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However, the Commission considers that this can only be the case if at least part of the area potentially served by the airport would, without the airport, be isolated from the rest of the Union to an extent that would prejudice its social and economic development.
Bližina teh letališč nakazuje, da je tak vpliv obstajal, in sicer v smislu, da bi letališče Tarbes morda imelo več prometa, če subvenciji za opremo ne bi bili dodeljeni in če bi se promet na letališču Pau zato zmanjšal ali celo povsem ustavil.
In the light of this principle, it cannot be presumed that the operation of any French airport with less than one million passengers per year is a genuine service of general economic interest.
Zgoraj navedene ugotovitve zgolj kažejo, da ni jasne povezave med dejavnostmi teh dveh letališč, kar potrjuje ugotovitev, da sta eden za drugega nepopolna nadomestka, usmerjena na različne tržne segmente, in da je bil zato vpliv obravnavanih subvencij na konkurenco med sosednjima letališčema omejen.
France must assess the specific situation of each airport in this category and present this analysis to the Commission if it wants to maintain the view that the operation of this airport is a service of general economic interest.
Ob upoštevanju vseh teh pozitivnih in negativnih učinkov obravnavanih subvencij Komisija meni, da vpliv subvencij iz let 2004 in 2009 ni bil v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
It is only under these circumstances that the Commission would be in a position to ascertain, on a case-by-case basis, whether France has committed a manifest error of assessment in considering the airport in question as a service of general economic interest.
Nujnost in sorazmernost pomoči
In this case, no specific analysis of this nature has been provided for Pau airport.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 543, je bila intenzivnost pomoči, povezana s subvencijama iz let 2004 in 2009, visoka, in sicer je znašala 62 % oziroma 88 %.
Moreover, given the proximity of Tarbes airport, which is 50 km and less than 40 minutes away by road, it cannot be stated that, without Pau airport, part of the area potentially served by this airport would be isolated from the rest of the Union to an extent that would prejudice its social and economic development.
Vendar razpoložljive informacije kažejo, da je mogoče to pomoč šteti za potrebno in sorazmerno v smislu, da zbornica brez te pomoči ne bi mogla financirati obravnavanih naložb in zagotoviti bistveno večjega prispevka.
Maintaining such a view would indicate a manifest error of assessment in this respect.
Spodnja preglednica povzema izkaze poslovnega izida letališča Pau v obdobju 2000–2012 in navaja tudi njegovo sposobnost samofinanciranja, ki je vsota čistih prihodkov in stroškov, ki ne pomenijo denarnih tokov (predvsem amortizacija ter rezervacije za obveznosti in stroške).
According to the Communication from the Commission on the application of the European Union State aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest, in order for the first Altmark condition to be satisfied, the public service task must be assigned by way of one or more acts that, depending on the legislation in Member States, may take the form of legislative or regulatory instruments or contracts.
Sposobnost samofinanciranja vključuje zneske, ki so pridobljeni z dejavnostmi podjetja in so na voljo za financiranje naložb, obratnega kapitala podjetja, odplačil posojil in prihrankov ali dividend, izplačanih delničarjem.
Moreover, the act or series of acts must at least specify the content and duration of the public service obligations, the undertaking and, where applicable, the territory concerned, the nature of any exclusive or special rights assigned to the undertaking by the authority in question, the parameters for calculating, controlling and reviewing the compensation, and the arrangements for avoiding and recovering any overcompensation.
Preglednica 15
The only acts produced by France that could possibly fulfil this function are the 1965 Order and its subsequent amendments, in so far as they impose various obligations on the CCIPB in terms of operation (including on points such as opening times or equal treatment of users), servicing, maintenance and development, for a specified period.
Čisti prihodki in sposobnost samofinanciranja letališča Pau
However, none of these acts lays down arrangements for calculating and reviewing any financial compensation mechanism.
Leto
As a result, the Commission takes the view, based on the facts on record, that the operation of Pau airport cannot be regarded as a genuine service of general economic interest.
Čisti prihodki
Even assuming that this were the case, the equipment subsidies covered by this investigation would not, however, satisfy all the conditions of the Altmark judgment.
Sposobnost samofinanciranja
In fact, these equipment subsidies consist of several specific subsidies paid at different times to cover investment costs that proved necessary at those times.
