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The Commission therefore maintains its conclusion that payments received by DP Děčín for the operation of parking meters fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 69/2001.
Zahteva iz člena 4(2) je zato prav tako izpolnjena.
COMPATIBILITY OF THE AID
Člen 4(3) Uredbe zahteva, da je trajanje pogodb o izvajanju javne službe za avtobusne storitve omejeno na 10 let.
Article 93 of the Treaty provides that ‘[a]ids shall be compatible with the Treaties if they meet the needs of coordination of transport or if they represent reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the notion of a public service.’
Pogodbe o izvajanju javne službe, ki se proučujejo, ne zajemajo obdobij, daljših od enega leta.
That Article constitutes a lex specialis in relation to Articles 106 and 107 of the Treaty.
Člen 4(6) Uredbe obsega zahtevo po izpolnjevanju določenih kakovostnih standardov.
According to the case-law of the Court of Justice [35], aid to land transport may be declared compatible on the basis of Article 93 of the Treaty only in well-defined cases which do not jeopardise the general interests of the Union.
Komisija ugotavlja, da so bile zahteve glede kakovostnih standardov (npr. obveznost zagotavljanja storitev v skladu s sprejetim voznim redom, zagotavljanja določene stopnje varnosti za potnike in objave voznih redov ter označevanja avtobusov z imeni prog itd.) določene v veljavni zakonodaji ter ustrezno vključene v razpisno dokumentacijo in pogodbe o izvajanju javne službe.
The Commission has concluded that the measures listed in recital 96 under (a), (c) and (e) constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Zahteve iz člena 4(6) so zato izpolnjene.
As regards the compatibility of those measures with the internal market, the Commission will examine the measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c) together, as they both concern compensation granted by the Ústí Region for discharging public service obligations, while the measure under (e) concerns an increase in the capital of DP Ústí by the Municipality of Ústí nad Labem.
Komisija ob upoštevanju navedenih ugotovitev ugotavlja, da so bile vse obvezne določbe člena 4 Uredbe (ES) št. 1370/2007 v zvezi s pogodbami o izvajanju javne službe, sklenjenimi v zvezi z ukrepi iz točk (a) in (c) uvodne izjave 96, upoštevane.
Compensations for discharging public service obligations granted for providing transport services (measures referred to in recital 96 under (a) and (c))
Priloga k Uredbi (ES) št. 1370/2007 določa, da nadomestilo ne sme preseči zneska, ki ustreza finančnemu znesku, sestavljenemu iz naslednjih dejavnikov:
Since the public service compensation in the measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c) results from the conclusion of public service contracts between the Ústí Region and the selected operators, rather than from the unilateral imposition of public service obligations, the Czech authorities cannot rely on the exemption from prior notification to the Commission provided by Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69.
stroški, nastali zaradi obveznosti opravljanja javne službe, zmanjšano za kakršen koli pozitivni finančni učinek, nastal v sklopu omrežja, ki se upravlja v okviru zadevne obveznosti opravljanja javne službe s prištetjem primernega dobička (točka 2 Priloge).
It follows from the Combus judgment that the notion of ‘public service compensation’ within the meaning of that provision must be interpreted in a very narrow manner [36].
V točki 6 Priloge je primeren dobiček opredeljen kot „[stopnja] donosnosti kapitala, ki je običajna za sektor v določeni državi članici in ki mora upoštevati tveganje – ali odsotnost tveganja – izvajalca javne službe zaradi posegov javnega organa“.
The exemption from notification provided by Article 17(2) covers only compensation for public service obligations imposed unilaterally on an undertaking, pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation, which is calculated using the method described in Articles 10 to 13 of that Regulation (the common compensation procedure), and not to public service contracts as defined by Article 14 of that Regulation.
Glede ukrepov iz točk (a) in (c) uvodne izjave 96 se je čezmerna kompenzacija preprečila z naknadnim preverjanjem dejanskih nastalih stroškov in prejetih prihodkov.
By contrast, compensation paid pursuant to a public service contract as defined by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 which constitutes State aid should have been notified to the Commission before it was put into effect.
Če so bile dejanske izgube nižje od objektivne ocene dokazljive izgube, so prevozniki prejeli nadomestilo le v višini dejanskih izgub.
Failure to do so results in that compensation being deemed illegally implemented aid [37].
