COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 February 2010
concerning public transport service contracts between the Danish Ministry of Transport and Danske Statsbaner (Case C 41/08 (ex NN 35/08))
(notified under document C(2010) 975)
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/3/EU)
1.
PROCEDURE
2.
PRESENTATION OF THE BENEFICIARY AND THE COMPLAINANTS
2.1.
THE BENEFICIARY OF THE MEASURES: DANSKE STATSBANER
2.1.1. THE INCUMBENT DANISH RAIL UNDERTAKING
2.1.2. THE CREATION OF THE INDEPENDENT PUBLIC UNDERTAKING DSB
2.1.3. THE DSB GROUP
i.
DSB S-tog a/s
ii.
Other holdings
2.2.
THE COMPLAINANTS
2.2.1. THE FIRST COMPLAINANT
2.2.2. THE SECOND COMPLAINANT
3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE DANISH MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND DSB
3.1.
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE CONTRACTS IN DENMARK
3.2.
THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PERIOD 2000-04
3.2.1. CONTENT OF THE CONTRACT(12)
Year |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
rail km (million) |
41,0 |
41,7 |
41,9 |
42,1 |
43,3 |
3.2.2. THE CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS
Year |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
DKK (million) |
2 884,9 |
2 945,7 |
2 953,7 |
3 039,4 |
3 057,9 |
3.2.3. URBAN TRANSPORT
Year |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
DKK (million) |
547,2 |
701,9 |
855,7 |
1 016,6 |
1 127,3 |
3.3.
THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PERIOD 2005-14
3.3.1. CONTENT OF THE CONTRACT(13)
3.3.2. CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS
Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
DKK (million) |
2 985 |
3 021 |
2 803 |
2 669 |
2 523 |
2 480 |
2 486 |
2 433 |
2 475 |
2 470 |
(in DKK millions) |
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Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
IC4 |
50 |
167 |
247 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
IC2 |
1 |
24 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
Local trains |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
44 |
74 |
89 |
89 |
Year |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
IC4 |
1 |
31 |
44 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
IC2 |
|
1 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Local trains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14(15) |
14(15) |
14(15) |
3.3.3. URBAN TRANSPORT
Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
DKK (million) |
1 340 |
1 370 |
1 265 |
1 160 |
1 077 |
1 021 |
965 |
918 |
876 |
831 |
4.
REASONS LEADING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE DECISION INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
5.
ARGUMENTS OF THE DANISH AUTHORITIES FOLLOWING THE INITIATION OF THE PROCEDURE
i.
DSB’s surplus profits
ii.
Delays in the delivery of rolling stock
iii.
Specific case of the Copenhagen – Ystad link
6.
COMMENTS BY INTERESTED PARTIES FOLLOWING THE INITIATION OF THE PROCEDURE
6.1.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY DSB
6.2.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY DKT
7.
DENMARK’S COMMENTS ON THE OBSERVATIONS SUBMITTED BY INTERESTED PARTIES
i.
General remarks concerning the analysis
ii.
Copenhagen-Århus link
iii.
Productivity
iv.
Reduction in the contractual payments
v.
Train-kilometres
vi.
DSB’s results
vii.
Dividend policy
viii.
Introduction of a refund mechanism
Public service activities (million DKK) |
Pre-tax result |
Reasonable profit (return on equity 6 % before tax) |
Gross refund |
Estimate of equity capital |
Passenger km (million) |
Cost per passenger km (DKK/km) |
Difference cost per passenger km (4 years) |
DSB’s increase in efficiency |
Improvements in passenger km |
DSB’s total improvements |
Refund – net reduction |
DSB’s results |
Return on equity after refund mechanism (%) |
Average return on equity after refund (%) |
2004 |
943 |
594 |
349 |
6 931 |
4 353 |
1,25 |
3 % |
151 |
78,4 |
230 |
119 |
824 |
11,9 |
|
2005 |
919 |
575 |
344 |
6 906 |
4 392 |
1,32 |
–3 % |
0 |
31,2 |
31,2 |
312 |
607 |
8,8 |
|
2006 |
977 |
583 |
394 |
6 994 |
4 526 |
1,3 |
–2 % |
0 |
107 |
107 |
287 |
690 |
9,9 |
10,2 |
2007 |
724 |
569 |
155 |
7 108 |
4 635 |
1,31 |
2 % |
115 |
87 |
202 |
0 |
724 |
10,2 |
9,6 |
2008 |
717 |
523 |
188 |
6 609 |
4 759 |
1,33 |
–2 % |
0 |
99 |
99 |
89 |
628 |
9,5 |
9,9 |
8.
ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURES CONTAINED IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS
8.1.
SCOPE OF THE DECISION
8.2.
EXISTENCE OF AID
8.2.1. STATE RESOURCES
8.2.2. SELECTIVITY
8.2.3. ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE
8.2.4. DISTORTION OF COMPETITION AND EFFECT ON TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES
8.3.
COMPATIBILITY WITH THE INTERNAL MARKET
8.3.1. LEGAL BASIS OF COMPATIBILITY
8.3.2. COMPATIBILITY WITH THE INTERNAL MARKET ON THE BASIS OF REGULATION (EC) No 1370/2007
i.
DSB’s surplus profits
(in DKK millions) |
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Results of DSB SV |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Total |
Real passenger revenue |
3 278 |
3 550 |
3 789 |
3 895 |
3 888 |
4 052 |
4 164 |
4 264 |
4 391 |
4 541 |
|
Contractual payments |
3 296 |
3 460 |
3 820 |
3 642 |
4 147 |
3 968 |
4 326 |
4 342 |
4 247 |
4 130 |
|
Real costs |
(6 728) |
(6 869) |
(6 304) |
(6 362) |
(7 362) |
(7 182) |
(7 647) |
(7 792) |
(7 940) |
(8 326) |
|
Real operating results, after tax |
595 |
777 |
846 |
774 |
697 |
664 |
745 |
726 |
767 |
558 |
|
Dividends paid |
135 |
268 |
103 |
610 |
649 |
736 |
895 |
775 |
655 |
364 |
5 190 |
Dividends initially forecast |
50 |
51 |
53 |
183 |
188 |
192 |
212 |
205 |
222 |
223 |
1 579 |
Real additional dividends |
85 |
217 |
50 |
427 |
461 |
544 |
683 |
570 |
433 |
141 |
3 611 |