natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
In order to determine whether the aid is proportionate, it must be examined whether BSCA's business plan (incorporating the aid) allowed BSCA to expect a profit not exceeding a reasonable profit.
Preglednica 31
BSCA's 2002 business plan forecast a return on equity over the period 2002-2015 of 8,3 % and a return on capital employed of 9,6 %.
Pričakovane koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno
Given that, in order to apply the market economy operator test, the Commission estimated that a rate of return on equity of 9 % could have been expected in 2002 [228], it concludes that the profit expected ex ante did not exceed a reasonable level.
Koncesijske dajatve, ki so se od družbe BSCA pričakovale ob odobritvi ukrepa iz leta 2002
Insofar as the aid was intended to allow BSCA to cover these costs and achieve a profit not exceeding a reasonable level, the 2002 and 2003 aid may be regarded as proportionate.
Koncesijske dajatve, ki jih je treba prišteti (a), da je neto diskontirana vrednost ukrepa iz leta 2002 enaka 0
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade
Koncesijske dajatve, ki jih je treba prišteti, da je neto diskontirana vrednost odločitve o naložbah iz leta 2003 enaka 0
Point 137 of the aviation guidelines underlines the importance of assessing the effects of the aid in terms of distortions of competition for aid granted before 4 April 2014.
(a+b+c) Koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno
It states that ‘In particular, when assessing the compatibility of operating aid granted before 4 April 2014, the Commission will take account of the distortions of competition’.
Komisija je zato menila, da bi morala družba BSCA plačati koncesijsko dajatev v skladu s tržno ceno samo konec leta 2009, ne da bi se ta koncesijska dajatev zvišala glede na predpostavko, da bi jo morala plačati konec leta 2007, kot je bilo predvideno na podlagi pogodbe med družbama SOWAER in BSCA iz leta 2002.
Furthermore, point 131 of the aviation guidelines states that ‘When assessing the compatibility of operating aid the Commission will take account of the distortions of competition and the effects on trade.
Pri določitvi koncesijskih dajatev v skladu s tržno ceno, ki bi jih morala plačati družba BSCA in ki jih bo morala plačevati v prihodnje, je treba upoštevati variabilne dajatve, ki jih družba BSCA dejansko dolguje (tem je treba prišteti dajatve (b) in (c), predstavljene v Preglednici 31).
According to Belgium, the catchment area of Charleroi airport is two hours by road from the airport and contains 15 million people who could be customers of low-cost airlines.
Preglednica 32
This area includes Belgium, northern France, southern Netherlands, northern Luxembourg and the far west of Germany.
Koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno z upoštevanjem zamude pri delih [243]
There are several airports close to Charleroi with catchment areas that overlap with Charleroi's: Liege (49 minutes by road and 78 km away, although it should be noted that Liège airport focuses on cargo), Lille (1 hour 12 minutes, 121 km) and particularly Brussels (46 minutes, 69 km [229]) [230].
Splošneje, po letu 2013, na primer za leto (2013+n), koncesijska dajatev v skladu s tržno ceno znaša: (a)+(9348451+2640013)*(1,02)n, ali (a)+11988464*(1,02)n, kjer je (a) variabilni del koncesijske dajatve, ki jo družba BSCA dolguje za leto (2013+n).
The catchment area of Charleroi airport substantially overlaps with the catchment area of Brussels airport.
Kot je pojasnjeno na koncu uvodne izjave 685, bo za leti 2014 in 2015 del (a) verjetno omejen navzgor.
The area of overlap notably includes the Brussels-Capital Region, which is the most densely populated area within the area of overlap, with 1.2 million inhabitants.
Komisija je pri izračunih neto sedanje vrednosti in koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno za ukrepe iz leta 2002 in 2003 predpostavljala neobstoj zgornje meje po letu 2015.
Although Charleroi airport is further away from Brussels than Brussels airport, the journey time by road from the centre of Brussels to Charleroi is only around 30 minutes longer than the journey time to Brussels airport.
