natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
This is the case, for example, if the direct aid is, de facto or de jure, made conditional on the purchase of goods or services produced by certain undertakings only (for example only undertakings established in certain areas).’
V tejto súvislosti Súdny dvor potvrdil, že cieľ je dosiahnutý vtedy, keď prijímateľ vráti sumy poskytnuté v podobe neoprávnenej pomoci, a tým stratí výhodu, ktorú mal v porovnaní so svojimi konkurentmi na trhu, a obnoví sa situácia spred vyplatenia pomoci [127].
The notice continues in a footnote [117] to that passage: ‘By contrast, a mere secondary economic effect in the form of increased output (which does not amount to indirect aid) can be found where the aid is simply channelled through an undertaking (for example a financial intermediary) which passes it on in full to the aid beneficiary.’
V súlade s touto judikatúrou sa v článku 16 ods. 1 nariadenia (EÚ) 2015/1589 uvádza, že „ak sa prijmú záporné rozhodnutia v prípadoch neoprávnenej pomoci, Komisia rozhodne, že dotknutý členský štát prijme všetky potrebné opatrenia, aby vymohol pomoc od príjemcu […]“.
The activities under assessment in this case have not been designed to channel their secondary effects towards the Sardinian airports.
Preto vzhľadom na to, že predmetné opatrenia sa uskutočňovali v rozpore s článkom 108 ZFEÚ a musia sa považovať za neoprávnenú a nezlučiteľnú pomoc, je potrebné ich zrušiť s cieľom obnoviť situáciu, ktorá existovala na trhu pred ich poskytnutím.
Instead, the activities have been designed to benefit a large group of undertakings in the region, in particular those offering services to tourists.
Vymáhanie by sa malo vzťahovať na obdobie od poskytnutia výhody, teda od momentu, keď bola pomoc daná k dispozícii príjemcovi, až do momentu skutočného vrátenia, a sumy, ktoré sa majú vymôcť, by mali zahŕňať aj úroky až do skutočného vrátenia.
As already established, the purpose of the scheme consists in channelling public funds to several airlines and other services providers with a view to opening new routes (or increasing frequencies) as well as advertising Sardinia as a touristic destination accessible by air transport.
Pokiaľ ide o sumy, ktoré majú byť vrátené, Komisia zohľadní sumy, ktoré región skutočne vyplatil a ktoré spoločnosti GEASAR a SOGAER previedli na leteckých dopravcov počas celého obdobia rokov 2010 – 2013 na vykonávanie činností 1 a 2.
Under the mechanism put in place by the Region through Law 10/2010 (as described in Section 2.7.2), the Region transfers the corresponding public funds to airport operators, which should in turn pass them on to third parties in accordance with the detailed specifications of the activity plans approved by the Region.
Ako sa uvádza v tabuľke 6 v odôvodnení 89, prevádzkovatelia letísk v praxi poskytli viac finančných prostriedkov, ako dostali od regiónu: prevádzkovatelia letísk boli nedostatočne kompenzovaní zo strany regiónu, pretože museli zaplatiť finančný úrok z prijatých finančných zálohových platieb [128] a regionálne príspevky na rok 2014 ešte neboli zaplatené prevádzkovateľom letísk Cagliari a Olbia.
The Commission therefore concludes that the aid is channelled through the airport operators which pass it on in full to the airlines, which are the only real beneficiaries of the scheme.
V tabuľke 14 sú zhrnuté tieto zistenia.
The airport operators should be considered de jure (because of the provisions of Law 10/2010) and de facto (because of the effective financial flows analysed by the Commission) as vehicles used to pass on public funding to airlines
Tabuľka 14
The Commission notes that the airport operators may benefit from the increase in air traffic that is brought about by the aid to airlines under the scheme.
Rozdiel medzi sumou skutočne vyplatenou leteckým dopravcom na činnosti 1 a 2 a finančnými prostriedkami prijatými od regiónu a prevedenými prostredníctvom spoločností GEASAR a SOGAER
Such effects are, however, similar to the positive effects on economic operators in other sectors whose revenues are linked to the number of air passengers, in particular tourism (car rental, hotels, restaurants, catering, fuelling, retail etc.…).
