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Considering that these obligations ceased to exist (i.e. the routes 39 and 40) with effect from October 2013 until 20 January 2014, the estimated amount of NOK 1020000 should have been deducted from the overall compensation paid annually to Nettbuss Sør AS.
Tako kot zgoraj to ne pomeni, da sporni ukrepi za namene združljivosti spadajo v področje uporabe člena 49 Sporazuma EGP in prevoznih predpisov, poskus vzpostavitve povezave med tema ločenima postopkoma pomoči pa ni smiselno za oceno državne pomoči, ki jo izvede Nadzorni organ v zvezi s plačili, ki jih je podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS prejelo zunaj okvira veljavne sheme pomoči za obdobje 2004–2014.
Not deducting this amount from the overall compensation, but instead using it for the benefits of commercial activities constitutes a form of overcompensation that is paid outside the scope of the existing aid scheme.
V tem okviru Nadzorni organ ne more oceniti razlogov za spor med podjetjem Nettbuss Sør AS in okrožjem glede dejanskih zneskov pomoči, ki po shemi pripadajo podjetju, zlasti zato, ker ni mogoče nedvoumno ugotoviti, da je bila pomoč, izplačana podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS zunaj okvira veljavne sheme pomoči, dejansko v celoti ali delno vrnjena okrožju.
It is also thus considered to be new aid that constitutes operating aid.
Ker se dejavnosti nove pomoči ne nanašajo na obveznosti javne storitve, naložene prevozniku, člen 49 Sporazuma EGP ter Uredba (EGS) št. 1191/69 in/ali Uredba (ES) št. 1370/2007 ne veljajo.
Procedural requirements
Odstopanja v členu 61(2) Sporazuma EGP v zvezi s pomočjo socialne narave, ki se dodeli porabnikom, v zvezi s pomočjo za odpravo škode, ki jo povzročijo naravne nesreče ali izredne razmere, ter v zvezi s pomočjo, dodeljeno določenim območjem Zvezne republike Nemčije, v tem primeru ne veljajo.
Pursuant to Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3, ‘[t]he EFTA Surveillance Authority shall be informed, in sufficient time to enable it to submit its comments, of any plans to grant or alter aid.
Prav tako se ne uporablja odstopanje iz člena 61(3)(a) Sporazuma EGP, na podlagi katerega lahko pomoč spodbuja gospodarski razvoj območij, kjer je življenjska raven izredno nizka ali kjer je brezposelnost velika, saj ukrepi pomoči niso pogojeni z izvajanjem določene vrste dejavnosti v posameznih regijah.
The State concerned shall not put its proposed measures into effect until the procedure has resulted in a final decision’.
Plačil, ki jih je podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS prejelo zunaj veljavne sheme pomoči za obdobje 2004–2014, prav tako ni mogoče šteti za ukrep pospeševanja izvedbe projekta skupnega evropskega interesa ali odpravljanja resnih motenj v gospodarstvu na Norveškem, kot določa člen 61(3)(b) Sporazuma EGP.
By not submitting a notification of the aid measures identified above, the Norwegian authorities have not complied with the notification requirement.
Plačil, ki jih je podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS prejelo zunaj veljavne sheme pomoči za obdobje 2004–2014, ni mogoče šteti za združljive v okviru člena 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP, ki določa odobritev pomoči za pospeševanje razvoja nekaterih gospodarskih dejavnosti ali nekaterih gospodarskih območij, kadar takšna pomoč ne spreminja trgovinskih pogojev v obsegu, ki bi bil v nasprotju s skupnimi interesi.
Also, by having put into effect the aid measures, the standstill obligation has not been respected.
V zvezi s tem se poudari, da zadevna neposredna nepovratna sredstva ne spadajo v nobene smernice Nadzornega organa, ki opredeljujejo pogoje, pod katerimi določene vrste pomoči veljajo za združljive z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP.
The Authority can therefore conclude that the Norwegian authorities have not respected their obligations pursuant to Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3.
Zato pomenijo plačila, ki jih je podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS prejelo zunaj veljavne sheme pomoči za obdobje 2004–2014, pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, ki umetno krepi konkurenčni položaj podjetja Nettbuss Sør AS v primerjavi s podobnimi podjetji, saj krije stroške, ki jih podobni prevozniki običajno krijejo sami.
