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The infrastructure is necessary and proportionate to the objective
Nemčija je trdila, da letališke pristojbine, ki se plačujejo za uporabo infrastrukture, temeljijo na poslovno upravičenem razlikovanju in da je seznam letaliških pristojbin pregledno in nediskriminacijsko na voljo vsem morebitnim uporabnikom.
Germany considers that the financed investments are necessary and proportionate to the objective of common interest (see recital 68 and following).
Vpliv na trgovino ni v nasprotju s skupnim interesom
According to Germany, the investments were undertaken according to the needs and the constructed infrastructure was necessary for the airport in order to guarantee connectivity, to allow for the development of the region and to decongest Frankfurt Main airport.
Prvič, Nemčija je trdila, da med letališčem Frankfurt Hahn in drugimi letališči na gravitacijskem območju, kot sta letališči Zweibrücken in Frankfurt na Majni, ni učinkov zamenljivosti.
Germany pointed out that the infrastructure was not disproportionate or too opulent for the needs of users of the airport.
Po njenih navedbah pomoč, odobrena družbi FFHG, nima neupravičenih negativnih učinkov na konkurenco z navedenimi letališči niti v zvezi s potniškim niti v zvezi s tovornim prometom.
Hence, Germany considered that this compatibility condition was met.
Nasprotno, Nemčija je trdila, da za lete z nizkocenovnimi prevozniki potniki raje uporabljajo letališka vozlišča (kot sta Köln/Bonn ali Frankfurt na Majni) kot regionalna letališča (kot je Frankfurt Hahn).
The infrastructure has satisfactory medium-term prospects for use
Navedla je, da so morali v zadnjih letih nizkocenovni prevozniki zagotavljati vse več letov na glavna vozlišča, ker so tradicionalne letalske družbe znižale cene in začele vstopati na trg nizkocenovnih letov.
Germany submitted that before the decision to extend the airport infrastructure was taken, Fraport commissioned traffic forecast studies in order to identify the traffic potential for Frankfurt Hahn airport.
V zvezi s tem je navedla, da so regionalna letališča, kot je Frankfurt Hahn, zdaj pod večjim pritiskom, da tekmujejo z letališkimi vozlišči za potnike, ki potujejo v prostem času.
Germany provided those studies which were prepared by aviation experts on behalf of Fraport.
Zato je Nemčija sklenila, da financiranje ni povzročilo neupravičenih negativnih učinkov na konkurenco, ampak se je nasprotno izkazalo za ustrezno za prehod letališča na stabilni poslovni model v prihodnosti.
Figure 6 and Figure 8 summarise the results of one of those studies regarding the expected passenger and freight traffic development at Frankfurt Hahn airport between 2000 and 2011.
Drugič, Nemčija je trdila, da dejstvo, da je bila družba Fraport pred svojo vključitvijo v letališče Frankfurt Hahn že upravljavka letališča Frankfurt na Majni, kaže, da ni bilo pričakovati premikov v smislu zamenljivosti z letališča Frankfurt na Majni na letališče Frankfurt Hahn.
Figure 6
Namesto tega je družba Fraport vlagala v možnost razbremenitve letališča Frankfurt na Majni in uporabe dodatne dopolnilne funkcije letališča Frankfurt Hahn, saj je bila za vozlišče Frankfurt na Majni v prihodnosti predvidena preobremenitev zmogljivosti.
Total potential passengers at Frankfurt Hahn airport in 2000-2010
Po navedbah Nemčije je bila prepoved nočnih letov na letališču Frankfurt na Majni eden od glavnih dejavnikov pri tem sklepanju, saj je imelo letališče Frankfurt Hahn dovoljenje za 24-urno obratovanje.
