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The Commission recalls that the transport sector is affected by negative externalities due to the fact that different modes do not pay the real cost they impose on society.
Potom, ako spoločnosť DPÚK prestala 8. septembra 2006 poskytovať svoje služby, a v dôsledku toho, že dopravca vybraný v tendri ako náhradný túto službu nezaistil.
It follows that intermodal competition is distorted and entails market failures.
Neskoršie zmluvy, ktoré sú predmetom tohto rozhodnutia, boli uzatvorené na základe otvoreného, transparentného a bezpodmienečného tendra, v ktorom bola jediným kritériom cena ponúkanej služby.
Accordingly, the Commission considers that it may be necessary for the State to intervene by coordinating measures in the transport sector.
Tieto zmluvy boli uzavreté na dobu osem rokov.
The capital increase at issue was provided exclusively to finance DP Ústí's construction of a trolley-bus route (Ústí nad Labem — Střekov) with the aim of improving traffic flows between those two geographical points and reducing environmental pollution.
Rozdiely sú však iba minimálne a vo všetkých prípadoch sú sumy uvedené v tabuľke 9 (skutočne uhradené príspevky) nižšie ako výsledky matematických vzorcov.
The aid thus seeks to promote intermodality and improve environmental standards of transport in the Ústí region, which is in line with the general interest of the Union.
Banka patriaca do skupiny Société Générale.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the measure helps to achieve a clearly defined objective of general interest.
Nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 69/2001 z 12. januára 2001 o uplatňovaní článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o ES pri pomoci de minimis (Ú. v. ES L 10, 13.1.2001, s. 30).
Necessity and proportionality of the aid
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 24. júla 2003 vo veci C-280/00, Altmark Trans GmbH, Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg/Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Altmark GmbH, Zb.
The Commission considers that the measure is necessary to achieve the objective of transferring a part of the activity of transport from a standard bus line to a trolley-bus line, encouraging intermodal and more environmentally-friendly public transport.
I-7747.
In the absence of aid, such a shift would not take place and transport on the line in question would continue to be carried out by less-environmentally friendly bus transport.
Pokiaľ ide o štyri podmienky uvedené v rozsudku vo veci Altmark, pozri odôvodnenie 98.
The Commission notes that DPÚK claimed in its comments that it had proposed to the authorities a significantly cheaper alternative for an environmentally friendly form of local transport on the line Ústí nad Labem — Střekov (based on CNG-buses instead of the trolley-buses of DP Ústí), but that that alternative was rejected.
České orgány ďalej uviedli, že skutočnosť, že Ústecký kraj informácie o druhom kole koncesného konania zverejnil, je dôkazom jeho otvoreného a transparentného prístupu, pretože v danom prípade by boli splnené podmienky pre rokovacie konanie bez uverejnenia [v súlade s článkom 31 ods. 1 písm. c) smernice Európskeho parlamentu a Rady 2004/18/ES (Ú. v.
However, the Czech authorities have no official record of any formal submission by DPÚK of an alternative project for ensuring a more environmentally-friendly transport in the municipality.
EÚ L 134, 30.4.2004, s. 114)].
The project attached to DPÚK's submission is dated June 2001 and was thus not relevant at the time of the assessed capital increase.
Spoločnosť ZDAR, a. s. zabezpečovala základnú dopravnú obslužnosť v jednej oblasti Ústeckého kraja.
In addition, the Czech authorities claim that the line Ústí nad Labem — Střekov was an integral part of the trolley-bus system gradually being constructed since 1984 and operated since 1988.
Nariadenie Rady (EHS) č. 1107/70 zo 4. júna 1970 o poskytnutí pomoci pre železničnú, cestnú a vnútrozemskú vodnú dopravu (Ú. v. ES L 130, 15.6.1970, s. 1).
Therefore, the line Ústí nad Labem — Střekov was constructed as an integral part of the existing trolley-bus system built, owned and operated by DP Ústí.
Hoci toto nariadenie bolo s účinnosťou od 3. decembra 2009 zrušené, v čase zvýšenia základného kapitálu v roku 2006 bolo uplatniteľné.
