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This means that the public service obligations are not limited to the four cost categories for which transport undertakings can claim compensation, but also include the provision of transport services in peak periods.
To pomeni, da obveznosti javne službe niso omejene na štiri kategorije stroškov, za katere lahko prevozniki zahtevajo nadomestilo, temveč zajemajo tudi zagotavljanje storitev prevoza v prometnih konicah.
The definition of the four cost categories for which transport undertakings can claim compensation only comes into play for the assessment of compliance with the second Altmark criterion.
Opredelitev štirih kategorij stroškov, za katere lahko prevozniki zahtevajo nadomestilo, je upoštevna le pri presoji združljivosti z drugim merilom Altmark.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the threefold act of entrustment clearly and specifically defines the public service obligations which RBG and BSM are required to discharge, namely all the transport services defined in the licences and the local public transport schemes.
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da so obveznosti javne službe, ki jih morata izpolnjevati podjetji RBG in BSM – torej vse storitve prevoza, določene v dovoljenjih in načrtih lokalnega potniškega prevoza –, v trojnem aktu o pooblastitvi jasno in nedvoumno opredeljene.
THE PARAMETERS ON WHICH THE COMPENSATION IS CALCULATED HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BEFOREHAND IN AN OBJECTIVE AND TRANSPARENT MANNER
PARAMETRI, NA PODLAGI KATERIH SE IZRAČUNA NADOMESTILO, SO DOLOČENI VNAPREJ TER OBJEKTIVNO IN PREGLEDNO
Secondly, the Commission has to establish whether ‘the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated have been established beforehand in an objective and transparent manner’.
Drugič, Komisija mora ugotoviti, ali so bili „parametri, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, določeni vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno“.
The Commission notes that it is not necessary in order to fulfil the second Altmark criterion that the exact overall amount of compensation is determined beforehand as long as the methodology and the relevant parameters for the calculation of that amount are established in advance in a way that leaves no room for later discretionary adjustments.
Komisija opozarja, da za izpolnitev drugega merila Altmark ni nujno, da se vnaprej določi natančen znesek nadomestila, če so metodologija in upoštevni parametri za izračun tega zneska vnaprej določeni, tako da poznejša odstopanja na podlagi diskrecije niso mogoča.
In its decision to open the formal investigation procedure, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether all of the four cost categories for which the Financing Guidelines provide for compensation payments indeed relate to a public service obligation, whether they have been clearly defined, and whether at least a part of the costs covered by the cost categories should not be paid by the undertakings in their own commercial interest (see recitals 61 to 75 of the opening decision).
Komisija je v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka dvomila, ali se vse štiri kategorije stroškov, za katere so v direktivi o financiranju predvidena nadomestila, v resnici nanašajo na obveznosti javne službe, ali so te obveznosti jasno opredeljene in ali podjetja ne plačajo vsaj dela stroškov, ki spadajo v to kategorijo, zaradi lastnega komercialnega interesa (glej uvodne izjave od 61 do 75 odločitve o sprožitvi postopka).
The German authorities and the third party have provided additional information on this point.
Nemčija in zainteresirana stran sta v tej točki predložili dodatne informacije.
These cost categories do not cover all cost categories a transport undertaking has.
S tem niso zajete vse kategorije stroškov posameznega prevoznika.
In particular, they exclude the basic provision of transport vehicles (only additional quality requirements are covered) as well as competitive salaries paid during peak periods on routes which are commercially viable.
Predvsem niso zajeti vzdrževanje vozil (temveč le dodatne zahteve glede kakovosti) niti konkurenčne plače, ki se izplačujejo v prometnih konicah na dobičkonosnih progah.
This point will also be elaborated further in the sections assessing the third and fourth Altmark criteria.
Ta točka bo natančneje obravnavana v oddelku o preverjanju tretjega in četrtega merila Altmark.
The Commission further needs to analyse each of the points on which it raised doubts, and assess them in the light of the comments received.
Dalje mora Komisija preučiti vse točke, o katerih je dvomila, in jih presoditi z vidika prejetih pripomb.
The doubts of the Commission concerned the following points:
Dvomi Komisije so se nanašali na naslednje točke:
Do the cost categories correspond to costs which are costs of discharging public service obligations?,
Ali se kategorije stroškov ujemajo s stroški, ki nastanejo pri izpolnjevanju obveznosti javne službe?
Is it possible to include, as the Financing Guidelines do, an ‘open cost category’?,
Ali je mogoče upoštevati odprto kategorijo stroškov, kot velja v direktivi o financiranju?
