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As this failed to materialise, by letter TREN(2004) D/4128 of 15 March 2004 the Commission offered the Greek authorities one last opportunity to provide the additional information within 15 days and notified them that, if they failed to so, the Commission would take its decision on the basis of the information it already had.
Ker jih ni poslala, so službe Komisije z dopisom z dne 15. marca 2004 (TREND D (2004) 4128) dale grškim organom še zadnjo priložnost, da jih predložijo v petnajstih dneh; bili so opozorjeni, da bo brez teh informacij Komisija sprejela odločitev na podlagi informacij, ki jih ima.
The Greek authorities did not reply to that letter.
Grški organi na ta dopis niso odgovorili.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTIFIED AID
PODROBEN OPIS PRIGLAŠENE POMOČI
As a result of the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001, some areas of airspace were closed for several days.
Zaradi terorističnih napadov 11. septembra 2001 v Združenih državah so bili določeni deli zračnega prostora več dni zaprti.
For this reason, during that initial period airlines had to cancel flights using the airspace concerned.
Zato so morale letalske družbe v tem začetnem obdobju odpovedati lete v zadevnem zračnem prostoru.
They also suffered losses owing to the disruption of other traffic and the fact that some passengers were unable to complete their journeys.
Poleg tega so utrpele izgube zaradi motenj v preostalem prometu ali ker nekaterih potnikov niso mogle prepeljati do zadnje postaje.
Given the magnitude and suddenness of the events and the costs they caused for airlines, the Member States had to consider exceptional compensation measures.
Ker so bili ti dogodki in stroški, ki so jih ti povzročili pri letalskih družbah, obsežni in nenadni, so države članice predvidele izjemne sheme za nadomestilo izgub.
The scheme implemented by Greece
Ureditev, ki jo je izvedla Grčija
The scheme that is the subject of this Decision provided for the payment of compensation for losses sustained by airlines from 11 to 15 September 2001; in fact, the notified scheme also provided for the payment of compensation for costs incurred after that period.
Ureditev, ki je predmet te odločbe, predvideva nadomestilo izgub, ki so jih utrpele letalske družbe v obdobju od 11. do 15. septembra 2001; priglašena ureditev dejansko predvideva tudi nadomestilo stroškov, ki so nastali po tem obdobju.
In support of their scheme, the Greek authorities argued that the closure of airspace in the United States had direct consequences for the airlines even after 14 September 2001, since on 16 September 2001 an Olympic Airways flight to New York was cancelled preventively due to a lack of information regarding the possibility to land there.
Grški organi v podporo svoji priglašeni ureditvi trdijo, da je zaprtje zračnega prostora Združenih držav neposredno vplivalo na letalske družbe po 14. septembru 2001, ker naj bi bil let družbe Olympic Airways v New York 16. septembra 2001 preventivno odpovedan, ker ni bilo informacij o možnosti pristanka.
There was also compensation for costs incurred on 15 September 2001.
Prav tako so bili povrnjeni stroški za 15. september 2001.
The eligible air carriers were the air carriers holding operating licences issued by the Greek authorities pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers [3].
Upravičene letalske družbe so letalski prevozniki z operativno licenco letalskega prevoznika, ki so jo izdali grški organi na podlagi Uredbe Sveta (EGS) št. 2407/92 z dne 23. julija 1992 o licenciranju letalskih prevoznikov. [3]
The other air carriers that actually received payments were Olympic Airways, hereinafter referred to as ‘OA’, and Aegean Cronus, hereinafter referred to as ‘AC’.
Drugi družbi, ki so jima bili zneski dejansko izplačani, sta Olympic Airways, v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba OA, in Aegean Cronus, v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba AC.
In their notification, the Greek authorities indicated that payments to these companies amounted to EUR 4827586 for OA and EUR 140572 for AC, making up the total of EUR 4968158 notified on 24 September 2002. These amounts were financed, in accordance with the applicable Greek legislation, from the TASS and TAEA funds for airport development and modernisation.
Grški organi so v priglasitvi navedli, da je bilo družbi OA izplačanih 4827586 EUR, družbi AC pa 140572 EUR, to je v skupnem znesku za obe družbi, ki je bil priglašen 24. septembra 2002, 4968158 EUR. Ta zneska sta bila v skladu z grškim zakonom, sprejetim na tem področju, vzeta iz skladov „TASS“ in „TAEA“, namenjenih razvoju in modernizaciji letališč.
The Greek authorities indicated that the companies received copies of the Commission’s letter of 14 November 2001, which constituted the basis for compensation claims.
Grški organi so navedli, da so družbe prejele kopijo dopisa Komisije z dne 14. novembra 2001 in da je to podlaga za zahtevke za nadomestilo.
Greece defined the losses eligible for compensation as losses sustained by air carriers and directly related to the events; they included losses of passenger revenue, losses of revenue from carriage of freight, losses due to the destruction of consignments of products which did not reach their destinations, costs occasioned by route diversion and time spent by aircraft at other airports owing to the closure of airspace, and costs of accommodation for passengers or crews.
Grčija je izgube, upravičene do nadomestila, opredelila kot izgube, ki so jih utrpeli letalski prevozniki in so neposredno povezane s temi dogodki; vključujejo izgubo prihodkov v potniškem in tovornem prometu, izgube zaradi uničenja pošiljk izdelkov, ki niso prišle na cilj, stroške zaradi preusmeritev letal in časa, v katerem je moralo letalo ostati na drugem letališču, ker je bil zračni prostor zaprt, ter stroške nastanitve potnikov in članov posadke.
In the notification, the losses eligible for compensation were not limited to routes directly affected by the decision taken by some countries following the events to partially close the airspace; they in fact related to the entire networks of the air carriers and the compensation was payable for the total losses incurred across the entire network.
Izgube, upravičene do nadomestila, v priglasitvi niso bile omejene le na proge, ki so jih odločitve nekaterih držav, da zaradi teh dogodkov zaprejo del zračnega prostora, neposredno zadevale; dejansko so se nanašale na celotno mrežo prevoznikov, nadomestilo pa je bilo izplačano za vse izgube cele mreže.
Greece provided the Commission with information of varying degrees of detail concerning each beneficiary.
Grčija je Komisiji poslala bolj ali manj podrobne podatke za vsakega upravičenca.
Olympic Airways
Za Olympic Airways
In the notification, Greece informed the Commission that the total compensation was less than 4/365 of the undertaking’s annual turnover.
Grčija je v priglasitvi Komisiji navedla, da skupno nadomestilo ni preseglo 4/365 prometa podjetja.
The compensation related not only to flights to the United States, Canada and Israel, but to the company’s entire network.
Nanašalo se ni samo na lete v Združene države, Kanado in Izrael, temveč na celotno mrežo te družbe.
The compensated costs of GRD 1645000000 (EUR 4827586) were broken down as follows:
Porazdelitev stroškov, za katere je bilo izplačano nadomestilo v višini 1645000000 GRD (4827586 EUR), je bila naslednja:
Revenue related to loss of passengers
Izguba prihodkov, povezana z izgubo potnikov
These made up the rounded amount of GRD 1390000000 (EUR 4079237), of which approximately GRD 1234500000 (EUR 3622894) related to the period from 11 to 15 September 2001; approximately GRD 821000000 (EUR 2409393) was for losses sustained in the North Atlantic airspace; the balance of approximately GRD 413000000 (EUR 1212203) was for the rest of the company’s network, mainly the domestic and European networks, but also the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Asia.
Njen znesek je zaokrožen na 1390000000 GRD (tj. 4079237 EUR), od tega se približno 1234500000 GRD (3622894 EUR) nanaša na obdobje od 11. do 15. septembra 2001; od tega približno 821000000 GRD (2409393 EUR) ustreza izgubam v severnoatlantskem zračnem prostoru. Preostali znesek, tj. približno 413000000 GRD (1212203 EUR) ustreza izgubam, ki jih je imel preostali del mreže te družbe, to so predvsem nacionalna in evropska mreža ter Bližnji vzhod, Afrika, Avstralija in Azija.
Moreover, about GRD 150000000 (EUR 440206) was for losses sustained on 16 September 2001 across the North Atlantic network.
Poleg tega približno 150000000 GRD (440206 EUR) ustreza izgubam, ki so nastale 16. septembra 2001 v severnoatlanski mreži.
Other revenue lost and costs incurred
Druge izgube prihodkov in nastali stroški
The main items were:
Gre predvsem za:
losses of revenue from carriage of freight: GRD 95000000 (EUR 278797);
izgubo prihodkov v tovornem prometu: 95000000 GRD, tj. 278797 EUR;
costs related to the destruction of products: GRD 6000000 (EUR 17608);
stroške, povezane z uničenjem izdelkov: 6000000 GRD, tj. 17608 EUR;
various costs related to additional safety checks: GRD 19000000 (EUR 55759);
različne stroške, povezane z dodatnim varnostnim nadzorom: skupaj 19000000 GRD, tj. 55759 EUR;
costs related to the cancellation of flights while in flight, flight diversion and grounding of aircraft in foreign countries: GRD 17384737 (EUR 51019);
stroške, povezane z odpovedjo med letom, preusmeritvijo letal in njihovim čakanjem na tleh v tujini: 17384737 GRD, tj. 51019 EUR;
extraordinary costs arising from ‘ferry flights’ [4]: GRD 163000000 (EUR 478357);
izredne stroške za izredne lete ali „ferry flights [4]“: 163000000 GRD, tj. 478357 EUR;
costs of accommodation or overtime: GRD 50000000 (EUR 146735).
stroške nastanitve ali nadur: 50000000 GRD, tj. 146735 EUR.
The deductions referred to fuel savings and amounted to GRD 95000000 (EUR 278797).
Odbitki za prihranjeno gorivo znašajo 95000000 GRD, tj. 278797 EUR.
Aegean Cronus
Za Aegean Cronus
Greece indicated to the Commission that the total compensation was calculated on the basis of similar but, of course, much smaller losses, since this company did not operate transatlantic flights.
Grčija je Komisiji sporočila, da je bilo skupno nadomestilo določeno na primerljivi podlagi, vendar je bilo očitno nižje, ker ta družba ni imela čezatlantskih letov.
The compensation amounted to GRD 47900000 (EUR 140572).
Nadomestilo znaša 47900000 GRD, tj. 140572 EUR.
The Commission decided to open the formal assessment procedure due to its doubts concerning the conformity of such an aid scheme with the Treaty, not only because the scheme exceeded the period specified in paragraph (35) of the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 10 October 2001 entitled ‘Repercussions of the terrorist attacks in the United States on the air transport industry’ [5] (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communication of 10 October 2001’), but also and especially because of the absence of an exceptional occurrence and because of the change in the nature of losses eligible for compensation caused by extending the period beyond 14 September 2001.
Komisija se je odločila, da sproži formalni postopek preiskave, ker je dvomila, da je taka ureditev pomoči skladna s Pogodbo, ne le zaradi prekoračitve obdobja iz točke 35 Sporočila Komisije Evropskemu parlamentu in Svetu z dne 10. oktobra 2001„Posledice terorističnih napadov v Združenih državah Amerike za letalsko industrijo“ [5] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sporočilo z dne 10. oktobra 2001), ampak predvsem zaradi neobstoja izjemnega dogodka in spremenjene narave izgub, upravičenih do nadomestila, po 14. septembru 2001.
No interested third party submitted comments within the deadline of 1 month.
Nobena zainteresirana tretja stran Komisiji ni poslala pripomb v roku enega meseca.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY GREECE
PRIPOMBE GRČIJE
The Greek authorities did not submit any additional comments to the Commission within the deadline of 1 month specified in the letter concerning the initiation of the procedure.
