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COMMENTS BY INTERESTED PARTIES
Peale selle väidab Nettbuss Sør AS, et tegelik hüvitis, mille ta pärast läbirääkimisi tehtud kohanduste tulemusel ajavahemikul 2004–2008 sai, oli väiksem kui ALFA meetodi arvutuste kohane prognoos ning et alates 2009. aastast hüvitise lõpliku summa üle igal juhul enam läbirääkimisi ei peetud, vaid see indekseeriti allikate põhjal, mis on avalikult kättesaadavad.
The complainant — Konkurrenten.no
Kolmanda Altmarki tingimuse kohaldamise kohta väidab Nettbuss Sør AS, et hüvitise vajalikku taset on keeruline hinnata, vaatlemata teenuseosutaja tegelikke tulemusi lepingu täitmisel, mille põhjal on ajavahemiku 2009–2011 kasumimarginaal olnud negatiivne või väike.
The complainant, Konkurrenten.no maintains its contention that Nettbuss Sør AS has received substantial overcompensation for its services and that the County of Aust-Agder has not awarded the concessions on the basis of a competitive procedure [43].
Veel märgib Nettbuss Sør AS, et mõistliku kasumi kindlaksmääramisel tuleb arvesse võtta riskide jagamist lepingutes, eriti ajavahemikul 2009–2011, samuti asjaomaste lepingute liiki, st kas tegemist on netolepingu või brutolepinguga, ning ettevõtjate suurust ja eri tegevusvaldkondi.
The complainant claims that all aid granted by the County in the form of unlawful concessions, or in conjunction to such concessions, constitutes State aid pursuant to Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement which the complainant claims to be incompatible with Article 49 of the EEA Agreement in conjunction with Regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and (EC) No 1370/2007.
Nettbuss Sør AS väidab, et Norra ametiasutuste teatatud 3–5 % suurune kasum on küllaltki väike ja et selle puhul ei ole arvesse võetud bussiteenuste eri turusegmente.
Further, the complainant questions the link between the administration of the County of Aust-Agder and Nettbuss Sør AS, as compared to arms-length relations that normally exist between a professional supplier and a professional purchaser of major public transport contracts.
Nettbuss Sør ASi sõnul jääks turusegmendis, kus ta tegutseb, mõistlik tulumäär pigem vahemikku [7–13] %.
Nettbuss Sør AS
Juhtumi kokkusobivuse küsimuses leiab Nettbuss Sør AS, et kui ka järelevalveamet järeldab, et talle on antud iga-aastase hüvitise ja ATP projekti kaudu EMP lepingu artikli 61 lõike 1 kohaselt majanduslik eelis, on see kokkusobiv EMP lepingu artikliga 49 ja kohaldatava määrusega (EMÜ) nr 1191/69.
Nettbuss Sør AS contends that the introduction in 2004 of a new financing system through the ALFA-method and its later indexation are only minor administrative changes of the scheme.
Nettbuss Sør ASi sõnul ei ole määrust (EÜ) nr 1370/2007 võimalik kohaldada, sest ALFA meetodi ja indekseerimisega viidi muudatused sisse vastavalt 2004. ja 2009. aastal ehk ajal, mil kõnealune määrus veel ei kehtinud.
In its view, the new calculation method does not alter the legal basis under which Nettbuss Sør AS receives compensation, and as such it would thus not constitute new aid.
Lisateabe kohta, mille Norra ametiasutused esitasid seoses kõrvalekalletega Nettbuss Sør ASi kilometraažis, väidab ettevõtja, et esitatud faktid on mõnevõrra valed ja eksitavad ning et nende puhul ei ole võetud arvesse asjaolu, et lõplik hüvitis määrati kindlaks ettevõtja ja Aust-Agderi maakonna vahel peetud läbirääkimistel ja et ALFA meetod oli Aust-Agderi jaoks vaid abivahend.
As regards the ATP project, Nettbuss Sør AS argues that this is part of the existing aid scheme put in place in Aust-Agder, given that no new contracts were signed, but Aust-Agder instead has taken advantage of existing clauses in the contract referring to amendments in the production during the contract period.