Passengers (millions)
Skratka, Nemčija je trdila, da so bili učinki financiranja v korist družbe FFHG omejeni na pozitivne regionalne učinke za regijo Hunsrück kot celoto, obenem pa ni bilo negativnih učinkov v zvezi z drugimi letališči, saj se letališče Frankfurt Hahn uporablja za razbremenitev letališča Frankfurt na Majni.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Charter
Poleg tega je navedla, da razen letališča Luxembourg, ki je že 1 uro in 30 minut (111 km) oddaljeno od letališča Frankfurt Hahn, ni drugih tujih letališč, ki bi si konkurirala na istem gravitacijskem območju.
Low cost
Po mnenju Nemčije pa odobrena pomoč nima negativnega učinka izkrivljanja konkurence niti v zvezi z letališčem Luxembourg.
Source: SH&E
Spodbujevalni učinek, nujnost in sorazmernost
Total potential Passengers for Hahn Airport
Nemčija je navedla, da bi se brez pomoči za naložbe raven gospodarske dejavnosti letališča znatno zmanjšala.
Figure 7
Trdila je, da je bila pomoč potrebna, saj so bili z njo nadomeščeni samo stroški financiranja, nižji znesek pa bi privedel do nižjih ravni naložb.
Potential low-cost passenger traffic (under the assumption that Ryanair sets a base that means that it would base/station its aircraft at the airport overnight) at Frankfurt Hahn airport in 2001-2011 Based aircraft
Ocena združljivosti pomoči za tekoče poslovanje
Potential Low Cost Traffic
Kar zadeva zahtevo, da mora pomoč prispevati k doseganju natančno opredeljenega cilja skupnega interesa, je Nemčija trdila, da je bil namen kritja stroškov poslovanja družbe FFHG vedno izboljšati gospodarsko strukturo gospodarsko nerazvite in redko poseljene regije Hunsrück.
Scenario 2: Ryanair sets a base at HHN
Pri tem je uporabila enako sklepanje kot pri oceni združljivosti pomoči za naložbe za financiranje letališke infrastrukture (glej oddelek 4.4.1).
Million Passengers
Potreba po posredovanju države
Figure 8
Nemčija je pojasnila, zakaj letališče Frankfurt Hahn ustvarja izgube iz poslovanja, ki jih je treba kriti.
Total potential freight traffic at Frankfurt Hahn airport in 2001-2010
Navedla je, da je za letališče, kakršno je Frankfurt Hahn, ki ima 1–3 milijone potnikov, precej ambiciozen cilj, da bi postalo donosno in bi lahko krilo svoje stroške poslovanja.
Diverted by Curfew
Po navedbah Nemčije tega ambicioznega cilja ni bilo mogoče doseči v zagonskih letih (tj. v obdobju od začetka komercialnega potniškega prometa na letališču do danes) letališča Frankfurt Hahn, ker so letališče bremenile zelo velike infrastrukturne naložbe, ki jih je samo financiralo na kapitalskem trgu in za katere je moralo plačevati visoke obresti.
Air Freight
Nemčija je poleg tega navedla, da od začetka svetovne gospodarske in finančne krize potniški in še zlasti tovorni promet stagnirata.
Trucked
Nemčija je trdila, da je bilo glede na te okoliščine potrebno posredovanje države za kritje izgub iz poslovanja, sicer bi družba FFHG postala plačilno nesposobna.
(Thousands)
Po navedbah Nemčije bi to privedlo tudi do odvzema dovoljenja za 24-urno obratovanje, kar bi pomenilo, da bi družba FFHG morala ustaviti opravljanje vseh letov, s tem pa bi izgubila stranke, kot so letalske družbe in prevozniki tovora.
Freight Potential at Hahn Airport
Poudarila je, da bi tedaj postalo tudi zelo težko najti novega upravljavca za letališče.
Access to the infrastructure in an equal and non-discriminatory manner
Ustreznost ukrepov pomoči kot instrumentov politike
According to the information provided by Germany, all potential users of the infrastructure have access to the airport on equal and non-discriminatory terms.
