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KLM also refers to a study by SH&E annexed to the notification which, it claims, makes it clear that Transavia is serving further charter destinations.
KLM se prav tako sklicuje na študijo podjetja SH&E, ki je priložena priglasitvi in v kateri je navedeno, da Transavia še naprej opravlja čarterske polete.
KLM states it should have been evident to anyone examining the notification and the annexes that the difference between the table in the notification and the tables in the annexes for the previous years was due to an error and that any closer study of the notification had rightly prompted questions on the part of the Commission.
KLM navaja, da bi moralo biti vsakomur, ki bi pregledoval priglasitev in tabele v Prilogi jasno, da med tabelami v priglasitvi in tabelami v prilogah iz prejšnjih let obstaja razlika, do katere je prišlo zaradi napake, in da bi bolj natančen pregled priglasitve s strani Komisije takoj zastavil določena vprašanja.
The notification contains in Annex X a listing of KLM's and Martinair's destinations, but no listing of Transavia's destinations.
Priglasitvi je priložena tudi Priloga X, v kateri so navedeni namembni kraji, kamor letita KLM in Martinair, namembni kraji, kamor leti Transavia, pa niso navedeni.
The map with Transavia destinations and the Transavia timetable referred to in paragraph 10 was not part of the notified documents.
Zemljevid z namembnimi kraji, kamor leti Transavia, in vozni red iz odstavka 10 nista sestavni del dokumentov.
Annex VIII of the notification contains the SH&E study of June 1998: ‘The European Charter Market — An analysis in relation to KLM's acquisition of the 50 % Nedlloyd stake in Martinair’.
Priloga VIII priglasitve vsebuje študijo podjetja SH&E iz junija 1998: „Evropski trg čarterskih prevozov – Analiza v zvezi z nakupom 50 % deleža Nedlloyd v Martinairu s strani KLM“.
The study has 60 pages of text.
Študija vsebuje 60 strani besedila.
Appendix 2 to the study (Non-scheduled passengers from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK by Mediterranean destination and carrier) sets out tables for the years 1993, 1995 and 1997 which list all Mediterranean destinations served by non-scheduled flights from Schiphol and which give for each destination the total number of passengers, the number of passengers transported by competitors and the number of passengers transported by KLM, Martinair and Transavia.
Priloga 2 k študiji („Čarterski potniki na letih iz Belgije, Nemčije, Nizozemske in UK v kraje v Sredozemlju in prevoznik“) vsebuje tabele za leta 1993, 1995 in 1997, v katerih so navedeni namembni kraji v Sredozemlju, v katere se leti na čarterskih letih z letališča Schiphol: za vsak kraj je navedeno skupno število potnikov, število potnikov, ki so jih prepeljali drugi prevozniki, in število potnikov, ki so jih prepeljali KLM, Martinair in Transavia.
From those tables it can be concluded that Transavia was serving in the period 1993-1997 airports other than those airports which are mentioned for the year 1998 in the table on page 40 of Form CO of the notification, including the 10 destinations referred to in paragraph 10.
Iz teh tabel je razvidno, da je Transavia v obdobju od 1993 do 1997 delovala na drugih letališčih, kot pa je navedeno za leto 1998 v tabeli na strani 40 obrazca CO v priglasitvi, vključno z 10 kraji, omenjenimi v odstavku 10.
The introduction to Form CO contains a section entitled ‘The need for correct and complete information’ which states:
Uvod v obrazec CO vsebuje oddelek z naslovom „Potreba po točnih in popolnih podatkih“, v katerem je navedeno naslednje:
‘All information required by this form must be correct and complete.
„Vsi podatki, zahtevani s tem obrazcem, morajo biti točni in popolni.
The information required must be supplied in the appropriate section of this form.
Zahtevane podatke je treba posredovati v ustreznem oddelku tega obrazca.
Annexes to this form shall only be used to supplement the information supplied by the form itself.’
Priloge k temu obrazcu se uporabijo samo za dopolnitev podatkov, podanih v samem obrazcu.“
The information on charter destinations in the table on page 40 of Form CO is clear and does not contain any ambiguity.
Podatki o čarterskih letih iz tabele na strani 40 obrazca CO so jasni in ne vsebujejo dvoumnosti.
There is no obvious mistake which could be easily detected.
Očitne napake, ki bi jo bilo moč takoj zaznati, ni.
The table contains no reference to the study cited by the parties or to any other source of information.
Tabela se ne sklicuje na študijo, ki jo navajata stranki, ali na katere koli druge vire podatkov.
