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Whenever a Member State concludes public service contracts or imposes public service obligations, it shall do so on a non-discriminatory basis in respect of all Community shipowners.’
Zimska sezona
In accordance with section 9 of the Maritime Guidelines, ‘public service obligations (PSOs) may be imposed or public service contracts (PSCs) may be concluded for the services indicated in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92’, i.e. scheduled services to, from and between islands.
Leta 2011, in sicer od oktobra do decembra, je družba Saremar prekinila izvajanje storitve na poti Olbia–Civitavecchia.
It results from established case-law that PSOs may only be imposed if justified by the need to ensure adequate regular maritime transport services which cannot be ensured by market forces alone.
Ponovno jo je začela izvajati pozimi leta 2012, in sicer od 16. januarja do 31. maja.
The Communication on interpretation of the Maritime Cabotage Regulation confirms that ‘it is for the Member States (including regional and local authorities where appropriate) to determine which routes require public service obligations. In particular, public service obligations may be envisaged for regular (scheduled) island cabotage services in the event of market failure to provide adequate services.’
Hkrati je družba Tirrenia navedeno pot upravljala v okviru obveznosti javnih storitev, uvedenih v skladu s prvotnim sporazumom, kar je zlasti zadevalo tudi voznine, ki jih je ponujala družba Tirrenia.
Moreover, Article 2(4) of the Maritime Cabotage Regulation defines PSOs as obligations which the ship-owner in question, if he were considering his own commercial interest, would not assume or would not assume to the same extent or under the same conditions.
RAS ni predložila nobene jasne utemeljitve za potrebo po obveznostih javnih storitev v zvezi z vozninami, ki jih bo na zadevni poti zaračunavala družba Saremar v zimski sezoni.
As mentioned above, RAS considers that in this case PSOs have been imposed in terms of requiring Saremar to charge affordable rates on the two cabotage routes to mainland Italy.
Poleg tega primerjava med vozninami družbe Saremar in vozninami, ki jih je ponujala družba Tirrenia, kaže, da voznine družbe Saremar niso bile nižje.
The table below details the specific fares to be charged by Saremar on the routes, as laid down by the entrustment acts.
Zato za obveznosti v zvezi z vozninami, naložene družbi Saremar, ni mogoče šteti, da so se določile ob upoštevanju potreb javnih storitev, ki niso bile izpolnjene z obveznostmi, ki so bile že naložene družbi Tirrenia.
For 2012, given that no precise fares were mentioned in the entrustment acts, the fares proposed by Saremar to RAS were considered.
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Table 3
21 EUR
Passenger fares (deck passage) laid down by the entrustment acts
19,79 EUR (18,16 EUR) nizka sezona;
(Decision 25/69/EC)
20,61 EUR (19,98 EUR) srednja sezona;
EUR 21 from 15 June - 15 July and 1 - 15 September;
21,68 EUR (21,46 EUR) visoka sezona.
EUR 35 from 16 July - 31 August.
Tovorni promet
(Decision 27/4/EC)
Komisija v zvezi z vozninami za tovorni promet ugotavlja, da sta bili družbi Tirrenia in Tirrenia/CIN pooblaščeni, da zagotavljata mešane storitve na zadevnih poteh.
EUR 35 from 22 June - 15 July and 1 - 15 September;
Poleg tega je leta 2011 pet gospodarskih subjektov (vključno z družbo Saremar) zagotavljalo storitve tovornega prometa na poti Olbia–Civitavecchia, trije pa na poti Vado Ligure–Porto Torres.
EUR 40 from 16 July - 31 August,
RAS ni zagotovila pojasnila, zakaj voznine za tovorni promet, ki so jih na zadevnih poteh zaračunavali družba Tirrenia in drugi gospodarski subjekti, niso zadostovale za izpolnitev potreb Sardinije po storitvah prevoza, niti Komisiji ni predložila primerljivih informacij o vozninah za prevoz tovora, ki so jih na zadevnih poteh zaračunavali družba Saremar in njeni konkurenti.
A 15 % discount would apply to Sardinian residents.