Podatki v tej preglednici kažejo, da je letališče vsako leto v obdobju 2003–2011 kopičilo izgube.
These subsidies do not therefore stem from a compensation mechanism established in an objective and transparent manner and in advance, i.e. when the public authorities entrusted the airport’s operation to the CCIPB or on the occasion of acts renewing or clarifying the terms of this operation.
Te izgube so leta 2009 dosegle skoraj 1 milijon EUR.
Accordingly, these subsidies do not satisfy the second condition of the Altmark judgment, which is worded as follows:
Sposobnost samofinanciranja letališča je v tem obdobju znašala od […] EUR do […] EUR na leto.
‘the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner, to avoid it conferring an economic advantage which may favour the recipient undertaking over competing undertakings’.
Leta 2005, ko je bila izplačana subvencija za opremo iz leta 2004, je sposobnost samofinanciranja letališča znašala samo […] EUR, tj. zelo skromen znesek v primerjavi s stroški dela na vozni stezi (2,6 milijona EUR).
As the equipment subsidies in question do not satisfy the conditions of the Altmark judgment, it must be examined, as indicated above, whether they were granted under normal market conditions.
Leta 2009 in 2010, ko je bila izplačana subvencija za opremo iz leta 2009, je sposobnost samofinanciranja letališča znašala […] EUR oziroma […] EUR.
In this respect, it should be recalled that ‘capital placed directly or indirectly at the disposal of an undertaking by the State in circumstances which correspond to normal market conditions cannot be regarded as State aid’.
Ta dva zneska, tudi če se seštejeta, sta bistveno nižja od stroškov popravil vzletno-pristajalne steze in razsvetljave (4,7 milijona EUR).
In order to determine whether the 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies were granted under normal market conditions, the MEO test should be applied to them.
Sredstva, pridobljena z obratovanjem letališča, torej niso zadoščala za kakršen koli pomemben prispevek k financiranju teh naložb.
This involves assessing whether, when these subsidies were granted, the public authorities could have expected a financial return, with this analysis excluding, as such, any expected benefits in terms of local economic development.
Razpoložljivi podatki kažejo, da je proračunski rezultat letališča po naložbah in pred plačilom subvencij za opremo znašal […] EUR leta 2005 (ko je bilo opravljeno delo na vozni stezi) in […] EUR leta 2009 (ko je bila opravljena večina popravil vzletno-pristajalne steze in razsvetljave).
In this case, the Commission notes firstly that the airport is operated by the CCIPB under a concession expiring in 2015.
Te podatke je treba primerjati s čistimi prihodki letališča po izplačilu subvencij, ki so leta 2005 znašali […] EUR, leta 2009 pa […] EUR.
Ownership of this airport, which initially belonged to the State, was transferred to the syndicat mixte on 1 January 2007.
Zato bi financiranje vseh ali velikega dela obravnavanih naložb z lastnimi sredstvi letališča močno povečalo njegove izgube, ki so bile že velike.
The CCIPB does not therefore own the land and infrastructure.
Poleg tega glede na dolgotrajnost izgub ni verjetno, da bi lahko zbornica velik del obravnavanih naložb financirala s povečanjem svojega dolga, ki je leta 2005 znašal približno […] EUR, leta 2009 pa […] EUR.
In its comments, the CCIPB has stated in this respect, on the subject of the equipment subsidies, that these sums correspond to investments made by the owners of the airport infrastructure in maintaining and improving that infrastructure, with these investments therefore being made solely for the benefit of the owners.
Zato sta bili subvenciji iz let 2004 in 2009 potrebni za izvedbo naložb, ki so se z njima financirale.
The CCIPB has argued that these sums did not confer any economic advantage on the CCIPB, in its capacity as airport operator.
Z drugimi besedami, imeli sta spodbujevalni učinek, saj zbornica brez teh subvencij ne bi izvedla teh naložb.
The CCIPB has added that, as a result, in paying these equipment subsidies, the concession authority and local authorities acted quite naturally, in their capacity as owners of the airport infrastructure and under the public equipment concession, to ensure that work to maintain, upgrade and improve the airport public service was carried out with a view to developing their assets.
Poleg tega sta subvenciji skladni z načelom sorazmernosti, saj zbornica ne bi mogla bistveno povečati svojega prispevka k financiranju teh naložb.
