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As a result, the Belgian authorities consider these were financial transfers between public authorities which are not covered by Article 107(1) TFEU.
Belgijski organi poleg tega poudarjajo, da mehanizem bolnišnične organizacije obsega največje število bolnišničnih postelj na regijo, ki ga določi zvezna vlada, ta pa se odloči le na podlagi opredeljenih bolnišničnih potreb in ne upošteva stopnje socialnih potreb na posameznem območju [128].
According to the Belgian authorities, neither the Brussels Capital Region nor the FRBRTC has granted aid to the IRIS-H.
Pojasnjujejo, da se za regijo glavnega mesta Bruselj največje število bolnišničnih postelj določi za celotno regijo in ne za vsako od 19 občin posebej.
Instead, they consider that these transfers were made as part of the Region's competence for the general financing of the municipalities, which enables the latter to fulfil their common interest missions, including the missions of the CPAS.
Nasprotno je vsak od 19 CPAS v regiji glavnega mesta Bruselj na podlagi lokalnih potreb za svojo občino samostojno določil, ali bo ustanovil bolnišnico.
In this context, the complainant's reference to the opinions of the Inspectorate of Finance only concerns the Brussels Capital Region and the municipalities but not the IRIS-H.
Belgijski organi so pojasnili tudi, da zaprtje javne bolnišnice ali njen prenos na partnerja iz zasebnega sektorja nista formalno ali posebej obravnavana v zakonu LCH in zakonu o CPAS [129].
Finally, the Belgian authorities argue that on the basis of the Special Law of 8 August 1980 on institutional reforms and the Opinion of the Belgian Council of State [126], the Brussels Capital Region can only finance the municipalities and not the IRIS-H since financing specific hospital missions does not fall within the Region's competences.
Vendar je po njihovem mnenju sodna praksa Državnega sveta pojasnila ureditve in pogoje za zaprtje in/ali prenos ustanov, ki jih ustanovi CPAS.
With respect to the doubt expressed in recital 26 of the opening decision, the Belgian authorities clarify the difference between, on the one hand, the requirement of Article 60(6) Loi CPAS and the possibilities for a public hospital to close down with the hospital programming mechanism, on the other hand.
Državni svet je v svoji sodbi št. 113.428 z dne 9. decembra 2002 razsodil, da se prenos doma za starejše občane v lasti CPAS na zasebni subjekt razveljavi.
According to them, Article 60(6) Loi CPAS [127] lays down the conditions that need to be fulfilled for a CPAS to be able to establish a hospital.
Zlasti je ugotovil, da je treba pred sprejetjem odločitve o zaprtju ali prenosu ustanove oceniti tudi potrebo po zagotavljanju zdravstveno-socialnih storitev.
In particular, a CPAS must analyse whether there is a genuine need for such a hospital taking into account the needs of the area, including the medico-social needs, and the presence of similar facilities.
V tej oceni je treba upoštevati oceno ob ustanovitvi ustanove in tako vse spremembe od sprejetja odločitve o ustanovitvi.
The Belgian authorities further point out that the hospital programming mechanism consists of determining the maximum number of hospital beds per Region by the Federal Government who bases its decision solely on the hospital needs identified without taking into account the level of social needs in each area [128].
Poleg tega belgijski organi ugotavljajo, da ta ocena ne more temeljiti le na finančnem položaju ustanove ali stroških, ki nastanejo zaradi njenega vzdrževanja.
They explain that for the Brussels Capital Region, the maximum number of hospital beds is determined for the region as a whole and not for each of the 19 municipalities separately.
Na podlagi tega ugotavljajo, da CPAS ne more zapreti bolnišnice, če prej ne ugotovi, da zdravstvene in socialne potrebe, zaradi katerih je bila bolnišnica ustanovljena, ne obstajajo več.
In contrast, each of the 19 CPAS in the Brussels Capital Region determined autonomously for their municipality whether or not to establish a hospital based on the local needs.
