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In these circumstances, and having refused to take into account the additional redundancy payments (see recitals 225 et seq.), the Commission concludes that liquidating SNCM would have cost the State nothing.
Po drugi strani pa zagotavlja, da se pomoč za prestrukturiranje omeji na najnižjo vsoto, ki je potrebna za obnovo sposobnosti preživetja in se hkrati omejitev izkrivljanja konkurence“.
The Commission considers that a private investor would have favoured the less costly solution, i.e. the liquidation of SNCM.
Komisija opozarja, da prvi ukrepi prestrukturiranja iz leta 2002 niso zagotovili želenih ciljev.
It concludes, therefore, that the negative price of EUR 158 million constitutes State aid.
Nekateri med njimi niso bili upoštevani ali doseženi (glej uvodno izjavo 351).
EUR 8,75 million capital contribution by CGMF
Ker družba SNCM ni mogla v celoti izvesti prvih ukrepov prestrukturiranja, se je njen gospodarski in finančni položaj od leta 2004 še naprej poslabševal (glej uvodne izjave 73–75).
In their observations following the decision to open the procedure, the French authorities note that the recapitalisation by the State to the tune of EUR 8,75 million occurred concurrently with capital injections by private investors and that the State took a minority stake while the majority of the funds were provided by the market.
Stroški prestrukturiranja so leta 2002 znašali 46 milijonov EUR.
Furthermore, they consider that the rate of return on the State’s contribution, i.e. […] [60] Confidential information.
Komisija v zvezi z ukrepi iz leta 2006 meni, da se je znesek stroškov prestrukturiranja ujemal z zneskom pomoči [162], tj. 202,5 milijona EUR, plus kapitalski vložek zasebnih partnerjev v višini 26,25 milijona EUR, kar skupaj znaša 274,8 milijona EUR.
% per annum, constitutes adequate long-term profitability for capital invested by a private investor.
Lastni prispevek obsega 42,385 milijona EUR od prodaje neto sredstev in povečanje kapitala za 26,25 milijona EUR, ki so ga zagotovili zasebni partnerji, kar skupaj znaša 68,635 milijona EUR.
In their note of 16 May 2013, they also state that the risks connected with the cancellation clause are offset by the repurchase option available to the private shareholders.
Tako je ob upoštevanju novih ukrepov iz leta 2006 lastni prispevek pomenil 25-odstotni delež, medtem ko je v smernicah določeno, da mora biti ta delež najmanj 50-odstoten.
The State’s contribution must now be compared with that of the private investors, i.e. EUR 26,25 million.
Komisija navaja, da se francoski organi niso sklicevali na izjemne okoliščine in posebne težave, kar bi Komisiji omogočilo, da sprejme manjši prispevek.
The State’s contribution amounts to EUR 158 million (see section 6.1.2) plus an additional EUR 38,5 million in individual aid and EUR 15,81 million paid under the 2002 plan (see sections 6.1.4 and 6.1.5).
Ne glede na to Komisija meni, da v obravnavanem primeru ni bilo izjemnih okoliščin, ki bi upravičile zmanjšanje stopnje lastnega prispevka v skladu z zahtevami smernic iz leta 2004.
All of the 2006 measures are set out in the memorandum of understanding in which each of the parties (CGMF, BCP and VT) agreed to the EUR 158 million capital contribution, the EUR 38,5 million current account advance and the EUR 8,75 million capital increase.
Komisija zato meni, da je lastni prispevek družbe SCNM k prestrukturiranju še vedno nezadosten glede na določbe iz smernic.
These three measures constitute a single operation aimed at privatising SNCM.
Obnova dolgoročne sposobnosti preživetja
As the General Court itself observes in paragraph 125 of the judgment of 11 September 2012, ‘That capital contribution [of EUR 8,75 million] takes place in the context of a global sale agreement, resulting from a single set of negotiations, in which the purchasers’ capital constitutes the counterpart to significant commitments, in various forms, made by the French State’.
