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Lastly, there was evidence to suggest that financial compensation may have been awarded to the concession holders outside the framework of the public service delegation contract.
Nekatere informacije so tudi kazale, da so bila finančna nadomestila pooblaščenim izvajalcem morda dodeljena zunaj okvira pogodbe o PPJS.
Third, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the third Altmark criterion had been fulfilled (fair compensation for the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations).
Tretjič, Komisija je dvomila v spoštovanje tretjega merila iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark (pravično nadomestilo stroškov, nastalih zaradi izvajanja obveznosti javne službe).
It underlined that it did not have at its disposal all the information required to be able to assert that the joint concession holders had not received any overcompensation, in particular as far as the assessment of reasonable profit was concerned.
Poudarila je, da ni imela na voljo vseh informacij, na podlagi katerih bi lahko potrdila, da pooblaščena izvajalca nista prejela čezmernega nadomestila, zlasti glede na oceno razumnega dobička.
It wondered in particular whether Article 5(2) of the public service delegation contract (see paragraphs 95 to 102 of the opening decision) were sufficient to avoid overcompensation of the costs of providers.
Vprašala se je zlasti, ali člen 5(2) pogodbe o PPJS (glej uvodne izjave od 95 do 102 sklepa o začetku postopka) zadostuje za izogibanje previsokim nadomestilom za stroške ponudnikov storitev.
Finally, the Commission expressed doubts about the real and open competition allowed by the public procurement procedure, which is the only means of selecting a tenderer capable of providing those services at the least cost to the community, according to the fourth Altmark criterion (selection of the service provider).
Komisija je tudi dvomila, da je bila s postopkom oddaje javnega naročila zagotovljena učinkovita in prosta konkurenca za izbiro ponudnika, ki bi zadevne storitve lahko izvajal z najnižjimi stroški za skupnost v skladu s četrtim merilom sodbe v zadevi Altmark (izbira ponudnika storitev).
The Commission had not particularly ruled out that the contractual conditions, in particular those relating to the maximum age of the fleet and the possibility of submitting a global offer covering all the routes served, might have had the effect of preventing effective competition in the award of the public service delegation contract.
Komisija poleg tega ni izključila, da so pogodbeni pogoji, zlasti tisti glede največje dovoljene starosti flote in možnosti predložitve skupne ponudbe za vse obstoječe linije, preprečevali učinkovito konkurenco pri sklenitvi pogodbe o PPJS.
Accordingly, the Commission expressed serious doubts in the opening decision about the public service delegation contract having met all of the Altmark criteria.
Zato je Komisija v sklepu o začetku postopka resno dvomila o tem, da pogodba o PPJS izpolnjuje vsa merila iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark.
Therefore the Commission could not exclude the possibility that SNCM and CMN had enjoyed a selective advantage through the public service delegation contract.
Komisija torej ni mogla izključiti možnosti, da sta imeli SNCM in CMN selektivno prednost na podlagi pogodbe o PPJS.
In addition, given that both companies have operated in a fully liberalised market since 1 January 1993 [37], the Commission also found that this selective advantage was likely to distort competition in the internal market and affect trade between Member States.
Ob upoštevanju dejstva, da obe družbi delujeta na trgu, ki je od 1. januarja 1993 popolnoma liberaliziran [37], je Komisija tudi ugotovila, da lahko ta selektivna prednost izkrivlja konkurenco na notranjem trgu in vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
The Commission concluded that it could not rule out that the compensation received by SNCM and CMN under the public service delegation contract constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Komisija zaključuje, da torej ni mogla izključiti, da nadomestila, ki sta jih na podlagi pogodbe o PPJS prejeli SNCM in CMN, pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Furthermore, with regard to the compatibility of any aid contained in the compensation under investigation, and provided that it can be concluded that the public service obligations have been correctly defined, the Commission considered that the specific rules on the application of Article 106(2) TFEU would apply.
Komisija je v svojem sklepu o začetku postopka menila, da bi se lahko pod pogojem, da bi bilo mogoče zaključiti, da so bile obveznosti javne službe pravilno opredeljene, uporabila posebna pravila o uporabi člena 106(2) PDEU.
More specifically the Commission had identified the 2011 European Union framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation [38] (‘the SGEI Framework’) as the applicable legal basis that France should invoke, without prejudice to any other possible basis for compatibility.
Natančneje, Komisija je določila Okvir Evropske unije za državno pomoč v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve za leto 2011 [38] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Okvir SSGP) kot ustrezno pravno podlago, brez poseganja v morebitno podlago za združljivost, na katero bi se sklicevala Francija.
