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OSE employs 1595 people (1396 employees at OSE and another 199 at ERGOSE, a subsidiary of OSE responsible for the development and upgrade of railway infrastructure), while track access charges collected from TRAINOSE in 2015 accounted for 86 % of OSE's annual track access revenues for that year.
Glede na izjemne in posebne okoliščine, v katerih se je znašel grški železniški sektor, Komisija meni, da je pomoč družbi Trainose ustrezna za odpravo resne motnje v grškem gospodarstvu.
Additionally, GAIAOSE, the manager of rolling stock and real estate assets, and a number of other private businesses, such as service providers and contractors for cleaning, catering and ticketing services, freight forwarders, etc., would also be negatively affected.
Ta pomoč bo zadostovala, da podjetja znova začnejo dosegati rentabilnost ali vsaj zanesljivo izvajajo svoje naloge.
The Commission considers that the aid thus addresses a specific risk for the Greek railway system, and the dramatic consequences of discontinuation of the supply of rail transport services for the Greek economy and the population, beyond the situation of and benefits to TRAINOSE.
Nujnost in sorazmernost pomoči
In light of these extraordinary and specific circumstances which the Greek railway sector, being unequalled sector of the Greek economy as explained in the paragraph 230 below, is facing, the State aid to TRAINOSE is found to have the legitimate aim of remedying a serious disturbance of the Greek economy.
Pomoč je časovno omejena, saj jo sestavlja zlasti enkratna natančno opredeljena pomoč, ki je bila ali bo zagotovljena predvsem z odpisom obveznosti družbe Trainose do družbe OSE, povečanjem kapitala v višini 60 milijonov EUR leta 2009, neposrednimi povratnimi sredstvi v višini 50 milijonov EUR za obdobje 2011–2013 in premestitvijo zaposlenih družbe Trainose k drugim delodajalcem v javnem sektorju.
It is therefore necessary to verify the adequacy, necessity and proportionality of the aid to address that serious disturbance, as well as its impact on competition and trade between Member States.
Brez navedenih ukrepov v skupni vrednosti 1,02 milijarde EUR, bi družba Trainose prenehala delovati, kar bi povzročilo resne motnje in sistemske posledice za druga grška podjetja, ki so odvisna od storitev prevoza, ki jih opravlja družba Trainose.
The Commission recalls that the exceptional economic crisis the Greek economy is facing, as explained in the Section 7.3.1, in combination with the railway sector's vital role to the Greek economy, justifies the exceptional use of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty
Poleg tega bo družba Trainose v celoti privatizirana, kar bi moralo novemu lastniku omogočiti, da v potrebnem obsegu preusmeri dejavnosti družbe, da postanejo konkurenčnejše, potem ko bodo težave na železniškem trgu, ki jih je povzročila gospodarska kriza v Grčiji, odpravljene.
Appropriateness, necessity and proportionality of the aid and avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
Zmanjšanje finančnega bremena za del preteklih obveznosti je pogoj za izvedbo privatizacije.
Greece reiterated that the aid measures in favour of TRAINOSE are adequate, necessary and proportional, and will have no undue negative impact on competition and trade as regards the service and geographic markets on which TRAINOSE is and shall be active.
Kar zadeva letna nepovratna sredstva, se zneski zdijo sorazmerni, saj so nepovratna sredstva po naravi izravnalna in so bila poleg tega določena v sporazumu s trojko.
Appropriateness of the aid measure
Uporabljena so bila za le delno kritje operativnih izgub, nastalih med letoma 2008 in 2011 (glej preglednico 1), in zato družbi Trainose niso zagotovila dodatnih sredstev, ki bi jih lahko porabila za naložbe in/ali razširitev svojih dejavnosti na druge geografske trge ali trge storitev.
As regards the appropriateness of the aid to TRAINOSE to remedy a disturbance of a whole economy, the Commission notes that this is justified due to the particularities of the Greek rail transport sector.
To smiselno velja tudi za povečanje kapitala v višini 60 milijonov EUR leta 2009 in načrtovani odpis obveznosti do družbe OSE.
First, the railway sector in Greece is unique and not comparable with other industry sectors.
Načrtovani odpis ustreza znesku dolga, ki ga ima družba Trainose, in bo tudi v kombinaciji s preteklim povečanjem kapitala še vedno premajhen, da bi pokril pretekle izgube in razmerje med dolžniškim in lastniškim kapitalom družbe vrnil na trden položaj solventnosti (glej preglednico 1).
TRAINOSE accounts de facto for the whole economic sector of rail transport for freight and passengers.
