natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
In particular, when one of the airports is located within the catchment area of the other, the competition between them to attract airlines wanting to serve the region in question is especially intense.
Se domen i mål C-364/90, Italien mot kommissionen, EU:C:1993:157, punkt 20.
Moreover, when there are routes from each of these two airports to the same destination, these airports are in competition to attract passengers wanting to travel to this destination, who have a choice between the two airports for this journey.
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 174.
Avignon airport lies 68 km from Nîmes airport, but its runway constraints mean that it can only handle private and business flights.
Punkt 85 i 2005 års luftfartsriktlinjer.
It is not therefore in competition with Nîmes airport for scheduled flights.
Se avsnitt 3.2.2.1.
As regards Marseille airport, this is 115 km away, which is 1 hour and 15 minutes’ journey by road.
Kommissionens riktlinjer för tillämpningen av artiklarna 92 och 93 i EG-fördraget och artikel 61 i EES-avtalet på statligt stöd inom luftfartsområdet (EGT C 350, 10.12.1994, s. 5).
It is therefore too far away to suffer too much impact from the aid in question.
Beslutet i mål NN 109/98, Förenade kungariket, flygplatsen i Manchester.
As indicated previously, Montpellier airport is situated just 63 km from Nîmes airport, which represents a journey time of only 49 minutes by road.
Beslut 2004/393/EG.
In so far as the Commission considers that a distance of less than 100 km and a journey time of less than one hour are criteria allowing the catchment area of an airport to be defined as a first approximation, Montpellier airport is a priori situated within the catchment area of Nîmes airport.
Detta beslut upphävdes genom domen av den 17 december 2008 i mål T-196/04, Ryanair Ltd mot kommissionen (Charleroi-domen), EU:T:2008:585, men det visar ändå utvecklingen av kommissionens bedömning av de berörda stöden.
Moreover, certain routes operated from Montpellier have the same destination as certain routes from Nîmes airport.
Charleroi-beslutet, punkt 279.
In this respect, France considers that the catchment area of an airport is defined using two criteria, namely: (i) length of the journey; and (ii) cost of the journey for airports dominated by low-cost traffic, such as Nîmes airport.
Se skälen 288–309.
As a result, France considers that a regional airport’s catchment area is limited to those airports that can be reached by car within a maximum of 60 minutes.
Se skälen 311–317.
According to France, ‘Lastly, as regards Montpellier airport, although the above information tends to place it in the same catchment area as Nîmes airport due to the journey time of less than 60 minutes and the cost of the return journey not exceeding EUR 20, it should, however, be stressed that the Ryanair routes from Montpellier airport, which currently number four, meet a tourist demand that is situated more to the west than to the east of the airport (the route to Hahn is an example of this, even though Ryanair has withdrawn its routes to Germany from Marseille) and that Nîmes airport covers a different catchment area from part of Montpellier airport’s catchment area (in particular the Cévennes, Uzège and the northeast of Gard/south of the Ardèche in the Rhône valley).
Se skälen 318–325.
It therefore has a particular catchment area.
Se punkterna 71–75 och punkt 79 b och c i 2005 års luftfartsriktlinjer, samt punkterna 139, 140, 141 och 151 i de nya luftfartsriktlinjerna.
It should also be noted that 51 % of low-cost passengers travel less than 50 km from their airport’.
Se punkt 79 b, d och i i 2005 års luftfartsriktlinjer, samt punkt 147 i de nya luftfartsriktlinjerna.
These factors are indeed likely to mitigate the impact on Montpellier airport of the operating aid received by Nîmes airport.
Se punkt 79 g och h och punkt 80 i 2005 års luftfartsriktlinjer, samt punkterna 150, 152 och 153 i de nya luftfartsriktlinjerna.
Added to this is the fact that, throughout the period in question, Montpellier airport handled much more traffic than Nîmes airport.
Dessa avtal föreskriver en retroaktiv tillämpning per den 1 januari 2005.
In fact, its traffic fluctuated between 1,2 million and 1,6 million passengers per year.
Ryanairs synpunkter på beslutet om att inleda förfarandet.
The aid received by Nîmes airport, which is around six times smaller, could have had, at most, only a limited impact on Montpellier airport.
2005 års luftfartsriktlinjer, punkt 27.
Lastly, the journey time between the two airports, which is less than one hour but almost 50 minutes, is also a factor likely to mitigate the impact of the aid in question on Montpellier airport.
2005 års luftfartsriktlinjer, punkt 15.
