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RAS has argued that promotional activities carried out by Saremar have been priced at market rates.
Need asjaolud kajastuvad ka Sardiinia maakonna 15. oktoobril 2012. aastal vastu võetud otsuses 41/23.
The Commission should presumably take into account the fact that these activities have been carried out by Saremar both in 2011 and 2012.
Otsuses mainitakse Saremari presidendi 4. oktoobri 2012. aasta kirja, milles ta teavitas Sardiinia maakonda muu hulgas sellest, et kui 7. augusti 2012. aasta maakonnaseaduse 15 sätteid (millega nähti ette kümne miljoni euro suuruse toetuse maksmine äriühingule) viivitamata ei jõustata, seavad äriühingu võlad tema tegevuse jätkamise kahtluse alla, mis avaldab märkimisväärset mõju nii avalikule teenindamisele kui ka äriühingu kavandatavale erastamisele.
As mentioned above, a study concluded by an expert appointed by RAS was submitted to the Commission in August 2013.
Võttes arvesse kahjumi jätkumist, likviidsusprobleeme ja Saremari enda tehtud analüüsi, leiab komisjon, et äriühingut tuleks lugeda raskustes olevaks ka päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suuniste punkti 11 alusel.
The study concluded that the market value of the promotional activities carried out by Saremar in 2011 and 2012 would range between EUR 2458168 and EUR 2609631.
Saremari finantsraskused leevenesid 2012. aastal tänu praeguses hindamises käsitletava hüvitise maksmisele novembris/detsembris 2012.
Hence the EUR 2479000 price set by RAS would be justified.
Kui Saremar ei oleks neid summasid saanud, oleks tema kahjum 2012. aastal ulatunud 13 miljoni euroni.
In the present case, there was neither an open and unconditional bidding procedure nor an ex-ante independent expert valuation prepared for the purposes of awarding the services in order to ensure that the price adequately reflects the market value of the services.
Üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2011. aasta raamistiku punkti 9 kohaselt tuleb raskustes olevatele ettevõtetele üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste eest hüvitise määramist hinnata vastavalt päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suunistele.
Since the activities in question were not tendered out, it cannot be assumed that the price paid by RAS is in line with market conditions, thus ruling out the possibility that it conferred an advantage on Saremar.
Arvestades, et üldist majandushuvi pakkuvaid teenuseid käsitlevas 2011. aasta otsuses sätestatud tingimused ei ole täidetud, tuleb raskustes olevale Saremarile kahe kõnealuse liini teenindamise eest makstud hüvitist hinnata vastavalt päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suunistele, et otsustada, kas hüvitise võib kuulutada vastavalt Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõikele 3 siseturuga kokkusobivaks.
The mere fact that the amount was originally granted as compensation for promotional activities to be carried out exclusively in 2011, and that no advertising was supposed to be carried out by Saremar in 2012, suggests that the price was not based on a reliable ex-ante valuation of costs.
Kuid selleks, et raskustes olevale äriühingule makstud riigiabi loetaks vastavalt Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 107 lõike 3 punktile c siseturuga kokkusobivaks, peavad täidetud olema kõik päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suunistes sätestatud tingimused.
Nonetheless, it cannot be ruled out that other valuation methods may be applied in such instances, so long as it is ensured that the price actually paid by the purchaser on the basis of those methods reflects, as far as possible, the market value of the service.
Esiteks ei ole päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suuniste punkti 13 kohaselt suuremasse ärikontserni kuuluv ettevõte kõlblik restruktureerimisabi saamiseks, välja arvatud juhul, kui on võimalik näidata, et ettevõtte raskused tulenevad temast endast, mitte kulude meelevaldsest jaotamisest kontsernis, ning et raskused on kontsernis lahendamiseks liiga tõsised.
RAS has indeed produced a valuation report showing that the services have been priced at market value.
Pärast emaettevõtjast Tirrenia lahkumist kuulub Saremar tervikuna Sardiinia maakonnale ega ole seetõttu kontserni osa.
The expert derived the market value of the services provided by Saremar to RAS based on a benchmark with average advertising costs per square meter estimated on the basis of parameters such as duration (certain discounts for the continuation of the advertising campaign in 2012 were taken into account), type of the advertising (internal or external) and location (main cities, important influx of population, mobility areas).
Teiseks tuleb meetme kokkusobivaks lugemiseks vastavalt päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suuniste punktidele 34–37 ümberkorraldamiskavas raskusteni viinud probleeme põhjalikult hinnata ja määratleda vahendid, mille abil ettevõtte pikaajaline elujõulisus ja jätkusuutlikkus mõistliku aja jooksul taastada.
