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The over-compensation generated €32 million profits, which were generally transferred to their programme reserves.
Prekomerno nadomestilo je ustvarilo 32 milijonov EUR dobička, ki so jih v glavnem prenesli v svoje programske rezerve.
However, in some cases part of the over-compensation was used to balance under-compensation in the period before 1994.
Vendar je bilo v nekaterih primerih prekomerno nadomestilo uporabljeno za izravnavo prenizkega nadomestila v obdobju pred letom 1994.
At the beginning of 1994 some broadcasters had a negative programme reserve.
Nekatere radiotelevizijske postaje so imele na začetku leta 1994 negativno programsko rezervo.
Broadcasters were only allowed to register negative programme reserves when the public service costs exceeded the various sources of public service funding.
Radiotelevizijske postaje so negativno programsko rezervo lahko prijavile le, če so stroški javnih storitev presegali različne vire financiranja javnih storitev.
In other words, negative programme reserves could only result from under-compensation of public service costs.
Z drugimi besedami, negativne programske rezerve so lahko izhajale le iz prenizkega nadomestila za stroške javnih storitev.
On the other hand, any possible loss from commercial activities had to be financed through the association reserves and could not be reflected in the programme reserves.
Po drugi strani pa je bilo treba vsako morebitno izgubo iz komercialnih dejavnosti financirati iz društvenih rezerv in je ni bilo mogoče prikazati v programskih rezervah.
According to the Dutch authorities, the association reserves were built up with private funds.
Kot navajajo nizozemski organi, so bile društvene rezerve oblikovane iz zasebnih sredstev.
There are also cases in which the under-compensation of public service costs was temporarily financed with association reserves.
Obstajajo tudi primeri, v katerih se je prenizko nadomestilo za stroške javnih storitev začasno financiralo iz društvenih rezerv.
In 1993, the association reserves were ‘frozen’ by the Dutch authorities; as of that moment, revenues from public service and commercial activities could no longer be added to these association reserves.
Leta 1993 so nizozemski organi „zamrznili“ društvene rezerve; od takrat naprej se dobičkov od javnih storitev in iz komercialnih dejavnosti ni smelo več prenesti v te društvene rezerve.
However, an exception was made for the reimbursement of payments made out of association reserves before 1994 to cover for unfunded public service costs.
Vendar pa je bila narejena izjema za povračila plačil, izvršenih iz društvenih rezerv pred letom 1994 za kritje nefinanciranih stroškov javnih storitev.
According to the Dutch authorities, this is the only circumstance in which funds were still added to these reserves after 1994.
Po navedbah nizozemskih organov je to edina okoliščina, v kateri so se sredstva po letu 1994 še vedno dodajala tem rezervam.
The Commission considers that the negative amounts recorded in the programme reserves and the positive variations of association reserves after 1994 only occurred as a result of previous ‘under-compensation’ of public service costs.
Komisija meni, da so negativni zneski, zabeleženi v programskih rezervah, in pozitivne razlike društvenih rezerv po letu 1994 nastali le kot posledica predhodnega „prenizkega nadomestila“ za stroške javnih storitev.
The consequent balancing of these sums is therefore considered to constitute eligible costs of the public service task.
Posledična izravnava teh vsot se torej obravnava kot upravičeni stroški naloge javnih storitev.
The corresponding amounts therefore do not have to be taken into account for the establishment of the over-compensation.
Ustreznih zneskov torej ni treba upoštevati pri določitvi prekomernega nadomestila.
As stated in paragraph 141, the over-compensation generally flowed into the programme reserves.
Kot je navedeno v odstavku 8.4.1, se je prekomerno nadomestilo na splošno stekalo v programske rezerve.
In 2005 the PO decided for the first time, on the basis of Article 19a(1)h and Article 109a of the Media Act, that reserves held by the individual broadcasters in excess of 5-10 % of their annual budget should be transferred to the PO.
