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It limits any room for arbitrary decision of the concession granting authority.
Na podlagi informacij, ki jih je predložil vložnik, je težko z gotovostjo ugotoviti, ali je dostop do trga za vzpostavitev novih letaliških infrastruktur dejansko omejen.
In addition, it may be inferred from the judgment of the Supreme Austrian Administrative Court that a system of authorisations which sets out specific criteria for establishing a presumption of the absence of public interest in a new airport was created on the assumption that the new airport would provide services which are reliable and of good quality.
Potencialni novinci na trgu bodo morali za vzpostavitev novega letališča vložiti veliko kapitala, kar pomeni, da bo prisotno precejšnje tveganje nepovratnih stroškov, ki potencialne novince utegne odvrniti.
The relevant Austrian legislation and the interpretation of the aforementioned second criterion by the Supreme Austrian Administrative Court seem to genuinely reflect a concern to attain the legislation's objectives in a consistent and systematic manner.
Vendar se zdi, da so ti stroški del običajnih komercialnih tveganj, ki jih morajo nositi novinci na trgu, če se odločijo za vzpostavitev novega letališča.
Therefore, for the purposes of this decision, it may be concluded that the conditions for granting a licence to establish an airport in Austria meet the criteria of objectivity, non-discrimination and transparency, and, accordingly that access to the market for the provision of airport infrastructure may be considered to be de jure free.
Razen običajnega komercialnega tveganja, ki je povezano z večjimi naložbami v zagotavljanje letališke infrastrukture, ni informacij o obstoječih dejanskih ovirah za vstop na zadevni trg.
As far as the assessment of free access to the market de facto is concerned, the Applicant claims that access is not restricted as new commercial airports are being established.
Zato za namene tega sklepa velja, da je dostop do trga dejansko prost.
The Applicant cites the Berlin Brandenburg airport and the Lublin airport as examples.
Presoja konkurenčnosti – analiza trga
According to the Applicant the Berlin Brandenburg airport, is regarded both by the Lufthansa group and by airberlin group as a concrete alternative to the Vienna airport.
V tem oddelku bo preučeno, ali je izpolnjen drugi pogoj za izvzetje, tj. da je dejavnost, na katero se nanaša zahtevek in ki izpolnjuje pogoj pravno in dejansko prostega dostopa do trga, neposredno izpostavljena konkurenci.
Furthermore, military airports can be adapted to operate as commercial airports, e.g. GRZ and LNZ in Austria.
Zato sta opredeljena upoštevni proizvodni in ustrezni geografski trg, na podlagi te opredelitve pa je izvedena analiza trga.
In addition, the Applicant claims that existing commercial airports may expand, e.g. the Frankfurt Hahn and the Weeze airports in Germany.
Opredelitev proizvodnega trga
On the basis of the information submitted by the applicant, it is difficult to conclusively establish whether access to the market for establishing new airports is de facto restricted.
V skladu s prejšnjimi sklepi Komisije [18] se kot upoštevni proizvodni trgi za uporabo konkurenčnega prava Unije za letalske prevoznike in letališča štejejo naslednji proizvodni trgi: (i) zagotavljanje storitev letališke infrastrukture (vključno z razvojem, vzdrževanjem, uporabo in zagotavljanjem zmogljivosti vzletno-pristajalnih stez, voznih stez in druge letališke infrastrukture ter usklajevanjem in nadzorom dejavnosti, ki se izvajajo na tej infrastrukturi); (ii) zagotavljanje (ali pogodbeno izvajanje) storitev zemeljske oskrbe in (iii) zagotavljanje (ali pogodbeno izvajanje) povezanih komercialnih storitev (npr. hrana in pijača, prodaja oglaševalskega prostora) [19].
When setting up a new airport, the potential entrant will need to make high capital investments, and hence there will be a significant risk of sunk costs involved which may deter potential entrants.
Storitve letališke infrastrukture je mogoče glede na predmet prevoza razdeliti na storitve potniškega prevoza in storitve, povezane s tovornim prevozom, saj je za potniški in tovorni prevoz, z izjemo vzletno-pristajalnih stez, potrebna različna infrastruktura.