Have the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated been established beforehand in an objective and transparent manner?,
Ali so parametri, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, določeni vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno?
The cost categories correspond to costs of discharging public service obligations
Kategorije stroškov se ujemajo s stroški pri izpolnjevanju obveznosti javne službe
Cost category 1: Infrastructure provision
Kategorija stroškov 1: zagotavljanje in vzdrževanje infrastrukture
On the basis of the additional information provided by Germany, the Commission can conclude that compensation paid under this heading is limited to infrastructure which is necessary for the provision of public passenger transport services by bus, tram and rail on the basis of the licences pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 13 of the PBefG which RBG and BSM hold.
Na podlagi informacij, ki jih je Nemčija predložila naknadno, lahko Komisija sklepa, da je nadomestilo, izplačano za to kategorijo stroškov, omejeno na infrastrukturo, potrebno za opravljanje javnih storitev prevoza z avtobusi, tramvaji in vlaki na podlagi dovoljenj, danih podjetjema RBG in BSM v skladu s členoma 8 in 13 PBefG.
With regard to the precise definition of the infrastructure, it observes that the threefold act of entrustment clearly defines the infrastructure which the transport undertakings have to provide.
Glede natančnosti opredelitve infrastrukture Komisija ugotavlja, da je v trojnem aktu o pooblastitvi jasno opredeljena infrastruktura, ki jo morajo zagotavljati prevozniki.
The Commission had raised no doubts regarding cost category 2.
Komisija v zvezi s kategorijo stroškov 2 ni izrazila nobenih dvomov.
Cost category 3: Vehicle quality standards imposed by VRR or the competent local authority
Kategorija stroškov 3: standardi kakovosti vozil, ki se nanašajo na združenje oziroma nosilce nalog
On this point, the Commission concludes that Germany has demonstrated that the transport undertakings would not buy vehicles with the required level of quality, as any additional income generated by the better service quality would not be sufficient to offset the additional costs.
Glede te točke Komisija ugotavlja, da je Nemčija dokazala, da prevozniki ne bi kupili vozil z zahtevanim standardom kakovosti, saj morebitni dodatni prihodki, doseženi zaradi boljše kakovosti storitev, ne bi zadoščali za pokritje dodatnih stroškov.
Cost category 4: Additional transport services or other services in connection with operation imposed by VRR or the competent local authority
Kategorija stroškov 4: dodatne storitve v prometu ali drugače vrednotene storitve, ki se nanašajo na združenje oziroma nosilce nalog, na območju obratovanja
On this point, the Commission concludes that, as far as services during off-peak periods are concerned, Germany has demonstrated that the transport undertakings would not provide them in their own commercial interest.
Glede te točke Komisija ugotavlja, da je Nemčija v zvezi s storitvami v urah redkega prometa dokazala, da prevozniki teh storitev ne bi opravljali zaradi lastnega komercialnega interesa.
No compensation of costs under the open cost category in the case of BSM and RBG
Brez nadomestila za stroške v okviru odprte kategorije stroškov
The second doubt on this point concerned the fact that the third subcategory of cost category 4 was an open category which enabled transport undertakings to claim compensation for any other requirements in connection with operation or the system (imposed by the competent local authority or VRR) which are justified individually and lead to an economic disadvantage.
Drugi dvom pri tej točki se je nanašal na dejstvo, da je tretja podkategorija kategorije stroškov 4 pomenila odprto kategorijo stroškov, na podlagi katere lahko prevozniki zahtevajo nadomestila za druge zahteve za območje obratovanja oziroma sistemske zahteve (zahteve nosilcev nalog in/ali združenja), za katere predložijo poseben dokaz in ki pomenijo ekonomsko breme.
The Commission observes in this regard that Germany has informed the Commission that RBG and BSM have not received any compensation payments under this subcategory.
Komisija v zvezi s tem ugotavlja, da je Nemčija sporočila, da podjetji RBG in BSM v okviru te podkategorije nista prejeli nadomestil.
Parameters established beforehand in an objective and transparent manner
Parametri, določeni vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno
The method for calculating the compensation to which an individual transport undertaking is entitled is described in Annexes 2 and 8 to the Financing Guidelines.
V prilogah 2 in 8 k direktivi o financiranju je opredeljena metoda za izračun nadomestila, do katerega so upravičeni posamezni prevozniki.
