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REFERENCE for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC, from the Diikitiko Efetio Athinon (Greece), made by decision of 21 November 2006, received at the Court on 5 February 2007, in the proceedings
V zadevi C-49/07, katere predmet je predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe na podlagi člena 234 ES, ki ga je vložilo Dioikitiko Efeteio Athinon (Grčija) z odločbo z dne 21. novembra 2006, ki je prispela na Sodi�če 5. februarja 2007, v postopku
Advocate General: J. Kokott, Registrar: L. Hewlett, Principal Administrator,
Hewlett, glavna administratorka,
MOTOE having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 23 January 2008, after considering the observations submitted on behalf of:
MOTOE na podlagi pisnega postopka in obravnave z dne 23. januarja 2008, ob upo�tevanju stali�č, ki so jih predložili:
2008 — CASE C-49/07 gives the following
2008 – ZADEVA C-49/07 izreka naslednjo
This reference for a preliminary ruling relates to the interpretation of Articles 82 EC and 86 EC.
Predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe se nana�a na razlago členov 82 ES in 86 ES.
The reference has been made in the course of proceedings between the Motosykletistiki Omospondia Ellados NPID (MOTOE) (Greek Motorcycling Federation; ‘MOTOE’) and the Elliniko Dimosio (Greek State) regarding financial compensation for the non-material harm which MOTOE claims to have suffered as a result of the implicit refusal by the Greek State to grant it authorisation to organise motorcycling competitions.
Ta predlog je bil vložen v okviru spora med Motosykletistiki Omospondia Ellados NPID (MOTOE) (gr�ka motociklistična zveza, v nadaljevanju: MOTOE) in Elliniko Dimosio (gr�ka država) glede denarne od�kodnine za nepremoženjsko �kodo, ki naj bi jo MOTOE po lastnih trditvah utrpela, ker ji je Elliniko Dimosio z molkom zavrnila izdajo dovoljenja za organizacijo motociklističnih tekmovanj.
Under Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code, in the version resulting from Law No 2696/1999 (FEK A’ 57):
Člen 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu v različici, kot izhaja iz zakona �t. 2696/1999 (FEK A’ 57), določa:
Competitions involving … motorcycles or mopeds on public or private roads or spaces are allowed to take place only after authorisation has been granted.
Dirke z […] motorji in kolesi s pomožnim motorjem na javnih in zasebnih poteh ali prostorih se smejo izvajati samo po pridobitvi ustreznega dovoljenja.
Authorisation under the previous paragraph shall be given:
Dovoljenje iz prej�njega odstavka izda:
(c) for all competitions involving … motorcycles or mopeds, by the Minister for Public Order or the authorities empowered by him, following the consent of the legal person which officially represents in Greece the … Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (International Motorcycling Federation) [(“the FIM”)]’.
(c) za vse dirke […] z motorji in kolesi s pomožnim motorjem minister za javni red ali službe, ki jih pooblasti, v soglasju s pravno osebo, ki v Grčiji uradno zastopa […] Mednarodno motociklistično zvezo [(v nadaljevanju: FIM)].“
MOTOE is a non-profit-making association governed by private law whose object is the organisation of motorcycling competitions in Greece.
MOTOE je nepridobitno dru�tvo zasebnega prava, ki prireja motociklistična tekmovanja v Grčiji.
Its members include various regional motorcycling clubs.
Med njegove člane spada več regionalnih motociklističnih klubov.
On 13 February 2000, that association submitted to the competent minister an application for authorisation to organise competitions within the framework of the MOTOE Panhellenic Cup in accordance with a programme appended to that application.
MOTOE je 13. februarja 2000 pri pristojnem ministrstvu zaprosil za izdajo dovoljenja za organizacijo tekmovanj v okviru vsegr�kega pokala MOTOE v skladu s priloženim programom.
In accordance with Article 49(2) of the Greek Road Traffic Code, that programme was sent to Elliniki Leskhi Aftokinitou kai Periigiseon (Automobile and Touring Club of Greece; ‘ELPA’), a legal person and a non-profit-making association which represents the FIM in Greece, for it to consent for the purposes of granting the authorisation applied for.
