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In this regard, SOGEAAL refers to the European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2012 on the future of regional airports and air services in the EU, which stressed the importance of regional airports in the EU.
Družba SOGAER ni seznanjena z nobenim pravnim aktom, s katerim je Sardinija upravljavcem letališč naložila opravljanje obveznosti javne službe.
SOGEAAL believes that assessment of the compatibility of the measures under examination with the internal market should take into account the key role played by Alghero airport in ensuring the territorial continuity of an island Region such as Sardinia.
Prizadevanja Komisije, da bi ugotovila, ali je bila raven nadomestila, ki se je dodelilo upravljavcem letališč, sorazmerna, so zato obsojena na neuspeh.
SOGEAAL notes that the amounts paid out under Law 10/2010 do not constitute State aid on the basis of the Altmark criteria and, even if they did, they would be compatible under Article 106(2) of the Treaty.
Načelo zasebnega vlagatelja v gospodarstvu in smernice za letalski sektor iz leta 2014
As to the first condition in Altmark, SOGEAAL points out that the activities under examination are part of the Region's broader geographical and transport policy designed to ensure a minimum of air links between the island and the rest of the Union, covering the whole year.
Družba SOGAER navaja, da je v odnosu z nizkocenovnimi prevozniki, zlasti družbo Ryanair, ravnala, kot ravnajo letališča v zasebnem upravljanju.
According to SOGEAAL, the second and third conditions in Altmark are met: the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated were established in advance in an objective and transparent manner, and there is no risk of over-compensation, since SOGEAAL has been only partly reimbursed for the costs incurred.
To trditev je podprla s poročilom svetovalne družbe z dne 28. junija 2013, ki deluje v imenu družbe Ryanair.
The costs considered were incurred by private, well run undertakings, hence the fourth Altmark condition is also met.
Trdi, da so v zadevnem primeru dejansko izpolnjena številna merila glede združljivosti iz smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014: (i) družba SOGAER je pomoč ali nadomestilo za uvedbo novih rut ali razširitev obstoječih upravljala v imenu Sardinije; (iii) nadomestilo je zajemalo približno eno desetino povprečnih stroškov poslovanja, in (iii) vsi letalski prevozniki, ki so imeli korist od ocenjevanih dejavnosti, so imeli veljavno operativno licenco.
SOGEAAL considers that this compatibility should be assessed in the light of the SGEI Decision of 2005 and, in the alternative, in the light of the SGEI Framework of 2011, mutatis mutandis.
Družba SOGAER zato meni, da se lahko ob vsebinski namesto formalistični razlagi smernic ugotovi, da je zadevna pomoč združljiva.
SOGEAAL notes that the threshold set out in Article 2(1)(a) of the SGEI Decision of 2005 is met in that the amount of the public contribution was about EUR 4 million per year, and SOGEAAL's turnover was below EUR 100 million.
PRIPOMBE GLEDE UPORABE SMERNIC ZA LETALSKI SEKTOR IZ LETA 2014 ZA ZADEVNE UKREPE
The conditions in Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the SGEI Decision of 2005 are likewise met.
Družba SOGAER ugotavlja, da bi bilo treba v primeru letališča Cagliari uporabiti izjemo iz točke 137 smernic za letalski sektor, čeprav ima letališče več kot tri milijone potnikov.
As to the applicability of the SGEI Framework of 2011, SOGEAAL points out that:
V nasprotnem primeru bi se letališče Cagliari obravnavalo drugače kot drugi dve letališči na Sardiniji, na kateri se nanašajo ocenjevane dejavnosti.
SOGEAAL points out that the alleged aid at issue was granted before 4 April 2014 and that Section 8.6 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines clarifies the date from which the compatibility criteria set out therein are to be applied.
Družba SOGAER poudarja, da je bila zadevna pomoč namenjena olajšanju mobilnosti državljanov Unije na letališče Cagliari in z njega ter je precej povečala število letov znotraj Unije v glavno mesto otoka ali iz njega.
