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As regards other emergency preparation measures and staff training obligations imposed on Tieliikelaitos the Commission has not been provided with sufficient information to exclude that, as is claimed by the complainants, they are not more burdensome than the risk management measures its competitors are carrying out (all undertakings must prepare for emergency conditions, it being a part of all undertakings’ risk management system).
V zvezi z drugimi ukrepi za pripravljenost v izrednih razmerah in obveznostmi usposabljanja osebja, ki so bile naložene podjetju Tieliikelaitos, Komisija ni dobila dovolj podatkov, da bi lahko izključila trditve pritožnikov, ki navajajo, da ti ukrepi niso bolj obremenilni od ukrepov za obvladovanje tveganja, ki jih izvajajo konkurenčni ponudniki (vsa podjetja se morajo pripravljati na izredne razmere, saj je to del sistema obvladovanja tveganja v vseh podjetjih).
Furthermore, the Commission notes that the respective obligations only extended to roads whose maintenance was entrusted to Tieliikelaitos itself.
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da so zadevne obveznosti veljale le za ceste, ki jih je vzdrževalo podjetje Tieliikelaitos.
However, there is no need to pursue further the examination of this point as it appears that there are problems with the fulfilment of other Altmark criteria.
Te točke ni treba dodatno preiskovati, ker tudi druga merila Altmark niso ustrezno izpolnjena.
None of the measures described in Section 2.4 was targeted at compensating the possible financial burden created by the respective tasks.
Namen ukrepov iz oddelka 2.4 ni bil nadomestiti finančno breme, ki bi lahko nastalo zaradi zadevnih nalog.
This goes against points 90 and 91 of the Altmark judgement, which presuppose a link between the costs and the compensation (compensation to be set ex ante on the basis of objective parameters).
To je v nasprotju s točkama 90 in 91 sodbe Altmark, ki predpostavljata povezavo med stroški in nadomestilom (nadomestilo se mora določiti predhodno na podlagi objektivnih parametrov).
There is nothing of that kind in the case of Tieliikelaitos.
V zadevi Tieliikelaitos takšne povezave ni.
In fact, the various advantages have been granted and calculated on the basis of objectives that are wholly unrelated to the alleged public service obligations.
Različne ugodnosti so bile dodeljene in izračunane na podlagi ciljev, ki sploh niso povezani z domnevnimi obveznostmi javnih služb.
Thus, the second Altmark criterion is not fulfilled.
Torej tudi drugo merilo Altmark ni izpolnjeno.
Furthermore, the data provided by the Finnish authorities do not make it possible for the Commission to conclude that the compensation does not exceed what is necessary to cover costs incurred in the discharge of the public service obligations (third Altmark criterion).
Poleg tega na podlagi podatkov, ki so jih zagotovili finski organi, Komisija ne more sklepati, da nadomestilo ne presega zneska, ki je potreben za kritje stroškov, nastalih pri izpolnjevanju obveznosti javnih služb (tretje merilo Altmark).
The fact that that there were no public service compensations budgeted after the end of the transitional period further supports the contention that the package of measures carried out for the benefit of Tieliikelaitos was not needed to help it to cope with the alleged public service obligations.
Dejstvo, da po koncu prehodnega obdobja v proračunu ni bilo nadomestil za javne storitve, še dodatno podpira ugovor, da ukrepi, izvedeni v korist podjetja Tieliikelaitos, niso bili potrebni zato, da bi podjetje lažje izpolnjevalo domnevne obveznosti javnih služb.
Finally, Tieliikelaitos was not selected to provide the respective services through an open tender procedure.
Nenazadnje podjetje Tieliikelaitos za opravljanje zadevnih storitev ni bilo izbrano po odprtem postopku.
Nor were the costs involved determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately equipped, would have incurred.
Poleg tega nastali stroški niso bili določeni na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih imelo dobro vodeno in ustrezno opremljeno tipično podjetje.
