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The weakness of the argument put forward by the Spanish authorities is confirmed by the fact that, even when the Spanish government decided to proceed with the allocation of public funding to ADIF to start the works, no private independent investor showed an interest in participating in the funding.
Nagu märgiti eespool põhjenduses 106, piirduksid uued töökohad peamiselt ehitussektoriga ja need oleksid ajutised.
The Commission therefore concludes that Spain has not provided sufficient evidence of the existence of a market failure in the form of a coordination failure at the level of the financing of the CEATF.
Riigiabi taristu ehitamisele, mida tõenäoliselt kasutama ei hakata, ei ole sobiv poliitikavahend majanduskasvu ja töökohtade tekitamiseks.
In addition, it should be noted that the Commission's decisional practice in the R & D&I field refers to three types of specific market failure: imperfect and asymmetric information, coordination and network failures for R & D&I activities and knowledge spillovers.
Ergutav mõju
However, the Spanish authorities have not shown that any of these specific market failures occurs in the present case.
Riigiabil peab olema ergutav mõju.
Concerning the difficulties affecting the financing of the CEATF project, no evidence was provided that the private sector would be deterred from financing the project due to a possible lack of or asymmetry of information specifically linked to identifiable and risky R & D&I activities.
Nõutav ergutav mõju on olemas, kui abi muudab abisaaja käitumist seoses ühist huvi pakkuva eesmärgi saavutamisega ning kindlakstehtud turutõrke kõrvaldamisega.
As to coordination and network failures in R & D&I, it is clear from the Spanish authorities' statements that no cooperation was planned between ADIF and the industry in the test centre.
Hispaania ametiasutuste sõnul ilma abita CEATFi ei ehitataks: nad väidavad, et abil on ergutav mõju, kuna ilma abita kõnealune projekt teoks ei saaks.
It seems that the aid aims at attracting companies in participating either in the design or in the use of the CEATF infrastructure but does not trigger specific cooperation between them in order to perform collaborative R & D&I activities in the centre.
Komisjon märgib siiski, et antud juhul võimaldab abi ehitada raudtee-katserajatise, mis antakse ADIFi kui tulevase omaniku käsutusse, kuid see ei näi tekitavat ADIFi ega teiste käitumises mingit muutust, mis seisneb katserajatises ellu viivavas täiendavas teadus-, arendus- ja uuendustegevuses.
Finally, Spain has provided no elements proving the existence of knowledge spill-overs benefitting third parties that might arise from the CEATF project.
Hispaania ametiasutused ei esitanud ametliku uurimismenetluse käigus mingeid uusi andmeid ega argumente ADIFi käitumise muutumise kohta, mis oleks tingitud abist.
Spain has provided no other arguments in support of a conclusion that the aid can bring about a material improvement that the market cannot deliver itself.
Olemasolevad andmed näitavad, et teatatud projekt jääb kahjumlikuks ka abi andmise korral, kuid Hispaania ametiasutused ei ole tõendanud, et projektist tuleneb sellegipoolest märkimisväärne teadus- ja arendustegevuse ning innovatsiooniga seotud kasu ühiskonnale.
In light of the considerations set out in recitals 108 to 113 above, the Commission concludes that the need for State intervention has not been proved.
Vastupidi, ametliku uurimise käigus taristu võimalikelt kasutajatelt saadud märkused osutavad sellele, et praegu kavandatud kujul ei täida projekt raudteesektoris teadus- ja arendustegevuse ning innovatsiooniga tegelevate äriühingute rahuldamata nõudlust.
Appropriateness of the aid measure
Ei ole esitatud argumente, mis õigustaksid komisjoni poolt menetluse algatamise otsuses esitatud hinnangu muutmist.
Member States can make different choices with regard to policy instruments and State aid control does not impose a single way to intervene in the economy.
Abil ei ole kaugeltki ergutavat mõju, vaid sisuliselt on see suunatud taristu ehitamisele, mille lisandväärtust võrreldes olemasolevate alternatiividega (katsesõidud tavalistes raudteevõrgustikes) ei ole tõendatud.
However, State aid under Article 107(1) of the Treaty can only be justified by the appropriateness of a particular instrument to meet the public policy objective and contribute to one or more of the common interest objectives [54].
Abi proportsionaalsus
The Commission normally considers that a measure is an appropriate instrument where the Member State has considered whether alternative policy options exist which are equally suitable to achieve the common interest objective but at the same time less distortive to competition than the selective State aid and where it can demonstrate the appropriateness of the measure in targeting efficiency and/or equity objectives.
