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With regard to the equipment subsidies to the CCIPB, the Commission wondered whether the public authorities had acted as a prudent investor in granting these subsidies.
Družba Ryanair poudarja, da pogoji, ki so ji bili ponujeni, niso zaupni in da v nasprotju s standardno prakso v panogi pogodba o letaliških storitvah iz leta 2005 zbornici izrecno dovoljuje, da njeno vsebino razkrije drugim letalskim prevoznikom.
The Commission indicated that it could not therefore rule out the possibility of these subsidies constituting State aid.
Družba Ryanair trdi, da od zbornice na podlagi pogodbe o letaliških storitvah iz leta 2005 ni prejela nobene nezakonite prednosti in da pregleden odnos, ki ga zajema pogodba, ne izpolnjuje merila selektivnosti, ki je bistven pogoj (čeprav sam po sebi ne zadostuje) za opredelitev ukrepa kot državne pomoči.
As regards the compatibility of this potential aid with the internal market, the Commission referred to the criteria set out in the 2005 Guidelines on investment aid to airports.
Trdi tudi, da zadevni ukrepi ne izpolnjujejo drugih pogojev za obstoj državne pomoči (na primer pogojev v zvezi z vplivom na trgovino med državami članicami in izkrivljanjem konkurence).
The Commission expressed doubts as to whether this potential aid was compatible with the internal market.
Družba AMS navaja, da ponuja oglaševalski prostor na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair pod standardnimi tržnimi pogoji in po cenah, ki temeljijo na ceniku, objavljenem na njenem spletnem mestu.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Družba AMS meni, da pogodba o storitvah spletnega trženja z zbornico ne spada na področje uporabe pravil EU na področju prevoza, saj je standardna poslovna pogodba o oglaševanju, podobna pogodbam, ki se redno sklepajo z medijskimi hišami, televizijskimi in radijskimi postajami, ponudniki oglaševanja na prostem itd.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY INTERESTED THIRD PARTIES FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Po navedbah družbe AMS pogoji, pod katerimi je zbornica kupila oglaševalski prostor na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair, izražajo tržne pogoje in so skladni z njimi.
The Commission received comments from five interested third parties:
V zvezi z vrednostjo oglaševalskega prostora na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair družba AMS poudarja, da njene cene tega prostora izražajo vse večji poslovni uspeh tega spletnega mesta in njegovo edinstveno zmožnost, da z oglaševanjem doseže točno določeno ciljno občinstvo.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF PAU-BÉARN (CCIPB)
Družba AMS trdi, da je spletno mesto družbe Ryanair kot oglaševalski prostor veliko bolj zaželeno kot katero koli drugo mesto za potovanja na splošnih portalih, ki jih je Komisija uporabila kot merilo.
Airport services agreement signed with Ryanair
Poudarja, da spletno mesto družbe Ryanair vsak mesec zabeleži več kot 300 milijonov ogledov.
As regards the airport charges applied to Ryanair, the CCIPB confirms that these stem from the application of rates applicable as much to Ryanair as to any other airline.
Trdi, da so zasebni upravljavci letališč (na primer […] in […]) z družbo AMS podpisali pogodbe, ki so bile podobne pogodbi, sklenjeni z zbornico.
The CCIPB notes that there are three categories of airport charges:
Družba AMS trdi, da ni pomembno, ali je bila zadevna pogodba potrebna, kot se Komisija sprašuje v sklepu o začetku postopka:
regulated airport charges,
„[…] Komisija [se] sprašuje, ali so sklenjene storitve trženja potrebne za [zbornico] in ali ni bila Pogodba o storitvah trženja sklenjena izključno za subvencioniranje proge Pau–London Stansted“.
non-regulated groundhandling charges,
Družba AMS meni, da ta vrsta transakcije, ki je bila opravljena pod tržnimi pogoji, izključuje obstoj pomoči in da ni pravnega precedensa za presojo te „potrebe“.
state taxes.
