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Dr Barret adds that National Development Plan funds have been allocated exclusively to CIÉ to the exclusion of all other operators.
Profesor Mackie navaja, da resnično vprašanje ni konkurenca na eni strani in monopol na drugi, temveč oblika lastništva prevladujočih družb, njihova organizacija in upravljanje.
According to Dr Barret, the Memoranda of Understanding are an example of the insider-outsider model in operation and do not constitute an efficient method of ensuring the provision of either commercial or public service bus transport.
Profesor Mackie opisuje metodologijo, ki jo priporoča za upravljanje avtobusnega sektorja.
Dr Barret states that the combination of State compensation to CIÉ in excess of its actual losses, permission by the Department of Transport to charge different fares on contested and uncontested routes, and the lack of transparent procedures in the allocation of public service and investment grants, de facto gives CIÉ a massive war chest from which to finance lower fares on routes where there is competition with more efficient independent bus companies.
Po njegovih besedah je treba v primeru odprtega trga od vseh zasebnih in javnih izvajalcev zahtevati predložitev revidiranih donosov iz prometa in dobička.
Professor Frank W.
Ločeni računovodski izkazi za storitve medkrajevnih prevozov bi izvajalcem, kot je Bus Éireann, omogočili, da javnosti pokažejo, da ne konkurirajo nepošteno prek navzkrižnega subvencioniranja.
Roche, Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at the University College of Dublin
Druge zainteresirane strani
According to Prof. Roche, the State compensation in question relates to loss-making urban, commuter and rural services only.
Jerome Casey in Company Ltd.
Prof. Roche emphasises the important role that Bus Éireann plays in relation to small- and medium-sized bus enterprises in Ireland.
Casey meni, da državna pomoč za objekte za potnike in garaže ni zagotovljena kot javno dobro, temveč za financiranje zasebne, izključne lastnine javnih avtobusnih prevoznikov.
Through subcontracting, Bus Éireann facilitates access to the market for SMEs, the majority of whom would not have the scale or the capabilities to survive if they were competing directly with larger indigenous or multinational operators.
Po njegovem mnenju je treba preučiti, ali je financiranje navedenih objektov pomenilo konkurenčno prednost za družbi Dublin Bus in Bus Éireann, torej ali so bili neto stroški za zadevni družbi za upravljanje navedenih objektov nižji od neto stroškov primerljivih objektov, ki jih zagotovi trg.
Professor Peter Mackie, University of Leeds
Sploh ni jasno, da je gospodarska prednost, ki so jo javni avtobusni prevozniki pridobili z navedenimi objekti, presegla njihove stroške.
Prof. Mackie states that the real issue is not competition versus monopoly, but how the dominant firms are owned, organised and managed.
Casey navaja, da je težko razumeti logiko pritožnikovega argumenta, da so nepovratna sredstva za usposabljanje o invalidnosti protikonkurenčna in ovirajo njegovo poslovanje.
Prof. Mackie describes the methodology he recommends for regulating the bus sector.
Nobena od članic pritožnika ne vključuje potovanja invalidov v svoje običajno delovanje, družbi Dublin Bus in Bus Éireann pa ga vključujeta.
According to Prof. Mackie, if the market is opened then all operators, public and private, should be required to submit audited traffic and revenue returns.
Casey se sprašuje, zakaj bi bilo treba članice pritožnika plačati za delo, ki se mu načrtno izogibajo in ga zavračajo.
Separate accounts for long distance services would enable operators such as Bus Éireann to demonstrate publicly that they are not unfairly competing through cross-subsidy.
PRIPOMBE IRSKE NA UGOTOVITVE TRETJIH STRANI
Other interested parties
Irska se je pri pripombah omejila na ugotovitve pritožnika, pri čemer je izpustila vse ugotovitve drugih tretjih strani, poleg tega pa se je omejila na pravne organe in določbe, na katere se je skliceval pritožnik, ter domnevo o tem, da se pri uporabi subvencij ni razlikovalo med različnimi progami.
Jerome Casey and Company Ltd Marketing & Strategic Management
V zvezi s tem je Irska navedla, da tako Dublin Bus kot Bus Éireann izpolnjujeta svoje obveznosti javne službe z mrežnim pristopom ob upoštevanju velikosti, obsega in zapletenosti naloženih obveznosti, kar pomeni, da so storitve in proge načrtovane in upravljane kot mreža, ne pa kot posamezne proge.
