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As regards operating expenses, the Commission accepts that operating expenses linked to the fire brigade qualify as public policy remit expenses, in so far as the remuneration of these costs is strictly limited to what is necessary to pursue these activities.
Nasprotno pa so lahko javni organi zaradi negotovosti, ki je obstajala pred sodbo Aéroports de Paris, upravičeno menili, da financiranje letališke infrastrukture ne pomeni državne pomoči.
As regards operating costs linked to measures taken pursuant to § 8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz, the Commission considers that only those costs for which the airport operator is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to § 8(3) Luftsicherheitsgesetz qualify as public policy remit costs.
Iz tega sledi, da Komisija zdaj ukrepov financiranja, odobrenih pred sodbo Aéroports de Paris, ne more preverjati na podlagi pravil o državni pomoči.
With respect to air traffic control and air safety measures pursuant to § 27c(2) Luftverkehrsgesetz, noting that Saarbrücken is one of the airports eligible for cost coverage, whereas other airports are not, the Commission finds that the coverage of operating costs linked to air traffic control and air safety measures pursuant to § 27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz gives an advantage to Saarbrücken Airport, even if air traffic control and air safety measures can be considered to be non–economic.
Zato ukrepi državne pomoči, ki so bili upravljavcem letališč odobreni pred datumom sodbe Aéroports de Paris, niso pomenili državne pomoči, ko so bili izvedeni, in so 12. decembra 2000 postali obstoječa pomoč.
Equally, operating costs related to ensuring the operational safety of the airport do not qualify as public policy remit costs.
V tej zadevi je bila pogodba o prenosu dobička in izgube med družbama FSBesitzG/FSG in vh Saar (na podlagi katere so bile izvedene posamezne kapitalske injekcije) sklenjena leta 1996 in od takrat po navedbah Nemčije ni bila spremenjena.
As regards investments made between 2000 and 2012, the Commission accepts that investments directly related to the fire brigade qualify as public policy remit expenses in so far as the remuneration of those costs is strictly limited to what is necessary to pursue these activities.
Zato je mogoče šteti, da je letno javno financiranje, odobreno na podlagi navedene pogodbe, od leta 2000 pomenilo obstoječo pomoč.
As regards investments linked to measures taken pursuant to § 8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz, the Commission considers that only those costs for which the airport operator is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to § 8(3) Luftsicherheitsgesetz qualify as public policy remit costs.
Vendar Komisija nadalje meni, da je obstoječa pomoč 1. junija 2007 postala nova pomoč.
With respect to investments linked to air traffic control and air safety measures pursuant to § 27(c)(2) Luftverkehrsgesetz, noting that Saarbrücken is one of the airports eligible for cost coverage, the Commission finds that those investments related to air traffic control and safety measures pursuant to § 27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz give an advantage to Saarbrücken Airport, even if control and air safety measures can be considered to be non–economic.
Če država članica ne bi ravnala v skladu s to obveznostjo, obstoječa pomoč postane po datumu, določenem v ustreznih ukrepih, nezakonita pomoč in jo je treba vrniti.
Equally, investments related to ensuring the operational safety of the airport do not qualify as public policy remit costs.
SKLEPNA UGOTOVITEV
In particular, this means that the investments into fences around the airport, runway signs, and the extension of runway end safety areas cannot be qualified as falling within the public policy remit.
Komisija glede na argumente, predstavljene v uvodnih izjavah 176 do 225, meni, da javno financiranje, ki je bilo družbi FSBesitzG/FSG od leta 2000 do leta 2012 odobreno v obliki letnega kritja izgube (glej podrobne finančne podatke v preglednicah 3 in 4), pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, kolikor je bilo povezano z dejavnostmi zunaj področja javne politike, in je torej od 1. junija 2007 pomenilo novo pomoč.
In any case, regardless of the legal classification of those costs as falling within the public remit or not, it has been demonstrated that they must be borne by the airport operator, under the applicable legal framework.
Komisija nadalje meni, da zlasti glede na argumente, predstavljene v uvodni izjavi 203, kapitalske injekcije, odobrene družbi vh Saar, ne pomenijo državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, ker je družba vh Saar vsa prejeta javna sredstva prenesla naprej in torej sama ni pridobila gospodarske prednosti.
Accordingly, were the State to pay for those costs, the airport operator would be relieved from a cost that it should normally have incurred.