Če pa Komisija vztraja pri pomislekih glede te potrebe, družba AMS poudarja, da je zbornica odgovorna tako za promocijo regije Pau-Béarn kot za upravljanje letališča Pau.
Firstly, the CCIPB confirms that it applies the regulated airport charges (of which there are four: landing charge, parking charge, runway lighting charge and passenger charge) to airlines in an objective and non-discriminatory way.
Meni, da je oglaševanje na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair poslovno smiselno z vidika obeh navedenih ciljev.
Their amount is determined by a joint committee comprising the operators and the airlines, as well as the supervisory authority.
V zvezi z nakupom oglaševalskega prostora za promocijo regije družba AMS poudarja, da francoske gospodarske zbornice tekmujejo med sabo in morajo uporabljati „teritorialno trženje“, da bi bila njihova regija uspešnejša kot konkurenčne regije.
The CCIPB notes that, with regard to the parking charge, this becomes payable only after the aircraft has been parked for more than two hours at the airport, whereas Ryanair’s turnaround time is normally limited to 25 minutes.
Po njenem mnenju ima zbornica neposreden poslovni interes za uporabo tega pristopa, saj ta poveča število potnikov ter s tem na letališče privabi pomožna podjetja in poveča prihodke letališča.
The CCIPB notes that, with regard to the runway lighting charge, Ryanair’s flights operate only in the daytime, which reduces the likelihood of Ryanair having to pay a lighting charge.
Družba AMS trdi, da zbornica na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair ne oglašuje z namenom subvencionirati ruto Pau–London in da je prostor na tem spletnem mestu, ki ga družba AMS zagotavlja zbornici, pravzaprav dragocen vir, za katerega se dokazano zanimajo tudi druge stranke, vključno z zasebnim sektorjem.
Secondly, with regard to the non-regulated groundhandling charges (for example, groundhandling services or aircraft docking), the CCIPB notes that the rates are commercially negotiated with each airline according to its specific situation.
Zato prodaje takega prostora ni primerno obravnavati zgolj kot izgovor za izplačilo subvencij.
In practice, any purely arithmetic comparison between airlines is not necessarily relevant given that, despite the identical size of aircraft, many other criteria need to be taken into account, such as the annual volume and frequency of the airline’s flights, the daytime period (off-peak or peak) during which flights are operated, additional charges for night flights, delays, de-icing operations, aircraft cleaning operations, and so on.
Po mnenju družbe AMS pogodba o storitvah spletnega trženja ne pomeni pomoči, saj njeni pogoji ustrezajo pogojem standardne poslovne pogodbe in družbi AMS (ali družbi Ryanair) ne dajejo nobene prednosti.
Thirdly, the CCIPB stresses that, with regard to state taxes (of which there are two: airport tax and civil aviation tax), these are applied in a strictly identical manner to all airlines.
Meni, da ta pogodba zato ne izkrivlja konkurence in ne vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
The CCIPB is not involved in determining their amount, which is set by the regulatory authority.
Družba Air France z letališča Pau opravlja približno pet letov na letališče Paris Orly na dan, tri lete na letališče Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle na dan in štiri lete na letališče v Lyonu na dan (prek hčerinske družbe).
Marketing services agreement signed with AMS
Družba Air France navaja, da so prednosti, dodeljene družbi Ryanair in njeni hčerinski družbi AMS, ki jih družba Air France ne uživa, bistveno znižale operativne stroške družbe Ryanair.
According to the CCIPB, the sums paid by the CCIPB to AMS do not constitute State aid.
Trdi, da to vpliva na neposredno konkurenco med družbama Ryanair in Air France za lete, ki se opravljajo na letališče Pau in z njega, pa tudi na konkurenco za vse rute znotraj Skupnosti.
The CCIPB notes that, as the concession-holder for Pau airport, it decided in line with the 2005 Guidelines to publish, in the Air & Cosmos magazine for December 2007, a call for proposals in order to find one or more airlines ready to offer new destinations in Europe from Pau in return for financial aid (eight lots were envisaged).
