Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1944 of 23 July 2014 on the measures SA.22030 — 200... (32016D1944)
Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1944 of 23 July 2014 on the measures SA.22030 — 2007/C, SA.29404 and SA.32091 — 2012/C — Germany Financing arrangements regarding Flughafen Dortmund GmbH and the schedules of airport charges NERES and NEO (notified under document C(2014) 5060) (Text with EEA relevance )
- COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2016/1944
- of 23 July 2014
- on the measures SA.22030 — 2007/C, SA.29404 and SA.32091 — 2012/C — Germany Financing arrangements regarding Flughafen Dortmund GmbH and the schedules of airport charges NERES and NEO
- (notified under document C(2014) 5060)
- (Only the English text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- PROCEDURE SA.22030 (NERES)
- 1.2.
- PROCEDURE SA.29404 AND SA.32091 (NEO)
- 1.3.
- JOINT PROCEDURE CONCERNING SA.22030, SA.29404 AND SA.32091 (NERES AND NEO)
- 2.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES
- 2.1.
- BACKGROUND TO THE INVESTIGATIONS
- 2.1.1. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIRPORT
- 2.1.2. HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT
- 2.2.
- MEASURE 1: THE 100 % STATE GUARANTEES IN FAVOUR OF FD
- 2.3.
- MEASURE 2: THE 1991 PROFIT AND LOSS TRANSFER AGREEMENT
- 2.4.
- MEASURE 3: THE NERES SCHEDULE OF AIRPORT CHARGES
- 2.5.
- MEASURE 4: THE NEO SCHEDULE OF AIRPORT CHARGES
- 2.5.1. THE TAKE-OFF AND LANDING CHARGES
- 2.5.2. GROUND HANDLING CHARGES
- 2.5.3. THE TOTAL CHARGES PAID BY AIRLINES NET OF MARKETING SUPPORT
- 3.
- GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE AND THE INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMISSION
- 3.1.
- MEASURE 1: THE 100 % STATE GUARANTEE
- 3.2.
- MEASURE 2: THE 1991 PLTA
- 3.3.
- MEASURE 3: THE NERES SCHEDULE
- 3.4.
- MEASURE 4: THE NEO SCHEDULE
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM GERMANY
- 4.1.
- MEASURE 1: 100 % STATE GUARANTEE IN FAVOUR OF FD
- 4.2.
- MEASURE 2: THE 1991 PLTA
- 4.3.
- MEASURE 3: NERES
- 4.4.
- MEASURE 4: NEO
- 5.
- OBSERVATIONS FROM THIRD PARTIES
- 5.1.
- ON THE 2007 OPENING DECISION
- 5.1.1. FD
- 5.1.2. DSW21
- 5.1.3. THE CITY OF DORTMUND
- 5.1.4. EASYJET
- 5.1.5. DISTRICT OF PADERBORN
- 5.1.6. AIR FRANCE
- 5.1.7. THE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN AIRLINES
- 5.1.8. INDUSTRIE- UND HANDELSKAMMER ZU DORTMUND (‘IHK’)
- 5.1.9. VERKEHRSVERBAND WESTFALEN E.V. (‘VVW’)
- 5.1.10. COMMENTS FROM PRIVATE PARTIES
- 5.2.
- THE 2012 OPENING DECISION
- 5.2.1. DSW21 AND FD
- 5.2.2. EASYJET
- 5.2.3. GERMANWINGS
- 5.2.4. WIZZ AIR
- 5.2.5. DISTRICT OF PADERBORN
- 5.2.6. PRIVATE PARTIES
- 6.
- COMMENTS OF GERMANY ON THIRD PARTIES
- 6.1.
- 2007 OPENING DECISION
- 6.2.
- 2012 OPENING DECISION
- 7.
- ASSESSMENT
- 7.1.
- MEASURE 1 — APPLICABILITY OF STATE AID RULES TO 100 % STATE GUARANTEES PROVIDED IN FAVOUR OF FD
- 7.2.
- MEASURE 2 — AID NATURE OF THE 1991 PLTA
- 7.2.1. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND NOTION OF UNDERTAKING
- 7.2.2. STATE RESOURCES AND IMPUTABILITY TO THE STATE
- 7.2.3. ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE
- 7.2.4. SELECTIVITY
- 7.2.5. DISTORTION OF COMPETITION AND EFFECT ON TRADE
- 7.2.6. EXISTING AID AND NEW AID
- 7.2.7. INTERMEDIATE CONCLUSION
- 7.2.8. LAWFULNESS OF THE AID
- 7.3.
- MEASURE 3 — AID NATURE OF NERES
- 7.3.1. ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE AND APPLICATION OF THE MEO PRINCIPLE
- 7.3.2. PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF NERES
- 7.3.3. CONCLUSION
- 7.4.
- MEASURE 4 — AID NATURE OF NEO
- 7.4.1. ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE AND APPLICATION OF THE MEO PRINCIPLE
- 7.4.2. PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF NEO
- 7.4.3. CONCLUSION
- 7.5.
- COMPATIBILITY
- 7.5.1. THE APPLICABILITY OF THE 2014 AND 2005 AVIATION GUIDELINES
- 7.5.2. DISTINCTION BETWEEN INVESTMENT AND OPERATING AID
- 7.5.3. COMPATIBILITY OF INVESTMENT AID
- (a)
- The aid contributes to a clearly defined objective of common interest
- (b)
- The infrastructure is necessary and proportionate to the objective
- (c)
- The infrastructure has satisfactory medium-term prospects for use
- (d)
- Access to the infrastructure in an equal and non-discriminatory manner
- (e)
- Trade is not affected contrary to common interest
- (f)
- Incentive effect, necessity and proportionality
- 7.5.4. COMPATIBILITY PURSUANT TO SGEI RULES
- 7.5.5. COMPATIBILITY OF OPERATING AID UNDER THE 2014 AVIATION GUIDELINES
- (a)
- Contribution to a well-defined objective of common interest
- (b)
- Need for State intervention
- (c)
- Appropriateness of the aid measures
- (d)
- Incentive effect
- (e)
- Proportionality of the aid amount (aid limited to the minimum necessary)
- (f)
- Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade
- 7.5.6. CONCLUSION
- 8.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
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