The only instance in this chapter where a reference to the study is made is on page 34 in the context of the definition of the geographic scope of the relevant market and in order to support the argument that the geographic market is Europe wide [32]. In this context KLM states: ‘KLM and Martinair adopt SH&E's conclusion as their own for the purpose of this notification.’
Na študijo se v tem poglavju sklicuje le na strani 34, in sicer v kontekstu opredelitve geografske razsežnosti ustreznega trga in v namen podpiranja argumenta, da je evropski trg zelo obsežen [32].
The SH&E study refers to the years 1993 to 1997 and does not contain any information for the summer season 1998.
Študija podjetja SH&E se nanaša na obdobje od 1993 do 1997 in ne vsebuje nobenih podatkov o poletni sezoni leta 1998.
Moreover, the statistical information in the appendix to the study is not presented in such a way that a comparison with the table in the notification could easily be made.
Poleg tega statistični podatki v dodatku k študiji niso predstavljeni na način, ki bi omogočal enostavno primerjavo s tabelami v priglasitvi.
In any event, airlines change the destinations they serve from time to time.
V vsakem primeru letalski prevozniki občasno spremenijo ponudbo krajev, kamor letijo.
Consequently it could not be clearly inferred from the presence of the 10 destinations referred to in paragraph 10 in the SH&E study for the years up to 1997 that their absence from the information provided in respect of 1998 was due to an error by KLM and not to a change in the destinations served.
Posledično ni bilo mogoče jasno ugotoviti, ali je 10 krajev, navedenih v odstavku 10 študije podjetja SH&E do leta 1997, in odsotnost teh krajev v podatkih za leto 1998 napaka, za katero je odgovoren KLM, ali pa je prišlo do spremembe pri ponudbi krajev.
Therefore, the information provided in the appendix to the SH&E study cannot serve to rectify the incorrect information given in the appropriate section of Form CO of the notification.
Zato s podatki, ki so navedeni v dodatku k študiji podjetja SH&E ni mogoče dopolniti netočnih podatkov v ustreznem oddelku obrazca CO priglasitve.
Information on Transavia's Scheduled Flights
Podatki o rednih letih Transavie
KLM argues that Transavia's sales of seats on scheduled flights are not part of the relevant product market and therefore did not need to be mentioned.
KLM trdi, da prodaja kart Transavie na rednih letih ni del ustreznih trgov izdelkov in zato ni potrebe, da bi jo omenjali.
In response to the oral question whether Transavia scheduled flights are included in the market share data provided in the notification KLM gave the following written reply:
Kot odgovor na ustno vprašanje, ali so redni leti Transavie vključeni v podatke o tržnem deležu, ki so navedeni v priglasitvi, je KLM podal pisni odgovor:
‘Such market shares are not included in the SH&E analysis and, consequently, in KLM's notification.
„Tak tržni delež ni vključen v analizo podjetja SH&E in posledično v priglasitev KLM.
Martinair only operates as a non- scheduled carrier on Mediterranean destinations, as a result of which there is no overlap between the activities of Martinair and Transavia within the non-scheduled Mediterranean market.
Martinair deluje le kot čarterski prevoznik v kraje v Sredozemlju, rezultat tega pa je, da med dejavnostmi Martinaira in Transavie ne prihaja do prekrivanja v okviru čarterskih letov na sredozemskem trgu.
The European non-scheduled Mediterranean market is substantially different from a scheduled market for the reasons described below:
Evropski sredozemski trg čarterskih poletov se znatno razlikuje od trga rednih poletov, in sicer zaradi spodaj naštetih razlogov:
non-scheduled (charter) traffic is sold virtually only at one end of the route; passengers on non-scheduled (charter) flights buy their seats from a tour operator, while passengers on scheduled flights buy predominantly from travel agents or directly with the airline involved; seats on non-scheduled (charter) flights are sold to tour operators, contrary to seats on scheduled flights which are only sold to tour operators in small allotments; non-scheduled (charter) flights are operated at the commercial risk of one or more tour operators, the commercial risk of scheduled flights is with the air carrier; penalties for cancellation on scheduled flights are non-existing or, at least, much more liberal; the non-scheduled (charter) market has many more and different players.
čarterski promet se praktično prodaja le na enem koncu poti; potniki na čarterskih letih kupijo vozovnice pri organizatorju potovanj, medtem ko potniki na rednih letih vozovnice kupujejo pri potovalnih agencijah ali neposredno pri letalskem prevozniku; karte na čarterskih poletih se prodajajo organizatorjem potovanj, v nasprotju s kartami na rednih letih, ki jih organizatorji potovanj lahko zakupijo le v manjših količinah; pri čarterskih poletih poslovno tvega eden ali več organizatorjev potovanj, medtem ko pri rednih letih poslovno tvega prevoznik sam; kazni za odpoved rednih letov ne obstajajo, oziroma so bolj liberalne; na trgu čarterskih prevozov deluje veliko več različnih akterjev.
