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PP’s financial activities include sale of products belonging to Bank Pocztowy (a subsidiary of the bank PKO BP) i.e. loans, accounts and deposits, leasing services (through PP’s subsidiary-Post Media Serwis), different financial services including money transfers towards banking accounts, delivery of cash to the addressee’s home in the form of a Postal Cash Payment Instruction, collection of Radio and TV licence fees and processing of banking checks issued by different banks and cash credits.
Finančna dejavnost družbe PP zajema prodajo proizvodov, ki so last banke Bank Pocztowy (odvisna družba banke PKO BP), to je posojil, računov in vezav depozitov, storitev v zvezi z lizingom (z odvisno družbo PP, in sicer Post Media Serwis), različnih finančnih storitev, vključno z denarnimi nakazili na bančne račune, dostavo gotovine na naslovnikov dom v obliki poštne nakaznice za izplačilo gotovine, pobiranjem naročnine za radio in televizijo ter izplačilom bančnih čekov, ki so jih izdale različne banke, in tudi gotovinskimi krediti.
PP is also active in the insurance market with the distribution of insurance and finance products from enterprises holding capital ties with Poczta Polska, i.e. PAUF, OFE Pocztylion and TUW Pocztowe.
Družba Poczta Polska posluje tudi na trgu zavarovanj na področju distribucije zavarovalniških in finančnih proizvodov podjetij, ki imajo kapitalske povezave z družbo Poczta Polska, tj. PAUF, OFE Pocztylion in TUW Pocztowe.
Due to the fact that the PP distributes insurance and financial products from subsidiary or related companies it is in competition with other banks, insurance companies and brokers.
Ker družba PP distribuira zavarovalniške in finančne proizvode odvisne družbe ali povezanih družb, je konkurent drugim bankam, zavarovalnicam in borznim posrednikom.
Additionally, over the recent years, PP has significantly broadened the range of its payment services to customers, adding to the traditional postal instruments a series of instruments that were formerly the domain of banks (debit and credit cards, credit transfers, standing debit orders for utility bills).
Poleg tega je družba PP v zadnjih letih znatno razširila obseg svojih plačilnih storitev, ki jih zagotavlja strankam, tako da je tradicionalnim poštnim instrumentom dodala vrsto instrumentov, ki so bili v preteklosti tipični za ponudbo bank (bančne plačilne in kreditne kartice, bančna nakazila, trajni nalogi za plačilo položnic).
These evolutions have increased the substitutability of the financial services offered by PP with those offered by banks.
Te spremembe so zagotovile večjo zamenljivost finančnih storitev, ki jih ponuja družba PP, s storitvami, ki jih ponujajo banke.
Financial institutions from different Member States operate in Poland, either directly through branches or representative offices, or indirectly by controlling Polish-based banks and financial institutions.
Finančne ustanove iz različnih držav članic poslujejo na Poljskem neposredno prek mreže podružnic ali predstavništev ali posredno, tako da nadzorujejo banke in finančne ustanove, ki imajo sedež na Poljskem.
To conclude, there is competition amongst companies from different Member States in the postal and financial services sectors.
To pomeni, da obstaja konkurenca med podjetji iz različnih držav članic v sektorjih poštnih in finančnih storitev.
The public service compensation which might be granted to PP would strengthen the position of PP in relation to postal and financial undertakings established in Poland or other Member States which, as a consequence, might have more difficulties to enter the Polish market.
Nadomestilo za javne storitve, ki bi lahko bilo dodeljeno družbi PP, bi okrepilo položaj družbe glede na poštna in finančna podjetja, ki imajo sedež na Poljskem ali v drugih državah članicah in ki bi lahko posledično imela večje težave z vstopom na poljski trg.
Therefore, the measure is liable to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Zato lahko ta ukrep izkrivlja konkurenco in vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
Any compensation granted under the present scheme to PP would amount to State aid within the meaning of 107(1) TFEU.
Vsako nadomestilo, dodeljeno družbi PP v okviru sedanjega sistema, bi pomenilo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
As mentioned in section I above, following decision of 9 January 2007, the proceedings under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty remain open as for the period 1 January 2006 onwards.
Kot je navedeno v oddelku I zgoraj, poteka postopek iz člena 88(2) Pogodbe ES (zdaj 108(2) PDEU) po odločitvi z dne 9. januarja 2007 še naprej za obdobje, ki se je začelo 1. januarja 2006.
Point 25 of the 2005 Community framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation [54] (hereinafter the ‘Framework’) states that ‘This framework will apply for a period of six year from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union’.
