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The act mentioned at point 66qa of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 628/2013 of 28 June 2013 on working methods of the European Aviation Safety Agency for conducting standardisation inspections and for monitoring the application of the rules of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 (OJ L 179, 29.6.2013, p.
Akt, naveden v točki 66qa Priloge XIII k Sporazumu EGP (Izvedbena uredba Komisije (EU) št. 628/2013 z dne 28. junija 2013 o načinu dela Evropske agencije za varnost v letalstvu pri izvajanju inšpekcijskih pregledov standardiziranja in spremljanju uporabe predpisov Uredbe (ES) št. 216/2008 Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta ter o razveljavitvi Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 736/2006) (UL L 179, 29.6.2013, str.
46)).
46).
See, Commission Decision (EU) 2016/2357 of 19 December 2016 regarding the lack of effective compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and its implementing rules in respect of certificates issued by the Hellenic Aviation Training Academy (HATA), and Part-66 licenses issued on the basis thereof (OJ L 348, 21.12.2016, p.
72).
No 70/17/COL
št. 70/17/COL
of 29 March 2017
z dne 29. marca 2017
on the Coastal Agreement for Hurtigruten Maritime Services 2012-2019 (Norway) [2018/887]
o obalnem sporazumu za pomorske storitve podjetja Hurtigruten za obdobje 2012–2019 (Norveška) [2018/887]
the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), in particular to Articles 59(2) and 61,
Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Sporazum EGP) ter zlasti člena 59(2) in člena 61 Sporazuma,
Protocol 26 to the EEA Agreement,
Protokola 26 k Sporazumu EGP,
the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice (‘the Surveillance and Court Agreement’), in particular to Article 24,
Sporazuma med državami Efte o ustanovitvi nadzornega organa in sodišča (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Sporazum o nadzornem organu in sodišču) ter zlasti člena 24 Sporazuma,
Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (‘Protocol 3’), in particular to Article 1 of Part I and Articles 4(4), 6 and 13 of Part II,
Protokola 3 k Sporazumu o nadzornem organu in sodišču (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Protokol 3) ter zlasti člena 1 dela I ter člena 4(4) in členov 6 in 13 dela II,
On 28 April 2014, the Authority received by email a complaint concerning alleged incompatible aid to Hurtigruten ASA (‘Hurtigruten’) under the Coastal Agreement for the Bergen – Kirkenes route (‘Hurtigruten Agreement’ or ‘HA’) for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2019.
Nadzorni organ je 28. aprila 2014 po elektronski pošti prejel pritožbo v zvezi z domnevno nezdružljivo pomočjo podjetju Hurtigruten ASA (v nadaljnjem besedilu: podjetje Hurtigruten) na podlagi obalnega sporazuma za povezavo Bergen–Kirkenes (v nadaljnjem besedilu: sporazum Hurtigruten) za obdobje od 1. januarja 2012 do 31. decembra 2019.
The two complaints are independent, but there are certain overlapping issues.
Nadzorni organ je z dopisom z dne 13. junija 2014 (dopolnjenim z dopisom z dne 10. julija 2014) od norveških organov zahteval informacije.
Given that both complaints refer to the HA, the present decision will treat them jointly and refer to them as ‘the complaints’ (reference will also be made to ‘the complainants’) throughout the text.
Norveški organi so na zahtevo po informacijah odgovorili z dopisom z dne 22. septembra 2014.
By letter dated 13 June 2014 (supplemented by a letter of 10 July 2014), the Authority requested information from the Norwegian authorities.
Norveškim organom je bila 21. novembra 2014 poslana dodatna zahteva za informacije, na katero so odgovorili z dopisom z dne 16. januarja 2015.
By letter dated 22 September 2014, the Norwegian authorities replied to the information request.
Nadzorni organ je 9. decembra 2015 sprejel Odločbo št. 490/15/COL o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave domnevno nezakonite pomoči, povezane s sporazumom Hurtigruten (v nadaljnjem besedilu: odločba o začetku postopka).
An additional request for information was sent to the Norwegian authorities on 21 November 2014, to which the Norwegian authorities replied by letter dated 16 January 2015.
