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Italy did not comment on the observations submitted by interested parties as regards measures adopted by RAS in favour of Saremar.
„Država članica lahko sklene pogodbe o gospodarski javni službi ali naloži obveznosti gospodarske javne službe kot pogoj za zagotavljanje pomorske kabotaže ladijskim prevoznikom, ki sodelujejo v rednih prevozih na otoke z otokov in med otoki.
ASSESSMENT
Kadar koli država članica sklene pogodbo o gospodarski javni službi ali naloži obveznosti gospodarske javne službe, to stori na nediskriminatorni podlagi za vse ladjarje Skupnosti.“
EXISTENCE OF AID WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 107(1) TFEU
V skladu z oddelkom 9 smernic o pomorskem prometu „se lahko naložijo obveznosti javnih storitev ali dodelijo javna naročila storitev, in sicer za storitve iz člena 4 Uredbe (EGS) št. 3577/92“, tj. redni prevozi na otoke, z otokov in med njimi.
According to Article 107(1) TFEU ‘any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the internal market’.
Iz uveljavljene sodne prakse izhaja, da se obveznosti javnih storitev lahko naložijo le, če to upravičuje potreba po zagotavljanju ustreznih rednih storitev pomorskega prevoza, ki jih ni mogoče zagotoviti zgolj s tržnimi silami.
The criteria laid down in Article 107(1) are cumulative.
Sporočilo o razlaganju uredbe o pomorski kabotaži potrjuje, da „so države članice (vključno z deželnimi in lokalnimi organi, kadar je primerno) tiste, ki določajo, na katerih poteh so potrebne obveznosti javnih storitev.
Therefore, in order to determine whether the notified measures constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1), all the above mentioned conditions need to be fulfilled.
Zlasti se obveznosti javne storitve lahko predvidijo za redne otoške kabotažne storitve v primeru nedelovanja trga za zagotavljanje ustreznih storitev.“ Poleg tega člen 2(4) uredbe o pomorski kabotaži obveznosti javnih storitev opredeljuje kot obveznosti, ki jih zadevni lastnik plovila ob upoštevanju lastnega komercialnega interesa ne bi predvidel ali jih ne bi predvidel v enakem obsegu ali pod enakimi pogoji.
Namely, the financial support should:
Kot je bilo navedeno, RAS meni, da so bile obveznosti javnih storitev v tem primeru naložene v smislu zahteve, da družba Saremar zaračunava ugodne cene na obeh kabotažnih poteh do celinske Italije.
be granted by a Member State or through State resources,
Spodnja tabela kaže posebne voznine, ki naj bi jih družba Saremar zaračunala na poteh, kot je določeno v aktih o pooblastitvi.
favour certain undertakings or the production of certain goods,
Glede na to, da akti o pooblastitvi ne navajajo natančnih voznin, so se za leto 2012 upoštevale voznine, ki jih je družba Saremar predlagala RAS.
distort or threaten to distort competition,
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affect trade between Member States.
Voznine za potnike (potniki na krovu), določene v aktih o pooblastitvi
COMPENSATION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE TWO ADDITIONAL ROUTES LINKING SARDINIA TO THE MAINLAND
(Sklep 25/69)
State resources
21 EUR od 15. junija do 15. julija in od 1. do 15. septembra;
In order to be qualified as State aid, a financial measure must be imputable to the State and granted directly or indirectly by means of State resources.
35 EUR od 16. julija do 31. avgusta.
It is therefore imputable to the State and is given through State resources.
35 EUR od 22. junija do 15. julija in od 1. do 15. septembra;
The subsidy granted to Saremar for the promotional activities may be imputed to the State given that the Agency is wholly owned by RAS and serves to implement regional policies in terms of tourism and regional development.
40 EUR od 16. julija do 31. avgusta.
Neither the information at the disposal of the Commission nor the comments by interested parties submitted following the opening of the procedure called into question the imputability to the State of that measure.
Za rezidente Sardinije naj bi veljal 15-odstotni popust.
As concerns the comfort letters, the Commission notes that they merely lay down RAS's commitment to notify the banks of any change in its shareholding in the company, coupled with a declaration that RAS would ensure, in its capacity as a shareholder, that Saremar is managed in an efficient, effective and economic way.
(Sklep 48/65)
Since those comfort letters did not guarantee any financial obligation of Saremar, they did not create a future potential burden on State resources.
družba Saremar naj bi uporabila nizko sezonsko voznino, zaračunano v letu 2011 (tj. 21 EUR).
On this basis, the Commission concludes that they do not constitute State aid.
