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All the grants received by France 2 and France 3 between 1988 and 1994 constituted financial resources which the public broadcasters were able to use in order to finance their activities or make investments and which they obtained without having to draw on their own resources or borrow on the market.
Vse subvencije, ki sta jih bili deležni France 2 in France 3 v letih od 1988 do 1994, so za oba javna kanala predstavljale finančne vire, s katerimi sta lahko razpolagali za financiranje njune dejavnosti ali za investiranje, in prejemali sta jih, ne da bi morali posegati v svoja lastna sredstva ali si sposojati denar na tržišču.
During the period 1988 to 1994, the French State also made three capital injections into France 2.
V obdobju od 1988 do 1994 je država France 2 dodelila tudi tri dotacije v kapitalu.
The Commission normally takes the view that a State capital injection into an enterprise does not constitute a selective advantage for the latter if it is made in circumstances that would be acceptable for a private investor operating under normal market economy conditions.
Komisija običajno meni, da prispevek države v kapitalu podjetju ne pomeni selektivne prednosti za to podjetje, v primeru, če je tak prispevek opravljen v okoliščinah, ki bi bile sprejemljive za zasebnega investitorja, ki deluje v običajnih pogojih tržnega gospodarstva.
This market economy private investor test can, because of its very nature, be applied only to investments in commercial activities from which a normal return is expected.
Ta preizkus zasebnega investitorja v tržnem gospodarstvu je možno uporabiti samo za tiste investicije v komercialne dejavnosti, pri katerih je možno računati na običajen donos.
In the case in point, France 2 is engaged in making and programming television broadcasts in line with the tasks entrusted to it by the State, and a large share of its activity is on that account directly financed by the State via the licence fee.
V tem posebnem primeru je dejavnost France 2 zasnova in programiranje televizijskih oddaj, skladno s poslanstvi, ki ji jih je zaupala država, in velik del njene dejavnosti je iz tega naslova neposredno financiran s strani države, prek pristojbine.
Its programming is not intended to maximise its commercial revenues.
Cilj njene programske politike ni povečevanje njenih komercialnih prihodkov in pri prispevku kapitala France 2 glavni cilj države torej ni bil pridobivanje optimalne donosnosti.
By injecting capital into France 2, the French State’s prime objective was not therefore to obtain an optimum return; it therefore did not have the same motives as a private investor operating in a market economy.
Država teh dotacij v kapitalu France 2 torej ni dodelila iz takšne motivacije, kot jo ima v tržnem gospodarstvu zasebni investitor.
The guidelines apply to rescue and restructuring aid and not to interventions in line with the market economy private investor principle.
V resnici se namreč glavne usmeritve uporabljajo takrat, ko gre za vprašanje reševanja ali prestrukturiranja, in ne takrat, ko gre za intervencije, skladne s tistimi, za kakršne bi se v tržnem gospodarstvu odločil zasebni investitor.
Since the French authorities compared their behaviour towards France 2 with that of a private investor operating in a market economy, that argument must nevertheless be examined.
Toda zato, ker so francoske oblasti omenjale podobnost svojega ravnanja v zvezi s France 2 z ravnanjem zasebnega investitorja v tržnem gospodarstvu, je potrebno analizirati ta argument.
To assess whether the capital injections were granted under normal market conditions, the economic performance of the recipient during the period preceding the grant of the capital injections must be examined, together with its financial prospects based on market forecasts.
Za oceno, ali so dotacije v kapitalu dodeljene v normalnih tržnih pogojih, je potrebno analizirati ekonomske rezultate upravičenca v obdobju pred dodelitvijo dotacij v kapitalu, kot tudi finančne perspektive, pričakovane na osnovi tržnih predvidevanj. V tem posebnem primeru preglednica 3 kaže, kakšni so bili čisti rezultati javnega omrežja France 2 pred dodelitvijo treh dotacij v kapitalu in po njej.
France 2 financial data 1988 to 1994
Finančni podatki France 2 za obdobje 1988–1994
Source: France 2, profit and loss accounts
Vir: Bilance uspeha za France 2.
(FRF million)
(v milijonih FRF)
Turnover
Znesek iz poslovanja
Net profit/loss
Čisti rezultat poslovnega leta
As can be seen from table 3, France 2 was not profitable at the time the capital injections were made.