V skladu s členom 49(2) gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu je bil ta program posredovan Elliniki Leschi Aftokinitou kai Perigiseon (gr�ki avtomobilski in potovalni klub, v nadaljevanju: ELPA), pravni osebi oziroma nepridobitnemu dru�tvu, ki v Grčiji zastopa FIM in zanjo izdaja soglasje za izdajo dovoljenja, za katerega je zapro�eno.
By letter of 16 March 2000 ELPA requested MOTOE, first, to communicate to it specific rules for each of the planned events two months before the date upon which it would take place, so as to allow scrutiny of the list of participants, the route or track for the race, the safety measures adopted and, more generally, all the conditions for the safe running of the event.
ELPA je z dopisom z dne 16. marca 2000 MOTOE pozvala, naj za vsako načrtovano tekmovanje najmanj dva meseca prej predloži posebna pravila oziroma dokumentacijo, na podlagi katerih se preveri nadzor udeležencev, tekmovalne proge ali steze, kjer se bo odvijala tekma, sprejete varnostne ukrepe in na splo�no, da se bo tekma odvijala popolnoma varno.
Second, it asked the clubs organising the events to lodge a copy of their statutes with Ethniki Epitropi Agonon Motosykletas (the National Motorcycle-Racing Committee; ‘ETHEAM’), created by ELPA and entrusted with organising and supervising motorcycling events.
Dalje je ELPA zahtevala, da morajo klubi, ki prirejajo tekmovanja, deponirati kopije svojih statutov pri Ethniki Epitropi Agonon Motosykletas (nacionalni odbor za motociklistična tekmovanja, v nadaljevanju: ETHEAM), ki ga je ustanovila ELPA in je zadolžen za izvedbo in nadzor motociklističnih dirk.
It appended to that application the specific rules for the holding of those events as well as copies of those clubs’ statutes.
Tej vlogi je priložil posebna pravila v zvezi s potekom teh tekmovanj ter kopije statutov teh klubov.
That application was also forwarded to ELPA with a view to its giving a declaration of consent for the holding of those events.
Tudi ta vloga je bila zaradi izdaje soglasja v zvezi s potekom navedenih tekmovanj posredovana ELPI.
ELPA and ETHEAM sent MOTOE a document reminding it of certain rules relating to the organisation of motorcycling events in Greece.
ELPA in ETHEAM sta poslala MOTOE dokument, v katerem opozarjata na določena pravila glede izvedbe motociklističnih tekmovanj v Grčiji.
In particular, it is stated in that document that championships, cups and prizes organised in the framework of motorcycling events are announced by ETHEAM following authorisation from ELPA, which is the only legal representative of the FIM in Greece.
Med drugim je v tem dokumentu podrobno opredeljeno, da ETHEAM razpi�e prvenstva, pokale in nagradna tekmovanja v motociklizmu po pooblastilu ELPE, ki je edini zakoniti zastopnik FIM v Grčiji.
If an entity or club which satisfies the necessary requirements for the organising and holding of events wishes a specific cup or prize to be announced, it must, according to that document, submit the announcement to ETHEAM.
Če želi prireditelj ali klub, ki izpolnjuje potrebne pogoje za organizacijo in izvedbo tekmovanja, razpisati pokal ali posebno nagrado, mora v skladu s tem dokumentom zadevni razpis predložiti ETHEAM.
ETHEAM, after assessing the terms of that announcement, makes a decision in which it also defines the conditions for holding the event, in accordance with the international and national rules.
Po preveritvi predlaganih razpisnih pogojev sprejme ETHEAM sklep, v katerem določi tudi pogoje za izvedbo tekmovanja ob spo�tovanju nacionalnih in mednarodnih pravil.
For consent for organisation of an event to be granted, including within the framework of a cup or prize, each organiser who has taken on one of those events must satisfy the requirements laid down in the National Motorcycle Competition Code and ETHEAM’s circulars.