Annex 2 contains a detailed description of the four cost categories, as well as forms to be filled in in order to transmit to VRR the information on the basis of which VRR calculates the compensation for each of the four cost categories concerning each of the services rendered (bus, tram, railway).
Priloga 2 vsebuje podroben opis štirih kategorij stroškov in poizvedovalne liste, s katerimi se združenju VRR predložijo informacije, na podlagi katerih izračuna nadomestilo za vsako od štirih kategorij stroškov in za vse upravljane sektorje obratovanja (avtobusi, tramvaji in vlaki).
This includes a description of the information required for the infrastructure provided (cost category 1), for the calculation of costs for management and marketing tasks (cost category 2), for the calculation of costs for additional vehicle quality standards (cost category 3), for the calculation of costs for off-peak period services (cost category 4a) and for the calculation of costs for social obligations under collective agreements (cost category 4b).
To vključuje opis informacij, potrebnih za izračun stroškov za vzpostavljeno infrastrukturo (kategorija stroškov 1), za režijske in prodajne naloge (kategorija stroškov 2), dodatne standarde kakovosti vozil (kategorija stroškov 3), vožnje v urah redkega prometa (kategorija stroškov 4a) in družbenopolitične obveznosti na podlagi kolektivnih pogodb (kategorija stroškov 4b).
The costs which the transport undertakings incur for each of the possible measures accepted under the four cost categories have to be allocated.
Stroški, ki prevoznikom nastanejo zaradi katerega koli ukrepa, ki je zajet s štirimi kategorijami stroškov, morajo biti priznani.
Annex 2 defines the applicable cost categories according to accounting standards and contains forms for the transport undertakings to report their current costs.
Priloga 2 vsebuje opredelitev upoštevnih kategorij stroškov v skladu z računovodskimi načeli in poizvedovalne liste, ki jih morajo prevozniki uporabljati pri navajanju tekočih stroškov.
It does not, however, contain any precise parameters expressed in terms of EUR. On the contrary, it stresses that the parameters need to be set individually for each local network and each mode of operation.
Vendar Priloga 2 ne vsebuje natančnih navedb parametrov v evrih. Poudarjeno je celo, da je treba parametre posebej določiti za vsako območje upravljanja in vsak sektor obratovanja.
For cost category 1, 2 and 3 the costs have to be calculated using accounting cost categories and costs for material and energy, costs for rent or leasing, overhead costs, depreciation and interest.
Stroške, ki spadajo v kategorije 1, 2 in 3, je treba izračunati na podlagi kategorij stroškov v računovodstvu in ob upoštevanju stroškov materiala in energije, stroškov najema ali zakupa, splošnih stroškov ter odpisov in obresti.
For cost category 4, first subcategory, VRR employs a parameter for the calculation of the compensation which is based on the difference between marginal revenue and marginal costs per kilometre and which is specific to each local network and to each mode of operation.
Združenje VRR za prvo podkategorijo kategorije stroškov 4 uporablja za izračun nadomestila parameter, ki temelji na razliki med mejnimi prihodki in mejnimi stroški na kilometer, prevožen z gospodarskim vozilom, ter upošteva sektor obratovanja in območje upravljanja.
For the second subcategory of cost category 4, the social obligations imposed by the shareholder, the parameter consists of an amount which is established by comparing the higher pay with the provisions of a certain collective agreement (‘TV-N, group V, step 2’).
Pri drugi podkategoriji kategorije stroškov 4 – družbenopolitične obveznosti na območju obratovanja (na podlagi zahtev delničarja) – se za parameter uporablja stopnja stroškov, ki se določi s primerjavo višjih plač in določb konkretne kolektivne pogodbe („TV-N, skupina V, stopnja 2“).
This amount is calculated per driver (adjusted for services subcontracted to outside undertakings and for drivers hired after 1 January 2006 or after the TV-N first became applicable) and is specific to each local network and to each mode of operation, as the different public transport undertakings have negotiated different collective agreements and additional social advantages.
Ta znesek se določi za posameznega voznika (brez upoštevanja tujih podjetij in voznikov, ki so bili zaposleni od 1. januarja 2006 oziroma ob prvi uporabi TV-N ali pozneje) in se razlikuje glede na območje upravljanja in sektor obratovanja, kajti prevozniki so si izpogajali različne kolektivne pogodbe in dodatne socialne ugodnosti.
The base line data stem from 2003 and are updated according to an index in accordance with Annex 9 to the Financing Guidelines (provisions concerning ‘evolution of the price level over time’).