As a result, the operating aid in question had a limited impact on the airports neighbouring Nîmes airport.
2005 års luftfartsriktlinjer, punkterna 71 och 74.
Taking into account all these positive and negative effects of the aid in question, the Commission takes the view that this aid did not affect trade to an extent contrary to the common interest.
Gradvis minskande stöd får beviljas för en period på högst tre år.
In the light of the information set out above regarding the impact of the aid in question on competition and trade, and given the important contribution of this aid to the economic development of the area in which Nîmes airport is located, particularly due to its beneficial impact on local tourism and the industrial hub present at the airport site, the Commission considers that the aid in question did not affect competition and trade to an extent contrary to the common interest.
Stödet får varje år uppgå till högst 50 % av de stödberättigande kostnaderna under året i fråga, och under hela stödperioden till i genomsnitt 30 % av de stödberättigande kostnaderna.
Conclusion on the compatibility of the aid granted to the CCI-Airport and VTAN
Frankrikes skrivelse av den 25 april 2014, punkt 103.
In the light of the above, the exceptional operating subsidies, repayable advances, flat-rate contribution, as established by the initial version of the CDSP and increased by Amendments Nos 1 and 3, and specific public contribution constitute aid compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Se fotnot 38.
This conclusion is based on the specific criteria set out in the new Guidelines for assessing the compatibility of operating aid granted to airports before 4 April 2014.
Frankrikes skrivelse av den 20 mars 2014, s. 8.
It is without prejudice to any assessment of any future aid to Nîmes airport that the Commission may be required to make in the future based on the rules laid down by the new Guidelines for aid granted after 4 April 2014.
Stödet ska enbart avse de extra kostnader som uppstår när en ny linje eller en ny turtäthet lanseras, dvs. kostnader som flygbolaget inte har för redan etablerade linjer.
RECOVERY
Stödet ska vara kopplat till en reell ökning av antalet passagerare.
The Commission has found that Ryanair/AMS benefited from unlawful aid that was incompatible with the internal market.
Artikel 8 i avtalet om flygplatstjänster av den 1 januari 2007.
According to settled case-law of the Court of Justice, when the Commission has found that aid is incompatible with the internal market, it is competent to decide that the Member State concerned must abolish or alter it.
De enda destinationer där man tar hänsyn till antalet passagerare är Charleroi och East Midlands (artikel 8.2 i avtalet om flygplatstjänster av den 1 januari 2007).
According to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 ‘Where negative decisions are taken in cases of unlawful aid, the Commission shall decide that the Member State concerned shall take all necessary measures to recover the aid from the beneficiary (hereinafter referred to as a “recovery decision”).
Frankrikes skrivelse av den 25 april 2014, punkt 102.
The Commission shall not require recovery of the aid if this would be contrary to a general principle of Community law’.
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkterna 28 och 29.
According to settled case-law of the Court of Justice, where unlawful aid is regarded by the Commission as incompatible with the internal market, the purpose of the obligation imposed on the state is to re-establish the previously existing situation.
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkterna 34 och 35.
In this respect, the Court of Justice considers that the purpose is achieved when beneficiaries have repaid the amounts granted by way of unlawful aid, thus forfeiting the advantage that they enjoyed over competitors.
Dom i mål C-118/85, kommissionen mot Italien, EU:C:1987:283, punkterna 7 och 8, och domen i mål C-30/87, Bodson mot Pompes funèbres des régions libérées, EU:C:1988:225, punkt 18.
In this way, the situation prior to payment of the aid is restored.
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 35.
In the present case, it appears that no general principle of Union law prevents recovery of the unlawful aid identified in this Decision.
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkterna 36 och 37.
In particular, neither France nor the interested third parties have presented any arguments to that effect.
Säkerhetskontroll av incheckat bagage, säkerhetskontroll av passagerare och handbagage och kontroll av gemensam åtkomst till det reserverade området ingår i denna kategori.
France must therefore take all necessary measures to recover from Ryanair/AMS the unlawful aid granted through the agreements in question.
Den automatiska gränskontrollen genom biometrisk identifiering ingår i denna kategori.
The aid amounts resulting from the agreements signed with the CCI must be repaid to the latter.
Såsom anges ovan tas dessa tre kategorier uttryckligen upp i de nya luftfartsriktlinjerna som exempel på icke-ekonomiska verksamheter.
