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At the same time the aid did not exceed the amount required to cover operating losses, and therefore the aid amount is limited to the minimum necessary.
Komisija navaja, da je imelo letališče Saarbrücken po odhodu družbe TUIFly neizkoriščene zmogljivosti, tako da naj za obvladovanje dodatnega prometa ne bi bilo treba nadgraditi infrastrukture ali pridobiti dodatne opreme ali zaposliti novega osebja.
Therefore the Commission considers that the operating aid to Saarbrücken Airport has an incentive effect and is proportionate.
Nemčija je potrdila, da ni bilo potrebe po zaposlitvi novega osebja ali razširitvi obstoječe infrastrukture ali drugi opremi, da bi se uporabljali za nove letalske prevoznike ali nove povezave (na primer, obstoječi tekoči trakovi za prtljago in obstoječe osebje so zadostovali).
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade
Z vsakim novim letalskim prevoznikom ali novo povezavo naj bi bili ustvarjeni letalski in neletalski prihodki.
According to point 131 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines when assessing the compatibility of operating aid to the airport, the Commission will take into account the distortions of competition and the effects on trade.
Ker je višina stroškov ostajala približno enaka, bi po mnenju Nemčije vsak nov letalski prevoznik ali nova povezava pozitivno prispevala k donosnosti letališča.
An indication of potential competition distortions or effect on trade may be the fact that the airport is located in the same catchment area as another airport with spare capacity.
Tudi dejstvo, da je letališču Saarbrücken po uvedbi seznama pristojbin iz leta 2007 dejansko uspelo privabiti vrsto novih letalskih prevoznikov (kot je Air Berlin, ki je z letališča Saarbrücken začel leteti proti koncu leta 2007) in vzpostaviti nove povezave, kaže, da je bila strategija za povečanje poslovanja, ki je temeljila na popustih, uspešna.
As demonstrated in recitals 237 et seq., taking into account the concept of a catchment area of around 100 km and travelling time of 60 minutes, it can be assumed that three of the airports located closest to Saarbrücken, that is to say the Luxembourg Airport (121 km from Saarbrücken), Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (96 km from Saarbrücken) and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (128 km from Saarbrücken) are not located in the same catchment area and pursue business models that are significantly different from that of Saarbrücken Airport.
Iz razpoložljivih podatkov je nazadnje razvidno, da je seznam pristojbin iz leta 2007 privedel do postopnega povečanja prihodkov za letališče (z […] leta 2007 na […] leta 2010).
Luxembourg offers mainly scheduled flights to European capitals, Metz–Nancy–Lorraine is focused on scheduled flights to French cities and destinations in Northern Africa and the business model of Frankfurt–Hahn is based on low–cost carriers and air freight transport.
Komisija nadalje ugotavlja, da je treba pri oceni dogovorov med letališčem in letalskim prevoznikom oceniti tudi obseg, v katerem se lahko dogovori štejejo za del izvajanja splošne strategije letališča, ki naj bi vsaj dolgoročno vodila k donosnosti.
The problem of duplication of the airport infrastructure in the same catchment area arises only regarding Zweibrücken Airport.
V zvezi s tem mora Komisija upoštevati dejanske dokaze, ki so bili na voljo, in razvoj, ki ga je bilo mogoče razumno pričakovati, ko je bil pripravljen seznam pristojbin iz leta 2007, zlasti prevladujoče tržne razmere in predvsem tržne spremembe, ki so jih sprožili liberalizacija trga zračnega prometa, vstop na trg in razvoj nizkocenovnih prevoznikov in drugih prevoznikov, ki ponujajo storitve od točke do točke, spremembe v organizacijski in ekonomski strukturi letališke industrije ter stopnja diverzifikacije in kompleksnosti nalog, ki jih opravljajo letališča, okrepitev konkurence med letalskimi prevozniki in letališči, negotovo gospodarsko okolje zaradi sprememb v prevladujočih tržnih razmerah ali druge negotovosti v gospodarskem okolju.
However, as explained in recital 252 and taking into account the sequence of events regarding the extension of the infrastructure at Saarbrücken Airport and the transformation of Zweibrücken Airport from a military into a civil aviation airport, which created the spare capacity in the Saarland area, it can be concluded that it is Zweibrücken Airport which unnecessarily duplicated infrastructure with distortive effect on competition.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bilo, kot je opisano v uvodni izjavi 335, več razlogov (kot je nova konkurenca, ki jo pomeni letališče Zweibrücken po letu 2006, in odhod družbe TUIFly konec leta 2006), zaradi katerih je letališče Saarbrücken razmislilo o spremenjenem seznamu pristojbin, pri čemer so bili popusti nujni za zagotovitev njegovega uspešnega poslovanja in donosnosti v prihodnosti.
