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Moreover, the Greek State considers that when they are sold by the State these assets will generate a price higher than they would have done if the shareholding had not been transferred to it.
Poleg tega Grčija meni, da bodo ta sredstva, ko jih bo država prodala, dosegla višjo ceno, kot bi jo v primeru, če lastništvo nad deleži ne bi bilo preneseno nanjo.
THE ‘ADVANCE’ OF EUR 130312450 TO OLYMPIC AIRWAYS
„PREDPLAČILO“130312450 EUR DRUŽBI OLYMPIC AIRWAYS
By Ministerial Decree 2/71992/A0024 of 22 December 2003, enacted pursuant to Article 27 of Law 3185/2003, the Greek State opened a special account at the Bank of Greece entitled ‘Greek State — Denationalisation account of the Olympic Airways group’.
Grška država je z ministrskim odlokom št. 2/71992/A0024 z dne 22. decembra 2003, sprejetim na podlagi člena 27 zakona št. 3185/2003, pri Banki Grčije odprla poseben račun, imenovan „Grška država – račun za denacionalizacijo skupine Olympic Airways“.
The account is to be credited with the proceeds of any sale, within the framework of the privatisation procedure, of companies within the Olympic Airways group whose shares have been transferred to the Greek State (the first being Olympic Airlines).
Na ta račun se bodo v okviru privatizacijskega postopka stekali vsi prihodki od prodaje iz družb v skupini Olympic Airways (prva med njimi je družba Olympic Airlines), katerih deleži so bili preneseni na grško državo.
Nevertheless, to cover expenditure necessary pending the privatisation of the companies within the group, the account was credited by the State with a sum described as an ‘advance’(prokatavoli) or ‘prepayment’(propliromi).
Kljub temu je država za kritje potrebnih izdatkov do izvedbe privatizacije družb v skupini na navedeni račun nakazala znesek, opredeljen kot „predujem“(prokatavoli) ali „predplačilo“(propliromi).
This advance is equal to the nominal share capital of Olympic Airlines (EUR 130312450).
Ta predujem ustreza nominalni vrednosti osnovnega kapitala družbe Olympic Airlines (130312450 EUR).
Those parts of Olympic Airways’ liabilities which were not transferred to the new Olympic Airlines, and specifically the expenditure connected with the early retirement of certain staff, were to be financed out of the special account and from revenue generated by the supply of services to Olympic Airlines and to third parties.
Tisti deli obveznosti družbe Olympic Airways, ki niso bili preneseni na novo družbo Olympic Airlines, in zlasti izdatki, povezani s predčasno upokojitvijo nekaterih zaposlenih, se bodo financirali s posebnega računa in iz prihodkov, ustvarjenih z zagotavljanjem storitev družbi Olympic Airlines in tretjim stranem.
SPATOSIMO AND PAYMENTS TO AIA
SPATOSIMO IN PLAČILA LETALIŠČU AIA
By letter of 19 January 2004 a complainant, Aegean Airlines, forwarded to the Commission a copy of a letter from the Greek Civil Aviation Authority to the Auditor-General of the State, which had also been sent to the Athens International Airport company AIA (ref. DII/A/28751/11626 of 22 July 2003).
Pritožnik, družba Aegean Airlines, je z dopisom z dne 19. januarja 2004 Komisiji posredoval kopijo dopisa grške uprave civilnega letalstva, ki je bil naslovljen na državnega generalnega revizorja in poslan tudi Athens International Airport Company AIA (dokument DII/A/28751/11626/ z dne 22. julija 2003).
It appeared from this letter that Olympic Airways owed the sum of EUR 26001473,33 in respect of the ‘tax for the modernisation and development of airports’, known as ‘spatosimo’, which was levied on passengers by air carriers and was to be forwarded by them to the State.
Iz tega dopisa je izhajalo, da je družba Olympic Airways dolgovala 26001473,33 EUR „dajatev za posodobitev in razvoj letališč“, imenovanih tudi „spatosimo“, ki jih obračunavajo letalski prevozniki in jih nato posredujejo državi.
