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Furthermore, in the Commission’s view, the calculation cannot be regarded as objective, given that the determination of the financial support for individual commercial broadcasters does not take into account the increase in the number of programme channels of those broadcasters previously present on the analogue platform and the potential additional advertising revenues from the presence on the terrestrial platform (see also recital 123).
Poleg tega po mnenju Komisije izračun ne more veljati za objektivnega, saj določitev finančne podpore za posamezne komercialne izdajatelje televizijskega programa ne upošteva niti povečanja števila programskih kanalov tistih izdajateljev televizijskega programa, ki so bili predhodno navzoči na analogni platformi, niti morebitnih dodatnih prihodkov iz oglaševanja zaradi navzočnosti na prizemni platformi (glej tudi uvodno izjavo 123).
Therefore, the Commission considers that the second Altmark criterion is not met.
Zato Komisija ocenjuje, da drugo merilo iz zadeve Altmark ni izpolnjeno.
As regards the third Altmark criterion which foresees that the compensation shall not exceed the costs incurred in discharging the public service obligations, the German authorities take the view that this criterion is only applicable in those cases where the costs, revenues and a reasonable profit can be calculated.
Glede tretjega merila iz zadeve Altmark, v skladu s katerim nadomestilo ne sme presegati stroškov, nastalih pri izpolnjevanju obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev, nemški organi menijo, da je to merilo uporabno samo v tistih primerih, kjer je mogoče izračunati stroške, prihodke in primeren dobiček.
They claim that in situations like the present case, when a start-up financing is granted to reduce the economic risks of the market participants, other criteria should apply to decide whether the measure constitutes State aid.
Menijo, da bi morala v situacijah, kot je obravnavani primer, kjer gre za dodelitev zagonskih finančnih sredstev zaradi zmanjšanja gospodarskih tveganj udeležencev na trgu, veljati druga merila pri odločanju, ali ukrep pomeni državno pomoči.
In this context, they claim that the present measure is limited to the minimum necessary and forms part of a technology neutral policy.
V tem okviru trdijo, da je obravnavani ukrep omejen na potrebni minimum in tvori del tehnološko nevtralne politike.
In the view of the Commission, the requirements of the Altmark judgment cannot be replaced by other considerations as outlined by the German authorities.
Po mnenju Komisije zahtev iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark ni mogoče nadomestiti z drugimi premisleki, kot trdijo nemški organi.
As pointed out in recital 97 above, the envisaged public funding is not determined on objectively established criteria, taking into account the relevant revenues of the broadcasters and the funding does not correspond to genuine additional costs incurred by the commercial broadcasters (see recital 73 and 74 above).
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 97 zgoraj, predvidena javna sredstva niso opredeljena na objektivno določenih merilih, ki upoštevajo ustrezne prihodke izdajateljev televizijskega programa, finančna sredstva pa ne ustrezajo dejanskim dodatnim stroškom, ki so jih imeli komercialni izdajatelji televizijskega programa (glej uvodni izjavi 73 in 74).
Finally, as regards the fourth Altmark criterion, the Commission notes that in view of the lack of clearly defined public service obligations, it cannot be established whether the level of compensation for the public service obligation corresponds to the costs of a typical, well run undertaking.
Na koncu Komisija v zvezi s četrtim merilom iz zadeve Altmark ugotavlja, da glede na pomanjkanje jasno opredeljene obveznosti iz opravljanja javnih storitev ni mogoče ugotoviti, ali višina nadomestila za obveznost iz opravljanja javnih storitev ustreza stroškom značilnega, dobro upravljanega podjetja.
The Commission notes that the German authorities have also not put forward any arguments in this respect.
Komisija ugotavlja, da nemški organi niso predložili nobenih argumentov v zvezi s tem.
In fact, the subsidy covers part of the transmission fees fixed by the operator of the network for commercial broadcasters, T-Systems.
Subvencija dejansko pokriva del pristojbin za prenos, ki jih je določil operater omrežja komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa, T-Systems.
Given that the network licences have been attributed without tender in the application procedure, the level of these transmission fees cannot be considered as having been subject to a competitive tender procedure.
Ker so bila omrežna dovoljenja dodeljena v tako imenovanem postopku za obravnavanje vlog, brez razpisnega postopka, za stopnjo teh pristojbin za prenos ne more veljati, da je bila predmet konkurenčnega razpisnega postopka.
Based on the above, the Commission considers that none of the four criteria of the Altmark judgment is met in the present case.
