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Instead, they provide this funding with a view to achieve the objective for which the SPV is used.
V skladu s točko 25 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, „‚pomoč za naložbe‘ pomeni pomoč za financiranje osnovnih sredstev, zlasti za pokritje ‚vrzeli v financiranju stroškov investicijskega vzdrževanja‘“.
In view of these considerations, the behaviour of the district of Kleve and the municipality of Weeze towards EEL GmbH ought to be analysed taking account of the fact that these two public authorities are the sole shareholders of EEL GmbH and taking account of the exclusive objective assigned to EEL GmbH as of 2003, namely, the granting to FN GmbH of the various loans and repayment deadline extensions constituting Measure 1.
Zato vsi stroški, podprti na podlagi ukrepa 2, pomenijo stroške za naložbe.
It should be recalled in this respect that the various measures forming Measure 1 are, as indicated in section 8.3.2, clearly imputable to the district of Kleve and the municipality of Weeze.
Ukrep 2 zato pomeni nezakonito pomoč za naložbe, dodeljeno pred 4. aprilom 2014, njegovo združljivost pa je treba oceniti na podlagi smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005.
In other words, the two public authorities designed and decided to implement Measure 1 and decided to use EEL GmbH for that purpose.
Ukrep 3
Therefore, when applying of the Market Economy Operator Principle to Measure 4, the fact that the district of Kleve and the municipality of Weeze decided to implement Measure 1 and to use EEL GmbH for that purpose ought to be taken as a starting point.
Kot je opisano v oddelku 3.3, je bil obravnavani ukrep 3 odobren, da bi se družbi FN GmbH zagotovilo premostitveno posojilo za financiranje dela stroškov pridobitve nepremičnin letališča (615 ha in približno 650 zgradb različnih vrst za preoblikovanje v civilno letališče).
The relevant question that the Commission must address is the following: if two hypothetical market economy operators had decided to implement measures such as those forming part of Measure 1, would they have used an SPV such as EEL GmbH and provide it with similar funding as that stemming from Measure 4 in order to achieve this objective?
Kot je določeno v točki 3 preambule in odstavku 1 posojilne pogodbe z dne 14. marca 2002, je bilo premostitveno posojilo dodeljeno brezobrestno in je bilo izrecno namenjeno financiranju odhodkov za naložbe, potrebnih za končanje del na EuZZLG (glej uvodno izjavo 21).
Against this backdrop, the fact that certain loans may have been provided to EEL GmbH by its shareholders at rates lower than normal market rates, that a guarantee was provided free of charge, or that capital was injected with no clear prospects of financial return would not necessarily lead to the conclusion that the district of Kleve and the municipality of Weeze did not act vis-à-vis EEL GmbH as market economy operators would have done.
To premostitveno posojilo zato pomeni nezakonito državno pomoč za naložbe, dodeljeno pred 4. aprilom 2014, njegovo združljivost pa je treba oceniti na podlagi smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005.
The relevant question is rather whether the financing provided to EEL GmbH under Measure 4 is reasonable, from a market economy operator perspective, in light of the objective pursued by EEL GmbH's shareholders, namely, the implementation of Measure 1.
Kot je pojasnjeno zgoraj, Komisija meni, da četrto posojilo iz ukrepa 1, ukrep 2 in ukrep 3 pomenijo državno pomoč za naložbe, medtem ko je treba prvo podaljšanje in po možnosti drugo podaljšanje iz ukrepa 1 obravnavati kot pomoč za tekoče poslovanje.
Two prudent market economy operators pursuing the same objective as EEL GmbH's public shareholders would have had essentially two options: create a Special Purpose Vehicle similar to EEL GmbH (option 1) or grant loans directly to FN GmbH without a dedicated body (option 2).
Združljivost ukrepov pomoči za naložbe
A rational market economy operator would not have considered any other option, like the use of private financial intermediaries, which would have charged a fee for the provision of such a service.
