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Lastly, the local authorities acting as contractors and the undertakings were required to sign a rider to their operating agreements, countersigned by the chairman of the Regional Council, which regulated the use of the aid and listed the obligations imposed on the undertaking receiving the aid in terms of quantitative and qualitative improvements in the service provided.
Dodijeljene subvencije ponajprije su bile namijenjene nabavi novih vozila u cilju kvantitativnog poboljšanja ponude (povećanje frekvencije ili opsega prometa, produženje ili uspostavljanje novih linija), poboljšanja kvalitete usluge (potpisivanje povelje kvalitete, kupnja niskopodnih autobusa), ugradnje nove opreme u vozilima (uređaji za zvučno ili vizualno najavljivanje stanica), uvođenja sustava za izdavanje i provjeru prijevoznih karata, uređenja stajališta i signalizacije ili provođenja istraživanja.
According to the French authorities, 135 undertakings received aid under that measure between 1994 and 2008, out of a total of 150 in the Île-de-France region.
Jedinice javne uprave svoje su zahtjeve za subvencije morale podnijeti regiji.
Proceedings before the national administrative court
Stopa subvencije iznosila je između 25 % i 60 % troškova ne uključujući porez.
In May 2004, the independent union of passenger carriers (Syndicat autonome des transporteurs de voyageurs, ‘SATV’) asked the chairman of the Regional Council to rescind the three decisions mentioned above.
Gornja granica iznosa subvencije bila je utvrđena ovisno o prirodi troškova.
As the chairman refused to so, on 17 June 2004 SATV filed an application with the Paris Administrative Court for annulment of the decision refusing their request.
Korisnici potpore morali su se obvezati da će kvantitativno i kvalitativno poboljšati ponudu, vozila i opremu tijekom najmanje pet godina od početka njihova korištenja.
In its judgment of 10 July 2008 [7], the Administrative Court granted SATV's application for annulment and ordered the Region to submit a new decision to the Regional Council on the grounds that the establishment of the aid system concerned had not been preceded by notification to the European Commission.
Tijekom tih pet godina subvencionirana vozila morala su imati prioritet na predmetnim linijama i prometovati uglavnom na njima.
The Administrative Court also ordered the Region to rescind the three decisions.
Naposljetku, jedinice javne uprave nositeljice projekta i poduzeća morali su potpisati dopunu ugovoru o obavljanju prijevoza koju je potpisao i predsjednik Regionalnog vijeća, a kojom se regulira upotreba potpore i u kojoj su navedene protuusluge koje mora pružati poduzeće korisnik potpore u smislu kvantitativnog i kvalitativnog poboljšanja ponude.
The Region, while appealing against this judgment, rescinded the decisions in dispute by Decision CR80-08 of 16 October 2008.
Prema tvrdnjama francuskih nadležnih tijela tu je mjeru u razdoblju od 1994. do 2008. koristilo 135 od ukupno 150 poduzeća u regiji Île-de-France.
On 12 July 2010 [8], the Administrative Appeal Court (Cour administrative d'appel, ‘the CAA’) of Paris confirmed the judgment of the Administrative Court.
Postupak pred nacionalnim upravnim sudom
The Region appealed against that ruling to the Council of State.
Neovisni sindikat putničkih prijevoznika (Syndicat autonome des transporteurs de voyageurs, dalje u tekstu: SATV) zatražio je u svibnju 2004. od predsjednika Regionalnog vijeća ukidanje tri prethodno navedene odluke.
The Council of State rejected the appeal in a judgment of 23 July 2012 [9].
Nakon što mu je 17. lipnja 2004. zahtjev odbijen, SATV se obratio Upravnom sudu u Parizu sa zahtjevom za poništenje odluke Regionalnog vijeća o odbijanju zahtjeva.
Four interested third parties lodged an appeal in third party proceedings against the Paris CAA judgment.
Presudom od 10. srpnja 2008.