However, it is clear from the facts on record that, under the financial terms of the concession, it is the responsibility of the CCIPB, and not the public owner, to finance the necessary investments.
Zaradi razlogov, navedenih v uvodnih izjavah 537 do 578, Komisija meni, da sta subvenciji iz let 2004 in 2009 pomoč, združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Accordingly, the 1965 Order granting the concession clearly entrusts the concession-holder with the establishment, development and maintenance of the structures, buildings, facilities and equipment.
Ta ugotovitev temelji na merilih iz smernic iz leta 2005 za pomoč letališčem za naložbe.
France has confirmed this as it has stated that the investments needed to upgrade, renovate, maintain, extend or modernise the airport are the responsibility of the concession-holder.
Ne vpliva na oceno morebitnih prihodnjih pomoči letališču Pau za naložbe, ki jih bo Komisija morda morala oceniti v prihodnosti na podlagi novih smernic.
France has noted in this respect that the amendment of 8 November 2001 (‘the third amendment’) to the 1965 Order did not alter the financial terms of the concession, particularly with regard to responsibility for the investments needed to maintain and renovate the airport.
SKLEPNE UGOTOVITVE
Just like the previous amendments, it made the concession-holder responsible for the investments needed for its activity.
Vendar sta ti dve subvenciji za opremo iz let 2004 in 2009 pomoč, združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Accordingly, as proven by the examination of the 1965 Order and its amendments, as confirmed by France and contrary to the CCIPB’s suggestions, the latter is indeed responsible for making and financing investments such as those covered by the equipment subsidies in question.
Subvenciji, ki sta prikazani v prvih dveh vrsticah preglednice 3 in sta se uporabili za financiranje državnih nalog, nista državna pomoč.
Furthermore, it appears that, when granting the equipment subsidies in 2004 and 2009, the various public authorities involved could not have expected a return on their investment likely to satisfy an MEO having acted in their place.
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da različne pogodbe o letaliških storitvah in storitvah trženja, sklenjene med zbornico in družbami Ryanair, AMS in Transavia ter zajete v formalnem postopku preiskave, vključujejo državno pomoč, ki je bila dodeljena v nasprotju s členom 108(3) PDEU in ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
The land and infrastructure in fact belonged to the State in 2004, and to the syndicat mixte in 2009.
Vračilo
However, for each of these public owners, the only revenue generated by Pau airport was a minimal state fee of FRF 100 per year up to 2010, increased to EUR 100 per year after that date.
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso Sodišča je Komisija pristojna za odločanje, ali mora zadevna država članica ukiniti ali spremeniti pomoč, za katero je Komisija ugotovila, da je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
The 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies did not result in any increase in this state fee, which was set by the 1965 Order and revised by some of its amendments.
V zvezi s tem Sodišče meni, da je ta namen dosežen, ko upravičenci vrnejo zneske, dodeljene v okviru nezakonite pomoči, in s tem izgubijo prednost, ki so jo imeli v primerjavi s konkurenti.
As a result, neither the State nor the syndicat mixte, as owners, could have expected the equipment subsidies granted respectively in 2004 and 2009 to produce a tangible return on their investment, at least until the planned expiry of the concession in 2015.
Tako se ponovno vzpostavi stanje pred izplačilom pomoči.
Furthermore, there is nothing in the records to suggest that, in 2004 and 2009 respectively, the State or the syndicat mixte expected these equipment subsidies to increase the value of the assets, which could in turn result in a return on the investment made by these two entities in the context of the new concession from 2016.
V tem primeru se zdi, da nobeno splošno načelo prava Unije ne preprečuje vračila nezakonite in nezdružljive pomoči, ugotovljene v tem sklepu.
In particular, France has not provided any information on the plans of the State or the syndicat mixte with regard to the financial terms of the future concession and any fees that the airport owner might be able to expect.
Francija in zainteresirane tretje strani niso navedle nobenih trditev v zvezi s tem.
The public authorities having participated in the financing of the subsidies in question without, at the time when they were granted, owning the land and infrastructure, whether directly or indirectly through the syndicat mixte, also and in particular could not have expected a return on their investment likely to produce a profit from their investment expenditure.
Francija mora zato sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe, da družbe Ryanair, AMS in Transavia vrnejo nezakonito pomoč, ki jim je bila dodeljena prek obravnavanih pogodb.
