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In addition, Ryanair stated that there was strong evidence that the increased number of passengers would lead to a rise in non-aeronautical revenues.
Štiri od šestih članov nadzornega sveta je izvolilo mesto Lübeck.
Ryanair argued that, from a Market Economy Operator viewpoint, any commercial offer would normally be an improvement over the existing situation, as long as it expected marginal benefits to exceed its marginal costs.
Na tej podlagi je družba Air Berlin zaključila, da bi mesto Lübeck lahko bilo odgovorno.
Furthermore, Ryanair argued that it had to be considered that Ryanair has significantly reduced needs compared to other airlines given its business model and operational efficiency.
Družba Air Berlin je menila, da je vzrok za zaskrbljenost tudi pogodba o storitvah trženja med družbama AMS in FLG, saj se zdijo prejemki za „podporo za trženje“ nepovezani z dejanskimi izdatki družbe Ryanair za trženje.
Ryanair conducted a comparison between airports of comparable size and situation as Lübeck airport.
PRIPOMBE NEMČIJE GLEDE NAVEDB TRETJIH OSEB
Comparator airports are Bournemouth Airport, Grenoble Airport, Knock Airport, Maastricht Airport, Nîmes Airport and Prestwick Airport.
Pripombe glede navedb družbe Ryanair
A comparison of charges paid by Ryanair at the comparator airports showed that costs paid by Ryanair at Lübeck airport were higher in general than the average level at the comparator airports on both a per-passenger and a per-turnaround basis.
Po trditvah Nemčije je iz navedb družbe Ryanair razvidno, da je letališče Lübeck ravnalo v skladu z načelom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu.
Ryanair submitted two Oxera reports evaluating the expected profitability of the 2010 Side Letters.
Nemčija je poudarila predvsem uporabnost pristopa družbe Ryanair k dokazovanju skladnosti sporazuma s trgom prek analize donosnosti in primerjalne analize.
Both reports were based on a business plan, drawn up by Lübeck airport in 2010 prior to signing the 2010 Side Letters.
Po navedbah Nemčije spremnih pisem iz leta 2010 ni mogoče pripisati državi, saj se je družba FLG o njiju samostojno pogajala in ju sklenila brez vmešavanja mesta Lübeck.
The reports indicate that, under reasonable assumptions at the time when the 2010 Side Letters were signed, the agreements were both expected to be sufficiently profitable and an airport behaving in the manner of a Market Economy Operator would have been likely to offer similar terms.
Kar zadeva spremno pismo št. 2, je Nemčija izpostavila, da je predstavljalo le podaljšanje sporazuma iz leta 2000 in ni vsebovalo nobenih vsebinskih sprememb.
According to Oxera, this would even be the case if the marketing services agreement with AMS were to be considered jointly with the 2010 Side Letters and the costs but not the AMS-related revenues were included.
Zato so veljali vsi argumenti v zvezi s sporazumom iz leta 2000.
With regards to the marketing services agreement with AMS, Ryanair argued that such agreements are mutually beneficial due to the popularity of Ryanair's website and the consequent increases in international recognition, brand building and passengers, which was substantiated by another Oxera report of 26 September 2014.
Nemčija je navedla, da ne razume, zakaj je bila pogodba o storitvah trženja med družbama FLG in AMS vključena v preiskavo v zvezi z državno pomočjo, saj družba FLG v okviru te pogodbe ni porabila nobenih javnih sredstev.
Air Berlin stated that the routes offered by Ryanair from Lübeck airport were in direct competition with those offered by Air Berlin at Hamburg airport.
Stroški iz pogodbe o storitvah trženja z družbo AMS so bili kriti iz zasebnih virov, saj je denar zagotovila Industrie- und Handelskammer Lübeck, tj. gospodarska zbornica, ki združuje zasebna podjetja v Lübecku.
In particular, the destinations of London, Milan and Barcelona were concerned, since both airlines had them in their portfolio.
Poleg tega je Nemčija pripomnila, da se lahko pogodba o storitvah trženja z družbo AMS šteje za skladno s tržnimi standardi.
Air Berlin argued that the purpose of Ryanair's marketing strategy was to poach potential clients of, amongst others, Air Berlin.
To dokazuje tudi ugotovitev, da so se družbi FLG zaračunali manjši stroški kot drugim letališčem s podobno pogodbo.
Due to the low prices of Ryanair, customers moved from Hamburg to Lübeck airport.
Še več, zadevna pogodba o storitvah trženja je temeljila na obljubi družbe Ryanair, da bo med svoje destinacije dodala dva kraja.
Air Berlin claims that as a result of the State aid, Air Berlin suffered substantial economic losses.
