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The operator is obliged to pay an annual fixed rent of [8][…] [9] for the right to operate the arena (fixed payment irrespective of the number of events hosted) to the Arena Company and a variable rent […].
Poleg tega bo imela družba Arena prihodke od parkirišč, danski organi pa so zagotovili, da so bili vsi sporazumi v zvezi s parkirišči dogovorjeni in sklenjeni na podlagi tržnih zakonitosti.
In addition, the operator must pay […] due under the lease and thus the operator effectively pays all variable costs of the arena.
Predvideno je, da bo povezava med zunanjim financiranjem in najemnino, ki jo bo plačeval upravljavec, takšna, da bodo prejeti dohodki lahko krili zunanje financiranje.
In addition, the Arena Company will have revenues from a car parking and the Danish authorities have ensured that all agreements regarding the car parking have been negotiated and concluded on a commercial basis.
Prvih 10 let delovanja bo nacionalna športna zveza DIF [10] zagotavljala tudi operativna nepovratna sredstva v višini 5 milijonov DKK (672000 EUR) letno.
It is envisaged that there will be such a connection between the external financing and the rent paid by the operator that the income received can pay the external financing.
V zameno bo imela DIF pravico do uporabe dvorane za mednarodna športna prvenstva in druge športne prireditve.
For the first 10 years of operation, the national sports federation DIF [10] will also provide an operational grant of DKK 5 million (EUR 672000) each year.
Po mnenju danskih organov naj DIF za uporabo dvorane upravljavcu plačuje tržno najemnino.
In return DIF will have the right to use the multiarena for international sports championships and other sport events.
RAZLOGI ZA ZAČETEK POSTOPKA
According to the Danish authorities, DIF shall pay market rent to the operator whenever it uses the arena.
Komisija je v odločitvi o začetku formalnih preiskav ugotovila, da na nobeni ravni (izgradnja, upravljanje in uporaba) ni bilo mogoče izključiti selektivne ekonomske prednosti in da je projekt morda prejemal državno pomoč.
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
Poleg tega bi javno sofinanciranje večnamenske dvorane zelo verjetno povzročilo izkrivljanje konkurence ali jo vsaj ogrožalo ter bi vplivalo na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami.
In the decision to open formal investigations, the Commission found that a selective economic advantage could not be excluded at any level (construction, operation and use) and consequently the project would involve State aid.
V navedeni fazi je imela Komisija tudi pomisleke, da bi bilo mogoče predlagani projekt na vseh treh ravneh, na katerih je mogoče dodeliti pomoč (izgradnja, upravljanje in uporaba), šteti za združljivega z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
In addition, the public co-financing of the multiarena would most likely distort, or at least, threaten to distort competition and have an effect on competition and trade between Member States.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
At that stage, the Commission also had doubts whether the proposed project could be deemed compatible under Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, as regards all three levels of possible aid (construction, operation and use).
Kot je bilo že omenjeno, je Komisija glede predlaganega ukrepa prejela dve pritožbi, ki obe trdita, da bo projekt večnamenske dvorane izkrivljal ali ogrožal konkurenco na področju prireditvene industrije, zlasti na trgu gostovanja komercialnih srednjih in velikih zabavnih dogodkov v živo, ter vplival na trgovino med državami članicami, saj bo upravljavec konkuriral upravljavcem dvoran v drugih državah članicah.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Prejete pripombe v korist večnamenske dvorane so poslale zainteresirane strani regije København: (i) Sport Event Denmark (neprofitna organizacija); (ii) Team Danmark (javna samoupravna institucija, odgovorna za celoten razvoj danskega elitnega športa), ter (iii) Horesta in WonderfulCopenhagen (turistični organizaciji).
As mentioned, the Commission has received two complaints concerning the proposed measure, which both claim that the multiarena project will distort or threaten to distort competition within the event industry, in particular in the market for the hosting of commercial mid-sized and large live entertainment events, and affect trade between Member States as the operator will be competing with arena operators in other Member States.
Eden od pritožnikov gre v oceni projekta še korak dlje, in sicer trdi, da bi ta predstavljal državno pomoč, ki ni združljiva z notranjim trgom zaradi svojega izkrivljajočega učinka na konkurenco med mesti za gostovanje komercialnih srednjih in velikih zabavnih dogodkov v živo (tudi v sosednjih predelih Švedske in celo Nemčije), ki bi še povečal nevarnost vertikalnega zapiranja trga […].
