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The economic nature of given services can therefore vary from one Member State to another.
V uvodni izjavi 183 navedene odločbe je menila, da ukrepov ni mogoče šteti za državno pomoč, „če spadajo na področje javnih nalog […]“ (poudarek dodan).
In addition, the qualification of a given service can alter over time depending on policy choices or economic developments.
Navedla je, da se „[v] tem primeru […] končna ocena ukrepa ne spremeni ne glede na to, ali Komisija sprejme pristop, ki so ga predlagali nemški organi, in sicer da se nobeni stroški ne obravnavajo kot državna pomoč“ (poudarek dodan).
As a result, prior to the ADP judgment, the Commission's consistent practice was to consider that the activity of developing and managing airport infrastructure did not constitute an economic activity falling within the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU [126].
Komisija torej v zadevnih uvodnih izjavah ni niti potrdila niti ovrgla stališča Nemčije, da so nekatere naloge, vključno z nalogami v zvezi z varnostjo obratovanja, naloge, povezane s pristojnostmi javnega organa, temveč je navedla, da ji ni treba zavzeti stališča, saj bi bil ukrep dovoljen tudi, če bi se štel za pomoč.
Following the ADP judgment, the Commission decided that, due to the gradual liberalisation of the market, this activity had become an economic activity.
Tretjič, Komisija navaja, da Splošno sodišče v točki 225 sodbe v zvezi z odločbo Komisije o letališču Leipzig Halle v nasprotju s trditvami Belgije ni potrdilo takega domnevnega stališča Komisije.
This is also clarified by the aviation guidelines [127] in points 28 and 29: ‘from the date of the judgment in ‘Aéroports de Paris’ (12 December 2000), the operation and construction of airport infrastructure must be considered as falling within the ambit of State aid control.
Splošno sodišče je namreč povzelo uvodni izjavi 182 in 183 navedene odločbe Komisije, s čimer je opozorilo na njeno stališče, in ugotovilo, da po mnenju Komisije o tem vprašanju ni treba dokončno odločiti (in sicer, ali je treba sprejeti trditve nemških organov, da kritja zadevnih stroškov nikakor ni mogoče šteti za državno pomoč).
Conversely, due to the uncertainty that existed prior to the judgment in ‘Aéroports de Paris’, public authorities could legitimately consider that the financing of airport infrastructure did not constitute State aid and, accordingly, that such measures did not need to be notified to the Commission.
Komisija na podlagi tega sklepa, da se „storitve vzdrževanja“, kot so opredeljene s členoma 12 in 19 splošnih pogojev, priloženih pogodbi med Valonijo in družbo BSCA, in „storitve, povezane z varnostjo prometa na tleh“, kot so opredeljene v členu 25 splošnih pogojev, kakor je bil spremenjen z aneksom št. 5 z dne 10. marca 2006, štejejo za gospodarske storitve.
It follows that the Commission cannot now bring into question, on the basis of State aid rules, financing measures granted before the ‘Aéroports de Paris’ judgment’.
Njihovo financiranje torej ni izključeno iz uporabe pravil o državni pomoči.
It should therefore be determined whether the measures granted to BSCA for the operation and construction of airport infrastructure were granted before or after 12 December 2000, which was the date of the ADP judgment.
Spremljanje in evidentiranje predvidenih letov in usmerjanje
In addition, even after the ADP judgment, as highlighted by points 34 and 35 of the aviation guidelines, not all the activities of an airport operator are necessarily regarded as economic in nature.
