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In that case, the Commission referred to a variety of reasons for finding that Altmark criterion 4 was fulfilled, and stressed that its reasoning was based on the ‘specific factual and legal constraints prevailing in this case’.
Odločitev za naložbo v letališče Saarbrücken je bila ekonomsko upravičena in potrebna za zagotovitev povezljivosti regije.
The Commission finds therefore that the Altmark criterion 4 is not fulfilled in the present case.
Zato je bilo letališče Zweibrücken tisto, s katerim se je podvojila razpoložljiva infrastruktura, ko je bila sprejeta odločitev o njegovem preoblikovanju iz vojaškega v komercialno letališče.
Article 107(1) of the Treaty requires that a measure, in order to be defined as State aid, favours ‘certain undertakings or the production of certain goods’.
Zgrajena infrastruktura je bila potrebna, da je letališče lahko zagotavljalo povezljivost in razvoj regije.
It is thus clearly selective within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Infrastruktura ponuja zadovoljive možnosti srednjeročne uporabe, zlasti glede na uporabo obstoječe infrastrukture
When aid granted by a Member State strengthens the position of an undertaking compared with other undertakings competing in the internal market, the latter must be regarded as affected by that aid.
Po obdobju precejšnje rasti je na zračni promet v Nemčiji in Evropi v zadnjih letih negativno vplivala gospodarska in finančna kriza v letu 2009, ki je privedla do 4,6–odstotnega zmanjšanja potniškega zračnega prometa v Nemčiji leta 2009 in s tem do enega najslabših let za zračni promet.
The economic advantage granted by the measure in this case to the airport operator strengthens its economic position, as the airport operator will be able to set up its business without bearing the inherent investment and operating costs.
Vendar splošni trend rasti v zračnem prometu ni bil ustavljen, ampak samo odložen.
As assessed in recitals 178 et seq., the operation of an airport is an economic activity.
Od junija 2010 so se mesečne stopnje rasti v potniškem zračnem prometu v Nemčiji višale in so bile 7 % višje od mesečnih stopenj rasti v preteklem letu.
Competition takes place, on the one hand, between airports to attract airlines and the corresponding air traffic (passengers and freight), and, on the other hand, between airport managers, which may compete between themselves to be entrusted with the management of a given airport.
Upoštevati je treba tudi, da naj bi Nemčija po napovedih od leta 2009 dosegala veliko gospodarsko rast v višini približno 3 % na leto.
Moreover, in particular with respect to low–cost carriers and charter operators also airports that are not located in the same catchment areas and even in different Member States can also be in competition with each other to attract those airlines.
Rast trga zračnega prometa je običajno večja od splošne gospodarske rasti.
As mentioned in point 40 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines and reaffirmed in point 45 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, it is not possible to exclude even small airports from the scope of application of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Zadovoljivo srednjeročno uporabo novega terminala na letališču Saarbrücken potrjuje dejstvo, da letno število potnikov ostaja precej nad zgornjo mejo (tj. 390 000 potnikov na leto) zmogljivosti starega terminala.
Saarbrücken Airport currently serves approximately 425 000 passengers per year, and has served as many as approximately 520 000 per year in the past.
Število potnikov se je zelo zmanjšalo edino leta 2007, vendar je to sovpadalo z velikim povečanjem števila potnikov na letališču Zweibrücken.
The forecasts provided by Germany establish that passenger numbers are expected to rise to as much as […] passengers per year in 2020.
To je mogoče pojasniti z dejstvom, da je leta 2007 letalska družba Hapag Lloyd/TUIFly zapustila letališče Saarbrücken in začela leteti z letališča Zweibrücken.
As observed in recital 16 above, it is located in the immediate vicinity of Zweibrücken Airport (39 kilometers) and within two hours’ drive from six other airports.
Položaj se je bistveno spremenil leta 2008, ko je letališče Saarbrücken s 518 288 potniki doseglo absolutno največje število potnikov.
According to the data provided by Germany, approximately [less than 14 %] of passengers using Saarbrücken Airport originate from other Member States.
Po navedbah Nemčije tega števila v naslednjih letih ni bilo mogoče ohraniti zaradi finančne krize v Nemčiji.
In light of these facts, the Commission considers that public funding to FSBesitzG/FSG distorts or threatens to distort competition and has at least a potential effect on trade between Member States.
Skupna mesečna zmogljivost letališča Saarbrücken znaša […] potnikov.