Komisjon on seisukohal, et abi on proportsionaalne ainult juhul, kui väiksema abiga ei ole võimalik saavutada sama tulemust.
The Spanish authorities did not provide any information as regards possible alternative policy instruments or other aid instruments to finance the project.
Hispaania ametiasutuste teate kohaselt on kõnealune projekt kooskõlas TAI raamistikuga, milles on sätestatud, et majanduslikul eesmärgil kasutatavasse teadusuuringute taristusse tehtavate investeeringute katteks antav abi peab piirduma täiendava netokuluga ja abi ülemmäär on 60 % rahastamiskõlblikest kuludest (TAI raamistiku punkt 89).
In response to the concerns expressed in the opening decision, they confined themselves to stating that, in light of the alleged financing deficit of 91,87 % of the project, no instrument other than public financing would be appropriate in this case.
Antud juhul katab avaliku sektori toetus 100 % kuludest.
The Commission observes that the fact that the notified project remains vastly loss making even when aided is not sufficient to demonstrate that State aid is an appropriate instrument.
Erasektori poolt CEATFi taristusse tehtavate investeeringute puudumise või ebapiisavuse tõttu näib, et kõnealune abi ei ole proportsionaalne.
Moreover, as it has not been demonstrated that the project contributes to the objective of common interest of increasing R & D&I activities, the appropriateness of the investment instrument chosen by the Spanish government has also not been proved.
Konkurentsile ja liikmesriikidevahelisele kaubandusele avalduva põhjendamatu negatiivse mõju vältimine
Other measures that would actually bring about increased R & D&I activities would be more appropriate instruments to meet that objective of common interest.
Aluslepingu artikli 107 lõike 3 punkti c kohaselt peavad meetmest tingitud positiivsed arengud korvama meetme negatiivse mõju kaubandusele ja konkurentsile.
Similar considerations apply in relation to the other objectives of common interest invoked by Spain.
Komisjoni arvates ei ole Hispaania ametiasutused tõendanud kõnealusest meetmest tulenevat positiivset mõju.
As noted above in recital 106, new jobs would be mainly limited to the construction sector and temporary in nature.
Seetõttu leiab komisjon, et CEATFi ehitamine ei võimalda saavutada seatud eesmärki suurendada teadus- ja arendustegevust väga suurtel kiirustel osutatavate raudteetransporditeenuste valdkonnas, kuna nõudlus sellise taristu ning sellega seotud teadus- ja arendustegevuse teenuste järele on olematu või parimal juhul väike.
State aid for the construction of infrastructure that is unlikely to be used is not an appropriate policy instrument to create growth and jobs.
Komisjon järeldas ka, et puudub tõendatud turutõrge ja pole tõendatud, et kõnealune meede aitab kaasa sisulisele muutusele abisaaja käitumises.
Incentive effect
Seoses meetme muu positiivse mõjuga, millele Hispaania tugineb, on komisjon seisukohal, et ajutiste töökohtade loomine – eelkõige ehitussektoris – saavutatakse väga kõrge hinnaga ja selle positiivne väärtus on väike.
State aid must have an incentive effect.
Lisaks, kuna meede võimaldab uuel konkurendil siseneda turule suuremahulise riikliku rahastamise abiga, leiab komisjon, et meetmel on negatiivne mõju konkurentsile.
The required incentive effect is present if the aid changes the behaviour of the beneficiary in relation to reaching the objective of common interest and addressing the identified market failure.
Abi muudaks küsitavaks konkurentide poolt oma katserajatistesse tehtud varasemad investeeringud ja vähendaks edaspidiseid investeeringuid nende rajatiste hooldusesse või parendamisse.
The Spanish authorities indicated that without the aid, the CEATF would not be built: they argue that the aid has an incentive effect since the project would never be realised without the aid.
Turg, mida abi mõjutab, on raudteeseadmete katsetamise teenuste turg Euroopa Liidus.
However, in the present case, the Commission notes that the aid enables the construction of a railway testing facility that is being put at the disposal of ADIF, as future owner, but does not seem to trigger any change in the behaviour of ADIF or others in terms of additional R & D&I activities to be performed at the testing facility.
Nagu märgiti ka menetluse algatamise otsuses, tegutseb sellel turul Euroopa Liidus juba kolm raudtee-katsekeskust: Cerhenice (Velim) Tšehhi Vabariigis, Wildenrath Saksamaal ja Valenciennes Prantsusmaal.
In the course of the formal investigation procedure, the Spanish authorities did not provide any new information or argumentation regarding the change of behaviour of ADIF due to the aid.
Neis keskustes tehakse katseid kiirustel kuni 210 km/h.
