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It therefore remains to determine whether the various measures in question were likely to enable the CCI-Airport or VTAN to avoid having to bear costs that would normally have had to be met out of their own financial resources or whether these corresponded to normal market conditions.
K temu je treba dodati, da je imelo letališče Montpellier v celotnem obdobju veliko večji promet od letališča Nîmes.
Analysis of the existence of an economic advantage — Measures likely to enable the CCI-Airport and VTAN to avoid costs that they would normally have had to bear
Promet na tem letališču se je namreč gibal med 1,2 milijona in 1,6 milijona potnikov na leto.
The ‘exceptional subsidies’ totalling EUR 1,35 million received in 2005 from the CAAC, the CANM and the CGG were non-repayable subsidies granted without any prospect of a return on their investment for the authorities concerned.
Pomoč, ki jo je prejelo približno šestkrat manjše letališče Nîmes, je lahko imela kvečjemu omejen vpliv na letališče Montpellier.
The same was true of the subsidy of EUR 200000 granted to the CCI-Airport by the CCI’s general arm in 2006.
Nazadnje, čas vožnje med navedenima letališčema, ki traja manj od ene ure, vendar skoraj 50 minut, je prav tako dejavnik, ki lahko ublaži vpliv zadevnih pomoči na letališče Montpellier.
This non-repayable subsidy was in fact granted in order to finance the operating deficit that the CCI-Airport was facing in the final year of the period during which it operated the airport, and there was consequently no prospect of profitability for the CCI’s general arm.
Zadevne pomoči za tekoče poslovanje so tako imele omejen vpliv na letališča v bližini letališča Nîmes.
With regard to the repayable advances, it should firstly be noted that these were equivalent to interest-free loans granted by the CCI’s general arm to the CCI-Airport.
Komisija ob upoštevanju vseh teh pozitivnih in negativnih učinkov obravnavanih pomoči na splošno meni, da navedene pomoči niso tako vplivale na trgovino, da bi to bilo v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
According to France, ‘The fact that the advances were made available without applying an interest rate is not moreover sufficient for the Commission to conclude that they constituted State aid.
Komisija glede na zgoraj predstavljena dejstva v zvezi z vplivom zadevnih pomoči na konkurenco in trgovino ter ob upoštevanju pomembnega prispevka teh pomoči h gospodarskemu razvoju območja, na katerem je letališče Nîmes, zlasti zaradi njihovega ugodnega vpliva na lokalni turizem in središče dejavnosti na letališču, meni, da zadevne pomoči niso tako vplivale na konkurenco in trgovino, da bi to bilo v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
In accordance with General Court case-law, it must be accepted that lenders, due to their prior capacity as shareholders, can agree to grant interest-free loans or guarantees not remunerated by premiums.
Sklepna ugotovitev glede združljivosti pomoči za letališko službo zbornice in družbo VTAN
Likewise, it should be accepted that it was normal for the CCI, as the airport concession-holder, to make sufficient resources available to its airport arm so that the latter could ensure the continued operation of Nîmes airport’ (footnotes omitted).
Glede na navedeno enkratne subvencije za tekoče poslovanje, vračljiva predplačila, pavšalni prispevek, kot je bil določen s SPOJS v prvotni različici ter povečan z aneksoma št. 1 in št. 3, ter poseben javni prispevek pomenijo pomoči, združljive z notranjim trgom v smislu člena 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Such an argument might be relevant only if, by granting these advances to allow the continued operation of Nîmes airport, the CCI expected the airport to become profitable in the more or less long term, allowing the CCI not only to see these advances repaid, but also to receive a ‘return on its investment’ remunerating the capital committed, through any profits made by the airport.
VRAČILO
The Commission therefore questioned France on the profits that the CCI might have expected from granting these repayable advances.
Komisija je ugotovila, da je družba Ryanair/AMS prejemala nezakonite pomoči, nezdružljive z notranjim trgom.
In its reply, France did not mention any prospect of a ‘return’ on the repayable advances, aside from the assurance of this repayment by the state at the end of the concession.
Komisija ne zahteva vračila pomoči, če je to v nasprotju s splošnim načelom prava Skupnosti.“
Quite clearly, at the time when it granted the various repayable advances, the CCI could not have expected the airport’s operation to become profitable, allowing the CCI-Airport to repay the advances granted while leaving a profit margin that could remunerate the capital committed by the CCI’s general arm.
Glede na ustaljeno sodno prakso Sodišča je obveznost države v zvezi z nezakonitimi pomočmi, za katere Komisija meni, da niso združljive z notranjim trgom, namenjena ponovni vzpostavitvi prejšnjega stanja.
In fact, the repayable advances were granted from 2002.
V zvezi s tem Sodišče meni, da je ta namen dosežen, ko upravičenci vrnejo zneske, dodeljene v okviru nezakonite pomoči, in s tem izgubijo prednost, ki so jo imeli v primerjavi s konkurenti.
At that stage, Air France had already withdrawn from Nîmes airport and the town was already being served by the TGV.
Tako se vzpostavi stanje pred plačilom pomoči.
Furthermore, as shown by Table 2, the airport’s losses since 1999 steadily became worse from that date, increasing from EUR 269000 to EUR 796000.
V obravnavanem primeru se zdi, da nobeno splošno načelo prava Unije ne preprečuje vračila nezakonitih pomoči, ugotovljenih v tem sklepu.
Its losses continued to worsen after that date, reaching EUR 2,4 million in 2003 (the year when Air Littoral terminated its services to Paris), before falling to EUR 643000 in 2005.
Francija in zainteresirane tretje strani niso predložile nobenih trditev v zvezi s tem.
Lastly, as shown by the analysis of the agreements between the CCI-Airport and Ryanair/AMS, in 2002 the CCI-Airport had already started to sign agreements with Ryanair that would erode the airport’s profitability, which it did until 2005 inclusive.
Francija mora zato sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe, da družba Ryanair/AMS vrne nezakonite pomoči, ki so ji bile nezakonito dodeljene na podlagi zadevnih pogodb.
Finally, in the absence of the exceptional subsidies, the CCI-Airport’s results would have been even worse, thus ruling out any prospect of a return on the capital invested.
Zneske pomoči, ki izhajajo iz pogodb, sklenjenih z zbornico, je treba vrniti zbornici.
In the light of all these factors, the CCI could not have considered that there was any likelihood of it receiving any return, in the more or less short term, on the capital that it had committed through the advances granted to the CCI-Airport.
Zneske pomoči, ki izhajajo iz pogodb, sklenjenih z družbo VTAN, je treba vrniti sindikatu, saj – kot je bilo predhodno dokazano – državna sredstva, uporabljena za financiranje prednosti, izhajajočih iz zadevnih pogodb, izvirajo od sindikata, in sicer prek subvencij za tekoče poslovanje, plačanih družbi VTAN.
The CCI could even have legitimately harboured serious doubts that the CCI-Airport would one day be able to repay the CCI.
Zneski pomoči, ki jih je treba vrniti za vsako pogodbo, se izračunajo, kot sledi.
Very significant repayable advances therefore had to be granted every year from 2002 to 2006, totalling around EUR 7 million, which was in addition to EUR 2,7 million of repayable advances granted up to the end of 2001.
Za vsako obravnavano transakcijo (ki vključuje pogodbo o letaliških storitvah in pogodbo o tržnih storitvah, če je primerno) je treba šteti, da so bili zaradi nje izplačani zneski pomoči za vsako leto v obdobju izvajanja pogodb, ki so bile del transakcije, ali za vsako obdobje, za katero so bili izračunani ocenjeni dodatni tokovi.
In this respect, France has stated that no precise deadline was set for repayment of the advances by the CCI-Airport and that these advances were determined each year in order to balance the CCI-Airport’s budget.
Vsak od teh zneskov se izračuna na podlagi negativnega dela predvidljivega dodatnega toka (prihodki minus stroški) ob sklenitvi transakcije, kot je prikazan v razpredelnicah od 7 do 16.
Furthermore, although it was stipulated that the state would repay the balance of the repayable advances at the end of the concession, it was not planned for it to pay any interest rate correctly remunerating the credit granted by the CCI to its airport arm.
Ti zneski so namreč enaki vsotam, ki bi jih bilo treba vsako leto odbiti od zneska za tržne storitve (ali prišteti letališkim pristojbinam in pristojbinam za zemeljsko oskrbo, ki jih plačajo letalski prevozniki), da se zagotovi pozitivna neto diskontirana vrednost pogodbe, to je, da je ta vrednost v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Given all the above, it seems that the CCI did not act towards its airport arm as an MEO motivated by the prospect of profits would have done.