The aid amounts resulting from the agreements signed with VTAN must be repaid to the SMAN given that, as previously shown, the state resources used to finance the advantages resulting from the agreements in question came from the SMAN via the operating subsidies paid to VTAN.
Förebyggande av viltolyckor ingår i denna kategori.
The aid amounts to be recovered for each agreement must be determined as follows.
Åtgärder för miljökontroll tillhör denna kategori.
Each transaction under review (consisting, where applicable, of an airport services agreement and a marketing services agreement) must be regarded as having given rise to aid amounts calculated for each year that the agreements forming the transaction applied, or for each period for which the projected incremental flows were calculated.
Tribunalens dom av den 12 maj 2011 i de förenade målen T-267/08 och T-279/08, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, EU:T:2011:209, punkt 108.
Each of these amounts is calculated using the negative part of the projected incremental flow (revenues less costs) at the time when the transaction was concluded, as shown in Tables 7 to 16.
Tribunalens dom av den 6 mars 2002 i de förenade målen T-127/99, T-129/99 och T-140/99, EU:T:2002:59, punkt 142.
These amounts in fact correspond to the sums that should be deducted each year from the amount for the marketing services (or that should be added to the airport charges and ground handling charges invoiced to the airlines) so that the net present value of the agreement is positive, in other words so that this complies with the MEO principle.
Dom i mål C-301/87, Frankrike mot kommissionen, EU:C:1990:67, punkt 41.
In order to take account of the effective advantage received by Ryanair/AMS under the agreements, the amounts referred to in the above recital may be adjusted, using evidence provided by France, according to (i) the difference between, on the one hand, the actual payments, as determined ex post, that were made by Ryanair for the landing charge, passenger charge and ground handling services under the airport services agreement and, on the other hand, the ( ex ante) projected flows corresponding to these income items, as indicated in Tables 7 to 16; (ii) the difference between, on the one hand, the actual marketing payments, as determined ex post, that were made to Ryanair or AMS under the marketing services agreement and, on the other hand, the corresponding (ex ante) projected marketing costs, as indicated in Tables 7 to 16.
Frankrikes synpunkter på beslutet om att inleda förfarandet.
In addition, the Commission considers that the effective advantage received by Ryanair/AMS is limited to the effective term of the agreement in question.
Se beslut N 381/04 – Frankrike, Projekt angående höghastighetsnät för telekommunikation i Pyrénées-Atlantiques (DORSAL) (EUT C 162, 2.7.2005, s. 5), punkt 53.
In effect, after the termination of each agreement, Ryanair/AMS did not receive any payments under these agreements and did not benefit from access to the airport infrastructure and ground handling services under these agreements.
Se domen i mål C-179/90, Merci convenzionali porto di Genova, EU:C:1991:464, punkt 27, domen i mål C-242/95, GT-Link A/S, EU:C:1997:376, punkt 53, och domen i mål C-266/96, Corsica Ferries France SA, EU:C:1998:306, punkt 45.
Consequently, the aid amounts calculated as indicated above and associated with a given agreement are reduced to zero for the periods during which the agreement effectively ceased to apply (particularly due to early termination by mutual agreement between the parties).
Se särskilt domen i mål C-127/73 BRT/SABAM, C-127/73, EU:C:1974:25.
As a result, the aid amount to be recovered from Ryanair/AMS for certain agreements that did not run to term must be reduced to zero for the period from the effective expiry date of the agreement to the expiry date stipulated when the agreement was signed.
Se meddelandet från kommissionen om tillämpningen av Europeiska unionens regler om statligt stöd på ersättning för tillhandahållande av tjänster av allmänt ekonomiskt intresse (EUT C 8, 11.1.2012, s. 4), punkterna 46 och 47.
Table 17 below gives information on the amounts to be used to calculate the amounts to be recovered.
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 72.
These amounts consist of the negative parts of the incremental flows (revenues less costs) established by applying the MEO test, with reductions for the Ryanair/AMS agreements for the years that these agreements did not run to term.
Meddelande från kommissionen av den 20 december 2011 om tillämpningen av Europeiska unionens regler om statligt stöd på ersättning för tillhandahållande av tjänster av allmänt ekonomiskt intresse (EUT C 8, 11.1.2012, s. 4).
Table 17
EUT C 8, 11.1.2012, s. 4, punkt 52.
Information on the amounts to be recovered [223]Indicative amounts (in EUR)
Artikel 30 i Europaparlamentets och rådets direktiv 2004/18/EG av den 31 mars 2004 om samordning av förfarandena vid offentlig upphandling av byggentreprenader, varor och tjänster (EUT L 134, 30.4.2004, s. 114).
