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In the present case, the aid amount never exceeded the extent of uncovered operating losses.
Cilj sheme je bil spodbuditi regionalni razvoj in medregionalno povezljivost na podlagi osrednje vladne odgovornosti za nacionalno prometno omrežje in zlasti infrastrukturo zračnega prometa.
Therefore the Commission consider that the operating aid was proportional and limited to the minimum necessary for the aided activity to take place.
Do pomoči so bila upravičena vsa letališča z rednim zračnim prometom, ne glede na obliko lastništva (vendar bi bilo treba pri ocenjevanju potrebe po pomoči upoštevati cilje regionalnega razvoja, ki se merijo kot razdalja do treh velikih nacionalnih letališč).
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade
Vendar je letališče izgubilo pravico do pomoči takoj, ko se je njegov obseg prometa (običajno znaša 300000 potnikov na leto) povečal za toliko, da je imelo dobre možnosti za dobičkonosnost.
The Commission notes that there is only one airport located within Västerås Airport's catchment area as defined in point 25(12) if the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
Od 1. januarja 2007 je bila upravičenost do pomoči še manjša, ko so bila iz sheme izključena letališča, s katerih je bilo do Stockholma mogoče pripotovati z javnim kopenskim prevozom v največ dveh urah.
In addition, Arlanda airport is located just outside the catchment area.
Kar zadeva intenzivnost pomoči, pomoč za posamezno letališče ni mogla preseči izgub iz poslovanja tega letališča.
However in respect of this airport — Bromma — the Commission first notes that it is located at the very extremity of Västerås Airport's catchment area (59 minutes by car) which is likely to reduce the potential for negative effects of the aid.
Švedska je poleg tega pojasnila, da bi v skladu s prvotnim namenom pomoč morala na splošno pokriti 75 % izgub iz poslovanja, vendar je v praksi povprečno redko presegla 50 %.
Furthermore the Commission notes that the business models of Västerås Airport and Bromma have been quite different.
Letališče Västerås je zadnjo pomoč v okviru sheme prejelo leta 2006.
Västerås has in the period covered by the investigation clearly focussed on low-cost carriers by developing its relationship with Ryanair, gradually shedding the domestic flights.
Švedska priznava, da shema pomeni državno pomoč.
Bromma's profile by contrast, has been on domestic flights to serve the central Stockholm area combined with some international destinations (e.g. Brussels, Helsinki) with traditional airlines, and Bromma's development (measured in number of passengers) has been very strong in the period covered by the investigation, going from 981256 passengers in 2000 to 2037382 passengers in 2010 [35].
Komisija tako kot v sklepu o začetku postopka ugotavlja, da so merila iz člena 107 PDEU izpolnjena.
In any event, in the case of Bromma, such negative effects are in addition made even less likely by the fact that Arlanda has also pursued a business model quite different from that of Västerås.
Pomoč se tudi lahko pripiše državi, saj so shemo uspešno izvajali SCAA (v obdobju 1999–2005), organ za civilno letalstvo (v obdobju 2005–2010) in njegova upravna naslednica, švedska prometna uprava (od leta 2010).
Indeed, Arlanda, which is the main airport of the capital area, offers a large number of domestic and international destinations served by traditional airlines.
To so zakonsko določeni javni organi, ki jih ureja zakonodaja.
Finally, the modest scale of traffic at Västerås Airport means that the effect of the aid is very unlikely to have had a material impact on the operations of Arlanda which is Sweden's largest airport [36].
Jasno je, da shema zagotavlja prednost svojim upravičencev, saj so slednji razbremenjeni izgub iz poslovanja, ki bi jih sicer morali pokriti med gospodarsko dejavnostjo.
It is therefore very unlikely that the aid to Västerås Airport should have led to wasteful duplication or diverted business from Bromma or Arlanda.
Pomoči, ki se dodeli v obliki nepovratnih sredstev, država ne dodeli, ker bi imela možnost donosa na svoja sredstva.
