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Thus the aid granted to Olympic Airlines since its establishment does not satisfy the tests for exemption under Article 87(3)(c).
Skladno s tem pomoč, dodeljena družbi Olympic Airlines po ustanovitvi, ne izpolnjuje pogojev za izjemo iz člena 87(3)(c).
The Commission finds that Greece has unlawfully granted non-notified new aid to Olympic Airlines by means of the discounted subleases concluded with Olympic Airlines.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Grčija z znižanimi cenami podnajemov, sklenjenih z družbo Olympic Airlines, tej družbi nezakonito dodelila novo nepriglašeno pomoč.
Compatibility of aid granted to Olympic Airways
Združljivost pomoči, dodeljene družbi Olympic Airways
Having concluded that the amount by which the assets transferred to Olympic Airlines were overvalued, and which was subsequently paid by the Greek State to Olympic Airways, amounts to a grant of State aid to Olympic Airways, the Commission must examine the measure in the light of Article 87(2) and (3) of the Treaty, which provide for exemptions to the general incompatibility declared in Article 87(1).
Komisija je ugotovila, da znesek, za katerega so bila sredstva družbe Olympic Airlines precenjena in ki ga je grška država zatem izplačala družbi Olympic Airways, pomeni državno pomoč za Olympic Airways, zdaj pa mora preučiti zadevni ukrep z vidika člena 87(2) in (3) Pogodbe, v katerem so določene izjeme od splošnega pravila o nezdružljivosti iz člena 87(1).
Although Greece is a region that falls in its entirety within the scope of Article 87(3)(a), this provision cannot apply, for the reasons set out in paragraph 211.
Čeprav je Grčija regija, ki v celoti spada na področje uporabe člena 87(3)(a), se ta določba ne more uporabljati iz razlogov, navedenih v odstavku 211.
Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty provides for the exemption of ‘aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest’, and the Greek authorities have requested the Commission, in the event that it should conclude that the advance is not the action of a market economy investor and therefore has to be seen as State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty, to consider whether the measure can be considered to constitute rescue aid.
Člen 87(3)(c) Pogodbe določa izjemo, ki se nanaša na „pomoč za pospeševanje razvoja določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti, kadar taka pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi“, in grški organi so zaprosili Komisijo, naj – če bi menila, da predplačilo ni bilo skladno z ravnanjem vlagatelja pod tržnimi pogoji in da torej to predplačilo pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe –, preuči, ali je mogoče ta ukrep obravnavati kot pomoč za reševanje.
Possible rescue aid
Morebitna pomoč za reševanje
Application of the 1999 rescue and restructuring guidelines
Uporaba smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 1999
Point 4 of the 1999 guidelines states that ‘There is no Community definition of what constitutes a “firm in difficulty” … the Commission regards a firm as being in difficulty when it is unable, whether through its own resources or with the funds it is able to obtain from its owners/shareholders or creditors, to stem losses which, without outside intervention by the public authorities, will almost certainly condemn it to go out of business in the short or medium term.’
V točki 4 smernic iz leta 1999 je navedeno, da „v Skupnosti ne obstaja opredelitev podjetja v težavah“ in da „Komisija za podjetje šteje, da je v težavah, ko ni zmožno z lastnimi sredstvi ali sredstvi, ki jih lahko pridobi od svojih lastnikov/delničarjev ali upnikov, preprečiti izgub, ki bi brez zunanjega posredovanja državnih organov kratkoročno ali srednjeročno skoraj gotovo ogrozile obstoj družbe“.
The guidelines go on to say that ‘a firm is, in any event and irrespective of its size, regarded as being in difficulty for the purposes of these Guidelines: (a) in the case of a limited company, where more than half of its registered capital has disappeared and more than one quarter of that capital has been lost over the preceding 12 months’.
