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The Authority thus concludes that the transaction confer an economic advantage on Bryne FK since the club did not have to pay for the land the value it had on market terms.
Zato Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da transakcija Bryne FK zagotavlja gospodarsko prednost, ker klubu za zemljišče ni bilo treba plačati vrednosti, ki jo je zemljišče imelo v tržnih pogojih.
Bryne FK as an undertaking for the purpose of the State aid rules
Bryne FK kot podjetje za namen pravil o državni pomoči
Next, it must be assessed whether Bryne FK should be considered as an undertaking for the purpose of the State aid rules.
Nato je treba oceniti, ali je Bryne FK treba šteti za podjetje za namen pravil o državni pomoči.
For that purpose, it should be recalled that the concept of an undertaking encompasses every entity engaged in economic activity, regardless of the legal status of the entity and the way in which it is financed, and that any activity consisting in offering goods and services on a given market is an economic activity [50].Bryne FK has a professional or semi-professional team currently playing in the division below the premier league, and, at the time of the transaction, in the premier league.
Za ta namen je treba opozoriti, da pojem podjetje vključuje vsako enoto, ki izvaja gospodarsko dejavnost neodvisno od njene pravne oblike in oblike njenega financiranja, in da je gospodarska dejavnost vsaka dejavnost, ki vključuje ponudbo blaga ali storitev na danem trgu [50].Bryne FK ima poklicno ali polpoklicno ekipo, ki trenutno igra v ligi pod prvo ligo, v času transakcije pa je igrala v prvi ligi.
In the opening decision, the Authority’s preliminary qualification of Bryne FK as an undertaking was based on the fact that some of its activities, notably the selling and buying of professional players, the provision of entertainment in the form of football matches, and the provision of advertising space, seemed to be offered on a market, and, therefore, were economic in nature.
Nadzorni organ je v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka Bryne FK opredelil kot podjetje, kar je temeljilo na dejstvu, da se zdi, da so nekatere dejavnosti kluba, predvsem prodaja in nakup poklicnih igralcev, zagotavljanje zabave v obliki nogometnih tekem in zagotavljanje oglaševalskega prostora, vključevale ponudbo na trgu in so bile zato gospodarske narave.
The Authority cannot see that new arguments capable of altering its conclusion have been advanced during the formal investigation procedure.
Nadzorni organ meni, da med formalnim postopkom preiskave niso bile izražene trditve, ki bi lahko spremenile to sklepno ugotovitev.
Therefore, it must be concluded that as far as these activities are concerned, Bryne FK is an undertaking for the purpose of the State aid rules.
Zato je treba ugotoviti, da je Bryne FK za te dejavnosti podjetje za namen pravil o državni pomoči.
However, the Authority notes that 89 per cent of the total activities of Bryne FK, measured by the number of hours of activity, relates to non-professional football activities, notably the organisation of such activities for children and young people [51].
Vendar Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da se 89 odstotkov vseh dejavnosti Bryne FK, merjeno po urah dejavnosti, nanaša na dejavnosti nepoklicnega nogometa, zlasti na organizacijo takih dejavnosti za otroke in mladino [51].
According to the case law of the European Court of Justice, the practice of sports is subject to EEA law only in so far as it constitutes an economic activity in the meaning of the EEA Agreement.
V skladu s sodno prakso Sodišča Evropskih skupnosti se pravo EGP uporablja za športne dejavnosti samo takrat, ko gre za gospodarsko dejavnost v smislu Sporazuma EGP.
This would apply to activities of professional or semi-professional football players offered in the market [52].
To bi se uporabljajo za poklicne in polpoklicne nogometaše, ki so prisotni na trgu [52].
As mentioned above, these activities were concentrated within the company Bryne ASA.
Kot je navedeno zgoraj, so bile te dejavnosti koncentrirane v okviru gospodarske družbe Bryne ASA.
On the other hand, the activities offered by Bryne FK to 600 young football players in the club are mainly run on a non-profit basis and to a great extent on the basis of voluntary work by parents and others [53].
Po drugi strani pa dejavnosti, ki jih Bryne FK izvaja za 600 mladih nogometašev v klubu, potekajo pretežno na nepridobitni osnovi in v veliki meri s prostovoljnim delom staršev in drugih [53].
Next, it should be noted that, in the practice of the European Commission, it has been established that the provision of such sports activities for the benefit of children and young people, does not constitute economic activities for the purpose of the State aid rules.
Treba je tudi opozoriti, da je bilo v praksi Evropske komisije določeno, da zagotavljanje takih športnih dejavnosti za otroke in mladino ne pomeni gospodarskih dejavnosti za namen pravil o državni pomoči.
