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Applying the Aspocomp case-law to the present case, France considers that the State would have been called upon to pay additional redundancy payments for a total cost of between EUR […] and […] million, which would have led ultimately to a total liquidation cost chargeable to the State of between EUR […] and […] million.
Francija, ki za obravnavani primer uporablja sodno prakso Aspocomp, meni, da bi morala država plačati dodatne odpravnine v skupni višini med […] in […] milijoni EUR, kar bi nazadnje privedlo do skupnega stroška likvidacije v breme države med […] in […] milijoni EUR.
According to that approach, the analysis of actual costs which would have been paid by the State shareholder shows that the cost to the State of the sale of SNCM at a negative price of EUR 158 million is lower than the actual cost which it would have had to bear in the event of the compulsory liquidation of the undertaking.
V skladu s tem pristopom analiza dejanskih stroškov, ki bi šli v breme države delničarke, kaže, da je za državo strošek prodaje družbe SNCM po negativni ceni 158 milijonov EUR nižji od dejanskega stroška, ki bi ga morala nositi v primeru sodne likvidacije podjetja.
In conclusion, the French authorities consider that that amount cannot be classified as State aid.
Skratka, francoski organi menijo, da tega zneska ni mogoče opredeliti kot državno pomoč.
The joint capital contribution of the shareholders
Skupni kapitalski vložek delničarjev
France takes the view that, through that shareholding, it acted like a well-informed investor because, first, it intervened concurrently as a minority shareholder alongside BCP and VT and, secondly, that shareholding enjoys a fixed capital return of […] % per year, which exempts the State from exposure in respect of performance of the business plan.
Francija meni, da je s to udeležbo ravnala kot preudaren vlagatelj, ker je po eni strani posredovala sočasno in manjšinsko skupaj z družbama BCP in VT ter po drugi strani, ker ta delež prinaša plačilo v fiksnem kapitalu v višini […] % na leto, kar državo reši tveganja izvajanja poslovnega načrta.
France states that that rate of return is very satisfactory for a private investor.
Francija namreč navaja, da je ta stopnja donosnosti zelo zadovoljiva za zasebnega vlagatelja.
It states, however, that no payment would be due in the event that SNCM is put into receivership or compulsory liquidation or the cancellation clause is exercised by the purchasers.
Vendar pa pojasnjuje, da v primeru prisilne uprave ali sodne likvidacije družbe SNCM ali če bi kupci uporabili razvezno klavzulo, ne bi bilo dolgovano nobeno plačilo.
The additional social measures (aid to individuals)
Dodatni socialni ukrepi (pomoč za osebe)
France takes the view that, by relying on the Commission’s practice in previous decisions, in particular the SFP – Société française de production file, that that financing constitutes aid to individuals which does not benefit the undertaking.
Francija, ki se sklicuje na prakso odločanja Komisije, zlasti v zadevi SFP – Société française de production, meni, da to financiranje pomeni pomoč za osebe, ki ne koristi podjetju.
Accordingly, the implementation from public funds of additional social measures for persons laid off, without those measures relieving the employer from its usual responsibilities, falls within the scope of the social policy of the Member States and is not State aid.
Zato naj bi bila izvedba dodatnih socialnih ukrepov v korist odpuščenih oseb, omogočena z javnimi sredstvi, ne da bi ti ukrepi delodajalca razbremenili njegovih običajnih stroškov, del socialne politike držav članic in naj ne bi pomenila državne pomoči.
If the Commission were, however, to classify part or all of the new measures as State aid, France draws the Commission’s attention to the fact that the new measures, by ensuring that SNCM becomes viable again, allows competition to be maintained on the markets in question, in particular the market in services to Corsica.
Če bi Komisija vseeno vse nove ukrepe ali del teh ukrepov opredelila kot državno pomoč, Francija opozarja Komisijo na dejstvo, da naj bi novi ukrepi, ki zagotavljajo obnovitev sposobnosti preživetja družbe SNCM, omogočali ohranitev konkurenčnosti na zadevnih trgih, zlasti na trgu povezav s Korziko.