On 27 November 2015, following the rejection of that appeal by the CAA, the interested third parties lodged an appeal which is still pending.
[7], Upravni sud prihvatio je zahtjev SATV-a za poništenje te naložio regiji da Regionalnom vijeću podnese novu odluku jer Europska komisija nije bila prethodno obaviještena o uvođenju mjera financijskih potpora.
Following a fresh application filed by SATV on 27 October 2008, the Paris Administrative Court, by its judgment of 4 June 2013 [10], ordered the Region to issue writs of execution for the recovery of the aid, on the basis of the decisions annulled by judgment No 0417015 of 10 July 2008.
Nadalje, Upravni sud naložio je regiji da ukine te tri odluke.
The Region appealed against that judgment.
Regija je, pozvavši se na tu presudu, ukinula sporne odluke odlukom CR80-08 od 16. listopada 2008.
On 31 December 2013, the Paris CAA turned down the application [11].
Prizivni sud u Parizu potvrdio je presudu Upravnog suda 12. srpnja 2010.
That appeal is still pending.
Državno vijeće žalbu je odbilo presudom od 23. srpnja 2012.
Measures implemented by STIF
[9].
STIF is a public administrative establishment governed by Decree No 2005-664 of 10 June 2005.
Nadalje, četiri zainteresirane strane uložile su žalbu treće strane protiv presude Prizivnog suda u Parizu.
It organises, coordinates and finances the public passenger transport services in Île-de-France provided by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (‘RATP’), the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (‘SNCF’), Transilien and private bus undertakings belonging to the network of the Organisation professionnelle des transports d'Île-de-France (‘OPTILE’).
Nakon što je 27. studenoga 2015.
By Decision No 2006/1161 of 13 December 2006, STIF laid down a new system of contractual organisation for all scheduled public transport routes by road.
Prizivni sud odbio njihovu žalbu, zainteresirane strane uložile su kasacijsku žalbu koja je još uvijek u postupku.
The aim was to strengthen its role as an organising authority in defining the supply and the level of service, and as regards the transport undertakings' performance and financial transparency.
Nakon novog zahtjeva koji je SATV podnio 27. listopada 2008. presudom od 4. lipnja 2013.
The new organisational system is based on a regional specification, the principles of which are laid down in two successive contracts concluded for a total period of 10 years:
[10] Upravni sud u Parizu naredio je regiji izdavanje naloga za izvršenje kojima bi se dodijeljena sredstva povratila na temelju odluka poništenih presudom br. 0417015 od 10. srpnja 2008.
the second, a Type 2 contract (‘CT2’), was concluded following bilateral negotiations with each private undertaking for transport networks covering the greater Paris area for the remaining period up to 31 December 2016.
Prizivni sud u Parizu odbio je žalbu regije 31. prosinca 2013.
These two types of contract, each in its own way, operate on the principle of subsidising investment made by the transport undertakings.
Regija je francuskom Državnom vijeću podnijela kasacijsku žalbu na tu presudu.
Description of the CT1s
Ta je žalba još uvijek u postupku.
s were signed with 75 private transport undertakings on 13 December 2006 and entered into force on 1 January 2007.
Mjere koje je provodio STIF
They followed on from the previous operating agreements, while at the same time paving the way for the transition to the ‘target’ form of contract, the CT2.
STIF je odlukom br. 2006/1161 od 13. prosinca 2006. definirao novi ugovorni okvir za sve redovne cestovne linije javnog prijevoza.
A CT1 was signed with each undertaking for all the routes it operated.
Cilj odluke bio je pojačati njegovu ulogu kao tijela organizatora u području određivanja ponude i razine usluge te u području učinkovitosti prijevoznih poduzeća i financijske transparentnosti.
Under Article 2-1 of the CT1, the object of the contract was to lay down ‘the terms on which the Undertaking would provide the public scheduled passenger transport service by road which it operates in Île-de-France’.