SOGEAAL refers to comments it submitted to the Commission on 29 July 2013 to demonstrate that it received no State aid.
Kar zadeva potrebo po posredovanju Sardinije, družba SOGAER trdi, da bi brez deželnih prispevkov za izravnavo sredstev, ki jih je prenesla na letalske prevoznike in druge ponudnike storitev, njeni računovodski izkazi pokazali izgubo.
However, should the Commission nevertheless come to the conclusion that the public funding paid out under Law 10/2010 qualifies as operating aid of which SOGEAAL was the actual beneficiary, the airport operator maintains that any aid granted meets the compatibility criteria set out in the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
Cilja izboljšanja povezav med Sardinijo in preostalo Unijo ni bilo mogoče doseči na drug način, ki bi morda manj izkrivljal konkurenco.
SOGEAAL notes that under point 137 of the Guidelines, ‘operating aid granted before the beginning of the transitional period’, including aid paid before 4 April 2014, ‘may be declared compatible’ pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, ‘to the full extent of uncovered operating costs’.
Družba SOGAER poudarja, da je Sardinija pomoč vedno omejila na najmanjšo in jo plačala le za postavke, ki jih je upravljavec letališča pravilno obračunal.
SOGEAAL believes that all the compatibility conditions set out in the 2014 Aviation Guidelines are met and notes that on 8 May 2014 it had already submitted remarks on compatibility with the 2014 Aviation Guidelines in procedure SA.23098-Aeroporto di Alghero.
Kar zadeva preprečevanje negativnih učinkov na konkurenco in trgovino v Uniji, družba SOGAER ugotavlja, da se je shema uporabljala za vsa druga regionalna letališča, čeprav so si medsebojno konkurirala, kar je omogočalo kritje zadevnih razlik med stroški poslovanja in prihodki.
SOGEAAL notes that any operating aid granted under Law 10/2010 certainly contributed to ‘the achievement of an objective of common interest’.
Nazadnje družba SOGAER trdi, da bi bilo treba pomoč, če bi Komisija menila, da ocenjevana shema pomeni pomoč družbi SOGAER za tekoče poslovanje, v vsakem primeru šteti za združljivo z notranjim trgom, saj je v skladu z merili in pogoji iz točke 5.1.2 smernic za letalski sektor.
SOGEAAL maintains that Law 10/2010 did in fact help to ‘increas[ing] the mobility of Union citizens and the connectivity of the regions by establishing access points for intra-Union flights’ (point 113(a)).
PRIPOMBE ITALIJE NA PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
The same operator adds that Law 10/2010 ‘facilitate[d] regional development’ (point 113(c)); this is particularly true of the Alghero airport catchment area, north-western Sardinia, which suffers from a marked lag in development.
PRIPOMBE ITALIJE NA PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE RYANAIR
According to SOGEAAL, this requirement is also met, because the Alghero airport falls within the category mentioned in point 118 of the Guidelines, namely airports unable to cover their operating costs.
Deželni organi nasprotujejo trditvam družbe Ryanair glede tega, da so letališča ravnala v skladu z načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu, ko so ohranjala poslovne odnose z letalskimi prevozniki, da bi povečala potniški promet in posledično prihodke.
More specifically, Alghero airport falls under heading (d), ‘airports with annual passenger traffic of 1-3 million’.
Družbe za upravljanje letališč so bile v resnici le posrednice, ki so zgolj prenašale sredstva letalskim prevoznikom.
SOGEAAL believes that there were no other less distortive policy instruments or aid instruments that would made it possible to attain the same objective, which was to ensure air links to north-western Sardinia, which at the time were mainly concentrated in the summer period, and thereby help overcome the lag in development affecting the area as a consequence of its peripheral location and isolation.
Po mnenju Sardinije je bila vlagateljica v tržnem gospodarstvu v tem primeru Sardinija, ki je pretehtala naložbe glede pozitivnega ekonomskega učinka za ozemlje.
Any aid received was used to maintain and develop commercial traffic, ensuring good connections between the different Member States.
Italija je predložila sporočilo italijanske nacionalne uprave za civilno letalstvo [96], v katerem je navedeno, da bi možnost oglaševanja regionalnih letališč na spletiščih nizkocenovnih prevoznikov pomenila prednost za turizem in gospodarske sektorje, saj regionalna letališča nimajo koristi od usklajenih položajev na trgu in stopnje zagotovljene prepoznavnosti, kot jih imajo velika letališča.
SOGEAAL points out that any aid granted to it under Law 10/2010 was, in any event, strictly used to enable the development of traffic volumes and airport activity, which are considered to be consistent with the general interest objectives pursued.
Italija in ENAC nasprotujeta trditvi družbe Ryanair, da je položaj na Sardiniji posledica neustreznih predpisov o rutah z obveznostjo javne službe na podlagi Uredbe (ES) št. 1008/2008, ki jih izvršujejo italijanski organi.
In the absence of public intervention, those aims would not have been achieved and Alghero airport would have incurred a significant decrease in its activity level over the course of the year.
Italija opozarja, da je cilj ozemeljske kontinuitete zagotoviti, da se lahko vsi državljani gibajo na nacionalnem ozemlju ali ozemlju Unije pod enakimi pogoji, kar zadeva kakovost in ceno.
SOGEAAL observes that any operating aid did not affect competition in any manner.
Obveznosti javne službe, ki so odobrene z Uredbo (ES) št. 1008/2008, omogočajo vsakemu prevozniku Unije, da pogoje navedenih obveznosti sprejme brez finančnega nadomestila.
The operator notes that on account of its geographical location, Alghero airport is an island operation with a geographically limited scope, not exposed to the competition of other national or Union airports.
Če se noben prevoznik ne strinja z opravljanjem storitve, se izvede evropski razpis, ki zagotavlja finančno nadomestilo.
Furthermore, Alghero airport does not compete with alternative modes of transport.
V zvezi s tem italijanski organi poudarjajo, da so letališča tista, ki morajo ohranjati poslovne odnose z letalskimi prevozniki; odločitev države glede zagotavljanja, da se ozemeljska kontinuiteta ohrani z obveznostmi javne službe, pa je povsem druga zadeva.
SOGEAAL lastly points out that, again in compliance with the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, Alghero airport is ‘open to all potential users and (…) not dedicated to one specific user’.
PRIPOMBE ITALIJE NA PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE EASYJET
COMMENTS FROM SOGAER (AIRPORT OPERATOR OF CAGLIARI AIRPORT)
Italija je odgovorila na pripombe družbe easyJet in svetovalne družbe, ki deluje v njenem imenu.
SOGAER disagrees with the approach taken by the Commission when it appears to apply the Altmark principle to SOGAER rather than to the carriers: SOGAER has never been asked by the Region to perform any service of general interest.
Ne strinja se s splošnim pristopom in ugotovitvami svetovalne družbe v njenem poročilu z naslovom „Economic MEOP assessment of the agreements between easyJet and Olbia airport“ (Gospodarska presoja načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu v zvezi s sporazumi med družbo easyJet in letališčem Olbia).
SOGAER believes that the Region has not been able to produce any document giving a clear description of the public service obligations imposed by the airports precisely because the alleged obligations have never been understood to be obligations.
Italija trditev družbe easyJet zavrača iz treh razlogov:
Mistaken identification of the beneficiaries
meni, da se načelo udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu ne bi smelo uporabiti za letališče Olbia, ker je upravljavec letališča zasebni subjekt, družba GEASAR, ne pa javni subjekt v smislu pravil Unije o državni pomoči.
SOGAER disagrees with the conclusion reached by the Commission that SOGAER is a beneficiary of State aid under Law 10/2010.
Njeni odločitve in ukrepi zato temeljijo na tržnih merilih, razen če so navedene odločitve predpisane z začasnimi javnimi predpisi.
SOGAER takes the view that the aid scheme under investigation does not constitute operating aid to SOGAER or compensation paid to SOGAER for a service requested by the Region, namely selecting airlines able to achieve stated annual targets for frequency and passenger volume on strategic routes to and from Cagliari airport.
Vendar v tem primeru Italija domneva, da družba GEASAR zadevnih tržnih pogodb v nasprotju s trditvami svetovalne družbe ni podpisala zaradi domnevne, vendar neobstoječe donosnosti, ampak le zato, ker jih je zahteval in urejal poseben javni ukrep.
SOGAER argues that under that scheme, the Region provides compensation which is merely channelled through SOGAER, as part of a plan decided, financed and monitored by the Region, and is paid to airlines in return for operating new routes or developing existing routes to and from Sardinia.
Zakon št. 10 iz leta 2010 je namenjen zlasti spodbujanju zračnega prevoza z dodelitvijo prispevkov letališčem.
If there had been no new routes opened or existing routes expanded, SOGAER would have received no payment for the service provided.
Od njegove razveljavitve se navedene dejavnosti ne izvajajo več.
SOGAER draws attention to the accounting obligation that was imposed on it: the Region reimbursed SOGAER for the funds that the latter had advanced to airlines, only after the Region accepted SOGAER accounts, which had to show that the airlines had received the entirety of the regional contributions.
Po mnenju Italije so prispevki, ki jih je Sardinija plačala upravljavcu letališča za kritje stroškov zadevnih dejavnosti, le „prehajali“ prek družbe za upravljanje letališča, ki je njihov celoten znesek prenesla na dejanskega upravičenca, tj. zadevnega letalskega prevoznika.
SOGAER maintains, therefore, that it was not a beneficiary of the aid in question and that it is incorrect to speak of financial support granted by the Region to SOGAER.
Če bi se trditve svetovalne družbe sprejele, Italija ocenjuje, da so izračuni družbe napačni.
SOGAER is not aware of any precedent for a Commission finding that a party is a beneficiary of State aid when its role is confined to passing on to third parties the public resources it has received.
Poročilo svetovalne družbe temelji na podatkih iz računovodskih izkazov družbe GEASAR od leta 2004, iz katerih so razvidni prihodki od prometa na letališču in glavni ekonomski podatki, ki sestavljajo poslovne prihodke za zadevno leto, niso pa razvidni podatki analitičnega računovodstva, ki so potrebni za pravilno izvedbo analize donosnosti.
The service for which the Region was paying compensation was provided by the airline, and not by the airport operator.
Svetovalna družba zato precenjuje prihodke na podlagi pogodb, zlasti prihodke iz neletalskih dejavnosti.
SOGAER adds that the advance payment granted by SFIRS did not involve any element of State aid.
Kar zadeva Italijo, je bilanca zadevnih pogodb o trženju negativna, ne pozitivna, kar je v nasprotju s presojo svetovalne družbe.
It was a loan that bore interest on market terms.
To velja za pogodbe o trženju, podpisane z družbo easyJet, in pogodbe, podpisane z vsemi drugimi zadevnimi letalskimi prevozniki.
The payment of activities 2 and 3 is advanced by the airport operator to the airlines and the other providers concerned SOGEAAL submitted reports of the activities implemented in the period 2010-2012, showing the costs actually incurred, to the Region.
Po mnenju Italije to potrjuje, da so bili navedeni sporazumi podpisani na podlagi neposrednega izvajanja zakona št. 10 iz leta 2010.
The Region should then have reimbursed the sums advanced by the airport operator.
Nazadnje Italija zavrača vključitev pogodb o oskrbi, ki jih je družba GEASAR podpisala z zadevnimi letalskimi prevozniki, v analizo, ki jo je izvedla svetovalna družba.
Table 13 shows the related financial flows.
Pogodbe o oskrbi so običajne pogodbe, ki se dogovorijo in izvajajo na poslovni podlagi in se nanašajo na zagotavljanje storitev proti denarnemu nadomestilu, ki ga plača letalski prevoznik.
Table 13
Niso povezane z zakonom št. 10 iz leta 2010 in dejavnostmi, ki so se izvedle na podlagi navedenega zakona.
Activities 1 and 2
Nadomestilo, ki je razvidno iz navedenih pogodb, temelji na običajni poslovni praksi upravljavca letališča, ki zajema uporabo tarif in popustov na podlagi obsega in drugih dejavnikov.
Total amount paid to airlines
Te pogodbe so veljale tudi po razveljavitvi zakona št. 10 iz leta 2010 in po podobnih ali celo nižjih cenah kot v letih pred tem.
Total reported from the airport operator to the Region
OCENA POMOČI
Entitlement to contributions under the Law of 2010
UVOD IN OBSEG SKLEPA
Total contributions under the Law of 2010 reimbursed to the airport operator
Najprej je treba oceniti, ali financiranje, ki so ga upravljavci letališč letalskim družbam zagotovili v zvezi z dejavnostma 1 in 2 na podlagi zakona št. 10 iz leta 2010 v obdobju 2010–2013, pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
The beneficiaries of the measures
Kot je navedeno v oddelku 2, je bilo v sklepu o začetku postopka ugotovljeno, da Komisija preiskuje morebitno nezakonito pomoč, dodeljeno upravljavcu letališča Alghero v zadevi SA.23098 [97], zato so v tem primeru zajeti le ukrepi pomoči, ki se niso proučili v navedeni zadevi [98].
SOGAER takes the view that the effective beneficiaries of the three activities defined under Law 10/2010 consisted of the island's tourist industry and indirectly the Region itself, thanks to the increased tax revenue resulting from the expansion of tourism.
Vsa plačila družbe SOGEAAL za dejavnosti 1 in 2 se niso izvedla na podlagi pogodb, ki so se proučile v zadevi SA.23098, vendar je bila v navedeni zadevi ocenjena velika večina teh plačil.
As a condition of the grant made to them by the Region, the airports were required to pass on what they received so that they cannot be considered the effective beneficiaries.
Poleg tega v vseh primerih jasno razlikovanje ni mogoče, saj so lahko finančni odnos med družbo SOGEAAL in zadevnim letalskim prevoznikom v zadevnem obdobju urejale različne pogodbe, v zadevi SA.23098 pa so se proučile le nekatere od teh pogodb.
The same applies to the two main low-cost airlines operating in Cagliari, Ryanair and easyJet, both of whom were foreign companies aided by the Region to pursue regional objectives.
Komisija zato meni, da je treba iz tega postopka izključiti vse sporazume, ki jih je družba SOGEAAL z letalskimi prevozniki sklenila v skladu z ocenjevano shemo [99].
Absence of State aid
Poleg tega v obseg sklepa o začetku postopka ni bila vključena morebitna pomoč, ki so jo upravljavci letališč ponudnikom storitev, ki niso letalski prevozniki, dodelili za dejavnost 3.
SOGAER analyses the component elements of a State aid measure and in particular considers the question whether the payment made conferred a competitive advantage.
Komisija zato ne more zavzeti stališča o navedenem ukrepu.
The company asserts that the regional compensation never covered more than a part of the additional costs borne by the carriers in order to open new routes or expand existing ones.
Drugo vprašanje, o katerem je treba presoditi, je, ali so upravljavci letališč od Sardinije prejeli pomoč.
It gives the example of Ryanair, for whom the compensation paid by the Region, passed on by SOGAER, covered about one tenth of the estimated cost of operating the routes requested.
OBSTOJ POMOČI
SOGAER emphasises that the mechanism put in place amounts to a win-win solution: passengers can fly at competitive prices to and from the island, while the Region receives additional revenue deriving from tourism.
V skladu s členom 107(1) Pogodbe je „vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči 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“.
The regional tourism and hospitality industry, the airlines and the airports also benefit as a result.
Merila iz člena 107(1) Pogodbe so kumulativna.
SOGAER consequently contests the approach taken by the Commission, which seems to set out to break this virtuous circle.
