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the measure confers an economic advantage;
ugovori o najmu koji se odnose na sva željeznička vozila i koji se upotrebljavaju u svakom ugovoru o javnim uslugama uskladit će se s obzirom na trajanje i kako bi se omogućila preraspodjela željezničkih vozila koja bi mogla biti nužna pri izmjeni tih ugovora o javnim uslugama.
this advantage is selective;
Ugovor o najmu između TRAINOSE-a i države prvotno se trebao uskladiti s petogodišnjim ugovorom o obvezi pružanja javne usluge koji uključuje dodatnu mogućnost produljenja za najviše pet godina.
the measure distorts or threatens to distort competition and may affect trade between Member States.
Ugovori su se trebali dodjeljivati p tržišnim cijenama.
Economic activity and notion of undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty
Stoga je, prema mišljenju Grčke, potpora TRAINOSE-u važan element u nastojanjima Grčke da prebrodi jednu od najgorih ekonomskih i financijskih kriza u svojoj povijesti i može se smatrati da je njezin cilj otklanjanje ozbiljnih poremećaja u gospodarstvu neke države članice.
According to settled case law, the Commission must first establish who will be the beneficiary of the measures under assessment.
POVLAČENJE PRIJAVE
Article 107(1) of the Treaty refers to the concept of undertaking in defining the beneficiary of the aid.
Kako je navedeno u odjeljku 3., Grčka je povukla svoju prijavu u pogledu povećanja vlasničkog kapitala u iznosu od 65 milijuna EUR (dio mjere 2.) i prijenosa pet terminala s OSE-a na TRAINOSE-a (mjera 6.).
The Commission considers that by providing passenger and freight transport services for remuneration TRAINOSE is performing an economic activity.
U skladu s člankom 10.
Therefore, TRAINOSE should be considered an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty for the whole period in which the aid measures in question were or will be granted.
Uredbe Vijeća (EU) 2015/1589 dotična država članica može pravodobno povući prijavu prije nego što Komisija donese odluku u pogledu potpore.
State resources and imputability to the State
U skladu s člankom 10. stavkom 2.
In order to constitute State aid, the measure in question has to be financed from State resources and the decision to grant the measure must be imputable to the State.
Uredbe (EU) 2015/1589, u slučajevima u kojima je Komisija pokrenula službeni istražni postupak, ona ga i okončava.
The cancellation of debts will be done by OSE on the basis of a joint ministerial decision under Article 13(1) of the Greek Law 3891/2010.
Zbog činjenice da je Grčka povukla svoju prijavu i neće provesti povećanje kapitala u iznosu od 65 milijuna EUR (dio mjere 2.) ni prijenos terminala (mjera 6.) primjereno je odlučiti zatvoriti službeni istražni postupak u skladu s člankom 108. stavkom 2.
The Court of Justice held in the Stardust Marine judgment that the resources of an undertaking incorporated under private law, whose shares are in majority publicly owned, constitute State resources.
Ugovora u pogledu tih prijavljenih mjera.
OSE is 100 % owned by the Greek State.
OCJENA
Therefore, it is clearly a public undertaking within the meaning of Article 2(b) of Commission Directive 2006/111/EC.
Postojanje potpore u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
Since OSE is a public undertaking, its resources constitute State resources.
Ugovora
Concerning imputability, in its Stardust Marine judgment the Court of Justice furthermore held that the fact that the State or a State entity is the sole or majority shareholder of an undertaking is not sufficient to find that a transfer of resources by that undertaking is imputable to its public shareholders.
Na temelju članka 107. stavka 1.
According to the Court of Justice, even if the State was in a position to control a public undertaking and to exercise a dominant influence over its operations, actual exercise of that control in a particular case could not be automatically presumed, since a public undertaking may also act with more or less independence, according to the degree of autonomy left to it by the State.
UFEU-a „svaka potpora koju dodijeli država članica ili koja se dodjeljuje putem državnih sredstava u bilo kojem obliku koja narušava ili prijeti da će narušiti tržišno natjecanje stavljanjem određenih poduzetnika ili proizvodnje određene robe u povoljniji položaj, nespojiva je s unutarnjim tržištem u mjeri u kojoj utječe na trgovinu među državama članicama”.
The Commission observes that the debt cancellation will be done by OSE on the basis of a joint ministerial decision instructing the company to cancel TRAINOSE's debts.
