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In the light of the above, the Commission concludes that the measure constitutes aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
S obzirom na navedeno, Komisija zaključuje da mjera čini državnu potporu u smislu članka 107. stavka 1. Ugovora.
EXEMPTION FROM THE NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION UNDER REGULATION (EEC) NO 1191/69
IZUZEĆE OD OBVEZE PRETHODNE PRIJAVE U SKLADU S UREDBOM (EEZ) BR. 1191/69
According to the reasoning of the Consiglio di Stato, Buonotourist acquired the right to obtain additional compensation for the provision of the transport services in question at the time at which it carried out those services.
Prema obrazloženju suda Consiglio di Stato, trgovačko društvo Buonotourist steklo je pravo na dodatnu naknadu za obavljanje predmetnih usluga prijevoza u trenutku kada je obavljalo te usluge.
For this reasoning to hold, the compensation payments must have been exempted from the compulsory notification procedure pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69.
Da bi to obrazloženje bilo valjano, plaćanja naknade morala bi biti izuzeta iz postupka obveznog prijavljivanja u skladu s člankom 17. stavkom 2. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69.
Otherwise, to the extent the compensation constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, failure to notify that compensation would render that compensation unlawful in accordance with Article 108 of the Treaty.
U protivnom, ako naknada čini državnu potporu u smislu članka 107. stavka 1. UFEU-a, ona bi neprijavljivanjem postala nezakonita u skladu s člankom 108. Ugovora.
This is because, in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69, compensation paid pursuant to that Regulation is exempted from the preliminary information procedure laid down in Article 108(3) of the Treaty and thus from notification.
To je zato što je, u skladu s člankom 17. stavkom 2. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/1969, naknada plaćena u skladu s tom Uredbom izuzeta od postupka prethodnog obavješćivanja iz članka 108. stavka 3. Ugovora pa stoga i od prijavljivanja.
However, it follows from the Combus judgment that the concept of ‘public service compensation’ within the meaning of that provision must be interpreted in a very restrictive manner.
Međutim, iz presude Combus može se zaključiti da se pojam „naknade za javnu uslugu” u smislu te odredbe mora tumačiti vrlo restriktivno.
The exemption from notification provided by Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 covers only compensation for PSOs imposed unilaterally on an undertaking pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation that is calculated using the method described in Articles 10 to 13 of the same Regulation (the common compensation procedure), and not public service contracts as defined by Article 14 of the Regulation.
Izuzećem od obveze prijave predviđene u članku 17. stavku 2. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69 obuhvaćena je samo naknada za obveze obavljanja javne usluge koje su trgovačkom društvu određene jednostrano u skladu s člankom 2. te Uredbe izračunata primjenom metode opisane u člancima 10. do 13. iste Uredbe (zajednički postupak isplate naknade), a ne ugovorima o javnoj usluzi definiranima u članku 14. Uredbe.
Compensation paid pursuant to a public service contract as defined by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 which entails State aid must be notified to the Commission before it is put into effect.
Naknada plaćena na temelju ugovora o javnoj usluzi definiranog u članku 14. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69 koja čini državnu potporu mora se prijaviti Komisiji prije stupanja na snagu.
Failure to do so will result in that compensation being deemed to be unlawfully implemented aid in accordance with Article 108 of the Treaty.
Neprijavljena naknada smatrat će se nezakonito provedenom potporom u skladu s člankom 108. Ugovora.
The question of whether Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 indeed released the Italian authorities from prior notification in the present case thus depends, first, on whether a PSO was in fact unilaterally imposed on Buonotourist by the Region and, second, on whether the compensation paid pursuant to that obligation complies with the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69.
Pitanje jesu li člankom 17. stavkom 2. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69 talijanska nadležna tijela stvarno oslobođena obveze prethodne prijave u ovom slučaju ovisi prvo o tome je li Regija zaista trgovačkom društvu Buonotourist jednostrano odredila obvezu obavljanja javne usluge i, drugo, o tome je li naknada plaćena na temelju te obveze u skladu sa zahtjevima iz Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69.
The Commission will examine both questions in turn.
Komisija će naizmjence razmotriti oba pitanja.
PSO unilaterally imposed
i. Jednostrano određena obveza obavljanja javne usluge
The Commission notes that neither the Italian authorities nor Buonotourist were able to provide it with any entrustment act related to the period under review.
Komisija napominje da joj talijanska nadležna tijela i trgovačko društvo Buonotourist nisu mogli dostaviti akt o ovlaštenju iz predmetnog razdoblja.