Komisija je v svoji odločbi o začetku postopka izrazila dvome o dolgoročni sposobnosti preživetja družbe SNCM, zlasti glede na to, da:
The three measures in question are therefore to be considered a package and this capital injection into SNCM by the State must be compared with the contribution by private investors for the purposes of assessing the significance of the intervention.
družba SNCM ni načrtovala prenehanja vseh deficitnih dejavnosti,
In the light of the foregoing, the Commission concludes that the private shareholder contribution, i.e. 10,6 % of the total, cannot be considered significant.
je bil uspeh načrta prestrukturiranja tesno povezan z dodelitvijo prenosa pooblastil javne službe na povezavi Marseille–Korzika za obdobje od 1. januarja 2007 do 31. decembra 2012,
As already established in recital 311, the three measures in question constitute a single privatisation operation.
napovedana zmanjšanja števila članov posadke iz načrta iz leta 2002 niso bila upoštevana, poleg tega ni bilo doseženo povečanje produktivnosti za 10 %,
The Commission therefore considers that the public and private capital contributions are to be deemed concurrent.
ukinitev 400 delovnih mest v ekvivalentu polnega delovnega časa in ukrepi za produktivnost, predvideni v načrtu iz leta 2006, niso bili zadostni zaradi spodrsljajev v zvezi z načrtom iz leta 2002.
Regarding the criterion of contributions made under comparable conditions, the Commission notes, firstly, that the interested parties CCF and STIM have called into question the significant nature of the private intervention, and in particular the existence of comparable conditions between the public investment and the private investors, given the presence of a cancellation clause.
Francoski organi so odgovorili, da bosta sprememba delničarjev in izvedba treh ukrepov iz načrta privatizacije družbi SNCM omogočili, da razvije svojo dejavnost na dobri podlagi, in da deficitna narava nekaterih delov poslovne dejavnosti zato ni nepreklicna.
The Commission considers that the circumstances of this capital increase alone demonstrate that the risks run by the private and public investors are not identical.
Strokovnjak Komisije je navedel, da so izvedbo poslovnega načrta kupcev zelo ovirali številni incidenti [163], in sklenil, da bodo kumulativne izgube verjetno veliko večje, kot je bilo prvotno predvideno za leto 2007.
The existence of the cancellation clause and the conditions attached thereto suffice to show that the respective outcome for the private investors and the public investor in terms of risk is not the same should the conditions set out in the clause be fulfilled.
Zato Komisija meni, da odgovori francoskih organov niso odpravili vseh njenih dvomov.
In accordance with the memorandum of understanding, private investors have the option of withdrawing and recovering their investment in the event of a negative decision by the Commission, the General Court or the Court of Justice, or of non-renewal of the public service delegation.
Povezovanje obnove sposobnosti preživetja z dodelitvijo prenosa pooblastil javne službe za obdobje 2007–2013 in izvedbo treh ukrepov iz načrta privatizacije, ki niso bili potrjeni kot zakoniti in združljivi z notranjim trgom, se zdi tvegano.
This latter part of the cancellation clause is all the more penalising for the State as it concerns SNCM’s core activity.
Za verodostojnost dolgoročnega načrta za obnovo sposobnosti preživetja podjetja je treba vsaj zagotoviti, da so temeljne predpostavke realne.
Private investors are therefore protected by the cancellation clause against the commercial risk in respect of the majority of SNCM’s activities.
Glede na takratni finančni položaj družbe SNCM Komisija dvomi tudi o zmožnosti družbe, da bi financirala potrebno obnovitev nekaterih svojih ladij.
This risk is actually borne by the State alone.
Vendar francoski organi to obnovitev predstavljajo kot dejavnik, ki jim omogoča, da dosežejo svoj cilj, tj. obnovitev sposobnosti preživetja.
Invoking the aforementioned cancellation clause would generate an obligation to reimburse all of the capital contributions of the buyers by SNCM for the benefit of these private investors.
