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Indeed, the Commission observes that the ‘lost’ time described by the Cypriot authorities in recital 72 above due to delays in the internal decision making process of the State was within the control of the authorities.
V točki 73 oddelka 3.3 Smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 2004 je določeno, da se pomoč za reševanje in/ali prestrukturiranje dodeli le enkrat in „če je od dodelitve pomoči za reševanje ali od konca obdobja prestrukturiranja ali od ustavitve izvajanja načrta za prestrukturiranje preteklo manj kot 10 let (upošteva se tisto, kar je bilo najkasneje), Komisija ne dovoli dodelitve nadaljnje pomoči za reševanje ali prestrukturiranje“.
Further, unlike in other cases, the 2013 restructuring plan of Cyprus Airways does not present any of the specificities previously accepted by the Commission in the decisions referred to by the Cypriot authorities, which would allow the Commission to conclude that a longer restructuring period in the present case could be accepted.
Ta pogoj se imenuje načelo enkratnosti pomoči.
Such specificities could for instance be a very significant reduction in capacity or a particularly small market share.
Izjema k načelu enkratnosti pomoči je določena v členu 73(c) oddelka 3.3 [prosimo za potrditev]:
Consequently, the Commission does not agree that the timescale of five years and six months (and even less so seven years) is reasonable in the case of Cyprus Airways.
v izjemnih in ustrezno utemeljenih primerih.“
As regards the content of the 2013 restructuring plan, the Commission observes that the Cypriot authorities did not sufficiently address the doubts expressed in the decision of 4 February 2014.
Komisija je leta 2007 potrdila pomoč za prestrukturiranje za družbo Cyprus Airways na podlagi načrta prestrukturiranja.
In particular, the Cypriot authorities maintained that the plan took into account the effectiveness of the maintained network and potential loss of passenger demand, that there was no risk of adverse fluctuation of fuel price and of the EUR/USD exchange rate, based on their fluctuation during the recent past.
Zato družba Cyprus Airways po načelu enkratnosti pomoči zdaj načeloma ni upravičena do nadaljnje pomoči za prestrukturiranje, Komisija pa je tudi izrazila dvome, da gre v tem primeru za izjemne in nepredvidljive okoliščine v smislu točke 73(c).
They also maintained that the envisaged financial position of the Company was satisfactory in comparison to its poor past performance.
Kljub temu da je bila ta točka obširno obravnavana po začetku dveh formalnih postopkov preiskave, ciprski organi niso mogli utemeljiti, zakaj se je morala družba Cyprus Airways spopadati z izjemnimi in nepredvidljivimi okoliščinami, ki bi dopuščale nadaljnjo pomoč za prestrukturiranje.
They pointed at elements of the 2013 restructuring plan that had developed better than anticipated, such as the renegotiation of the ground handling fees at Larnaca airport.
Turška prepoved preletov je bila uvedena leta 1974, pri čemer je Ciper vzpostavil odobreno shemo nadomestil dodatnih stroškov, ki so nastali zadevnim letalskim prevoznikom, vključno z družbo Cyprus Airways (glej uvodno izjavo 23 zgoraj).
However, in the decision of 4 February 2014 the Commission expressed doubts because it had reasons to consider that many assumptions of the 2013 restructuring plan were not prudent enough, in light of its experience with other restructuring plans in the airline sector, given the competitive situation in the market and the general principle that a credible restructuring must also take into account the realistic possibility of adverse developments.
Torej se ta dogodek ne more šteti za izjemno in nepredvidljivo okoliščino, ciprski organi pa v zvezi s tem niso predložili novih dokazov.
The Commission notes that the baseline scenario of the 2013 restructuring plan envisages that the Company will have a positive EBIT of EUR 0,4 million already in 2014 and increase it in the subsequent years.
Komisija ni prejela nobene utemeljitve v zvezi s trditvijo, da država subvencionira konkurente družbe Cyprus Airways.
The trade and other payables (excluding Hellenic bank debt) on the balance sheet for 2013-18 are forecasted to remain at the level of EUR 27,9 million.
Kar zadeva gospodarski učinek zadnjih nemirov, na katere se sklicujejo ciprski organi, in sicer „arabsko pomlad“, letna poročila družbe kažejo, da prihodki od prog, ki povezujejo Ciper z Bližnjim vzhodom in zalivsko regijo, tradicionalno znašajo približno 10 % skupnih prihodkov družbe Cyprus Airways.
Therefore, the third party debt amount is significant and any failure to achieve its restructuring may have serious consequences for the financial forecasts.
