commiss decis juli state aid implement spain favour maritim transport sector maritim public servic contract notifi document number spanish text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement establish european econom area articl thereof pursuant abovement articl notic parti concern submit comment regard comment procedur complaint receiv januari commiss inform spain issu invit tender perform maritim servic involv public servic oblig hereinaft pso spanish mainland spanish island letter date januari commiss inform spanish author concern contract award letter date march commiss inform spain decis initi procedur laid articl treati respect abovement contract conclud spain compañía trasmediterránea hereinaft quot trasm quot januari commiss gave spanish author month repli concern rais basic substant issu stake time request confirm work dai notif letter state aid payment suspend commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment contract commiss receiv comment interest parti forward spain opportun react receiv comment spain letter date march april juli meet place includ meet june ii detail descript aid decre letter date juli spanish author notifi commiss pursuant articl council regul eec intent alter regim appli maritim cabotag spain spanish author inform commiss servic number problem concept draft decre amend regim phrase spanish author revis articl septemb proceed adopt royal decre consult commiss consid failur compli oblig letter spanish author octob repli decemb letter formal notic april repli receiv letter date juli decre establish authoris scheme schedul maritim cabotag line peninsular territori provis servic requir prior authoris valid condit complianc pso articl regul eec spanish maritim author fit impos carrier decre establish authoris scheme ensur suffici level servic abovement schedul cabotag line spanish author conclud public servic contract leav line open interest oper contract letter date octob spanish author provid commiss servic copi administr technic specif award contract provid pso servic line peninsular territori year pso contract trasm forc time set expir decemb seri meet held octob discuss issu revis decre pso contract disagr compat royal decre pso arrang commiss servic seri question spanish author number meet place discuss clarifi matter fulli letter date novemb address spanish minist intern develop commiss state spanish author posit procedur pso contract set commun guidelin state aid maritim transport oblig notifi pso contract state aid spanish author follow request main featur contract conclud contract provis schedul passeng accompani car maritim transport servic rout compens compens barcelona valencia balear island cadiz canari island almería malaga melilla algecira ceuta compens compens budget establish esp million year period begin contract quot packag quot line offer tender singl oper impli exclus rout open oper oper meet condit order qualifi authoris condit form pso contract durat year extens subject prior consult commiss invit tender publish boletín ofici del estado spanish offici state gazett decemb summaris form lloyd list decemb close date bid decemb januari commiss receiv complaint aggriev oper felt time prepar bid opinion spanish administr contract line guidelin aid maritim transport notifi articl treati state aid initi procedur commiss basi inform dispos express doubt measur compat common market respect substanc contract manner award commiss concern public absenc proper tender procedur size durat import contract public invit tender time allow submiss tender insuffici condit applic servic provid oper line parallel competit compens pso provid set adequ advanc algecira ceuta line rout serv number privat oper work commerci basi contract reserv state financi contribut grant success bidder pso contract futur instabl servic line effect real invit tender servic adequ method determin level state financi compens pso durat contract durat set year possibl extens year year extens elect line cover contract commerci parallel suppli servic appear extens place notif commiss period invit tender minimum effect contract durat year commiss opinion overlong unnecessarili hinder develop market concern express packag globalis contract mean practic biggest compani group compani appli respect durat packag rout contract formul effect counteract implement freedom provid cabotag servic spanish island januari provid regul eec iii comment interest parti compañía trasmediterránea submiss commiss date june trasm disput exist effect trade member state market maritim transport passeng ferri insular cabotag spain liberalis articl regul eec exempt spain member state oblig liberalis maritim cabotag begin mean competit spanish maritim transport compani shipown establish member state ship regist member state market question trade member state affect refer case law court justic european commun point subsidi grant undertak produc good servic sector intra commun trade take place fall scope articl treati judgment januari case produit bertrand sa commiss judgment februari case benedetti munari argu step spain perfectli line guidelin aid maritim transport durat contract guidelin invok gener principl reason set indic time limit grant margin discret member state extens contract durat extens depend fulfil condit emerg parallel offer commerci term line cover contract possibl extens conting except appli reason public interest notifi commiss oppos question public invit tender trasm state opinion