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The Commission took the preliminary view that the shareholders' contributions constituted State aid and expressed doubts that this aid would be compatible with the internal market.
LETALIŠKE PRISTOJBINE, KI JIH JE VFAB ZARAČUNAVALA DRUŽBI RYANAIR V OBDOBJU 2001–2010
MEASURE 2:
V celotnem obdobju, ki se je preiskovalo, je bila družba VFAB v 100-odstotni javni lasti.
RENT FOR THE AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PAID BY VFAB BETWEEN 2003 AND 2010
Glede na to in informacije o upravni strukturi VFAB je bilo predhodno stališče Komisije, da je določitev letaliških pristojbin s strani VFAB vključevala državna sredstva in se je lahko pripisala državi.
Based on the very limited information available, the Commission considered that there were preliminary indications that the rent paid for the use of the airport infrastructure could be lower than market rent.
V obsegu, v katerem bi bile take letališke pristojbine nižje od tržne cene za storitve, ki jih je družba VFAB izvajala za družbo Ryanair, bi po mnenju Komisije pomenile selektivno prednost za Ryanair.
A subsidised rent would relieve VFAB of costs it would otherwise have to bear and thus constitute a selective advantage.
V zvezi s tem je Komisija ugotovila, je VFAB družbi Ryanair zaračunavala občutno nižje letališke pristojbine kot pritožniku.
The airport infrastructure is fully owned by the City of Västerås (via its daughter company Västerås Stads Strategiska Fastigheter AB) and the Commission took the preliminary view that the decision to set the rent involved state resources and was imputable to the state.
Komisija je na podlagi razpoložljivih informacij nadalje izrazila dvom, da bi bilo ravnanje VFAB pri določanju letaliških pristojbin za družbo Ryanair skladno z ravnanjem udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
The Commission consequently took the preliminary view that the rent, if below market rate, would constitute aid and expressed doubts that such aid would be compatible with the internal market.
Na podlagi tega je bilo predhodno stališče Komisije, da letališke pristojbine, sprejete posebej z družbo Ryanair v skladu s sporazumi iz let 2001, 2003 in 2005, niso bile sprejete pod normalnimi tržnimi pogoji in so družbi Ryanair omogočile selektivno gospodarsko prednost, ki bi lahko pomenila državno pomoč.
MEASURE 3:
Komisija je dvomila tudi, da bi bila taka pomoč združljiva z notranjim trgom zlasti glede na določbe iz letalskih smernic iz leta 2005.
THE OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTED TO VFAB AND OTHER AIRPORTS UNDER THE LOCAL AIRPORT SCHEME BETWEEN 2001 AND 2010.
UKREP 5:
The basis for the support had been set out by law and the aid was granted annually by the Swedish authorities.
PODPORA ZA TRŽENJE, KI JO JE V LETIH 2001, 2008 IN 2010 DRUŽBA VFAB DODELILA DRUŽBAMA RYANAIR IN AMS
The support was financed from the State budget.
Kar zadeva ukrep 5, je Komisija predhodno menila, da so pogodbe, ki je sklenila družba VFAB, vključevale uporabo državnih sredstev in so se lahko pripisale državi.
Therefore, the Commission considered that involved a transfer of State resources and was imputable to the state.
Kar zadeva morebitno prednost sporazumov o podpori za trženje, je Komisija dvomila, da bi bili pogoji sporazumov na strani VFAB skladni z ravnanjem udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, saj ni razpoložljivih dokazov prima facie, da je sporazum družbi VFAB zagotovil sorazmerno gospodarsko vrednost.
The measure relieved certain category of airports from a financial burden that would otherwise have been borne by them.
Predhodno stališče Komisije je torej bilo, da so navedeni sporazumi družbi Ryanair zagotovili prednost s tem, da so jo razbremenili stroškov, ki bi jih sicer morala kriti med svojim poslovanjem, in da je bila ta prednost prima facie selektivna, saj je veljala izključno za družbi Ryanair in AMS [17].
