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When deciding on whether or not to enter into an airport services agreement and/or a marketing services agreement, a MEO will choose a time frame for its assessment based on the term of the agreements in question or the term set in each individual agreement.
Zato je od Nemčije zahtevala, da zagotovi podrobne informacije o razmerju med pomočjo in upravičenimi stroški.
In other words, it will assess the incremental costs and revenues for the term of application of the agreements.
Teh informacij niso zagotovile niti Nemčija niti tretje osebe, ki so predložile pripombe o sklepu o začetku postopka.
There does not seem to be any justification for choosing a longer period.
Komisija glede na navedeno in ob upoštevanju, da pogodbe z zadevnimi letalskimi prevozniki ne vsebujejo povezave s stroški letalskih prevoznikov, še manj pa z upravičenimi stroški, ugotavlja, da pogoj o združljivosti iz točke 79(d) smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 ni izpolnjen.
On the date of signature of the agreements, a prudent MEO will not count on the agreements being renewed once they have expired, whether under the same or new terms.
Pomoč letalskim prevoznikom se ne šteje za združljivo zagonsko pomoč, ker vsaj eden od pogojev o združljivosti ni izpolnjen.
Moreover, a generally prudent operator would be aware that low-cost airlines such as Ryanair have always been and are known for being very responsive to market developments, both when starting up or shutting down routes and when increasing or decreasing the number of flights.
Državna pomoč, dodeljena letalskim prevoznikom Germanwings, TUIFly in Ryanair, torej pomeni nezakonito in nezdružljivo pomoč, ki jo je treba vrniti.
Assessment
VRAČILO
Germany asserts that FGAZ/FZG did not prepare ex ante business plans before concluding individual airport services agreements with the various airlines.
Komisija je v skladu s Pogodbo in ustaljeno sodno prakso Sodišča pristojna za odločanje, ali mora zadevna država članica ukiniti ali spremeniti pomoč [113], za katero je ugotovila, da ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
It explained that since the majority of the costs of the airport could be considered to be fixed and that an expansion of the commercial activities would not lead to significant additional costs, no such ex ante business plans were necessary.
Prav tako je Sodišče vztrajalo, da je namen obveznosti države, da ukine pomoč, za katero Komisija meni, da ni združljiva z notranjim trgom, ponovna vzpostavitev prejšnjih razmer [114].
Nevertheless, upon request by the Commission, Germany prepared an overview of the incremental costs and revenues that could have been expected at the time the relevant agreements were concluded.
V zvezi s tem je Sodišče navedlo, da je ta cilj dosežen, ko prejemnik odplača znesek, ki mu je bil dodeljen v okviru nezakonite pomoči, s čimer izgubi prednost, ki jo je imel glede na konkurente na trgu, ter se ponovno vzpostavijo razmere pred izplačilom pomoči [115].
Germany prepared that data for each of the agreements concluded with airlines during the period under investigation, that is to say 2000-2009, as summarised in Table 8.
V skladu z navedeno sodno prakso je v členu 14 Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 659/1999 [116] določeno, da „če se v primerih nezakonite pomoči sprejmejo negativne odločbe, Komisija odloči, da mora zadevna država članica sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe, da upravičenec vrne pomoč.“
Table 8
Zato je treba navedeno državno pomoč (glej uvodne izjave 282, 297, 318, 320, 395 in 405 ob upoštevanju uvodnih izjav 198–200), če je bila izplačana, vrniti Nemčiji.
Incremental profitability of contracts with Germanwings, TUIFly and Ryanair
Preglednica 9 vsebuje približne zneske vračila.
(Contract 15 Sept.
Preglednica 9
2006-15 Sept.
Podatki o približnih zneskih prejete pomoči, ki jih je treba vrniti ali so bili vrnjeni
2009)
Upravičenec
(Contract 30 June 2008-31 Dec.
Skupni približni znesek prejete pomoči (v EUR)
2011) [101]
Skupni približni znesek pomoči, ki ga je treba vrniti [117] (v EUR)
(Contract 1 Apr.
(Glavnica)
2008-31 Mar.
Skupni znesek že vrnjene pomoči (v EUR)
2011) [102]
Glavnica
(Contract 22 Sept.