Čistá suma, ktorú prevádzkovatelia letísk skutočne dostali od regiónu (B)
Those sectors are highly dependent on the number of passengers arriving at/departing from the Sardinian airports.
Celková suma vyplatená prevádzkovateľmi letísk leteckým dopravcom na činnosti 1 a 2 (C)
Therefore, the Commission considers that the scheme has not been designed in such a way as to channel its secondary effects towards the airport operators, but rather so as to benefit the many tourism-related sectors in Sardinia.
Tabuľka 15
Furthermore, the effect of the measures on airports is inherent in the nature and objective of the scheme, which is to increase air traffic to Sardinia by providing appropriate incentives to airlines.
Platby leteckým dopravcom, ktoré im vyplatili prevádzkovatelia letísk Olbia a Cagliari
The fact that the airlines purchase airport services from the operators of the three Sardinian airports concerned is an inherent feature of the scheme and cannot be detached from it, given that the scheme consists in providing airlines with financial incentives to increase air traffic.
SUMA
It is thus not an additional, independent condition concerning the acquisition of goods or services that the Region added to the design of its scheme in order to produce an effect other than the main expected effect of the scheme, namely the increase in air traffic to Sardinia.
DÁTUM PLATBY
In the light of the foregoing, the Commission concludes that activities 1, 2 and 3 do not confer an indirect advantage on airport operators.
[8 – 20 mil. EUR]
Since one of the cumulative conditions for the presence of State aid is not fulfilled, the Commission also concludes that activities 1 and 2 do not constitute State aid.
[0 – 10 mil. EUR]
For the reasons set out above, it is concluded that the airport operators concerned did not receive State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
[0 – 1 mil. EUR]
LAWFULNESS OF THE AID TO THE AIRLINES
a 12.7.2011
The measures were notified to the Commission on 30 November 2011.
a 4.11.2011
However, Italy implemented the scheme without the Commission having approved it.
a 4.1.2012
Financing pursuant to Law 10/2010 was provided from the Region to airport operators and from airport operators to airlines throughout the period 2010-2013 [118].
[2 – 10 mil. EUR]
In addition, no block exemption regulation covers the scheme at stake.
[0 – 7 mil. EUR]
In particular, the SGEI Decision is not applicable as the financing of airlines under the scheme cannot be considered as compensation for a genuine SGEI entrusted to airlines [119].
a 23.5.2011 a 2.8.2011
Thus, Italy has not complied with its obligations under Article 108 of the Treaty and therefore the financing of airlines under the scheme is considered as unlawful pursuant to Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
Na financovanie troch činností 1, 2 a 3 sa použila celá suma, ktorú obaja prevádzkovatelia letísk dostali od regiónu.
The burden of proof regarding the compatibility of aid with the internal market, by way of derogation from Article 107(1) of the Treaty, is borne principally by the Member State concerned.
Komisia preto navrhuje rozdelenie podľa typu opatrenia a leteckého dopravcu na základe percenta odpočítaného od súm uvedených v tabuľke 16.
Italy notes [120] that Law 10/2010 has not been conceived as a scheme to support start-up routes and that the scheme does not fulfil all the compatibility criteria for start-up aid as defined in Article 79 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
Ako sa uvádza v tabuľke 7 v odôvodnení 91 a tiež v tabuľke 16, rozdelenie medzi činnosti 1 a 2 (prostriedky vyplatené leteckým dopravcom) a činnosť 3 (prostriedky vyplatené tretím poskytovateľom služieb) sa uvádza ako percento z celkovej sumy.
Italy nevertheless suggests that the Commission should, in this case, apply point 81 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines, which states that ‘The Commission may carry out a case-by-case assessment of aid or a scheme which fails to fully comply with these criteria [those of point 79], but the end result of which would be comparable.’ [121].