Finančni kazalniki družbe Trainose v celotnem obdobju gospodarske krize v Grčiji od leta 2008 kažejo, da plačil družbi OSE trenutno ni mogoče izvesti iz lastnih sredstev.
Second, transport by rail is vital for the functioning of other industry sectors which depend on the transport of goods and persons from one place to another at any given time.
V povezavi z motnjo za grško gospodarstvo bi bilo nerealno in škodljivo, da bi družba Trainose močno zvišala svoje tarife ali cene, zato da bi kratkoročno ustvarila dovolj prihodkov in tako poravnala ta dolg.
Therefore, the rail transport services have a strong potential for triggering detrimental knock-on effects on the entire economy, if a service is not provided.
Informacije o premestitvi 593 zaposlenih, ki jih je predložila Grčija, kažejo, da je bil ukrep omejen in prilagojen za ublažitev položaja prevelikega števila zaposlenih ter za zmanjšanje nekaterih podedovanih stroškov družbe Trainose za zaposlene, ki so izhajali iz posebnega navideznega statusa javnega uslužbenca, ki ga je imelo njeno osebje, in pretekle politike zaposlovanja v podjetju.
No other industry sector has such a vital role when assessing the dependence of the other market economy actors on the services it provides.
Druga podjetja v Grčiji, ki zaposlujejo osebje v skladu z običajnim pravom, vključno z dejanskimi ali potencialnimi ponudniki železniških storitev, ne nosijo stroškov enake narave in obsega.
In view of the ongoing negotiations taking place between Greece and its creditors on the main outstanding issues that need to be solved in order to reach an agreement on the overall policy package which would allow the second review of the Greece`s economic adjustment programme to be completed, a particular attention is needed to provide clarity for the planned sale of TRAINOSE.
Zato prednost, zagotovljena družbi Trainose s premestitvijo 593 zaposlenih vzdrževalcev, ni presegla zagotovitve enakih konkurenčnih pogojev za družbo Trainose glede stroškov za zaposlene v primerjavi z dejanskimi in/ali potencialnimi konkurenti.
Therefore, the aid is appropriate to address a specific risk for the railway system and averts discontinuation of provision of rail services to the Greek economy and the population, beyond the situation of and benefits to TRAINOSE.
Zato Komisija meni, da je pomoč potrebna in sorazmerna ter se tako družbi Trainose omogoči, da zanesljivo opravlja svoje naloge, poleg tega se s tem prepreči, da bi njeno morebitno prenehanje delovanja poslabšalo resno motnjo v gospodarstvu, s katero se srečuje Grčija.
In light of the extraordinary and specific circumstances which the Greek railway sector is facing, the Commission considers that the aid to TRAINOSE is appropriate to remedy a serious disturbance of the Greek economy.
Izogibanje neupravičenim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami
This aid will be sufficient for the companies to return to viability or at last carry out their tasks reliably.
V zvezi z izogibanjem neupravičenim negativnim učinkom na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami je treba navesti, da so ukrepi neposredno povezani z zagotavljanjem vmesnega preživetja grških železnic, tj. družbe Trainose, do izvajanja in dokončanja prevzema podjetja in da se ne sme šteti, da imajo zelo škodljive negativne učinke prelivanja na druge države članice.
Necessity and proportionality of the aid
Zadevni ukrepi se ne uporabljajo in se niso uporabljali za povečanje zmogljivosti družbe Trainose.
The support is limited in time as it consists mainly of one-off well circumscribed aid that was or will be primarily provided through a write-off of TRAINOSE's liabilities towards OSE, a capital increase of EUR 60 million in 2009, direct grants of EUR 50 million for the period 2011-2013 and a transfer of employees of TRAINOSE to other public employers.
Nasprotno, Grčija je družbo Trainose prestrukturirala in reorganizirala, da bi povečala njeno učinkovitost in, kolikor je bilo mogoče, omejila negativna učinke zgoraj omenjenih motenj.
Without those measures totalling EUR 1,02 billion, TRAINOSE would go out of business causing serious disturbances and systemic implications for other Greek undertakings dependent on the transport services provided by TRAINOSE.
S privatizacijo družbe Trainose v okviru družbe Trenitalia je Grčija vsekakor prekinila povezave med svojim upravljavcem železniške infrastrukture in železniškim prevoznikom.
Moreover, TRAINOSE will be fully privatised, which should allow the new ownership to reorient, to the extent necessary, the operations of the company to become more competitive once the problems on the railway market caused by the economic crisis in Greece are solved.
