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‘where an undertaking operates in a sector in which […] producers from various Member States compete, any aid which it may receive from the public authorities is liable to affect trade between the Member States and impair competition, inasmuch as its continuing presence on the market prevents competitors from increasing their market share and reduces their chances of increasing exports.’ [134].(550) The Commission has found that So.Ge.A.AL granted a selective advantage to Germanwings and Meridiana.
Olaszország 2014. május 8-i levele.
Those airlines are active on a liberalised, competitive market and the advantage they received was liable to improve their competitive position on the market for air transport services to/from Alghero airport to the detriment of other Union air carriers.
A T-128/89 sz.
In this light, the Commission finds that the advantage granted to Germanwings and Meridiana is liable to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Aéroports de Paris kontra Bizottság ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 2000., II-3929. o.).
Conclusion on the agreements with the airlines
Olaszország 2014. február 18-i levele, A. melléklet.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the measures adopted by So.Ge.A.AL pursuant to the 2010 agreement with Meridiana and the 2007 agreement with Germanwings involved State aid to those airlines, amounting to approximately EUR 175174 and EUR 140482, respectively.
Olaszország 2014. február 18-i levele.
Since the aid involved in each of these agreements was put into effect without being authorised by the Commission, it constitutes unlawful State aid.
A hivatkozott Aéroports de Paris ügyben hozott ítélet.
Compatibility of aid to the airlines
Lásd még a Bizottság iránymutatását az EK-Szerződés 92. és 93. cikkének, valamint az EGT-megállapodás 61. cikkének a légi közlekedési ágazatban nyújtott állami támogatásokra való alkalmazásáról (HL C 350., 1994.12.10., 5. o.).
As regards start-up aid, the 2014 Aviation Guidelines state that:
Lásd a Bizottság 2012. március 21-i határozatát a C76/2002. sz.
‘the Commission will apply the principles set out in these guidelines to all notified start-up aid measure in respect of which it is called upon to take a decision from 4 April 2014, even where the measures were notified prior that date.
Avantages consentis par la Région Wallonne et Brussels South Charleroi Airport à la companie aérienne Ryanair ügyben, valamint a Bizottság 2012. április 25-i határozatát az SA.33961. sz.
In accordance with the Commission notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid, the Commission will apply to unlawful start-up aid to airlines the rules in force at the time when the aid was granted.
Plainte Air France – Aéroport de Nîmes ügyben.
Accordingly, it will not apply the principles set out in these guidelines in the case of unlawful start-up aid to airlines granted before 4 April 2014.’
Lásd az 1997. március 18-án a C-343/95. sz.
The 2005 Aviation Guidelines, in turn, stipulate that:
Cali & Figli/Servizi ecologici porto di Genova ügyben hozott ítélet (1997., I-1547); a Bizottság 2003. március 19-i határozata az N309/2002. sz.
‘the Commission will assess the compatibility of […] start-up aid granted without its authorisation and which therefore infringes Article 88(3) of the Treaty [now Article 108(3) of the Treaty], on the basis of these guidelines if payment of the aid started after the guidelines were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.’
Sûreté aérienne – Compensation des coûts à la suite des attentats du 11 septembre 2001 ügyben, és a Bizottság 2002. október 16-i határozata az N438/2002. sz.
As the agreements with Meridiana and Germanwings were concluded after the publication of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines in the Official Journal on 9 December 2005, those guidelines constitute the applicable legal basis for the assessment of their compatibility with the internal market.
Subventions aux régies portuaires pour l'exécution de missions relevant de la puissance publique ügyben.
Compatibility assessment pursuant to 2005 Aviation Guidelines
HL C 244., 2004.10.1., 2. o.
The 2005 Aviation Guidelines set out in point 79 several conditions to be complied with in order for start-up aid to be found compatible with the internal market under Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
A Tanács 1999. március 22-i 659/1999/EK rendelete az Európai Unió működéséről szóló szerződés 108. cikkének alkalmazására vonatkozó részletes szabályok megállapításáról (HL L 83., 1999.3.27., 1. o.).
The aid is paid to air carriers with a valid operating licence issued by a Member State pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás meghatározása szerint a repülőtér 100 kilométeres sugarú körzetében fekvő, illetve személygépkocsival, busszal vagy nagysebességű vonattal a repülőtértől kb. 60 percnyi utazásra elhelyezkedő terület.