guidelin regul eec maritim cabotag lai requir publicis content public invit tender issu member state member state determin condit public point public requir laid spanish legisl suitabl adapt commun rule quot time limit dai provid spanish legisl urgent procedur short discriminatori commiss claim applic present case worth mention articl quot council direct ec june relat coordin procedur award public servic contract amend direct ec european parliament council trasm opinion payment issu state aid mean articl treati pso spain oblig compens applic articl treati trasm repeat willing provid commiss inform cost incur provid public servic maritim line contract prove commiss compens award spain exce extra cost point court justic judgment march case franc commiss held condit met derog provid articl appli applic competit rule obstruct undertak question perform task trade member state affect extent contrari commun interest present case consid compens paid state contract provis servic applic competit rule prevent servic provid trasm oper sector open commun competit trade member state affect decis initi procedur commiss ask spanish author confirm payment compens suspend trasm point total automat suspens payment compens threaten continu servic anav spanish shipown associ anav point virtu articl regul eec regul applic market question point year period durat pso contract guidelin text quot order year quot durat year reason consist guidelin anav complain commiss made distinct part compens possibl state aid public servic compens part fail evalu compon compens trasm face econom problem prevent provid servic requisit standard continu regular qualiti point compani complain commiss contract anav schedul line committe made ship compani compet trasm freight passeng traffic rais possibl associ bring appeal contract spanish court committe look matter detail found basi appeal reject propos fred olsen sa fred olsen sa spanish maritim oper competitor trasm inter canari island rout rout cover contract question opinion fred olsen sa effici spain disburs state aid maritim transport link subsidis ticket price irrespect carrier avoid price distort carrier fred olsen sa action spain spanish court respect contract issu asemar associ ship compani asemar associ spanish privat commerci compani includ shipown tugboat oper provid maritim servic refer public deadlin due form invit tender point calendar dai coincid christma holidai period insuffci evidenc fact incumb oper submit tender time public tender procedur spain publish summari lloyd list decemb asemar consid spanish author allow reason minimum period time case month bidder prepar submit tender contract question cover ship line point invit tender publish spanish offici state gazett summari form lloyd list decemb contain contractu detail simpli refer contract specif document obtain director gener merchant ship asemar consid separ invit tender issu exist servic mainland balear island mainland canari island mainland north africa enabl group consortium form purpos submit bid group make offer award contract consid independ encourag competit consum greater choic opinion durat abovement contract year year extens except year extens unaccept guidelin forc aid maritim transport effect free competit relev cabotag market due complet liberalis januari alleg director gener merchant ship exercis respons regul tender process lack object independ vital ensur fair competit director gener directli involv manag trasm asemar point articl except applic competit rule interpret restrict manner asemar view spain prove conclus servic question provid commerci basi compens asemar state action spanish author spanish court respect contract issu present case opinion invit tender award procedur infring spanish law flebasa flebasa provid maritim transport servic spanish market point refer quot geograph market quot schedul maritim cabotag line spain market compos geograph refer market compris maritim cabotag mainland spain balear island strait north africa mainland spain canari island opinion illog contend tender contract form singl packag award line singl compani flebasa consid public tender minimum divid singl lot geograph refer market split view possibl transport mode market balear island canari island consum choic sea transport air transport case choic case north africa option sea transport flebasa contend regulatori bodi spain director gener merchant ship lack independ system fair competit opinion condit applic econom oper need object discriminatori clear criteria spanish maritim author authoris compani wish oper line parallel oper success bidder enter market econom oper quot reserv quot sector need task oblig involv transpar object discriminatori case present author impos requir discret flebasa point indic exist geograph refer market schedul maritim cabotag sector spain infer trasm compani report econom result relat trade design quot balear island quot quot strait quot quot canari island quot iv comment spain spanish author commiss request state aid payment contract suspend practic legal reason view sum payabl trasm contract compens public servic constitut state aid state aid involv commiss provid assist determin portion payment constitut aid state suspend payment contract trasm entitl suspend servic contract life line servic outli peninsular territori state legal oblig provid spanish author refer seri meet exchang letter place commiss depart spanish ministri intern develop content spanish author sought