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Pledge on ANH GmbH shares and FN GmbH shares
Glede na to, da se je vseskozi zdelo, da je družba FN GmbH podjetje v težavah, ki vsaj do konca leta 2010 ni moglo pridobiti sredstev od poslovnih bank, je Komisija sprejela predhodno stališče, da bi bilo treba celotni znesek posojil skupaj z neplačanimi obrestmi opredeliti kot državno pomoč.
Pledge of the enterprise of FN GmbH
Ker so bili ti ukrepi izvedeni, ne da bi bila Komisija o njih obveščena, je začasno sklenila, da pomenijo nezakonito državno pomoč.
Loan to EEL GmbH granted by the district of Kleve (‘Kassenkredite’).
Nazadnje, Komisija je dvomila o združljivosti obravnavanih pogodb z notranjim trgom, če bi pogodbe pomenile državno pomoč, zlasti ob upoštevanju pravil iz smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje [17].
The district of Kleve and municipality Weeze inject EUR [0,4-1] million of capital into EEL GmbH.
Ukrep 2: podpora, ki jo je družbi FN GmbH zagotovila zvezna dežela Severno Porenje – Vestfalija
First maturity 31.12.2010, rolled over to 31.12.2016
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka navedla, da je bila podpora, ki jo je družbi FN GmbH dodelila zvezna dežela Severno Porenje – Vestfalija, selektiven ukrep, saj do takšne podpore niso bila upravičena vsa letališča v zvezni deželi.
Personal guarantee […] (selbstschuldnerische Bürgschaft) Pledge on ANH GmbH shares and FN GmbH shares
Ker se je podpora financirala iz javnih sredstev in ker je letališče s podporo za naložbe pridobilo prednost, ni bilo mogoče izključiti, da podpora pomeni državno pomoč.
Prolongation of all previous loans to EEL granted by the district of Kleve (‘Kassenkredite’) and the loan granted by [bank] possibly with a continued public guarantee of the municipality of Weeze.
Ukrep 3: Neposredna podpora, ki jo je okrožje Kleve zagotovilo družbi FN GmbH
However, this debt-to-equity swap was legally signed only at the end of 2012.
Nazadnje, Komisija je dvomila o združljivosti obravnavanega ukrepa z notranjim trgom, če bi ukrep pomenil državno pomoč, zlasti ob upoštevanju pravil iz smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje [18] Glej opombo 16.
The district of Kleve currently owns 1,88 % of FN GmbH's share capital [14].
Ukrep 4: kapitalske injekcije in posojila v korist družbe EEL GmbH
Measure 2: Support from the Land Nordrhein Westfalen
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka dvomila, ali je bilo financiranje, ki sta ga družbi EEL GmbH zagotovila njena javna delničarja, dodeljeno in obnovljeno pod tržnimi pogoji.
On 15 October 2002, FN GmbH was granted public support of EUR 3,525 million by the Land Nordrhein Westfalen for the financing of 50 % of the following costs: handling apron, fueling area, widening of taxiways and rehabilitation of existing apron areas, precision approach lighting system, edge lighting, start and runway lighting.
Nazadnje, Komisija je dvomila o združljivosti obravnavanih ukrepov z notranjim trgom, če bi ukrepi pomenili državno pomoč.
The legal basis for this support was the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen's Ministry for Transport, Energy and spatial planning's decree concerning public support for construction and renovation measures (infrastructure investments) for airports in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Richtlinien über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für Ausbau- und Erneuerungsmaßnahmen auf Flugplätzen RdErl. — MBl.NRW.1993 S. 617) (‘the 1993 Decree’).
PRIPOMBE NEMČIJE
Measure 3: Support granted from the district of Kleve directly to FN GmbH concerning the acquisition of the airport real estate
Vendar je morala za ugoden izid plačati odškodnine udeležencem v teh postopkih, ki so znašale [5–10] milijonov EUR.
On the same day, the district of Kleve entered into an agreement with FN GmbH with regard to the provision of bridge financing of part of the acquisition costs of the airport real estate.