ZAKONITOST POMOČI
State resources and imputability to the State
Država članica mora v skladu s členom 108(3) Pogodbe priglasiti vse načrte za dodelitev ali spremembo pomoči, pri čemer predlaganih ukrepov ne sme izvajati, dokler v postopku priglasitve ni sprejet dokončen sklep.
In order to constitute State aid, the measure in question has to be financed from State resources and the decision to grant the measure must be imputable to the State.
Ker je bilo financiranje že dano na voljo družbi FSBesitzG/FSG, Komisija meni, da Nemčija ni upoštevala prepovedi iz člena 108(3) Pogodbe.
The concept of State aid applies to any advantage granted through State resources by the State itself or by any intermediary body acting by virtue of powers conferred on it.
Upoštevnost smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 in leta 2014
Resources of local authorities are for the application of Article 107 of the Treaty State resources .
Člen 107(3) Pogodbe določa nekatere izjeme od splošnega pravila iz člena 107(1) Pogodbe glede nezdružljivosti državne pomoči z notranjim trgom.
The capital injections provided to vh Saar stem directly from the Land Saarland’s budget and therefore constitute State resources.
Zadevna pomoč se lahko oceni samo na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe, ki določa, da se „pomoč za pospeševanje razvoja določenih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali določenih gospodarskih območij, kadar takšna pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi,“ lahko šteje za združljivo z notranjim trgom.
As regards the financing of FSBesitzG/FSG by vh Saar, it must be noted that vh Saar is entirely owned by the Land Saarland, and therefore constitutes a public undertaking.
V zvezi s tem smernice za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 zagotavljajo okvir za oceno, ali se lahko pomoč za letališča razglasi za združljivo s členom 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
The funding provided by vh Saar to FSBesitzG/FSG thus constitutes a loss of State resources.
V skladu s smernicami za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 Komisija meni, da se obvestilo Komisije o določitvi veljavnih pravil za ocenjevanje nezakonite državne pomoči uporablja za nezakonito pomoč za naložbe letališčem.
As regards imputability of the P&L agreement and the transfers made thereunder, the Commission notes that the statutes, by means of which vh Saar was established by the Land Saarland’s Ministry of Economics, are dated 7 May 1996.
Pri tem bo Komisija, če je bila nezakonita pomoč za naložbe dodeljena pred 4. aprilom 2014, uporabila pravila o združljivosti, ki so veljala, ko je bila nezakonita pomoč za naložbe dodeljena.
On that very same day, the P&L agreement between vh Saar and FSBesitzG/FSG was established.
Razlikovanje med pomočjo za naložbe in pomočjo za tekoče poslovanje
According to Germany, vh Saar acts under the ‘comprehensive legal and factual control of the Land Saarland’ as the sole shareholder of the company.
Komisija mora glede na določbe smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, navedenih v uvodnih izjavah 241 in 242, ugotoviti, ali zadevni ukrep pomeni nezakonito pomoč za naložbe ali pomoč za tekoče poslovanje.
In this regard, the Commission first notes that, according to the annual reports of vh Saar, the company can be considered as controlling FSBesitzG/FSG.
V skladu s točko 25(18) smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 je pomoč za naložbe opredeljena kot „pomoč za financiranje osnovnih sredstev, zlasti za pokritje vrzeli v financiranju stroškov investicijskega vzdrževanja“.
According to the statutes, the Saarland’s government appoints vh Saar’s supervisory board and the chairman of the supervisory board is a representative of the Ministry of the Land responsible for aviation.
Poleg tega se lahko v skladu s točko 25 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 pomoč za naložbe nanaša tako na vnaprejšnje plačilo (tj. za kritje začetnih stroškov naložbe) kot na pomoč, izplačano v rednih obrokih (za kritje stroškov investicijskega vzdrževanja v smislu letne amortizacije in stroškov financiranja).
The statutes also foresee that the board of directors is appointed by the general assembly, which consists of representatives of the owner, i.e. the Saarland.
Po drugi strani se pomoč za tekoče poslovanje nanaša na kritje vseh ali dela stroškov poslovanja letališča, ki pomenijo „osnovne stroške letališča z vidika zagotavljanja letaliških storitev, vključno s stroškovnimi kategorijami, kot so stroški za zaposlene, pogodbene storitve, komunikacije, odpadke, energijo, vzdrževanje, najem in upravljanje itd., vendar ne vključujejo stroškov investicijskega vzdrževanja, podpore za trženje ali vseh drugih spodbud, ki jih letalskim prevoznikom dodeli letališče, ter stroškov, ki spadajo na področje javne politike“.