cooper matter opinion spanish author commun guidelin state aid maritim transport lai precis rule publicis public servic contract state quot adequ public call tender quot contract award accord rule laid articl law public administr contract law specif incorpor council direct eec eec eec public procur amend direct ec legal deadlin requir commun domest law compli case recours made emerg procedur provid spanish legisl preced contract due expir spanish author wish avoid gap provis servic extrem consequ question algecira ceuta rout spanish author felt commiss fail real purpos measur precautionari design provid minimum level servic rout aros fact privat oper serv rout recent experienc technic difficulti financi problem claus opinion spanish author quot hypothet possibl tangibl real situat quot contact commiss servic spanish author undertook remov line cover contract aris compens servic rout stage futur put place full open public tender accord procedur set state aid guidelin question condit applic oper context royal decre spanish author confirm letter april condit quot stringent requir line serv contract quot seri meet held spanish author resolv outstand issu decre written undertak decemb aforement royal decre amend account commiss object spanish author submit revis draft decre examin relev infring procedur durat contract state aid guidelin state durat contract limit quot reason period order year quot spanish author felt meant ground made reason impos longer period discuss commiss servic spanish author undertaken limit durat contract month mean contract run juli question packag globalis contract spanish author choic rout contract respect rule laid regul eec rout select exhaust studi launch aim determin level suppli frequenc servic guarante satisfi expect demand econom analysi viabl altern contract carri option individu contract rout maritim rang contract mean separ contract traffc balear island ceuta melilla canari island global packag contract altern examin conclud singl contract prove lowest burden state resourc spanish author issu indetermin charact commiss imput state aid distinguish part sum paid trasm constru state aid accept payment made trasm place compani advantag posit regard opinion content contract categori notifi contract public interest accord procedur laid articl treati spanish author opportun comment observ made interest parti assess aid main point discuss initi investig procedur public absenc proper tender procedur algecira ceuta line condit applic servic provid durat contract packag globalis contract exist aid public absenc proper tender procedur commun guidelin state aid maritim transport state quot adequ public ensur commun carrier access equal chanc bid quot addit regul eec state quot member state conclud public servic contract impos public servic oblig discriminatori basi respect commun shipown quot subparagraph articl quot applic compens public servic oblig commun shipown quot subparagraph articl invit tender contract publish boletín ofici del estado decemb summaris form ship newspap lloyd list decemb close date bid decemb initi procedur commiss express view size durat import contract time bidder appli insuffici procedur adopt insuffici oper insid spain commun oper spanish administr trasm point guidelin aid maritim transport lai precis rule publicis public servic contract point invit tender place accord rule laid spanish law specif incorpor direct eec eec eec spanish govern trasm feel invit tender publicis accord relev applic law feel urgenc award procedur fulli justifi previou contract expir decemb publish invit tender decemb spanish author wish avoid hiatu provis servic felt occur rapidli extrem consequ notic short oper prepar bid properli fact offer receiv parti incumb support commiss view tender procedur inadequ term insuffici public time interest parti prepar bid commiss take note spanish author argument forc procedur avoid suspens quot life line quot servic agre point spanish author initi procedur suffici advanc tender jeopardis abovement servic reason state commiss opinion procedur publicis invit tender award contract conform guidelin state aid algecira ceuta line initi procedur commiss note spain reserv grant trasm compens pso rout reason price discret public tender fact rout serv oper trasm rout includ invit tender specif contract includ list pso rout cover servic provid oblig provid level servic rout compens spanish author note concern express commiss remov line includ contract inform commiss trasm oper line financi compens commiss consid aspect case close condit applic servic provid initi procedur commiss note condit applic servic provid oper line parallel competit compens pso provid set adequ number meet point spanish author undertook revis legal framework area royal decre order account concern express commiss servic revis draft text principl conform regul eec submit commiss servic commiss temporarili postpon infring procedur spanish royal decre light preliminari rule pend court justic issu point public absenc proper tender procedur note relev condit set commun guidelin state aid maritim transport met current case procedur fall short requir level public invit tender addit notic interest parti prepar bid short born mind public servic contract enter forc begin prior full liberalis cabotag spain pursuant regul eec account trasm engag cabotag oper provid intern maritim servic passeng cargo line algecira spain tangier morocco intern maritim servic liberalis trade necessarili