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In the sector under consideration, the entity in question enjoys a virtual monopoly. Furthermore, there is a considerable degree of autonomy in this sector, since it would be very difficult to replace the district heating system by another form of energy, and the local authority in question attaches a particular importance to this heating system, not least for reasons of environmental considerations, such that it would not permit it to be withdrawn, even if that system were to operate at a loss.
lokalna skupnost temu sistemu ogrevanja pripisuje poseben pomen zaradi okoljevarstvenih vpra�anj, saj zaradi pritiska javnega mnenja ne bi bilo mogoče odpraviti tega sistema, čeprav bi ta deloval z izgubo.
Thus, since the entity in question is currently the only undertaking capable of meeting such needs in the general interest in the sector under consideration, it might choose to be guided by considerations other than economic ones in the award of its contracts.
Zadevni naročnik je trenutno tudi edino podjetje, ki lahko zadovolji tak�no potrebo splo�nega interesa v zadevnem sektorju tako, da bi jo lahko pri oddaji naročil vodili drugi motivi kot ekonomski.
All contracts awarded by an entity which is a body governed by public law, within the meaning of Directive 2004/17 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors or Directive 2004/18 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts, which relate to activities carried out by that entity in one or more of the sectors listed in Articles 3 to 7 of Directive 2004/17 must be subject to the procedures laid down in that directive.
Za naročila, ki jih odda naročnik, ki je oseba javnega prava v smislu Direktive 2004/17 o usklajevanju postopkov za oddajo javnih naročil naročnikov v vodnem, energetskem in transportnem sektorju ter sektorju po�tnih storitev in Direktive 2004/18 o usklajevanju postopkov za oddajo javnih naročil gradenj, blaga in storitev, ter so v zvezi z dejavnostmi, ki jih opravlja ta naročnik v enem ali več sektorjih, navedenih v členih od 3 do 7 Direktive 2004/17, veljajo postopki, navedeni v tej direktivi.
However, all other contracts awarded by such an entity in connection with the exercise of other activities are covered by the procedures laid down in Directive 2004/18.
Za vse ostale oddaje naročil tega naročnika v zvezi z drugimi dejavnostmi pa se uporabi postopek, naveden v Direktivi 2004/18.
Each of these two directives applies without distinction between the activities carried out by that entity to accomplish its task of meeting needs in the general interest and activities which it carries out under competitive conditions, and even where there is an accounting system intended to make a clear internal separation between those activities in order to avoid cross financing between those sectors.
Ti direktivi se uporabita ne glede na razlikovanje med dejavnostmi, ki jih ta naročnik opravlja za izpolnjevanje svojih nalog zadovoljevanja potreb splo�nega interesa, in dejavnostmi, ki jih opravlja v pogojih konkurence, in to celo takrat, kadar obstaja ločeno računovodstvo za ločitev sektorjev dejavnosti tega naročnika, da bi preprečili navzkrižno financiranje med temi sektorji.
It is immaterial whether, in addition to its duty to meet needs in the general interest, an entity is free to carry out other profit-making activities, provided that it continues to attend to the needs which it is specifically required to meet.
V zvezi s tem ni pomembno, da navedeni naročnik poleg svojih nalog v splo�nem interesu lahko opravlja tudi druge dejavnosti s pridobitnim namenom, dokler se �e naprej ukvarja s potrebami splo�nega interesa, za katere je posebej zadolžen, da jih zadovoljuje.
The proportion of profit-making activities actually pursued by that entity as part of its activities as a whole is also irrelevant for its classification as a body governed by public law.
Del, ki ga v okviru splo�ne dejavnosti tega naročnika zavzemajo dejavnosti, ki se opravljajo zaradi pridobitnega namena, za namene opredelitve tega naročnika kot osebe javnega prava nima pomena.
(see paras 36-45, 47, 48, operative part 2)
(Glej točke od 36 do 45, 47, 48 in točko 2 izreka.)