Poleg tega povišanje cen, ki so jih na zadevnih poteh zaračunavali zasebni gospodarski subjekti v skladu s sankcijami organa NCA, velja le za leto 2011 in je omejeno na voznine za prevoz potnikov.
(Decision 48/65/EC)
Zato Komisija meni, da italijanski organi niso dokazali obstoja dejanske potrebe po javni storitvi v zvezi z uvedbo obveznosti javnih storitev za družbo Saremar, kar zadeva tovorni promet.
Saremar was to apply the low season fare charged in 2011 (i.e. EUR 21).
Komisija glede na navedeno ugotavlja, da RAS ni jasno dokazala potrebe po uvedbi obveznosti javnih storitev v zvezi z uporabo cenovno ugodnih voznin na obeh zadevnih poteh in obsegom, v katerem bi bile te obveznosti potrebne.
EUR 21 from 16 January to 30 May, June and July (Mondays to Thursdays) and from 3 September to 31 December 2012;
Poleg tega, da bi se izpolnil prvi pogoj iz zadeve Altmark, je treba ponudnika storitve pooblastiti za izvajanje jasno določenih obveznosti javnih storitev.
EUR 25 June and July (Fridays to Sundays), 30 and 31 July, 1 and 2 September;
Kar zadeva opredelitev dejavnosti v javnem interesu v aktih o pooblastitvi v tem primeru, Komisija ugotavlja:
EUR 35 from 1 to 31 August.
s sklepom 20/57 je bilo družbi Saremar naloženo, naj preveri gospodarsko uspešnost zagotavljanja mešanih potniških in tovornih storitev na dveh od treh predlaganih povezav s celino.
EUR 38 (EUR 33 for residents) from 15 June to 13 July;
Čeprav RAS trdi, da je bila uvedba obveznosti javnih storitev v tem primeru upravičena, saj so konkurenčni gospodarski subjekti povišali voznine, družbi Saremar ni bila naložena nobena posebna obveznost zaračunavanja nižjih voznin na poteh, ki ju bo upravljala;
EUR 44 (EUR 38 for residents) from 14 July to 2 September.
kar zadeva pot Golfo Aranci–Civitavecchia, so bile s sklepom 25/69 za obdobje od 15. junija 2011 do 15. septembra 2011 odobrene posebne voznine.
The Commission notes that the entrustment acts do not impose other PSOs as concerns the frequency, capacity, or regularity of the (mixed) services offered by Saremar, with the possible exception of Decision 48/65/EC on the start-up of the service on the Olbia — Civitavecchia route in the 2012 winter season, which laid down that Saremar was required to operate the route daily by cruise ferries.
Standardna voznina za zimsko sezono (od 16. januarja 2012 do 15. junija 2012) je bila določena s sklepom 48/65.
Nor have the Italian authorities submitted to the Commission in the course of the investigation that other requirements have been imposed on Saremar which had not been outlined by the aforementioned entrustment acts.
S sklepom 12/28 v zvezi z upravljanjem poti v poletni sezoni 2012 je RAS samo uresničila predlog družbe Saremar o uporabi različnih voznin v nizki sezoni, ob koncih tedna in v visoki sezoni, ter predlog te družbe o treh alternativnih možnostih, kar zadeva voznino v visoki sezoni, vendar pri tem ni določila konkretnih voznin, ki jih je predlagal gospodarski subjekt.
The Commission considers that the obligation to apply affordable fares, even taken in isolation, could be qualified as a PSO and therefore that the public interest objective pursued in this case could be legitimate, notably in the context of the increase in prices of passenger transport services to the island in the summer of 2011, to the extent that it can be considered that the market did not already offer a comparable service at those fares.
voznine na poti Genova (Vado Ligure)–Porto Torres leta 2011 so bile določene s sklepom 27/4.
