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Regarding the four other regional companies, the Commission notes that only Saremar operates on an international route, between Sardinia and Corsica, and that it does so in competition with a private Italian operator.
Kar zadeva štiri druge regionalne družbe Komisija ugotavlja, da samo družba Saremar deluje na mednarodni poti med Sardinijo in Korziko in da to počne v konkurenci z zasebnim italijanskim prevoznikom.
The fact that this route has been open to potential competition from operators from other Member States since the agreement entered into force suggests that the annual subsidy paid to Saremar to cover the net operating loss of its overall network of connections may, particularly as a result of the lack of separate accounts for the different categories of service, have affected trade between Member States and distorted competition.
Dejstvo, da je bila ta pot odprta potencialni konkurenci iz drugih držav članic, odkar je sporazum začel veljati kaže, da je letna subvencija, plačana družbi Saremar, da pokrije neto izgube delovanja povezav, zlasti kot rezultat pomanjkanja ločenih računov za različne kategorije storitev, lahko vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami in izkrivljeno konkurenco.
With particular regard to Siremar, Toremar and Caremar, the Commission has the following comments:
Zlasti glede družb Siremar, Toremar in Caremar ima Komisija naslednje pripombe:
each of these companies operates solely in one clearly defined segment of the cabotage market with the Mediterranean islands,
vsaka izmed družb deluje le na enem jasno določenem segmentu kabotažnega trga s sredozemskimi otoki;
until 1 January 1999, cabotage services between the Mediterranean islands were provisionally exempted from application of the principle of freedom to provide services by virtue of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 [28],
do 1. januarja 1999 so bile kabotažne storitve med sredozemskimi otoki začasno izvzete iz uporabe načela svobode za zagotavljanje storitev na podlagi člena 6(2) Uredbe (EGS) št. 3577/92 [28];
in these various segments of the cabotage market, the regional companies compete on certain routes with private Italian operators, whose presence often predates the entry into force of the agreement; however, none of these operators operates in markets other than the Italian Mediterranean cabotage market,
na teh različnih segmentih kabotažnega trga regionalne družbe konkurirajo na določenih poteh z zasebnimi italijanskimi prevozniki, ki so pogosto prisotni pred začetkom veljavnosti sporazuma; vendar pa, noben izmed teh prevoznikov ne deluje na drugih trgih, razen na italijanskem sredozemskem kabotažnem trgu;
no operator from another Member State was present in these various cabotage market segments prior to 1 January 1999 and none has entered them since the market was opened up.
noben prevoznik iz druge države članice ni bil prisoten na teh različnih segmentih kabotažnega trga pred 1. januarjem 1999 in ni noben vstopil nanj odkar je bil trg odprt.
The fact that a sector has not been liberalised, as in the case of Mediterranean cabotage prior to 1 January 1999, is not always a sufficient condition for ruling out any negative effects on trade between Member States [29].
Dejstvo, da sektor ni liberaliziran – kot v primeru sredozemske kabotaže pred 1. januarjem 1999 – ni vedno zadosten pogoj za izločitev kakršnih koli negativnih učinkov na trgovino med državami članicami [29].
For one thing, the fact that three Tirrenia Group companies (Tirrenia, Adriatica and Saremar) operated in the transport market between Member States or between these and third countries and that they failed to keep separate accounts for the different categories of service suggests that all the aid they received may have affected trade between Member States and distorted competition.
Dejstvo, da so družbe skupine Tirrenia (Tirrenia, Adriatica in Saremar) delovale na prevoznem trgu med državami članicami ali med temi in tretjimi državami in da niso vodile ločenih računov za različne kategorije storitev kaže, da je lahko vsa pomoč, ki so jo prejele, vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami in izkrivljeno konkurenco.
Moreover, it cannot be ruled out that such effects were produced by all the subsidies granted to the companies in the Group.
Poleg tega ni mogoče izključiti, da so takšni učinki nastali z vsemi subvencijami, dodeljenimi družbam v skupini.
Also, even before the cabotage market was liberalised, operators from the other Member States were free to exercise their right of establishment and provide cabotage services using ships flying the Italian flag.
Celo preden je bil kabotažni trg liberaliziran so prevozniki iz drugih držav članic lahko izvajali svojo pravico do ustanavljanja in zagotavljanja kabotažnih storitev z uporabo ladij, ki plujejo pod italijansko zastavo.
In any event, the fact that operators from the other Member States were able to provide competing services on the cabotage market in Italy as of 1 January 1999 suggests at least potential effects on trade over the last five years, particularly in the absence of exclusive rights granted to the regional companies under the public service agreements.