(see para. 59, operative part 3)
(Glej točko 59 in točko 3 izreka.)
OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERALRUIZ-JARABO COLOMER delivered on 22 November 2007 1
SKLEPNI PREDLOGI GENERALNEGA PRAVOBRANILCADÁMASA RUIZ-JARABOJA COLOMERJA, predstavljeni 22. novembra 2007 1
I — Introduction by public law’ when that body acts as a ‘contracting authority’.
I – Uvod teh direktiv in ponovno natančno opredeli pojem „osebe javnega prava“ kot „naročnika“.
The Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien (Procurement Review Tribunal of the Province of Vienna) has referred three questions on the interpretation of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts and Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors. 2
Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien (neodvisni upravni senat za nadzor oddaje naročil dežele Dunaj) postavlja tri vpra�anja o razlagi direktiv 2004/17/ES in 2004/18/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 31. marca 2004 o usklajevanju postopkov za oddajo javnih naročil naročnikov v vodnem, energetskem in transportnem sektorju ter sektorju po�tnih storitev oz. o usklajevanju postopkov za oddajo javnih naročil gradenj, blaga in storitev 2.
Those questions provide the Court with the opportunity to delimit the scope of the aforementioned directives and to define, once again, the concept of a ‘body governed
S tem strokovnim mnenjem je Sodi�ču dana možnost, da omeji področje uporabe
The object of this reference for a preliminary ruling is to ascertain whether a public undertaking, as defined in Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2004/17, is caught by the provisions of that directive when it carries out activities which are not included in Articles 3 to 7 (first question).
Cilj je ugotoviti, ali je javno podjetje, kot je opredeljeno v členu 2(1)(b) Direktive 2004/17, podvrženo določbam te direktive tudi, ko opravlja dejavnosti, ki v členih od 3 do 7 te direktive niso navedene (prvo vpra�anje).
If the reply to that question is negative, the order for reference asks whether, in any event, such an undertaking must be classified as a ‘body governed by public law’ on the grounds that it is engaged, without any real competition, in satisfying needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character (the supply of district heating in the City of Vienna), which are governed by Directive 2004/18, despite the fact that it also carries out activities in a different market in competitive conditions (second question).
Če je odgovor nikalen, se v predložitvenem sklepu postavlja vpra�anje, ali lahko to podjetje kljub temu opredelimo kot „osebo javnega prava“, ob upo�tevanju dejstva, da zadovoljuje, ker ni prave konkurence, potrebe splo�nega interesa, ki nimajo industrijske ali tržne narave (toplovodno ogrevanje mesta Dunaj), in zato zanj velja Direktiva 2004/18, tudi ko opravlja dejavnosti na drugem trgu, na katerem konkurenca obstaja (drugo vpra�anje).
Finally, the referring court enquires whether, if the undertaking demonstrated that the two activities are managed financially as watertight compartments, it would not be caught by those provisions (third question).
Nazadnje gre za to, da se ugotovi, ali se lahko družba izogne uporabi Direktive 2004/18, če dokaže, da se obe dejavnosti z gospodarskega vidika opravljata ločeno (tretje vpra�anje).
A — Austrian legislation
A – Avstrijska zakonodaja
At the heart of those questions lies the ‘infection theory’ (formulated in the judgment in Mannesmann Anlagenbau Austria and Others), 3 which states that all the activities of a contracting authority are governed by the procurement directives, unless (qualification introduced by Advocate General Jacobs in the Opinion in Impresa Portuale di Cagliari, 4removed from the register) it can be shown that there is no crosssubsidisation between contracts for activities carried out on the open market and contracts concluded in non-competitive conditions.
