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As previously mentioned, Olympic Airlines was established under Law 3185/2003, which deals specifically with the case of Olympic Airways/Olympic Airlines, and confers exemption from the provisions of Greek company law that would ordinarily apply.
Kot je bilo že navedeno, je bila družba Olympic Airlines ustanovljena na podlagi zakona št. 3185/2003, ki se nanaša posebej na družbi Olympic Airways/Olympic Airlines ter omogoča odstopanje od določb grškega prava družb, ki se običajno uporabljajo.
Olympic Airways was heavily indebted, and had previously been found by the Commission to have received illegal and incompatible State aid; the hive-off has removed Olympic Airways’ revenue-generating flight divisions, while very few of the corresponding liabilities have been transferred.
Družba Olympic Airways je bila močno zadolžena in zanjo je Komisija že predhodno ugotovila, da je prejemala nezakonito in nezdružljivo državno pomoč; izčlenitev je ločila dobičkonosne oddelke za polete družbe Olympic Airways, medtem ko je bilo ob tem prenesenih zelo malo pripadajočih obveznosti.
All long-term debt has been left with the predecessor companies, and of the taxes, social security and other charges payable to the Greek State by the Olympic Airways group only one month’s liabilities have been transferred to Olympic Airlines.
Vse dolgoročne dolgove so zadržale prenosne družbe, od davkov, prispevkov za socialno varnost in drugih dajatev, ki jih skupina Olympic Airways dolguje grški državi, pa so bile na družbo Olympic Airlines prenesene samo enomesečne obveznosti.
In addition to the tax liabilities owed directly to the Greek State, Olympic Airways had a liability to AIA of approximately EUR 93 million at the date of the hive-off. Under the terms of the hive-off none of this was transferred to Olympic Airlines; all of it remained with Olympic Airways.
Poleg davčnih obveznosti, dolgovanih neposredno grški državi, so na dan izčlenitve obveznosti družbe Olympic Airways do letališča AIA znašale približno 93 milijonov EUR. V skladu s pogoji izčlenitve ni bila na družbo Olympic Airlines prenesena nobena od teh obveznosti, pač pa so vse ostale družbi Olympic Airways.
The Commission also concludes that as the privatisation process envisaged by Law 3185/2003 continues, the already heavily indebted Olympic Airways group will be left with no trading activities, minimal assets, and debts amounting to hundreds of millions of euro.
Komisija tudi ugotavlja, da bo že tako močno zadolžena skupina Olympic Airways s potekom postopka privatizacije, predvidenega z zakonom št. 3185/2003, ostala brez poslovnih dejavnosti ter da bo zadržala samo minimalna sredstva in dolgove, ki znašajo več sto milijonov eurov.
The Commission observes that both Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines are owned in their entirety by the Greek State, so that the establishment of Olympic Airlines is not so much a restructuring as an artificial reorganisation within a single group.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Grčija 100-odstotni lastnik obeh družb, Olympic Airways in Olympic Airlines, pri ustanovitvi družbe Olympic Airlines pa ne gre toliko za prestrukturiranje kot za umetno preoblikovanje znotraj skupine.
This understanding of the matter is supported by an examination of Law 3185/203, whereby Olympic Airlines obtains ‘protection’ from the ordinary provisions of the Greek Civil Code and Commercial Code in respect of debts contracted by Olympic Airways before the hive-off of the flight division.
To ugotovitev potrjuje tudi preučitev zakona št. 3185/203, na podlagi katerega je družba Olympic Airlines „zaščitena“ pred običajno veljavnimi določbami grškega civilnega in trgovinskega zakonika, kar zadeva dolgove družbe Olympic Airways, ki so nastali pred izčlenitvijo njenega oddelka za polete.
The implication is that in the absence of the special legislation the application of the ordinary domestic law would also lead to the conclusion that there was continuity between the two companies.
