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Having, pursuant to the aforementioned Articles, called on the parties concerned to submit their comments [1],
po pozivu zadevnih strank, naj na podlagi zgoraj navedenih členov predložijo svoje pripombe [1],
Following numerous complaints, the Commission decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of aid paid to six companies in the Tirrenia Group, namely Tirrenia di Navigazione, Adriatica, Caremar, Saremar, Siremar and Toremar.
Po številnih prijavah se je Komisija odločila, da sproži postopek, določen v členu 88(2) Pogodbe v zvezi s pomočjo, izplačano šestim družbam skupine Tirrenia, in sicer družbam Tirrenia di Navigazione, Adriatica, Caremar, Saremar, Siremar in Toremar.
This aid takes the form of subsidies paid directly to each of the companies in the group to support the maritime transport services those companies provide under six agreements concluded with the State in 1991.
Ta pomoč ima obliko subvencij, plačanih neposredno vsaki družbi v skupini za podporo storitvam pomorskega prevoza, ki jih zagotavljajo te družbe na podlagi šestih sporazumov, sklenjenih z državo leta 1991.
The purpose of these agreements is to guarantee the provision of maritime transport services, the majority of them connecting mainland Italy with Sicily, Sardinia and other, smaller Italian islands.
Namen teh sporazumov je zagotoviti izvajanje storitev pomorskega prevoza, večina jih povezuje celinsko Italijo s Sicilijo, Sardinijo in drugimi manjšimi italijanskimi otoki.
By letter dated 6 August 1999, the Commission informed Italy of its decision to initiate the procedure.
S pismom z dne 6. avgusta 1999 je Komisija Italijo obvestila o svoji odločitvi, da sproži postopek.
By letter dated 28 September 1999, the Italian authorities submitted their comments on this decision.
S pismom z dne 28. septembra 1999 so italijanski organi predložili svoje pripombe glede te odločitve.
Following the publication of the Decision in the Official Journal [2], many private operators providing maritime transport services in competition with the companies of the Tirrenia Group submitted comments to the Commission.
Po objavi te odločitve v Uradnem listu [2] so številni zasebni prevozniki, ki opravljajo storitve pomorskega prevoza v konkurenci z drugimi družbami skupine Tirrenia, Komisiji predložilo svoje pripombe.
These comments were in turn forwarded to the Italian authorities to give them the opportunity to react.
Te pripombe so bile nato posredovane italijanskim organom, da bi lahko predložili lastne pripombe o tem.
On 18 October 1999, Italy brought an action for annulment before the Court of Justice against the decision to initiate the procedure in respect of the part stipulating that the aid grant is being suspended [3].
oktobra 1999 je Italija pred Sodiščem vložila pritožbo za razveljavitev dela odločitve o uvedbi postopka, ki določa, da se izplačevanje pomoči začasno opusti [3].
In addition, the Tirrenia di Navigazione, Adriatica, Caremar, Saremar, Siremar and Toremar companies brought an action for annulment before the Court of First Instance by virtue of Article 230(4) of the Treaty [4].
Poleg tega so družbe Tirrenia di Navigazione, Adriatica, Caremar, Saremar, Siremar in Toremar na podlagi člena 230(4) Pogodbe pred Sodiščem prve stopnje vložile pritožbo za razveljavitev [4].
During the investigation phase, the Italian authorities asked for the Tirrenia Group case to be split up so that priority could be given to reaching a final decision concerning the Tirrenia di Navigazione company.
Za časa preiskovalne faze so italijanski organi zaprosili za razdelitev primera skupine Tirrenia, da se prednostno doseže končna odločitev v zvezi z družbo Tirrenia di Navigazione.
This request was motivated by the Italian authorities’ wish to privatise the group, beginning with Tirrenia di Navigazione, and their intention to speed up the process in relation to that company.
To zahtevo sta spodbudila želja italijanskih organov po privatizaciji skupine, začenši z družbo Tirrenia di Navigazione, in namen pospešitve postopka v zvezi s to družbo.
