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It was therefore clear at the time when the aid was granted to BSCA that this aid would enable BSCA to grow strongly and that it could not be ruled out that this growth would partly occur to the detriment of competing airports, particularly Brussels airport.
Ettevõtte Ryanair Ltd (edaspidi „Ryanair“) kasuks võetud meetmete näol, mis hõlmavad Vallooni piirkonna valitsuse 6. novembril 2001 võetud kohustust, BSCA ja Ryanairi vahel sõlmitud 2. detsembri 2001. aasta lepingut, Promocy 12. detsembri 2001. aasta lepingut, Promocy ja Leading Verge vahel 31. jaanuaril 2002 sõlmitud lepingut, ministri 11. juuni 2004. aasta käskkirja, BSCA 24. juuni 2004. aasta kirja Ryanairile, BSCA ja Ryanairi vahel 9. detsembril 2005 sõlmitud kaubanduslepingut, BSCA ja Ryanairi lepingu 6. detsembri 2010. aasta lisalepingut ja BSCA-le kuuluvate Promocy osade loovutamist 31. märtsil 2010, ei ole tegemist ettevõttele Ryanair Ltd antava riigiabiga Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
Belgium indicates that, at the time when the Roland Berger International Management Consultant and GTM studies were carried out, Brussels airport was close to saturation.
Ettevõtte Brussels South Charleroi Airport (edaspidi „BSCA“) kasuks võetud meetmete näol, mis hõlmavad Société wallonne des aéroports (edaspidi „SOWAER“) ja BSCA vahel 4. aprillil 2006 sõlmitud lepingut, Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA vahel sõlmitud lepingu 10. märtsi 2006. aasta lisalepingut nr 5 ja Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA vahel sõlmitud lepingu 15. jaanuari 2008. aasta lisalepingut nr 6, ei ole tegemist BSCA-le antava riigiabiga Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
However, the Commission notes that, at the time when the measures were granted, i.e. in April 2002 and April 2003, the airline Sabena had gone bankrupt and traffic at Brussels airport was already being significantly affected by this bankruptcy, falling from 19,7 million passengers in 2001 to 14,4 million passengers in 2002.
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At the time when the measures were granted, Brussels airport was therefore not close to saturation.
Belgia õigusvastaselt rakendatud meetmete näol, millega rikutakse Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 108 lõike 3 sätteid ning mis võeti BSCA kasuks seoses SOWAERi ja BSCA vahel 15. aprillil 2002 sõlmitud lepinguga kontsessiooni edasiandmise kohta ja Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA lepingu 29. märtsi 2002. aasta lisalepinguga nr 3 ning Vallooni piirkonna 3. aprilli 2003. aasta investeerimisotsusega, on kuni 3. aprillini 2014 tegemist siseturuga kokkusobiva riigiabiga vastavalt Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 3 punkti c sätetele.
As regards the question of the substitutability of the service offers of Charleroi and Brussels airports, the Commission recognises that the two airports are not entirely substitutable:
Eeldades, et BSCA kapitali suurendamise näol, mida SOWAERi tegi aktsiate märkimise teel 3. detsembril 2002, on tegemist riigiabiga Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 alusel, on selle riigiabi näol tegemist Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 3 punkti c alusel siseturuga kokkusobiva riigiabiga.
Due to Charleroi's relative distance from the heart of the Brussels conurbation and its low-cost profile (given both its infrastructure and also the airlines using it and the services that it offers), Charleroi airport does not constitute an alternative to Brussels airport for certain categories of passengers (particularly time-sensitive business travellers).
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Charleroi airport has a ‘point-to-point’ profile limited to short-haul flights, which prevents it from being a viable alternative to Brussels airport for airlines such as Brussels Airlines, which operates long-haul flights and/or relies on a ‘hub-and-spoke’ model, whereby a ‘hub’ airport feeds a long-haul network with transit passengers carried to the hub via a short- and medium-haul network.