V nadaljevanju smernic je pojasnjeno, da je „za namene teh smernic podjetje v težavah, v vsakem primeru ne glede na velikost, zlasti v naslednjih okoliščinah: (a) v primeru družbe z omejeno odgovornostjo, pri kateri je izgubljena več kot polovica njenega osnovnega kapitala, in je bila v preteklih 12 mesecih izgubljena več kot četrtina tega kapitala“.
Point 6 also states that ‘The usual signs of a firm being in difficulty are increasing losses, diminishing turnover, growing stock inventories, excess capacity, declining cash flow, mounting debt, rising interest charges and falling or nil net asset value.’
V točki 6 je navedeno tudi, da so „običajni znaki podjetja v težavah naraščajoče izgube, upadanje prometa, kopičenje zalog, presežki prostih zmogljivosti, padanje denarnih tokov, naraščajoči dolgovi in stroški obresti, pa tudi zmanjševanje čiste vrednosti sredstev“.
The Commission observes that Olympic Airways is a chronically indebted company which has already lost a significant part of its authorised capital.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je družba Olympic Airways kronično zadolžena in da je že izgubila precejšen del svojega odobrenega kapitala.
Olympic Airways’ debt to the Greek State for tax and social security went from EUR 273 million at the end of 2002 to EUR 522 million at the end of 2003, when the advance was paid to it.
Navaja, da so se davčne in socialnovarstvene obveznosti družbe Olympic Airways do grške države povečale z 273 milijonov EUR ob koncu leta 2002 na 522 milijonov EUR ob koncu leta 2003, ko je družba prejela predplačilo.
As has already been explained, the company has not been able to secure any source of commercial finance, and stands little realistic possibility of being able to pay its debts to the State.
Kot je že bilo navedeno, si družba ni bila sposobna zagotoviti finančnih sredstev na prostem trgu in ima le malo realnih možnosti za poplačilo svojih dolgov državi.
The Commission can therefore conclude that Olympic Airways is a firm in difficulty within the meaning of the 1999 rescue and restructuring guidelines.
Komisija lahko zato sklepa, da je družba Olympic Airways podjetje v težavah v smislu smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 1999.
Conditions for the authorisation of rescue aid
Pogoji za odobritev pomoči za reševanje
The 1999 Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty lay down five conditions all of which must be met if rescue aid is to be granted.
Smernice Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah iz leta 1999 določajo pet kumulativnih pogojev, pod katerimi se lahko dodeli pomoč za reševanje.
The Commission must verify whether all of these conditions are satisfied in the present case.
Komisija mora zato preveriti, ali so v obravnavanem primeru vsi ti pogoji izpolnjeni.
First, rescue aid ‘must consist of liquidity support in the form of loan guarantees or loans.
Prvič, „pomoč za reševanje mora vključevati likvidnostno pomoč v obliki jamstev za posojilo ali v obliki posojil.
In both cases, the loan must be granted at an interest rate at least comparable to those observed for loans to healthy firms, and in particular the reference rates adopted by the Commission; any loan must be reimbursed and any guarantee must come to an end within a period of not more than six months after the disbursement of the first instalment to the firm’.
V obeh primerih mora biti posojilo zagotovljeno po obrestni meri, ki je vsaj primerljiva z obrestno mero, ki jo plačujejo zdrava podjetja, in zlasti z referenčno mero Komisije; vsako posojilo je treba odplačati, vsako jamstvo pa mora prenehati v obdobju največ šestih mesecev po izplačilu prvega obroka podjetju.“
In the present case the rescue aid takes the form of a cash grant (described as an ‘advance’) of EUR 130312450 given by Greece to Olympic Airways and Olympic Aviation, ostensibly to assist these two companies in their restructuring following the hive-off of their flight activities and the establishment of Olympic Airlines.
V tem primeru je pomoč v obliki denarnega izplačila (opisanega kot „predplačilo“) v višini 130312450 EUR, ki ga je Grčija dodelila družbama Olympic Airways in Olympic Aviation, da bi jima, kot se zdi, pomagala pri prestrukturiranju po odcepitvi njunih oddelkov za polete in ustanovitvi družbe Olympic Airlines.