Komisija zato meni, da pogoj v zvezi z obnovo dolgoročne sposobnosti preživetja, ki ga določajo smernice, ni izpolnjen.
This would leave CGMF once more holding 100 % of SNCM’s capital, at a time when the risk of liquidation and hence of the loss of a significant portion of the public investment will have increased substantially.
Izogibanje neupravičenemu izkrivljanju konkurence (izravnalni ukrepi)
As for the promise to purchase by the private shareholders, this cannot be invoked by CGMF in the event of the receivership or liquidation of SNCM.
V razveljavljeni odločbi iz leta 2008 so navedeni štirje izravnalni ukrepi:
This confirms that, in the event of difficulties, this option cannot be invoked, and the risks are borne essentially by CGMF and hence the State.
zaprtje hčerinske družbe Corsica Marittima (82000 potnikov leta 2000), ki je skrbela za povezave med Italijo in Korziko, in torej umik skupine SNCM s trga te povezave,
Furthermore, the Commission cannot accept the French authorities’ argument that the memorandum of understanding contained a series of guarantees intended to protect the State’s investment.
omejitev skupnega števila razpoložljivih mest in števila povratnih voženj, ki jih vsako leto od leta 2003 opravi družba SNCM, zlasti med Nico in Korziko,
The obligations imposed on the buyers do not constitute additional risks or constraints placed on the buyers that would leave them in a situation comparable to that of CGMF.
prodaja štirih ladij.
They are solely intended to ensure that, during the period in which the cancellation clause may be invoked by the private buyers, the latter do not make any legal modification to SNCM and carry out only those actions which are necessary in order to implement the business plan and the social pact.
Komisija opozarja, da so francoski organi predlagali te ukrepe v zvezi s pomočjo v znesku 15,81 milijona EUR, torej s pomočjo za prestrukturiranje, dodeljeno leta 2002.
Furthermore, as underlined by the General Court in its judgment of 11 September 2012, an analysis of the expected return is not in itself enough to enable the conclusion to be drawn that the investment was made by the State on market conditions, given the fact that the risks are not shared equitably between the public and the private shareholders.
Na podlagi razveljavitve odločbe iz leta 2008 s sodbo z dne 11. septembra 2012 je skupni znesek pomoči zdaj več kot 210 milijonov EUR.
Even if the condition of ‘investments made on equal terms’ (‘pari passu’) is not fulfilled, the measure can still be compliant with the principle of the private investor in a market economy.
Komisija meni, da njeni dvomi niso bili odpravljeni zaradi naslednjih razlogov.
In such cases, it has to be shown that the State acted in the same way as a prudent private investor in a similar situation, for example by carrying out ex ante analyses of the profitability of the investment.
Komisija v zvezi s prodajo štirih ladij v okviru ukrepov prestrukturiranja iz leta 2002 ugotavlja, da so se te prodaje deloma izravnale z dostavo ladje Danielle Casanova junija 2002 ter ladij za kombinirani prevoz Paglia Orba in Pascal Paoli leta 2003.
However the French authorities have not provided proof of any such ex ante analysis.
V zvezi z zaprtjem hčerinske družbe Corsica Marittima je v točki 40 smernic med drugim navedeno, da „[o]dpis dolgov in opustitev deficitnih dejavnosti, ki bi ju bilo treba v vsakem primeru izvesti zato, da se obnovi sposobnost podjetja za preživetje, ne štejeta za zmanjševanje zmogljivosti ali prisotnosti na trgu z namenom ocenitve izravnalnih ukrepov“.
They only considered in their observations ex post that the fixed rate of return of […] [60] Confidential information.
Zato se zaprtje hčerinske družbe Corsica Marittima, ki je ustvarjala izgubo od ustanovitve leta 1990, ne more obravnavati kot izravnalni ukrep, ampak kot ukrep za obnovo dolgoročne sposobnosti preživetja.
% would be adequate for a private investor, by comparing it with the rates of return on an OAT (Obligation Assimilable du Trésor) issued by the State, and on which the return at the time was between 3,72 % and 3,95 %.
Enako sklepanje velja za povezavo med Korziko in Nico.
They did not, however, provide any analyses to show that the rate of 10 % would have been acceptable for a private investor, given the risks borne by the State, e.g. the risks relating to the termination clause and those linked to the situation of the undertaking.
Komisija navaja, da ima družba SNCM manjšinski tržni delež, pri čemer ima družba Corsica Ferries 70-odstotni tržni delež [164].
Above all, the rate of […] [60] Confidential information.
Glede na poročilo Stephensa obstaja veliko povpraševanje po prevozih iz Nice, zlasti med poletjem.
Given that there is no return associated with the negative sale price of EUR 158 million or with the current account advance of EUR 38,5 million, the rate of return on the State’s entire investment in SNCM at the time of privatisation in 2006 would have been significantly lower than the rate of return on an OAT.
Komisija še navaja, da se je potniški promet na povezavi med Korziko in pristaniščem Toulon zelo povečal, in sicer z manj kot 200000 potnikov na leto na več kot en milijon med letoma 1999 in 2007 [165].
Given the risks involved, this rate would not have been accepted by a private investor in a market economy.
Zato bi se lahko skoraj popolni umik družbe SNCM iz te povezave lahko obravnaval kot izravnalni ukrep.
In the light of the foregoing, the Commission considers that the criteria laid down by case-law to exclude outright the aid nature of the measure in question are not fulfilled.
Vendar Komisija ugotavlja, da je povezava Toulon–Korzika najmanj pomembna za družbo SNCM v smislu števila potnikov.
The Commission considers, therefore, that the State’s capital contribution of EUR 8,75 million confers an economic advantage on SNCM inasmuch as that contribution was made in parallel with a contribution of private capital under conditions which are not comparable within the meaning of Union case law.
Ne glede na to Komisija meni, da tudi opredelitev tega ukrepa kot izravnalnega ukrepa še zdaleč ne bi zadostovala.
Consequently, the measure in question constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
V točki 40 smernic je navedeno, da morajo ukrepi „biti sorazmerni z izkrivljajočimi učinki pomoči […]“.
Measures involving aid to individuals (EUR 38,5 million)
Kot je navedeno v uvodnih izjavah 341 in 342, Komisija navaja, da so francoski organi predlagali te ukrepe v zvezi s pomočjo v znesku 15,81 milijona EUR, ki je ustrezal pomoči za prestrukturiranje, dodeljeni leta 2002.
The French authorities consider that this funding constitutes aid to individuals which does not benefit the undertaking and therefore is not State aid.
Glede na to, da skupni znesek pomoči zdaj znaša približno 218 milijonov EUR, Komisija meni, da predlagani ukrepi niso zadostni v primerjavi z izkrivljanjem konkurence, nastalim zaradi dodelitve te pomoči.
The interested parties CCF and STIM contested the categorisation of this measure as aid to individuals because they consider that the measure could generate indirect positive effects for SNCM.
Komisija zato sklepa, da njeni dvomi glede opredelitve teh ukrepov kot izravnalne ukrepe ali ukrepe za obnovo sposobnosti preživetja niso bili odpravljeni.
The Commission considers that the fact that the direct beneficiaries of the aid to individuals are employees is not sufficient to demonstrate the absence of aid for the benefit of their employer.
Ne glede na to predlagani ukrepi še zdaleč niso zadostni.
The General Court held that:
Francoski organi so opozorili na tveganje, da bi družba CFF dobila monopol, če bi družba SNCM izginila.
‘the fact that the direct beneficiaries of the aid to individuals are employees is not sufficient to demonstrate that no aid had been provided to their employer.’ [155].
Komisija meni, da francoski organi niso ustrezno dokazali obstoja in pomena tega tveganja.