With regard to this request, the Commission noted that, while Tirrenia di Navigazione acted as group leader in terms of the group’s financial and commercial strategy, the six member companies were legally independent and operated in geographically distinct market segments subject to varying degrees of competition, both from private Italian operators and from operators from other Member States.
Glede te zahteve je Komisija ugotovila, da je družba Tirrenia di Navigazione delovala kot vodja skupine pri finančni in tržni strategiji skupine, medtem ko je šest družb članic, ki so pravno neodvisne, delovalo na geografsko zaokroženih segmentih tržišča ob različnih stopnjah konkurence tako s strani zasebnih italijanskih prevoznikov kot prevoznikov iz drugih držav članic.
The Commission also noted that the subsidies paid by the Italian authorities pursuant to the agreements referred to in recital 1 were calculated to cover the net operating loss on the routes served by each of the said companies and that they were granted directly to those companies without going through Tirrenia di Navigazione.
Komisija je tudi ugotovila, da so bile subvencije, plačane s strani italijanskih organov v skladu s sporazumi iz točke 1, izračunane tako, da krijejo neto izgube delovanja na linijah, ki jih pokriva vsaka od omenjenih družb, in da so bile izplačane neposredno tem družbam, ne da bi šle preko družbe Tirrenia di Navigazione.
Lastly, the other parts of the aid covered by the procedure — investment aid and aid of a fiscal nature — required separate analysis of each company in the group.
Nazadnje so drugi deli pomoči, zajeti v postopku – pomoč za naložbe in pomoč davčne narave – zahtevali posebno analizo za vsako družbo v skupini.
Accordingly, the Commission decided that it could accede to the Italian authorities’ request, and by Decision 2001/851/EC [5] it closed the procedure initiated in respect of the aid awarded to the Tirrenia di Navigazione company.
Zato se je Komisija odločila, da lahko ugodi zahtevi italijanskih organov, in je z Odločbo 2001/251/ES [5] z dne 21. junija 2001 zaključila postopek v zvezi s pomočjo, izplačano družbi Tirrenia di Navigazione.
The current Decision concerns the aid granted by Italy to the other five companies in the Tirrenia Group (hereinafter the regional companies).
Ta odločba zadeva pomoč, ki jo je Italija dodelila drugim petim družbam skupine Tirrenia (v nadaljnjem besedilu „regionalne družbe“).
At various bilateral meetings between 2001 and 2003, the Italian authorities supplied information on each of the 50 or so routes operated by the five regional companies, indicating the particular features of the markets in question, the trend in the traffic handled by the public companies, the presence of any private companies competing with the public companies, and changes in the amount of public aid granted to each of the companies (documents registered under the numbers A/13408/04, A/13409/04, A/12951/04, A/13326/04, A/13330/04, A/13350/04, A/13346/04 and A/13356/04.
Na različnih dvostranskih srečanjih med letoma 2001 in 2003 so italijanski organi za vsako izmed približno 50 linij, ki jih pokriva peterica regionalnih družb, posredovali informacije o posebnostih tržišč, spremembah v času za promet, ki ga opravljajo javne družbe, morebitni prisotnosti zasebnih družb, ki konkurirajo z javnimi družbami, in spremembah v znesku javne pomoči, izplačane vsaki družbi (dokumenti, registrirani pod številkami A/13408/04, A/13409/04, A/12951/04, A/13326/04, A/13330/04, A/13350/04, A/13346/04 in A/13356/04).
In addition, in January, February and September 2003, a number of complainant companies, notably certain private operators competing with the Caremar regional company in the Gulf of Naples, sent to the Commission additional information containing new data to be taken into account in the investigation procedure.
Poleg tega je januarja, februarja in septembra 2003 več družb pritožnic, predvsem nekateri zasebni prevozniki, ki konkurirajo z regionalno družbo Caremar v Neapeljskem zalivu, Komisiji predložilo dodatne informacije, ki jih je treba upoštevati v preiskovalnem postopku.
The Italian authorities were invited to submit their comments on these matters.
Italijanski organi so bili pozvani, da podajo svoje pripombe o tem.
