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Secondly, for a substantial period of time, flights to Berlin were offered from both Zweibrücken (Germanwings) and Saarbrücken (Air Berlin and Luxair) in parallel, demonstrating competition both between the airports and the routes served by airlines.
V oddelku 5.1 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 so določena merila, ki jih bo Komisija uporabila pri oceni združljivosti pomoči za tekoče poslovanje z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
FZG's airport services agreement with Germanwings even envisaged higher services charges to be paid to FZG in the event that Air Berlin should terminate its Berlin service from Saarbrücken.
Komisija bo v skladu s točko 172 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 navedena merila uporabila za vse zadeve o pomoči za tekoče poslovanje, vključno z nerešenimi prijavami in nezakonito nepriglašeno pomočjo.
In addition to the further indicators already mentioned (see recital 238), the Commission also points to the minutes of FGAZ's supervisory board meeting of 26 June 2009.
Nezakonita pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, dodeljena pred datumom objave smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, se lahko razglasi za združljivo v celotnem znesku nepokritih operativnih stroškov, če so izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji [79]:
In summarizing the report from the management board, the minutes recount a meeting between FGAZ's management, Ryanair, and the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economics.
prispevek k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa:
During that meeting, which discussed the future of Ryanair's relationship with Zweibrücken, the representative of the Ministry ‘pointed out to [Ryanair] that the Rhineland-Palatinate Government would consider it a very unpleasant act if Ryanair were to start serving Saarbrücken’.
ta pogoj je med drugim izpolnjen, če pomoč poveča mobilnost državljanov Unije in povezljivost regij ali spodbuja regionalni razvoj [80],
Rather than demonstrating complementarity between the two airports, that note rather indicates that the two airports were competing for business.
potreba po posredovanju države:
freight
državna pomoč mora biti usmerjena v primere, ko taka pomoč lahko zagotovi pomembne izboljšave, ki jih trg sam ne more doseči [81],
The Commission further observes that Zweibrücken Airport is also engaged in handling air freight.
obstoj spodbujevalnega učinka:
While freight is not a significant aspect of operations at Saarbrücken Airport, it forms a central element of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport's business model.
ta pogoj je izpolnjen, če bi se ob odsotnosti pomoči za tekoče poslovanje in ob upoštevanju možnega obstoja pomoči za naložbe ter obsega prometa raven gospodarske dejavnosti zadevnega letališča verjetno znatno zmanjšala [82],
As stated in recital 21, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is located only approximately 128 km or approximately 84 minutes by car away from Zweibrücken.
sorazmernost zneska pomoči (pomoč, omejena na najmanjšo potrebno):
In addition, freight is also handled at Luxembourg airport, located approximately 145 km, or approximately 86 minutes by car (see recital 21) away from Zweibrücken Airport.
da bi bila pomoč za tekoče poslovanje sorazmerna, mora biti omejena na najmanjšo potrebno, da se dejavnost z dodeljeno pomočjo izvede [83],
In this regard, the Commission notes that freight is usually more mobile than passenger transport [67].
izogibanje neupravičenim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino [84].
In general, the catchment area for freight airports is considered to have a radius of at least around 200 kilometres and 2 hours travelling time.
Prispevek k natančno opredeljenemu cilju skupnega interesa
To a certain extent the industry seems to suggest that up to a half a day of trucking time (that is to say, up to 12 hours driving time by trucks) would in general be acceptable [68].
Točka 114 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 določa, da „podvajanje nedobičkonosnih letališč ne prispeva k cilju skupnega interesa“.
Considering that the catchment area for freight is typically much larger than for passengers, Frankfurt-Hahn and Luxembourg Airports provide sufficient air freight capacity for the region.
Zato se pomoč za naložbe, dodeljena družbama FGAZ/FZG, če pomeni državno pomoč, lahko šteje za nezdružljivo z notranjim trgom v smislu člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
discussion of findings
Komisija ugotavlja, da pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, dodeljena družbama FGAZ/FZG, ni združljiva z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 106(2) Pogodbe ali v skladu s členom 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
On the basis of the considerations outlined in recitals 259 to 270, the Commission finds that Zweibrücken Airport duplicates the airport infrastructure available at Saarbrücken Airport.
Ker Nemčija ni predložila in Komisija ni opredelila alternativnih razlogov za združljivost, se sklene, da pomoč za tekoče poslovanje v korist družb FGAZ/FZG, če ta pomoč pomeni državno pomoč, ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
More particularly, the Commission considers that even before Zweibrücken entered the commercial aviation market, the region was well connected by the existing airports, primarily Saarbrücken Airport, and that Zweibrücken Airport does not increase the connectivity of the region.
