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The Court can refuse a request submitted by a national court only where it is quite obvious that the ruling sought by that court on the interpretation of Community law bears no relation to the actual facts of the main action or its purpose or where the problem is general or hypothetical. 7
Sodi�če sme predlog nacionalnega sodi�ča zavrniti le, kadar je očitno, da zahtevana razlaga prava Skupnosti nima nikakr�ne zveze z dejanskim stanjem ali predmetom spora postopka v glavni stvari, ali kadar je vpra�anje splo�ne oziroma hipotetične narave. 7
Article 13 of the Directive does not offer any justification for an exemption of certain systems from third party access obligations.
Člen 13 Direktive ne upravičuje izključitve določenih omrežij iz obveznosti dostopa tretjih strani.
This, however, is not the case here.
Toda v obravnavanem primeru to ni tako.
It is clear from the order for reference that the referring court has doubts as to whether Paragraph 110(1)(1) of the EnWG, as it
Iz predložitvene odločbe jasno izhaja,
Neither can the exception provided for under Article 26(1) of the Directive for ‘micro isolated systems’ serve as a basis for Paragraph 110(1)(1) EnWG because, inter alia, no request has been submitted to the Commission for that purpose.
Podlaga za člen 110(1)(1) EnWG prav tako ne more biti izjema glede „mikro izdvojenih omrežij“, določena v členu 26(1) Direktive, ker med drugim Komisiji v zvezi s tem ni bila poslana nobena pro�nja.
stands, is compatible with Article 20(1) of the Directive.
„obratovalna omrežja“, ki se nahajajo na obratovalnem območju, ki je prostorsko povezano, in ki so namenjena zlasti zadovoljevanju potreb po električni energiji samega podjetja ali priključenih podjetij.
Directive 2003/54 marks the second phase of the liberalisation of the market in electricity within the European Community.
Direktiva 2003/54 pomeni drugo stopnjo liberalizacije trga z električno energijo v Evropski skupnosti.
Its objective is to complete the internal market in electricity launched by Directive 96/92/EC 8(the ‘first electricity directive’). 9
Njen namen je oblikovati notranji trg z električno energijo, kar je sprožila Direktiva 96/92/ES 8 (v nadaljevanju: Prva direktiva o električni energiji). 9
It is true that the question referred to the Court not only refers to the actual formulation of Paragraph 110(1)(1) of the EnWG, but adds the phrase ‘even where such system access would not impose an unreasonable burden’.
Res je, da se vpra�anje za predhodno odločanje, predloženo Sodi�ču, ne nana�a zgolj na dejansko besedilo člena 110(1)(1) EnWG, temveč dodaja stavek „tudi če tak dostop do omrežja ne bi povzročal nesprejemljivih težav“.
By such a statement the referring court merely identifies where in its view the problem of compatibility of the implementing national law with the directive arises, namely in the fact that the derogation from third party access obligations is granted without further consideration of the actual burden that compliance with such obligations may actually impose on the system operator, whereas, in the referring court’s view, a requirement to take that burden into account follows from the directive.
S tem predložitveno sodi�če zgolj opredeljuje, kje se po njegovem mnenju nahaja problem združljivosti nacionalnega prava z Direktivo, in sicer v tem, da se odsto -panje od obveznosti dostopa tretjih strani odobri brez ugotavljanja dejanske obre -menitve za upravljavca omrežja zaradi izpolnitve takih obveznosti, medtem ko predložitveno sodi�če meni, da zahteva upo�tevati to obremenitev izhaja iz Direktive.
However, this does not make the question hypothetical.
Zaradi tega pa vpra�anje ni hipotetično.
One of the key elements of the liberalisation of the internal market for electricity is third party access to the network.
Eden od poglavitnih elementov liberalizacije notranjega trga z električno energijo je dostop tretjih strani do omrežja.
In the directive the principle of third party access is reflected in Article 20(1), which requires Member States to ensure the implementation of third party access to transmission
V Direktivi je načelo dostopa tretjih strani izraženo v členu 20(1), v skladu s katerim morajo države članice poskrbeti, da se uvede sistem
8 — Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal marked in electricity (OJ 1997 L 27, p. 20).
8 – Direktiva 96/92/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 19. decembra 1996 o skupnih pravilih notranjega trga z električno energijo (UL 1997 L 27, str. 20).
9 — A third legislative package has been presented by the Commission on 19 September 2007 (see Commission press release IP/07/1361 and Explanatory Memorandum of the third energy package, available at http://ec.europa.eu/energy/ electricity/package_2007/doc/2007_09_19_explanatory_ memorandum_en.pdf).