Period during which the aid amount was received
Ovannämnda meddelande, punkt 65.
2004 (summer season)
Dokument från Veolia Transport av den 4 oktober 2006: Förtydliganden om vårt anbud enligt krav från sammanslutningen av den 29 september 2006.
2007 (January to October)
Diskussion den 30 november 2006.
2007-2008 (winter season)
Sammanfattande rapport om analysen av anbuden med avseende på tilldelningen av delegeringen av offentlig verksamhet gällande förvaltningen av den civila delen av Nîmes–Garons flygplats av den 23 november 2006.
2008 (summer season)
Skrivelse från Frankrike av den 27 juli 2012.
2008-2009 (winter season)
Se fotnot 47.
2009 (summer season)
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 43.
2009-2010 (winter season)
Meddelande från kommissionen om Europeiska unionens rambestämmelser för statligt stöd i form av ersättning för offentliga tjänster (2011) (EUT C 8, 11.1.2012, s. 15), punkt 16 d och e och punkt 69.
2010 (summer season)
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 172.
2010-2011 (winter season)
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 137.
2011 (summer season)
Bilaga 11.0.5 till Frankrikes skrivelse av den 27 februari 2012.
2011 (winter season up to 31.12)
Med undantag av investeringar, till exempel fastighetsköp.
CCI period:
1400 arbetstillfällen vid marinflygbasen och 800 arbetstillfällen som skapades av 20 företag i flygplatsområdet.
correspondence exchanged between the end of 2001 and the beginning of 2002
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkterna 114 och 131.
correspondence exchanged in 2004
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 117.
VTAN period:
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkt 120.
agreements of 2 January 2007
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkterna 124 och 125.
amendment of 1 August 2007
Bilaga nr 2014-II-32 till Frankrikes skrivelse av den 25 april 2014.
agreements of 1 November 2007
Bilaga nr 2014-1-1 till Frankrikes skrivelse av den 19 februari 2014.
agreements of 27 August 2008
Nya luftfartsriktlinjerna, punkterna 131 och 137.
agreements of 25 August 2009
Frankrikes synpunkter på beslutet om att inleda förfarandet, s. 35.
amendment of 18 August 2010
Dom i mål C-70/72, kommissionen mot Tyskland, EU:C:1973:87, punkt 13.
amendment of 30 November 2010
Dom i de förenade målen C-278/92, C-279/92 och C-280/92, Konungariket Spanien mot Europeiska kommissionen, EU:C:1994:325, punkt 75.
total
Dom i mål C-75/97, Konungariket Belgien mot Europeiska kommissionen, EU:C:1999:311, punkterna 64 och 65.
[850000-900000]
Som förklaras i analysen av förekomsten av en ekonomisk fördel i de olika avtalen är stödet ett resultat av flöden i båda riktningarna mellan flygplatsens ledningsenhet och Ryanair eller Ryanair/AMS.
As explained in Section 7.1.1.2.3, the Commission considers that Ryanair and AMS form a single economic entity, and that the marketing services agreements and airport services agreements that were signed at the same time must be regarded as forming a single transaction between this entity and, as applicable, the CCI or VTAN.
Dessa flöden har olika frekvens och är i vissa fall kontinuerliga flöden eller har en betalningsfrekvens som inte går att förutsäga exakt när avtalen sluts.
Consequently, the Commission considers that Ryanair and AMS are jointly and severally responsible for repaying all the aid received through the agreements signed from 2005 to 2010, with an indicative principal amount of EUR [5000000-7000000].
Detsamma gäller för betalningen av flygplatsavgifter.
With regard to the agreements signed before 2005, as these were signed by the CCI with Ryanair alone, the latter is solely responsible for repaying the aid resulting from these agreements, with an indicative principal amount of EUR [150000-300000].
Vid analysen av förekomsten av en ekonomisk fördel är det de preliminära ytterligare flödena som räknas.
The French authorities must recover the amounts indicated above within four months of the date of notification of this Decision.
Av affärsplanen för VTAN och Frankrikes förslag till rekonstruktion av ytterligare affärsplaner framgår att rimlig praxis för en marknadsekonomisk aktör i det här fallet, som regel, borde ha varit att fastställa de preliminära ytterligare flödena i samband med de olika avtalen på årsbasis.