The set of measures taken together therefore cannot be considered to exclude the involvement of State aid on the basis of the Altmark criteria.
Na podlagi meril Altmark zato za sprejete ukrepe ne more veljati, da ne pomenijo državne pomoči.
Therefore, the Commission must analyse whether the measures concerned are selective (Chapter 6.2 below), confer an advantage upon Tieliikelaitos that is financed through State resources (Chapter 6.3 below), and whether they distort or threaten to distort competition and affect trade between Member States (Chapter 6.4 below).
Komisija mora analizirati, ali so zadevni ukrepi selektivni (poglavje 6.2), ali dajejo prednost podjetju Tieliikelaitos, ki se financira iz državnih sredstev (poglavje 6.3), ter ali izkrivljajo oz. bi lahko izkrivljali konkurenco in vplivali na trgovino med državami članicami (poglavje 6.4).
All these elements are cumulative conditions for the finding that a measure involves State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) EC.
Vsi ti elementi so kumulativni pogoji, na podlagi katerih se ugotovi, ali ukrep pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
Selectivity of the measures
Selektivnost ukrepov
It is not contested that all the relevant measures were either specifically designed for Tieliikelaitos or are limited to undertakings benefiting from the Finnish State Enterprise status.
Ni sporno, da so bili vsi zadevni ukrepi posebej oblikovani za podjetje Tieliikelaitos ali pa so omejeni na podjetja, ki imajo koristi od statusa finskega državnega podjetja.
It is equally clear that, in the markets where it is active, Tieliikelaitos is in competition with undertakings that are not State Enterprises.
Prav tako je jasno, da podjetje Tieliikelaitos na trgih, na katerih je dejavno, konkurira z nedržavnimi podjetji.
As such, the Commission considers that the measures at stake are selective.
Zato Komisija meni, da so zadevni ukrepi selektivni.
Existence of a selective advantage granted through the use of State resources
Obstoj selektivne prednosti, odobrene z uporabo državnih sredstev
Under this heading the Commission will verify whether or not the measures put in place by the Finnish government are financed through State resources and confer a selective advantage to Tieliikelaitos.
Pod tem naslovom bo Komisija preverila, ali se ukrepi finske vlade financirajo z državnimi sredstvi in zato omogočajo prednost podjetju Tieliikelaitos.
The latter entails assessing whether the measures in question lighten for Tieliikelaitos the burdens normally assumed in an undertaking’s budget and are therefore to be regarded as an economic advantage which it would not have obtained under normal market conditions.
Pri tem je treba ugotoviti, ali zadevni ukrepi razbremenjujejo podjetje Tieliikelaitos bremena, ki je običajno predvideno v proračunu podjetja, in ali se zato šteje kot gospodarska prednost, ki je v običajnih tržnih pogojih podjetje ne bi pridobilo.
Grant of a preferential State loan
Dodelitev prednostnega državnega posojila
The long-term borrowed capital in the amount of EUR 39,5 million (FIM 237 million) provided to Tieliikelaitos at the moment of its formation has been defined differently by the complainants and the Finnish authorities.
Dolgoročni dolžniški kapital v znesku 39,5 milijona EUR (237 milijonov FIM), dodeljen podjetju Tieliikelaitos ob njegovi ustanovitvi, so pritožniki in finski organi opredelili različno.
While the former considered it to be a loan, the latter considered it to be the transfer of assets with a repayment obligation.
Medtem ko so pritožniki menili, da je ta kapital posojilo, so ga finski organi označili za prenos sredstev z obveznim vračilom.
In this respect the Commission considers that the definition of the measure is less important than its actual impact on the charges borne by the undertaking concerned, namely whether it relieves that undertaking of charges it would normally have to bear.
Komisija meni, da opredelitev ukrepa ni toliko pomembna kot njegov dejanski vpliv na stroške zadevnega podjetja, in sicer ali podjetje razbremenjuje stroškov, ki bi jih običajno imelo.