However, it seems that these costs are part of normal commercial risks that entrants need to bear when deciding to establish a new airport.
Tovor se na povezovalnih delih poti do odhodnega in od namembnega kraja običajno prevaža s transmodalnimi prevoznimi sredstvi.
There is no information of existing factual barriers to entry in the market concerned apart from the normal commercial risk inherent in undertaking a major investment which concerns the provision of airport infrastructure.
Obenem se lahko tovor, za razliko od potnikov, prevaža s številnejšimi postanki.
It is, therefore considered, for the purposes of this decision, that the access to the market is de facto free.
Poleg tega so trgi zračnega tovornega prometa, v skladu s prejšnjimi sklepi Komisije [20], po svojem značaju enosmerni zaradi razlik v povpraševanju na obeh koncih proge.
Competitive assessment — Market analysis
Vložnik se strinja z opredelitvijo proizvodnega trga, kot je določena s prakso Komisije, in je zahtevek oblikoval temu ustrezno.
This section will analyse whether or not the second condition for exemption is met, namely that the activity covered by the request, and which satisfies the condition of free access to the market de jure and de facto, is directly exposed to competition.
Ob upoštevanju dejavnikov, preučenih v uvodnih izjavah (36) do (39), je za oceno, ali so pogoji iz člena 34 Direktive 2014/25/EU izpolnjeni, in brez poseganja v uporabo konkurenčnega prava ali drugih področij prava Unije, upoštevni proizvodni trg, definiran kot zagotavljanje letališke infrastrukture za tovor.
To this end, the relevant product and respective geographic market is defined, and on that basis, a market analysis is performed.
Geografska opredelitev trga in presoja konkurenčnosti
Product Market Definition
Ta oddelek vsebuje obravnavo upoštevne geografske opredelitve trga, ki ustreza opredeljenemu proizvodnemu trgu, vložnikove argumente ter z njimi povezane pripombe in ugotovitve Komisije ter oceno konkurenčnega položaja.
According to previous Commission decisions [18] the following product markets were considered as relevant product markets for the purposes of application of the competition law of the Union to airlines and airports: (i) provision of airport infrastructure services (including the development, maintenance, use and provision of the runway facilities, taxiways and other airport structure, as well as the coordination and control of the activities performed on these infrastructures); (ii) provision (or contracting) of ground-handling services; and (iii) provision (or contracting) of associated commercial services (e.g. food and beverages, sale of advertising space) [19].
Po vložnikovih navedbah [21] je mogoče za namene tega zahtevka natančno opredelitev trga za tovor pustiti odprto.
Airport infrastructure services can be divided by the object of transportation as passenger traffic and those relating to cargo transportation as, apart from runways, passenger traffic and cargo transportation require different infrastructure.
Poleg tega vložnik trdi, da geografski trg obsega celo Evropo.
Cargo is usually transported by trans-modal means of transport ‘behind’ and ‘beyond’ the origin and destination points.
Komisija je v predhodnih sklepih [22] ugotovila, da je mogoče upoštevni trg za zračni tovorni promet na progah znotraj Evrope opredeliti kot vseevropski trg in da bi moral vključevati alternativne načine prevoza, zlasti cestni in železniški prevoz, zato bi bilo treba spomniti, da proizvodni trg za namen tega sklepa ni zračni tovorni promet, temveč zagotavljanje letališke infrastrukture za tovor.
Moreover, unlike passengers, cargo may be routed with a higher number of stopovers.
Za namene ocenjevanja pogojev iz člena 34 Direktive 2014/25/EU in brez poseganja v konkurenčno pravo ali na katero koli drugo področje prava Unije Komisija meni, da točen geografski obseg upoštevnega proizvodnega trga lahko ostane nedoločen, saj bi bil vložnikov tržni delež po najožji možni opredelitvi še vedno nizek.
In addition, according to previous Commission decisions [20] air cargo transport markets are inherently unidirectional due to differences in demand at each end of the route.
