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Furthermore, the Commission observes in that regard that Deutsche Post and its holding company DPWN started in 1997 acquiring parcel operators in European and international markets: In 1999, DPWN was already market leader in the European express and parcel markets with annual revenues of about EUR 4,600 million.
Poleg tega Komisija v zvezi s tem ugotavlja, da sta v letu 1997 podjetje Deutsche Post in njegov holding DPWN začela prevzemati operaterje za dostavo paketov na evropskem in mednarodnem trgu.
With the acquisition of DHL in 1998, DPWN entered into the Asian and North-American markets.
V letu 1999 je bilo podjetje DPWN že vodilno na evropskih trgih hitre dostave in dostave paketov z letnimi prihodki približno 4,6 milijarde EUR. S prevzemom družbe DHL v letu 1998 je podjetje DPWN vstopilo na azijski in severnoameriški trg.
Further acquisition of logistic companies (e.g. Danzas, Nedlloyd, ASG, Air Express International) turned DPWN into one of the world's major providers of air cargo, sea freight, and global logistic services.
Z nadaljnjimi prevzemi logističnih podjetij (npr. Danzas, Nedlloyd, ASG, Air Express International) je podjetje DPWN postalo eno izmed vodilnih ponudnikov zračnega prevoza tovora, pomorskega prevoza in globalnih logističnih storitev.
Furthermore, DPWN became also active in mail markets outside Germany (e.g. acquisition of Unipost in Spain and Williams Lee in the United Kingdom).
Podjetje DPWN je postalo dejavno na poštnih trgih zunaj Nemčije (npr. prevzem podjetja Unipost v Španiji in podjetja Williams Lee v Združenem kraljestvu).
Between 1998 and 2007, DPWN acquired, in total, companies worth about EUR 21000 million [76].
V obdobju 1998–2007 je podjetje DPWN prevzelo podjetja v skupni vrednosti približno 21 milijard EUR [76].
The Commission finds therefore that the pension subsidy constitutes aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Zato Komisija ugotavlja, da subvencija za pokojnine pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Assessment of existing aid pursuant to Article 108(1) TFEU
2 Ocena obstoja pomoči v skladu s členom 108(1) PDEU
Germany is of the opinion that if the pension subsidy was to be considered as State aid it should be qualified as existing aid pursuant to Article 1(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.
Nemčija meni, da bi morala biti subvencija za pokojnine, da bi se štela za državno pomoč, opredeljena kot veljavna pomoč v skladu s členom 1(b)(i) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999.
According to Article 1(d)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, the concept of new aid includes all aid which existed prior to the entry into force of the Treaty in the respective Member States, that is to say, aid schemes and individual aid which were put into effect before, and are still applicable after, the entry into force of the Treaty.
V skladu s členom 1(b)(i) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 pojem veljavne pomoči pomeni vso pomoč, ki je obstajala pred začetkom veljavnosti Pogodbe v zadevnih državah članicah, to je sheme pomoči in individualno pomoč, ki se je začela izvajati pred začetkom veljavnosti Pogodbe in se še vedno uporablja.
Until 1995, pursuant to the applicable postal and general legislation, pension payments were included in the budget of the Sondervermoegen Deutsche Bundespost and had to be covered in their entirety by the revenues realised by the Sondervermoegen (see detailed assessment of that legislation above in recitals 262 and 263).
V skladu z veljavno poštno in splošno zakonodajo so do leta 1995 plačila pokojnin sodila v proračun Sondervermögen Deutsche Bundespost, ki jih je moral v celoti kriti s svojimi prihodki (glej podrobno oceno zakonodaje v uvodnih izjavah 262 in 263).
Before the second postal reform in 1995, Deutsche Post was therefore required to finance out of its own resources the pensions of its civil servants and did not receive any aid that had the objective to relieve Deutsche Post from pension costs.
