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Družba MFAG je 26. oktobra 2011 skupaj z družbo FLH predložila pripombe glede sklepa o začetku postopka.
Aid intensity [31]
Pripombe družbe MFAG so na splošno skladne s pripombami Nemčije.
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
Pojem gospodarske dejavnosti in pristojnost javne politike
With regard to the avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States, Germany emphasised that the overall balance of infrastructure measures at Leipzig/Halle airport would be positive and the measures would not have an undue effect on trade and competition between the Member States.
Družba MFAG je dejala, da gradnja infrastrukture na letališču Leipzig/Halle ne pomeni gospodarske dejavnosti.
In this respect, Germany submitted that the infrastructure measures in question are of a non-expansionary nature and have no effect on traffic volume.
Zato po njenem mnenju zadevno financiranje ne spada na področje uporabe člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Germany pointed out that the Commission had already acknowledged in other decisions that measures that were non-expansionary in nature have no material impact on competition between airports.
V zvezi s tem je navedla, da zasebni vlagatelj ne bi izvedel zadevnih ukrepov ne prej ne pozneje.
Germany divided the potential competitors of FLH into three main categories: (i) airports in the vicinity of Leipzig/Halle airport, (ii) other German cargo airports and (iii) major Union cargo airports.
Zato je družba MFAG dejala, da za letališko infrastrukturo ni trga.
Regarding airports in the vicinity of Leipzig/Halle, Germany noted that none of these airports specialise in air cargo transports.
V tem smislu je še dodala, da letališča ne morejo sama financirati svojih infrastrukturnih naložb.
Furthermore, Germany submitted that none of the following airports, such as Altenburg-Nobitz, Berlin Brandenburg, Dresden, Erfurt, Hof, Magdeburg, Magdeburg-Cochstedt and Prague airport, were in real competition with Leipzig/Halle.
Izrazila je zaskrbljenost, da bo uporaba pravil o državni pomoči za letališko infrastrukturo vodila v zmanjšanje naložb v tako infrastrukturo.
To support this, Germany stated that for some of these airports the geographical distances were too large, the airports were located in different economic regions, the catchment areas were quite different or the airports were of a very small size.
Poleg tega je družba MFAG dejala še, da je bilo letališče Leipzig/Halle zgrajeno v javnem interesu in da se preskus udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu ne uporablja za financiranje letališke infrastrukture.
Regarding the other German cargo airports, Germany stated that the competition of Leipzig/Halle airport was limited since the major German air cargo hubs (Frankfurt am Main, Munich and Cologne/Bonn), which were in competition with Leipzig/Halle, had capacity bottlenecks or restrictions on night flights.
V zvezi s tem je navedla, da v Uniji ni niti enega primera, ko bi zasebni vlagatelj zgradil letališče ali znatno prispeval k njegovemu razvoju z lastnimi sredstvi.
According to Germany, there was also no competitive overlap with the other Union cargo airports, mainly Brussels and Vatry.
Zato mora po njenem mnenju Komisija namesto uporabe preskusa udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu oceniti, ali je dostop do infrastrukture odprt in nediskriminacijski za vse njene uporabnike.
In this respect, Germany stated that due to its central position in the middle of Europe, Leipzig/Halle airport uniquely served both Western and Eastern Europe, but that neither Brussels nor Vatry were in the position to guarantee sufficient access to the increasingly important Central and Eastern European markets.
Nadalje je dejala, da letališče Leipzig/Halle zagotavlja tak dostop.
Concerning the Vatry airport, Germany pointed out that Vatry was a very small airport and that in 2010 the air cargo volume of Leipzig/Halle airport was for instance more than 80 times larger than the air cargo volume at Vatry airport.
Zato po njenem mnenju infrastrukturni ukrepi niso temeljili na poslovnem načrtu ali dolgoročnih možnostih donosnosti.
Moreover, according to Germany, Vatry did not enjoy the same good connections to the rail and road network as Leipzig/Halle airport.
