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Concerning the second part of the criterion under assessment, the Commission first notes that the Belgian authorities have not argued that the IRIS-H qualify as efficient undertakings in this sense.
Za ukrep, ki ga dodeli država, se šteje, da izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljal konkurenco, kadar izboljša konkurenčni položaj prejemnika pomoči v primerjavi z drugimi podjetji, ki so njegovi konkurenti [163].
The Commission secondly observes that the information provided by both the Belgian authorities and the complainants is not sufficient to establish that the systems of compensation for the public service obligation(s) possibly entrusted to the IRIS-H comply with the criterion of the efficient operator within the meaning of the fourth Altmark condition.
Iz praktičnih razlogov se lahko izkrivljanje konkurence predvideva od trenutka, ko država zagotovi finančno prednost podjetju v liberaliziranem sektorju, v katerem obstaja ali bi lahko obstajala konkurenca.
There is no indication that the compensation awarded is based on an analysis of the costs of a typical undertaking with the characteristics required by the relevant case law of the Union courts.
Ker med javnimi bolnišnicami, zasebnimi bolnišnicami in drugimi ustanovami zdravstvenega varstva obstaja določena konkurenca, bi lahko javno financiranje, dodeljeno nekaterim zdravstvenim ustanovam (vključno z bolnišnicami IRIS) za financiranje bolnišničnih dejavnosti, ki jih izvajajo, izkrivljalo konkurenco.
There is also no sufficient evidence demonstrating that the IRIS-H can themselves be considered to constitute typical undertakings that are well-run and sufficiently equipped.
To velja tudi za dodatne socialne dejavnosti bolnišnic IRIS.
In determining the compensation awarded, no considerations of sound management or the adequacy of equipment appear to have been taken into account.
Vpliv na trgovino med državami članicami
Finally, it must be noted that a compensation mechanism covering the IRIS-H's deficit resulting from the performance of SGEI and ancillary activities, which does not take account of the efficiency with which these hospitals are run, cannot fulfil the fourth Altmark criterion.
Sodišči Unije sta razsodili, „kadar pomoč države članice okrepi položaj enega podjetja v razmerju do drugih konkurenčnih podjetij v trgovini znotraj [Unije], se šteje, da pomoč vpliva na ta zadnja podjetja“ [164].
Consequently, the Commission considers that the fourth criterion of the Altmark judgment is not complied with in this case.
Za javno podporo se lahko šteje, da bi lahko vplivala na trgovino znotraj Unije, tudi če prejemnik ne sodeluje neposredno v čezmejni trgovini.
As the conditions set out in the Altmark judgment are cumulative, failure to comply with any one of the four conditions necessarily leads to the conclusion that the deficit compensation mechanism under review in this decision grants an economic advantage in the sense of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Zaradi subvencije lahko imajo na primer subjekti v drugih državah članicah večje težave pri vstopu na trg z ohranjanjem ali povečanjem lokalne ponudbe [165] ali uveljavljanju svoje pravice do ustanovitve.
Selectivity
Komisiji v skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso ni treba opraviti ekonomske analize dejanskega stanja na upoštevnih trgih, tržnega deleža podjetij, ki so prejela pomoč, položaja konkurenčnih podjetij ali trgovinskih tokov med državami članicami [166].
To fall within the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU, a State measure must favour ‘certain undertakings or the production of certain goods’.
Kadar je pomoč dodeljena nezakonito, ji ni treba dokazati dejanskega vpliva, ki ga ima pomoč na konkurenco in trgovino.
Hence, only those measures favouring undertakings which grant an advantage in a selective way fall under the notion of aid.
Kljub temu vpliv na trgovino znotraj Unije ne more biti le hipotetičen ali domneven.
The Commission notes that the compensation mechanism set up to cover the deficits of public hospitals in Brussels (see recital 44), but not of private ones, must be regarded as being selective in nature as it excludes private hospitals and any other healthcare providers, and operators belonging to other sectors of activity.
Na podlagi predvidljivih učinkov ukrepa je treba ugotoviti, zakaj ukrep izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljal konkurenco in lahko vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami [167].
State resources
Komisija je v zvezi s tem v več zadevah [168] menila, da nekatere dejavnosti učinkujejo le lokalno in nimajo takega vpliva.
For a measure to constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, it must be granted by the State or through State resources.
Treba bi bilo preveriti zlasti, ali upravičenec dobavlja blago ali opravlja storitve na omejenem območju v državi članici in ni verjetno, da bi pritegnil stranke iz drugih držav članic, in ali je mogoče predvideti, da bo ukrep le zanemarljivo vplival na pogoje čezmejnih naložb ali ustanavljanja.
