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The Commission's assessment of the capital increase, according to which ‘these doubts are reinforced by the finding that BSCA has not borne the cost of the infrastructures placed at its disposal or the various services provided by SOWAER’, is also marred by an error of law.
Ceno oviranja razvoja letališča Bruxelles-National je povzročil stečaj družbe Sabena novembra 2001 in ne sočasen razvoj letališča Charleroi.
The Commission should individually apply, to each form of intervention, the necessary criteria for assessing their respective regularity and determining, for each intervention, whether aid exists and, if so, whether or not this aid is compatible with the internal market.
Opozoriti je treba, da študija, izvedena leta 2010 za družbo BSCA, kaže, da 40 % teh potnikov z letalom leti prvič, kar dokazuje, da precejšen del potnikov ni „speljan“ letališču Bruxelles.
The philosophy of a capital increase in BSCA in fact differs from the objective of providing airport infrastructure, particularly given the context at the time.
Pole tega še drug znaten del potnikov sestavljajo popotniki, ki obiskujejo mesta (city trip) in se odločajo za kratkotrajna potovanja, za katera se brez privlačnih cenovnih pogojev ne bi odločili.
The Commission cannot therefore group both types of intervention together in order to determine the overall profitability.
Letališče Bruxelles-National do zdaj še ni razvilo nizkocenovnega segmenta oziroma je ta slabo razvit.
Comments from Belgium following the comments from third parties on the absence of aid to BSCA received after the 2012 extension decision
Tako je prevoznik easyJet začel s prvimi leti na letališče Bruxelles-National v letu 2007.
Concession fee paid by BSCA
Potreba po posredovanju države
In reply to BAC's comments on the fees paid by BSCA for the use of the infrastructure, Belgium indicates that some of the fees mentioned by BAC are not relevant to Charleroi, in particular:
Morebitna pomoč, ki bi jo ugotovila Komisija, je bila vsekakor nujna za dosego tega cilja gospodarskega in regionalnega razvoja.
the ‘slot coordination fee’ in the absence of congestion at Charleroi airport,
Ustreznost ukrepa pomoči
the ‘terminal navigation charge’, which is not imposed on regional airports with a number of commercial flight movements below 50000.
Financiranje stroškov, povezanih z nalogami splošnega pomena, ki jih je Valonija zaupala družbi BSCA, je bilo najustreznejši način za dosego navedenega cilja splošnega pomena.
Furthermore, according to Belgium and contrary to BAC's assertion, a fee for the centralised infrastructure is charged by BSCA, as infrastructure manager, to the ground handling companies, including BSCA as handler.
Drugih instrumentov politike ali instrumentov pomoči, s katerimi bi bilo mogoče doseči ta cilj, ni.
This fee is included in the contract between BSCA and Ryanair.
Spodbujevalni učinek
The fee imposed by the federal administration of EUR 0,18 per departing passenger is the responsibility of the Federal State and not BSCA.
Poleg tega obstaja spodbujevalni učinek, saj brez tega financiranja ne bi bilo mogoče zagotoviti razvoja dejavnosti letališča, doseči ravni števila potnikov, ki je omogočila izboljšanje mobilnosti evropskih državljanov, ter zagotoviti gospodarskega in regionalnega razvoja na podlagi letaliških dejavnosti.
The PRM fee is based on the actual costs incurred by BSCA.
Belgija opozarja Komisijo na število potnikov, ki jih je družba BSCA sprejela v obdobju, ki ga je treba upoštevati.
In this respect, according to Belgium, the size of the infrastructure at Charleroi airport simply needs to be compared with that at Brussels airport to realise that the management of this service provided to passengers with reduced mobility involves lower costs at Charleroi than at Brussels, if only in terms of the distance to be covered in order to reach the aircraft or leave the terminal.
Letališče Charleroi je namreč v tistem obdobju spadalo v kategorijo D, tako da ni moglo izkrivljati konkurence.
In addition, Belgium confirms that it is correct that BSCA does not currently impose any security fee.
Poleg tega je v skladu s cilji letaliških smernic, in sicer pravočasno zagotoviti donosnost regionalnih letališč.
This task falling within the public policy remit is the subject of compensation from Wallonia, but this compensation has been capped under the concession agreement between BSCA and Wallonia and any costs above this cap are payable by BSCA.
Sorazmernost pomoči
However, BSCA is under no obligation to pass on these costs to passengers through a fee.
Nazadnje, pomoč je sorazmerna.