To kaže, da bi brez tega posebnega zakona uporaba običajnih določb nacionalnega prava prav tako privedla do sklepa, da je med obema družbama obstajala kontinuiteta.
The Commission further observes that the classification of Olympic Airlines as a successor to Olympic Airways was explicitly acknowledged by Greece in its letter to the Commission of 2 June 2005, in which it referred to Olympic Airlines as a ‘successor company’ to Olympic Airways for the purposes of recovery.
Komisija nadalje ugotavlja, da je Grčija izrecno priznala opredelitev družbe Olympic Airlines kot naslednice družbe Olympic Airways v dopisu Komisiji z dne 2. junija 2005, v katerem se za namene izterjave pomoči sklicuje na družbo Olympic Airlines kot na „naslednico“ družbe Olympic Airways.
The Court of Justice has also considered the transfer of assets to Olympic Airlines, which is the essential component in the restructuring, in its judgement in Case C-415/03 Commission v Greece.
Tudi Sodišče je v sodbi v zadevi C-415/03 Komisija proti Grčiji preučilo prenos sredstev na družbo Olympic Airlines, ki je bistveni vidik prestrukturiranja.
The Court there found that ‘the operation in issue transferred all the assets of the company Olympic Airways, free of all debts, to the new company Olympic Airlines … that operation was structured in such a way as to make it impossible, under national law, to recover the debts of the former company Olympic Airways from the new company Olympic Airlines’ [16].
Sodišče je v tej sodbi ugotovilo, da se je „predmetni prenos nanašal na vsa sredstva, prosta vseh dolgov, družbe Olympic Airways na novo družbo Olympic Airlines [in] da je bila ta transakcija zasnovana tako, da bi se na podlagi nacionalnega prava onemogočila izterjava dolgov nekdanje družbe Olympic Airways od nove družbe Olympic Airlines“ [16].
It added that ‘the operation created an obstacle to the effective implementation of Decision 2003/372/EC [the 2002 Decision] and to the recovery of the aid by means of which the Greek State had supported the commercial activities of that company.
Dodalo je, da je „ta transakcija ovirala dejansko izvršitev Odločbe 2003/372/ES (odločba iz leta 2002) in izterjavo pomoči, s katero je Grčija podpirala gospodarsko dejavnost te družbe.
It is therefore clear that the restructuring of Olympic Airways in 2003 that established Olympic Airlines, while it did lead to the creation of a separate legal entity, was nevertheless carried out so as to avoid recovery under the 2002 Decision, and that Olympic Airlines is a successor company to Olympic Airways at least for the purposes of the recovery of State aid granted before the hive-off.
Zato je očitno, da je bil namen prestrukturiranja družbe Olympic Airways leta 2003, s katerim je bila ustanovljena družba Olympic Airlines, čeprav je to prestrukturiranje privedlo do ločenega pravnega subjekta, izogniti se vračilu državne pomoči na podlagi odločbe iz leta 2002, ter da je družba Olympic Airlines naslednica družbe Olympic Airways vsaj za namene izterjave državne pomoči, dodeljene pred izčlenitvijo.
Has Olympic Airlines received State aid since it was established?
Ali je družba Olympic Airlines po ustanovitvi prejemala državno pomoč?
The experts concluded that Olympic Airlines had been losing money since it was established.
Strokovnjaki so ugotovili, da je družba Olympic Airlines od svoje ustanovitve ustvarjala izgube.
With regard to the points raised when the procedure was initiated, the experts found that since it was established Olympic Airlines had made all required payments of the spatosimo tax; on the issue of ground handling and maintenance services provided by Olympic Airways to Olympic Airlines, the Commission does not have enough information to be able to take a view on whether there is any element of State aid.
V zvezi z vidiki, na katere je bilo opozorjeno ob začetku postopka, so strokovnjaki ugotovili, da je družba Olympic Airlines od svoje ustanovitve poplačala vse zahtevane dajatve „spatosimo“; kar zadeva storitve zemeljske oskrbe in vzdrževanja, ki jih družba Olympic Airways zagotavlja družbi Olympic Airlines, pa Komisija nima dovolj informacij za mnenje o tem, ali te storitve vsebujejo elemente državne pomoči.
