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There was no duplication of infrastructures.
Poleg tega prvi pritožnik trdi, da je podjetje NBG prejelo novo, nepriglašeno pomoč, nezdružljivo z notranjim trgom, saj je od insolventnega podjetja NG prejelo kapital za upravljanje poslov na dirkališču Nürburgring v višini 2239243 EUR v obliki prenosa v kapitalsko rezervo („Kapitalrücklage“), da upravljanje temelji na novi najemni pogodbi med podjetji NG, MSR, CMHN in NBG, za katero ni bilo razpisnega postopka, da podjetje NBG ne plačuje najemnine ter si ne prizadeva povečati prometa in prihraniti stroške, saj je obdržalo vse zaposlene in krilo stroške organizacije dogodkov formule 1.
In contrast to the Commission cases on multifunctional arenas [106], the measures under investigation do not concern new infrastructure or substantial extension of capacity.
Prvi pritožnik trdi tudi, da prevzem pogodb o zaposlitvi osebja podjetja NAG s strani podjetja NBG na podlagi pogodbe, sklenjene 26. julija 2013 med podjetjem NBG in sindikatom Vereinigten Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (v nadaljnjem besedilu: ver.di), določa, da prevzem ne sme imeti gospodarskih, socialnih ali pravnih negativnih posledic za zaposlene, in kaže, da je bil ohranjen poslovni model, ki je bil razvit z nezakonito pomočjo.
Effects on trade and competition limited to necessary extent
Pripombe stečajnih upraviteljev, ki jih je poslala Nemčija
According to Germany, effects on trade and competition are small and do not contradict the common interest.
Po mnenju stečajnih upraviteljev bi bilo treba pritožbo zavrniti, saj iz nje ni razvidno, da je postopek prodaje odstopal od običajnega postopka pridobitve.
As stated by the Koblenz court [107], the Nürburgring with the Nordschleife is unique.
Ponudb za vsa sredstva v odprtem, brezpogojnem in preglednem postopku zbiranja ponudb ni mogoče izključiti že na začetku.
The location of international and national events has a long history, and the support to the sport infrastructure at the Nürburgring does not therefore lead to a transfer of events to the Nürburgring.
Če je taka ponudba višja od vsote združenih ponudb za posamezna sredstva, bi lastnik, ki ravna v skladu s tržnimi pravili, sklenil pogodbo s ponudnikom, ki je dal ponudbo za vsa sredstva.
There are only few international events at the Nürburgring.
V takih okoliščinah samo taka ponudba za vsa sredstva predstavlja tržno ceno [114].
Compatibility of aid under 107(3)(d) TFEU
Izključitev takih ponudb iz nakupov v postopku zaradi insolventnosti bi pomenila kršitev podjetniške svobode in lastninske pravice upnikov v postopku zaradi insolventnosti, ki ju zagotavlja Listina Evropske unije o temeljnih pravicah.
Germany claims that the Nürburgring — as the longest permanent racetrack and the oldest pit lane worldwide — is part of the cultural heritage of the Union [108].
Ponudbe za vsa sredstva se niso obravnavale prednostno.
Parts of the ringowerk (mixture of museum and science centre) have a museum character.
Drugi pritožnik ni dobil dostopa do podatkovne sobe samo zaradi dejstva, da cena, ki jo je ponudil, ni bila dovolj visoka.
The measure for the support of the culture of the motorsport was necessary as it creates a common cultural identity in Germany and the Union, and the private financing of Part I of the ‘Nürburgring 2009’ project failed.
Postopek zbiranja ponudb je bil opravljen v več fazah.
The measure was also proportional because no overcompensation of that measure took place.
Ponudniki so se uvrstili v naslednjo fazo samo, če je obstajala zadostna verjetnost sklenitve pogodbe.
The trade and competition conditions in the field of cultural facilities are not affected by the support to an extent contrary to the common interest.
Prednost tega pristopa je, da občutljivi poslovni podatki niso dostopni več ponudnikom, kot je potrebno, in da se lahko stroški skrbnega pregleda zmanjšajo tako na strani prodajalca kot na strani ponudnikov, ki ponudijo prenizko ceno.