Nadalje je družba MFAG pojasnila še, da je gradnja letališča prispevala k doseganju ciljev regionalne politike in podpori gospodarsko manj razvite regije.
Regarding Brussels airport, Germany argued that while Leipzig/Halle airport had experienced an increase in cargo volume in recent years, Brussels airport experienced a decrease over the same period.
Poudarila je, da je to državna obveznost, ki je zasebni vlagatelji ne morejo izpolniti, in se zato ne more oceniti v okviru pravil o državni pomoči.
Moreover, according to Germany, Brussels airport was subject to significant restriction on night flights and therefore competition was limited.
Družba MFAG je trdila tudi, da četudi – quod non – financiranje infrastrukture na splošno predstavlja gospodarsko dejavnost, zadevni ukrepi spadajo v pristojnost javne politike in zato ne pomenijo državne pomoči.
In addition, Germany stated that contrary to the Commission’s view, all potential users had equal and non-discriminatory access to the airport infrastructure.
Glede dejavnosti v pristojnosti javne politike je družba MFAG dejala, da mora Komisija razločevati med zaščito zračnega prevoza pred zunanjimi grožnjami, zaščito zračnega prometa pred operativnimi tveganji in zaščito tretjih oseb pred operativnimi tveganji zračnega prometa.
According to Germany, individual users of the airport did not receive any unjustified volume based rebates.
V zvezi s tem je dejala, da bi se moralo šteti, da zaščita pred operativnimi tveganji in zaščita pravic tretjih oseb spadata v pristojnost javne politike.
Moreover, in the view of Germany, the question of equal and non-discriminatory access to the airport was already addressed by the Commission in its previous decision regarding the financing of Leipzig/Halle airport [32].
Trdila je, da je Komisija v svoji praksi odločanja štela, da ukrepi na področjih protipožarne zaščite, zračne plovbe in nadzora zračnega prometa, zlasti Nemške meteorološke službe (Deutscher Wetterdienst) in Nemške zračne plovbe (Deutsche Flugsicherung) spadajo v pristojnost javne politike.
Consequently, Germany is of the opinion that the State aid, if any, can be deemed compatible with the internal market.
Skladnost posojil delničarjev družbe FLH s trgom
COMMENTS FROM THIRD PARTIES
Družba MFAG je menila, da so bila posojila delničarjev odobrena po tržnih pogojih.
On 26 October 2011, MFAG submitted comments on the opening decision together with FLH.
Dejala je, da bi bilo treba upoštevati bonitetne ocene, ki jih je družba MFAG prejela od bank Nord LB in Deutsche Kreditbank AG.
The comments of MFAG are broadly in line with comments of Germany.
V zvezi s tem je pojasnila, da sta navedeni banki družbi MFAG in FLH uvrstili v bonitetno kategorijo […] s […]-odstotno povprečno verjetnostjo neplačila.
Notion of economic activity and public policy remit
Pojasnila je tudi, da je bonitetna kategorija […] primerljiva z zunanjimi bonitetnimi kategorijami agencij Standard&Poor’s, ki znaša od […] do […], Moody’s, ki znaša od […] do […] in Fitch, ki znaša od […] do […].
MFAG stated further that the construction of infrastructure at Leipzig/Halle airport does not constitute an economic activity.
Poleg tega je družba MFAG dejala, da so tudi posojila delničarjev družbe FLH zelo dobro zavarovana s premoženjem.
Hence, according to MFAG the financing in question does not fall within the ambit of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Nadalje je pojasnila, da se bodo ta posojila uporabila za financiranje trajnostnih infrastrukturnih naložb.
In this regard, MFAG submitted that a private investor would not have carried out the measures in question and would still not carry them out.
Pojasnila je še, da sredstva družbe FLH niso zavarovana s hipoteko na nepremičnini („Grundpfandrechte“).
Therefore, MFAG stated that there is no market for airport infrastructure.
Zato bi bilo po njenem mnenju glede na zelo dobro bonitetno oceno in visoko stopnjo zavarovanja s premoženjem dodatek za tveganje določiti na največ […] bazičnih točk.