Zato navedene prednosti neposredno vplivajo na trgovino med državami članicami.
However, by 31 January 2008, which was the deadline for receiving proposals, no offers had been made by any airlines.
Letališke pristojbine
According to the CCIPB, no public or administrative authorities were involved at any stage in the negotiations with Ryanair or in the conclusion of the commercial partnership with this company.
Ta pristojbina se zaračuna, če je letalo na ploščadi parkirano vsaj dve uri.
The CCIPB takes the view that chambers of commerce and industry (‘CCIs’) operate airport facilities ‘under the rules of private law’.
Družbi Air France se ne zdi nenavadno, da družba Ryanair za 25-minutne postanke ne plača te pristojbine, vendar meni, da bi bilo treba od družbe Ryanair zahtevati plačilo te pristojbine, če postanek traja več kot dve uri.
According to the CCIPB, CCIs constitute ‘a very specific category of public body ... whose object is to freely represent the commercial and industrial interests of their area before public authorities’.
Družba Air France poudarja, da glede na cenik zbornice iz leta 2007 javna tarifa za pristojbino za razsvetljavo znaša 35,18 EUR na premik letala.
The CCIPB adds that ‘the fact that they are linked to the State ... does not in itself imply any subordination’.
Ta pristojbina se zaračuna, če se za „premik letala“, tj. pristanek ali vzlet, podnevi ali ponoči uporabi oprema za razsvetljavo.
When operating the airport and, as a result, when concluding a partnership with Ryanair, the CCIPB is therefore operating entirely independently of its supervisory authority and without any direct or indirect state intervention.
Izgovor, da se ta pristojbina družbi Ryanair ne zaračunava, ker lete opravlja samo podnevi, zato ni v skladu s splošnimi pogoji za uporabo te pristojbine.
Criterion of a private investor in a market economy
Družba Air France poudarja, da se te javne pristojbine običajno občasno spremenijo, in meni, da bi morale kakršne koli spremembe teh pristojbin, ki veljajo za druge letalske prevoznike, ki opravljajo lete na letališče Pau in z njega, veljati tudi za družbo Ryanair.
The CCIPB indicates that it received an offer from Ryanair to operate the Pau-London Stansted route after the agreement of 28 January 2003 was declared void by Pau Administrative Court on 3 May 2005.
Storitve zemeljske oskrbe
As regards the operational aspect of the route, the CCIPB signed with Ryanair an airport services agreement that, according to the CCIPB, did not result in any substantial difference in treatment between Ryanair and other airlines operating from Pau airport.
Družba Air France poudarja, da je upravno sodišče v Pauju v sodbi z dne 3. maja 2005 ugotovilo, da neupravičen popust na pristojbine za storitve zemeljske oskrbe, dodeljen družbi Ryanair, pomeni državno pomoč, ki jo je treba šteti za nezakonito, saj ni bila priglašena.
The CCIPB adds that, in order to commercially develop the airport, it signed a web marketing services agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ryanair, namely AMS.
Družba Air France poudarja, da ponuja veliko več letov na letališče Pau in z njega kot družba Ryanair.
With regard to this agreement, the CCIPB takes the view that it acted as a private investor in a market economy for five reasons, which are set out in recitals 138 to 142.
Glede na te okoliščine meni, da pristojbine, ki jih zbornica družbi Ryanair zaračunava za storitve zemeljske oskrbe, ne bi smele biti ugodnejše kot pristojbine, zaračunane družbi Air France.
Firstly, in return for the price paid by the CCIPB, AMS would provide genuine commercial services, including numerous weblinks on the ryanair.com website, enabling internet users to be directed straight to the websites of the CCIPB, the airport, the region’s infrastructure (buses, trains, taxis), the Béarn Tourism Office, and so on.
Družba Air France ugotavlja, da je ta vrsta pogodbe med upravljavcem letališča in družbo AMS, ki je hčerinska družba družbe Ryanair, očitno običajna praksa družbe Ryanair na letališčih, na katerih se odloči uvesti rute.
