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However, in the present case the Land Rhineland-Palatinate has taken over costs for security checks, which must be borne by the airport operator.
Käibetulu lennu kohta
Hence, the public support granted to FFHG through the financing of personnel costs for security checks is not exempted from scrutiny under EU State aid rules.
(132,30 reisijat lennu kohta)
The Commission considers that the direct grants are financed through State resources and are also imputable to the State.
Summa lennu kohta
The operator of an airport normally has to bear all the costs related to the construction and operation of the airport, including those for security checks, so that covering a part of those costs relieves FFHG of a burden it would normally have to bear and provides to FFHG an economic advantage it would normally not receive under normal market conditions.
Kulud/käive lennu kohta Saksa markades
Moreover, the measures at stake were non-repayable in nature and did not yield a return on investment.
Piletimüügitulu
Germany has not presented any evidence that the direct grants were put at the disposal of FFHG on market terms.
lend
Furthermore, Germany does not rely on the MEO principle.
Reisijatasu (millest on maha arvatud turundustoetus 3,52 Saksa marka [114])
The Commission therefore finds that the measures at stake by the Land in favour of FFHG granted after 12 December 2000 conferred an economic advantage on FFHG.
reisija
In the light of the considerations in recital 392 and following, the Commission concludes that, as the direct grants amounting to EUR […] million (years 1997-2000) and EUR […] million (paid in 2001) were irrevocably decided by the public authorities before the Aéroports de Paris judgment, they could legitimately consider that those grants did not constitute State aid.
Julgestustasu
The Commission considers that the public funding granted to FFHG amounting to EUR 1,93 million (years 2001-2004) constitutes State aid within the meeting of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Kütus
MEASURE 12: EQUITY INCREASE AMOUNTING TO EUR […] MILLION
Lennundusega mitteseotud tulu (alusaasta 2000)
Relation between the capital increase and the financial arrangements already put in place in favour of FFHG
Parkimine
Before assessing whether the capital increase amounting to EUR […] million in favour of FFHG constitutes State aid, it is necessary to determine whether this capital increase and the financial arrangements previously put in place in favour of FFHG should be considered as separate measures or as a single measure.
Kogukäive lennu kohta
Germany submitted that the capital increase is intended to refinance the loans covering investments into of infrastructure which were irrevocably committed to be financed or refinanced by the public shareholder between 1997 and 2012, but not been yet been paid.
Muutuvkulud lennu kohta
In view of the evidence presented by Germany, the Commission considers that the equity injection is aimed to refinance loans which financed the infrastructure improvements at Frankfurt Hahn airport between 1997 and 2012.
Palgad
As according to Germany by the decision to undertake these investments, FFHG was entitled to receive this funding.
Käitamine
Hence, the Commission considers that the capital injection of EUR […] million has to be assessed in the context of the previous commitments by the public shareholders when these investments were decided.
tund
In that regard, and in the light of the considerations in Section 8.1.1, the Commission concludes that FFHG has been engaged in an economic activity as from the date of the Aéroports de Paris judgment (12 December 2000) onward and constitutes an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Perroonikäitlus
Moreover, in line with the considerations in Sections 8.1.1, 8.1.3 and 8.1.4, which apply equally to that measure, the Commission considers that the equity injection constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty, as it involves State resources, it is imputable to the State and confers an selective economic advantage on FFHG that distorts or threatens to distort competition and trade between Member States.
Maapealse teeninduse seadmed [115]
AID NATURE OF THE MEASURES RELATING TO RYANAIR AND OTHER AIRLINES USING THE AIRPORT
üldised käitamisega seotud tarnekulud
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE MEO PRINCIPLE
üks saateauto „FOLLOW ME“
In order to assess whether an agreement between a publicly-owned airport and an airline confers an economic advantage on the latter, it is necessary to analyse whether that agreement complied with the MEO principle.
üks pagasiveok
In applying the MEOT to an agreement between an airport and an airline, it must be assessed whether, at the date when the agreement was concluded, a prudent market economy operator would have expected the agreement to lead to a higher profit than would have been achieved otherwise.
üks reovee vedamise veok
That higher profit is to be measured by the difference between the incremental revenues expected to be generated by the agreement (that is, the difference between the revenues that would be achieved in case the agreement is concluded and the revenues that would be achieved in the absence of the agreement) and the incremental costs expected to be incurred as a result of the agreement (that is, the difference between the costs that would be incurred in case the agreement is concluded and the costs that would be incurred in the absence of the agreement), the resulting cash flows being discounted with an appropriate discount rate.
