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The findings of the investigation point however to the conclusion that a significant number of tenders were for the extension of coverage, and not only for the supply of equipment [54].
V Španiji družbe, ki sestavljajo, nameščajo in dobavljajo strojno opremo, potrebno za razširitev digitalne prizemne televizije, običajno ponujajo tudi druge storitve.
Therefore, contrary to what is claimed by Spain, the Commission considers that Abertis and other companies participated in such tenders in their quality of network operators [55].
Taki proizvajalci opreme in telekomunikacijski operaterji lahko ponujajo tudi prizemne ali satelitske rešitve ali kombinacijo obeh [61].
In this case, the winners of such tenders did receive a competitive advantage over other network operators who were not even able to participate in the selection process.
Namen zadevnega ukrepa ni, da bi s svojo vsebino ali splošno strukturo ustvarjal prednost za proizvajalce.
Their advantage is the sum of the funds received for extension as a result of a technologically non-neutral tender.
Kakršen koli javni red, ki bi dajal prednost digitalizaciji (čeprav tehnološko kar najbolj nevtralen), bi dejansko dajal prednost proizvajalcem digitalne opreme.
Thirdly, some of the Autonomous Communities [56] granted funds to the town councils for the extension of the DTT coverage.
Pri proizvajalcih opreme se lahko zato dejstvo, da jim je povečana prodaja na podlagi ukrepa koristila, samodejno šteje kot stranski učinek.
Spain argues that these were merely transfers of funds between different levels of administration and that, by extending networks owned by the town councils, the councils simply carried out their administrative obligations towards the inhabitants.
Načeloma vsaka državna pomoč na dobavitelje prejemnikov državne pomoči deluje z učinkom razpršitve bogastva.
The Commission therefore considers that, where the local corporations act as local DTT network operator, they are direct beneficiaries of the aid.
Pomoč ni bila namenjena dobaviteljem strojne opreme, zato tem ciljno usmerjen posredni učinek ni koristil.
Their advantage is the amount received from the regional and central authorities for the extension of coverage.
Poleg tega so bili izbrani na podlagi preglednih razpisnih postopkov, ki so bili odprti za vse dobavitelje opreme, vključno s tistimi iz drugih držav članic, zato se ne more pričakovati, da so uživali ugodnosti neobičajno visokih dobičkov.
This also applies if the extension is partially financed by own resources of a local corporation which constitutes aid to the undertaking or to the activity.
Izdajatelji televizijskega programa.Španija je ustrezno dokazala, da prizemni izdajatelji televizijskega programa niso imeli prednosti na podlagi razširitve pokritja.
Overall, Abertis and Retevision were the main beneficiaries of the tenders.
Zato prizemni izdajatelji televizijskega programa niso posredni upravičenci preiskovanega ukrepa.
In addition, some of the Autonomous Communities have granted state aid for the operation and maintenance of the networks.
Znotraj navedenega sektorja zadeva le podjetja, ki so dejavna na trgu prizemne platforme.
These tasks are performed either by the public undertakings, by the town councils or are tendered out, for example to the owners of the transmission centres.
V zakonodajnem okviru so določene tehnične specifikacije za upravičenost, ki jih lahko izpolnjuje zgolj prizemna tehnologija.
Spanish central authorities submitted that they did not impose the obligation to operate and maintain the digitised sites and that it was up to the Autonomous Communities to decide on this matter.
Poleg tega so stalno pomoč za vzdrževanje in upravljanje omrežja prejela le podjetja na trgu prizemne platforme.
During the course of the investigation various Autonomous Communities submitted figures indicating that they indeed financed the operation and maintenance of the transmission centres in Area II, especially starting from 2009, after the expiry of the initial two-year period of operation and maintenance included in the contracts with the successful tenderers.
Zato so omrežni operaterji, ki upravljajo druge platforme, kot so satelitska in kabelska platforma ter IPTV, izvzeti iz ukrepa.
This is considered to be ongoing aid and the undertakings charged with the operation and maintenance of the digitised terrestrial network in Area II are the direct beneficiaries.
Opravljanje javne storitve
Finally, in more general terms, Abertis also benefits from the exclusion of another platform operator from entering the market of transmitting free to air TV signals in Spain [57].
Zaradi upravne ureditve države ter razdelitve pristojnosti med centralnimi in regionalnimi organi mora neobstoj državne pomoči na podlagi sodne prakse iz sodbe Altmark po mnenju Španije dokazovati vsaka regija zase.