For the purposes of evaluating aid element of the measure, the situation should be viewed from the point of view of the private lender at the moment the loan was approved.
Zaradi ocenitve elementa pomoči v ukrepu je treba razmere obravnavati s stališča zasebnega posojilodajalca v času odobritve posojila.
As the respective promissory note of the Finland’s State Treasury was signed on 28 December 2000 (State Enterprise loan No 6030-14), for the purposes of calculation of State aid element of the preferential loan, the Commission has to use the reference rate that was in force at that date for Finland.
Ker je bila zadevna zadolžnica finske državne zakladnice podpisana 28. decembra 2000 (posojilo za državno podjetje št. 6030-14) mora Komisija za izračun elementa državne pomoči prednostnega posojila uporabiti referenčno stopnjo, ki je bila takrat veljavna za Finsko.
In line with the relevant Commission notice the applicable rate to be applied throughout the duration of the credit agreement thus is 5,7 % — the interest rate calculated as five-year interbank swap rate plus a premium of 75 basis points.
V skladu z zadevnim obvestilom Komisije je tako veljavna stopnja, ki se uporablja za kreditno pogodbo, 5,7 % – obrestna mera, izračunana kot petletna medbančna menjalna obrestna mera, plus premija 75 baznih točk.
Thus, in 2001 Tieliikelaitos benefited from 4,7 percentage point lower interest rate, in 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively 4,2, 3,2 and 2,2, and in subsequent years — 0,7 percentage point lower interest rate.
Tako je za podjetje Tieliikelaitos leta 2001 veljala za 4,7 odstotne točke nižja obrestna mera, leta 2002 4,2-odstotna, leta 2003 3,2-odstotna in leta 2004 2,2 ter v naslednjih letih za 0,7 odstotne točke nižja obrestna mera.
Multiplying the respective interest rate difference with the outstanding credit sum at the beginning of each year, the Commission has arrived at the total aid element of EUR 7,2 million.
Z množenjem ustrezne razlike obrestne mere z neporavnano vsoto kredita na začetku vsakega leta je Komisija izračunala skupaj 7,2 milijona EUR pomoči.
To the extent the loan has been granted at an interest rate lower than the market rate, the State has foregone resources that could have accrued to it, had it provided the loan in question at market rent.
S posojilom, ki je bilo odobreno po nižji obrestni meri od tržne stopnje, se je država odpovedala virom, ki bi jih lahko prejela, če bi zadevno posojilo odobrila po tržni ceni.
As such, Tieliikelaitos receives an advantage granted through State resources.
Tako ima podjetje Tieliikelaitos prednost, ker prejema državna sredstva.
Land and gravel sites
Zemlja in gramozni teren
With respect to the land and gravel sites put at the disposal of Tieliikelaitos, first of all the question arises as to whether this implies a State aid.
V zvezi z zemljo in gramoznim terenom, ki sta bila dana na voljo podjetju Tieliikelaitos, se najprej pojavi vprašanje, ali to pomeni državno pomoč.
In this respect, the Commission notes that the land and gravel sites in question had already been at the disposal of Tieliikelaitos prior to its incorporation.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je imelo podjetje Tieliikelaitos zadevno zemljo in gramozni teren na voljo že pred ustanovitvijo.
Indeed, the predecessor of Tieliikelaitos, the Road Service within the Finnish administration, already had at its disposal the very same land and gravel sites.
Predhodnik podjetja Tieliikelaitos, tj. služba za ceste v okviru finske uprave, je namreč že imela isto zemljo in gramozni teren.
The creation of Tieliikelaitos seems to have merely established the ‘road production’ section of the Road Service as a separate entity, without affecting the means at the disposal of this entity.
Z ustanovitvijo podjetja Tieliikelaitos je bil sektor „proizvodnje cest“ uveden zgolj kot ločeno podjetje brez vpliva na sredstva, ki so mu na voljo.
Secondly, the decision to initiate formal proceedings has raised the issue of the adequate valuation of the land and gravel sites.