21 EUR od 16. januarja do 30. maja, junija in julija (od ponedeljka do četrtka) ter od 3. septembra do 31. decembra 2012;
All other measures are granted by RAS directly from the regional budget and therefore amount to State resources.
25 EUR junija in julija (od petka do nedelje), 30. in 31. julija, 1. in 2. septembra;
Selectivity
35 EUR od 1. do 31. avgusta.
All measures under assessment, including the compensation for the operation of maritime routes, are granted to one recipient and are therefore clearly selective.
35 EUR (30 EUR za rezidente) od 1. do 14. junija in od 3. do 15. septembra;
Economic advantage
38 EUR (33 EUR za rezidente) od 15. junija do 13. julija;
Compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy
44 EUR (38 EUR za rezidente) od 14. julija do 2. septembra.
RAS then assumed that it fulfilled the Altmark criteria.
Niti Italijani niso Komisiji med preiskavo sporočili, da so bile družbi Saremar naložene druge zahteve, ki niso bile določene v prej navedenih aktih o pooblastitvi.
The extent to which the compensation fulfils the Altmark criteria is assessed in recital 180 et seq.
Komisija meni, da je obveznost uporabe cenovno ugodnih voznin, tudi čisto samo po sebi, mogoče obravnavati kot obveznost javne storitve in bi bilo zato prizadevanje za javni interes v tem primeru upravičeno, zlasti v okviru povišanja cen storitev potniškega prometa do otoka poleti leta 2011, in sicer v obsegu, v katerem se lahko šteje, da trg še ni ponudil primerljive storitve za te voznine.
As a general observation, however, the Commission notes that it is necessary to distinguish between application of the MEIP test and the fulfilment of the Altmark criteria.
Da bi Komisija preverila obstoj obveznosti javnih storitev, za katere je bila pooblaščena Saremar, in ali je bilo treba tej družbi dati nadomestilo za dodatne stroške, nastale pri izpolnjevanju teh obveznosti, mora torej proučiti:
While both tests serve to assess the existence of an advantage for the beneficiary, they clearly refer to the different roles that public authorities can take when adopting financial measures in favour of a given undertaking.
prvič, ali bi bila storitev neustrezna, če bi bilo njeno zagotavljanje prepuščeno zgolj tržnim silam ob upoštevanju obveznosti javnih storitev v zvezi s cenovno ugodnimi vozninami, ki jih je uvedla država članica, in
The MEIP applies when the public authorities act in their role of shareholders (i.e. in the first place with a view to obtain a profit from the operation), whilst Altmark is relevant when the public authorities pursue public interest objectives, which are not typical of a private operator (i.e. the perspective to make a profit is of secondary importance, if any).
drugič, ali je bil gospodarski subjekt dejansko pooblaščen za obveznosti javnih storitev, ki so bile jasno opredeljene.
The arguments raised by RAS to justify the compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy appear therefore contradictory.
Kot je bilo že opisano, je družba Tirrenia do julija 2012 dejansko zagotavljala mešane storitve tako na poti Genova–Porto Torres kot tudi na poti Civitavecchia–Olbia v okviru režima javnih storitev, za katerega so veljale obveznosti javnih storitev v zvezi z vrsto plovila, pogostostjo storitve in znižanimi cenami za rezidente Sardinije ter posebnimi kategorije v okviru prvotnih sporazumov (glej uvodno izjavo 14).
The Commission notes moreover, that a measure can only be MEIP-compliant if based on sound viability perspectives for the beneficiary.
Na začetku je prvotni sporazum, ki je veljal do junija 2012, določal tudi obveznosti javnih storitev v smislu voznin za zagotovitev cenovne ugodnosti zadevnih storitev.
RAS argues that the process and steps it followed before taking the decision to entrust Saremar with the operation of the routes in question are comparable to those of a private market operator in similar circumstances.
Glede na dejstvo, da so nekatere poti, zlasti pa obe poti, ki se ocenjujeta, „zagotavljali zlasti visoke ravni prometa“, so italijanski organi sklenili začasno prekiniti izvajanje obveznosti v zvezi z vozninami, naloženimi družbi Tirrenia v poletni sezoni (razen voznin za rezidente in drugih obveznosti v zvezi s pogostostjo storitev in vrsto plovila), da se družbi Tirrenia zagotovi popolna komercialna svoboda, kar zadeva cene za njene stranke.
Nonetheless, the business plan or market investigation presumably carried out by Saremar before obtaining public support has not been provided to the Commission in the course of the investigation, even though it was for the Member State to provide objective evidence showing that the compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy is to be ascribed to the State acting as shareholder.
Enaka komercialna svoboda je bila dodeljena družbi Tirrenia/CIN z novim sporazumom v zvezi z vozninami na obeh zadevnih poteh od julija 2012 naprej.
On the contrary, by letter of 26 September 2013 RAS confirmed that, although the preparation of a business plan was foreseen by Decision 36/6/EC, no such plan was prepared as concerns the operation of the routes in summer 2012.
Zato odločitev italijanskih organov, da lahko družbi Tirrenia in Tirrenia/CIN prosto določita cene v poletni sezoni, ko so ravni prometa visoke in na teh poteh deluje več drugih ladijskih prevoznikov, ni nepremišljena, temveč je rezultat njihovih ocen v zvezi z ustreznostjo storitev, ki so jih zagotovile tržne sile v tistem letnem obdobju.
Thus, at least as concerns the 2012 summer season, the decision to resume operation on the two routes was taken by RAS before any business plan was drawn up by Saremar.
Dejstvo, da je RAS prvotno menila, da bi lahko družba Saremar upravljala obe poti in zaračunavala ugodne cene ter dosegala ekonomsko ravnovesje, kaže, da so tržne sile glede na tržne pogoje na navedenih poteh zmožne zagotoviti zadovoljive storitve, predvsem poleti, ko je promet zlasti gost.
Furthermore, according to Saremar's balance sheet, and as confirmed by Saremar in the framework of the national civil proceedings, the operation of the two routes in the 2011 summer season had been loss making and could not therefore reasonably justify the decision to continue operation of the same routes in 2012, notably in the absence of any business plan or projections showing that the routes would have become substantially profitable in the future.
Sklep NCA o povišanju cen za prevoze na Sardinijo in z nje je dejansko sankcioniral zasebne gospodarske subjekte zaradi kršitve člena 101 PDEU.
In conclusion, the Commission finds that the compensation for the operation of the two routes between Sardinia and mainland Italy cannot be ascribed to the State acting as shareholder and as a consequence does not comply with the MEIP.
Sklep NCA je pojasnil, da čeprav je družba Tirrenia prav tako v določeni meri povišala cene v referenčnem obdobju, je bilo to povišanje znatno manjše od povišanja, ki so ga izvedli zasebni konkurenti.
As regards the alleged fulfilment of the Altmark criteria, Italy claims that the public mission defined was the operation of the two cabotage routes mentioned above at affordable rates.
Kar zadeva trditve RAS, da naj bi uvedbo obveznosti javnih storitev upravičila negotovost v zvezi s privatizacijskim postopom družbe Tirrenia, Komisija ugotavlja, da je bil prvotni sporazum podaljšan do zaključka privatizacijskega postopka že leta 2010.
In this context, the Commission notes that services could only be qualified as SGEIs if in the absence of a public compensation they would not be provided by the market satisfactorily and under conditions (such as price) similar to those defined by the public authorities.
Zato nobena zamuda pri prodaji podružnice, ki je izvajala javne storitve, ne bi mogla povzročiti prekinitve v upravljanju relevantnih poti.
According to RAS, entrusting Saremar with the provisional operation of the two routes was a short-term measure, until more effective remedial measures were in place to address the market failure in the provision of affordable connections between Sardinia and mainland Italy.
Kar zadeva poletno sezono 2012, je bila družba Saremar s sklepom 36/6 z dne 1. septembra 2011 pooblaščena za upravljanje poti Golfo Aranci (Olbia)–Civitavecchia in Vado Ligure–Porto Torres, in sicer v obdobju od 15. maja do 15. septembra 2012.
While not explicitly qualifying the operation of the two routes to the mainland as SGEIs, the entrustment acts refer to affordability of fares as a general pre-requisite of operation.
RAS je navedla, da je sklep o ponovnem začetku obratovanja poti leta 2012 temeljil na možnostih za uspešnost dejavnosti glede na rezultate, zabeležene poleti 2011.
Throughout the formal investigation procedure, RAS and Saremar have insisted on the SGEI justification of the measure.
Obe poti sta začeli obratovati 1. junija 2012.
This justification is particularly evident in their comments on the 2012 Decision, notwithstanding the additional argument on MEIP-compliance.
Od julija 2012, ko je začel veljati nov sporazum med italijansko državo in družbo CIN, je prisotnost družbe Tirrenia na obeh poteh nadomestila družba Tirrenia/CIN.
