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That circumstance would in itself be sufficient to exclude the measure’s compatibility with the internal market [50].
Kooskõlas selle kohtupraktikaga sätestatakse nõukogu määruse (EL) 2015/1589 [55] artiklis 16, et kui ebaseadusliku abi korral tehakse negatiivne otsus, nõuab komisjon, et kõnealune liikmesriik peab võtma kõik vajalikud meetmed, et abisaajalt abi tagasi saada.
Moreover, the Estonian authorities have not put forward any possible measures to avoid undue distortions of competition (compensatory measures) and have not provided any contribution from Estonian Air to its own restructuring.
Võttes arvesse, et vaadeldavad meetmed on ebaseaduslikud ja kujutavad endast siseturuga kokkusobimatut abi, tuleb abisumma tagasi nõuda, et taastada enne abi väljamaksmist valitsenud olukord turul.
Those are essential elements for finding a measure compatible with the internal market as restructuring aid on the basis of the 2004 R&R Guidelines.
Summa nõutakse tagasi alates kuupäevast, mil abisaaja sai eelise, st alates ajast, mil abi läks abisaaja käsutusse, ja samuti tuleb abisaajal tasuda intressi kuni abi tegeliku tagasimaksmiseni.
Measure 3 therefore amounts to State aid incompatible with the internal market.
Seoses 2010. aastal toimunud kapitali suurendamisega (3. meede) on komisjon seisukohal, et kuna riigil ei ole ühtki reaalset võimalust oma investeeringut tagasi saada, kujutab riigi 17,9 miljoni euro suurune rahasüst endast täies ulatuses riigiabi elementi.
Compatibility of measure 4
Sama järeldust võib kohaldada 2011./2012. aastal aset leidnud kapitali suurendamise suhtes (4. meede), mille puhul riigiabi element hõlmab kogu 30 miljoni euro suurust riigipoolset rahasüsti.
In relation to measure 4, the same conclusions as regards measure 3, described in recitals 177 to 180, apply mutatis mutandis.
meetme puhul on komisjon seisukohal, et Estonian Airi finantsolukord päästmislaenu andmise hetkel ei andnud riigile mingit alust arvata, et ta oma raha tagasi saab.
In particular, the capital increase of EUR 30 million does not meet the requirements of point 15 of 2004 R&R Guidelines for a rescue aid since (a) it does not consist of liquidity support in the form of loan guarantees or loans; (b) Estonia has provided no justification allowing the Commission to consider that measure 3 was provided on the grounds of serious social difficulties; (c) Estonia did not communicate to the Commission a restructuring plan or a liquidation plan six months after the first implementation of the measure; and (d) Measure 3 was not restricted to the amount needed to keep the Estonian Air in business for the period during which the aid is authorised.
Kuna komisjon leiab, et päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise 2015. aasta suunistes sisalduvad päästmisabi tingimused ei ole täidetud, peab Eesti tagama, et Estonian Air maksab tagasi talle antud päästmislaenu, mille suurus on kokku 37 miljonit eurot.
Further, the capital increase of EUR 30 million does not meet the compatibility conditions for restructuring aid under 2004 R&R Guidelines.
Vajaduse korral tuleb abielemendi hulka arvestada ka tähtajaks tasumata intressid.
The 2011 business plan cannot be considered as a credible restructuring plan since its forecasts were not realistic (see recitals 135 to 137) and it was in fact abandoned very rapidly by mid-2012 in view of the extremely negative results of the airline.
Teatatud ümberkorraldusabi puhul (6. meede) leiab komisjon, et kuna seda ei ole Estonian Airile veel välja makstud, puudub ka vajadus see välja nõuda.
In addition, the Estonian authorities have proposed neither appropriate own contribution by Estonian Air nor adequate compensatory measures.
KOKKUVÕTE
On the contrary, the capital increase was used to expand Estonian Air’s operations and enter new routes.
Eespool kirjeldatut arvesse võttes leiab komisjon, et Eesti on ebaseaduslikult rakendanud 3., 4. ja 5. meedet, rikkudes aluslepingu artikli 108 lõiget 3.
In addition, the Commission observes that according to the ‘one time, last time’ principle of Section 3.3 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines, ‘where less than 10 years have elapsed since the rescue aid was granted or the restructuring period came to an end or implementation of the restructuring plan has been halted (whichever is the latest), the Commission will not allow further rescue or restructuring aid’.
Peale selle ei ole kõnealused meetmed siseturuga kooskõlas.
Insofar as measure 3 (unlawful and incompatible rescue aid) was granted to Estonian Air in November 2010, granting of capital injection (measure 4) would breach the ‘one time, last time’ principle.