While the available data indicate that the notified project will remain loss-making even with aid, the Spanish authorities have failed to demonstrate that it would nevertheless generate important R & D&I-related benefits for society.
Kiirveeremit katsetatakse ka äriotstarbelistel raudteeliinidel, [55] mille maksimaalne kavandatud kiirus on 350 km/h, kusjuures katseid tehakse vastavalt standardi nõudele kiirusel kuni 385 km/h (10 % üle rongi nimikiiruse).
On the contrary, the comments received from potential users of the infrastructure during the formal investigation suggest that, as currently designed, the project does not match unfulfilled requirements on the demand side from companies engaged in R & D&I activities within the railway sector.
Järelikult ei asenda CEATFi katsetamisteenused täielikult teistes katserajatistes ja äriotstarbelistes raudteevõrgustikes tehtavaid katseid, kuna maksimaalsed katsekiirused on erinevad.
No grounds have been brought forward that would justify that the Commission deviate from its initial assessment, as expressed in the opening decision.
Samas rahuldab olemasolev võimalus teha äriotstarbelistes raudteevõrgustikes katseid kiirusel kuni 385 km/h tegeliku ja potentsiaalse nõudluse katsetamisteenuste järele, mille puhul kiirus piirdub selle majanduslikult tasuva kiirusega.
In essence, far from creating an incentive effect, the aid targets the construction of an infrastructure whose added value compared to existing alternatives (namely test-runs on the regular railways networks) has not been demonstrated.
Mis puudutab võimalikku tulevast nõudlust katsetamise järele kiirusel kuni 520 km/h, siis olemasolev teave ja turuosalistelt saadud märkused osutavad, et selline kiirus ei ole vähemalt ettenähtavas tulevikus majanduslikult tasuv.
Proportionality of the aid
Niisiis oleks CEATFi katserajatis otsene konkurent nii olemasolevatele rajatistele kui ka riiklikele raudteevõrgustikele.
The Commission considers that the aid is proportionate if the same result could not be achieved with less aid.
Seetõttu leiab komisjon, et meetme eesmärk on toetada uue konkurendi sisenemist turule täielikult riigi ressursside abil ja meede võib seega märkimisväärselt kahjustada konkurentsi sellel turul.
The Spanish authorities notified the project as being in line with the R & D&I Framework, which indicates that the maximum aid intensity allowed for covering investments in research infrastructures used for economic purposes is limited to the net extra costs up to a cap of 60 % of the eligible costs (point 89 of the R & D&I Framework).
Kõnealune abimeede võib negatiivselt mõjutada konkurentsi ka katsetatavate raudteetoodete (sealhulgas veeremi ja seadmete) järgnevatel turgudel.
In the present case, the public support will cover 100 % of the costs.
Nagu osutati menetluse algatamise otsuse kohta saadud märkustes, võib rajatise geograafiline asukoht tekitada faktilisi konkurentsieeliseid riigi veeremitootjatele, kes CEATFi katsetamiseks tõenäolisemalt kasutaksid ja kellel ei kaasneks sellega märkimisväärseid transpordikulusid.
Due to the absence or the insufficiency of private investments in the CEATF infrastructure, the aid at issue does not seem to be proportionate.
Võttes arvesse, et teatatud abil puudub piisavalt tõendatud positiivne mõju, nagu on märgitud eespool punktides 6.3.1–6.3.5, leiab komisjon, et meetme negatiivne mõju, mis seisneb tegelikes ja võimalikes konkurentsimoonutustes, kaalub väidetava kasulikkuse üles.
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
Abi läbipaistvus
Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty requires that the positive developments generated as a result of a given measure be balanced with its negative effects on trade and competition.
Eeltoodud kaalutlusi arvestades ei ole abi läbipaistvuse hindamine vajalik.
The Commission considers that the Spanish authorities have not proven the existence of positive effects induced by the present measure.
Järeldus riigiabi siseturuga kokkusobivuse kohta
The Commission consequently concludes that the construction of the CEATF will fail to achieve its objective to increase R & D in the specific field of very high-speed rail transport services as market demand for such infrastructure and related R & D services is weak at best or non-existent.
Eespool punktides 6.3.1–6.3.7 esitatud kaalutlusi silmas pidades järeldab komisjon, et teatatud abimeedet ei saa aluslepingu artikli 107 lõike 3 punkti c alusel pidada siseturuga kokkusobivaks.
The Commission also concluded that there is no demonstrated market failure nor proof that the measure contributes to a meaningful change of behaviour of the beneficiary.
