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Nor does this Decision concern the organisation of the public service broadcasting system as a whole.
Niti se ta odločba ne nanaša na organizacijo sistema storitev javne radiodifuzije kot celote.
As stated in paragraph 33 of the Broadcasting Communication, it is for the Member States to define the public service remit of a public broadcaster.
Kot je navedeno v odstavku 33 Sporočila o radiodifuziji, so države članice tiste, ki morajo opredeliti poslanstvo javne storitve javne radiotelevizijske postaje.
Given the specific nature of the broadcasting sector, however, the Commission considers ‘a “wide” definition entrusting a given broadcaster with the task of providing balanced and varied programming in accordance with its remit, to be legitimate under Article 86(2) EC, in view of the interpretative provisions of the Protocol.
Zaradi posebne narave sektorja radiodifuzije Komisija meni, da „je ‚široka‘ opredelitev, ki določeni radiotelevizijski postaji poveri nalogo posredovanja uravnoteženega in raznolikega programa v skladu s svojim poslanstvom, zakonita po členu 86(2) ES z vidika obrazložitvenih določb Protokola.
Such a definition would be consistent with the objective of fulfilling the democratic, social and cultural needs of a particular society and guaranteeing pluralism, including cultural and linguistic diversity’.
Taka opredelitev bi bila v skladu s ciljem izpolnjevanja demokratičnih, družbenih in kulturnih potreb določene družbe in zagotavljanja pluralizma, skupaj s kulturno in jezikovno raznolikostjo.“
Although the definition may be broad, it should be sufficiently clear and precise to leave no doubt as to whether a given activity performed by the entrusted operator is intended by the Member State to be included in the public service remit or not.
Čeprav je opredelitev lahko široka, mora biti dovolj jasna in natančna, tako da ne pušča nobenega dvoma glede tega, ali namerava država članica določeno dejavnost, ki jo opravlja pooblaščeni subjekt, vključiti na področje javnih storitev ali ne.
As stated in paragraph 36 of the Broadcasting Communication, the role of the Commission is limited to checking whether the public service definition in the broadcasting sector contains any manifest error.
Kot je navedeno v odstavku 36 Sporočila o radiodifuziji, je vloga Komisije omejena na preverjanje, ali opredelitev javnih storitev vsebuje kakršno koli očitno napako.
The main task of the Dutch public broadcasters is to provide high quality and varied programmes for general broadcast on the public channels, in the general interest, as laid down in Article 13c of the Media Act.
Glavna naloga nizozemskih radiotelevizijskih postaj je zagotoviti visokokakovostne in raznolike programe za splošno predvajanje na javnih kanalih v splošnem interesu, kot je določeno v členu 13c Zakona o medijih.
Specific programming requirements relating to the categories of content to be covered and the amount of broadcasting time to be devoted to each category are also contained in the legislation.
Zakonodaja vsebuje tudi posebne programske zahteve glede kategorij ki jih je treba pokriti z vsebino, in količino oddajnega časa, ki ga je treba posvetiti vsaki kategoriji.
CLT-UFA stated that the Dutch public broadcasters broadcast too much sport in general and too much football in particular.
Skupina CLT-UFA je navedla, da nizozemske radiotelevizijske postaje na splošno prenašajo preveč športa, še zlasti preveč nogometa.
The complainants claimed that the NOS RTV broadcasts the majority of all sports events in the Netherlands.
Pritožniki so trdili, da NOS RTV prenaša večino vseh športnih dogodkov na Nizozemskem.
As stated above, the ad hoc financing was intended to finance activities which are part of the general public service remit and were thus also meant for the acquisition of sports rights.
Kot je navedeno zgoraj, je bilo ad hoc financiranje namenjeno financiranju dejavnosti, ki so del poslanstva splošne javne storitve, in je bilo torej mišljeno tudi za nakup pravic za športne prenose.
The Commission is of the opinion, however, that broadcasting sports programmes, within a limit of around 10 % of total broadcasting time, does not constitute a manifest error.
Vendar pa Komisija meni, da oddajanje športnih programov v okviru meje 10-odstotne skupnega oddajnega časa ne pomeni očitne napake.
Sports can be part of the broadcasters' public service mission, and devoting 10 % of broadcasting time to sports is not inconsistent with the remit of offering a balanced and varied public service programming mix.
Šport lahko zajema del naloge javnih storitev radiotelevizijskih postaj in če je 10-odstotni delež oddajnega časa namenjen športu, to ni v nasprotju s poslanstvom zagotavljanja uravnoteženega in raznolikega programa.
