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Germany also rejects the claim that aid was granted to Ryanair through airport charges and marketing support and refers to its earlier comments in this regard.
Vendar Komisija v zvezi z ukrepi, ki se nanašajo samo na operativno varnost, meni, da je zagotovitev varnega delovanja na letališču običajen del gospodarske dejavnosti upravljanja letališča [97].
Lastly, Germany refers to a press release from the European Commission dated 19 January 2005 [86] which confirms that an aid scheme for the construction and development of regional airports in structurally and economically weak regions is compatible with the internal market.
Na podlagi podrobnejšega pregleda določenih dejavnosti in stroškov je ugotovila, da ukrepi, katerih namen je zagotoviti varnost delovanja na letališču, ne pomenijo dejavnosti, ki spadajo na področje javne politike.
ASSESSMENT
Vsako podjetje, ki želi upravljati letališče, mora zagotoviti varnost objektov, kot so vzletno-pristajalna steza in letališke ploščadi.
EXISTENCE OF AID
Komisija v zvezi s protipožarno zaščito ugotavlja, da je plačilo stroškov v regionalni pristojnosti in da jih običajno plačajo ustrezni regionalni organi.
Pursuant to Article 107(1) TFEU ‘… any aid granted by a Member State or through state resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market.’
Plačilo teh stroškov se izvede v obsegu, ki je potreben za njihovo kritje.
The criteria provided for in Article 107(1) TFEU are cumulative.
Kar zadeva ukrepe kontrole zračnega prometa in ukrepe za varnost v zračnem prometu, člen 27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz določa, da stroške v zvezi z ukrepi iz člena 27(c) Luftverkehrsgesetz za več določenih letališč krije država.
Therefore, in order to determine whether the measures in question constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, all of the following conditions need to be fulfilled.
Letališča so upravičena do kritja stroškov kot „priznana letališča“ v skladu s členom 27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz, če je zvezno ministrstvo za promet priznalo potrebo po ukrepih v zvezi s kontrolo zračnega prometa in varnostjo v zračnem prometu iz varnostnih razlogov in interesov, povezanih s prometno politiko [98].
Specifically, the financial support must:
Nemška letališča, ki niso bila priznana, niso upravičena do kritja stroškov na podlagi člena 27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz in morajo torej načeloma sama nositi stroške, povezane z ukrepi iz člena 27(c) Luftverkehrsgesetz.
be granted by the state or through state resources;
Ti stroški so neločljivo povezani z upravljanjem letališč.
favour certain undertakings or the production of certain goods;
Ker morajo nekatera letališča navedene stroške kriti sama, medtem ko jih drugim ni treba, bi lahko bila slednjim dodeljena prednost, čeprav je mogoče ukrepe kontrole in varnosti v zračnem prometu šteti za negospodarske.
distort or threaten to distort competition;
Komisija ugotavlja, da letališče AOC ni eno od letališč v skladu s členom 27(d) navedenega zakona ter da se naložbe v zvezi z ukrepi kontrole in varnosti v zračnem prometu ne morejo šteti za stroške, ki spadajo na področje javne politike.
affect trade between Member States.
Če je bila torej družba Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH z javnim financiranjem, ki ji je bilo odobreno, razbremenjena stroškov, ki jih je morala nositi na podlagi člena 8(3) Luftsicherheitsgesetz, navedeno javno financiranje ni izvzeto iz pregleda na podlagi pravil EU o državni pomoči.
Concept of undertaking and economic activity
Kar zadeva naložbe v infrastrukturo in stroške poslovanja, ki so nastali v obdobju 2000–2011, Komisija potrjuje, da se stroški, ki so neposredno povezani s protipožarno zaščito in zagotavljanjem meteoroloških storitev, štejejo za stroške s področja javne politike, če je plačilo teh stroškov izrecno omejeno na to, kar je potrebno za opravljanje zadevnih dejavnosti.
According to settled case-law, the Commission must first establish whether Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH is undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Kar zadeva naložbe in stroške poslovanja, povezane z ukrepi na podlagi člena 8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz, Komisija meni, da je mogoče kot stroške, ki spadajo na področje javne politike, opredeliti samo tiste stroške, za katere je upravljavec letališča upravičen do povračila na podlagi člena 8(3) Luftsicherheitsgesetz.