Soglasje za organizacijo tekmovanja, tudi v okviru pokala ali nagradnega tekmovanja, se izda, če vsak prireditelj, ki je pristojen za eno od prireditev, izpolnjuje pogoje nacionalnih pravil za motociklistična tekmovanja in okrožnic ETHEAM.
ELPA and ETHEAM also reminded MOTOE that if, in the course of the year, an organiser requests that additional events be announced, the dates of those events must not affect the dates already scheduled, and this must be in the interests of both the racers and the organisers.
ELPA in ETHEAM sta MOTOE opozorila �e na to, da v primeru, če prireditelj med letom razpi�e dodatna tekmovanja, ti datumi ne smejo vplivati na že predvidene tekmovanja, kar je v interesu udeležencev in organizatorjev.
For that reason, the programme of events to be organised during 2001 had to be lodged with ELPA and ETHEAM no later than 15 September 2000.
Zato je treba tekmovalni program za leto 2001 predložiti pri ELPI in ETHEAM najpozneje 15. septembra 2000.
In reply to MOTOE’s request seeking information on the outcome of its applications for authorisation, the competent ministry indicated to MOTOE, in August 2000, that it had not received a document from ELPA with its consent under Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code.
V odgovor na pro�njo MOTOE za informacijo o stanju obravnave njegove vloge za dovoljenje mu je pristojno ministrstvo avgusta 2000 sporočilo, da ELPA �e ni poslala dokumenta z zadevnim soglasjem na podlagi člena 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu.
Pleading the unlawfulness of that implicit rejection, MOTOE brought an action before the Diikitiko Protodikio Athinon (Administrative Court of First Instance, Athens), seeking compensation of GRD 5 000 000 for the non-material damage that it claims to have suffered on account of its being unable to hold the events in question.
MOTOE je, sklicujoč se na nezakonitost te zavrnitve zaradi molka, vložil tožbo pri Dioikitiko Protodikeio Athinon (upravno sodi�če prve stopnje, Atene) zaradi denarne od�kodnine v vi�ini 5 milijonov GRD iz naslova nepremoženjske �kode, ki naj bi jo po lastnih navedbah utrpel, ker ni mogel organizirati zadevnih tekem.
MOTOE claimed that Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code is contrary, first, to the constitutional principle that administrative organs must be impartial and, second, to Articles 82 EC and 86(1) EC, on the ground that the national provision at issue enables ELPA, which itself organises motorcycling competitions, to impose a monopoly in that field and to abuse that position.
MOTOE trdi, da je člen 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu v nasprotju z ustavnim načelom nepristranskosti upravnih organov in členoma 82 ES in 86(1) ES, saj sporna nacionalna določba omogoča ELPI, ki sama izvaja motociklistične tekme, da vzpostavi monopol na tem področju in ta položaj zlorablja.
ELPA annexed to its statement in intervention, amongst other documents, its statutes of association of 1924, and its yearbook for 2000 regarding motorcycling events which was published by ETHEAM.
Intervencijski vlogi je med drugim priložila svoj statut dru�tva, ustanovljenega leta 1924, in letopis za leto 2000 o motociklističnih tekmah, ki ga je objavil ETHEAM.
That yearbook includes ETHEAM’s circulars for 2000, which relate, inter alia, to the supporting documents that competitors had to provide in order to be entitled to a licence, to the rules for events which had to be lodged, to the determination of fees and to other issues of a financial nature.
Ta letopis vsebuje okrožnice ETHEAM za leto 2000, ki se nana�ajo na potrdila, ki so jih morali udeleženci priskrbeti za pridobitev dovoljenja, pravila tekmovanj oziroma dokumentacijo, ki jih je bilo treba predložiti, na pristojbine in druge finančne vidike.
The yearbook also contains the Ethnikos Athlitikos Kanonismos Motosikletas (National Sporting Rules for Motorcycling; ‘the EAKM’).
Poleg tega so v letopisu objavljena Ethnikos Athlitikos Kanonismos Motosikletas (nacionalna pravila motociklističnega �porta, v nadaljevanju: EAKM).