Need läbirääkimised hõlmasid ka tegelike veoteenuste (st läbitavate kilomeetrite arvu) kohandamist aasta jooksul, mis sõltus Aust-Agderi käsutuses olevast eelarvest ja transpordinõudlusest.
Even if the ALFA-method and its subsequent indexation are to be considered as new aid measures, Nettbuss Sør AS states, as regards the presence of State aid that the compensation granted to it from Aust-Agder only covers the cost, including, at the most, a marginal profit.
Nii võis Aust-Agder tegevusaasta jooksul liine kaotada, vähendada või lisada, millega seoses tuli lepinguosalistel pidada antava hüvitise suuruse üle uusi läbirääkimisi.
Concerning the first and fourth Altmark conditions, Nettbuss Sør AS supports the comments submitted by the Norwegian authorities, as above mentioned.
Tulenevalt ettevõtja tulemustest lepingu täitmisel tehti ka vedusid ja kulusid puudutavaid muudatusi.
With reference to the second Altmark condition, Nettbuss Sør AS stresses the fact that the contracts signed are ‘net contracts’, meaning that they cover the cost of discharging the public service obligation after deducting all revenues associated with such obligations, taking into account also a marginal profit.
Seepärast võib maakonnale kulude arvutamiseks deklareeritud veoteenuseid, mis väljendub läbitud kilomeetrite arvus, käsitada Nettbuss Sør ASi sõnul lepinguosaliste vaheliste läbirääkimiste lähtepunktina, mitte aasta lõpus makstud hüvitise tegeliku alusena [44].
In addition, Nettbuss Sør AS claims that the actual compensation that it received for the period 2004-2008 as a result of adjustments following the negotiations is lower than what the ALFA-method calculations estimated, and that in any case, as from 2009, the final amount of the compensation was not negotiated, but it was indexed based on publicly available sources.
Mis puudutab Nettbuss Sør ASi äritegevusega teenitud tulu ja asjaolu, et osa sellest tulust – nagu järelevalveamet on välja selgitanud – on tõepoolest arvesse võetud avaliku teenindamise lepingu alusel saadud tuludes, siis Nettbuss Sør AS leiab, et see ei toonud kaasa suuremat hüvitist kui see, mis oleks ette nähtud ALFA meetodiga.
Concerning the application of the third Altmark condition, Nettbuss Sør AS argues that it is difficult to assess the necessary compensation level without looking at the actual performance of the service provider under the contract, on the basis of which the profit margin for the period 2009-2011 has been negative or marginal.
Otse vastupidi – kuna antava hüvitise arvutamisel arvestatakse maha kogu tulu (st nii avalike teenuste osutamisega kui ka äritegevusega teenitud tulu), on tulemus toonud Nettbuss Sør ASi jaoks kaasa väiksema hüvitise, hoolimata asjaolust, et avaliku teenindamise hüvitise kindlaksmääramisel aluseks võetud veod hõlmasid teatavatel kommertsliinidel pakutud teenuseid.
It further submits that, in determining the reasonable profit, the risk sharing in the contracts must be taken into account, particularly in the period 2009-2011, as well as the different kinds of contracts involved i.e. net contracts versus gross contracts, the size and the different activities of the operators.
Nettbuss Sør AS tunnistab, et teatavaid vedusid (nt kiirbussiteenus, koolilaste transportimine ujumistundi ja tagasi ning Karjoleni liin) ei oleks pidanud tõepoolest deklareerima teostatud vedudena, mida võtta aluseks avaliku teenindamise hüvitise arvutamisel.
Nettbuss Sør AS argues that a profit in the range of 3-5 %, as reported by the Norwegian authorities, is fairly low and does not take into account the individual market segments for bus operations.
Nende liinide kaasamine on aga toonud maakonnale kasu, sest see on tähendanud ettevõtja jaoks väiksemat hüvitist.
Nettbuss Sør AS submits that a reasonable rate of return in the market segment where the company operates should rather be closer to [7-13 %].
Lõpetuseks väidab Nettbuss Sør AS seoses koolipäevade arvuga, et Aust-Agderi esitatud näitajad, mille kohaselt ettevõtjale maksti hüvitist tavapärase kooliaasta 38,4 nädala asemel 51 nädala eest, ei ole õiged.