Kriteriji utvrđeni u članku 107. stavku 1.
In view of the above, the Commission considers that the debt cancellation involves the use of State resources, which is also decided by and imputable to the Greek State.
Ugovora kumulativni su.
Economic advantage
Prema tome, kako bi se utvrdilo čini li predmetna mjera državnu potporu u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
An advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty is any economic benefit, which an undertaking would not have obtained under normal market conditions, that is to say, in the absence of State intervention.
Ugovora, moraju biti ispunjeni svi uvjeti navedeni u nastavku:
Only the effect of the measure on the undertaking is relevant, not the cause nor the objective of the State intervention .
korisnik je poduzetnik u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
In this case, Greece will cancel EUR 748,6 million of debts directly related to railway activities of TRAINOSE.
Ugovora, što znači da obavlja gospodarsku djelatnost;
No reasonable market economy operator would cancel liabilities of such a magnitude without any remuneration.
mjera se financira državnim sredstvima i da može se pripisati državi;
By freeing TRAINOSE from the legal obligation to service and eventually repay this debt, the measure will effectively provide TRAINOSE with additional funds can use for its commercial operations and/or investment and improve its financial indicators, which in turn could potentially reduce future borrowing costs and/or improve access to market funding.
mjerom se dodjeljuje gospodarska prednost;
The debt cancellation is thus liable to provide TRAINOSE with an economic advantage not otherwise available at market conditions.
ta je prednost selektivna;
Greece asserted that the cancellation of TRAINOSE's debts towards OSE involves a compensation for discharging a PSO.
mjerom se narušava ili prijeti da će se narušiti tržišno natjecanje i ona može utjecati na trgovinu među državama članicama.
As regards the granting of an economic advantage through a compensation for costs incurred to discharge a PSO, the Court has made clear in the Altmark judgment that the granting of an advantage can be excluded if the following four cumulative conditions are met:
Gospodarska djelatnost i pojam poduzetnika u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
First, the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge, and the obligations must be clearly defined.
Ugovora
Second, the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
U skladu s ustaljenom sudskom praksom Komisija najprije mora utvrditi tko će biti korisnik mjera koje se ocjenjuju.
Third, the compensation cannot exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit.
U članku 107. stavku 1.
Fourth, where the undertaking that is to discharge public service obligations is not chosen following a public procurement procedure to select a tenderer capable of providing these services at the least cost to the community, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well-run and adequately provided with means 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.
Ugovora pri utvrđivanju korisnika potpore upućuje se na pojam poduzetnika.
Also according to Article 20 of Greek Law 674/1970, any losses stemming from the obligation to provide services at a specific price are to be regulated by a Financial Agreement.
Ugovora za cijelo razdoblje za koje su predmetne mjere potpore dodijeljene ili će biti dodijeljene.
According to Article 18 of Greek Law 674/1970, such a Financial Agreement is also to regulate the financial relations between the rail operator (at that time OSE) and the Greek State, and contain the terms and conditions of the compensation to be paid to cover eventual exploitation losses for a period not exceeding 13 years from the ratification of that agreement.
Državna sredstva i pripisivost državi
As confirmed by Greece, no such Agreement has been concluded between the operator and the Greek State for the period under review.
Kako bi mogla činiti državnu potporu, predmetna mjera mora se financirati iz državnih sredstava i odluka o odobravanju mjere mora se moći pripisati državi.
It follows that TRAINOSE did not have clearly defined public service obligations to discharge and compensate during the period under consideration between 2007 and 2010.
Otpust duga provest će OSE na temelju zajedničke ministarske odluke na temelju članka 13. stavka 1. grčkog Zakona 3891/2010.
Therefore, Measure 1 does not comply with the first Altmark condition.
Sud je u presudi Stardust Marine smatrao da sredstva poduzetnika osnovanog u skladu s privatnim pravom, čije su dionice većinom u vlasništvu države, čine državna sredstva.
Second, even if according to Greek Law 2671/1998 the rail operator (at that time still OSE) would have been entrusted to discharge PSOs and operate certain routes at a certain price, the obligations of the Greek State to compensate the rail operator had been limited until 31 December 2007 as expressly provided in Art. 9.5 of the law.
OSE je u stopostotnom vlasništvu Grčke.
Third, the Commission observes that the parameters for the compensation have not been established beforehand.
