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Moreover, the capital was needed as a buffer in the case of sudden drops in advertising revenue and under the law TV2 was not allowed to take out loans exceeding 4 % of annual turnover.
Poleg tega je bil kot varovalo potreben kapital v primeru nenadnega padca prihodka iz oglaševanja in TV2 po zakonu ni smela najemati posojil, ki presegajo 4 % letnega prometa.
In addition, according to the Danish authorities, the State was acting in accordance with the ‘market economy investor principle’, as TV2’s own capital did not exceed what a normal market investor would have injected.
Po mnenju danskih oblasti je država delovala tudi v skladu z „načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu“, saj lastniški kapital TV2 ni presegal kapitala, ki bi ga vložil običajen vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Such capital was not contrary to the Treaty, provided it was not used to cross-subsidise TV2’s commercial activities.
Tak kapital ni bil v nasprotju s Pogodbo, če se ni uporabljal za navzkrižno subvencioniranje komercialnih dejavnosti TV2.
Regarding TV2’s behaviour in the advertising market, the Danish authorities pointed out that TV2 had consistently set its prices so as to maximise revenue.
Kar zadeva ravnanje TV2 na oglaševalskem trgu, so danske oblasti izpostavile, da je TV2 dosledno določala svoje cene tako, da bi kar najbolj povečala svoj prihodek.
Prices were set purely according to supply and demand.
Cene so bile določene izključno glede na ponudbo in povpraševanje.
They were set annually on the basis of estimates by TV2’s advertising division of the commercial audience share (21-50 years old), the programme schedule, economic developments and the competitive situation on the market.
Določale so se letno na podlagi izračunov oglaševalskega oddelka TV2 o komercialnem deležu gledalcev (starostna skupina 21–50 let), programskega načrta, gospodarskih gibanj in konkurenčnih razmer na trgu.
TV2’s operating costs were not a factor in the estimate, nor was the amount of licence fee revenue.
Stroški poslovanja TV2 se niso upoštevali kot dejavnik za izračun in prav tako ne znesek prihodka iz naročnin.
TV2’s prices were the highest on the Danish market and therefore there was no question of undercutting prices, with an increased need for State funding as a result.
je imela najvišje cene na danskem trgu, zato nedvomno ni zniževala cen, kar bi povzročilo večjo potrebo po državnem financiranju.
The Danish authorities submitted a report prepared by RBB Economics on competition on the Danish television advertising market.
Danske oblasti so predložile poročilo, ki so ga pripravili pri RBB Economics, o konkurenci na danskem trgu za televizijsko oglaševanje.
The report concluded that the average net prices charged by TV2 were in fact higher than the prices charged by its competitors and that the differences in advertising rates charged by TV2 and TVDanmark were explained by differences in their relative strength in terms of programming and the ability to attract audiences.
V poročilu je bilo ugotovljeno, da so bile povprečne neto cene, ki jih je zaračunavala TV2, dejansko višje od cen, ki so jih zaračunavali njeni konkurenti, in da so razlike v cenah oglaševanja, ki sta jih zaračunavali TV2 in TVDanmark, pojasnjene z razlikami v njuni relativni moči v smislu programov in sposobnosti pridobivanja gledalcev.
Thirdly, following the Court’s judgment, the Commission asked the Danish authorities to give their analysis of its implications for the case.
Tretjič, Komisija je po sodbi Sodišča danske oblasti pozvala, naj izvedejo svojo analizo njenih posledic za zadevni primer.
The Danish authorities sent their observations and also submitted comments from TV2.
Danske oblasti so poslale svoje ugotovitve in predložile tudi pripombe TV2.
Concerning advertising revenue for 1995 and 1996, the Danish authorities and TV2 argued that the Danish State had no control over the amounts and therefore it should not be considered as State resources.
Danske oblasti in TV2 so v zvezi s prihodkom iz oglaševanja za leti 1995 in 1996 trdile, da danska država ni imela nadzora nad zneski in se zato ne bi smel obravnavati kot državna sredstva.