In this regard, the French authorities must also add the amount of recovery interest to the aid amount to be recovered, which shall be calculated from the date on which the aid in question was put at the disposal of the undertaking, namely on each effective date of granting of the aid, until the date of its effective recovery, in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
Därför är det logiskt att stödbeloppen för de olika avtalen också, som regel, fastställs på årsbasis.
Given that, in the present case, the flows making up this aid are complex and stem from several dates during the year, and are even continuous for certain categories of revenue, the Commission takes the view that it is acceptable, in calculating the recovery interest, to consider that the moment of payment of the aid amounts concerned is the final day of the period for which the amount has been calculated (for example, 31 December if the period in question is a calendar year, or 31 October if the period in question extends from 1 January to 31 October of a given year).
Dessa stödbelopp motsvarar de summor som en marknadsekonomisk aktör i samband med förhandlingarna om de olika avtalen skulle ha begärt att Ryanair/AMS skulle betala årligen utöver flygplatsavgifterna och avgifterna för marktjänster, allt annat lika (bland annat betalningarna för marknadsföringstjänsterna) för att avtalet skulle bli lönsamt.
In this regard, by choosing the final day of the period in question, the Commission is taking the approach that is most favourable for the beneficiaries.
För vissa avtal har det dock visat sig mer logiskt att beräkna de ytterligare preliminära flödena per IATA-säsong (vinter/sommar) eller för andra perioder än kalenderår, med anknytning till vissa särdrag hos dessa avtal, till exempel variationer i avgångarna under sommarsäsongerna.
In accordance with settled case-law of the Court of Justice, if a Member State encounters unforeseen and unforeseeable difficulties or perceives consequences overlooked by the Commission, it may submit those problems for consideration by the Commission, together with proposals for suitable amendments.
Det är därför som beloppen för vissa avtal har beräknats på årsbasis, medan de för andra har beräknats för andra perioder än för hela kalenderår.
In such a case, the Commission and the Member State concerned must work together in good faith with a view to overcoming the difficulties whilst fully observing the provisions of the TFEU.
Med hänsyn tagen till eventuella ”ekonomiska incitament” i avtalen om flygplatstjänster, som innebär att Ryanair ska få tillbaka en del av de betalningar som bolaget utfört inom ramen för dessa avtal när vissa trafikmål uppnås.
The Commission therefore asks France to submit to it any problem that it may encounter in implementing this Decision,
När det i denna tabell hänvisas till ett år utan närmare uppgifter (till exempel ”2002”), rör det sig om hela kalenderåret.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Vad gäller beräkningen av räntan på återkrävda belopp anses stödet ha beviljats den sista dagen under vardera av de perioder som tas upp i de olika kolumnerna.
Article 1
Se skäl 699.
The following measures, which contain State aid unlawfully granted by France to Ryanair in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, are incompatible with the internal market:
Se artikel 14.2 i förordning (EG) nr 659/99 (se ovan).
the transaction amending the agreement signed on 11 April 2000 between the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ryanair, consisting of the correspondence exchanged between the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ryanair dated 28 November 2001, 11, 18, 21 and 24 December 2001, and 2, 5 and 15 February 2002;
Kommissionens förordning (EG) nr 794/2004 av den 21 april 2004 om genomförande av rådets förordning (EU) 2015/1589 om tillämpningsföreskrifter för artikel 108 i fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt (EUT L 140, 30.4.2004, s. 1).
the transaction amending the agreement signed on 11 April 2000 between the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ryanair, consisting of the correspondence exchanged between the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ryanair dated 10 and 16 March 2004.
Se domen i mål C-94/87, kommissionen mot Tyskland, EU:C:1989:46, punkt 9, och domen i mål C-348/93, kommissionen mot Italien, EU:C:1995:95, punkt 17.
The following measures, which contain State aid unlawfully granted by France jointly to Ryanair and Airport Marketing Services in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, are incompatible with the internal market:
Kommissionens förordning (EG) nr 271/2008 av den 30 januari 2008 om ändring av förordning (EG) nr 794/2004 om genomförande av rådets förordning (EG) nr 659/1999 om tillämpningsföreskrifter för artikel 93 i EG-fördraget (EUT L 82, 25.3.2008, s. 1).
the airport services agreement signed on 10 October 2005 between the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ryanair and the marketing services agreement signed on the same date between the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Airport Marketing Services;
Frankrike begärde den 22 december 2011 en ytterligare svarsfrist, vilket kommissionen godtog genom en skrivelse av den 4 januari 2012.