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Investment aid
Druga predplačila pa naj bi bila nadomestila za stroške, povezane s storitvami splošnega gospodarskega pomena, zato naj bi bila združljiva z notranjim trgom.
If the Commission finds that the equipment subsidies granted to VTAN constitute State aid, VTAN believes that, according to the new Guidelines, their compatibility will be assessed in the light of the criteria set out in the 2005 Guidelines.
UKREP 2: OCENA MOREBITNIH POMOČI, DODELJENIH DRUŽBI RYANAIR
This non-governmental organisation has made comments criticising the new Guidelines and the Commission decisions in the aviation sector to date, due to their harmful consequences for the environment.
Francija meni, da je pristop Komisije, ki je skupaj preučila finančne tokove, razvidne iz pogodb o letaliških storitvah, in finančne tokove, razvidne iz pogodb o tržnih storitvah, ustrezen.
FRANCE’S COMMENTS
Francija je predložila osnutek načrta za spodbujanje razvoja, ki ga je leta 2005 pripravila zbornica, in poudarja, da ta ni bil sprejet, ker naj ne bi zadostno prepričal letalskih prevoznikov, da bi opravljali dejavnosti odhodnih letov z navedenega letališča.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY FRANCE FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Poleg tega navaja, da noben lokalni organ ni privolil v sodelovanje pri financiranju navedenega načrta.
GENERAL INTEREST OF THE AIRPORT
Francija meni, da so bile navedenemu letališču sicer dodeljene nekatere subvencije za sofinanciranje njegovega upravljanja, vendar naj ne bi bila dodeljena nikakršna pomoč za sofinanciranje pogodb z družbo Ryanair/AMS.
France argues that all the activities of Nîmes airport (including the commercial aviation activities) constitute services of general interest, particularly the economic and tourism development of the region, such that no amount granted to the airport’s operators can be regarded as State aid.
Poleg tega ugotavlja, da bi se višine pristojbin, ponujene družbi Ryanair, zaračunavale kateremu koli letalskemu prevozniku, ki bi upravljal letališče.
Furthermore, France maintains that, in its analysis of the contractual relations between the airport’s operators and Ryanair/AMS, the Commission has not taken into account the part of the payments made in respect of the public service missions assigned to the operators, in particular the promotion of the region and its economic and tourism development.
Francija meni, da bi morala Komisija za izračun donosnosti pogodbenega razmerja, ki sta ga sklenila letalski prevoznik in upravljavec letališča velikosti letališča Nîmes, in glede na dodeljene naloge splošnega pomena upoštevati samo spremenljive stroške, pripisljive navedenemu prevozniku, ter prezreti stalne stroške in stroške, povezane z opravljanjem dejavnosti javnih storitev.
France also indicates that the airbase promised economic growth for the region and that, after its closure in 2011, it was decided to create an industrial hub connected to the airport, which could generate a new industrial fabric in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Kar zadeva prihodke, Francija navaja, da je treba pri analizi upoštevati tudi ustvarjene prihodke iz neletalskih dejavnosti.
In this context, France notes that these activities in themselves justify the airport being kept operational.
Francija poleg tega poudarja, da finančnih tokov, ki so se stekali k družbi AMS, ni mogoče knjižiti kot čiste izgube, ugotovljene v izkazu poslovnega izida, ki ga je mogoče pripisati družbi Ryanair, ker naj bi bil del teh stroškov tesno povezan z zagotavljanjem dejavnosti v okviru SPOJS, zlasti turističnim in gospodarskim razvojem regije.
MEASURE 1: ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE AIRPORT OPERATORS
Poleg tega pojasnjuje, da je bilo mogoče družbo Veolia ob sklenitvi pogodbe z družbo Ryanair obravnavati kot novo udeleženko na trgu.
France considers that the 1994 Guidelines should be applied to all the infrastructure aid received before the 2005 Guidelines entered into force.
Družba Veolia naj bi zato morala za razvoj svojih dejavnosti zagotoviti navzočnost družbe Ryanair na letališču.
In addition, in its view, the Aéroports de Paris case-law is not applicable to the present case as that ruling concerned a large European hub and dealt with a legal issue unconnected with the problem of airport financing.
Ta analiza je enaka analizi pogodb, sklenjenih z zbornico.
France takes the view that the Commission’s application of this doctrine resulted in legal uncertainty about the applicable rules, from the aforementioned judgment being delivered to the new Guidelines being adopted.