Compatibility of payments outside the scheme made to Nettbuss Sør AS for the period 2004-2014
V skladu s sodno prakso je taka pomoč za tekoče poslovanje načeloma nezdružljiva z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP in ne more spadati v področje uporabe člena 61(3)(c), saj izkrivlja konkurenco v sektorjih, v katerih je dodeljena, hkrati pa že po svoji naravi ne more doseči ciljev, določenih v zadevni določbi [76].
As describe above, the aid consists in financing services that the market already provides, or transport services that have not been defined as such by the legal provisions governing the existing aid scheme in Aust-Agder to receive public service compensation, or finally transport services that have ceased to exist.
Sklepna ugotovitev glede pomoči, dodeljene podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS zunaj veljavne sheme pomoči v okrožju Aust-Agder za obdobje 2004–2014
This financing constitutes operating aid that reduces Nettbuss Sør AS's current expenditure.
Nadzorni organ je sklenil, da so norveški organi podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS v obdobju 2004–2014 dali državno pomoč v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP, ki je zunaj okvira veljavne sheme pomoči v okrožju Aust-Agder.
The Norwegian authorities have not presented any grounds for such aid being considered compatible with the EEA Agreement.
Ta nova pomoč je pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, ki je nezdružljiva z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP.
On the contrary, they have themselves reported the production deviations as not being part of the existing aid scheme under which Nettbuss Sør AS was entitled to receive public service compensation.
ZAKLJUČEK FORMALNEGA POSTOPKA PREISKAVE
Nettbuss Sør AS in principle argues that following particular settlements and negotiations as referred to above in recitals 109 and 110, no overcompensation has actually taken place, given that the errors made in the reporting of production costs for the granting of the public compensation, as well as the modifications introduced in the production schedule have been ‘corrected’ by setting off payments against Nettbuss Sør AS's compensation.
Nadzorni organ meni, da nadomestilo za lokalne redne prevoze (vključno s financiranjem projekta ATP) in šolske prevoze v okrožju Aust-Agder v obdobju od leta 1994 do zdaj pomeni državno pomoč v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP.
Also, as referred to above in recital 111, the commercial revenues generated have been deducted in the calculation of the compensation, as a consequence of the fact that certain commercial routes were included in the production spreadsheets for calculating the compensation.
Nadzorni organ meni, da je bila pomoč za lokalni redni prevoz, naveden zgoraj, dodeljena na podlagi veljavne sheme pomoči, ki temelji na ZKP, UKP in upravni praksi.
Eventually, Nettbuss Sør AS submits that the actual compensation granted was below what the ALFA-method would have provided for.
Nadzorni organ nadalje meni, da je bila pomoč za šolski prevoz, naveden zgoraj, dodeljena na podlagi veljavne sheme pomoči, ki temelji na Zakonu o izobraževanju.
With respect to Nettbuss Sør AS's argumentation, the ALFA-method, as referred to above in recital 48, contains core elements for normalised cost calculation of bus operations, such as: (i) calculation of production on the basis of the number of kilometres per production period per vehicle; (ii) calculation of costs on the basis of unit costs multiplied by the number of kilometres per vehicle; and (iii) calculation of revenues during the production period.
Na podlagi navedenega v uvodnih izjavah 211 do 215 se je Nadzorni organ odločil, da bo ustavil formalni postopek preiskave v zvezi z veljavno shemo pomoči v okrožju Aust-Agder.
Also, the estimated income for the next year is adjusted taking into account the income of the bus companies in the present year, as well as any fare increases proposed by Aust-Agder for the next year.
Nadzorni organ je tudi sklenil, da so norveški organi podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS v obdobju 2004–2014 zagotovili državno pomoč v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP, ki je zunaj okvira veljavne sheme pomoči v okrožju Aust-Agder.
The income is then deducted from the compensation granted.
Norveški organi so pomoč izvedli nezakonito in kršili člen 1(3) dela I Protokola 3.
However, it is apparent that in the present case, the calculation of the public service compensation for Nettbuss Sør AS by means of the ALFA-method included activities that were not subject to a public service obligation or other activities that were not eligible for public service compensation under the existing aid scheme in the first place.
Ta pomoč je pomoč za tekoče poslovanje, ki je nezdružljiva z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP in jo mora upravičenec vrniti.
Also, the Norwegian authorities have been unable to confirm and document over the years after 2004 the type of production costs for which public service compensation were to be granted, as well as the relevant deductible income.
IZTERJAVA
As a result, the Authority cannot ascertain, on the basis of the information provided, the difference between the costs imputable to the public service activities and the corresponding income [75].
