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Union Space Programme Regulation In force since 1 January 2021

Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU
32021R0696 · official text on EUR-Lex

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Articles

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Components of the Programme
• Article 4 — Objectives
• Article 5 — Access to space
• Article 6 — Actions in support of an innovative and competitive Union space sector
• Article 7 — Participation of third countries and international organisations in the Programme
• Article 8 — Access to SST services, GOVSATCOM services and the Galileo Public Regulated Service by third countries and international organisations
• Article 9 — Ownership and use of assets
• Article 10 — Warranty
• Article 11 — Budget
• Article 12 — Assigned revenue
• Article 13 — Implementation and forms of Union funding

Chapter I Procurement

• Article 14 — Principles of procurement
• Article 15 — Conditional stage-payment contracts
• Article 16 — Cost-reimbursement contracts
• Article 17 — Subcontracting

Chapter II Grants, prizes and blending operations

• Article 18 — Grants and prizes
• Article 19 — Joint calls for grants
• Article 20 — Grants for pre-commercial procurement and procurement of innovative solutions
• Article 21 — Blending operations

Chapter III Other financial provisions

• Article 22 — Cumulative and alternative funding
• Article 23 — Joint procurement
• Article 24 — Eligibility and participation conditions for the preservation of the security, integrity and resilience of operational systems of the Union
• Article 25 — Protection of the financial interests of the Union
• Article 26 — Principles of governance
• Article 27 — Role of the Member States
• Article 28 — Role of the Commission
• Article 29 — Role of the Agency
• Article 30 — Role of ESA
• Article 31 — The financial framework partnership agreement
• Article 32 — Role of EUMETSAT and other entities

Chapter I Security of the Programme

• Article 33 — Principles of security
• Article 34 — Governance of security
• Article 35 — Security of systems and services deployed

Chapter II Security accreditation

• Article 36 — Security Accreditation Authority
• Article 37 — General principles of security accreditation
• Article 38 — Tasks of the Security Accreditation Board
• Article 39 — Composition of the Security Accreditation Board
• Article 40 — Voting rules of the Security Accreditation Board
• Article 41 — Communication and impact of decisions of the Security Accreditation Board
• Article 42 — Role of the Member States in security accreditation

Chapter III Protection of classified information

• Article 43 — Protection of classified information
• Article 44 — Eligible actions
• Article 45 — Services provided by Galileo
• Article 46 — Services provided by EGNOS
• Article 47 — Implementing measures for Galileo and EGNOS
• Article 48 — Compatibility, interoperability and standardisation

Chapter I General provisions

• Article 49 — Scope of Copernicus

Chapter II Eligible actions

• Article 50 — Eligible actions for data acquisition
• Article 51 — Eligible actions for Copernicus services
• Article 52 — Eligible actions for data and information access and distribution

Chapter III Copernicus data policy

• Article 53 — Copernicus data and Copernicus information policy

Chapter I SSA

Section 1 SST sub-component

• Article 54 — Scope of SST sub-component
• Article 55 — SST services
• Article 56 — SST users
• Article 57 — Participation of Member States in the SST sub-component
• Article 58 — Organisational framework of Member States’ participation in the SST sub-component
• Article 59 — SST Front desk

Section 2 SWE and NEO sub-components

• Article 60 — SWE activities
• Article 61 — NEO activities

Chapter II GOVSATCOM

• Article 62 — Scope of GOVSATCOM
• Article 63 — GOVSATCOM capacities and services
• Article 64 — Providers of satellite communication capacities and services
• Article 65 — GOVSATCOM users
• Article 66 — Sharing and prioritisation
• Article 67 — Ground segment infrastructure and operation
• Article 68 — GOVSATCOM participants and competent authorities
• Article 69 — Monitoring of supply and demand for GOVSATCOM

Chapter I General provisions relating to the Agency

• Article 70 — Legal status of the Agency
• Article 71 — Seat and local offices of the Agency

Chapter II Organisation of the Agency

• Article 72 — Administrative and management structure
• Article 73 — Administrative Board
• Article 74 — Chairperson of the Administrative Board
• Article 75 — Meetings of the Administrative Board
• Article 76 — Voting rules of the Administrative Board
• Article 77 — Tasks of the Administrative Board
• Article 78 — Executive Director
• Article 79 — Tasks of the Executive Director
• Article 80 — Management tasks of the Security Accreditation Board
• Article 81 — The Chairperson of the Security Accreditation Board
• Article 82 — Organisational aspects of the Security Accreditation Board
• Article 83 — Tasks of the Chairperson of the Security Accreditation Board

Chapter III Financial provisions relating to the Agency

• Article 84 — The Agency’s budget
• Article 85 — Implementation of the Agency’s budget
• Article 86 — Presentation of the Agency’s accounts and discharge
• Article 87 — Financial provisions relating to the Agency

Chapter IV The Agency’s human resources

• Article 88 — The Agency’s staff
• Article 89 — Appointment and term of office of the Executive Director
• Article 90 — Secondment of national experts to the Agency

Chapter V Other provisions

• Article 91 — Privileges and immunities
• Article 92 — Headquarters agreement and local offices hosting agreements
• Article 93 — Linguistic arrangements for the Agency
• Article 94 — Policy on access to documents held by the Agency
• Article 95 — Fraud prevention by the Agency
• Article 96 — Protection of EUCI or sensitive non-classified information by the Agency
• Article 97 — Liability of the Agency
• Article 98 — Cooperation with third countries and international organisations
• Article 99 — Conflicts of interest
• Article 100 — Work programme
• Article 101 — Monitoring and reporting
• Article 102 — Evaluation
• Article 103 — Audits
• Article 104 — Personal data and privacy protection
• Article 105 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 106 — Urgency procedure
• Article 107 — Committee procedure
• Article 108 — Information, communication and publicity
• Article 109 — Repeals
• Article 110 — Transitional provisions and continuity of services after 2027
• Article 111 — Entry into force and application