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In the opening decision the Commission also concluded that certain measures covered by these columns did not involve State aid in the sense of Article 107(1) TFEU.
šolski prevoz (stolpca 3 in 4),
These measures do not form part of the present decision, as the Commission has already taken a definitive view on them.
finančna podpora za pripravo NVP (v stolpcu 5),
The comments of Nahverkehrsberatung Südwest refer to the payments pursuant to §45a PBefG, for which the Commission found that they did not involve State aid.
financiranje centra za mobilnost okrožja Emsland (vključeno v stolpcih 5 in 6),
That finding has not been challenged in the Union Courts, and has hence become definitive.
financiranje nakupa voznega parka (vključeno v stolpcu 6).
Therefore, the Commission will not assess these comments any further.
V skladu s členom 107(1) PDEU je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali pomoč iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami, razen če v navedeni pogodbi ni določeno drugače.
Part of the comments of the Complainants refer to some of the payments included in column 6 on which the Commission had already concluded that they do not constitute State aid, namely payments for the purchase of software DIVA-Geo, a draft bus stop register, bus transport passenger waiting facilities and software for planning of local passenger transport.
Merila iz člena 107(1) PDEU so kumulativna.
Therefore, the Commission will not further assess these comments.
Za določitev, ali obravnavani ukrepi pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, morajo biti torej izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji.
MEASURES NOT SUBJECT TO RECOVERY OF ILLEGAL AND INCOMPATIBLE STATE AID
Za finančno podporo velja naslednje:
Concerning column 1 the Commission notes that the initial capital endowment and a major part of the RWE shares [26] were already at the disposal of the entity within the administration (EE) that was incorporated on 1 January 1997.
dodeli jo država ali je dodeljena iz državnih sredstev,
As Germany pointed out, the capital endowment and the transfer of a major part of RWE shares took place more than 10 years before the first information request concerning these transfers was addressed to Germany [27].
daje prednost posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga,
Therefore, these measures can no longer be subject to recovery of illegal and incompatible State aid pursuant to Article 17 of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 [28].
izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco in
Those measures constitute State aid, for the reasons set out in section 7.2.1.
prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
However, that aid is deemed to be existing aid pursuant to Article 1(b)(iv) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 [29].
DELNICE RWE IZ LETA 1998 IN NJIHOVE DIVIDENDE
A minor part of RWE shares [30] was transferred only on 12 October 1998 (‘the 1998 shares’), which is less than 10 years before the first information request concerning the transfer was addressed to Germany.
Selektivna gospodarska prednost za podjetje
The transfer of 1998 shares is therefore new aid.
Najprej je treba proučiti, ali se EEB lahko šteje za podjetje v okviru prenosa delnic iz leta 1998 in njihovih dividend.
The present decision will not, therefore, deal with the compatibility of the capital endowment and the major part of the RWE shares, but will limit itself to the shares transferred in 1998.
Sodišče dosledno opredeljuje podjetja kot subjekte, ki opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost, ne glede na njihov pravni status in način financiranja [31].
CONCLUSION ON THE SCOPE OF THIS DECISION
Razvrstitev posameznega subjekta med podjetja je torej v celoti odvisna od njegovih dejavnosti.
In light of the observations above, the decision will assess whether EEB obtained State aid within the meaning of 107(1) TFEU, and if so, whether such State aid could be considered compatible, with regard to the following measures:
Kot je opisano v uvodnih izjavah 12 do 16, EEB opravlja različne dejavnosti.
The 1998 RWE shares and their dividends (columns 1 and 2);
Na nekaterih področjih EEB deluje kot posrednik države, pri čemer le posreduje plačila gospodarskim subjektom v imenu okrožja Emsland; na drugih področjih opravlja dejavnosti, ki spadajo na področje javne politike.
School transport (columns 3 and 4);
EEB se ukvarja tudi z gospodarskimi dejavnostmi, ima dovoljenja za linijski prevoz, dodeljena na konkurenčni podlagi, in opravlja železniški tovorni prevoz.
Financial support for drafting the NVP (in column 5);
Razvrstitev subjekta med podjetja je vedno odvisna od posamezne dejavnosti.
Financing of the Mobility Centre Emsland (included in columns 5 and 6);
Subjekt, ki opravlja gospodarske in negospodarske dejavnosti, se obravnava kot podjetje le v povezavi z gospodarskimi dejavnostmi [32].
Financing the acquisition of rolling stock (included in column 6).
Komisija v zvezi s tem ugotavlja, da okrožje Emsland ni določilo nobenih pogojev za prenos delnic.