Francija nazadnje meni, da so pogodbe o tržnih storitvah, kakršne so bile sklenjene med upravljavci letališča Nîmes in družbo Ryanair, običajna praksa na večini regionalnih letališč, zato Komisijo poziva k analizi teh praks v celovitejšem okviru.
As a result, according to France, out of the EUR [5-9] million paid by the public authorities between 2000 and 2010, EUR [0,8-2] million should be excluded from the Commission analysis, given that this financing was granted in line with the 1994 Guidelines and before the 2005 Guidelines were adopted.
KOMENTAR FRANCIJE K PRIPOMBAM, KI SO JIH ZAINTERESIRANE TRETJE STRANI PREDLOŽILE PO ZAČETKU FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
With regard to the investments made during the CCI operating period, France makes clear that the entire airport, except for the passenger terminal, was used for the airbase’s military activities, with the commercial activity being secondary.
Francija ni odgovorila na pripombe, ki so jih zainteresirane tretje strani predložile po začetku formalnega postopka preiskave.
France states that, until 2004, the costs associated with the infrastructure and common services were partly rebilled to the CCI by the Ministry of Defence according to the percentage of commercial traffic within the airport’s total traffic.
PRIPOMBE FRANCIJE GLEDE UPORABE NOVIH SMERNIC V OBRAVNAVANEM PRIMERU
The airbase subsequently rebilled in detail to the CCI the part of the costs attributable to the civilian operation of the airport.
Francija ugotavlja, da so nove smernice ohlapnejše glede pomoči za tekoče poslovanje kot prejšnje smernice.
France also makes clear that the only work directly carried out by the CCI involved the expansion and adaptation of the passenger terminal and that this work was financed from the CCI’s own resources or through loans taken out in its name.
Trdi, da bi bil položaj nekaterih letališč pred veljavnostjo smernic, če bi se te retroaktivno uporabile za vse pomoči, zato obravnavan ugodneje.
With regard to the investments made under the CDSP signed with VTAN, France notes that the CDSP provided for only part of these investments to be covered by the operator.
Vendar Francija ugotavlja, da se bo na podlagi novih smernic pomoč za naložbe ocenjevala strožje kot prej, saj naj bi te smernice določale največje dovoljene intenzivnosti pomoči, ki so odvisne od velikosti letališča.
Likewise, France notes that the short term of the delegation (six years) prevented an alternative solution and that no advantage was conferred on VTAN by the SMAN assuming responsibility for the investments.
KOMENTAR FRANCIJE NA PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH TRETJIH STRANI O UPORABI NOVIH SMERNIC V TEM PRIMERU
Finally, France explains that the equipment subsidy granted following closure of the airbase was intended to cover investments in sovereign activities and certification work on the airport that was not anticipated at the time when the CDSP was signed.
Francija ni odgovorila na pripombe zainteresiranih tretjih strani o uporabi novih smernic v obravnavanem primeru.
Clarifications on the infrastructure used to exercise the powers of a public authority
OCENA UKREPOV
France considers that aircraft firefighting and wildlife hazard prevention services are tasks falling within the powers of a public authority that are essential for airport safety.
UKREPI V KORIST DRUŽBE RYANAIR/AMS
France confirms that these services are funded by a parafiscal charge: the airport tax.
Naj spomnimo, da so različni ukrepi v korist letalskih prevoznikov, preučeni v tem sklepu, pogodbe, navedene v uvodnih izjavah od 79 do 102 .
France also stresses that the methods of financing sovereign tasks at Nîmes airport are not unique, but are similar to those used at other French airports.
OBSTOJ POMOČI V SMISLU ČLENA 107(1) PDEU
The only difference at Nîmes airport is that, when the airbase was operational, the tasks carried out by the Ministry of Defence were partly rebilled to the civilian operator, with the associated investment and operating costs then being financed by the airport tax.
V skladu s členom 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 s Pogodbo, če vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
After the airbase closed, VTAN took over all the airport safety and security tasks, which led to a significant increase in the expenditure covered by the airport tax.
Da bi ukrep pomenil državno pomoč, morajo biti izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji: (1) zadevni ukrep se financira iz državnih sredstev in ga je mogoče pripisati državi, (2) ukrep daje gospodarsko prednost, (3) ta prednost je selektivna in (4) zadevni ukrep izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljal konkurenco in lahko vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
France alleges that these transferred activities are in all cases safety/security tasks that do not, as a result, constitute economic activities and that therefore escape the application of the State aid rules.
Državna sredstva in pripisljivost
France also notes that the model for financing French airports through the airport tax and the establishment of the passenger rate of the airport tax are governed in detail by its national legislation.
