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Finally, RTVE is subject to review by the Court of Auditors.
RTVE je tudi predmet pregleda Računskega sodišča.
Regarding the existence of ex ante control for the introduction of significant new services, Spain advised that Article 41(3) of General Law 7/2010 of 31 March 2010 on Audiovisual Communications [13] established such a procedure.
V zvezi z obstojem predhodnega nadzora za uvedbo pomembnih novih storitev je Španija navedla, da je ta postopek vzpostavljen s členom 41(3) Splošnega zakona 7/2010 z dne 31. marca 2010 o avdiovizualnih komunikacijah [13].
The independent Spanish supervisory and regulatory authority for public broadcasting, the Consejo Estatal de Medios Audiovisuales, has been entrusted with this ex ante 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.
Ta predhodni nadzor, ki sestoji iz javnega posvetovanja z zainteresiranimi stranmi, objave rezultatov posvetovanja in ocene celotnega vpliva vsake nove storitve na trg, je bil zaupan neodvisnemu španskemu nadzornemu in regulativnemu organu za javno radiotelevizijo, Consejo Estatal de Medios Audiovisuales.
Spain furthermore indicated that it intends to sign a programme contract (contrato-programa) with RTVE by 1 November 2010 which will define what constitutes a significant new service.
Španija je nadalje navedla, da namerava do 1. novembra 2010 z RTVE podpisati programsko pogodbo (contrato-programa), ki bo opredelila, kaj je pomembna nova storitev.
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 reference 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 in jo je mogoče obravnavati kot referenčni trg proizvodov, z možnostjo vpliva na trg, zlasti v smislu vpliva na povpraševanje.
V. ASSESSMENT OF THE AID MEASURE
V. OCENA UKREPA POMOČI
Presence of aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU
Prisotnost pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU
According to Article 107(1) of the TFEU, concerning aid granted by Member States, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market.
V skladu s členom 107(1) PDEU je v zvezi s pomočjo, ki jo dodeli država članica, vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
The financial resources included in the Spanish system of financing RTVE flow to and are subsequently released from the general state budget.
Finančni viri, vključeni v španski sistem financiranja RTVE, se stekajo v splošni državni proračun in se posledično iz njega tudi črpajo.
They constitute a direct transfer of State resources to a specific undertaking which are not available to its competitors.
Pomenijo neposredni prenos državnih sredstev na določeno podjetje, ki pa njegovim konkurentom niso na voljo.
RTVE thereby enjoys a selective advantage.
Zato RTVE uživa selektivno prednost.
Nevertheless, in its comments submitted before the opening of the procedure Spain claimed that the reform did not affect trade between Member States, since RTVE did not operate outside Spain.
Kljub temu je Španija v pripombah, predloženih pred sprožitvijo postopka, trdila, da reforma ne prizadene trgovine med državami članicami, saj RTVE ne deluje zunaj Španije.
But when State financial aid strengthens the position of an undertaking compared with other undertakings competing in intra-Union trade, this trade must be regarded as affected by that aid, even if the beneficiary undertaking itself is not involved in exporting [14].
Vendar če državna finančna pomoč okrepi položaj podjetja v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenčnimi podjetji v trgovini znotraj Unije, se šteje, da zadevna pomoč vpliva na trgovino, četudi se upravičeno podjetje ne ukvarja z izvozom [14].
Similarly, where a Member State grants aid to undertakings operating in the service and distribution industries, it is not necessary for the recipient undertakings themselves to carry on their business outside the Member State for the aid to have an effect on trade in the Union [15].
Podobno, kadar država članica odobri pomoč podjetjem, ki se ukvarjajo s storitvenimi in distribucijskimi dejavnostmi, ni nujno, da upravičenec deluje zunaj svoje države članice, da bi pomoč vplivala na trgovino v Uniji [15].
In the light of this principle, the Commission Communications on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting of 2001 and 2009 explain that ‘State financing of public service broadcasters can also be generally considered to affect trade between Member States …. This is clearly the position as regards the acquisition and sale of programme rights, which often takes place at an international level …. Moreover, the ownership structure of commercial broadcasters may extend to more than one Member State’ [16].