Komisija v tem oddelku preuči, ali so lahko naslednje storitve, katerih izvajanje je bilo zaupano družbi BSCA in za katere ta prejema nadomestilo na podlagi aneksa št. 6 z dne 15. januarja 2008, izključene iz uporabe pravil o državni pomoči, ker niso gospodarske:
The Court of Justice has therefore confirmed that activities that normally fall under State responsibility in the exercise of its official powers as a public authority are not economic in nature [128].
spremljanje in evidentiranje letov [145] ter načrtovanje letov [146],
At an airport, activities such as air traffic control, police, customs, firefighting, measures designed to protect civil aviation from acts of unlawful interference, and investment in the infrastructure and equipment needed for such activities are regarded, as a general rule, as not being economic in nature.
usmerjanje [147].(402) Po mnenju Belgije (glej uvodno izjavo 240) so naloge spremljanja in evidentiranja letov, načrtovanja predvidenih letov in usmerjanja bistveni elementi varnosti v civilnem letalstvu ter torej ustrezajo nalogam javne oblasti, ker so temeljne sestavine varnosti na letališču.
In conclusion, the measures granted to BSCA after 12 December 2000 must be identified and those measures granted for activities normally falling under State responsibility in the exercise of its official powers as a public authority must be excluded.
Komisija meni, da so naloge, ki so predmet tega nadomestila, neločljivo povezane z gospodarsko dejavnostjo upravljavca letališča, družbe BSCA.
In this section, the Commission examines:
Te naloge se ne morejo navezovati na varnostne naloge, opredeljene kot varstvo pred dejanji nezakonitega vmešavanja, niti na nobeno dejavnost, ki vključuje izvajanje pristojnosti javnega organa.
whether the measure, including new infrastructure constructed under the investment programme being placed at the disposal of BSCA, was granted before the ADP judgment,
Komisija na podlagi tega sklepa, da so spremljanje in evidentiranje letov ter načrtovanje letov in usmerjanje gospodarske dejavnosti.
which investments and which services provided by SOWAER must be excluded from the examination due to being non-economic in nature.
Ker je povečanje kapitala, zajeto v formalnem postopku preiskave, družba SOWAER vpisala v korist družbe BSCA leta 2002, to je po sodbi ADP [148], ni izključeno iz nadzora Komisije na področju državne pomoči (glej uvodno izjavo 346).
Was the measure, including new infrastructure constructed under the investment programme being placed at the disposal of BSCA, granted before the ADP judgment?
Za presojo, ali državni ukrepi pomenijo pomoč, je treba ugotoviti, ali se s temi ukrepi upravičenemu podjetju dodeljuje prednost, ki je pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji ne bi dobilo.
As highlighted in recital 344 et seq., the construction of airport infrastructure cannot in principle be dissociated from the economic activity of operating the airport platform.
Obstoj gospodarske prednosti je mogoče izključiti, kadar so zadevni ukrepi gospodarske transakcije, ki jih osebe javnega prava ali javni organi izvajajo pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji [149].
Belgium's arguments, set out in Section 5.1.1.1(a)(i), essentially aim to refute the scope and accuracy of the preliminary arguments given by the Commission in the 2012 extension decision, according to which the framework agreement of 20 July 2000 and the decision of the Walloon Government of 8 November 2000 (hereinafter the ‘2000 decisions’) do not impose any commitment on the Region with regard to a third party and are not irrevocable, firm and definitive in nature.
Obstoj gospodarske prednosti je mogoče izključiti tudi, kadar so zadevni ukrepi finančna nadomestila, dodeljena zadevnim podjetjem, da se jim omogoči opravljati storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, če taka nadomestila izpolnjujejo kumulativne pogoje iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark [150].
However, the Commission takes the view, for the reasons given below, that the decision to place the infrastructure at BSCA's disposal, including new infrastructure decided and constructed under the investment programme, and to provide certain services in return for a fee did not stem from the 2000 decisions, but from the 2002 agreement between SOWAER and BSCA.
Komisija bo v nadaljevanju zadevne ukrepe zaporedoma preučila z vidika pogojev iz sodbe zadevi Altmark in merila udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
The relevant criterion for the date at which a possible aid measure is deemed to have been granted is the date of the legally binding act by which public authorities undertake to award the measure at stake to its beneficiary [129].