In this context, MFAG stated further that airports are not able to finance their infrastructure investments themselves.
Ker so dodatki za tveganje družbe FLH določeni med […] in […] bazičnih točk, družba MFAG meni, da so posojila odobrena po tržnih pogojih in brez državne pomoči.
MFAG was concerned that the application of State aid rules to airport infrastructure will lead to diminishing of investments in airport infrastructure.
Združljivost pomoči
MFAG stated also that Leipzig/Halle airport was developed in the public interest and that the MEO test is not applicable to the financing of airport infrastructure.
Po mnenju družbe MFAG bi bile kapitalske injekcije v vsakem primeru združljive z notranjim trgom.
In this regard, MFAG submitted that in the Union there was not a single case of a private investor building or substantially developing an airport from its own resources.
Dejala je, da letališče Leipzig/Halle znatno pozitivno vpliva na zaposlovanje v regiji, saj je na letališču neposredno zaposlenih 5100 ljudi (vključno z zaposlenimi v družbi MFAG, pri letalskih prevoznikih, v restavracijah, podjetjih, ki se ukvarjajo s pripravo in dostavo hrane, javnih organih in drugih podjetjih), 8100 pa jih je zaposlenih posredno.
Therefore, according to MFAG, instead of using the MEO test, the Commission has to assess whether the infrastructure is offered to all its users in an open and non-discriminatory manner.
Družba MFAG je poudarila tudi, da ima letališče Leipzig/Halle zaradi majhnih zmogljivosti in omejitev nočnih letov na drugih letališčih (kot so Frankfurt na Majni, München, Berlin, Düsseldorf in Hamburg), pomembno vlogo pri razbremenitvi teh nemških letališč in posledično prispeva k varni oskrbi v celotni Nemčiji.
MFAG stated further that this is the case at Leipzig/Halle airport.
Glede nediskriminacijske narave letaliških pristojbin je družba MFAG dejala, da seznam letaliških pristojbin na letališču Leipzig/Halle ni oblikovan v korist samo enemu letalskemu prevozniku, ampak se vsem letalskim prevoznikom zaračunavajo enake pristajalne pristojbine.
Hence according to MFAG, the infrastructure measures had not been based on a business plan or long-term profitability prospects.
Zato je po njenih navedbah vsem letalskim prevoznikom zagotovljena enaka in nediskriminacijska uporaba infrastrukture.
In addition, MFAG clarified further that the construction of the airport helped to pursue regional policy goals and to support an economically disadvantaged region.
Kar zadeva potrebo po pomoči in njen spodbujevalni učinek, je družba MFAG dejala, da se ukrepi ne bi izvedli brez posojil delničarjev ali kapitalskih injekcij.
MFAG emphasised that this is a typical State responsibility which cannot be carried out by private investors, and can therefore not be assessed under the State aid rules.
Navedla je, da skupni znesek naložb, ki znaša 225,6 milijona EUR, predstavlja dva- ali trikraten povprečni promet družbe MFAG in več kot petkraten povprečni letni promet družbe FLH v obdobju odločanja o infrastrukturnih projektih.
MFAG argued further that even if — quod non — the financing of infrastructure in general constitutes an economic activity, the measures at stake fall within the public policy remit, and thus do not constitute State aid.
Po njenem mnenju dejstvo, da so se ukrepi delno že izvedli, ne izključuje prisotnosti spodbujevalnega učinka, ker so bili ti ukrepi izvedeni šele po prejetju jamstev za financiranje in odločitvah javnih delničarjev, ki so prav tako zagotovili premostitveno posojilo prek posojil delničarjev.
Regarding public policy remit activities, MFAG stated that the Commission has to distinguish between the protection of air transport against external threats, the protection of air traffic against operational risks, and the protection of third parties against operational dangers of the air traffic.
Družba MFAG je dejala, da zadevni ukrepi niso negativno izkrivljali konkurence.