No loan interest is to be charged to Olympic Airways and Olympic Aviation, and it is intended that the sum of EUR 130312450 will be paid back to the State directly from the sales proceeds of the privatisation of Olympic Airlines, a company which Greece insists is outside the ownership of the Olympic Airways group.
V tem primeru se družbama Olympic Airways in Olympic Aviation obresti na posojilo ne obračunajo, znesek v višini 130312450 EUR pa bo državi poplačan neposredno iz prihodkov od prodaje v okviru privatizacije družbe Olympic Airlines, za katero Grčija zatrjuje, da ni v lasti skupine Olympic Airways.
If the sale of Olympic Airlines does not generate sufficient funds to reimburse this ‘advance’, other assets of Olympic Airways will be sold to make up the difference.
Če s prodajo družbe Olympic Airlines ne bo ustvarjenih dovolj sredstev za povračilo tega „predplačila“, se bodo za kritje razlike prodala druga sredstva družbe Olympic Airways.
In these circumstances it is not possible to conclude that the first condition of the 1999 rescue and restructuring guidelines is met.
V teh okoliščinah torej ni mogoče sklepati, da je prvi pogoj iz smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 1999 izpolnjen.
Second, the aid must ‘be linked to loans that are to be reimbursed over a period of not more than twelve months after disbursement of the last instalment to the firm’.
Drugič, pomoč mora biti „povezana s posojili, ki jih je treba vrniti v največ dvanajstih mesecih po izplačilu zadnjega obroka podjetju“.
As indicated above, the sum in question here cannot properly be described as a loan to Olympic Airways and Olympic Aviation, as repayment is contingent on the sale of another company.
V tem primeru, kot je bilo navedeno zgoraj, zadevnega zneska ni mogoče ustrezno obravnavati kot posojilo družbama Olympic Airways in Olympic Aviation, ker je poplačilo odvisno od prodaje druge družbe.
Given that the measure has failed to satisfy the first two conditions, further examination of the other three conditions would be redundant.
Glede na to, da zadevni ukrep ne izpolnjuje prvih dveh pogojev, je nadaljnja preučitev preostalih treh pogojev nepotrebna.
The Commission observes that the grant to Olympic Airways in 2003 is also in contravention of previous commitments given by Greece not to grant any further aid to Olympic Airways (Article 1(e) of the 1994 Decision).
Komisija ugotavlja, da je dodelitev pomoči družbi Olympic Airways v letu 2003 tudi v nasprotju s predhodnimi zavezami Grčije, da družbi Olympic Airways ne bo več dodelila pomoči (člen 1(e) odločbe iz leta 1994).
The Commission takes the view that the measure does not satisfy the tests of rescue aid laid down by the rescue and restructuring guidelines.
Komisija meni, da zadevni ukrep ne izpolnjuje pogojev, zahtevanih v smernicah za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij, da bi ga bilo mogoče obravnavati kot pomoč za reševanje.
The Commission must also consider the other measures which it has decided here amount to State aid, namely the grants totalling almost EUR 57 million given by the Greek State to Olympic Airways, and the forbearance shown by the State towards Olympic Airways, which has seen Olympic Airways’ tax and social security liabilities rise from EUR 273 million at the end of 2002, when the restructuring took place, to EUR 627 million at the end of 2004.
Komisija mora preučiti tudi druge ukrepe, ki jih je označila za državno pomoč, in sicer izplačila grške države družbi Olympic Airways v skupni vrednosti skoraj 57 milijonov EUR ter neplačevanje, ki ga je država dovolila tej družbi in zaradi katerega so se davčne in socialnovarstvene obveznosti navedene družbe povečale z 273 milijonov EUR konec leta 2002, ko je bilo izvedeno prestrukturiranje, na 627 milijonov EUR konec leta 2004.
The exemptions provided for in Articles 87(2) and 87(3)(a), (b) and (d) of the Treaty cannot apply to Olympic Airways (see paragraphs 219 to 221), and the Commission must now assess whether the exemption in Article 87(3)(c) can apply.
