subsidies do not therefore stem from a compensation mechanism established in an objective and transparent manner and in advance, i.e. when the public authorities entrusted the airport’s operation to the CCIPB or on the occasion of acts renewing or clarifying the terms of this operation.
Nagu on osutatud põhjenduses 543, oli 2004. ja 2009. aasta taristutoetustega antud abi osakaal kõrge, vastavalt 62 % ja 88 %.
Accordingly, these subsidies do not satisfy the second condition of the Altmark judgment, which is worded as follows:
Samas nähtub teadaolevatest asjaoludest, et kõnealust abi võib pidada vajalikuks ja proportsionaalseks, kuna CCIPB ei oleks olnud suuteline rahastama asjaomaseid investeeringuid ilma kõnealuse abita ning ei oleks olnud suuteline rahastamises osalema oluliselt suuremas ulatuses, kui ta seda reaalselt tegi.
‘the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner, to avoid it conferring an economic advantage which may favour the recipient undertaking over competing undertakings’.
Tabelis allpool on toodud kokkuvõte Pau lennujaama tulemiaruandest ajavahemiku 2000–2012 kohta ning lennujaama omafinantseerimise suutlikkusest.
As the equipment subsidies in question do not satisfy the conditions of the Altmark judgment, it must be examined, as indicated above, whether they were granted under normal market conditions.
Tabelis on toodud puhastulem ja kulude summad, mis ei tekitanud rahavooge (peamiselt on tegemist amortisatsioonieraldiste ja eraldistega ettenägematuteks kuludeks ja kahjudeks mõeldud reservi).
In this respect, it should be recalled that ‘capital placed directly or indirectly at the disposal of an undertaking by the State in circumstances which correspond to normal market conditions cannot be regarded as State aid’.
Omafinantseerimise võime lahtrites on toodud summad, mis on saadud ettevõtja tegevuse tulemusena ja mis on kasutatavad investeeringute rahastamiseks, ettevõtja käibekapital, laenude tagasimaksed, hoiused ja aktsionäridele makstavad dividendid.
In order to determine whether the 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies were granted under normal market conditions, the MEO test should be applied to them.
Tabel 15
This involves assessing whether, when these subsidies were granted, the public authorities could have expected a financial return, with this analysis excluding, as such, any expected benefits in terms of local economic development.
Pau lennujaama puhastulem ja omafinantseerimise suutlikkus
In this case, the Commission notes firstly that the airport is operated by the CCIPB under a concession expiring in 2015.
Aastad
Ownership of this airport, which initially belonged to the State, was transferred to the syndicat mixte on 1 January 2007.
Raamatupidamislik puhastulem
The CCIPB does not therefore own the land and infrastructure.
Omafinantseerimise võime
In its comments, the CCIPB has stated in this respect, on the subject of the equipment subsidies, that these sums correspond to investments made by the owners of the airport infrastructure in maintaining and improving that infrastructure, with these investments therefore being made solely for the benefit of the owners.
Tabelist nähtub, et lennujaam oli aastatel 2003–2011 (k.a) pidevalt kahjumis.
The CCIPB has argued that these sums did not confer any economic advantage on the CCIPB, in its capacity as airport operator.
2004. aasta taristutoetuse väljamaksmise aastal, 2005. aastal oli kõnealune omafinantseerimise võime vaid […] eurot, mis on ruleerimisteede uuendamisel tehtud tööde maksumusega (2,6 miljonit eurot) võrreldes väga madal tase.
The CCIPB has added that, as a result, in paying these equipment subsidies, the concession authority and local authorities acted quite naturally, in their capacity as owners of the airport infrastructure and under the public equipment concession, to ensure that work to maintain, upgrade and improve the airport public service was carried out with a view to developing their assets.
Lennujaama tegevusest saadavad vahendid olid seega ebapiisavad selleks, et osaleda märkimisväärses ulatuses kõnealuste investeeringute rahastamises.
However, it is clear from the facts on record that, under the financial terms of the concession, it is the responsibility of the CCIPB, and not the public owner, to finance the necessary investments.