The French authorities note first of all that non-public service delegation routes have cost accounting mechanisms that are different to those of routes operated under the delegation.
Francoski organi so najprej pojasnili, da se za povezave zunaj PPJS izvaja stroškovno računovodstvo, ločeno od povezav, vključenih v prenos pooblastil.
They then point out that the privatisation protocol included a single termination clause.
V nadaljevanju poudarjajo, da protokol privatizacije vključuje enotno razvezno klavzulo.
This particular clause could be implemented in the event that the Corsican regional authorities decided to launch a consultation on the awarding of a public service delegation contract effective from 1 January 2007 if that public service delegation were not to meet the guidelines adopted by the Territorial Assembly of Corsica [39].
Ta klavzula bi se lahko uveljavljala zlasti v primeru odločitve ozemeljske skupnosti Korzike, da začne posvetovanje o dodelitvi pogodbe o prenosu pooblastil javne službe, ki bi veljala od 1. januarja 2007, ob predpostavki, da ta prenos pooblastil javne službe ne bi bil v znatni meri skladen s smernicami, ki jih je določila ozemeljska skupščina Korzike [39].
The French authorities state that the clause could also be implemented if the concession was awarded to a third party, or to SNCM in significantly less favourable economic conditions.
Francoski organi poudarjajo, da bi se ta klavzula lahko uveljavljala tudi v primeru podelitve prenosa pooblastil tretji strani ali SNCM v bistveno slabših gospodarskih pogojih.
The French authorities also note that CMN ceased to have an indirect interest in SNCM from 2 October 2009 and therefore any financial relationship between the two joint concession holders was removed.
Francoski organi polega tega trdijo, da SNCM od 2. oktobra 2009 nima več neposrednega deleža v CMN, tako da ni več nobene kapitalske povezave med pooblaščenima soizvajalcema.
They also mention that the change of the parameters of the bid by the SNCM/CMN group between February 2007 and 28 March 2007 was due to consideration of amendments to the forecast level of traffic and to operating costs.
Poleg tega so navedli, da spremembe meril v ponudbi skupine SNCM-CMN med februarjem 2007 in 28. marcem 2007 izhajajo iz upoštevanja sprememb, ki se nanašajo na predvideno raven prometa in raven stroškov izvajanja.
They claim that the assessment of the market value was due to the appraisal of an independent international brokerage firm, which reviewed its estimate in the interval between the two bids tendered by SNCM.
Ocena tržne vrednosti naj bi bila predmet presoje neodvisnega podjetja za mednarodno posredovanje, ki naj bi izvedel revizijo svoje ocene v obdobju med ponudbama SNCM.
CHARACTERISATION AS AID
OPREDELITEV POMOČI
France submitted the following comments on the preliminary assessment made by the Commission in the opening decision of whether they fulfilled the Altmark criteria.
Francija je predložila naslednje pripombe v zvezi s predhodno oceno skladnosti z merili iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark, ki jo je izvedla Komisija v sklepu o začetku postopka.
Concerning the possible existence of elements of State aid in the public service delegation contract, the French authorities refer primarily to the judgment of the Council of State of 13 July 2012 [40] by which it was held that the clause authorising steps to re-establish the initial financial equilibrium did not in itself constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
V zvezi z morebitnim obstojem elementov državne pomoči v pogodbi o PPJS se francoski organi najprej sklicujejo na sodbo državnega sveta z dne 13. julija 2012 [40], v skladu s katero klavzula, ki dovoljuje ukrepe za ponovno vzpostavitev začetnega finančnega ravnovesja, sama po sebi ni pomoč v smislu člena 107 PDEU.
THE SCOPE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE REMIT AND THE FIRST ALTMARK CRITERION
OBSEG OPRAVLJANJA JAVNIH STORITEV IN PRVO MERILO IZ SODBE ALTMARK
The French authorities contest the Commission's distinction between the ‘basic service’ and the ‘additional service’.
Francoski organi so nasprotovali razlikovanju med „osnovnimi storitvami“ in „dodatnimi storitvami“, ki ga je predstavila Komisija.
Instead they believe that the public service delegation contract defines two programme seasons corresponding to different volumes of supply as a result of peak periods.
Nasprotno menijo, da pogodba o PPJS določa dve programski sezoni glede na obseg različnih ponudb, ki je posledica obdobij velikega povpraševanja.
Taken together, these correspond to a permanent service bolstered by additional minimum capacity taking into account developments in traffic.
Celota naj bi ustrezala stalnim storitvam, povečanim za minimalno dodatno zmogljivost ob upoštevanju razvoja prometa.
