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Upon request by the Commission, Italy reconstructed the ex ante profitability analysis of the agreements with Ryanair based on the incremental costs and revenues that could be reasonably expected by a market economy operator acting in lieu of So.Ge.A.AL at the time of the conclusion of each of these agreements during the period under investigation, i.e. 2000-2010 (the ‘2014 MEOP Report’) [33].
Komisija je predhodno menila, da odločitve v zvezi s pogoji poslovanja letalskih prevoznikov na letališču Alghero verjetno vključujejo državna sredstva in se jih lahko pripiše državi.
According to Italy, So.Ge.A.AL expected the agreements with Ryanair to be profitable for the airport at the time they were concluded.
Komisija je najprej ugotovila, da je družba AMS podružnica v 100-odstotni lasti družbe Ryanair, ki je bila ustanovljena le zaradi zagotavljanja tržnih storitev prek spletnega mesta družbe Ryanair in da ne zagotavlja drugih storitev.
Measure 5 — Agreements with other carriers
Na tej podlagi je Komisija predhodno menila, da je treba družbi Ryanair in AMS zaradi ocene prisotnosti selektivne prednosti šteti za en subjekt.
At the time the 2012 Decision was adopted, the Commission noted that So.Ge.A.AL appeared to also have granted discounts on airport charges to carriers other than Ryanair.
Menila je tudi, da je treba pri presoji, ali so bili ukrepi v zvezi z družbama Ryanair in AMS skladni s trgom, ravnanje družbe So.Ge.A.AL oceniti skupaj z ravnanjem regije Sardinije in/ali drugih javnih delničarjev družbe So.Ge.A.AL v preiskovanem obdobju.
Although the Commission was aware that So.Ge.A.AL had concluded marketing agreements with other carriers as well, insufficient information on those agreements were provided to the Commission at that stage.
Za namene presoje načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu je menila, da sporazumov o letaliških storitev in sporazumov o trženju ter njihovih finančnih posledic ni mogoče ločiti in jih je treba oceniti skupaj.
By letter dated 18 February 2014 Italy provided the Commission with a profitability analysis based on ex post data of the arrangements with Alitalia, Meridiana and Volare in order to demonstrate that it was economically justified from the airport's perspective to conclude the agreements with these airlines.
Komisija je opozorila, da komponent regionalnega razvoja pri uporabi načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu ni mogoče upoštevati.
No analysis of the agreement with Germanwings had been provided at that date.
Ugotovila je tudi, da v skladu z informacijami, ki so ji bile takrat na voljo, ni bil pripravljen noben poslovni načrt ali predhodna analiza sporazumov, podpisanih z družbama Ryanair in AMS, na podlagi katerega bi se družba So.Ge.A.AL odločila, da sklene takšne dogovore.
Subsequently, by letter dated 25 March 2014, Italy provided to the Commission an analysis of the profitability of the agreements concluded by So.Ge.A.AL with Air One/Alitalia, Meridiana, Volare and Germanwings which sought to demonstrate that these agreements were expected to be profitable for So.Ge.A.AL on an ex ante basis.
Komisija je na tej podlagi izrazila pomisleke glede tega, da sta družba So.Ge.A.AL in regija Sardinija v svojem odnosu z družbama Ryanair in AMS ravnali kot vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Finally, on 10 June 2014 Italy submitted to the Commission an analysis of the expected profitability of the handling agreements concluded by So.Ge.A.AL with bmibaby, Air Vallée and Air Italy.
Ukrep 5 – sporazumi z letalskimi prevozniki razen družbe Ryanair
The agreements concluded by So.Ge.A.AL with carriers other than Ryanair subject to the investigation in this case are presented in recitals 115 to 132.
Komisija je ugotovila, da je družba So.Ge.A.AL drugim letalskim prevoznikom dodelila precejšnje popuste na letališke pristojbine, ki so bili na primer odvisni od uvedbe novih rut in povečanja prometa.