Obresti pri vračilu [118]
2008-21 Sept.
neposredna nepovratna sredstva za naložbe
2009) [103]
kapitalske injekcije
Expected Additional Aviation Revenue
udeležba pri združevanju denarnih sredstev
Expected Additional Non-Aviation Revenue
Da bi se upoštevala dejanska prednost, ki jo je letalski prevoznik s svojimi hčerinskimi družbami prejel po pogodbah, se lahko zneski iz preglednice 9 prilagodijo v skladu z dokazili, ki jih zagotovi Nemčija, na podlagi (i) razlike med dejanskimi plačili, kot so bila navedena naknadno in ki jih je letalski prevoznik plačal v zvezi z letališkimi pristojbinami (vključno s pristajalno pristojbino, potniško pristojbino in pristojbino za zemeljsko oskrbo zrakoplova iz pogodbe o letaliških storitvah), ter med (predhodno) napovedanimi denarnimi tokovi za te postavke prihodka, ki so prikazani v preglednici 8, ter (ii) razlike med dejanskimi plačili za trženje, kot so bila navedena naknadno in ki so se letalskemu prevozniku ali njegovim hčerinskim družbam plačala na podlagi pogodb o storitvah trženja, ter stroški trženja, kot so bili predhodno predvideni in ustrezajo zneskom iz preglednice 8 –
Expected Additional Costs
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
Costs Marketing Support
Člen 1
Expected Nominal Result
Državna pomoč, ki jo je Nemčija nezakonito izvajala in s tem kršila člen 108(3) Pogodbe v korist družb Flugplatz GmbH Aeroville Zweibrücken (v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba FGAZ)/Flughafen Zweibrücken GmbH (v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba FZG) v obdobju 2000–2009 z neposrednimi nepovratnimi sredstvi za naložbe, letnimi kapitalskimi injekcijami, zagotovitvijo 100-odstotnega brezplačnega jamstva za bančno posojilo in s tem, da je družbi FGAZ dovolila udeležbo pri združevanju denarnih sredstev zvezne dežele Porenje-Pfalška, ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
Discount Rate
Državna pomoč, ki jo je Nemčija nezakonito izvajala in s tem kršila člen 108(3) pogodbe v korist letalskih prevoznikov Germanwings, TUIFly in Ryanair/družbe AMS s pogodbami o letaliških storitvah in pogodbami o storitvah trženja, sklenjenih 15. septembra 2006 (Germanwings), 1. aprila 2008 (TUIFly) in 22. septembra 2008/6. oktobra 2008 (Ryanair/Airport Marketing Services (v nadaljnjem besedilu: družba AMS)), ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
Expected Discounted Result
Člen 2
In preparing Table 8, Germany took the following considerations into account:
Posojilo, ki ga je banka Sparkasse Südwestpfalz odobrila družbi FZG, ne pomeni državne pomoči.
The expected passenger numbers were deduced from the envisaged number of flights per week and extrapolated for the duration of the agreement.
Pogodba o letaliških storitvah, ki jo je družba FZG 30. junija 2008 sklenila z letalskim prevoznikom Germanwings, ne pomeni državne pomoči.
The expected aviation revenues (handling and landing charges, cleaning and de-icing, etc.) were calculated over the duration of the agreement on the basis of the conditions agreed on with each airline, taking into account the relevant rebates and incentives.
Člen 3
The expected non-aviation revenues (parking charges, spending in the terminal, etc.) were also calculated over the duration of the agreement.
Upravičenci vrnejo Nemčiji nezdružljivo pomoč iz člena 1.
The expected incremental costs were calculated over the duration of the agreement, taking into account depreciation of investments necessary for handling commercial aviation (the new terminal, new check-in counters, parking lots, etc.) as well as additional personnel and materials costs.
Družbi FGAZ in FZG sta skupaj odgovorni za vračilo državne pomoči, ki sta jo prejeli.
Only the costs caused by each individual airline were taken into account.
Letalski prevoznik Ryanair in družba AMS sta skupaj odgovorni za vračilo državne pomoči, ki sta jo prejeli.
On that basis, Germany argued that the costs of the new terminal and if hiring new staff were originally caused by Germanwings taking up business from Zweibrücken, so that those costs were mostly allocated to the first Germanwings contract.
Zneski, ki jih je treba vrniti, so:
At the Commission's request, marketing support payments made to Ryanair under the agreement between the Land and AMS were taken into account as incremental costs of the Ryanair contract.
v zvezi z neposrednimi nepovratnimi sredstvi za naložbe, ki sta jih zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška in družba ZEF dodelili v korist družbe FZG:
The discount rate was based on the discount rates of the German Bundesbank starting from 2008.
