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the application of the competition rules of the Treaty (in this case, the ban on State aid) must prevent the performance of the particular tasks entrusted to the undertaking and the exemption from these rules must not affect the development of trade to an extent that would be contrary to the interests of the Union (proportionality) [26].
uporaba pravil o konkurenci iz Pogodbe (v tem primeru prepoved državnih pomoči) mora ovirati opravljanje posebnih nalog, dodeljenih podjetju, odstopanje od teh pravil pa ne sme vplivati na razvoj trgovine v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju z interesi Unije (sorazmernost) [26].
In the specific case of public broadcasting, the above approach has to be adapted in the light of the interpretative provisions of the Amsterdam Protocol, which refers to the ‘public service remit as conferred, defined and organised by each Member State’ (definition and entrustment) and provides for a derogation from the Treaty rules in the case of the funding of public service broadcasting ‘in so far as such funding is granted to broadcasting organisations for the fulfilment of the public service remit … and … does not affect trading conditions and competition in the Union to an extent which would be contrary to the common interest, while the realisation of the remit of that public service shall be taken into account’ (proportionality) [27].
V posebnem primeru javne radiotelevizije je treba zgoraj navedeni pristop prilagoditi ob upoštevanju obrazložitvenih določb Protokola Amsterdamske pogodbe, ki se nanaša na „poslanstvo javne storitve, ki jo podeli, opredeli in organizira vsaka država članica“ (opredelitev in pooblastitev), in določa odstopanje od pravil Pogodbe v primeru financiranja storitev javne radiotelevizije „kadar je tako financiranje dodeljeno zavodom za radiodifuzijo za izpolnjevanje poslanstva javne storitve … in … ne vpliva na pogoje trgovanja in konkurence v Skupnosti v tolikšnem obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi, pri čemer se upošteva poslanstvo javne storitve“ (sorazmernost) [27].
The definition of the public service remit by Law 17/2006 has been deemed compatible with Article 106(2) of the TFEU by the Commission in its decision on the financing of RVTE in cases E 8/2005 and NN 8/07.
Komisija je v svoji odločbi o financiranju RTVE v zadevah E 8/2005 in NN 8/07 opredelitev opravljanja javne službe v Zakonu 17/2006 označila kot združljivo s členom 106(2) PDEU.
Article 9 of Law 8/2009 affects this definition in so far as it adds further obligations and restrictions on the content of the broadcasting of RTVE.
Člen 9 Zakona 8/2009 vpliva na to opredelitev, saj dodaja dodatne obveznosti in omejitve glede vsebine radiodifuzije RTVE.
The criterion of an appropriate definition of the public service mandate is therefore still fulfilled.
Merilo ustrezne opredelitve pooblastila za izvajanje javne službe je zato še vedno izpolnjeno.
Furthermore, withdrawing RTVE from the TV advertising market may contribute to strengthening the public service mission by making programming less dependent on commercial considerations and the fluctuations of the commercial revenues.
Poleg tega lahko umik RTVE s trga televizijskega oglaševanja prispeva h krepitvi poslanstva javne službe, saj bodo programi manj odvisni od komercialnih zahtev in nihanja komercialnih prihodkov.
For this reason, the Commission did not express doubts in the opening decision with regard to these aspects of the financing of RTVE.
Iz tega razloga Komisija v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka ni izrazila dvomov v zvezi s temi vidiki financiranja RTVE.
The choice of funding RTVE
Izbira financiranja RTVE
However, the part of RTVE’s income which hitherto originated from commercial activities will not simply be replaced by funding from Spain’s general state budget, in line with Article 33 of Law 17/2006.
Vendar pa del prihodkov RTVE, ki je doslej izviral iz komercialnih dejavnosti, ne bo preprosto nadomeščen s financiranjem iz španskega splošnega državnega proračuna v skladu s členom 33 Zakona 17/2006.
This replacement will also be accompanied by the introduction or amendment of certain taxes for the very purpose of generating the necessary revenues.
To nadomestitev bo spremljala uvedba ali sprememba nekaterih davkov, katerih namen je ustvariti potrebne prihodke.
The link established between the financing and the revenue from new taxes suggests that the revenue from the taxes appears to be allocated for the financing of the aid to RTVE and to have a direct impact on the amount of the aid.
Povezava, vzpostavljena med financiranjem in prihodki iz novih davkov, nakazuje, da se zdi, da so prihodki iz davkov dodeljeni za financiranje pomoči za RTVE in da imajo neposreden vpliv na znesek pomoči.
Therefore, as set out in paragraphs 21, 22 and 23 above, it has to be assessed whether the new financing system is in fact hypothecating the aid to the taxes and whether the Commission should therefore include the effects of the new taxes in the State aid analysis.