Od leta 2016 bo del (a) skladne dajatve torej enak 35 % letaliških pristojbin.
Table 28
Komisija na podlagi predpostavk in metod, opisanih zgoraj, ter ob predpostavki, da bo koncesijska dajatev, ki jo plačuje družba BSCA, ostala nespremenjena, ugotavlja, da je družba BSCA zaradi pogodb iz leta 2002 in odločitve za naložbe iz leta 2003 prejela in bo do 31. decembra 2015 prejemala zneske pomoči (brez obresti), ki ustrezajo seštevku stolpcev (b) in (c) v preglednici 32.
From the centre of Brussels to …
Zneski pomoči, ki jih bo družba BSCA prejemala do 31. decembra 2015 – brez obresti – ob predpostavki, da bo koncesijska dajatev družbe BSCA ostala nespremenjena do 31. decembra 2015
Distance
Pomoč, povezana z ukrepom iz leta 2002 (brez obresti)
46 km
Pomoč, povezana z ukrepom iz leta 2003 (brez obresti)
12 km
Pomoč skupaj (brez obresti)
Car
Družba BSCA je do 1. oktobra 2014, datuma tega sklepa, zaradi pogodb iz leta 2002 in odločitve o naložbah iz leta 2003 prejela naslednje zneske pomoči [244] (brez obresti):
45 min.
Preglednica 34
16 min.
Zneski pomoči, ki jih je družba BSCA prejela do 30. septembra 2014 – brez obresti
Bus
Pomoč, povezana z ukrepom iz leta 2002 (brez obresti) in prejeta do 30. septembra 2014
18 min.
Pomoč, povezana z ukrepom iz leta 2003 (brez obresti) in prejeta do 30. septembra 2014
Train
Skupaj pomoč (brez obresti), prejeta do 30. septembra 2014
50 min. (via Charleroi Sud)
Pomoč, ki jo je treba vrniti
17 min.
Ob upoštevanju ugotovitev iz oddelka 6.3.2 v zvezi z združljivostjo pomoči v korist družbe BSCA predstavlja pomoč, ki jo je treba vrniti, samo razlika med dajatvijo v skladu s tržno ceno – izračunana po metodah, opisanih v uvodnih izjavah 680 do 683 – in dajatvijo, ki jo je družba BSCA plačala od 4. aprila 2014.
Analysis of the distortions of competition caused by the aid
Ker obdobje od 4. aprila do 1. oktobra 2014 vključuje 180 dni, pomoč, ki jo je treba vrniti (brez obresti), na dan 1. oktobra 2014 znaša (180/365) × 12228234 EUR, to je 6030362 EUR.
The distortions of competition caused by the aid may stem from the fact that:
Poleg tega bo družba BSCA, dokler se koncesijska dajatev, ki jo mora plačati, ne zviša na raven v skladu s tržno ceno, še naprej prejemala nezakonito in nezdružljivo pomoč, katere zneske bo treba vrniti.
BSCA attracts to Charleroi airlines that this airport would not have been able to attract without the aid and that would have been likely to base their resources (aircraft, crew) at other airports, particularly the closest ones such as Brussels airport,
Če se bo koncesijska dajatev, ki jo plačuje družba BSCA, zvišala na raven koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno, navedene v Preglednici 32, v letu 2014, bo znesek pomoči, ki jo je treba vrniti – brez obresti –, izračunan po naslednji formuli:
the aid may influence the behaviour of certain passengers who, given their origin and destination requirements, are able to choose between a service from or to Charleroi and a service from or to Brussels.
pri čemer je N število dni od 4. aprila 2014 do datuma, na katerega je bila koncesijska dajatev, ki jo plačuje družba BSCA, zvišana na raven koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno,
These passengers may in fact be attracted by the low fares offered by the airlines operating from Charleroi (fares which may have been higher in the absence of aid being granted to BSCA) to the detriment of airlines operating from Brussels.
znesek pomoči, ki jo je treba vrniti (brez obresti) = (N/365) × znesek pomoči za leto 2014
Examination of the substitutability of the service offers of Charleroi and Brussels airports
= (N/365) × 12228234 EUR
According to Belgium, as regards the absence or avoidance of negative effects on competition, the Commission must refer back to the time when the public financing was granted in order to assess whether this condition is met.
