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the decision to initiate the procedure is silent regarding possible other elements of State aid such as the extension of the social support scheme for workers made redundant (points 18 and 19); since it appears that these elements have not been notified they constitute unlawful aid that must be recovered.
da odločitev o začetku postopka ne odloča o morebitnih drugih vidikih državne pomoči, kot so razširitev zakonskih shem pomoči za primer odpustitve delavcev (točki 18 in 19), ker se namreč zdi, da Komisija o teh vidikih ni bila obveščena, zaradi česar so torej nezakonita pomoč, ki jo je treba izterjati.
The eight companies recall that in the Iberia case cited above the Spanish company had to bear all its restructuring costs from its own resources; the same procedure should be applied to Alitalia and the costs of reducing its staff should be set out in a new restructuring plan;
Osem družb opozarja, da je v zgoraj navedenem primeru Iberie družba morala plačati stroške prestrukturiranja iz vloženega lastniškega kapitala, kar bi se moralo zgoditi tudi v tem primeru, poleg tega bi bilo treba stroške zmanjšanja števila zaposlenih upoštevati v novem načrtu prestrukturiranja.
the eight companies further point out that certain facts have not been presented in sufficient detail; for instance, in point 48 of the decision to initiate the procedure it is not clear whether the two A319 acquisition options mentioned therein were decided on 30 May 2000; it is not permissible to exercise these options on the basis of the aid granted to rescue the company.
osem družb opozarja, da nekatera dejstva niso dovolj podrobno predstavljena; tako v točki 48 odločitve o začetku postopka ni jasno, ali je bila odločitev o omenjenih dveh nakupnih opcijah letala vrste A 319 sprejeta 30. maja 2000; zaradi prejete pomoči za reševanje se njuna izvedba ne bi smela omogočiti.
Comments on commercial development and the rescue aid
Pripombe k razvoju poslovanja in pomoči za reševanje
The eight companies consider that the crucial point is Alitalia's use of techniques to increase its capacity and open new routes, found to be running at a loss because of Alitalia's aggressive pricing policy.
Osmim družbam se zdi ključna točka v tem, da Alitalia uporablja prijeme za povečanje zmogljivosti in odprtje novih letalskih prog, za katere sodijo, da zaradi agresivne cenovne politike Alitalie prinašajo izgubo.
They take the view that the new routes could be opened to eastern Europe thanks to the theoretical closure of existing routes which are in actual fact operated by partners such as Air France and Alitalia Express and on which Alitalia can sell seats unrestrictedly and cash in on the proceeds thanks to unrestricted code-sharing agreements.
Družbe menijo, da so se nove letalske proge v Vzhodni Evropi lahko odprle zaradi teoretične ukinitve starih letalskih prog, ki jih dejansko zagotavljajo partnerji, kot sta Air France in Alitalia Express, ter za katere lahko AZ neomejeno prodaja vozovnice in dosega ustrezen promet zaradi sporazumov o neomejeni skupni uporabi oznak.
The eight companies argue that the opening of new routes to Skopje, Zagreb, Timisoara, Budapest, Sarajevo and Saint Petersburg in November 2004 makes no economic sense; most of these are strongly linked with ‘ethnic’ traffic flows during the summer months and Alitalia has pursued the fares policy of opening these routes well beyond this phase to fill seats on its own aircraft, which has caused these routes to be loss-making.
Družbe menijo, da je odprtje novih letalskih prog proti Skopju, Zagrebu, Temišvaru, Budimpešti, Sarajevu in Sankt Peterburgu novembra 2004 ekonomsko nesmiselno; večina teh letalskih prog je zelo povezana z „etničnim“ prometom v poletnih mesecih, in da bi napolnila letala, je Alitalija nadaljevala s cenovno politiko, namenjeno odprtju teh letalskih prog, še dolgo po tej stopnji, zaradi česar so imele izgubo.
The eight companies conclude that the continuous aid provided to AZ Fly maintains an unsatisfactory status quo which has the effect of delaying any decision to consolidate and definitively reduce activity and in the meantime passes the company's difficulties on to its more efficient competitors.