In a case concerning public support to sports activities organised by professional sports clubs for young people in France, the Commission found that the support to the civic, academic and sports related education of young people could be considered as a general tasks incumbent on the State in the field of education.
V zadevi o javni podpori športnim dejavnostim, ki jih organizirajo poklicni klubi za mladino v Franciji, je Komisija ugotovila, da je treba podporo državljanski, akademski in športni vzgoji mladine šteti za splošne naloge, ki jih ima država na področju izobraževanja.
To the extent that this education took over from what was formerly known as ‘sports studies’, while preserving the general characteristics and organisation, the support in question would benefit activities in the field of education and, thus, outside the field of competition.
Če je ta vzgoja prevzela tisto, kar je bilo prej poznano kot „športni študij“, in pri tem ohranila splošne značilnosti in organizacijo, bi zadevna podpora koristila dejavnostim na področju izobraževanja in je tako izvzeta iz konkurence.
Moreover, some of the supported activities were aimed at reducing violence amongst supporters and on neighbourhood activities.
Poleg tega so bile nekatere podprte dejavnosti usmerjene na zmanjšanje nasilja med navijači in na dejavnosti soseske.
The Commission found that such activities could be defined as contributing the civic education in the broad sense.
Komisija je ugotovila, da lahko take dejavnosti opredelimo kot dejavnosti, ki prispevajo k državljanski vzgoji v širšem smislu.
Thus, it concluded that the measures in question were comparable to educational activities which would be the responsibility of the national education system, one of the general tasks of the State [54].
Tako je ugotovila, da so zadevni ukrepi primerljivi z izobraževalnimi dejavnostmi, za katere bi bil odgovoren nacionalni izobraževalni sistem, ena od splošnih nalog države [54].
In that regard, it should be noted that the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) has pointed out that, in principle, it is a public responsibility to offer and organise sporting activities for children/youth in their local environment.
V zvezi s tem je treba opozoriti, da je Norveška nogometna zveza (NFF) poudarila, da je načeloma javna odgovornost otrokom/mladini v njihovem lokalnem okolju ponuditi in organizirati športne dejavnosti.
The clubs, in cooperation with local authorities and the Association, take on a significant responsibility for the development of facilities and organisation of activities on all levels.
Klubi v sodelovanju z lokalnimi organi in Zvezo prevzemajo znatno odgovornost za razvoj objektov in organizacijo dejavnosti na vseh ravneh.
Moreover, NFF has pointed out that the Norwegian authorities have repeatedly stressed the positive impact of football as a mechanism of social inclusion [55].As the clubs, as pointed out by NFF, organise football activities for children and young people thus providing an educational complement in the field of sports and a channel for social inclusion and mobility, the Authority considers that the recreational football activities organised by Bryne FK can be considered as a task carried out in the general interest, similar to education activities.
NFF je tudi poudarila, da so norveški organi večkrat poudarili pozitiven vpliv nogometa kot mehanizma socialne vključenosti [55].Kot je poudarila NFF, klubi organizirajo nogometne dejavnosti za otroke in mladino in s tem zagotavljajo izobraževalno dopolnilo na področju športa in pot za socialno vključenost in mobilnost, zato Nadzorni organ meni, da rekreacijske nogometne dejavnosti, ki jih organizira Bryne FK, lahko štejemo kot nalogo, ki se izvaja v splošnem interesu, podobno kot izobraževalne dejavnosti.
Thus, such activities do not constitute economic activities in the meaning of the State aid provisions of the EEA Agreement.
Tako take dejavnosti niso gospodarske dejavnosti v smislu določb Sporazuma EGP o državni pomoči.
In light of the above, the Authority concludes that, with respect to its non-professional activities, Bryne FK cannot be considered an undertaking for the purpose of the State aid rules.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da Bryne FK glede nepoklicnih dejavnosti ne moremo šteti za podjetje za namen pravil o državni pomoči.
No benefit to the economic activities of the club
Nobenih ugodnosti za gospodarske dejavnosti kluba
The European Commission has found that, where a sports club carries out both economic and non-economic activities, no State aid will be present if the club, by means of separate accounting, ensures that the economic activities do not receive any advantage [56].
Evropska komisija je ugotovila, da če športni klub opravlja gospodarske in negospodarske dejavnosti, v klubu ni prisotna državna pomoč, če klub z ločenim računovodstvom zagotovi, da gospodarske dejavnosti nimajo nobenih prednosti [56].
The next step of the assessment must therefore be whether the advantage consisting in the transfer of a property for a price below the estimated market price, effectively benefited the economic activities of the club.