In addition, there is no clear evidence that any reasonable and available alternative existed at the time of the capital increase.
Tento prístup je v súlade s všeobecným prístupom Komisie k službám všeobecného hospodárskeho záujmu v iných odvetviach.
Therefore, the Commission considers that any alternative solutions for this particular part of the network by competing providers were not a reasonable alternative that would need to be taken into account by the Municipality of Ústí nad Labem.
Pozri tiež bod 48 oznámenia Komisie o uplatňovaní pravidiel štátnej pomoci Európskej únie na náhrady za služby všeobecného hospodárskeho záujmu (Ú. v. EÚ C 8, 11.1.2012, s. 4).
As regards the proportionality of the measure, the Commission has authorised investment aid for transport infrastructure in the past up to an aid intensity of 50 % [48].
Pozri odôvodnenie 17.
Recently, where Member States have demonstrated the economic need for a higher aid intensity, the Commission has been willing to accept such higher intensities in duly justified cases [49].
Týmito skutočnosťami nie je dotknuté posúdenie Komisia týkajúce sa uplatnenia práva Únie v súvislosti s verejnými zákazkami.
In the present case, the measure referred to in recital 96 under (e) provides for an aid intensity of 89 % in favour of DP Ústí:
V tejto súvislosti pozri aj Oznámenie Komisie o uplatňovaní pravidiel štátnej pomoci Európskej únie na náhrady za služby všeobecného hospodárskeho záujmu, poznámka pod čiarou č. 20, oddiel 3.6.2.
the total costs of construction of the trolley-bus line amounted to around CZK 179,3 million, while CZK 160 million thereof was financed by the capital increase.
Rozsudok vo veci 730/79, Philip Morris Holland BV/Komisia, Zb.
Nevertheless, the Commission considers the capital increase to be proportionate to achieve the stated objective of general interest for the following reasons:
1980, s. 2671, bod 11;
Contrary to aid in the form of a direct grant, the aid in question was granted through a capital increase.
rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 15. júna 2000 v spojených veciach T-298/97, T-312/97, T-313/97, T-315/97, T-600/97 až 607/97, T-1/98, T-3/98 až T-6/98 a T-23/98, Alzetta Mauro/Komisia, Zb.
This means that the actual aid amount involved in the operation is significantly lower than the value of the capital increase, since the Municipality of Ústí nad Labem is the sole shareholder of DP Ústí both before and after the capital increase.
2000, s.
As a 100 % shareholder in DP Ústí, the Municipality of Ústí nad Labem retains an indirect ownership of the trolley-bus line financed from the capital increase and will be able to reap profits from its operation or from its eventual sale since the value of DP Ústí would be increased due to this investment.
II-2319, bod 80.
Therefore, the provision of financing in the form of a capital increase ensures that the actual aid intensity is lower than the one resulting from a simple comparison of the capital increase and total costs of the project.
Vec Alzetta, body 141 až 147;
As regards the incentive effect, due to the amount of the investment in this project it seems unlikely that DP Ústí would be able to carry out these investments without additional capital.
Rozsudok zo 4. apríla 2001, vo veci T-288/97, Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia/Komisia, Zb.
The Commission notes in this respect that the construction of other, less significant parts of the trolley-bus system network in Ústí nad Labem were financed by other means (e.g. bank loans amounting to CZK 5 million and CZK 35 million in 2004 and 2005 or to CZK 40 million in 2007 — see above section 7.1.2).
2001, s.
However, the trolley-bus line Ústí nad Labem — Střekov was the last outstanding significant part of the trolley-bus network system under construction in Ústí nad Labem since 1984.
II-1619, bod 41.
Furthermore, the Commission notes that the resources from the increase of equity capital of CZK 160 million are strictly bound for exclusive use in the financing of the construction of the trolley-bus line Ústí nad Labem — Střekov.
Ú. v. ES C 71, 11.3.2000, s. 14.
The resources from the capital increase are kept on a separate account of DP Ústí, from which payments are made for the construction of the trolley-bus line.