Iz razlogov, navedenih v uvodni izjavi 173 in naslednjih, je treba družbi FGAZ/FZG obravnavati kot podjetje v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Moreover, any aviation service demand not satisfied by Saarbrücken Airport could easily be met by the other 6 airports that can be reached within less than 2 hours traveling time.
Zadevni ukrepi pomenijo državno pomoč, če se financirajo z državnimi sredstvi, odločitev o odobritvi ukrepa pa je mogoče pripisati državi.
In particular as regards leisure flights, traveling times of up to 2 hours are commonly accepted.
Pojem državne pomoči se uporablja za vsako prednost, ki jo iz državnih sredstev dodeli država sama ali posrednik, ki deluje na podlagi dodeljenih pooblastil [85].
The same is true as regards demand for air freight services.
Za uporabo člena 107 Pogodbe so sredstva lokalnih organov državna sredstva [86].
Germany has not presented any evidence that projected passenger numbers required the market entry of Zweibrücken Airport.
dstotno državno jamstvo
In particular, while the entry into the commercial aviation market took place in 2006, the earliest passenger number projection study provided dates from September 2009 [69].
Pri vsakem javnem jamstvu lahko država sredstva izgubi.
It cannot therefore be maintained that the public funding since 2000 was aimed at satisfying demand for aviation services that would otherwise not be met.
Ker je 100-odstotno državno jamstvo izdala neposredno zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška, se je zagotovilo iz državnih sredstev in ga je mogoče pripisati državi.
The Commission also notes that in 1997 Saarbrücken Airport projected its own passenger numbers to rise to 676000 by 2010 [70].
Združena denarna sredstva zvezne dežele
As Zweibrücken Airport was, at that time, not yet active on the commercial aviation market, it can be assumed that that projection was the most reliable passenger forecast for the region.
Nemčija je navedla, da se združena denarna sredstva zvezne dežele Porenje-Pfalška ne financirajo neposredno iz javnega proračuna zvezne dežele.
As Saarbrücken has a capacity of 700000-800000 passengers per annum, it is clear that the passenger numbers forecasted in 1997 could be satisfied by Saarbrücken Airport alone for a significant period of time.
Trdi, da so vsa sredstva, ki izhajajo iz združevanja denarnih sredstev, last udeleženih podjetij ali so pridobljena v obliki posojil na kapitalskem trgu.
The Commission is furthermore of the opinion that even the actual passenger numbers at Zweibrücken and Saarbrücken Airports do not demonstrate that Saarbrücken's capacity is insufficient to satisfy demand in the region.
Komisija meni, da je država v zadevnem primeru ves čas neposredno ali posredno nadzorovala sredstva, ki izhajajo iz združevanja denarnih sredstev, tako da so ta pomenila državna sredstva.
It is true that the combined passenger numbers at Saarbrücken and Zweibrücken reached approximately 850000 passengers in 2008 and 810000 in 2009, which is more than the maximum capacity of Saarbrücken Airport.
Prvič, samo podjetja, v katerih ima večinsko lastništvo zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška (vsaj 50-odstotno lastništvo), so lahko udeležena pri združevanju denarnih sredstev.
At the same time, the Commission considers that those numbers project a somewhat distorted image of the real demand in the region:
Zaradi večinskega javnega lastništva so udeležena podjetja očitno javna podjetja v smislu člena 2(b) Direktive Komisije 2006/111/ES [87].
first, the high passenger numbers appear to be driven by direct competition between the Berlin routes offered from Zweibrücken and Saarbrücken (and Germanwings and Air Berlin/Luxair, respectively), which temporarily attracted additional passengers.
Ker so torej vsa udeležena podjetja javna podjetja, so njihova sredstva državna sredstva.
However, once Germanwings terminated its unprofitable route to Berlin, the demand on the route decreased.
To dejstvo že samo po sebi pomeni, da sredstva iz združenih denarnih sredstev, če izhajajo iz vlog udeleženih podjetij, pomenijo državna sredstva.
Secondly, the Commission finds (see Section 7.3) that Germanwings, TUIFly and Ryanair all benefited from incompatible State aid granted to them by FGAZ/FZG.
Drugič, če vloge udeleženih podjetij pri združevanju denarnih sredstev ne zadostujejo za zadovoljitev potrebe po likvidnosti udeleženca, zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška pridobi kratkoročno financiranje na finančnem trgu v svojem imenu in ta sredstva prenese na podjetja, ki so udeležena pri zbiranju denarnih sredstev.
Insofar as this might have translated into reduced ticket prices, it is doubtful that the thus-subsidised passenger numbers at Zweibrücken represented the real demand in the region.