On the basis of the above, the Commission concludes that the operating aid granted to Saarbrücken Airport is compatible with Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty in the light of the compatibility conditions laid down in Section 5.1.2 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
Nazadnje, Komisija ugotavlja, da je letališka infrastruktura na voljo vsem letalskim prevoznikom in ni namenjena le določenemu letalskemu prevozniku.
The Commission further considers that since it found the operating aid to FSBesitzG/FSG to be compatible under the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, it does not have to consider any other grounds of potential compatibility put forward by Germany.
Glede na te preudarke in ob priznavanju, da s povečanjem dejavnosti dodatni stroški praktično niso bili ustvarjeni, pričakovati pa je bilo mogoče dodatne prihodke, Komisija priznava, da je letališče Saarbrücken s sprejetjem seznama pristojbin iz leta 2007 in popusti, ki jih je vseboval, ravnalo kot udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu.
For the reasons set out in recitals 179 to 182, FSBesitzG has to be considered an undertaking from the year 2000 onwards.
Z ukrepom torej zadevnim letalskim prevoznikom gospodarska prednost ni bila dodeljena.
Therefore, as far as the various transfers of land that were mentioned in the opening decision are concerned, only those that took place after the year 2000 are relevant for the purposes of the present Decision.
Sporazum o trženju z družbo Air Berlin
Transfers that took place before 2000 did not benefit an undertaking and therefore could not amount to State aid.
Nemčija je predložila analizo donosnosti pogodbe, ki jo je bilo mogoče pričakovati ob sklenitvi pogodbe, ki jo je opravila družba FSG.
In relation to the transfers that took place after 2000, Germany brings forward that they were necessary for safety reasons and would hence fall within the public policy remit and be exempted from State aid scrutiny.
Navedeno je bilo, da razen neposrednih plačil za trženje povečana pogostost ne bo povzročila dodatnih stroškov za letališče, ki naj bi po mnenju Nemčije lahko obvladovalo dodaten promet na podlagi obstoječe infrastrukture in osebja.
In Germany’s view, the transfers fall under § 8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz.
Analiza je temeljila na naslednjih pričakovanjih:
By the same token as in recitals 186 to 194, the Commission is of the view that measures pursuant to § 8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz can, in principle, be considered to constitute activities falling within the public policy remit.
Preglednica 10
To the extent, however, that the transfer of plots relieved FSBesitzG or FSG of costs they had to bear pursuant to § 8(3) Luftsicherheitsgesetz, the transfers are not exempted from scrutiny under Union State aid rules.
Predhodna donosnost sporazuma o trženju z družbo Air Berlin (številke v EUR)
After 2000, three transfers of land took place, two of them […] (2002 and 2003) and one against payment (2004).
Dodatni prihodki
The plots of land were transferred by the Land Saarland.
Dodatni stroški
Accordingly, the Commission can conclude that the land transfers to FSBesitzG involve State resources in the form of direct grants from the State budget and are therefore imputable to the State.
Rezultat
The two transfers that took place free of charge must be considered to have granted FSBesitzG an advantage that it could not have otherwise obtained on the market.
Čeprav v predhodni analizi, ki jo je opravila družba FSG in predložila Nemčija, prihodnja plačila niso bila diskontirana na datum, ko je bila pogodba sklenjena, je jasno razvidno pričakovanje, da bo pogodba donosna.
Germany provided an internal evaluation of the value of these two plots of land, according to which the combined market value would amount to approximately […].
Nemčija je potrdila, da do danes zaradi povečane pogostosti, kot je bila predvidena s sporazumom o trženju, ni bilo treba zaposliti novega osebja ali izvesti posebnih naložb.
The third plot of land was sold for a price of […].
Pričakovanja letališča so bila večinoma izpolnjena in pogodba je bila donosna.
Germany has provided an evaluation of the plots of land that were transferred in 2002.
V tem okviru je Nemčija predložila napoved za čas veljavnosti pogodbe na podlagi dobička, ustvarjenega v prvih osmih mesecih veljavnosti pogodbe (od aprila 2011 do januarja 2012), na podlagi katere se pogodba zdi donosna.
According to this evaluation, the transferred plots outside the original fence had a value of […]; the plots of land on the premises of the airport had a value of […].
Komisija je po analizi pogodbe in pričakovanjih družbe FSG ob sklenitvi pogodbe prepričana, da je pogodba prispevala k donosnosti letališča Saarbrücken, saj so bili pričakovani dodatni prihodki višji od pričakovanih dodatnih stroškov.
It claims that this evaluation can be used to also determine the value of the plot sold in 2004.
Ker je bila torej pogodba v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, z njo družbi Air Berlin ni bila dodeljena prednost.
On that basis, Germany estimated that the value of the plot sold in 2004 amounted to […] at the time of the transaction, which equals the sales price that FSBesitzG paid.
Ker je bilo ugotovljeno, da s seznamom pristojbin iz leta 2007 in popusti, ki jih vsebuje, ter sporazumom o trženju iz leta 2011 med družbo Air Berlin in letališčem Saarbrücken zadevnim letalskim prevoznikom ni bila dodeljena prednost, drugih meril za obstoj pomoči ni treba oceniti.
In this regard, the Commission first notes that the evaluation referred to by Germany has not been done by an independent expert, but in house, by the unit in the Saarland’s Ministry of finance responsible for sale of land.
Ugotoviti je mogoče, da zadevnim letalskim prevoznikom ni bila dodeljena državna pomoč.
Moreover, Germany has not provided any explanation on how it arrived at its conclusion.
Ker izid stečajnega postopka ni jasen, Komisija trenutno ne more sprejeti stališča, ali bi lahko preiskava v zvezi s plačili za družbo Cirrus Airlines postala brezpredmetna.
In particular, it remained unclear which plots of land were located on the premises and which ones outside the premises of the airport.
Plačila za družbo Cirrus Airlines zato niso predmet tega sklepa.
The Commission can therefore not exclude that the price paid was below market value and thus conferred an advantage to FSBesitzG.
Komisija torej ugotavlja, da financiranje družbe FSBesitzG/FSG s kapitalskimi injekcijami za kritje izgub v letih 2000–2012 pomeni državno pomoč, kolikor je bilo povezano z dejavnostmi zunaj področja javne politike.
As only FSBesitzG benefited from the three transfers, it must also be considered that they were selective in nature.
Pomoč pomeni novo pomoč od 1. junija 2007.
Finally, by the same token as in recitals 218 to 225, the transfers are liable to distort competition and have an effect on trade.
Prenos zemljišč, opravljen v letih 2002, 2003 in 2004 brez plačila ali po ceni, ki je bila pod tržno ceno, pomeni državno pomoč, kolikor je bil povezan z dejavnostmi zunaj področja javne politike.
Accordingly, the transfer of three plots of land amounted to State aid.
Pomoč je združljiva kot pomoč za naložbe na podlagi smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005.
The Commission furthermore considers that since the aid related to the free transfer of fixed capital assets, the aid must be qualified as investment aid.
Vsa jamstva za posojila so bila odobrena pred letom 2000 in zato ne pomenijo državne pomoči.
The investment aid was used to allow for the extension of runway end safety areas (RESA).
Prednost, ki sta jo vsebovali priporočilni pismi, če sta jo, je bila prenesena z družbe vh Saar na družbo FSBesitzG/FSG.
As set out in Section 5.1.5.3, this investment was done with a view to keeping the airport fully operational, thereby enhancing regional development.
Najemna pogodba iz leta 2006 je vključevala državno pomoč za družbo FSBG, ki je združljiva pomoč za tekoče poslovanje na podlagi smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014.
The Commission considers that the investment aid in the form of a transfer of land also fulfils all the other conditions for establishing compatibility pursuant to point 61 of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines, since the reasons set out in Section 5.1.5.3 equally apply.
S seznamom pristojbin iz leta 2007 in sporazumom o trženju z družbo Air Berlin letalskim prevoznikom ni bila dodeljena državna pomoč.
It is therefore concluded that the investment aid in the form of the transfer of land is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
Zagonska pomoč za družbo Cirrus Airlines se v tem sklepu ne preučuje.
The Commission notes that the Land Saarland guaranteed loans to FSBesitzG on three occasions without receiving any remuneration.
Nazadnje, Komisija ugotavlja, da je Nemčija 17. junija 2014 Komisijo obvestila, da se izjemoma strinja s sprejetjem tega sklepa v angleškem jeziku –
However, it also notes that the guarantees were all granted before the year 2000.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
As FSBesitzG could only be considered to constitute an undertaking for the purposes of Article 107(1) of the Treaty from the year 2000 onwards, the Commission finds that the guarantees did not grant an advantage to an undertaking and therefore do not amount to State aid.