Vec Altmark Trans, body 77 a 78.
The money thus cannot be used for possible cross-subsidisation of the transport operation of DP Ústí.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 12. októbra 1978 vo veci 156/77 Komisia/Belgicko, Zb.
Finally, the remaining amount of the construction costs for the trolley-bus line of CZK 19,3 million was financed from the own resources of DP Ústí.
1978, s.
Thus, the aid has been limited to the minimum amount necessary to close the funding gap of the project.
I-1881, bod 10.
Accordingly, the Commission considers the aid to be proportionate to achieve the stated objective of general interest.
Rozsudok zo 16. marca 2004 vo veci T-156/77, Danske Busvognmænd/Komisia, Zb.
Access to the infrastructure in question is open to all users on a non-discriminatory basis
2004, s.
As a part of the public transport system, the use of the trolley-busses will be open to all passengers on a non-discriminatory basis.
II-917, body 77 až 79.
The aid must not contribute to a distortion of competition contrary to the general interest
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora zo 7. mája 2009 vo veci C-504/07, Antrop a iní/Conselho de Ministros, Carris a STCP, Zb.
Transport by trolley-bus requires certain basic infrastructure in order to constitute a viable alternative to road transport.
2009, s.
Given that that the capital increase is limited to the additional costs necessary for the construction of the trolley-bus line and does not cover the operational costs of DP Ústí, the measure referred to in recital 96 under (e) will not result in the distortion of competition vis-à-vis transport by bus to an extent contrary to the general interest.
I-3867.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that the State aid resulting from that operation can be deemed compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 93 of the Treaty.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 11. decembra 2008 vo veci C-334/07 P, Komisia/Freistaat Sachsen, Zb.
CONCLUSION
2008, s.
In light of the above, the Commission concludes that compensations granted by the Ústí Region to certain regional bus transport operators for discharging a public service obligation in the period from 9 September 2006 to 2 June 2007 and the guarantees granted by the Municipality of Ústí nad Labem in favour of DP Ústí to secure loans of CZK 35 million and CZK 5 million do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
I-9465, bod 51.
The Commission further concludes that compensations granted by the Ústí Region to certain regional bus transport operators for discharging a public service obligation in the period of 2005-2006 and compensations granted by the Ústí Region to certain regional bus transport operators for discharging a public service obligation in the period between 9 September 2006 and 31 December 2006 constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty which is compatible with the internal market and exempt from the prior notification requirement laid down in Article 108(3) of the Treaty pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
Rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 9. júna 2011 v spojených veciach C-465/09 Ρ až C-470/09 Ρ, Diputación Foral de Vizcaya a iní/Komisia, Zb.
Finally, the Commission concludes that the capital increase of CZK 160 million by the Municipality of Ústí nad Labem in favour of DP Ústí constitutes State aid which the Czech Republic unlawfully implemented in violation of Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
2011, s.
However, the State aid resulting from that operation can be deemed compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 93 of the Treaty.
I-83, body 125 a 128;
Accordingly, the Commission,
najaktuálnejší rozsudok Súdneho dvora z 12. novembra 2013 vo veci T-570/08, Deutsche Post/Komisia, Zb.
The State aid which the Czech Republic implemented in favour of ČSAD BUS Ústí nad Labem a.s., Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem a.s., Dopravní podnik Teplice, s.r.o., Dopravní podnik měst Chomutova a Jirkova a.s., Dopravní podnik města Děčín, a.s., Dopravní podnik měst Mostu a Litvínova a.s., Autobusová doprava, s.r.o., Podbořany, Miroslav Ohem — SADO, Petr Frommel — FOBUS, Petr Stejskal — SPORTBUS and Vilém Graupner, stroj. a stav. údržba in the form of public transport service compensations in the period 2005 to 2006 is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and therefore Article 93 of the Treaty.
2013, s.