In order to verify the existence of the PSOs entrusted to Saremar and whether it was necessary to compensate the latter for the supplementary costs incurred in meeting these obligations, the Commission must therefore examine:
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da tudi če nekateri akti o pooblastitvi v določeni meri urejajo višino zaračunanih voznin, je jasno, da se te določbe nanašajo le na majhen delež dejavnosti družbe Saremar.
first, whether the service would be inadequate if its provision were left to the market forces alone in the light of the public service requirement concerning affordable fares imposed by the Member State, and
Proti koncu postopka preiskave je RAS Komisiji predložila dejanske voznine, ki jih je predlagala družba Saremar in so bile implicitno odobrene s sklepoma 25/69 in 27/4.
second, whether the operator was indeed entrusted with public service obligations which were clearly defined.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bila kljub temu družbi Saremar prepuščena precejšnja diskrecijska pravica, da prilagodi voznine.
On the grounds detailed hereunder, the Commission concludes that those conditions have not been fully respected in the present case.
Družba Saremar je ohranila možnost prilagoditve voznin, da bi zagotovila ekonomsko uspešnost dejavnosti in zadovoljstvo strank, kar je treba predhodno priglasiti RAS.
2011 and 2012 summer seasons
Komisija ugotavlja, da so storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena v osnovi storitve, ki zadevajo nedelovanje trga, saj jim trg samodejno ne zagotavlja standarda, ki ga zahteva javni organ.
In summer 2011, when Saremar was entrusted with the operation of the two routes, four other operators provided regular service on the Civitavecchia – Olbia route and three on the Genova — Porto Torres route.
Komisija sicer meni, da se lahko v nekaterih primerih ponudnikom javnih storitev omogoči določena prožnost, ko se domnevna obveznost javnih storitev nanaša konkretno na potrebo po zagotovitvi cenovno ugodnih voznin, vendar morajo javni organi opredeliti najvišje voznine, ki jih lahko zaračuna gospodarski subjekt, ali to prožnost povezati z objektivnimi merili, ki omogočajo, da se z razumno stopnjo verjetnosti določi višina voznine, ki velja za cenovno ugodno, ali s predhodnim postopkom avtorizacije s strani organa, ki izdaja pooblastitve.
Moreover, Tirrenia was offering similar services to those provided by Saremar and which met the rather vague obligations laid down by the act(s) of entrustment.
Vendar v sedanjem primeru določbe v zvezi z veljavnimi vozninami v aktih o pooblastitvi niso dovolj konkretne, da bi se štele za jasno določene obveznosti javnih storitev (razen sklepov 25/69 in 27/4).
Indeed, as detailed above, until July 2012 Tirrenia provided mixed services on both the Genova – Porto Torres and Civitavecchia – Olbia routes under a public service regime subject to PSOs concerning the type of vessel, the frequency of service and reduced rates to Sardinian residents and special categories under the initial Conventions (see recital 14 above).
Manevrski prostor družbe Saremar ni bil povezan z objektivnimi merili ali vsaj z merili, ki so se uporabljala na objektiven način.
Originally the initial Convention, which remained in force until June 2012, also laid down PSOs in terms of fares so as to guarantee affordability of the services in question.
Zahteva po uporabi poti v skladu z ekonomskim ravnovesjem ni bila jasno izpolnjena in zadovoljstvo strank se ni merilo (po podatkih Komisije).
In view of the fact that certain routes, and notably the two routes under assessment, ‘ensured particularly high traffic levels’, the Italian authorities decided to suspend the obligations concerning fares imposed to Tirrenia in the summer season (with the exception of fares for residents and other obligations concerning frequencies and type of vessels) so as to ensure that Tirrenia enjoys full commercial freedom as regards prices offered to its clients.
Prav tako je morala družba Saremar obvestiti RAS o spremembah višine voznin, vendar nič ne kaže na to, da je bilo soglasje RAS pogoj za uporabo spremenjene voznine.
The same commercial freedom was granted to Tirrenia/CIN by the new Convention with regard to fares on the two routes in question as of July 2012.
Družba Saremar je med civilnimi postopki pred sodiščem v Genovi trdila, da bi morala družba za izravnavo izgub na obeh poteh povišati voznine.
Therefore, the choice to leave Tirrenia and Tirrenia/CIN free to set prices in the summer season when high traffic levels are recorded and several other shipping companies operate those routes is not a random choice of the Italian authorities, but the result of their assessment as regards the adequacy of the services provided by market forces in that period of the year.
