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It may be added that, if there were a competition problem at network level, aid to the network operator would have been a more transparent way of assisting the development of the digital terrestrial platform.
V primeru težav glede konkurence na ravni omrežja bi bila pomoč za omrežnega operaterja bolj pregledno sredstvo za podporo razvoja digitalne prizemne platforme.
The questions as to whether and to what extent aid was needed to develop a terrestrial network could have been determined via an open tender procedure for the award of the network licences.
Če in v kolikšni meri je bila pomoč potrebna za izgradnjo prizemnega omrežja, bi bilo mogoče razjasniti z odprtim postopkom za oddajo licenc za frekvence.
Accordingly, the Commission rejects the view that state aid to broadcasters is an appropriate means of stimulating competition between transmission platforms.
Zato Komisija zavrača stališče, da so državne pomoči primerno sredstvo za spodbujanje konkurenčnosti med prenosnimi platformami.
Risk for network operator
Tveganje za omrežnega operaterja
As regards the risk borne by the network operator, the switch-over in Berlin-Brandenburg was the first in Europe and its success was therefore particularly uncertain.
Glede tveganja, ki ga je nosil omrežni operater, je treba opozoriti, da je bil prehod v Berlin-Brandenburgu prvi te vrste v Evropi in da je bil zato uspeh prehoda še posebej negotov.
However, as suggested by the launch of other transmission platforms (satellite, ADSL), there is no particular reason to believe that the market cannot cope with this type of risk.
Kot kaže uvedba drugih prenosnih platform (satelitske, DSL), ni posebnega razloga za domnevo, da trg temu tveganju ne bo kos.
Moreover, there are Länder — Hessen is one example — in which DVB-T was launched without public support when the success of the switch-over in Berlin-Brandenburg was still uncertain.
Poleg tega je bil DVB-T v drugih zveznih deželah – na primer v Hessnu – uveden brez državne podpore, ko je bil uspeh prehoda v Berlin-Brandenburgu še vedno negotov.
Promotion of innovation and specific advantages of the terrestrial platform
Pospeševanje inovacij in posebne prednosti prizemne platforme
It is suggested that the DVB-T network will serve to promote innovation by offering interactivity and additional capacity for new media and telecom services.
Omrežju DVB-T se šteje v dobro, da bo z interaktivnostjo in dodatnimi zmogljivostmi za nove medijske in telekomunikacijske storitve prispevalo k pospeševanju inovacij.
It will also have specific advantages such as portability and mobility.
Poleg tega ga odlikujejo posebne prednosti, kot sta prenosljivost in mobilnost.
Interactive services require a return channel for content.
Interaktivne storitve zahtevajo prenosni kanal za vsebino.
However, as for satellite, DVB-T does not provide for a return channel and has only one channel which carries the signal to the end user [83].
V primerjavi s satelitsko platformo DVB-T ne ponuja povratnega kanala, temveč le kanal, po katerem se signal prenese do končnega uporabnika [83].
Accordingly, interactivity is not an intrinsic feature of DVB-T [84].
Zato interaktivnost ni bistvena lastnost DVB-T [84].
As for other services, it is important to note that in Berlin-Brandenburg neither the capacity allocation nor the public support is focused on any innovative media or telecom services in particular.
Glede ostalih storitev je potrebno pripomniti, da v Berlin-Brandenburgu niti dodelitev zmogljivosti niti državna podpora nista namenjeni inovativnim medijskim in telekomunikacijskim storitvam.
Lastly, the DVB-T technology is said to have the advantage of mobile reception.
Tehnologija DVB-T naj bi imela tudi to prednost, da je primerna za mobilni sprejem.
However, in order to receive DVB-T signals in mobile mode, the equipment entails a very high consumption of energy which goes beyond the capacity of current handheld equipment and would only work in cars and trains or on boats [85].
Vendar pa za to potrebna oprema porabi zelo veliko energije, kar presega zmogljivost današnjih mobilnih aparatov, zato bi bila ta tehnologija uporabna le v motornih vozilih, na vlakih in ladjah [85].
Moreover, trials have shown considerable problems with the reception of DVB-T signals when vehicles move at higher speed.
Poleg tega so poskusi pokazali velike težave pri sprejemu signalov DVB-T, če se vozila premikajo z veliko hitrostjo.
Accordingly, DVB-T does not represent a clearly superior technological solution with respect to other platforms and it is not for reasons of market failure that DVB-T is not being developed.
Zato DVB-T v primerjavi z drugimi platformami ne predstavlja nedvomno boljše tehnologije.