Tabuľka 16
APPLICABLE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Finančné toky od spoločností GEASAR a SOGAER leteckým dopravcom a tretím poskytovateľom služieb určené na financovanie činností 1, 2 a 3
As regards start-up aid, the 2014 Aviation Guidelines state that ‘As regards start-up aid to airlines, the Commission will apply the principles set out in these guidelines to all notified start-up aid measures in respect of which it is called upon to take a decision from 4 April 2014, even where the measures were notified prior to that date.
Výsledná suma by mala predbežne ukazovať skutočnú výšku verejných finančných prostriedkov poskytnutých regiónom a vynaložených na činnosti 1 a 2 (pozri tabuľku 17).
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’ [122].
Orientačná suma prijatá od regiónu a vynaložená na činnosti 1 a 2
ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED BY AIRPORT OPERATORS TO AIRLINE COMPANIES FOR THE FINANCING OF ACTIVITIES 1 AND 2 (LAW 10/2010) IN THE PERIOD 2010-2013
Ročné rozdelenie prostriedkov podľa prevádzkovateľa letiska na financovanie činností 1 a 2
Considering that the compatibility conditions for start-up aid enshrined in point 79 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines are cumulative, it is only necessary to demonstrate that one of those conditions is not fulfilled in order to find that the aid to the airlines is not compatible.
Financovanie činností 1 a 2
Nevertheless, the Commission will review several criteria set out in the 2005 Aviation Guidelines to assess the compatibility of the aid measures at hand.
Suma financovania činností, ktorú región poskytol (%)
Point 79(d) of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines requires the long-term viability and degressiveness of the measure at stake: ‘the route receiving the aid must ultimately prove profitable, i.e. it must at least cover its costs, without public funding.
Komisia uplatní tieto percentuálne podiely na úroveň financovania, ktorú jednotliví prevádzkovatelia letísk poskytli prijímajúcim leteckým dopravcom, ako sa uvádza v tabuľke 15, s cieľom zistiť sumu, ktorú majú jednotlivé letiská a letecké spoločnosti vrátiť.
For this reason start-up aid must be degressive and of limited duration’.
Orientačné sumy, ktoré majú jednotliví leteckí dopravcovia vrátiť Taliansku, sú uvedené v tabuľke 19, podľa informácií, ktoré Komisia mala k dispozícii.
The activities defined under Law 10/2010 have never been defined to target the long-term viability of the routes in question and nothing in the system established by Law 10/2010 ensures that the aid amount is degressive over the period 2010-2013 [124].
Tabuľka 19
There is no indication that the routes concerned would become profitable for the airlines without the public funding.
Orientačné sumy, ktoré majú leteckí dopravcovia vrátiť
Point 79(e) of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines adds the criterion of compensation for additional start-up costs: ‘the amount of aid must be strictly linked to the additional start-up costs incurred in launching the new route or frequency and which the air operator will not have to bear once it is up and running’.
CELKOVÁ SUMA, KTORÚ TREBA VRÁTIŤ
The regional financing is not related to specific start-up costs and nothing in the system established by Law 10/2010 ensures that the aid amount is limited to such costs.
určí sa
Italy has never adduced any evidence to show that the funding provided by the Region with respect to activities 1 and 2 was calculated on the basis of the airlines' start-up costs or limited to such costs.
S cieľom zohľadniť skutočnú výhodu, ktorá sa poskytla leteckým dopravcom, môžu byť sumy uvedené v tabuľke 19 upravené na základe podporných dôkazov poskytnutých Talianskom, najmä pokiaľ ide o presný dátum všetkých platieb.
The Region, by financing airport operators, intended to develop air traffic through the opening of new routes, increasing the frequencies on existing routes, and the de-seasonality of existing routes and to improve regional development and tourism through marketing actions undertaken by airlines.
Ako je vysvetlené v bode 353, na účely uplatňovania pravidiel štátnej pomoci sa v tejto veci spoločnosti AMS a Ryanair považujú za jeden podnik.
