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In the case in point, the Commission finds that only state-owned companies and undertakings supplying transport which were subject to PSOs could apply for subsidies from the Region.
U ovom slučaju Komisija zaključuje da su samo javna tijela i prijevoznici kojima je povjereno obavljanje javne usluge mogli tražiti subvencije od regije.
The PSOs had been defined in the operating agreements reached between each transport operator and the local authority or authorities acting as contractor(s).
Obveze obavljanja javne usluge određene su ugovorima o obavljanju usluga zaključenima između svakog prijevoznika i jedne ili više jedinica javne uprave nositeljica projekta.
These operating agreements provided for compensation for the losses sustained in discharging the PSOs, net of any receipts and subsidies.
Tim je ugovorima o obavljanju usluga bila predviđena naknada za gubitak nastao obavljanjem javne usluge u neto iznosu mogućih prihoda i subvencija.
The subsidies from the Region were grafted onto this contractual mechanism in order to stimulate investment and, in so doing, to spur a quantitative and qualitative improvement in the supply of transport.
Subvencije regije proizišle su iz tog ugovornog mehanizma kako bi potaknule ulaganja i kvantitativno i kvalitativno poboljšanje ponude prijevoza.
The amount of the subsidies was fixed on a flat-rate scale by applying a set percentage to a category of capped costs (e.g. the price of a bus excluding tax).
Iznos subvencija bio je određen kao fiksan iznos primjenom postotka određenog za jednu kategoriju najviših troškova (na primjer, cijena autobusa bez poreza).
To be able to apply for the subsidy, the local authorities acting as contractors had to undertake to tighten up the content of the PSOs which they imposed in any case on the transport operators.
Kako bi se mogle prijaviti za dodjelu subvencija, jedinice javne uprave nositeljice projekta trebale su povećati obveze obavljanja javne usluge koje su nametale prijevoznicima.
As is clear from the actual title of the 1994 decision, the object of the scheme was to bring about an ‘improvement in public transport services by road’.
Kao što se iz samog naziva odluke iz 1994. može zaključiti, cilj programa bio je „poboljšanje usluga javnog cestovnog prijevoza”.
This does not mean, however, that the subsidies from the Region were awarded in compensation for PSOs.
To ne znači da su subvencije regije bile dodijeljene kao naknada za obavljanje javne usluge.
As with a traditional subsidy, their purpose was more simply to encourage investment by the undertakings and state-owned companies operating the transport services.
Kao klasičnoj subvenciji, cilj joj je jednostavno bio olakšati ulaganja poduzeća i javnih tijela koja pružaju usluge prijevoza.
The contracting authorities, on the other hand, remained responsible for compensating transport operators for the full amount of the deficit resulting from the full range of obligations they imposed on them (including those that were added so that operators could apply for subsidies from the Region).
Naprotiv, jedinice javne uprave nositeljice projekta i dalje su bile dužne prijevoznicima nadoknaditi cjelokupan manjak nastao izvršavanjem svih nametnutih obveza (uključujući i one obveze koje su pridodane kako bi mogli tražiti subvencije regije).
The deficit would certainly have been larger without the subsidies from the Region, since it was calculated by deducting receipts and any subsidies from costs.
Taj bi manjak bio zasigurno puno veći bez subvencija regije jer je izračunan odbijanjem prihoda i eventualnih subvencija od troškova.
But there is still a conceptual difference between, on the one hand, the system of PSOs and compensation payments which were the responsibility of the contracting authorities (and which are not the subject of this investigation) and, on the other, a system of subsidies designed, in general terms, to encourage investment in the improvement of transport services.
No, postoji razlika u pojmu sustava obveza obavljanja javne usluge i naknada za koje su bile zadužene jedinice javne uprave nositeljice projekta (i nisu predmet ovog postupka) s jedne strane i programa subvencija čiji je cilj u širem smislu ulaganje u poboljšanje usluga prijevoza s druge.
Therefore, notwithstanding the economic link which rightly existed between the subsidies from the Region and the calculation of the public-service compensation, the Commission considers that the subsidies from the Region were not awarded as compensation for clearly defined PSOs.
Unatoč gospodarskoj povezanosti subvencije regije i izračuna naknade za obavljanje javne usluge, Komisija smatra da subvencije regije nisu bile dodijeljene kao naknada jasno određenih obveza obavljanja javne usluge. Prema tome, prvi kriterij iz presude Altmark nije ispunjen.