üks puhta vee vedamise veok
In that analysis, all the relevant incremental revenues and costs associated with the agreement must be taken into account.
üks maapealne vooluallikas
The various elements (discounts to airport charges, marketing grants, other financial incentives) should not be assessed separately.
üks puksiirauto
Indeed, as stated in the Charleroi judgment: ‘It is (…) necessary, when applying the private investor test, to envisage the commercial transaction as a whole in order to determine whether the public entity and the entity which is controlled by it, taken together, have acted as rational operators in a market economy.
Reisijate ja pagasi teenindamine
The Commission must, when assessing the measures at issue, examine all the relevant features of the measures and their context […].’ [105].
reisijate teenindamine (lennule registreerimisel ühekordselt makstav summa)
The expected incremental revenues must include in particular the revenues from airport charges, taking into account the discounts as well as the additional traffic expected to be generated by the agreement and the non-aeronautical revenues expected to be generated by the traffic.
pagasi teenindamine (ühekordselt makstav summa)
The expected incremental costs must include in particular all the incremental operating and investment costs that would not be incurred in the absence of the agreement as well as the costs of the marketing grants and other financial incentives.
reisijate kontroll
The Commission also notes in that context that price differentiation (including marketing support and other incentives) is a standard business practice.
Muutuvkulud kokku lennu kohta
The Court held in the Stardust Marine judgment that, ‘[…] in order to examine whether or not the State has adopted the conduct of a prudent investor operating in a market economy, it is necessary to place oneself in the context of the period during which the financial support measures were taken in order to assess the economic rationality of the State's conduct, and thus to refrain from any assessment based on a later situation.’ [107].
Brutokasum aastas [116]
Hence, in order to be able to apply the MEOT the Commission has to place itself at the time when the respective agreements between FFHG and Ryanair were concluded.
Toetus uute liinide puhul [117]
Also, the Commission in principle must base its assessment on the information at the disposal of the airport manager when the respective agreements were signed or put in place, as well as any reasonable assumptions that it could entertain at such time.
Ryanairi tegevusest tingitud investeeringute amortisatsioon [118]
Point 63 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines provides that arrangements concluded between airlines and an airport can be deemed to satisfy the MEO test when they incrementally contribute, from an ex ante perspective, to the profitability of the airport.
Eespool nimetatud investeeringute rahastamise kulud (intressimäär: 5 %)
While this criterion reflects the logic of the MEO test, it has been spelt out only recently and refers to individual arrangements rather than to the overall business, as is more often the case when applying the MEO test.
Kasumi suurenemine aastas
Therefore, the Commission recognises that it may be difficult for the relevant Member State and for the operators concerned to provide full contemporaneous evidence in respect of arrangements concluded many years ago and will take that into account when applying the criterion at stake in the present case.
Ehkki FFHG kasumlikkuse hinnang, mille Saksamaa esitas, ei sisaldanud prognoosi kogu 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepinguga hõlmatud ajavahemikuks, oli selge, et kõnealune leping eeldati olevat kasumlik alates Ryanairi esimesest lennujaamas tegutsemise aastast.
The feasibility of comparing Frankfurt Hahn airport to other European airports
Ehkki turumajanduse tingimustes tegutsev ettevõtja teeks tavaliselt arvutused kogu lepingu kestuse kohta, oli käesoleva juhtumi puhul põhjusel, et lepingust eeldati positiivset panust kohe esimesest aastast – isegi kui reisijate arv ja eeldatav tulu püsib muutumatuna (ehkki oodati nende kasvu) – võis FFHG põhjendatult oletada, et leping suurendab üldiselt tema kasumlikkust (vt põhjendus 471).
Under the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, the existence of aid to an airline using a particular airport can, in principle, be excluded if the price charged for the airport services corresponds to the market price, or if it can be demonstrated that from an ex ante analysis —, i.e. one founded on information available when the aid was granted and on developments foreseeable at the time — the airport/airline arrangement could be expected to lead to a positive incremental profit contribution for the airport [108].
Selles kasumlikkuse hinnangus arvesse võetud lisatulu hõlmab lennundusega seotud tulu ja lennundusega mitteseotud tulu, milles oli kokku lepitud 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingus, ning tollimaksuvabast müügist ja poodidest saadavat tulu.
In that respect, the Commission considers an ex ante incremental profitability analysis to be the most relevant criterion for the assessment of arrangements concluded by airports with individual airlines [109].