Točka 25 Okvira Skupnosti za državne pomoči v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve [54] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: okvir Skupnosti) določa: „Ta okvir se bo uporabljal v obdobju šestih let od dneva objave v Uradnem listu Evropske unije“.
Point 26 of the framework indicates that ‘The Commission will apply the provisions of this framework to all aid projects notified to it and will take a decision on those projects after the framework is published in the Official Journal, even if the projects were notified prior to such publication’.
Točka 26 okvira Skupnosti navaja: „Komisija bo določbe tega okvira uporabljala za vse projekte pomoči, ki ji bodo priglašeni, in sprejela odločitev v zvezi z navedenimi projekti po objavi okvira v Uradnem listu, tudi če bodo ti priglašeni pred objavo“.
The aid in question has been notified by the Polish authorities within the ‘interim mechanism’ procedure (see decision to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of 25 June 2005).
Poljski organi so priglasili zadevno shemo pomoči v skladu s postopkom začasnega mehanizma (glej odločitev o začetku postopka iz člena 88(2) z dne 25. junija 2005).
It follows that the applicable legal provisions for assessing the compatibility of the scheme during the time period 2006-2011 is the Community framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation.
Iz navedenega je razvidno, da je Okvir Skupnosti za državno pomoč v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve veljavni predpis za oceno združljivosti sheme v obdobju 2006–2011.
The Commission considers that, ‘at the current stage of development of the internal market, public service compensation which is State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU may be declared compatible with the Treaty under Article 106(2) if it is necessary to the operation of the service of general economic interest and does not affect the development of trade to such an extent as would be contrary to the interests of the Union’.
Komisija meni, da se na trenutni razvojni stopnji notranjega trga nadomestilo za javne storitve, ki je državna pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, lahko razglasi za združljivo s Pogodbo v smislu člena 106(2), če je potrebno za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena in ne vpliva na razvoj trgovine, tako da bi bilo v nasprotju z interesom Unije.
In order to achieve such balance, the Commission applies the provisions of the Framework to assess the compatibility of the case at hand.
Za dosego takšnega ravnovesja Komisija pri oceni združljivosti obravnavane pomoči z notranjim trgom uporablja določbe okvira Skupnosti.
Under the Framework the three basic criteria of compatibility are that (i) the service in question is a genuine public service (i.e. qualifying it as a service of economic general interest is not a manifest error), that (ii) the service is entrusted to the undertaking by an official act that contains the elements specified in section 2.3 of the above mentioned Community framework, and that (iii) the undertaking is not overcompensated for the provision of public service (taking into account a reasonable profit).
Okvir Skupnosti določa tri osnovna merila združljivosti: (i) zadevna storitev je dejansko javna storitev (tj. priznati jo za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena ni očitna napaka), (ii) podjetje je pooblaščeno za opravljanje storitve v skladu s pravnim aktom, ki vsebuje elemente, opredeljene v oddelku 2.3 omenjenega okvira Skupnosti, ter (iii) podjetju ni dodeljeno prekomerno nadomestilo za javne storitve (ob upoštevanju zmernega dobička).
Genuine service of general economic interest
Dejanska storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena
As indicated in the Framework, Member States have a wide margin of discretion regarding the nature of services that could be classified as being services of general economic interest.
Kot je pokazano v okviru Skupnosti, imajo države članice visoko stopnjo svobode pri določanju narave storitev, ki jih je mogoče opredeliti kot storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
The Commission’s task is to ensure that the margin of discretion is applied without manifest error as regards the definition of service of general economic interest.
Naloga Komisije je zagotoviti, da se bo uporabljala stopnja svobode brez očitnih napak v zvezi z opredelitvijo storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
The public service obligation entrusted to PP is the universal postal service in accordance with the postal directive (see section II.2 above).
Obveznost zagotavljanja javnih storitev, za katero je bila pooblaščena družba PP, je opravljanje univerzalnih poštnih storitev v skladu s Poštno direktivo (glej oddelek II.2 zgoraj).
The provision of universal postal services throughout the Polish territory in order to offer to the Polish population the same basic services at the same costs is a classic case of SGEI.
Opravljanje univerzalnih poštnih storitev na ozemlju Poljske, da bi prebivalstvu Poljske omogočili enake osnovne storitve po enakih cenah, je klasičen primer storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
Consequently, the universal postal service entrusted to PP qualifies as service of general economic interest within the meaning of Article 106 TFEU.