Comments in favour of the multiarena were received from stakeholders in the region of Copenhagen: (i) Sport Event Denmark (non-profit organisation); (ii) Team Danmark (a public self-governing institution responsible for the overall development of Danish Elite Sports); and (iii) Horesta and Wonderful Copenhagen (tourism organisations).
Pritožnik prav tako dvomi o izjavi danskih organov, da bo prišlo le do omejenega prekrivanja z obstoječimi objekti ter da bo večnamenska dvorana privabljala v København dogodke, ki jih ni mogoče izvesti v trenutno obstoječih objektih.
One of the complainants goes further into the assessment of the project by stating that it would constitute State aid incompatible with the internal market due to its distortive effect on competition between venues for hosting of commercial mid-sized and large live entertainment events (including in neighbouring parts of Sweden and even Germany), which would be aggravated by a vertical foreclosure threat […].
Drugi pritožnik opozarja tudi na škodljive učinke na konkurenco na področju prireditvenega trga v regiji Öresund, zlasti glede koncertov mednarodnih umetnikov, ter dvomi v pravilnost razpisnega postopka za upravljanje dvorane.
The complainant also questions the Danish authorities' statement that there will only be a limited overlap with existing facilities and that the multiarena mainly will draw events to Copenhagen that cannot be held in presently existing facilities.
Po članku v zvezi z večnamensko dvorano, ki je bil objavljen v danskem časopisu, je Komisija prejela nekaj dodatnih pripomb.
The other complainant also points out the adverse effects on competition in the event market in the Öresund region, particularly regarding concerts by international artists, and questions also the tender procedure for the operation of the arena.
PRIPOMBE DANSKE
Following an article in a Danish newspaper regarding the multiarena, some additional comments were also received.
Danski organi še vedno menijo, da pri predlaganem ukrepu ne gre za državno pomoč, pri čemer se nanašajo na predhodno prakso Komisije, ko se pod nekaterimi pogoji pomoč za infrastrukturo ne razlaga kot državna pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, in da je treba vprašanje državne pomoči oceniti ločeno za vsako od različnih ravni posebej (lastništvo, upravljanje in uporabniki).
COMMENTS FROM DENMARK
Danski organi svoje argumente osredotočajo na, po njihovem mnenju, pomanjkanje gospodarske koristi in trdijo, da nobena od strank, ki so vključene v projekt, zaradi javnega sofinanciranja ne bo imela finančnih koristi, bodisi neposrednih ali posrednih.
The Danish authorities maintain that the proposed measure does not involve State aid referring to previous Commission practice where, under certain conditions, support for infrastructure might not be interpreted as constituting State aid under Article 107(1) of the Treaty, and that the question of State aid should be assessed separately for each of the several different levels concerned (owner, operator and users).
Če bo ugotovljeno, da projekt večnamenske dvorane vključuje državno pomoč, danski organi trdijo, da bi ga bilo treba šteti za združljivega z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
The Danish authorities focus their arguments on, in their view, the lack of economic advantage and they claim that none of the parties involved in the project gain a financial advantage, be it directly or indirectly, as a consequence of the public co-financing.
Trdijo, da je treba upoštevati zlasti naslednje:
If the multiarena project was found to involve State aid, the Danish authorities argue that it should be considered compatible with the internal market under Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
gre za nedelovanje trga (projekt ne bi bil realiziran brez javnega sofinanciranja),
They argue that in particular the following should be taken into consideration:
javno sofinanciranje je omejeno na nujno potrebno za uresničitev projekta,
there is a market failure (the project would not be realised in the absence of public co-funding),
financiranje je namenjeno izključno ustanovitvi (izgradnji) objekta, saj bo nadaljnje delovanje potekalo po tržnih pogojih,
the public co-funding is limited to the strictly necessary in order to realise the project,
gradnja takšnih objektov predstavlja tipično odgovornost države do prebivalstva, in
the funding is used exclusively for the establishment (construction) of the facility as the subsequent operation will take place on market terms,
večnamenska dvorana bo le v zelo omejenem obsegu konkurirala za dogodke, ki bi se sicer verjetno odvijali na drugih krajih v Københavnu, saj bo zagotavljala druge zmogljivosti.
the construction of such venues constitutes the embodiment of a typical State responsibility towards the general public, and
Danski organi so poleg tega predložili poročilo neodvisnega podjetja za gospodarsko svetovanje Copenhagen Economics o pozitivnih in negativnih vplivih večnamenske dvorane na konkurenco ter trgovino, ki na kratko ugotavlja, da javno sofinanciranje prinaša precejšnje izboljšanje gospodarske blaginje in le skromne ali celo zanemarljive protikonkurenčne učinke.
the multiarena will only to a very limited extent compete for events that would presumably otherwise be held in other venues in Copenhagen because the multiarena will provide different facilities.
