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Neither the information at the disposal of the Commission nor the comments by interested parties submitted following the opening of the procedure called into question the imputability to the State of that measure.
Sardiinia elanikele kohaldatakse 15 % soodustust.
As concerns the comfort letters, the Commission notes that they merely lay down RAS's commitment to notify the banks of any change in its shareholding in the company, coupled with a declaration that RAS would ensure, in its capacity as a shareholder, that Saremar is managed in an efficient, effective and economic way.
(Otsus 48/65)
Since those comfort letters did not guarantee any financial obligation of Saremar, they did not create a future potential burden on State resources.
Saremar pidi kohaldama 2011. aasta madalhooaja tariifi (st 21 eurot).
On this basis, the Commission concludes that they do not constitute State aid.
21 eurot 16. jaanuarist kuni 30. maini, juunis ja juulis (esmaspäevast neljapäevani) ja 3. septembrist kuni 31. detsembrini 2012;
All other measures are granted by RAS directly from the regional budget and therefore amount to State resources.
25 eurot juunis ja juulis (reedest laupäevani), 30. ja 31. juulil, 1. ja 2. septembril;
Selectivity
35 eurot 1. kuni 31. augustini.
All measures under assessment, including the compensation for the operation of maritime routes, are granted to one recipient and are therefore clearly selective.
35 eurot (30 eurot kohalikele elanikele) 1. kuni 14. juunini ja 3. kuni 15. septembrini;
Economic advantage
38 eurot (33 eurot kohalikele elanikele) 15. juunist kuni 13. juulini;
Compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy
44 eurot (38 eurot kohalikele elanikele) 14. juulist kuni 2. septembrini.
RAS then assumed that it fulfilled the Altmark criteria.
Samuti ei ole Itaalia ametiasutused väitnud komisjonile uurimise jooksul, et Saremarile on esitatud muid, eespool osutatud ülesande andmise aktides mainimata nõudmisi.
The extent to which the compensation fulfils the Altmark criteria is assessed in recital 180 et seq.
Komisjon leiab, et isegi eraldi võttes saaks taskukohaste tariifide kohaldamise kohustust pidada avaliku teenindamise kohustuseks ning et seetõttu võib antud juhul üldsuse huviga seotud eesmärgi taotlemine olla õiguspärane, eelkõige saarele suunatud reisijateveoteenuste hinnatõusu kontekstis 2011. aasta suvel sel määral, et võib öelda, et turg ei pakkunud veel nende tariifidega võrreldavaid teenuseid.
As a general observation, however, the Commission notes that it is necessary to distinguish between application of the MEIP test and the fulfilment of the Altmark criteria.
Et kontrollida Saremarile antud avaliku teenindamise kohustuste olemasolu ja Saremarile nende kohustuste täitmisel kantud täiendavate kulude hüvitamise vajadust, peab komisjon uurima:
While both tests serve to assess the existence of an advantage for the beneficiary, they clearly refer to the different roles that public authorities can take when adopting financial measures in favour of a given undertaking.
esiteks, kas teenus oleks ebapiisav, kui selle osutamine jäetaks üksnes turujõudude hooleks, võttes arvesse liikmesriigi kehtestatud taskukohaste tariifidega seotud avaliku teenindamise kohustusi;
The MEIP applies when the public authorities act in their role of shareholders (i.e. in the first place with a view to obtain a profit from the operation), whilst Altmark is relevant when the public authorities pursue public interest objectives, which are not typical of a private operator (i.e. the perspective to make a profit is of secondary importance, if any).
teiseks, kas ettevõtjale tehti tõepoolest ülesandeks täita selgesti määratletud avaliku teenindamise kohustusi.
The arguments raised by RAS to justify the compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy appear therefore contradictory.
Siin toodud põhjustel leiab komisjon, et praegusel juhul ei ole neid tingimusi täielikult täidetud.
The Commission notes moreover, that a measure can only be MEIP-compliant if based on sound viability perspectives for the beneficiary.
2011. ja 2012. aasta suvehooaeg
RAS argues that the process and steps it followed before taking the decision to entrust Saremar with the operation of the routes in question are comparable to those of a private market operator in similar circumstances.
2011. aasta suvel, mil Saremarile tehti ülesandeks teenindada neid kaht liini, osutas Civitavecchia–Olbia liinil regulaarseid teenuseid veel neli muud ettevõtjat ja Genova – Porto Torrese liinil kolm ettevõtjat.
