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However, France never argued that the measures in question constituted start-up aid compatible with the internal market, and never proposed any other bases for their possible compatibility or any grounds allowing this aid to be declared compatible with the internal market.
Te subvencije torej ne izhajajo iz mehanizma nadomestil, ki bi bil vzpostavljen vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno, tj. ko so javni organi zbornici zaupali upravljanje letališča ali ko so sprejeli akte, ki so podaljšali ali pojasnili pogoje tega upravljanja.
In addition, no interested third party has attempted to prove that these measures are compatible with the internal market.
Zato te subvencije ne izpolnjujejo drugega pogoja iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark, ki se glasi:
Nevertheless, the Commission considers it useful to assess to what extent this aid could be declared compatible in terms of its possible contribution to the launch of new routes or new frequencies.
„merila, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, morajo biti določena vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno, da bi se preprečila ekonomska ugodnost, ki bi prejemniku dajala prednost v primerjavi s konkurenčnimi podjetji“.
However, it should be stressed that this assessment is superfluous given that, in the absence of evidence provided by the Member State or interested third parties that proves the compatibility of the aid, this should be declared incompatible.
Ker obravnavane subvencije za opremo ne izpolnjujejo pogojev iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark, je treba proučiti, ali so bile dodeljene pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.
Accordingly, it will not apply the principles set out in these guidelines in the case of unlawful start-up aid to airlines granted before 4 April 2014’.
Zbornica torej ni lastnica zemljišča in infrastrukture.
The 2005 Guidelines stipulate that ‘The Commission will assess the compatibility of all aid to finance airport infrastructure, or start-up aid granted without its authorisation and which therefore infringes Article 88(3) of the Treaty, on the basis of these guidelines if payment of the aid started after the guidelines were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Glede tega je zbornica v svojih pripombah v zvezi s subvencijami za opremo navedla, da zneski subvencij ustrezajo naložbam, ki so jih izvedli lastniki letališke infrastrukture pri vzdrževanju in izboljševanju te infrastrukture, torej so bile te naložbe izvedene izključno v korist lastnikov.
In other cases, the Commission will carry out an assessment based on the rules applicable when the aid started to be paid’.
Zbornica je trdila, da ji ti zneski niso dali nobene gospodarske prednosti v njeni vlogi upravljavca letališča.
The Commission points out that the aid in question was granted to encourage the launch of new routes, increase the frequency on existing routes or maintain routes that might otherwise have been withdrawn.
Dodala je, da so koncedent in lokalni organi s plačilom teh subvencij za opremo ravnali povsem naravno v svoji vlogi lastnikov letališke infrastrukture in na podlagi koncesije za javno opremo, da bi zagotovili, da se opravijo vzdrževalna dela, posodobitve in izboljšanja javnih storitev letališča, ter s tem razvili svoje premoženje.
It is therefore operating aid, which aims to promote outbound air traffic from a regional airport.
Po navedbah zbornice so bile te naložbe torej odgovornost javnega lastnika opreme in ne njenega upravljavca.
In this respect, it should be pointed out that, according to the Commission’s decision-making practice, operating aid is rarely likely to be declared compatible with the internal market as it usually distorts conditions of competition in the sectors in which it is granted.
Vendar je iz zabeleženih dejstev jasno, da je financiranje potrebnih naložb pod finančnimi pogoji koncesije odgovornost zbornice in ne javnega lastnika.
Measures predating the entry into force of the 2005 Guidelines
Odlok iz leta 1965, s katerim je bila dodeljena koncesija, koncesionarju jasno dodeljuje naloge izgradnje ali vzpostavitve, razvoja in vzdrževanja struktur, stavb, objektov in opreme.
The 2003 agreement and the 2005 agreements were signed before the 2005 Guidelines were published on 9 December 2005.
Francija je to potrdila in navedla, da so naložbe, potrebne za nadgradnjo, obnovo, vzdrževanje, razširitev ali posodobitev letališča, odgovornost koncesionarja.
With regard to the compatibility of aid granted before this date, point 85 of the 2005 Guidelines and point 174 of the new Guidelines refer to the rules applicable at the time when the aid was granted.
Francija je v zvezi s tem poudarila, da sprememba z dne 8. novembra 2001 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: tretja sprememba) odloka iz leta 1965 ni spremenila finančnih pogojev koncesije, zlasti v zvezi z odgovornostjo za naložbe, potrebne za vzdrževanje in obnovo letališča.
Before the 2005 Guidelines were adopted, the Commission had adopted the 1994 Guidelines.
Kot je dokazala proučitev odloka iz leta 1965 in njegovih sprememb ter potrdila Francija, je v nasprotju s trditvami zbornice ta dejansko odgovorna za izvedbo in financiranje naložb, kot so tiste, financirane z obravnavanimi subvencijami za opremo.
However, these guidelines did not specifically deal with the issue of operating aid aimed at promoting outbound air traffic from regional airports.
Poleg tega se zdi, da različni zadevni javni organi ob dodelitvi subvencij za opremo leta 2004 in 2009 niso mogli pričakovati donosnosti naložb, ki bi verjetno zadovoljila udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, ki bi deloval namesto njih.
This issue in fact gradually appeared as a result of a build-up of congestion at certain large European airports and the development of low-fare airlines, which did not yet exist in 1994.
Zemljišče in infrastruktura sta bili leta 2004 v bistvu v lasti države, leta 2009 pa v lasti mešanega sindikata.
Consequently, the Commission takes the view that the 1994 guidelines also cannot be applied to this case.
Vendar so edini prihodki, ki jih je letališče Pau prineslo vsakemu od teh javnih lastnikov, do leta 2010 vključevali le minimalno državno pristojbino v višini 100 FRF na leto, ki se je po navedenem letu zvišala na 100 EUR na leto.
The Commission must therefore assess the compatibility of the aid in question directly on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Subvencije za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 niso povzročile zvišanja te državne pristojbine, ki je bila določena z odlokom iz leta 1965 in spremenjena z nekaterimi njegovimi spremembami.
In this respect, it should be noted that the Commission’s assessment of this type of State aid has been refined over time, although some points have remained unchanged.
Javni organi, ki so sodelovali pri financiranju obravnavanih subvencij, ne da bi bilo zemljišče ali infrastruktura ob dodelitvi teh subvencij v njihovi neposredni ali posredni lasti (prek mešanega sindikata), tudi ne bi mogli pričakovati donosnosti svojih naložb, ki bi lahko iz njihovih naložbenih izdatkov ustvarila dobiček.
These points stem from the general principles governing the compatibility of aid in accordance with the aforementioned provision of the Treaty.
Ta ugotovitev velja za generalni svet departmaja Pyrénées-Atlantiques in regionalni svet Akvitanije, ki nista bila lastnika letališča, ko sta se leta 2004 odločila prispevati k financiranju dela na vozni stezi.
Accordingly, in the decision on Manchester airport of June 1999, the Commission found that reductions in airport charges granted in a non-discriminatory and time-limited manner as measures aimed at promoting new routes were compatible with the rules on State aid.
To kaže, da načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu ni mogoče uporabiti za obravnavane subvencije za opremo.
Subsequently, in its decision of February 2004 on Charleroi airport, the Commission explained that ‘Operational aid measures intended to help the launch of new airlines or strengthen certain frequencies may be a necessary tool for the development of small regional airports.
Glede na navedeno subvencije za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 ne izpolnjujejo pogojev preskusa udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
The measures may indeed persuade the interested companies to take the risk of investing in new routes.
Te subvencije so v bistvu znižale naložbene stroške, ki bi jih morala kriti zbornica, organi, ki so dodelili te subvencije, pa niso mogli pričakovati zadostne donosnosti teh naložb.
However, in order to declare such aid compatible on the basis of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, it should be determined whether this aid is necessary and in proportion to the objective sought, and whether it affects trade to an extent that is contrary to the common interest’.
Poleg tega so te prednosti selektivne, saj jih je uživalo samo eno podjetje.
The Commission therefore identified certain conditions to be met in order for this operating aid to be declared compatible, in particular the following.
Vpliv na trgovino znotraj skupnosti in konkurenco
The aid must contribute to the objective of Community interest of developing a regional airport through a net increase in traffic on new routes.
Kot upravljavec letališča Pau zbornica tekmuje z drugimi letališči, zlasti tistimi, ki služijo istemu ciljnemu območju.
The aid must be necessary in the sense that it is not granted for a route already operated by the same or another airline or a similar route.
V zvezi s tem Komisija ugotavlja, da je letališče Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées 50 km oddaljeno od letališča Pau in od leta 2009 prav tako ponuja lete v London.
The aid must have an incentive effect in the sense that it must help to develop an activity that, after a certain period, is likely to become profitable, which implies that the aid is limited in time.
Poleg tega je letališče Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne manj kot 100 km oddaljeno od letališča Pau ter ponuja lete na letališča Charleroi, London Stansted, Manchester in na druge destinacije v Združenem kraljestvu.
The aid must be proportional, i.e. the amount must be linked to the net development of traffic.
Pomoč zbornici bi zato lahko izkrivljala konkurenco.
The aid must have been granted transparently and without discrimination and must not be combined with other types of aid.
Ker sta trg letaliških storitev in trg letalskega prevoza odprta za konkurenco v EU, bi lahko pomoč vplivala tudi na trgovino med državami članicami.
The 2005 Guidelines and the new Guidelines precisely define these compatibility principles, but it remains the case that operating aid granted to airlines may be declared compatible by the Commission where it contributes to the development of smaller airports through a net increase in traffic on new routes, where the aid is necessary in the sense that it is not granted for a route already operated by the same or another airline or a similar route, where it is limited in time and where the route for which the aid is granted is likely to become profitable, where the amount is linked to the net development of traffic and where the aid is granted transparently and without discrimination, and where it is not combined with any other type of aid.
Na splošno je treba poudariti, da upravljavci letališč v EU tekmujejo med sabo, da bi privabili letalske prevoznike.
In this regard, in paragraph 140 of the extension decision, the Commission stated that it would assess the compatibility of these measures in the light of all five criteria mentioned above.
Letalski prevozniki se o tem, na katerih rutah delovati, in o pogostostih letov na teh rutah odločijo na podlagi različnih meril.
It should be noted that neither France nor any interested third party has disputed the application of these criteria.
Ta merila vključujejo morebitne stranke, ki jih lahko pričakujejo na teh rutah, pa tudi značilnosti letališč na obeh koncih teh rut.
In conclusion, the Commission takes the view that, in this case, the compatibility of the 2003 agreement and the 2005 agreements should be assessed in the light of the aforementioned general principles.
Letalski prevozniki upoštevajo zlasti merila, kot so vrsta zagotovljenih letaliških storitev, prebivalstvo ali gospodarska dejavnost v bližini letališča, zastoji, dostop po kopnem ali celo višina pristojbin ter splošni poslovni pogoji uporabe letališke infrastrukture in storitev.
Contribution to the development of smaller airports through a net increase in traffic on new routes
Višina pristojbin je ključni dejavnik, ker bi se lahko javno financiranje, dodeljeno letališču, uporabilo za umetno ohranjanje letaliških pristojbin na nizki stopnji zaradi privabljanja letalskih prevoznikov, s čimer bi lahko znatno izkrivljalo konkurenco.
In 2003 to 2005 the annual traffic at Pau airport was in the region of 700 000 passengers per year.
Zato letalski prevozniki svoja sredstva, zlasti letala in posadke, razporedijo med različne rute, pri tem pa med drugim upoštevajo storitve, ki jih ponujajo upravljavci letališč, in cene teh storitev.
The Commission takes the view that, at that time, the airport was small.
Iz vsega navedenega izhaja, da so subvencije za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 zbornici dale gospodarsko prednost ter s tem morda okrepile njen položaj v primerjavi z drugimi evropskimi upravljavci letališč.
The Commission considers that, with regard to the new Pau-London Stansted route, the 2003 agreement involved the launch of a new route likely to result in a net increase in traffic.
Zato bi lahko te subvencije izkrivljale konkurenco in vplivale na trgovino med državami članicami.
However, the 2005 agreements involved the continued operation of the same route, 2 years after its launch, without any increase in frequency.
Sklep o obstoju pomoči
Consequently, the Commission considers that the condition relating to a net increase in traffic is not met by the 2005 agreements.
Zaradi razlogov iz uvodnih izjav 483 do 530 subvencije za opremo, dodeljene zbornici leta 2004 in 2009, pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
The aid is not granted for a route already operated by the same or another airline or a similar route
Subvencije za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 so bile dodeljene brez priglasitve.
When the Pau-London Stansted route was launched by Ryanair in 2003, no airline was operating this route.
Kot je navedeno zgoraj, je Francija v svojih pripombah menila, da je treba letališča z manj kot enim milijonom potnikov na leto na splošno šteti kot storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena in da se zato financiranja, ki jim je dodeljeno, ne sme šteti za državno pomoč ali da je treba tako financiranje razglasiti za združljivo z notranjim trgom in ga izvzeti iz zahteve po priglasitvi v skladu z odločbo SSGP iz leta 2005.
However, the 2005 agreements involved the same Pau-London Stansted route.