open competit commun oper year basi order court justic march case ffsa commiss la post dismiss appeal judgment court instanc februari case consid spain grant state resourc consequ incorrect applic procedur threaten distort competit favour undertak trasm affect trade member state begin abovement contract constitut state aid mean articl treati aid notifi accord articl assess gener rule state aid respect contract question conclud prior notif spanish author breach articl treati compat fall articl treati examin aid qualifi derog except articl articl treati aid question consid cover articl treati aid social charact grant individu consum put place make good damag caus natur disast aid grant compens effect divis germani articl treati state aid consid compat common market compat treati determin context commun context singl member state ensur proper function common market regard principl embodi articl treati except provid articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu aid award scrutinis confer advantag industri firm member state financi posit artifici strengthen affect trade member state distort competit justif base common interest requir articl articl exempt aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy part spain elig region aid articl aid question grant aid scheme design primarili promot region develop case articl authoris aid scheme present case line commun guidelin aid specif sensit sector maritim transport regard except provid articl aid issu intend promot execut import project common interest remedi disturb spanish economi featur project except provid articl relat aid facilit develop econom activ aid examin consid qualifi natur oper aid aid examin qualifi except spanish author invok except contact commiss event fall categori obviat notifi aid commiss articl bring aid scheme effect spanish author articl except servic gener econom interest initi procedur commiss state element decid articl treati appli contract examin articl quot undertak entrust oper servic gener econom interest subject rule treati rule competit applic rule obstruct perform law fact task assign quot court justic point judgment decemb case merci convenzionali porto di geova quot document suppli nation court observ submit nation court observ submit court justic dock work gener econom interest exhibit special characterist compar gener econom interest econom activ applic rule treati relat competit freedom movement obstruct perform task quot present case contract put tender seri task fulfil bidder criteria specif line oper winter summer season gener criteria vessel requir public servic contract concern passeng car traffic tabl list main specif condit fulfil compani entrust carri public servic contract tabl gt tabl gt reason abovement case merci convenzionali porto di genova question extent public servic contract task entrust trasm servic gener econom interest submit spanish author absenc compens market forc furnish level servic need guarante provis life line maritim transport servic specif condit regular continu capac qualiti price year round basi commun guidelin state aid maritim transport defin public servic oblig quot oblig impos carrier ensur provis servic satisfi fix standard continu regular capac price standard carrier assum sole econom interest pso impos schedul servic case oper market forc ensur suffici servic level quot basi inform commiss found competit face trasm line question fact cargo carrier scope public servic contract ship case meet criteria passeng capac set recal procedur trasm potenti competitor claim meet minimum criteria set contract conclud spain receiv compens spanish author provid commiss studi carri independ parti universidad politécnica de madrid extra cost incur fulfil public servic contract analysi main disadvantag entail extra cost ship compani incur public servic oblig appli oblig contractor run servic year round period award line variat servic invit tender high low season replac minimum period time vessel longer fit servic normal fleet mainten breakdown accid maximum time allow make replac full round trip time hour hour round trip shorter inform spanish author line put tender highli season enorm concentr passeng accompani vehicl high season analysi number passeng vehicl carri line question period studi tender show annual demand passeng vehicl servic gener high season summer holidai leav demand rest year month explain low occup rate year econom term traffic season averag fare high season lower charg massiv surg passeng vehicl cumul effect term revenu total annual revenu concentr summer leav rest year signific competitor cover passeng car traffc line question offer servic satisfi criteria frequenc capac continu year round abil provid replac vessel hour hereinaft quot core constraint quot requir public servic contract commiss accept argument abovement core constraint differenti public servic offer trasm contract servic offer market condit competitor addit constraint trasm servic gener econom interest core constraint constraint maximum price necessarili carri core constraint intrins part public servic contract appli compani entrust carri contract present case trasm cost incur fulfil criteria addit servic offer market condit constitut extra cost public servic oblig impos public servic contract conclus absenc signific competitor provid passeng car servic line question commiss consid extra cost calcul expert trasm compens extra cost incur provid servic low season take account fulfil