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At Schönefeld, Terminal B and Terminal A are physically linked and form together the airport’s North Terminal.
Ugotovila je tudi, da je bila izravnava teh izgub z dobičkom, ki jo je ustvarjala družba BFG, ključna za ohranjanje družbe FBS.
In terms of capacity, Terminal B is one of the smallest terminal areas at Schönefeld.
Komisija je začasno sklenila, da je to navzkrižno subvencioniranje na podlagi pogodbe o prenosu nadzora in dobička družbi FBS zagotovilo gospodarsko prednost, ki je to podjetje pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji morda ne bi bilo deležno.
The majority of passengers and airlines are handled at Terminal A, which is much larger.
Menila je, da je ta gospodarska prednost selektivna, saj je koristila le eni družbi, ter da je izkrivljala konkurenco in vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami.
The only functions performed at Terminal B are passenger and luggage check-in as well as passenger security checks.
Komisija je začasno sklenila tudi, da se je ta gospodarska prednost financirala iz državnih sredstev, zato jo je mogoče pripisati državi.
The other parts of the passenger handling process (waiting for departure, preparation for boarding and boarding itself) are carried out at Terminal A. Also, all passengers and luggage arrive at Terminal A.
Glede državnih virov je poudarila, da je družba FBS javno podjetje, saj so bili njeni delničarji nemška zvezna vlada in dve nemški deželi (Länder), osem od dvanajstih članov nadzornega odbora pa je bilo predstavnikov nemških javnih organov.
In anticipation of the significant additional traffic that was to be handled as a result of the 2003 easyJet agreement FBS concluded another agreement with this carrier in March 2004.
Zato je menila, da je treba sredstva družbe FBS šteti za državna sredstva.
Through this other agreement (‘the 2004 easyJet tenancy agreement’), FBS granted the exclusive use of the check-in desks and crew rooms of Schönefeld’s Terminal B to easyJet, for which the agreed rental payments were to be made separately from the airport charges.
Glede pripisa ukrepa 1 državi je poudarila zlasti naravo dejavnosti družbe FBS, pri čemer je ugotovila, da imajo letališča pomembno vlogo na več področjih javne politike in da so javni organi pogosto sodelovali v postopku odločanja, kadar je upravljavec letališča sprejemal odločitve, ki so vplivale na dolgoročni razvoj take infrastrukture.
Moreover, the agreement provided easyJet with branding rights, allowing it to display its brand in certain areas of the terminal.
Komisija je zato menila, da bi zadevni ukrep lahko pomenil državno pomoč.
From 2004 to 2007, easyJet rented approximately […] m2 of office space and check-in desks, that is […] % of the total floor area of Terminal B. Since February 2008, easyJet has moved to separate offices and now only uses […] m2 of office space at Terminal B.
Izrazila je pomisleke glede združljivosti te morebitne pomoči z notranjim trgom, zlasti na podlagi izjeme iz člena 107(3)(c) PDEU.
The open areas of Terminal B including halls and corridors and the coffee shop located there may be used by passengers other than those travelling with easyJet since there is no physical separation between Terminal A and Terminal B.
Glede tega je ugotovila, da bi bil zadevni ukrep, če bi se opredelil za državno pomoč, pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, da se ni zdel potreben in sorazmeren za doseganje cilja javne politike ter da se ni izvajal skupaj s postopkom prestrukturiranja.
Passenger handling at Terminal B differs from that at other terminals in respect of a technical feature of the baggage handling system’s security equipment.
Pomisleke je izrazila tudi glede združljivosti ukrepa s členom 106(2) PDEU, pri čemer je ugotovila, da nemški organi niso navedli, da so družbo FBS pooblastili za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
The system used at Terminal B has an integrated X-ray machine for checking baggage.
Navedla je tudi odstavka 34 in 35 Smernic Skupnosti o financiranju letališč in zagonski državni pomoči letalskim družbam z odhodi z regionalnih letališč [27] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: smernice za letalski sektor), v skladu s katerima se lahko delovanje letališča za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena šteje le v izjemnih primerih.
At Terminal A, the X-ray check is done by hand directly when passengers enter the check-in area.
Ukrep 2: dogovor z družbo easyJet iz leta 2003
Germany considers that in terms of the technical effectiveness of the baggage handling system, the machine at Terminal B is equivalent to that of the baggage handling system at Terminal A.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka navedla, da so bile letališke pristojbine, ki jih je plačevala družba easyJet, znatno nižje od tistih, zaračunanih na podlagi veljavnega seznama pristojbin.
