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The Spanish authorities indicated that without the aid, the CEATF would not be built: they argue that the aid has an incentive effect since the project would never be realised without the aid.
Kar zadeva druge pozitivne učinke ukrepa, na katere se Španija sklicuje, Komisija meni, da bo začasno ustvarjanje delovnih mest, pretežno v gradbenem sektorju, imelo zelo visoke stroške in omejeno pozitivno vrednost.
However, in the present case, the Commission notes that the aid enables the construction of a railway testing facility that is being put at the disposal of ADIF, as future owner, but does not seem to trigger any change in the behaviour of ADIF or others in terms of additional R & D&I activities to be performed at the testing facility.
Poleg tega ukrep omogoča vstop novega konkurenta na trg z uporabo zelo obsežnega javnega financiranja, zato Komisija meni, da bo imel negativen učinek na konkurenco.
In the course of the formal investigation procedure, the Spanish authorities did not provide any new information or argumentation regarding the change of behaviour of ADIF due to the aid.
Pomoč bi predhodne naložbe, ki so jih v svojih objektih za testiranje izvedli konkurenti, postavila pod vprašaj ter zmanjšala prihodnje naložbe v vzdrževanje ali izboljšanje takšnih infrastruktur.
While the available data indicate that the notified project will remain loss-making even with aid, the Spanish authorities have failed to demonstrate that it would nevertheless generate important R & D&I-related benefits for society.
Trg, na katerega vpliva pomoč, je trg storitev za testiranje železniške opreme v Evropski uniji.
On the contrary, the comments received from potential users of the infrastructure during the formal investigation suggest that, as currently designed, the project does not match unfulfilled requirements on the demand side from companies engaged in R & D&I activities within the railway sector.
Na tem trgu, kot je že bilo poudarjeno v sklepu o začetku postopka, v Evropski uniji trenutno delujejo trije železniški testni centri.
No grounds have been brought forward that would justify that the Commission deviate from its initial assessment, as expressed in the opening decision.
Cerhenice (Velim) v Češki republiki, Wildenrath v Nemčiji in Valenciennes v Franciji, na katerih se izvaja testiranje pri hitrostih do 210 km/h.
In essence, far from creating an incentive effect, the aid targets the construction of an infrastructure whose added value compared to existing alternatives (namely test-runs on the regular railways networks) has not been demonstrated.
Testiranje železniškega voznega parka za visoke hitrosti se izvaja na progah v komercialni uporabi [55], katerih največja konstrukcijsko določena hitrost je 350 km/h, testiranje pa se izvaja pri hitrostih do 385 km/h, kot to zahteva standard (10 % nad nazivno hitrostjo vlaka).
Proportionality of the aid
Iz tega sledi, da ni popolne zamenljivosti med storitvami testiranja CEATF na eni strani in drugimi objekti za testiranje ter testiranjem na komercialnih omrežjih na drugi strani zaradi različnih največjih hitrosti za testiranje.
The Commission considers that the aid is proportionate if the same result could not be achieved with less aid.
Vendar obstoječa možnost testiranja pri hitrostih do 385 km/h na komercialnih omrežjih zadošča dejanskemu in morebitnemu povpraševanju po storitvah testiranja do te komercialno uspešne hitrosti.
The Spanish authorities notified the project as being in line with the R & D&I Framework, which indicates that the maximum aid intensity allowed for covering investments in research infrastructures used for economic purposes is limited to the net extra costs up to a cap of 60 % of the eligible costs (point 89 of the R & D&I Framework).
Kar zadeva prihodnje morebitno povpraševanje po testiranju pri hitrostih do 520 km/h, razpoložljive informacije in pripombe, ki so jih predložili udeleženci na trgu, nakazujejo, da to ne bo komercialno uspešna možnost, vsaj ne v predvidljivi prihodnosti.
In the present case, the public support will cover 100 % of the costs.
Zato bo objekt za testiranje CEATF neposredni konkurent tako obstoječih objektov kot tudi javnih železniških omrežij.
Due to the absence or the insufficiency of private investments in the CEATF infrastructure, the aid at issue does not seem to be proportionate.
Komisija zato meni, da je ukrep zasnovan za subvencioniranje vstopa novega konkurenta na trg, in sicer v celoti preko državnih sredstev, ter da lahko posledično povzroči bistveno izkrivljanje konkurence na trgu.
