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Europe’s 2 satellite navigation systems moving forward
Europe’s 2 satellite navigation systems moving forward
Europe’s 2 satellite navigation systems moving forward
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Europe’s 2 satellite navigation systems moving forward
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION AND THE DECISIONS?
KEY POINTS
Galileo
Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/413 sets out the location of the various ground-based components comprising Galileo’s infrastructure, including:
In light of the UK (1) withdrawal from the EU, Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/115 amended Decision (EU) 2016/413 launching the process of transfer of the security monitoring centre from the UK (1) to Spain.
EGNOS
Financing
The EU is making around €7 billion of funding available for related activities from 2014 until 2020. The European Commission has overall responsibility for the 2 programmes and manages the funds.
The funding is used for:
Implementation report
In 2017, the Commission published a report on the implementation of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes. The report concludes that the Galileo and EGNOS programmes have achieved all the milestones that were set for the period concerned and progress is being made towards delivering on all the programme implementation objectives set for 2020.
European GNSS Agency and European Space Agency (ESA)
The regulation determines the roles of the European GNSS Agency and the European Space Agency, emphasising the principle of a strict division of tasks and responsibilities between the entities (in particular the Commission, the European GNSS Agency and ESA, under the overall responsibility of the Commission) involved in the governance of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes.
GNSS
In the context of the GNSS, 2 additional decisions deserve mention:
FROM WHEN DO THE REGULATION AND THE DECISIONS APPLY?
Rgulation (EU) No 1285/2013has applied since 1 January 2014.
Decision No 1104/2011/EU has applied since 5 November 2011.
Decision 2014/496/CFSP has applied since 22 July 2014.
BACKGROUND
For more information, see:
MAIN DOCUMENTS
Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, pp. 1-24)
Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the rules for access to the public regulated service provided by the global navigation satellite system established under the Galileo programme (OJ L 287, 4.11.2011, pp. 1-8)
Council Decision 2014/496/CFSP of 22 July 2014 on aspects of the deployment, operation and use of the European Global Navigation Satellite System affecting the security of the European Union and repealing Joint Action 2004/552/CFSP (OJ L 219, 25.7.2014, pp. 53-55)
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes and on the performance of the European GNSS Agency (COM(2017) 616 final, 23.10.2017)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/413 of 18 March 2016 determining the location of the ground-based infrastructure of the system established under the Galileo programme and setting out the necessary measures to ensure that it functions smoothly, and repealing Implementing Decision 2012/117/EU (OJ L 74, 19.3.2016, pp. 45-49)
Successive amendments to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/413 have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio navigation programmes and amending Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 11-21)
See consolidated version.
last update 16.07.2020
(1) The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union and became a third country (non-EU country) as of 1 February 2020.