Secondly, for a substantial period of time (approximately four years) flights to Berlin were offered from both Zweibrücken (Germanwings) and Saarbrücken (Air Berlin and Luxair) in parallel, demonstrating competition both between the airports and the airlines.
Glede na informacije, ki jih je predložila Nemčija, je bila infrastruktura vedno na voljo vsem morebitnim uporabnikom brez komercialno neutemeljenega razlikovanja.
In addition to these indicators for competition between Saarbrücken and Zweibrücken Airports, there is also evidence that — despite the official submission by Germany that the two airports never considered themselves as being in direct competition — officials of the Land Rhineland–Palatinate have clearly perceived the existence of competition.
Vpliv na razvoj trgovine ni v nasprotju z interesom Unije
In two internal notes of the Rhineland–Palatinate government written in 2003, the position defended by the authors is that cooperation between Zweibrücken and Saarbrücken Airports was not possible/advisable at that time.
V skladu s točko 39 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 lahko kategorija letališča služi kot kazalnik, koliko so letališča med seboj v konkurenci in torej tudi koliko lahko javno financiranje, dodeljeno letališču, izkrivlja konkurenco.
Rather, one note explained that at least as long as Fraport AG was involved with Saarbrücken Airport, the relationship between the two airports would be one of competition.
Čeprav je v skladu s smernicami za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 malo verjetno, da bo financiranje, dodeljeno malim regionalnim letališčem (kategorija D), izkrivljalo konkurenco ali vplivalo na trgovino v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s splošnim interesom, to ni temeljilo na domnevi, da so izkrivljanja konkurence in vpliv na trgovino izključeni, niti ni bil namen to navesti.
The notes further express that ‘from the perspective of Rhineland–Palatinate, it can be expected that Zweibrücken Airport will prevail in this competition in the long term’.
Letna zmogljivost starega terminala letališča Saarbrücken je bila 390 000 potnikov.
These statements indicate that at the very least in 2003, the perceived relationship between the two airports was indeed one of competition.
Po izgradnji novega terminala se je letna zmogljivost letališča povečala na 700 000 potnikov.
It also submits that competition with other airports is limited by a number of factors, such as business model, size, and distance.
Število potnikov, ki prihajajo z obmejnih območij v Franciji in Luksemburgu, je omejeno in je znašalo [manj kot 14 %] ([…] iz Francije in […] iz Luksemburga).
Any distortion of competition or effect on trade would, in any event, be minimal.
Ob upoštevanju pojma gravitacijsko območje, ki obsega približno 100 km, in potovalnega časa, ki znaša 60 minut, je mogoče domnevati, da tri od letališč, ki so najbližje letališču Saarbrücken, tj. letališče Luxembourg (121 km od Saarbrückna), Metz–Nancy–Lorraine (97 km od Saarbrückna) in Frankfurt–Hahn (128 km od Saarbrückna), ne ležijo na istem gravitacijskem območju.
However, the Commission considers that the indicators described in recitals 221 to 223 demonstrate the existence of at least a potential distortion of competition and effect on trade.
Prav tako se njihovi poslovni modeli bistveno razlikujejo od poslovnega modela letališča Saarbrücken.
The Commission emphasises that the definition of State aid does not require that the distortion of competition or effect on trade be significant or material, even though it considers that, given the close proximity of Saarbrücken and Zweibrücken airports and their direct competitive relationship as indicated above, this was indeed the case.
Kar zadeva letališče Luxembourg, se poslovna modela letališč Luxembourg in Saarbrücken razlikujeta.
There are international flights from Saarbrücken airport to destinations such as Mallorca or Ankara, or other holiday destinations.
Letališče Luxembourg je s približno 1,5 milijona potnikov na leto bistveno večje od letališča Saarbrücken.
The runway at Saarbrücken is of a sufficient length (2 000 m) and allows airlines to serve medium–haul international destinations.
Ponuja vrsto različnih rednih in čarterskih letov, zadnjenavedene v evropske prestolnice.
Against this background, the public financing granted to FSBesitzG/FSG must be considered as being liable to distort competition and have an effect on trade.
Ta izbira destinacij večinoma ustreza potrebam zaposlenih v finančnih in mednarodnih institucijah v Luksemburgu.
EXISTING AID AND NEW AID
Nasprotno ponuja letališče Saarbrücken večinoma redne lete v vrsto nemških mest, ki veljajo za nemška poslovna središča (Berlin, Hamburg in München), in na številne počitniške destinacije.