Nonetheless, the business plan or market investigation presumably carried out by Saremar before obtaining public support has not been provided to the Commission in the course of the investigation, even though it was for the Member State to provide objective evidence showing that the compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy is to be ascribed to the State acting as shareholder.
Veelgi enam, Tirrenia pakkus Saremari omadega sarnaseid teenuseid, mis kattusid ülesande andmise akti(de)s sätestatud suhteliselt ebaselgete kohustustega.
On the contrary, by letter of 26 September 2013 RAS confirmed that, although the preparation of a business plan was foreseen by Decision 36/6/EC, no such plan was prepared as concerns the operation of the routes in summer 2012.
Tõepoolest, nagu eespool kirjeldatud, pakkus Tirrenia kuni juulini 2012 nii Genova – Porto Torrese kui ka Civitavecchia–Olbia liinil segateenuseid avaliku teenindamise kohustuste raames, mis käsitlesid laeva tüüpi, teenuse sagedust ja soodustariife Sardiinia elanikele ja reisijate erikategooriatele vastavalt algsetes lepingutes sätestatule (vt põhjendus 14 eespool).
Thus, at least as concerns the 2012 summer season, the decision to resume operation on the two routes was taken by RAS before any business plan was drawn up by Saremar.
Esialgu sätestati kuni juunini 2012 kehtinud algses lepingus teenuste taskukohasuse tagamiseks ka avaliku teenindamise kohustused seoses tariifidega.
Furthermore, according to Saremar's balance sheet, and as confirmed by Saremar in the framework of the national civil proceedings, the operation of the two routes in the 2011 summer season had been loss making and could not therefore reasonably justify the decision to continue operation of the same routes in 2012, notably in the absence of any business plan or projections showing that the routes would have become substantially profitable in the future.
Pidades silmas seda, et teatavad liinid ja eelkõige kaks hinnatavat liini „tagasid eriti mahuka reisijatevoo“, otsustasid Itaalia ametiasutused Tirreniale kehtestatud tariifidega seotud kohustused suvehooajal peatada (välja arvatud kohalike elanike tariifid ja muud teenuse sagedust ja laevade liiki käsitlevad kohustused), et võimaldada Tirreniale tema klientidele pakutavate hindade puhul täielikku ärivabadust.
In conclusion, the Commission finds that the compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy cannot be ascribed to the State acting as shareholder and as a consequence does not comply with the MEIP.
See, et Sardiinia maakond ise leidis alguses, et Saremar suudab taskukohaseid hindu pakkudes ja majanduslikku tasakaalu saavutades teenindada kaht liini, näitab, et turutingimused neil liinidel on sellised, et turuosalised suudavad pakkuda rahuldavaid teenuseid, eelkõige suvel, kui reisijaid on eriti palju.
As regards the alleged fulfilment of the Altmark criteria, Italy claims that the public mission defined was the operation of the two cabotage routes mentioned above at affordable rates.
Teisest küljest ei ole Sardiinia maakond esitanud objektiivseid põhjendusi, miks teenused, mida Tirrenia osutas juba algse lepingu alusel, mida oli Saremarile ülesande andmise ajal juba pikendatud, ei oleks olnud territoriaalse järjepidevuse tagamisel piisavad.
In this context, the Commission notes that services could only be qualified as SGEIs if in the absence of a public compensation they would not be provided by the market satisfactorily and under conditions (such as price) similar to those defined by the public authorities.
Konkurentsiameti otsuses selgitati, et kuigi Tirrenia oli võrdlusperioodil hindu samuti teatavas ulatuses tõstnud, jäi hinnatõus eraettevõtjate omast märgatavalt madalamaks.
According to RAS, entrusting Saremar with the provisional operation of the two routes was a short-term measure, until more effective remedial measures were in place to address the market failure in the provision of affordable connections between Sardinia and mainland Italy.
Sardiinia maakonna väite kohta, et avaliku teenindamise kohustused kehtestati Tirrenia erastamisega seotud ebaselguse tõttu, märgib komisjon, et algset lepingut pikendati erastamisprotsessi lõpuni juba 2010. aastal.
While not explicitly qualifying the operation of the two routes to the mainland as SGEIs, the entrustment acts refer to affordability of fares as a general pre-requisite of operation.
Seega ei oleks avalikke teenuseid pakkuva äriüksuse müügi mis tahes viivitus põhjustanud asjaomaste liinide töö katkemist.
Throughout the formal investigation procedure, RAS and Saremar have insisted on the SGEI justification of the measure.