State resources include all resources of the public sector [161], including resources of intra-State entities (decentralised, federated, regional or other) [162].
Ocena
In the present case, the deficit compensations that the IRIS-H receive from their respective municipalities for the performance of SGEI and ancillary activities, stem from public resources and are imputable to the State.
Komisija ob upoštevanju navedenih načel ugotavlja, da se lahko vpliv na trgovino določi na podlagi različnih dejavnikov, zlasti na strani „stranke“ (povezanih s področjem, na katerem se dobavljajo blago in storitve, in področjem, s katerega se privabijo stranke) in strani „ponudnika“ (ki se nanašajo na vprašanje, ali ukrep ustvarja ovire za čezmejne naložbe in ustanovitev dejanskih ali potencialnih konkurenčnih ponudnikov).
Distortion of competition and effect on trade
Da bi ugotovili, ali ukrep vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami, je dovolj, da se ugotovi vpliv na trgovino v zvezi z vsaj enim en od teh dejavnikov.
Public support to undertakings only amounts to State aid in the sense of Article 107(1) TFEU if it ‘distorts or threatens to distort competition’ and only insofar as it ‘affects trade between Member States’.
Kar zadeva vpliv ukrepov na strani „stranke“, Komisija ugotavlja, da je sektor zdravstvenega varstva na splošno in zlasti bolnišničnega zdravstvenega varstva predmet trgovine znotraj EU.
Distortion of competition
Ugotavlja, da se čezmejna mobilnost pacientov povečuje.
A measure granted by a State is considered to distort or to threaten to distort competition when it is liable to improve the competitive position of the recipient compared to other undertakings with which it competes [163].
Res je, da zdravstveno varstvo ostaja v pristojnosti držav članic in da mobilnost pacientov urejajo stroge določbe, ki urejajo posredovanja nacionalnih sistemov socialne varnosti.
For all practical purposes, a distortion of competition is thus assumed as soon as a State grants a financial advantage to an undertaking in a liberalised sector where there is, or could be, competition.
Dejansko se bolnišnično zdravljenje na splošno zagotavlja blizu stalnega prebivališča pacienta v njemu znanem kulturnem okolju, ki mu omogoča, da vzpostavi zaupen odnos z zdravnikom, ki ga zdravi.
Considering that a certain amount of competition exists between public hospitals, private hospitals, and other healthcare establishments, public financing granted to certain health establishments (including the IRIS-H) to finance the hospital activities they carry out, is liable to distort competition.
Čezmejna gibanja pacientov se dogajajo zlasti v obmejnih regijah ali zaradi visoko specializiranega zdravljenja posebnih zdravstvenih stanj.
The same applies to the additional social activities of the IRIS-H.
V obravnavanem primeru Komisija meni, da zadevni ukrepi lahko vplivajo na trgovino med državami članicami.
Effect on trade between Member States
Ta zadeva se zlasti zaradi posebnosti razlikuje od tistih zadev, v katerih je bilo ugotovljeno, da javna podpora bolnišnicam ne vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami [169].
Union courts have ruled that ‘where State financial aid strengthens the position of an undertaking as compared with other undertakings competing in intra-[Union] trade, the latter must be regarded as affected by the aid’ [164].
Pri oblikovanju tega sklepa se je Komisija oprla zlasti na kombinacijo naslednjih kazalnikov:
Public support can be considered capable of having an effect on intra-Union trade even if the recipient is not directly involved in cross-border trade.
Bolnišnice IRIS vključujejo visoko specializirane bolnišnice z mednarodnim ugledom.
For instance, the subsidy may make it more difficult for operators in other Member States to enter the market by maintaining or increasing local supply [165], or to exercise their right of establishment.
Bolnišnici Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital in Institut Bordet, ki sta specializirani za pediatrijo in zdravljenje raka, ter univerzitetni bolnišnici CHU Saint-Pierre in CHU Brugmann nudijo številna visoko specializirana zdravljenja in se lahko pohvalijo z mednarodnim ugledom.
It is settled case-law that the Commission is not required to carry out an economic analysis of the actual situation on the relevant markets, the market share of the undertakings in receipt of the aid, the position of competing undertakings or of trade flows between Member States [166].
Zaradi mednarodnega ugleda so te bolnišnice lahko privlačne za mednarodne paciente, tudi iz drugih držav članic, ne glede na to, da je naloga bolnišnic IRIS zagotavljanje socialnega zdravstvenega varstva lokalni skupnosti v Bruslju (glej oddelek 7.3.4.1).