Če se bo koncesijska dajatev, ki jo plačuje družba BSCA, zvišala na raven koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno, navedene v Preglednici 32, v letu 2015, bo znesek pomoči, ki jo je treba vrniti – brez obresti –, izračunan po naslednji formuli:
Still according to Belgium, the development of Charleroi airport stems from the creation of a new market in a specific segment that was not being developed at all or only to a very limited extent at Brussels airport at the time when the aid was granted, i.e. the low-cost segment.
pri čemer je N' število dni od 1. januarja 2015 do datuma, na katerega bo koncesijska dajatev, ki jo plačuje družba BSCA, zvišana na raven koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno,
Moreover, two studies carried out by independent experts, Roland Berger International Management Consultant and GTM, revealed the imminent saturation of Brussels airport and the lack of any overlap in terms of customers between the two airports.
znesek pomoči, ki jo je treba vrniti (brez obresti)
As a result, according to Belgium, it could not have been considered at the time that Charleroi airport was in a position to compete with Brussels airport.
= ((število dni od 4. aprila do 31. decembra 2014)/365) × znesek pomoči za leto 2014 + (N'/365) × znesek pomoči za leto 2015
With regard to these observations by Belgium, the Commission would make the following comments:
= (272/365) × 12228234 + (N'/365) × 12472799
Even if, for the purposes of the compatibility analysis, the aid's effects in terms of distortions of competition must be examined in relation to the time when the aid was granted, the aid's effects in the short and long term should, however, be taken into account, such as they could have been predicted at the time when the aid was granted.
= 9112547 + N' × 34172 EUR
At that time, it could have been predicted that the aid would enable BSCA to offer very favourable rates for the services that it would be in a position to provide, in particular as a result of the investments made by SOWAER, with these investments having the effect of considerably increasing the capacity of Charleroi airport.
Belgijski organi morajo znesek, izračunan v skladu s formulami, navedenimi v uvodnih izjavah 692 in 693, izterjati v štirih mesecih od datuma uradnega obvestila o tem sklepu.
In this respect, it may be recalled that the 2002 business plan forecast a significant increase in traffic at Charleroi airport, from 1,2 million passengers in 2002 to nearly 3 million passengers in 2010.
Belgijski organi morajo znesku za vračilo prišteti tudi obresti za vračilo, ki se obračunavajo od datuma, ko je bila zadevna pomoč dana na voljo podjetjem, to je od vsakega dejanskega datuma dodelitve pomoči do datuma njenega dejanskega vračila [245] v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 [246].
It was therefore clear at the time when the aid was granted to BSCA that this aid would enable BSCA to grow strongly and that it could not be ruled out that this growth would partly occur to the detriment of competing airports, particularly Brussels airport.
Komisija meni, da datum, ko je bila pomoč dana na voljo, ustreza datumom plačila dajatev pod tržno ceno, kot so določene s pogodbami med družbama SOWAER in BSCA, veljavnimi ob zadevnem plačilu.
Belgium indicates that, at the time when the Roland Berger International Management Consultant and GTM studies were carried out, Brussels airport was close to saturation.
Ta sklep ne vpliva na vračilo morebitne druge državne pomoči, odobrene družbi BSCA, na katero se ta sklep ne nanaša.
However, the Commission notes that, at the time when the measures were granted, i.e. in April 2002 and April 2003, the airline Sabena had gone bankrupt and traffic at Brussels airport was already being significantly affected by this bankruptcy, falling from 19,7 million passengers in 2001 to 14,4 million passengers in 2002.
Belgija se je strinjala, da je različica odločbe v francoščini edina verodostojna in da odločba začne veljati z uradnim obvestilom v francoščini.
At the time when the measures were granted, Brussels airport was therefore not close to saturation.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
As regards the question of the substitutability of the service offers of Charleroi and Brussels airports, the Commission recognises that the two airports are not entirely substitutable:
Člen 1
Due to Charleroi's relative distance from the heart of the Brussels conurbation and its low-cost profile (given both its infrastructure and also the airlines using it and the services that it offers), Charleroi airport does not constitute an alternative to Brussels airport for certain categories of passengers (particularly time-sensitive business travellers).
Ukrepi v korist družbe Ryanair Ltd (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Ryanair), in sicer zaveza valonske vlade do družbe Ryanair z dne 6. novembra 2001, pogodba med družbama BSCA in Ryanair z dne 2. decembra 2001, pogodba Promocy z dne 12. decembra 2001, pogodba med družbama Promocy in Leading Verge z dne 31. januarja 2002, ministrski odlok z dne 11. junija 2004, dopis družbe BSCA družbi Ryanair z dne 24. junija 2004, poslovni dogovor med družbama BSCA in Ryanair z dne 9. decembra 2005, aneks z dne 6. decembra 2010 k pogodbi med družbama BSCA in Ryanair ter prodaja deležev družbe BSCA v družbi Promocy 31. marca 2010, niso državna pomoč v korist družbe Ryanair Ltd na podlagi člena 107(1) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
Charleroi airport has a ‘point-to-point’ profile limited to short-haul flights, which prevents it from being a viable alternative to Brussels airport for airlines such as Brussels Airlines, which operates long-haul flights and/or relies on a ‘hub-and-spoke’ model, whereby a ‘hub’ airport feeds a long-haul network with transit passengers carried to the hub via a short- and medium-haul network.
Ukrepi v korist družbe Brussels South Charleroi Airport (v nadaljnjem besedilu:BSCA), ki jih sestavljajo pogodba med družbama Société wallonne des aéroports (v nadaljnjem besedilu: SOWAER) in BSCA z dne 4. aprila 2006, aneks št. 5 k pogodbi med Valonijo in družbo BSCA z dne 10. marca 2006 in aneks št. 6 k pogodbi med Valonijo in družbo BSCA z dne 15. januarja 2008, niso državna pomoč v korist družbe BSCA na podlagi člena 107(1) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
Brussels airport is unlikely to constitute a credible alternative to Charleroi airport for certain categories of price-sensitive passengers.
Člen 2
Nonetheless, the offers of the two airports partly overlap.
Ukrepi, ki jih je Belgija nezakonito, s kršitvijo člena 108(3) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, izvedla v korist družbe BSCA na podlagi pogodbe o podkoncesiji z dne 15. aprila 2002 med družbama SOWAER in BSCA, aneksa št. 3 z dne 29. marca 2002 k pogodbi med Valonijo in družbo BSCA ter odločitve Valonije o naložbah z dne 3. aprila 2003 do 3. aprila 2014 pomenijo državno pomoč, ki je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
Whilst it is true that this overlap was limited at the time when the aid was granted, it still existed.
Ob predpostavki, da pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, je povečanje kapitala družbe BSCA, ki ga je 3. decembra 2002 vpisala družba SOWAER, državna pomoč, ki je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
Moreover, it could have been predicted that, due to the aid, competition would increase between the offers of the two airports.
Člen 3
Accordingly, Charleroi airport offers flights that may be of interest to some of Brussels airport's short- and medium-haul customers.
Ukrepi, ki jih je Belgija nezakonito, s kršitvijo člena 108(3) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije, izvedla v korist družbe BSCA na podlagi pogodbe o podkoncesiji z dne 15. aprila 2002 med družbama SOWAER in BSCA, aneksa št. 3 z dne 29. marca 2002 k pogodbi med Valonijo in družbo BSCA ter odločitve Valonije o naložbah z dne 3. aprila 2003 od 4. aprila 2014 pomenijo državno pomoč, ki ni združljiva z notranjim trgom, v skladu s členom 107(1) navedene pogodbe.
The following figures show the development in the number of links operated from Charleroi airport, including those where a link from Brussels airport was offered to the same destination.
Člen 4
Table 29
Belgija mora odpraviti pomoč iz člena 3, tako da koncesijsko dajatev, ki jo mora plačati družba BSCA, zviša vsaj na raven koncesijske dajatve v skladu s tržno ceno in od upravičenca zahteva vračilo pomoči, ki je bila na podlagi ukrepov iz člena 3 prejeta od 4. aprila 2014.
Links from Charleroi airport, including those where the same destination is served from Brussels airport
Zneskom za vračilo se prištejejo obresti za obdobje od datuma, ko je bila pomoč dana na voljo upravičencu, do datuma njenega dejanskega vračila.
Source: Annex 11 to the letter from Belgium sent on 7 February 2014
Obresti se izračunajo na podlagi obrestnoobrestnega računa v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe (ES) št. 794/2004.
Number of links from Charleroi airport
Belgija z dnem sprejetja tega sklepa prekliče vsa še neizvedena plačila pomoči iz člena 3.
of which links where the same destination is served from Brussels airport
Člen 5
The number of equivalent links offered by Charleroi airport and Brussels airport has therefore significantly increased (from 5 in 2002 to 63 in 2013), thus exerting considerable competitive pressure on Brussels airport.
Izterjava pomoči iz člena 3 se izvede takoj in učinkovito.
According to the Brussels airport manager (BAC), given this significant overlap between the links operated from Charleroi airport and the destinations served from Brussels airport, the aid, which enables BSCA to offer particularly attractive rates to airlines, allegedly has a considerable impact on Brussels airport.
Člen 6
The distortion of competition is apparently particularly severe in terms of short-haul flights, because the fee has a greater relative impact on the price of such flights than on the price of long-haul flights.
Belgija v dveh mesecih od datuma uradnega obvestila o tem sklepu Komisiji predloži naslednje informacije:
Table 30 shows the development in the number of passengers taking short-haul flights from and to Charleroi and Brussels airports (Charleroi and Brussels airports are not in competition for long-haul flights as these are not offered at Charleroi).
datume, na katere je družba BSCA plačala koncesijske dajatve za leto 2014, in izračun obresti za vračilo;
Table 30
podroben opis že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepov za uskladitev s tem sklepom;
Development in the number of passengers (in millions) taking short-haul flights from and to Brussels (BRU) and Charleroi (CRL) airports
dokumente, ki dokazujejo, da se je od upravičenca zahtevalo vračilo pomoči.
Source: BAC comments — 8 May 2014
Belgija Komisijo obvešča o napredku nacionalnih ukrepov, sprejetih za izvajanje tega sklepa, dokler ni pomoč iz člena 3 v celoti vrnjena.
BRU + CRL
Na zahtevo Komisije takoj predloži vse informacije o že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepih za uskladitev s tem sklepom.
Market for short-haul flights from and to BRU (number of passengers - million)
Prav tako predloži podrobne informacije o zneskih pomoči in obrestih, ki jih je upravičenec že vrnil.
Annual change (%)
Člen 7
Market for short-haul flights from and to CRL (number of passengers - million)
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Kraljevino Belgijo.
Market for short-haul flights from and to BRU and CRL (number of passengers - million)
V Bruslju, 1. oktobra 2014
The table in recital 634 shows that, whereas in 2004 traffic in the short-haul segment at Charleroi was only 17 % of the same traffic at Brussels, in 2013 the figure was nearly 55 %.
Za Komisijo
Growth at Charleroi airport was particularly strong in the years 2008 to 2010, whereas the short-haul traffic at Brussels airport fell over the same period.
