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The Commission considers it irrelevant for the purposes of this procedure that the 1978 Decree constituted a financing scheme.
Komisija meni, da je za namene tega postopka nepomembno, da je uredba iz leta 1978 pomenila shemo financiranja.
This Decree is very general in nature and the decisions on the amount of the grants awarded by the State and the BNM to the LNE were taken annually, on grounds and terms that could vary widely from one year to the next.
Ta predpis je dejansko zelo splošen, odločitve o znesku donacij, ki sta jih država in BNM dodelila LNE, pa so se sprejemale letno na podlagi izhodišč in pogojev, ki so se lahko iz leta v leto spreminjali.
Annual operating and investment grants awarded to the LNE therefore constitute new individual aid measures.
Letne donacije za poslovanje ter investicijska podpora, dodeljene LNE, potemtakem pomenijo nove individualne pomoči.
These aid measures were implemented without prior notification to the Commission.
Te pomoči so se izvajale brez predhodne priglasitve Komisiji.
They are therefore illegal.
Zato so nezakonite.
The exceptions in Article 87
Izjeme v členu 87
The exemptions laid down in Article 87(2) of the Treaty concerning aid having a social character, granted to individual consumers, aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences and aid granted to certain areas of the Federal Republic of Germany are clearly irrelevant to this case.
Odstopanja, določena v členu 87(2) Pogodbe, ki se nanašajo na pomoč socialnega značaja, dodeljeno posameznim potrošnikom, pomoč za povrnitev škode, ki so jo povzročile naravne nesreče ali izjemni dogodki, ter pomoč, dodeljeno nekaterim območjem Zvezne republike Nemčije, so v tem primeru očitno neumestna.
As for exemptions in Article 87(3) of the Treaty, the Commission notes that the aim of the aid in question is not to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment, that it is not designed to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest or to remedy a serious disturbance in the French economy.
Glede odstopanj iz člena 87(3) Pogodbe Komisija ugotavlja, da zadevna pomoč ni namenjena pospeševanju gospodarskega razvoja območij, kjer je življenjska raven izjemno nizka ali kjer je podzaposlenost velika, da ne pomeni pomembnega projekta skupnega evropskega interesa in da ne odpravlja resne motnje v francoskem gospodarstvu.
Nor is it intended to promote culture and heritage conservation.
Pomoč nadalje ni namenjena pospeševanju kulture in ohranjanju kulturne dediščine.
As for the exemption in Article 87(3)(c), the Commission considers that the doubts expressed when the procedure was initiated have not been dispelled: the aid in question does not facilitate the development of certain economic areas or of certain economic activities.
Kar zadeva odstopanja od člena 87(3)(c) Komisija meni, da se pomisleki, izraženi ob sprožitvi postopka, niso razpršili: z zadevnimi pomočmi ni mogoče pospešiti gospodarskega razvoja nekaterih regij ali nekaterih dejavnosti.
It should be noted in this connection that neither the French authorities nor the interested parties made use of the exemptions in Article 87(2) and (3) during the administrative procedure.
Pri tem je treba omeniti, da se med upravnim postopkom niso niti francoski organi niti zainteresirane stranke sklicevali na odstopanja, določena v členu 87(2) in (3).
In particular, France considered that the provisions of Article 87 would not be applicable as the measures examined would not distort competition or affect trade between the Member States.
Francija je predvsem menila, da določbe iz člena 87 niso veljavne, saj zadevni ukrepi ne izkrivljajo konkurence in ne prizadenejo trgovine med državami članicami.
Article 86(2)
Člen 86(2)
Under Article 86(2), undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest or having the character of a revenue-producing monopoly are subject to the rules contained in the Treaty, in particular to the rules on competition, in so far as the application of such rules does not obstruct the performance, in law or in fact, of the particular tasks assigned to them.
V členu 86(2) je določeno, da morajo podjetja, pooblaščena za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ravnati po pravilih iz te pogodbe, zlasti po pravilih o konkurenci, kolikor uporaba takšnih pravil pravno ali dejansko ne ovira izvajanja posebnih nalog, ki so jim dodeljene.
According to point 26 of the framework, the Commission will apply the provisions of the framework to non-notified aid if it was granted after 29 November 2005 and the provisions in force at the time the aid was granted, in all other cases.
Komisija v skladu s točko 26 okvira uporablja za nepriglašene pomoči določbe navedenega okvira, če je bila pomoč dodeljena po 29. novembru 2005, v vseh drugih primerih pa določbe, veljavne ob dodelitvi pomoči.
This procedure concerns aid granted before 29 November 2005.
Pomoči v tem postopku so bile dodeljene pred 29. novembrom 2005.
The Commission Communication on services of general interest in Europe [27], which was in force when the aid was granted, should therefore be applied.
Zato je primerno uporabljati sporočilo Komisije o „storitvah splošnega interesa v Evropi“ [27], ki je bilo veljavno ob dodelitvi pomoči.
Accordingly, where the rules apply, compatibility with those rules is based on three principles:
Kadar se pravila o konkurenci uporabljajo za pomoč v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve, temelji združljivost z navedenimi pravili v skladu s tem sporočilom na treh načelih:
neutrality with regard to the public or private ownership of companies,
nepristranost glede javnega ali zasebnega lastništva podjetij,
Member States’ freedom to define services of general interest, subject to control for manifest error,
države članice imajo pravico, da same opredelijo storitev splošnega interesa, upoštevajoč nadzor nad očitnimi napakami,
proportionality requiring that restrictions of competition and limitations of the freedoms of the single market do not exceed what is necessary to guarantee effective fulfilment of the task.
sorazmerje, zaradi katerega je treba zagotoviti, da omejitve konkurence in svoboščin enotnega trga ne presegajo tistega, kar je potrebno za zagotovitev učinkovite izpolnitve ciljev in nalog.
Neutrality
Nepristranost
There is no difficulty with compliance with the principle of neutrality in this case.
Izpolnjevanje načela nepristranosti v tem primeru ne povzroča nobenih težav.
Task of general economic interest
Naloga splošnega gospodarskega pomena
As regards the definition of the LNE’s public service task as a task of general economic interest, it is up to the Commission to assess the economic nature of the activity in question and to check that the Member State has not committed a manifest error of assessment by classifying it as a task of general interest.
Kar zadeva opredelitev nalog javnih storitev LNE kot nalog splošnega gospodarskega pomena, mora Komisija presoditi, ali je narava zadevnih dejavnosti gospodarska, in preveriti, da država članica ni zagrešila očitne napake pri presoji, s tem da jo je opredelila kot nalogo splošnega pomena.
It has already been established that the LNE’s activities in the public sector are economic activities.
Da so dejavnosti LNE v javnem sektorju gospodarske, je bilo že določeno.
As for the general interest classification, apart from the sectors in which this question is already covered by Community rules, the Member States enjoy wide discretionary powers, subject to a manifest error of assessment detected by the Commission.
Kar se tiče opredelitve splošnega pomena, z izjemo sektorjev, v katerih je to vprašanje že zajeto v predpisih Skupnosti, imajo države članice precejšnjo možnost presoje, ob upoštevanju očitne napake pri presoji, ki jo odkrije Komisija.
In this case, the Commission considers that the definition of the LNE’s public service tasks, as it derives from the 1978 text and the additions made in 2005, is sufficiently clear [28] and that there is therefore no manifest error of assessment on the part of the French authorities.
Komisija v zadevnem primeru meni, da je opredelitev nalog javnih storitev LNE, kakor izhajajo iz besedila iz leta 1978 in dopolnil iz leta 2005, dovolj jasna [28], ter da zato francoski organi niso zagrešili očitne napake pri presoji.
Moreover, undertakings entrusted with operating a service of general economic interest must have been entrusted with it through an act of public authority.
Poleg tega je treba podjetjem, ki jim je poverjeno opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, to nalogo podeliti z aktom državnega organa.
In this case, Law No 78-23 of 10 January 1978 and the 2005 Decrees are official acts of the public authorities.
V tem primeru so uradni akti državnega organa zakon št. 78-23 z dne 10. januarja 1978 in uredbe iz leta 2005.
In addition, from 1997, the performance contracts co-signed by the State set out the LNE’s tasks clearly and in detail.
Razen tega so naloge LNE od leta 1997 dalje jasno in natančno opisane v pogodbah o storitvah, ki jih je sopodpisala država.
The comments from interested parties, which essentially indicate that it would be impossible for the LNE’s competitors to draw the line between its public service obligations and its commercial activities, do not invalidate this conclusion.
Pripombe zainteresiranih strank, ki v bistvu navajajo, da bi bilo tako nemogoče, da bi konkurenti LNE določili mejo med morebitnimi obveznostmi javnih storitev in svojimi trgovinskimi dejavnostmi, ne ovržejo te ugotovitve.
They refer, in practice, to the requirement for separate accounts to be kept for activities that come under the heading of services of general economic interest and for commercial-type activities, in order to avoid any cross-subsidisation incompatible with the EC Treaty.