Osem družb nazadnje ugotavljajo, da nadaljnja pomoč Alitalii ohranja nezadovoljivo stanje, ki zavlačuje dokončno utrditev dejavnosti in zmanjšanje njenega obsega ter medtem težave podjetja prenaša na uspešnejše konkurenčne družbe.
They therefore ask that the Commission adopt the measures necessary to remedy the situation.
Od Komisije torej zahtevajo izvedbo potrebnih ukrepov za odpravo tega stanja.
In Annex 2 to their letter of 17 March 2005, the eight companies provide a comparison of the development of Alitalia's services between the first week of June 2004 and June 2005:
Osem družb je v Prilogi 2 k pismu primerjalo razvoj ponudbe Alitalie med prvim tednom junija 2004 in junijem 2005:
in domestic traffic, 20 destinations were served in both cases; the frequencies increased by 17 % and the seats on offer by 20 %;
v domačem prometu je Alitalia v obeh primerih letela na 20 destinacijah; pogostost letov se je povečala za 17 % in število sedežev za 20 %;
in intra-European traffic, 10 new destinations were added (Birmingham, Manchester, Lyon, Krakow, Skopje, Zagreb, Timisoara, Budapest, Sarajevo and Saint Petersburg); the frequencies increased by 17 % and the seats on offer by 10 %;
v prometu znotraj Evrope je Alitalia dodala 10 novih destinacij (Birmingham, Manchester, Lyon, Krakov, Skopje, Zagreb, Temišvar, Budimpešta, Sarajevo in Sankt Peterburg); pogostost letov se je povečala za 17 % in število sedežev za 10 %;
in traffic outside Europe, two new destinations were added (Delhi and Shanghai) but Accra was discontinued; the frequencies increased by 22 % and the seats on offer by 15 %.
v prometu zunaj Evrope je dodala 2 novi destinaciji (Delhi in Šanghaj) in ukinil lete v Akro; pogostost letov se je povečala za 22 % in število sedežev za 15 %.
The eight companies annexed tables to the letter in support of their arguments on the following points:
Osem družb v priloženih razpredelnicah prikazuje svojo utemeljitev naslednjih točk:
compensation of AZ's reduced capacity between Rome, Milan and Paris by its partner Air France and between Milan and London by its subsidiary Alitalia Express;
nadomestilo za zmanjšanje zmogljivosti Alitalie med Rimom, Milanom in Parizom s strani njenega partnerja Air France ter med Milanom in Londonom s strani njene hčerinske družbe Alitalia Express;
strong rise in frequencies to Central and Eastern Europe (99 a week in June 2004; 207 planned in June 2005);
močno povečanje pogostosti letov v Srednjo in Vzhodno Evropo (99 na teden junija 2004; 207 načrtovanih za junij 2005);
allegation of Alitalia's price leadership on destinations in Central and Eastern Europe;
trditve, da je Alitalia cenovno najugodnejši ponudnik na srednje- in vzhodnoevropskih destinacijah;
allegation of acquisition of market shares by Alitalia between October and December 2004 on destinations in Central and Eastern Europe that are stagnating or in decline;
trditve, da je Alitalia od oktobra do decembra 2004 prevzela tržni delež na srednje- in vzhodnoevropskih destinacijah v zastoju ali zatonu;
allegation of acquisition of market shares by Alitalia on destinations in Central and Eastern Europe in the period from September 2004 to January 2005 compared with the same period in 2003-2004;
trditve, da je Alitalia prevzela tržni delež na srednje- in vzhodnoevropskih destinacijah v obdobju od septembra 2004 do januarja 2005 v primerjavi z istim obdobjem med letoma 2003 in 2004;
allegations concerning the loss-making operation of the Milan-Malpensa– Saint Petersburg route.
trditve o poslovanju z izgubo na letalski progi med Milanom Malpenso in Sankt Peterburgom.
