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The Commission also notes that the Luftfahrtssicherheitsgesetz as a federal law was applied uniformly at all Austrian airports and that there was no discrimination between airport managers.
Komisija mora svojo oceno utemeljiti tudi na informacijah in predpostavkah, ki so bile na voljo ustreznim lokalnim organom v času sprejetja sklepa o finančnih ureditvah zadevnih infrastrukturnih ukrepov.
The Commission therefore concludes that the reimbursement of the operating costs incurred between 2000-2010 in relation to § 1, 2, 8, 9 and 13 LSG falls within the public policy remit and is therefore exempted from the scrutiny under State aid rules.
Finančni prispevki zvezne dežele Koroške, mesta Celovec in družbe KLH so bili v bistvu namenjeni kritju izgub družb KFBG in DMG.
Austria also submitted that KLU is used regularly by Austrian military forces as well as police interventions and the Christophorus-Air-Emergency.
Glede na dejstva, ki jih je sporočila Avstrija, so bili finančni prispevki delno dodeljeni za kritje izgub, ki so nastale zaradi stroškov družbe KFBG zaradi pogodb o trženju, ki sta jih družbi KFBG in DMG sklenili z različnimi letalskimi prevozniki.
The Commission agrees that these activities can be considered responsibilities of public administration.
Komisija meni, da je treba takšne stroške, ki so nastali zaradi pogodb o trženju, sklenjenih z letalskimi prevozniki, šteti za običajne operativne stroške upravljavca letališča.
As the Austrian authorities however have not demonstrated that KFBG has received reimbursement for the costs of these activities, the conditions for the reimbursement of public remit costs are not fulfilled.
Takšni stroški so dejansko izhajali iz obveznosti iz pogodb, ki jih je upravljavec letališča sklenil z letalskimi prevozniki.
In conclusion, the Commission considers that all costs, which are not considered costs under public policy remit pursuant to § 1, 2, 8, 9 and 13 LSG, qualify as an economic activity.
V skladu s takšnimi dogovori upravljavec letališča od letalskega prevoznika kupi storitve trženja za spodbujanje storitev letalskega prevoza, ki jih ponuja zadevni letalski prevoznik in imajo korist tako za upravljavca letališča kot letalskega prevoznika.
State resources and imputability to the State
Tako so finančni prispevki na koncu krili del običajnih operativnih stroškov družb KFBG in DMG, s čimer sta bili obe družbi razbremenjeni gospodarskega bremena, ki bi ga običajno morali nositi.
In order to constitute State aid, the measures in question have to be financed from State resources and the decision to grant the measure must be imputable to the State.
Avstrija ni izrecno trdila, da so finančni prispevki v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
The concept of State aid applies to any advantage granted through State resources by the State itself or by any intermediary body acting by virtue of powers conferred on it.
Namesto tega je navedla, da lokalni organi zaprtja letališča niso nikdar videli kot realno možnost in da je bilo glede na potrebo in obveznost, da letališče obratuje, gospodarsko smiselno, da privabi bolj komercialno letalstvo.
Resources of local authorities are, for the application of Article 107 TFEU, State resources.
Ob drugih priložnostih je Avstrija trdila, da se je s finančnimi prispevki za letališče želelo gospodarsko okrepiti regijo in poudariti pomen letališča za regionalno gospodarstvo.
In this case, the relevant measures — namely financial contributions to KFBG and DMG — were granted from the budget of the local authorities.
Vendar se družbeni in regionalni vidiki pri preskusu udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu ne morejo upoštevati.
The financial contributions came directly from the State of Carinthia, the city of Klagenfurt and KLH.
Čeprav se načeloma lahko sprejme, da je celo nepovratna sredstva družbi, ki je v celoti v lasti države, mogoče šteti za naložbe, ki so združljive s trgom, Avstrija ni predložila poslovnega načrta ali predhodnih izračunov, kot so analiza občutljivosti ali temeljne predpostavke o donosnosti, o pričakovani donosnosti finančnih prispevkov.
The financial contributions provided by the State of Carinthia and the city of Klagenfurt have to be considered State resources.
Avstrija ni pojasnila, zakaj bi udeleženec v tržnem gospodarstvu še naprej vlagal kapital v podjetje, ki ustvarja izgube.
The same holds for KLH: KLH was a legal person governed by public law and established in 1990 by the KLH-G, which also contains the statutes of KLH.