Obdobje upravljanja zbornice (2000–2006)
This model takes account of the overlap between normal operating constraints and those constraints specific to safety or security.
Med letalskimi prevozniki na eni strani in zbornico na drugi so bile pred 31. decembrom 2006 sklenjene različne pogodbe z družbama Ryanair in AMS, ki so zajete v formalnem postopku preiskave.
As a result, France states that the financing of airport sovereign tasks is strictly regulated, which, in its view, prevents any overcompensation.
Francosko pravo določa, da so gospodarske zbornice javni organi.
As regards the investments in common infrastructure made between 2000 and 2011 by the Ministry of Defence and co-financed by the state and those local and regional authorities involved in managing the civilian area, France explains that the financing of the sovereign tasks of the airport’s civilian and military areas was split in proportion to the number of flights.
V skladu s členom L 710-1 trgovinskega zakonika „vsak departmajski organ ali zbornica, ki je članica mreže gospodarskih zbornic, v svoji vlogi posredniškega državnega organa deluje kot zastopnik interesov na področju industrije, trgovine in storitev pred javnimi ali tujimi organi.
France also indicates that the largest investments were made in the runway, and were therefore essential military investments.
Zbornice delujejo kot posredniki med različnimi zadevnimi udeleženci in opravljajo svojo dejavnost brez poseganja v naloge zastopanja, dodeljene panožnim ali medpanožnim organizacijam z veljavnimi zakoni ali predpisi, ali naloge, ki jih izvajajo lokalni organi v okviru samostojnega upravljanja.
As regards the costs of the aircraft rescue and firefighting service (service de sauvetage et de lutte contre l’incendie des aéronefs sur les aérodromes — ‘SSLIA’) and of creating an automatic parameter transmission system (système de transmission automatique des paramètres — ‘STAP’), France indicates that these investments were not made in response to requests by Ryanair.
Mreža in vsi departmajski organi ali zbornice, ki so njeni člani, prispevajo h gospodarskemu razvoju, privlačnosti območja in prostorskemu načrtovanju ter podpirajo podjetja in njihova združenja z izvajanjem kakršnih koli nalog opravljanja javnih storitev in nalog splošnega pomena, ki so potrebne za izvajanje navedenih nalog, pod pogoji, določenimi z odlokom.“
The first service was essential to attract any airline (and not just Ryanair) to the airport, whereas the second service was necessary to transform the airport into a commercial base and integrate Nîmes within the Montpellier TMA (Terminal Manoeuvring Area).
Člen L 170-1 trgovinskega zakonika poleg tega določa: „V ta namen lahko vsak departmajski organ ali zbornica v mreži v skladu z veljavnimi sektorskimi načrti, če je to primerno:
Clarifications on the financing of the infrastructure and operation (excluding sovereign tasks)
izvaja naloge splošnega pomena, ki so ji dodeljene z zakoni in predpisi;
Existence of a selective advantage
izvaja naloge v zvezi s podporo, mentorstvom, povezovanjem in svetovanjem osebam, ki ustanavljajo ali prevzemajo podjetja, ter podjetjem v skladu z veljavnimi zakoni in predpisi konkurenčnega prava;
Examination of the private investor criterion
zagotavlja podporo in svetovanje za spodbujanje mednarodnega razvoja podjetij in izvoza njihovih proizvodov, pri tem pa sodeluje s francosko agencijo za mednarodni razvoj podjetij;
France stresses that the private investor criterion must be analysed based solely on the variable costs generated by the airport’s commercial activity, given that all the airport’s fixed costs are, in its view, included as part of the performance of the general interest tasks assigned to the airport.
izvaja naloge za spodbujanje začetnega ali stalnega poklicnega izobraževanja, zlasti prek javnih in zasebnih izobraževalnih ustanov, ki jih ustanovi, upravlja ali financira;
Examination with regard to the Altmark criteria for the VTAN operating period
izvaja naloge v zvezi z ustanovitvijo in upravljanjem infrastruktur, zlasti pristaniških in letaliških infrastruktur;
France asserts that the sums paid by the SMAN to VTAN under the CDSP did not confer any advantage on VTAN because the flat-rate contribution payments were, in its view, solely intended to compensate for clearly defined public service obligations.
izvaja pridobitne naloge, ki ji jih je dodelil javni subjekt ali za katere se izkaže, da so potrebne za izvajanje drugih nalog, ter
Clearly defined public service obligations.
zagotovi kakršne koli strokovne ocene, posvetovanja ali raziskave, ki jih zahtevajo javni organi glede vprašanja v zvezi z industrijo, trgovino, storitvami, gospodarskim razvojem, poklicnim izobraževanjem ali prostorskim načrtovanjem, kar pa ne sme posegati v delo, za katero bi lahko dala pobudo.“
France underlines the broad discretion that it enjoys in defining the activities that constitute an SGEI.