Siseturuga kokkusobimatu abi tagasinõudmine
As to the other positive effects of the measure on which Spain relies, the Commission considers that the temporary creation of jobs, mainly in the construction sector, comes at a very high cost and carries limited positive value.
Kooskõlas väljakujunenud kohtupraktikaga on nõukogu määruse (EL) 2015/1589 artikli 16 lõikes 1 sätestatud: „Kui ebaseadusliku abi korral tehakse negatiivne otsus, nõuab komisjon, et kõnealune liikmesriik peab võtma kõik vajalikud meetmed, et abisaajalt abi tagasi saada […]“.
In addition, as the measure allows the entrance on the market of a new competitor through the use of massive public financing, the Commission considers that it will have a negative effect on competition.
Samuti on Euroopa Liidu kohtud korduvalt sedastanud, et liikmesriigi kohustus lõpetada sellise abi andmine, mida komisjon peab siseturuga kokkusobimatuks, kannab eesmärki taastada abi andmise eelne olukord [56].
The aid would call into question previous investments made by competitors at their testing facilities as well as reducing future investments in maintenance or improvement of such infrastructures.
Sellega seoses on Euroopa Liidu kohtud otsustanud, et kõnealune eesmärk on saavutatud, kui abisaaja on ebaseadusliku abina saadud summad (sealhulgas intressid) tagasi maksnud ja seega loobunud eelisest, mis tal turul konkurentide ees oli, ja kui on taastatud abi väljamaksmisele eelnenud olukord [57].
The market impacted by the aid is the market for services for railway equipment testing in the European Union.
Komisjon on jõudnud järeldusele, et abi, mida Hispaania andis ADIFile, on ebaseaduslik ja siseturuga kokkusobimatu.
On this market, as already pointed out in the opening decision, three railway test centres are currently in operation in the European Union: Cerhenice (Velim) in Czech Republic, Wildenrath in Germany and Valenciennes in France, on which testing up to speeds of 210 km/h is performed.
Seetõttu tuleb see abi tagasi nõuda, et taastada enne abi väljamaksmist turul valitsenud olukord.
Testing of high-speed rolling stock is carried out on lines in commercial use [55] that have a maximum design speed of 350 km/h, with tests being carried out at up to 385 km/h as required by the standard (10 % over the nominal speed of the train).
Abi tuleks tagasi nõuda alates kuupäevast, mil abisaajad said eelise, st alates ajast, mil abi anti abisaajate käsutusse, kuni tegeliku tagasimaksmiseni ning abisaajatel tuleb tasuda abisumma pealt intressi kuni abi tegeliku tagasimaksmiseni.
It follows that there is not a perfect substitutability between the testing services of CEATF on the one hand and other test facilities and tests on commercial networks on the other hand due to the different maximum testing speeds.
Vastavalt Hispaania esitatud andmetele, mis on kokkuvõtlikult esitatud põhjendustes 43 ja 44 ning tabelites 3, 4 ja 5, maksti ADIFile aastatel 2011–2014 kokku 143703000 eurot (sealhulgas 135866000 eurot toetustena ja 7837000 eurot laenudena).
However, the already existing possibility of testing at speeds up to 385 km/h on commercial networks captures the actual and potential demand for testing services up to this commercially viable speed.
Komisjon on arvutanud välja intressimäära, mida turul oleks pakutud, arvestades Hispaania esitatud teavet ADIFi poolt asjaomasel ajavahemikul tegelikult võetud kommertslaenude kohta.
As regards the future potential demand for testing at speeds up to 520 km/h, the information available and the comments received from the market participants suggest that this is not going to be a commercially viable option, at least in the foreseeable future.
Komisjon mõistab siiski, et arvutustulemust võib mõjutada teiste laenude olemasolu, millest talle ei ole teatatud.
Therefore, the CEATF testing facility will be a direct competitor to both those existing facilities and the public rail networks as well.
Selleks et saaks arvutada välja ADIFile antud laenudele tegelikult fikseeritud intressimäärade ja turuintressimäära vahe ehk abi osa, mis tuleb tagasi nõuda, on Hispaanial alates käesoleva otsuse vastuvõtmise kuupäevast aega kaks kuud, mille jooksul ta võib esitada komisjonile tõendeid võimalike muude kommertslaenude kohta, mida ADIF vastaval perioodil sai.
The Commission therefore considers that the measure is designed to subsidise the entry on the market of a new competitor entirely through State resources and is liable to significantly distort competition on that market as a result.