Četrtič, Nemčija navaja, da je septembra 2010 uvedla potniško takso, ki je zmanjšala konkurenčnost letališča v primerjavi z drugimi evropskimi letališči, na katerih se navedena taksa ni uporabljala.
The bridge financing was granted by means of an interest free loan, totally collateralised with the airport estate properties (therefore worth EUR [5-15] million on the date of the granting of the loan).
Po trditvah Nemčije je družba Ryanair zato zmanjšala število letov z letališča Niederrhein-Weeze, na katerem se je posledično število potnikov v letih 2011 in 2012 zmanjšalo.
It was agreed that an amount of EUR [4-10] million of the EUR [5-15] million would be pre-financed by the district of Kleve.
Nemčija trdi, da kljub tem neugodnim dogodkom, na katere družbi FN GmbH in družba EEL GmbH ter njuni delničarji niso imeli vpliva, uspeh projekta dokazuje dejstvo, da se je promet v obdobju, ki je zajeto v preiskavo, stalno povečeval (glej uvodno izjavo 18) ter je dosegel ali celo presegel napovedi prometa iz različnih strokovnih študij (razen leta 2011).
Airport Network B.V., the parent company of ANH GmbH, had to reimburse a first tranche amounting to EUR [2-5] million of this interest free loan to the district of Kleve by 30 December 2003 (which it did).
Poleg tega opozarja, da bi lahko družba FN GmbH sčasoma tudi povečala prihodke, ki niso povezani z letalstvom, in izboljšala donosnost.
The second tranche of EUR [2-5] million was payable five years after the start date of the flight operations at the airport, at the latest on 31 December 2007, unless a job creation clause of the agreement (350 jobs) between the district of Kleve and the FN GmbH was fulfilled.
Logika zasebnega financiranja letališča
On 8 July 2004, the district of Kleve decided that FN GmbH would not have to reimburse the second tranche of EUR [2-5] million since more than 350 jobs had been already created.
Nemčija opozarja, da je letališče Niederrhein-Weeze „zgodba o uspehu“, saj je zdaj ne le tretje največje letališče v Severnem Porenju – Vestfaliji, ampak tudi edinstveni primer privatizirane infrastrukture, ki je bila prodana po tržni ceni.
Measure 4: Public support to EEL GmbH
Dodaja, da so bile naložbe v letališče nenehno na zelo visoki ravni.
In order to be able to grant loans to FN GmbH, EEL GmbH itself required refinancing.
V obdobju 2002–2011 so naložbe družbe FN GmbH skupno znašale [60–90] milijonov EUR, od tega je bilo [20–30] milijonov EUR namenjenih za razvoj poslovnih zgradb, [10–20] milijonov EUR za zmogljivosti za lete in ploščad, [5–10] milijonov EUR pa za projekte za zagon in širitev.
EEL GmbH has refinanced itself through obtaining loans of:
Nemčija trdi, da se lahko družba FN GmbH vse od privatizacije zanaša na zasebne vire za financiranje teh pomembnih naložb, in sicer: (i) posojila in kapitalske injekcije delničarjev, (ii) posojila poslovnih bank in (iii) lastni dobiček iz poslovanja družbe FN GmbH.
EUR [5-15] million and EUR [2-5] million at an interest rate of [1-5] % per annum set to mature on 30 June 2005.
Kar zadeva podporo večinskega delničarja, Nemčija meni, da so družba ANH GmbH in njeni delničarji svoji hčerinski družbi FN GmbH večkrat dodelili podporo za kritje začetnih izgub iz poslovanja in naložb v letališko infrastrukturo.
These two loans were granted by the district of Kleve on 11 April 2003 and 16 June 2004 respectively.
Ta podpora je bila dodeljena s kapitalskimi injekcijami in posojili, za katere je večinski delničar privolil v podreditev svojih terjatev (Rangrücktritterklärung).
EUR [1-5 million] at an interest rate of [2-5] % per annum set to mature on 30 December 2007.
S tem je preoblikoval neporavnane dolgove v lastniški delež, ki ne more več biti del stečajne mase.
This loan were granted by the district of Kleve on 28 July 2004 [16].