The mechanism set up by the Region must therefore be analysed more conventionally as a scheme for granting investment subsidies.
Prema tome, mehanizam regije mora se analizirati klasičnim putem kao program potpora kojim se dopušta dodjela subvencija za ulaganja.
By taking responsibility for part of the investment costs normally borne by the transport undertakings, the Region freed up margins for financial manoeuvre for the recipients of the subsidies, who were able to use their own resources for other purposes.
Preuzimajući dio troškova ulaganja koje inače snose prijevoznici, regija je korisnicima tih subvencija pružila mogućnost da vlastite resurse upotrebljavaju u druge svrhe.
The recipients of the subsidies thereby gained an economic advantage.
Time su korisnici subvencija dobili gospodarsku korist.
Certain interested third parties have emphasised that this advantage was rendered null by the fact that the subsidies, plus the financing cost which the operator avoided, were written off in the public-service compensation also paid by the local authority acting as contractor.
Neke su zainteresirane strane naglasile da je ta korist poništena činjenicom da su subvencije uvećane za troškove financiranja koje nije snosio operator bile amortizirane naknadom za obavljanje javne usluge koju je isplatila jedinica javne uprave nositeljica projekta.
In response to that argument, the Commission finds that the successive decisions setting up the scheme in question did not define the key parameters for that write-off: duration and interest rate.
Kao odgovor na ovaj argument Komisija utvrđuje da sukcesivnim odlukama kojima je program uveden nisu bili definirani ključni parametri te amortizacije: trajanje, kamatna stopa.
Thus nothing in the legal basis guaranteed with certainty that the subsidies would be properly written off, over a period in keeping with the use made of the equipment and having regard to a financial cost avoided which would be in line with the financial cost seen on the market.
Na taj način ničime u pravnoj osnovi programa ne bi se moglo sa sigurnošću jamčiti da su subvencije bile ispravno amortizirane prema razdoblju upotrebe opreme i uzimajući u obzir izbjegnut trošak financiranja koji je jednak trošku financiranja na tržištu.
An assessment of whether the subsidies were correctly taken into account in the public-service compensation otherwise awarded by the contracting authorities therefore involves analysing, on a case by case basis, the compensation concerned, not the subsidies.
Uzimanje u obzir subvencija u naknadama za obavljanje javne usluge koje dodjeljuju jedinice javne uprave nositeljice projekta analizira se kroz pojedinačne slučajeve navedenih naknada, a ne analizu subvencija.
The current investigation in fact only concerns the subsidies, not the public-service compensation which was also awarded.
Ovaj postupak odnosi se samo na subvencije, a ne na naknade dodijeljene za obavljanje javne usluge.
In the light of the above, the Commission confirms that the subsidies from the Region, considered in isolation, conferred an economic advantage on the beneficiaries.
U svjetlu prethodno navedenoga Komisija potvrđuje da su subvencije regije, promatrane samostalno, donijele gospodarsku korist njihovim korisnicima.
Investment subsidies awarded under the CT1s
Subvencije za ulaganja dodijeljene u okviru ugovora CT1
The CT1 was a public-service contract which imposed clearly defined PSOs on the operator.
Ugovor CT1 jest ugovor o obavljanju javne usluge kojim se operatoru izričito povjerava obveza jasno definiranih obveza obavljanja javne usluge.
Article 4-2 of the CT1 laid down that ‘the operator shall run a public passenger transport service’.
Člankom 4. stavkom 2. ugovora CT1 predviđeno je da „operator obavlja javne usluge putničkog prijevoza”.
As such, the undertaking was under an obligation to maintain and operate the routes with which it had been entrusted, and to carry passengers on conditions of carriage and at fares set by STIF.
Time je poduzeću nametnuta obveza održavanja i upotrebe dodijeljenih linija te obveza prijevoza putnika prema uvjetima i cijenama koje određuje STIF.
Article 12-1 of the CT1 stated without room for ambiguity: ‘fare setting is an exclusive competence of STIF which cannot be delegated’.
U članku 12. stavku 1. ugovora CT1 jasno se i nedvojbeno određuje: „Određivanje cijena u izričitoj je i neprenosivoj nadležnosti STIF-a”.
In exchange, the operator received compensation for the losses incurred in discharging the PSOs, net of any receipts and subsidies.
Zauzvrat, tim ugovorima o obavljanju usluga bila je predviđena naknada operatoru za gubitak nastao obavljanjem javne usluge u neto iznosu eventualnih prihoda i subvencija.
The subsidies introduced by Rider No 3 to the CT1 were granted alongside this compensation in the same way as, during the preceding period, the system of subsidies from the Region had complemented the compensation provided for by the operating agreements.
Subvencije uvedene Dopunom br. 3 ugovora CT1 ostvaruju se naknadama na isti način na koji se u prethodnom razdoblju sustav subvencija regije ostvario naknadama predviđenima ugovorom o obavljanju usluga.
The main difference was that a single entity (STIF) paid both (i) the public-service compensation properly speaking, the method of calculating which was designed to cover the deficit associated with discharging the PSOs; and (ii) the investment subsidy, which was determined on the combined basis of a price ceiling and a maximum subsidy rate.
Glavna je razlika u tome što je isto tijelo (STIF) ujedno isplaćivalo i. naknadu za strogo rečeno obavljanje usluga koja je trebala pokriti deficit nastao obavljanjem javne usluge i ii. subvenciju za ulaganja određenu prema omjeru maksimalne cijene/maksimalne stope subvencije.
What is more, as in the preceding period, the legal basis for the award of subsidies, i.e. in this case the standard Rider No 3 to the CT1, also failed to define the key parameters for write-off of the subsidies in the public-service compensation which was also paid.
Nadalje, kao i tijekom prethodnog razdoblja, pravna osnova na temelju koje su se dodjeljivale subvencije, tj. u ovom slučaju model Dopune br. 3 ugovora CT1, nije definirala ni ključne parametre amortizacije subvencija u naknadi za obavljanje javne usluge isplaćenoj iz drugog izvora.
In view of these similarities, which have also been stressed by most of the interested third parties, the Commission considers that the same reasoning should be applied as for the preceding period.
Uspoređujući te sličnosti koje je naglasila većina zainteresiranih strana, Komisija smatra da se isto razmatranje može primijeniti i na prethodno razdoblje.
The subsidies paid pursuant to Rider No 3 to the CT1 are therefore ‘conventional’ investment subsidies, and they conferred an economic advantage on their recipients.
Subvencije isplaćene na temelju Dopune br. 3 ugovora CT1 zapravo su „klasične” subvencije za ulaganja te su svojim korisnicima donosile gospodarsku korist.
The C2 contribution in the CT2s
Doprinos C2 ugovora CT2
The CT2 is a public-service contract which expressly imposed clearly defined PSOs on the transport operator, as regards both operation and investment.
Ugovor CT2 jest ugovor o obavljanju javne usluge kojim se prijevozniku izričito povjerava obveza jasno definiranih obveza obavljanja javne usluge upotrebe i ulaganja.
Article 5-2 of the CT2 determines the general obligations incumbent on the operator as follows:
Člankom 5. stavkom 2. ugovora CT2 određuju se opće obveze operatora:
‘to maintain and operate, concepts understood as meaning the obligation upon the undertaking to adopt, in respect of the routes and installations entrusted to it, all proper measures to guarantee a transport service which complies with standards of continuity, regularity, frequency, capacity, safety and quality,
„obveze održavanja i upotrebe linija i infrastrukture koje su im povjerene na upotrebu, provođenje mjera u cilju pružanja usluge prijevoza koja odgovara standardima kontinuiteta, redovitosti, učestalosti, opsega, sigurnosti i kvalitete,
to transport, referring to the obligation upon the undertaking to accept and carry out all passenger transport at public fares and on conditions of carriage laid down by STIF,
obveza prijevoza koju poduzeće prihvaća, obveza obavljanja svake vrste putničkog prijevoza u skladu s javnim tarifama i uvjetima koje određuje STIF,
to apply the system of fares, regarded as the obligation upon the undertaking to sell and accept fare products in accordance with the general conditions of sale and use decided upon by STIF,
obveza primjene tarifa prema kojoj je poduzeće obvezno prodavati i prihvaćati vozne karte prema općim uvjetima i upotrebe koje određuje STIF,
to take part in integrated systems with respect to the provision of information, the issuance of tickets, timetabling and the use of interchange points,
ažuriranje integriranih sustava podataka, dostava voznih karata, rasporeda voženje i dionica puta,
to contribute to passenger safety and security.’
doprinos sigurnosti putnika”.
Article 41 of the CT2 also sets out the operator's obligations with regard to assets, which mainly involve an obligation to use all the assets, an obligation to carry out maintenance and upkeep works on the property earmarked for implementation of the public transport service, and an obligation to draw up a plan of investment in the vehicle fleet for the full term of the contract such as to ensure, particularly for reasons of safety, reliability, availability of the vehicles and optimisation of the maintenance and upkeep costs, that the average age of the fleet does not exceed seven years.
Člankom 41. ugovora CT2 definiraju se, među ostalim, i obveze operatora u pogledu dobara, a to su ponajprije obveza upotrebe svih dobara, obveza održavanja i popravljanja imovine oštećene tijekom pružanja usluga javnog prijevoza te obveza izrade plana ulaganja u vozni park za cijelo razdoblje trajanja ugovora kojim će se zajamčiti da starost voznog parka ne bude veća od sedam godina, a u svrhe sigurnosti, pouzdanosti i raspoloživosti vozila te optimizacije troškova održavanja i popravaka.
Through the CT2, STIF breaks with the model followed in previous years by introducing a public-service contract which, from the outset and in an integrated manner, sets out obligations in respect of both operation and investment, in particular through a unified ‘financial account for the service’.
STIF ugovorima CT2 prekida obrazac prethodnih razdoblja uvodeći ugovor o obavljanju javne usluge koji od samog početka na integriran način obrađuje obveze upotrebe i ulaganja putem objedinjenog „financijskog računa usluge”.
The C2 contribution is explicitly designed to compensate for the costs flowing from the obligations linked to investment.
Doprinos C2 izričito je uveden kako bi se nadoknadili troškovi nastali izvršavanjem obveza ulaganja.
The Commission deduces from this that the C2 contribution is given in exchange for clearly defined PSOs relating to investment, and that the first Altmark criterion is therefore met.
Komisija na temelju toga zaključuje da je doprinos C2 naknada za jasno definirane obveze ulaganja u okviru obavljanja javne usluge te da je time ispunjen prvi uvjet iz presude Altmark.
Now that it has been established that the C2 contribution satisfies the first Altmark criterion, it remains to be assessed whether it satisfies the second, third and fourth Altmark criteria.
Budući da je uspostavljena usklađenost doprinosa C2 s prvim kriterijem iz presude Altmark, preostaje procijeniti njegovu usklađenost s drugim, trećim i četvrtim kriterijem iz presude Altmark.
As the criteria are cumulative, the Commission will confine itself to demonstrating that the fourth criterion is not satisfied in order to conclude that the contribution concerned confers an economic advantage.
Budući da kriteriji moraju biti istodobno ispunjeni, Komisija će dokazati da četvrti kriterij nije ispunjen kako bi mogla zaključiti da taj doprinos donosi gospodarsku korist.
The object of the fourth Altmark criterion is to verify that, where the undertaking which is to discharge PSOs is not chosen following a public procurement procedure to select a tenderer capable of providing these services at the least cost to the public authority, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an assessment of the costs which a typical undertaking, well-run and adequately equipped to be able to meet the public-service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations.
Cilj četvrtog kriterija Altmark jest potvrditi da se, ako poduzetnik kojem je povjereno izvršenje obveze pružanja javne usluge nije izabran na temelju postupka javnog natječaja kojim bi se omogućio izbor ponuditelja koji bi takve usluge mogao pružiti o najmanjem trošku za jedinicu javne uprave, visina potrebne naknade mora odrediti na temelju analize troškova koje bi imao tipičan poduzetnik, kojim se dobro upravlja i koji ima odgovarajuća potrebna sredstva za izvršenje obveze obavljanja usluge, uzimajući u obzir predmetne prihode i razumnu dobit od izvršenja tih obveza.
In this connection it should be pointed out that STIF carried out a comparative analysis of costs prior to the signing of contracts with operators.
U tom pogledu potrebno je dodati da je STIF proveo komparativnu analizu troškova prije zaključivanja ugovora s operatorima.
This comparative analysis is based on (i) accurate costed figures for each contract; (ii) legal instruments which guarantee that costs and equipment are comparable; (iii) a thorough knowledge of the passenger transport market in Île-de-France; and (iv) a comparison both with the ‘trade’ figures generally accepted in the sector and with contracts awarded after being put out to tender.
Ta se komparativna analiza temelji ujedno i. na preciznim brojčanim podacima svakog pojedinog ugovora, ii. na pravnim instrumentima kojima se jamči usporedivost troškova i opreme, iii. na iscrpnom znanju tržišta putničkog prijevoza u regiji Île-de-France i iv. na usporedbi općepriznatih poslovnih podataka i ugovora dodijeljenih nakon natječaja.
Nevertheless, this detailed analysis is mainly concerned with operating variables such as the commercial speed of buses or the number of hours driven per vehicle.
Međutim, ta je iscrpna analiza ponajprije usmjerena na varijable poslovanja, poput komercijalne brzine autobusa ili broja sati vožnje po pojedinom vozilu.
A study of these variables is extremely useful when it comes to negotiating the operating costs and fixing the C1 contribution, but it does not make it possible to ensure that the investment costs covered by contribution C2 correspond to those of an average well-managed undertaking.
Iako analiza uvelike pomaže u ugovaranju troškova poslovanja i definiranju doprinosa C1, proučavanjem varijabli ne može se utvrditi hoće li troškovi ulaganja koje pokrivaju doprinosi C1 odgovarati troškovima tipičnog poduzeća kojim se dobro upravlja.
Nor is there anything to show that the sample chosen by STIF is representative of well-managed undertakings.
Osim toga, ne može se dokazati da je uzorak koji je STIF upotrijebio zaista reprezentativan za poduzeća kojima se dobro upravlja.
Therefore, although the analysis conducted by STIF certainly constitutes undeniable progress towards sound management of compensation granted to public-service operators, it is not enough to satisfy the fourth Altmark criterion as regards the C2 contribution.
Iako je analiza koju je proveo STIF neporeciv napredak prema uravnoteženom upravljanju naknadama dodijeljenima operatorima javne usluge, ona sama nije dovoljna da bi se ispunio četvrti kriterij iz presude Altmark u pogledu doprinosa C2.
As the fourth Altmark criterion is not satisfied, the Commission concludes that the C2 contribution awarded under the CT2 confers an economic advantage on the beneficiaries.
Budući da četvrti kriterij iz presude Altmark nije ispunjen, Komisija zaključuje da doprinos C2 dodijeljen u okviru ugovora CT2 svojim korisnicima donosi gospodarsku dobit.
The Court of Justice has consistently held [29] that a measure is ruled to be selective if not all the sectors of the economy to which it applies can take advantage of it.
Na temelju nepromjenjive sudske prakse [29] proizlazi da se mjera smatra selektivnom ako od nje ne mogu imati koristi svi gospodarski sektori njezina okvira.
Whether measures implemented by the Region or by STIF are involved, they only concern state-owned companies under public authority control and private undertakings with which such authorities or STIF have signed an operating agreement for a transport route or network in Île-de-France.
Mjere koje je provodila regija i one koje je provodio STIF odnose se samo na javna i privatna poduzeća s kojima su dotične jedinice javne uprave ili STIF zaključili ugovor o obavljanju usluge prijevoza na određenoj liniji ili mreži u regiji Île-de-France.
The measures at issue therefore only concern the scheduled public transport by road sector in Île-de-France.
Prema tome, predmetne se mjere odnose samo na sektor redovnog javnog cestovnog prijevoza u regiji Île-de-France.
The Commission also points out that a selection from among the undertakings in that sector is made prior to the award of the subsidies, when the undertakings which are to discharge the PSOs are selected.
Osim toga, Komisija napominje da je izbor poduzeća u tom sektoru proveden prije dodjele potpora tijekom odabira poduzeća za izvršavanje obveza obavljanja javne usluge.
As selectivity is applied both at the sector level and within the sector, there is no need to demonstrate the geographical character of the selectivity as well, contrary to what RATP Dev appears to suggest in referring to the Azores ruling [30].
Budući da se selektivnost promatra na razini sektora, ali i unutar samog sektora, nema potrebe dokazivati i zemljopisnu značajku selektivnosti, suprotno onome što sugerira RATP Dev upućujući na sudsku praksu u predmetu Azores [30].
The Commission therefore concludes that the measures implemented by the Region, and by STIF under CT1 and CT2, are selective.
Prema tome, Komisija zaključuje da su mjere koje su u okviru ugovora 1. i CT2 provodili regija i STIF selektivne.
It is necessary to examine whether the measures are such as to distort competition to the extent that they may have an effect on trade between the Member States.
Potrebno je provjeriti mogu li mjere naštetiti tržišnom natjecanju i utjecati na trgovinu među državama članicama.