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According to France, these subsidies cover the cost of sovereign tasks that must be carried out by airport operators and funded by the State under French law.
V zvezi s prvo kategorijo je Komisija menila, da je treba za oceno združljivosti zadevne morebitne pomoči z notranjim trgom uporabiti naslednja merila:
The tasks in question are funded from the proceeds of the airport tax and a supplementary scheme.
ukrep prispeva k doseganju cilja skupnega interesa, in sicer uvedbe novih rut z dolgoročno donosnostjo do drugih letališč v Evropski uniji,
The history and arrangements of these schemes and the types of task funded are described in recitals 100 to 108.
znesek pomoči je potreben in sorazmeren z dodatnimi stroški, nastalimi pri uvedbi novih rut, ukrep pa ima spodbujevalni učinek,
In 1998 the Council of State ruled, in the SCARA judgment, that safety and security tasks within airports were sovereign tasks for which the State was responsible and that could not therefore be funded by airport users through fees.
ukrep je bil dodeljen na podlagi preglednih in nediskriminatornih meril,
Following this judgment, Act No 98-1171 of 18 December 1998 on the organisation of certain air transport services and Article 136 of Act No 98-1266 of 30 December 1998 (1999 Finance Act) introduced the airport tax as from 1 July 1999.
ukrep predvideva sankcije, če letalski prevoznik ne izpolnjuje svojih obveznosti, ter
This is a specific tax in the sense that its proceeds can be used only to finance certain expenditure, in this case the costs of tasks that France regards as sovereign within airports.
ukrep ne vpliva na konkurenco na način, ki je v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
The aforementioned provisions also introduced a supplementary scheme to finance these tasks, described in recitals 105 to 107.
Komisija je izrazila dvome o tem, ali so ta merila izpolnjena in ali je morebitna pomoč za tekoče poslovanje združljiva z notranjim trgom.
This legislation, developed by regulations, precisely defines the tasks eligible for financing through the airport tax.
V zvezi z združljivostjo ukrepov, izvedenih po začetku veljavnosti smernic iz leta 2005, se je Komisija sklicevala zlasti na merila iz teh smernic za zagonsko državno pomoč letalskim prevoznikom.
These tasks are aircraft firefighting and rescue, wildlife hazard prevention, screening of hold baggage, screening of passengers and cabin baggage, access control to the restricted area, environmental control measures and automated border controls through biometric identification.
Komisija je izrazila dvome o tem, ali so ta merila izpolnjena.
The reference to automated border controls through biometric identification was introduced into the legislation in 2008.
V zvezi s subvencijami za opremo, ki jih je prejela zbornica, se je Komisija spraševala, ali so javni organi ravnali kot preudaren vlagatelj, ko so dodelili te subvencije.
Otherwise, the tasks eligible for financing through the airport tax have remained the same since this scheme was introduced and correspond to the tasks identified by the SCARA judgment.
Navedla je, da zato ne more izključiti, da bi lahko te subvencije pomenile državno pomoč.
Various national and European regulations clarify the obligations of airport operators in terms of carrying out these tasks.
V zvezi z združljivostjo te morebitne pomoči z notranjim trgom se je Komisija sklicevala na merila iz smernic iz leta 2005 za pomoč letališčem za naložbe.
For example, with regard to aircraft firefighting and rescue, the regulations precisely define the human and physical resources to be provided depending on the characteristics of the airport.
Komisija je izrazila dvome glede združljivosti te morebitne pomoči z notranjim trgom.
For a given airport, airport tax is payable by any airline using the airport.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
It is based on the number of passengers and weight of freight and mail loaded by the airline.
PRIPOMBE, KI SO JIH ZAINTERESIRANE TRETJE STRANI PREDLOŽILE PO ZAČETKU FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
The rate of airport tax per passenger or tonne of freight or mail is set annually, airport by airport, according to the predicted costs of carrying out the tasks financed by the scheme.