In the case of aid granted unlawfully, the Commission is not required to demonstrate the actual effect which that aid has had on competition and on trade.
Bolnišnice IRIS v Bruslju so razmeroma v bližini velikih mest v Franciji, na Nizozemskem in v Nemčiji.
Nevertheless, an effect on intra-Union trade cannot be merely hypothetical or presumed.
Mesta Aachen, Lille, Eindhoven in Rotterdam so na primer oddaljena manj kot 150 km.
It must be established why the measure distorts or threatens to distort competition and is liable to have an effect on trade between Member States, based on the foreseeable effects of the measure [167].
Poleg tega je Bruselj z velikimi evropskimi mesti, kot so Pariz, London, Amsterdam in Köln, neposredno povezan s hitrimi vlaki, čas potovanja pa je dve uri ali manj.
In that respect, the Commission has in several cases [168] considered that certain activities have a purely local impact and no such effect.
Bruselj ima tudi mednarodno letališče, ki je povezano z vsemi pomembnimi evropskimi in mednarodnimi središči.
It seems appropriate to check, in particular, whether the beneficiary supplies goods or services to a limited area within a Member State and is unlikely to attract customers from other Member States, and whether it can be foreseen that the measure will have no more than a marginal effect on the conditions of cross-border investments or establishment.
Lokacija in povezanost Bruslja pomenita, da bolnišnice IRIS zlahka dosežejo mednarodni pacienti, ki jih te bolnišnice zanimajo, zlasti tisti, ki prebivajo v bližini belgijske meje ali v katerem od mest, povezanih s hitrim vlakom.
Assessment
Regija glavnega mesta Bruselj na splošno in bolnišnice IRIS so večjezične.
Following the principles recalled above, the Commission notes that the effect on trade can be established by reference to a variety of factors, chiefly the ‘customer’ side (relating to the area to which goods and services are supplied and the area from where customers are attracted) and the ‘provider’ side (concerning the question whether a measure creates obstacles to cross-border investment and establishment of actually or potentially competing providers).
Francoščina in nizozemščina sta uradna jezika in bolnišnice IRIS morajo storitve nuditi v obeh jezikih, zaradi česar so zanimive zlasti za francoske in nizozemske državljane.
In order to find that a measure affects trade between Member States, it is enough to establish an effect on trade with respect to at least one of these factors.
Poleg tega je v regiji glavnega mesta Bruselj zelo razširjena angleščina, kar olajša dostop pacientom iz številnih različnih okolij.
As regards the measures' effect on the ‘customer’ side, the Commission observes that the sector of healthcare in general and in-patient healthcare provided by hospitals in particular is subject to intra-EU trade.
V regiji glavnega mesta Bruselj prebiva veliko število državljanov drugih držav članic.
The Commission notes that the cross-border mobility of patients is increasing.
Dejansko je imel Bruselj od 321 evropskih mest, vključenih v raziskavo Eurostata „Urban Audit“ (Predstavitev mest), drugi največji delež prebivalcev, ki niso belgijski državljani (33,8 % leta 2012), in drugi največji delež prebivalcev, ki so državljani drugih držav članic EU (20,3 % leta 2012) [170].
It is, of course, true that healthcare remains a competence of the Member States and the mobility of patients is being governed by strict provisions regulating interventions by national social security systems.
Prebivalci drugih držav članic EU lahko vedno izbirajo, kje bodo koristili zdravstvene storitve, ki jih običajno koristijo v svoji domači državi ali državi prebivališča.
Indeed, in practice, in-patient treatment is generally provided near the place of residence of the patient in a cultural environment familiar to him and which enables him to establish relationships of trust with the treating physicians.
V zvezi z dodatnimi socialnimi dejavnostmi bolnišnic IRIS Komisija ugotavlja, da, če ni mogoče izključiti, da zagotavljanje teh dejavnosti pomeni gospodarsko dejavnost, in ob upoštevanju, kako tesno so povezane z bolnišničnimi dejavnostmi bolnišnic IRIS, lahko navedena utemeljitev velja tudi v zvezi s tem.
The cross-border movement of patients occurs especially in border regions or to obtain highly specialised treatment for specific conditions.
Vendar se je Komisija ob upoštevanju premislekov iz nadaljevanja (glej oddelek 7.3) prepričala, da bi državno financiranje, od katerega ima ta dejavnost korist, tudi če bi javno financiranje dodatnih socialnih storitev vplivalo na trgovino med državami članicami, pomenilo državno pomoč, združljivo z notranjim trgom.