Glede na informacije, ki jih je predložil vložnik [23], in ob predpostavki, da je upoštevni geografski trg cela Evropa, so tržni deleži VIE [24], kar zadeva tovor, znašali […] % leta 2010, […] % leta 2011 in […] % leta 2012, medtem ko so bili tržni deleži drugih letališč vsa tri leta manjši od 1 %.
The Applicant agrees with the product market definition as established by Commission practice and structured the Request accordingly.
Po bolj konzervativnem pristopu, pri katerem geografski trg obsega samo vozlišča prevoznika Lufthansa, so tržni deleži VIE leta 2010 znašali […] %, leta 2011 […] % in leta 2012 […] %, medtem ko so bili deleži drugih avstrijskih letališč vsa tri leta manjši od 1 %.
In view of the factors examined under recitals 36 to 39, for the purposes of assessing whether the conditions laid down in Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU are fulfilled, and without prejudice to the application of competition rules or other fields of Union law, the relevant product market is the provision of airport infrastructure for cargo.
Te dejavnike je zato treba obravnavati kot znak neposredne izpostavljenosti konkurenci v zvezi s to dejavnostjo.
Geographic Market Definition and Competitive Assessment
Za namene tega sklepa in brez poseganja v konkurenčno pravo bi bilo treba dejavnike, naštete v uvodni izjavi 45, obravnavati kot znak, da je ta dejavnost v Avstriji izpostavljena konkurenci.
This section is looking at the relevant geographic market definition corresponding to the product market defined, lists the applicant's arguments and provides Commission observations and conclusions thereof, and assesses the competitive situation.
Ker so pogoji iz člena 34 Direktive 2014/25/EU izpolnjeni, bi bilo torej treba potrditi, da se Direktiva 2014/25/EU ne uporablja za javna naročila, katerih namen je omogočanje izvajanja te dejavnosti v Avstriji.
According to the Applicant [21] the exact market definition for cargo can be left open, for the purposes of the Request.
SKLEPNE UGOTOVITVE
Moreover, the Applicant argues that the geographic market appears to be Europe wide.
Ob upoštevanju dejavnikov, preučenih v uvodnih izjavah 1 do 46, se šteje, da je pogoj neposredne izpostavljenosti konkurenci iz člena 34 Direktive 2014/25/EU v Avstriji izpolnjen v zvezi z zagotavljanjem letališke infrastrukture za tovor.
While, the Commission found in earlier decisions [22] that the relevant market in intra-European routes of air cargo transport can be defined as European-wide and should include alternative modes of transport, notably road and train transport, it should be recalled that the product market for the purpose of the present decision is not air cargo transport, but provision of airport infrastructure for cargo.
Ker se šteje, da je pogoj neomejenega dostopa do trga izpolnjen, se Direktiva 2014/25/EU ne bi smela uporabljati, ko naročniki oddajo naročila, katerih namen je omogočiti izvajanje teh storitev v Avstriji, ali ko se v tej državi organizirajo natečaji za opravljanje take dejavnosti.
For the purposes of evaluating the conditions laid down in Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU, and without prejudice to competition law or any other field of Union law, the Commission considers that the exact geographical dimension of the relevant product market can be left open, as the Applicants' market share in the narrowest possible definition would still be low.
Ta sklep temelji na pravnih in dejanskih razmerah v obdobju od januarja 2015 do novembra 2016, kakor je razvidno iz informacij, ki so jih predložili vložnik in avstrijski organi.
According to the information provided by the Applicant [23], on the assumption that the relevant geographic market is Europe wide, the market shares of VIE [24] in respect of cargo were […] % in 2010, […] % in 2011 and […] % in 2012, while the other airports have market shares lower than 1 % all 3 years.
Lahko se spremeni, če zaradi znatnih sprememb pravnih ali dejanskih razmer pogoji za uporabo člena 34 Direktive 2014/25/EU ne bi bili več izpolnjeni.
On a more conservative approach when considering the geographic market encompasses only Lufthansa hubs, the market shares of VIE were of […] % in 2010; […] % in 2011 and […] in 2012, while the other Austrian airports had less than 1 % in all 3 years.