Če so bile dejanske izgube višje, je bilo nadomestilo omejeno v višini predhodne objektivne ocene dokazljive izgube, lahko pa so se nadomestili tudi nepredvidljivi stroški.
Accordingly, the Commission considers that the examination of the compatibility of the public service compensations should be conducted under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 [38].
Nadomestilo v nobenem primeru ni moglo presegati dejanskih izgub, ki jih je imel prevoznik.
It is settled case-law that the rules, principles and criteria of assessment of the compatibility of State aid in force on the date on which the Commission takes its decision may, as a rule, be regarded as better adapted to the context of competition [39].
Izračun „primernega dobička“ na podlagi Zakona o prevozih v cestnem prometu [43] je povezan z nujnostjo naložb avtobusnih prevoznikov v njihov vozni park.
Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 is no longer applicable to passenger road transport services as a result of its repeal by Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 on 3 December 2009.
Natančneje, opredeljen je kot „vsota, ki po obdavčitvi […] ne preseže 1/8 cene avtobusov, ki se običajno uporabljajo za javni potniški prevoz, s katerim se opravljajo prevozne storitve v okviru izpolnjevanja obveznosti javne službe, zmanjšana za znesek celotne realne amortizacije zadevnih avtobusov in znesek, uporabljen za naložbe, povezane z izvajanjem javnega potniškega prevoza, če je zadevni organ odobril naložbe za namene vključitve v izračun dokazljive izgube“.
Thus, any compatibility assessment of the measure must therefore be made on the basis of the rules in force at the time the Commission takes its decision as to whether the aid should be recovered as a result of its being incompatible with the internal market [40], in this case, Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, which governs the award of public service contracts in the field of public passenger transport by road and by rail.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je v zadevnem primeru primeren dobiček, vključen v objektivno oceno dokazljive izgube, v zadevnih pogodbah znašal približno 5 % in da se tak dobiček šteje za primernega za sektor regionalnega avtobusnega prevoza v Češki republiki [44].
According to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 ‘[p]ublic service compensation for the operation of public passenger transport services or for complying with tariff obligations established through general rules paid in accordance with this Regulation shall be compatible with the [internal] market.
Zato je izračun primernega dobička v zadevnih pogodbah v skladu z zahtevami iz točke 6 Priloge k Uredbi (ES) št. 1370/2007.
Such compensation shall be exempt from the prior notification requirement laid down in Article [108(3)] of the Treaty’.
V skladu s točko 4 Priloge k Uredbi (ES) št. 1370/2007 je treba stroške in prihodke izračunati v skladu z veljavnimi računovodskimi in davčnimi pravili (točka 4 navedene priloge).
For public service compensation to be considered as being paid in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 a number of conditions must be met.
Zaradi preglednosti bi morali biti računi ločeni (točka 5 navedene priloge).
Article 6(1) of that Regulation provides that in the case of directly awarded public service contracts compensation must comply with the provisions of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and with the provisions laid down in the Annex to that Regulation to ensure that the compensation does not go beyond what is necessary to carry out the public service obligation.
Češki organi so potrdili, da je bil izračun stroškov in prihodkov izveden v skladu z veljavnimi davčnimi in računovodskimi pravili ter da je pravni okvir, ki se je uporabljal za vse prevoznike v zvezi z računovodskimi standardi in nacionalnimi pravili o konkurenci od podjetja zahteval, naj vodi ločene račune za svoje različne dejavnosti, tako da je bila zahteva po ločenih računih prav tako upoštevana.
As explained in sections 2.2 and 2.4, the public service contracts concluded in relation to the measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c) were not granted pursuant to a tender [41], but directly awarded to the operators in question.
Češki organi so potrdili, da so bila pogodbena plačila regionalnim avtobusnim prevoznikom v regiji Ústí na podlagi pogodb o izvajanju javne službe na račune knjižena ločeno od drugih, izključno pridobitnih dejavnosti, zato ni bila mogoča nobena oblika navzkrižnega subvencioniranja.
Thus, for the compensation resulting from those contracts to be considered in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and thus compatible with the internal market and exempt from prior notification to the Commission, that compensation must comply with the provisions of Article 4 of the Regulation and the Annex thereto.
V skladu s točko 7 Priloge k Uredbi (ES) št. 1370/2007 mora način nadomestila spodbujati ohranitev ali razvoj učinkovitega poslovodenja s strani izvajalca javne službe, ki se ga lahko objektivno oceni.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 establishes the mandatory content of public service contracts and sets out general rules:
Zahteva tudi spodbujanje opravljanja dovolj kakovostnih storitev potniškega prevoza.
Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 requires that the public service obligation be clearly defined.
Način nadomestila v zadevnih pogodbah spodbuja ohranitev učinkovitega poslovodenja in zagotavljanje dovolj kakovostnih storitev potniškega prevoza, zlasti ker nadomestila ne morejo preseči objektivne ocene dokazljive izgube.
Moreover, to fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, the public service obligations laid down by those contracts have to comply with the definition laid down in Article 2(e) thereof [42].
Prevoznike se spodbuja, da svoje dejavnosti upravljajo učinkovito in zagotavljajo dovolj kakovostne storitve potnikom, saj v prevoznik primeru, da ima dodatne izgube, ki presegajo objektivno oceno dokazljive izgube, za navedene izgube ne prejme nadomestila.
As noted in recital 101, the contracts on the basis of which the authorities of the Ústí Region arranged the provision of public service obligations with the transport operators listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c) define the scope of the public service obligation to provide transport services.
Kakovost zagotovljenih storitev se zagotovi z zahtevami glede kakovosti, ki so vključene v pogodbe o izpolnjevanju obveznosti javne službe, sklenjene s prevozniki.
Moreover, as demonstrated through a comparison of the expected provable loss and the actual loss for those lines as provided in Tables 1 to 9 above, those lines cannot be operated on a commercial basis so that an operator, if they were considering its own commercial interests, would not assume the operation of the lines or would not assume it to the same extent or under the same conditions without reward.
Način nadomestila je torej v skladu s točko 7 Priloge k Uredbi (ES) št. 1370/2007.
The Commission therefore finds that Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 has been complied with as regards the measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c).
Komisija ob upoštevanju navedenega ugotavlja, da so bile zahteve iz Priloge k Uredbi (ES) št. 1370/2007 izpolnjene.
Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 provides that the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated have to be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner in a way that prevents overcompensation.
Komisija zato meni, da je nadomestilo iz točk (a) in (c) uvodne izjave 96, ki je bilo dodeljeno nekaterim regionalnim avtobusnim prevoznikom, v skladu z določbami Uredbe (ES) št. 1370/2007, zato je treba v skladu s členom 9 Uredbe pomoč šteti za združljivo z notranjim trgom in izvzeto iz predhodnega obvestila.
In its assessment of the second Altmark condition in recitals 102 to 106, the Commission noted that all the parameters for calculating the prices for each of the operators were clearly set in advance in the individual contracts.
Povečanje lastniškega kapitala za podjetje DP Ústí (ukrep iz točke (e) uvodne izjave 96)
In addition, the maximum level of compensation was established in advance and limited by the objective estimate of the provable loss so as to avoid overcompensation.
Po trditvah čeških organov je povečanje lastniškega kapitala podjetja DP Ústí v višini 160000000, ki ga je izvedla občina Ústí nad Labem leta 2006, združljivo z notranjim trgom kot ukrep, ki izpolnjuje potrebe po usklajevanju prevoza v skladu s členom 3(1)(b) Uredbe (EGS) št. 1107/70 [45].
As such, the measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c) comply with Article 4(1)(b) of the Regulation.
Pomoč za usklajevanje prevoza je na podlagi navedene izjeme združljiva z notranjim trgom, „kadar se dodeli pomoč podjetjem, ki morajo nositi stroške za infrastrukturo, ki jo uporabljajo, medtem ko drugim podjetjem tega bremena ni treba nositi.
Article 4(1)(c) and Article 4(2) of the Regulation contain arrangements with regards to the allocation of costs and revenues.
Višino tako dodeljenih pomoči se določi ob upoštevanju stroškov za infrastrukturo, ki jih konkurenčnim načinom prevoza ni treba nositi.“
The Commission notes that the economically substantiated costs declared by the operator were determined in line with Article 4(1)(c) and that the public service contracts related to measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c) stipulate that the revenues from the sale of tickets are kept by the operator.
Uredba (EGS) št. 1107/70 je bila razveljavljena z Uredbo (ES) št. 1370/2007, zato se lahko združljivost pomoči za izgradnjo prometne infrastrukture prouči neposredno na podlagi člena 93 Pogodbe.
The requirement of Article 4(2) is therefore also met.
Komisija meni, da povečanje kapitala, ki ga je občina Ústí nad Labem podjetju DP Ústí zagotovila za financiranje izgradnje trolejbusne linije, pomeni dejavnost usklajevanja v smislu navedene določbe, saj je namenjeno preusmeritvi prevoznih dejavnosti z enega načina prevoza na drugega.
Article 4(3) of the Regulation requires that the duration of public service contracts be limited to 10 years for bus and coach services.
V skladu s njeno prakso odločanja [46] je pomoč, dodeljena podjetjem za usklajevanje prevoza, združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 93 PDEU, če so izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji:
The public services contracts under consideration cover periods of no more than a year.
Pomoč prispeva k cilju skupnega interesa.
Article 4(6) of the Regulation contains the requirement to comply with certain quality standards.
Pomoč je potrebna in sorazmerna.
Indeed, the Commission notes that the requirements for quality standards (e.g. obligations to provide services in accordance with the approved timetable, to ensure a certain level of safety for passengers, to publish timetables and mark buses with the names of the lines, etc.) were laid down in the applicable legislation and duly included in the tender documents and in the public service contracts.
Dostop do zadevne infrastrukture je odprt za vse uporabnike brez razlikovanja.
Therefore, Article 4(6) is complied with.
Pomoč ne izkrivlja konkurence v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
In the light of those observations, the Commission concludes that all mandatory provisions of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 were respected as regards the public service contracts concluded in relation to the measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c).
Cilj splošnega interesa
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 provides that the compensation may not exceed an amount corresponding to the financial amount composed of the following factors:
Unija si že nekaj časa prizadeva za politiko, namenjeno uravnoteženju različnih načinov prevoza in spodbujanju konkurenčnosti intermodalnega prevoza v primerjavi s cestnim prometom.
costs incurred in relation to the public service obligation minus ticket revenue, minus any positive financial effects generated within the network operated under the public service obligation, plus a reasonable profit (point 2 of the Annex).
Glavni cilj politike Unije glede intermodalnega prevoza je doseči modalno preusmeritev od cestnega k drugim vrstam prevoza.
Point 6 of the Annex defines a reasonable profit as ‘a rate of return on capital that is normal for the sector in a given Member State and that takes account of the risk, or absence of risk, incurred by the public service operator by virtue of public authority intervention’.
Bela knjiga o evropski prometni politiki [47] spodbuja uporabo okolju prijaznih načinov prevoza, da bi postali konkurenčne alternative cestnemu prometu.
As regards the measures listed in recital 96 under (a) and (c), overcompensation was prevented by an ex post verification of the actual costs incurred and revenues received.
Komisija opozarja, da na prometni sektor vplivajo negativni zunanji učinki, ker različni načini prevoza ne plačajo dejanske cene, s katero obremenjujejo družbo.
In the event the actual losses were lower than the objective estimate of the provable loss, the operators were compensated only to the amount of the actual losses.
Iz tega sledi, da je intermodalna konkurenca izkrivljena in zajema pomanjkljivosti trga.
In the event actual losses were higher, the compensation was limited to the amount of the preliminary objective estimate of the provable loss, with provision possible for unforeseeable costs.
Komisija zato meni, da je morda potrebno posredovanje države z usklajevanjem ukrepov v prometnem sektorju.
In any event, the compensation could not be higher than the actual losses incurred by the operator.
Zadevno povečanje kapitala je bilo podjetju DP Ústí zagotovljeno izključno za financiranje izgradnje trolejbusne proge (Ústí nad Labem – Střekov) z namenom, da se izboljšajo prometni tokovi med navedenima geografskima točkama in zmanjša onesnaževanje okolja.
As regards the ‘reasonable profit’, its calculation under the Road Transport Act [43] is linked to the necessity of investments of bus operators into their rolling stock.
Pomoč je zato namenjena spodbujanju intermodalnosti in izboljšanju okoljskega standarda prevoza v regiji Ústí, kar je v skladu s splošnim interesom Unije.
More specifically, it is defined as ‘the sum which — after taxation […] — does not exceed 1/8th of the price of the buses normally used for the public line passenger transport providing the traffic services in the framework of the fulfilment of the public service obligation, reduced by the sum of the total real depreciation of those buses, and the sum spent for investments related to the operation of the public line passenger transport, provided that the relevant authority expressed its approval for the investment for the purpose of its incorporation into the calculation of the provable loss’.
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da ukrep pripomore k doseganju jasno opredeljenega cilja splošnega interesa.
The Commission notes that in the present case the reasonable profit included in the calculations of the objective estimate of the provable loss was around 5 % in the contracts under consideration and that such profit is considered reasonable for the regional bus transport sector of the Czech Republic [44].
Nujnost in sorazmernost pomoči
Therefore, the calculation of the reasonable profit in the contracts under consideration complies with the requirements of point 6 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
Komisija meni, da je ukrep nujen za doseganje cilja glede prenosa dela dejavnosti prevoza z običajne avtobusne linije na trolejbusno linijo, pri čemer se spodbuja intermodalni in okolju prijaznejši javni prevoz.
Point 4 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 requires that costs and revenues be calculated in accordance with the accounting and tax rules in force (point 4 of that Annex).
Brez pomoči do tega prenosa ne bi prišlo in promet na zadevni liniji bi se še naprej izvajal z manj okolju prijaznim avtobusnim prevozom.
Furthermore, for transparency reasons, there should be a separation of accounts (point 5 of that Annex).
Komisija ugotavlja, da je podjetje DPÚK v svojih pripombah trdilo, da je organom predlagalo bistveno cenejšo drugo možnost za okolju prijazno lokalno prevozno storitev na liniji Ústí nad Labem – Střekov (na podlagi avtobusov na stisnjen zemeljski plin (CNG) namesto trolejbusov podjetja DP Ústí), a je bila ta možnost zavrnjena.
The Czech authorities confirmed that the calculation of costs and revenue was carried out in accordance with the tax and accounting rules in force and that the legal framework applicable to all operators in terms of accounting standards and national rules on competition required the undertaking to keep separate accounts for its different activities, so that the requirement of account separation was also respected.
Češki organi nimajo nikjer uradno zabeleženo, da bi podjetje DPÚK uradno predložilo nadomesten projekt za zagotavljanje okolju prijaznejšega prevoza v občini.
The Czech authorities confirmed that the contractual payments made to regional bus transport operators in the Ústí Region on the basis of the public service contracts were entered in the accounts separately from the other activities carried out on a purely commercial basis, thereby avoiding any form of cross-subsidisation.
Projekt, priložen k predložitvi podjetja DPÚK, nosi datum junij 2001, zato v času ocenjenega povečanja kapitala ni bil pomemben.
Finally, point 7 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 requires the method of the compensation to promote the maintenance or development of an effective management by the public service operator, which can be the subject of an objective assessment.
Češki organi trdijo tudi, da je linija Ústí nad Labem – Střekov sestavni del trolejbusnega sistema, ki se je postopno gradil od leta 1984 in začenjal z delovanjem od leta 1988.
It also requires promoting the provision of passenger transport services of a sufficiently high standard.
Linija Ústí nad Labem – Střekov je bila torej zgrajena kot sestavni del obstoječega trolejbusnega sistema, ki ga je gradilo podjetje DP Ústí, ga imelo v lasti in z njim upravljalo.
The method of compensation in the contracts under consideration promotes the maintenance of an effective management as well as the provision of passenger transport services of a sufficiently high standard, in particular because the compensations cannot exceed the objective estimate of the provable loss.
Poleg tega ni jasnih dokazov, da je v času povečanja kapitala obstajala kakšna razumna in dosegljiva druga možnost.
The transport operators therefore have an incentive to manage their operations effectively and provide a sufficiently high standard to passengers because if the operator generates additional losses exceeding the objective estimate of the provable loss, those losses will not be compensated.
Komisija zato meni, da morebitne nadomestne rešitve konkurenčnih prevoznikov za ta določeni del omrežja niso bile razumne možnosti, ki bi jih občina Ústí nad Labem morala upoštevati.
The quality standards of the services provided are ensured by the quality requirements included in the public service obligation contracts with the operators.
Glede sorazmernosti ukrepa je Komisija v preteklosti odobrila pomoč za naložbe v prometno infrastrukturo z intenzivnostjo pomoči do 50 % [48].
The method of compensation therefore complies with point 7 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
Če so države članice dokazale ekonomsko potrebo po višji intenzivnosti pomoči, je bila Komisija v zadnjem času pripravljena sprejeti višje intenzivnosti v ustrezno utemeljenih primerih [49]. —