Izhodiščni podatki izhajajo iz leta 2003 in so bili posodobljeni z ustreznim indeksom v skladu s Prilogo 9 k direktivi o financiranju (določbe o „stroškovni posodobitvi“).
Annex 9 contains a number of indexes, which are each linked to a specific kind of cost and are chosen so that they reflect closely the average increase in prices for a given cost category.
Priloga 9 vsebuje več indeksov, ki se konkretno dodelijo ustrezni vrsti stroškov in se izberejo tako, da se čim natančneje upošteva povprečno gibanje cene za posamezno vrsto stroškov.
Germany has transmitted to the Commission the negative financing notices issued pursuant to point 7.4.2 of the Financing Guidelines by VRR to RBG and BSM.
Nemčija je Komisiji predložila zavrnilni odločbi o financiranju, ki sta ju podjetji RBG in BSM prejeli od združenja VRR v skladu z oddelkom 7.4.2 direktive o financiranju.
The financing notices contain for each cost category the following information: parameter in EUR per cost unit; number of cost units; compensation amount defined as the product of parameter per cost unit and the number of cost units.
Odločbi o financiranju za posamezno kategorijo stroškov vsebujeta informacije: parametre v evrih po funkcionalni enoti; število funkcionalnih enot; znesek nadomestila, ki je opredeljen kot zmnožek parametra po funkcionalni enoti in števila funkcionalnih enot.
By way of illustration, in 2007 the parameters for RBG for operation of the ‘Stadtbahn’ (city railway) were as follows [36]:
Za ponazoritev so spodaj navedeni parametri za podjetje RBG za obratovanje mestne železnice v letu 2007 [36]:
[Bedienungsgebiet = Local network Baustein = Component Parameter in EUR je Leistungseinheit = Parameter in EUR per cost unit Leistungseinheit = Cost unit Ausgleichsbetrag in EUR = Amount of compensation in EUR Summe = Sum]
[Bedienungsgebiet = Območje upravljanja Baustein = Sklop Parameter in EUR je Leistungseinheit = Parametri v EUR po funkcionalni enoti Leistungseinheit = Funkcionalna enota Ausgleichsbetrag in EUR = Nadomestilo v EUR Summe = Vsota]
‘BS 1-4c’ refers to each of the four cost categories.
Okrajšave BS 1–4c se nanašajo na posamezne kategorije stroškov.
For each of the four cost categories in each of the transport sectors (in this example, the Stadtbahn) carried out by BSM and RBG a parameter in euro is established.
Pri vsaki od štirih kategorij stroškov se za vsak sektor obratovanja, ki ga upravljata BSM in RBG (v tem primeru mestno železnico), določi parameter v evrih.
The parameter is then multiplied by the unit expected to be spent.
Nato se ta parameter pomnoži s pričakovano vrednostjo funkcionalnih enot.
The sum arrived at is the sum which is established as the ex ante amount of compensation.
Tako dobljeni znesek se šteje za začasni znesek nadomestila.
The Commission therefore concludes that the financing notices issued by VRR to RBG and BSM contain a calculation of the compensation which is based on parameters that have been established beforehand in an objective and transparent manner.
Komisija tako ugotavlja, da metoda, uporabljena v odločbah o financiranju, ki ju je združenje VRR posredovalo podjetjema RBG in BSM, za izračun nadomestil, temelji na parametrih, ki so določeni vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the second Altmark criterion is met.
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da je drugo merilo Altmark izpolnjeno.
NO OVERCOMPENSATION
NEOBSTOJ ČEZMERNE KOMPENZACIJE
The third condition mentioned in the Altmark judgment is that ‘the compensation does not exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in discharging the public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations’.
Tretji pogoj, naveden v sodbi Altmark, določa, da nadomestilo ne sme presegati tistega, „kar je nujno za kritje vseh ali dela stroškov, ki so nastali zaradi izpolnjevanja obveznosti javne službe ob upoštevanju realiziranih prejemkov in razumnega dobička za izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti“.
The Commission considers that, with regard to fulfilment of this criterion, it is appropriate to verify first whether the negative financing notices issued by VRR to RBG and BSM make it possible, taken on their own, to exclude any overcompensation.
Komisija meni, da je treba glede izpolnjevanja tega merila najprej preveriti, ali je mogoče zgolj z zavrnilnima odločbama o financiranju, ki ju je združenje VRR izdalo za podjetji RBG in BSM, izključiti obstoj čezmerne kompenzacije.