According to Nettbuss Sør AS, Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 cannot be applied as the changes introduced with the ALFA-method and the indexation in 2004 and 2009 respectively, took place at a time when that Regulation was not yet in force.
Ettevõtja Setesdal Bilruter L/L on nõus Norra ametiasutuste seisukohtadega.
On the additional information submitted by the Norwegian authorities as regards deviations in Nettbuss Sør AS's production, the company submits that the facts presented are to some extent wrong and misleading, and do not take into account the fact that the final compensation was based on negotiations between the company and Aust-Agder, and that the ALFA-method was merely a tool for the County of Aust-Agder.
Ettevõtja leiab, et hüvitis ei kujuta endast riigiabi, sest neli Altmarki tingimust on täidetud.
These negotiations also included adjustments throughout the year in the actual annual production (i.e. number of kilometres produced) which depended on Aust-Agder's available budget and demand for transport.
Kui järelevalveamet peaks aga olema siiski seda meelt, et hüvitis kujutab endast riigiabi, väidab ettevõtja, et see on antud tervikuna olemasoleva abi süsteemi raames ja et abi on kokkusobiv EMP lepinguga selle artikli 49 ja määruse (EMÜ) nr 1191/69 alusel.
That said, Aust-Agder could cancel, reduce or add new routes during the production year that required new negotiations between the parties about the level of compensation granted.
Ettevõtja toonitab eraldi asjaolu, et ALFA meetodi kasutuselevõtt ei toonud kaasa olulisi muudatusi hüvitamissüsteemis.
Subsequent amendments of the production and costs were also made, based on the performance of the company under the contract.
Lisaks rõhutab ettevõtja, et ei ole õige, et indekseerimissüsteemi alusel kindlaks määratud hüvitis põhines läbirääkimistel, kuna maakond ja bussiettevõtjad vaatasid kuni 2009. aastani igal aastal läbi muudatused aasta jooksul teostatud vedudes, et saada ALFA meetodi rakendamiseks õiged andmed.
Therefore, according to Nettbuss Sør AS, the production reported to the County with the kilometres driven for the purposes of calculating the costs, can be seen as a point of departure for the negotiations between the parties, and not as the actual base for the compensation paid at the end of the year [44].
Kuna muudatused vedudes olid aastate lõikes väikesed, olid väikesed ka muudatused hüvitises.
Nettbuss Sør AS, further, makes references to the particular settlements and negotiations between the company and the County that resulted in the latter setting off payments against Nettbuss Sør AS's compensation for the 2010 production.
Setesdal Bilruter L/L väidab, et ALFA meetodiga on välistatud bussiteenuste osutamise eest ülemäärase hüvitise maksmine ja et ALFA meetodi puhul ei võeta arvesse äritegevuse kulusid.
In particular, the company argues that the compensation paid for the 2010 production was NOK 3,55 million less, given that this amount was used to set off following changes in the production schedule (new transport schedule for RTB) and to take account of efficiency gains stemming from the merger with RTB.
Nii Birkeland Busser AS, Frolandsruta Frode Oland kui ka Telemark Bilruter AS on selle seisukohaga nõus.
As regards the income generated by the commercial activities of Nettbuss Sør AS and the fact that parts of that income have been identified by the Authority indeed to have been included in the income calculations under the public contract, Nettbuss Sør AS's view is that this has not led to a higher degree of compensation than what the ALFA-method would have provided for.
NORRA AMETIASUTUSTE MÄRKUSED HUVITATUD ISIKUTE ESITATUD MÄRKUSTE KOHTA
On the contrary, as all the income (i.e. income derived from public as well as commercial activities) is deducted when calculating the compensation to be granted, the result has led to a lower compensation for Nettbuss Sør AS, irrespective of the fact that certain commercial routes were included as part of production for public service compensation.
Norra ametiasutused vastavad seoses kaebuse esitaja väitega, et kogu Nettbuss Sør ASile antud uut abi tuleb lugeda EMP lepinguga kokkusobimatuks ja see tuleb sisse nõuda, ning märgivad, et kaebuse esitaja ei ole käsitlenud uue või olemasoleva abi küsimust ega selgitanud seda, kuidas liigitada käesoleva juhtumi puhul ükskõik millist võimalikku abi (nt ALFA meetodi kasutuselevõtt 2004. aastal).