Finally, the statutes provide that vh Saar was to conclude a control agreement with FSG.
Glede na te opredelitve je mogoče ugotoviti, da del letnih kapitalskih injekcij, ki je bil uporabljen za kritje letnih izgub iz poslovanja družbe FSBesitzG/FSG, brez stroškov, vključenih v EBITDA, ki spadajo na področje javne politike, kot je bilo ugotovljeno v uvodnih izjavah 186 do 197, pomeni pomoč za tekoče poslovanje za družbo FSBesitzG/FSG.
Based on this information, the Commission considers that the P&L agreement between vh Saar and FSBesitzG/FSG and the transfers made thereunder are imputable to the State.
Od tega zneska je treba odšteti stroške, ki spadajo na področje javne politike.
Economic advantage
Na podlagi navedenega Komisija meni, da je največji znesek pomoči za tekoče poslovanje, ki je bil družbi FSBesitzG/FSG na podlagi pogodbe o prenosu dobička in izgube dodeljen v letih 2000–2012, približno […].
Germany has confirmed that all public funds provided to vh Saar are used by the entity to fulfil its obligations under the P&L agreement with FSBesitzG/FSG, that is to say that all funds are passed on by vh Saar to FSBesitzG/FSG.
Nazadnje, del letnih kapitalskih injekcij, s katerimi so se krile izgube družbe FSBesitzG/FSG, ki niso vključene že v EBITDA (tj. letna amortizacija sredstev, stroški financiranja in drugo), brez stroškov, ki spadajo na področje javne politike, kot je bilo ugotovljeno v uvodnih izjavah 186 do 197, pomeni pomoč za naložbe za družbo FSBesitzG/FSG.
As vh Saar is therefore merely an intermediary via which funding is passed on from the State to FSBesitzG/FSG, vh Saar cannot be considered to receive an economic advantage itself.
Glede na preudarke v uvodnih izjavah 247 in 248 je mogoče ugotoviti, da je največji znesek pomoči za naložbe približno […].
FSBesitzG/FSG: MEO
Pomoč za naložbe
An advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty is any economic benefit which an undertaking would not have obtained under normal market conditions, that is to say in the absence of State intervention.
V skladu s točko 61 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 mora Komisija preveriti, ali so izpolnjeni kumulativni pogoji iz točk (a) do (e):
Only the effect of the measure on the undertaking is relevant, not the cause nor the objective of the State intervention.
izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture ustrezata cilju splošnega interesa, ki je jasno opredeljen (regionalni razvoj, dostopnost itd.);
Whenever the financial situation of the undertaking is improved as a result of State intervention, an advantage is present.
infrastruktura je potrebna in sorazmerna z zadanim ciljem;
The Commission further recalls that ‘capital placed directly or indirectly at the disposal of an undertaking by the State in circumstances which correspond to normal market conditions cannot be regarded as State aid’.
infrastruktura ponuja zadovoljive možnosti srednjeročne uporabe, zlasti glede na uporabo obstoječe infrastrukture;
The assessment should leave aside any positive repercussions on the economy of the region in which the airport is located, since the Court has clarified that the relevant question for applying the MEO principle is whether ‘in similar circumstances a private shareholder, having regard to the foreseeability of obtaining a return and leaving aside all social, regional–policy and sectoral considerations, would have subscribed the capital in question’.
vpliv na razvoj trgovine ni v nasprotju z interesom Unije.
In Stardust Marine the Court stated that, ‘[…] in order to examine whether or not the State has adopted the conduct of a prudent investor operating in a market economy, it is necessary to place oneself in the context of the period during which the financial support measures were taken in order to assess the economic rationality of the State’s conduct, and thus to refrain from any assessment based on a later situation’.
Da bi bila državna pomoč za letališča združljiva, mora poleg tega tako kot vsi drugi ukrepi državne pomoči imeti spodbujevalni učinek ter biti potrebna in sorazmerna z legitimnim zastavljenim ciljem.
Furthermore, the Court declared in the EDF case that, ‘[…] for the purposes of showing that, before or at the same time as conferring the advantage, the Member State took that decision as a shareholder, it is not enough to rely on economic evaluations made after the advantage was conferred, on a retrospective finding that the investment made by the Member State concerned was actually profitable, or on subsequent justifications of the course of action actually chosen’.
Izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture ustrezata cilju splošnega interesa, ki je jasno opredeljen (regionalni razvoj, dostopnost itd.)
In order to be able to apply the MEO principle the Commission has to place itself at the time when each decision to finance the measures at stake was taken.