Mr Casey contends that the State aid for passenger and garage facilities has been provided, not as a public good, but to fund the private, exclusive property of publicly owned bus companies.
OCENA UKREPOV
According to Mr Casey, the argument must be addressed whether the funding of those facilities conferred a competitive advantage on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, that is to say whether the net cost to the companies in question of operating those facilities was lower than the net cost of comparative market-provided facilities.
Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da je Irska v odzivu na sklep o začetku postopka domnevala, da shema za prevoz učencev ni bila zajeta v predhodno preiskavo, zato je v formalnem postopku preiskave ni bilo mogoče upoštevati.
It is not clear at all that the economic advantage to the public bus companies from those facilities outweighed their cost.
Komisija je v uvodni izjavi 40 sklepa o začetku postopka sicer potrdila, da ni imela nobenih informacij o pogojih in znesku nadomestila, ki so ga plačali irski organi v okviru navedene sheme, vendar je dejansko pojasnila obrise sheme za prevoz učencev v uvodnih izjavah 20 in 30 v sklepu o začetku postopka ter podatke v zvezi s šolskim prevozom v proučitvi v oddelku C.2 sklepa o začetku postopka v zvezi z obstojem državne pomoči.
Mr Casey states that it is difficult to understand the logic underlying the complainant's argument that disability training grants are anti-competitive and a constraint on the complainant's trade.
Uvodna izjava 90 sklepa o začetku postopka jasno navaja, da je Komisija irske organe jasno pozvala, „naj zagotovijo natančne informacije o pogojih pogodb za izvajanje javnega prometa in storitev šolskega prevoza, vključno s postopki, s katerimi se take pogodbe sklenejo“.
None of the member companies of the complainant integrate disabled travel into their normal operations, whereas Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann do.
Torej ne more biti nobenega dvoma, da je sklep o začetku postopka zajemal shemo prevoza učencev.
Mr Casey asks why the complainant's member companies should be paid for work they deliberately retreat from and refuse to undertake.
V skladu s členom 107(1) Pogodbe je „[…] vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva s skupnim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami“.
COMMENTS FROM IRELAND ON THIRD PARTY OBSERVATIONS
To pomeni, da se lahko ukrepi obravnavajo kot državna pomoč v smislu navedene določbe le, če so izpolnjeni naslednji štirje kumulativni pogoji: (i) ukrep mora biti pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, (ii) ukrep mora pomeniti gospodarsko prednost za podjetje prejemnika, (iii) prednost mora biti selektivna in (iv) ukrep mora izkrivljati ali bi lahko izkrivljal konkurenco in prizadel trgovino znotraj EU.
Ireland limited itself to commenting on the complainant's observations, and not on any other third party observations, and limited itself to the legal authorities and provisions relied upon by the complainant and the allegation of failure to distinguish between different routes in the application of subsidies.
Poleg tega lahko ukrep pomeni državno pomoč le, če upravičenec izvaja gospodarsko dejavnost, tako da se lahko upravičenec šteje za podjetje v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
In this regard, Ireland stated that Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann both meet their PSOs with a network approach, with scale, range and complexity of the obligations imposed meaning that services and routes are planned and operated as a network rather than as individual routes.
Sodna praksa Sodišča Evropske unije določa, da je gospodarska dejavnost „vsaka dejavnost ponudbe dobrin in storitev na dano tržišče“ [32].
ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURES
Dublin Bus in Bus Éireann izvajata avtobusne storitve in prejemata voznine za zagotavljanje navedenih storitev.
The Commission notes, as a preliminary matter, that Ireland, in response to the Opening Decision, alleged that the School Transport Scheme was not within the scope of the preliminary investigation and therefore could not be considered during the formal investigation procedure.
Tako izvajata gospodarsko dejavnost, zaradi česar ju je treba šteti za podjetji za namene člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
While the Commission acknowledged in recital 40 of the Opening Decision that it did not have any information concerning the conditions and the amount of the compensation paid by the Irish authorities under that scheme, it did explain the contours of the School Transport Scheme in recitals 20 and 30 of the Opening Decision and school transport figures in the examination in Section C.2 of the Opening Decision on the existence of State aid.