On the basis of the information available to the Commission, the support did not seem to be based on a public service obligation or to cover exclusively non-economic activities in the concerned airports.
Na podlagi navedenega je predhodno stališče Komisije bilo, da je podpora za trženje, dodeljena družbama Ryanair in AMS, vključevala državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
It was not in its capacity of a shareholder that the State provided the support and it did therefore not appear that MEO principle would apply.
Komisija je dvomila tudi, da bi bila ta pomoč združljiva z notranjim trgom, zlasti glede na določbe iz letalskih smernic iz leta 2005.
Therefore, the Commission found a priori that the operating support provided certain undertakings with a selective economic advantage in comparison with other undertakings.
PRIPOMBE ŠVEDSKE
Since the beneficiaries of the measure were active on a market which is open for competition and on which there is trade between Member States, the measure distorts or threatens to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Pripombe Švedske v formalnem postopku preiskave so povzete v nadaljevanju, vendar se bo o njihovih pomembnih delih podrobneje razpravljalo v oddelku 6 „Ocena“.
Therefore, it appeared that the operating aid provided to VFAB and other airports which were not directly state-owned, amounted to State aid.
Švedska je z enakimi utemeljitvami kot VFAB (glej uvodne izjave 63 do 65 v nadaljevanju) trdila, da nobena pomoč, dodeljena družbi VFAB iz državnih sredstev, nikakor ne bi mogla pomeniti državne pomoči, saj so bila ta državna sredstva namenjena za nadomestitev izgub izključno iz negospodarskih dejavnosti na letališču ali pa ker bi sicer pomenila nadomestilo za storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
On the basis of the available information, the Commission had doubts whether the aid in question was compatible with the Treaty.
Švedska zavrača trditev, da bi najemnina, plačana za uporabo letališke infrastrukture, pomenila državno pomoč družbi VFAB.
MEASURE 4:
Prav tako zavrača, da bi bila najemnina nižja od tržne ravni.
THE AIRPORT CHARGES APPLIED BY VFAB TO RYANAIR BETWEEN 2001 AND 2010
Poudarja, da se v skladu z obstoječimi določbami načrtovanja zadevno zemljišče lahko uporablja le za letališke dejavnosti in da je treba višino najemnine oceniti med drugim ob upoštevanju nizke dobičkonosnosti te dejavnosti.
During the entire period subject to investigation, VFAB was 100 % publicly owned.
Švedska nadalje trdi, da ni neposrednih dokazov, ki bi upravičili dvome prima facie Komisije glede višine najemnine.
In view of this and information on VFAB's governance structure, the Commission took the preliminary view that the setting of airport charges by VFAB involved state resources and was imputable to the state.
OPERATIVNA POMOČ, DODELJENA DRUŽBI VFAB IN DRUGIM LETALIŠČEM V OKVIRU LOKALNE LETALIŠKE SHEME V OBDOBJU 2001–2010
To the extent that such airport charges would be set lower than the market price for the services provided by VFAB to Ryanair, the Commission considered that they would amount to a selective advantage to Ryanair.
Švedska je trdila, da bi se operativna pomoč za nedržavna letališča morala šteti za shemo pomoči za tekoče poslovanje, ki je združljiva z notranjim trgom ob upoštevanju točke 137 letalskih smernic iz leta 2014.
In this respect, the Commission noted that the airport charges applied by VFAB to Ryanair were manifestly lower than those applied to the complainant.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
The Commission further expressed doubts, based on the information available, that the conduct of VFAB in the setting of the airport charges to Ryanair would be consistent with the conduct of an MEO.
Pripombe, ki so jih predložile zainteresirane strani v formalnem postopku preiskave, so povzete v nadaljevanju, vendar se bo o njihovih pomembnih delih podrobneje razpravljalo v oddelku 6 „Ocena“.