Ozadje teh vpra�anj je „teorija kontaminacije“ (izdelana v sodbi z dne 15. januarja 1998 v zadevi Mannesmann Anlagenbau Austria in drugi 3), po kateri za vse dejavnosti „naročnika“ veljajo direktive o javnih naročilih, razen če se dokaže (izjema, ki jo je uvedel generalni pravobranilec Jacobs v sklepnih predlogih z dne 21. aprila 2005 v zadevi Impresa Portuale di Cagliari 4, ki se je končala brez sodbe), da ni navzkrižnega subvencioniranja med javnimi naročili, izvedenimi na odprtem trgu, in tistimi, izvedenimi brez konkurence.
The Wiener Vergaberechtschutzgesetzes 6(Law of Vienna on remedies in procurement law) confers on the Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien jurisdiction to review the award of contracts by the Province of Vienna and by other contracting authorities in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (Paragraph 1).
Wiener Vergaberechtschutzgesetz 6(zakon dežele Dunaj o pritožbah v zvezi z javnimi naročili) določa, da je Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien pristojen za nadzor nad oddajo naročil, ki jo je izvedel ta regionalni organ ali drugi naročniki na vodnem, energetskem in transportnem področju ter področju po�tnih storitev (člen 1).
In accordance with Paragraph 2, that independent administrative chamber exercises jurisdiction at first and sole instance and its decisions are not subject to review by administrative action (subparagraph 2), although a judicial appeal may be brought before the Verwaltunsgerichtshof (subparagraph 4).
V skladu s členom 2 zakona ima ta neodvisni upravni senat pristojnost na prvi in zadnji stopnji in njegovih odločb po upravni poti ni mogoče spremeniti (odstavek 2), dopustna pa je tožba pri Verwaltungsgerichtshof (odstavek 4).
However, under Austrian law, the Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien does not have the status of a court or tribunal; moreover, appeals against its decisions may be brought before the Verwaltunsgerichtshof (Administrative Court).
Vendar pa Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien po avstrijskem pravu nima statusa sodi�ča. Še več, njegove odločitve se lahko spodbijajo pri Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Zvezno upravno sodi�če), s sedežem na Dunaju.
My stance on the definition of court or tribunal for the purposes of Article 234 EC, which I explained in the opinion in De Coster, 5 being well-known, I feel obliged, in order to avoid inconsistency, to advise the Court to dismiss this reference for a preliminary ruling at the outset.
Glede na moje mnenje o pojmu sodi�ča v smislu člena 234 ES, ki ga navajam v sklepnih predlogih z dne 28. junija 2001 v zadevi De Coster 5, se iz razloga skladnosti s sodno prakso čutim dolžnega, da Sodi�ču predlagam, da ta predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe že na začetku zavrne.
The Vergabekontrollsenat is composed of seven members, nominated by the Government of the Province for a renewable mandate of six years (Paragraph 3(1)).
Vergabekontrollsenat ima sedem članov, ki jih imenuje deželna vlada za obdobje �estih let z možnostjo ponovne izvolitve (člen 3(1)).
The members must possess specific economic
Člani morajo imeti poglobljeno
4 — Case C-174/03, Opinion not published in the European Court Reports (point 68).
4 – Zadeva C-174/03 (sklepni predlogi neobjavljeni v Recueil, točka 68).
5 — Case C-17/00 [2001] ECR I-9445.
5 – V kateri je bila sodba izdana 29. novembra 2001 (C-17/00, Recueil, str. I-9445).
AIGNER it classifies as ‘public’ in Article 1(2), which are not excluded by Articles 12 to 18, which are for amounts equal to or greater than those indicated in Article 7, and which are concluded by contracting authorities.
AIGNER urejena naročila, ki so v členu 1(2) opredeljena kot „javna“ naročila, ki jih členi od 12 do 18 ne izključujejo, ki dosegajo ali presegajo pragove, določene v členu 7, in ki jih sklenejo „naročniki“.
or technical knowledge in the field of public contracts (Paragraph 3(2)); they must carry out their functions independently and are not bound by any instructions (Paragraph 3(3)), and they do not receive any remuneration (Paragraph 3(4)).
znanje o javnih naročilih, v gospodarskem in tehničnem oziru (člen 3(2)), pri opravljanju funkcij so samostojni, niso vezani na nobena navodila (člen 3(3)) in ne dobijo plačila (člen 3(4)).