— Article 10.7 thereof states that every sports meeting which includes events in respect of ELPA and ETHEAM championships, cups or prizes may be combined with the commercial promotion of a sponsor referred to in the events’ title or secondary title, but only after ELPA and ETHEAM have given their consent;
– člen 10.7 določa, da sme biti vsaka �portna prireditev, bodisi prvenstvo, pokal ali nagradno tekmovanje, pod okriljem ETHEAM in ELPE povezana s komercialno reklamo sponzorja, navedenega v nazivu ali podnazivu tekmovanja, le če sta ETHEAM in ELPA s tem sogla�ala;
— Article 60.6 of the EAKM states that, during sports meetings, advertising on riders’ clothes, helmets (on condition that the advertising does not affect helmets’ technical characteristics) and motorcycles is permitted.
– člen 60.6 EAKM določa, da je lahko med �portnimi prireditvami na oblačilih voznikov, njihovih čeladah, če se njene tehnične lastnosti ne poslab�ajo, in motorjih pritrjena reklama.
In speed events and motocross within the framework of ELPA and ETHEAM championships, cups and prizes, the organisers may not require a racer, passenger or motorcycle to advertise any product, unless the competitor has given his consent.
Pri hitrostnih in motokrosnih dirkah v okviru prvenstev, pokalov ali nagradnih tekmovanj ETHEAM in ELPE organizatorji ne morejo zahtevati, naj se na voznike, sovoznike ali motorje pritrdi reklama za kateri koli proizvod, razen če se tekmovalec strinja.
However, when a sponsorship agreement concluded by ETHEAM and ELPA is applicable, riders, passengers and motorcycles are obliged to observe the terms of that agreement;
Če obstaja sponzorska pogodba z ETHEAM in ELPO, morajo vozniki, sovozniki ali motorji izpolnjevati pogoje te pogodbe;
— according to Article 110.1 of the EAKM, ‘[t]he organiser [of a motorcycling event], either directly or through the supervisory authority [namely ELPA and ETHEAM], must ensure that the sports meeting is covered by insurance which should include his own liability and that of manufacturers, riders, passengers … in the event of accidents and of loss or injury to third parties during the event and during practice.’
– člen 110.1 EAKM določa, da mora „[p]rireditelj [motociklističnega tekmovanja] […] neposredno ali prek nadzornega organa [ELPE in ETHEAM] zagotoviti zavarovanje za �portno prireditev, ki mora kriti njegovo odgovornost ter odgovornost konstruktorjev, voznikov, sovoznikov […] pri nesrečah in �kodi, ki nastanejo tretjim osebam med dirko in med poskusnimi vožnjami“.
The Diikitiko Protodikio Athinon dismissed MOTOE’s action on the ground, inter alia, first, that Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code ensures that international rules for the safe running of motorcycling events are observed and, second, that MOTOE did not assert that that provision resulted in a dominant position within the common market, or that that provision might affect trade between Member States, or that ELPA abused such a position.
Dioikitiko Protodikeio Athinon je zavrnilo tožbo MOTOE, ker je s členom 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu zagotovljeno spo�tovanje mednarodnih pravil o varni izvedbi motociklističnih tekmovanj in ker MOTOE ni zatrjeval, da navedena določba vodi k prevladujočemu položaju na skupnem trgu, niti da bi lahko ta določba vplivala na trgovino med državami članicami, niti da je ELPA tak položaj zlorabljala.
MOTOE lodged an appeal against that judgment with the Diikitiko Efetio Athinon, which states, first of all, that ELPA’s activities are not limited to purely sporting matters, namely to the power conferred on ELPA in Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code, given that it also engages in activities classified as ‘economic’ by the referring court, which consist in entering into sponsorship, advertising and insurance contracts.
MOTOE se je na to sodbo pritožil pri Dioikitiko Efeteio Athinon, ki je najprej navedlo, da dejavnosti ELPE niso strogo omejene na �port, in sicer na pristojnost, podeljeno ELPI na podlagi člena 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu, saj opravlja tudi dejavnosti, ki jih predložitveno sodi�če opredeljuje kot „gospodarske“, ki zajemajo sklepanje sponzorskih pogodb, pogodb o ogla�evanju in zavarovalnih pogodb.