The information provided in response to the Commission's request for information can not be added to the KLM Group's market share provided on p. 62 of the notification.
Podatki, ki jih je v odgovor na zahtevo Komisije predložil KLM, ne morejo biti dodani k tržnemu deležu KLM, na strani 62 priglasitve.
Including Transavia scheduled flights into the market base would necessarily lead to a substantial increase of the total market base, since scheduled flights by other carriers should then be included as well.
Vključevanje rednih letov Transavie na trg bi vodilo k znatnemu povečanju skupnega trga, kajti vključiti bi bilo treba tudi redne lete drugih prevoznikov.
…’ [34].(31) The information required by Form CO in relation to market definition is described in Section 6.
…“ [34].(31) Podatki, ki jih v zvezi z opredelitvijo trga zahteva obrazec CO, so opisani v oddelku 6.
In Section 6.I, the following definition of the relevant product market is used: ‘A relevant product market comprises all those products and/or services which are regarded as interchangeable or substitutable by the consumer, by reason of the product's characteristics, their prices and their intended use.
V oddelku 6.I je uporabljena naslednja opredelitev ustreznih trgov izdelkov: „Ustrezni trg izdelkov vključuje vse tiste proizvode in/ali storitve, ki so z vidika potrošnika medsebojno zamenljivi ali nadomestljivi zaradi svojih lastnosti, cen ali namembnosti.
A relevant product market may in some cases be composed of a number of individual products and/or services which present largely identical physical or technical characteristics and are interchangeable.’
Ustrezni trg izdelkov je lahko v nekaterih primerih sestavljen iz številnih posameznih proizvodov in/ali storitev, ki imajo v večini podobne fizične ali tehnične značilnosti, zaradi česar so medsebojno zamenljivi in/ali zamenljive.“
In view of the fact that certain seats on Transavia's scheduled flights are sold to package tour operators at the same price and under the same economic condition (guaranteed) as seats on charter flights, these sales are considered by the Commission to form part of the same product market.
Glede na dejstvo, da se nekatere karte na rednih letih Transavie v paketih prodajajo organizatorjem potovanj po enaki ceni in pod enakimi pogoji (zagotovljeno), kot karte na čarterskih poletih, za te karte Komisija meni, da sodijo v isti trg izdelkov.
The fact that such a market definition would mean that seats sold on scheduled flights performed by other airlines might also have to be included into the relevant product market cannot serve to allow KLM to omit this information.
Dejstvo, da taka opredelitev trga pomeni, da se karte za redne polete, ki jih opravljajo drugi prevozniki, lahko vključi v ustrezne proizvodne trge, ne pomeni, da lahko KLM izpusti tak podatek.
The Commission notes that KLM believed that seats sold to tour operators on scheduled Transavia flights did not form part of the same market as seats sold on charter flights.
Komisija opaža, da je bil KLM prepričan, da karte, ki so bile prodane organizatorjem potovanj na rednih letih Transavie, niso del istega trga kot pa karte za čarterske lete.
However, even under that assumption those activities should have been mentioned in response to Question 6.2 of Form CO as activities in a ‘market closely related to the affected market’ (so-called neighbouring markets).
Vendar bi morale biti te dejavnosti vseeno omenjene v odgovoru na vprašanje 6.2 obrazca CO, in sicer kot dejavnosti na „trgu, ki je tesno povezan z prizadetim trgom“ (t. i. „sosednji trgi“).
The purpose of the question on neighbouring markets is precisely to obtain the necessary information in cases where the parties have used a market definition which may be narrower than the one retained by the Commission.
Namen vprašanja o sosednjih trgih je zbiranje podatkov v primerih, kjer stranki uporabita opredelitev trga, ki je lahko ožja od tiste, ki jo uporablja Komisija.
KLM gave a detailed explanation of why in its view scheduled flights did not form part of the relevant product market and was therefore aware that its was a market which was closely related.
KLM je podal podrobno obrazložitev, zakaj po njenem mnenju redni leti niso del ustreznega trga izdelkov in zakaj je to trg, ki je tesno povezan.
In its response to Question 6.2 on neighbouring markets KLM did not leave the respective chapter blank.
V odgovoru na vprašanje 6.2 o sosednjih trgih, KLM zadevnega poglavja ni pustil praznega.
KLM referred to its and Martinair's shareholding in tour operators and to its participation in a computer reservation system.