In this respect, MFAG stated that the protection against operational threats and the protection of third party rights should be regarded as falling under the public policy remit.
Menila je tudi, da niso negativno vplivali na letališče v Bruslju ali letališče Vatry.
MFAG stated that in its decision-making practice the Commission had considered measures in the areas of fire protection, air navigation and air traffic control, particularly Deutscher Wetterdienst (German Meteorological Service) and Deutsche Flugsicherung (German Air Navigation) as falling within the public policy remit.
Po njenem mnenju je letališče v Bruslju oškodovano zaradi omejitev nočnih letov, zaradi česar se je družba DHL odločila, da se dolgoročno preseli na letališče Leipzig/Halle.
Market conformity of FLH’s shareholder loans
Kar zadeva letališče Vatry, je družba MFAG dejala, da je po navedbah medijev zračni tovorni promet na tem letališču zelo omejen (letališče opravi samo približno 5 do 6 letov na teden).
According to MFAG, the shareholder loans were granted on market terms.
Družba ADV je svoje pripombe glede sklepa o začetku postopka poslala 27. oktobra 2011.
MFAG stated that the ratings of MFAG by Nord LB and Deutsche Kreditbank AG should be taken into account.
Te so povsem v skladu s pripombami družbe MFAG.
In this respect, MFAG clarified that Nord LB and Deutsche Kreditbank AG rated MFAG and FLH in the rating category […] with an average probability of default of […] %.
Družba ADV je izpostavila, da je letališče Leipzig/Halle pomembno za regionalni razvoj.
MFAG clarified also that the rating category […] is comparable with the external rating category of Standard & Poor’s of […] to […] Moody’s of […] to […] and Fitch of […] to […].
Družba DFS je svoje pripombe predložila z dopisom z dne 28. oktobra 2011.
MFAG stated further that FLH’s shareholder loans are also highly collateralised.
Dejala je, da infrastrukturni projekti M3–M8 in M10 (glej preglednico 2) prispevajo k varnemu in nemotenemu upravljanju zračnega prometa na letališču Leipzig/Halle.
Furthermore, MFAG clarified that FLH’s loans will be used to finance sustainable infrastructure investments.
V zvezi s tem je dejala, da ukrep M3 prispeva k zmanjšanju pritiska na vozne steze in kotalne mostove, ukrep M5 je nujno potreben za zagotovitev nemotene vožnje zrakoplovov po tleh v južnem delu letališča, ukrep M8 pa je podlaga za reševanje v zraku in operacije v nujnih primerih.
MFAG clarified also that the assets of FLH are not pledged with any mortgages (‘Grundpfandrechte’).
Dejala je tudi, da bo ukrep M10 v skladu s členom 29b(2) Akta o zračnem prometu (Luftverkehrsgesetz) (v nadaljnjem besedilu: akt o zračnem prometu LuftVG) prispeval k prizadevanjem družbe DFS, da se javnost zaščiti pred neupravičenim hrupom.
Hence, MFAG is of the opinion that given the very good rating and high level collateralisation the risk margin should be set at maximum of […] basis points.
DELNIČAR DRUŽB MFAG ALI/IN FLH
As the risk margins of FLH’s loans are set between […] and […] basis points, MFAG is of the opinion that the loans are on market terms and void of any State aid.
Okrožje Nordsachsen je svoje pripombe predložilo z dopisom z dne 27. oktobra 2011.
Compatibility of the aid
Navedlo je, da je letališče pomembna spodbuda za gospodarski razvoj in zaposlovanje v regiji.
MFAG is of the opinion that in any case the capital injections would be compatible with the internal market.
Poleg tega je izpostavilo, da letališče zaradi zgodovinskih razlogov bolj potrebuje nadaljnje naložbe kot druga nemška letališča.
MFAG stated that Leipzig/Halle airport has a major positive impact on employment in the region with 5100 employees (including employees of MFAG, airlines, restaurants, catering undertakings, public authorities, and other undertakings) working directly at the airport and approximately 8100 indirect employees.