Poleg tega se je Grčija zavezala k večji odprtosti grškega železniškega trga, in sicer tako, da bo za pogodbe o izvajanju javne službe za železniški potniški prevoz vzpostavila neodvisni organ, ki sklepa pogodbo, v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1370/2007, da bo od leta 2021 pogodbe o izvajanju javne službe sklepal neodvisni organ na podlagi javnih razpisov za sklope storitev s trajanjem največ pet let za vsakega, da bo udeležencem teh prvih javnih razpisov za obveznosti javne službe zagotovila ustrezne informacije in dovolj časa za pripravo ponudb ter da bo uskladila pogodbe o zakupu tirnih vozil s pogodbami o obveznosti javne službe.
The alleviation of the financial burden of part of past liabilities is a pre-condition for the privatisation to happen.
Glede na navedene premisleke in zaveze Grčije Komisija meni, da pomoč nima neupravičenih negativnih učinkov na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami.
As far as the annual grants are concerned, the amounts appear to be proportionate since the grants are compensatory in nature and have furthermore been determined in agreement with the Troika.
Komisija meni, da ima državna pomoč družbi Trainose zakoniti cilj odprave resne motnje v grškem gospodarstvu; pomoč je ustrezna, potrebna in sorazmerna ter nima nobenih neupravičenih negativnih učinkov na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami.
They have served to only partly cover operating losses incurred between 2008 and 2011 (see Table 1) and, therefore, have not provided TRAINOSE with additional resources which the company could have used to invest and/or expand its activities on other geographic or service markets.
Zato se šteje, da je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(b) Pogodbe.
The same is true mutatis mutandis as far as the capital increase of EUR 60 million in 2009 and the planned write-off of liabilities towards OSE are concerned.
Sklepne ugotovitve
The planned write-off is commensurate with the amount of debt TRAINOSE owes and, even combined with the past capital increase, will still fall short of absorbing past losses and bringing the debt to equity ratio of the company back to a strong solvency situation (see Table 1).
Glede na umik priglasitve, ki zadeva prenos terminalov z družbe OSE in povečanje lastniškega kapitala v višini 65 milijonov EUR v korist družbe Trainose (glej del ukrepa 2 in ukrepa 6), bi bilo treba formalni postopek preiskave v skladu s členom 108(2) Pogodbe v zvezi s priglašenimi ukrepi končati.
The financial indicators of TRAINOSE throughout the period of economic crisis in Greece since 2008 show that the payments to OSE cannot be made from own resources at present.
Komisija meni, da predvideni odpis dolgov družbe Trainose v višini 748,6 milijona EUR (ukrep 1), povečanje lastniškega kapitala v višini 60 milijonov EUR, izvedeno leta 2009 (del ukrepa 2), letna nepovratna sredstva za družbo Trainose v obdobju 2011–2013 v višini do 150 milijonov EUR (ukrep 3) in premestitev zaposlenih družbe Trainose k drugim delodajalcem v javnem sektorju (ukrep 4) pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe in se lahko razglasijo za združljive z notranjim trgom v skladu s členom 107(3)(b) Pogodbe, in sicer zato, ker je njihov namen odpraviti resno motnjo v grškem gospodarstvu.
It would be unrealistic and detrimental in the context of disturbance of the Greek economy that TRAINOSE increased significantly its tariffs or prices to generate enough revenues in the short term in order to settle this debt.
V zvezi s sporazumi o ravni storitve med družbama Trainose in OSE (ukrep 5) Komisija meni, da so bili navedeni sporazumi sklenjeni pod tržnimi pogoji in zato ne pomenijo državne pomoči –
As regards the transfer of 593 employees, the information provided by Greece shows that the measure has been confined and calibrated to alleviating the situation of overstaffing and reducing some of the legacy staff costs of TRAINOSE which stemmed from the specific quasi-civil servant status of its personnel and the past recruitment policy of the company.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJI SKLEP:
Other companies in Greece employing staff subject to common law, including actual or potential providers of railway services, do not bear costs of the same nature and amount.
Člen 1
Therefore, the advantage provided to TRAINOSE through the transfer of 593 maintenance employees has not gone beyond putting TRAINOSE on a level playing field with actual and/or potential competitors as to staff costs.
Po umiku priglasitve, ki zadeva prenos terminalov z družbe OSE na družbo Trainose in povečanje lastniškega kapitala v višini 65 milijonov EUR, je formalni postopek preiskave v skladu s členom 108(2) Pogodbe v zvezi za navedenima priglašenima načrtovanima ukrepoma v korist družbe Trainose S.A. postal brezpredmeten in je tako končan.