Skladno s tem Komisija meni, da v obravnavanem primeru ni bilo izpolnjeno nobeno od štirih meril iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark.
SELECTIVITY AND DISTORTION OF COMPETITION
SELEKTIVNOST IN IZKRIVLJANJE KONKURENCE
In accordance with Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty, in order to qualify as State aid, the measure must be selective and distort or threaten to distort competition.
V skladu s členom 87(1) Pogodbe ES mora biti ukrep selektiven in izkrivljati konkurenco oziroma pomeniti nevarnost izkrivljanja konkurence, da je opredeljen kot državna pomoč.
In the opening decision, the Commission took the preliminary view that the measure constitutes sectoral aid as it favours the DVB-T platform over other transmission platforms.
V odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka je Komisija zavzela predhodno stališče, da je ukrep pomenil sektorsko pomoč, ker je platformi DVB-T dal prednost pred drugimi platformami prenosa.
Moreover, the Commission was of the opinion that the different level of public funding may result in a distortion of competition among broadcasters participating in DVB-T in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Poleg tega je Komisija menila, da bi različna stopnja javnega financiranja lahko imela za posledico izkrivljanje konkurence med izdajatelji televizijskega programa, ki sodelujejo v DVB-T v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji.
It took the view that the procedures for the allocation of the respective broadcasting and network licences did not exclude the selectivity and the distortion of competition arising from the measure.
Po njenem mnenju postopki za dodelitev zadevnih radiodifuznih in omrežnih dovoljenj niso bili taki, da bi izključili selektivnost ukrepa in izkrivljanje konkurence, ki izhaja iz njega.
Award of broadcasting and network licences
Dodelitev radiodifuznih in omrežnih dovoljenj
The German authorities maintain that the measure does not distort competition because the respective broadcasting and network licences were attributed following open and transparent procedures in accordance with the relevant legal requirements at national level.
Nemški organi menijo, da ukrep ne izkrivlja konkurence, ker so bila zadevna radiodifuzna in omrežna dovoljenja dodeljena z odprtimi in preglednimi postopki v skladu z ustreznimi pravnimi zahtevami na nacionalni ravni.
According to this argument, the tendering has ensured that any broadcaster or network operator could, in principle, have benefited from the funding so that the measure cannot be regarded as selective.
Zagovarjajo stališče, da bi načeloma lahko vsak izdajatelj televizijskega programa ali omrežni operater imel korist od financiranja, saj ukrep ne more veljati za selektivnega.
Regarding the attribution of the broadcasting licences, the German authorities argue that the priority treatment of broadcasters previously present on the analogue platform was a compensation for the return of their analogue licences and as such necessary to realise the switchover.
Glede dodelitve dovoljenj za radiodifuzijo nemški organi menijo, da je bilo prednostno obravnavanje izdajateljev televizijskega programa, ki so bili predhodno navzoči na analogni platformi, nadomestilo za vračilo njihovih analognih dovoljenj in kot tako potrebno za uresničitev preklopa.
Indeed, LfM organised an open procedure for the attribution of the broadcasting licences for all DVB-T channels reserved for commercial broadcasters, as described in recitals 24 to 28.
LfM je dejansko organiziral odprti postopek za dodelitev dovoljenj za radiodifuzijo za vse kanale DVB-T, rezervirane za komercialne izdajatelje televizijskega programa, kot je opisano v uvodnih izjavah od 24 do 28.
The selection criteria referred to the plurality of programmes and the plurality of broadcasters, and foresaw a priority treatment of those broadcasters previously present on the analogue platform.
Izbirna merila so se nanašala na pluralnost programov in izdajateljev televizijskega programa ter dala prednost izdajateljem televizijskega programa, predhodno navzočim na analogni platformi.
In line with this priority treatment, ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL group have received entire multiplexes for a set of programmes.
Skladno s to prednostno obravnavo sta ProSiebenSat.1 in skupina RTL prejela celotna multipleksa za skupek programov.
Out of the 21 applications received in response to the announcement, six applications have been retained.
Od 21 vlog, prejetih v odgovor na objavo razpisa, so jih obdržali 6.
The Commission does not intend to call into question the compliance of the attribution procedure with the relevant national requirements.
Komisija ne dvomi o skladnosti postopka dodelitve z ustreznimi nacionalnimi zahtevami.
However, it considers that it does not eliminate the selectivity of the present measure from the point of view of the State aid assessment.
Vendar pa po njenem mnenju to ne odpravlja selektivnosti obravnavanega ukrepa z vidika ocene državne pomoči.