Zato ni navedla, da so bili finančni prispevki običajne tržne naložbe.
KLH acted as owner company (holding), i.e. State assets agency for the shares which the State of Carinthia holds in different involvements.
Nazadnje, Komisija ugotavlja, da sta v skladu z informacijami, ki so jih predložili avstrijski organi, družbi KFBG in DMG od leta 2002 v večini upoštevnih let ustvarili izgube, če se pri obravnavanju neto rezultatov upoštevnih let ne upoštevajo finančni prispevki, ki sta jih od javnih organov prejeli za stroške pogodb o trženju, sklenjenih z letalskimi prevozniki.
KLH managed a special fund called ‘Zukunft Kärnten’ for the direct and indirect financing of projects.
Komisija ugotavlja, da ni bilo mogoče pričakovati, da bodo finančni prispevki v korist družb KFBG in DMG ustvarili razumno donosnost naložb za subjekte, ki so jih zagotovili, in torej niso bili odobreni v običajnih tržnih razmerah.
This fund consisted of EUR 500 million that were provided from the budget of the State of Carinthia.
S tega vidika je treba šteti, da se je s finančnimi prispevki družbama KFBG in DMG zagotovila gospodarska prednost.
Thus, all financial contributions KFBG received from KLH have to be considered State resources.
Storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena
Concerning imputability, in its Stardust Marine judgment the Court of Justice furthermore held that the fact that the State or a State entity is the sole or majority shareholder of an undertaking is not sufficient to find that a transfer of resources by that undertaking is imputable to its public shareholders.
Avstrija je trdila, da bi bilo financiranje družb KFBG in DMG s plačili zvezne dežele Koroške, mesta Celovec in družbe KLH v skladu z zahtevami sodne prakse v zadevi Altmark in torej ne bi pomenilo prednosti.
According to the Court of Justice, even if the State was in a position to control a public undertaking and to exercise a dominant influence over its operations, actual exercise of that control in a particular case could not be automatically presumed, since a public undertaking may also act with more or less independence, according to the degree of autonomy left to it by the State.
Celotno upravljanje letališča bi se glede na potrebo po zagotovitvi dostopnosti koroške regije štelo za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, zato bi zadevno financiranje pomenilo nadomestilo za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ki jo opravlja letališče.
According to the Court of Justice, indicators from which imputability might be inferred, are:
Da bi lahko Komisija v primeru podjetij, pooblaščenih za opravljanje storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ugotovila, ali ukrepi, ki so predmet presoje, pomenijo prednost v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, mora proučiti upoštevanje pogojev, ki jih je Sodišče določilo v svoji sodbi v zadevi Altmark.
the fact that the undertaking in question could not take the contested decision without taking account of the requirements of the public authorities,
Te pogoje je mogoče povzeti, kot sledi:
the fact that the undertaking had to take account of directives issued by public authorities,
podjetje, ki prejema nadomestilo, mora dejansko izpolnjevati obveznosti javne službe, te pa morajo biti jasno opredeljene (prvi pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark),
the integration of the public undertaking into the structures of the public administration,
merila, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, morajo biti določena vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno (drugi pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark),
the nature of the public undertaking's activities and the exercise of those activities on the market in normal conditions of competition with private operators,
nadomestilo ne sme presegati tistega, kar je nujno za kritje vseh stroškov ali dela stroškov, ki so nastali zaradi izpolnjevanja obveznosti javne službe ob upoštevanju realiziranih prejemkov in razumnega dobička za izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti (tretji pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark),
the legal status of the undertaking,
če podjetje, ki se mu naloži izpolnjevanje obveznosti javne službe, ni izbrano s postopkom za oddajo javnega naročila, se mora raven potrebnega nadomestila določiti na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih povprečno, dobro vodeno podjetje, ki razpolaga z ustreznimi sredstvi za zadostitev zahtevam javne službe, imelo pri izpolnjevanju teh obveznosti ob upoštevanju realiziranih prejemkov in razumnega dobička zaradi izpolnjevanja teh obveznosti (četrti pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark).
the intensity of the supervision exercised by the public authorities over the management of the undertaking,
Komisija je najprej ocenila upoštevanje četrtega merila iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark.
any other indicator showing, in the particular case, an involvement by the public authorities in the adoption of a measure or the unlikelihood of their not being involved, having regard also to the compass of the measure, its content or the conditions which it contains.