V resnici se nanašajo na zahtevo po ločenem računovodstvu za dejavnosti, ki izhajajo iz storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, navedenimi zgoraj, in dejavnosti trgovinske narave, da bi se izognili vsakemu navzkrižnemu subvencioniranju, nezdružljivemu s Pogodbo ES.
These latter points are discussed below.
Te zadnje točke so proučene v nadaljevanju.
Proportionality under Article 86(2) implies that the means used to fulfil the general interest task do not create unnecessary distortions of trade.
Sorazmernost po členu 86(2) Pogodbe pomeni, da sredstva, ki se uporabijo za izpolnjevanje naloge splošnega pomena, ne smejo ustvarjati nepotrebnega izkrivljanja trgovine.
Specifically, it has to be ensured that any restrictions imposed on the rules of the EC Treaty exceed what is necessary to guarantee effective fulfilment of the task.
Natančneje, zagotoviti je treba, da nobene omejitve pravil iz Pogodbe ES, ne presegajo tega, kar je nujno potrebno za zagotovitev učinkovitega izpolnjevanja naloge.
The performance of the service of general economic interest must be ensured and the entrusted undertakings must be able to bear the specific burden and the net extra costs of the particular task assigned to them.
Izvajanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega interesa mora biti zagotovljeno in podjetja, ki jim je to izvajanje poverjeno, morajo biti sposobna prenašati breme in dodatne neto stroške posamezne naloge, ki jim je dodeljena.
The Commission considers that the aid in question comes under the LNE’s general interest task.
Komisija meni, da spada zadevna pomoč v okvir nalog splošnega pomena LNE.
In this context, if the annual compensation paid by the public authorities does not exceed the net extra costs incurred by the LNE in the performance of the service of general economic interest, the principle of proportionality is satisfied.
Če je letno nadomestilo, ki ga javni organi izplačajo, nižje ali enako dodatnim neto stroškom, ki bremenijo LNE pri opravljanju storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, se v tem okviru spoštuje načelo sorazmernosti.
This can be verified if, when income and expenditure in the public and commercial sectors have been correctly entered in the analytical accounts, the result of the public sector including all grants in the financial year is negative or zero or generates a reasonable profit, particularly taking into account the activities and the sector in which LNE operates.
To dejstvo se lahko preveri, če se prihodki in odhodki v javnem in trgovinskem sektorju pravilno vnesejo v analitično računovodstvo, poslovni izid v javnem sektorju, vključno z vsemi donacijami v proračunskem letu, pa je negativen oziroma ničen oziroma ustvarja zmerni dobiček, pri čemer je treba predvsem upoštevati dejavnosti in sektorje, v katerih LNE deluje.
Validation of the LNE’s analytical accounting methodology
Potrditev metodologije analitičnega računovodstva LNE
The Commission has examined the methodology used for the LNE’s analytical accounts, in order to check whether it was indeed possible to identify all the income and expenditure relating to the service of general economic interest for the period 1993 to 2005 [29].
Komisija je proučila metodologijo, uporabljeno za analitično računovodstvo LNE, da bi preverila, če dejansko omogoča opredelitev vseh prihodkov in odhodkov za storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena v obdobju med 1993 in 2005 [29].
In 2005 the LNE’s analytical accounts were based on full costs, which entails identifying exactly all the activities, by means of a large number of operational sections (80) and functional sections (some 40).
Analitično računovodstvo LNE je leta 2005 temeljilo na knjiženju celotnih stroškov, ki ima za izhodišče natančno registriranje vseh izpolnjenih dejavnosti, s pomočjo precejšnjega števila operativnih (80) in funkcionalnih oddelkov (približno 40).
Revenue from the LNE’s commercial sector is made up of the turnover from services performed and from other products, including, for example, charging for the provision of staff, charging for carriage to the customer and withdrawals from contingency reserves.
Prihodki v trgovinskem sektorju LNE so sestavljeni iz prometa opravljenih storitev in drugih prihodkov, vključno z na primer zaračunavanjem za zagotavljanje osebja, zaračunavanjem poštnine za dostavo strankam in črpanjem iz varnostnih rezerv.
Revenue from the public sector includes the ‘studies’ turnover, the Metrology contract (ex-BNM), miscellaneous revenue (for example, from international technical cooperation), operating grants and the share of investment grants transferred to the profit and loss account.
Prihodki iz javnega sektorja zajemajo promet iz „raziskav“, meroslovno pogodbo (prejšnji BNM), različne prejemke (na primer iz mednarodnega tehničnega sodelovanja), donacije za poslovanje in delež pri investicijski podpori, ki se prenese na izkaz poslovnega izida.