Pred drugo reformo poštnega sektorja leta 1995 je moralo podjetje Deutsche Post torej financirati pokojnine svojih javnih uslužbencev iz lastnih sredstev in ni prejelo nobene pomoči, ki bi ga razbremenila plačila stroškov za pokojnine.
The creation of DPAG and the Postal pension fund in 1995 led to a complete overhaul of pension funding for civil servants.
Ustanovitev podjetja DPAG in pokojninskega sklada v letu 1995 je vodila k popolni prenovi financiranja pokojnin za javne uslužbence.
After that second postal reform in 1995, Deutsche Post took over the principal obligation to finance all pecuniary claims of civil servants under the terms of Article 2(3) PostPersRG 1994 but was partly relieved from the payment of the civil servants' pension costs.
Po drugi reformi poštnega sektorja leta 1995 je podjetje Deutsche Post prevzelo glavno odgovornost za plačevanje in financiranje vseh denarnih zahtevkov javnih uslužbencev pod pogoji iz člena 2(3) zakona PostPersRG iz leta 1994, vendar je bilo delno razbremenjeno plačila stroškov za pokojnine javnih uslužbencev.
Pursuant to Article 16(1) and (2) PostPersRG 1994, Deutsche Post was no longer liable to finance the pension costs beyond the lump sum payments (period 1995-1999) or the defined contributions (as of 2000).
V skladu s členom 16(1) in (2) zakona PostPersRG iz leta 1994 podjetje Deutsche Post ni bilo več odgovorno za financiranje stroškov za pokojnine, ki so presegali pavšalna plačila (v obdobju 1995–1999) ali določene prispevke (od leta 2000).
The remaining deficit has been further on covered by the pension subsidy.
Preostali primanjkljaj je krila subvencija za pokojnine.
Therefore, the pension subsidy constitutes new aid because it was set up in 1995.
Ker je bila subvencija za pokojnine uvedena leta 1995, pomeni novo pomoč.
With regard to Germany's reference to the Commission statement in Case T-266/02, the Commission first of all points out that in paragraph 54 of the judgment the General Court reports the position of Germany (and not, as alleged by Germany, of the Commission).
Glede izjave Komisije v zadevi T-266/02, ki jo je navedla Nemčija, Komisija najprej poudarja, da Splošno sodišče v uvodni izjavi 54 sodbe navaja stališče Nemčije (in ne Komisije, kot trdi Nemčija).
Paragraph 54 of the judgment illustrates, that even in the view of Germany, the 2002 Decision did not assess the pension subsidies.
Uvodna izjava 54 sodbe kaže, da negativna odločba iz leta 2002 tudi po mnenju Nemčije ni ocenjevala subvencij za pokojnine.
Further on, paragraph 61 of the judgment reports the position of the Commission:
Uvodna izjava 61 sodbe navaja stališče Komisije:
An erster Stelle entgegnet die Kommission, dass sie nur den Transferzahlungen der DB-Telekom Bedeutung für die angefochtene Entscheidung beigemessen habe.
„Na prvem mestu, Komisija odgovarja, da ker je v okviru izpodbijane odločbe menila, da so pomembna le plačila DB-Telekom …“.
The judgment does therefore not support the view of Germany that the declaration of the Commission’s agent would have implicitly authorised the pension subsidy.
Sodba torej ne podpira mnenja Nemčije, da je izjava predstavnika Komisije implicitno odobrila subvencijo za pokojnine.
In any event, it is obvious that such a declaration could not have that effect.
V vsakem primeru je jasno, da takšna izjava ne bi mogla imeti takšnega učinka.
Moreover, in Case T-421/07 [77] the General Court found that the 1999 Opening decision concerned the pension subsidy as well and that the procedure concerning that measure was not closed with the 2002 Decision.
Poleg tega je Splošno sodišče v zadevi T-421/07 [77] ugotovilo, da se je odločba o začetku postopka iz leta 1999 nanašala tudi na subvencijo za pokojnine in da postopek v zvezi z ukrepom ni bil zaključen z negativno odločbo iz leta 2002.