Odločba o začetku postopka je bila 30. junija 2016 objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropske unije in Dopolnilu EGP k Uradnemu listu Evropske unije.
On 9 December 2015, the Authority adopted Decision 490/15/COL opening the formal investigation procedure into alleged unlawful aid involved in the HA (‘the opening decision’).
Nadzorni organ ni od tretjih strank prejel nobenih dodatnih pripomb k odločbi o začetku postopka.
The Norwegian authorities submitted comments to the opening decision by letter dated 16 February 2016.
Norveški organi so na zahtevo po informacijah odgovorili z dopisoma z dne 21. novembra 2016 in 21. decembra 2016.
The complainants provided some additional information in response to the comments of the Norwegian authorities.
OZADJE – SPORAZUM HURTIGRUTEN
The Authority did not receive any further comments to the opening decision from third parties.
Podjetje Hurtigruten izvaja prevozne storitve, ki vključujejo kombinirani prevoz oseb in blaga ob norveški obali od Bergna do Kirkenesa, kot je prikazano na spodnjem diagramu.
By letter dated 12 October 2016, the Authority requested information from the Norwegian authorities.
Obalna povezava Bergen–Kirkenes
By letters dated 21 November 2016 and 21 December 2016, the Norwegian authorities replied to the information request.
Opravljanje storitve v delih obdobja od 1. januarja 2005 do 31. decembra 2012 je bilo obravnavano v Odločbi Nadzornega organa št. 205/11/COL.
BACKGROUND — THE HURTIGRUTEN AGREEMENT
Nadzorni organ je v navedeni odločbi ugotovil, da je podjetje Hurtigruten prejelo državno pomoč, ki ni bila združljiva z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP, ker je pomenila obliko prekomernega nadomestila za obveznost javne službe, in odredil vračilo pomoči.
Hurtigruten operates transport services consisting of the combined transport of persons and goods along the Norwegian coast from Bergen to Kirkenes, as illustrated in the diagram below:
Opravljanje storitve v obdobju od 1. januarja 2012 do 31. decembra 2019 je bilo predmet razpisnega postopka, ki se je začel 30. junija 2010, ko so bili na spletišču Doffin (spletni portal javnih naročil) objavljeni razpisni pogoji.
The Bergen – Kirkenes coastal route
Na povezavah Tromsø–Kirkenes in Kirkenes–Tromsø se zagotavlja tudi tovorni promet.
The operation of the service for parts of the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2012 was the subject of the Authority's Decision No 205/11/COL.
Storitve se izvajajo v skladu z nekaterimi zahtevami glede plovil in njihove zmogljivosti, kot je določeno v pogodbi.
The operation of the service for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2019 was the subject of a tender procedure initiated on 30 June 2010, when the tender specifications were published on Doffin (online database for public procurement).
Izpolnjevati morajo tudi pravne in tehnične zahteve, kot je opredeljeno v točki 4.4 razpisnih pogojev.
Following this tender procedure, and on the basis of a bid submitted on 8 November 2010, a contract for the procurement of services for the Bergen – Kirkenes coastal route for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2019 was signed with Hurtigruten on 13 April 2011.
Pomorske storitve za povezavo Bergen–Kirkenes temeljijo na najvišjih vozninah za potnike, ki potujejo od pristanišča do pristanišča (tj. potnike v okviru javne službe), pri čemer morajo te voznine odobriti norveški organi.
Under this contract, Hurtigruten shall perform daily sailings throughout the year with calls at 32 intermediate defined ports between Bergen and Kirkenes.
V skladu s sporazumom Hurtigruten so „‚[p]otniki, ki potujejo od pristanišča do pristanišča‘, […] potniki, ki kupijo vozovnice za potovanje na izbrani povezavi po običajni tarifi, pri čemer se lahko odločijo za doplačilo za kabino in/ali obroke.
For the Tromsø - Kirkenes and Kirkenes – Tromsø routes, freight transport shall also be provided.