Agreements with Germanwings, Volare, Meridiana and Alitalia
Komisija je pozvala Italijo, naj predloži predhodne poslovne načrte, študije ali dokumente, v katerih je ocenjena donosnost posameznega sporazuma z letalskimi prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču, za upravljavca letališča, če takšni dokumenti niso na voljo, pa proračunske napovedi družbe So.Ge.A.AL, ki so bile zadnje pripravljene pred sklenitvijo navedenih sporazumov.
So.Ge.A.AL concluded handling and marketing agreements with Germanwings, Volare, Meridiana and Alitalia.
Komisija je na tej podlagi izrazila pomisleke glede tega, da sta družba So.Ge.A.AL in regija Sardinija v okviru svojega odnosa s prevozniki, ki delujejo na letališču, ravnali kot vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Germanwings
PRIPOMBE ITALIJE
The handling agreement between Germanwings and So.Ge.A.AL was signed on 19 March 2007 and was set to apply as of 25 March 2007.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je Italija poleg odgovorov na zahteve Komisije po informacijah med preiskavo podala več predložitev.
Based on this agreement Germanwings was to pay So.Ge.A.AL EUR […] per turnaround for handling services.
MOREBITNA POMOČ LETALIŠČU
On 25 March 2007, a marketing agreement was signed between Germanwings and So.Ge.A.AL by which the carrier undertook to operate certain EU routes and to meet certain passengers and frequency targets.
Glede poplačila izgub in kapitalskih injekcij
The agreement was to apply from 25 March 2007 to 31 October 2009.
Italija je opozorila, da morajo upravljavci letališča po zakonu upoštevati nekatere kapitalske pragove.
However, Germanwings only operated from Alghero airport in 2007.
Po mnenju Italije so bile kapitalske injekcije, ki se proučujejo v tem primeru, namenjene obnovi kapitala družbe So.Ge.A.AL na zahtevane standarde.
According to Italy the carrier decided to stop operations from Alghero airport as it could not generate sufficient traffic to break even from a financial perspective.
Glede javnega financiranja obrtniških in gradbenih del
The marketing agreement laid down a ‘start-up’ contribution amounting to EUR […] to be paid by So.Ge.A.AL to Germanwings ‘in order to promote Alghero airport in increasing the volume of departing passengers by opening a new route’.
Italija je pojasnila, da so bile pred letom 2003 koncesijske dajatve, ki so jih morali plačati upravljavci letališča, ki so pridobili „celovito“ koncesijo, določene na 10 % pristojbin za uporabo letališča v skladu z italijanskim zakonom št. 324 z dne 5. maja 1976, kakor je bil pozneje spremenjen, in pristojbino za natovarjanje in raztovarjanje blaga, ki je potovalo po zraku, v skladu z italijanskim zakonom št. 117 z dne 16. aprila 1974.
The marketing agreement also set out success fees to be paid by So.Ge.A.AL to Germanwings if the airline met the stipulated traffic targets.
Letne koncesijske dajatve so se od leta 2003 določile ob upoštevanju enot delovne obremenitve letališča (WLU ali enote obremenitve, ki ustrezajo enemu potniku ali sto kilogramom blaga ali pošte), ki so se določile na podlagi podatkov o prometu, ki jih je letno objavil organ ENAC ministrstva za infrastrukturo in promet.
The agreement also specified penalties to be paid by Germanwings to So.Ge.A.AL in the event that the airline either cancelled over 10 % of its flights or did not meet the stipulated traffic targets.
Na podlagi italijanskega zakona št. 296 z dne 27. decembra 2006 se je letna koncesijska dajatev za upravljavce letališče zvišala, da so se leta 2007 zagotovili prihodki v višini 3 milijone EUR, leta 2008 v višini 9,5 milijona EUR in leta 2009 v višini 10 milijonov EUR za državno blagajno.
Volare
Italija pripomb glede morebitne pomoči letalskim prevoznikom, ki opravljajo dejavnost na letališču Alghero, ni podala v roku iz člena 6(1) postopkovne uredbe, v katerem morajo države članice po sklepu Komisije o formalnem začetku preiskave predložiti svoje pripombe.