Merila iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark se morajo upoštevati kumulativno, zato bi se zaradi neupoštevanja katerega od navedenih pogojev ugotovilo, da prisotnosti prednosti na podlagi tega preskusa ni mogoče izključiti, tudi če bi storitve, ki sta jih zagotavljali družbi KFBG in DMG, pomenile storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
The Commission considers that the financial contributions to KFBG and DMG are imputable to the State.
Četrto merilo iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark določa, da mora biti nadomestilo najnižje potrebno za uspešno podjetje, da se ne šteje za državno pomoč.
The relevant measures of the State of Carinthia and the city of Klagenfurt — namely the financial contributions to KFBG and DMG — were granted directly from the budget of the local and regional authorities.
Šteje se, da je to merilo izpolnjeno, če so bili prejemniki nadomestila izbrani s postopkom za oddajo javnega naročila, s katerim se je zagotovilo opravljanje storitev z najmanjšimi stroški za skupnost, ali pa je bilo, če prejemniki niso bili izbrani s postopkom za oddajo javnega naročila, nadomestilo izračunano glede na stroške uspešnega podjetja.
Thus the Commission considers that they are imputable to the State.
Na podlagi informacij, ki jih je predložila Avstrija, upravičenec ni bil izbran s postopkom za oddajo javnega naročila.
The same holds for the financial contributions KFBG and DMG received from KLH.
Zvezna dežela Koroška ni organizirala javnega razpisa za upravljanje letališča KLU, ampak je ustanovila družbo KFBG, ki upravlja letališče.
The State of Carinthia was not only in a position to control KLH and exercised a dominant influence over its operations, it also had actual control over the financial contributions KFBG received from KLH.
Poleg tega iz dokazov ni razvidno, da je bila raven nadomestila določena na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih povprečno, dobro vodeno podjetje, ki razpolaga z ustreznimi sredstvi za zadostitev zahtevam javne službe, imelo pri izpolnjevanju teh obveznosti ob upoštevanju realiziranih prejemkov in razumnega dobička zaradi izpolnjevanja teh obveznosti.
The legal status of KLH shows that KLH was a legal person sui generis with the only mandate to manage the State assets in the interest of the State of Carinthia.
V dokumentaciji dejansko ni dokumenta, iz katerega bi bilo razvidno, da je bila za namene določitve ravni finančnih prispevkov, dodeljenih družbi KFBG, izvedena analiza stroškov, ki bi jih imel povprečni upravitelj letališča pri upravljanju letališča, primerljivega z letališčem KLU.
Also the nature of KLH's activities points to the fact that its activities were solely in the interest of the State of Carinthia: KLH held 80 % of the shares of KFBG and thus actively represented the State of Carinthia's interest in the existence and maintenance of a viable and performing airport at Klagenfurt for the State of Carinthia.
Avstrijski organi niso predložili takšne analize.
Also the content of the measures KLH carried out for the State of Carinthia indicated that KLH was acting for the State of Carinthia: the decision to give financial contributions was important for the existence of KLU and therefore to a great extent in the interest of the State of Carinthia.
Zdi se, da finančni prispevki za družbo KFBG krijejo finančne potrebe družbe KFBG brez predhodne analize stroškov.
Moreover, according to the statutes of KLH, the board of KLH was appointed directly by the supervisory board of KLH.
Zato ni dokazov, ki bi podprli trditev, da družba KFBG opravlja letališke storitve z najmanjšimi stroški za skupnost.
The supervisory board was appointed directly by the government of the State of Carinthia.
Poleg tega so bili vsi izračuni nadomestil enkratna plačila, ki niso bila del predhodno oblikovanega mehanizma nadomestil.
Moreover, the supervisory board had to agree for any investment decision of the board above the amount of EUR 50000.
V obravnavanem primeru parametri, na podlagi katerih bi bilo treba izračunati nadomestilo za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, niso bili objektivno in pregledno določeni vnaprej.
It follows from the above that KLH's supervisory board had to agree on any decision taken by KLH's board concerning the financing of KFBG above EUR 50000.
Zato tudi drugi pogoj iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark ni izpolnjen.
The members of the supervisory board represented the political parties of the government of Carinthia.