Komisija je prejela pripombe petih zainteresiranih tretjih strani:
Every year airport operators prepare an annual costs and traffic declaration.
GOSPODARSKA ZBORNICA PAU-BÉARN
This declaration presents, for the previous year, the recorded traffic levels and costs of the safety and security tasks, and also the amounts received through the airport tax and supplementary scheme to finance these tasks.
Pogodba o letaliških storitvah, sklenjena z družbo Ryanair
They also contain traffic, cost and income forecasts in relation to the safety and security tasks for the current year and the next 2 years.
Zbornica trdi, da glede na objektivne in nediskriminatorne pogoje, pod katerimi se letališke pristojbine zaračunavajo družbi Ryanair in vsem drugim letalskim prevoznikom, ki uporabljajo letališče Pau, pogodba o letaliških storitvah ne vsebuje nobenega elementa državne pomoči.
These declarations are checked by the administrative authorities, which can in particular carry out on-the-spot checks.
Zbornica trdi, da letališče Pau svoje poslovanje financira s svojimi prihodki, in meni, da letališče ne prejema nobene državne pomoči ali finančnih sredstev za uravnoteženje poslovnih računov.
The airport tax rate is then set on this basis through an interministerial order.
V zvezi z letališkimi pristojbinami, zaračunanimi družbi Ryanair, zbornica potrjuje, da te temeljijo na tarifah, ki se uporabljajo za družbo Ryanair in za vse druge letalske prevoznike.
As the airport tax rate calculations are based on predicted cost and traffic data, an ex-post adjustment mechanism has been introduced to ensure that the proceeds from the airport tax, plus the financing provided under the supplementary scheme described in recitals 105 to 107, where applicable, do not exceed the costs actually incurred in carrying out the tasks concerned.
Zbornica navaja, da obstajajo tri kategorije letaliških pristojbin:
Operators must keep multiannual accounts showing the income from the airport tax and supplementary scheme and also the costs incurred in the tasks concerned.
neregulirane pristojbine za storitve zemeljske oskrbe in
When a positive balance is reported, this is added to the cumulative accounts from previous years.
državni davki.
This may result in a positive or negative balance, which is then taken into account when setting the airport tax rate for the following year.
Zbornica potrjuje, da regulirane letališke pristojbine (ki vključujejo pristajalno pristojbino, pristojbino za parkiranje, pristojbino za razsvetljavo na vzletno-pristajalni stezi in potniško pristojbino) letalskim prevoznikom zaračunava na objektiven in nediskriminatoren način.
In addition, any positive balance is allocated to the financial costs payable by the operator.
Višino pristojbin določi skupni odbor, sestavljen iz upravljavcev, letalskih prevoznikov in nadzornega organa.
Since its creation, the financing mechanism based on airport tax has had to be complemented by a supplementary scheme.
Zbornica navaja, da družba Ryanair ni oproščena plačila pristojbin za parkiranje in razsvetljavo na vzletno-pristajalni stezi, temveč da je v pogodbi zgolj navedeno, da „družbi Ryanair običajno ne bo treba plačevati“ teh pristojbin.
Safety and security costs are not proportional to air traffic, unlike the income from airport tax.
V zvezi s pristojbino za parkiranje zbornica poudarja, da se zaračuna šele po tem, ko je letalo na letališču parkirano več kot dve uri, postanki družbe Ryanair pa so običajno omejeni na 25 minut.
In this context, it became apparent that, at low-traffic airports, the airport tax rate would have needed to be set at a high level, deemed to be barely affordable for users, in order to balance the safety and security costs.
V zvezi s pristojbino za razsvetljavo na vzletno-pristajalni stezi poudarja, da družba Ryanair lete opravlja samo podnevi, zato je manj verjetno, da bo morala plačati pristojbino za razsvetljavo.