Naslednji korak pri oceni mora torej biti, ali je prednost, ki je sestavljena iz prenosa nepremičnine za ceno, nižjo od ocenjene tržne cene, dejansko koristila gospodarskim dejavnostim kluba.
As a starting point, it should be noted that the club, at the time of the transaction, consisted of two legal entities, namely Bryne FK and Bryne Fotball ASA.
Kot izhodišče je treba opozoriti, da sta v času transakcije klub sestavljali dve pravni osebi, in sicer Bryne FK in Bryne Fotball ASA.
The division of tasks and economic relations between the two entities were laid down in a cooperation agreement entered into by the club and the company in 2000.
Razdelitev nalog in gospodarska razmerja med subjektoma so bila določena v sporazumu o sodelovanju, ki sta ga klub in gospodarska družba sklenila leta 2000.
Under the cooperation agreement between the two entities, Bryne Fotball ASA was responsible for carrying out economic activities such as sponsorship agreements, the sale of TV and media rights, the provision of advertising space in the stadium, the sale and licensing of supporter paraphernalia and commercial exploitation of the players and the club’s name and logo, ticket sales for the club’s home matches and agreements concerning bingo operations (Clause 2.1).
Na podlagi sporazuma o sodelovanju med subjektoma je bil Bryne Fotball ASA odgovoren za opravljanje gospodarskih dejavnosti, kot so sponzorske pogodbe, prodaja medijskih in televizijskih pravic, zagotavljanje oglaševalskega prostora na stadionu, prodaja in izdaja dovoljenj za navijaške pripomočke in komercialna uporaba igralcev ter imena in logotipa kluba, prodaja vstopnic za tekme kluba doma in sporazumi o tombolah (določba 2.1).
Bryne FK, on the other hand, was responsible for all sporting activities, including trainings and matches, all official duties under the sporting regulations of NFF, miscellaneous activities related to fundraising for the non-professional part of the club, and the operation of the stadium, with the exception of advertising.
Bryne FK pa je bil po drugi strani odgovoren za vse športne dejavnosti, vključno s treningi in tekmami, vse uradne dolžnosti po športnih predpisih NFF, različne dejavnosti, povezane z zbiranjem sredstev za nepoklicni del kluba in za delovanje stadiona, razen oglaševanja.
Although Bryne FK was formally the employer of professional players and supporting staff, and the formal contract party to agreements pertaining to the sale, purchase and renting of players, all financial obligations related thereto [57] were carried by Bryne Fotball ASA.
Čeprav je bil formalno Bryne FK delodajalec poklicnim igralcem in pomožnemu osebju in formalna pogodbena stranka sporazumov o prodaji, nakupu ali najemu igralcev, je vse s tem povezane finančne obveznosti [57] opravljal Bryne Fotball ASA.
Moreover, any net profits after coverage of any financial expenses would remain within Bryne Fotball ASA (Clause 4.2).
Poleg tega je ves čisti dobiček po pokritju finančnih stroškov ostal v okviru Bryne Fotball ASA (določba 4.2).
Finally, administrative staff would be hired and paid by Bryne Fotball ASA (Clause 5.1).
Administrativno osebje je najemal in plačeval Bryne Fotball ASA (določba 5.1).
Under the agreement, the stadium as such was the responsibility of Bryne FK.
Na podlagi sporazuma je bil za stadion kot tak odgovoren Bryne FK.
Bryne Fotball ASA should pay NOK 150000 per year for the use of the stadium in general and NOK 10000 per official match to Bryne FK (4.2).
Bryne Fotball ASA bi moral plačati Bryne FK 150000 NOK na leto za uporabo stadiona na splošno in 10000 NOK na uradno tekmo (4.2).
Bryne Fotball ASA was also to pay Bryne FK an annual fee for the right to exploit the club’s name and logo, and the commercial exploitation of the players (Clause 4.3).
Bryne Fotball ASA je moral Bryne FK plačati tudi letni znesek za pravico do izkoriščanja imena in logotipa kluba in komercialno izkoriščanje igralcev (določba 4.3).
Also, where the professional team used assets owned by Bryne FK, such as the stadium and the club’s name and logo, the club was to be remunerated.
Ko je poklicna ekipa uporabljala sredstva v lasti Bryne FK, na primer stadion ter ime in logotip kluba, je bilo za to treba klubu plačati.
Bryne FK asserts in its submission to the Authority that this was a market based premium although it has not provided any documentation with respect to the calculation of this premium.