On the contrary, the technical and economic conditions in Berlin-Brandenburg are such that various and competing market-based solutions can be developed.
Ni razloga za domnevo, da razvoj DVB-T zavira tržna nepopolnost, temveč so tehnični in gospodarski pogoji v Berlin-Brandenburgu takšni, da pod tržnimi pogoji omogočajo razvoj več konkurenčnih rešitev.
In those circumstances, public support of DVB-T represents an unjustified departure from the principle of technological neutrality and may hamper the roll-out of other platforms, e.g. DSL, which might have other advantages in terms of innovation and technology and are capable of developing autonomously.
Državna podpora DVB-T tako predstavlja neupravičen odklon od načela tehnološke nevtralnosti in lahko ovira izgradnjo drugih platform, na primer DSL, ki imajo glede inovacij in tehnologije druge prednosti in se lahko razvijajo samostojno.
Conclusion regarding Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty
Sklep glede člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES
The analysis conducted in the light of Article 87(3)(c) has identified two potential market failures specific to the digital switch-over of the terrestrial broadcasting platform: coordination problems between the different market players in achieving a smooth switch-over process and positive externalities associated with the freeing-up of frequency spectrum.
Preiskava v luči člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES je pokazala dve možni tržni nepopolnosti pri digitalnem preklopu prizemne platforme: probleme usklajevanja med različnimi udeleženci na trgu, ki bi lahko otežili tekoč prehod, in pozitivne zunanje učinke zaradi sprostitve frekvenčnega spektra.
While these market failures may, in principle, justify a departure from the principle of technological neutrality, they cannot serve as justification for the aid granted in the present case.
Ti tržni nepopolnosti bi sicer načeloma lahko upravičili odklon od načela tehnološke nevtralnosti, ne pa tudi dodelitve pomoči v zadevnem primeru.
Accordingly, the Commission is not convinced that the aid is an appropriate, necessary and proportionate instrument to remedy a market failure and to promote the roll-out of DVB-T.
Komisija zato ni prepričana, da gre pri pomoči za primerno, nujno in sorazmerno sredstvo za odpravo tržne nepopolnosti in za pospeševanje DVB-T.
Even if account is taken of the fact that the amount of aid is relatively low in absolute terms and that the distortion of competition at broadcasting level is rather limited, the aid amounts, in case of some channels, to close to half of the transmission costs and may have influenced the choice of broadcasters in favour of the DVB-T platform, thereby causing a more important distortion of competition at network level.
Tudi ob upoštevanju, da je v absolutnih številkah znesek pomoči relativno majhen in da je izkrivljanje konkurence med televizijskimi postajami precej omejeno, pa pomoč pri nekaterih programih znaša skoraj polovico stroškov prenosa in je tako morda vplivala na odločitev televizijskih postaj pri izbiri platforme v prid DVB-T in s tem povzročila hudo izkrivljanje konkurence na ravni omrežja.
Article 87(3)(d) of the EC Treaty
Člen 87(3)(d) Pogodbe ES
Germany has argued that the establishment of a pluralistic broadcasting system is part of the culture competence of the Member States, which the Community, as stated in Article 151(4) of the EC Treaty, has to take into account in its assessment under the State Aid rules.
Po mnenju Nemčije je vzpostavitev pluralističnega sistema radiodifuzije del kulturne pristojnosti države članice, kar mora Skupnost skladno s členom 151(4) Pogodbe ES upoštevati v postopkih glede državne pomoči.
The Commission agrees that, as stipulated by Article 151(4) of the EC Treaty, cultural aspects, and in particular the promotion of cultural diversity, shall be taken into account in the Community's action.
Komisija se strinja, da mora Skupnost, kot je predpisano v členu 151(4) Pogodbe ES, pri svojih dejavnostih upoštevati kulturne vidike in predvsem spodbujanje kulturne raznolikosti.
The Commission considers however that the ‘culture’ derogation enshrined in Article 87(3)(d) must, as any exception, be applied narrowly and in cases where the culture product is clearly identified or identifiable [86].
Po mnenju Komisije pa je to „kulturno“ izjemo od pravil, določeno v členu 87(3)(d) Pogodbe ES, potrebno, kot vsako izjemo, uporabljati ožje in v primerih, kjer je kulturni izdelek jasno opredeljen in ga je mogoče prepoznati [86].
In the present case, the aid concerns the transmission of broadcasting signals and is not related to any particular cultural content that would otherwise not be broadcast.
V zadevnem primeru je pomoč namenjena prenosu radiodifuznih signalov in ni povezana z določeno kulturno vsebino, ki drugače ne bi bila oddajana.
Nor is the aid targeted at certain types of broadcaster, e.g. small local operators, which would not otherwise be present on the terrestrial platform.
Poleg tega pomoč ni omejena na določeno vrsto televizijskih postaj, npr. na majhne lokalne izdajatelje, ki drugače ne bi bili prisotni na prizemni platformi.
Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty
Člen 86(2) Pogodbe ES
In its response to the decision to initiate the procedure, Germany made a brief reference to the argument that the transmission of broadcasting channels via DVB-T qualified as a service of general economic interest (‘SGEI’).
Nemčija je v odgovoru na odločbo o sprožitvi postopka na kratko opozorila na utemeljitev, da predstavlja oddajanje televizijskih programov prek DVB-T storitev splošnega gospodarskega interesa.
It maintained that the SGEI consists in the achievement of the switch-over from analogue to digital transmission in order to promote technological innovations such as mobile and portable reception, to safeguard competition between different transmission platforms and to promote pluralism.
Takšna storitev splošnega gospodarskega interesa obstaja v uresničitvi prehoda z analognega na digitalni prenos, podpiranju tehnoloških inovacij mobilnega in prenosnega sprejema, ohranitvi konkurence med različnimi prenosnimi platformami ter pospeševanju raznolikosti ponudbe in mnenj.
More specifically, Germany stated that the aid to the CSBs was justified in order to compensate them for their ‘participation in the digital switch-over and the broadcasting of programme channels via digital terrestrial transmission’ (‘Teilnahme am digitalen Übergang und Ausstrahlung der Programme über die digitale Terrestrik’).
Nemčija navaja, da je bila pomoč zasebnim televizijskim postajam upravičena, saj je predstavljala nadomestilo za „udeležbo pri digitalnem prehodu in oddajanju programov prek digitalnega prizemnega prenosa“.
It added that the CSBs have been entrusted with this SGEI by public agreements assigning the transmission capacity and determining the financial support.
Zasebnim televizijskim postajam je bilo z javnopravnimi sporazumi o dodelitvi prenosnih zmogljivosti in določitvijo finančne podpore zaupano zagotavljanje storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
Without support, the CSBs would have been reluctant to use and build up the DVB-T network, and this would have put at risk the future of the terrestrial platform, in which there is a public interest.
Brez podpore zasebne televizijske postaje ne bi bile zainteresirane za uporabo in izgradnjo digitalnega prizemnega omrežja, to pa bi ogrozilo prihodnost prizemne platforme, katere ohranitev pa je v javnem interesu.
The Commission considers, firstly, that national authorities have to define the SGEI clearly and entrust it explicitly to a particular undertaking.
Komisija je mnenja, da morajo državni organi jasno opredeliti storitve splošnega gospodarskega interesa in jih prenesti na izključno eno podjetje.
In the present case, Germany seems to have made the SGEI argument on an ad hoc basis.
V zadevnem primeru se zdi, da je ta utemeljitev Nemčije začasne narave.
In fact, the alleged public service compensation is paid to the commercial broadcasters, which, in contrast to the public service broadcasters, are not charged with any public service task.
Tako imenovano nadomestilo za storitev javnega interesa je bilo izplačano zasebnim televizijskim postajam, ki v nasprotju z javnopravnimi televizijskimi ustanovami ne opravljajo nalog javne storitve.
Instead, supporting the transmission costs of CSBs confers an advantage on their normal commercial operation.
Financiranje stroškov prenosa daje zasebnim izdajateljem televizijskega programa prednost pri njihovi običajni tržni dejavnosti.
The arguments that the aid is needed to achieve digitisation of broadcasting transmission and to promote pluralism are not specific to the terrestrial platform.
Trditev, da je pomoč nujna za digitalizacijo radiodifuznega prenosa in za pospeševanje raznolikosti mnenj, ne velja le za prizemno platformo.
Cable and satellite can also contribute to the achievement of such objectives.
Tudi kabelski in satelitski prenos lahko prispevata k uresničitvi tega cilja.
Since these alternative platforms have greater transmission capacity, it even appears that they are more suitable for achieving a quick and smooth switch-over process and ensuring pluralism through a broad range of broadcasting channels.
Ker ti alternativni platformi razpolagata z večjimi prenosnimi zmogljivostmi, sta za hiter in tekoč prehod ter za zagotavljanje raznolikosti mnenj s široko paleto različnih televizijskih programov celo bolj primerni.
As for the promotion of innovation by means of DVB-T, the main arguments have already been assessed in paragraphs 115-119.
Najpomembnejše utemeljitve za pospeševanje inovacij z DVB-T so bile obravnavane v odstavkih 115 do 119.
In particular, it should be noted that the SGEI is declared to be the promotion of innovative services which, however, do not receive direct financial support, are not carried out by the CSBs receiving the aid and are not defined in a sufficiently clear manner.
Tako je bilo sicer pospeševanje inovativnih storitev označeno kot storitev javnega gospodarskega interesa, vendar pa te storitve niso niti neposredno finančno podprte niti jih ne izvajajo zasebne televizijske postaje, katerim je bila dodeljena pomoč, niti niso dovolj jasno opredeljene.
As for the objectives of protecting competition between broadcasting platforms and ensuring pluralism, there are, as noted in paragraphs 108-112, no indications that in the region of Berlin-Brandenburg there are economic factors causing a structural competition problem or the risk of abuse of a dominant position with respect to the transmission infrastructure which would hamper the distribution of content and endanger pluralism.
Glede zagotavljanja konkurence med infrastrukturami in zagotavljanja raznolikosti mnenj pri prenosni infrastrukturi v Berlin-Brandenburgu, kot je že omenjeno v odstavkih 108 do 112, ni namigov o obstoju gospodarskih dejavnikov, ki bi povzročali strukturni problem glede konkurence ali nevarnost zlorabe prevladujočega položaja, s čimer bi bila ogrožena distribucija vsebine ali raznolikost mnenj.
Moreover, the argument that CSBs need to be assisted in order to make DVB-T a commercial success cannot be accepted as a valid justification for supporting it as a SGEI.
Utemeljitev, da je podpora za zasebne televizijske postaje nujna za gospodarski uspeh DVB-T, ne more biti sprejeta kot upravičeni razlog za podporo DVB-T kot storitev splošnega gospodarskega interesa.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF STATE AID RULES TO PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE DIGITAL SWITCH-OVER
IZVAJANJE PREDPISOV O DRŽAVNI POMOČI V PRIMERU DRŽAVNE PODPORE ZA DIGITALNI PREHOD
Before formulating its conclusions, the Commission wishes to give some indications to both public and economic actors on the practical application of its policy with respect to public support for the digital switch-over.
Pred oblikovanjem sklepov želi Komisija javnim in gospodarskim udeležencem dati nekaj namigov o izvajanju svoje politike glede državnega podpiranja digitalnega prehoda.
These indications are derived from the application of the principles set out in the Action Plan and the Communications quoted in paragraph 86 to specific case examples.
Ti namigi so izpeljani iz uporabe načel akcijskega načrta, navedenega v odstavku (86), in iz tam navedenih sporočil za določene primere.
Member States remain, of course, under an obligation to notify to the Commission all below mentioned measures ranking as State Aid before they put these measures into effect.
Države članice so seveda še vedno dolžne Komisiji priglasiti vse spodaj omenjene ukrepe, ki predstavljajo pomoči, preden jih začnejo izvajati.
The Commission then investigates whether the general considerations put forward below fully apply to the notified measures.
Komisija nato preuči, ali se v nadaljevanju navedeni splošni premisleki v celoti nanašajo na priglašene ukrepe.
There are numerous possibilities for Member States to actively promote the digitisation of broadcasting in ways which are compatible with European State Aid law and, hence, with the ultimate goal of growth, competitiveness and social cohesion.
Države članice imajo veliko možnosti za aktivno pospeševanje digitalizacije radiodifuzije na način, ki je združljiv z evropskim zakonom o državnih pomočeh in ki tako služi nadrejenemu cilju rasti, konkurenčnosti in socialne kohezije.
In the present case, the Commission did not further investigate subsidies to 6000 households receiving social welfare allowances in order to buy set-top boxes.
V zadevnem primeru Komisija ni podrobneje preučila subvencij za nakup terminalne opreme, ki so bile izplačane 6000 gospodinjstvom, ki prejemajo socialno podporo.
pilot projects and research activities to test, for example, digital transmission technologies and interactive applications;
Pilotne projekte in raziskovalne dejavnosti za na primer preizkušanje digitalnih prenosnih tehnologij in za interaktivne uporabe;
subsidies to individuals for the purchase of set-top boxes for any platform to prevent the exclusion of low-income households from access to TV reception and to reach a critical mass of users;
subvencije za uporabnike za nakup terminalne opreme ne glede na platformo z namenom omogočiti gospodinjstvom z nizkimi prihodki televizijski sprejem in doseči kritično maso uporabnikov;
grants to companies to develop innovative digital services such as electronic programme guides and mobile applications;
podporo za podjetja za razvoj inovativnih digitalnih storitev, kot npr. elektronska programska vodila in mobilne aplikacije;
subsidies to broadcasters to compensate for additional transmission costs when broadcasting analogue and digital TV in parallel (‘simulcast phase’).
subvencije za televizijske postaje kot nadomestila za dodatne stroške prenosa med vzporednim prenosom analogne in digitalne televizije („faza simultanega oddajanja“).
Apart from such measures on which the Commission has already pronounced itself, Member States may also consider other forms of support provided that the measures do not entail an unnecessary distortion between technologies or companies.
Ne glede na takšne ukrepe, glede katerih je Komisija že izrazila svoje mnenje, lahko države članice dodelijo tudi druge oblike pomoči, v kolikor ukrepi ne povzročijo nepotrebnega izkrivljanja konkurence med tehnologijami in podjetji.
Under such conditions, Member States may, for example, consider the granting of:
Pod temi pogoji lahko države članice dodelijo, na primer, naslednje vrste pomoči:
subsidies to consumers for the purchase of digital decoders.
Subvencije za uporabnike za nakup digitalne terminalne opreme.
Such subsidies should be technologically neutral as described above.
Takšne subvencije morajo biti, kot je opisano zgoraj, tehnološko nevtralne.
In granting subsidies, the authorities may encourage the use of open standards for interactivity.
Z dodelitvijo subvencij lahko oblasti pospešujejo uporabo odprtih standardov za interaktivnost.
Open standards enable consumers to benefit from interactive services offered by different operators.
Odprti standardi uporabnikom omogočajo uporabo interaktivnih storitev različnih izdajateljev.
Examples of interactive services are electronic programme guides, news search, games or e-commerce.
Primeri interaktivnih storitev so elektronska programska vodila, iskanje novic, igre in spletno trgovanje;
funding for the roll-out of a transmission network in areas where otherwise there would be insufficient TV coverage;
financiranje izgradnje prenosnega omrežja na območjih, kjer televizijski sprejem sicer ne bi bil zadosten;
financial means to public service broadcasters to enable them to be broadcast via all transmission platforms in order to reach the entire population.
finančna sredstva za javne televizijske ustanove za oddajanje prek vseh prenosnih platform, da bi dosegle celotno prebivalstvo.
In this context, Member States have to set out clearly any obligations on the public service broadcasters as to which transmission platforms should be used;
V zvezi s tem morajo države članice jasno opredeliti vse dolžnosti, ki so naložene televizijskim ustanovam glede uporabe določenih prenosnih platform;
financial support as fair compensation to broadcasters which are required to give up the use of analogue spectrum before the expiration of the licences.
finančna podpora kot ustrezna odškodnina televizijskim postajam, ki se morajo odpovedati uporabi analognih frekvenc pred potekom licenc.
Member States will need to provide the evidence that this has been the case.
Države članice morajo dokazati, da so ravnale v skladu s tem.
The Commission confirms that the digitisation of broadcasting is an objective of common interest.
Komisija potrjuje, da je digitalizacija radiodifuzije cilj v skupnem interesu.
With the present decision, it, however, wishes to underline that the granting of State Aid should always follow a process of clearly identifying the problem to be addressed and of choosing the least distortive means of resolving it.
S pomočjo pričujoče odločbe pa želi opozoriti, da mora dodelitev državne pomoči vedno potekati tako, da je zadeven problem jasno opredeljen in da se za rešitev problema izbere najmanj izkrivljajoče sredstvo.
Only well-targeted aid is in line with the overall objective of ensuring fair competition and promoting competitiveness and technological development in Europe.
Le ciljno naravnane pomoči so združljive s splošnim ciljem zagotavljanja lojalne konkurence ter pospeševanja konkurenčnosti in tehnološkega razvoja v Evropi.
For the reasons set out above, the Commission concludes that the subsidy granted by Mabb to the commercial broadcasters constitutes aid within the meaning of Article 87(1).
Iz zgoraj navedenih razlogov Komisija sklepa, da podpora Mabb-a zasebnim televizijskim postajam predstavlja pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
The aid is not compatible with the common market.
Ta pomoč ni združljiva s skupnim trgom.
It was not notified by the Member State to the Commission as required by Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty and was illegally put into effect without Commission authorisation.
Zadevna država članica je ni priglasila Komisiji v skladu s členom 88(3) Pogodbe ES in jo je nezakonito uveljavila brez odobritve Komisije.
It must be recovered from the commercial broadcasters involved.
Zato jo morajo zadevne zasebne televizijske postaje povrniti.