V skladu s točko 61 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 mora Komisija preveriti, ali:
This option would have increased the cost of channelling funds to FN GmbH due to these fees.
izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture ustrezata cilju splošnega interesa, ki je jasno opredeljen (regionalni razvoj, dostopnost itd.);
The Commission notes that, when making the Decision to finance EEL GmbH themselves instead of using financial intermediaries, the public shareholders limited their financial exposure to what was strictly necessary to fund FN GmbH under Measure 1:
je infrastruktura potrebna in sorazmerna z zadanim ciljem;
the level of funding directly provided by public shareholders to EEL GmbH until 2010 (EUR [20-40] million [70]) was proportionate to the amounts borrowed by FN GmbH from EEL GmbH (EUR [20-40] million [71]);
infrastruktura ponuja zadovoljive možnosti srednjeročne uporabe, zlasti glede na uporabo obstoječe infrastrukture;
the conditions of the funding of EEL GmbH (date, amount and maturity) have been aligned to the funding of FN GmbH by EEL GmbH:
je dostop do infrastruktur odprt za vse morebitne uporabnike enako in brez razlikovanja;
Date of loan agreement granted by EEL GmbH to FN GmbH
vpliv na razvoj trgovine ni v nasprotju z interesom Skupnosti.
Date of public measures granted by Germany to EEL GmbH
Poleg zahteve, da se izpolnijo posebna merila združljivosti iz smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005, mora biti državna pomoč letališčem tako kot vsak drug ukrep državne pomoči potrebna in sorazmerna glede na želeni legitimni cilj, da se lahko dovoli kot združljiva pomoč [77].
[5-15] (+ [2-5] received from a bank loan on 2 May 2003)
Izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture ustrezata cilju splošnega interesa, ki je jasno opredeljen (regionalni razvoj, dostopnost itd.)
Loan roll over to 31.12.2010 (+ 6,5)
Ukrepi pomoči za naložbe, ki se ocenjujejo, so bili namenjeni financiranju preureditve nekdanjega britanskega vojaškega oporišča Weeze v civilno letališče in za bistveni razvoj letališča.
Loan roll over to 31.12.2010 and debt restructuring
Pomembno so prispevali k regionalnemu razvoju in ustvarjanju delovnih mest na območju, katerega gospodarstvo je prizadelo zaprtje britanskega vojaškega oporišča.
Loan roll over to 31.12.2016
Kot je navedla Nemčija, je zaradi zaprtja britanskega vojaškega oporišča območje zapustilo približno 6300 ljudi, kar je povzročilo izgubo 400 civilnih delovnih mest, neposredno povezanih z delovanjem vojaškega oporišča, in izgubo približno 102 milijonov EUR prihodkov za približno 80 podjetij.
EEL GmbH does not have any material assets in its balance sheet other than its claims vis-à-vis FN GmbH.
Poleg tega je zaradi odhoda britanskih vojakov ostalo praznih 1600 stanovanjskih enot, kar samo za skupnost Weeze pomeni več kot 30 % celotnega stavbnega fonda.
The (small) profits derived from the financing activities to FN GmbH only appear in EEL GmbH's accounts, but they do not correspond to any cash or liquidity since FN GmbH has not repaid its debt to EEL GmbH.
Komisija ugotavlja, da sta vzpostavitev in razvoj civilnega letališča po trditvah Nemčije vodila v ustvarjanje več kot 1200 delovnih mest na območju okrožja Kleve in strnitev storitvenih podjetij v prostorih poslovnega parka letališča.
Indeed, given EEL GmbH's strategy to fund FN GmbH, these interests are only intended to allow EEL GmbH to break even and to pay the interests of the rolled over loans granted by the public shareholders and [bank], as evidenced by the minutes of EEL GmbH's general assemblies.
Kot je opozorila Nemčija, je Komisija deloma že priznala prispevek tega projekta k regionalnemu gospodarskemu razvoju in gospodarski koheziji, ki je pomemben cilj Unije.
EEL GmbH's is therefore unable to reimburse its two shareholders and the [bank],as long as FN GmbH has not repaid the loans and interests due to EEL GmbH.