Na podlagi člena 19a(1)h in člena 109a Zakona o medijih je PO leta 2005 prvič sklenil, da bi bilo treba rezerve, ki pri posameznih radiotelevizijskih postajah presegajo 5 do 10 % njihovega letnega proračuna, prenesti na PO.
This transfer is also considered part of the ad hoc measures and is taken into account in determining the proportionality of the compensation.
Ta prenos prav tako pomeni del ad hoc ukrepov in se upošteva pri določitvi sorazmernosti nadomestila.
As a result, this transfer has reduced the overall compensation of the individual public service broadcasters, while increasing the over-compensation of the PO.
Posledica tega je bila, da je ta prenos znižal splošno nadomestilo za posamezne javne radiotelevizijske postaje, a hkrati povečal prekomerno nadomestilo za PO.
By subtracting — for each year from 1994 to 2005 — the net cost of the public service from the overall funding received from the State, in the way described in section 8.3.2, the Commission comes to the conclusion that none of the individual broadcasters has received public funding in excess of 10 % of its annual budget.
Z odštetjem neto stroškov javnih storitev od splošnega financiranja s strani države – za vsako leto od 1994 do 2005, kakor je opisano v oddelku 131, Komisija ugotavlja, da javno financiranje pri nobeni od posameznih radiotelevizijskih postaj ni preseglo 10 % njenega letnega proračuna.
Since the costs of public broadcasting may vary every year, the State may indeed wish for budgetary reasons to keep the fluctuations in state financing to a minimum and permit a certain percentage of the annual over-compensation to be carried forward to the next year.
Ker se lahko stroški javne radiodifuzije vsako leto razlikujejo, lahko država iz proračunskih razlogov dejansko želi ohraniti nihanja v državnem financiranju na najnižji stopnji in omogočiti, da se določen delež letnega prekomernega nadomestila prenese v naslednje leto.
The Commission recognised this principle in the Danish public broadcasting case.
Komisija je to načelo priznala v zadevi danske javne radiodifuzije.
In the Danish state aid case the Commission stated that these reserves must be established for a specific purpose and that they must be regularised on a fixed date, i.e. being deducted from the next year's compensation if over-compensation has been found.
Komisija je v navedeni zadevi navedla, da je treba takšne rezerve ustanoviti za določen namen in regularizirati ob določenem času, tj. odšteti od nadomestila za naslednje leto, če je bilo prekomerno nadomestilo dejansko izvršeno.
Thus, if the over-compensation does not exceed 10 % of the amount of the annual compensation, such over-compensation is compatible with the EC Treaty and may be carried forward to the next annual period and deducted from the amount of compensation payable in respect of that period.
Torej, če prekomerno nadomestilo ne presega 10 % višine letnega nadomestila, je tako prekomerno nadomestilo združljivo s Pogodbo ES in se lahko prenese v naslednje letno obdobje ter odšteje od zneska nadomestila, ki bo izplačano za navedeno obdobje.
The Dutch authorities have decided that each individual public service broadcaster can only maintain a dedicated reserve of a maximum of 5-10 % of its annual budget.
Nizozemski organi so sklenili, da lahko vsaka posamezna radiotelevizijska postaja ohrani samo namensko rezervo v višini največ 5 do 10 % svojega letnega proračuna.
In view of this constraint, the PO ordered the transfer of €42,457 million of reserves from the individual broadcasters to the PO in 2005.
Glede na to omejitev je PO leta 2005 odredil prenos 42,457 milijona EUR rezerv posameznih radiotelevizijskih postaj na PO.
The authorities have also committed themselves to carrying out regular monitoring of the reserves and ordering the reimbursement of the excess amounts above 10 % of the annual compensation as of 2006.
Organi so se tudi zavezali, da bodo redno spremljali rezerve in odredili povračilo presežnih zneskov nad 10 % letnega nadomestila od leta 2006 dalje.
The Commission therefore considers that the conditions are fulfilled for accepting as compatible an amount of over-compensation provided that this does not exceed 10 % of the annual budget of the public service broadcasters .