Indirect beneficiaries of the aid
Kot najboljši in edini primer španski organi navajajo primer Baskije.
Network operators.
Razlogovanja, ki bi podprlo trditev, da je upravljanje prizemnega omrežja javna storitev, ni predložila nobena druga avtonomna skupnost.
Network operators who participated in the tenders for extension of coverage organised by the public undertakings under the first-case scenario described in the paragraph (101) are indirect beneficiaries of the aid.
V Baskiji javna družba baskovske vlade Itelazpi S.A. (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Itelazpi) zagotavlja prevozne storitve ter pokritje z radijsko in televizijsko radiodifuzijo.
The public undertakings did not carry out the extension themselves and did not keep the funds aimed at extension of coverage;
Za ta namen upravlja približno 200 centrov za radiodifuzijo, ki večinoma pripadajo baskovski vladi.
rather, they channelled them to the network operators by means of tenders for extension.
V okviru razširitve pokritja je bila Itelazpiju dodeljena naloga, da na regionalni ravni organizira deset razpisov za dobavo potrebne opreme za digitalizacijo prizemne infrastrukture.
These tenders for extension were targeted only at terrestrial network operators.
O opredelitvi lahko dvomi le Komisija v primeru očitne napake, to območje proste presoje pa je še širše v primeru radiodifuzije kot javne storitve [62].
The latter therefore benefited from the exclusion of satellite operators.
Na podlagi tega Baskija trdi, da se lahko upravljanje omrežij za radiodifuzijo šteje za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
Furthermore, due to the small number of operators in the market, the terrestrial network operators faced only a limited competitive constraint.
Pri tem ne gre za enkraten primer, temveč za „temeljno storitev“, ki je del javnih storitev radiodifuzije na podlagi različnih določb španskega prava in sodne prakse [63].
As pointed out for direct beneficiaries above, they also benefit if they use the new infrastructure also for the provision of other services (as WiMax, digital radio, mobile TV etc.).
Po mnenju Baskije je bilo financiranje, ki je bilo dodeljeno Itelazpiju, dejansko nadomestilo za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ki izpolnjuje merila iz sodbe Altmark.
The advantage received by these network operators amounts to the sum of the funds received following a tender for extension [58].
V sodbi Altmark je Sodišče navedlo, da nadomestilo za javno storitev ne pomeni gospodarske prednosti v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe ES, če so izpolnjeni vsi štirje naslednji pogoji:
Hardware suppliers.Unlike network operators, hardware suppliers are not considered to be indirect beneficiaries as they did not receive a selective advantage.
Špansko pravo upravljanja prizemnega omrežja ne priznava kot javno storitev.
As in the case of digital decoders in Italy [59], it has not been possible to draw a distinction between different categories of producers of various types of digital infrastructure because producers should be able to produce any type of equipment.
V zakonu o telekomunikacijah iz leta 1998 [64] je navedeno, da so telekomunikacijske storitve, vključno z upravljanjem podpornih radiotelevizijskih omrežij, storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena, vendar nimajo statusa javnih storitev, saj je ta rezerviran le za omejeno število telekomunikacijskih storitev [65].
In Spain, the companies, which integrate, install and supply the hardware necessary for DTT extension usually also offer other services.
Storitve prenosa v zvezi s televizijsko radiodifuzijo, npr. prenos signalov skozi telekomunikacijska omrežja, se štejejo za telekomunikacijske storitve in so tako storitve splošnega pomena, ne pa tudi javne storitve [67].
Such equipment manufacturers, as well as telecommunications operators, may also offer terrestrial or satellite solutions or a combination of the two [61].
V vsakem primeru so določbe zakona o telekomunikacijah tehnološko nevtralne.
The measure in question does not seek, through its object or general structure, to create an advantage for manufacturers.
V členu 1 zakona so telekomunikacije opredeljene kot izkoriščanje omrežij ter zagotavljanje elektronskih komunikacijskih storitev in z njimi povezanih objektov.
Indeed, any public policy in favour of digitisation (even the most technologically neutral) would favour producers of digital equipment.
Telekomunikacije pomenijo prenos signalov skozi katero koli telekomunikacijsko omrežje in ne zlasti skozi prizemno omrežje [68].
In the case of equipment manufacturers, the fact that they benefited from an increase in sales due to the measure can therefore be considered to be a mechanical side effect.
Poleg tega je v členu 3 zakona opredeljeno, da je eden od ciljev zakona čim bolj spodbujati tehnološko nevtralnost ureditve.
