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The granting of this subsidy, which is imputable to the SMAN, was therefore one of the elements that allowed the various agreements covered by this investigation to be signed from 2007.
V preambuli vsake pogodbe je navedeno tudi: „[…] družba Airport Marketing Services je edina družba, ki ima možnost in tehnično zmogljivost, da doseže veliko število morebitnih potnikov družbe RYANAIR za namene promocije turističnih in poslovnih zanimivosti v regiji“.
It should be noted in this respect that the amount of the contribution was calculated (and accepted by the SMAN) based on a provisional budget drawn up by Veolia Transport, which incorporated the costs and revenues associated with the agreements in force between the CCI and Ryanair/AMS, and VTAN’s best estimates as regards their renegotiation.
Poleg tega storitve, ki naj bi jih zagotovila družba AMS, glede na te pogodbe o tržnih storitvah vključujejo objavo sporočil in povezav na strani za namembni kraj Nîmes na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair ter objavo povezave na spletno mesto po izbiri zbornice na angleški, belgijski in nizozemski domači strani istega spletnega mesta (iz katerih so razvidna izhodišča rut družbe Ryanair na letališče Nîmes) in v nekaterih primerih „gumb“ na stran „Discover Europe“ („Odkrij Evropo“) na spletnem mestu.
The SMAN therefore granted VTAN a contribution that was designed to allow Ryanair’s activity to continue under similar conditions to those under which this airline had offered its services from Nîmes airport when the CCI was operating the airport.
Stran „Discover Europe“ je zlahka dostopna v vseh različicah domače strani na spletnem mestu družbe Ryanair.
Furthermore, it should be noted that the CDSP provided for the flat-rate contribution to be adjusted to a certain extent according to Ryanair’s activity.
Čeprav z „gumbi“ promovira znamenitosti različnih namembnih krajev, zagotavlja zlasti promocijo letov družbe Ryanair v te namembne kraje.
As a result, the sum of EUR 1,3 million per year envisaged in the ‘reference scenario’ was to be reduced to EUR 1,1 million in a ‘downturn scenario’ corresponding to a reduction in Ryanair’s activity likely to allow the airport’s second staff team to be axed.
Tržne storitve so torej tudi tu usmerjene predvsem na osebe, ki bodo za lete v Nîmes verjetno uporabile storitve družbe Ryanair.
Two lessons can be drawn from this adjustment.
Ob branju aneksa z dne 30. novembra 2010, izmenjanih elektronskih dopisov med družbama Ryanair in VTAN, na podlagi katerih je bil sklenjen navedeni aneks, ter glede na pojasnila Francije se zdi, da je družba Ryanair za upravljanje postavila pogoj, da med poletno sezono 2011 na ruti Nîmes–Liverpool za dodatno plačilo za trženje [35000–65000] EUR, določeno v tem aneksu, opravlja tri lete na teden namesto dveh.
Firstly, this adjustment illustrates the fact that, in 2007 and in the light of the CCI’s experience, Veolia Transport and the SMAN expected that a reduction in Ryanair traffic would result in an improvement in the airport’s profitability.
V elektronskem dopisu predstavnika družbe Ryanair predstavniku družbe VTAN z dne 29. novembra 2010 je med drugim navedeno: „Da, […] pogostost letov bo […], in v zameno nam boste dali […]“.
Otherwise they would have planned to increase the flat-rate contribution, and not reduce it, in the downturn scenario.
Ta elektronski dopis kaže na tesno povezavo med družbama Ryanair in AMS, saj je iz njega razvidno, da se družba Ryanair z družbo VTAN pogaja o pogojih, ki se nanašajo hkrati na letališke storitve in na tržne storitve, ki naj bi jih zagotavljala in zaračunavala družba AMS.
This once again illustrates the fact that the SMAN’s objectives and the terms of the CDSP led VTAN to adopt a commercial policy towards Ryanair that it would have regarded as aberrant and would not have pursued if it had been entirely free to determine this policy.