In what follows, the Commission will examine the alleged observance of the conditions set out by the Court in its judgement in the Altmark case, in order to conclude whether or not the compensation paid to Saremar for the operation of public services constitutes an advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Nova pogodba določa minimalne pogostosti in zmogljivost, pa tudi najvišje cene za zimsko sezono in znižane cene za rezidente Sardinije ter posebne kategorije skozi vse leto.
Those conditions are cumulative, so that if only one of them is not fulfilled, the compensation is deemed to confer an advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU to the beneficiary.
RAS trdi, da se za obratovanje nekaterih poti v poletni sezoni v okviru novega sporazuma, vključno s potema, ki se ocenjujeta, ne uporabljajo obveznosti javnih storitev za voznine, da se zagotovi cenovna ugodnost storitve.
Those conditions may be summarised as follows:
Po navedbah organa NCA je ministrstvo za infrastrukturo in promet potrdilo, da čeprav je nov sporazum določil posebne (najvišje) voznine v celotnem letu, vključno z obdobjem od junija do septembra, kot tudi posebne cene za rezidente Sardinije, obratovanje zadevnih poti v tem obdobju ne spada na področje novega sporazuma, zato se obveznosti javnih storitev niso uporabljale.
the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge and these obligations must be clearly defined (Altmark 1);
Zato družba CIN upravlja poti Genova–Porto Torres in Civitavecchia–Olbia po komercialnih pogojih od 1. junija do 30. septembra.
the parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner (Altmark 2);
Poleg že navedenega v uvodnih izjavah 193 in 194, Komisija ugotavlja, da je organ NCA junija 2012 odobril združitev Tirrenia/CIN, in sicer s pogojnim sklepom.
the compensation cannot exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations (Altmark 3);
Ta sklep je uvedel posebne pogoje za stranke, med drugim glede voznin, ki naj bi se zaračunavale na zadevnih poteh.
where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations, in a specific case, is not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure which would allow for the selection of the tenderer capable of providing those services at the least cost to the community, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with means of transport so as to be able to meet the necessary public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant revenues and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations (Altmark 4).
Zlasti naj bi družbi CIN in Moby v poletni sezoni 2012 na poteh Civitavecchia–Olbia, Genova–Porto Torres in Genova–Olbia ohranili povprečni prihodek na enoto, ki ga je pridobila družba Moby poleti 2009 (razen povišanja, ki je mogoče neposredno pripisati povišanju stroškov goriva).
For the sake of clarity, in the present case the Commission considers it more expedient to start its analysis from the second Altmark condition.
Poleti leta 2013 naj bi družbi CIN in Moby ohranili povprečni prihodek na enoto iz leta 2012.
In this respect, the Commission notes that the parameters for the calculation of the compensation have not been established in advance.
Poleg tega naj bi v poletnih sezonah leta 2012 in 2013 za rezidente veljale posebne cene s popusti.
In fact, no explicit reference to any compensation to be granted to Saremar for the operation of the routes in question was laid down by the entrustment acts, namely Decision 25/69/EC, Decision 48/65/EC and Decision 36/6/EC for the Golfo Aranci – Civitavecchia route, and Decision 27/4/EC and Decision 36/6/EC for the Vado Ligure — Porto Torres route.
Zato sklep organa NCA o združitvi zagotavlja, da družba Tirrenia/CIN na obeh zadevnih poteh ne bo določila presežnih voznin.
RAS itself admitted that no compensation had initially been foreseen because the routes were considered commercially viable and Saremar was meant to exploit those routes so as to reach economic balance.
Res je, da ko je RAS družbo Saremar pooblastila za upravljanje obeh poti s sklepom 36/6 z dne 1. septembra 2011, ni mogla poznati morebitnih pogojev, ki jih je nameraval uvesti organ NCA: Vendar je bila družba Tirrenia septembra 2011 dejansko še vedno zavezana celoletnemu zagotavljanju mešanih storitev na poteh v okviru podaljšanja starega sporazuma, pri čemer je bilo na poteh v poletni sezoni prisotnih več gospodarskih subjektov.
Indeed, RAS's intention was not to compensate Saremar for the services in question.
Enako so italijanski organi že sklenili, da glede na tržne pogoje v poletni sezoni družbi Tirrenia ni bilo treba naložiti obveznosti za voznine.
Since first, no compensation was foreseen for the operation of the two routes in question, and second, Saremar was granted a margin of manoeuvre to adjust the fares precisely in order to break-even, the Commission cannot consider that the parameters for the calculation of that (inexistent) compensation were established in advance in an objective and transparent manner.
Organ NCA je 18. junija 2013 začel preiskavo, ker družbi Tirrenia in Moby poleti 2012 nista upoštevali sklepa organa NCA o združitvi Tirrenia/CIN.