Stoga je očito riječ o javnom poduzeću u smislu članka 2. stavka (b) Direktive Komisije 2006/111/EZ.
The envisaged compensation is solely based on an ex post calculation based on TRAINOSE's financial estimates after its restructuring.
Budući da je OSE javno poduzeće, njegova sredstva čine državna sredstva.
The Commission therefore concludes that the parameters on the basis of which the alleged under-compensation was calculated by Greece were not established in advance and that, therefore, Measure 1 does not comply with the second Altmark condition either.
S obzirom na pripisivost Sud je u svojoj presudi Stardust Marine smatrao da činjenica da je država ili državno tijelo jedini ili većinski dioničar poduzetnika nije dovoljna da bi se moglo zaključiti da su za prijenos sredstava tog poduzetnika odgovorni njegovi javni dioničari.
Considering the cumulative nature of the Altmark conditions, there is no need for the Commission to examine whether the other two conditions have been met in the present case.
Sud navodi da se, čak i ako je država mogla kontrolirati javno poduzeće i ostvarivati dominantni utjecaj nad njegovim poslovanjem, stvarno izvršavanje te kontrole u određenom slučaju ne bi moglo automatski pretpostaviti jer javno poduzeće može postupati manje ili više neovisno, ovisno o stupnju neovisnosti koji mu je dodijelila država.
Therefore, it is concluded that the decision of Greece to cancel TRAINOSE's liabilities will confer on that undertaking an economic advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Komisija primjećuje da će otpust duga provesti OSE na temelju zajedničke ministarske odluke kojom se tom društvu nalaže da otpusti TRAINOSE-ov dug.
Selectivity
S obzirom na navedeno Komisija smatra da otpust duga uključuje upotrebu državnih sredstava, o čemu isto tako odlučuje država i pripisivo je njoj.
To fall within the scope of Article 107(1) of the Treaty, a State measure must favour ‘certain undertakings or the production of certain goods’.
Gospodarska prednost
Hence, only those measures favouring undertakings which grant an advantage in a selective way fall under the notion of State aid.
Prednost u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
As the debt cancellation will benefit TRAINOSE alone and is not available to other Greek undertakings as part of a general measure of economic policy, it is selective within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Ugovora svaka je gospodarska korist koju poduzetnik ne bi ostvario u uobičajenim tržišnim uvjetima, odnosno bez intervencije države.
Distortion of competition and effect on trade
Važan je jedino učinak mjere na poduzetnika, a ne uzrok ili cilj intervencije države.
The Commission has to analyse whether the measure distorts or threatens to distort competition and is liable to have an effect on trade between the Member States.
U ovom će slučaju Grčka otpustiti dug u iznosu od 748,6 milijuna EUR izravno povezan sa željezničkim djelatnostima TRAINOSE-a.
There is an assumption that there is a distortion of competition within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty whenever the State grants a financial advantage to an undertaking in a liberalised sector where there is, or could be, competition.
Nijedan razborit subjekt u tržišnom gospodarstvu ne bi poništio obveze takvog razmjera bez naknade.
The EU rail freight market was first opened to competition on the trans-European rail freight network on 15 March 2003 by the first railway package.
Grčka je navela da otpust duga TRAINOSE-a prema OSE-u uključuje naknadu za izvršavanje obveze pružanja javne usluge.
The second railway package liberalised all international freight transport on 1 January 2006, and national rail freight from 1 January 2007.
U pogledu gospodarske prednosti na temelju naknade troškova nastalih pri izvršavanju obveze pružanja javne usluge Sud je u presudi Altmark pojasnio da se dodjeljivanje prednosti može isključiti ako su ispunjena sljedeća četiri kumulativna uvjeta:
However, several Member States had unilaterally liberalised their national markets prior to that date.
prvo, poduzetniku primatelju moraju zaista biti povjerene obveze pružanja javne usluge i te obveze moraju biti jasno utvrđene;
While this only concerns international services, it does include the activities of the beneficiaries on those lines.
treće, naknada ne smije premašiti iznos neophodan za pokrivanje svih troškova ili dijela troškova koji su nastali pri izvršenju obveze pružanja javnih usluga, uzimajući u obzir relevantne prihode i razumnu dobit;
At any rate, as established by the Court in the Altmark judgment, the fact that a transport company is active only in one Member State does not exclude the possibility of aid distorting intra-Union trade.