KLM je navedel svojo udeležbo in udeležbo Martinaira pri organizatorjih potovanj in njihov delež v sistemu računalniških rezervacij.
It further stated that Martinair had charter flight operations to other destinations (Caribbean) and that KLM and Martinair had scheduled flights to various other destinations [35].
Naprej je navedeno, da je Martinair opravljal čarterske polete v druge namembne kraje (Karibi) in da sta KLM in Martinair opravljala redne lete v različne druge namembne kraje [35].
That statement on charter and scheduled flights shows that KLM understood the question on neighbouring markets.
Ta izjava o čarterskih in rednih poletih dokazuje, da je KLM razumel vprašanje o sosednjih trgih.
However, KLM made no mention there of Transavia's scheduled flights.
Vendar pa KLM ni omenil rednih letov Transavie.
In that context, the detailed description by KLM of other neighbouring activities reinforces the impression that the information is complete and makes the omission misleading.
V tem smislu podroben opis, ki ga je KLM predložil v zvezi s sosednjimi dejavnostmi, podpira dejstvo, da so podatki popolni, in tako je opustitev navedbe podatkov zavajajoča.
V. LEGAL ASSESSMENT
V. PRAVNA OCENA
Information on Transavia's Charter Destinations
Podatki o čarterskih letih Transavie
The information given in the table on page 40 of Form CO on Transavia charter destinations is incorrect in that at least 10 destinations, most of them very important ones, are not mentioned.
Podatki, navedeni v tabeli na strani 40 obrazca CO o čarterskih poletih Transavie, so netočni, in sicer vsaj za 10 namembnih krajev, med njimi tudi za nekaj pomembnejših krajev, ki niso omenjeni.
The incorrectness of the information is reinforced by the statement preceding the table that ‘Transavia's and Martinair's charter services are to a large extent complementary’ [36].
Netočnost podatkov je podprta z dejstvom, da izjava, kateri sledi tabela, navaja, da „se čarterske storitve Transavie in Martinaira v veliki meri dopolnjujejo“ [36].
In particular, by omitting important Spanish, Portuguese and Greek destinations the table gives the incorrect impression that the overlap in operations between Transavia and Martinair is only limited.
Z opuščanjem pomembnih krajev v Španiji, na Portugalskem in v Grčiji tabela, v kateri so navedeni kraji, daje zavajajoč vtis, da je prekrivanje dejavnosti med Transavio in Martinairom zelo omejeno.
The reference on page 39 to services being complementary can not be understood as relating only to the size of the planes, given the context in which the statement was made — immediately before the table.
Navedbe o dopolnilnih storitvah na strani 39 ne gre razumeti le v povezavi z velikostjo letal, in sicer zaradi konteksta, v katerem je izjava podana – takoj za tabelo.
Furthermore, the statement that Transavia operates to destinations ‘other’ than those of Martinair supports the false impression which the reader gains from the table.
Poleg tega izjava, da Transavia leti v kraje, „ki niso“ kraji, kamor leti Martinair, podpira lažni vtis, ki ga bralec dobi ob branju tabele.
The supply of that incorrect information was grossly negligent.
Posredovanje netočnih podatkov je izjemna malomarnost.
Even if the parties' explanation concerning the use of Transavia's in-flight magazine is accepted, then a high degree of negligence is involved.
Tudi če gre sprejeti obrazložitev strank v zvezi z uporabo podatkov iz revije Transavie, gre še vedno za veliko raven malomarnosti.
An in-flight magazine is a marketing or promotional brochure where accuracy is not necessarily guaranteed.
Revija letalskega prevoznika je tržna ali promocijska brošura, v kateri natančnost ni zmeraj na prvem mestu.
The parties should have used a more reliable source of information, such as internal statistics of Transavia or the Transavia timetable which was later sent to the Commission.
Stranki bi morali uporabiti zanesljivejši vir podatkov, kot je notranja statistika ali vozni red Transavie, ki je bil kasneje tudi predložen Komisiji.
As Transavia is a fully controlled subsidiary that information was readily available to KLM.
Ker je Transavia v celoti nadzorovana hčerinska družba, je imel KLM te podatke na voljo.
Accordingly, KLM's failure to supply correct information on this point constitutes an infringement for which a fine may be imposed under Article 14(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.
Zato dejstvo, da KLM ni predložil točnih podatkov v tem primeru, pomeni, da gre za kršitev, za katero je v členu 14(1)(b) Uredbe o združitvah zagrožena globa.