Komisija je dejansko dodelila strukturna sredstva zvezni deželi Severno Porenje – Vestfalija v okviru programa Konver II, ki je izrecno določal financiranje preureditve nekdanjih vojaških objektov v okrožju Kleve.
This means that EEL GmbH cannot engage into any other economic activities as claimed by Germany.
Zadevni ukrepi pomoči za naložbe so prispevali tudi k izboljšanju dostopnosti območja.
The Commission takes the view that the choice of option 1 made by the two shareholders was therefore consistent with the latters' stated objective to dedicate EEL GmbH' resources to the sole financing of FN GmbH.
Dejansko sta letališču Niederrhein-Weeze najbližji letališči Düsseldorf (76 km od letališča, 51 minut potovalnega časa z avtomobilom) in Eindhoven, Nizozemska (88 km, 1 ura 12 minut potovalnega časa z avtomobilom) [78].
In addition, the Commission considers that under option 1 the administration and management costs of a SPV like EEL GmbH is reduced to the strict minimum (no immobilisation of assets other than the claims vis-à-vis FN GmbH, no permanent staff and management, almost no operating costs, no financial costs other than the reimbursement of the loan granted by the [bank]).
Na podlagi tega Komisija sklepa, da naložba v letališče Niederrhein-Weeze ne pomeni podvajanja obstoječe nedonosne infrastrukture.
This is all the more so since when the two public shareholders decided to implement Measure 1, EEL GmbH was already existing, as a dormant structure, and did not have to be created ex nihilo.
Ravno nasprotno, letališče Niederrhein-Weeze je imelo pomembno vlogo pri razbremenitvi letališča Düsseldorf, pri čemer ni omejilo načrtov za širitev letališč Düsseldorf in Eindhoven.
On the contrary, the choice of option 2 would induce the duplication of the mechanisms put in place to support FN GmbH, which would increase the administration and legal costs of channelling funds to FN GmbH (e.g. duplication of legal contracts) and possibly affect the quality of the supervision and coordination of the project.
Komisija lahko zato sklepa, da izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture ustrezata cilju skupnega interesa, ki je jasno opredeljen, to je regionalnemu gospodarskemu razvoju in izboljšanju dostopnosti regije.
Therefore, it would have been rational for two prudent market economy operators guided by medium to long-term profitability prospects and acting in lieu of EEL GmbH's public shareholders, to choose option 1 rather than option 2.
Infrastruktura je potrebna in sorazmerna z zadanim ciljem
The Commission takes the view that the market investor test is satisfied and that there is no economic advantage conferred to EEL GmbH.
Po trditvah Nemčije je bila načrtovana posodobitev letališča Niederrhein-Weeze potrebna za dokončanje preureditve nekdanjega vojaškega letalskega oporišča v letališče za civilno letalstvo.
As of 2003, the activity of EEL GmbH was strictly limited to the provision of funding to FN GmbH.
Zgraditi in posodobiti je bilo treba vozne steze in ploščadi, da so se lahko začele civilne letalske operacije.
EEL GmbH could not engage in any other activity.
Komisija lahko na podlagi tega sklepa, da je zadevna infrastruktura potrebna in sorazmerna z zadanimi cilji.
For instance, it could not grant loans to any other entity.
Infrastruktura ponuja zadovoljive možnosti srednjeročne uporabe, zlasti glede na uporabo obstoječe infrastrukture
Therefore, the only activity for which Measure 4 might have affected the competitive dynamics would be the provision of funding to FN GmbH.
Kot je bilo pojasnjeno, se je leta 2010 število potnikov na letališču Niederrhein-Weeze (2,9 milijona potnikov) približalo meji zmogljivosti letališča (3,5 milijona potnikov).
Such competitive effect would have existed if, absent Measure 4, providers of funding other than EEL GmbH, such as banks or other investors, would have had a greater opportunity to provide funding to FN GmbH with a view to making a profit.
Ta obseg prometa je bil dosežen v šestih letih po začetku delovanja, kar je veliko hitreje kot na drugih nemških letališčih z enako strategijo, povezano z nizkocenovnimi prevozniki (na primer Cassel ali Hahn).