Podpredsednik
This considerable development of Charleroi airport in the years 2008 to 2010 is partly explained by the opening of the new terminal in 2008, financed by SOWAER, for which this decision has determined that BSCA did not pay market price.
Člena 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES sta od 1. decembra 2009 člena 107 in 108 Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije (v nadaljnjem besedilu: PDEU).
According to BAC, this situation has resulted in the loss of 2,5 million passengers, which represents an annual loss of revenue of EUR 50 million.
Določbe novih členov so vsebinsko enake določbam prejšnjih členov.
BAC estimates that, out of the 4 million additional passengers at Charleroi airport in 2011 compared to 2005, it is likely that only 1,5 million are new customers, with the remaining 2,5 million being passengers who in other circumstances would have come to or remained at Brussels airport.
V tem sklepu je treba sklicevanje na člena 107 in 108 PDEU razumeti kot sklicevanje na člena 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES, kjer je to primerno.
The Commission finds that:
S PDEU so bile uvedene tudi nekatere terminološke spremembe, izraz „Skupnost“ je nadomeščen z izrazom „Unija“, izraz „skupni trg“ z izrazom „notranji trg“, izraz „Sodišče prve stopnje“ pa z izrazom „Splošno sodišče“.
Charleroi and Brussels airports are in competition for certain point-to-point short- and medium-haul flights and for certain users,
V tem sklepu se uporablja terminologija PDEU.
Brussels airport is not congested,
UL C 248, 17.8.2012, str. 1.
the aid has enabled BSCA to offer particularly attractive rates to airlines for its airport services.
SG (2002) D/233141
The Commission takes the view that, without this aid, BSCA would definitely not have been in a position to get Ryanair to base a large number of flights at Charleroi airport.
UL C 18, 25.1.2003, str. 3.
The development of Charleroi airport has been boosted by the Region's decision to invest significantly in the airport and thus increase its capacity: the airport has therefore gone from a theoretical capacity of 1 million passengers before the investments made through the 2002 and 2003 measures to a theoretical capacity of 3 million passengers after the investments (we note that the actual capacity is in fact higher, as proven by the traffic figures for Charleroi airport, given that it is generally possible to exceed the nominal capacity of a terminal by reducing the level of passenger comfort and/or making certain changes that do not require massive investment).
Commission Decision 2004/393/EC of 12 February 2004 concerning advantages granted by the Walloon Region and Brussels South Charleroi Airport to the airline Ryanair in connection with its establishment at Charleroi (UL L 137, 30.4.2004, str. 1).
The Commission therefore concludes that the aid has considerably distorted competition to the detriment of those airports competing with Charleroi airport, primarily Brussels airport.
Sodba z dne 17. decembra 2008 v zadevi Ryanair proti Komisiji, T-196/04, ZOdl.
With regard to the 2002 capital increase, if this does constitute aid, it has contributed to these distortions insofar as it has enabled BSCA to avoid financial difficulties and proceed with the development of Charleroi airport.
2008, str. II-03646, EU:T:2008:585.
However, this contribution to the distortions of competition is modest, insofar as this involves a one-off intervention of a limited amount compared to the aid amounts resulting from the other measures covered by this examination.
Glej opombo 2.
Moreover, it occurred at the start of the airport development phase, when the airport's traffic was still relatively modest compared to that of Brussels airport.
UL C 99, 4.4.2014, str. 3.
The Commission notes that traffic at Charleroi airport has increased more than fivefold since the aid was granted [231] (this growth is much higher than the average growth of airports), whereas traffic at Brussels airport in the point-to-point short- and medium-haul segment has stagnated since 2004.
Dopis Belgije z dne 24. februarja 2014.
This confirms a posteriori that part of the growth at Charleroi airport has occurred to the detriment of growth at Brussels airport.
Člen 3.2 pogodbe med Valonijo in družbo BSCA.