Cene za dodatne storitve se morajo ujemati z objavljenimi cenami za izbrani standard kabine ali obroka.
The services shall be operated in line with certain capacity and vessel requirements, as stipulated in the contract.
Skupna cena mora biti v takih primerih enaka vsoti cene vozovnice in posameznih cen izbranih dodatnih storitev.“ Odobrena voznina pomeni voznino po običajni tarifi, ki se je na tej povezavi uporabljala 1. oktobra 2004, prilagojeno v skladu z indeksom cen življenjskih potrebščin.
Vessels used on the coastal route shall as a minimum have a passenger capacity for 320 passengers, berth capacity in cabins for 120 passengers and freight capacity for 150 euro pallets in a cargo hold with a normal load height.
Vse poznejše spremembe običajne tarife morajo odobriti norveški organi.
They shall also meet legal and technical requirements as indicated in section 4.4 of the tender specifications.
Podjetje Hurtigruten lahko za druge potnike prosto določi svoje cene.
The maritime services for the Bergen – Kirkenes route are based on maximum fares as regards port-to-port passengers (i.e. public service passengers), which must be approved by the Norwegian authorities.
V skladu s sporazumom Hurtigruten so „‚[d]rugi potniki‘ […] potniki, ki niso ‚potniki, ki potujejo od pristanišča do pristanišča‘.
According to the HA, ‘‘[p]ort-to-port passengers’ are passengers who purchase tickets for travelling on a chosen route in accordance with the normal tariff, with any supplement for cabins and/or meals at their option.
Z drugimi besedami, to so potniki, ki kupijo potovalne proizvode za določene povezave, ki jih opredeli ponudnik ter vključujejo vsaj eno nočitev v kabini in vsaj en obrok na krovu, pri čemer je ponudnik objavil skupno ceno za vključene storitve, ki je ni mogoče razčleniti na posamezne objavljene cene za iste storitve, vključno s tem, da potniki ne bodo upravičeni do opredeljenih popustov na posamezen element potovalnega proizvoda.
Prices for supplementary services must correspond to published prices for the selected standard of cabin and meal.
Drugi potniki vključujejo tudi potnike, ki kupijo potovalni proizvod, ki ga opredeli ponudnik, z vsaj zgoraj navedenimi dodatnimi storitvami za skupno ceno, določeno na dan, pri čemer pa potniki sami izberejo povezavo, na kateri veljajo ti pogoji.“ Enako velja za cene kabin in obrokov ter tovorni promet.
The overall price must in such cases equal the sum of the ticket price and individual prices of the selected supplementary services.’
Za storitve, ki so zajete v sporazumu Hurtigruten, norveški organi plačajo nadomestilo v skupnem znesku 5120 milijonov NOK za osemletno izvajanje sporazuma, izraženo v cenah iz leta 2011, ki se prilagaja v skladu z indeksom stroškov za domači pomorski prevoz, ki ga določi norveški statistični urad.
An approved fare is taken to mean the normal fares tariff that applied on this route on 1 October 2004, adjusted in line with the Consumer Price Index.
Nadomestilo, dodeljeno za posamezna leta, znaša:
Any subsequent changes to the normal tariff must be approved by the Norwegian authorities.
Preglednica 1
For other passengers, Hurtigruten is free to set its prices.
Letno nadomestilo na podlagi sporazuma Hurtigruten
According to the HA, ‘‘[o]ther passengers’ are those who are not ‘port-to-port passengers’.
700 milijonov NOK
In other words, they are passengers who purchase travel products for specific routes, defined by the supplier, and which include at least one overnight cabin stay and at least one meal on board, where the supplier has published a combined price for the items included and which cannot be broken down into the individual published prices for the same items, including that the passengers will not be entitled to defined discounts on the travel component of the product.
683 milijonov NOK
Other passengers also include those purchasing a travel product, defined by the supplier, with at least the abovementioned supplementary services at a combined price, specified per day, but where the passengers themselves select the route where these conditions apply.’
666 milijonov NOK
The same applies to cabin and meal prices, as well as to freight transport.