Ker se za nekatere storitve, povezane z zagotavljanjem letališke infrastrukture letalskim družbam (na primer letališka infrastruktura za potniški promet, zemeljska oskrba, storitve, ki ne sodijo med aeronavtične storitve) še naprej uporablja Direktiva 2014/25/EU, je treba opozoriti, da bi bilo treba pogodbe o izvedbi javnega naročila, ki zajemajo več dejavnosti, obravnavati v skladu s členom 6 navedene direktive.
These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition in respect of this activity.
Kadar je objektivno nemogoče določiti, za katero dejavnost je naročilo predvsem namenjeno, se naročilo odda v skladu s pravili iz člena 6(3) Direktive 2014/25/EU [25].
For the purposes of this Decision and without prejudice to competition law, the factors listed in recital 45 should be taken as an indication of exposure to competition, of this activity in Austria.
Opozoriti je treba, da člen 16 Direktive 2014/23/EU Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta [26] določa izjemo od uporabe navedene direktive za koncesije, ki jih podelijo naročniki, če se v skladu s členom 34 Direktive 2014/25/EU ugotovi, da je v državi članici, v kateri se bodo izvajale te koncesije, zadevna dejavnost neposredno izpostavljena konkurenci.
Consequently, since the conditions set out in Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU are met, it should be established that Directive 2014/25/EU does not apply to contracts intended to enable the pursuit of this activity in Austria.
Ker je bilo sklenjeno, da je dejavnost zagotavljanja letališke infrastrukture letalskim družbam za prevoz tovora izpostavljena konkurenci, koncesijske pogodbe, katerih namen je omogočiti izvajanje navedene dejavnosti v Republiki Avstriji, ne bodo izključene s področja uporabe Direktive 2014/23/EU.
CONCLUSIONS
Ukrepi iz tega sklepa so v skladu z mnenjem Svetovalnega odbora za javna naročila –
Since the condition of unrestricted access to the market is deemed to be met, Directive 2014/25/EU should not apply when contracting entities award contracts intended to enable those services to be carried out in Austria, nor when design contests are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in that country.
Člen 1
This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of January 2015 to November 2016 as it appears from the information submitted by the Applicant and by the Austrian Authorities.
Direktiva 2014/25/EU se ne uporablja za javna naročila, ki jih oddajo naročniki in so namenjena omogočanju zagotavljanja letališke infrastrukture za tovor v Avstriji.
It may be revised, should the conditions for the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU be no longer met, following significant changes in the legal or factual situation.
Člen 2
Since some services respect to provision of airport infrastructure to airlines (such as, airport infrastructure for passenger traffic, groundhandling, non-aeronautical services) continue to be subject to Directive 2014/25/EU, it is recalled that procurement contracts covering several activities should be treated in accordance with Article 6 of that Directive.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Republiko Avstrijo.
This means that, where a contracting entity is engaged in ‘mixed’ procurement, that is procurement used to support the performance of both activities exempted from the application of Directive 2014/25/EU and activities not exempted therefrom, regard must be had to the activities for which the contract is principally intended.
V Bruslju, 24. januarja 2017
In the event of such mixed procurement, where the purpose is principally to support activities which are not exempted, the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU are to be applied.
Za Komisijo
Where it is objectively impossible to determine for which activity the contract is principally intended, the contract is to be awarded in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 6(3) of Directive 2014/25/EU [25].
Članica Komisije
It is recalled that Article 16 of Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council [26] provides for an exemption from the application of that Directive for concessions awarded by contracting entities where, for the Member State in which the concessions are to be performed, it has been established in accordance to Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU that the activity is directly exposed to competition.
UL L 134, 30.4.2004, str. 1.
Since it was concluded that the activity of provision of airport infrastructure to airlines for cargo transportation is subject to competition, concession contracts intended to enable the performance of those activities in the Republic of Austria will be excluded from the field of application of Directive 2014/23/EU.
UL L 94, 28.3.2014, str. 243.