For these airports, it was therefore stipulated that the airport tax could be set at a level below that required to cover the costs and that a supplementary financing scheme could be used to finance, as necessary, those tasks eligible for financing through airport tax.
Poleg tega zbornica v zvezi z nereguliranimi pristojbinami za zemeljsko oskrbo (na primer storitve zemeljske oskrbe ali storitve po pristanku) navaja, da so tarife za te pristojbine odvisne od poslovnih pogajanj s posameznim letalskim prevoznikom, pri čemer se upošteva njegov položaj.
A succession of supplementary schemes then followed.
Izključno aritmetične primerjave med letalskimi prevozniki v praksi niso nujno pomembne, saj je treba kljub enaki velikosti letal upoštevati veliko drugih meril, kot so letno skupno število in pogostost letov letalskega prevoznika, dnevni čas (med prometnimi konicami ali zunaj njih), v katerem se opravljajo leti, dodatne pristojbine za nočne lete, zamude, dejavnosti razledenitve in čiščenja letal itd.
Initially the French authorities used a trust fund, known as the ‘fonds d’intervention pour les aéroports et le transport aérien’ (‘FIATA’) or assistance fund for airports and air transport, which was set up at the same time as the airport tax through the same Act No 98-1266 of 30 December 1998 mentioned above.
Zbornica poudarja, da se državni davki (ki vključujejo letališki davek in pristojbino za civilno letalstvo) vsem letalskim prevoznikom zaračunavajo na povsem enak način.
This fund, financed by a share of civil aviation tax, succeeded the ‘fonds de péréquation des transports aériens’ (‘FPTA’) or air transport adjustment fund, which had initially been reserved for financing routes supporting regional development and land planning.
Višino teh davkov določi regulativni organ, zbornica pa pri tem ne sodeluje.
The FIATA financing covered the same tasks as were financed by the FPTA and was extended to the tasks covered by airport tax in order to supplement the latter for small airports.
Pogodba o storitvah trženja, sklenjena z družbo AMS
In essence, the FIATA tasks were split into two distinct ‘parts’:
Zbornica meni, da zneski, ki jih je plačala družbi AMS, niso državna pomoč.
an ‘airport’ part providing supplementary cover for safety and security tasks at small airports, and an ‘air transport’ part providing subsidies for routes supporting regional development and land planning.
Poudarja, da se je kot koncesionar za letališče Pau v skladu s smernicami iz leta 2005 odločila, da v reviji Air & Cosmos, izdani decembra 2007, objavi razpis za zbiranje predlogov, da bi našla enega ali več letalskih prevoznikov, ki bi bili pripravljeni opravljati lete z letališča Pau na nove destinacije v Evropi v zameno za finančno pomoč (predvidenih je bilo osem slotov).
Decisions to pay the FIATA subsidies providing supplementary financing for the safety and security tasks were taken following an opinion from the FIATA committee managing the ‘airport’ part.
Vendar zbornica do 31. januarja 2008, ko se je iztekel rok za predložitev predlogov, ni prejela ponudbe od nobenega letalskega prevoznika.
In 2005 the FIATA was abolished and, for 2 years, the corresponding financing was provided directly through the state budget according to the same operating principles, particularly an opinion from a management committee.
Poleg tega zbornica meni, da njene odločitve glede sklenitve pogodbe o storitvah trženja z družbo Ryanair ni mogoče pripisati državi.
From 2008 the State replaced this arrangement with an increase in airport tax, which means that this tax is set at a rate higher than what is necessary to cover the safety and security costs at certain airports.
Navaja, da javni in upravni organi niso sodelovali v nobeni fazi pogajanj z družbo Ryanair ali pri sklenitvi poslovnega partnerstva s to družbo.
The surplus thus created is redistributed among the smallest airports in order to supplement their income from airport tax.
Zbornica meni, da gospodarske zbornice letališke objekte upravljajo „v skladu s predpisi zasebnega prava“.