However, as indicated in section 8.5.3, the clear intention of the district of Kleve and the municipality of Weeze was to implement Measure 1 themselves in order to provide FN GmbH with funding.
Pomembna rast letališča Niederrhein-Weeze je posledica njegove pomembne vloge pri razbremenitvi letališč Düsseldorf in Eindhoven ter gostote prebivalstva v gravitacijskem območju letališča (več kot 35 milijonov prebivalcev).
Indeed, the only rationale for Measure 4 is the implementation of Measure 1.
Na podlagi navedenih številk o potniškem prometu je razvoj projekta letališča Niederrhein-Weeze ponujal zadovoljive možnosti srednjeročne uporabe, zlasti v zvezi z začetno vojaško infrastrukturo, ki je bila z začetnimi naložbami preurejena v civilno.
Absent Measure 4, EEL GmbH would have been unable to implement Measure 1 itself.
Dostop do infrastruktur je odprt za vse morebitne uporabnike enako in brez razlikovanja
However, the absence of Measure 4 would simply mean that the district of Kleve and the municipality of Weeze would have decided to implement Measure 1 without using EEL GmbH, for instance, through a direct legal relationship between themselves and FN GmbH.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bila razpoložljiva civilna infrastruktura vedno brez razlikovanja odprta za vse morebitne uporabnike.
Therefore, absent Measure 4, banks or other investors would not have enjoyed a greater opportunity to provide funding to FN GmbH with a view to making a profit because the necessary funding would have been provided by the district of Kleve and the municipality of Weeze in any event.
Vpliv na razvoj trgovine ni v nasprotju z interesom EU
Therefore, assuming that Measure 4 would involve an economic advantage in favour of EEL GmbH (quod non), this advantage would have no effect on competition and trade, and would therefore not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Ob dodelitvi pomoči, tj. 15. oktobra 2002, je promet na letališču Niederrhein-Weeze obsegal manj kot 1 milijon potnikov na leto, zato je letališče v skladu s smernicami za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 izpolnjevalo pogoje za mala regionalna letališča (kategorija D) [80].
For the reasons set out above, Measure 4 does not involve State aid to EEL GmbH within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Gravitacijsko območje letališča Niederrhein-Weeze tvorijo zahodne nemške in vzhodne nizozemske regije.
New aid v. existing aid
Kot je bilo pojasnjeno, letališče Niederrhein-Weeze ni imelo pomembnega negativnega vpliva na konkurenco na tem gravitacijskem območju, tj. na letališčih Düsseldorf in Eindhoven, ki so ju prizadele velike težave s preobremenjenostjo in pomanjkanje slotov (glej uvodno izjavo 268).
The situations in which a measure constitutes existing aid are exhaustively enumerated in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 [72].
Poleg tega do letališča Niederrhein-Weeze ni železniške povezave niti avtoceste, kar za njegova konkurenta ne velja.
It is undisputed that the challenged measures were not put into effect before Germany's accession to the EU (paragraph (b)(i) of said Article), are not deemed to have been authorised due to the Commission's failure to take a decision within the prescribed procedural deadlines (paragraph (b)(iii)) and cannot be considered existing aid because of the expiry of the limitation period (paragraph (b)(iv)).
Nadalje Komisija ugotavlja, da ima dejavnost poslovnih potovanj pomemben 40-odstotni tržni delež na letališču Düsseldorf, medtem ko je ta delež na letališču Niederrhein-Weeze samo 7 %.
They did not become aid due to the evolution of the common market and without having been altered by the Member State (paragraph (b)(v), first sentence) [73].
V zvezi z letališčem Eindhoven ugotavlja, da se uporablja za civilne in vojaške letalske operacije ter da si skladno s tem financiranje stroškov infrastrukture delijo upravljavci civilnega letališča in nizozemska vojska.
This assessment is notably valid for measure 2, although Germany argued that it constitutes existing aid (see Recital 102).