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee for Public contracts,
Čeprav je vložnik letališče Dunaj, se zahtevek nanaša na dejavnost zagotavljanja letališke infrastrukture v Avstriji, zato se zahtevek nanaša na vsa avstrijska letališča.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Vložnikov dopis z dne 5. februarja 2016, str. 1.
Directive 2014/25/EU shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable provision of airport infrastructure for cargo to be carried out in Austria.
UL C 93, 20.3.2015, str. 22.
Article 2
VIE je v 40-odstotni lasti regionalnih organov v smislu člena 2(1) Direktive 2004/17/ES, vendar je avstrijski zvezni organ za javna naročila potrdil njegov pravni položaj javnega podjetja v smislu člena 2(1)(b) Direktive 2004/17/ES (glej Bundesvergabeamt, N/0117-BVA/02/2009-24, in Bundesvergabeamt, N/0117-BVA/02/2009-EV8).
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.
V skladu s študijo „The Austrian Aviation sector in the context of business location Austria“, junij 2014, str. 3.
Done at Brussels, 24 January 2017.
Zaupne informacije
For the Commission
Po podatkih iz Priloge 7 je skupna količina tovora znašala 226606 ton leta 2010, 208913 ton leta 2011 in 188261 ton leta 2012.
Elżbieta Bieńkowska
Uredba Sveta (ES) št. 139/2004 z dne 20. januarja 2004 o nadzoru koncentracij podjetij (uredba ES o združitvah) (UL L 24, 29.1.2004, str. 1).
Member of the Commission
Sodba z dne 27. aprila 2016 v zadevi Österreichische Post AG proti Komisiji, T-463/14, ECLI:EU:T:2016:243, točka 28.
OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Zadeva C-157/99, Smits in Peerbooms [2001], 404, točka 90; zadeva C-385/99, Müller-Fauré in van Riet [2003], ECLI:EU:C:2003:270, točka 84; zadeva C-372/04, Watts [2006], ECLI:EU:C:2006:325, točka 115.
OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.
Točka 70 je iz mnenja generalnega pravobranilca, točka 115 pa iz sodbe.
Although the Applicant is Vienna airport, the Request concerns the activity of provision of airports in Austria, therefore all Austrian airports are covered by the request.
Zadeva C-205/99, Analir in drugi [2001], ECLI:EU:C:2001:107, točka 38; zadeva C-372/04, Watts [2006], ECLI:EU:C:2006:325, točka 116.
Applicant's letter of 5 February 2016, p. 1.
Združeni zadevi C-570/07 in C-571/07, Blanco Pérez in Chao Gómez [2010], ECLI:EU:C:2010:300, točka 94.
Bundesvergabegesetz, Section 179(5).
Glej na primer zadevo C-169/07, Hartlauer [2009], ECLI:EU:C:2009:141, točka 55; združene zadeve C-338/04, C-359/04 in C-360/04, Placanica in drugi [2007], ECLI:EU:C:2007:133, točki 53 in 58.
OJ C 93, 20.3.2015, p. 22.
Sodba z dne 25. marca 2009, 2008/03/0090.
VIE is ultimately owned in proportion of 40 % by regional authorities within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC, but VIE's legal standing as public undertaking, within the meaning of Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2004/17/EC, was confirmed by the Austrian Federal Procurement Office (Ref.
Storitve varovanja na letališču običajno ne štejejo za gospodarsko dejavnost, zato se pravila konkurence običajno ne bi uporabljala (npr. odločba Komisije z dne 2. maja 2005 v zadevi COMP/D3/38469, pritožba zaradi taks, ki sta jih zaračunavala upravljavec letališča AIA SA in Olympic Fuel Company SA).
Bundesvergabeamt, N/0117-BVA/02/2009-24 and Bundesvergabeamt, N/0117-BVA/02/2009-EV8).
M.5141 – KLM/Martinair, uvodna izjava 38; M.5440 – Lufthansa/Austrian Airlines, uvodna izjava 31.
According to the study ‘The Austrian Aviation sector in the context of business location Austria’, June 2014, p. 3.
Vložnikov dopis z dne 4. septembra, stran 19.