In the present case, the Commission considers that the measures in question are liable to affect trade between Member States.
Zaradi ekonomičnosti postopka zato ni treba dokončno ugotoviti, ali javno financiranje dodatnih socialnih dejavnosti vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
In particular, the specificities of this case distinguish it from those cases where public support of hospitals was found not to affect trade between Member States [169].
Enaki premisleki veljajo za pomožne dejavnosti bolnišnic IRIS (glej uvodne izjave 41, 116 in 117).
In reaching this conclusion, the Commission relies in particular on the combination of the following indications:
Komisija meni, da bi bilo ob ločeni presoji mogoče trditi, da javno financiranje (če obstaja) večine pomožnih dejavnosti bolnišnic IRIS (npr. vrtec za otroke zaposlenih, najem sob, majhna trgovina za paciente in obiskovalce, gostinski obrat, parkirišče in najem televizorjev za paciente) ne bi vplivalo na trgovino med državami članicami.
The IRIS-H include highly-specialised hospitals with an international reputation.
Vendar lahko povezava med pomožnimi in glavnimi dejavnostmi bolnišnice IRIS kaže, da tudi javno financiranje (če obstaja) teh pomožnih dejavnosti vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital and Institut Bordet, which specialise respectively in paediatrics and cancer treatment, as well as the university hospitals CHU Saint-Pierre and CHU Brugmann, offer a wide array of highly-specialised treatments and boast an international reputation.
Ker bi državno financiranje, od katerega imajo korist pomožne dejavnosti, v vsakem primeru pomenilo državno pomoč, združljivo z notranjim trgom (glej oddelek 7.3), se Komisiji ne zdi potrebno, da o tem dokončno odloči.
The international reputation may render these hospitals attractive for international patients, including from other Member States, regardless of the fact that the IRIS-H's mission is to provide social healthcare to the local community in Brussels (see Section 7.3.4.1).
Da bi lahko nadaljevali presojo, se v preostalem delu tega sklepa hipotetično predvideva, da bi lahko javno financiranje dodatnih socialnih dejavnosti in pomožnih dejavnosti vplivalo na trgovino med državami članicami.
The IRIS-H in Brussels are located in relative proximity to large cities in France, the Netherlands, and Germany.
Ker je bilo ugotovljeno, da bi lahko preiskovani ukrepi v obravnavani zadevi vplivali na trgovino med državami članicami z vsaj enega vidika (s strani „stranke“), po mnenju Komisije ni treba oceniti, ali bi lahko vplivali tudi na trgovino med državami članicami v zvezi s čezmejnimi naložbami in pravico do ustanavljanja (glej uvodno izjavo 138).
For example, the cities of Aachen, Lille, Eindhoven and Rotterdam are all located less than 150 km away.
Sklepne ugotovitve
In addition, Brussels is directly connected to the major European cities of Paris, London, Amsterdam and Cologne by high-speed train lines, with traveling time of two hours or less.
Komisija na podlagi navedenih premislekov meni, da so kumulativna merila državne pomoči, kar zadeva preiskovane ukrepe v tej zadevi, izpolnjeni in da ti ukrepi torej pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Finally, Brussels hosts an international airport with connections to all major European and international centres.
Združljivost z notranjim trgom
The location and connectedness of Brussels means that the IRIS-H can easily be reached by international patients attracted by these hospitals, especially those residing close to the Belgian border or in one of the towns connected by high-speed rail.
Pravna podlaga
The Brussels Capital Region in general and the IRIS-H are multilingual.
Ker nadomestilo primanjkljaja, ki se uporablja za bolnišnice IRIS, pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, je treba oceniti njegovo združljivost z notranjim trgom.
French and Dutch are the official languages and the IRIS-H are obliged to offer services in both, rendering them attractive in particular for French and Dutch citizens.
Razlogi, na podlagi katerih se ukrep državne pomoči lahko ali mora razglasiti za združljivega z notranjim trgom, so navedeni v členih 106(2), 107(2) in 107(3) PDEU.
In addition, English is widely spoken in the Brussels Capital Region, facilitating access by patients from a large variety of backgrounds.
Ker so belgijski organi dosledno trdili, da javno financiranje bolnišnic IRIS pomeni nadomestilo za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, je treba združljivost nadomestila primanjkljaja z notranjim trgom oceniti zlasti na podlagi člena 106(2) PDEU.
The Brussels Capital Region is home to a large number of citizens from other Member States.