Zato se lahko univerzalne poštne storitve, za katere je bila pooblaščena družba PP, štejejo za storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena v smislu člena 106 PDEU.
Need for an instrument specifying the public service obligations and the methods of calculating compensation (Entrustment)
Potreba po instrumentu, ki opredeljuje obveznosti javnih storitev, in metodah za izračun nadomestila (Oddaja storitve)
As indicated in the Framework, the concept of service of general economic interest within the meaning of Article 86 of the Treaty means that the undertaking in question has been entrusted with a special task.
Kot je bilo pokazano v okviru Skupnosti, pojem storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena v smislu člena 86 Pogodbe ES (zdaj člena 106 PDEU) pomeni, da je država pooblastila zainteresirano podjetje za opravljanje posebne naloge.
Responsibility of the operation of the service of general economic interest must be entrusted to the undertaking concerned by way of one or more official act.
Odgovornost za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena je treba podeliti ustreznemu podjetju v skladu z enim ali več uradnimi pravnimi akti.
In the case at hand, the Postal law of 12 July 2003 and the ‘Ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure of 9 January 2004 on the conditions for the provision of universal postal services’ constitute the legal instruments which define and entrust to PP the service of general economic interest represented by the universal postal service (see sections II.2, II.3 and IV.4 above).
V tem primeru Zakon o poštnih storitvah ter Odlok ministra za infrastrukturo z dne 9. januarja 2004 o pogojih opravljanja univerzalnih poštnih storitev pomenita pravna instrumenta, ki določata in pooblaščata družbo PP za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, kakršne so univerzalne poštne storitve (glej oddelke II.2, II.3 in IV.4 zgoraj).
In conformity with section 2.3 of the above mentioned Community framework, these acts specify, in particular:
V skladu z oddelkom 2.3 omenjenega okvira Skupnosti zadevni akti opredeljujejo zlasti:
the precise nature of the public service obligation (universal postal service obligation) (Article 3.25 of the Postal Law),
natančno naravo obveznosti javnih storitev (univerzalne poštne storitve) (člen 3(25) Zakona o poštnih storitvah),
the undertaking (PP) and territory concerned (the whole national territory) (Article 3.25 of the Postal Law),
zainteresirana družba (PP) in ozemlje (ozemlje celotne države), na kateri se nanaša obveznost (člen 3(25) Zakona o poštnih storitvah),
the nature of the exclusive rights assigned to PP (Article 46.2 of the Postal Law).
vrsto izključnih pravic, odobrenih družbi PP (člen 46(2) Zakona o poštnih storitvah).
Whereas Article 52 and 52.a of the Postal Law and the Ordinance of the Minister of Finance of 24 December 2003 already set some principles on compensation [55] these are insufficient to consider the requirement established in points 12(d) and 12(e) of the Framework as fully met.
Čeprav člena 52 in 52a Zakona o poštnih storitvah in Odlok ministra za finance z dne 24. decembra 2003 opredeljujejo določena načela nadomestila [55], to ni dovolj, da bi bila zahteva iz točk 12(d) in 12(e) okvira Skupnosti v celoti izpolnjena.
Currently, according to point 2.2 of the ‘Ordinance’ the type of results to be allocated to services is limited to ‘Costs of products, goods and materials sold’, ‘Selling costs’, ‘General and administrative costs’ and ‘Interest from liabilities financing postal services including foreign exchange rate differences’.
Zdaj je v skladu s členom 2(2) Odloka vrsta izidov, obračunanih kot storitve, omejena na „stroške izdelave“, „stroške prodaje“, „stroške splošnega upravljanja“ in „stroške izvajanja obveznosti za financiranje določene poštne storitve ali skupine poštnih storitev in z njimi povezanih tečajnih razlik“.
Therefore, the Commission considers that not all parameters relevant for calculating compensation have been specified in the national acts.
Zato Komisija meni, da v nacionalnih aktih niso bili opredeljeni vsi parametri, bistveni za izračun nadomestila.
Due to the fact that certain costs and revenues [56] have been fully omitted in the national acts from the list of items to be allocated to services their subsequent controlling and reviewing has also been left out (see section V.2.3.3 below).
Nekateri stroški in prihodki [56] na seznamu postavk, ki so bile obračunane kot storitve v nacionalnih aktih, sploh niso bili upoštevani, zato ni bilo upoštevano tudi njihovo poznejše preverjanje in pregled (glej oddelek V.2.3.3 spodaj).