Vendar Nemčija ugotavlja, da edini zasebni delničarji niso mogli nositi celotnega finančnega bremena za tako veliko naložbo in so potrebovali dodatne vire financiranja, ki so jih lahko pod tržnimi pogoji zagotovili samo javni organi.
In July 2005, EEL GmbH's capital structure was transformed by its shareholders who decided a EUR [5-15] million capital injection and a EUR [1-4] million debt-to-equity swap, which reduced the first loan debt to EUR [3-13] million.
Ta zunanja podpora se je že upoštevala v poslovnem načrtu iz leta 2003 (glej uvodno izjavo 95).
EEL GmbH reimbursed the second loan amounting to EUR [2-5] million.
Nemčija v zvezi s posojili poslovnih bank trdi, da je lahko družba FN GmbH pri poslovnih bankah zelo hitro pridobila posojilo zaradi svojega poslovnega uspeha.
Finally, the remaining loan contracts of EUR [3-13] million and EUR [2-5] million were extended until 31 December 2010.
Po trditvah Nemčije bi dostop do bank dokazal trajnost poslovnega modela, temelječega na zasebnem financiranju.
The interest rate was then set to [3-8] % on 1 July 2005 and [3-8] % as of 1 November 2005.
Družba FN GmbH je [banki] povrnila celotno posojilo na datum zapadlosti.
On 29 November 2010, these two loans were again extended until 31 December 2016, at an interest rate of [3-8] %.
Nemčija dodaja, da je [banka] ponudila družbi FN GmbH dva kreditna programa ([8–15] milijonov EUR in [1–5] milijonov EUR) z okvirno obrestno mero v višini [1–5] % [20] in da je bilo mogoče z [banko] podpisati pogodbo o financiranju zakupa v znesku [0–3] milijone EUR.
The district of Kleve further injected capital into EEL GmbH in 2006 (EUR [1-5] million) and in 2007 (EUR: [2-6] million).
Nemčija v zvezi s samofinanciranjem opozarja, da je lahko družba FN GmbH zaradi pozitivnih poslovnih denarnih tokov sama vedno bolje financirala svoje naložbe.
These amounts have been booked as a capital reserve in the society and are due for repayment together with the loan repayments at the end of 2016.
Prvi pozitivni EBITDA (dobiček pred obrestmi, davki in amortizacijo) je bil evidentiran leta 2006, prvi čisti dobiček pa leta 2007, le nekaj let po začetku delovanja letališča.
Altogether, the two public shareholders have granted EEL GmbH EUR [24-40] million ([15-25] million in capital injections including the debt-to-equity swap measure and EUR [10-20] million in loans).
Nemčija poleg tega Komisiji očita, da je v sklepu o začetka postopka napačno in zavajajoče predstavila številke o prometu in stroških družbe FN GmbH.
In parallel, EEL GmbH received on 2 May 2003 a loan of EUR [2-5] million from the privately owned [bank].
V skladu s tem je predložila naslednje informacije o primerjavi razvoja prometa in stroškov v obdobju 2003–2010.
The loan was set to mature on 30 June 2005 with an interest rate of [1-5] %.
Preglednica 4
The municipality of Weeze provided a 100 % public guarantee for this loan in favour of EEL GmbH and the [bank], respectively.
Prihodki in stroški družbe FN GmbH v obdobju 2003–2010
On 30 June 2005, this loan was converted and the publicly owned [bank] (a subsidiary of [bank]) replaced [bank]as creditor.
Promet (Umsatz)
The maturity was extended a first time until 30 December 2010 with the interest rate set to [1-5] %, and a second time in 2010 until 31 December 2016 with an interest rate of [1-5] %.
Drugi prihodki iz poslovanja (Sonstigebetriebliche Erträge)
GROUNDS FOR OPENING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
vključno z zemljiškim poslom, povezanim z davkom (Grundstückstransaktion)
Measure 1: Loans granted by EEL GmbH to FN GmbH
Nakupi (Materialaufwand)
In the opening decision, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the loans provided by EEL GmbH to FN GmbH had been granted and rolled over at market terms.
Stroški zaposlenih (Personalaufwand)
The Commission noted first that Germany had not provided a credit history or a rating of the loan recipient.