Ker zvezna dežela najame potrebna posojila v svojem imenu, je treba šteti, da tudi tako pridobljena sredstva pomenijo državna sredstva.
Finally, it must be noted that the joint passenger numbers have dropped since 2009:
Zato Komisija meni, da se finančna sredstva, zagotovljena z združevanjem denarnih sredstev, financirajo iz državnih sredstev, ker vloge udeleženih podjetij in posojila, ki jih najame zvezna dežela, da bi premostila likvidnostne vrzeli v združevanju denarnih sredstev, pomenijo državna sredstva.
the joint passenger numbers for Zweibrücken and Saarbrücken were approximately 670000 in 2012, and thus below the capacity limit of Saarbrücken Airport.
Poleg tega je jasno, da je zvezna dežela izvajala daljnosežen nadzor nad upravljanjem združenih denarnih sredstev, zaradi česar je financiranje udeleženih podjetij mogoče pripisati državi.
The Commission can furthermore not accept the argument advanced by Germany that the two airports are only complementing — rather than competing with — each other.
Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da je pogodba o udeležbi pri združevanju denarnih sredstev sklenjena med zvezno deželo in udeleženimi podjetji.
First, despite the fact that the business models of the two Airports appear to differ to some degree, it is clear that Zweibrücken Airport's core business (vacation flights, in particular to Antalya/Palma de Mallorca) is also catered for by Saarbrücken.
Odločitev, da se podjetju omogoči udeležba pri združevanju denarnih sredstev, tako sprejme neposredno zvezna dežela.
It is true that Saarbrücken otherwise concentrates on scheduled flights to major cities such as Luxembourg, Berlin, and Hamburg.
Slednja odloča tudi o največjem znesku, ki ga udeleženo podjetje lahko zahteva iz združenih denarnih sredstev v obliki kreditne linije.
This does not, however, change the fact that Zweibrücken appears to have only limited business that is not or could not be served from Saarbrücken.
Poleg tega zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška zagotavlja neposredno tekoče upravljanje združenih denarnih sredstev prek banke Landeshauptkasse, ki je institucija ministrstva za finance zvezne dežele Porenje-Pfalška.
The Commission further finds that the differences in infrastructure that do exist between the two airports do not undermine its finding that Zweibrücken Airport duplicates airport infrastructure that already existed before in Saarbrücken.
Banka Landeshauptkasse tudi uradno predstavlja zvezno deželo pri pridobivanju sredstev na trgu, da bi premostila likvidnostne vrzeli, ki izhajajo iz združevanja denarnih sredstev.
While it is again true that Zweibrücken has a longer runway, making it more suitable for long-distance flights and heavy freight planes, these differences are not sufficient to justify two airports in such close proximity.
Na podlagi teh elementov se zdi, da je država sposobna neposredno nadzorovati dejavnosti združevanja denarnih sredstev, predvsem vprašanje, katero podjetje se lahko udeleži in kakšna naj bo individualna kreditna linja, ki se odobri posameznemu udeleženemu podjetju.
First, as explained in recitals 269 and 270, air freight demand is sufficiently served by Frankfurt-Hahn and Luxembourg Airports, where — according to the Commission's information — there is no relevant restriction with respect to the weight of planes.
Zato je odločitve o udeležbi pri združevanju denarnih sredstev in obsegu te udeležbe mogoče pripisati državi.
Secondly, Germany has not demonstrated that a significant number of the commercial passenger flights that depart from Zweibrücken could not start from Saarbrücken.
Posojilo, ki ga odobri banka Sparkasse Südwestpfalz
Considering, finally, that Saarbrücken Airport was apparently able to accommodate the aviation service demands now partially taken over by Zweibrücken before the latter entered the market, the difference in infrastructure does not justify duplicating the infrastructure that already existed in Saarbrücken.
Kar zadeva samo posojilo, se Komisija strinja, da je Sparkasse Südwestpfalz neodvisna banka, ki je sama odgovorna za sprejemanje odločitev o odobritvi posojil.
In the light of the facts and considerations presented and discussed in recitals 255 to 279, the Commission finds that the investment aid in favour of FGAZ/FZG served to create or maintain infrastructure that merely duplicates the (unprofitable) airport in Saarbrücken.
Nič ne kaže na to, da je odločitev o odobritvi posojila družbama FGAZ/FZG mogoče pripisati državi.
The investment aid therefore cannot be considered to contribute to an objective of common interest.
Zato Komisija meni, da tega ukrepa ni mogoče pripisati državi.
As the compatibility conditions enumerated (in recital 254) are cumulative, the Commission does not need to assess the remaining compatibility conditions.