Although Olympic Airways was under an obligation to repay the sums it owed at some time in the future, the Commission suspected that in the meantime it was benefiting as a result of the forbearance of the State, which did not penalise it for late payment, but in fact set up mechanisms whereby the other Greek airports had to contribute in order to compensate for the losses occasioned by the late payment or non-payment by Olympic Airways of the money it owed in spatosimo.
Kljub obveznosti družbe Olympic Airways, da v prihodnosti poplača dolgovane zneske, je Komisija domnevala, da je do tega poplačila Grčija navedeni družbi dopuščala neplačevanje, pri čemer se je grška država ne le vzdržala kaznovanja družbe zaradi zamud pri plačilih, ampak je poleg tega uvedla mehanizme, na podlagi katerih morajo druga grška letališča plačevati prispevke za kritje izgub, ki jih je družba Olympic Airways ustvarila z zamudami pri plačilih oziroma neplačevanjem dajatev „spatosimo“.
THE GREEK AUTHORITIES’ INITIAL COMMENTS
ZAČETNE PRIPOMBE GRŠKIH ORGANOV
On 11 June 2004 Greece submitted its response to the initiation of the procedure.
Grčija je 11. junija 2004 predložila odgovor v zvezi z začetkom postopka.
It began by explaining that in its opinion the most appropriate solution for Olympic Airways was the privatisation of the various businesses and operations of the group.
Najprej je pojasnila, da je po njenem mnenju najprimernejša rešitev za družbo Olympic Airways privatizacija različnih družb in dejavnosti skupine.
The privatisation would take place as quickly as practicable and in full compliance with all applicable rules and requirements of Greek and EC law; the Commission would be kept fully informed of developments.
Privatizacija naj bi se izvedla takoj, ko bi bilo to mogoče, ter popolnoma v skladu z vsemi veljavnimi pravili in zahtevami grškega prava in prava ES; Komisija naj bi bila v celoti obveščena o razvoju dogodkov.
Greece explained that privatisation was the most economically advantageous solution for the authorities, as it would generate more money than could be expected if the company were to be liquidated.
Grčija je pojasnila, da je privatizacija ekonomsko najugodnejša rešitev za organe, saj bi se z njo ustvarila večja denarna sredstva, kot bi bilo mogoče pričakovati v primeru likvidacije družbe.
While acknowledging that the privatisation option would also have social and other non-economic benefits, the Greek authorities emphasised that the economic analysis was the only criterion for deciding on the most appropriate strategy.
Ob priznavanju, da bi imela izbira možnosti privatizacije tudi družbene in druge neekonomske koristi, so grški organi poudarili, da je ekonomska analiza edino merilo za odločanje o najprimernejši strategiji.
Greece referred to the progress that had already been made in the privatisation process, which had been communicated to the Commission in advance.
Grčija se je sklicevala na napredek, ki je bil že dosežen pri izvajanju privatizacijskega postopka, o katerem je bila Komisija predhodno obveščena.
Greece confirmed that the flight operations of Olympic Airways and Olympic Aviation had been hived off into an existing company, Macedonian, along with a number of intangible assets, such as slots, rights under bilateral agreements, the brand name and logo, and Olympic Airways’ goodwill.
Grčija je potrdila, da so bile dejavnosti letenja družb Olympic Airways in Olympic Aviation skupaj z vrsto neopredmetenih sredstev, kot so sloti, pravice na podlagi dvostranskih sporazumov, tržno ime in logotip ter dobro ime družbe Olympic Airways, izčlenjene v obstoječo družbo Macedonian.
Macedonian had changed its name and had become Olympic Airlines.
Družba Macedonian je spremenila ime in postala Olympic Airlines.
Ownership of Olympic Airlines’ shares (following a capital increase to accommodate the contribution in kind of the flight operations) had been transferred directly to the Greek State, thus taking Olympic Airlines out of the Olympic Airways group.
Lastništvo nad deleži družbe Olympic Airlines (po dokapitalizaciji zaradi stvarnega vložka v obliki dejavnosti letenja) je bilo preneseno neposredno na grško državo, s čimer je bila družba Olympic Airlines izločena iz skupine Olympic Airways.
The new company had been granted all necessary licences and had begun operations on 12 December 2003.
Nova družba je začela delovati 12. decembra 2003, potem ko so ji bile izdane vse potrebne licence.
The Greek authorities further explained that the strategic model for Olympic Airlines was the creation of a viable scheduled air carrier, operating with industry average labour costs, which would be able to take advantage of a number of factors including Olympic Airways’ strong brand image, Greece’s position as one of the world’s 15 favourite tourist destinations, and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Nadalje so grški organi pojasnili, da strateški model za družbo Olympic Airlines zajema vzpostavitev donosnega letalskega prevoznika z rednimi linijami, ki ima glede na panogo povprečne stroške dela in ki je sposoben izkoristiti več dejavnikov, vključno z močno blagovno znamko družbe Olympic Airways, položajem Grčije kot ene od 15 najbolj priljubljenih turističnih destinacij na svetu in olimpijskimi igrami leta 2004 v Atenah.
New management had been appointed to Olympic Airlines and a thorough review of the business plan was under way.
Za družbo Olympic Airlines je bila imenovana nova uprava, temeljito pa se je tudi pregledal poslovni načrt.
Following Olympic Airlines’ commencement of operations Olympic Airways had ceased to be an EU licensed air carrier and had been renamed Olympic Airways Services.
Potem ko je družba Olympic Airlines začela delovati, je družba Olympic Airways prenehala biti letalski prevoznik z licenco EU in se je preimenovala v Olympic Airways Services.
Olympic Aviation had also ceased flight operations, with the exception of limited general aviation and helicopter services, which were expected to be transferred to the new company.
Tudi družba Olympic Aviation je prenehala z dejavnostmi letenja, opravljala je le še nekatere splošne letalske in helikopterske storitve, za katere se je pričakovalo, da bodo prenesene na novo družbo.
With respect to the non-flight operations now regrouped within Olympic Airways Services (ground handling, maintenance and engineering and aviation training), Greece indicated that it intended to privatise these activities also.
Kar zadeva dejavnosti, ki ne vključujejo poletov (zemeljska oskrba, vzdrževanje in inženiring ter letalsko usposabljanje) in ki so bile zdaj združene pod okriljem družbe Olympic Airways Services, je Grčija navedla, da namerava privatizirati tudi te.
This was provided for by Law 3185/2003.
To je bilo določeno tudi z zakonom št. 3185/2003.
Any holdings in other companies, such as Olympic Catering and Galileo Hellas, were likewise to be sold.
Prav tako je bila predvidena prodaja vseh deležev v drugih družbah, kot sta Olympic Catering in Galileo Hellas.
Olympic Airways also had interests in three fuel companies that operated at Athens International Airport, namely Athens Airport Pipeline, Olympic Fuel and Olympic IntoPlane, and it was anticipated that these shareholdings would be sold off in a timely and orderly manner.
Poleg tega je bila družba Olympic Airways udeležena v treh družbah za oskrbo z gorivom, ki so delovale na atenskem mednarodnem letališču, to je v družbah Athens Airport Pipeline, Olympic Fuel in Olympic IntoPlane, v katerih pa naj bi bili deleži pravočasno in ustrezno prodani.
The sale of these companies would be relatively easy, as they had ‘clean balance sheets’ and their private shareholders had the right of first refusal to buy them.
Prodaja navedenih družb naj bi bila razmeroma preprosta, saj so imele „zdrave bilance stanja“, njihovi zasebni delničarji pa so imeli v zvezi z njimi predkupno pravico.
The Greek authorities wanted to clarify a number of issues relating to the restructuring that had been raised when the procedure was initiated.
Grški organi so želeli pojasniti več vprašanj v zvezi s prestrukturiranjem, ki so bila zastavljena ob začetku postopka.
With regard to the agreements between Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines, Greece asserted that all services were provided at market rates and were in accordance with Olympic Airways’ generally applicable commercial policy.
Kar zadeva dogovore med družbama Olympic Airways in Olympic Airlines, je Grčija zatrdila, da se vse storitve opravljajo po tržnih cenah in da so v skladu s splošno veljavno poslovno politiko družbe Olympic Airways.
The Greek authorities undertook to transmit these agreements to the Commission.
Grški organi so se tudi zavezali, da bodo te dogovore posredovali Komisiji.
With regard to aircraft leases, Greece stressed that the only aircraft transferred to Olympic Airlines were those fully owned by Olympic Airways.
V zvezi z najemi letal je Grčija poudarila, da so bila na družbo Olympic Airlines prenesena samo letala, ki so bila v celoti v lasti družbe Olympic Airways.
Aircraft leased by Olympic Airways were subleased to Olympic Airlines at market rates, because if the leases had been terminated early Olympic Airways would have had to compensate the lessors for their losses.
Letala, ki jih je najela družba Olympic Airways, so bila po tržnih cenah dana v podnajem družbi Olympic Airlines, saj bi morala družba Olympic Airways ob prekinitvi pogodb o najemu pred njihovim iztekom veljavnosti kriti izgube, ki bi jih utrpeli najemodajalci.
The operating leases would be assigned directly to Olympic Airlines, thus taking Olympic Airways out of the lease.
Pogodbe o poslovnem najemu naj bi se neposredno dodelile družbi Olympic Airlines, s čimer družba Olympic Airways ni bila več najemnica.
The leases of four Airbus A340-300 aircraft partially covered by State guarantees (up to 45 % of the financing value) would not be assigned to the new company.
Kar zadeva najem štirih letal Airbus A340-300, ki se delno krije z državnimi jamstvi (do 45 % vrednosti financiranja), naj te pogodbe o najemu ne bi bile dodeljene novi družbi.
Olympic Airlines would operate these aircraft on a sublease basis, paying market rates to Olympic Airways.
Družba Olympic Airlines naj bi uporabljala ta letala na podlagi podnajema po tržnih cenah, plačanih družbi Olympic Airways.
In this way the Greek authorities contended that no State benefit would pass to Olympic Airlines.
Grški organi so zatrdili, da tako družba Olympic Airlines ne bo deležna nikakršne državne podpore.
On the State guarantees for these aircraft, it was the contention of Greece that although the 2002 Decision declared that restructuring aid granted to Olympic Airways in several forms (including State guarantees) was incompatible, the Commission had ordered the recovery only of the last tranche of the restructuring aid granted, equal to EUR 41 million (as well as the recovery of unauthorised new aid), on the grounds of legitimate expectation.
Glede državnih jamstev za navedena letala je Grčija navedla, da je bila v odločbi iz leta 2002 pomoč za prestrukturiranje, ki je bila družbi Olympic Airways dodeljena v več oblikah (vključno z državnimi jamstvi), sicer razglašena za nezdružljivo, vendar je Komisija na podlagi upravičenega pričakovanja odredila samo vračilo zadnjega obroka (41 milijonov EUR) dodeljene pomoči za prestrukturiranje (in vračilo neodobrene nove pomoči).
Greece maintained that as the 2002 Decision did not provide specifically for the recovery (or cancellation) of State guarantees, it allowed their continuation.
Grčija trdi, da v odločbi iz leta 2002 ni izrecno določeno vračilo državnih jamstev (ali njihova ukinitev), zato je bila omogočena njihova nadaljnja uporaba.
The Greek authorities argued that the transfer of public service obligations was lawful, because the operation of these routes formed an integral part of the flight activities of Olympic Aviation, and the routes continued to be operated with the same aircraft and same personnel as the rest of the network.
V zvezi s prenosom obveznosti javne službe so grški organi menili, da je bil ta izveden zakonito, saj so bili poleti na teh linijah sestavni del dejavnosti letenja družbe Olympic Aviation ter so se še naprej izvajali z istimi letali in istim osebjem kot v preostanku mreže.
Regarding the alleged new aid to Olympic Airways, the Greek authorities expressed some confusion as to what was meant by ‘tax obligations’.
Kar zadeva domnevno novo pomoč za družbo Olympic Airways, grški organi ne vedo dobro, kaj je mišljeno z „davčnimi obveznostmi“.
The Greek authorities said that the Commission had failed to show that the Greek authorities had ‘assisted’ Olympic Airways by tolerating the non-payment of certain obligations (not only tax obligations).
Grški organi so navedli, da Komisiji ni uspelo dokazati, da so grški organi „pomagali“ družbi Olympic Airways z dopuščanjem neplačevanja nekaterih obveznosti (ne samo davčnih).
They argued that it was for the Commission to discharge the burden of proving such an allegation, which it had failed to do.
Navajali so, da mora Komisija ob izražanju take domneve zadostiti dokaznemu bremenu, česar pa ni storila.
The Greek authorities reiterated that Olympic Airways was subject to the generally applicable Greek law and procedures applicable to all Greek companies in this regard.
Grški organi so ponovili, da za družbo Olympic Airways veljajo splošno veljavna grška zakonodaja in postopki, ki se v zvezi s tem uporabljajo za vse grške družbe.
Concerning the alleged non-payment of the spatosimo tax, the Greek Government submitted that the relationship between the air carriers, who collected spatosimo, and the Civil Aviation Authority, to which they forwarded it, had to be distinguished from the relationship between the Authority and the airports in Greece (including AIA), which received funding from spatosimo calculated on the basis of the number of passengers flown.
Glede domnevnega neplačevanja dajatev „spatosimo“ je grška vlada navedla, da je treba razmerje med letalskimi prevozniki, ki obračunavajo te dajatve, in upravo civilnega letalstva, ki so ji navedene dajatve nato posredovane, razlikovati od razmerja med upravo in grškimi letališči (vključno z AIA), ki prejmejo zneske dajatev „spatosimo“, izračunane glede na število prepeljanih potnikov.
Air carriers collected spatosimo from passengers, and forwarded it to the State.
Letalski prevozniki dajatev „spatosimo“ zaračunajo potnikom in jo nato posredujejo državi.
Spatosimo levied but not paid to the State constituted a debt to the State and was subject to the general provision of the Code for the Collection of Debts owed to the State (KEDE).
Tako obračunane dajatve „spatosimo“, ki se državi ne plačajo, pomenijo dolg do države, za katerega se uporablja splošna določba „zakonika o izterjavi dolgov do države“(KEDE).
This was what had happened in the case of the sum of EUR 26001473,33 referred to, which Olympic Airways had not paid on time but had paid off subsequently, in instalments, with all the default interest and penalties applicable.
Tak je bil primer zneska 26001473,33 EUR, ki ga družba Olympic Airways ni plačala pravočasno, vendar je bil pozneje odplačan v obrokih z vsemi veljavnimi zamudnimi obrestmi in kaznimi.
The collection mechanism was separate from the disbursement mechanism whereby the Greek State (through the Civil Aviation Authority) paid money to the airports.
Sistem obračunavanja je ločen od sistema izplačevanja, s katerim grška država (prek uprave civilnega letalstva) izplačuje zneske letališčem.
Although the two mechanisms were intended to operate back-to-back, one financing the other, the obligation on the Greek State to pay the airports was not dependant on its ability to collect the sums due from the air carriers.
Čeprav sta sistema zasnovana tako, da delujeta zaporedno, tj. s prvim se financira drugi, so grški organi trdili, da obveznost plačevanja letališčem, ki jo ima grška država, ni odvisna od njene zmožnosti izterjave dolgovanih zneskov od letalskih prevoznikov.
As a result there had been situations where the State had been obliged to grant sums that had not yet been collected.
Posledično so se pojavljali primeri, v katerih je morala država dodeliti zneske, ki jih še ni prejela.
While this was unsatisfactory for the State, it did not amount to State aid, as the air carriers were not released from their obligation to pay (with default interest and penalties).
To za državo sicer ni bilo sprejemljivo, vendar ni šlo za državno pomoč, saj letalski prevozniki niso bili oproščeni obveznosti plačila (vključno z zamudnimi obrestmi in kaznimi).
In the particular case referred to when the procedure was initiated, cash flow constraints had obliged the Greek State to alter the percentages of spatosimo allocated to particular airports, granting more to AIA (which resulted in a short-term reduction in the payments due to other airports).
V konkretnem primeru, ki je bil naveden ob začetku postopka, je morala grška država zaradi težav z denarnimi tokovi spremeniti deleže dajatev „spatosimo“, porazdeljenih med določena letališča, pri čemer je dodelila večji znesek letališču AIA (zaradi česar so se kratkoročno zmanjšala dolgovana plačila drugim letališčem).
This was essential, as AIA’s financial situation was monitored by the European Investment Bank and commercial lenders; the step was irrelevant to the question whether Olympic Airways paid its dues.
Ta ukrep je bil nujen, ker finančni položaj letališča AIA spremljajo Evropska investicijska banka in komercialni posojilodajalci, ter ni bil povezan z vprašanjem, ali je družba Olympic Airways plačala svoje obveznosti.
The Greek State said that this non-payment of the spatosimo tax was the only evidence cited by the Commission of the non-payment of Olympic Airways’ debts to the State.
Grška država je navedla, da je neplačevanje dajatev „spatosimo“ edini dokaz, ki ga je predložila Komisija, da družba Olympic Airways ni plačevala svojih obveznosti do države.
With regard to the special account provided for by Law 3185/2003, the Greek authorities submitted that the advance to Olympic Airways of the sum of EUR 130312450 was a measure of a temporary nature, and was something that any prudent market investor would do.
Kar zadeva posebni račun, predviden z zakonom št. 3185/2003, so grški organi navedli, da je bilo predplačilo v višini 130312450 EUR, ki je bilo nakazano družbi Olympic Airways, začasen ukrep, ki bi ga sprejel vsak preudaren vlagatelj pod tržnimi pogoji.
When the time came to sell Olympic Airlines, any sums advanced would be repaid to the special account.
Ob prodaji družbe Olympic Airlines bo celotno predplačilo poplačano z nakazilom na posebni račun.
The Greek authorities further explained that the shares in Olympic Airlines no longer belonged to the Olympic Airways group but to the State.
Grški organi so nadalje pojasnili, da deleži v družbi Olympic Airlines ne pripadajo več skupini Olympic Airways, ampak so v lasti države.
As Olympic Airways had been deprived of the value of its flight division, however, provision for an advance to Olympic Airways which did not exceed the value of its ‘lost’ property was a proportionate and adequate measure for the purposes of restructuring and privatisation.
Ker pa je bila družba Olympic Airways prikrajšana za vrednost svojega oddelka za polete, je bilo določeno predplačilo družbi Olympic Airways, ki ne presega vrednosti njenega „izgubljenega“ premoženja, sorazmeren in ustrezen ukrep za namene prestrukturiranja in privatizacije.
In the event that revenue from the sale of Olympic Airlines was not enough to repay the advance of EUR 130312450, the shortfall would be made up from the sale of non-flight operations.
Če s prodajo družbe Olympic Airlines predplačilo 130312450 EUR ne bi bilo poplačano, bo primanjkljaj nadomeščen s prodajo dejavnosti, ki ne vključujejo poletov.
Law 3185/2003 provided that the proceeds of the sale of these divisions were to be paid into the special account.
Zakon št. 3185/2003 določa, da se prihodki od prodaje navedenih oddelkov stekajo na posebni račun.