Taj se novi okvir temelji na regionalnim specifikacijama čija su načela uključena u dva uzastopna ugovora zaključena na ukupno trajanje od deset godina:
It laid down the practical arrangements for relations between STIF and the service provider with regard to:
prvi, ugovor 1. tipa (dalje u tekstu „ugovor CT1”) zaključen je na razdoblje od maksimalno četiri godine (2007. – 2010. ili 2011. za zadnje ugovore);
consistency and commitments to provide the scheduled public transport service by road as laid down in the Regional Transport Plan and described in the contract;
drugi, ugovor 2. tipa (dalje u tekstu „ugovor CT2”) zaključen je po završetku bilateralnih pregovora sa svakim zasebnim privatnim poduzećem za prometne mreže u području za preostalo razdoblje do 31. prosinca 2016.
quality obligations applicable to the supply of services under the contract in compliance with the basic minimum levels laid down in the regional specification;
Svaki od ta dva tipa ugovora na svoj način uključuje načelo subvencioniranja ulaganja koja provode prijevozna poduzeća.
assets and investments;
Prikaz ugovora CT1
the calculation of STIF's contributions in line with the principles laid down in the regional specification;
Ugovor CT1 potpisan je sa svakim poduzećem za sve linije na kojima je određeno poduzeće obavljalo prijevoz.
the specific procedures governing the contractual relationship between STIF and the undertaking in terms of information, supervision, review and end of contract.
U skladu s člankom 2. stavkom 1. ugovora CT1 cilj ugovora bio je utvrditi „uvjete za poduzeće za obavljanje javne usluge redovnog prijevoza putnika u regiji Île-de-France”.
By decision of its board of 2 October 2008, STIF amended the CT1s by means of a rider (‘Rider No 3’) and set up a mechanism of subsidies for investment in rolling stock.
U ugovoru su bili definirani načini funkcioniranja odnosa između STIF-a i pružatelja usluga u smislu:
The amount of these subsidies was capped by price ceilings to which a maximum rate of participation by STIF applied.
stalnosti i obveza obavljanja usluge redovnog javnog prijevoza putnika u cestovnom prometu, kako je navedena u Regionalnom prometnom planu i opisana u ugovoru;
The undertakings in receipt of subsidies were required to use the equipment subsidised solely for the purpose of carrying out the public-service activities listed in the STIF transport plan, for a minimum period of eight years.
obveza u pogledu kvalitete usluga koje se odnose na ugovornu ponudu usluga u skladu s minimalnim razinama predviđenima u Regionalnim specifikacijama;
Thus, under the CT1, 836 vehicles were financed, for a total amount of subsidies paid which came to EUR 61,5 million.
sredstava i ulaganja;
Description of the CT2s
izračuna doprinosa STIF-a u skladu s načelima definiranima u Regionalnim specifikacijama;
The CT2 largely included the same general provisions as the CT1, in particular as regards the objectives of the contract and the procedures for managing relations between STIF and the service provider.
specifičnih načina funkcioniranja ugovornog odnosa između STIF-a i poduzeća u pogledu informacija, kontrole, revizije i isteka ugovora.
Similarly, the CT2 provides for a contribution by STIF ‘in respect of the discharge of its public-service obligations’.
STIF je odlukom svojeg vijeća od 2. listopada 2008., odnosno njezinom dopunom (dalje u tekstu: „Dopuna br. 3”) izmijenio ugovor CT1 i uveo mehanizam subvencija za ulaganja u vozni park.
This contribution comprises one part, known as C1, linked to the operating costs and one part, known as C2, linked to investment financing.
Iznos tih subvencija bio je ograničen određivanjem maksimalnih cijena na koje se primjenjivala maksimalna stopa udjela STIF-a.
Contribution C2 under the CT2s is not akin to a traditional subsidy based, as with the Region's system or that of the CT1s, on the application of a price ceiling/subsidy rate pairing.