According to Article 107(1) TFEU, aid granted by a Member State or through State resources which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the provision of certain goods shall be incompatible with the internal market, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, unless otherwise provided for in that Treaty.
Delnice so bile prejete kot darilo, brez protistoritve.
The criteria laid down in Article 107(1) TFEU are cumulative.
Komisija v zvezi z dividendami ugotavlja, da je Nemčija dokazala, da je bil celotni znesek dividend, ki ga je podjetje EEB prejelo od prenesenih delnic, porabljen za financiranje šolskega prevoza do leta 2005 od leta 2006 pa se je znova plačeval okrožju Emsland (glej tudi uvodno izjavo 29(f)).
Therefore, in order to determine whether the measures under investigation constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU all of the following conditions need to be fulfilled.
Nemčija je torej dokazala, da dividend v obdobju preiskave ni bilo mogoče uporabiti za druge dejavnosti podjetja EEB, vključno z gospodarskimi dejavnostmi.
Namely, the financial support:
Zato je Komisija sklenila, da je Nemčija s prenosom delnic RWE iz leta 1998 podjetju EEB zagotovila prednost, saj so se sredstva podjetja EEB povečala brez plačila ali protistoritve.
is granted by the State or through State resources,
Poleg tega je podjetje EEB lahko uporabilo delnice za izboljšanje svojega finančnega položaja in zlasti kot jamstvo za svoje gospodarske dejavnosti.
favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods,
Drugače je z dividendami, ki izhajajo iz delnic in ki niso bile uporabljene za gospodarske dejavnosti.
distorts or threatens to distort competition, and
EEB se zato šteje za podjetje, kar zadeva delnice RWE iz leta 1998, z izjemo njihovih dividend.
affects trade between Member States.
Ker se EEB šteje za podjetje, kar zadeva delnice RWE iz leta 1998 (z izjemo njihovih dividend), je treba proučiti, ali bi prenos delnic lahko zagotovil prednost.
THE 1998 RWE SHARES AND THEIR DIVIDENDS
Prednost v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU je vsaka gospodarska korist, ki je podjetje ne bi moglo pridobiti pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji, tj. brez posredovanja države [33].
Selective economic advantage for an undertaking
Gospodarske transakcije, ki jih izvajajo osebe javnega prava (vključno z javnimi podjetji), ne dajejo prednosti svoji sopogodbenici in zato ne pomenijo pomoči, če so izvedene v skladu z običajnimi tržnimi pogoji [34].
As a first step it needs to be assessed whether EEB can be considered an undertaking in the context of the transfer of the 1998 shares and their dividends.
V zvezi s tem so sodišča Unije razvila „načelo vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu“.
The Court of Justice has consistently defined undertakings as entities engaged in an economic activity, regardless of their legal status and the way in which they are financed [31].
Da se ugotovi, ali gospodarska transakcija osebe javnega prava pomeni državno pomoč, je treba presoditi, ali bi bilo mogoče v podobnih okoliščinah spodbuditi zasebnega vlagatelja primerljive velikosti, ki deluje pod običajnimi pogoji tržnega gospodarstva, da bi izvedel zadevno naložbo [35].
The classification of a particular entity as an undertaking thus depends entirely on the nature of its activities.
Kot je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 66, je Nemčija trdila, da je okrožje Emsland ravnalo kot vlagatelj v tržnem gospodarstvu.
As described in recitals 12 to 16 EEB is engaged in a variety of activities.
V obravnavanem primeru je to okrožje preneslo delnice brezplačno, ne da bi izrecno opredelilo protistoritev, kar se ne bi zgodilo pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.
In some areas EEB acts as an agent of the State, merely passing through payments to economic operators on behalf of the Landkreis; in other areas EEB carries out activities falling in the public policy remit.
Okrožje Emsland je preneslo 37630 delnic RWE v vrednosti približno 1689264,40 EUR, kar naj bi po pričakovanjih prineslo letni dobiček v višini približno 34000 DM (približno 17000 EUR) ob upoštevanju izplačila dividend v višini 1,60 DM (približno 0,80 EUR) na delnico.
EEB is also engaged in activities of economic nature, EEB is a holder of LVG which are granted on a competitive basis and runs freight rail transport.
Ta prenos sredstev ni temeljil na poslovnem načrtu, ki bi predvideval donosnost, sprejemljivo za vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu [36].
The classification of an entity as an undertaking is always relative to a specific activity.
Nasprotno, delnice so bile prenesene brezplačno.