Ta člen določa, da
In fact, of the 321 European cities included in Eurostat's ‘Urban Audit’, Brussels had the second-highest rate of non-citizen residents (33,8 % in 2012) and the second-highest rate of non-citizen resident from other EU Member States (20,3 % in 2012) [170].
odjetja, pooblaščena za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, oziroma podjetja, ki imajo značaj dohodkovnega monopola, ravnajo po pravilih iz Pogodb, zlasti po pravilih o konkurenci, kolikor uporaba takšnih pravil pravno ali dejansko ne ovira izvajanja posebnih nalog, ki so jim dodeljene.
Residents from other EU Member States regularly have a choice regarding where to obtain medical services, typically either in their home country or country of residence.
Razvoj trgovine ne sme biti prizadet v takšnem obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju z interesi Unije“.
As far as the additional social activities of the IRIS hospitals are concerned, the Commission observes that to the extent that it cannot be excluded that the provision of these activities amounts to an economic activity, and taking into account how closely they are related to the general hospital activities of the IRIS-H, the reasoning developed above may hold true in this respect as well.
Uporaba člena 106(2) PDEU v daljšem časovnem obdobju: predhodne ugotovitve
However, in light of the considerations set out below (see Section 7.3), the Commission is satisfied that even if the public financing of the additional social services affected trade between Member States, State financing benefiting this activity would constitute State aid compatible with the internal market.
Komisija je določila natančne pogoje, v skladu s katerimi uporablja člen 106(2) PDEU pri številnih instrumentih, med najnovejšimi pa sta med drugim okvir o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012 [171] in sklep o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012 [172] (v nadaljnjem besedilu skupaj: sveženj o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012), pred tem pa je Komisija izdala in uporabljala okvir o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2005 [173] in odločbo o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2005 [174].
For reasons of procedural economy, it is therefore not necessary to finally conclude on whether the public financing of the additional social activities affects trade between Member States.
Vsak ukrep pomoči, ki je v skladu z merili iz sklepa o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012, se šteje za združljivega z notranjim trgom in ga ni treba priglasiti.
The same considerations apply to the IRIS-H's ancillary activities (see recitals 41, 116 and 117).
Ukrepi pomoči, ki ne spadajo na področje uporabe sklepa o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012, ker ne izpolnjujejo vseh meril iz tega sklepa, se po priglasitvi ocenijo v skladu z okvirom o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012.
Assessed in isolation, the Commission considers that there would be room to argue that the public financing (if any) of most of the IRIS-H's ancillary activities (e.g., a nursery for the children of staff members, renting of rooms, a little shop for patients and visitors, the canteen and parking facilities, renting TVs to patients) would have no effect on trade between Member States.
„vsaka pomoč, ki je začela učinkovati pred začetkom veljavnosti tega sklepa [tj. pred 31. januarjem 2012] in ni bila združljiva z notranjim trgom niti ne izvzeta iz obveznosti priglasitve v skladu z Odločbo 2005/842/ES, vendar izpolnjuje pogoje iz tega sklepa, je združljiva z notranjim trgom ter izvzeta iz obveznosti predhodne priglasitve“.
However, the close connection between the IRIS-H's ancillary and main activities may be taken to suggest that also the public financing (if any) of these ancillary activities affects trade between Member States.
Kar zadeva okvir o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012, je v točkah 68 in 69 navedenega okvira določeno, da bo Komisija načela iz navedenega okvira uporabljala za vse priglašene projekte pomoči, ne glede na to, ali bodo priglašeni pred začetkom uporabe navedenega okvira 31. januarja 2012 ali po njem, in za vso nezakonito pomoč, v zvezi s katero bo sprejela odločitev po 31. januarju 2012 , tudi če je bila pomoč dodeljena pred tem datumom.
In any event, since State financing benefiting the ancillary activities would constitute State aid compatible with the internal market (see Section 7.3), the Commission does not consider it necessary to finally decide on this point.
Pozornost je treba nameniti tudi prehodni določbi iz člena 10(a) sklepa o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2012, v skladu s katero je vsaka shema pomoči, ki je začela učinkovati pred začetkom veljavnosti navedenega sklepa (tj. pred 31. januarjem 2012) in je bila združljiva z notranjim trgom ter izvzeta iz obveznosti priglasitve v skladu z odločbo o storitvah splošnega gospodarskega pomena iz leta 2005, še naprej združljiva z notranjim trgom ter izvzeta iz obveznosti priglasitve, in sicer za nadaljnje obdobje dveh let (tj. do vključno 30. januarja 2014).