Hispaania peab seega ADIFilt tagasi nõudma nii toetuse ettemaksed, mida ADIF ei ole veel tagasi maksnud, kui ka abi osa, mis sisaldub 2011., 2012. ja 2013. aastal antud laenudes ning mis (ilma et see piiraks eelmises lõigus osutatud võimalust) seisneb laenu intressimäära ja tabelis 6 märgitud turuintressimäära (vt põhjendus 75 eespool) vahes.
The competition on the downstream markets of railway products to be tested (including rolling stock and equipment) could also be negatively affected by this aid measure.
Kogu tagasinõutav summa peab sisaldama tagasinõudmise intresse, mis on arvutatud alates iga toetuse või laenu väljamaksmise hetkest kuni vastava toetuse või laenu tagasimaksmiseni.
As pointed out in the comments received on the opening decision, the geographical location of the facility may create de facto competition advantages in favour of the national rolling stock producers which would be more likely to use CEATF for testing, without incurring significant transport costs
Kui toetuste puhul tuleks tagasinõudmise intress arvutada toetuse põhisummalt, siis laenude puhul tuleks tagasinõudmise intress arvutada laenudes sisalduva abi osalt.
Having regard to the lack of sufficiently proven positive effects of the notified aid, as observed by the Commission in Sections 6.3.1 to 6.3.5, the negative effects of the measure in terms of actual and potential distortion of competition are considered such as to outweigh its claimed efficiencies.
Hispaania ei tohiks seoses kõnealuse projektiga teha ühtki uut makset.
Transparency of aid
Nagu on märgitud eespool põhjenduses 88, on Hispaania ametiasutused kinnitanud, et ilma komisjoni heakskiiduta CEATFi ringraudteed ei ehitata.
In the light of the previous considerations it is not necessary to consider to what extent the aid is transparent.
Seda arvestades leiab komisjon, et ADIFil ei tohiks olla põhjust laene endale jätta, kuivõrd need anti ainuüksi kõnealuse projekti jaoks.
Conclusions on compatibility of the aid
Seetõttu on komisjon seisukohal, et ADIFile antud laenud tuleb viivitamata lõpetada ja tagasi maksta.
In light of the considerations set out in Sections 6.3.1 to 6.3.7 above, the Commission concludes that the notified aid measure cannot be declared compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
KOKKUVÕTE
Recovery of the incompatible aid
Hispaania poolt ADIFile võimaldatud toetuse ettemaksete ja laenude näol on tegemist riigiabiga aluslepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
In line with well-settled case-law, Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 states that ‘where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary (…)’.
Seda abi andes rikkus Hispaania aluslepingu artikli 108 lõikes 3 sätestatud teavitamiskohustust ja rakendamiskeeldu.
The Courts of the Union have also consistently held that the obligation on 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 [56].
Komisjon on jõudnud järeldusele, et see abi on siseturuga kokkusobimatu.
In this context, the Courts of the Union have established that this objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid (including interest), 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 [57].
Seetõttu tuleb abi ADIFilt kui abisaajalt koos tagasinõudmise intressiga tagasi nõuda,
The Commission has concluded that the aid granted by Spain to ADIF is unlawful and is incompatible with the internal market.
ON VASTU VÕTNUD KÄESOLEVA OTSUSE:
As a result, the aid must be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market prior to its granting.
Artikkel 1
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiaries, that is to say when the aid was put at the disposal of the beneficiaries and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery.
Riiklik rahastamine kogusummas 358552309 eurot, mida Hispaania võimaldas CEATFi ehitamiseks Administrador de Infraestructura ferroviariale (ADIF) 27. detsembri 2010. aasta kokkuleppe ja ministrite kabineti 28. juuni 2013. aasta otsuse alusel laenude kujul, mille intressimäärad on turuintressimääradest madalamad, ja toetuste näol, kujutab endast riigiabi aluslepingu artikli 107 lõike 1 tähenduses.
On the basis of the information provided by Spain and summarised in recitals 43 and 44, and in Tables 3, 4 and 5 above, the total of the funds disbursed to ADIF in the period 2011-2014 amounts to EUR 143703000 (including EUR 135866000 in grants and EUR 7837000 in loans).
Artikkel 2
The Commission has calculated the interest rate that would have been available on the market on the basis of the information provided by Spain concerning the commercial loans actually contracted by ADIF in the relevant period.
Artiklis 1 osutatud abi on ebaseaduslik, sest selle andmisel rikuti aluslepingu artikli 108 lõikest 3 tulenevat teavitamiskohustust ja rakendamiskeeldu.
However, the Commission appreciates that the result of its calculation could be affected by the existence of other loans of which it has not been made aware.
Artikkel 3