Komisija v sklepu o začetku postopka ni mogla izključiti možnosti, da so zadevni ukrepi pomenili državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Finally, as is clear from recital 90 of the Opening Decision the Commission clearly invited the Irish authorities ‘to provide detailed information concerning the terms and conditions of contracts for the operation of public transport and school transport services including the procedures under which such contracts are concluded’.
Irski organi so navedli, da so vsi zadevni ukrepi veljavna pomoč.
There can therefore be no doubt that the School Transport Scheme was covered by the Opening Decision.
To pomeni, da po mnenju irskih organov vsi zadevni ukrepi pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Article 107(1) of the Treaty provides that ‘[…] any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market’.
Komisija bo v oddelkih v nadaljevanju pojasnila, zakaj meni, da vsak od zadevnih ukrepov pomeni državno pomoč v smislu navedene določbe.
This means that for any of the measures to be qualified as State aid within the meaning of that provision, the following four cumulative conditions have to be met: (i) the measure must be granted by the State or through State resources; (ii) the measure must confer an economic advantage on the recipient undertaking; (iii) the advantage must be selective; and (iv) the measure must distort or threaten to distort competition and to affect intra-EU trade.
Državna sredstva
Furthermore, a measure can only constitute State aid if the beneficiary performs an economic activity so that that beneficiary can be regarded as an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Na podlagi informacij, ki so jih predložili irski organi, vsi zadevni ukrepi vključujejo finančne prispevke, bodisi neposredno od irskih organov bodisi so prek CIÉ preneseni na družbi Dublin Bus in Bus Éireann.
The case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union defines an economic activity as ‘any activity consisting in offering goods and services on a given market’ [32].
Navedeni prispevki vključujejo državne vire.
Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann operate bus services and receive fares for the provision of those services.
Zato Komisija meni, da je pogoj, da mora pomoč dodeliti država članica ali da gre za kakršno koli vrsto pomoči iz državnih sredstev, izpolnjen.
They thus perform an economic activity and should therefore be considered undertakings for the purposes of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Selektivna gospodarska prednost
In the Opening Decision, the Commission was not able to exclude the possibility that the measures at issue constituted State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Da bi zadevni ukrepi pomenili državno pomoč, morajo zagotavljati gospodarsko prednost, ki je podjetje prejemnika ne bi pridobilo pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.
The Irish authorities have submitted that all the measures at issue are existing aid.
Letno nadomestilo za izvajanje za avtobusne storitve v mestnem, primestnem in regionalnem prometu do 30. novembra 2009 in financiranje novih avtobusov [33]
This implies that the Irish authorities consider all the measures at issue to constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Irska trdi, da nadomestilo, dodeljeno za avtobusne storitve v mestnem, primestnem in regionalnem prometu, ter financiranje novih avtobusov, dodeljeno Bus Éireann ali Dublin Bus, ne pomeni nadomestila za izpolnjevanje obveznosti javne službe v skladu s pogoji iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark [34] ter torej ne pomeni prednosti za prejemnike.
The Commission will explain in the following sections why it considers each of the measures at issue to constitute State aid within the meaning of that provision.
Sodišče je v sodbi v zadevi Altmark menilo, da „se za državno intervencijo ne uporablja člen [107(1)] Pogodbe, če jo je treba šteti za nadomestilo, ki pomeni plačilo za storitve, ki so jih opravila podjetja, ki prejemajo nadomestilo za izpolnjevanje obveznosti javne službe […]“, če so izpolnjeni naslednji kumulativni pogoji:
State resources
prvič, podjetje, ki prejema nadomestilo, mora dejansko izpolnjevati obveznosti javne službe, te obveznosti pa morajo biti jasno opredeljene;
On the basis of the information provided by the Irish authorities, all of the measures at issue involve financial contributions, either directly from the Irish authorities, or via CIÉ, transferred to Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann.
drugič, merila, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, morajo biti določena vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno;
Those contributions comprise State resources.
tretjič, nadomestilo ne sme presegati tistega, ker je nujno za kritje vseh ali dela stroškov, ki so nastali zaradi izpolnjevanja obveznosti javne službe, pri čemer je treba upoštevati realizirane prejemke in razumen dobiček za izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti;
Therefore, the Commission considers that the condition that aid must be granted by a Member State or through State resources is therefore satisfied.