Nemčija je poudarila še funkcijo letališča Lübeck kot rezervnega letališča za letališče Hamburg in kot potrebne prometne infrastrukture za prebivalstvo severne Nemčije.
Air Berlin had to discontinue some of its flights due to the parallel offer by Ryanair at Lübeck airport.
Pripombe glede navedb družbe Air Berlin
In addition, Air Berlin stated that it found it difficult to open new destinations from Hamburg airport as long as similar destinations were offered by Ryanair from Lübeck airport at excessively low prices.
Po navedbah Nemčije bi se družbi Air Berlin dodelile enake prednosti kot družbi Ryanair, če bi izpolnila enaka merila glede števila potnikov in pogostosti letov.
Additionally, Air Berlin stated that the agreement with Ryanair was imputable to Germany.
Namesto tega je družba Air Berlin zavrnila vse ponudbe za pogajanja z družbo FLG, saj ni nikoli nameravala opravljati storitev na letališču Lübeck.
According to the articles of association of FLG, the supervisory board had to give its approval for charges resulting from the use of the airport (paragraph 12 of the articles of association).
Družba Air Berlin ni nikoli ugovarjala pogojem, pod katerimi je družba Ryanair delovala na letališču Hamburg.
Four of the six members of the supervisory board were elected by Hansestadt Lübeck.
Poleg tega se je več letalskih prevoznikov pritožilo (med drugim Komisiji), da je družba Air Berlin uživala koristi znatne državne pomoči od Združenih arabskih emiratov.
Therefore, Air Berlin concluded that Hansestadt Lübeck could be held responsible.
Zato ne more nastopati kot žrtev v razmerju do svojega glavnega tekmeca, družbe Ryanair.
According to Air Berlin, a further point of concern was the marketing services agreement between AMS and FLG, since the benefits from ‘marketing support’ appear to be unrelated to the actual marketing expenditures incurred by Ryanair.
Nemčija se ni strinjala s pripombami družbe Air Berlin glede obstoja konkurence med letališčem Lübeck in letališčem Hamburg.
COMMENTS OF GERMANY ON THIRD PARTIES' SUBMISSIONS
Nemčija se je zlasti sklicevala na dejstvo, da je imelo letališče Hamburg leta 2000 70-krat toliko potnikov kot letališče Lübeck.
Comments on Ryanair's submissions
Druga letališča se niso pritožila, kar kaže, da med omenjenima letališčema ni bilo konkurence.
According to Germany, Ryanair's submissions reveal that airport Lübeck acted in accordance with the Market Economy Operator principle.
Poleg tega je Nemčija zavrnila trditev družbe Air Berlin, da je družba Ryanair imela gospodarsko prednost.
Germany particularly highlights the usefulness of Ryanair's approach of proving the market conformity of the agreements through a profitability analysis and a comparator analysis.
Nemčija je navedla, da je družba Air Berlin uporabila netočne izračune in da je preskus udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu edini ustrezen preskus za presojo, ali je sporazum med letališčem in letalskim prevoznikom skladen s trgom.
According to Germany, the 2010 Side Letters were not imputable to the State since they were autonomously negotiated and entered into by FLG, without interference of Hansestadt Lübeck.
OCENA UKREPOV
Furthermore, with regard to Side Letter No 2, Germany pointed out that it merely constituted an extension of the 2000 Agreement, without containing any material change.
Člen 107(1) Pogodbe določa, da je vsaka pomoč, ki jo dodeli država članica, ali kakršna koli vrsta pomoči iz državnih sredstev, ki izkrivlja ali bi lahko izkrivljala konkurenco z dajanjem prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga, nezdružljiva z notranjim trgom, kolikor prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
Therefore, all arguments put forward in relation to the 2000 Agreement were relevant.
Merila iz člena 107(1) Pogodbe so kumulativna.
Germany stated that it does not understand why the marketing services agreement between FLG and AMS was included in the State aid investigation, since FLG did not spend any public funds in the framework of this agreement.
Za presojo, ali ukrep pomeni državno pomoč, morajo biti izpolnjeni naslednji pogoji:
The costs laid down in the marketing services agreement with AMS were covered by private sources, as the money came from the Industrie- und Handelskammer Lübeck, a representation of private companies in Lübeck.
upravičenec je podjetje,
Moreover, Germany commented that the marketing services agreement with AMS could be regarded as conforming to market standards.
ukrep daje prednost,
This is supported by the observation that FLG was charged with lower costs than other airports with a similar agreement.
prednost je dodeljena iz državnih sredstev,
What is more, the marketing agreement in question was based on the promise of Ryanair to expand its flight portfolio by two destinations.
prednost je selektivna in
Another point added by Germany is the function of Lübeck airport as a back-up airport for Hamburg airport and as a necessary transport infrastructure for northern Germany.
ukrep izkrivlja konkurenco ali bi lahko izkrivljal konkurenco in lahko prizadene trgovino med državami članicami.