Ob upoštevanju tega načela sporočili Komisije o uporabi pravil o državni pomoči za storitve javne radiotelevizije iz leta 2001 in 2009 pojasnjujeta, da se „lahko na splošno šteje, da financiranje javne radiotelevizije vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami … To je stališče glede nakupa in prodaje programskih pravic, ki se običajno dogajata na mednarodni ravni … Poleg tega lahko lastniška struktura komercialnih radiotelevizij sega v več kot eno državo članico“ [16].
RTVE is itself active on the international markets (sale of programmes and acquisition of broadcasting rights).
RTVE je dejavna na mednarodnih trgih (prodaja programov in nakup pravic za televizijsko razširjanje).
Through the European Broadcasting Union it exchanges television programmes and participates in the Eurovision system [17].
Prek Evropske zveze za radiodifuzijo si izmenjuje televizijske programe in sodeluje v sistemu Evrovizije [17].
Furthermore, in the acquisition and sale of broadcasting rights, RTVE is in direct competition with commercial broadcasters that are active in the national and international broadcasting market and that have an international ownership structure.
Poleg tega RTVE pri pridobivanju in prodaji pravic za televizijsko razširjanje neposredno konkurira komercialnim radiotelevizijam, ki so dejavne na nacionalnem in mednarodnem radiodifuzijskem trgu in ki imajo mednarodno lastniško strukturo.
Therefore even without the commercial activities RTVE carried out until August 2009, competition on the Spanish market risks being distorted by the aid granted to RVTE in a way which may affect trade between Member States.
Zato konkurenci na španskem trgu, celo brez komercialnih dejavnosti, ki jih je RTVE izvajala do avgusta 2009, grozi izkrivljanje zaradi pomoči, dodeljene RTVE na način, ki bi lahko vplival na trgovino med državami članicami.
The Commission has already stated this in decisions E 8/2005 and NN 8/07.
Komisija je to že navedla v odločbah E 8/2005 in NN 8/07.
The Commission also considered the possibility that the financing measures could be regarded merely as compensation for public service obligations which would not confer a financial advantage on RTVE, within the meaning of the Altmark decision of the Court of Justice [18].
Komisija je tudi obravnavala možnost, da bi se ukrepi financiranja obravnavali zgolj kot nadomestilo za obveznosti opravljanja javne službe, ki RTVE ne bi zagotavljalo finančne prednosti v smislu odločbe Sodišča v zadevi Altmark [18].
RTVE is an undertaking entrusted with the provision of a service of general economic interest (SGEI), public service broadcasting.
RTVE je podjetje, pooblaščeno za izvajanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, storitev javne radiodifuzije.
State measures compensating the net additional costs of a SGEI do not qualify as State aid if all the conditions set out by that judgement are fulfilled.
Državni ukrepi, ki so nadomestilo za neto dodatne stroške storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, niso državna pomoč, če so izpolnjeni vsi pogoji, ki jih določa ta sodba.
First, the recipient undertaking must effectively discharge public service obligations and those obligations must be clearly defined; second, the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must have been established beforehand in an objective and transparent manner; third, the compensation must 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 revenue and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations; fourth, where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations is not chosen in a public procurement procedure allowing for the selection of the offer capable of providing those services at the least cost to the community, the level of the compensation must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with the necessary means to be able to meet the public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations.
Prvič, upravičeno podjetje mora učinkovito izvajati obveznosti javne službe, te obveznosti pa morajo biti jasno opredeljene; drugič, parametri, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, morajo biti predhodno določeni na nepristranski in pregleden način; tretjič, nadomestilo ne sme presegati zneska, nujno potrebnega za kritje vseh ali le dela stroškov, ki nastanejo pri opravljanju obveznosti javne službe, ob upoštevanju zadevnih prihodkov in razumnega dobička za opravljanje teh obveznosti; četrtič, če podjetje, ki naj bi izvajalo obveznosti javne službe, ni izbrano v postopku javnega naročila, ki omogoča izbiro ponudbe, zmožne zagotavljati zadevne storitve javnosti po najnižjih stroških, je treba višino nadomestila določiti na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi nastali, če bi te obveznosti izvajalo običajno podjetje, ki je dobro upravljano in ustrezno opremljeno s potrebnimi sredstvi za izpolnjevanje zahtev javne službe.