The Diikitiko Efetio Athinon, therefore, wonders whether ELPA can be classified as an undertaking for the purposes of Community competition law, in particular, for the purposes of Articles 82 EC and 86 EC, so that it would be subject to the prohibition on the abuse of a dominant position.
Dioikitiko Efeteio Athinon se zato spra�uje, ali je ELPA lahko opredeljena kot podjetje v okviru konkurenčnega prava Skupnosti, med drugim v smislu členov 82 ES in 86 ES, tako da bi zanjo veljala prepoved zlorabe prevladujočega položaja.
The referring court interprets Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code as meaning that ELPA is the only legal person entitled to give consent to any application for authorisation to organise a motorcycling event.
Predložitveno sodi�če razlaga člen 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu tako, da naj bi bila ELPA edina pravna oseba, poobla�čena za izdajo soglasja glede vseh vlog za organizacijo motociklističnega tekmovanja.
It draws attention to the fact that that association itself takes on, in parallel, the organising of events and the determination of prizes as well as the economic activities referred to above.
Poudarja, da se ta zveza hkrati z organizacijo tekmovanj ukvarja z določitvijo nagrad in z navedenimi gospodarskimi dejavnostmi.
The Diikitiko Efetio Athinon next observes that the applicants, who have been refused authorisation to hold a motorcycling event since they have failed to obtain ELPA’s consent, have no effective remedy under national law against such a decision.
Dioikitiko Efeteio Athinon dalje navaja, da prijavitelji, ki jim je bilo odrečeno dovoljenje za organizacijo motociklističnega tekmovanja, ker niso pridobili soglasja ELPE, po nacionalnem pravu nimajo na voljo nobenega učinkovitega pravnega sredstva zoper tako odločbo.
First, it is not provided that refusals by ELPA to give consent must contain a statement of reasons and, second, where a refusal of authorisation by the competent ministry is the subject of a legal action alleging failure to state reasons and that action is upheld, Greek law does not provide for authorisation to be granted to the applicant.
Prvič, ni določeno, da bi morala ELPA zavrnitev soglasja obrazložiti, in drugič, če je zavrnitev pro�nje za dovoljenje s strani pristojnega ministrstva predmet pravnega sredstva zaradi neobrazložitve in je pravnemu sredstvu ugodeno, gr�ko pravo ne predvideva, da je predlagatelju dovoljenje izdano.
Further, ELPA is not subject to control or to appraisal of any kind as regards the use that it makes of the power which is conferred on it by Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code.
Dalje ELPA ni podrejena nadzoru ali kakr�ni koli presoji glede uporabe pooblastila, ki ji je podeljeno s členom 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu.
Those circumstances present any person from another Member State of the European Union who wishes to organise motorcycling events in Greece with a fait accompli.
V teh okoli�činah je vsaka oseba iz druge države članice Evropske unije, ki želi organizirati motociklistično tekmovanje v Grčiji, postavljena pred izvr�eno dejstvo.
In these circumstances the Diikitiko Efetio Athinon decided to stay the proceedings and to refer the following questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling:
V teh okoli�činah je Dioikitiko Efeteio Athinon prekinilo odločanje in Sodi�ču v predhodno odločanje predložilo ti vpra�anji:
2008 — CASE C-49/07 into sponsorship, advertising and insurance contracts, in the context of the organisation of motor sport events by it?
2008 – ZADEVA C-49/07 ogla�evanju in zavarovalnih pogodb v okviru organizacije �portnih prireditev na področju motornih vozil?