Zato je, kot je določeno v uvodnih izjavah 21, 22 in 23 zgoraj, treba oceniti, ali novi sistem financiranja dejansko jamči davke za pomoč in ali mora zato Komisija učinke novih davkov vključiti v analizo državne pomoči.
However, for a tax to be regarded forming an integral part of an aid measure, it must be hypothecated for the financing of the aid, in the sense that the revenue from the tax is necessarily allocated for the financing of the aid and has a direct impact on the amount of the aid [28].
Vendar pa mora biti davek, da se lahko šteje za sestavni del ukrepa pomoči, zajamčen za financiranje pomoči v smislu, da se prihodki od davka nujno dodelijo za financiranje pomoči in imajo neposreden vpliv na znesek pomoči [28].
These conditions are not fulfilled in the case at hand.
Ti pogoji v zadevnem primeru niso izpolnjeni.
As confirmed by Spain, the amount of aid for RTVE is set with regard only to the financing needs of RTVE and the estimated net costs of providing the public broadcasting service.
Kot je potrdila Španija, je višina pomoči za RTVE določena samo na podlagi potreb RTVE po financiranju in ocenjenih neto stroškov zagotavljanja storitve javne radiodifuzije.
The financing received by RTVE is, in fact and in law, independent from the revenue generated by the taxes, since such financing will depend only on the net costs of the public service obligation.
Finančna sredstva, ki jih prejme RTVE, so dejansko in zakonsko neodvisna od prihodkov iz davkov, saj je takšno financiranje odvisno samo od neto stroškov obveznosti javne službe.
On the one hand, the revenue generated by the taxes which will be allocated to the financing of RTVE cannot exceed the net costs of the public service obligation (any excess going beyond the net cost of public service will be paid back to the general state budget).
Na eni strani prihodki, ustvarjeni z davki in namenjeni financiranju RTVE, ne morejo presegati neto stroškov obveznosti javne službe (vsi zneski, ki presegajo neto stroške javne službe, se vrnejo v splošni državni proračun).
On the other hand, when the net costs of the public service obligation exceed the revenue generated by the taxes in question, the gap will be filled by contributions from the general state budget.
Na drugi strani pa se bo, ko bodo neto stroški obveznosti javne službe presegali prihodke, ustvarjene z davki, vrzel zapolnila s prispevki iz splošnega državnega proračuna.
Higher- or lower-than expected revenues from the new taxes will not lead to changes in the projected amounts.
Prihodki iz novih davkov, višji ali nižji od pričakovanih, ne bodo povzročili sprememb predvidenih zneskov.
Should the revenue from the new tax sources be insufficient to cover the financing gap left by abolishing advertising, the missing funds would be contributed from the general state budget, in accordance with Article 33 of Law 17/2006.
Če prihodki iz novih davčnih virov ne bi zadostovali za kritje finančne vrzeli, ki je posledica ukinitve oglaševanja, bi to vrzel krila sredstva iz splošnega državnega proračuna v skladu s členom 33 Zakona 17/2006.
Any surplus revenue will be attributed to the general state budget.
Vsak presežek prihodkov bo dodeljen splošnemu proračunu.
Therefore the planned overall funding of RTVE’s public service mission will not depend on the amount of the specific tax revenues but will in any case be assured by the general State budget.
Zato načrtovano splošno financiranje poslanstva javne storitve RTVE ne bo odvisno od zneska posebnih davčnih prihodkov, temveč bo v vsakem primeru zagotovljeno s splošnim državnim proračunom.
The fact that the link between the taxes and the purpose for which they are introduced is mentioned in the explanatory memorandum and in the law itself does not alter this conclusion.
Dejstvo, da je povezava med davki in namenom, za katerega so bili uvedeni, navedena v obrazložitvenem memorandumu in tudi v samem zakonu, te ugotovitve ne spreminja.
The wording in the law (‘for the purpose of contributing to the financing of RTVE’) does not define the quality of the link between the taxes and the aid.
Besedilo v zakonu („za namene prispevanja k financiranju RTVE“) ne opredeljuje kakovosti povezave med davki in pomočjo.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that the three tax measures described in paragraph 14 are not an integral part of the aid.
V skladu s tem Komisija zaključuje, da trije davčni ukrepi, opisani v uvodni izjavi 14, niso sestavni del pomoči.
Their legality has no bearing on the compatibility of the aid to RTVE.
Njihova zakonitost ne vpliva na združljivost pomoči za RTVE.
Nor are the observations made by interested parties on their legality of relevance for the State aid assessment.