Niti tu ni mogoče dvomiti o obstoju tesne povezave med aneksom in nekaterimi rutami, na katerih opravlja lete družba Ryanair (v obravnavanem primeru Nîmes–Liverpool).
The second lesson to be drawn from this adjustment is that, for the SMAN, this represented a further way of influencing VTAN’s conduct towards Ryanair, by reducing the incentives for VTAN to adopt decisions likely to result in a reduction in Ryanair traffic.
Enako velja za aneks z dne 1. avgusta 2007, v katerem je bil po navedbah Francije „postavljen pogoj za ohranitev rute družbe Ryanair v Charleroi za zimsko sezono 2007–2008.“
In the light of all the above, it is clear that, through the invitation to tender process, the objectives set in the CDSP and the flat-rate contribution established by the latter, the SMAN exerted a decisive influence over the decisions taken by VTAN with regard to Ryanair and AMS.
Ti elementi različnih pogodb o tržnih storitvah kažejo, da so tržne storitve, določene v teh različnih pogodbah, v smislu njihovega trajanja in narave tesno povezane s storitvami zračnega prevoza družbe Ryanair, ki so opredeljene v pogodbah o tržnih storitvah in zajete v ustreznih pogodbah o letaliških storitvah.
In fact, it cannot be clearly established, in the light of the facts on record, that the SMAN made specific decisions on the contents of the various agreements.
Tržne storitve so usmerjene zlasti na tiste osebe, ki bodo verjetno uporabile storitve prevoza družbe Ryanair, ki so zajete v pogodbah o storitvah trženja, torej je glavni cilj tržnih storitev promovirati te storitve prevoza, še zdaleč pa niso namenjene temu, da bi na splošno in v enaki meri povečale število turistov in poslovnih potnikov, ki potujejo v mesto Nîmes in njegovo regijo.
Moreover, as underlined in substance by France, the Operators and Ryanair, there was no automatic link between the amount of the flat-rate contribution and the parameters of the agreements negotiated with Ryanair and AMS, such that VTAN was not deprived of any incentive to limit the ‘net costs’ caused by the agreements signed with Ryanair.
Zato so pogodbe o tržnih storitvah neločljivo povezane s pogodbami o letaliških storitvah, ki so bile sklenjene na isti dan, in s storitvami zračnega prevoza, ki so njihov predmet.
However, in view of the facts presented in this section, the framework laid down by the SMAN through the invitation to tender process, the objectives set in the CDSP and the flat-rate contribution had a sufficiently decisive influence on VTAN’s conduct towards Ryanair and AMS that the agreements in question can be regarded, pursuant to the State aid case-law, as imputable to the state, even though, in terms of its ownership, VTAN forms part of a privately owned group.
Dejstva, navedena v predhodnih uvodnih izjavah, kažejo tudi, da pogodbe o tržnih storitvah ne bi bile sklenjene, če ne bi bilo zadevnih rut (in torej z njimi povezanih pogodb o letaliških storitvah).
France and the Operators have stated that Nîmes airport was the first regional airport operated by Veolia Transport.
Kot je namreč razvidno iz uvodne izjave 321, je v pogodbah o tržnih storitvah izrecno navedeno, da temeljijo na zavezi družbe Ryanair, da bo opravljala lete na nekaterih rutah, in poleg tega določajo tržne storitve, katerih namen je zlasti zagotoviti promocijo navedenih rut.
They consider that this position as a new entrant justified the need for VTAN to ensure Ryanair’s presence and develop the airport, if necessary through an initial loss, in order to allow it to acquire the experience needed to develop its airport operation activity.
V zvezi s tem je brezpredmetna trditev upravljavcev, da bi bilo treba ti dve vrsti pogodb analizirati ločeno, ker „imata vsekakor različna predmeta in pogoji ene nikakor niso odvisni od pogojev druge“.
However, this argument does not invalidate the conclusion that, without the flat-rate contribution or the traffic objective set by the SMAN and transcribed into commitments made by Veolia Transport in response to the invitation to tender, Veolia Transport would not have agreed to become the airport operator or, if it had agreed to do so, to sign the agreements in question with Ryanair/AMS.