Člen 1
As regards the comfort letters provided to vh Saar, the Commission recalls its previous conclusion in recital 203 that vh Saar uses the funding it received to fulfil its financing obligations toward Saarbrücken Airport.
Državna pomoč, ki jo je Nemčija izvedla za letališče Saarbrücken, je združljiva z notranjim trgom v smislu člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
The loans taken out by vh Saar following the comfort letters were also passed on to Saarbrücken Airport.
Ukrepi, ki jih je Nemčija izvedla za letalske prevoznike (seznam pristojbin iz leta 2007, sporazum o trženju z družbo Air Berlin), ne pomenijo državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
It can therefore be concluded that the advantage contained in these letters did not benefit vh Saar, but that the advantage therein, if any, was passed on to the Airport.
Člen 2
As to the advantage to the airport, the loans secured by the comfort letters were passed on to finance investments in infrastructure.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Zvezno republiko Nemčijo.
If the comfort letters involved aid, it would thus be compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty for the reasons set out in Section 5.1.5.3.
V Bruslju, 1. oktobra 2014
The Commission already determined, in recital 181, that FSBG was an undertaking for the purposes of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Za Komisijo
It therefore only needs to be assessed whether the lease contracts granted an advantage to FSBG, whether such an advantage was granted from State resources, and whether it distorted competition and affected trade between Member States.
Podpredsednik
Distinction between existing and new aid
Člena 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES sta z učinkom od 1. decembra 2009 postala člen 107 oziroma člen 108 Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
The Commission first observes that a distinction needs to be drawn between the lease contract that was concluded on 7 July 1997 and effective until 1 July 2006 (‘the 1997 contract’), and the contract that was effective as from 1 July 2006 onwards (‘the 2006 contract’).
Vsebinsko sta enaka prejšnjima členoma.
As was stressed above, the construction and operation of an airport was not considered to constitute an economic activity until the year 2000, with the consequence that any aid scheme put into place before that date would, if considered to amount to State aid, constitute existing aid after that date (see Section 5.1.2).
V tem sklepu je treba sklicevanja na člena 107 PDEU in 108 PDEU po potrebi razumeti kot sklicevanja na člen 87 oziroma člen 88 Pogodbe ES.
Hence, it is not necessary to investigate further whether the 1997 contract (which foresaw fixed annual lease payments) did in fact amount to aid, given it would in any event have to be qualified as existing aid.
S PDEU so bile uvedene tudi nekatere spremembe terminologije, pri čemer je bila na primer beseda „Skupnost“ nadomeščena z besedo „Unija“, besedna zveza „skupni trg“ pa z besedno zvezo „notranji trg“.
On the other hand, the conclusion of a new lease contract by FSBG in 2006 with changed conditions for determining the annual lease to be paid (in particular, the introduction of a new price element, namely the transfer of a certain percentage of the annual profit of FSBG) cannot be considered as merely a ‘modification of a purely formal or administrative nature which cannot affect the evaluation of the compatibility of the aid measure with the common market’.
V tem sklepu se uporablja terminologija iz PDEU.
The 2006 contract can therefore not, if amounting to State aid, be considered as existing aid, but would rather constitute new aid.
UL C 213, 19.7.2012, str. 1.
The 2006 contract was concluded between FSBesitzG and FSBG.
E–3778/08 z dne 8. julija 2008.
FSBesitzG was (indirectly) 100 % owned by the State, which was hence in a position to exercise control over the company.
Glej opombo 2.
As to the imputability, the Commission notes that according to the statute of FSBesitzG the members of the supervisory board of FSBesitzG are appointed by the government of Saarland and that the president is appointed by the Ministry responsible for aviation.
Glej opombo 5.
The conclusion of the 2006 contract needed the consent of the supervisory board, which represents the government of the Saarland.
UL C 113, 15.4.2014, str. 30.
The Commission can therefore conclude that the measure is imputable to the State.
Glej opombo 7.
Economic Advantage
Poslovna skrivnost.
It is therefore necessary to analyse whether a prudent MEO, interested in making a reasonable profit, would have concluded the 2006 contract.
Ker sta bila v navedenih letih lastnik in upravljavec ločeni družbi (FSBesitzG in FSBG), je navedeni EBITDA vsota EBITDA obeh družb.
The Commission observes that FSBesitzG consistently incurred losses at least since the year 2000 (see Table 3).
Nemčija trdi, da zaradi uporabljenega računovodskega sistema stroškov kapitala ni mogoče posebej pripisati varnosti/varovanju ali drugi infrastrukturi.