Poleg tega so danski organi na zahtevo pojasnili vprašanja, ki jih je sprožil članek, objavljen v danskem časopisu, v zvezi z večnamensko dvorano.
The Danish authorities have also submitted a report, by the independent economic consultant, Copenhagen Economics, of the positive and negative impacts on competition and trade from the multiarena, which in short concludes that the public co-financing carries with it considerable gains in economic welfare and only modestly, or even negligible, anti-competitive effects.
OCENA POMOČI
In addition, the Danish authorities, upon request, clarified issues triggered by a Danish newspaper article regarding the multiarena.
OBSTOJ POMOČI V SKLADU S ČLENOM 107(1) POGODBE
ASSESSMENT OF THE AID
V skladu s členom 107(1) Pogodbe „je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami“.
EXISTENCE OF AID WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 107(1) OF THE TREATY
Da se priglašeni projekt opredeli kot državna pomoč, mora izpolnjevati naslednje kumulativne pogoje: 1. pomoč mora biti dodeljena iz državnih sredstev; 2. podjetjem mora zagotavljati gospodarsko prednost; 3. prednost mora biti selektivna in izkrivljati konkurenco ali pomeniti nevarnost njenega izkrivljanja, ter 4. pomoč mora vplivati na trgovino znotraj Skupnosti.
According to Article 107(1) of the Treaty, ‘any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market’.
V zvezi z zahtevo, da mora biti pomoč odobrena iz državnih sredstev in jo je mogoče pripisati državi, je v tem primeru ta pogoj očitno izpolnjen, saj bodo mesto København ter drugi javni organi (glej spodaj) prispevali neposredna nepovratna sredstva in zemljišče, na katerem naj bi bila dvorana zgrajena.
In order to be classified as a State aid, the notified project must thus fulfil the following cumulative conditions: 1) the measure must be granted through State resources; 2) it has to confer an economic advantage to undertakings; 3) this advantage must be selective and distort or threaten to distort competition; and 4) the measure must affect intra-Community trade.
Taki javni organi so del države, zato se za njihova sredstva šteje, da jih je mogoče pripisati državi.
With regard to the requirement that the measure must be granted through State resources and attributable to the State, this criterion is clearly fulfilled in this case as the City of Copenhagen, as well as other public authorities (see more below) will contribute with a direct grant and provide the land where the arena is to be built.
Državno financiranje gradnje večnamenske dvorane lahko pomeni pomoči, če povzroči selektivno prednost za posebne gospodarske dejavnosti.
Such public authorities and part of the State and their resources are thereby deemed attributable to the State.
V skladu s sodbo Sodišča v zadevi letališča Leipzig/Halle [11] pomeni v tem okviru financiranje postavitve infrastrukture za komercialne dejavnosti državno pomoč, če so izpolnjene vse zahteve člena 107(1).
The State funding of the construction of the multiarena may constitute aid if it leads to a selective advantage for specific economic activities.
Po oceni Sodišča bi gospodarski značaj kasnejše uporabe infrastrukture določil naravo gradnje.
In this context, the funding of the construction of an infrastructure for commercial activities constitutes State aid, according to the Leipzig/Halle airport judgment of the Court of Justice [11], if all the requirements of Article 107(1) are fulfilled.
V tem primeru se bo dvorana uporabljala za zagotavljanje storitev na trgu, torej tudi za gospodarsko dejavnost.
Following the Court's assessment, the economic character of the later use of the infrastructure would determine the nature of the construction.
Zato je treba preveriti, ali bodo različni akterji, ki sodelujejo pri projektu, deležni državne pomoči.
In this case, the arena will be used to provide services on a market, hence for an economic activity.
Gradnja dvorane
Consequently, it needs to be assessed whether there is State aid to the different actors involved in the project.
Danski organi priznavajo, da projekt večnamenske dvorane ne bi bil izveden prek samih tržnih sil in da je za izvedbo potrebno javno sofinanciranje, kar je pokazal tudi poizkus gradnje večnamenske dvorane leta 2009, ki zaradi pomanjkanja potrebnih sredstev ni bil uspešen [12].