Kõnealune siseturuga kokkusobimatu abi tuleb Estonian Airilt vastavalt punktil 8 välja nõuda, et taastada enne abi väljamaksmist valitsenud olukord turul.
Of the possible exceptions to this principle according to point 73 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines, only exception (c) (‘exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances for which the company is not responsible’) could be applicable.
Lisaks leiab komisjon, et 40,7 miljoni euro suurune teatatud ümberkorraldusabi (6. meede) on siseturuga kokkusobimatu.
However, Estonia has not put forward any argument that would allow the Commission to conclude that measure 4 was provided to Estonian Air on the basis of exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances.
Seepärast ei tohiks kõnealust meedet rakendada,
Therefore, the Commission concludes that measure 4 also amounts to State aid incompatible with the internal market.
ON VASTU VÕTNUD KÄESOLEVA OTSUSE:
Compatibility of measure 5
Artikkel 1
In the rescue aid opening decisions, the Commission stated that measure 5 fulfilled most of the criteria in Section 3.1 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines concerning rescue aid but expressed doubts on whether the ‘one time, last time’ principle was met.
ASi Estonian Air rahastamine Eesti poolt 2009. aasta veebruaris tehtud 2,48 miljoni euro suuruse kapitalisüsti kaudu ei kujuta endast riigiabi aluslepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
The Commission notes that the ‘one time, last time’ principle of the 2014 R&R Guidelines essentially corresponds to the requirements of the previous 2004 R&R Guidelines.
ASi Estonian Air maapealse teeninduse osa müük Tallinna Lennujaamale 2,4 miljoni euro eest 2009. aasta juunis ei kujuta endast riigiabi aluslepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
Given that Estonian Air received the rescue aid in November 2010 (capital injection of EUR 17,9 million — measure 3) and in December 2011 and March 2012 (capital injections of 15 million EUR each — measure 4), the Commission concludes that the ‘one time, last time’ principle has not been observed.
Artikkel 2
In view of the fact that measures 3 and 4 amount to incompatible and unlawful rescue aid, the Commission concludes that the ‘one time, last time’ principle as set out in recital 70 of the 2014 R&R Guidelines has also been breached in relation to measure 5.
Riigiabi summas 17,9 miljonit eurot, mille Eesti andis 10. novembril 2010 ASile Estonian Air ebaseaduslikult, rikkudes aluslepingu artikli 108 lõiget 3, on siseturuga kokkusobimatu.
Therefore, it is not necessary to examine whether other criteria of the 2014 R&R Guidelines would also have been met.
Riigiabi summas 30 miljonit eurot, mille Eesti andis 20. detsembril 2011 ja 6. märtsil 2012 ASile Estonian Air ebaseaduslikult, rikkudes aluslepingu artikli 108 lõiget 3, on siseturuga kokkusobimatu.
On this basis, the Commission concludes that measure 5 also amounts to rescue aid incompatible with the internal market.
Päästmiseks antav riigiabi kogusummas 37 miljonit eurot, mille Eesti andis ASile Estonian Air ajavahemikus 2012–2014 ebaseaduslikult, rikkudes aluslepingu artikli 108 lõiget 3, on siseturuga kokkusobimatu.
Compatibility of measure 6
Artikkel 3
As regards the planned restructuring aid of EUR 40,7 million (measure 6), the Commission’s doubts in relation to the restructuring aid opening decision have not been dispelled in the course of the formal investigation procedure.
Eesti nõuab artiklis 2 osutatud abi abisaajalt tagasi.
According to point 34 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines, the grant of restructuring aid must be conditional on implementation of a restructuring plan which must be endorsed by the Commission in all cases of individual aid.
Tagasimakstavatelt summadelt arvestatakse intressi alates kuupäevast, mil summad anti abisaaja käsutusse, kuni nende summade tegeliku tagastamise kuupäevani.
Point 35 explains that the restructuring plan, the duration of which must be as short as possible, must restore the long-term viability of the firm within a reasonable timescale and on the basis of realistic assumptions as to future operating conditions.
Intressid arvutatakse liitintressina kooskõlas komisjoni määruse (EÜ) nr 794/2004 [56] V peatükiga.
Pursuant to point 36 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines, the restructuring plan must describe the circumstances that led to the company’s difficulties and take account of the present state and future market prospects with best-case, worst-case and base-case scenarios.
Artikkel 4
The restructuring plan must provide for a turnaround that will enable the company, after completing its restructuring, to cover all its costs including depreciation and financial charges.
Artiklis 2 osutatud abi nõutakse tagasi viivitamata ja tõhusalt.