Examination of the questions referred for a preliminary ruling
Vprašanji za predhodno odločanje
By its questions, which should be considered together, the referring court essentially asks, first, whether a legal person, which is a non-profit-making association such as ELPA, falls within the scope of Articles 82 EC and 86 EC, given that its activities consist not only in taking part in administrative decisions authorising the organisation of motorcycling events, but also in organising such events itself and in entering, in that connection, into sponsorship, advertising and insurance contracts and, second, whether those Treaty provisions preclude a rule, such as that laid down in Article 49 of the Greek Road Traffic Code, in so far as it confers on such an association the power to give its consent to applications for authorisation to organise those events, without that power being made subject to restrictions, obligations or review.
Predložitveno sodi�če z vpra�anjema, ki ju je treba obravnavati skupaj, v bistvu spra�uje, prvič, ali za pravno osebo, nepridobitno dru�tvo, kot je ELPA, veljata člena 82 ES in 86 ES, glede na to, da njene dejavnosti ne zajemajo le soodločanja pri upravnih odločbah o dovoljenjih za organizacijo motociklističnih tekmovanj, ampak tudi samo organiziranje takih tekmovanj in v tem okviru sklepanje sponzorskih pogodb, pogodb o ogla�evanju in zavarovalnih pogodb, in drugič, ali te določbe Pogodbe nasprotujejo pravilu, kot je člen 49 gr�kega zakona o cestnem prometu, ker ta člen taki zvezi podeljuje pooblastilo za izdajo soglasja k vlogi za dovoljenje za organizacijo teh tekmovanj, brez omejitev, obveznosti in nadzora nad izvajanjem tega pooblastila.
More specifically, Article 82 EC applies to undertakings holding a dominant position.
Natančneje, člen 82 ES se nana�a na podjetja s prevladujočim položajem.
As stated in the order for reference, and as also confirmed at the hearing before the Court, ELPA organises, in cooperation with ETHEAM, motorcycling events in Greece and, enters, in that connection, into sponsorship, advertising and insurance contracts designed to exploit those events commercially.
Kot je navedeno v predložitveni odločbi in kot je bilo potrjeno na obravnavi na Sodi�ču, ELPA v sodelovanju z ETHEAM organizira motociklistična tekmovanja v Grčiji in v tem okviru sklepa sponzorske pogodbe, pogodbe o ogla�evanju in zavaro -valne pogodbe za namene tržnega izkori�čanja teh tekmovanj.
Those activities constitute a source of income for ELPA.
Za ELPO so te dejavnosti vir dohodka.
According to the caselaw of the Court of Justice, activities which fall within the exercise of public powers are not of an economic nature justifying the application of the Treaty rules of competition (see, to that effect, Case C-364/92 SAT Fluggesellschaft [1994] ECR I-43, paragraphs 30 and 31).
V skladu s sodno prakso Sodi�ča dejavnosti, s katerimi se izvajajo javna pooblastila, niso gospodarske narave, ki bi upravičevala uporabo pravil o konkurenci Pogodbe (glej v tem smislu sodbo z dne 19. januarja 1994 v zadevi SAT Fluggesellschaft, C-364/92, Recueil, str. I-43, točki 30 in 31).
As regards the possible effect of the exercise of public powers on the classification of a legal person such as ELPA as an undertaking for the purposes of Community competition law, it must be noted, as the Advocate General did at point 49 of her Opinion, that the fact that, for the exercise of part of its activities, an entity is vested with public powers does not, in itself, prevent it from being classified as an undertaking for the purposes of Community competition law in respect of the remainder of its economic activities (Case C-82/01 P Aéroports de Paris v Commission [2002] ECR I-9297, paragraph 74).
O morebitnem vplivu izvajanja javnih pooblastil na opredelitev pravne osebe, kot je ELPA v smislu konkurenčnega prava Skupnosti, je treba omeniti, kot je navedla generalna pravobranilka v točki 49 sklepnih predlogov, da okoli�čina, da lahko podjetje pri opravljanju dela svojih dejavnosti izvaja javna pooblastila, ni ovira za to, da je podjetje opredeljeno kot podjetje v smislu konkurenčnega prava Skupnosti za njegove preostale gospodarske dejavnosti (sodba z dne 24. oktobra 2002 v zadevi Aéroports de Paris proti Komisiji, C-82/01 P, Recueil, str. I-9297, točka 74).