The Danish authorities did not confirm the figures put forward by the Commission, but explained that the calculation of advertising revenue for 1995 and 1996 had to take into account the fact that part of the money from the TV2 Fund was used to finance the TV2 regions, and that this part could only be financed from licence fee resources.
Danske oblasti niso potrdile podatkov, na katere se je sklicevala Komisija, ampak so pojasnile, da je bilo treba pri izračunu prihodka iz oglaševanja upoštevati dejstvo, da se je del denarja iz sklada TV2 porabil za financiranje regij TV2 in da se je ta del lahko financiral samo iz naročnin.
However, the Danish authorities conceded that advertising revenue should in any case be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the net cost of the public service remit and that it constituted income generated by public service activities.
Vendar pa so danske oblasti priznale, da bi se moral prihodek iz oglaševanja v vsakem primeru upoštevati za izračun neto stroškov mandata radijskih in televizijskih postaj ter da je predstavljal dohodek, ustvarjen iz dejavnosti javnih storitev.
They contended that when applying the Altmark criteria, the spirit and the purpose of the criteria had to be observed so that the facts of the particular case were taken into account.
Zatrdili so, da je bilo treba pri uporabi meril iz zadeve Altmark upoštevati smisel in namen meril, s čimer so se upoštevala dejstva posebne zadeve.
In their view, it followed from the judgment that the only requirement the Court had imposed on the Danish State was that it should, ‘in essence’, comply with the Altmark conditions.
Po njihovem mnenju je iz sodbe sledilo, da je bila edina zahteva, ki jo je Sodišče naložilo danski državi, ta, da naj „načeloma“ ravna v skladu s pogoji iz zadeve Altmark.
More specifically, the Danish authorities and TV2 held that the procedure used to set the licence fee was transparent and complied with the requirements of the second Altmark criterion, at least in essence, and in their view this was sufficient in the light of the Court’s judgment.
Danske oblasti in TV2 so zlasti menile, da je bil postopek za določanje naročnine, vsaj načeloma, pregleden in skladen z zahtevami drugega merila iz zadeve Altmark, in po njihovem mnenju je to zadostovalo v smislu sodbe Sodišča.
They considered that the third criterion was also met in so far as TV2 was allowed to keep a reasonable profit.
Menile so, da je bilo izpolnjeno tudi tretje merilo, v kolikor je bilo TV2 dovoljeno, da obdrži razumen dobiček.
Concerning the fourth Altmark condition, they highlighted the extensive controls which applied to TV2 and argued that the BUPA case and the Court’s judgment supported their claim that in this particular instance the test should be relaxed somewhat or should only be met in essence.
V zvezi s četrtim merilom iz zadeve Altmark so izpostavile obsežna preverjanja, ki so se uporabljala za TV2, ter trdile, da sta zadeva BUPA in sodba Sodišča podprli njihovo trditev, da bi bilo treba v tem primeru zahteve nekoliko ublažiti ali izpolniti samo njihov bistveni del.
Citing the Chronopost case [31], they also pointed out that in practice it was not possible to compare TV2 with a typical well-run undertaking.
S sklicevanjem na zadevo Chronopost [31] so tudi poudarile, da TV2 v praksi ni bilo mogoče primerjati s tipičnim dobro vodenim podjetjem.
In addition, the Danish authorities reiterated their view that under the market economy investor test, the compensation should be approved.
Poleg tega so danske oblasti ponovile svoje stališče, da bi moralo biti nadomestilo odobreno v skladu z načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu.
The Danish authorities and TV2 argued further that the State aid should be declared compatible.
Danske oblasti in TV2 so nadalje trdile, da bi bilo treba državno pomoč razglasiti za združljivo.
They explained the process that led to the build-up of capital in TV2 and highlighted the different reasons why this capital was necessary for TV2 to fulfil its public service tasks.
Pojasnili so proces, ki je privedel do povečanja kapitala v TV2, in izpostavile različne razloge, zakaj je TV2 ta kapital potrebovala za izpolnitev mandata za javno radijsko in televizijsko oddajanje.
Some third parties also submitted comments following the Court’s judgment.
Tudi nekatere tretje strani so po sodbi Sodišča predložile pripombe.
In essence, they argued that the Altmark conditions should not be found to be met, in particular, because the economic reports referred to by the Court were not sufficient to demonstrate that the second and fourth criteria were satisfied.
V bistvu so trdile, da se pogoji iz zadeve Altmark ne bi smeli šteti za izpolnjene, zlasti zato, ker gospodarska poročila, na katera se je sklicevalo Sodišče, niso zadovoljivo dokazala, da sta bili drugo in četrto merilo izpolnjeni.
They also contended that the Commission should maintain its conclusion in the annulled recovery decision, i.e. that the aid was not compatible.
Izjavile so tudi, da bi morala Komisija vztrajati pri svojem sklepu v razveljavljeni odločbi o izterjavi, tj. da pomoč ni bila združljiva.
STATE AID WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 107(1) TFEU
DRŽAVNA POMOČ V SMISLU ČLENA 107(1) PDEU
Article 107(1) TFEU provides that ‘Save as otherwise provided in the Treaties, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market’.
Člen 107(1) PDEU določa: „Razen če Pogodbi ne določata drugače, je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.“
The Commission has to assess whether the measures described above constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Komisija mora oceniti, ali zgoraj opisani ukrepi predstavljajo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
STATE RESOURCES AND ATTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY
DRŽAVNA SREDSTVA IN PORAZDELITEV ODGOVORNOSTI
The Commission has to assess whether the measures in question involve State resources.
Komisija mora oceniti, ali zadevni ukrepi vključujejo državna sredstva.
Concerning the licence fee, the Commission takes note of the Court’s findings in its judgment [32].
Komisija v zvezi z naročnino upošteva ugotovitve Sodišča iz njegove sodbe [32].
In particular, the amount is determined by the Danish authorities; the obligation to pay the licence fee does not arise from a contractual relationship between TV2 and the person liable to pay but simply from the fact of owning a television or radio receiver; where necessary, the licence fee is collected in accordance with the rules on the collection of personal taxes; and, lastly, it is the Danish authorities that determine TV2’s share of the income from licence fees.
Med drugim danske oblasti določijo znesek; obveznost plačila naročnine ne izhaja iz pogodbenega razmerja med postajo TV2 in njenimi naročniki, ampak zgolj iz dejstva, da imajo naročniki televizijski ali radijski sprejemnik; plačilo se po potrebi krije na podlagi pravil za pobiranje davkov; ter, nazadnje, danske oblasti določijo delež naročnin, ki se nakaže postaji TV2.
The Court concluded that licence fee resources are available to and under the control of the Danish authorities and that they therefore constitute State resources.
Sodišče je sklenilo, da s prihodki iz naročnine razpolagajo in jih nadzirajo danske oblasti ter so zato državna sredstva.
Concerning the advertising revenue for 1995 and 1996, the Court pointed out in its judgment that the licence fee and advertising revenue are different in nature [33].
Sodišče je v zvezi s prihodkom iz oglaševanja za leti 1995 in 1996 v svoji sodbi poudarilo, da sta naročnina in prihodek iz oglaševanja po svoji naravi različna [33].
In its judgment, the Court held [34] that the Commission had not stated sufficient reasons why the 1995 and 1996 advertising revenue should be considered State resources.
Sodišče je v svoji sodbi menilo [34], da Komisija ni navedla zadostnih razlogov, zakaj bi bilo treba prihodek iz oglaševanja obravnavati kot državna sredstva.
In light of the PreussenElektra ruling [35], the Commission has to demonstrate whether the advertising revenue for the years 1995 and 1996 can be classed as State resources.