First, only a limited number of broadcasters could be selected as a result of the procedure.
Prvič, na podlagi tega postopka je bilo mogoče izbrati le omejeno število izdajateljev televizijskega programa.
In the selection procedure, priority was given to those broadcasters already present on the analogue platform [72].
V izbirnem postopku je bila dana prednost tistim izdajateljem televizijskega programa, ki so že bili navzoči na analogni platformi [72].
As a matter of fact, only those broadcasters having received a DVB-T licence can benefit from funding under the measure.
Dejansko imajo od financiranja v skladu z ukrepom lahko korist samo tisti izdajatelji televizijskega programa, ki so prejeli dovoljenje za DVB-T.
Second, the attribution of the licences concerned specifically the transmission of broadcasting programmes on the DVB-T platform.
Drugič, dodelitev dovoljenj je specifično zadevala prenos radiodifuznih programov na platformi DVB-T.
Concerning the attribution of the network licences, the relevant procedure was organised by RegTP, as described in recitals 29 and 30.
V zvezi z dodelitvijo omrežnih dovoljenj je ustrezni postopek organiziral RegTP, kot je opisano v uvodnih izjavah 29 in 30.
Since only one application was received for each of the five service areas defined in North Rhine-Westphalia (T-Systems for the areas concerning private broadcasters and WDR for the areas concerning the members of the ARD Group), the licences were attributed in the application procedure, without launching the tender procedure.
Ker je bila za vsako od petih storitvenih področij, opredeljenih v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji, prejeta le po ena vloga (T-Systems za področja, ki zadevajo zasebne izdajatelje televizijskega programa, in WDR za področja, ki zadevajo člane skupine ARD), so bila dovoljenja dodeljena brez razpisnega postopka po tako imenovanem postopku za obravnavanje vlog.
Similarly to the allocation of the broadcasting licences, the Commission considers that from a State aid point of view, the procedure for the attribution of the network licences cannot be considered as excluding the selectivity of the measure.
Tako kot pri dodelitvi dovoljenj za radiodifuzijo Komisija meni, da z vidika državne pomoči za postopek za dodelitev omrežnih dovoljenj ne more veljati, da izključuje selektivnost ukrepa.
The procedure concerned specifically the operation of the DVB-T network in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Postopek je specifično zadeval delovanje omrežja DVB-T v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji.
Moreover, T-Systems, as the incumbent operator, was in a particularly advantageous position to apply for the network licences.
Poleg tega je bil T-Systems kot prvotni operater v še posebej ugodnem položaju pri vlogi za omrežno dovoljenje.
In the opening decision, the Commission took the preliminary view that the measure constitutes a sectoral aid to broadcasting via DVB-T insofar as the subsidy is only granted to broadcasters using the digital terrestrial platform and does not, for example, support the transmission over other transmission platforms.
V odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka je Komisija zavzela predhodno stališče, da je ukrep pomenil sektorsko pomoč televizijski radiodifuziji prek DVB-T, ker je bila subvencija odobrena samo izdajateljem televizijskega programa, ki uporabljajo digitalno prizemno platformo, in, na primer, ni podprl oddajanja prek drugih platform prenosa.
The German authorities maintain that the measure does not distort competition between cable, satellite and terrestrial transmission.
Nemški organi menijo, da ukrep ne izkrivlja konkurence med kabelskim, satelitskim in prizemnim prenosom.
They claim that these means of transmission are only to a limited extent in competition.
Trdijo, da so si ti načini prenosa konkurenčni le v omejenem obsegu.
In their view, terrestrial transmission is rather complementary to cable and satellite, as it also covers areas not served by cable, enables the transmission of regional and local programmes and can serve as a basis to develop mobile reception.
Po njihovem mnenju je prizemni prenos dopolnilen kabelskemu in satelitskemu, saj pokriva tudi območja, kjer kabelskega ni na voljo, omogoča prenos regionalnih in lokalnih programov ter pomeni podlago za razvoj mobilnega sprejema.
They submit that given the high market share of cable and satellite and the low proportion of terrestrial television, the promotion of DVB-T could not affect the market position of the other platforms.
Po mnenju Nemčije, glede na visok tržni delež kabelske in satelitske ter nizek delež prizemne televizije, pospeševanje DVB-T ne bi smelo vplivati na tržni položaj drugih platform.
According to the authorities, on the one hand, in view of its low share, terrestrial television is not able to attract broadcasters from the other platforms.