Da bi se upoštevala dejanska prednost, ki jo je na podlagi pogodb prejela družba Ryanair/AMS, se lahko zneski, navedeni v zgornji uvodni izjavi, prilagodijo na podlagi dokazov, ki jih je predložila Francija, glede na (i) razliko med naknadno določenimi dejanskimi plačili pristajalne pristojbine, potniške pristojbine in pristojbine za storitve zemeljske oskrbe, ki jih je plačala družba Ryanair na podlagi pogodbe o letaliških storitvah, na eni strani ter (vnaprej) ocenjenimi tokovi, ki ustrezajo tem prihodkovnim postavkam, kot so navedene v razpredelnicah od 7 do 16, na drugi strani, ter (ii) razliko med naknadno določenimi dejanskimi plačili za trženje, ki jih je družba Ryanair ali AMS prejela na podlagi pogodbe o tržnih storitvah, na eni strani in ustreznimi (vnaprej) napovedanimi stroški trženja, kot so navedeni v razpredelnicah od 7 do 16, na drugi strani.
In conclusion, the exceptional subsidies and repayable advances each conferred an economic advantage on the CCI-Airport.
Komisija poleg tega meni, da je dejanska prednost, ki jo je prejela družba Ryanair/AMS, omejena na obdobje izvajanja zadevne pogodbe.
In addition, as these advantages each benefited a single undertaking, they were selective.
Družba Ryanair/AMS po izteku posamezne pogodbe namreč ni prejela nobenih plačil na podlagi teh pogodb ter ni uporabila dostopa do letališke infrastrukture in storitev zemeljske oskrbe na podlagi teh pogodb.
Under the CDSP, the SMAN undertook to pay a flat-rate contribution to VTAN throughout the term of the public service delegation, amounting to EUR [1,2-1,5] million in the ‘reference scenario’ and EUR [1,0-1,3] million in the ‘downturn scenario’.
Zato se zneski pomoči, ki so bili izračunani, kot je navedeno zgoraj, in so povezani z določeno pogodbo, zmanjšajo na nič za obdobja po izteku pogodbe (zlasti zaradi predčasne prekinitve pogodbe na podlagi medsebojnega dogovora med pogodbenicama).
VTAN undertook to pay an annual fee of one euro for the occupation of the land, structures and infrastructure.
Znesek pomoči, ki ga mora družba Ryanair/AMS vrniti za nekatere pogodbe, ki so bile predčasno prekinjene, je treba zato zmanjšati na nič za obdobje od datuma dejanskega izteka pogodbe do datuma izteka, ki je bil določen ob sklenitvi pogodbe.
As this agreement represented a significant net cost for the SMAN, which could not have expected any tangible financial return on the amounts committed under this agreement, it did not correspond to normal market conditions and conferred an economic advantage on VTAN.
V razpredelnici 17 spodaj so navedene bistvene informacije v zvezi z zneski, na podlagi katerih se izračunajo zneski, ki jih je treba vrniti.
Amendment No 1 to the CDSP increased the flat-rate contribution by EUR [20000-50000], without any prospect of a return for the SMAN.
Ti zneski so sestavljeni iz negativnih delov dodatnih tokov (prihodki minus stroški), določenih z uporabo načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu in zmanjšanih za zneske, povezane s pogodbami z družbo Ryanair/AMS, za leta po predčasni prekinitvi teh pogodb.
This was intended to compensate for the loss of revenue that VTAN could have expected on becoming the airport operator, but which it was forced to relinquish subsequently.
Razpredelnica 17
Like the CDSP itself, Amendment No 1 represented a net cost for the SMAN without any prospect of a return, and did not correspond to normal market conditions.
Informacije o zneskih, ki jih je treba vrniti [223]Okvirni zneski (EUR)
It therefore conferred an economic advantage on VTAN.
Obdobje prejemanja zneska pomoči
The same reasoning applies to Amendment No 3, which again increased the amount of the flat-rate contribution without any prospect of a return for the SMAN, and therefore conferred an economic advantage on VTAN.
2004 (poletna sezona)
However, the situation is different for Amendment No 2.
2007 (januar–oktober)
This stipulated that VTAN would renew the terminal’s air-conditioning system and that the SMAN would compensate VTAN for the undepreciated value of the equipment at the end of the delegation.
2007–2008 (zimska sezona)
However, prior to the signature of Amendment No 2, Article 25.2 of the CDSP stipulated that all the necessary investments were the responsibility of the SMAN, except for a limited list of investments that were VTAN’s responsibility under Article 25.1 of the CDSP.
2008 (poletna sezona)
As a result, without Amendment No 2, it would have been the SMAN, and not VTAN, that would have had to finance the renewal of the air-conditioning system, which had become unusable.
2008–2009 (zimska sezona)
Amendment No 2 did not therefore reduce the costs that would normally have had to be met out of VTAN’s financial resources.
2009 (poletna sezona)
On the contrary, it represented a financially advantageous solution for the SMAN, which would have had to cover the investment in question, but which, thanks to Amendment No 2, did not have to commit the necessary sums and only had to finance the undepreciated value of the equipment at the end of the delegation.