This observation applies to the Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and to the Aquitaine Regional Council, which did not own the airport at the time when they decided to contribute, in 2004, to the financing of the taxiway work.
Zneske pomoči, ki naj se vrnejo, je treba za vsako pogodbo in spremembo določiti, kot sledi.
It should also be noted that, according to France, the decision made by the public authorities to invest was not solely based on the prospect of a direct profit, and the CCIPB paid only a symbolic fee.
Za vsako obravnavano transakcijo (ki vključuje pogodbo o letaliških storitvah in pogodbo o storitvah trženja, če je primerno) je treba šteti, da je bil zaradi nje izplačan letni znesek pomoči za vsako leto v obdobju izvajanja pogodb, ki so bile del transakcije.
Apparently the decision made by the authorities to invest was based on the benefit expected in the long term for the region in terms of economic and tourism development.
Vsak od teh zneskov se izračuna na podlagi negativnega dela napovedanega dodatnega toka (prihodki minus stroški) v času sklenitve transakcije, kot je prikazan v preglednicah 7 do 12.
This statement confirms that the public authorities did not expect their investment expenditure to produce any profit.
Ti zneski dejansko ustrezajo vsotam, ki jih je treba vsako leto odšteti od zneska plačila za storitve trženja (ali prišteti letališkim pristojbinam in pristojbinam za storitve zemeljske oskrbe, zaračunanim letalskim prevoznikom), da je neto sedanja vrednost pogodbe pozitivna oziroma je v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
The only benefit expected by the authorities, namely in terms of economic and tourism development, would not have been taken into account by an MEO acting in place of these authorities.
Da bi se upoštevala dejanska prednost, ki so jo na podlagi pogodb prejeli letalski prevoznik in njegove hčerinske družbe, se lahko zneski, navedeni v zgornji uvodni izjavi, prilagodijo na podlagi dokazov, ki jih je predložila Francija, glede na (i) razliko med naknadno določenimi dejanskimi plačili pristajalne pristojbine, potniške pristojbine in pristojbine za storitve zemeljske oskrbe, ki jih je plačal letalski prevoznik na podlagi pogodbe o letaliških storitvah, na eni strani ter (vnaprej) napovedanimi tokovi, ki ustrezajo tem postavkam dohodkov, kot so navedene v preglednicah 7 do 12, na drugi strani, ter (ii) razliko med naknadno določenimi dejanskimi plačili za trženje, ki so jih letalski prevoznik ali njegove hčerinske družbe prejeli na podlagi pogodbe o storitvah trženja, na eni strani in ustreznimi (vnaprej) napovedanimi stroški trženja, kot so navedeni v preglednicah 7 do 12, na drugi strani.
This suggests that the MEO principle is not even applicable to the equipment subsidies in question.
Poleg tega Komisija meni, da je dejanska prednost, ki jo je prejel letalski prevoznik, omejena na obdobje izvajanja zadevne pogodbe.
In the light of the above, the 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies do not satisfy the MEO test.
Dejansko družba Ryanair/AMS po izteku posamezne pogodbe ni prejela nobenih plačil na podlagi te pogodbe ter ni koristila dostopa do letališke infrastrukture in storitev zemeljske oskrbe na podlagi te pogodbe.
These subsidies in fact reduced the investment costs that the CCIPB should have borne, without any prospect of a sufficient return on their investment for the authorities having granted these subsidies.
Zato se zneski pomoči, ki so bili izračunani, kot je navedeno zgoraj, in so povezani z določeno pogodbo, zmanjšajo na nič za leta po prenehanju pogodbe (zlasti zaradi predčasne prekinitve pogodbe na podlagi medsebojnega dogovora med pogodbenicama).
In addition, as these advantages benefited a single undertaking, they are selective.
Preglednica 16 vsebuje podatke o zneskih, ki jih je treba uporabiti za izračun zneskov, ki jih je treba vrniti.
Effect on intra-Community trade and competition
Ti zneski so sestavljeni iz negativnih delov dodatnih tokov (prihodki minus stroški), določenih z uporabo preskusa udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu in zmanjšanih za zneske, povezane s pogodbami z družbama Ryanair in AMS, za leta po predčasni prekinitvi teh pogodb.