Poduzeća korisnici bila su dužna subvencioniranu opremu upotrebljavati isključivo za obavljanje aktivnosti javne usluge navedenih u prometnom planu STIF-a i to tijekom minimalno osam godina.
Contribution C2 covers, for each year, all investment costs (net of the effect of any subsidies from elsewhere) which flow from the investment plan validated by STIF and are written into the projected operating account drawn up by the transport undertaking and also validated by STIF.
Tako je na temelju ugovora CT1 financirano 836 vozila, za koja su subvencije ukupno iznosile 61,5 milijuna EUR.
Contribution C1 covers the operating costs incurred in discharging the public-service obligations (‘PSOs’), minus revenue, plus a contractually negotiated profit.
Prikaz ugovora CT2
These elements are also written into the projected operating account drawn up by the transport undertaking and validated by STIF.
U ugovoru CT2 u velikoj su mjeri preuzete opće odredbe ugovora CT1, posebno kada je riječ o ciljevima ugovora i načinima funkcioniranja odnosa između STIF-a i pružatelja usluga.
As it was not related to investment issues, the Commission did not include contribution C1 in the scope of its in-depth investigation, as defined in the opening decision.
Isto je tako u ugovoru CT2 predviđen doprinos STIF-a „u okviru izvršenja obveza javne usluge koje je dužan obavljati”.
Since April 2012, all the networks have gone over to CT2 contracts, with 143 contracts signed.
Taj doprinos uključuje dio nazvan C1, koji je povezan s troškovima poslovanja, i dio nazvan C2, koji je povezan s financiranjem ulaganja.
No award notices were issued in respect of the contracts awarded to OPTILE undertakings, nor was any notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Doprinos C2 iz ugovora CT2 ne može se smatrati klasičnom subvencijom, koja bi se kao kod sustava regije ili sustava iz ugovora CT1 temeljila na primjeni omjera maksimalna cijena/stopa subvencije.
The award notices for the contracts signed with RATP and SNCF Mobilités were published on 3 December 2015, i.e. on a date subsequent to the award date.
Naime, doprinosom C2 svake se godine u potpunosti pokrivaju troškovi ulaganja (iz kojih su isključeni učinci eventualnih drugih primljenih subvencija) koji proizlaze iz plana ulaganja koji je potvrdio STIF i upisane u procjenu poslovnih rezultata koju je izradilo prijevozno poduzeće i isto tako potvrdio STIF.
Under the CT2s, and up to the time when STIF submitted its comments, 2177 vehicles were financed for a total of EUR 796,9 million.
Doprinosom C1 pokrivaju se troškovi poslovanja nastali izvršavanjem obveze obavljanja javne usluge umanjeni za prihode i uvećani za ugovorenu dobit.
SUMMARY OF DOUBTS RAISED IN THE OPENING DECISION
I ti su elementi upisani u procjenu poslovnih rezultata koju je izradilo prijevozno poduzeće i potvrdio STIF.
Existence of aid
Budući da doprinos C1 nije povezan s ulaganjima, Komisija ga nije uključila u opseg svoje temeljite istrage, kako je definiran u odluci o pokretanju postupka.
As there was no adequately reasoned response from the French authorities during the preliminary investigation, the Commission had a very incomplete grasp of the measures to which the complaint related.
U travnju 2012. sve su mreže prešle na ugovor CT2, odnosno zaključena su 143 ugovora.
The doubts raised in the decision of 11 March 2014 largely reflect this lack of information.
Ugovori dodijeljeni poduzećima organizacije OPTILE nisu bili predmet obavijesti o dodjeli ugovora niti su bili objavljeni u Službenom listu Europske unije.
The Commission firstly wondered whether the investment support measures implemented by the Region and then by STIF should properly be classed as subsidies or as compensation linked to the discharge of the PSOs.
Obavijesti o dodjeli ugovora sklopljenih s društvima RATP i SNCF Mobilités objavljene su 3. prosinca 2015., odnosno nakon datuma dodjele ugovora.