Drugi stroški poslovanja (Sonstiger betrieblicher Aufwand)
Moreover, the Commission could not exclude that FN GmbH was a company in financial difficulty.
Nemčija trdi, da Komisija zlasti ne bi upoštevala vseh stroškov, povezanih z dejavnostmi v javnem interesu (stroškov negospodarskih dejavnosti), ki se ne pripisujejo vsakodnevnim dejavnostim letališča, s čimer bi umetno zmanjšala dobiček iz poslovanja.
The Commission also pointed out that Germany had not provided any explanation regarding the interest rates applied to the individual loans or the collateral received.
Meni, da se v preglednici v nadaljevanju kaže resnična donosnost poslovanja družbe FN GmbH.
The Commission also noted the absence of explanations as to why the publicly owned loan grantor had repeatedly agreed to roll over the loans, always extending their maturity and why the reimbursement of the loan principal and the interests due had so far never been enforced.
Preglednica 5
On the basis of such considerations the Commission took the preliminary view that in granting and rolling over the loans to FN GmbH, EEL GmbH did not act as a market economy investor or a market creditor.
Struktura prilagojenih stroškov družbe FN GmbH (brez stroškov, povezanih z dejavnostmi v javnem interesu)
Measure 2: Support from Land Nordrhein-Westfalen to FN GmbH
varstvo pred požarom (zaposleni)
In the opening decision, the Commission noted that the support provided by the Nordrhein-Westfalen Land to FN GmbH was a selective measure since not all airports in the Land were eligible for such support.
amortizacija stroškov naložb (varstvo pred požarom)
Given that the support came from public funds and provided an advantage to the airport by granting investment support, it could not be excluded that the support constituted State aid.
stroški amortizacije (videonadzor)
Since these measures had been put into effect without being notified to the Commission, the Commission provisionally concluded that they constituted unlawful State aid.
patruljiranje
Finally, the Commission raised doubts as to the compatibility of the measure at issue with the internal market, should it qualify as State aid, notably in view of the rules laid down in the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines [18].
varnostno osebje
Measure 3: Direct support from the district of Kleve to FN GmbH
Zaščita potnikov in zrakoplovov
As regards the direct support from the district of Kleve to FN GmbH, the Commission took the preliminary view that no market investor would have provided such a grant without any remuneration.
kontrolne naprave (osebe in predmeti)
Furthermore, the Commission expressed doubts as to the willingness of a market economy investor to waive part of the repayment of an outstanding grant on the basis of job creation considerations in the region.
varnost letenja DFS TTC
Finally, the Commission raised doubts as to the compatibility of the measure at issue with the internal market, should it qualify as State aid, notably in view of the rules laid down in the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines [18] See footnote 16.
amortizacija (kontrolni stolp)
Measure 4: Capital injections and loans to the benefit to EEL GmbH
Prilagojeni letni dobiček
In the opening decision, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the financing provided to EEL GmbH by its public shareholders were granted and rolled over at market terms.
Prilagojeni EBITDA
Finally, the Commission raised doubts as to the compatibility of the measures at issue with the internal market, should they qualify as State aid.
Pojem pomoči – gradnja letališča kot negospodarska dejavnost
COMMENTS FROM GERMANY
Nemčija je menila, da gradnja letališča ni gospodarska dejavnost, ki bi se je bili zasebni vlagatelji pripravljeni lotiti sami, in da v Evropi ni takega primera (glej naslednji oddelek).
General comments
Po njenih trditvah bi zasebne vlagatelje veliko bolj zanimalo upravljanje obstoječe letališke infrastrukture, saj to pomeni manjša in obvladljiva tveganja.
Project Background
Predlagala je, naj se gradnja letališke infrastrukture izvzame s področja nadzora državnih pomoči, da se odpravi pomanjkanje zasebnih naložb na tem področju.
Germany recalls the background of the project as described in section 2.1 and 2.2 above.
Trdi, da je gradnja takšne infrastrukture instrument, s katerim lahko država usmerja gospodarski razvoj in s prometno politiko strukturira načrtovanje rabe zemljišč.
The cornerstone of the ‘Euroregionales Zentrum für Luftverkehr, Logistik und Gewerbe’ was the development of a privately-owned and run civilian airport on the former military airfield.
Poleg tega meni, da je bila javna podpora v zadevnem primeru usmerjena predvsem v dejavnosti v javnem interesu, ki ne spadajo na področje nadzora državnih pomoči, ki ga izvaja Komisija.
Before it could get the final operating licence in 2009, FN GmbH could not implement its strategy due to the ongoing litigations, and opted to settlement actions outside court.
Nemčija meni, da v Evropi ni trga za financiranje infrastrukture zasebnih regionalnih letališč.
The successful outcome, however, required FN GmbH to pay compensations to the parties to these proceedings amounting to EUR [5-10] million.
Po njenih trditvah je v Evropi le nekaj popolnoma privatiziranih letališč.
Third, airport traffic was penalised in 2010 by air traffic disruption caused by the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano.
Primera takšnih letališč sta Glasgow-Prestwick in Luton.
Fourth, Germany notes that in September 2010, it introduced a passenger tax, which undermined the competitiveness of Niederrhein-Weeze vis-à-vis other European airports not subject to that tax.
Čeprav ni bilo preiskave državnih pomoči v zvezi s takšnimi popolnoma zasebnimi letališči, je Nemčija dvomila, da navedena letališča niso prejela javne podpore.
According to Germany, this translated in Ryanair reducing its operations from Niederrhein-Weeze, which witnessed a passenger volume decrease in both 2011 and 2012.
Poudarila je, da je tudi v primeru letališča Lübeck-Blankensee občina Lübeck leta 2009 znova postala lastnica letališča.
Germany claims that despite these adverse events beyond the control of FN GmbH, EEL GmbH or their shareholders, the success of the project is demonstrated by the steadily increasing traffic over the period under investigation (see Recital 18), which matched or even exceeded the traffic forecast by the various expert studies (except in 2011).
Dejstvo, da je zasebno lastništvo tako redko, je povezano z visoko stopnjo fiksnih stroškov, ki so neizbežni pri gradnji letališke infrastrukture, kar je Komisija priznala v osnutku smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, ki so se pripravljale med formalnim postopkom preiskave [21].
In addition, Germany points out that FN GmbH could also increase non-aviation revenues and improve its profitability over time.
Nemčija je navedla še, da so pravne negotovosti, ki jih je povzročil obvezni certifikacijski postopek letališča, sočasna sodba v zadevi Aéroports de Paris in podpis mednarodne pogodbe med Nemčijo in Nizozemsko odvrnili zasebne vlagatelje od tovrstnih projektov.
The logic of private financing of the airport
Po njenih trditvah je Komisija v prvi oceni v sklepu o začetku postopka napačno prezrla dejstvo, da poslovne banke po pričakovanjih niso bile naklonjene financiranju gradnje zasebnih letališč in da na tem področju ni bilo delujočega trga.
Germany points out that Niederrhein-Weeze is a ‘success story’ airport, since it is now not only the third largest airport in Nordrhein-Westfalen, but also a unique example of a privatised infrastructure sold at market price.
Nemčija meni, da predhodna ocena Komisije ni temeljila na jasnih merilih za oceno skladnosti obravnavanih ukrepov s trgom.
Germany adds that the investments into the airport was always maintained at a very high level.
Po njenih trditvah bi se morala Komisija v nasprotju s tem opirati na ustaljeno sodno prakso [22] v okviru univerzalnih poštnih storitev, ki bi potrdila, da se za postavitev in vzdrževanje omrežja ni mogoče uporabiti zgolj komercialnega pristopa.
In the period 2002 to 2011, FN GmbH's overall investments amounted to EUR [60-90] million, of which EUR [20-30] million was applied to the development of commercial buildings, EUR [10-20] million in flight and apron facilities and EUR [5-10] million to start-up and expansion projects.
Predlaga tudi, naj se upošteva veljavna praksa Komisije, v skladu s katero naj bi Komisija odobrila podobne ukrepe podpore.