20564170 EUR, dodeljenih med 12. decembrom 2000 in 31. decembrom 2009, od katerih se odštejejo stroški za storitve gasilske službe in stroški, pri katerih je upravljavec letališča upravičen do vračila v skladu s členom 8(3) zakona o varnosti letalstva Luftsicherheitsgesetz, če so se krili z neposrednimi nepovratnimi sredstvi za naložbe;
The Commission finds that the approach taken by Germany in estimating the passenger numbers, and calculating on that basis the expected incremental aviation and non-aviation revenues, is sound.
v zvezi z letnimi kapitalskimi injekcijami, ki sta jih zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška in družba ZEF dodelili v korist družbe FGAZ:
The same holds true with respect to the discount rates.
26629000 EUR, dodeljenih v obdobju 2000–2009, od katerih se odštejejo stroški za storitve gasilske službe in stroški, do katerih je upravljavec letališča upravičen do vračila v skladu s členom 8(3) zakona o varnosti letalstva Luftsicherheitsgesetz, če so se krili z letnimi kapitalskimi injekcijami, odštejejo pa se tudi tisti zneski, ki so bili odobreni pred 12. decembrom 2000;
The Commission further notes Germany's disagreement that in calculating the incremental revenue only over the duration of the agreement, long-term gains are not taken into account.
v zvezi s 100-odstotnim jamstvom za posojilo, ki ga je zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška odobrila v korist družbe FZG:
In response, the Commission refers to its reasoning developed in recitals 376 and 377, that it is indeed appropriate to take only the incremental costs and revenues generated over the duration of the agreement into account.
denarna protivrednost za jamstvo, ki se določi v skladu z Obvestilom Komisije o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES za državno pomoč v obliki poroštev;
The Commission also takes note of Germany's submission that the marketing services agreement could not be regarded as only producing costs, but should be also viewed as generating income.
v zvezi z udeležbo družbe FGAZ pri združevanju denarnih sredstev zvezne dežele Porenje-Pfalška:
Germany did not propose any methodology to evaluate the specific incremental revenue generated by the marketing services agreement beyond increasing traffic (and thus also non-aeronautical revenues) at the airport.
denarna protivrednost ugodnih posojilnih pogojev, ki se določi v skladu s Sporočilom Komisije o spremembi metode določanja referenčnih obrestnih mer in diskontnih stopenj z dne 12. decembra 2007, od katere se odšteje vsaka ugodnost, prejeta za posojila, ki so se porabila za kritje stroškov storitev gasilske službe in stroškov, pri katerih je upravljavec letališča upravičen do vračila v skladu s členom 8(3) zakona o varnosti letalstva Luftsicherheitsgesetz;
In any event, the Commission has already determined in recitals 347 et seq. that a MEO would take only the incremental revenue of the airport into account in evaluating the positive effects of the marketing services agreement.
v zvezi s pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, sklenjeno dne 15. septembra 2006 med letalskim prevoznikom Germanwings in družbo FZG:
As regards incremental operating costs in particular, the Commission must base itself on the data provided by Germany and FGAZ/FZG as long as these appear reasonable, as it is not itself in a position to independently estimate those costs.
znesek nezdružljive pomoči;
The same is, in principle, true for the incremental investment costs, as Germany and FGAZ/FZG are in a better position to estimate which investment can be directly traced back to a particular airport services agreement.
v zvezi s pogodbo o letaliških storitvah, sklenjeno dne 1. aprila 2008 med letalskim prevoznikom TUIFly in družbo FZG:
Having analysed the information provided by Germany, the Commission accepts the general calculation of the incremental costs as reasonable.
v zvezi s pogodbo o letaliških storitvah in pogodbama o storitvah trženja, sklenjenih 22. septembra 2008 med letalskim prevoznikom Ryanair in družbo FZG in dne 6. oktobra 2008 med družbo AMS in zvezno deželo Porenje-Pfalška:
Furthermore, it appears reasonable that the hiring of additional staff to handle Germanwings and initial investments in renovating the terminal can be traced back to the first agreement with Germanwings, as that agreement was the trigger to forcefully develop commercial aviation at Zweibrücken.
znesek nezdružljive pomoči.
As the expected discounted result is negative for the first Germanwings agreement as well as for the TUIFly and Ryanair agreements, the Commission finds that FGAZ/FZG did not act like a MEO in concluding those agreements.
Zneski, ki jih je treba vrniti, vključujejo obresti od datuma, ko so bili dani na voljo upravičencem, do datuma njihovega dejanskega vračila.
The Airport could not have expected to cover at least the incremental costs brought about by any one of those agreements.
Nemčija mora sporočiti točne datume, ko je bila državna pomoč dana na voljo zadevnim upravičencem.
As FGAZ/FZG thus did not behave like a MEO, its decision to conclude the agreements on those terms granted Germanwings, TUIFly and Ryanair an economic advantage.
Obresti se izračunajo z obrestnoobrestnim računom v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 [119].