The concept of an undertaking covers any entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of its legal status and the way in which it is financed [87].
Glede na naložbe, povezane z ukrepi kontrole in varnosti v zračnem prometu v skladu s členom 27(c)(2) Luftverkehrsgesetz, in ob upoštevanju, da letališče AOC ni eno od letališč v skladu s členom 27(d) navedenega zakona, Komisija ugotavlja, da se naložbe in stroški poslovanja, povezani z ukrepi kontrole in varnosti v zračnem prometu, ne morejo šteti za stroške, ki spadajo na področje javne politike.
Any activity consisting in offering goods or services on a given market is an economic activity [88].
Naložb in stroškov poslovanja, povezanih z zagotavljanjem operativne varnosti letališča, ni mogoče opredeliti kot stroške, ki spadajo na področje javne politike.
In its Leipzig/Halle Airport judgment the Court of Justice confirmed that the operation of an airport for commercial purposes and the construction of the airport infrastructure constitute an economic activity [89].
To zlasti pomeni, da naložb v posodobitev in podaljšanje vzletno-pristajalne steze ter namestitev zaščitnih luči itd. ni mogoče opredeliti kot naložbe, ki spadajo na področje javne politike.
Once an airport operator engages in economic activities by offering airport services against remuneration, regardless of its legal status or the way in which it is financed, it constitutes an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, and the Treaty rules on State aid can therefore apply to advantages granted by the state or through state resources to that airport operator [90].
Ne glede na to, ali so ti stroški pravno razvrščeni na področje javne politike ali ne, je bilo dokazano, da jih mora kriti upravljavec letališča v skladu z veljavnim pravnim okvirom.
Regarding the moment in time as from which the construction and operation of an airport becomes an economic activity, the Commission would point out that the gradual development of market forces in the airport sector does not allow a precise date to be determined.
Če bi torej navedene stroške plačala država, bi bil upravljavec letališča razbremenjen stroškov, ki bi jih običajno moral kriti.
However, the European Courts have recognised the evolution in the nature of airport activities.
Zato Komisija meni, da javno financiranje, dodeljeno družbi Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH, v zvezi s financiranjem naložb v infrastrukturo in izgub iz poslovanja, družbo razbremenjuje plačila stroškov, ki so neločljivo povezani z njeno gospodarsko dejavnostjo, razen stroškov, ki spadajo na področje javne politike, v skladu z uvodnima izjavama 182 in 183.
In Leipzig/Halle Airport, the General Court held that from 2000 onwards the application of State aid rules to the financing of airport infrastructure could no longer be excluded.
Zato se financiranje iz preglednice 7, ki ga je zagotovila zvezna dežela Turingija ter je namenjeno storitvam kontrole zračnega prometa in kontrole letališča, ne more šteti za dejavnosti s področja javne politike, kar je v nasprotju z mnenjem Nemčije.
Consequently, from the date of the judgment in Aéroports de Paris (12 December 2000), the operation and construction of airport infrastructure must be considered an economic activity.
Podobno se v nasprotju z mnenjem Nemčije del naložb v infrastrukturo iz preglednice 3 ne uvršča na področje javne politike:
As assessed in recitals 168 and 169, the operation of an airport is an economic activity.
to zlasti velja v zvezi s posodobitvijo in podaljšanjem vzletno-pristajalne steze.
Competition takes place, on the one hand, between airports to attract airlines and the corresponding air traffic (passengers and freight), and, on the other hand, between airport managers, which may compete between themselves to be entrusted with the management of a given airport.
Financiranje naložb v infrastrukturo v obdobju 2000–2011
Moreover, in particular with respect to low-cost carriers and charter operators, airports that are not located in the same catchment areas and even in different Member States may also be in competition with each other to attract those airlines.
Državna sredstva in odgovornost do države
The Commission notes that the airport infrastructure in question in the present Decision is to be operated on a commercial basis by the airport operator, Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH.
Pojem državne pomoči se uporablja za vsako prednost, ki jo iz državnih sredstev dodeli država sama ali posrednik, ki deluje na podlagi dodeljenih pooblastil [99].
Since the airport operator will charge users for the use of this infrastructure, the latter is commercially usable.
V zvezi s sredstvi lokalnih organov se uporablja člen 107 PDEU o državnih sredstvih [100].
It follows that the entity using this infrastructure constitutes an undertaking for the purposes of Article 107(1) TFEU.
V obravnavanem primeru se prispevki k naložbam v infrastrukturo za družbo Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH financirajo iz proračuna javnih organov, tj. javnih delničarjev [101], zvezne dežele Turingije ali drugih javnih organov ter regionalnih in lokalnih organov.
Public policy remit
Zato vključujejo državna sredstva in se lahko pripišejo državi.
However, not all the activities of an airport operator are necessarily of an economic nature [91].
Gospodarska prednost
The Court of Justice [92] has held that activities that normally fall under state responsibility in the exercise of its official powers as a public authority are not of an economic nature and do not fall within the scope of the rules on State aid.
Da bi Komisija preverila, ali je podjetje zaradi odobritve sredstev pod ugodnejšimi pogoji pridobilo gospodarsko prednost, uporabi načelo vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Such activities include, for example, security, air traffic control, police, customs, etc.
V skladu s tem načelom se sredstva, ki jih družba neposredno ali posredno prejme od države, v okoliščinah, ki so enake običajnim tržnim pogojem, ne bi smela šteti za državno pomoč [102].
The financing of these activities has to be strictly limited to offsetting the costs to which they give rise and may not be used instead to fund other economic activities [93].
Komisija mora v obravnavanem primeru oceniti, ali ima družba Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH zaradi pogojev državnih subvencij gospodarsko prednost, ki je upravičeno podjetje ne bi imelo pod normalnimi tržnimi pogoji.
Therefore, the financing of activities falling within the public policy remit, or of infrastructure directly related to these activities in general does not constitute State aid [94].
Družbi Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH so bili javni prispevki za zadevni ukrep dodeljeni „brezplačno“ brez zaračunanih obresti ali obveznosti plačila [103].
At an airport, activities such as air traffic control, police, customs, firefighting, activities necessary to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference and the investments relating to the infrastructure and equipment necessary to perform these activities are considered in general to be of a non-economic nature [95].
Zato so prispevki nemških javnih organov k naložbam v infrastrukturo družbo razbremenili obveznosti, da v celoti sama financira infrastrukturo z bančnimi posojili ali iz delniških skladov.
However, public financing of non-economic activities necessarily linked to the carrying out of an economic activity must not lead to undue discrimination between airlines and airport managers.
Zato ti prispevki dajejo letališču gospodarsko prednost.
Indeed, it is settled case-law that there is an advantage if public authorities relieve undertakings of the costs inherent to their economic activities [96].
Selektivnost
Therefore, if in a given legal system it is normal that airlines or airport operators bear the costs of certain services, whereas some airlines or airport operators providing the same services on behalf of the same public authorities do not have to bear those costs, the latter may benefit from an advantage, even if these services are themselves considered to be non-economic.
V skladu s členom 107(1) PDEU se nek ukrep šteje za državno pomoč, kadar daje prednost „posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga“.
Germany explains that the public subsidies for infrastructure investments mentioned at recital 71 are exclusively linked to non-economic activities:
Zato so ti prispevki selektivni ukrepi v smislu člena 107(1) TFEU.
Germany includes within these non-economic activities security investments and investments into public and aviation safety.
Izkrivljanje konkurence in vpliv na trgovino
In particular, Germany points out that security and policing activities, fire protection measures, public and operational safety, meteorological services and flight security are part of the public policy remit.
Če pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, okrepi položaj podjetja v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenčnimi podjetji na notranjem trgu, je treba šteti, da navedena pomoč negativno vpliva na ta trg.
The relevant legal framework in Germany is in particular defined by §8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz (Air Security Law), which regulates airport security measures, and §27c(2) Luftverkehrsgesetz (Air Traffic Law), which regulates measures ensuring operational safety, air traffic control and air safety measures.
Za opredelitev, da ukrep izkrivlja konkurenco, v skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso [104] zadostuje, da prejemnik pomoči konkurira drugim podjetjem na trgih, odprtih za konkurenco.
The Commission is of the view that measures pursuant to §8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz, measures pursuant to §27c(2) Luftverkehrsgesetz, meteorological services, and the fire brigade can, in principle, be considered to constitute activities falling within the public policy remit.
Kot je navedeno zgoraj, upravljanje letališča pomeni gospodarsko dejavnost, letališča pa medsebojno konkurirajo, da bi pritegnila potnike in letalske prevoznike.
With respect to measures relating purely to operational safety, however, the Commission considers that ensuring safe operations at the airport is a normal part of the economic activity of operating an airport [97].
Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH konkurira drugim podjetjem na trgu, odprtem za konkurenco.
Subject to a more detailed review with respect to specific activities and costs, the Commission finds that measures designed to ensure the safety of operations at the airport do not constitute activities falling within the public policy remit.
Dodeljena gospodarska prednost krepi položaj družbe v primerjavi z njenimi konkurenti na evropskem trgu ponudnikov letaliških storitev.
Any undertaking wishing to operate an airport has to ensure the safety of the installations, such as of the runway and aprons.
Obravnavano javno financiranje zato izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljajo konkurenco in negativno vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
Regarding fire protection, the Commission observes that the payment of costs is subject to regional responsibilities and these costs are usually paid by the relevant regional authorities.
Sklepna ugotovitev
The payment of these costs is limited to the extent necessary to cover them.
Na podlagi zgoraj navedenih razlogov Komisija ugotavlja, da prispevki nemških regionalnih in lokalnih javnih organov k naložbam v infrastrukturo letališča AOC v obdobju po 12. decembru 2000 pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
As regards air traffic control and air safety measures, §27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz provides that the costs related to the measures in §27(c) Luftverkehrsgesetz are covered by the State for a number of specific airports.
Financiranje izgub iz poslovanja družbe Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH v obdobju 2000–2011
Airports are eligible for cost coverage as ‘recognised airports’ pursuant to §27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz if the Federal Ministry of Transport has recognised the necessity of air traffic control and air safety measures for security reasons and transport policy related interests [98].
Državna sredstva in odgovornost do države
German airports which have not been recognised are not eligible for cost coverage pursuant to §27(d) Luftverkehrsgesetz and have therefore in principle to bear the costs related to the measures provided for in §27(c) Luftverkehrsgesetz themselves.
Pojem državne pomoči se uporablja za vsako prednost, ki jo iz državnih sredstev dodeli država sama ali posrednik, ki deluje na podlagi dodeljenih pooblastil [105].
These costs are inherent in the operation of the airports.
V zvezi s sredstvi lokalnih organov se uporablja člen 107 PDEU o državnih sredstvih [106].
Since some airports have to bear these costs themselves whereas other airports do not, the latter might be granted an advantage, even if control and air safety measures can be considered to be non-economic.
V obravnavanem primeru se prispevki k izgubam iz poslovanja za družbo Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH financirajo iz proračuna javnih organov, tj. javnih delničarjev [107], zvezne dežele Turingije ali drugih javnih organov ter regionalnih in lokalnih organov.
The Commission notes that AOC is not one of the airports covered by §27d of that law, and finds that investments linked to air traffic control and air safety measures cannot qualify as public policy remit costs.
Prednost v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU je katera koli gospodarska prednost, ki je podjetje ne bi pridobilo pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji, tj. v odsotnosti posredovanja države [108].
With respect to measures pursuant to §8 Luftsicherheitsgesetz, it appears that Germany considers that all costs related to the measures prescribed therein may be borne by the relevant public authorities.
Pomemben je le učinek ukrepa na podjetje, ne pa vzrok ali namen posredovanja države [109].
The Commission notes, however, that pursuant to §8(3) Luftsicherheitsgesetz only the costs related to the provision and maintenance of premises and surfaces necessary for the performance of the listed activities pursuant to §5 Luftsicherheitsgesetz may be reimbursed.
Prednost pomeni vsako izboljšanje finančnega položaja podjetja zaradi posredovanja države.
All other costs must be borne by the airport operator.
Komisija nadalje opozarja, da „kapital, ki ga država da neposredno ali posredno na voljo podjetju v okoliščinah, ki ustrezajo običajnim tržnim pogojem, ne more veljati za državno pomoč“ [110].
Hence, to the extent that public financing granted to Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH thus relieved this undertaking of costs it had to bear pursuant to §8(3) Luftsicherheitsgesetz, that public financing is not exempt from scrutiny under EU State aid rules.
Da bi lahko Komisija v tem primeru ocenila, ali je družba Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH zaradi javnega financiranja pridobila prednost, ki je pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji ne bi pridobila, mora ravnanje javnih organov, ki zagotavljajo kapitalske injekcije, primerjati z ravnanjem udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, ki se ravna po dolgoročnih možnostih donosnosti [111].
To conclude, as regards infrastructure investments and operating expenses incurred between 2000 and 2011, the Commission accepts that expenses directly related to fire protection and the provision of meteorological services qualify as public policy remit expenses, in so far as the payment of these costs is strictly limited to what is necessary to perform these activities.
Nemčija trdi, da je treba učinek zadevnih javnih prispevkov oceniti ob upoštevanju vseh gospodarskih prednosti, zagotovljenih regiji, in da je zato glavni delničar družbe Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH, tj. okrožje Altenburger Land, ravnal kot zasebni vlagatelj pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.
As regards investments and 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.
Če se upoštevajo prednosti, zagotovljene regiji, so bile prednosti okrožja Altenburger Land po navedbah Nemčije večje od plačanih prispevkov.
With respect to investments linked to air traffic control and air safety measures pursuant to §27c(2) Luftverkehrsgesetz, and noting that AOC is not one of the airports covered by §27d of that law, the Commission finds that investments and operating costs linked to air traffic control and air safety measures cannot qualify as public policy remit costs.
Nemčija celo priznava, da bi se lahko prispevki delničarjev opredelili kot „izgubljene subvencije“ [112] za letališče.
Investments and operating costs related to ensuring the operational safety of the airport do not, finally, qualify as public policy remit costs.
Vendar pri oceni načela vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu ni mogoče upoštevati morebitnih prednosti za regijo.
In particular, this means that the investments for the modernisation and extension of the runway, as well as the installation of guard lights, etc., cannot be qualified as falling within the public policy remit.
Ocena ne sme upoštevati nobenih pozitivnih učinkov na gospodarstvo regije, v kateri je letališče, saj je Sodišče pojasnilo, da je ustrezno vprašanje za uporabo načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, ali„bi se v podobnih okoliščinah zasebni vlagatelj na podlagi predvidljivih možnosti donosa, ne glede na vse dejavnike socialne narave oziroma regionalno ali sektorsko politiko, odločil za tak prispevek“ [113].
In any case, regardless of the legal classification of those costs as falling within the public policy remit or not, it has been demonstrated that they must be borne by the airport operator, under the applicable legal framework.
V obravnavanem primeru je bilo družbi Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH javno financiranje dodeljeno „brezplačno“ brez zaračunanih obresti ali obveznosti vračila.
Accordingly, if the state paid for those costs, the airport operator would be relieved of costs that it should normally have incurred.
Javni organi so zagotovili financiranje upravljavcu letališča, ne da bi kaj zahtevali v zameno, s čimer so ga razbremenili obveznosti financiranja z bančnimi posojili ali iz delniških skladov.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the public funding provided to Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH in relation to the financing of infrastructure investments and operating losses relieves it from bearing costs that are inherent in its economic activity, with the exception of the public remit costs as set out in recitals 182 and 183.
Z letnimi kapitalskimi injekcijami delničarjev so se krile letne izgube družbe Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH.
Financing from the Land of Thuringia set out in Table 7 to cover air traffic control and airport control services therefore cannot qualify as public remit activities, contrary to the opinion of Germany.
Tako so letne kapitalske injekcije krile del običajnih stroškov poslovanja letališča, s čimer je bila družba razbremenjena gospodarskega bremena, ki bi ga običajno morala nositi.
Likewise, part of the infrastructure investments set out in Table 3 do not fall within the public policy remit, contrary to the opinion of Germany:
Nemčija ni pojasnila, zakaj bi vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu še naprej zagotavljal kapital družbi, ki stalno ustvarja izgubo, ne da bi kaj zahteval v zameno.
this is in particular the case with the modernisation and extension of the runway.
Komisija na podlagi navedenega meni, da se vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu ne bi iz leta v leto odločal kriti vse večje izgube družbe Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH.
Financing of infrastructure investments in 2000-2011
Zato so prispevki nemških regionalnih organov in javnih organov za izgube iz poslovanja družbo Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH razbremenili obveznosti, da sama krije svoje izgube iz poslovanja, in ji zagotovili gospodarsko prednost, ki je ne bi pridobila pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.