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In this respect, the Commission underlines that notably with respect to low-cost carriers and charter operators, airports that are not located in the same catchment areas and in different Member States may also be in competition with each other to attract those airlines.
Dolge povračilne dobe, povezane z naložbami v infrastrukturo, skupaj z veliko zapletenostjo in tveganji, ki spremljajo velike projekte, kažejo na to, da so bile morda težave pri privabljanju zasebnega kapitala.
As mentioned in point 40 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines and reaffirmed in point 45 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, it is not possible to exclude even small airports from the scope of application of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the grounds that their financing by public authorities could not distort competition or affect trade between Member States.
Manjša letališča, kot je letališče Alghero, se lahko soočajo z velikimi težavami pri privabljanju zasebnega kapitala po primerni ceni, ki ga potrebujejo za izvedbo potrebnih infrastrukturnih projektov.
Furthermore, point 45 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines explicitly states that ‘the relatively small size of the undertaking which receives public funding does not, as such, exclude the possibility that trade between Member States might be affected.’
V skladu z informacijami, ki jih je predložila Italija, navedenih naložb brez pomoči ne bi bilo mogoče izvesti.
Alghero airport currently serves ca.
Dejansko je ob upoštevanju finančnega položaja družbe So.Ge.A.AL, katere skupna izguba je bila v preiskovanem obdobju 2000–2010 takšna, da je bilo potrebnih več kapitalskih injekcij javnih organov, jasno, da družba So.Ge.A.AL k financiranju teh naložb ni mogla prispevati bistveno več, kot dejansko je, in da zunanjega financiranja ni mogla pridobiti na trgu.
1,5 million passengers per year.
Zato se lahko šteje, da so bili zadevni ukrepi pomoči potrebni in sorazmerni s potrebo po zadovoljitvi pričakovanega povpraševanja letalskih prevoznikov in potnikov v ciljnem območju.
The 2005 business plan provided by Italy foresaw passenger numbers to steadily increase by 4,5 % until 2010, 2,6 % from 2011 to 2025 and 3,78 % during 2006-2025, to around 2800000 million passengers approaching 2045.
Komisija zato meni, da je pomoč omejena na najmanjšo vrednost, potrebno za izvedbo dejavnosti, ki je upravičena do pomoči.
Furthermore, since 2000 Alghero airport has been serving a number of international destinations.
Komisija meni, da so ukrepi, ki so predmet preiskave in s katerimi se je zagotovila javna podpora za naložbe v infrastrukturo na letališču Alghero, če se bodo šteli za pomoč za naložbe, združljivi z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
In light of these facts, it must be considered that the economic advantage conferred on So.Ge.A.AL through the various measures at issue distorted or threatened to distort competition and were at least liable to affect trade between Member States.
Združljivost pomoči družbi So.Ge.A.AL (ukrepi 1, 2 in 3) na podlagi predpostavke, da je pomoč za tekoče poslovanje
Conclusion on the existence of aid
Pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, ki je bila dodeljena pred začetkom veljavnosti smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, tj. pred 4. aprilom 2014, se lahko šteje za združljivo, če so izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji:
Therefore, the Commission considers that the capital injections and the public financing for infrastructure, including ‘fittings and works’, and equipment constitute aid to So.Ge.A.AL.
prispevek k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa: ta pogoj je med drugim izpolnjen, če pomoč poveča mobilnost državljanov Unije in povezljivost regij ali spodbuja regionalni razvoj [89];
Lawfulness of the aid
ustreznost državne pomoči kot instrumenta politike: države članice morajo prikazati, da je pomoč ustrezna za doseganje nameravanega cilja ali reševanje težav, ki se nameravajo obravnavati s to pomočjo [90];
Pursuant to Article 108(3) of the Treaty, Member States must notify any plans to grant or alter aid, and must not put the proposed measures into effect until the notification procedure has resulted in a final decision.
potreba po posredovanju države: državna pomoč mora biti usmerjena v primere, ko taka pomoč lahko zagotovi pomembne izboljšave, ki jih trg sam ne more doseči [91];
The measures at issue have all been put into effect without being authorised by the Commission.
obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka: ta pogoj je izpolnjen, če bi se ob odsotnosti pomoči za tekoče poslovanje in ob upoštevanju možnega obstoja pomoči za naložbe ter ravni prometa raven gospodarske dejavnosti zadevnega letališča verjetno znatno zmanjšala [92];
Furthermore, based on the assessment in recitals 323 to 327 the aid measures under investigation in favour of So.Ge.A.AL cannot be considered as exempted from the notification requirement on the basis of the 2005 SGEI Decision, applicable to aid granted before 31 January 2012.
sorazmernost zneska pomoči (pomoč, omejena na najmanjšo potrebno): da bi bila pomoč za tekoče poslovanje sorazmerna, mora biti omejena na najmanjšo potrebno, da se dejavnost z dodeljeno pomočjo izvede [93];
The 2005 SGEI Decision exempted from the notification requirement State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to undertakings in connection with SGEIs which comply with the conditions stipulated therein.
izogibanje neprimernim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino [94].