Therefore, the Commission considers that the aid is necessary and proportionate with a view to allowing TRAINOSE to carry out its tasks reliably and avoiding that its possible dissolution worsens the serious disturbance of the economy which Greece is facing.
Člen 2
Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
Državna pomoč v obliki odpisa dolgov v višini 748,6 milijona EUR v korist družbe Trainose, ki jo Grčija namerava izvesti, pomeni državno pomoč, ki je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(b) Pogodbe.
As regards the avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States, it has to be noted that the measures are directly connected with ensuring the interim survival of Greek railways, TRAINOSE, until the implementation and completion of the take-over of the company and cannot be deemed to have significantly adverse negative spill-over effects on other Member States.
Izvajanje odpisa navedenih dolgov je ustrezno odobreno.
The measures in question do not and did not serve to increase the capacity of TRAINOSE.
Povečanje lastniškega kapitala v višini 60 milijonov EUR, izvedeno leta 2009 v korist družbe Trainose, pomeni državno pomoč, ki je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(b) Pogodbe.
On the contrary, Greece has restructured and reorganised TRAINOSE in order to increase its efficiency and as far as it was possible to limit the negative effects of the disturbances mentioned above.
Letna nepovratna sredstva v višini do 150 milijonov EUR, izvedena v obdobju 2011–2013 v korist družbe Trainose, pomenijo državno pomoč, ki je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(b) Pogodbe.
With the privatisation of TRAINOSE to TRENITALIA, Greece has definitely cut the links between its rail infrastructure manager and the rail operator.
Premestitev 593 zaposlenih k drugim delodajalcem v javnem sektorju v obdobju 2011–2013 je združljiva z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107(3)(b) Pogodbe.
In addition, Greece has committed to enhance the opening of the Greek railway market, such as to establish an independent contracting authority for public service contracts for rail passenger transport according to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, as from 2021 to award the PSO contracts by the independent contracting authority via public tenders for service bundles with a duration of maximum 5 years each, to provide the participants in those first tenders for PSO with relevant information and with sufficient time to prepare bid and to synchronise the rolling stock lease contracts with the PSO contracts.
Sporazumi o ravni storitve za vzdrževanje tirnih vozil, zakup tirnih vozil, usposabljanje osebja, najem pisarniških prostorov in najem avtobusov ne pomenijo državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) Pogodbe.
In view of the above considerations and commitments of Greece, the Commission considers that the aid does not have undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States.
Člen 3
The Commission considers that the State aid to TRAINOSE has the legitimate aim of remedying a serious disturbance of the Greek economy; it is appropriate, necessary and proportional, and does not have any undue negative effects on competition and trade between Member States.
Ta sklep je naslovljen na Helensko republiko.
Therefore, it is to be considered compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
V Bruslju, 16. junija 2017
Conclusions
Za Komisijo
In the light of the withdrawal of the notification regarding the transfer of terminals from OSE and the equity increase of EUR 65 million in favour of TRAINOSE (see part of Measure 2 and Measure 6), the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the Treaty in respect of the notified measures should be closed.
Članica Komisije
The Commission considers that the envisaged cancellation of debts of TRAINOSE amounting to EUR 748,6 million (Measure 1), the equity increase of EUR 60 million implemented in 2009 (part of Measure 2), the annual grants to TRAINOSE for the period from 2011 to 2013 amounting up to EUR 150 million (Measure 3) and the transfer of TRAINOSE's employees to other public sector employers (Measure 4) constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty and can be declared compatible with the internal market under Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the grounds that their purpose is to remedy a serious disturbance in the Greek economy.
UL C 272, 15.9.2011, str. 7.
With regard to the SLAs between TRAINOSE and OSE (Measure 5), the Commission considers that the SLAs had been concluded on market terms and therefore they do not constitute State aid,
EBITDA pomeni dobiček pred obrestmi, davki in amortizacijo, EBT pa dobiček pred davki.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Memorandum o soglasju o posebnih pogojih ekonomske politike, 3. maj 2010.
Article 1
V skladu s prvotnim časovnim okvirom bi se moral postopek zbiranja ponudb za družbo Trainose začeti v zadnjem četrtletju leta 2012, pri čemer bi se morala njena sredstva prenesti na grški privatizacijski sklad.
Following the withdrawal of the notification of the transfer of terminals from OSE to TRAINOSE and of the equity increase of EUR 65 million, the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the Treaty with respect to these notified planned measures in favour of TRAINOSE SA has become without object and is hereby closed.
Družba HRADF je bila ustanovljena na podlagi zakona št. 3986/2011 o nujnih ukrepih za izvajanje vmesnega okvira fiskalne strategije za obdobje 2012–2015, grški vladni uradni list A'.