Dejansko je na podlagi zgoraj navedenega jasno, da pogodbe o tržnih storitvah skupaj s pogodbami o letaliških storitvah tvorijo sestavni del poslovnega razmerja med družbo Ryanair in upravljavci v zvezi z opravljanjem letov na navedenih rutah, ki so zajete v teh dveh vrstah pogodb.
Neither France nor VTAN have provided any analysis showing that, in such a scenario, the ‘net cost’ caused by the agreements with Ryanair/AMS would have been offset by future benefits resulting for the Veolia Transport group from this initial airport operation experience.
Poleg tega se zdi, da upravljavci pred sklenitvijo obravnavanih pogodb o tržnih storitvah niso organizirali razpisa in se niso posvetovali z različnimi morebitnimi ponudniki, da bi primerjali njihove ponudbe.
Furthermore, neither France nor VTAN have explained why, in such a scenario, VTAN could not have chosen to acquire similar experience at other airports where the ‘net cost’ would have been lower, or even negative.
Splošno rečeno, za zadevne storitve niso predvideli drugih ponudnikov kot družbo AMS.
The argument put forward by France and the Operators regarding Veolia Transport’s position as a new entrant at Nîmes airport does not therefore alter the fact that there is a clear link between, on the one hand, the objectives set by the SMAN in the invitation to tender and in the CDSP and the flat-rate contribution and, on the other hand, the agreements signed by VTAN with Ryanair and AMS.
To potrjuje tesno povezavo med pogodbami o tržnih storitvah in rutami z letališča Nîmes, na katerih je opravljala lete družba Ryanair, v smislu njihove odvisnosti.
Added to the above considerations are three more minor and non-essential elements that reinforce the merits of this conclusion.
Če bi bile pogodbe o tržnih storitvah namreč res neodvisne od pogodb o letaliških storitvah, se upravljavci po vsej verjetnosti ne bi posvetovali samo z družbo AMS, ampak tudi z drugimi ponudniki.
Firstly, according to France, in its proposals submitted to the SMAN in the invitation to tender process, ‘VTAN indicated that, if it were delegated the public service, it would remain in close contact with the SMAN during the negotiation phase with Ryanair in order to inform the SMAN about the progress of the discussions, and proposed that, if necessary and at the SMAN’s discretion, the latter could also participate directly in the negotiation’.
Skratka, glede na vse navedeno je treba vsako pogodbo o tržnih storitvah in pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, ki sta bili sklenjeni na isti dan, analizirati kot en ukrep, da se ugotovi, ali ta pogodba pomeni državno pomoč.
According to France, the SMAN never expressed a desire to become involved in these negotiations.
Način uporabe načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu za upravljavce za analizo pogodb o tržnih storitvah
However, the simple fact that it had the option to do so gave it a certain degree of influence over these negotiations.
Za uporabo načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu v zvezi s pogodbami o tržnih storitvah je treba opredeliti hipotetičnega udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, ki se bo uporabil za analizo ravnanja upravljavcev.
For example, it could have intervened if VTAN had tried to impose conditions on Ryanair that may have prompted the latter to reduce its traffic at Nîmes airport.
Prvi pristop bi bil, da se šteje, da so upravljavci pogodbe o tržnih storitvah sklenili kot upravljavci letališča, in se s tem njihovo ravnanje primerja z ravnanjem hipotetičnega upravljavca letališča, ki ga motivirajo obeti za dobiček.
Secondly, it was the SMAN that was responsible for setting the airport charges, pursuant to Article 28 of the CDSP.
Drugi pristop bi bil, da se šteje, da so upravljavci ravnali kot subjekti, odgovorni za izvajanje nalog splošnega pomena, v tem primeru za gospodarski razvoj Nîmesa in njegove regije, ter da so te tržne storitve kupili, da bi izvajali to nalogo, ne glede na njihov status upravljavca letališča Nîmes.
Thirdly, it is clear from the CDSP that most of the investment to be made at Nîmes airport was the responsibility of the SMAN and its member authorities.
Kot je bilo namreč prikazano zgoraj, je bila družbi VTAN s SPOJS po navedbah Francije in upravljavcev dodeljena naloga „gospodarskega in turističnega razvoja območja“.
In this way, the SMAN exerted a certain degree of influence over the airport’s operation, as it was in a position to improve the quality or capacity of the airport infrastructures in order to make them more attractive to the airlines and thus improve the profitability of this operation for VTAN.
V okviru tega drugega pristopa bi bilo treba v skladu s sodno prakso po eni strani preveriti, ali zadevne storitve izpolnjujejo „dejanske potrebe“ javnega naročnika in po drugi strani ali so bile kupljene po ceni, ki je enaka „tržni ceni“ ali nižja od nje, ali, z drugimi besedami, ugotoviti, ali bi bil udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu, ki ga motivirajo obeti za dobiček in bi potreboval enakovredne storitve (ter ni nujno upravljavec letališča), pripravljen sprejeti podobne pogoje, kot so jih sprejeli upravljavci.
It is clear from all the above that there is a significant and undeniable link between, on the one hand, the terms of the CDSP, as agreed by the SMAN with Veolia Transport in accordance with the SMAN’s traffic development objectives, the invitation to tender process organised by the SMAN and the flat-rate contribution granted by the SMAN and, on the other hand, the agreements signed by VTAN with Ryanair and AMS.
Pripombe nekaterih zainteresiranih tretjih strani podpirajo drugi pristop, vsaj implicitno.
Although this causal link is not absolute and exclusive, in that the agreements in question also partly stem from a degree of commercial freedom enjoyed by VTAN, it is strong enough to prove that the public authorities and the SMAN in particular were clearly involved in the measures in question.
Družba Ryanair je zlasti v svoji študiji z dne 20. decembra 2013 zagotovila informacije, ki naj bi pokazale, da cena tržnih storitev družbe AMS ni presegala cene, ki bi se lahko štela za tržno ceno za take storitve, pri čemer je to utemeljitev dopolnila z navedbo, da se upravljavci letališč niso razlikovali od drugih vrst strank družbe AMS.
Consequently, these measures must be regarded as imputable to the SMAN, and therefore to the state in the broad sense.
Upravljavci so v zvezi z obdobjem po 31. decembru 2006 navedli informacije, ki kažejo podobno, pri čemer so zlasti poudarili: „treba je opozoriti, da so v obdobju upravljanja družbe VTAN vsi ali del stroškov družbe AMS dejansko nastali v okviru naloge opravljanja javnih storitev s strani družbe VTAN za promocijo ozemlja ter gospodarski in turistični razvoj.“
As indicated in recital 288, the financial stability of the airport’s operation relied on the flat-rate contribution granted by the SMAN, the amount of which was determined, among other aspects, according to the parameters of the commercial relationship between the CCI and Ryanair/AMS in 2006 and therefore in order to allow Ryanair’s activity to continue under similar conditions to those under which this airline had offered its services from Nîmes airport when the CCI was operating the airport.
Komisija meni, da je treba drugega od obeh pristopov, navedenih v predhodnih uvodnih izjavah, zavrniti, ker v njem ni upoštevano, da pogodb o letaliških storitvah ni mogoče ločiti od pripadajočih pogodb o tržnih storitvah, kot je bilo že predhodno ugotovljeno.
The advantages conferred by these agreements, the existence of which shall be proven in the following section, were therefore financed through this flat-rate contribution, and consequently through state resources.
Ta pristop bi v bistvu pomenil, da bi se štelo, da so upravljavci pogodbe o tržnih storitvah podpisali ne glede na rute, na katerih je družba Ryanair opravljala lete z letališča, ki so ga upravljali, ter da bi te pogodbe sklenili, tudi če ne bi bilo zadevnih rut in pripadajočih pogodb o letaliških storitvah.
In conclusion, the various agreements signed by VTAN and covered by this assessment are imputable to the state and involve the use of state resources.