In this case the beneficiaries are air carriers as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 [135].
A So.Ge.A.AL 1995. május 10-én nyerte el az első „részleges” koncessziót kiszolgálási szolgáltatások nyújtására vonatkozóan, a légi fuvarozókkal aláírandó szerződések alapján.
The first condition set forth by the 2005 Aviation Guidelines is therefore fulfilled.
C280/00. sz.
The aid is paid for routes linking a regional airport in category C or D to another EU airport
Altmark Trans és Regierungsprasidium Magdeburg ügy (EBHT 2003., I 7747. o.)
As of 2005 Alghero airport qualified as a category C regional airport pursuant to the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
A Bizottság 2005. november 28-i 2005/842/EK határozata az EK-Szerződés 86. cikke (2) bekezdésének az általános gazdasági érdekű szolgáltatások működtetésével megbízott vállalkozásoknak közszolgáltatással járó ellentételezés formájában megítélt állami támogatásokra történő alkalmazásáról (HL L 312., 2005.11.29., 67. o.).
The aid was granted to airlines opening new routes from Alghero airport to other airports located in the Union.
Az Európai Parlament és a Tanács 1008/2008/EK rendelete (2008. szeptember 24.) a Közösségben a légi járatok működtetésére vonatkozó közös szabályokról (HL L 293., 2008.10.31., 3. o.).
The second condition is thus observed.
A Ryanair 2011. július 22-i levele.
The aid will apply only to the opening of new routes or new schedules, which will lead to an increase in the net volume of passengers.
A Ryanair 2013. december 20-i levele.
This aid must not encourage traffic simply to be transferred from one airline or company to another.
A Ryanair 2009. szeptember 15-i levele.
In particular, it must not lead to a relocation of traffic which is unjustified with regard to the frequency and viability of existing services leaving from another airport in the same city, the same conurbation [136] or the same airport system [137], which serve the same or a similar destination under the same criteria
A Ryanair 2009. december 15-i levele.
The aid was granted to encourage airlines to launch new routes from Alghero airport to one or more Union destinations, thereby leading to an increase in the net volume of passengers.
A Ryanair 2013. március 12-i és 2009. december 15-i levelei.
There is no other airport in the same city or conurbation.
Diszkont fuvarozóknak nyújtott állami támogatás értékelése, 2011. október 26., készítette Simon Pilsbury, az Oxera vezető tanácsadója, a Ryanair számára.
In addition, none of the routes in question was served by a high-speed rail service.
Oxera-tanulmány: „How should AMS agreements be treated within the profitability analysis as part of the market economy operator test?”
The third condition set forth by the 2005 Aviation Guidelines is thus fulfilled.
[Hogyan kezelendők az AMS-megállapodások a piacgazdasági szereplő teszt részét képező nyereségességi elemzésben?], készült a Ryanair számára, 2014. január 17-én.
The route receiving the aid must ultimately prove profitable, namely it must at least cover its costs, without public funding.
Oxera-tanulmány: „How should AMS agreements be treated within the profitability analysis as part of the market economy operator test? – Practical application” [Hogyan kezelendők az AMS-megállapodások a piacgazdasági szereplő teszt részét képező nyereségességi elemzésben? – Gyakorlati alkalmazás], készült a Ryanair számára, 2014. január 31-én.
For this reason start-up aid must be degressive and of limited duration
Oxera jelentés: „Economic MEOP assessment, Alghero Airport” [Gazdasági MEOP értékelés, algherói repülőtér], készült a Ryanair számára, 2011. július 22-én.
Aid to Germanwings and Meridiana was limited to the duration of the agreements concluded with So.Ge.A.AL, namely one and three years respectively However, no condition was imposed in the agreements by which the routes operated by the carriers from Alghero airport had to be ultimately profitable on a stand-alone basis.
Oxera jelentés: „Economic MEOP Assessment: updated profitability analysis – Alghero Airport” [Gazdasági MEOP értékelés: aktualizált nyereségességi elemzés – algherói repülőtér], készült a Ryanair számára, 2013. március 12-én.
The Commission further notes that, while the amount of aid received by Germanwings as listed in Table 19 was degressive, Germanwings ceased operations at Alghero airport in 2007 and therefore never operated without public funding.