Given that the valuation was carried out on the basis of generally accepted valuation standards, which in this case consist of an analysis of transactions involving similar services, the Commission considers that the valuation adequately reflects the market value of the services in question.
Seda tuleb teha tulevaste tegutsemistingimuste reaalsete eelduste põhjal, arvestades parima, halvima ja keskmise stsenaariumiga seotud prognoose ning ettevõtte konkreetseid eeliseid ja puudusi.
The Commission considers that it cannot rely on the report of the expert commissioned by the Court of Genoa in the context of civil proceedings concluding that the pricing of the promotional activities was excessive: no benchmark is considered and no market value is put forward for comparable advertising activities in that report.
Kava tuleb koos kõikide oluliste üksikasjadega esitada komisjonile ning peab eelkõige sisaldama turu-uuringut.
Moreover, there is no indication that the expert in question has any relevant experience in carrying out similar tasks.
Komisjonile ei ole sellist kava esitatud.
On this basis, the Commission cannot conclude that the price paid by RAS for the promotional services contains State aid.
Sardiinia maakond esitas tõepoolest Saremari äriplaani ajavahemikuks 2011–2022, kuid plaan ei vasta päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suuniste nõuetele.
EUR 3 million loan and the letters of comfort
Antud juhul kiideti Saremari äriplaan heaks juulis 2010, enne Sardiinia maakonna hüvitise määramist ning see ei põhinenud eeldusel, et Saremari kasuks võetakse selline meede.
In particular, the EUR 3 million credit line initially considered was not drawn by Saremar before the first comfort expired and the second letter of comfort authorised by Decision 52/119/EC in the end was not issued by RAS.
Äriplaanis ei esitata üksikasjalikult äriühingu raskusteni viinud asjaolusid ega kirjeldata tema pikaajalise elujõulisuse taastamise vahendeid, samuti ei viidata sellele, et Saremar teenindab kaht Sardiinia ja mandri vahelist liini.
The recapitalisation
Selle põhjal leiab komisjon, et meede ei eelda päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suuniste nõuetele vastava äriplaani rakendamist, millest piisab siseturuga kokkusobivuse välistamiseks.
RAS has argued that (i) the measure did not involve a transfer of new public resources since it merely implied a transfer of funds already at Saremar's disposal, (ii) the measure was justified by profitability perspectives and based on a business plan prepared ex-ante, and (iii) the measure aimed to maximise the proceeds of the sale and was due to the financial situation of former parent company Tirrenia.
Kolmandaks tuleb võtta meetmeid tagamaks, et abi negatiivset mõju kauplemistingimustele leevendataks võimalikult suures ulatuses.
RAS claimed that the measure was in no way linked to the operation by Saremar of the two routes to the mainland, but rather to the provision of SGEIs under the initial Convention with the Italian State, as prolonged.
Abi ei tohi konkurentsi alusetult moonutada.
In order to assess whether the recapitalisation entailed an advantage to Saremar, the Commission must assess whether in similar circumstances, a private investor in a market economy would have made capital contributions of the same size, having regard in particular to the information available and foreseeable developments at the date of those contributions.
See tähendab tavaliselt äriühingu turuosa piiramist ümberkorraldamisperioodi lõpus.
The MEIP should be applied ex-ante, i.e. one should determine whether at the time of the investment a private investor in a market economy would have prevailed upon making such capital contribution.
Kompensatsioonimeetmed peaksid olema proportsionaalsed abi moonutava mõjuga ja eelkõige ettevõtte suuruse ja suhtelise tähtsusega tema turul või turgudel.
A market investor would duly take into account the risks associated with the investment — so as to require higher profitability from more risky investments.
Kompensatsioonimeetmete ulatus tuleks kindlaks määrata iga juhtumi puhul eraldi ja pidades silmas eesmärki taastada ettevõtte pikaajaline elujõulisus.
If, for instance, specific regulatory requirements, such as on minimum capital or liquidity, make the investment unprofitable, a market economy investor would not proceed with the investments.
Veelgi enam, päästmise ja ümberkorraldamise suuniste punkti 7 kohaselt nõuab komisjon kompensatsioonimeetmeid, mis minimeerivad mõju konkurentidele.
The recapitalisation of Saremar was finally decided on 15 June 2012 when the Shareholders' Assembly decided to increase Saremar capital from EUR 1209010,64 to EUR 6099961 of which EUR 824309,69 paid in on 11 July 2012.