Grški organi Komisiji niso poslali nobene dodatne pripombe v roku enega meseca, določenem v obvestilu o sprožitvi postopka.
Their letter of 23 July 2003, registered by the Commission on 28 July under No TREN (2003) A/26329, mentioned a reply to the decision of 27 May 2003 but it referred only to the removal of confidential information which should not be published.
Dopis z dne 23. julija 2003, ki ga je Komisija evidentirala 28. julija 2003 pod številko TREN (2003) A/26329, vsebuje odgovor na odločitev z dne 27. maja 2003, vendar se dopis nanaša le na odstranitev zaupnih podatkov za objavo.
Nevertheless, after the Commission completed the first draft of the decision, Greece finally submitted a comment on 3 December 2003.
Vendar je Grčija, potem ko je Komisija pripravila prvi osnutek odločbe, 3. decembra 2003 končno poslala pripombo.
The letter stated that Greece would be submitting further information; however, although on 15 March 2004 the Commission sent Greece a new invitation to provide its additional comments, Greece has sent the additional information promised.
V tem dopisu je napovedala še en prispevek, a kljub ponovnemu pozivu, naj dopolni svoje pripombe, ki so ji ga službe Komisije poslale 15. marca 2004, napovedanega dopolnila ni nikdar predložila.
In their letter of 3 December 2003, the Greek authorities detailed some of the amounts notified for OA, but in a different way than in the notification; for example, they specified which amounts referred to the period from 11 to 14 September 2001 inclusive and which amounts referred to the period after 14 September 2001.
Grški organi so v dopisu z dne 3. decembra 2003 drugače kot v priglasitvi podrobno opisali del zneskov, priglašenih za družbo OA; med drugim so pojasnili, kateri zneski se nanašajo na obdobje od 11. do vključno 14. septembra 2001 in kateri na obdobje po 14. septembru.
They did not mention anything relating to the amount notified for AC.
Zneska, priglašenega za družbo AC, niso pojasnili.
Losses sustained by OA from 11 to 14 September 2001 inclusive
Škoda, ki jo je utrpela družba OA v obdobju od 11. do vključno 14. septembra 2001
Greece reported that OA incurred losses from 11 to 14 September 2001 due to the closure of United States, Canadian and Israeli airspace.
Grčija je pojasnila, da je družba OA med 11. in 14. septembrom 2001 utrpela izgube zaradi zaprtja zračnih prostorov Združenih držav, Kanade in Izraela.
For this reason, six transatlantic flights and one flight to Israel, all round-trip flights, were cancelled; based on the list of confirmed passengers for these flights and the average revenue per passenger, Greece stated that OA suffered a loss of GRD 654650000 (about EUR 1921203), deemed to be eligible for compensation.
Zato je bilo odpovedanih šest povratnih čezoceanskih letov in en povratni let v Izrael; na podlagi potrjenih potnikov na teh letih in povprečnega prihodka na potnika Grčija izjavlja, da je družba OA utrpela škodo v višini 654650000 GRD, tj. 1921203 EUR, za katero se je štelo, da je bila upravičena do nadomestila.
The Greek authorities also reported two other costs incurred by OA during this period.
Poleg tega grški organi navajajo dva druga stroška, ki ju je družba OA imela v tem obdobju.
The first cost was related to the extended grounding of an aircraft in Canada for the entire period in question; the cost amounted to GRD 12967457 (about EUR 38056). The second cost was related to the return of a flight that had left Athens for the United States on 11 September 2001, giving rise to an additional cost of GRD 1165600 (EUR 3421).
Prvi se nanaša na daljši postanek letala v Kanadi v celem zadevnem obdobju; ti stroški znašajo 12967457 GRD, tj. približno 38056 EUR. Drugi se nanaša na vrnitev letala, ki je 11. septembra letelo iz Aten v Združene države, kar je povzročilo dodatne stroške v višini 1165600 GRD, tj. 3421 EUR.