The Commission is of the opinion that the main task, as defined in Article 13c(1) of the Media Act, is rather broadly defined, but can be considered to meet — in accordance with the wording of the Amsterdam protocol — the ‘democratic, social and cultural needs’ of Dutch society.
Komisija meni, da je glavna naloga, kot je opredeljena v členu 13c(1), opredeljena precej široko, vendar se lahko šteje, da – v skladu z Amsterdamskim protokolom – izpolnjuje „demokratične, družbene in kulturne potrebe“ nizozemske družbe.
Thus, the definition in the legislation is sufficiently clear and precise in relation to the main task, and does not contain any manifest errors.
Opredelitev v zakonodaji je torej dovolj jasna in natančna glede glavne naloge in ne vsebuje nobenih očitnih napak.
Paragraph 40 of the Broadcasting Communication states that in order to benefit from the exemption under Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty, the public service remit should be entrusted to the Dutch public broadcasters by means of an official act.
Odstavek 40 Sporočila o radiodifuziji navaja, da morajo biti nizozemske javne radiotelevizijske postaje pooblaščene za opravljanje poslanstva javnih storitev z uradnim aktom, da bi bilo to poslanstvo upravičeno do izjeme na podlagi člena 86(2) Pogodbe ES.
The Commission notes that the Media Act formally entrusts the NOS with the task of performing the public service task defined in Article 13c and the supporting legislation.
Komisija ugotavlja, da Zakon o medijih uradno pooblašča NOS za opravljanje javnih storitev, opredeljenih v členu 13c in podporni zakonodaji.
The public broadcasters are given the right to broadcast programmes on the public channels by Article 31 of the Media Act, and the Commission considers that the main task of broadcasting programmes is clearly entrusted to the public broadcasters.
Člen 31 Zakona o medijih daje javnim radiotelevizijskim postajam pravico do oddajanja programov na javnih kanalih in Komisija meni, da so za glavno nalogo oddajanja programa dovolj pooblaščene javne radiotelevizijske postaje.
In Chapter 6.3 of the Broadcasting Communication, it is explained that the proportionality test that the Commission must carry out is twofold.
V poglavju 6.3 Sporočila o radiodifuziji je pojasnjeno, da je ocena sorazmernosti, ki jo mora opraviti Komisija, dvojna.
On the one hand, the Commission has to calculate the net cost of the public service task entrusted to the Dutch public broadcasters and verify whether or not this cost has been over-compensated.
Na eni strani mora Komisija izračunati neto strošek naloge javnih storitev, za katero so bile pooblaščene nizozemske javne radiotelevizijske postaje, in preveriti, ali so za ta strošek dobile prekomerno nadomestilo ali ne.
When compensating an undertaking, the state aid must not exceed the net costs of the public service mission.
Pri nadomestilu za podjetje državna pomoč ne sme presegati neto stroškov opravljanja javnih storitev.
To arrive at the net cost, account should also be taken of other direct or indirect revenues derived from the public service mission.
Pri izračunu neto stroškov je treba upoštevati tudi druge neposredne ali posredne prihodke iz opravljanja javnih storitev.
Therefore, the net benefit of the exploitation of the public service activities will be taken into account in assessing the proportionality of the aid.
Zato se bo pri oceni sorazmernosti pomoči upoštevala neto izkoriščanje dejavnosti javnih storitev.
On the other hand, the Commission has to investigate any information at its disposal suggesting that public broadcasters have distorted competition in commercial markets more than is necessary for the fulfilment of the public service mission.
Po drugi strani mora Komisija preveriti vse razpoložljive informacije, ki kažejo, da so javne radiotelevizijske postaje izkrivljale konkurenco na komercialnih trgih bolj, kot je potrebno za opravljanje javnih storitev.
For example, a public service broadcaster, in so far as lower revenues would be covered by the state aid, might be tempted to depress prices of advertising or of other non-public service activities on the market, so as to reduce the revenue of competitors.
Če bi nižje prihodke krila državna pomoč, bi javna radiotelevizijska postaja na primer morda poskušala znižati tržne cene oglaševanja ali drugih storitvenih dejavnosti, ki niso namenjene javnosti, da bi tako znižala prihodke konkurentov.
Such a practice would require additional state funding to compensate for the revenues forgone from commercial activities and would therefore indicate the presence of over-compensation of public service obligations.
Taka praksa bi zahtevala dodatno državno financiranje za nadomestilo izgubljenih prihodkov iz komercialnih dejavnosti in bi torej kazala na prekomerno nadomestilo za obveznosti javnih storitev.