Kot izhaja iz preglednice 3, France 2 v obdobju dotacij v kapitalu ni bila rentabilna.
Although France 2’s viability was restored from 1992 onwards, after several years of losses, the meagre profits it registered were possible only thanks to the additional capital injections granted by the French State in 1993 and 1994.
Če je res, da je bila od leta 1992 dalje sposobnost za življenje France 2 ponovno vzpostavljena, po nekaj letih izgub, so skromni prihodki, ki jih je prigospodaril kanal, bili možni samo po zaslugi dodatnih vložkov kapitala, ki jih je država odobrila v letih 1993 in 1994.
Consequently, the French authorities’ argument that the capital injections granted to France 2 should be regarded as a normal market investment cannot be accepted.
Zato torej ni možno sprejeti argumenta francoskih oblasti, po katerem naj bi dodeljene dotacije v kapital France 2 morali šteti kot običajno tržno investicijo.
The Commission thus takes the view that a private investor operating in a market economy would not have granted France 2 capital injections equivalent to those made by the French State in 1991, 1993 and 1994.
Komisija torej meni, da zasebni investitor v tržnem gospodarstvu ne bi dodelil France 2 dotacij, ki bi bile enakovredne tistim, ki jih je dodelila država v letih 1991, 1993 in 1994.
Those capital injections therefore conferred an advantage on France 2 that was also selective since France 2 is the only television broadcaster that received such capital injections in order to finance its activities.
V tem pogledu torej dotacije za France 2 pomenijo prednost selektivnega povečanja, kajti France 2 je edini televizijski kanal, ki je bil za financiranje svoje dejavnosti deležen teh dotacij v kapitalu.
It also has to be examined whether the criterion concerning the advantage conferred is fulfilled in the light of the cumulative conditions laid down by the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Altmark [9].
Poleg tega je potrebno presoditi, ali je izpolnjen pogoj za dovoljeno prednost glede kumulativnih pogojev, ki jih je postavilo Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti v odloku Altmark [9].
Those conditions are the following:
Ti pogoji so naslednji:
the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge, and the obligations must be clearly defined,
upravičeno podjetje je bilo dejansko zadolženo za izpolnjevanje obveznosti javnega servisa in te obveznosti so bile jasno opredeljene,
the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner, to avoid it conferring an economic advantage which may favour the recipient undertaking over competing undertakings,
parametri, na podlagi katerih je bilo izračunano nadomestilo, so bili postavljeni predhodno, na objektiven in na transparenten način, z namenom, da bi se izognili temu, da bi nadomestilo prinašalo ekonomsko prednost, ki bi utegnila upravičeno podjetje vzpodbujati v primerjavi s konkurenčnimi podjetji,
the compensation cannot exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations,
nadomestilo ne presega tega, kar je potrebno za pokrivanje celotnih ali delnih stroškov, ki jih povzroča izpolnjevanje obveznosti javnega servisa, ob upoštevanju s tem povezanih prihodkov kot tudi razumnega dohodka za izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti,
where the undertaking is not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations.
zato ker izbor podjetja ni bil opravljen v okviru postopka javnega tržišča, je bila raven potrebnega nadomestila določena na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih imelo povprečno podjetje, z dobrim vodstvom in z ustreznim osebjem, za izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti, ob upoštevanju s tem povezanih prihodkov kot tudi razumnega dohodka za izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti.
In the case in point, the Commission considers that the second condition laid down by the Court in Altmark is not met.
V tem posebnem primeru Komisija meni, da drugi pogoj, ki ga postavlja odlok Altmark, ni izpolnjen.
The investment grants and capital injections are one-off support measures granted by the French State to France 2 and France 3 to enable them to cope with the deterioration in their economic situation.
Dejansko so investicijske subvencije in dotacije v kapitalu podporni ukrepi, natančno dodeljeni s strani francoske države kanaloma France 2 in France 3 zato, da sta se lahko postavili po robu poslabšanju njunega gospodarskega položaja.
Such finance was granted only a posteriori and in order to address an unforeseen situation, and therefore not on the basis of parameters established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
Ta financiranja so bila dodeljena šele naknadno in za obvladovanje nepredvidene situacije. Torej ne gre za financiranja, ki so odobrena v funkciji parametrov, ki so postavljeni predhodno in na objektiven ter transparenten način.