As a matter of principle, any state aid has a trickle-down effect on suppliers to the state aid recipient.
Čeprav je v zakonu, ki je bil veljaven in se je uporabljal ob prenosu sredstev Itelazpiju, javna radiodifuzija opredeljena kot javna storitev, te opredelitve po mnenju Komisije ni mogoče razširiti na upravljanje določene podporne platforme.
This, however, does not necessarily create a selective advantage for such suppliers.
Poleg tega v primeru več platform prenosa ene od njih ni mogoče šteti za „temeljno“ platformo za prenos signalov.
Hardware suppliers were not targeted by the aid and therefore did not benefit from a targeted indirect effect.
Zato bi bila očitna napaka, če bi bilo v španski zakonodaji določeno, da je uporaba določene platforme za prenos signalov javna storitev.
Furthermore, as they were selected on the basis of transparent tender procedures, which were open to all equipment suppliers, including those from other Member States, they cannot be expected to have benefitted from abnormal profits.
Zato je Komisija odločila, da upravljanje prizemnih omrežij na podlagi španske zakonodaje ne pomeni javne storitve.
Broadcasters.Spain has sufficiently demonstrated that the terrestrial broadcasters did not receive any advantage following the extension of the coverage.
Baskovski organi trdijo, da je naloga zagotavljanja te storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ki je bila dodeljena Itelazpiju, izrecno opredeljena v konvencijah, ki so bile podpisane med baskovsko vlado, združenjem EUDEL (združenje baskovskih mestnih svetov) in tremi regionalnimi baskovskimi sveti.
In contrast to Area I, the broadcasters refused to pay for digitisation in Area II as this would not generate any additional revenue for them.
V konvencijah baskovska uprava priznava, da vrednote, kot sta splošni dostop do informacij in pluralnost informacij, zahtevajo splošno dostopnost nekodirane televizije, ter se zavezuje, da bo zaščitila te vrednote z razširitvijo pokritja z državnimi multipleksi [69].
In fact, in the light of the limited population at stake, which does not seem to be the commercial target of the advertisers, following the extension to Area II, broadcasters could not significantly raise advertising fees.
Vendar v nobeni določbi konvencij ni dejansko izpostavljeno, da bi se upravljanje prizemnega omrežja štelo za javno storitev.
Therefore, the terrestrial broadcasters are not indirect beneficiaries of the measure under investigation.
Zato Komisija meni, da besedilo konvencij ne zadostuje za jasno opredelitev področja uporabe zagotavljanja javnih storitev in na podlagi tega ni mogoče trditi, da je prenos prek prizemnega omrežja javna storitev.
Selectivity
Posledično ni bilo ugotovljeno, da je prvi pogoj iz sodbe Altmark izpolnjen.
The legislative framework sets technical specifications of eligibility that only terrestrial technology is able to fulfil.
Četrti pogoj iz sodbe Altmark:
Moreover, only undertakings in the terrestrial platform market received the ongoing aid for maintenance and operation of the network.
zagotavljanje najnižjih stroškov za skupnost
Therefore network operators who operate other platforms, such as satellite, cable and IPTV, are excluded from the measure.
Kadar ni bil organiziran razpis, četrti pogoj iz sodbe Altmark zahteva, da se raven potrebnega nadomestila določi na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih imelo tipično podjetje z dobrim opravljanjem, ki je ustrezno opremljeno s prevoznimi sredstvi, da bi lahko izpolnjevalo potrebne zahteve javne storitve, pri izpolnjevanju navedenih obveznosti.
Public service remit
Za ta namen bi bilo treba upoštevati ustrezne prihodke in razumni dobiček za izpolnjevanje obveznosti.
Due to the administrative organisation of the country and the division of competences between the central and regional authorities, according to Spain it is up to the regions to claim the absence of state aid under the Altmark case law.
Ker razpisa ni bilo, baskovski organi trdijo, da je bilo merilo izpolnjeno, saj je Itelazpi podjetje z dobrim upravljanjem, ki je ustrezno opremljeno za izvajanje zahtevanih dejavnosti.
According to the Basque Country, Member States have significant discretion to define an SGEI.
Španija in Abertis trdita, da sta digitalna prizemna televizija in satelitska tehnologija dva različna trga.
The definition can be questioned by the Commission only in the case of manifest error;
Digitalna prizemna televizija je glavna platforma za nekodirano prizemno televizijo, kjer je število operaterjev na nacionalnem trgu določeno s številom licenc, ki jih podeli španska vlada.
this margin of discretion is even wider in the case of public service broadcasting [62].