Mis puudutab 2012. aasta suvehooaega, siis 1. septembri 2011. aasta otsusega 36/6 tehti Saremarile ülesandeks teenindada vahemikus 15. maist kuni 15. septembrini 2012 Golfo Aranci (Olbia) – Civitavecchia ja Vado Ligure – Porto Torrese liine.
This justification is particularly evident in their comments on the 2012 Decision, notwithstanding the additional argument on MEIP-compliance.
Sardiinia maakond väitis, et otsus liinide teenindamist 2012. aastal jätkata põhines loodetaval elujõulisusel, mida toetasid 2011. aasta suvel saadud tulemused.
In what follows, the Commission will examine the alleged observance of the conditions set out by the Court in its judgement in the Altmark case, in order to conclude whether or not the compensation paid to Saremar for the operation of public services constitutes an advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Alates 1. juunist 2012 teenindati mõlemat liini tõhusalt.
Those conditions are cumulative, so that if only one of them is not fulfilled, the compensation is deemed to confer an advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU to the beneficiary.
Juulis 2012 jõustus Itaalia riigi ja CINi vahel uus leping, Tirrenia asemel hakkas neil kahel liinil tegutsema Tirrenia/CIN.
Those conditions may be summarised as follows:
Uues lepingus sätestatakse minimaalne sagedus ja maht, samuti talvehooaja maksimumhinnad ning soodustariifid Sardiinia elanikele ja reisijate erikategooriatele kogu aasta jooksul.
the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge and these obligations must be clearly defined (Altmark 1);
Sardiinia maakonna väitel ei kohaldata teatavate uues lepingus sätestatud liinide, sealhulgas kahe hinnatava liini suvehooajal teenindamise suhtes taskukohasuse tagamiseks tariifidega seotud avaliku teenindamise kohustust.
the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner (Altmark 2);
Tõepoolest oli Itaalia konkurentsiasutuse sõnul infrastruktuuri- ja transpordiministeerium kinnitanud, et kuigi uues lepingus sätestati konkreetsed (maksimum)tariifid kogu aastaks, sealhulgas juunist septembrini, ja eritariifid Sardiinia elanikele, jäi liinide teenindamine sellel perioodil uue lepingu reguleerimisalast välja ja seega ei kohaldatud avaliku teenindamise kohustust.
the compensation cannot exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations (Altmark 3);
Seega teenindab CIN Genova – Porto Torrese ja Civitavecchia–Olbia liini 1. juunist kuni 30. septembrini turutingimustel.
where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations, in a specific case, is not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure which would allow for the selection of the tenderer capable of providing those services at the least cost to the community, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with means of transport so as to be able to meet the necessary public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant revenues and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations (Altmark 4).
Lisaks eespool toodud põhjendustes 193–194 rõhutatule märgib komisjon, et juunis 2012 andis Itaalia konkurentsiamet tingimusliku otsusega loa Tirrenia/CINi ühinemiseks.
For the sake of clarity, in the present case the Commission considers it more expedient to start its analysis from the second Altmark condition.
Otsusega kehtestati pooltele konkreetsed tingimused, muu hulgas seoses kõnealustel liinidel kohaldatavate sõidutariifidega.
In this respect, the Commission notes that the parameters for the calculation of the compensation have not been established in advance.
Eelkõige säilitaksid CIN ja Moby 2012. aasta suvehooajal Civitavecchia–Olbia, Genova – Porto Torrese ja Genova–Olbia liinil sellise tariifide taseme, mis aitaks hoida alal Moby 2009. aasta suvel teenitud keskmist ühikutulu (välja arvatud vahetult punkrikütuse kulude kasvuga põhjendatud hinnatõus).
In fact, no explicit reference to any compensation to be granted to Saremar for the operation of the routes in question was laid down by the entrustment acts, namely Decision 25/69/EC, Decision 48/65/EC and Decision 36/6/EC for the Golfo Aranci – Civitavecchia route, and Decision 27/4/EC and Decision 36/6/EC for the Vado Ligure — Porto Torres route.
2013. aasta suvel säilitaksid CIN ja Moby 2012. aasta keskmise ühikutulu.
RAS itself admitted that no compensation had initially been foreseen because the routes were considered commercially viable and Saremar was meant to exploit those routes so as to reach economic balance.
Lisaks kohaldataks 2012. ja 2013. aasta suvehooajal elanikele eraldi soodustariife.
Indeed, RAS's intention was not to compensate Saremar for the services in question.
Seepärast välistatakse ühinemist käsitleva Itaalia konkurentsiasutuse otsusega ülemäära kõrgete tariifide kohaldamine kahel kõnealusel liinil.
Since first, no compensation was foreseen for the operation of the two routes in question, and second, Saremar was granted a margin of manoeuvre to adjust the fares precisely in order to break-even, the Commission cannot consider that the parameters for the calculation of that (inexistent) compensation were established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
Samamoodi olid Itaalia ametiasutused juba otsustanud, et suvehooaja turutingimusi arvestades ei ole Tirrenia suhtes vaja tariifikohustusi kehtestada.
As Decision 20/57/EC shows, the obligation to maintain separate accounting aimed at ensuring that Saremar ensured economic equilibrium in operating the routes, rather than establishing the parameters for a future hypothetical compensation, which was as a matter of fact excluded from the outset.
18. juunil 2013 algatas Itaalia konkurentsiamet menetluse, et uurida Tirrenia/CINi ühinemist käsitleva konkurentsiameti otsusega kehtestatud asjaomaste tingimuste Tirrenia ja Moby poolset rikkumist 2012. aasta suvel.
RAS's decision to compensate Saremar for operating the two routes in question was only taken on 7 August 2012 and, therefore, the compensation mechanism was developed ex-post, after the deficit in the operation of the routes had emerged.
Sardiinia maakond ja Saremar on väitnud, et sellest piisaks tõendamaks, et kõnealustel liinidel konkurentide kohaldatud piletihinnad ei vastanud Sardiinia maakonna kehtestatud taskukohasuse kriteeriumile.
As already mentioned, neither the amount of compensation, nor the parameters for its calculation could have been established ex-ante since the operation of the two routes, considered to be the ‘main commercial and tourist lines’, was considered viable and the routes in question were meant to be exploited by Saremar on economic balance.
Komisjon ei saa selle argumendiga nõustuda.
The Commission recalls that the entrustment acts clearly laid down Saremar's leeway in adjusting the fares so as to ensure the viability of operation of the two routes.
Nende kahe liini teenindamine 2012. aasta suvehooajal tehti 1. septembri 2011. aasta otsusega 36/6 ülesandeks Saremarile, kusjuures otsuse kuupäev eelneb 2012. aasta suvehooaja broneeringute avamise kuupäevale.
The Commission further notes that, not only was Saremar entitled to amend the fares in keeping with the viability objective, but it actually did so.
Seepärast ei saanud Sardiinia maakond ette näha, et pooled võivad tariife tõsta, rikkudes ülesande andmise hetkel konkurentsiameti otsust.
In particular, Saremar's proposal for fares on the Porto Torres – Vado Ligure route in 2012 mentioned that proposed fares reflected a slight increase as compared to those which had been applied on the same route in 2011 to allow the company to break even.
Lisaks leiab komisjon, et isegi kui Sardiinia maakonna argument, et CINil ei olnud suvehooajal mingit kohustust taskukohased tariifid säilitada leiab kinnitust, tähendaks see, et taskukohaste tariifidega seotud avaliku teenindamise kohustus oleks põhjendatud suvehooajal, mitte jaanuarist maini 2012.
Based on the proposed tariff Saremar had at that time forecasted a EUR […] surplus on the route.
Seepärast ei saa kõnealuse argumendiga põhjendada avaliku teenindamise kohustuse kehtestamist talvehooajal.
Furthermore, Decision 36/6/EC mentioned that the ‘obligation to maintain economic balance, in order to avoid granting incompatible state aids, does not allow in the immediate the start-up of other routes’.
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Hence, already at the time the entrustment acts were issued it was clear that RAS intended to grant no compensation for the two routes in question.
Reisijateveohinnad (tekikohad) Golfo Aranci (Olbia) – Civitavecchia liinil
Moreover, it is also clear that already at that time RAS was aware that, in the light of the prevailing market situation, subsidies granted for the operation of cabotage routes to mainland Italy would probably qualify as incompatible State aid.
21 eurot 15. juunist kuni 15. juulini ja 1. kuni 15. septembrini;
The Italian Court of Auditors in its report on RAS's financial statements for 2012 concluded: ‘the operation of the two routes […] far from observing the obligation to maintain economic balance so as to avoid granting incompatible State aids, as laid down by Decision 48/65/EC, would have generated absent the EUR 10 million paid by the Region a deficit in excess of EUR 13 million’.