In conclusion, since the Commission has never taken a decision declaring that the pension subsidy was not an aid or was a compatible aid, the Commission concludes that the pension subsidy constitutes a new aid measure.
Ker Komisija nikoli ni sprejela sklepa, s katerim bi razglasila, da subvencija za pokojnine ni bila pomoč ali da je bila združljiva pomoč, Komisija ugotavlja, da subvencija za pokojnine pomeni nov ukrep pomoči.
Assessment of compatibility pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU
3 Ocena združljivosti z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) PDEU
The derogations provided for in Articles 107(2) TFEU and 107(3)(a)(b) TFEU do clearly not apply.
Odstopanja iz členov 107(2) PDEU ter 107(3)(a) in (b) PDEU se očitno ne uporabljajo.
In the 2007 Extension decision, the Commission envisaged the possibility that the pension subsidy might be at least partly compatible with the internal market as public service compensation on the basis of Article 106(2) TFEU.
V sklepu o razširitvi iz leta 2007 je Komisija predvidela možnost, da je lahko subvencija za pokojnine vsaj delno združljiva z notranjim trgom kot nadomestilo za javne storitve v skladu s členom 106(2) PDEU.
Germany, in its reply to the 2007 extension decision, insisted that the pension subsidy, if it was aid, had to be assessed on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, and not on the basis of Article 106(2) TFEU.
Nemčija je v svojem odgovoru na sklep o razširitvi iz leta 2007 vztrajala, da bi bilo treba subvencijo za pokojnine, če bi bila pomoč, oceniti na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU in ne člena 106(2) PDEU.
In the 2011 extension decision, the Commission further described a method for assessing the compatibility of the pension subsidy on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU and Germany provided comments in that respect.
V sklepu o razširitvi iz leta 2011 je Komisija nadalje opisala metodo za ocenjevanje združljivosti subvencije za pokojnine na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU, Nemčija pa je na to predložila svoje pripombe.
According to the case-law of the Court [78], it is up to the Member State to invoke possible grounds of compatibility and to demonstrate that the conditions for such compatibility are met.
V skladu s sodno prakso Sodišča Evropskih skupnosti [78] so države članice tiste, ki morajo uveljavljati morebitne razloge za združljivost in dokazati, da so pogoji za takšno združljivost izpolnjeni.
It follows a fortiori from that case-law that the Commission is under no obligation to assess the compatibility of the pension subsidy under Article 106(2) TFEU in the present case, where the Member State and the beneficiary explicitly reject a possible compatibility assessment under that provision.
Iz te sodne prakse zlasti izhaja, da Komisiji ni treba oceniti združljivosti subvencije za pokojnine na podlagi člena 106(2) PDEU v primeru, ko država članica in upravičenec izrecno zavrneta morebitno oceno združljivosti na tej podlagi.
The Commission therefore will assess whether the pension subsidy is a compatible aid pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Komisija bo zato ocenila, ali je subvencija za pokojnine združljiva pomoč v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Pursuant to that provision, aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas may be declared compatible with the internal market where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.
V skladu s to določbo se lahko pomoč za pospeševanje razvoja določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali določenih gospodarskih območij razglasi za združljivo z notranjim trgom, kadar takšna pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi.
According to the case-law, the Commission may declare State aid compatible with the internal market if the aid contributes to the attainment of an objective of common interest [79], is necessary for the attainment of that objective [80], and does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest (proportionality).
V skladu s sodno prakso lahko Komisija državno pomoč razglasi za združljivo z notranjim trgom, če pomoč prispeva k doseganju cilja skupnega interesa [79], če je potrebna za doseganje tega cilja [80] in če ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi (sorazmernost).
Market opening of the postal sector as an objective of common interest
Odprtje trga v poštnem sektorju kot cilj skupnega interesa
The opening of postal services to competition, which has started at EU level in 1998, has brought about increased quality, more efficiency and better responsiveness to users [81].