The State aid which the Czech Republic implemented in favour of ČSAD Semily a.s., Dopravní podnik města Děčín, a.s., ČSAD Střední Čechy, spol. s r.o., Dopravní podnik Teplice, s.r.o., Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem a.s., Dopravní podnik měst Chomutova a Jirkova a.s. and Dopravní podnik Mladá Boleslav, s.r.o. in the form of public transport service compensations in the period from 9 September 2006 to 31 December 2006 is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and therefore Article 93 of the Treaty.
II-0000, bod 167.
The measure which the Czech Republic implemented for Autobusy Karlovy Vary, a.s., Autobusy Kavka, a.s., ČSAD Slaný a.s., Dopravní podnik měst Mostu a Litvínova, a.s. and ZDAR, a.s. in the form of public transport service compensations in the period from 9 September 2006 to 2 June 2007 and for Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem a.s. in the form of guarantees amounting to CZK 35 million and CZK 5 million do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Pokiaľ ide o zmluvy, ktoré boli uzatvorené po 31. decembri 2006, orgány Českej republiky uviedli, že dopravcovia boli v každom prípade vybraní na základe otvoreného, transparentného a bezpodmienečného tendra, v ktorom bola jediným kritériom cena ponúkanej služby.
For the Commission
Pozri napríklad rozhodnutie Komisie o štátnej pomoci C 3/08 (ex NN 102/05) z 26. novembra 2008 – Česká republika, pokiaľ ide o náhrady za služby vo verejnom záujme pre dopravné podniky v Juhomoravskom kraji (Ú. v. EÚ L 97, 16.4.2009, s. 14), odôvodnenie 71.
Vice-President
Výnimka podľa článku 3 ods. 1 písm. b) bola v minulosti využitá v rade rozhodnutí Komisie týkajúcich sa schém štátnej pomoci.
Commission Decision of 16 April 2008 (OJ C 187, 24.7.2008, p.
Pozri napríklad rozhodnutie Komisie K(2007) 3394 v konečnom znení z 18. júla 2007 vo veci N 720/06 – Bruselský prístav (Ú. v. EÚ C 307, 18.12.2007, s. 10) a rozhodnutie Komisie K(2002) 3248 v konečnom znení z 18. septembra 2002 vo veci N 308/02 – Schéma investičnej pomoci pre železničnú infraštruktúru v Sasku-Anhaltsku (Ú. v. ES C 277, 14.11.2002, s. 2).
14).
Pokiaľ ide o opatrenia ad hoc, výnimka sa použila v prípade investičnej pomoci pre Stora Enso Langerbrugge;
See footnote 1.
pozri rozhodnutie Komisie K(2004) 3351 z 8. septembra 2004 vo veci C 73/03 – Investičná pomoc pre Stora Enso Langerbrugge (Ú. v. EÚ L 53, 26.2.2005, s. 66).
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road (OJ L 315, 3.12.2007, p.
Medzi podmienky použité v predmetnom rozhodnutí o vyhodnotení zlučiteľnosti patria:
1).
klasifikácia opatrenia ako opatrenia na koordináciu dopravy, vyššie náklady na infraštruktúru v porovnaní s konkurenčnými druhmi dopravy, maximálna intenzita pomoci 50 % a existencia stimulačného účinku.
According to the Czech authorities the majority of the public passenger bus transport market is served on the basis of contracts for public service obligations.
Pozri bod 52 rozhodnutia Komisie z 9. novembra 2011 vo veci SA.32632 (2011/N), Belgicko – Kontajnerový intermodálny terminál Genk (Ú. v. EÚ C 82, 21.3.2012, s. 2);
Some provisions of the Road Transport Act, in particular with respect to the public service obligation, were repealed as of July 2010 by Act No 194/2010, on public services in passenger transport, and replaced by specific provisions of the latter act.
rozhodnutie Komisie z 15. júna 2011 vo veci SA.32224, Holandsko – Výstavba prekladiska kontajnerov v Alblasserdamu (Ú. v. EÚ C 215, 21.7.2011, s. 22);
However, the legal framework described in this section reflects the situation in the period relevant for the assessment of the alleged State aid measures, i.e. years 2004-2007.