649 milijonov NOK
For the services covered by the HA, the Norwegian authorities pay a total compensation of NOK 5120 million for the eight years' duration of the agreement, expressed in 2011 prices, and adjusted in accordance with Statistics Norway's cost index for domestic sea transport.
631 milijonov NOK
The compensation allocation for each individual year is as follows:
614 milijonov NOK
Table 1
597 milijonov NOK
Annual Compensation under the HA
580 milijonov NOK
NOK 700 million
V skladu s sporazumom Hurtigruten mora podjetje Hurtigruten voditi ločene račune za dejavnosti na povezavi Bergen–Kirkenes ter za druge dejavnosti in povezave, ki niso zajete s sporazumom Hurtigruten.
NOK 683 million
Poleg tega mora voditi ločene račune za linije v okviru obveznosti javne službe na glavni obalni povezavi Bergen–Kirkenes in komercialne storitve na tej isti povezavi.
NOK 666 million
PRITOŽBI
NOK 649 million
Oba pritožnika sta zahtevala zaupno obravnavo.
NOK 631 million
Argument pritožnikov, da podjetje Hurtigruten prejema državno pomoč v obliki prekomernega nadomestila, s čimer sta kršena člena 61 in 59 Sporazuma EGP, izhaja iz naslednjih trditev.
NOK 614 million
Nadomestilo za opravljanje prevozov na povezavah v okviru obveznosti javne službe se je znatno povečalo v primerjavi s prejšnjim pogodbenim obdobjem.
NOK 597 million
Podjetje Hurtigruten še naprej prejema nadomestilo za storitve, ki jih ne opravlja:
NOK 580 million
podjetje Hurtigruten je od januarja 2014 do septembra 2014 brez objektivne utemeljitve ali strokovnega preverjanja odpovedalo vse plovbe v pristanišče Mehamn in iz njega (eno od pristanišč postanka, zajetih s sporazumom Hurtigruten), potem ko je aprila 2012 sámo delno porušilo pomol terminala, ki ga je več kot 20 mesecev uporabljalo za pristajanje.
According to the HA, Hurtigruten is obliged to keep separate accounts for the activities on the Bergen – Kirkenes route and other activities and routes outside the scope of the HA.
Pri tem ustrezno nadomestilo, ki so ga odobrili norveški organi, ni bilo znižano, kar je podjetju Hurtigruten omogočilo, da je na mesec pri stroških prihranilo 314500 NOK.
In addition, Hurtigruten is obliged to keep separate accounts for the public service obligation ( ‘PSO’) routes of the Bergen – Kirkenes main coastal route and the commercial part of the same route.
Posledično naj ne bi bil izpolnjen niti drugi niti tretji pogoj iz sodbe Altmark.
THE COMPLAINTS
Drugi pogoj ni izpolnjen, ker norveški organi niso vzpostavili okvira ali politike za objektivno in strokovno oceno prenehanja opravljanja storitve po tehničnih ali operativnih zahtevkih podjetja niti niso najeli agencije, ki bi preverila izpodbijane zahtevke.
Both complainants have requested confidential treatment.
Tretji pogoj po mnenju pritožnikov ni izpolnjen, ker se podjetju Hurtigruten plačuje polno nadomestilo za opravljanje storitev na povezavah v okviru obveznosti javne službe, na katerih ima zaradi prekinitve storitev precej nižje stroške;
The complainants' argument that Hurtigruten receives State aid in the form of overcompensation, violating thus Articles 61 and 59 of the EEA Agreement, is centred around the following allegations:
norveški organi so zavrnili številne pritožbe več pristanišč in regionalnih organov v zvezi s pogostimi in samovoljnimi odpovedmi podjetja Hurtigruten, tako da se nadomestilo ni znižalo.
The compensation for providing the PSO routes has increased substantially as compared to the previous contract period.
Po navedbah pritožnikov je v nekaterih pristaniščih še posebno veliko odpovedi plovbe zaradi majhnega števila potnikov in majhne donosnosti, zlasti v zimski sezoni.