Odprtje poštnih storitev za konkurenco, ki se je na ravni EU začelo leta 1998, je privedlo do večje kakovosti, večje učinkovitosti in boljše usmerjenosti k uporabnikom [81].
Market opening has allowed the establishment of an internal market for postal services.
Odprtje trga je omogočilo vzpostavitev notranjega trga za poštne storitve.
It therefore contributes to the objective of the establishment of the internal market set out in Article 3(3) TEU.
Zato prispeva k cilju vzpostavitve notranjega trga iz člena 3(3) PEU.
Deutsche Post has not recruited any civil servants since its incorporation as a joint stock company in 1995.
Podjetje Deutsche Post od preoblikovanja v delniško družbo leta 1995 ni zaposlovalo novih javnih uslužbencev.
The liabilities for social benefits for civil servants therefore have their origin in the period prior to the opening of the postal market to competition.
Obveznosti glede socialnih prejemkov javnih uslužbencev tako izvirajo iz obdobja pred odprtjem trga za konkurenco.
They are comparable to so-called stranded costs.
Primerljive so z nasedlimi stroški.
Such costs come from commitments entered into prior to the beginning of market opening which can no longer be honoured under the same conditions in a competitive market environment because the historic operator is no longer able to pass on the corresponding costs to consumers.
Takšni stroški izhajajo iz obveznosti, sklenjenih pred začetkom odpiranja trga, ki jih v konkurenčnem tržnem okolju ni mogoče spoštovati pod enakimi pogoji, ker prvotni operater ustreznih stroškov ne more več prenesti na stranke.
If Deutsche Post had not at least partially been relieved from those ‘legacy’ costs, it would have had to exit the market.
Če podjetje Deutsche Post ne bi bilo vsaj delno razbremenjeno teh „podedovanih“ stroškov, bi moralo izstopiti s trga.
The Commission has recognised that the gradual transition from a situation of largely restricted competition to one of genuine competition at Union level must take place under acceptable economic conditions [82].
Komisija je priznala, da mora postopni prehod iz položaja zelo omejene konkurence v položaj resnične konkurence na ravni Unije potekati pod sprejemljivimi ekonomskimi pogoji [82].
Therefore, it has accepted in a number of decisions that Member States grant State aid to relief the historic operator of a part of its ‘legacy’ pension liabilities [83].
Zato je v številnih sklepih sprejela, da države članice odobrijo državno pomoč in tako prvotnega operaterja razbremenijo dela njegovih „neposrednih“ pokojninskih obveznosti [83].
Necessity and proportionality of the pension subsidy
Nujnost in sorazmernost subvencije za pokojnine
The Commission has considered in its decisional practice that pension relief has to be limited to what is necessary to equalise the rate of social contributions that the historic operator bears as a cost with the rate of social contributions born by its competitors [84].
Komisija je v svoji praksi odločanja zavzela stališče, da mora biti pomoč za pokojnine omejena na nujno potrebno za izenačitev prispevkov za socialno varnost, ki so strošek prvotnega operaterja, s prispevki za socialno varnost, ki jih plačujejo njegovi konkurenti [84].
In the present case, the Commission recognises that in the absence of any State intervention to relieve Deutsche Post of part of the pension liability for its civil servants, Deutsche Post would not be able to compete on its merits with its competitors.
V tem primeru Komisija priznava, da brez posredovanja države z namenom razbremenitve dela pokojninskih obveznosti za njegove javne uslužbence, podjetje Deutsche Post ne bi bilo sposobno ohraniti konkurenčnosti.
The social charges inherited from the past which are not supported by its competitors would have forced it out of the competitive parts of the market for postal service.
Zaradi stroškov za socialno varnost iz preteklosti, ki jih njegovi konkurenti nimajo, bi bilo podjetje prisiljeno izstopiti iz konkurenčnih delov trga za poštne storitve.