Finally, in Annex 1 to their letter, the eight companies contest the need for rescue aid on the following grounds:
Osem družb je nazadnje v Prilogi 1 k pismu spodbijalo nujnost pomoči za reševanje, ker:
the aid, which among other things is intended to cover the negative cash flow (points 15 and 39 if the decision to initiate the procedure), is in actual fact used to pay salaries and make up for the increase in the price of fuel (point 23 of the decision);
se pomoč, predvidena med drugim za pokritje negativnih denarnih tokov (točki 15 in 39 odločbe o pomoči za rešitev), odslej uporablja za pokritje plač in višjih cen kerozina (točka 23 odločitve z dne 19. junija 2005);
the aid was not used from 1 October 2004, but nor was it used before 15 December 2004.
pomoč se ni uporabila od 1. oktobra 2004 naprej, ampak po 15. decembru 2004.
The eight companies conclude that the aid was not necessary in the fourth quarter of 2004 but in the first quarter of 2005 by double the amount provided for; according to them, the aid has thus become unlawful and should be re-examined in light of the new 2004 rescue and restructuring guidelines, under which a refund must be paid within not more than six (rather than twelve) months, that is to say before 15 June 2005 in this case;
Iz tega sklepajo, da pomoč ni bila potrebna v četrtem četrtletju 2004, temveč v prvem četrtletju 2005, in to v dvakrat višjem znesku od predvidenega; pomoč naj bi zato postala neupravičena in bi jo bilo treba znova preučiti z vidika novih smernic o reševanju in prestrukturiranju za leto 2004, ki določajo povračilo v največ 6 mesecih (ne v 12 mesecih), se pravi do 15. junija 2005;
according to the eight companies, the restructuring plan notified within six months is in any case not appropriate because, having given rise to the initiation of a procedure, it is not to be ruled out that it comprises State aid elements.
po njihovem mnenju priglašeni načrt prestrukturiranja v šestih mesecih v nobenem primeru ni videti ustrezen, ker ne izključuje možnosti državne pomoči, saj je povzročil začetka postopka.
Additional letter from British Airways (BA) of 18 March 2005
Dodatek British Airwaysa (BA) z dne 18. marca 2005
Comments on recapitalisation
Pripombe k dokapitalizacijam
In its letter sent to the Commission on 18 March 2005, BA draws attention to the aid previously received by Alitalia and authorised by the Commission; it argues that in the current situation the planned recapitalisations do not comply with the principle of a private investor operating in a market economy and that they constitute new, incompatible aid.
BA v ločenem pismu Komisiji z dne 18. marca 2005 opozarja na prejšnjo pomoč, ki jo je AZ prejel po odobritvi Komisije, in meni, da na sedanji podlagi načrtovani dokapitalizaciji ne upoštevata načela zasebnega vlagatelja in pomenita novo pomoč, nezdružljivo s Pogodbo.
BA regrets that the data provided in the decision to initiate the procedure are insufficient and asks to be given more time to submit its comments on any new documents.
BA obžaluje nezadostnost podatkov, posredovanih v okviru postopka, in bi želel več časa za pripravo pripomb o drugih morebitnih novih dokumentih.
In this regard, the company mentions the conditions for the loans granted to Alitalia and the transfer of debts to AZ Servizi.
Družba v zvezi s tem omenja pogoje za posojila, ki jih je dobila Alitalia, in prenos dolgov na AZ Servizi.
BA confirms its comments formulated jointly with the seven other airlines and takes the view that Alitalia has used the rescue aid to develop its activities beyond the permitted market share.
BA potrjuje skupne pripombe, ki jih je dal s sedmimi drugimi družbami, in meni, da Alitalia uporablja pomoč za reševanje, da bi se razvil prek možnosti, ki jih ponuja trg.
BA feels particularly affected by the Italy-Delhi route, for which the Italian market is small and which mostly concerns the British market.
BA posebej skrbi povezava Italija–Delhi, za katero je italijanski trg premajhen in ki je usmerjena predvsem na britanski trg.