The expected return on capital must be high enough to enable the restructured firm to compete in the marketplace on its own merits (point 37 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines).
Eesti tagab käesoleva otsuse täitmise nelja kuu jooksul alates käesoleva otsuse teatavakstegemisest.
As indicated in the opening decision, the Commission had doubts as to whether the restructuring plan of June 2013 was sufficiently solid in order to restore the long-term viability of Estonian Air.
Artikkel 5
Estonia has provided few additional arguments to clarify the doubts of the Commission.
Ümberkorraldamiseks antav riigiabi kogusummas 40,7 miljonit eurot, mille Eesti kavatseb anda ASile Estonian Air, on siseturuga kokkusobimatu.
Indeed, the Commission reiterates that the scenarios and sensitivity analysis of the restructuring plan may lead, under certain circumstances, to additional funding needs.
Seepärast ei tohi seda riigiabi anda.
The low (pessimistic) case assumes a 12 % decrease of passengers due to the assumption that GDP growth in Europe will continue to be low until 2017.
Artikkel 6
In this pessimistic case, Estonian Air would reach slightly positive earnings before taxes in 2017 but still have a negative net cash position.
Eesti esitab kahe kuu jooksul alates käesoleva otsuse teatavakstegemisest komisjonile järgmise teabe:
Moreover, the sensitivity analysis shows that relatively minor changes in the assumptions would result, on a stand-alone basis, in the need for additional funding.
abisaajalt tagasi nõutav kogusumma (põhisumma ja intress);
This seriously questions the main aim of the plan to restore the long-term viability of Estonian Air.
käesoleva otsuse täitmiseks juba võetud ja kavandatavate meetmete üksikasjalik kirjeldus;
The fact that Estonian Air’s performance in 2013 was broadly in line with the forecasts is irrelevant for the ex ante assessment of the restructuring plan.
dokumendid, mis tõendavad, et abisaajale on antud korraldus abi tagasi maksta.
In addition, this was no longer the case in 2014 with revenues as well as profits below the forecasts in the restructuring plan.
Eesti teavitab komisjoni käesoleva otsuse täitmiseks võetud riiklike meetmetega seotud edusammudest, kuni kogu artiklis 2 osutatud abi on tagasi makstud.
As regards the measures to limit undue distortions of competition (compensatory measures), the restructuring plan foresees the release of slots at three coordinated airports (London Gatwick, Helsinki and Vienna) and the discontinuation of 12 routes, which would account for 18 % of Estonian Air’s capacity before restructuring.
Eesti esitab komisjoni taotluse korral viivitamata teabe käesoleva otsuse täitmiseks juba võetud ja kavandatavate meetmete kohta.
In order for those routes to be counted as compensatory measures, they must be profitable because otherwise they would have been cancelled in any event for viability reasons.
Ta esitab ka üksikasjaliku teabe abisaajalt juba tagasi saadud abisummade ja intressi kohta.
The Estonian authorities have provided profitability figures for the 12 routes cancelled based on three different indicators, namely ‘DOC contribution level’, ‘contribution margin level 1’ and ‘profitability margin’.
Artikkel 7
According to Estonia’s submissions, the ‘DOC contribution level’ covers all variable costs (passenger-related, roundtrip-related and fuel costs) but not payroll, fleet, maintenance and department costs.
Käesolev otsus on adresseeritud Eesti Vabariigile.
The ‘contribution margin level 1’ is defined as the total revenue less the passenger-related variable costs over total revenue, while the ‘profitability margin’ includes fixed costs (fixed maintenance costs, crew costs and fleet-related costs) but not overheads.
Brüssel, 6. november 2015
According to the Commission’s practice in a number of restructuring aid cases in the aviation sector, routes are considered profitable if they had a positive C1 contribution margin in the year preceding their surrender [51].
Komisjoni nimel
The C1 contribution takes account of flight, passenger and distribution costs (namely variable costs) attributable to each individual route.
Margrethe VESTAGER
The C1 contribution is the appropriate figure since it takes into account all costs which are directly linked to the route in question.
ELT C 150, 29.5.2013, lk 3 ja 14.
Routes with a positive C1 contribution not only cover the variable costs of a route, but also contribute to covering the fixed costs of the company.
ELT C 141, 9.5.2014, lk 47.
The Commission’s observes that the ‘DOC contribution level’ is largely equivalent to the C1 contribution.
Vt joonealune märkus 1.
On this basis, the Commission notes that only two routes (Venice and Kuressaare) — representing together only around 1 % of the company’s capacity in terms of ASK — would actually be profitable and could be counted as proper compensatory measures.