In the La Poste Decision, the Commission for the first time assessed the necessity and proportionality of an aid measure that provided relief from pension costs for civil servants which were hired before market opening.
V odločbi v zadevi La Poste je Komisija prvič ocenila nujnost in sorazmernost ukrepa pomoči, ki je zagotavljal razbremenitev plačila stroškov pokojnin za javne uslužbence, ki so bili zaposleni pred odprtjem trga.
In that decision, the Commission assessed whether the pension subsidy equalises the level of compulsory social contributions between the historic operator and other undertakings in the mail/parcel sector [85].
V tej odločbi je Komisija ocenila, ali subvencija za pokojnine izravnava višino obveznih prispevkov za socialno varnost med prvotnim operaterjem in drugimi podjetji v sektorju pošte/paketov [85].
The Commission will apply that same approach in this Decision.
Komisija bo ta pristop uporabila tudi v tem sklepu.
The Commission will carry out its analysis in three steps:
Komisija bo analizo opravila v treh korakih:
In a first step, the Commission establishes the level of wage-based social security contributions of other undertakings in the mail/parcel sector.
prvič, Komisija določi višino prispevkov za socialno varnost na podlagi plač drugih podjetij v sektorju pošte/paketov;
Then it has to establish the level of wage-based social security contributions which Deutsche Post bears for its civil servants.
nato določi višino prispevkov za socialno varnost na podlagi plač, ki jih podjetje Deutsche Post plačuje za svoje javne uslužbence;
Finally, it has to verify whether or not the two levels are equal.
nazadnje preveri, ali sta višini prispevkov enaki.
Level of wage-based social security contributions of other undertakings in the mail/parcel sector
Višina prispevkov za socialno varnost na podlagi plač drugih podjetij v sektorju pošte/paketov
The level of wage-based social security contributions is determined by two factors: the rate and the wage base to which it is applied.
Višino prispevkov za socialno varnost na podlagi plač določata dva dejavnika: stopnja prispevka in plačna osnova, za katero se uporabi.
Calculation of the benchmark rate
Izračun referenčne stopnje
Private competitors have to compulsorily finance both the employer's share as well as the employee's share out of their revenues.
Zasebni konkurenti morajo iz svojih prihodkov financirati delež, ki ga plača delodajalec, in delež, ki ga plača uslužbenec.
As shown in Figure 2, that the total contribution rate has since 1995 been in the range of 38 % to 42 % of the private employee's gross wage (= net wage + employee's share).
Kot je prikazano na sliki 2, je skupni prispevek od leta 1995 znašal med 38 % in 42 % bruto plače zasebnega uslužbenca (= neto plača + delež uslužbenca).
The employer's and employee's shares of the social contribution rate have been each in the range of 19 % to 21 % of the gross wage (see the Annex for a more detailed time series).
Deleža prispevka za socialno varnost, ki sta ju morala plačevati delodajalec in uslužbenec, sta oba znašala od 19 % do 21 % bruto plače (za podrobnejšo časovno razporeditev glej Prilogo).
Unlike private employees' share of the social contributions, the civil servants' share only includes 30 % to 50 % of their health care expenses but not any further contributions to their pension, health and nursing care expenses.
V nasprotju z deležem prispevkov za socialno varnost, ki ga plačajo zasebni uslužbenci, delež, ki ga plačajo javni uslužbenci, vključuje samo 30–50 % njihovih stroškov za zdravstveno varstvo in nobenih dodatnih prispevkov za stroške pokojnine, zdravstveno varstvo in oskrbo.
Deutsche Post's contribution goes therefore beyond the private employer's share and includes the entire pension cost as well as the remaining health and nursing care expenses.
Prispevek podjetja Deutsche Post torej presega delež, ki ga mora plačati zasebni uslužbenec ter vključuje celotne stroške za pokojnine in preostanek stroškov za zdravstveno varstvo in oskrbo.
To determine an equivalent benchmark rate for Deutsche Post, account therefore has to be taken of the fact the civil servants' contribution is below the private employees' contribution.
Za določitev enakovredne referenčne stopnje za podjetje Deutsche Post je treba upoštevati, da je prispevek javnih uslužbencev nižji od prispevka zasebnih uslužbencev.
The civil servants' contribution of 30 % to 50 % to their health and nursing care expenses can be assumed to largely corresponds in its economic effect to the private employees' contribution to the statutory health and nursing care insurances (which is e.g. in 2006 equal to 8,50 % of the private employees' gross wage).
Mogoče je domnevati, da ima prispevek javnih uslužbencev v višini 30–50 % k njihovim stroškom za zdravstveno varstvo in oskrbo precej podoben gospodarski učinek kot prispevek zasebnih uslužbencev v zakonske sheme zdravstvenega zavarovanja in zavarovanja za oskrbo (leta 2006, na primer, je znašal 8,50 % bruto plače zasebnega uslužbenca).
As civil servants do not pay any contributions to statutory pension and unemployment insurances, Deutsche Post has to assume their equivalent, in order to effectively bear a level of social contributions equivalent to the compulsory social contributions that a private undertaking has to finance out of its revenues.
Ker javni uslužbenci ne plačujejo prispevkov v sheme obveznega pokojninskega zavarovanja in zavarovanja za primer brezposelnosti, mora podjetje Deutsche Post prevzeti enak znesek, da bi dejansko plačevalo prispevke za socialno varnost, enake obveznim prispevkom za socialno varnost, ki jih mora zasebno podjetje financirati iz svojih prihodkov.
The benchmark rate for Deutsche Post's wage-based social contributions (hereinafter benchmark rate) has therefore to include the total contribution rates (= employer's + employee's share) for the pension and unemployment insurances and the employer's share of the health and nursing insurances, as illustrated in Table:
Referenčna stopnja za prispevke podjetja Deutsche Post za socialno varnost na podlagi plač (v nadaljnjem besedilu: referenčna stopnja) mora zato vključevati celotni prispevek (delež, ki ga plača delodajalec + delež, ki ga plača uslužbenec) za shemo pokojninskega zavarovanja in zavarovanja za primer brezposelnosti ter delež, ki ga delodajalec vplača v shemo zdravstvenega zavarovanja in zavarovanja za oskrbo, kot je prikazano v preglednici:
Determination of benchmark rate for DP's social contribution
Določanje referenčne stopnje za prispevek podjetja Deutsche Post za socialno varnost
compulsory social insurance contributions with private competitor
Obvezni prispevki za socialno varnost pri zasebnem konkurentu
Determination of social insurance benchmark for Deutache Post
Določanje referenčne stopnje za podjetjeDeutsche Post
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Uslužbenec
Employer's share of pension insurance
Delež pokojninskega zavarovanja, ki ga plača delodajalec
Employer's share of unemployment insurance
Delež zavarovanja za primer brezposelnosti, ki ga plača delodajalec
Employer's share of health insurance
Delež zdravstvenega zavarovanja, ki ga plača delodajalec
Employer's share of nursing insurance
Delež zavarovanja za oskrbo, ki ga plača delodajalec
Employee's share of pension insurance
Delež pokojninskega zavarovanja, ki ga plača uslužbenec
Employee's share of unemployment insurance
Delež zavarovanja za primer brezposelnosti, ki ga plača uslužbenec
Employee's share of health insurance
Delež zdravstvenega zavarovanja, ki ga plača uslužbenec
Employee's share of nursing insurance
Delež zavarovanja za oskrbo, ki ga plača uslužbenec
Employer's share of health insurace
Delež zdravstvenega zavarovanja, ki ga plača delodajalec
Civil servants pay themselves share of health care expenses(assumed at 50 %)
Javni uslužbenci sami plačajo del stroškov za zdravstveno varstvo (predvideno 50 %)
Civil servant
Javniuslužbenec