In particular, the 2005 SGEI Decision declared compatible State aid in the form of public service compensation to airports (i) for which the annual traffic does not exceed 1000000 passengers, (ii) with an annual turnover before tax of less than 100 million during the two financial years preceding that in which the SGEI was assigned, which receive annual compensation of less than EUR 30 million.
Ukrepi za poslovanje, ki so bili dodeljeni družbi So.Ge.A.AL in vključujejo zlasti več kapitalskih injekcij, naj bi družbi omogočili dovolj kapitala za nadaljnje uspešno poslovanje tako z gospodarskega kot s pravnega vidika.
The 2005 SGEI Decision only applied to aid in the form of public service compensation for a genuine SGEI.
Podobno so odločitve javnih organov, da financirajo nekatere naložbe, ne da bi zahtevali ustrezno povečanje koncesijskih dajatev, ki jih je plačevala družba So.Ge.A.AL, pripomogle k reševanju družbe, saj bi višje koncesijske dajatve pomenile višje stroške poslovanja, kar bi še poslabšalo njen finančni položaj.
In order to benefit from an exemption, public service compensation for the operation of an SGEI had to also comply with the conditions set out in Articles 4, 5 and 6 thereof.
Vsi ti ukrepi so torej prispevali k nadaljnjemu poslovanju letališča Alghero.
Article 4 of the 2005 SGEI Decision required that the SGEI be entrusted to the undertaking concerned by way of one or more official acts, setting out, inter alia, the nature and duration of the public service obligations, the parameters for calculating, controlling and reviewing the compensation, and the necessary arrangements for avoiding and repaying any overcompensation.
Komisija ob upoštevanju vloge, ki jo je imelo letališče glede dostopnosti regije in regionalnega gospodarskega razvoja, kot je pojasnjeno v uvodnih izjavah 343 do 348, meni, da je pomoč za tekoče poslovanje družbi So.Ge.A.AL prispevala k doseganju cilja splošnega interesa.
Article 5 of the 2005 SGEI Decision laid down that the amount of compensation had to be limited to what is necessary to cover the costs incurred in discharging the public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit.
Ker je imelo letališče Alghero v preiskovanem obdobju izgube (glej preglednico 3), je bila pomoč za tekoče poslovanje tista, zaradi katere je lahko nadaljevalo poslovanje in še naprej zagotavljalo povezljivost regije Sardinije.
Finally, Article 6 of the 2005 SGEI Decision required Member States to carry out regular controls to ensure that undertakings are not receiving compensation in excess of the amount determined in accordance with Article 5.
Komisija zato meni, da je bila pomoč za tekoče poslovanje letališču Alghero primeren instrument za doseganje cilja splošnega interesa.
According to Italy and So.Ge.A.AL, in this case the SGEI qualification of the management of Alghero airport should be inferred from the Convention.
Kar zadeva potrebnost, mora pomoč za tekoče poslovanje v skladu s smernicami za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 zagotoviti pomembne izboljšave, ki jih trg sam ne more doseči.
However, no explicit definition of the alleged SGEI mission entrusted to So.Ge.A.AL nor the rules governing So.Ge.A.AL's right to compensation were laid down in the Convention.
Komisija meni, da je ta zahteva v tem primeru izpolnjena, saj bi morala družba So.Ge.A.AL brez pomoči verjetno zapustiti trg, Sardinija pa bi ostala brez prometne infrastrukture, ki ima pomembno vlogo pri njeni dostopnosti in razvoju (turizem).
Nor has So.Ge.A.AL made available to the Commission any other document outlining the scope of the presumed PSOs it had to discharge.
Poleg tega bi se dejavnost upravičenke brez pomoči znatno zmanjšala ali celo ukinila.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the alleged entrustment act has not imposed genuine PSOs on the airport manager.
Ukrepi, ki so predmet preiskave, so bili omejeni na najmanjše, ki so bili potrebni za izravnavo izgub in omogočanje družbi So.Ge.A.AL, da upošteva kapitalske zahteve in še naprej uspešno posluje.
Nor has it laid down the parameters for calculating, controlling and reviewing the compensation, and the necessary arrangements for avoiding and repaying any overcompensation.