Teiselt poolt, võttes arvesse lennujaama pikaajalist kahjumit, tuleb pidada vähetõenäoliseks, et CCIPB oleks suutnud rahastada olulist osa kõnealustest investeeringutest oma võlakoormuse suurendamise teel, mis ulatus 2005. aastal ligikaudu […] euroni ja 2009. aastal ligikaudu […] euroni.
Accordingly, the 1965 Order granting the concession clearly entrusts the concession-holder with the establishment, development and maintenance of the structures, buildings, facilities and equipment.
Seega olid 2004. ja 2009. aasta toetused vajalikud nende abil rahastatavate investeeringute teostamiseks.
France has confirmed this as it has stated that the investments needed to upgrade, renovate, maintain, extend or modernise the airport are the responsibility of the concession-holder.
Teisisõnu oli neil toetustel innustav mõju, kuna CCIPB ei oleks kõnealuseid investeeringuid ilma nende toetusteta teinud.
France has noted in this respect that the amendment of 8 November 2001 (‘the third amendment’) to the 1965 Order did not alter the financial terms of the concession, particularly with regard to responsibility for the investments needed to maintain and renovate the airport.
Lisaks sellele vastavad need toetused ka proportsionaalsuse põhimõttele, kuna CCIPB ei oleks oma osalust kõnealuste investeeringute rahastamises saanud märkimisväärselt suurendada.
Moreover, it has noted that the amendment of 3 March 2010 (‘the fourth amendment’), concluded between the syndicat mixte and the CCIPB following the transfer of ownership in 2007, also did not alter the financial terms of the concession.
Kokkuvõte 2004. aasta ja 2009. aasta taristutoetuste kohta
Just like the previous amendments, it made the concession-holder responsible for the investments needed for its activity.
Põhjendustes 537–578 toodud põhjustel leiab komisjon, et 2004. ja 2009. aasta taristutoetuste näol on tegemist siseturuga kokkusobiva abiga Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 3 punkti c tähenduses.
Accordingly, as proven by the examination of the 1965 Order and its amendments, as confirmed by France and contrary to the CCIPB’s suggestions, the latter is indeed responsible for making and financing investments such as those covered by the equipment subsidies in question.
See kokkuvõte põhineb 2005. aasta suunistes lennujaamadele investeerimisabi andmise kohta sätestatud kriteeriumidel.
Furthermore, it appears that, when granting the equipment subsidies in 2004 and 2009, the various public authorities involved could not have expected a return on their investment likely to satisfy an MEO having acted in their place.
See kokkuvõte ei või mingil määral kahjustada võimalikke tulevasi hinnanguid Pau lennujaamale antud investeerimisabi kohta, mida komisjon võib tulevikus anda uute suuniste alusel.
The land and infrastructure in fact belonged to the State in 2004, and to the syndicat mixte in 2009.
KOKKUVÕTE
However, for each of these public owners, the only revenue generated by Pau airport was a minimal state fee of FRF 100 per year up to 2010, increased to EUR 100 per year after that date.
Eespool toodu valguses märgib komisjon, et Prantsusmaa andis 2004. ja 2009. aastal ebaseaduslikult taristutoetusi, rikkudes sellega Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 108 lõike 3 sätteid.
The 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies did not result in any increase in this state fee, which was set by the 1965 Order and revised by some of its amendments.
Samas on 2004. ja 2009. aasta taristutoetuste näol tegemist siseturuga kokkusobiva abiga Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 3 punkti c tähenduses.
As a result, neither the State nor the syndicat mixte, as owners, could have expected the equipment subsidies granted respectively in 2004 and 2009 to produce a tangible return on their investment, at least until the planned expiry of the concession in 2015.
Toetuste näol, mis on toodud tabeli 3 kahes esimeses reas ja mille abil rahastati riiklike kohustuste hulka kuuluvate ülesannete täitmist, ei ole tegemist riigiabiga.
Furthermore, there is nothing in the records to suggest that, in 2004 and 2009 respectively, the State or the syndicat mixte expected these equipment subsidies to increase the value of the assets, which could in turn result in a return on the investment made by these two entities in the context of the new concession from 2016.