rozhodnutie Komisie z 20. júla 2010 vo veci C 17/10, Taliansko – Firmin srl (Ú. v. EÚ C 278, 15.10.2010, s. 28);
Before the accession of the Czech Republic to the Union, the compensation for losses from public transport obligations was ensured through contracts between the municipality and the main provider of public transport.
rozhodnutie Komisie z 27. júna 2012 vo veci SA.34056 (12/N), Spojené kráľovstvo – Lanovková dráha pre Londýn (Ú. v. EÚ C 220, 25.7.2012, s. 6);
Those contracts, though not formally contracts of public service obligations as regards their form, fulfilled the substantial character of such contracts.
rozhodnutie Komisie zo 17. októbra 2012 vo veci SA.34501, Nemecko – Rozšírenie vnútrozemského prístavu Königs Wusterhausen/Wildau (Ú. v. EÚ C 176, 21.6.2013, s. 1);
The basis for the calculation of compensation was an expert opinion of forecasted losses from the operation of the public transport line as determined by the public service obligation.
rozhodnutie Komisie z 18. marca 2013 vo veci SA.37402 (13/N), Maďarsko – Intermodálny rozvoj slobodného prístavu Budapešť (Ú. v. EÚ C 141, 9.5.2014, s. 5).
If the actual loss was significantly different from the loss forecasted by the expert opinion, the final settlement was carried out at the end of the calendar year.
Biela kniha:
The same principle applied to possible overcompensations.
Európska dopravná politika pre rok 2010: http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/tackling_climate_change/l24007_en.htm
Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969 on action by Member States concerning the obligations inherent in the concept of a public service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway (OJ L 156, 28.6.1969, p. 1).
Pozri rozhodnutie Komisie z 31. januára 2001 vo veci N 597/2000, Holandsko – Subsidieregeling voor bijzondere bedrijfsaansluitingen op vaarwegen (Ú. v. ES C 102, 31.3.2001, s. 8), rozhodnutie Komisie zo 14. septembra 2001 vo veci N 208/2000, Holandsko – SOIT (Ú. v. ES C 315, 4.11.2000, s. 22), rozhodnutie Komisie z 15. novembra 2000 vo veci N 755/1999, Taliansko – Bolzano (Ú. v. ES C 71, 3.3.2001, s. 19) a rozhodnutie Komisie z 20. decembra 2010 vo veci N 490/10, Belgicko – Verlenging van steunregeling N 550/2001 inzake publiek-private samenwerking voor de bouw van laad- en losinstallaties langs de waterwegen in het Vlaams Gewest (Ú. v. EÚ C 122, 20.4.2011, s. 8).
Under Czech law, the compensation for public service contracts is equivalent to the notion of provable loss.
Pozri rozhodnutie Komisia z 20. decembra 2011 vo veci SA.33434, Francúzsko – Aide au financement d'un chantier multimodal sur le Grand port maritime du Havre (Ú. v. EÚ C 53, 23.2.2012, s. 2);
For a similar case, see also Commission Decision C 3/08 (ex NN 102/05) of 26 November 2008 — Czech Republic — Public service compensations for Southern Moravia Bus Companies (OJ L 97, 16.4.2009, p.
rozhodnutie Komisie zo 17. októbra 2012 vo veci SA.34501, Nemecko – Rozšírenie vnútrozemského prístavu Königs Wusterhausen/Wildau (Ú. v. EÚ C 176, 21.6.2013, s. 1);
14), or Commission Decision C(2008) 1627 final N 495/07 of 30 April 2008 — Czech Republic — Program pořízení a obnovy železničních kolejových vozidel (OJ C 152, 18.6.2008, p.
rozhodnutie Komisie z 19. júna 2013 vo veci SA.35738, Grécko – Pomoc na modernizáciu prístavu Katakolo (Ú. v. EÚ C 204, 18.7.2013, s. 3);
21).
rozhodnutie Komisie z 2. júla 2013 vo veci SA.35418, Grécko – Rozšírenie prístavu Pireus (Ú. v. EÚ C 256, 5.9.2013, s. 2);
The reasonable profit is to be understood as meaning “the sum which — after taxation […] — does not exceed 1/8th of the price of the buses normally used for the public line passenger transport providing the traffic services in the framework of the fulfilment of the public service obligation, reduced by the sum of the total real depreciation of those buses, and the sum spent for investments related to the operation of the public line passenger transport, provided that the relevant authority expressed its approval for the investment for the purpose of its incorporation into the calculation of the provable loss”.