An entity that carries out both economic and non-economic activities is to be regarded as an undertaking only with regard to the former [32].
Komisija je zato sklenila, da prenos delnic RWE iz leta 1998 ni bil izveden v skladu z običajnimi tržnimi pogoji in pri njem ni bilo upoštevano „načelo vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu“.
The Commission notes in this context that the Landkreis did not link conditions to the transfer of the shares.
Prenos zato pomeni prednost.
Rather, they were received as a gift, without counterpart.
Že samo lastništvo delnic lahko izboljša finančni položaj podjetja EEB (delnice se lahko prodajo ali uporabijo kot jamstvo).
Germany has thus demonstrated that, during the period under investigation, the dividends could not have been used for other activities of EEB, including its economic activities.
Delnice iz leta 1998 so vpisane kot sredstva v bilanci stanja podjetja EEB, zato lahko EEB prosto razpolaga z njimi ali jih uporabi kot jamstvo.
Therefore the Commission concludes that by transferring the 1998 RWE shares, Germany has provided an advantage to EEB, because EEB has seen its assets increased without any remuneration or counterpart.
Komisija v zvezi s tem ugotavlja, da okrožje Emsland ni izrecno določilo nobenih pogojev za prenos delnic, kot na primer, da se delnice ne smejo prodati ali uporabiti kot jamstvo.
Furthermore, EEB could use the shares to bolster its financial situation, and in particular use them as collateral for economic activities of EEB.
Ker lahko prenos in lastništvo delnic iz leta 1998 zagotovita koristi za gospodarske dejavnosti podjetja EEB, je Komisija sklenila, da so delnice, z izjemo njihovih dividend, zagotovile selektivno prednost podjetju EEB kot podjetju s smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
The situation is different for the dividends flowing from the shares, which were not used for economic activities.
Državna sredstva in ukrep, ki ga je mogoče pripisati državi
EEB is thus to be considered an undertaking with regard to the 1998 RWE shares, with the exception of their dividends.
Delnice iz leta 1998 so bile sredstva, ki so bila prej v celoti na voljo okrožju Emsland, ki spada v javno upravo.
As EEB is considered to be an undertaking with regard to the 1998 RWE shares (with the exception of their dividends) it needs to be assessed whether the transfer of the shares could lead to an advantage.
Kot take torej pomenijo državna sredstva v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
An advantage, within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, is any economic benefit which an undertaking would not have obtained under normal market conditions, that is to say in the absence of State intervention [33].
Njihov prenos na EEB je bil rezultat odločitve okrožja, zato je mogoče prenos pripisati državi v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Economic transactions carried out by public bodies (including public undertakings) do not confer an advantage on its counterpart, and therefore do not constitute aid, if they are carried out in line with normal market conditions [34].
Izkrivljanje konkurence in učinek na trgovino med državami članicami
In this context the Union courts have developed the ‘market economy investor principle’.
Z letom 1995 je več držav članic začelo odpirati nekatere trge prevoznih storitev za konkurenco, ki jo pomenijo podjetja, ustanovljena v drugih državah članicah, tako da številna podjetja že zagotavljajo storitve mestnega, primestnega ali regionalnega prevoza v državah članicah zunaj svoje države izvora [37].
To determine whether the economic transaction by the public body constitutes aid, it is necessary to assess whether, in similar circumstances, a private investor of a comparable size operating in normal conditions of a market economy could have been prompted to make the investment in question [35].
Kot je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 18, se dovoljenja za linijski prevoz v skladu z nemško zakonodajo dodelijo na konkurenčni podlagi in EEB ima taka dovoljenja.
As explained under recital 66 Germany argued that the Landkreis Emsland acted as a market economy investor.
Z okrepitvijo splošnega finančnega položaja podjetja EEB bi lahko lastništvo delnic RWE iz leta 1998 izkrivljalo konkurenco za zagotavljanje storitev avtobusnega potniškega prevoza.
In the present case, the Landkreis transferred the shares free of charge, without explicitly defining a counterpart, which would not occur under normal market conditions.
Za prednost, dodeljeno podjetju, ki posluje na trgu, odprtem za konkurenco, se običajno predvideva, da vpliva na trgovino med državami članicami.
Germany has not submitted any evidence that the tax optimisation the Landkreis allegedly sought to gain would exceed the market value of the 1998 shares.
Zato bi prenos delnic iz leta 1998 lahko izkrivljal konkurenco in vplival na trgovino med državami članicami, kar zadeva gospodarske dejavnosti podjetja EEB.
In any event, the benefit of the tax optimisation would not accrue to the Landkreis, but to EEB.