Comments on Air Berlin's submissions
Gospodarska dejavnost in pojem podjetje
According to Germany, Air Berlin would have been granted the same advantages as Ryanair if it had fulfilled the same criteria concerning passenger numbers and flight frequency.
Pojem podjetja zajema vse subjekte, ki opravljajo gospodarsko dejavnost, ne glede na njihov pravni status in način financiranja.
Instead, Air Berlin refused any offer for negotiations with FLG, since it never intended to take up services at Lübeck airport.
Vsaka dejavnost ponudbe blaga ali storitev na določenem trgu je gospodarska dejavnost.
Air Berlin never objected to the conditions under which Ryanair operated at Hamburg airport.
Ker je družba Ryanair zasebna družba, ki opravlja storitve zračnega prevoza za plačilo z namenom ustvarjanja dobička, je Ryanair podjetje, ki se ukvarja z gospodarsko dejavnostjo.
In addition, several airlines had complained (amongst others to the Commission) that Air Berlin had been benefitting from substantial State aid by the United Arabic Emirates.
Zato je podjetje v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
Therefore, it cannot present itself as a victim vis-à-vis its main competitor Ryanair.
Gospodarska prednost
Germany disagreed with Air Berlin's comments concerning the existence of competition between Lübeck airport and Hamburg airport.
Prednost v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe je vsaka gospodarska korist, ki je podjetje ne bi moglo pridobiti pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji, tj. brez posredovanja države.
In particular, Germany referred to the fact that Hamburg had 70 times as many passengers as Lübeck airport in 2000.
Kadar so letališču na voljo javna sredstva, se pomoč letalskemu prevozniku načeloma lahko izključi, če se razmerje med letališčem in letalskim prevoznikom izvaja v skladu z običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.
The absence of complaints by other airports showed that there was no competition between the two airports.
Ta t. i. preskus udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu sledi osnovnemu načelu, in sicer da bi bilo treba ravnanje javnih organov primerjati s podobnimi zasebnimi gospodarskimi udeleženci pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji, da se ugotovi, ali sporazum dodeljuje prednost njegovi sopogodbenici.
Furthermore, Germany rejected Air Berlin's argument that there was an economic advantage for Ryanair.
Uvodne opombe v zvezi s preskusom udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu
Germany stated that Air Berlin used inaccurate calculations and that the only test relevant for assessing whether an airport-airline agreement was market conform was the Market Economy Operator principle.
V skladu s točko 53 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 se obstoj pomoči letalskemu prevozniku, ki uporablja določeno letališče, načeloma lahko izključi, če cena letaliških storitev ustreza tržni ceni („prvi pristop“ – primerjava s tržno ceno).
ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURES
Z drugim pristopom se s predhodno analizo, tj. analizo, ki temelji na informacijah, ki so bile na voljo ob dodelitvi pomoči, in na predvidljivih razvojnih trendih, dokaže, da bo dogovor dodatno pozitivno prispeval k dobičku za letališče in da je del splošne strategije vsaj za dolgoročno donosnost („drugi pristop“ – predhodna analiza donosnosti).
Article 107(1) of the Treaty provides that 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.
Kar zadeva prvi pristop, Komisija meni, da v sedanjosti ni mogoče opredeliti ustreznega referenčnega merila za vzpostavitev realne tržne cene za storitve, ki jih ponujajo letališča.
The criteria laid down in Article 107(1) of the Treaty are cumulative.
Meni torej, da je najustreznejše merilo za oceno dogovorov, ki jih sklenejo letališča s posameznimi letalskimi prevozniki, predhodna analiza dodatne donosnosti.