As also indicated by the General Court in paragraph 138 of the judgment of 11 September 2012, ‘In order to examine whether that aid to individuals constitutes aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) EC, it is therefore necessary to determine whether SNCM obtains an indirect economic advantage which enables it to avoid having to bear costs which would normally have had to be met out of its own financial resources and therefore prevents market forces from having their normal effect.’
Trg prevoza potnikov in tovora med celinsko Francijo in Korziko je odprt in konkurenčen trg za vse prevoznike, ki opravljajo dejavnosti v Sredozemlju.
Furthermore, the Commission notes that, according to the memorandum of understanding, this measure is a commitment by the State towards the private partners to finance ‘the proportion of the cost of possible voluntary departures or breach of employment contracts (whatever their nature) which is in addition to sums of all kinds which must be paid by the employer …’ As the General Court states in paragraph 145 of the judgment of 11 September 2012, the inclusion of this aid to individuals in the sale agreement tends to show that it creates an advantage.
Za ta trg je značilna tudi odsotnost ovir za vstop.
The parties had recourse to it because they could derive a certain advantage from it.
Ne glede na to položaj družbe Corsica Ferries ne more utemeljiti izkrivljanja konkurence na podlagi izpodbijanih ukrepov.
This aid is therefore liable to confer an economic advantage on SNCM by releasing it from the obligation to bear all the costs connected with the potential future departure of certain employees.
Glede na navedeno Komisija sklepa, da predlagani ukrepi ne izpolnjujejo meril iz točk 38–42 smernic.
If an undertaking is relieved of these costs by the State, it effectively receives an advantage.
NEZDRUŽLJIVOST IN VRAČILO KAPITALSKEGA VLOŽKA, KI SO GA FRANCOSKI ORGANI SPOROČILI LETA 2002, TER TREH NOVIH UKREPOV, KI SO JIH FRANCOSKI ORGANI IZVEDLI LETA 2006
The Commission stresses that these supplementary social measures are intended to facilitate the implementation of the redundancy plans necessary to attain the objectives of the undertaking, and that they are not a statutory requirement.
Kapitalski vložek v višini 15,81 milijona EUR, ki so ga francoski organi sporočili leta 2002, ter trije novi ukrepi, ki so jih francoski organi izvedli leta 2006, tj. prodaja 75-odstotnega deleža družbe SNCM po negativni ceni 158 milijonov EUR, povečanje kapitala za 8,75 milijona EUR, ki ga je vpisala družba CGMF, in gotovinsko predplačilo v višini 38,5 milijona EUR v korist zaposlenim družbe SCNM, pomenijo pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
In this case, the frequency of industrial action within SNCM shows that the implementation of a social plan in the undertaking as much as guarantees the outbreak of strikes and other industrial action.
Ta pomoč ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
There is absolutely no doubt that these additional social measures constitute an advantage for SNCM.
Komisija opozarja, da mora upravičenec v skladu s členom 14(1) Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 vrniti vse nezakonite pomoči, ki niso združljive z notranjim trgom.
The Commission considers, therefore, that this measure constitutes aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Za namen takšnega vračila morajo francoski organi k znesku pomoči prišteti še obresti, ki se plačajo za obdobje od datuma, ko je zadevna pomoč dana na voljo podjetju, do datuma vračila [166] v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 [167].
The balance of EUR 15,81 million awarded as restructuring aid in 2002
NEZDRUŽLJIVOST IN VRAČILO POMOČI ZA REŠEVANJE
When privatisation was envisaged, the restructuring plan was still under way.
Francoski organi so 19. novembra 2002 Komisij poslali kopijo sporazumov o gotovinskem predplačilu, sklenjenih med družbama SNCM in CGMF, ter dokazilo o vračilu predplačila družbe CGMF družbi SNCM z dvema bančnima nakaziloma z dne 13. maja in 14. junija 2002 –
However, the intended aim of restoring viability had not been achieved by SNCM.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
The General Court highlighted that ‘[i]n that regard, it must be noted that the 2006 Decision is explicit on the fact that, as there are elements of aid for restructuring in the 2006 Plan, those elements ought to be analysed in conjunction with the aid for restructuring in the 2002 Plan …’ [156].