Člen L 710-1 trgovinskega zakonika poleg tega določa: „Združenje francoskih gospodarskih zbornic, regionalne in lokalne gospodarske zbornice ter medzborniške skupine so javni organi, ki jih nadzoruje država in upravljajo izvoljeni direktorji podjetij.“
France asserts in this respect that, given that Nîmes airport is a Category D airport, the entire airport constitutes an SGEI in accordance with the 2005 Guidelines.
V celotnem navedenem obdobju so namreč gospodarske zbornice, kakršna je obravnavana zbornica, ostale javni organi, ustanovljeni z zakonom, ki jih upravljajo izvoljeni direktorji podjetij in nadzoruje država.
France underlines that the activities imposed on VTAN could have been included under the ‘special task’ heading as no economic operator would have been able to accept the concession under the proposed conditions.
Po drugi strani imajo kot posredniški državni organi naloge splošnega pomena, in sicer zastopajo interese na področju industrije, trgovine in storitev pred drugimi nacionalnimi in tujimi javnimi organi ter prispevajo k privlačnosti in prostorskemu načrtovanju ter podpori podjetjem.
France also states that VTAN was not entrusted with developing the airport, but rather with the economic and tourism development of the region, and particularly with the development of the industrial hub situated nearby.
Poleg tega je iz navedbe nalog gospodarskih zbornic v členu L 710-1 trgovinskega zakonika, citirane v uvodni izjavi 257, razvidno, da je razlog za obstoj in glavni cilj gospodarskih zbornic izvajati naloge splošnega pomena, ki so jim dodeljene z zakonom, to je zlasti zastopati interese na področju industrije, trgovine in storitev pred javnimi organi, podpirati lokalna podjetja, povečevati privlačnost svojih območij ter prispevati k prostorskemu načrtovanju.
Finally, France notes that the compensation paid to VTAN was not linked to the development of commercial routes, as indicated by the Commission.
Industrijske in komercialne dejavnosti gospodarskih zbornic so postranske glede na njihove naloge splošnega pomena in naj bi prispevale k izvajanju teh nalog.
It was simply a flat-rate contribution of a fixed amount that depended on the economic situation referred to in the ‘reference scenario’ or in the ‘downturn scenario’.
Navesti je treba tudi, da nacionalna zakonodaja, zlasti člen L 710-1 trgovinskega zakonika, določa posebne pogoje financiranja za gospodarske zbornice.
As a result, France considers that a private operator acting in a market economy would not have been prepared to assume the tasks assigned to VTAN, under the same conditions, in the absence of compensation for the public service provided.
Sredstva gospodarskih zbornic sestavljajo predvsem davčni prihodki (davek za kritje stroškov gospodarskih zbornic, ki je bil uveden s členom 1600 splošnega davčnega zakonika), subvencije ali celo sredstva, ki izvirajo iz izobraževalnih dejavnosti in dejavnosti upravljanja prometne infrastrukture.
Parameters established in advance for determining the amount of compensation.
Zato se gospodarskim zbornicam pri financiranju stroškov ni treba zanašati izključno na prihodke iz komercialnih dejavnosti.
According to France, the rules governing the amount of compensation are clearly defined in the CDSP.
To podpira ugotovitev, da so industrijske in komercialne dejavnosti gospodarskih zbornic postranske glede na njihove naloge splošnega pomena in da je namen teh dejavnosti prispevati k izvajanju navedenih nalog.
France justifies the payment of additional amounts to the airport operator by the fact that a number of unexpected events, which could not have been envisaged at the time when the tender was submitted, occurred during the period of the delegation, in particular the dismantling of the airbase.
Francija je potrdila to ugotovitev v zvezi z zbornico, saj je navedla: „[…] Naloga vseh zbornic je torej, da podpirajo podjetja na območju svojega delovanja in podjetja svojih članov.
Fair compensation for costs arising from public service obligations.
Zagotavljajo jim mentorstvo na različnih področjih: upravljanja, razvojnih in informacijskih orodij, usposabljanj, vzpostavljanja skupnih struktur, infrastruktur itd. Vloga zbornic na makroekonomski ravni pa je predvideti prihodnost, celovito oceniti prihodnost posameznega območja in ščititi njegove interese pred javnimi organi. […] V okviru navedenih nalog je upravljanje letališča Nîmes Garons povsem smiselno, saj je to letališče orodje za rast in razvoj gospodarske dejavnosti na območju delovanja zbornice. […] Sklenitev pogodb o tržnih storitvah z nizkocenovnim prevoznikom zato nedvomno spada med navedene naloge, in sicer po eni strani naloge povečanja privlačnosti regije in po drugi strani naloge razvoja letalskih dejavnosti letališča Nîmes“.