A bilateral meeting was held on 20 October 2003, as a result of which the Italian authorities made certain undertakings regarding a number of high-speed connections in the Gulf of Naples.
oktobra 2003 je bilo dvostransko srečanje, na katerem so italijanski organi sprejeli nekatere obveznosti glede več hitrih povezav v Neapeljskem zalivu.
These undertakings were formalised by letter ref. 501 dated 29 October 2003, which reached the Commission on 31 October 2003 (A/33506), and confirmed by a letter dated 17 February 2004 (A/13405/04).
Te obveznosti so bile formalizirane s sporočilom 501 z dne 29. oktobra 2003, ki ga je Komisija prejela 31. oktobra 2003 (A/33506) in potrdila s sporočilom z dne 17. februarja 2004 (A/13405/04).
In respect of Adriatica, the Italian authorities sent the Commission additional information by fax dated 23 February 2004 (registered under the number A/13970/04).
Glede Adriatice so italijanski organi dne 23. februarja 2004 po faksu predložili Komisiji dodatne informacije (registrirane pod številko A/13970/04).
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID MEASURES
PODROBEN OPIS UKREPOV POMOČI
The relevant markets
Zadevni trgi
Adriatica has traditionally handled the following international connections:
Družba Adriatica tradicionalno upravlja naslednje mednarodne povezave:
in the middle and lower Adriatic:
v srednjem in spodnjem Jadranu:
Ancona/Durrës (Albania),
Ancona–Drač (Albanija),
Bari/Durrës,
Bari–Drač,
Ancona/Split (Croatia),
Ancona–Split (Hrvaška),
Ancona/Bar (Yugoslavia);
Ancona–Bar (Jugoslavija);
in the upper Adriatic (Istrian coast), between the Italian ports of Trieste, Grado and Lignano, on the one hand, and the Croatian ports of Piran, Porec, Rovinj and Brijuni, on the other.
v zgornjem Jadranu (istrska obala), med italijanskimi pristanišči Trst, Gradež in Lignano na eni strani in hrvaškimi pristanišči Piran, Poreč, Rovinj in Brioni na drugi strani.
Until 2000, Adriatica also operated other international routes, namely:
Do leta 2000 je družba Adriatica delovala tudi na drugih mednarodnih progah, in sicer:
Trieste/Durrës (Albania),
Trst–Drač (Albanija),
Brindisi/Corfu/Igoumenitsa/Patras (Greece).
Brindisi–Krf–Igoumenitsa–Patras (Grčija).
At the same time, Adriatica operates purely local cabotage connections to the Tremiti islands from the mainland Italian ports of Ortona, Vasto, Termoli, Vieste and Manfredonia.
Hkrati družba Adriatica opravlja izključno lokalne kabotažne povezave med otočjem Tremiti in celinskimi italijanskimi pristanišči Ortona, Vasto, Termoli, Vieste in Manfredonia.
Lastly, Adriatica provides freight services to and from Sicily on the following cabotage routes:
Nazadnje Adriatica zagotavlja prevoz blaga na Sicilijo in z nje na naslednjih kabotažnih poteh:
Venice/Catania,
Benetke–Catania,
Livorno/Catania [6],Genoa/Termini Imerese [7].
Livorno–Catania [6],Genova–Termini Imerese [7],
The bulk of Adriatica’s passenger traffic is concentrated on the international connections in the middle and lower Adriatic, especially the connections with Albania (49 % of the company’s overall traffic) and the cabotage connections with the islands of the Tremiti archipelago [8].
Večina potniškega prometa družbe Adriatica je osredotočena na mednarodnih povezavah v srednjem in spodnjem Jadranu, še posebej povezave z Albanijo (49 % skupnega prometa družbe) in kabotažne povezave z otoki otočja Tremiti [8].
In terms of freight traffic, over 90 % of Adriatica’s overall volume is accounted for by the cabotage connections with Sicily and the international connections in the middle and lower Adriatic (67 % of the company’s total freight traffic) [9].
Več kot 90 % celotnega obsega tovornega prometa Adriatice prispevajo kabotažne povezave s Sicilijo in mednarodnimi povezavami srednjega in južnega Jadrana (67 % skupnega tovornega prometa družbe) [9].