The share of investment grants transferred to the profit and loss account includes the investment grants paid by the regional authorities.
V delež investicijske podpore, ki se prenese na izkaz poslovnega izida, je vključena investicijska podpora, ki jo nakažejo lokalne skupnosti.
Consequently, the grants in question, which helped finance the resources needed to perform the public service tasks entrusted to the LNE, are included in the analysis of the amount of compensation granted to the LNE to cover the costs of the general economic interest service tasks.
Zadevne donacije, s katerimi so se pridobila sredstva za financiranje, potrebna za izpolnjevanje nalog javnih storitev, poverjenih LNE, so zajete v analizi zneska nadomestila, dodeljenega LNE za kritje stroškov pri nalogah storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
The 2/3-1/3 breakdown between public and private sectors for the depreciation of buildings is in line with the use made of the ‘Trappes 3’ and ‘Trappes 4’ buildings.
Razdelitev amortizacij za stavbe v razmerju 2/3–1/3 med javnim in trgovinskim sektorjem je skladna z uporabo stavb na lokacijah Trappes 3 in Trappes 4.
Expenditure is similarly divided between the commercial and the public sectors.
Odhodki v trgovinskem in javnem sektorju so iste narave.
It is basically split between direct labour, purchases/outsourcing/direct costs, direct task expenses, indirect expenses, overheads, infrastructure and depreciation costs.
V glavnem se delijo na neposredno delo, nakupe/podizvajanje/neposredne stroške, neposredne stroške službenih potovanj, posredne stroške, splošne infrastrukturne stroške in stroške amortizacije.
As regards the depreciation and infrastructure costs of materials used in both the commercial and the public sector, these are calculated in the analytical accounts using widely accepted methods and on the basis of the rate of utilisation of these materials.
Kar zadeva natančneje stroške amortizacije in infrastrukturne stroške za materiale, uporabljene hkrati v trgovinskem in javnem sektorju, se ti v analitskem računovodstvu obračunajo z uporabo splošno priznanih metod glede na stopnjo uporabe teh materialov.
The Commission considers that the sampling carried out, which represents 70 % in value of the LNE’s materials and equipment and serves as the basis for calculating the 44/56 allocation ratio, is satisfactory.
Komisija meni, da je opravljeno vzorčenje, ki znaša 70 % vrednosti materialov in opreme LNE in na katerem temelji izdelava razmerja za dodelitev, ki je 44/56, zadovoljivo.
In addition, the application of this overall allocation ratio to the most costly equipment can be extended to the less expensive equipment, which complements the heavy equipment.
Ta splošni delež razdelitve za najdražjo opremo se lahko uporablja tudi za manj drago opremo, ki dopolnjuje težko opremo.
The 44/56 ratio is also acceptable for the whole of the period examined as the commercial sector activities were then on an upward trend [30].
Razmerje 44/56 je sprejemljivo za celotno obdobje preiskave, saj dejavnosti v trgovinskem sektorju kažejo trend zviševanja [30].
It is therefore reasonable to assume that the rate of utilisation recorded for public sector equipment in 2005 represents a minimum for the period 1993 to 2004.
Zato je primerno oceniti, da stopnja uporabe opreme v javnem sektorju v letu 2005 pomeni minimalno stopnjo za obdobje med 1993 in 2004.
Furthermore, the Commission considers that the upshot of the 10 % safety margin used by the French authorities in their recalculations for the period 1993 to 2004 is that the expenditure charged to the public sector is not overestimated and does not therefore warrant possibly excessive grants.
Komisija nadalje meni, da je učinek varnostne rezerve v višini 10 %, ki jo uporabljajo francoski organi pri svojih ponovnih izračunih za obdobje med 1993 in 2004, tak, da onemogoča precenitev stroškov, ki bremenijo javni sektor, in s tem ne upravičuje morebitnih prekomernih donacij.
The French authorities’ approach is therefore cautious.
Pristop francoskih organov je torej previden.
The Commission accordingly concludes that the LNE’s analytical accounts correspond to normally accepted standards and have no particular specificities and also that the recalculations done to present the accounts by sector [31] during the period 1993 to 2004 are acceptable [32].
Komisija po eni strani ugotavlja, da analitično računovodstvo LNE ustreza običajno priznanim standardom na tem področju in nima omembe vrednih posebnosti, po drugi strani pa, da so ponovni izračuni za pripravo računov po sektorjih [31] v obdobju med 1993 in 2004 sprejemljivi [32].