Nemčija je trdila, da je bilo kritje stroškov poslovanja ustrezen ukrep za dosego predvidenega cilja.
Trade is not affected contrary to common interest
Pri tem je poudarila, da mora javni vlagatelj v nasprotju z zasebnim vlagateljem upoštevati navedene cilje, ko razmišlja o alternativni možnosti – zaprtju letališča.
Firstly, Germany stated that there are no substitution effects between Frankfurt Hahn airport and other airports in the catchment area, such as Zweibrücken airport and Frankfurt Main airport.
Obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka
According to Germany, there are no undue negative effects on competition with those airports as a result of the aid granted to FFHG, either in relation to passenger or to freight traffic.
Nemčija je trdila, da je bilo za ohranitev delovanja letališča Frankfurt Hahn nujno kriti njegove stroške poslovanja, sicer bi družba FFHG postala plačilno nesposobna.
Germany submitted that, on the contrary, for flying with low-cost carriers the passengers would rather use hub airports (such as Köln/Bonn or Frankfurt Main) than regional airports (such as Frankfurt Hahn).
Navedla je, da je bilo kritje stroškov poslovanja tudi podlaga za uresničitev ciljev skupnega interesa, kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 84 in naslednjih.
Germany argued that in recent years, low-cost carriers have increasingly had to provide more flights to the major hubs since traditional airlines have lowered their prices and started to enter the market of low-cost flights.
Poleg tega je trdila, da si brez te pomoči za tekoče poslovanje ne bi bilo mogoče zamisliti finančne konsolidacije letališča, kot jo upravljavec predvideva zdaj, saj bi se letališču kopičili dolgovi, namesto da bi se jih to rešilo.
In this regard, Germany stated that regional airports, such as Frankfurt Hahn, are now under a greater pressure to compete with the hub airports for leisure passengers.
Po mnenju Nemčije spodbujevalni učinek ukrepov dokazuje že stalen napredek družbe FFHG k donosnosti.
Therefore, Germany concluded that the financing has not led to any undue negative effects on competition, but has on the contrary proven appropriate for the transition of the airport towards a stable business model in the future.
Sorazmernost pomoči (pomoč, omejena na najmanjšo potrebno)
Secondly, Germany argued that the fact that Fraport, before getting constituted in Frankfurt Hahn airport, was already the operator of Frankfurt Main airport, shows that no substitution movements from Frankfurt Main towards Frankfurt Hahn airport were to be expected.
Nemčija je trdila, da je bil element pomoči v posojilih omejen na izgube iz poslovanja ter je pomenil absolutni minimum, potreben za ohranitev obratovanja letališča Frankfurt Hahn in preprečitev njegove plačilne nesposobnosti.
Instead, Fraport was investing in the possibility to decongest Frankfurt Main airport and use the additional, complementary function of Frankfurt Hahn airport, as a future capacity overload was foreseeable for the Frankfurt Main hub.
Izogibanje neupravičenim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami
According to Germany, the ban on night flights at Frankfurt Main airport was one of the main factors in this reasoning as Frankfurt Hahn airport had a 24-hour operating licence.
Nemčija je menila, da ni bilo neupravičenih negativnih učinkov na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami.
In conclusion, Germany argued that the effects of the financing in favour of FFHG were limited to the positive regional effects for the Hunsrück region as a whole, whilst no undue negative effects were created in relation to other airports as Frankfurt Hahn airport is being used to decongest Frankfurt Main.
Pri tem je uporabila enako sklepanje kot pri oceni združljivosti pomoči za naložbe za financiranje letališke infrastrukture (glej oddelek 4.4.1).
Furthermore, Germany stated that apart from Luxembourg airport, which is already 1 hour and 30 minutes travelling time (111 km) from Frankfurt Hahn airport, there are no other foreign airports competing in the same catchment area.
PRIPOMBE TRETJIH OSEB
Even in relation to Luxembourg, the aid granted does not have any negative distortive effect on competition according to Germany.