Dejalo je, da bi bilo pojem dejavnosti, ki spadajo v pristojnost javne politike, treba razlagati širše.
Moreover, MFAG stressed that in view of the capacity bottlenecks and night flight restrictions at other airports (such as Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg), Leipzig/Halle airport plays an important role in terms of decongestion of these other German airports, and hence contributes to the security of supply for Germany as a whole.
Okrožje Nordsachsen je trdilo tudi, da letališke pristojbine ne zadoščajo za financiranje potrebnih naložb.
With regard to the non-discriminatory nature of the airport charges, MFAG stated that the schedule of airport charges at Leipzig/Halle airport is not designed to favour only one airline and all airlines are charged with the same landing charges.
Po njegovem mnenju so imele načrtovane kapitalske injekcije spodbujevalni učinek.
Hence, according to MFAG, the infrastructure is used by all its users in a uniform and non-discriminatory manner.
Zaključilo je, da brez financiranja letališče ne bi moglo izvesti infrastrukturnega projekta.
Regarding the necessity of aid and its incentive effect, MFAG stated that the measures would not have been carried out without the shareholder loans or capital injections.
Mesto Dresden je dejalo, da je letališče najpomembnejši delodajalec v regiji, ki neposredno zaposluje 5100 ljudi.
According to MFAG, the total investment sum of EUR 225,6 million accounts for two or three times MFAG’s average turnover and more than five times FLH’s average annual turnover in the period in which the infrastructure projects were decided upon.
Zato je poudarilo, da letališče predstavlja veliko gospodarsko spodbudo za regijo.
According to MFAG, the fact that the measures have already been carried out in part does not exclude the presence of the incentive effect since these measures have only been carried out after receiving financing guarantees and decisions of the public shareholders, which also provided the interim financing through the shareholder loans.
Trdilo je tudi, da ima letališče Leipzig/Halle zaradi dovoljenja za opravljanje nočnih letov pomembno vlogo pri zmanjšanju obremenjenosti drugih nemških letališč.
MFAG stated that the measures at stake did not negatively distort competition.
Mesto Dresden je dejalo, da se stroški naložb v letališko infrastrukturo ne morejo v celoti financirati z letališkimi pristojbinami, ki jih plačujejo uporabniki letališča.
Moreover, MFAG considered that there is no negative impact on Brussels airport or on Vatry airport.
Dejalo je še, da se je v preteklosti razvoj letališč na splošno financiral z javnimi sredstvi.
According to MFAG, Brussels airport suffers from night flight restrictions, which were the reason why DHL decided to move in the long-term to Leipzig/Halle.
Po njegovem mnenju v Nemčiji upravljavci letališč ne določajo svobodno letaliških pristojbin, ampak jih morajo uradno odobriti javni organi.
With regard to Vatry, MFAG stated that according to press articles there is only a very limited freight activity at this airport (only around 5 to 6 flights per week).
Mesto Dresden je dejalo tudi, da infrastrukturni ukrepi na letališču Leipzig/Hall ne vplivajo nedovoljeno na notranji trg, ker vsa konkurenčna nemška in tuja letališča skoraj v celoti izkoriščajo svoje zmogljivosti, medtem ko letališče Vatry komaj obratuje.
ADV’s comments are fully in line with the comments of MFAG.
Te so bile povsem v skladu s pripombami mesta Dresden in družbe MFAG.
ADV pointed out that Leipzig/Halle airport is important for the regional development.
ŠPEDITERJI ZRAČNEGA TOVORA IN DRUŽBE ZA DOSTAVO HITRIH POŠILJK
DFS submitted its comments by letter dated 28 October 2011.
Družba EAT s sedežem na letališču Leipzig/Halle je svoje pripombe glede sklepa o začetku postopka predložila 27. oktobra 2011.
DFS stated that infrastructure projects M3 to M8 and M10 (see Table 2) contribute to safe and smooth management of air traffic at Leipzig/Halle airport.