Lisaks sellele märgib komisjon, et käesoleva ametliku uurimismenetlusega hõlmatud erinevad CCIPB ning Ryanairi, AMSi ja Transavia vahel sõlmitud lennujaamateenuste ja turundusteenuste lepingud sisaldavad riigiabi andmist, kusjuures seda abi anti Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 108 lõike 3 sätteid rikkudes ja need ei ole siseturuga kokkusobivad.
In particular, France has not provided any information on the plans of the State or the syndicat mixte with regard to the financial terms of the future concession and any fees that the airport owner might be able to expect.
Tagasimaksmine
The public authorities having participated in the financing of the subsidies in question without, at the time when they were granted, owning the land and infrastructure, whether directly or indirectly through the syndicat mixte, also and in particular could not have expected a return on their investment likely to produce a profit from their investment expenditure.
Euroopa Kohtu väljakujunenud kohtupraktika kohaselt võib komisjon juhul, kui ta otsustab, et abi ei ole siseturuga kokkusobiv, kohustada liikmesriiki kõnealuse abi andmise lõpetama või seda abi muutma.
This observation applies to the Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and to the Aquitaine Regional Council, which did not own the airport at the time when they decided to contribute, in 2004, to the financing of the taxiway work.
Sellega seoses leiab komisjon, et see eesmärk saavutatakse, kui abi saajad maksavad tagasi ebaseadusliku abina saadud summad, kaotades seega konkurentide ees saadud eelise.
It should also be noted that, according to France, the decision made by the public authorities to invest was not solely based on the prospect of a direct profit, and the CCIPB paid only a symbolic fee.
Sel viisil taastatakse abi andmisele eelnenud varasem olukord.
Apparently the decision made by the authorities to invest was based on the benefit expected in the long term for the region in terms of economic and tourism development.
Antud konkreetsel juhul ilmneb, et mitte ükski Euroopa Liidu õiguse üldine põhimõte ei ole vastuolus käesoleva otsuse raames kindlaks tehtud ebaseadusliku ja siseturuga kokkusobimatu abi tagasinõudmisega.
This statement confirms that the public authorities did not expect their investment expenditure to produce any profit.
Seejuures ei ole Prantsusmaa ega huvitatud isikud esitanud sellega seoses mingeid põhjendusi.
The only benefit expected by the authorities, namely in terms of economic and tourism development, would not have been taken into account by an MEO acting in place of these authorities.
Seega peab Prantsusmaa võtma kõik vajalikud meetmed selleks, et nõuda Ryanairilt, AMSilt ja Transavialt tagasi kõnealuste lepingute alusel ebaseaduslikult antud abisummad.
This suggests that the MEO principle is not even applicable to the equipment subsidies in question.
Tagasinõutavad abisummad määratakse iga lepingu ja lisalepingu puhul kindlaks järgmiselt.
In the light of the above, the 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies do not satisfy the MEO test.
Iga uuritud tehingut (mis võib hõlmata lennujaamateenuste lepingut ja turundusteenuste lepingut) tuleb käsitada selliselt, et selle alusel maksti teatud aastane abisumma iga selle tehinguga hõlmatud lepingute kehtivusaja jooksul.
These subsidies in fact reduced the investment costs that the CCIPB should have borne, without any prospect of a sufficient return on their investment for the authorities having granted these subsidies.
Kõik summad arvutatakse välja lähtuvalt prognoositavast täiendavast negatiivsest rahavoost (tulud miinus kulud) tabelites 7–12 toodud tehingute sõlmimise ajal.
In addition, as these advantages benefited a single undertaking, they are selective.
Need summad vastavad summadele, mis oleks tulnud igal aastal lahutada turundusteenuste hinnast (või mis oleks tulnud liita lennuettevõtjatelt võetavale lennujaamatasule ja maapealse teenindamise tasule), et lepingu nüüdispuhasväärtus oleks positiivne, või teisisõnu, et leping vastaks turumajanduse tingimustes tegutseva ettevõtja põhimõttele.