Sardiinia maakond ei pakkunud abi andmisest põhjustatud konkurentsi võimaliku moonutamise tasakaalustamiseks välja mingeid kompensatsioonimeetmeid.
Given that the company appeared to be in a precarious financial position, it was the Commission's preliminary view in the 2012 Decision that a market economy investor would have required the implementation of a plan to restore the firm's viability, so that the company could provide a sufficient return for its shareholders.
Neljandaks peab abi suurus olema piiratud üksnes ümberkorraldusteks vajaliku miinimumiga.
This view was supported by the interested parties in the course of the investigation.
Abisaajalt eeldatakse olulist panustamist ümberkorraldamise kavasse oma vahenditest, sealhulgas äriühingu säilimiseks ebaoluliste vara müügi või turutingimustel toimuva välisfinantseerimise kaudu.
RAS provided to the Commission Saremar's business plan for 2011-2022, approved in July 2010.
Selline panustamine peab olema reaalne, st tegelik, ega tohi hõlmata tulevast kasumit, nagu rahavood, ning on märk turu usust, et äriühingu elujõulisus on taastatav.
The Commission considers that Saremar's business plan for 2011-2022 is not based on realistic assumptions since (i) it did not refer to the capitalisation of the company by the public shareholder, but rather to a capital injection to be carried out pari passu by a future private shareholder and RAS after completion of the partial privatisation initially foreseen for November 2010; the capital injection laid down by the business plan for 2010 was supposed to provide one third of the required funding to acquire two vessels, whereas the remaining 70 % would have been obtained by the repayment by Tirrenia to Saremar of a EUR 11,5 loan (see recital 89 above) and from various financial institutions; (ii) it covers the 12-year duration of the new public service contract to be signed with the buyer of the company, which was initially sought to be signed end 2010.
Komisjon leiab, et Saremarile saart ja Itaalia mandriosa ühendava kahe liini teenindamisest 2011. ja 2012. aastal tekkinud puudujäägi hüvitamiseks antud toetus kujutab endast raskustes olevale Saremarile antud siseturuga kokkusobimatut abi.
This plan therefore only concerns measures to be implemented upon partial privatisation of the company.
Täieliku pildi saamiseks on komisjon ka kontrollinud, kas kõnealune abi oleks kokkusobiv üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2011. aasta raamistiku kohaselt, kui Saremar ei oleks olnud abi andmise ajal raskustes.
In summary, the business plan provided by RAS predates of about two years the binding decision to recapitalise Saremar.
Üldist majandushuvi pakkuv teenus asutamislepingu artikli 106 tähenduses
In the meanwhile the market situation had changed significantly: Tirrenia was admitted to the extraordinary administration procedure in August 2010 and declared insolvent by the Court; the former parent company was subsequently acquired by CIN and the latter signed on 18 July 2012 a new Convention laying down PSOs on the routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy; Saremar's privatisation was delayed.
Nagu on näidatud üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2011. aasta raamistiku punktis 56, on liikmesriikidel üldist majandushuvi pakkuvateks teenusteks liigitatavate teenuste olemuse määratlemisel ulatuslik kaalutlusõigus.
The Commission considers a private investor would have updated its business plan to take into account the new market situation before deciding to inject the sums in question.
Komisjoni ülesanne on tagada, et kõnealuse õiguse kasutamise korral üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste määratlemisel välditaks ilmseid vigu.
Both RAS and Saremar have confirmed that the capital injection was agreed so as to satisfy regulatory requirements, thus allowing the company to continue to stay in business.
Põhjendustes 188–210 osutatu alusel leiab komisjon, et antud juhul ei ole seda tingimust järgitud.
The case file contains no document showing that RAS took into consideration the profitability prospects of the company in the changed market situation when it decided to inject capital into Saremar in June 2012.
Vajadus ülesande andmise akti järele, kus määratletakse avaliku teenindamise kohustused ja hüvitise arvutamise meetodid
The Commission considers that compliance with regulatory capital requirements would not have been a sufficient reason for a private market investor to inject further capital into a company.
Üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2011. aasta raamistiku punkti 2.3 kohaselt tähendab üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste mõiste Euroopa Liidu toimimise lepingu artikli 106 tähenduses, et kõnealusele äriühingule on ühe või mitme ametliku õigusaktiga antud ülesanne osutada üldist majandushuvi pakkuvaid teenuseid.