Po njenem mnenju prizemna televizija zaradi nizkega tržnega deleža ni zmožna pritegniti izdajateljev televizijskega programa z drugih platform.
On the other hand, the measure would also not affect the choice of consumers, in particular as there are technical, legal and financial obstacles to switch from one means of transmission to another.
Poleg tega ukrep prav tako ne bi vplival na izbiro potrošnikov, predvsem zaradi tehničnih, pravnih in finančnih ovir pri preklopu z enega načina prenosa na drugega.
At the same time, they also argue that instead of replacing cable or satellite, the promotion of DVB-T will exercise a ‘positive competitive pressure’ on the other means of transmission, foster infrastructure competition and thereby facilitate the digitisation of other platforms too.
Nemčija hkrati zagovarja stališče, da pospeševanje DVB-T ne bo nadomestilo kabelskega ali satelitskega prenosa, temveč bo pomenilo „pozitiven konkurenčni pritisk“ na druge načine prenosa, pospešilo konkurenčnost infrastrukture in s tem omogočilo tudi digitalizacijo drugih platform.
The German authorities also contest the data provided by the cable operators concerning the effect of the introduction of DVB-T on the number of cable customers.
Nemški organi tudi izpodbijajo podatke, ki so jih predložili kabelski operaterji v zvezi z učinkom uvedbe DVB-T na število kabelskih uporabnikov.
The data at the disposal of LfM differ from those provided by ish and shows a lower decrease (81000 households as opposed to 147000 between 2003 and 2006).
Podatki, ki jih ima na voljo LfM, se razlikujejo od podatkov, ki jih je predložil ish, in kažejo manjše zmanjšanje (81000 gospodinjstev v nasprotju s 147000 med letoma 2003 in 2006).
The German authorities maintain that even if there was a decrease in the number of cable customers, this would not necessarily be due to the introduction of DVB-T.
Nemški organi menijo, da upad števila kabelskih uporabnikov, če bi do njega prišlo, ne bi bil nujno posledica uvedbe DVB-T. V zvezi s tem tudi poudarjajo, da ukrep ni namenjen spodkopavanju kabelskega prenosa.
In this respect, they also emphasise that the measure does not aim to harm cable. They highlight that the cable infrastructure was established with State support in the 1980s and still benefits from regulatory advantages including cable fees in the rent (Mietnebenkostenverordnung).
Poudarjajo dejstvo, da je bila širokopasovna kabelska infrastruktura vzpostavljena z državno podporo v osemdesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja in ima še vedno koristi od regulativnih prednosti, vključno s kabelskimi pristojbinami (v skladu z Odlokom o dodatnih stroških najema (Mietnebenkostenverordnung)).
They maintain that the overall funding concept is technology neutral: if necessary, they would also be ready to support the digitisation of cable.
Menijo, da je celotna shema financiranja tehnološko nevtralna: po potrebi bi bili pripravljeni podpreti tudi digitalizacijo kabelskega prenosa.
As an example of their alleged positive approach towards cable, they mention that on 17 February 2007, LfM agreed to the digitisation of the analogue cable channel of ish [73].
Kot primer svojega pozitivnega pristopa do kabelskega prenosa so navedli, da je LfM 17. februarja 2007 privolil v digitalizacijo analognega kabelskega kanala družbe ish [73].
The Commission considers that the considerations in recitals 110 to 112 do not call into question the qualification of the measure as sectoral aid which selectively supports broadcasters on the DVB-T platform and may also entail an indirect benefit selectively for the operator of the network T-Systems.
Komisija meni, da premisleki iz uvodnih izjav 110 do 112 ne morejo postaviti pod vprašaj narave ukrepa kot sektorske pomoči, ki podpira izdajatelje televizijskega programa na platformi DVB-T in ima lahko za posledico tudi posredno korist za operaterja omrežja T-Systems.
The envisaged measure is specifically related to one sector of activity, the transmission of broadcasting signals and it selectively supports digital terrestrial transmission in particular.
Predvideni ukrep je posebej povezan z enim sektorjem dejavnosti, to je prenosom radiodifuznih signalov, in selektivno podpira predvsem digitalni prizemni prenos.
It is selective both as regards the demand side, the commercial broadcasters operating on the DVB-T platforms, as well as the supply side, i.e. the operator of the digital terrestrial network, T-Systems.
Selektiven je na strani povpraševanja, to je komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa, ki poslujejo na platformah DVB-T, in tudi na strani ponudbe, to je operaterja digitalnega prizemnega omrežja T-Systems.