Zvezna dežela Porenje – Pfalška
Incentive effect, necessity and proportionality
Komisija je pripombe o sklepu o začetku postopka prejela samo od zvezne dežele Porenje – Pfalška.
Germany stated that in the absence of investment aid, the level of economic activity of the airport would be significantly reduced.
Te so bile v skladu s pripombami Nemčije.
Germany submitted that the aid was necessary as it compensated only the costs of financing and a lower amount would lead to lower levels of investment.
Prvič, zvezna dežela Porenje – Pfalška je navedla, da družba FFHG ni prejela državne pomoči, ker ni pridobila gospodarske prednosti.
Assessment of compatibility of the operating aid
Trdila je, da bi ukrepe, ki jih je sprejela, sprejel vsak zasebni vlagatelj v enakem položaju.
On 17 April 2014, Germany provided its views on the compatibility of the measures under the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
Močno je poudarila, da postopek Komisije omejuje potencialni razvoj družbe FFHG in njene dejavnosti.
Germany argued that even if the cash-pool, the loans and underlying guarantee constituted operating aid to FFHG, then that aid was compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty and Section 5.1.2 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
Opozorila je na pomen letališča Frankfurt Hahn za receptivni turizem in gospodarstvo zvezne dežele.
Germany set out its arguments in more detail with regard to the respective compatibility conditions.
Tudi če je bila družbi FFHG odobrena državna pomoč, je ta po mnenju zvezne dežele Porenje – Pfalška združljiva z notranjim trgom.
Concerning the requirement that the aid must contribute to the achievement of the well-defined objective of common interest, Germany submitted that the coverage of operating costs of FFHG was always aimed at the objective of improving the economic structure of the economically underdeveloped and scarcely populated Hunsrück region.
Po njenem mnenju je bilo financiranje namenjeno razvoju letališke infrastrukture, ki je izjemnega gospodarskega pomena za zvezno deželo.
In this regard the Germany used the same reasoning as for the assessment of the compatibility of the investment aid to finance the airport infrastructure (see Section 4.4.1).
Tudi če bo Komisija sprejela stališče, da je šlo za državno pomoč, je to po mnenju zvezne dežele treba šteti za državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(3)(c) in za združljivo z notranjim trgom.
Need for state intervention
Pripombe glede uporabe smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 za obravnavano zadevo
Germany explained why Frankfurt Hahn is making operational losses which have to be covered.
Družba Lufthansa je trdila, da bi morala Komisija v tej zadevi uporabiti smernice za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 2004 [34].
Germany stated that it is quite an ambitious objective for an airport such as Frankfurt Hahn airport with 1-3 million passengers to become profitable and be able to cover its operating costs.
Po njenem mnenju ukrepi vključujejo stalno nezakonito in nezdružljivo pomoč za reševanje, ki jo je zvezna dežela Porenje – Pfalška izvajala v korist družbe FFHG.
According to Germany, it was not possible to achieve this ambitious objective in the start-up years (referring to the period between the start of commercial passenger traffic at the airport until today) of Frankfurt Hahn airport since the airport was burdened by very high infrastructure investments which it financed itself on the capital market and for which it had to pay high interest.
Družba Lufthansa je navedla, da letališče vse od takrat ustvarja letne izgube in da bi moralo brez javne pomoči zapustiti trg.
In addition, Germany stated that since the world economic and financial crisis, there has been a stagnation of passenger and especially freight traffic.
Ta nevladna organizacija je izrazila pripombe, s katerimi je grajala smernice za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 in dosedanje odločitve Komisije v zvezi z letalsko industrijo zaradi njihovih domnevno negativnih učinkov na okolje.
Germany submitted that in the light of these circumstances, there was a need for state invention to cover the operating losses since FFHG would otherwise have become insolvent.