Hurtigruten continues to receive compensation for services that are not rendered:
Pritožnika se še zlasti sprašujeta o opredelitvi višje sile iz člena 8 sporazuma Hurtigruten, ki se nanaša na „izredne vremenske razmere“, ne da bi bila uporabljena objektivna merila.
Hurtigruten has cancelled all sailings to and from the port of Mehamn (one of the ports of call covered by the HA) from January 2014 until September 2014 without any objective justification or professional verification, after having itself partially demolished the terminal quay in April 2012, which Hurtigruten was actually using to dock for over 20 months.
Sklicujeta se tudi na to, da take razmere v skladu s členom 8 sporazuma Hurtigruten ne pomenijo višje sile, saj je v njem izrecno navedeno, da se „[o]vire, ki bi jih pogodbenica morala upoštevati ob sklenitvi sporazuma ali za katere bi bilo mogoče razumno pričakovati, da jih bo preprečila ali se jim izognila, […] ne štejejo za višjo silo“.
At the same time, the corresponding compensation granted by the Norwegian authorities has not been reduced, enabling Hurtigruten to receive monthly cost savings amounting to NOK 314500.
Istočasno pritožnika dvomita o diskrecijski pravici podjetja Hurtigruten, da poseže v absolutno neodvisnost poveljnika ladje pri utemeljevanju odpovedi, ki niso posledica načrtovanega vzdrževanja ali tehničnih razlogov v skladu s členom 4-1(3) sporazuma Hurtigruten.
As a result, both the second and third Altmark conditions would not be fulfilled.
Skratka, pritožnika trdita, da odpovedi, zaradi katerih se nadomestilo ne zniža, negativno vplivajo na opravljanje storitev na povezavah v okviru obveznosti javne službe ter ne izpolnjujejo drugega in tretjega pogoja iz sodbe Altmark.
The third condition would not be fulfilled, according to the complainants, because Hurtigruten is paid full compensation for PSO routes where it enjoys a substantial cost reduction as a result of the interruption of the services.
Podjetje Hurtigruten ne rezervira svojih zmogljivosti za potnike v okviru javne službe, ampak jih raje prodaja potnikom na križarjenju.
Numerous complaints from several ports and regional authorities regarding frequent and arbitrary Hurtigruten cancellations have been dismissed by the Norwegian authorities and have not resulted in any reduction of the compensation.
Tako dvakrat dobi plačilo za isto zmogljivost, zaradi česar pridobi korist v višini od 50 do 100 milijonov NOK na leto.
According to the complainants, certain ports are especially plagued by cancellations due to low passenger numbers and low profitability, especially during the winter season.
RAZLOGI ZA ZAČETEK FORMALNE PREISKAVE
The complainants particularly question the force majeure definition of section 8 of the HA referring to ‘extreme weather conditions’ without the use of objective criteria.
Nadzorni organ je v odločbi o začetku postopka ocenil štiri pogoje iz sodbe Altmark in ugotovil, da se nobeden od njih ni zdel izpolnjen, tako da je bila podjetju Hurtigruten dodeljena selektivna prednost v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP.
They also refer to such conditions as not constituting force majeure in line with section 8 of the HA, which particularly states that ‘[o]bstacles that the contracting party should have considered upon entering into the agreement, or could reasonably be expected to avoid or circumvent, shall not be considered to constitute force majeure’.
Kar zadeva prvi pogoj jasne opredelitve obveznosti javne službe, je Nadzorni organ dvomil, da bi lahko Norveška zahtevo glede rezervirane zmogljivosti iz člena 4-2 sporazuma Hurtigruten opredelila kot storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena (v nadaljnjem besedilu: SSGP) glede na majhno izkoriščenost zmogljivosti za javno službo in sezonska nihanja komercialnega prevoza potnikov.
At the same time, the complainants question Hurtigruten's discretion to abuse the absolute sovereignty of the master of the ship, when justifying cancellations that are not due to scheduled maintenance or technical reasons pursuant to section 4-1(3) of the HA.