9 – Komisija je 19. septembra 2007 predstavila tretji zakonodajni paket (glej sporočilo Komisije za javnost IP/07/1361 in obrazložitveni memorandum o tretjem paketu glede električne energije, dostopna na http://ec.europa.eu/energy/electricity/ package_2007/doc/2007_09_19_explanatory_memorandum_ en.pdf).
It appears that the changes proposed do not concern the provision at issue in the present proceedings.
Predlagane spremembe se ne nana�ajo na zadevne določbe v tem postopku.
Thus, the reference for a preliminary ruling is admissible and the question to be answered by the Court is, in essence, whether Article 20(1) of the Directive precludes national legislation, such as Paragraph 110(1)(1) EnWG, which excludes, as a rule, the application of the provisions on third party access to so called ‘operation networks’ which are located on a geographically connected operation zone and which predominantly
Predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe je tako dopusten, vpra�anje, na katerega mora Sodi�če odgovoriti, pa je v bistvu, ali člen 20(1) Direktive nasprotuje nacionalni zakonodaji, kot je člen 110(1)(1) EnWG, ki kot pravilo iz uporabe določb glede dostopa tretjih strani izključuje tako imenovana
CITIWORKS
CITIWORKS dostopa tretjih strani do prenosnih in distribucijskih omrežij.
Therefore the relevant issue in the present case is whether a system, such as that operated by FLH and which may be exempted in application of contested German legislation, is in fact a ‘distribution system’ within the meaning of the directive.
Zato je v obravnavanem primeru relevantno vpra�anje, ali je dejansko tako omrežje, kot ga upravlja družba FLH in ki je lahko izključeno iz izpodbijane nem�ke zakonodaje, „distribucijsko omrežje“ v smislu Direktive.
It is undisputed that a system such as that operated by FLH is not a transmission 10
Nesporno je, da tako omrežje, kot ga upravlja družba FLH, ni prenosno 10 omrežje.
The directive does not define the term ‘distribution system’ but it defines ‘distribution’ as the ‘transport of electricity on high-voltage, medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply’.
Direktiva pojma „distribucijsko omrežje“ ne opredeljuje, pojem „distribucija“ pa opredeljuje kot „transport električne energije po visoko-, srednje- in nizkonapetostnem distribucijskem omrežju z namenom dobave odjemalcem, vendar ne vključuje dobave“. 11
In order to ascertain whether it is nevertheless required to give access to third parties in accordance with Article 20(1) of the Directive it remains to be determined whether the system in question could be a distribution system.
Za presojo, ali mora tretjim stranem kljub temu omogočiti dostop do omrežja v skladu s členom 20(1) Direktive, je treba ugotoviti, ali je zadevno omrežje lahko distribucijsko omrežje.
In these circumstances it is necessary, in order to determine the scope of the concept of ‘distribution system’ as used in the directive, to consider not only the wording of the relevant provision of the directive but also the context in which it occurs and the objects of the rules of which it forms part. 12
V teh okoli�činah je treba za določitev vsebine pojma „distribucijsko omrežje“, kot se uporablja v Direktivi, upo�tevati ne le besedilo relevantne določbe Direktive, temveč tudi kontekst, v katerem se pojavlja, in namen pravil, katerih del je. 12
The directive aims at the completion of the internal market for energy, by liber-
Cilj Direktive je oblikovanje notranjega trga z električno energijo z liberalizacijo in
In this connection, it may be briefly pointed out that it is debatable whether FLH may, for example, also be regarded as a ‘supplier’ and/or a ‘wholesaler’ of electricity within the meaning of the directive.
V zvezi s tem je treba na kratko opozoriti, da je vpra�ljivo, ali je družbo FLH mogoče na primer �teti za „dobaviteljico“ in/ali „trgovko na debelo“ z električno energijo v smislu Direktive.
These possible additional qualifications are irrelevant for the present case, however, since it cannot be inferred from the directive that they would prevent FLH from being at the same time a distribution system operator and, as such, in principle obliged to give third parties access to the distribution system it operates.
Toda te morebitne dodatne opredelitve za to zadevo niso pomembne, ker iz Direktive ne izhaja, da bi družbi FLH preprečevale, da bi bila hkrati upravljavka distribucijskega sistema in kot taka načeloma zavezana, da tretjim stranem omogoči dostop do distribucijskega sistema, ki ga upravlja.
11 — See Article 2(5) of the Directive.
11 – Glej člen 2(5) Direktive.
12 — See, to this effect, inter alia, Case 292/82 Merck [1983] ECR 3781, paragraph 12; Case 337/82 St. Nikolaus Brennerei [1984] ECR 1051, paragraph 10; and Case C-223/98 Adidas [1999] ECR I-7081, paragraph 23.