Transparency and cost-allocation
Preglednost in razporeditev stroškov
The Commission first needs to determine the cost of the SGEI.
Komisija mora najprej določiti stroške za storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
As the Dutch public broadcasters also carry out non-public service activities, they are required by Commission Directive 80/723/EEC of 25 June 1980 on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings, as amended by Commission Directive 2000/52/EC, to keep separate accounts for the different activities carried out.
Ker nizozemske radiotelevizijske postaje opravljajo tudi storitvene dejavnosti, ki niso namenjene javnosti, se v Direktivi Komisije 80/723/EGS z dne 25. junija 1980 o preglednosti finančnih odnosov med državami članicami in javnimi podjetji, kakor je bila spremenjena z Direktivo Komisije 2000/52/ES, od njih zahteva, da vodijo ločene račune za različne dejavnosti.
Costs and revenues must be correctly assigned on the basis of clearly established, objective cost accounting principles.
Stroški in prihodki morajo biti pravilno dodeljeni na podlagi jasno določenih, objektivnih računovodskih načel.
Costs that are entirely attributable to public service activities, while benefiting also commercial activities, need not be apportioned between the two and can be entirely allocated to public service.
Med obema vrstama dejavnosti ni treba porazdeliti le stroškov, ki jih je mogoče v celoti pripisati dejavnostim javnih storitev, pri čemer imajo od tega koristi tudi komercialne dejavnosti, ti stroški se lahko tako v celoti dodelijo javnim storitvam.
The Transparency Directive has been implemented in the Netherlands through an amendment of the Competition Act (‘Mededingingswet’).
Direktiva o preglednosti je bila v nizozemsko zakonodajo prenesena s spremembo Zakona o konkurenci („Mededingingswet“).
Moreover, a special Decree obliges public broadcasters to keep separate accounts for all side activities and association activities.
Poleg tega poseben Odlok obvezuje javne radiotelevizijske postaje, da vodijo ločene račune za vse stranske dejavnosti in društvene dejavnosti.
On the basis of this, the Dutch authorities have provided information on the costs and revenues of public broadcasters in the period 1994-2005.
Na podlagi tega so nizozemski organi zagotovili informacije o stroških in prihodkih javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj v obdobju med leti 1994 in 2005.
Under the Transparency Directive, Member States are required to ensure not only that separate accounts are kept for public service and non-public service activities, but also that all costs and revenues are correctly allocated on the basis of consistently applied and objectively justifiable cost accounting principles and that the cost-allocation principles according to which the separate accounts are maintained are clearly established.
V skladu z Direktivo o preglednosti morajo države članice zagotoviti ne samo, da se ločeni računi vodijo za dejavnosti javnih storitev in storitvene dejavnosti, ki niso namenjene javnosti, ampak tudi, da so vsi stroški in prihodki pravilno razporejeni na podlagi dosledno rabljenih in objektivno upravičenih načel stroškovnega računovodstva ter da so jasno vzpostavljena načela razporeditve stroškov, po katerih se vzdržujejo ločeni računi.
However, the Commission notes that the Decree does not determine how the public broadcasters have to allocate costs that are shared by the public service and the non-public service activities.
Vendar pa v tej zadevi Komisija ugotavlja, da Odlok ne določa, kako morajo javne radiotelevizijske postaje razporediti stroške, ki so skupni dejavnostim javnih storitev in storitvenim dejavnostim, ki niso namenjene javnosti.
Information from the Dutch authorities confirms, moreover, that the public broadcasters use different methods to allocate costs.
Informacije nizozemskih organov dodatno potrjujejo, da javne radiotelevizijske postaje uporabljajo različne metode za razporeditev stroškov.
The authorities argue that on an individual level the allocation is correct, but that due to the choices individual broadcasters make regarding the allocation, the allocation may differ from one broadcaster to the other.
Organi trdijo, da je na individualni ravni dodelitev pravilna, ampak se lahko zaradi izbire posameznih radiotelevizijskih postaj glede razporeditve razlikuje od ene radiotelevizijske postaje do druge.
The Commission finds, however, that the fact that there is no consistency between the different broadcasters is an indication that the Decree does not sufficiently prescribe how the cost allocation should take place.
Vendar Komisija ugotavlja, da dejstvo, da ni doslednosti med različnimi radiotelevizijskimi postajami, kaže, da v Odloku ni zadovoljivo predpisano, kako mora razporeditev stroškov potekati.