Kodirani prizemni televizijski kanali se financirajo z oglaševanjem.
On this basis, the Basque Country has argued that the operation of broadcasting networks can be considered to be an SGEI.
Pri satelitski televiziji pa je v Španiji veliko število kanalov dostopnih le na platformi plačljive televizije, na kateri je omrežni operater Astra.
It would not be on a stand-alone basis but rather as an ‘essential service’ inherent to the public broadcasting service stemming from various provisions of Spanish law and case law [63].
Ti kanali se financirajo prek naročnin, običajno za pakete kanalov.
According to the Basque authorities, the funding granted to Itelazpi was in fact compensation for the provision of the services of general economic interest fulfilling the Altmarkcriteria.
Španski organi poudarjajo tudi, da je v Španiji strošek satelitskega prenosa za izdajatelje televizijskega programa veliko višji od stroška prizemne radiodifuzije, zato izdajateljev nekodiranega televizijskega programa, vključno z regionalnimi in lokalnimi izdajatelji, ne zanima preklop na to platformo.
In its Altmark judgment, the Court stated that public service compensation does not constitute an economic advantage in the meaning of Article 107(1) of the EC Treaty if all of the following four conditions are met:
Na podlagi več razlogov se sklene, da prizemna in satelitska platforma delujeta na istem trgu.
the recipient undertaking must actually have a public service mandate and the tasks and related obligations must be clearly defined;
Prvič, Astra se je leta 2008 potegovala za razširitev pokritja z digitalno televizijo v Kantabriji in zmagala na razpisu.
the parameters of the compensation must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner;
Leta 2008 je Astra organizirala vrsto srečanj z avtonomnimi skupnostmi, na katerih jim je predstavila svojo ponudbo za radiodifuzijo digitalnih televizijskih kanalov, ki so se do takrat prenašali prek prizemne platforme.
the compensation must not exceed the costs incurred in discharging the public service mandate;
Čeprav so organi pogodbo s Kantabrijo pozneje prekinili, interes satelitskega operaterja za zagotavljanje storitev, ki so konkurenčne prizemni platformi, kaže, da obstaja možnost, da bi lahko satelitski operaterji zagotavljali podobne storitve.
in order to ensure the least cost to the community, the company which is to discharge public service obligations is chosen either through public procurement, or the costs of providing the services of general economic interest are determined on the basis of the costs of a typical, well-run undertaking.
Drugič, satelitski operater Hispasat (hčerinska družba Abertisa) zagotavlja storitve na nekaterih delih območja II [71], na območju III pa se uporablja izključno satelitska platforma.
First Altmark condition:
Druge države članice prav tako uporabljajo satelitske storitve za pokritje bolj oddaljenih območij v svojih državah z nekodiranimi kanali [72].
Clear definition and assignment of public service obligations
Tretjič, več javnih in zasebnih kanalov, ki se prenašajo prek prizemne platforme, se prenaša tudi prek satelitskih platform, vključno z Astro [73].
Spanish law does not declare the operation of a terrestrial network to be a public service.
Četrtič, nekateri regionalni kanali so na voljo ali so bili pred kratkim na voljo prek satelitskih platform.
The 1998 Telecommunications Law [64] states that telecommunications services, including operation of networks supporting radio and television, are services of general economic interest but they do not have the status of public services, which are reserved only for a limited number of telecommunications services [65].
To nasprotuje trditvi, da regionalnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa satelit ne zanima.
The Telecommunications Law currently in force [66] maintains the same qualification.
Petič, Komisija upošteva tudi Astrin argument v zvezi z zmogljivostjo satelita za zagotavljanje 1380 kanalov in njihovo geografsko razdelitev.
The transmission services for the broadcasting of television, i.e. transport of signals through the telecommunications networks, are considered to be telecommunication services and as such are services of general interest but not public service [67].
Astra trdi, da satelit ni bil omejen pri radiodifuziji tako velikega števila kanalov.
In any event, the provisions of the Telecommunications Law are technology neutral.
Poleg tega se zdi, da je število regionalnih kanalov, tj. 1380, pretirano.
Article 1 of the Law defines telecommunications as exploitation of networks and the provision of services of electronic communications and associated facilities.
Medtem ko je to najvišje število frekvenc, ki so v Španiji dostopne za nacionalne, regionalne in lokalne kanale, je bilo število dodeljenih licenc v resnici veliko nižje (glej opombo 13).