Izjem iz člena 87(2) ter člena 87(3)(a), (b) in (d) Pogodbe za družbo Olympic Airways ni mogoče uporabiti (glej odstavke od 219 do 221), zato mora Komisija presoditi, ali je mogoče v tem primeru uporabiti odstopanje iz člena 87(3)(c) Pogodbe.
As explained above, any new aid to Olympic Airways infringes previous commitments not to grant any further aid (Article 1(e) of the 1994 Decision).
Kot je bilo že navedeno zgoraj, vsaka nova pomoč družbi Olympic Airways pomeni kršitev prejšnjih zavez, da Grčija družbi Olympic Airways ne bo več dodelila pomoči (člen 1(e) odločbe iz leta 1994).
More importantly, in considering the new unlawful aid it has to be borne in mind that Olympic Airways has already received aid in the past, so that there is a clear breach of the ‘one-time-last-time’ principle laid down in the guidelines on State aid to the aviation sector and State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty.
Kar je pomembneje, dodelitev nove nezakonite pomoči je treba obravnavati glede na okoliščino, da je družba Olympic Airways v preteklosti že prejela pomoč, tako da sedanje stanje jasno kaže kršitev načela „prvič in zadnjič“, ki ga vsebujejo smernice o državni pomoči v letalskem sektorju in o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah.
The Commission also observes that in accordance with the case-law of the Court of Justice new aid cannot be compatible with the common market as long as aid which has previously held to be unlawful has not been repaid [33].
Poleg tega Komisija opozarja na sodno prakso Sodišča, v skladu s katero nova pomoč ne more biti združljiva s skupnim trgom, dokler ni poplačana pomoč, ki je bila predhodno razglašena za nezakonito [33].
The new aid granted here, therefore, does not satisfy the tests for exemption under Article 87(3)(c).
Nova pomoč, dodeljena družbi, torej ne izpolnjuje pogojev za izjemo iz člena 87(3)(c).
The Commission concludes that by overvaluing the assets transferred to Olympic Airlines Greece has granted illegal and incompatible State aid to Olympic Airways to the amount of the overvaluation.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Grčija s precenitvijo sredstev, prenesenih na družbo Olympic Airlines, družbi Olympic Airways dodelila nezakonito in nezdružljivo državno pomoč v višini te precenitve.
It also finds that the grants totalling almost EUR 57 million to Olympic Airways and the Greek State’s tolerance of late payment and non-payment of Olympic Airways’ tax and social security liabilities constitute illegal and incompatible State aid.
Prav tako ugotavlja, da izplačila družbi Olympic Airways v skupni vrednosti skoraj 57 milijonov EUR ter zamude pri plačilih in neplačevanje davčnih in socialnovarstvenih obveznosti te družbe, ki jih je dopustila država, pomenijo nezdružljivo državno pomoč.
LEGITIMATE EXPECTATIONS AND STATE GUARANTEES
UPRAVIČENO PRIČAKOVANJE IN DRŽAVNA JAMSTVA
The Commission cannot accept this assertion, for the following reasons.
Komisija ne more sprejeti te izjave iz naslednjih razlogov.
In any event, the Commission points out that if a measure is to constitute the mere execution of a claim under a State guarantee given previously, rather than a grant of new aid, it must comply fully with the terms of the original guarantee (such as the identity of the beneficiary, the deadlines, the amount covered, the need of a prior declaration of bankruptcy, etc.).
Vsekakor Komisija opozarja, da morajo zadevni ukrepi za to, da se sama izvršitev predhodno zagotovljenega državnega jamstva ne obravnava kot dodelitev nove pomoči, v celoti izpolnjevati pogoje prvotnega jamstva (kot so istovetnost upravičenca, roki, zavarovani znesek, potreba po predhodni objavi stečaja itd.).