With regard to tax and social security, the experts found that except for some delayed payments (which had incurred penalties) Olympic Airlines had met its obligations.
V zvezi z davčnimi in socialnovarstvenimi obveznostmi družbe Olympic Airlines so strokovnjaki ugotovili, da je ta družba izpolnila svoje obveznosti, razen nekaterih zamud pri plačilih (za katere so bile obračunane zamudne obresti).
As far as spatosimo and tax and social security obligations are concerned, therefore, the Commission concludes that Olympic Airlines has not received State aid since it came into being.
Zato, kar zadeva dajatve „spatosimo“ ter davčne in socialnovarstvene obveznosti, Komisija sklepa, da družba Olympic Airlines od svoje ustanovitve ni prejela državne pomoči.
However, during their examination of the company’s books the experts found that Olympic Airlines had benefited from favourable terms from its suppliers in two respects.
Vendar so strokovnjaki med pregledom poslovnih knjig družbe Olympic Airlines ugotovili, da je bila ta družba pri svojih dobaviteljih v dveh primerih obravnavana pod ugodnimi pogoji.
Olympic Airlines subleases aircraft from Olympic Airways, from Olympic Aviation and, in the case of four finance leases, direct from the Greek State.
Družba Olympic Airlines uporablja letala, ki jih je dobila v podnajem od družb Olympic Airways, Olympic Aviation ter pri štirih finančnih najemih neposredno od grške države.
The experts showed that in all cases the sublease rates were lower than those charged under the head leases concluded with the head lessors.
Kot so dokazali strokovnjaki, so v vseh primerih cene podnajema nižje od cen prvotnega najema pri najemodajalcih.
In examining the relationship between Olympic Airlines and AIA, the Commission’s experts came to the conclusion that allowing Olympic Airlines to build up debts of EUR […] million over the winter season, and then to convert them into an eight-month short-term loan to be paid over the summer season, amounted to providing Olympic Airlines with seasonal working capital financing.
Ko so strokovnjaki preučili razmerje med družbo Olympic Airlines in letališčem AIA, so ugotovili, da je bilo družbi Olympic Airlines dejansko zagotovljeno financiranje obratnih sredstev, prilagojeno sezonski potrebi, ker je družba Olympic Airlines med zimsko sezono ustvarila dolg v višini […] milijonov EUR, ki ga je lahko nato pretvorila v kratkoročno posojilo z osemmesečnim rokom vračila, ki ga je bilo treba odplačati v poletni sezoni.
With regard to this favourable treatment the Commission can firstly conclude that the decision by the Greek authorities to sublease aircraft to Olympic Airlines at a loss of between EUR 250000 and EUR 350000 per aircraft per month is clearly a transfer of State resources from the State to Olympic Airlines.
Pri preučevanju te ugodne obravnave lahko Komisija najprej ugotovi, da odločitev grških organov, da oddajo letala v podnajem družbi Olympic Airlines in tako mesečno izgubijo od 250000 EUR do 350000 EUR na letalo, nedvomno pomeni prenos državnih sredstev z države na družbo Olympic Airlines.
The measure reduces costs that Olympic Airlines would otherwise have to bear.
S tem ukrepom se znižajo stroški, ki bi jih družba Olympic Airlines sicer morala plačati.
The measure is specific, in that it is directed solely at Olympic Airlines, and it distorts or threatens to distort competition, in that Olympic Airlines operates in fully liberalised air transport market.
Ta ukrep je poseben v smislu, da je namenjen izključno družbi Olympic Airlines in da izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljal konkurenco, ker družba Olympic Airlines posluje na popolnoma liberaliziranem trgu zračnega prometa.
It is settled case-law that no distinction is to be drawn between cases where aid is granted directly by the State and cases where it is granted by public or private bodies established or appointed by the State to administer the aid [17].