V vsakem primeru dejstvo, da so prevozniki iz drugih držav članic lahko zagotavljali konkurenčne storitve na kabotažnem trgu v Italiji od 1. januarja 1999, kaže vsaj potencialne učinke na trgovino v zadnjih petih letih, zlasti v odsotnosti izključnih pravic, dodeljenih regionalnim družbam iz sporazumov o javnih storitvah.
In view of the above, and particularly given the fact that for the compensation to confer an advantage which may be regarded as ‘aid’ it is sufficient for one of the four stipulated conditions not to be satisfied [30], the Commission considers that all the annual compensation paid to the regional companies by the Italian authorities constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 87 of the Treaty.
Glede na zgoraj omenjeno in zlasti glede na to, da za nadomestilo, ki se mu prizna prednost, ki se lahko šteje za „pomoč“, zadošča enemu izmed štirih predpisanih pogojev, ki niso izpolnjeni, [30] Komisija meni, da letno nadomestilo, ki ga italijanski organi plačajo regionalnim družbam, predstavlja državno pomoč v smislu člena 87 Pogodbe.
Contrary to what is claimed by the recipient companies, Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 does not prevent the aid in question from being examined.
V nasprotju kakor so zahtevale družbe prejemnice, člen 4(3) Uredbe (EGS) št. 3577/92 ne preprečuje, da se preuči zadevna pomoč.
On an exceptional basis, Article 4(3) authorises the continuation of existing contracts concluded before the Regulation entered into force, even if the conditions of the procedure for awarding public services set out in the preceding paragraphs of that Article were not satisfied.
Samo izjemoma člen 4(3) pooblasti nadaljevanje obstoječih pogodb, sklenjenih preden je Uredba začela veljati, tudi če pogoji postopka za dodeljevanje javnih storitev iz prejšnjih odstavkov tega člena niso bili izpolnjeni.
The provision in question relates to the common transport policy.
Zadevna določba se nanaša na skupno prometno politiko.
The new aid measure
Novi ukrep pomoči
The Commission does not share the regional companies’ view that the aid in question is existing aid.
Komisija si z regionalnimi družbami ne deli mnenja, da je zadevna pomoč obstoječa pomoč.
Firstly, it notes that the aid does not predate the entry into force of the Treaty.
Prvič, ugotavlja, da pomoč ne datira naprej začetka veljavnosti Pogodbe.
The annual balancing subsidy scheme was in fact only set up in its present form by Laws No 684/74 and No 169/75.
Shema letne uravnalne subvencije je bila le ustanovljena v njeni sedanji obliki z Zakonoma št. 684/74 in št. 169/75.
Moreover, it was Decree No 501/79, Law No 856/86 and the 1991 agreements which established in detail various public service obligations, along with the cost elements to be used when calculating the balancing subsidy received by the regional companies.
Poleg tega so Uredba št. 501/79, Zakon št. 856/86 in sporazumi iz leta 1991 podrobno določili različne obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev, skupaj s stroškovnimi elementi, ki se uporabljajo pri izračunavanju uravnalnih subvencij, ki jih prejemajo regionalne družbe.
The Commission also notes that it has not approved the aid in question.
Komisija tudi ugotavlja, da ni odobrila zadevne pomoči.
The Commission’s Decision of 6 July 1990 to close proceedings C 12/89 (formerly N 444/88) concerning the aid Italy had decided to grant to cover the losses of the Fincantieri company in 1987 and 1988 and concerning Law No 234/89 regulating aid to the shipbuilding industry in Italy [31], as referred to by the recipient companies, only concerned aid to shipyards and not the subsidies covered by the present Decision.
Odločba Komisije z dne 6. julija 1990, da zaključi postopke C 12/89 (prej N 444/88) glede pomoči, katero se je Italija odločila dodeliti, da pokrije izgube družbe Fincantieri v letih 1987 in 1988 in v zvezi z Zakonom št. 234/89 o uravnavanju pomoči ladjedelniški industriji Italije [31], kot navajajo družbe prejemnice, je zadevala samo pomoč ladjedelnicam in ne subvencijam, ki jih pokriva sedanja Odločba.
In any event, following that Decision, the legal framework for these subsidies was substantially altered by the conclusion of the agreements, which have never been notified.
V vsakem primeru je bil na podlagi Odločbe pravni okvir za te subvencije bistveno spremenjen s sklenitvijo sporazumov, ki niso bili nikoli objavljeni.