Torej bi imel tudi precejšen upad prometa razmeroma majhen (čeprav „nezanemarljiv“) učinek, tj. vplival bi na največ 10 % skupnega prihodka družbe Cyprus Airways.
The Commission reiterates its argument included in the decision of 4 February 2014 that at the end of the restructuring period, Cyprus Airways would be a company with zero capital reserves and negative total reserves.
Komisija priznava poslabšanje grškega in ciprskega gospodarstva, pa tudi morebitno znižanje povprečne cene vozovnic za grške lete.
Such a company cannot be considered viable, since effectively no safety margin will exist.
Vendar Komisija znova poudarja, da je družba Cyprus Airways med letoma 2011 in 2013 razširila svojo dejavnost notranjih letov v Grčiji in torej zavestno povečevala svojo izpostavljenost na grškem trgu.
The Commission further notes that the measures proposed in the 2013 restructuring plan do not seem to be appropriate to address the circumstances that led to the Company’s difficulties, as established in the notification.
Razpoložljivi dokazi v načrtu prestrukturiranja iz leta 2013 in informacije, ki so jih predložili konkurenti, kažejo, da se je skupni potniški promet na ciprskem trgu od leta 2009 povečal, tržni delež družbe Cyprus Airways pa zmanjšal.
In particular, the plan envisages maintaining three non-profit-making routes to Greece and two to the Middle East, despite the fact that those two markets contributed to the Company’s difficulties.
Poleg tega so se tudi drugi letalski prevozniki, ki delujejo v tej regiji, spopadali z gospodarsko krizo, vendar so svojo politiko oblikovanja cen in omrežje prilagodili tako, da so ostali na trgu.
The plan also envisages maintaining at least four routes in direct competition with low cost airlines and increasing the fares.
Družba Ryanair je poudarila, da je na navedenih trgih celo dosegla rast.
Finally, it maintains at least one route, which is significantly affected by the Turkey overflight ban.
Glede na zgoraj navedeno Komisija meni, da družba Cyprus Airways kljub priznanju tveganj z izrecnimi, čeprav „generičnimi“ izjavami v letnih poročilih iz let 2007, 2008 in 2009 ter kljub razpoložljivim možnostim ni opravila potrebnih prilagoditev svojega poslovanja, da bi preprečila učinek gospodarskega poslabšanja na njenih glavnih trgih in ustvarila dobiček na novih, kot so naredili njeni konkurenti.
At any rate, the 2013 restructuring plan does not include any concrete assessment of the future prospects of supply and demand in the relevant markets, apart from acknowledging the risk for competition pressure on some routes to be maintained.
Teh učinkov zato ni mogoče šteti za izjemne in nepredvidljive okoliščine, ampak jih je treba pripisati slabemu upravljanju in poslovanju družbe Cyprus Airways.
The Commission further notes that the worst-case scenario does not sufficiently take into account the weaknesses of the Company and risks applicable in the relevant markets, some of which had been identified in the plan itself.
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da izjema iz točke 73(c) oddelka 3.3 Smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 2004 ni izpolnjena in da bi pomoč za prestrukturiranje družbi Cyprus Airways kršila načelo enkratnosti pomoči.
Such weaknesses and risks include the pressure by competitors, the deviation of key parameters underlying the financial projections of the baseline (for example, average unit revenue per passenger (yield), fuel price, USD/EUR exchange rate, drop in demand) and the economic situation in key markets.
Sklepna ugotovitev
In fact, the worst-case scenario reflected only a revenue decrease of 1 % and projected a positive EBIT of only EUR 0,3 million in 2016 and 2017.
Komisija glede na zgoraj navedeno meni, da je Ciper nezakonito izvajal ukrepe 1, 2, 4 in 5 v korist družbe Cyprus Airways ter s tem kršil člen 108(3) Pogodbe.
Yet, if any additional risk as admitted by the 2013 restructuring plan would materialise, such as a 1 % rise of the oil price or 1 % change in the EUR/USD exchange rate, this would be sufficient to wipe out the envisaged profits (see recital 51 above).
Komisija zato meni, da pomoč ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
These risks are further aggravated by the fact that Cyprus Airways does not have the necessary collateral to be able to hedge against the fuel price or exchange rate risk.
IZTERJAVA
Furthermore, the Commission observes that, in order to establish a worst-case scenario, previous airline cases normally had considered much larger deviations of the baseline parameters.
V skladu s Pogodbo in ustaljeno sodno prakso Sodišča je Komisija pristojna za odločanje, ali mora zadevna država članica ukiniti ali spremeniti pomoč, ko ugotovi, da je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Further, the risk of significantly increased competition in particular on routes Tel Aviv and Moscow, representing Cyprus Airways’ fourth and fifth most important routes in terms of the number of passengers, were not taken into account despite being explicitly mentioned in the 2013 restructuring plan.
Prav tako je ustaljena sodna praksa Sodišča, da je namen obveznosti države članice, da ukine pomoč, za katero Komisija meni, da ni združljiva z notranjim trgom, ponovna vzpostavitev prejšnjih razmer.
In addition, the possibility of a prolonged recession in Greece and Cyprus should also have been taken into account.
V tem okviru je Sodišče odločilo, da je ta cilj dosežen, če prejemnik vrne zneske, ki so bili dodeljeni z nezakonito pomočjo, in se tako odpove ugodnostim, ki jih je užival v primerjavi s konkurenti na trgu, ter če se ponovno vzpostavi stanje pred plačilom pomoči.
(155) The Commission therefore concludes that the 2013 restructuring plan does not sufficiently address the circumstances that led to Cyprus Airways’ difficulties, does not fully take into account the future prospects of the market and does not include a credible worst-case scenario.
V skladu s sodno prakso člen 14(1) Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 določa, da „če se v primerih nezakonite pomoči sprejmejo negativne odločbe, Komisija odloči, da mora zadevna država članica sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe, da upravičenec vrne pomoč […]“.
(156) Finally, the Commission notes that the 2013 restructuring plan does not address the fundamental problems of the Company’s business model, which appears to have contributed to its difficulties.
SKLEPNA UGOTOVITEV
Cyprus Airways’ restructuring is based on the existing business model with traditional operation as a full-service airline relying mainly on intermediary parties for the sale of tickets, while it is in competition with either low-cost airlines or full-service airlines with a wider network, most of which rely on direct sales for tickets online.
Kar zadeva ukrep 3, je postal postopek iz člena 108(2) Pogodbe nepredmeten, ker Ciper ukrepa ni izvajal.
The Commission therefore concludes that points 35-37 of the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines are not fulfilled, because (i) the duration of the 2013 restructuring plan is unreasonably long, (ii) the plan does not restore the long-term viability of the Company within a reasonable timescale and is not based on realistic assumptions and (iii) the plan does not take into account the market situation with sufficiently variable scenarios.
Komisija meni, da ukrepi 1, 2, 4 in 5 v zvezi z udeležbo države pri povečanju kapitala, posojilom za reševanje, pomočjo za prestrukturiranje oziroma pomočjo za usposabljanje za družbo Cyprus Airways pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe ter niso združljivi z notranjim trgom, ker ustrezni pogoji iz Smernic za reševanje in prestrukturiranje iz leta 2004 niso bili izpolnjeni in ker ni bilo nobenih drugih razlogov za združljivost.
According to points 38-42 of the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines, a company receiving restructuring aid must provide compensatory measures for the distortion done by the State aid to competition.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Ciper nezakonito izvajal ukrepe 1, 2, 4 in 5 ter s tem kršil člen 108(3) Pogodbe.
Those measures may comprise divestment of assets, reductions in capacity or market presence and reduction of entry barriers on the markets concerned and must refer to non-loss making routes or products.
Nazadnje, Komisija opozarja, da je Ciper privolil v sprejetje in objavo tega sklepa v angleškem jeziku –
The Cypriot authorities have proposed compensatory measures, including discontinuing or reducing capacity of non-loss making routes, the sale of two LHR slots and the reduction of fleet and ASK.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
The Commission notes that the sale of two slots in LHR, a fully coordinated airport, can be considered as a sufficient reduction of entry barrier for competitors, especially given the fact that Cyprus Airways would abandon this airport altogether.
Člen 1
The significant reduction of fleet is also a significant sign of reduction in capacity.
Formalni postopek preiskave v skladu s členom 108(2) Pogodbe, ki se je začel 6. marca 2013 v zvezi z morebitnim prostovoljnim nadomestilom Cipra družbi Cyprus Airways, je postal brezpredmeten, ker je Ciper ukrep opustil.
As regards the routes proposed as compensatory measures, the Commission has consistently accepted as compensatory measures abandoning or reducing capacity in non-loss making routes, that is to say routes which have a positive gross contribution, taking into account variable costs.
Navedeni postopek je s tem končan.
However, the Commission observes that the route LCA-ATH, for which the Cypriot authorities proposed to reduce the capacity operated by Cyprus Airways as a compensatory measure, had a negative gross contribution and the Cypriot authorities did not provide evidence to support their argument that the part of the route relevant as compensatory measure (reduction of frequency by 4 flights a week) was non-loss making.
Člen 2
Nevertheless, the Commission notes that the proposed 24 % reduction of ASK as compared to the 2012 capacity is higher than the reduction of ASK proposed in other airline restructuring cases.
Državna pomoč v višini najmanj 66 099 317,94 EUR, ki izhaja iz vsote v višini 31,33 milijona EUR v obliki udeležbe države pri povečanju kapitala, 34,5 milijona EUR v obliki posojila za reševanje in 269 317,94 EUR v obliki pomoči za usposabljanje ter jo je Ciper s kršitvijo člena 108(3) Pogodbe nezakonito dodelil družbi Cyprus Airways, je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
This means that, even if the reduction in the capacity of the LCA-ATH route (representing only 0,84 % of total ASK) would not be taken into account, the reduction of ASK would still be sufficiently high.
Člen 3
The Commission therefore concludes that points 38-42 of the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines are fulfilled.
Vsaka dodatna državna pomoč, poleg zneska iz člena 2, ki jo je Ciper dodelil ali jo namerava dodeliti družbi Cyprus Airways v okviru ukrepa 4, je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Aid limited to the minimum: real contribution, free of aid
Člen 4
According to points 43-45 of the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines, beneficiaries of restructuring aid are expected to make a significant contribution to the 2013 restructuring plan from their own resources, which should be at least 50 % of the restructuring costs for large firms, such as Cyprus Airways, except for exceptional circumstances and in cases of particular hardship.
Ciper od upravičenca izterja nezdružljivo pomoč iz člena 2.
The own contribution must be real, that is to say, actual, excluding all future profits such as cash flow.
Ciper od upravičenca izterja tudi vso dodatno pomoč, kot je navedeno v členu 3.
The Commission takes note of the updated amount of proposed own contribution of EUR 61,57 million.
Znesku, ki ga je treba vrniti, se prištejejo obresti za obdobje od datuma, ko je bila pomoč dana na voljo upravičencu, do datuma njenega dejanskega vračila.
This represents 41,8 % of the total restructuring costs of EUR 147,4 million and the restructuring aid would be adjusted to the realised own contribution, so that the sum of the two amounts covers only the restructuring costs.
Obresti se v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 in v skladu z Uredbo Komisije (ES) št. 271/2008 o spremembi Uredbe (ES) št. 794/2004 izračunajo z obrestnoobrestnim računom.
The Commission observes that the proposed own contribution of 41,8 %, even if it were fully achieved, would be below the threshold of 50 % set by the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines.
Kar zadeva ukrep 4, Ciper obvesti Komisijo o tem, ali je poleg zneskov iz člena 2 dodelil morebitne dodatne zneske v okviru tega ukrepa, ter o natančnih zneskih, ki so bili dodeljeni, in datumih odobritve.
Moreover, the Commission observes that based on table 5 in recital 79, only the sale of assets worth EUR 55,67 million has actually been realised.
Kar zadeva ukrep 5, Ciper obvesti Komisijo o datumih dodelitve posameznih zneskov.
The sale of other proposed items, such as the spare parts and the Airbus A320, has not been fully realised and their values are not backed by an expert valuation.
informacije, zahtevane v členu 4(4) in (5);
As regards the sale of spare parts, the actual proceeds until now (EUR 0,86 million) demonstrate that the original estimates of EUR 2,0 million in 2013 and EUR 1,1 million in 2014 were largely overestimated.
skupni znesek (glavnica in obresti), ki ga je treba izterjati od upravičenca;
In the absence of any expert valuation of the remaining spare parts to be sold and without any other evidence such as an agreement indicating clearly the future purchase commitment by the buyer, possible future proceeds from the spare parts sales cannot be taken into account as sufficiently real and actual own contribution.
podroben opis že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepov za uskladitev s tem sklepom;
As regards the sale of the Airbus A320, which the Cypriot authorities in their submission of 11 May 2014 describe as ‘an old aircraft’, four out of the five offers submitted during 2014 have been withdrawn and in the case of the fifth offer the bidder has not responded to Cyprus Airways’ counter-proposal.
dokumente, ki dokazujejo, da se je od upravičenca zahtevalo vračilo pomoči.
As the Cypriot authorities have not provided any expert valuation of the aircraft, the projected sales revenue of EUR 2,5 million cannot be accepted as a sufficiently real and actual own contribution.
Ciper obvešča Komisijo o napredku nacionalnih ukrepov, sprejetih za izvajanje tega sklepa, dokler pomoč iz členov 2 in 3 ni v celoti izterjana.
In addition, the Commission does not agree with the Cypriot authorities and considers that the transfer of a property to the Provident Fund cannot be considered as an actual and real own contribution.
Na zahtevo Komisije takoj predloži vse informacije o že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepih za uskladitev s tem sklepom.