In view if the above the Commission considers that the undue negative effects on completion and on trade between Member States are limited.
Ta prednost je selektivna, saj jo prejmejo le letališča, ki niso v lasti centralne vlade in ki izpolnjujejo merilo upravičenosti.
The Commission finds that the operating aid granted to VFAB through the shareholders' contributions granted between 2003 and 2010 (Measure 1) are compatible with the internal market.
Prednost bi tudi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco in vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami, saj obstaja konkurenca med letališči znotraj Unije.
THE ALLEGED REDUCED RENT PAID BY VFAB TO VÄSTERÅS FLYGFASTIGHETER AB FOR USE OF THE AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Ker so bila sredstva dodeljena, Komisija meni, da Švedska ni upoštevala prepovedi iz člena 108(3) PDEU.
In the opening decision [37], the Commission stated that there were indications that the rent may be below market rate.
Shema je torej nezakonita, saj ni bila priglašena Komisiji.
This relied essentially on a statement to that effect in an internal document of the City of Västerås.
Združljivost pomoči
The Commission consequently asked the Swedish authorities to comment on these indications as well as on the estimated market rent.
Kot je bilo pojasnjeno v uvodnih izjavah 137 do 141, se določbe letalskih smernic iz leta 2014 uporabljajo za nerešene zadeve glede nezakonite pomoči letališčem za tekoče poslovanje, ki se je dodelila pred 4. aprilom 2014.
On the basis of the available indications the Commission nevertheless took the preliminary view that the rent procured an advantage to VFAB.
Shema zajema pomoč za tekoče poslovanje v skladu z načeli navedenih smernic, saj je njen edini namen nadomestiti vrzel v financiranju poslovanja letališč, tj. primanjkljaj med prihodki letališč in njihovimi stroški iz poslovanja [39].
Sweden and VFAB have contested that the rent has been set below market levels at any time between 2003 and 2010.
Shema, zajeta v sedanji formalni preiskavi, je bila prav tako vzpostavljena pred 4. aprilom 2014.
In response to the request for clarifications made in the opening decision, they have argued that the statement in a document prepared for the Västerås City council, to which the opening decision refers, suggesting that the rent would be below market levels, does not rest on any figures or concrete explanations but is an unsubstantiated statement.
Komisija bo zato ocenila združljivost ukrepa 3 v skladu z združljivostjo določb letalskih smernic iz leta 2014 za pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, kot je natančno pojasnjeno v uvodnih izjavah 147 do 154.
Sweden and VFAB therefore have no means to comment on it in substance.
Shema je omejila tveganje podvajanja na minimum, saj se je ciljno usmerila na majhna letališča na območjih s slabo povezljivostjo.
Instead, they argue that any assessment of the market rent should be made in light of the fact that the property, under the relevant planning regulations, can only be used for airport activities and given the very low profitability of the operations, the present rent would appear market conform.
Poleg tega shema izrecno izključuje letališča, ki so v bližini največjih letališč v državi (Arlanda, Landvetter in Sturup).
In addition, the lease provides that the rent is adjusted if new investments are made.
Velikost države, nizka gostota prebivalstva in pogosto težke vozne razmere prav tako zmanjšujejo tveganje za podvajanje v redkih primerih, ko sta dve letališči, ki prejemata pomoč, locirani bližje od okvirnih razdalj iz točke 136 letalskih smernic iz leta 2014.
In any event, Sweden and VFAB argue that the rent is set freely by VFAB on the basis of purely commercial considerations and that the Commission has failed to demonstrate that the decision to set the rent for VFAB would be imputable to the state.
Komisija tako sklepa, da je shema prispevala k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa.
In this respect, the Commission notes the arguments of Sweden and VFAB that low (indeed negative) profitability of the airport activities in Västerås have an impact on the level of rent that can be charged.
Potreba po posredovanju države.