No overcompensation
Brez prekomernih nadomestil
The annual results of the public sector which include public grants and as established by the LNE’s analytical accounts, are as follows:
Letni poslovni izid v javnem sektorju, vključno z javnimi donacijami, kot je določeno z analitičnim računovodstvom LNE, je:
(EUR '000)
(v tisoč EUR)
Result public sector
Poslovni izid v javnem sektorju
Result/turnover public sector [33]
Poslovni izid/promet v javnem sektorju [33]
Since 1993, the results of the public sector, i.e. activities covered by services of general economic interest, have more often than not shown a loss despite the granting of the aid in question.
V poslovnih izidih v javnem sektorju, kar pomeni dejavnosti, ki jih zajemajo storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena, so bili od leta 1993 največkrat primanjkljaji, kljub dodelitvi zadevnih pomoči.
When a surplus is recorded, it is 2 % or less than the turnover generated in the public sector.
Kadar se pojavi presežek, je nižji ali enak 2 % ustvarjenega prometa v javnem sektorju.
The weighted result for the period 1993 to 2005 is a loss of 1,9 %.
Ponderiran poslovni izid za obdobje med 1993 in 2005 je izguba, ki znaša 1,9 %.
These results, generally negative, are clearly lower than what a reasonable profit would be for a comparable private undertaking.
Taki, v povprečju negativni poslovni izidi, so očitno nižji od zneska zmernega dobička za morebitno primerljivo zasebno podjetje.
Furthermore, the Commission has examined in detail the results and the turnover of the LNE and of the three interested parties, which have comparable activities to those of the LNE, for the period 1998 to 2005 [34].
Komisija je nadalje podrobno proučila poslovne izide in promet LNE in treh zainteresiranih strank, ki opravljajo podobne dejavnosti kot LNE, za obdobje med 1998 in 2005 [34].
This shows that the net result/turnover ratios were lower for the LNE (– 3,2 % for the LNE’s activities in the public sector, 0,6 % for all of its activities) than for the interested parties, whose ratios ranged between 0 % and 4 %.
Iz tega izhaja, da je imel LNE nižja razmerja „neto poslovnega izida na promet“ (– 3,2 % za dejavnosti LNE v javnem sektorju in 0,6 % za vse dejavnosti LNE) kot zainteresirane stranke, katerih razmerja znašajo med 0 % in 4 %.
This confirms that the profits made by the LNE in the public sector can be considered reasonable profits.
To potrjuje dejstvo, da se lahko dobički, ki jih je ustvaril LNE v javnem sektorju, obravnavajo kot zmerni dobički.
The Commission therefore concludes that the LNE has not benefited from any overcompensation for the costs of the services of general economic interest since 1993.
Komisija na podlagi tega ugotavlja, da LNE ni imel koristi od nobenega prekomernega nadomestila stroškov za storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena od leta 1993.
The public service compensations paid to the LNE during the period 1993 to 2005 constitute State aid that is compatible with Article 86(2) of the Treaty.
Nadomestila za javne storitve, ki so bila izplačana LNE v letih med 1993 in 2005, pomenijo državne pomoči, združljive s členom 86(2) Pogodbe.
It follows that it is not necessary to check the existence of any cross-subsidisation for the LNE [35] for its activities in the commercial sector.
Iz tega sledi, da ni treba preveriti, ali so obstajale navzkrižne donacije v korist LNE [35] za njegove dejavnosti v trgovinskem sektorju.
Non-commercial nature of certain of the LNE’s activities in the public sector
Negospodarska narava nekaterih dejavnosti LNE v javnem sektorju
It should be noted that, while some — although not many — of the LNE’s activities in the public sector should be considered non-commercial [36] and akin to public service tasks, checks should also be made to verify that the compensation paid by the public authorities remains equal to or less than the net costs incurred for the performance of these tasks [37].
Zdi se primerno opozoriti, da, če je treba nekatere, čeprav omejene, dejavnosti LNE v javnem sektorju obravnavati kot netrgovinske [36] in sorodne nalogam državnega organa, je treba tudi preveriti, ali so nadomestila, ki jih javni organi izplačajo, nižja ali enaka neto stroškom, nastalim pri izpolnjevanju navedenih nalog [37].
This analysis has already been carried out, for example, in paragraphs 115 to 120 and shows that there is no reason to object to the compensation in question.
Ta analiza je bila že opravljena zlasti v uvodnih izjavah od 115 do 120 in kaže, da ni razloga za nasprotovanje zadevnim nadomestilom.
It implies that the financing of these activities does not constitute State aid.
Vendar iz nje izhaja ugotovitev, da financiranje zadevnih dejavnosti ne pomeni državne pomoči.