The cultural facilities at the Nürburgring are in competition with other regional or national cultural facilities, so that the market share of the former facilities is limited.
Ponudnikom je bilo v vsaki fazi postopka zagotovljenih dovolj informacij.
Compatibility of aid under 107(3)(b) TFEU
Merila za dodelitev so bila nedvoumno opredeljena.
Germany also claims that the drawing of loans of NG from the liquidity pool and the participation of ISB in the liquidity pool (measure 3) is compatible under 107(3)(b) TFEU as taking a loan from the real economy was almost impossible at the time because of the breakdown of the interbank market.
Merilo za dodelitev so skupni prihodki, ponderirani glede na verjetnost sklenitve pogodbe, ki je nadalje opredeljena s podrejenimi merili.
Compatibility of aid under 106(2) TFEU
Razlogi za omejitev dostopa do podatkovne sobe na pet ponudnikov niso bili tehnični.
Germany claims that part of the investment measures for the promotion of tourism met the SGEI requirements that were in force at the time [109] and that no manifest error of appreciation is evident.
Omejitev dostopa je bila rezultat ocenjevanja ponudb.
More concretely, Germany indicates that parts of ringowerk (particularly motorsport exhibition, Green Hell multi-media theatre, ringomeister and testocentre) have a museum character and serve to the public interest of (cultural) education, Warsteiner Event Centre serves as a multifunctional congress, trade fair and conference facility and the parking house is not fully used at days without big events.
Stečajna upravitelja navajata, da sta podjetje NBG ustanovila kot sredstvo za začasno upravljanje sredstev v postopku zaradi insolventnosti do prodaje sredstev.
Germany argues that an enterprise acting under normal market conditions would not make the investments in the above three facilities without public financing and that the failed private financing of Part I of the ‘Nürburgring 2009’ project shows that there is no market for the installation of such measures.
Pred tem je bilo za upravljanje odgovorno podjetje NAG.
Germany claims that the organisation of Formula 1 events is considered a SGEI as they are publically funded also in other countries and they have an enormous prestige and macroeconomic and identity effects to the respective Member State as well as to the whole Union.
Po oddaji kompleksa Nürburgring v najem podjetju NAG so bila podjetja NG, MSR in CMHN zgolj lastniška podjetja, ki niso upravljala poslov.
Temporary Framework
Poleg tega od zaposlenih ni bilo mogoče pričakovati, da bodo podjetje NAG zamenjali z insolventnimi podjetji.
Germany claims that tranches 2 to 4 of the ISB loan (measure 8) are compatible with the internal market under the Commission communication — Temporary Community framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis [110], and that even if the Commission concluded that NG was an undertaking in difficulty as of 1 July 2008 and the Temporary Framework could not be applied to tranches 2 to 4 of the ISB loan, the aid in favour of NG, MSR and CMHN would equal to the difference between the interest rate to be paid on the market and the interest rate actually paid, but not to the whole amount of the loan [111].
Podjetje NBG ni bilo ustanovljeno in opremljeno kot dolgoročna rešitev.
SALE OF ASSETS
V nasprotju s sredstvi, s katerimi je upravljalo podjetje NBG, se to podjetje ni prodajalo.
In its submissions, Germany maintains that the sales structure does not involve State aid to the buyer of the assets.
Poleg tega stečajna upravitelja navajata, da sta podjetju NBG zagotovila kapital ob upoštevanju prodaje (preprečitev znižanja prihodkov v primeru nedelovanja) samo iz gospodarskih razlogov, da je podjetje NBG povečalo in ne zmanjšalo vrednost sredstev podjetja NG [115], da navedena zagotovitev kapitala ni zagotovila prednosti za podjetje NBG in da za ustanovitev in financiranje podjetja NBG ni odgovorna država, ampak stečajna upravitelja.
In addition, Germany argues that the sales process interrupted the economic continuity of the NG, MSR and CMHN.
Stečajna upravitelja navajata, da je bila pogodba med podjetjem NBG in sindikatom ver.di prav tako sklenjena, da bi se omogočilo nadaljevanje tekočih poslov podjetja NBG do prodaje, ne pa da bi Nürburgring po tem ostal gospodarski subjekt.
Thus, in its view, if the formal investigation procedure concluded with a negative Commission decision requesting the recovery of incompatible aid, a recovery obligation imposed on NG, MSR and CMHN would not concern the buyer of the assets in question.
Navedeno pogodbo je sklenilo podjetje NBG in ne prodajalci.
Finally, with regards to the condition which foresees that the sale of the Nürburgring assets is final only upon the existence of a non-challengeable Commission decision declaring that the aid would not be recovered from the buyer of the assets, Germany argues that this condition does not constitute an obstacle to the liquidation of the aid beneficiaries and that it is not a continuation of their business, or an advantage to the buyer.
Pogodbe o zaposlitvi so bile prenesene s podjetja NAG na NBG v skladu s členom 613a nemškega civilnega zakonika in ne na podlagi navedene pogodbe.
As regards the interruption of economic continuity, Germany pointed to the following elements:
V skladu s členoma 7 in 9 PDEU ter Direktivo Sveta 2001/23/ES [116] premisleki glede konkurence ne smejo povzročiti neupoštevanja ali poslabšanja socialnih standardov.
The sale was carried out through an open, transparent, non-discriminatory and non-conditional tender procedure to the bidder submitting the highest bid including a proof of its financing;
Za podjetje NBG kot začasno rešitev je bilo pomembno, da se zaposleni podjetij NAG (večina) in NG (20 zaposlenih), ki so bili potrebni za nadaljevanje tekočih poslov, premestijo v podjetje NBG.
The economic logic of the sale is determined by the insolvency proceedings, which serve to satisfy jointly the creditors by the sale of the assets of the Nürburgring and the distribution of the proceeds among them;
Podjetje NBG je moralo preprečiti zamenjavo preostalih usposobljenih zaposlenih v prehodnem obdobju.
The opening of the insolvency proceedings and the takeover of the business by NBG from NAG as well as the sale of the assets to Capricorn with the subsequent placing of the assets in the control of a separate trustee constituted economic breaks, as the business models of NAG, NBG and Capricorn vary in the use of the assets substantially;
Od začetka leta 2011 do konca leta 2012 se je število zaposlenih zmanjšalo za 114 ekvivalentov polnega delovnega časa (s 402 na 288 ekvivalentov polnega delovnega časa).
Neither Capricorn nor the new owner of the assets has any economic or corporate link to NG, MSR or CMHN as of January 2015;
Na začetku sezone 2013 je bilo zaposlenih 290 oseb.
The significant contracts for the operational business will be terminated predominantly after the 2014 season.
Nemčija meni, da pravila o državni pomoči od kupca sredstev podjetja v postopku zaradi insolventnosti ne zahtevajo, da se izogne prenosu pogodb o zaposlitvi in sklene nove pogodbe o zaposlitvi zaradi tveganja, da se bo odredilo vračilo pomoči, ki jo je prej prejelo insolventno podjetje, ter da taka zahteva ni sprejemljiva glede na evropski socialni model.
The new contracts for the period from 1 January 2015 will be negotiated and concluded by the operating company founded by the buyer.
PRITOŽBA PODJETJA ADAC e.V.
Any transfer of employment contracts associated with the tendered assets would be governed by the applicable provision of German law, i.e. the purchaser of the insolvent assets would be free to decide on engaging personnel;
(DRUGI PRITOŽNIK)
As regards timing, the assets were sold before any Commission decision;
Drugi pritožnik navaja, da so ga prodajalci obvestili, da njegove ponudbe ne morejo upoštevati v naslednji fazi prodaje, saj je cena, ki jo je ponudil, bistveno nižja od cen, vključenih v druge ponudbe, in se nanaša samo na del sredstev, prodajalci pa si prizadevajo za čim večje povečanje vrednosti vseh sredstev.
The date of the transfer is determined by the requirements set by insolvency law that are to be considered in the context of the best possible sale of the assets.