Adriatica faces uneven levels of competition on the routes it operates.
Družba Adriatica ima na linijah, na katerih deluje, različno konkurenco.
For instance, in the middle and lower Adriatic only two international routes are also operated by other shipping operators, namely:
V srednjem in južnem Jadranu na primer samo na dveh mednarodnih linijah delujejo tudi drugi ladijski prevozniki, in sicer:
Bari/Durrës (Albania), on which two other Community operators operate all year round,
Bari–Drač (Albanija), na kateri dva druga prevoznika Skupnosti delujeta vse leto,
Ancona/Split (Croatia), served by three other operators, including a Community operator which only operates in the high season.
Ancona–Split (Hrvaška), oskrbujejo jo trije drugi prevozniki, vključno s prevoznikom Skupnosti, ki deluje samo v turistični sezoni.
On the other hand, the scheduled services to Greece from the ports of Brindisi and Bari, which Adriatica operated until 2000, were also operated by many other operators, including Community operators.
Na drugi strani so redne storitve do Grčije iz pristanišč Brindisi in Bari, na katerih je družba Adriatica delovala do leta 2000, upravljali tudi mnogi drugi prevozniki, vključno s prevozniki Skupnosti.
In the cabotage market with the Italian islands, Adriatica faces competition from other Italian operators on the connections with a number of islands in the Tremiti archipelago.
Na kabotažnem trgu z italijanskimi otoki se družba Adriatica sooča s konkurenco drugih italijanskih prevoznikov na povezavah z več otoki iz otočja Tremiti.
However, these other operators are not present all year round, as the competing services are suspended for most of the off-season.
Vendar pa ti prevozniki niso prisotni celo leto, saj so konkurenčne storitve večino časa izven turistične sezone opuščene.
On the market in freight cabotage with Sicily, there is competition from other Italian operators on two routes, namely Genoa/Termini Imerese [10] and Ravenna/Catania.
Na trgu kabotaže tovora s Sicilijo obstaja konkurenca drugih italijanskih prevoznikov na dveh poteh, in sicer Genova–Termini Imerese [10] in Ravenna–Catania.
Saremar only operates connections with the islands to the north-east and south-west of Sardinia and on the Santa Teresa di Gallura/Bonifacio route between Sardinia and Corsica.
Družba Saremar deluje samo na povezavah z otoki severnovzhodne in jugozahodne Sardinije in na liniji Santa Teresa di Gallura–Bonifacio med Sardinijo in Korziko.
On these routes, some of which are also operated by other Community competitors, Saremar has a total of 64 % of the passenger transport market and 70 % of the freight market.
Na teh poteh, na nekaterih izmed njih delujejo drugi konkurenti Skupnosti, ima družba Saremar skupno 64 % trga potniškega in 70 % trga tovornega prometa.
Apart from the Corsica/Sardinia connection, the other routes it operates are quite short, measuring an average of five nautical miles, and this, together with the frequency of the daily trips, makes these maritime connections not unlike a suburban transport system intended to provide the inhabitants of the neighbouring islands with transport and provisionment [11].
Razen povezave Korzika–Sardinija so druge poti, na katerih deluje, dokaj kratke in merijo v povprečju pet navtičnih milj, zaradi česar, skupaj s pogostostjo dnevnih potovanj, te pomorske povezave niso kot sistem primestnega prometa, namenjen zagotavljanju prevoza in preskrbe prebivalcem sosednjih otokov [11].
The special nature of this market also derives from the local geography and meteorological conditions at sea, which necessitate the use of a particular type of ship not suitable for use elsewhere for other types of shipping.
Posebna narava tega trga izhaja tudi iz lokalnih geografskih in meteoroloških pogojev na morju, zaradi katerih je nujno uporabiti posebno vrsto ladje, ki ni ustrezna za uporabo drugje za druge vrste ladijskega prevoza.
Saremar faces competition from other Italian operators on three of the four routes it operates, including the connection between Sardinia and Corsica.