četvrto, ako poduzetnik kojem su povjerene obveze pružanja javne usluge nije odabran na temelju postupka javne nabave radi odabira ponuditelja koji može pružati te usluge uz najmanji trošak za zajednicu, razina potrebne naknade mora se odrediti na temelju analize troškova koje bi tipičan poduzetnik kojim se primjereno upravlja i koji je prikladno opremljen sredstvima za ispunjenje zahtjeva javnih usluga imao pri izvršavanju tih obveza, uzimajući u obzir relevantne primitke i razumnu dobit za izvršavanje tih obveza.
In this respect, it must be noted that since 1995 several Member States have unilaterally opened their rail passenger transport and that any advantage granted to a rail transport company in one Member State may reduce the possibility for a competitor from another Member State to trade on that geographic market.
Komisija najprije navodi da joj Grčka nije dostavila nikakav akt o povjeravanju povezan s razdobljem koje se ispituje (tj.
In this case, TRAINOSE provides services in competition with other undertakings providing transport services in the internal market and some of those services are cross-border.
2007.–2010.).
Therefore, the selective economic advantage granted through the planned debt cancellation in favour of TRAINOSE strengthens its economic position, as it will relieve the railway operator from debts incurred in the period 2007-2010.
Članak 7. grčkog Zakona 674/1970 samo se odnosi na mogućnost da prijevoznik zatraži sporazum o financiranju ako je određena obveza obavljanja djelatnosti na novoj ruti ili održavanja djelatnosti na postojećim rutama iz koje proizlazi ili kojom se produljuje djelatnost kojom se ostvaruju gubitci.
Consequently, TRAINOSE will be providing railway transport services in the internal market without bearing all of the relevant investment and/or operating costs in the past.
Osim toga, u skladu s člankom 20. grčkog Zakona 674/1970 svi gubitci koji proizlaze iz obveze pružanja usluga po određenoj cijeni moraju biti uređeni sporazumom o financiranju.
The Commission concludes that the measure will distort or will threaten to distort competition in the internal market and is liable to affect trade between Member States.
U skladu s člankom 18. grčkog Zakona 674/1970 takvim sporazumom o financiranju trebaju se urediti i financijski odnosi između željezničkog prijevoznika (u to vrijeme OSE) i Grčke te on treba sadržavati uvjete naknade koja se plaća za pokrivanje mogućih gubitaka zbog iskorištavanja tijekom razdoblja od najviše 13 godina od ratifikacije tog sporazuma.
Conclusion
Grčka je potvrdila da prijevoznik i Grčka tijekom razdoblja koje se ispituje nisu sklopili takav sporazum.
In the light of the foregoing, the Commission considers that the debt cancellation that Greece plans to implement constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Drugo, čak i da je u skladu s grčkim Zakonom 2671/1998 željezničkom prijevozniku (tada i dalje OSE) povjereno izvršavanje obveza pružanja javne usluge i obavljanja djelatnosti na određenim rutama po određenoj cijeni, obveze Grčke u pogledu isplate naknade željezničkom prijevozniku bile su ograničene do 31. prosinca 2007., kako je izričito propisano člankom 9.5.
As stated in recital 109, the measure in question has to be financed from State resources and the decision to grant the measure must be imputable to the State.
Zakona.
The equity increase was financed directly from the Greek State budget and was decided by the Interministerial Committee for Public Enterprises and Organisations, a committee representing the Greek central authorities.
Treće, Komisija primjećuje da parametri za naknadu nisu unaprijed utvrđeni.
Therefore, the equity increase involved the use of State resources, which was also decided by and imputable to the Greek State.
Predviđena naknada temelji se isključivo na ex post izračunu temeljenom na financijskim procjenama TRAINOSE-a nakon njegova restrukturiranja.
Greece asserted that the equity increase does not confer any undue economic advantage on TRAINOSE, because any private investor in a situation similar to the one of Greece would have chosen to further invest into the company in order to maintain its existing investment rather than to seek the liquidation of the company.
Komisija stoga zaključuje da parametri na temelju kojih je Grčka izračunala navodnu prenisku naknadu nisu unaprijed utvrđeni i da stoga mjera 1. nije u skladu ni s drugim uvjetom iz presude Altmark.