Therefore, in order to determine whether a measure constitutes State aid, the following conditions have to be fulfilled:
Poudariti je treba, da je lahko na splošno uporaba načela udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu, ki temelji na povprečni ceni na drugih podobnih trgih, koristna, če je tako ceno mogoče smiselno opredeliti ali izpeljati iz drugih tržnih kazalnikov.
the beneficiary is an undertaking,
Vendar pa ta način ni enako ustrezen v primeru letaliških storitev, saj se struktura stroškov in prihodkov med letališči po navadi zelo razlikuje.
the measure confers an advantage,
Stroški in prihodki so namreč odvisni od razvitosti letališča, števila letalskih prevoznikov, ki uporabljajo letališče, njegove zmogljivosti v smislu potniškega prometa, stanja infrastrukture in povezanih naložb, regulativnega okvira, ki se lahko med državami članicami razlikuje, ter morebitnih dolgov ali obveznosti, ki jih je letališče prevzelo v preteklosti.
the advantage is granted through State resources,
Poleg tega liberalizacija trga zračnega prevoza otežuje vsako izključno primerjalno analizo.
the advantage is selective, and
Kot je razvidno iz tega primera, poslovne prakse med letališči in letalskimi prevozniki ne temeljijo vedno le na objavljenem seznamu pristojbin.
the measure distorts or threatens to distort competition and is liable to affect trade between Member States.
Ti poslovni odnosi se precej razlikujejo.
Economic activity and notion of undertaking
Vključujejo delitev tveganja glede potniškega prometa in morebitne povezane poslovne in finančne odgovornosti, običajne spodbujevalne sheme in spreminjanje razpršenosti tveganj med trajanjem sporazumov.
The concept of an undertaking covers any entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of its legal status and the way in which it is financed.
Zato ene transakcije ni mogoče dejansko primerjati z drugo na podlagi cene za obračanje ali cene na potnika.
Any activity consisting in offering goods or services on a given market is an economic activity.
Poleg tega primerjalna analiza ni primeren način za določitev tržnih cen, če razpoložljiva referenčna merila niso bila opredeljena ob upoštevanju tržnih okoliščin ali pa so obstoječe cene znatno izkrivljene zaradi javnega posredovanja.
Since Ryanair is a private company that provides air transport services for remuneration with the aim of making profits, Ryanair is an undertaking that is engaged in an economic activity.
Zdi se, da so taka izkrivljanja v letalskem sektorju prisotna iz razlogov, pojasnjenih v točkah od 57 do 59 smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014:
It is therefore an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
„Letališča v javni lasti so javni organi tradicionalno obravnavali kot infrastrukture za spodbujanje lokalnega razvoja in ne kot podjetja, ki poslujejo v skladu s tržnimi pravili.
Economic advantage
Cene na navedenih letališčih se zato običajno ne določajo ob upoštevanju dogajanj na trgu in zlasti dobrih predhodnih možnosti prihodnjih donosov, temveč predvsem ob upoštevanju socialnih ali regionalnih preudarkov.
An advantage within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty is any economic benefit which an undertaking could not have obtained under normal market conditions, that is to say in the absence of State intervention.
Tudi če so nekatera letališča v zasebni lasti ali se upravljajo zasebno in se pri tem ne upoštevajo socialni ali regionalni preudarki, lahko na cene na navedenih letališčih močno vplivajo cene, ki jih zaračunava večina javno subvencioniranih letališč, saj prav slednje cene upoštevajo letalski prevozniki v pogajanjih z letališči v zasebni lasti ali z zasebnim upravljanjem.
Where an airport has public resources at its disposal, aid to an airline can, in principle, be excluded where the relationship between the airport and the airline is carried out in line with normal market conditions.
V teh okoliščinah Komisija močno dvomi, da se lahko v sedanjosti opredeli ustrezno referenčno merilo za vzpostavitev realne tržne cene za storitve, ki jih ponujajo letališča.
This so-called ‘Market Economy Operator test’ (‘MEO test’) follows the basic concept that the behaviour of public authorities should be compared to that of similar private economic operators under normal market conditions to determine whether an agreement grants an advantage to its counterpart.
Ta položaj se lahko v prihodnosti spremeni ali razvije […]“.
Preliminary remarks with regard to the MEO test
Kot so opozorila sodišča Unije, je primerjalna analiza glede na zadevni sektor le eno od analitičnih orodij za ugotovitev, ali je upravičenec dobil gospodarsko prednost, ki je v običajnih tržnih razmerah ne bi dobil.
In accordance with point 53 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines, the existence of aid to an airline using a particular airport can, in principle, be excluded if the price charged for the airport services corresponds to the market price (‘first approach’ — comparison with the market price).
Čeprav lahko Komisija ta pristop uporabi, k temu ni zavezana, če bi bilo to neprimerno, kot je v tem primeru.
A second approach is to demonstrate through an ex ante analysis — that is to say, an analysis founded on information available when the aid is granted and on developments foreseeable at the time — that the arrangement will lead to a positive incremental profit contribution for the airport and is part of an overall strategy leading to profitability at least in the long term (‘second apporach’ — ex ante profitability analysis).
Družba Ryanair je v bistvu trdila, da se lahko preskus udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu uporabi na podlagi primerjave s poslovnimi dogovori drugih evropskih letališč.