Ukrepi pomoči za naložbe, ki se ocenjujejo, so bili namenjeni financiranju izgradnje novega terminala z zmogljivostjo 700 000 potnikov, ker je bil stari terminal (zmogljivost 390 000 potnikov) preobremenjen že nekaj let, preden so se začela gradbena dela.
The Commission must also base its assessment on the information and assumptions which were at the disposal of the relevant local authorities at the time when the decision regarding the financial arrangements of the measures at stake was taken.
Poleg tega je bila pomoč za naložbe uporabljena za financiranje vrste ukrepov, ki so omogočili prilagoditev letališča trenutnim zahtevam po sodobni letališki infrastrukturi, da bi to lahko še naprej v celoti delovalo.
The Commission takes note of Germany’s submission that the Land Saarland, which owns and finances Saarbrücken Airport, is not concerned with a return on investment, but rather views the financing as related to the provision of essential infrastructure.
Po navedbah Nemčije je bil glavni cilj financiranja infrastrukture letališča Saarbrücken izboljšati dostop do regije z zračnim prevozom z razbremenitvijo letališča in tako spodbuditi regionalni razvoj.
It is also for this reason that according to Germany no analysis of the costs of a potential closure of the airport exists.
Letališče Saarbrücken je glede na sedanje strukturne spremembe regije in njen prehod s premogovniške in jeklarske industrije na regijo, usmerjeno na tehnologije in storitve, ključnega pomena za razvoj regije, zaradi česar je dobra povezava z glavnimi nemškimi poslovnimi središči nepogrešljiva.
The Commission further observes that the airport has incurred increasing losses since 2000 and that a positive EBIDTA, but not a positive overall result, is only expected for 2020.
Poleg tega zadovoljuje potrebe po povezljivosti regije, zlasti glede na njene razvijajoče se raziskovalne in akademske ustanove.
In the light of these considerations, the public financing of FSBesitzG/FSG cannot be qualified as complying with the MEO principle.
Poslovni profil letališča Saarbrücken ustreza tem potrebam regije, saj ponuja dobro razvito in udobno infrastrukturo za vrsto rednih letov v glavna poslovna središča v Nemčiji (Berlin, Hamburg in v preteklosti tudi München).
FSBesitzG/FSG: SGEI Compensation
Komisija ugotavlja, da bi lahko morebitno podvajanje letališke infrastrukture zaradi neposredne bližine letališč Saarbrücken in Zweibrücken nasprotovalo ugotovitvi, da izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture na letališču Saarbrücken ustrezata jasno opredeljenemu cilju splošnega interesa.
Germany has submitted that in this case public funding constitutes compensation for a service of general economic interest that does not confer an economic advantage.
Vendar navaja, da letališče Zweibrücken do leta 2006 ni ponujalo komercialnih storitev zračnega prometa, tako da je bilo letališče Saarbrücken edino, ki je ponujalo letalske povezave v regiji.
According to the Court of Justice’s Altmark jurisprudence, compensation for the provision of a service of general economic interest does not grant an economic advantage where four cumulative conditions are fulfilled:
Ko je letališče Zweibrücken leta 2006 vstopilo na trg komercialnega zračnega prometa, je v bistvu podvojilo infrastrukturo letališča Saarbrücken; obenem pa ni mogoče ugotoviti, da se je zaradi vstopa letališča Zweibrücken na trg tekoče javno financiranje predhodno obstoječega letališča Saarbrücken nenadoma spremenilo v financiranje podvajanja.
First, the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge, and the obligations must be clearly defined (‘Altmark criterion 1’).
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da izgradnja in uporaba infrastrukture na letališču Saarbrücken ustrezata jasno opredeljenemu cilju splošnega interesa.
Second, the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner (‘Altmark criterion 2’).
Infrastruktura je potrebna in sorazmerna z zadanim ciljem.
Third, the compensation cannot exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit (‘Altmark criterion 3’).
Pomoč za naložbe za letališče Saarbrücken mora biti potrebna in sorazmerna z zadanim ciljem.
Fourth, where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations, in a specific case, is not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure which would allow for the selection of the tenderer capable of providing those services at the least cost to the community, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well–run and adequately provided with the means for carrying out the service so as to be able to meet the necessary public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations (‘Altmark criterion 4’).
Pomemben vidik v tem okviru je, ali naložba ne pomeni podvajanja obstoječe nedonosne infrastrukture.