Sklepna ugotovitev
The Landkreis transferred the 37630 RWE shares with a value of approx.
Na podlagi navedenega je Komisija sklenila, da prenos delnic iz leta 1998 na EEB pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
EUR 1689264,40 expecting it to lead to annual gains of approx.
Komisija mora zato proučiti, ali se ta ukrep lahko šteje za združljiv z notranjim trgom.
DM 34000 (approx.
Nasprotno pa Komisija meni, da dividende, obračunane od delnic RWE, ki so bile prenesene na EEB, ne pomenijo državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
EUR 17000) considering a dividend pay-out of DM 1,60 (approx.
ŠOLSKI PREVOZ (STOLPCA 3 IN 4)
EUR 0,80) per share.
Najprej je treba proučiti, ali se EEB lahko šteje za podjetje v okviru organizacije šolskega prevoza v okrožju Emsland.
The Commission, therefore, concludes that the transfer of the 1998 RWE shares was not carried out in line with normal market conditions and did not respect the ‘market economy investor principle’.
Dejstvo, da subjekt opravlja nekatere gospodarske dejavnosti, ne pomeni nujno, da ga je treba šteti za podjetje v zvezi z vsemi njegovimi dejavnostmi.
The transfer therefore constitutes an advantage.
Nemški organi so pojasnili, da je podjetje EEB le posredovalo zneske, ki jih je prejelo od okrožja Emsland, avtobusnim podjetjem, ki so opravljala integrirani in neintegrirani šolski prevoz.
The mere ownership of shares can improve the financial situation of EEB (the shares can be sold or used as collateral).
Celoviti pregledi letnih plačil okrožja Emsland podjetju EEB in plačil podjetja EEB ter dopis pooblaščenega računovodje, ki ga je predložila Nemčija, potrjujejo, da so bili računi podjetja EEB preverjeni ter dohodna in odhodna plačila za šolski prevoz poravnana.
Through the transfer of the 1998 RWE shares the Landkreis has effectively foregone potential revenues that it could have gained by selling the shares or using them as collateral and transferred these to EEB (even though it has not retained in the period under this investigation any dividends stemming from these shares).
Tako podjetje EEB ni opravljalo gospodarske dejavnosti, temveč je delovalo le kot upravni posrednik ali podaljšana roka države.
The 1998 shares are registered as assets on the balance sheet of EEB and EEB can therefore freely dispose of them or use them as collateral.
Zato je Komisija sklenila, da podjetje EEB ni delovalo kot podjetje v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU v zvezi z organizacijo šolskega prevoza v okrožju Emsland.
The Commission notes in this context that the Landkreis did not explicitly link any conditions to the transfer of the shares, such as that the shares cannot be sold or used as collateral.
Ker so merila iz člena 107(1) PDEU kumulativna, je Komisija sklenila, da financiranje organizacije šolskega prevoza, navedeno v stolpcih 3 in 4, ne pomeni državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
As the transfer and the ownership of the 1998 shares can benefit the economic activities of EEB, the Commission concludes that, with the exception of their dividends, it conferred a selective advantage on EEB as an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
FINANČNA PODPORA ZA PRIPRAVO NVP (V STOLPCU 5)
State resources and a measure imputable to the State
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka že sklenila, da to, da je podjetje EEB pripravljalo NVP, ki naj bi ga sprejel svet okrožja Emsland, ni pomenilo gospodarske dejavnosti.
The 1998 shares were an asset previously at the full disposal of the Landkreis, which is a public administration.
Dodatne informacije, ki so jih predložili pritožniki, ne spreminjajo tega sklepa.
As such they constitute State resources in the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Dejansko člen 2(2) in člen 6 NNVG določata, da je zagotavljanje javnega prevoza naloga, ki spada v pristojnost javne politike.
Their transfer to EEB was the result of a decision by the Landkreis and the transfer is therefore imputable to the State in the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Način izvajanja te naloge se določi v NVP.
Distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
NVP je zato sestavni del nalog javne politike okrožja Emsland, ki jih je to okrožje preneslo na EEB.
From 1995 several Member States started to open certain transport markets to competition from undertakings established in other Member States, so that a number of undertakings are already offering their urban, suburban or regional transport services in Member States other than their State of origin [37].
V sklepu o začetku postopka so izraženi tudi pomisleki glede ustreznega nadomestila stroškov, povezanih z NVP.
As explained in recital 18, under German legislation LVG are granted on a competitive basis and EEB is a holder of such LVG.