Under Article 1(9), ‘contracting authorities’ means regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law, and associations thereof.
V skladu s členom 1(9) so „naročniki“ državni, regionalni ali lokalni organi, osebe javnega prava ter združenja, ki jih ustanovijo bodisi ti organi ali te osebe.
A ‘body governed by public law’ means any body: (1) established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character; (2) having legal personality; and (3)(a) financed, for the most part, by regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law; or (3)(b) subject to management supervision by those bodies; or (3)(c) having an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appoint- ed by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law.
Za „osebo javnega prava“ se �teje vsak subjekt, 1) ki je ustanovljen s posebnim namenom zadovoljevanja potreb javnega interesa in ki nima pridobitnega značaja, 2) ki ima pravno osebnost in 3a) ga pretežno financirajo država, regionalni ali lokalni organi ali druge osebe javnega prava ali 3b) za katerega velja upravljavski nadzor s strani teh oseb ali 3c) ki ima upravljavski ali nadzorni odbor, v katerega več kakor polovico članov imenuje država, regionalni ali lokalni organi ali druge osebe javnega prava.
Directive 2004/18 consolidates the preexisting secondary legislation in a single text, 7harmonising at Community level the national procurement procedures in order to bring them into line with the principles of the Treaty which govern the award of public contracts (recitals 1 and 2).
V tej direktivi je združena obstoječa sekundarna zakonodaja v eno samo besedilo 7, v katerem so na ravni Skupnosti usklajeni nacionalni postopki oddajanja javnih naročil, tako da so prilagojeni načelom Pogodbe, ki urejajo oddajo javnih naročil (prva in druga uvodna izjava). Z direktivo so
Directive 2004/17 8pursues a similar aim to that of Directive 2004/18 in respect of
Direktiva 2004/17 8ima na različnih področjih, ki so zaradi podelitve posebnih
7 — In the field of public procurement, the approximation of laws began with Council Directive 71/305/ EEC of 26 July 1971 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts (OJ English Special Edition: Series I Chapter 1971(II), p.
7 – Na področju oddaje javnih naročil se je usklajevanje predpisov začelo z Direktivo Sveta 71/305/EGS z dne 26. julija 1971 o usklajevanju postopkov oddaje javnih naročil gradenj (UL L 185, str.
682), which, after a number of amendments, was consolidated under the same title in Directive 93/37/EEC of 14 June 1993 (OJ 1993 L 199, p. 54).
5), ki je bila po več spremembah razveljavljena z Direktivo 93/37/EGS Sveta z dne 14. junija 1993 z istim naslovom (UL L 199, str. 54).
The coordination of procedures for the award of public supply contracts was initially governed by Council Directive 77/62/EEC of 21 December 1976 (OJ 1977 L 13, p.
Usklajevanje postopkov oddaje javnih naročil blaga je najprej urejala Direktiva 77/62/EGS Sveta z dne 21. decembra 1976 (UL 1997, L 13, str.
1) and subsequently by Council Directive 93/36/EEC of 14 June 1993 (OJ 1993 L 199, p. 1).
1), potem pa Direktiva 93/36/EGS Sveta z dne 14. junija 1993 (UL L 199, str. 1).
Public service contracts were subject to Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 (OJ 1992 L 209, p. 1).
Javna naročila storitev so bila predmet Direktive 92/50/EGS Sveta z dne 18. junija 1992 (UL L 209, str. 1).
Prior to their inclusion in Directive 2004/18, the foregoing provisions were updated in European Parliament and Council Directive 97/52/EC of 13 October 1997 (OJ 1997 L 328, p. 1).