Pursuant to Altmark criterion 4, the amount of compensation must either be determined following a public procurement procedure or, instead, on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical, well run undertaking would have incurred.
V obdobju med letoma 1996 in 2000 je bil stari terminal pogosto preobremenjen, zlasti v poletni sezoni, posledica česar so bili dolge čakalne dobe, prenapolnjeni prostori za potnike ali potniki, ki so morali čakati zunaj terminala.
In the case of Saarbrücken Airport, the operation of the airport was not tendered out, but rather entrusted to the State–owned FSBesitzG/FSG.
Poleg tega stari terminal ni bil več v skladu z varnostnimi zahtevami.
The amount of compensation was also not determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs that a typical, well run undertaking would have incurred.
V letih 2009 in 2010 so bili izvedeni tudi dodatni varnostni ukrepi v zvezi z varnostnim območjem konca steze, zlasti je bila prilagojena lokacija luči vzletno–pristajalne steze zaradi boljše signalizacije za pilote, nameščene so bile zaščitne luči vzletno–pristajalne steze, nadstruktura krivulje vzletno–pristajalne steze pa je bila prilagojena potrebam sodobnih zrakoplovov.
The financing modalities were and are such that any loss generated by FSBesitzG/FSG is covered from State resources, regardless of whether such losses correspond to costs that a typical, well run undertaking would have occurred.
Nazadnje, opravljeno je bilo vzdrževanje vzletno–pristajalne steze, da bi se preprečile poškodbe zrakoplovov, ki obratujejo na letališču.
In order to fulfil the Altmark criterion 4 it is not sufficient that the authorities of the Land Saarland, who as sole shareholder has comprehensive supervisory and control powers, claim to have ensured the efficient use of resources.
Komisija zato meni, da so bile naložbe v infrastrukturo nujne za prilagoditev vse večjemu številu potnikov in izpolnjevanje trenutnih zahtev glede sodobne letališke infrastrukture.
While Germany submits that only costs incurred as a consequence of efficient operations entered into the deficit cover, the P&L agreement does not provide for such a limitation, but rather provides for the cover of any losses that may have been generated.
Letališče je lahko zagotavljalo povezljivost in razvoj regije samo z zgrajeno infrastrukturo.
It is also not sufficient to compare the costs of Saarbrücken Airport with those of other State–owned undertakings active in other sectors, as no conclusions can be drawn therefrom as to the efficiency of the airport operator.
Drugič, nova naložba ni pomenila podvajanja obstoječe nedonosne infrastrukture, saj tri od najbližjih letališč, tj. Luxembourg (121 km od Saarbrückna), Metz–Nancy–Lorraine (96 km od Saarbrückna) in Frankfurt–Hahn (128 km od Saarbrückna), ne ležijo na istem gravitacijskem območju, njihovi poslovni modeli pa se bistveno razlikujejo od poslovnega modela letališča Saarbrücken.
A comparison with other airport operators was, according to Germany, not attempted, as it was considered that regional airports differed too greatly with respect to their costs and revenues to allow for a meaningful comparison.
Letališče Saarbrücken ponuja predvsem redne lete, ki povezujejo Saarbrücken z glavnimi nemškimi poslovnimi središči (Berlin, Hamburg in v preteklosti tudi München) in številnimi počitniškimi destinacijami.
In its final analysis, Germany therefore mainly relies on its appreciation that there is no indication that the airport operator in Saarbrücken was inefficient.
Letališče Luxembourg ponuja predvsem redne lete v evropske prestolnice, Metz–Nancy–Lorraine je osredotočeno na redne lete v francoska mesta in destinacije v Severni Afriki, poslovni model letališča Frankfurt–Hahn pa temelji na nizkocenovnih prevoznikih, ki ponujajo lete na številne počitniške destinacije, vendar nobenega v druga nemška mesta, in tovornem zračnem prometu.
It has submitted that the Commission has, in the past, accepted the absence of an indication of inefficiency as sufficient for compliance with the Altmark criterion 4.
Edino podvajanje infrastrukture je mogoče opaziti med letališčema Saarbrücken in Zweibrücken (39 km od Saarbrückna).
The Commission notes, however, that the decision referred to by Germany is by no means solely based on the absence of any indication of inefficiency.
Vendar je treba omeniti, da je Saarbrücken uveljavljeno letališče, ki se je odločilo izvesti naložbo v novi terminal, da bi razbremenilo stari terminal, ko je število potnikov stalno naraščalo in letališče Zweibrücken še ni ponujalo storitev komercialnega zračnega prevoza.