C-41/90. sz.
The amount of aid must be strictly linked to eligible costs
Höfner és Elser ügy (EBHT 1991., I-1979. o., 21. pont); C-160/91. sz.
Eligible costs are defined in the 2005 Aviation Guidelines as the ‘additional start-up costs incurred in launching the new route or frequency […] which the air operator will not have to bear once it is up and running’.
Poucet és Pistre kontra AGF and Cancava ügy (EBHT 1993., I-637. o., 17. pont); C-35/96. sz.
Italy has not claimed that the financing to Germanwings and Meridiana was limited to cover eligible costs and that regular operating costs would not be subsidised.
Bizottság kontra Olaszország ügy (EBHT 1998., I-3851. o., 36. pont).
This condition is therefore not complied with.
C-288/11. sz.
The degressive aid may be granted for a maximum period of three years.
P Mitteldeutsche Flughafen és Flughafen Leipzig-Halle kontra Bizottság ügy (2012., még nem tették közzé); lásd még T-128/89. sz.
The amount of aid in any one year may not exceed 50 % of total eligible costs for that year and total aid may not exceed an average of 30 % of eligible costs
Aéroports de Paris kontra Bizottság ügy (EBHT 2000., II-3929. o., amelyet a Bíróság C-82/01P. sz.
The agreements with the airlines in question make no reference to the costs of the airlines and do not lay down that the aid must be limited to a certain percentage of the eligible costs.
Aéroports de Paris kontra Bizottság ügyben (EBHT 2002., I-9297. o.) és T-196/04. sz.
The Commission therefore finds that this condition is not fulfilled.
Ryanair kontra Bizottság ügyben (EBHT 2008., II--3643. o.) hozott ítélete helyben hagyott.
The period during which start-up aid is granted to an airline must be substantially less than the period during which the airline undertakes to operate from the airport in question
C-159/91. sz. és C-160/91. sz.
The Commission notes that no condition was imposed that the routes opened by the carriers be viable after the period when their operation is subsidised.
Poucet kontra AGV és Pistre kontra Cancave ügy (EBHT 1993., I-637. o.).
The aid payments must be linked to the net development of the number of passengers transported
2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás, 29. pont
The Commission notes that there is a clear link between the number of passengers carried and the amount of aid.
A SAT Fluggesellschaft kontra Eurocontrol C-364/92. sz. ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 1994., I-43. o.); 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás, 34. pont.
In particular, the agreements with Germanwings and Meridiana set out success fees to be paid by So.Ge.A.AL if the airlines met the stipulated traffic targets.
Az idézett, N 309/2002. sz. ügyben hozott, 2003. március 19-i bizottsági határozat.
Any public body which plans to grant start-up aid to an airline for a new route, whether or not via an airport, must make its plans public in good time and with adequate publicity to enable all interested airlines to offer their services.
Lásd különösen a C-364/92. sz.
The notification must in particular include the description of the route as well as the objective criteria in terms of the amount and the duration of the aid
SAT Fluggesellschaft kontroll Eurocontrol ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 1994., I-43. o., 30. pont) és a C-113/07. sz.
In the course of the investigation Italy claimed that the airport's intention to conclude agreements with airlines interested in opening new routes departing from Alghero airport had been sufficiently advertised among the potential interested carriers.
P Selex Sistemi Integrati kontra Bizottság ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 2009., I-2207. o.
However, no evidence was provided in that respect.
71. pont); 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás, 35. pont.
In particular, no indication exists that Alghero airport made its intention to grant aid to the airlines, and the conditions of the granting of such aid, known in good time and with adequate publicity.
Lásd a C-172/03. sz.
The procedure for selection of the air carriers was therefore not sufficiently clear to ensure the non-discriminatory treatment of applicants of interested carriers.
Wolfgang Heiser kontra Finanzamt Innsbruck ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 2005., I-01627. o.
When submitting its application, any airline which proposes a service to a public body offering to grant start-up aid must provide a business plan showing, over a substantial period, the viability of the route after the aid has expired.
36. pont), valamint az idézett ítélkezési gyakorlat.
The public body should also carry out an analysis of the impact of the new route on competing routes prior to granting start-up aid
2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás, 37. pont.