Pred spremembo z Direktivo 2004/18 so bila zgoraj navedena besedila objavljena v Direktivi 97/52/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 13. oktobra 1997 (UL L 328, str. 1).
OPINION OF MR RUIZ-JARABO — CASE C-393/06 supply, works and service contracts (which are defined in Article 1(2)) in certain sectors characterised by their closed nature, due to the grant of special or exclusive rights (recitals 1 to 3).
ali izključnih pravic zaprtega značaja (prva do tretja uvodna izjava), podoben cilj kot Direktiva 2004/18 na področju javnih naročil gradenj, blaga in storitev (v Direktivi 2004/17 je ta cilj naveden v členu 1(2)).
The directive also defines as ‘contracting entities’ organisations which, while they are not ‘contracting authorities’ or ‘public undertakings’, carry out any of the activities referred to in Articles 3 to 7 on the basis of special or exclusive rights (Article 2(2)(b)).
Direktiva uvr�ča med „naročnike“ tudi organizacije, ki sicer niso „javni organi“ ali „javna podjetja“ in je ena od njihovih dejavnosti katera koli dejavnost iz členov od 3 do 7 na podlagi posebnih ali izključnih pravic [člen 2(2b)].
Article 20(1) excludes from the scope of the directive contracts which the contracting entities award for purposes other than those referred to in Articles 3 to 7.
Po členu 2(2) se ta direktiva uporablja za „naročnike“, ki opravljajo eno od dejavnosti iz členov 3 (plin, toplota in električna energija), 4 (voda), 5 (prevozne storitve), 6 (po�tne storitve) in 7 (iskanje ali črpanje nafte ali plina, izkopavanje premoga ali drugih trdnih goriv, pristani�ča in letali�ča), razen če so te dejavnosti neposredno izpostavljene konkurenci na trgih, do katerih dostop ni omejen (člen 30(1)).
In accordance with Article 2(2), the directive applies to ‘contracting entities’ which pursue one of the activities referred to in Articles 3 (gas, heat and electricity), 4 (water), 5 (transport), 6 (postal services) and 7 (exploration for, or extraction of, oil, gas, coal or other solid fuels, as well as ports and airports), unless those activities are performed under competitive conditions on markets to which access is not restricted (Article 30(1)).
V členu 20(1) so iz področja uporabe direktive izključena javna naročila, ki jih „naročniki“ oddajo za druge namene, kot so tisti iz členov od 3 do 7.
III — The facts of the main proceedings and the questions referred for a preliminary ruling
III – Dejstva v sporu o glavni stvari in vprašanja za predhodno odločanje
Fernwärme Wien GmbH is an undertaking established on 22 January 1969 and duly registered in the Vienna Companies Register, so acquiring legal personality.
Fernwärme Wien GmbH je družba, ki je bila ustanovljena 22. januarja 1969 in je dobila na podlagi zakonitega vpisa v register gospodarskih družb na Dunaju status pravne osebe. Ustanovljena je bila za javno toplo-
In addition to ‘contracting authorities’ (which are defined, in Article 2(1)(a), in the same terms as in Directive 2004/18), the directive also classifies ‘public undertakings’ as ‘contracting entities’. A public undertaking is any undertaking over which the contracting authorities may exercise, directly or indirectly, a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of it, their financial participation therein, or the rules which govern it.
Poleg „naročnikov“ [opredeljenih v členu 2(1)(a) na enak način kot v Direktivi 2004/18] so v tej direktivi med „naročnike“ uvr�čena „javna podjetja“, to je vsako podjetje, na katero imajo lahko „naročniki“ neposredno ali posredno prevladujoč vpliv zaradi njihovega lastni�tva, finančne udeležbe v njih ali pravil, ki urejajo njihovo poslovanje.
They exercise such an influence when (1) they hold the majority of the undertaking’s subscribed capital, or (2) they control the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking, or (3) they appoint more than half of the undertaking’s administrative, management or supervisory body.