Družba Saremar se sooča s konkurenco drugih italijanskih prevoznikov na treh od štirih linij, na katerih deluje, vključno s povezavo med Sardinijo in Korziko.
Toremar only operates on the maritime cabotage routes between the mainland and the Tuscan islands (Elba, Gorgona, Capraia, Pianosa and Giglio).
Družba Toremar deluje samo na pomorskih kabotažnih poteh med celino in Toskanskimi otoki (Elba, Gorgona, Capraia, Pianosa in Giglio).
The company essentially runs a network of local services whose frequency and timetables meet the provisionment and mobility requirements of the islands’ populations.
Družba pluje predvsem v omrežju lokalnih storitev, katerih pogostost in urniki zadostijo preskrbi in zahtevam po mobilnosti otoških prebivalcev.
The features of the network of services provided by Toremar make it comparable to a suburban local transport services network [12].
Značilnosti omrežja storitev, ki jih zagotavlja družba Toremar, se lahko primerjajo s primestnim omrežjem lokalnih prevoznih storitev [12].
Two of the six routes operated by Toremar are also operated all year round by other Italian operators.
Na dveh izmed šestih poti, na katerih deluje Toremar, vse leto delujejo tudi drugi italijanski prevozniki.
Siremar operates local connections between the ports of Sicily and the smaller islands around Sicily (Aeolian islands, Pelagian islands, Egadi islands, Ustica and Pantelleria).
Družba Siremar deluje na lokalnih povezavah med pristanišči Sicilije in manjšimi otoki okoli Sicilije (Eolski otoki, Pelagijski otoki, Egadski otoki, Ustica in Pantelleria).
Only the connections with the Aeolian islands archipelago to the north of Sicily extend as far as the peninsula (Naples).
Samo povezave z otočjem Eolskih otokov severno od Sicilije se širijo do polotoka (Neapelj).
This is a purely local network of routes; the — generally short — trips, the frequency of service and the timetable essentially serve the mobility requirements of the islands’ residents.
To je zgolj lokalna mreža poti; potovanja – običajno kratka, pogostost storitev in urnik pretežno služijo zahtevam mobilnosti otoških prebivalcev.
On the connections with the Aeolian islands archipelago and the Egadi islands, Siremar operates in competition with private Italian operators.
Kar zadeva Eolske in Egadske otoke Siremar deluje v konkurenci z zasebnimi italijanskimi prevozniki.
The Aeolian islands, which are home to 12000 permanent residents, 9000 of them on the main island of Lipari, are served by five connections operated by Siremar from the Sicilian port of Milazzo.
Eolske otoke, ki štejejo 12000 prebivalcev s stalnim prebivališčem, od katerih jih je 9000 na glavnem otoku Lipari, oskrbuje pet povezav, na katerih deluje družba Siremar iz sicilijanskega pristanišča Milazzo.
The service is provided all year round using mixed (passenger/vehicle) vessels and high-speed passenger craft.
Storitev se opravlja celo leto z uporabo kombiniranih plovil (potniških/za kopenska prevozna sredstva) ter hitrih potniških plovil.
One Italian operator competes with Siremar on four of the five routes, using mixed vessels of modest capacity, while another competes with the high-speed services on three routes in the off-season and four in the high season.
En italijanski prevoznik konkurira z družbo Siremar na štirih izmed petih poti, z uporabo kombiniranih plovil zmerne zmogljivosti, medtem ko drugi konkurira s storitvami hitre povezave na treh poteh izven turistične sezone in štirih v turistični sezoni.
Siremar operates year-round connections with the three islands of the Egadi archipelago to the north-west of Sicily from the Sicilian port of Trapani, using one mixed (passenger/vehicle) vessel and two high-speed craft.
Družba Siremar deluje na celoletnih povezavah s tremi otoki Egadskega otočja severovzhodno od Sicilije iz sicilskega pristanišča Trapani, z uporabo enega kombiniranega plovila (potniško/za kopenska prevozna sredstva) in dveh hitrih plovil.
Two private Italian operators are present on this market; the first provides a freight-only service while the second provides high-speed services.