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
Ta ukrep pomoči bi lahko negativno vplival tudi na konkurenco na trgih na koncu prodajne verige za železniške izdelke, ki naj bi se testirali (vključno z železniškim voznim parkom in opremo).
Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty requires that the positive developments generated as a result of a given measure be balanced with its negative effects on trade and competition.
Kot je bilo poudarjeno v prejetih pripombah v zvezi s sklepom o začetku postopka, bi geografska lega objekta lahko dejansko ustvarila konkurenčne prednosti v korist nacionalnih proizvajalcev železniškega voznega parka, ki bi bolj verjetno uporabljali CEATF za testiranje brez znatnih prevoznih stroškov
The Commission considers that the Spanish authorities have not proven the existence of positive effects induced by the present measure.
Ob upoštevanju pomanjkanja zadostno dokazanih pozitivnih učinkov priglašene pomoči, kot ugotavlja Komisija v oddelkih 6.3.1 do 6.3.5, se negativni učinki ukrepa v smislu dejanskega in morebitnega izkrivljanja konkurence obravnavajo kot večji od njegovih navedenih učinkovitosti.
The Commission consequently concludes that the construction of the CEATF will fail to achieve its objective to increase R & D in the specific field of very high-speed rail transport services as market demand for such infrastructure and related R & D services is weak at best or non-existent.
Preglednost ukrepa
The Commission also concluded that there is no demonstrated market failure nor proof that the measure contributes to a meaningful change of behaviour of the beneficiary.
Ob upoštevanju prejšnjih premislekov ni potrebno preučiti, v kolikšnem obsegu je pomoč pregledna.
As to the other positive effects of the measure on which Spain relies, the Commission considers that the temporary creation of jobs, mainly in the construction sector, comes at a very high cost and carries limited positive value.
Sklepne ugotovitve glede združljivosti pomoči
In addition, as the measure allows the entrance on the market of a new competitor through the use of massive public financing, the Commission considers that it will have a negative effect on competition.
Ob upoštevanju premislekov, navedenih v oddelkih 6.3.1 do 6.3.7 zgoraj, Komisija ugotavlja, da priglašen ukrep pomoči ne more biti razglašen za združljivega z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(c) Pogodbe.
The aid would call into question previous investments made by competitors at their testing facilities as well as reducing future investments in maintenance or improvement of such infrastructures.
Vračilo nezdružljive pomoči
The market impacted by the aid is the market for services for railway equipment testing in the European Union.
V skladu z ustaljeno sodno prakso, člen 16(1) Uredbe (EU) 2015/1589 navaja, da „se v primerih nezakonite pomoči, ko se sprejmejo negativne odločbe, Komisija odloči, da mora zadevna država članica sprejeti vse potrebne ukrepe, da upravičenec vrne pomoč […]“.
On this market, as already pointed out in the opening decision, three railway test centres are currently in operation in the European Union: Cerhenice (Velim) in Czech Republic, Wildenrath in Germany and Valenciennes in France, on which testing up to speeds of 210 km/h is performed.
Sodišča Unije so se prav tako dosledno držala stališča, da je obveznost države članice odpraviti pomoč, za katero Komisija meni, da je nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, namenjena ponovni vzpostavitvi predhodnega stanja [56].
Testing of high-speed rolling stock is carried out on lines in commercial use [55] that have a maximum design speed of 350 km/h, with tests being carried out at up to 385 km/h as required by the standard (10 % over the nominal speed of the train).
V tem okviru so sodišča Unije odločila, da je ta cilj dosežen, če prejemnik vrne zneske, ki so bili dodeljeni z nezakonito pomočjo (vključno z obrestmi), in se tako odpove ugodnostim, ki jih je užival v primerjavi s konkurenti na trgu, ter če se ponovno vzpostavi stanje pred plačilom pomoči [57].
It follows that there is not a perfect substitutability between the testing services of CEATF on the one hand and other test facilities and tests on commercial networks on the other hand due to the different maximum testing speeds.
Komisija je sklenila, da je pomoč, ki jo je Španija dodelila družbi ADIF, nezakonita in nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
However, the already existing possibility of testing at speeds up to 385 km/h on commercial networks captures the actual and potential demand for testing services up to this commercially viable speed.
Posledično je pomoč treba izterjati, da se ponovno vzpostavi položaj na trgu pred njeno dodelitvijo.
As regards the future potential demand for testing at speeds up to 520 km/h, the information available and the comments received from the market participants suggest that this is not going to be a commercially viable option, at least in the foreseeable future.
Vračilo bi moralo pokriti čas od takrat, ko so upravičenci prejeli ugodnost, tj. ko je bila pomoč dana upravičencem na voljo, zneskom za vračilo pa bi se morale prišteti obresti do dejanskega vračila.
Therefore, the CEATF testing facility will be a direct competitor to both those existing facilities and the public rail networks as well.
Na podlagi informacij, ki jih je predložila Španija in ki so povzete v uvodnih izjavah 43 in 44 ter v tabelah 3, 4 in 5, znaša skupni znesek sredstev, ki so bila izplačana družbi ADIF v obdobju 2011–2014, 143703000 EUR (kar vključuje 135866000 EUR v nepovratnih sredstvih in 7837000 EUR v posojilih).
The Commission therefore considers that the measure is designed to subsidise the entry on the market of a new competitor entirely through State resources and is liable to significantly distort competition on that market as a result.
Komisija je izračunala obrestno mero, ki bi bila na voljo na trgu, na podlagi informacij Španije o komercialnih posojilih, ki jih je ADIF v ustreznem obdobju dejansko sklenil.
The competition on the downstream markets of railway products to be tested (including rolling stock and equipment) could also be negatively affected by this aid measure.
Vendar se Komisija zaveda, da bi lahko na rezultat njenega izračuna vplival obstoj drugih posojil, o katerih ni bila seznanjena.
As pointed out in the comments received on the opening decision, the geographical location of the facility may create de facto competition advantages in favour of the national rolling stock producers which would be more likely to use CEATF for testing, without incurring significant transport costs
Zato ima za namene izračuna razlike med obrestnimi merami, ki so dejansko določene v posojilih, dodeljenih družbi ADIF, in tržnimi obrestnimi merami ter posledično izračuna elementa pomoči, ki ga je treba izterjati, Španija na voljo dva meseca od datuma sprejetja te odločitve, da predloži Komisiji dokaze o katerih koli drugih posojilih, ki jih je ADIF sklenil v ustreznem obdobju.
Having regard to the lack of sufficiently proven positive effects of the notified aid, as observed by the Commission in Sections 6.3.1 to 6.3.5, the negative effects of the measure in terms of actual and potential distortion of competition are considered such as to outweigh its claimed efficiencies.
Španija mora tako od družbe ADIF izterjati predplačila nepovratnih sredstev, ki so bila dejansko izplačana in jih ADIF še ni povrnil, in tudi element pomoči, ki ga vsebujejo posojila, dodeljena v letih 2011, 2012 in 2013, kar je brez poseganja v možnost, navedeno v prejšnjem odstavku, razlika med obrestno mero posojila in tržno obrestno mero, navedeno v tabeli 6 zgoraj (glej uvodno izjavo 75).
Transparency of aid
Skupni znesek, ki ga je treba izterjati, vključuje obresti na terjatev od trenutka, ko so bila posamezna nepovratna sredstva ali posojila izplačana, do trenutka povračila.
In the light of the previous considerations it is not necessary to consider to what extent the aid is transparent.
Medtem ko bi bilo treba za nepovratna sredstva obresti na terjatev izračunati na podlagi glavnice nepovratnih sredstev, bi bilo treba za posojila obresti na terjatev izračunati na podlagi elementa pomoči, ki ga vsebujejo posojila.
Conclusions on compatibility of the aid
Španija v povezavi z zadevnim projektom ne bi smela izvesti nobenih novih plačil.
In light of the considerations set out in Sections 6.3.1 to 6.3.7 above, the Commission concludes that the notified aid measure cannot be declared compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 88, so španski organi navedli, da železniška proga CEATF ne bo zgrajena brez odobritve Komisije.
Recovery of the incompatible aid
Glede na to Komisija meni, da ne bi smelo biti nobenega razloga, da ADIF obdrži posojila, saj so bila dodeljena izključno za ta specifičen projekt.
In line with well-settled case-law, Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 states that ‘where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary (…)’.
Zato Komisija zahteva takojšnje prenehanje in odplačilo posojil, dodeljenih družbi ADIF.
The Courts of the Union have also consistently held that the obligation on a Member State to abolish aid regarded by the Commission as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation [56].
SKLEPNE UGOTOVITVE
In this context, the Courts of the Union have established that this objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid (including interest), thus forfeiting the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors on the market, and the situation prior to the payment of the aid is restored [57].