35 eurot 16. juulist 2011 kuni 31. augustini 2011
Finally, as explained below with regard to the analysis of the first Altmark condition, the Commission considers that for part of the period analysed in the present Decision, Saremar was not entrusted with an obligation clearly defining the level of fares to be considered as affordable.
21,68 eurot (21,46 eurot) kohalikele elanikele).
Since the parameters for calculating the compensation for the discharge of PSOs concerning affordable fares must necessarily be linked to the level of fares considered affordable and that level was not always clearly defined in the present case, the parameters for calculating the compensation cannot be considered as established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
21 eurot juuni ja juuli tööpäevadel ja 3.–15. septembrini;
In conclusion, the Commission considers that the second Altmark condition cannot be considered as fulfilled in the present case and therefore the compensation granted an advantage to Saremar within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
25 eurot juuni ja juuli nädalavahetustel ning 30. ja 31. juulil, samuti 1. ja 2. septembril;
The Commission also has strong doubts as regards the fulfilment of the first Altmark condition.
35 eurot augustis.
In this connection, it must be observed that there is no uniform and precise definition of a service that may constitute a SGEI under Union law, either within the meaning of the first Altmark condition or within the meaning of Article 106(2) TFEU.
21,68 eurot (21,46 eurot).
Point 46 of the Communication from the Commission on the application of the European Union State aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest is worded as follows:
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The Commission's competence in this respect is limited to checking whether the Member State has made a manifest error when defining the service as an SGEI and to assessing any State aid involved in the compensation.
35 eurot (29,75 eurot) 22. maist kuni 15. juulini ja 1. kuni 15. septembrini;
Where specific Union rules exist, the Member States' discretion is further bound by those rules, without prejudice to the Commission's duty to carry out an assessment of whether the SGEI has been correctly defined for the purpose of State aid control.’
40 eurot (36 eurot) 16. juulist 2011 kuni 31. augustini 2011
In this case, the allegedly public service mission defined by Italy was the operation of two cabotage routes connecting mainland Italy to Sardinia, namely Civitavecchia – Olbia/Golfo Aranci and Vado Ligure – Porto Torres at affordable rates.
35 eurot (30 eurot) 1. kui 14. juunini ja 3. kuni 15. septembrini;
In the field of cabotage, detailed Union rules governing PSOs have been laid down in the Maritime Cabotage Regulation and, for the purpose of examining potential State aid to undertakings engaged in maritime transport, in the Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport (hereinafter the Maritime Guidelines).
38 eurot (33 eurot) 15. juunist kuni 13. juulini;
Article 4(1) of the Maritime Cabotage Regulation provides:
44 eurot (38 eurot) 14. juulist kuni 2. septembrini.
‘A Member State may conclude public service contracts with or impose public service obligations as a condition for the provision of cabotage services, on shipping companies participating in regular services to, from and between islands.
Seepärast leiab komisjon, et mis puutub Saremarile pandud kohustusse kohaldada 2011. ja 2012. aasta suvehooajal taskukohaseid tariife, siis siin ei näidanud Itaalia ametiasutused tegelikku vajadust avaliku teenindamise järele.
Whenever a Member State concludes public service contracts or imposes public service obligations, it shall do so on a non-discriminatory basis in respect of all Community shipowners.’
Igal juhul olid Saremari Olbia–Civitavecchia liinil kohaldatavad tariifid võrreldavad ja kohati kõrgemad kui tariifid, mida pakkusid Tirrenia ja Tirrenia/CIN tariifimääradega seotud avaliku teenindamise kohustuste puudumisel.
In accordance with section 9 of the Maritime Guidelines, ‘public service obligations (PSOs) may be imposed or public service contracts (PSCs) may be concluded for the services indicated in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92’, i.e. scheduled services to, from and between islands.
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It results from established case-law that PSOs may only be imposed if justified by the need to ensure adequate regular maritime transport services which cannot be ensured by market forces alone.
2011. aastal katkestas Saremar Olbia–Civitavecchia liini teenindamise oktoobrist kuni detsembrini 2011.
The Communication on interpretation of the Maritime Cabotage Regulation confirms that ‘it is for the Member States (including regional and local authorities where appropriate) to determine which routes require public service obligations. In particular, public service obligations may be envisaged for regular (scheduled) island cabotage services in the event of market failure to provide adequate services.’
Seejärel taasalustati teenusega 2012. aasta talvel 16. jaanuarist kuni 31. maini 2012.