Uporaba meril iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark
In the present case, the Commission takes the view that:
Najprej je treba preučiti trditev Belgije, navedeno v oddelku 5.1.1.1(c)(ii), da subvencija za nekatere storitve, povezane z letališkimi dejavnostmi – tudi če je del teh storitev gospodarske narave –, ne pomeni prednosti za družbo BSCA na podlagi sodbe v zadevi Altmark [151].
the beneficiary of the possible aid measure is BSCA,
Kot je ugotovljeno v oddelku 6.1.1, Komisija meni, da del storitev, za katere se izplačuje subvencija, ni gospodarske narave (npr. gasilska in varnostna služba), in bo iz svoje preučitve izključila del subvencije za nadomestilo stroškov teh storitev.
the public authorities having granted the aid measure are the Region and/or SOWAER.
Nasprotno pa Komisija meni, da je drugi del storitev, za katere se izplačuje subvencija, gospodarske narave, kot sta vzdrževanje in popravilo komercialno upravljane infrastrukture, ali še usmerjanje.
As indicated in recital 39 of this decision and acknowledged by Belgium [130], SOWAER is the vehicle created by the Region and placed under its exclusive control to develop Wallonia's airport infrastructure and place this infrastructure at the disposal of the airport management companies in question.
Komisija meni, da je Belgija storila očitno napako pri presoji, ker te storitve šteje za gospodarske storitve splošnega pomena.
SOWAER, like the Region, is capable of granting State aid.
Kot je namreč opozorjeno v točki 47 Sporočila Komisije o uporabi pravil Evropske unije o državni pomoči za nadomestilo, dodeljeno za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena [152], pooblastitev podjetja za izvajanje „posebne naloge opravljanja javnih storitev“ pomeni zagotavljanje storitev, ki jih podjetje, če bi upoštevalo le lasten poslovni interes, ne bi opravljalo ali jih ne bi opravljalo v istem obsegu ali pod istimi pogoj.
Prior to the 2002 SOWAER/BSCA agreement, BSCA did not benefit from any commitment on the part of the Region or SOWAER with regard to implementing the investment programme.
Komisija v točki 50 navedenega sporočila tudi meni, da morajo biti storitve, uvrščene med storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena, namenjene državljanom ali biti v interesu celotne družbe.
Belgium in fact recognises that no formal letter granting the aid was sent to BSCA.
V obravnavani zadevi se opredeljene gospodarske storitve ne opravljajo v interesu državljanov, temveč družbi BSCA zgolj omogočajo zagotavljanje letališke storitve.
However, according to Belgium, although the Region was itself the beneficiary of the 2000 decisions, these created a commitment on the part of the Walloon Government.
Neločljivo so povezane z gospodarsko dejavnostjo upravljanja letališča.
Belgium takes the view that the fact that this commitment was unilateral was not peculiar to this case.
Poleg tega družba BSCA ni bila izbrana po postopku v skladu s pogoji, opredeljenimi s četrtim merilom iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark.
In its opinion, any financial measure, regardless of its beneficiaries, is always decided through a unilateral administrative act of the granting authority, which controls the application, amendment or withdrawal of said act.
Poleg tega Belgija ni dokazala, da je bil znesek subvencije določen na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih imelo povprečno, dobro vodeno podjetje, ki je ustrezno opremljeno s sredstvi, da bi zadostilo zahtevam javne službe.
The Commission notes that the 2000 decisions were not published or notified to BSCA.
Argumenti Belgije so namreč nezadostni:
At any time before the 2002 SOWAER/BSCA agreement was signed, the Region could have altered the investment programme, by adopting a new unilateral decision or even totally abandoning this programme, without such a decision infringing BSCA's rights.