If a Member State makes a payment in respect of a guaranteed loan under conditions other than those initially agreed at the granting stage, the Commission will regard the payment as new aid which has to be notified under Article 88(3) [35].
Če država članica izvede plačilo v zvezi z zajamčenim posojilom pod drugačnimi pogoji od tistih, ki jih je prvotno sprejela v fazi dodelitve, šteje Komisija to plačilo za novo pomoč, ki jo je treba priglasiti na podlagi člena 88(3). [35].
For the sake of precision, it appears that the payments recently made by the Greek State in respect of the abovementioned loans did not comply with the conditions laid down in the original guarantees as described by the Greek authorities at the time.
Natančneje, zdi se, da nedavna plačila grške države v zvezi z zgoraj navedenimi posojili niso izpolnjevala pogojev iz prvotnih jamstev, kot so jih takrat opisali grški organi.
As regards the ABN Amro loan, the Government paid instalments of around EUR 36 million direct, in place of the undertaking, without a prior default and without a prior legal declaration of bankruptcy or insolvency.
kar zadeva posojilo banke ABN Amro Bank, je vlada neposredno izvedla obročna plačila v višini približno 36 milijonov EUR namesto družbe, brez predhodnega neplačila ali predhodne objave stečaja ali plačilne nesposobnosti.
The fact that the Government subsequently asked the company to pay the money back shows that the payment was not a mere execution of claims under a guarantee granted in the past.
Dejstvo, da je vlada od družbe naknadno zahtevala, naj zneske vrne, kaže, da to plačilo ni bilo samo izvršitev predhodno zagotovljenega jamstva,
The same considerations apply to the loans relating to the aircraft finance lease payments of around EUR 11 million and to the direct cash funding of around EUR 8 million.
enaki pomisleki veljajo za posojila v zvezi s plačili za finančni najem letal v višini približno 11 milijonov EUR in z neposrednimi denarnimi plačili v višini približno 8 milijonov EUR,
Moreover, the loan contracts for the four aircraft were formally amended (by novation) so that the State replaced the undertaking as recipient of the loans.
poleg tega so bile posojilne pogodbe v zvezi s štirimi letali uradno spremenjene (preoblikovane), da bi država nadomestila družbo kot prejemnik posojila.
These very substantial changes predated the payments at issue here.
Te pomembne spremembe so bile izvedene pred zadevnimi plačili,
The advance of EUR 8 million pending the amendment of two of the lease contracts was clearly not a measure envisaged in the original guarantee.
kar zadeva predplačilo v višini 8 milijonov EUR pred spremembo dveh pogodb o najemu, je bil to očitno ukrep, ki ni bil predviden v prvotnem jamstvu.
In so far as there were changes, and in so far as the changes were never notified to the Commission nor approved by the Commission, these payments clearly constitute new unlawful aid.
Če so bile uvedene spremembe in če te spremembe niso bile nikoli priglašene Komisiji niti jih Komisija nikoli ni odobrila, ta plačila nedvomno pomenijo novo nezakonito pomoč.
When this Decision is being enforced, however, the Commission is prepared to examine any further submissions that may be made by the Greek authorities concerning the payment of around EUR 36 million of the instalments of the ABN Amro loan or the payment of around EUR 11 million under the lease contract for the acquisition of the four aircraft, and the compatibility or otherwise of all or part of these payments with the terms of the original guarantees,
V fazi izvršitve te odločbe je Komisija pripravljena preučiti vsa naknadna stališča, ki bi jih grški organi predložili v zvezi z obročnimi plačili v višini približno 36 milijonov EUR za poplačilo posojila banke ABN Amro Bank ali plačilom v višini približno 11 milijonov EUR za pogodbo o najemu za nakup štirih letal in (ne)združljivostjo dela ali vseh teh plačil s pogoji prvotnih jamstev –
The acceptance by Olympic Airways and by Greece of aircraft sublease payments from Olympic Airlines which are lower than the amounts paid under the head leases, resulting in losses borne by Olympic Airways in the order of EUR 37 million in 2004 and by the State in the order of EUR 2,75 million up to May 2005, constitutes illegal State aid to Olympic Airlines that is incompatible with the Treaty.