Measures subject to the formal investigation procedure
Poleg tega je poudarila, da so finančne spodbude, dodeljene drugim nizkocenovnim prevoznikom na letališču Schönefeld, temeljile na veljavnem seznamu pristojbin, ki bi zanje lahko začel veljati kadar koli, dogovor z družbo easyJet iz leta 2003 pa takega „dinamičnega sklicevanja“ na seznam pristojbin ni vseboval.
The measures subject to the formal investigation procedure are the following:
Zato je predhodno menila, da bi lahko dogovor z družbo easyJet iz leta 2003 zadevni družbi zagotovil selektivno prednost, ki bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco in vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami.
the control and profit transfer agreement (‘measure 1’), whose potential beneficiary was identified in the opening decision as being FBS,
Komisija je začasno sklenila tudi, da je bil ta ukrep financiran iz državnih sredstev in ga je mogoče pripisati državi, med drugim tudi na podlagi trditev, navedenih glede ukrepa 1, ki veljajo tudi za ukrep 2.
the fee arrangements laid down in the 2003 easyJet agreement (‘measure 2’), whose potential beneficiary was identified as being easyJet,
Poleg teh trditev je navedla tudi, da je bila za sklenitev dogovora, kot je dogovor, sklenjen z družbo easyJet in drugimi nizkocenovnimi prevozniki, verjetno potrebna odobritev nadzornega odbora, večina članov odbora pa je bilo predstavnikov nemških javnih organov.
the conditions, including discounts to airport charges and various financial incentives, offered to various other LCCs through the agreements referred to in Table 6 above (hereafter referred to collectively as ‘measure 3’), whose potential beneficiaries were identified as being Ryanair, Volare, Germanwings, V-Bird, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Aer Lingus and Icelandair,
Ugotovila je tudi, da je moralo shemo popustov na pristojbine, ki jo je uvedla družba FBS, odobriti brandenburško ministrstvo za razvoj mest, nastanitve in promet.
the 2004 easyJet tenancy agreement (‘measure 4’) whose potential beneficiary was identified as being easyJet.
Te trditve so se štele za nadaljnji kazalnik, da je bilo ukrep 2 (in ukrep 3) mogoče pripisati državi.
GROUNDS FOR OPENING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Ugotovila je tudi, da je bil ministrski predsednik brandenburške dežele član nadzornega sveta družbe FBS, ministrstvo za razvoj mest, nastanitve in promet pa spada pod njegov resor.
Measure 1: the control and profit transfer agreement
Komisija je poleg tega izrazila pomisleke glede združljivosti ukrepa z notranjim trgom, če bi se ta opredelil za državno pomoč, zlasti ob upoštevanju pravil iz smernic za letalski sektor.
In the opening decision, the Commission noted that Schönefeld had been generating losses over a certain time and was still loss making.
Ukrep 3: dogovori z drugimi nizkocenovnimi prevozniki
It also found that the offsetting of these losses by the profits generated by BFG had been instrumental in keeping FBS afloat.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka ugotovila, da je shema popustov, ki je bila na letališču Schönefeld uvedena zaradi spodbujanja rasti prometa, koristila le nekaterim letalskim prevoznikom, in poudarila pomanjkanje preglednosti navedene sheme popustov.
The Commission adopted the provisional conclusion that this cross-subsidisation, which stems from the control and profit transfer agreement, conferred an economic advantage on FBS, which that undertaking may not have obtained under normal market conditions.
Poudarila je, da so bili nekateri dogovori v preiskavi sklenjeni v času, ko veljavni seznam pristojbin ni zagotavljal popustov, in da je bil seznam iz leta 2004 posebej oblikovan tako, da je za te dogovore naknadno zagotovil pravno podlago.
The Commission considered that that economic advantage was selective since it benefitted only one company, and that it was distorting competition and affecting trade between Member States.
Po mnenju Komisije shema popustov, vključena v seznam iz leta 2004, ni mogla dejansko začeti veljati, saj je pristojni organ seznam iz leta 2004 lahko odobril šele po priglasitvi dogovorov o popustih Komisiji, vendar ti niso bili nikdar priglašeni [28].
Moreover, the Commission adopted the provisional conclusion that this economic advantage would be financed through State resources and would be imputable to the State.
Komisija je ob upoštevanju navedenega predhodno menila, da bi lahko navedeni dogovori zadevnim letalskim prevoznikom zagotovili selektivno prednost.