Komisija torej meni, da so izpolnjeni pogoji, na podlagi katerih se kot združljiv znesek sprejme znesek prekomernega nadomestila, ki ne presega 10 % letnega proračuna javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj .
Since the over-compensation does not exceed the 10 % margin of the annual budget, it can therefore be considered justified for the fulfilment of the public service mission and the aid is thus considered compatible with Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty.
Ker prekomerno nadomestilo ne presega 10-odstotne meje letnega proračuna, se torej lahko šteje za upravičeno za opravljanje javnih storitev in pomoč se tako šteje za združljivo s členom 86(2) Pogodbe ES.
Over-compensation of the PO
Prekomerno nadomestilo PO
The PO has also received compensation for its role in managing and coordinating the broadcasting system.
PO je prav tako prejemal nadomestilo za svojo vlogo upravljavca in koordinatorja sistema radiodifuzije.
The PO performs this role as a separate organisation, which, internally, keeps separate accounts.
PO opravlja to vlogo kot posebna organizacija, ki od znotraj vodi ločene račune.
The Dutch authorities have stated that although the NOS RTV and the PO are parts of a single legal entity and also present consolidated accounts, under no circumstances could they have access to each other's funds.
Nizozemski organi so navedli, da čeprav sta NOS RTV in PO dela enega pravnega subjekta in tudi predložita konsolidirane račune, v nobenem primeru ne bi mogla imeti dostopa do sredstev drug drugega.
On the basis of the separate accounts for the PO and according to the accounting method described above, the Commission concludes that the PO has received a total over-compensation of €55,908 million, not including the reserves which were transferred in 2005 from individual broadcasters.
Na podlagi ločenih računov za PO in v skladu z zgoraj opisanim pristopom Komisija ugotavlja, da je PO prejel skupno prekomerno nadomestilo v višini 55,908 milijona EUR, kar ne vključuje rezerv, ki so se leta 2005 prenesle od posameznih radiotelevizijskih postaj.
The transfer of the reserves amounted to €42,457 million. When this transfer is taken into account, the total over-compensation of the PO amounts to €98,365 (€55,908 + €42,457) million.
Prenos rezerv je znašal 42,457 milijona EUR. Če se upošteva ta prenos, prekomerno nadomestilo PO v celoti znaša 98,365 milijona EUR (55,908 milijona EUR +42,457 milijona EUR).
Overview of annual funding of PO (1994-2005) amounts x €1 million [65]
Pregled letnega financiranja PO (1994–2005) zneski x 1 milijon EUR [65]
Public activity costs
Stroški javnih dejavnosti
Public activity revenues
Prihodki od javnih dejavnosti
Net public activity costs
Neto stroški javnih dejavnosti
Net result of commercial activities
Neto rezultat komercialnih dejavnosti
Need for public funding
Potreba po javnem financiranju
Annual payments from Stifo
Letna plačila iz sklada Stifo
annual compensation
letno nadomestilo
Result before ad hoc payments
Rezultat predad hocplačili
Payments from FOR
Plačila iz sklada FOR
Payments from matching funds
Plačila iz dopolnilnih sredstev
from CoBo Fund
0Plačila iz sklada CoBo
of excess reserves
presežnih rezerv
Total ad hoc payments
Ad hocplačila skupaj
Extraordinary items
Izredne postavke
Total over/under-compensation
Skupni znesek prekomernega/prenizkega nadomestila
In the Commission's view, the over-compensation of €98,365 million is not necessary for the functioning of the public service and it cannot, therefore, benefit from the Article 86(2) derogation from the prohibition on state aid.
Po mnenju Komisije se prekomerno nadomestilo v višini 98,365 milijona EUR ne šteje kot nujno za delovanje javnih storitev in zato ne more biti upravičeno do odstopanja glede prepovedi za državno pomoč iz člena 86(2).
The over-compensation is consequently not considered compatible aid and should in principle be recovered from the PO.