Vendar v sodnem spisu ni dokazov, da bi družba v okviru prizadevanj za doseganje cilja gospodarske uspešnosti kadar koli predlagala povišanje voznin, ki bi ga RAS zavrnila.
The fact that RAS itself initially considered that Saremar could operate the two routes offering affordable prices and reaching economic equilibrium suggests that market conditions on those routes are such that market forces are capable of offering satisfactory services, notably in summer when traffic is particularly high.
Nasprotno, dokumenti v sodnem spisu dokazujejo, da je družba Saremar, vsaj za upravljanje poti Porto Torres–Vado Ligure, povišala voznine, da bi zagotovila, da bi družba dosegla pokritost stroškov.
On the other hand, no objective justification has been provided by RAS as to why the services already provided by Tirrenia under the initial Convention, which had been already prolonged at the time of Saremar's entrustment, would not have been adequate to guarantee territorial continuity.
Zato se bolj zdi, da je družba lahko prosto določala svoje voznine.
The argument raised by RAS as regards the price increase recorded in 2011 is of no avail in this context.
Iz proučitve aktov o pooblastitvi je razvidno, da družbi Saremar ni bila naložena nobena obveznost glede voznin za upravljanje poti Olbia–Civitavecchia v obdobju od 1. do 30. maja 2012.
In fact, the NCA Decision on the increase in prices to/from Sardinia only sanctioned private operators for the violation of Article 101 TFEU.
Višina voznine, odobrena s sklepom 48/65, je veljala do konca aprila 2012, medtem ko je višina voznine, odobrena s sklepom 12/28, veljala od junija 2012.
The NCA Decision clarified that whereas Tirrenia had also increased prices to a certain extent in the reference period, such increase was significantly lower than that of private competitors.
Ker se upravljanje poti ni prekinilo, se cene družbe Saremar vsaj maja 2012 niso urejale.
As to RAS's argument that the imposition of PSOs would be justified by the uncertainty concerning the privatisation process of Tirrenia, the Commission notes that the initial Convention was prolonged until completion of the privatisation process already in 2010.
Komisija glede na navedeno meni, da družba Saremar ni bila pooblaščena za jasne obveznosti, kar zadeva višino voznine, z izjemo storitve, ki jo je opravljala leta 2011, v skladu s sklepoma 25/69 in 27/4.
Consequently, any delay in the sale of the business branch operating the public services could not have caused any interruption in the operation of the relevant routes.
Zato Komisija meni, da italijanski organi niso dokazali, da nadomestilo izpolnjuje prvi pogoj iz zadeve Altmark.
As concerns the 2012 summer season, by Decision 36/6/EC of 1 September 2011 Saremar was entrusted with the operation between 15 May and 15 September 2012 of the Golfo Aranci (Olbia) – Civitavecchia and Vado Ligure — Porto Torres routes.
V skladu s tretjim pogojem iz zadeve Altmark nadomestilo, prejeto za izpolnjevanje obveznosti javnih storitev, ne sme presegati zneska, ki je nujen za kritje vseh stroškov ali dela stroškov, nastalih zaradi izpolnjevanja navedenih obveznosti, pri čemer je treba upoštevati realizirane prihodke in razumen dobiček za njihovo izpolnjevanje.
RAS submitted that the decision to resume operation of the routes in 2012 was based on viability perspectives, supported by the results recorded in summer 2011.
Kakor je Komisija že ugotovila, da RAS ni dokazala obstoja dejanske potrebe po javni storitvi na obeh zadevnih poteh v ustreznem obdobju, Komisija tudi meni, da družba Saremar ni bila upravičena do nadomestila v okviru sodne prakse v zadevi Altmark za stroške, nastale pri upravljanju obeh poti.
Both routes were effectively operated as of 1 June 2012.
Vendar je RAS trdila, da je nadomestilo nižje od izgube, ki jo je imela družba Saremar pri opravljanju storitev na zadevnih poteh leta 2011 in 2012, ter da ne more koristiti nobeni drugi dejavnosti družbe Saremar, saj je bilo za zadevni poti izračunano glede na njuna ločena računa.