Naročniki imajo lahko tak�en vpliv, (1) če imajo večinski delež vpisanega kapitala ali (2) nadzorujejo večino glasov, povezanih z
AIGNER district of Vienna. Without prejudice to that activity, the company is also engaged, in competition with other operators, in the general planning of refrigeration plants for large real estate projects.
AIGNER vodno ogrevanje stanovanj, javnih ustanov, pisarn, podjetij in drugih prostorov na območju mesta Dunaj; poleg tega se ukvarja tudi s splo�nim planiranjem klimatskih naprav v večjih nepremičninskih projektih, s čimer konkurira drugim subjektom.
Aigner, Wasser-Wärme-Unwelt GmbH, which accepted the published conditions, participated in the selection process by submitting two tenders — a main tender and an alternative.
Aigner, Wasser-Wärme-Umwelt GmbH, se je prijavila na razpis v skladu z razpisno dokumentacijo ter oddala glavno ponudbo in nadomestno ponudbo.
On 18 May 2006, Fernwärme Wien informed the applicant that the second tender had been rejected, a decision which the applicant challenged before the Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien.
18. maja 2006 jo je Fernwärme Wien obvestila o zavrnitvi nadomestne ponudbe; to odločbo je izpodbijala pri Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien.
Following successive amendments of the founding contract, in which its objects remained unchanged, the undertaking is currently a limited liability company and is wholly owned by Vienna City Council.
Fernwärme Wien se je vpra�ala o pristojnosti tega organa, ki je odvisna od tega, ali je tožena družba „naročnik“ v smislu Direktiv 2004/17 in 2004/18.
9 The Kontrollamt (Monitoring Office) of Vienna checks the undertaking’s finances while the municipality, exercising its rights in the general meeting, appoints and removes the directors, approves their management, and does the same in respect of the members of the supervisory board.
Potem ko je bila vsebina razprave omejena, je Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien prekinilo odločanje in Sodi�ču v predhodno odločanje predložilo ta vpra�anja:
Fernwärme Wien called into question that body’s jurisdiction, which is conditional on the defendant undertaking’s being a ‘contracting entity’ or a ‘contracting authority’ for the purpose of Directives 2004/17 and 2004/18.
Ta družba ima danes, po več spremembah statuta, ki niso vplivale na njeno dejavnost, obliko družbe z omejeno odgovornostjo, ki je v celoti last mesta Dunaj 9.
In view of the nature of the dispute before it, the Vergabekontrollsenat des Landes Wien has stayed the proceedings and referred the following questions to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling:
Kontrollamt (nadzorni urad) Dunaja nadzira njene finance, občina pa v skladu s svojimi pravicami, ki jih ima v okviru generalne skup�čine, imenuje in odpokliče poslovodni organ ter ga razre�i prav tako tudi člane nadzornega odbora.
‘(1) Must Directive 2004/17/EC … be interpreted as meaning that a contracting entity which carries out activities in the sectors referred to in Article 3 … also falls within the scope of that directive in relation to an activity pursued in parallel under competitive conditions?
„Ali je treba Direktivo 2004/17/ES […] razlagati v tem smislu, da za naročnika, ki opravlja dejavnost iz enega od sektorjev, navedenih v členu 3 te direktive, velja ta direktiva tudi, ko obenem opravlja drugo, konkurenčno dejavnost?
By announcement in the Amtsblatt der Stadt Wien (Official Journal of the City of Vienna) of 1 March 2006, Fernwärme Wien published an invitation to tender for the construction of a refrigeration plant for an office and shopping centre in Vienna (called ‘Town-Town’), stating that national procurement law did not apply.
Fernwärme Wien je 1. marca 2006 v Amtsblatt der Stadt Wien (uradni list mesta Dunaj) objavila razpis za postavitev klimatske naprave v poslovnem in trgovskem centru na Dunaju (imenovanem „Town-Town“) z navedbo, da se avstrijska zakonodaja o javnih naročilih ne uporablja.