As regards State resources, the Commission stressed that FBS was a public undertaking whose shareholders were the German federal government and two German regions (Länder), and that eight out of 12 members of its Supervisory Board were representatives of German public authorities.
Menila je tudi, da bi ta gospodarska prednost lahko izkrivljala konkurenco in vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami.
The Commission thus took the view that FBS’s resources had to be seen as State resources.
Komisija je glede prisotnosti državnih sredstev v ukrepu 3 in pripisa tega ukrepa državi navedla enake trditve kot pri dogovoru z družbo easyJet iz leta 2003.
As regards the imputability of measure 1 to the State, the Commission emphasised in particular the nature of FBS’ activities, noting that airports played a fundamental role in several public policy areas, and that the public authorities were rarely absent from the decision-making process when the manager of an airport took decisions which determine the long-term development of such infrastructure.
Komisija je nazadnje izrazila pomisleke glede združljivosti zadevnih dogovorov z notranjim trgom, če bi se ti opredelili za državno pomoč, zlasti ob upoštevanju pravil iz smernic za letalski sektor.
The Commission thus found that the measure at issue might constitute State aid.
Ukrep 4: dogovor o najemu z družbo easyJet iz leta 2004
It raised doubts as to the compatibility of this possible aid with the internal market, notably on the basis of the exemption provided for by Article 107(3)(c) of the TFEU.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka navedla sodbo potsdamskega regionalnega sodišča (Landgericht Potsdam) [29] v zvezi z dogovoroma med družbama FBS in easyJet glede uporabe terminala B na letališču Schönefeld.
In that respect, the Commission noted that the measure at issue would be operating aid if it qualified as State aid, that it did not seem necessary and proportionate to the achievement of a public policy objective, and that it was not combined with a restructuring process.
Regionalno sodišče je ugotovilo, da je bila družbi easyJet dodeljena izključna pravica do uporabe celotnega terminala na letališču Schönefeld (terminal B) in da so ta terminal morali prenehati uporabljati vsi drugi letalski prevozniki.
The Commission also raised doubts as to the compatibility of this measure under Article 106(2) of the TFEU, noting that the German authorities had not indicated that they had entrusted FBS with the operation of services of general economic interest.
Ta terminal ima več značilnosti, zaradi katerih se razlikuje od drugih terminalov na letališču Schönefeld.
The Commission also referred to paragraphs 34 and 35 of the Community guidelines on financing of airports and start-up aid to airlines departing from regional airport [27] (‘the Aviation Guidelines’), according to which the operation of an airport may be regarded as a service of general economic interest only in exceptional circumstances.
Navedeni drugi terminali na primer niso bili opremljeni z večplastnim sistemom za prevoz prtljage, ki omogoča precej hitrejši sprejem in odpremo prtljage kot njihovi enoplastni prevozni sistemi.
Measure 2: the 2003 easyJet agreement
Komisija je navedla tudi mnenje regionalnega sodišča, da ni bilo razloga za dodelitev izključne pravice družbi easyJet, zlasti ob upoštevanju dejstva, da so drugi letalski prevozniki na letališču Schönefeld oskrbeli prav toliko potnikov in leteli na prav toliko povezavah kot družba easyJet.
The Commission indicated in the opening decision that the airport charges paid by easyJet were substantially lower than the ones stemming from the applicable schedule of charges.
Poleg tega je Komisija menila, da je bila mesečna najemnina v višini […] EUR, ki jo je družbi FBS plačevala družba easyJet, nižja od tržne najemnine.
The Commission further underlined that whereas the financial incentives awarded to other LCCs at Schönefeld are based on the applicable schedule of charges at each point in time, the 2003 easyJet agreement did not contain such a ‘dynamic’ reference to the schedule of charges.
Komisija je zato predhodno menila, da bi dogovor o najemu z družbo easyJet iz leta 2004 družbi easyJet lahko zagotovil selektivno prednost.
The Commission thus took the preliminary view that the 2003 easyJet agreement may confer a selective advantage on easyJet, which appeared to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Komisija je glede prisotnosti državnih sredstev v ukrepu 4 in pripisa tega ukrepa državi navedla enake trditve kot pri dogovoru z družbo easyJet iz leta 2003.
The Commission also provisionally concluded that this measure was financed through State resources and was imputable to the State, including on the basis of the arguments summarised above with respect to measure 1, which also apply to measure 2.
Komisija je nazadnje izrazila pomisleke glede združljivosti tega ukrepa z notranjim trgom, če bi se ta opredelil za državno pomoč, zlasti ob upoštevanju pravil iz smernic za letalski sektor glede zagonske državne pomoči letalskim prevoznikom.