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso se ne sme razlikovati med primeri, v katerih pomoč dodeli neposredno država, in tistimi, v katerih jo dodelijo javni ali zasebni organi, ki jih država ustanovi ali določi za upravljanje pomoči [17].
However, for an advantage to be regarded as State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty it must, first, be granted directly or indirectly through State resources [18], and, second, be imputable to the State [19].
Da bi bilo ugodnosti mogoče šteti za državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe, pa jih je treba, prvič, dodeliti neposredno ali posredno iz državnih sredstev [18], in, drugič, tako, da jih je mogoče pripisati državi [19].
The Commission has therefore to decide whether the actions taken by Olympic Airways and AIA are imputable to the State.
Komisija mora zato odločiti, ali je mogoče ukrepe, ki sta jih sprejela družba Olympic Airways in letališče AIA, pripisati državi.
As discussed in paragraph 192 below, the imputability to the State of a measure taken by a public undertaking may be inferred from a set of indicators arising from the circumstances of the case and the context in which that measure was taken.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 192 v nadaljevanju, se lahko državi pripiše ukrep pomoči, ki ga je sprejelo javno podjetje, na podlagi celote indicev, ki izvirajo iz okoliščin v postopku v glavni stvari, in konteksta, v katerem je nastopil ta ukrep.
With regard to the decision by Olympic Airways to sublease its aircraft to Olympic Airlines at prices significantly below those of the head leases, and by so doing to lose EUR 37,6 million, the Commission observes that the State held 100 % of the shares of both Olympic Airways and of Olympic Airlines.
V zvezi z odločitvijo družbe Olympic Airways, da svoja letala odda v podnajem družbi Olympic Airlines po cenah, ki so znatno nižje od cen prvotnih najemov, in tako izgubi 37,6 milijona EUR, Komisija ugotavlja, da je imela država 100-odstotni lastniški delež v obeh družbah, Olympic Airways in Olympic Airlines.
The management and the directors of both companies were appointed by the State.
Upravo in direktorja obeh družb je imenovala država.
It has to be concluded that Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines were (and still are) under the control of the State.
Treba je sklepati, da sta družbi Olympic Airways in Olympic Airlines bili (in sta še vedno) pod nadzorom države.
Greece was able to exercise a dominant influence over both undertakings, both directly and indirectly, as Olympic Airways’ largest creditor.
Grčija je lahko neposredno in posredno, kot največji upnik družbe Olympic Airways, uveljavljala prevladujoč vpliv nad obema družbama.
Consequently, the decision by Olympic Airways to sublease aircraft to Olympic Airlines was not the act of an independent undertaking.
Tako odločitev družbe Olympic Airways, da letala odda v podnajem družbi Olympic Airlines, ni bila dejanje neodvisne družbe.
With regard to AIA, notwithstanding Greece’s insistence that it has no role to play in influencing AIA’s commercial behaviour, the Commission observes that the State owns 55 % of AIA’s share capital and appoints four of the nine directors.
V zvezi z letališčem AIA kljub vztrajanju Grčije, da ne vpliva na poslovno ravnanje letališča, Komisija ugotavlja, da ima država v lasti 55 % osnovnega kapitala in da imenuje štiri od devetih direktorjev tega letališča.
The Court of Justice has indicated other criteria that may be used in determining whether an aid measure taken by a public undertaking is imputable to the State [20].
Sodišče je navedlo druga merila, ki jih je mogoče upoštevati pri ugotavljanju, ali je državi mogoče pripisati ukrep pomoči, ki ga je sprejela javna družba [20].
These include ‘its integration into the structures of the public administration, the nature of its activities and the exercise of the latter on the market in normal conditions of competition with private operators, the legal status of the undertaking (in the sense of its being subject to public law or ordinary company law), the intensity of the supervision exercised by the public authorities over the management of the undertaking, or any other indicator showing, in the particular case, an involvement by the public authorities in the adoption of a measure or the unlikelihood of their not being involved, having regard also to the compass of the measure, its content or the conditions which it contains’.