Neither Italy nor interested parties have provided evidence in the investigation that carriers had to provide a business plan for the routes in question beforehand to demonstrate the viability of the route in question on a standalone basis after a certain period.
Olaszország 2014. június 10-i levele, 22. melléklet.
Neither has So.Ge.A.AL claimed to have carried out an assessment of the impact of the new routes in question on other routes.
Lásd: 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás, 37. pont
This condition is therefore not observed.
C-482/99. sz.
States must ensure that the list of routes receiving aid is published annually for each airport, in each instance indicating the source of public funding, the recipient company, the amount of aid paid and the number of passengers concerned
Franciaország kontra Bizottság ügyben hozott ítélet („Stardust Marine”) (EBHT 2002., I-4397. o.).
There is no indication that Alghero airport published yearly the list of routes receiving public financing, indicating the source of financing, the air carrier, the amount of aid actually paid and the number of passengers carried.
A T-267/08. sz. és T-279/08. sz.
Where applicable, appeal procedures must be provided for at Member State level to ensure that there is no discrimination in the granting of aid
Nord-Pas-de-Calais egyesített ügyekben hozott ítélet (2011., még nem tették közzé, 108. pont).
Italy has not claimed that appeal procedures were in place to deal with complaints regarding the granting of the aid to carriers operating routes from Alghero airport.
A Bíróság T-127/99. sz., T-129/99. sz. és T-140/99. sz.
Penalty mechanisms must be implemented in the event that a carrier fails to keep to the undertakings that it gave in relation to an airport when the aid was paid.
Diputación Foral de Álava és társai kontra Bizottság egyesített ügyekben 2002. március 6-án hozott ítélete (EBHT 2002., II-1330. o.
A system for recovering aid or for seizing a guarantee initially deposited by the carrier will allow the airport to ensure that the airline honours its commitments
142. pont).
The Commission notes that the agreements with the carriers lay down a system of penalties in case the airlines to not observe the traffic targets stipulated therein.
A hivatkozott, Stardust Marine ügyben hozott ítélet.
This condition is thus fulfilled.
Olaszország 2014. február 18-i levele, 17. melléklet.
Start-up aid cannot be combined with other types of aid granted for the operation of a route, such as aid of a social nature granted to certain categories of passengers and compensation for discharging public services.
C-39/94. sz.
Also, in accordance with the rules of proportionality, such aid cannot be combined with other aid granted to cover the same costs, including aid paid in another State
Spanyol Királyság kontra Európai Közösségek Bizottsága ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 1999., I-2459. o., 41. pont).
Italy confirmed that the aid in question was not granted for the start-up of routes subject to PSOs under Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008.
A hivatkozott, Altmark ügyben hozott ítélet.
However, Italy has not confirmed that the aid was not combined with other aid to cover the same costs.
173/73. sz., Olasz Köztársaság kontra Európai Közösségek Bizottsága ügy (EBHT 1974., 709. o., 13. pont).
Therefore, the aid to the airlines cannot be found to constitute compatible start-up aid under the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
A hivatkozott, Stardust Marine ügyben hozott ítélet 69. pontja.
The State aid implemented for Meridiana and Germanwings therefore constitutes unlawful and incompatible State aid that must be recovered.
C-305/89. sz.
CONCLUSION
Olaszország kontra Bizottság („Alfa Romeo”) ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 1991., I-1603. o., 23. pont); T-296/97. sz.
Therefore, the Commission finds that:
Alitalia kontra Bizottság ügyben hozott ítélet (EBHT 2000., II-03871. o., 84. pont).
Italy implemented investment aid to Alghero airport in violation of Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
40/85. sz.
The investment aid is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty;
Belgium kontra Bizottság ügy (EBHT 1986., I-2321. o.)
Italy implemented operating aid to Alghero airport in violation of Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
C-124/10P. sz.
The operating aid is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty;
Európai Bizottság kontra Électricité de France („EDF”) ügy (2012., még nem tették közzé, 85. pont).
The airport services (or handling) agreements and the marketing agreements concluded by So.Ge.A.AL with Ryanair, Air One/Alitalia, Volare, bmibaby, Air Vallée and Air Italy do not constitute State aid;
A Bizottság ezzel kapcsolatban nem foglal határozottan álláspontot a jelen határozatban.
The handling and marketing agreements concluded by So.Ge.A.AL with Meridiana and Germanwings constitute unlawful and incompatible State aid.