In addition to these arguments, the Commission indicated that the conclusion of agreements such as the one entered into with easyJet and other LCCs had probably required the approval of the Supervisory Board, most members of which are representatives of German public authorities.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
The Commission also noted that the fee discount scheme put in place by FBS had to be approved by the Brandenburg Ministry for Urban Development, Housing and Transportation.
Družba Air France
Those were seen as a further indication that measure 2 (as well as measure 3) was imputable to the State.
Družba Air France je trdila, da nižje pristojbine, ki jih družba FBS zaračunava na letališču Schönefeld, niso splošen ukrep, saj v tem primeru ni bilo potrebnega javnega razkritja.
The Commission also noted that the Minister President of the Brandenburg region (Land Brandenburg) is a member of the Supervisory Board of FBS while being a superior to the Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Transportation.
Poleg tega je trajanje dogovora z družbo easyJet iz leta 2003 (20 let) v nasprotju s prakso odločanja Komisije.
Moreover, the Commission expressed doubts as to the compatibility of this measure with the internal market, should it qualify as State aid, notably in view of the rules laid down in the Aviation Guidelines.
Dolgoročne finančne podpore ni mogoče objektivno upravičiti in dokazati ni mogoče nobenega spodbujevalnega učinka.
Measure 3: agreements with various other LCCs
Glede terminala B, ki ga je uporabljala družba easyJet, je družba Air France menila, da je bil to edini terminal, ki ga je lahko izključno uporabljal le en letalski prevoznik.
The Commission noted in the opening decision that only certain carriers had benefitted from the discount scheme established at Schönefeld to foster traffic growth and underlined the lack of transparency of that discount scheme.
Za dogovor o najemu z družbo easyJet iz leta 2004 ni bil razpisan noben postopek oddaje javnega naročila.
The Commission pointed out that some of the agreements under investigation were entered into at a time when the applicable schedule of charges did not provide for discounts, and that the 2004 Schedule was designed to provide a legal basis ex post for these arrangements.
Družba easyJet je bila edini letalski prevoznik, ki je lahko zagotavljal primerno in zanesljivo storitev za prevzem prtljage na letališču Schönefeld.
Moreover, according to the Commission, the discount scheme embedded in the 2004 Schedule could not validly enter into force since the 2004 Schedule was only approved by the competent authority subject to notification of the discount arrangements to the Commission and no such notification took place [28].
Družba Lufthansa
In particular, in light of these elements, the Commission took the preliminary view that the agreements in question may confer a selective advantage on the airlines concerned.
Družba Deutsche Lufthansa AG (v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba Lufthansa) je v svojih pripombah poudarila, da je bil poslovni razvoj vseh treh berlinskih letališč (Tegel, Schönefeld in Tempelhof) izredno pozitiven in da je bilo razmerje med dobičkom in prodajo v zadnjih treh letih približno […] %.
Moreover, the Commission considered that this economic advantage appeared to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Družba Lufthansa je menila, da so letališče Schönefeld subvencionirali letalski prevozniki, ki so lete opravljali z letališča Tegel.
The Commission brought forward the same arguments as for the 2003 easyJet agreement concerning the involvement of State resources in measure 3 and the imputability of this measure to the State.
Družba Germania
Finally, the Commission raised doubts as to the compatibility of the agreements at issue with the internal market, should they qualify as State aid, notably in view of the rules laid down in the Aviation Guidelines.
Družba Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH (v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba Germania) je menila, da koristi, zagotovljene na letališču Schönefeld na podlagi dogovora o prenosu nadzora in dobička med družbama FBS in BFG, financirajo potniki, ki uporabljajo letališče Tegel.
Measure 4: the 2004 easyJet tenancy agreement
Po mnenju družbe Germania je zaradi načina izračunavanja pristojbin in povezav med družbami, ki dejavnost opravljajo na letališčih Schönefeld in Tegel, zaradi česar je po njenem mnenju prisotno nedovoljeno dogovarjanje, prišlo do navzkrižnega subvencioniranja.
Regarding the agreement between FBS and easyJet on the use of Terminal B at Schönefeld, the Commission mentioned the judgment by the Potsdam Regional Court (Landgericht Potsdam) [29] in the opening decision.
Družba Germania je menila, da družba FBS glede izravnave izgub ni ravnala kot vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu.
According to this judgment, the Regional Court (Landgericht) had established that easyJet had been granted exclusive use of an entire terminal at Schönefeld airport (Terminal B) and that all other airlines which had previously used this terminal had had to leave.