Considering that the lease contract with FSBG was virtually its only source of income (apart from the yearly loss cover received from vh Saar), it would appear that a reasonable MEO being in the place of FSBesitzG would have attempted to cover its own costs from the income generated from this lease contract.
Informacije, ki jih je Nemčija predložila 17. januarja 2011, Priloga 6, in 16. aprila 2012, str. 9.
The costs incurred by FSBesitzG were higher than the income it generated by leasing the airport to FSBG.
Informacije, ki jih je Nemčija predložila 16. aprila 2012, str. 9.
It also does not appear that FSBesitzG was, in concluding the 2006 contract, pursuing a specific long–term profitability strategy.
Odločba Komisije 2005/842/ES z dne 28. novembra 2005 o uporabi člena 86(2) Pogodbe ES za državne pomoči v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve, dodeljene nekaterim podjetjem, pooblaščenim za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena (UL L 312, 29.11.2005, str. 67).
In light of these considerations, the conclusion of the 2006 contract cannot be considered as being in line with the MEO principle and it therefore conferred an advantage to FSBG.
Sporočilo Komisije – Smernice Skupnosti o državni pomoči za reševanje in prestrukturiranje podjetij v težavah (2004) (UL C 244, 1.10.2004, str. 2).
As the 2006 contract only benefitted FSBG, it can be considered selective within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Obvestilo Komisije o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES za državno pomoč v obliki poroštev (UL C 155, 20.6.2008, str. 10).
Finally, the measure was liable to distort competition and have an effect on trade for the reasons explained in Section 5.1.1.
Informacije, ki jih je Nemčija predložila 5. maja 2012, Priloga II.
The Commission therefore considers that the 2006 contract involved State aid for FSBG.
Zadeva C–222/04, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze proti Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze SpA in drugi, točka 111.
It must be assessed as operating aid.
Smernice za letalski sektor iz leta 2005, točka 34.
As described in Section 5.1.5.4, operating aid granted before the date of application of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines may be declared compatible with the full extent of uncovered operating costs provided that the following conditions are met:
Smernice za letalski sektor iz leta 2005, točka 39(2).
contribution to a well–defined objective of common interest,
Zadeve C–35/96, Komisija proti Italiji, Recueil 1998, str.
need for State intervention,
I–3851; C–41/90, Höfner in Elser, Recueil 1991, str.
existence of incentive effect,
I–1979; C–244/94, Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Assurances proti Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche, Recueil 1995, str.
proportionality of the aid amount (aid limited to the minimum necessary),
I–4013, in C–55/96, Job Centre, Recueil 1997, str.
The operating aid under assessment, which concerned the leasing of airport infrastructure below market price, had the objective of maintaining the appropriate level of operation at Saarbrücken Airport.
I–7119.
According to point 113 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, operating aid to airports will be considered to contribute to the achievement of an objective of common interest if it increases the mobility of Union citizens and the connectivity of the regions, combats air traffic congestion at major Union hub airports or facilitates regional development.
Zadevi 118/85, Komisija proti Italiji, Recueil 1987, str. 2599, in 35/96, Komisija proti Italiji, Recueil 1998, str.
As explained in recital 254, operating aid to Saarbrücken Airport contributed to the connectivity and development of the region.
I–3851.
For the reasons set out in recital 284, the duplication argument applies rather to the State aid granted to Zweibrücken Airport.
Združeni zadevi T–443/08 in T–455/08, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG in Flughafen Leipzig Halle GmbH proti Komisiji (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sodba Leipzig–Halle), ZOdl.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the operating aid granted to FSBG contributed to the achievement of the objective of common interest of improving the connectivity and regional development of the Saarland region through the operation of transport infrastructure to meet the transport needs of the region.
2011, str.
According to point 118 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, airports with an annual passenger traffic below 700 000 passengers per annum may not be able to cover their operating costs to a substantial extent.
Zadevi C–159/91 in C–160/91, Poucet proti AGV in Pistre proti Cancave, Recueil 1993, str.
Traffic at Saarbrücken Airport was constantly below 700 000 passengers.
I–637.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the aid was necessary as it allowed an improvement in the connectivity of the region that the market would not deliver by itself.
Zadeva C–222/04, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze proti Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze SPA in drugi, ZOdl.
As pointed out above, Saarbrücken Airport received investment aid which enabled the airport to satisfy the connectivity and transport needs of the Saarland region (see recital 285).
2006, str.
Despite rather stable passenger numbers, the airport is not able to cover its operating costs.
I–289, točka 111.