Article 52.a.4 establishes some requirements imposed on UKE to proceed with the approval of a subsidy compensating the postal operator for the discharge of the USO i.e. previous submission of (1) the financial report of the public operator examined by the auditor, (2) information of the fulfilment of entrustment conditions and (3) information concerning verified requirements to maintain accounting books and cost accounting as refereed to in Article 52 paragraph 1 and 2.
Člen 52a(4) Zakona o poštnih storitvah uvaja več zahtev, ki jih mora upoštevati UKE, da potrdi dodelitev sredstev, ki za poštnega operaterja pomeni nadomestilo za izpolnjevanje obveznosti univerzalnih storitev, tj. da predhodno predloži: (1) finančno poročilo javnega operatorja, ki ga je pregledal revizor, (2) informacijo, ali je operator izpolnil zahteve v zvezi z univerzalnimi poštnimi storitvami, in (3) informacijo o preverjanju, ali javni operater vodi računovodske knjige in stroškovni račun v skladu z zahtevami iz člena 52(1) in (2) tega zakona.
For the same reasons explained above, given that Article 52.2 makes a direct reference to the Ordinance and this only specifies the allocation of certain costs to services the Commission considers that not all parameters relevant for calculating compensation have been taken into account in the relevant national act(s).
Zaradi razlogov, pojasnjenih zgoraj, in glede na to, da se člen 52(2) tega zakona sklicuje neposredno na Odlok, ta pa določa razporejanje nekaterih stroškov na storitve, Komisija meni, da v ustreznem nacionalnem aktu (ustreznih nacionalnih aktih) niso bili upoštevani vsi parametri, ki so bistveni za izračun nadomestila.
Consequently, if not all parameters relevant for calculating compensation were taken into account the requirement regarding the specification in the relevant national acts of the arrangements for avoiding any overcompensation has to be regarded as not fully met as well.
Posledično prav tako ni mogoče ugotoviti, ali je bila v ustreznih nacionalnih aktih zahteva po specifikaciji dogovora o preprečitvi prekomernega nadomestila v celoti izpolnjena, če niso bili upoštevani vsi parametri, ki so bistveni za izračun nadomestila.
The limited scope of the annual verifications carried out every year confirms this assertion (see further explanations in section V.2.3.5 below).
Omejeni obseg vsako leto izvajanih letnih preverjanj to ugotovitev potrjuje (glej naslednja pojasnila v oddelku V.2.3.5 tega sklepa).
Analogously, the provisions examined by the Commission do not seem to contain any arrangement for repaying any possible overcompensation.
Podobno določbe, ki jih je preučila Komisija, ne vsebujejo nobenih določil v zvezi z vračilom katerega koli morebitnega prekomernega nadomestila.
Therefore, the Commission finds the requirements regarding the specification in the relevant national acts of (i) the parameters for calculating, controlling and reviewing the compensation (point 12(d) of the Framework) and of (ii) the arrangements for avoiding and repaying any overcompensation (point 12(e) of the Framework) as not fully met.
Zato Komisija meni, da zahteve glede tega, kako so v ustreznih nacionalnih aktih opredeljeni (i) parametri za izračun, nadzor in pregled nadomestil (točka 12(d) okvira Skupnosti) ter (ii) dogovori o preprečitvi in vračilu prekomernega nadomestila (točka 12(e) okvira Skupnosti), niso v celoti izpolnjene.
Moreover, for the reasons explained above, the Commission considers adequate to clearly specify in the relevant national act the objective of the annual verification, namely ensuring that no overcompensation takes place.
Poleg tega Komisija, kot je pojasnjeno zgoraj, meni, da bi bilo v zadevnem nacionalnem aktu primerno jasno opredeliti namen vsakoletnega preverjanja, in sicer zagotovitev, da ne bo prihajalo do prekomernih nadomestil.
To conclude, the entrustment does not contain all the elements required by the Framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation, namely those mentioned in point 12d and point 12e of the Framework.
Če povzamemo, pooblastilo ne vsebuje vseh elementov, ki jih zahteva okvir v zvezi z državno pomočjo v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve, in sicer manjkajo elementi iz točk 12(d) in 12(e) okvira Skupnosti.
Consequently, the second criterion can only be deemed to be partially fulfilled and appropriate remedies to include the costs and revenues referred to in point 128.i) have to be adopted in order to assess if granting compensation to PP according to the measure at stake is necessary and to ensure the compatibility of that compensation.