Where public subsidies granted to undertakings expressly required to discharge public service obligations in order to compensate for the costs incurred in discharging those obligations do not comply with all these conditions, such subsidies fall within Article 107(1) of the TFEU and must be regarded as State aid within the meaning of that provision [19].
Če javne subvencije, ki so dodeljene podjetjem, katerih izrecna naloga je izvajanje obveznosti javne službe, za nadomestilo stroškov, nastalih pri izvajanju teh obveznosti, niso skladne z vsemi temi pogoji, takšne subvencije spadajo v področje uporabe člena 107(1) PDEU in jih je treba obravnavati kot državno pomoč v smislu te določbe [19].
The public entity RTVE was entrusted with the provision of the public service broadcasting as defined by Laws 17/2006 and 8/2009.
Oseba javnega prava RTVE je bila pooblaščena za izvajanje storitev javne radiotelevizije, kot je opredeljeno v zakonih 17/2006 in 8/2009.
However, it was appointed as the public service broadcaster by law and not by means of a public tender.
Vendar pa je bila RTVE za javno radiotelevizijo imenovana z zakonom in ne z javnim razpisom.
Moreover, the Spanish authorities did not determine the level of compensation needed on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and equipped, would have incurred in discharging those obligations.
Poleg tega španski organi niso določili višine potrebnega nadomestila na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi nastali v običajnem podjetju, dobro upravljanem in opremljenem, pri izvajanju teh obveznosti.
The level is determined annually on the basis of the current net costs, without using the benchmark of a well-run undertaking.
Višina je določena letno na podlagi tekočih neto stroškov, brez uporabe primerjave z dobro upravljanim podjetjem.
The parameters on the basis of which the compensation would be calculated were not established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
Parametri, na podlagi katerih bi se izračunalo nadomestilo, niso bili določeni vnaprej na nepristranski in pregleden način.
Therefore, not all the conditions set out by the Court are met and the measures under assessment qualify as State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the TFEU [20].
Zato niso izpolnjeni vsi pogoji, ki jih določa Sodišče, ukrepi, ki so predmet presoje, pa so državna pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU [20].
Assessment of the existing aid nature of the measures
Ocena obstoječe narave pomoči ukrepov
Spain has not notified the new aid measure.
Španija novega ukrepa pomoči ni priglasila.
It contends that the measure would not constitute a substantive alteration of the existing aid scheme as amended pursuant to the Commission decision in case E 8/2005 within the meaning of Article 108(3) of the TFEU and would therefore not constitute new aid requiring notification.
Španija trdi, da ukrep ne bi pomenil vsebinske spremembe obstoječe sheme pomoči, kakor je spremenjena v skladu z odločbo Komisije v zadevi E 8/2005 v smislu člena 108(3) PDEU, in zato ne bi pomenil nove pomoči, ki jo je treba priglasiti.
According to Article 1(c) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, ‘new aid’ is taken to mean all aid which is not existing aid, including alterations to existing aid.
V skladu s členom 1(c) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 „nova pomoč“ pomeni vsako pomoč, ki ni obstoječa pomoč, vključno s spremembami obstoječe pomoči.
According to Article 4 of the Implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004, neither modifications of existing aid of a purely formal or administrative nature which cannot affect the evaluation of the compatibility of the aid measure with the internal market nor an increase in the original budget of an existing aid scheme by up to 20 % shall be considered an alteration to existing aid.
V skladu s členom 4 izvedbene uredbe (ES) št. 794/2004 se niti preoblikovanje obstoječe pomoči povsem formalne ali upravne narave, ki ne more vplivati na ocenjevanje združljivosti ukrepa pomoči z notranjim trgom, niti povečanje začetnega proračuna obstoječe sheme pomoči do 20 % ne šteje za spremembo obstoječe pomoči.
In order for an alteration to an existing scheme to qualify as ‘new aid’, the alteration to the system must be substantial, i.e. the basic features of the system must be altered as would be the case if, for example, there had been changes in the aim pursued, the basis on which the levy was made, the persons and bodies affected or, generally, the source of its finances [21].