Komisija mora glede na odločitev v zadevi PreussenElektra [35] dokazati, ali se lahko prihodek iz oglaševanja za leti 1995 in 1996 opredeli kor državna sredstva.
For this purpose, it has to assess whether this revenue was under the control of the Danish State.
V ta namen mora oceniti, ali je bil ta prihodek pod nadzorom danske države.
In this respect, the Commission takes note of the following factors relevant for deciding whether the 1995 to 1996 advertising revenue constituted State resources.
Komisija v zvezi s tem upošteva naslednje dejavnike, ki so pomembni za odločanje o tem, ali je prihodek iz oglaševanja leta 1995 in leta 1996 predstavljal državna sredstva.
In 1995 and 1996, TV2 received the advertising revenue from the TV2 Fund, which itself received the advertising revenue from TV2 Reklame A/S.
je leta 1995 in leta 1996 prejela prihodek iz oglaševanja iz sklada TV2, ta pa je prejel prihodek iz oglaševanja od TV2 Reklame A/S.
Reklame was a separate State-owned vehicle independent from TV2.
Reklame je bil ločen državni medij, neodvisen od TV2.
The company was set up to act as an agent for the sale of advertisements on TV2 on a commercial basis [36].
Podjetje je bilo ustanovljeno zato, da je delovalo kot zastopnik za prodajo oglasov na TV2 na komercialni podlagi [36].
Reklame had a contractual relationship with its advertising customers.
Reklame je imel pogodbeno razmerje s svojimi oglaševalskimi strankami.
There was no obligation to transfer revenue from TV2 Reklame to the TV2 Fund.
Prenos prihodka iz TV2 Reklame v sklad TV2 ni bil obvezen.
The transfer was instead decided by the Danish State [37].
Vendar pa se je za prenos odločila danska država [37].
The Minister of Culture decided what part of TV2 Reklame’s profits was to be transferred to the TV2 Fund.
Minister za kulturo je določil, kateri del dobička TV2 Reklame naj bi se prenesel v sklad TV2.
The decision was taken for one or more years at a time with the approval of the Danish Parliament (the Finance Committee).
Odločitev je bila sprejeta za eno ali več let hkrati z odobritvijo danskega parlamenta (finančnega odbora).
The Minister of Culture could decide that non-transferred profit should be used for repayment of the State guarantee issued previously for TV2 Reklame or for cultural purposes.
Minister za kulturo bi lahko odločil, da je treba neprenesen dobiček porabiti za vrnitev državnega poroštva, ki je bilo prej izdano za TV2 Reklame ali za kulturne namene.
In practice, in 1995 and 1996, the full amount of TV2 Reklame’s profits was transferred to the TV2 Fund.
V praksi se je leta 1995 in leta 1996 v sklad TV2 prenesel celoten znesek dobička TV2 Reklame.
The TV2 Fund was set up with the aim of providing TV2 with income from the licence fee resources and advertising revenue.
Sklad TV2 je bil ustanovljen z namenom, da TV2 zagotavlja dohodek iz naročnin in prihodek iz oglaševanja.
The TV2 Fund belonged to the TV2 group.
Sklad TV2 je pripadal skupini TV2.
It was administered by TV2’s board of directors.
Upravljal ga je upravni odbor TV2.
There was no obligation to transfer money from the TV2 Fund to TV2 every year.
Vsakoletni prenos denarja iz sklada TV2 na postajo TV2 ni bil obvezen.
Rather, the transfer to TV2 was decided by the Danish State.
Vendar pa se je za prenos na TV2 odločila danska država.
For under the law the TV2 Fund was obliged to transfer funds to TV2 in accordance with the framework budgets laid down by the Minister of Culture [38].
Po zakonu je bilo treba iz sklada TV2 prenesti sredstva na TV2 v skladu z okvirnimi proračuni, ki jih je določil minister za kulturo [38].
In practice, TV2 did not receive all the advertising revenue from the TV2 Fund in 1995 and 1996.
V praksi TV2 leta 1995 in leta 1996 ni prejela celotnega prihodka iz oglaševanja iz sklada TV2.
In addition, no distinction was made in the TV2 Fund accounts between advertising revenue and licence fee resources.
Poleg tega se v računovodskih izkazih sklada TV2 ni razlikovalo med prihodkom iz oglaševanja in sredstvi iz naročnin.
Revenue that was not transferred to TV2 accumulated in the TV2 Fund.
Prihodek, ki se ni prenesel na TV2, se je akumuliral v skladu TV2.
It was transferred to TV2 when the TV2 Fund was wound up.
Na TV2 se je prenesel takrat, ko je bil sklad TV2 ukinjen.
According to TV2 and the Danish authorities, the advertising revenue belonged to TV2 and TV2 was legally entitled to it.
Po mnenju TV2 in danskih oblasti je prihodek iz oglaševanja pripadal TV2 in TV2 je bila do njega pravno upravičena.
They referred to a letter from the Minister of Justice dated 22 November 2003, which stated that TV2 Fund’s resources could only be used to cover TV2’s activities.
Sklicevali so se na dopis ministra za pravosodje z dne 22. novembra 2003, v katerem je bilo navedeno, da se lahko sredstva iz sklada TV2 porabijo samo za kritje dejavnosti TV2.
According to TV2 and the Danish authorities, there was therefore a legal obligation to transfer the advertising revenue from the TV2 Fund to TV2 eventually.
Po mnenju TV2 in danskih oblasti je zato obstajala pravna obveznost, da se prihodek iz oglaševanja iz sklada TV2 sčasoma prenese na postajo TV2.
However, as indicated above, there was no obligation under the law to transfer all the advertising revenue to TV2 and it was for the Minister to take a specific decision on whether money was to be transferred to TV2, and if so how much.
Vendar, kot je nakazano zgoraj, po zakonu ni bilo nobene obveznosti, da se celoten prihodek iz oglaševanja prenese na TV2, posebno odločitev o tem, ali naj se denar prenese na TV2 in če bi se, kolikšen bi bil znesek, pa bi moral sprejeti minister.
Concerning TV2, it should be added that the broadcaster had no contractual relationship with advertisers and no influence on advertising activities [39].
V zvezi s TV2 je treba dodati, da postaja ni imela nobenega pogodbenega razmerja z oglaševalci in nobenega vpliva na oglaševalske dejavnosti [39].
The Danish government confirmed that the anticipated advertising revenue for the coming year was determined independently of TV2.
Danska vlada je potrdila, da je bil pričakovani prihodek iz oglaševanja za prihodnje leto določen neodvisno od TV2.
On the basis of the above information, the Commission considers that the Minister had control over the funds in TV2 Reklame and the TV2 Fund.
Komisija na podlagi zgoraj navedenih informacij meni, da je imel minister nadzor nad sredstvi v TV2 Reklame in skladu TV2.
In particular, it is noted that (i) it was the Danish State that decided whether part or all of the advertising revenue was to be transferred to the TV2 Fund and to TV2; (ii) in 1995 and 1996 TV2 did not receive all the advertising revenue; and (iii) the advertising revenue that was not transferred accumulated in the TV2 Fund, where it was, in practice, merged with the licence fees.
Zlasti je bilo ugotovljeno, da (i) je bila danska država tista, ki je odločila, ali se bo del ali celoten prihodek iz oglaševanja prenesel v sklad TV2 in na postajo TV2; (ii) TV2 leta 1995 in leta 1996 ni prejela celotnega prihodka iz oglaševanja; ter da (iii) se je prihodek iz oglaševanja, ki ni bil prenesen, akumuliral v skladu TV2, kjer se je v praksi združil z naročninami.
For these reasons, the Commission considers that, in this specific case, the advertising revenue for the years 1995 and 1996 that was transferred to TV2 via TV2 Reklame and the TV2 Fund constitutes State resources.
Komisija iz teh razlogov meni, da prihodek iz oglaševanja za leti 1995 in 1996, ki se je prenesel na TV2 prek TV2 Reklame in sklada TV2, v tem posebnem primeru predstavlja državna sredstva.
But even if the advertising revenue were not classed as State resources (quod non), it would make no difference to the amount of State aid that could be considered compatible.
Vendar tudi če prihodki iz oglaševanja ne bi bili opredeljeni kot državna sredstva (kar pa so bili), to ne bi spremenilo zneska državne pomoči, ki bi se lahko štel za združljivega.
In line with the Commission’s constant practice and the 2001 Broadcasting Communication [40], income derived from public service activity, such as advertising revenue, must be taken into account when calculating the net costs of the public service, which means that such revenue, even if not regarded as State resources, reduces the need for public financing.
V skladu s stalno prakso Komisije in Sporočilom o oddajanju [40] je treba pri izračunu neto stroškov javne storitve upoštevati dohodek, ki izhaja iz dejavnosti javnih storitev, kar pomeni, da tak prihodek, tudi če se ne šteje za državna sredstva, zmanjšuje potrebo po javnem financiranju.
The Danish authorities share this view [41].
Tako menijo tudi danske oblasti [41].
The ad-hoc transfer of resources to TV2 from the Radio Fund involved licence fee revenue that was made available to TV2 after a decision by the State.
Ad hoc prenos sredstev na TV2 iz radijskega sklada je vključeval prihodek iz naročnin, ki ga je TV2 dobila na razpolago po odločitvi države.
The same is true of the ad-hoc transfer from the TV2 Fund when it was wound up, since quite apart from the fact that the Danish State exercised control over the TV2 Fund, as mentioned earlier, the resources from the TV2 Fund were made available to TV2 by decision of the State.
Enako velja za ad hoc prenos iz sklada TV2, ko je bil ukinjen, čeprav je to daleč od dejstva, da je danska država izvajala nadzor nad skladom TV2, kot je navedeno zgoraj, in so bila zato sredstva iz sklada TV2 dana na razpolago TV2 z odločitvijo države.
As those resources remained under public control, they have to be regarded as State resources.
Ker so ta sredstva ostala pod javnim nadzorom, jih je treba obravnavati kot državna sredstva.
And since the advertising revenue is regarded as State resources and the transfer to TV2 at the time of the winding-up was in any event decided by the State, the Danish authorities’ claim that the lump sum transferred to TV2 when the TV2 Fund was wound up derived exclusively from advertising revenue does not alter this conclusion.
Ker se prihodek iz oglaševanja obravnava kot državna sredstva in ker je o prenosu na TV2 v času ukinitve v vsakem primeru odločala država, danske oblasti trdijo, da je pavšalni znesek, prenesen na TV2 ob ukinitvi sklada TV2, izhajal izključno iz prihodka iz oglaševanja, vendar to ne spremeni tega sklepa.
Concerning the other State measures, the Commission considers that the corporate tax exemption constitutes use of public resources, since foregoing tax revenue is equivalent to the consumption of State resources in the form of fiscal expenditure [42].
Komisija v zvezi z drugimi državnimi ukrepi meni, da oprostitev od plačila davka od dobička pravnih oseb predstavlja porabo javnih sredstev, saj je odrekanje davčnim prihodkom enakovredno porabi državnih sredstev v obliki davčnih izdatkov [42].
The interest- and repayment-free loans granted to TV2 are directly provided by the State and allocated from the State budget.
Brezobrestna in nepovratna posojila, dodeljena TV2, neposredno zagotovi država in so dodeljena iz državnega proračuna.
By foregoing the interest and repayments on these loans, the Danish State foregoes income and therefore these funds constitute State resources.
Danska država se z odrekanjem obrestim in povračilom teh posojil odreka prihodku in zato ta sredstva predstavljajo državna sredstva.
The benefit of a State guarantee is that the risk associated with the guarantee is carried by the State.
Ugodnost državnega poroštva je ta, da tveganje, povezano s poroštvom, nosi država.