10 – „Prenos“ pomeni transport električne energije na zelo visokonapetostnem in visokonapetostnem povezanem omrežju z namenom dostave električne energije končnim odjemalcem ali distributerjem, vendar ne vključuje dobave.
15These two rights are necessarily linked because, if customers are to choose freely their supplier, it is necessary that suppliers have the right to access, for an adequate and nondiscriminatory remuneration, the different transmission and distribution systems which carry electricity to the customer.
15 Ti dve pravici sta neizbežno povezani, ker če naj bi odjemalci svobodno izbirali svoje dobavitelje, morajo dobavitelji imeti v zameno za ustrezno in nediskriminatorno plačilo pravico do dostopa do različnih prenosnih in distribucijskih omrežij, prek katerih odjemalec prejema električno energijo.
The importance of the principle of third party access is also apparent from the legislative history of the directive.
Pomen načela dostopa tretjih strani prav tako očitno izhaja iz zakonodajne zgodovine Direktive.
The provision requiring Member States to ensure third party access was an essential element of the Commission’s proposal to amend the first electricity directive 16and was adopted, essentially unchanged, in Article 20 of the Directive.
Določba, ki državam članicam nalaga, da omogočijo dostop tretjim stranem, je bila bistveni del predloga Komisije glede sprememb Prve direktive o električni energiji 16, in je bila v nespremenjeni obliki sprejeta s členom 20 Direktive.
The objective of achieving a level playing field between Member States in term of market opening 14requires a uniform interpretation of the material scope to which the directive applies.
Da bi bili doseženi enaki konkurenčni pogoji med državami članicami v smislu odpiranja trga 14, je treba področje uporabe Direktive razlagati enotno.
This requires that restrictions to the general principle of third party access be interpreted narrowly and be limited to those provided for under the directive.
Zato je treba odstopanja od splo�nega načela dostopa tretjih strani razlagati ozko in jih omejiti na izjeme, določene v Direktivi.
This also precludes the possibility that a provision such as Article 13 of the Directive, which provides that Member States are to designate, or to require undertakings that own or are responsible for distribution systems to designate, one or more distribution system operators, could give Member States total freedom in the definition of a ‘distribution system’.
To tudi nasprotuje možnosti, da bi določba, kot je določba člena 13 Direktive, ki določa, da države članice imenujejo ali zahtevajo od podjetij, ki imajo v lasti distribucijska omrežja ali so zanje odgovorna, da imenujejo enega ali več upravljavcev distribucijskega omrežja, državam članicam dajala popolno svobodo pri opredelitvi „distribucijskega omrežja“.
Moreover, in its caselaw on the first electricity directive the Court has already highlighted the importance of nondiscriminatory third party access to the network. 17
Prav tako je Sodi�če v svoji sodni praksi glede Prve direktive o električni energiji že poudarilo pomen nediskriminatornega dostopa tretjih strani do omrežja. 17
It is in the light of these considerations that the scope of the concept of ‘distribution system’, which is essential for the effec-
Vsebino pojma „distribucijsko omrežje“, ki je bistvena za dejansko vsebino dostopa
Furthermore, it appears from the directive that one of the essential elements of the liberalisation of energy markets is to ensure that electricity customers have the right to choose freely their suppliers and all suppliers the right to freely deliver their
Iz Direktive poleg tega izhaja, da je eden od poglavitnih elementov liberalizacije trgov z električno energijo odjemalcem električne energije zagotoviti pravico do svobodne
15 — See 4th recital to the Directive.
15 – Glej četrto uvodno izjavo Direktive.
The full implementation of that freedom of choice should be available to non-domestic customers by 1 January 2003 and all categories of customers at the latest by 1 January 2005.
Popolno izvr�evanje te svobode izbire naj bi bilo tujim odjemalcem omogočeno do 1. januarja 2003, vsem kategorijam odjemalcev pa najkasneje do 1. januarja 2005.
13 — See Explanatory memorandum presented by the Commission with the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas (COM/2001/0125 final).
13 – Glej obrazložitveni memorandum, ki ga je Komisija predstavila skupaj s predlogom Direktive Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o spremembah direktiv 96/92/ES in 98/30/ES o skupnih pravilih notranjega trga z električno energijo in zemeljskim plinom (COM(2001)0125 konč.).
17 — See Case C-17/03 Vereniging voor Energie, Milieu en Water and Others [2005] ECR I-4983, paragraphs 42 to 46.
17 – Glej sodbo z dne 7. junija 2005 v zadevi Vereniging voor Energie, Milieu en Water in drugi (C-17/03, ZOdl., str. I-4983, točke od 42 do 46).