The Region thus never intended to compensate airlines for additional start-up costs.
Preto sú spoločnosti Ryanair a AMS spoločne a nerozdielne zodpovedné za uhradenie celkovej výšky pomoci, ktorú dostali.
Therefore this criterion is not fulfilled.
Okrem toho Taliansko by malo k výške pomoci pripočítať úroky z vymáhania, počítané od dátumu, keď bola neoprávnená pomoc poskytnutá príjemcovi, do dátumu jej vymáhania [129], v súlade s kapitolou V nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 794/2004 [130].
In addition, point 79(f) of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines sets out conditions of intensity and duration: ‘The amount of aid in any 1 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.’
FINANČNÉ PROSTRIEDKY POSKYTOVANÉ PREVÁDZKOVATEĽMI LETÍSK LETECKÝM DOPRAVCOM V SÚVISLOSTI S ČINNOSŤAMI 1 A 2 (ZÁKON č. 10/2010) V OBDOBÍ ROKOV 2010 – 2013 – EXISTENCIA ŠTÁTNEJ POMOCI V PROSPECH LETECKÝCH SPOLOČNOSTÍ
At no point has Italy mentioned the concept of ‘eligible costs’ as explained in the Guidelines nor any thresholds for such costs.
Taliansko neoprávnene poskytovalo pomoc leteckým spoločnostiam pôsobiacim na oboch príslušných letiskách na základe zákona č. 10/2010 na financovanie činností 1 a 2 po celé obdobie rokov 2010 – 2013 v rozpore s článkom 108 ods. 3 zmluvy.
Airport operators presented their plans of activities to the Region with an indication of the total amount of the costs incurred for the implementation of the measures.
Pomoc poskytnutá leteckým spoločnostiam pôsobiacim na príslušných letiskách na základe zákona č. 10/2010 na financovanie činností 1 a 2 po celé obdobie rokov 2010 – 2013 je nezlučiteľná s vnútorným trhom.
The Region then decided the amount to be granted to each airport operator per year, but that amount was never limited to 50 % of the costs incurred for 1 year.
Nezlučiteľnú pomoc by letecké spoločnosti, ktoré pôsobili na letiskách Olbia a Cagliari a ťažili z financovania činností 1 a 2 na základe zákona č. 10/2010, mali vrátiť.
There is no evidence that the regional spending in respect of activities 1 and 2 amounted to twice the amount of the aid.
Taliansko by malo zabezpečiť, že sa prijmú všetky vnútroštátne opatrenia, aby sa zaistilo, že príjemcovia pomoci vrátia neoprávnenú výhodu, ktorá im vznikla.
Point 79(h) of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines adds the criterion of the non-discriminatory allocation: ‘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.
FINANČNÁ KOMPENZÁCIA, KTORÚ REGIÓN SARDÍNIA POSKYTOL PREVÁDZKOVATEĽOM LETÍSK NA FINANCOVANIE ČINNOSTÍ 1, 2 A 3 (ZÁKON č. 10/2010) V OBDOBÍ ROKOV 2010 – 2013 – EXISTENCIA ŠTÁTNEJ POMOCI V PROSPECH PREVÁDZKOVATEĽOV LETÍSK
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.
Komisia sa domnieva, že v rámci schémy zavedenej zákonom č. 10/2010 v období rokov 2010 – 2013 traja prevádzkovatelia letísk, spoločnosti SOGEAAL, SOGAER a GEASAR, nedostali štátnu pomoc v zmysle článku 107 ods. 1 zmluvy podľa schémy zavedenej zákonom č. 10/2010 v období rokov 2010 – 2013,
The rules and principles relating to public procurement and concessions must be respected where applicable’.
PRIJALA TOTO ROZHODNUTIE:
Neither the Region nor the airport operators organised proper tenders complying with the public procurement rules to select the airlines in charge of the implementation of activities 1 and 2.
Článok 1
The Commission has not been informed of any tender organised by airport operators and, according to Italy, airlines have been selected on the basis of the most attractive commercial offers submitted to airport operators upon publication of notices on their websites.
Schéma, ktorú Taliansko zaviedlo zákonom č. 10/2010, predstavuje štátnu pomoc v zmysle článku 107 ods. 1 zmluvy v prospech spoločností Ryanair/AMS, easyJet, Air Berlin, Meridiana, Alitalia, Air Italy, Volotea, Wizzair, Norwegian, JET2.COM, Niki, Tourparade, Germanwings, Air Baltic a Vueling v rozsahu, v akom sa týka prevádzky týchto leteckých dopravcov na letisku Cagliari-Elmas a letisku Olbia.
Therefore the Commission considers that point 81 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines cannot be applied in this case, as several of the criteria in point 79 are not fulfilled.
Štátnu pomoc uvedenú v odseku 2 Taliansko poskytlo v rozpore s článkom 108 ods. 3 zmluvy.
Compliance with those criteria is essential for start-up aid to be considered compatible.
Štátna pomoc uvedená v odseku 2 je nezlučiteľná s vnútorným trhom.
Since the compatibility criteria in point 79 are not fulfilled, the aid is not compatible with the internal market.
Článok 2
The financial compensation provided by airport operators to airline companies for the financing of activities 1 and 2 under Law 10/2010 in the period 2010-2013 cannot be considered compatible with the internal market, as the compatibility criteria referred to in point 79 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines are not fulfilled.
Taliansko vymôže od príjemcov štátnu pomoc uvedenú v článku 1 ods. 2
The State aid granted to airlines by the Region therefore constitutes unlawful State aid which is incompatible with the internal market.
Keďže na účely tohto rozhodnutia spoločnosti Ryanair a AMS predstavujú jednu hospodársku jednotku, nesú spoločnú zodpovednosť za vrátenie štátnej pomoci, ktorú prijali.
RECOVERY
Sumy, ktoré sa majú vrátiť, musia zahŕňať úroky plynúce odo dňa, keď boli poskytnuté príjemcom, až do ich skutočného vrátenia.
According to the Treaty and the Court's established case-law, the Commission has power to require the Member State concerned to abolish or alter aid when it has found that that aid to be incompatible with the internal market [125].
Úroky sa vypočítajú ako zložený úrok v súlade s kapitolou V nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 794/2004 a nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 271/2008, ktorým sa mení nariadenie (ES) č. 794/2004.
The Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a Member State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation [126].
Taliansko zruší všetky nevyplatené platby pomoci uvedenej v článku 1 ods. 2 s účinnosťou od dátumu prijatia tohto rozhodnutia.
In this context, the Court has established that this 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 [127].
Článok 3
In line with the case-law, Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 states that ‘where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary […]’.
Vrátenie pomoci uvedenej v článku 1 ods. 2 musí byť bezodkladné a účinné.
Thus, given that the measures in question were implemented in breach of Article 108 of the Treaty, and are to be considered as unlawful and incompatible aid, they must be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market prior to their being granted.
Taliansko zabezpečí, aby sa toto rozhodnutie vykonalo do štyroch mesiacov odo dňa oznámenia tohto rozhodnutia.
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiary, that is to say when the aid was put at the disposal of the beneficiary, until effective recovery, and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery.
Článok 4
Regarding the amounts to be recovered, the Commission will consider the amounts effectively paid by the Region and passed on by GEASAR and SOGAER to airlines throughout the period 2010-2013 for the implementation of measures 1 and 2.