Po navedbah belgijskih organov se lahko javna bolnišnica ustanovi le, če so izpolnjene zahteve iz člena 60(6) zakona o CPAS in bolnišnične organizacije, ki jo določijo organi, medtem ko za zasebne bolnišnice velja le slednje.
The Belgian authorities also explained that the closure of a public hospital or its transfer to a private sector partner are not dealt with formally or specifically in the LCH or the Loi CPAS [129].
V skladu s členom 60(6) zakona o CPAS mora biti odprtje nove bolnišnice utemeljeno z obstojem dejanske potrebe.
However, according to the Belgian authorities the case law of the Belgian Council of State has clarified the arrangements and conditions for the closure and/or the transfer of institutions set up by a CPAS.
Poleg tega, kot so pojasnili belgijski organi, če se odpre javna bolnišnica z zmogljivostjo, ki je enaka številu postelj, predvidenih v okviru bolnišnične organizacije, potem ni več prostora za še eno (javno ali zasebno) bolnišnico na tistem območju v okviru navedene organizacije in torej ni mogoče kako drugače zadostiti potrebam prebivalstva.
In its judgment 113.428 of 9 December 2002, the Council of State ruled that the transfer of a convalescent home belonging to a CPAS to a private operator was to be annulled.
Belgijski organi ugotavljajo, da mora CPAS, če želi zapreti svojo javno bolnišnico, v skladu s sodno prakso Državnega sveta najprej zagotoviti, da ni več potrebna.
In particular, the Council of State found that the need to provide medico-social services also had to be assessed before a decision was taken to close or transfer an establishment.
Če se nasprotno za zaprtje bolnišnice odloči zasebni subjekt, ta subjekt ni tako kot CPAS pravno zavezan k zagotavljanju, da bo imelo prebivalstvo še naprej na voljo zdravstveno varstvo.
That assessment must take due account of the assessment made when the establishment was created and hence of any changes that had occurred since the decision to create the establishment.
Po njihovem mnenju zasebna bolnišnica ostane odprta le zaradi svoje odločitve, ki pa se lahko kadar koli spremeni.
Furthermore, the Belgian authorities note that this assessment could not be based purely on the financial situation of the establishment or on the costs incurred for its maintenance.
Belgijski organi kot primer navajajo nenadno zaprtje zasebne bolnišnice Hôpital Français v občini Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Bruselj) leta 2008 [130].
On this basis, the Belgian authorities conclude that a CPAS cannot close its hospital unless it has first established that the medical and social needs the hospital was created to meet no longer exist.
Na koncu pojasnjujejo, da mehanizem bolnišnične organizacije enako omejuje svobodo javnih in zasebnih subjektov glede ustanovitve bolnišnice (saj se lahko ustanovi le, če na območju še ni bilo doseženo največje število bolnišničnih postelj).
According to the Belgian authorities, for a public hospital to be established, both the requirements of Article 60(6) Loi CPAS and of the authorities' hospital programming need to be fulfilled while for private hospitals only the latter applies.
Po njihovem mnenju obveznosti, ki izhajajo iz zakona o CPAS, dodatno omejujejo možnost CPAS, da ustanovi in zapre javno bolnišnico, medtem ko se lahko zasebne bolnišnice zaprejo kadar koli.
Under Article 60(6) Loi CPAS, the opening of a new public hospital has to be justified by the existence of a genuine need.
Kar zadeva obveznosti, ki naj bi veljale le za bolnišnice IRIS (glej uvodne izjave od 87 do 89 sklepa o začetku postopka), so po njihovih trditvah te obveznosti neposredna posledica dejstva, da so CPAS bolnišnice IRIS ustanovili zaradi prispevanja k zagotavljanju socialne pomoči (glej tudi oddelek 2.2).
Furthermore, the Belgian authorities explain that if a public hospital is opened with a capacity that equals the number of beds foreseen under the hospital programming, then there is no longer room for another (public or private) hospital in that area under that programme, in which case there is no other way of meeting the needs of the population.