As indicated above, the annual declarations of airport operators, which are checked by the administrative authorities, give the predicted and recorded costs and the predicted and recorded income from both airport tax and the supplementary scheme.
Zbornica trdi, da so gospodarske zbornice „zelo posebna kategorija javnih organov, katerih namen je neodvisno zastopati interese svojega območja na področju trgovine in industrije pred javnimi organi“.
Likewise, the annual accounts kept by operators, based on which the balance of actual costs and income is calculated, which, if positive, results in a reduction in airport tax and an allocation to the financial costs payable by operators, include both the proceeds from airport tax and the financing received through the supplementary scheme.
Dodaja, da „dejstvo, da so gospodarske zbornice povezane z državo, samo po sebi ne pomeni nobene podrejenosti“.
The declaration, checking and ex-post adjustment mechanism intended to prevent the payment of public resources in excess of the costs actually incurred therefore applies to both airport tax and the supplementary scheme.
Pri upravljanju letališča in posledično pri sklenitvi partnerstva z družbo Ryanair je zbornica torej delovala povsem neodvisno od svojega nadzornega organa in brez neposrednega ali posrednega posredovanja države.
REASONS FOR THE OPENING AND EXTENSION OF THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Merilo zasebnega vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu
DECISION TO OPEN THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Zbornica navaja, da je po 3. maju 2005, ko je upravno sodišče v Pauju razveljavilo pogodbo z dne 28. januarja 2003, od družbe Ryanair prejela ponudbo za opravljanje letov na ruti Pau–London Stansted.
In the decision to open the formal investigation procedure, the Commission noted, in accordance with France’s notification, that the payment based on the 2005 marketing services agreement constituted a subsidy paid to AMS by the CCIPB.
Kar zadeva operativni vidik rute, je zbornica z družbo Ryanair sklenila pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, ki po navedbah zbornice ni ustvarila pomembne razlike v obravnavi med družbo Ryanair in drugimi letalskimi prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču Pau.
Given the public nature of the CCIPB, the Commission considered that the agreement involved the use of state resources.
Zbornica dodaja, da je za komercialni razvoj letališča sklenila pogodbo o storitvah spletnega trženja z družbo AMS, ki je v stoodstotni lasti družbe Ryanair.
In terms of the existence of an economic advantage pursuant to Article 107(1) TFEU, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the CCIPB, by signing these agreements with AMS and Ryanair, behaved as a prudent market economy operator (MEO) pursuing a global or sectoral structural policy, guided by prospects of profitability in the more or less long term.
V zvezi s to pogodbo zbornica meni, da je ravnala kot zasebni vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu, in sicer zaradi petih razlogov, ki so navedeni v uvodnih izjavah 138 do 142.
In this context, the Commission in particular took the preliminary view, based on the available information, that the 2005 marketing services agreement, notwithstanding the services effectively provided, was signed to subsidise the Pau-London Stansted route and that it conferred an economic advantage on Ryanair, through its subsidiary AMS, that it would not have received under normal market conditions.
Pogodba določa, da bo družba AMS v zameno za plačilo zbornice zagotovila resnične komercialne storitve, vključno s številnimi spletnimi povezavami na spletnem mestu ryanair.com, ki bodo uporabnike interneta usmerile neposredno na spletna mesta zbornice, letališča, infrastrukture regije (avtobusi, vlaki, taksiji), zavoda za turizem v Béarnu itd.
The Commission considered that the measure in question was likely to constitute State aid, paid to AMS by the CCIPB, that was prohibited in principle under Article 107(1) TFEU.
Poleg tega je spletno mesto ryanair.com trenutno nedvomno vodilno spletno mesto za potovalne rezervacije v Evropi in eno od spletnih mest, ki jih uporabniki interneta največkrat iščejo prek iskalnika Google.
This view was based on an analysis of the information submitted by France and the circumstances under which this agreement was signed.