With regard to the aircraft parking fees, according to Belgium, the figure given in the table provided by BAC is incorrect as it indicates that there are no parking fees at Charleroi airport, which is wrong because the charges published on the BSCA website clearly indicate the existence of such fees set at EUR 1,98 per day (24 hours) and per tonne.
Opozoriti je treba, da je nadomestilo za naloge splošnega pomena, kot je predvideno v členu 25 sprejetih splošnih pogojev koncesije, priloženih pogodbi o storitvah med Valonijo in družbo BSCA, omejeno navzgor, tako da mora v primeru prekoračitve zgornje meje, kot pri delu nadomestila, namenjenemu požarni varnosti in varnosti prometa na tleh, stroške financirati družba BSCA.
Financing of services of general interest
Morebitna pomoč v okviru zagotavljanja storitev s strani družbe SOWAER zadeva manjši znesek.
Several of the third parties having submitted comments, in particular Brussels Airlines and BAC, have remarked on the financing of the services of general interest provided by BSCA to Wallonia.
Glede na to, da je znesek dela pomoči v okviru teh nadomestil za storitve splošnega pomena, ki ga lahko Komisija izpodbija, omejen, in glede na cilj teh storitev je treba ugotoviti, da je ta pogoj sorazmernosti izpolnjen.
They question whether some of the services provided by BSCA, namely safety, security, fire protection, and ground traffic and airport site safety services, can be regarded as activities excluded from the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Neobstoj negativnega učinka na konkurenco
Brussels Airlines and BAC assert that, at Brussels airport, the cost of these various services is not borne by the competent public authorities, in this case the Federal State, from which they seem to deduce that Charleroi airport is receiving State aid.
Ni mogoče ugotoviti, da je šlo ob tej odobritvi za neupravičen vpliv na konkurenco.
In this respect, it should be noted that Belgian airports do not all come under the same public authority, as regional airports come under the region in which they are situated, whilst Brussels airport is the responsibility of the Federal State [100].
Kot je bilo prikazano Evropski komisiji, se letališče Charleroi ni razvilo na račun drugih letališč.
The responsibility of each authority for the airports entrusted to it was clearly set out when the management of airports (excluding Brussels airport) was regionalised through the cooperation agreement between the Belgian State, acting for the Société nationale des voies aériennes (S.N.V.A.) [101], and the regions [102].
Te dejavnosti so posledica oblikovanja novega trga v natančno določenem segmentu, ki na bruseljskem letališču ni bil ali je bil zelo slabo razvit.
From that date, they shall be authorised to adopt all appropriate measures, for which they shall therefore assume complete responsibility’.
Prevozniki, ki so uporabljali bruseljsko letališče, se takrat niso zanimali za letališče Charleroi, družba Ryanair, glavni uporabnik letališča Charleroi, pa takrat ni imela strategije za vzpostavitev baz na največjih letališčih.
Charleroi airport is therefore governed by the regulations of Wallonia, whilst Brussels airport is regulated by the Federal State.
Poleg tega je okvirni sporazum Valonije z dne 20. julija 2000, kakor je bil razširjen s sklepom z dne 8. novembra 2000, vseboval cilj „vodenja politike, ki omogoča učinkovito sodelovanje z upravljavci letališča Bruxelles National“ [109].
In this case, under its regulatory power, the Region has chosen to finance part of the cost of certain services.
Poleg tega je bilo letališče Charleroi v slabšem položaju zaradi regulativnih omejitev v zvezi z njegovim obveznim delovnim časom.
The fact that identical services are, in one case, borne by a public authority and, in another case, borne by the operator does not, however, have any impact on their qualification as economic or non-economic activities.
Leta 2000 je bilo letališče odprto od 7. do 22. ure.
In the Flemish Region, for that matter, some of the services in question are directly provided by the regional administration and are therefore borne directly by the region.
Ta delovni čas je bil nekoliko prilagojen in je segal od 6.30 do 23.00, tako da je letališče lahko sprejelo stacionirane letala.
This is particularly the case with all the costs of airport safety and security services at Anvers and Ostend airports, regardless of the volume of traffic at these airports.
Poleg tega se je letališče Charleroi leta 2000 spopadalo z zelo slabo podobo, kot potrjujeta študiji GTM in Roland Berger.
Fire protection services
Infrastruktura je bila utesnjujoča, omejena in malo uporabljana.
With specific regard to the fire protection services, Brussels Airlines asserts that other undertakings based in Wallonia and subject to the Seveso Directive [103] must bear the cost of their fire protection service, such as Total, which is based in Feluy, and that, at Brussels Airport, these services are not financed by the Flemish Region/Federal State.
Letališče je zagotavljalo eno samo redno povezavo in nekaj čarterskih letov v poletnem času.
According to Belgium, this comparison with undertakings subject to obligations under the Seveso Directive is irrelevant as it is clear from the wording of that Directive that Member States are required to ensure that undertakings falling within its scope [104] themselves take measures to prevent fire.
Ni mogoče šteti, da je bilo letališče Charleroi takrat sposobno konkurirati letališču Bruxelles-National.
By contrast, the obligation to organise fire protection services at airports is imposed directly on Member States by an international convention adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
Nazadnje, letališče Bruxelles-National je imelo prednost v smislu infrastrukture (več terminalov, več vzletno-pristajalnih stez itd.) in dostopnosti zaradi bližine glavnega mesta in železniške povezave, ki je letališče Charleroi nima.
Furthermore, both the European Commission and the General Court have confirmed that fire protection services are public authority activities that may be excluded from the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Pripombe Belgije o združljivosti dajanja na voljo infrastrukture glede na člen 106(2) PDEU
Ground traffic and airport site safety services
Te pripombe so se nanašale na združljivost:
Brussels Airlines also questions the qualification as non-economic activities of the maintenance services that correspond in this case to ground traffic and airport site safety.
dajanja na voljo infrastrukture glede na smernice iz leta 2005 (te so bile nadomeščene z letališkimi smernicami iz leta 2014);
In this respect, Brussels Airlines simply stresses that such services form part of the management of an airport and are therefore economic activities.
financiranja dela stroškov storitev splošnega pomena glede na člen 106(2) PDEU.
The fact that the management of an airport constitutes an economic activity is already well-established.
Kar zadeva združljivost financiranja dela stroškov storitev splošnega pomena glede na člen 106(2) PDEU, Belgija trdi, da je to financiranje v skladu:
However, certain activities are excluded from the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU because they fall within the public policy remit or they are by nature non-economic, even if, as highlighted by Brussels Airlines, they are essential to the management of an airport.
s členom 106(2) PDEU za obdobje pred 19. decembrom 2005,
It is therefore clear, for example, that the management of an airport (economic activity) implies providing a customs service to check the identity of passengers, although it should be noted that such a service is one of the tasks traditionally reserved to the State and is therefore a non-economic activity.
s sklepom Komisije z dne 28. novembra 2005 za obdobje od 19. decembra 2005 do 31. januarja 2012;
Consequently, the fact that ground traffic and airport site safety services are essential to the management of an airport is not sufficient to deprive them of their non-economic nature.
z okvirom z dne 20. decembra 2011 za obdobje po 31. januarju 2012.
As noted by the Commission in its aforementioned decision on Leipzig/Halle airport: ‘in the present case certain costs fall within the public policy remit.
Po mnenju Belgije bi bilo treba nadomestilo za storitve splošnega pomena, če bi Komisija menila, da vsi pogoji iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark niso izpolnjeni, dovoliti na podlagi odločbe z dne 28. novembra 2005 [110].
These costs relate to security and police functions, fire and public safety measures, operational safety, German Weather Service and German Air Traffic Control’ [105].
Kar zadeva ukrepe, odobrene pred 19. decembrom 2005, to je pred začetkom veljavnosti odločbe z dne 28. novembra 2005, njihova združljivost temelji neposredno na členu 106(2) PDEU.
In its comments following the 2012 decision extending the formal investigation procedure, Belgium reiterated that it is clear from this same decision that ‘operational safety activities’ cover everything needed in terms of ground traffic and airport site safety, namely power supply, runway lighting, apron lighting, etc.
Iz prakse odločanja Evropske Komisije [111] je razvidno, da se pogoji iz člena 106(2) PDEU zamenjujejo s pogoji, določenimi v odločbi z dne 28. novembra 2005 o uporabi člena 106(2) Pogodbe ES za državne pomoči v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve, dodeljene nekaterim podjetjem, pooblaščenim za opravljanje storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena [112].
It is precisely the maintenance of these various functions that is the issue here.
Združljivost ukrepov, odobrenih pred 19. decembrom 2005, je torej mogoče preučiti hkrati s pogoji, ki so bili odobreni naknadno v skladu s členom 106(2) PDEU, z vidika istih vsebinskih meril, kot so določena v odločbi z dne 28. novembra 2005.
General safety and security services
Ukrepi, odobreni od 19. decembra 2005, spadajo na področje uporabe odločbe z dne 28. novembra 2005, če ustrezajo nadomestilu za javne storitve, dodeljenemu podjetjem, katerih povprečni letni promet pred obdavčitvijo ne presega 100000000 EUR v obdobju dveh finančnih let pred letom, v katerem je bila dodeljena navedena storitev, kolikor letno nadomestilo ne presega 30000000 EUR [113].
Lastly, Brussels Airlines questions the qualification of general safety and security services as ‘non-economic’.
Družba BSCA nikoli ni ustvarila letnega prometa, večjega od 100000000 EUR.
In this case, it would seem that Brussels Airlines has included flight tracking and recording, flight planning and marshalling services among safety services.
Poleg tega je po mnenju Belgije jasno, da nadomestilo za morebitne storitve splošnega pomena, ki naj bi jih Komisija označila za gospodarske, še zdaleč ne dosega zgornje meje 30000000 EUR.
Brussels Airlines more specifically questions whether flight tracking and recording, flight planning and marshalling services are covered by Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council [106], which means ‘the combination of measures and human and natural resources intended to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference’.
Zato to nadomestilo očitno spada na področje uporabe odločbe z dne 28. novembra 2005.
However, the Walloon authorities have never regarded flight tracking and recording, flight planning and marshalling services as activities connected with airport security.
Na podlagi odločbe z dne 28. novembra 2005 so ukrepi, ki spadajo na njeno področje uporabe, združljivi, če izpolnjujejo naslednje pogoje.
They consider, in fact, that these activities are essential to the safety of an airport and refer, in this respect, to the explanations provided in their reply to the decision opening the formal investigation procedure.
Pooblastilo
With regard to BAC's comment that airlines operating out of Brussels airport must pay a fee for the flight tracking, recording and planning services provided by Belgocontrol, this again is an argument based on the source of financing of a service, which is not sufficient to qualify said service as non-economic.
Belgija meni, da je dokazala obstoj obveznosti javne službe, ko je „ugotovila“, da je izpolnjen prvi pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark (glej oddelek 5.1.1.1(c)(ii)).
Belgium also observes that the provision of certain services by Belgocontrol, free of charge, within regional airports was decided in the aforementioned 1989 cooperation agreement, which stipulated that ‘the regions may have recourse, free of charge, to the assistance provided by the central services of the [S.N.V.A.] in terms of applying the international standards and recommendations on civil aviation’ [107].
Poleg tega so bili po navedbah Belgije parametri izračuna nadomestila in podrobni pogoji za preprečitev kakršnega koli čezmernega nadomestila pojasnjeni, ko je dokazala, da sta izpolnjena tretji in četrti pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark.
This free provision is limited to the level of activity of the Walloon airports in 1989, with all services exceeding this level of activity being covered by Wallonia.
Nadomestilo
It is clear from both the 2005 aviation guidelines and the EU regulations on air navigation services that these services are non-economic activities, which are therefore excluded from the scope of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Belgija opozarja, da je pomoč Valonije navzgor omejena od leta 2006, kar zadeva gasilsko službo ter varnost prometa na tleh in letališča, ter od leta 2010, kar zadeva storitve v zvezi z varnostjo, navigacijskim uradom in usmerjanjem.
This is actually one of the ways of regionalising the management of airports other than Brussels airport.
Upoštevanje tega pogoja je mogoče dokazati s stroškovnim računovodstvom, ki ga je uvedla družba BSCA.
According to Belgium, it follows from the above that none of the comments made by Brussels Airlines and BAC calls into question the fact that fire protection, ground traffic and airport site safety, security, flight tracking and recording, flight planning and marshalling services constitute non-economic activities.
Ločeni računovodski izkazi
Comments from Belgium following the comments from third parties received after the publication of the new aviation guidelines
Nadzor nad čezmernimi nadomestili
Belgium has particularly made comments on the impact on competition of the measures granted to BSCA following the comments from third parties received after the publication of the new Aviation Guidelines.
Valonija lahko v skladu s členom 25 splošnih pogojev koncesije kadar koli preveri račune družbe BSCA, namenjene storitvam splošnega pomena.
The third parties (BAC and Brussels Airlines) are of the opinion that the aid has enabled BSCA to apply ‘artificially low’ fees and that there is therefore a significant difference between the fees of BSCA and those of other airports.
Valonska uprava tako vsako leto opravi preverjanje na kraju samem, da preveri listine, ki so podlaga za prijavo terjatve, ki jo družba BSCA vloži za pridobitev nadomestila za storitve splošnega pomena.
This practice has allegedly resulted in the reduced volume of passengers at Brussels airport.
Sklepna ugotovitev
Belgium disputes certain figures provided by Brussels Airlines.
Iz navedenega izhaja, da je mogoče financiranje storitev splošnega pomena, ki naj bi jih Komisija označila za gospodarske, razglasiti za združljivo z notranjim trgom na podlagi odločbe z dne 28. novembra 2005.
For example, as regards the comparison of the fees charged by BAC and BSCA, Belgium stresses that ‘Brussels Airlines includes fees that do not apply to airlines but to ground handling services’.
Pripombe Belgije v zvezi z ukrepi v korist družbe Ryanair
The table provided by Brussels Airlines allegedly does not include similar costs charged by BSCA.
Belgija je po sklepu o začetku postopka iz leta 2002 in sklepu o razširitvi iz leta 2012 predložila pripombe, s katerimi je želela dokazati, da ukrepi v korist družbe Ryanair, preučeni v tem sklepu, niso državna pomoč.
The same applies to other costs imposed by the Federal State.
Pripombe Belgije v zvezi z zastaranjem
Belgium raises the same concerns about the tables comparing the various airports.
Glede na pripombe, ki jih je Belgija podala po sprejetju sklepa o razširitvi iz leta 2012, tudi če je financiranje storitev splošnega pomena državna pomoč, zanj velja zastaranje iz člena 15 Uredbe Sveta št. 659/1999 [114] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: postopkovna uredba).
Accordingly, in the ‘passenger charges or fee’ column for Marseille Provence airport, Brussels Airlines includes a fee of EUR 13,47, which actually corresponds, in Belgium's opinion, to a ‘security charge imposed by the State and not to a passenger fee within the meaning of airport fees’.
V skladu s to določbo zastaralni rok začne teči na dan, ko je nezakonita pomoč dodeljena upravičencem.
As regards the lack of any impact on trade, Belgium refers the Commission to its comments of 23 May 2012 and to its communication of 12 December 2012 on the differences between Brussels airport and Charleroi airport.
V skladu s predpisi Unije [115] in prakso odločanja Komisije [116] mora Komisija ukrep oceniti glede na pravila, ki so veljala na datum dodelitve pomoči, „in sicer na datum pravno zavezujočega akta, na podlagi katerega upravičenec dobi pravico do prejetja pomoči“.
In terms of the negative impact on airlines based at Brussels airport, Belgium highlights a number of points:
Sodna praksa Unije potrjuje, da datum dodelitve pomoči ustreza datumu „pravno zavezujočega akta, s katerim se pristojni (nacionalni) organ zaveže, da bo dodelil pomoč“ [117].
Brussels Airlines has allegedly withdrawn certain destinations such as Palermo, Cracow and Seville.
Pravni akt postane zavezujoč od dne, ko mora država na podlagi nacionalnega prava uresničiti svojo zavezo na podlagi zadevnega akta.
This statement is true, but it fails to take into account that these destinations have subsequently been reintroduced in 2014.
Pred tem naj bi šlo samo za izjave o nameri [118].
Although BAC states that flights to Nador and Tangier (Morocco) from Brussels airport have been reduced due to Jetairfly serving the same destinations from Charleroi airport, Belgium points out that the airline Air Arabia also flies to these destinations from Brussels airport.
Iz navedenega izhaja, da je bilo nadomestilo za storitve splošnega pomena, opravljene družbi BSCA, dodeljeno 9. julija 1991, to je na datum sklenitve pogodbe o koncesiji in splošnih pogojev koncesije, ki sta pravna podlaga za to nadomestilo, ki ga mora plačati Valonija.
With regard to flights to Istanbul, Belgium highlights that Brussels airport has increased the frequency of flights to this destination following the transfer of the airline Pegasus to Charleroi airport, which serves Turkey.
Od tega datuma je ne glede na sprejetje različnih določb, ki ne vplivajo na načelo obveznega povračila teh stroškov s strani Valonije, za plačilo tega nadomestila pristojna Valonija.
Lastly, Belgium stresses that Charleroi airport has also seen the frequency of certain flights reduce or certain destinations be withdrawn due to the transfer of certain flights by airlines to Brussels airport.
Zastaralni rok naj bi lahko prekinil samo dopis Komisije z dne 24. aprila 2002, ki med drugim vsebuje vprašanja o financiranju družbe BSCA in bi torej lahko neposredno zadeval kritje stroškov storitev splošnega pomena.
For example, Charleroi airport has lost three flights per week to Casablanca, to the benefit of Brussels airport, due to these flights being transferred by the airline Air Arabia to Brussels airport.
Valonski organi so na podlagi te zahteve poslali podrobna pojasnila in Komisija ni nikoli podvomila v zakonitost tega financiranja.