Germany claims that since its privatisation FN GmbH could continuously rely on private resources to finance these significant investments, namely: (i) shareholder' loans and capital injections, (ii) commercial banks' loans and (iii) FN GmbH's own operational profits.
Nemčija je svoje mnenje utemeljila s primerom financiranja infrastrukture letališča Kassel-Calden.
As regards the majority shareholder's support, Germany considers that ANH GmbH and its own shareholders have repeatedly supported their subsidiary FN GmbH to cover its initial operating losses as well as its investments into the airport infrastructure.
Glede na uspešen razvoj letališča je Nemčija sklenila, da bi vsak zasebni vlagatelj vložil v letališče Niederrhein-Weeze, tako kot je Nemčija.
This support took the form of capital injections and loans, for which the majority shareholder accepted to step down in its creditor's rank (Rangrücktritterklärung).
Družba FN GmbH ni opredeljena kot podjetje v težavah
By doing so, the majority shareholder turned debt receivables into equity that could no longer be part of the insolvency mass.
Nemčija zavrača predhodno sklepno ugotovitev Komisije, da je mogoče družbo FN GmbH opredeliti kot podjetje v težavah v smislu Smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah (v nadaljnjem besedilu: smernice za reševanje in prestrukturiranje) [23].
However, Germany notes that the sole private shareholders could not have sustained the whole financial burden for such a costly investment, and needed additional sources of funding, which only public authorities could provide on market terms.
Nemčija se pri navedeni trditvi opira na pet razlogov.
This external support was already taken into account in the 2003 business plan (see Recital 95).
Prvič, družba FN GmbH bi že po zelo kratki zagonski fazi dosegla dobičke (prvi pozitivni EBITDA leta 2006 – brez upoštevanja stroškov dejavnosti v javnem interesu – in prvi čisti dobiček leta 2007).
As regards commercial banks' loans, Germany claims that FN GmbH could obtain credit from commercial banks very rapidly thanks to its commercial success.
Nemčija ugotavlja, da Komisija pri oceni ukrepov financiranja v korist regionalnih letališč ni nikoli opredelila upravičenca, ki je ustvarjal izgubo v zagonski fazi, kot podjetje v težavah.
According to Germany, access to banks would proved the sustainability of a business model relying on private financing.
Če bi Komisija vztrajala pri navedenem razlogovanju, po mnenju Nemčije sploh ne bi bilo mogoče, da bi se katera koli letališka infrastruktura financirala dlje od te faze.
In the first half of 2009, FN GmbH could sign a loan agreement for an investment loan amounting to EUR [0-10] million with [bank].
Drugič, Nemčija trdi, da nikoli niso bila izpolnjena „trdna“ merila za podjetje v težavah.
The interest rate of this loan was [2-6] %, but subject to the subordination of the EEL GmbH's claims linked to the loans that the latter had granted to FN GmbH (hence the need for EEL GmbH to step down in its creditor's rank).
Nasprotuje pripombam v zvezi z negativnim premoženjem iz sklepa o začetku postopka in dodaja, da je večinski delničar ohranjal podjetje pri življenju v finančnem smislu s posojilom, novo kapitalsko injekcijo in privoljenjem v nižjo uvrstitev med upniki (Rangrücktritterklärung).
The loan maturity was set at 31 December 2010.
Poleg tega izpodbija razlago, ki jo je Komisija sprejela v zvezi s sodbami Splošnega sodišča v zadevah T-102/07 in T-120/07, Freistaat Sachsen proti Komisiji, če ta razlaga pomeni, da so pogoji za podjetje v težavah samodejno izpolnjeni, če obstaja negativno premoženje.
According to Germany, the collateralisation conditions and the interest rates of the contracts were therefore comparatively favourable for FN GmbH.
Po mnenju Nemčije je merilo negativnega premoženja samo eno od več meril, ki jih je Splošno sodišče opredelilo za ugotovitev, ali je podjetje v težavah.
FN GmbH has reimbursed the [bank] loan entirely on its due date.
Tretjič, Nemčija navaja, da družba FN GmbH ne kaže znakov, da je podjetje v težavah, saj je njen poslovni razvoj pozitiven že od samega začetka.