Confidential information
Zadeva M.3280 – Air France/KLM, točka 36, z dne 11. februarja 2004; Zadeva M.5440 – Lufthansa/Austrian Airlines, točka 29, z dne 28. avgusta 2009; Zadeva M.5747 – Iberia/British Airways, točka 41, z dne 8. septembra 2010.
According to the information provided in Annex 7, the total cargo volumes were of 226606 tonnes in 2010, 208913 tonnes in 2011 and 188261 in 2012.
Priloga 7 k zahtevku.
Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1).
Tržni deleži so bili izračunani tako, da niso bila upoštevana vsa letališča v Evropi, vendar le manjše število letališč, ki bi najbolj verjetno izvajala konkurenčni pritisk na VIE.
84; Case C-372/04 Watts [2006] ECLI:EU:C:2006:325, para.
1).
115.
Prva izmenjava mnenj je temeljila na osnutku zahtevka, o katerem je potekala razprava na sestanku 17. marca 2010.
Para 70 is from the Opinion of the Advocate General, para.
Po tem sestanku je Komisija 12. aprila 2010 vložniku poslala neformalen pisni seznam pripomb in vprašanj.
115 is from the judgment.
Vložnik je odgovore posredoval z elektronskima dopisoma z dne 4. in 15. septembra 2015.
Case C-205/99 Analir and Others [2001] ECLI:EU:C:2001:107, para.
Komisija je 21. septembra 2015 in 23. oktobra 2015 vložnika zaprosila za dodatna pojasnila k odgovoru z dne 15. septembra 2015.
38; Case C-372/04 Watts [2006] ECLI:EU:C:2006:325 para.
Odgovore vložnika je prejela 14. oktobra 2015 in 5. februarja 2016.
116.
Glede na to, da odgovori niso prispeli v roku, ki ga je določila Komisija, je bil rok za sprejetje odločbe začasno prekinjen v obdobju med iztekom roka, določenega v zahtevku za predložitev informacij (13. marec 2015), in prejemom popolnih informacij (5. februar 2016).
Joined Cases C-570/07 and C-571/07 Blanco Pérez and Chao Gómez [2010] ECLI:EU:C:2010:300, para.
Stranke so se sporazumele o dodatnem podaljšanju roka.
94.
Vložnik je odgovoril 4. maja oziroma 1. julija 2016.
See, for instance, Case C-169/07 Hartlauer [2009] ECLI:EU:C:2009:141, para.
Poleg tega je Komisija 11. julija in 23. septembra 2016 od avstrijskih organov zahtevala dodatne informacije.
55; Joined Cases C-338/04, C-359/04 and C-360/04 Placanica and Others [2007] ECLI:EU:C:2007:133 paras.
To pomeni, da bi bilo treba, kadar naročnik izvaja „mešano“ naročilo, to je naročilo, ki se uporablja za podporo izvajanju dejavnosti, izvzetih iz uporabe Direktive 2014/25/EU, in tistih, ki niso izvzete, upoštevati dejavnosti, za katere je pogodba v prvi vrsti namenjena.
53 and 58.
V primeru takšnega mešanega naročila, kadar je namenjeno predvsem podpori dejavnosti, ki niso izvzete, se uporabljajo določbe Direktive 2014/25/EU.
Judgment of 25 March 2009, 2008/03/0090.
M.7398 – Mirael/Ferrovial/NDH1, uvodna izjava 19; M.786 – Birmingham International Airport, uvodna izjava 15; M.6732 – Ferrovial /Qatar Holding /CDPQ /Baker Street/BAA, uvodna izjava 21; M. 5652 – GIP/ Gatwick Airport, uvodna izjava 21; M. 1035 – Hochtief/Aer Rianta/Düsseldorf Airport, uvodna izjava 11; M.2262 – Flughafen Berlin II, uvodna izjava 13; in M.3823 – MAG/Ferrovial Aeropuertos/Exeter Airport, uvodna izjava 15.
Commission Decision (EU) 2017/133
Sklep Komisije (EU) 2017/133
of 25 January 2017
z dne 25. januarja 2017