Menila je, da se stroški družbe FBS na letališču Schönefeld najverjetneje ne bi mogli pokrivati z dejavnostmi.
This terminal would have various features that would distinguish it from Schönefeld’s other terminals.
Družba Germania je navedla, da so letalski prevozniki pomoč za poslovanje prejeli na podlagi posameznih dogovorov o letaliških pristojbinah.
Those other terminals would not be equipped, for example, with a multi-layer luggage transportation system allowing baggage handling to be processed significantly faster than with their single-layer transportation systems.
Dodala je, da seznam iz leta 2004 ni bil odobren ali objavljen.
The Commission also mentioned that the Regional Court (Landgericht) had established that the granting of an exclusive right to easyJet was not based on any particular reason in particular in view of the fact that other airlines also serving Schönefeld handled just as many passengers and served as many routes at Schönefeld as easyJet.
Družba Germania je menila, da najemnina, ki jo je družba easyJet plačevala za uporabo terminala B, ni bila združljiva s trgom.
Besides, the Commission took the view that the […] EUR monthly rent charged by FBS to easyJet was likely to be below market price.
Rezultat sta ugodnejša obravnava in državna pomoč.
The Commission thus took the preliminary view that the 2004 easyJet tenancy agreement may confer a selective advantage on easyJet.
Družba easyJet je lahko zaradi izključne pravice do uporabe celotnega terminala zagotavljala učinkovitejšo storitev, medtem ko drugi letalski prevozniki niso imeli take možnosti.
The Commission brought forward the same arguments as for the 2003 easyJet agreement concerning the involvement of State resources in measure 4 and the imputability of this measure to the State.
Družba DBA
Finally, the Commission raised doubts as to the compatibility of this measure with the internal market, should it qualify as State aid, notably in view of the rules laid down in the Aviation Guidelines for start-up aid to airlines.
Po mnenju družbe DBA Luftfahrtgesellschaft (v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba DBA), nizkocenovnega prevoznika, ki je do prenehanja opravljanja dejavnosti leta 2008 spadal pod družbo Air Berlin, je bila cenovna konkurenca na berlinskem trgu zračnega prevoza zelo velika.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
Konkurenčno okolje se je dodatno zaostrilo z izvajanjem strategije za nizkocenovne prevoznike na letališču Schönefeld, zlasti s prihodom družb Germanwings in easyJet.
Air France
Zaradi tega so bili letalski prevozniki, ki z letališča Tegel niso opravljali letov, zlasti drugi nizkocenovni prevozniki, kot je družba Air Berlin/DBA, pod pritiskom.
According to Air France, the reduced fees charged by FBS at Schönefeld are not a general measure, as in this case the necessary publicity did not take place.
Družba DBA je menila, da najemnine, ki jo je družba easyJet plačevala za terminal B, ni bilo mogoče šteti za združljivo s trgom.
Furthermore, the length of the 2003 easyJet agreement (20 years) would be at odds with the Commission’s decision-making practice.
Poleg tega je izključna pravica do uporabe opreme za sprejem in odpremo prtljage na terminalu B pomenila prednostno obravnavo in jo je bilo na podlagi pravil o državni pomoči treba upoštevati.
Long-term financial support could not be objectively justified and no incentive effect could be demonstrated.
Zveza evropskih letalskih prevoznikov
As regards the use of Terminal B by easyJet, Air France took the view that this was the only terminal which was reserved exclusively for use by one airline.
Zveza evropskih letalskih prevoznikov, ki zastopa interese evropskih prevoznikov, je menila, da navzkrižno subvencioniranje med letališčema Tegel in Schönefeld ter med člani Zveze evropskih letalskih prevoznikov, ki lete pretežno opravljajo z drugih letališč, ne z letališča Tegel, in subvencioniranimi letalskimi prevozniki z bazo na letališču Schönefeld, ki jim konkurirajo, pomeni diskriminacijo.
The 2004 easyJet tenancy agreement would not have been subject to any tendering procedure. easyJet would be the only airline able to offer a convenient and reliable baggage delivery service at Schönefeld.
Po mnenju Zveze evropskih letalskih prevoznikov letalski prevozniki, ki lete opravljajo z letališča Schönefeld, brez tega protikonkurenčnega navzkrižnega subvencioniranja ne bi bili gospodarsko vzdržni, pristojbine na letališču Tegel pa bi lahko bile precej nižje.
Lufthansa
Ker je bilo letališče Tegel blizu letališča Schönefeld, ni bilo javne potrebe po subvencijah.