14 — See Explanatory memorandum, cited in footnote 13.
14 – Glej obrazložitveni memorandum, naveden v opombi 13.
CITIWORKS tive scope of third party access as laid out in Article 20(1) of the Directive, must be construed.
CITIWORKS tretjih strani iz člena 20(1) Direktive, je treba razlagati ob upo�tevanju teh ugotovitev.
As a first step, I shall analyse the extent to which some criteria, such as the size or the purpose of the system, are essential for the qualification of a ‘distribution system’.
Najprej bom analiziral, koliko so nekatera merila, kot sta na primer velikost in namen omrežja, bistvena za opredelitev „distribucijskega omrežja“.
However, the possibility of exempting isolated systems is not justified primarily by their small size but by the fact that such systems are either not connected to a bigger system or receive very little amounts of electricity from a bigger system, which makes them subject to very specific technical constraints, especially with regard to security of electricity supply to end users.
Toda možnosti izključitve izdvojenih omrežij v prvi vrsti ne upravičuje njihova majhnost, temveč dejstvo, da ta omrežja bodisi niso priključena na večje omrežje bodisi prejemajo zelo majhne količine električne energije od večjega omrežja, zaradi česar so podvržena zelo specifičnim tehničnim omejitvam, zlasti v zvezi z zanesljivostjo oskrbe končnih uporabnikov.
20 The threshold regarding micro isolated systems was thus established for a very specific purpose and cannot be regarded as an overall indicator of the size of systems the Community legislature intended to regulate or not.
20Prag za mikro izdvojena omrežja je bil tako določen za zelo specifičen namen in ga ni mogoče �teti za celovit pokazatelj velikosti omrežja, ki ga je zakonodajalec Skupnosti bodisi nameraval urediti bodisi ni nameraval urediti.
It may first be pointed out that the directive does not specify a size threshold in order for an electricity system to be regarded as a ‘distribution system’.
Najprej je treba poudariti, da Direktiva podrobno ne določa praga za opredelitev elektroenergetskega omrežja kot „distribucijskega omrežja“.
Nevertheless, within the framework of the directive the size of a system is relevant for the application of certain essential obligations, most importantly for the unbundling of distribution system operators. 18
Kljub temu pa iz okvira Direktive izhaja, da je velikost omrežja pomembna za uporabo določenih bistvenih obveznosti, zlasti ločevanja upravljavcev distribucijskega omrežja. 18
In my view this indicates that, as a matter of principle, the directive is intended to apply to a wide range of systems regardless of their size.
Menim, da to kaže na to, da je načeloma namen Direktive, da se uporabi za �irok spekter omrežij, ne glede na njihovo velikost.
This does not preclude the possibility that the application of certain essential obligations laid down in the directive, as is the case for unbundling, may be adapted depending on the size of the system in question.
To ne izključuje možnosti, da se določene bistvene obveznosti, določene v Direktivi, kot je primer ločevanja, prilagodijo glede na velikost zadevnega omrežja.
In relation to the obligation to provide third party access it would appear to be relevant only in exceptional circumstances, 19 namely in relation to the definition of micro and small isolated systems, for which Member States can provide for exemptions inter alia from third party access obliga-
V zvezi z obveznostjo omogočiti dostop tretjim stranem se velikost omrežja zdi pomembna zgolj v izjemnih okoli�činah 19, in sicer v zvezi z opredelitvijo mikro in majhnih izdvojenih omrežij, glede katerih države članice lahko določijo izjeme od obveznosti
Moreover, while the exclusion of one ‘small’ system from the scope of the directive may not necessarily have a significant impact
Poleg tega, medtem ko ni nujno, da izključitev „majhnih“ omrežij s področja
18 — Article 15 of the Directive, which concerns the ‘unbundling of distribution system operators’, provides in the last sentence of the second paragraph that ‘Member States may decide not to apply paragraphs 1 and 2 to integrated electricity undertakings serving less than 100 000 connected customers, or serving small isolated systems’.
18 – Člen 15 Direktive, ki se nana�a na „ločevanje upravljavcev distribucijskega omrežja“, v zadnjem stavku drugega odstavka določa, da se „[d]ržave članice […] lahko odlo -čijo, da odstavka 1 in 2 ne bodo uporabile za integrirana elektroenergetska podjetja, ki oskrbujejo manj kot 100.000 priključenih odjemalcev ali majhno izdvojeno omrežje“.
See also the 11th recital to the Directive, which states that ‘[t]o avoid imposing a disproportionate financial and administrative burden on small distribution companies, Member States should be able, where necessary, to exempt such companies from the legal distribution unbundling requirements’.