That is because, as confirmed by the Cypriot authorities and as identified in the Company’s annual accounts, the Provident Fund is controlled by Cyprus Airways, regardless of its legal status, its funds are ultimately at the disposal of the Company and its deficit is part of the restructuring costs.
Zagotovi tudi podrobne informacije o zneskih pomoči in obrestih za povračilo pomoči, ki jih je upravičenec že povrnil.
Therefore, by transferring an asset to the Provident Fund, Cyprus Airways does not bring any real own contribution to its restructuring costs.
Člen 7
In light of the above, the Commission considers the level of actual and real own contribution as EUR 55,67 million, which is 37,8 % of the restructuring costs.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Republiko Ciper.
The Cypriot authorities argue that the own contribution can be exceptionally lower than 50 % in case of particular hardship.
V Bruslju, 9. januarja 2015
More specifically, they argue that a lower level of own contribution in case of Cyprus airways can be justified by the economic and financial crisis as well as the Turkish airspace ban putting additional burden on the Company.
Za Komisijo
The Commission takes note of the particular situation of the Cypriot economy and acknowledges that disposing assets in such a situation may not be an easy process.
Članica Komisije
However, the Commission notes that Cyprus Airways operates in an international and liquid market, because the potential buyers of its assets, including aircraft, slots, spare parts, may come from any part of the world and may thus not be concerned by the situation in the Cypriot economy, as they can obtain financing easier and can transfer the assets or use them without any link to Cyprus.
SA.35888: UL C 152, 30.5.2013, str. 12; SA.37220 in SA.38225: UL C 117, 16.4.2014, str. 125.
Further, the Turkey overflight ban has been in place for many years and is not related in any way to the sale of airline-related assets which can be used elsewhere.
Glej opombo 1.
Finally, while the Commission has based on the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines accepted own contributions as low as 40 % of the restructuring costs, due to exceptional circumstances, this still exceeds the level of own contribution by Cyprus Airways.
Priporočilo Komisije 2003/361/ES z dne 6. maja 2003 o opredelitvi mikro, malih in srednjih podjetij (UL L 124, 20.5.2003, str. 36).
The Commission therefore concludes that points 43-45 of the 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines are not fulfilled.
Odločba Komisije z dne 3. maja 2005 v zadevi N69/2005 (UL C 191, 5.8.2005, str. 4) in Odločba Komisije 2008/137/ES z dne 7. marca 2007 – Državna pomoč C 10/06 (prej N555/05) – Letalska družba Cyprus Airways Public Ltd – Načrt za prestrukturiranje (UL L 49, 22.2.2008, str. 25).
The 2013 restructuring plan does not limit the aid to the minimum necessary, since it does not include a sufficiently high, real and actual own contribution to the restructuring costs of Cyprus Airways.
Sklep Komisije z dne 27. junija 2012 v zadevi SA.32523 (11/N) (UL C 230, 1.8.2012, str. 1).
Special conditions in relation to companies in assisted areas
ATH: Atene; SKG: Solun; HER: Heraklion (Kreta); RHO: Rodos; LED: Sankt Peterburg.
The 2004 Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines provide that the conditions for authorising aid may be less stringent as regards the implementation of compensatory measures and the size of the beneficiary’s contribution, when justified by reasons of regional development and in particular if the beneficiary of the aid is located in an assisted region.
FCO: Rim Fiumicino; VIE: Dunaj, LHR: London Heathrow, STN: London Stansted.
In the case of Cyprus, for the period 2007-13 as well as 2014-20, two regions covering together 50 % of the Cypriot population are eligible to receive regional investment aid under the derogation of article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty (the Western Zone and the Easter Zone).
LON: skupaj imenovana letališča na območju Londona.
Finally, they argued that the economic recession of the Cypriot economy should a fortiori merit the treatment of Cyprus as an assisted area.
ASK pomeni razpoložljivi sedežni kilometer.
The Commission notes that Cyprus Airways has its seat in Nicosia, which is not situated in any of the two assisted areas of Cyprus.
V načrtu prestrukturiranja iz leta 2013 so bile obravnavane proge s pozitivnim bruto prispevkom k stroškom družbe, tj. prihodkom se odštejejo spremenljivi stroški, da dobimo dobičkonosne proge.
Larnaca airport, arguably the main centre of Cyprus Airways’ operations, is also not situated in one of those assisted areas.
Uredba Komisije (ES) št. 800/2008 z dne 6. avgusta 2008 o razglasitvi nekaterih vrst pomoči za združljive s skupnim trgom z uporabo členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe (UL L 214, 9.8.2008, str. 3).