Menijo, da te obveznosti izhajajo iz zakona o CPAS, v skladu s katerim so bile ustanovljene bolnišnice IRIS, naložene pa so jim bile s statuti bolnišnic IRIS in strateškimi načrti združenja IRIS.
The Belgian authorities note that if at some point a CPAS wishes to close its public hospital it must first ensure that it is no longer needed in line with the jurisprudence by the Council of State.
Na te dokumente se sklicujejo tudi za natančno opredelitev teh obveznosti.
On the contrary, if a private operator decides to close its hospital, that operator, unlike the CPAS, is not legally required to ensure that the population continues to be provided with healthcare.
Komisija bo v svoji oceni zaradi jedrnatosti in izogibanja ponavljanju navedla le bistvene navedke (glej oddelek 7.3.4.1).
According to the Belgian authorities, it is only its own choice that motivates a private hospital to remain open, a choice which can be changed at any time.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka (glej uvodno izjavo 48) izrazila pomisleke glede gospodarske ali negospodarske narave dodatnih socialnih storitev, ki jih opravljajo bolnišnice IRIS.
The Belgian authorities refer to the abrupt closure of the private Hôpital Français of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Brussels) in 2008 [130] as an illustration.
Belgijski organi v svojem odgovoru na sklep o začetku postopka menijo, da so te socialne storitve negospodarske dejavnosti.
To conclude, the Belgian authorities explain that the hospital programming mechanism equally restrains the freedom of public and private operators to establish a hospital (as this is only possible if the maximum number of hospital beds in an area has not yet been reached).
V bistvu trdijo, da socialna pomoč v obliki materialne, socialne, zdravniške, zdravstveno-socialne ali psihološke pomoči, ki jo zagotavljajo bruseljski CPAS, ni del konkurenčnega trga in da to velja, tudi če bolnišnice IRIS del socialne pomoči (tj. dodatne socialne storitve) zagotovijo na podlagi pooblastitve.
In their view, the obligations arising from the Loi CPAS however put additional constraints on both the possibility for a CPAS to establish and to close a public hospital while private hospitals can close at any time.
Kar zadeva pravno podlago za nadomestilo primanjkljajev (glej uvodno izjavo 91 sklepa o začetku postopka), belgijski organi menijo, da je obveznost občin, da krijejo primanjkljaj svojih javnih bolnišnic, določena v členu 46 statutov bolnišnic IRIS in tudi členu 109 zakona LCH.
With respect to the obligations that allegedly only apply to the IRIS-H (see recitals 87 to 89 of the opening decision), the Belgian authorities argue that these obligations are the direct consequence of the fact that the IRIS-H have been set up to contribute to the provision of social aid by the CPAS (see also Section 2.2).
Pojasnjujejo, da člen 109 zakona LCH določa splošno načelo, ki velja za vse belgijske javne bolnišnice, in minimalni prag, ki ga občine morajo izpolniti (saj morajo kriti le del primanjkljaja, glej tudi uvodno izjavo 47).
The Belgian authorities consider that these obligations derive from the Loi CPAS, pursuant to which the IRIS-H were created, and are entrusted by means of the bylaws of the IRIS-H and the IRIS strategic plans.
Ugotavljajo tudi, da je člen 46 statutov bolnišnic IRIS posebna obveznost, veljavna le za šest občin, ki so ustanovile bolnišnice IRIS in se odločile, da presežejo minimalni prag iz člena 109 zakona o LCH ter pokrijejo celotni računovodski primanjkljaj bolnišnic IRIS.
The Belgian authorities also refer to these documents for the exact definition of these obligations.
Komisija je v uvodni izjavi 92 sklepa o začetku postopka zastavila vprašanje, ali se posebne subvencije (ki jih regija glavnega mesta Bruselj dodeli občinam), ki jih občine prenesejo na bolnišnice IRIS, lahko štejejo za transakcijo, ločeno od mehanizma za kritje primanjkljaja.
For reasons of brevity and in order to avoid repetition, the Commission will only cite the relevant quotations in its assessment (see Section 7.3.4.1).
Belgijski organi v svojem odgovoru trdijo, da bruseljske občine uporabljajo posebne subvencije le zaradi (delne) izpolnitve svoje obveznosti glede kritja primanjkljaja bolnišnic IRIS.
In its opening decision (see recital 48), the Commission expressed doubts with respect to the economic or non-economic nature of the additional social services carried out by the IRIS-H.
Kot bo podrobneje pojasnjeno v nadaljevanju (glej oddelek 7.3.5), se nadomestilo primanjkljaja izplača v več korakih, med katerimi je tudi prenos posebnih subvencij od občin na bolnišnice IRIS, vendar se vsa ta plačila izvršijo na isti podlagi, tj. obveznosti občine, da krije primanjkljaj.
In their reply to the opening decision, the Belgian authorities consider that these social services are non-economic activities.
Komisija je zahtevala tudi pojasnilo glede domnevnega mehanizma predplačil (če obstaja), njegove pravne podlage in delovanja, razlike v primerjavi z mehanizmom za kritje primanjkljaja in vloge sklada FRBRTC pri njegovem financiranju (glej uvodno izjavo 93 sklepa o začetku postopka).
In essence, they argue that the social aid in the form of material, social, medical, medico-social and psychological assistance provided by the Brussels CPAS is not part of a competitive market and that this remains the case even if part of the social aid (i.e. the additional social services) is performed by the IRIS-H on the basis of an entrustment.
Belgijski organi menijo, da ni vzpostavljen noben mehanizem predplačil.
With respect to the legal basis for the compensation of the deficits (see recital 91 of the opening decision), the Belgian authorities consider that the obligation for the municipalities to cover the deficit of their public hospitals is laid down in Article 46 of the IRIS-H bylaws and also in Article 109 of the LCH.
Zlasti pojasnjujejo, da začne obveznost glede kritja primanjkljaja bolnišnic IRIS veljati takoj, ko primanjkljaj nastane.
They explain that Article 109 LCH lays down a general principle that applies to all Belgian public hospitals and that determines the minimum that municipalities have to do (since it only requires them to cover part of the deficit, see also recital 47).
Dejansko je po njihovih navedbah v členu 46 statutov bolnišnic IRIS naveden računovodski primanjkljaj, ki se v računovodskih izkazih bolnišnic določi najpozneje šest mesecev po koncu poslovnega leta.
The Belgian authorities also note that Article 46 of the IRIS-H bylaws is a specific obligation that applies only to the six municipalities that established the IRIS-H and who chose to go beyond the minimum of Article 109 LCH by covering the entire accounting deficit of the IRIS-H.
Izračun primanjkljaja na podlagi člena 109 zakona LCH, ki ga izvede zvezna javna služba za javno zdravje, nasprotno traja precej dlje (do deset let).
In recital 92 of its opening decision, the Commission asked whether or not the passing on of the special subsidies (which the Brussels Capital Region grants to the municipalities) by the municipalities to the IRIS-H can be considered as a separate transaction from the deficit coverage mechanism.
Vendar belgijski organi trdijo, da je primanjkljaj na podlagi člena 109 zakona LCH le del računovodskega primanjkljaja, ki se v skladu s členom 46 statutov bolnišnic IRIS krije takoj, zato bolnišnice IRIS ne prejemajo nobenih predplačil, ki bi se lahko štela za pomoč, ločeno od mehanizma za kritje primanjkljaja.
In their reply, the Belgian authorities argue that the Brussels municipalities only use the special subsidies to (partially) fulfil their obligation to cover the deficits of the IRIS-H.
Ponovili so, da sklad FRBRTC občinam zagotavlja financiranje, ki jim je pomagalo pri izpolnitvi njihove obveznosti glede kritja primanjkljaja, ta pa, kot je bilo pojasnjeno, ne obsega mehanizma predplačil.
As will be explained in more detail below (see Section 7.3.5), the deficit compensation is paid out in several steps, among which the transfer of the special subsidies from the municipality to the IRIS-H, but all these payments are made on the same basis, namely the municipal obligation to cover the deficit.