No other third party has commented on this point.
Kot je bilo že pojasnjeno, so letališča izgubila upravičenost do pomoči v okviru sheme, ko se je štelo, da imajo razumne možnosti za dosego dobičkonosnosti, ki so bile običajno pri približno 300000 potnikih na leto.
The formal investigation has not brought forward any information that would allow substantiating that the rent paid by VFAB would be lower than what a private landlord could have charged under similar circumstances.
To je konservativen pristop, ki zagotavlja, da se pomoč dodeli le v primerih, ko je za zagotovitev delovanja letališča potrebno državno posredovanje.
The statement referred to in the opening decision has therefore not been substantiated any further.
Komisija dejansko meni, da pod sedanjimi tržnimi pogoji letališča z največ 200000 potniki na leto morda ne bodo zmožna v veliki meri pokriti svojih stroškov poslovanja in letališča z letnim potniškim prometom med 200000 in 700000 potniki morda ne bodo zmožna pokriti znatnega deleža svojih stroškov poslovanja.
In these circumstances, the Commission finds that no evidence corroborates the preliminary indications of an advantage to VFAB.
Komisija pri uporabi teh kategorij za letališča, zajeta v shemi, ugotavlja naslednje.
The Commission cannot conclude that State aid has been granted on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations.
Velika večina letališč, ki je imela ugodnosti iz ukrepa 3, je zelo majhnih.
Consequently, the Commission finds that Measure 2, the rent paid by VFAB to Västerås Flygfastigheter AB for use of the airport infrastructure, does not constitute State aid.
Od 29 letališč, ki so prejela pomoč v obdobju 1999–2007, jih je 24 imelo kvečjemu manj kot 200000 potnikov na leto.
THE OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTED UNDER THE LOCAL AIRPORT SCHEME IN THE PERIOD 2001 TO 2010
Med njimi jih je 21 imelo manj kot 100000 potnikov na leto, 16 pa manj kot 50000.
The Swedish authorities have provided explanations as to the support provided by the state under the Local Airport Scheme in the period covered by the investigation; i.e. from 2001 to 2010.
Le tri letališča (Kristianstad, Västerås in Växjö) so v zadevnem obdobju dosegla več kot 200000 potnikov, vendar še vedno manj kot 300000 (njihovo najmanjše število potnikov v zadevnem obdobju pa je bilo 62639, 107565 oziroma 154755).
The scheme was further modified in 2011 [38].
Kot je bilo prikazano, letališče Västerås po letu 2006 ni prejelo pomoči v okviru ukrepa 3.
Although the legal basis of the Scheme has varied somewhat in the relevant period, the fundamental features of the Scheme have remained unchanged.
Od preostalih dveh letališč je bilo v zadevnem obdobju največje letališče Skavsta (največje število potnikov 1994512, najmanjše število potnikov 240233).
As of 2007, the legal basis for the support is Regulation (2006:1577) on operating support for non-state-owned airports.
Vendar to letališče ni več prejelo pomoči po letu 2004, ko je prvič preseglo 1000000 potnikov [40].
In 2005, the total budget of the support amounted to SEK 103000000, which was provided to 22 airports in Sweden.
Letališče Göteborg City Airport (največje število potnikov 743892, najmanjše število potnikov 2972) je pomoč prejelo le leta 2003 (304095 potnikov) in 2004 (433935 potnikov) [41].
During the period when the state, through LFH Holding, owned 40 % of the shares in VFAB, the operating support was reduced accordingly by 40 %.
Komisija na podlagi tega meni, da je bila navedena pomoč v okviru lokalne letališke sheme dodeljena, kadar je bila potrebna za doseganje cilja skupnega interesa.
The objective of the Scheme has been to promote regional development and inter-regional connectivity, based on the Government's overarching responsibility for the national transport network and air transport infrastructure in particular.