Construction of the arena
V zvezi z zahtevo, da mora biti pomoč odobrena iz državnih sredstev in jo je mogoče pripisati državi, je ta pogoj v zvezi s financiranjem s strani mesta København in dodelitvijo zemljišča s strani By & Havn (v lasti mesta København in danske države) očitno izpolnjen.
The Danish authorities acknowledge that the multiarena project would not be carried out by way of market forces alone and that the public co-financing is necessary for it to be realised as shown by the failed attempt in 2009 to build a multiarena due to lack of necessary funding [12].
Mesto København in danska država nedvomno sta javna organa, ki uporabljata sredstva v lasti in/ali pod nadzorom države.
With regards to the requirement that the measure must be granted through State resources and attributable to the State, this criterion is clearly fulfilled regarding the financing by the City of Copenhagen and the granting of land from By & Havn (owned by the City of Copenhagen and the Danish State).
Tudi nepovratna sredstva (za gradnjo večnamenske dvorane) odbora Elitefacilitetsudvalget (odbor z namenom dviga kvalitete športnih objektov na mednarodno raven s ciljem, da se bodo v njih gostili športni dogodki na mednarodni ravni), ki se sicer vsaj delno financira s strani danske države, predstavljajo državna sredstva.
The City of Copenhagen and the Danish State clearly constitute public authorities using resources belonging and/or controlled by the State.
Statut odbora Elitefacilitetsudvalget določa Ministrstvo za kulturo, ki ima za obdobje financiranja z odborom Elitefacilitetsudvalget tudi sklenjeno izvedbeno pogodbo.
Also the grant (for the construction of the multiarena) from Elitefacilitetsudvalget (a committee with the purpose of upgrading sports facilities to an international standard with the aim of hosting sports events at an international level), which is admittedly at least partly financed by the Danish State, constitute State resources.
Tako je glede financiranja, ki ga prejme od danske države in bi ga v zameno uporabil/doniral za izpolnjevanje svojih nalog, njegovo delovanje mogoče pripisati državi.
The statutes of Elitefacilitetsudvalget are determined by the Ministry of Culture, which also has performance contract with Elitefacilitetsudvalget during the funding period.
Državni prispevek za gradnjo dvorane, vključno z odobritvijo zemljišča in nepovratnih sredstev odbora Elitefacilitetsudvalget, daje družbi Arena (lastniku večnamenske dvorane) gospodarsko prednost, ki je potrebna za izgradnjo večnamenske dvorane, ki pod tržnimi pogoji ne bi bila zgrajena.
Thus, with regard to the financing it receives from the Danish State, which in turn it would use/grant in fulfilment of its tasks, its interventions are deemed attributable to the State.
Ker so zadevna sredstva očitno državna sredstva in je odločitev o dodelitvi sredstev mogoče pripisati državi, so izpolnjena tudi vsa druga merila državne pomoči (glej v nadaljevanju preučitev izkrivljanja konkurence in vpliva na trgovino znotraj Unije med državami članicami).
The State contribution for the construction of the arena, including the granting of land and the grant from Elitefacilitetsudvalget, gives an economic advantage to the Arena Company (the owner of the multiarena), as it is necessary for the construction of the arena that would not have been built on market terms.
Zato državni prispevek predstavlja državno pomoč za družbo Arena.
As the funds involved are obviously State resources and the decision to make the grant is imputable to the State, all other criteria of State aid are met (see hereafter the examination of distortion of competition and effect on intra-community trade between Member States).
Vendar pa v zvezi z nepovratnimi sredstvi zveze DIF danski organi trdijo, da pri teh plačilih ne gre za državna sredstva.
Consequently, the State contribution thus constitutes State aid to the Arena Company.
Zveza DIF prejme velik del svojih prihodkov iz letne dodelitve nepovratnih sredstev danske države (iz prihodkov danskega trga iger na srečo), vendar tudi iz drugih (nejavnih) virov.
However, with regard to the grants from DIF, the Danish authorities argue that these payments are not State resources.
V skladu s predpisi zveze DIF se upravni organi volijo, ne da bi na to kakor koli vplivali javni organi in brez vplivanja na posamezne odločitve, ki jih sprejmejo upravni organi zveze DIF.
DIF receives a large part of its income from annual grants from the Danish State (from the proceeds from the Danish Gambling market) but also from other (non-public) sources.
Tako niti danska država niti noben drug javni organ ne vplivajo na odločitve, ki jih sprejema zveza DIF.
In accordance with DIF's rules, the governing bodies are elected without any influence from public authorities and without influencing the individual decision adopted by DIF's governing bodies.