2009–2010 (zimska sezona)
Amendment No 2 did not therefore confer any economic advantage on VTAN and is not therefore State aid.
2010 (poletna sezona)
It was stipulated that the equipment subsidies would be readjusted at the end of the delegation in order to bring the payments into line with the expenditure actually incurred by VTAN.
2011 (poletna sezona)
Without Amendment No 4, the corresponding investment costs, which became necessary due to the closure of the airbase, would have had to be met by the SMAN.
2011 (zimska sezona do 31. decembra)
The equipment subsidies did not therefore reduce the costs that would normally have had to be met out of VTAN’s financial resources.
Obdobje zbornice:
On the other hand, from the SMAN’s point of view, it was economically rational to ask VTAN, as the airport operator, to make the necessary investments identified by working groups composed of various stakeholders, by granting it financial compensation limited to the costs incurred, through the readjustment mechanism at the end of the delegation.
Izmenjave dopisov od konca leta 2001 do začetka leta 2002
In operational terms, it was in fact efficient for the airport operator to make these investments.
Izmenjave dopisov iz leta 2004
The equipment subsidies did not therefore confer any economic advantage on VTAN and are not State aid.
Obdobje družbe VTAN
As regards the specific public contribution, also established by Amendment No 4, this was a subsidy granted by the SMAN without any prospect of a return, just like the flat-rate contribution established by the initial version of the CDSP.
Pogodbi z dne 2. januarja 2007
It did not correspond to normal market conditions.
Aneks z dne 1. avgusta 2007
In conclusion, the flat-rate contribution, as established by the initial version of the CDSP and increased by Amendments Nos 1 and 3, conferred an economic advantage on VTAN.
Pogodbi z dne 1. novembra 2007
In addition, as these advantages benefited a single undertaking, they were selective.
Pogodbi z dne 27. avgusta 2008
On the other hand, neither Amendment No 2 nor the equipment subsidies conferred any economic advantage on VTAN.
Aneks z dne 18. avgusta 2010
These measures do not therefore constitute State aid.
Aneks z dne 30. novembra 2010
Nîmes airport is in particular in competition with other airport platforms, and especially those serving all or part of the same catchment area, such as Montpellier and Avignon airports.
Vsota
Aid granted to the operator of Nîmes airport (the CCI-Airport or VTAN) therefore risks distorting competition.
Kot je pojasnjeno v oddelku 7.1.1.2.3, Komisija meni, da se družbi Ryanair in AMS štejeta kot en gospodarski subjekt ter da je treba pogodbe o tržnih storitvah in pogodbe o letaliških storitvah, ki so bile podpisane na isti dan, šteti kot eno transakcijo med tem subjektom ter glede na primer zbornico ali družbo VTAN.
In this respect, the Commission notes that Montpellier airport is only 63 km from Nîmes airport.
Francoski organi morajo navedene zneske izterjati v štirih mesecih od datuma uradnega obvestila o tem sklepu.
As the airport service market and air transport market are open to competition within the EU, aid also risks affecting trade between Member States.
Francoski organi morajo v zvezi s tem znesku pomoči prišteti tudi obresti za vračilo, ki se obračunavajo od datuma, ko je bila zadevna pomoč dana na voljo podjetju, to je od vsakega dejanskega datuma plačila pomoči, do datuma njihovega dejanskega vračila v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004.
More generally it should be noted that EU airport operators are in competition with each other to attract airlines.
Ker so v obravnavanem primeru tokovi, ki sestavljajo te pomoči, zapleteni in se pojavljajo na več datumov med letom, pri nekaterih kategorijah prihodkov celo neprekinjeno, Komisija meni, da je za namene izračuna obresti za vračilo sprejemljivo, da se za čas plačila zadevnih pomoči šteje zadnji dan obdobja, za katero je bil izračunan navedeni znesek (na primer 31. december, če je zadevno obdobje koledarsko leto, ali 31. oktober, če zadevno obdobje traja od 1.januarja do 31. oktobra zadevnega leta).
Airlines decide on which routes to operate and their corresponding frequencies based on a range of criteria.
Komisija je pri tem z izbiro zadnjega dneva obravnavanega obdobja sprejela pristop, ki je najugodnejši za upravičence.
These criteria not only include the potential customers that they can expect on these routes, but also the characteristics of the airports situated at either end of these routes.
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso lahko država članica, ki naleti na nepredvidljive ali nepredvidene težave ali opazi posledice, ki jih je Komisija spregledala, te težave predloži v obravnavo Komisiji skupaj s predlogi za ustrezne spremembe.