Da bi sprememba obstoječe sheme pomenila „novo pomoč“, mora biti sprememba sistema vsebinska, tj. osnovne značilnosti sistema morajo biti spremenjene, kot bi na primer veljalo, če bi se spremenili zastavljeni cilj, osnova za dajatev, osebe ali organi, ki jih shema zadeva, ali na splošno vir financiranja [21].
In the present case the sources of RTVE’s finances have been substantially changed.
V zadevnem primeru so bili viri financiranja RTVE vsebinsko spremenjeni.
The new sources of financing also mean that the financing linked to advertising (which was not aid) is now given by the State (and is aid).
Novi viri financiranja tudi pomenijo, da je financiranje, povezano z oglaševanjem (ki ni bilo pomoč), zdaj prevzela država (kar je pomoč).
This sharp increase in the amount of aid and the switch from a dual funding to single funding system give a clear indication that there is new aid.
To veliko povečanje zneska pomoči in prehod z dvojnega na enojni sistem financiranja sta jasna znaka, da gre za novo pomoč.
Furthermore, if Article 1(c) of the procedural regulation states that alterations to existing aid are to be regarded as new aid, this provision means that ‘it is not altered existing aid that must be regarded as new aid, but only the alteration as such that is liable to be classified as new aid’, as the Court of First Instance emphasised in the Gibraltar case [22].
Če člen 1(c) postopkovne uredbe navaja, da je treba spremembe obstoječe pomoči obravnavati kot novo pomoč, ta določba pomeni, da „ni spremenjena obstoječa pomoč tista, ki se šteje za novo pomoč, temveč le sprememba kot taka, ki jo je mogoče obravnavati kot novo pomoč“, kot je Sodišče prve stopnje poudarilo v zadevi Gibraltar [22].
It continued that ‘it is only where the alteration affects the actual substance of the original scheme that the latter is transformed into a new aid scheme.
Določba v nadaljevanju navaja: „Prvotna shema [se] spremeni v novo shemo pomoči samo takrat, ko sprememba vsebinsko vpliva na prvotno shemo.
There can be no question of such a substantive alteration where the new element is clearly severable from the initial scheme’ [23].
Vsebinske spremembe ni, ko se nova prvina lahko jasno loči od prvotne sheme“ [23].
It follows from this case law and legislation that adjustments which do not affect the evaluation of the compatibility of the aid measure cannot affect the substance of the aid either, and therefore do not change the classification of the measure as existing aid.
Iz te sodne prakse in zakonodaje sledi, da spremembe, ki ne vplivajo na oceno združljivosti ukrepa pomoči, prav tako ne morejo vplivati na predmet pomoči in zato ne spreminjajo uvrstitve ukrepa med obstoječo pomoč.
On the other hand, if an alteration affects the substance of a scheme, but not to an extent which requires a new assessment of its other elements, this alteration can be assessed on a stand-alone basis, without reference to the other elements of the scheme.
Po drugi strani pa, če sprememba vpliva na predmet pomoči, vendar ne v obsegu, ki zahteva novo oceno njenih drugih elementov, je to spremembo mogoče oceniti na neodvisni osnovi, brez sklicevanja na druge elemente sheme.
In this case it is only the alteration which is subject to the obligation for notification and review by the Commission.
V tem primeru je samo sprememba tista, ki je predmet obveznosti priglasitve in pregleda s strani Komisije.
The three fiscal measures which are introduced or amended by Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Law 8/2009 are severable from the existing scheme for funding RTVE.
Trije fiskalni ukrepi, ki jih uvajajo ali spreminjajo členi 4, 5 in 6 Zakona 8/2009, so ločeni od obstoječe sheme za financiranje RTVE.
Although the new sources of financing may affect the legality of the scheme as such, they do not affect the evaluation of the other elements of the aid to RTVE or the effect the aid may have on the market.
Čeprav lahko novi viri financiranja vplivajo na zakonitost sheme kot take, pa ne vplivajo na oceno drugih elementov pomoči za RTVE ali na učinek, ki ga lahko ima pomoč na trg.