core constraint extra cost provid replac vessel hour necess equival absenc proper tender procedur recit compens paid trasm presum equival price establish market forc condit verifi compens award exce amount compens cost pso framework public servic contract abovement judgment quot la post quot case court justic held quot grant state aid articl treati escap prohibit laid articl treati provid sole purpos aid question offset extra cost incur perform task assign undertak entrust oper servic gener econom interest grant aid order undertak perform public servic oblig condit econom equilibrium quot recal spanish author publish invit tender public servic contract decemb allow maximum budget esp million eur annum trasm respond contract bid esp million eur annum specif natur pso public servic contract establish verifi extent servic subsidis compens unduli hinder develop commun trade aforement expert studi method estim minimum compens base extra cost incur ensur complianc pso low season low season time span signific oper loss deem place result abovement pso extra servic low season fulfil constraint abil provid replac vessel hour impos public servic contract basi explan expert column tabl extra cost line consid incur annual deficit column reflect trasm actual result line subject net annual deficit tabl gt tabl gt commiss take note line subject net annual deficit line public servic contract impos addit burden term continu frequenc capac gener cost reduc compani profit line subject pso serv allevi total financi burden trasm amount state resourc need compens context exclus market access right grant trasm refer judgment court justic case quot corbeau quot court establish oblig part undertak entrust task perform servic condit econom equilibrium presuppos offset profit sector profit sector justifi restrict competit individu undertak econom profit sector concern authoris individu undertak compet holder exclus right sector choic right make concentr econom profit oper offer advantag tariff adopt holder exclus right unlik bound econom reason offset loss unprofit sector profit profit sector take account cross subsidi line appar tabl state aid grant trasm minimum compens compens extra cost incur fulfil public servic contract core constraint total actual deficit incur trasm esp million esp million amount roughli match esp million state aid receiv year expect total extra cost esp million calcul expert figur tabl show method chosen trasm calcul loss incur take account result line packag requir fewer state resourc compens mechan base line line compens advantag profit made profit line commiss request view verifi result obtain method tabl expert provid estim total cost revenu incur compani fulfil public servic contract take account activ line question includ freight traffic low high season tabl gt tabl gt tabl oper result pure passeng car cross cover public servic contract neg low high season take account full tragic flow deficit larg extent offset simultan provis freight servic includ public servic contract lead low season deficit esp million high season surplu esp million confirm pronounc season ferri traffic public servic contract outlin calcul approach extra cost pso element public servic contract recal low season passeng car traffic produc deficit esp million reduc posit freight result deficit esp million low season offset low season deficit high season profit produc loss esp million amount reflect loss made passeng car traffic low season offset result full year oper loss esp million qualifi extra cost pso element public servic contract conclud method tabl tabl lead compar result term extra pso cost esp million esp million expert calcul consist method take account total cost revenu low high season confirm valid pragmat line chosen method commiss accept expert analysi note interest parti present compar studi type procedur recal trasm submit bid esp million accept spanish author li expert lowest result esp million commiss agre method estim extra cost incur public servic contract conclud esp million grant trasm exce minimum amount fulfil pso core constraint constraint attach framework public servic contract conclud public servic contract examin includ element overcompens mechan compens permit cross subsidis rout cover public servic contract oper trasm aid grant proper tender procedur mention need ensur provis life line servic proportion object demonstr impact inter state trade stipul articl treati derog competit rule affect develop trade extent contrari interest commun effect develop trade commiss take note element year contract year contract line question reserv vessel fly spanish flag accord regul eec durat initi procedur commiss point invit tender durat contract set year possibl extens year contract specif extens year made conting prior consult commiss contract durat imped liberalis maritim cabotag set regul eec varianc provis guidelin state aid maritim transport relat pso guidelin contract durat quot limit reason overlong period order year expir contract period contract subject tender accord procedur quot spanish author undertaken adjust contract durat contract extend juli month contract replac enter forc current contract end compli relev commun legisl tender procedur subject principl public transpar discrimin spanish author undertaken ceas pai aid respect contract date packag globalis contract initi procedur commiss point spanish author fail show satisfactorili ten line packag tender singl contract entail risk practic