Ustreznost (točka 120 letalskih smernic iz leta 2014)
Eligible for aid were all airports with regular air traffic, irrespective of the form of ownership (but objectives of regional development, measured as distance to the three large national airports, should be taken into account in assessing the need for aid).
Pomoč za tekoče poslovanje je ustrezen instrument za reševanje težav letališč, ki so zajeta v shemi, tj. njihove nezmožnosti za financiranje svojega poslovanja.
However and airport lost its eligibility to aid as soon as it reached a traffic volume (normally set at 300000 passengers per year) at which it was considered to have good prospects of profitability.
Spodbujevalni učinek (točka 124 letalskih smernic iz leta 2014)
As of 1 January 2007, the eligibility was further reduced when the Scheme excluded airports from which Stockholm could be reached in no more than two hours by public land transport.
Kot je bilo že prikazano, je glede na raven prometa in merila za upravičenost sheme precej neverjetno, da letališča, zajeta v shemi, sama ne bi bila zmožna financirati svojih dejavnosti in tako ohraniti želeno raven dejavnosti brez pomoči.
As regards the intensity of aid, the aid to an individual airport could not exceed that airport's operating losses.
Shema torej ima spodbujevalni učinek.
Sweden had in addition clarified that the original intention was that the aid should on average cover 75 % of the operating losses but that this in practice rarely exceeded 50 % on average.
Sorazmernost (točka 125 letalskih smernic iz leta 2014)
The last year in which aid under the Scheme was paid to Västerås Airport was 2006.
Pomoč je bila omejena na najmanjšo potrebno, saj ni presegla vrzeli v financiranju poslovanja (in je na splošno redko presegla 75 % te vrzeli).
Sweden acknowledges that the Scheme constitutes State aid.
Izogibanje neupravičenemu izkrivljanju konkurence (točka 131 letalskih smernic iz leta 2014)
As in the opening decision, the Commission notes that the criteria of Article 107 TFEU are met.
Letališča, zajeta v ukrepu 3, so običajno majhna ali zelo majhna, nahajajo se na celotnem ozemlju države in imajo po celinskih evropskih standardih velika ciljna območja.
The Scheme is clearly funded by state resources as it was funded mainly through the general budget and, to a lesser extent, through the budget of the SCAA which is a central government agency established by law.
Kot je bilo že prikazano, v načelih sheme ni bilo letališč, ki so blizu največjih letališč v državi (letališče Arlanda v Stockholmu, letališče Landvetter v Göteborgu in letališče Skurup v bližini mesta Malmö), s čimer so se zmanjšala morebitna prekrivanja.
The aid is also imputable to the state as the Scheme was administered successively by the SCAA (1999 to 2005), the Civil Aviation Authority (2005-2010) and its successor administration the Swedish Transport Administration (as from 2010).
Čeprav so v majhnem številu primerov nekatera letališča, zajeta v shemi, lahko bližje od določene okvirne razdalje iz točke 136, Komisija opozarja, da so ta letališča zelo majhna in zato je izkrivljanje konkurence verjetno zelo omejeno.
These are all public authorities established and governed by law.
Komisija iz navedenih razlogov meni, da je bila pomoč, dodeljena v okviru lokalne letališke sheme v obdobju 2000–2010, združljiva z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) PDEU.
The Scheme clearly provides an advantage to its beneficiaries as they are relieved from operating losses that they would have otherwise have to bear in the course of the economic activity.
DOMNEVNA POMOČ DRUŽBAMA RYANAIR IN AMS
The aid, which is given in the form of grants, is not given by the State with the prospect of seeking a return on its funds.
Gospodarska dejavnost in pojem podjetja
This advantage is selective as it is only given to airports which are not owned by the central government and which meet the criteria of eligibility.
Letalski prevozniki zagotavljajo storitve zračnega prevoza, s čimer izvajajo gospodarsko dejavnost, zato so podjetja v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Finally, the advantage is liable to distort competition and affect trade between Member States as there is competition between airports within the Union.