BA also raises three different aspects:
BA navaja tudi tri različna vprašanja:
the first point concerns transport rights from Milan which for technical reasons, according to BA, puts foreign airlines at a disadvantage as they are obliged to operate from Malpensa whereas Alitalia can continue to operate from Linate.
eno zadeva prometne pravice za opravljanje letov iz Milana, ki bi s tehničnega vidika škodovale tujim družbam, ki letijo iz Malpense, medtem ko Alitalia lahko še naprej uporablja letališče Linate.
BA further alleges that, similarly, AZ Express enjoys preferential treatment with a fourth daily flight from Linate to London whereas its competitors can operate only three;
AZ Express bi bil na isti način deležen prednostne obravnave s četrtim dnevnim letom v London, medtem ko konkurenčne družbe lahko letijo samo trikrat;
moreover, BA claims that Alitalia benefits from a dominant share of a €40 million reduction in navigation charges linked with domestic flights;
BA poleg tega trdi, da bi imela Alitalia prevladujoč delež pri 40 milijonih EUR, za kolikor bi se zmanjšali stroški zračne plovbe za notranje lete;
finally, BA argues that in 2004 the Italian authorities tried to prevent it from becoming the price leader on long-haul flights from Italy via London and that this attempt was averted only because the British authorities approached their counterparts over the matter.
BA nazadnje poudarja, da so si italijanski organi leta 2004 prizadevali družbi preprečiti, da bi imela najnižje cene na dolgih letih iz Italije s postankom v Londoni, in da so ta poskus preprečili šele britanski organi, ki so posredovali pri italijanskih.
Additional letter from Austrian Airlines of 17 March 2005
Dodatek Austrian Airlinesa (OS) z dne 17. marca 2005
In a letter with additional information sent to the Commission on 17 March 2005, Austrian Airlines (OS) reiterates many of the arguments already adduced together with the seven other airlines and those put forward by BA.
OS je v dodatku, poslanem Komisiji 17. marca 2005, obsežno povzel argumente, ki jih je pripravil skupaj s sedmimi drugimi družbami, ali argumente, ki jih je predstavil BA.
With regard to Alitalia's conduct on the market and the rescue aid, OS emphasises however that Alitalia's conduct has had a particular impact on its market position as OS operates in a market which is geographically nearby and which is already greatly affected by other forms of competition, which it considers ‘normal’ because they do not involve State aid, but which are nevertheless clearly felt, such as the presence of low-cost airlines and airlines based in Central Europe such as Czech Airlines.
OS v zvezi z razvojem poslovanja in pomočjo za reševanje posebej opozarja na poseben vpliv razvoja Alitalie na OS, ki deluje na bližnjem trgu, na katerega že močno vplivajo druge konkurenčne družbe, ki so ocenjene kot „normalne“, se pravi, da ne prejemajo državnih pomoči, vendar se njihova prisotnost močno čuti. To so nizkocenovne družbe in družbe s sedežem v Srednji Evropi, kot Czech Airlines.
OS enclosed with its letter copies of internal e-mails with the intention of showing that Alitalia operates from a position of price leader in a given market and on a certain date; OS also enclosed a number of tables for flights from Brussels comparing Alitalia and OS on some twenty routes during the period from March to May 2005.
OS je k svojemu pismu priložil kopije izmenjane notranje elektronske pošte, da bi dokazal, da Alitalia deluje kot najcenejši ponudnik na danem trgu in na dani datum, ter primerjalne razpredelnice med Alitalio in OS na dvajsetih letalskih progah z odhodom iz Bruslja v obdobju od marca do maja 2005.
Comments from ELFAA of 22 March 2005
Pripombe ELFAA z dne 22. marca 2005
ELFAA (European Low Fares Airline Association), which in March 2005 comprised ten airlines (Norwegian, Transavia, Hapag-Lloyd Express, Air Berlin, Flybe, Sterling, Sky Europe, Wizzair, Sverige flyg and Ryanair), submitted its comments to the Commission by letter faxed on 22 March 2005.