Iz razlogov, opisanih zgoraj, je taka domneva zelo malo verjetna.
Selective advantages granted to Ryanair/AMS
Poleg tega, tudi če bi se uporabil ta drugi pristop, ne bi pripeljal do ugotovitve, da pogodbe o tržnih storitvah družbama Ryanair in AMS ne dajejo gospodarske prednosti.
In order to determine whether a state measure constitutes aid, it is necessary to establish whether the recipient undertaking receives an economic advantage that it would not have obtained under normal market conditions.
Kot je namreč navedeno v uvodni izjavi 333, ugotovitve, da nakupi javnega subjekta prodajalcu ne dajejo gospodarske prednosti, dejansko ni mogoče sprejeti zgolj na podlagi dejstva, da je bil ta nakup opravljen po ceni, ki je enaka „tržni ceni“ ali nižja od nje.
In order to make this assessment, the market economy operator (MEO) test should be applied to the measures in question.
Tak nakup mora tudi izpolniti „dejansko potrebo“ javnega naročnika.
This involves determining whether a hypothetical MEO acting in place of the Operators and motivated by the prospect of profits would have entered into similar agreements.
Ni mogoče brezpogojno izključiti, da se morata subjekta, kakršna sta zbornica ali družba VTAN, pri izvajanju naloge gospodarskega razvoja, za promocijo območja obrniti na komercialne ponudnike.
In order to correctly apply this test, a number of questions should be answered first, particularly the following:
Vendar je ta promocija v obravnavanem primeru usmerjena na komercialno dejavnost dveh natančno določenih podjetij, to je družbe Ryanair in upravljavca letališča Nîmes.
Should the conduct of the CCI-Airport be assessed in isolation, or should its conduct in fact be assessed together with that of the CCI as a whole?
Javni subjekt ne more šteti, da so tržne storitve, s katerimi se promovirajo zlasti dejavnosti enega ali več natančno določenih podjetij, del posebne naloge tega subjekta v zvezi s spodbujanjem lokalnega gospodarskega razvoja.
Likewise, should the conduct of VTAN be assessed in isolation, or should its conduct in fact be assessed together with that of the SMAN?
Za tak subjekt je namreč logično, da izhaja iz načela, da morajo lokalna podjetja sama opravljati ali financirati svoje dejavnosti trženja, in da so ukrepi samega subjekta omejeni na splošno promocijo območja in lokalne gospodarske strukture ter niso usmerjeni na določena podjetja.
Should a marketing services agreement and an airport services agreement that were signed at the same time be analysed separately or together?
Pri kakršnem koli drugem pristopu bi se štelo, da bi lahko subjekt, odgovoren za lokalni gospodarski razvoj, kupil tržne storitve, s katerimi se promovirajo zlasti proizvodi ali storitve nekaterih lokalnih podjetij, z utemeljitvijo, da te storitve spodbujajo lokalni gospodarski razvoj in so bile kupljene po „tržni ceni“, pri čemer ti ukrepi ne bi pomenili državne pomoči.
In applying the MEO test to the marketing services agreements, should the CCI and VTAN be regarded as having respectively acted as operators of Nîmes airport or as entities purchasing marketing services in the context of a local economic development mission, regardless of their function as airport operator?
Tak pristop bi zaobšel člen 107(1) PDEU.
What benefits could a hypothetical MEO have expected from the marketing services agreements?
Zato se zdi, da za tržne storitve, ki so jih upravljavci kupili od družbe AMS/Ryanair, ni mogoče šteti, da izpolnjujejo „dejansko potrebo“ upravljavcev kot subjektov, ki jim je bila dodeljena naloga v zvezi z lokalnim gospodarskim razvojem.
What, for the purposes of applying the MEO test, is the relevance of comparing the terms of the airport services agreements covered by the formal investigation procedure with the airport charges invoiced at other airports?