FFHG eeldas, et tal õnnestub teenindada 2002. aastal ligikaudu 392137 Ryanairi reisijat [119].
The reason is that, at the present time, it is doubtful that an appropriate benchmark can be identified to establish a true market price for services provided by airports.
Reisijateveo tegelik areng lennujaamas isegi ületas seda liiklusprognoosi (vt tabel 1).
In general, the application of the MEO principle based on an average price on other, similar markets may prove helpful if such a price can be reasonably identified or deduced from other market indicators.
Isegi kui uute liinide puhul makstavat toetust oli FFHG kasumlikkuse hinnangus alahinnatud, nagu väitis Lufthansa, oleks suurema turundustoetuse tasakaalustanud suuremast reisijatehulgast tulenev suurem lennundusega seotud ja lennundusega mitteseotud tulu.
However, this method is not as relevant in the case of airport services, as the structure of costs and revenues tends to differ greatly from one airport to another.
Arvesse võetud lisakulud hõlmasid maapealset teenindust pakkuva välise ettevõtja maapealse teeninduse kulusid, palgatava lisapersonaliga seotud kulusid ning turunduse, uute liinide väljaarendamise ja turvakontrolliga seotud kulusid.
This is because costs and revenues depend on how developed an airport is, the number of airlines which use the airport, its capacity in terms of passenger traffic, the state of the infrastructure and related investments, the regulatory framework which can vary from one Member State to another and any debts or obligations entered into by the airport in the past [110].
Nende kulude suuruseks hinnati ligikaudu […] miljonit Saksa marka ja need olid seotud reisiterminali laiendamisega.
Moreover, the liberalisation of the air transport market complicates any purely comparative analysis.
Ehkki leiti, et terminaliga seotud algsed kulud ei olnud tingitud Ryanairi tegevusest, võeti FFHG arvutustes arvesse terminaliga seotud eeldatavaid täiendavaid investeerimiskulusid.
As can be seen in the present case, commercial practices between airports and airlines are not always based exclusively on a published schedule of charges.
Ehkki Saksamaa esitatud FFHG kasumlikkuse hinnangus ei kajastunud 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingu sõlmimise päevast edasised maksed, on selge, et lepingu puhul eeldati kasumlikkust.
Rather, these commercial relations are very varied.
Komisjon märgib, et eelnevate arvutuste aluseks olnud eeldus oli arvutuste tegemise ajal valitsenud turutingimusi arvesse võttes mõistlik.
Consequently, one transaction cannot really be compared with another based on a turnaround price or price per passenger.
Komisjon märgib, et võttes arvesse kõiki lisakulusid ja kogu lisatulu, mis tuleneb Ryanairi tegevusest lennujaamas, eeldas FFHG juhatus, et 2002. aasta Ryanairi leping suurendab oma kestuse ajal Frankfurt Hahni lennujaama kasumlikkust nüüdispuhasväärtusega, mis ulatub vähemalt […] miljoni Saksa margani (diskontomäär = […] %) [120].
Finally, assuming that it could be established, based on a valid comparative analysis, that the ‘prices’ involved in the various transactions that are the subject of that assessment are equivalent to or higher than the ‘market prices’ established through a comparative sample of transactions, the Commission would, nevertheless, not be able to conclude from this that these transactions comply with the MEO test if it emerges that, when they were concluded, the airport operator had expected them to generate incremental costs higher than the incremental revenues.
Komisjon nendib, et võttes arvesse reisijateveo tegelikku arengut Frankfurt Hahni lennujaamas, tundub, et 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingu alusel arvutatud nüüdispuhasväärtuse puhul on selle lepinguga tegelikult kaasnevat kasumlikkuse suurenemist alahinnatud.
This is because an MEO will have no incentive to offer goods or services at ‘market price’ if doing so would result in an incremental loss.
Ja veel, kuna 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingu puhul eeldati, et see suurendab (lisaks kõikide lisakulude katmisele) FFHG kasumlikust, eeldati, et 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingu kestuse ajal muutub kasumlikumaks ka Frankfurt Hahni lennujaama üldine äritegevus.
In such conditions, the Commission considers that, taking into account all the information available to it, there are no grounds for diverging from the approach recommended in the 2014 Aviation Guidelines for applying the MEO principle to relations between airports and airlines, i.e. an ex ante analysis of incremental profitability.
Oxera hinnang 2002. aasta Ryanari lepingu kasumlikkuse kohta
Assessment of Incremental Costs and Revenues
Ryanair esitas samuti kasumlikkuse hinnangu, mille oli koostanud Oxera teabe põhjal, mis oli kättesaadav 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingu sõlmimise ajal (teabe olid esitanud lennujaam ja Ryanair).
The Commission considers that price differentiation is a standard business practice, as long as it complies with all relevant competition and sectoral legislation.
Nende arvutuste tulemused on kokku võetud tabelis 17.
In the view of the Commission, arrangements concluded between airlines and an airport can be deemed to satisfy the MEO test when they incrementally contribute, from an ex ante perspective, to the profitability of the airport.
Isegi kui lennundusega mitteseotud tulu oleks eeldatava lennundusega mitteseotud tulu tundlikkuse hindamiseks vähendatud keskmiselt 20 %, oleks 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingu nüüdispuhasväärtus olnud kõikide muude eelduste kehtima jäämise korral […] miljonit eurot (vt tabel 28).
The airport should demonstrate that, when setting up an arrangement with an airline (for example, an individual contract or an overall scheme of airport charges), it is capable of covering all costs stemming from the arrangement, over the duration of the arrangement, with a reasonable profit margin on the basis of sound prospects.
Tabel 28
In order to assess whether an arrangement concluded by an airport with an airline satisfies the MEO test, expected non-aeronautical revenues stemming from the airline's activity must be taken into consideration together with airport charges, net of any rebates, marketing support or incentive scheme).
Oxera kohandatud hinnang 2002. aasta Ryanairi lepingu kasumlikkuse kohta (lennundusega mitteseotud tulu 20 % vähenemise korral)
Similarly, all expected costs incrementally incurred by the airport in relation to the airline's activity at the airport must be taken into account.
Kuna üks ELi toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 kumulatiivsetest kriteeriumidest ei ole täidetud, leiab komisjon, et 2002. aasta Ryanairi leping ei kujuta endast riigiabi ELi toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
Such incremental costs may encompass all categories of expenses or investments, such as incremental personnel, equipment and investment costs induced by the presence of the airline at the airport.
4. novembril 2005 leppisid Ryanair ja FFHG kokku 2002. aasta lepingu muutmises lepinguga, mis käsitles 6.–18.
For instance, if the airport needs to expand or build a new terminal or other facilities mainly to accommodate the needs of a specific airline, such costs should be taken into consideration when calculating the incremental costs.
Ryanairi lennuki toomist Frankfurt Hahni lennujaama aastatel 2005–2012.
In contrast, costs which the airport would have to incur anyway independently from the arrangement with the airline should not be taken into account in the MEOT.
Saksamaa väitel oli ka 2005. aasta Ryanairi leping kooskõlas turumajanduse tingimustes tegutseva ettevõtja põhimõttega.
Moreover, when deciding on whether or not to enter into an airport service agreement and/or a marketing service agreement, a MEO will choose a time frame for its assessment based on the duration of the agreements in question.
Selle kinnituseks esitas Saksamaa PricewaterhouseCoopersi koostatud turumajanduse tingimustes tegutseva ettevõtja kriteeriumi täitmist käsitleva hinnangu.
In other words, it will assess the incremental costs and revenues for the term of application of the agreements.
Selles hinnangus võrreldakse kaht stsenaariumi, et teha kindlaks 2005. aasta Ryanairi lepingu lisamõju: i) FFHG eelnev äriplaan Ryanairi kaasamise korral ja ii) alternatiivne stsenaarium koos FFHG eelneva äriplaaniga Ryanairi kaasamata jätmise korral.
There does not seem to be any justification for choosing a longer period.
Lisanduv rahavoog arvutatakse nende kahe stsenaariumi vahena (nagu on kokku võetud tabelis 29).
On the date of signature of the agreements, a prudent MEO will not count on the agreements being renewed once they have expired, whether under the same or new terms.
Tabel 29
Moreover, a prudent operator would be aware that low-cost airlines such as Ryanair have always been and are known for being very responsive to market developments, both when starting up or shutting down routes and when increasing or decreasing the number of flights.
Hinnang turumajanduse tingimustes tegutseva ettevõtja kriteeriumi täitmise kohta 2005. aasta Ryanairi lepingu puhul
Germany submitted that FFHG prepared an ex ante incremental profitability assessment of the agreement before concluding any individual agreement with Ryanair.
PricewaterhouseCoopersi 2006. aasta aruande leheküljed 88 ja 89.