Telecommunications is the transmission of signals through any telecom network, and not through the terrestrial network in particular [68].
Poleg tega na dodeljenih frekvencah dejansko ne oddajajo vsi izdajatelji televizijskega programa, ki jim je bila dodeljena licenca.
Moreover, Article 3 of the Law specifies as one of its objectives to encourage, to the extent possible, technological neutrality in regulation.
Šestič, nekateri izdajatelji televizijskega programa so izrazili, da dajejo prednost prizemnemu oddajanju, saj so zakupili pravice za radiodifuzijo vsebin zgolj na prizemni platformi.
Although the law in force and applicable at the time of transfer of funds to Itelazpi defined public broadcasting as a public service, according to the Commission it is not possible to extend this definition to the operation of a particular supporting platform.
Vendar to ne pomeni, da obstajata različna trga za prizemni in satelitski prenos.
Moreover, where several transmission platforms exist, one particular platform cannot be considered to be ‘essential’ for the transmission of broadcasting signals.
Izdajatelji televizijskega programa, ki so zakupili pravice za oddajanje vsebin na prizemni platformi, bi lahko storili enako za satelitsko platformo.
It would therefore have constituted a manifest error, if Spanish legislation had declared the use of a particular platform for the transmission of broadcasting signals to be a public service.
Če je bila satelitska platforma izbrana na podlagi javnega razpisa, kot se je zgodilo na območju III, bi lahko izdajateljem televizijskega programa poleg tega naložili „izključno obveznost prenosa“.
It is therefore concluded that under Spanish law the operation of terrestrial networks does not have the status of a public service.
Nazadnje, na podlagi podatkov iz maja 2010 [74] pokritje z digitalno prizemno televizijo v Španiji dosega 98,85 % prebivalstva, medtem ko televizijo prek prizemne platforme gleda le 93,5 % gospodinjstev.
The Basque authorities argue that the assignment of the provision of this service of general economic interest to Itelazpi is explicitly contained in the Conventions concluded between the Basque Government, EUDEL (Association of Basque Town Councils) and the three Basque Regional Councils.
Tako ima do digitalne prizemne televizije dostop 5 % gospodinjstev, ki je ne uporablja, saj je večina od njih naročena na plačljivo satelitsko televizijo.
In the Conventions the Basque administration recognises that values such as universal access to information and plurality of information require the universalization of free-to-air television and undertakes to safeguard these values by extending the coverage of the state multiplexes [69].
Ker sta satelitska in prizemna platforma za radiodifuzijo medsebojno konkurenčni, ukrep za uporabo, upravljanje in vzdrževanje digitalne prizemne televizije na območju II pomeni izkrivljanje konkurence med obema platformama.
However, no provision of the Conventions actually suggests that the operation of terrestrial network is considered to be a public service.
Treba bi bilo opozoriti, da so zaradi ukrepa prikrajšane tudi druge platforme, zlasti IPTV.
Therefore, the Commission is of the view that the wording of the Conventions is not sufficient to clearly set out the scope of the mission of the public service, and it cannot be argued on that basis that transmission via the terrestrial network is a public service.
Čeprav širokopasovna povezava še ni dosegla celotnega območja II, je zelo verjetno, da bo v prihodnosti znatno razširila svoje pokritje.
As a result, it has not been established that the first Altmark condition has been satisfied.
Vpliv na trgovino
The criteria laid down in the Altmark judgement are cumulative, i.e. they all have to be fulfilled in order for the measure not to be considered state aid.
Ukrep vpliva na trgovino znotraj Unije.
In the absence of satisfaction of the first criterion, the financing granted to Itelazpi by the Basque Country authorities does not therefore qualify as compensation for the provision of a service of general economic interest.
Iz sodne prakse evropskih sodišč izhaja, da kadar „finančna pomoč, dodeljena s strani države ali prek državnih virov, okrepi položaj podjetja v primerjavi z drugimi podjetji, ki tekmujejo v prometu znotraj Skupnosti, za zadnja velja, da so zaradi te pomoči prizadeta“ [75].
Fourth Altmark condition:
Omrežni operaterji delujejo v sektorju, ki vključuje trgovanje med državami članicami.
ensure the least costs to the community
Abertis je del mednarodne skupine družb, prav tako pritožnica Astra.
In the absence of a tender, the fourth Altmark condition requires that the level of necessary compensation must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with means of transport so as to be able to meet the necessary public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations.
Ukrep za uporabo, upravljanje in vzdrževanje digitalne prizemne televizije na območju II zato vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.