V skladu s členom 3.2 obvestila o jamstvu posamezno državno jamstvo ni pomoč, če so izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji:
Accordingly, to the extent that it constitutes State aid, the investment aid should be found not to be compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
Posojilojemalec ni v finančnih težavah […], (b) Obseg jamstva se lahko natančno izmeri, kadar se zagotovi. […] (c) jamstvo ne krije več kot 80 % neodplačanega posojila ali druge finančne obveznosti […], (d) za jamstvo se plača tržno usmerjena cena […]“.
As Germany has not put forward and the Commission has not identified any alternative grounds of compatibility, it is therefore concluded that, to the extent that it amounts to State aid, the investment aid in favour of FGAZ/FZG is incompatible with the internal market.
V tem primeru je zvezna dežela Porenje-Pfalška zagotovila 100-odstotno jamstvo, da bi zavarovala posojilo, odobreno v korist družb FGAZ/FZG, zato jamstvo presega prag 80 % neodplačanega posojila.
Germany argues that public funding relating to operating aid in favour of FGAZ/FZG must be considered to be compatible with the internal market as compensation for the provision of a SGEI pursuant to Article 106(2) of the Treaty.
Zato jamstvo pomeni prednost.
Article 106(2) of the Treaty states that ‘undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest or having the character of a revenue-producing monopoly shall be subject to the rules contained in the Treaties, in particular to the rules on competition, in so far as the application of such rules does not obstruct the performance, in law or in fact, of the particular tasks assigned to them.
V skladu z drugim pododstavkom točke 4.2 obvestila o jamstvu se prednost lahko izračuna kot razlika med posebno tržno obrestno mero, ki bi bremenila družbi FGAZ/FZG brez jamstva, in obrestno mero, pridobljeno s sredstvi državnega jamstva po upoštevanju plačane premije.
The development of trade must not be affected to such an extent as would be contrary to the interests of the Union.’
Komisija glede jamstva, ki ga je zagotovila zvezna dežela, opozarja, da sta družbi FGAZ/FZG to 100-odstotno jamstvo pridobili brezplačno in brez zavarovanja.
That Article contains a (partial) derogation from the prohibition of State aid contained in Article 107(1) of the Treaty to the extent that the aid is necessary and proportional to ensure the performance of the SGEI under acceptable economic conditions.
Jasno je, da bi morali družbi FGAZ/FZG v običajnih tržnih pogojih plačati premijo, da bi za svoja posojila pridobili jamstvo od tretje osebe.
Prior to 31 January 2012, the 2005 SGEI Framework [71] and the 2005 SGEI Decision represented the Commission's policy in applying the derogation in Article 106(2) of the Treaty.
Ker družbama FGAZ/FZG ni bilo treba plačati premije, sta pridobili gospodarsko prednost, ki sicer na trgu ni na voljo.
The Commission notes that both those instruments require that the undertaking in question be entrusted with a genuine SGEI.
Znesek te prednosti je enak premiji, ki bi jo morali družbi FGAZ/FZG plačati v običajnih tržnih pogojih.
The entrustment of the airport operator with public service missions must also be recorded in ‘one or more official documents’ containing, inter alia, the ‘precise nature of the public service obligation’ [72].
Nemčija je glede udeležbe družb FGAZ/FZG pri združevanju denarnih sredstev pojasnila, da ta deluje, kot je opisano v nadaljevanju:
Genuine SGEI
Družba FGAZ zahteva sredstva iz združenih sredstev, da bi si zagotovila likvidnost, zvezna dežela pa zagotovi ta sredstva iz združenih denarnih sredstev.
As regards, first, the question of whether the operation of Zweibrücken Airport constitutes a genuine SGEI, the Commission recalls that for an activity to constitute an SGEI, that activity should exhibit special characteristics as compared with ordinary economic activities, and that the objective of general interest which is pursued cannot simply be that of development of certain economic activities or economic areas as provided for in Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty [73].
Zaračunana obrestna mera je tržna obrestna mera za vlogo na odpoklic v višini, ki je na voljo zvezni deželi.
In this light, the Commission considers that this can only be the case if part of the area served by the airport would, without the airport, be isolated from the rest of the Union to an extent that would prejudice its social and economic development [74].
Če vloge udeleženih podjetij ne zadostujejo za kritje zahtevka, zvezna dežela dopolni združena denarna sredstva, tako da najame posojila v svojem imenu.
The Commission further considers that there is a certain overlap between the proper definition of a SGEI and the question whether the public financing of an airport (both investment and operating costs) contributes to a well-defined objective of common interest.