Belgija navaja, da količniki iz sporočila, navedenega v uvodni izjavi 410, kažejo na učinkovito upravljanje družbe BSCA (glej uvodno izjavo 253), vendar ne navede vrste in vrednosti teh količnikov;
Furthermore, as indicated in the 2012 extension decision, this investment programme contained uncertainties about the financing mechanism and amounts.
Belgija dodaja, da je bilo zaradi dobrega upravljanja leta 2009 mogoče pritegniti zasebne vlagatelje v okviru delne privatizacije družbe BSCA.
The latter could have been altered in line with changing needs.
Vendar Komisija poudarja, da so se vlagatelji za vstop v lastništvo družbe BSCA (pri čemer so dobili pravico veta pri pomembnih odločitvah) morda odločili zaradi obstoja pomoči, saj so tako lahko upali, da bo družba BSCA pritegnila veliko prometa in torej ustvarila velik dobiček, in ne zaradi dobrega upravljanja.
Accordingly, the new North terminal needed to be modular and its construction ‘had to be gradual and tailored to the development of the airport's actual activities and resulting operational needs’.
Poleg tega je mogoče v zvezi s tem opozoriti, da lahko zasebni vlagatelji pridobijo deleže v slabo upravljanih družbah v upanju, da jih bodo postavili spet na noge, če imajo nadzor ali deljen nadzor nad zadevno družbo, kot v primeru zasebnega vlagatelja družbe BSCA, ki ima pravico veta pri pomembnih odločitvah.
In addition, the financing mechanism envisaged at the time — i.e. involving the Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport — was ultimately abandoned in favour of financing through SOWAER, a new instrument that received its financial resources only when it was created on 1 July 2001 and in the amount of EUR 75000000 only.
prav tako ni mogoče zgolj na podlagi povečanja poslovnega prometa ali prometa na letališču Charleroi sklepati, da je letališče dobro upravljano, kot to počne Belgija (glej uvodno izjavo 254).
On the other hand, given that the investment programme was included in the 2002 SOWAER/BSCA agreement, SOWAER was under an obligation towards BSCA: it had to place the land and infrastructure at BSCA's disposal, including the infrastructure to be constructed in accordance with the investment programme, and to provide certain services, in return for a concession fee, otherwise it would fail to comply with its contractual obligations.
To povečanje poslovnega prometa in prometa na letališču je lahko posledica pomoči, ki družbi BSCA omogoča, da letalskim prevoznikom ponudi zelo ugodne pogoje in tako pritegne promet.
The Commission also takes the view that SOWAER's commitment to implement an investment programme and to provide certain services must be examined together with BSCA's commitment to pay a concession fee.
nazadnje, trditev Belgije, da je „iz vzpostavljenega finančnega mehanizma […] razvidno, da je po definiciji nadomestilo, ki ga izplača družba BSCA, nižje od tržne cene za vse storitve, ki so ji zaupane, ker je to nadomestilo od leta 2006 navzgor omejeno za storitve, povezane s požarno varnostjo ter varnostjo prometa na tleh in letališkega območja, od leta 2010 pa za storitve zagotavljanja varnosti“ (glej uvodno izjavo 255), prav tako ne dokazuje, da je družba BSCA učinkovito upravljana, temveč kvečjemu samo, da ni čezmernega nadomestila.
It is impossible to determine whether the Region's plans to place the infrastructure at BSCA's disposal, including new infrastructure constructed in accordance with the investment programme, and to provide certain services constitute aid until the amount of the fee to be paid by BSCA in return is known.
Skratka, vsaj prvo in četrto merilo iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark nista izpolnjeni.
The Commission concludes that the measure consisting in placing the infrastructure at BSCA's disposal, including new infrastructure which SOWAER undertook to construct, and in providing certain services in return for a fee was granted by the 2002 SOWAER/BSCA agreement.
Komisija zato na podlagi sodbe v zadevi Altmark ne more izključiti, da subvencija Valonije za storitve, povezane z letališko dejavnostjo, pomeni prednost.
It therefore postdates the ADP judgment.