On that basis, the Commission took the preliminary view that the airport charges agreed specifically with Ryanair under the 2001, 2003 and 2005 Arrangements were not concluded under normal market conditions and afforded Ryanair a selective economic advantage capable of constituting State aid.
PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE VFAB
The Commission also doubted that such aid would be compatible with the internal market in particular in light of the provisions of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
Ukrep 1:
MEASURE 5:
vložki delničarjev v VFAB v obdobju 2003–2010
MARKETING SUPPORT GRANTED BY VFAB TO RYANAIR AND AMS IN 2001, 2008 AND 2010
Družba VFAB trdi, da se je velika večina letaliških storitev opravila za šole, ki tam delujejo, in za aeroklub (glej uvodno izjavo 16).
As for Measure 5, the Commission took the preliminary view that the contracts entered into by VFAB involved the use of state resources and were imputable to the state.
VFAB nadalje trdi, da ti uporabniki niso vključeni v gospodarsko dejavnost in da letališke storitve, ki se opravljajo zanje, prav tako niso gospodarske narave, zato se ne uvršča v področje nadzora državnih pomoči, kot bi se vsakršna javna sredstva, ki bi se morda uporabila za pokritje izgub pri poslovanju, ki so nastale zaradi zagotavljanja takšnih storitev.
As regards the possible advantage of the marketing support agreements, the Commission doubted that the terms of the agreements would, on the part of VFAB, be consistent with the conduct of an MEO since the available evidence did not prima facie demonstrate that the agreement brought a commensurate economic value to VFAB.
Kolikor bi se letališke dejavnosti kljub temu štele za gospodarske, so po mnenju družbe VFAB to storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena in javna podpora za pokritje izgub iz zagotavljanja takih storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena nikakor ne bi bila državna pomoč.
The Commission therefore took the preliminary view that these agreements provided an advantage to Ryanair by relieving it of costs it would otherwise have to bear in the course of its business and that this prima face advantage was elective as it applied to Ryanair/AMS exclusively [17].
Družba VFAB še trdi, da bi bila za vložke delničarjev ocena v skladu s pravili o državni pomoči ustrezna le, kolikor so se uporabili za pokritje izgub v zvezi s komercialnimi dejavnostmi družbe VFAB, ki se štejejo kot zagotavljanje letaliških storitev komercialnim letalskim prevoznikom.
On the basis of the above, the Commission took the preliminary view that the marketing support granted to Ryanair/AMS involved State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
V zvezi s tem VFAB meni, da so bili vložki delničarjev v skladu z ravnanjem udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, saj se je dobičkonosnost letaliških komercialnih dejavnosti postopno povečevala (v smislu, da je prihodek iz teh dejavnosti pokril stroške enakih dejavnosti in ustvaril dobiček).
The Commission furthermore doubted that this aid would be compatible with the internal market, in particular in view of the provisions of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
Ukrep 2:
COMMENTS FROM SWEDEN
najemnina za letališko infrastrukturo, ki jo je družba VFAB plačala v obdobju 2003–2010
Sweden's comments in the formal investigation procedure are summarised below but will in the relevant parts be discussed in more detail in Section 6 ‘Assessment’.
VFAB trdi, da bi se najemnina določila pod tržnimi ravnmi glede na obstoječe omejitve uporabe zemljišča in nedobičkonosnost letaliških dejavnosti v zadevnih prostorih.
Sweden has, on substantially the same ground as those developed by VFAB (see recitals 63 to 65 below) argued that any support granted by state resources to VFAB could, in any event, not constitute State aid as they served to compensate losses stemming exclusively from non-economic activities at the airport or, alternatively, because they would constitute compensation for services of general economic interest (SGEI).
Prav tako trdi, da je določitev najemnine mogoče pripisati državi.
Sweden contests that the rent paid for the use of the airport infrastructure would constitute State aid to VFAB.
Čeprav je lastnik letališke infrastrukture, družba Västerås Flygfastigheter AB, v celoti v lasti mesta Västerås, družba posluje neodvisno od svojega javnega delničarja in najemnine svojih nepremičnin določa na podlagi komercialnih premislekov.
Sweden contests that the rent would be below market level.
Višina najemnine se tako ne bi mogla pripisati državi.
They point to the fact that under existing planning provisions, the land in question can only be used for airport operations, and that the level of rent must be assessed i.a. in view of the low profitability of this activity.
Ukrepa 4 in 5:
Sweden furthermore argues that there is no concrete evidence in support of the Commission's prima facie doubts about the level of rent.
letališke pristojbine za družbo Ryanair v obdobju 2001–2010 in podpora za trženje, dodeljena družbama Ryanair in AMS leta 2001, 2008 in 2010
THE OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTED TO VFAB AND OTHER AIRPORTS UNDER THE LOCAL AIRPORT SCHEME IN PERIOD 2001 TO 2010.
VFAB je trdila, da so bili poslovni sporazumi med družbami VFAB, Ryanair in AMS s strani družbe VFAB skladni z ravnanjem udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, zato ne pomenijo državne pomoči.
Sweden has argued that the operating support for non-state-owned airports should be considered as a operating aid scheme that is compatible with the internal market in the light of point 137 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
VFAB je imela stalne izgube v obdobju, zajetem v preiskavi, pa tudi v predhodnih letih.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Vendar so se po navedbah VFAB te izgube lahko pripisale domnevno negospodarskim dejavnostim letališča, pri čemer so sporazumi s komercialnimi letalskimi prevozniki, vključno z ukrepoma 4 in 5, pokrili njihove mejne stroške in omogočili dobiček iz poslovanja ter s tem pozitivno prispevali k finančnemu rezultatu družbe VFAB.
The comments submitted by interested parties in the formal investigation procedure are summarised below but will in the relevant parts be discussed in more detail in Section 6 ‘Assessment’.
VFAB je na zahtevo Komisije predložila tudi natančne finančne informacije.
COMMENTS FROM VFAB
PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE RYANAIR
Measure 1:
Ukrep 4:
Shareholders' contributions to VFAB between 2003 and 2010
letališke pristojbine za družbo Ryanair v obdobju 2001–2010
VFAB argues that the vast majority of the airport services were provided to the schools operating there and to the aero-club (see recital 16).
Družba Ryanair je zatrdila, da letališke pristojbine družbe VFAB za družbo Ryanair niso vsebovale državne pomoči, saj so bile skladne z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
VFAB further argues that these users are not involved in economic activity and that provision of airport services to them would also be non-economic and hence fall outside the scope of State aid control, as would any public resources used to cover operating losses that have resulted from the provision of such services.
Najprej je družba Ryanair trdila, da bi Komisija za namene uporabe načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu morala primerjati sporazume družbe Ryanair z družbo VFAB s sporazumi, sklenjenimi z zasebnimi in javnimi zasebnimi letališči.
To the extent that the airport activities would nevertheless be considered economic, VFAB considers that they constitute services of general economic interest (SGEI) and that any public support to cover the losses resulting from the provision of such SGEIs would not be State aid.
Družba Ryanair je predložila tudi poročilo, ki ga je naročila družba za svetovanje Oxera, v katerem se trdi, da so bile letališke pristojbine, ki jih je družba Ryanair plačala na letališču Västerås, na splošno v skladu s pristojbinami na več „primerljivih letališčih“ in so torej opravile preskus udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Finally, VFAB argues that the shareholder contributions would be relevant for an assessment under State aid rules only to the extent that they were used to cover the losses related to VFAB's commercial operations, understood as the provision of airport services to commercial airlines.
Družba Ryanair je tudi trdila, da bi bilo letališče v položaju letališča Västerås v zadevnem obdobju v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu že z zmanjšanjem svojih izgub in ne s tem, da bi postalo dobičkonosno prek sporazumov o letaliških pristojbinah.