OCENA
According to Germany, this would also have resulted in the withdrawal of the 24-hour operating licence, meaning that FFHG would have had to stop operating all flights, resulting in turn in the loss of clients, such as airlines and freight carriers.
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 z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami“.
Germany pointed out that it would then also have become very difficult to find a new operator for the airport.
Merila iz člena 107(1) Pogodbe so kumulativna.
Appropriateness of the aid measures as policy instruments
Za ugotovitev, ali ukrepi pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, morajo biti torej izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji.
Germany submitted that covering the operating costs was an appropriate measure to achieve the intended objective.
Finančna podpora mora namreč:
Germany argued in this respect that if Frankfurt Hahn airport had had to stop operating and had disappeared from the relevant markets, then the objectives of common interest pursued in developing the Hunsrück region and making conversion investments would not have been achieved.
biti odobrena s strani države ali iz državnih sredstev;
In this regard, Germany emphasised that in contrast to a private investor, a public investor has to take those objectives into account when considering the alternative of closure of the airport.
dajati prednost posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga;
Existence of an incentive effect
izkrivljati konkurenco ali ustvarjati možnost izkrivljanja konkurence in
Germany argued that in order to maintain Frankfurt Hahn airport in operation, it was a necessary to cover its operating costs as FFHG would otherwise have become insolvent.
vplivati na trgovino med državami članicami.
Germany stated that the coverage of operating costs was in turn the basis also for realising the objectives of common interest as stated in recital 84 and following.
Pojem podjetje in gospodarska dejavnost
Furthermore, Germany argued that without this operating aid, the financial consolidation of the airport as foreseen by the operator now would have been unthinkable, since the airport would have accrued more and more debt instead of making it out of its debts.
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso mora Komisija najprej ugotoviti, ali je družba FFHG podjetje v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
According to Germany, the incentive effect of the measures is already demonstrated by that fact that FFHG is continuously progressing towards profitability.
Pojem podjetje zajema vse subjekte, ki opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost, ne glede na njihov pravni status in način financiranja [35].
Proportionality of the aid amount (aid limited to a minimum)
Vsaka dejavnost ponudbe blaga ali storitev na določenem trgu je gospodarska dejavnost [36].
Germany argued that any aid element contained in the loans was limited to the operating losses and represented the absolute minimum necessary in order to maintain Frankfurt Hahn airport in operation and keep it from becoming insolvent.
Splošno sodišče je v sodbi v zadevi Flughafen Leipzig/Halle potrdilo, da upravljanje letališča za komercialne namene in izgradnja letališke infrastrukture pomenita gospodarsko dejavnost [37].
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
Ko začne upravljavec letališča opravljati gospodarske dejavnosti, tako da zagotavlja plačljive letališke storitve, se ne glede na njegov pravni status ali način financiranja šteje za podjetje v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, zato se pravila Pogodbe o državni pomoči lahko uporabljajo za prednost, ki mu jo je dodelila država ali ki mu je bila dodeljena iz državnih sredstev [38].
Germany considered that there were no undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States.
V zvezi s trenutkom, ko sta gradnja in upravljanje letališča postala gospodarska dejavnost, zaradi postopnega razvoja tržnih sil v letališkem sektorju ni mogoče določiti natančnega datuma.
In this regard Germany used the same reasoning as for the assessment of the compatibility of investment aid to finance airport infrastructure (see Section 4.4.1).
Vendar je Splošno sodišče priznalo razvojne spremembe v naravi letaliških dejavnosti in v sodbi Leipzig/Halle razsodilo, da od leta 2000 ni več mogoče izključiti uporabe pravil o državni pomoči za financiranje letališke infrastrukture.
COMMENTS FROM THIRD PARTIES
Zato je treba od datuma sodbe v zadevi Aéroports de Paris (12. decembra 2000) [39] upravljanje in gradnjo letališke infrastrukture obravnavati kot gospodarsko dejavnost, ki spada na področje nadzora državnih pomoči.