The Commission recalls that an aid measure constitutes existing aid pursuant to Article 1(b)(v) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 where it can be established that at the time the aid measure was put into effect, it did not constitute State aid, and subsequently became an aid due to the evolution of the common market and without having been altered by the Member State.
V zvezi z letališčem Metz–Nancy–Lorraine je mogoče ugotoviti, da skoraj ni prekrivanja pri letih, ki jih ponujata ti letališči, saj Metz–Nancy–Lorraine ponuja predvsem redne lete v francoska mesta in čarterske lete v Severno Afriko.
Germany submits that the P&L agreement between FSBesitzG/FSG and vh Saar, which constitutes the basis for the annual deficit coverage that was considered to constitute State aid, was put into place when the public funding of airports was not yet considered to constitute State aid and has not been altered since.
Izkrivljanja konkurence med letališčema Saarbrücken in Frankfurt–Hahn je prav tako mogoče večinoma izključiti že zaradi razdalje med njima, ki znaša dve uri vožnje.
The Commission recalls that the gradual development of market forces in the airport sector does not allow for a precise date to be determined from which the operation of an airport should have undoubtedly been considered as an economic activity.
Poleg tega z letališča Frankfurt–Hahn letijo predvsem nizkocenovni prevozniki (Ryanair), tovorni promet pa je precej pomemben element njegovega poslovnega modela, medtem ko letališče Saarbrücken ponuja predvsem redne lete na domačem ozemlju in ima le omejen tovorni zračni promet.
As stated in recital 180, from the date of the judgment in ‘Aéroports de Paris’ (12 December 2000), the operation and construction of airport infrastructure must be considered as a task falling within the ambit of State aid control.
Pomembnejše je konkurenčno razmerje med letališčema Saarbrücken in Zweibrücken zaradi njune bližine (39 km ali 34 minut vožnje) in velikega prekrivanja njunih gravitacijskih območij.
Conversely, due to the uncertainty that existed prior to the judgment in ‘Aéroports de Paris’, public authorities could legitimately consider that the financing of airport infrastructure did not constitute State aid.
Nemčija navaja, da imata letališči različna poslovna modela: letališče Saarbrücken je uveljavljeno letališče (ki je bilo odprto pred več kot 80 leti) in ima naprednejšo infrastrukturo, ki ponuja več udobja potnikom (z velikim deležem poslovnih potnikov).
It follows that the Commission cannot now call into question, on the basis of State aid rules, financing measures granted before the ‘Aéroport de Paris’ judgment.
Ponuja predvsem redne lete v glavna nemška poslovna središča in na številne počitniške destinacije.
In consequence, State aid measures that were granted to airport operators before the date of the ‘Aéroports de Paris’ judgment did not constitute State aid at the time when they were put into place, and became existing aid by 12 December 2000.
Letališče Zweibrücken ima infrastrukturo, ki ponuja razmeroma manj udobja, njegov poslovni model pa temelji na nizkocenovnih prevoznikih, letih na počitniške destinacije in tovornem zračnem prometu.
In the present case, the P&L agreement between FSBesitzG/FSG and vh Saar (under which individual capital injections were made) was put into place in 1996 and has, according to Germany, not been changed since.
Vendar Komisija ugotavlja, da je kljub dejstvu, da se poslovna modela letališč deloma razlikujeta, jasno, da se osnovna dejavnost letališča Zweibrücken (leti na počitniške destinacije, zlasti v Antalijo/na Palmo de Mallorco) prekriva z dejavnostjo letališča Saarbrücken.
It can therefore be considered that, from 2000 onwards, the annual public financing granted pursuant to this agreement constituted existing aid.
Res je, da se letališče Saarbrücken sicer osredotoča na redne lete v večja mesta, kot so Luxembourg, Berlin in Hamburg.
The Commission further considers, however, that the existing aid became new aid by 1 June 2007.
Vendar to ne spreminja dejstva, da se zdi, da ima letališče Zweibrücken le omejeno dejavnost, ki je letališče Saarbrücken ne zagotavlja ali ne bi moglo zagotavljati.
In point 83 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines, and pursuant to what is now Article 108(1) of the Treaty, the Commission proposed appropriate measures to the Member States, asking them to bring all their existing schemes relating to State aid covered by those Guidelines in conformity with those Guidelines by 1 June 2007 at the latest.
Poleg tega je mogoče ugotoviti, da je precejšnje povečanje števila potnikov na letališču Zweibrücken leta 2007 sovpadalo s precejšnjim padcem števila potnikov na letališču Saarbrücken v istem letu.
Member States were asked to confirm their acceptance in writing.
Zdi se torej, da se sicer poslovna načrta letališč deloma dopolnjujeta, vendar pa sta si tudi konkurenčna.
Should a Member State fail to act according to its commitment, the existing aid becomes unlawful aid after the date set in the appropriate measures and is subject to recovery.
Obenem je treba navesti, da je letališče Saarbrücken uveljavljeno letališče že več kot 80 let.
Germany accepted the appropriate measures by letter of 30 May 2006.
Po izgradnji novega terminala leta 2000 se je njegova letna zmogljivost povečala s 390 000 na 700 000 potnikov.
Considering that the P&L agreement established an aid scheme which provided the basis for repeated payments of aid over time, Germany had to ensure that the aid scheme conformed to the 2005 Aviation Guidelines at 1 June 2007 the latest.
Vendar te zmogljivosti ni bilo mogoče nikoli izkoristiti v celoti, morebiti zato, ker je leta 2006 tudi letališče Zweibrücken začelo ponujati storitve za komercialni potniški zračni promet, število potnikov na njem pa je začelo postopno naraščati.
From that date onwards, the public financing of FSBesitzG/FSG no longer constituted existing aid.
Glede na zgodovinski razvoj teh dveh letališč (Saarbrücken je del nemškega letališkega prostora že več kot 80 let), njun geografski položaj (prekrivanje gravitacijskih območij) in prosto zmogljivost, ki je bila na voljo na letališču Saarbrücken, ko je letališče Zweibrücken leta 2006 vstopilo na trg komercialnega zračnega prometa, Komisija ugotavlja, da je odprtje letališča Zweibrücken tisto, ki pomeni nepotrebno podvajanje infrastrukture z učinkom izkrivljanja konkurence, in ne obratno.
CONCLUSION
Na podlagi navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da pomoč za naložbe, dodeljena letališču Saarbrücken, ne izkrivlja konkurence in ne vpliva na trgovino v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s splošnim interesom.
In view of the arguments presented in recitals 176 to 225, the Commission considers that the public funding granted in the form of annual loss coverage to FSBesitzG/FSG between 2000 and 2012 (see financial data detailed in Tables 3 and 4) constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty in so far as it was related to activities outside the public policy remit, and therefore constituted new aid from 1 June 2007 onwards.
Pomoč je potrebna in sorazmerna; spodbujevalni učinek
LAWFULNESS OF THE AID
Poleg tega se pomoč šteje za sorazmerno samo, če enakega rezultata ne bi bilo mogoče doseči z manj pomoči in manj izkrivljanja.
Pursuant to Article 108(3) of the Treaty, Member States must notify any plans to grant or alter aid, and must not put the proposed measures into effect until the notification procedure has resulted in a final decision.
To pomeni, da morata biti znesek in intenzivnost pomoči omejena na najmanjša potrebna za izvedbo dejavnosti, ki ji je bila dodeljena pomoč.
As the financing has already been put at the disposal of FSBesitzG/FSG the Commission considers that Germany has not respected the prohibition of Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
Glede na informacije, ki jih je predložila Nemčija, naložbe ne bi bilo mogoče izvesti brez pomoči.
The applicability of the 2014 and 2005 Aviation Guidelines
Iz preglednice 3 je razvidno, da letališče še vedno ustvarja izgubo.
Article 107(3) of the Treaty provides for certain exemptions to the general rule set out in Article 107(1) of the Treaty that State aid is not compatible with the internal market.
Zato je mogoče ugotoviti, da je bila pomoč potrebna za izvedbo naložb za razbremenitev preobremenjene letališke infrastrukture in izpolnjevanje trenutnih zahtev glede sodobne letališke infrastrukture.
The aid in question can only be assessed on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, which stipulates that: ‘aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest’, may be considered to be compatible with the internal market.
Letališče Saarbrücken brez pomoči ne bi bilo kos pričakovanemu povpraševanju letalskih prevoznikov in potnikov na gravitacijskem območju; raven gospodarske dejavnosti letališča bi se znižala.
In this regard, the 2014 Aviation Guidelines provide a framework for assessing whether aid to airports may be declared compatible pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
Komisija zato meni, da ima zadevni ukrep pomoči spodbujevalni učinek, da je znesek pomoči omejen na najmanjšega potrebnega za izvedbo dejavnosti, ki ji je bila dodeljena pomoč, in da je torej sorazmeren.
According to the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, the Commission considers that the Commission Notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid applies to unlawful investment aid to airports.