Dejstvo, da sta družba Olympic Airways in Grčija od družbe Olympic Airlines sprejeli plačila za podnajem letal, ki so nižja od zneskov, plačanih na podlagi prvotnih pogodb o najemu, zaradi česar je imela družba Olympic Airways leta 2004 izgubo približno 37 milijonov EUR in zaradi česar je imela država do maja 2005 izgube približno 2,75 milijona EUR, pomeni, da je družba Olympic Airlines prejela nezakonito državno pomoč, ki je nezdružljiva s Pogodbo.
Greece has granted illegal and incompatible State aid to Olympic Airways to the amount by which it overvalued the assets of Olympic Airlines when Olympic Airlines was established; this figure is provisionally estimated by the Commission to be approximately EUR 91,5 million.
Grčija je družbi Olympic Airways dodelila nezakonito in nezdružljivo pomoč v znesku, za katerega je precenila sredstva družbe Olympic Airlines ob njeni ustanovitvi; po okvirni oceni Komisije znaša ta znesek približno 91,5 milijona EUR.
The granting by the Greek State to Olympic Airways of sums totalling approximately EUR 8 million, and the additional payment by the Greek State of certain bank loan and finance lease instalments in place of Olympic Airways, between May 2004 and March 2005, to the extent that these payments do not constitute the mere execution of a claim under the guarantees referred to in Article 1(b) of Decision 2003/372/CE and of the related conditions, constitutes illegal State aid to Olympic Airways that is incompatible with the Treaty.
Zneski v skupni vrednosti približno 8 milijonov EUR, ki jih je grška država dodelila družbi Olympic Airways, in nekatera dodatna obročna plačila za bančno posojilo in finančni najem, ki jih je grška država poravnala namesto družbe Olympic Airways med majem 2004 in marcem 2005 – če ta plačila ne pomenijo samo izvršitve jamstev iz člena 1(b) Odločbe 2003/372/ES in s tem povezanih pogojev –, pomenijo nezakonito državno pomoč družbi Olympic Airways, ki je nezdružljiva s Pogodbo.
The continued forbearance of the Greek State towards Olympic Airways in relation to tax and social security debts to the State amounting to some EUR 354 million between December 2002 and December 2004 constitutes illegal State aid to Olympic Airways that is incompatible with the Treaty.
Dejstvo, da je Grčija družbi Olympic Airways nenehno dopuščala neplačevanje njenih davčnih in socialnovarstvenih obveznosti do države, ki so za obdobje med decembrom 2002 in decembrom 2004 znašale približno 354 milijonov EUR, pomeni, da je družba Olympic Airways prejela nezakonito državno pomoč, ki je nezdružljiva s Pogodbo.
Greece shall recover from the recipients thereof the aid referred to in Article 1.
Grčija od prejemnikov izterja pomoč iz člena 1.
Recovery shall be effected without delay and in accordance with the procedures of national law provided they allow the immediate and effective enforcement of this Decision.
Izterjava se izvede nemudoma in v skladu s postopki nacionalnega prava, če ti omogočajo takojšnjo in učinkovito izvršitev te odločbe.
The aid to be recovered shall include interest from the date on which it was at the disposal of the recipient until the date of its recovery.
Pomoč, ki jo je treba izterjati, vključuje obresti od datuma, ko je bila nezakonita pomoč na voljo prejemniku, do datuma njenega vračila.
Interest shall be calculated on the basis of the reference rate used for calculating the grant equivalent of regional aid.
Obresti se obračunajo na podlagi referenčne obrestne mere, ki se uporablja za izračun ekvivalenta regionalnih pomoči.
Greece shall immediately suspend all further payments of aid to Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines.
Grčija nemudoma prekine vsa nadaljnja plačila pomoči družbama Olympic Airways in Olympic Airlines.