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Case C 248/84 Germany v Commission [1987] ECR I-4013, paragraph 17.
Zadeva C 248/84, Nemčija proti Komisiji, Recueil, str. I-4013, točka 17.
Case C-400/99 Italy v Commission [2005] ECR I-3657, paragraphs 47, 54-55.
Zadeva C-400/99, Italija proti Komisiji, ZOdl., str. I-3657, točke 47, 54 in 55.
Case T-190/00 Regione Siciliana v Commission [2003] ECR II-5015, paragraph 48.
Zadeva T-190/00, Regione Siciliana proti Komisiji, Recueil, str. II-5015, točka 48.
Case C-312/90 Spain v Commission [1992] ECR I-4117, paragraphs 14-17 and Case C-47/91 Italy v Commission [1992] ECR I-4145, paragraphs 22-25.
Zadeva C-312/90, Kraljevina Španija proti Komisiji, Recueil, str. I-4117, točke 14–17, in zadeva C-47/91, Italija proti Komisiji, Recueil, str. I-4145, točke 22–25.
See Comments from the Norwegian authorities on the decision of the EFTA Surveillance Authority to open a formal investigation procedure in Case No 67377 – Alleged state aid to companies belonging to the Norsk Film group (Event No 545244).
Glej pripombe norveških organov k odločbi Nadzornega organa Efte o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave v zadevi št. 67377 – domnevna državna pomoč podjetjem, ki pripadajo skupini Norsk Film (ev. št. 545244).
Case C-44/93 Namur-Les-Assurances du Credit SA v Office National du Ducroire and the Belgian State [1994] ECR I-3829, para. 28.
Zadeva C-44/93, Namur-Les-Assurances du Credit SA proti Office National du Ducroire in Belgijski državi, Recueil, str. I-3829, točka 28.
The company’s film studio was opened in 1935.
Podjetje je svoj filmski studio odprlo leta 1935.
In the State budget for 1947, the Norwegian government decided to take greater responsibility for film production.
Norveška vlada se je v državnem proračunu za leto 1947 odločila prevzeti več odgovornosti za filmsko produkcijo.
Yearly grants were made to various entities belonging to the Norsk Film group since the 1970s and until 2006.
Od sedemdesetih let prejšnjega stoletja do leta 2006 so različna podjetja iz skupine Norsk Film prejemala letne subvencije.
Annual budgets for 1971–1972 refer to an “existing aid scheme”.
V proračunih za leti 1971 in 1972 je navedena „obstoječa shema pomoči“.
The sum was allocated over a two-year period, NOK 10 million being paid in 1998 and the remaining NOK 26 million in 1999.
Znesek se je dodelil v obdobju dveh let, pri čemer je bilo 10 milijonov NOK izplačanih leta 1998, preostalih 26 milijonov NOK pa leta 1999.
The grant partly covered the modernisation and upgrading of the studio facilities and partly the development of new administration facilities.
S subvencijo so bili delno pokriti stroški posodobitve in nadgradnje studijskih prostorov, delno pa stroški razvoja novih upravnih prostorov.
Norsk Film AS and its subsidiary Norsk FilmStudio AS were granted a tax exemption for the years 1995 to 2001.
Podjetje Norsk Film AS in njegovo hčerinsko podjetje Norsk FilmStudio AS sta bili v letih od 1995 do 2001 oproščeni plačila davka.
In a letter dated 18 March 1996, the Bærum Tax Office granted the tax exemption for the fiscal year 1995 on the proviso that a possible profit should be used in full to achieve the purpose of the company within the framework of being a non-profit company.
V dopisu z dne 18. marca 1996 je bærumski davčni urad odobril oprostitev davka za fiskalno leto 1995 pod pogojem, da se morebitni dobiček v celoti uporabi za doseganje namena podjetja v okviru njegovega neprofitnega delovanja.
Pursuant to Article 1(b)(i) of Part II of Protocol 3, existing aid is: “all aid which existed prior to the entry into force of the EEA Agreement in the respective EFTA States, that is to say, aid schemes and individual aid which were put into effect before, and are still applicable after, the entry into force of the EEA Agreement”. Alterations to such aid represent new aid according to Article 1(c).