Sklepna ugotovitev
In this respect, if the unlawful investment aid was granted before 4 April 2014, the Commission will apply the compatibility rules in force at the time when the unlawful investment aid was granted.
Komisija torej ugotavlja, da je pomoč za naložbe, dodeljena letališču Saarbrücken, združljiva s členom 107(3)(c) Pogodbe, ker je skladna s pogoji za združljivost iz točke 61 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005.
The Commission has already concluded in recital 238 that the annual coverage of losses by vh Saar constitutes unlawful State aid granted before 4 April 2014.
Komisija nadalje meni, da ji ni treba oceniti drugih razlogov za morebitno združljivost, ki jih navaja Nemčija, saj je ugotovila, da je državna pomoč za družbo FSBesitzG/FSG združljiva na podlagi oddelka 4.1 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005.
Accordingly, the Commission will apply the principles set out in the 2005 Aviation guidelines in the case of unlawful investment aid to airports granted before 4 April 2014.
Pomoč za tekoče poslovanje
According to the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, the Commission considers that the provisions of the notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid should not apply to pending cases of unlawful operating aid to airports granted prior to 4 April 2014.
V oddelku 5.1.2 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 so določena merila, ki jih bo Komisija uporabila pri oceni združljivosti pomoči za tekoče poslovanje z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
Instead, the Commission will apply the principles set out in the 2014 Aviation Guidelines to all cases concerning operating aid (pending notifications and unlawful non–notified aid) to airports even if the aid was granted before 4 April 2014 and the beginning of the transitional period.
V skladu s točko 172 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 bo Komisija ta merila uporabila za vse zadeve v zvezi s pomočjo za tekoče poslovanje za letališče, vključno z nerešenimi prijavami in nezakonitimi nepriglašenimi pomočmi.
Distinction between investment and operating aid
Nezakonita pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, dodeljena pred začetkom uporabe smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, se lahko razglasi za združljivo v celotnem znesku nepokritih stroškov poslovanja, če so izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji.
In view of the provisions of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines referred to in recitals 241 and 242, the Commission has to determine whether the measure in question constitutes unlawful investment or operating aid.
Merila za združljivost pomoči za tekoče poslovanje, ki se lahko dodeli za prehodno 10–letno obdobje, ki se začne z datumom objave smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, so:
According to point 25 (18) of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines investment aid is defined as ‘aid to finance fixed capital assets, specifically, to cover the capital costs funding gap’.
prispevek k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa: ta pogoj je izpolnjen, če med drugim pomoč poveča mobilnost državljanov EU in povezljivost regij ali spodbuja regionalni razvoj;
Moreover, according to point 25 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines investment aid can relate both to an upfront payment (that is to say cover upfront investment costs) and to aid paid out in the form of periodic instalments (to cover capital costs, in terms of annual depreciation and costs of financing).
potreba po posredovanju države: pomoč mora biti usmerjena v primere, ko taka pomoč lahko zagotovi pomembne izboljšave, ki jih trg sam ne more doseči;
Operating aid, on the other hand, relates to covering all or part of the operating costs of an airport, defined as ‘the underlying costs of the provision of airport services, including categories such as costs of personnel, contracted services, communications, waste, energy, maintenance, rent, administration, etc., but excluding the capital costs, marketing support or any other incentives granted to airlines by the airport, and costs falling within a public policy remit’.
obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka: ta pogoj je izpolnjen, če bi se ob odsotnosti pomoči za tekoče poslovanje ter ob upoštevanju možnega obstoja pomoči za naložbe in ravni zračnega prometa raven gospodarske dejavnosti zadevnega letališča verjetno znatno zmanjšala;
In the light of these definitions, it can be considered that the part of the annual capital injections that was used to cover annual operating losses of FSBesitzG/FSG net of the costs included in the EBITDA that fall within a public policy remit as established in recitals 186 to 197 constitute operating aid to FSBesitzG/FSG.
sorazmernost zneska pomoči (pomoč, omejena na najmanjšo potrebno): da bi bila pomoč za tekoče poslovanje sorazmerna, mora biti omejena na najmanjšo potrebno, da se dejavnost z dodeljeno pomočjo izvede;
The Commission notes that FSBesitzG/FSG received a total of up to around […] to cover its losses in the years 2000–2012.
izogibanje neupravičenim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino.
In this time period, total cumulated EBITDA of FSBesitzG (FSBG)/FSG amounted to approximately — […].
Pomoč za tekoče poslovanje prispeva k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa