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12 — ‘Declaration on the specific characteristics of sport and its social function in Europe, of which account should be taken in implementing common policies’, Nice European Council (7, 8 and 9 December 2000), Presidency Conclusions (paragraph 52 and Annex IV, see in particular paragraphs 1, 7 and 17 of the declaration printed there).
17 – Ta sodna praksa do danes ni izgubila svojega pomena, če gre za razmejitev področja uporabe klasičnih temeljnih svobo�čin po Pogodbi ES ali – kot tukaj – za razmejitev področja uporabe njenega konkurenčnega prava. V splo -�nem pa je treba upo�tevati, da začetki te sodne prakse izvirajo �e iz obdobja, ko je bila Skupnost v bistvu gospodarska skupnost.
17 — That caselaw has so far lost none of its relevance when it comes to defining the scope of the traditional fundamental freedoms of the EC Treaty or — as here — defining the scope of its competition rules.
Zaradi uvedbe državljanstva Unije in �tevilnih novih politik na področju izobraževanja in mladine zajema danes Pogodba ES tudi negospodarske vidike �porta.
More generally, however, it should be remembered that the beginnings of that caselaw date back to a time when the Community was essentially an economic community.
Najkasneje z uveljavitvijo Lizbonske pogodbe ne bo več nikakr�nega dvoma, da �port ni pomemben za pravo Skupnosti le s svojega gospodarskega vidika; to poudarja njegova omemba v naslovu XI Izobraževanje, poklicno usposabljanje, mladina in �port prihodnje Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije.
As a result of the introduction of Union citizenship and many new policies, in particular in the areas of education and youth, the EC Treaty now also has non-economic links to sport.
12 – Izjava o posebnostih �porta, ki jih je treba upo�tevati v okviru skupne politike, in njegovi družbeni vlogi v Evropi, Evropski svet v Nici (7., 8. in 9. decembra 2000), Sklepi pred -sedstva (točka 52 in Priloga IV, glej zlasti 1., 7. in 17. izjavo v tej prilogi).
It is certainly the case that, on the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, there will no longer be any doubt that the relevance of sport to Community law extends beyond its economic aspects; this is emphasised by the fact that sport is mentioned in Title XII, ‘Education, vocational training, youth and sport’, of the future Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
18 – Glede temeljnih svobo�čin iz Pogodbe ES glej sodbe z dne 12. decembra 1974 v zadevi Walrave in Koch (36/74, Recueil, 1405), z dne 14. julija 1976 v zadevi Donà (13/76, Recueil, 1333), z dne 15. decembra 1995 v zadevi Bosman (C-415/93, Recueil, I-4921), z dne 11. aprila 2000 v združenih zadevah Deliège (C-51/96 in C-191/97, Recueil, I-2549) in z dne 13. aprila 2000 v zadevi Lehtonen in Castors Braine (C-176/96, Recueil, I-2681); glede ustreznih določb v pridružitvenih sporazumih glej sodbi z dne 8. maja 2003 v zadevi Deutscher Handballbund (C-438/00, Recueil, I-4135) in z dne 12. aprila 2005 v zadevi Simutenkov (C-265/03, ZOdl., I-2579).
13 — COM(2007) 391 final; see in particular there the introduction (p.
13 – COM(2007)391 konč., glej tam zlasti Uvod (str. 2) in razdelek 4.1 (str. 14 in nasl.); glej poleg tega razdelka 3.4 in 4 k Beli knjigi o �portu objavljenega spremljevalnega delovnega gradiva Komisije Commission Staff Working Document – The EU and Sport: Background and Context z dne 11. julija 2007, SEC(2007)935.
14 — Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed in Lisbon on 13 December 2007 (OJ 2007 C 306, p. 1).
Bela knjiga in delovno gradivo sta na voljo na < http://ec.europa.eu/sport/index_en.html > (nazadnje obiskano 10. januarja 2008). 14 – Lizbonska pogodba, ki spreminja Pogodbo o Evropski uniji in Pogodbo o ustanovitvi Evropske skupnosti, podpisana v Lizboni dne 13. decembra 2007 (UL C 306, str. 1).
15 — See in particular Article 6(e) and Article 165 of the future Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; see to the same effect the existing Article I-17(e) and Article III-282 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, signed in Rome on 29 October 2004 (OJ 2004 C 310, p. 1).
15 – Glej zlasti člena 6(e) in 165 prihodnje Pogodbe o delovanju Evropske unije v njenem novem �tevilčenju; v tem smislu so bile določbe že v členih I-17(e) in III-282 Pogodbe o Ustavi za Evropo, podpisane v Rimu 29. oktobra 2004 (UL C 310, str. 1).
16 — Case C-519/04 P Meca-Medina [2006] ECR I-6991, paragraph 22 and the caselaw cited there.
19 – Glej v opombi 16 navedeno sodbo Meca-Medina, nadalje sodbo Sodi�ča prve stopnje z dne 26. januarja 2005 v zadevi Piau proti Komisiji (T-193/02, ZOdl., II-209, potrjena s sklepom Sodi�ča z dne 23. februarja 2006 v zadevi Piau proti Komisiji, C-171/05 P, ZOdl., I-37).
19 — See Meca-Medina, cited in footnote 16, and Case T-193/02 Piau v Commission [2005] ECR II-209, upheld in Case C-171/05 P Piau v Commission [2006] ECR I-37.
16 – Sodba z dne 18. julija 2006 v zadevi Meca-Medina (C-519/04 P, ZOdl., I-6991, točka 22 in navedena sodna praksa).
participates in decisions on the State authorisation of motorcycling events and, on the other hand, organises such events itself.
ljenju za motociklistične dirke in po drugi strani sama prireja tak�ne dirke.
The concept of undertaking in Community competition law
Pojem podjetja v smislu konkurenčnega prava ES
B — Applicability of Articles 82 EC and 86 EC (first question)
B – Uporaba členov 82 ES in 86 ES (prvo vprašanje za predhodno odločanje)
‘Undertaking’ within the meaning of Community competition law must be understood in functional terms and encompasses every entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of the legal status of the entity and the way in which it is financed.
Pojem podjetja v okviru konkurenčnega prava Skupnosti je treba razumeti funkcionalno, tako da obsega vse enote, ki izvajajo gospodarsko dejavnost, neodvisno od njihove pravne oblike in vrste financiranja.
21 An organ- isation that does not carry on an economic activity is not an undertaking within the meaning of competition law. 22
21 Orga- nizacija, ki ne opravlja nobene gospodarske dejavnosti, ni podjetje v smislu konkurenčnega prava. 22
By its first question, the referring court wishes, in essence, to ascertain whether the activity of a non-profit-making association falls within the scope of Articles 82 EC and 86 EC, where that association not only has an exclusive right of co-decision in the authorisation by a public body of motorcycling events, but also organises such events itself and, in that connection, concludes sponsorship, advertising and insurance agreements.
S prvim vpra�anjem predložitveno sodi�če v bistvu spra�uje, ali spada dejavnost nepridobitnega dru�tva na področje uporabe členov 82 ES in 86 ES, če to dru�tvo nima samo izključne pravice do soodločanja o upravnih dovoljenjih za motociklistične dirke, ampak tudi samo tak�ne dirke prireja in v zvezi s tem sklepa sponzorske pogodbe, pogodbe o ogla�evanju in zavarovalne pogodbe.
Any activity consisting in offering goods and services on a given market is an economic activity (activity ‘as an undertaking’). 23
„podjetja“) je ponujanje blaga ali storitev na nekem trgu. 23Četudi je končna presoja dejavnosti ELPE naloga predložitvenega sodi�ča, mu lahko Sodi�če v okviru postopka
22 — Case C-309/99 Wouters [2002] ECR I-1577, paragraph 112.
22 – Sodba z dne 19. februarja 2002 v zadevi Wouters (C-309/99, Recueil, I-1577, točka 112).
a fundamental requirement for the application of Articles 82 EC and 86 EC that the association in question should be an undertaking within the meaning of the provisions on competition in the EC Treaty (see in this regard section 1 immediately below).
pogojev za uporabo členov 82 ES in 86 ES je tako to, da se sporno dru�tvo obravnava kot podjetje v smislu predpisov o konkurenci Pogodbe ES (v zvezi s tem glej spodaj 1.).
The application of Article 82 EC also requires that the association should hold a dominant pos -ition on the market and that there should be a possibility that trade between Member States will be adversely affected (see in this regard section 2 below).
Pogoj za uporabo člena 82 ES je tudi to, da ima omenjeno dru�tvo prevladujoč položaj na trgu in da obstaja možnost oviranja trgovine med državami članicami (v zvezi s tem glej spodaj 2.).
Finally, with regard to the application of Article 86(1) EC, it must also be examined whether the State has granted
Glede uporabe člena 86(1) ES je treba poleg tega preveriti, ali je država
20 — Case C-280/06 Ente Tabacchi Italiani and Others [2007] ECR I-10893, paragraph 38.
20 – Sodba z dne 11. decembra 2007 v zadevi Ente Tabacchi Italiani in drugi (C-280/06, ZOdl., I-10893, točka 38).
23 — Case C-35/96 Commission v Italy [1998] ECR I-3851, paragraph 36; Joined Cases C-180/98 to C-184/98 Pavlov and Others [2000] ECR I-6451, paragraph 75; Case C-475/99 Ambulanz Glöckner [2001] ECR I-8089, paragraph 19; Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze (cited in footnote 21, paragraph 108); and Enirisorse (cited in footnote 21, paragraph 29).
23 – Sodbe z dne 18. junija 1998 v zadevi Komisija proti Italiji (C-35/96, Recueil, I-3851, točka 36), z dne 12. decembra 2000 v zadevi Pavlov in drugi (od C-180/98 do C-184/98, Recueil, I-6451, točka 75), z dne 25. oktobra 2001 v zadevi Ambulanz Glöckner (C-475/99, Recueil, I-8089, točka 19) ter sodbi Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze (navedena v opombi 21, točka 108) in Enirisorse (navedena v opombi 21, točka 29).
MOTOE and, where appropriate, through the sale of television broadcasting rights.
MOTOE dostop do kraja prireditve, poleg tega pa tudi s prodajo pravic do televizijskih prenosov.
provide it with all the guidance it needs to facilitate its decision. 24
predhodnega odločanja da vse koristne napotke, ki mu olaj�ajo odločanje. 24
An association such as ELPA provides services in two ways: first, ELPA, assisted by the ETHEAM committee created by it for this purpose, 25organises motorcycling events in Greece.
Dru�tvo, kakr�no je ELPA, opravlja storitve dveh vrst: po eni strani organizira ELPA motociklistične dirke v Grčiji ob pomoči komisije ETHEAM, ki jo je posebej v ta namen ustanovila.
Second, ELPA markets those motorcycling events, according to the information from the referring court, by concluding, or in any event arranging, sponsorship, advertising and insurance agreements.
25Po drugi strani pa ELPA trži te motociklistične dirke po navedbah predložitvenega sodi�ča s sklepanjem oziroma s posredovanjem pri sklepanju sponzorskih pogodb, pogodb o ogla�evanju in zavarovalnih pogodb.
The Greek Government disputes the assertion that ELPA still organises motorcycling events nowadays.
Gr�ka vlada sicer oporeka temu, da ELPA danes �e vedno sama organizira motociklistične dirke.
However, it is sufficient to point out in this regard that the Court must proceed on the basis of the findings of the referring court in relation to the factual and legislative context in which a request for a preliminary ruling is made.
Vendar pa v zvezi s tem zado�ča opozoriti, da mora Sodi�če v dejanskem in pravnem okviru, v katerega spada predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe, izhajati iz ugotovitev predložitvenega sodi�ča.
26 The order for reference expressly assumes that ELPA itself organises motorcycling events.
26Predložitvena sodba izrecno izhaja iz tega, da ELPA sama organizira motociklistične dirke.
Moreover, as became clear at the hearing, ELPA certainly appears to assist certain motorcycling clubs with the organisation of their motorcycling events and, on occasion, to co-organise such events.
Kot se je sicer izkazalo na ustni obravnavi, se zdi, da ELPA vsekakor podpira nekatere motociklistične klube pri organiziranju motociklističnih dirk in da včasih nastopi kot soprireditelj tak�nih dirk.
Without prejudice to the findings to be made by the referring court in this regard, this indicates that ELPA continues to be active in the organisation of motorcycling events.
S pridržkom glede zadevnih ugotovitev predložitvenega sodi�ča to kaže na dejstvo, da je ELPA �e naprej dejavna na področju organiziranja motornih dirk.
Moreover, ELPA’s activities in the marketing of motorcycling events have not been disputed in the proceedings before the Court.
Poleg tega je bila v postopku pred Sodi�čem nesporna dejavnost ELPE na področju trženja motociklističnih dirk.
All the foregoing points to the economic nature of the activity of an association such as ELPA and therefore its status as an undertaking.
Vse to kaže na gospodarsko naravo dejavnosti dru�tva, kakr�no je ELPA, in torej na njegovo lastnost podjetja.
There is a market for both activities — the organisation and the marketing of motorcycling events — irrespective of whether ELPA alone provides the respective services, as a form of monopoly holder, or whether they are provided by other organisations, such as MOTOE.
Za obe dejavnosti – organizacijo in trženje motociklističnih dirk – obstaja trg, in sicer neodvisno od tega, ali samo ELPA opravlja te storitve tako rekoč kot monopolist ali pa kot ponudniki nastopajo �e druge organizacije, na primer MOTOE.
The services supplied by ELPA in connection with the organisation of motorcycling events are thus requested and paid for by the participating motorcyclists or their clubs.
Tako udeleženi vozniki oziroma njihovi klubi povpra�ujejo po storitvah, ki jih opravlja ELPA v zvezi z organiziranjem motociklističnih dirk, in zanje tudi plačajo.
As regards marketing, ELPA’s services are used by the respective sponsors, advertising partners and insurers.
Glede trženja motociklističnih dirk pa terjajo storitve od ELPE vsakokratni sponzorji, ogla�evalski partnerji in zavarovalci.
In addition, as became clear at the hearing, motorcycling events can also be marketed through the sale of tickets for admission to the venue
Ne glede na to se lahko motociklistične dirke, kot se je izkazalo na ustni obravnavi, trži tudi s prodajo vstopnic za
As I shall show below, ELPA’s status as an undertaking is not precluded by the fact that the services provided by it relate to sport, that ELPA is a non-profit-making
Kot bom prikazala v nadaljevanju, lastnost podjetja ne nasprotuje temu, da so storitve, ki jih opravlja ELPA, povezane s �portom, da je ELPA nepridobitno dru�tvo in
24 — See to this effect Enirisorse (cited in footnote 21, paragraph 30).
24 – Glej v tem smislu sodbo Enirisorse (navedena v opombi 21, točka 30).
25 — As ELPA itself created ETHEAM for this purpose, ETHEAM’s activity must be attributed to ELPA (see in this regard Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, cited in footnote 21, paragraph 110 et seq.).
26 – Sodbe z dne 29. aprila 2004 v združenih zadevah Orfanopoulos in Oliveri (C-482/01 in C-493/01, Recueil, I-5257, točka 42), z dne 30. junija 2005 v zadevi Tod’s (C-28/04, ZOdl., I-5781, točka 14) in z dne 12. januarja 2006 v zadevi Turn- in Sportunion Waldburg (C-246/04, ZOdl., I-589, točka 21).
26 — Joined Cases C-482/01 and C-493/01 Orfanopoulos and Oliveri [2004] ECR I-5257, paragraph 42; Case C-28/04 Tod’s [2005] ECR I-5781, paragraph 14; and Case C-246/04 Turn- und Sportunion Waldburg [2006] ECR I-589, paragraph 21.
25 – Ker je ELPA posebej v ta namen ustanovila ETHEAM, gre dejavnost ETHEAM pripisati ELPI (glej sodbo Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, navedena v opombi 21, točka 110 in naslednje).
association and operates without seeking to make a profit, or that it participates in the public body’s authorisation of motorcycling events.
da deluje brez pridobitnega namena ter tudi da ELPA sodeluje pri upravnih dovoljenjih za motociklistične dirke.
— Services relating to sport
– Storitve, povezane s �portom
Where sports events are organised in such a way that payments are made by the participants or at any rate by the spectators, the organisation of those events is an economic activity.
Če so �portne prireditve organizirane tako, da udeleženci ali vsaj gledalci zanje plačujejo, je organiziranje teh prireditev gospodarska dejavnost.
Furthermore, where sponsorship, advertising and insurance agreements are concluded in connection with a sports event, such marketing of the event in question is also an economic activity.
In če se v zvezi s �portno prireditvijo sklenejo sponzorske pogodbe, pogodbe o ogla�evanju in zavarovalne pogodbe, je tudi trženje te prireditve gospodarska dejavnost.
In this respect, the status of the organiser of a sports event must not be assessed any differently from that of the manufacturer or vendor of the sports clothing and equipment used by the sportspersons; he too is pursuing an economic activity, irrespective of whether the sportspersons in question are professionals or amateurs.
V tem smislu se ne more presojati položaja organizatorja �portne prireditve nič drugače kot položaja proizvajalcev ali prodajalcev �portnih oblačil in opreme, ki jih uporabljajo �portniki; tudi pri njih gre za gospodarsko dejavnost, neodvisno od tega, ali so vsakokratni �portniki profesionalci ali amaterji.
The fact that the aforementioned ser -vices relate to sport does not preclude their classification as an economic activity and the concomitant application of the competition rules in the EC Treaty.
Dejstvo, da so navedene storitve povezane s �portom, ne nasprotuje njihovi uvrstitvi med gospodarske dejavnosti, tako da zanje veljajo pravila Pogodbe ES o konkurenci.
27 For, aside from its considerable social importance, 28sport nowadays has a not insignificant economic dimension.
27 Kajti ne glede na njegov znaten socialni pomen 28ima �port danes tudi nezanemarljivo gospodarsko stran.
Consequently, when it comes to the application of the competition rules, each individual activity that exhibits a connection with sport must on each occasion be examined to ascertain whether it is economic in nature or not. 29
Zato je v zvezi z uporabo pravil o konkurenci treba glede vsake dejavnosti, povezane s �portom, preveriti, ali je gospodarska ali ne. 29
— Absence of a profit-making aim
– Neobstoj pridobitnega namena
In this connection, the organiser of a sports event may be pursuing an economic activity irrespective of whether the sportspersons participating in that event themselves practise the sport professionally or merely as amateurs, that is to say whether they are economically active or not.
Pri tem lahko organizator �portne prireditve opravlja gospodarsko dejavnost ne glede na to, ali se �portniki, ki se udeležijo prireditve, z zadevnim �portom ukvarjajo profesionalno ali le amatersko, da so torej gospodarsko dejavni ali ne.
Contrary to the Greek Government’s assertion, the activity of the sportspersons taking part in motorcycling events does not matter.
Drugače kot navaja gr�ka vlada, to namreč ni odvisno od dejavnosti �portnikov, ki se udeležijo
The fact that an organisation such as ELPA has the status of a non-profit-making association and operates without seeking to make a profit does not preclude the assumption that it pursues an economic activity and has the associated status of undertaking.
Zoper opredelitev kot gospodarska dejavnost in s tem povezani lastnosti podjetja tudi ne govori dejstvo, da ima organizacija, kakr�na je ELPA, status nepridobitnega dru�tva, da torej svoje dejavnosti opravlja brez namena ustvarjanja dobička.
Such organisations can also market their services in competition with other economic agents, 30irrespective of whether the other economic agents themselves operate without seeking to make a profit or on a commercial basis.
Tudi take organizacije lahko na trgu s svojimi storitvami tekmujejo z drugimi gospodarskimi subjekti, 30ne glede na to, ali imajo drugi gospodarski subjekti pridobitni namen ali ne.
27 — See also points 24 to 27 of this Opinion, above.
27 – Glej tudi zgoraj točke od 24 do 27 teh sklepnih predlogov.
28 — Bosman (paragraph 106), Deliège (paragraph 41) and Lehtonen and Castors Braine (paragraph 32), each cited in footnote 18; see also the White Paper on Sport (cited in footnote 13), section 2 of which looks at the social role of sport.
28 – Sodbe Bosman (točka 106), Deliège (točka 41) ter Lehtonen in Castors Braine (točka 32), vse navedene v opombi 18; glej tudi Belo knjigo o �portu (navedena v opombi 13), razdelek 2, ki je namenjen družbeni vlogi �porta.
29 — The fact that each individual activity must be examined is also shown by Meca-Medina (cited in footnote 16, paragraphs 28 to 31).
30 – Sodbe z dne 16. novembra 1995 v zadevi Fédération française des sociétés d’assurance in drugi (C-244/94, Recueil, I-4013, točki 17 in 18), z dne 21. septembra 1999 v zadevi Albany (C-67/96, Recueil, I-5751, točke od 84 do 87) in sodba Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze (navedena v opombi 21, točka 123).
30 — Case C-244/94 Fédération française des sociétés d’assurance and Others [1995] ECR I-4013, paragraphs 17 and 18; Case C-67/96 Albany [1999] ECR I-5751, paragraphs 84 to 87; and Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze (cited in footnote 21, paragraph 123).
29 – Tudi sodba Meca-Medina (navedena v opombi 16, točke od 28 do 31) kaže, da je odvisno od analize posamezne dejavnosti.
This is particularly clear in the present case, where two Greek non-profit making associations — ELPA and MOTOE — have set themselves the aim of organising and marketing motorcycling events in Greece.
To kaže obravnavani primer posebno nazorno, saj imata gr�ki združenji brez pridobitnega namena – ELPA in MOTOE – cilj organizirati in tržiti motociklistične dirke v Grčiji.
The success of such organisations depends ultimately on their being able, through each of the services which they provide, to hold their own against other providers and to ensure the financing of their activities.
Uspeh tak�nih organizacij je dolgoročno odvisen od tega, da se lahko s storitvami, ki jih ponujajo, uveljavijo nasproti drugim ponudnikom in zagotovijo financiranje za svojo dejavnost.
The Greek Government raises the objection that ELPA’s revenue was sufficient only to cover costs.
Gr�ka vlada ugovarja, da prihodki ELPE zado�čajo samo za pokritje stro�kov.
However, this does not preclude the assumption that ELPA pursues an economic activity.
Vendar to ne nasprotuje opredelitvi kot gospodarska dejavnost.
The status of undertaking is not dependent on the size of an organisation or on the extent of its economic success. 35
Kajti lastnost podjetja ni odvisna od velikosti organizacije in tudi ne od obsega njenega gospodarskega uspeha. 35
Considered in its entirety, therefore, an association such as ELPA, which markets its services in the field of motorcycle racing, must, despite the fact that it does not seek to make a profit, be regarded as an undertaking.
Tako je torej treba dru�tvo, kakr�no je ELPA, ki svoje storitve trži na področju motociklističnega �porta, kljub njegovemu nepridobitnemu namenu obravnavati kot podjetje.
It is true that an organisation cannot be classified as an undertaking where it confines itself to an exclusively social or publicinterest activity which is not pursued on the market in competition with other economic agents.
Res je sicer, da organizacija ne more opredeljena kot podjetje, če je omejena na čisto socialno dejavnost ali dejavnost v javnem interesu, ki se ne opravlja na trgu v konkurenci z drugimi gospodarskimi subjekti.
31 The rules on competition in the EC Treaty do not apply to an activity which, by its nature, its aim and the rules to which it is subject, does not belong to the sphere of economic activity. 32
31 Kajti pravila Pogodbe ES o konku- renci se ne uporabljajo za dejavnost, ki glede na vrsto, zanjo veljavna pravila in predmet ni povezana z gospodarskim življenjem. 32
It should be noted merely in passing that an association such as ELPA is in no way similar to the statutory social security institutions to which the Court has in some judgments 36denied the status of undertaking.
Na kratko je treba �e dodati, da dru�tvo, kakr�no je ELPA, nikakor ni podobno zakonitim nosilcem socialnega zavarovanja, ki jim je Sodi�če v nekaterih sodbah odreklo lastnost podjetja.
Their activities, aside from the fact that they pursued social objectives and did not seek to make a profit, were subject to State regulation giving rise to certain solidarity obligations, the institution in question being left
36Za njihove dejavnosti je bilo namreč poleg socialnega cilja in neobstoja pridobitnega namena značilno državno urejanje, iz katerega so izhajale določene solidarnostne obveznosti, pri čemer tak�na