Podľa spoločnosti DPÚK poskytli orgány Ústeckého kraja v rokoch 2004 – 2007 určitým prevádzkovateľom regionálnej autobusovej dopravy úhrady vo forme príspevku za plnenie zväzku vyplývajúceho zo služieb vo verejnom záujme (ďalej len „príspevok“).
Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications No 50/1998, on provable loss in the public line passenger transport, was replaced by Regulation No 493/2004 as of 21 September 2004.
Okrem toho bola týmto prevádzkovateľom údajne poskytnutá pomoc v najrôznejších formách, konkrétne prostredníctvom zvýhodnených úverov, dotácií, záruk, zvýšenia základného kapitálu, prenájmu vozidiel, prenájmu autobusových nádraží a prevádzkovania parkovacích hodín.
Regulation No 493/2004 remained in force until 1 July 2010, that is during the period when the compensations under investigation were granted.
Na jar 2005 boli uzatvorené ďalšie dodatky, v ktorých bola platnosť zmlúv predĺžená do 31. decembra 2005.
The incumbent and formerly State-owned regional bus transport provider for the Ústí Region and the Liberec Region in 2004.
Tieto dodatky boli uzatvorené s tými istými dopravcami, ktorí sú uvedení v predchádzajúcom odôvodnení s výnimkou podniku Petr Frommel, ktorý už nemal záujem zabezpečovať dopravnú obslužnosť v kraji.
DPÚK is one of the legal successors to ČSAD following its dissolution into two regional bus companies:
Trojmesačná výpovedná lehota stanovená v zmluve sa skončila 1. mája 2006.
one for the Ústí Region (DPÚK) and one for the Liberec Region.
V tomto období spoločnosť DPÚK poskytovala služby a dostala za ne príspevok.
Even with the figures as corrected by the Czech authorities, the amounts indicated in the table do not entirely correspond to the given formula in some cases (provable loss in CZK/km multiplied by the number of kilometres does not entirely match the overall provable loss in CZK).
Ako bolo vysvetlené v odôvodnení 28, spoločnosť DPÚK dostávala za zabezpečovanie dopravnej obslužnosti v období od januára do apríla 2006 príspevky.
However, the differences are only marginal and in all cases the amounts presented in Table 2 (compensation actually given) are lower than the results of the logical formulas.
Podľa informácií orgánov Českej republiky dosiahli tieto príspevky výšku 92172509,24 CZK.
Expected price of transport services is the sum of the economically admissible costs which should be incurred by an operator in performing transport public service obligations and a reasonable profit relating to such expenditure.
ČSAD Slaný, a. s.
Foreseen revenue is receipts and revenues which should be achieved by the operator in performing the transport public service obligation including ticketing revenue.
ČSAD Střední Čechy, s. r. o.
In some cases, the amounts indicated in the table do not entirely correspond to the mathematical formulas (expected overall price of transport services being calculated as number of km multiplied by expected overall price of transport services; foreseen overall revenue being calculated as number of km multiplied by foreseen revenue in CZK/km; provable loss CZK/km being calculated as expected price of transport services in CZK/km minus foreseen revenue in CZK/km, etc.)
DP Mladá Boleslav, s. r. o.
According to the Czech authorities, the provable loss was negotiated with certain transport providers to be lower than the difference between the expected price of transport services and foreseen revenue.
V prípade opatrenia uvedeného v odôvodnení 42 písm. h) Komisia dospela k záveru, že nemá právomoc posudzovať prenájom trolejbusov DP Teplice mestom Teplice na základe pôvodnej zmluvy z 10. decembra 2003.