Kar zadeva dejanske ukrepe za preprečevanje prekomernih nadomestil in neobstoj prekomernega nadomestila (glej uvodne izjave od 95 do 97 sklepa o začetku postopka), belgijski organi trdijo naslednje.
The Commission also asked for clarification regarding an alleged mechanism of advance payments (if any), its legal basis and operation, the difference with the deficit coverage mechanism, and the role of the FRBRTC in its funding (see recital 93 of the opening decision).
Najprej so pojasnili, da se odločitve glede izravnave primanjkljaja sprejemajo letno in takrat, ko je znan ocenjen primanjkljaj za zadevno leto, zato ni tveganja, da bi se izplačalo prekomerno nadomestilo.
The Belgian authorities consider that there is no mechanism for advances in place.
Navedli so tudi, da belgijski pravni okvir (med drugim zakon z dne 14. novembra 1983 in zakon o CPAS) občinam omogoča, da zagotovijo, da bolnišnice IRIS državno pomoč uporabijo pravilno, in da v primeru neskladnosti ali prekomernega nadomestila izterjajo pomoč.
More specifically, they explain that the obligation to cover the deficit of the IRIS-H comes into effect as soon as the deficit occurs.
Poleg tega se, da bi dokazali neobstoj prekomernega nadomestila, sklicujejo na več preglednic, ki so jih predložili Komisiji in ki vsebujejo primanjkljaje in občinske ukrepe za vsako od petih bolnišnic IRIS v obdobju 1996–2014 (za te podatke glej tudi oddelek 7.3.5).
In contrast, the calculation of the Article 109 LCH deficit by the Federal Public Service for Public Health takes much longer (up to 10 years).
Trdijo, da obveznost zagotavljanja kontinuitete (ali pérennité) bolnišnic IRIS temelji neposredno na zakonu o CPAS.
However, the Belgian authorities argue that since the Article 109 LCH deficit is merely a part of the accounting deficit which is covered immediately under Article 46 of the IRIS-H bylaws, the IRIS-H are not paid any advances that might be classified as aid distinct from the deficit cover mechanism.
Kot je bilo pojasnjeno (glej oddelek 2.1), lahko vsak CPAS ustanovi ustanove za zagotavljanje socialne pomoči, vključno z zdravniško in zdravstveno-socialno pomočjo, če lahko dokaže, da je treba izpolniti dejansko potrebo v skladu s členom 60(6) zakona o CPAS.
Finally, the Belgian authorities repeat that the FRBRTC has provided financing to the municipalities which helped them to fulfil their deficit cover obligation which as explained above does not constitute a mechanism of advance payments.
V zvezi s tem poudarjajo, da je bil glavni cilj prestrukturiranja in ustanovitve omrežja IRIS in bolnišnic IRIS zagotoviti kontinuiteto storitev javnih bolnišnic v regiji glavnega mesta Bruselj (glej tudi uvodno izjavo 27).
With regard to the measures to avoid overcompensation and the absence of overcompensation in fact (see recitals 95-97 of the opening decision), the Belgian authorities provide the following arguments.
Zato ugotavljajo, da morajo občine in CPAS, da bi zagotovili kontinuiteto bolnišnic IRIS in s tem izpolnitev socialnih potreb prebivalstva, na podlagi člena 46 statutov bolnišnic IRIS pokriti morebitni bolnišnični primanjkljaj.
They first explain that the decisions to compensate the deficit are annual and are taken at a time when the estimated deficit for the respective year is known so that there is no risk of overcompensation.
Poleg tega ugotavljajo, da javni organi v skladu s sodno prakso Državnega sveta (glej uvodno izjavo 83) ne morejo zapreti bolnišnic IRIS ali jih prenesti na zasebnega lastnika, dokler obstaja dejanska potreba.
They add that the Belgian legal framework (among others the Law of 14 November 1983 and the Loi CPAS) allows the municipalities to ensure that the IRIS-H use the State aid correctly and to recover this aid in the event of non-compliance or overcompensation.