Arvestades et kaebus esitati 23. mail 2013, st enne seda, kui Eesti teatas 20. juunil 2013 Estonian Airi ümberkorralduskavast, registreeriti kaebus päästmisabijuhtumi SA.35956 all.
Estonia argues that given the increase in yields under the new strategy foreseen in the restructuring plan, these routes could have been profitable in the new network and that these routes would be beneficial to other airlines to the extent they would get the marginal return from passengers who formerly flew with Estonian Air.
Võttes aga arvesse, et kaebus oli osaliselt seotud Eesti ametiasutuste kavatsustega lennuettevõtjat rekapitaliseerida, hinnati seda ümberkorraldusabi juhtumi SA.36868 algatamise otsuse raames.
However, Estonia does not provide any specific calculations as to the possible level of profitability under the new business model.
Ümberkorraldusabi menetluse algatamise otsust korrigeeriti komisjoni 2. aprilli 2014. aasta otsusega C(2014) 2316 (final).
On the contrary, the restructuring plan clearly indicates that these routes ‘cannot be operated at a profit at this point in time, nor can they contribute to the cost of the aircraft’.
Vt joonealune märkus 2.
Therefore, in line with the Commission’s established case practice, 10 out of the 12 proposed routes cannot be accepted as compensatory measures.
Määrus nr 1, millega määratakse kindlaks Euroopa Majandusühenduses kasutatavad keeled (EÜT 17, 6.10.1958, lk 385/58).
The Commission concludes that in order to outweigh the adverse effect of the restructuring aid for Estonian Air, it is not sufficient to release slots in three coordinated airports and to cancel two profitable routes representing around 1 % of the airline’s capacity.
Allikas: Tallinna lennujaama haldaja ASi Tallinna Lennujaam 2013. aasta aruanne, mis on kättesaadav aadressil http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/upload/Editor/Aastaaruanded/Lennujaama%20aastaraamat_2013_ENG.pdf
The proposed own contribution of Estonian Air according to the restructuring plan consists of EUR 27,8 million from the planned sale of three aircraft in 2015; EUR 7,5 million from the sale of an office building to Tallinn Airport; EUR 2 million from the sale of other non-core assets; and EUR 0,7 million from a new loan provided by […].
Allikas: Tallinna lennujaama haldaja ASi Tallinna Lennujaam 2014. aasta aruanne, mis on kättesaadav aadressil http://www.tallinn-airport. ee/upload/Editor/Ettevote/Lennujaama%20aastaraamat_ENG_2014_23.5.15.pdf
The main part of the own contribution (the planned sale of three aircraft) should take place in 2015 and there is no binding agreement to sell the aircraft.
Allikas: Estonian Airi 2013. aasta koondaruanne, mis on kättesaadav aadressil http://estonian-air.ee/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ESTONIAN-AIR-ANNUAL-REPORT-2013.pdf
However, Estonia provided a prima facie credible valuation by a consultancy company estimating a possible sale price for the type of the aircraft concerned.
Allikas: Estonian Airi 2014. aasta koondaruanne, mis on kättesaadav aadressil https://estonian-air.ee/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Estonian-Air-Annual-Report-2014-FINAL-Webpage.pdf
Further, Estonia has indicated that the airline is now holding discussions with potential partners for a sale-and-lease-back transaction.
Allikas: ASi Tallinna Lennujaam 2013. aasta aruanne, vt joonealune märkus 8.
On this basis, and bearing in mind previous airline cases, the Commission considers that the proposed own contribution reaching EUR 36,44 million — out of the total restructuring costs of EUR 78,7 million (see recital 55) or 46,3 % of the restructuring costs — is acceptable in view of the fact that Estonia is an assisted area.
Allikas: Tallinna Lennujaama veebileht (http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/).
Although the own contribution appears acceptable, the Commission’s doubts on the return to long-term viability and compensatory measures have not been dispelled.
Vt joonealune märkus 12.
Finally, as in case of measures 4 and 5, the Commission concludes that for the same reasons the ‘one time, last time’ principle has also been breached in relation to measure 6.
Vt http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=86191
Several aid measures (measures 3, 4 and 5) had been granted to Estonian Air in difficulty over the years 2010-2014.
Vt http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/13003.
In addition, the exceptions in point 73 of the 2004 R&R Guidelines are not applicable.
Müügi ajal ASis Estonian Air Regional tegevust ei toimunud ning sellel puudusid õhusõidukid, töötajad ja vara.
Given the non-acceptability of the modified restructuring plan of 31 October 2014, the restructuring aid cannot be considered as following the rescue aid as part of a single restructuring operation (condition (a) of point 73).
Allikas: Estonian Airi ülevaade 2012. aasta esimese poolaasta majandustulemustest, mis on kättesaadav veebisaidil http://estonian-air.ee/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ENG-1H-2012.pdf
In addition, the Estonian authorities have not put forward any exceptional or unforeseeable circumstances under condition (c) of point 73.
Vt joonealune märkus 10.
Therefore, the restructuring aid (measure 6) foreseen in the restructuring plan of June 2013 does not fulfil the criteria of the 2004 R&R Guidelines and amounts to incompatible State aid.
Vt joonealune märkus 11.
RECOVERY
Ärisaladus
According to the Treaty and the Court of Justice’s established case law, the Commission is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter aid [52] when it has found that it is incompatible with the internal market.
Vt Baltic Reports, 7. juuni 2010, „Government sets bailout deal for Estonian Air“, http://balticreports.com/?p=19116
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation of 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 [53].
Vt ka http://www.e24.ee/1106240/estonian-airile-makstakse-valja-kolm-miljonit-eurot/
In this context, the Court has established that that 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 [54].
Vt Estonian Airi 2014. aasta koondaruanne, mis on kättesaadav aadressil https://estonian-air.ee/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Estonian-Air-Annual-Report-2014-FINAL-Webpage.pdf, ja 20. novembril 2014 avaldatud artikkel „Estonian government approves of last loan payment to Estonian Air“: http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=99082
Following that case-law, Article 16 of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 [55] states that ‘where negative decisions are taken in respect of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary’.
Intressi-, maksu- ja amortisatsioonieelne kasum.
Given that the measures at hand are to be considered incompatible aid, the aid has to be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market prior to the granting of the aid.
Vahetuskurss 1 euro = 15,65 EEK.
Recovery shall take effect from the time when the advantage occurred to the beneficiary, namely when the aid was put at the disposal of the beneficiary and shall bear recovery interest until effective recovery.
Ümberkorralduskava kohaselt jäetakse alles kümme järgmist põhiliini: Amsterdam (AMS), Stockholm (ARN), Brüssel (BRU), Kopenhaagen (CPH), Kiiev (KBP), Peterburi (LED), Oslo (OSL), Moskva Šeremetjevo (SVO), Trondheim (TRD) ja Vilnius (VNO).
With regard to the 2010 capital increase (measure 3), the Commission considers that, given the lack of any realistic possibility for the State to recover its investment, the totality of the EUR 17,9 million injected by the State in cash is the aid element.
Hooajalised liinid on Pariis Charles de Gaulle (CDG) ja Nice (NCE).
The same conclusion applies to the 2011/2012 capital increase (measure 4), for which the aid element amounts to the totality of the EUR 30 million injected by the State in cash.
Ajakirjanduses ilmunud artiklitest ja Estonian Airi avalikest teadaannetest aga ilmneb, et lennuettevõtja on teenindanud ja kavatseb tulevikus teenindada lende ka muudel hooajalistel liinidel kui ümberkorralduskavas nimetatud liinid, nimelt München (MUC), Split (SPU) ja Berliin (TXL).
In relation to measure 5, the Commission considers that in view of the financial situation of Estonian Air at the moment of the granting the rescue loan facility loans, the State had no valid reason to expect repayment.
Samuti selgub, et alates 2015. aastast kavatseb Estonian Air oma hooajaliste liinide valikusse lisada Milano (MXP).
Since the Commission considers that the conditions for rescue aid of the 2015 R&R Guidelines are not met, Estonia must ensure that Estonian Air reimburses the rescue loan provided to Estonian Air for the total amount of EUR 37 million.
ASK (available seat kilometre) ehk pakutav istekohtkilomeeter on mõõtühik, mis väljendab lennul hõivatud istekohtade arvu ja lennatud kilomeetrite arvu korrutist.
In case there is due and not paid interest, it should be included in the aid element.
Pakutav istekohtkilomeeter (ASK) on lennuettevõtja lennumahu kõige olulisem näitaja, mida kasutab lennutranspordisektor ja mida on kasutanud lennutranspordi valdkonnas esinenud varasemate ümberkorraldusjuhtumite puhul ka komisjon ise.
Finally, as regards the notified restructuring aid (measure 6), it has not been yet provided to Estonian Air and there is therefore no need to order recovery.
taseme jääktulu (contribution margin level 1) määratletakse järgmiselt: kogutulu miinus reisijatega seotud muutuvkulud jagatuna kogutuluga.
CONCLUSION
Kavas on DOC-jääktulu (DOC contribution level) määratletud järgmiselt: kogutulu miinus reisijate, edasi-tagasi reiside ja kütusega seotud kulud jagatuna kogutuluga.