In particular, by virtue of the judgment in the Lorenz case [32], the fact that the Commission may have had knowledge of the various legislative texts setting up the annual subsidy scheme and of the 1991 agreements does not mean, in the absence of prior notification in accordance with Article 88(3), that tacit authorisation was given to the annual subsidy scheme.
Zlasti na podlagi sodbe v primeru Lorenz [32], dejstvo, da je Komisija mogoče vedela o različnih zakonodajnih besedilih, ki določajo shemo letnih subvencij sporazumov iz leta 1991 ne pomeni, v odsotnosti predhodnega obvestila v skladu s členom 88(3), da je bilo to tiho poorganovlo shemi letne subvencije.
The Court recently indicated that the mere communication of a text to the Commission does not constitute notification within the meaning of Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty [33].
Sodišče je pred kratkim navedlo, da samo posredovanje besedila Komisiji ne predstavlja uradnega obvestila v smislu člena 88(3) Pogodbe ES [33].
The Commission considers, therefore, that the aid to the regional companies constitutes new aid within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty [34].
Komisija torej meni, da pomoč regionalnim družbam predstavlja novo pomoč v smislu člena 1 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 z dne 22. marca 1999, ki določa podrobna pravila za izvajanje člena 93 Pogodbe ES [34].
Even supposing that the aid to the Siremar, Toremar and Caremar companies, which only performed cabotage transport, did not constitute State aid at the time it was granted, it in any event became new aid as of 1 January 1999 following the liberalisation of transport pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92.
Tudi če pomoč družbam Siremar, Toremar in Caremar, ki so izvajale samo kabotažni prevoz, ni pomenila državne pomoči v času, ko je bila izplačana, v nobenem primeru ni postala nova pomoč s 1. januarjem 1999 po liberalizaciji prometa v skladu z Uredbo (EGS) št. 3577/92.
Pursuant to Article 1(b)(v) of Regulation (EC) No 659/99, where certain measures become aid following the liberalisation of an activity by Community law, such measures are not to be considered as existing aid after the date fixed for liberalisation.
V skladu s členom 1(b)(v) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/99, ko so določeni ukrepi postali pomoč po liberalizaciji dejavnosti prava Skupnosti, se takšni ukrepi ne štejejo kot obstoječa pomoč po datumu, določenem za liberalizacijo.
Appraisal of the compatibility of the aid
Ocena skladnosti pomoči
The ban on aid laid down in Article 87(1) of the Treaty is not absolute.
Prepoved pomoči, določene v členu 87(1) Pogodbe ni absolutna.
Article 87(2) and (3) and Article 86(2) of the Treaty provide for exemptions.
Člen 87(2) in (3) ter člen 86(2) Pogodbe predvidevata izjeme.
None of the exemptions provided for in Article 87(2) of the Treaty apply to the aid awarded to the regional companies by way of the annual subsidy, which is neither aid having a social character, granted to individual consumers, nor aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences, nor aid granted to the economy of certain areas.
Nobena izmed opustitev, predvidena v členu 87(2) Pogodbe, se ne uporablja za pomoč, podeljeno regionalnim družbam z letno subvencijo, ki ni niti pomoč s socialnim značajem, dodeljena posameznim potrošnikom, niti pomoč za povrnitev škode, ki so jo povzročile naravne nesreče ali izjemne okoliščine, niti pomoč, izplačana gospodarstvu nekaterih območij.
With particular regard to aid of a social character, the application of Article 87(2) presupposes that the measure benefiting individual consumers does not favour certain undertakings or types of production directly or indirectly.
Predvsem ob upoštevanju pomoči socialnega značaja uporaba člena 87(2) predvideva, da ukrep, ki pomaga individualnim potrošnikom, ne podpira določenih podjetij ali vrst proizvodnje neposredno ali posredno.
In this respect, the Commission notes that the loss of revenue the regional companies sustain by charging reduced fares for island residents and migrant workers is taken into account in the calculation of the annual compensation.
S tem v zvezi Komisija ugotavlja, da se izguba prihodka regionalnih družb, ki jo utrpi z zaračunavanjem znižanih prevoznin za rezidente otoka in delavce migrante, upošteva v izračunu letne kompenzacije.
The Italian authorities cover these fare reductions, which benefit individual consumers, only when the consumers concerned travel with the public operator, benefiting the latter vis-à-vis its private competitors.
Italijanski organi krijejo to znižanje prevoznin, od katerega imajo koristi individualni potrošniki, samo ko zadevni potrošniki potujejo z javnim prevoznikom, ki ima od le-teh koristi v primerjavi z zasebnimi konkurenti.