Uporaba spletnega mesta ryanair.com za oglaševanje letališča Pau je prava priložnost za letališče in lokalne skupnosti, ki jim ta služi.
With regard to the 2005 airport services agreement, the Commission wondered whether an economic advantage had been conferred on Ryanair through the reduced airport charges.
Letališča in druge tretje strani (podjetja za najem vozil, hoteli, regije itd.) so pripravljeni plačati cene, ki so navedene na ceniku, objavljenem na spletnem mestu družbe AMS.
Lastly, the Commission expressed doubts about the compatibility of these measures with the internal market under the 2005 Guidelines.
Nekatera letališča, ki so v stoodstotni zasebni lasti, so se prav tako strinjala s plačilom teh zneskov.
DECISION TO EXTEND THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Zbornica poudarja dodano vrednost oglaševanja na spletnem mestu ryanair.com, pri tem pa se sklicuje na študijo družbe Planet-Work, ki je pokazala, da oglaševanje na spletnem mestu ryanair.com zagotavlja večjo prepoznavnost letališča Pau in njegove regije kot oglaševanje na spletnem mestu voyages-sncf.com v smislu števila klikov uporabnikov interneta.
As regards the agreements signed by the CCIPB with Ryanair and AMS (the airport services and marketing services agreements), the Commission considered, in the extension decision, that the two types of services agreements signed at the same time had to be assessed together, as Ryanair and AMS formed a single beneficiary of the measures concerned.
Zbornica zato ugotavlja, da so cene, ki jih je družba AMS zaračunala in zbornica plačala za opravljene storitve, „tržne cene“.
As a result, the Commission considered that, in order to determine whether these various agreements constituted State aid, the private operator in a market economy test needed to be applied on the various dates on which the agreements were signed, namely:
Po mnenju zbornice se zdi, da enkratnost plačila za opravljene storitve ni merilo za ugotovitev obstoja državne pomoči.
28 January 2003 (Pau-London Stansted route),
Poleg tega so bile v zameno za plačila po pogodbi za ruto Pau–Charleroi opravljene storitve, ki se razlikujejo od tistih, ki jih je zbornica prejela na podlagi pogodbe za ruto Pau–London.
30 June 2005 (Pau-London Stansted route) and 16 June 2009 for the amendment to this agreement,
Tako zbornica ni plačala dvakrat za isto storitev, kar kaže, da plačani zneski niso subvencije za uvedbo rute.
25 September 2007 (Pau-Charleroi route) and 16 June 2009 for the amendment to this agreement,
Zbornica trdi tudi, da bi bil znesek nedvomno nezadosten, če bi bil namenjen za zmanjšanje strukturnega primanjkljaja iz opravljanja prevozov na ruti.
March 2008 (airport services agreement dated 17 March 2008, marketing services agreement signed on 31 March 2008) (Pau-Bristol route),
Izkrivljanje konkurence
16 June 2009 (Pau-Bristol route),
Zbornica meni, da njena plačila za storitve trženja, ki jih je zagotovila družba AMS, ne vplivajo na konkurenco.
28 January 2010 (Pau-London, Pau-Charleroi and Pau-Beauvais routes).
Mesto Pau kot destinacija samo po sebi ni zanimalo nobenega letalskega prevoznika, razen družbe Air France, predloge pa sta kljub prizadevanjem letališča predložili samo družbi Ryanair za London in Transavia za Amsterdam.
The Commission concluded, on the basis of the available information, that it could not rule out the possibility that Ryanair and AMS had benefited from State aid under the agreements examined.
Zbornica poudarja, da uvedba nizkocenovnih rut ni vplivala na rute družbe Air France, katere promet na letališču Pau se je od leta 2003 povečal.
However, it considered that it did not have sufficient information to enable it to come to a final decision on the matter.