liberalis maritim cabotag laid regul eec obstruct commiss submit seek reach balanc public budget consider requir access market member state margin appreci decid tender contract relat pso rout rout basi combin rout packag commiss initi procedur concern contract formul respect durat packag rout contract liabl obstruct liberalis cabotag minimis competit contract limit month durat risk advers effect develop trade competit minimis commiss decid pursu point spanish author undertaken successor contract account relev commun requir exce year satisfactori unbundl rout strict respect requir overcompens cross subsidis competit activ enter forc adequ time public commun ship compani fair opportun prepar bid spanish author agre rout algecira ceuta trasm oper financi compens withdrawn present contract immedi commiss note time fulli enact abovement undertak contract issu allow continu juli give contract durat month time lag chosen permit regulatori framework successor contract fulli drawn consult commiss servic maritim industri adequ time potenti bidder prepar bid successor contract aid period substanti shorten view ensur limit time transit charact aid chang system prevail spain ensur island servic proper system public tender futur contract core constraint pso impos trasm public servic contract qualifi quot servic gener econom interest quot public financ contract correspond extra cost incur oper contract entail element overcompens durat effect develop trade sever curtail compens hinder develop commun trade extent contrari commun interest requir context articl treati vi conclus commiss find spain unlawfulli implement state aid favour compañía trasmediterránea breach articl treati compens fall articl elig except articl authoris articl scope decis restrict state aid aspect prejudic applic commun rule adopt decis articl spain unlawfulli implement state aid favour compañía trasmediterránea contrari articl treati compens authoris articl provid condit laid articl met articl spain termin current contract juli suspend payment aid date successor contract meet relev commun requir contract exce year rout unbundl oblig provid overcompens cross subsidis competit activ strictli observ contract enter forc adequ time public commun ship compani fair opportun prepar bid line algecira ceuta form part current contract compañía trasmediterránea receiv financi compens respect thereof articl decis address kingdom spain brussel juli commiss pedro solb mira member commiss oj footnot oj boe connect contract commiss decid novemb propos spanish author articl treati measur bring arrang govern financi aid trasm line commun law commun spanish author letter date decemb ref oj ecr ecr oj oj ecr januari commun shipown vessel regist spain access provid servic question boe footnot oj oj case refer court articl treati spanish suprem court date preliminari rule proceed pend court royal decre council regul eec decemb appli principl freedom provid servic maritim transport member state member state countri oj ecr ecr ii court justic case brt ii ecr articl appli undertak entrust act public author task gener econom interest court provid indic constitut servic gener econom interest case ahm saeed flugreisen ecr held oper air rout commerci viabl constitut servic ecr compar data studi impact liberalis maritim cabotag member state european union regul eec report octob bilbao plaza marítima sl escuela técnica superior de ingeniero naval universidad politécnica de madrid letter date march perman represent spain director gener energi transport studi made univers madrid figur present base suggest high season last month estim compar cautiou respect durat high low season tender qualifi high season last month start june end septemb year shorter unprofit low season state compens expect footnot expert analysi conduct primarili view determin cost state cover contract scenario line cover public servic contract stage basi exist cost benefit concept analysi pursu view establish minimum extra cost public servic contract low season tabl show extra cost revenu incur fulfil pso impos public servic contract calcul cost revenu base concept quot standard ship quot quot standard ferri quot basic featur oper technic requir revenu establish basi averag incom receiv line question quot standard ferri quot past year take account observ trend revenu element consid passeng accompani car servic level board freight direct cost dc result passeng vehicl servic provis board freight variabl cost vc part fuel port due proport navig time port call fix cost fc vessel calcul basi oper time hour year dai amortis financi cost insur calcul natur year dai fc incur independ oper line calcul basi abovement quot standard ferri quot fc line proport minimum number port call requir technic descript line cost replac vessel guarante continu servic estim basi stand vessel option calcul reflect vessel own charter lead averag result esp million year ecr letter spain date june quot memorandum relat meet dg vii brussel contract provid schedul maritim cabotag passeng accompani car servic quot ferri carri passeng car board lorri amount freight public servic contract requir provis servic regul eec appli principl freedom provid servic maritim transport member state articl stipul schedul passeng ferri servic carri mediterranean coast spain exempt implement regul januari regard trasm share total spanish passeng ferri servic market abovement cabotag report tabl trasm oper total ship gt oper trasm market total gt