Prav tako za oceno državne pomoči niso pomembne pripombe zainteresiranih strank v zvezi z njihovo zakonitostjo.
Therefore the infringement proceeding currently open in relation to the tax on electronic communications for an alleged breach of Article 12 of the Authorisation Directive 2002/20/EC does not affect this decision.
Zato postopek za ugotavljanje kršitev, ki poteka v zvezi z davkom na elektronske komunikacije zaradi domnevne kršitve člena 12 Direktive o odobritvi 2002/20/ES, ne vpliva na ta sklep.
Proportionality of the measure
Sorazmernost ukrepa
As concerns the proportionality of the compensation so that it covers no more than the net costs of discharging RTVE’s public service obligations, the new law provides that any revenue of RTVE in excess of the net costs of the public service plus an additional 10 % reserve would flow back into the general state budget.
V zvezi s sorazmernostjo nadomestila, tako da to krije samo neto stroške izvajanja obveznosti javne službe RTVE, novi zakon predvideva, da se vsi prihodki RTVE, ki presegajo neto stroške javne službe in dodatnih 10 % rezervnih sredstev, stekajo nazaj v splošni državni proračun.
A 10 % surplus may be kept in a reserve fund, in order to cover a possible undercompensation in previous years or exceptional costs, for up to 4 years.
10-odstotni presežek se lahko hrani v rezervnem skladu za kritje morebitnega prenizkega nadomestila v prejšnjih letih ali izrednih stroškov, vse do obdobja štirih let.
To ensure that the aid is proportionate, Member States must also install an appropriate mechanism to ensure a regular and effective control of the use of public funding for the public service remit [30] and a guarantee that the annual State financing is limited to the net cost of the public service obligation [31].
Da bi zagotovile sorazmernost pomoči, morajo države članice vzpostaviti tudi ustrezen mehanizem za reden in učinkovit nadzor uporabe javnih sredstev za opravljanje javne službe [30] in jamstvo, da je letno javno financiranje omejeno na neto stroške obveznosti izvajanja javne službe [31].
Spain retains in place its system of external control introduced by Law 17/2006, as described above and as approved by the Commission in decision E 8/2005, which allows the net costs of public service broadcasting to be determined.
Španija ohranja svoj sistem zunanjega nadzora, uveden z Zakonom 17/2006, kot je opisano zgoraj in odobreno s strani Komisije v Odločbi E 8/2005, kar omogoča določitev neto stroškov storitev javne radiotelevizije.
However, given that the abolition of advertising may impact on the costs of the broadcaster by making its programming less dependent on commercial considerations, in order to rule out the possibility of overcompensation the Commission, in the opening decision, invited Spain and other interested parties to comment on the financing mechanism.
Ker lahko ukinitev oglaševanja vpliva na stroške radiotelevizije, saj je njen program manj odvisen od komercialnih zahtev, je Komisija v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka pozvala Španijo in druge zainteresirane stranke, naj predložijo pripombe o mehanizmu financiranja, da bi lahko ovrgla možnost prekomernega nadomestila.
Interested parties expressed concerns that an overcompensation of RTVE would be likely.
Zainteresirane stranke so izrazile zaskrbljenost v zvezi z verjetnostjo prekomernega nadomestila za RTVE.
The budgetary planning for RTVE of EUR 1200 million per year would not be based on a proper calculation of the net costs of the public service.
Proračunsko načrtovanje za RTVE v višini 1200 milijonov EUR ne bi temeljilo na pravilnem izračunu neto stroškov javne storitve.
It would not differentiate between commercial and public service activities and would not consider cost savings through abolishing advertising because programmes no longer need to attract a large audience and may be produced more cheaply.
Ne bi razlikovalo med komercialnimi dejavnostmi in dejavnostmi javne službe in ne bi upoštevalo prihrankov zaradi ukinitve oglaševanja, saj cilj programov ni več privabljanje velikega števila gledalcev in njihova produkcija je zato lahko cenejša.
Furthermore, the full compensation for the loss of advertising income would be calculated on the basis of previous years while the economic crisis would have led to lower commercial revenues in 2010 and consequently to lower overall revenues for RTVE.
Poleg tega bi se celotno nadomestilo za izgubo oglaševalskih prihodkov izračunalo na podlagi prejšnjih let, medtem ko bi bili leta 2010 zaradi gospodarske krize komercialni prihodki nižji, s tem pa tudi celotni prihodki RTVE.
They also expressed a concern regarding budgetary control.
Zainteresirane stranke so izrazile tudi zaskrbljenost glede proračunskega nadzora.
However, Spain demonstrated that the budgetary planning remains in line with RTVE’s annual budgeted costs in previous years and that there is no reason to assume that any considerable cost savings could be made now or in the near future merely through the abolition of advertising.
Vendar pa je Španija dokazala, da je proračunsko načrtovanje v skladu z letnimi proračunskimi stroški RTVE v prejšnjih letih in da ni razloga za domnevanje, da bi zdaj ali v bližnji prihodnosti zgolj zaradi ukinitve oglaševanja nastali večji prihranki.
RTVE will continue to be required to attract a large audience, and the abolition of commercials will create a need for additional productions which will have to be financed.
RTVE bo še naprej morala privabljati veliko število gledalcev, ukinitev oglaševanja pa bo ustvarila potrebo po dodatnih produkcijah, ki jih bo treba financirati.
Compared to the figures of previous years (EUR 1177 million in 2007, EUR 1222 million in 2008 and EUR 1146 million in 2009) and taking into account the additional cost of the productions (EUR 104 million) needed to replace the advertising air time the remaining commercial income (estimated as only EUR 25 million), a ceiling of EUR 1200 million for the budgetary cost planning seems a cautious and reasonable amount for the annual budgeted costs of the public service compensation.
V primerjavi z zneski iz prejšnjih let (1177 milijonov EUR leta 2007, 1222 milijonov EUR leta 2008 in 1146 milijonov EUR leta 2009) in ob upoštevanju dodatnih stroškov produkcij (104 milijone EUR), potrebnih za zapolnitev programskega časa zaradi ukinitve oglaševanja, in preostalih komercialnih prihodkov (ocenjenih na zgolj 25 milijonov EUR), se zdi največ 1200 milijonov EUR za proračunsko načrtovanje stroškov utemeljen in razumen znesek za letne proračunske stroške nadomestila za javne storitve.
Furthermore, the principle of compensating the effective net costs of a public broadcaster necessarily entails protecting it from the variations in the revenues in the advertising market.
Poleg tega načelo nadomestila za dejanske neto stroške javne radiotelevizije nujno vključuje zaščito pred spremembami v prihodkih na oglaševalskem trgu.
Regarding budgetary control, Spain pointed to the existing control mechanisms already established by Law 17/2006, as described in paragraph 38 above.
V zvezi s proračunskim nadzorom je Španija izpostavila obstoječe mehanizme kontrol, že vzpostavljene z Zakonom 17/2006, kot je opisano v uvodni izjavi 38 zgoraj.
To assure that the State aid does not exceed the net costs of the public service mission, an effective budgetary ex post control is assured, according to Article 37 of Law 17/2006, by internal auditing, a public review by the Government Audit Office and external auditing by a private auditing firm.
Za zagotovitev, da državna pomoč ne presega neto stroškov poslanstva javne storitve, je v skladu s členom 37 Zakona 17/2006 zagotovljen učinkovit naknadni proračunski nadzor, in sicer z notranjo revizijo, javnim pregledom s strani vladnega revizorskega urada in zunanjo revizijo s strani zasebnega revizorskega podjetja.
Furthermore, pursuant to Articles 39 and 40 of this Law, the Parliament and the audiovisual authority supervise the fulfilment of the public service mission by RTVE and its annual accounts.
Poleg tega v skladu s členoma 39 in 40 tega zakona parlament in avdiovizualni svet nadzirata izpolnjevanje poslanstva javne službe RTVE in njen letni računovodski izkaz.
The comments received from interested parties do not give any reason to suppose that this system is not being properly applied.
Pripombe zainteresiranih strank ne dajejo nobenega razloga za domnevo, da se ta sistem ne uporablja pravilno.
The Commission considers that there is no indication that the estimated annual compensation for RTVE’s public service obligation will exceed what can reasonably be expected to be the costs of this service or that the compensation would eventually go beyond the net costs of the public service.
Komisija meni, da ni nobenih znakov, da bo predvideno letno nadomestilo za obveznost javne službe RTVE preseglo znesek, ki ga je mogoče razumno oceniti kot strošek te storitve, oziroma da bo nadomestilo sčasoma preseglo neto stroške javne službe.
Diversification of audiovisual services
Diverzifikacija avdiovizualnih storitev
Moreover, in the opening decision the Commission asked Spain whether it had an adequate procedural framework for assessing ex ante whether the new audiovisual services of the public broadcaster RTVE comply with the material conditions of the Amsterdam Protocol (the so called ex ante control) [32].
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka Španijo vprašala, ali ima ustrezen postopkovni okvir za predhodno oceno, ali so nove avdiovizualne storitve javne radiotelevizije RTVE v skladu z bistvenimi pogoji Protokola Amsterdamske pogodbe (tako imenovan predhodni nadzor) [32].
The information submitted by Spain so far did not allow the Commission to examine whether Spain already has such a mechanism.
Informacije, ki jih je doslej predložila Španija, Komisiji niso omogočile preverjanja, ali Španija že ima takšen mehanizem.
The Commission agrees with Spain’s contention that in principle this element of the financing of RTVE was the subject of the decisions of 2005 and 2007, which concerned the entire system of financing RTVE.
Komisija se strinja s trditvijo Španije, da je bil načeloma ta element financiranja RTVE predmet odločb iz leta 2005 in 2007, ki sta se nanašali na celoten sistem financiranja RTVE.
The Commission furthermore agrees that the system has not been affected by the introduction of the new levies which gave rise to the present proceeding.
Komisija se nadalje strinja, da na sistem ni vplivala uvedba novih dajatev, ki so podlaga za ta postopek.
Nevertheless, according to the information submitted by Spain, Article 41(3) of Law 7/2010 [33] established such a procedure and entrusted the independent Spanish supervisory and regulatory authority for public broadcasting, the Consejo Estatal de Medios Audiovisuales, with the execution of this control, consisting of a public consultation of stakeholders, publication of the results of the consultation, and the evaluation of the overall impact of each new service on the market.
Vendar pa je po informacijah, ki jih je predložila Španija, člen 41(3) Zakona 7/2010 [33] vzpostavil takšen postopek ter neodvisni španski nadzorni in regulativni organ za javno radiotelevizijo Consejo Estatal de Medios Audiovisuales pooblastil za izvajanje tega nadzora, ki sestoji iz javnega posvetovanja z zainteresiranimi stranmi, objave rezultatov posvetovanja in ocene celotnega vpliva vsake nove storitve na trg.
However, this law does not contain a definition of what constitutes a significant new service.
Vendar ta zakon ne vsebuje opredelitve, kaj je pomembna nova storitev.
Member States should establish the relevant criteria [34].
Države članice morajo vzpostaviti zadevna merila [34].
But Spain indicated that it intends to sign a programme contract (contrato-programa) with RTVE by 1 November 2010 at the latest which will contain such a definition.
Španija je navedla, da namerava najpozneje do 1. novembra 2010 z RTVE podpisati programsko pogodbo (contrato-programa), ki bo vsebovala takšno opredelitev.
According to the draft of this programme contract, a significant new service will be taken to mean a new service offer clearly differentiated from the services already in place, which can be classified as the relevant product market, with the ability to have an effect on the market, in particular in terms of the impact on demand.
V skladu z osnutkom te programske pogodbe pomembna nova storitev pomeni ponudbo nove storitve, ki se jasno razlikuje od že vzpostavljenih storitev, ki jih je mogoče obravnavati kot upoštevani trg proizvodov, z možnostjo vpliva na trg, zlasti v smislu vpliva na povpraševanje.
Spain has therefore fulfilled its obligation to introduce ex ante control, and the Commission takes note that by November 2010 it also intends to introduce a binding definition of what constitutes a significant new service.
Španija je tako izpolnila obveznost uvedbe predhodnega nadzora in Komisija upošteva, da namerava Španija do novembra 2010 uvesti zavezujočo opredelitev pomembne nove storitve.
The Commission also notes that this mechanism had not been established before 2010.
Komisija tudi upošteva, da ta mehanizem pred letom 2010 ni bil vzpostavljen.
The Commission finds that Spain has unlawfully implemented the reform of the financing of the public broadcaster RVTE in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Španija nezakonito izvedla reformo financiranja javne radiotelevizije RTVE s kršitvijo člena 108(3) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
However, the Commission concludes that the taxes collected are not hypothecated for the financing of the aid for RTVE and do not have an impact on the compatibility of the aid with the Treaty.
Vendar pa Komisija zaključuje, da pobrani davki niso zajamčeni za financiranje pomoči za RTVE in da ne vplivajo na združljivost pomoči s Pogodbo.
Furthermore, Spain has in place safeguards to avoid an overcompensation of RTVE.
Poleg tega ima Španija vzpostavljene zaščitne ukrepe za preprečevanje prekomernega nadomestila za RTVE.
Finally, the Commission notes that Spain has introduced a procedure for an ex ante control for the introduction of significant new services within the public service remit.
In nenazadnje, Komisija upošteva, da je Španija uvedla postopek za predhodni nadzor za uvedbo pomembnih novih storitev v okviru opravljanja javne službe.
Therefore the aid to the public service broadcaster RTVE remains compatible with the Treaty,
Zato je pomoč za javno radiotelevizijo RTVE združljiva s Pogodbo –