In this respect, VFAB considers that the shareholder contributions were conform with the conduct of an MEO as the airport's commercial operations were incrementally profitable (in the sense that the income derived from these operations covered the costs of the same operations and brought a profit).
Komisija bi zato morala vprašati, ali je bila pogodba za letališče mejno dobičkonosna.
Measure 2:
Po navedbah družbe Ryanair bi morala Komisija pri ocenjevanju, ali je bila pogodba v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, torej upoštevati le mejne stroške letališča, ki so neposredno povezani z zagotavljanjem letaliških storitev zadevnemu letalskemu prevozniku, ter proučiti, ali skupni prihodki (letalski in neletalski) na podlagi pogodbe odtehtajo navedene mejne stroške.
Rent for the airport infrastructure paid by VFAB between 2003 and 2010
V zvezi s tem je Ryanair trdila, da so za VFAB mejni prihodki iz sporazumov z družbo Ryanair presegli mejne stroške izvajanja storitev za družbo Ryanair.
VFAB disputes that the rent would be set under market levels given the existing land use restrictions and the negative profitability of airport operations at the premises.
Družba Ryanair je poleg drugih poročil in dokumentov v podporo svojim predložitvam predložila tudi študije družbe za svetovanje Oxera, ki so proučile mejno dobičkonosnost sporazumov med družbami VFAB, Ryanair in AMS.
In any event, VFAB contests that the setting of the rent can be imputed to the state.
Podpora za trženje, ki jo je v letih 2001, 2008 in 2010 družba Ryanair/AMS dobila od družbe VFAB
Although the owner of the airport infrastructure, Västerås Flygfastigheter AB, is wholly owned by the City of Västerås, the firm operates at arm's length from its public shareholder and sets the rents of its properties based on commercial considerations.
Kar zadeva sporazume o trženju z družbo VFAB, je družba Ryanair poudarila, da se sporazumi družbe AMS o trženju razlikujejo od sporazumov družbe Ryanair z letališči in bi se morali oceniti ločeno, saj se ne morejo obravnavati kot enotni upravičenec.
The level of rent would thus not be imputable to the state.
O sporazumih se je pogajalo neodvisno, v povezavi z različnimi storitvami in niso bili predmet povezav, zaradi katerih bi jih bilo mogoče šteti za edini vir domnevne državne pomoči.
Measures 4 and 5:
Sklenitev sporazuma o trženju z družbo AMS ni pogoj za to, da družba Ryanair upravlja proge letov na letališče in z njega.
Airport charges applicable to Ryanair from 2001 to 2010 and marketing support granted to Ryanair and AMS in 2001, 2008 and 2010
Kar zadeva vrednost trženja, je družba Ryanair trdila, da je prostor za trženje na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair omejen vir, pri čemer je povpraševanje po tem prostoru veliko, tudi s strani podjetij, ki niso letališča.
VFAB has argued that the commercial arrangements between VFAB, Ryanair and AMS were consistent, on the part of VFAB, with the conduct of an MEO and therefore do not constitute State aid.
Družba Ryanair meni, da so bili sporazumi med družbama VFAB in Ryanair ali AMS v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
VFAB suffered from consistent losses in the period covered by the investigation as well as in the preceding years.
Trdila je tudi, da Komisija dejansko ni imela dokazov, da sta ukrepa 4 in 5 vključevala uporabo državnih sredstev ali da sta se lahko pripisala državi.
However, according the VFAB these losses were imputable to the allegedly non-economic activities of the airport whereas the agreements with commercial airlines, including Measures 4 and 5, covered their incremental costs and brought an operating profit and therefore contributed positively to the financial result of VFAB.
PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE AIRPORT MARKETING SERVICES (AMS)
VFAB has also provided detailed financial information at the request of the Commission.