Takšni ukrepi so bili potrebni za reševanje družbe tudi, če se upoštevajo učinki vseh drugih pomoči (za poslovanje in naložbe), ki so predmet preiskave.
The requirements of Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the 2005 SGEI Decision relating to the content of the entrustment acts are therefore not met.
Komisija zato meni, da je bila vsa pomoč družbi So.Ge.A.AL za tekoče poslovanje potrebna in omejena na najmanjšo vrednost, potrebno za izvedbo dejavnosti.
The Commission considers that on this basis it cannot be concluded that the aid to So.Ge.A.AL was exempted from the notification requirement on the basis of the 2005 SGEI Decision.
Kot je bilo navedeno, v istem ciljnem območju ni nobenega drugega letališča.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that Italy did not respect the stand-still obligation laid down by Article 108(3) of the Treaty and the measures at issue thus constitute unlawful State aid.
Poleg tega je Italija potrdila, da je letališka infrastruktura na voljo vsem letalskim prevoznikom pod nediskriminatornimi pogoji.
Given that Measures 1, 2 and 3 constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty, their compatibility can be assessed in the light of the exceptions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article and Article 106(2) of the Treaty.
UKREPI V KORIST LETALSKIM PREVOZNIKOM, KI DELUJEJO NA LETALIŠČU
Applicability of the Aviation Guidelines
V tem oddelku Komisija ocenjuje, ali sporazumi med družbo So.Ge.A.AL in več letalskimi prevozniki, ki sodijo v obseg preiskave, pomenijo državno pomoč zadevnim letalskim prevoznikom v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Article 107(3) of the Treaty provides for certain exemptions to the general rule set out in Article 107(1) that State aid is not compatible with the internal market.
Morebitne gospodarske prednosti, vključene v pogodbena razmerja z letalskimi prevozniki, ki opravljajo dejavnost na letališču Alghero, ni neposredno dodelila država, ampak upravljavec letališča v državni lasti, družba So.Ge.A.AL.
The 2014 Aviation Guidelines provide a framework for assessing whether aid to airports may be declared compatible pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso sredstva javnih podjetij (tj. podjetij, nad katerimi imajo lahko javne oblasti neposreden ali posreden obvladujoč vpliv), prav tako štejejo za državna sredstva, saj ta sredstva „stalno ostanejo pod javnim nadzorom in [so] zato na voljo pristojnim javnim oblastem“ [95].
According to the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, the Commission considers that the ‘Commission notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid’ [83] applies to unlawful investment aid to airports.
Ker je družba So.Ge.A.AL javno podjetje, je treba v skladu z navedeno sodno prakso za namene člena 107(1) Pogodbe njena sredstva šteti za državna sredstva.
In that respect, if the unlawful investment aid was granted before 4 April 2014, the Commission will apply the compatibility rules in force at the time when the unlawful investment aid was granted.
V skladu s členom 2 direktive o preglednosti se šteje, da imajo javni organi prevladujoč vpliv, kadar je v njihovi lasti velik del vpisanega kapitala družbe, obvladujejo večino glasov, ki pripadajo izdanemu delniškemu kapitalu družbe ali lahko imenujejo več kot polovico članov upravnega, vodstvenega ali nadzornega organa podjetja.
Accordingly, the Commission applied the principles set out in the 2005 Aviation Guidelines in the case of unlawful investment aid to airports granted before 4 April 2014.
V primeru družbe So.Ge.A.AL se zdi, da so izpolnjena vsa ta tri nekumulativna merila za predpostavko glede prevladujočega vpliva države.
For unlawful investment aid granted before the entry into force of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines, when no compatibility criteria for investment aid to airports existed, the Commission must assess compatibility directly based on Article 107(3)(c) of the TFEU, also taking into account its decision practice.
Družbi So.Ge.A.AL in Ryanair zanikata, da bi se lahko sporazumi z letalskimi prevozniki pripisali državi, Italija in družba Unioncamere pa to potrjujeta.
In this regard, the Commission considers that, for the purpose of assessment of the compatibility of investment aid granted to So.Ge.A.AL before the entry into force of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines, the criteria laid down by those guidelines should be applied by analogy.
Družbi So.Ge.A.AL in Ryanair sta med preiskavo trdili, da bi se lahko sporazume, ki jih je letališče Alghero sklenilo z letalskimi prevozniki, pripisalo državi le na podlagi objektivne ugotovitve, ki bi pokazala, da je država pri odločitvi družbe So.Ge.A.AL, da sklene sporazume, posredovala tako, da bi jih določila ali nanje vplivala in bi družba So.Ge.A.AL ravnala drugače, kot bi, če bi se lahko samostojno odločila; trdili sta, da se to ni zgodilo pri nobenem od javnih delničarjev družbe So.Ge.A.AL.