V skladu s tem je treba proučiti, ali so sporazumi med letalskimi prevozniki in zadevnim letališčem, če so se lahko pripisali državi in so vključevali prenos državnih sredstev, letalskim prevoznikom dodelili gospodarsko prednost.
As the funds have been granted, the Commission considers that Sweden has not respected the prohibition of Article 108(3) of the TFEU.
Državna sredstva in odgovornost države
Therefore, the Scheme is unlawful as it was not notified to the Commission.
Sodišče je v navedeni sodbi Stardust Marine odločilo, da sredstva podjetja, ustanovljenega na podlagi zasebnega prava, katerega delnice so v večinski javni lasti, pomenijo državna sredstva.
Compatibility of the aid
V zvezi z odgovornostjo države je Sodišče v sodbi Stardust Marine tudi odločilo, da dejstvo, da je država ali državni subjekt edini ali večinski delničar podjetja, ne zadostuje za sklep, da se lahko prenos sredstev s strani navedenega podjetja pripiše njegovim javnim delničarjem.
As explained in recitals 137 to 141 the provisions of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines apply to pending cases of illegal operating aid to airports granted prior to 4 April 2014.
Po navedbi Sodišča tudi v primeru, da bi država lahko nadzorovala javno podjetje in imela prevladujoč vpliv na njegovo poslovanje, dejanskega izvajanja tega nadzora v določenem primeru ne bi bilo mogoče samodejno predvideti, saj lahko javno podjetje deluje bolj ali manj neodvisno glede na stopnjo avtonomnosti, ki mu jo prepusti država.
The Scheme constitutes operating aid in accordance with the principles of the Guidelines as its purpose was precisely to make up for the operating funding gap of the airports, i.e. the shortfall between the airport revenues and the operating costs of the airports [39].
Po navedbi Sodišča so kazalniki, na podlagi katerih je mogoče sklepati o odgovornosti, naslednji:
The Scheme covered by this formal investigation was also put into place prior to 4 April 2014.
dejstvo, da zadevni organ izpodbijane odločbe ne bi mogel sprejeti, ne da bi upošteval zahteve javnih organov;
The Commission will consequently asses the compatibility of Measure 3 in accordance with the compatibility provisions of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines for operating aid as explained in detail in recitals 147 to 154.
dejstvo, da je podjetje moralo upoštevati direktive, ki so jih izdali vladni organi;
The Scheme limited the risk of duplication to a minimum by targeting small airports in areas with poor connectivity.
vključevanje javnega podjetja v strukturo javne uprave;
In addition the Scheme explicitly excluded airports located close to the country's biggest airports (Arlanda, Landvetter and Sturup).
narava dejavnosti javnega podjetja in njihovo izvajanje na trgu v običajnih razmerah konkurence z zasebnimi gospodarskimi subjekti;
The size of the country, the low population density and the often difficult driving conditions also mitigate the risk for duplication in the rare cases where two airports benefitting from the aid may have been located closer than the indicative distances of point 136 of the Guidelines.
pravni status podjetja;
The Commission thus concludes that the Scheme contributed to a well-defined objective of common interest.
intenzivnost vpliva javnih organov na upravljanje podjetja;
Need for state intervention.
drugi kazalniki, ki v posameznem primeru kažejo na vpletenost javnih organov ali težko verjeten neobstoj vpletenosti pri sprejetju ukrepa, tudi ob upoštevanju razsežnosti ukrepa, njegove vsebine ali pogojev, ki jih vsebuje.
As explained above, airports lost eligibility under the Scheme when they were considered to have reasonable prospects to achieve profitability which was typically at around 300000 passengers per annum.
Državna sredstva
This is a conservative approach which ensures that the aid is only granted where there is a need for state intervention to ensure the operation of the airport.