Prekomerno nadomestilo se torej ne šteje za združljivo pomoč in bi ga moral PO načeloma povrniti.
Nevertheless, it appears that the over-compensation exceeds the total ad hoc payments accrued to the PO.
Vseeno se zdi, da prekomerno nadomestilo presega skupna ad hoc plačila, ki so se nabrala PO.
The PO has received €33,870 million as ad hoc payments from the State's media budget, plus the ad hoc transfer of €42,457 million from the other broadcasters.
PO je prejel 33,870 milijona EUR v obliki ad hoc plačil iz državnega proračuna za medije ter ad hoc prenos v višini 42,457 milijona EUR od drugih radiotelevizijskih postaj.
This gives a total of €76,327 million of payments received from ad hoc measures.
To skupaj znaša 76,327 milijona EUR plačil, prejetih na podlagi ad hoc ukrepov.
In addition, the ad hoc payments have also generated interest, which should be taken into account in determining the amount of funds which were not received in the context of the ‘existing aid measures’.
Poleg tega so ad hoc plačila ustvarila tudi obresti, ki bi jih bilo treba upoštevati pri določitvi zneska sredstev, ki niso bila prejeta v okviru „ukrepov veljavne pomoči“.
The recovery would, therefore, have to be capped at €76,327 million plus interest, because the ‘remaining’ over-compensation was granted through existing aid and cannot be recovered.
Zato bi bilo treba povračilo omejiti na 76,327 milijona EUR z obrestmi, ker je bilo „preostalo“ prekomerno nadomestilo dodeljeno z veljavno pomočjo in ga ni mogoče povrniti.
Anti-competitive behaviour on commercial markets
Protikonkurenčno obnašanje na komercialnih trgih
As explained in the Broadcasting Communication, the Commission is of the opinion that anti-competitive conduct by public service broadcasters cannot be considered necessary for the fulfilment of the public service mission.
Kot je pojasnjeno v Sporočilu o radiodifuziji, Komisija meni, da se protikonkurenčno obnašanje javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj ne more šteti kot potrebno za opravljanje javnih storitev.
In the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure the Commission mentioned the following possible market distortions:
V odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave je Komisija navedla naslednja možna izkrivljanja trga:
Cable transmission
Kabelski prenos
The model contract concluded between broadcasters and cable operators in 1985 stipulates, at the request of the Dutch government, that cable operators do not pay any intellectual property rights for transmission of Dutch public television programmes.
V vzorčni pogodbi, sklenjeni leta 1985 med radiotelevizijskimi postajami in kabelskimi operaterji, je na zahtevo nizozemske vlade določeno, da kabelski operaterji ne plačajo za pravice intelektualne lastnine za prenos nizozemskih javnih televizijskih programov.
It is legitimate to question whether, by forgoing intellectual property rights payments from cable operators, the PO acted as a normal market operator, since it waived commercial income.
Povsem upravičeno se lahko sprašujemo, ali je PO ravnal kot običajni upravljavec trga, s tem ko se je odrekel plačilu za pravice intelektualne lastnine s strani kabelskih operaterjev, saj se je odpovedal poslovnemu dohodku
The Dutch authorities argue, however, that the fact that the PO does not claim a fee for intellectual property rights is not necessarily contrary to market behaviour.
Nizozemski organi trdijo, da dejstvo, da PO ne zahteva provizije za pravice intelektualne lastnine, ni nujno v nasprotju s tržnim obnašanjem.
After all, commercial broadcasters do not require a fee from the cable operators for the transmission of their programmes either.
Navsezadnje tudi komercialne radiotelevizijske postaje ne zahtevajo provizije od kabelskih operaterjev za prenos svojih programov.
Indeed, the commercial agreements between the broadcasters and the cable operators can take various forms, particularly in view of the fact that the transaction involves an exchange of transmission services for availability of content, which is valuable to both parties.