According to the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, the Commission considers that the provisions of the ‘Commission notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid’ should not apply to pending cases of illegal operating aid to airports granted prior to 4 April 2014.
Na podlagi sodne prakse se lahko za sporazume, sklenjene med družbo So.Ge.A.AL in letalskimi prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču, ugotovi, da vsebujejo državno pomoč v skladu s členom 107(1) Pogodbe, le, če je država lahko nadzorovala družbo So.Ge.A.AL in če so javni organi „tako ali drugače sodelovali pri sprejetju navedenih ukrepov“.
Instead, the Commission applied the principles set out in the 2014 Aviation Guidelines to all cases concerning operating aid to airports (pending notifications and unlawful aid) even if the aid was granted before 4 April 2014.
Vendar „ni mogoče zahtevati, da je treba na podlagi podrobne poizvedbe dokazati, da so javni organi v zadevnem primeru vzpodbudili javno podjetje, da sprejme zadevne ukrepe pomoči“ [96].
Investment or operating aid
Da bi se ugotovilo, ali je mogoče določen ukrep pripisati državi, lahko Komisija svoje sklepanje utemelji na vsakršnem kazalniku, ki v zadevnem primeru kaže bodisi na vpletenost javnih organov bodisi na težko verjetni neobstoj vpletenosti pri sprejetju ukrepa [97].
According to point 25(r) of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, investment aid is defined as ‘aid to finance fixed capital assets; specifically, to cover the “capital costs funding gap”’.
Kot je Sodišče ugotovilo v zadevi Stardust Marine, se lahko za ukrep ugotovi, ali se ga lahko pripiše državi, z „osnovnimi“ali „strukturnimi“ kazalniki ali indici, da je bila pri odločitvi o sprejetju določenega ukrepa vpletena država oziroma ni verjetno, da ni bila vpletena.
Operating aid means covering all or part of the operating costs of an airport, defined as ‘the underlying costs of the provision of airport services, including categories such as costs of personnel, contracted services, communications, waste, energy, maintenance, rent, administration, etc., but excluding the capital costs, marketing support or any other incentives granted to airlines by the airport, and costs falling within a public policy remit’ [84].
S preiskavo v tem primeru se je potrdila ugotovitev, da se lahko sklenitev sporazumov z letalskimi prevozniki pripiše državi.
In the course of the investigation [85] Italy claimed that the public financing of airport infrastructure investments could generally be assessed:
Prvič, iz javnega lastništva družbe So.Ge.A.AL, ki pomeni vse glasove v skupščini delničarjev in upravnem odboru, izhaja, da je treba za državo šteti, da vpliva na postopke odločanja družbe So.Ge.A.AL in je vpletena v odločitve, ki jih sprejme družba.
as investment aid at the level of the full amount of the funding made available to So.Ge.A.AL to cover investment costs, or alternatively
Sardinija ima glede na svojo udeležbo v družbi So.Ge.A.AL večino glasov v skupščini delničarjev.
as operating aid, amounting to the difference between a market based concession fee, if any, and the concession fee effectively due by the airport manager for the right to manage the airport.
V skladu s statutom družbe So.Ge.A.AL vsaka nominalna delnica pomeni en glas na skupščini delničarjev.
Italy claimed that in this case the public financing in question must not be qualified as investment aid to So.Ge.A.AL.
Člani upravnega odbora so imenovani, da sorazmerno predstavljajo deleže večinskih in manjšinskih delničarjev.
This is first because the State retained ownership of the infrastructure in question and second because prior to the date of award of the comprehensive concession in 2007, the airport manager was not responsible for investments in infrastructure at Alghero airport, but rather acted on behalf of the State for the maintenance of the airport infrastructure.
Drugič, Komisija ugotavlja, da Italija nikdar ni trdila, da je družba So.Ge.A.AL odločitev glede sklenitve sporazumov z letalskimi prevozniki sprejela avtonomno, brez vpletenosti delničarjev.
In the light of the position taken by Italy and the definitions provided for in the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, it can be considered that:
Nasprotno, Italija je v dopisu z dne 18. februarja 2014 trdila, da:
the capital injections after 12 December 2006, which were used to cover annual operating losses of So.Ge.A.AL, constitute operating aid in favour of So.Ge.A.AL;
se je o sporazumih z letalskimi prevozniki pogajal generalni direktor družbe So.Ge.A.AL,
Indeed, prior to this award it was not for So.Ge.A.AL to finance investments at Alghero airport, but for the State as owner of the airport.
je upravni odbor na splošno soglasno potrdil pogoje sporazumov z letalskimi prevozniki pred njihovim podpisom.
Therefore, State financing for infrastructure, ‘fittings and works’, and equipment did not relieve So.Ge.A.AL of investment costs it should have normally borne.
Poleg tega je Italija pojasnila, da so bili sporazumi z letalskimi prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču, za promocijo ali uvedbo novih rut z letališča Alghero sklenjeni v dogovoru s Sardinijo in da so bili sestavni del strategije Sardinije za povečanje turističnih tokov na otok in z njega [98].
In order to act in accordance with the MEOP, the State should have required an increase in the concession fee due by So.Ge.A.AL to ensure the profitability of their investments.
Komisija meni tudi, da je narava dejavnosti družbe So.Ge.A.AL (upravljanje letališča) še en dokaz, da se lahko zadevni ukrepi pripišejo državi, saj regionalna letališča lokalnim in regionalnim organom pogosto predstavljajo pomembno orodje za spodbujanje lokalnega gospodarskega razvoja.
It follows that the aid takes the form of a concession fee (which for an airport manager such as So.Ge.A.AL constitutes an operating cost) that was lower than it should have been.
Tretjič, Komisija je v nadaljevanju dokazala, da je dovolj jasno razvidno, da so regionalni organi dejansko vzpodbudili sklenitev zadevnih sporazumov, zlasti (vendar ne le) sporazumov z glavnim letalskim prevoznikom, ki deluje na letališču, tj. družbo Ryanair.
Since following the award of the comprehensive concession for the management of the airport infrastructure investments fell within the responsibility of So.Ge.A.AL, the public financing of such investment constitutes investment aid.
Navedeno dokazuje, da se ukrepi lahko pripišejo državi v smislu sodne prakse v zadevi Stardust Marine [99].
However, in any event, in what follows the Commission has assessed the compatibility with the internal market of the financing of infrastructure investments at Alghero (i) under the assumption that it would constitute investment aid (see recitals 339-367) as well as (ii) under the assumption that they would constitute operating aid (see recitals 368-374).
Regionalni organi so bili obveščeni o stroških, ki izhajajo iz sporazumov z letalskimi družbami in pričakovalo se je, da bodo k njim prispevali
As part of its assessment under (ii), the Commission also analysed the compatibility with the internal market of the capital injections (Measure 1), which clearly constitute operating aid.
Iz zapisnikov sestankov upravnega odbora, ki jih je Italija predložila med preiskavo, je razvidno, da je bila Sardinija seznanjena o pogajanjih, se o njih posvetovala in se strinjala s sklenitvijo pogodb z letalskimi prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču Alghero.
Compatibility of the aid for infrastructures and equipment (Measure 2 and 3) under the assumption that it is investment aid
Iz zapisnika sestanka upravnega odbora z dne 9. marca 2000 je na primer razvidno, da je upravni odbor soglasno odobril sporazume z letalskimi prevozniki, ki jih je predlagala družba So.Ge.A.AL.
The Commission first notes that according to the 2005 Aviation Guidelines, eligible costs of investments in an airport must be limited to construction of airport infrastructure and equipment (runways, terminals, aprons, control tower) or facilities that directly support them (fire-fighting facilities, security or safety equipment).
Družba So.Ge.A.AL je poročala zlasti o pogajanjih z družbami Volare, Ryanair, Italair, Alpi Eagles, Air Dolomiti, Azzura in Gandalf Air.
Eligible costs must exclude costs not directly linked to the airport's core activities, including the construction, financing, use and renting of land and buildings, not only for offices and storage but also for the hotels and industrial enterprises located within the airport, as well as shops, restaurants and car parks.
Kar zadeva družbo Volare, se je poročalo, da je bilo v novem sporazumu, o katerem so potekala pogajanja, določeno fiksno plačilo v višini 4550000 na premik v letalskem prometu in 3000 EUR na potnika za 60-odstotni koeficient zasedenosti.
In this case the public funds were directed to the financing of the new passenger terminal, the renovation of the old terminal, the upgrading of the taxiway, the expansion of aircraft parking areas, the upgrading of the runway, the realisation of the baggage control system and the implementation of a system of perimeter control.
Iz zapisnika sestanka upravnega odbora z dne 18. decembra 2006 je razvidno, da je bil upravni odbor seznanjen z napredkom pogajanj v zvezi s sporazumom z družbo Germanwings iz leta 2007.
Those investment costs are eligible for financing under the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
Posvetovanje in strinjanje javnih organov o sporazumih, sklenjenih z letalskimi prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču, torej ni bilo omejeno na družbo Ryanair.