Predplačila nepovratnih sredstev in posojila, ki jih je Španija zagotovila družbi ADIF, pomenijo pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
The Commission has concluded that the aid granted by Spain to ADIF is unlawful and is incompatible with the internal market.
Španija je to pomoč dodelila v nasprotju z obveznostmi glede priglasitve in mirovanja iz člena 108(3) Pogodbe.
As a result, the aid must be recovered in order to re-establish the situation that existed on the market prior to its granting.
Komisija je sklenila, da je pomoč nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom.
Recovery should cover the time from when the advantage accrued to the beneficiaries, that is to say when the aid was put at the disposal of the beneficiaries and the sums to be recovered should bear interest until effective recovery.
Zato bi bilo treba pomoč izterjati od upravičenca, družbe ADIF, skupaj z obrestmi na terjatev –
On the basis of the information provided by Spain and summarised in recitals 43 and 44, and in Tables 3, 4 and 5 above, the total of the funds disbursed to ADIF in the period 2011-2014 amounts to EUR 143703000 (including EUR 135866000 in grants and EUR 7837000 in loans).
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
The Commission has calculated the interest rate that would have been available on the market on the basis of the information provided by Spain concerning the commercial loans actually contracted by ADIF in the relevant period.
Člen 1
However, the Commission appreciates that the result of its calculation could be affected by the existence of other loans of which it has not been made aware.
Javno financiranje, ki ga je Španija dodelila družbi Administrador de Infraestructura ferroviaria (ADIF) v obliki posojil po obrestnih merah pod tržnimi obrestnimi merami in nepovratnih sredstev na podlagi sporazuma z dne 27. decembra 2010 in sklepa Sveta ministrov z dne 28. junija 2013 za zgraditev CEATF in ki znaša 358552309 EUR, pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Thus, for the purposes of calculating the difference between the interest rates actually fixed in the loans granted to ADIF and the market interest rate, and therefore the aid element that is to be recovered, Spain has a period of two months from the date of the adoption of this decision within which it may provide the Commission with evidence of any other commercial loans contracted by ADIF in the relevant period.
Člen 2
Spain must therefore recover from ADIF both the advance grants actually disbursed and not yet reimbursed by ADIF and the aid element contained in the loans granted in 2011, 2012 and 2013, which, without prejudice to the possibility referred to in the preceding paragraph, is the difference between the interest rate of the loan and the market interest rate indicated in Table 6 above (see recital 75 above).
Pomoč iz člena 1 je nezakonita, ker so bile pri njeni dodelitvi kršene obveznosti glede priglasitve in mirovanja iz člena 108(3) Pogodbe.
The total amount to be recovered shall include recovery interest as of the moment that each grant or loan was disbursed and until the moment of its reimbursement.
Člen 3
While for the grants the recovery interest should be calculated on the basis of the principal of the grant, the recovery interest for the loans should be calculated on the basis of the aid element contained in the loans.
Pomoč iz člena 1 ni združljiva z notranjim trgom.
No new payments should be made by Spain in relation to the project at hand.
Člen 4
As indicated in recital 88 above, the Spanish authorities stated that the CEATF railway circuit would not be constructed without approval of the Commission.
Španija takoj izterja pomoč iz člena 1 v obsegu, v kakršnem je bila izplačana družbi ADIF.
In view of this, the Commission considers that there should be no reason for ADIF to keep the loans given that they were granted solely for this specific project.
Zneskom, ki jih je treba vrniti, se prištejejo obresti od datuma, ko so bili dani na voljo družbi ADIF, do datuma njihovega dejanskega vračila.
For this reason, the Commission requests the immediate termination and repayment of the loans granted to ADIF.
Obresti se izračunajo z obrestnoobrestnim računom v skladu s poglavjem V Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 794/2004 [58].
CONCLUSION
Znesku, ki ga je treba vrniti, se prištejejo obresti od datuma, ko je bil znesek dodeljen upravičencem, torej od datuma plačila obrokov nepovratnih sredstev in posojil, do datuma dejanskega vračila.
The advance grants and loans provided to ADIF by Spain constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
Španija prekliče vsa neizvedena izplačila pomoči, navedene v členu 1, z začetkom veljavnosti na datum sprejetja tega sklepa.
That aid was granted by Spain in violation of the notification and standstill obligations in Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
Španija zahteva takojšnje prenehanje in vračilo posojil, dodeljenih družbi ADIF.
The Commission has concluded that the aid is incompatible with the internal market.
Člen 5
Therefore, the aid should be recovered from the beneficiary, ADIF, together with recovery interest,
Španija zagotovi, da se ta sklep izvede v štirih mesecih po uradnem obvestilu o tem sklepu.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Člen 6
Article 1
Španija v dveh mesecih od datuma uradnega obvestila o tem sklepu Komisiji predloži naslednje informacije:
The public financing granted by Spain to Administrador de Infraestructura ferroviaria (ADIF) on the basis of the agreement of 27 December 2010 and the Decision of the Council of Ministers of 28 June 2013 for the construction of the CEATF, in the form of loans at rates that are below market interest rates and grants, amounting to EUR 358552309, constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
skupni znesek (glavnica in obresti na terjatev), ki ga je treba izterjati od družbe ADIF;
Article 2
podroben opis že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepov za uskladitev s tem sklepom;
The aid referred to in Article 1 is unlawful as it was granted in breach of the notification and standstill obligations stemming from Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
dokumente, ki dokazujejo, da se je od družbe ADIF zahtevalo vračilo pomoči.
Article 3
Španija obvešča Komisijo o napredku glede nacionalnih ukrepov za izvajanje tega sklepa, dokler se vračanje pomoči iz člena 1 ne konča.
The aid referred to in Article 1 is incompatible with the internal market.
Na zahtevo Komisije takoj predloži vse informacije o že sprejetih in načrtovanih ukrepih za uskladitev s tem sklepom.
Article 4
Španija zagotovi tudi podrobne podatke o zneskih pomoči in obrestih na terjatev, ki jih je družba ADIF že vrnila.
In so far as the aid referred to in Article 1 has been disbursed to ADIF, Spain shall recover it immediately.
Člen 7
The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of ADIF until their actual recovery.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Kraljevino Španijo.
The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 [58].
V Bruslju, 25. julija 2016
The amounts to be repaid shall bear interest from the date on which they were made available to the beneficiaries, that is to say from the date of payment of the grant and loans instalments, until actual recovery.
Za Komisijo
Spain shall cancel all outstanding payments of the aid referred to in Article 1 with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision.
Članica Komisije
Spain shall request the termination and repayment of the loans granted to ADIF.
UL C 188, 5.6.2015, str. 10.
Spain shall ensure that this decision is implemented within four months of the date of notification of this Decision.
Večregionalni operativni program „Raziskave, razvoj in inovacije (R&R&I) podjetij za podjetja – sklad za tehnologijo“, ki ga je Komisija sprejela 7. decembra 2007 (Sklep C/2007/6316).
Article 6
Program predvidi podporo Skupnosti v vseh španskih regijah v okviru ciljev „konvergenca“ ter „regionalna konkurenčnost in zaposlovanje“.
Within two months of the date of notification of this Decision, Spain shall submit the following information to the Commission:
Druga predložitev španskih organov, prejeta in evidentirana 20. maja 2014, str. 12, potrjena v njihovi predložitvi z dne 22. januarja 2015.
the total amount (principal and recovery interests) to be recovered from ADIF;
Kot je opisano v oddelku 2.3.1 spodaj, je projekt doživel spremembe tehnične zasnove med začetno fazo študije izvedljivosti, dokler ni aprila 2013 dosegel svoje končne oblike, ko je družba ADIF projekt predložila Ministrstvu za javna dela in promet.
a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision;
Glej oddelek 2.4 sklepa o začetku postopka za podrobnejši opis.
documents demonstrating that ADIF has been ordered to repay the aid.
Uradni list Španije (BOE) št. 157, 2. julij 2013.
Spain shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 has been completed.
Deloitte, „Končne ugotovitve v zvezi z izpolnjenimi vprašalniki o projektu za razvoj, zgraditev, vzdrževanje in upravljanje železniškega kroga družbe ADIF v Antequeri v okviru javno-zasebnega partnerstva“, 8. oktober 2012.
It shall immediately submit, on simple request by the Commission, information on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision.
Povzetek poročila revizijske hiše Deloitte, ponatisnjenega v predložitvi španskih organov z dne 22. januarja 2015.
It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and recovery interest already recovered from ADIF.
Ley 39/2003 del Sector Ferroviario, objavljena v Uradnem listu Španije (BOE) št. 299 z dne 14. decembra 2013.
Article 7
Komercialno jih upravlja oddelek za potniške postaje družbe ADIF (vir: www.adif.es).