Poleg tega je Nadzorni organ podvomil o opredelitvi SSGP, ker ni prejel informacij o izkoriščenosti ležišč in ker za tovorni promet na povezavi Tromsø–Kirkenes–Tromsø cena ni bila regulirana, kot se zahteva s členom 4(2) uredbe o pomorski kabotaži.
In conclusion, the complainants submit that the cancellations that do not result in any reduction of the compensation have an adverse effect on the performance of the PSO routes and do not fulfil the second and third Altmark conditions.
Kar zadeva drugi pogoj in zahtevo, da morajo biti parametri, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, določeni vnaprej ter objektivno in pregledno, je Nadzorni organ podvomil, ali je zahteva glede rezervirane zmogljivosti povezana z dejanskim številom potnikov v okviru obveznosti javne službe.
Hurtigruten has shown reluctance to pay port fees, rent and service charges.
Za predhodni izračun stroškov na potnika/kilometer namreč ni bilo nobene objektivne in pregledne metodologije.
It stopped paying from January 2014 until May 2014.
Podjetje Hurtigruten je določilo ločen proračun za vse stroške in prihodke, povezane s povezavami v okviru obveznosti javne službe.
Furthermore, it attempts to secure special price agreements and seeks repayments of such costs from all relevant ports going back to 2011, while maintaining the public service compensation at the same level.
Namen tega ločenega računovodstva pa ni bil vnaprej določiti parametre za nadomestilo, ki bi moralo biti neposredno povezano z dejanskimi izgubami in stroški (stroški, povezanimi z zmogljivostjo in potniki), nastalimi podjetju Hurtigruten.
Hurtigruten does not reserve capacity for public service passengers, but rather sells the berth capacity to cruise passengers.
Nadzorni organ je nadalje dvomil glede načina, kako so bili izračunani stroški podjetja Hurtigruten in kako so bili pri prilagoditvah nadomestila, kot so določene v členih 4-1 (točka 3), 6 in 7 sporazuma Hurtigruten (tj. v primeru prenehanja opravljanja storitve, sprememb v opravljanju storitve ali nepredvidenih dogodkov), določeni natančni parametri.
Hence, Hurtigruten is paid twice for the same capacity, which provides it with an advantage of NOK 50 to 100 million per year.
Poleg tega je opozoril, da niso bili opredeljeni parametri za izračun razumne stopnje dobička in da višina nadomestila ne izraža v celoti parametrov, ki so opredeljeni, ko si podjetje Hurtigruten prizadeva s pogajanji doseči nižje pristaniške pristojbine, hkrati pa ohranja enako višino nadomestila.
GROUNDS FOR OPENING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Glede tretjega pogoja je Nadzorni organ dvomil, ali so norveški organi zagotovili, da odobreno nadomestilo ne presega tistega, kar je potrebno za kritje vseh ali dela stroškov, nastalih pri izpolnjevanju obveznosti javne službe, ob upoštevanju zadevnih prejemkov in razumnega dobička za izpolnjevanje teh obveznosti.
The Authority, in the opening decision, assessed the four conditions of the Altmark judgment and expressed doubts that none of them seemed satisfied, and a selective advantage was thus conferred on Hurtigruten within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Nadzorni organ je pri sprejetju te predhodne ugotovitve obravnaval naslednje trditve pritožnikov:
Concerning the first condition of a clear definition of a PSO, the Authority doubted whether the reserve capacity requirement of section 4-2 of the HA could be classified by Norway as a service of general economic interest (‘SGEI’), given the low capacity utilisation for the public service and the seasonal fluctuations of commercial passengers' transportation.
podjetje Hurtigruten ne rezervira svojih zmogljivosti za storitve javnega potniškega prometa, ampak jih prodaja potnikom na križarjenju, pri tem pa ohranja enako višino nadomestila za opravljanje javne službe;
In addition, the Authority questioned the SGEI definition given the lack of information on berth utilisation and the fact that the cargo transportation for the Tromsø – Kirkenes – Tromsø route has not been price regulated, as required by Article 4(2) of the Maritime Cabotage Regulation.
nadomestilo za opravljanje javne službe se je znatno povečalo v primerjavi s prejšnjim pogodbenim obdobjem;