V zvezi z uporabo četrtega pogoja iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark za letno nadomestilo za izvajanje avtobusnih storitev v mestnem, primestnem in regionalnem prometu ter financiranje novih avtobusov ni bila niti družbi Bus Éireann niti družbi Dublin Bus naložena zadevna obveznost javne službe med odprtim, preglednim in nediskriminatornim razpisnim postopkom.
Selective economic advantage
Zato mora Komisija v zvezi z vprašanjem, ali je četrti pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark izpolnjen, preveriti predvideno drugo možnost, po kateri se znesek nadomestila izračuna na podlagi analize stroškov povprečnega, dobro vodenega podjetja, ki je ustrezno opremljeno s prevoznimi sredstvi.
Annual operating compensation for urban, suburban and regional bus services until 30 November 2009 and the financing of new buses [33]
Komisija upošteva poročilo iz leta 2006, navedeno v prejšnji uvodni izjavi, in se strinja, da je do določene mere morda vsebovalo analizo stroškov, nastalih „dobro upravljanemu“ podjetju, kot je navedeno v četrtem pogoju iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark.
Ireland claims that the compensation granted for urban, suburban and regional bus services and the financing of new buses granted to Bus Éireann nor Dublin Bus constitute compensation for the discharge of PSOs in accordance with conditions laid down in the Altmark judgment [34] and thus do not confer an advantage on their recipients.
Vendar Komisija ugotavlja, da so irski organi raven nadomestila tako v obliki letnega nadomestila za izvajanje kot tudi v obliki financiranja novih avtobusov utemeljili na postopku, ki upošteva „finančna sredstva družbe“.
In the Altmark judgment, the Court of Justice considered that ‘where a State measure must be regarded as compensation for the services provided by the recipient undertakings in order to discharge public service obligations (…) such a measure is not caught by Article [107(1)] of the Treaty’ provided that the following cumulative conditions are fulfilled:
Potreba po financiranju podjetij prejemnikov se ne sme upoštevati pri oceni, ali se državni ukrep lahko šteje za nadomestilo za izvajanje storitve javne službe.
First, the recipient undertaking is actually required to discharge public service obligations, and those obligations have been clearly defined.
Zato je Komisija sklenila, da četrti pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark ni izpolnjen, ker pa so zadevni štirje pogoji iz navedene sodbe kumulativni, torej vsi niso izpolnjeni, zato ni mogoče sklepati, da pomoči ni bilo.
Second, the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated have been established beforehand in an objective and transparent manner.
Zato Komisija meni, da letno nadomestilo za izvajanje avtobusnih storitev v mestnem, primestnem in regionalnem prometu do 30. novembra 2009 ter financiranje novih avtobusov pomenita selektivno gospodarsko prednost za družbi Bus Éireann in Dublin Bus, saj ju razbremenjujeta stroškov, ki bi jih običajno imeli s tekočim poslovanjem, česar jima običajni tržni pogoji ne omogočajo.
Third, the compensation does not exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in discharging public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations.
Gradnja katere koli vrste infrastrukture, ki naj bi se uporabljala v gospodarske namene, je sama po sebi gospodarska dejavnost, kar pomeni, da pravila o državni pomoči veljajo za način, s katerim se financira [37].
Fourth, where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations, is not chosen in a public procurement procedure, the level of compensation needed has been determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with means of transport so as to be able to meet the necessary public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations [35].’ .
Kljub temu Komisija meni, da lahko javni organi legitimno štejejo, da financiranje infrastrukture, dodeljeno pred sodbo v zadevi Aéroports de Paris z dne 12. decembra 2000 [38], ni vključevalo državne pomoči in da skladno s tem o takih ukrepih Komisije ni bilo treba obvestiti.
With regard to the application of the fourth condition of the Altmark judgment to the annual operating compensation for urban, suburban and regional bus services and financing of new buses, neither Bus Éireann nor Dublin Bus were entrusted with the PSOs at issue in the course of an open, transparent and non-discriminatory tendering procedure.
Iz tega sledi, da Komisija takšnih ukrepov financiranja, ki so bili dokončno sprejeti pred sodbo v zadevi Aéroports de Paris (z dne 12. decembra 2000), ne more izpodbijati na podlagi pravil o državni pomoči [39].
Consequently, the Commission has to examine the second alternative stipulated in the fourth Altmark condition, which provides that the level of compensation must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs of a typical, well run and adequately equipped undertaking.
Zato nadomestila v višini 4,6 milijona EUR, dodeljenega družbi Dublin Bus leta 2000, ni mogoče šteti v okvir nadzora državne pomoči.
In this regard, the Irish authorities stated: ‘The level of compensation paid to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, both in terms of annual operating compensation and funding for fleet upgrades and replacements, reflects the outcome of a negotiation process with the companies which has regard to company finances and operations and Value For Money studies such as the 2006 report [36] which has already been provided to the Commission.’.
Kar zadeva nadomestila, dodeljena po letu 2000, je vprašanje obstoja pomoči pri financiranju gradnje v komercialne namene mogoče zastaviti na treh različnih ravneh, in sicer na ravni uporabnikov, graditelja infrastrukture in njenega upravljavca [40].
The Commission notes the 2006 report referred to in the previous recital, and accepts that to some extent it may have contained analysis of the costs incurred by a ‘well run’ undertaking as referred to in the fourth Altmark condition.
V tem primeru, ko je sicer lastnik infrastrukture družba CIÉ, se zdi, da sta uporabnik in upravljavec infrastrukture isti subjekt, saj zadevno infrastrukturo upravljata in uporabljata izključno Bus Éireann in Dublin Bus, ki sta v izključni lasti CIÉ.
However, the Commission notes that the Irish authorities also based the level of compensation both in terms of annual operating compensation and financing of new buses on a process which takes into account ‘company finances’.
Bus Éireann in Dublin Bus iz upravljanja infrastrukture ne pridobivata prihodka, torej se lahko v tem primeru štejeta le kot uporabnika infrastrukture.
The need for financing of recipient undertakings may not be taken into account in assessing whether a State measure may be regarded as compensation for discharging PSOs.
Komisija v zvezi z gradbenimi podjetji, ki sodelujejo pri gradnji različnih delov infrastrukture, ki se ocenjuje, nima dokazov, na podlagi katerih bi lahko sklepala, da so družbe prejele ugodnost.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that the fourth Altmark condition is not met, and, since the four conditions are cumulative, that the Altmark conditions are not fulfilled for a finding of no aid.
V zvezi z uporabnikom infrastrukture Komisija ugotavlja, da zadevno infrastrukturo upravljata družbi Bus Éireann in Dublin Bus ter da jo tudi uporabljata izključno ti dve družbi.
Consequently, the Commission considers that the annual operating compensation for urban, suburban and regional bus services until 30 November 2009 and the financing of new buses confer a selective economic advantage on Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, since they relieve those undertakings of expenses they would normally have to bear in the operation of their business, which they could have not obtained under normal market conditions.
Komisija praviloma meni, da financiranje infrastrukture z državnimi sredstvi ne pomeni prednosti za njene uporabnike, če je infrastruktura nediskriminatorno na voljo vsem v skladu z zakonodajo Unije, pri čemer ne daje prednosti posameznim uporabnikom [41].
The construction of any type of infrastructure that is meant to be exploited economically is an economic activity in itself, which means that the State aid rules apply to the way in which it is financed [37].
V tem primeru navedeni pogoj ni izpolnjen, saj zadevno infrastrukturo, ki se financira iz državnih sredstev, koristita izključno družbi Bus Éireann in Dublin Bus.
Nevertheless, the Commission considers that public authorities may legitimately consider that the financing of infrastructure granted prior to the Aéroports de Paris judgment of 12 December 2000 [38] did not entail State aid and that, accordingly, such measures did not need to be notified to the Commission.
Irska trdi tudi, da so v zvezi s financiranjem infrastrukture pogoji iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark izpolnjeni [42].
It follows that the Commission cannot put such financing measures definitely adopted before the Aéroports de Paris judgment (12 December 2000) into question on the basis of the State aid rules [39].
V zvezi z uporabo četrtega pogoja iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark za nepovratna sredstva za financiranje infrastrukture ni bila niti družbi Bus Éireann niti družbi Dublin Bus naložena zadevna obveznost javne službe med odprtim, preglednim in nediskriminatornim razpisnim postopkom.
Therefore the compensation granted to Dublin Bus in 2000 of EUR 4,6 million cannot be considered within the scope of State aid control.
Komisija nima na voljo nobenih dokazov, da je bila takšna analiza opravljena.