Belgia õigusvastaselt võetud meetmete näol, millega rikuti Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 108 lõike 3 sätteid ning mis võeti BSCA kasuks seoses 15. aprillil 2002 SOWAERi ja BSCA vahel sõlmitud lepinguga kontsessiooni edasiandmise kohta, Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA vahel sõlmitud lepingu 29. märtsi 2002. aasta lisalepinguga nr 3 ning Vallooni piirkonna 3. aprilli 2003. aasta investeerimisotsusega, on alates 4. aprillist 2014 tegemist siseturuga kokkusobimatu riigiabiga Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
Brussels airport is unlikely to constitute a credible alternative to Charleroi airport for certain categories of price-sensitive passengers.
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Nonetheless, the offers of the two airports partly overlap.
Belgia peab lõpetama artiklis 3 osutatud abi andmise, viies BSCA makstava kontsessioonitasu vähemalt turuhinnale vastava kontsessioonitasu tasemele ning nõudes abisaajalt sisse artiklis 3 osutatud meetmete abil saadud abisummad alates 4. aprillist 2014.
Whilst it is true that this overlap was limited at the time when the aid was granted, it still existed.
Tagasimakstavatelt summadelt arvestatakse intressi alates kuupäevast, mil abi anti abisaaja käsutusse, kuni selle tegeliku tagastamise kuupäevani.
Moreover, it could have been predicted that, due to the aid, competition would increase between the offers of the two airports.
Intressid on arvutatud määruse (EÜ) nr 794/2004 V peatükis sätestatud korra kohaselt.
Accordingly, Charleroi airport offers flights that may be of interest to some of Brussels airport's short- and medium-haul customers.
Belgia tühistab kõik tegemata maksed seoses artiklis 3 osutatud abiga alates käesoleva otsuse vastuvõtmise kuupäevast.
The following figures show the development in the number of links operated from Charleroi airport, including those where a link from Brussels airport was offered to the same destination.
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Table 29
Artiklis 3 nimetatud abi nõutakse tagasi viivitamata ja tõhusalt.
Links from Charleroi airport, including those where the same destination is served from Brussels airport
Belgia tagab käesoleva otsuse täitmise nelja kuu jooksul pärast otsuse teatavakstegemise kuupäeva.
Source: Annex 11 to the letter from Belgium sent on 7 February 2014
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Number of links from Charleroi airport
Kahe kuu jooksul alates käesoleva otsuse teatavakstegemisest esitab Belgia komisjonile järgmise teabe:
of which links where the same destination is served from Brussels airport
kuupäevad, millal BSCA maksis kontsessioonitasu 2014. aasta eest ning sissenõutavate intresside arvutuse;
The number of equivalent links offered by Charleroi airport and Brussels airport has therefore significantly increased (from 5 in 2002 to 63 in 2013), thus exerting considerable competitive pressure on Brussels airport.
käesoleva otsuse täitmiseks juba võetud meetmete ja kavandatud meetmete üksikasjalik kirjeldus;
According to the Brussels airport manager (BAC), given this significant overlap between the links operated from Charleroi airport and the destinations served from Brussels airport, the aid, which enables BSCA to offer particularly attractive rates to airlines, allegedly has a considerable impact on Brussels airport.
Belgia teavitab komisjoni käesoleva otsuse täitmiseks võetud riigisiseste meetmete rakendamisest, kuni artiklis 3 osutatud abi on lõplikult tagastatud.
The distortion of competition is apparently particularly severe in terms of short-haul flights, because the fee has a greater relative impact on the price of such flights than on the price of long-haul flights.
Belgia esitab viivitamata, komisjoni esimesel nõudmisel kogu teabe käesoleva otsuse täitmiseks juba võetud ja kavandatud meetmete kohta.
Table 30 shows the development in the number of passengers taking short-haul flights from and to Charleroi and Brussels airports (Charleroi and Brussels airports are not in competition for long-haul flights as these are not offered at Charleroi).