Lásd: A Bizottság közleménye a tagállamoknak (HL C 307., 1993.11.31., 3. o.), 36. pont.
RECOVERY
Lásd például a C-372/97. sz.
In accordance with the Treaty and the Court of Justice's established case-law, the Commission is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter aid [138] when it has found that it is incompatible with the internal market.
Olaszország kontra Bizottság ügy (EBHT 2004., I-3679. o., 44. pont).
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation [139].
HL C 119., 2002.5.22., 22. o.
In that context, the Court has stated that that objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors on the market, and the situation prior to the payment of the aid is restored [140].
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás 25(v) pontja.
Following that case-law, Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/99 [141] laid down that ‘where negative decisions are taken in respect of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary.’
Lásd például a Bizottság SA.34586. sz.
Therefore, the State aid mentioned in Table 19 implemented for Meridiana and Germanwings must be reimbursed to Italy insofar as it has been paid out.
Görögország – Chania repülőtér korszerűsítése ügyben hozott határozatának 49. preambulumbekezdését.
Regarding the amounts to be recovered, the Commission will consider the ex ante analysis of expected incremental costs and revenues of the agreements as set out in Table 19, with the following additional considerations:
A régi terminál fenti, 5. táblázatban említett „átépítése” az új terminál kibővítésére/megépítésére vonatkozik, és ezért szerepel az új terminálra nyújtott támogatás leírásában.
For each agreement or combination of agreements at stake, the annual aid amount to recover should correspond to the annual negative incremental cash flow at the time when the decision was taken to sign the agreement, for each year of application of the contract.
A 2005 szeptemberében jóváhagyott „Programma di Intervento »Investimenti« – Programma di sviluppo per l'affidamento della gestione quarantennale ” alapján.
Those negative cash flows correspond to the amount of financing needed for the net present value of the agreement to be positive, thus for the agreement to be market conform.
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás 137. és 113. pontja.
The Commission considers that the timeframe to take into consideration for the profitability analysis for Germanwings is 2007.
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás 137. és 120. pontja.
As mentioned in recital 117, Germanwings operated from Alghero airport only in 2007.
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás 137. és 116. pontja.
Indeed, the effective advantage received by the airline company is limited to the effective duration of the agreements at stake, as once the agreement has been terminated, Germanwings has not received any more advantage from the airport.
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás 137. és 124. pontja.
Table 23 indicates the indicative recovery amounts (negative incremental flows) with the corresponding reductions for the Germanwings agreement which has not run its full duration.
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás 137. és 125. pontja.
Table 23
A 2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás 137. és 131. pontja.
Information about the indicative amounts of aid received, to be recovered and already recovered
Lásd például a C-278/00. sz.
Identity of the beneficiary
Görögország kontra Bizottság ügy (2004., I-03997. o.), C-482/99. sz.
Total indicative amount of aid received (in EUR)
Franciaország kontra Bizottság ügy (2002., I-04397. o.), valamint a C-328/99. sz. és C-399/00. sz.
Total indicative amount of aid to be recovered (in EUR)
Olaszország és SIM 2 Multimedia kontra Bizottság egyesített ügyek (2003., I-04035. o., 33. pont).
(Principal)
A hivatkozott, Stardust Marine ügyben hozott ítélet 52. és 53. pontja.
Total amount already reimbursed (in EUR)
A hivatkozott, Stardust Marine ügyben hozott ítélet 56. pontja.
Principal
A fent hivatkozott C-482/99. sz., Franciaország kontra Bizottság ügy.
Recovery interest
2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás, 53. pont
To take account of the actual advantage received by the airlines and its subsidiaries under the agreements, the amounts indicated in Table 23 may be adjusted, according to the supporting evidence provided by Italy, based on (i) the difference between, on the one hand, actual payments as presented ex post, that were made by the airlines with regard to the airport charges and, on the other hand, the forecasted cash flows (ex ante) on these items of income and shown in Table 19, and (ii) the difference between, on the one hand, the actual marketing payments as presented ex post which were paid to the airlines under marketing agreements and, other the other hand, the marketing costs as foreseen ex ante, corresponding to the amounts indicated in Table 19.
2014. évi légi közlekedési iránymutatás, 66. pont