V skladu s Sporazumom EGP lahko Nadzorni organ odloči, da mora zadevna država ukiniti pomoč, ko je bilo ugotovljeno, da pomoč ni združljiva z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP.
This in itself is evidence that any payment made to Nettbuss Sør AS outside the remit of the ALFA-method constitutes new aid providing an undue advantage to the transport operator.
Prav tako Sodišče Efte dosledno meni, da je obveznost države, da ukine pomoč, za katero velja, da ni združljiva z notranjim trgom, namenjena ponovni vzpostavitvi prejšnjih razmer [77].
The argument that negotiations and settlements have already taken place to adjust the compensation paid to Nettbuss Sør AS which, as Nettbuss Sør AS submits, was below what the ALFA-method would have provided for, does not bring the contested measures within the remit of Article 49 of the EEA Agreement and the transport regulations.
Poleg tega ustaljena sodna praksa pravi, da je ta cilj dosežen, ko prejemnik odplača nezakonito pomoč, s čimer izgubi prednost, ki jo je užival glede na konkurente na trgu, ter se ponovno vzpostavijo razmere pred plačilom pomoči [78].
Moreover, this cannot make up for the productions errors that were included in the production spreadsheets, which were used as a basis to calculate the compensation to be granted.
Na podlagi navedenih razlogov Nadzorni organ meni, da so norveški organi dodelili nadomestilo, ki presega dejanske izgube in je zunaj okvira veljavne sheme pomoči v okrožju Aust-Agder.
The ALFA-method (with its indexation as of 2009) has been put in place to calculate the compensation under the existing aid scheme; however, in the case at hand, that method was erroneously also applied to include transport production by Nettbuss Sør AS that should have been omitted by the Norwegian authorities when calculating the public service compensation.
Plačila pomenijo nove ukrepe državne pomoči, ki so nezdružljivi z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP.
In not forming part of the existing aid scheme in Aust-Agder, the latter constitutes new aid not granted on the basis of the scheme, which the Authority assesses on its own merits.
Ker ti ukrepi niso bili priglašeni Nadzornemu organu, Nadzorni organ na podlagi člena 14 dela II Protokola 3 odloči, da mora upravičenec vrniti nezakonito pomoč, ki je nezdružljiva s pravili o državni pomoči iz Sporazuma EGP.
Therefore, Nettbuss Sør AS's endeavours to provide a nexus between those two separate aid procedures are devoid of purpose for the purposes of the Authority's State aid assessment of the payments that Nettbuss Sør AS received outside the existing aid scheme for the period 2004-2014.
Nadzorni organ nalaga izterjavo nezdružljive nove pomoči ob upoštevanju zastaralnega roka 10 let pred prvim ukrepom.
Likewise, on the income side, the Authority cannot accept Nettbuss Sør AS's line of reasoning that the commercial revenues under the ALFA-method have led to a corresponding reduction of the actual compensation granted, as a consequence of the fact that, as Nettbuss Sør AS admits, certain commercial production was included therein for calculation purposes.
V tem primeru je bil prvi ukrep Nadzornega organa zahteva za informacije, poslana norveškim organom 10. novembra 2011 [79].
Nettbuss Sør AS has submitted a spreadsheet showing an overview of the commercial revenues deducted in the calculation of compensation for the period 2007-2010.
Norveški organi so pozvani k predložitvi podrobnih in točnih informacij o znesku pomoči, dodeljene podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS v obdobju 2004–2014.
Although this sheet reveals commercial revenues that have indeed been deducted when calculating the compensation to be granted, the Authority finds that these revenues should not have been part of the ALFA-method at all, as this method has been designed to include costs and revenues stemming solely from the public service activities.
Zlasti želi Nadzorni organ norveškim organom predložiti naslednje informacije in navodila v zvezi s postopkom izterjave:
As above, this does not bring the contested measures within the remit of Article 49 of the EEA Agreement and the transport regulations for compatibility purposes and any endeavour to provide a nexus between those two separate aid procedures is devoid of purpose, for the purposes of the Authority's State aid assessment of the payments that Nettbuss Sør AS received outside the existing aid scheme for the period 2004-2014.
z znižanjem stroškov, povezanih z obratovanjem prog javne storitve 39 in 40, je imelo podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS neposredne prihranke stroškov v višini 1020000 NOK, kot navajajo norveški organi.
In this context, the Authority is not in a position to assess the merits of what seems to be an ongoing dispute between Nettbuss Sør AS and the County over the actual aid amounts due under the scheme, in particular as it cannot be established without doubt that any aid paid to Nettbuss Sør AS outside the scope of the existing aid scheme has indeed been fully or partly paid back to the County.
Ta znesek, ki ni nadomestilo za javno storitev, je treba izterjati z obrestnimi obrestmi, obračunanimi od datuma, ko je bil znesek na voljo podjetju v korist storitve avtobusnega prevoza do letališča, tj. od oktobra 2013;
Given that the new aid activities do not refer to public service obligations entrusted to the transport operator, Article 49 of the EEA Agreement and the Regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and/or (EC) No 1370/2007 are not applicable.
izterjava se nanaša le na obseg prevozov, ki se razlikuje od obsega, ki bi moral biti sporočen za nadomestilo za javno storitev po metodi ALFA.
Further, the derogations provided for in Article 61(2) of the EEA Agreement concerning aid of a social character granted to individual consumers, aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences and aid granted to certain areas of the Federal Republic of Germany, do not apply in this case.
Nalog za izterjavo torej zajema naslednje primere:
Nor does the derogation provided for in Article 61(3)(a) of the EEA Agreement apply, which authorises aid to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment, because the aid measures are not conditional on realising any type of activity in specific regions.
Nadzorni organ je sklenil, da morajo izterjani zneski vsebovati število kilometrov, ki se dejansko razlikujejo, in sicer v obdobju med 1. januarjem 2004 in iztekom pogodbe 31. decembra 2014, ob upoštevanju načela izračuna stroškov, določenega z metodo ALFA.
Likewise, the payments that Nettbuss Sør AS received outside the existing aid scheme for the period 2004-2014 cannot be regarded as promoting the execution of a project of common European interest or remedying a serious disturbance in the economy of Norway, as provided for in Article 61(3)(b) of the EEA Agreement.
Prihodki iz dejavnosti javne storitve in komercialnih dejavnosti, ki so bili vrnjeni okrožju, se odštejejo od zneska, ki ga je treba vrniti.
Finally, the payments that Nettbuss Sør AS received outside the existing aid scheme for the period 2004-2014 cannot be considered compatible in the light of Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement, which provides for the authorisation of aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas, where such an aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent that is contrary to the common interest.
Obrestne obresti se obračunajo od datuma, ko je bila pomoč izplačana podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS –
In this respect, it shall be stressed that the direct grants at issue do not fall under any of the Authority's guidelines, which define the conditions to consider certain types of aid compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
SPREJEL NASLEDNJO ODLOČBO:
The payments that Nettbuss Sør AS received outside the existing aid scheme for the period 2004-2014 constitute therefore operating aid that artificially reinforces the competitive position of Nettbuss Sør AS over other similar undertakings by relieving it of charged normally borne by similar transport operators.
Člen 1
In light of the above, the Authority concludes that the payments that Nettbuss Sør AS received outside the existing aid scheme for the period 2004-2014 are incompatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Formalna preiskava tega ukrepa se zato zaključi.
Conclusion on the aid granted to Nettbuss Sør AS outside the existing aid scheme in Aust-Agder for the period 2004-2014
Člen 2
The Authority concludes that the Norwegian authorities have provided Nettbuss Sør AS with State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) EEA Agreement during the period 2004-2014, which is outside the scope of the existing aid scheme in Aust-Agder.
Plačila, ki jih je podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS prejelo zunaj okvira veljavne sheme pomoči iz člena 1 med letoma 2004 in 2014, pomenijo državno pomoč v smislu člena 61(1) Sporazuma EGP, ki je nezdružljiva z delovanjem Sporazuma EGP.
This new aid constitutes operating aid that is incompatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Člen 3
CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENT FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Norveški organi sprejmejo vse potrebne ukrepe, da jim podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS vrne pomoč, ki je navedena v členu 2 in je bila nezakonito dodeljena podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS.
The Authority considers that the compensation for local scheduled bus transport (including the financing of the ATP project) and school bus transport in Aust-Agder in the period from 1994 until today constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Pomoč, ki se povrne, vključuje obresti in obrestne obresti od dneva, ko je bila na voljo upravičencu, do dneva, ko je bila povrnjena.
The Authority is of the view that the aid for local scheduled bus transport, referred to above, has been granted on the basis of an existing aid scheme based on the CTA, the CTR and the administrative practice.
Obresti se obračunajo na podlagi člena 9 Odločbe Nadzornega organa Efte št. 195/04/COL, kakor je bila spremenjena z Odločbo Nadzornega organa Efte št. 789/08/COL z dne 17. decembra 2008.
The Authority is furthermore of the view that the aid for school bus transport, referred to above, has been granted on the basis of an existing aid scheme based on the Education Act.
Člen 4
In view of what was said in recitals 211 to 215, the Authority decides to close the formal investigation procedure in respect of the existing aid scheme in Aust-Agder.
Izterjava se izvede nemudoma v skladu s postopki nacionalne zakonodaje, če ti omogočajo takojšnjo in učinkovito izvršitev te odločbe.
The Authority additionally concludes that the Norwegian authorities have provided Nettbuss Sør AS with State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) EEA Agreement during the period 2004-2014 which is outside the scope of the existing aid scheme in Aust-Agder.
Norveški organi morajo zagotoviti, da se izterjava pomoči izvede v štirih mesecih od datuma uradnega obvestila o tej odločbi.
The Norwegian authorities have unlawfully implemented this aid in breach of Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3.
Člen 5
This aid constitutes operating aid that is incompatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement and shall be recovered from the beneficiary.
Norveški organi v dveh mesecih od datuma uradnega obvestila o tej odločbi Nadzornemu organu predložijo naslednje informacije:
RECOVERY
skupni znesek (glavnica in obresti), ki ga mora vrniti podjetje Nettbuss Sør AS;
According to the EEA Agreement, the Authority is competent to decide that the State concerned must abolish aid when it has found it to be incompatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
če je to mogoče, datume, ko so bili zneski, ki jih je treba vrniti, dani na razpolago podjetju Nettbuss Sør AS;
The EFTA Court has also consistently held that the obligation on a State to abolish aid regarded as being incompatible with the internal market is designed to re-establish the previously existing situation [77].
podrobno poročilo o doseženem napredku in o ukrepih, ki so že bili sprejeti za uskladitev s to odločbo; ter
Further, it is established case-law that that objective is attained once the recipient has repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage which it had enjoyed over its competitors on the market, and the situation prior to the payment of the aid is restored [78].
dokumente, ki dokazujejo, da poteka izterjava nezakonite in nezdružljive pomoči od podjetja Nettbuss Sør AS (npr. okrožnice, izdani nalogi za izterjavo itd.).
For the reasons set out above, the Authority considers that the Norwegian authorities have provided compensatory payments in excess of the losses actually incurred and which are outside the scope of the existing aid scheme in Aust-Agder.
Člen 6
The payments constitute new State aid measures that are incompatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.
Ta odločba je naslovljena na Kraljevino Norveško.
As this measures have not been notified to the Authority, it follows from Article 14 of Part II of Protocol 3 that the Authority shall decide that unlawful aid which is incompatible with the State aid rules under the EEA Agreement must be recovered from the beneficiary.
Člen 7
Moreover, the Authority orders the recovery of incompatible new aid subject to a limitation period of 10 years prior to when it first acted.
Besedilo te odločbe v angleškem jeziku je edino verodostojno.
In this case, the Authority first acted, by sending a request for information to the Norwegian authorities, on 10 November 2011 [79].
V Bruslju, 7. maja 2015.
The Authority has identified the existence of incompatible new aid during the period 2004-2014.
Za Nadzorni organ Efte
Thus, all incompatible aid granted during this period is subject to recovery.
Predsednica
The Norwegian authorities are invited to provide detailed and accurate information on the amount of aid granted to Nettbuss Sør AS during the period 2004-2014.
Član kolegija
In particular, the Authority hereby wishes to supply the Norwegian authorities with the following information and guidance concerning the recovery process:
UL C 118, 25.4.2013, str. 4, in Dopolnilo EGP št. 24, 25. april 2013, str. 1.
by reducing the costs associated with running the public service routes 39 and 40, for Nettbuss Sør AS has been provided with direct cost-savings at the amount of NOK 1020000, as estimated by the Norwegian authorities.
Ta razdelek je izvleček iz Odločbe Nadzornega organa Efte št. 519/12/COL z dne 19. decembra 2012 o zaključku formalnega postopka preiskave glede potencialne pomoči podjetjema AS Oslo Sporveier in AS Sporveisbussene (Norveška) (UL L 276, 17.10.2013, str. 8), in Dopolnila EGP št. 57, 17. oktober 2013, str. 1.
This amount, which does not represent public service compensation, must be recovered with compound interest calculated from the date the amount remained at the disposal of the company in order to benefit the airport shuttle bus service, i.e. October 2013;
Zakon št. 63 z dne 4. junija 1976 (začetek veljavnosti 1. julij 1977).