As Decision 20/57/EC shows, the obligation to maintain separate accounting aimed at ensuring that Saremar ensured economic equilibrium in operating the routes, rather than establishing the parameters for a future hypothetical compensation, which was as a matter of fact excluded from the outset.
RAS in družba Saremar sta trdili, da bi bil to zadosten dokaz, da voznine, ki so jih na zadevnih poteh zaračunavali konkurenti, niso ustrezale zahtevi po cenovni ugodnosti s strani RAS.
RAS's decision to compensate Saremar for operating the two routes in question was only taken on 7 August 2012 and, therefore, the compensation mechanism was developed ex-post, after the deficit in the operation of the routes had emerged.
Komisija ne more sprejeti te trditve.
As already mentioned, neither the amount of compensation, nor the parameters for its calculation could have been established ex-ante since the operation of the two routes, considered to be the ‘main commercial and tourist lines’, was considered viable and the routes in question were meant to be exploited by Saremar on economic balance.
Za upravljanje obeh poti poleti leta 2012 je bila pooblaščena družba Saremar, in sicer na podlagi sklepa 36/6 z dne 1. septembra 2011, ki je bil sprejet, preden so se začele rezervacije za poletno sezono 2012.
The Commission recalls that the entrustment acts clearly laid down Saremar's leeway in adjusting the fares so as to ensure the viability of operation of the two routes.
RAS zato ni mogla predvideti, da bodo stranke povišale voznine tako, da bodo s tem kršile sklep organa NCA, v času izdaje pooblastila.
The Commission further notes that, not only was Saremar entitled to amend the fares in keeping with the viability objective, but it actually did so.
Poleg tega Komisija meni, da tudi če bi bila trditev RAS, da družbi CIN ni bilo treba ohraniti cenovno ugodnih voznin v poletni sezoni, sprejeta, bi to pomenilo, da bi bile obveznosti javnih storitev po cenovno ugodnih vozninah utemeljene v poletni sezoni, in ne v obdobju od januarja do maja 2012.
In particular, Saremar's proposal for fares on the Porto Torres – Vado Ligure route in 2012 mentioned that proposed fares reflected a slight increase as compared to those which had been applied on the same route in 2011 to allow the company to break even.
Ta trditev torej ne bi upravičila uvedbe obveznosti javnih storitev v zimski sezoni.
Based on the proposed tariff Saremar had at that time forecasted a EUR […] surplus on the route.
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Furthermore, Decision 36/6/EC mentioned that the ‘obligation to maintain economic balance, in order to avoid granting incompatible state aids, does not allow in the immediate the start-up of other routes’.
Voznine za potnike (na krovu) na poti Golfo Aranci (Olbia)–Civitavecchia
Hence, already at the time the entrustment acts were issued it was clear that RAS intended to grant no compensation for the two routes in question.
21 EUR od 15. junija do 15. julija in od 1. do 15. septembra;
Moreover, it is also clear that already at that time RAS was aware that, in the light of the prevailing market situation, subsidies granted for the operation of cabotage routes to mainland Italy would probably qualify as incompatible State aid.
35 EUR od 16. julija 2011 do 31. avgusta 2011.
Where specific Union rules exist, the Member States' discretion is further bound by those rules, without prejudice to the Commission's duty to carry out an assessment of whether the SGEI has been correctly defined for the purpose of State aid control.’
53,63 EUR (37,18 EUR)
In the field of cabotage, detailed Union rules governing PSOs have been laid down in the Maritime Cabotage Regulation and, for the purpose of examining potential State aid to undertakings engaged in maritime transport, in the Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport (hereinafter the Maritime Guidelines).
44 EUR (38 EUR) od 14. julija do 2. septembra
Article 4(1) of the Maritime Cabotage Regulation provides:
Komisija zato meni, da italijanski organi niso dokazali, da obstaja resnična potreba po javni storitvi, kar zadeva uvedbo obveznosti za družbo Saremar, da uporabi cenovno ugodne voznine v poletnih sezonah leta 2011 in 2012.
‘A Member State may conclude public service contracts with or impose public service obligations as a condition for the provision of cabotage services, on shipping companies participating in regular services to, from and between islands.
Vsekakor so bile voznine, ki jih je družba Saremar zaračunavala na poti Olbia–Civitavecchia, primerljive in včasih višje od voznin, ki sta jih že zaračunavali družbi Tirrenia in Tirrenia/CIN v odsotnosti obveznosti javnih storitev v zvezi z ravnjo voznin.