Uporaba merila udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu
Moreover, it should be recalled that the investment programme included in the 2002 SOWAER/BSCA agreement was significantly amended by the decision of the Walloon Government of 3 April 2003.
Kar zadeva določitev subjekta, ki odobri ukrep, Komisija meni, da je treba ukrepe (i) Valonije kot lastnice zemljišča na letališkem območju na eni strani in (ii) družbe SOWAER, ki je pod izključnim nadzorom Valonije, kot državne lastnice letališkega območja, lastnice infrastrukture, zgrajene na letališkem območju, in nosilke nalog, za katere jo je pooblastila Valonija, na drugi strani, preučiti skupaj, ker spadajo v okvir iste dejavnosti in istega letališča.
In this decision of 3 April 2003, the Walloon Government officially noted a revision to the investment programme [131], whereby the amount of the investment increased from EUR 93 million to almost EUR 151 million, i.e. an increase of EUR 57,8 million, including EUR 33 million for the new terminal.
V teh okoliščinah se namreč zdi, da je družba SOWAER posrednica Valonije.
The Commission takes the view that this revision of the investment programme constitutes a substantial change and therefore a new measure potentially constituting new State aid granted to BSCA, in addition to the potential aid already granted through the 2002 SOWAER/BSCA agreement.
Komisija bo zato pri ugotavljanju, ali se z ukrepi, opredeljenimi v oddelku 3.1, družbi BSCA dodeljuje gospodarska prednost ali ne, štela, da je subjekt, ki je odobril ukrep, celota, ki jo sestavljata Valonija in družba SOWAER (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Valonija-SOWAER ).
Given that it stems from a decision of 3 April 2003, this measure constitutes a new measure, adopted after the ADP judgment and therefore subject to the applicable rules on State aid.
Komisija zato meni, da mora vse zaveze Valonije-SOWAER preučiti skupaj, ker se z njimi spreminjajo elementi finančnih pogojev koncesije (dajanje na voljo infrastrukture, vključno z oblikovanjem programa naložb in kritjem večjih popravil, koncesijska dajatev, subvencija za nekatere storitve, povezane z letališko dejavnostjo, ker so gospodarske storitve) ter so skoraj sočasne in povezane.
Investments and services provided by SOWAER that must be excluded from the analysis due to being non-economic in nature
Komisija bo torej uporabila merilo udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu za štiri celote naslednjih ukrepov, sprejetih zaporedoma:
As highlighted by points 34 and 35 of the aviation guidelines, not all the activities of an airport operator are necessarily economic in nature.
pogodba med družbama SOWAER in BSCA ter sprememba pogodbe med Valonijo in družbo BSCA z dne 29. marca 2002 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: pogodbi iz leta 2002);
The Court of Justice has therefore confirmed that activities that normally fall under State responsibility in the exercise of its official powers as a public authority are not economic in nature [132].
odločitev valonske vlade z dne 3. aprila 2003 o izgradnji terminala z večjo zmogljivostjo, kot je bila prvotno predvidena (trije milijoni potnikov namesto dveh milijonov), in o predvideni večji zmogljivosti parkirišča za vozila (v nadaljnjem besedilu: odločitev o naložbah iz leta 2003);
Such activities include, in particular, security, air traffic control, police and customs [133].
pogodba o storitvah z dne 4. aprila 2006 med družbama SOWAER in BSCA ter sprememba pogodbe med Valonijo in družbo BSCA z dne 10. marca 2006 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: pogodbi iz leta 2006);
The Commission takes the view that investments and major repairs involving assets associated with air navigation (relating to the control tower, for example), aircraft firefighting, security (defined as combating acts of unlawful interference), police and customs may be non-economic in nature.
sprememba pogodbe med Valonijo in družbo BSCA z dne 15. januarja 2008 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sprememba iz leta 2008).