Ker so pogoji iz sodbe v zadevi Altmark kumulativni, v tej fazi za sklep, da se za zadevne ukrepe ne more šteti, da glede na sodbo v zadevi Altmark ne vključujejo državne pomoči, zadostuje ugotovitev Komisije, da v obravnavanem primeru ni izpolnjeno drugo ali četrto merilo.
In addition, the government of the State of Carinthia supervised these decisions and had to ensure by this supervision that they were taken in the interest of the State of Carinthia.
Na vprašanje, ali upravljanje letališča KLU pomeni storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena oziroma ali je Avstrija v opredelitvi storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena storila očitno napako, ni treba odgovoriti.
This was confirmed by the Austrian authorities, which declared that the government of Carinthia was involved in all decisions concerning the financing of KFBG by KLH.
Komisija zato meni, da ukrep družbi KFBG zagotavlja gospodarsko prednost.
In the light of these considerations, the Commission considers that there are sufficient indicators to find that the financial contributions by KLH are imputable to the State.
Selektivnost
Economic advantage
Ukrep državne pomoči spada na področje uporabe člena 107(1) PDEU, če daje prednost „posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga“.
Market Economy Operator Principle
Zato se za državno pomoč štejejo le ukrepi v korist podjetjem, s katerimi je prednost dodeljena selektivno.
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.
V obravnavanem primeru finančni prispevki koristijo le družbama KFBG in DMG.
Only the effect of the measure on the undertaking is relevant, not the cause nor the objective of the State intervention.
Ukrepi so zato po opredelitvi iz člena 107(1) PDEU selektivni.
Whenever the financial situation of the undertaking is improved (compared to normal market conditions) as a result of State intervention, an advantage is present.
Izkrivljanje konkurence in vpliv na trgovino
The Commission further recalls that ‘capital placed directly or indirectly at the disposal of an undertaking by the State in circumstances which correspond to normal market conditions cannot be regarded as State aid’.
Če pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, okrepi položaj podjetja v primerjavi z drugimi konkurenčnimi podjetji na notranjem trgu, je treba šteti, da navedena pomoč negativno vpliva na ta trg.
In this case, in order to determine whether the public financing of KLU grants KFBG/DMG an advantage that it would not have received under normal market conditions, the Commission has to compare the conduct of the public authorities providing the direct investment grants and financial contributions to that of a MEO who is guided by prospects of profitability in the long-term.
Z gospodarsko prednostjo, ki je bila z neposrednimi nepovratnimi sredstvi za naložbe in finančnimi prispevki v tej zadevi zagotovljena upravljavcu letališča, je okrepljen njegov gospodarski položaj, saj je lahko upravljavec letališča začel poslovati, ne da bi mu bilo treba kriti vse stroške naložb in operativne stroške, ki so neločljivo povezani s tem.
The assessment should leave aside any positive repercussions on the economy of the region in which the airport is located, since the Court has clarified that the relevant question for applying the MEO principle is whether ‘in similar circumstances a private shareholder, having regard to the foreseeability of obtaining a return and leaving aside all social, regional-policy and sectorial considerations, would have subscribed the capital in question’.
Kot je bilo ocenjeno v uvodni izjavi 208 in naslednjih, je upravljanje letališča gospodarska dejavnost.
In order to be able to apply the MEO principle, the Commission has to place itself at the time when each decision to provide public funds to KFBG/DMG was taken.
Na eni strani si konkurirajo letališča, da bi pridobila letalske prevoznike in ustrezen zračni promet (potniški in tovorni), na drugi strani pa upravljavci letališč, da bi lahko upravljali zadevno letališče.
The Commission must also base its assessment on the information and assumptions which were at the disposal of the relevant local authorities at the time when the decision regarding the financial arrangements of the infrastructure measures at stake was taken.
Poleg tega si lahko zlasti v zvezi z nizkocenovnimi prevozniki in ponudniki čarterskih poletov konkurirajo letališča z različnimi zaledji in celo v različnih državah članicah, da bi pritegnila navedene letalske prevoznike.
The financial contributions by the State of Carinthia, the city of Klagenfurt and KLH essentially served to cover KFBG's and DMG's losses.
Kot je navedeno v točki 40 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2005 in ponovno poudarjeno v točki 45 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, s področja uporabe člena 107(1) PDEU ni mogoče izvzeti niti malih letališč.
According to elements submitted by Austria, the financial contributions were partly granted to cover losses that were caused by the costs incurred by KFBG through marketing contracts concluded between KFBG and DMG with different airlines.