Nor does this aid qualify for any of the exemptions listed in Article 87(3) of the Treaty.
Ta pomoč se tudi kvalificira za kakršne koli oprostitve, navedene v členu 87(3) Pogodbe.
The aid in question is not intended to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest or to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, as specified at (b), nor is it intended to promote culture and heritage conservation as specified at (d).
Zadevna pomoč ni namenjena pospeševanju izvedbe pomembnega projekta skupnega evropskega interesa ali za odpravljanje resne motnje v gospodarstvu države članice, kot je navedeno v (b), niti ni namenjena pospeševanju kulture in ohranjanja kulturne dediščine, kot je določeno v (d).
Nor can this aid be qualified as regional aid, as specified at (a) or (c), as it is not part of a multisectoral aid scheme which is open in a given region to all the undertakings of the sectors concerned [35].
Ta pomoč se ne more kvalificirati kot regionalna pomoč, kot je navedeno v (a) ali (c), ker ni del sheme večsektorske pomoči, ki je odprta v dani regiji za vsa podjetja zadevnih sektorjev [35].
Moreover, in view of its object and the arrangements for granting it, the aid in question also appears to constitute operating aid, which may exceptionally be allowed only in regions which qualify it for the derogation in Article 87(3)(a) and on condition that the Member State demonstrates the existence and importance of any handicaps the aid is intended to alleviate [36].
Poleg tega se zaradi predmeta in dogovorov za dodelitev le-tega zdi, da zadevna pomoč pomeni pomoč pri tekočem poslovanju, ki se izjemoma lahko omogoči samo v regijah, ki se kvalificirajo za odstopanje v členu 87(3)(a) in pod pogojem, da država članica izkaže obstoj in pomembnost kakršnih koli ovir, ki naj bi jih pomoč olajšala [36].
As the Italian authorities have not supplied sufficient information in this respect, the aid cannot be authorised on this basis.
Ker italijanski organi pri tem niso posredovali zadostnih informacij, pomoč na tej podlagi ne more biti odobrena.
Nor can the aid in question be regarded as facilitating the development of certain activities as specified in (c), since this is aid intended to cover the operating costs of a specific maritime operator and does not form part of a general plan enabling the recipient undertaking to become economically and financially efficient without recourse to further aid.
Zadevne pomoči ni mogoče šteti, kot da olajšuje razvoj določenih dejavnosti, kot je določeno v (c), ker je ta pomoč namenjena kritju stroškov delovanja določenega pomorskega prevoznika in ne predstavlja dela splošnega načrta, ki omogoča podjetju prejemniku, da postane gospodarsko in finančno učinkovit brez povračila nadaljnje pomoči.
Article 86(2) of the Treaty states that undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest are subject to the rules contained in the Treaty, in particular to the rules on competition, in so far as the application of such rules does not obstruct the performance, in law or in fact, of the particular tasks assigned to them.
Člen 86(2) Pogodbe določa, da se za podjetja, pooblaščena za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, uporabljajo pravila, določena v Pogodbi, zlasti pravila o konkurenci, kolikor uporaba takšnih pravil pravno ali dejansko ne ovira izvajanja posebnih nalog, ki so jim dodeljene.
The development of trade must not be affected to such an extent as would be contrary to the interests of the Community.
Razvoj trgovine ne sme biti prizadet v takšnem obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju z interesi Skupnosti.
In accordance with Community case-law, as this provision lays down a derogating rule it must be interpreted restrictively [37].
V skladu s sodno prakso Skupnosti, ker ta določba določa pravilo odstopanja, ga je potrebno razlagati omejevalno [37].
It is not therefore sufficient in this respect that the companies in question have been entrusted by the public authorities with operating a service of general economic interest; the application of the rules of the Treaty, specifically those of Article 87, must also obstruct the performance of the particular tasks assigned to the company and the interests of the Community must not be affected [38].
Zato v tem smislu ne zadošča, da je bilo zadevnim družbam s strani javnih organov zaupano delovanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega interesa; uporaba pravil Pogodbe, zlasti tistih iz člena 87, mora ovirati izvajanje posebnih nalog, določenih družbi in ne sme vplivati na interese Skupnosti [38].
To assess whether the subsidies paid to the regional companies under the 1991 agreements qualify for the derogation specified in Article 86(2) of the Treaty, the Commission must first verify the existence and extent of the public service obligations imposed on the companies in order to appraise the need for a public service and for a subsidy to compensate for its cost.