As regards the determination of any compensatory measures to be imposed on SNCM, France suggests that the Commission take into account the structure of the market.
Kar zadeva določitev morebitnih izravnalnih ukrepov, ki jih je treba naložiti družbi SNCM, Francija predlaga, naj Komisija upošteva strukturo trga.
Accordingly, a reduction in SNCM’s capacity would be such as to strengthen the position of CFF on the market of services to Corsica as dominant from then on.
Tako bi zmanjšanje zmogljivosti družbe SNCM lahko okrepilo odslej prevladujoči položaj družbe CFF na trgu povezav s Korziko.
The lifting of the restrictions placed by the annulled decision of 2003
Odprava omejitev, določenih z razveljavljeno Odločbo iz leta 2003
The decision to initiate the 2002 formal investigation procedure
Odločba o uvedbi formalnega postopka preiskave iz leta 2002
Comments of Corsica Ferries (CFF)
Pripombe družbe Corsica Ferries (CFF)
Disputing, first, that SNCM is an undertaking in difficulty within the meaning of the guidelines, CFF raises the question whether SNCM can become profitable on the non-subsidised routes.
CFF najprej izpodbija trditev, da bi bila družba SNCM podjetje v težavah v smislu smernic, in se sprašuje o sposobnosti družbe SNCM, da bi postala donosna na nesubvencioniranih linijah.
Moreover, CFF notes that, contrary to what is stated in the restructuring plan, services are still operated to Livorno.
CFF poleg tega ugotavlja, da se v nasprotju z napovedmi iz načrta prestrukturiranja še vedno opravljajo povezave z Livornom.
On the subject of cost reduction, CFF regrets that it does not have access to particular parts of the restructuring plan about which its representatives have levelled criticism.
Kar zadeva vprašanje znižanja stroškov, CFF obžaluje, da nima dostopa do nekaterih podatkov iz načrta prestrukturiranja, v zvezi s katerim so njeni zastopniki izrekli kritike.
CFF is of the view that the calculation by the French authorities resulting in the sum of EUR 76 million is purely notional while the capital to debt ratio of 79 % decided upon by the French authorities seems exaggerated.
CFF meni, da je izračun francoskih organov, ki je privedel do zneska v višini 76 milijonov EUR, popolnoma fiktiven, medtem ko se ji razmerje lastniškega kapitala do finančnih dolgov v višini 79 %, ki so ga določili francoski organi, zdi pretirano.
So far as concerns SNCM’s shareholdings, CFF notes that some of the subsidiaries are of no relevance to the activities of the shipping company’s activities.
Kar zadeva deleže družbe SNCM, CFF navaja, da nekatere od hčerinskih družb niso koristne za dejavnosti pomorske družbe.
CFF concludes that the planned aid circumvents the cabotage regulation and renders the invitation to tender for Marseilles to Corsica services meaningless.
Skratka, po mnenju družbe CFF je cilj načrta pomoči zaobiti ureditev kabotaže in odvzeti smisel javnemu razpisu za povezave iz Marseilla na Korziko.
CFF emphasises that the planned aid should not result in facilitating a more aggressive commercial bid on the part of SNCM.
CFF vztraja, da načrtovana pomoč ne sme omogočiti agresivnejše komercialne ponudbe družbe SNCM.
It suggests that restructuring aid should not be granted until 2007 and only if SNCM loses the next tender in 2006, which would be the only scenario that would genuinely put the public shipping company in difficulty.
Predlaga, naj bo pomoč za prestrukturiranje odobrena šele leta 2007 in samo če SNCM ne bi uspelo na prihodnjem javnem razpisu leta 2006, kar je edini scenarij, ki bi javno pomorsko družbo resnično pahnil v težave.
Comments of the Stef-TFE group
Pripombe skupine Stef-TFE
According to the Stef-TFE group, SNCM’s shares in CMN should be analysed as purely financial assets.
Skupina Stef-TFE trdi, da je treba deleže družbe SNCM v družbi CMN analizirati kot popolnoma finančna sredstva.
According to the Stef-TFE group, CMN and SNCM are independent and in competition with each other on routes other than those from Marseilles, even though both are co-contractors under the public service delegation contract.
Po mnenju skupine Stef-TFE sta družbi CMN in SNCM neodvisni in si konkurirata na linijah, ki niso linije z odhodom iz Marseilla, čeprav sta sopogodbenici na podlagi pogodbe o prenosu pooblastil javne službe.
The letter states that the Stef-TFE group would undertake ‘to buy back all or part, and preferably all, of SNCM’s shares in CMN’, whose value it estimates at between EUR 15 and 17 million, if the Commission were to take the view, under conditions it might impose in its final decision, that ‘such a transfer is necessary to ensure that the restructuring plan is properly balanced’.
V dopisu je navedeno, da bi se skupina Stef-TFE obvezala, da „odkupi vse deleže ali del deležev družbe SNCM v družbi CMN, a najraje celotni delež“, katerega vrednost ocenjuje na od 15 do 17 milijonov EUR, če bi Komisija pod pogoji, ki bi jih lahko določila v svoji končni odločbi, menila, da „je tak prenos potreben za dobro ravnotežje načrta prestrukturiranja“.
Comments of representatives of local authorities
Pripombe predstavnikov lokalnih skupnosti
The mayor of the city of Marseille, the president of the general council of Bouches-du-Rhône and the president of the regional council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur pointed out the economic importance of SNCM’s role in the regional economy.
Župan mesta Marseille, predsednik generalnega sveta Bouches-du-Rhône in predsednik regionalnega sveta Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur poudarjajo gospodarski pomen družbe SNCM za regionalno gospodarstvo.
The president of the regional council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur added that the conditions for SNCM’s restructuring plan to guarantee viability appear to be satisfied.
Predsednik regionalnega sveta Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur dodaja, da se mu zdijo pogoji za to, da načrt prestrukturiranja družbe SNCM zagotavlja sposobnost preživetja podjetja, izpolnjeni.
The president of the executive council of the Assembly of Corsica submitted a resolution of that assembly of 18 December 2002 at which that assembly issued ‘a favourable opinion’ regarding SNCM’s planned recapitalisation.
Predsednik izvršnega sveta skupščine Korzike je predložil sklep razprave navedene skupščine z dne 18. decembra 2002, na kateri je skupščina Korzike izdala „ugodno mnenje“ za načrt finančne sanacije družbe SNCM.
Comments of the Corsica Transport Office
Pripombe Office des Transports de Corse (Prometnega urada Korzike)
The Corsica Transport Office (OTC) emphasised that the tender issued for the public service delegation contract had resulted in only one bid being submitted, namely that of the CMN and SNCM group.
Office des Transports de Corse (OTC) poudarja, da je na javni razpis, objavljen za pogodbo o prenosu pooblastil javne službe, prišla ena sama ponudba, to je ponudba skupine CMN in SNCM.
Wishing to maintain a reliable high-quality service, the Corsican regional and local authorities included in the contract financial mechanisms for compensation or correction linked with the efficiency and reliability of services.
Ozemeljska skupnost Korzike, ki je želela ohraniti zanesljive in kakovostne povezave, je v svojo pogodbo vključila finančne mehanizme za nadomestila ali popravke na podlagi učinkovitosti in zanesljivosti storitev.
Moreover, it noted that the Corsican regional and local authorities took account of supply trends since 1996 in services from ports in mainland France in order to limit the public service obligations to services operated from Marseilles.
Nazadnje je navedeno, da je ozemeljska skupnost Korzike upoštevala razvoj ponudbe od leta 1996 pri povezavah iz pristanišč celinske Francije, da ne bi obveznosti javne službe omejila samo na povezave iz Marseilla.
The OTC also notes that the disappearance of SNCM ‘would immediately lead to a major reduction in services’ as it is currently the only company capable of meeting the requirements of the contract with regard to passenger transport.
OTC navaja tudi, da bi izginotje družbe SNCM, ker je danes edina družba, ki je sposobna izpolnjevati zahteve pogodbe v zvezi s potniškim prometom, „nemudoma povzročilo veliko zmanjšanje storitev“.
It notes, in addition, the influence of SNCM in the Corsican economy.
Poleg tega opozarja na pomen družbe SNCM za gospodarstvo Korzike.
The decision to extend the procedure of 2006
Odločba o razširitvi postopka iz leta 2006
CFF notes the size of the amounts in question, their disproportionate nature in relation to SNCM’s turnover and the fact that they were paid to SNCM before the Commission took a view on classification pursuant to Article 87(1) EC.
CFF poudarja pomen zadevnih finančnih zneskov, njihovo nesorazmernost glede na promet družbe SNCM in dejstvo, da so bili družbi SNCM izplačani, preden je Komisija odločila o opredelitvi na podlagi člena 87(1) ES.
CFF draws the Commission’s attention to the fact that the French State’s support for SNCM is a strategic step in the development of CFF.
CFF opozarja Komisijo na dejstvo, da ima podpora francoske države za družbo SNCM strateški pomen za razvoj CFF.
Those unauthorised measures enable SNCM to have a very aggressive tariff policy on the routes in respect of which CFF has been present for 10 years and on which, for the first time since it was set up, it is losing market share.
Ti neodobreni ukrepi naj bi družbi SNCM omogočali izvajanje zelo agresivne cenovne politike na linijah, na katerih je CFF prisotna že 10 let in na katerih bi prvič od svoje uveljavitve izgubila tržne deleže.
CFF takes the view that there are alternatives to the presence of SNCM on all the routes at issue, falling within and outwith the public service delegation, which have various advantages both for SNCM and for competition in general.
CFF meni, da obstajajo še druge poti poleg prisotnosti družbe SNCM na vseh zadevnih linijah, na podlagi PPJS ali zunaj PPJS, ki naj bi prinašale številne ugodnosti za družbo SNCM in tudi konkurenco na splošno.
As regards the public service delegation, CFF takes the view that SNCM should reduce its services in respect of the routes operated under the pubic service delegation in order to prevent abuse of its dominant position on that market and avoid new investments and in order to implement a social plan restricted to 120 seasonal positions without having to terminate contracts for an indefinite term, which are more costly.
Kar zadeva PPJS, CFF meni, da bi morala SNCM zmanjšati svojo ponudbo na povezavah, ki jih izvaja na podlagi PPJS, da bi preprečila zlorabo svojega prevladujočega položaja na tem trgu, se izognila novim vlaganjem in vzpostavila socialni načrt, omejen na 120 sezonskih delovnih mest, ne da bi ji bilo treba ukiniti pogodbe za nedoločen čas, ki so dražje.
So far as concerns the routes outwith the public service delegation, CFF suggests that SNCM withdraw a seasonal vessel.
Kar zadeva linije zunaj PPJS, CFF predlaga, naj SNCM umakne sezonsko ladjo.
In respect of the amount of EUR 53,48 million, CFF wonders whether, there might be double counting in the calculation of the compensation of EUR 787 million authorised by the decision of the Commission in 2001.
Kar zadeva znesek v višini 53,48 milijona EUR, se družba CFF sprašuje o morebitnem dvojnem štetju v izračunu nadomestila v višini 787 milijonov EUR, odobrenem z Odločbo Komisije iz leta 2001.
CFF considers that, in spite of the fact that Altmark is subsequent to the signing of the public service delegation, the compensation paid pursuant to the latter must be examined in the light of the criteria laid down by that case-law.
Družba CFF meni, da čeprav je bila sodba Altmark izdana po podpisu PPJS, je treba nadomestila, izplačana na podlagi PPJS, preučiti glede na merila, določena v navedeni sodbi.
In that respect, CFF submits that, with the exception of the first criterion, the criteria in Altmark are not satisfied.
V zvezi s tem CFF meni, da nobeno merilo iz sodbe Altmark razen prvega ni izpolnjeno.
In respect of the fourth criterion in Altmark, CFF shares the Commission’s doubts as to whether SNCM may be regarded as having been a well-run and adequately equipped undertaking.
Zlasti kar zadeva četrto merilo iz sodbe Altmark, se CFF pridružuje dvomom Komisije o dejstvu, da bi bilo za družbo SNCM mogoče šteti, da je bila dobro vodeno in ustrezno opremljeno podjetje.
In that regard, CFF draws the Commission’s attention to the fact that nearly 50 % of SNCM’s losses were concentrated in the years 2000 and 2001, which suggests that SNCM’s losses were not attributable exclusively to the public service obligations.
V zvezi s tem CFF Komisijo opozarja na dejstvo, da naj bi skoraj 50 % izgub družbe SNCM nastalo v letih 2000 in 2001, kar naj bi kazalo, da izgub družbe SNCM ni mogoče pripisati izključno obveznostim javne službe.
As for the possibility of assessing that amount in the light of Article 86(2) EC, CFF considers that the Court of First Instance called upon the Commission to make an assessment merely as to the classification of that amount as aid and not as to whether it was justified pursuant to that article.
Glede možnosti ocene tega zneska na podlagi člena 86(2) ES družba CFF meni, da naj bi Sodišče prve stopnje Komisijo pozvalo k oceni, ki naj bi bila omejena na opredelitev tega zneska kot pomoči in ne na njegovo utemeljitev na podlagi navedenega člena.
The Commission was required to determine whether that amount was excessive in relation to the additional costs entailed by the public service obligations.
Komisija naj bi bila dolžna preveriti, da ta znesek ni previsok glede na dodatne stroške, povzročene z obveznostmi javne službe.
In respect of the process of competitive tendering for the transfer of the company, CFF takes the view that it was not fully transparent in so far as the undertaking selected, namely BCP, no longer controls the operations of SNCM, having handed over to the VT group.
Kar zadeva postopek javnega razpisa za odprodajo družbe, družba CFF meni, da ni bil popolnoma pregleden, ker izbrano podjetje, to je BCP, operativno ne vodi več družbe SNCM, saj je svoje mesto prepustilo skupini VT.
Furthermore, since the financial conditions had changed to become much more favourable to the purchasers, CFF raise the question of the principle of the equal treatment of investors which ought to have prevailed throughout the transaction.
Poleg tega, ker so finančni pogoji postali veliko ugodnejši za kupce, se CCF sprašuje o načelu enake obravnave vlagateljev, ki bi moralo veljati za celoten postopek.
As regards the negative transfer price of EUR 158 million, CFF is uncertain whether the criterion of the well-informed investor in a market economy applies to the present case.
Kar zadeva negativno prodajno ceno 158 milijonov EUR, CFF dvomi, da je bilo v tem primeru uporabljeno merilo preudarnega vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu.
First, CFF wonders whether the view can be taken that the transaction at issue was managed by the State at the same time as a significant and concurrent action of private operators involved in comparable circumstances, although the State recapitalised the company before the joint recapitalisation of the shareholders and the new restructuring plan.
Po eni strani se CFF sprašuje, ali je mogoče šteti, da je država zadevni postopek izvedla vzporedno s pomembnim in sočasnim posredovanjem zadevnih zasebnih subjektov v primerljivih razmerah, medtem ko je država družbo finančno sanirala pred skupno finančno sanacijo delničarjev in novim načrtom za prestrukturiranje.
On the other hand, CFF considers that, in the face of the serious financial circumstances of SNCM, a well-informed investor would have acted sooner in order not to have his investment depreciate.
Po drugi strani CFF meni, da bi glede na težke finančne razmere družbe SNCM preudaren vlagatelj posredoval prej in ne bi pustil razvrednotenja svoje naložbe.
CFF takes the view that the reference to the ABX Logistics case is irrelevant.
CFF meni, da sklicevanje na zadevo „ABX Logistics“ ni upoštevno.
Besides the fact that the circumstances of that case cannot be transposed to the present case, SFF notes a significant contribution of the recipient of the aid in that case, which was clearly not the case with SNCM.
Poleg dejstva, da okoliščin te zadeve ni mogoče prenesti na obravnavani primer, CFF poudarja bistveni prispevek upravičenca pomoči v tej zadevi, kar naj očitno ne bi veljalo v primeru družbe SNCM.
Furthermore, according to CFF, the decision of the Commission in 2006 did not take account of the costs related to the risk of action by the court in a liquidation of the undertaking concerned.
Poleg tega CFF navaja, da naj v Odločbi Komisije iz leta 2006 ne bi bili upoštevani stroški, povezani s tveganjem sodnih postopkov na podlagi likvidacije zadevnega podjetja.
In that respect, CFF submits that the national case-law relied on by France to justify the costs related to SNCM’s liquidation do not apply to the present case.
V zvezi s tem CFF meni, da nacionalne sodne prakse, na katero se sklicuje Francija, da bi utemeljila stroške, ki naj bi bili povezani z likvidacijo družbe SNCM, v tem primeru ni mogoče uporabiti.
CFF takes the view that the application of the Community case-law in Gröditzer and Hytasa to the present case can only lead to the conclusion that the State did not act like a private investor in so far as, in terms of that case-law, the capital contribution of the State was related to the sale of 75 % of its holding in SNCM, reducing accordingly the prospects of profit in return.
CFF meni, da lahko uporaba sodne prakse Skupnosti v zadevah Gröditzer in Hytasa v obravnavanem primeru privede samo do ugotovitve, da naj država ne bi ravnala kot zasebni vlagatelj, ker je bil v skladu z navedeno sodno prakso kapitalski vložek države povezan s prodajo 75 % njenega deleža v družbi SNCM, s čimer so se možnosti za donos zmanjšale.
Finally, CFF considers that the comparison between the liquidation costs and the recapitalisation costs should take into account the value of the assets, which is, in both cases, transferred to the purchaser.
Nazadnje CFF meni, da bi bilo treba pri primerjavi stroškov likvidacije in stroškov finančne sanacije upoštevati vrednost sredstev, ki je v obeh primerih prenesena na kupca.
CFF submits that the value of the asset sold to the purchasers varies between EUR 640 million and EUR 755 million, compared to the market value of the fleet used by SNCM which CFF valued at between EUR 644 million and EUR 664 million in August 2006.
CFF meni, da bi vrednost sredstev, prenesenih na kupce, nihala med 640 milijoni EUR in 755 milijoni EUR, ob upoštevanju prodajne vrednosti ladjevja, ki ga je uporabljala družba SNCM, ki jo CFF avgusta 2006 ocenjuje med 644 in 664 milijoni EUR.
As regards the determination of the measures subsequent to the recapitalisation of 2002 as restructuring aid, CFF is of the opinion that, although SNCM fulfils the conditions of an undertaking in difficulty under the 2004 guidelines in the period preceding the first recapitalisation of EUR 142,5 million, that classification becomes very questionable for the period preceding the second increase of capital of EUR 8,75 million inasmuch as the undertaking’s capital was built up again.
Kar zadeva oceno ukrepov po finančni sanaciji iz leta 2002 kot pomoči za prestrukturiranje, CFF meni, da čeprav SNCM v obdobju pred prvo finančno sanacijo v višini 142,5 milijona EUR izpolnjuje pogoje podjetja v težavah iz Smernic iz leta 2004, ta opredelitev postane zelo sporna za obdobje pred drugim povečanjem kapitala za 8,75 milijona EUR, ker so bila lastna sredstva podjetja obnovljena.
As regards the viability of the undertaking, CFF notes that the sale of SNCM is only partial and is not irrevocable having regard to the cancellation clauses negotiated with the purchasers.
CFF v zvezi s sposobnostjo preživetja družbe poudarja, da je odprodaja družbe SNCM samo delna in ni nepreklicna glede na razvezne klavzule, dogovorjene s kupci.