Nemčija pojasnjuje tudi, da zvezna dežela v bistvu na udeležence pri združevanju denarnih sredstev prenese pogoje, ki jih pridobi na trgu kapitala, s čimer udeležencem, tj. hčerinskim podjetjem zvezne dežele, omogoči, da se refinancirajo v enakih pogojih kot zvezna dežela, ne glede na njihovo kreditno sposobnost.
The Commission has recalled in recitals 257 et seq. that public funding that leads to the duplication of airport infrastructure in a given region cannot be considered as contributing to an objective of common interest (see also recitals 294 et seq.).
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da je to financiranje podjetjem na voljo za nedoločen čas.
The Commission also recalls that the overall management of an airport can only be considered to constitute an SGEI ‘if part of the area potentially served by the airport would, without the airport, be isolated from the rest of the Union to an extent that would prejudice its social and economic development’ [75].
Ob upoštevanju tega mehanizma se prednost družbi FGAZ zagotovi, kadar so pogoji, pod katerimi zvezna dežela odobri posojila iz združenih denarnih sredstev, ugodnejši od tistih, ki bi družbi FGAZ sicer bili na voljo na trgu.
In this light, the Commission likewise considers that the operation of an airport that duplicates another airport in the same region cannot be considered to constitute a genuine SGEI [76].
Pogoji za najem posojila iz združenih denarnih sredstev so enaki kot tisti, ki so na voljo zvezni deželi za lastno refinanciranje.
The Commission has concluded that, to the extent that it amounts to State aid, the public funding of Zweibrücken Airport's infrastructure is incompatible with the internal market because it duplicates existing infrastructure.
Glede na to, da zvezna dežela kot javni organ lahko najema posojila po zelo ugodnih obrestnih merah (ker dejansko ni tveganja za neizpolnjevanje obveznosti), Komisija meni, da je obrestna mera, po kateri lahko družba FGAZ pridobi posojilo iz združenih denarnih sredstev, ugodnejša, kot bi bila sicer.
Likewise, the Commission finds that the operation of Zweibrücken Airport does not constitute a genuine service of general economic interest.
Poleg tega družbi FGAZ teh posojil ni treba zavarovati in njen finančni položaj/kreditna sposobnost se ne upošteva.
To the extent that Germany considers that the operation of Zweibrücken Airport amounts to an SGEI, it has therefore made a manifest error in the definition of the SGEI [77].
Zvezna dežela je s tem, ko je družbi FGAZ dovolila, da se udeleži pri združevanju denarnih sredstev, družbama FGAZ/FZG zagotovila gospodarsko prednost [88].
Entrustment act
Ker sta bila 100-odstotno jamstvo in pravica do udeležbe pri združevanju denarnih sredstev odobrena samo družbama FGAZ/FZG (in v primeru združevanja denarnih sredstev drugim podjetjem, v katerih ima zvezna dežela večinski delež), je treba oba ukrepa obravnavati kot selektivna.
Secondly, the Commission finds that FGAZ/FZG were in any event not properly entrusted with the operation of Zweibrücken Airport as an SGEI.
Komisija iz istih razlogov, ki so navedeni v uvodni izjavi 233 in naslednjih, meni, da vsaka selektivna gospodarska prednost, zagotovljena družbama FGAZ/FZG, lahko izkrivlja konkurenco in vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
As relevant entrustment acts, Germany has only pointed to the general operating licence of the Airport and its ‘obligation to operate’ pursuant to §45 LuftVZO.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je zvezna dežela s tem, ko je družbama FGAZ/FZG zagotovila brezplačno 100-odstotno jamstvo za bančno posojilo in družbi FGAZ omogočila, da se udeleži pri združevanju denarnih sredstev, družbama FGAZ/FZG dodelila državno pomoč.
The Commission notes that according to Germany, the imposition of an obligation to operate was the result of an upgrade of Zweibrücken Airport from an ‘airfield’ to an ‘airport’ in the sense of §49 and §38 LuftVZO [78].
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da posojilo, ki ga je odobrila banka Sparkasse Südwestpfalz, samo po sebi ni pomenilo državne pomoči.
That upgrade, however, only occurred at the beginning of 2010, meaning that for the period under investigation in this case (2000-2009) no entrustment can be inferred from §45 LuftVZO.
Komisija meni, da ugotovitve iz uvodne izjave 248 in naslednjih ter uvodne izjave 283 in naslednjih glede državne pomoči v obliki neposrednih nepovratnih sredstev za naložbe in letnih kapitalskih injekcij veljajo enako tudi za državno pomoč v obliki jamstva in udeležbe pri združevanju denarnih sredstev.