ELFAA (European Low Fares Airline Association), ki je marca 2005 združeval deset družb (Norwegian, Transavia, Hapag-Lloyd Express, Air Berlin, Flybe, Sterling, Sky Europe, Wizzair, Sverige Flyg in Ryanair), je svoje pripombe predstavil v pismu Komisiji, poslanem po faksu 22. marca 2005.
As regards procedure, ELFAA wishes to have access to the dossier as an interested party and asks to be consulted before any final decision is taken.
ELFAA želi imeti dostop do dosjeja kot zainteresirana stran in želi, da se Komisija posvetuje z njo pred vsako končno odločitvijo.
It regrets that the Commission had not postponed initiating the procedure until it had received final information from Italy and notes that this fact, combined with the absence of the words ‘serious doubts’ from the decision to initiate the procedure, indicates that the Commission did not genuinely wish to apply the rules on State aid in this case.
Obžaluje, da Komisija ni počakala na končno informacijo s strani Italije pred začetkom postopka, in meni, da to skupaj z odsotnostjo izraza „resni dvomi“ v odločitvi o začetku postopka pomeni, da Komisija v tem primeru ne želi zares uporabiti predpisov na področju državnih pomoči.
With regard to the substance of the decision to initiate the procedure, ELFAA strongly opposes the measures planned by Italy.
ELFAA v zvezi z vsebino odločitve o začetku postopka močno nasprotuje ukrepom, ki jih načrtuje Italija.
It cites the transfer of €1,6 billion debts from Alitalia Fly to AZ Servizi, the State's support amounting to €300 million for the social plan and the planned recapitalisation of AZ Fly by the Italian State amounting to €750 million.
ELFAA navaja domnevni prenos 1,6 milijarde EUR dolgov z Alitalia Fly na AZ Servizi, državno pomoč v višini 300 milijonov EUR za predvideni socialni načrt ter dokapitalizacijo AZ Fly v višini 750 milijonov EUR s strani države.
ELFAA alleges that Alitalia has violated the conditions laid down for rescue aid by announcing its intention to expand its fleet, acquire a competing company and opening new routes.
ELFAA meni, da je Alitalia kršila pomoč za reševanje, ko je napovedala, da namerava razširiti letalsko floto in pridobiti konkurenčno družbo, ter odprla nove letalske proge.
ELFAA also mentions the airport structures of which AZ has exclusive use without the costs pertaining thereto being fully included in the costs invoiced to the company, for which it invokes public service obligations without justification under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community aid carriers to intra-Community air routes [6]; in this connection, ELFAA cites the recent case of 18 routes between Sardinia and the mainland [7].
Omenja tudi letališko infrastrukturo, ki bi bila v izključni rabi AZ, ne da bi bila cena uporabe v celoti vključena v stroške, zaračunane družbi, ter neutemeljene obveznosti javnih storitev v smislu Uredbe Sveta (EGS) št. 2408/92 z dne 23. julija 1992 o dostopu letalskih prevoznikov Skupnosti do letalskih prog znotraj Skupnosti [6]. ELFAA v zvezi s tem navaja nedavni primer 18 letalskih prog med Sardinijo in celino [7].
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY ITALY
PRIPOMBE ITALIJE
Like the comments received from interested parties, Italy's comments also distinguish between those relating to the aspects for which the investigation procedure was initiated (in other words the planned recapitalisation of AZ Fly and Fintecna's shareholding in AZ Servizi) on the one hand, and, on the other, the comments relating to the verification of the rescue aid authorised in 2004, for which the Commission had invited observations from interested parties and from Italy, that is to say the expansion of services and Alitalia's conduct on the market as well as the way in which the funds guaranteed by the rescue aid are used.
Kot v primeru pripomb zainteresiranih strani so bile pripombe Italije razdeljena na vprašanja, ki so predmet odločitve o začetku postopka, in sicer na eni strani o načrtovani dokapitalizaciji AZ Fly in pridobitvi deleža AZ Servizi s strani holdinga Fintecna, ter na drugi strani o nadzoru odobrene pomoči za reševanje, glede katere je Komisija prosila za prispevke tretjih oseb in Italije: tu gre za razvoj ponudbe in poslovno vedenje Alitalie na trgu ter podrobna pravila uporabe sredstev, zagotovljenih s pomočjo za reševanje.