Da oceni, če so subvencije, plačane regionalnim družbam na podlagi sporazumov iz leta 1991, upravičene do odstopanja, določenega v členu 86(2) Pogodbe, mora Komisija najprej preveriti obstoj in obseg obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih služb, ki so naložene družbam z namenom oceniti potrebo po javnih storitvah in subvenciji, za nadomestilo stroškov.
Existence of public service obligations meeting an actual requirement
Obstoj obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev in dejanska zahteva
Cabotage connections with the minor Italian islands
Kabotažne povezave z manjšimi italijanskimi otoki
Cabotage connections fall within the scope of Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 and, for the purpose of examining State aid, the Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport [39].
Kabotažne povezave sodijo v področje člena 4 Uredbe Sveta (EGS) št. 3577/92 in, za namen preverjanja državne pomoči, smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči pomorskemu prometu [39].
Section 9 of the current version of the guidelines establishes that ‘public service obligations (PSOs) may be imposed or public service contracts (PSCs) may be concluded for the services indicated in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92’, i.e. scheduled services to, from and between islands, and for the provision of cabotage services.
Oddelek 9 veljavne različice smernic ugotavlja, da „se lahko obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev naložijo ali se lahko sklenejo pogodbe javnih storitev za storitve, navedene v členu 4 Uredbe (EGS) št. 3577/92“, to je rednih storitev na, iz in med otoki ter za določbe kabotažnih storitev.
Compensation for such services is therefore subject to the rules indicated in the quoted provision and to the rules on State aid as laid down by the Treaty and interpreted by the Court of Justice.
Za nadomestilo za takšne storitve se torej uporabljajo pravila, navedena v navedenih določbah in pravila državne pomoči, kot so določena s Pogodbo in kakor jih razlaga Sodišče.
Point 9 of the previous version of the Community guidelines stipulated that ‘public service obligations may be imposed for scheduled services to ports serving peripheral regions of the Community or thinly served routes considered vital for the economic development of that region, in cases where the operation of market forces would not ensure a sufficient service level’.
Točka 9 prejšnje različice Smernic Skupnosti je določala, da „se obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev lahko naložijo za redne storitve pristaniščem, ki služijo obrobnim območjem Skupnosti ali potem, na katerih je nudenih malo storitev, ki veljajo kot izredno pomembne za gospodarski razvoj tiste regije, v primerih, kjer delovanje sil trga ne bi zagotovilo storitev na zadostni ravni“.
It also results from the case-law that public service obligations may only be imposed if they meet a real need which cannot be met by market forces alone [40].
Izhaja tudi iz sodne prakse, da se lahko obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev naložijo le, če so resnično potrebne in jih ni mogoče izpolniti samo s tržnimi silami [40].
Pursuant to the legal acts and agreements described above, the regional companies serving the minor islands are subject, on all their routes, to a series of obligations regarding ports to be served, voyage frequencies, times of departure and arrival, types of vessel to be used and fares to be charged, all of which obligations the companies would not take on (or would not take on to the same extent or under the same conditions) if they could act solely in their own commercial interest.
V skladu z zgoraj opisanimi pravnimi predpisi in sporazumi so regionalne družbe, ki služijo manjšim otokom, na vseh svojih poteh, predmet serije obveznosti glede pristanišč, ki se oskrbujejo, pogostost izplutij, ure odhoda in prihoda, vrste plovil, ki se uporabljajo in prevoznin, ki se zaračunajo, vse to so obveznosti, ki jih družbe ne bi prevzele (ali jih ne bi prevzele v enaki meri ali pod enakimi pogoji), če bi lahko delovale izključno v svojo komercialno korist.
The purpose of these obligations is to guarantee that the principle of territorial continuity is upheld and that a sufficient number of scheduled maritime services is provided to carry passengers and goods to and from the minor Italian islands, so as to meet the mobility requirements of the local populations and the social and economic development requirements of these island regions.
Namen teh obveznosti je zagotoviti, da je načelo teritorialne kontinuitete odobreno in da je zagotovljeno zadostno število rednih pomorskih storitev za prevažanje potnikov in blaga na in z manjših italijanskih otokov, da se izpolnijo zahteve po mobilnosti lokalnega prebivalstva in zahteve socialnega ter gospodarskega razvoja teh otoških regij.
Fulfilment of these obligations during the lifetime of the agreements is ensured by the payment of sureties.
Izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti v času veljavnosti sporazumov se zagotovi s plačevanjem poroštev.