Poleg tega je odločitev o sprožitvi uradnega postopka že sprožila vprašanja o ustrezni oceni zemlje in gramoznega terena.
In the present case, the value of the land and gravel sites has been assessed by an independent asset valuer namely Catella Real Estate Consulting Ltd. The Finnish authorities decided to revise the value established by the independent asset valuer from EUR 21,5 million to EUR 19 million because, in the opinion of the Finnish authorities, Catella’s assessment did not take properly into account three factors explained in Chapter 5.2.
V tem primeru je zemljo in gramozni teren ocenil neodvisni cenilec, in sicer družba Catella Real Estate Consulting Ltd. Finski organi so se odločili, da popravijo vrednost, ki jo je določil neodvisni cenilec, in sicer z 21,5 milijona EUR na 19 milijonov EUR, ker po mnenju finskih organov družba Catella v oceni ni ustrezno upoštevala treh dejavnikov iz poglavja 5.2.
Moreover, according to the auditor (Ernst and Young) of Tieliikelaitos’ books during the transitional period, the value entered into Tieliikelaitos’ books was still too high and it approved extraordinary depreciations of the value of land and gravel sites at the level EUR 4,3 million. The valuation by Ernst and Young was in addition verified by the brokerage company IceCapital Securities Ltd, which certified that the land and gravel sites were valued in Tieliikelaitos’ balance sheet at a price above their market value.
Poleg tega je bila v skladu z revizorjem (Ernst and Young) v prehodnem obdobju v poslovnih knjigah podjetja Tieliikelaitos še vedno vknjižena vrednost previsoka ter je vsebovala nenavadno amortizacijo vrednosti zemlje in gramoznega terena v višini 4,3 milijona EUR. Oceno revizorja Ernst and Young je preverila tudi borznoposredniška družba Icecapital Securities Ltd, ki je potrdila, da sta bila zemlja in gramozni teren v bilanci stanja podjetja Tieliikelaitos ocenjena nad tržno vrednostjo.
The complainants contest the valuations carried out.
Pritožniki nasprotujejo izvedenim ocenam.
The Commission considers that it is not necessary to definitively decide whether a State aid has been granted in connection with the land and gravel sites, as any such aid would be compatible with the common market for the reasons set out in Section 7.2.
Komisija meni, da ni treba dokončno določiti, ali je bila državna pomoč dodeljena za zemljo in gramozni teren, saj bi bila vsaka taka pomoč združljiva s skupnim trgom zaradi razlogov iz oddelka 7.2.
Attribution of negotiated contracts in road services
Oddajanje naročil cestnih storitev po postopku s pogajanji
The method of calculating the price for negotiated contracts in the road sector necessarily leads to a price that is higher than the market price, since it takes as point of departure the price of a comparable tendered contract, which is itself comparable to the market price, and then increases such price in order to take into consideration structural disadvantages of Tieliikelaitos, that are not otherwise compensated.
Z metodo izračunavanja cene za naročila v sektorju cestnih storitev, oddana po postopku s pogajanji, se izračuna ceno, ki je višja od tržne cene, ker je izhodišče cena primerljivega naročila, oddanega po odprtem postopku, ki je primerljiva s tržno ceno, nato pa se takšno ceno zviša, da se upoštevajo strukturne pomanjkljivosti podjetja Tieliikelaitos, ki se drugače ne morejo zakriti.
This confers an economic advantage to Tieliikelaitos, which is financed through State resources: Tieliikelaitos obtains from the State more money than a normal market operator would obtain for an equivalent service.
To daje gospodarsko prednost podjetju Tieliikelaitos, ki se financira z državnimi sredstvi. Podjetje Tieliikelaitos od države dobi za enakovredno storitev več denarja kot običajen ponudnik na trgu.
While the complainants believe that the total aid related to negotiated contracts amounted EUR 21,5 million, the Finnish authorities, based on the Expert Statement, consider that Tieliikelaitos has gained an advantage of at most EUR 8,5 million from negotiated contracts.