Should the French authorities succeed in demonstrating that the arrangements could be treated as compensation, it was not certain that they complied with the criteria set out in the Altmark judgment (‘Altmark criteria’) [12].
Na temelju ugovora CT2 i do datuma kada je STIF poslao svoje primjedbe financirano je 2177 vozila u ukupnom iznosu od 796,9 milijuna EUR.
The PSOs did not appear to be clearly defined.
SAŽETAK SUMNJI IZRAŽENIH U ODLUCI O POKRETANJU POSTUPKA
The Commission also expressed doubts as to the objectivity and transparency of the method of calculating the subsidy percentages and ceilings for the acquisition of equipment and vehicles, and pointed out that the fact that the amounts allocated to the authorities had reportedly been set on a lump-sum basis did not appear to it to be material as a means of preventing any overcompensation.
Procjena postojanja državne potpore
Lastly, it did not have sufficient information to hand to decide whether the fourth Altmark criterion, relating to cost analysis, had been met.
Budući da francuska nadležna tijela tijekom preliminarne istrage nisu podnijela dovoljno potkrijepljen odgovor, Komisija je tek djelomično razumjela mjere koje su bile predmet pritužbe.
Compatibility
Sumnje izražene u odluci od 11. ožujka 2014. uvelike su odraz manjkavih informacija.
The Commission stated that, owing to the lack of a reply or to the incomplete replies from the French authorities, the question of the legal basis applicable for the purpose of analysing the compatibility of the arrangements referred to in the opening decision had not been addressed.
Komisija se prije svega pitala o pravilnoj kvalifikaciji mjera potpore za ulaganja koje su provodili regija i STIF, odnosno subvencija i naknada povezanih s izvršavanjem obveze javne usluge.
In addition, because of doubts as to the type of aid granted (subsidies or compensation), it appeared premature to choose a legal basis.
Čak i da su francuska nadležna tijela uspjela dokazati da se mehanizmi mogu smatrati naknadom, ispunjavanje četiri kriterija navedena u presudi Altmark (dalje u tekstu: „kriteriji iz presude Altmark”) [12] i dalje bi bilo upitno.
If the measures in question were to be considered to be compensation, the Commission was doubtful whether they were compatible with Articles 3, 4 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council [13].
Naime, činilo se da obveze javne usluge nisu bile jasno definirane.
COMMENTS BY FRANCE ON THE OPENING DECISION
Komisija je izrazila i sumnje u objektivnost i transparentnost metode izračuna postotaka i gornjih granica subvencija za nabavu opreme i vozila te navela da joj se činjenica da su iznosi dodijeljeni jedinicama javne uprave bili određeni paušalno ne čini prikladnim načinom izbjegavanja dodjele prekomjernih naknada.
France maintained that the criteria of selectivity and the effect on trade between Member States were not met.
Naposljetku, Komisija nije imala dovoljno elemenata da bi ocijenila je li ispunjen četvrti kriterij iz presude Altmark u vezi s analizom troškova.
No selectivity
Spojivost
France explained that all operators of scheduled public transport services by road in Île-de-France who so requested had benefited from the measures in question (135 undertakings out of a total of 150).
Komisija je navela da, zbog nepostojanja odgovora ili nepotpunih odgovora francuskih nadležnih tijela, pitanje pravne osnove, koja se koristi za analizu spojivosti mehanizama na koje se odnosi odluka o pokretanju postupka, nije bilo obrađeno.
Moreover the measures were awarded on the basis of objective conditions which had been defined in advance in the decision by the Île-de-France Region.
Osim toga, zbog sumnji u pogledu prirode dodijeljenih potpora (subvencije ili naknade), odabir pravne osnove činio se preuranjenim.
So there was no exercise of discretionary power by the public authorities in awarding the measures.
Ako su se predmetne mjere trebale smatrati naknadama, Komisija je izrazila sumnje u pogledu njihove spojivosti s člancima 3., 4. i 6.