Dejansko so lahko poslovne pogodbe med radiotelevizijskimi postajami in kabelskimi operaterji različne glede na dejstvo, da transakcija vključuje izmenjavo storitev prenosa proti razpoložljivosti vsebine, kar je koristno za obe strani.
The Commission finds accordingly that there are no clear indications that the PO acted contrary to market behaviour and that by renouncing commercial revenues it increased the need for state funding.
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da ni jasnih znakov, da je PO ravnal v nasprotju s tržnim obnašanjem in da je s tem, ko se je odpovedal poslovnim prihodkom, povečal potrebo po državnem financiranju.
Advertising market
Oglaševalski trg
Alleged undercutting of prices for GRP 20-49
Domnevno nelojalno zniževanje cen za rating GRP 20–49
At the opening of the formal investigation procedure, the Commission did not have sufficient evidence that the STER had actually undercut prices.
Ob sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave Komisija ni imela zadostnih dokazov, da je STER dejansko nelojalno znižal cene.
Nevertheless, the information which was submitted after the opening of the investigation by the complainants and the Dutch authorities has to be assessed.
Vseeno je treba oceniti informacije, ki so jih po sprožitvi preiskave predložili pritožniki in nizozemski organi.
Paragraph 58 of the Broadcasting Communication indicates that public service broadcasters might be tempted to depress the prices of advertising so as to reduce the revenue of competitors.
Odstavek 58 Sporočila navaja, da bi lahko javne radiotelevizijske postaje poskušale znižati cene oglaševanja, saj bi s tem zmanjšale prihodke konkurentov.
However, one should keep in mind that the public broadcasters in the Netherlands do not directly carry out advertising activities, but the advertising activities are carried out by a separate organisation, the STER.
Vendar pa je treba upoštevati, da javne radiotelevizijske postaje na Nizozemskem oglaševalskih dejavnosti ne izvajajo neposredno, ampak jih izvaja ločena organizacija, imenovana STER.
According to its mission statement, the STER must exploit the time available for advertising in such a way as to deliver an optimal contribution to the central financing of the public service broadcasters.
STER mora v skladu s svojim poslanstvom izkoristiti čas, ki je na voljo za oglaševanje, tako da lahko optimalno prispeva k osrednjemu financiranju javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj.
It functions as an intermediary, with the job of maximising profits from the sale of the advertising space of the public broadcasters.
Deluje kot posrednik, katerega naloga je ustvarjati čim višje dobičke od prodaje oglasnega prostora javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj.
As already mentioned in paragraph 17, the STER transfers the advertising revenues directly to the media budget.
Kot je že bilo navedeno v odstavku 17, STER prenese prihodke od oglaševanja neposredno v proračun za medije.
Any undercutting behaviour by the STER might be inferred from some or all of the following circumstances: STER's prices being lower than its competitors', an increase in market share and loss of revenues for the STER.
Vsako nelojalno zniževanje cen s strani organizacije STER morebiti izhaja iz nekaterih ali vseh naslednjih okoliščin: STER ima v primerjavi s svojimi konkurenti nižje cene, tržni delež je povečan in prihaja do izgube prihodkov za STER.
First, as the Commission also indicated in the decision to open the formal investigation procedure, a comparison between the prices of the public and private advertising sales companies could be regarded as a meaningful measure of the criteria set out in paragraph 58 of the Broadcasting Communication.
Prvič, kot je Komisija navedla tudi v odločitvi o sprožitvi formalnega postopka preiskave, bi bilo mogoče primerjavo med cenami javnih in zasebnih podjetij za prodajo oglasov obravnavati kot pomemben ukrep pri merilih, navedenih v odstavku 58 Sporočila o radiodifuziji.
In order to compare prices, the target group of 20-49 year-olds is the most relevant one.
Za primerjavo cen je najustreznejša ciljna skupina 20–49 let.
As can be inferred from Table 5, there are different sub-groups, many of which target viewers in the 20-49 age range:
Kot je mogoče sklepati iz spodnje preglednice 5, obstajajo različne podskupine, pri čemer skušajo mnoge pritegniti gledalce v starostni skupini 20–49 let:
Table 5:
Preglednica 5
Percentage of target GRP's (gross rating points) acquired by the STER in 2004
Odstotek za ciljni rating GRP („gross rating points“), ki ga je leta 2004 pridobil STER.
Letter of 27.1.2005 from Dutch authorities.
dopis nizozemskih organov z dne 27. januarja 2005.
Target
Ciljna skupina
Shoppers 20-49
Kupci 20–49
Shoppers 20-49 + child
Kupci 20–49 + otrok
Men 20-34
Moški
Women 20-34
Ženske 20–34
Acquired
Pridobljen
Table 5 indicates that the STER predominantly sells advertising for viewers.
V preglednici 5 je navedeno, da STER gledalcem večinoma prodaja oglaševalski prostor.
Since 1999, the STER's market share in advertising and the audience reached by the public service broadcasters for the target group aged 20-49 has decreased.
Od leta 1999 se je zmanjšal tržni delež STER-a pri oglaševanju in gledalcih, ki so jih dosegle javne radiotelevizijske postaje v ciljni skupini 20–49 let.
The gross prices charged to the advertisers for the 20-49 target group were as follows:
V ciljni skupini 20-49 leto so bile oglaševalcem zaračunane take cene:
Table 6:
Preglednica 6
Gross prices per GRP for the target group of 20-49 year-olds (18.00h - 24.00h), 1995 - 2005 in €
Bruto cene na GRP 20–49 let (18:00–24:00), v obdobju med leti 1995 in 2005 v EUR
Letter of 3.2.2006 from Dutch authorities.
dopis nizozemskih organov z dne 3. februarja 2006.
On the basis of the data provided above, the STER's list prices for GRP for the 20-49 target group have been only slightly lower than the commercial broadcaster's list prices.
Na podlagi zgoraj navedenih podatkov so bile cene STER-a po ceniku za GRP 20–49 samo nekoliko nižje od cen po ceniku komercialnih radiotelevizijskih postaj.
According to the Dutch authorities the broadcasters and the STER grant quite substantial discounts.
Po navedbah nizozemskih organov radiotelevizijske postaje in STER zagotavljajo precejšnje popuste.
The commercial broadcasters seem to have granted much higher discounts, especially since 1998.
Zdi se, da komercialne radiotelevizijske postaje odobrijo mnogo višje popuste, zlasti od leta 1998 dalje.
These discounts are listed below:
Ti popusti so navedeni spodaj:
Table 7:
Preglednica 7
Actual discounts granted in 1994-2005 in %
Dejanski popusti, odobreni v obdobju med leti 1994 in 2005, v %
Even though the STER has a less attractive audience than the commercial broadcasters — it has a low selectivity and is thus less able to offer a very specific target group — and has a lower audience and advertising market share (see Table 9 below), its net prices are higher than those charged by the commercial broadcasters.
Čeprav ima STER manj zanimivo občinstvo kot komercialne radiotelevizijske postaje – ima nizko selektivnost, zato je manj sposoben ponuditi zelo posebno ciljno skupino – in nižji tržni delež gledalcev in oglaševanja (glej spodnjo preglednico 9), so njegove neto ceno višje od tistih, ki jih zaračunavajo komercialne radiotelevizijske postaje.
Table 8:
Preglednica 8
Net prices per GRP for the target group of 20-49 year-olds (18.00h - 24.00h), 1995 - 2005 in €
Bruto cene na GRP za ciljno skupino 20–49 let (18:00 –24:00), v obdobju med leti 1995 in 2005 v EUR
From Table 9 it can, moreover, be inferred that there is a clear correlation between the decrease in audience share and advertising share for the public broadcasting service.
Iz preglednice 9 je poleg tega mogoče sklepati, da obstaja jasna povezava med zmanjšanjem deleža gledalcev in deleža oglaševanja za javno radiodifuzijo.