Regarding the fulfilment of the first Altmark criterion, the French authorities refer to the broad discretion of Member States in determining the scope of an SGEI.
V zvezi z upoštevanjem prvega pogoja, ki ga je določilo Sodišče v sodbi v zadevi Altmark, francoski organi opozarjajo na široko diskrecijsko pravico, s katero razpolagajo države članice pri določanju področja uporabe SSGP.
They underline that Commission control is limited to authorising the assessment of manifest error.
Poudarjajo, da je nadzor Komisije omejen na presojo očitnih napak.
They add that the permanent service is inseparable from the additional service.
Dodajajo, da so stalne storitve neločljivo povezane z dodatnimi storitvami.
The French authorities refer to the above-mentioned decision by the Council of State, which concluded that Regulation 3577/92 does not preclude an overall assessment of the real public service need without it being necessary to examine whether this need is justified at all times.
Francoski organi se sklicujejo na navedeno sodbo državnega sveta in ugotavljajo, da Uredba št. 3577/92 ne pomeni ovire za skupno oceno dejanskih potreb po javni službi, pri čemer ni treba dokazovati, ali so te potrebe stalno upravičene.
In this connection, the French authorities stress the importance of not limiting the scope of the public service remit to unprofitable activities to ensure equalisation.
Francoski organi pri tem poudarjajo, da področje javne službe ne sme biti omejeno na nedobičkonosne dejavnosti z namenom zagotavljanja finančne izravnave.
To support their position, they indicate that the specifications of the public service delegation contract do not require the use of different vessels for the basic service and the additional service.
V podporo svojemu stališču pojasnjujejo, da pogodbeni pogoji pogodbe o PPJS ne določajo, da bi morale stalne in dodatne storitve izvajati različne ladje.
With regard to market operators’ ability to provide the shipping service, the French authorities consider that trends in traffic on the Marseille-Corsica route compared to the Toulon-Corsica route do not in themselves establish a manifest error in the definition of the scope of the SGEI.
V zvezi z zmogljivostjo izvajalcev na trgu, ki opravljajo javno službo pomorskih prevozov, francoski organi menijo, da razvoj prometa na liniji Marseille–Korzika v primerjavi z razvojem prometa na liniji Toulon–Korzika sam po sebi ne pomeni očitne napake pri določanju področja uporabe SSGP.
They point out that in a decision of 11 December 2006 [41] the Competition Council concluded that the various markets for shipping services to Corsica were not interchangeable.
Opozarjajo, da je Svet za konkurenco v odločbi z dne 11. decembra 2006 [41] sklenil, da ponudbe različnih prevozov na Korziko niso zamenljive.
The French authorities therefore consider that the shipping routes from Marseille are a relevant market.
Francoski organi torej menijo, da pomorske linije iz Marseilla predstavljajo upoštevni trg.
The French authorities also believe that the downward trend in traffic from Marseille in 2004 and 2005 was caused by the interruption of the service for more than one month owing to industrial action at SNCM.
Francoski organi poleg tega menijo, da je zmanjšanje prometa iz Marseilla v letih 2004 in 2005 posledica več kot enomesečne prekinitve storitev zaradi stavke zaposlenih v SNCM.
In contrast, they partly attribute the increase in traffic from Toulon to the effect of absorption of demand from Italian ports.
Nasprotno pa naj bi bilo povečanje prometa iz Toulona delno posledica „povezanosti“ z linijami iz Italije.
Finally, they argue that the Corsican regional authorities did not oversize the offer.
Nazadnje trdijo, da ozemeljska skupnost Korzike v nobenem primeru ni prekomerno povečala ponudbe.
The level of capacity is considered to be due in particular to the requirement of continuity of the public service and, more generally, to the provisions of the public service delegation contract setting down conditions on fares and quality of service.
Raven zmogljivosti naj bi ustrezala zlasti zahtevi po neprekinjenem izvajanju javne službe, splošneje pa tudi določbam pogodbe o PPJS, ki določajo tarifne obveznosti in kakovost storitev.
THE OTHER ALTMARK CRITERIA
DRUGA MERILA IZ SODBE ALTMARK
As regards compliance with the second and third Altmark criteria, cited above, the French authorities argue firstly that Article 7(1) of the public service delegation contract, authorising the parties to meet to re-establish the initial financial equilibrium, does not determine in advance how such an adaptation is formulated.
