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The Commission notes that Loan 4 has been granted in view to financing investments made by FN GmbH: as mentioned in Recital 39, paragraph 1 point 2 of the loan agreement signed on 1 July 2005 specified that the loan is earmarked for investments only.
Komisija glede na navedeno oceno sklepa, da so ukrepi 1 (četrto posojilo), 2 in 3 združljivi z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Therefore the Commission takes the view that Loan 4 constitutes unlawful investment aid granted before 4 April 2014 and its compatibility has to be assessed under the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
prispevek k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa: ta pogoj je med drugim izpolnjen, če pomoč poveča mobilnost državljanov EU in povezljivost regij ali spodbuja regionalni razvoj [81];
As regards Extension 1, the Commission notes that it constitutes a roll over of loans 1, 2 and 3.
potreba po posredovanju države: pomoč mora biti usmerjena v primere, ko lahko zagotovi pomembne izboljšave, ki jih trg sam ne more doseči [82];
As such, this extension is not targeted to the financing of new investments, which Germany failed to demonstrate.
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 [83];
The Commission rather considers that this extension was only granted to relieve FN GmbH from its short-term obligation to reimburse all accumulated loans and interests.
sorazmernost zneska pomoči (pomoč, omejena na najmanjšo potrebno): da bi bila pomoč letališču za tekoče poslovanje sorazmerna, mora biti omejena na najmanjšo potrebno, da se dejavnost z dodeljeno pomočjo izvede [84];
By doing so, EEL GmbH and its public shareholders wanted to ensure that FN GmbH would not run short of liquidities, which could have caused the aid beneficiary to cut its investments or turn into a company in difficulty.
izogibanje neupravičenim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino [85].
For these reasons, the Commission takes the view that Extension 1 constitutes unlawful operating aid granted before 4 April 2014 and its compatibility has to be assessed under the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
Glede na to, da je bila pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, ki jo tvorita prvo podaljšanje in po možnosti drugo podaljšanje iz ukrepa 1, v celoti dodeljena pred začetkom veljavnosti smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, se ta merila združljivosti uporabijo v skladu s preudarki iz točke 137 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 (to pomeni, da se nekateri pogoji ne uporabijo).
Similar considerations apply to Extension 2, if it would have to be considered as State aid.
Pomoč za tekoče poslovanje prispeva k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa
FN GmbH has benefited from Measure 2 to compensate the costs of acquisition and installation of fixed capital assets described in Recital 46.
V skladu s točko 113 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 se pomoč letališčem za tekoče poslovanje obravnava kot prispevek k doseganju cilja skupnega interesa, če poveča mobilnost državljanov Unije in povezljivost regij, pomeni boj proti preobremenjenosti letalskega prevoza na velikih letaliških vozliščih Unije ali spodbuja regionalni razvoj.
According to point 25 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, ‘investment aid' means aid to finance fixed capital assets, specifically, to cover the capital costs funding gap’.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 270, gradnja in upravljanje letališča Niederrhein-Weeze izpolnjujeta natančno opredeljene cilje skupnega interesa, in sicer regionalni gospodarski razvoj in izboljšanje dostopnosti regije.
Therefore, all costs supported under Measure 2 constitute investment costs.
Potreba po posredovanju države
Measure 2 thus constitutes unlawful investment aid granted before 4 April 2014 and its compatibility has to be assessed under the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
V skladu s točko 116 in naslednjimi smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 se šteje, da je pomoč letališčem za tekoče poslovanje potrebna, če zagotovi pomembne izboljšave, ki jih trg sam ne more doseči.
Measure 3
Poleg tega smernice izražajo priznanje, da bo potreba po javnem financiranju za stroške poslovanja zaradi visokih fiksnih stroškov običajno sorazmerno večja za manjša letališča ter da letališča z letnim potniškim prometom med 200000 in 700000 potniki na leto morda ne bodo zmožna pokriti znatnega deleža svojih stroškov poslovanja.
As described in Section 3.3, Measure 3 under scrutiny has been granted to provide FN GmbH with a bridge financing of part of the acquisition costs of the airport real estate (615 ha and about 650 buildings of various types to reconfigure into a civil airport).
Od leta 2003, ko je začel delovati novi terminal, je letno število potnikov na letališču Niederrhein-Weeze znašalo 207992 leta 2003, 796745 leta 2004 in 591744 leta 2005 (glej preglednico 1).
As stipulated in point 3 of the preamble and in paragraph 1 of the loan agreement of 14 March 2002, the bridge financing was granted by means of an interest free loan explicitly earmarked to the financing of investment expenditures necessary to the completion of the EuZZLG (see Recital 21).