Bryne FK v stališčih, predloženih Nadzornemu organu, trdi, da je bila to tržno zasnovana premija, čeprav ni predložil nobene dokumentacije o izračunavanju te premije.
By virtue of the cooperation agreement, Bryne FK could be said to carry out some additional fundraising activities, in particular renting out the stadium and its name and logo to Bryne Fotball ASA.
Na podlagi sporazuma o sodelovanju bi lahko rekli, da je Bryne FK opravljal nekatere dodatne dejavnosti zbiranja sredstev, zlasti je Bryne Fotball ASA oddajal v najem stadion ter svoje ime in logotip.
These activities are of such a nature that, as a matter of principle, they may take place in a market in competition with other operators, thereby falling within the definition of an economic activity.
Narava teh dejavnosti je taka, da načeloma lahko potekajo na trgu in konkurirajo drugim izvajalcem ter s tem sodijo v opredelitev gospodarske dejavnosti.
However, in the case at hand, the effect of the payment from the limited liability company for its use of the stadium and the club’s name and logo was to effectively ensure that no funding intended to benefit the recreational football activities accrued to the professional football activities.
Vendar pa je bil v obravnavanem primeru namen učinka plačila družbe z omejeno odgovornostjo za uporabo stadiona ter imena in logotipa kluba, da se dejansko zagotovi, da dejavnosti poklicnega nogometa niso imele koristi od financiranja, namenjenega dejavnostim rekreativnega nogometa.
Thus, revenues which Bryne FK obtained through this arrangement appear to have been channelled back to the non-professional football activities taking place within Bryne FK.
Tako se zdi, da so se prihodki, ki jih je Bryne FK imel zaradi te ureditve, stekali nazaj za dejavnosti nepoklicnega nogometa, ki so potekale v okviru Bryne FK.
As shown above, all costs pertaining to the professional team were paid by Bryne Fotball ASA, and that, where the professional team uses assets belonging to Bryne FK, the club is to be remunerated.
Kot je prikazano zgoraj, je vse stroške, ki se nanašajo na poklicno ekipo, plačal Bryne Fotball ASA in če poklicna ekipa uporablja sredstva, ki pripadajo Bryne FK, je treba klubu za to plačati.
It should also be noted that all commercial activities (such as advertising etc.) related to the professional football take place within Bryne Fotball ASA [58].
Poleg tega je treba tudi opozoriti, da vse komercialne dejavnosti (kot je oglaševanje itd.), ki se nanašajo na poklicno ekipo, potekajo v okviru Bryne Fotball ASA [58].
As noted above, under the agreement with Time Municipality, the stadium land was given to Bryne FK, not to Bryne Fotball ASA.
Kakor je navedeno zgoraj, je bilo v skladu s sporazumom z občino Time zemljišče stadiona dano Bryne FK in ne Bryne Fotball ASA.
In these circumstances, the Authority takes the view that the cooperation agreement ensures that any aid granted to Bryne FK did not benefit the professional football activities or any commercial activities related to it, as the accounts of these activities were kept separately from those of Bryne FK.
Glede na te okoliščine Nadzorni organ meni, da sporazum o sodelovanju zagotavlja, da pomoč, dodeljena Bryne FK, ni bila v korist dejavnostim poklicnega nogometa ali z njim povezanih komercialnih dejavnosti, ker je bilo računovodstvo vodeno ločeno od računovodstva Bryne FK.
Furthermore, the Authority notes that Bryne FK has stated that all its own activities take place on the stadium property, of which the non-professional activities account for as much as 89 per cent.
Nadzorni organ tudi opozarja, da je Bryne FK navedel, da vse njegove dejavnosti potekajo na nepremičnini stadiona in da nepoklicne dejavnosti obsegajo kar 89 odstotkov vseh dejavnosti.
This would mean that the property is primarily used for the club’s own core activities, i.e. offering recreational football activities in the local community, primarily to children and young people.
To bi pomenilo, da se nepremičnina uporablja predvsem za lastne glavne dejavnosti kluba, t.j. izvajanje dejavnosti rekreativnega nogometa v lokalni skupnosti, predvsem za otroke in mladino.
In these circumstances, the Authority finds that the revenue producing activities of Bryne FK clearly have an instrumental and ancillary character to the club’s main objective [59].
Glede na te okoliščine Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da je jasno, da imajo dejavnosti Bryne FK, ki ustvarjajo prihodke, samo značaj pomožnih dejavnosti pri primarnem cilju kluba [59].
In addition, with respect to the letting of the football stadium in particular, the Authority notes that the stadium in question has limited seating capacity and is not located in a major urban centre.