ZDRUŽENJE EVROPSKIH LETALSKIH PREVOZNIKOV
In order to assess this issue, the Commission considered that, on the basis of the available information, the conduct of the CCIPB service managing the airport, the CCIPB and other public entities in their relations with Ryanair and AMS had to be assessed jointly.
Združenje evropskih letalskih prevoznikov (v nadaljnjem besedilu: AEA) meni, da je zainteresirana stran v tej zadevi.
Likewise, the Commission expressed doubts as to whether the agreement signed with Transavia satisfied the private operator in a market economy test.
Eden od njegovih članov-letalskih prevoznikov (Air France) deluje na letališču Pau.
As regards the compatibility of this potential aid to the airlines, the Commission made a distinction between the measures pre-dating the entry into force of the 2005 Guidelines and subsequent measures.
AEA meni, da pogodbi, ki ju je zbornica sklenila z družbo Ryanair in njeno hčerinsko družbo AMS, ki je v njeni stoodstotni lasti, in sicer (1) pogodba o letaliških storitvah za ruto London Stansted–Pau in (2) pogodba o storitvah spletnega trženja, na podlagi katere družba AMS prejme enkratni znesek v višini 437 000 EUR na leto, povzročata resne pomisleke.
With regard to the first category, the Commission took the view that the criteria to be applied in order to assess the compatibility of the potential aid in question with the internal market were as follows.
AEA meni, da je dejstvo, da je družba Ryanair edini uporabnik letališča, ki uživa koristi na podlagi posebne pogodbe o letaliških storitvah, več kot vprašljiva praksa.
The measure contributes to the achievement of an objective of common interest, namely the launch of new routes, with long-term viability, to another airport in the European Union.
Poleg tega meni, da družba Ryanair ne bi smela biti oproščena plačila pristojbin za parkiranje in razsvetljavo ter da bi morala plačati enake pristojbine kot drugi letalski prevozniki, kadar so njeni postanki daljši od dveh ur.
The amount of the aid is necessary and proportional to the additional costs incurred in launching new routes, and the measure has an incentive effect.
AEA trdi, da so različna francoska sodišča na splošno priznala, da je pogodba o storitvah trženja, sklenjena z družbo AMS, ustvarila pogoje, ki so bili pretirano ugodni za družbo Ryanair.
The measure is granted in a transparent and non-discriminatory way.
Poudarja, da je izraze, kot je „neravnotežje“, uporabilo tudi upravno sodišče v Pauju v sodbi iz maja 2005, v kateri je lahko razsodilo le, da je taka vrsta pogodbe pomenila finančno pomoč družbi Ryanair.
It provides for penalties if the airline fails to comply with its obligations.
AEA ne dvomi v prakso storitev trženja kot tako, ampak dvomi, da so se v teh posebnih pogodbenih dogovorih upoštevali običajni tržni pogoji.
It does not affect competition in a manner contrary to the common interest.
Družba Ryanair trdi, da pogoji pogodbe o letaliških storitvah iz leta 2005 ustrezajo tržnim pogojem ter da pogodba družbi ne daje nobene selektivne prednosti in zato ne izkrivlja konkurence ali vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
The Commission expressed doubts as to whether these criteria were met and also whether this potential operating aid was compatible with the internal market.
Družba Ryanair poudarja, da plačuje standardne letališke pristojbine in davke, ki se uporabljajo na letališču Pau, poleg provizije od prodaje vozovnic in dodatne prtljage.
In terms of the compatibility of the measures post-dating the entry into force of the 2005 Guidelines, the Commission mainly referred to the criteria set out in these guidelines for start-up aid to airlines.
Poudarja, da so te pristojbine podobne pristojbinam na drugih primerljivih letališčih in pristojbinam, ki jih plačujejo drugi letalski prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču Pau.
The Commission expressed doubts as to whether these criteria were met.
Po njenih podatkih zbornica družbe Ryanair ne obravnava ugodneje kot druge letalske prevoznike.