Secondly, the ryanair.com website is currently and indisputably the leading travel reservation website in Europe, and by far one of the websites most Googled by internet users.
Navaja, da so francoska upravna sodišča že zavrnila tako vrsto ukrepov, če domnevne promocijske storitve niso bile izvedene ali pa so bile izvedene pod pogoji, ki so pretirano ugodni za družbo Ryanair.
Using the ryanair.com website to advertise Pau airport represents a real opportunity for the airport and the local communities that it serves.
Družba Air France ne nasprotuje dejstvu, da so lahko nekatere vrste pomoči za trženje sprejemljive v skladu s pravili Skupnosti.
Airports and other third parties (car rental companies, hotels, regions, etc.) are ready to pay the prices indicated in the rate card published on the AMS website.
Vendar meni, da pogodba o „storitvah trženja“ verjetno ne izpolnjuje pogojev za združljivost z notranjim trgom iz člena 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Some wholly private airports have also agreed to pay these amounts.
Sklepna ugotovitev
The CCIPB stresses the added value of advertising on the ryanair.com website, citing a study by the company Planet-Work that indicated that advertising purchased on the ryanair.com website offered greater visibility, for Pau airport and its region, in terms of the number of clicks by internet users, than advertising on the voyages-sncf.com website.
Družba Air France prosi, da se ustavijo plačila, ki jih družba Ryanair od leta 2005 prejema od letališča Pau in so po mnenju družbe Air France neupravičena, ter da se odredi vračilo nezakonite pomoči, ki jo je prejela družba Ryanair.
The CCIPB therefore concludes that, for the services provided, the prices applied by AMS and paid by the CCIPB are ‘market prices’.
PRIPOMBE, KI SO JIH ZAINTERESIRANE TRETJE STRANI PREDLOŽILE PO RAZŠIRITVI FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
Thirdly, in the CCIPB’s opinion, it does not seem that the one-off nature of the price paid for the services provided is a criterion for determining the existence of State aid.
Zbornica meni, da pogodbe o storitvah trženja in pogodbe o letaliških storitvah, ki jih je sklenila z letalskimi prevozniki in/ali njihovimi hčerinskimi družbami, ne vsebujejo nobenega elementa državne pomoči.
Fourthly, the sums paid under the Pau-Charleroi agreement resulted in different services from those that the CCIPB received under the Pau-London agreement.
Zbornica poudarja, da se te pogodbe po naravi in namenu močno razlikujejo in jih je treba proučiti ločeno.
Accordingly, the CCIPB has not paid twice for the same service, which helps to prove that the sums paid are not subsidies for the launch of a route.
Ni pomembno, da so bile te pogodbe podpisane na isti dan, saj imajo različne namene.
The CCIPB also asserts that, if the sum had been intended to support the route’s structural operating deficit, it would have clearly been insufficient.
Pogodba o letaliških storitvah je namenjena določitvi pogojev, pod katerimi letališče Pau letalskim prevoznikom proti plačilu daje na razpolago svoje letališke objekte in jim zagotavlja različne letališke storitve.
Fifthly, the CCIPB considers that it is very difficult for a non-profit-making public body to prove that the sum of EUR […] paid to AMS has enabled the CCIPB to ‘make a profit’ of EUR […].
Na drugi strani je pogodba o storitvah trženja namenjena opredelitvi pogojev, pod katerimi mora letalski prevoznik proti plačilu promovirati letališče Pau ter turistične in poslovne zanimivosti regije Pau-Béarn na svojem spletnem mestu.
However, the CCIPB is certain that, in terms of image and/or attractiveness, the link on the ryanair.com website (and the absence of short-haul destinations on this website) made this investment worthwhile.
Zato ti dve vrsti pogodb nista neločljivo povezani.
Distortion of competition
Podobno, tudi če so pogoji v zvezi z letališkimi storitvami, ki jih zagotavlja letališče, in storitvami trženja, ki jih zagotavlja letalski prevoznik ali ena od njegovih hčerinskih družb, vključeni v isto pogodbo, to ne pomeni, da mora pravna proučitev obstoja državne pomoči zajeti obe vrsti storitev, če nista „uravnoteženi“.
The CCIPB takes the view that the sums that it paid in return for the marketing services provided by AMS do not affect competition.
V zvezi z ravnanjem zbornice in ravnanjem drugih javnih subjektov zbornica meni, da se ne bi smela presoditi skupaj, vsaj ne za pogodbe o storitvah trženja (kar dodatno upravičuje ločeno proučitev pogodb), saj se je zbornica o teh pogodbah pogajala in jih sklenila povsem neodvisno, brez posredovanja drugih javnih subjektov.
The Pau destination did not spontaneously interest any airline other than Air France and, despite the airport’s efforts, only Ryanair for London and Transavia for Amsterdam submitted proposals.
Pogodbe o storitvah trženja, ki jih je sklenila zbornica
The CCIPB notes that the arrival of low-fare routes did not affect the Air France routes, which saw their traffic from Pau increase from 2003.
Odgovornost
ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN AIRLINES (‘AEA’)
Zbornica meni, da plačil na podlagi pogodb o storitvah trženja ni mogoče pripisati državi, saj zbornica letališče upravlja povsem neodvisno od svojih nadzornih organov.
The AEA considers itself to be an interested party in this case.
Odločitve za plačilo družbama Ryanair in AMS na eni strani ter družbi Transavia na drugi strani za storitve trženja je zbornica sprejela posamično in neodvisno ter brez neposrednega ali posrednega posredovanja države.
Firstly, it has one member airline operating at Pau airport (Air France).
Gospodarska prednost, dodeljena letalskim prevoznikom
More generally, however, the AEA, which represents the interests of European ‘network’ carriers, considers that it has a natural interest in monitoring the implementation of the 2005 Guidelines.
Po mnenju zbornice je jasno, da je delovala kot preudaren zasebni vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu.
According to the AEA, carriers that unlawfully benefit from certain reductions in their charges contribute to creating distortions of competition within the common market, to the detriment of other carriers that have to bear the costs of their operations.
Meni zlasti, da sta družbi AMS in Transavia zagotovili resnične komercialne storitve, vključno s povezavami na svojih spletnih mestih, ki uporabnike interneta usmerijo neposredno na spletno mesto zbornice, in da plačilo za to ustreza tržni ceni.
The AEA considers that the two agreements that the CCIPB signed with Ryanair and its wholly-owned subsidiary AMS, namely (1) the airport services agreement for the London Stansted-Pau route and (2) the web marketing services agreement under which AMS receives a one-off sum of EUR 437 000 per year, raise serious concerns.
V zvezi s tem opozarja na veliko število obiskovalcev spletnih mest družb Ryanair in Transavia.
In its opinion, the fact that Ryanair is the only airport user to benefit from a special airport services agreement is a more than questionable practice.
Zbornica trdi tudi, da so cene, ki jih je zaračunala družba AMS, enake cenam z javnega cenika, ki je objavljen na spletnem mestu družbe.
Furthermore, it considers that Ryanair should not be exempt from parking and lighting charges and that, when Ryanair’s turnarounds exceed two hours, it should be subject to the same charges as other airlines.
Te cene se torej uporabljajo brez razlikovanja za vsa letališča, ki so stranke družbe AMS, vključno z nekaterimi povsem privatiziranimi britanskimi letališči.
The AEA claims that it has been broadly acknowledged by various French courts that the marketing services agreement signed with AMS created conditions that were excessively favourable to Ryanair.
Družba Transavia storitve trženja zagotavlja zasebnemu letališču v Italiji.
It notes that expressions such as ‘imbalance’ were also used by Pau Administrative Court in a May 2005 judgment, which could only conclude that this type of agreement constituted financial aid to Ryanair.
Poleg tega zbornica navaja, da so nekatera francoska letališča, ki jih upravljajo zasebne družbe (kot imetnice licence za opravljanje javnih storitev), vključno z letališčem Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées, ki ga upravlja kanadska družba SNC-Lavalin, očitno sklenila pogodbe o storitvah trženja z družbo AMS.
Ryanair argues that the terms and conditions of the 2005 airport services agreement correspond to market conditions and that the agreement does not confer any selective advantage on Ryanair and does not therefore distort competition or affect trade between Member States.
Zbornica trdi tudi, da enkratnost plačila za opravljene storitve očitno ni merilo za ugotovitev obstoja državne pomoči in da so bile v zameno za plačila po pogodbi za ruto Pau–Charleroi opravljene storitve, ki se razlikujejo od tistih, ki jih je zbornica prejela na podlagi pogodbe za ruto Pau–London, tako pa zbornica ni plačala dvakrat za iste storitve.
Ryanair points out that it is paying the standard airport charges and taxes applicable at Pau airport, in addition to commission on ticket sales and excess baggage.
Meni tudi, da plačani zneski ne zadostujejo za uvedbo rute.
It notes that these charges are similar to those applied at other comparable airports, as well as to other airlines operating at Pau airport.
Zbornica meni, da je imel nakup teh storitev trženja po cenah, navedenih v pogodbah, nedvomne gospodarske posledice, ki so koristile zbornici, in sicer z dveh vidikov.
To its knowledge, the CCIPB is not treating Ryanair more favourably than other airlines.
Prvič, storitve trženja so ugodno vplivale na prihodke iz poslovanja letališča, zlasti s povečanjem pretoka potnikov na letališču.
According to Ryanair, the conditional reductions in the parking and lighting charges and in the handling charges provided for in Articles 7.1.3 and 7.2 of the 2005 airport services agreement are based on objective criteria set out in the agreement, namely the absence of daytime lighting and parking or heavy handling given Ryanair’s 25-minute turnaround time and ‘no frills’ service offered to its passengers.
Drugič, te posledice so koristile tudi celemu mestu Pau in njegovi regiji.
Ryanair stresses that the terms and conditions offered to it are not secret and that, contrary to standard industry practice, the 2005 airport services agreement expressly authorises the CCIPB to reveal its contents to other airlines.
V nasprotju z mnenjem svetovalca zbornica meni, da ima velik poslovni interes za nakup takih storitev, saj je letališče Pau regionalno letališče, na katerem naravni pretok potnikov ni dovolj velik, da bi lahko letališče uravnotežilo svoje poslovne račune.
Ryanair maintains that it did not receive any unlawful advantage from the CCIPB under the 2005 airport services agreement and that the transparent relationship covered by the agreement lacks the selectivity that is an essential condition (although not sufficient by itself) for classifying a measure as State aid.
Zbornica navaja, da se je promet na letališču Pau po prihodu družbe Ryanair in zaradi promocijskih prizadevanj na njenem spletnem mestu močno povečal.
It also asserts that the other conditions necessary for State aid to exist (effect on trade between Member States and distortions of competition, for example) are not met by the measures in question.
Nazadnje zbornica navaja, da ni podaljšala pogodbe o storitvah trženja z družbo AMS, saj so bile nove cene, o katerih se je pogajala, previsoke.
AMS indicates that it offers advertising space on the Ryanair website under standard market conditions at prices based on a rate card published on its own website.
Ta odločitev potrjuje, da ni bila pripravljena ugoditi družbi Ryanair za vsako ceno.
AMS considers that the web marketing services (WMS) agreement with the CCIPB falls outside the scope of EU transport rules, since it is a standard commercial advertising agreement, similar to those routinely entered into with newspapers, television and radio broadcasters, outdoor media providers, and so on.
Zbornica meni, da zneski, plačani za storitve trženja, nikakor niso vplivali na konkurenco med letalskimi prevozniki ali letališči.