Poleg tega gre pri letnem znesku, ki ga plačuje zveza DIF, za plačilo rezervacije dvorane za posebno uporabo, ki je v lastnem interesu zveze DIF in v skladu z lastno odločitvijo zveze, da sklene sporazum o plačilu rezervacije dvorane.
Thus, neither the Danish State nor any other public body has any influence on the decision adopted by DIF.
Posledično po mnenju danskih organov plačil zveze DIF ni mogoče pripisati državi in jih zato ni mogoče šteti za pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Moreover, the annual amount to be paid by DIF is a payment for the right to reserve the arena for specific uses that are in DIF's own interest in accordance with DIF's own decision to enter into an agreement to pay for the right to reserve the arena.
Upravljanje dvorane
Consequently, in accordance with the view of the Danish authorities, the payments by DIF cannot be imputed to the State and thus not considered as aid in the sense of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Za upravljanje dvorane je bil po navedbah danskih organov opravljen javni razpis, pri čemer so bili v celoti upoštevani predpisi EU o javnih naročilih, upravljavec pa je bil izbran na podlagi odprtega, preglednega in nediskriminatornega postopka javnega razpisa, v katerem je imela cena (finančni in trgovinski pogoji) relativno vrednost približno 75 %.
Operation of the arena
Vse zainteresirane strani so imele enake možnosti potegovanja za upravljalno pogodbo, naročilo pa je bilo oddano ponudniku z najboljšo ponudbo.
The operation of the arena has been tendered out, according to the Danish authorities, taking full account of the principles of EU Public Procurement rules and the operator has been selected in an open, transparent and non-discriminatory tender procedure in which the price (financial and commercial terms) was given a relative weight of approximately 75 %.
Razpis je bil aprila 2011 objavljen na veliko mestih [13].
All interested parties had an equal opportunity to bid for the operator contract and the contract has been awarded to the bidder handing the best offer.
V okviru projekta je v Københavnu potekal tudi dan odprtih vrat za vse zainteresirane strani.
The tender was launched in April 2011 and was widely advertised [13].
Vse zainteresirane strani so prejele informacijski memorandum in predizbirni vprašalnik [14].
An Information Memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire (‘PQQ’) were issued to all interested parties [14].
Ovrednotenje je vključevalo moč finančne ponudbe, pravne pogoje, zahteve za objekte, storitve ter izročljivost in tveganje.
All parties submitting PQQ responses satisfied the Project Partners' requirements and were thus invited to advance to Stage 1 of the procurement competition in June 2011.
Obe ponudbi sta bili dobri, vendar je izbrani upravljavec v večini kategorij dosegel višje število točk, zlasti je ponudil fiksno določeno najemnino, ki je bila znatno višja od druge ponudbe.
Three Stage 1 tenders were submitted and two bidders were short listed for Stage 2 and later submitted bids.
Izbrani upravljavec bo plačeval najemnino, ki bo sestavljena iz fiksne letne najemnine […] in spremenljive najemnine […].
The evaluation of these two bids led to the contract with Danish Venue Enterprise (part of Live Nation Entertainment) [15].
Upravljavec mora v skladu z najemno pogodbo plačati tudi […], s čimer upravljavec v okviru pogodbe dejansko plača vse spremenljive stroške, vključno s stroški vzdrževanja.
The evaluation included the strength of the financial offer, legal terms, facilities requirements, services and deliverability and risk.
Zakup se sklene za obdobje […] let (vse ponudbe so morale biti vsaj za obdobje 25 let, upravljavec pa je pojasnil, da dolgoročne pogodbe od 20 do 30 let v tej dejavnosti niso neobičajne).
Both bids were strong, but the selected operator scored higher in most of the categories, and in particular, it offered a fixed lease that was significantly higher than the other bidder's.
Čeprav ti dogovori zmanjšujejo ugodnosti za izbranega upravljavca na najnižjo raven, potrebno za zagotovitev obratovanja infrastrukture, pa za upravljavca nove dvorane ni mogoče izključiti ugodnosti.
The selected operator will pay rent consisting of an annual fixed rent of […] and a variable rent […].
Vendar, glede na to, da bi ta pomoč bila združljiva z notranjim trgom, kot je razloženo spodaj, dokončna ugotovitev o obstoju pomoči ni potrebna.
The operator must also pay […] due under the lease and thus the operator effectively pays all variable costs as part of the lease, including maintenance costs.
Uporaba dvorane