Glej tudi enajsto uvodno izjavo Direktive, ki določa, da „[d]a bi države članice majhna distribucijska podjetja lahko razbremenile nesorazmerne finančne in administrativne obremenitve, bi morale imeti možnost, kjer je to potrebno, da tak�na podjetja oprostijo zahtev po pravnem ločevanju distribucije“.
20 — ‘Operation networks’ within the meaning of the EnWG are in principle closed but this does not make them isolated, as they may well receive electricity from a bigger network to which they are connected.
20 – V smislu EnWG so „obratovalna omrežja“ načeloma zaprta, toda zaradi tega niso izdvojena, ker lahko električno energijo prejemajo od večjega omrežja, na katerega so priključena.
19 — See Article 26, which allows in certain circumstances for the exclusion of micro and small isolated systems from third party access obligations.
19 – Glej člen 26, ki v določenih okoli�činah dovoljuje izključitev mikro in majhnih izdvojenih omrežij iz obveznosti dostopa tretjih strani.
on competition and thus on the liberalisation of the electricity sector, this has no bearing on how the exclusion of a whole category of small systems may affect competition.
za opredelitev omrežja kot „distribucijskega omrežja“. To vpra�anje izhaja iz uporabe stavka „z namenom dobave odjemalcem“ v opredelitvi „distribucije“ v členu 2(5) Direktive.
In any event, besides the obvious difficulties of defining when a system is to be regarded as ‘small’, there is no evidence that only relatively ‘small’ systems will be exempted pursuant to Paragraph 110(1)(1) of the EnWG.
Poleg očitnih težav pri opredelitvi „majhnega“ omrežja ni nobenega dokaza, da bodo zgolj relativno „majhna“ omrežja izključena v skladu s členom 110(1)(1) EnWG.
So long as they fulfil the conditions laid down in that provision, systems are exempted regardless of the amount of electricity they deliver.
Omrežja so izključena, dokler izpolnjujejo pogoje iz te določbe, ne glede na količino električne energije, ki jo dobavljajo.
This means, for example, that far bigger airports than Leipzig/Halle Airport may be exempted from third party access obligations in application of Paragraph 110(1)(1) EnWG.
To na primer pomeni, da so lahko veliko večja letali�ča, kakr�no je letali�če Leipzig/Halle, ob uporabi člena 110(1)(1) EnWG izključena iz obveznosti dostopa tretjih strani.
The exemption of certain systems from third party access obligations on the sole basis of the purpose for which they are operated bears the risk that the same system, depending on whether it is run as part of another business or as a business on its own, will or will not be eligible for exemption from third party access obligations.
Izključitev določenih omrežij iz obveznosti dostopa tretjih strani zgolj na podlagi njihovega namena povzroča nevarnost, da isto omrežje bodisi bo bodisi ne bo, glede na to, ali se ga upravlja kot del drugega poslovanja ali samostojnega poslovanja, primerno za izključitev iz obveznosti dostopa tretjih strani.
For example, if FLH had outsourced the operation of its electricity system to another company having as its sole purpose the operation of the system with a view to delivering electricity to the airport and other end-users located at the airport, the distribution of electricity would certainly be made ‘with a view to its delivery to customers’, as stated in Article 2(5) of the Directive.
Če bi na primer družba FLH za upravljanje svojega elektroenergetskega omrežja uporabljala drugo podjetje, katerega edini namen je upravljanje omrežja z namenom dobave električne energije letali�ču in drugim končnim uporabnikom, ki se nahajajo na letali�ču, bi bila električna energija prav gotovo distribuirana „z namenom dobave odjemalcem“, kot je določeno v členu 2(5) Direktive.
Thus, the exclusion of so called ‘operation networks’ from third party access obligations could result in a different treatment of the same system solely on the basis of the business purpose of the system operator.
Izključitev tako imenovanih „obratovalnih omrežij“ iz obveznosti dostopa tretjih strani bi tako lahko povzročila različno obravnavanje istega omrežja zgolj na podlagi poslovnega namena upravljavca omrežja.
I am therefore of the view that the small size of a system is not an essential criterion on which to refuse to qualify a system such as that operated by FLH as a ‘distribution system’ and to exclude it, as a matter of principle, from the application of the principle of third party access.
Zato menim, da majhnost omrežja ni bistveno merilo, na podlagi katerega omrežja, kot je omrežje, ki ga upravlja družba FLH, ni mogoče opredeliti kot „distribucijsko omrežje“ in ga načeloma izključiti iz uporabe načela dostopa tretjih strani.