The Commission is of the opinion that the different means of transmission of broadcasting signals, i.e. cable, satellite, terrestrial transmission and increasingly also IPTV are in direct competition.
Komisija meni, da so si različni načini prenosa radiodifuznih signalov, to je kabelski, satelitski, prizemni in vedno bolj tudi IPTV, neposredno konkurenčni.
Even if the different transmission platforms have their strengths and weaknesses, they serve essentially the same function, i.e. the transmission of broadcasting programmes, and there is substitutability between them both at wholesale level from the point of view of the commercial broadcasters and from the point of view of the viewers at retail level.
Čeprav imajo različne platforme prenosa svoje prednosti in pomanjkljivosti, se v bistvu uporabljajo za isti namen, to je za prenos radiodifuznih programov, ter so medsebojno zamenljive na veleprodajni ravni z vidika komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa in tudi na maloprodajni ravni z vidika gledalcev.
In Germany, cable, satellite and terrestrial platforms all offer a large number of free-to-air channels which points to a certain similarity of offer.
V Nemčiji ponujajo kabelska, satelitska in prizemna platforma veliko število brezplačnih kanalov, in to kaže na določeno podobnost ponudbe.
More specifically, the current offer of a total of 24 digital terrestrial television channels appears comparable to the offer in analogue cable, which is the most common transmission platform in North Rhine-Westphalia, although digital cable is developing quickly.
Povedano natančneje, trenutna ponudba skupaj 24 digitalnih prizemnih televizijskih kanalov je videti primerljiva ponudbi analognega kabelskega prenosa, ki je najobičajnejša platforma prenosa v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji, čeprav se digitalni kabelski prenos hitro razvija.
The relatively low share of terrestrial television as compared to cable and satellite in Germany in general and in particular in North Rhine-Westphalia does not eliminate the competitive relationship between the different transmission platforms.
Razmeroma majhen delež prizemne televizije v primerjavi s kabelsko in satelitsko v Nemčiji na splošno in zlasti v severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji ne odpravlja konkurenčnega razmerja med različnimi platformami prenosa.
The information submitted by the cable operators indicates that the number of cable customers was affected by the launch of DVB-T in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Informacije, ki so jih predložili kabelski operaterji, kažejo, da je uvedba DVB-T v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji vplivala na število kabelskih uporabnikov.
In addition, the cable operators note in their submission that there was a slight increase of cable customers following the switch-off of the analogue terrestrial network which also appears to show substitutability from the point of view of the end-users.
Poleg tega kabelski operaterji v svojih predloženih dokumentih ugotavljajo, da se je po preklopu z analognega prizemnega omrežja rahlo povečalo število kabelskih uporabnikov, in to tudi kaže na medsebojno zamenljivost obeh oblik prenosa z vidika končnih uporabnikov.
When the German authorities claim that the measure will exercise a ‘positive competitive pressure’ on the other platforms and foster infrastructure competition, they themselves implicitly recognise the competitive relation between the different means of transmission.
Ko nemški organi trdijo, da bo ukrep pomenil „pozitiven konkurenčni pritisk“ na druge platforme in pospešil infrastrukturno konkurenco, sami molče priznavajo konkurenčno razmerje med različnimi oblikami prenosa.
The fact that the cable infrastructure has also benefited from State support in the past, as well as the presence of certain regulatory advantages does not reduce the selectivity and the distortion of competition arising from the present measure.
Dejstvo, da je imela v preteklosti tudi kabelska infrastruktura korist od državne podpore, in navzočnost določenih regulativnih prednosti ne zmanjšata selektivnosti in izkrivljanja konkurence, ki izhajata iz obravnavanega ukrepa.
The distortion of competition inherent in the present measure may also affect other markets beyond television transmission.
Izkrivljanje konkurence, ki je neločljivo povezano z ukrepom, lahko vpliva tudi na druge trge in ne samo na trg televizijskega prenosa.
From the point of view of the broadcasters, the present sectoral aid measure helps to reach a wider audience and helps to attract advertisers.
Z vidika izdajateljev televizijskega programa obravnavani ukrep sektorske pomoči pomaga doseči širše občinstvo in pritegniti oglaševalce.
By attracting advertisers from other media, the promotion of DVB-T has also the potential to affect a number of companies in other media sectors.
S pritegnitvijo oglaševalcev od drugih medijev lahko spodbujanje DVB-T vpliva tudi na številne družbe v drugih medijskih sektorjih.