Indeed, Nettbuss Sør AS admits that certain production (e.g. express bus, transportation of schoolchildren to and from swimming lessons and the Karjolen route) should not have been reported as production for public service compensation.
Norra ametiasutused kinnitavad taas, et ALFA meetodi kasutuselevõtt ei ole toonud olemasolevasse abikavva ühtki olulist muudatust ja et kui Nettbuss Sør ASi juhtum kõrvale jätta, siis ei ole kindlaks tehtud ühtki ülemäärase hüvitise maksmist.
Nevertheless, by having these routes included, the County has been favoured, as this has actually meant a lower compensation for the company.
Seoses Nettbuss Sør ASi märkusega selle kohta, milline võiks olla bussivedude sektoris mõistlik kasum, rõhutavad Norra ametiasutused, et viitamine näitajale 3–5 % kui tavapärasele kasumile asjaomases sektoris ei tähenda seda, et suurem kasum (nt kasum [7–13] %, millele viitab Nettbuss Sør AS) kujutaks endast ülemäärase hüvitise andmist.
Finally, as regards the number of school days, Nettbuss Sør AS submits that the figures provided by Aust-Agder in reference to the company being compensated for 51 instead of 38,4 weeks in a normal school year are incorrect.
Sellele avalikult kättesaadavale näitajale viidati vaid eesmärgiga näidata, et mingit ülemäärase hüvitise andmist ei olnud võimalik kindlaks teha.
Other transport operators
Märkuste kohta, mille Nettbuss Sør AS esitas seoses Norra ametiasutuste esitatud lisateabega kõrvalekallete kohta Nettbuss Sør ASi vedude teostamisel, väitsid Norra ametiasutused, et ALFA meetodi rolli hüvitise arvutamisel ei saa vähendada asjaolu, et lõplik hüvitis põhines läbirääkimistel ning et vedudesse ja kuludesse tehti hiljem ka muudatusi.
Setesdal Bilruter L/L concurs with the views of the Norwegian authorities.
ALFA meetodil põhinevad kuluprognoosid olid väga tähtsad ja antud hüvitis ei erinenud kunagi palju ALFA meetodil saadud tulemustest.
It holds that the compensation does not constitute State aid as the four Altmark conditions are met.
Ükskõik milliste muudatuste tegemine majandusaasta jooksul on transpordisektoris levinud tava ja seda võimalust on käsitletud ka transpordiettevõtjatega sõlmitud lepingute sätetes.
If the Authority were to find that the compensation constitutes State aid, the company argues that it would in its entirety have been granted on the basis of a system of existing aid, and that the aid would be compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement on the basis of its Article 49 and Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69.
Selliste muudatustega oleks pidanud igal juhul kaasnema kas antava hüvitise suurendamine (lisavedude korral) või vähendamine (vedude vähendamise korral).
The company specifically emphasises that the introduction of the ALFA-method did not cause any substantial change in the compensation system.
Ent neid ei oleks kunagi saanud käsitleda eraldi ja tasakaalustada hüvitise ALFA meetodi kohasel hindamisel arvessevõetavate ebaoluliste kuludega.
Furthermore, the company stresses that it is not correct that the compensation determined on the basis of indexation was based on negotiations, given that each year up until 2009 the County and the bus operators went through the changes in the annual production in order to feed the correct data into the ALFA-method.
Norra ametiasutused väidavad, et ebaõigete tootmisnäitajate deklareerimisel on hüvitise arvutamise täpsusele otsene mõju ja et maakond tugines seega läbirääkimiste alustamisel ebaõigetele eeldustele.
As the changes from year to year were marginal, so were the changes in compensation.
Nad väidavad ka seda, et kuna antav hüvitis põhineb eelmise aasta vedudel, oleks igasugune ettevõtjapoolne vedude vähendamine pärast 2008. aasta augustit, pidanud kajastuma 2009. aasta eest antud hüvitises, kuid nii see ei olnud.