To ugotovitev potrjujejo nekatere informacije, ki jih je navedla Francija in na podlagi katerih je jasno zlasti, da „kupovanje tržnih storitev od letalskih prevoznikov nikakor ni običajna praksa gospodarskih zbornic, ki ne upravljajo letališč“.
After answering these questions, the Commission will apply the MEO test to the various measures in question.
Ta trditev potrjuje tudi, da je zbornica obravnavane tržne storitve v povezavi s pogodbami, sklenjenimi pred letom 2007, dejansko kupila v vlogi upravljavca letališča Nîmes in ne kot javni organ, odgovoren za lokalni gospodarski razvoj.
Joint assessment of the conduct of the CCI-Airport and the CCI as a whole
Zato bi uporaba drugega pristopa, navedenega v uvodni izjavi 332, privedla do ugotovitve, da pogodbe o tržnih storitvah dajejo gospodarsko prednost podjetjem, ki so zagotovila te storitve, in letalskim prevoznikom, ki so imeli neposredne koristi od tržnih storitev.
In applying the MEO test, the conduct of the CCI as a whole, and not just that of its arm operating the airport, should be taken into account.
Na podlagi tega pristopa bi torej pogodbe o tržnih storitvah, sklenjene z družbo AMS, pomenile pomoč tej družbi kot ponudniku tržnih storitev in pomoč družbi Ryanair kot neposrednemu in glavnemu prejemniku teh storitev.
As explained above (see footnote 69), the CCI-Airport did not have its own legal personality distinct from that of the CCI and the various agreements were signed by the CCI president or under his control.
Če poleg tega javni subjekt opravi nakupe v okviru izvajanja svojih nalog splošnega pomena, se običajno pričakuje, da bo čim bolj zmanjšal svoje izdatke z izvedbo razpisa ali vsaj prek posvetovanj z več ponudniki in primerjave njihovih ponudb.
The CCI-Airport was not a distinct entity with its own decision-making autonomy, other than with regard to the day-to-day operation of the airport.
To velja zlasti v primeru zelo individualnega blaga ali storitev, za katere ni jasnih referenčnih tržnih cen, kar očitno velja za tržne storitve.
It therefore follows that the conduct of the CCI-Airport and the CCI as a whole must be assessed together, in terms of their relations with the airlines and their subsidiaries, in order to apply the MEO test.
Vendar se ne zdi, da bi upravljavci za zadevne tržne storitve poleg družbe AMS predvideli še druge ponudnike.
Joint assessment of the conduct of VTAN and the SMAN
Ta ugotovitev potrjuje, da je drugi pristop neustrezen.
As explained in detail in the assessment of the imputability to the state of the agreements signed by VTAN, through the invitation to tender process organised by the SMAN in 2006, the objectives set in the CDSP and the flat-rate contribution established by the latter and granted by the SMAN, the latter exerted a decisive influence over the decisions taken by VTAN with regard to Ryanair and AMS.
Francija je poleg tega navedla, da francoske gospodarske zbornice opravljajo „posebne dejavnosti za spodbujanje turizma prek sodelovanja v različnih regionalnih in departmajskih strukturah na tem področju, zlasti prek regionalnih in departmajskih odborov za turizem“.
As a result, the conduct of VTAN and the SMAN must be assessed together, in terms of their relations with the airlines and their subsidiaries, in order to apply the MEO test.
Vendar je zbornica pogodbe o tržnih storitvah, ki se po navedbah upravljavcev nanašajo predvsem na promocijo turističnih zanimivosti in poslovnih priložnosti v Nîmesu in njegovi regiji, sklenila neposredno, brez sodelovanja lokalnih subjektov za spodbujanje turizma.
In this respect, it is clear from the judgment of the General Court in the Charleroi case that, when applying the MEO test, the conduct of two distinct entities towards a third party may, in certain circumstances, have to be assessed jointly, as if these two entities were one entity, where there are ‘close links’ between them.
Ta dejavnik dodatno potrjuje, da je zbornica pogodbe o tržnih storitvah, sklenjene pred 31. decembrom 2006, sklenila predvsem kot upravljavec letališča.