As regards the first approach, the Commission does not consider that, at the present time, an appropriate benchmark can be identified to establish a true market price for services provided by airports.
Zlasti je primerjala pristojbine, ki jih je družba Ryanair plačevala na letališčih Bournemouth, Grenoble, Knock, Maastricht, Nîmes in Prestwick, s pristojbinami, ki jih je na podlagi sporazumov plačevala na letališču Lübeck.
It therefore considers an ex ante incremental profitability analysis to be the most relevant approach for the assessment of arrangements concluded by airports with individual airlines.
Vendar v tej primerjalni študiji ni bilo ocenjeno, ali je vzorec letališč iz primerjalne analize izpolnjeval vsa merila iz smernic za letalski sektor iz leta 2014, saj so se ocenili samo obseg prometa, vrsta letališkega prometa in blaginja okoliških območij.
It should be noted that, in general, the application of the MEO principle based on an average price on other similar markets may prove helpful if such a price can be reasonably identified or deduced from other market indicators.
Komisija je v uvodni izjavi 296 sklepa o začetku postopka iz leta 2012 primerjala pristojbine, določene v spremnih pismih iz leta 2010, s pristojbinami na letališču Hamburg, kar je vzbudilo dvome glede skladnosti pristojbin, določenih v spremnih pismih iz leta 2010, s trgom.
However, this method is of limited relevance for airport services, as the structure of costs and revenues tends to differ greatly from one airport to another.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je bil obseg prometa v Lübecku znatno manjši kot na letališču Hamburg.
This is because costs and revenues depend on how developed an airport is, the number of airlines which use the airport, its capacity in terms of passenger traffic, the state of the infrastructure and related investments, the regulatory framework which can vary from one Member State to another, and any debts or obligations entered into by the airport in the past.
Letališče Hamburg je bilo dejansko letališče z največ prometa v severni Nemčiji.
Moreover, the liberalisation of the air transport market complicates any purely comparative analysis.
Hamburg se je uporabljal za vse segmente zračnega prometa, medtem ko se je letališče Lübeck specializiralo za nizkocenovne prevoznike, za kar je bilo potrebnih manj okenc za prijavo leta in objektov za tranzitne potnike, potreben ni bil noben avtobus za potnike, potrebnega je bilo manj osebja in objektov za ravnanje s prtljago, manj osebja za čiščenje in omogočen je bil krajši čas obračanja.
As can be seen in this case, commercial practices between airports and airlines are not always based exclusively on a published schedule of charges.
Zato letališče Hamburg ni bilo dovolj primerljivo z letališčem Lübeck.
Rather, these commercial relations vary to a great extent.
Na podlagi teh ugotovitev Komisija meni, da je treba v tem primeru uporabiti pristop, ki je v smernicah za letalski sektor iz leta 2014 na splošno priporočen za uporabo preskusa udeleženca v tržnem gospodarstvu v zvezi z razmerji med letališči in letalskimi prevozniki, in sicer predhodno analizo dodatne donosnosti.
They include sharing risks with regard to passenger traffic and any related commercial and financial liability, standard incentive schemes and changing the spread of risks over the term of agreements.
Časovni okvir ocene
Consequently, one transaction cannot really be compared with another based on a turnaround price or price per passenger.
Komisija meni, da je ustrezen časovni okvir za oceno donosnosti dogovorov med letališči in letalskimi prevozniki navadno časovni okvir samega sporazuma.
In addition, benchmarking is not an appropriate method to establish market prices if the available benchmarks have not been defined with regard to market considerations or the existing prices are significantly distorted by public interventions.
Ker lahko letalski prevozniki svoje poslovanje prilagodijo v kratkem časovnem okviru in posebne vsebine morebitnih prihodnjih sporazumov navadno ni mogoče predvideti, zasebni upravljavec letališča navadno ne bi predvideval, da bodo posebni pogoji sporazuma veljali po dogovorjenem trajanju sporazuma.
Such distortions appear to be present in the aviation industry, for reasons explained in points 57 to 59 of the 2014 Aviation Guidelines:
Spremni pismi iz leta 2010 nista bili sklenjeni hkrati, ampak v razmiku več kot šest mesecev in obsegata različni časovni obdobji.
‘Publicly owned airports have traditionally been considered by public authorities as infrastructures for facilitating local development and not as undertakings operating in accordance with market rules.
Poleg tega se njuni vsebini razlikujeta, saj le spremno pismo št. 1 vsebuje dodatno plačilo za trženje, ki je precej visoko in povezano z začasnim trženjem.