Letališče Eindhoven je v letih 2010 in 2011 na leto plačalo približno 1 milijon EUR za nadomestilo stroškov, ki jih je nizozemska vojska imela večinoma za vzdrževanje infrastrukture, varnost in kontrolo zračnega prometa, vendar ni imelo stroškov začetnih naložb, ki jih je moralo (deloma) nositi letališče Niederrhein-Weeze.
In the Leipzig Halle judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that the construction of the airport infrastructure should also fall under State aid rules as of 2000 [74], that is before the date of granting of measure 2 on 15 October 2002 (see Recital 46).
Poleg tega je intenzivnost pomoči v okviru celotnega projekta (glej oddelek o nujnosti in sorazmernosti pomoči v nadaljevanju) omejena na vrzel v financiranju.
The Commission takes the view that the measure therefore constituted aid at the time it was put into effect.
Delničarji upravljavca letališča bodo financirali več kot 50 % stroškov naložb.
Contrary to what Germany has claimed, the fact that the measure was adopted under the 1993 decree does not affect that assessment.
Komisija lahko na podlagi tega sklepa, da vpliv na razvoj trgovine ni v nasprotju s skupnim interesom.
The 1993 decree only provided a legal basis to allow possible support measures to regional airports that the Land Nordrhein Westfalen may contemplate as from 1993, but it does not create by itself any legal entitlement for those airports, as explicitly stipulated in Article 1 of the 1993 Decree.
Nujnost in sorazmernost pomoči
The granting date of Measure 2 is therefore 15 October 2002, that is, after the Aéroports de Paris judgment.
Komisija mora ugotoviti, ali je državna pomoč družbi FN GmbH spremenila vedenje upravičenega podjetja tako, da je prevzela dejavnost, ki prispeva k doseganju cilja javnega interesa in ki (i) je sicer ne bi izvajala brez pomoči ali (ii) bi jo izvajala omejeno ali na drugačen način.
Therefore, Measure 2 already constituted State aid when it was granted, as shown in section 8.4.6 and did not become State aid subsequently because of the evolution of the common market.
Poleg tega se pomoč šteje za sorazmerno samo, če enakega rezultata ni mogoče doseči z manj pomoči in manj izkrivljanja.
Moreover, Measure 2 was granted less than 10 years before the Commission opened the formal investigation procedure on it and thus did not become existing aid following the expiry of the limitation period.
To pomeni, da morata biti znesek in intenzivnost pomoči omejena na najmanjšo vrednost, potrebno za izvedbo dejavnosti.
Consequently, Measure 2 does not qualify as existing aid.
Po trditvah Nemčije je bila pomoč potrebna, ker bi slab finančni položaj družbe FN GmbH v obdobju, ko je bila pomoč dodeljena, ogrozil razvoj letališča.
Lawfulness of the aid
Dodaja še, da bi morali javni organi kriti stroške gradnje in začetne izgube iz poslovanja, če bi projekt izvajali neposredno.
Pursuant to Article 108(3)TFEU, Member States must notify any plans to grant or alter aid, and may not put the proposed measures into effect until the notification procedure has resulted in a final decision.
Komisija se strinja s tem mnenjem in ugotavlja, da je bila javna podpora dodeljena v obdobju, ko so zasebni delničarji družbe FN GmbH izvedli zelo pomembne naložbe v infrastrukturo v zagonski fazi projekta ([20–60] milijonov EUR v obdobju 2002–2003), pri čemer so prevzeli začetne izgube iz poslovanja letališča.
Since Germany failed to notify all public measures under scrutiny, Measure 1, 2 and 3 constitute unlawful aid.
Dvomljivo je, da bi lahko lokalna organa z omejenimi finančnimi sredstvi, kot sta okrožje Kleve in občina Weeze, sama prenesla finančno breme tako velikega projekta, medtem ko sta lahko s podporo zasebni pobudi dosegla enak rezultat z manjšim vložkom.
COMPATIBILITY
Glede na tvegano naravo projekta, ki pomeni enega redkih primerov zasebnih letališč v Evropi, se zdi, da je omejena javna podpora v zagonski fazi projekta povsem upravičena.