Ta merila vključujejo „njeno integracijo v strukturo javne uprave, naravo njenih dejavnosti in njihovo izvajanje na trgu v običajnih razmerah konkurence z drugimi zasebnimi gospodarskimi subjekti, pravni status družbe (v smislu, ali ta spada v javno pravo ali pravo družb), intenzivnost vpliva javnih organov na upravljanje družbe ali druge indice, ki v posameznem primeru kažejo na vpletenost javnih organov ali na težko verjetni neobstoj vpletenosti pri sprejetju ukrepa, tudi ob upoštevanju razsežnosti tega, njegove vsebine ali pogojev, ki jih vsebuje“.
Although AIA is majority State-owned, it is operated as a private enterprise independent of the Greek State in its day-to-day business (only four of its nine directors are appointed by the State), and given that all debts owed by Olympic Airways/Olympic Airlines to AIA are repaid with interest and have been secured by mortgages on aircraft, the Commission cannot make a definitive finding that the actions of AIA are imputable to the State.
Čeprav je letališče AIA v večinski državni lasti, se upravlja kot zasebna družba, ki pri vsakdanjem poslovanju deluje neodvisno od grške države (država imenuje samo štiri od devetih direktorjev družbe), in glede na to, da so vsi dolgovi družb Olympic Airways/Olympic Airlines do letališča AIA poplačani z obrestmi in so bili zavarovani s hipotekami na letala, Komisija ne more z gotovostjo skleniti, da je mogoče dejanja tega letališča AIA pripisati državi.
Accordingly, the Commission finds that the lease arrangements between Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines distort or threaten to distort competition, because they are specific, in that they favour one undertaking by freeing it from liabilities that it would otherwise have to bear.
Komisija skladno s tem ugotavlja, da pogodbe o najemu med družbama Olympic Airways in Olympic Airlines izkrivljajo ali bi lahko izkrivljale konkurenco, ker so posebne v smislu, da se z njimi daje prednost eni družbi, ko je oproščena obveznosti, ki bi jih sicer morala nositi.
The Commission also observes that the measures affect trade between Member States and distort or threaten to distort competition in this market, as they involve a Community air carrier, as explained in paragraph 193.
Komisija tudi ugotavlja, da zadevni ukrepi vplivajo na trgovino med državami članicami in izkrivljajo ali bi lahko izkrivljali konkurenco na tem trgu, saj vključujejo letalskega prevoznika Skupnosti, kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 193.
The Commission concludes that the lease arrangements whereby Olympic Airlines leases aircraft either from Olympic Airways or from the State constitute a grant of State aid to Olympic Airlines for the purposes of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.
Komisija zato sklepa, da te pogodbe o najemu, na podlagi katerih družba Olympic Airlines najema letala bodisi od družbe Olympic Airways bodisi od države, za namene člena 87(1) Pogodbe pomenijo državno pomoč družbi Olympic Airlines.
Who benefited from the cash disbursements?
Kdo je imel korist od denarnih izplačil?
The Commission can firstly conclude that this payment is a transfer of State resources (the money comes directly from the State budget and is expressly provided for in Article 27 of Law 3185/2003), and that it is an individual measure, as it is directed exclusively at Olympic Airways.
Komisija lahko najprej sklepa, da gre pri tem plačilu za prenos državnih sredstev (denarnih sredstev, ki izhajajo neposredno iz državnega proračuna in so izrecno določena v členu 27 zakona št. 3185/2003) in da je ukrep poseben, ker je namenjen izključno družbi Olympic Airways.
The Greek authorities contend that the grant of EUR 130312459 to Olympic Airways was the act of a prudent investor.
Grški organi trdijo, da je bilo izplačilo 130312459 EUR družbi Olympic Airways dejanje preudarnega vlagatelja.