Drugi pritožnik trdi, da je namen postopka prodaje gospodarska kontinuiteta dejavnosti in ohranitev tržnega položaja Nürburgringa v njegovi sedanji obliki, zato ta postopek ni primeren za preprečitev prenosa prednosti, ki izhaja iz že dodeljene pomoči, na kupca sredstev.
Given the nature of the motorsport business and the tendered assets, Germany considered that any successful buyer(s) would be engaged in activities similar to NG, MSR and CMHN's.
Opozarja, da lahko le prodaja več ponudnikom prepreči gospodarsko kontinuiteto, da so prodajalci ponudbam za vsa sredstva dali prednost pred ponudbami za posamezna sredstva, ki so bile sicer dovoljenje, vendar dejansko niso imele možnosti za uspeh, da ni meril za oceno ponudb za del sredstev v primerjavi s ponudbami za vsa sredstva in da so se samo ponudbe za vsa sredstva uvrstile v drugo fazo postopka.
However, any new owner(s) would have the possibility to manage their activities under different operating conditions than NG, MSR and CMHN's and would apply their own business model.
Drugi pritožnik navaja tudi, da sta stečajna upravitelja postopek prodaje izvedla v nasprotju s pravili o državni pomoči, vključno s pravili o preglednosti in nediskriminaciji, ter da ta postopek zato ni primeren za dosego tržne cene.
For the racetrack, Capricorn foresees a different utilisation concept based on a new business plan.
Trdi, da razpisna dokumentacija ni vsebovala podatkov o finančnem položaju podjetja NG, ki so pomembni za določitev ponujene cene, zato so bile okvirne ponudbe previsoke in bi se verjetno znižale po fazi postopka, v kateri je bil odobren dostop do podatkovne sobe.
Besides, the buyer will itself be more active as an event organiser at the Nürburgring in the future.
Drugi pritožnik navaja, da so se dobički bistveno zmanjšali v primerjavi s pričakovanimi dobički za leto 2013, ki so bili predhodno sporočeni ponudnikom, in da ponudniki niso imeli možnosti za novo analizo finančnih podatkov.
Furthermore, the Nürburgring will convert from a tourism attraction to a technology site according to the plans of the buyer.
Trdi tudi, da so bile razkrite informacije o finančnem položaju podjetja NBG in potrebnih srednje- in dolgoročnih naložbah pomanjkljive ter da razpisna dokumentacija namiguje na dolgoročna pogodbena razmerja, pogodbe z drugim pritožnikom pa so bile podaljšane samo za eno leto (2014).
With regards to the condition which foresees that the sale of the Nürburgring assets is final only upon the existence of a non-challengeable Commission decision declaring that the aid would not be recovered from the buyer of the assets, Germany argues the following:
Poleg tega se merilo varnega financiranja ni ustrezno upoštevalo, sicer ponudnik La Tene Capital Limited s svojo nerealno visoko ponudbo ne bi dobil dostopa do podatkovne sobe brez potrditve financiranja.
no potential investor or financial partner would accept to acquire the assets without such a condition precedent;
Pripombe stečajnih upraviteljev, navedene v uvodnih izjavah 101 do 105, veljajo tudi za pritožbo drugega pritožnika.
according to the German insolvency law [112], the insolvency administrators' obligation is to ensure that the debtor's assets are liquidated at the best possible rate or alternatively to reach an arrangement in an insolvency plan which however would result in further State aid to the Nürburgring companies;
PRITOŽBA [TRETJEGA PONUDNIKA] (TRETJI PRITOŽNIK)
the lessee will operate the leased assets under its own name, on the basis of its own business plan and with the workforce of its own choice; and
Tretji pritožnik trdi, da prodajna pogodba ni bila dodeljena ponudniku, ki je ponudil najvišjo ceno, ampak lokalnemu ponudniku, ki je bil obravnavan prednostno.
[Bidder 2] had a similar condition in its offer, which foresaw that its offered prices would only be payable upon the existence of a non-challengeable Commission decision declaring that the aid would not be recovered from the buyer of the assets.
Meni, da se negospodarski razlogi, kot so regionalni cilji ali industrijska politika, ki jih vlagatelj, ki deluje v skladu z načeli tržnega gospodarstva, ne bi sprejel, ne smejo upoštevati kot razlog za izbiro nižje cene in da kažejo na obstoj državne pomoči [117].
[Bidder 3] had a condition stipulating that it could withdraw from the sale if there was no positive Commission decision in place until 31 December 2014.
Tretji pritožnik trdi, da je ponudil kupnino v višini 150 milijonov EUR [118], pogodba pa je bila oddana podjetju Capricorn, čeprav je bila ponudba tretjega pritožnika precej višja.
The structure by which, in case there is no non-challengeable Commission decision at the beginning of 2015 the sold assets will be transferred before 1 January 2015 to a new company, in which 95,1 % of the shares will be owned by the buyer and 4,9 % by an independent trustee (see recital 56 above), will not lead to a continuation of the beneficiaries' business but will ensure their definitive exit from the market.
Nadalje poudarja, da se lahko prodajalec izjemoma odloči za nižjo ponudbo, če je očitno, da prodaja ponudniku, ki je predložil najvišjo ponudbo, ni mogoča (varnost transakcije), tj. če kupec ne more plačati kupnine [119].
In conclusion, Germany argues that through this process there is no economic continuity between NG, MSR and CMHN and the assets sold under the tender process.
Tretji pritožnik trdi, da se to ni zgodilo, saj:
Thus, any potential incompatible State aid to NG, MSR and CMHN would have to be recovered from these companies, following a relevant Commission decision, and would not concern the buyer of the assets under sale.
je tretji pritožnik predložil zavezujočo finančno zavezo sklada zasebnega kapitala v višini 30 milijonov EUR in (2) ni mogel dobiti zaveze za nadaljnje obroke kupnine zaradi zamude in pomanjkljive dokumentacije prodajalcev.
Germany also argues that the condition precedent of the sales contract between the sellers and the buyer does not put an obstacle to the liquidation of the Nürburgring companies and the recovery of the past aid from them.
Trdi, da je prodajalce obvestil, da bi lahko manjkajoče finančne zaveze predložil do 31. marca 2014.
The aid beneficiaries will disappear from the market definitively.
Tretji pritožnik navaja tudi, da bi lahko na dan pritožbe (10. aprila 2014) zagotovil finančno zavezo v vrednosti več kot 110 milijonov EUR, Komisiji pa je predložil pismo o nameri z dne 26. marca 2014, ki ga je podjetje Jupiter Financing Group, Inc. (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Jupiter Financial Group) naslovilo na tretjega pritožnika in v katerem ga je obvestilo o svojem zavezujočem predlogu za financiranje pridobitve sredstev Nürburgringa (za finančne elemente tega predloga glej opombo 105).
Should ever the sale with Capricorn be annulled, the assets will still be sold and the sellers liquidated.
Eden izmed pogojev za ta predlog za financiranje je bil izid skrbnega pregleda, ki bo zadovoljiv za podjetje Jupiter Financial Group.
Germany informed the Commission about the sales structure, in order to obtain legal certainty that the sale of the assets would not involve State aid and that any successful buyer(s) would not be held liable for recovery of incompatible State aid.
Tretji pritožnik trdi tudi, da bi se od skupnega zneska 77 milijonov EUR, ki ga je podjetje Capricorn ponudilo kot kupnino za Nürburgring, 6 milijonov EUR plačalo šele po sezoni 2014, nadaljnjih 11 milijonov EUR pa šele v obdobju 2015–2018, torej bi dejanska gotovinska kupnina znašala 60 milijonov EUR, kar pomeni razliko v višini 50 milijonov EUR v primerjavi z gotovinsko kupnino v višini 110 milijonov EUR, ki jo je ponudil tretji pritožnik.
The reports confirmed that the sales process was executed following the principles discussed with the Commission.
Po navedbah tretjega pritožnika to pomeni odstopanje od napovedanih načel postopka prodaje, ki je povzročilo kršitev razpisnega postopka, saj druge stranke, kot je tretji pritožnik, niso bile obveščene o prilagoditvah.
They also provided information to the Commission about the bidders, their tenders, the final sales price and other relevant issues.
Poleg tega tretji pritožnik trdi, da prodaja sredstev ni bila opravljena kot odprt, pregleden in brezpogojen izbirni postopek.
COMPLAINTS ON THE SALE OF ASSETS
Natančneje, tretji pritožnik trdi, da:
COMPLAINT FROM JA ZUM NÜRBURGRING e.V.
Takoj po začetku postopka skrbnega pregleda je tretji pritožnik ugotovil, da struktura transakcije, ki so jo predlagali prodajalci, ni ustrezala dejanskim okoliščinam, ki izhajajo iz delovanja Nürburgringa, in je zato ni bilo mogoče izvesti [120];
(COMPLAINANT 1)
so prodajalci v celotnem postopku odlagali dokončno sklenitev pogodbe o nakupu sredstev;
Complaint
Poleg tega naj bi bilo podjetje Capricorn obravnavano prednostno, saj je imelo možnost, da zavezujočo finančno zavezo predloži po 17. februarju 2014 [121];
Complainant 1 claims that the design of the tender process for the sale of the assets of NG, MSR and CMHN (i.e. the sale of racetrack, accommodation facilities and leisure park altogether) was not suitable for remedying competition distortions in the relevant markets, because it aimed at an unchanged operation of the complex and a transfer of the majority of employees of NG, MSR and CMHN to the buyer of the assets.
pomembne pogodbe, kot so pogodbe o poslovanju med podjetjem NBG in tretjimi osebami, niso bile zagotovljene ali pa so bile zagotovljene zelo pozno.
Complainant 1 further complains that in the insolvency proceedings in the own administration (‘Eigenverwaltung’) the insolvent companies carry out the sale themselves, under the mere supervision of an insolvency administrator (‘Sachwalter’) [113], that the bidders are not required to submit separate offers for each asset cluster and that offers for the totality of assets are acceptable.
Poleg tega so bili odločilni finančni podatki podjetja NBG ponudnikom v podatkovni sobi domnevno zagotovljeni samo v nemščini in samo en delovni dan pred iztekom roka za oddajo končnih ponudb ali celo na dan izteka tega roka.
Complainant 1 also argues that aid would be transferred to the buyer of the assets because all the assets, around 300 employees and the operational business of NBG would be transferred to one bidder and there would thus be economic continuity between the old and new owner/operator.
Natančneje, pomembne informacije, kot so revidirani letni računovodski izkazi podjetja NBG z dne 31. decembra 2012, so bile domnevno zagotovljene šele na večer zadnjega delovnega dne pred rokom za oddajo končnih ponudb;
Complainant 1 also alleges that in consequence of the criterion of the maximisation of value of all assets, offers for the totality of assets were preferred by the sellers, whereas offers for individual assets were discriminated.
so podajalci diskriminirali druge ponudnike, saj naj bi podjetju Capricorn omogočili prednostni dostop do glavnih dobaviteljev, ki so tretje osebe.
Furthermore, complainant 1 alleges that there is a lack of transparency as regards the award criteria and the financial data about the profits of NG, and that there is discrimination among the bidders, in particular because the access to the virtual data room was limited to five bidders.
Tretji pritožnik meni zlasti, da so se podjetje Capricorn, prodajalci in pivovarna Bitburger pogajali že več tednov pred razglasitvijo uspešnega ponudnika 11. marca 2014 [122];
Complainant 1 also states that the sellers communicated the extension of the deadline for the submission of binding offers until the mid of February 2014 only to the bidders for all the assets who qualified for the access to the virtual data room;
je bila pogodba o nakupu sredstev med prodajalci in podjetjem Capricorn overjena že pred 11. marcem 2014.
the bidders that tendered only for individual asset clusters such as complainant 2 were not notified of the extension of the deadline.
Podjetje Capricorn naj bi bilo o oddaji pogodbe obveščeno že pred sprejetjem odločitve odbora upnikov, 9. marca 2014 pa je objavilo sporočilo za javnost, ki je bilo torej objavljeno dva dni pred odločitvijo odbora upnikov z dne 11. marca 2014;