Na tem trgu sta navzoča dva zasebna italijanska prevoznika; prvi zagotavlja samo storitve tovornega prometa, medtem ko drugi zagotavlja storitve hitre povezave.
Siremar faces no competition from private operators on the other routes it operates from the ports of Palermo and Agrigento.
Družba Siremar se ne sooča s konkurenco zasebnih prevoznikov na drugih poteh, ki jih upravlja iz pristanišč Palermo in Agrigento.
Siremar is thus the only carrier catering to the mobility requirements of the inhabitants of the islands in question.
Družba Siremar je tako edini prevoznik, ki zadovoljuje zahteve po mobilnosti prebivalcev zadevnih otokov.
Caremar operates a network of local maritime connections between the mainland ports of the Gulf of Naples (Naples, Sorrento and Pozzuoli) and the Parthenopean islands (Capri, Ischia, Procida) and between the mainland ports of Formia and Anzio (Lazio) and the minor islands of Ponza and Ventotene.
Družba Caremar deluje na omrežju lokalnih pomorskih povezav med celinskimi pristanišči Neapeljskega zaliva (Neapelj, Sorrento in Pozzuoli) in Partenopeanskimi otoki (Capri, Ischia, Procida) ter med celinskimi pristanišči Formia in Anzio (Lazio) ter manjšimi otoki Ponza in Ventotene.
The services it provides essentially meet the mobility requirements of the local communities.
Storitve, ki jih zagotavljajo, v glavnem izpolnjujejo zahteve po mobilnosti lokalnih skupnosti.
In the Gulf of Naples, Caremar operates in competition with other private Italian operators on the Capri/Naples, Capri/Sorrento, Ischia/Naples and Procida/Naples routes.
V Neapeljskem zalivu družba Caremar deluje v konkurenci z drugimi zasebnimi italijanskimi prevozniki na poteh Capri–Neapelj, Capri–Sorrento, Ischia–Neapelj in Procida–Neapelj.
Caremar faces no competition on the connections it operates with the islands of Ponza and Ventotene, which it serves all year round using mixed passenger/vehicle vessels.
Družba Caremar se ne sooča s konkurenco na povezavah, na katerih deluje, z otoki Ponza in Ventotene, kjer deluje celo leto z uporabo kombiniranih potniških plovil/plovil za kopenska prevozna sredstva.
It does face competition, however, from a private operator on the high-speed services it provides on the Ponza/Formia and Ventotene/Formia routes.
Vendar pa se sooča s konkurenco zasebnega prevoznika na storitvah hitre povezave, ki deluje na progah Ponza–Formia in Ventotene–Formia.
Again, the network of routes operated by Caremar may be likened to a suburban transport network in terms of frequency and timetable, particularly as regards the Gulf of Naples.
Ponovno se lahko poti, na katerih deluje družba Caremar, primerjajo s primestnim transportnim omrežjem v smislu pogostosti in urnika, zlasti kar zadeva Neaplejski zaliv.
Subsidies paid in respect of public service obligations
Subvencije, plačane za obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev
The legislative framework
Zakonodajni okvir
Article 8 of Law No 684 of 20 December 1974 on the restructuring of shipping services of major national interest (Law No 684/1974) requires maritime connections with the major and minor islands to satisfy requirements relating to the economic and social development of the regions concerned, particularly the Mezzogiorno.
Člen 8 Zakona št. 684 z dne 20. decembra 1974 o prestrukturiranju pomorskih storitev večjega nacionalnega interesa (Zakon št. 684/1974) zahteva, da pomorske povezave z večjimi in manjšimi otoki izpolnijo pogoje, ki se nanašajo na gospodarski in socialni razvoj zadevnih regij, zlasti regije Mezzogiorno.
To this end, the Law provides for operators entrusted with the provision of such services to be paid subsidies pursuant to public service contracts of 20 years’ duration.
V ta namen Zakon predvideva, da se prevoznikom zaupa opravljanje takšnih storitev, za katere se plačajo subvencije v skladu z javnimi naročili za storitve, ki trajajo 20 let.