Poleg tega je v točki 45 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 izrecno navedeno, da „sorazmerna majhnost podjetja, ki prejme javno financiranje, ne izključi a priori možnosti, da bi bila trgovina med državami članicami prizadeta“.
The Commission is of the opinion that such costs, which occurred through marketing contracts with airlines, have to be considered normal operating costs of an airport operator.
Letališče KLU je leta 2012 oskrbelo približno 230000 potnikov na leto, v obdobju 2004–2007 pa jih je oskrbelo tudi že približno 520000.
Indeed, such costs derived from contractual obligations entered into by the airport operator with airlines.
Kot je bilo ugotovljeno v uvodni izjavi 21, je letališče KLU v bližini letališča Ljubljana (80 km) in do dve uri vožnje oddaljeno od šestih drugih letališč.
Under those arrangements, the airport operator purchases from an airline marketing services for the promotion of the air transport services offered by the airline in question, to the benefit of both the airport operator and the airline.
Z letališča KLU se opravljajo mednarodni leti v destinacije, kot so London, Frankfurt, München, Hamburg ali Dunaj.
Therefore, the financial contributions in the end served to cover a part of the normal operating expenses of KFBG/DMG, thereby relieving both undertakings of an economic burden they would normally have to bear.
Vzletno-pristajalna steza letališča Celovec je dovolj dolga (2720 m) in letalskim prevoznikom omogoča mednarodne lete na srednje dolgih progah.
Austria did not explicitly argue that the financial contributions complied with the MEO principle.
Glede na ta dejstva je treba upoštevati, da javno financiranje družb KFBG in DMG izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljalo konkurenco in bi lahko vplivalo na trgovino med državami članicami.
It rather submitted that closing the airport was never a realistic option for the local authorities and that, given the need and obligation to operate the airport, it was economically sensible to attract more commercial aviation.
Glede na navedeno je treba za javno financiranje, odobreno družbama KFBG in DMG, šteti, da bi lahko izkrivljalo konkurenco in vplivalo na trgovino med državami članicami.
At other points, Austria argued that the financial contributions for the airport were motivated by the will to economically invigorate the region and underlined the importance of the airport for the regional economy.
Sklepna ugotovitev
However, social and regional considerations cannot be taken into account when conducting the MEO test.
Ob upoštevanju navedenih premislekov Komisija meni, da javno financiranje, odobreno družbama KFBG in DMG v obliki finančnih prispevkov med letoma 2000 in 2010, pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
While it could, in principle, be accepted that even non-repayable grants to a company that is entirely owned by the State could qualify as market-conform investments, Austria has not presented a business plan or any ex ante calculations such as a sensitivity analysis or underlying profitability assumptions regarding the expected profitability of the financial contributions.
Spodbujevalna shema iz leta 2005
Austria has not explained why a MEO would continue injecting capital into an undertaking that generates losses.
Spodbujevalna shema iz leta 2005 letalskim prevoznikom zagotavlja popuste za opravljanje posebnih storitev letalskega prevoza.
Austria has therefore not submitted that the financial contributions were normal market investments.
Zagotavljala je zlasti popuste za nove destinacije letov, okrepljene obstoječe letalske povezave ter pogostejše in zanesljivejše obstoječe letalske povezave, kot je opisano v uvodnih izjavah od 33 do 38.
Finally, the Commission notes that according to the information submitted by the Austrian authorities, since 2002, KFBG/DMG have generated losses in most of the relevant years, if the financial contributions received from public authorities for the costs of the marketing contracts with airlines are disregarded when considering the net results of the respective years.
Letalski prevozniki z opravljanjem takšnih storitev zračnega prevoza opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost in torej pomenijo podjetja v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
The Commission concludes that the financial contributions in favour of KFBG/DMG could not be expected to generate a reasonable return on investment for the entities providing them, and were thus not provided under normal market conditions.
Analizirati je treba, ali se je s spodbujevalno shemo iz leta 2005 letalskim prevoznikom, ki uporabljajo letališče KLU, dodelila gospodarska prednost.
In this light, the financial contributions must be qualified as granting an economic advantage to KFBG/DMG.
Kadar so letališču na voljo javna sredstva, se pomoč letalskemu prevozniku načeloma lahko izključi, če razmerje med letališčem in letalskim prevoznikom prestane preskus udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.