In contrast, the second Germanwings agreement could have been expected to lead to a positive discounted result.
Nemčija prekliče vsa neporavnana plačila pomoči iz člena 1 z učinkom od datuma sprejetja tega sklepa.
In concluding that agreement, FGAZ/FZG therefore did not grant an economic advantage to Germanwings.
Člen 4
The economic advantage identified in recitals 376 et seq. was granted on a selective basis, as only airlines operating from Zweibrücken Airport benefited from it.
Pomoč iz člena 1 se vrne takoj in učinkovito.
In this context, the argument advanced by Germany that the discounts on airport charges granted to airlines flying from Zweibrücken were not selective must be rejected.
Nemčija zagotovi, da se ta sklep izvede v štirih mesecih od datuma, ko je o njem obveščena.
Germany argued that the discounts were open to all airlines wishing to operate from Zweibrücken, which allegedly rendered them non-selective.
Člen 5
In response, the Commission first observes that the individual agreements concluded with the airlines diverge from the schedule of charges and from each other (see recitals 67 to 72), thus containing individually-negotiated conditions.
Nemčija v dveh mesecih po tem, ko je bila uradno obveščena o tem sklepu, predloži naslednje podatke:
The precise advantage granted would then appear to be selective as regards each individual airline.
skupni znesek pomoči, ki so ga prejeli upravičenci, zlasti:
Secondly, however, the Commission observes that even if the schedule of charges had been applied in the same way to each airline wishing to operate from Zweibrücken, any advantage conferred thereunder would still have to be considered selective.
znesek neposrednih nepovratnih sredstev za naložbe in kapitalskih injekcij ter denarna protivrednost ugodnih posojil, s katerimi so se pokrili stroški storitev gasilske službe in stroški, pri katerih je upravljavec letališča upravičen do vračila v skladu s členom 8(3) zakona o varnosti letalstva LuftSiG;
As Advocate-General Mengozzi opined in the Deutsche Lufthansa AG v Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH case, accepting Germany's argumentation would amount to ‘radically denying the possibility of classifying as State aid the conditions on which a public undertaking offers its services where those conditions are applicable to all its contracting parties without distinction’ [104].
informacije o kreditni sposobnosti družb FGAZ/FZG ob izdaji 100-odstotnega jamstva in zagotovitvi posameznega posojila iz združenih denarnih sredstev z namenom, da se Komisiji omogoči določitev denarne protivrednosti jamstva in ugodnih pogojev posojil iz združenih denarnih sredstev v skladu z Obvestilom Komisije o uporabi členov 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES za državno pomoč v obliki poroštev in s Sporočilom Komisije o spremembi metode določanja referenčnih obrestnih mer in diskontnih stopenj z dne 12. decembra 2007 v tem zaporedju;
Advocate-General Mengozzi further remarked that
skupni znesek (glavnica in obresti pri vračilu), ki ga vrne posamezni upravičenec;
‘in my opinion, the Commission correctly observed, such an exclusion would not appear to be in line with either the case-law of the Court according to which public interventions which affect all the traders of a particular economic sector without distinction can also be selective in nature, nor with the various precedents where selective benefits arising from the provision of goods or services by public (or private) undertakings at identical rates or on identical conditions for all operators carrying on a specific activity were regarded as selective’ [105].
natančen opis že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepov za uskladitev s tem sklepom;
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 [106].
dokazila, da so upravičenci prejeli zahtevek za vračilo pomoči.
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.
Nemčija obvešča Komisijo o napredku nacionalnih ukrepov, sprejetih za izvajanje tega sklepa, dokler se pomoč iz člena 1 ne vrne v celoti.
The case law of the European Courts has established that any grant of aid to an undertaking exercising its activities in the internal market can be liable to affect trade between Member States [107].
Na zahtevo Komisije takoj predloži informacije o že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepih za uskladitev s tem sklepom.
Since the entry into force of the third package on the liberalisation of air transport on 1 January 1993 [108], air carriers can freely operate flights on intra-European connections.
Prav tako predloži podrobne informacije o zneskih pomoči in obrestih pri vračilu, ki so jih upravičenci že vrnili.
As the Court of Justice has observed,
Člen 6
‘where an undertaking operates in a sector in which … producers from various Member States compete, any aid which it may receive from the public authorities is liable to affect trade between the Member States and impair competition, inasmuch as its continuing presence on the market prevents competitors from increasing their market share and reduces their chances of increasing exports’ [109].(394) The Commission has found that FGAZ/FZG and the Land Rhineland-Palatinate granted a selective advantage to Germanwings, TUIFly and Ryanair.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Zvezno republiko Nemčijo.