Furthermore, as far as the fourth condition laid down by the Court in Altmark is concerned, the Commission notes that the television broadcasters to which the French authorities entrusted public service obligations were not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure, and the level of financial compensation granted to the two public broadcasters was not determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided, would have incurred in discharging those public service obligations.
Poleg tega, ko gre za četrti pogoj, ki ga postavlja odlok Altmark, Komisija ugotavlja, da televizijski kanali, ki so jim francoske oblasti zaupale opravljanje poslanstev javnega servisa, niso bili izbrani v smislu javnega tržišča. Poleg tega raven finančnega nadomestila, odobrenega dvema javnima kanaloma, ni bila določena na osnovi analize stroškov, ki bi jih imelo povprečno podjetje, z dobrim vodstvom in z ustreznim osebjem, z izpolnjevanjem teh poslanstev javnega servisa.
Since the cumulative conditions laid down by the Court in Altmark are not met, the Commission finds that the grants and capital injections covered by this Decision did constitute for France 2 and France 3 selective advantages within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Zato ker kumulativni pogoji, ki jih postavlja odlok Altmark, niso bili izpolnjeni, Komisija ugotavlja, da so subvencije in dotacije v kapitalu, ki predstavljajo predmet te odločbe, za France 2 in France 3 pomenile selektivne prednosti v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe.
The Court of Justice has furthermore consistently held [10] that any State aid which strengthens the position of an undertaking compared with other undertakings competing in intra Community trade distorts competition.
Poleg tega, v skladu s stalnim pravnim tolmačenjem Sodišča [10], vsaka državna pomoč, ki krepi položaj enega podjetja v razmerju do drugih konkurenčnih podjetij, v izmenjavah znotraj Skupnosti, ustvarja neravnovesje konkurence.
In 1988, when the Commission’s examination of this case began, the broadcasting sector in France was open to competition.
Leta 1988, odkar se začenja presoja Komisije v tej zadevi, je bilo področje avdiovizije v Franciji odprto za konkurenco.
France 2 and France 3 were in competition with other television broadcasters and the financial advantage they received through the financial measures covered by this Decision necessarily maintained or strengthened their position compared with that of their competitors.
Kanala France 2 in France 3 sta delovala v konkurenci z drugimi televizijskimi operaterji in finančna prednost, ki sta je bila deležna prek finančnih ukrepov, ki predstavljajo predmet te odločbe, so nujno vzdrževali ali krepili njun položaj v primerjavi s položajem njunih konkurentov.
The financial measures from which they benefited did therefore result in a distortion of competition within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Finančni ukrepi, ki sta jih bila deležna, so torej ustvarjali neravnovesje konkurence, v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe.
Effect on trade
Vpliv na izmenjave
A State financial measure constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty only where it actually or potentially affects trade between Member States.
Državni finančni ukrep ne predstavlja državne pomoči v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe, ki bi dejansko ali potencialno vplivala na izmenjave med državami članicami.
When State financial aid strengthens the position of an undertaking compared with other undertakings competing in intra-Community trade, the latter must be regarded as affected by that aid [11].
Ko finančna pomoč, ki jo dodeli država, okrepi položaj podjetja v razmerju do drugih konkurenčnih podjetij v izmenjavah znotraj Skupnosti, je za slednje potrebno upoštevati, da je pomoč vplivala nanje [11].
The Court of Justice has developed a broad interpretation of the concept of the effect on trade.
Sodišče je razvilo obširno interpretacijo tega pojma vplivanja.
Accordingly, the fact that an undertaking is not itself engaged in exporting does not mean that trade is not affected.
Tako dejstvo, da zadevno podjetje samo ne sodeluje pri izvozu, ne izključuje možnosti vpliva na izmenjave.
Where a Member State grants aid to an undertaking, domestic production may for that reason be maintained or increased, with the result that undertakings established in other Member States have less chance of exporting their products to the market in that Member State.
Dejansko, ko država članica podeli pomoč določenemu podjetju, ta ukrep lahko omogoči vzdrževanje in povečanje notranje dejavnosti, kar za toliko zmanjša možnosti podjetij, ki so se uveljavila v drugih državah članicah, da bi se uveljavila na tem tržišču.