Pojasnila je, da je 100-odstotna hčerinska družba družbe Deutsche Post AG in letališče Leipzig/Halle uporablja za svoje glavno vozlišče.
In this respect, DFS stated that M3 helped to relieve the pressure on taxiways and traversing bridges, M5 was urgently needed to ensure that there were no obstacles to taxiing in the southern part of the airport, and M8 served as the basis for air rescue and emergency operations.
Družba EAT je trdila, da je, kolikor ji je znano, vsem možnim uporabnikom infrastrukture dostop do nje zagotovljen na enak in nediskriminacijski način.
DFS stated further that M10 would help DFS’s work according to §29b (2) of Luftverkehrsgesetz (Air Transport Act, ‘LuftVG’) to work toward the protection of the public against unreasonable noise.
Pojasnila je tudi, da to zagotavlja predvsem pregleden sistem oblikovanja cen, ki velja za vse uporabnike.
SHAREHOLDER OF MFAG OR/AND FLH
Potrdila je, da je vsem možnim uporabnikom letališča dostop do njega zagotovljen na enak in nediskriminacijski način.
Landkreis Nordsachsen submitted its comments by letter dated 27 October 2011.
Poudarila je, da je javno financiranje izboljšav letališke infrastrukture bistveno za letališča in njihove uporabnike.
Landkreis Nordsachen stated that the airport was an important impetus for the economic development and employment in the region.
Družba Spero je dejala še, da je dovoljenje za opravljanje nočnih letov še zlasti pomembno za zračni tovorni promet.
In addition, Landkreis Nordsachsen pointed out that for historical reasons the airport has a greater need for further investments than other German airports.
Pojasnila je, da se je zaradi geografske lege letališča Leipzig/Halle (v središču Evrope, kar omogoča dostop do največjega evropskega trga in krajši čas letenja v Azijo) odločila, da bo svoje operacije opravljala tam.
It stated that the concept of activities falling within the public policy remit must be interpreted more broadly.
(v nadaljnjem besedilu: Nemško-ruska gospodarska zveza)
Landkreis Nordsachsen stated further that the airport charges are not sufficient to finance the necessary investments.
Nemško-ruska gospodarska zveza je svoje pripombe predložila 25. oktobra 2011, v katerih je navedla, da je razvoj letališča bistven za gospodarsko rast v regiji.
In its view the planned capital injections had an incentive effect.
Dejala je, da je letališče Leipzig/Halle pomembno v okviru projekta SALIS (Strateška vmesna rešitev za zračni transport), ki je bil uveden za poseben prevoz, potreben za izvajanje Natovih operacij v Afganistanu.
Landkreis Nordsachsen concluded its comments with the statement that without the financing the airport would not have been able to implement the infrastructure project.
Trdila je, da so pogoji za izvajanje tega projekta zdaj na voljo samo v Leipzigu.
The comments of the City of Dresden were in line with comments of MFAG and Landkreis Nordsachsen.
Drugi špediterji tovora in združenja
Hence, the City of Dresden underlined that the airport is an important economic stimulus for the region.
Te so bile povsem v skladu s pripombami družbe EAT, saj je bil v njih poudarjen pomen letališča Leipzig/Halle za regionalni razvoj in dostopnost.
The City of Dresden stated that the investments costs into airport infrastructure cannot be fully financed through airport charges by airport users.
Družba Germanwings, hčerinska družba družbe Deutsche Lufthansa AG, je svoje pripombe predložila 26. oktobra 2011.
It stated further that historically the development of airports was generally publicly funded.
Družba Germanwings je dejala, da se gradnja in razvoj letališke infrastrukture ne moreta v celoti financirati iz letaliških pristojbin.
Moreover, according to the City of Dresden, in Germany airport charges are not freely set by airport operators, but have to be officially approved by public authorities.
Pojasnila je, da se zelo velik delež ukrepov, določenih v sklepu o začetku postopka, nanaša na ukrepe za varnost v zraku ali ukrepe o izvajanju varnostnih predpisov.