Ta esitab ka üksikasjalikud andmed abisaajalt juba tagasi saadud abisummade ja intresside kohta.
Table 30
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Development in the number of passengers (in millions) taking short-haul flights from and to Brussels (BRU) and Charleroi (CRL) airports
Käesolev otsus on adresseeritud Belgia Kuningriigile.
Source: BAC comments — 8 May 2014
Brüssel, 1. oktoober 2014
BRU + CRL
Komisjoni nimel
Market for short-haul flights from and to BRU (number of passengers - million)
Joaquín Almunia
Annual change (%)
Alates 1. detsembrist 2009 muutusid EÜ asutamislepingu artiklid 87 ja 88 vastavalt Euroopa Liidu toimimise artikliteks 107 ja 108.
Market for short-haul flights from and to CRL (number of passengers - million)
Sätted on sisult identsed.
Market for short-haul flights from and to BRU and CRL (number of passengers - million)
Käesolevas otsuses tuleb viiteid Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artiklitele 107 ja 108 käsitada vajaduse korral vastavalt viidetena EÜ asutamislepingu artiklitele 87 ja 88.
The table in recital 634 shows that, whereas in 2004 traffic in the short-haul segment at Charleroi was only 17 % of the same traffic at Brussels, in 2013 the figure was nearly 55 %.
Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepinguga tehti terminoloogiasse teatavaid muudatusi: „ühendus“ asendati „liiduga“, „ühisturg“ „siseturuga“ ja. „Esimese Astme Kohus“ „Üldkohtuga“.
Growth at Charleroi airport was particularly strong in the years 2008 to 2010, whereas the short-haul traffic at Brussels airport fell over the same period.
Käesolevas otsuses kasutatakse läbivalt Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu terminoloogiat.
This considerable development of Charleroi airport in the years 2008 to 2010 is partly explained by the opening of the new terminal in 2008, financed by SOWAER, for which this decision has determined that BSCA did not pay market price.
ELT C 248, 17.8.2012, lk 1.
According to BAC, this situation has resulted in the loss of 2,5 million passengers, which represents an annual loss of revenue of EUR 50 million.
SG (2002) D/233141.
BAC estimates that, out of the 4 million additional passengers at Charleroi airport in 2011 compared to 2005, it is likely that only 1,5 million are new customers, with the remaining 2,5 million being passengers who in other circumstances would have come to or remained at Brussels airport.
EÜT C 18, 25.1.2003, lk 3.
The Commission finds that:
Komisjoni 12. veebruari 2004. aasta otsus 2004/393/EÜ, mis käsitleb Valloonia piirkonna ja Brussels South Charleroi Airporti lennufirmale Ryanair antud soodustusi viimase tegevuse alustamisel Charlerois (ELT L 137, 30.4.2004, lk 1).
Charleroi and Brussels airports are in competition for certain point-to-point short- and medium-haul flights and for certain users,
17. detsembri 2008. aasta otsus kohtuasjas T-196/04: Ryanair vs. komisjon, EKL 2008, lk II-3646 (EU:T:2008:585).
Brussels airport is not congested,
Vt joonealune märkus 2.
the aid has enabled BSCA to offer particularly attractive rates to airlines for its airport services.
ELT C 99, 4.4.2014, lk 3.
The Commission takes the view that, without this aid, BSCA would definitely not have been in a position to get Ryanair to base a large number of flights at Charleroi airport.
Belgia märgukiri, 24. veebruar 2014.
The development of Charleroi airport has been boosted by the Region's decision to invest significantly in the airport and thus increase its capacity: the airport has therefore gone from a theoretical capacity of 1 million passengers before the investments made through the 2002 and 2003 measures to a theoretical capacity of 3 million passengers after the investments (we note that the actual capacity is in fact higher, as proven by the traffic figures for Charleroi airport, given that it is generally possible to exceed the nominal capacity of a terminal by reducing the level of passenger comfort and/or making certain changes that do not require massive investment).
Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA lepingu punkt 3.2.
The Commission therefore concludes that the aid has considerably distorted competition to the detriment of those airports competing with Charleroi airport, primarily Brussels airport.
Tehnilise kirjelduse punkti 12 kohaselt on tuletõrjeteenus määratletud Rahvusvahelise Tsiviillennunduse Organisatsiooni standardite alusel.
With regard to the 2002 capital increase, if this does constitute aid, it has contributed to these distortions insofar as it has enabled BSCA to avoid financial difficulties and proceed with the development of Charleroi airport.
Tehnilise kirjelduse punktide 12 ja 19 kohaselt on hooldusteenus määratletud kui „hoonete, lennuradade, juurdepääsuteede, sõidukite jne“ tehnilise hooldamise teenus ning „kontsessiooniga seotud territooriumi, hoonete, hoonete sisseseade ja materjalide hooldamine või hoidmine seisukorras, mis on alati vastavuses nende kasutamiseks vajalike tingimustega“.
However, this contribution to the distortions of competition is modest, insofar as this involves a one-off intervention of a limited amount compared to the aid amounts resulting from the other measures covered by this examination.
Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA lepingu punkt 10.1.
Moreover, it occurred at the start of the airport development phase, when the airport's traffic was still relatively modest compared to that of Brussels airport.
Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA lepingu punkti 13.2 kohaselt on BSCA vastutav asjaomase territooriumi koristamise ja hoolduse eest.
The Commission notes that traffic at Charleroi airport has increased more than fivefold since the aid was granted [231] (this growth is much higher than the average growth of airports), whereas traffic at Brussels airport in the point-to-point short- and medium-haul segment has stagnated since 2004.
BSCA peab samuti tagama väiksemate ja suuremate remonditööde teostamise.
This confirms a posteriori that part of the growth at Charleroi airport has occurred to the detriment of growth at Brussels airport.
Samas piiratakse lepingu lisalepinguga nr 1 BSCA vastutust üksnes kiireloomulise hoolduse ebapiisavusest tingitud suurte remonditöödega.
The Commission also notes that the competitive impact of Charleroi airport has been especially significant since 2008 due to the increase in its capacity, which was particularly enabled by the investments made by SOWAER.
Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA lepingule lisatud tehnilise kirjelduse punkt 22.
The Commission further notes that, since the beginning of 2014, Ryanair has been operating from Brussels airport, which is developing in the low-cost segment.
Vallooni piirkonna ja BSCA lepingu punkt 18.
Vueling was already operating from this airport.
Selle alus on Vallooni piirkonna 2000. aasta üldeelarve kulusid hõlmava 16. detsembri 1999. aasta dekreet ja Vallooni piirkonna valitsuse 27. septembri 2000. aasta otsus, millega anti BSCA-le tegevustoetust tuletõrje- ja hooldusteenusega seotud kulude katmiseks Charleroi lennujaamas 2000. aastal.
Competition between the two airports may therefore increase further in the future, as they are both likely to attract the same airlines and the same customer segments.
Selle alus on Vallooni piirkonna 2001. aasta üldeelarve kulusid hõlmava 14. detsembri 2000. aasta dekreet ja Vallooni piirkonna valitsuse 4. oktoobri 2001. aasta otsus, millega anti BSCA-le tegevustoetust tuletõrje- ja hooldusteenustega seotud kulude katmiseks Charleroi lennujaamas 2001. aastal.
Based on this information, the Commission concludes that the aid has significantly distorted competition by reducing BSCA's operating costs through abnormally low concession fees.
See uuring puudutab Charleroi–Bruxelles-Sud lennujaama arengukava keskpikas (5 aastat) ja pikas (20 aastat) perspektiivis.
These distortions were certainly limited in the initial years after the measures in question were granted, i.e. in 2002 and 2003, given that the investments had not been made in full at that stage and that Charleroi airport's traffic was still limited, but they have increased subsequently and are now very significant.
Selles viidati põhjapoolsesse ossa kavandatava uue lennuterminali projektile ja see hõlmas kavandatud investeeringute üksikasjalikku kirjeldust.
Conclusion on the compatibility of the aid granted to BSCA on the basis of Article 107(3) TFEU
Uuringus osutati võimalikule Charleroi lennujaama turunišile, eeskätt odavlendude baasi rajamise võimalusele, nimetades ka Ryanairi.
The Commission concludes that the aid granted to BSCA has contributed to regional economic development, but that it has had significant and increasing effects on the airports competing with Charleroi airport, and particularly on Brussels airport.
Kõnealuses uuringus olid toodud arvandmed järgmiste lennujaama jaoks vajalike investeeringute kohta: lennuradade süsteem, sundvõõrandamised, heakorrastus ja mitmesugused võrgustikud, kaitsevallide ja -süvendite rajamine, uus lennuterminal, parkimisala ja eraldi juurdepääsutee lennujaamale, juurdepääs avalikule maanteele ja muud investeeringud (kütused, lähilennujuhtimisüksus, veerev koosseis jne).
Point 119 of the aviation guidelines in fact states that ‘in order to be eligible for operating aid, the annual traffic of the airport must not exceed 3 million passengers’.
Uuringus kinnitati, et Ryanair pakub 5 seal baseeruva lennukiga võimaluse reisijate arvu kiireks suurendamiseks lühiajalises perspektiivis.
This aid was granted before 4 April 2014 and point 119 of the aviation guidelines does not therefore apply.
Uuringus analüüsiti samuti tehnilisi tingimusi, mis on seotud lennuettevõtjate Easyjet ja Go saabumisega ning piirkondlike ja tšarterlennuettevõtjate tulekuga.
However, according to the aviation guidelines, the Commission must assess the unlawful operating aid granted to airports by taking account of the distortions of competition caused by this aid [232].
Need tehnilised piirangud olid seotud vajadusega paigaldada III kategooria ILS süsteem (Instrument landing system; instrumentaalmaandumissüsteem), mis võimaldab lennukitel maanduda halva nähtavusega ning mis on nõutav selleks, et võtta vastu lennujaamas baseeruvate lennuettevõtjate lennukeid ning regulaarliinilende.
According to the Commission, this requirement means that it must give an opinion on the aid in question in the light, on the one hand, of its positive effects in terms of the objective of common interest pursued and, on the other hand, of its negative effects on competition and trade.
Sel ajajärgul oli „Aéropôle'i“ esialgne majandustegevus koondunud märksa suuremas ulatuses lõuna poole, nii et see oleks takistanud lennujaama taristu väljaarendamist.
In the present case, it has been established that the aid has had a significant positive effect on the economic development of Charleroi and its region, which may be recognised as an objective of common interest justifying operating aid, while also having negative effects, which have increased over time and become very significant.
Kavas oli kasutada Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport (SRWT) finantssekkumist, millest hiljem loobuti.
In this instance, given that the negative effects of the aid, which were initially limited, have constantly increased over time until they have become too significant, the Commission takes the view that the Region-SOWAER should have, from a certain date, required BSCA to pay a concession fee in line with the level that would have been determined when the measures in question were granted, in 2002 and 2003, if the Region-SOWAER had acted towards BSCA as a market economy operator placing its infrastructure at BSCA's disposal with a view to profitability.
Kõnealuses märkuses oli öeldud, et „seetõttu tuleb muuta olemasolevaid alusdokumente (lisatud kontsessioonikokkulepe, tehnilised kirjeldused ja protokollid), et kasutada investeeringute rahastamiseks kokku lepitavat uut mehhanismi“.
BSCA would therefore have benefited from operating aid in the form of an extra low concession fee up to the date in question, on a transitional basis, and not beyond.
Edastatud Belgia 26. augusti 2003. aasta kirja 19. lisaga.
The Commission takes the view that, in order to reduce the negative effects of the aid on competition and trade to an acceptable level, so that the aid is compatible with the internal market, this approach must be implemented a posteriori, in the form of (i) the recovery from BSCA of the aid amounts received after the date in question, and (ii) an adjustment to the methods for calculating the concession fee for the period after the adoption of this decision up to the expiry of the concession from which BSCA benefits, such that, over this period, BSCA pays the Region-SOWAER a concession fee in line with the level that would have been determined when the measures in question were granted, in 2002 and 2003, if the Region-SOWAER had acted towards BSCA as a market economy operator.
Edastatud Belgia 24. veebruari 2014. aasta kirja 2. lisaga.
As the date in question must be determined by weighing up the positive effects on regional economic development and the negative effects on competition, it cannot be determined solely by applying a method of economic analysis, but necessarily requires the Commission to use its wide margin of discretion in terms of the compatibility of State aid with the internal market.
Piirkonna ja BSCA 29. märtsi 2002. aasta lepingu lisalepingu nr 3 punkt 3.2.2.
In this respect, the Commission notes that the entry into force of the aviation guidelines on 4 April 2014 is an important turning point in terms of public support for airports as, according to the aviation guidelines, from that date Member States may no longer grant new operating aid to airports with more than 3 million passengers.
Need ülesanded hõlmavad i) kogu lennukite liikumisega seotud teabe kogumist, ii) lennukitega seotud eri dokumentide kogumist ja iii) lennukite parkimisalaga seotud planeerimis- ja haldustegevust.
The aim of said provision is clearly to limit, from 4 April 2014, the negative effects of operating aid granted to airports.
Lennukite juhendamine parkimisalani.
The Commission takes the view that this date also forms an appropriate benchmark in the present case, and that it can be regarded as the moment from which BSCA should have ceased to pay an extra low concession fee under the 2002 and 2003 measures.
Julgestusega seotud teenused hõlmavad „läbivalgustamist, kaamerasüsteeme, valve- ja patrullteenuseid, juurdepääsukontrolli ja külastajamärkide väljastamist“.
With regard to the 2002 capital increase, in the light of the findings made in recital 638 and due to the fact that this measure was granted before 4 April 2014, the Commission takes the view that, if this measure does constitute State aid, it is compatible with the internal market.
Julgestusega seotud ülesannete täitmine delegeeriti äriühingule BSCA Security, mille omanikud on 51 % ulatuses Vallooni piirkond ja 49 % ulatuses BSCA.
In conclusion, the Commission takes the view that:
Julgestuse ja ohutuse tagamisega seotud ülesannete täitmine usaldati BSCA-le 19. detsembri 2007. aasta dekreedi alusel, millega muudeti 23. juuni 1994. aasta dekreeti Vallooni piirkonnaga seotud lennujaamade ja lennuväljade rajamise ja käitamise kohta.
the measures granted by Belgium to BSCA under the 2002 agreements and the 2003 investment decision constitute State aid compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU up to 3 April 2014 and State aid incompatible with the internal market from 4 April 2014,
Sama dekreedi alusel delegeeris BSCA ohutuse tagamisega seotud ülesannete täitmise sel eesmärgil asutatud aktsiaseltsile BSCA Security, mille kapital kuulub 49 % ulatuses BSCA-le ja 51 % ulatuses piirkonnale.
assuming that it does constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, the capital increase in BSCA subscribed on 3 December 2002 by SOWAER is State aid compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Ärisaladusega kaitstud teave.
Applicability of the limitation period to the aid granted to BSCA
Sambrinvesti näol on tegemist Charleroi-Thuini piirkonnas tegutseva riskikapitaliettevõttega.
Article 15 of the Procedural Regulation stipulates that the recovery of State aid shall be subject to a limitation period of 10 years.
Tema eesmärk on toetada ja arendada VKEsid.
The limitation period shall begin on the day on which the unlawful aid is awarded to the beneficiary.
Kuni 2012. aastani kuulus Sambrinvest 50 % ulatuses Vallooni piirkonnale.