According to the relevant Community case-law, the conduct of the State as a public investor has to be compared to that of a notional private investor who is guided by prospects of profitability in the longer term [21].
Glede na veljavno sodno prakso Skupnosti je treba ravnanje države kot javnega vlagatelja primerjati z ravnanjem hipotetičnega zasebnega vlagatelja, katerega ravnanje temelji na možnostih dolgoročne donosnosti [21].
A capital increase needed to ensure the survival of a company which is experiencing temporary difficulties, but which after taking appropriate restructuring measures is in a position to return to profitability, does not necessarily constitute State aid if a private investor would have reached the same conclusion.
Dokapitalizacija, potrebna za zagotovitev preživetja družbe, ki se je znašla v začasnih težavah, a postane po sprejetju ustreznih ukrepov prestrukturiranja spet donosna, ni nujno državna pomoč, če bi zasebni vlagatelj ravnal enako.
The Court of Justice has also indicated that there is no State aid where a capital increase takes place on terms that would be acceptable to a private investor operating under normal market conditions [22].
Sodišče je tudi navedlo, da državna pomoč ne obstaja, če se dokapitalizacija izvede pod pogoji, ki bi bili sprejemljivi za zasebnega vlagatelja, ki deluje pod normalnimi tržnimi pogoji [22].
At the time when the sum of EUR 130312459 was advanced to Olympic Airways, Olympic Airways was already in a very difficult financial situation.
Družba Olympic Airways je bila ob prejetju predplačila 130312459 EUR v že zelo slabem finančnem položaju.
In the 2002 Decision the Commission had found that the company had received illegal and incompatible State aid, and had ordered that the aid be recovered with interest.
Komisija je v odločbi iz leta 2002 ugotovila, da je družba Olympic Airways prejela nezakonito in nezdružljivo državno pomoč, in z navedeno odločbo odredila vračilo te pomoči skupaj z obrestmi.
Olympic Airways had just been deprived of its flight divisions, and had been left with most of the liabilities which would normally attach to those divisions.
Poleg tega so bili družbi Olympic Airways ravno odvzeti oddelki za polete, prevzeti pa je morala večino obveznosti, ki bi jih v običajnih okoliščinah nosili ti oddelki.
At the end of 2003 Olympic Airways owed the Greek State a total of EUR 522 million in unpaid tax and social security liabilities.
Družba Olympic Airways je ob koncu leta 2003 dolgovala grški državi skupno 522 milijonov EUR neporavnanih davčnih in socialnovarstvenih obveznosti.
Given its financial position, the Commission has to take the view that Olympic Airways would manifestly have been unable to obtain a comparable cash advance from a private investor in the same situation.
Glede na finančni položaj družbe Olympic Airways mora Komisija ugotoviti, da ta družba očitno ne bi mogla pridobiti primerljivega denarnega predplačila od zasebnega vlagatelja v enakem položaju.
This is so particularly as the ‘investor’ in the present case was also Olympic Airways’ largest creditor, and stood little realistic chance of recovering the sums that Olympic Airways already owed it.
To velja toliko bolj glede na dejstvo, da je „vlagatelj“ v tem primeru tudi največji upnik družbe Olympic Airways in da ima le malo resničnih možnosti za izterjavo zneskov, ki mu jih družba Olympic Airways že dolguje.
Such a creditor would not have allowed a situation where the debts continued to increase while the assets that might have been used to satisfy these debts disappeared [23].
Tak upnik ne bi dovolil položaja, v katerem bi se dolgovi še povečevali, medtem ko bi sredstva, ki bi jih bilo mogoče uporabiti za poplačilo teh dolgov, kopnela [23].
On the contrary, a private creditor would have taken all legal steps to obtain payment of the arrears or to enforce its guarantees.
Nasprotno, zasebni upnik bi uporabil vsa pravna sredstva za izterjavo zapadlih dolgov ali izvršitev svojih jamstev.