Vendar, kot je navedeno zgoraj, Komisija na podlagi zabeleženih dejstev meni, da upravljanja letališča Pau ni mogoče šteti za resnično storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
This route had already been operated by Ryanair for nearly 2 years under the 2003 agreement, with the same frequency as that stipulated by the 2003 agreement.
Zato subvencij iz let 2004 in 2009 ni bilo mogoče izvzeti iz zahteve po priglasitvi iz člena 108(3) PDEU na podlagi odločbe SSGP iz leta 2005.
Consequently, the Commission considers that the aforementioned condition is not met with regard to the 2005 agreements.
Poleg tega, kot je navedeno zgoraj, te subvencije ne izhajajo iz mehanizma nadomestil, vzpostavljenega vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno, tj. ko so javni organi zbornici zaupali upravljanje letališča ali ob sprejetju aktov, ki so podaljšali ali pojasnili pogoje za to upravljanje.
The aid must be limited in time and involve a route likely to become profitable
Zato te subvencije ne izpolnjujejo pogoja iz člena 4(d) odločbe SSGP iz leta 2005, v skladu s katerim mora akt ali akti, ki dajejo pooblastilo za izvajanje storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena, določati merila za izračun, nadzor in pregled nadomestila.
The Commission notes that, despite its invitation in this respect, France has not provided any viability study for the Pau-London route covered by the 2003 and 2005 agreements, which Ryanair would have submitted to prove that the aid granted through the agreements in question was justified.
To je drugi razlog, zakaj subvencij iz let 2004 in 2009 ni bilo mogoče izvzeti iz zahteve po priglasitvi iz člena 108(3) PDEU na podlagi odločbe SSGP iz leta 2005.
Accordingly, based on the facts on record, it seems that, for the authorities that granted the aid in question, there was no clear prospect of the Pau-London route becoming viable without aid in the more or less short term.
Glede na navedeno subvencije za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 pomenijo nezakonito pomoč.
On the contrary, an analysis of the various agreements signed with Ryanair proves that the aid granted to the latter for these routes was set to increase over time, even after the 2003 and 2005 agreements were terminated, precisely to ensure that these routes were profitable enough for Ryanair to continue operating them.
Zato pomenijo pomoč za naložbe.
Moreover, the Commission notes that, although these measures were limited in time, the 5-year term of each agreement was not necessary for or proportional to the costs incurred in launching a new route given that, in the aviation sector, a contractual term of under 3 years is usually sufficient.
Poleg tega so bile dodeljene pred začetkom veljavnosti novih smernic 4. aprila 2014.
The Commission therefore considers that neither the 2003 agreement nor the 2005 agreements meet the condition that the measures must be limited in time and involve routes likely to become profitable.
V skladu z navedenimi smernicami bo Komisija za nezakonito pomoč letališčem za naložbe uporabila pravila, ki so veljala v času dodelitve pomoči.
The amount must be linked to the net development of traffic
Kar zadeva subvencijo iz leta 2009, so v času njene dodelitve veljale smernice iz leta 2005, zato je treba zanjo uporabiti te smernice.
This agreement was therefore linked to a net increase in the number of passengers, as this route did not previously exist.
Zato mora Komisija to subvencijo oceniti neposredno na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU ob upoštevanju svoje prakse odločanja v zvezi s tem.
However, the 2005 agreements were not linked to the launch of a new route, but involved the continued operation of the pre-existing Pau-London route, without any increase in frequency.
Komisija je v skladu s smernicami iz leta 2005 subvencije za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 ocenila na podlagi naslednjih meril:
The Commission therefore considers that the aid amounts resulting from the 2005 agreements were not linked to the net development of traffic.
izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture ustrezata cilju splošnega interesa, ki je jasno opredeljen (regionalni razvoj, dostopnost itd.),
The aid must have been granted transparently and without discrimination and must not be combined with other types of aid
infrastruktura je potrebna in sorazmerna z zadanim ciljem,
When asked whether the aid was granted transparently and without discrimination, France simply referred to publications made by the CCIPB in 2007 and 2009, which postdate the 2003 and 2005 agreements and are therefore irrelevant to this analysis.
infrastruktura ponuja zadovoljive možnosti srednjeročne uporabe, zlasti glede na uporabo obstoječe infrastrukture,
It is clear from all the records that the 2003 and 2005 agreements were negotiated bilaterally, without any transparency, and without a process guaranteeing the absence of discrimination, such as a public invitation to tender.
dostop do infrastruktur je odprt za vse morebitne uporabnike enako in brez razlikovanja ter
The aid in question does not therefore meet the condition of transparency and non-discrimination.
vpliv na razvoj trgovine ni v nasprotju z interesom Unije.