As of July 2012, when the new Convention between the Italian State and CIN entered into force, Tirrenia's presence on the two routes was replaced by Tirrenia/CIN.
Zato se mora šteti, da je v skladu s tretjim pogojem iz zadeve Altmark.
The new Convention sets out minimum frequencies and capacity as well as maximum prices for the winter season and reduced rates for Sardinian residents and special categories throughout the year.
Vendar Komisija ugotavlja, da brez jasne opredelitve obveznosti, naloženih družbi Saremar v celotnem obdobju pooblastitve, ni mogoče izračunati stroškov, ki izhajajo iz teh obveznosti.
RAS defends that the operation in the summer season of certain routes under the new Convention, including the two routes subject to the assessment, is not subject to PSOs on fares so as to guarantee affordability of the service.
Zato Komisija lahko ugotovi le, da tretji pogoj iz zadeve Altmark prav tako ni izpolnjen.
Indeed, according to the NCA, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport had confirmed that, although the new Convention did lay down specific (maximum) fares throughout the year, including June — September, as well as special rates for Sardinian residents, the operation of the routes during this period fell outside of the scope of the new Convention, and therefore no PSOs applied.
Glede na to, da prvi trije pogoji iz zadeve Altmark niso bili izpolnjeni, Komisija ugotavlja, da družbi Saremar nadomestilo, ki ji je bilo odobreno z deželnim zakonom 15/2012, zagotavlja gospodarsko prednost.
Thus CIN operates the Genova — Porto Torres and Civitavecchia — Olbia routes on commercial terms from 1 June – 30 September.
Zaključek
On top of what already underlined above in recitals 193-194, the Commission notes that in June 2012 the NCA authorised the Tirrenia/CIN merger by means of a conditional decision.
Nadomestilo, odobreno družbi Saremar na podlagi deželnega zakona 15/2012, zagotavlja upravičencu gospodarsko prednost.
The Decision imposed specific conditions on the parties, inter alia, concerning the fares to be charged on the routes in question.
Promocijske dejavnosti
In particular, in the summer 2012 season, CIN and Moby would maintain on the Civitavecchia — Olbia, Genova — Porto Torres and Genova — Olbia routes a level of fares such as to maintain the average unit revenue obtained by Moby in summer 2009 (except an increase directly attributable to the increase in bunker costs).
V zvezi s promocijskimi dejavnostmi Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da se logotipi in oglaševanje na plovilih družbe Saremar niso nanašali na znižanje cen storitve pomorskega prevoza, temveč so bili namenjeni promoviranju Sardinije kot turistične destinacije.
In summer 2013, CIN and Moby would maintain the 2012 average unit revenue.
Zato se pojavi vprašanje, ali je družba Saremar prejela plačilo za navedene promocijske dejavnosti, ki je bilo višje od tržne cene.
In addition, special discounted rates would apply in the 2012 and 2013 summer seasons to residents.
Kot je bilo že navedeno, je bila Komisiji avgusta 2013 predložena študija strokovnjaka, ki ga je imenovala RAS.
It is true that when RAS entrusted Saremar with the operation of the two routes by means of Decision 36/6/EC of 1 September 2011, it could not know the possible conditions that the NCA would have imposed.
Zato je bila cena 2479000 EUR, ki jo je določila RAS, utemeljena.
However, the fact remains that in September 2011 Tirrenia was still obliged to provide year round mixed services on the routes under the prolongation of the old Convention, and a plurality of operators were present on the routes in the summer season.
V sedanjem primeru ni bilo odprtega in brezpogojnega ponudbenega postopka niti ni bilo pripravljeno predhodno ovrednotenje neodvisnega strokovnjaka za odobritev storitev, da bi se zagotovilo, da bi cena ustrezno odražala tržno vrednost storitev.
By the same token, the Italian authorities had already decided that there was no need to impose fare obligations on Tirrenia, given the market conditions in the summer season.
Ker se za zadevne dejavnosti ni izvedel razpisni postopek, se ne more šteti, da je cena, ki jo je plačala RAS, v skladu s tržnimi pogoji, s čimer bi se izločila možnost, da je za družbo Saremar pomenila prednost.
On 18 June 2013 the NCA opened an investigation into non-observance in summer 2012 by Tirrenia and Moby of the relevant conditions imposed by the NCA Decision on the Tirrenia/CIN merger.
Zgolj dejstvo, da je bil znesek prvotno dodeljen kot nadomestilo za izvajanje promocijskih dejavnosti le v letu 2011 in da naj družba Saremar leta 2012 ne bi izvajala oglaševanja, kaže na to, da cena ni temeljila na zanesljivem predhodnem ovrednotenju stroškov.
RAS and Saremar have claimed that this would suffice to prove that the fares charged by competitors on the routes in question were not such as to satisfy the affordability requirement imposed by RAS.
Vseeno pa ne gre izključiti, da se lahko v takih primerih uporabijo druge metode vrednotenja, dokler se zagotavlja, da cena, ki jo kupec dejansko plača na podlagi teh metod, čim bolj odraža tržno ceno storitve.
The Commission cannot accept this argument.
RAS je dejansko pripravila poročilo o vrednotenju, v skladu s katerim so bile cene storitev določene po tržni vrednosti.
The operation of the two routes in the summer 2012 season was entrusted to Saremar by means of Decision 36/6/EC of 1 September 2011, which pre-dates the start of booking for the 2012 summer season.
Strokovnjak je tržno vrednost storitev, ki jo je družba Saremar predložila RAS, izpeljal na podlagi referenčne vrednosti, pri čemer so se povprečni stroški oglaševanja na kvadratni meter ocenili na podlagi parametrov, kot so trajanje (upoštevali so se določeni popusti za nadaljevanje oglaševalske kampanje leta 2012), vrsta oglaševanja (notranje ali zunanje) in lokacija (glavna mesta, pomemben pritok prebivalstva, področja mobilnosti).
RAS could not have therefore forecasted that the parties would increase fares possibly in violation of the NCA Decision at the moment of entrustment.
Ker se je vrednotenje izvedlo na podlagi splošno sprejetih standardov vrednotenja, ki jih v tem primeru sestavlja analiza transakcij, ki vključujejo podobne storitve, Komisija meni, da vrednotenje ustrezno odraža tržno vrednost zadevnih storitev.
In addition, the Commission considers that even if RAS's argument that CIN was under no obligation to maintain affordable fares in the summer season were to be accepted, this would mean that PSOs on affordable fares would be justified in the summer season, rather than during January — May 2012.
Komisija meni, da se ne more zanesti na poročilo strokovnjaka, ki ga je naročilo sodišče v Genovi v okviru civilnih postopkov, in ugotavlja, da je bila določitev cen promocijskih dejavnosti presežna: v navedenem poročilu ni upoštevana ni nobena referenčna vrednost in ni navedena nobena tržna vrednost za primerljive oglaševalske dejavnosti.
Moreover, a comparison between Tirrenia and Saremar's (passenger) prices on the two routes shows that fares on the Olbia — Civitavecchia route in the summer season were comparable.
Komisija na podlagi tega ne more zaključiti, da cena, ki jo je RAS plačala za promocijske dejavnosti, vsebuje državno pomoč.
Table 4
Komisija je v uvodni izjavi 164 ugotovila, da ni bilo nobenega prenosa državnih sredstev.
EUR 21 from 15 June to 15 July and 1-15 September;
Dokapitalizacija
EUR 35 from 16 July 2011 to 31 August 2011.
RAS je trdila, da (i) ukrep ni vključeval prenosa novih javnih sredstev, saj je določal le prenos finančnih sredstev, ki jih je družba Saremar že imela na voljo, (ii) ukrep je bil utemeljen zaradi predvidene dobičkonosnosti na podlagi predhodno pripravljenega poslovnega načrta in (iii) ukrep je bil namenjen čim večjemu povečanju izkupička prodaje in se je sprejel na podlagi finančnega stanja nekdanje matične družbe Tirrenia.