The total costs presented by Greece for OA and relating to the period from 11 to 14 September 2001 thus amounted to GRD 668783057 (about EUR 1962680).
Skupni stroški, ki jih je Grčija navedla za družbo OA za obdobje od 11. do 14. septembra 2001, torej znašajo 668783057 GRD, tj. približno 1962680 EUR.
Losses sustained by OA after 14 September 2001
Škoda, ki jo je utrpela družba OA po 14. septembru 2001
Greece reported costs incurred by OA after 14 September 2001 in connection with three round-trip transatlantic flights on 15 and 16 September 2001 (one to the United States and two to Canada).
Grčija navaja stroške, ki jih je utrpela družba OA po 14. septembru 2001, za tri povratne čezoceanske lete 15. in 16. septembra, enega v Združene države in dva v Kanado.
Based on the list of confirmed passengers for these flights and the average revenue per passenger, Greece stated that OA suffered a loss of GRD 333000000, deemed to be eligible for compensation.
Na podlagi potrjenih potnikov na teh letih in povprečnega prihodka na potnika Grčija izjavlja, da je družba OA utrpela škodo v višini 333000000 GRD, za katero je upravičena do nadomestila.
Greece declared that this amount was equivalent to EUR 1270726; this is obviously a calculation error because applying the euro area entry rate for the drachma (1 euro = 340,75 drachma) actually gives an amount of about EUR 977257.
Grčija izjavlja, da je protivrednost tega zneska 1270726 EUR; vendar je treba opozoriti, da gre nedvomno za napako pri izračunu, kajti po menjalnem tečaju drahme ob vstopu v območje evra, tj. 1 EUR = 340,75 GRD, ta znaša približno 977257 EUR.
The flight to New York of 15 September 2001 was said to have been cancelled due to the lack of a landing slot; even though JFK Airport in New York reopened on 14 September 2001 at 23:00, Athens time, the strong demand for landing slots prevented OA from obtaining one.
Let v New York 15. septembra 2001 naj bi bil odpovedan zaradi pomanjkanja slotov; čeprav se je letališče JFK v New Yorku odprlo 14. septembra ob 23:00 po atenskem času, družba OA slota zaradi velikega povpraševanja ni dobila.
The Greek authorities indicated that they asked OA to provide confirmation of this situation, which was to be forwarded to the Commission.
Grčija je pojasnila, da je od družbe OA zahtevala potrditev tega položaja, ki naj bi jo predložila Komisiji.
However, this failed to materialise, as the Commission did not receive any further correspondence on the matter.
Ker drugih dopisov ni bilo, se to ni zgodilo.
The flights to Canada on 15 and 16 September 2001 were said to have been cancelled due to the late return of the aircraft blocked in that country.
Leta v Kanado 15. in 16. septembra naj bi bila odpovedana, ker se je letalo, ki je moralo ostati v Kanadi, vrnilo prepozno.
Greece stated that OA did not have any other long-haul aircraft available on 15 September 2001, due to its other scheduled flights.
Grčija je pojasnila, da družba OA 15. septembra zaradi drugih načrtovanih letov ni imela drugega prostega letala za dolge razdalje.
For the flight of 16 September 2001, the late return of the abovementioned aircraft did not allow enough time for carrying out the technical checks and acquiring the landing slots for the new flight to Canada, which led OA to cancel the flight.
Zaradi omenjene zamude pri vrnitvi zadevnega letala za let 16. septembra ni bilo mogoče opraviti tehničnih preverjanj in pridobiti pristajalnega slota za nov let v Kanado, zato je družba OA let odpovedala.
The second type of costs incurred by OA and claimed were costs relating to the ferry flights provided by OA; there were three flights (one to the United States on 18 September 2001 and two others to Canada on 20 and 26 September 2001) which were carried out, according to the Greek authorities, as a result of the pressure exerted by the United States and Canada on OA to repatriate passengers from Athens to North America.