On 29 November 2007, Volare signed a handling and a marketing agreement with So.Ge.A.AL.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
The handling agreement set out goals to be met by the carrier in terms of number of passengers and flights per year, and the corresponding success fees to be paid by So.Ge.A.AL.
Komisija ugotavlja, da pripombe zainteresiranih strani obsegajo vrsto argumentov.
The marketing agreement laid down an annual marketing fee of EUR […] to be paid by the airport manager as ‘advertising support for the first year of activity’.
Družba Ryanair je na primer v eni od svojih številnih predložitev Komisiji podrobno navedla temeljna načela in predpostavke, na podlagi katerih bi morala Komisija po njenem mnenju opraviti analizo načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu v zvezi s sporazumi z letalskimi prevozniki.
The marketing agreement applied during from 28 October 2007 to 31 October 2010.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL je trdila, da bi se lahko ukrepe, ki so predmet presoje v njeno korist, za združljive z notranjim trgom razglasilo iz več razlogov.
Meridiana
PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE So.Ge.A.AL
Meridiana operated from Alghero airport in 2000, 2001 and 2010.
Morebitna pomoč upravljavcu letališča
In 2000 and 2001, Meridiana did not operate scheduled services from Alghero airport, and only provided flight services based on charter demands.
Glede gospodarske dejavnosti
As such, no formal handling agreements were signed between So.Ge.A.AL and Meridiana.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL poudarja, da javna sredstva, ki so ji bila dodeljena za kritje stroškov, nastalih pri zagotavljanju storitev, ki spadajo na področje javne politike, ne pomenijo državne pomoči.
Meridiana did not operate from the airport between 2002 and 2010.
Po mnenju družbe So.Ge.A.AL so bili vsi ukrepi, ki so predmet presoje v tem primeru in se nanašajo na financiranje infrastrukture, opreme in „obrtniških in gradbenih del“, pravno odobreni pred sodbo v zadevi Aéroports de Paris, zato bi jih bilo treba izključiti iz presoje državne pomoči.
In 2010, Meridiana took up operations from the airport and signed a marketing agreement as well as a handling agreement with So.Ge.A.AL.
Kar zadeva obdobje po 12. decembru 2000, družba So.Ge.A.AL opozarja, da je Italija že predložila dokaze o negospodarski naravi nekaterih dejavnosti, ki jih je izvajal upravljavec letališča.
The handling agreement was signed on 28 April 2010 and covered the period between April 2010 and April 2011.
Na tej podlagi bi morala Komisija del zadevnega javnega financiranja pripisati stroškom, ki so nastali pri zagotavljanju negospodarskih dejavnosti.
Based on this agreement Meridiana was to pay So.Ge.A.AL EUR […] per turnaround for handling services.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL ugotavlja tudi, da v sklepu iz leta 2012 ni jasno, kakšna sta narava in obseg domnevne pomoči upravljavcu letališča.
The marketing agreement was signed on 20 October 2010 and covered the period between June 2010 and October 2010.
Zlasti ni jasno, ali je bil namen Komisije, da za državno pomoč opredeli vse financiranje del na infrastrukturi, ali pa upošteva, da se za državno pomoč šteje le razlika med koncesijsko dajatvijo, ki temelji na trgu in bi jo morala družba So.Ge.A.AL plačati državi za izboljšano infrastrukturo, in koncesijsko dajatvijo, ki jo je dejansko plačal upravljavec letališča.
The agreement specified a one-off payment of EUR […] (excluding VAT) to be paid by So.Ge.A.AL to Meridiana relating to the start-up of routes to/from Milan, Verona and Bari in summer 2010.
Trdila je, da se prva možnost ne more ujemati z dejstvom, da je država ves čas ohranila lastništvo nad letališko infrastrukturo.
The payment was conditional on Meridiana meeting certain traffic targets.
Družbe So.Ge.A.AL zato ni mogoče šteti za prejemnico pomoči za naložbe.
According to Italy, during the time for which the agreement with Meridiana applied retrospectively, So.Ge.A.AL had been negotiating with the carrier similar terms which were eventually included in the signed agreement.
V vsakem primeru trdi, da ni imela koristi od nobene neupravičene gospodarske prednosti, tudi če bi se izbrala druga možnost.