As provided in the Commission communication on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EEC Treaty [now 107 and 108 TFEU] (hereinafter the MEIP Communication), investors are often obliged by law to contribute with additional equity to firms whose capital base has been eroded by continuous losses to below a predetermined level.
Nendes õigusaktides tuleb täpsustada eelkõige:
To answer Member States' claims that these capital injections cannot be considered as aid as they are merely fulfilling a legal obligation, the MEIP Communication provides that private investors faced with such a situation would consider all other options – including the liquidation or run-down – and choose the one which is financially the most advantageous.
avalike teenuste osutamise kohustuse täpne laad ja kestus;
For the purpose of assessment of MEIP compliance, the Commission may only take into account information which was available at the time when the decision to make the investment was taken, including developments which were reasonably foreseeable at that time.
asjaomane ettevõtja ja territoorium;
On account of the information available at the relevant time, the decision to recapitalise the company does not appear to be based on economic evaluations comparable to those which, in the relevant circumstances, a rational private investor in a similar situation would have had carried out, before making the investment, in order to determine its future profitability.
Saremarile antud ainu- või eriõiguste laad;
Indeed, the Commission notes that, at the time the recapitalisation was decided, the company was facing acute financial difficulties.
hüvitusmehhanismi kirjeldus ning hüvitise arvutamise, järelevalve ja läbivaatamise parameetrid;
In addition, as put forward by RAS itself, it was not at that stage certain whether the operation of the routes to minor islands and Corsica would continue to be subsidised by the State.
ülemääraste hüvitiste maksmise vältimise ja tagasinõudmise kord.
The Commission considers that RAS's argument, according to which several market investors had also injected capital into their companies competing with Saremar, thereby supporting their loss-making operations, is irrelevant to the extent that each investment decision must be assessed on its own merits.
Antava ülesande kestus
Fully fledged profitability projections may have been available to these private investors at the time of their investments.
Nagu näidatud üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2011. aasta raamistiku punktis 2.4, „tuleks ülesande kestust põhjendada viitega objektiivsetele kriteeriumidele nagu mitteüleantava põhivara amortiseerimisvajadusele.
Furthermore, such companies may have been in a better financial situation prior to the recapitalisation, thus making it more likely that a return to profitability could be achieved.
Põhimõtteliselt ei tohiks ülesande andmise akti kehtivusaeg ületada ajavahemikku, mis on vajalik kõige olulisemate üldist majandushuvi pakkuva teenuse osutamiseks vajalike varade amortiseerimiseks“.
The Commission must likewise reject RAS's claim that the capitalisation of the company was in no way linked to the operation by Saremar of the routes to mainland Italy.
Arvestades, et antud juhul piirdus teenuste osutamise periood 2011. ja 2012. aastaga, on see tingimus täidetud.
As stressed by RAS, the objective of the measure was to allow the company to continue operation by bringing the capital, which had dropped by more than one third, back to legally approved standards.
Hüvitise summa
Therefore, the recapitalisation of Saremar benefitted necessarily all the activities offered by that undertaking.
Üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2011. aasta raamistiku punktis 21 sätestatakse, et „[h]üvitise suurus ei tohi ületada üldist majandushuvi pakkuva teenuse osutamise kohustuse täitmiseks vajalikke netokulusid koos mõistliku kasumiga“.
The Commission therefore concludes that the decision to recapitalise the company does not comply with the MEIP and therefore confers on Saremar an advantage that it would not have received under normal market conditions.
Et pidada abimeedet vajalikuks, peab see olema oma suuruse ja vormi poolest vajalik avaliku huvi eesmärgi täitmiseks.
Affectation of trade and distortion of competition
Abimeede peab olema eesmärgi saavutamiseks minimaalse vajaliku suurusega ning häirete kõrvaldamiseks kõige sobivamas vormis.
In order to be qualified as State aid, a financial measure must affect trade between Member States and distort or threaten to distort competition.
Seepärast on antud juhul vaja kvantifitseerida Saremarile ülesande andmise aktidega pandud avaliku teenindamise kohustustega seotud täiendavad kulud ja võrrelda neid Sardiinia maakonnale antud eelistega äriühingule.
In its assessment of those two conditions, the Commission is not required to establish that the aid has a real effect on trade between Member States and that competition is actually being distorted, but only to examine whether that aid is liable to affect such trade and distort competition.
Saremarile antud avaliku teenindamise hüvitis ulatub kümne miljoni euroni.
When aid granted by a Member State strengthens the position of an undertaking compared with other undertakings competing in intra-Union trade, the latter must be regarded as affected by that aid.