Land Rhineland-Palatinate
V tem smislu letališče, ki je predmet tega sklepa, upravlja družba FFHG, upravljavka letališča, na komercialni podlagi.
The Commission only received comments on the opening decision from Land Rhineland-Palatinate.
Upravljavka letališča, družba FFHG, uporabnikom zaračunava za uporabo navedene infrastrukture.
These comments were in line with the comments from Germany.
Družba FFHG je torej podjetje za namene konkurenčnega prava Unije.
First of all, Land Rhineland-Palatinate stated that FFHG did not receive any State aid because it did not obtain an economic advantage.
Državna sredstva in pripisljivost državi
The Land argued that the measures taken by it would have been taken by any private investor in the same situation.
Da bi zadevni ukrep pomenil državno pomoč, se mora financirati iz državnih sredstev, odločitev o odobritvi ukrepa pa mora biti mogoče pripisati državi.
It strongly emphasised that the Commission's procedure is limiting the potential development of FFHG and its business.
Pojem državna pomoč se uporablja za vsako prednost, ki jo iz državnih sredstev dodeli država sama ali posrednik, ki deluje na podlagi dodeljenih pooblastil [40].
Land Rhineland-Palatinate underlined the importance of Frankfurt-Hahn airport for incoming-tourism and the economy of the Land.
Za uporabo člena 107 Pogodbe so sredstva lokalnih organov državna sredstva [41].
According to Land Rhineland-Palatinate, even if State aid was granted to FFHG, it is compatible with the internal market.
Nemčija je najprej navedla, da se združena denarna sredstva zvezne dežele Porenje – Pfalška ne financirajo neposredno iz javnega proračuna zvezne dežele.
In the Land's view, the financing was intended to develop the airport infrastructure, which is of outstanding economic interest for the Land.
Trdila je, da vsa sredstva v združenih denarnih sredstvih bodisi izvirajo iz sodelujočih podjetij bodisi so pridobljena v obliki posojil na kapitalskem trgu.
Therefore, the Land is of the opinion that even if the Commission takes the view that State aid was involved, it must be considered as State aid within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) Treaty and be deemed compatible with the internal market.
V nadaljnjem dopisu je navedla, da sredstva, ki jih družba FFHG črpa iz združenih denarnih sredstev, niso zajeta s poroštvom zvezne dežele, ker se sredstva zagotavljajo neposredno iz sredstev zvezne dežele [42].
Comments on the implementation of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines to the pending case
Komisija meni, da je v obravnavanem primeru država vedno neposredno ali posredno nadzirala sredstva v združenih denarnih sredstvih, zaradi česar so ta pomenila državna sredstva.
Lufthansa asserted that the Commission should apply the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines [34] in this case.
Prvič, Nemčija je sama navedla, da se je kreditna linija, zagotovljena iz združenih denarnih sredstev, financirala neposredno iz sredstev zvezne dežele Porenje – Pfalška.
According to Lufthansa the measures involve continuous illegal and incompatible rescue aid implemented by Land Rhineland-Palatinate in favour of FFHG.
Zadevni ukrep se je torej financiral iz državnih sredstev.
Lufthansa stated that the airport has been ever since incurring annual losses and without the public support it would have had to exit the market.
Drugič, v združenih denarnih sredstvih lahko sodelujejo samo podjetja v večinski lasti zvezne dežele Porenje – Pfalška (vsaj 50-odstotno lastništvo).
This non-governmental organisation made comments criticising the 2014 Aviation Guidelines and decisions of the Commission regarding the aviation industry so far, for their allegedly negative effects on the environment.
Zaradi večinskega javnega lastništva so sodelujoča podjetja očitno javna podjetja v smislu člena 2(b) Direktive Komisije 2006/111/ES [43].
ASSESSMENT
Ker so torej vsa sodelujoča podjetja javna podjetja, so njihova sredstva državna sredstva.