Sočasno ugotavlja, da je družba FN GmbH vedno ustvarjala izgubo (glej preglednico 5) in ni mogla pokriti niti svojih stroškov poslovanja (prilagojeni EBITDA je za leti 2004 in 2005 negativen), kar je v smernicah za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 opredeljeno kot značilno za letališče takšne velikosti.
Therefore, this bridge financing constitutes unlawful investment State aid granted before 4 April 2014 and its compatibility has to be assessed under the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
Zato Komisija meni, da je pomoč letališču Niederrhein-Weeze za tekoče poslovanje potrebna.
As explained above, the Commission considers that Loan 4 of Measure 1, Measure 2 and Measure 3 constitute investment State aid, while Extension 1 and possibly 2 of Measure 1 have to be regarded as operating aid.
Ustreznost državne pomoči kot instrumenta politike
Compatibility of investment aid measures
V skladu s točko 120 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 mora biti pomoč za tekoče poslovanje ustrezen instrument politike za doseganje nameravanega cilja ali reševanje težave, ki jo je treba obravnavati.
According to paragraph 61 of the 2005 Guidelines, the Commission must examine whether
Ker letališče Niederrhein-Weeze ustvarja izgubo na ravni poslovanja, je pomoč za tekoče poslovanje edini ustrezni instrument, ki mu omogoča nadaljnje delovanje, s katerim se zagotavlja povezljivost Spodnjega Porenja.
the construction and operation of the infrastructure meets a clearly defined objective of general interest (regional development, accessibility, etc.),
Drugi instrumenti, kot so pomoč za naložbe ali regulativni ukrepi, se ne zdijo primerni za obravnavo finančnih težav, ki jih ima letališče Niederrhein-Weeze na ravni poslovanja.
the infrastructure is necessary and proportional to the objective which has been set,
Zato Komisija meni, da je pomoč letališču Niederrhein-Weeze za tekoče poslovanje ustrezen instrument.
the infrastructure has satisfactory medium-term prospects for use, in particular as regards the use of existing infrastructure,
Obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka in sorazmernost zneska pomoči (pomoč, omejena na najmanjšo potrebno)
all potential users of the infrastructure have access to it in an equal and non-discriminatory manner,
V skladu s točko 124 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 ima pomoč za tekoče poslovanje spodbujevalni učinek, če bi se ob njeni odsotnosti in ob upoštevanju možnega obstoja pomoči za naložbe ter ravni prometa raven gospodarske dejavnosti letališča verjetno znatno zmanjšala.
the development of trade is not affected to an extent contrary to the Community interest.
Letališče Niederrhein-Weeze je prejelo pomoč za naložbe za izgradnjo novega terminala in uresničitev novih zahtev v zvezi z varstvom in varnostjo.
In addition to the requirement to satisfy specific compatibility criteria specified in the 2005 Aviation Guidelines, State aid to airports, as any other State aid measure, should be necessary and proportional in relation to the aimed legitimate objective in order to be cleared as compatible aid [77].
Na podlagi tega je lahko izpolnilo potrebe po povezljivosti in prevozu v Spodnjem Porenju, kar se je pokazalo v povečanju števila potnikov v zadnjih letih.
Construction and operation of the infrastructure meets a clearly defined objective of general interest (regional development, accessibility, etc.)
Kljub vse večjemu številu potnikov letališče ni zmožno kriti svojih stroškov poslovanja.
The investment aid measures under assessment aimed at financing the conversion of the former British military base of Weeze into a civilian airport, and to substantially develop the airport.
Brez državne pomoči za tekoče poslovanje ne bi moglo ohraniti sedanje ravni prometa in naložb, njegovo gospodarsko dejavnost pa bi bilo treba zmanjšati.
These measures provided a significant contribution to the regional development and the creation of new jobs in an area economically hit by the closure of the British military base.
Poleg tega pomoč ni presegala zneska, potrebnega za kritje izgub iz poslovanja, zato je znesek pomoči omejen na najmanjšo potrebno vrednost.
As pointed out by Germany, the closure of the British military had led to around 6300 people leaving the area, triggering the loss of 400 civilian jobs directly linked to the operation of the military base, and the loss of around EUR 102 million in revenues for about 80 companies.
Zato Komisija meni, da ima pomoč letališču Niederrhein-Weeze za tekoče poslovanje spodbujevalni učinek in da je sorazmerna.
In addition, the departure of British troops left 1600 residential units empty, that is more than 30 % of the total housing stock for the community Weeze alone.