V zvezi z upoštevanjem drugega in tretjega merila iz navedene sodbe v zadevi Altmark francoski organi najprej poudarjajo, da člen 7(1) pogodbe o PPJS, ki določa, da se pogodbenice sestanejo in določijo ukrepe za ponovno vzpostavitev začetnega finančnega ravnovesja, ne more vnaprej določati načina tovrstne prilagoditve.
This leeway is a necessary condition for the flexibility of the service in the light of its market environment.
Ta možnost naj bi bila nujni pogoj za prilagajanje storitev okoliščinam.
Secondly, the French authorities stress that these changes in the public service delegation contract can lead to an increase or a reduction in financial compensation, but primarily concern the obligations for the concession holders or the prices paid by users.
Francoski organi poleg tega poudarjajo, da so lahko spremembe pogodbe o PPJS usmerjene k zvišanju ali k znižanju izplačanega denarnega nadomestila, vendar se prednostno nanašajo na obveznosti pooblaščenih izvajalcev ali na cene, ki jih plačajo uporabniki.
As the French authorities see it, had an increase in the compensation paid by the Corsican regional authorities have been decided, then that is the measure that should have been assessed against the Altmark criteria, cited above, rather than Article 7(1) of the public service delegation contract itself.
Po mnenju francoskih organov bi bilo treba v primeru, da bi bilo odločeno zvišanje nadomestila, ki ga izplača ozemeljska skupnost Korzike, ta ukrep oceniti glede na merila iz navedene sodbe v zadevi Altmark in ne glede na člen 7(1) pogodbe o PPJS same.
As regards the fulfilment of the fourth Altmark criterion, cited above, the French authorities consider sufficient the degree of competition provided by the public procurement procedure.
Kar zadeva skladnost s četrtim merilo iz navedene sodbe v zadevi Altmark, francoski organi menijo, da je stopnja konkurence, zagotovljena s postopkom oddaje javnega naročila, primerna.
They argue that this procedure led to several applications and bids; no demands or claims were made against the conditions imposed by the specifications; all bids were actively negotiated, with the President of the Corsican regional authorities choosing among several bids and the differences between them in terms of quality do not support the argument that there was no effective competition; and the succession of disputes relating to the public service delegation in question shows quite clearly that there was genuine competition.
Trdijo torej, da je v tem postopku sodelovalo več ponudnikov in da je bilo vloženih več ponudb, da proti pogodbenim pogojem ni bil vložen noben zahtevek ali pritožba, da so bila v zvezi z vsemi ponudbami izvedena aktivna pogajanja, pri čemer je predsednik ozemeljske skupnosti Korzike izbiral med več ponudbami, da iz njihovih razlik v smislu kakovosti ne more izhajati trditev o pomanjkanju učinkovite konkurence ter da pravni spori v zvezi z zadevnim PPJS sami po sebi potrjujejo obstoj dejavne konkurence.
The French authorities also emphasise the complete lack of links between the privatisation of SNCM and the procedure for delegating the public service, as well as the Corsican regional authorities' full and sole responsibility for maritime services to Corsica.
Francoski organi poleg tega poudarjajo neodvisnost postopka privatizacije SNCM od postopka podelitve pooblastil javne službe ter popolno in izključno odgovornost ozemeljske skupnosti Korzike v zvezi s pomorskimi prevozi na Korziko.
Lastly, in response to the doubts expressed by the Commission under paragraph 51 above, the French authorities stress that, in the definition of a public service contract in the field of maritime transport, Member States can legitimately [42] impose obligations that go beyond conditions concerning (1) the ports to be served, (2) regularity, (3) continuity, (4) frequency, (5) capacity to provide the service, (6) rates charged, and (7) the ship's crew.
V odgovor na pomisleke Komisije, navedene v uvodni izjavi 51 zgoraj, francoski organi nazadnje trdijo, da lahko države članice [42] v opredelitvi pogodbe o javni službi na področju pomorskih prevozov zakonito določijo obveznosti, ki presegajo pogoje glede 1) zajetih pristanišč, 2) rednosti prevozov, 3) neprekinjenosti, 4) pogostosti, 5) zmogljivosti zagotavljanja storitev, 6) veljavnih tarif in 7) opreme plovila.
In addition, the French authorities consider that in this case all the conditions of the SGEI Framework were met: the definition of the SGEI, the accuracy of the mandate, the fact that it is not excessively long, the fact that it complies with Directive 2006/111/EC on financial transparency [43] and the absence of overcompensation.