These airlines are active on a competitive, Union-wide market and the advantage they received was liable to improve their competitive position on that market.
V Bruslju, 1. oktobra 2014
In this light, the Commission finds that the advantage granted to Germanwings, TUIFly and Ryanair is liable to distort competition and affect trade between Member States.
Za Komisijo
For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that Germanwings, TUIFly, and Ryanair have received State aid, amounting to approximately EUR 1054985, EUR 232781, and EUR 464879, respectively.
Podpredsednik
The Commission notes that Germany has not advanced any arguments to show that the aid granted to TUIFly, Germanwings and Ryanair is compatible with the internal market.
Z učinkom od 1. decembra 2009 sta člena 87 in 88 Pogodbe ES postala člena 107 in 108 Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije (v nadaljnjem besedilu: PDEU).
Following the case law of the Court of Justice [110], the Commission recalls that it is Germany's responsibility to indicate the legal basis on which a State aid measure could be found compatible with the internal market and to demonstrate that all required conditions are met.
Vsebina teh členov je ostala enaka.
In the opening decision the Commission requested Germany to provide information on whether compatibility could be established pursuant to the 2005 Aviation Guidelines.
V tem sklepu je treba sklicevanja na člen 107 oziroma člen 108 PDEU po potrebi razumeti kot sklicevanja na člen 87 oziroma člen 88 Pogodbe ES.
Germany, however, did not make any submissions with a view to showing that the relevant conditions for compatible start-up aid under the 2005 Aviation Guidelines were met.
S PDEU so bile uvedene tudi nekatere spremembe terminologije, na primer besedo „Skupnost“ je zamenjala beseda „Unija“, besedno zvezo „skupni trg“ pa „notranji trg“.
Nor did the interested parties who submitted comments put forward any arguments demonstrating the compatibility of the State aid measure with the internal market.
V tem sklepu se uporablja terminologija iz PDEU.
The Commission nevertheless finds it useful to briefly consider whether the State aid in question could be considered compatible start-up aid.
UL C 216, 21.7.2012, str. 56.
Applicable legal framework
Dne 2. decembra 2008 je Hiltrud Breyer (Zeleni/Evropska svobodna zveza) Komisiji poslala pisno vprašanje E-6470/08 v zvezi s subvencijo, ki jo je zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška dodelila letališču Zweibrücken.
As regards start-up aid, the 2014 Aviation Guidelines state that:
Sporočilo Komisije – Smernice o državni pomoči letališčem in letalskim prevoznikom (UL C 99, 4.4.2014, str. 3).
‘the Commission will apply the principles set out in these guidelines to all notified start-up aid measure in respect of which it is called upon to take a decision from 4 April 2014, even where the measures were notified prior that date.
Uporaba členov 92 in 93 Pogodbe ES ter člena 61 Sporazuma EGP za državne pomoči v letalskem sektorju (UL C 350, 10.12.1994, str. 5).
In accordance with the Commission notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid, the Commission will apply to unlawful start-up aid to airlines the rules in force at the time when the aid was granted.
Smernice Skupnosti o financiranju letališč in zagonski državni pomoči letalskim družbam z odhodi z regionalnih letališč (UL C 312, 9.12.2005, str. 1).
Accordingly, it will not apply the principles set out in these guidelines in the case of unlawful start-up aid to airlines granted before 4 April 2014’ [111].
UL C 113, 15.4.2014, str. 30.
The 2005 Aviation Guidelines, in turn, stipulate that:
Uredba št. 1 z dne 15. aprila 1958 o določitvi jezikov, ki se uporabljajo v Evropski gospodarski skupnosti (UL 17, 6.10.1958, str. 385/58).
‘the Commission will assess the compatibility of … start-up aid granted without its authorisation and which therefore infringes Article 88(3) of the Treaty [now Article 108(3) of the Treaty], on the basis of these guidelines if payment of the aid started after the guidelines were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.’
Odločba Komisije z dne 22. decembra 1993 – K (93) 3964/6 – Konver I – in Odločba Komisije z dne 21. decembra 1995 – K (95) 3208 – Konver II.
As the agreements with Germanwings, TUIFly, and Ryanair were concluded after the publication of the 2005 Aviation Guidelines in the Official Journal on 9 December 2005, those guidelines constitute the applicable legal basis for the assessment of their compatibility with the internal market.
V primeru zvezne dežele Porenje-Pfalška so preusmeritveni projekti vključevali projekt „vojaško vzletišče Zweibrücken“.
Compatibility assessment pursuant to 2005 Aviation Guidelines
Sredstva Unije so znašala 9 milijonov EUR.