In this sense, Italy provided to the Commission a draft agreement which was being negotiated at the time by Meridiana and So.Ge.A.AL dated 7 June 2010.
Glede neizkrivljanja konkurence
Air One/Alitalia
Družba So.Ge.A.AL poudarja, da na podlagi javnega financiranja, ki ji je bilo dodeljeno, ne more priti do izkrivljanja konkurence.
Until 2010, Air One/Alitalia did not sign any formal agreement with So.Ge.A.AL and paid So.Ge.A.AL published airport charges for all airport services.
Glede na oddaljeno lokacijo letališča Alghero se njegovo ciljno območje [39] ne prekriva s ciljnim območjem katerega drugega letališča v Italiji ali drugih državah članicah.
Until 2010, So.Ge.A.AL did not provide ground-handling services to Air One/Alitalia.
Prav tako letališče ne konkurira z drugimi letališči na otoku zaradi razdalje med njimi in pomanjkanja zanesljivih kopenskih povezav.
In 2010, So.Ge.A.AL started to provide ground-handling services to Air One/Alitalia.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL dodaja, da na vsakem od treh letališč na Sardiniji potekajo različne vrste prometa.
This led to Air One/Alitalia signing a handling agreement with So.Ge.A.AL.
Poleg tega letalski prevoz ne konkurira drugim prevoznim sredstvom za promet na otok in z njega.
The two parties also entered into a marketing agreement relating to Air One/Alitalia's start of international routes from Alghero airport.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL se ne strinja s trditvijo Komisije iz sklepa o začetku postopka iz leta 2012, da za upravljanje letališke infrastrukture konkurira več upravljavcev letališč.
The marketing agreement was signed on 20 October 2010 and covered the period from 7 June 2010 to 30 September 2010.
Družbi So.Ge.A.AL je bila prva „delna“ koncesija [40] za upravljanje letališča dodeljena leta 1995, kar je precej pred sodbo v zadevi Aéroports de Paris.
Italy provided to the Commission the draft agreement which had been negotiated at the time by Alitalia and So.Ge.A.AL in May 2010.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL bi od leta 1995 delovala le kot upravljavec infrastrukture na letališču Alghero, torej s svojo dejavnostjo ne bi konkurirala dejavnostim katerega drugega upravljavca letališča.
The signed agreement specified a one-off marketing payment of EUR […] to be received by Air One/Alitalia for providing marketing services to So.Ge.A.AL in that period, with the possibility of the agreement being extended to 2011 and 2012.
Glede odsotnosti morebitne gospodarske prednosti za družbo So.Ge.A.AL
The handling agreement was signed between Air One/Alitalia and So.Ge.A.AL on 30 November 2010 for a period of six years and specified handling charges to be paid by Air One/Alitalia to So.Ge.A.AL for domestic and international routes.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL trdi, da bi bile kapitalske injekcije v skladu z načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Handling agreements with other carriers
Meni, da bi bilo treba ekonomsko logiko ukrepov oceniti ločeno in posebej za dve obdobji: pred dodelitvijo „celovite“ koncesije družbi So.Ge.A.AL leta 2007 in po njej.
The Commission also investigated the ground handling agreements concluded by So.Ge.A.AL with Air Italy, Bmibaby and Air Vallée.
Javni delničarji niso imeli na voljo nobene druge ustrezne možnosti, kot da dokapitalizirajo družbo, kar je bilo upravičeno glede na to, da so zamudo pri dodelitvi koncesije povzročili zunanji dogodki, na katere družba ni mogla vplivati.
The agreements were concluded for a duration between one month (Air Vallée) and more than two years (Air Italy) and specified handling charges to be paid by the carriers.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL trdi, da mora Komisija to upoštevati pri presoji načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
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Prav tako trdi, da bi bili ukrepi upravičeni tudi na podlagi napovedanega povečanja števila potnikov, kar bi bila posledica nizkocenovne strategije, ki se je izvajala od leta 1999.
Handling agreements with Air Italy, Bmibaby and Air Vallée
Kapitalski injekciji v letih 2009 in 2010 sta se izvedli zaradi potrebe po zaščiti poslovanja upravljavca letališča, zlasti ob upoštevanju boljših možnosti za rentabilnost, ki so bile posledica dodeljene „celovite“ koncesije.
Date of conclusion
Dejstvo, da družba So.Ge.A.AL po dodelitvi koncesije ni postala donosna, je posledica tržnega scenarija, ki se je precej razlikoval od napovedi in je znatno vplival na razvoj zračnega prometa v navedenem obdobju, tj. gospodarska kriza in z njo povezani gospodarski izzivi, s katerimi so se soočali mednarodni letalski prevozniki.
Carrier
Družba So.Ge.A.AL je zaradi tega utrpela 1,8-odstotni padec prometa.
Duration
Poleg tega družba So.Ge.A.AL trdi, da se promet zaradi zamud pri izvajanju del na infrastrukturi (ki bi se morala začeti že leta 2004, vendar se niso začela še niti leta 2009) ni mogel razviti v skladu z napovedmi.
The Ecorys Report was delivered on 30 March 2011.
Navedeni ukrepi so podrobno ocenjeni v načrtu reorganizacije in prestrukturiranja iz leta 2010.
The Ecorys Report concluded that So.Ge.A.AL's conduct was MEOP-compliant.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL se ne strinja s trditvijo Komisije, da se pred začetkom veljavnosti ukrepov ni izvedla nobena predhodna analiza.
Ecorys considered that the business strategy pursued by So.Ge.A.AL bore fruit.
Javni delničarji družbe So.Ge.A.AL so zadevne ukrepe domnevno sprejeli na podlagi predhodno pripravljenih poslovnih načrtov.
Such strategy implied that the airport manager submitted an application for the ‘comprehensive’ concession for the management of the airport, that the capacity of the terminal was extended, and that agreements were signed with low-cost carriers aimed at incentivising international traffic flows.
To dokazujejo dokumenti, ki jih je Komisija prejela med preiskavo, zlasti:
Ecorys concluded that from a MEO's perspective the conclusion of the agreements with Ryanair was a rational decision in that those agreements ensured a considerable increase in traffic which was expected to drive both aeronautical and non-aeronautical income.
poslovni načrt družbe So.Ge.A.AL z dne 15. marca 1999;
According to Ecorys, So.Ge.A.AL could reasonably expect that in the long run the benefits derived by such agreements would outweigh incremental costs.
zapisnik sestanka upravnega odbora družbe So.Ge.A.AL z dne 8. aprila 2000;
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
poslovni načrt za dodelitev štiridesetletne koncesije iz septembra 2005;
EXISTENCE OF AID TO So.Ge.A.AL
načrt družbe Roland Berger, kakor je bil posodobljen v letih 2007 in 2009;
As concerns potential aid to the airport manager, the Commission noted that prior to the Aéroports de Paris judgment, the development and operation of airport infrastructure did not qualify as economic activity within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty [34].
program reorganizacije in prestrukturiranja za obdobje 2010–2012 in
Since part of the measures under assessment was decided before 2001, the Commission noted that it would have to assess whether they stemmed from legally binding commitments taken before the Aéroports the Paris ruling was issued, namely 12 December 2000 [35] and hence fell outside the scope of State aid rules.
poročilo družbe Accuracy.
The Commission also recalled that, to the extent financing of activities which normally fell within the responsibility of the State in the exercise of public powers was limited to cover costs and was not used to finance other economic activities [36], such financing was not subject to State aid rules.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL opozarja tudi, da je bila skladnost kapitalskih injekcij z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu že ugotovljena v poročilu družbe Ecorys, poročilu družbe Accuracy in načrtu družbe Roland Berger.
At the time of adoption of the 2012 Decision, the Commission did not have sufficient information on the nature (economic or not) of the activities carried out by So.Ge.A.AL and of infrastructure related costs financed by the measures subject to the investigation, nor whether certain costs were inherently linked to activities within the public policy remit.
Komisija ob upoštevanju veljavnih italijanskih predpisov ne bi ustrezno proučila posebne narave sektorja zračnega prometa v Italiji.
The Commission invited Italy to clarify which activities must be considered as non-economic in nature and which costs linked to such activities, if any, had been financed by the measures covered by the Commission's investigation.
V svoji oceni položaja pred dodelitvijo celovite koncesije družbi So.Ge.A.AL in po njej bi morala upoštevati dejstvo, da so bile dokapitalizacije posledica pravne obveznosti, če se ta ne bi upoštevala, pa bi bila koncesija preklicana.
The Commission expressed serious doubts that the capital injections would be MEOP-compliant.
Delničarji družbe So.Ge.A.AL so se zato odločili za najbolj stroškovno učinkovito možnost in družbo dokapitalizirali.
It noted that So.Ge.A.AL had constantly operated at a loss since 2000 and that its financial performance seemed to worsen following the award of the ‘comprehensive’ concession.
Po mnenju družbe So.Ge.A.AL so njeni javni delničarji s tem, ko so izvedli kapitalske injekcije, ravnali tako, kot bi v podobnih okoliščinah ravnal udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu, saj so injekcije javnim vlagateljem srednje- in dolgoročno zagotovile pozitivno donosnost.
This seemed to contradict Italy's claim that the poor results of the company were primarily justified by the impossibility to exploit fully airport related activities based on the partial/temporary concession.
Po navedbah družbe So.Ge.A.AL se z letališkimi dejavnostmi ustvarjajo davčni prihodki, višji od javnega financiranja, ki ji je bilo dodeljeno.
The Commission further noted that Italy had at that time only provided ex post considerations in support of its claims that the measures were guided by profitability prospects.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL trdi tudi, da kapitalske injekcije upravljavcu letališča ne bi dodelile gospodarske prednosti v smislu sodne prakse v zadevi Altmark [41].
Such analysis in addition seemed to relate to the overall benefit derived by RAS from an increase in air traffic levels and therefore to revenues that a private investor would not take into account in the analysis of the profitability of its investment.
Splošno upravljanje letališča bi se glede na potrebo po zagotavljanju dostopnosti otoka opredelilo za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, zato bi zadevne kapitalske injekcije pomenile nadomestilo letališču za zagotavljanje storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
On that basis the Commission took the preliminary view that the capital injections provided the airport manager with an advantage and constituted operating aid to the latter.
Družba So.Ge.A.AL bi bila za opravljanje storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena pooblaščena s konvencijo.
The Commission finally noted that, even if So.Ge.A.AL met the conditions to qualify as a firm in difficulty under the Guidelines on State aid for rescueing and restructuring firms in difficulty [37], no element had been submitted to the Commission by Italy to support the conclusion that such aid would comply with the compatibility requirements of those guidelines.
Delne koncesije, ki so bile družbi So.Ge.A.AL dodeljene pred letom 2007, bi se lahko prav tako štele za akt o pooblastitvi.
Measure 2 — Contributions for fittings and works
Družba So.Ge.A.AL nadalje ugotavlja, da morajo upravljavci letališč s strogo pravnega vidika spoštovati nekatere obveznosti v zvezi z upravljanjem letališč, pri katerih se nedvomno upošteva javni interes.
Insufficient information was provided to the Commission on the contributions for fitting and works worth EUR 6540269 granted to So.Ge.A.AL by RAS between 1998 and 2009.
Takšne obveznosti se nanašajo na zagotavljanje ustrezne kakovosti storitev, upoštevanje varnostnih standardov ter neprekinjeno in redno izvajanje storitev.
Italy was invited to specify the exact nature of the costs subsidised by RAS.
Drugi in tretji pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark bi bila izpolnjena, saj je družba So.Ge.A.AL prejela nadomestilo le v višini, potrebni za izravnavo izgub – natančneje, v višini, ki je bila potrebna za uskladitev kapitala s pravnimi zahtevami po kritju takšnih izgub.
Measure 3 — Investments in airport infrastructure and equipment
Družba So.Ge.A.AL je navedla tudi, da morajo upravljavci letališča po zakonu voditi ločeno računovodstvo za glavne in dodatne dejavnosti.