Applicability of the 2014 and 2005 Aviation Guidelines
Po trditvah Nemčije naložbe brez pomoči ne bi bilo mogoče izvesti v enakem obsegu brez ukrepov 1, 2 in 3.
The measures in question should be assessed upon the basis of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, which stipulates that: ‘aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas, where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest’, may be considered to be compatible with the internal market.
Kot pravilno trdi Nemčija, bi bilo mogoče izvesti samo omejeno število naložb, na primer za širjenje vzletno-pristajalne steze.
In this regard, the 2014 Aviation Guidelines provide a framework for assessing whether aid to airports may be declared compatible pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Nekatere naložbe bi bilo treba precej odložiti, zaradi česar bi letališče imelo resne težave z delovanjem ali pa bi to preprečilo izpolnitev pričakovanega povpraševanja letalskih prevoznikov in potnikov gravitacijskem območju letališča.
According to the 2014 Aviation guidelines, the Commission considers that the provisions of its notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State Aid should not apply to pending cases of illegal operating aid to airports granted prior to 4 April 2014.
Na podlagi tega je mogoče sklepati, da so imeli ukrepi 1, 2 in 3 spodbujevalni učinek, saj so upravičencu omogočili izvedbo naložbe.
Instead, the Commission will apply the principles set out in the 2014 guidelines to all cases concerning operating aid (pending notifications and unlawful non-notified aid) to airports even if the aid was granted before 4 April 2014 and the beginning of the transitional period [75].
Intenzivnost pomoči je torej 50 %.
As regards investment aid to airports, the Commission, in accordance with the Commission notice on the determination of the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid, apply to unlawful investment aid to airports the rules in force at the time when the aid was granted.
Ker smernice za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 vprašanje intenzivnosti pomoči puščajo odprto, mora biti največji dovoljeni znesek pomoči omejen na to, kar je nujno potrebno.
Accordingly, it will apply the principles set out in the 2005 Aviation guidelines in the case of unlawful investment aid to airports granted before 4 April 2014 [76].
Komisija ugotavlja, da so bile naložbe, podprte z ukrepom 2, financirane pod enakovrednimi (pari passu) pogoji.
The Commission has already concluded that Measure 2 and 3 constituted unlawful State aid granted before 4 April 2014, whereas Measure 1 and 4 did not qualify as State aid.
Zato se zdi, da je v zadevnem primeru 50-odstotna intenzivnost pomoči upravičena.
In view of the provisions of the 2014 Guidelines referred to in Recital 250 and 251, the Commission is then under the obligation to determine whether the measures in question constitute illegal operating aid or investment aid.
Kar zadeva sorazmernost posojila 4 iz ukrepa 1 in ukrepa 3, Komisija ugotavlja, da odobritev posojila z nizkimi obrestmi ali brezobrestnega posojila pomeni manj izkrivljajoči ukrep kot neposredna nepovratna sredstva.
Investment aid vs Operating aid
Poleg tega je bila finančna udeležba javnih organov zelo omejena, saj so v celoti zavarovali posojila.
Measure 1
Kar zadeva sorazmernost odpovedi obveznosti povračila polovice premostitvenega posojila, se Komisija strinja z Nemčijo, da pogoj v zvezi z ustvarjanjem 350 delovnih mest pomeni spodbudo za zasebne lastnike letališča, da končajo gradbena dela in razvoj letališke infrastrukture.
As concluded in section 8.3.6, FN GmbH has benefited from State aid contained in Loan 4 and Extension 1 and possibly Extension 2 that form part of Measure 1.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bila ta spodbuda učinkovita, saj je bilo ustvarjenih 445 delovnih mest v letu, ko je bilo povračilo odpovedano (2004), kar je veliko pred iztekom roka iz pogodbe (ob koncu leta 2007).
The Commission will assess the nature of each submeasure separately.
Sklepna ugotovitev v zvezi z ukrepi 1 (četrto posojilo), 2 in 3