The new elements of the aid, namely the new taxes, may create new aid in that they do not fall within any of the situations contemplated by Article 1(b) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Novi elementi pomoči, torej novi davki, lahko tvorijo novo pomoč zato, ker ne spadajo v nobenega od primerov, ki jih predvideva člen 1(b) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
They are in fact set up by laws approved after the entry into force of the Treaty, they are not an individual aid measure granted in the context of an authorised aid scheme, they were not authorised on the basis of Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, they were not granted 10 years before the Commission’s first action and, finally, they apply to sectors that were open to competition when they came into force.
Dejansko so vzpostavljeni z zakoni, odobrenimi po začetku veljavnosti Pogodbe, niso posamezni ukrep pomoči, dodeljen v okviru odobrene sheme pomoči, niso bili odobreni na podlagi člena 4(6) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999, niso bili dodeljeni deset let pred prvim ukrepom Komisije in, nenazadnje, veljajo za sektorje, ki so bili v času začetka veljavnosti ukrepov odprti za konkurenco.
Second, even if we admit, as a hypothesis, Spain’s argument that they must be regarded as a modification to the existing funding scheme, it appears that the way the additional funding of RTVE is financed constitutes a substantial alteration of the existing funding scheme with regard to the source of its finances.
Drugič, četudi priznamo kot hipotezo španski argument, da jih je treba obravnavati kot spremembo obstoječe sheme financiranja, se zdi, da način dodatnega financiranja RTVE pomeni vsebinsko spremembo obstoječe sheme financiranja glede vira financiranja.
The existing scheme did not contain the specific levies to be collected for the benefit of RTVE, the legality of which may impact on the compatibility of the entire aid.
Obstoječa shema ni vsebovala posebnih dajatev, ki naj bi se pobirale v korist RTVE, zakonitost tega pa lahko vpliva na združljivost celotne pomoči.
As was set out in the opening decision, the changes in the financing of RTVE raised doubts on the part of the Commission as to their effect on the overall compatibility of the financing of RTVE with the Treaty and required an additional assessment by the Commission.
Kot je bilo navedeno v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka, so spremembe v financiranju RTVE Komisiji vzbudile dvome v zvezi z njihovim vplivom na celotno združljivost financiranja RTVE s Pogodbo in terjale dodatno oceno s strani Komisije.
Therefore these changes needed to be formally notified to the Commission.
Zato bi bilo treba te spremembe uradno priglasiti Komisiji.
As set out above, the classification as new aid applies only to the alteration as such.
Kot je navedeno zgoraj, razvrstitev nove pomoči velja samo za spremembo kot tako.
Therefore, the procedure has been opened by the Commission only in order to assess the quality of these changes and their consequences for the compatibility of the aid.
Zato je Komisija sprožila postopek samo zato, da bi ocenila kakovost teh sprememb in njihov vpliv na združljivost pomoči.
Definition of RTVE’s public service remit and entrustment
Opredelitev opravljanja javne službe RTVE in pooblastitev
The Commission assesses aid to public broadcasters in the form of compensation for the fulfilment of a public service mandate under Article 106(2) of the TFEU, on the basis of the criteria set out in the 2001 Communication on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting (the 2001 Broadcasting Communication) [24].
Komisija ocenjuje pomoč za javne radiotelevizije v obliki nadomestila za izpolnjevanje pooblastila za izvajanje javne službe v skladu s členom 106(2) PDEU na podlagi meril, določenih v Sporočilu Komisije o uporabi pravil o državni pomoči za storitve javne radiodifuzije iz leta 2001 (Sporočilo o radiodifuziji iz leta 2001) [24].
In order for a measure to benefit from the derogation in Article 106(2), it is necessary that all the following conditions be fulfilled:
Da se za ukrep lahko uporabi odstopanje iz člena 106(2), morajo biti izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji:
the service in question must be a service of general economic interest and clearly defined as such by the Member State (definition);
zadevna storitev mora biti storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena in jo mora kot tako jasno opredeliti država članica (opredelitev);
the undertaking in question must be explicitly entrusted by the Member State with the provision of that service (entrustment);
država članica mora zadevno podjetje izrecno pooblastiti za opravljanje navedene storitve (pooblastitev);