Člen 1
The General Court underlines that this analysis was carried out ‘on a sound basis’.
Kapitalski vložek v višini 15,81 milijona EUR ter trije novi ukrepi, ki so jih francoski organi izvedli leta 2006, tj. prodaja 75-odstotnega deleža družbe SNCM po negativni ceni 158 milijonov EUR, povečanje kapitala za 8,75 milijona EUR, ki ga je vpisala družba CGMF, ter gotovinsko predplačilo v višini 38,5 milijona EUR v korist zaposlenim družbe SCNM, ki ga je zagotovila Francija v korist družbe SNCM v nasprotju s členom 108(3) PDEU, pomenijo nezakonito državno pomoč, ki ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
The sum of EUR 69,29 million comprises the EUR 66 million granted in 2002 as the first instalment of the restructuring plan and the EUR 3,29 million in aid granted in 2005 as the second instalment.
Člen 2
Of this amount of aid granted under the 2002 restructuring plan, EUR 53,4 million concerns in reality the public service delegation.
Francija od upravičenca izterja pomoč iz člena 1.
Since the General Court judgment of 11 September 2012 confirmed the legality of this aid, the Commission must examine jointly the compatibility of the restructuring aid proper, i.e. the EUR 15,81 million granted during the 2002 restructuring operation, and the compatibility of all of the 2006 measures in the light of the 2004 guidelines.
Za zneske, ki jih je treba vrniti, začnejo teči zamudne obresti od dneva, ko so bili dani na voljo upravičencu, do dneva njihovega vračila.
EXAMINATION OF THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE RESTRUCTURING AID PAID IN 2002 AND 2006
Obresti se izračunajo na podlagi obrestnoobrestnega računa v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe (ES) št. 794/2004 in Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 271/2008 [168] o spremembi Uredbe (ES) št. 794/2004.
Guidelines to consider
Člen 3
The Commission notes that the 2002 restructuring plan was examined under the 1999 guidelines.
Vračilo pomoči iz člena 1 se izvede takoj in učinkovito.
It also notes that the new 2006 measures integrating the 2002 plan post-date the entry into force of the new 2004 guidelines and were implemented before the Commission had authorised them.
Francija zagotovi, da se ta sklep izvrši v štirih mesecih od datuma, ko je bila o njem uradno obveščena.
In accordance with the transitional rules provided for by the 2004 guidelines [157], it is these guidelines which apply to the aid, inasmuch as it is illegal aid part of which was awarded after they entered into force.
Člen 4
Consequently, since the 2006 measures constitute aid, they are to be regarded as an integral part of the restructuring operations launched in 2002 and should be analysed alongside these.
V dveh mesecih po uradnem obvestilu o tem sklepu Francija pošlje Komisiji naslednje informacije:
The compatibility of all of this aid will, therefore, be analysed under the 2004 guidelines.
skupni znesek (glavnica in obresti), ki ga mora vrniti prejemnik pomoči;
‘A firm in difficulty’
podroben opis že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepov za uskladitev s tem sklepom,
In order to be eligible for restructuring aid, the firm must qualify as a firm in difficulty within the meaning of the guidelines.
dokumente, ki dokazujejo, da je upravičencu bilo naloženo vračilo pomoči.
In the present case, the Commission points out that fulfilment of this condition was ascertained in its decision of 17 July 2002 on rescue aid for SNCM [158] and in its decision of 19 August 2002 initiating the formal investigation procedure in respect of the recapitalisation plan on the basis of SNCM’s annual accounts for 2001.
Francija redno obvešča Komisijo o napredku glede nacionalnih ukrepov, sprejetih za izvajanje tega sklepa do celotne izterjave pomoči iz člena 1.