As the operator of Pau airport, the CCIPB is in particular in competition with other airport platforms, and especially with airports serving the same catchment area.
Preglednica 16
In this respect, the Commission notes that Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées airport is 50 km from Pau airport and has also offered flights to London since 2009.
Podatki o zneskih, ki jih je treba vrniti
Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne airport is also less than 100 km from Pau airport, and offers flights to Charleroi, London Stansted, Manchester and other destinations in the United Kingdom.
Identiteta upravičenca
Aid granted to the CCIPB therefore risks distorting competition.
Pogodbe
As the airport service market and air transport market are open to competition within the EU, aid also risks affecting trade between Member States.
Okvirni znesek pomoči, prejete na podlagi različnih pogodb [148]
More generally it should be noted that EU airport operators are in competition with each other to attract airlines.
Okvirni znesek pomoči, ki jo je treba vrniti
Airlines decide on which routes to operate and their corresponding frequencies based on a range of criteria.
(glavnica)
These criteria not only include the potential customers that they can expect on these routes, but also the characteristics of the airports situated at either end of these routes.
London – 28. januar 2003
Airlines particularly look at criteria such as type of airport services provided, population or economic activity around the airport, congestion, whether there is access by land, or even the level of charges and overall commercial conditions for use of airport infrastructure and services.
London – 30. junij 2005
The charge level is a key factor, since public funding granted to an airport could be used to maintain airport charges at an artificially low level in order to attract airlines and may thus significantly distort competition.
sprememba z dne 16. junija 2009 pogodbe z dne 30. junija 2005 (London) [0–99 999] [0–99 999]
Consequently, airlines allocate their resources, particularly aircraft and crew, to the various routes by looking at the services offered by airport operators and the prices charged for those services, among other criteria.
Bristol – 17. in 31. marec 2008
It is clear from all the above that the 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies, by conferring an economic advantage on the CCIPB, may have strengthened the latter’s position in relation to other European airport operators.
Bristol – 16. junij 2009
Consequently, these subsidies may have distorted competition and affected trade between Member States.
London, Charleroi in Beauvais – 28. januar 2010
Conclusion on the existence of aid
skupaj (Ryanair/AMS)
For the reasons set out in recitals 483 to 530, the equipment subsidies granted to the CCIPB in 2004 and 2009 constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
[1 500 000–2 199 999]
The 2004 and 2009 equipment subsidies were granted without being notified.
Amsterdam – 23. januar 2006
As indicated above, France has stated in its comments that it considered that airports with less than one million passengers per year should as a whole be regarded as services of general economic interest and therefore that the financing granted to them should not be regarded as State aid or that such financing should be declared compatible with the internal market and exempted from notification in accordance with the 2005 SGEI Decision.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 290, Komisija meni, da se za namene uporabe pravil o državni pomoči družbi Ryanair in AMS štejeta kot en gospodarski subjekt ter da je treba pogodbe o storitvah trženja in pogodbe o letaliških storitvah, ki so bile podpisane na isti dan, šteti kot eno transakcijo med tem subjektom in zbornico.
However, as set out above, the Commission takes the view, based on the facts on record, that the operation of Pau airport cannot be regarded as a genuine service of general economic interest.
Okvirni znesek pomoči, dejansko izplačane v obdobju 2006–2009 na podlagi pogodbe o letaliških storitvah in pogodbe o storitvah trženja, ki sta ju zbornica in družba Transavia sklenili 26. januarja 2006, znaša [300 000–599 999] EUR.
For this reason, the 2004 and 2009 subsidies could not have been exempted from the notification obligation laid down by Article 108(3) TFEU based on the 2005 SGEI Decision.
Francoski organi morajo navedene zneske izterjati v štirih mesecih od datuma uradnega obvestila o tem sklepu.
Moreover, as indicated above, these subsidies do not stem from a compensation mechanism established in an objective and transparent manner and in advance, i.e. when the public authorities entrusted the airport’s operation to the CCIPB or on the occasion of acts renewing or clarifying the terms of this operation.
Francoski organi morajo znesku pomoči prišteti tudi obresti za vračilo, ki se obračunavajo od datuma, ko je bila zadevna pomoč dana na voljo podjetju, tj. od vsakega dejanskega datuma dodelitve pomoči, do datuma njenega dejanskega vračila v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004.