Poleg tega zlasti v zvezi z oddajanjem nogometnega stadiona Nadzorni organ opozarja, da ima zadevni stadion omejeno število sedežev in da ni v večjem urbanem središču.
Thus, it may seem that the use of the stadium would not be of significant interest to other parties than Bryne Fotball ASA, would produce modest revenues and, consequently, be of limited interest for profit-seeking private investors.
Tako se mogoče zdi, da se za uporabo stadiona druge stranke razen Bryne Fotball ASA ne bi preveč zanimale, da bi ta uporaba prinašala skromne prihodke in da bi bil zato interes zasebnih vlagateljev, ki želijo ustvarjati dobiček, omejen.
Importantly, as the OPAK report specifically mentions that there are no commercial areas attached to it, the stadium area does not compete with shopping malls or office buildings in the region.
Kot poročilo, ki ga je pripravil OPAK, posebej navaja, je pomembno, da ni zraven nobenih komercialnih območij in da območje stadiona ne tekmuje s trgovskimi središči ali poslovnimi stavbami v regiji.
In spring 2004, i.e. about half a year after the transaction, Bryne Fotball ASA ceased its activities and the professional activities were transferred to Bryne FK.
Spomladi 2004, t.j. približno pol leta po transakciji, je Bryne Fotball ASA prenehal svoje dejavnosti in poklicne dejavnosti so bile prenesene na Bryne FK.
Moreover, Bryne FK has confirmed that the club does not keep separate accounts for the different types of activities within the club.
Bryne FK je tudi potrdil, da klub ne vodi ločenega knjigovodstva za različne vrste dejavnosti v okviru kluba.
Since the transfer of a property is a one-off transaction, the above assessment is based on the structure of the club at the time of the transaction.
Ker je prenos nepremičnine enkratna transakcija, zgornja ocena temelji na strukturi kluba v času transakcije.
An assessment of the possible spill-over to the economic activities of the club following the merger would be warranted should there be any sign that the course of events was in fact aimed at circumventing the State aid rules by channelling the economic advantage via a non-economic entity.
Ocena morebitnega prenosa na gospodarske dejavnosti kluba po združitvi bi bila utemeljena, če bi kar koli kazalo na to, da je bil cilj toka dogodkov dejansko izogibanje pravilom o državni pomoči z usmerjanjem gospodarske prednosti preko negospodarskega subjekta.
In the case at hand, the Authority has no indications that the subsequent merger of Bryne FK and Bryne Fotball ASA was planned at the time of the transfer, in any way linked to the club’s acquisition of the land or otherwise designed to circumvent the EEA State aid rules.
V obravnavanem primeru Nadzorni organ meni, da nič ne kaže na to, da je bila združitev Bryne FK in Bryne Fotball ASA načrtovana v času prenosa, kakor koli povezana s pridobitvijo zemljišča s strani kluba ali kako drugače namenjena izogibanju pravilom EGP o državni pomoči.
The Authority therefore concludes that the support granted to Bryne FK through the transfer of the land on which the stadium was built did not benefit the economic activities of the club.
Zato Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da podpora, dodeljena Bryne FK preko prenosa zemljišča, na katerem je zgrajen stadion, ni prinesla koristi za gospodarske dejavnosti kluba.
CONCLUSION ON THE TRANSFER OF TITLE NUMBERS 2/70 AND 2/32 TO BRYNE FK
SKLEPNA UGOTOVITEV O PRENOSU PARCEL ŠTEVILKA 2/70 IN 2/32 NA BRYNE FK
In light of the above, the Authority concludes that the transfer of the property to Bryne KF did not involve State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) EEA.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da prenos nepremičnine na Bryne FK ni vključeval državne pomoči v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP.
On the basis of the foregoing assessment, the Authority concludes that it can not be shown that any of the three transactions which are the object of this Decision involved State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement,
Na podlagi zgornje ocene Nadzorni organ ugotavlja, da ni mogoče prikazati, da je katera od treh transakcij, ki so predmet te odločbe, vključevala državno pomoč v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP –
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the sale by the Municipality of Time of the properties registered under title numbers 1/151, 1/301, 1/630 (to Grunnsteinen); title number 4/165 (to Bryne Industripark AS) and title numbers 2/72 and 2/32 to Bryne FK did not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement.
Nadzorni organ EFTE meni, da prodaja nepremičnin, vpisanih pod parcelami številka 1/151, 1/301, 1/630 (Grunnsteinenu); parcelo številka 4/165 (Bryne Industripark AS) in parcelama številka 2/72 in 2/32 Bryne FK, ni državna pomoč v smislu člena 61 Sporazuma EGP.