Therefore, on the basis of the information submitted by the Dutch authorities, it cannot be concluded that the costs are correctly allocated on the basis of accepted cost-allocation methods.
Na podlagi informacij, ki so jih predložili nizozemski organi, torej ni mogoče skleniti, da so stroški pravilno razporejeni na podlagi sprejetih metod za razporeditev stroškov.
Consequently, the Commission considers that all the net revenues of the commercial activities of the public service broadcasters should be taken into account in determining whether state funding has been proportional to the public service costs.
Komisija zato meni, da bi bilo treba pri ugotavljanju, ali je bilo državno financiranje sorazmerno s stroški javnih storitev, upoštevati vse neto prihodke komercialnih dejavnosti javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj.
This is also consistent with the Dutch legislative framework that applies to the public service broadcasting system and which obliges broadcasters to use for public service purposes all of their profits, including those from commercial activities.
To je tudi v skladu z nizozemskim zakonodajnim okvirom, ki se uporablja za sistem javne radiodifuzije in ki radiotelevizijske postaje obvezuje, da za namene javnih storitev uporabijo vse svoje dobičke, vključno z dobički iz komercialnih dejavnosti.
Proportionality of public funding
Sorazmernost javnega financiranja
According to paragraph 57 of the Broadcasting Communication, state aid must not exceed the net costs of the public service incurred by the broadcaster.
Glede na odstavek 57 Sporočila o radiodifuziji državna pomoč ne sme presegati neto stroškov javnih storitev, ki jih ima radiotelevizijska postaja.
Thus, after having determined the net costs of the public service it has to be established whether the total amount of state funding does not exceed this figure.
Po izračunu neto stroškov javnih storitev je torej treba ugotoviti, ali skupni znesek državnega financiranja ne presega te številke.
If a complete or meaningful cost allocation has not taken place, the net revenues of all the activities that have benefited directly or indirectly from public funding have to be taken into account for the calculation of the net public service costs.
Če ni bilo popolne in smiselne razporeditve stroškov, je treba pri izračunu neto stroškov javnih storitev, kot je bilo navedeno zgoraj, upoštevati neto prihodke vseh dejavnosti, ki so imele neposredno ali posredno korist od javnega financiranja.
Only the revenues of the commercial ‘stand-alone’ activities do not have to be taken into account in establishing the net costs of the public service mission.
Pri določitvi neto stroškov opravljanja javnih storitev ni treba upoštevati samo prihodkov komercialnih „samostojnih“ dejavnosti.
These are activities which have not benefited directly or indirectly — for example by way of cheaper production inputs — from state funding or which have paid the full value of inputs which they share with or result from the public service activity.
To so dejavnosti, ki niso imele neposredne ali posredne koristi – na primer zaradi cenejših proizvodnih vložkov – od državnega financiranja ali ki so plačale polno vrednost vložkov, ki si jih delijo z dejavnostjo javnih storitev ali izhajajo iz nje.
In the Dutch public service broadcasting system, there is neither the concept of ‘stand-alone’ activities nor a meaningful and complete allocation of resources between different activities of broadcasters.
V nizozemskem sistemu javne radiodifuzije ne obstajata niti koncept „samostojnih“ dejavnosti niti smiselna in popolna razporeditev sredstev med različnimi dejavnostmi radiotelevizijskih postaj.
Moreover, the Media Act stipulates that all the net revenues of main and side tasks, side activities and association activities have to be used for the fulfilment of the public service mission.
Poleg tega Zakon o medijih določa, da je treba uporabiti vse neto prihodke glavnih in stranskih nalog, stranskih dejavnosti in društvenih dejavnosti za opravljanje javnih storitev.
Consequently, the net costs of the public service activities are determined by taking into account the revenues from all activities of the public service broadcasters.
Zato se neto stroški dejavnosti javnih storitev določijo z upoštevanjem prihodkov iz vseh dejavnosti javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj.
The calculation is therefore as follows:
Zato je izračun tak:
first, the net costs of the public service are determined by deducting from the total costs of providing the public services, the net revenues derived from the exploitation of the public service (main and side tasks);
prvič, neto stroški javnih storitev se določijo tako, da se od skupnih stroškov opravljanja javnih storitev odštejejo neto prihodki od uporabe javnih storitev (glavne in stranske naloge);
second, all other net commercial revenues are taken into account (side and association activities);
drugič, upoštevajo se vsi neto komercialni prihodki (stranske in društvene dejavnosti);
third, all the forms of public funding are added up.
tretjič, seštejejo se vse oblike javnega financiranja.