Such aid thus enables the undertaking to retain a market share that could have been captured by competitors established in other Member States [12].
Pomoč torej omogoča vzdrževanje dela tržišča, ki bi si ga sicer lahko pridobili konkurenti, ki so uveljavljeni v drugih državah članicah [12].
In the light of this case-law, the communication states that ‘thus, State financing of public service broadcasters can generally be considered to affect trade between Member States.
V luči tega pravnega tolmačenja Sporočilo izjavlja, da „na splošni ravni torej lahko štejemo, da financiranje javnih organov radiodifuzije s strani države vpliva na izmenjave med državami članicami.
This is clearly the position as regards the acquisition and sale of programme rights, which often takes place at an international level.
To je jasen primer, ko gre za nakup in za prodajo pravic difuzije, ki običajno veljajo v mednarodnem merilu.
Advertising, too, in the case of public broadcasters who are allowed to sell advertising space, has a cross-border effect, especially for homogeneous linguistic areas across national boundaries.
Tudi oglaševanje, v primeru javnih radiodifuznih operaterjev, ki so pooblaščeni za prodajo oglaševalskih zmogljivosti, ima čezmejni učinek, zlasti na jezikovno homogenih področjih, ki se raztezajo na obe strani nacionalnih meja.
Moreover, the ownership structure of commercial broadcasters may extend to more than one Member State’ [13].
Še več, struktura delovanja operaterjev komercialne radiodifuzije se lahko razširi na več držav članic“ [13].
In its information injunction [14] and in the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure, the Commission developed at length the issue of the effect on trade.
V svoji zahtevi po informacijah [14] in v odločbi o začetku formalnega postopka presoje, je Komisija dalj časa preučevala to vprašanje vpliva na izmenjave. Tržišča nakupa avdiovizualnih pravic in prodaje programov imajo mednarodno razsežnost, celo če so pravice in programi na splošno kupljeni za geografsko določeno tržišče.
The markets in the acquisition of broadcasting rights and the sale of programmes have an international dimension, even if rights and programmes are usually acquired for a particular geographic market.
Finančni viri, ki so bili dodeljeni France 2 in France 3, so jima zagotovili dodatna konkurenčna sredstva za nakup avdiovizualnih pravic in za investicijo v programe, ki sta jih kasneje prodali.
It should be noted here that during part of the period examined in this Decision, a broadcasting group operating in several Member States held shares in the French channel La Cinq, which was declared bankrupt in 1992.
V tej zadevi je potrebno omeniti, da je v delu obdobja, ki ga presoja ta odločba, avdiovizualna skupina, ki je delovala v več državah članicah, bila delničarka francoskega kanala la Cinq, ki je šlo leta 1992 v stečaj.
Consequently, the grants and capital injections received by France 2 and France 3 did affect trade within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Subvencije in dotacije v kapital, ki sta jih bili deležni France 2 in France 3, so torej brez dvoma vplivale na izmenjave med državami članicami, v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe.
In the light of these considerations, it has to be concluded that the grants paid by the French authorities to France 2 and France 3 and the capital injections granted to France 2 between 1988 and 1994 constitute State aid within the meaning of the Treaty.
Upoštevajoč ta razmišljanja je potrebno zaključiti, da subvencije, ki so jih francoske oblasti dodelile France 2 in France 3, kot tudi dotacije v kapital, ki so bile dodeljene France 2, od leta 1988 do leta 1994, predstavljajo državne pomoči, v smislu Pogodbe.
ASSIGNMENT TO FRANCE 2 AND FRANCE 3 OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPERATION OF A SERVICE OF GENERAL ECONOMIC INTEREST
PRIPISOVANJE VODENJA SERVISA SPLOŠNEGA GOSPODARSKEGA POMENA KANALOMA FRANCE 2 IN FRANCE
Article 86(2) of the Treaty provides that ‘undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest or having the character of a revenue-producing monopoly shall be subject to the rules contained in this Treaty, in particular to the rules on competition, insofar 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 ureja, da „za podjetja, ki so zadolžena za vodenje servisov splošnega gospodarskega pomena ali ki predstavljajo značaj fiskalnega monopola, veljajo pravila te pogodbe, zlasti ko gre za pravila glede konkurence, v mejah, v katerih uporaba teh pravil ne ogroža pravnega ali dejanskega izpolnjevanja poslanstva, ki jim je bilo zaupano.