V skladu s členom 1(b)(i) dela II Protokola 3 obstoječa pomoč vključuje: „vso pomoč, ki je v zadevnih državah Efte obstajala pred začetkom veljavnosti Sporazuma EGP, to je programe pomoči in individualno pomoč, ki so začeli veljati pred začetkom veljavnosti Sporazuma EGP in se uporabljajo tudi po začetku njegove veljavnosti.“ V skladu s členom 1(c) spremembe take pomoči pomenijo novo pomoč.
See St.prp. Nr. 1 (1976–77): NOK 1313000, St.prp. nr. 1 (1977–78): NOK 4 million, St.prp. nr. 1 (1978–79): NOK 3,9 million.
Glej St. prp. nr. 1 (1976–1977): 1313000 NOK, St. prp. nr. 1 (1977–1978): 4 milijoni NOK, St. prp. nr. 1 (1978–1979): 3,9 milijona NOK.
The absence of these funds represented a burden on state resources corresponding to charges that are normally borne from the budgets of the undertakings concerned [8].The fact that the assessment was carried out by the local tax authorities does not have any effect on the finding that state resources were involved [9].1.2. Favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods
Odsotnost teh sredstev je pomenila obremenitev državnih sredstev, ki ustreza stroškom, ki običajno izhajajo iz proračunov zadevnih podjetij [8].Dejstvo, da so oceno opravili lokalni davčni organi, ne vpliva na ugotovitev glede vključenosti državnih sredstev [9].1.2 Dajanje prednosti posameznim podjetjem ali proizvodnji posameznega blaga
They explain that the fact that the grant in 1998–1999 was allocated over another budget post was “merely coincidental and a question of technicalities and the payment of the NOK 36 million might as well have been allocated over the budget section for film funding and spread out over a period of ten years and thus been “melted into” the yearly payments to Norsk Film AS comprising both operating and investment aid. The fact that the grant 1998-1999 was allocated over another budget post was a result of a new way of organising the [national] budget section for contributions to the construction of national buildings”. The Norwegian authorities furthermore argue that what is important is that the payment was part of a systematic and continuous chain of payments to the same recipient and that the nature of the aid is unchanged.
Pojasnjujejo, da je bil razlog, da je bila subvencija v letih 1998 in 1999 dodeljena prek drugega proračuna, „zgolj naključje in tehnično vprašanje, pri čemer bi se plačilo 36 milijonov NOK lahko dodelilo tudi prek dela proračuna za financiranje filmov in bi se lahko razporedilo v desetletnem obdobju, s čimer bi se ‚spojilo‘ z letnimi plačili podjetju Norsk Film AS, ki so vključevala pomoč za poslovanje in naložbe. Dejstvo, da je bila subvencija za leti 1998 in 1999 dodeljena prek druge proračunske postavke, je bila posledica novega načina organizacije delov [državnega] proračuna za prispevke za gradnjo nacionalnih objektov.“ Poleg tega so norveški organi trdili, da je treba upoštevati dejstvo, da je bilo plačilo del sistematične in stalne verige plačil istemu prejemniku, pri čemer se vrsta pomoči ni spreminjala.
No 205/11/COL
št. 205/11/COL
on the Supplementary Agreement on the Hurtigruten service (Norway)
o Dopolnilnem sporazumu v zvezi s storitvami Hurtigruten (Norveška)
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), in particular to Articles 59(2), 61 and Protocol 26,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU Sporazuma o Evropskem gospodarskem prostoru (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Sporazum EGP) ter zlasti člena 59(2) in člena 61 Sporazuma in Protokola 26 k Sporazumu,
HAVING REGARD to 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,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU Sporazuma med državami Efte o ustanovitvi nadzornega organa in sodišča (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Sporazum o nadzornem organu in sodišču) in zlasti člena 24 Sporazuma,
HAVING REGARD to Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (‘Protocol 3’), in particular to Article 1(2) of Part I and Articles 7(5) and 14 of Part II,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU Protokola 3 k Sporazumu o nadzornem organu in sodišču (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Protokol 3) in zlasti člena 1(2) dela I ter člena 7(5) in člena 14 dela II,
HAVING REGARD to the consolidated version of the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 on the implementing provisions referred to under Article 27 of Part II of Protocol 3 (‘the Implementing Provisions Decision’) [1],
OB UPOŠTEVANJU prečiščenega besedila Odločbe Nadzornega organa št. 195/04/COL z dne 14. julija 2004 o izvedbenih določbah člena 27 dela II Protokola 3 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Odločba o izvedbenih določbah) [1],
HAVING called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions [2],
PO POZIVU zainteresiranim stranem, naj predložijo svoje pripombe v skladu z navedenimi določbami [2],
By letter dated 28 November 2008 (Event No 500143), the Norwegian authorities informed the Authority about the renegotiation of the agreement between the Norwegian authorities and Hurtigruten ASA on acquisition of transport services between Bergen and Kirkenes in Norway.
Z dopisom z dne 28. novembra 2008 (ev. št. 500143) so norveški organi Nadzorni organ obvestili o ponovnih pogajanjih o sporazumu, ki so ga norveški organi in podjetje Hurtigruten ASA sklenili za nakup storitev prevoza med Bergenom in Kirkenesom na Norveškem.
After various exchanges of correspondence [3], by letter dated 14 July 2010 the Authority informed the Norwegian authorities that it had decided to initiate the formal investigation procedure laid down in Article 1(2) of Part I of Protocol 3 in respect of the additional payments to Hurtigruten in 2008.
Po več izmenjavah dopisov [3] je Nadzorni organ z dopisom z dne 14. julija 2009 norveške organe obvestil o svoji odločitvi, da začne formalni postopek preiskave na podlagi člena 1(2) dela I Protokola 3 v zvezi z dodatnimi plačili, ki jih je podjetje Hurtigruten prejelo v letu 2008.
The Authority’s Decision No 325/10/COL to initiate the procedure (‘the opening decision’) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and the EEA Supplement to it [4].
Odločba Nadzornega organa št. 325/10/COL o začetku formalnega postopka preiskave (v nadaljnjem besedilu: odločba o začetku postopka) je bila objavljena v Uradnem listu Evropske unije in v Dopolnilu EGP k Uradnemu listu Evropske unije [4].
The Authority called on interested parties to submit their comments on the decision.
Nadzorni organ je pozval zainteresirane strani, naj predložijo svoje pripombe o tej odločbi.
The Authority did not receive any third party comments.
Komisija ni prejela pripomb tretjih strani.
By letter dated 30 September 2010 (Event No 571486) the Norwegian authorities forwarded their comments on the opening decision (Event No 563570).
Norveški organi so z dopisom z dne 30. septembra 2010 (ev. št. 571486) predložili pripombe na odločbo o začetku postopka (ev. št. 563570).
Subsequent emails with additional information were sent by the Norwegian authorities on 20 April 2011 (Event No 595326), on 4 May 2011, (Event No 596802) and on 6 May 2011 (Event No 597151).
Sledila so elektronska sporočila z dodatnimi informacijami, ki so jih norveški organi poslali 20. aprila 2011 (ev. št. 595326), 4. maja 2011 (ev. št. 596802) in 6. maja 2011 (ev. št. 597151).
BACKGROUND – THE HURTIGRUTEN AGREEMENT
OZADJE – SPORAZUM HURTIGRUTEN
Hurtigruten ASA operates maritime transport services consisting of the combined transport of persons and goods along the Norwegian coastal line from Bergen to Kirkenes, serving 34 ports of call on a daily basis throughout the year.
Podjetje Hurtigruten ASA izvaja storitve pomorskega prometa, ki jih sestavlja kombinirani prevoz oseb in blaga ob norveški obali od Bergena do Kirkenesa z dnevnimi postanki v 34 pristaniščih vse leto.
The two companies merged in March 2006 to form the entity now operating the service, Hurtigruten ASA (‘Hurtigruten’).
Obe podjetji sta se v marcu 2006 združili v en subjekt, ki zdaj opravlja zadevno storitev, tj. Hurtigruten ASA (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Hurtigruten).
The Hurtigruten Agreement signed in 2004 was not notified to the Authority and has not, as such, been subject to any assessment under the state aid rules of the EEA Agreement by the Authority.
Sporazum Hurtigruten iz leta 2004 Nadzornemu organu ni bil priglašen in ga kot takega Nadzorni organ ni ocenil na podlagi pravil o državni pomoči iz Sporazuma EGP.
Under the Hurtigruten Agreement, Hurtigruten provides for daily services at 34 predetermined ports of call throughout the year, based on a fixed schedule, capacity based on the requirement to operate the route with 11 vessels approved by the Norwegian authorities in advance and maximum prices as regards the distance passenger routes.
Sporazum Hurtigruten določa, da podjetje Hurtigruten zagotavlja dnevne linijske prevoze s postanki v 34 vnaprej določenih pristaniščih vse leto, predpisuje zmogljivost na podlagi zahteve, da se plovna pot oskrbuje z 11 plovili, ki so jih norveški organi odobrili vnaprej, in najvišje cene v zvezi s prevozom potnikov na dolge razdalje.
Hurtigruten is free to set its prices for roundtrips, cabins, catering and the transport of cars and goods.
Podjetje Hurtigruten lahko po lastni presoji določa cene za povratna potovanja, kabine, postrežbo ter prevoz avtomobilov in blaga.
For the services covered by the Hurtigruten Agreement, the Norwegian authorities pay a total compensation of NOK 1899,7 million for the eight years of duration of the agreement, expressed in 2005 prices:
Za storitve, ki so zajete v Sporazumu Hurtigruten, norveški organi plačujejo nadomestilo v skupnem znesku 1899,7 milijona NOK za osem let trajanja sporazuma, izraženo v cenah iz leta 2005:
For 2005
Za leto 2005:
NOK 217,5 million
217,5 milijona NOK
For 2006
Za leto 2006:
NOK 247,5 million
247,5 milijona NOK
For 2007
Za leto 2007:
For 2008
Za leto 2008:
NOK 240,0 million
240,0 milijona NOK
For 2009
Za leto 2009:
NOK 236,8 million
236,8 milijona NOK
For 2010
Za leto 2010:
For 2011
Za leto 2011:
For 2012
Za leto 2012:
The payments are adjusted according to a price index clause in Article 6.2 of the Hurtigruten Agreement, taking into account the price of marine gas oil, salary costs in the marine sector and NIBOR [6].
Plačila se prilagodijo glede na določbo o indeksu cen iz člena 6.2 Sporazuma Hurtigruten ob upoštevanju cene plinskega olja za plovila, stroškov za plače v pomorskem sektorju in NIBOR [6].
According to the Norwegian authorities, Hurtigruten is obliged to keep separate accounts for the company’s services on the Bergen-Kirkenes route and for the activities that are not part of this route, but there is no obligation on Hurtigruten in the current agreement to keep separate accounts for the public service obligation part of the Bergen-Kirkenes route and the commercial part of the same route.
Norveški organi od podjetja Hurtigruten zahtevajo, da vodi ločene račune za svoje storitve na relaciji Bergen–Kirkenes in za dejavnosti, ki se ne nanašajo na to plovno pot, vendar sedanji sporazum podjetja Hurtigruten ne zavezuje k temu, da mora voditi ločene račune za obveznosti javne službe na relaciji Bergen–Kirkenes in komercialne storitve na tej isti plovni poti.
In addition to the service covered by the Hurtigruten Agreement, Hurtigruten is a commercial operator and offers round trips, excursions, and catering on the route Bergen-Kirkenes.
Poleg storitve, ki je zajeta v Sporazumu Hurtigruten, je podjetje Hurtigruten tudi komercialni prevoznik s ponudbo povratnih potovanj, izletov in postrežbe na relaciji Bergen–Kirkenes.
Moreover, in connection with this route, Hurtigruten also provides transport services in the Geiranger fjord, outside the scope of the Hurtigruten Agreement.
V povezavi s to plovno potjo podjetje Hurtigruten zagotavlja tudi prevozne storitve v fjordu Geiranger, kar ne spada v področje uporabe Sporazuma Hurtigruten.
Furthermore, Hurtigruten operates a number of different cruises in different European states, Russia, Antarctica, Spitsbergen and Greenland.
Poleg tega podjetje Hurtigruten ponuja tudi najrazličnejša križarjenja v različnih evropskih državah, v Rusiji, na Antarktiki, na območju Spitsbergena in na Grenlandiji.
DESCRIPTION OF THE THREE MEASURES UNDER ASSESSMENT
OPIS TREH UKREPOV, KI SE PREUČUJEJO
The three measures
Trije ukrepi
The Norwegian authorities have explained that on 27 October 2008, the Norwegian authorities and Hurtigruten concluded an agreement on the basis of which the state’s payment for the provision of the transport services between Bergen and Kirkenes was increased as follows (hereinafter referred to collectively as ‘the three measures’):
Norveški organi pojasnjujejo, da je bil 27. oktobra 2008 med norveškimi organi in podjetjem Hurtigruten sklenjen sporazum, na podlagi katerega se je nadomestilo države za opravljanje storitev prevoza med Bergenom in Kirkenesom (v nadaljnjem besedilu s skupnim poimenovanjem: trije ukrepi) povečalo:
reimbursement of 90 % of the so-called Nox tax for 2007 and 90 % of the contributions to the Nox Fund from January 2008 onwards for the remaining duration of the Hurtigruten Agreement, i.e. until 31 December 2012 [7];
s povračilom 90 % t. i. davka na NOx za leto 2007 in 90 % prispevkov v sklad za NOx od januarja 2008 pa do konca trajanja Sporazuma Hurtigruten, tj. do 31. decembra 2012 [7];
a ‘general compensation’ NOK 66 million was granted for 2008 due to the weak financial situation of Hurtigruten resulting from a general increase in costs for the service provided.
z dodelitvijo 66 milijonov NOK „splošnega nadomestila“ za leto 2008 zaradi šibkega finančnega položaja podjetja Hurtigruten, ki je posledica splošnega povišanja stroškov za zagotovljene storitve.
A general compensation is provided for annually for the remaining duration of the contract, i.e. until 31 December 2012, provided the financial situation of the company related to the public service does not significantly improve [8]; and
Splošno nadomestilo se dodeli vsako leto do prenehanja veljavnosti pogodbe, tj. do 31. decembra 2012, če se finančni položaj podjetja v zvezi z opravljanjem javne službe znatno ne izboljša [8], ter
a reduction in the number of ships from 11 to 10 in the winter season (from 1 November to 31 March) until the Hurtigruten Agreement expires, without reducing the remuneration for the service as foreseen under the provisions of the Hurtigruten Agreement [9].
z zmanjšanjem števila ladij z 11 na 10 v zimski sezoni (od 1. novembra do 31. marca) do prenehanja veljavnosti Sporazuma Hurtigruten brez uporabe določb o odbitkih iz Sporazuma Hurtigruten [9].
This reduced service is intended to continue throughout the remaining duration of the Hurtigruten Agreement, i.e. until 31 December 2012.
Ta zmanjšani obseg storitev naj bi se nadaljeval do konca trajanja Sporazuma Hurtigruten, tj. do 31. decembra 2012.
The renegotiation of the Hurtigruten Agreement
Ponovna pogajanja o Sporazumu Hurtigruten
The renegotiation clause
Določba o ponovnih pogajanjih
Article 8 of the Hurtigruten Agreement contains a revision clause, whereby both parties may initiate a renegotiation procedure.
Člen 8 Sporazuma Hurtigruten vsebuje določbo o reviziji, v skladu s katero lahko obe stranki začneta postopek ponovnih pogajanj.
The revision clause reads as follows (translation by the Authority):
Določba o reviziji (v prevodu Nadzornega organa) se glasi:
As referred to above, the renegotiation of the Hurtigruten Agreement was concluded on 27 October 2008, which increased the public service compensation to Hurtigruten by way of the three different measures referred to also above.
Kot je navedeno zgoraj, so bila ponovna pogajanja o Sporazumu Hurtigruten končana 27. oktobra 2008, pri čemer se je nadomestilo za opravljanje javne službe podjetju Hurtigruten povečalo s tremi različnimi zgoraj navedenimi ukrepi.
This agreement was confirmed in writing by way of a letter signed by the Norwegian authorities on 5 November 2008, referring to the renegotiation concluded on 27 October 2008.
Ta sporazum je bil pisno potrjen z dopisom, ki so ga norveški organi podpisali 5. novembra 2008 s sklicevanjem na ponovna pogajanja, ki so bila končana 27. oktobra 2008.
On 8 July 2009 and 19 August 2009 respectively, the Norwegian authorities and Hurtigruten signed a document formalizing the renegotiations concluded in respect of the original Hurtigruten Agreement (‘the Supplementary Agreement’), referring to the letter signed by the Norwegian authorities on 5 November 2008.
Norveški organi in podjetje Hurtigruten so 8. julija 2009 oziroma 19. avgusta 2009 podpisali dokument, ki formalno ureja končana ponovna pogajanja v zvezi s prvotnim Sporazumom Hurtigruten (v nadaljnjem besedilu: Dopolnilni sporazum), sklicujoč se na dopis, ki so ga norveški organi podpisali 5. novembra 2008.
The payments which have taken place under the three measures
Plačila, izvedena v okviru treh ukrepov
In accordance with the revised agreement and the subsequent budgetary allocation of the Norwegian Parliament [11], NOK 125 million [12] was paid to Hurtigruten in December 2008 as an additional compensation for 2007 and 2008.
V skladu z revidiranim sporazumom in poznejšo dodelitvijo proračunskih sredstev, ki jo je odobril norveški parlament [11], je bilo decembra 2008 podjetju Hurtigruten izplačanih 125 milijonov NOK [12] kot dodatno nadomestilo za leti 2007 in 2008.
According to the information available to the Authority, the following additional payments have already taken place following the renegotiation and the Supplementary Agreement:
Po informacijah, ki jih ima Nadzorni organ na voljo, so bila na podlagi ponovnih pogajanj in Dopolnilnega sporazuma že izvedena naslednja plačila:
NOx tax / NOx Fund reimbursement
Povračilo davka na NOx / prispevkov v sklad za NOx
General compensation
Splošno nadomestilo
NOK 53,4 million
53,4 milijona NOK
For 2008 1st half
Za leto 2008, prva polovica:
NOK 5,4 million
5,4 milijona NOK
NOK 66 million
66 milijonov NOK
For 2008 2nd half
Za leto 2008, druga polovica:
NOK 11,3 million
11,3 milijona NOK
For 2009 1st half
Za leto 2009, prva polovica:
NOK 5,9 million
5,9 milijona NOK
Furthermore, the Norwegian authorities have informed the Authority that no ‘general compensation’ has so far been paid out for 2009, 2010 or 2011 and no further payments under the Supplementary Agreement will be made until a final decision is taken by the Authority.
Prav tako so norveški organi Nadzorni organ obvestili, da „splošno nadomestilo“ za leta 2009, 2010 in 2011 še ni bilo izplačano in da bodo vsa nadaljnja plačila na podlagi Dopolnilnega sporazuma zaustavljena, dokler Nadzorni organ ne sprejme dokončne odločitve.
In addition, effective as from 16 November 2008, Hurtigruten was authorised to reduce the number of ships from 11 to 10 in the winter season (1 November to 31 March) without any deduction in the public service compensation.
Nato je bilo podjetje Hurtigruten z veljavnostjo od 16. novembra 2008 pooblaščeno, da zmanjša število ladij z 11 na 10 v zimski sezoni (od 1. novembra do 31. marca) brez kakršnega koli odbitka od nadomestila za opravljanje javne službe.
According to the information provided by the Norwegian authorities, this reduction corresponds to a further NOK 11,3 million [13] in additional compensation in the winter season 2008 to 2009, calculated on the basis of the deduction in compensation Hurtigruten would otherwise be subject to under the Hurtigruten Agreement for reduced service.
Po informacijah, ki so jih predložili norveški organi, to zmanjšanje ustreza nadaljnjemu 11,3 milijona NOK [13] dodatnega nadomestila v zimski sezoni za leti 2008 in 2009, izračunano na podlagi odbitka od nadomestila, do katerega bi bilo podjetje Hurtigruten sicer upravičeno na podlagi Sporazuma Hurtigruten za zmanjšani obseg storitev.