First, the annual state financing and the Stifo payments which are considered to be ‘existing aid’ measures.
Prvič, letno državno financiranje in plačila iz sklada Stifo, ki štejejo za ukrepe „veljavne pomoči“.
Then the ad hoc financing (payments from the FOR and the matching funds) and payments from the CoBo Fund, which are considered as ‘new aid’ measures.
Drugič, ad hoc financiranje (plačila iz sklada FOR in dopolnilnih sredstev) ter plačila iz sklada CoBo, ki štejejo za ukrepe „nove pomoči“.
The sum of all the above items determines whether or not the total state funding exceeds the total net public service costs or, in other words, whether or not there has been over-compensation of the public service tasks.
Vsota vseh zgornjih elementov pokaže, ali skupno državno financiranje presega skupne neto stroške javnih storitev oziroma, z drugimi besedami, ali je prišlo do prekomernega nadomestila nalog javnih storitev ali ne.
As regards the free provision of technical services and facilities by the NOB, the measure should, in principle, be taken into account in the assessment of the over-compensation.
Kar zadeva brezplačno zagotavljanje tehničnih storitev in sredstev s strani NOB, bi bilo treba ukrep načeloma upoštevati pri oceni prekomernega nadomestila.
However, it is not necessary to explicitly include the measure in the calculations, since the benefits from the free technical service can be considered to be compensating costs that would otherwise have had to be financed.
Vendar pa ukrepa ni nujno izrecno vključiti v izračune, saj se lahko koristi od brezplačne tehnične storitve štejejo kot izravnalni stroški, ki bi jih sicer bilo treba financirati.
Thus, having to pay the costs in question would have increased by the same amount the costs of the public service entrusted to the Dutch public broadcasters.
Torej če bi morali plačati zadevne stroške, bi to za enak znesek povečalo stroške javnih storitev, za katere so pooblaščene nizozemske javne radiotelevizijske postaje.
The inclusion of these costs would therefore not alter the final net result.
Vključitev teh stroškov torej ne bi spremenila končnega neto rezultata.
Decision to initiate the procedure and period under investigation
Odločitev o sprožitvi postopka in obdobje preiskave
In the decision to initiate the procedure, the Commission quantified over-compensation, on a preliminary basis, as €110 million. The calculation was based on incomplete figures on the actual amount of transfers to the reserves and of the level of reserves held by the public service broadcasting system as a whole during the years 1992-2002.
Komisija je v svoji odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka predhodno ocenila znesek prekomernega nadomestila, in sicer v višini 110 milijonov EUR. Izračun je temeljil na nepopolnih številkah o dejanskem znesku prenosov v rezerve in višini rezerv sistema javne radiodifuzije kot celote v obdobju med leti 1992 in 2002.
The authorities had not at the time provided complete data on individual broadcasters.
Organi takrat niso predložili popolnih podatkov o posameznih radiotelevizijskih postajah.
After initiating the procedure the Commission received the cost and revenue figures of the individual broadcasters, which are more detailed than the overall figures provided at the time of the opening of the procedure.
Po sprožitvi postopka je Komisija prejela številke o stroških in prihodkih posameznih radiotelevizijskih postaj, ki so podrobnejše od skupnih številk, predloženih ob sprožitvi postopka.
Moreover, the new information provides actual data up to 2005 and also includes an estimate for 2006.
Poleg tega nove informacije zagotavljajo dejanske podatke do leta 2005 in vključujejo tudi oceno za leto 2006.
This Decision concerns the ad hoc payments which were paid as of 1994 and covers the period up to 2005.
Ta odločba se nanaša na ad hoc plačila, ki so se izplačevala od leta 1994, in zajema obdobje do leta 2005.
As regards the end date, the Dutch authorities invited the Commission to take into account the figures from 2006 too.
Kar zadeva končni datum, so nizozemski organi pozvali Komisijo, naj upošteva tudi številke iz leta 2006.
However, the Commission does not consider this to be appropriate, since figures from 2006 are only estimates for the ongoing budget year.
Vendar pa Komisija meni, da to ne bi bilo primerno, saj so številke za leto 2006 samo ocene za tekoče proračunsko leto.
Assessment of the compensation of the individual public service broadcasters
Ocena nadomestila posameznih javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj
It appears that 14 out of the 19 public service broadcasters were over-compensated in the period 1994-2005.
Zdi se, da je v obdobju med leti 1994 in 2005 prekomerno nadomestilo prejelo 14 od 19 javnih radiotelevizijskih postaj.