The development of trade must not be affected to such an extent as would be contrary to the interests of the Community’.
Razvoj izmenjav ne sme biti prizadet na tak način, ki bi nasprotoval interesu Skupnosti.“
It is settled case-law that Article 86 of the Treaty constitutes, for undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest, a derogation from the ban on State aid [15].
V skladu s stalnim pravnim tolmačenjem, člen 86 Pogodbe postavlja za podjetja, ki jim je naloženo vodenje servisov, ki so splošnega gospodarskega pomena, izjemo glede prepovedi državne pomoči [15].
The Court’s judgment in Altmark implicitly confirms that State aid which compensates for the costs incurred by an undertaking in providing a service of general economic interest may be declared compatible with the common market if the conditions laid down in Article 86(2) of the Treaty are met.
Odlok Altmark implicitno potrjuje, da je možno državno pomoč, ki kompenzira stroške, ki so nastali za podjetje pri zagotavljanju servisa splošnega gospodarskega pomena, razglasiti kot združljivo s skupnim tržiščem, če so upoštevani pogoji, ki jih postavlja člen 86(2) Pogodbe.
The Court has consistently held [16] that Article 86 provides for a derogation and must therefore be interpreted restrictively.
V skladu s stalnim pravnim tolmačenjem [16], člen 86 Pogodbe postavlja razveljavitveno določilo, ki ga je potrebno razlagati na restriktiven način.
The Court has clarified that in order for a measure to benefit from such a derogation, it is necessary that all the following conditions be fulfilled:
Sodišče je natančno določilo, da morajo biti za to, da bi za določen ukrep lahko veljala ta izjema, združeni vsi naslednji pogoji:
the service in question must be a service of general economic interest and clearly defined as such by the Member State,
zadevni servis mora biti servis splošnega gospodarskega pomena in mora biti kot tak jasno opredeljen s strani države članice,
the undertaking in question must be explicitly entrusted by the Member State with the provision of that service,
zadevno podjetje mora biti s strani države članice izrecno zadolženo za zagotavljanje omenjenega servisa,
the application of the competition rules of the Treaty must obstruct the performance of the particular tasks assigned to the undertaking and the derogation must not affect the development of trade to an extent that would be contrary to the interests of the Community.
uporaba konkurenčnih pravil Pogodbe mora ogrožati opravljanje posebnega poslanstva, ki je zaupano podjetju, in izjema ne sme vplivati na razvoj izmenjav na tak način, ki bi nasprotoval interesu Skupnosti.
The communication sets out the principles and methods which the Commission intends to follow to ensure that the above conditions are fulfilled in the broadcasting sector.
Sporočilo določa načela in metode, ki jih Komisija namerava uporabiti za ohranjanje upoštevanja teh pogojev na področju radiodifuzije.
In the case in point, the Commission must accordingly establish that:
V tem posebnem primeru mora Komisija dokazati tudi to, da:
the activity of France 2 and France 3 constitutes a public service activity and the public service tasks of the two broadcasters are clearly defined (definition),
dejavnost televizijskih kanalov France 2 in France 3 predstavlja dejavnost javnega servisa in da so njuna poslanstva javnega servisa jasno opredeljena (definicija),
France 2 and France 3 have been entrusted with these public service tasks by an official decision (entrustment and supervision),
so bila France 2 in France 3 dodeljena ta poslanstva javnega servisa z uradnim aktom (mandat in kontrola),
the financial compensation granted to them is proportional to the net cost of their public service activity (proportionality test).
je finančno nadomestilo, ki jima je bilo dodeljeno, sorazmerno s čistim stroškom njune dejavnosti javnega servisa (sorazmernost).
In its analysis, the Commission must also have due regard for the Protocol.
V okviru svoje analize mora Komisija upoštevati tudi Protokol.
The Protocol stresses that the system of public broadcasting is directly related to the democratic, social and cultural needs of each society and to the need to preserve media pluralism.
Le-ta opozarja na neposredno povezanost radiodifuzije javnega servisa z demokratskimi, socialnimi in kulturnimi potrebami vsake družbe, kot tudi na potrebo po ohranjanju pluralizma v medijih.