Da bi zadevni ukrepi pomenili pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe, morajo biti torej izpolnjeni vsi naslednji pogoji.
SOGAER always chose carriers after publishing an invitation on its own website.
Namreč:
The possibility of serving Cagliari was open to all interested carriers on the same economic terms.
dajati bi morali prednost posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga;
SOGAER argues that if the airlines in question manage to make greater profits than other airlines, thanks to their special business models, this cannot be attributed to State aid granted by the airport operator or by the Region.
vplivati bi morali na trgovino med državami članicami.
Nor can the carriers be penalised for it.
(349) Komisija ugotavlja, da prijavljeni ukrepi pomenijo shemo pomoči v smislu točke (d) člena 1 Uredbe (EU) 2015/1589.
In conclusion, SOGAER takes the view that there is no State aid, because (i) the necessary undue advantage to the carriers is lacking; (ii) the private economy investor principle is satisfied, in view of the gains to the regional treasury, which are greater than the expenditure under Article 3 of Law 10/2010; and (iii) the aid goes to the tourism and hospitality industry on the island and is not on a scale such that it might have an effect on intra-Union trade.
Na podlagi pravnega okvira, opisanega v oddelku 2 tega sklepa, je mogoče brez nadaljnjih izvedbenih ukrepov poleg že opisanih dodeliti individualno pomoč podjetjem (kot so letalski prevozniki), opredeljenim v zakonu št. 10 iz leta 2010 na splošen in abstrakten način (tj. niso imenovana posamezna podjetja).
Services of general economic interest (SGEIs)
FINANCIRANJE, KI SO GA UPRAVLJAVCI LETALIŠČ ZAGOTOVILI LETALSKIM DRUŽBAM V ZVEZI Z DEJAVNOSTMI 1 IN 2 (ZAKON ŠT. 10 IZ LETA 2010) V OBDOBJU 2010–2013 – OBSTOJ DRŽAVNE POMOČI V KORIST LETALSKIM DRUŽBAM
SOGAER considers that the Commission's analysis of the selectivity of the advantage is excessively strict.
V tem pododdelku se bo ocenilo, ali financiranje, ki ga je Sardinija zagotovila letalskim družbam prek upravljavcev sardinskih letališč na podlagi zakona št. 10 iz leta 2010, pomeni državno pomoč letalskim družbam.
The Commission argues that the Law 10/2010 refers not to specific routes but to the general objective of developing air transport.
Pojem podjetje in gospodarska dejavnost
The Commission objects that this is contrary to the first Altmark criterion to give a clear definition of the requirements that the beneficiary undertaking must satisfy in order to obtain compensation for a service of general economic interest.
V skladu s členom 107(1) Pogodbe se pravila o državni pomoči uporabljajo le, kadar je prejemnik „podjetje“.
In SOGAER's view it was clear from the wording of the regional legislation that the compensation was to be given only to airlines that opened new routes or expanded existing ones.
Sodišče dosledno opredeljuje podjetja kot subjekte, ki opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost, ne glede na njihov pravni status ali lastništvo in način financiranja [100].
SOGAER considers that as an objective that obligation is sufficiently precise.
Vsaka dejavnost, v okviru katere se na trgu ponujajo blago in storitve, je gospodarska dejavnost [101].
The Commission's approach to the definition of the parameters for calculating the compensation is similarly severe.
Letalski prevozniki na trgu ponujajo redne storitve zračnega prevoza potnikov.
SOGAER argues that the volume of compensation paid to the carriers was calculated by criteria more restrictive than those laid down by the Region, and that this should be enough to satisfy the second Altmark criterion.
Navedene storitve ustrezajo tistim, ki so opredeljene za dejavnost 1 (glej uvodno izjavo 44) in zajemajo opravljanje komercialnih letov in prevoz potnikov po zraku.
As regards the third and fourth Altmark criteria, SOGAER says it published a specific notice in the Official Journal of the European Union in 2003, which was followed in June and August of the same year by an advertisement in the main European daily newspaper.
Očitno opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost.