Verordening 2013/1285 - Uitvoering en exploitatie van de Europese satellietnavigatiesystemen - Hoofdinhoud

Europe’s 2 satellite navigation systems moving forward

SUMMARY OF:

Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

It sets out the rules for the management and financing of the EU’s 2 satellite navigation systems, Galileo and EGNOS (European geostationary navigation overlay service). Each set of infrastructure consists of satellites and a network of ground stations.

It aims to meet the needs of the two programmes, particularly in terms of governance and security, ensure their financial management is sound and their use is promoted.

KEY POINTS

Galileo

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  aims to set up and operate the first global satellite navigation and positioning infrastructure (system providing navigation, time and location data) specifically designed for civilian purposes, which can be used by a variety of public and private actors in Europe and worldwide. The new system is being designed to function independently of other existing systems — such as the United States’ global positioning system (GPS) or Russia’s Glonass system — or potential systems;
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  is designed to be interoperable with other global satellite navigation constellations. This interoperability will allow manufacturers to develop terminals processing more than one constellation.

Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/413 sets out the location of the various ground-based components comprising Galileo’s infrastructure, including:

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  two control centres — in Germany and Italy;
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  a security monitoring centre split into two locations — in France and the UK (1);
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  a reference centre — in the Netherlands.

In light of the negotiations on Brexit, Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/115 amends Decision (EU) 2016/413 launching the process of transfer of the security monitoring centre from the UK (1) to Spain.

EGNOS

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  aims to improve the quality of open signals from existing global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) as well as those from the open service offered by the Galileo system when it becomes available;
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  offers certain sophisticated safety-critical applications such as for guiding aircraft both vertically and horizontally during landing approaches or navigating ships through narrow channels.

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 two programmes and manages the funds.

The funding is used for:

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  the completion of the deployment phase of the Galileo programme by 31 December 2020 (e.g. the construction and protection of space-based and ground-based infrastructure);
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  the exploitation phase of the Galileo programme (e.g. management, maintenance, improvement and protection of space-based and ground-based infrastructure);
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  the exploitation phase of the EGNOS programme (e.g. management, maintenance, improvement and protection of space-based and ground-based infrastructure);
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  the management and monitoring of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes.

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.

FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

It has applied since 1 January 2014.

BACKGROUND

For more information, see:

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  Space (European Commission).

MAIN DOCUMENT

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)

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.

last update 22.10.2018

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  The United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union and becomes a third country (non-EU country) as of 1 February 2020.

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