Podredno francoski organi menijo, da so v tem primeru upoštevani vsi pogoji iz Okvira SSGP, tj. opredelitev SSGP, opredelitev mandata, njegovo ne predolgo trajanje, skladnost z Direktivo 2006/111/ES o finančni preglednosti [43] in neobstoj čezmernega nadomestila.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED THIRD PARTIES
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH STRANI
OBSERVATIONS FROM CORSICA FERRIES
PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE CORSICA FERRIES
First of all, Corsica Ferries points to the economic issues at stake for the operators in the shipping market to Corsica, noting in particular that the operation of the lines in question generally represents a higher share of the net income of such operators than their turnover from this activity [44].
Corsica Ferries najprej opozarja na gospodarski pomen pomorskega prometa na Korziko za udeležence na trgu in še posebej poudarja, da delovanje zadevnih ålinij običajno predstavlja del neto rezultata izvajalcev, ki je višji od njihovega prometa pri tej dejavnosti [44].
THE CHARACTERISATION OF STATE AID IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE DELEGATION CONTRACT
OPREDELITEV POGODBE O PPJS KOT DRŽAVNE POMOČI
Corsica Ferries turns first to the characterisation of the measure as State aid.
Corsica Ferries najprej pojasnjuje svoje mnenje glede opredelitve zadevnega ukrepa kot državne pomoči.
It considers that the criteria under Article 107(1) TFEU are met in this case and particularly considers that the assistance provided by the Corsican Transport Board constitutes a selective advantage granted to its beneficiaries which could distort competition between Member States.
Meni, da so merila iz člena 107(1) PDEU v obravnavanem primeru izpolnjena, in zlasti ocenjuje, da pomoč, ki jo izplača OTC, pomeni selektivno prednost za prejemnike, ki izkrivlja konkurenco med državami članicami.
It has the following to say with regard to the four Altmark criteria:
V zvezi s štirimi merili iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark ima naslednje pripombe.
The firstAltmarkcriterion
Prvo merilo iz sodbe Altmark
On the severability of the basic and additional services, Corsica Ferries considers it to be quite clear that the public service delegation contract itself, and its implementation, mean that these activities can be separated.
Glede neločljive povezanosti osnovnih in dodatnih storitev družba Corsica Ferries meni, da ta povezanost izhaja iz same pogodbe o PPJS in njenega izvajanja.
In general, it emphasises that the required public service obligations are more stringent with regard to the basic service, according to a set of detailed criteria below:
Na splošno poudarja, da bi bile zahtevane obveznosti gospodarske javne službe v zvezi z osnovnimi storitvami strožje, če bi veljala merila, ki so podrobno opredeljena v nadaljnjem besedilu.
Comparison of the technical requirements for the basic service and the additional service on the routes from Marseille to Ajaccio and Bastia
Primerjava tehničnih zahtev za osnovne in dodatne storitve na linijah Marseille-Ajaccio in Marseille–Bastia
Basic Service
Osnovna storitev
Freight and passenger
Blago in potniki
Additional service
Dodatna storitev
Every day for the duration of the public service delegation contract
vsak dan v času trajanja pogodbe o PPJS
Christmas/February
božič/februar
22 weeks in spring
22 tednov spomladi
11 weeks in summer
11 tednov poleti
Timetables
Delovni čas
Freedom allowed to concession holders
svobodna odločitev koncesionarjev
365 days a year
365 dni na leto
Vehicle capacity
Zmogljivosti vozil
Stable during the public service delegation contract and determined per journey
nespremenljiva v času pogodbe o PPJS in določena glede na linijo
Variable according to periods and free per journey
spremenljiva glede na obdobje in neodvisna glede na linijo
Welcome and food services
Sprejem in gostinska postrežba
Single selling point for food
samo eno gostinsko prodajno mesto
A minimum of two types of food
najmanj dve vrsti gostinske postrežbe
Journey
Linija
Non-stop
direktna
Stopovers allowed
mogoči vmesni postanki
More specifically, Corsica Ferries argues that the additional service cannot be considered technically essential to the basic service.
Natančneje, Corsica Ferries se ne strinja, da bi lahko dodatne storitve šteli kot storitve, ki so tehnično nujno potrebne za osnovne storitve.
It points out that the vessels used for the additional service (car ferries) could not be used to operate the basic service (passenger cargo vessels), that different staff are employed to operate these activities, and that the specifications entrust the operation of the additional service to SNCM alone.
Trdi torej, da ladij, ki opravljajo dodatno storitev (trajekti), ne bi bilo mogoče uporabljati za izvajanje osnovnih storitev (prevoz tovora in potnikov), da bi pri zagotavljanju teh storitev sodelovalo drugo osebje in da je v skladu s pogodbenimi pogoji dovoljeno izvajanje dodatnih storitev samo družbi SNCM.