Posledično se drugo merilo lahko šteje samo za delno izpolnjeno in so potrebni ustrezni sanacijski ukrepi, da bi bili upoštevani stroški in prihodki, omenjeni v obrazložitvi 128(i) tega sklepa, da se oceni, ali je odobritev nadomestila družbi PP v skladu z zadevnim ukrepom potrebna, in da se zagotovi združljivost tega nadomestila.
The analysis of the implementation of the scheme in section V.2.3 below will show more clearly the consequences in the practice of an incomplete definition of parameters and of arrangements for avoiding overcompensation.
Z analizo izvajanja sheme v oddelku V.2.3 tega sklepa bo mogoče bolj jasno ponazoriti praktične posledice nepopolne opredelitve parametrov in dogovorov za preprečitev prekomernega nadomestila.
No overcompensation
Neobstoj prekomernega nadomestila
Pursuant to paragraph 14 of the Framework ‘(…) the amount of the compensation does not exceed what is necessary to cover the costs in discharging the public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and reasonable profit for discharging these obligations.’ It also indicates that ‘(…) the costs to be taken into consideration include all the costs incurred in the operation of the services of general economic interest.
V skladu s točko 14 okvira Skupnosti „[…] znesek nadomestila ne sme presegati zneska, potrebnega za pokrivanje stroškov, ki so nastali pri izpolnjevanju obveznosti javnih storitev, ob upoštevanju ustreznih prejemkov in zmernega dobička za izpolnjevanje navedenih obveznosti.“ Okvir Skupnosti prav tako pravi, da „[…] stroški, ki jih je treba upoštevati, vključujejo vse stroške, ki nastanejo pri opravljanju storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
(…) Where an undertaking also carries out activities outside the scope of the services of general economic interest, only the costs associated with the service of general economic interest may be taken into consideration (…)’.
[…] Če podjetje opravlja tudi dejavnosti zunaj obsega storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, se lahko upoštevajo le stroški, povezani s storitvami splošnega gospodarskega pomena […]“.
PP’s activities are not confined to the services of general economic interest (see section II.1 above).
Dejavnosti družbe PP niso omejene na storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena (glej oddelek II.1 tega sklepa).
In order to conclude that this criterion is fulfilled it is necessary in this case to quantify the costs of the public service obligation (universal postal service) imposed on PP by the entrustment acts and then compare them with the advantages that will be granted to PP by the State.
Da bi ugotovili, ali je bilo dano merilo izpolnjeno, je treba izračunati stroške obveznosti opravljanja javne storitve (univerzalne poštne storitve), ki so družbi PP zaupane prek aktov, ki zavezujejo k opravljanju te obveznosti, nato pa jih primerjati s prednostmi, ki jih bo družba PP priznala država.
Article 52a of the Polish Postal Law already states clearly the prohibition to overcompensate ‘1.
Člen 52a Zakona o poštnih storitvah jasno določa, da je dodeljevanje prekomernih nadomestil prepovedano: „1.
The Public operator obliged to provide universal postal services, shall receive from the State budget the subsidy to the provided universal postal services, if it incurs loss.
Javni operater, ki je obvezan opravljati univerzalne poštne storitve, prejme iz državnega proračuna nepovratna sredstva za dejavnost, ki temelji na opravljanju univerzalnih poštnih storitev, če le-to prinaša izgubo.
The amount of the subsidy shall be established within the Act of Law – Budget Law, having regard to the principle, that total amount of subsidy cannot exceed the difference between costs of universal postal services provisions and revenue, which is obtained from these services …’.
Višino sredstev določa zakon o proračunu, pri čemer znesek nepovratnih sredstev ne sme presegati razlike med stroški opravljanja univerzalnih poštnih storitev in prihodki iz tega naslova“.
Results actually incurred
Dejanski izidi
The Commission found that the sums of certain categories of revenues and costs indicated in the analytical accounting were also recorded in the financial statements.
Komisija je ugotovila, da so vsote nekaterih kategorij prihodkov in stroškov, izkazanih v analitičnem računovodstvu, zajete tudi v finančnih poročilih.
Due to the fact that the analytical accounting is carried out within the financial accounting [57] and this is subject every year to an independent audit, which resulted in no material observations, the Commission has no reason to doubt that the internal revenues and costs presented did actually incur.
Ker se analitično računovodstvo izvaja v okviru finančnega računovodstva [57] in ga vsako leto pregleda neodvisni revizor, ki ni podal nobenih bistvenih pripomb, Komisija nima razloga dvomiti, da so predstavljeni notranji prihodki in stroški resnični.