Druga vrsta navedenih stroškov, ki jih je imela družba OA, se nanaša na ferry flights, ki jih je opravila družba OA; gre za tri lete, enega v Združene države 18. septembra 2001 in dva v Kanado 20. in 26. septembra 2001, ki naj bi bili po navedbah grških organov opravljeni, ker sta vladi Združenih držav in Kanade izvajali pritisk na družbo OA, naj vrne potnike iz Aten v Severno Ameriko.
The passengers in question had paid the normal fare, but the aeroplanes returned empty to Athens.
Zadevni potniki naj bi plačali običajen let, vendar so bila letala med povratnim letom v Atene prazna.
The cost of the return flights, calculated on the basis of ‘block hours’ (the aircraft’s flying times), were said to be GRD 166051680 (about EUR 487312).
Skupni strošek povratnega leta, izračunan na podlagi „block hours“, tj. časa letenja, naj bi bil 166051680 GRD, tj. približno 487312 EUR.
The total costs presented by Greece for OA and relating to the period after 14 September 2001 thus amounted to GRD 499051680 (around EUR 1464569). All the explanations provided by Greece in the letter of 3 December 2003 thus seek to justify a compensation, for all the periods in question, of GRD 1167834737 (about EUR 3427249).
Skupni stroški, ki jih je Grčija navedla za družbo OA za obdobje po 14. septembru 2001, torej znašajo 499051680 GRD, tj. približno 1464569 EUR. Namen vseh pojasnil, ki jih je Grčija predložila v dopisu z dne 3. decembra 2003, je torej upravičiti nadomestilo za vsa zadevna obdobja v višini 1167834737 GRD, tj. približno 3427249 EUR.
Pursuant to Article 87(1) of the Treaty, except where derogations provide otherwise, any aid granted by a Member State or through state resources which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, is incompatible with the common market.
Na podlagi člena 87(1) Pogodbe je, razen če ni določeno drugače, 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 s skupnim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
Grants for air carriers represent allocations of state resources in favour of those companies and therefore constitute a clear economic advantage for them.
Subvencije letalskim družbam so dodeljene iz državnih sredstev in zato za letalske družbe pomenijo nedvomno ekonomsko prednost.
This measure for the air transport industry had a selective character.
Ta ukrep, namenjen letalskemu prometu, je po naravi selektiven.
Moreover, the air carriers receiving aid under this scheme were explicitly identified.
Poleg tega je bilo eksplicitno navedeno, katere letalske družbe so prejemnice pomoči v tej ureditvi.
In the air services market, which has been liberalised since 1 January 1993 when Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes [6] and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2409/92 of 23 July 1992 on fares and rates for air services [7] entered into force, air carriers in one of the Member States are in competition with other relevant companies in other Member States.
Na letalskem trgu, ki se je liberaliziral 1. januarja 1993, ko so začele veljati Uredba (EGS) št. 2407/92, Uredba Sveta (EGS) št. 2408/92 z dne 23. julija 1992 o dostopu letalskih prevoznikov Skupnosti do letalskih prog znotraj Skupnosti [6] in Uredba Sveta (EGS) št. 2409/92 z dne 23. julija 1992 o prevozninah in tarifah za zračni prevoz [7], letalske družbe ene države članice konkurirajo z drugimi družbami iz drugih držav članic.
In this case, the air carriers eligible under the notification are actively operating in the Community market.
Zlasti letalske družbe, upravičene po navedbah v priglasitvi, so dejavne na trgu Skupnosti.
The subsidies granted to them and the advantage they gained in this way affect trade between Member States and are likely to affect competition.
Subvencije, ki so zanje predvidene, in ugodnost, ki jo s tem pridobijo, vplivajo na trgovino med državami članicami in lahko prizadenejo konkurenco.
The measures constitute state aid and are compatible with the Treaty only if they are covered by one of the applicable derogations.
Ti ukrepi, ki so državna pomoč, so s Pogodbo združljivi le, če zanje velja eno od predvidenih odstopanj.