Airlines particularly look at criteria such as type of airport services provided, population or economic activity around the airport, congestion, whether there is access by land, or even the level of charges and overall commercial conditions for use of airport infrastructure and services.
V takem primeru morata Komisija in zadevna država članica v dobri veri sodelovati za odpravo težav, pri tem pa v celoti upoštevati določbe PDEU.
The charge level is a key factor, since public funding granted to an airport could be used to maintain airport charges at an artificially low level in order to attract airlines and may thus significantly distort competition.
Komisija zato od Francije zahteva, naj ji predloži v obravnavo vsako težavo, na katero bi naletela pri izvajanju tega sklepa –
Consequently, airlines allocate their resources, particularly aircraft and crew, to the various routes by looking at the services offered by airport operators and the prices charged for those services, among other criteria.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
It is clear from the above that the various measures granted to the CCI-Airport and VTAN and covered by this assessment were likely, in so far as they conferred an economic advantage on one of these two undertakings, to have reinforced the respective positions of these two undertakings compared with other European airport operators.
Člen 1
Consequently, these measures may have distorted competition and affected trade between Member States.
Francija je družbi Ryanair nezakonito dodelila naslednje ukrepe, ki vključujejo državne pomoči in so nezdružljivi z notranjim trgom, v nasprotju s členom 108(3) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije:
Conclusion on the existence of State aid
transakcijo, s katero se je spremenil sporazum, ki sta ga 11. aprila 2000 sklenili gospodarska zbornica Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan in družba Ryanair, in ki je bila izvedena na podlagi izmenjav dopisov med gospodarsko zbornico Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan in družbo Ryanair z dne 28. novembra 2001, 11., 18., 21. in 24. decembra 2001 ter 2., 5. in 15. februarja 2002;
The sovereign task subsidies do not constitute State aid.
transakcijo, s katero se je spremenil sporazum, ki sta ga 11. aprila 2000 sklenili gospodarska zbornica Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan in družba Ryanair, in ki je bila izvedena na podlagi izmenjav dopisov med gospodarsko zbornico Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan in družbo Ryanair z dne 10. in 16. marca 2004.
The exceptional operating subsidies and repayable advances received by the CCI-Airport constitute State aid to the latter.
Francija je družbama Ryanair in Airport Marketing Services nezakonito dodelila naslednje ukrepe, ki vključujejo državne pomoči in so nezdružljivi z notranjim trgom, v nasprotju s členom 108(3) Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije:
The flat-rate contribution, as established by the initial version of the CDSP and increased by Amendments Nos 1 and 3, constitutes State aid to VTAN, as does the specific public contribution.
pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, ki sta jo 10. oktobra 2005 sklenili gospodarska zbornica Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan in družba Ryanair, ter pogodbo o tržnih storitvah, ki sta jo na isti dan sklenili gospodarska zbornica Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan in družba Airport Marketing Services;
Amendment No 2 and the equipment subsidies are not State aid.
pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, ki sta jo 2. januarja 2007 sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Ryanair, in pogodbo o tržnih storitvah, ki sta jo na isti dan sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Airport Marketing Services;
UNLAWFULNESS OF THE AID
aneks z dne 1. avgusta 2007 k pogodbi o tržnih storitvah, ki sta jo 2. januarja 2007 sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Airport Marketing Services;
The exceptional operating subsidies, repayable advances, flat-rate contribution and their various amendments, as also the specific public contribution, were implemented without being notified.
pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, ki sta jo 1. novembra 2007 sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Ryanair, ter pogodbo o tržnih storitvah, ki sta jo na isti dan sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Airport Marketing Services;
The Commission Decision of 28 November 2005 on the application of Article 106(2) TFEU to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest (‘the 2005 SGEI Decision’) lays down the conditions under which certain aid granted as public service compensation may be exempt from the requirement of notification laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU.
pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, ki sta jo 27. avgusta 2008 sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Ryanair, ter pogodbo o tržnih storitvah, ki sta jo na isti dan sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Airport Marketing Services;
According to France, the measures granted to the CCI-Airport or VTAN after 19 December 2005 meet these conditions.
aneks z dne 25. avgusta 2009 k pogodbi o letaliških storitvah, ki sta jo 27. avgusta 2008 sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Ryanair, ter aneks z dne 25. avgusta 2009 k pogodbi o tržnih storitvah, ki sta jo 27. avgusta 2008 sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Airport Marketing Services;
The Commission considers that this is not the case.
aneks z dne 18. avgusta 2010 k pogodbi o tržnih storitvah, ki sta jo 27. avgusta 2008 sklenili družbi Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes in Airport Marketing Services;