Taliansko do dvoch mesiacov od oznámenia tohto rozhodnutia predloží tieto informácie:
As shown in Table 6 in recital 89, airport operators have, in practice, provided more funding than they received from the Region: airport operators have been undercompensated by the Region since they must pay the financial interest on the financial advances received [128] and since regional contributions for 2014 have not yet been paid to Cagliari and Olbia airport operators.
zoznam príjemcov, ktorí dostali pomoc v rámci schémy uvedenej v článku 1 ods. 2, a celkovú sumu pomoci, ktorú každý z nich dostal na základe tejto schémy,
Table 14 summarises these findings.
celkovú sumu (istinu a úroky z vymáhanej sumy), ktorej vrátenie sa od jednotlivých príjemcov požaduje,
Table 14
podrobný opis už prijatých a plánovaných opatrení na dosiahnutie súladu s týmto rozhodnutím,
Difference between the amount effectively paid to airlines for measures 1 and 2 and the financing received from the Region and passed to by GEASAR and SOGAER
dokumenty, ktorými sa preukazuje, že príjemcom bolo nariadené pomoc vrátiť.
Net amount effectively received from the Region by airport operators (B)
Taliansko bude informovať Komisiu o pokroku dosiahnutom v súvislosti s vnútroštátnymi opatreniami, ktoré sa prijali na vykonanie tohto rozhodnutia, až do úplného vrátenia pomoci uvedenej v článku 2.
Total amount paid by airport operators to airlines for measures 1 & 2 (C)
Na požiadanie Komisie bezodkladne predloží informácie o opatreniach, ktoré už prijalo a plánuje prijať na dosiahnutie súladu s týmto rozhodnutím.
Table 15
Toto rozhodnutie je určené Talianskej republike.
Payments received by airlines from the airports operators of Olbia and Cagliari
V Bruseli 29. júla 2016
AMOUNT
Za Komisiu
PAYMENT DATE
členka Komisie
CAGLIARI
Ú. v. EÚ C 152, 30.5.2013, s. 30.
[EUR 8-20 mio]
Nariadenie Rady (EÚ) 2015/1589 z 13. júla 2015 stanovujúce podrobné pravidlá na uplatňovanie článku 108 Zmluvy o fungovaní Európskej únie (Ú. v. EÚ L 248, 24.9.2015, s. 9).
OLBIA
Usmernenia o štátnej pomoci pre letiská a letecké spoločnosti, Ú. v. EÚ C 99, 4.4.2014, s. 3.
[EUR 0-10 mio]
Uplatňovanie článkov 92 a 93 Zmluvy o ES a článku 61 Dohody o EHP na štátnu pomoc v sektore leteckej dopravy (Ú. v. ES C 350, 10.12.1994, s. 5).
29/10/10
Usmernenia Spoločenstva týkajúce sa financovania letísk a štátnej pomoci na začatie činnosti pre letecké spoločnosti s odletom z regionálnych letísk (Ú. v. EÚ C 312, 9.12.2005, s. 1).
16/11/12
Ú. v. EÚ C 113, 15.4.2014, s. 30.
16/10/13
Legge Regionale 13 aprile 2010, n.10 – Misure per lo sviluppo del trasporto aereo – Art.3: Incentivi alla destagionalizzazione dei collegamenti aerei isolani.
[EUR 0-1 mio]
Decreto Assessorato della Programmazione, Bilancio, Credito e Assetto del Territorio n.122 del 17.5.2010.
1/07/2011 & 12/07/2011
Deliberazione della Giunta regionale No 29/36 del 29.7.2010 – Attuazione dell'art.
12/07/2011 & 4/11/2011
13 aprile 2010, n.10.
4/11/2011 & 04/01/12
Deliberazione della Giunta regionale No 43/37 del 6.12.2010 – Legge regionale 13 aprile 2010, No 10, art. 3.
[EUR 2-10 mio]
Deliberazione No 52/117 del 23.12.2011 – Legge regionale 13 aprile 2010, No 10.
[EUR 0-7 mio]
Programmi di attività triennio 2011 – 2013.
17/05/2011 & 23/05/2011 & 02/08/2011
Società Finanziaria Industriale Regione Sardegna SpA – www.sfirs.it – finančný sprostredkovateľ podľa článkov 106 a 107 legislatívnej vyhlášky č. 385 z 1. septembra 1993.
The global amount received from the Region by the two airport operators has been used to finance the three measures 1, 2 and 3.
„Anticipazioni finanziarie a titolo di finanziamento soci oneroso“.