Medtem ko pritožniki menijo, da je celotna pomoč v zvezi z naročili, oddanimi po postopku s pogajanji, znašala 21,5 milijona EUR, finski organi na podlagi strokovnega poročila menijo, da je podjetje Tieliikelaitos pri naročilih, oddanih po postopku s pogajanji, imelo korist v vrednosti največ 8,5 milijona EUR.
The Commission notes that there is a considerable heterogeneity with respect to the degree of risk involved and the kind of work requested in the different contracts concluded between the Road administration and the different operators, including Tieliikelaitos.
Komisija ugotavlja, da so naročila glede na vključeno stopnjo tveganja in vrsto zahtevanega dela pri različnih naročilih, sklenjenih med cestno upravo in različnimi izvajalci, vključno s podjetjem Tieliikelaitos, zelo raznovrstna.
The two main types of contracts were on the one hand maintenance and planning contracts, and on the other hand plan and implement contracts.
Dve glavni vrsti naročila so bila naročila za vzdrževanje in načrtovanje ter načrtovanja in izvajanja.
In order to establish the advantage Tieliikelaitos has received through its negotiated contracts, the Commission considers that it is appropriate to compare the price paid by the Finnish government for these negotiated contracts to the price paid by the Finnish government for tendered contracts, which have a comparable degree of risk and involve a comparable kind of work.
Komisija meni, da je ustrezno primerjati ceno, ki jo je plačala finska vlada za naročila, oddana po postopku s pogajanji, s ceno, ki jo je finska vlada plačala za naročila, oddana na podlagi javnega razpisa, ki imajo primerljivo stopnjo tveganja in vključujejo primerljivo vrsto dela, s čimer se lahko ugotovi korist podjetja Tieliikelaitos, pridobljena z naročili s pogajanji.
The negotiated contracts have been exclusively maintenance and planning contracts.
Naročila s pogajanji so bila izključno naročila za vzdrževanje in načrtovanje.
Accordingly, for establishing the advantage received by Tieliikelaitos, the Commission has to compare the margins of Tieliikelaitos in negotiated maintenance and planning contracts to the margins of Tieliikelaitos in tendered maintenance and planning contracts.
Torej mora Komisija za določitev koristi, ki jo je prejelo podjetje Tieliikelaitos, primerjati marže v naročilih podjetja Tieliikelaitos za vzdrževanje in načrtovanje z maržami v naročilih za vzdrževanje in načrtovanje, ki jih je podjetje Tieliikelaitos izvedlo na podlagi javnih razpisov.
IceCapital has carried out an analysis of the respective profit margins.
Družba IceCapital je analizirala zadevne dobičke.
Its report shows that the difference in profit margins has procured Tieliikelaitos an advantage of EUR 8,5 million.
V poročilu navaja, da je podjetje Tieliikelaitos zaradi razlike v dobičkih imelo korist v višini 8,5 milijona EUR.
At the same time, the Commission considers that Tieliikelaitos total benefit related to negotiated contracts is slightly larger than EUR 8,5 million. The difference of EUR 8,5 million was calculated using the final margin of negotiated contracts (the margin after the annual expenditure adjustment procedure).
Hkrati Komisija meni, da je celotna korist podjetja Tieliikelaitos v zvezi z naročili, oddanimi po postopku s pogajanji, nekoliko večja od 8,5 milijona EUR. Razlika 8,5 milijona EUR je bila izračunana na podlagi končne marže naročil, oddanih po postopku s pogajanji (marža po letnem postopku prilagajanja izdatkov).
As stressed by the complainants and not contested by the Finnish authorities, during the transitional period the undertaking could thus benefit every year from the value of annual downwards ‘adjustment’ without paying the corresponding interest.
Kot so poudarili pritožniki, finski organi pa temu niso nasprotovali, bi lahko podjetje v prehodnem obdobju vsako leto izkoristilo vrednost letnega znižanja, ne da bi plačalo ustrezne obresti.