Effect on intra-Community trade and competition
Selleks et võtta arvesse lennuettevõtja ja tema tütarettevõtjate poolt kõnealuste lepingute tulemusena saadud tegelikku eelist, võib osutuda vajalikuks muuta eelmises põhjenduses osutatud summasid lähtuvalt Prantsusmaa esitatud tõendusmaterjalidest, vastavalt i) erinevusele ühelt poolt lennuettevõtja poolt lennujaamateenuste lepingu alusel tegelikult makstud, st tagantjärele kindlaks tehtud maandumistasu, reisijatasu ja maapealse teenindamise tasu summade, ja teiselt poolt (eelnevalt) prognoositud rahavoogude vahel, mis vastavad konkreetsetele tuluridadele ja on toodud tabelites 7–12, ii) erinevustele ühelt poolt lennuettevõtja poolt turundusteenuste lepingu alusel tegelikult makstud, st tagantjärele kindlaks tehtud turundustasude, ja teiselt poolt (eelnevalt) prognoositud turunduskulude vahel, mis vastavad konkreetsetele tuluridadele ja on toodud tabelites 7–12.
As the operator of Pau airport, the CCIPB is in particular in competition with other airport platforms, and especially with airports serving the same catchment area.
Lisaks sellele leiab komisjon, et lennuettevõtja saadud tegelik eelis on piiratud asjaomase lepingu kehtimise ajaga.
In this respect, the Commission notes that Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airport is 50 km from Pau airport and has also offered flights to London since 2009.
Pärast iga konkreetse lepingu lõppemist ei saanud Ryanair/AMS enam selle lepingu alusel makseid ja tal ei olnud enam võimalust selle lepingu alusel kasutada lennujaama taristut ega maapealset teenindamist.
Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne airport is also less than 100 km from Pau airport, and offers flights to Charleroi, London Stansted, Manchester and other destinations in the United Kingdom.
Seetõttu muutuvad eespool kirjeldatud meetodi alusel arvutatavad abisummad selle konkreetse lepingu puhul neil aastatel, kui leping ei kehtinud, nulliks (eeskätt lepingu ennetähtaegsel lõpetamisel või lepingu lõppemisel lepinguosaliste vahelise kokkuleppe alusel).
Aid granted to the CCIPB therefore risks distorting competition.
Tabelis 16 on toodud teave summade kohta, millest lähtuvalt arvutatakse tagasi makstavad summad.
As the airport service market and air transport market are open to competition within the EU, aid also risks affecting trade between Member States.
Need summad hõlmavad täiendavaid negatiivseid rahavoogusid (tulud miinus kulud), mis on määratud kindlaks turumajanduse tingimustes tegutseva ettevõtja põhimõtte kohaldamise teel, kusjuures Ryanairi ja AMSi lepingute puhul on summasid vähendatud seoses nende aastatega, mil lepinguid tegelikult ei kohaldatud.
More generally it should be noted that EU airport operators are in competition with each other to attract airlines.
Tabel 16
Airlines decide on which routes to operate and their corresponding frequencies based on a range of criteria.
Teave tagasi makstavate summade kohta
These criteria not only include the potential customers that they can expect on these routes, but also the characteristics of the airports situated at either end of these routes.
Abisaaja nimetus
Airlines particularly look at criteria such as type of airport services provided, population or economic activity around the airport, congestion, whether there is access by land, or even the level of charges and overall commercial conditions for use of airport infrastructure and services.
Lepingud
The charge level is a key factor, since public funding granted to an airport could be used to maintain airport charges at an artificially low level in order to attract airlines and may thus significantly distort competition.
Eri lepingute alusel saadud ligikaudne abisumma [148]
Consequently, airlines allocate their resources, particularly aircraft and crew, to the various routes by looking at the services offered by airport operators and the prices charged for those services, among other criteria.
Tagasi makstava abisumma ligikaudne suurus
It is clear from all the above that the 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies, by conferring an economic advantage on the CCIPB, may have strengthened the latter’s position in relation to other European airport operators.
(põhiosa)
Consequently, these subsidies may have distorted competition and affected trade between Member States.
London – 28. jaanuar 2003
Conclusion on the existence of aid
London – 30. juuni 2005
For the reasons set out in recitals 483 to 530, the equipment subsidies granted to the CCIPB in 2004 and 2009 constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
30. juuni 2005. aasta lepingu (London) 16. juuni 2009. aasta lisaleping
The 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies were granted without being notified.
Charleroi – 25. september 2007