Article 2
Sklep medresorskega odbora za prestrukturiranje sredstev in privatizacije št. 226 z dne 18. januarja 2013.
The State aid in the form of the cancellation of debts amounting to EUR 748,6 million in favour of TRAINOSE, which Greece is planning to implement, constitutes State aid, compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Sklep medresorskega odbora za prestrukturiranje sredstev in privatizacije št. 232 z dne 5. aprila 2013 (grški vladni uradni list B'803/5.4.2013).
The implementation of the cancellation of these debts is accordingly authorised.
Trditev Grčije z dne 27. marca 2017, str.
The equity increase of EUR 60 million implemented in 2009 in favour of TRAINOSE constitutes State aid, compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
1.
The annual grants of up to EUR 150 million implemented in the period from 2011 to 2013 in favour of TRAINOSE constitute State aid, compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Uredba (ES) št. 1370/2007 Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 23. oktobra 2007 o javnih storitvah železniškega in cestnega potniškega prevoza ter o razveljavitvi uredb Sveta (EGS) št. 1191/69 in št. 1107/70 (UL L 315, 3.12.2007, str. 1).
The transfer of 593 employees to other public sector employers during the period from 2011 to 2013 is compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.
Zaupne informacije.
The Service Level Agreements concerning the provision of rolling stock maintenance, the leasing of rolling stock, the personnel training, the office rental and the coach rental, do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.
UL C 249, 31.7.2014, str. 1.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Trditev Grčije z dne 27. marca 2017, str. 2.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 2017.
Združene zadeve od C-106/87 do C-120/87, Asteris in drugi proti Grčiji in EGS, ECLI:EU:C:1988:457, točki 24 in 25.
For the Commission
Odločba Komisije 1999/268/ES (UL L 107, 24.4.1999, str. 21).
Member of the Commission
Zadeva C-303/88, Italija proti Komisiji, Recueil 1991, ECLI:EU:C:1991:136.
OJ C 272, 15.9.2011, p. 7.
Zadeva T-157/01, Danske Busvognmænd proti Komisiji, Recueil 2004, ECLI:EU:T:2004:76.
EBITDA means earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation; EBT means earnings before tax.
Družba SEK je bila subjekt javnega sektorja, ustanovljena je bila leta 1920 in je upravljala večino grških železniških prog do 31. decembra 1970, ko so bile vse železniške proge v Grčiji, razen zasebnih industrijskih prog in prog E.I.S., prenesene na novo ustanovljeno družbo Hellenic Railways Organisation S.A., tj. družbo OSE.
Memorandum of Understanding on Specific Economic Policy Conditionality, 3 May 2010.
Grški vladni uradni list A'188/4.1.2010.
Under the initial timetable, the tender process for Trainose was planned to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2012, with its assets being transferred to the Greek privatisation fund.
Trditev Grčije z dne 27. marca 2017, str. 2.
The Privatisation Programme is laid down in Table II of Chapter B' of Law 3985/2011 on Mid-Term Fiscal Strategy Framework 2012-2015.
Grški vladni uradni list A'212/17.12.2010.
Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding of 8 December 2010, see: https://www.imf.org/external/np/loi/2010/grc/120810.pdf
Direktiva Komisije 2014/106/EU z dne 5. decembra 2014 o spremembi prilog V in VI k Direktivi 2008/57/ES Evropskega Parlamenta in Sveta o interoperabilnosti železniškega sistema v Skupnosti (UL L 355, 12.12.2014, str. 42).
HRADF was established in accordance with Law 3986/2011 on Urgent Measures for the implementation of the Mid-Term Fiscal Strategy Framework 2012-2015, Greek Government Gazette A'152 /1.7.2011.
Regulativni organ za železnice (Ρυθμιστική Αρχή Σιδηροδρόμων ali RAS).
Decision No 226 of 18 January 2013 of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Asset Restructuring and Privatisations (‘ICARP’).
Odločba Komisije 88/167/EGS z dne 7. oktobra 1987 o zakonu št. 1386/1983, s katerim je grška vlada odobrila pomoč grški industriji (UL L 76, 22.3.1988, str. 18).
Decision No 232 of 5 April 2013 of the ICARP (Greek Government Gazette B'803/5.4.2013).
Sklep Komisije o državni pomoči NN 11/91, ki ni objavljen.
Submission of Greece dated 27 March 2017, p. 1.
Odločba Sveta 91/136/EGS z dne 4. marca 1991 o posojilu Skupnosti v korist Helenske republike (UL L 66, 13.3.1991, str. 22).