Should this not be the case, the Commission assesses in a second step whether Germany has demonstrated that the concrete application for the years 2006 to 2009, in combination with the existing agreements between the undertakings and the municipalities owning them, suffice to exclude any overcompensation for RBG and BSM.
Če to ni mogoče, bo Komisija v drugem koraku preverila, ali je Nemčija dokazala, da konkretna uporaba sredstev v letih 2006–2009 v povezavi z veljavnimi pogodbami med podjetji in občinami, ki imajo ta podjetja v lasti, zadošča, da se izključi obstoj čezmerne kompenzacije za podjetji RBG in BSM.
Financing Guidelines
Direktiva o financiranju
The Commission notes that Sections 5, 7 and 8 of the Financing Guidelines describe in detail the procedure for granting compensation.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je postopek za odobritev nadomestila izčrpno prikazan v oddelkih 5, 7 in 8 direktive o financiranju.
Point 5.4 of the Financing Guidelines sets out the maximum amount of compensation to which a transport undertaking is entitled.
V oddelku 5.4 direktive o financiranju je določena največja vrednost nadomestila, do katerega je upravičeno posamezno podjetje.
For this purpose, it defines three different ceilings: the amount of compensation; the amount of financing, and the available financial resources.
Zato so določene tri različne zgornje meje, in sicer za znesek nadomestila, znesek financiranja in razpoložljiva finančna sredstva.
The amount of compensation is calculated based on the information defined in Annex 2 to the Financing Guidelines for each of the four cost categories.
Znesek nadomestila se na podlagi navedb, podanih v Prilogi 2 k direktivi o financiranju, izračuna za vsako od štirih kategorij stroškov.
On the basis of the information submitted by the transport undertakings pursuant to Annex 2, VRR calculates parameters which must reflect the costs which an average, well-run undertaking would have had to discharge the same obligations, and which are recorded in the financing notices.
Na podlagi informacij, ki so jih prevozniki predložili v skladu s Prilogo 2, VRR izračuna parametre, v katerih je treba upoštevati stroške, ki bi povprečnemu, dobro vodenemu podjetju nastali pri izpolnjevanju enakih obveznosti in ki so izkazani v odločbah o financiranju.
The amount of financing is defined as the amount of funds which are available for a given municipality.
Za znesek financiranja se štejejo finančna sredstva, ki jih ima na razpolago posamezna občina.
They are augmented by any profits of the transport undertaking resulting from activities outside the four compensation categories.
Ta sredstva se po potrebi povečajo za vse presežke, ki jih prevoznik doseže z dejavnostmi, ki ne spadajo v zadevne štiri kategorije stroškov.
The available financial resources are defined as the difference between the amount of compensation and the amount of financing.
Razpoložljiva finančna sredstva so opredeljena kot razlika med zneskom nadomestila in zneskom financiranja.
VRR takes a preliminary decision on the compensation to which a transport undertaking is entitled, and disburses the compensation in four instalments on 15 February, 15 May, 15 August and 15 November.
VRR sprejme začasno odločitev o nadomestilu, do katerega je upravičen prevoznik, in nadomestilo izplača v štirih delnih zneskih 15. februarja, 15. maja, 15. avgusta in 15. novembra.
The disbursement of 15 February is based on the decision for the previous year; any changes are corrected in the instalment paid on 15 May (see point 7.3 of the Financing Guidelines).
Izplačilo, ki se izvede 15. februarja, temelji na odločbi za prejšnje leto; spremembe se upoštevajo pri delnem znesku, ki se izplača 15. maja (glej oddelek 7.3 direktive o financiranju).
For undertakings such as RBG and BSM, which receive their compensation through a control and profit/loss transfer agreement or through an agreement with their holding company, special rules apply.
Za podjetja, kot sta RBG in BSM, ki prejmejo nadomestilo na podlagi sporazuma o nadzoru in prenosu dobička oziroma na podlagi pogodbe z njihovo holdinško družbo, veljajo posebna pravila.
In these cases, VRR will take a decision refusing the compensation payment.
V teh primerih VRR izda zavrnilno odločbo.
This decision states the compensation to which the undertaking is entitled.
V odločbi je določeno nadomestilo, do katerega je upravičeno podjetje.
As an alternative, the Financing Guidelines provide that such undertakings can request a binding communication setting out the compensation to which they are entitled (see point 7.2 of the Financing Guidelines).
Alternativno je v direktivi o financiranju predvideno, da lahko taka podjetja zahtevajo zavezujoče obvestilo o višini dopustnih zneskov nadomestila (glej točko 7.2 direktive o financiranju).