Finally, some of Italy's comments relate to other points raised by the interested parties that are not covered by either of these two aspects.
Nazadnje se nekatera pripombe nanašajo na druga vprašanja zainteresiranih strani, ki niso povezana z enim ali drugim od teh vidikov.
Italy states that the comments submitted by ELFAA, dated 21 March 2005, are inadmissible because they were submitted after the deadline of one month after publication of the decision to initiate the procedure. Italy has nevertheless also responded to these comments.
Italija meni, da ni mogoče sprejeti pripomb ELFAA z dne 21. marca, ki so prispele po odobrenem roku enega meseca po objavi, vendar je nanje vseeno odgovorila.
Comments submitted in connection with the decision to initiate the procedure
Pripombe v okviru odločitve o začetku postopka
Comments on the recapitalisation of AZ Fly
Pripombe k dokapitalizaciji AZ Fly
On this point, Italy notes that Alitalia has approached several foreign and Italian banks to obtain a declaration of intent to guarantee the successful execution of the planned recapitalisation, in the spirit of the letters of intent obtained at the time of the recapitalisation of 2002 in compliance with the Commission's requests.
Italija je glede tega natančno navedla, da je Alitalia več različnih italijanskih in tujih bančnih ustanov zaprosila, da bi bile pripravljene jamčiti za dobro izvedbo načrtovane dokapitalizacije in to v duhu pisem o nameri, prejetih ob dokapitalizaciji leta 2002, in v skladu z zahtevami Komisije.
Italy states that it has obtained an undertaking to this effect from Deutsche Bank which also covers the current share held by the Italian State in respect of which it cannot subscribe to the recapitalisation if it is to meet the commitment of reducing its final share to below 50 % of Alitalia's capital.
Italija je izjavila, da je od Deutsche Bank dobila takšno jamstvo, ki pokriva tudi sedanji delež v lasti italijanske države, ki ga ne bo mogla dokapitalizirati, da bo lahko izpolnila obveznost o zmanjšanju končnega deleža pod 50 % kapitala Alitalie.
According to Italy, the wider scope of this commitment compared with 2002 demonstrates the actual feasibility of the privatisation.
Italija meni, da večji obseg te obveznosti v primerjavi z letom 2002 kaže na dejansko izvedljivost privatizacije.
It argues that the contents of this letter remove all doubts as to the amount and exact conditions of the State's participation in the recapitalisation.
Italija trdi, da vsebina tega besedila odpravlja vse dvome o znesku in natančnih pogojih državnega deleža pri dokapitalizaciji.
The Commission has received a copy of the letter of intent dated 19 April 2004 sent by Deutsche Bank to Alitalia whereby Deutsche Bank accepts to conclude a contract to underwrite or have underwritten the success of the recapitalisation operation for a maximum amount of €1,2 billion, up to a maximum risk of €650 million and in any event for an amount enabling the reduction of the Italian State's share in the company's stock to 49,9 %.
Komisija je 19. aprila 2004 prejela kopijo pisma o nameri, ki ga je Deutsche Bank poslala Alitalii in v katerem se strinja s sklenitvijo pogodbe, s katero bo jamčila ali dala jamčiti za dobro izvedbo dokapitalizacije v znesku največ 1,2 milijarde EUR, in to v okviru maksimalnega tveganja v višini 650 milijonov EUR ter v vsakem primeru za znesek, s katerim bi bilo mogoče zmanjšati delež italijanske države na 49,9 % kapitala družbe.
Deutsche Bank and AZ Fly have agreed that the price or the price range for the issue of the new shares will be determined jointly and will represent a reduction of at least […] [9] % of the quoted market price after taking account of subscription rights.
Deutsche Bank in AZ Fly sta se dogovorila, da bosta skupaj določila ceno ali cenovni razpon izdaje delnic, ki bo za najmanj […] [9] % znižala borzni tečaj po upoštevanju umika pravice do vpisa.