Sardiinia maakond väitis, et asjaomasel perioodil teenuse osutamisega kaasnenud täiendavad kulud vastavad Saremarile antud rahalisele toetusele, võtmata arvesse mõistlikku kasumit.
Therefore, the measure under scrutiny is liable to affect Union trade and distort competition within the internal market.
Nende tulemuste põhjal näib, et Sardiinia maakonna antud hüvitis ei ületa teenuse osutamise käigus tekkinud puudujääki.
The fact that Saremar's share in that market has remained marginal does not affect this finding.
Kuid nagu seoses kolmanda Altmarki tingimusega juba märgitud ja eespool esitatuga samadel põhjustel leiab komisjon, et Saremaril ei olnud nende kahe liini teenindamisel kantud kulude eest õigust hüvitist saada ja hüvitis ei kajastanud selgelt määratletud avaliku teenindamise kohustusi.
LAWFULNESS OF THE AID
Arvestades, et abi anti pärast üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste uue raamistiku jõustumist, tuleb selle kokkusobivust siseturuga hinnata ka seoses järgmiste tingimustega:
All measures subject to this Decision have been put into effect before formal approval by the Commission.
punkt 14: nõuetekohase tähelepanu pööramine avalike teenuste vajadusele teenuseosutajale konkreetse üldist majandushuvi pakkuva teenuse osutamist ülesandeks tehes;
Therefore the Italian authorities did not respect the stand-still obligation under Article 108(3) TFEU.
punkt 19: liidu riigihangete eeskirjade täitmine üldist majandushuvi pakkuva teenuse ülesande andmisel;
COMPATIBILITY OF THE AID
punkt 20: diskrimineerimisest hoidumine;
Insofar as the measures identified above constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, their compatibility can be assessed in the light of the exceptions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article and Article 106(2) TFEU.
punkt 24 (ja järgmised): kulude netokokkuhoiu meetodi kohaldamine netokulude arvutamiseks;
According to the case-law of the Court of Justice, it is up to the Member State to invoke possible grounds for compatibility and to demonstrate that the conditions for compatibility are met.
punkt 39 (ja järgmised): tõhususe suurendamise stiimulid;
RAS considers that none of the measures under assessment constitutes State aid and has only provided possible grounds for compatibility as concerns the compensation for the operation of the two routes to the mainland and the subsidy paid for the promotional activities.
punkt 60: läbipaistvus.
On 31 January 2012 the new SGEI package entered into force.
Sardiinia maakond ei ole korraldanud avalikku konsultatsiooni ega avaldanud eelnevalt teavet avaliku teenindamise kohustuste ega nende täitmise eest makstud hüvitise kohta.
As of this date, the compatibility of the aid under the form of public service compensation has to be examined in light of the 2011 SGEI Decision and the 2011 SGEI Framework's criteria.
Nagu eespool näidatud, ei olnud hüvitist algul tegelikult ette nähtud, sest teenuseid loeti äriliselt elujõuliseks.
As was already the case under the 2005 SGEI Decision, the 2011 SGEI Decision is only applicable to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to undertakings in connection with a SGEI which complies with the Maritime Cabotage Regulation.
Üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2012. aasta raamistiku punkti 21 kohaselt „[h]üvitise suurus ei tohi ületada üldist majandushuvi pakkuva teenuse osutamise kohustuse täitmiseks vajalikke netokulusid koos mõistliku kasumiga“.
In the 2012 Decision, the Commission took the preliminary view that, by directly entrusting the operation of the services to Saremar, the Italian authorities did not observe Article 4(1) of the Maritime Cabotage Regulation on non-discriminatory treatment of ship-owners.
Üldist majandushuvi pakkuvate teenuste 2012. aasta raamistiku punkti 24 kohaselt tuleks netokulud, mis on vajalikud avaliku teenuse pakkumise kohustuse täitmiseks, arvutada võrdluse alusel teenusepakkuja avaliku teenindamise kohustuse täitmise puhul ja ilma selleta.
RAS has claimed during the formal investigation procedure that Saremar qualified as an internal operator of the Region.
Antud juhul sellist arvutust ei tehtud.
According to RAS, it can be drawn from the case law that the application of the principle of non-discrimination is precluded, provided that the control exercised over the operator by a public authority is similar to that which the authority exercises over its own departments and the operator carries out the essential part of its activities with the controlling authority.
Lõpuks ei ole täidetud ka läbipaistvuskohustusi.