Izogibanje neupravičenim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino
The Commission notes that according to Germany the creation and the development of the civil airport have led to the creation of more than 1200 jobs in the district of Kleeve area and to the clustering of service companies on the premises of the airport business park.
Komisija bo v skladu s točko 131 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 pri ocenjevanju združljivosti pomoči za tekoče poslovanje letališča upoštevala izkrivljanje konkurence in učinke na trgovino.
As pointed out by Germany, the contribution of this project to regional economic development — and thus to economic cohesion, an important objective of the Union — has to some extent already been acknowledged by the Commission.
Znak morebitnega izkrivljanja konkurence ali učinka na trgovino je lahko dejstvo, da ima letališče isto gravitacijsko območje kot drugo letališče z neizkoriščeno zmogljivostjo.
The Commission has indeed granted structural funds to Nordrhein-Westfalen under the Konver II — program, which explicitly provided for the financing of the reconversion of former military facilities in Kleve.
Kot je dokazano v uvodni izjavi 276 in naslednjih, je Komisija že sklenila, da vpliv na razvoj trgovine ni v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
The investment aid measures at issue also contributed to the improvement of the accessibility of the area.
Sklepna ugotovitev glede združljivosti ukrepov pomoči
Indeed, the closest airports to Niederrhein-Weeze airport are Düsseldorf (located 76 km from the airport, 51 minutes travelling time by car) and Eindhoven, NL (88 km, 1 hour 12 minutes traveling time by car) [78].
Vsi ukrepi, ki so zajeti v to preiskavo in pomenijo državno pomoč, so združljivi z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
Traffic at Düsseldorf and Eindhoven airports has continuously increased since 2003: the traffic at Düsseldorf grew from 14,3 million passengers in 2003 to approximately 21 million in 2013, while the traffic at Eindhoven airport grew from 0,4 million in 2003 to 3,4 million in 2013.
Ta sklepna ugotovitev nikakor ne vpliva na morebitne prihodnje ocene Komisije v zvezi z drugimi ukrepi državne pomoči, ki so jih javni organi morda odobrili v korist družbe FN GmbH.
Their constant growth has only been affected during that period by own congestion problems and capacity constraints (in particular the insufficient number of available slots in Düsseldorf).
JEZIK
The capacity of Düsseldorf airport reached its 22 million passengers capacity limit in 2013, while Eindhoven airport could only serve 2,5 million passengers in 2012.
Zato je besedilo v angleškem jeziku edino verodostojno –
On the contrary, Niederrhein-Weeze airport has played an important role in decongesting Düsseldorf without limiting the plans to expand Düsseldorf and Eindhoven's airports.
Posojila, ki jih je družba EEL GmbH odobrila družbi FN GmbH 11. aprila 2004, 17. junija 2004 in 28. julija 2004, ter ukrepi podpore, ki sta jih okrožje Kleve in občina Weeze odobrila družbi EEL GmbH, ne pomenijo pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
Without the project at issue there was a risk that the region would be underserved.
Člen 2
The Commission can therefore conclude that the construction and operation of the infrastructure meets a clearly defined objective of common interest, namely regional economic development and improvement of the accessibility of the region.
Posojilo, ki ga je družba EEL GmbH odobrila družbi FN GmbH 1. julija 2005, pa tudi obnovitev vseh veljavnih posojil, ki jih je družba EEL GmbH odobrila družbi FN GmbH, odobrena 1. julija 2005, ukrep podpore, ki ga je zvezna dežela Severno Porenje – Vestfalija odobrila družbi FN GmbH, ter ukrep podpore, ki ga je okrožje Kleve odobrilo neposredno družbi FN GmbH v zvezi s pridobitvijo nepremičnin letališča Niederrhein-Weeze, pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, pri čemer je ta državna pomoč združljiva z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
The infrastructure is necessary and proportional to the objective which has been set
Če obnovitev vseh veljavnih posojil, ki jo je družba EEL GmbH odobrila družbi FN GmbH 29. novembra 2010, pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, je združljiva z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
According to Germany the planned modernisation of Niederrhein-Weeze airport was necessary to complete the conversion of a former military airbase into a civil aviation airport.
Člen 3
The construction and modernisation of taxiways and aprons needed to be carried out to start civil flights operations.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Zvezno republiko Nemčijo.
As argued by Germany, the infrastructure project has been undertaken only to the extent it was necessary to attain the goals set: while the infrastructure was built for a maximum passenger traffic of 3,5 million passenger, traffic statistics displayed in Table 1 show that the traffic steadily increased until 2010 to reach a record 2,9 million passengers, before going down to 2,2 million in 2012.
V Bruslju, 23. julija 2014
This means that the expected traffic demand largely met the actual demand and that the project is not disproportionately large or elaborate.
Za Komisijo
The Commission can therefore conclude that the infrastructure in question is necessary and proportional to the objectives, which have been set.
Podpredsednik
The infrastructure has satisfactory medium-term prospects for use, in particular as regards the use of existing infrastructure
Člena 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES sta z učinkom od 1. decembra 2009 postala člen 107 oziroma člen 108 Pogodbe odelovanju Evropske unije (v nadaljnjem besedilu: PDEU).
As previously explained, Niederrhein-Weeze airport has reached in 2010 a number of passengers (2,9 million passengers) close to its capacity limit (3,5 million passengers.
Vsebinsko sta enaka prejšnjima členoma.
This traffic has been reached within 6 years of operations only, which is much faster than other German airports devoted to the same LCC strategy (like Cassel or Hahn) The significant growth of Niederrhein-Weeze airport results from the important role of the airport in decongesting Düsseldorf and Eindhoven airports and the density of the population in the catchment area (more than 35 million inhabitants).
V temsklepu je treba sklicevanja na člena 107 PDEU in 108 PDEU po potrebi razumeti kot sklicevanja na člena 87oziroma 88 Pogodbe ES.
All potential users of the infrastructure have access to it in an equal and non- discriminatory manner
Vtem sklepu se uporablja terminologija iz PDEU.
The Commission observes that the civil infrastructures in place has always been open to all potential users in a non-discriminatory manner.
UL C 279, 14.9.2012, str. 1.
The development of trade is not affected to an extent contrary to the interest of the EU
Uredba Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 z dne 22. marca 1999 o določitvi podrobnih pravil za uporabo člena 93 Pogodbe ES (UL L 83, 27.3.1999, str. 1), kakor je bila spremenjena z Uredbo Sveta (EU) št. 734/2013 z dne22. julija 2013 o spremembi Uredbe (ES) št. 659/1999 o določitvi podrobnih pravil za uporabo člena 93Pogodbe ES (UL L 204, 31.7.2013, str. 15).
At the time of the granting of the aid on 15 October 2002, Niederrhein-Weeze airport served less than 1 million passengers per annum, which qualified it according to the 2005 Aviation Guidelines as a small regional airport (category D) [80].
Letališče so v preteklosti poleg družb Ryanair in Transavia uporabljale tudi družbe Air Berlin, Wizz Air, XLAirways, Sky Airlines, Corendon Airlines in Bulgaria Air ter podjetji za čarterske prevoze Tailwind in SolidExecutive (glej uvodno izjavo 11 sklepa o začetku postopka).
Niederrhein-Weeze airport's catchment area is the Western regions of Germany and the Eastern regions of the Netherlands.
Zaupne informacije
As previously explained, Niederrhein-Weeze airport has not significantly harmed competition in this catchment area, that is Düsseldorf and Eindhoven airports, which were hit by severe congestion problems and slot shortages (see Recital 268).
Vir: http://unternehmen.airport-weeze.com/de/kurzportrait.html.
In addition, Niederrhein-Weeze airport is neither served by a train connection nor by a connection to the motorway system, contrary to its two competitors.
Zadeva je bila rešena 1. februarja 2007, ko je Bundesverwaltungsgericht dovolilo letalske operacije na letališču.
Furthermore, the Commission notes that the business travel segment occupies a significant 40 % market share at Düsseldorf airport, while it only represents only 7 % at Niederrhein-Weeze.
Popolna skladnost z zakonodajo je bila zagotovljena s spremembo operativne licence, ki so jo regionalni organi izdali 1. maja 2009.
As regards Eindhoven airport, the Commission observes that this facility serves both civil and military flight operations and that the financing of the infrastructure costs is accordingly shared between the civil airport managers and the Dutch military.
Izhodiščna obrestna mera se 1. januarja in 1. julija vsako leto spremeni za toliko odstotnih točk, kolikor se je referenčna obrestna mera zvišala ali znižala od zadnje spremembe izhodiščne obrestne mere.
In 2010 and 2011, Eindhoven airport paid around EUR 1 million annually to compensate the Dutch military mostly for the cost of the infrastructure maintenance, security, air control, but it did not incur the initial investment costs that Niederrhein-Weeze had to (partially) bear.
Referenčna mera je obrestna mera za zadnjo operacijo glavnega refinanciranja, ki jo Evropska centralna banka izvede pred prvim koledarskim dnem ustreznega šestmesečnega obdobja.
In addition, the aid intensity of the overall project (see section on the necessity and proportionality of the aid further below) is limited to its funding gap.
Banka Deutsche Bundesbank objavi efektivno izhodiščno obrestno mero v zveznem uradnem listu takoj po 1. januarju in 1. juliju.
The shareholders of the airport operator will finance more than 50 % of the investment costs.
Nobena pogodba ne vključuje posebne določbe v zvezi z zamudnimi obresti, saj so te zakonsko določene sčlenom 288 BGB in se zato uporabljajo za vse posojilne pogodbe.
On the basis of the above, the Commission can therefore conclude, that the development of trade is not affected to an extent contrary to the common interest.
V tem sklepu se ne obravnavajo ta zamenjava terjatev v lastniške deleže ali drugi ukrepi, ki bi jih Nemčijaodobrila v korist družbe FN GmbH po letu 2011.
Necessity and proportionality of the aid
To pomeni, da so bila posojila, ki jih je družbi EEL GmbH odobrilo okrožje Kleve, in posojilo v višini [1–5] milijonov EUR, ki ga je družbi EEL GmbH odobrila [banka], obnovljena, ko je družba EEL GmbHobnovila posojila, odobrena družbi FN GmbH.
In addition, the aid is considered to be proportionate, only if the same result could not be reached with less aid and less distortion.
Glej opombo 16.
This means that the amount and intensity of the aid must be limited to the minimum needed for the aided activity to take place.
Glej sprotno opombo 7.
According to Germany, the aid was necessary because the development of the airport would have been jeopardised given the tight financial situation of FN GmbH at the time of the granting of the aid.
Vendar ta ponudba ni bila uresničena.
Germany also adds that, if the project had been undertaken directly by public authorities, these authorities would have had to cover the construction costs as well as the initial operating losses.
Za več informacij o končnih smernicah za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 glej uvodno izjavo 38.
The Commission shares this view and notes that the public support was granted in a period when FN GmbH' private shareholders realised very significant investments into the infrastructure in the start-up phase of the project (EUR [20-60] million in 2002-2003), while bearing the initial operational losses of the airport.
Glej združene zadeve C-83/01 P, C-93/01 P in C-94/01, Chronopost proti Ufex in drugim, EU:C:2003:388, točka 37.
It is doubtful that local authorities with limited financial resources like the district of Kleve and the commune of Weeze could have borne the financial burden of such a large scale project on their own, while they could reach the same result with a limited involvement by backing up a private initiative.
Sporočilo Komisije o spremembi metode določanja referenčnih obrestnih mer in diskontnih stopenj,(UL C 14, 19.1.2008, str. 6).
In view of the risky nature of the project, which constitutes one of the very few cases of private airports in Europe, a limited public support seems therefore well justified at its start-up phase.
Obvestilo Komisije o načinu določanja referenčnih obrestnih mer in diskontnih stopenj (UL C 273, 9.9.1997, str. 3).
According to Germany, without the aid, the investment could not have been carried out to the same extent absent measure 1, 2 and 3.
Odločba Komisije z dne 15. junija 2011, N 322/10–, točka 49, http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/cases/237041/237041_1243261_83_3.pdf.
As rightly argued by Germany, only a limited number of investments could have been carried out, such as the widening of the runway.
Uporaba členov 92 in 93 Pogodbe ES ter člena 61 Sporazuma EGP za državne pomoči v letalskem sektorju(UL C 350, 10.12.1994, str. 5).
It would have been necessary to delay certain investments substantially, thereby causing the airport to face serious operational difficulties or preventing them from meeting the expected demand of airlines and passengers in the catchment area.
Zlasti sodba Sodišča prve stopnje (tretji senat) z dne 12. decembra 2000 v zadevi T-128/98, Aéroports de Paris proti Komisiji, Recueil, str.
Therefore, it may be concluded that aid measures 1, 2 and 3 have an incentive effect, as they enabled the beneficiary to carry out the investment.
II-3929, EU:T:2000:290; sodba Sodišča prve stopnje (osmi razširjeni senat) z dne 17. decembra 2008 v zadevi T-196/04, Ryanair Ltd proti Komisiji Evropskih skupnosti, EU:T:2008:585, ter sodba Splošnega sodišča (osmi senat) z dne 24. marca 2011 v zadevah T-443/08 in T-445/08, Freistaat Sachsen in Land Sachsen-Anhalt proti Evropski komisiji, EU:T:2011:117.