Therefore, in addition to EUR 8,5 million difference in margins, Tieliikelaitos benefited from short-term interest-free credits.
Zato je imelo podjetje Tieliikelaitos poleg 8,5 milijona EUR razlike v maržah koristi od kratkoročnih brezobrestnih kreditov.
Knowing that the amount of expenditure downwards adjustments during the transitional period amounted to EUR 16,8 million and that credit interest rates in this period did not exceed 5,7 %, the value of the benefit Tieliikelaitos kept from these short-term interest-free credits is not higher than EUR 1 million.
Če upoštevamo, da so se izdatki v prehodnem obdobju znižali na 16,8 milijona EUR in da obrestne mere kredita v tem obdobju niso presegale 5,7 %, vrednost koristi podjetja Tieliikelaitos, nastala s kratkoročnimi brezobrestnimi krediti, ni višja od 1 milijona EUR.
Thus, the total aid element related to the conditions of the road service contracts attributed to Tieliikelaitos under negotiated procedure during the transitional period approximately amounts to EUR 9,5 million.
Zato skupni element pomoči, ki je bil v prehodnem obdobju podjetju Tieliikelaitos dodeljen po postopku s pogajanji za naročila cestnih storitev, znaša približno 9,5 milijona EUR.
Attribution of contracts for ferry services under a negotiated procedure
Dodelitev naročil trajektnih storitev, oddanih po postopku s pogajanji
The Commission notes that the first attempt by the Finnish authorities to shift from negotiated to tendered contracts for ferry services did not bring the expected results.
Komisija ugotavlja, da prvi poskus finskih organov, da bi naročila za trajektne storitve, ki se oddajajo po postopku s pogajanji, spremenili v naročila, ki se oddajajo po odprtem postopku, ni ustvaril pričakovanih rezultatov.
The prices obtained in the call for tenders were much higher than the prices of the negotiated contracts in force between the Road Administration and Tieliikelaitos.
Cene, dosežene pri odprtem postopku, so bile veliko višje od cen naročil, oddanih po postopku s pogajanji, sklenjenih med cestno upravo in podjetjem Tieliikelaitos.
Furthermore, acceptance of the tender’s results would not serve the goal of liberalizing the market as it would result in the strengthening of Tieliikelaitos position (Tieliikelaitos offer was still the cheapest).
Poleg tega sprejetje rezultatov odprtega postopka ne bi ustrezalo cilju liberalizacije trga, ker bi povzročilo okrepitev položaja podjetja Tieliikelaitos (ponudba podjetja Tieliikelaitos je bila še vedno najcenejša).
Therefore Finland is looking for a new procurement model that would put all potential bidders on a level playing field.
Zato Finska išče nov model za javna naročila, ki bi vsem možnim ponudnikom omogočil enake konkurenčne pogoje.
The continuation of the negotiated contracts does not give any advantage to Tieliikelaitos since the conditions of negotiated contracts do not reflect adequately the need for renewal of equipment.
Nadaljnja uporaba naročil, ki se oddajajo po postopku s pogajanji, podjetju Tieliikelaitos ne omogoča koristi, ker pogoji naročil, oddanih po postopku s pogajanji, ne vključujejo ustrezne potrebe po obnovi opreme.
Rather, the continuation of the negotiated contracts creates hence a disadvantage for Tieliikelaitos.
Zato nadaljnja uporaba naročil, oddanih po postopku s pogajanji, povzroča škodo podjetju Tieliikelaitos.
Accordingly, the Commission takes the position that the price paid by the Road Administration to Tieliikelaitos for the negotiated ferry contracts is not above the market price.
Komisija vsekakor meni, da cena, ki jo je plačala cestna uprava podjetju Tieliikelaitos za naročila trajektnih storitev, oddanih po postopku s pogajanji, ni višja od tržne cene.
Hence, the Commission concludes that the remuneration does not involve State aid.
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da nadomestilo ne vključuje državne pomoči.