Council of the European Union and European Parliament 28 April 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

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TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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
TITLE II. BUDGETARY CONTRIBUTION AND MECHANISMS
Article 11. Budget
Article 12. Assigned revenue
Article 13. Implementation and forms of Union funding
TITLE III. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
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
TITLE IV. GOVERNANCE OF THE PROGRAMME
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
TITLE V. SECURITY OF THE PROGRAMME
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
TITLE VI. GALILEO AND EGNOS
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
TITLE VII. COPERNICUS
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
TITLE VIII. OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME
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
TITLE IX. THE EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR THE SPACE PROGRAMME
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
TITLE X. PROGRAMMING, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND CONTROL
Article 100. Work programme
Article 101. Monitoring and reporting
Article 102. Evaluation
Article 103. Audits
Article 104. Personal data and privacy protection
TITLE XI. DELEGATION AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES
Article 105. Exercise of the delegation
Article 106. Urgency procedure
Article 107. Committee procedure
TITLE XII. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
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

12.5.2021

Official Journal of the European Union

L 170/69

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

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