Greece expected that the equity increase leading to the restructuring of TRAINOSE and followed by its privatisation would allow it to recover a larger part of its investment and to avoid negative effects on OSE.
S obzirom na kumulativnu prirodu uvjeta iz presude Altmark Komisija ne mora ispitivati jesu li u ovom slučaju ispunjena preostala dva uvjeta.
To determine whether Greece's investment confers an advantage on TRAINOSE, it is necessary to assess whether, in similar circumstances, a private investor of a comparable size operating in normal conditions of a market economy (market economy operator, ‘MEO’ principle) could have been prompted to make the investment in question.
Stoga je zaključila da će odlukom Grčke da poništi obveze TRAINOSE-a za tog poduzetnika nastati gospodarska prednost u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
Greece asserted that its decision to inject capital into TRAINOSE aimed at avoiding collapse of the sole rail operator in Greece and any negative spill-over effects on the Greek economy as such.
Ugovora.
However, the MEO test should be applied leaving aside all considerations which relate exclusively to a Member State's role as a public authority (for example social, regional or sectorial policy considerations).
Selektivnost
In other words, if a State intervention is driven by public policy reasons, for instance, for reasons of such as social or regional development which increase the losses or reduce the profits of the holding, the State's behaviour, while being rational from a public policy perspective, may at the same time include considerations which a MEO would normally not consider or would even reject, if they reduce the return expected on the holding.
Na mjeru državne potpore primjenjuje se članak 107. stavka 1.
Therefore, the Commission considers that for the purposes of the MEO test of the equity increase it is necessary to leave aside the negative spill-over effects on the Greek economy or the fact that TRAINOSE is the sole rail operator in Greece.
Ugovora ako se njome „određen[e] poduzetnik[e] ili proizvodnj[u] određene robe” stavlja u povoljniji položaj.
Greece further stated that already in 2009 it was envisaged to restructure TRAINOSE with a view to privatising it, and therefore it could have expected an acceptable return on the injected capital within a reasonable period of time.
Stoga su pojmom državnih potpora obuhvaćene samo one mjere kojima se poduzetnicima na selektivan način dodjeljuje prednost.
Greece further emphasised that ephemeral lower returns would be acceptable to an existing investor.
Budući da će od otpusta duga korist imati samo TRAINOSE i on nije dostupan drugim grčkim poduzetnicima kao dio opće mjere gospodarske politike, ta je mjera selektivna u smislu članka 107. stavka 1.
Whether a State intervention is in line with market conditions must be examined on an ex ante basis, having regard to the information available at the time the intervention was decided upon.
Ugovora.
In fact, any prudent market economy operator would normally carry out its own ex ante assessment of the strategy and financial prospects of a project.
Narušavanje tržišnog natjecanja i utjecaj na trgovinu
It is not enough to rely on ex post economic evaluations entailing a retrospective finding that the investment made by the Member State concerned was actually profitable.
Komisija mora analizirati narušava li se mjerom ili prijeti da će se narušiti tržišno natjecanje i može li ona utjecati na trgovinu među državama članicama.
A widely accepted standard methodology to determine the (annual) return on investments is to calculate the internal rate of return (IRR).
Ugovora čim država dodijeli financijsku prednost nekom poduzetniku u liberaliziranom sektoru u kojem postoji ili bi moglo postojati tržišno natjecanje.
One can also evaluate the investment decision in terms of its net present value (NPV), which produces results equivalent to the IRR in most cases.
Ako se potporom koju dodijeli država članica ojača položaj pojedinog poduzetnika u odnosu na druge poduzetnike koji se natječu u trgovini unutar Unije, mora se smatrati da je ta potpora utjecala na te druge poduzetnike.
Before the decision to inject equity of EUR 60 million was taken by the Interministerial Committee for Public Enterprises and Organisations in 2009, no profitability assessment of the expected return was conducted by Greece, using either any of the generally accepted standard assessment methodologies or any other methodology.
Dovoljno je da se korisnik potpore natječe s drugim poduzetnicima na tržištima otvorenima za tržišno natjecanje.
No factual evidence showing any future profitability for the shareholder was brought by Greece to support the decision to inject capital into TRAINOSE.
Tržište EU-a za željeznički prijevoz tereta najprije je otvoreno za tržišno natjecanje na Transeuropskoj mreži za željeznički prijevoz robe 15. ožujka 2003. prvim željezničkim paketom.