Informacije, ki so jih zagotovili nemški organi, so potrdile, da so bili zneski, ki jih je okrožje Emsland preneslo za financiranje NVP, omejeni na povračilo nastalih materialnih stroškov (glej tudi uvodno izjavo 43) in da je bila to ena od nalog zaposlenih v podjetju EEB ter da niso bili povrnjeni stroški za dodatno osebje.
By strengthening EEB's general financial situation, the ownership of the 1998 RWE shares could distort competition for the provision of passenger transportation services by bus.
Zato Komisija potrjuje, da podjetje EEB ni delovalo kot podjetje v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, kar zadeva pripravo NVP.
Moreover, an advantage granted to an undertaking operating in a market which is open to competition will normally be assumed to affect trade between Member States.
Ker so merila iz člena 107(1) PDEU kumulativna, je Komisija sklenila, da ukrepi, navedeni v stolpcu 5, ne pomenijo državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
Indeed, ‘where State financial aid strengthens the position of an undertaking as compared with other undertakings competing in intra-Community trade, the latter must be regarded as affected by the aid’ [38].
FINANCIRANJE CENTRA ZA MOBILNOST OKROŽJA EMSLAND (VKLJUČENO V STOLPCIH 5 IN 6)
The transfer of the 1998 shares should therefore be considered liable to affect trade between Member States to the extent that they strengthen the market position of the EEB and its ability to bid for LVGs.
Najprej je treba proučiti, ali se EEB lahko šteje za podjetje v okviru financiranja centra za mobilnost okrožja Emsland.
Therefore, the transfer of the 1998 shares is liable to distort competition and affects trade between Member States with regard to economic activities of EEB.
Kot je poudarjeno v uvodni izjavi 119, Sodišče dosledno opredeljuje podjetja kot subjekte, ki opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost, ne glede na njihov pravni status in način financiranja [41].
Conclusion
V času sklepa o začetku postopka ni bilo znano, da se je MCE financiral že precej pred ustanovitvijo podjetja EEB in da je država zagotavljala to informacijsko storitev v okviru svojih nalog za zagotovitev delovanja javnega prevoza.
On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission concludes that the transfer of the 1998 shares to EEB constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Okrožje je 31. julija 1995 sprejelo odločitev, da bo upravljalo center za mobilnost, da bi lahko storitev zagotavljanja informacij o javnem prevozu ponujalo širši javnosti.
The Commission therefore must assess whether this measure can be deemed compatible with the internal market.
Država je le oddala to nalogo v izvajanje podjetju EEB ob njegovi ustanovitvi 1. januarja 1997.
Conversely, the Commission concludes that the dividends accrued on RWE shares transferred to EEB do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
To je izrecno navedeno v statutu podjetja EEB.
SCHOOL TRANSPORT (COLUMNS 3 AND 4)
Člen 2(2) in člen 6 NNVG določata, da je zagotavljanje javnega prevoza naloga, ki spada v pristojnost javne politike.
As a first step it needs to be assessed whether EEB can be considered an undertaking in the context of the organisation of school transport in the Landkreis of Emsland.
V NVP okrožja Emsland je navedeno, da je razpoložljivost obsežnih in posodobljenih informacij o storitvah javnega prevoza, ki jih zagotavlja MCE, poglavitni in sestavni del te javne naloge.
As pointed out above in recital 119, the Court of Justice has consistently defined undertakings as entities engaged in an economic activity, regardless of their legal status and the way in which they are financed [39].
Kot je pojasnjeno zgoraj (uvodna izjava 47), Komisija opozarja, da je MCE zagotavljal informacije brezplačno in da so se mu povrnili le materialni stroški in stroški zaposlenih, ki jih je moralo podjetje EEB financirati vnaprej.
If an entity performs several different activities, of which some may be deemed non-economic and some economic, each activity must be assessed separately, if they are separable from each other [40].
Profitna marža ni bila predvidena.
The fact that an entity carries out some economic activities does not necessarily mean that it is to be considered as an undertaking with regard to all its activities.
Komisija ugotavlja, da gospodarski subjekt v tržnem gospodarstvu verjetno ne bi zagotavljal informacijske storitve na način, kot to počne MCE.
The German authorities explained that EEB was merely passing on the amounts received from the Landkreis Emsland to the bus undertakings carrying out both integrated and non-integrated school transport.
Poleg tega ugotavlja, da se je izkazalo, da se položaj centra za mobilnost okrožja Emsland razlikuje od položaja v zadevi N 604/05, Landkreis Wittenberg, C(2005) 1847 final, ki je bila navedena v sklepu o začetku postopka.