Setesdal Bilruter L/L argues that the ALFA-method ensures that there is no overcompensation for the provision of the bus services and that the costs of commercial activities are not included in the ALFA-method.
Mis puudutab sõlmitud kokkuleppeid ja tehtud kohandusi seoses Nettbuss Sør ASi ja RTB lepingutega RTB uue sõidugraafiku jaoks – pidades silmas kõnealuse kahe ettevõtja käimasolevat ühinemisprotsessi –, on Norra ametiasutused seisukohal, et ülemäärane läbitud kilomeetrite arv deklareeriti Nettbuss Sør ASi ühepoolse otsuse tulemusel, et saada suuremat hüvitist kui ALFA meetodi alusel juba välja arvutatud ja teatavaks tehtud.
Birkeland Busser AS, Frolandsruta Frode Oland and Telemark Bilruter AS have all concurred with that view.
Lepinguid oleks tulnud muuta hoopiski pärast ettevõttes toimunud muutusi, et kajastada kõiki neid kohandusi.
COMMENTS BY THE NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES ON THE COMMENTS MADE BY INTERESTED PARTIES
Nettbuss Sør ASi äritegevusega saadud tulu küsimuses ei ole Norra ametiasutused nõus Nettbuss Sør ASi väidetega, et maakonda on krediteeritud tulu laekumiste poolelt, mis parandab vead kulude poolel.
The Norwegian authorities refer to the complainants' argument that ‘all new aid’ granted to Nettbuss Sør AS must be held incompatible with the EEA Agreement and subject to recovery, and indicate that the complainant has not addressed the issue of new or existing aid nor has it referred to how any potential aid (e.g. the introduction of the ALFA-method in 2004) should be classified in the present case.
Eraldi raamatupidamisarvestuse puudumise tõttu on risk Nettbuss Sør ASi kanda ja ta ei saa lihtsalt väita, et ebaolulised tulud on maakonna hüvanguks maha arvatud, esitamata selle kohta tõendavaid dokumente.
The Norwegian authorities restate that no substantial change to the existing aid scheme has been caused by the introduction of the ALFA-method, and that with the exception of Nettbuss Sør AS, no overcompensation has been identified.
Peale selle ei ole Norra ametiasutuste sõnul esitatud ühtki tõendavat dokumenti, et oleks peetud eraldi arvestust ettevõtja äritegevuse ja avaliku teenuse osutamisega seotud tegevuse kulude kohta.
With reference to the comment submitted by Nettbuss Sør AS on what could constitute a reasonable profit within the bus transport sector, the Norwegian authorities stress that the reference to the figure 3-5 % as a normal profit in the sector does not imply that any higher profit level (e.g. a profit closer to [7-13 %] that Nettbuss Sør AS refers to) would constitute overcompensation.
Seda arvesse võttes on ka võimalik, et äritegevust on ristsubsideeritud avaliku teenuse osutamisega seotud tegevusest ja vastupidi.
With reference to the comments submitted by Nettbuss Sør AS in relation to the additional information submitted by the Norwegian authorities concerning deviations in Nettbuss Sør AS's production, the Norwegian authorities have submitted that the role of the ALFA-method to calculate compensation cannot be downplayed by the fact that the final compensation was based on negotiations and subsequent amendments of the productions and costs were also made.
Seda vastavalt uuringule, mille Norra ametiasutused palusid koostada ettevõtjal Asplan Viak AS, et hinnata ülemäärast hüvitist, mille maakond kõrvalekallete tõttu maksis.
The costs estimates following from the ALFA-method were vital and the compensation granted never deviated much compared to the results of the ALFA-method.
HINDAMINE
In any case, any such amendments should have either led to an increase, in case of additional production, or a decrease, in case of reduction of production, of the compensation granted.
Menetluse algatamise otsuses järeldas järelevalveamet, et Aust-Agderis oli liini- ja koolibussiteenuste jaoks olemas abikava, mis hõlmas 2004. aastale eelnenud ajavahemikku.
But, they could never be considered separately and set off against irrelevant costs taken into account when the compensation was estimated according to the ALFA-method.
Silmas pidades menetluse algatamise otsuses väljendatud kahtlusi, vaadeldakse abi käesoleva hindamise käigus järgmist:
The Norwegian authorities submit that the reporting of incorrect production figures has a direct effect on the accuracy of the compensation's calculation and the County was thus entering into negotiations on incorrect assumptions.
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It is also submitted that, as the compensation granted is based on the previous year's production, any reduction made by the company after August 2008 should have been reflected in the compensation granted for 2009, which was not the case.
ALFA meetod ja selle indekseerimissüsteem kui Aust-Agderis sisse seatud olemasoleva abikava osa või kui eraldi uus abimeede (vt punkt 3);
The same logic also applies, the Norwegian authorities argue, in the case of the company having received an additional amount of NOK 550000 for 2008, given that the 2008 compensation was based on incorrect figures provided from 2007.
ATP projektiga seotud väidetava abi laad ja kas see abi on sama olemasoleva abikava osa (vt allpool 3. jagu);
Given that the contract signed with Nettbuss Sør AS is a public service concession contract, the commercial risk shall lie with the company.
mis tahes uus abi, mida võidi anda väljaspool olemasolevat abikava (vt allpool 4. jagu).
As regards the settlements and adjustments made in relation to the Nettbuss Sør AS's and RTB's contracts — in view of the ongoing merger process between the two companies — for the production of a new transport schedule run by RTB, the Norwegian authorities are of the view that these are the result of a unilateral decision from the side of Nettbuss Sør AS that has led to over-reporting for the production of kilometres in order to receive higher compensation than what was already calculated and reported under the ALFA-method.
Menetluse algatamise otsuses kahtles järelevalveamet, kas ALFA meetod ja selle indekseerimissüsteem võib olla laadilt meede, mis ei kujuta endast abi andmist.
Instead, the contracts should have been amended subsequent to the corporate changes, in order to reflect all these adjustments.
Sellega seoses esitasid Norra ametiasutused ja huvitatud isikud teavet Altmarki tingimuste kohaldamise kohta.
In this context, the Norwegian authorities do not share the view that the County has granted NOK 3,55 million less compensation for reductions in the production stemming from alterations in the transport schedule during 2008 and 2009.
Menetluse algatamise otsus ei kohusta järelevalveametit vaatlema käesoleva hindamise käigus abi laadi seoses ALFA meetodi ja selle indekseerimissüsteemiga.
On the contrary, this reduction of compensation follows the logic of the ALFA-method and its later indexation, reflecting the production of fewer kilometres than anticipated by the County, as a result of Nettbuss Sør AS's incorporating a new transport schedule for RTB.
Seda, v.a ATP projektiga seotud abi, on juba hinnatud esialgse kontrollimise käigus, kus järeldati, et kohalike liini- ja koolibussiteenuste eest makstav avaliku teenindamise hüvitis kujutab endast vähemalt 2004. aastani olemasolevat abi ning et hinnata jääb tuleb vaid seda, kas seda olemasolevat abikava on oluliselt muudetud.
Concerning the income generated by the commercial activities of Nettbuss Sør AS, the Norwegian authorities disagree with Nettbuss Sør AS's allegations that the County has been credited revenues from the income-side that correct errors on the cost side.
RIIGIABI EMP LEPINGU ARTIKLI 61 LÕIKE 1 TÄHENDUSES
Given the lack of separate accounts, Nettbuss Sør AS carries the risk and it cannot simply allege that irrelevant revenues have been deducted for the benefit of the County, without any further documented justification.
EMP lepingu artikli 61 lõikes 1 on sätestatud:
In addition, according to the Norwegian authorities, there has not been any documented justification as regards the cost allocation between the commercial and the public service activities of the company.
„Kui käesolevas lepingus ei ole sätestatud teisiti, on igasugune EÜ liikmesriikide või EFTA riikide poolt või riigi ressurssidest ükskõik missugusel kujul antav abi, mis kahjustab või ähvardab kahjustada konkurentsi, soodustades teatud ettevõtjaid või teatud kaupade tootmist, käesoleva lepinguga kokkusobimatu niivõrd, kuivõrd see mõjutab lepinguosaliste vahelist kaubandust“.