Hence, Germany argued that FFHG acted as a rational investor when concluding the 1999 Ryanair agreement.
Komisjon leiab, et kahe stsenaariumi vahena kindlaks tehtud lisanduva rahavoo puhul on arvesse võetud kõiki lisakulusid ja kogu lisatulu, mis tulenevad Ryanairi tegevusest lennujaamas.
The Commission notes that FFHG had indeed drawn up several business plans and calculations around the time it entered into its commercial relation with Ryanair.
Lisaks on selle kasumlikkuse arvutamise käigus arvesse võetud ka investeeringuid, mis on tingitud lennujaamas toimuvast Ryanairi tegevusest.
FFHG's profitability calculations took into account all revenues (aeronautical and non aeronautical) expected to be generated by Ryanair at the airport and all costs induced by the presence of the airline.
Vastavalt täiendavale hinnangule turumajanduse tingimustes tegutseva ettevõtja kriteeriumi täitmise kohta, mille PricewaterhouseCoopers koostas pärast 2008. aasta menetluse algatamise otsust, on Ryanairiga võimalik seostada investeeringuid kogusummas […] miljonit eurot, samal ajal kui ülejäänud […] miljonit eurot (mis teeb investeeringute kogusummaks […] miljonit eurot) on seotud lennujaama kaubaveotaristu arendamisega.
FFHG's first profitability assessment of the 1999 Ryanair agreement
Komisjon märgib, et võttes arvesse kõiki lisakulusid ja kogu lisatulu, mis tuleneb Ryanairi tegevusest lennujaamas, eeldas FFHG juhatus, et 2005. aasta Ryanairi leping suurendab oma kestuse ajal Frankfurt Hahni lennujaama kasumlikkust nüüdispuhasväärtusega, mis ulatub vähemalt […] miljoni euroni (diskontomäär = […] %) [121].
Table 24 summarises the incremental profitability calculation of the 1999 Ryanair agreement conducted by FFHG for the year 1999, which was conducted by FFHG on the basis of the expected revenue to be generated by the agreement, expected non-aeronautical revenue generated by duty free and sales in shops at the airport and the expected incremental costs related to the agreement.
Sellega seoses täheldab komisjon, et silmas pidades tollal valitsenud turutingimusi ja alates 2000. aastast odavlennuettevõtjate sektoris aset leidnud märkimisväärset kasvu, tunduvad eelneva äriplaani aluseks olnud eeldused realistlikud.
Table 24
Võttes arvesse Frankfurt Hahni lennujaama reisijateveo arengu pikaajalist kavandamist, ei pruugi samas […] % diskontomäära alusel arvutatud nüüdispuhasväärtuse puhul olla piisavalt arvestatud riskidega, mis võivad aluseks võetud eeldusi mõjutada.
Ex ante incremental profitability of the 1999 Ryanair agreement (year 1999)
Seepärast on komisjon teinud diskontomäära puhul tundlikkuse analüüsi (vt tabel 30).
FFHG incremental profitability calculation, 4 March 1999.
Kohaldades […] % suurust diskontomäära, on nüüdispuhastusväärtus ikkagi […] miljonit eurot.
While the ex ante-analysis of 4 March 1999 undertaken by FFHG and submitted by Germany did not include a projection for the whole period covered by the agreement, it was clear that the contract was expected to be profitable from the first year of Ryanair's operation.
Pealegi, kui leitakse, et […] % suurune diskontomäär ei võimalda ikkagi korvata pikaajaliste reisijateveo prognoosidega seotud mis tahes ebakindlust, tuleb arvesse võtta, et leping pidi eeldatavasti suurendama FFHG kasumlikkust kohe esimesest aastast ja et arvestades üldise turu arenguga ei tundunud FFHG-l olevat ühtki mõjuvat põhjust eeldada selle vähenemist järgnevatel aastatel.
Even though a MEO would normally draw up a business plan for the whole duration of the agreement, the agreement was expected to generate as from the beginning a positive incremental contribution for the airport.
Tabel 30
This is in particular because the first year of starting-up airline operations at an untested airport is the most risky period of time.
Hinnang turumajanduse tingimustes tegutseva ettevõtja kriteeriumi täitmise kohta 2005. aasta Ryanairi lepingu puhul.
In the present case, the traffic forecasts appear to be based on prudent assumptions and were also confirmed by the actual traffic development at the airport (see Table 1).
Diskontomäära tundlikkuse hinnang