The omission of any information indicating that Transavia has scheduled flights to Mediterranean destinations and that Transavia sells seats on those flights to tour operators makes the information provided on Transavia both misleading and incorrect within the meaning of Article 14 (1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.
Opustitev navedbe podatkov, ki potrjujejo, da je Transavia opravljala lete v Sredozemlje in da je prodajala karte na teh letih organizatorjem potovanj, pomeni, da so podatki o Transavii zavajajoči in netočni v smislu člena 14(1)(b) Uredbe o združitvah.
Not to refer to Transavia's scheduled Mediterranean flights is, in the context of the rest of the information provided in the Form CO, not a matter of a simple omission but, as explained above (Sections III and IV), substantively misleads the reader as it gives a distorted picture of the true facts.
Tudi brez sklicevanja na redne lete Transavie v Sredozemlje gre, v okviru ostalih podatkov iz obrazca CO, ne le za preprosto izpuščanje podatkov, ampak tudi za zelo zavajajoče podatke, kot je navedeno zgoraj (oddelka III in IV), in ti podatki ustvarjajo popačeno sliko dejanskega stanja.
Thus, the information is both incorrect and misleading within the meaning of Article 14(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.
Torej, podatki so netočni in zavajajoči v smislu člena 14(1)(b) Uredbe o združitvah.
The Commission cannot exclude the possibility that KLM intentionally withheld the information on Transavia's scheduled flights.
Komisija ne more izključiti možnosti, da je KLM namenoma zadržal podatke o rednih letih Transavie.
At the very least a high degree of negligence is involved, since the information, its relevance, and the requirement to provide it in Form CO, are or should have been well-known to KLM.
Gre najmanj za visoko raven malomarnosti, ker bi morali biti podatki, njihova ustreznost in zahteve iz obrazca CO KLM zelo dobro znani.
Accordingly, KLM's failure to include this information is also an infringement in respect of which a fine can be imposed.
Zato je KLM-jeva nevključitev teh podatkov kršitev, za katero je mogoče naložiti globo.
IMPOSITION OF FINES
NALAGANJE GLOB
Under Article 14(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, the Commission may impose on undertakings fines of from EUR 1000 to EUR 50000 where, intentionally or negligently, they supply incorrect or misleading information in a notification pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation.
Komisija lahko v skladu s členom 14(1)(b) Uredbe o združitvah uvede globe v višini od 1000 EUR do 50000 EUR za podjetja, ki namerno ali iz malomarnosti posredujejo netočne ali zavajajoče podatke v priglasitvi v skladu s členom 4 Uredbe o združitvah.
Under Article 14(3), in setting the amount of the fine, the Commission is to take account of the nature and gravity of the infringement.
Komisija v skladu s členom 14(3) pri določanju višine globe upošteva naravo in resnost kršitve.
The Commission thereby takes account of any aggravating or mitigating circumstances.
Komisija pri tem upošteva vse oteževalne ali olajševalne okoliščine.
Nature of the infringement
Narava kršitve
The infringement committed by KLM took the form of the supply of incorrect and misleading information within the meaning of Article 14(1)b of the Merger Regulation.
Kršitve KLM so bile izvedene v obliki posredovanja netočnih in zavajajočih podatkov v smislu člena 14(1)(b) Uredbe o združitvah.
The supply of this incorrect and misleading information was at the very least grossly negligent.
Posredovanje teh netočnih in zavajajočih podatkov je izjemno malomarno.
Gravity of the infringement
Teža kršitve
The infringement of the Merger Regulation by KLM should be regarded as a serious infringement for the reasons set out below.
Kršitev Uredbe o združitvah s strani KLM je treba obravnavati kot resno kršitev zaradi spodaj navedenih razlogov.
relevance of the incorrect or misleading information
Pomen netočnih in zavajajočih podatkov
Information concerning any overlap between the parties on individual destinations is clearly of relevance to the competition assessment of the operation.
Podatki glede kakršnega koli prekrivanja med strankama v zvezi s posameznimi namembnimi kraji potovanja so nedvoumno pomembni pri oceni konkurence poslovanja.
This is regardless of the question whether the relevant market consists of individual routes or of all or certain Mediterranean destinations.
To velja ne glede na vprašanje, ali sestavljajo ustrezni trg posamezne linije, vsi namembni kraji potovanja ali nekateri sredozemski namembni kraji.
The Transavia destinations which were not mentioned are the important Spanish, Portuguese and Greek holiday destinations which attract a high volume of passengers.
Namembni kraji potovanj Transavie, ki niso bili omenjeni, so pomembni počitniški namembni kraji v Španiji, na Portugalskem in v Grčiji, ki privabljajo veliko število potnikov.