Given that, in the present case, air navigation, aircraft firefighting, security, police and customs services are not organised according to a market logic, the Commission considers that the investments and major repairs involving assets associated with these services are not economic in nature.
Komisija bo uporabila merilo udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu tudi za povečanje kapitala družbe BSCA, ki ga je družba SOWAER vpisala decembra 2002.
In particular, the fencing of the part of the airport site that is accessed through police checkpoints and the part of the site where the aircraft are located may be regarded as a non-economic activity insofar as it concerns security.
Če bodo ti ukrepi pomenili prednost, bo za vsakega posebej preučila, ali je ta prednost selektivna.
The Commission also considers as non-economic those costs associated with investments in and maintenance of buildings and equipment used for both economic activities and non-economic activities, in a proportion corresponding to their use for a non-economic activity.
Uporaba merila udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu za ukrepe v zvezi z dajanjem na voljo infrastrukture, vključno z uresničitvijo novih naložb in izvedbo večjih popravil, in dodelitvijo subvencije za nekatere storitve, povezane z letališko dejavnostjo
In particular, 7 % of the cost of investments made in the new terminal may be regarded as non-economic in nature, because 7 % of the terminal surface area is occupied by police and customs services, passenger and baggage search officials, and officials from the Walloon Public Service responsible for site safety.
Pogodbi iz leta 2002
However, the Commission regards as economic those investments and major repairs involving the Category III ILS [134] and runway lighting.
Splošna načela, ki se uporabljajo za vse štiri ukrepe
These costs are not associated with a public policy remit, but are inherent in the commercial operation of the infrastructure, which involves placing this infrastructure at the disposal of airlines under satisfactory safety conditions.
Kot je opozorjeno v točki 51 letaliških smernic, mora analiza skladnosti z merilom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu temeljiti na jasnih predhodnih možnostih prihodnjih donosov za subjekt, ki dodeli financiranje [153].
In particular, ensuring ground traffic safety (including during landings and take-offs) forms an integral part of the airport's commercial operation and is therefore economic in nature.
Komisija ugotavlja, da Valonija ni predložila nobenega poslovnega načrta, iz katerega bi bili razvidni pričakovani prihodnji donosi za Valonijo in/ali družbo SOWAER na podlagi naložb, načrtovanih ob sprejetju zavezujočih odločitev o njihovi uresničitvi.
In the recent Commission decision on Marseille airport [135], operational safety was also excluded from the scope of ‘non-economic activities’.
Neobstoj poslovnega načrta je znak, da Valonija in/ali družba SOWAER ob sprejetju ukrepov v korist družbe BSCA nista delovali v skladu z logiko udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
The Commission also takes the view that investments in fire detection in passenger car parks are economic in nature.
Komisija še ugotavlja, da se v poročilih, predloženih v podkrepitev odločitev valonske vlade, interes za te naložbe utemeljuje s pozitivnim učinkom razvoja letališča na gospodarstvo in zaposlovanje v Charleroiju in širši regiji [154].
These costs are not associated with a public policy remit, but are inherent in the commercial operation of the passenger car park.
Vendar Komisija opozarja, da v skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso premislekov v zvezi z regionalnim razvojem ni mogoče upoštevati pri uporabi merila udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu [155].
Moreover, as highlighted by point 36 of the aviation guidelines, the Commission must check that the funding of non-economic activities is strictly limited to compensating the costs to which they give rise and may not be used for economic activities [136].
Komisija je kljub neobstoju poslovnega načrta Valonije in/ali družbe SOWAER preučila, ali je bila za celoto, ki jo sestavljata Valonija in družba SOWAER, neto sedanja vrednost vsake celote ukrepov, opredeljene v uvodni izjavi 416, pozitivna.
Otherwise their funding cannot escape the State aid rules.
Če je namreč neto sedanja vrednost ukrepa pozitivna, to pomeni, da je ukrep za zadevnega udeleženca dobičkonosen.