The French competition authority had itself considered that the market in scheduled public transport services by road in Île-de-France was a specific market owing to its particular legal framework.
Uredbe (EZ) br. 1370/2007 Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća [13].
What is more, the equipment used on the coach transport market was not the same as on the scheduled transport market.
ODGOVOR FRANCUSKE NA ODLUKU O POKRETANJU POSTUPKA
No effect on trade between Member States
Francuska tvrdi da kriteriji selektivnosti i utjecaja na trgovinu među državama članicama nisu ispunjeni.
According to France, the case law of the Court of Justice stated explicitly that an aid scheme set up in a market closed to competition did not fall within the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU [14].
Nepostojanje selektivnosti
In the case in point, the undertakings which benefited from the measures in question were in a monopoly position on each of the routes served.
Francuska pojašnjava da su korisnici predmetnih mjera bili svi operatori redovnog javnog prijevoza u cestovnom prometu u regiji Île-de-France koji su podnijeli zahtjev (135 poduzeća od ukupno 150).
Therefore, given the closed nature of the market and the monopoly position of the undertakings which benefited, the measures in question were not such as to affect trade between Member States.
Nadalje, mjere su bile odobrene u skladu s objektivnim uvjetima, koji su bili prethodno utvrđeni u odluci regije Île-de-France.
The fact that a minority of undertakings which benefited were active on the territory of other Member States would not alter that conclusion, since the undertakings concerned were using the regional aid only for public-service tasks.
Stoga javna tijela nisu imala diskrecijske ovlasti pri dodjeli mjera.
According to France, the measures implemented by STIF should be described as public-service compensation.
Čak je i francusko tijelo za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja izrazilo mišljenje da je tržište redovnog javnog prijevoza u cestovnom prometu u regiji Île-de-France specifično tržište zbog svojeg posebnog pravnog okvira.
As that compensation met the four Altmark criteria, it did not constitute State aid.
Osim toga oprema koja se koristila na tržištu izvanrednog autobusnog prijevoza nije bila ista kao oprema na tržištu redovnog prijevoza.
First Altmark criterion
Nepostojanje utjecaja na trgovinu među državama članicama
The PSOs which had to be discharged by the operators were clearly defined in Article 4-2 of the CT1 and were, in particular, obligations relating to maintenance, operation, carriage of users, ticket pricing, safety and information.
Francuska smatra da iz sudske prakse Suda izričito proizlazi da program potpora uveden na tržištu koje nije otvoreno konkurenciji nije obuhvaćen područjem primjene članka 107. stavka 1.
In addition to these obligations, Rider No 3 stipulated, in particular, that the vehicles had to be used on the routes stated in the contract for a period of eight years.
UFEU-a [14].
As the CT2 incorporated the PSOs from the CT1 (Article 5-2), while adding tighter qualitative requirements relating to the fleet in circulation (Articles 41 to 43), the PSOs which operators had to discharge were clearly defined there too.
U tom su predmetu poduzeća korisnici predmetnih mjera bila u monopolskom položaju na svakoj od linija na kojoj su obavljala prijevoz.
They included, for example, obligations relating to investment, maintenance and upkeep for the purpose of guaranteeing that the equipment had a certain life cycle.
Stoga predmetne mjere, uzimajući u obzir zatvorenost tržišta i monopolski položaj poduzeća korisnika potpora, nisu mogle utjecati na trgovinu među državama članicama.
Second Altmark criterion
Činjenica da je manji broj poduzeća korisnika poslovao na državnom području drugih država članica ne bi promijenio taj zaključak jer su ta poduzeća koristila regionalne isključivo za obavljanje javne usluge.
As regards the CT1, Rider No 3 laid down that the compensation paid for the renewal and expansion of the fleet should be calculated by applying a predefined rate of maximum STIF participation at ceiling prices which were also set in the Rider.
Francuska smatra da se mjere koje je provodio STIF trebaju smatrati naknadama za obavljanje javne usluge.