AMS je navedla, da Komisija v nasprotju s tem, kar je predlagano v sklepu o začetku postopka, sporazumov družbe VFAB z družbo Ryanair (ukrep 4) in njenih sporazumov o trženju z družbo AMS (ukrep 5) ne bi smela obravnavati kot povezanih, temveč kot dve ločeni poslovni transakciji.
COMMENTS FROM RYANAIR
Družba AMS je dejala, da je hčerinska družba družbe Ryanair z lastnimi dejanskimi komercialnim nameni in je bila ustvarjena z namenom razviti dejavnost, ki ni del osnovne dejavnosti družbe Ryanair.
Measure 4:
Nadalje je navedla, da so njeni sporazumi o trženju z letališči načeloma predmet pogajanj, sklenejo pa se ločeno od sporazumov družbe Ryanair z enakimi letališči.
Airport charges applicable to Ryanair from 2001 to 2010
Po navedbah družbe AMS je za majhno regionalno letališče popolnoma smiselno, da kupi storitve trženja pri njej.
Ryanair asserted that the airport charges applied by VFAB to Ryanair did not contain State aid, as they complied with the MEO principle.
Družba AMS je zatrdila, da je za taka letališča značilna potreba po povečanju njihove prepoznavnosti in da lahko oglaševanje na spletnem mestu letalskega prevoznika poveča število prispelih potnikov (tuji potniki ustvarijo več neletalskih prihodkov od potnikov, ki odhajajo iz regije, v kateri je letališče).
In a first step, Ryanair argued that, for the purposes of applying the MEO principle, the Commission should compare Ryanair's agreements with VFAB with agreements concluded with private and public private airport.
Sporazumi o trženju tako družbi VFAB prinesejo dejansko komercialno vrednost.
Ryanair also submitted airport commissioned from the consultancy Oxera claiming that the airport charges paid by Ryanair at Västerås Airport were broadly in line with the charges applied at a number of ‘comparator airports’ and therefore satisfy the MEO test.
AMS je nadalje dejala, da je družba VFAB pri sklepanju sporazumov o trženju v okviru ukrepa 5 delovala v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, saj naj bi oglaševanje na spletnem mestu Ryanair.com predstavljajo visoko dejansko vrednost za letališče Västerås, cena, ki jo je zaračunala družba AMS, pa je bila tržna cena za te storitve.
Secondly, Ryanair argued that an airport in the situation of Västerås Airport at the material time would have complied with the MEOP simply by reducing its losses rather than by becoming profitable through the airport charge agreements.
PRIPOMBE ŠVEDSKE NA PRIPOMBE TRETJE STRANI
The Commission should therefore ask whether the contract was incrementally profitable for the airport.
Švedska ni imela pripomb na pripombe tretje strani.
According to Ryanair, when assessing whether the contract complied with MEO principle, the Commission should thus only take the incremental costs of the airport, which are directly related to providing airport services to the airline in question, into account, and examine whether the total revenue (aeronautical and non-aeronautical) derived from the contract outweighs these incremental costs.
OCENA
In this respect, Ryanair has argued that for VFAB the incremental revenue arising from the arrangements with Ryanair exceeded the incremental cost of serving Ryanair.
Na podlagi člena 107(1) PDEU 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 z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami“.
Ryanair has submitted, amongst other reports and documents in support of its submission, studies by the consultancy Oxera analysing the incremental profitability of the arrangements between VFAB and Ryanair and AMS.
Merila iz člena 107(1) PDEU so kumulativna.
Marketing support granted by VFAB to Ryanair/AMS in 2001, 2008 and 2010
Zato morajo biti za določitev, ali ukrep pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji v zvezi s finančno podporo, in sicer da:
As regards the marketing agreements with VFAB, Ryanair stressed that AMS' marketing agreements are distinct from Ryanair's agreements with airports and should be assessed separately, since they cannot be considered a single beneficiary.
je dodeljena s strani države ali iz državnih sredstev;