Družba VFAB je bila v celotnem obdobju, zajetem v tem sklepu, v 100-odstotni lasti države, tj. v celoti v lasti mesta Västerås in ali v skupni lasti mesta Västerås in družbe LFV Holding, ki je hčerinska družba javnega organa SCAA.
Indeed, the Commission considers that, under current market conditions, airports up to 200000 passengers per annum may not be able to cover their operating costs to a large extent and airports with annual passenger traffic between 200000 and 700000 passengers may not be able to cover their operating costs to a substantial extent.
Predvideti je mogoče, da ima država kot edini delničar družbe VFAB in z imenovanjem članov upravnega odbora popoln vpliv na družbo VFAB in nadzor nad njenimi sredstvi.
Applying these categories to the airports covered by the Scheme, the Commission notes the following.
Vsaka prednost iz sredstev družbe VFAB se torej dodeli iz državnih sredstev.
The vast majority of the airports that have befitted from Measure 3 are very small.
Pripisovanje odgovornosti
Indeed of the 29 airports that have received aid at some time between 1999 and 2007, 24 had — at most — less than 200000 passengers per year.
Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da je v skladu z notranjimi predpisi družbe VFAB namen podjetja izpolniti potrebe po zračnem prevozu v regiji v skladu z načeli javnega prava, ki se uporabljajo za dejavnosti lokalnih uprav.
Of these, 21 had less than 100000 passengers per annum and 16 less than 50000.
Splošni namen družbe se torej nanaša na cilje splošnega interesa, za katere si običajno prizadevajo javni organi, in posebne pravne določbe, ki se uporabljajo za lokalne uprave.
Only three (Kristianstad, Västerås and Växjö) had, at their maximum in the period, more than 200000 but still less than 300000 passengers (but, at their lowest in the period, 62639, 107565 and 154755 respectively).
Poleg tega je mesto Västerås (skupaj z družbo LFV Holding, kadar je ta delničar) tisto, ki imenuje člane odbora družbe VFAB [42].
As shown above, Västerås received no aid under Measure 3 after 2006.
Poleg tega je sklep o pooblastitvi izvršnega direktorja družbe VFAB za sklenitev prvotnega sporazuma iz leta 2001 z družbo Ryanair sprejel odbor, sestavljen iz običajnih članov, ki jih je imenovalo mesto Västerås [43].
Of the two remaining airports, the largest in the period was Skavsta (maximum 1994512, minimum 240233).
Notranji predpisi nadalje določajo, da mora podjetje predložiti vse pomembne poslovne odločitve v pregled mestnemu svetu.
However, that airport received no more aid after 2004, the year when it exceeded 1000000 passengers for the first time [40].
Iz predloženih dokumentov med formalno preiskavo je razvidno, da je bilo mesto Västerås neposredno vpleteno v glavne poslovne odločitve.
Göteborg City Airport (maximum 743892, minimum 2972) received aid only in 2003 (304095 passengers) and 2004 (433935 passengers) [41].
Na podlagi teh elementov se zdi, da je treba šteti, da je bila država vpletena v poslovne odločitve družbe VFAB, ki je podjetje, ki svoje tržne strategije ne more razvijati, ne da bi upoštevalo uradna in neuradna navodila javnega organa.
The Commission considers, on this basis, that that aid under the Local Airport Scheme was granted where it was necessary to achieve the objective of common interest.
Zato Komisija, ki ugotavlja, da Švedska ni izpodbijala pripisovanja odgovornosti, meni, da se poslovni sporazumi družbe VFAB z družbama Ryanair in AMS v okviru ukrepov 4 in 5 lahko pripišejo državi.
Appropriateness (point 120 of the Guidelines)
Gospodarska prednost
Operating aid is the appropriate instrument to remedy the problems of the airports covered by the Scheme, i.e. their inability to fund their operations.
Da se oceni, ali sporazum med letališčem v javni lasti in letalskim prevoznikom slednjemu zagotavlja gospodarsko prednost, je treba proučiti, ali je bil sporazum skladen z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.