It is clear from the above that the Commission considers that the 2003 agreement and the 2005 agreements constitute unlawful aid incompatible with the internal market.
Poleg tega da mora državna pomoč letališčem izpolnjevati merila iz uvodne izjave 539, mora biti kot vse druge državne pomoči potrebna in sorazmerna z zastavljenim ciljem, da se lahko razglasi za združljivo z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Measures postdating the entry into force of the 2005 Guidelines
Zato bo Komisija poleg združljivosti z navedenimi merili iz smernic iz leta 2005 ocenila združljivost s tema meriloma potrebnosti in sorazmernosti.
The Commission applies the 2005 Guidelines to agreements signed after they entered into force.
Komisija najprej opozarja, da morajo biti stroški, upravičeni do pomoči letališču za naložbe, v skladu s smernicami iz leta 2005 omejeni na naložbene stroške za letališko infrastrukturo v pravem pomenu besede (vzletno-pristajalne steze, terminali, letališke ploščadi itd.) ali objekte, ki jih neposredno podpirajo (gasilski objekti, varnostna ali zaščitna oprema).
Point 27 of the 2005 Guidelines stipulates that operating aid granted to airlines (such as start-up aid for new routes) can be declared compatible with the internal market only under exceptional circumstances and under strict conditions in underprivileged regions of Europe, i.e. regions covered by the derogation set out in Article 107(3)(a) TFEU, the most remote regions and sparsely populated areas.
Vendar morajo upravičeni stroški izključevati stroške izvajanja komercialnih dejavnosti, ki niso v neposredni zvezi z osnovnimi dejavnostmi letališč, in sicer stroške izgradnje, financiranja, obratovanja in najema nepremičnin, ne le za pisarne in skladišča, ampak tudi za hotele in industrijska podjetja znotraj letališča, trgovine, restavracije in parkirišča.
As Pau airport is not situated in this type of region, this derogation does not apply.
Subvencija iz leta 2004 se je v celoti uporabila za financiranje dela na vozni stezi.
As with the measures predating the entry into force of the 2005 Guidelines, the Commission notes that neither France nor any interested third party has proven the compatibility of these measures with the internal market, whether on the basis of the 2005 Guidelines or on any other basis.
Vsi naložbeni stroški tega dela so bili upravičeni do pomoči za naložbe v skladu s smernicami iz leta 2005, saj je vozna steza del letališke infrastrukture.
With regard to the conditions set out in point 79(a) to (l) of the 2005 Guidelines, the Commission notes as follows in recitals 476 to 480.
Zato so naložbeni stroški za to infrastrukturo upravičeni.
Certain conditions, such as those set out in point 79(a) and (b) of the 2005 Guidelines, which concern the possession of an operating licence by the airline and the airport category, are met.
Vendar je treba stroške razširitve parkirišča izključiti iz upravičenih stroškov, saj parkirišča niso del letališke infrastrukture.
The condition set out in point 79(h) (Non-discriminatory allocation) of the 2005 Guidelines is worded as follows:
Skupni znesek subvencije iz leta 2009, tj. 4,1 milijona EUR, ne presega skupnega zneska upravičenih stroškov za vzletno-pristajalno stezo in razsvetljavo, tj. 4,7 milijona EUR.
‘any public body which plans to grant start-up aid to an airline for a new route, whether or not via an airport, must make its plans public in good time and with adequate publicity to enable all interested airlines to offer their services’.
Subvencija iz leta 2009 se je torej uporabila izključno za financiranje upravičenih stroškov.
The Commission notes that, in this case, the agreements were directly negotiated with the airlines concerned, without any publicity.
Subvenciji za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 (katerih skupna zneska znašata 1,6 milijona EUR in 4,1 milijona EUR) ne presegata upravičenih stroškov, izračunanih za ti subvenciji (2,6 milijona EUR oziroma 4,7 milijona EUR), vendar sta njuni intenzivnosti pomoči visoki (62 % oziroma 88 %).
Nevertheless, the Commission notes that the CCIPB published notices in the Air & Cosmos magazine in 2007 and 2009 in order to invite interested airlines to develop new services in exchange for start-up aid.
S subvencijo iz leta 2004 se je financiralo delo na vozni stezi, s katerim se je ta oprema nadgradila za zagotovitev boljšega pretoka komercialnega prometa med prometnimi konicami.