France asserts that VTAN’s accounts do not prove that the operator was overcompensated.
Francija je dodala: „[…] Gospodarske zbornice poleg tega redno opravljajo in financirajo dejavnosti lobiranja, da bi izboljšale privlačnost svojih območij in spodbudile nove možnosti.
The analysis conducted by France shows that, due to the small size of Nîmes airport, all the economic costs incurred by the operator (except for the activities covered by the airport tax, i.e. the costs of the sovereign tasks) should be taken into account when assessing the existence of overcompensation.
Opravljajo tudi posebne dejavnosti za spodbujanje turizma s sodelovanjem v različnih regionalnih in departmajskih strukturah na tem področju, zlasti prek regionalnih in departmajskih odborov za turizem, ki so določeni v členih L 131-4 in L-132-3 turističnega zakonika. […] Politika razvoja privlačnosti območja namreč zahteva vrsto hkratnih ukrepov za pritegnitev kapitala, trgov, podjetij, nadarjenih posameznikov, študentov in turistov, ki bodo podprli lokalna podjetja in regijo. […] Ta privlačnost pa ima tudi mednarodno razsežnost.
As a result, France indicates that all the costs associated with the airport’s operation (including the costs generated by Ryanair/AMS) must be regarded as falling within a public service activity.
Nizkocenovni letalski prevozniki lahko s svojimi spletnimi mesti prispevajo k tej politiki. […] Nazadnje, prebivalci regije zahtevajo nove rute, pestro ponudbo in, natančneje, nizkocenovne storitve, da bi lahko lažje in ceneje potovali po Evropi“.
On that basis, France concludes that there was no overcompensation.
Te izjave jasno potrjujejo, da sta glavni razlog za obstoj zbornice in njen cilj delovati v interesu lokalnih podjetij na splošno ter prispevati h gospodarskemu razvoju in privlačnosti območja, kar velja za vse gospodarske zbornice.
Selection of the service provider.
Navedene izjave Francije kažejo tudi, da gospodarska zbornica, kakršna je navedena zbornica, komercialne dejavnosti, kakršna je upravljanje letališča Nîmes, ne opravlja zaradi donosnosti, ampak kot nujen prispevek k nalogam splošnega pomena, ki so temu subjektu dodeljene z zakonom.
France also stresses that the operator was selected in accordance with the principle of legality, given that an invitation to tender notice was published in the French Official Gazette of Public Procurement Notices (Bulletin Officiel des Annonces des Marchés Publics — BOAMP) and in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Glede na vse navedeno je treba gospodarske zbornice, kakršna je navedena zbornica, obravnavati kot javne organe, katerih vse odločitve – tako kot odločitve centralne državne uprave ali lokalnih organov – je treba obravnavati kot „pripisljive državi“ v smislu sodne prakse o državnih pomočeh in katerih sredstva so državna.
Veolia’s tender was finally chosen because it was regarded as the most advantageous after its economic, service and financial aspects had been analysed.
V nasprotju s trditvami upravljavcev v njihovih pripombah v zvezi s tem ni pomembno, da gospodarske zbornice upravljajo osebe, ki jih izvolijo trgovci ter direktorji in predstavniki podjetij.
Examination of the effect on competition criterion
Gospodarske zbornice namreč na tej ravni delujejo podobno kot lokalni organi, ki jih upravljajo izvoljeni lokalni uradniki, neodvisni od države (v strogem pomenu), in ne uradniki, ki jih imenujejo drugi javni organi.
France considers that Nîmes airport has a specific catchment area that differs from those of Montpellier, Avignon and Marseille airports.
Poleg tega tudi nacionalne parlamente sestavljajo izvoljeni predstavniki.
As a result, public financing granted to the Nîmes airport operator is unlikely to affect competition.
Ti parlamenti pa predstavljajo enega od temeljnih javnih organov v demokratični državi.
In that regard, France underlines that the catchment area of regional airports is limited to those airports that can be reached by car within a maximum of 60 minutes.
Raven nadzora, ki ga država (v strogem pomenu) izvaja nad dejavnostmi gospodarskih zbornic, je prav tako brezpredmetna, ker so te same javni organi.