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Article 53 of the CT2 provided for two types of contribution linked to the PSOs, contribution ‘C1’ (Article 53-2) to cover operating costs and contribution ‘C2’ (Article 53-3) to cover investment costs.
Budući da te naknade ispunjavaju četiri kriterija iz presude Altmark, one nisu državna potpora.
Therefore, according to France, the compensation was calculated in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
Prvi kriterij iz presude Altmark
Third Altmark criterion
Obveze javne usluge povjerene operatorima jasno su određene u članku 4. stavku 2. ugovora CT1, posebno obveze u pogledu održavanja, poslovanja, prijevoza korisnika, određivanja tarifa, sigurnosti ili informiranja.
The public-service contracts (CT1 and CT2) laid down that compensation for investment should be paid only after the vehicles and equipment had been purchased.
Te su obveze dopunjene Dopunom br. 3, u kojoj je među ostalim određena i obveza da se vozila osam godina upotrebljavaju na ugovorenim linijama.
STIF also carried out consistency checks on parts received to make sure that the rolling stock purchased did actually match the original application.
Osim što su u ugovoru CT2 preuzete obveze javne usluge iz ugovora CT1 (članak 5. stavak 2.) i dodane odredbe kojima se uvode stroži zahtjevi u pogledu kvalitete voznog parka (članci 41. do 43.), u tom su ugovoru jasno definirane i obveze javne usluge koje moraju ispunjavati operatori.
STIF could carry out investigations, audits or checks at any time.
To su, na primjer, obveze ulaganja, održavanja ili popravljanja kako bi se osigurao određeni vijek trajanja opreme.
The beneficiary undertakings were required to produce annual reports accounting for investment made as compared to their advance planning.
Drugi kriterij iz presude Altmark
Fourth Altmark criterion
Francuska stoga smatra da su naknade bile izračunane unaprijed na objektivan i transparentan način.
STIF had devised analytical tools with which to carry out cost comparisons on the basis of the data base compiled by all the operators which had a contract with it.
Treći kriterij iz presude Altmark
This would ensure that the level of compensation was set on the basis of an analysis of the costs of an average well-managed undertaking.
U ugovorima o obavljanju javne usluge (ugovori CT1 i CT2) određeno je da se naknade za ulaganja dodjeljuju tek nakon kupnje vozila i opreme.
France stressed that if the Commission were to class the measures as ‘public-service compensation’, the legal basis for assessing the compatibility of the measures implemented by the Region would be Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of the Council [15].
S druge strane, STIF provodi kontrolu sukladnosti dokaza koji su joj dostavljeni kako bi mogao provjeriti odgovaraju li kupljena vozila prvobitnom zahtjevu koji mu je podnesen.
France considered that the measures met the conditions laid down in Articles 2 and 14 of that Regulation.
STIF može u bilo kojem trenutku provoditi istrage, revizije ili kontrole.
Furthermore, according to France, the mechanism put in place by the Region met the cumulative conditions for compatibility of State aid under Article 107(3) TFEU, i.e. contribution to objectives of common interest; market failure; the appropriateness of the choice of the measure as an instrument for action; the existence of an incentive effect; the limitation of the aid to the minimum necessary; limited negative effects; and transparency in the awarding of the aid.
Poduzeća korisnici moraju podnositi godišnja izvješća o ulaganjima ostvarenima u odnosu na svoj predviđeni plan rada.
Should the Commission consider that the measures implemented by STIF constituted State aid, France believed it could demonstrate their compatibility on the grounds of their conformity with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
Naposljetku, ugovori sadržavaju klauzule o povratu u slučaju neispunjavanja ugovornih obveza, a STIF može primijeniti i novčane kazne.
According to the French authorities, the STIF mechanism met the requirements of that Regulation, i.e. that the PSOs be clearly defined, that the parameters for calculating the compensation be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner, and that arrangements be determined for the allocation of costs connected with the provision of services.
Francuska smatra da se tim elementima može osigurati nepostojanje prekomjernih naknada.
The CT1 met these requirements through the obligations listed in recital 64 and through the fact that STIF could carry out checks on the terms of implementation of those obligations.
Četvrti kriterij iz presude Altmark
As regards the CT2, the compensation payments provided for under the obligations were subdivided depending on their purpose (to cover operating costs or investment costs).
STIF-ove su službe na temelju baze podataka, u koju su uključeni svi operatori koji su sa STIF-om potpisali ugovor, razvile analitičke alate za usporedbu troškova.
In the event of failure to renew vehicles as laid down in the vehicle fleet investment plan, the depreciation amounts and the corresponding financial costs were refunded to STIF.
Time bi se trebalo osigurati da je iznos naknade određen na temelju analize troškova prosječnog poduzeća kojim se dobro upravlja.
The French authorities emphasised that STIF also had the right to carry out audits and extensive checks under the CT2s.
Nadalje, Francuska smatra da je mehanizam koji je uspostavila regija ispunjavao kumulativne uvjete spojivosti državne potpore na temelju članka 107. stavka 3.
It would therefore appear that STIF could satisfy itself that its payments were intended solely to cover costs specific to the CT2, and that they constituted fair compensation for PSOs in a manner compatible with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and with the common market.
UFEU-a, a to su: doprinos ostvarivanju ciljeva od zajedničkog interesa; nepotpunost tržišta; primjerenost odabira mjere kao instrument djelovanja; postojanje poticajnog učinka; ograničenje iznosa potpore na najniži potreban iznos; ograničeni negativni učinci; transparentnost dodjeljivanja potpora.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES AND OBSERVATIONS BY FRANCE
Ako bi Komisija smatrala da su mjere koje je provodio STIF državna potpora, Francuska misli da može dokazati njihovu spojivost zbog njihove usklađenosti s Uredbom (EZ) br. 1370/2007.
The Region
Francuska smatra da mehanizam STIF-a odgovara zahtjevima te Uredbe, odnosno jasnoj definiciji obveze javne usluge, prethodnom objektivnom i transparentnom određivanju parametara izračuna naknade te definiciji načina raspodjele troškova povezanih s pružanjem usluga.
The Region referred only to the measures it had itself implemented between 1994 and 2008.
Ugovor CT1 ispunjavao bi te zahtjeve zahvaljujući obvezama navedenima u uvodnoj izjavi 64. i mogućnosti koja je dana STIF-u da provodi nadzor uvjeta ispunjavanja tih obveza.
The Region pointed out that the organisation of transport in Île-de-France was subject to a system of derogations from the ordinary rules on the grounds of the special circumstances prevailing there (population expansion, urban spread, establishment of international airports, large numbers of stations).
Kada je riječ o ugovorima CT2, naknade predviđene na temelju tih obveza podijeljene su ovisno o svrsi (pokrivanje troškova poslovanja ili troškova ulaganja).
The beneficiaries under the arrangement were local public authorities which had signed a route operating contract with private undertakings or were operating such routes under local authority control.
U slučaju da vozni park nije obnovljen kako je predviđeno planom ulaganja, izvršava se povrat amortizacije i popratnih troškova STIF-u.
These beneficiaries were active on the market in Île-de-France, which had not been liberalised.
Francuska naglašava da STIF u okviru ugovora CT2 ima i široko pravo provođenja revizije i kontrole.
The measures in question did not constitute State aid.
Prema tome, čini se da STIF može osigurati da njegova plaćanja budu namijenjena isključivo pokrivanju troškova koji proizlaze iz ugovora CT2 te da čine primjerenu naknadu za ispunjavanje obveza javne usluge i da je ta naknada spojiva s Uredbom (EZ) br. 1370/2007 i zajedničkim tržištem.
According to the Region, the criteria of selectivity and effect on trade between Member States were not met.
PRIMJEDBE ZAINTERESIRANIH TREĆIH STRANA I KOMENTARI FRANCUSKE
Selectivity
Regija
The measures in question were awarded on the basis of objective, defined conditions whereby any undertaking which met the conditions could benefit from the measures.
Regija je izrazila svoja stajališta samo o mjerama koje je sama provodila u razdoblju od 1994. do 2008.
The undertakings which did not benefit from them had either not applied to do so or were not eligible for them.
Regija podsjeća da je za organizaciju prijevoza u regiji Île-de-France vrijedio sustav odstupanja od općih pravila, koji je bio opravdan njezinom specifičnom situacijom (porast stanovništva, širenje urbanih područja, izgradnja međunarodnih zračnih luka, brojne stanice).
Moreover, the legal system governing the market in public passenger transport in Île-de-France displayed special features which were recognised by the French Competition Authority.
Korisnici ovog mehanizma bile su jedinice javne uprave koje su s privatnim ili javnim poduzećima sklopile ugovor o obavljanju prijevoza na tim linijama.
As all the undertakings, therefore, were not in a comparable legal and factual position, it could not be concluded that the measures in question were selective.
Ti su korisnici poslovali na tržištu regije Île-de-France koje nije bilo liberalizirano.
Furthermore, undertakings operating scheduled public transport services by road and undertakings operating other types of transport services did not use the same rolling stock.
Predmetne mjere nisu državna potpora.
Effect on competition and trade between Member States
Naime, regija smatra da kriteriji selektivnosti i utjecaja na trgovinu među državama članicama nisu ispunjeni.
The Region subscribed to the assessment of this point by France.
Selektivnost
As the measures could not be classed as aid, the Region did not assess their compatibility.
Odobrenje predmetnih mjera bilo je u skladu s objektivnim i utvrđenim uvjetima prema kojima su korisnici mjera mogla biti sva poduzeća koja su ispunjavala uvjete.
Classification as an existing aid scheme
Poduzeća koja nisu bila korisnici mjera ili nisu dostavila zahtjev ili nisu zadovoljavala uvjete.
In its final observations, the Region introduced the argument that the mechanism in force up to 2008 should be treated as an existing aid scheme.
Osim toga, pravni sustav tržišta javnog putničkog prijevoza u regiji Île-de-France ima i specifične značajke koje priznaje francusko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja.
According to the Region, this mechanism was set up on the basis of legislation dating back to 1949 and 1959, i.e. to a time (1949) prior to the Treaty of Rome or, if 1959 was taken as the basis, to a time when the market in scheduled public transport services by road in Île-de-France was not open to competition.
Budući da nisu sva poduzeća u usporedivoj pravnoj i činjeničnoj situaciji, nije moguće zaključiti da su predmetne mjere bile selektivne.
STIF gave its views only on the measures it itself implemented: the CT1s and CT2s.
Osim toga, poduzeća koja obavljaju djelatnosti redovnog javnog prijevoza u cestovnom prometu i poduzeća koja obavljaju druge vrste prijevoza ne upotrebljavaju isti vozni park.
According to STIF, the measures in question could not be classed as State aid in that they met the four Altmark criteria.
Utjecaj na tržišno natjecanje i trgovinu među državama članicama
STIF took the view that the first Altmark criterion was met since the PSOs imposed on the transport undertakings were effectively set out clearly and precisely, including those corresponding to the investment costs.
Regija se u vezi s ovom točkom slaže s analizom Francuske.
The aim and effect of the mechanism was to impose on private transport undertakings obligations to operate services and carry passengers, and fare obligations, which were essential in order to ensure the provision of a transport service akin to a PSO.
Budući da se mjere ne mogu smatrati potporama, regija ne analizira njihovu spojivost.
As regards the CT1s, all the obligations were listed in each contract.
Kvalifikacija postojećih programa potpora
As for the CT2s, they followed on from the CT1s, which already laid down the PSOs clearly.
Regija je u svoje zadnje primjedbe uključila tvrdnju prema kojoj bi se mehanizam koji je bio na snazi do 2008. trebao analizirati kao postojeći program potpora.
The ability to perform the public-service task and fulfil public-service obligations also depended on the vehicles (quality, equipment, age, etc.), entailing detailed obligations with respect to the vehicles, including the obligation, under the CT2s, to draw up a precise investment plan.
Prema regiji taj je mehanizam uveden na temelju zakonodavnih tekstova iz 1949. i 1959., odnosno iz vremena (1949.) prije Rimskog ugovora ili, ako se uzme 1959., iz vremena u kojem tržište redovnog javnog prijevoza putnika u cestovnom prometu u regiji Île-de-France nije bilo otvoreno konkurenciji.
As regards the CT1s, STIF considered that the parameters which formed the basis for calculating the public-service compensation were objective and transparent.
STIF se izjasnio samo o mjerama koje je on sam provodio: ugovori CT1 i CT2.
The CT2s contained data for calculating the compensation, meaning that the parameters were known in advance and were established objectively and transparently.
STIF smatra da se predmetne mjere ne mogu kvalificirati kao državne potpore jer ispunjavaju četiri kriterija iz presude Altmark.
In the CT2s, there was provision for a financial account for the service contractually agreed between STIF and the undertaking, reflecting the economic balance of the contract and covering all the undertaking's revenues and costs, including the contributions from STIF.
STIF smatra da je prvi kriterij iz presude Altmark ispunjen jer su obveze javne usluge, povjerene prijevoznim poduzećima, jasno i detaljno opisane, uključujući one koje se odnose na troškove ulaganja.
The two types of contract also included mechanisms for monitoring the compensation.
Cilj i učinak ovog mehanizma jest da se privatnim prijevoznim poduzećima nametnu obveze upravljanja i obavljanja prijevoza te tarifne obveze, koje su nužne za osiguravanje ponude obavljanja prijevoza, koju se može usporediti s obvezom javne usluge.
So, according to STIF, the parameters for the compensation granted to operators were established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
Kada je riječ o ugovorima CT1, sve su obveze bile navedene u svakom ugovoru.
STIF argued that the method used to select and compare bids and calibrate the contracts before they were signed made it possible to prevent any risk of overcompensation.
Kada je riječ o ugovorima CT2, oni su nastavak na ugovore CT1, u kojima su obveze javne usluge već bile jasno definirane.
The operating costs were analysed thoroughly before contracts and riders were signed, on the basis of a projected operating account drawn up by the applicant undertaking and setting out technical and economic data.
Sposobnost ispunjavanja zadaće pružanja javne usluge i ispunjavanja njezinih obveza ovisi i o vozilima (kvaliteti, opremi, starosti itd.) te uključuje detaljne obveze povezane s vozilima, uključujući obvezu, na temelju ugovora CT2, da se izradi detaljan plan ulaganja.
The analysis took account of the following criteria:
Kada je riječ o ugovorima CT1, STIF smatra da su parametri na temelju kojih je izračunana naknada za obavljanje javne usluge bili objektivni i transparentni.
the volume of the service offered by route, by period and by time slot, from which the number of hours of driving required to operate each route, depending on the time of year, could be determined;
Ugovori CT2 sadržavaju podatke za izračun naknade, što znači da su parametri unaprijed poznati i utvrđeni na objektivan i transparentan način.
the appropriate proportion of the vehicle fleet to be allocated to each part of the network;
U ugovorima CT2 predviđen je financijski račun usluge ugovorene između STIF-a i poduzeća, kojim se izražava ekonomska ravnoteža ugovora i koji uključuje sve prihode i troškove poduzeća, uključujući doprinose STIF-a.
the level of the contribution, which depended on negotiating the operating costs on the basis of a detailed breakdown by the undertaking; and
Osim toga, oba tipa ugovora uključuju mehanizme kontrole naknada.
a revision formula for transposing the amounts laid down in the contract into euros at current prices.
Zbog toga STIF smatra da su parametri za naknadu dodijeljenu operatorima bili utvrđeni unaprijed na objektivan i transparentan način.
The method used downstream during performance of the contract would also be a way of obviating any overcompensation.
STIF smatra da se metodom odabira i usporedbe ponuda te ciljane razrade ugovora prije njihova zaključivanja može izbjeći svaki rizik dodjele prekomjernih naknada.
This included:
Naime, prije potpisivanja ugovora i dopuna provodi se iscrpna analiza troškova poslovanja koja se temelji na procjeni poslovnih rezultata koju izrađuje poduzeće kandidat i koja sadržava tehničke i gospodarske podatke.
under the CT1, monitoring of the terms of fulfilment of the PSOs, including in the light of the compensation payments made for the acquisition of vehicles;
Ta analiza uzima u obzir sljedeće kriterije:
under the CT2, refunding of depreciation amounts and financial costs in the event of non-renewal of the vehicles as scheduled in the investment plan.
opseg ponude po liniji, po razdoblju i po vremenskom odsječku po kojem je moguće odrediti potreban broj sati vožnje za obavljanje prijevoza na svakoj liniji ovisno o razdoblju godine;
For both types of contract, STIF checked that the contributions paid were actually utilised.
utvrđivanje primjerene veličine voznog parka za svaki dio mreže;
There was no public procurement procedure for the award of the public-service task.
visinu doprinosa koja ovisi o ishodu pregovora o troškovima poslovanja koji se temelje na detaljnom analitičkom prikazu kojeg izrađuje poduzeće i
However, according to STIF, the level of compensation was determined on the basis of a thorough and detailed analysis of the costs which an average well-run undertaking would have incurred.
formulu prilagodbe koja se koristi za pretvaranje ugovornih iznosa u tekuće eure.
Having regard to the number of contracts and the range of operators, STIF considered that it had an accurate and complete picture of the real situation on the market, particularly since the contract with each operator was based on a standard model and on detailed individual data.
Sprečavanje bilo kakve dodjele prekomjernih naknada moglo bi se osigurati i metodom koja se primjenjivala pri izvršavanju ugovora.
STIF also had access to sophisticated analytical tools.
Predviđeno je:
It called on consultancies to conduct audits or carry out more detailed internal technical analyses, and drew up comparisons of services offered on the Île-de-France market, and services awarded on the basis of competitive tender on passenger transport markets outside Paris.
u okviru ugovora CT1, kontrola uvjeta izvršenja obveza javne usluge, uključujući i obveza u vezi s naknadama isplaćenima za kupnju vozila;
In STIF's view, its service-quality requirements met the criteria of comparability with an average well-managed undertaking.
u okviru ugovora CT2, povrat iznosa amortizacije i financijskih troškova u slučaju da vozni park ne bude obnovljen kako je predviđeno planom ulaganja.
The CT1s contained common objectives with a view to harmonising quality standards on the bus network, and indicators for measuring the standard of service, with a system of financial incentives.
U slučaju oba tipa ugovora STIF provjerava konkretnu upotrebu isplaćenih doprinosa.
The system was taken further in the CT2s.
Zadaće obavljanja javne usluge nisu bile dodijeljene putem postupka javne nabave.
Consequently, the level of compensation was determined on the basis of the costs which an average well-managed undertaking appropriately equipped with means of transport would have incurred in order to discharge these obligations.
Međutim, STIF smatra da iznos naknada proizlazi iz detaljne i iscrpne analize troškova koje bi imalo prosječno poduzeće kojim se dobro upravlja.
Were the Commission none the less to regard the arrangement as State aid, STIF asked it to stipulate the legal basis on which it proposed to assess whether the aid was compatible.
Uzimajući u obzir broj ugovora i raznolikost operatora, STIF smatra da ima detaljnu i potpunu sliku stvarne situacije na tržištu, pogotovo jer se ugovor svakog operatora temelji na standardnom modelu i na detaljnim individualnim podacima.
STIF had queries regarding the fact that, in its opening decision, the Commission considered that compatibility should be assessed on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
STIF raspolaže i razrađenim alatima za analizu.
As the measures concerned had been adopted prior to that Regulation, STIF took the view that Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 should be preferred.
Zatražio je pomoć savjetodavnih agencija pri provedbi revizija i poboljšavanju internih tehničkih analiza i proveo usporedbe ponuda na tržištu regije Île-de-France te na tržištima putničkog prijevoza u provinciji, koje su bile odobrene u okviru raspisa javnih natječaja.
However, to be consistent with the Commission's opening decision, STIF's comments were based on Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
STIF smatra da njegovi zahtjevi u pogledu kvalitete usluge zadovoljavaju kriterije usporedivosti s prosječnim dobro upravljanim poduzećem.
According to STIF, the CT1s and CT2s fulfilled all the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
Ugovori CT1 sadržavali su zajedničke ciljeve kako bi se uskladila kvaliteta unutar autobusne mreže, pokazatelje za mjerenje kvalitete usluge i sustav financijskih poticaja za napredovanje.
Firstly, the contracts signed with private operators were public-service contracts within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, with STIF representing the competent authority.
Taj je sustav nadopunjen u ugovorima CT2.
Secondly, the condition that the PSOs must be clearly defined was also fulfilled, with a clear definition of the geographical areas concerned.
Posljedično je visina naknada određena na temelju analize troškova koje bi pri ispunjavanju obveza javne usluge imalo prosječno dobro upravljano poduzeće, koje je također dobro opremljeno prijevoznim sredstvima.
Thirdly, the parameters for calculating the compensation were precise and were established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
Ako bi Komisija taj mehanizam svejedno smatrala državnom potporom, STIF zahtijeva da Komisija odredi pravnu osnovu na temelju koje namjerava ocijeniti spojivost.
Fourthly, the contracts included details of the costs to be borne by the undertaking and by STIF.
STIF nije siguran u mišljenje Komisije koje je ona izrazila u odluci o pokretanju postupka o tome da bi se ocjena spojivosti trebala temeljiti na Uredbi (EZ) br. 1370/2007.
Fifthly, on the basis of the reasoning in recitals 90 to 93, there was no risk of overcompensation.
Budući da su predmetne mjere odobrene prije donošenja te Uredbe, STIF smatra da bi relevantnija pravna osnova bila Uredba (EEZ) br. 1191/69.
OPTILE is a grouping of 70 undertakings (2012 figure), other than SNCF and RATP, operating scheduled transport services under the Region's transport plan.
Međutim, radi dosljednosti s odlukom Komisije o pokretanju postupka, STIF svoje primjedbe temelji na Uredbi (EZ) br. 1370/2007.
Its comments related only to the measures implemented by the Region.
STIF smatra da ugovori CT1 i CT2 ispunjavaju sve uvjete navedene u Uredbi (EZ) br. 1370/2007.
Contrary to what the Commission supposed in its opening decision, OPTILE did not regard this aid as coming on top of the compensation already paid by the local authorities and therefore did not class it as an additional payment but as relief on the compensation paid by the local authorities.
Prvo, ugovori potpisani s privatnim operatorima jesu ugovori o obavljanju javne usluge u smislu Uredbe (EZ) br. 1370/2007, pri čemu je STIF nadležno tijelo.