Komisija je v uvodni izjavi 103 sklepa o začetku postopka zastavila vprašanje, ali obstajajo kakšni drugi razlogi, ki bi lahko upravičili dodatno financiranje bolnišnic IRIS.
According to them, the obligation to ensure the continuity (or pérennité) of the IRIS-H is based directly on the Loi CPAS.
Ugotavljajo, da ti stroški med drugim vključujejo plačilo jezikovnih bonusov za dvojezične zaposlene, višje stroške za pokojnino in bolezni za stalne uslužbence (javne uslužbence) in zvišanja plačilne lestvice, ki jih je naložila (a le delno plačala) regija glavnega mesta Bruselj.
As has been explained above (see Section 2.1), each CPAS can set up establishments to provide social aid, including medical and medico-social assistance, if they can demonstrate that this is necessary to fulfil a genuine need in line with Article 60(6) Loi CPAS.
Pripombe Belgije k pripombam tretjih oseb
They explain that historically, six of the nineteen CPAS in the Brussels Capital Region established hospitals (without separate legal personality) that they managed themselves until the end of 1995 in order to provide social aid.
Belgijski organi najprej ugotavljajo, da pripombe združenj CBI in ABISP ter organizacije Zorgnet Vlaanderen k sklepu Komisije o začetku postopka temeljijo na skupni trditvi, da po njihovem mnenju bolnišnice IRIS niso pooblaščene za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena poleg tistih, ki so naložene vsem bolnišnicam (javnim ali zasebnim) v Belgiji.
According to them, the restructuring of these public hospitals which led to the creation of the public IRIS-H that became legally independent of the CPAS on 1 January 1996 (see also Section 2.2) did not alter the obligation on the CPAS to provide social aid whether directly themselves or via the IRIS-H.
Po njihovem mnenju ta trditev temelji na eni sami predpostavki, in sicer dejstvu, da zakon LCH javnim in zasebnim bolnišnicam nalaga enako obveznost javne službe ne glede na kakršen koli posebni regionalni vidik.
In this context, the Belgian authorities point out that the primary objective of the restructuring and the creation of the IRIS network and the IRIS-H was to ensure the continuity of public hospital services in the Brussels Capital Region (see also recital 27).
Vendar po njihovih trditvah sodelujoče stranke niso pojasnile, zakaj zakon o CPAS ne bi veljal za bolnišnice IRIS, po mnenju Belgije pa je ta zakon posebna pravna podlaga za obstoj bolnišnic IRIS.
Hence, they note that to ensure the continuity of the IRIS-H and hence guarantee that the social needs of the population are fulfilled, the municipalities and the CPAS are required to absorb any hospital deficit on the basis of Article 46 of the IRIS-H bylaws.
Poudarjajo, da je v členu 147 zakona LCH izrecno potrjeno, da za bolnišnice, ki jih upravlja CPAS (kot so bolnišnice IRIS [131]), zakon LCH dopolnjuje zakon o CPAS, kar potrjuje, da zakon LCH ni edina ustrezna pravna podlaga za bolnišnice, ki jih upravljajo CPAS.
Furthermore, the Belgian authorities conclude that as long as the genuine need exists, in line with the jurisprudence of the Council of State (see recital 83), the public authorities cannot close the IRIS-H nor transfer them to a private owner.
Trditev združenja CBI, da je iz namena bruseljske vlade glede preoblikovanja Ordonnance z dne 13. februarja 2003 zaradi natančne določitve nalog splošnega interesa, ki upravičujejo posebne subvencije občinam (glej uvodno izjavo 70), razvidno, da trenutno ni nobenih posebnih nalog (ki veljajo le za bolnišnice IRIS), je po mnenju belgijskih organov napačna.
Finally, in recital 103 of the opening decision, the Commission asked whether there are other reasons that may justify the additional financing for the IRIS-H.
Zlasti poudarjajo, da se posebne subvencije, predvidene v tej Ordonnance, dodelijo le občinam in ne bolnišnicam IRIS.