Buonotourist only provided the Commission with contracts which were implemented as from 2003.
Trgovačko društvo Buonotourist Komisiji je dostavilo samo ugovore koji su se primjenjivali od 2003.
However, the sample concession contract was only valid from April 1972 to December 1973, which is more than 20 years before the period under review, and before the entry into force of Law No 151/1981, as enacted by Regional Law No 16/1983, on which basis Buonotourist was compensated in the first instance.
Međutim, primjerak ugovora o koncesiji važio je samo od travnja 1972. do prosinca 1973., što je više od 20 godina prije predmetnog razdoblja, i prije stupanja na snagu Zakona br. 151/1981, koji je donesen Regionalnim zakonom br. 16/1983 na temelju kojeg je trgovačko društvo izvorno dobilo naknadu.
Although the sample concession contract would seem to provide for some obligations that could qualify as PSOs (e.g. at points 2, 9 and 10), including the duty to apply discounts for students, workers, teachers, and private and public employees and the duty to transport certain categories of passengers for free, the Commission has no evidence that the same obligations were actually applicable to Buonotourist during the period under review because of the absence of an entrustment act.
Iako se čini da su u primjerku ugovora o koncesiji predviđene jednake obveze koje bi se mogle opisati obvezama obavljanja javne usluge (npr. u točkama 2., 9. i 10.), uključujući dužnost davanja popusta studentima, radnicima, učiteljima i zaposlenicima u javnom i privatnom sektoru i dužnost besplatnog prijevoza određenih kategorija putnika, Komisija nema dokaza da su se iste obveze zaista primjenjivale na trgovačko društvo Buonotourist u predmetnom razdoblju jer ne postoji ugovor o ovlaštenju.
Rather, considering that the services provided were regular scheduled services, it was necessary for the concession regulations, which granted Buonotourist an exclusive right to provide those services, to specify in advance the arrangements for the services to be provided.
S druge strane, budući da su pružene usluge bile linijske usluge, za potrebe propisa o koncesiji, kojima se trgovačkom društvu Buonotourist davalo isključivo pravo na obavljanje tih usluga, bilo je nužno navesti unaprijed rješenja za obavljanje tih usluga.
Buonotourist has not provided evidence to show that those arrangements were unilaterally imposed by the Region, instead of being proposed by the operator, in return for the right to provide services on an exclusive basis, and subsequently authorised by the Region.
Trgovačko društvo Buonotourist nije dostavilo dokaze da je Regija jednostrano odredila ta rješenja, umjesto da ih predloži operator, u zamjenu za pravo na isključivo obavljanje usluga i da ih je regija naknadno odobrila.
In any case, the methodology used by the court-appointed expert to calculate the alleged undercompensation does not refer to those obligations.
U svakom slučaju, metodologija koju je stručnjak kojeg je imenovao sud odredio za izračunavanje navodne nedovoljne naknade ne odnosi se na te obveze.
The Commission has also assessed whether a PSO could be inferred from Regional Law No 16/1983, it being the legal basis identified by both the Region and Buonotourist for the compensation granted to the company in the period under review (see recitals 23 and 40).
Komisija je također ocijenila može li se obveza obavljanja javne usluge izvesti iz Regionalnog zakona br. 16/1983 jer je taj zakon pravna osnova koju su Regija i trgovačko društvo Buonotourist naveli kao relevantni zakon za odobravanje naknade trgovačkom društvu u predmetnom razdoblju (vidjeti uvodne izjave 23. i 40.).
In this respect, it must be noted that that Regional Law only provides that entities and public or private undertakings providing public local transport services under a concession regime could receive public contributions.
U tom pogledu, treba napomenuti da je u Regionalnom zakonu propisano samo da subjekti i javni ili privatni poduzetnici koji obavljaju usluge javnog lokalnog prijevoza na temelju koncesije mogu dobiti javni doprinos.
Article 2 of the Regional Law clearly states that: ‘any possible loss or deficit not covered by the regional contributions as determined above [in Article 2] remains chargeable to the individual undertakings’.
U članku 2. Regionalnog zakona jasno je navedeno sljedeće: „svaki mogući gubitak ili manjak koji nije obuhvaćen prethodno utvrđenim regionalnim doprinosima (u članku 2.) naplaćuje se pojedinom poduzetniku”.
The Commission further notes that the Regional acts provided by Buonotourist (see recital 40) mentioned some contractual obligations in place between Buonotourist and the Region during the period under review.
Komisija dalje napominje da su u regionalnim aktima koje je dostavilo trgovačko društvo Buonotourist (vidjeti uvodnu izjavu 40.) spomenute neke ugovorne obveze uspostavljene između trgovačkog društva Buonotourist i Regije u predmetnom razdoblju.
Moreover, the existence of contractual obligations excludes a PSO being unilaterally imposed on Buonotourist.
Osim toga, postojanjem ugovornih obveza isključuje se mogućnost jednostranog određivanja obveza obavljanja javne usluge trgovačkom društvu Buonotourist.
On the possible existence of a tariff obligation, although the calculation of additional compensation by the court-appointed expert was made on the basis of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69, the Commission has no evidence that such obligations were in fact unilaterally imposed on Buonotourist.
U vezi s postojanjem tarifne obveze, iako je sudski vještak izračunao dodatnu naknadu na temelju članka 11. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69, Komisija nema dokaza da su takve obveze zaista jednostrano određene trgovačkom društvu Buonotourist.
The Commission acknowledges that Point 27 of the sample concession contract from 1972/73 lays down applicable tariffs for the operator it covers, but recalls that it has received no similar concession or entrustment act concerning Buonotourist for the period under review from which it could establish the imposition of such obligations on the undertaking.
Komisija potvrđuje da su u točki 27. primjerka ugovora o koncesiji iz 1972./1973. propisane primjenjive cijene za operatora na kojeg se primjenjuje, ali podsjeća da nije primila sličan akt o koncesiji ili ovlaštenju za trgovačko društvo Buonotourist za predmetno razdoblje na temelju kojeg bi mogla utvrditi da su poduzetniku određene takve obveze.
In any event, the Commission notes that, under Article 2 of Regional Law No 16/1983, the annual compensation to undertakings providing public transport services was calculated ex ante as the difference between the revenues deriving from the application of minimum tariffs and the so-called ‘standard cost’ (see recital 23).
U svakom slučaju, Komisija napominje da je, u skladu s člankom 2. Regionalnog zakona br. 16/1983, godišnja naknada poduzetnicima koji obavljaju usluge javnog prijevoza izračunata ex ante kao razlika između prihoda koji proizlaze iz primjene najmanjih cijena i takozvanog „standardnog troška” (vidjeti uvodnu izjavu 23.).
In any event, it does not appear that any PSO Buonotourist might have been required to carry out was unilaterally imposed on it.
U svakom slučaju, čini se da niti jedna obveza obavljanja javne usluge koju je trgovačko društvo Buonotourist moralo izvršavati nije bila jednostrano određena.
The Commission notes in this respect that Buonotourist took the initiative in requesting the renewal of concessions for all seven years during the period under review.
Komisija napominje u tom pogledu da je trgovačko društvo Buonotourist preuzelo inicijativu tražeći obnovu koncesija za svih sedam godina u predmetnom razdoblju.
Buonotourist’s argument that the operators were duty bound to operate the routes under PSOs, even if the Region repeatedly reduced the amount of the standard cost, and that legal action would have been taken against them for interrupting a public service if they did indeed stop their activities, has not been backed up by any evidence, so it cannot be used to support the finding of unilaterally imposed PSOs in the present case.
Argument trgovačkog društva Buonotourist da su operatori imali obvezu izvršavanja prijevoza na linijama u okviru obveze obavljanja javne usluge unatoč tome što je Regija neprestano smanjivala iznos standardnog troška i da bi protiv njih bio pokrenut sudski postupak za prekid obavljanja javne usluge kada bi prestali sa svojim radom, nije potkrijepljen dokazima i ne može se upotrijebiti kao potvrda da su u ovom slučaju obveze obavljanja javne usluge bile određene jednostrano.
Even if the PSOs were shown to have been unilaterally imposed on Buonotourist in this instance, which is not the case, the compensation for those services would still need to comply with the common compensation procedure (Section IV) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 to be exempted from prior notification under Article 17(2) of that Regulation.
Čak i da je dokazano da su u ovom slučaju obveze obavljanja javne usluge jednostrano određene trgovačkom društvu Buonotourist, što nije slučaj, naknada za te usluge svejedno bi trebala biti u skladu sa zajedničkim postupkom isplate naknade (Odjeljak IV.) iz Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69 da bi mogla biti izuzeta od obveze prethodne prijave iz članka 17. stavka 2. te Uredbe.
First, the Commission notes that the common compensation procedure under Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 sets out a method for calculating the amount of compensation to be granted in respect of the financial burdens resulting from the imposition of a public service obligation.
Prvo, Komisija napominje da je u okviru postupka zajedničke isplate naknade u skladu s Uredbom (EEZ) br. 1191/69 utvrđen način za izračun iznosa naknade koja će biti odobrena u odnosu na financijsko opterećenje koje je posljedica određivanja obveze obavljanja javne usluge.
With effect from 1 July 1992, Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69, by virtue of Article 1(5)(a) thereof, required transport undertakings, which operate not only services subject to PSOs but also engage in other activities, to operate the public services as separate divisions whereby: (i) the operating accounts corresponding to each of those activities are separate and the proportion of the assets pertaining to each is used in accordance with the accounting rules in force, and (ii) expenditure is balanced by operating revenue and payments from public authorities, without any possibility of transfer from or to another sector of the undertaking’s activity.
Od 1. srpnja 1992., Uredbom (EEZ) br. 1191/69 i njezinim člankom 1. stavkom 5. točkom (a), od prijevoznih poduzeća koje ne obavljaju samo usluge podložne obvezama obavljanja javne usluge već se bave i drugim djelatnostima zahtijeva se da upravljaju javnim uslugama kao zasebnom kategorijom, pri čemu: i. poslovni računi koji odgovaraju svakoj od tih djelatnosti razdvojeni su, a dio imovine koji se odnosi na svaku od njih koristi se u skladu s računovodstvenim pravilima koja su na snazi i ii. izdaci su u ravnoteži s prihodima od poslovanja i plaćanjima javnih tijela, bez ikakve mogućnosti prebacivanja iz jednog sektora djelatnosti poduzeća u drugi.
The Commission further notes that, according to the Court of Justice in the Antrop judgment, the requirements set out by that procedure are not fulfilled where it is not possible to ascertain on the basis of reliable data from the relevant accounts the difference between the costs imputable to the part of its activities in the area covered by the concession and the corresponding income and, consequently, where it is not possible to calculate the additional cost deriving from the performance of public service obligations by that undertaking.
Komisija dalje napominje da, prema mišljenju Suda EU-a u presudi Antrop, zahtjevi utvrđeni u tom postupku nisu ispunjeni ako na temelju pouzdanih podataka iz odgovarajućih poslovnih računa nije moguće utvrditi razliku između troškova koji se mogu pripisati dijelu njegovih aktivnosti u području obuhvaćenom koncesijom i odgovarajućeg prihoda te ako nije moguće izračunati dodatni trošak koji nastaje zbog izvršavanja obveze obavljanja javne usluge koju ima taj poduzetnik.
The Commission considers that the compensation awarded to Buonotourist does not comply with these requirements.
Komisija smatra da naknada dodijeljena trgovačkom društvu Bounotourist nije u skladu s tim zahtjevima.
Buonotourist confirmed that, in addition to its alleged PSO activities, it also engaged in rental services activities.
Trgovačko društvo Buonotourist potvrdilo je da je, pored navodnih djelatnosti u okviru obveze obavljanja javne usluge, pružalo i usluge iznajmljivanja.
In addition, the Region alleges that Buonotourist also engaged in other activities — in interregional and international bus services (see recitals 50 to 52).
Nadalje, Regija tvrdi da se trgovačko društvo Buonotourist bavilo i drugim djelatnostima – obavljanjem međuregionalnih i međunarodnih usluga autobusnog prijevoza (vidjeti uvodne izjave 50. do 52.).
However, neither the Italian authorities nor Buonotourist demonstrated that proper separate accounts were kept for these activities.
Međutim, talijanska nadležna tijela ni trgovačko društvo Buonotourist nisu dokazali da se za te djelatnosti vodilo odvojeno računovodstvo.
This seems to be implicitly confirmed by Buonotourist when it asserts that the amounts indicated in the ‘E forms’ sent each year to the Region also included revenues for routes that were not subject to concessions (see recital 45).
Čini se da je to trgovačko društvo Buonotourist implicitno potvrdilo kada navodi da iznosi navedeni u „E obrascima” koji se svake godine šalju Regiji uključuju i prihode za linije za koje se ne daje koncesija (vidjeti uvodnu izjavu 45.).
The Commission considers that the argument put forward by Buonotourist that the legal requirement to keep full accounting and administrative documentation for the period under review has now expired is not relevant to justify ex post an additional amount of compensation via an inductive approach.
Komisija smatra da se argumentom koji daje trgovačko društvo Buonotourist da je pravni zahtjev kojim se propisuje vođenje potpune računovodstvene i administrativne dokumentacije za predmetno razdoblje sada istekao ne može ex post opravdati dodatni iznos naknade induktivnim pristupom.
In any event, such a requirement deriving from national law, were it to be shown to exist, cannot undermine an obligation deriving from the case-law of the CJEU or Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69, which must be shown to have been fulfilled before public service compensation can be paid to a transport operator.
U svakom slučaju, takvim se zahtjevom koji se temelji na nacionalnom pravu, ako se dokaže njegovo postojanje, ne može umanjiti obveza koja proizlazi iz sudske prakse Suda EU-a ili Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69, a koja mora biti ispunjena prije nego što se prijevozniku može isplatiti naknada za obavljanje javne usluge.
Second, the Commission notes that Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 requires the administration to fix the amount of the compensation in advance.
Drugo, Komisija napominje da je člankom 13. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69 propisano da uprava mora unaprijed utvrditi iznos naknade.
The calculation of the additional compensation on the basis of an ex post assessment, as prescribed by the Consiglio di Stato, is at odds with that provision, as already explained in recitals 62 and 63.
Izračun dodatne naknade na temelju ex post ocjene, kako je propisao Consiglio di Stato, u suprotnosti je s tom odredbom, što je već objašnjeno u uvodnim izjavama 62. i 63.
In the light of these observations, the Commission concludes that the additional compensation the Consiglio di Stato considers due to Buonotourist was not exempted from compulsory prior notification pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69.
U svjetlu tih opažanja, Komisija zaključuje da dodatna naknada za koju Consiglio di Stato smatra da treba isplatiti trgovačkom društvu Buonotourist nije izuzeta od obveze prethodne prijave u skladu s člankom 17. stavkom 2. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69.
Since it has not been shown that the measure under review was exempt from prior notification pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69, the compatibility of the payment with the internal market will have to be examined, as they are considered to constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty, as explained in section 6.1.
Budući da nije dokazano da je predmetna mjera izuzeta od obveze prethodne prijave u skladu s člankom 17. stavkom 2. Uredbe (EEZ) br. 1191/69, trebat će ispitati sukladnost plaćanja s unutarnjim tržištem jer se smatra da ona čine državnu potporu u smislu članka 107. stavka 1. Ugovora, kako je objašnjeno u odjeljku 6.1.
Article 93 of the Treaty contains rules for the compatibility of State aid in the area of coordination of transport and PSOs in the field of transport and constitutes a lex specialis with respect to Article 107(3), as well as Article 106(2), as it contains special rules for the compatibility of State aid.
U članku 93. Ugovora propisana su pravila za spojivost državne potpore u području koordinacije prometa i obveze obavljanja javnih usluga u području prometa i on je lex specialis u odnosu na članak 107. stavak 3. i članak 106. stavak 2. jer sadrži posebna pravila o spojivosti državne potpore.
The CJEU has ruled that that Article ‘acknowledges that aid to transport is compatible with the internal market only in well-defined cases which do not jeopardise the general interests of the [Union]’.
Sud EU-a presudio je da se člankom „potvrđuje da je potpora u području prometa spojiva s unutarnjim tržištem samo u strogo definiranim slučajevima kojima se ne ugrožavaju opći interesi [Unije]”.
On 3 December 2009, Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 entered into force and repealed Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 and Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 of the Council.
Uredba (EZ) br. 1370/2007 stupila je na snagu 3. prosinca 2009. i njome su stavljene izvan snage Uredba (EEZ) br. 1191/69 i Uredba Vijeća (EEZ) br. 1107/70.
The Commission considers that the examination of the compatibility of the non-notified measure should be conducted under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, since that was the legislation in force at the time that this Decision was adopted.
Komisija smatra da preispitivanje spojivosti neprijavljene mjere treba provoditi u skladu s Uredbom (EZ) br. 1370/2007, jer je ona bila na snazi u trenutku donošenja ove Odluke.
It further notes that the additional compensation awarded to Buonotourist by the Consiglio di Stato was paid on 21 December 2012, so Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 had already been in effect for more than three years on the date on which the effects of the disbursed aid occurred.
Zatim napominje da je dodatna naknada koju je trgovačkom društvu Buonotourist dodijelio Consiglio di Stato plaćena 21. prosinca 2012., što znači da je na dan kada su nastali učinci isplaćene potpore Uredba (EZ) br. 1370/2007 već bila na snazi više od tri godine.